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Take a swing at Robb Hamic and the president of Summit Security & Investigation will slap your fist away like it's a housefly before slamming his knuckles into your liver.
Then he'll lace his fingers around your skull, pull your face into his shoulder and begin hammering you in the calves, stomach and groin with his knees like a dancing Soviet soldier from a cartoon.
Even then he's not done. Step three in this exercise of "Fierce Israeli Guerilla Hand-to-Hand Combat Tactics," or FIGHT, pioneered by Hamic's mentor Mike Lee Kanarek, is literally a step. He stomps on your ankle. Crunch, snap. Now you're done.
"The only way to overcome violence is with a greater degree of violence," Hamic says as he demonstrates the "Haganah" technique in the practice studio at the back of his Albuquerque headquarters. The statement is discordant with his otherwise serene presence: He's an unimposing vegan with sad Little Boy Blue eyes.
Hamic's company provides training on these techniques to everyone from law enforcement officers to community groups. But combat fighting isn't Hamic's only weapon. His blog, which he launched in May 2008, is where he really tries to inflict damage on his enemies: other private security companies and the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department, the state agency that oversees them.
There are nearly 7,000 security guards licensed in New Mexico and 181 registered companies, each its own paramilitary organization complete with ranks, badges, uniforms and, often, firearms. These guards protect everything from convenience stores to apartment complexes to federal facilities.
Hamic's documentation is enough to make anyone feel insecure. He claims many of the licensed operators should have their licenses revoked and that unlicensed security companies get free passes from the RLD.
His blog is a chaotic mix of surveillance photos, phone call recordings, documents and online records. He outs companies that don't pay workers' compensation, posts mug shots of felons he alleges have been hired illegally as security guards and has camera phone pictures of guards smoking pot on the job.
Hamic has a special grudge against one company in particular, Legit Security, which up until recently held contracts in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Taos. On his blog, Hamic accuses its principals of numerous crimes, and is keeping his magnifying glass trained on them as they face mounting legal cases and possible criminal prosecution.
Hamic claims he's cleaning up the industry and argues that law-abiding security companies shouldn't have to compete with companies operating outside the law. His critics say Hamic's methods are underhanded, dubious and motivated strictly by profit.
RLD Superintendent Kelly O'Donnell acknowledges unlicensed companies are a problem in New Mexico. But she's willing to trade punches with Hamic when it comes to his accusations that the Private Investigations Advisory Board, the RLD division that oversees security companies, is asleep on the job.
"I think this board has enhanced the overall professionalism of the industry, which sometimes attracts a sort of individual who might otherwise eschew formal guidelines for conduct and behavior," O'Donnell says. "But, I'd like to make the point that the criticism of this agency's administration of the board has come almost solely from one individual."
Besides, she says, it's not the department's job to referee the market competition.
"It starts to feel like a school yard war," O'Donnell says.


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January 23rd, 2013 07:32 PM #1Junior Member
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Due in four days! urgently need ANY advice and help!! totally lost :[
I am booking a C-section for a breech baby boy on Jan 28. We are getting lost finding our first beloved baby boy a solid name. My friend recommended nameberry yesterday. So hopefully we could get some hints or clues about the last-minute decision at here. Any name not on the list is highly welcomed too. Thank you everyone! :rolleyes
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:: We live in the east coast of Canada which the ocean is 10 minutes away from where we live and work everyday. Both of us spent the 4 year college life here. More importantly, my husband and I met in the airport of this city. So this city means a lot to us. "Hali" means the sea and is the first four letters of the city. But I wonder how to correctly pronounce "Hali" and if people think that "Hali" is just an incomplete (word)name.
:: I really like the meaning of "Theodore" which is "God's gift and brave man".
:: My husband does like Hali, Wells, doesn't like Theo, Theodore, Flynn, has no feelings about Hearst, Ethan, Arther, Raphael.
:: Baby's last name starts with "L" and ends with "U" and it's a short last name
So names on our list are:
No.1 Theo
No.2 Hali
No.3 Wells
No.4 Flynn
No.5 Hearst
No.6 Ethan
No.7 Arther ooops typo, means Arthur
No.8 Raphael
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January 23rd, 2013 07:38 PM #3
Hali seems like a girls' name to me, and I'm kind of confused about it/its pronunciation. But I really like the sentiment. Can you try to incorporate it into the middle name?
My number one choice off your list is totally Theo/Theodore, but if your husband doesn't like them...I don't know. Convince him? Haha. My other favorites are Ethan and Raphael, which are very different from each other but both strong names. The others seem incomplete to me, except Arther which is just not my style.Adam
Married to Billy, daddy to Noah (8) and Sophia (4).
Hoping and praying for baby #3 within the next year:
Boy: Jude Thomas
Girl: Eliza Jane or Ramona Jane...maybe.
Help us decide?
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January 23rd, 2013 07:42 PM #5
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Don't worry -- you will find something, even if it's not until after he's born. Something will feel right when you meet him if it doesn't before.
Theodore: I love this name -- this is at the top of my list right now, so this would absolutely get my vote.
Hali: I was surprised that this is a valid boy's name (I looked it up). It sounds all girl to me, especially with Halle Berry, and the girl's name Haley. I would also think it might be weird to be named after the town you grow up in, even if it does have special significance to your parents. Seems like it would be better as a middle name.
Wells: This also sounds more like a middle to me because it sounds like a surname.
Flynn: I love this name!
Hearst: Ditto Wells
Ethan: Another name I love that has gotten unfortunately popular. If it's not popular where you are, I vote for this one!
Arther: Do you mean Arthur? I've never seen it with an "e" and it's not listed as a name on this site. It could be from a culture I'm not familiar with though. I love Arthur, but it seems like a bit much for a little kid. I'm not sure I'd be able to use it. I would love to meet a little Arthur, though.
Raphael: I'm kind of "eh" about this one. It sounds very Italian or Spanish, neither of which I am, so I don't think I could use it. If you love it and feel comfortable using it even if you're not either of those things, more power to you. It's a great name.
Some suggestions based on your list:
Hadley (famously a girl's name, but still masculine in my mind)
Good luck!
January 23rd, 2013 07:53 PM #9Senior Member
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I'm being critical, but maybe it will help?
No.1 Theo - nice, but may have to spend his whole like saying, "I'm not Theodore."
No.2 Hali - on a boy? I would say Hal-ee, like the girl's name.
No.3 Wells - is too last name sounding, even for me (I like Fitzwilliam as a guilty pleasure)
No.4 Flynn - I really like this one, apart from the "lynn" feminine connection
No.5 Hearst - as in a hearse?
No.6 Ethan - not bad, really soft sounding, so would work if you have a hard-sounding surname
No.7 Arther - will spend his whole life correcting people who spell it Arthur.
No.8 Raphael - nice angel connection, but Raffi throws me off
Hai means sea in Chinese, and is sort of similar to Hali...though pronounced "HIE"...I don't know how helpful that is.
Conway means holy water in Welsh.
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Packing a nutritious school lunch is easy enough. Making a lunch your child will actually eat is the challenge. So it's no wonder many parents opt for the quick fix: A trip to the deli section to stock up on kid-friendly lunch kits.
They're not exactly a meal in the hand — most lack fresh fruit or vegetables — but they're a quick jump start that's likely to please picky kids.
A great lunch kit pairs tasty protein with nutritious sides, such as nuts, seeds or dried fruit. A bad one is packed with fatty, over-salted fare.
Here's the scoop on what to pack and what to sack.
Lunch Bundle Pizza
Crispy cheese-flavored crackers, fresh tomato sauce and a side of dried apples and chocolate tucked into a bento-like tray make for a stellar example of how great a meal in a box can actually be. The vegetarian Powerfood version is just as impressive. A 5-ounce box has 380 calories, 19 g fat, 540 mg sodium, 14 g protein. $3.99 at some Safeway stores. (4 stars)
Del Duca On-The-Go Prosciutto, Provolone & Taralli Bread
Top quality cheese and prosciutto paired with crispy Italian bread bites provide a big hit of protein without too much added fat and sodium. A 3-ounce package has 260 calories, 15 g fat, 620 mg sodium, 16 g protein. $3.49 at some Safeway stores; $3.99 at some Sprouts, $5.99 with olives. (4 stars)
Archer Farms Fruit & Cheese Snack Box
Healthy eaters who don't want meat can opt for this somewhat pricey collection of cheese, Carr's water crackers, apple slices, grapes, dried fruit and chocolate. A 5-ounce box has 570 calories, 33 g fat, 200 mg sodium, 12 g protein. $4.49 at some Targets. (3 1/2 stars)
Oscar Mayer P3 Portable Protein Pack
Chunks of basic, but edible, deli chicken and cheese and a handful of fresh, dry-roasted peanuts make this a fine choice for those who need a quick shot of protein. A 2-ounce package has 170 calories, 11 g fat, 480 mg sodium, 14 g protein. $1.66 at some Target stores. (3? stars)
Galileo Italian Dry Salami Snack Trios
Melba crackers and thick cuts of nicely cured salami and cheese make for a substantial snack that's big enough to share. It loses points for off-the-charts sodium content. A 3.2-ounce package has 330 calories, 21 g fat, 1570 mg sodium, 17 g protein. $2.99 at some Safeway stores. (3 stars)
Applegate Farms Half Time with Turkey Breast
Despite the awkward packaging — you have to pour the pouches out on the table to figure out what's what — this slightly bland meal will please younger eaters. Individual components are fresh, simple and provide a relatively balanced meal. Meals include meat, cheese, yogurt squeezers and Annie's cookies or fruit snacks. A 5.2-ounce box has 310 calories, 11 g fat, 620 mg sodium, 15 g protein. $4.99 at some Target and Safeway stores. (3 stars)
Revolution Foods Turkey & Cheddar Meal Kit
The flavors inside these hard-to-open pouches are surprisingly good, and the whole grain crackers are especially so. The box opens into a tray and the ingredients are fresher and more natural than most, albeit shockingly minimal in volume. A 3.19-ounce box has 260 calories, 11 g fat, 440 mg sodium, 15 g protein. $3.49 at some Safeway stores. (2 1/2 stars)
Hormel Rev Peppered Turkey
This is a seriously substantial snack with odd texture but acceptable flavor. It consists of a flavored flatbread wrapped around slices of salty turkey and mozzarella. The pepperoni version is slightly less appealing eaten cold. A 3-ounce package has 220 calories, 10 g fat, 950 mg sodium, 18 g protein. $1.99 at some Safeway stores. (2 stars)
StarKist Lunch To-Go
If this kit was made with whole grain crackers and chunk white tuna, it would get double the stars. As is, it's a bargain, but the tuna is a bit too fishy and the crackers crumbly and tasteless. Thank heavens for the mint included in the box. A box has 230 calories, 9 g fat, 640 mg sodium, 18 g protein. $1.41 at Target. (1 1/2 stars)
Lunchables Turkey Cheddar Sub
This miniature sub sandwich is easy to assemble, but has very little flavor. The nonfat dressing as a substitute for mayonnaise is a great idea. It comes with a smoothie and two cookies. A 4.2-ounce box has 430 calories, 12 g fat, 590 mg sodium, 12 g protein. $1 on sale at Target; $2 at Safeway. (1 1/2 stars)
Lunchables Extra Cheesy Pizza
Bread with an unpleasantly sweet aftertaste and over-herbed sauce make for a pitiful pizza stand-in, but the snack-sized lunch has great packaging. A 4.2-ounce package has 270 calories, 9 g fat, 600 mg sodium, 16 g protein. $1 on sale at Target; $2 at Safeway. (1/2 star)
Lunchables Uploaded Ultimate Deep Dish Pizza with Bacon
The problem with this new version of Lunchables is that they're charging a lot more money for adding a drink — a bottle of water plus a flavor pouch. It's good that the bread is bigger, but it's pasty and the bacon is too chewy. A 5.1 ounce box plus drink has 450 calories, 16 g fat, 820 mg sodium, 15 g protein. $3.49 at Safeway. (1/2 star)
Bumblebee Sensations Spicy Thai Chili Tuna Medley
The promise of spicy Thai chili falls flat with the first bite of this overly sweet, yet protein-packed tuna mixture with crispy but boring crackers. A 3.6-ounce box has 210 calories, 7 g fat, 375 mg sodium, 18 g protein. $1.51 at Target. (1/2 star)
Armour Lunchmakers Pepperoni Pizza
The bread is dried out and icky. Couple that with fatty, slimy pepperoni and this is a really poor excuse for lunch. The turkey and crackers version is just as bad. A 2.9 ounce package has 240 calories, 10 g fat, 440 mg sodium, 9 g protein. $1.25 at some Safeway stores. (0 stars)


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Topic: Hi everyone
My name is Hugh, im really happy to see there is such group here which really helps and can see some positive things other than those Ive been searching..
My wife Joe age 43 diagnosis CC on the 25th April 2013, due to stomach pain (for almost a month) and on that day her face and eyes turns yellow so we rush her to hospital and the out come for sure everyone here should knows...
lucky thing is she did surgery on 10th May, which took out half of her liver, bile duct and some lymph nodes around that area... result seems to been pretty fine and she came out of hospital in 5 days after the surgery..
now she still resting at home, her body weight seems to go up and down after her surgery.. the day arrived home at 102lbs.. then up to 112lbs in 10 days... but for the last 5 days she drops back to 104lbs... I know she need to keep her weight up for the next battle.. but somehow she didn't keep up and the Dr said that's normal after surgery...
she did a Pet scan 2 days ago.. it also seems pretty good that no other place got infected other than those place which did surgery got some kind of signal and that the Dr. already told me it will happen be4 the scan
My question is there are 2 ways of adjuvant treatment from 2 different Dr. I consult. which one should I choose...
1. GP which is Gemcitabine and Cisplatin for 3 weeks treatment total of 6 treatments (which is totally free through government hospital)
2. IMRT with Xeloda for 5 days a week total of 5 weeks treatment and then if possible 3 more 3weeks treatment of Xeloda and Oxaliplatin for preventive.
this sounds more aggressive and for sure this I have to pay massive amount which is not cover by government nor insurance.


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Pippi Longstocking and Fat Cat – Humane Society Pets of the Week!
A pet can be your best friend. They travel with you, move to new places with you, explore parks with you, and sleep by your side at night. They truly become a part of the family and studies have even shown pets to reduce stress. Some pets don't have a family to call their own, and that's where you come in.
The Humane Society shelters pets, gets them the care they need, gives them the love they're craving, and does their best to place them in permanent homes. Whether you're looking for a lazy dog who prefers a quiet walk to play, or a cat who chases toys, chances are the Humane Society will have your perfect match.
May I present our pets of the week. If you'd like to see them in person or get more information on these pets or any other pets that the Humane Society has, check them out online here or call 940-855-4941. They're located at 4360 Old Iowa Park Road in Wichita Falls.
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Topic: Mom's diagnosis, new member
Hi there - I must say that I'm not sure how I've survived the last 18 months without the support of this amazing group. I hate meeting everyone under such circumstances but I am already so grateful for you all. I recently discovered what an incredible resource this is and immediately felt even more hopeful and certainly not alone. I wanted to introduce myself... I am Sandy, wife and mother of 4y/o boy and 20 month old girl. I am the daughter to my most amazing, kind, beautiful mom who was diagnosed with CC back in Feb, 2012. My Mom (Sherry) has truly been a specimen of health all her life, never sick and led the healthiest lifestyle of anyone we know. She taught PE, health and was a high school coach for 35 years. She showed no signs of the disease other than a sudden onset of extreme abdominal pain back in July, 2011. She spent time in the ER where they could find no source of the pain other than a spot they found on her liver that we all of course never knew anything about. After 7 months of misdiagnosis', debauchery through primary care/gastro docs and over 20+ benign biopsies...they finally got a readable tissue sample and we learned of our most awful nightmare ever. At that time she was under the care of Kaiser who gave us a grim outlook. We were told liver transplant and surgery both were not options based on the location of the tumors. They said that we could try chemo-embolization (TACE) which would just prolong the inevitable and would diminish her quality of life. They didn't have much to offer at best. At that point we got second opinions at USC and UCSD, both of which offered much more hope than we were originally given at Kaiser. They both felt they could do a resection. We decided to go with Dr. Alan Hemming at UCSD who is an amazing surgeon who specializes in bile duct surgery for malignancies. He felt he could help but that there was still huge risk. The unfortunate part was that had we known initially what the spot on her liver was, 7 months earlier, he could have had a much simpler task at hand in the resection. Prior to surgery she did about 2 1/2 rounds of gemzar/cisplatic with hopes of shrinking the tumors enough to make the resection more hopeful. On May 15th, 2012 he resected 75% of her liver. He removed all the tumors and found no lesions in the surrounding lymph nodes. The surgery was a big success. However the pathology revealed positive margins in her remaining liver. She recovered from the surgery incredibly fast and amazed all the docs. Unfortunately, they nicked her bile duct slightly in the surgery while trying to get all malignancies out and she had a biloma (fluid collection) that had developed in her abdomen. That prompted a stint procedure whichh eventually led to the placement of an external drain. Once this whole issue was stabilized with the external drain she had another CT Scan to get a baseline on her recovered state. They found a few satellite tumors in her regenerated liver (which was somewhat to be expected with positive margins). At this point, she proceeded with several variations of systemic chemo.
- 9 weeks of taxotere and xeloda - ineffective
- 6 weeks of doxorubicin - ineffective
- 5 weeks of gemzar and cisplatin - ineffective
- 10 weeks of insulin potentiated therapy with high dose vitamins - somewhat stable in some areas and ineffective in others - but depleted her bone marrow and her platelet count got to zero. Ugh.
She was hospitalized for 8 days over the 4th of July to get her blood counts stabilized and infection managed. We are now working again with a wonderful oncology group at UCSD. They have a new clinical foundation that has been established by top research docs who have come to UCSD from MD Anderson. They want to do some molecular profiling on the genetic mutations of my mom's tumors with the hope that they find a match to a previously identified gene mutation in which they've had success treating. We feel very hopeful that this seems like an extremely scientifically targeted attempt to treat my mom. The fact that she has tried so many variations of systemic chemo with no real encouraging results - this to me seems to be a great way to better understand how to effectively treat her. One hesitation is the endoscopy where they will get the biopsy. What is everyone's thoughts on risk of tracking/spreading the cancer cells through biopsy? It seems as though when they performed so many biopsies on my mom in an effort to find out what was originally wrong (pre-diagnosis), the cancer spread like wild fire at that particular time. Any thoughts on this whole molecular profiling approach in general?
We continue to be extremely positive and hopeful. Mom has the best attitude around and has so much fight to give and still smiles so much everyday. We have certainly learned to enjoy every minute together no matter what and wow, all this really makes life seem so delicate and fragile. Never in my wildest dreams could I have ever imagined this situation for my courageous mom. I am so grateful for our amazing family and friends along with our new CC.org family.


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Venezuela's Classic exit means Tigers return
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Venezuela's quick exit from the World Baseball Classic was described by one publication in the country as "the worst of all nightmares." For the Tigers, it marks a return to normalcy.
The Tigers aren't going to take relief in Venezuela's struggles, considering how many of their players call the country their home. They'll obviously enjoy having Miguel Cabrera back in their camp though, along with Omar Infante and Anibal Sanchez.
"I'll be glad to get those guys back, because we can get settled in a little bit better," manager Jim Leyland said. "You know that part [of the lineup] is etched in stone, with Cabrera and Infante, but I have to get them ready to play."
They'll return just in time for some of the toughest trips on the Tigers' Spring Training schedule, including two long bus and car rides in a three-day span at the end of the week to face the Mets and Cardinals. Leyland indicated he'll likely split up his regular infielders and outfielders on those trips, and Torii Hunter probably won't be on the travel roster for either game.
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Wall Street Journal turns to Baylor finance professor for expertise
As perhaps the nation's most authoritative daily financial publication, it stands to reason that The Wall Street Journal would seek out the nation's foremost financial authorities to share their insights with Journal readers.
Earlier this month, one of Baylor's own joined their ranks. Dr. William Reichenstein, the Pat and Thomas R. Powers Chair in Investment Management in Baylor's Hankamer School of Business, published his first column as a member of "The Experts" panel for the Journal. In it, Reichenstein answers the question, "When is the right time to start claiming social security?"
A professor in Hankamer's Department of Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, Reichenstein is no stranger to publication. His credentials include roles with numerous financial and educational journals, and his work has been featured in magazines like Barron's, Forbes and Smart Money — not to mention an exhaustive list of scholarly articles and presentations.
With the publication of his first Journal piece, Reichenstein's potential audience expands even further to include the largest weekday newspaper circulation in the nation and its online readership, putting the Baylor name in front of thousands (perhaps millions) of Americans on a regular basis.
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The defense can't call county officials to testify in a preliminary hearing on conflict-of-interest charges against former county water board member Steve Collins, a Superior Court judge ruled Thursday.
It was the second time in less than a week that Judge Pamela Butler rejected the defense's bid to force testimony from county officials and others involved in the failed regional desalination project.
Defense attorney Mike Lawrence wants the county officials — including Supervisor Lou Calcagno, County Counsel Charles McKee and former county Water Resources Agency general manager Curtis Weeks — to testify as part of an effort to mount a so-called "alignment of interests" defense.
Lawrence argued that county officials urged Collins to work on behalf of the project to help resolve a "crisis," despite knowing he was working for a private firm, and that his efforts benefitted everyone involved, including the county.
Others called by the defense to testify include Marina Coast Water District general manager Jim Heitzman, RMC Water and Environment principal Lyndel Melton, Deputy County Counsel Irv Grant and Calcagno aide Henry Gowin.
Collins is facing two felony conflict of interest charges, among a slew of other charges, for collecting more than $160,000 from private firm RMC for his efforts on behalf of the desal proposal while he was a public official. RMC was working for Marina Coast and later earned the $25 million project management contract.
The $400 million project was backed by California American Water, Marina Coast and the county Water Resources Agency, but fell apart after revelations regarding Collins' dual role.
Collins was not present in court for Thursday's hearing.
Lawrence argued Thursday that legal precedent held Collins could not be singled out for prosecution on "strict liability" involving individual contracts if the entire transaction benefitted all those involved.
But prosecutor Stephanie Hulsey said Collins represented two parties, the county and Marina Coast, on the opposite side of the negotiating table over details of the desal project, and had access to the process that no one else had. Collins, she argued, was the only person who benefitted from the money he was paid by RMC.
In her ruling, Butler questioned whether the legal precedent cited by the defense was applicable to the case, and said the "alignment of interest" defense was not supported by the current state of the law. Besides, she said, she didn't believe the officials' testimony would support an affirmative defense.
Last week, Butler rejected the defense's bid to force the officials to testify in an attempt to prove its theory that Collins had been persuaded to work on behalf of the project and was assured that doing so was not illegal, and then was abandoned when the arrangement came to light.
Butler indicated at that hearing that she had concerns about the way the matter was handled, and about who knew what and when, but that was beyond the court's focus in the case.
Attorney Ted Cassman, who represents Calcagno, asked Butler on Thursday how her ruling affected the county's motion to quash defense subpoenas of county officials, including his client. Lawrence said he couldn't yet provide a reason for the court to require the officials to testify, but that he might be able to do so. Butler gave Lawrence a week.
Lawrence suggested earlier that if the court decided not to allow the officials to testify during the preliminary hearing, it was also not likely to do so during trial.
McKee lauded the court's ruling and said he believed it is unlikely Lawrence would be able to prove the need to compel county officials to testify. He said there is no evidence county officials knew about Collins' relationship with RMC before it became public, and pointed to a legal memo produced by the prosecution last month showing that others such as Heitzman, Melton and Marina Coast counsel Lloyd Lowrey did know early on.
He said the memo suggested there is no provision for aiding-and-abetting charges in conflict of interest law if the public official has no financial interest and is acting in a legislative capacity.
Collins' preliminary hearing, which started in mid-October, will start up again Nov. 13 and 15.
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The Goverment's railway minister made tracks for Melksham when as he stopped by to see how the town's station was being improved.
And he backed a campaign to reopen Corsham's station, saying it could be up and running within seven years.
Stephen Hammond MP was shown details of the new timetables with Conservative Parliamentary candidate Michelle Donelan, and heard about the effect it the improved station was having on Melksham.
He said: "Melksham is growing and seeing new residential development, and this is exactly the sort of thing you need to have here for people, and to encourage new jobs."
The station has benefited from recent improvements to the TransWilts rail line, and is now seeing eight trains pass through a day.
The TransWilts Community Rail Partnership has worked to enhance the station, which has just received a brand new shelter to help with the increased demand.
Chairman Sion Bretton, who met the minister, said: "It's much better with the shelter in now, and more and more people are using the train.
"It's not just for the people of Melksham, but for people coming to Melksham, whether visiting or working, and for people to get to Trowbridge or Chippenham."
Mr Hammond then went to Corsham, which he said could have a working railway station again after meeting local campaigners.
He said: "The community's case I have heard today is one of the most powerful cases I have heard.
"There is a revitalisation and regeneration of the town, but also there are also more people coming to live here.
"We need to make sure the business case is properly worked out, and Network Rail and the operator are involved, but it could go ahead in somewhere between five and seven years."
The town's station was closed in 1967, with local residents and councillors working for over 30 years to see it reopened.
Lib Dem Duncan Hames MP said: "I sent the minister a letter in November about the station and he was kind to acknowledge in his most recent response that I have a long-standing support of the campaign.
"We are a lot more optimistic in Wiltshire that we can turn around an old narrative of the decline of the railways, and I am committed to seeing a renaissance of the railways in the UK."
The campaign has also been boosted by the mayor of Bristol's plans to improve the wider Bristol area network, and has also received the support of Wiltshire Council and the Swindon and Wiltshire LEP, a network of local businesses working to promote economic growth in the county.
Corsham town and Wiltshire councillor Phillip Whalley, who was at the meeting, said: "I think there are a lot of things coming together now that really makes it exciting.
"We are probably in a better place now than we have been for 10 years."
Town councillor Anne Lock, who has campaigned to reinstate the town's station for almost 30 years, said: "It is very positive, and it's nice to think that the minister has gone back to London with some of the detail from our historic surveys, which show the need for a station here.
"It's great that all our local MPs are working together on a joint case for this area and are all singing from the same hymn sheet."
The minister was invited to the town by Michelle Donelan, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Chippenham.
She said: "Corsham is a community that is growing, and on the doorstep it's something people are passionate about.
"It was a good morning, and the minister was very much on board with helping push this through."


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First Flatiron Climber's Log
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|Southwest face free solo
Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2016
|Soloed the southwest face today. Rappelled down
|Posted Apr 9, 2016 1:52 am
|East Face variation to North Arete
Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2014
|Climbed with shanahan96, variation of the east face north started right and worked towards the northeast gully then hit the north arete to finish. Also climbed the 4th class route up the Sunset Flatironette.
|Posted Oct 5, 2014 9:23 pm
|Starting things off right
Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2014
|Climbed within 48 hours of moving to CO! Having fun here already.
|Posted Jul 22, 2014 3:06 pm
|Great Rock.
|Many ascents.
|Posted Oct 30, 2013 8:56 am
|First and Third
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2013
|First and Third Flatiron solo. Climbed 1.5 pitches of Kamikaze Overhangs, then traversed to Fandango and summited via North Arete. Nice rock, beautiful views.
|Posted Sep 3, 2013 11:48 pm
|N. Arête Route
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 1979
|Dad led. Jimmy waited at base.
1980: dad led, with Mike.
|Posted Aug 14, 2013 10:23 pm
|East Face Direct
Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2013
|Solo with a friend. 2nd "pitch" by far is the crux, IMO. The rest is pretty straight forward. Fun and good practice for later this summer.
|Posted Jul 1, 2013 11:57 am
|E Face Direct
Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2013
|Nice day out today, got one past the snow goalie...
|Posted Feb 9, 2013 6:40 pm
|Brian C
|3, 2, 1 linkup
Date Climbed: Jan 26, 2013
|Too nice for January! Soloed this with Glen as part of 3, 2, 1 linkup. Climbed Baker's Way today.
|Posted Jan 26, 2013 10:24 pm
|great day
Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2009
|such a classic fun route! simul-climbed.
|Posted Jan 15, 2013 4:05 am
|Loved it
Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2011
|Such fun and so close! And I've got a new profile pic now.
|Posted Dec 26, 2012 11:39 pm
|first of several
Date Climbed: May 10, 1989
|climbed this with Steve Crosby. Summited about 10pm in a full moon...others on the third and the second...
|Posted Oct 19, 2012 10:38 pm
|Quite a day
Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2011
|Three different routes to the top.
|Posted Nov 29, 2011 3:34 pm
|Brian Kalet
|Climbed Thrice
Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2011
|4/12/2011: Southwest face ascent and descent free solo
4/16/2011: Fandango
7/2/2013: North Arete free solo
|Posted Apr 13, 2011 11:23 am
| Silk Road
Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2011
|fun to finally get on a flatiron..bluebird skies was the icing. with Captain
|Posted Feb 13, 2011 6:19 pm
|The First Flatiron and First Rock
Date Climbed: May 17, 2010
|Did a slight variation of the East Face Direct Route (5.6). My first time on technical rock outdoors. It was amazing!
|Posted Dec 18, 2010 10:10 pm
|Fun Rock
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2010
|Awesome views from the summit.
|Posted Nov 17, 2010 11:13 pm
|favorite flatiron
Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2009
|numerous routes including direct east face, fandango, zigzag and north arete in the past years.
|Posted Nov 3, 2010 10:15 pm
|Many times
|From my house I can go from door-summit-door in about 2 hours pretty easily.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 4:15 PM
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Half of Bay Area children have one immigrant parent
Original post made on Jan 26, 2010
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 4:15 PM
a resident of Danville
on Jan 26, 2010 at 5:09 pm
One might say they "contribute labor." some may say they take jobs and lower wages. LEGAL immigrants contribute a lot to our economy. Illegals are a huge net drain. Your article has been torn apart by Lou Dobbs for five years now. Get a new line you propagandistic hooligans
a resident of Danville
on Jan 26, 2010 at 5:10 pm
And I have an immigrant parent
a resident of Danville
on Jan 29, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Um. Dobbs also gives credence to birthers.
a resident of Danville
on Jan 31, 2010 at 6:30 am
No he didn't. He got mad out of principle that people were intimidating him saying if he even brought it up, even to discredit the birthers, he would be fired. Out of principle he told them not to tell him what he can or can't mention. Sure enough he was fired
while I think the birther movement is inane, and I myself voted for Obama, I do find it peculiar that libs wouldn't even allow the birthers to state their case to be ridiculed. The libs were so afraid of it even being talked about, which is never a good sign. Anywho, I don't know what all happened there, but Dobbs is not a birther and neither am I


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where do you get a tux that big?
Was that an Entertainment 720 production?
This is EPIC.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Awesome! That's my fam in the foreground @ 0:28 haha
We def have a special breed of fans...
That is awesome! One of the coolest things I have ever seen from a Pacer.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
Being a fan of Roy F. Hibbert is easy!!!!
The F. stands for FUN!
That was great!
Roy proves once again how awesome he is.
I saw this on the same channel and thought it was amusing:
I heard Roy's been working on his footwork, but this wasn't quite what I had in mind
Pretty awesome though.
Seriously, over the course of the 5 secret practices, Roy's footwork drastically improved.
Mine did too, but that's beside the point.
Damnit Roy, that is my Halloween costume.
hahaha. I love Roy. Best thing to happen to our organization in a long while. He's marketing gold just by being himself.
"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire
"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others." - William Greider
As part of Rookie initiation....how can you NOT have Miles and OJ joining and do this?
Also....this Gangnam-Style thing has gone the way of Fonzie.....it's jumped the shark when Hibbert is doing this.
However, I will admit...I love the promotion that Hibbert does for the Team. The guy doesn't take himself seriously enough to the point where he doesn't mind putting himself out there to help promote the Team.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Hibbert deserves to start in the all star game just so we can see him do a dance with Lebron et. al.
Anyone have a Deadspin account? They would post this as a blog entry in a second.
Area 55 should work on doing the Thriller dance www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6FTWlTRanc
Well if he's not going to take pre-season seriously then this team is screwed.
Guess we need to change the Dancing gif
I love this roster, and not just Roy. Great job A55 extras.
Excellent Job big Roy! I'm more impressed with the Area55 mobsters though. Seriously the Roy Hibbert of 4 years ago would've been way too stiff and lumbering to pull this off. Good Job Roy. Maybe you can make a new post move out of this experience
This year instead of a Shirt-Off, Shaq, Roy, and Dwight should have a Dance-Off.
BTW, all the major sports websites are covering this.
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Wait, wait, wait. Did you just cite Bleacher Report as a major sports website?!?!
I loved the last guy that was scared....that was funny.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
It gets more hits than Sports Illustrated. It IS a major sports site, unfortunately.
I see your point. I guess there is a difference between major sports website and credible or insightful sports website.


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By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
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NEW YORK After on-and-off again negotiations, the Indiana Pacers have agreed in principle to send six-time All-Star Jermaine ONeal to the Toronto Raptors for point guard T.J. Ford and the 17th pick in Thursdays NBA draft, a league executive said Wednesday.
After nearly completing the deal earlier in the week, Pacers and Raptors officials needed to exchange more medical information on ONeals left knee and Fords neck before finding a comfort level with the trade. It is believed both sides now are comfortable making the deal, though the trade wont be complete until both ONeal and Ford pass their physicals.
Toronto also will send Rasho Nesterovic and another role player to match up with ONeals salary. ONeal is owed $44 million over the next two seasons. He played just 42 games for Indiana a year ago with a left knee injury. ONeal has expressed a desire to leave the Pacers for a contender.
Ford, who has a history of neck injuries, became expendable when Toronto GM Bryan Colangelo decided that he wanted to make Jose Calderon the franchises future at point guard.
Ford was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a condition that narrows the openings the spinal cord runs through. He missed the 2004-05 season with the Bucks following neck surgery, and missed 13 games with a neck injury last season after Atlantas Al Horford leveled him on a breakaway layup. Ford has $25 million and two years left on his contract. Indiana had been searching for a point guard and Ford takes the job now.
Calderon is a restricted free agent, and Colangelo has insisted that hell match any offer for him. Clearly, the Raptors will belong to him now.
The Pacers would now hold the 11th and 17th picks in the draft.
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Pacers, Toronto talk about trading O'Neal
By Mike Wells
Posted: June 23, 2008- The Indiana Pacers and Jermaine O'Neal could be parting ways in the near future.
The Pacers and Toronto Raptors have discussed a possible deal with O'Neal going north of the border with point guard T.J. Ford and center Rasho Nesterovic coming to Indiana, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The deal may also include Toronto's first-round pick (No. 17) in Thursday's draft.
The Raptors will have to throw in at least one other player to make the deal work financially.
An issue that could hold up the deal is O'Neal's left knee. O'Neal, who has dealt with injuries the past four seasons, played just 42 games last season. Pacers officials, however, recently said O'Neal's knee is healthy. The six-time All-Star is spending the summer working out in Las Vegas.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Gainesville Police Department is investigating a home invasion robbery in which shots were fired just before midnight.
Police said they received multiple 911 calls about a person shot in the 4300 block of Northwest 35th Terrace late Tuesday night.
Officers arrived and determined that the victim, a 30-year-old man, had been shot in the right thigh. His injuries were non-life-threatening, and he was taken to Shands Hospital.
The victim told police two men kicked in the front door of his home, then one of the men shot him. The men then fled the area in a tan sedan, police said.
One of the men was wearing a red shirt with a red bandana covering his face. Police said there was no additional description of the men.
Police said their preliminary investigation revealed the home invasion robbery is likely drug related. They said as officers cleared the home, a strong odor of cannabis was coming from the master bedroom and closet.
"If this incident is in fact drug related, any person involved may face charges," GPD Chief Tony Jones said.
GPD investigators encourage anyone with information about the home invasion to contact the Criminal Investigations Bureau at 352-393-7670 or Crime Stoppers at 352-372-STOP.
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Indiana Pacers swingman Brandon Rush did a double take after he heard what coach Jim O'Brien had to say.
Rush will start the final two preseason games -- tonight at Minnesota and Friday at Chicago -- because Danny Granger is out with an ankle injury. O'Brien said he wants to continue using Paul George as the first wing player off the bench.
"I was real surprised when I found out I would be starting," Rush said. "I thought I was done playing because of my suspension."
Granger is expected to return in time for the season opener, Oct. 27 at San Antonio.
Rush is playing his final two games for several weeks due to a five-game regular-season suspension stemming from three positive drug tests.
"I want to give (Rush) a chance to be in a role that he was used in last year," O'Brien said. "These are his last chances to get to play. We'll see where he is and what he can give us in these last two games."
O'Brien might have started George if it were later in the season. But George is still adapting to his role as primary wing reserve.
O'Brien plans to go with a three-man rotation on the wing -- Granger, George and Mike Dunleavy -- during the regular season.
"I'm comfortable with coming off the bench," George said. "I'm still trying to learn things myself. This gives me a chance to observe what's going on amongst the starters and how certain guys play on the other team. I'll have a better feel for things when I check in the game."
Rush has only played 38 minutes during the preseason. He did not appear in the past two games because O'Brien had said he would use rotation players in the final four preseason games.
"I'll probably be a little rusty," Rush said. "I should be OK once I make a few shots. I want to go out there and give them something to remember for when I get back from my suspension."
Veterans Dahntay Jones and James Posey were also options to replace Granger in the starting lineup. But O'Brien knows what he will get out of Posey, and Jones, who is on the trade block, does not fit in with the offensive scheme due to his lack of productivity from the perimeter.
The Pacers were outscored by 17 points during the five minutes Jones was on the court in last week's game against New Orleans.
"We'll use James, we'll use Dahntay and we'll hopefully use Lance (Stephenson) at that spot," O'Brien said. "We'll give everybody a good look at it in the last two games."
Stephenson goes to court
Stephenson is scheduled to appear in a New York court today to face charges stemming from an alleged incident with his girlfriend in August.
Prosecutors said Stephenson pushed his girlfriend down a flight of stairs, grabbed her and slammed her head on the bottom step. He faces several charges, including felony assault, which carries a minimum seven-year sentence.
Stephenson is scheduled to fly to Minneapolis immediately after the hearing.
Granger misses team plane
Granger posted several messages on Twitter about missing the team flight to Minneapolis on Monday when his car was towed for having expired tags.
"Yep. . . They just took my car lol. . . Now I'm standing on the interstate lookin like an idiot lol," Granger wrote on his page.
Pacers pick up options
The Pacers announced they picked up the $1.8 million option on forward Tyler Hansbrough and the $1.2 million option on point guard Darren Collison for the 2011-12 season.


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The point of this thread is to fill the time until basketball starts again... purely for amusement's sake.
There are no rules, but the most realistic rumor will unofficially win.... My hopes are that someone will search for and find this page (and disregard the title of the thread) and that these rumors (which presumably have no credibility) will spread and that we can track them.
Nothing in this thread has to be true.
I'll start us off in the next post. Have fun!


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Dose-Escalation Study Of A Self Complementary Adeno-Associated Viral Vector For Gene Transfer in Hemophilia B
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Hemophilia of Georgia, Inc.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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First received: September 16, 2009
Last updated: July 10, 2017
Last verified: July 2017
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of giving a normal factor IX gene to treat individuals who have an abnormal or no factor IX gene. Recruitment will be limited to adults (≥ 18 years) with a confirmed diagnosis of hemophilia B (HB), resulting from a missense mutation in the coagulation factor IX (FIX) gene or a nonsense mutation that has not been associated with an inhibitor. Only subjects who have no evidence of active hepatitis or anti-hFIX antibodies, and who have been treated/exposed to Factor IX concentrates for at least ten years and have had an average of 3 bleeding episodes per year requiring FIX administration will be enrolled. Patients will be recruited within the United States for treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and patients will be recruited in England and other countries for treatment in London by our British collaborators.
|Hemophilia B
|Genetic: Gene Transfer Drug: scAAV2/8-LP1-hFIXco
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Other
|Official Title:
|An Open Label Dose-Escalation Study Of A Self Complementary Adeno-Associated Viral Vector (scAAV 2/8-LP1-hFIXco) For Gene Transfer in Hemophilia B
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: hemophilia
MedlinePlus related topics: Genes and Gene TherapyU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To assess the safety of systemic administration of a novel self-complementary AAV vector in adults with severe hemophilia B at up to four different dosage levels. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
|Actual Study Start Date:
|February 22, 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 31, 2032
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 31, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Group 1
All participants who meet the eligibility requirements.
Intervention: Gene Transfer and drug (scAAV2/8-LP1-hFIXco).
Genetic: Gene Transfer
Peripheral vein infusion of scAAV2/8-LP1-hFIXco vector once per participantDrug: scAAV2/8-LP1-hFIXco
Peripheral vein infusion of scAAV2/8-LP1-hFIXco vector once per participant.
Other Name: vector
Detailed Description:
Hemophilia B is caused by an absence or abnormality in the gene that produces the factor IX protein. Affected individuals cannot make a blood clot effectively and suffer from severe bleeding episodes. Repeated bleeding episodes, specifically into joints, can cause chronic joint disease and lead to disability. This research study will test the safety of giving an affected individual a normal factor IX gene which can produce factor IX protein in his body. We will give the normal gene for factor IX by using an inactivated (not able to function) virus called "the vector." The vector used in this study was developed from an adeno-associated virus that has been changed so that it is unable to cause a viral infection in humans. This inactivated virus was further altered to carry the factor IX gene and to locate within liver cells where factor IX protein is normally made.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males ≥ 18 years of age with established severe HB (FIX:C<1u/dl),
- Treated/exposed to FIX products (e.g., concentrates or fresh frozen plasma) for at least 10 years or 50 exposure days.
- A minimum of an average of 3 bleeding episodes per year requiring FIX infusions or prophylactic FIX infusions because of frequent prior bleeding episodes
- Able to give informed consent and comply with requirements of the trial
- Currently free of inhibitor and have no history of inhibitors to FIX protein
- A negative family history for the development of an inhibitor,
- Willing to practice a reliable barrier method of contraception until 3 sequential samples are negative for vector genomes using our PCR assay.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Evidence of active infection with Hepatitis B or C virus as reflected by HBsAg or NCV RNA positivity, respectively. To be considered negative for active infection, two negative assays at a minimum of a six month interval are required.
- Exposure to Hepatitis B or C who are currently on antiviral therapy.
Serological evidence of HTLV or active HIV infection. Individuals who are effectively being treated with antiretroviral therapy are eligible. Specific criteria for effectiveness of treatment include the following:
- Documented CD4+ T-cell count of > 350 cells/mm^3.
- HIV-1 RNA viral load < 400 copy/ml for at least the past 12 months, including at least 2 viral load test results of < 400 copy/ml during the immediate 12 month interval prior to screening.
- Screening HIV-RNA viral load < 400 copies/ml.
- Stable HAART regimen (drugs of at least 2 different classes) for at least 12 months prior to study entry. Treatment regimen changes for dosing convenience and in response to toxicity are permitted.
- Documented and confirmed (repeated) viral loads of ≥ 400 copies/ml during the 12 month time interval prior to screening are bases for exclusion although a single, unconfirmed, "glimpse" of ≥ 400 copies/ml are permitted.
- Significant liver dysfunction as defined by an abnormal ALT (alanine transaminase), bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase or INR. Potential participants who have had a liver biopsy in the past 3 years will be excluded if they have significant fibrosis of 3 or 4 as rated on a scale of 0-4.
- Coronary artery disease as a co-morbid condition
- Platelet count of <50 x 10^9/l
- Creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl
- Hypertension with systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg
- History of active tuberculosis, fungal disease or other chronic infection
- History of chronic disease that would adversely affect performance other than hemophilic arthropathy
- Detectable antibodies reactive with AAV8
- Subjects who are unwilling to provide the required semen samples
- Poor performance status (WHO performance status score >1) or
- Received an AAV vector or any other gene transfer agent in the previous 6 months
- Presence of lung nodule(s) suspicious of malignancy on screening chest tomography
- Presence of liver abnormalities suspicious of malignancy on screening liver ultrasound
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00979238
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00979238
|United States, California
|Stanford Medical School
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305
|United States, Kentucky
|University of Kentucky
|Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
|United States, Oregon
|Oregon Health and Science University
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|United States, Tennessee
|St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38119
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas Southwestern
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390-9063
|Scott and White Memorial Hospital
|Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
|United Kingdom
|Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre and Haemostasis Unit, University College of London
|London, United Kingdom
Sponsors and Collaborators
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Hemophilia of Georgia, Inc.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
|Principal Investigator:
|Ulrike Reiss, MD
|St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Nathwani AC, Reiss UM, Tuddenham EG, Rosales C, Chowdary P, McIntosh J, Della Peruta M, Lheriteau E, Patel N, Raj D, Riddell A, Pie J, Rangarajan S, Bevan D, Recht M, Shen YM, Halka KG, Basner-Tschakarjan E, Mingozzi F, High KA, Allay J, Kay MA, Ng CY, Zhou J, Cancio M, Morton CL, Gray JT, Srivastava D, Nienhuis AW, Davidoff AM. Long-term safety and efficacy of factor IX gene therapy in hemophilia B. N Engl J Med. 2014 Nov 20;371(21):1994-2004. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1407309.
Nathwani AC, Tuddenham EG, Rangarajan S, Rosales C, McIntosh J, Linch DC, Chowdary P, Riddell A, Pie AJ, Harrington C, O'Beirne J, Smith K, Pasi J, Glader B, Rustagi P, Ng CY, Kay MA, Zhou J, Spence Y, Morton CL, Allay J, Coleman J, Sleep S, Cunningham JM, Srivastava D, Basner-Tschakarjan E, Mingozzi F, High KA, Gray JT, Reiss UM, Nienhuis AW, Davidoff AM. Adenovirus-associated virus vector-mediated gene transfer in hemophilia B. N Engl J Med. 2011 Dec 22;365(25):2357-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1108046. Epub 2011 Dec 10.
|Responsible Party:
|St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00979238 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
5R01HL094396 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|September 16, 2009
|Last Updated:
|July 10, 2017
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
Keywords provided by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:
Hemophilia B
Factor IX Gene
Factor IX Protein
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hemophilia A
Hemophilia B
Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Coagulation Protein Disorders
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Two sets of rules may be in golf's future
The word bifurcation has been popping up recently in golf magazine articles and newsprint. It's a word that has been thrown around in the world of golf for the last few years. When I first saw the word in a Golf Digest article in the autumn of 2011, I was generally perplexed. What was that word doing in the world of golf journalism. I had looked back upon my high school days, taking quantitative analysis, recalling those good old days to recall the bifurcation theory. Of course, I'm talking about changes in qualitative structures of a given family while trying to avoid words like vector fields and integral curves along with continuous and discrete systems.
Try as I might, I couldn't connect the bifurcation theory with golf. Yet the golfing world has taken some amount of liberty to describe bifurcation as the splitting of a main body into two parts. In this case, the set is golfers with the subsets being serious competitive golfers versus those who play the game for fun.
Throughout the history of the game, golf has been played by a universal set of rules. One hundred years ago, recreational golfers were playing the same clubs, balls and courses that Chick Evans, Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon were using and playing. One could play St. Andrews from the same distance and the same pin placements as Bobby Jones. You couldn't get into the batter's box at Fenway Park. You couldn't tackle Red Grange at the Polo Grounds. Yet you could tee it up at Midlothian, just like Walter Hagen did at the United States Open.
Such has remained the tradition of the game. Fifty years later, when I was initially taking up the game, I had the same model driver as Jack Nicklaus, a MacGregor Eye-O-Matic. My Wilson Staff irons were the same as Sam Snead's. My sand wedge was a Gene Sarazen-designed R-90. I worked and played the game at Beverly Country Club, walking the very same footsteps as 1916 Western Open champ Chick Evans, 1931 U.S. Amateur winner Francis Ouimet, 1963 Western Open winner Arnold Palmer, and the Western's 1967 champion, Jack Nicklaus.
Even today, golf's rulemaking bodies, the United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, are strongly of the opinion that there should be no divergence of the rules between elite players and everyday players. After all, we're talking about continuity and golf. It isn't like baseball with its aluminum bats on one level and wooden bats on another, or its designated hitter in just one league and not the other. It isn't like basketball that has three different 3-point lines for high school, college and pro.
Yet regardless of the purity of the game of golf, bifurcation is on the horizon. It started a while back. From 2006 through 2011, the Ohio Golf Association ran high-level statewide golf tournaments with contestants using the same model of restricted golf balls. On the average they went 15-20 yards shorter than a USGA-conforming golf ball. The restricted ball made old-style traditional courses in Ohio more relevant during amateur tournament play.
In 2011, the Gecko EuroPro Tour, a mini-tour in Europe, outlawed the anchoring of the belly putter. The USGA and the R&A will outlaw the belly putter effective in 2016. Of course, the PGA Tour will have to reconsider that Jan. 1, 2016 date because the 2016 golf season will run from October 2015 through September 2016. They won't change a rule in mid-season, nor will the European, South African and Australian circuits, tours that don't determine their season by the calendar year.
Square grooves are another example. PGA Tour pros can only play conforming irons. Yet I can legally play my Ping irons with the square grooves for another six years or so. I can play them in casual golf settings as well as the Lake County Amateur and the California State Senior.
A separate set of rules is getting major consideration. Former U.S. Open champ Jim Furyk says, "I don't think the 20-handicapper and myself have to play the same equipment. If the average guy can't break 100, give him all the help you want." Former USGA technology guru Frank Thomas has been quoted as saying, "Tougher courses, faster greens, lusher rough have tended to make the game tougher and more time consuming. More reason to quit or cut back. Amateurs need all the help they can get." PGA of American president Ted Bishop states, "Maybe we're at a point where we need to consider what impact bifurcation would have."
In the end, we're probably on a path for two sets of rules. True, I'll never, ever use a belly putter, but why can't someone with a bad back use one? And what's so wrong with scaling back the golf ball for the game's top players? We need to keep traditional courses such as Merion, Pebble Beach and Baltusrol in the major championship rotation while eliminating the Neanderthal nature of the bomb-and-gouge style of golf. For the future of the game from the casual golf perspective, bifurcation will someday become a part of the game.
On a sadder note, Ed McComb of Buckingham passed away Jan. 24 following a lengthy illness. An avid golfer, McComb was best known for his organizational skills in running senior nine-hole and 18-hole tournaments at Buckingham Golf and Country Club. He lived alongside Buckingham's fifth fairway and had a cold drink pail that he would send down to thirsty golfers during the dog days of summer.
McComb was one of the rabbits who served as a marshal for the Lake County Junior Golf Championship at Adams Springs each summer. Some 10 years ago, McComb was marshaling a group of 10-year-olds. One of the boys pulled his tee shot into the tules left of the fifth fairway. Before McComb could get over to help the boy find his ball, the young man announced he had found his ball, took a swing, and knocked it onto the fairway. The only problem was, as McComb told the story, the boy had hit a white ball into the rough and had gotten out of there with an orange ball. McComb kindly penalized him for hitting the wrong ball instead of disqualifying him for cheating.


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About 25 college students from across Kansas lobbied legislators Monday against imposing stricter abortion regulations.
The students met with national organizers from Choice USA and Planned Parenthood at a building near the Statehouse before fanning out to meet with legislators at the state Capitol. The goal, students said, was to make sure their voices are heard in a building dominated by conservative Republicans.
"Our mission was to demonstrate that there are young people in Kansas that oppose any more restrictions on reproductive freedom," said Emma Halling, student leader of the Choice USA chapter at the University of Kansas.
The activists and students oppose a bill in the Kansas Legislature banning the use of state funds for abortions. They contend it would limit access to reproductive health services.
Elise Higgins, lobbyist for the National Organization for Women, said part of the lobbying effort was to educate legislators about the provisions of a bill that failed to advance in the 2012 session but is likely to return this session. She said among the concerns was the impact on training medical doctors at the University of Kansas as it related to women's health services, such as learning how to conduct a safe abortion.
"A lot of legislators don't know what's in the bill," Higgins said, describing the restrictions put in place last year as overreaching. "We will win in the court of public opinion even if legislative victories are out of reach now."
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lance Kinzer, a conservative Olathe Republican who strongly opposes abortion, said he expects the bill dealing with indirect taxpayer subsidies of abortion to be introduced in the House this week.
He said it will contain a provision about doctors-in-training at the Medical Center. The language will mirror the proposal Kinzer and other abortion opponents pursued last year, rather than compromise language included in the budget, in effect only through June.
A compromise was reached in the 2012 session that allowed the medical residents to perform abortions off-site and on their own time to prevent the use of state tax dollars to fund the procedures. Medical center officials and abortion rights supporters were concerned that the obstetrics and gynecology department remained accredited by providing a comprehensive education to students.
But Kinzer said he expects organizational changes at the Medical Center itself to allay concerns about passing such a provision.
"I don't think there's going to be the same conflict," he said. "My sense is that we're not going to have that fight again this year."
Last month, at least 1,000 abortion opponents gathered at the Statehouse to mark the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion.


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Giants' slide continues as Cain hit hard by White Sox
Starter allows eight runs (seven earned) over three-inning span
CHICAGO -- It's fair to say, to borrow a phrase that Giants manager Bruce Bochy uses when he's conceding a point, that Matt Cain is searching for some answers.
The Giants' No. 2 starter and three-time National League All-Star has shown hints of his top form this season. Too often, however, Cain has endured nights such as Tuesday, when he yielded all of Chicago's runs in five innings as the White Sox thrashed the Giants, 8-2.
San Francisco absorbed its seventh defeat in eight games and lost its first Interleague game of the season in seven tries. After three galling come-from-ahead losses to the Colorado Rockies, the Giants changed their pattern. Chicago scored eight unanswered runs after Hunter Pence's first-inning homer and Buster Posey's third-inning RBI single gave San Francisco a promising start against White Sox left-hander John Danks (6-5).
Not much drama developed from the Giants' perspective, though Cain's struggles certainly gave them plenty to ponder in the coming days.
He retired eight of the first nine hitters he faced before Adam Eaton singled to prolong the third inning. That brought up Gordon Beckham, who lashed a two-run homer. Chicago pulled away by scoring three runs in each of the next two innings. The eight runs Cain surrendered were one short of his career worst, which he reached against St. Louis on April 18, 2008, and April 7, 2013. The seven earned runs he allowed matched a season high.
Asked what he would concentrate on when he throws his between-starts bullpen session, Cain replied, "The biggest thing is just location.
"I just didn't maybe get [pitches] inside far enough or keep the ball down enough."
Bochy hinted more than that might be amiss with Cain, though he didn't offer any immediate solutions. Bochy observed that after Beckham homered, "his stuff flattened out, his slider flattened out and they took advantage of Matty being wild in the zone. What happens? I can't tell you, really, to be honest, except we'll look and see if there's any difference in the mechanics. We couldn't see it. He just started getting the ball up and pitches flattened out a little bit."
It was theorized that Beckham's third-inning plate appearance made the difference in Cain's evening. Cain went ahead on the count, 0-2, before Beckham worked it full. Beckham then fouled off a couple of pitches, staving off the inning's final out, before connecting to forge a 2-2 tie.
Cain denied that Beckham's homer upset his equilibrium. Bochy agreed: "That shouldn't have affected him. It just happened to be after that inning when things went awry a little bit."
Cain received little help, from his teammates or otherwise. Luck conspired against him in the fourth inning, when Alexei Ramirez's lazy fly ball fell for a single. Shortstop Brandon Crawford nearly caught the ball, but he had an unfairly long run, and left fielder Gregor Blanco had too far to travel. Later in the inning, the Giants' six-game errorless streak ended when Crawford barehanded Eaton's grounder and threw wildly past first base, scoring a run.
"Now we're compounding the damage," Bochy said.
Dayan Viciedo's two-run homer was the final indignity Cain endured.
"I threw a really bad changeup," he said. "The other ones weren't terrible, but they caught too much plate."
This provided ample support for Danks, who won his third game in a row.
"It was more of a battle today than the past couple of games, but it certainly helps to get eight runs scored for you early against a pretty darn good pitcher, too," he said. "I just tried to stay aggressive, and fortunately they just missed some pitches and guys made plays."
Losers of four consecutive games, the White Sox welcomed a victory over the club that entered the day with baseball's best record.
"It was good to have a day like this. We needed it," Beckham said. "It was nice to break out against a good team. We've got a quick turnaround, so hopefully we carry it over to tomorrow."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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THERE is a new board member at award-winning Southern Communications – and he brings a great deal of experience and knowledge.
Mathew Kirk has joined the telecommunications firm as its commercial director and shareholder.
Previously, he was corporate development director of TalkTalk Telecom Group plc, and prior to that was mergers and acquisitions director for The Carphone Warehouse Group plc.
Over the past three years, Mathew has been a board member of TalkTalk Business – a £425million revenue division of TalkTalk, a member of the group's innovation committee, and has led a number of key outsourcing projects.
At Carphone, he was also accountable for European corporate development activity including acquisitions in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium and divestments in Germany, France, Ireland and Switzerland.
He also played a key role in the mobile retail joint venture in the US with Best Buy which was bought out for around £800m in 2012.
Southern Communications chief executive officer Paul Bradford said: "Myself and the other directors of the business are very excited to have secured Mathew's expertise, and we feel his appointment is a real statement of intent around the continued growth of Southern Communications, both organically and through acquisition."
Southern Communications is a national supplier of voice, data and cloud solutions and has seen rapid growth over the last 10 years with a turnover this year of £18m, achieved through organic growth and acquisitions.
Mathew said: "This is a great opportunity. I have been aware of the progress Southern Communications have been making.
"There is a lot of passion, professionalism and drive, backed by a good solid team, which I am proud to be part of. I know this is a company that is going places, and I look forward to joining them and helping to drive the future growth."


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I did a major rebalancing of my growth strategy last week, and thought I'd give you a real-time look into the thought process behind managing an institutional portfolio -- which includes a glimpse at my holdings and what I like and do not like. If you run institutional money, many of the ideas will resonate and some may be new or, perhaps, even abhorrent. If you run just your own personal account, some of my actions could give you ideas on how to exploit the things that institutions must do.
The portfolio you are looking at is my earnings momentum strategy/valuation sensitive "growth at a reasonable price" (GARP) strategy. It's risen at an average 6% annually over the past 14 years, outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500, by more than 300 basis points per year.
I have some key disciplines that work for me, but other portfolio managers might find unattractive. Ultimately you need to use disciplines that mesh with your personality. There are many great money managers on this site, some doing the complete opposite of me, yet they also make money. Rule No. 1 for any trader is to know your personality and adopt a style that fits it. My key disciplines are as follows.
1. I do all trades "at the market" -- I have no price sensitivity. If I no longer like a stock, it is time to sell, not try selling at 5% higher. If I like a new idea, I buy it at this price. The current price factors into "liking" it. If I like a name, but the valuation or price is wrong, I ignore it and move on to other ideas that are right.
2. I trade in whole positions, for the most part -- especially for sales. If I don't like a name I own, the complete position is sold immediately. If I don't like it anymore, there is no reason to continue holding any of it. Similarly, if I am buying a new name, I buy a complete position. I don't scale in, nor do I put in limit orders below the market. You either like it here or you don't. If you do, take your position; don't dawdle.
3. I run my strategy sector- neutral, meaning my sector weights match the benchmark. I focus on stock selection as my alpha source. Again, this fits my personality. I have never felt like I could make a great sector call, and don't want to add value as a sector rotator. So I eliminate the need to compare the financial sector to consumer cyclicals, for example. Instead, I just focus on the best stocks within each sector.
The starting portfolio is shown here.
I haven't traded since mid-December -- and, as I look over the portfolio, I see a number of issues I need to correct here. First, there are several names whose earnings momentum has declined to just "average" or worse. This does not necessarily mean estimates are being cut, just that they are no longer "top of the list." I only own those kinds of names -- stocks I would buy if I were starting with a fresh piece of paper and 100% cash.
Speaking of cash, I have too much. I was carrying a fair amount this fall, but in this rally it is a real drag, so I need to get more fully invested.
In keeping with my sector neutrality, I have a few here that are out of balance when compared with the benchmark, and need to be brought in line. For instance, my energy-minerals exposure is too high thanks to big wins in Marathon (MPC) and HollyFrontier (HFC). Some sectors are underweight, such as non-energy minerals (mining stocks), but there are no names with any earnings momentum, so I will leave them zeroed out.
In part two of this piece, I'll go over the trades I've put in, and the rationale behind them -- as well as how the post-trade portfolio appears.


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DALY CITY — An 84-year-old suspect was arrested on attempted murder charges in connection with a Wednesday shooting at a Daly City medical center, according to authorities.
Raymond Iwase was arrested at his Plymouth Circle home late Wednesday after the shooting at 1500 Southgate Ave., officials said.
A doctor at the Daly City medical offices told 911 dispatchers he saw a man in a second-floor hallway with a gun in his hand and heard a loud bang as he was making his way out of the building.
Officers and a SWAT team responded about 1:30 p.m. and found that no one had been injured by the reported gunfire. Some of the 30 people in the building were evacuated immediately while others were told to shelter-in-place and wait for police to arrive.
Bullet fragments were found in the hallway during the search, but there was no sign of the armed suspect seen by the doctor, then described as "an Asian man in his 60s," police said.
"We believe it was fired in the direction of the doctor reporting the incident," said Lt. David Mackriss, who added the shooter was unknown to the doctor and his motive remains unclear.
Officers descended on Iwase's home about 9:45 p.m. after identifying him as the suspect through various witness statements, Sgt. Harold Rolfes said. The man was alone in the home, where officers say they found a handgun and ammunition. Iwase was taken into custody without incident.
Iwase was charged with attempted murder and remains in custody at San Mateo County Jail, Rolfes said. The investigation is ongoing.
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UPDATE: Aaron Hernandez has been charged with murder and five gun-related charges.
Aaron Hernandez, who was released by the New England Patriots on Wednesday after he was arrested by police earlier this morning, is expected to be arraigned at roughly 2 p.m. ET. He is on his way to the courthouse for that arraignment.
Here was the scene on CSNNE as he departed the police station.
Watch live coverage of Hernandez's arraignment below.
The Massachusetts State Police have shared the following on Twitter: "What is expected: Hernandez will be brought before the court. Official charge(s) will be read. A bail argument will be heard. Next date set."