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Phase II Study of Gefitinib Plus Nimotuzumab Versus Gefitinib in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (DATE)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified December 2011 by Yonsei University.
Recruitment status was Recruiting
Recruitment status was Recruiting
Yonsei University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Byoung Chul Cho, Yonsei University
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First received: December 20, 2011
Last updated: December 22, 2011
Last verified: December 2011
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Detailed Description:
Combining nimotuzumab to gefitinib may not only potentiate cellular cytotoxicity, but may also assist in overcoming inherent or acquired resistance to gefitinib alone.
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Drug: Gefitinib and Nimotuzumab
Drug: Gefitinib
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Randomized Phase II Study of Gefitinib Plus Nimotuzumab Versus Gefitinib in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Dual-agent Molecular Targeting of EGFR (DATE)
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Lung Cancer
Drug Information available for: GefitinibU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Yonsei University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Progression free survival rate at 3 months [ Time Frame: 3 months after randomization of last patient ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The progression-free survival rate at 3 months of the patients with no progression of disease or death due to any cause until 3 months is elapsed after being randomized.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Progression free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: 3 months after randomization of last patient ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Progression free survival (PFS) defined as the time from randomized date to the progression date or the preceded date of death date due to any cause.
- Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 3 months after randomization of last patient ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Overall survival (OS) defined as the period from randomly assigned point of time to the date of death due to any cause.
- Overall safety profile [ Time Frame: 3 months after randomization of last patient ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Overall safety profile verified as relevance of adverse events and laboratory abnormality in the study and grades granted based on (USA National Cancer Center) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events such as the type, frequency and severity (CTCAE), v4.0.
- Objective response rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: 3 months after randomization of last patient ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Overall objective response rate (ORR) is the best response rate stipulated as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) (target lesion and tumor response defined according to RECIST guideline version 1.1) and identified as percentage of the confirmed patients.
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|Study Start Date:
|December 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Gefitinib plus Nimotuzumab
Combination therapy group: Gefitinib(250mg daily) and Nimotuzumab (200mg weekly)
Drug: Gefitinib and Nimotuzumab
Combination therapy group: Gefitinib(250mg daily) + Nimotuzumab (200mg weekly)
Other Name: h-R3
Active Comparator: Gefitinib alone
Mono-therapy group: Gefitinib(250mg daily)
Drug: Gefitinib
Mono-therapy group: Gefitinib(250mg daily)
Other Name: Iressa
Detailed Description:
Reversible EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), such as gefitinib, were shown to be effective in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, patients almost invariably develop resistance to TKIs and have disease progression. Nimotuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the EGFR.
Combining nimotuzumab to gefitinib may not only potentiate cellular cytotoxicity, but may also assist in overcoming inherent or acquired resistance to gefitinib alone.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Provision of written informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
- Unresectable non-small cell lung cancer
- ECOG performance status of 0 to 2
- Male or female; ≥ 20 years of age
- Subjects whose disease has progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy
- Subjects with measurable lesion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inadequate organ functions
- Disease progression after 2 or more previous chemotherapy regimens
- Prior therapy with EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor or Anti-EGFR Monoclonal Ab
- Any clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities
- Past medical history of interstitial lung disease
- Pregnant or lactating female
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01498562
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01498562
|Contact: Byoung Chul Cho, M.D.,Ph.D.
|Korea, Republic of
|Severance hospital, Yonsei Cancer Center
|Seoul, Korea, Republic of
|Contact: Byoung Chul Cho, M.D.,Ph.D. 82-2-2-2228-8126 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Byoung Chul Cho, M.D.,Ph.D.
Sponsors and Collaborators
Yonsei University
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No publications provided
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 19, 2014
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PI site
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Byoung Chul Cho, Assistant professor, Yonsei University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01498562 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 20, 2011
|Last Updated:
|December 22, 2011
|Health Authority:
|South Korea: Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Bronchial Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Lung Diseases
Neoplasms by Site
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Antineoplastic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Therapeutic Uses
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Friday, 27 April 2012 00:00
Three outstanding senior pitchers have anchored the 2012 Westbury varsity baseball team: Ralph Davis, Billy Casseus and Brandon Percival.
The team began their season with a home opening victory over Carle Place, 5-0, on March 30. Ralph Davis pitched and struck out 11 batters. This was a non-league game but a game that has been part of both team's schedules for the past few years. It has been a well-played game with excellent sportsmanship for both of these neighboring baseball programs.
Westbury then began their countywide conference schedule against Elmont, who got the better of Westbury in the first two games. In game three of this series on April 12, Westbury rebounded and handed Elmont a 5-1 defeat behind the exceptional pitching of Billy Casseus. He struck out 13 Elmont batters over five-and-one-third innings. He allowed only three hits in this victory, which was Elmont's only loss of the season at that point. The next league opponent for Westbury was Hempstead. On April 16, Westbury took the first game of this series with a 17-8 victory. Hempstead won game two of the series, 5-2, despite a strong seven-inning outing from Westbury pitcher Brandon Percival.
Thursday, 06 March 2014 00:00
Westbury High School students are teaching younger children from Park Avenue Elementary School valuable life lessons about money and business skills through the High School Heroes program.
In this program, high school students that are taking Renate Johnson's Junior Achievement class will go into first grade classrooms to teach 45-minute lessons.
"It is a program that gives high school and younger students confidence and teaches them about business and financial literacy," said Johnson.
Saturday, 08 March 2014 00:00
The Westbury Historical Society will host Dr. Natalie Naylor, professor emerita at Hofstra University and author of Women in Long Island's Past: Eminent Ladies and Everyday Lives at their next meeting on March 9.
Naylor's presentation will focus on the place of women in Long Island's history, including several prominent women from Westbury's past.
Thursday, 20 February 2014 00:00
Albertson resident and Kellenberg sophomore Gabby Schreib qualified for the Millrose Games in New York City. Schreib qualified as a member of the Sprint Medley Relay along with Danielle Correia, Bridget McNierney, and Jazmine Fray.
The Kellenberg relay's close second place finish in January's Millrose Trials has moved them closer to defending the title they won in the same relay at last year's Millrose Games. Schreib and her teammates time is currently second in the United States for girls track and field performances.
Thursday, 20 February 2014 00:00
Congratulations to Westbury athletes Michael Esposito, Eileen Harris, Brett Harris, and Michael Going, each of whom won awards in Race # 1 of the Jonas Chiropractic Run Nassau Series co-hosted by Nassau County and the Greater Long Island Running Club.
Michael Esposito, age 15, took home the second place award in the 15-19 age group with a time of 23 minutes, 6 seconds. Eileen Harris, age 42, earned the first place award in the women's 40-44 age group. She completed the race with her 45 year old husband, Brett Harris, who was the third place award winner in the men's 45-49 age group. Michael Going, age 41, scored third place honors in the 40-44 age group with a time of 20 minutes, 51 seconds.
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This message was sent on behalf of Dr. David Brenner, Vice Chancellor, UC San Diego Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine, and Paul Viviano, Chief Executive Officer, UC San Diego Health System, to UC San Diego Health Sciences Faculty and Staff.
We are pleased to announce that Igor Grant, MD, FRCP(C), an internationally recognized neuropsychiatrist, has been named the new Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Grant has been at UC San Diego more than 40 years and has served as Executive Vice Chair in the department for the past 20. He will succeed Lewis Judd, MD, who is stepping down after 36 years in the position – the longest serving department chair in the history of the university.
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Between 6 and 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 29, a loss prevention officer at Kohl's, 9683 Jefferson Davis Highway, observed a suspicious person taking a pair of Levi pants and put them inside of a book bag then exit the store. He was stopped then ran away. Suspect is a white male 5 feet 8 inches and 150 pounds, wearing blue jeans, a gray hoodie, gray Chicago Bulls hat and a carrying a red backpack. The pants are valued at $58. CFS 12-148610
Between 3 and 3:40 p.m. on Dec. 28, a person was observed by a loss prevention officer at Belk, 3102 Plank Road, taking earrings from the jewelry counter then taking them into a fitting room and a few minutes later exit the store. Value of the stolen jewelry is $76. CFS 12-148239
Between 8:50 and 9 p.m. on Dec. 28, a person concealed a bottle of Burnett's Cherry Vodka in his jacket and walked out of the ABC Store, 4185 Plank Road, without paying. He is a black male 6 feet 3 inches, wearing a black and blue jacket, blue jeans, black Nike shoes and an Oregon State University Ducks baseball hat. Value of the Vodka is $16.70. CFS 12-148552
Between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Dec. 26, unknown persons stole the mailbox and post from in front of a residence in the 6800 block of Williams Lane. The box and post are valued at $68. CFS 12-147699
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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin football team continues to shape its future schedules with Thursday's announcement that UW has agreed with Maryland to play a home-and-home series with the Terps in 2020 and 2021.
The two teams will square off for the first time in history in 2020 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. The following season, the Badgers will travel to Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md.
"The world of college football changes dramatically in 2014 with the implementation of the playoff system," head coach Bret Bielema said. "This is another step towards strengthening our non-conference schedule and helping us recruit nationally."
The last time UW faced an ACC opponent was a 20-14 win over Miami in the 2009 Champs Sports Bowl. The last regular-season meeting with an ACC foe came in 2005 when the Badgers recorded a 14-5 win at North Carolina.
Maryland has been to seven bowl games in the last 11 seasons. Under second-year head coach Randy Edsall, the Terps have already doubled their win total from last season and head into the weekend with a 2-0 ACC mark.
Wisconsin will now face at least one BCS conference opponent in each of the next nine seasons. In addition to the Maryland series, UW has home-and-home series with Washington State (2014 and 2015), Virginia Tech (2016 and 2017) and Washington (2018 and 2019). The Badgers will also face BYU three times in the next six seasons (2013, 2017 and 2018).
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Walnut Topping:
Walnut Orange Sour Cream Cake
Serve with sweetened whipped cream flavored with orange liqueur or orange zest.
Walnut Topping:
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
3/4 cup coarse-chopped walnuts
Cake Batter:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon grated navel orange zest
2 cups unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
To make topping: Toss sugar with flour and cinnamon. Use a fork or your fingers to cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Set aside.
To make batter: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and lightly flour a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
With an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Then add the vanilla and orange zest.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in separate bowl. Add to creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream until you have a smooth batter.
Spread batter in prepared pan and sprinkle with the topping. Bake about 45 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes 15 servings.
Per serving: 318 calories, 45 percent calories from fat, 16 grams total fat, 8 grams saturated fat, 63 milligrams cholesterol, 39 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram total fiber, 24 grams total sugars, 38 grams net carbs, 5 grams protein, 202 milligrams sodium.


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Hugh Jackman had a second basal cell carcinoma removed from his nose, and he shared a photo on Instagram, urging people to wear sunscreen. [Just Jared]
On her mind
Kim Kardashian took to her blog to discuss racism. "I feel a responsibility as a mother, a public figure, a human being, to do what I can to make sure that not only my child, but all children, dont have to grow up in a world where they are judged by the color of their skin, or their gender, or their sexual orientation," Kim writes. "I want my daughter growing up in a world where love for one another is the most important thing." [Kim Kardashian]
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It turns out many people who maintain a gluten-free diet don't actually know what gluten is. [Time]
The self-proclaimed "world's best father" has released his first book of photos in which he and his 3-year-old daughter poke fun at activities you probably shouldn't do with your kids. [BuzzFeed]
Snooki revealed she's having a girl. "I'm so excited about having a little best friend to shop with and just do girly things with!" she said. "Can't wait for that!" [Cosmopolitan.com]
Here's the trailer for the film adaptation of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which stars Jennifer Garner and Steve Carrell. [YouTube]
The secrets of happy couples may surprise you. [HuffPost]
Want to attain the goals you set? Use "I don't" phrases over "I can't" ones. [Lifehacker]
There's a new word for the experience of being a childless woman between the ages of 20 and 44: "otherhood." [The Cut]
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So, how would you like a brand spanking new (ish) wardrobe this Christmas? Yeah, thought so. Well, perhaps these second-hand goodies will take your fancy. And before you slightly turn your nose up, just hear us out, because these aren't just any second-hand pieces, oh no. They're straight from the personal stash of none other than Lindsay Lohan!
LiLo is selling a selection of her clothes on her family's personal website LohanHouse.com, and believe us, there are some interesting items up for grabs. From Zodiac cowboy boots to Pierre Hardy sandals and Nordstrom purses, the range is bold, bright and erm, sometimes a tad questionable if we're honest. We've picked out the best of the bunch to bring you our top five picks…
Felix Rey NY gold beaded purse $135 (about £83) - perfect for a New Year party.
Mulberry bag in beige $650 (about £450) - because who doesn't need a Mulberry bag?
Marc Jacobs buttoned coat in beige $350 (about £215) – oh so pretty.
Stella McCartney black thigh-high boots $500 (about £308) - everyone loves a bit of Stella.
Marc Jacobs suede boots in maroon $400 (about £246) - fun and funky.
Although Lindsay has managed to hold onto her role of Artistic Advisor at Ungaro, the fashion jury is still far from convinced by her design efforts - Emanuel Ungaro himself even called her first collection a "disaster", yikes - so perhaps she's simply selling her wares to put some money aside for a rainy day. Or maybe she's just having a Christmas clear-out (after all, in October The Times reported in an interview with the star that her suite was 'strewn with designer clothes... shoes, make-up, jewelry and a lampshade obscure the hotel carpet'), who knows? Whatever the reason, let us know which items (if any) will be going on your LiLo wish list! [


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Home Office document reveals disturbing scale of research programme on pregnant animals
Posted 25 February 2014
Animal Aid has obtained an official document revealing that the pregnant sheep experiment recently featured on our Victims of Charity website – and which was financially supported by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) – was part of a vast research programme that was scheduled to use up to 4,805 pregnant animals, including 3,750 rats and mice, 850 sheep, 125 pigs and 80 ponies.
The disturbing scale of the suffering is described in a document submitted to the Home Office (HO) by one of the researchers. It was disclosed to Animal Aid by the HO in response to a formal request for background information relating to the sheep experiment we first highlighted in January. The thousands of pregnant animals were to provide 'the majority of the offspring' who would also be used in the research and whose numbers could reach up to 7,900 (500 sheep, 300 pigs, 100 horses, 3,500 rats and 3,500 mice). While some of the equines could be re-homed, the document states that farmed animals not used for tissue collection 'may be sent to market or slaughter'.
Says Animal Aid director Andrew Tyler:
'Quite apart from the horrific scale of the programme and its apparent disregard for the value of animals' lives, it is particularly disturbing to imagine the suffering of individuals subjected first to vivisection and then to the horrors of the "livestock" market and slaughterhouse. Furthermore, we cannot envisage how these traumatic and lethal experiments can advance medical progress, given the fundamental differences between species that prevent the results of animal experiments from being reliably translated to humans. Animal Aid calls on the BHF to reassure the public that no further financial assistance will be given to this programme, whether through money awarded to key members of the research team, or to the laboratory.'
Pressure on the BHF is certain to increase with Animal Aid's recent discovery that it provided grant support for at least three additional experiments1 on pregnant sheep (all of which involved a researcher who has received more than £1 million from the organisation). The experiments again included invasive surgery on heavily pregnant sheep and their unborn lambs in order to insert recording devices. In one of the experiments, following surgery, the foetuses were subjected to 'well-established' suffocation protocols2. A reference cited in the paper indicates that this involved a polythene bag being placed over the mothers' heads and a gas with a low concentration of oxygen being pumped in. In another of the three experiments3, the unborn lambs were deprived of oxygen via repeated compression of the umbilical cord. One of them died as a result of cardiovascular collapse.
Many of the BHF's supporters would no doubt be horrified to learn that their generous donations could have been used to support such shocking cruelty. The high-profile heart charity would be well advised to reassure the public that no further financial support will be given to research of this kind.
- The three papers are:
- A.S. Thakor, E.A. Herrera, M. Serón-Ferré, D.A. Giussani (2010) Melatonin and vitamin C increase umbilical blood flow via nitric oxide-dependent mechanisms. Journal of Pineal Research. 49:399-406
- D.A. Giussani, A.J.W. Fletcher, D.S. Gardner (2011) Sex differences in the ovine fetal cortisol response to stress. Pediatric Research. Vol. 69, No. 2, 2011
- J.B. Derks, M.A. Oudijk, H.L. Torrance et al. (2010). Allopurinol reduces oxidiative stress in the ovine fetal cardiovascular system after repeated episodes of ischemia-reperfusion. Pediatric Research. Vol. 68, No. 5, 2010
- The experiment is Sex differences in the ovine fetal cortisol response to stress and the papers referenced (also supported by the BHF) are:
- D.S. Gardner, A.L. Fowden, D.A. Giussani (2002) Adverse intrauterine conditions diminish the fetal defense against acute hypoxia by increasing nitric oxide activity. Circulation. 106:2278-2283
- D.A. Giussani, D.S. Gardner, D.T. Cox et al. (2001) Purinergic contribution to circulatory, metabolic, and adrenergic responses to acute hypoxemia in fetal sheep. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 280:R678-R685
- J.B. Derks, M.A. Oudijk, H.L. Torrance et al. (2010). Allopurinol reduces oxidiative stress in the ovine fetal cardiovascular system after repeated episodes of ischemia reperfusion. Pediatric Research. Vol. 68, No. 5, 2010
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Hugh Cox Livestock 31-Aug-01
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESFood and Drug Administration
Atlanta District Office
60 8th Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
August 31, 2001
Hugh C. Cox, Owner
Hugh Cox Livestock
762 Boone Farm Road
Calhoun, Georgia 30701
Dear Mr. Cox:
An inspection of your operation was completed by Food and Drug Administration Investigator Myla D. Chapman on June 22, 2001. Her inspection confirmed that dairy cattle purchased and sold by you on four occasions cattle were sold for slaughter for human food to [redacted] in [redacted]. These drug residues caused the food to be adulterated under Section 402(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act).
On or about February 05, 2001, you sold a dairy cow to [redacted] identified as USDA laboratory report number 226050. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) /Food Safety and Inspection Service (ISIS) analysis of tissue collected from that animal disclosed the presence of the drug penicillin at levels of .96 parts per million (ppm) in the kidney tissue. The allowable tolerance established for residues of penicillin in the edible tissues of cattle (Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR), Section 556.510) is .05 ppm.
On or about December 5, 2000, you sold a dairy cow to [redacted] identified as USDA laboratory report number 226038. USDA/FSIS analysis of tissue collected from that animal disclosed the presence of the drug penicillin at violative levels of. 1 ppm in the kidney tissue.
On or about November 30, 2000, you sold a dairy cow to [redacted] identified as USDA laboratory number 226035. USDA/FSIS analysis of tissue collected from that animal disclosed the presence of the drug penicillin at violative levels of .31 ppm in the liver and 1.43 ppm in the kidney tissue.
On or about August 28, 2000, you sold a dairy cow to [redacted] identified as USDA laboratory number 408436. USDA/FSIS analysis of tissue collected from that animal disclosed the presence of the drug sulfadimethoxine at levels of 1.17 ppm in the liver and 3.6 ppm in the muscle tissue. A tolerance of .1 ppm has been established for residues of sulfadimethoxine in the edible tissues of cattle (21 CFR 556.640).
The presence of the above drugs at the reported levels in edible tissue from the animals tested cause the food to be adulterated within the meaning of Section 402(a) (2)(C)(ii) of the Act. USDA has reported these findings of illegal residues in cattle sold by you and offered for slaughter for human food. Copies of the letters from USDA/FSIS notifying you of these residues are enclosed.
You should take prompt action to correct the above violations and to establish procedures whereby such violations do not recur. Failure to do so may result in regulatory action being initiated by the FDA without further notice such as seizure and/or injunction.
The violations listed above are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. It is your responsibility to assure that your operations are in compliance with the law. As a dealer of animals, you are frequently the individual who introduces or offers for introduction into interstate commerce, the adulterated animal. As such, you share the responsibility for violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. To avoid future illegal residue violations you should take precautions such as:
1. implementing a system to identify the animals you purchase with records to establish traceability to the source of the animal;
2. implementing a system to determine from the source of the animal whether the animal has been medicated and with what drug(s); and
3. if the animal has been medicated, implementing a system to withhold the animal from slaughter for an appropriate period of time to delete potentially hazardous residues of drugs from edible tissue. If you do not want to hold the medicated animal then it should not be offered for human food, and it should be clearly identified and sold as a medicated animal.
You should be aware that it is not necessary for you to have personally shipped an adulterated animal in interstate commerce to be responsible for a violation of the Act. The fact that you offered an animal for sale to a slaughterhouse that ships in interstate commerce is sufficient to hold you responsible for a violation of the Act.
Of additional concern is the fact that you were made aware of your responsibilities in a Warning Letter that issued to you in November 1996. This letter was issued in response to violative residues found in another animal that you had sold for slaughter for human consumption. This inspection again found that you make no effort to obtain assurances from the sources you purchase from that the animals have not been medicated and are free from drug residues. You and your agents should be determining the medication status of the animals you purchase from dairy farms, auction houses and private individuals.
You should notify this office in writing within fifteen (15) working days of the steps you have taken to bring your firm into compliance with the law. Your response should include each step being taken, that has been taken, or will be taken to correct the violations and prevent their recurrence. If corrective action cannot be completed within 15 working days, state the reason for the delay and the time frame within which the corrections will completed. Please include copies of any available documentation demonstrating that corrections have been made.
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The club is hoping that Wright is just day to day, though he has yet to be examined by doctors, manager Terry Collins said during his pregame media briefing.
With virtually the entire lineup slumping at once, Wright had been one of the few beacons. Wright hit .276 with a stellar .421 on-base percentage during the Mets' just-completed nine-game homestand.
Wright had started each of the Mets' 23 games this season. But Wright complained of pain in his neck late in Sunday's loss to the Phillies.
Collins said it was unclear what prompted the neck stiffness. Wright insisted upon staying in the game.
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It happens every year: whether it is a product of people not understanding the restrictions or simply ignoring them, motorists on Teton Pass violate winter restrictions and often create bottlenecks for all those trying to traverse the pass. Lieutenant Tom Kelly of the Wyoming Highway Patrol says throughout the winter season, no trailers of any kind are permitted on the pass regardless of what the weather is doing or what the road conditions are at the time. The restriction is in place from November 15th through April 1st and that pertains as much to snowmobile trailers and other smaller trailers as it does to tractor trailers. Kelly points out that the fine for violating the restriction is $420. Another restriction that is periodically imposed calls for chains or adequate snowtires on any vehicle traveling that stretch of highway. Kelly says while Wyoming has two stages of the chain law, only the first stage will ever be imposed on Teton Pass. Under stage one, adequate snowtires or chains are required, or an all-wheel drive vehicle with adequate tires is permitted. Kelly says violation is $70 for non-compliance, or as high as $750 if the vehicle becomes stuck and impedes traffic on the pass. At the times the pass is closed, Kelly says there is nowhere between the two closure gates that anyone who is not maintenance or emergency personnel are allowed to be. At those times, he says, the closure has been closed either by avalanche conditions, poor visibility, or accidents blocking the road – and the closed road will be patrolled by the patrol.


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Montgomery Clift was born October 17th, 1920 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA with the first name Edward. Monty had one older brother, Brooks and a twin sister, Roberta. His father did quite well financially working in banking and as a stock broker. When Clift's father worked, his mother Ethel, would travel abroad with the children and always brought along a private tutor to educate the three children. However, during the great depression, things were bad financially, and therefore, they had to get used to living a different type of lifestyle.
His family relocated to Sarasota, Florida when Clift was thirteen and he decided to join a local youth theater and see what acting was all about. Ethel recognized that Clift had a talent and so the family soon relocated to Sharon, Massachusetts and he auditioned for a Broadway play, "Fly Away Home" and was cast. The play ran for two seasons, giving Clift quite a bit of experience working on stage.
His family next relocated to Manhattan and Clift again auditioned for another play, "Dame Nature" where this time he was cast in the lead role which helped him earn Broadway star status at only the age of seventeen. Even though he had caught the attention of Hollywood, Clift wanted nothing to do with the film industry. He was enjoying his career as a Broadway actor and for the next ten years he continued to be cast in various Broadway plays such as, "There Shall Be No Night", "The Skin of Our Teeth" and "Our Town".
After much persuasion, Clift finally agreed to travel to Hollywood to discuss a possible career in film. He met with MGM first, but upon them not agreeing to his own terms he left and was immediately contacted by United Artists who agreed to his terms and so he chose to work with them.
He was cast in "Red River" (1948) alongside of western stars John Wayne, Walter Brennan, Noah Beery, Joanne Dru and John Ireland, which turned out to be one of the most famous Westerns ever and made him an overnight sensation. Soon after he took on a new and challenging role in the film, "The Search" (1948) and his film career was heading in the right direction. Clift began to make some well known friends in Hollywood such as Mira Postova, who coached him for every acting role he accepted as well as Elizabeth Taylor whom he worked with on, "A Place in the Sun" (1951), "Raintree County" (1956) and "Suddenly Last Summer" (1959).
Clift took a two year break from the film industry and then returned with a role on, "From Here to Eternity" (1953) starring alongside Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Jack Warden, Ernest Borgnine and Donna Reed, which earned him a best actor nomination and the film won eight Oscars total. He took on two more roles in, "I Confess" (1953) and "Indiscretion of an American Housewife" also 1953. Again, Clift decided to take another break from Hollywood, this one lasting three years.
Clift's personal life was not as successful as his professional. He suffered mental problems and his alcohol and drug addiction had an effect on him both personally and professionally. Clift suffered a car accident in 1957 when driving home from a dinner party with Elizabeth Taylor and although he did survive and recover, the accident did take a toll on his physical appearance. Clift was also a homosexual and so never married or had any children. His health also suffered severely from dysentery and colitis for most of his adult life.
Clift received another nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in, "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961). When he was filming the movie, "Freud" (1962) he was ill for many days of the filming and caused Universal to lose a lot of money, however, when the film became quite successful, Clift's attorney proved to Universal that the films success was due to Clift's involvement in the film and he therefore won a settlement.
Clift was in high demand not only in the film industry but on Broadway as well. He could not take on every offer that came his way and turned down some films that became quite successful. He was supposed to work with Elizabeth Taylor again on a film called, "Reflections in a Golden Eye", however while waiting to begin filming he took a role on, "The Defector" (1966) which sadly turned out to be his last screen role.
Montgomery Clift died suddenly at the young age of forty five from a heart attack on July 23rd, 1966 and was buried in Quaker Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Montgomery Clifton was chosen by Empire Magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history in 1995. He was also voted the 60th Greatest Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Despite his personal issues, when he took on a role, he gave it his all and proved in his short lifetime that he was indeed a very talented actor.
1966 The Defector
1962 Freud
1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 The Misfits
1960 Wild River
1959 Suddenly, Last Summer
1958 The Young Lions
1958 Lonelyhearts
1957 Raintree County
1953 From Here to Eternity
1953 Indiscretion of an American Wife
1953 I Confess
1951 A Place in the Sun
1950 The Big Lift
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Rod Stephens is a well known author and host of the VB Helper and C# Helper websites. On the C# Helper Blog he posts useful code samples for C# .NET. He has written more than a 20 books and 200 magazine articles, mostly about Visual Basic and C#. During his career he has worked on an eclectic assortment of applications for repair dispatch, fuel tax tracking, professional football training, wastewater treatment, geographic mapping, and ticket sales. His VB Helper web site (www.vb-helper.com) receives more than 7 million hits per month and provides three newsletters and thousands of tips, tricks, and examples for Visual Basic programmers.
He has authored numerous books on VB, including:
- Bug Proofing Visual Basic
- Visual Basic .NET and XML
- Expert One-on-One Visual Basic 2005 Design and Development
and the recently released WPF Programmer's Reference and Visual Basic 2010 Programmer's Reference.
In anticipation of the release of several new titles, I asked Rod to share a few things about himself and answer a few questions about Visual Basic.
1. Tell us a bit about yourself.
I started out as a mathematician and was studying logic in graduate school but, when the professor I wanted to study with unexpectedly left the school, I started taking algorithms classes and got hooked. I took every algorithm class offered by MIT in whatever department offered it (Mathematics, Transportation, Computer Science, Chemistry, I even did some algorithm work for an art project with the Media Lab).
My first two books were about algorithms (Visual Basic Algorithms) and graphics (Visual Basic Graphics Programming) and I still enjoy algorithms, graphics, and mathematical programming, although I don't get the excuse to do as much of that as I'd like these days.
I currently live in Boulder, Colorado where I play volleyball, ski, and generally enjoy the Rocky Mountains. I have a wife, two kids, and four pets. (Sometimes it seems like a pet retirement home. We have an 18-year-old cat with failing kidneys, a 15-year-old deaf dog who recently had a stroke, a blind bunny, and a normal healthy bunny—the oddball of the bunch. They all seem happy, though. I guess they should be a lesson to us all about finding happiness where you can even if things aren't perfect.)
2. On a typical day how many hours a day do you spend programming?
I probably spend about 2-4 hours a day programming and another 4-6 hours writing about programming. Of course I also spend a fair amount of time answering emails, posting examples on my two web sites VB Helper (www.vb-helper.com) and C# Helper (www.csharphelper.com), sending my banking information to Nigerian ex-bankers, and other miscellaneous busywork.
Once in a while, when I get really lucky and have nothing else pressing to do, I shirk all of my duties and spend a whole day programming. Then I can get some really complicated stuff done. (Once I even had a client with an extremely urgent need for some algorithmic graphics work and I "got" to spend about 20 hours programming in a single weekend. It was fun in an exhausting sort of way.)
3. What do you think is in store for VB 2 years from now? 5 years? 10 years?
This is a tough question. Sales of new software versions is driven by new features not bug fixes so Microsoft tends to add new things to the language even if they aren't needed. I think Visual Basic is just fine (in fact, Visual Basic 6 was pretty fine, too) but you can bet that they'll add something every two years. For example, LINQ is interesting and can let you do some remarkable things with very little code but I don't know anyone who was suffering for its lack.
That being the case, you can't really predict new features based on what's missing or not working. Instead you need to look at what other markets and technologies might drive new features.
With more computers providing multiple cores and 64 bits, more support for parallel and 64-bit computing is probably on the way even in the short term. Much higher levels of parallelism is probably also coming a bit farther down the road as computers come out with 8, 16, or even more CPUs.
Microsoft has long pushed tablet computing and they probably won't give up on that, particularly if some device such as the Kindle opens up and makes those devices more popular. Multi-touch is cool but the systems that support it are expensive and don't seem to be really catching on with most users.
WPF will probably continue to evolve. Much of its underlying architecture is locked in so there's probably a limit to the improvements we can expect but hopefully the form designers and other support for it should continue to improve and as graphics hardware evolves hopefully WPF will try to keep up so we can take advantage of any new features. (One I'd particularly like to see is hardware and software support for 3D shadows.)
If you really want to look down the road, 3D television sets are here now so computers with 3D screens should be possible reasonably soon. Whether anyone wants them (or can be convinced to buy them) is another matter.
And of course there will be changes to database programming because there always are with each new release. Over the years we've had DAO, ADO, ADOX, RDO, RDS, UDA, ADO.NET, datasets, LINQ to SQL entities, etc. To paraphrase Mom in Futurama, "Ladies and gentlemen, for the 17th year in a row, the future of database programming has arrived."
4. What programming language do you use the most?
Right now I probably use about 45% Visual Basic .NET, 45% C#, and %10 Visual Basic 6. The C# book markets are strongest so that's where publishers are putting most of their effort.
However, many books (including mine) provide Visual Basic versions of the code available for download so don't write a C# book off without at least looking into it. If you like the topics it covers, it may be worth your while even if the examples in the text are in C#.
5. What would you consider to be the coolest program you wrote?
I wrote the graphics piece for a coaching tool for professional football coaches. It let you draw the routes that the different players were supposed to follow. Later it could test a player to see if he could draw his route correctly for different plays. The New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots were two of the first teams to use it. Since then, the company that made the program was bought but now every team uses something similar.
I've also made some pretty cool three-dimensional programs including a ray tracer in Visual Basic 6, but those were more or less for fun not for commercial use.
6. What books would you recommend for a programming newbie? A Visual Basic newbie?
This depends on the newbie's background. For example, if you've done a lot of programming in some other language, then you can jump right into a new language with a pretty advanced book. My book "Visual Basic 2010 Programmer's Reference" might be a good choice.
For a beginner with no experience or who's a bit computer-phobic, I would recommend an "idiot's" or "dummies" book. Blast through that as quickly as comfortable and then move to a more in-depth book.
For C#, my newest book "Stephens' C# Programming with Visual Studio 2010 24-Hour Trainer" might be a good choice for beginners. I really like its format with text, a step-by-step example, exercises, and a video screencast to give serious newbies a lot of ways to approach the same material.
After you get the hang of the basics, there are several books I recommend. For general coding principles, read "Code Complete" by Steve Mcconnell, "Writing Solid Code" by Steve Maguire, and my book "Bug Proofing Visual Basic," which was written for Visual Basic 6 but which uses general concepts. Several other books including "Debugging the Development Process" also by Steve Macguire and "The Mythical Man-Month" by Frederick Brooks and some interesting perspective on why it's so hard to predict project schedules and how things can go wrong.
You should also read a bit about other technologies that you will be using. For example, if you're going to build databases, read my book "Beginning Database Design Solutions." It's amazing how many people build databases without really understanding how they work or what steps you need to take to make a database maintainable. I have nothing against self-taught DBAs (in fact, they are often extremely knowledgeable in their fields and can be the "go to" person in an office) but a little formal knowledge can make everything so much easier.
Other technologies that you may want to look into include WPF (I have a book on that), ASP or ASP.NET, VBA, and web services. Also algorithms and graphics just because they're so interesting and fun.
(As you can probably guess, I read a lot, write a lot, and can never find enough time to learn everything I want to know.)
7. Choose one: Excel 2003 or 2007?
Excel 2003. Excel 2007 would be fine if it weren't for the ribbon interface that makes it next to impossible to find any of the tools you've been using for years. (Remember what I said about new features driving sales?)
8. How did you learn to write code?
I took the usual beginning classes as an undergraduate. A particularly horrible professor almost ruined it all for me but when I started taking algorithms courses I rediscovered how much fun it is. For me, writing a particularly tricky algorithm or graphics program is like solving a puzzle.
9. Any tips for people trying to learn VB or .NET?
Take your time. These are extremely expressive languages and it takes years to master them completely. If you add in all of the related topics (database programming, network programming, internet, XML, WPF, etc.), and you take into account the fact that everything is constantly changing, you may never be able to master it all.
But if you work at it a bit at a time, learning a new trick or two every day, you'll eventually amass a huge amount of useful techniques and tricks.
I also strongly recommend that you learn more than one language. Seeing the ways different languages approach a problem helps make a lot of programming concepts clearer. Often you'll learn techniques in one language that are can apply to another. Over the years I've worked in about a dozen different languages and I've learned something from each of them.
10. What is the first program you ever wrote?
I wrote all of the usual beginning programs for classes. One of the first programs I wrote on my own showed projections of a hypercube being folded up from a 3D cubes into a 4D object. That program displayed its results on a line-drawing terminal so you couldn't draw over anything like you can today on a raster screen.
I also remember a 3D start chart program I wrote for an astronomy class. I worked hard and got a B while my friend who baked a cake with a HR diagram on it showing star lifetimes got an A. Go figure.
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The hot pants war is heating up. Try as we might to run away from them, super-short shorts have become the go-to garment this summer. What did Dannii Minogue wear in her bid to out-fash fellow X Factor judge Cheryl Cole? Hot pants (tailored, black, high-waisted, looked fab teamed with her hot-pink slouchy vest and quiff). Seeing a 37-year-old looking gorgeous in bottom-skimming shorts has got us wondering if we can carry off the look too. So, a few tips...
- It's a lot of flesh to flash. Psych yourself up by wearing cut-off denims on the beach before you bring your thighs into the city.
- A barely there bottom half requires a loose top to balance you out. Blazers, boyfriend shirts and anything remotely drapey are your new best friends.
- Heels after dark. Flat glads during the day. Resist the temptation to wear them in the office, even if your thighs are hidden under the desk. The sparkle in your eye will give you away.
What do you reckon? Where do you draw the hot-pant line?
- Kate Faithfull


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Chattanooga city officials call club where nine people shot on Christmas morning a nuisance
Chattanooga Parks and Recreation is being proactive. Have you seen the programs they are offering inner city TEENS in their Prevention and Youth Development Services? They have actually spoken to teens asking how they can be heard. Seriously, check it out. http://www.facebook.com/notes/chattanooga-parks-and-recreation/fighting-back-parks-and-recreation-offering-inner-city-teens-a-positive-choice-i/335423656470924
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BERNE—In a game that took nearly four hours to complete due to lightning, it was the final seven minutes that made the difference as the Jets scored twice to seal a win in Berne.
For the first time in five seasons, Adams Central knocked off the Starfires of South Adams in football with a win Friday at Starfield, 19-7.
The Adams County sheriff's and Berne police departments collaborated to quickly arrest four suspects in the alleged recent attacks on members of the Amish community in the Berne area, according to Adams County Prosecutor Chris Harvey
Three people now face multiple felony charges, including armed robbery, and a fourth is facing a conspiracy charge.
A public hearing will be held at 8 p.m. next Monday, Sept. 24, in Berne City Hall to accept community input surrounding a proposed increase in municipal water rates.
Berne City Council recently gave its first reading to an ordinance that would boost monthly water rates for average users by $8.42 per month. The increase would represent the city's first water rate hike in more than 30 years.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A deadly virus has killed deer in at least four Indiana counties and is suspected in dozens more.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources biologist Chad Stewart said Thursday epizootic hemorrhagic disease has been confirmed in samples collected from dead deer in LaGrange, Miami, Morgan and Sullivan counties.
Marian A. (Ringger) Meyer Hedrick, 75, of Fort Wayne, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2012.
Raised in Grover Hill, Ohio, Marian attended Grover Hill High School where she graduated as salutatorian; she then graduated with honors from Defiance College in 1958.
David G. MacLean, 81, of Decatur died on September 16, 2012, in Lutheran Hospital. David served in the United States Air Force. He was self-employed selling Americana Books.
He is survived by a brother, Don MacLean, of Springfield, IL.
Graveside services were held Thursday at Decatur Cemetery. Arrangements were by Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
FORT WAYNE—A 48-game conference winning streak came to an end on Thursday night at Carroll as the Squaws fell to the Lady Chargers in a five-set gem that lived up to the pre-game billing.
Bellmont stumbled out of the gate losing the first two sets before finding life in set three and squeaking out set four, only to let the fifth and deciding set slip through their fingers 25-21, 25-21, 25-10, 25-23, 15-11.
Alejandro Lopez, 18, and David Veliz, 19, both of Fort Wayne, were arrested and an unnamed juvenile have been detained by the Adams County Sheriff's Department for their involvement with alleged crimes committed against members of the Amish community in Adams County last Monday, according to Adams County Prosecutor Chris Harvey.
The prosecutor said both men have been preliminarily detained pending charges of armed robbery and criminal confinement.
Students in Bellmont High School's Health Careers class and in Project Lead the Way kicked off a day-long seminar Wednesday morning with the arrival of the Samaritan lifeline helicopter from Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
The seminar offered demonstrations, lectures and power point presentations for the students in the two career-oriented courses.
Paramedics and nurses were on hand throughout the day to explain their careers, purposes and lifesaving measures.
The Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church released a statement on Wednesday in which it confirms that Bishop Luers head football coach Matt Lindsay was dismissed from that position earlier this week after "a large number of inappropriate video clips, none involving nudity, were discovered" on the coach's computer.


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Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield has renewed his call for a city takeover of Tennessee American Water. And the same thing should come of it as has come from similar efforts in the past: nothing.
Area customers pay less than a penny for a gallon of good, clean water. Perhaps the fact that water is such a bargain is why those who want Tennessee American to sell to the city routinely cite the percentages -- rather than the actual dollars -- when the utility seeks a rate increase.
Tennessee American now is asking regulators for a 23-percent rate increase. Sounds shocking, right?
Not really. Even if the full increase were approved -- which is highly unlikely -- it would add only around $6 per month to the typical Chattanooga ratepayer's bill. The average bill would be about $25 per month.
Most people with cell phones pay far more than that per month for service.
So the mayor's likening of the water company to "a bad tooth" just doesn't particularly resonate with customers, and there hasn't been any apparent public groundswell of support for the takeover of Tennessee American.
Nor should there be.
It's important to note the nearly $130 million that Tennessee American has pumped into local infrastructure over the past decade and a half and the anticipated need for work on pumps, pipelines and water treatment facilities in coming years. The need for work on the water system would not suddenly disappear if the city were in control, and there is no special reason to think that government can manage the provision of water better.
The Tennessee Regulatory Authority plans to decide on Tennessee American's rate increase request at the end of this year. Whether the full increase is justified is a matter of reasonable debate.
But it would be better to have that debate out from under the cloud of a possible takeover of the utility by the city.
It's only logical that a European company should be able to sell us the water from the Tennessee river. What could be more logical. No competition...no cost constraints that can't be added to overhead and packaged in the next rate request. Why would we ever want to control the most essential utility service in our own community. If we owned it, that would be socialism...perish the thought.
Corporations have our best interests at heart and will always do the right thing.
Everyone knows that if Chattanooga owned the water company the cost of water would go down.
Reminds me of other "truisms" : "The check is in the mail", "this won't hurt", "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."
It's funny, you think the price of a gallon of tap water is relevant.
It's not. You must be confusing it with bottled water.
But what's even funnier is if it were government action, raising the rates, you would be in a hysterical rage, even if it were a tenth the amount. You also use percentages when you can get the right reaction from using them. But let's see your math. 15 years is 180 months. That's less than a million a month in investment.
How many customers do they have, with their 25 dollars a month?


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Tennessee coach Butch Jones congratulates the offense as they come off the field after scoring a touchdown.Photo by Doug Strickland /Chattanooga Times Free Press.
The University of Tennessee Vols landed another major commitment Wednesday when five-star wide receiver Josh Malone picked UT over a host of power programs.
Malone is the second five-star in UT's swollen class of 33 -- more on that in a moment -- and he's also the second in-state five-star, joining running back Jalen Hurd.
In truth, recruiting has far and away been the high point of Butch Jones' first year, and that's a good thing. He made that pledge when he was hired, and he has delivered on it by amassing a collection of pledges from high school standouts that some experts in matters of recruiting believe Jones' bevy of ball-players is the nation's second-best group.
Here is where we make the obligatory "these pledges are non-binding until scholarship papers are signed" caveat, but the way Jones has recruited the only players that have decommitted so far seem to be players the Vols have upgraded. Plus with the number crunch that is on the horizon for this UT recruiting class, a few decommitments may not be a bad thing.
So whether you believe Jones is Lombardi or a lamb chop as a coach on Saturday, or whether you think Tennessee is where it should be or on the track to return, it's tough to find fault with the class Jones has assembled.
The Vols were under-manned in almost every SEC game this year, and the underachievement of an offensive line billed to be a collection of future NFL players, made every offensive possession a fight. Coupled with what we will generously call "less-than-good" quarterback play -- hey, it's the Christmas season, we can all be a little nicer, right? -- Tennessee's most effective offensive player for most of the season was kicker/punter Michael Palardy. And that's not sarcasm.
So if you are not happy with your roster, what do you do?
In the NFL, you either hope for a draft miracle or you go free agency and hope to find a diamond in the bushes. In college, you recruit. Hard.
Jones and the Vols have done just that and have made the most of a special opportunity that was present in this recruiting class. Considering the Vols overwhelming needs and their recent struggles -- three straight 5-7 seasons is less than mediocre and can quickly get lost in the shiny, dazzly and snazzy world that is the SEC -- landing a major crop of talent was going to be tough.
But, there were a slew of highly regarded legacies in this class, guys like Todd Kelly, Dillon Bates and the Berry twins. (And, like they say in the movie "Animal House," "legacies are generally asked to pledge, unless the legacy in question is a complete basket case... Like Fred.")
Add to that fact that the state of Tennessee also has more talent this year -- including two five-star kids for the first time in memory -- than we normally see. The Vols have pledges from six of the state's top eight, and in a lot of years that would scream desperation, but in this cycle it denotes the hard work of Jones and his staff, especially considering the fences that had to be mended in state after Derek Dooley's indifferent appraoch to recruiting Tennessee high schools.
So the Vols are trying to rework the roster. They currently have room to take 30 signees in this class, according to most reports; they have 33 commits already and are expecting one more today when offensive lineman Charles Mosley announces his decision. Plus, the Vols are in the mix for a slew of other supremely high-profile guys.
Expect some grayshirts -- maybe those new uniforms were a little foreshadowing -- and expect some transfers and roster causalities come this spring.
It's a numbers game, and we all saw this season the Vols need better numbers.
Jay was named the Sports Editor of the Times Free Press in 2003 and started with the newspaper in May 2002 as the Deputy Sports Editor. He was born and raised in Smyrna, Ga., and graduated from Auburn University before starting his newspaper career in 1997 with the Newnan (Ga.) Times Herald. Stops in Clayton and Henry counties in Georgia and two years as the Sports Editor of the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal preceded Jay's ...
Don Page —
Five-star recruit is a five-star recruit regardless of zip code. Rivals and the other services rank all the kids front to back. Rivals has 28 or so five stars in this class — Malone is No. 20 overall; Hurd is right at 28 — and that's from all states.
The difference would be saying Tennessee's No. 8-ranked player compared to say Florida or Georgia's No. 8-ranked player. That's where the blur could occur.
Delashmit —
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's lottery players will have another option next month when the state begins offering chances in the multistate game Mega Millions.
On Nov. 16, Mega Millions sales begin for drawings on Tuesdays and Friday. The state currently offers the multistate Powerball game and Louisiana Lotto on Wednesdays and Saturdays and daily games of Easy 5, Pick 4 and Pick 3.
The new game costs $1 per play by selecting five numbers and one Mega Ball number. The starting jackpot is $12 million. The game also features prize levels ranging from $250,000 for matching all five white balls but not the Mega Ball to $2 for just matching the Mega Ball.
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Greetings, update readers.
Apropos of the important bathroom discussion from last week's chat, we begin today with a photo sent in by a reader named Brett. Brett surreptitiously took this photo in the bathroom of his federal government workplace in Washington D.C. As you can see, this provides visual documentation of the falsity of the contention that men do not ALSO get weird about the possibility of peeping into the cracks and crevices left by a poorly constructed bathroom stall. Click here to see the photo.
There is only one other item in this update, but it is weird. Purely by accident, I happened upon a raging internet debate over this Geico commercial, which I hate. I hate it for a bunch of reasons, but mostly because it is lame. And it is historically bizarre: The point of Paul Revere's ride was to say not that the British regulars were on the move, but whether they were on the move by land or sea, and from where to where. "They're coming. The British" is of no particular value. But mostly because it is lame.
The reason I was researching this was mostly because I cannot understand the woman's guess, based on Revere's prancing, mincing little dance. How does "Hot stew Saturday" follow? And what does it mean? What the heck kind of a charades clue is that?
Nothing has elucidated this. But I found something else: A robust debate about whether this commercial is covertly ... racist.
People have noted that the guesses prior to "hot stew Saturday" seemed to be saying something like "black" and "baboon" and "monkey." I listened, and distinctly heard it, too! WTF?
So I read more, until someone points out they are clearly saying "blacksmith." Once you know what you are hearing, it becomes obvious. This reminded me of the absolutely great scene in the vastly underrated 1974 movie "The Conversation" where nerd detective Gene Hackman picks up a snippet of important conversation from a couple on whom he was spying. You want to start watching at the 6 minute mark.
Spoiler alert.
Spoiler alert coming:
In the end, he realizes he was hearing the right words, but not the right inflection. They were saying "HE'D kill US if he got the chance..."
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A mitogen is a chemical substance that encourages a cell to commence cell division, triggering mitosis. A mitogen is usually some form of a protein.
Mitogenesis is the induction (triggering) of mitosis, typically via a mitogen.
Mitogens trigger signal transduction pathways in which mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is involved, leading to mitosis.
Use in immunology[edit]
B cells can enter mitosis when they encounter an antigen matching their immunoglobulin.
Mitogens are often used to stimulate lymphocytes and therefore assess immune function.
The most commonly used mitogens in clinical laboratory medicine are:
|Acts upon T cells?
|Acts upon B cells?
|phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)
|concanavalin A (conA)
|lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
|pokeweed mitogen (PWM)
Lipopolysaccharide toxin from gram-negative bacteria is thymus-independent. They may directly activate B cells, regardless of their antigenic specificity.
Plasma cells are terminally differentiated and, therefore, cannot undergo mitosis. Memory B cells can proliferate to produce more memory cells or plasma B cells. This is how the mitogen works, that is, by inducing mitosis in memory B cells to cause them to divide, with some becoming plasma cells.
Mitogens in human physiology[edit]
Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 mediates the major growth-promoting effect of Human Growth Hormone as a paracrine agent at growth plates in the skeletal system. Another example for mitogen agent is G-CSF.
Other uses[edit]
Mitogens also induce the activity of the PTGS2 enzyme.
External links[edit]
- Mitogens at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- Mitogen at eMedicine Dictionary
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Born Aug. 16, 1930 in Great Neck, Bruce graduated from Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA, in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He settled in Port Washington with his wife Marilyn Dietz Buckley in 1956. He worked for Citibank in New York City for most of his career. He received his master's of finance from New York University. In his later years, he worked for the law firm of Cullen and Dykman in Garden City. In 2004, he retired to Viera, FL. In his retirement years, Bruce enjoyed reading, dining out and traveling the world with his wife Marilyn. After a noble eight-month battle with pulmonary fibrosis, he died on Oct. 11, 2009 at age 79.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marilyn; his son Paul; and daughters, Donna Vlahos and Susan Martingano. He was predeceased by his son John B. Jr. Grandfather of nine, John, Nick, Mary Beth and Jennifer Vlahos, Susan and Lindsey Buckley and Anthony, Samantha and Gina Martingano.
Arrangements were made by the Austin F. Knowles Funeral Home, Port Washington. He was buried at LI National Cemetery with military honors. Bruce will be missed by all who knew him.