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I wrote this response below to address a recent New York Times article: Confirming a Diagnosis of Celiac Disease.
Celiac.com 01/13/2010 - The problem with current diagnosis criteria for celiac disease is that it takes a certain degree of damage to intestinal villi in order to get a formal diagnosis. Since celiac disease with villi damage are just one manifestation of a much broader and more widespread problem--gluten sensitivity--many people who could still develop serious health problems if they continue to eat gluten, will go undiagnosed under the current definition of celiac disease.
The reality of gluten sensitivity is that around 7 to 12% of the US population test positive for antibodies which are an indicator that their immune system is mounting a response to gliadin, the part of gluten that causes the reaction in those who are sensitive. Many of these people may never get flattened villi, however, many may end up with other conditions that are triggered by gluten exposure in sensitive individuals, for example nerve damage (ataxia), liver problems, diabetes, thyroid issues, etc..
In the past 10 years the diagnostic criteria for celiac disease have been changed significantly to include various degrees of villi damage (Marsh Criteria), and as a result, more people are now being properly diagnosed. In the next 10 years I predict that blood tests alone will replace the use of all biopsy results to diagnose celiac disease, as they are a far more sensitive indicator of gluten sensitivity. Once this happens we will finally reach a point where those affected can be properly treated and avoid the risk of the many disorders that have been associated with sensitive individuals who eat gluten, some of which are described here.
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In 1994 I was diagnosed with celiac disease, which led me to create Celiac.com in 1995. I created this site for a single purpose: To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed so they can begin to live happy, healthy gluten-free lives. Celiac.com was the first site on the Internet dedicated solely to celiac disease. In 1998 I founded The Gluten-Free Mall, Your Special Diet Superstore!, and I am the co-author of the book Cereal Killers, and founder and publisher of Journal of Gluten Sensitivity.View all articles by Scott Adams
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Thank you Scott! It's so wonderful to know someone is speaking out for those who are gluten sensitive.
Gluten sensitive sibling of a celiac.
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Dear Scott,
I greatly support your efforts to clarify that health problems associated with malnutrition (induced by shortened or flattened intestinal villi), are only the part of health disturbances induced and/or sustained by immune mediated reaction induced by gluten. Zorica
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I think it's wonderful if we can get away from doing the invasive testing to confirm celiac. However, it is well known that the blood test has a high rate of false negatives (I'm living proof of that). I think the medical community needs to be more open to other types of testing to pin down this diagnosis.
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01 Feb 2010 11:39:05 AM PDT
Bravo! It is imperative the medical community replace the outdated "Gold Standard" of flattened villi for diagnosing celiac with immediate cost-effect testing which addresses the needs of today's populations to prevent further damage from occurring.
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I really appreciated your article and the points you made in response to Dr. Crowe's article. I also posted a response to her article.
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This was very helpful. Thanks!
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I don't think it's cruel to refuse to be a short-order cook, but I do think that if your kids are refusing dinner every single night (and are going hungry) then you might want to consider changing your menus up a bit so they can actually eat something. What kind of meals do you make?
Oh, I so hear you. Nobody in my house agrees on food. My husband and son are incredibly picky eaters. My husband could eat steak every night and he has hereditary high cholesterol and is on meds. He likes everything plain, which is easy. I just make some frozen veggies to go with it and an occasional starch for him. My son is the same exact way, except he likes sea salt on his veggies. Easy enough. My daughter is more adventurous with food. I usually make something else for me and her on the nights when the boys have steaks or burgers. We like fish, veggies, beans, etc. She devoured the lima beans tonight! She has been eating salad since 2 years old but my 10 year old son won't touch it. To make matters worse, my daughter has had stomach issues, since infancy. So, I have to limit acidic and spicy foods for her, which she loves. Adores tomatoes, vinegar, etc. We go for more testing tomorrow. So, needless to say, I make simple meals, but a variety of stuff, so that everyone eats. I feel really bad, but when I have had a bad day and my daughter is rude, and I am giving her a choice of two things she usually eats, and she still says she doesn't want either, I have been known to say.."I guess you're not eating, then." She eventually comes around. My kids will try to get away with not eating their veggies too. I will say "two more pieces of broccoli and you can have dessert" and they will pick the smallest pieces. My parents were pretty hard on us and really tried to force us to finish our food. I think it effected my sister more, as she would physically gag. There were many scenes at the dinner table. My parents were from European immigrant families who survived wars and the depression, so they were probably forced to stay at the table until they ate as well. Probably not the best approach, but me cooking two different meals, and allowing my kids to have dessert when they didn't eat all their food is not good either!
I am not a short order %)(#$& cook. Do not like my dinner? Grab an apple and go to bed.
When I was growing up in Russia, in the winter, there was not even an apple to grab.
I am good cook and I serve variety of foods at dinner. Main dish and yummy side dishes. I never insisted on everything being eaten but I would never make an extra meal for a "picky kid"
My kid are great and adventurous eaters. Half of their friends are pastafarians.
There is a difference between kindness and compassion. Kindness can be enabling and compassion can appear cruel.
It may be kind to make a second dinner but the the child will grow up feeling entitlement to a special treatment all the time and with very narrow tastes.
Denying an additional dinner may seem cruel but the ability to try different food and getting along with people will serve your child well!.
You might be on to something with the sense of entitlement thing. My husband grew up with a live-in nanny who spoiled him rotten. She would cook his favorite foods all the time. Now he is an incredibly picky eater. I'll eat anything, pretty much, or at least try it to be polite. Thanks a lot Nana!
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We have one picky eater in the house, my 6.5 yr old, and we let him make himself an alternate dinner if he doesn't like what I've served. But I keep him in mind when I'm cooking most of the time-- like separating out ingredients because he likes stuff plain, like is more likely to eat quinoa than quinoa pilaf, etc. And we have full out meals that he likes often that don't have to involve separating, like mac n cheese and pizza. He might not eat the broccoli on the side, but at least he's eating what we're eating!
Cereal and milk isn't the worst meal by any stretch, but maybe give them another option, too, if there's something else easy to grab. Like a sandwich, a bagel with hummus or cream cheese, etc. We also tried to make the rule that either carrots or an apple should be part of the alternate meal, but sometimes that doesn't happen.
Since I was a very picky eater as a kid I really relate to my son. Food can be scary. It can make you gag if you don't want it. No one should be forced to eat something or made to go hungry (within reason). I think a nice "no thank you helping" as my mom called it is a good idea. Encourage bites, but don't force it.
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However, I believe it is important to explain over and over to kids that sharing a meal is not always about what you like or don't like. I try to make dinners that everyone likes. If it is some crazy kale bean soup, I do provide an alternative. I will eat anything that someone offers me in their home, and cringe if I consider telling a host, oh, I don't care for rutabagas. And I do have food allergies.
I mentioned this upthread, but again, I would be more upset at being told food was delicious and tasty and I *should* like it than being told "it's what's for dinner, grab an apple and some cheese if you don't like it". Even as adults, I have very different tastes in food than one of my parents. It always made me feel small and terrible when I was told I was wrong for not liking certain things (I am slightly- to moderately-picky, but generally not a difficult person to feed as I can usually find something I will eat).
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I do not make an extra meal, nor do I allow the kids (or adults!) to make another meal (i.e. pbj etc.) I do allow them to have a healthy bedtime snack whether they eat dinner or not (usually a banana). I don't allow making something else because I can guarantee if one kid didn't want their dinner and made a sandwich, the rest would quickly follow and I am not making dinner just for everyone else to make something else!
I do not require them to eat all of their dinner, just to try it. Likewise, they are mostly welcome to only eat part of their dinners-like, my dd will pick out the beans from her chilli and leave the rest and that is fine with me. I do my best to accomodate where I can, like putting sauce on the side of pasta if they don't love it, or making burritos with just beans and cheese instead of the works. I make a really strong effort to make sure I make dinners that most people like whenever I can and I ask for input from the kids about what they want to eat, but I also explain that we can't all have our favorite foods every day because we all have different faves! It works out fine. I don't think I am being cruel and I don't think they are being traumatized, it is just the reality of living on a low budget and little time!
I should also note that I only do this for dinner-they are welcome to choose and make what they want for breakfast and lunch as long as it is balanced and healthy.
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I do not tell people that they are bad for not liking food I made, but I am not a short order cook. If someone does not like my food, they can make their own. After whole long day at works the last thing I need is to make 3 dinners.
Adults and children all over the world are not picky as they are in US.
Both of my kids are now really good cooks.
I agree with that. I have no problem with telling kids who are old enough to fend for themselves, or giving a younger kid an apple and a cheese stick. I don't think parents need to be caterers or short-order cooks. I do think it's rather un-gentle to insist that something a child clearly doesn't care for is "delicious": that's disrespectful of the child's feelings. (And yes, it's disrespectful for a child to be rude about what's being served. I wouldn't be okay with that either.)
Single WAH mama to a fourteen-year-old girl.
Could it be the culture of child-rearing? More strict? Could it be that extended families, also more common outside the US, can help with raising children who aren't intensely picky? Could it be that we in the US are phenomenally crappy cooks?
"She is a mermaid, but approach her with caution. Her mind swims at a depth most would drown in."
I agree with that. I have no problem with telling kids who are old enough to fend for themselves, or giving a younger kid an apple and a cheese stick. I don't think parents need to be caterers or short-order cooks. I do think it's rather un-gentle to insist that something a child clearly doesn't care for is "delicious": that's disrespectful of the child's feelings. (And yes, it's disrespectful for a child to be rude about what's being served. I wouldn't be okay with that either.)
I seem to be one of the stricter respondents, but I would never insist that my kids pretend to like something or that it is delicious. Our rule is that if they don't like something, they may say so politely ONE time and then that it is-I got it. No making faces, huffing and puffing, whining about it. They don't have to eat it, but that is what is for dinner. In return, I make note of their dislike and try not to make it a regular dish or at least serve it with sides they do like.
It actually drives me crazy when one person says they don't like something only to have another, adult or child, chime in with, "Oh, but I LOVE it, it is sooo good," etc. We don't all like the same things! It is silly to expect us too, but also silly to expect that mama's going to make everyone happy every single night of the week. I, for one, am extremely excited for the time when my kids get to take turns making meals too-and I promise to eat or politely refuse what they serve and deal with it :)
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And a situation where a child is repeatedly bypassing the meal shows questionable choices for dinner on the part of the cook. Again, this is not about an occasional meal that is disliked. Those of us who consider our children's feelings and preferences may choose to occasionally choose to make something not preferred, but there would be an alternative that would be eaten. It is no fun to be hungry and watch others eat. It is, in my opinion, cruel.
I have *never* been told I must eat three bites of something before I can leave the table when I am a guest. I would not return to have dinner in a house where I am told to eat what's before me or just sit there and maybe grab myself an apple after dinner.
It is a double standard to expect a child to behave as a guest, while the cook/server is *not* behaving as a host.
So family dinner is different than dining at someone else's house.
Maybe we all should consider the day when we are in an old age home. Would we *want* to be treated the way we treat our children? If the answer is "yes", then I guess you're doing alright. If the answer is "no", then change is in order.
There are two issues being kicked around here.
1. Providing healthy food for our children
2. Being treated with respect, ourselves.
I believe it is possible to provide healthy food for a child while respecting that child, and still be respected.
I don't think anyone's brought up Ellyn Satter yet, so I will! I like her "family friendly" approach to meals, instead of catering or short order cooking:
"Do you think it's cruel not to make children extra food if they don't like what you made?"
I guess it depends on how you handle the situation. Forcing your child to sit at the table until they eat the food you made or refusing to let them eat any other food until that particular plate of food was eaten would be cruel, IMO. Trying to make them feel bad or punishing them would be cruel.
A parent making different meals for everyone every time they don't like something that is served would be ridiculous and overly indulgent.
Teaching the kids to not make a fuss and just go get a sandwich, fruit or a bowl of cereal occasionally if they don't want the meal made sounds healthy and reasonable to me. It teaches them to take care of their own needs.
In my home, I ask everyone for input when I plan meals. I take dd's suggestions for a few nights each week. Some nights she absolutely isn't going to want what dh and I are eating.
I might ask her to taste something before deciding she doesn't want it if it is new. I don't make her sit there and starve or get upset over it. I don't cook a different meal for her but she can make a sandwich or something else on her own and eat it while we eat the other food. It is just one meal out of the day and for me food is not worth entering into some stupid battle of wills over. It isn't going to crush her nutritionally to eat something different. Dd might try more variety of foods as she gets older but if she doesn't want to that is her business.
I've never heard anyone say they love a food because they were forced to eat it as a kid.
Kim ~mom to one awesome dd (12)
Some folks are saying they make only one meal, but are also saying they make an effort to ensure the child(ren) have something on the table they will eat, or make a quick alternative. That's good.
Some folks are saying they make only one meal and expect it to be eaten, but don't say if they consider preferences or needs. Not so good. Maybe they are being considerate and just haven't communicated it well here.
What about the OP? Do the meals offered ignore the preferences or needs of all? Or only the adults? What alternatives does your husband feel you should be offering? How were meals handled in your childhood home?
For those who expect their children to behave as though guests in their own home, I certainly hope you are behaving like good hosts.
I would not return to have dinner in a house where I am told to eat what's before me or just sit there and maybe grab myself an apple after dinner.
Do you attend a lot of dinner parties? I can't imagine a hostess TELLING the guests to "eat what's before [them] or just sit there"... But my understanding is, the polite thing to do, if you don't like what your hostess has made, is exactly that: sit there, push it around your plate cheerfully, and then grab an apple (or something else) on your way home. Or maybe I just spend too much time reading Etiquette Hell...
Maybe we all should consider the day when we are in an old age home. Would we *want* to be treated the way we treat our children? If the answer is "yes", then I guess you're doing alright. If the answer is "no", then change is in order.
Another extremely good analogy! When my grandma (who had age-related dementia at the end of her life) wouldn't eat her dinner, we didn't comment on it at all. Of course, when you're 97 years old, you're allowed to have as much chocolate as you want afterwards... not so much when you're 7 years old, and have a growing body and a whole life ahead of you.
You missed my point, which is dining at home is not the same as dining at someone else's house.
If you had no option but to eat at your neighbor's house, and had little say in what was available for breakfast and lunch, too, would you want to face nightly meals that you couldn't stand? How hungry would you get? At some point would manners fail and would you say something?
And how can you express concern for a growing body and not care if the meal is eaten night after night?
Poor behavior can be justified, but that doesn't improve the quality of the behavior. In an ideal home, *all* parties behave with respect toward each other. I'm not sure, from what's been written here, that all posters are modeling respect.
I'm aware that my hubris only pans out because my kids are not picky eaters. What do they get for breakfast and lunch? Breakfast my husband cooks and it is "your starch preference of the day" with the kids choosing between oatmeal, pancakes, french toast, crepes or the grown ups say, "I think it is a protein day" and we have eggs. We generally put yogurt on top of most starches so that the breakfast isn't *just* starch. We only veto starting with a main starch once a week because the kids are not so into eggs. They generally live on the toast that comes with the eggs. Then they start on the fruit basket right after breakfast. Lunch is what they ask for. They like cucumber sandwiches, pbj, ramen, and sometimes we do finger food veggies with dip--they enjoy it because they normally paint the whole table with the dip. Sigh.
Dinner is the only meal I'm kind of a jerk about. My oldest doesn't like peppers and my youngest doesn't like potatoes so when those veggies are part of a meal I put ONE BITE on their plate. I say, "Pretty please try it because taste buds are weird and often people grow to like things even if they don't like it at first." I now eat tomatoes willingly which is something I never would have believed before age 26. I am fairly violently opposed to eating seafood of any kind and when we end up at a sushi restaurant through group consensus I have to try a bite of fish every time even though I don't like it. We are fair about our weird dogmatic rules.
My advice may not be appropriate for you. That's ok. You are just fine how you are and I am the right kind of me.
You missed my point, which is dining at home is not the same as dining at someone else's house.
If you had no option but to eat at your neighbor's house, and had little say in what was available for breakfast and lunch, too, would you want to face nightly meals that you couldn't stand? How hungry would you get? At some point would manners fail and would you say something?
And how can you express concern for a growing body and not care if the meal is eaten night after night?
I think a lot of the differences of opinion on this issue is that we are all coming at this from our experiences with our own kids. I don't know a single parent of a picky eater that is not tremendously sympathetic about the challenges of feeding a kid with strong food aversions. I don't know any parents who have seen a lot of success with the "one family meal" approach that wouldn't heartily encourage other parents to give that a try.
Another layer is that we are often reacting from our own experiences eating as children - a lot of passion and conviction can come from that...not matter what choices we've made as a result. When thought of it this way it's understandable that someone growing up being force-fed liver would have a radically different idea about this than someone growing up remembering food-scarce Russian winters - ESPECIALLY if then their choices are working well for their family.
Don't know what my point is exactly - other than what another PP (Pek, maybe), if your choices are working and your kids seem to have a good relationship with food, the person preparing meals feels comfortable with the situation, and everyone is getting adequate nutrition, I think we're all doing OK. If not, take the advice and opinions from folks here that resonates well with you and try it on as a family.
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Breakfast is no-cook -- usually fruit & yogurt, or berries & cream, or dinner leftovers. On weekends sometimes DH makes pancakes or something.
Lunch is something quick & easy -- generally leftovers or salad. If I do cook (rare!!), it's something that takes under 5 minutes, like veggie quesadillas.
Breakfast they get choices...oatmeal, cereal, toast, fruit, yogurt, etc. Because they are easy to make.
For lunch my boys get the same thing and if there's enough I'll eat it too. Weekend lunches we all usually eat the same lunch.
And even though I know there are some foods my kids won't eat, if I make it I still put some on their plate hoping maybe today they will try it again and like it. Like my ODS for a while didn't like cooked carrots (but would eat raw carrots fine). I would still put them on his plate. I wouldn't make him eat them at all, but they were there. Now he is eating cooked carrots again. If one of them say "I don't like this" I tell them fine, but you must eat all your ____ instead.
I am actually working on not being offended when my kids don't like what I make. It takes a lot of time to cook from scratch and I want to feel like they appreciate it while also providing them with healthy food. But because they are young, 4 and 2, their food preferences could literally change daily.
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In our family we have had a hot breakfast every day for the last 10 years (ever since DC started eating solids). For me, it means a lot to my parental sanity to know that my child has had a hot meal for breakfast - it's a personal quirk. For a long time it was a sprouted wheat bread soaked in an egg with strawberry preserves. Lately it's been a bit more varied so it's anything from a toasted bagel, an omlet, waffles...
Additionally, I wonder if typical American style dinner cooking (a la the 50's) doesn't involve more labor than in other cultures...I'm not sure about that but it's my suspicion. One of my favorite cook books is "French Cooking in 10 Minutes" and a lot of what makes in that book is one cooked item and then maybe some bread and cheese or some cut carrots or pickles or a small salad. A balanced meal but a large portion of it takes just a minute or two to prepare.
I also wonder how the issue of frugality comes in to play for families. Certainly it is easier to budget meals when you have a good idea of what people are willing to eat and side snacking isn't so random. Also, it's a challenge with some folks don't want to eat the frugally prepared meals or make due with leftovers and etc. A bit off topic but I'm sure that comes for a lot of people - I know it does for us.
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I think I cook a separate meal for my kids almost every day. It's an unpopular opinion here but like some others I have an extremely picky eater. If I didn't cook him what he likes he really, truly wouldn't eat. If we go on a trip somewhere he will eat nothing for the whole duration unless we can procure his favorite snacks like banana, strawberries, milk (we went to Scotland for 14 days one time and he survived only on the above fruits). We are Indian so our regular dinner fare is dal (lentil stew), roti (wheat flatbread) and a dry curry, which is what his staple food is. Ds is going to be 7 in a couple weeks and he has never eaten a candy, drank soda or eaten a burger in his life. He has always been averse to some textures; it took me 6 months of dogged trying to get him to eat a slice of cheese pizza so he would have something to eat at birthday parties. All this to say that although my son eats healthy food almost exclusively, it is still only one KIND of food. So, if I didn't cook his staple for him, say if we're eating pasta for dinner one day, then he would likely not eat. So I do. He's in the 10th percentile for weight, always has been, and I won't see him fall off the chart so I cook for him.
Maybe he will grow up to be the pickiest eater alive. That's his life, his choice. I will make sure he knows how to cook what he will eat and that's all I feel I can do for him.
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Two Plus Two is the leading publisher of poker strategy and advantage gambling books. Now, Two Plus Two is bringing that same level of expertise and quality to audio in the form of Pokercasts.
June 3rd, 2015
Episode 94 of 306 episodes
This Week on the Pokercast: The first week of the 46th annual WSOP is history now and we've got all the stories from the Rio. Mr. Mike Johnson has returned to the Pokercast studios to host with Adam for what is his favourite time to talk poker, and most other poker fans favourite time of the year, too. To kick things off this week in "In Case You Missed It": The Colossus was the largest live poker tournament of all time, Adam and Mike break down the sheer numbers of this tournament and talk about it's pros and cons. The guys also talk about the other bracelet events of the week, one of which a pokercast listener took down! Alongside the WSOP there are a ton of other events going on in Vegas such as super high rollers at the Aria. There's an interesting story about a guy who was accidentally registered for a $25k tournament and decided to play causing a big problem for the casino and we've got the details. Other stories covered this week are the 24hr poker channel, and Macau gambling revenue taking a dive. Last week Adam was away at a golf tournament with lots of poker players and industry types, and Matt Savage was the ring leader. Matt joins us to talk about the golf trip and the issues and news surrounding the heap of poker tournaments this week. Also, the Pokercast crew, new and old got together this weekend for Terrence's much anticipated fight and there are many stories from that night. Terrence joins us to talk about his experience from Vegas before heading down to the Rio to hop in a tournament. After T, Steve Day joins us to talk about what's been happening at Pokerstars, the addition of some huge names to the Pokerstars Team and more. Finally, Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger is our last guest of the night and he also joins us from Vegas. Andrew has had a ton of success not only over the last several years, but in the last couple months. We talk about his recent scores in SCOOP and Aria high rollers and about his new book "Yoga of Poker, a high stakes journey to freedom". Lastly, listen for the password to the Pokerstars invitational for Pokercast listeners within the show! (Featured guests: Matt Savage, Andrew Lichtenberger)
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Bevacizumab and Erlotinib in the Treatment of Patients With Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site
This study has been completed.
SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
Genentech, Inc.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 12, 2005
Last updated: September 15, 2010
Last verified: September 2010
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This trial will investigate the combination of bevacizumab, and erlotinib in patients with adenocarcinoma or poorly differentiated carcinoma of unknown primary site. Bevacizumab and erlotinib are relatively well-tolerated and have non-overlapping toxicity profiles. This trial will be one of the first clinical trials to evaluate a combination of targeted agents in the treatment of a solid tumor.
|Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
|Drug: Bevacizumab Drug: Erlotinib
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase II Trial of Bevacizumab and Erlotinib in the Treatment of Patients With Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Overall response rate
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Time to progression
- Overall survival
- Overall tolerability
- Overall toxicity
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Upon determination of eligibility, patients will be receive:
- Bevacizumab + Erlotinib
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
To be included in this study, you must meet the following criteria:
- Carcinoma of unknown primary site confirmed by biopsy
- Measurable disease
- ECOG performance status must be 0-1
- Adequate bone marrow, liver and kidney
- Understand the nature of this study and give written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
You cannot participate in this study if any of the following apply to you:
- Age< 18 years
- May not have received EGFR inhibitors
- History of acute myocardial infarction within 6 months
- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
- Moderate to severe peripheral vascular disease.
- History of stroke within 6 months
- History of abdominal fistula, perforation, or abscess within 6 months
- Active concurrent infections
- Serious underlying medical conditions
- Active brain metastases
- Women who are pregnant or lactating.
- PEG or G-tube
- Proteinuria
- Any nonhealing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
- Any clinical evidence or history of bleeding, clotting or coagulopathy
Please note: There are additional inclusion/exclusion criteria. The study center will determine if you meet all of the criteria. If you do not qualify for the trial, study personnel will explain the reasons. If you do qualify, study personnel will explain the trial in detail and answer any questions you may have.
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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: NCT00193622
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00193622
Sponsors and Collaborators
SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
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|John D. Hainsworth, MD
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00193622 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
AVF 2968s
|Study First Received:
|September 12, 2005
|Last Updated:
|September 15, 2010
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplastic Processes
Pathologic Processes
Erlotinib Hydrochloride
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
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Growth Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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Located near the airport, this family-friendly hotel is within 12 mi (20 km) of Nepliget, MindQuest, and PANiQ-Room. Arena Plaza Shopping Mall and Hungarian National Museum are also within 12 mi (20 km).
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A restaurant, a health club, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle. Additionally, a coffee shop/café, a sauna, and a rooftop terrace are onsite.
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All 110 rooms offer free WiFi and free wired Internet, plus balconies and LCD TVs with satellite channels. Guests will also find 24-hour room service, minibars, and rainfall showerheads.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Airport Hotel Budapest features a health club and a sauna. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 2454 square feet (228 square meters) include conference space. This luxury hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available 24 hours). Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Airport Hotel Budapest is a smoke-free property.
- Health club
- 24-hour front desk
- Free airport transportation
- Babysitting or childcare
- Number of floors - 4
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop or café
- Free breakfast
- Conference space
- Elevator/lift
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- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Total number of rooms - 110
- Tours/ticket assistance
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- Conference space size (feet) - 2454
- Sauna
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- Free WiFi
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- Conference space size (meters) - 228
- Number of meeting rooms - 6
- RV, bus, truck parking
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
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- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Laundry facilities
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Long-term parking (surcharge), Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Free wired Internet
- Pay movies
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- In-room massage available
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free WiFi
- Free newspaper
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Rainfall showerhead
- Room service (24 hours)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast.
Avion Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Open 24 hours.
Avion bar - This bistro serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open 24 hours.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a health club and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Fitness classes on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 4 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of HUF 4000 per stay
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Extended parking fee: HUF 11500 per week
- Pet fee: HUF 4000 per stay
Hotel Name
- Airport Budapest Hotel
- Airport Budapest Vecses
- Airport Hotel Budapest
- Airport Hotel Budapest Vecses
- Budapest Airport Hotel
- Budapest Hotel Airport
- Hotel Airport Budapest
- Hotel Budapest Airport
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This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 4 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
National Rating
Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Hungary. This property is rated 4.5 star and is displayed on this page as 4.5 stars.


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You can't call David Boren a revolutionary. The Yale graduate and Rhodes scholar has served as a governor and senator. Now he is a college president. So he comes at politics with a mainstream bent.
Nor is the Democrat a lefty. He is passionate about the political center.
But now the Oklahoman has indeed done something revolutionary. He's joined up with Americans Elect, an organization trying to get a bipartisan ticket on November's ballot. That's right: A Republican and Democrat.
The order of the ticket doesn't matter. If the organization's online delegates select a Democrat as its presidential nominee, a Republican will get the vice presidential slot. Or vice versa.
Boren publicly backed the group's effort to get on the ballot in Oklahoma, where he heads the University of Oklahoma. Americans Elect is already on California's influential ballot, and efforts are under way to get on in all 50 states.
This, folks, is how Americans in the middle of the political spectrum can get Washington's attention. The parties won't reform themselves, but they will change if they feel enough outside pressure. I don't know if I will eventually vote for the group's nominees, but I'm glad to see moderates pushing back against the extremes.
Boren told me over the phone last week that he hopes to work with others in drafting a respected pair to seek the Americans Elect nomination. The list on the group's website, americanselect.org, includes lesser figures, such as Buddy Roemer, as front-runners. Excuse me, but the almost-unknown former Louisiana governor would make this effort a joke if he got the nomination. Selecting a real-deal pair is a must to get the two parties' attention.
Boren's gone radical, if you will, because he remains concerned about the partisanship that makes it difficult to get much of significance done in Washington. Four years ago, he hosted a bipartisan summit at OU, as Democrats and Republicans were starting to select nominees. Boren and former Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn invited luminaries from both parties, including Michael Bloomberg, Gary Hart and Christine Todd Whitman, to Norman.
They talked about ways the next president could create greater consensus across the aisle. Boren suggested the president hold regular meetings with Democratic and Republican leaders of top congressional committees, such as the ones dealing with the military and taxes.
Barack Obama has not done that regularly. Boren thinks his fellow Democrat, whom he backed in 2008, did not serve long enough in the Senate to know how to create a strong bipartisan culture as president. He also went for the long ball on health care, when a focus on jobs or incremental health reforms could have avoided the partisan brawl over the Affordable Care Act.
Of course, the partisanship in Washington is not only Obama's fault. House Republicans, on their best days, look like they would prefer supporting a plan from Lady Gaga than from the White House.
This situation won't change without substantial outside pressure. That's why Americans Elect is important. The effort probably won't elect the next president, but if it gets enough voters to back a serious ticket, the two parties will pay attention.
They certainly did after Ross Perot won 19 percent of the vote in 1992 with his crusade against rising debt. Bill Clinton flipped his priorities and made deficit reduction a top goal when he took office in 1993.
Americans Elect can't change Washington alone, which is why it's important that we also have advocacy groups like No Labels pressuring the system.
No Labels is an organization of frustrated Democrats, Republicans and independents. They pride themselves on backing reforms and leaders to break the grip of extremists. For instance, No Labels has taken the lead on a change-the-culture bill that comes up for a hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday. The No Budget, No Pay Act would withhold legislators' pay if they don't pass a joint budget resolution and spending bills by Oct. 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year.
I love that concept. And this is how Washington will start to change, with pressure from muscular outsiders. There may not be a revolution going on quite yet, but the rebels are starting their charge.
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Elizabeth Warren: St. Patrick Drove The Snakes Out Of Ireland…To Wall Street.
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From the Roundup. Senator Elizabeth Warren gave a fun speech in South Boston at the St. Patrick's day breakfast with some memorable lines.
This is the day we remember Saint Patrick who, legend has it, drove the snakes out of Ireland. Unfortunately too many of them went to Wall Street. Where are you when we really need you St. Pat?
Warren did not limit herself to jokes about Wall Street throwing in one for former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Our own John Kerry has already been busy as Secretary of State – go John! In just six weeks he has visited all the countries where Mitt Romney has stashed money.
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I'd like areola reduction and currently have 450cc high profile saline implants under the muscle. I'd sometime in the future also want my implant size reduced but for now only the areolas. Will the benelli lift spread the areolas more? Why does my surgeon say it won't and others say it will? Who is right?? Also, is my goal realistic without changing the implant size yet? Thank you
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Areolar reduction
The best way to prevent areolar widening after with an areolar reduction is to use a non-absorbable suture such as Gore-Tex. This suture is soft and will retain the areolar diameter over time. The areolar skin typically heals quite well, but there may be a slightly visible scar. Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon for an in-person consultation.
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Areolar reduction-is it worth the scar?
A circumferential reduction of the areola can be performed but there is a significant chance the scar or areola may widen again.Because of this I use this approach sparingly in my practice and mainly for people who really need the skin tightening. It may not be worth the risk of scars in your case, but you should discuss it with your surgeon.
Areola reduction, Benelli lift
You need to have excess skin or some looseness to reduce the size of the areola. If it is very tight now, then most any lift that is done will probably cause the areola as well as the scars to spread. If you breasts are tight, then as you mentioned, reducing the size of the implant would then should give you enough looseness to reduce the areola. The Benelli is one way of doing this but you need to see someone who has experience in this method. Sometimes the areolas end up even larger than before with bad scars!
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One of the many untoward effects of my chemotherapy is that it has afflicted my tongue and delicate esophageal tissues with a highly disagreeable intolerance for anything the slightest bit piquant. At first I rebelled, but eventually, for the sake of my stomach lining, I had to cave. Wine, even really good wine, causes spasms of pain. Delicious tacos: a no-go. Ginger, salt, pepper, garlic, onions, chile: negatory.
Yup. I'm on a Bland Diet. Which poses serious problems, since I don't know how to drink anything except really good wine, and I don't know how to cook anything without ginger, salt, pepper, garlic, onions, or chile. And neither does any chef within a 40-mile radius of Austin.
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"Hong Kong Heritage Tourism Expo – Access Heritage" Exhibition
This exhibition is organized by the Commissioner for Heritage's Office under the Development Bureau. It introduces some specially designed heritage tour routes that have been devised with a traditional and cultural flavour, including "A Journey to the Centre of Law and Order", "A Glimpse into the Lives of Early Chinese", "Into a Big Cultural Melting Pot", "A Journey Beyond the Ordinary", "A Scary Journey" and "Memorabilia for the Movie Buff". Various historic buildings and cultures are introduced through these journeys, offering a new experience beyond shopping and dining in Hong Kong.
The exhibition is now by turns be staged at different venues as well. For exhibition schedule and other details, please browse the following website: www.heritage.gov.hk.
4.12.2010 – 27.4.2011
Thematic Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, Kowloon Park, Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
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Buenos Aires, Argentina: Like most of those in Argentina, he is a soccer fan, his favorite team being the underdog San Lorenzo squad. Known for his outreach to the country's poor, he gave up a palace for a small apartment, rode public transportation instead of a chauffeur-driven car and cooked his own meals.
The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio (pronounced ber-GOAL-io), 76, will be called Francis. Chosen on Wednesday by a gathering of Catholic cardinals, he is in some ways a history-making pontiff, the first from the Jesuit order and the first non-European to fill the post in more than 1,200 years.
But Bergoglio is also a conventional choice, a theological conservative of Italian ancestry who vigorously backs Vatican positions on abortion, gay marriage, the ordination of women and other leading issues of the day - leading to heated clashes with Argentina's current left-leaning president.
He was less energetic, however, when it came to standing up to Argentina's military dictatorship during the 1970s as the country was consumed by a conflict between right and left that became known as the Dirty War. As many as 30,000 people were disappeared, tortured or killed by the dictatorship that seized power in March 1976 and he has been widely accused of knowing about the abuses and failing to do enough to stop them.
Despite the criticism, many in Argentina praise Bergoglio as a passionate defender of the poor and disenfranchised. In 2001, for instance, he surprised the staff of Muniz Hospital in Buenos Aires, asking for a jar of water, which he used to wash the feet of 12 patients hospitalized with complications from the virus that causes AIDS. He then kissed their feet, telling reporters upon exiting that "society forgets the sick and the poor."
More recently, in September 2012, he scolded priests in Buenos Aires who refused to baptize the children of unwed mothers. "No to hypocrisy," he said at the time of the priests. "They are the ones who separate the people of God from salvation."
Though he is averse to liberation theology, a movement that he views as hopelessly tainted with Marxist ideology, Bergoglio has emphasized social outreach to the impoverished, and as cardinal of Buenos Aires he has overseen increased social services and evangelization efforts in the slums that ring Argentina's capital.
"I am encouraged by this choice, viewing it as a pledge for a church of simplicity and of ecological ideals," said Leonardo Boff, a founder of liberation theology from Brazil. What is more, Boff said in a telephone interview, Bergoglio comes from the developing world, "outside the walls of Rome."
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, to Mario Bergoglio, an immigrant from northern Italy, and Regina Bergoglio, a homemaker. He came relatively late to the priesthood, enrolling in a seminary only at the age of 21, after studying chemistry. He has had health concerns since his youth, having had a lung removed because of an infection.
By all accounts, he was a brilliant student who relished the study not just of theology but also of secular subjects like psychology and literature. He was ordained a priest a few days short of turning 33, and from that point on, his ascent within the church was rapid: By 1973, he had been named the Jesuit provincial for Argentina, the church official in charge of supervising the order's activities in the country.
He remained in that post through 1979, and his performance during the Dirty War has been the subject of controversy in Argentina. In 2005, shortly before the Vatican conclave that elevated Joseph Ratzinger to the papacy, Bergoglio was formally accused by an Argentine lawyer in a lawsuit of being complicit in the military's kidnapping of two Jesuit priests whose antigovernment views he considered dangerously unorthodox.
The priests, whom he had dismissed from the order a week before they disappeared, were discovered months later on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, drugged and partially undressed. At the time the lawsuit was filed, the cardinal's spokesman dismissed the accusations as "old slander."
The lawsuit was eventually dismissed, but the debate about the case has continued, with Argentine journalists publishing newspaper articles and books that appear to contradict Bergoglio's account of his actions. These accounts draw not only on documents from the period, of both the government and the church, but also statements by priests and lay workers who clashed with Bergoglio in the 1970s.
After the church had denied for years any involvement with the dictatorship, he testified in 2010 that he had met secretly with Gen. Jorge Videla, the former head of the military junta, and Adm. Emilio Massera, the commander of the navy, to ask for the release of the priests. The following year, prosecutors called him to the witness stand to testify on the military junta's systematic kidnapping of children, a subject he was also accused of knowing about but failing to prevent.
In a long interview published by an Argentine newspaper in 2010, he defended his behavior during the dictatorship.
He said that he had helped hide people being sought for arrest or disappearance by the military because of their political views, had helped others leave Argentina and had lobbied the country's military rulers directly for the release and protection of others.
In November 2005, he was elected head of the Argentine Conference of Bishops for a three-year term, which was renewed in 2008. At the time he was chosen, the Argentine church was dealing with a notorious political scandal, that of the Rev. Christian von Wernich, a former chaplain of the Buenos Aires police who had been accused of aiding in the questioning, torture and death of political prisoners.
The church authorities had spirited von Wernich out of the country and placed him in a parish in Chile under a false name, but he was eventually brought back to Argentina and put on trial. In 2007, he was found guilty on seven counts of complicity in homicide, more than 40 counts of kidnapping, more than 30 of torture, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Von Wernich was allowed to continue to celebrate Mass in prison, and in 2010, a church official said that "at the appropriate time, von Wernich's situation will have to be resolved in accordance with canonical law." But Bergoglio never issued a formal apology on behalf of the church, or commented directly on the case, and during his tenure the bishops' conference was similarly silent.
Only in November 2012, a year after Bergoglio had stepped down as head of the bishops conference, did the group address the issue of its role during the dictatorship. It came in response to remarks in which the former dictator, Videla, had, in the words of the statement the bishops issued, "attributed to those who then led the Conference complicity in criminal acts." The bishops' statement denied Videla's accusation, claimed that church leaders of the time "tried to do what was within their reach for the welfare of all, in accordance with their consciences and prudential judgment." The statement blamed both military and guerrillas for the violence, and called for a more reflective inquiry of what occurred during the Dirty War.
In more recent years, Bergoglio has clashed vehemently with the national government, particularly former President Nestor Kirchner and his successor and widow, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, about issues like gay marriage, abortion and the adoption of children by gay couples. In 2010 he described a government-supported law to legalize marriage and adoption by same-sex couples as "a war against God" and "a maneuver by the devil."
At the time, Christina Kirchner said, "Bergoglio's position is medieval." But on Wednesday, after he was announced as the new pope, she appeared willing to smooth over their differences in the past, congratulating him and telling him he had her "consideration and respect."
© 2013, The New York Times News Service


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Bright House Networks blames widespread service outages today on "software bug"
NEW UPDATE: Bright House spokesman Joe Durkin released a statement on the outages at about 4:56 p.m., blaming the problems on a "software bug."
His email reads, in part, "Bright House Networks have been completely restored all phone, high speed and video services across the Tampa Bay market. The event began at approximately 10:40 this morning with services beginning to become interrupted. The incident continued with a cascading affect (sic) across areas of the market.
"Bright House engineers working from the start to identify and correct the problem - they were able to locate the cause as a software bug that triggered the event to begin and expand in scope. Bright House engineers along with vendor's (sic) were able to isolate and correct the problem. As of this afternoon - all services have been restored.
"I do not have a count available on the size of the impact but can confirm it was across Tampa Bay market."
Despite Durkin's statement, I have gotten online messages from two different Apollo Beach residents who say their services have not been fully restored.
The most visible sign for some Bright House customers may have beeen the image of Bright House Networks' cable newschannel Bay News 9, which was frozen midway through a weather forecaster's report for some time this morning. The service came back briefly at 12:55 p.m. before freezing again for several hours until 4 p.m. or so.
A Bright House spokesman says the cable company's high speed online service, telephone and video services have all been affected by a mysterious outage. Engineers noticed the problem at 10:40 a.m., but can't say what is causing it or how far the problems may spread.
While spokesman Joe Durkin said the effect was centered in Hillsborough County, homes in St. Petersburg's Old Southeast neighborhood have been affected. Twitter and Facebook followers also report problems far away as Manatee County.
In my office in downtown St. Petersburg, only select TV channels above 17 are working and Bay News 9, which worked for a little while around 1 p.m., is now frozen again at 3 p.m.
Bright House's own phone lines in Pinellas County have been tied up, and some customers calling the customer service lines have also had trouble getting through. On Twitter, the company's Bright House Care account (@BrightHouseCare) is posting public replies to individual users which say the same thing: "Currently working to resolve concerns w/your service. No ETR at this time. Thks."
Durkin said engineers first noticed a problem at 10:40 a.m., but have not yet verified what the exact issue may be.
"We'd like media to tell people that Bright House is aware of the problem and is trying to get a handle on it," said Durkin.


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I personally, know of 6 people that had Rhinoplasty done by Dr. C…All are thrilled with their results, look great and have a very natural appearance. As well, four women who I know went to him for Breast Augmentation, and one for Breast Reconstruction. Again…everyone was very happy with their results. So needless to say, I felt comfortable and confident with Dr. C. I knew in my heart that he was the right doctor for the job.
I had researched quite a few doctors who people have recommended to me. I was thinking about having my eyes ( top and bottom) done and the lower half of my face ( mid section). It's referred to as a mini facelift…so you can see why choosing a great doctor, was of the upmost importance!
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Cross Country Biking in Valencia.
Last week I enjoyed a great day out with a couple of clients from England. Alan and Sarah are outdoor enthusiasts and had already enjoyed a day´s walking whilst on holiday here in La Drova. Sarah has many years of mountaineering experience and Alan is a regular biker.
We were fortunate in that there was some cloud cover as we biked out of La Drova towards the village of Barx. Once on the trail we spent a little time practising safe techniques for descending and ascending loose and rocky trails. Both Sarah and Alan found this to be of great value, and were soon adopting the techniques very well, thereby increasing confidence and safety.
We then enjoyed a long winding descent along a mountain road into the Barxeta Valley where we picked up another rocky trail that took us through orange groves and eventually to the farming village of Barxeta where we sat in the square and enjoyed lunch at one of the village bars.
Using different trails we headed back through the valley towards the village of Pla de Corrals, another traditional Valencian farming village. The heat was increasing so we took a rest in the shade and re-filled water bottles before beginning the climb out of Pla de Corrals and up over the pass back to Barx.
Our return route to La Drova took advantage of some great trails, with both Alan and Sarah comfortably using the techniques practised earlier in the day. After a total of 32km we arrived back in La Drova.
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Sandra came to me with a wealth of nursing experience and some major concerns: (1) Some of her most impressive experience occurred in the 1980s and 1990s; (2) Sandra was concerned that she would be competing against younger, less-experienced, and therefore potentially less expensive candidates;" (3) Sandra was seeking employment with a major health system and knew there would be hundreds of applicants for just one open position.
Sandra provided me with nine pages of handwritten notes, most of which were a simple narration of employers' names and locations, the titles Sandra held, and a few words about what she did in each setting. It was clear from Sandra's presentation of her experience that she really placed a lot of value on some of her earliest roles, including one in particular that she pursued on a volunteer basis.
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After learning more about Sandra's background, I decided a functional format was necessary. While I take this approach on very few résumés, I felt in this case that it was vital in minimizing the appearance of the number of positions Sandra had held in recent years. This approach would also greatly reduce the redundancy that would come from presenting the same job functions multiple times.
Fueling my ability to position Sandra in this manner was the additional insight I gained during our consultation. From listening to Sandra during our chat, I captured a sense that one of her strengths was the ability to identify conditions others overlooked. She also conveyed to me that due to her maturity, and her work on a volunteer basis launching a free clinic, she possessed excellent patient and physician relations skills. I used these, along with her fantastic accomplishments, as differentiating factors on her résumé. This painted a picture of a true professional who, through experience, could offer a refined bedside manner and an expansive nursing skill set.
The key to success for Sandra's résumé was the unique Notable Accomplishments section. Following a rather brief qualifications summary, this accomplishment-focused section provided a window into the value Sandra was positioned to provide. Exploring examples of opportunities she had to participate in capital improvement projects, initiate process improvements, launch a free clinic, and the reputation she had gained for patient care excellence along the way, this section proved vital in differentiating Sandra from her potentially less expensive competitors.
Following Notable Accomplishments was a Professional Highlights section which reviewed key aspects of her nursing roles. Combining all past experiences to create one very strong section, this provided for a much more engaging read than a reverse chronological résumé would have. If I had used the more standard format for her résumé, the hiring manger may have been turned off by the recent movement in her career and the number of positions she had held, not to mention the redundancy that would have been hard to avoid given she had held very similar roles in many positions.
As is called for in a functional format, Sandra's work history was presented next with a listing of her employers' names, dates of tenure, and titles held. This section was strategically placed on page two so to play a lesser role in the screening process.
Sandra was kind enough to contact me to let me know she was successful—and extremely excited—about being offered a job with one of her target employers—one of the region's largest healthcare systems.
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text: Plenty of QB options for Texas Tech By Dave Hickman October 18, 2013 Story Share AP Photo Baker Mayfield, a true freshman and a walk-on, has started at quarterback in five games for unbeaten Texas Tech. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - On the surface, it would appear that the Texas Tech team that West Virginia faces this afternoon at Mountaineer Field should be having even more quarterback problems than the Mountaineers.Consider that both teams went into the season facing the task of replacing entrenched starters - Geno Smith for WVU and Seth Doege for the Red Raiders. The Mountaineers were doing so with a veteran backup, a tested transfer and a redshirt freshman who had been in the system more than a year. Tech was doing so with a sophomore and two true freshmen - one of them a walk-on - learning the system of a first-year head coach.A funny thing happened on the way to Tech's quarterback meltdown, though. It didn't happen.In fact, while West Virginia continues to search for the answer at the position, the Red Raiders seem to have multiple options. And they're all good ones.Baker Mayfield, the walk-on, has started five of the six wins for No. 16 Tech (6-0, 3-0). When he's been injured he's been replaced by Davis Webb, the other true freshman. Each has been named the Big 12's offensive player of the week this season.And now the sophomore, Michael Brewer, has returned from a back injury that sidelined him the first four games of the season. He's played just once in relief and hasn't thrown a pass, but a year ago showed his promised by going 34 of 48 for 375 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions in relief of Doege.So now as West Virginia (3-3, 1-2) goes into yet another game waiting for juniors Clint Trickett or Paul Millard to emerge as a quarterback able to elevate the offense - and with redshirt freshman Ford Childress sidelined indefinitely - Tech has its pick. Webb and Brewer are expected to be healthy for today's game and Mayfield could be back from a knee injury he suffered two weeks ago against Kansas. All of which presents a rather enviable problem for first-year coach Kliff Kingsbury of choosing between three good options."It's hard to have a [quarterback] competition in week seven, which makes it tough because you don't have enough reps. You're trying to get one guy ready for the game,'' Kingsbury said. "But they've been very supportive of each other. We'll get as many reps to each guy as we can and play the one that we feel gives us the best chance to win a game every week.''For West Virginia, the issue isn't so much which quarterback gives the Mountaineers the best chance to win, but rather just finding one healthy enough to play. A bye week no doubt helped that situation as far as Trickett goes and hurt it for Childress, but whether Trickett's recovery did anything to raise the level of play at the position remains to be seen. And with all the uncertainty at the position, West Virginia has trouble even nailing down a game plan from week to week because the quarterbacks are different."It does change things a little bit. There are certain things that each guy does well,'' coach Dana Holgorsen said. "We have to get to a point where it doesn't matter who the guy is, we have to be able to execute. We've had enough snaps with each of them to know what they do and don't do well, to where everybody else around them has to identify that and execute the play that's called.''For Tech, the offense doesn't change much no matter who the quarterback is. The Red Raiders rank third in the country in passing behind the two true freshmen. In his first start last week, a 42-35 win over Iowa State, Webb threw for 415 yards, three touchdowns and one interception."I do think our team will be prepared for what Texas Tech brings to the table,'' Holgorsen said. "Offensively, it's something that we know very well.''Indeed, given that Kingsbury played quarterback at Texas Tech while Holgorsen was an assistant there, and that Holgorsen got Kingsbury his first coaching job, at Houston, there are few secrets about the two teams' offensive styles. "Obviously, [I have a] history with Kliff and I know what he's done offensively and how he operates. We're both cut from the same cloth,'' Holgorsen said. "So we're going to know what they do offensively. Obviously, the challenge is to stop it.''The last time West Virginia's defense was on the field it stopped nothing - Baylor had 73 points and 864 yards two weeks ago. But the Mountaineers were much better in the five games prior to that, so that's what Kingsbury is expecting to see today."The biggest deal is how multiple they are,'' Kingsbury said. "They're playing with a lot of confidence. I know they had a rough night in Waco, but aside from that they've played really good defense. They've turned people over, lots of negative plays wreaking havoc. You never know where they're going to line up."Week in and week out they look like a completely different team as far as games go. That obviously is a challenge for a young quarterback.''Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or email@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 2 Books and Brews expanding to Charleston's West Side 3 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property 4 Gazette editorial: Is it time for health care for all yet? 5 Consultant says Yeager Airport needs to extend runway Winless State hosts UC Previous Story High school football scores, summaries, schedules -- Oct. 19 Next Story


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Syrian actress Sulaf Fawakhirji [2]has made up her mind to try her hand at short film directing, so that she can experiene being on the other side of the camera for the first time in her career. Sulaf, never one to be camera-shy [3], will apply herself as director to her first film project titled "Rasael Al Karaz" (Cherry Letters) in the coming season.
Screenplay writer, Nidal Qawshaha, revealed how the actress reached got to this point, and why she was chosen for the role. Two years ago, the idea was planted in Sulaf's ambitious head over coffee. After a private meeting with the actress and her husband at one of Damascus's coffee houses, where the concept of this alluring film project was discussed, it wasn't long before Nidal received a phone call from Sulaf pitching her desire to attempt to direct this very film.
According to a report by MBC.net, Nidal was confident that Sulaf Fawakhirji's convictions and passion [4] would see her through the challenge of taking on the socially frought and intense theme of a love under occupation. The film tackles a love affair between a couple living under Israeli occupation in Syrian territory Golan [5].
The film is critical of the harsh conditions imposed by Israeli occupiers, and the love affair is not spared the suffering of such a reality. It all ends 'sadly' due to the political trials faced.
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Seasoned writer Nidal shares that the story reflects on the longstanding bond between Syrians and Palestinians through the character of leading actor, Syrian Ghassan Masoud who plays a Palestinian living in Golan.
Alongside Ghassan Masoud, ingenue Sulaf has appointed fresh college graduates to play the key roles of the two lovers.
What do you think of Sulaf's first try at directing and her new film project? All comments in the space below.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/syrian-sulaf-fawakhirji-christian-431943?device=desktop
[3] http://www.albawaba.com/slideshow/referendum-shmeferendum-famous-yes-syrian-celebs-vote-assad-414830
[4] http://www.albawaba.com/latest-news/sulaf-fawakhirji-will-support-bashar-al-asad-till-her-last-breath-377643?device=desktop
[5] http://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/chutzpah-israel-offering-its-land-syrian-refugees-408875
[6] http://www.albawaba.com