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Hot on the heels of the success of "Transformers," Paramount is bringing yet another 1980's toy to the big screen, but instead of otherworldly shape-shifting robots, get ready for a real American hero!
"G.I Joe" is currently in production and set for a summer 2009 release, but fans are already getting a sneak peak at some of the action.
Paramount has released two photos of the fan-favorite character Snake Eyes, played by Ray Park, of Darth Maul "Star Wars" fame. Snake Eyes holds an impressive title according to "G.I. Joe" director Stephen Sommers.
"He's the world's greatest ninja, but he's also next-generation. He's not afraid to use a sword one second, and a split-second later he's pulling out his Glock," Sommers told USA Today. "His chief nemesis is arguably the world's other great ninja, Storm Shadow. The two grew up together, were blood brothers and now are mortal enemies."
Access Hollywood caught up with Channing Tatum while promoting the Iraq war drama "Stop-Loss." Channing, who plays G.I. Joe's leader, Duke, admitted he was apprehensive about stepping into another war film, but says "G.I. Joe" is not your typical combat filled movie.
"'G.I. Joe' is not a war film," Channing told Access. "I was afraid it was going to be a real war film, and actually it's nothing like that-- it's 'X-Men' with 'Mission Impossible.'"
As for "G.I. Joe" sticking with its comic book and cartoon roots, Channing couldn't agree more, saying, it's a comic book "to the tenth degree."
(CLICK HERE to see the cast of 'G.I Joe')
Channing's co-stars, Dennis Quaid and Sienna Miller, are also pumped to dive into this summer blockbuster.
"'G.I. Joe" goes back to when I was a kid, and I thought it would be a lot of fun to be a part of this," Dennis Quaid, who will play Commander Hawk, told Access. "It's a huge popcorn action movie, and a little bit of a cartoon in a sense. The way it's going to be done… it's going to be really exciting."
Access wasn't only talking to the good guys. Sienna Miller, who will portray the diabolical lady of Cobra, The Baroness, revealed the lengths she's going to in order to nail her iconic character.
"[The film] requires a lot of physical training," Sienna told Access. "I have a black wig, guns, and leather… it's all very fantastic!"
Sienna admitted to Access that getting the part of the Baroness down took hard work, even a little homework.
"I've got a rubber gun at home that looks so real. I'm learning how to spin it. I've had it in my car while driving, and I'm terrified I might be pulled over because it looks like a proper gun," Sienna added.
(CLICK HERE to see Dennis Quaid & Sienna Miller talk "G.I. Joe.")
Rounding out the all-American heroes cast is Rachel Nichols from "Alias," playing Scarlett (cross-bow included), Marlon Wayans as paratrooper Ripcord, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje from "Lost," as Heavy Duty, and Said Taghmaoui of "Vantage Point" fame as Breaker.
On the Cobra side of the fight, Byung-Hun Lee will play Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes ninja nemesis, Arnold Vosloo from "The Mummy" will play the chameleon-like Zartan, Christopher Eccleston will play the evil chromed-domed Destro, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt from "Stop-Loss" has been cast as the leader of the evil Corba army, Cobra Commander.
The film is reportedly an origins story. It could explain why Destro has a chromed head and why Snake Eyes doesn't speak, among other outlandish details of "G.I. Joe" that the cartoon never explained.
"For people who know nothing about it, it'll make sense," Sommers told USA Today. "And to people who love this stuff, it'll show where they all came from."
As for the famous "G.I. Joe" catch phrase --"Now I know, and knowing is half the battle" — which was used in the PSA's that followed the 1980's cartoons, popping up in the 2009 film, a rep from Paramount told Access, "You'll have to wait and see!"


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As per the title, have you guys ever experimented with rotating fragrances on a weekly basis as opposed to a daily one? I've never had a steady rotation, mostly just picked out whatever I felt like wearing on a given day, but my collection's been growing pretty fast so right now I have a small backlog of scents I want to get to know better. I've started giving them more extended trials to see how they hold up over some period of time (usually one consecutive work week of wear), get a feel for optimal application and see if any new facets reveal themselves.
Any of you do this, and for those of you who do, have you noticed your appreciation of a fragrance changing in any meaningful sense when you give it longer consecutive periods of time?
Personally have never rotated on a weekly basis.
Occasionally it happens. If the shirt I use is impregnated in the perfume, then the day after I need to reuse the same perfume, to avoid clashing. Not that things change particularly in my appreciation, but what happens is that on cloth you may have a slightly different phase of the perfume, so you probably end up enjoying the middle and base notes more. For said reason, wearing the same thing over many days works only with the things I like most and that have the best drydown.
I don't apply on my clothes, as I don't wash my business shirts after every wear, but even a spray on the chest or stomach will infuse the entire shirt with the scent of Black Musk.
Even with an airing, it takes some thinking to wear a similar or complementary fragrance when I wear that shirt again.
The most times I wore a frag consecutively was probably three.
indeed, and when I hang the shirt in a room, then I can smell it in the room the morning after. Sort of a (mild) parfum d'ambiance... For me, the one impossible to take off is Rien. But the Montales, as you say, and immortelle-based ones work pretty well too.

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A MAN accused of murdering his former partner after she told him their relationship was over has told a court he did not intend to kill her.
Simon Meecham, 42, said he took a knife to kill himself, but accidentally killed Leanne Meecham, 26.
She was stabbed twice at her home in Park Street, Westcliff, and died a week later in hospital.
Yesterday, Meecham told the jury at Chelmsford Crown Court he went to Leanne's home at about 9am on February 13, and an argument started.
He said he ended up in the bathroom and shouted out to Leanne: "I'll just kill myself then, will I? I'll cut my wrists then."
Meecham told the jury Leanne told him not to be stupid, but he said he then swung his arm out to the side and the next thing he sawwas a look of shock on Leanne's face.
He told the court: "She fell on me and looked at me and said 'sorry'. I don't know why she said that.
"I was conscious of the knife in my hand, but it was just a blur."
His barrister, Craig Rush, asked him what happened next.
Meecham told him: "I panicked and left the house. As I was driving down the road, I thought it was all over – my life, everyone's life and I realised I was in a lot of trouble."
Meecham was later arrested on Thorpe Bay seafront, after stabbing himself.
Earlier, the court heard a patho logist, who examined Leanne's injuries questioned Meecham's version of events.
Dr Ola Biedrzycki was told Leanne received the injuries by accident in the struggle with Meecham, but the jury heard the doctor's findings did not agree with this scenario.
He told the jury: "I find it difficult to reconcile two stab wounds with two accidental events."
The trial has heard Leanne ended her relationship with Meecham from Rosewood Lane, Shoebury, and refused to take him back saying she had moved on with her life.
The prosecution alleges he murdered Leanne when she told him this.
Meecham, who was also Leanne's stepfather at one time, denies murder.
The trial continues.


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Sigh. I've been watching Songcatcher this morning, and thinking of my dad/my family. For those of you who have never seen the movie, it is loosely based on a a true story of a song collector who came to my mountains and discovered old Scottish and English ballads, which had died out there many years before, were still being sung here. The movie was filmed in my area as well. Many of the songs were ones that my grandmaw sang to my dad, her mom sang them to her, her mom to her, so on and so on... Even though Emmy Rossum is in no way, shape, form, or fashion a mountain (holler) girl, she did such a good job singing like one. She was only 14 when she did this movie.
Iris DeMent did an exceptional job as well, but she's from Arkansas. So that's getting closer.
Another song featured in the movie, but I picked an old Stanley version. The origins of this one (originally a poem) have been disputed, and it's really quite interesting to read about. It's a spiritual found from Texas to Georgia, and could possibly date back to the 1500 but some say the 1800's. It's not about The Hatfield & McCoy's or from Supernatural as some idiots believe. Never the less, this video shows old pic's of people in the Appalachian Mountains. Oh Death or Conversation with Death.
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Back to School.
Three little words that elicit some pretty strong reactions. When kids hear them they groan. When parents hear them they cheer wildly. And when teachers hear them their heads spin, their heartbeat increases and they often break out in a cold sweat. Because let's be honest...there is so much to remember, do, create, gather, prepare, etc.
Some teachers choose to bury their heads (and toes...literally) in the sand and turn away singing, "la la la I can't see you" as they walk by the school supply displays overtaking the stores until the last minute. Others spend the entire summer planning for the new year. Either way the first day of school will come and we all need to be ready.
To avoid reinventing the wheel each year and scrambling to find your resources, printables and ideas, it is a great idea to create a "Back to School Binder" to house everything you need in one central location. While I am often an advocate for "going digital" and using paperless files on the computer, this is one area that seems to work best with hard copies.
Your Back to School Binder should serve as a working document and an archive. It's a place to store past creations, packets, hand outs and photos and also a tool for making your lists and storing printables that need to be copied or prepped.
Tips for Creating and Using a Back to School Organization Binder:
Use the binder to make lists of things you need to do to prepare for the new year.
Attach sticky notes onto printables that need to be copied with copy instructions.
Revisit your lists after school begins to add anything you may have overlooked that will be helpful next year.
Use the front pocket to store things that will change annually such as a list of student names, student teacher contact info, etc.
Keep extra notebook paper in the binder for additional lists and ideas.
Take photos of your room and creations as you set up for the new year. Either save them on an included flash drive or print hardcopies and put them into the binder.
Remember there is no right or wrong way to use this. It should become a useful tool to you. Find ways to make it work to meet your need! Have fun and best wishes for a successful school year!
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Sonia, Rahul up the ante against Modi
A day after Narendra Modi accused her of resorting to "rabid communalism", Congress president Sonia Gandhi today hit back asking whether someone who "speaks lies" was fit for the PM's post. (PTI)
"I would like to ask you. Is someone who makes tall claims and speaks lies fit for the PM's post?" Gandhi told an election meeting here, without taking the name of Modi, who had yesterday targeted her over meeting the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in Delhi. (PTI)
"The country has many serious issues to deal with," Sonia Gandhi said. Apparently referring to Modi criticising the Congress on corruption, Gandhi said it was a serious issue and if any party had taken steps to curb it than it was the Congress. (PTI)
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressing during election campaign rally at Yavatmal, Maharashtra on Friday. (PTI)
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Raleigh, N.C. — Easter weekend is nearly here and one of our favorite things to do as a family is check out a nice brunch. But there are so many places offering brunch, how do you know which one you should try to check out?
Here are a few of our suggestions for brunch spots this weekend:
Twisted Fork (Raleigh) - We have quickly become a fan of this place's Sunday brunch buffet. (They recently added a s'more station!) Their Easter brunch buffet proves to be even better with a carving station, in addition to their made-to-order omelet station, pancakes, French toast, Belgian waffles, biscuits and gravy, and lunch options like shrimp and grits, jambalaya and fried chicken. All you can eat for $18 a person. Children 10 and under eat for $6. Brunch runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
If you can't get into Twisted Fork, try its sister restaurant Dean's Seafood Grill and Bar in Cary. They have a brunch buffet as well that is sure to please! Reservations for Twisted Fork and Deans can be done through OpenTable.com.
Beasley's Chicken and Honey (Raleigh) - Their chicken and waffles are easily one of our favorite brunch items! But their entire brunch menu is filled with great items like churros and biscuits and gravy. They will be open for brunch and dinner on Easter Sunday. Brunch runs from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. They don't take reservations, so get there early and be prepared to wait!
Rue Cler (Durham) - They had us at fresh beignets! The menu is also varied with items like seared chicken breast and steak frites. Call 919-682-8844 for reservations.
Watts Grocery (Durham) - They will be offering their regular brunch menu with a few additions from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Some of our favorite items to try: Southwestern churros (little cinnamon doughnuts with dark chocolate sauce) or Bill Neal's Shrimp and Grits! Call 919-416-5040 for reservations.
Guglhupf Bakery & Patisserie (Durham) - Try the Eggs Arnold - a twist on the classic eggs Benedict comes with spinach, artichoke and tomato topped with poached eggs and hollandaise served on brioche with seasonal fruit. Another one of our favorites - the grilled Nutella sandwich. They do not take reservations for weekend brunch. They are open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Parizade (Durham) - This Mediterranean restaurant is serving an Easter brunch buffet with items including cheese blintzes with blueberry compote, smoked bacon and link sausages, smoked salmon and trout, roasted leg of lamb and ham. Brunch runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and is $30 per person and $15 for children 10 and under. You can make reservations through OpenTable.com.
Iris, at the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh) - With design your own omelet stations and grilled farm bread French toast covered in strawberries and whipped cream, this is definitely a great place for brunch. The modern ambiance is also an added treat! They are open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. You can make reservations by calling 919-664-6838.
What is your favorite brunch spot?


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Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and yours truly talk about the leadership shakeup at Apple, the iPad mini, and the rest of the week's news.
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it is really painful to watch the show. Everyone (except Rene) just kept on bashing Apple for the whole show. Like "The best Map Ever". I don't think Scott said that exactly. I remember he only said that it is the best looking map ever made. Even if he did say that, so what? Every spokesmen from companies said their products are the best. What so funny saying about that for the whole show? Are they going to do that for every products from every companies? If yes, what's the point of watching the show for them kept bashing what spokesmen said? If no, then why did they just pick Apple for doing that?
They kept bashing iPad mini price is too high and how low price and cool are the Nexus 7 and Fire HD. Fine, they are very good as a no-profit product. Apple cannot make a no-profit product. They have retail store expenses, no real ad revenue (unlike Google), world R&D cost (just look at all the copycats from Smartphone industry). If you have a hardware problem of your Apple product, you could go to the retail store for a replacement or service. Good luck for your Nexus or Fire.
As a long time Apple customer and stock investor, I don't want Apple to go to cut throat business. I think every companies should innovate by themselves and if you don't and want to buy market with no-profit products especially if the company stock money could cover that. That's not very healthy to the industry or consumer. This is exactly like Microsoft killing Netscape by giving out IE for free when people at that time needed to pay for internet browser software.


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HIGHLAND >> A real estate investor was attacked in a vacant home for sale Monday night near Sterling Avenue and Base Line.
While walking through the home in the 6900 block of Elm Street, the victim was allegedly confronted by Nhieu Phung, 42, of Highland, authorities said.
Phung allegedly demanded the victim's car keys and when the victim refused Phung allegedly punched him in the face repeatedly, officials said.
The investor was able to escape and seek medical attention. He sustained serious injuries to the face, officials said.
When deputies entered the home, they found Phung allegedly hiding in a closet.
He was arrested and booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on suspicion of attempted carjacking and assault with serious injuries, officials said.
Phung was found to be on supervised probation as a result of California Assembly Bill 109, sheriff's officials added.


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Please comment FDA decision for Pirfenidone. For how long availability for treatment will be delayed? Are there any other options? Thanks.
The FDA asked the manufacturer of pirfenidone (Intermune Pharmaceutical Company) to provide additional clinical trial data before they would approve the drug for general use. Intermune has indicated that they will be having direct discussions with the FDA in 2-3 months to determine what type of data is required and whether they will need to do an additional clinical trial. This will likely mean that pirfenidone will not be available for at least a couple of years, if it is ever approved.
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The city rivalry game is no more. Grand Junction won't play Central on the gridiron for at least two years, maybe longer.
The Grand Valley rivalry game between Central and Fruita Monument? Same thing. Gone.
Grand Junction will still play Fruita, but the only thing that will be on the line will be pride. No conference implications whatsoever after both teams got placed in a Front Range conference, but not the same one.
Such is life in the brave new football world wrought by realignment at the end of last fall, which marked the fall of the Southwestern Conference.
When Central's football futility the past four years made the Warriors eligible to move down a classification to Class 3A, they made the move. That left four teams in the SWC, and it made no sense for the conference to continue to exist.
So, goodbye SWC, we'll miss you. Sort of. Actually, not really.
Wax nostalgic all you want, the SWC became an imperfect world when Grand Junction and Fruita Monument became Class 5A football programs. The 5A/4A mix of the five-team SWC was not ideal for football, especially for the two 5A teams, which stood to be penalized in the 5A power rankings for playing three 4A teams.
Any argument against disbanding the SWC probably included the cost of additional travel.
Like Junction and Fruita, Montrose is headed to a Front Range conference, the Foothills Conference, which otherwise consists of Colorado Springs-area teams. If it seems like those three teams now have to travel a ridiculous amount, that's true. But it's not new.
Each played as many Front Range teams as it could in the nonconference portion of its schedule. So, the travel is about the same.
The scheduling, on the other hand, is a lot easier.
District 51 Athletic Director Paul Cain recalls his days as the A.D. at Central and the nightmare that was finding Front Range teams that would play a Western Slope team in football.
"My last few years at Central, I'd make 300 to 400 calls to complete a schedule," Cain said.
Lyle Wright, the athletic director at Montrose, said scheduling became so much easier for the Indians because all of the Front Range teams are now built into the schedule, and the travel is equitable.
The former challenge of scheduling nonconference games is now a breeze. Grand Junction and Fruita Monument are willing to play the Indians because Montrose is an elite Class 4A program, and each 5A team can play one 4A team without penalty in the 5A power rankings.
Montrose then can look to the southwest and get Durango on its schedule with no difficulty.
Wright no longer has to deal with Front Range teams that understandably balk at a home-and-home contract because they don't want to shell out the $3,000 to $4,000 it costs to travel across the mountains for a football game. Nor do the Front Range teams want to endure a long road trip in which one of 4A's elite programs is likely to kick their butt.
So, the former SWC athletic directors are liking the new setup. And the coaches are singing a similar tune.
Grand Junction coach Robbie Owens is thrilled with the realignment. He wants the Tigers to be recognized as an elite 5A program, which had been a hard sell when Grand Junction was playing several 4A teams each year.
"If we're going to play 5A football, then we want to play 5A football," Owens said.
The Colorado High School Activities Association looks at the enrollments of its football programs every two years and makes adjustments. Hence, last fall/winter's football realignment and goodbye to the SWC, which is sounding a lot like, "Good riddance."
But, let's play the "What if?" game. What if Central has enough success in 3A that it must go back to Class 4A? What if Palisade adds just a few more bodies to its 4A-level enrollment and doesn't get the exemption it got to remain in 3A during this two-year cycle?
Could the SWC return two years from now? Could the annual football schedule include matchups with all four District 51 schools?
If Junction and Fruita remain the only 5A schools in the SWC, Owens said he'll advocate against its return. For good reason.
But, what if there are four 4A schools on the Western Slope — don't forget Durango — and the SWC doesn't reform, where does that leave them?
Cain said he's given no thought to the idea of an SWC rebirth. Rather, he said, "I'm just going to wait and see."
He means that in the broadest context, because there's more than easier Front Range scheduling to consider.
For one, he said CHSAA is looking at changing its philosophy on classifications.
Then, there are things like conference meetings. Will the Western Slope teams in Front Range conferences always be expected to travel to Denver or Colorado Springs?
Wait and see, we must.
Then, we'll know whether that goodbye was a precursor to a "welcome back" or the last we saw of the SWC.


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Being a vegetarian abroad can sometimes be a challenge. Some countries are well prepared to accommodate vegetarians, others less so. Here are some of the more vegetarian-friendly destinations to consider for your next break.
A fine example of a place that accommodates vegetarians is India, where there's a great choice of food, and while some meals may be spicier than we're used to, it's easy to get along.
A great deal of the local food is in fact vegan, with no dairy products used, and the Indian interpretations of many Western dishes are prepared using only vegetarian ingredients.
Another great destination for vegetarians is Italy, where they cook much of the food to order and can easily accommodate your personal requirements. The restaurants are normally very happy to make changes to the ingredients, so don't be afraid to ask.
It's worth noting that some cities in the north of Italy are especially fond of meat dishes, particularly around Bologna, Parma and Modena, and the vegetarian options here can sometimes be limited. It goes to show that there are always exceptions to the rule.
An increase in awareness of healthy eating and care for the environment has helped to make vegetarian shops and eateries popular in many major cities around Europe, such as Stockholm.
You'll find no shortage of vegetarian options in the countercultural cities of Berlin and Barcelona, even if meat is an important staple in many of their respective nation's dishes.
Amsterdam has always been rebellious and alternative, and there are some fabulous opportunities to sample new delicious dishes here, taking advantage of the successful market gardening throughout the country.
In Belgium, things have gone even further, with many cafes and restaurants in Ghent maintaining a meat-free day each week.
Turkey and North Africa have ideal diets for vegetarians, and because the hotels and restaurants are usually customer focused, many of the difficulties are often easy to overcome. Meat tends to be seen as a luxury, so the majority of home cooked meals will use beans, pulses and legumes for the protein content. And utterly delicious it is too!
America has a reputation for being a big meat-loving nation, but there are some great opportunities for vegetarian eating, particularly in cities such as Portland, San Francisco and New York. California is renowned for its alternative, healthy lifestyle and you'll find restaurants here catering for almost any type of eating.
Meat is still however ingrained in the national identity for many American states, such as Texas, a state proud of its ranching history, and you'll likely struggle to find a decent range of vegetarian options at the smaller eateries.
Russia has taken time to adapt to non-meat eaters, and rural France is quite traditional when it comes to meat being an essential part of meals. You will however easily find a vegetarian-friendly restaurant in the heart of Paris.
A general rule is that if you're visiting a large city with a diverse culture, it's likely you'll find at least some restaurants that welcome vegetarians. If you're visiting somewhere more remote - particularly around Central Asia, Eastern Europe or Latin America, where meat is a major part of the local diets - it's best to do some extra research before jetting off.
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Sagar Lonial, Emory University
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First received: November 17, 2008
Last updated: August 17, 2012
Last verified: August 2012
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The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety of melphalan and autologous PBSCT (peripheral blood stem cell transplantation - stem cells that come from your own body) in combination with bortezomib, a new FDA approved drug used to treat myeloma.
|Cancer Multiple Myeloma
|Drug: Bortezomib Drug: Melphalan Procedure: Autologous PBSC Transplant
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Combination High Dose Melphalan and Autologous PBSC Transplant With Bortezomib for Multiple Myeloma: A Dose and Schedule Finding Study
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: multiple myeloma
MedlinePlus related topics: Multiple Myeloma
Drug Information available for: Melphalan Melphalan hydrochloride BortezomibU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Sagar Lonial, Emory University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Safety and Engraftment [ Time Frame: Day 30 after transplant ]Peripheral blood progenitor cells were collected with either chemo-mobilization (27 of 39, 69%) or growth factor mobilization (12 of 39, 31%). Patients received an average of 9.0 × 10^6/kg CD34+ cells (range, 2.3-65) as their transplant graft.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Response Rate Using EBMT(European Group for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplan) Criteria at Day +100 After Transplant. [ Time Frame: 100 days after transplant ]
CR :Negative immunofixation on the serum and urine and Disappearance of any soft tissue plasmacytomas and <=5% plasma cells in bone marrow.
VGPR: Serum and urine M-protein detectable by immunofixation but not on electrophoresis or 90% or greater reduction in serum M-protein plus urine M-protein level <100mg per 24 hour.
Partial Response:>=50% reduction of serum M-protein and reduction in 24-hour urinary M-protein by >=90% or to <200mg per 24 hour.
|Study Start Date:
|May 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Bortezomib before Melphalan
Enrolled patients were randomized to receive a single escalating dose of bortezomib (1.0, 1.3, or 1.6 mg/m2) 24 hours before melphalan.
Drug: Bortezomib
Escalating doses of bortezomib 1.0, 1.3, or 1.6 mg/m2 in Arm A and Arm B.
Other Name: Bortezomib or VelcadeDrug: Melphalan
All patients received melphalan (100 mg/m^2/day × 2; days
−3 and −2), for a total dose of 200 mg/m^2.
Other Name: Bortezomib or VelcadeProcedure: Autologous PBSC Transplant
Day 0 consists of the stem cell infusion.
Active Comparator: Bortezomib after Melphalan
Enrolled patients were randomized to receive a single escalating dose of bortezomib (1.0, 1.3, or 1.6 mg/m2) 24 hours after melphalan.
Drug: Bortezomib
Escalating doses of bortezomib 1.0, 1.3, or 1.6 mg/m2 in Arm A and Arm B.
Other Name: Bortezomib or VelcadeDrug: Melphalan
All patients received melphalan (100 mg/m^2/day × 2; days
−3 and −2), for a total dose of 200 mg/m^2.
Other Name: Bortezomib or VelcadeProcedure: Autologous PBSC Transplant
Day 0 consists of the stem cell infusion.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with multiple myeloma who are eligible for an autologous peripheral blood progenitor transplant
- Male and female subjects between the age of 18 and 70 years.
- Patient has given informed consent prior to any study related procedures with the knowledge that consent can be withdrawn at anytime without prejudice to future medical care
- Patient is, in the investigator's opinion, willing and able to comply with the protocol requirements
- Female subject is either post-menopausal or surgically sterilized or willing to use an acceptable method of birth control (i.e., a hormonal contraceptive, intra-uterine device, diaphragm with spermicide, condom with spermicide, or abstinence) for the duration of the study.
- Male subjects agrees to use an acceptable method for contraception for the duration of the study.
- Biopsy proven diagnosis of multiple myeloma from bone marrow aspirate and biopsy prior to study initiation
- Patient has achieved less than 90% disease reduction from previous treatment prior to transplant (as measured by serum or urine protein electrophoresis) and has more than 5% plasma cells in the bone marrow, or patient has progressed and has more than 5% plasma cells in the bone marrow.
- Karnofsky Performance Status score of ≥ 60%
- Patient has met the following laboratory requirements prior to Day -4
- Platelet count ≥ 50, 000/mm3
- Absolute Neutrophil Count ≥ 500/mm3
- Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL (transfusion allowed to meet this criterion)
- Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30mL/min
- Toxic effects of previous therapy or surgery resolved to Grade 2 or better
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unsupportable anemia with < 10b/dL
- Patient has a calculated or measured creatinine clearance of < 30mL/min within 14 days before enrollment
- Patient has ≥ Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy within 14 days before enrollment
- Patient has hypersensitivity to bortezomib, boron or mannitol
- Patient has had an allergic reaction to melphalan or chlorambucil
- Female subject is pregnant or breast-feeding. Confirmation that the subject is not pregnant must be established by a negative serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) pregnancy test result obtained during screening. Pregnancy testing is not required for post-menopausal or surgically sterilized women.
- Patient has received other investigational drugs with 14 days before enrollment
- Serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study
- Cardiac or pulmonary dysfunction such that patients do not meet institutional pre-transplant evaluation criteria
- Known central nervous system involvement or suspicion of involvement with Myeloma
- Other active malignancies (with the exception of basal and squamous cell skin cancer) within 5 years of study entry. Patients with treated prostate or cervical cancer in situ who are 2 or more years from therapy and remain free of disease may be entered into the study at the investigator's discretion.
- Known to be HIV positive, HIV-1 positive
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00793650
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00793650
|United States, Georgia
|Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
Sponsors and Collaborators
Emory University
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|Principal Investigator:
|Sagar Lonial, MD
|Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
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Keywords provided by Sagar Lonial, Emory University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 19, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Sagar Lonial, MD, Emory University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00793650 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 17, 2008
|Results First Received:
|March 14, 2012
|Last Updated:
|August 17, 2012
Keywords provided by Sagar Lonial, Emory University:
Multiple Myeloma
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Hemostatic Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Blood Protein Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Myeloablative Agonists
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 19, 2017


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Roxanne McKee is a bewitching British actress best known for her portrayal of Louise Summers on the extremely popular English soap opera Hollyoaks, which also airs in the U.S. on BBC America and has been featured in the pages of several men's mags.
Roxanne McKee BiographyPrior to finding fame and fortune as a Hollyoaks babe, Roxanne McKee studied politics at the University of Sussex in south England. She worked odd jobs unrelated to her field of study, including stints as a waitress and a recruitment consultant. Unsatisfied with her career situation and keen to get into acting, she enrolled herself in drama classes. In 2005 she attended "Hollyoaks: On the Pull," an open casting call for the long-running daytime drama, and left quite an impression on the judges, who cast her on the spot.
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The question of German-Jewish immigration into Canada will receive much attention at the coming Congress of the Catholic trades unions of the Province of Quebec, which will be held here, according to Le Canada, French-Canadian daily.
The workers of Chicoutime have adopted resolutions protesting immigration of German Jews into Canada. The workers of Three Rivers will demand at the congress that immigration permits must receive parliamentary sanction and that more attention should be paid to the Lord's Day Act, to keep the Jews from laboring on Sunday.
Fear that a wave of German-Jewish immigration would sweep Canada and that the new arrivals would displace the French-Canadians from their jobs has been carefully nurtured among the workers by an active anti-Semitic press. Le Devoir, one of the most influential of these publications, industriously spread a report that a committee had been formed in Paris to transport "seven hundred thousand German Jews" to Canada.
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Tim Russert's wife, Maureen Orth, has opened up about her life with and love for the NBC newsman, who died last week from a heart attack.
"Tim was so much fun to live with," Orth, a writer for Vanity Fair, told People magazine. "And he was always thoughtful. Every single time he went out of town, he'd bring back the little chocolate they leave on the pillow for me."
Orth said her husband was under a lot of stress in the weeks before he died.
He had recently made the decision to put his father, Tim Sr. in an assisted living facility.
"That was a huge psychological strain for him," Orth told the magazine.
She also said the family's vacation to Italy, a present for Tim's son Luke, who had just graduated, was not easy.
"It was very hot and humid in Rome," she said.
Tim however, bounded with energy on the trip.
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An expectant mom's fruits-only diet. Loni Jane Anthony made quite a splash when photos from her Instagram of her raw, plant-based diet went viral. At the time, Loni was 26 weeks pregnant and following the 80:10:10 Diet, which consists of 80 percent carbs, 10 percent fat and 10 percent proteins. In an interview she gave for News.com.au, Loni said that a typical morning starts with just 10 bananas, warm lemon water, half a watermelon and possibly a banana smoothie.
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SEASIDE, Ore. -- Six people were hurt in a head-on crash along Highway 26 Sunday morning after a car drifted across the center line about 8 miles east of Highway 101.
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In "Romeo and Juliet," how does Juliet change after meeting Romeo?
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After meeting Romeo, Juliet changed from a child to a woman. When Juliet is first introduced in the play, she is depicted as a young girl of thriteen with no thoughts yet of an adult life. Marriage, according to Juliet, was the furthest thin from her mind: "It is an honour that I dream not of." As a matter of fact, before she met Romeo, Juliet had never been in love or even had a crush.
The night Romeo and Juliet meet, the same day her mother asked her how she felt about marriage, Juliet decides she wants to marry Romeo:
If that thy bent of love be honourable,
Thy purpose marriage, send me word to-morrow,(150)
By one that I'll procure to come to thee,
Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite;
And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay
And follow thee my lord throughout the world.
Juliet's transformation is drastic and occurs within a few hours. She is a truly dynamic character.


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When Merlin was small he used to run around the house pretending he could fly, because he'd always admired the blue birds outside his bedroom window. He remembers wondering what it was like to truly fly.
It happens in the most unlikely way.
That is to say, out of all the ways Merlin had imagined while laying in bed at night staring at the pack he kept packed just in case, of all the ways he had hoped this confrontation could have gone it wasn't this, wasn't Arthur staring at him in what he pinpointed as fear.
And Merlin is cold – so very cold, when he feels steel against his neck.
He breathes out and nods his head, his eyes having faded now to their faded blue color. He feels the sword press down harder, cutting off air.
He wonders if his blood will stain the forest floor.
Arthur doesn't kill him, doesn't order the knights to do it either. Instead he gathers shackles and twine and ties Merlin to the horses. Merlin doesn't complain because while the cuffs suppress his magic, he's not dead.
The wrongness that the cuffs brought he could deal with, he knew he could; just like he knew that there was a part of him that could break the cuffs with a single thought. But he won't because if he does then how can Arthur trust him?
Arthur doesn't throw him in the dungeons instead he is confined to a tower that takes over the cuffs job.
It's the worst kind of torture.
Merlin dreams.
He dreams of Morgana's eyes as he gave her the poison, that moment when she realized who had done it, the moment betrayal had been the only thing he could see in her deep eyes. He dreams of what will happen when she is finally caught.
This wild creature who wasn't human anymore, who'd been so consumed by hate, and fear, and betrayal that the once vibrant woman that played with the children in the courtyard was gone replaced with something more monster then woman.
In his dreams, she rages at him, tells him it's all his fault that things had ended the way they had, taunts him with all his mistakes and then she pushes a knife through Arthur's chest, then Merlin's and finally her own.
Merlin wakes up screaming.
Once he tries magic.
A simple little thing he'd been doing since he was small and lighting the candles in his bedroom while his mum slept so he could play a bit longer with his favorite toy, a little stuffed dragon that he had always remembered having.
The pain though, is new.
He'd never felt like this, felt like his bones were melting and that everything else was melting along with them, he screams and collapses, hitting his head on the side table and scrapping his knee's on the floor, but that pain is nothing compared to the other pain that makes him feel as if he is being torn apart.
He retches, but there is nothing in his stomach to come up, the guard that brings him meals that are slid through a flap in the door hasn't come in a day and as such he hasn't eaten. It makes it all that more unbearable.
He screams well into the morning but no one comes and when it's over he crawls on his hands and knees to the small pallet where exhausted – he finally sleeps without the nightmares that had become his only friend.
He tries to call for Kilgharrah once, but it ends worse than his attempts to light a candle.
Sometimes he wonders why no one has come to see him.
He hopes it's just that their forbidden to not that anything has happened to them or that they don't want to see him. He tries to get something out of the guard that has begun to bring him meals again but he doesn't get anything except a scowl.
He hopes that Gaius isn't working too hard, and that someone was helping him because he wasn't as young as he once was and he his joints ached and sometimes his hands shook too much for him to hold a knife steady enough to chop up herbs.
He hopes that Gwen is okay and happy, that she isn't feeling overwhelmed with all the work she has since she was promoted to head servant, he hopes that she has someone to talk to that will sit and listen while she says what she needs to say without interrupting her.
He hopes that Gwaine isn't doing something stupid that will get him thrown in the stocks or tossed from Camelot, he hopes that he too has someone to talk to because the man deserved an ear to hear his troubles.
He hopes that Arthur isn't being too much of a prat to everyone, he hopes that he doesn't see this as to much of a betrayal, he hope that he can overcome his prejudices and see that magic isn't evil only people and he sometimes hopes that Arthur will come and save him
Sometimes he also wonders how the man he loves could do this to him.
Merlin dreams that they hate him. Dreams that they laugh while he cries, laugh while he screams and finally laugh as he burns.
He wakes up shaking and praying it isn't true.
There is a window in Merlin's tower.
It's not big, and they hadn't bothered in adding any shades or bars. But Merlin loves it, it's his only view into a world other than the one he has inside this room – this hellish room. Merlin loves the endless blue of the Camelot summer sky and he loves the clouds that form shapes but most of all –
Most of all Merlin loves the birds.
They're so free, so happy so carefree, they can go anywhere they want and they can talk in their little chirps to anyone. He can't remember that freedom. So one day he finds himself sitting on the ledge, his head bent so as not to hit it on the cold stone.
And the next he get's braver as he watches a bird merely sweep down, a worm in its mouth to feed its lover.
Until one day he jumps, and Merlin who has been caged for too long –
Well, he finally feels free in a way he has never known in all the years that he has lived, and he knows that in that moment, he's - finally, finally - flying.


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Wethersfield, had Thomas, b. 1646; Esther, 1648; Mary, 1650; Michael, 1652,
prob. d. young; Abigail, 1655; Isaac, 1658; Jacob, 1660; Sarah, 1662; and
Michael, again, 1667. The first two, and last five are nam. in his will.
SAMUEL, Norwich, only s. of sec. Francis, m. 10 Dec. 1685, Susanna
Huntington, had Francis, b. 9 Sept. 1691; Samuel, 8 Feb. 1693; Lydia, 28 May 1696;
Hannah, 30 Apr. 1699; Sarah, 19 Jan. 1701; John; Joseph, Oct. 1706; and Daniel, 25 Apr.
1709; wh. d. young. He had sec. w. Hannah, and d. 2 Dec. 1740; and his wid. d. 25
Feb. 1752. THOMAS, Windsor, s. of George, m. 11 or 16 Aug. 1681, Esther, d. of Job
Drake, wh. d. 19 Feb. 1692, had Thomas, b. 10 Dec. 1682; Samuel, 7 Aug. 1685;
Hezekiah, 1688, and Esther, Jan. 1690. Twenty-three of this name had, in 1834,
been gr. at Yale, and seven at other N. E. coll. exc. Harv.
GROOM, NICHOLAS, Mass. d. 1651, and Henry G. (I kn. not whether f.
br. or s.) had admin. of his est. in Middlesex Co. Samuel, Salisbury
1650, a mariner, in the list of inhabs. dignified with prefix of Mr. went
home to London bef. 1658. He may seem to be that Quaker, who publ.
in 1676, "A Glass for the people of N. E." wh. in a note to his Hist. I. 72,
Hutchinson ascrib. to Gorton.
GROSSE, CLEMENT, Boston, s. of Isaac, b. in Eng. was a brewer,
m. bef 1649, had Isaac, who was a cordwinder; when, in 1678, the
f. is call. innholder, allow. to be 1658; by w. Mary had Edmund, b.
9 Mar. 1656; and Elizabeth 5 Mar. 1659; a former Elizabeth hav. d. 1 Sept. 1656;
William, 3 Mar. 1665; Edmund, again, 27 Sept. 1669; and Ann, 18 Mar. 1671;
but in 1695 no male of this or other line was a taxable inhab. of Boston,
tho. a wid. Grosse is found. EDMUND, Boston, elder br. of the preced.
mariner, by w. Catharine had Isaac, b. 1 Oct. 1642; Susanna, Aug. 1644;
both bapt. 23 Mar. 1645; perhaps Thomas; Hannah; Lydia,
bapt. 10 Mar. 1650; by w. Ann had Mary, b. 9 Sept. 1652; Elizabeth 30 Jan.
1654; John, 21 Apr. 1655. He d. 1 May after, and his will, in wh. he
provides for w. and ch. Isaac, and Susan only, was pro. 3 May
1655, and set aside by ch. 25 May. His d. Lydia m. I presume, George
Harris of Concord. EDMUND, Boston, m. 19 Feb. 1695, Dorothy, d. of Josiah
Belcher. He was s. of Clement, and had, I think, no ch. ISAAC, Boston
1685, call. husbandman, when adm. of the ch. 17 Apr. 1636, disarm. 1637, as
a friend of the antinomians, Cotton and Wheelwright, follow. the latter
to Exeter, was there a ruler, or man of distinct.; but ret. to Boston in
few yrs. d. 1649, leav. good est. by his will (of 29 May shortly bef. his
d.) div. among w. and ch. Edmund, Clement, Matthew, beside gr.ch. Isaac,
Hannah, Susanna, Thomas, and even an expected ch. of his s. Clement. It
made Edmund excor. His wid. d. 1653. ISAAC, Boston, gr.s. I presume,
of the preced. had w. Elizabeth and inf. d. when 5 Nov. 1666 admin. was given to the wid.
MATTHEW, Boston, s. of the first Isaac, m. 5 Oct. 1652, Mary Trott, perhaps d. of John,
wh. d. that yr. had Martha, b. 29 June 1653; Thomas, 5 July 1655; Mary, 17 Sept.
1657; Elizabeth 3 Feb. 1660; Sarah, 23 Aug. 1662; and by w. Elinor had John, 11 Sept. 1670;
Ann, 5 Jan. 1672; and Ruth, 12 May
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THIS IS NOT A GOOD PRODUCTI have used Neutrogena MicroMist BEFORE they changed the product. Back then it worked now, stay away. It streaks everywhere and you cannot tell if you got the tan until it is to late and your skin is all different colors. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT TO ANYONE — 8 years, 3 months agoconnie123 | 4 reviews
I look like I have pancreatic cancerHow long does it take this to fade. It is streaky and the color is the same pumpkin orange that my father had when he had pancreatic cancer. I may have to have a professional spray tan to fix it. — 8 years, 3 months agoCandibar | 1 reviews
Ah...mediocreI tried this product to cover up the pastiness my skin had from winter time and while it did darken me, when I got in the sunlight I noticed I was quite orange looking and it was blotchy. The smell was terrible as well. — 8 years, 4 months agojennlock35 | 1 reviews
You have to work it right!This tanning spray is ok. I haven't had any problems with streaking or orange spots, Quite the opposite really! I make sure to hold it a good distance from my body when spraying, and I do rub it in. I have seen the minimum tan that this product will give. My advice is to spray lightly, rub it in a little, and only do your legs until you are sure of the amount that works for you!! — 8 years, 5 months agoTracy810 | 6 reviews
Micromist MessThis product was very hard to apply evenly, mostly because the color develops over several hours and goes on clear. I had splotches of dark tan show up hours after I applied the tanner. The color looks fake on my skin; it has a yellow tint. It also smells bad. It does, however stay on longer than most spray-on tans, which in my case turned out to be not-so-great. — 8 years, 5 months agogustavi7 | 5 reviews
Love ItThis has been my favorite 'fake' tan ever! I suggest putting it on when you first come out of the bath/shower and are still damp. I found it last summer and I have never looked so golden and coppery! I did get some orangey coloring around my ankle once. Just make sure you don't over-spray around joints and you are good to go! You can even use it on your face! — 8 years, 7 months agoshana_jah | 4 reviews
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Did Not LikeI bought this spray thinking that it would be easier to apply than sunless tanner creams and lotions but I was wrong. The spray WAS fine but that caused a problem for me because i wasn't sure where the color was going. Areas of my skin were blotchy and others were really light. Even on the areas where the spray was applied correctly, the color was orangey and fake looking. Not natural at all. Stick to Aveeno or Bath and Body Works sunless tanners. They work the best! — 8 years, 8 months agoKgirl24 | 72 reviews
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Doesn't really do the jobI've used Mystic Tan, at $24 a session, I decided to try something at home. This did not come close at all! The color was way too light (I bought the dark shade) and you have to apply layers upon layers to see any color. By then, you're drowned in fumes and the bottle is almost empty. The downside is the color does NOT apply evenly, whatsoever. — 8 years, 8 months agoSDLoudMouth | 4 reviews
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Orange MessIt was hard to see where it was applied since the spray went on clear. It made a big sticky mess out of my bathroom and I ended up with huge orange blotches and streaks and other areas with no color at all. I will stick with lotions. — 8 years, 9 months agoPhilligrl129 | 1 reviews
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Closing Mountain Warehouse
Mountain Warehouse was a cooperatively owned distributor of natural foods, with 1990 sales of $2.2 million. Located in Durham, North Carolina, it serviced accounts throughout North Carolina and Virginia, as well as parts of West Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia. In May of 1991, after 14 years of existence, Mountain Warehouse closed.
Mountain started out with a primary goal of providing basic foods to buying clubs at prices lower than what they could otherwise obtain; indeed, for many buying clubs Mountain was their only source for natural foods. Servicing these groups efficiently had a built-in challenge: they tended to be small accounts spread far apart, a distributor's dread. This problem became exacerbated in recent years as more natural food retail outlets in the more densely populated areas resulted in the weakening or dissolution of many buying clubs.
While buying clubs provided the base of Mountain's business, it also served storefronts. This was another challenge: storefronts have needs very different from buying clubs, in product selection, terms of payment, frequency of delivery, volume discounts, and so forth. A policy that was good for one group often seemed unfair to the other. And in servicing retail accounts, Mountain faced stiff competition from the large distributors in our area, Tree of Life and Cornucopia.
Most of the people closely involved with Mountain's history agree that the major turning point in Mountain's decline was the attempt several years ago to undertake a major expansion. Mountain had outside management at the time as part of an attempt to consolidate the economic power of several co-op warehouses. The business was positioned for expansion by moving to a facility over twice the size of what was needed at the time; a larger truck was leased; and the product line greatly expanded. These all were part of a bid to gain more of the storefront market, which is where the greatest potential growth was. The outside management then withdrew its involvement in the midst of the relocation and product line expansion, leaving Mountain with excessive overhead and no manager. In the process of unsuccessfully courting the retails, it had also alienated many of its buying clubs.
Last year, the board of directors attempted to refocus on serving its buying club constituency; that was our strength, and we did not have the resources to compete for the retail market. However, by last winter we had hardly any resources at all. On the positive side, we had some excellent new personnel, an active new marketing program getting under way, and a dedicated general manager who was optimistic that we were about to turn the corner into profitability. On the negative side, we had used up the last of our members' equity and were incurring monthly losses averaging about $15,000. The board decided to turn to our member/owners and see how important it was to them to keep Mountain open. We would assess each member a one-time fee, ranging from $60 to $160; we calculated that if we received about 80 percent compliance, plus an extension on a line of credit from the National Cooperative Bank, we would have the funds needed to get us to a period of profitability.
In late December of 1990 we drafted a letter explaining the assessment and our financial condition; in early January we mailed this letter to all members. When the board met in late January, our major agenda item was whether to do the billing or close the doors. At this meeting it became clear that we did not have a viable 1991 budget. Our general manager had calculated it would take 29 percent growth to keep the business afloat. We felt this level of growth was clearly unattainable. We put off our decision for two more weeks pending review of additional budget proposals. Right at this time we learned that another small distributor that had shared much of our territory, Hatch Natural Foods, had gone out of business. We decided to go ahead with the assessment billing and to accept the extension of our line of credit with NCB.
To our shock and dismay, the next three months had continued losses of up to $20,000 per month, far above the most pessimistic projections we had seen. The board also became aware of severe internal tensions between staff and management. We decided that we were not in a position to effectively respond to the opportunity opened up by Hatch's closure and that the business was no longer viable. The longer we continued to operate, the more debts we would incur that we would be unable to pay back. The National Cooperative Bank had become increasingly wary of Mountain's situation, and was pressing the board for our assessment. When we informed the Bank that we did not foresee an end to the losses, they called for immediate payment ofour $75K note. Since we were unable to find a new investor, our only way to raise this money was by liquidating the business, and thus we did.
There is no pleasant way of closing an insolvent business. People lose jobs, customers lose a source of food, owners lose their investment, and vendors lose money owed them. It's understandable for people to be angry, particularly when, as in our case, there has been limited communication and understanding. We were concerned for the jobs of our dedicated staff, and for providing continued service to our customers, particularly those in remote areas with no alternative source for natural foods. However, as board members, we were legally and morally responsible for overseeing the business' assets and liabilities, and obligated not to continue incurring debt that we believed we would be unable to pay.
What lessons do I see for other co-ops? Frankly, I can readily identify various problem areas, but the solutions are not as clear. In our case, having an out of town board was a structural problem. Our board members were spread out across Mountain's territory. Being a largely absentee board, we were unaware of certain critical problems that staff might have alerted us to. By the time we learned the depth of certain problems it was too late for correction. There's a fine balance between a board getting direct input from staff (input that could be highly useful and important) vs. giving your general manager full support and not allowing staff to use the board to bypass or block management. In retrospect we leaned the wrong way in not sufficiently soliciting staff input. Each co-op has its own dynamics, and each board needs to ensure that their staffs input is utilized, and in a way that doesn't undermine their manager's authority.
Decision-making: the nobody's land of many co-ops. In Mountain's case, whereas it was clear to us board members that we were responsible, both legally and according to our bylaws, for deciding whether to close the business, some members were angrily offended that we made this decision without a member vote. Co-op members need to realize that managing a business is a complex process that, to be done effectively, requires ongoing involvement. Everyone's input is desired and welcome, but if you want to share in the decision-making authority, you need to share the responsibility of actively and regularly participating in meetings and keeping up with month to month developments and discussions.
Another problem area is the member--customer/owner dichotomy. Our members own our business and are also our customers. While these dual roles are a major strength of co-ops, they can also create confusion. A member-customer tends to look at how the business serves their particular needs; a member-owner needs to consider how the business is serving its entire market. A member-owner needs to look at their equity as an investment to be nourished and protected. Member-customers tend to look at their equity as a joining fee to give them access to the services, much like paying a fee to join a local club. Members need to be aware of these different roles and integrate them in the way they relate to their co-op. As a co-op manager myself, I view members as customers I need to please, but I want the members to view themselves as owners with a proprietary concern for their co-op. Interestingly, the Rochdale Principles of Cooperation make no mention of "lower prices" as a goal or basis of cooperativism. Co-ops need to appeal to their members for other reasons; someone who joins solely to get a break on prices is not likely to be a loyal, or involved, member.
Joel Landau served on the final board of directors of Mountain Warehouse, along with Joy Farrell, Alan Mathewson, Will Cardwell, and Cheryl Marschak. Joel served as manager of Deep Roots Co-op in Greensboro, North Carolina, for over eight years. What appears here is an edited version of his original article.


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Suspect in IMPD officer's fatal shooting was convicted felon
Eyewitness News is learning more about Steven Byrdo, the suspect involved in the fatal shooting of Indianapolis Metro Police Officer Rod Bradway.
Byrdo has a history of criminal charges and was on parole at the time of the shooting. Eyewitness News learned Byrdo has been in and out of prison since 2010, primarily with drug charges.
Officer Bradway was responding to a domestic violence at the Eagle Pointe Apartments early Friday when he heard a woman screaming for help inside an apartment. He forced his way inside, where police say Byrdo shot him to death. Officers then shot and killed Byrdo.
Byrdo's criminal history of adult arrests dates to 2009 when he was 20. Officers say he was drunk in a Denny's restaurant. The arrest report says he stood on a chair shouting profanities before throwing a steak knife across the dining room. The officers say Byrdo then told police he was drunk but that they couldn't arrest him because he was not driving. The charges of public intoxication, disorderly conduct and possession of alcohol by a minor were dismissed as part of a diversion program.
Byrdo's current parole was tied to a 2010 drug case in which he pleaded guilty to felony charges of dealing and possessing cocaine or other narcotics. He was sentenced to six years but initially only required to serve two followed by one year of probation. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped several charges, including carrying a handgun without a license.
The case began with a March 2010 traffic stop when an officer smelled burnt marijuana in the vehicle. The officer reported that it appeared Byrdo was trying to hide something and acting erratically. Officers found 4.9 grams of cocaine in the car. They also found a gun in the center console. The officer's account says Byrdo admitted he did not have a license for the weapon.
The Indiana Department of Corrections says Byrdo was received in June 2011, and he was accepted into a Community Transition Program in September 2011. In November 2011, Byrdo was released to probation in Marion County.
He was arrested in January 2013 for a probation violation and sentenced to another 505 days. Byrdo was released after serving about five months. In June 2013, he was released from the Plainfield Short Term Offender Program (STOP) Facility in Plainfield to parole supervision in Indianapolis. He received 70 days jail time credit and 30 days program credit for completing the Thinking for a Change program, a cognitive behavioral class. The DOC says while he was incarcerated, he had no conduct violations or disciplinary action.
Court records also show Byrdo still owes $1,225 in probation fees and court costs.
While he was on probation for that 2010 drug case and wearing a house arrest monitor, Byrdo was arrested in another drug case. In May of 2011, officers found Byrdo in a vehicle with six sealed baggies of marijuana. According the arrest report, he told the officer he was sitting in a parked car near his home because he did not want to go near enough to the house to trigger the monitor, because then he would have to stay in for the rest of the night.
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The DOC also says since being released to parole in June, Byrdo was seeing his parole agent regularly and "engaged in his rehabilitation." The department reports he was employed and attending classes at Martin University in Indianapolis.
Byrdo also faced marijuana possession and dealing charges from a November 2012 arrest, but the prosecutor dismissed all four of those charges.


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The July 19 edition of ESPN's Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will feature two top Junior Welterweights—Olusegun "The Gun" Ajose (31-1, 14 KOs) and "Hammerin'" Hank Lundy (22-3-1, 11 KOs) — in the 10-round main event. Friday's show from Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H., will air live at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes+ and will air at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and WatchESPN. ESPN Deportes will televise Friday's fights on Saturday, July 20, at 7 p.m. The card is promoted by DiBella Entertainment.
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Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas will be ringside describing the action for ESPN3 and ESPN2, while studio host Todd Grisham (@GrishamESPN) will present all the latest boxing news and highlights. Delvin Rodriguez, will call the fights with Pablo Viruega for ESPN Deportes' Viernes de Combates (Friday Night Fights), while Leopoldo Gonzalez and Claudia Trejos will anchor the studio. Bilingual reporter Bernardo Osuna (@osunaespn) will present live interviews and reports for both shows.
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New York's Ajose, a 2000 Olympian for Nigeria, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Rynell Griffin in his last fight. Philadelphia's Lundy has defeated former Lightweight titlist David Diaz and current Lightweight titlist Richar Abril, but is looking to get back to his winning ways following back-to-back losses to Viktor Postol and Ray Beltran.
"Coming off two consecutive loses, Lundy is in danger of becoming irrelevant," Atlas said. "He will need his good speed and great urgency to beat a bigger, more physical Ajose. That's the tough news for Lundy. The good news for the fans of Friday Night Fights is that both these experienced fighters are not hard to find—they will be right in front of each other all night and that should make it a good night of fights."
Friday's eight-round co-feature will pit undefeated Junior Lightweights Ryan "The Polish Prince" Kielczewski (16-0, 3 KOs) of Massachusetts against Puerto Rico's Miguel "Mikito" Soto (10-0, 10 KOs). Kielczewski scored an eight-round unanimous decision win over Gil Garcia his last fight, while Soto is coming off a fourth-round TKO win over John Wampash.
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Seo In Guk to Explode with Emotion in 'Reply 1997'
The Seo In Guk who stayed strong in his romance will be breaking down in the upcoming broadcast of Reply 1997. The cold Gyeongsang man will confess his love in a series of tough lines, melting the hearts of his female viewers everywhere.
Seo In Guk's role Yoon Yoon Jae likes Sung Si Won but can't confess his love to her because his brother Tae Woong (Song Jong Ho) likes Si Won also.
In the previews released online, however, Yoon Jae is shown ultimately exploding out in front of Si Won, saying, "I like you. What should I do? What do you think I should do? I said, what do you think I should do?"
Near the beginning of the drama Yoon Jae only tried to hint at his feelings in roundabout ways, but the more recent 'What should I do' lines show how Yoon Jae is unable to hold back his emotions any longer, as well as how sorry he feels toward his big brother.
Seo In Guk worked very hard to shape this scene perfectly. According to his agency, his face had swollen because he wasn't feeling too well on the day of the shoot, so he tried to sweat it out by wearing three thick padded jackets at once or exercising for more than four hours.
His efforts ultimately shone when Yoon Je exploded with the feelings he couldn't show before due to his loyalty to his brother. On the day of the shoot, sometime in late July, Seo In Guk had even uploaded a picture of himself wearing the thick jackets in the hot weather.
Netizens who saw the preview video left comments such as, 'I think I'm going to cry', 'Seo In Guk's acting is great. I can't wait for the next episode' and 'I've watched this 10 times already. I want to watch the episode.'
The producers of Reply 1997 said, "Seo In Guk has been working hard not only because it's his first lead role, but also because he's very attached to his character, and he fits well into his role. The producers have been happy at how passionate he's been for every shoot."
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I had no issues setting up Tarot ZYX manually and the heli behaved just fine. Then I bought the USB dongle and tried using Tarot software which didn't work so I got here. Downloaded this software and it connected but I have issues. Since seventeen million people are using this software and happy with it, I am sure my frustration is due to my ignorance. Could someone please help me see what I am missing?
The sub-trims in the software didn't quite work for me because it would not move the horn linearly. Especially for the tail servo where it would not move at all then suddenly jump way past the point I wanted. I thought centering the servos on TX would be OK too, but I decided to just set the sub-trims manually on the unit and it worked just fine. In any case, after centering all servos as perfectly as I can and leveling the swash, when I connect with the software, the monitor tab in the setup menu doesn't show zeros and they are all off by +/- 3! And collective pitch by a lot more (12~14). What is that based on? When I follow item 3 of the instructions on that page to make them zero and "center" to the software's liking, neither the servo arms are centered, nor the swash level anymore.
Using reset button in the servo trim tab makes only ch.1 through ch.3 zero on that tab, but tail setup tab has no reset. Plus, reset actually changes my mechanical setup and not just zeroing the values in the software. After all this, still monitor tab has other ideas about what is zero and what is not.
1. How can I connect and only bring up the setup that is already on the unit without having the software change anything and have it accept all centered and all zero starting point the way I have it?
2. How can I save the setup exactly the way it already is on the unit? And how can I recall or reload it later.
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I wouldn't worry about the monitor tab too much, I think it has been established it's not that important. You can in theory ignore setting the zero points on the monitor page.
To answer your questions.
Just start the software and press the connect button to connect to the gyro. Once it connects, all the settings throughout the software at this point are the settings presently in the gyro.
At this point if you want a snapshot of the gyro settings, select File, Save Config File. This will be an exact copy of what is in the gyro.
You can then change the settings to other something else. As you change the settings, since you are connected to the gyro, the changes will be save to the gyro immediately.
If later you want to go back to the settings that you saved.
a) Start the software
b) Press connect and wait for the gyro to connect
c) Load the config file you want to put into the gyro (File, Open Config File)
d) Transmit the file (Force Update or File, Transmit Config File)
Done. But make sure you do it in the order listed above.
If you want to reset the tail servo trim, just put the servo trim back to zero on the tail setup tab in the setup window.
The reset button on the servo trim just sets the swash servos back to zero. Nothing special really, just a convenience to set ch1, ch2 and ch3 back to zero.
Hope this helps.
Sorry to hear that you are having issues still, part of the problem is that you are still trying to do things as you would in the FB world. Setting the sub-trims and ATV in the Monitor menu is not to trim the swash - it is to get the Tx and FBL unit in agreement about where stick-centre is. So by going into monitor and setting the zero and +/-100 the FBL unit will see "zero stick" when you have your sticks in the middle - you then use the FBL unit sub-trims to centre the swash servos.
1. If you are running the software, if you just connect the dongle to the FBL unit and connect the s/ware, it will show you your current settings.
2. you want to save the setting, go to top left click on "File" and then "Save Config Fie"
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I like your explanation of setting the TX sub-trims and ATV's, Mike.
It would probably be helpful for first-time users if there was a clearly written Quick Start guide, and then an extended, more comprehensive guide. Would it be easily possible to add those to the software - and could you squeeze in some text into the servo trim page?
Incidentally, in the "Swash Travel" page, the descriptive text suggests that you check for binding - though it doesn't mention doing so with simultaneous full cyclic and collective stick deflections.
With CCPM systems, there are two conditions to look out for - firstly binding, which I always check for by rotating the head clockwise by hand. You can then feel resistance at the binding points, whereas sometimes it's easy to miss seeing things actually coming into contact.
Secondly, and especially when you're using an FBL head with long arms, you might run out of servo travel. This won't cause binding, but won't be good for the servos and will cause cyclic interactions.
Now maybe the controller will never move the swash to the positions you can achieve on the bench, and I'm possibly locked into an FB mindset. Can anyone confirm this one way or another? (i.e. if the controller can move the swash to the extreme positions possible on the bench)
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Thank you John and Mike.
I have another issue that may not be even be relevant to gyro settings and this thread, but I need to make sure before I throw the heli and myself out of the window.
Problem: There is a whole lota shakin' goin' on!
All servo and swash settings and good, and all zero and max collective and cyclic are good. The gears are not wobbly and I put in a new main shaft and a new feathering shaft. No play in the shaft and no slop in the head. New set of bearings for the shaft is all that's left for me to try. Yet as soon as I spool up, the heli manifests symptoms of pretty advanced Parkinson's disease!
Update: The issue was the Tarot head itself. The ZYX unit like the other equivalents is a marvel, but the metal head is soft and deforms easily, causing major head vibration that is not obvious at first but gets magnified with blades.
When I asked the following question, I was thinking in the lines of high gyro gain causing the tail wag while hovering without rudder input.
Are there any settings/gains I may have set to high (screwed up) that could cause this vibration even with no cyclic input and before it even lifts off the ground?
It turned out to be FBL head issue anyway.
Last edited by asasan; Feb 17, 2012 at 10:27 PM. Reason: problem solved.
I need a bit of help, Got everything set up quite nicely but can't get good roll range without cranking the gain up too much (extreme 3d) with roll gain = 75, agil=60, pitch gain = 90, agil=60. Pitch semms to be ok as I can tilt back anf forth quite fast. But roll is another story, if I set the gain low say 60, I can reduce the roll shakes but very limited roll. What other parameters can I change to make it roll faster without shaking.Thanks in advance.
FYI, I am using the original HK450Pro head but with the Flybar & the cage removed. This means the flybar arm contols are still being used. Ie: the swash travel related to the blade's pitch is identical for both flybared and flybarless version. Could this be the problem?
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I find that pitch rate is faster than roll rate on my own 450, and consequently use about 6.5 degrees of elevator cyclic compared with about 8 degrees of aileron. Intuitively, you might think that the heli would have less roll inertia than pitch inertia, but maybe it boils down to collective management in a roll - and mine is as yet by no means perfect.
I think there's a good chance the heli would fly better with a proper FBL head - and most of them, especially ones such as the RJX style one from HK, enable you to mount the head lower, which is bound to improve roll and pitch rate. For the small cost of an FBL head (around $15 for the HK one) I think it would make sense for you to try one. The Tarot head is also pretty good.
I've found that the main blades can make a big difference to pitch and roll rates. I prefer the align 325 - style blades, which have a fairly thin airfoil section, concave towards the trailing edge, and I use the cheap "Pro 3D" ones.
As a matter of interest, how much collective and cyclic pitch do you have - and what collective, elevator and aileron ranges are you using in the controller to achieve those? (presuming your TX ATV's are around 100)
Strangely enough my 450 feels the same - faster flip rates on ele than ail. However, the 500 is backwards, ele is OK, but the ail roll is visibly higher. I guess each heli-gyro pairing has its unique quirks that need some tuning. I'm going to fiddle with the D/R on the Tx to get the same feeling on ele and ail rather than gyro tweaking. It's just so much easier and more predictable.
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