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On March 6, 1861, the Richmond Examiner published a story entitled "Horrible purposes of the party in power." It related a conversion on February 15 in Washington, D.C., between Salmon P. Chase and a "Dr. Wirt" of "Westmoreland." Dr. Wirt was almost certainly Dr. William D. Wirt of Westmoreland County, Virginia, the grandson of William Wirt, U.S. Attorney General in the administrations of James Monroe and John Quincy Adams.
Salmon P. Chase, the ex-governor of Ohio, was then in line for a seat in Lincoln's cabinet (he would become Secretary of the Treasury), and so his views were of great interest to nervous Virginians in early March 1861 wondering whether to remain faithful to the Union or secede and join the Confederacy. Chase clearly was the member of Lincoln's cabinet with the strongest ties to abolitionism. Early in his career as a lawyer, Chase had defended so many fugitive slaves in Ohio against their owners attempts to reclaim them, he became know as the "Attorney General of Fugitive Slaves." Although never a radical abolitionist like William Lloyd Garrison, he was an early member of the free-soil Liberty Party and then the Republican Party, and a strong believer in the Slave Power conspiracy, the idea in 1850s that southern slaveholders had effective control of the national government, and were using it to advance their interests at the expense of free people.
According to Wirt, Salmon P. Chase indicated he expected Lincoln to resist South Carolina's attempt to force federal troops from Fort Sumter in Charleston resulting in the secession of the Upper South and civil war. Asked by Wirt if "he expected [the North] to subjugate the South?," Chase replied:
"'Ten millions of people, with four millions of slaves in their midst, could scarcely resist twenty-six millions.' But what is your object? Inquired Dr. Wirt, and he answered, 'to free the slave who is the cause of the war.' What will you do with him when thus freed? 'Allow you to have him as a "Peon" to work your fields, if you are willing to pay for their services; if not, they can be colonized in Central America.' Dr. Wirt then inquired if the fugitive slave law was to be respected. Mr. Chase said:'It would have to be modified, and when a slave who escaped was pursued and identified, he could be given up or paid for; if paid for, he would be sent to the aforesaid colony in Central America."
"He added, in the event of war in the South, no slaves would be in Virginia within one year; and in ten years, no slaves would be found within the borders of the Southern Confederacy."
Certainly not all of Salmon Chase's predictions came to pass. Slavery persisted in Virginia until the end of the war and despite the efforts of Lincoln's administration no colonization of emancipated slaves occurred in Central America. But Chase was correct that civil war would result in the end of slavery, and his assertion that the northern war goal was to "free the slave who is the cause of the war," although certainly not true in March 1861, would become true (and certainly upset slaveholders intent on preserving at all costs the peculiar institution).

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Bike/Walk Logan Square invites you to add your voice and critical eye to evaluating the Logan Square station. Join us May 28 or June 1.
Station evaluationMay 20, 2013
Plans for drive-through on Milwaukee AvenueMarch 20, 2012
McDonald's revealed its plans for the 2707 N. Milwaukee Avenue property at last month's community meeting.
The alderman began the meeting touting the changes as supporting the corporate McDonald's concept of hip and its desire to appeal to a new breed of customer, one who lingers in the restaurant and enjoys the Wi-Fi access. I think these are customers who would embrace a pedestrian orientation and would gladly do without the drive-through. The drive-through plans and flaunting of the "pedestrian street" designation (see Save Milwaukee Avenue's pedestrian orientation) appear to conflict with the new McDonald's concept.
The plan shows that the west/Milwaukee Avenue side of the building will stay where it is now, several feet from the property line. (Unfortunately, McDonald's Corporation's representative has not returned repeated calls requesting a rendering of the plans to share here.) The north and south sides of the building will also stay, while the east side will accommodate the expanded building, moving several feet to the east.
At the time of the community meeting, what should be the front face of the building with its bright yellow awning was oriented toward the drive-through rather than toward pedestrians on the street. Instead, the Milwaukee Avenue face would be the typical side façade of McDonald's redesign.
The former "pedestrian street" designation calls for buildings to be built to the sidewalk, not several feet back, but at the point of last month's meeting, McDonald's would not entertain bringing the building to the sidewalk. The construction manager stated that they could not build to the sidewalk because of accessible requirements with the two exit doors to Milwaukee Read the rest of this entry »
Community meeting February 2 re: drive-through on Milwaukee AvenueJanuary 30, 2012
There will be a community meeting regarding the proposed expanded drive-through for the McDonald's property at 2707 N. Milwaukee Avenue. The meeting will be held Thursday, February 2, 6:30 p.m. at 2706 N. Sawyer Avenue.
McDonald's on Milwaukee Avenue
While the "pedestrian street" designation was lifted last month at the request and behest of the alderman to make way for the drive-through (see Update on Milwaukee Avenue "pedestrian street" designation), Read the rest of this entry »
Update on Milwaukee Avenue "pedestrian street" designationDecember 19, 2011
Business as usual
On December 13, 2011, the Chicago Committee on Zoning conducted a public hearing regarding removing the "pedestrian street" designation for the portion of Milwaukee Avenue between Kedzie and Sawyer Avenues. This despite the fact that the applicant (in this case the alderman/the city) did not meet (as acknowledged by the acting city Zoning Administrator) the notice requirements necessary for the hearing to take place.
According to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, Section 17-13-0100:
No hearing will be scheduled or conducted until the applicant complies with all applicable notice requirements.
As the applicant, the alderman explained that he introduced the ordinances in order to allow the McDonald's franchise at 2707 N. Milwaukee Avenue to construct a new building and maintain its driveway and drive-through. He stated that the dimensions and diameters of the existing driveway and drive-through would not change. He also said that he would later re-designate Milwaukee Avenue a "pedestrian street."
Five residents (myself, Steven Vance, Christy Prahl, Mike Jaskula, and Nicole Semple) testified in opposition to the proposed lifting of the "pedestrian street" designation for a variety of reasons.
The McDonald's franchise owner and her attorney were the only people to speak in favor of the proposal. Contrary to the alderman's statement, they (and the acting city Zoning Administrator as well) revealed that they planned to increase the drive-through capacity at this site. Oddly, the owner touted another McDonald's franchise she owns on four-lane North Avenue at the busy, car-centric intersection of Grand and Kostner Avenues as an example of how nice it will be for Milwaukee Avenue. She really wasn't grasping the concept of a pedestrian oriented street.
As is typical of zoning in Chicago, the Committee on Zoning deferred to Read the rest of this entry »
Save Milwaukee Avenue's pedestrian orientationDecember 5, 2011
Public Hearing December 13
If you're able, please attend the Zoning Hearing on Tuesday,
December 13, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall in order to preserve the "pedestrian street" designation of Milwaukee Avenue between Kedzie and Sawyer Avenues.
User surveyNovember 30, 2011
If you use the Logan Square el station or bus depot at Milwaukee and Kedzie Avenues, BikeWalk Logan Square would like your input to help guide the direction of future improvements to the station and its surroundings.
Please take a minute of your time to respond to the brief survey by [Update: extended]
December 10 December 13, 2011.
Plaza concept for Logan Square "el" stationSeptember 18, 2011
August 25 Plaza Concept
for Logan Square "el" Station
The other concept the BikeWalk Logan Square committee is exploring for the Logan Square "el" station "plaza" (see also Park concept for Logan Square "el" station and Let's put the Logan Square "el" station "plaza" out of its misery) is a much enhanced plaza.
As previously stated, beyond the mechanics of the train and bus transportation, our group wants to include and move beyond the multi-modal transportation aspect of the hub to create an aesthetically inviting destination. Read the rest of this entry »


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Fomo or Fear of Missing out is a real thing. FOMO is basically the fear of missing an exciting or interesting event may be currently happening elsewhere, often induced by posts seen on a social media website.
I think social media is the reason why this is such a thing these days although I think comparably it would be like "Keeping up with the Joneses" for our Parents generation. In 2015 there is a constant pressure to keep up with others and show how awesome our lives are at all times. It sure sucks seeing a photo of all your friends at some hip bar and your not there because you decided to turn it down for a night on Netflix. You know what it's like. You're trawling through the social networking sites and you can see amazing holiday snaps and relationship photos where everyone looks oh so happy. And there's a little part of us inside which thinks, "Why is my life not like that?!"
Im currently missing out on one of the biggest events in the blogging calendar. By choice of course and you can check my post on why I'm not attending LFW this season here but I can't help but feel like Im missing out...
Today I thought I'd talk through some tips to deal with FOMO in the hope I take my own advice and help get myself out of a potential jealous rut.
TURN IT OFFOkay I know we are living in an age where turning off your phone feels like you're having your hand lopped off but avoiding your phone for a bit and going outside can really clear your head. It's so important to stop endlessly scrolling through other peoples lives and go out and enjoy your own! Switch your notifications off for a couple of hours and go relax!
IT'S EDITEDRemember we are always only ever going to share the bright and fluffy sides of our lives online. When was the last time you saw someone Instagam their heating bill or when the toilet decided to break?No one including yourself show the troubles or the boring menial tasks in life. Social media is as filtered as that #nomakeup selfie. Incredibly edited and selectively put there probable with the inclination to make someone jealous. Lets face it, most of the time FOMO is often based on lies.
LIVE FOR THE MOMENTPrioritise things in your life that you enjoy rather than concerning yourself with what others are doing or what you could be doing. Live in the moment and enjoy your own life without being preoccupied by someone else's. If you have a hobby or a sport go out and do that. Never attend things you think you should attend because everyone else is going. Make the best use of your own time rather than trying to keep up with others. Live for the moment and make the most of the time you have.
BE THANKFULEvery time you find yourself with that niggling left out feeling you should try and be thankful for all the wonderful things you do have. Dont pine for someone you knew at college but never spoke to but randomly added you on Facebook a few years ago's life. Think of all the little things that make your life happpy and reflect on those.
BE CURIOUS NOT JEALOUSI personally think a little green eyed monster sometimes can be really healthy. Let FOMO motivated and inspire you to do and try new things.Sometimes the fear of missing something might motivate you to do something you might have never wanted to do before. For example if you see someones awesome trip round the world, ask them about it rather than sulkily stalk them for hours. Let them be a catalyst for maybe going on your own trip or planning an adventure of your own.
So there are a few tips on how I deal with FOMO - But the bottom line is don't let it get you down. I think we all experience FOMO to some degree and it's mainly down to social media. Don't listen to the social media hype train and try not to let it bother you too much. To quote Fun for Louis:


text: Jake is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Statistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with affiliations in the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Jake's research focuses on political methodology and applied statistics, specifically randomization inference for experiments and quasi-experiments. He is currently involved in several projects, including: field experiments in Ghana and Nigeria; survey experiments in Canada, the US, the UK, and Chile; research on the design and analysis of experiments on social networks; and the application of machine learning techniques to the analysis of experimental data. Jake is EGAP's current Methods Director.


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User talk:Local hero
Hello Local hero! Welcome to Wikitravel.
To help get you started contributing, we've created a tips for new contributors page, full of helpful links about policies and guidelines and style, as well as some important information on copyleft and basic stuff like how to edit a page. If you need help, check out Wikitravel:Help, or post a message in the travellers' pub. – cacahuate talk 14:53, 11 October 2008 (EDT)
Whoa, nice work on Detroit! --Peter Talk 22:43, 14 October 2008 (EDT)
Local, I was wondering if you could put more lengthly descriptions before listings I.e. give a overview of See, etc. and also make the district information in the main page more lengthly as when you get a district map, you will want it to be more lengthly, or it will drop into the understand segment in chaoes, well not chaos, but it;ll go into it a lil much./ Keep Smiling, edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 15:21, 24 November 2008 (EST).
What's the sudden interest in Edmonton, what's appealing to you about it? Keep Smiling, edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 22:02, 24 November 2008 (EST).
Also-wondering if you'd like me to upload 5 images of just nothing in particular of downtown Edmonton. Just shots made random???? lleemme knwo, edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 19:19, 27 November 2008 (EST).
If you are interested, Talk:Edmonton I uploaded some new photos. I ' d love your comment. keep smiling, edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 22:01, 29 November 2008 (EST).
Could you help me with Edmonton's CotM next month? I know you aren't familiar with the city but some of it is really simple. If you just look there may be grammar errors or missing addresses that you could look up on google maps, etc.? Couja help please? edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 12:58, 15 December 2008 (EST).
I want to thank you![edit]
local hero, i want to thank-you for all your good work on the detroit articles. IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. your work is splendid and i know you've been putting a lot of effort into it. keep up the good work ;)! Edmontonenthusiast 22:00, 25 October 2008 (EDT)
Thought, since you live in DETROIT, you should get out and take some photographs, I see that is lacking! Keep smiling ,ee talk 21:35, 14 November 2008 (EST).
Yur Banner[edit]
How did you get that cool banner on your up? It looks so cool!!!! Keep smiling, ee talk 12:34, 4 November 2008 (EST).
Did a cotm nom for Detroit. Checker out! Keep smiling, edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 21:56, 17 November 2008 (EST).
Heya, you sure seem to know a whole crap load of stuff about Detroit, have ya considered being a Wikitravel:Docents? Keep Smiling, edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 14:36, 22 November 2008 (EST).
Hey, LH, sorry if you don't want my comment, I just saw your comment in Cacahuates talk pg. I recently learned how to merge. You take one of the two, and move it to requested new name. Take the other move everything from it into the new one and then make that wone redirect to the new one. I think that is what you are after. Hope this helps. edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 12:24, 7 December 2008 (EST).
Revision of Districts[edit]
I'd love your opinion at the bottom of Talk:Edmonton because your input is great. edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 14:26, 21 December 2008 (EST).
Is this the detroit districts ? Image:Dt,mi.pngedmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 14:57, 21 December 2008 (EST).
Thank you for cleaning up that guys edits in Detroit. He seems to mean well, but just unfamiliar of the way we format and the actual districts. Thanks. edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 18:28, 23 December 2008 (EST).
Merry Christmas[edit]
Hi Local hero! It sure has been nice learning about you a bit and your favourite city. I want to thank you for the support and lovely questions on Edmonton, and I hope I wasn't too anoying. All the best with you and Detroit in the New Year! Happy holidays, edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 12:40, 25 December 2008 (EST).
To be apart of Metro or not[edit]
As Thomas really seems to disagree on the whole "Metro area" should not be in Detroit kind of thing, why don't we open up discussion in the proper place, meaning: Talk:Detroit as it would discuss each district. Also, hope you had a great Christmas. edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 14:53, 27 December 2008 (EST).
District map for Detroit[edit]
Sure, I'd be happy to help with the Detroit effort. I can't promise I'll get to it any time soon, though—I've got a bunch of other projects lined up first. --Peter Talk 02:39, 28 December 2008 (EST)
Hey, I merged the two districts on the map (although it might take a refresh to see that). Regarding that warningbox discussion, the other user is clearly being provocative and insulting towards you, but I would encourage you not to respond regardless. Best not to be drawn into unproductive tit-for-tats, and I'm happy to moderate (and revert) any extreme edits. Hopefully something productive will come of this, and I think some useful (rather than "scare-people-off") stay safe sections in districts would be useful. Even in the very safe areas, stay safe information can be very useful in assuaging unwarranted fears. A good example of this is here—I'm always at pains to think of a charitable explanation why the university students fear Hyde Park. --Peter Talk 20:26, 25 March 2009 (EDT)
Just looking through the articles in Detroit, it looks like a solid bunch of articles. Would you like to nominate it for Destination of the Month?edmontonenthusiast [ee] .T.A.L.K. 16:31, 17 May 2009 (EDT).


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Condemned, denatured meat in pet food - a cancer causing ingredient in many popular dog and cat food products, and treats. The Pet Food industry does not want you to know about this cancer causing, toxic ingredient. Sadly many products on your local pet food store shelves contain it, so do many veterinarian prescribed dog, and cat food products.
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Types of Pet Food that Can Contain Condemned, Denatured Meat and by-products
Condemned, denatured meat is used in a wide range of commercial pet food products, including:
- Dry Highly Processed Pet Food (kibble), and treats
- Dry processed Pet Food, and treats ('minimally' processed patties and other formulations)
- Canned Pet Food ('wet' pet food)
- Dehydrated Pet Food, and treats
- Freeze Dried Raw Pet Food, and treats
- Raw Pet Food – grinds, patties, etc.
Pet food made in Canada and the USA, containing condemned and denatured meat is sold all over Canada and the USA – it is also exported all over the world. For example Hill's, Purina's and Royal Canin's dry processed food, canned food and treats – pet store and veterinarian prescription product lines.
Regulation of Meat and Poultry Classifications
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Agency (FSIS) are responsible for regulating and inspecting all animals ('livestock') for slaughter / meat processing by registered slaughter establishments and rendering plants.
Condemned Meat
Just prior to slaughter, CFIA and FSIS Inspectors - inspect, mark, stamp or tag all live animals – ante-mortem inspection. Animal carcasses are re-inspected after slaughter - post-mortem inspection. Animals are considered unfit for human consumption – 'inedible', and therefore 'condemned' under the following circumstances:
- 'Downers' - an industry term for animals that cannot stand on their own.
- Live animals found to be affected by disease or an abnormal condition.
- Animals that died en-route to the registered slaughter establishment.
- Animals that died in the yard, or livestock holding pen of the registered slaughter establishment.
- Dead dogs and dead cats - you can read about that here.
- Dead zoo animals.
- Roadkill.
Condemned Meat Products
Condemned Meat includes:
- Entire carcasses.
- Portions of carcasses which upon inspection (or re-inspection) are found to be affected by disease or an abnormal condition, or contaminated by feces – all of which renders them "unfit for human consumption"
- Butcher shop floor trimmings, and meat past its best before date.
- Grocery store meat that is past its best before date.
- Carcasses and parts that are condemned as 'Specific Risk Material' (SRM) can be used as salvaged meat for pet food (animal feed products) once the portions of the animal that are SRM are removed. If removal of the SRM is not possible the carcass or effected portions of, are considered inedible and are to be disposed.
Feathers, hides and hair are generally considered inedible however feathers and hide are used in the pet food industry. The hide is used to make rawhide. Feathers are used by some pet food manufacturers as 'highly edible' and a 'good source of nutrition' – which feathers clearly are not. Royal Canin uses feathers in some of their high-end prescription dog and cat food products.
Condemned products (meat, organs, blood, etc.) may be mixed with non-SRM, and non-condemned salvaged for animal feed products.
Once the CFIA or FSIS inspector condemns a carcass or body-part, it must be clearly marked 'CONDEMNED' and is handled in a part of the facility separate from non-condemned meat. Segregation of condemned meat vs. fit for human consumption meat is highly regulated - even air flow patterns are regulated to prevent air in rooms containing inedible meat from mixing with the air in edible meat processing spaces. Shipping containers used to transport the condemned meat must be marked as containing condemned meat. This should indicate to you, the consumer something about the, diseased, bacteria laden, etc. state of the condemned meat.
The next step in the processing of condemned meat is the application of toxic substances to 'denature' the meat. Keep in mind, even if the slaughtered animal was pasture raised-grass fed, or raised via certified organic husbandry, after the meat is denaturized the meat is contaminated with toxins and carcinogens making the meat a trigger for cancer in your dog or cat.
Denatured Meat
Meat, poultry, fat rendering plants, and pet food manufacturers must comply with the CFIA's and USDA's regulations for processing and handling of condemned meat and poultry. The CFIA and FSIS regulations state that all condemned meat, and poultry:
- Must be 'denatured'.
- Denaturing must be accomplished using a denaturing agent.
Definition and Purpose of Denaturing Meat
According to the CFIA, Denaturing: "means to stain the meat product in accordance with section 6.21 or 6.22 of the Health of Animals Regulations or to otherwise treat the meat product to give it an appearance or characteristic such that it cannot be confused with an edible meat product."
According to the USFDA, Denaturing: "The basic purpose of denaturing is to prevent salvage or diversion of violative materials for human consumption."
What does this really mean?
Condemned meat must be made unrecognizable as meat and poultry for human consumption by altering its smell, color and other attributes of its physical appearance.
Condemned Meat Ingredients and Pet Food Industry 'Marketing'
As noted in the first part of this article – you won't find the words 'condemned' or 'denatured' on any pet food or treat packaging. What you will see is the pet food industry taking advantage of the loving pet owner. Pet food products that contain condemned/denatured meat and poultry are advertised as…
- "Fresh meat ingredients"
- "Natural meat ingredients"
- "Quality meat ingredients"
- "Real meat ingredients"
- "100% human food grade meat ingredients"
- Etc.
Why? Because there are no regulations in-place to stop the pet food manufacturers, pet food retailers, (including veterinarians that push, and peddle 'prescription diet' foods and treats) from doing otherwise. The deception is 100% legal.
Are you shocked your veterinarian has not told you what's in the prescription pet food he/she is selling you? Surprised your trusted pet food store staff haven't told you. The sad truth is that there are many 'professionals' - members of the pet industry that know but just don't care. Greed takes precedence over truth and ethics.
Denaturizing Agents
The substances approved by the CFIA and FSIS for use as denaturizing agents include multiple toxins and carcinogens. After the condemned meat is 'bathed' the denaturizing agents become a hidden ingredient in the meat. You will not see denaturizing agents listed on pet food product labels.
The following is a list of denaturizing substances approved for use on condemned meat and poultry destined for use in pet food:
- Crankcase oil (used oil)
- Cresylic disinfectant
- Coarsely ground hard bone
- Crude carbolic acid
- Charcoal (fine powder form) – i.e. Liquik®Char
- Dye – specifically black chemical-based dye
- Food coloring
- FD&C blue No. 1
- FD&C blue No. 2
- FD&C green No. 3
- Food colouring mixed formulas immersions (baths) –
- FD&C green + No. 3 coloring + liquid detergent + citronella oil
- FD&C yellow + No. 5 coloring + tannic acid
- Fuel oil (No. 2) brucine (brucine is a very poisonous alkaloid) dissolved in a mixture of alcohol + pine oil or oil of rosemary and finely powdered charcoal
- Kerosene
- Phenolic disinfectant that conforms to commercial standards CS 70-41 or CS 71-41 "which shall be used in at least 2 percent emulsion or solution".
- Other proprietary (trade secret,non-disclosed) substances developed by the chemical industry for denaturing. These substances are not scrutinized, nor regulated by the USDA. For example 4-D Denaturant™
- Tanic acid bath – Tanic acid + ferric acid + water
- Charcoal
- Fish meal from a registered feed meal – most fish meal is preserved with ethoxyquin, a cancer causing substance that you can read about here.
- Chemical denaturants listed here, and here – these are toxic chemical substances that include carcinogens.
- These include:
- Denaturant Black – black chemical based dye
- DENATURANT G – By Birko. You can see details here.
- RMC Denaturant
- Johnson Meat Denaturant by S.C. Johnson famous for all the carcinogens they use in their products
- The above all contain toxic, cancer causing dyes and other chemicals.
- An agent for which the operator requested a letter of guarantee from the supplier of the agent to demonstrate its acceptability; OR
- Alternate to using an approved denaturing agent, another acceptable method of denaturing is to mix the meat product or carcasses with intestines and intestinal contents in a continuous and non reversible mechanical conveying system which empties directly to a melter or a conveyance acceptable to the inspector in charge for transportation to another registered establishment or an inedible rendering plant for sterilization.
- CFIA's list allows use of non-scrutinized, unregulated substances.
The above substances are allergens, toxins, most are known carcinogens – cancer causing agents.
FD&C food dyes are known to cause adverse behavioral changes in animals and, in humans. FD&C dyes are known carcinogens and allergens for non-human animals, and humans. And yes, obviously crude oil and its derivatives (fuel Oil No.2 – jet fuel motor oil, etc. and kerosene) should never be ingested by any animal. Chemical based detergents leave toxic residue, and obviously should never be ingested. Obviously not one of these substances is an appropriate ingredient (hidden or otherwise) in food for dogs or cats.
Restoring 'normal' Color and Smell to Denatured Meat
The denaturizing substances cannot be washed out of, nor in any other way removed from the meat. Denaturizing agents are designed to penetrate all cells – muscle, organ, fat, bone.
Once the denatured meat has been sold and transported to a pet food manufacturing facility, the manufacturer may choose to apply additional chemicals to make the smell, and look of the meat appear normal.
- Toxic, carcinogenic food additives - food flavor, and or food color is used to help disguise denatured meat.
- The intense processing, and high heat cooking required to make dry food and wet foods also helps to destroy color and smell.
- After processing, dry processed food is typically sprayed with rendered fat to make the product more appealing.
You will see some of these manufacturers advertise their products as:
- 'holistic',
- 'all natural',
- 'we only use high quality ingredient'
- '100% fresh'
- *'No food additives'
- *'No food coloring'
- *'No preservatives'
- etc., but...
In the absence of regulation, you must define for yourself what you accept as the definition of terms such as 'Human food grade', 'all natural', 'holistic', 'high quality' etc. – these are all unregulated terms in the pet food industry. Manufacturers do not have to define nor justify these terms according to any regulations.
The example brands, product lines and/or manufacturers listed below produce either one of, or multiple of the following types of pet food:
Dry highly processed pet food or;
Wet/canned pet food, or;
Dehydrated pet food, or;
Freeze dried pet food, or;
Raw pet food.
The example brands, product lines and/or manufacturers listed below produce either one of, or multiple of the following types of pet food:
Dry highly processed pet food or;
Wet/canned pet food, or;
Dehydrated pet food, or;
Freeze dried pet food, or;
Raw pet food.
*Pet food manufacturers are only obligated to list food, and food additive ingredients that they put into a food product – they are not legally obligated to list ingredients that are part of an ingredient i.e. food coloring or motor oil or other denaturing substances used to denature condemned meat.
- Artemis
- Avoderm
- Blue Buffalo
- Chicken Soup for the Soul
- Golden Eagle Holistic Health
- Go
- Dick Van Patton Natural Balance
- Dog's Well Nutrisca
- Earthborne Holistic
- Evanger's
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- Hill's Prescription Diet
- Hill's Science Diet
- I and Love You
- Ivory Coat Natural Health
- Kirkland Lake
- Nature's Recipe
- Nutro
- Now Fresh
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- Premium Edge
- Purina
- Purina Veterinary Diets
- Royal Canin
- Royal Canin Veterinary Diet
- Simply Nourish
- Simply Rawsome
- Summit
- Taste of the Wild
- Wellness Core
…these are just a few, there are a many, many more. One of these companies sells a line of raw products that are denatured and labeled as such. They also sell non-dentaured raw products.
A Few Things You Can Do to Avoid Products Containing Condemned, Denatured Meat and Poultry
Look for a product that GUARANTEES (rather than just claims):
- Make your dog and cat's pet food - you get to control all of the ingredients.
- You can find an example recipe here.
- Purchase raw pet food from a trusted pet food manufacturer.
- If you do not want to feed raw, you can cook the raw food product,
Unfortunately the more processed a product is – i.e. dry processed 'food' (kibble), canned highly processed food, raw minces, and dehydrated food products – the easier it is to hide the truth behind the product ingredients.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
OTC Meds Can Kill Ya
There are lots of humans out there that I am amazed made it to adulthood. Witness one in particular...
A fortyish gentleman came in to see me the other night a full two months after being bitten in the foot by an Akita. His leg was swollen, red, and painful from the toes up to the knee. The infection had been evident a few days after the bite and by the time this gentleman figured out that it might be time to see a physician the question on my mind was whether we would be able to save his leg or not. The leg was tense and weeping pus. Make sense so far? Good.
This is where the ER rule that one must always think of the worst possible diagnosis first comes in handy, then again, it doesn't. This is actually where our specialty intersects with veterinary medicine. ER docs are often in the position of veterinarians as many of our patients are unable (due to stroke, baseline mental retardation, intoxication and the like) or unwilling (patients in police custody for example) to give us the whole story.
Then there are the patients who are not, technically, mentally challenged, but are, nonetheless challenged. This particular gentleman was all set for admission with a vascular surgery consultation to assess the viability of his badly infected leg when the following exchange occurred...
Pt: Doc, I think I broke my ankle.
Me: Why do you say that sir?
Pt: 'Cuz when that dog bit me it rolled on my ankle and it has hurt ever since.
Me: Well sir, you probably didn't break your ankle if you have been walking on it.
Pt: Well why does it hurt so much?
Me: Because you have a terrible infection and that hurts right there, especially since two months after the injury your bone might actually be infected, and sir, you will be lucky to keep that leg... You should have come in a lot sooner. In fact, you should have come in that day!
Pt: Well, for a while I could take care of the pain at home.
Me: How did you do that sir?
Pt: With stuff I had at home.
Me: What stuff?
Pt: I don't know, aspirin or something...
Hmmmm. Aspirin. Aspirin is a killer and it particularly kills children and old folks. Oil of wintergreen is particularly nasty and even a smidgen of it will kill a child due to its extremely high concentration of methyl salicylate. Athletes have died from skin absorption of salicylate laced balms used to treat local pain. Paradoxically, an acute ingestion of aspirin is, oftentimes, a lot less dangerous than chronic salicylism. It's a difficult diagnosis to make, especially the chronic form, and is often the culprit when elderly folks die, as physicians don't think to check for it and the patient doesn't think to mention it. It's just aspirin right? They sell it in huge bottles for $3 right? Even when the diagnosis is made patients often still die. A good summary regarding aspirin toxicity can be found here.
Back to my patient...
Me: Sir, do you have a ringing in your ears?
Pt: What? (just kidding). Yes.
So the simple cellulitis patient had a random aspirin level of 90 (very high). Three hours later, after the patient showed an alarming decrease in his mental status, I had intubated him, and placed him on a ventilator. I scanned his head to check for cerebral edema, which was not present, and then placed a dialysis catheter in his femoral vein.
He went to the ICU, sedated on the ventilator, and was emergently dialyzed. Three days later he remains on the ventilator. I have no idea if his leg will survive because the critical care team can not get him off the ventilator and don't know if he will survive. His two pack a day smoking habit is not helping in this regard.
Yet another example of the challenge of being in the ER. If I had not been curious about the 'broken ankle' comment, this man would have died and even an autopsy might have missed the problem. He may still die. Really, I was so amazed that he had waited so long I didn't hope to gain any diagnostic answers from this question, I was merely trying to get more information so I could tell his story later with the complete list of bad decisions he had made. (Yeah, I was going to make fun of him with other docs and nurses. Sorry.) His death could easily have been ascribed to sepsis, which he has, and his lab work was eerily normal. Chronic salicylism. Danger! Both he and I were lucky that night. Very lucky.
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- Anonymous8:42 PM, January 15, 2008
Good case. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:53 PM, January 15, 2008
911Doc-Not being in the Medical profession, I know my opinion is a humble one at best, but, I think you are a great doctor and a good man. From your other posts, I have read that you are seriously considering leaving emergency medicine and I realize that you have to do what's best for you. But your leaving is definately emergency medicine's loss. What ever your decision, I wish you the best and hope that if I ever find myself in an Emergency Department,I will be blessed with a physician like you who is both excellent and compassionate.ReplyDelete
Take Care
Excellent post 911, excellent.ReplyDelete
Lucky bastard! Both of you. I would have chalked it up to sepsis and acute dumb-ass-osity.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:04 PM, January 15, 2008
Well, he's quit smoking for now, seeing as how he's unconsious.ReplyDelete
This story seems so uniquely male. I can't imagine the person doing this to be female - not the women don't do stupid shit, but this seems so "guy".
Oh, women do stupid shit, all right. Like the extremely obese lady I saw who had $0.36 on her. Literally. In her skin folds.ReplyDelete
She had come in for a "weird green rash." It was fungus and tarnish from the penny on her skin.
"When was the last time you bathed?"
"Oh, I don't know. I don't get up off the couch much."
Apparently she IS the couch. Complete with spare change in the cushions.
- Anonymous7:43 AM, January 16, 2008
wow....makes you wonder what the hell his reasoning was...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:20 AM, January 16, 2008
You are like "House" except way gayer.
Unfuckingbelievable catch - solid supra-brain stem shit. Good job thwarting Darwin and fucking up the gene pool.
I wrote a whole bunch if questions but I just confused myself even more.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing, I had no idea that aspirin toxicity even existed.
Your word verification salutes you. On a scale of 1-10, where do you rate 911?
ametendr (ahm eh ten doctor) or, ametendr (ah, me ten doctor)
It could be saying you're tender, but that would be too gay
In your defense, nobody could be gayer than House.
dear make mine trauma...ReplyDelete
i must confess that you just confused the hell out of me. did i mispell something?
And here I thought it was only 911 who made laugh up a lungReplyDelete
In college my roommate tried to kill herself by overdosing on asprin. When the ambulance came they asked me what she could have taken. I said I had no idea and that all we had in the room was asprin.ReplyDelete
I'm happy she lived but I think the Animal House rules are that if she had succeeded I would have gotten all A's that semester.
Luckily, aspirin toxicity is one thing we don't see that often in kids because word has gotten out about how bad it is for kids at all, but every now and then... Great pick-up, 911.ReplyDelete
Sorry 911, I was all jacked up on the caffeine with too much free time and a late start in the OR today.ReplyDelete
The word verification for posting my comment was ametendr.
Just makin' shit up man.
Nice catch, 911. I'm not sure most of us would have made it!ReplyDelete
yes, it is a man thing. I have been to the dr and ER too many times for something I thought was of concern, and they find nothing wrong. I leave feeling like a fool so now I refuse to go to the dr. unless something is seriously impeding my life, and the pain is uncontrolled by ibuprofen. (I don't take aspirin.)ReplyDelete
For example, I get chest pain a lot. Every day for the past 2 weeks. But i have no other symptoms, so I'm not going to the dr. I have also been diagnosed as the lining in my chest cavity being pinched, which causes the pain. My dad has this too. So there is no reason to think it is a heart attack or something else more serious.
dear chuckr44,ReplyDelete
go now, not tomorrow, not in an hour, to the ER to get an ekg and tell your story to someone like me. i am quite serious, until you get the CP explained by definitive tests you are a ticking time bomb. best.


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As we come out of the holidays and start the New Year, many people resolve to change their eating habits. Because of this popular trend, I see many pop-up ads on my computer with optimistic promises like, "Lose Your Belly Fat", "Celebrity Secrets To Hot Bodies", "Why Wheat (or fill in the blank with any food) is Not Your Friend".
While I have no opinion on your friendship with wheat (and PLEASE do not use this forum to discuss why wheat should or should not be removed from one's diet), I agree there are many things that are "not friends" to those who want to alter their eating habits. If you are one of the many who are looking to make permanent changes in your diet, here are some nasty enemies to watch for while trying to navigate this difficult road.
1. Fatigue and Stress
When we are more tired and stressed out, we tend to eat more. Our brains make sure of it by the chemicals that are released during both of these states. Food becomes an effective way to reward and relax ourselves under stress. Food also provides stimulation when tired. And so instead of getting the rest you need to decrease stress and feel energized, many people tend to mask the underlying issues with food. If you can't change your sleep or stress, please know that shifting your eating is going to be all the more difficult.
2. Deprivation
When we deprive ourselves of foods that we love, we are more susceptible to bingeing and overeating. If you want to make long-term shifts in your patterns of eating, I strongly recommend you decrease portion sizes and eat all foods in moderation. Do NOT deprive yourself of foods you enjoy. Believe it or not, eating all foods in moderation is way more difficult to carry out than any other type of eating plan. And keep in mind that, research shows that deprivation of food leads to eventual bounce back binging and weight gain.
3. Self-Criticism
There is NO WAY to hate your body into the body you love. If this approach worked even a little bit, no one would need weight loss help — we would already be self-hating our way to thinness. Berating yourself for indulging in certain foods leaves you in a twisted bind. If you don't have the food, you feel deprived and resentful (see above) and if you do have (or binge on) the food, you hate yourself. Finding a happy medium in all of this is of utmost importance. Balance does NOT include body hate or self-flagellation when you make mistakes.
4. Impatience
We've become a society with great disdain for slow change over time and long-term payoffs (just look at those pop-up ads!). And when it comes to food and our bodies, we want change and we want it NOW. Unless we can rework this approach and attitude, lasting change in our eating patterns is not likely. Remember it took you a long time to develop these patterns, so it will take some time to undo them. No shortcuts! If we want the changes to last, the shifts in our eating have to happen gradually. Changing takes practice and time.
5. Perfectionism
This enemy is best friends with Impatience and Self-Criticism. Many people have in their minds that in order to change eating patterns, they must maintain a strict meal plan. Usually this is unrealistic. Those who adopt black and white attitudes of success and failure are often the same people who think losing 1-2 lbs. per week is not enough. Friends, I know you are overachievers and like to work hard and get quick, excellent results. But when it comes to your relationship with food and your body, you have to let these attitudes go. This process is not elegant and it's not perfect. It takes tons of grit and messing up and compassion. The sooner you can integrate an appreciation for an imperfect process into your eating patterns, the sooner you can make some progress.
The road to change is a difficult one. In a culture where food has come to mean so much more than nutrition, change requires a multi-layered effort. As you navigate this complex process and begin to identify what works and doesn't work for you, keep the above enemies in mind. As you watch for and avoid them, I suspect you will find your journey a bit more manageable.
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Topotecan in Treating Young Patients With Neoplastic Meningitis Due to Leukemia, Lymphoma, or Solid Tumors
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00112619
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Slow accrual and company withdrawing support to supply the drug)
First Posted : June 3, 2005
Last Update Posted : June 30, 2011
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as topotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects, best way to give, and best dose of topotecan when given by intraventricular infusion in treating young patients with neoplastic meningitis due to leukemia, lymphoma, or solid tumors.
|Condition or disease
|Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Leukemia Lymphoma Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
|Drug: topotecan hydrochloride
|Phase 1
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of intraventricular topotecan in young patients with neoplastic meningitis secondary to leukemia, lymphoma, or solid tumors.
- Determine the toxic effects and dose-limiting toxicity of this drug in these patients.
- Determine whether the MTD of this drug is also the pharmacokinetic optimal dose, defined by the topotecan lactone concentration in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), in these patients.
- Determine, preliminarily, the antitumor activity of this drug in these patients.
- Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug in the CSF of these patients.
- Correlate observed effects of post-treatment central review imaging (if feasible) with response to this drug in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a non-randomized, dose-escalation, multicenter study.
- Induction therapy (weeks 1-4): Patients receive topotecan intraventricularly* over 5 minutes on days 1-5 in weeks 1 and 3. Patients then proceed to consolidation therapy in week 5.
NOTE: *Patients who are willing, receive 1 intralumbar (instead of intraventricular) dose of topotecan on day 1 of week 3 only.
- Consolidation therapy (weeks 5-10): Patients receive topotecan intraventricularly on days 1-5 in weeks 5 and 8. Patients then proceed to maintenance therapy in week 11.
- Maintenance therapy (weeks 11-54): Patients receive topotecan intraventricularly on days 1-5 in weeks 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, and 51.
Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of intraventricular topotecan until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Once the MTD is determined, the cohort is expanded to 25 patients and the MTD is declared the pharmacokinetic optimal dose provided 23 of 25 patients treated at the MTD achieve the target pharmacokinetic parameter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 28-49 patients will be accrued for this study within 9-24 months.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|19 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase I Pharmacokinetic Optimal Dosing Study of Intraventricular Topotecan for Children With Neoplastic Meningitis
|Study Start Date :
|August 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2010
- Drug: topotecan hydrochloride
Participants receive intraventricular topotecan, .2 mg, administered via an indwelling ventricular reservoir daily for 5 consecutive days during weeks 1 and 3 of the first four weeks of therapy (induction), during weeks 5 and 8 of the next 6 weeks of therapy (consolidation), and during weeks 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, and 51 (maintenance therapy).Other Name: Hycamptin
- Estimate the maximum tolerated dose of intraventricular topotecan on this schedule [ Time Frame: First 14 days of therapy ]
- Number of patients with dose-limiting toxicity [ Time Frame: First 14 days of therapy ]
- Estimate the dose of intraventricular topotecan that will result in cerebrospinal fluid lactone concentrations exceeding 1 ng/mL for at least 8 hours after an intrathecal injection [ Time Frame: Day 1 of Week 1 ]
- Number of patients with objective documentation of tumor response to intraventricular topotecan [ Time Frame: Weeks 5, 11 and then every 12 weeks until off study ]MRI of the brain and spine is obtained pre-consolidation, pre-maintenance, and then every 12 weeks in maintenance.
- Pharmacokinetics [ Time Frame: Day 1 of Week 1 ]The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentration-time profile for topotecan after intrathecal CSF administration will be modeled from the CSF samples collected on day 1 of week 1. Individual pharmacokinetic parameters estimated will include volume of central compartment, elimination rate constant, half-life, and clearance.
- Correlation of imaging parameters with tumor response [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, week 5, week 11, and then every 12 weeks until off study ]MRI scans of the brain and spine is obtained pre-treament, pre-consolidation, pre-maintenance, and then every 12 weeks on maintenance.
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, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|3 Years to 21 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Diagnosis of neoplastic meningitis secondary to leukemia, lymphoma (including AIDS-related lymphoma), or solid tumor (including primary CNS tumors or carcinomas of unknown primary site), defined by 1 of the following criteria:
- Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) cell count > 5/μL AND evidence of blast cells on cytospin or by cytology (for patients with leukemia or lymphoma)
- Presence of tumor cells on cytospin or cytology OR unequivocal presence of meningeal disease by MRI (for patients with solid tumor)
No conventional therapy for neoplastic meningitis exists
- Patients with CNS leukemia or lymphoma must be refractory to conventional therapy, including radiotherapy (i.e., second or greater relapse)
- Patients with CNS leukemia or lymphoma must have had a negative bone marrow aspiration within the past 2 weeks
- No clinical evidence of obstructive hydrocephalus
- No compartmentalization of CSF flow by radioisotope indium In 111 or technetium Tc 99 DTPA flow study
- No ventriculoperitoneal or ventriculoatrial shunt unless patient is completely shunt-independent
- No impending spinal cord compression or other CNS involvement (e.g., acute visual loss secondary to optic nerve involvement) requiring emergent local radiotherapy
- 3 to 21
Performance status
- Lansky 60-100% (≤ 16 years of age) OR
- Karnofsky 60-100% (> 16 years of age)
Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Calcium ≥ 7 mg/dL
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- Sodium 125-150 mmol/L
- Magnesium ≥ 0.7 mmol/L
- Must have or be willing to have an intraventricular access device (i.e., Ommaya reservoir)
No uncontrolled infection
- HIV-positive patients with AIDS-related lymphomatous meningitis are eligible
- No other significant uncontrolled systemic medical illness that would preclude study participation
Biologic therapy
- Recovered from prior biologic therapy or immunotherapy
- Recovered from prior chemotherapy
- At least 1 week since prior intra-colony stimulating factory (CSF) chemotherapy (2 weeks for liposomal cytarabine)
- At least 3 weeks since prior systemic chemotherapy for leptomeningeal disease
Concurrent systemic chemotherapy to control systemic disease or bulk CNS disease allowed provided the systemic chemotherapy is not an investigational agent OR any of the following:
- High-dose (> 1 g/m^2) methotrexate
- High-dose (> 1 g/m^2) cytarabine
- Fluorouracil
- Capecitabine
- Thiotepa
- Nitrosoureas
- Topotecan
Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 8 weeks since prior craniospinal radiotherapy and recovered
No concurrent CNS radiotherapy
- Concurrent radiotherapy to extra-CNS sites (e.g., painful bone metastases not in the craniospinal axis) allowed
- Not specified
- More than 2 weeks since prior and no other concurrent investigational agents
- No other concurrent intra-CSF or systemic therapy for leptomeningeal disease
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00112619
|United States, California
|UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
|United States, District of Columbia
|Children's National Medical Center
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010-2970
|United States, Illinois
|Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
|United States, Maryland
|Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182
|United States, Massachusetts
|Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4318
|Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|United States, Tennessee
|St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
|United States, Texas
|Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|United States, Washington
|Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
|Study Chair:
|Susan M. Blaney, MD
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Responsible Party:
|James M. Boyett, Executive Director Operations and Biostatistics Center, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U01CA081457 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|June 3, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 30, 2011
|Last Verified:
|June 2011
AIDS-related diffuse large cell lymphoma
AIDS-related diffuse mixed cell lymphoma
AIDS-related diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma
AIDS-related immunoblastic large cell lymphoma
AIDS-related lymphoblastic lymphoma
AIDS-related peripheral/systemic lymphoma
AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma
AIDS-related small noncleaved cell lymphoma
HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma
stage IV childhood Hodgkin lymphoma
stage IV childhood large cell lymphoma
stage IV childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma
stage IV childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma
primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin lymphoma
primary central nervous system Hodgkin lymphoma
recurrent childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
recurrent childhood acute myeloid leukemia
unspecified childhood solid tumor, protocol specific
childhood grade I meningioma
childhood grade II meningioma
childhood grade III meningioma
recurrent childhood cerebellar astrocytoma
recurrent childhood cerebral astrocytoma
childhood high-grade cerebral astrocytoma
childhood low-grade cerebral astrocytoma
childhood choroid plexus tumor
childhood craniopharyngioma
childhood infratentorial ependymoma
childhood supratentorial ependymoma
recurrent childhood ependymoma
Nervous System Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Meningeal Carcinomatosis
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neoplasms by Site
Meningeal Neoplasms
Topoisomerase I Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents


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So, I caught my first swarm last week. The bees landed in some the pine trees just behind the old hive. I was able to climb up and retrieve all the bees and placed them in a new hive. Dumping them into their new home I even saw the old queen (marked blue). I gave them sugar syrup, undrawn foundation, and reduced the entrance.
They stayed in the hive for a few days, then took off without a trace. Upon inspecting it the next week, there was drawn foundation, and even eggs layed in one frame.
Why would they have left? What can I do better next time to get them to stay?


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Short tort: One less lawsuit in Greene
Attorney George Dygert has dropped his $750,000 libel suit against Dogwood Valley resident Grant Colby– for now.
Dygert non-suited his claim that a letter by Colby caused him "mortification," "humiliation," and "vilification."
Why drop it? For "personal reasons," Dygert answers. "I have six months to re-file if I choose, and I may."
Colby's letter to the editor of the Greene County Record last year followed a Virginia Supreme Court ruling against the Dogwood Valley Citizens Association, represented by Dygert. The court said the property owners association could not make special assessments, and it reversed the sale of lots on which owner William Winkelman owed $35.
Colby's letter "accused my firm in effect of taking money that belonged to him and lying to others," says Dygert. "That was not true, and Mr. Colby knew it was not true. That had been explained in letters to him."
The action was the latest legal skirmish in the ongoing litigation between the board members of the Dogwood Valley Citizens Association and residents of Dogwood Valley ["Slap happy: Lawsuits bloom in Dogwood Valley," October 27 Hook.]
Some residents have accused the Association of filing "nuisance" lawsuits that often end up being non-suited (withdrawn) before they go to trial.
"In view of past events, it was no surprise," says Colby of the non-suit. The case was set for a February 28 jury trial, and he estimates he spent $1,000 getting ready for trial. "Even if you think it's going to be non-suited, you have to prepare for a jury trial," Colby says.
"I suppose you can say it was a matter of small moment, and it didn't affect me that much over time," says Dygert of Colby's letter. But, he adds, "It was defamatory, and I don't consider that to be a 'nuisance'."
Even with the non-suit, Colby and Dygert have another court date in their future. Colby is one of three Dogwood Valley residents suing the Dogwood Valley Citizens Association for continuing to make special assessments and placing liens on properties after the Virginia Supreme Court ruling. A hearing is scheduled for January 24.
Grant Colby has a reprieve from a $750,000 libel suit that was non-suited November 14. But there are plenty more suits in Dogwood Valley's future.


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Twins rally comes up short after Nolasco struggles
Right-hander lasts just two innings as nine-run deficit trimmed to two
MINNEAPOLIS -- It hasn't been a pretty first half for Ricky Nolasco, and it got even rougher with perhaps his worst outing of the season coming Sunday afternoon.
Nolasco's season-long struggles continued as he gave up six runs in a season-low two innings to hand the Twins a 9-7 loss to the Yankees in the series finale at Target Field. It was a rough enough outing that Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said the Twins are debating whether a temporary move to the bullpen would help Nolasco.
Nolasco, who has been unable to find any consistency this season, surrendered six runs on seven hits and a walk to drop to 5-7 with a 5.90 ERA in 18 starts. After joining the Twins on a four-year, $49 million deal in the offseason, Nolasco has just six quality starts on the season -- and only two over his last 10 outings.
"He really had nothing," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "They hit everything he threw out there. We gotta go better than that. He did nothing for us today and didn't give us a chance. To our credit, the guys kept playing and got within a couple runs at the end and had the chance to tie the game with a homer, but starting pitching sets the tone."
It's been such a rough first half for Nolasco that Gardenhire added that the Twins could opt to move the veteran to long relief to try to help him get out of his funk. Minnesota did a similar move with Francisco Liriano in 2012.
"We're discussing a lot of options and trying to figure it out," Gardenhire said. "It starts with him. He's got to do a better job. The bottom line is he has to figure out something because today wasn't any good, at all."
The Yankees jumped all over Nolasco from the start, scoring two runs in the first inning, with Mark Teixeira providing an RBI single before Brian McCann doubled home a run on a play that saw Teixeira get cut down at the plate trying to score from first.
New York scored four more runs in the second. Derek Jeter brought home the first run on a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and one out. Jacoby Ellsbury followed with a three-run blast to put the Twins in an early six-run hole.
"It was just a bad day," Nolasco said. "Nothing was really working. It's going to happen. It's the big leagues. You just have to move on and be ready in five days."
The Yankees made it a nine-run game with three runs in the fourth against long reliever Anthony Swarzak that included Swarzak balking home the final run of the inning.
The Twins cut into the lead with four runs in the fourth against right-hander Hiroki Kuroda, who benefited from the big lead and got his sixth win of the year despite giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings.
"He had the one inning that was a little bit shaky," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said about Kuroda. "He had two outs with nobody on, and then gave up the three runs, but overall, he was pretty good today."
Oswaldo Arcia started the comeback bid with an RBI single but was thrown out at second trying to advance on a throwing error from Kuroda. Kurt Suzuki and Trevor Plouffe laced back-to-back doubles to add another run before Chris Colabello connected on a two-run blast to left field. It was the sixth homer of the year for Colabello and his second this series.
"It's always tough to play from behind, but we battled," Colabello said. "That's all you can really ask for really when you get behind."
The Twins scored in the seventh against reliever Adam Warren on an RBI groundout from Chris Parmelee and again in the eighth on a solo shot from Plouffe off reliever Jim Miller. Then in the ninth against closer David Robertson, Arcia hit an RBI single to make it a 9-7 game before Suzuki grounded into a game-ending forceout representing the winning run.
Despite the rally, Nolasco's early struggles were simply too much to overcome.
The defeat handed the Twins the series loss as they dropped three out of four to the Yankees and have now lost 10 of their last 13 games.
"We put up seven runs on the board and that's enough to win a baseball game," Gardenhire said. "We had some guys swing pretty decent. Colabello has been doing fine and Trevor put one in the seats. But you can't keep getting behind like that. It's about the starting pitching."


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The best way for a struggling arts organization to revitalize itself is not by cutting programs, according to the president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., but instead to focus on offering unique and innovative art because donors will choose to fund organizations that are vital and offering more to the community.
Michael M. Kaiser, as part of "Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative," spoke to a gathering at the Capitol Center for the Arts on June 24. Known as "The Turnaround King," Keiser has a reputation of taking arts organizations, from the Kansas City Ballet to the Royal Opera House in London, on the verge of bankruptcy and turning them into thriving operations.
To do this, Kaiser does not rely on the patronage of large foundations but instead believes that individual donors, which provide 60 percent of arts funding, are the savior of arts.
"I don't believe there is one country or city where you can't raise funding," Kaiser said. "No one city or state is immune [to] fundraising but you have to get people excited."
That is why Kaiser recommends a two-pronged promotional strategy. The first is program marketing, which gets people to buy tickets. He said the easiest way to do this is by offering programs that are new. Kaiser said arts organizations should lead the public, not follow it. They shouldn't focus so much on giving people what they want but instead offer things that are illuminating. This takes imagination, which Kaiser said has been beaten out of many because of worries about money. But he said if leaders in arts organizations are able to carve out a few hours every week to plan four or five years down the road, it will give them time to plan some special events.
If those involved, especially the board members, are excited about the programs it will be easier to get people excited about the organization. Organizational marketing is something Kaiser said can be inexpensive and have a huge impact on creating a positive cycle. Kaiser said many board members fail to involve their friends, family and colleagues, which wastes a valuable resource.
Kaiser said when times are tough — and he would know because when he began at the Royal Opera House it had a $30 million deficit — it is important for the arts organization to have one voice that delivers the best message. Kaiser said occasionally if an arts organization says it is about to go bankrupt it will get an emergency donation but those are few and far between and carry a huge cost.
"If things are bad you don't have to lie," Kaiser said. "But point out the positives."
A positive for many arts organizations is joint ventures, which Kaiser said if used properly can have real power. Of course, these sorts of collaborations need to be made by competent arts managers, and Kaiser said there has been a real failure to educate these types of people. He said billions of dollars are spent training artists but much less on training the managers. If an orchestra is failing, the great oboe player won't be heard. This is why Kaiser started the Kennedy Center Arts Management Institute to equip artists and lovers of art with the skills to thrive in any economy.
"We are no longer a manufacturing nation," Kaiser said. "We need to educate kids to become problem-solvers and independent thinkers. The arts is a good place to start."
With such a reputation, Kaiser has spoken all over the world. But he said most countries look to America for advice on how to independently raise funds — because America was founded by Puritans there has been a separation of art and state, Kaiser joked. In other countries the government funds the arts. Now that many of those governments are cutting back, other countries are looking toward America to learn how to fill the gap.
He said arts like symphonies and operas are in particular danger because, whereas a theater can do a smaller show, if there are 80 members of an orchestra there are 80 members of an orchestra.
"In the arts we don't increase worker productivity very well," Kaiser said. "There are the same number of people in Hamlet as there were when Shakespeare wrote it."
Yet, when a 1,300-seat theater is built there will be 1,300 seats next year and the year after, so there is a fixed potential there. To fill this gap between rising costs and fixed earning potential, many organizations raise ticket prices, which squeezes a lot of people out.
And there are a lot of people who want to see good art. Kaiser said more tickets are sold each year to art events than to sporting events.
"Seventy percent of tourists in America come to observe culture," Kaiser said. "That is a big economic sector."
Now all arts organizations need to do is figure the best ways to capitalize on that.


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We all remember "Batkid," Miles Scott, the 5-year-old who saved San Francisco, aka "Gotham City." Now, it's time for "Wonder Girl" to come to the rescue of another Bay Area town, Vallejo.
Her real name is Monika Romo. The 10-year-old said she watched Batkid's San Francisco adventure and never thought she'd get a day of her own.
But Monika's not battling villains. She's trying to save the city of Vallejo by sharing her own story about her battle with leukemia.
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"I think it's really nice that people would do something like this," said Monika Romo, aka "Wonder Girl."
PHOTOS: Wonder Girl to the Rescue
Thursday, Romo visited schools and other institutions throughout the morning as part of a special day organized by her family, Supporting Our Cancer Kids, a Solano County support organization for children with cancer, and the community group Vallejo Together.
Monika's name was kept secret until Thursday so the special day would be a surprise to her.
Maria Guevara, an organizer with Vallejo Together, said Monika -- known Thursday as Wonder Girl -- wrote an essay last month about how to save Vallejo from "evil villains." She read the essay to the crowd that gathered Thursday morning in front of Vallejo City Hall.
She is sharing her ideas on how to protect the city and how she has transformed into a superhero throughout her battle with cancer.
"We've had so much support from Day 1 from everybody," said Alejandra Romo, Monika's mother. "The school has been part of our family…it's been awesome."
Monika started the morning at Pennycook Elementary School, where her classmates did a flash mob in her honor, and then headed to Vallejo High School. She then made her way to Vallejo City Hall and the California Maritime Academy before returning to Pennycook Elementary for a noontime event with Hogan Middle School students.
She was given the key to the city, a laptop, and a watch, in addition to numerous awards.
Guevara said the day is about including all generations of Vallejo in the discussion of strengthening their community.
PHOTOS: San Francisco's Batkid Saves Gotham
Attendees of the various events were asked to wear superhero costumes and T-shirts, organizers said.
Monika says Wonder Woman has always been her favorite superhero. Her mom says Monika's leukemia is in remission, but she is still undergoing treatment.
Bay City News contributed to this report.