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SoSorry17 posted 5/18/2014 22:34 PM
Where to start? I have quickly realized a lot of my issues and how messed up my thinking has been for most of my life. I discovered that usually I need to be the center of attention and create drama and manipulate people.
I cheated and I can not take that back. I know I've hurt my BH a great amount and have to accept and live with his decisions. But I'm afraid. I'm afraid he isn't going to love me anymore, my family will be broken, he will find someone better. The list goes on and on.
Every time I log on to SI, I see his thread or name right on top. Must be busy there. I promised I wouldn't read it and I'm not,but it is hard. I'm trying to do everything I can to help him to heal from my bad decisions, lies and manipulation. Today he got hit on and I had to watch her flirt with him, and it hurts. I know he isn't doing anything wrong and he probably didn't even realize she was flirting. Well maybe he did I don't know.
Swat let me know OM was released from jail. I'm afraid he will try to contact me or cause more problems.
I've got IC appointment later this week and I'm gonna need it. I'm trying to show him through action. He has access to everything, I put gps on my phone. He can contact me at any time he wants. But I'm afraid it isn't enough. I know I have to be self reliant and be able to take care of myself and I'm working on it.
Sorry for the rant. I'm just in a bad place tonight.
RegretfulHusband posted 5/18/2014 22:45 PM
I want you yo know you've been heard.
I don't have time to say much at this moment, but STOP apologizing for venting here. You are doing exactly what you should be.
We're here for you, and we're listening.
You're doing good - keep up the good work!!
[This message edited by RegretfulHusband at 10:45 PM, May 18th (Sunday)]
Owl6118 posted 5/18/2014 23:33 PM
No stop sign...
Every time I log on to SI, I see his thread or name right on top. Must be busy there. I promised I wouldn't read it and I'm not,but it is hard. I'm trying to do everything I can to help him to heal from my bad decisions, lies and manipulation. Today he got hit on and I had to watch her flirt with him, and it hurts. I know he isn't doing anything wrong and he probably didn't even realize she was flirting. Well maybe he did I don't know.
There are two "teachable moments" right here that give you a chance to work on some of the things you most need to work on.
I promised I wouldn't read it and I'm not,but it is hard.
Gently but firmly... Do so see what you do here? You restate a promise you made. The you join it to a "but.". The but sets you on the first little seductive step to breaking your promise. Its hard, so maybe everyone will understand if I peak just once... It's hard, and I need to dwell on how I am feeling, not on what I promised...
Two things. First, do you realize your life with SWAT is hanging by a thread, and the littlest lie at this point could and likely will snap that slender thread forever? You should be TERRIFIED of reading that thread, TERRIFIED of breaking yet another promise. Far from being tempted, and starting the first little rationalization that might lead you to indulge your temptation, you should welcome and be thrilled at such a simple chance to rebuild trust.
Here is what a healthier you would write: "I see SWAT's thread at the top and that makes me so happy that he is getting support here like I am. I know and trust you are helping him. And I am glad to show him he can be safe with me by staying far away from it."
Next teachable moment....
Today he got hit on and I had to watch her flirt with him, and it hurts. I know he isn't doing anything wrong and he probably didn't even realize she was flirting. Well maybe he did I don't know.
Everything you have said about SWAT (and everything his own writing shows him to be) makes it crystal clear the he would never cheat. It is anathema to his character. He is a man who does not cheat... Period. Even when separated. Period.
So... Why does this worry you so? Eat at you so? Gently but firmly... You are projecting your feelings onto him. And in the process, you are seeing your dark fantasies and fears in place of actually seeing who he really is. And to be blunt... You are re-indulging in a dark jealously which was one of your own prime justifications for your affair. Your hand is right back in the same psychological cookie jar.
I point this out to show you how much work you have to do... But also to show you how many little chances you have every day to make better choices.
When you feel something, stop. Stop cold. Then ask yourself some questions. Is thus feeling real? (would Swat really cheat? Would it really help if I just peerked at his thread?). I think you will find, when you stop and look straight at the feeling, that it is coing from your broken, and is not reflecting reality or a real concern. Then ask yourself, why then do I have thus "false" feeling. And you will see, a lot of the time, that the feeling makes tou the center of the story.
Putting you at the center of the story has nearly broken a good man, made a flawed man into a wreck, and nearly cost you everything you love. With the most sincere best wishes for you... Get yourself the heck out of the center of your stories.
Edited for typos.
[This message edited by Owl6118 at 11:35 PM, May 18th (Sunday)]
RomanticInnocenc posted 5/19/2014 02:01 AM
Sosorry- BW here. This is definitely a place to vent your fears, you will have many I am sure. At the same time though, I implore you to take responsibility for those fears being of your own making. The only one who made these fears possible is your choice to seek validation from someone who wasn't your husband. Your fears about swat being hit on I can understand, but you aren't taking responsibility! It hurt? To watch someone else hit on him? Even though he didn't return it. This is a worry! He has given you no reason to have this fear, even now. Yes be afraid that one day he may find comfort and love with someone else because of your actions. But right now your focus should be about reflection and empathy... "oh wow, this is a very small part of what it must be like for swat when he sees me talk to any man". You are still looking so inward! I advise you to turn it around every time that starts happening in your head. Instead of thinking I feel... Think how does swat feel...
I really hope you find your way back to one an other, but I feel part of this process must include you being willing to let swat go to be happy and find someone that he can love and be loved in return how he deserves! That is a true selfless act!
william posted 5/19/2014 05:13 AM
im a bs.
ive read both yours and swats story with interest and caring. ive posted on his thread a few times.
i served on a direct action special operations capable military unit (think swat forces but in a military environment). and ... of course ... my wife cheated on me too
i want to get into trust. i suspect swat has a very similar mindset to mine, although i cant be sure. i am an honorable guy. i dont cheat. i dont lie. i dont steal. i help those less fortunate than myself. i have put myself into harms way repeatedly with a group of guys that i trusted to ALWAYS have my back.
one of the things i learned in the marines is that loyalty flows up and down. loyalty always starts at the smallest possible unit. in the marines that was either my roomates, my fireteam, or my CQB stack.
squad > platoon > company > battalion > division > marine corps > america > the world.
in the event of divided loyalties the smallest unit always wins - with the caveat that i am not going to screw over loyalty to a larger unit to protect the wrong doings of a smaller unit. in the same way swat wouldnt cover up an intentional murder within his unit thus betraying his loyalty to the police dept.
in the civilian world i followed the same lessons i had learned in the marines - i viewed my wife and my children as my "smallest possible unit".
when my wife betrayed me (and gods, did she ever betray me - a one night stand with one guy, a night stand (or possibly twice) with another guy, a long term 6-8 month emotional and physical affair with another guy, and at least a dozen guys sexting and nude photos - over a two year period) the betrayal cut deep.
see, i not only expected my wife to have my back ... i also expected her to not go out of her way to stab me in it too.
in military terms - she gave the plans of our defenses (opening windows into our marriage and its issues) to the enemy (guys interested in hopping into her pants), she encouraged them to attack (flirting with them), she covered up the coming assault (lying to me), and then when we were attacked she waited for me to turn my back and THEN sunk the knife in (having sex with them, sending photos, etc). she did it repeatedly.
this kind of thinking is so alien to me that i still cant come to grips with it. i suspect its the same for your husband. so .. someone flirted with him. who cares. he has integrity, honor, and loyalty to his "unit". thats to his family - YOU and the CHILDREN. even if you stabbed him in the back he doesnt have it in him to betray you. period. its not in his mindset. it doesnt compute to him. he has boundaries built upon his honor and integrity and he wont violate those boundaries.
similarly, he promised not to read your thread. so he wont. its really that simple. he gave his word and because he gave his word he wont even feel tempted.
i totally agree with owl. you are projecting your fears and weaknesses onto swat. you are also taking that first step down the slippery slope to breaking your word in regarding reading his posts, once you take the first step it will become harder and harder to stop the slide down to the bottom.
having an affair wasnt a "bad decision" - it was 1000s of bad decisions on top of each other, a series of steps that could have been averted or stopped at any time along the way. starting with even talking to the OM in anything other than "hi and bye" to sharing details of the marriage, to flirting ... all the way down the line to where you actually cheated. each step could have been stopped or the course changed. each of those steps was a betrayal.
rebuilding trust is also a series of steps.
the bad news is that the steps to rebuild trust are much, much more difficult than the steps to destroy it (think going uphill versus sliding down a slippery slope). your husband will have mood swings and go through a full spectrum of emotions. some will cycle fast, others will linger, and he will take steps backwards as he tries to trudge forward. this is going to make it more difficult for you because it wont be a trip on a nice sunny day but rather it will feel like trying to swim in an ocean during a hurricane sometimes. some of the issues that need to be dealt with are extremely unpleasant. it will be much easier for you to quit than to suck it up, continue on, and to fix yourself - especially so because it wont all be about you (with him supporting you each step) but will also be about you having to support him with each step he makes towards healing. its not easy to support someone else when you are used to using them as a crutch. each lie or misstep will take you back to the beginning. be assured, you will have to restart several times. the journey will be so rough that you will be tempted to quit.
however, the good news is that the steps can be made. it "just" takes dedication and courage. the more steps you make the easier the others become. the more you show you are trustworthy and the longer you do it - the more trust you accrue. it CAN be done. its going to be the hardest thing you have ever done in your life ... but its possible. when in doubt - look at some of the success stories on this forum. if they can do ... so can you.
you have to accept that he might not be beside you further along in the journey. thats his choice. but no matter what you cant abandon him on the journey. you betrayed him once, you cant do it to him again. you have to be there. each step. always. giving him a shoulder to lean on when hes fatigued. these things build trust too. they also make you a better person. that should be your goal right now - for you to become a better person. thats ALL you have control over. but ... you can do it.
WarpSpeed posted 5/19/2014 06:44 AM
william just gave you more wisdom and knowledge in one incredibly well written post than you're likely to get in lord knows how many counseling sessions. (That's not a don't go to IC message, just acknowlegment of the quality of william's words)
Type out that post and print it out. Keep it handy. Read it daily. Hell, read it hourly at times.
Use it as a positive trigger for the actions you need to take.
As a betrayed spouse my healing started when I made a concious CHOICE that I was going to have a great life with or without my WW.
From the very start I had determined I was going to work on being the best person I could be. I made a lot of positive changes for myself, my family, my friends; and my wife. But, when I finally let go of that last part (and the unspoken - to win her back) I started to get better. I CHOSE to have a good life and set about making it happen.
As it turns out, we reconciled and got remarried and are happier now than we've ever been. But, I was going to be happy and have a good life to matter the outcome of my relationship with my wife.
That is what I wish for Swat and you. That you both heal and you are both happy.
So, how do you do that? Set the relationship outcome aside. Work on your healing. Work on his healing. Make real changes. Do it because a better you is better for everyone in your life. DON'T do it to win Swat back. Do it because helping him heal makes his life better. Don't help him heal so that he'll come back and make your life better.
Give yourself the gift of working to be a better, stronger person. That gift flows out to those you care about.
As william mentioned, there are a lot of success stories on these boards. There are also a lot of failures. I'm here to suggest that you let go of that outcome for the forseeable future and just focus on healing; his and yours. That is what should really matter.
You have to trust that if you heal and grow and develop and change, that is the best path to a happy future. And you have to KNOW that helping him heal matters more than where your relationship lands. Place his healing above your future and you'll be laying the best possible foundation for you each to move forward.
Yes, you can hope that a biproduct is a restored and revitalized marriage. But, if you want to be worthy of that you need to make a restored and revitalized Swat and a restored and revitalized SoSorry more important than you're frenzied hope for reconciliation.
best luck
yearsofpain25 posted 5/19/2014 08:06 AM
Hi SoSorry,
I have also been following both sides of your and SWATs story. Regardless of the outcome I want you to know that I support both of you in your healing.
I also agree with WarpSpeed. There is an amazing amount of wisdom and insight in william's post. Read it over and over again. I have also been following william's story from the beginning and there is much wisdom to be cleaved from his situation for yourself. If you want to see how things MAY look as the months go on, look under his user for his recent posts. Look at the threads he has created and read them. They are long and go back months, but there is something to be said for william's spirit and dedication to his family. There is also something to be said for his immense pain. Like your situation, his story is far from over. But you should be able to gain some insight as to what SWAT is dealing with from it. Also some of what your own children may be dealing with as william is very dedicated to his daughter.
Keep working. Keep digging. Keep Reading. Keep posting. We are here for you.
I for one, regardless of the outcome, am rooting for your family.
ETA - sent you a pm with the links to william's threads to save you the hassle of looking them up.
[This message edited by yearsofpain25 at 8:24 AM, May 19th (Monday)]
SoSorry17 posted 5/19/2014 11:12 AM
Wow, I am a little shocked. Owl,william and RomanticInnocenc I want to thank you for your replies. I was a little afraid to post without a stop sign. You all made very valid points. william, I am sorry for what has happened to you, but I want to thank you very much. Your insight into Swats character is spot on. That is him to a T.
You all are right, I'm projecting my bad character and choices onto him. I want you all to know I AM TRYING. This isn't easy for me and while I want Swat to be happy, it is tough knowing he could be happy without me.
Owl, I am terrified of all of it. Terrified of losing him, my family everything. But I know my poor decisions and attention seeking put me here. Nothing he did caused this and he was a victim and hurt so badly. I did that no one else. I choose every step of the way. Every choice was about me and how I felt. Did I care what BH was feeling, nope it was all about me. I never thought I was such a selfish person, but here I am standing in front of you all begging for help because I'm selfish and for a brief time didn't care or respect my marriage vows or my husband. When I was in the affair I was all about me and what made me feel good. I got my ego stroked, I got my drama. I'm embarassed to say my kids and BH were second in my mind and heart and I can't ever change that. I planned, did research and lied to get what I wanted. For what? OM is far from a catch and was "easy picking's" for me. I never wanted to leave Swat and even though I knew how he felt about cheating, I thought I could convince him to stay. I always knew Swat trusted me and never thought k would cheat so I never had any worries of discovery. I kept emails and text messages so I could read them over again and get my drama and ego fix. OM working with Swat provided enough extra ammunition in the form of information to keep it going. More drama and more stroking my ego.
We'll May, 2013 rolls around and OM are going out of town for what was honestly the first and only time we had actual intercourse during the affair. Plans are made alibis and lies made and we are off. Later that night I was literally bored so I turned my phone on to check my messages and it blew up. Swat was in emergency surgery and they didn't know if he would make it. I was scared and panicked. I was a few hours away and he could die and I would never be able to see him again. OM wanted to comfort me and I freaked on him. Got to the hospital and the Chief of Police and the department chaplain are there. Swat is still in surgery and his prognosis is still unknown. They had gotten out what everyone calls the "Your dead forms". It contained all of Swat's wishes in case he was ever killed on the job.
I screamed and cried, I wanted my family, my kids and I wanted my husband. Three hours prior..I was in a hotel with OM. Swat fights like always and makes it through. He is battered, bruised and has massive cuts all over his body, neck, head and face.
When he woke up in ICU, I was there and he reached over and grabbed my hand and said he loved me.
Right then and there I vowed to never cheat or hurt him again. I should have confessed after he recovered but I didn't. I lied and covered up, I became a model wife. But I still needed to drama and ego stroking. I kept and read the emails and texts. Valetines day this year, the day almost every woman not so secretly looks forward to. Well I came home to a huge envelope with ever text and email. There was papers showing everything OM and I had said to one another about Swat was a lie. There were also papers initiating divorce.
So I begged and lied some more. I manipulated him and my family to get him to stay. I am getting therapy we are talking things seem to be going just how I wanted. It worked and now I can stay on the straight and narrow right? Wrong OM sends an email and I needed the drama and ego stroking again.
Well karma is a bitch, and I got bitch slapped. Everything I ever wanted and dreamed of was mine. I threw it away and that is killing me.
I know that he could and should probably leave me behind. I have seen the pain in his eyes and his posture. I've never seen him so down, not even when he was going through rehab. I want him happy again and I am trying to help him recover. This is the price I have to pay. I'm working to better myself and to help him. But it still hurts.
Wayflost posted 5/19/2014 11:32 AM
Everything I ever wanted and dreamed of was mine. I threw it away and that is killing me.
SoSorry17 - This is exactly spot on. It's what I feel and think every day when I look at my BH.
I have nothing really enlightened to add, I'm actually printing out William's response for myself as a reminder as well. But I wanted you to know that what you are not alone in how you feel. I've thrown away the only relationship in my life that had the potential to help me grow into someone better. Now changing is the only option if I have any hope of keeping my BH in my life.
Keep working. Stay out of Swat's posts since that is what you promised to do. And keep posting here. Do the work. You can, and you deserve it.
(nice little pep-talk for myself too )
nekonamida posted 5/19/2014 11:41 AM
OM are going out of town for what was honestly the first and only time we had actual intercourse during the affair.
I've been reading both SWAT's and your threads from start to now and this always bothered me about your narrative. You had two other sexual encounters prior to this with OM but you gloss over those and treat this as the only time it counts. Oral sex is still sex and I really think it would help you to accept that this wasn't the first time you had sex with OM. It had already happened twice by this point and it doesn't suddenly become "not sex" because PIV didn't happen. Oral still carries the risk of STD exposure. You gave your body to OM those other two times too even if it was just your mouth. I'm sorry if this post comes off as crude because of the distinction I'm trying to make here but I really think it's something you haven't addressed yet and it needs to be if you're going to accept full responsibility for what happened. You have made a lot of progress by posting here and I'm not trying to bring you down by bringing this up or shame you for it. I hope that you will see the merit in not minimizing what happened between you and OM as a step in the right direction.
SoSorry17 posted 5/19/2014 11:49 AM
You are right and I'm not trying to make a distinction. Really thinking of it now it grosses me out. The only reason any of it happened was OM was pushing for more and started to ignore me when I needed an ego boost. No excuses just what I was feeling and what I did.
Owl6118 posted 5/19/2014 11:52 AM
Owl, I am terrified of all of it. Terrified of losing him, my family everything. But I know my poor decisions and attention seeking put me here.
We know you are scared. I wrote what I did not to beat you up, but to show you that each of your fears can teach you something, and each one is a chance to make a better choice right now, today. And those little, single good choices will start to build on one another.
But you need to work on constant mindfulness--to stop your feelings and interrogate them, not let them wash over you and pull you along and drive you.
IC WILL help with this.
But remember--each fear, seen right, is a blessing. Each fear is a chance to learn and do better.
nekonamida posted 5/19/2014 12:04 PM
The only reason any of it happened was OM was pushing for more and started to ignore me when I needed an ego boost.
Gently, I don't think that's the only reason from what you've posted. If you accept that your desires were not being met by SWAT (through no fault of his), then to some degree you wanted this too. Isn't this part of the kink you wanted? Being "forced" into giving in to OM in one of the most classic submissive ways?
SoSorry17 posted 5/19/2014 12:28 PM
That was a lie. Straight out bs. I made it up to make myself look more like a victim. I'm not proud of it and have apologized to Swat for it. This is on me 100%. Do I like some things different than others? Sure do, but Swat knew those and we were happy. I lied to make him feel sorry for me and it pushed some of the blame on him. Again all wrong I know.
SoSorry17 posted 5/19/2014 12:39 PM
I appreciate what you said and I don't think your beating me up. I'm scared that no matter how much I improve and get better, it will not be enough. Not to get him back, but to get him better.
I write him a letter everyday. Each day it is edited probably fifty times. I catch myself minimizing what I had done or said. I catch myself trying to manipulate him with words. I catch myself lying to him and myself. Most of the time I don't even finish the sentence, when I catch it and edit what I was saying. I'm hoping this is progress because it shows I'm thinking and making better decisions. I don't give him the letters, I save them. They are for me right now. They are my journey through infidelity. It is like a journal for him I guess. Maybe one day I'll give them to him, but for now he doesn't need any of my baggage. I've caused him enough pain.
floridaredman posted 5/19/2014 12:47 PM
You are being called out on a lot things you did and said that were minimized.
You are also being called out on lies and your manipulative ways.
It is very brave of you to drop the stop sign and face the betrayed spouses. That's commendable. There is nothing like hearing it from someone in your BH's shoes. It adds a totally new dimension.
How is all this making you feel?
You say it hurts, multiply what you feel by 1 million, then you will be barely scraping the surface on how SWAT feels.
Ask him how much he cries when he's alone
He's appears to be strong outwardly
Inwardly, his soul is defeated
Despite all of that he still loves you..it's in his actions.
nekonamida posted 5/19/2014 13:03 PM
So I get now that the BDSM was a lie. Was you being bored a lie or by bored did you mean there wasn't enough drama in your marriage/daily life? I'm trying to pinpoint what you reasons for the affair were because they've changed.
SoSorry17 posted 5/19/2014 13:13 PM
I know I said I was bored. But I'm a drama queen and I need my ego stroked. There was nothing wrong in my marriage. No new drama no need for BH to save or console me. So I sought it elsewhere. I lied to him, my family and myself. That is it. There is no more. I'm working on fixing that.
nekonamida posted 5/19/2014 13:35 PM
Thank you. I know it couldn't have been easy to type that out with me.
floridaredman posted 5/19/2014 13:53 PM
But I'm a drama queen and I need my ego stroked.
Confessing this is good. Claiming it is not so good;
Start claiming more positive things.
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|February 21, 2013, 04:05 PM
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Thinking about a glock 20, need advice
Hey all, recently I've really gained an interest in the 10mm cartridge and the glock 20. A couple of weeks ago my brother and I went to our local range and rented a glock 20, and I loved the thing. Now I think I might want one, but I have some questions. My first being... I already have a S&W 4006 in .40 S&W, is there really THAT much of a power difference between 10mm and .40 to warrant buying a 10mm? I might also go hunting for the first time maybe next season, and I want a nice sidearm to come with me, is 10mm a good choice?. It also makes me feel a little more comfortable having a pistol with me when venturing out in the woods, there are quite a few black bears and other big animals here in NH. One thing that I know is certainly better in the glock regardless of power, is that it holds 15 rounds and my S&W holds 11. Lastly what is a reasonable price for a new Glock 20, preferably a gen 3 or 4?
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|February 21, 2013, 04:18 PM
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Unless you roll your own, or buy boutique brands like Underwood, no, there's not much difference between most commercial 10mm and 40 S&W loadings.
I have a handful of 10mm's and it is by far one of my favorite handgun calibers.
|February 21, 2013, 07:55 PM
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I do plan on reloading in the future, but for now I would probably be using full power 10mm loads for protection, and regular loads for practice/fun.
I don't always go to the range, but when I do, I prefer dosAKs.
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|February 21, 2013, 08:03 PM
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Save your brass. Once the frenzy dies down PBR would be the first place I'd look for bulk cheap plinking ammo. Underwood lives up to their published velocities and is reasonably priced.
|February 21, 2013, 09:49 PM
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Hey thanks for the links, looks like a great source for all of my possible future 10mm needs.
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|February 22, 2013, 08:25 AM
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Get one.
I bought one recently after my local FFL Dealer put the bug in my ear that he one. I tried it out and loved it. And yes, it is the ideal sidearm if you have big game hunting concerns.
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|February 22, 2013, 09:31 AM
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I felt a disturbance in the force, so I headed to the LGS. There in the case was a G20, the first Glock they have had in a month or more. I think you know the rest of the story. I'm actually impressed by the build. This is the big Glock, and it appeals to the large bore pistol side of my nature. Plus, there is ammo available!
|February 22, 2013, 10:18 AM
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Was it the Gen4? I got one last week.
I love 10mm also and the Gen4 Glock 20 is an excellent gun.
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|February 22, 2013, 12:27 PM
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I don't always go to the range, but when I do, I prefer dosAKs.
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|February 22, 2013, 01:19 PM
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Well, its not a 10mm, but I finally had the chance to shoot my new G19 Gen 4 this morning, and I have to say that is one sweet gun! The most popular Glock out there, and I can see why. Not too big to CC, and not too small to have accuracy and it feels great in my hand. Ammo is a bit less expensive also. And anyone says a 9mm doesn't have knockdown power, is very wrong. I would recommend the G19 without hesitation. But thats just me.
|February 22, 2013, 01:34 PM
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Oh, good, I was just wondering about the price of tea in China.
The G20 is a fine pistol for sure, but I'd go with the G21 instead...why you ask?
It can run 45 and 45 Super and 10mm with a barrel and magazine swap... its simply much more versatile overall.
You may even pass on 10mm altogether after reading up on the 45 Super.
The 21 is also likely to sell faster if you decide you want something else
|February 22, 2013, 02:47 PM
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You forgot 460 Rowland, .400 Corbon, and 40 Super.
|February 22, 2013, 03:08 PM
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The Glock 20 and 10mm cartridge is becoming very popular with western guides and bowhunters as a bear backup. 15 rounds is very nice to have if needed. I switched to one, leaving my .44 SBH at home because of the weight factor.
If you plan to carry one while bowhunting, be sure to check you state regulations. Some states prohibit carrying any sort of firearm while bowhunting.
|February 22, 2013, 03:22 PM
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SC4006, admitted 10MM fan here. I have owned quite a few 10MMs since my first, a Bren Ten, along about 1984. Gotta agree with Dan-O about most factory 10MM being not much different than .40 S&W. I have seen this trend toward loading down the Ten since the FBI's short lived adoption of the 10MM, and concluding that 180 grains at about 1000fps was the way to go. I can sure understand why some, especially younger, shooters wonder why the 10MM is worthwhile at all. At least a couple over the years asked me if 10MM and .40 S&W were actually the same cartridge. I used the difference between .38 Special and .357 Magnum to try to explain.
Anyway, I have owned the 10MM in both semi-autos and revolvers and consider it to be an excellent cartridge. In 5" barrels, the old Norma 200 grain actually did do 1200 fps, or a little over. The Norma is no longer available but some of today's smaller manufacturers still produce similar loads. The older CorBon 135 grain , since loaded down, averaged 1475fps in my S&W auto and 1585fps from my 5" S&W revolver. The Buffalo Bore 180 grain JHP averages 1380 fps in my 5" S&W 1026. These are velocities I've personally chronographed, not something that some guy in a gun shop heard from his friend's cousin, or read on the internet. The Glock 20 is not my favorite, mine was not the most reliable of 10MMs, but I can say it is durable and obviously holds a lot of ammo. Having owned the aformentioned Glock G20 and Bren Ten, Several S&W 10MM autos, Colt Delta, Kimber Eclipse, S&W 610 and Ruger Blackhawk revolvers in 10MM, I've come to favor the, unfortunately out of production, S&W autos. The several I have owned have just been good, solid, reliable, accurate and durable pistols. Most of the ammo used in them has been the "real" 10MM type, not the .40 S&W equivalent type ammo. Just never any issues. But, G20s are in current production, have a warranty and are highly thought of by many owners...ymmv
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|February 22, 2013, 04:26 PM
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I failed to mention. I carry my G20 with heavy handloads. I strictly use heavy controlled expansion bullets like the Hornady 180 XTP. Do not expect to stop a protective mama bear with 135gr Hollowpoints. All you will do is really make her mad.
|February 22, 2013, 04:43 PM
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|February 22, 2013, 04:55 PM
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I have a 10mm 1911, I hand load, and I enjoy the cartridge. I was thinking of buying a G20SF, but the more I read, the I question the benefit.
First, you don't find 10mm range brass lying around, so you will either have to buy ammo and shoot it, or buy new Starline brass.
The Glock and its "generous" chamber dimensions will not treat that brass well, and the hotter you load it, the (exponentially) shorter the brass life will be.
Moreover, some of the "best" factory ammo (sold by BB, PBR and GA) use bullets which were designed for .40 S&W, and driving those bullets at "true" 10mm velocities can cause fragmentation and loss of penetration. This is a thread I have been following:
I am not a .40 fan, but looking at it objectively, I may be better off selling the 10mm and buying a .40. Brass is so common that it is essentially free, and using the bullets as designed will get good performance.
The only things missing are the 10mm cachet...and the cost.
Good luck with your decision, but do your homework first...
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I've had a G-20 for a long time and it is one of my most useful and well liked guns. But it is also for a very specific role. For just shooting at the range, or as a personal protection gun from 2 legged predators I don't think it is necessary. There are plenty of very good loads in 9mm, 40, 45 etc., that are more than up to the task for that use.
I spend a lot of time hiking and camping in black bear country. With the best loads my 10mm gives me power equivalent to the hottest 357 mag loads. I get a chronographed 1315 fps with 200 gr hardcast Double Tap ammo. About the same performance capable in a 4" 357 mag with equal bullet weights, and not too far behind 44 mag performance when fired from short barrels. My 3" 629 only shoots 240 gr bullets to 1150 fps and the Glock is still 3/4 lb lighter, an inch shorter and holds 2.5X more ammo.
The woods is the only place I carry my G-20. Even in the woods I still feel any threat is from 2 legged predators and having the ammo capacity of a semi along with the power of a magnum revolver in one lightweight package is comforting. In town, or when hiking/camping in areas where there is no possiblity of bear I carry one of my 9's or 45's. I like the 40's well enough, but since buying the 10mm sold them since with most 10mm ammo they are really duplicates.
I'll never tell anyone not to buy a G-20. They are great guns, but 10mm is a bit more expensive and harder to find. It is worth the effort to me,but not for everyone. I don't think 10mm is going to ever be obsolete but it will always be a niche round. It fits in a very narrow niche for me.
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thanks for all of the info you've all given me. I'll certainly do my homework and think about how much I would be using it and what exactly for. I don't think i'd plink around with it enough for ammo price to be too big of a concern, but that is something to consider. I know its not the best choice since I have a .40 already, but what if I wanted to carry a 10mm once in awhile for protection from two legged bad guys, is that still a viable option or is it just over doing it?
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|February 22, 2013, 07:23 PM
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For years I passed on buying the Glock 20, due to the too-large grip. I could reach the trigger but always felt it was just the opposite of ergonomic.
Not long ago I first saw a 20 Short Frame (SF) version. Bought it right away. The changes just made all the difference to me. So this is my advice - buy one!
Now I have to get some of that real-deal full power 10mm ammo, for the shooting adventure of firing hotter loads.
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|February 22, 2013, 09:35 PM
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Gonna go against the grain and say no. Niche product, good for tinkering with loads. Its nice to have so much firepower in one package but in reality its expensive and lacks development. If I have to do it all over again I would do G21, just like this post number
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|February 22, 2013, 10:54 PM
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Not a lot of difference. I have a 10 and a 40 and 40 is a lot easier to find and cheaper. Stick with a 40.
|February 23, 2013, 02:54 AM
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|February 23, 2013, 07:03 AM
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I have a 10mm G20 hog hunter I have equipped with the Ameriglo ghost ring.
I typically shoot 220 gr hard cast Buffalo Bore (which they claim is about 700 ft lbs at 1200 fps).
I've been able to drop 200-300 pound hogs at 20 yards through dense underbrush with a single shot.
As for the typical 10mm load, it tends to be on the upper end of a hot factory 40SW because no manufacturer wants to take the blame for an exploding gun when you feed one to an unramped barrel.
...and, yes, 45 super out of a Glock 21 is an alternative.
The G20, tho, is a big game handgun. It has no other uses. The G21 is a pretty decent 45 ACP target pistol. But I prefer 1911s for that, so I could justify getting a G20.
|February 24, 2013, 04:50 PM
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I'm going to be the one to say it, there isn't much difference between a 10mm and a .40. Take note that I reload and have loaded for the 10mm and .40 for quite a while and I don't see what the 10mm truly offers over the .40, it's just more expensive. I have nothing against the 10mm at all, but it's not what most make it out to be. People buy a 10mm for velocity, the problem is that they don't know when to quit and push bullets too fast, which is bad.
From similar barrel lengths the 10mm has a 100-150 fps advantage, and I'm talking about a warm loaded 10mm vs. a warm loaded .40. The issue is that both the .40 and 10mm can push .400" JHP bullets fast enough to reach the point of bullet failure, which hurts penetration and that's what you need when hunting.
For instance, using Longshot powder in the 10mm and .40, I can get a 180gr JHP @ 1250+ fps from a Glock 20 10mm. From a Glock 35 .40 I can get a 180gr JHP @ 1250+ fps also, but have a lighter gun with a longer sight radius and still have 15+1 capacity. The extra 100-150 fps the 10mm gives isn't even going to be noticed, especially when the velocities are at levels that surpass what the particular bullet is designed for. Moral? Faster doesn't mean better, especially when the result is less penetration and bullet failure.
You're better off buying a .44 Mag, for example. Instead of pushing the exact same bullet 100-150 faster, you get a bigger bullet, a heavier bullet and faster velocity at the same time. If it can't be killed with a .40, don't count on the 10mm killing it either, you would be much better off with a big bore revolver.
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WASHINGTON (AP) On the night the Washington Nationals clinched the NL East title, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman donned the one essential accessory for any jubilant baseball player these days: ski goggles.
His gray commemorative T-shirt soaked by champagne and beer, Zimmerman was asked whether he brought the eye-protecting equipment to the ballpark himself, knowing it would come in handy during all of the alcohol-spraying.
No, came the reply: Right fielder Jayson Werth provided the goggles because, as Zimmerman explained, ``He's been through a few.''
Werth is nearly alone in that regard on Zimmerman's club. When your franchise hasn't been to the playoffs in 31 years, and your city hasn't participated in Major League Baseball's postseason in 79, chances are there won't be a whole lot of guys who know how to celebrate in a clubhouse.
That's how things are for the Nationals, who were a majors-best 98-64 in 2012, but whose young core - Zimmerman, 19-year-old center fielder Bryce Harper, left fielder Michael Morse, middle infielders Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa, starters Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann and Ross Detwiler, and relievers Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard and Craig Stammen - is new to all of this.
None of those players ever has appeared in a single playoff game, yet each will be counted on in a key role when the Nationals open their NL division series on Sunday at either the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals or the Atlanta Braves, frequent postseason participants.
``Baseball is baseball. Whatever you're going to play, wherever you're going to play, people are going to do good things, people are going to do bad things, just like they've done all season. Obviously, the coverage and the attention is magnified, but the game's the game,'' said Zimmerman, a member of 100-loss Nationals clubs in 2008 and 2009, ``and I think once we get into it, all of us will be fine.''
It's likely that no more than five of the players who will be on Washington's 25-man NLDS roster have spent any time under the bright lights of the playoffs at all, led by Werth's 44 games with the Philadelphia Phillies, the club he left as a free agent before last season to sign a $126 million contract with the Nationals.
According to STATS LLC, the only other member of the club with more than eight playoff games is utility reserve Mark DeRosa - a valuable member of the current clubhouse, to be sure, but someone who conceivably might not even get on the field for more than an inning here or there the rest of the way.
Werth (2008 Phillies) and starting pitcher Edwin Jackson (2011 Cardinals) are the only Nationals players who have won a World Series.
And of the 10 clubs that qualified for this postseason, only the AL West champion Oakland Athletics had a younger season-ending roster than the Nationals, STATS LLC said.
So how important is it to have postseason veterans?
``It definitely helps. You have a lot people, once they go back multiple times, they know how to handle different situations,'' said right-hander Jackson (10-11), expected to start Game 3 or 4 of the NLDS, behind playoff rookies Gonzalez (21-8) in Game 1 and Zimmermann (12-8) in Game 2. ``But at the end of the day, it can be your first time and you can still go out and perform. It just depends on how you treat it.''
The man in a Nationals uniform with by far the most accumulated playoff knowledge is manager Davey Johnson.
He won World Series championships as a second baseman with the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and 1970, and another as the manager of the New York Mets in 1986.
Johnson insists his current group will be just fine this month.
``You gain your experience by playing 162 games and winning those games and winning most series. ... We treat every game as a big game,'' he said. ``The beauty of it is, you've played alongside each other all year long and you know what everybody's capable of doing. You feed on the energy of knowing the guy behind you is pretty good. So you don't need to have a whole lot of guys with postseason experience. I've got a ton of it.''
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|Condition or disease
|Estrogen Receptor Negative Estrogen Receptor Positive HER2/Neu Negative HER2/Neu Positive Progesterone Receptor Negative Progesterone Receptor Positive Recurrent Breast Carcinoma Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v6 Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
|Biological: Bevacizumab Drug: Ixabepilone Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Drug: Nab-paclitaxel Drug: Paclitaxel Other: Questionnaire Administration
|Phase 3
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|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|799 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Phase III Trial of Weekly Paclitaxel Compared to Weekly Nanoparticle Albumin Bound Nab-paclitaxel or Ixabepilone With or Without Bevacizumab as First-Line Therapy for Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer
|Actual Study Start Date :
|October 13, 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 31, 2013
Active Comparator: Arm A (Paclitaxel)
Patients receive 90 mg/m^2 paclitaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15. Patients may receive 10 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15.
Biological: Bevacizumab
Given IV
Other Names:
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Drug: Paclitaxel
Given IV
Other Names:
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Experimental: Arm B (Nab-paclitaxel)
Patients receive paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Patients may also receive 10 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15.
Biological: Bevacizumab
Given IV
Other Names:
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Drug: Nab-paclitaxel
Given IV
Other Names:
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Experimental: Arm C (Ixabepilone)
Patients receive ixabepilone IV over 60 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Patients may also receive 10 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. (closed to accrual as of 7/18/11)
Biological: Bevacizumab
Given IV
Other Names:
Drug: Ixabepilone
Given IV
Other Names:
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
- Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: Time from randomization to progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (up to 5 years) ]Progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as the interval from registration until first disease progression, regardless of site, or death resulting from any cause, which ever occurred first. Distribution was estimated using the Kaplan Meier product-limit method. Progression is defined as a 20% increase in the sum of longest diameter of target lesions (per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST] criteria).
- Objective Tumor Response Rate [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]Response was defined by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). A responding participant had either a Complete Response (disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions).
- Time to Treatment Failure [ Time Frame: Time from randomization until progression, death, or yearly termination of protocol therapy (up to 5 years) ]Time from registration until treatment failure, defined as early termination of protocol therapy for any reason, first disease progression or death without progression. Surviving participants who were failure free were censored as date last known alive and failure free. Distribution was estimated using the Kaplan Meier product-limit method.
- 12 Month Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Percentage of participants who were alive and progression free at 12 months. The 12 month progression free survival, with 95% confidence interval, was estimated using the Kaplan Meier method.
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Time from randomization to death or last follow-up (up to 5 years) ]Overall survival was measured as the interval from study entry until death, from any cause, or last contact. Distribution was estimated using the Kaplan Meier product-limit method.
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:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologic confirmation of invasive cancer of the breast
- Stage IV disease or stage IIIC disease (using American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] criteria, 6th edition) not amenable to local therapy
- Patients may not have a "currently active" second malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers; patients are not considered to have a "currently active" malignancy if they have completed therapy and are considered by their physician to be at less than 30% risk of relapse
- Patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative disease are eligible; patients with HER2+ disease are eligible providing they have previously received trastuzumab or lapatinib; documentation of progression on HER2 directed therapy is not required; Her2/neu status must be known at the time of protocol registration
- Estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PgR) status must be known at the time of registration; ER and/or PgR >= 1% cells will be considered positive
- Prior treatment may include adjuvant or neoadjuvant taxane, however, the interval between completion of adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy and disease recurrence must be >= 12 months
- No prior chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer
- Any number of prior hormonal therapies are allowed; the last dose should have been administered at least 7 days prior to the initiation of protocol therapy
- Prior radiotherapy must be completed at least 2 weeks prior to study entry
- Treatment with bisphosphonates is allowed and recommended as per American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines
- Prior trastuzumab or lapatinib required for patients with HER2 overexpressing tumors
- Prior treatment with bevacizumab is allowed
Patients must not have had a major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to study registration, and must have fully recovered from any such procedure
- The following are not considered to be major procedures: thoracentesis, paracentesis, port placement, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, bronchoscopy, endoscopic ultrasonographic procedures, mediastinoscopy, skin biopsies, incisional biopsies and routine dental procedures
- Patients must not have anticipation of need for a major surgical procedure during the course of the study
There are no restrictions on core biopsies, placement of a vascular access device or other minor procedures prior to registration
- Placement of a vascular access device after starting study therapy should be performed between day 15 and 28 of a treatment cycle (but not less than 48 hours before the next dose of bevacizumab) to allow for sufficient healing
Patients must have measurable disease (target lesions): measurable disease is defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as >= 2.0 cm with conventional techniques or as >= 1 cm with spiral computed tomography (CT) scan
Lesions that are considered non-measurable include the following:
- Bone lesions
- Leptomeningeal disease
- Ascites
- Pleural/pericardial effusion
- Inflammatory breast disease
- Lymphangitis cutis/pulmonitis
- Abdominal masses that are not confirmed and followed by imaging techniques
- Cystic lesions
- Patients with pre-existing peripheral neuropathy >= grade 2 are not eligible for this study
- Patients must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) (Zubrod) performance status of =< 1 to be eligible for this trial
- Women must not be pregnant or breast feeding; premenopausal women must have a negative serum or urine beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (Hcg)
- Patients with a history of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade >= 3 hypersensitivity to paclitaxel or Cremophor® EL are not eligible
- Patients with a history of abdominal fistula, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to study registration are not eligible
- Patients with a history of gastrointestinal (GI) perforation within 12 months prior to registration are not eligible
- Patients with a history of significant bleeding episodes (e.g., hemoptysis, upper or lower GI bleeding) within 6 months prior to registration are not eligible
Patients must not have a history of clinically significant cardiovascular disease that includes the following:
- Uncontrolled hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure > 150 and/or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg on antihypertensive medications or any prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
- History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within past 6 months
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) congestive heart failure grade 2 or greater
- Symptomatic peripheral vascular disease
- Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection) or arterial thrombotic events
- Patients on full dose anticoagulants must be on a stable dose of warfarin, or be on a stable dose of low molecular weight (LMW) heparin; patients receiving anti-platelet or on daily prophylactic dose aspirin are eligible, as are patients receiving stable doses of anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation
- Patients may not have a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to study registration
- Patients with a history of seizures must be well controlled with standard medication
- Patients must not have progressing or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases or leptomeningeal disease; patients with a history of resected brain metastases with stable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for 3 months including within 4 weeks of study start are eligible; patients with a history of gamma knife radiosurgery or whole brain radiation with stable MRI scans for 3 months including within 4 weeks of study start are eligible
- No serious, non-healing wound, ulcer or bone fracture
- Life expectancy of >= 12 weeks
- Granulocytes >= 1,500/ul
- Platelet count >= 100,000/ul
- Creatinine =< 2.0 mg/dL
- Bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dL (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome)
- Transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase [AST], alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Serum or urine beta-Hcg negative in premenopausal women of child-bearing potential
Urine protein =< 1+ protein* or urine protein: creatinine ratio (UPC) < 1
- Patients discovered to have >= 2+ proteinuria at baseline must undergo a 24-hour urine collection that must demonstrate < 1 g of protein/24 hr or UPC ratio =< 1 to allow participation in the study
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): NCT00785291
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|Principal Investigator:
|Hope Rugo
|Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00785291 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2009-00476 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
CALGB 40502 ( Other Identifier: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology )
CALGB-40502 ( Other Identifier: CTEP )
U10CA180821 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U10CA031946 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|November 5, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|July 2, 2015
|Last Update Posted:
|October 2, 2018
|Last Verified:
|September 2018
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
Epothilone B
Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel
Endothelial Growth Factors
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Immunoglobulin G
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Antineoplastic Agents
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Growth Inhibitors
Immunologic Factors


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Museum Researcher Names Lizard Genus After Tolkien's Dragon Smaug
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The villain of J. R. R.Tolkien's The Hobbit–the fearsome dragon Smaug–dwells deep in a cavern with a massive hoard of treasure and terrorizes nearby villages.
His real-world namesakes aren't quite as fearsome. Smaug is the new name given to a genus of girdled lizards from South Africa by Ed Stanley, a doctoral candidate at the Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History, who reclassified the genus in a in a paper published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution in January 2011. Stanley's work is funded in part by the National Science Foundation.
Smaug lizards live in tunnels in the highlands, including the appropriately named Drakensberg (Dragon Mountain) mountain range of southern Africa. But the inspiration for the name came from a connection to the author rather than the fictional character. "Tolkien was born in the Free State, South Africa, where this lizard was found," says Stanley.
Museum Program Pairs Teens with Scientist Mentors
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Ailan Hurley-Echevarria removed a pebble-sized piece of dark amber from the variable speed grinder-polisher and looked at the now-smooth and clear surface under the dissecting microscope.
"I think there's something here in the corner," he said.
Hurley-Echevarria had uncovered an ancient biting midge (Ceratopogonidae) which had been trapped in amber about 52 million years ago, perhaps after feeding on an Eocene mole or other small mammal in the prehistoric tropical jungles of India.
Battling Bugs Organically Earns Student Young Naturalist Award
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As she helped her family grow produce each year, Kalia learned how to protect her home garden from weeds, rabbits, and deer. But no amount of weed-whacking or fence-building could keep the insects away.
To try to solve this problem, 13-year-old Kalia embarked on a project to find out whether it was possible to avoid synthetic insecticides—and associated environmental and health risks—without compromising the harvest. For her investigation into green gardening, Kalia received a 2011 Young Naturalist Award.
Museum Will Be Open on Monday, August 29
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Curious Collections: True Blue Fossils
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Nestled deep within the Museum's vertebrate paleontology collection are several gloriously blue bones.
They are vertebrae of the long-extinct Champsosaurus, a crocodile-like creature that lived between about 60 and 45 million years ago, straddling the non-avian dinosaur extinction. They were found in 1882 in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico.


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International tourism arrivals hit record high in 2017
The number of people travelling abroad has hit its highest level since 2010, according to data from the Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.
The latest edition of its Tourism Highlights, published on Monday, shows international arrivals reached 1.323 million last year.
The figure represents an 84 million increase over 2016, and a new record, with the sector also recording "uninterrupted growth" in arrivals for eight consecutive years.
Europe and Africa led the regions with increases in arrivals, with growth of eight per cent and nine per cent, respectively.
WTO added that tourism is the world's third largest export category, earning $1.3 trillion in receipts in 2017: an increase of five per cent.
Meanwhile, total exports from international tourism stood at $1.6 trillion, or an average of $4 billion a day: that is, seven per cent of the world's exports.
"These strong 2017 results were driven by sustained travel demand for destinations across all world regions, including a firm recovery by those that have suffered from security challenges in recent years," WTO said in a press release.
"Strong outbound demand from virtually all source markets, including rebounds from major emerging economies Brazil and the Russian Federation, benefited both advanced and emerging destinations."
Seven of the 10 top tourism destinations are also leaders worldwide in both international tourist arrivals and international tourism receipts: China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
China also was responsible for generating nearly one-fifth of the world's total tourism spending in 2017. Citizens of the world's most populous country spent $258 billion on international travel last year.
WTO added that so far, 2018 shows international tourism continues to grow, "with a year-on-year increase of 6% in arrivals between January and April."
Eurasian Research on Modern China-Eurasia Conference
October 26-27, 2018,National Academy of Sciences, Armenia.
Address: Marshal Bagramyan 24, Yerevan, Armenia.
Organizers:"China-Eurasia" Council for Political and Strategic Research, Foundation, Armenia,Institute of Oriental Studies,National Academy of Sciences, Armeniaand Department of Oriental Studies, ISEC, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia.
Supported by:"Transport Project Implementation Organization" SNCO,Armenia,"Diplomatic Foundation of Armenia" and "Modern Diplomacy", Greece.
Table of Contents
(English Language Panels)
- Panel 1։ China and Eurasian Economics
- Panel 2։China's One Belt, One Road and the World
- Panel 3։ China and One Belt One Road Initiative
- Panel 4։ China, Eurasia and Politics
- Panel 5: The History of Interaction between China and Eurasia
- Panel 6։ China and the South Caucasus
- Panel 7:China and Eurasia (International Relations)
October 26, 2018
Welcome Address (11:00-11:30)
Panel 1: (English Language). China and Eurasian Economics(11:45-13:40)
Ma Bin, (Fudan University, China), "Railway Express between China and EU:New Model of International Transportation or Traditional tool of Economic Growth?".
Connor Judge (SOAS, University of London, Great Britain), "Competing Narratives for Chinese Investment: Serbia and Mongolia".
Srdjan Uljevic, (American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyz Republic),
"India's Foreign Policy in the Age of China's Dominance in Asia".
Arjun Chapagain, June Wang, Linda Che-lan Li, (City University of Hong, China),
"The Trans-Himalayan Trade of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: AGeo-Historical Political Lens".
Anna Zalinyan, (Armenia), "Peculiaritiesbetween China and European Countries on Public Administration Reforms".
Key note Speech 13:40-14:00
Zachary Paikin (University of Kent, Great Britain, Senior Editor at Global Brief Magazine)
"The Future of Liberal Order: Russia-China Relations and Eurasian Consequences".
October 26, 2018 (11:50-12:30)
Panel 2: (Russian Language) China's One Belt, One Road and the World-Панель 2 Китайская инициативаОдин пояс, один путь и мир
AnatolyTsvyk, (RUDN University, Russia),
"The EU and OBOR: Mutual Benefit or Competition?" / ЦвыкАнатолий. (Российский университет дружбы народов, Россия).«Европейский союз и инициатива «Один пояс, один путь»: взаимная выгода или конкуренция?».
Konstantin Tasits,(Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, Russia),
"Sino-Georgian Economic Relations in Modern Era". Тасиц Константин. (Российский институт стратегических исследований Россия). «Экономические отношения Грузии и Китая на современном этапе».
Coffee/Pastries (14:00-14:30)
October 26, 2018
Panel 3։ (English Language) China and One Belt One Road Initiative (14:30-17:00)
Jukka Aukia, (University of Turku, Finland),
"Belt and Road: the Baltic States within the 16+1".
Uzma Siraj,(Federal Urdu University Islamabad, Pakistan),
"Eastern Europe Between Constraints, Coercion, and Opportunities: BRI and China Challenging Russia and EU in their Backyard".
Mher Sahakyan, ("China-Eurasia" Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia).
"China's One Belt, One Road Initiative and Armenia".
Ma Xiaoyun, (Party School of CPC Tongling Municipal Committee, China),
"OBOR and China's Midland Open Economy Development-A Case Study on Anhui".
Gabriel de Rezende Piccinini, Alena Vysotskaya Guedes Vieira(University of Minho, Portugal),
"The Eurasian Economic Union and the One Belt, One Road Initiative: how Brazil and the European Union See It".
Clayton HazvineiVhumbunu, (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa).
"The Economic Impact of China's One Belt, One Road Initiative on Eurasia".
Ani Hakhverdyan (Russian-Armenian University, Armenia), "The Energy Silk Road".
October 26 (17:20) ****Drinks and Pizza (Reception).
October 27
Panel 4։ (English Language) China, Eurasia and Politics(10:00-12:20)
Anahit Parzyan, ("China-Eurasia" Council for Political and Strategic Research, Foundation, Armenia), "Some aspects of Digitalization of China".
Maximilian Ohle, (Nankai University), Richard J. Cook, (Nankai University), Zhaoying Han, (Nankai University China, the Editor-in-Chief of the Nankai Journal),
"China's Engagement with Kazakhstan and Russia's Zugzwang: Why is Astana Incurring Regional Power Hedging?"
Izabella Muradyan, (Chinese Centre Culture and Science, Armenia),
"Geo-Economic Cooperation with China under One Belt, One Road Initiative: Armenian Keys from EAEU".
Luiza Grigoryan, (European University in Armenia),
"China and the Brics".
October 27, 2018 (10:00-11:20)
Panel 5: (Russian Language) The History of Interaction between China and Eurasia-Панель 5. Историясношения (Китай-Евразия)
Sergey Kozlovsky, (The Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine), "The Theory and genesis of Pax Sinica"/КозловскийСергей. (Львовский национальный университет имени Ивана ФранкоУкраина). «Теория фронтира и генезис PaxSinicia».
KhusnutdinovaLiailia, (Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Russia), "On Historical Aspect of Chinese nation in Republic of Bashkortostan". /ХуснутдиноваЛяйля. (Уфимский государственный нефтяной технический университет. Россия).«К проблеме истории Китайского народа в Республике Башкортостан».
Coffee/Pastries (12:30-13:00)
Panel 6: (English Language)China and South Caucasus (13:10-14:30)
Vakhtang Charaia,(Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia),
"Trade and Investment between South Caucasus, China and EU".
Gabriela Radu, (Strategic Analyst,Romania),
"Foreign Direct Investment Trends in the Southern Caucasus".
Saren Abgaryan. (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China),
"China-Armenia Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in the Context of Chinese Evolving BIT Practice and Jurisprudence".
October 27 (11:20-12:30)
Панель 7. (Russian Language)КитайиЕвразия (Внешняяполитика)- China and Eurasia (International Relations)
Andranik Hovhannisyan, (Russian-Armenian University, Armenia), "The Pivot towards Asia: Perspectives of Formation of Asian NATO". /ОваннисянАндраник(Российско-Армянскийуниверситет, Армения).«ПовороткАзии: перспективыформирования «АзиатскогоНАТО»».
OganesyanArusyak, (RUDN University, Russia), "The Role of Eastern Asia in China's Foreign Policy". /ОганесянАрусяк.(Российский университет дружбы народов, Россия).«Роль Восточной Азии в современной китайской внешней политике».
KhubrikovaBadma, (BuryatStateUniversity, Russia), "SoftPowerintheEraofXiJinping". /ХубриковБадма, Бурятскийгосударственныйуниверситет.
«Мягкая сила» в эпоху Си Цзиньпина».
October 27 (15:00) ****Drinks and Pizza (Reception).
National Academy of Sciencesis in the Center of the city, in the front of National Assembly of Armenia.Address: Marshal Bagramyan 24, Yerevan, Armenia.
Nearest Subway station is "Marshal Bagramyan".
Working languages in different panels are English or Russian.
All audience members are required to register for the conference. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Conference Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaEurasiacouncil/ and
Conference Website:
A new bioeconomy strategy for a sustainable Europe
European Commission has put forward an action plan to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy that serves Europe's society, environment and economy.
As announced by President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans in their letter of intent accompanying President Juncker's 2018 State of the Union Address, the new bioeconomy strategy is part of the Commission's drive to boost jobs, growth and investment in the EU. It aims to improve and scale up the sustainable use of renewable resources to address global and local challenges such as climate change and sustainable development.
In a world of finite biological resources and ecosystems, an innovation effort is needed to feed people, and provide them with clean water and energy. The bioeconomy can turn algae into fuel, recycle plastic, convert waste into new furniture or clothing or transform industrial by-products into bio-based fertilisers. It has the potential to generate 1 million new green jobs by 2030.
Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen said: "It has become evident that we need to make a systemic change in the way we produce, consume and discard goods. By developing our bioeconomy – the renewable segment of the circular economy – we can find new and innovative ways of providing food, products and energy, without exhausting our planet's limited biological resources. Moreover, rethinking our economy and modernising our production models is not just about our environment and climate. There is also great potential here for new green jobs, particularly in rural and coastal areas."
Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, added: "The EU aims to lead the way in turning waste, residue and discards into high value products, green chemicals, feed and textiles. Research and innovation plays a key role in accelerating the green transition of the European economy and in meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals."
Delivering a sustainable circular bioeconomy requires a concerted effort by public authorities and industry. To drive this collective effort, and based on three key objectives, the Commission will launch 14 concrete measures in 2019, including:
Scaling up and strengthening the bio-based sectors:
To unleash the potential of the bioeconomy to modernise the European economy and industries for long-term, sustainable prosperity, the Commission will:
- establish a €100 million Circular Bioeconomy Thematic Investment Platform to bring bio-based innovations closer to the market and de-risk private investments in sustainable solutions;
- facilitate the development of new sustainable bio-refineries across Europe.
Rapidly deploying bioeconomies across Europe:
Member States and regions, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, have a large underused biomass and waste potential. To address this, the Commission will:
- develop a strategic deployment agenda for sustainable food and farming systems, forestry and bio-based products;
- set up an EU Bioeconomy Policy Support Facility for EU countries under Horizon 2020 to develop national and regional bioeconomy agendas;
- launch pilot actions for the development of bioeconomies in rural, coastal and urban areas, for example on waste management or carbon farming.
Protecting the ecosystem and understanding the ecological limitations of the bioeconomy
Our ecosystem is faced with severe threats and challenges, such as a growing population, climate change and land degradation. In order to tackle these challenges, the Commission will:
- implement an EU-wide monitoring system to track progress towards a sustainable and circular bioeconomy;
- enhance our knowledge base and understanding of specific bioeconomy areas by gathering data and ensuring better access to it through the Knowledge Centre for the Bioeconomy;
- provide guidance and promote good practices on how to operate in the bioeconomy within safe ecological limits.
The Commission is hosting a conference on 22 October in Brussels to discuss the action plan with stakeholders and highlight tangible bio-based products.
In their letter of intent to the Presidencies of the European Council and Parliament, President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans announced this Communication as part of the Commission's priority to boost jobs, growth and investment in the EU. It is an update to the 2012 Bioeconomy Strategy.
The bioeconomy covers all sectors and systems that rely on biological resources. It is one of the EU's largest and most important sectors encompassing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, bio-energy and bio-based products with an annual turnover of around €2 trillion and around 18 million people employed. It is also a key area for boosting growth in rural and coastal areas.
The EU already funds research, demonstration and deployment of sustainable, inclusive and circular bio-based solutions, including with €3.85 billion allocated under the current EU funding programme Horizon 2020. For 2021-2027, the Commission has proposed to allocate €10 billion under Horizon Europe for food and natural resources, including the bioeconomy.
UN resolution paves way for mass use of driverless cars
A resolution to ensure the safe use of automated vehicles was passed at the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Global Forum on Road Traffic Safety in Geneva, on Wednesday.
In a statement, the UNECE said that automated vehicles have the potential to create safer, more efficient and environmentally friendly transport, which could reshape entire sectors of the economy and improve the lives of millions of people, notably those unable to drive or with limited access to mobility.
However, there are still many questions relating to areas such as road safety standards, traffic rules, insurance regimes, cybersecurity and data protection, which must still be addressed before the mass introduction of driverless cars to the market.
The resolution offers recommendations to ensure the safe interaction between automated vehicles, and road users, and stress the key role that people need to play, whether as responsible drivers, occupants or on the road in general.
These include making road safety a priority, safely interacting with the surrounding traffic environment and safely tolerating user error.
The resolution also recommends that the high-tech cars should be able to communicate with their users and other road users, in a clear, effective and consistent way, react to unforeseen situations, and enable their deactivation in a safe manner.
"With this resolution, we are paving the way for the safe mobility of the future, for the benefit of all road users" said UNECE official Luciana Iorio.
In September, a UNECE automated/autonomous and connected vehicles working group met for the first time in Geneva, to begin addressing issues such as technical requirements, cyber security and software updates, and innovative testing methods.
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