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Non-Invasive Assessment of Atherosclerosis in Patients With CGD and Other Disorders of the Immune System
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01063309
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : February 5, 2010
Last Update Posted : November 13, 2019
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- Atherosclerosis, the arterial plaques or blockages that cause heart disease, develops in many people by the time they are in their mid-20s. The rate of atherosclerosis in patients with immune system disorders has not been well studied, but it may be very different from the general population.
- Patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) produce less of a group of molecules known as free radicals, which help to fight infection and may play a role in the development of atherosclerosis. Patients with CGD may develop atherosclerosis much more slowly than people without CGD. On the other hand, carrier mothers of children with genetically-linked CGD often have problems with autoimmune problems in addition to a problem with making free radicals. Patients with other immune system disorders also have very different responses to infection, and many of them also have autoimmune-like problems that may change the risk of developing atherosclerosis.
- To study the prevalence of atherosclerosis in patients with immune system disorders, compared with healthy individuals.
- Individuals at least 18 years of age who either have been diagnosed with an immune system disorder or are healthy volunteers.
- The active part of the study involves one or two visits to the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center for a series of imaging tests and scans.
- Participants will have the following tests during the active part of the study:
- (1) CAT scan to obtain images of the chest arteries and measure the amount of calcium in the artery walls.
- (2) Magnetic resonance imaging scan to obtain images of the coronary and carotid arteries in the chest and neck.
- (3) Electrocardiogram to provide data on current heart function.
- (4) Blood samples to provide data on heart, kidney, and immune system function.
- Participants will be contacted every 2 years in the future for up to 30 years to determine whether they have developed heart disease. Researchers will ask participants to provide contact information for two other people who may likely know how to get in touch with the participant in the future.
|Condition or disease
|Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD)
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|156 participants
|Observational Model:
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Non-Invasive Assessment of Atherosclerosis in Patients With CGD and Other Disorders of the Immune System
|Study Start Date :
|December 11, 2009
- To assess the prevalence of atherosclerotic disease in patients with disorders of the immune system compared to the general population. The amount of atherosclerotic disease and its degree of inflammation will be assessed. [ Time Frame: At the end of the study ]
- To assess circulating biomarkers (including lipid profile, MPO, CRP, ESR, TNF alpha, IL-8, and IFN gamma) and demographic factors (e.g., age, gender, smoking, family history) to determine if they are correlated with the development of atheroscle... [ Time Frame: upon study completion ]
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:
Patients will be identified for this protocol who are enrolled on existing protocols studying patients with disorders of the immune system who volunteer for participation and who do not have any of the listed exclusion criteria. Patients will remain enrolled on their existing protocol. Normal volunteers will be enrolled as controls on this protocol. They will be recruited through the normal volunteer office which will provide a list of volunteers including their age to allow for inclusion of controls that approximate the study population.
All patients enrolled on this protocol will be over the age of 18 and may be male or female and will be accrued without regard to religion, race or sexual orientation. They must be able to understand and sign informed consent documents and comply with study procedures that include undergoing a CT scan and an MRI scan. Patients who are unable or unwilling to complete one or more of the studies will not be excluded. The available data will be included in the appropriate analysis.
For Participation in MRI-Based Studies Only:
Subjects with contraindication to MRI scanning. These contraindications include but are not limited to the following devices or conditions:
- Implanted cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator
- Cochlear Implants
- Ocular foreign body (i.e., metal shavings)
- Embedded shrapnel fragments
- Central nervous system aneurysm clips
- Implanted neural stimulator
- Medical infusion pumps
- Any implanted device that is incompatible with MRI
- Patients whose medical condition is such that in the referring physicians estimation, they could not tolerate an MRI scan. Examples of medical conditions that would not be accepted would include unstable angina and dyspnea at rest.
- Subjects with a condition precluding entry into the scanner (e.g. morbid obesity, claustrophobia, etc.) or who require more than oral sedation (i.e. IV sedation) for anxiety associate with MRI studies.
- Pregnant or lactating women are excluded from this study because excessive exposure of the developing human fetus and child to radiation and/or intravenous contrast agents can be detrimental.
Subjects with severe back-pain or motion disorders who will be unable to tolerate supine positioning within the MRI scanner and hold still for the duration of the examination.
For Gadolinium-Based MRI Studies Only:
- History of severe allergic reaction to gadolinium contrast agents despite the use of premedication with an anti-histaminic and/or corticosteroid.
- eGFR less than 60mL/min
Serum creatinine greater than 3.0 mg/dl
For Iodine-Based Contrast CT Studies Only:
Contraindication to the use of iodine based CT contrast agents:
- Serum creatinine greater than 1.4 mg/dl
- History of multiple myeloma
- Use of metformin-containing products less than 24 hours prior to contrast administration
- History of significant allergic reaction to CT contrast agents despite the use of premedication with an anti-histaminic and cortisone.
For Coronary CT Angiography Only:
Contraindication to the use of CT contrast agents:
- Creatinine value greater than1.4 mg/dl
- History of multiple myeloma
- Use of metformin-containing products less than 24 hours prior to contrast administration
- History of significant allergic reaction to CT contrast agents despite the use of premedication with an anti-histaminic and cortisone.
Subjects with contraindication precluding the use of beta blockers necessary to perform the coronary CT angiography. These include:
- Severe, uncontrolled asthma
- Active bronchospasm
- Moderate or severe COPD
- 2nd or 3rd degree AV block
- Decompensated cardiac failure
- Allergy to beta blockers
- Systolic blood pressure less than100 mm Hg
Pregnancy or nursing
Participation of Minors: Atherosclerosis is a disease that does not generally affect young children. This protocol involves exposure to a low dose of radiation. As radiation exposure may increase the risk of malignancy, it is prudent to avoid this in children. Therefore, patients under the age of 18 will not be considered for enrollment under this protocol.
Participation of Women: Excessive radiation exposure of the developing human fetus can be detrimental. For this reason, women of childbearing-age will have a pregnancy test prior to undergoing study procedures. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect that she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should immediately inform study staff and her primary care physician.
Pregnancy: Pregnant women are excluded from this study because excessive exposure of the developing human fetus to radiation can be detrimental.
Co-enrollment Guidelines: Co-enrollment in other trials is not restricted.
Medical Exclusions: Patients with current atrial fibrillation will not be considered for enrollment under this protocol. Patients who are medically unstable (e.g. severe sepsis, acute myocardial infarction) and/or would require active, acute medical management in order to be medically stable enough to participate in this protocol will not be enrolled.
X-linked CGD Cohort: Patients in this cohort must have X-linked CGD as demonstrated by DHR or genetic screening. Patients who have undergone bone marrow transplant may not be enrolled in this cohort for analysis. Carriers of X-linked CGD must be evaluated by DHR to determine the extent of X-inactivation (lyonization) in their neutrophils.
AutosomalRecessive CGD Cohort: Patients in this cohort must have autosomal recessive CGD (p47phox, p67phox, or p22phox deficiency) as demonstrated by DHR or genetic screening. Patients who have undergone bone marrow transplant may not be enrolled in this cohort for analysis.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort: Patients enrolled into this cohort may not have been diagnosed with CGD.
Normal Volunteer Cohort: Patients in this cohort may not have been diagnosed with CGD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or another primary disease of the immune system.
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): NCT01063309
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|John I Gallin, M.D.
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01063309 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|February 5, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|November 13, 2019
|Last Verified:
|January 11, 2019
Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Immune Deficiencies
Immune System Deficiences
Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Granulomatous Disease, Chronic
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Phagocyte Bactericidal Dysfunction
Leukocyte Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Peyton Siva scored 17 points and No. 3 Louisville held South Florida to a season-low 27 percent shooting for an easy 64-38 victory on Saturday.
Center Gorgui Dieng added 12 points and 16 rebounds while forward Chane Behanan had 12 rebounds and seven points for the Cardinals (15-1, 3-0 Big East), who won their 10th in a row. Behanan played just five days after injuring his left ankle in practice and missing Wednesday's victory against Seton Hall.
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Colorado Springs socialite murdered in home
Victim's name: Barbara Freyschlag, 55
Where body found: on kitchen floor at 2222 Constellation Dr.
Investigative agency: Colorado Springs Police Department
Date killed: Oct. 25, 1986
Cause of Death: Multiple gunshots
Suspect: None identified
Barbara Freyschlag attended a party at the exclusive private downtown El Paso Club on Saturday evening, Oct. 25, 1986.
The athletic 55-year-old socialite left home alone around 8:30 p.m., telling friends she was anxious to see the World Series.
She turned her TV on to the NBC station that was carrying the sixth game of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets. Freyschlag was an avid sportswoman who owned a ski shop in Colorado Springs and a ski rental business at Ski Broodmoor.
The iconic baseball game ended suddenly in the 10th inning at 10:40 p.m. when a softly hit ball hit to first base went through the legs of Bill Buckner and the Mets won the game. The Mets won the next game and the series.
Police believe that about as the game ended or shortly thereafter, Freyschlag's killer entered the ranch-style home and shot her to death, according to news reports at the time.
She may have let her killer into the sprawling three-level rustic home nestled in a heavily wooded area, police speculated.
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43. Both the creative and business sides of the film industry are embracing the streaming of features. Both Hulu and Snag are looked at as success stories, although the short form and clips remain most popular with audiences. The key to specialized films' success has always been creating word of mouth. Regional screenings and publicity has always been an expensive undertaking, prohibiting niche film from truly undertaking such a campaign. Streaming makes it all possible. A limited streaming campaign could do wonders for building an audience's desire to see a particular film. When directors like Michael Moore and Wayne Wang climb aboard the streaming bandwagon (as both did this year), one can only hope legions will follow.
44. Green awareness: slowly the entire industry is waking up to the fact that there is no away to throw to. Last year less than half of the distributors distributed their award screeners in cardboard packaging. This year all the major ones did. Granted you still have to police sets to make sure bottles are being recycled, and offices to make sure that paper is – but it is much improved from before. I still haven't been asked to put a carbon offset into a budget, but I am confident that day will come. Green carpets became the vogue over red this year. At the very least, the industry seems to be embarrassed by their waste. Maybe the days of excessive consumption are numbered…
45. The career/financial sustainability of producers is at least now recognized as an issue somewhere in the world. In the U.S. we have watched virtually every studio cut virtually every producer-based overhead deal. On one hand it seems that the US film industry has forgotten what a producer does, but across the ocean, there is a ray of hope. It has been enacted as law that the UK tax credit must be counted as the producer's equity, thus increasing the back end a producer would have on any given project. Once local municipalities in the US start providing prolific producers with office space then we will know we are on the right foot! The longevity of producers is the cornerstone of fostering a film community's growth.
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Game 113: Toronto at New York
How about this Lyle Overbay fellow? Seems like Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston should've penciled the first baseman in as the cleanup hitter a while ago. Since Toronto traded away Scott Rolen, Overbay has been on a nice offensive run as the new No. 4 man.
In eight games in Rolen's old spot in the order, Overbay has hit .318 (8-for-21) with two homers, five RBIs and seven runs. Over his last 11 games, Overbay has hit .344 with three homers, six RBIs, 10 runs and 10 walks. Going back even more, he's hit .317 across his last 22 games, raising his average to .264 from .249.
"Any time he stays pretty aggressive, he's a pretty good hitter," Gaston said. "When he starts not being aggressive, he takes a lot of fastballs for strikes and swings at bad balls to punch out on. When he's aggressive, he's a better hitter. It's just sometimes he doesn't stay that way for a long time. It goes and comes with him."
CITO ON HIS FUTURE: Gaston said today that he's leaning toward not managing beyond next season, which is the final year of his contract with the Blue Jays. "I'm not even looking past 2010," he said. "We'll see what happens at the end of next year. If they offer me or they don't offer me, either way it's OK. I'll make my decision, if I want to come back or if they want me back, or I say, 'No, I want to do something else.' A good job around is being an advisor, too. I could play a little more golf that way."
LIND TO PLAY FIRST? "That's not true," Gaston said. There were rumors that the Blue Jays were going to send Adam Lind to instructional league to work on playing first base. It was being discussed internally, but now — with Alex Rios gone and Travis Snider in the plans as the right fielder — it has become a moot issue. With Rios off the books, Lyle Overbay is likely to remain the first baseman in 2010, the final year of his contract.
Today's lineups:
Fourth place AL East, 15.5 GB
1. Marco Scutaro, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Adam Lind, LF
4. Lyle Overbay, 1B
5. Vernon Wells, CF
6. Randy Ruiz, DH
7. Edwin Encarnacion, 3B
8. Raul Chavez, C
9. Joe Inglett, RF
Starter: LHP Ricky Romero (10-5, 3.66)
First place AL East, — GB
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Johnny Damon, LF
3. Hideki Matsui, DH
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Jorge Posada, C
6. Robinson Cano, 2B
7. Nick Swisher, 1B
8. Eric Hinske, RF
9. Melky Cabrera, CF
Starter: RHP A.J. Burnett (10-5, 3.67)
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Another quality start from Romero, and Leagues best outing of the year by far. Another dismal performance by Wells, leaving 5 guys on. Wells did go 2 for 14 in this series and the two hits were singles with no one on, like most of hits hits. Wells has only knocked in 11 runs since July 1st. His rbi production has dropped every month this year.
The situation with Wells is getting worse, not better. Send him to the low minors for a month and let him ride the buses.
Posted On Baseball America Aug. 12, 2009 3:56 pm by Jim Callis
The Blue Jays and first-round pick Chad Jenkins have agreed to terms on a $1.359 million bonus. Jenkins becomes the 14th of the 32 first-rounders to sign, and just the third to exceed MLB?s recommended bonus for his slot.
Jenkins? bonus is $9,000 more than MLB?s guideline for the No. 20 pick, and $1,000 more than what Jiovanni Mier signed for with the Astros at No. 21. Mike Minor (No. 7, Braves) is the only other first-rounder so far to sign for more than slot.
A righthander from Kennesaw State, Jenkins combines a tremendous feel for pitching with quality stuff. He has a 90-93 mph sinker, can touch 96 mph with a four-seam fastball and also has a plus slider and average changeup.
**Well that's the number one choice, now lets get the other ones signed before Monday-the last day.
If it's a starter it must be Fabio Castro, if it's a reliever, cross your fingers and hope it's Farquhar, he's dynamite.
I wonder who this pitcher is that they 'want to get a look at.' (since it is Accardo going down it is probably a pitcher?)
Could be a starter so Tallet doesn't have to take the place of Cecil? Probably a reliever though?
Perez and Romero are the only guys on the 40-man that we haven't seen this year. I doubt it is Romero. 40-man is full but they could send guys like Litsch, McGowan, and Ray to the 60-day DL.
My guesses (in order) are that it is Stewart, Castro, Perez or Farquhar. Stewart seems most likely…
Jenkins 2009 record at Kennesaw State.
era: 2.54
Win/Loss: 8-1
Games Started: 13
Complete Games: 5
Innings pitched: 92 innings
Hits: 80
Earned Runs: 26
BB's: 15
K's: 98
2009 draft pick Dave Sever (3-4, 2.77 ERA) spun a quality start for Auburn last night in a losing cause. Unfortunately, he is NOT related to Tom Seaver.
Oh to be a left handed pitcher. Jesse Carlson has been much overused at the back end of the bullpen with the departure of Ryan and Downs, but they have no alternative but to keep him and demote Accardo, who has been pitching well.
If they send Cecil down too, as they stated they were going to do, that leaves 2 open spots. They need an arm in the rotation with some innings left, and a lefty to shore up the bullpen. I am going to take a flyer and guess on Davis Romero for a few starts, and how about Romnie Lewis as a lefty reliever? He's a big strap – 6′ 5″, 230, and he has tossed 56 innings this year, but in his last 10 games he has allowed only 3 earned runs in 12.1 innings.
A few pitchers to watch at the Gulf Coast Jays.
Starter, Carlos Pena at the GCL Jays, played last year at the DSL Jays. He's gone 45 innings, given up 4 earned runs, 12 walks and struck out 28 for an era of .80 and whip of 1.07.
Our 22nd round draftee from this year,starter Matt Fields has gone 36 innings, given up 4 earned runs, walked 6, struck out 39 for an era of .94 and whip of .74.
Our 37th round draftee from this year, reliever Shawn Griffin has gone 18.2 innings in 15 appearances and given up 2 earned runs,walked 6, BUT struck out 29 for an era of .96 and whip of .70. BAA against is .117.
Our 19th round draftee from this year, reliever-now turned into starter Dennis Tepera, has gone 21.2 innings, given up 2 earned runs, walked 3, struck out 26 for an era of 1.25 and whip of .60.
I like Jenkins–he has the physique and the arm to be a Halladay type horse. It's too bad they didn't get this done last month, so he could get some pitching in this year. As it is, the minors season is all but done. I don't know why they need 2 1/2 months to sign a minor league contract. It's not like inventing the wheel.
Yes, I like Jenkins as well.
I'm not sure how many more innings they'd have let Jenkins pitch any way, he's already thrown a lot this year, so I don't think it matters all that much with him.
I'd expect they start him in Lansing next year and move him up to Dunedin if he starts well. With the stuff, he has, I expect he'll run through the system.
From Joe Posnanski's blog on SI on "worst contracts"
1. Vernon Wells (Toronto Blue Jays). Cot's Baseball Contracts — the incredibly awesome site where I got these numbers from — is one of my favorite Internet stops. And on occasion, just for fun, I will go to the site just to look up Vernon Wells' contract. I don't know why. It gives me hope, somehow. It tells me that in this world, anything is possible. It tells me that good things happen, funny things, unexpected things. Don't tell me that I won't win the lottery … just look at Vernon Wells' contract.
In 2011 Vernon Wells will get paid $23 million. No. Really. He will get paid $23 million.
In 2012 he will have to take a paycut and will only get $21 million. Same in 2013. And same again in 2014.
This isn't a baseball contract. This is a testament to the power of mankind to do the impossible.
Oh, Vernon Wells also has a full no-trade clause in his contract. Well, sure, why not? Then, what difference would it make? This is the most untradable contract in the history of the world. Vernon Wells turns 31 this year.
The Dewan has him a minus-29 center fielder, which means he's exactly as bad defensively as you can be while a manager who is still breathing allows you to play centerfield. He has an 85 OPS+. He has a lifetime .329 on-base percentage. He's slugging .408. He IS third in the American League in making outs. So he has that going for him.
And it never made sense. Ever. Wells had a very good year in 2003 (and he was a very good fielder then), a couple of OK years, a good year in 2006 at age 27. But he never got on base much, and he was inconsistent, and … then the Blue Jays gave him this hysterical contract: seven years, $126 million.
This deal, to be honest, is not the sort of thing that leads to a general manager getting fired. It's the sort of thing that leads to entire villages getting pillaged.
And that's what I mean about Ricciardi. I mean, this contract alone should be enough to put him in the Bad Contract Hall of Fame. But when you look over his whole body of work … he IS the Bad Contract Hall of Fame.
In fact, really, we should just start referring to bad baseball contracts as "Ricciardis."
gsjays: Good reporting on our #1 pick, but what about the #2 (highly-touted LHP)? Is Boras asking too much?
I think the correct answer to that question Burt is, Boras always asks too much. Here's some stuff on Paxton.
James is a lefty from the University of Kentucky. His only shortcoming is his penchant to allow runs. Other than that he averaged an amazing 13+ K/9 IP. He may throw a game where he strikes out 11 hitters and walk 2 but let up 4 runs. His fastball peaks at 98 and he has a sharp slider. Sounds like he's a hard thrower who probably needs to develop a change up, get some movement on his fastball and learn how to pitch. However, any lefty who can bring it at 98 could be really special if developed properly.
His 2009 numbers are not as good as 2008, which is a little disturbing, but he also put on 15 pounds of muscle so maybe that had some impact.
Innings pitched:78.1
Hits given up: 83
Earned runs: 51
Earned Run Average: 5.86
Walks: 20
K's: 115
Well, my guess is there's no way anyone is going to turn our 19th round draftee from this year, Dennis Tepera back into a reliever, not after today.
Dennis went 7 innings today for a complete game, walked one, struck out 7, gave up no earned runs AND also gave up NO HITS……..First no hitter by a Jays pitcher for quite some time.
Dennis improved his year numbers to:
Innings pitched: 28.2
Hits given up: 10
Walks: 4
K's: 33
era: .94
Congratulations to Dennis on his no hitter today.
So on August 11th JP says both Marcum and Janssen would finish their year in Vegas, so what happens today-Janssen gets called up to replace Accardo. Well at least JP is consistent. lol


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- Pumpkins originated in Central America and are members of the cucurbit family.
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Company claims bread won't mold for 60 days
A Texas company could have an answer to some consumers' unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold.
MicroZap Inc., of Lubbock, claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days.
The bread is bombarded with microwaves for about 10 seconds, which kills the mold spores, chief executive officer Don Stull said.
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Christian Webster and the Crimson have won 20 straight home games (Gil Talbot).
The Particulars
No. 23/24 Harvard (11-1) returns to the friendly confines of Lavietes Pavilion to welcome Saint Joseph's (10-3) for a non-conference matchup Saturday afternoon. The Crimson has tied the 1984-85 team for the program's best start since the 1945-46 campaign when Harvard began the year 19-1.
A video stream will be available (with a subscription), and WHRB's Charlie Hobbs and Scott Reed will have the audio call on GoCrimson.com. Live statistics will also be available for the game at GoCrimson.com.
Series History
Harvard and Saint Joseph's have only met once on the court, an 87-69 win for the Hawks back during the 1998-99 season.
Harvard Against The Atlantic 10
Harvard owns an 18-36 record against teams that are current members of the Atlantic 10 conference.
Last Time Out
In its 67-46 win over Boston College Thursday, Harvard shot 10-of-20 from long distance (.500), as well as 86.7 percent from the foul line (13-of-15). Laurent Rivard paced the Crimson with 18 points on 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc, while Corbin Miller added 12 points (4-of-5 from 3). Brandyn Curry tallied 12 points to go along with five steals and five assists.
Saint Joseph's Last Time Out
The Hawks defeated Morgan State, 81-50, Wednesday evening. Four Saint Joseph's players reached double figures in scoring: Carl Jones (16), Ronald Roberts (15), Langston Galloway (14) and Chris Wilson (10). The Hawks, which only made 50 percent of its foul shots (9-of-18), shot 51.8 percent from the field (33-of-64) in the victory.
Harvard As a Ranked Team
The No. 23/24 Crimson is 3-1 as a ranked team in program history with wins this season over Boston University, Florida Atlantic and Boston College.
Kings of Massachusetts' Courts
The Crimson is currently on a 14-game winning streak against schools from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since falling to Northeastern in overtime, 76-71, Dec. 10, 2008, including four straight wins over Holy Cross and Boston College and three against Boston University.
Harvard is 4-0 this season against Massachusetts teams, having defeated MIT, Holy Cross, BU and BC.
Millenium Mark
The Crimson picked up the program's 1,000th win with its 67-46 victory at Boston College Dec. 29.
The Crimson is ranked No. 23 in this week's ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and No. 24 in the AP poll, marking the highest respective rankings in program history. Earlier this season, the Crimson became the first Ivy team ranked in the AP poll since Princeton was rated No. 8 in the final poll of the 1997-98 season.
Harvard is the only Ivy League team to have received at least one vote in a major national poll this season.
RPI Watch
Harvard currently sits at No. 30 in the RPI, according to collegerpi.com. The Crimson earned the highest ranking in program history, No. 14, Dec. 2.
The Crimson will play at least seven games on national or regional television this season.
Harvard is 5-1 on TV this year after earning wins over Utah (HDNet), No. 20/22 Florida State (Versus) and Central Florida (Versus) at the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Crimson also defeated Boston University (NESN) and Boston College (ESPN3), but fell on the road at No. 9/9 Connecticut (ESPN2).
Coming Down With It
With his 11-rebound performance against Boston College Dec. 29, Keith Wright now has 18 double digit rebound games in his career. Wright also has two double-doubles this season and has led Harvard in rebounding in nine of 12 contests.
Going To The Line
Entering the week, Harvard stood second nation in free-throw shooting defense, as opponents are only making 57.4 percent of foul-shot attempts.
Up By 20
Harvard has won four games by 20 or more points this season, having downed MIT, Utah, Boston University and Boston College. Under head coach Tommy Amaker, the Crimson has won 21 games by 20 or more points.
Defense Wins Games
The Crimson enters the week 13th in the country in scoring defense (55.0 points allowed per game).
Harvard Against the BCS
The Crimson is 3-1 against BCS teams this season after Utah, then-No. 20 Florida State and Boston College. The Crimson fell at No. 9 UConn, 67-53, Dec. 8.
Harvard owns an 8-9 record against BCS conferences under Tommy Amaker. The Crimson has defeated BC four times and has also topped Michigan, Colorado, Utah and Florida State during Amaker's tenure. The Crimson has also defeated at least one BCS team in each of the last five seasons.
Road Warriors
The Crimson, which currently owns an 8-1 record in road/neutral sites, will play a total of 18 road/neutral games this winter. Harvard set a program record for road/neutral wins in 2009-10 with 10, and the Crimson followed up with nine road victories last season. Harvard is 5-1 on the road and 3-0 in neutral sites in 2011-12.
Lavietes Is The Place To Be
Harvard is riding a 20-game win streak at home, a program record. The current win streak at home is the longest for Harvard at Lavietes Pavilion and is tied for the ninth longest current streak in the NCAA. Kentucky is enjoying the longest current streak with 43 straight home wins.
Nation's Current Longest Home Win Streaks
Through (Dec. 29)
Kentucky 43
Duke 41
Ohio State 34
Notre Dame 28
Purdue 25
Temple 25
North Carolina 24
Belmont 21
Harvard 20
Texas State 16
Free-Throw Defense
Entering the week, Harvard ranked second in the nation in free-throw defense, as opponents had only made 57.4 percent of its foul-shot attempts (105-of-183). Northern Arizona stands first (.573).
Harvard owns a 7-1 record in night games and a 4-0 mark in day contests in 2011-12.


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Hawaii Theatre
1130 Bethel Street,
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The Hawaii Theatre opened September 6, 1922. This former 1,800 capacity vaudeville and movie palace struggled through the 1960's and 1970's and finally closed in the late-1970's. On 23rd November 1979 the Hawaii Theatre was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
When it reopened in 1996, the theatre received awards from both the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the League of Historic American Theaters.
$30 million dollars and 10 years later, the Hawaii Theatre is once again The Pride of the Pacific. Although it primarily hosts live entertainment events, the Hawaii Theatre still has a projection screen and digital projection system which can be used to screen films. This most commonly happens for special screenings during the Hawaii International Film Festival.
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This is a beautiful theater. I took some pictures today which I will post later.
An article about the Hawaii: View link
The article in Main Line Media News unfortunately perpetuates some of the misinformation that has been written about the Hawaii in recent years.
The architectural style of the Hawaii was Neo-Classical/Beaux Arts, not Art Deco. In 1936, the outer and inner lobbies and mezzanine areas were redecorated with Tropical Deco elements, much of it locally crafted, but these were removed when the theatre was renovated in the 1990s. The present marquee is an exact replica of the one installed in 1936 (albeit with modern electronic readerboards), which was the largest neon sign in the islands, and was removed in the 1990s.
The painted mural (not tapestries) by artist Lionel Walden is on the sounding board above the proscenium, not on the walls. One half of the mural, painted on canvas, lifted off and fell (and WAS thrown out by an unknowing janitor) in the 1970s because the roof drains were plugged with debris and heavy rains accumulated and leaked onto the wood lath and plaster supporting the mural, half of which then gave way and fell. The other half was fine. Photos of the complete mural existed in not only in several local private collections, but in architectural magazines of the period held by many libraries in the country, among them the U. of Penn.
The Hawaii WAS among the first buildings in Hawaii to have modern air-conditioning (at the same time as the newly opened Waikiki Theatre) but fans did NOT blow over blocks of ice in the basement. That room referred to was part of an earlier simple ventilation system which passed air through sprays of water to "wash" it of smoke and impurities before being recirculated.(Yes, they allowed smoking in the balcony back then; in fact through the 1940s. This is why much of the interior decoration and gilding were discolored – from years of nicotine accumulation.) Cooling by blowing over blocks of ice would have added considerably more humidity in the already humid (typically 65-75%) Tropics and would have made the audience VERY uncomfortable! The windows in the auditorium could be opened at night to let the cool tradewinds blow in.
The Hawaii originally opened with 1,760 seats but that changed over the years to allow for better entrance/exit access, re-seating, etc.
I was one of the founders (and second president) of the group formed to save the Hawaii back in 1984 and I have been researching theatres in Honolulu for more than 40 years.
By the way, the 4/16 Robert Morton organ now in the Hawaii was originally in the nearby 1922 Princess Theatre, demolished in 1969 for urban renewal, and we were fortunately able to remove it just ahead of the wrecking ball and moved it to the Hawaii. The Hawaii's original organ had been moved to the Waikiki in 1937 (and is now at the Palace Theatre in Hilo).
In September 1987 I was in Honolulu from the mainland on business. There was a fundraiser at the Hawaii and I bought a T-shirt and really enjoyed the charming Honolulu Boy Choir performance.
Back then restoration was in the future so I'm glad to see that this gem was saved.
The first sound pictures were shown at the Hawaii Theatre on July 13, 1929. The first talkie was Laurel & Hardy's "Unaccustomed As We Are".
Any interior photos?
Kurt, new interior photos added to the photo page.
I was a projectionist there in the '70s. It was in a sad state then, but still beautiful. When I find it, I will post a photo of the projection room. You wouldn't believe how high up it was. The projectors looked like they were pointing down at about 30°. It was so far from the screen, we had to use binoculars to focus the picture.
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Looking back: Remembering my 28 years at Truckee court
Special to the Sun
TRUCKEE, Calif. – Raised in Southern California, I worked in downtown L.A. in aerospace before heading to the Sierra in 1981. Arriving in small-town Truckee, I volunteered at the senior center, networking with locals with hopes of landing a job.
Soon after, founder Shirley Rosamond hired me to drive the organization's van. I drove a year and a half before Judge George Pifer appointed me to a court clerk position with the Nevada County Justice Court in August 1984. I was promoted to the supervisory position in March of 1986.
Working at the court has never been boring, and the California courts have been in constant flux during my near three decades as a clerk. From Justice courts we grew to Municipal Courts and then the 1991 Trial Court Realignment Act began the process to consolidate all into Superior Courts. Processes and procedures have changed and grown to accommodate the additional case types, services and ensuing workload.
Our one-judge branch grew to one plus a part-time commissioner. I had the pleasure to work with many judges and commissioners who worked in Truckee on temporary assignments. During my 28 years, there have been three full-time Nevada County judges assigned to the Truckee Branch. Judge George Pifer retired in October of 1990, which brought Judge C. Anders Holmer to the bench through a governor's appointment in January 91 until his retirement in 2011.
Judge Robert L. Tamietti, a Truckee resident commuting to work at our Nevada City office since his appointment in 2003, took the Truckee bench January 2012. All have brought something unique to the office and I am honored to have had both the opportunities and education reaped while working closely with each one during the many changes we navigated.
Upon my arrival at the court in 1984, there were no computers. Later, I worked with our county's programmer Jon Jackson creating an in-house case management system and we purchased a program for citation processing and accounting. Those early systems are still being utilized today, although we are currently in the process of a computer conversion.
Another technological success was working with Sergeant Lee Osborne to initiate use of video conferencing for inmate arraignments. Video enables the court to arraign in-custody defendants without need to transport them up the mountain to Truckee. We currently utilize the technology almost daily for arraignments, staff meetings, court-reporting and interpreting; improving safety, cost and time.
We outgrew the small digs we shared with the sheriff's (Nevada County) department. The county took the medical building on Levon by eminent domain around 1990, built a new east wing and named the facility the Joseph Government Center. We moved into the new wing's lower level in 1993. A number of years later, we remodeled a large section of the upper level adding a second courtroom, dubbed Dept. B, with grant funds provided by legislation designed to collect child support. Previously a buyer, I enjoyed purchasing all the new furniture as well as new jury seating for Dept. A. I hope our citizens find it comfortable when attending court or serving jury duty.
Our clerical positions have fluctuated anywhere from six to 10 depending on the budget and economic condition of the time. Akin to many public and private agencies, the courts have recently found it necessary to cut hours of operation with staff taking unpaid leave. However, despite the budget woes and the high level of responsibility clerks bear, they enjoy the job immensely. We are fortunate most of the clerical staff in the Truckee Branch appointed during my tenure have stayed to retire with 10 years or more service. The last three years brought six retirements representing 99 years of experience. I have appointed approximately 25 permanent staff with 12 now retired and seven remaining
An antique lover, I have saved a number of relics including court seals, courtroom benches and every civil and criminal casebook from 1920s to date. Seeing the old case logs, Judge Tamietti asked me to look into the history of Truckee's justices. I contacted several organizations, but it was Chaun Mortier of the Truckee Donner Historical Society who took hold of the project and made it her own. We now have a fantastic photo display of many of our past and recent justices displayed in Department A.
Judge Tamietti also implemented a Peer Court in Truckee last year. A project I found incredibly fun, assisting with the creation of manuals and other instruction aids as well as teaching students the role of the clerk in the courtroom. Peer Court is a fantastic educational opportunity for our middle and high school students.
I have spent literally half of my 56 years here at the Truckee Branch of the Superior Court, most as the court operations manager. I have found the time, with all the changes experienced, successes celebrated and admitted failures, to be incredibly stimulating, satisfying and blessed.
I sincerely love my job, and enjoy working with the public and so many great people in the system, whom I will miss. I leave only because I know it is time for something new, the winds of change are here!
Our home is for sale and we hope to move to Virginia soon where my husband Prentiss' family reside. In the meantime, we have ski passes and want to enjoy this beautiful mountain like never before: in retirement!


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Oven-baking makes these french fries lower in fat and still crispy.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients and Preparation
- Scrub potatoes and cut into long ½-inch strips.
- Place potato strips into ice water, cover, and chill for 1 hour or longer.
- Remove potatoes and dry strips thoroughly.
- Place garlic powder, onion powder, salt, white pepper, allspice, and pepper flakes in a plastic bag.
- Toss potatoes in spice mixture.
- Brush potatoes with oil.
- Place potatoes in nonstick shallow baking pan.
- Cover with aluminum foil and place in 475°F oven for 15 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking uncovered for an additional 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Turn fries occasionally to brown on all sides.


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Ride'Em Cowboy Towels
The definition of a towel is "a rectangular absorbent piece of cloth for drying and or wiping". That may be the case, but why not make it look fun while it's doing all of that hard work? We all need one, why not find one we like to look at (this is also our theory on finding a spouse)!


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Does Tanning Make People Dumb, Or Do Dumb People Tan?
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Last night's installment of MTV's unfailingly sensitive and absurd depiction of the real issues of today's youth, True Life, focused on tanning addiction. Its two Oompa Loompa-hued subjects were dim even by the standards of this show, even though their skin shone brightly. Alyssa is 18, from Monroe, Connecticut and says things like, "A good tan to me means I can't even determine what race I am," and "Everyone in my life thinks I look disgusting." Billy is 19, from Franklin Square, NY (that's on Long Island, of course), goes to school in Orlando, and refuses to go cold turkey when told by a dermatologist to quit tanning (his resolution to quit going to tanning beds because he's "not dumb" and then almost immediate reversal was the episode's high point). Both are frivolous young people who found tanning, and then MTV found them. This may not represent the American dream, but theirs is an American dream.


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I started the meal with these stuffed parathas and my famous Curried Indian Vegetable Soup. The next course was Macaroni and Paneer Cheese — a nice twist on an old classic. Corn muffins were also part of the meal, and for dessert, Cocoa Fruit Treats.
These parathas are thicker than many of the ones I have come across in restaurants but I wanted something substantial and filling. Fairly easy to prepare, you may end up with more filling than you need. However, that being the case, I reserved the extra filling because it is just tasty as a side, perhaps served with a bit of yogurt or fry it up with some butter and / or a bit of egg for breakfast or brunch. Roll the dough out into thinner rounds if desired.
|Parathas Stuffed with Vegetables and Spices
|Recipe by Lisa Turner
Cuisine: Indian
Published on April 17, 2012
Chewy Indian whole wheat flatbreads stuffed with a fragrant and spicy potato and vegetable filling
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More Indian flatbreads you are sure to enjoy from my Indian Vegetarian Kitchen:
Indian Besan Roti
Home-Style Chila
Paratha Stuffed with Sweet Potato and Potato
Makki Di Roti (Griddle Cooked Corn Bread)
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