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After the first player taken in the NFL draft was from Georgia, and the 12th player taken in the NFL draft was from Georgia, and five players who were taken in the first three rounds of the NFL draft were from Georgia, something occurred to me. Again.
Relatively speaking, Georgia really kinda stunk last season.
Now, I know there's not always a correlation between NFL prospects and the success of a college team. But it seems to me there's strength in numbers. And in this case, the numbers say Boise State coach Chris Peterson — he's the guy in the picture, if you can take your eyes off Erin — might have done a better coaching job than anybody last season.
We explain, in this week's Tuesday Countdown:
Below you will find a chart, showing the final Associated Press football rankings last season, along with the total number of players they had drafted last weekend and the total taken in the first two rounds — which I'll define as premium prospects, except in Oakland, where it just means they run fast but can't play football, which is why each will get $73 million from Al Davis.
Where was I? Oh right. The chart. Here it is:
Rk. Team (1st) Rec. Draft (Rd. 1-2)
1. Florida (48) 13-1 3 (1)
2. Utah (16) 13-0 4 (2)
4. Texas 12-1 4 (1)
5. Oklahoma 12-2 5 (1)
6. Alabama 12-2 4 (1)
7. Texas Christian 11-2 5 (0)
8. Penn State 11-2 5 (1)
9. Ohio State 10-3 7 (4)
10. Oregon 10-3 6 (3)
11. Boise State 12-1 0 (0)
12. Texas Tech 11-2 4 (2)
13. Georgia 10-3 6 (3)
14. Mississippi 9-4 4 (2)
15. Virginia Tech 10-4 1 (0)
16. Oklahoma State 9-4 1 (1)
17. Cincinnati 11-3 6 (1)
18. Oregon State 9-4 7 (1)
19. Missouri 10-4 6 (3)
20. Iowa 9-4 4 (0)
21. Florida State 9-4 1 (1)
22. Georgia Tech 9-4 4 (0)
23. West Virginia 9-4 3 (1)
24. Michigan State 9-4 1 (0)
25. Brigham Young 10-3 2 (0)
I know what you're thinking: How did this moron get the columns to line up straight? But there's something even more impressive that that!
If you look at the numbers in the remarkably aligned columns above — you went too far; that's Erin again — you will see that Boise State was the only school in the final AP top 25 that did not have a player drafted. Despite this, the Broncos went 12-0 until losing to TCU in a bowl game. Now, I realize the WAC is not the SEC, and so does "DAWG68″ and "GATORBAIT" and everybody else who's probably now furiously pounding out a comment, "Let those pansy butts from Idaho try to come to Tuscaloosa once! Hey, Marge? Where's Idaho?" But Peterson went 12-1 with NO NFL prospects? He also 35-4 in three seasons. So what's he doing in Boise?
I spoke to Mark Richt last month and he admitted, in so many words, that his team wasn't physically or mentally tough enough last season. That would explain some of the ugliness we saw from a pre-season No. 1, particularly in losses to Alabama, Florida and Georgia Tech. Only four schools had more players drafted than the Bulldogs, including Southern Cal (11, including five in the first two rounds). Ohio State and South Carolina each had seven drafted. But the Gamecocks' draft is a little misleading because they had only one player, tight end Jared Cook, taken as high as the third round. Six others went in rounds five and seven. And then there's that state to just the south of us . . .
Remember back when Miami and Florida State were NFL factories? Guess they don't pay as well as they used to. The Seminoles and Hurricanes each had one player drafted. Congratulations. They were tied with Weber State and Liberty. San Jose State had three. I've been to San Jose State. Trust me, it doesn't scream: football magnet. The Gators had three players drafted. They would've had four if Tim Tebow had come out. If you haven't heard, he'll be back for another season. I think this will be his seventh.
I'm going to Hawks practice today and probably will follow up on this. But I had a conversation with Joe Johnson before the start of the playoffs and he talked about how he wanted to be recognized as one of those elite type players — the kind who step up in the playoffs. Of course, that hasn't happened. He scored only 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting in Monday's win at Miami and is averaging only 13.7 in the playoffs. Fact is, he hasn't had a strong post-season game since game four against Boston last year (35 points). There's only two possibilities: 1) Either he hasn't stepped up yet, or 2) This is who he is — a very good player, occasionally a great one. But not a superstar. Until he proves otherwise, I'm inclined to think the latter.
When editors suggested that some of us begin Twittering, I immediate reached for one of my old textbooks, "Interpretive Reporting," and went to the index. Wasn't there. Did however find something rolled up that my friend, Bill, said he left at the apartment which . . . well, never mind. Anyway, when I joined Twitter, it was to expand my social networking horizons, promote AJC.com, blah, blah, blah. I never actually thought it would help in breaking news. I imagine, neither did Roger Goodell. Oops.
The Falcons were among at least three teams (along with San Diego and New England) that "Tweeted" its picks to followers before the commish announced them on stage. Goodell's ego probably can take not breaking the news. But it didn't go over well at ESPN, which pays the league millions to broadcast the draft and build up each pick like an episode of "24." Here's a few Twitter highlights from Saturday:
– 6:12 p.m. OK, getting close. Remember, we'll send a tweet the moment our draft room makes up its mind on the #Falcons pick. Follow @Atlanta_Falcons.
– 9:07 p.m.: We'll have the pick shortly….stay tuned! In touch with the War Room now.
– 9:10 p.m.: The Falcons select S William Moore, Missouri, with their second round pick at #55 overall.
But my personal favorite was sent at 5:30 p.m., before the Denver Broncos selected Georgia's Knowshon Moreno. "I have heard Moreno could be Denver's pick." It was "Tweeted" by @FalconsRMcKay, as in Rich McKay. And, of course, he was right. Maybe he should do our mock next year. We continue . . .
Word is, that was the message from Goodell's office to NFL teams. Translation: Not upstage-Tweetin' next year. Reggie Roberts, the Falcons' vice preside of football communications, said the team was sending out Twitters on its own picks after a representative in New York filled out the card for the selection (though before the announcement). "It's another for us to connect with the fans," he said.
The Falcons have signed former Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson. OK, some Georgia fans have enough trouble accepting the fact that every other Falcons drafted isn't a Bulldog. How would they feel if Wilson beats out D.J. Shockley for a roster spot?
Erin Andrews: Not on Twitter.
April 28th, 2009
3:04 pm
Terence Moore -
How is King Obama's "CHANGE" working out for you, Dog?
April 28th, 2009
3:09 pm
"Relatively speaking, Georgia really kinda stunk last season."
Anyone that calls a 10-3 record that way is too stuck in their own walled garden. No scandals. No infractions. UGA likely has one of the best coaches in America in Mark Richt. Auburn had one of the best, if not the best, in Tommy Tuberville. Boise State's coach Chris Peterson is also one of the best. That said, I bet there is someone out there with a 6-6 record that is doing remarkably positive things for his student athletes.
When sports writers and university administrators and alumni stop thinking only about #1 as the only value in college sports, then we'll have a world with some reality returning to it.
April 28th, 2009
3:14 pm
YAWN. Column # 4,898 from the AJC about how Georgia didn't live up to the hype. Its April. Let it go.
April 28th, 2009
3:18 pm
More fun with rankings and draft picks: Check out the link below showing that from 2005-present, USC has ranked first in the number of players drafted with 43. This is almost 50% more than the second place team Ohio State, with 30. Yet, as the article points out, USC has only 1 MNC(h/t "Get the Picture"). Urban Myer, hate to say, looks great with only 20 players drafted but 2 MNCs.
April 28th, 2009
3:59 pm
No one would have read this had Erin's picture not been at the top of the page…..
April 28th, 2009
4:13 pm
Boise plays no one. They roll into Athens in 2005 on opening day with UGA playing DJ as starter for the first time and Boise leaves on the short end of 56-14.
THAT is why they had no one drafted.
April 28th, 2009
4:13 pm
I don't think Erin Andrews is attractive at all. Can we have a picture of Charlize Theron, please?
April 28th, 2009
4:28 pm
"Georgia really kinda stunk last season"
If that's so and we STILL went 10-3, Mark Richt is fine coach.
I agree with Huh, though. It is what it is. Let's move on.
April 28th, 2009
4:42 pm
If he beats out D.J., he beats him out. If they both beat out Redman, they beat him out. That's they way they roll in Suwanee now. Good.
April 28th, 2009
4:43 pm
My bad, Flowery Branch. Your rolled up comment got my mind to wandering.
April 28th, 2009
4:45 pm
I like the way Erin tastes.
April 28th, 2009
4:54 pm
There is someone else in the picture with Erin, funny I did not notice.
April 28th, 2009
5:27 pm
Mmmmmm My fantasy girl…
April 28th, 2009
6:01 pm
Boise got blown out by UGA 2,000 miles from home, 4 years ago! And during their worst season in the past decade plus. When was the last time Georgia beat a team 2,000 miles from home?
Seems BSU did fine against an excellent Oklahoma team. And did it in a year where they played 5 bowl teams, 4 of which won their bowl. And this year Boise State drubed a highly ranked Oregon team AT Oregon. A place with a stellar non conference record. Then they lost to top 10 ranked TCU in a close thriller.
If you look at who they DID play: Oregon had 6 guys drafted. TCU had 5. BSU beat one on the road and lost to the other after leading the whole game. That's some seriously good coaching!
April 28th, 2009
6:13 pm
Does Boise State benefit from playing in the WAC? Sure, but I can't think of too many coaches in 1A doing more with less talent than Chris Peterson. As to what is he still doing in Boise? And this is coming from a former Atlantan and UGA grad now living in Boise. Quality of life is pretty high here for those that love the mountains and outdoors. Chris Peterson is paid well enough he lives a very comfortable life here and can be the coach of the Broncos as long as he wants. The town worships him and the Broncos and I think he and his family feel the same about Boise. Also former Boise St. coaches haven't done as well after leaving… Koetter at Arizona St. and Hawkins at Colorado.
April 29th, 2009
12:47 am
It is the hypnosis of the blue field. Must stay at Boise, must stay at Boise, must stay at Boise….. Who is this hot chick with a microphone? Must stay at Boise…….
April 29th, 2009
3:22 am
"Must stay in Boise, must stay in Boise"
April 29th, 2009
6:32 am
[...] got to step up at the AJ-C sports page and carry on with teh stupid. Schultz contributed this beaut yesterday. … Now, I know there's not always a correlation between NFL prospects and the [...]
April 29th, 2009
7:47 am
"Boise got blown out by UGA 2,000 miles from home, 4 years ago! And during their worst season in the past decade plus. When was the last time Georgia beat a team 2,000 miles from home?" – Richard, Apr 28th
Richard, UGA traveled about that distance to Arizona St. this past year and won with a patched up O-line. Boise does not ever and will not ever hold up to SEC teams because week in and week out they or anyone else in the WAC have a schedule as tough as anyone in the SEC does.
April 29th, 2009
9:38 am
I have tremendous respect for Georgia. I was in awe when I watched them dismantle BSU. That said, they probably won't be able to do that to the Broncos again. BSU has a tendency to get better and better every year and they learn from their mistakes. It wasn't that long ago that they moved up from the Big Sky and were ranked 117th! We thought it was the greatest thing just to lose to great teams like UCLA and even to play Hawaii. One measure of greatness is not how high you soar, but from what depth you have risen. Personally, I think it great that UGA fans even know who BSU is, much less care enough to say nasty things. I am awaiting the day when UGA and BSU play for the national championship. THAT would be a game! And if you say it couldn't ever happen, talk to Oklahoma.
April 29th, 2009
11:17 am
Why hasn't Jeff Schultz ever heard of me?
April 29th, 2009
11:35 am
Interesting article. The numbers don't lie. On Peterson being the best coach in America, well he very well could be at least ONE of the best. Boise St. is not exactly a recruiting hotbed like the SEC, Pac 10 or the Big 10. How does Boise St. keep winning? Well, their schedule is weak because of the WAC, but remember BSU went into Eugene, Oregon last year a beat a pretty good Duck team in a stadium where Oregon rarely loses. UO goes to Boise St. this fall for their first game and that game should be very entertaining to watch. BSU wins with great coaching and — and — by recruiting very carefully those kinds of kids that fit the program. Regardless of schedule, you have to give BSU credit for fielding a solid and very entertaining team. If the Mountain West would finally get a clue and add BSU, perhaps then we would be a lot closer to finding just how good Peterson really is …. But do you really think the Mountain West would want BSU? You'd think so but clearly some of the University Presidents within the Mountain West don't want anything to do with Boise St. That says something right there……..
April 29th, 2009
11:44 am
Don't know Richard. You should ask a tech fan – they're used to playing on the blue turf. Jim's right though – Az St. was a long trip and I think we're going out to Oregon at some point.
You don't want to overschedule those matchups though – to do that much traveling and then turn around and play an SEC game like we did (I think) last year is a pretty tall order for the players.
April 29th, 2009
12:00 pm
Boise State will field their best team ever this year. 2010 will be better yet. 2011 will be be an "OMG who are these guys."
The team is loaded at all positions and has only five seniors.
April 29th, 2009
12:15 pm
Alabama's John Parker Wilson broke a number of 'Bama records, even Stabler's and Namath's. Why he didn't do better in the Draft, I don't know. Those of us Alabama fans dont' really care.
Wilson did what he did great while at The University of Alabama and that's all that counts.
The 2009 season is almost here so ROLL TIDE!
By the way, the news out of Tuscaloosa is that Alabama will be playing Michigan State in our six or seven years. Man, those schedules are worked out well in advance arent they?
April 29th, 2009
12:20 pm
A little Saban reunion Edward. Assuming Saban's still with the Tide in six or seven years.
BTW – I think most fans hope to see their former players excel professionally after school. I certainly wish Stafford and Moreno and all the others the best of luck. If they work hard and compete while representing your alma mater, why would you not care?
April 29th, 2009
1:38 pm
Put me down as one who cares Geoff, that is the fun of watching the NFL. My favorite team in the game is the one with the most Dawg players. Although I did bandwagon it with the Falcons last year. But I love college ball much better than the pros, more emotion.
April 29th, 2009
4:31 pm
When is Georgia returning that home game to Boise?
April 29th, 2009
4:39 pm
Bluerules – tech is our Georgia state delegate to games in Idaho. Besides, I'm sure you were well compensated for that little jaunt to Athens.
April 29th, 2009
7:15 pm
A big reason BSU didn't draft anyone is the fact that the vast majority of the team last year was freshman and sophomores.
You read that correct, the 12-0 BSU squad was also one of the youngest teams in the nation last year. The same young team that went into Autzen and took down the Ducks. The same young team (without a single D line starter playing due to injury) that lost to a top 10 TCU by 1 point . A senior laden TCU, I might add, who also drafted around 5 players?
April 29th, 2009
8:31 pm
[...] Lucky Skull The Blue Thunder Power of the Skull « Mountain West makes poor strategic move Coach Peterson #1 April 30, 2009 In his Atlanta Journal Constitution blog, Jeff Schultz suggests that Coach Peterson is arguably the best college football coach in the nation. He makes a good point. Considering that not one player from the 2008 12-1 Boise State football squad got selected in this year's NFL draft, Peterson (and his staff) deserve a lot of credit for identifying and recruiting hungry, team-oriented underdogs who can get the job done. More from the Schultz Blog. [...]
April 29th, 2009
9:35 pm
The only way Georia will play Boise State in a second game in Boise is if they thought they could win. Four years and still waiting…..
April 30th, 2009
7:48 am
April 29th, 2009
9:38 am
I have tremendous respect for Georgia. I was in awe when I watched them dismantle
I was in awe of how they dismantled ONE guy not the whole team. Jared Zebransky threw 4 ints. and fumbled 2x's. It's pretty easy to win football games when you've got a QB giving you the ball. Georgia's offense basically got to start out in the red zone 6 times that game. So yeah, you better be able to score at least 42 pts. Don't judge the whole team because one player couldn't seem to prepare himself for the game. It became pretty clear that Zebransky thought he was too good to stay on top of his game in the off-season…..he was wrong, and Boise State continues to pay for his mistakes.
BTW…..the score was 48-13, not 56-14
April 30th, 2009
8:20 am
Keep waiting Chad – it aint gonna happen. Who knew there were so many Boise State fans reading the ajc?
Agree with you Cuz on NFL vs. College. Watching the Falcons turn it around the way they did last year was a lot of fun though.
May 1st, 2009
1:20 am
Boise State's class of 2009 was not where the strength was. In fact the senior class was not well represented on the team aside form a couple of people, all the play makers were juniors. Next year, the class of 2010 will be a better year for BSU in the NFL draft. The class of 2011 is looking pretty good too.
May 1st, 2009
10:07 am
I am shocked at your lack of confidence in Georgia now days geoffdawg.sure wish they would.
May 1st, 2009
1:51 pm
No lack of confidence chad. It's just below them.
May 1st, 2009
2:50 pm
AJC – Jeff Schultz – Who ? What? I didn't even know this site existed until "you all" wrote about the Broncos. By the way, FYI your article sucks and so did the Bulldogs last season. By the way, your Bulldogs are lucky they should have scheduled Boise on the Blue in 2009 – that game might have been close. I don't think so but could have been. But unless your the foolish idiots your blog makes you out to be you will stay far away from the Blue in 2010 and 2011. Albeit, we have a slot available both years. Don't make Tech your scape goat – grow a hair "baldie" "Come on down" – come get yours . We would love to have your "pansy butts" on the Blue. Like Chad said – "FOUR YEARS AND STILL WAITING." I know "you all" MIGHT BE waiting till Coach Pete leaves to coach Georgia then you might have a better shot on the Blue. "YAWN"
May 1st, 2009
3:39 pm
Hmmm…still trying to interpret banachek but unfortunately, I don't speak potato. These "Idahoans" are apparently something of a proud if unfortunately, deluded people.
May 1st, 2009
3:42 pm
Darn – I meant to write "tragically" deluded people. I hate repeating my adverbs.
May 1st, 2009
7:18 pm
the fear of loosing is the only reason Georgia and other teams down there wont play teams like Boise State Utah tcu Byu on their home field in preconference games. Being exposed early in the season is something Georgia and others cant afford.To bad… Could even put and end to some of the cheap B _ S talk and you and others throw around DOWN there.I guess you forgot game is played on the field, blue or green. Have are good 2009 season. The odds though scheduling say you will
May 1st, 2009
7:31 pm
P S In Idaho smart enough to understand your your glass house and southfried chicken
May 2nd, 2009
7:59 am
Chad, pour out the rest of that beer. You've had enough.
May 3rd, 2009
1:54 am
It is quite sad to see Idahoans represented by people like Chad and Banachek. We are actually easy to understand in regular conversation. That said, a 10-3 record for the preseason #1 is a failure and a 12-1 record for a team unranked preseason is a success. A perfect regular season twice in three years is definitely something to garner best coach talk.
May 3rd, 2009
4:54 am
Preston >You seem to be well educated in the topic of beer… tell me more sense I dont drink. Thanks
May 3rd, 2009
9:39 am
In case you haven't noticed, UGA is playing out side of the south now.
May 4th, 2009
12:30 pm
Schultz likes girls…who knew?
May 6th, 2009
12:35 pm
Boise State??
UGA couldn't even handle PJ's young kids from Tech.
the Dawg fans amaze me with their visions.
May 7th, 2009
9:15 am
"P S In Idaho smart enough to understand your your glass house and southfried chicken"
May 7th, 2009
3:00 pm
The false aasumption with your logic is that Bosie was actually the number 11 team in the country when in reality there were probably 25 or 30 teams that could beat them any day. That's the fallacy with your argument. I just can't understand why those who rank teams place them so high just because they haven't lost a game, even though the only teams they beat are third grade all stars.


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Tracy finished fourth in the Division I South tournament at Elkhorn Country Club in Stockton Monday. Tracy's team score of 534 put the Bulldogs right behind St. Mary's at 518. The Division I South champion is Lodi, which totaled 466, and runner-up is Turlock, 507.
Tracy and West still will be represented at the Masters tournament, with West senior Alice Trisri, who shot 81 on the par-73 course taking third place overall as an individual. Tracy High sophomore Jennifer Kim placed fifth with a score of 85. Also in the top six was Niki Kelly of Tracy, who is a senior on the St. Mary's team. She shot 82.
Both Trisri and Kim will take their second trip to the section Masters tournament. The Masters tournament is a chance for golfers to qualify for the Nor Cal championship tournament on Nov. 8 at Stockton Country Club.
Trisri said her score represents an improvement over last year, when she qualified with a score of 90 at The Reserve in Stockton.
"I was pretty relaxed today, so I'm pretty stoked to be going to Masters," she said. "Today it was a lot of my short game, and my approach shots were good, but the rough really got me today."
This is the second year in a row that both the Tracy and West teams qualified for the Division I South tournament, and Kim, who qualified for Masters last year with a score of 91, said that the young players on this year's team knew they had a good chance to qualify for the section tournament.
"We were so close, but I have to say, we're getting better every year. Every year we play we get closer and closer. I'm incredibly proud of how much we've achieved," she said. "Regardless of scores, league and Masters is the highlight of my year because everybody who's dedicated, you get to show off that hard work you put in."
Elkhorn Country Club was familiar territory for the St. Mary's team, the Tri-City Athletic League champions. The Rams have their home matches at the north Stockton course. Monday's challenge was to negotiate a course that was soggy from recent rains, and had greens that were a lot softer than usual.
"It was really hard in beginning of the day," Kelly said. "The grass was really wet and we had to club up. Mostly today I was focusing on my putting."
Other team scores on Monday were: Merced 538, Enochs 548, Beyer 594, and Downey 645. West qualified as a team for the Division South tournament, but had only two golfers at Monday's event.
The top six individuals were Enochs' Shawnee Martinez 79, Lodi's Marissa Hinchman, 80; Trisri, 81, Kelly 82, Kim 85 and Lodi's Coby Kooyman 90. In addition to the three teams that qualified, the division will send six at-large individuals to Masters, including Martinez, Trisri and Kim. Also going as at-large individuals are Beyer's Angela Nuccio 92, Merced's Malina Meza 96 and Downey's Ariel Walsh 101.
Division V
Kendall Cripe of Millennium High, an at-large player from the Valley Foothill League, shot 94 in the Division V tournament at Dry Creek Golf Club in Galt. Division champion Escalon, 527, moves on to Masters, and Kathleen Rojas, 80, and Esther Rojas, 86, both from Turlock Christian, will move on to Masters, as will Abby McGrew of Woodland Christian.
Division IV
Lydia Nolen of Kimball High, an at-large player from the Valley Oak League, scored 130 on Monday in the Division IV tournament at Stevinson Ranch Golf Club. Union Mine of Placerville, 458, is Division IV champion and moves on as a team to the Masters meet. Cassidy Stelzmiller, 79, Tasha Kubek, 91, and Courtney Thomas, all of Union Mine, were in the top six, and Riley Sexton, second place with a score of 81, and Frances Telles and Jillian Goulart of East Union of Manteca will also move on to the Masters tournament as individuals.
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Residential rates will rise from $75 per year in 2013 to $100 per year in 2014. That rate will increase by about $3 each year for the next two years.
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I was going to write a very Emo post … instead I listened to David Hasselhoff.
I like musicals. Rather, I like some musicals. My favourites are Phantom of the Opera; Quasimodo; Little Shop of Horrors; Sweeney Todd and Jekyll and Hyde.
All of which have fantastic songs, beautiful music, and all of which feature sinister otherworldly characters lurking in the shadows. Or the hero as I like to think of them.
One of these (Jekyll and Hyde) I've not been able to see performed (Hasselhoff, if you're reading, please bring the show back to London) so all I have to go off is the soundtrack, which I love because it leaves so much of the ending ambiguous.
It's not much of a spoiler to say that Jekyll dies at the end. What I'm vaguer on is what exactly happened before that. If you listen to the finale it ends with Jekyll's fiance Emma singing the words
"You're with me now; where you'll always be."
I interpreted this as being that Hyde had killed Emma at some point towards the end and this was their being reunited in the afterlife. And then, as a fantastic example of story being told literally through the music, the closing chords are alternately glorious and sinister and I assumed that, in the stage production, this was matched with the Hoff looking to the audience not with his mild-mannered Jekyll face, but the sinister grin of Hyde.
I loved the idea of the redemption of the anti-hero (because Jekyll and Hyde truly are the same person) combined with the far more subversive notion that Hyde ends up in heaven, completely destroying any sense of moral justice in this world or the next, his ultimate victory over, well, everything.


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For general Student Life inquiries, contact Antonio Quarterman, Director of Student Life & Athletics, 412.469.6243.
The Department of Student Life is proud to offer student discounts to a number of events and destinations in the Greater Pittsburgh Area to CCAC students. Check the bulletin boards around campus or stop by the Student Accounts office to see what tickets Student Life is offering this week.
Discounted student admissions to various venues are available—A current student ID is required with a valid semester sticker on the back of the card.
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Tickets can be purchased at the Student Accounts office, B-327. Please contact Ron Rocco at 412.469.6209 if you would like more info!
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Photo taken by SaMoBiker at the SCNCA Masters Championships last weekend. Full race results available HERE.
Last weekend at the DVSxCadence Fast Forward LA event at Encino Velodrome, this guy slaughtered the entire field and waltzed away with a brand new Giant Omnium frameset and $350 in cash ($250 for the main prize + $100 for the last race of the day prize). A couple weeks before that, the same guy won five Masters State Champion titles in his first year racing as a Master. On top of track racing, this guy competes in all kinds of events from fixed gear alleycats to tandem cyclocross to 24-hr mountain bike races. This guy is Jack Lindquist and he is fast. This week he slowed down just enough for me to catch up with him and ask a few questions…
[Photo by Ace Carretero]
RTBL: First of all, I noticed that you finally got your other piston tattoo filled in. Are you faster now?
JACK: The pistons started about 3 years ago and yes, now I am much faster. But I'm not sure how much the tattoo has had to do with that. I started training this season, with a coach and a purpose, and that has made a world of difference.
RTBL: So you just won the DVSxCadence Fast Forward event in LA. Are you going to represent LA at Fast Friday in SF?
JACK: I am planning on it. I've been looking for a good reason to head up North for a bit and racing bikes seems like an awesome one!
RTBL: Some folks thought the Fast Forward event in LA wasn't fair because the racing was done at a velodrome and Fast Friday comes out of the street fixed gear scene. Others thought it was sketchy because there were a lot of riders who hadn't raced on a track before. Where do you stand on that and how do you think the event went?
JACK: From what I understand, there were only a couple of kids that thought the event wasn't fair. And honestly, I think that's on them. I had a really good time and everyone else I spoke with did as well. As far as the winner coming from a track racer instead of a street racer, I think that's completely ridiculous. The winner came from a faster bike racer. If it had been really close between some of the participants, that would have been one thing and tactics and experience could have made the difference.
RTBL: I know that you started racing fixed in the streets of LA doing alleycats as well as riding with Swarm! and Woflpack Hustle. How did that get you into track racing?
JACK: In 2007 [ed. note: I think this was actually in 2006] Squid, from CycleHawk NY, put on an event at 3 velodromes across the country. The goal was to get city bikers and messengers to take their track bikes from the streets to the track. I had just started messengering and was really excited about the grand prize: round trip airfare to Cycle Messenger World Championships in Sydney, Australia. So I came out to Encino Velodrome a few times and started to learn a bit about racing. I came in second place in the LA and Chicago events, then went to NY and won there. It was a great experience and I made a ton of friends and discovered how awesome track racing can be with the help of some amazing people — namely John 'The Cat' Campo from Kissena Velodrome and Al Nash from Encino Velodrome, who both helped Squid organize the racing at the events. When I got back from Australia, I kept racing track and got fast.
[Photo by Ace Carretero]
RTBL: Do you still do any alleycat races? Any favorites?
JACK: I really like the Wolfpack stuff. I haven't done anything in a little while as my new job and training/recovering are taking a lot of time. I'm looking forward to going up north to race with some of those kids. It's been a while since I've traveled for an alleycat/street race. Should be exciting!
RTBL: You also won five Masters State Champion titles a couple weeks ago. How does that feel for you?
JACK: I'm stoked. It was a nice result, validating all the hard work I've put in this year. Also, it got me really excited for some of the Elite State and National Championships that I've got coming up on the track.
RTBL: You are doing more racing on the road this year. How is it going and how do you like it compared to track racing?
JACK: The road racing is going very well. I've entered 5 crits, and won 4 of them. It's not quite fair as I'm still a Cat 4 on the road and a Cat 2 on the track. But it's fun and I've won some money and had a good time doing it. Winning is always a good feeling.
RTBL: What other races are you planning to do for the rest of the season?
JACK: I'm heading up to Portland for the Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge in a few weeks. I'm excited to race some keirins and do some elite level sprinting. Should be a good experience for me and it will be nice to go back to the track where I destroyed my first BMC track bike and get a little redemption. If you haven't seen it, the promo video for this year's avc has a clip of the crash. I'll let you guess which one I am.
RTBL: Lastly, is there any gear or equipment that you're really excited about right now?
JACK: Working at Shimano, I get to see all sorts of amazing new bike technology coming out and being developed. Some of the coolest stuff right now is actually the new XTR product. Some amazing stuff has been done to take advantage of material properties, not just for weight reduction or strength increases, but huge performance increases in temperature control and durability. Also, the ridiculously light track disc from PRO that I have is pretty cool. I'm a little nervous to ride it, as it is a tension disc and there are some reports of people seeing ripples in the surface when I'm sprinting on it. But it looks rad and sounds amazing when I'm going through the corners!
If you want to see Jack's disc rippling through the corners, come to the next Bob Hansing Memorial Cup Omnium at Encino Velodrome on July 10th. Thanks for the chat, Jack. Congratulations and good luck!
[Photo by Sean Martin]
[Photo by Tim Westmore]
If you've been paying attention to track racing in North America (i.e. reading this site), you may have noticed that we just had a pretty busy weekend including: the Fixed Gear Classic at the National Sports Center Velodrome, the Testarossa Velodrome Challenge at Hellyer Park Velodrome and SCNCA's Masters Track Champs at Encino Velodrome. Woot! That's a lot of racing.
Results and recaps are still coming in. Here's what we've got so far…
For the Fixed Gear Classic:
» Results and recaps from the races on June 11th and June 13th are up at the promoter's website.
» A few videos have shown up on BikeFest's YouTube chan.
For the Testarossa Velodrome Challenge:
» A great recap of the big weekend in San Jose up at Affinity Cycles.
» NCNCA Racing rounded up a ton of race videos and photo sets from TVC.
» A great set of photos from DJ Twinky's Flickr.
For the SCNCA Masters Champs:
» Results have been posted at Encino Velodrome's site.
» Some great photos at Pat Benson's Flickr.
» And of course, my own videos from Saturday and Sunday (and an epic crash).
There will probably be some more stuff coming out in the next week or so. I will keep my eyes peeled.
Here's some of the action I captured from day 2 of the 2010 SCNCA Masters Track Championships. It was a great weekend of races at Encino Velodrome and everything went really smoothly (well except for one little crash). Big congrats to all the participants!
Results from the Masters Champs can be found here.
I was volunteering at day 1 of the 2010 SCNCA Masters Track Champs today at Encino Velodrome and had some fun with my crappy little point-n-shoot.
Day 1 (Saturday) was all time trials with sprint time trials in the morning and endurance time trials in the afternoon. Big congrats to everyone who participated including Jack Lindquist who won three State Champion Titles (3km Individual Time Trial, 4km Team Time Trial and Team Sprint) in his first year competing in Masters.
Day 2 (Sunday) will be the mass start races, Madison and sprints. Gonna be some great racing so come out and watch!
There's already a bunch of big track races happening around the country this weekend and to top it off, the Southern California/Nevada Cycling Association's 2010 Masters Track Championships are taking place at Encino Velodrome on Saturday and Sunday.
Look, if you're young and you aren't interested in Masters racing (that's age 30 and up) then that's fine. Just keep in mind that Masters categories are some of the fiercest and most competitive fields in American bike racing. That's a fact! I'm not in Masters yet but I'm definitely one of the older Elites and I'm looking forward to being the young buck again when I start racing in the Masters field. Ha ha!
Anyway, there should be some great racing so come out and watch (sorry, registration is closed and there will be no race-day reg). If you can't get away from your computer screen this weekend then check out Encino's live stream.
For a schedule of the races, see the 2010 SCNCA Master Championships flyer.
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(Reuters) - A more positive outlook in China and India will help boost diamond sales this year, says De Beers, the world's biggest diamond producer, in a further sign the world economy is on a slow path to recovery.
De Beers forecast moderate growth in jewelry demand in 2013, in a turnaround from a 12 percent decline in rough diamond prices last year, which it said was also in line with polished diamond prices.
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"Despite macroeconomic concerns, demand for diamond jewelry continues to grow in the key markets of the United States, China and Japan," Chief Executive Philippe Mellier said on a conference call.
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Recipe Recommendation: DIY Potato Chips...in the Microwave
When most of you mentioned having at least a microwave in your dorm or college apartment kitchen set-up, we immediately remembered a technique we've been itching to try from the good folks over at Jugalbandi: no-fry microwaved potato chips!
The method is so simple and effective we can't believe people aren't already shouting it from the rooftops: arrange thinly sliced potatoes in a single layer on a microwavable steam basket or plate. Microwave for three minutes at a time, decreasing the power level and flipping the potatoes with each round. Presto!
The chips come out slightly crinkled and surprisingly crispy. Thicker chips are a bit chewy in spots and thinner chips sometime char, but we actually find the variety a pleasant to uniform commercial chips. They're even firm enough to scoop up some dip! They have a sweet, earthy potato flavor that is delicious even without the addition of olive oil or salt - though next time we'd like to experiment with those!
We tried half the batch in a microwavable steam basket and half on a plate with a few layers of paper towels. We thought both methods worked equally well, though the plated chips did take a few extra minutes in the microwave.
Also, keep an eye on your chips - they can go from barely brown in spots to charred very quickly. If some of them start to brown but they don't seem quite done, we would suggest to keep cooking them at one minute intervals at the lowest microwave setting. Also, our chips only required two rounds: three minutes on high and three minutes on low.
The process does take a while and we wouldn't want to be making these to feed a crowd! But for a healthy snack to carry with you to class (or an afternoon business meeting!) slicing up and cooking a single potato is well worth the effort.
The one thing that might be tricky for you college folks might be getting the potatoes sliced thinly enough. We're guessing that most of you don't have a mandoline tucked between your books! Just try to make sure your knife is as sharp as possible and try to keep your slices an eighth of an inch or so.
• Read the full post on Microwave Potato Crisps on the Jugalbandi blog.
Related: Food Science: Why Potatoes Turn Green
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Oh yum--I'm going to try this with sweet potatoes and other tubers and root veggies!
Wow! That's a lot of exclamation points! ;)
Heh. I'm trying it right now. They're on a plate because I don't have a steamer sort of thing. Taking a LOT longer than the 9 minutes that the recipe on Jugalbandi indicates...but maybe that's because my microwave is a bit weaker? Not sure. I'm excited for them getting done, though!
OK. Finally done (after maybe 30 minutes total of microwaving. Though I started with 3 minutes on 50% power. Next time I'll just start with it on high. Eventually I just did 30 second spurts at full power 'cause I was getting impatient!). Result? Surprisingly crispy (though not crispy like kettle chips or lays) and a delicious potato taste. Definitely something to try out.
Thanks for posting this, Emma!
I just discovered over the weekend that root veg chips are THE BEST THING EVER. Move over family and friends and pets and kisses and chocolate mousse - you've been replaced.
laetitiae - I'm surprised it took a whole 30 minutes! I wonder if it might have been the type of potato? Maybe really starchy or dry ones take longer? (I've got Sara Kate's post on the brain!)
Yes, try doing it on High straight off the bat and see if that makes a difference. Also, maybe you could experiment with longer intervals - that way even if it takes 30 minutes, at least you could be doing other things instead of hovering next to the microwave!
I had to futz with the times and powers a bit, too, since my microwave only has "High" and "Low" settings. And my microwave is old and a bit...er...un-stellar.
Emma - I used a pretty regular medium sized red potato. I sliced them pretty thin with my mandolin.
My guess is that I should have started off with 3-5 minutes on high to get them sizzling and then start to taper down the power levels. As it was, I did 3 mins at 50%, 3 mins at 40%, 3 mins at 30%, about 6 more mins at 40%, 5 mins at 50% and then about 2-3 mins at full power. (OK, so that wasn't quite half an hour! Seemed like it...and probably got up there since I was flipping them each time the microwave turned off.)
This is *definitely* something that I'll do again because the result was absolutely delicious! Also dangerous, because after having one entire potato's worth (maybe 15-20 chips?), I was eager to make another batch of 'em. Must. Resist. Eating. Only. Potatoes. For. Food. :)
I am very impressed!!
really nice. i just made some up
3 mins high
3 mins med/high
2 mins low
1 min med
i used paper towel and a plate, at the end my towel was soaked and they were not getting crispy, so i changed the towel and did one more minute on med and they got crispy very quickly. i'd recommend changing the towel over after you've done both sides once. i think i'll be able to eliminate some microwaving time by doing so.
i was surprised how yummy they are, for something so easy!
I tried these a few months ago and while I liked the low-fat nature and the crispiness of the 'taters, I thought there was a weird metallic taste in the potato. Maybe it was the potato I used, but I was sort of disappointed in the results.
i like that pretty picture w. the pink background
I just made these, and although not the best chips I've ever had, they were an impressive healthy version. I should have read the earlier comments because I too started the potatoes at 50 percent and they took forever! I bumped up the power towards the end and then they finally cooked. I have a couple questions...when you do them without the steamer, do you put them between paper towels or just on top of a paper towel? And has anyone else had a problem with the paper sticking to the chips at the end?
I don't think this way works as well as soaking them in ice water first does.
Parchment paper works best.
If potatoes are old, peel and slice thin, less than 1/16" in thickness (paper thin), slicing across the potato.
If the potatoes are new or good skins, DO NOT PEEL, just scrub well, then slice them less than 1/16" in thickness (paper thin), slicing across the potato.
Place potato slices in a bowl, sprinkle with some salt (if desired) cover with cold water and let sit for 10 minutes.
Remove potato slices in batches onto paper toweling and pat dry.
If you have a microwave bacon tray, rub the tray with a vegetable oil--lightly--, then place the sliced potatoes flat on the tray in a single layer.
Sprinkle with your choice of herbs or spices or just leave them plain.
Cover with a microwaveable, round heavy plastic cover.
Microwave on HIGH (full power) for 5 to 5 1/2 minutes or until they curl slightly and are a very light brown in color.
Cooking time could vary slightly, depending on the wattage of your microwave and the thickness of the slices. The thinner the slices, the quicker they cook and the tastier they are.
If you do not have a bacon tray, use a microwave safe casserole dish.
Rub the inside of the dish with a tiny bit of olive oil for the first batch of potato chips. After the first batch is done, you do not have to oil the dish again.
Continue to microwave the remainder of sliced potatoes as noted above.
If using a bacon tray, after the first batch is cooked, you can reduce the microwaving time to 4 1/2 minutes and even less as you continue to microwave each batch.
NOTE: You can also use PARCHMENT PAPER to microwave the potato slices. Lightly spray or rub the parchment paper with some vegetable oil or a Pam spray. Place your potato slices on the parchment paper, then sprinkle them with whatever you like and then place another piece of parchment paper on top. This will help microwave the potatoes more evenly and they should turn out nice and crisp. Microwaving time should be between 5 and 6 minutes.
Sprinkle with pepper or grated cheese.
Why don't recipe writers/posters mention the wattage of their microwave so it would be easier for everyone to figure out the settings to use. I'm not sure why so few recipes specify this. [\petpeeve]
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My name is Olivia and I write for the student run food blog, Penn Appétit, at The University of Pennsylvania. I love this post of yours, it's perfect for college students! I featured this recipe the other day on my blog, feel free to check it out: http://pennappetit.blogspot.com/2008/09/friday-blog-lovin-diy-potato-chipsin.html
I had no idea that could be done. Very cool!
it works! its great! i did 1:30 on high and then turned and 1:30 again on the next lower level until they turned golden brown.. I sprinkled them with chili pepper before hand... yummy! sweet potatoes are next!maybe... apples? the hardest part was to not eat them as they came out.
Has anyone tried sweet potatoes yet? I adore sweet potato chips.
I can attest--they work AWESOMELY with sweet potatoes, Faith!
Wow! great recipe - I used sliced sweet potatoes, a bit of salt and then put the slices on a paper towel on a plate and did 2 times 3 minutes on 900W (using a new paper towel for the 2nd 3 minutes).
Deliciously crisp and tasty!
thank you!
I've tried this several times and love them as a snack (albeit a time consuming one). Excellent dipped in vinegar before "baking," then sprinkled with sea salt. I use the bacon tray, but no paper towels as I found they stick. And I cut them by hand, and enjoy the varying levels of crispness this delivers!
These chips are tasty, but they are very time consuming. Also, I wouldn't recommend letting them sit too long. I made a double batch thinking I could save some to munch on the next day. I stored them in an air tight container, but the next day they were chewy and had lost all of their crispness. I was able to get them to crisp up again by microwaving them for a minute, but I wouldn't trust these chips as something you could take on the go like a regular bag of potato chips.
I just tried these with a fantastically delicious result! I used a medium red potato sliced as thin as I could get it with a chef's knife (woesome mandoline-less college student am I). My microwave doesn't let me adjust the power, so I did them at 100% 3 minutes, flipped then 3 minutes, then flipped once more then 2 minutes. I sprinkled them with sea salt and they're gone in the time it took me to hurry upstairs and write this! :)
I do 9 minutes at 100% and they come out perfectly. Sometimes I add an additional 30 sec or 1 min,but that's it. Easy as buying a bag of chips. No flips necessary.
I can't make a crispy french fry to save my life but have been deep frying the very best potato chips ever the past few months. I splurged on a good mandoline but got too lazy to get it out and then clean it. I found that if I just use a peeler the long way the tension changes a little and they curl a bit as they crisp! (no peeling needed!)
I find it also makes a huge difference to briefly soak as I cut them, then rinse 3-4 times until water stays clear (de-starching) before spinning in my salad spinner to dry them.
We started making our own chips using the dehydrator- it does take way more time than a microwave, but we can also make bigger batches. We sometimes (okay, usually!) toss them with a spice or a little oil (about a TB for a batch of 8 -10 potatoes works for us).
If I'm in a rush, maybe I'll try the microwave next time!
I also find that root veggies work well- beets, rutabaga, turnip...
Nope, this did not work for me. First of all, even if it did work, doing a single potato would take forever; that wasn't a problem, though, because instead of getting crispy at all, my potato slices just stayed limp and soggy while started to blacken (burning...). Threw out the first batch and just fried the rest. And, yes, the slices were very thin, as I used a mandolin.
I was skeptical, but nearly all the comments give glowing reviews. So I think I'll give this a try!
OK, they're really good but it takes a loooonnnggg time to make a batch of chips.
I even made the curry ketchup. I used cooking spray on the steamer to make them non stick.
These were so good! I might never buy chips again!
My microwave is a 900W.
I used one hand sliced red potato on a pyrex plate. I started with 3 minutes on high. Flipped the chips then 3 minutes on power 5. Flipped the chips. And another 3 minutes while watching them. Some browned a little faster than others. Let them cool and they became super crunchy!
Thanks for the technique! Saving plenty of calories here!


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This randomized phase II trial is studying how well giving vaccine therapy together with or without interleukin-12 followed by daclizumab works in treating patients with metastatic melanoma. Vaccines made from peptides or antigens may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Interleukin-12 may kill tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor and by stimulating white blood cells to kill melanoma cells. Monoclonal antibodies, such as daclizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. It is not yet known whether vaccine therapy is more effective with interleukin-12 and daclizumab in treating melanoma.
Recurrent Melanoma
Stage IV Melanoma
Biological: NA17.A2 peptide vaccine
Biological: recombinant MAGE-3.1 antigen
Biological: recombinant interleukin-12
Biological: MART-1 antigen
Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Phase II Study of Multipeptide Vaccination With or Without IL-12, Then Combined With Regulatory T Cell Depletion Using Daclizumab in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
- Frequency of vaccine-induced CD8+ T cells assessed by ELISPOT [ Time Frame: Baseline and every 9 weeks (after every 3 vaccinations) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Frequency and absolute number of CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells from peripheral blood [ Time Frame: Baseline and every 9 weeks (after every 3 vaccinations) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Type and grade of toxicity incidents assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0 (CTCAE v4.0) [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Progression-free survival assessed by modified WHO criteria [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Overall survival assessed by modified WHO criteria [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Arm I
Patients receive vaccination comprising recombinant MAGE-3.1 antigen, MART-1 antigen, gp100 antigen, and NA17-A2 peptide emulsified with Montanide ISA-51 intradermically (ID) or subcutaneously (SC) on days 1, 22, and 50.
Biological: NA17.A2 peptide vaccine
Given subcutaneously (SC) or intradermically (ID)
Other Name: NA17.A2Biological: recombinant MAGE-3.1 antigen
Given subcutaneously (SC) or intradermically (ID)
Other Names:Biological: MART-1 antigen
Given SC or ID
Other Names:Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Correlative studies
Experimental: Arm II
Patients receive vaccination as in arm I with an admixture of recombinant interleukin-12 (IL-12) ID or SC on days 1, 22, and 50.
Biological: NA17.A2 peptide vaccine
Given subcutaneously (SC) or intradermically (ID)
Other Name: NA17.A2Biological: recombinant MAGE-3.1 antigen
Given subcutaneously (SC) or intradermically (ID)
Other Names:Biological: recombinant interleukin-12
Given SC or ID
Other Names:Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Correlative studies
Detailed Description:
I. To determine whether admixture of recombinant interleukin-12 (IL-12) with vaccine emulsion will increase the frequency of vaccine-induced CD8+ T cells in the blood.
II. To determine whether administration of daclizumab will deplete CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells from the peripheral and potentiate specific immune responses induced by vaccination.
III. To determine whether vaccination with or without daclizumab will be safe in this patient population.
I. To determine whether vaccination with or without daclizumab will have clinical activity in patients with advanced melanoma.
II. To determine whether clinical response may be associated with particular gene expression profiles in the tumor microenvironment.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
ARM I: Patients receive multipeptide vaccination comprising recombinant MAGE-3.1 antigen, MART-1 antigen, gp100 antigen, and NA17-A2 peptide emulsified with Montanide ISA-51 intradermically (ID) or subcutaneously (SC) on days 1, 22, and 50.
ARM II: Patients receive vaccination as in arm I with an admixture of recombinant interleukin-12 (IL-12) on days 1, 22, and 50.
In both arms, patients are evaluated for immune response. Patients with partial response or stable disease may be immunized for up to a maximum of 1 year. Patients with complete response may be treated with 1 additional course of 3 vaccinations.
EXPANDED COHORT: Additional patients are accrued to the arm with higher immune response and receive daclizumab IV over 15 minutes on day -7. Patients then receive vaccination as in arm I or arm II on days 1, 22, and 50 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells are collected at baseline and periodically during study for correlative studies.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up every 3 months.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients must have histologically confirmed melanoma with evidence of metastatic disease by radiologic or physical examination
- In-transit metastases are allowed
- Biopsy should be performed to reconfirm the diagnosis in cases of doubt
Patients must have measurable disease
- For CT imaging, this is defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques or as ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan
- For cutaneous lesions, these must be measurable with a ruler and documented photographically with a ruler in place
- HLA-A2 positive by flow cytometry or standard HLA typing
Must agree to undergo biopsy of accessible tumor before and after therapy, when feasible
- If a biopsy cannot be done, then a prior pathologic specimen from the patient must show tumor cells that are positive for HMB45 and MelanA
- The tumor must express at least 2 antigens in the vaccine for the patient to be eligible
No untreated brain metastases
- Patients with no brain metastases or with brain lesions successfully treated by stereotactic radiation or surgical removal without progression at 28-day follow-up and off corticosteroids for 4 weeks are eligible
- Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
- ECOG performance status (PS) 0-1 (Karnofsky PS 80-100%)
- WBC ≥ 3,000/mm³
- ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
- Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
- AST and ALT ≤ 2 times ULN
- LDH < 1.25 times ULN
- Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal, barrier method of birth control, or abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of treatment, and for 2 months after completion of treatment
- Negative pregnancy test
- Not pregnant or nursing
- No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition of recombinant interleukin-12 (IL-12) or other agents used in the study
- No uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, significant cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
No patients with intrinsic immunosuppression, including seropositivity for HIV antibody
- Patients should be tested for HIV infection
No psychiatric illness that may make compliance to the clinical protocol unmanageable or may compromise the ability of the patient to give informed consent
- Patients with clinical evidence of dementia should have a competent designee participate in decision making
No serious concurrent infection, including active tuberculosis, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
- Patients should be tested for hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C antibody
- Patients who are hepatitis C antibody positive can be eligible provided they are PCR-negative
No active or history of autoimmune disease including, but not limited to, rheumatoid arthritis (RF-positive with current or recent flare), inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (clinical evidence with ANA 1:80 or greater), ankylosing spondylitis, scleroderma, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, or immune thrombocytopenic purpura
- Seropositivity alone will not be considered active autoimmunity
- Patients with immune-mediated hypothyroidism and/or vitiligo are allowed
- No active gastrointestinal bleeding or uncontrolled peptic ulcer disease
- Any number of prior therapies allowed
- At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy (6 weeks for carmustine or mitomycin C) and recovered
- No prior vaccine containing any of the melanoma antigen peptides or prior daclizumab
- No other concurrent investigational agents
- No concurrent systemic corticosteroids (except physiologic replacement doses), or other immunosuppressive drugs (e.g., cyclosporin A)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01307618
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|University of Chicago
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|Principal Investigator: Thomas F. Gajewski
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|University of Chicago
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Growth Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
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Take a look at Oetzi the Iceman, who is believed to have lived 5700 years ago. He is dressed in skins, but no woven items. There is evidence of twining, sewing and some kind of netting among his equipment, but no explicit demonstration of the skill of weaving. The fibers in his equipment were bast and sinew.
By the Roman period, spinning and weaving were familiiar skills, and these skills were not lost during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. However, increasingly sophisticated techniques and methods of production were developed in the time period of the SCA. The spindle wheel was brought into use to supplement the spindle, and later still the flyer wheel began its development, reaching its final form with the addition of the treadle in the very late 16th century or in the 17th century. The warp-weighted loom and other vertical-warp looms were gradually supplanted by the horizontal-warp loom. Fulling mills were developed to mechanically full cloth using water power during the Middle Ages.
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What is the definition of having a "Right to drive" or other "Rights" as to opposed to having a "Privilege to drive" or other "Privileges"
This question came to me from a comment I made on the TED Talk "Google's Driverless Car". I argued that driving was not a right but a pivilege, but I noticed there were a few arguments against that thought. So it caused me to think a bit deeper on the differences between having a Right or having a Privilege. I found it impossible to truly define it in my mind. As the more I thought about it, I soon discovered my problem was, are there different definitions to this question depending what part of the world you come from or live in? As I have seen TED has an international base of people that enjoy these "Talks" and I thought I would pose this question to you all. So let the debate begin!! I look forward to your thoughts and comments on this. Thank You...
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First, Thank You all for your replies, you have all given some Great input!!
As for "Rights" I think John Frum gave the best reply (in my opinion) concerning rights. He seemed to understand the Spirit of my question, which wasn't just about "U.S. Driving Rights", but "Rights" in general and he also included the whole world. His answer is as follows.See Below
"Legal rights are one aspect of rights, but not the only one. Legal rights depend on which country one is a citizen of."
"Legality is based on morality.. in every country. What are moral rights based on? That's very debatable. I have my own ideas on what's moral, but I do not assume that everyone would share my views on that."
"If I were in Malaysia, Indonesia or some Arab country, I'd have no "right" to insult Allah or Mohammed. Left libertarians do not subscribe to the concept of property rights. Some countries, and the UN seem to believe in the "right" to water: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_water"
"The statement "this isn't an opinion, it's a legal fact" is empty without the context of time and place. For most of their history, blacks and women in the US did not have a "right" to vote. For quite a while, only landowners had that right."
"Legal rights are fickle. Moral rights are subjective"
Thank You to Pat Gilbert,This is his reply concernig "Privaliges" Below you will find exerpts from his various replies..
"Rights are generally intangible, privileges are tangible
"Rights are generally seen as natural law or providence. Of the two they are infinitely more important."
"A privilege would be as you state the privilege of driving, the privilege of unemployment benefits, the privilege of healthcare."
"At the end of the day privileges are what get abused by individuals, rights are what get abused by government."
Once again, I would like to Thank You all for some very enlightening responses!!
I have learned much from you all, and you have also given me much to consider!!! R.S.... ((:^)<(
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Jan 22 2013: Mr. Sherry,
Would you consider rights as privileges granted by higher authority? As Edward Long says, rights can be taken away! By higher authority. A difficult reality to escape is the fact someone, some entity, or authority grants a provision for someone to proceed or to hold something, i.e. office, material goods, authority, et al. Parents are the first authority a child recognizes. Would a parent allow a child to demand without approval? Maybe some would; it seems wise ones would not, but authority is a reality regardless.
The effects of rights may depend on the quality of authority. Is the US Constitution a better authority than a brutal dictatorship? Judgement is a reality here too.
When considering rights a person may wish to look "upward" and discern who or what is there. With this in mind, how would your question change, if at all? Does one's definition of rights change upon realizing one cannot change a situation?
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Jan 23 2013: Thank You Mark, You have certainly given me something additional to consider. The short answer to would I change the title would be, yes! I would change my question to give a better and deeper understanding on what the question was trying to convey. Next time I post a question, I will take into consideration what is the deeper meaning to my question that I am looking for an answer to. I did try (to a certain extent) to convey this in my "Question" but found that you can only use so many charecters when assigning a title to a "Question". One question I have for you is, What do you mean by the term "Look Upward"? I can make an assumption, but I try to never do that. I look forward to your reply. Thanks for your input as I always look forward to anyone that can encourage me to see "The Whole Picture" .
Thanks for the Coffee Chat, :) R.S...
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