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Bodies on Kansas farm belong to missing mom, 2 men
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday identified two men and a woman found slain on an eastern Kansas farm and continued searching for the woman's 18-month-old daughter, who was last seen at the same property where the bodies were discovered.
Franklin County Sheriff Jeffrey Richards said at a news conference Wednesday that law enforcement officials were questioning a person of interest they located in Emporia, about 50 miles southwest of the Ottawa farm where the bodies were found earlier this week. Richards said no charges had been filed in the case.
He said authorities also found a vehicle related to the investigation late Tuesday in Emporia, but would not say if the man they were questioning had been driving it.
The victims were identified as Kaylie Bailey, 21, of Olathe; Andrew A. Stout, 30, of Ottawa, and Steven E. White, 31, of Ottawa. Richards didn't say how the victims were killed.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said it is seeking the public's help in locating Bailey's 18-month-old daughter, Lana Leigh Bailey, who was reported missing with her mother on Friday. Richards said the mother and baby were both last seen at the Ottawa farm, but did not say when.
The first body was found in the farm's garage Monday by friends of Stout's, who had gone to check on his pets because they had not heard from him for several days. They called police after finding Bailey's body in the garage under a tarp.
Authorities then launched a full search with the help of several neighboring law enforcement agencies and found the other two bodies. Cadaver dogs were also brought in Tuesday to search the vast rural property, but no other bodies were found.
Kaylie Bailey's grandmother, Wilma Pettijohn, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday that Kaylie and Lana Bailey lived with her and her husband, Andy Pettijohn, in Olathe. She said when authorities told the family Wednesday they had identified Kaylie Bailey's body, they also said they had no information about the missing baby.
"We don't know if the man who took the car took her with him or where she is now. ... But they didn't find Lana," Pettijohn said.
She said the family has been "kind of preparing for the last day or two" for the news that Kaylie Bailey was among the three killed at the farm. Friends of Bailey's have said she and Stout had a relationship and that on the day she disappeared, she had planned to drop her daughter off with Stout for the day.
Pettijohn described Lana as "cheerful and playful, strong-minded" and said the child's mother was a "very sweet girl," though she could be "somewhat naive maybe in the people she associated with sometimes."
"She liked for people around her to get along, not fuss or say hateful things," Pettijohn said of Bailey. "Just really loving and caring that way. She thought the world of her baby. She loved her dearly."
Pettijohn said the family has a variety of nicknames for the missing baby, from "sunshine" to "sweetheart or darling or lovely little adjectives." She said the family is hopeful the baby will be returned to them.
"Everything in the house reminds us of her," Pettijohn said. "It's just a lot of pain between here and OK."
Associated Press writer Bill Draper contributed to this report from Kansas City, Mo.


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Park Ridge Health will host the following events:
Upcoming events at Park Ridge Health
Park Ridge Health will host the following events:
- Bone density scans for men and women will be offered from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Ingles, 220 Highland Lake Road, Hendersonville. The screening is for osteoporosis. Wear shoes and socks that are easy to slip off.
- Prostate antigen screening will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Ingles, 220 Highland Lake Road, Hendersonville. The screening is a blood test for men 50 years and older, or 40 years and older if father or brother had prostate cancer. The cost is $10.
- Celebrate pregnancy class will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Park Ridge Health, 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville. The cost is $65 per couple. The class is offered in an interactive format to help parents learn and retain all the correct and most important information. Bring three comfy pillows and a baby doll or stuffed animal to class. Call 855-774-5433 for more information.
- The Baby Place Experience is set for 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Park Ridge Health, 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville. The Baby Place invites everyone to explore the state-of-the-art unit while learning about birth options, registration, services and amenities available at Park Ridge Health. The tour group begins in The Baby Place and Surgery waiting area located down the hall from Park Ridge Health's main entrance. The tour is free. Call 855-774-5433 for more information.
Hearing screenings at Opportunity House
The Opportunity House at 1411 Asheville Highway is offering a free presentation and screening on "Hearing Loss Myths and Communication Techniques," sponsored by the N.C. Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing.
The events are for people who have never worn hearing aids. The following dates are scheduled:
- A presentation is set for 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a hearing screening from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Opportunity House.
- A presentation is set for 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a hearing screening from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Opportunity House.
Appointments are required. Screenings are for persons ages 55 and over. Call 828-692-0575 to schedule an appointment.
For further information, call Kim Reed, Hard of Hearing Services special-ist, at 828-665-8733 or email email@example.com.
Open house set for Dr. Amal Das Jr.
An open house to welcome Dr. Amal K. Das Jr. and his team to Southeastern Sports Medicine and Park Ridge Health is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19.
Das, a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement, has been providing care in Western North Carolina for 24 years.
He will be practicing at a new location at 2315 Asheville Highway, Suite 20, in Hendersonville.
Treatment options that Das offers to patients include direct anterior hip replacement, Oxford partial knee replacement, minimally invasive total knee replacement, rapid recovery joint replacement, periprosthetic fracture care, revision of hip and knee replacement, and knee arthroscopy.
He attended medical school at Indiana University, and completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga, Tenn. He completed his fellowship in Hip and Knee Replacement at Joint Implant Surgeons in Columbus, Ohio. Refreshments will be provided at the open house, and guests will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Das, his team, and additional staff of Southeastern Sports Medicine, including Dr. Keith Maxwell, Dr. Greg Motley, Dr. Andrew Rudins, Dr. Richard Jones, Dr. Christian Estes, Dr. James Phelps, Dr. Andrew Kersten, Dr. Brian Seng, Dr. Brian Stover, physician assistants, physical therapists and athletic trainers. Registration for the event is required. Call 855-774-5433 to register. Southeastern Sports Medicine has locations in Hendersonville, Asheville, Waynesville and Weaverville.
Call 828-274-4555 to find out more about Southeastern and their services.
Dr. Brien joins Asheville urological group
Asheville Urological Associates at 1 Doctors Park, Asheville, has welcomed board- certified urologist Dr. James C.
Brien to its team.
Asheville Urological Associates is an affilate of Radiation Therapy Associates of Western North Carolina, P.A., part of 21st Century Oncology, the nation's foremost cancer treatment network.
Brien joins Asheville Urological Associates from Philadelphia, where he expanded the robotic and laparoscopic surgery programs at two community hospitals to encompass urologic conditions.
He earned his medical degree from Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. He then completed his residency in urology at Penn State, Hershey Medical Center.
Brien went on to complete a fellowship in robotic and laparoscopic surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is also a member of the American Urological Association (AUA), a premier clinical association committed to promoting the highest standards of urological care through education, research and advocacy.
Asheville Urological Associates is located at 417 Biltmore Ave. Call 828-253-5314; 800-870-9303 to make an appointment or visit www.ashevilleurological. com for more information.
Bradley Shamblin joins AllCare group
Bradley Shamblin, certified registered nurse anesthetist, has joined All-Care Clinical Associates, PA, at 76 Peachtree Road, Suite 300, Asheville.
Shamblin graduated from the Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. He received a Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia Concentration, from Union University in Jackson, Tenn. Before joining AllCare Clinical Associates, Shamblin was employed by Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas, as a registered nurse in the Surgical/ Trauma Intensive Care Unit.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists are advanced practice registered nurses who are certi�fied to administer anesthesia after completing anesthesia graduate school programs and a rigorous national exam. Visit www.allcareclinical.com for more information.

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The LA Galaxy were honored at Dodger Stadium on Monday night during the Los Angeles Dodgers game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Galaxy players Bryan Gaul, Juninho, David Junior Lopes, Kenney Walker, Sean Franklin, Marcelo Sarvas AJ DeLaGarza, Bryan Jordan, Hector Jimenez, Dan Keat, Rafael Garcia and assistant coach Dave Sarachan all took part, throwing out the first pitch before the Dodgers 7-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Below are quotes from DeLaGarza on the event...
(On the experience of throwing out the first pitch…)
DELAGARZA: "It was a great experience, it kind of felt like we were getting ready for a game actually with the anthem and all that. It was a great atmosphere; everyone threw a good pitch except for me."
(On his pitch, which was the only one to bounce in front of the catcher…)
DELAGARZA (says jokingly): "They were set up all wrong so when I threw it. I didn't want to hit anybody so I got scared so I threw it to the ground."
(On his juggling with the baseball seen above…)
DELAGARZA: "That's two touch, I do it every day before practice, but it's a little bit harder with a baseball. It was fun for everyone out there to interact with guys like Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and those guys that we see on TV every day."
(On his own baseball career as a child…)
DELAGARZA: "I played T-ball growing up for like three years, maybe. If you're even allowed to play for that long, but I was actually a pretty good t-ball player, but I lost my touch."
(On his favorite baseball team…)
DELAGARZA: "My favorite team growing up was the Orioles and then in college, it was the Nationals, but now I'm a Dodger fan."
Below are a few photos from the night:


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Shifting gears, we can see that the current quarter EPS consensus estimate for Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT) is 2.01. This EPS estimate is using 7 sell-side analysts polled by Zacks Research. For the prior reporting period, the company posted a quarterly EPS of .94. As we move through earnings season, all eyes will be on the company to see if they can beat analyst estimates and show improvement from the last quarter. When a company reports actual earnings numbers, the surprise factor can cause a stock price to realize increased activity. Investors and analysts will be closely watching to see how the earnings results impact the stock after the next release. Many investors will decide to be cautious around earnings releases and delay buy/sell moves until after the stock price has steadied.
Viewing some popular support and resistance marks on shares of Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT), we can see that the 52-week high is presently $179.6, and the 52-week low is currently $107.33. When the stock is trading near the 52-week high or 52-week low, investors may be on the lookout for a potential break through the level. Looking at recent action, we can see that the stock has been trading near the $135.13 level. Investors may also want to track historical price activity. Over the past 12 weeks, the stock has changed 9.46%. Looking further back to the beginning of the calendar year, we note that shares have moved -12.68%. Over the previous 4 weeks, shares have seen a change of 12.48%. Over the last 5 trading sessions, the stock has moved 7.18%. Investors will be monitoring stock activity over the next few days to try and gauge which way the momentum is shifting.
Many new traders will jump right into the market without any concrete plan. They may be highly optimistic, but will soon realize that it takes more than optimism to secure profits in the stock market. Successful traders are usually good at having a backup plan for every trade. This may seem unnecessary to some, but when the harsh reality of a losing trade comes into the picture, it can be hard to rebound after taking a big hit. Rushing into trades to try and cover recent losses may also leave the trader on the outside looking in. Taking a rationalized approach may help the trader ride out the bumpy patches when they inevitably come.
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Schneider Electric, Kaman Industrial Technology forge distribution deal
Schneider Electric has entered into a distributor agreement with Kaman Industrial Technologies (KIT), a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation. KIT, a leading power transmission distributor in the United States, will become a distributor for Schneider Electric's line of industrial automation and control products as well as select power control and protection products commonly used in motor control applications.
"We are pleased to be working with Kaman, one of the most highly-ranked power transmission distributors in the country," said Mary Ramsey, senior vice president, Schneider Electric Industry Business. "This agreement provides our mutual customers with a new level of expertise and an ability to deliver technical solutions for both end users and OEMs. It also allows Schneider Electric to enter new channels to market with a partner that boasts a large footprint."
This is Schneider Electric's first major move to reach the power transmission/motion control market, estimated at $107 billion in the United States and a natural extension for the company's core competencies in automation and control driven by energy management goals.
"Kaman provides a different entry point to our potential customers," said Jeff Jervah, director of channel development for Schneider Electric's Industry Business. "We look forward to working together to provide the power transmission market a comprehensive line of drives, controls, automation and sensors products from one supplier—an offer that is currently absent from the market."
As part of the agreement, Schneider Electric will become KIT's primary line of AC drives, sensors, low voltage controls and automation, encompassing more than 75% of its sales in these areas. The deal also authorizes the sale of Schneider Electric PLC, signaling and HMI equipment. KIT will begin stocking these products at its 200 branch locations throughout the United States in the first quarter of 2013.
Schneider Electric's products align with the existing focus of power transmission/motion control distributors, a group accustomed to technical solution sales of applied products that require a high degree of expertise. Schneider Electric also will provide drives specialists to support a mutually agreed upon number of KIT branches. Each specialist is certified and will offer support and technical knowledge.
"We are pleased to expand our strategic relationship with Schneider Electric nationally and to be able to offer their world class products to our more than 50,000 customers," said Steve Smidler, president of KIT. "We have built a strong network to offer electrical and automation control, MRO-bearing and power transmission, and fluid power products to a broad cross section of North American industry."


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So I said, "Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts." —Isaiah 6:5
When Isaiah cried out, "I am undone!" it was a cry of pain. It was the revealing cry of conscious uncleanness. He was experiencing the undoneness of the creature set over against the holiness of the Creator.
What should happen in genuine conversion? What should a man or woman feel in the transaction of the new birth?
There ought to be that real and genuine cry of pain. That is why I do not like the kind of evangelism that tries to invite people into the fellowship of God by signing a card.
There should be a birth from above and within. There should be the terror of seeing ourselves in violent contrast to the holy, holy, holy God. Unless we come into this place of conviction and pain, I am not sure how deep and real our repentance will ever be. Whatever Happened to Worship? p. 76
"Lord, we're not doing a very good job today of showing the world that holy, holy, holy God. Use me today to declare to someone the awesomeness of God. Then let me go to my knees with him in heartfelt repentance. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
Tozer on Christian Leadership is protected by copyright and may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, translated, transmitted or distributed in any way.
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Revamped 'KOA Care Camp' Set for May 10-11
April 4, 2013 by Barb Riley · Comments Off on Revamped 'KOA Care Camp' Set for May 10-11
After almost 20 years and $5 million donated to camping for children with cancer, KOA's Care Camps program executives have decided it's time to take it up a notch.
As reported by Woodall's Campground Management, Care Camps board member Wade Elliott said a marketing company was invited to the February board meeting for discussions about "further refining and defining ourselves, and helping us find where we should be."
That entails setting new goals and "re-energizing" the whole program, said Mike Gast, vice president of communications for Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA). "We want to pay more attention to it than we were able to do," he explained. "It's been averaging $500,000 a year that we've raised for Care Camps and it's been on a steady climb, and we just want to keep that going."
There are three audiences KOA and the Care Camps board need to connect with, he said. The first is campground owners. "We have new owners that are buying campgrounds all the time, so it's a constant re-education process" to bring those new owners into the loop.
Next are the directors of the Care Camps themselves. "These independent cancer camps put in requests for funding and we try our best to raise it. We have to stay in better contact with them in order to gauge their needs and make sure they're getting what they need to operate the camps so the kids don't have to pay anything."
The third group with perhaps the most untapped potential, Gast said, is KOA campers. "We need to educate our campers about Care Camps and help them establish an emotional attachment with these kids and what we're raising the money for," he said.
One effective way to do that is the Come Camp & Care With Us annual event held each May at participating campgrounds, also called "The Big Weekend." Campers who stay as paying guests on Friday night get Saturday night for free. Gast said it's a "huge kickoff to the camping season" for all the campgrounds, but it's also the largest single fundraiser event for Care Camps. This year's event takes place May 10-11.
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BB Biotech AG
BB Biotech acquires holdings in companies in the biotechnology growth market and is currently one of the world's largest investors in the sector. BB Biotech is listed in Switzerland, in Germany and in Italy. The focus of the holdings is on quoted companies that are concentrating on the development and marketing of innovative medicines. For the selection of holdings, BB Biotech relies on fundamental analysis by physicians and molecular biologists. The Board of Directors has many years of industrial and scientific experience.


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The Southerly 38 boasts an impressive sail plan; the tall fractional rig, combines a large mainsail and a self tacking furling jib for powerful windward performance. For off wind sailing an optional gennaker can be flown from a removable bowsprit.
The spacious cockpit offers comfortable seating around both helm stations with room for full instrumentation. The mainsheet track is located on the pilot house coachroof with control lines fed back to both helmsman's stations, allowing the yacht to be easily managed. The steering is direct with minimum backlash with semi-balanced twin rudders to give instantly responsive steering and precise directional stability. The forward part of the cockpit is wide with generous seating for socialising. A teak cockpit table with fold down leaves offers dinette facilities, whilst also providing a foot brace and hand rail, when the yacht is heeled.
The Southerly 38 features the highly developed Swing Keel which gives the freedom and versatility to sail in almost any waters. With the keel lowered, the variable draught of 8'6'' (2.59m) makes for fast, serious blue water cruising. At the 'touch of a button' the keel can be raised to give a shallow draught of just 2'8'' (0.82m) - perfect for sailing in shallow water. A fixed keel option is also available.
Once you step inside, you enter a light and airy interior. There is well appointed accommodation with good headroom throughout. The lower saloon seating area provides a focal point for guests, permitting comfortable dining. The open galley is well equipped and enjoys good views. The chart table has good visibility and is in easy communication with the cockpit. The aft cabin is a particular feature on a yacht of this size, and boasts a large centreline double berth with seating to each side, plenty of stowage and ensuite facilities. The forward cabin has good headroom with twin v berths that can convert to a double berth with ensuite facilities.
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Oct 10, 2012 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: COST) announced today its operating results for the 17-week fourth quarter and the 53-week fiscal year 2012 ended September 2, 2012.
Net sales for the 17-week fourth quarter were $31.52 billion, an increase of 14 percent from $27.59 billion in the 16-week fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 ended August 28, 2011. Net sales for the 53-week fiscal year 2012 were $97.06 billion, an increase of 12 percent from $87.05 billion in the prior 52-week fiscal year.
Comparable sales for the 17-week fourth quarter and the 53-week fiscal year 2012, using comparable sales periods as well as comparable warehouses (those open for a year or more), were as follows:
Inflation in gasoline prices had a slightly negative impact on comparable sales for the 17-week period and a positive impact for the 53-week period. Foreign currencies had a negative impact for both periods. Excluding these effects, comparable sales were as follows:
Net income for the 17-week fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $609 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, compared to $478 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, during the 16-week fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. The fourth quarter this year included an $11.5 million pretax LIFO charge ($.02 per diluted share) compared to a $32 million pretax LIFO charge ($.04 per diluted share) in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Net income for the 53-week fiscal 2012 was $1.71 billion, or $3.89 per diluted share, compared to $1.46 billion, or $3.30 per diluted share, during the 52-week fiscal year 2011. For all of fiscal 2012, the LIFO charge was $20.5 million pretax ($.03 per diluted share), compared to an $87 million pretax ($.12 per diluted share) LIFO charge last year.
Costco ended its 2012 fiscal year on September 2 with 608 warehouses in operation, including 439 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 82 in Canada, 32 in Mexico, 22 in the United Kingdom, 13 in Japan, nine in Taiwan, eight in Korea, and three in Australia. The Company plans to open up to 14 new warehouses before the end of calendar year 2012. The Company also operates Costco Online, an electronic commerce web site, at www.costco.com and at www.costco.ca in Canada.
A conference call to discuss these fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and year-end operating results is scheduled for 7:00 a.m. (PT) today, October 10, 2012, and is available via a webcast on www.costco.com (click on Investor Relations and "Play Webcast").
Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For these purposes, forward-looking statements are statements that address activities, events, conditions or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, domestic and international economic conditions, including exchange rates, the effects of competition and regulation, uncertainties in the financial markets, consumer and small business spending patterns and debt levels, conditions affecting the acquisition, development, ownership or use of real estate, actions of vendors, rising costs associated with employees (including health care costs), energy, and certain commodities, geopolitical conditions and other risks identified from time to time in the Company's public statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Study of Regorafenib as a 3rd-line or Beyond Treatment for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) (GRID)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01271712
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : January 7, 2011
Results First Posted : October 25, 2013
Last Update Posted : October 10, 2018
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|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|December 17, 2010
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|January 7, 2011
|Results First Submitted Date
|May 24, 2013
|Results First Posted Date
|October 25, 2013
|Last Update Posted Date
|October 10, 2018
|Actual Study Start Date ICMJE
|January 4, 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|January 26, 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Progression-free Survival [ Time Frame: From randomization of the first subject until approximately 144 progression-free survival events had occurred (study duration approximately one year) ]
Progression-free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time from date of randomization to radiological disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. PFS was based on central radiological assessment using modified RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) v.1.1. Progression is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum on study; or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions; or appearance of new lesions. Subjects without progression or death at the time of analysis were censored at their last date of tumor evaluation. Results are based on central evaluation.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Progression-Free Survival (PFS), per blinded central radiology review. [ Time Frame: Approx. 12 months after FPFT (after approx. 122 PFS events have been observed) ]
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01271712 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Brief Title ICMJE
|Study of Regorafenib as a 3rd-line or Beyond Treatment for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase III Study of Regorafenib Plus Best Supportive Care Versus Placebo Plus Best Supportive Care for Subjects With Metastatic and/or Unresectable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) Whose Disease Has Progressed Despite Prior Treatment With at Least Imatinib and Sunitinib
|Brief Summary
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III study of regorafenib plus best supportive care versus placebo plus best supportive care for subjects with metastatic and/or unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) whose disease has progressed despite prior treatment with at least imatinib and sunitinib.
The study is composed of 3 periods: A Screening Period, a Treatment Period, and a Survival Follow up Period.
Subjects randomized to be treated with regorafenib will receive 160 mg po od for 3 weeks of every 4 week (28 day) cycle (ie, 3 weeks on/1 week off). In addition subjects will receive best supportive care which excludes any disease specific anti cancer therapy such as any kinase inhibitor, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery.
Tumor assessment will be every 4 weeks for the first 3 months, every 6 weeks for the next 3 months (through month 6), and every 8 weeks until the end of treatment, or more frequently if clinically indicated. Tumor assessments include CT or MRI and will be performed until tumor progression is seen in a central radiology review.
Subjects receiving placebo who experience disease progression may be offered active treatment.
Subjects who experience progression during regorafenib treatment may continue open label treatment.
All subjects will enter the Survival Follow-up Period upon discontinuation of randomized study treatment.
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Recovery to NCI-CTCAE v4.0 Grade 0 or 1 level or recovery to baseline preceding the prior treatment from any previous drug/procedure-related toxicity (except alopecia and anemia).
Exclusion Criteria:
Arterial thrombotic or embolic events such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attacks), or pulmonary embolism within the 6 months before start of study drug or venous thrombotic events such as deep vein thrombosis within the 3 months before start of study drug.
Symptomatic metastatic brain or meningeal tumors.
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My question is about the notation. In some reports, there is only one number (e.g., 2.5mm) without an "x".
But in another report it has these two numbers: 6 and 5 separated by an "x".
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Sing to Me, Muse, the South African Word for 'Spear'
Retired Professor Publishes New Translation of 'Iliad'; A 10-Year Odyssey
GREYTON, South Africa—The "Iliad" has been translated into dozens of languages, including more than 70 versions in English, over the past four centuries, by scholars, poets and even a British prime minister. Only one has the word "braai," South African for barbecue.
The new translation is the work of Richard Whitaker, a retired classics professor who felt South Africa's multiracial argot had something new to say about Homer's 3,000 year-old-tale of valor and revenge. For a decade—the length of the Trojan War—he went on an odyssey translating Homer's ancient Greek into South African English, a peculiar patois born from the tongue of bygone British colonizers mixing with a half-dozen African languages.
"Southern African English has a register all its own now," says the trim 61-year-old professor emeritus. "It deserves some recognition."
The 'Iliad:' South African Style
Not that everyone agreed. Mr. Whitaker got a cold reception from South Africa's university presses, four of which declined to publish his "Iliad." They didn't respond to requests for comment. And the professor's previous forays into popular literature haven't met with much commercial success. In his spare time he has written three novels. One imagines that James Joyce immigrated to South Africa in 1908 and opened a movie theater. Another features a Don Quixote-like dreamer on a voter-education drive ahead of South Africa's first free election in 1994. The third is about a professor living in a small town. All are unpublished.
"I don't think I'm a very good novelist," he confesses.
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Meet Richard Whitaker, the guy who translated the "Illiad" into South African English.
But Mr. Whitaker's hopes for the Southern African "Iliad" are slightly higher. At a personal cost of almost $3,500, he says he has published 300 copies. He has sold 90 so far for about $23.50 each. More important, he says, he wants his "Iliad" to be taken seriously by scholars and enjoyed by average South Africans. And in this epic endeavor, he has made progress.
Rhodes University, near the Indian Ocean coast, will assign the 528-page tome to students beginning next year. The University of KwaZulu-Natal, in Durban, will prescribe excerpts of it, too. Prof. Whitaker's longtime home, the University of Cape Town, will also assign it to the next batch of students that take up the "Iliad."
"As usual I think you will encounter a lot of indifference," says Roman Roth, a classics lecturer at the university, lamenting the universal plight of the college professor. "But I think there will be a lot of positive reactions, too."
The book pays tribute to a version of English that has evolved at the bottom of the African continent into something all its own. English, Zulu, Afrikaans and other languages have mixed in South Africa for centuries, going back to the collision of colonizers and African tribes at the Cape of Good Hope.
Afrikaans itself is an amalgam, based mainly on the Dutch of 17th-century immigrants but borrowing from Portuguese, Malay and African languages as well. Afrikaans was the lingua franca of the white-minority government under apartheid, the system of racial oppression enforced by a white-minority government before multiracial democracy was introduced in 1994.
Authorities' zeal for segregation extended to languages, which they sought to keep separate and pure. That meant separate news channels for English, Afrikaans and other African languages, and even versions of imported American shows dubbed into these tongues as well. The fall of apartheid allowed South Africa's different languages to come together in a pop-culture Babel.
The most prominent example is South Africa's national anthem, a medley of an African freedom hymn and the apartheid-era anthem. There are lyrics in Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English. Making it through the song without stumbling is a badge of honor. Then there are television shows like "Isidingo," a soap opera about a fictional gold mine and corporate strivers in Johannesburg. The weekday drama features characters who slide effortlessly between English and South Africa's 10 other official languages. English subtitles assist the uninitiated; the actors are on their own.
"Half of the time when an actor is saying something to me in Sesotho I haven't the foggiest idea what they're saying," says Linda Sokhulu, an English and Zulu speaker who plays a polyglot mining engineer on the show.
Even straightforward words can mean something else in South African English. "Robots" are traffic lights. "Geysers" are water heaters. "Just now" means later; "now now" means right now.
"My students are always puzzled when I point out these words are actually not in dictionaries in England," says Rajend Mesthrie, a linguistics professor at the University of Cape Town and the author of books including "Eish, but is it English? Celebrating the South African Variety" and a dictionary of the English spoken by South Africa's ethnic Indian community. That 260-page digest defines "bunny chow" as a popular fast-food dish of curry served in a hollowed-out loaf of bread, and "mooked" as slang for drunk or high.
Still, some South African students are self-conscious of writing how they speak. "I'm scared of using local terms," says Rolf Rhodes, 24-year-old classics major at the University of Cape Town and an aspiring novelist. "I don't know if that would appeal to anyone outside of South Africa. I want to write to a wider audience than that."
Mr. Whitaker isn't deterred by suggestions the audience for his translation might be limited. Indeed, he says he wants to tackle the "Odyssey" next, hopefully in less than the 10 years it took Odysseus to get home from Troy. "Having the practice of having gone through the Homeric world in Southern African terms already, it should save some time," he says.
He is hawking "The Iliad of Homer: A Southern African Translation" through a website (Southernafricaniliad.com); at a recent reading at a Cape Town bookstore; and at an afternoon adult-education course at his old university over five days in January and February, South Africa's summer holidays.
"I would like them to read the book in advance," Mr. Whitaker ventures. "But since there is no compulsion at all, some will, some will read it in the course of the lectures, some won't read it at all."
By the time he finishes the course, and sells a few dozen more copies, Mr. Whitaker hopes Homer's odyssey will resonate with South Africans in a way that reading about it in formal English—or even the original Greek—might not.
So in his telling, the Greeks leave their "kraals" (Afrikaans for homestead, via Portuguese) for war against the Trojans, where their champion, Achilles, decimates many "impis" (Zulu for regiment) with his "assegai" (a traditional spear) before defeating Hector, the great hero of Troy. And after a hard-fought battle, the Greeks don't grill their beef and mutton—they "braai" it.
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Imagine jetpack-equipped Playboy bunnies serving drinks in a zero-gravity bar and an "orbital pleasure dome" that gives you a view of Earth while engaging in romantic trysts and you're starting to get the idea.
As detailed in this month's issue of Playboy (and reported by Space.com), the iconic adults-only publishing company has plans for a Playboy Club in space — a project dreamed up as part of a partnership with Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. And with Virgin Galactic planning to begin test flights this year (and selling tickets for future flights at $200,000 each), the cosmic men's club could be a very real possibility.
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Wofford senior thrilled about the amount of touches he's been getting.
Donovan Johnson's workload hit historic proportions Saturday night, ranking among the most carries for a single game in Wofford history.
And he wanted more.
"He had a lot of carries," Terriers head coach Mike Ayers said. "He'd come over and I'd say, 'You all right?' And he'd say, 'I'm good. I'm good.' "
Johnson ran the ball 32 times for 149 yards in the 21-10 win at The Citadel. His predecessor, all-time leading rusher Eric Breitenstein, had more than that only twice in his career, 35 (with three in overtime) for 168 yards during a game last year at Samford and 33 for 173 yards against Appalachian State in 2011. Even when Breitenstein set the Southern Conference single-game record with 321 yards last year at Elon, it was on 27 carries.
Kevious Johnson has the school record with 36 carries in 2004. Donovan Johnson, no relation, now ranks sixth on the most-totes list. He had 19 carries in the second half.
"When games are close like that, a touchdown or 10-point difference, you really don't want to come out of the game," said the senior from McDonough, Ga. "You just never know when the next big play is going to happen. … When I had to come out, I was gassed. But I went right back in. It's all about being there for the moment. Of course, you want to be in there for every single play. That's not realistic."
Two games into the season, Johnson leads the Southern Conference with 226 yards rushing. He had 77 yards on 18 carries against Baylor. Johnson (50 carries) and Samford's Fabian Truss (42 carries) are the only two running backs in the league with more than 30.
"I was a little sore after the game, but not too bad," Johnson said. "I felt better than I did after Baylor."
Wofford, even having played FBS team Baylor and being held to just three points, ranks 16th among FCS schools with 226.5 rushing yards per game. Johnson is 10th in the country among individuals.
"Nothing is possible without that offensive line," Johnson said. "I'd like to glorify those guys. Whoever is getting the ball gets the glory, but they hold their own and make it all possible. My hat's off to them."
Johnson went over the 2,000-yard mark for his career and with nine games left in the regular season, he already ranks 14th in Wofford history. He has a realistic shot at the top five, even though Breitenstein got most of the carries in the past three years.
In addition to all those carries against The Citadel, Johnson was involved in some collisions as a blocker, too. Ayers said Johnson had one his best games in that area as well.
"On one play, he got two guys down," Ayers said. "He was on a mission. He really came to play. He just wants to do everything he can to help the football team. His blocking on pass protection was good, too. He was everything we thought he'd be."
"Blocking is one thing that Eric really instilled in me," Johnson said. "He was a great blocker, man. Every play, he was putting somebody on the ground. I learned a lot just by watching him and I started to take more pride in my blocking. … You want to contribute to the success of the other running backs. If you can make a block, you can spring somebody for a long run."
Johnson did that on a touchdown drive to give Wofford a 14-0 lead at the end of the first half. He knocked down a defender on the edge, allowing Will Gay to turn the corner and run up the visiting sideline for a 40-yard gain. Johnson's block was the key.
"I couldn't see it," Ayers said. "But I heard it."


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8th Judicial District
Decisions of Interest - March 2009 - Present
Aldridge v. Brodman v. Kaleida Health
Index No. 2003-10120 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. June 17, 2009)
Motion to dismiss Third-Party Complaint seeking indemnification and/or contribution granted in part and denied in part.
Broadway Rinks Ltd. Partnership v. Assessor, Town of Cheektowaga and The Board of Assessment Review of the Town of Cheektowaga
Index Nos. 2006-6551, 2007-7149, 2008-8045 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. June 18, 2009)
Decision following trial of three (3) tax certiorari petitions reducing assessment and directing refunds.
Brodman v. Kaleida Health
Index No. 2008-868 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. April 21, 2009)
Motion to dismiss causes of action for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage and prima facie tort granted.
County of Erie v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. et al.
Index No. 2439/2005e
Granting in part defendants' motion pursuant to CPLR 3126 based upon plaintiff's failure to timely institute a litigation hold.
DiPizio Construction Co., Inc. v. Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Index No. 2009-1203 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. December 18, 2009)
Motion to dismiss a "constructive acceleration" claim as being barred by the terms of the contract's "no damage for delay" clause, together with a claim for additional material costs associated with the delay, granted with leave to replead.
EGW Temporaries, Inc. v. RLI Insurance Co. v. Titan Wrecking
Index No. 2006-9010 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. December 7, 2009)
Decision following a non-jury trial reforming a payment bond based upon mutual mistake and granting judgment to a subcontractor thereon.
Ellicott Group LLC v. State of New York
Index No. 2009-10684 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. September 25, 2009)
Application for a preliminary injunction denied for failure to demonstrate irreparable harm in an action seeking a declaration that the State of New York Executive Department Office of General Services lacks statutory authority to require that the "prevailing wage" be paid for work done on privately owned and leased premises.
Empirian Dockside, LLC v. Dockside Village, LLC
Index No. 2008-1212 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. May 18, 2009)
Pursuant to the terms of the parties' agreement, plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment declaring that plaintiffs had no further obligation to close on the property and for the return of their deposit granted; defendants' motion for summary judgment (a) limiting damages to the amount of the escrow deposit, (b) dismissing the cause of action for specific performance and canceling the Notice of Pendency, and (c) dismissing the cause of action for fraud also granted.
Erie County Sheriff's Police Benevolent Association v. County of Erie
Index No. 2008-4274 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. May 26, 2009)
Motion for summary judgment on liability for breach of contract granted.
George v. Erie & Niagara Insurance, et al.
Index No. 2003-10023 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. June 18, 2009)
Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment for indemnification of a default judgment against an insured as the assignee of the rights of the insured granted and defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint denied.
George v. Healthnow New York, Inc., et al.
Index No. 2004-4661 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. July 28, 2009)
Motion to dismiss complaint granted, dismissing causes of action for tortious interference with contracts, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, and under Public Health Law § 4406-d and Insurance Law § 4803.
Glen Phillippi Lumber Co., Inc. v. Hawk
Index No. 2009-227 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. December 21, 2009)
Motion to vacate default judgment granted.
Iannello v. New York State Unified Court System/Office of Court Administration
Index No. 2008-8994 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. March 4, 2009)
Motion to dismiss complaint granted, dismissing causes of action for declaratory judgment and recovery of back wages and costs, since the only cause of action properly before the Court was barred by the doctrine of res judicata and the remaining causes of action could be asserted only in the Court of Claims.
Inter-Community Memorial Hospital, et al. v. The Hamilton Wharton Group, Inc., et al.
Index No. 133991 (Sup. Ct. Niagara Co. December 23, 2009)
Motion granted dismissing all causes of action in the Complaint and Amended Complaint concerning a Workers' Compensation group self-insurance trust, with leave to replead causes of action for negligence and indemnification.
Legacy Health Care v. Commissioner of Assessment and Taxation of the City of Buffalo and The Board of Assessment Review of the City of Buffalo
Index No. 2008-3317 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. March 6, 2009)
Motion to dismiss tax certification petition denied, as the RPTL § 1573 reassessment performed by respondent constituted an exception under RPTL § 727 sufficient to lift the moratorium of RPTL § 727.
McGuire Children, LLC, et al. v. Huntress, et al.
Index No. 2004-1999 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. June 17, 2009)
Following a non-jury trial, the court dismissed plaintiff's fraud cause of action on the grounds that the sophisticated plaintiff had failed to establish justifiable reliance but found that defendant had breached his fiduciary duties to plaintiff as managing director of an LLC and fellow member in the LLC. The court held that the defendant's fiduciary duties, which were similar to those owed between partners, arose under common law as opposed to from LLC Law Section 409(a) which sets forth the "business judgment rule". The court further held that reliance was not an element of a cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty and a person to whom such a duty is owed is under no obligation to conduct his/her own investigation of the facts.
M&T Bank Corp. v. Gemstone CDO VII, LTD., et al.
Index No. 2008-7064 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. April 7, 2009)
Pre-answer motions to dismiss granted in part and denied in part where plaintiff seeks recovery of more than $82 million of losses allegedly suffered through the "fraud and other wrongful conduct" of the defendants arising out of the purchase of two promissory notes which were part of a derivative security known as a "collateralized debt obligation" ("CDO"). The Complaint contains causes of action against multiple defendants for common law fraud, aiding and abetting common law fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, violations of general business law §§ 349 and 350, rescission of contract (on the theories of fraud, mistake and/or illegality), and unjust enrichment.
Rocchio v. Leas-Co Leasing Inc., et al
Index No. 2006-8848 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. June 30, 2009)
Plaintiffs' motions for partial summary judgment denied and defendants' motions for summary judgment granted in part dismissing causes of action for diversion of profits and dividends, breach of fiduciary duty with respect to a testamentary trust, conversion of trust assets, breach of fiduciary duty related to Uniform Gifts to Minors/Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts and conversion of assets in the UGMA/UTMA accounts.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corp. v. Sodexho America, LLC, et al.
Index No. 2007e-2862 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. March 11, 2009)
Following an in camera review of documents identified by defendants as privileged, request for production granted in part and denied in part based upon assertion of the attorney work product privilege, the attorney-client privilege and/or the "materials prepared in anticipation of litigation" privilege.
Sicilia Construction Company, Inc. v. Masters Edge, Inc., et al.
Index No. 2004-258 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. December 9, 2009)
Decision following a non-jury trial granting judgment for non-payment on a construction project and granting judgment against Masters Edge and three individuals, jointly and severally, for a violation of the Lien Law trust provisions of Article 3-A of the New York Lien Law.
SPS Temporaries, Inc. v. Washington Mutual Bank, et al.Index No. 2007-8712 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. April 7, 2009)
Motions to dismiss granted in part insofar as Plaintiff asserted causes of action for conversion based upon checks deposited more than three (3) years prior to the commencement of the action, but otherwise denied as to claims for money had and received, conversion, and pursuant to UCC § 3-419 (1).
State Ex Rel. Kevin Grupp and Robert Moll v DHL Express (USA), Inc.
Index No. 4821/08e State False Claims Act cause of action not pre-empted by Airline Deregulation Act (49 USC § 41713) or Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (49 USC § 14501)
10 Ellicott Square Court Corp., et al. v. Violet Realty, Inc., et al.
Index No. 2008-7591 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. December 21, 2009)
Motion to dismiss and for summary judgment granted, dismissing causes of action for tortious interference, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, prima facie tort and attorneys fees.
Zazynski v. Empire State Financial Group, LLC, et al.
Index No. 2008-520 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. March 6, 2009)
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In May 2012, George Gordon "Buddy" Greenwood was ordered to serve four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzlement by a bank officer and money laundering charges in June 2011. Senior Judge Henry M. Herlong granted a request from prosecutors to shave six months off his term in exchange for his help with the case in U.S. District Court in Asheville.
In a motion filed Dec. 12, Greenwood's attorney Jason Ferguson argued that a six-month reduction was not a fair reward for his client's cooperation. Greenwood's "cooperation may have resulted in other defendants choosing to plead guilty rather than risk trial and may have resulted in strategic decisions in the case of Keith Vinson," according to the motion.
Vinson, the developer behind Seven Falls, was convicted after a jury trial in October. Four of his co-defendants, Avery Ted "Buck" Cashion III, Raymond "Ray" Chapman, George Gabler and Andrew Hager, reached plea deals with federal prosecutors in the days leading up to the trial.
"Though defendant (Greenwood) is himself financially destitute, his cooperation has provided the victims in this case multiple, lucrative sources of the millions of dollars of additional restitution outstanding in this case," according to the motion.
Ferguson said that in two meetings with federal prosecutors and law enforcement agents, Greenwood "provided verbal information and assisted the government with document review and comprehension in an effort to assist in constructing theories of the case, and presentation of the evidence to laypeople who don't regularly review these financial documents."
Ferguson also argued that despite his client's assistance to the government, Greenwood has "endured exceedingly more harsh conditions while in prison based solely on his decision to cooperate."
He said Greenwood was placed in a minimum security facility in Edgefield, S.C., on June 28, 2012. On Aug. 1, 2012, he was "transported through a number of transition facilities following his restitution proceedings in Asheville." On Aug. 29, 2012, he returned to Edgefield, where he stayed until March 13, 2012.
Following that date, Ferguson said his client was transferred in and out of five other facilities in Georgia and North Carolina "because of his decision to cooperate with the government."
The constant transfers made him subject to strip searches and body cavity searches "on countless occasions," Ferguson said.
In a final plea before the court to extend a greater reduction in Greenwood's sentence, Ferguson argued that his client's punishment is nearly the same of other co-defendants who came to plea deals with attorneys much later in the game.
Aaron Ollis, who served as a real estate appraiser for 25 years in Western North Carolina, and Thomas "Ted" Durham Jr., a former president of Pisgah Community Bank, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government in September.
Real estate investors and private money lenders Cashion, of Lake Lure, and Chapman, of Brevard, pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Ollis, Durham, Cashion and Chapman face up to five years in prison, $250,000 in fines and no more than three years of supervised release for the charge.
In March, co-defendant Andrew Quinn Hager pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. He faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the conspiracy charge, according to court records.
In the end the judge agreed to a six-month reduction. Greenwood is also ordered to repay nearly $9.3 million in restitution in the case.


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From the first day that Jim and Bruce Vollan, owners of Midway Vollan Oil Company, Baltic, SD, installed blender pumps six years ago, E30 and E85 began "flying out the door," Bruce Vollan told attendees at this week's American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Conference in Des Moines, IA.
And soon after the EPA approved E15 for sale in June 2012 (for vehicle models 2001 and newer), the South Dakota fuel station, located just north of Sioux Falls, began offering that as well. "It was an overnight success. We give customers a choice. That's what it takes," Vollan said. Offering E15 for a little over a year now, the Vollans report that it has become the second best seller after super unleaded (E10) gasoline.
The Vollans are independent or "unbranded" fuel retailers. In addition to the retail station, they own a bulk fuel delivery business. They sell unleaded gasoline, diesel and biodiesel blends as well as ethanol blends.
Being independent has given the father and son team the freedom to offer a variety of ethanol blends--E10, E15, E30 and E85. They buy ethanol direct, blend it, and trade the Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) currently valued at $.75 per RIN (like commodities and petroleum prices, RIN values fluctuate). The Vollans then pass most of the RIN value on to consumers. Recently, their E85 fuel was priced at $2.29 per gallon, compared to $3.69 per gallon for regular unleaded.
Even with passing on most of the value of the RINs, the South Dakota retailer is making better margins than it ever did before (including the time before 2004 when it was selling fuel under a major brand). Vollan said that he does not understand why more independent retailers are not offering ethanol blends and staying abreast of how RIN values can impact their bottom lines.
But, retailers do need to monitor RIN prices, keep pace with compliance reporting and have the ability to blend fuel to have a reasonable amount of RINs to trade, Vollan said. There is also the expense and down time to initially install blender pumps.
But, offering blends well satisfied Vollan's core group of customers (most of whom are corn growers, and own stock in area ethanol plants). Vollan also figures that about 75 percent of his family company's business is new customers since introducing the blender pumps—again he attributes it to giving customers choices. Midway Vollan oil is currently selling about 600 gallons of ethanol per day.
"If you know of any unbranded retailers, encourage them to look into this," Vollan told the ACE attendees.
Bruce Vollan, Midway Vollan Oil Co. (left) received the Paul Dana Marketing Vision Award from Ron Lamberty, senior vice president, American Coalition for Ethanol, at the ACE Conference this week. Vollan was recognized for giving consumers a choice when it comes to fuelling their vehicles and for dispelling the blend wall myth


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Their success with local systems was presented by weather forecasters at NOAA National Weather Service Offices in San Diego. The presentation included tracking of real-time rain event and flash flood warnings.
This technology could also be used for damage assessments for hospitals, bridges and other infrastructure points and will enable decision makers and first responders to better coordinate emergency response actions. "These advancements in monitoring are being applied to public safety threats, from tall buildings and bridges to hospitals in regions of risk for natural hazards," said Yehuda Bock of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California, USA. "Meaningful warnings can save lives when issued within one to two minutes of a destructive earthquake, several tens of minutes for tsunamis, possibly an hour or more for flash floods, and several days or more for extreme winter storms."
The technology is based on a combination of GPS, accelerometer, pressure and temperature data - space and ground obtained. Many GPS stations receive constantly signals from GPS satellites to determine their exact positions. Furthermore these stations send additional information about water levels and vapor. Especially, the measure of water vapor helps forecasters to monitor weather development.
The technology improves also earthquake early warning by analyzing the very first moments of an earthquake in real time. By detecting the initial arrival of seismic "P" (primary) waves, which travel through Earth the fastest, at the upgraded GPS stations, it is possible to predict the arrival of slower-traveling seismic "S" (secondary) waves that cause the most intense shaking.
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Zaki Holdings LLC, whose address is in care of Germantown real estate company MTC Management, bought the 21,624-square-foot apartment complex in a Feb. 21 warranty deed from Colonial House LP.
The seller had acquired the property in a 1996 quitclaim deed from Romona J. Funk.
Built in 1964, the Class C multifamily property sits on 0.7 acres along the west side of McLean Boulevard south of Union Avenue and north of Linden Avenue. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2013 appraisal was $642,000.
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The Stax Music Academy is bringing an original musical, "Peace, Love and Soulsville," to Minglewood Hall Wednesday in celebration of Black History Month.
The musical, which includes live music, dancing and retro costumes, is based on the television show "Soul Train" and inspired by the book, "Love, Peace and Soul! The Behind the Scenes Story of America's Favorite Dance Show: Soul Train."
The show happens at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Minglewood, 1555 Madison Ave.
The sponsors for this year's Stax Music Academy Black History Month musical are Laurelwood Shopping Center and ArtsFirst First Tennessee Foundation.
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A proposed August referendum for dropping residency requirements for county government jobs and Shelby County Schools jobs was voted down by the Shelby County Commission Monday, Feb. 24, on the first of three readings.
The proposal by Commissioner Terry Roland would put to voters the idea of dropping any residency requirement in the county charter. The requirement covers not only Shelby County government employees but Shelby County Schools employees. It became an issue during last year's schools merger because Memphis City Schools did not have a similar residency requirement.
Under recent commission rules, if an ordinance fails on first and/or second reading it still advances to third reading.
In other action Monday, the commission approved a resolution urging the Shelby County Schools board to re-evaluate any school closings plan that includes Westhaven Elementary in Southwest Memphis.
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Clothes Mentor will open a Cordova location at the Commons at Dexter Lake March 20.
The women's resale store chain based in Minnesota, which also has stores in Nashville and Clarksville, is leasing 5,000 square feet at 1717 N. Germantown Parkway, suite 101.
Clothes Mentor offers women's apparel, shoes, purses and accessories for as much as 70 percent below store prices. The store began buying women's gently used and new clothes Jan. 20.
Clothes Mentor will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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U.S. consumer confidence fell in February over concerns about the near-term outlook for business conditions and jobs.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its confidence index dipped to 78.1 this month, down from 79.4 in January.
"Consumers believe the economy has improved, but they do not foresee it gaining considerable momentum in the months ahead," said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at the Conference Board.
Consumer sentiment is closely watched for indications about how it will impact consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of economic activity.
Views about current conditions increased for the fourth consecutive month and now stand at the highest level in almost six years. But the index that tracks consumer expectations dipped slightly, pulling the overall reading down.
Amna Asaf, an economist at Capital Economics, said the small decline in February likely reflected the bad weather that much of the country has had to endure this winter. She said it also could have been a delayed reaction to the tumble the stock market took in January. But with the stock market now rebounding, she predicted confidence will rise as well.
"The improving fundamentals suggest that a rebound (in confidence) is just around the corner," she said.
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The House has voted to condemn the student organizers of a weeklong program about sex at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
The resolution sponsored by Republican Rep. Richard Floyd of Chattanooga was approved on a 69-17 vote on Monday.
Opponents of the university's Sex Week said they object to student fees being used to pay for the event. After state lawmakers objected to last year's event, the university withdrew more than $11,000 in direct funding.
The resolution is non-binding, but House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada of Franklin said if the event continues on campus, "there may be stronger actions that come from this body."
Former House Speaker Kent Williams said Tuesday he paid $100 to replace a microphone that he tossed aside when his comments were cut off last week.
An offer to prepay another $100 to cover any future damage was turned down, he said.
Williams, an independent from Elizabethton, threw the microphone in anger when he wasn't allowed to explain his reasons for opposing a bill to allow supermarket wine sales in Tennessee after the chamber passed the bill Thursday.
House Clerk Joe McCord announced at the end of Monday night's floor session that the chamber's policies require members to replace or repair any damaged property. For example, former Rep. Julia Hurley was required to pay for her desk to be refinished in 2011 after she carved her initials into it.
Williams was House speaker from 2009 to 2011. He is retiring from the Legislature this year and running for Carter County mayor.
He said Tuesday that he was surprised the microphone broke. The House said there were several options for replacing the microphone, ranging from $89 to $135.
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Soon my final year of school will come to an end, and I have decided to migrate to another place in the world. I am, of course, an Anti Theist and I would like to find another place to reside in. Sweden is my birth country and the country I live in. But to be honest, I do not feel that connected with the Swedish culture nor the politics. Even though Sweden is a highly secular place, I still feel the absence of Anti Theism everywhere. I have only met three Anti Theists so far in my life, and the rest that I've met are either Atheist but still calls themselves Christian (because of tradition) or they are Atheist, but still believe that the universe is a spiritual place.
Now, where can I possibly move? Great Britain, the US etc?
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Good luck moving to Japan. I understand from friends who have tried that it is almost impossible to get permannet residency.
Isnt the whoel Shinto thing still pretty entrenched their too?
It can be difficult to get permanent residency, but you can live here through visas, and it is well worth it, in my opinion. My visa is a teaching one, which lasts 3 years... I need to get it renewed later this year... If you don't mind renewing your visa every few years, then don't count Japan out.
There is a bit of superstition here, but people are generally open-minded to belief and lack thereof, as well. From what I have seen, most people treat religion as an accessory or expression. They also are shocked when they meet Westerners who are anything but christian.
Well, if you are looking to move "up" in the world, you don't want to move to the US... I can't think of much we lead in besides Military Power, and the bull-headed willingness to wave it in everyone's face. Per capita incarceration rate, maybe. We have an overpriced and under-performing health care system, educational systems corrupted by creationists, politics that give group-thinking evangelical christians a dominating say in elections, virtually prohibiting from elected office anyone who fails the supposedly prohibited religious test. And those same voting blocks that prohibit atheists from office are easily manipulated by big money plutocrats to sacrifice everyone's future for the short term gain to the already stupendously wealthy on nothing more than promises of getting the government to crap on their most hated groups (women, gays, mexicans, atheists, etc). I have no idea how bad it is in Sweden, but by just about any statistical measure I've seen, you're better off staying there.
On the other hand, if we can get about 100 million atheist immigrants, maybe we can turn this hell-hole around.....
Jimmy, whatever place you may go to, you will find that there will be some other problems you do not like. Atheism is not the only criteria for life. I am an atheist and I am living in India. If I try, I can find an atheist with great difficulty here. I am 72, you are young. Why not try to change at least the people around you and be where you are? If you have the required qualities, it will be much easier to change Sweden than to change India.
Madhukar Kulkarni.
Switzerland is quite a good place to be as an atheist. Religion is considered private here, and is almost never a factor in public and private life.
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