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On December 17, 2006, the FDA issued a warning to physicians using rituximab (Rituxan-TM) that two fatal cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) were reported in patients receiving this drug for the off-label treatment of SLE.
Even though rituximab is not indicated for the treatment of SLE, the manufacturer (Genentech) estimates that approximately 10,000 patients with SLE have been treated with this agent (see advisory below).
In order to put this report into perspective and explain why a physician would consider the use of an unapproved medication like rituximab in a patient with SLE, a few definitions and explanations are needed.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinically and immunologically complex, systemic, autoimmune disorder that varies greatly in its clinical presentation from mild to severe and life-threatening. Those who have renal, nervous system, heart, hematologic, or lung diseases at the far end of the severity spectrum commonly will need immunosuppressive drugs, including combinations of steroids in high doses with medications such as azathioprine, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, or cyclophosphamide, all of which are currently and commonly used off-label for the treatment of SLE.
As if their disease was not bad enough, these patients have to contend with drug-related, severe, or life-threatening side effects such as infections, malignancy, sterility, or osteonecrosis. Practical, cost-benefit decisions are made every day, understanding the complicated tradeoffs that patients must make in partnership with their physician. A life-threatening disease with limited therapeutic options often demands complicated decisions that one would not have made at another time. There is a constant search for "kinder, gentler" medications that can bring a more acceptable balance of disease control and adverse drug effects. Mycophenolate mofetil is a recent example.
It is for that reason that rituximab has been used, off label, in patients with severe manifestations of SLE who are unresponsive to the other medications noted above. In many such cases when patients and physicians have run out of options, rituximab has been quite effective and safe - at least in the short run.
JC virus and PML
JC virus commonly causes infections of no consequence in children with normal immune systems and remains dormant forever in the 80% of normal people who carry this virus. Unfortunately, immunosuppression due to AIDS or medications may lead to reactivation of the virus and a rare infection of the brain and spinal cord called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
PML is a progressive neurologic disease resulting in irreversible neurologic deterioration and death; unfortunately, there is no known effective treatment. [It is of note that in 2005, cases of PML were reported in patients receiving a Biogen product, natalizumab (Tysabri-TM) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.(1) This biologic was initially voluntarily suspended by the manufacturer, but subsequently reintroduced with new guidelines for its use.]
Rituximab action and the PML incidence in cancer and autoimmune disorders
Rituximab targets CD20-positive B lymphocytes, cells that can become cancerous or exhibit autoimmune effects resulting in the development of diseases like RA and SLE. Post-marketing reports of serious viral illness have included 23 confirmed cases of PML in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), either during treatment or as long as one year after the last dose.
The drug label for rituximab carries a warning about the possible development of PML in NHL patients. PML has also been reported in patients who were treated with other immunosuppressive drugs, and prior to the development and use of rituximab. No cases of PML have been reported in rituximab-treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Can we test for JC virus and, if positive, does this have any predictive value for the development of PML?
While there are sophisticated tests that can tell you whether or not you have been infected with the virus, no test can predict whether or not you may get PML. Certainly, if you have been treated with rituximab or any other immunosuppressant medication such as steroids or cyclophosphamide, any new neurologic symptoms should be reported to your physician immediately.
Two cases of PML in Rituximab-treated SLE Patients
According to the report by the FDA, the first death occurred in March 2006 in a 70-year old woman with a history of lupus nephritis. She had received prior treatment with cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, and long-term corticosteroid therapy. After receiving multiple infusions of rituximab (four in 2004 and two in 2005) for the treatment of refractory hemolytic anemia, she developed vertigo, tongue biting, and difficulty walking. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple brain lesions, and brain autopsy showed characteristics of PML.
The second death occurred in July 2006 in a 45 year old woman with a 24-year history of SLE and prior treatment with cyclophosphamide and intravenous methylprednisolone. After receiving three courses of rituximab from 2002 to 2005 for the treatment of refractory thrombocytopenia, she developed neurologic signs and symptoms. MRI revealed multiple brain lesions, and tests of cerebrospinal fluid were positive for JC virus.
The HSS Perspective On These Cases of PML
Here are the facts: SLE is often a life-altering - and can be a life-threatening - disease that also can have serious consequences from many of the medications used to treat it, such as corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive agents. Patients, in consultation with their physician, commonly must make very difficult risk-benefit decisions factoring in the knowns and unknowns relating to their disease and the medications available. What one patient may find unacceptable with a given set of facts, another may find reasonable and worthy of consideration.
The two lupus cases reported by the FDA, in patients previously immunosuppressed, do not seem to provide a high enough level of concern to eliminate the off-label use of Rituxan in systemic lupus erythematosus, in view of the limited options and the risks associated with those options. In rheumatoid arthritis patients (who are generally less desperately ill than the most severely affected lupus patients) no cases of PML have been reported in patients taking Rituxan.
Physicians should maintain a very high level of suspicion for any Rituxan-treated patient with new neurologic symptoms, such as disorientation, difficulty with balance, walking or speaking, or new visual difficulty. Published literature on follow-up of patients treated with Rituxan, along with cases reported to the FDA, will determine the risk/benefit of Rituxan in autoimmune disease.
At this time, we feel that Rituxan continues to be a reasonable option in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis and lupus where their level of disease justifies the use of this medication, after consideration of the risks and benefits of available alternatives.
Physicians should evaluate all patients who have received rituximab for signs or symptoms suggestive of PML. Any suspect cases of PML should be reported immediately to Genentech, Biogen Idec, or to the FDA MedWatch program.
Patients with SLE who have been, or are being, treated with rituximab have a few options, each of which should be discussed carefully with their physician:
1. In those who have previously been treated with rituximab successfully, some may not need retreatment, and all factors, including this report of PML, will need to be considered in the decision to use rituximab again. A patient who has taken rituximab should contact their physician immediately if they develop new neurologic symptoms.
2. In those patients who are currently being treated successfully with rituximab for an active SLE problem, and if all other therapies have previously failed, the decision regarding continued use of the drug and/or retreatment will need to be made employing the new information about the rare potential development of PML. Other therapies can be considered. As new information arises regarding JC virus, its measurement, and the ability to predict who might develop PML after rituximab use becomes available, it will need to be considered in the decision process. A patient with new neurologic symptoms during their treatment with rituximab should contact their physician immediately.
3. In those who are currently considering the off-label use of rituximab, it is vital to incorporate this new PML data into the decision-making process. If other drugs have failed to help, and rituximab offers a high likelihood of improvement, it should be discussed carefully with a physician.
4. In those who are thinking of joining a study that is focused on determining whether rituximab is effective in the treatment of renal or non-renal lupus, remember that the FDA has not stopped those studies in the face of the two patients described above. That is because rituximab has good potential to be important new drug in the SLE armamentarium, and the FDA believes that such a study continues to be reasonable and important. The FDA may change the protocols in the setting of this PML information to assure greater safety, oversight, and long-term surveillance.
FDA Public Health Advisory
The following is the official advisory distributed by the FDA on the subject of Rituxan and PML in SLE patients:
FDA Public Health Advisory
Life-threatening Brain Infection in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
After Rituxan (Rituximab) Treatment
FDA has received reports of the death of two patients who were treated with Rituxan for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Both patients developed a life-threatening viral infection of the brain. This infection is called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). PML is caused by the JC virus and is usually fatal. There are no known effective treatments for PML.
The signs of PML include confusion, dizziness or loss of balance, difficulty talking or walking, and vision problems. Recognition of these warning signs of PML may be obscured by the fact that they are also associated with the underlying diseases for which Rituxan may be prescribed.
• Patients who have been treated with Rituxan should contact their doctor if they experience any warning signs like those listed above--to find out the exact cause of their warning signs and to be checked for PML.
• Physicians who are thinking about treating a patient with Rituxan for any condition should inform their patient about the chance of PML with Rituxan treatment because there is no known effective treatment for PML.
• Patients who are taking or are considering taking Rituxan should be aware of the chance of developing PML and discuss it with their doctor.
Rituxan is a powerful medication that is used to suppress the immune system. It works by blocking the effect of specific immune cells in the blood, known as B cells, for up to six to nine months. Rituxan is approved for use only in patients with certain types of cancer called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and for rheumatoid arthritis when other treatments have failed. Rituxan is not approved for the treatment of SLE. The sponsor estimates that approximately 10,000 patients with SLE have been treated with Rituxan.
In February 2006, the labeling for Rituxan was updated to include information about reports of several different types of viral infections, including PML, that had become active again or worsened in cancer patients taking Rituxan. FDA is working to gather more information about Rituxan and PML and to strengthen the Warnings about PML in the Rituxan product label.
The FDA asks health care professionals and patients to report possible cases of PML to the FDA through the MedWatch program by phone (1-800-FDA-1088) or by the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.
FDA comments to physicians:
Audience: Oncologists, Rheumatologists, other healthcare professionals, and consumers
Indication: Treatment of CD20-postive, B-cell, non-Hodgkins lymphoma and for moderately-to-severely-active rheumatoid arthritis when there has been inadequate response to other treatments.
[Posted 12/18/2006] FDA and Genentech informed healthcare professionals of important emerging safety information about Rituxan. Two patients died after being treated with Rituxan for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Rituxan is approved for the above indication and is prescribed off-label for other serious diseases and conditions such as SLE. The cause of death was a viral infection of the brain called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) that is caused by reactivated JC virus which is present in about 80 percent of adults. Physicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for the development of PML in patients under treatment with Rituxan. Also see: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm109106.htm
1. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm109106.htm accessed 12/18/06
For more information, read a related article on Rituximab and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy on the American College of Rheumatology website.
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Since first hearing about the Kickstarter project that raised nearly 2.5 million dollars from over 9,500 contributors, I have eagerly been awaiting the arrival of my Oculus Rift development kit. Not because I plan on quitting the hardware review business to start working on a new 3D, VR-ready gaming project but just because as a technology enthusiast I need to see the new, fun gadgets and what they might mean for the future of gaming.
I have read other user's accounts of their time with the Oculus Rift, including a great write up in a Q&A form Ben Kuchera over at Penny Arcade Report, but I needed my own hands-on time with the consumer-oriented VR (virtual reality) product. Having tried it for very short periods of time at both Quakecon 2012 and CES 2013 (less than 5 minutes) I wanted to see how it performed and more importantly, how my body reacted to it.
I don't consider myself a person that gets motion sick. Really, I don't. I fly all the time, sit in the back of busses, ride roller coasters, watch 3D movies and play fast-paced PC games on large screens. The only instances I tend to get any kind of unease with motion is on what I call "roundy-round" rides, the kind that simply go in circles over and over. Think about something like this, The Scrambler, or the Teacups at Disney World. How would I react to time with the Oculus Rift, this was my biggest fear...
For now I don't want to get into the politics of the Rift, how John Carmack was initially a huge proponent of the project then backed off on how close we might be the higher-quality consumer version of the device. We'll cover those aspects in a future story. For now I only had time for some first impressions.
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Swaziland and Lesotho are among the countries with the highest HIV prevalence in the world.
Recent nationally representative estimates reveal an adult HIV prevalence equal to 26% in Swaziland1 and 23.2% in Lesotho2.
These countries have two other main features in common: they are small countries bordering South Africa and, during the past decades, they were exposed to massive recruitment efforts to work in South African mines. For more than a century, about 60 percent of those employed in the mining sector in the Republic of South Africa were migrant workers from Lesotho and Swaziland3.
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Brussels, 1 June 2011. Standards are a decisive tool in international competition. Consumers should not be obliged to change several chargers for their electronic devices. And a mass diffusion of electric cars will not happen without common standards for their recharge. Mobile phone or software companies are publicly showcasing their battle for the leadership of their respective standards. No doubt, a good standard can ease consumers' life, promote sustainability, enhance European competitiveness and technological leadership in global markets. The European Commission proposes today a series of legislative and non-legislative measures to develop more and faster standards. Standards are sets of voluntary technical and quality criteria for products, services and production processes. Nobody is obliged to use or apply them but they help businesses work together and to save money for consumers. But in the past, it took several years to develop a European standard so that some standards have lagged too far behind rapidly evolving technologies. Consequently, certain sectors have been reluctant to engage in standardisation or are unable to benefit from the positive effects of standards. This should be changed with the package presented today. The European Council of 4 February, in its conclusions on the "Innovation Union", invited the Commission "to make proposals to accelerate, simplify and modernize standardization procedures, notably to allow standards developed by industry to be turned into European standards".
European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, responsible for industry and entrepreneurship said: "To be successful, Europe needs to react to the challenge of rapid innovation, sustainability, convergence of technologies, and fierce global competition. A dynamic European standardisation system is essential to spur quality and innovation and to strengthen Europe's role as a global economic player. Moreover, standards allow us all to have the best quality and sustainable products for a lower price. Standardisation is also a key issue for the well functioning of our internal market."
The most important steps that the Commission took today to strengthen the system of standard-setting in Europe and to implement the commitments of the Europe 2020 flagships, Industrial policy, Innovation Union, Digital Agenda and Internal market Act are the following:
The new standard for a universal mobile-phone charger to fit all models is a perfect example of the tremendous value of European standards for our daily lives.
Some of the actions proposed today will be implemented immediately while the others need the approval of the European Parliament and the Council.
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Symbols and pictures covering 30 square feet of rock.
The vandalism was discovered this summer, according to Mark Magnuson, chief ranger in the park. "It was at the base of a popular rock climbing route," he said.
Rocky Mountain National Park staff members and employees, armed with a graffiti remover solution called "Elephant Snot," applied the cleaner to the porous rock and washed it down with pressurized water about two weeks ago.
Defacing national resources is a violation of federal regulations and perpetrators are subject to prosecution in federal court. Magnuson said that an investigation is ongoing by RMNP law enforcement rangers. Since this happened in the park, it falls under exclusive federal jurisdiction, Kyle Patterson said, public information officer.
Magnuson said acts of vandalism as destructive as this don't often happen in the park. The last event was two years ago, when an incident of graffiti was discovered on Eagle Cliff.
However, the chief ranger said that visitors do other things that they may not be aware are against park and federal regulations. "It's not uncommon to have visitors carve initials, names or dates on trees, usually aspen trees," Magnuson said.
People mark trees with axes to help define a trail and build rock cairns. If the hikers are marking undefined trails, then changing the landscape or damaging trees to mark trails is problematic in two ways. The hikers shouldn't be concentrating use along specific trails that aren't marked, because this could damage foliage, natural resources or protected areas. And by stacking the rocks, the visitors are altering and endangering the landscape.
"We have some areas where there are rock cairns everywhere. This creates confusion and is just not a good practice," Magnuson said.
Visitors sometimes decide to "improve" an unmarked route by cutting down trees that are in the way. This is also a prohibited act.
Littering isn't a large problem in the park. Rangers do occasionally find cigarette butts and candy wrappers along trails, and trash near picnic areas, which can attract bears. Staff members have also found urns with human remains and crosses or markers to memorialize a person. These items are removed since again, the items are against federal regulations.
"Understand and appreciate that these national parks are special places set aside for the enjoyment of everyone," Magnuson said. "We need to maintain park resources in a natural and pristine condition."
He advised that visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park should carry out what they packed in and employ leave-no-trace principles, which will take care of many of the problems.
"There are some very basic principles to take care of the land in a responsible way," he said. The common regulations are posted in park brochures, on signs and bulletin boards for the education of visitors to the park.
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Game On! Sports Schedule for March 7, 2013
The Knicks and Thunder continue their playoff marches when they meet tonight at Madison Square Garden.
It's the first of two games this season between the teams, which are in the upper echelon of their respective conferences. The Knicks may not be able to chase down the Heat or shake the Pacers for the second spot in the East, but the Thunder have the Spurs within shouting distance in the quest for the one seed in the West.
Here's a look at today's entire sports schedule. All times Eastern:
Oklahoma City at New York 8 p.m. (TNT)
Los Angeles Clippers at Denver 10:30 p.m. (TNT)
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(22) Wisconsin at (10) Michigan State 9 p.m. (ESPN)
(19) Oregon at Colorado 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
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New York Rangers at New York Islanders 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Florida at Washington 7 p.m.
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PLAINSBORO — Dharun Ravi's face is drawn and thin. The stress of the last year and a half has wrung him out. His eyes are perpetually sad, not the eyes of a very bright 20-year-old young man who should have a promising future.
He is sitting on a plush maroon sofa in his parents' living room, free on bail but still a prisoner in public opinion. He has been convicted of a hate crime for spying on Tyler Clementi, who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge after the episode. Ravi was not charged in Clementi's death, but without the suicide, the case would have never drawn so much public attention.
Now, for the first time, Dharun Ravi explains his side of the story in a two-hour exclusive interview with The Star-Ledger.
I'm not the same person I was two years ago," he said. "I don't even recognize the person I was two years ago."
That person, Ravi admits, was immature. And did some stupid things. And was insensitive to Tyler Clementi's feelings.
"But I wasn't biased," Ravi said. "I didn't act out of hate and I wasn't uncomfortable with Tyler being gay."
And this person is committed to continuing to try and prove he did not commit a bias crime.
"The verdict actually made me feel energized," he said. "We (his family, friends and attorneys) will keep going."
In September of 2010, after Clementi committed suicide, it was quickly learned that Ravi spied on Clementi while he had a male guest in their Rutgers' freshman dorm room. The story exploded on the national conscience as a case of homophobic cyberbullying, and Ravi was cast as the arch-villain.
Last Friday, after a month-long trial in which Ravi did not testify in his own defense, he was convicted of all 15 counts of privacy invasion, investigation tampering and bias intimidation. He faces a 10-year jail term, with sentencing set for May 21. Prior to the trial, he turned down a plea deal that would have kept him out of jail. But he had to admit to charges of bias intimidation.
"I'm never going to regret not taking the plea," Ravi said emphatically. "If I took the plea, I would have had to testify that I did what I did to intimidate Tyler and that would be a lie. I won't ever get up there and tell the world I hated Tyler because he was gay, or tell the world I was trying to hurt or intimidate him because it's not true."
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The Ravi home in Plainsboro is in a typical, modern American suburb. Twenty years ago, the development was all farmland. Today, it is a series of cul-de-sacs named after flowers; not far away is a start-up "downtown" not much older than the development itself.
The Ravi family lives in a brick, center hall Colonial with manicured landscaping and a basketball hoop on the front brick patio. The family has a yellow Labrador Retriever that barks incessantly at visitors, and there are pictures of Dharun and his 10-year-old brother hung through the house.
When the school bus pulls up outside, it lets out a multicultural mix of children.
"My high school (West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North) has all kinds of kids," said Ravi, dressed in blue jeans and a black pullover. "There were a lot of Indians, Chinese, Korean kids, some Hispanic, white kids. It's hard to form hate when you grow up around so many different kinds of kids."
Ravi says he didn't have much experience with gays in Plainsboro, but met a few at Rutgers.
"One of my friends had a gay roommate and I met a gay kid I liked a lot at orientation. They were cool. It was no big deal. Now there's a verdict out there that says I hate gays. The jury has decided they know what is going on in my mind; they can tell you what you think."
Ravi said he decided not to room with one of his friends from high school because he wanted to meet new people, and his only problem with Clementi was his reserved personality.
"Before I went to school I thought my roommate would be my best friend and we would hang out all the time," he said. "I thought I could expand my circle of friends. But he (Tyler) wasn't like that. He was very quiet and every conversation we had just hit a dead end."
During the course of the trial, Ravi's attorney, Steve Altman, maintained Ravi was "just a kid, doing the stupid stuff kids do," but that he was also put off by the appearance of Clementi's guest, a 30-year-old man known only as M.B. that the Rutgers freshman met on a gay dating Internet site.
In today's interview, with Altman by his side, Ravi agreed Clementi's sexuality was never the issue.
"If it was a girl who came to the room and she looked as strange as M.B., I would have done the same thing," he said.
The issue, he says, was M.B.
When Rutgers police first came to his room because Tyler was missing, Ravi said he feared "it had something to do with M.B."
"I thought it was something sinister, that maybe he got mixed up with the wrong guy," Ravi said. "I told one of my friends, 'I wish I recorded (the first incident, on Sept. 19) so I would have an image of the guy (M.B.) to give to the police."
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On the night of the first incident, Ravi's co-defendant, Molly Wei, testified they only watched the webcam images for scant seconds, then shut it down when they saw the men were kissing. Ravi's defense has always been that he was worried about his iPad and other stuff in his room when he saw M.B., who looked "shady" to him.
Wei later opened up the camera for a second view, which was seen by about five people. Ravi today said he was not in the room for that second view, in which the men were still kissing but shirtless.
On the second night, Sept. 21, Ravi said he was at dinner when Tyler texted him asking for the room again.
"I thought it was weird he was asking for the room again on a weekday," Ravi said today. "I didn't mind because I knew I had (ultimate) Frisbee practice, but I remember thinking, if this is going to be every other day, it's going to be a problem. But I didn't want to confront him because it was already difficult to talk to him."
Ravi says the tweet he sent to friends suggesting they tune into his webcam to see Clementi with M.B. was a joke, but one in which he severely underestimated the effect on Tyler.
"I knew my friends would think it was a joke because they know my sense of humor," he said. "But eventually I thought it was stupid, so I went back into the room and pointed the camera back at my bed."
Asked this question, "What were you thinking?" Ravi candidly stated, "I wasn't."
"At that point, I got caught up in what I thought was funny, and my own ego."
Known as a computer whiz among his friends, Ravi admitted he was trying to show off.
"I never really thought about what it would mean to Tyler," he said. "I know that's wrong, but that's the truth."
Ravi said he felt almost immediate remorse. "I knew it was stupid so I went in and pointed the camera away from the bed."
(The images were never shown because the computer went dead. Clementi would text friends that he pulled the plug; the defense maintained Ravi put it on "sleep" before the plug was pulled.)
Ravi said his second wave of remorse came when he realized Tyler found out about his prank.
"I didn't want to upset him," Ravi said. "I never thought he would find out. I figured I would tell him later and we would laugh about it."
When Tyler did find out, he asked for a room change, and Ravi said he wanted to talk him out of moving.
"One of the most frustrating parts is that he never got my apology," Ravi said. "I texted an apology and when he didn't answer, I e-mailed him. I told him I didn't want him to feel pressure to have to move and that we could work things out."
The text was shown in court.
Of course, Ravi said, the greatest remorse came when he found out Tyler was dead.
"I'm very sorry about Tyler," he said. "I have parents and a little brother, and I can only try to imagine how they feel. But I want the Clementis to know I had no problem with their son. I didn't hate Tyler and I knew he was okay with me. I wanted to talk to his parents, but I was afraid. I didn't know what to say.
"At first, I actually thought I could be helpful because as far as I knew, I was the last one to see him alive."
On that night, Clementi came back to their room, dropped off his backpack, then left.
"The last time I saw him he seemed completely normal," Ravi said. "We didn't say much, and then he was gone."


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Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- Margarito Blanco trains his camcorder on the officer approaching a Chevy pickup, while his friend Andrew Sanchez furiously scribbles notes on a pad.
They are not working for the police. They're watching them.
It's about 8:10 p.m. on a recent Thursday and the turquoise S-10 is pulled over at a Circle K gas station in Phoenix.
Anywhere else in the United States, this might appear to be nothing more than a routine traffic stop. But Phoenix is ground zero in the battle over illegal immigration, and to Blanco and Sanchez the stop represents a potential opportunity to catch a member of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in the act of racial profiling.
CNN accompanied the pair as they cruised around Phoenix looking for traffic stops to document on the Thursday after Gov. Jan Brewer signed what's being called the nation's toughest anti-immigration enforcement law, SB 1070.
Although critics nationwide say Arizona's law allows police in the state to detain people based on race, grass-roots activists like Sanchez and other self-styled "cop-watchers" say racial profiling is nothing new here. They say SB 1070 stands to make matters worse.
"The Maricopa Sheriff's Office has been doing it for years, but this new law gives them the legal authority to stop people with even less reason for doing so," Sanchez told CNN.
The law, which takes effect in August, requires immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and allows police to question people if there is reason to suspect they are in the United States illegally. The new law also makes it a state crime to live in or travel through Arizona illegally, targeting those who hire undocumented day laborers or knowingly transport them.
In response to concerns that the law encourages police to racially profile, Brewer and the legislature amended it to specify that police can stop suspected illegal immigrants only while enforcing another law or ordinance.
Sanchez, an American-born community activist from the Arizona town of Guadalupe, began engaging in reverse police surveillance a year ago.
"Most of the time, we expect law enforcement to do their jobs properly," he said. "But we want to be there to monitor and observe in case they stop someone based on the color of their skin, because who else is going to do it?"
The traffic stops are among the most public aspects of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's hard line approach to what he calls "crime suppression and illegal immigration enforcement."
Since 2008, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has staged 15 street patrol operations targeting areas suspected to have high concentrations of crime related to illegal immigration. Arpaio himself announces each operation with a press release and news conference a few hours before deputies and so-called "posse volunteers" take to the streets.
Arpaio's approach has drawn both criticism and praise, with supporters crediting the department with enforcing immigration laws already on the books. The passage of SB 1070 has thrust the media-friendly "Sheriff Joe" back into the spotlight as an ardent defender of the legislation, and he vows to uphold it.
The traffic stop CNN witnessed with Sanchez was part of an operation focusing on the west Phoenix community of Maryvale. Arpaio describes the area as a hub for drop houses used by human traffickers that's also a crossroads of transportation routes to move illegal immigrants throughout Arizona and beyond its borders.
"MOUNTING PRESSURE WILL NOT DIMINISH ARPAIO'S RESOLVE TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS," a news release from Arpaio's office on the operation stated in bold, underlined, red letters.
Anticipating criticism that the sweeps were being launched to promote the new legislation, the release noted that they had been planned before the law was passed.
"I've discussed this operation long before the bill's passage with several media people always saying it would occur at the end of April," Arpaio said in the release. "We will not be deterred, and we will be extra vigilant with an eye toward officer safety. Lots of people are angry right now which translates to more danger posed for cops."
A follow-up news release said 93 arrests were made that Thursday, and that 63 of those arrested were suspected of being illegal aliens.
"The illegal alien arrests were the result of six separate vehicles stopped for traffic violations and were found to be smuggling illegal aliens out of the valley to other locations of the country," the release said.
Sanchez, who has himself been arrested in what he says was a case of racial profiling, has garnered his fair share of publicity in Arizona as a community activist and cop-watcher. His family's claim that the sheriff's department has retaliated against them for their activism was the subject of a 2009 cover story in the alternative newspaper Phoenix New Times.
Sanchez carries a binder containing copies of arrest reports, affidavits, lawsuits and tickets documenting his family's history of legal travails, some of which are ongoing. His experiences, along with stories he has heard from members of the community, encouraged him to take his community activism a step further by participating in cop watches.
As soon as an operation is announced, the cop-watchers head somewhere with a Wifi connection -- a home or Starbucks -- to monitor police scanners. They send text messages of the locations of stops to others who, like Sanchez, cruise the area. They usually travel in pairs and try to reach the stop while it is in progress so they can record it and document it.
On the night CNN accompanied them, Sanchez and his partner pulled into the Circle K just as the deputy, sporting a crew cut and bulletproof vest, took the man's license to his partner inside the vehicle and conferred with him. A few moments later, he brought the license back to the driver, returned to his patrol SUV and drove away.
As the driver pulled the pickup to a gas pump, Sanchez and Blanco walked over and peppered him with questions: Why did they stop you? What did they say? Did they give you a ticket?
The driver said the officer initially spoke to him in Spanish, telling him he was pulled over because the temporary tag affixed to the truck's cab window was not properly illuminated.
As the man rattled off details, Sanchez nodded, interpreting the incident as an example of racial profiling.
"Just the fact that he started speaking to him in Spanish shows that he approached him with a certain idea in mind of who he was," he said. "Also, there are hundreds of people driving around with temporary license plates. If this guy were in another part of town, he wouldn't be pulled over."
But the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office sees it another way. The temporary tag was not visible in the back of the cab, so the deputy felt obligated to pull the driver over to verify it, a sheriff's spokesman said.
"He didn't see the license clearly displayed or illuminated," said the sheriff's office spokesman, Lt. Brian Lee. "There might have been some graphics in the window, like a sticker that impeded his view, and it was dark and he had a hard time seeing it."
The deputy did not even notice what the driver looked like until he pulled him over, Lee said, noting that the officer had a hard time remembering the incident from the many other car stops he made that night.
The deputy did recall, however, that the driver had an outstanding felony warrant from another state, Lee said. The details of the warrant were not available to the deputy because it was not an extraditable offense, and so the officer decided to let the man go.
"The guy seemed a little bit nervous and he thought it was because he had a felony warrant but it was not an extraditable offense," Lee said. "Obviously if the deputy gets information that a guy has a warrant then his level of awareness goes up a bit."
Lee said the department takes complaints of racial profiling very seriously, noting that the driver never called in to report the stop. He also defended the department's proactive stance on enforcing immigration laws.
"We don't back off because we don't feel we're doing anything wrong. We act professionally, we follow the law," he said. "It would be silly for us to engage in this type activity especially when we've invited the media and let the public know what we're doing."


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U.S. Wants Criminal Charges for RBS Over Libor
U.S. authorities are pushing for a settlement of interest-rate-rigging allegations with RBS that would result in a unit of the bank pleading guilty to criminal charges. WSJ's David Enrich reports.
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October 04, 2002
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has endowed a Faculty Fellowship in Accounting at UCLA Anderson. David Aboody, Ph.D., associate professor of accounting, has been selected as the first recipient of this new fellowship based on his dedication to the field of accounting as demonstrated by his outstanding scholarship and his enthusiasm for teaching in the undergraduate accounting program at UCLA.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world's leading professional services organization. PwC is the largest global network of auditing, accounting and tax firms serving many of the world's largest and most prestigious companies. With offices in more than 150 countries, PwC utilizes the knowledge and skills of more than 150,000 people globally. PwC helps its clients anticipate business trends and solve complex business problems to measurably enhance their ability to build value, manage risk and improve performance. The company is a leader in countless areas from insurance to technology to management consulting services. However, it was in accounting that PwC first established its reputation for excellence and its 150-year commitment in this field is unmatched.
With that in mind, PwC has generously created the first Faculty Fellowship in Accounting at UCLA Anderson. Its purpose in establishing this academic research fellowship is to advance the field of accounting.
"We're pleased that PricewaterhouseCoopers is establishing this fellowship with UCLA Anderson," said Frank Johnson ('62), a retired partner of the firm, who was instrumental in setting up the PricewaterhouseCoopers Chair in Accounting.
"The fellowship will be very meaningful for the school, its accounting faculty and students, and will ultimately benefit the field of accounting at large," added Eric Juline ('70), also a retired partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers and president of the UCLA Alumni Association.
In recent years, UCLA Anderson's accounting faculty has grown significantly in terms of depth and the importance of its research. The increased strength of the department enabled it to reintroduce the Ph.D. program in accounting in 1999. This progress, coupled with the generous support of the business community and philanthropic leaders such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, will ensure that UCLA Anderson continues its tradition of excellence in management education.
"By gaining this research fellowship, we will enhance our prospects of retaining the most talented and promising accounting scholars," said Bruce G. Willison, dean of UCLA Anderson. "We're pleased to have a scholar of Dr. Aboody's caliber as the first recipient of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Fellowship."
The PricewaterhouseCoopers Faculty Fellowship in Accounting will be awarded for a fixed term of two years to an individual faculty member to continue research at a crucial stage in his or her career. The fellowship will be funded through the endowment of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Chair in Accounting, the goal of which is to further accounting education at UCLA, particularly as it relates to the preparation of students for entry into the public accounting profession.
"I'm grateful to PricewaterhouseCoopers for this opportunity," said Dr. Aboody. "The fellowship will help further my academic research and will benefit the art of accounting."
Dr. Aboody teaches courses in financial accounting, advanced managerial finance, financial statement analysis and special topics in accounting. He received his Ph.D. in 1995 from the University of California, Berkeley and holds master's and bachelor's degrees from Hebrew University in Israel. His current research focuses on the policy implications of accounting for stock options. In his previous work, he examines financial reporting of intangible assets, such as intellectual capital and R&D, and the practice of compensating CEOs, executives and management with stock options. Professor Aboody's research suggests that there is a strong link between information disclosures and CEO stock option awards—managers may "boost" the value of their stock options just before exercising them. He also specializes in corporate restructuring and valuation.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has a long history of commitment to accounting at UCLA. With approximately 90 UCLA Anderson alumni at the firm, the support that these individuals have provided over the years has had a meaningful impact on the school.
About UCLA Anderson
UCLA Anderson is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective students, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning opportunity. Established in 1935, the school provides management education to more than 1,300 students enrolled in full-time, part-time and executive MBA programs and academic master's and Ph.D. programs. In addition, there are approximately 500 undergraduate students enrolled in Anderson's Undergraduate Accounting Minor Program.
The UCLA Anderson's faculty includes outstanding educators and researchers who share their scholarship and expertise in such fundamental areas as finance, marketing, accounting, business economics, decisions, operations and technology management, human resources and organizational behavior, information systems, strategy and policy.
Offering unparalleled expertise in management education, the world's business community turns to UCLA Anderson as a center of influence for the ideas, innovations, strategies, and talent that will shape the future.


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Larry Randolph
Larry Randolph comes from a long line of preachers and began his own ministry when he was five years old. At age 21 he had a dramatic encounter with the Holy Spirit which launched him into a global prophetic ministry. Larry's strong prophetic gift combined with a practical and humorous style of teaching has given many people a fresh perspective of their destiny. Larry's diverse life experiences allow him to relate on almost anyone's level, and his strong teaching anointing enables him to make complex spiritual truths understandable. Recognizing this as a new day in the Church, Larry has a heart to father the emerging generation and challenge them to a deeper life of intimacy in Christ. Larry has been deeply involved in various renewal outpourings since the 1960?s, and is the author of the widely acclaimed book "User Friendly Prophecy."


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Mexico City/Tlalpan
Travel Guide North America Mexico Mexico City Mexico City/Tlalpan
Tlalpan is a neigbourhood in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.
Keep Connected
Internet cafe's are widely available and you generally can find one in the direct vicinity. Sometimes photocopy stores or photo processing stores will double as an internet cafe with a couple of computers. Look for signs reading "Acceso a Internet" or "Cibernautica" or "Cibercafe". Charges range from approx. US$1 an hour to US$3 an hour, depending on the location.
See also International Telephone Calls
Phone cards can be purchased anywhere and are needed for the majority of public phones. To call any number outside your region you have to dial 01 then followed by the area code. If calling a cellphone from a normal phone start with with 044. If calling cellphone to cellphone just dial the 10-digit number. To make an international call dial 00 followed by the country code then the local number. To call to Mexico, also dial 00 (most of the times) followed by the national code 52.
The Mexican postal service is operated by Correos de México. The post service in Mexico is pretty good although not very cheap. It is reliable regarding the sending of postcards, but it takes at least a week to send it to other countries (US/Canada), more so if you send it to Europe or Australia. For packages it is better to use international services like FedEx or UPS. If you are sending a package internationally with the Mexican postal service, take the package OPEN to the post office, they may want to inspect it. Seal it up at the post office. Post offices typically open from 8:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday, and 9:00am to 1:00pm Saturday. You will find post offices (Oficina de Correos) is almost any town or city in Mexico. To buy stamps it is best to go to the post office, although you can also get them at stamp machines, located outside the post offices, at bus stations, airports and some commercial establishments.
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The Lure of Sensationalism in Boston Magazine
I sent back a few observations:
I don't feel qualified to comment about Boston's tourism advertisements.Not all of that got into the published article here.
I have noted that the region's historic sites reflect New England's old tradition of separatism. The Freedom Trail includes city sites, state sites, federal sites, private non-profit museums, working churches, and a burrito restaurant. Places important in the 1775-76 siege of Boston fall into four separate National Parks (Minute Man, Boston, Boston Harbor Islands, and Longfellow-Washington Nat'l Historic Site) and a multitude of municipal museums and parks. It's amazing all those organizations work together as well as they do!
I think there's also a tension between education and entertainment for tourists, students, or anyone else. The new Boston Tea Party Museum seems to take the most entertainment-oriented approach: visitors are constantly moving or watching and hearing a presentation or movie. Contrast that with Old South Meeting House, site of the big tea meetings. There we get to sit in the actual historic space—but of course we're sitting in wooden pews listening to speeches, and that might just not be as exciting.
Serious historians tend to wrinkle our noses at "ghost tours" and other sensationalism. Yet as far back as the late 1700s visitors to Boston were paying to see bodies of British officers killed at Bunker Hill laid out under the Old North Church. So people have always liked sensationalism.
The photo above is from Ben Edwards's coverage of the 2009 reenactment of Boston's tea meetings inside the Old South Meeting House at Teach History. This year's reenactment is coming up on Sunday, 16 December, at 4:00 P.M., and is sponsored by both Old South and the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum. Tickets are on sale now.


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(Reuters) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, already facing a stiff challenge from a Democrat in the 2014 Kentucky U.S. Senate election, on Wednesday found himself facing another foe supported by the conservative Tea Party movement.
Louisville businessman Matt Bevin announced his candidacy for McConnell's Senate seat, saying, "Clearly our current leaders have failed us.
"After 30 years in Washington, Mitch McConnell no longer represents what we believe here in Kentucky. He has lost touch with our state, with our people and with our values," Bevin said at a press conference in the rotunda of the State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Bevin is supported by some elements of the Tea Party, which wants to cut substantially the size of the U.S. government. Bevin is an investment adviser with Louisville-based hedge fund Waycross Partners.
Bevin's announcement means McConnell will have to spend money to put down a challenge from the political right in the May, 2014 Republican primary before facing Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes in the general election in November.
McConnell, 71, has a reputation for tough political tactics, and even before Bevin announced, he released a blistering advertisement saying Bevin's businesses in Connecticut had repeatedly failed to pay taxes and received government bailouts.
McConnell is one of the few Republican U.S. Senators facing a stiff challenge in 2014. If Republicans gain six seats in the election, McConnell could be U.S. Senate majority leader rather than leading the minority.
(Reporting by Tim Ghianni; Editing by Greg McCune and Dan Grebler)


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RAPID CITY - A former South Dakota teacher who pleaded guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old student is headed to prison.
Circuit Judge Janine Kern on Monday sentenced 26-year-old Kyle Keegan, of Rapid City, to seven years in prison, with four years suspended.
Keegan must serve at least 18 months of the sentence.
Defense attorney Tim Rensch tells KOTA-TV that Keegan expressed deep remorse for his actions, but believes the ruling is fair.
Keegan, who taught social studies and was a guidance counselor at New Underwood High School, pleaded guilty in January to sexual contact with a child under 16.
Keegan was arrested in October.
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Street dancers of all creeds converged in North Las Vegas for a showcase and fundraiser put on to raise money for Tunay Ink, a street dance studio downtown that's ailing financially.
The Dr. William U. Pearson Community Center on West Carey Avenue was bustling with dancers in Nikes, Chucks and stripes, the unofficial uniform of hip hoppers and b-boys. Tunay swag and gift cards were raffled off, street superstars Jimmy "Scoo B Doo" Foster, Bailey "Bailrok" Munoz, Jeff "J Boogie" Kelley and Ariah "Baby Wockee" made appearances, and attendees threw down in battles all over the place.
Impromptu battles aside, several performances by Las Vegas crews brought some serious funk to the event. Ground Zero, Hypnotix, Heartbreakerz, High Profile and Virtuouz Dance Krew all demonstrated the breadth of street dance and the individuality inherent in all facets of these variations.
Chris Gorney, cohost of the event, kept things lively and interesting in between performances and emphasized the importance of having a studio like Tunay.
"The word [Tunay] means real, true and genuine," Gorney said. "We're really trying to keep that studio alive and that's what we're all here for today."
This was the thread running through the showcase. Bailrok, a pint-sized member of Rock Steady Crew, The Prodigy and Future Funk, agreed with Gorney.
"We should all help Jojo because he did a lot for the hip hop community," he said.
Despite these declarations, the mood of the evening was anything but somber. Contagious energy abounded and an undercurrent of affectionate competition washed over battles. Scoo B Doo, largely regarded as locking royalty, underscored this.
"Everybody, everybody should love dancing because it makes you happy," he said. "Politics has got to stay out of this. It's a battle when ou get out on the floor, but you still love each other."
Tunay owner Jojo Peralta manned the mic at the end of the show and talked about challenges Tunay is facing, but also of the studio's unifying presence for the street dance community in Las Vegas.
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A wonderful weekendAugust 8, 2009 at 10:48 am | Posted in Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 4 Comments
Tags: arthritis, bird watching, Common blue butterfly, Holme, hospital, Lestes dryas, nightjar, Norfolk, RA, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), rheumatology, Six spot burnnet moth, twitcher, twitching
Last weekend was almost perfect … it would have been pretty much perfect if it wasn't for the dratted hospital … but more of that later!
On Friday I went to stay with a friend on the north Norfolk coast and in the evening we went nightjar watching … or nightjar listening at least. It really was a magical experience – imagine standing in a woodland clearing, near dark, with no one else around (except my friend of course) and hearing something like this recording on the Natural Suffolk blog. And we didn't just hear them – we saw the male and female, and heard the male's 'wing clapping' display flight. I'm not a bird watcher, even if my friend is proud to be a 'birder' and refutes the fact that she's a 'twitcher' although that's highly debatable, but that was just an unforgettable experience. I have dismally failed to convince either my mother or hubby about how exciting this was … I've probably failed to convince you too, but if you have a listen to the recording you might get some feel for what it was like!
It was slightly more successful than our afternoon jaunt to search for black darter dragonflies. Apparently they're common's'muck in the area we went and my friend never fails to spot them … with the exception of this time, of course. Clearly they were all shouting 'Penguin alert, Penguin alert' and diving for cover in the reads … that's hubby's theory, anyway. We still had a very enjoyable walk though, and saw many other dragonflies and damselflies and a number of other interesting things that we totally failed to identify, not helped by the fact that I'd left my camera at my friend's house so couldn't take pictures to identify later!
Saturday morning was a rather more successful trip to Holme Dunes, where I took some photos of six spot burnet and common blue butterfly on sea holly that I'm rather pleased with. I'll post a couple here.
Needless to say really, having just described several walks and quite a bit of standing around, the RA is behaving itself rather well … and continues to do so. This weekend the same friend is coming here to go 'damselfly twitching' locally to me, where the rare Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas)
can be found. (Interestingly (I think) it's common as anything in the US and is known as the common spreadwing, but here it's really quite rare.)
I know this is an RA blog and not a natural history blog, but I'm celebrating the lack of RA (and the sunshine of course) by indulging in a much more fun interest than my health! One RA related thing though – the aforementioned hospital annoyance. I got back home on Saturday evening to find a letter from them – your appointment <which had been booked since March 2009 incidentally> has been cancelled due to the fact that the health professional you were due to see will be on annual leave. It's been moved from September 2009 to … wait for it, wait for it … March 2010!! I will be posting separately about this when I have the time! In the meantime I shall just say Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. And bloomin' good job the RA's OK right now!
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Sounds like a lovely weekend! Glad you enjoyed it and the RA behaved itself.
Comment by Maggie— August 9, 2009 #
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