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Stephanie J. Woodhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
Uninsured Veterans: A Stain on America's Flag
Summary/Oral Testimony
In my written testimony I present detailed information on the health insurance coverage and problems in access to health care of America's veterans, based on analyses of multiple years of data from two annual national surveys carried out by the government: The Current Population Survey and the National Health Interview Survey.
I will address two questions: (1) How many veterans are currently uninsured? And (2) Do uninsured veterans suffer problems in access to care – similar to other Americans who are uninsured?
In 2004, 1.8 million military veterans neither had health insurance nor received ongoing care at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals. Note that the surveys asked veterans if they had health insurance, and if they had veterans or military health care. We counted them as uninsured only if they answered no to both questions. The number of uninsured veterans has increased by 290,000 since 2000. The proportion of non-elderly veterans who were uninsured rose from less then one in ten (9.9%) in 2000 to more than one in eight (12.7%) in 2004.
An additional 3.8 million members of veterans' households were also uninsured and ineligible for VHA care.
Virtually all Korean War and World War II veterans are over age 65 and hence covered by Medicare. However, 645,628 Vietnam-era veterans were uninsured (8.5% of the 7.56 million Vietnam-era vets). Among the 8.6 million veterans who served during "other eras" including the Persian Gulf War, 12.9% (1,105,891) lacked health coverage.
Almost two-thirds (64.3%) of uninsured veterans were employed and nearly nine out of ten (86.4%) had worked within the past year. Most uninsured veterans, like other uninsured Americans were in working families. Many earned too little to afford health insurance, but too much to qualify for free care under Medicaid or VA means testing.
Uninsured veterans have the same problems getting the care they need as do other uninsured Americans. Moreover, many uninsured veterans have serious illnesses requiring extensive care. Among uninsured veterans older than 45 years, nearly one in five (19.1%) were in fair or poor health. Nearly one in three uninsured veterans (of all ages) reported at least one chronic condition that limited their daily function.
A disturbingly high number of uninsured veterans reported needing medical care and not being able to get it within the past year. More than a quarter (26.5%) of uninsured veterans failed to get needed care due to costs; 31.2% had delayed care due to costs. Among uninsured veterans, 44.1% had not seen a doctor or nurse within the past year, and two-thirds failed to receive preventive care. By almost any measure, uninsured veterans had as much trouble getting medical care as other uninsured persons.
The VHA is a rare success story in our health care system. The VHA offers more equitable care[1] and higher quality[2] [3] [4] care than the average care in the private-sector, and has become a medical leader in research, primary care, and computerization.
While we support opening VHA enrollment to all veteran, this would still leave many veterans unable to access care because they live far from VHA facilities. Moreover, even complete coverage of veterans would leave 3.8 million of their family members uninsured. Hence, my colleagues and I support a universal national health insurance program that would work with and learn from the VHA system in covering all Americans.
Additional Written Testimony
Forty-five million Americans were uninsured in 2005, the latest year for which reliable data are available. While the Census Bureau's annual survey on health insurance includes questions about previous military services, the Bureau's report on coverage does not include tabulations of veterans' coverage. In addition to the sources of health coverage available to other Americans – Medicare, Medicaid and private coverage - some military veterans obtain care through the network of hospitals and clinics run by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
While many Americans believe that all veterans can get care from the VHA, even combat veterans may not be able to obtain VHA care. The 1996 Veterans Health Care Reform Act expanded eligibility for VHA care to all veterans, but instructed the VHA to develop priority categories for enrollment. The VHA priority list includes eight priority categories, with veterans offered care based on their priority status and the resources available (Appendix).
As a rule, VHA facilities provide care for any veteran who is disabled by a condition connected to his/her military service, and care for specific medical conditions acquired during military service. Any veteran who passes a means test is eligible for care in VHA facilities but has lower priority status (Priority 5 or Priority 7, depending upon income level) and is enrolled on a space-available basis. Veterans without service-connected illnesses or disabilities, and with incomes above 80% of the median income in their area are classified in the lowest priority group, Priority 8.
In the 7 years after the passage of the Veterans Healthcare Reform Act, VHA enrollment grew 141%, from 2.9 million to 7.0 million. However, funding increased by only 60%. Because VHA funding did not keep pace with the demand for care, long waiting lists developed at many VHA facilities. By 2002, there were almost 300,000 veterans either placed on waiting lists for enrollment or forced to wait for 6 months or more in order to receive an appointment for necessary care (Memorandum from Department of Veterans Affairs to Chairs and Ranking Members of Senate and House Veterans' Committees and VA-HUD Appropriations Sub-Committees, July 2002).
In January 2003, President Bush's Secretary of Veterans Affairs halted enrollment of Priority 8 veterans. Since that time these veterans have remained ineligible for VHA enrollment.
VHA analysts have estimated that about three-quarters of VHA-enrolled veterans have other health coverage such as Medicare or private insurance, and that 1.013 million VHA patients were uninsured in 1999 (Donald Stockford et al. Uninsured Veterans and Veterans Health Administration Enrollment System, 2003. Department of Veterans Affairs, April 2003.). The 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) found that 10.0% of veterans – 2.52 million vets – were uninsured, 0.9 million of whom used VHA hospital, outpatient or emergency care (2001 National Survey of Veterans: Final Report and supplemental tabulations, available at: http://www.VHA.gov/vetdata/SurveyResults/). Thus, the NSV data indicate that more than 1.6 million veterans had neither health insurance nor VHA care in 2001.
This report uses data from two large, recent surveys of the U.S. population to examine two related questions: (1) How many veterans and their family members lacked any health coverage in 2005 (i.e. they had neither insurance nor VHA care)?; and (2) What problems in access to health care did these uncovered veterans and their families experience?
Our principal analysis used data from two large surveys of the U.S. population: the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS) for multiple years (most recently March, 2005), and the 2002 and 2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
The CPS is the standard source for estimates of health insurance coverage in the U.S. We used weights supplied by the Census Bureau to extrapolate the findings to the entire U.S. population. The CPS asks only about prior U.S. military service. Hence, both honorably-discharged and other veterans are included under the rubric "veteran". We considered a person insured if they had any private insurance, Medicaid, SChip, Medicare, other insurance, or were "covered by Champus, veterans or military health care". Thus, persons enrolled in VHA (or military) healthcare were classified as insured even if they had no other coverage. We considered a person to be a veteran's family member if they resided in a household with a veteran. Because the CPS is considered the standard source for data on health insurance coverage, we based most of our analyses of veterans' insurance coverage on these data.
Because the NHIS includes more detailed health care access and utilization measures than the CPS, we used the NHIS for analyses of these issues. This survey is conducted annually by the National Center for Health Statistics of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We used the NHIS to analyze health status and health care utilization – questions that are not asked in the CPS. The NHIS asks if subjects have been "honorably discharged" from the armed forces, and hence identifies slightly fewer persons as veterans than does the CPS. Because the NHIS is specifically designed to assess health and health care issues, its questions are generally more specific than those on the CPS. For instance, the NHIS survey allows differentiation of persons who have only "veterans or military health care" from those who have military-paid insurance plans such as Champus, "Champus-VA", or Tri-Care. NHIS also contains information on specific medical conditions, access to medical care and use of health care services.
Data were analyzed using SAS statistical software.
Lack of Health Coverage is Common Among Veterans
1.77 million American veterans were uninsured in 2004, according to the CPS data, including 12.7% of all non-elderly (age <65) veterans. In this survey, veterans with "Champus, TRICARE, veterans or military health care" were categorized as having health coverage. Hence, the 1.77 million figure represents persons with neither health insurance nor ongoing access to VHA medical facilities.
As expected, because of their age, virtually all World War II and Korean War veterans had Medicare coverage. However, many veterans with more recent military service were uninsured. Among the 7.56 million Vietnam-era veterans, 646,000 (8.5%) lacked any coverage. Among the 8.6 million veterans who served during "other eras," including the Persian Gulf War, one in eight was uninsured.
Table 1 -Number and Percentage of Uninsured Veterans for Recent Veterans, by Service Era, 2004
Era of military service |
Number of living veterans, total |
Number lacking health coverage |
Percent lacking health coverage |
Other (includes |
8.60 million |
1,105,891 |
12.9 |
Vietnam |
7,56 million |
645,628 |
8.5% |
Source: Analysis of Current Population Survey, March 2005 Supplement
The 2004 figures represent an increase of 290,000 in the number of uninsured veterans since 2000. In 2000, 9.9% of veterans under the age of 65 were uninsured, rising to 12.7% in 2004.
In addition to the 1.77 million uninsured veterans in 2004, 3.8 million members of veterans' families lacked coverage
Veterans Without Health Coverage are not Currently Receiving VHA Care
According to the NHIS, 1,670,410 honorably-discharged veterans had neither health insurance nor "military or veterans' health care" in 2002. This number is statistically indistinguishable from the CPS-based estimate of uninsured veterans for that years. In the NHIS, an additional 1,426,897 veterans indicated that they had military or veterans' health care but no other coverage.
Table 2 – Health Insurance of Veterans and their Family Members - 2002
Family members of veterans |
Veterans |
Private coverage |
73.2% |
70.6% |
Medicaid coverage |
6.4% |
2.3% |
Medicare coverage |
19.1% |
37.1% |
Champus/Tricare/ChampusVA |
5.5% |
7.2% |
Military /veterans' medical care only |
0.8% |
6.3% |
Uninsured and no military/VHA Care |
9.4% |
7.4% |
Source: Analysis of National Health Interview Survey, 2002. Public Use Data Release, December, 2003
Note: Individuals may have more than one type of coverage
Which Veterans are Uninsured?
The typical uninsured veteran was an employed male in his late forties living with one or two family members. Compared to the uninsured non-veteran population, uninsured veterans were older, and more often employed, male and high school graduates (data not shown).
Compared to veterans with health coverage, uninsured veterans were younger, more likely to be working, and had lower incomes. 64.3% of uninsured veterans were working at the time of the survey, and 8.7% were in the labor force but currently unemployed or laid off. 70.1% of uninsured veterans had family incomes at or above 150% of the Federal poverty level, and 46.7% had incomes above 250% of poverty (a level that would likely place them above the income threshold for Priority Group 7, leaving them ineligible for VHA enrollment).
Table 3 – Veterans' Demographic and Employment Characteristics, by Insurance Status - 2004.
Insured veterans |
Uninsured veterans |
Female |
5.4% |
7.4% |
Age <18 |
0% |
0% |
18-44 |
16.3% |
44.5% |
45-64 |
40.7% |
55.2% |
> 64 |
43.0% |
1.3% |
Income <150% of poverty |
11.4% |
29.9% |
Income <250% of poverty |
28.9% |
53.3% |
Currently employed |
48.8% |
64.3% |
Currently unemployed or laid off |
1.9% |
8.7% |
Source: Analysis of Current Population Survey, March 2005
Veterans Lacking Health Coverage Are Not in Good Health
Many uninsured veterans had serious health problems. When asked to rate their health as "excellent", "very good", "good", "fair" or "poor", less than one-quarter of uninsured veterans indicated that they were in excellent health; one in six had a disabling chronic illness.
Table 4–Share of Veterans in Fair or Poor Health, by Age and Insurance Status – 2004
Insured veterans (%) |
Uninsured veterans (%) |
Fair or poor health (%) |
Age 0-17 |
18-24 |
5.6 |
3.7* |
25-44 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
45-64 |
18.8 |
19.1 |
>64 |
30.3 |
*Based on small numbers of respondents – note almost all persons over 65 are covered by Medicare
Source: CPS March 2005 Supplement. Respondents were asked to rate their health as excellent, very good, good, fair or poor.
Uninsured Veterans and Family Members Forego Needed Health Care Due to Cost
Uninsured veterans indicated that they faced major barriers to obtaining medical care. Among veterans age 18-64, those without coverage were five times more likely than insured veterans to delay care because of costs, five times more likely to forego medications because of costs, and six times more likely to forego medical care because of costs than those with insurance (Table 5).
Table 5– Health Care Access Problems During the Past 12 Months of Veterans and Family Members 18-64 Years Old - 2004
Insured veterans |
Uninsured veterans |
Delayed care due to cost |
6.6% |
31.2% |
Didn't get needed care due to cost |
4.3% |
26.5% |
Couldn't afford medications |
5.5% |
25.1% |
Couldn't afford glasses |
5.3 |
20.8% |
Source: Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey, 2004.
Uninsured Veterans Use Less Health Care
Our analyses of the amount of care actually used by uninsured veterans and their families confirmed that they, indeed, lacked access to care. Two thirds of uninsured veterans did not get any preventive care. Nearly half of uninsured veterans had not made any office visits to any health professional in the past year, and a similar number had no usual place to go when they got sick (Table 6).
Table 6 - Healthcare Access and Utilization of Veterans and Family Members under Age 65, by insurance status – 2004
Insured veterans |
Uninsured veterans |
No office visits, past year |
15.5% |
49.1% |
Did not get preventive care anywhere |
51.8% |
66.4% |
No contact with health professional in past year |
14.9% |
44.9% |
No usual place to go when sick |
8.9% |
51.4% |
Source: Analysis of National Health Interview Survey, 2004
Uninsured Veterans' Access is No Better, and in Most Respects Worse, Than That of Other Uninsured People
Indicators of access to care for uninsured veterans were strikingly similar, and in some cases worse, than those for other uninsured individuals (Table 7). This indicates that VHA care did little or nothing to fill the gaps for uninsured veterans.
Table 7 - Healthcare Access and Utilization of Uninsured Veterans Compared to Other Uninsured People, Age 18-64
Other Uninsured Persons |
Uninsured veterans |
No contact with health professional, past year |
42.3% |
44.9% |
Doesn't get preventive care anywhere |
69.8% |
66.4% |
No usual place to go when sick |
48.9% |
51.4% |
Delayed care due to cost |
26.3% |
31.2% |
Didn't get needed care due to cost |
22.1% |
26.5% |
Couldn't afford medications |
23.9% |
25.1% |
Couldn't afford glasses |
17.5% |
20.8% |
Source: Analysis of National Health Interview Survey, 2004.
Almost 5.6 million American veterans and members of veterans' families are uninsured and not receiving care in the VHA system. They account for 1 out of 8 uninsured people in our nation. Like other uninsured adults, most of the uninsured veterans were working; many had two jobs. All Americans deserve access to high quality, affordable health care. Yet it is especially troubling that many who have made sacrifices and often placed themselves in harm's way are later denied the health care they need.
Were the veterans who were classified as uninsured in the surveys we analyzed truly denied access to the care they need? Several pieces of evidence suggest that the doors to medical care – including the VHA system – are effectively closed to most of this group.
First, both surveys we analyzed asked respondents if they had "veterans or military health care" and considered anyone answering "yes" as insured. The National Health Interview Survey was highly specific in this regard. We considered all veterans reporting veterans or military health care to have coverage. Hence, veterans who lacked insurance but were enrolled in the VHA system would be considered insured in our analysis. The data suggest that the VHA currently cares for only about 45% of the more than 3 million veterans without any other coverage.
Second, the veterans we identified as lacking coverage had substantial problems in gaining access to health care. Like other uninsured people, they were often unable to afford care, had low rates of health care utilization, and frequently went without needed services. Indeed, for virtually every measure of access to care, uninsured veterans were indistinguishable from other uninsured persons, and they fared much worse than insured veterans. Even if some of these uninsured veterans are theoretically eligible for VHA care, their real-world access to health care is just as bad as – and by some measures worse than - that of other uninsured people.
Finally, about half of the uninsured veterans had incomes that would make them completely ineligible for VHA enrollment (priority 8). For many others (Priority 7), care would only be available with substantial co-payments (e.g. $50 for specialty care). Moreover, low-priority veterans are generally ineligible for free transportation to VHA facilities, leaving care inaccessible to many vets.
Priority Groups for VHA Healthcare Enrollment
Priority 1
Service-connected disability rated 50 percent or more disabling
Priority 2
Service-connected disability rated 30 percent or 40 percent disabling
Priority 3
Former POWs
Purple Heart recipients
Discharged for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty
Service-connected disability rated 10 percent or 20 percent disabling
Special-eligibility classification under "benefits for individuals disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation"
Priority 4
Veterans who are receiving aid and attendance or household benefits
Veterans who have been determined by the VHA to be catastrophically disabled
Priority 5
Income and net worth below VHA Means Test threshold
Receiving VA pension benefits
Eligible for Medicaid benefits
Priority 6
World War I veterans
Mexican Border War veterans
Veterans solely seeking care for disorders associated with:
* Exposure to herbicides while serving in Vietnam
* Exposure to ionizing radiation during atmospheric testing or during the occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki
* Disorders associated with service in the Gulf War
* Any illness associated with service in combat in a war after the Gulf War or during any period of hostility after November 11, 1998
Priority 7
Veterans who agree to pay co-payments with income and/or net worth above the VHA Means Test threshold and income below the HUD geographic index
Priority 8 (Not currently eligible for enrollment)
Veterans who agree to pay specified co-payments with income and/or net worth above the VHA Means Test Threshold and the HUD geographic index
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[2] Asch SM, McGlynn EA, Hogan MM et al. Comparison of quality of care for patients in the Veterans Health Administration and patients in a national sample. Ann Int Med 2004; 141: 938-945.
[3] Petersen LA, Normand S-LT, Leape LL, McNeil BJ. Comparison of use of medications after acute myocardial infarction in the Veterans Health Administration and Medicare. Circulation 2001; 104:2898
[4] Kerr EA, Gerzoff RB, Krein SL et al. Diabetes care quality in the Veterans Affairs health care system and commercial managed care: The TRIAD Study. Ann Intern Med 2004;141:272.


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Otto Wagner
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Name | Otto Wagner |
Nationality | Austria-Hungarian |
Birth date | July 13, 1841 |
Birth place | Vienna, Austrian Empire |
Date of death | April 11, 1918 | (aged 76)
Place of death | Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
Work | |
Buildings | Floodgate, Nußdorf, Vienna Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station |
Projects | Viennese Wiener Stadtbahn |
Otto Koloman Wagner (13 July 1841 – 11 April 1918) was an Austrian architect and urban planner. He influenced the development of his hometown Vienna at the turn from the 19th to the 20th century. He also was the architect of important landmarks.
Life[change | change source]
Otto Wagner was born in the Penzing district of Vienna. He studied in Berlin and Vienna. After work as brick layer he started as architect. His first buildings were in the historism style. In the late 1880s he became a proponent of the realism style. In 1890 he designed a city plan for Vienna but only the railway netwerk Wiener Stadtbahn was built. In 1894 he became Professor of Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.In 1896 he published a textbook entitled Modern Architecture in which he wrote down his ideas about the role of the architect, it based on his first lecture in the Academy. He called for an architecture based on modern materials and modern construction methods. In 1897, he joined Gustav Klimt, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser shortly after they founded the "Vienna Secession" artistic group. He died in 1918 in Vienna.
Works of Otto Wagner[change | change source]
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- Otto Wagner Museum in Vienna
- Great Buildings Online
- Images of several Wagner buildings
- Otto Wagner at WOKA (de/en)
- Majolica House in Vienna by Otto Wagner (with drawings and photos)
- AEIOU - Das österreichische Kulturinformationssystem
Digitized books from the architecture collection of AMS Historica, the digital library of the University of Bologna.
- (German) Einige skizzen 1, Wien, 1905.
- (German) Einige skizzen 2, Wien, 1905.
- (German) Einige skizzen 3, Wien, 1905.
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The following is a compilation of state laws that AVMA research has identified governing the retention of veterinary records. Typically states require veterinarians to keep records anywhere from 3-5 years after the last patient exam or treatment. Connecticut and Vermont both require the veterinarian to retain the records for 7 years from the date of the last treatment, or, in Connecticut, 3 years following the death of the patient.
While most states do have laws governing records retention, in deciding how long to keep patient records, consideration must also be given to the statute of limitations upon which the veterinarian may be sued for malpractice.
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Since September 11, 2001, there have been over 11,000 terrorist attacks, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians and a lot more injuries, throughout the world. The perpetrators of these attacks were not monsters; they were Muslims. They were pious people who believed and acted in accordance with their faith. There are millions more who think like them and are ready to do the same. If you think Islamic terrorism is a new phenomenon, think again. Islam owes its success to terrorism. The prophet of Islam boasted, "I have been made victorious with terror". [Bukhari: 4.52. 220] Since the day Muhammad set foot in Medina, he started his campaign of terror. His followers have been doing the same ever since. Muslims are intolerant, supremacist, bullies, and violent. They are highly inflammable and can explode if they are not treated preferentially and with respect. At the same time, they abuse others and violate the rights of people of other faiths. This is psychopathology. To understand Muslims, one must understand their prophet. Muslims worship and emulate Muhammad. Islam is Muhammadanism. Only by understanding him can one know what makes them tick. Understanding Muhammad is a psychobiography of Allah's Prophet. It seeks to unveil the mystery of that man. Historians tell us Muhammad used to withdraw to a cave, spending days wrapped in his thoughts. He heard bells ringing and had ghostly visions. He thought he was demon possessed, until his wife reassured him he had become a prophet. Convinced of his status, he was intolerant of those who rejected him, assassinated those who criticized him, raided, looted, and massacred entire populations. He reduced thousands to slavery, raped, and allowed his men to rape female captives. All of this, he did with a clear conscience and a sense of entitlement. He was magnanimous toward those who admired him, but vengeful toward those who did not. He believed he was the most perfect human creation and the universe's raison d'être. Muhammad was no ordinary man. He was a narcissist. Understanding Muhammad, ventures beyond the stories. Focusing on the "why" rather than the "what," it unravels the mystique of one of the most enigmatic and influential men in history. Muhammad believed in his own cause. He was so certain of the reality of his hallucinations that he expected everyone to believe too. He would make his Allah indignantly ask "What! Do you then dispute with him [Muhammad] as to what he saw?" (Q.53:12) This is psychopathology. Why should others believe in what he saw? Wasn't it up to him to prove what he saw was real? Only a narcissist expects others to believe in his claims without asking for evidence. Muhammad was an orphan. Spurned by his mother in his infancy and left in the care of a Bedouin couple, he had a loveless childhood. He then passed to the care of his grandfather and uncle who took pity on him and spoiled him. Not receiving love at a time he needed unconditional love and not receiving discipline when he needed to learn about boundaries, he developed narcissistic personality disorder, a trait that made him a megalomaniac bereft of conscience. He fantasized about unlimited power, expected praise and admiration, believed he was special, and expected others to believe him and go along with his ideas and plans. He took advantage of others, was jealous, yet believed others were jealous of him, and was extremely hurt when rejected, even killing those who deserted him. He lied and deceived, feeling entitled and justified in doing so. All these are traits of narcissistic personality disorder. Thanks to another mental illness, temporal lobe epilepsy, the prophet of Islam had vivid hallucinations he interpreted as mystical and divine intimations. When he claimed he heard voices, saw angels and other ghostly entities, he was not lying. His problem was that he could not distinguish reality from fantasy.
In the later years of his life Muhammad was affected by acromegaly, a disease caused by excessive production of a growth hormone, resulting in large bones, cold and fleshy hands and feet and coarse facial features such as enlarged lips, nose and tongue. Acromegaly occurs after the age of 40 and usually kills the patient in his early 60s. It causes impotence, while it increases libido. This explains Muhammad's sexual vagaries in his old age and why in the later years of his life he had such an insatiable craving for sex. He would visit all his 9 wives in one night to touch and fondle them, without being satisfied. His impotence explains his insecurity, paranoia, and intense jealousy of his young wives. He ordered them to cover themselves, lest other men would cast a lusting eye on them. Today, half a billion Muslim women veil themselves, because Muhammad was impotent. Muhammad's illnesses explain a lot of mysteries of Islam. The combination of all these psychological disorders and his unusual physiognomy made Muhammad a phenomenon that set him apart from ordinary people. His uneducated followers interpreted his differences as signs of his prophethood. Like devotees of all cults, they rose to champion his cause with dedication. By defying death and butchering others they made Islam the world's second largest religion, now the biggest threat to world peace and the survival of human civilization. Why is it important to know Muhammad? Because over a billion people try to be like him and do as he did. Consequently, the insanity of one man is bequeathed to all his followers. It is by understanding him that we can see through them, and be able to predict these unpredictable people. We live in a dangerous time. When a fifth of humanity worships a psychopath, eulogizes suicide bombing and thinks killing and martyrdom are ultimate acts of piety, the world becomes a dangerous place. When these people acquire the atomic bomb, the earth becomes a powder keg. Islam is incompatible with democracy. It is a warring creed that uses democracy to destroy it and to establish itself as a world wide dictatorship. The only way to avert the clash between this barbarity and civilization, a world disaster, is to expose the fallacy of Islam and demystify it. Muslims must be weaned from Islam for humanity to live in peace. Understanding Muhammad is imperative for both Muslims and non-Muslims. This book makes that task easy. ________________ Ali Sina is the author of Understanding Muhammad: A psychobiography of Allah's Prophet [ISBN: 978-0980994803]. He is the founder of faithfreedom.org, the organ of the movement of ex-Muslims that tries to unveil the truth about Islam to the world and help Muslims leave it, abandon their culture of hate and join mankind in amity.


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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Wet Feet
I couldn't resist the temptation of sticking my piggies into the Atlantic. Just a month ago they were in the Pacific. Such a life!!
The Water is Fine!
If you have ever been to Sand Beach at Acadia National Park you know the water is frigid. My daughter doesn't seem to mind.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Spring Bursts
While on our daily walk today, my First Graders spotted these emerging leaf buds. I am blessed to have kids in my life as they help me notice details that are often missed in busy adult lives.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Here is a shot of our own Acadia National Park. Jamin is completing a task during the recent Junior Ranger Day. What a great time-salamanders and all.
This tree is laden with the material that produces wicker. Was it the light and shadows that made the rainforest so intriguing?
Almost Missed This!
This is a poison dart frog called a Blue Jean Frog. It was a little guy that I spied during quiet reflection in the rainforest.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Hard Little Workers
I was totally fascinated with the life of the cutter ants while visiting Costa Rica. This shot was taken by my dear daughter Gabrielle. Nice shot kid!
One of My Favorite Things!
This is one of my favorite shots of the rainforest. This "barkless" tree is called a sura tree. I just love the shadows and the light.
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When the weather's warm and I'm trying to eat healthfully, I frequently treat myself to a fruit smoothie for breakfast. Due to my human nature, I am a big fan of chocolate milkshakes, and in fact my very first smoothie was a chocolate-banana concoction entitled "Funky Monkey." Although my 17 year-old self snickered while ordering "one Funky Monkey, please," I so relished that smoothie that I became a regular. A chocolate smoothie is in my opinion a lot like a chocolate milkshake but healthier and more flavorful (I know that Julia, an ice cream aficionado, is frowning in disbelief at this…apologies!). But I don't make myself chocolate smoothies for breakfast. When I lived in Israel one summer, it was so hot in the mornings that I repeatedly tried to have chocolate ice cream for breakfast, and it would always make me sick to my stomach. So regretfully I have given up attempting chocolate for breakfast.
My usual smoothie recipe for 1 person goes something like this:
1/2 banana in chunks
1/2 cup frozen fruit (my favorites are peaches, blueberries, or strawberries)
vanilla soymilk poured in the blender up to the level of the top of the fruit
a touch of orange or pineapple juice to give it a little acidity
optional: some plain yogurt to give body and a little roughness
Put all in blender. Pulse on the highest level in short spurts to keep hard frozen chunks from clogging up the blade. Make sure it's all smooth and well-mixed; you might need to wield a rubber scraper to move large chunks around.
George, I should note, does not like his smoothies with vanilla soymilk. He prefers just yogurt and juice. George's tribal-anarchist cousin Andy adds granola to his smoothies.
Anyway, this morning I was whipping up a quick smoothie for myself. When I started pouring the rich creamy smoothness down my throat, I almost spit it out again. I had substituted grapefruit juice for orange juice by accident, and I loathe grapefruit juice. So yes, I screwed up a smoothie. I attempted to procrastinate by writing a blog post. Now I'm finished and I have to drink up my awful smoothie because there are children starving in Zimbabwe.
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The Loyola Cubs basketball team won Wednesday's home conference game against Crespi by a score of 65-48.
The Loyola Cubs (Los Angeles, CA) basketball knocked off the visiting Crespi Celts (Encino, CA), 65-48 in Wednesday's league test.
The Cubs (20-2) will now prepare for their test against St. Francis (La Canada, CA). The Golden Knights go into the Mission test with a 10-13 record. In their last test, St. Francis was beaten by Alemany (Mission Hills, CA), 72-70, in a league test.
The Celts now own a 14-10 record. They take the field next when they host Harvard-Westlake for a Mission test on Friday, February 5. Crespi will clash with a Wolverines squad coming off a 87-77 league win over Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA). The Wolverines record now stands at 19-4.
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The white on the fender is really a relic of European regulations that require 30cm of white there. I remember this as it was a part of my required grade 5 traffic class in Biezenmortel, Netherlands.
I'm not sure when they got ride of the rule, I'd guess sometime in the 90s. But any bike built before that had that, Raleighs are just one.
But this is definitely an older European bike. Notice the front barrel dynamo, the clear plastic wheel cover (so one's skirt doesn't get caught in the wheel), and the integrated wheel lock.
I think it is an older, practical Dutch import that the rider has kept running for quite a few years.
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Chip Kelly
Brian Kelly
In that order is my preferences
Hah, just pointing out a fact dude. Take it for what its worth.
I do know this, the longer a coach sits out of the game, the more the game changes.
Gruden last coached in 2008, thats 4 years since he last coached an NFL game.
Cowher last coached in 2006, thats 6 years since he last coached.
Billick last coached in 2007, thats 5 years since he last coached.
Its a risky proposition to take on a coach who hasnt actually coached in 4+ years, regardless of their last name and past resume.
There are reasons he might. NOT
1) I think he's ready to get back in the game, there are only likely to be a handful of vacancies
2) I think Ralph knows it's good business to hire a marquee name at this point in his life so he may be willing to actually overpay
3) Buddy Nix is retiring so you could offer Gruden as much control as he wants. I prefer a real GM but if that's what it took to bring Gruden in I'd do it.
4) The idea I laid out as far as picking/grooming a young QB is in fact right up Grduen's alley, big selling point.
5) We're actually a handful of players and the right coach away from being pretty good. This isn't 2 years ago when the roster looked like a wasteland. There are holes but it's fixable with the right offseason, QB being key. Gruden is smart enough to see the potential.
6) Ralph could play the "I know I've meddled before but I'm 102 and eat my lunch with a straw so I promise I won't this time" card. Might work.
In my day we did not have self-esteem... we had self-respect, and no more of it then we earned.
It looks like Gruden is our flavor of the offseason for HC's that have been out of the game for years that will never come to Buffalo. No chance of it happening and I don't know if I'd give up the farm and give him complete control anyway.
First it was Cowher for a couple years. Then it was Shanahan everybody talked about for a year. There was also some fantasies of Jeff Fisher.
I didn't want Shanahan from the start anyway and I'm glad we didn't give the farm for him. He did good with Elway but his teams failed for years leading up to his firing. Since he went to Washington his teams haven't had a good record either. Looks like this offseason will be the fantasy talk of Gruden.
Our only options are hiring a previously failed coach that didn't have much success to begin with or trying to find the right diamond in the rough out of the coordinator ranks. Maybe even college if need be. I'd take option B instead of hiring an already failed coach. We already did this with Jauron and then Gailey and look how that has worked out. I'd rather try to find and scout out that young up and coming coordinator who is adapt to the current NFL game. The problem is we always have horrible GM's making the decision and a terrible owner. Neither of them could spot them out if they jumped out in front of them.
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There's battle lines being drawn...Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
We better stop...Hey, what's that sound? Everybody look - what's going down?
If a guy can coach, he can coach.
Dick Vermeil took over a decade off between coaching the Eagles and Rams.
Bill Parcells took 2 seasons off between coaching the Giants and Patriots, and another 3 seasons away from coaching between the Jets and Cowboys.
After Bill Walsh retired as 49ers head coach he took 3 years off before returning to take over Stanford. He took another 4 seasons off before returning to the 49ers as an executive.
Head coaches with a track record of success are hard to find. Just because they have missed a few years doesn't mean the game has passed them by. They aren't going to forget how.
better days (11-30-2012),SquishDaFish (11-30-2012)
After I read your post, I wondered just how many there were, as far as I figured, there were 19 coaches fired after the 2008 season, the number of coaching changes could be higher (retirement), but 19 were fired. I don't know what the word on Gruden wanting to coach again is, but I wouldn't be surprised if he chose not to get back into it.
David Shaw - Stanford
Sure, but the game didnt make such drastic rule changes all favoring the offensive side of the ball, and the game wasnt as pass heavy as it is now.
Also, there is one thing every coach you mentioned has in common, and thats that they NEVER won another Super Bowl (or in Walsh' case, a national title) with their new team in their new venture. You named off some great coaches too (Walsh/Vermeil/Parcells) and none of them won anyhting with multiple teams.
They all won wherever they went. Parcells and Vermeil went to Super Bowls with multiple teams. A lot of coaches have had success with more than one team. If the Super Bowl is your only measuring stick, that is a pretty high standard. I think it would be a big step if the Bills found a coach that could have them consistently competitive at this point. It takes a lot to win a Super Bowl, including luck.
I'm not sure how you could make an argument the game has passed Gruden by. He runs a version of the WCO very similar to Green Bay, and they have been one of the best offenses in the NFL the last few years. The game hasn't changed that much. I'm sure he keeps up with the game and he still has a lot of contacts in the league. The guy didn't forget how to coach. If anything, the time away can re-charge his batteries and give him perspective on some of the mistakes he made in the past. His next team will benefit from that.
Gruden would be perfect for the Bills. He is a strong personality that would clean house and establish a new tone. The Bills need that kind of hard-driving guy. He has a track record of success and would bring credibility. He is an aggressive offensive coach and they would be fun to watch. He sure as hell would be able to recognize the talent he had in Spiller and would figure out ways to get him the ball (look at what he did with Charlie Garner, a similar kind of player).
I just don't see him going anywhere unless he knows he will have a good QB to work with. He wants to succeed, and has stated many times he doesn't think you can be successful in the NFL without a good QB.
Yes, the Super Bowl is the measuring stick. What is yours?
Here is a fact about Gruden: His last WIN in the playoffs was the 2002 Super Bowl. He went to the playoffs in 2005 and 2007 and lost the first game. After the Super Bowl win in 2002, his record was 45-51 (53 if you count both playoff losses). Once he began implementing his alleged strong system in Tampa (after he dismantled Dungys Super Bowl team) he was 6 games under .500.
I dont think I have to make the argument that the game has passed Gruden bye, I think Grudens post-Super Bowl record does a good enough job of doing that for me. Now I am not trying to be snarky or crass with you, I am just saying that Gruden is HUGELY over-rated.
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His post-Super Bowl record including 3 winning seasons, including one where he won 11 games. He went 9-7 his last 2 years in Tampa. The year after firing him they won 3 games.
There have only been 31 head coaches in NFL history that have won a Super Bowl. Gruden is one of them. If that is your criteria for a good coach, he meets it. To win in this league you need players, and when Gruden has had the players he wins. That is why he wants to be sure he has the QB, because he experienced how hard it is when you don't. He didn't have the QB in Tampa.
Gruden coached for 10 years and made the playoffs 5 times, with a 5-4 playoff record. Bills have won 9 games once since 1999 and haven't made the playoffs in that span. The guy is a huge upgrade. After years of Mularkey's, Jauron's and Gailey's, the Bills would have a guy who has shown he can win in the NFL. I'm not sure why you would be against that.
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Again, in those post-Super Bowl years he had only 2 playoff appearances and was bounced both times in Tampas 1st game. They won 3 games the following year because they were left with a 38 year old Jeff Garcia, a 33 year old Brian Griese, and a 27 year old Luke McCown by Gruden. Tampa drafted Josh Freeman the year after Gruden left.
Gruden is considered a QB guru and that mystifies me as well. Gruden drafted 3 Qb's in his time with Oakland and Tampa they were:
Marques Tuiasosopo (2nd round)
Chris Simms (3rd round)
Bruce Gradkowski (6th round)
Not one of those players EVER became anything more than a below league average back-up. I just think the "Chuckie" persona and the fact that he won the 2002 Super Bowl (with an inherited team) have given him a reputation as a top-tier coach, when in reality, I would argue the complete opposite. Thats why I would be against Jon Gruden coming to Buffalo. I wouldnt trust him to make the right selection for one at the QB position, and I wouldnt trust him to be able to develop whatever Qb they drafted either.
Gruden also followed up the Super Bowl victory with a less than astounding 7-9 record in 2003.
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Gruden didn't draft anyone. He has never been a GM. Tampa fell apart after that Super Bowl because of poor moves and salary cap trouble that Rich McKay, the Tampa GM, was responsible for. Gruden did pretty well with the talent he had.
When he has had talent, he has been successful. He won with Rich Gannon. If he gets a QB at his next stop, he will win again.
Gruden was in charge of developing these players, and he gets a fail in that category. I know you cant disagree?
To say that Gruden (or any coach) would be more successful with a competent QB is the farthest thing from forward thinking I can imagine. Of course if coach "x" has a good QB the odds of winning go up substantially, thats common sense.
And if Gruden gets ZERO blame from you for the Tampa situation how do you explain the 10 games they won 2 years later? The answer is because they have an up and coming QB, something Gruden NEVER developed ANYWHERE.
You can't develop a QB if he doesn't have the ability. He worked fine with Rich Gannon and Brad Johnson. He got the most out of his talent, given the games he was able to win. That was pretty good considering the talent he had to work with. Vince Lombardi wouldn't have won a Super Bowl with Chris Simms, Marques Tuiasosopo or Bruce Gradkowski, yet you expected Gruden to do so?
He did win 9 games in each of his last 2 years in Tampa, that is pretty good. It is hard to win games in the NFL, and Gruden did it over a period of time in his career. He won a Super Bowl as well. He is a pretty accomplished coach.
Blame in Tampa? Blame for what, for winning 9 games with Jeff Garcia and Brian Griese in his last year there? He actually had Garcia playing well. The issue was the defense falling apart with injuries at the end of the year.
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China's movie industry is booming and is soon to surpass Hollywood in terms of box office revenue, a milestone that will make China the world's largest movie market as soon as next year. Despite this success, movie industry revenue from consumer products in China still has some catching up to do.
Case in point: 80% of China's film-related revenue comes from box office, whereas in North America, just 30% comes from ticket sales. This represents a huge opportunity for China's movie marketers, considering the country's massive population and its growing consumer purchasing power.
Industry executives from China and Hollywood discussed China's nascent merchandising efforts at the Beijing International Film Festival's first annual Chinese Film Merchandising Summit, held last month, according to a recent Hollywood Reporter article.
One of these efforts is the Beijing Film Academy's addition of a movie merchandising major to its film studies programs. The school is also collaborating with China Film Group, the country's dominant state-backed film venture, to create a research institute for movie merchandising.
Meanwhile, Chinese media company Mtime is creating retail avenues for the sale of movie-related consumer products in China. It is doing so in part through a deal with real estate and investment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group to launch over 50 stores in cinemas in 10 cities. Mtime has also released a mobile app through which cinema chains can order licensed film goods directly to their theaters.
The industry's ultimate goal is to provide Chinese consumers with movie merchandise for Hollywood properties like Iron Man and the Transformers, as well as for popular Chinese characters seen in The Monkey King and Monster Hunt.
A major challenge is related to copyright protection, which is needed to defend movie producers' intellectual property from China's massive bootleg operations. With such a huge windfall on the line, experts are no doubt on the case.
Industry Impact: Movie producers and distributors may find growing opportunities to market consumer products to audiences in China. Companies from outside China may want to seek partnerships with local merchandisers in order to conduct business there.
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Bevacizumab and Combination Chemotherapy in Patients With Lymph Node Positive Breast Cancer
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Male Breast Cancer Stage II Breast Cancer Stage IIIA Breast Cancer Stage IIIB Breast Cancer |
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride Drug: cyclophosphamide Biological: bevacizumab Drug: paclitaxel Biological: filgrastim Biological: pegfilgrastim Radiation: radiation therapy Drug: tamoxifen citrate Drug: aromatase inhibition therapy |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase II Feasibility Trial Incorporating Bevacizumab Into Dose Dense Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Paclitaxel in Patients With Lymph Node Positive Breast Cancer |
- Congestive Heart Failure Rate [ Time Frame: assessed on day 1 of cycles 5, 9, 17 and 25, and at end of treatment, then every 3 months for <2 years and every 6 months for 2-3 years from study entry ]Clinical congestive heart failure includes patients with symptomatic decline in LVEF to at or below the lower limit of normal (LLN), or symptomatic diastolic dysfunction. 223 treated patients were included in the analysis.
- Proportion of Patients With Absolute Decrease in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) Levels Post Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide(AC) [ Time Frame: assessed on day 1 of cycles 5, 9, 17, 25, and at end of treatment ]The endpoint was measured by absolute decrease from baseline in LVEF of >15% or >10% decline from baseline to below the LLN post doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) Day 1 Cycle 5 (DIC5). 207 patients who were treated and had baseline and DIC5 LVEF values were included in the analysis.
- Proportion of Patients With Absolute Decrease in LVEF Levels Post Bevacizumab [ Time Frame: assessed on day 1 of cycles 5, 9, 17, 25, and at end of treatment ]The endpoint was measured by absolute decrease from baseline in LVEF of >15% or >10% decline from baseline to below the LLN post bevacizumab (the end of treatment). 158 patients who were treated and had baseline and end of treatment LVEF values were included in the analysis.
Enrollment: | 226 |
Study Start Date: | October 2005 |
Study Completion Date: | September 2009 |
Primary Completion Date: | August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Arm I (combination chemotherapy, 18 courses of bevacizumab)
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Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
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Drug: cyclophosphamide
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Biological: bevacizumab
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Drug: paclitaxel
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Biological: filgrastim
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Biological: pegfilgrastim
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Radiation: radiation therapy
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Drug: tamoxifen citrate
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Drug: aromatase inhibition therapy
Receive aromatase inhibition therapy
Other Name: inhibition therapy, aromatase
Active Comparator: Arm II (combination chemotherapy, 22 courses of bevacizumab)
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Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
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Drug: cyclophosphamide
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Drug: paclitaxel
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Drug: tamoxifen citrate
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Other Name: inhibition therapy, aromatase
Detailed Description:
I. To determine the incidence of clinically apparent cardiac dysfunction in patients with lymph node positive breast cancer treated with bevacizumab and dose dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel (ddAC > T).
I. To evaluate changes in LVEF during treatment. II. To evaluate non-cardiac toxicity.
OUTLINE: This is a non-randomized, multicenter study. Patients are sequentially assigned to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
Arm A: Patients receive doxorubicin IV, cyclophosphamide IV over 20-30 minutes, and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SQ) on days 2-11 or pegfilgrastim SC on day 2. Treatment repeats every 14 days for 4 courses. Patients then receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive G-CSF or pegfilgrastim as above. Treatment with paclitaxel, bevacizumab, and G-CSF or pegfilgrastim repeats every 14 days for 4 courses. Patients then receive bevacizumab alone every 14 days for up to 18 courses.
Arm B: Patients receive doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and G-CSF or pegfilgrastim as in group I. Patients then receive paclitaxel, bevacizumab, and G-CSF or pegfilgrastim as in group I. Patients then receive bevacizumab alone every 14 days for up to 22 courses.
Treatment in both groups continues in the absence of disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients who require radiotherapy (post-lumpectomy) or who plan radiotherapy at the discretion of the investigator (post-mastectomy) undergo radiotherapy beginning within 6 weeks after the completion of chemotherapy.
Premenopausal patients with estrogen receptor (ER) and/or progesterone receptor (PR) positive disease receive oral tamoxifen once daily for 5 years beginning at the time of radiotherapy or within 6 weeks after the completion of chemotherapy. Postmenopausal patients with ER and/or PR positive disease receive an aromatase inhibitor (e.g., anastrozole, letrozole, or exemestane) or tamoxifen followed by an aromatase inhibitor once daily for up to 10 years.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for up to 3 years from study entry.
ACCRUAL: A total of 226 patients (104 on arm A and 122 on arm B) were accrued for this study.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast with involvement of at least one axillary or internal mammary lymph node on routine histologic examination with hematoxylin and eosin staining; NOTE: patients with axillary or internal mammary node involvement only demonstrated by immunohistochemistry are not eligible
- Patients must have completed definitive breast surgery including total mastectomy and axillary dissection (modified radical mastectomy), total mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy, lumpectomy and axillary dissection, or lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy; NOTE: axillary dissection is strongly encouraged in patients with lymph node involvement identified on sentinel node biopsy
- Margins of lumpectomy or mastectomy must be histologically free of invasive breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS); patients with resection margins positive for lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) are eligible
- (ARM A ONLY) Interval between last surgery for breast cancer (lumpectomy, mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy, axillary dissection or re-excision of lumpectomy margins) and D1 must be > 28 days and =< 84 days
- ECOG performance status of 0-2
- Absolute neutrophil count >= 1000/mm^3
- Platelet count >= 100,000/mm^3
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 mg/dL
- AST =< 2 upper limit of normal
- Serum creatinine =< 1.5 mg/dL
- Urine protein: creatinine ratio < 1.0
- PTT =< 1.5 x normal
- LVEF >= institutional limits of normal by MUGA or ECHO
- Prior to registration the investigator must specify if radiation is planned; patients who have undergone a lumpectomy must receive radiation; post-mastectomy radiation is at the investigator's discretion
- Patients with HER2+ (3+ by IHC or FISH+) breast cancer are not eligible and should be treated with a trastuzumab-based adjuvant therapy
- Patients with synchronous bilateral breast cancer (diagnosed within one month) are eligible if the higher TMN stage tumor meets the eligibility criteria for this trial
- Patients must not have clinical evidence of inflammatory disease or fixed axillary nodes (N2) at diagnosis
- Patients must not have received prior cytotoxic chemotherapy, hormonal therapy or radiation for this breast cancer; prior treatment with an anthracycline, anthracenedione or taxane for any condition is not allowed; NOTE: prior use of tamoxifen for chemoprevention is allowed but must be discontinued at study entry; similarly prior raloxifene use is allowed but must be discontinued at study entry
- Patients must not have had a major surgical procedure within 4 weeks of entry; NOTE: non-operative biopsy or placement of a vascular access device is not considered a major surgery
Patients must not have clinically significant cardiovascular disease including:
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II or greater congestive heart failure
- Grade II or greater peripheral vascular disease
- Uncontrolled hypertension defined as SBP > 160 or DBP > 90
- Any prior history of cerebrovascular disease including TIA or stroke
- Patients must not require therapeutic anticoagulation; patients with a history of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism are not eligible; NOTE: prophylactic use of anticoagulants to maintain patency of a vascular assess device is permitted
- Patients may not require regular use of aspirin (daily for >= 10 days at doses of > 325 mg/day) or regular therapeutic doses of other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents known to inhibit platelet function; additionally, patients using any of the following drugs known to inhibit platelet function are not eligible: dipyridamole (Persantine), ticlopidine (Ticlid), clopidogrel (Plavix) and cilostazol (Pletal); NOTE: regular use of Cox-2 inhibitors is permitted; NOTE: low-dose aspirin is permitted
- Patients must not have a non-healing wound or fracture; patients with an abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months are excluded
- Patients must not have hypersensitivity to paclitaxel or drugs using the vehicle Cremophor, Chinese hamster ovary cell products or other recombinant human antibodies
- Patients who have experienced myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 12 months are excluded
- Patients who have had experienced an arterial thrombotic event within 12 months are excluded
- Patients must not have uncontrolled or clinical significant arrhythmia
- Women must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harmful effects of bevacizumab on the developing fetus; all females of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 2 weeks prior to registration to rule out pregnancy
- Women of childbearing potential and sexually active males are required to use an accepted and effective method of contraception while on study and for at least 3-4 months after the last dose of bevacizumab
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00119262
United States, Massachusetts | |
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 |
Principal Investigator: | Kathy Miller | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group |
Responsible Party: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00119262 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NCI-2012-02977 NCI-2012-02977 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) ) U10CA021115 ( US NIH Grant/Contract Award Number ) E2104 ( Other Identifier: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ) E2104 ( Other Identifier: CTEP ) |
Study First Received: | July 12, 2005 |
Results First Received: | April 4, 2011 |
Last Updated: | April 29, 2014 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms Breast Neoplasms, Male Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Bevacizumab Liposomal doxorubicin Paclitaxel Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel Cyclophosphamide Doxorubicin Tamoxifen Antibodies Immunoglobulins |
Antibodies, Monoclonal Lenograstim Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Growth Inhibitors Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors |
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Saturday, 14 June 2008
Penny Black Saturday Challenge No1
Well its here the first dedicated Penny Black Challenge, The first challenge is to use your first Penny Black Stamp, I don't have any of the old style stamps as I have not been stamping long, but this one took my fancy when I saw it and it was an impulse buy. Please pop over to the blog there are some great DT cards there
Penny Black Saturday Challenge
My card has been made with Pale Blue BC and Basic Grey DP the image was coloured with distress ink with glimmer mist sprinkled on the bubbles, The Flower is a Prima flower from Craftwork Cards, sentiment Aud Design Stamp, swirls rub ob fron Art fron the Heart and little pearls and lace from stash, looking forward to seeing everyones cards for this challenge. TFL
21 comments:
- Rach said...
Fab card, I like how you have made the little bubbles all sparkly...wet looking...brilliant idea.
Hugs Rach.xx - 14 June 2008 at 10:10
- Debbie said...
Fab card Jacqui Love the cute stamp you have used.
- 14 June 2008 at 10:44
- Angeldrummer said...
It is gorgeous. Would love to join in this challenge but I have only had RAK stamped PB images so far, I am saving up for one of the stamping sets but I will comment on all your entries, as support instead.
Have a wonderful weekend x - 14 June 2008 at 13:15
- traciejane said...
HI Jacqui, hope your having a good day. Your card is fabulous as ever Jacqui, I love the lace and this stamp is adorable :)x
Have a great weekend x - 14 June 2008 at 15:28
- southern fairy said...
aww its cute :)
- 14 June 2008 at 16:05
- Tracy said...
love this card Jacqui that stamp is so cute thats def one for my wish list. stunning work as always :)have a lovely weekend x
- 14 June 2008 at 16:39
- kes said...
Love this Jacqui will have to get some pb. stamps!!!!
x - 14 June 2008 at 17:13
- Beth said...
This stamp is sooo cute Jacqui! I love the layout too!
- 14 June 2008 at 18:01
- kath said...
Gorgeous card for the first challenge - that adorable image and gorgeous flower
- 14 June 2008 at 18:09
- ink'n'rubba said...
Gorgeous card Jacqui! love the image and the pretty papers - now off to make mine!
- 14 June 2008 at 18:45
- Bunny-Zoe's Blog said...
Beautiful card Jacqui, I love the huge bloom with the sentiment and the PB image is just so sweet. Hugs, Nikki x
- 14 June 2008 at 21:26
- stardustgemsandribbon said...
Great card, love the image and lace detail.
Carole ;D - 14 June 2008 at 23:02
- Heather said...
Fabulous card. This is going to be so much fun.
- 15 June 2008 at 01:51
- Mephisto said...
Great Card from You.
Domi - 15 June 2008 at 14:40
- Frances said...
Oo this is so cute Jaqui, great impulse buy! Love the sparkly bubbles and the flourish. x
- 15 June 2008 at 15:04
- Shary said...
Aw cute image. Lovely card.
- 15 June 2008 at 15:49
- tiina38 said...
This is very nice card. I like light blue, it's so sweet!!!
Tiina - 15 June 2008 at 16:56
- Becky said...
Hi Jacqui! Great card! That stamp is so funny! How exciting is the new challenge! Hope to chat more!
Love Becky xx - 15 June 2008 at 19:03
- Cathy said...
Beautiful card Jacqui - love your choice of colours. That is a gorgeous little mouse - it is on my wishlist!.
Cathy xx - 15 June 2008 at 20:09
- Dawn said...
This must be the cutest stamp ever, love the details and those bubbles!
- 15 June 2008 at 21:06
- stephscrap87 said...
your card is absolutely perfect!!!
I love all the details and the colors,really a great one!!! - 16 June 2008 at 06:59


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Thanks, it just struck me the other day that I should eat more sprouts...and even John liked this one...it's the peanuts that snared him.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments...you are really so kind. I'll let my hubby know...he tries to be enthusiastic, but sometimes gets a little picky (ah, men). ;)Rose,
I think we can all use a few more sprouts. Even John liked this? Wow! I thought for sure this was something you made for yourself. Now I know I have to try it!
Thanks for the nice compliment. My hubby does appreciate me. He brags about me at work and even shares his food with the omnis that are brave enough to try it. A few of them even read my blog now. How is that for amazing! I was more than a bit shocked.
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TOP world headquarters about half an hour ago (5:24 local time). Finally, a little weather for us. We've gotten about eight inches of powder today (a very pretty day—as I was shoveling, I kept hearing Gabriel Iglesias—"it's fluffy!"), and the kids arrived home after school today reporting that...
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You said "I think I've formulated a new standard recommendation: own as many lenses as you want at home, but take as few as you can with you for each shoot or trip."
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If you change your mind about the 67 lenses; I'd be very interested in the 400mm ED.:)
James, Pentax makes a 67 to K adapter (third party adapters exist as well). I have one, but frankly it doesn't make much sense in many cases, the lenses are much larger and heavier. Although the 105mm f2.4 makes a nice portrait lens.
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