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Dave Eggers on Future of Print
March 3, 2016 General, Uncategorizedprintobserver
Dave Eggers, the author of the bestseller, "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," thinks newspapers and magazines have younger fans, who are oftentimes overlooked when demise of the medium is predicted. In an interview with Salon.com he is optimistic:
"Our students at 826 Valencia still have a newspaper class, where we
print an actual newspaper, and we do magazine classes and anthologies
where they're all printed on paper. That's the main way we get them
motivated, that they know it's going to be in print. It's much harder
for us to motivate the students when they think it's only going to be
on the Web.
The vast majority of students we work with read
newspapers and books, more so than I did at their age. And I don't see
that dropping off. If anything the lack of faith comes from people our
age, where we just assume that it's dead or dying. I think we've given
up a little too soon. We [i.e., McSweeney's] have been working every
day on a prototype for a new newspaper, and a lot of what we're doing
is resurrecting old things, like things from the last century that
newspapers used to do, in terms of really using the full luxury of the
broadsheet newspaper, with full color and all that space.
newspapers shouldn't try to compete directly with the Web, and should
do what they can do better, which may be long-form journalism and using
photos and art, and making connections with large-form graphics and
really enhancing the tactile experience of paper. You know, including a
full-color comic section, for example, which of course was standard in
newspapers years ago, when you'd have a full broadsheet Winsor McCay
comic. So we'll have a big, full-color comic section, and we're also
trying to emphasize what younger readers are looking for, what directly
appeals to them. It's hard to find papers these days that really do
anything to appeal to anyone under 18, and the paper used to do that
all the time. I think there will always be — if not the same audience
and not as wide an audience — a dedicated audience that can keep print
journalism alive."
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Dr. Thomas Glazier hails from Newnan, GA. After obtaining his D.D.S., M.S.D. degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Dr. Glazier completed a residency in periodontics, dental implant surgery and IV conscious sedation at VCU where he received a certificate in periodontics as well as an M.S.D. degree for his clinical trial work on autologous leukocyte-platelet rich fibrin in osseous regeneration. He currently maintains a private practice limited to periodontal and dental implant surgery in Richmond, Virginia, with Drs. Chris Richardson and Ben Overstreet. His clinical interests include peri-implant disease management and soft-tissue regeneration. In his spare time, Dr. Glazier is an avid drummer and enjoys spending time with his wife, Lauren, and their only "child," a 90 pound goldendoodle, named River.
2015-Present Dental License, #0401414829, State of Virginia.
2016 Board Certification in Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery, American Board of Periodontology.
2017 Voted a "Top Periodontist" by area dentists in Richmond Magazine.
2016 Voted a "Top Periodontist" by area dentists in Richmond Magazine.
2016 "Leadership for Tomorrow" Certificate Program Recipient, Virginia Dental Association.
2013 Billy M. Pennel Graduate Student Research Award in Clinical Science, Southern Academy of Periodontology, Captiva Island, FL.
2012 American Academy of Periodontology Award, VCU School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA.
2012 American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology Award, VCU School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA.
2012 Preston D. Miller Sr. Award for Excellence in Predoctoral Periodontics, VCU School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA.
Department of Periodontics, Richmond, VA.
Dentistry. Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics, Richmond, VA.
2007 Principal Investigator. Major chelus size of C. Guanhumi as related to gender. University of Georgia, Department of Marine Biology, Athens, GA.
Mastertrack Course, VCU School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA.
2011-2012 Teaching Assistant, Predoctoral Removable Prosthodontics, VCU School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA.
2017 "Peri-Implant Disease: Identification & Management." Peninsula Study Club, Yorktown, VA.
2016 "Interdisciplinary Approach to Dental Implants." Hanover Dental Study Club, Mechanicsville, VA.
2013 "Periodontics in 2013." Virginia Department of Health Polyconference, Richmond, VA.
2017 Co Director, Dental Hygiene Study Club of RVA, Richmond, VA.
2015-2016 Director, Dental Hygiene Continuum of Virginia, Richmond, VA.
2015-Present Director, Greater Richmond ITI Study Club, Richmond, VA.
2015-Present Co-Director, Implant Forum of Virginia, Richmond, VA.
2010 Secretary, Psi Omega, Richmond, VA.
2016 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society "Man of the Year" Candidate. Helped to raise $476,000 in ten weeks for cancer research. Richmond, VA.
2011 Give Kids A Smile, VCU School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Richmond, VA.
2011 Virginia Dental Association Lobby Day, Richmond, VA.
2010 Give Kids A Smile, VCU School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Richmond, VA.
2010 Virginia Dental Association Lobby Day, Richmond, VA.
2009 ADEA-ASDA National Dental Student Lobby Day, Washington DC.
2009 Virginia Dental Association Lobby Day, Richmond, VA.


East Main Medical Clinic opened its doors on October 27, 2014. Peter Sikoski, DO, a.k.a. Dr. Pete, formerly of Bozeman Urgent Care, is the owner and provider.
Our goal is to provide quality healthcare at an affordable cost, ideal for folks with high deductible insurance or no insurance at all. We look forward to serving our friends, neighbors, residents and visitors to the Gallatin Valley.


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"It started on Kingsday, now we are here."
"Yeah, this might look fun but it´s freakin heavy!"
"I asked her what she wanted to be when she grows up. She told me she wanted to be a stewardess, but was concerned where to find the right outfit for the job."
"I manage to get myself through art school by serving coffee by day and pouring cocktails by night."

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The government stipulates that we must publish specific information on our school website to comply with The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. We also comply with guidance from the Department for Education on what academies should publish online.
This information for Woodlands Primary School and Nursery can be found on our website at the links below:
Yate Academy (and Woodlands Primary School and Nursery) is an academy in the Greenshaw Learning Trust, Grennell Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 3DY (telephone: 020 8715 1078, email: info@greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk.)
Governance of the Trust can be accessed here.
Official documents for the Trust can be accessed here.
Woodlands Nursery and Primary School
Sundridge Park
BS37 4HB
Enquiries should be addressed to:
Natasha Watts – primary@yateacademy.co.uk
Kirsty Borrill, Headteacher
Darren Reynolds, Chair of Governors
Rachel Dean, SEN Co-ordinator
Admission arrangements:
A copy of our admissions arrangements and appeals information can be found here.
A copy of the school's most recent Ofsted report can be found here.
Key stage 2 (KS2)
The following information can be found on our website here:
percentage of pupils who've achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
average progress that pupils have made in reading between KS1 and KS2
average progress that pupils have made in writing between KS1 and KS2
average progress that pupils have made in maths between KS1 and KS2
percentage of pupils who've achieved a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
our pupils' average scaled score in the reading test
our pupils' average scaled score in the maths test
A link to the Yate Academy performance tables (and Woodlands Primary School and Nursery) can be found here.
Details about our approach to the curriculum, the content of our curriculum and our phonics schemes used in Key Stage 1 can be found here.
Our behaviour policy, including the anti-bullying strategy, can be found here.
Our Pupil Premium Report can be downloaded here.
Our report on PE and Sport Premium funding can be found here.
Our Special Educational Needs (SEN) information report can be downloaded here.
The school is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust. The school's equality policy can be found here.
The school is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust. The Greenshaw Learning Trust complaints policy and whistleblowing policy can be found here.
Our annual report and accounts information can be downloaded here.
Trustees' information and duties
Trustees' information can be found here.
Charging and remissions policies
The charging and remissions policies can be found here.
The school and trust welcome comments and will deal with complaints in accordance with the school complaint procedures and Trust complaint procedures.
Should a parent or carer require a copy of any of the above information, we will be happy to provide it free of charge. Please contact the school office.


"When selecting plants for the Nitrogen Fixing component of this design, I was looking for species that could withstand record lows of -28 (Zone 5), tolerate some shade, were fast growing, tolerant of trimming and coppicing, able to grow in clay soils, known to provide significant quantities of nitrogen, easy to propagate from seed and provide some food for humans and other animals. The following plants fit the criteria.
Caragana arborescens – Siberian Pea Tree"


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March 22, 2014 3:47 PM UTC
Bitcoin to help paralyzed olympic athlete
The story of Brazilian Olympic skier Lais Souza is a sad tale. The former gymnast wanted to compete during the Winter Olympics in Sochi. While she was training in the United States, she became paralyzed after suffering a serious accident. Shattered dreams Lais' dreams shattered…
Author: Christoph Marckx @cryptomaniacs
lais souza got paralyzed during practice. The Bitcoin community wants to gather funds to help her recovery.
Lais Souza got paralyzed during practice for Sochi 2014. The Bitcoin community tries to gather funds to help pay for her recovery.
The story of Brazilian Olympic skier Lais Souza is a sad tale. The former gymnast wanted to compete during the Winter Olympics in Sochi. While she was training in the United States, she became paralyzed after suffering a serious accident.
Lais' dreams shattered in just a few seconds. On top of that, the Brazilian Olympic Committee also denied any link with the athlete's accident. They said that Souza was still being prepared to become a professional skier. This means she wasn't yet classified to go to the Winter Olympic Games. Despite the committee's response to this tragic event, it was clear that everyone was expecting Souza to go. "Her chances were pretty good; everyone was counting on her to compete at the Olympics," said Souza's training partner Josi Santos.
After the Brazilian Olympic Committee's official statement became known to the public, Brazilian people stood up and started a national fundraising campaign. Medical treatment is very expensive when it comes to serious conditions as Lais Souza's, so any help for paying the necessary costs is welcome. One of the people who didn't hesitate to start a campaign was Alex Ferreira.
Ferreira, well-known member of the Brazilian Bitcoin community, decided to join the fundraising campaign with the whole Bitcoin community behind him. He created a new Bitcoin wallet for this project and made sure the whole fundraising is being done in the clearest possible way. It is imperative that donors can rest assured that all the payments are being directed to Lais Souza only. There's no room for sticky fingers in this project.
With the involvement of Ferreira, it didn't take long for other prominent members of the Brazilian Bitcoin community to step up and join the cause. Andre Horta, CEO of Brazilian exchange www.bitcointoyou.com, has offered his Bitcoin exchange's services to convert Bitcoins into Brazilian Reais without having to pay any fees before handling funds to Louza.
Community with a heart
Since the Dogecoin initiatives, it has been shown that the cryptocurrency community wants to make this world a better place. Not only by trying to make the advantages of Bitcoin go mainstream, but even more by having a heart for all kinds of injustice in this world. Souza's case is an example of how someone can get screwed over by the organisation she was working for. She was only good for as long as she was profitable. The Brazilian Bitcoin community will make sure they gather funds to help her get the treatment she needs. The international community can chip in too; all help will be welcome. On top of helping someone walk again, this will also bring positive attention to Bitcoin. Something we now need more than ever.
The cost for a tetraplegic is expected to reach $ 6,500 per month in Brazil, $77,300 per year. Lais is 25 years old today, the next decade should cost at least $ 800,000. Not to mention all the family environment that will be required.
To find out how much has been donated so far, you can check the following website: https://blockr.io/address/info/1k8At2Pk6wMf8vtQZdTrjd9wELC4b47G7.
If you want to donate yourself, the official wallet address is 1k8At2Pk6wMf8vtQZdTrjd9wELC4b4.
Christoph Marckx @cryptomaniacs
Internet addict and virtual currency aficionado living in Belgium. I work in a school, where I am responsible for every computer and the entire network that keeps our students connected to the world. I love cryptocurrencies, mostly because it gives us a chance to take back our freedom. If we do this right, there are exciting times ahead!
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AFGE Collects Thousands of Phones During Successful Cell Phones for Soldiers Campaign
Jemarion Jones
Washington—After launching its Cell Phones for Soldiers campaign in August 2005, the American Federation of Government Employees today announced that AFGE Locals around the country have collected more than 6,500 cell phones, cell phone accessories, pagers and blackberries to help troops stationed overseas stay in touch with their families and loved ones.
Through AFGE's Cell Phones for Soldiers program, participants donated used cell phones and other items at designated drop-off sites. The phones then were recycled for cash and used to purchase prepaid calling cards for soldiers who could not afford to make costly long distance phone calls home to the United States.
"Cell Phones for Soldiers is a wonderful program that allowed AFGE to show its support for the troops," said AFGE 14th District National Vice President Dwight Bowman. "AFGE represents nearly 185,000 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees, many of whom are veterans. Today's soldier is tomorrow's veteran. This is our way of showing future veterans that we care about them and want to help them through a difficult time."
The AFGE cell phone program was an offshoot of the national Massachusetts-based initiative. Started by two teenagers, Brittany and Robbie Bergquist, the program began in 2004 and has raised more than $250,000 and sent more than 50,000 prepaid calling cards to U.S. troops.
AFGE's Cell Phones for Soldiers effort started off with participation by Locals at VA Medical Centers in a handful of cities and blossomed into a nation-wide effort that included participation in Anchorage, Alaska; Tucson, Ariz.; Washington; Minneapolis; Kansas City, Mo.; Portland and Roseburg, Ore.; Philadelphia; Ft. Meade, Hot Springs, Rapid City and Sioux Falls, S.D.; Nashville, Tenn.; Austin, Texas; Vancouver, Wash.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Arlington and Salem, Va.; Omaha and Lincoln, Neb.; and Waco, Texas.
While the official campaign has ended, VA medical centers in the Washington, D.C. metro area are still accepting phones. Individuals can make donations at the VA Medical Center at 50 Irving Street, NW and the VA Central Office at 811 Vermont Avenue, NW. Phones will be accepted weekdays at the VA Medical Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in AFGE's union office, room GC-100. The VA Central Office location will accept phones between 1:00 and 3:30 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in room 141 of the Lafayette Building.
Additionally, the Pentagon, which established cell phone collection boxes for staff donations, has implemented a mail label option for those interested in sending their donations directly to Cell Phones for Soldiers. By visiting http://www.wirelessfundraiser.com/cpfs/, individuals can submit information and print prepaid mailing labels for Cell Phones for Soldiers shipments.
For more information, please visit www.afge.org or www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.


Image: MRI images reconstructed from the same data with conventional approaches (L) and AUTOMAP (R) (Photo courtesy of MGH).
A new technique based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning could enable clinicians to acquire high-quality images from limited data.
Developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH; Boston, USA), the new image manipulation technique, called automated transform by manifold approximation (AUTOMAP), offers a unified framework for image reconstruction by recasting it as a data-driven supervised learning task, which allows mapping between the sensor and the image domain to emerge from an appropriate body of training data. To develop AUTOMAP, the researchers took advantage of the many advances made in neural network models used for AI.
Improvement in graphical processing units (GPUs) that drive the operations also contributed to the powering of image reconstruction algorithms such as AUTOMAP, as they require an immense amount of computation, especially during the training phase. Another factor was the availability of large datasets--known as big data--that are needed to train large neural network models. The overall result is a superior immunity to noise and a reduction in reconstruction artefacts, compared with conventional handcrafted reconstruction methods.
AUTOMAP also offers a number of potential benefits for clinical care, even beyond producing high-quality images in less time with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or with lower doses with X-ray, computerized tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET). Because of its processing speed, the technique could help in making real-time decisions about imaging protocols while the patient is still inside the scanner. According to the researchers, the AUTOMAP technique would not have been possible five years ago, or maybe even one year ago. The study was published on March 21, 2018, in Nature.
Deep learning is part of a broader family of AI methods based on learning data representations, as opposed to task specific algorithms. It involves artificial neural network (ANN) algorithms that use a cascade of many layers of nonlinear processing units for feature extraction and transformation, with each successive layer using the output from the previous layer as input to form a hierarchical representation.


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Q: Can't find the error...syntax error, unexpected keyword_ensure, expecting end-of-input New to Rails and getting this error:
    SyntaxError in RestaurantsController#index
/home/action/workspace/yelp_demo/app/views/layouts/_navbar.html.erb:40: syntax error, unexpected keyword_ensure, expecting end-of-input

but the error, I think is here:
    app/views/layouts/application.html.erb:12:in `_app_views_layouts_application_html_erb___1775868341330703453_36033920'

So here's the application.html.erb code:
<!DOCTYPE html>

  <title>Yelpdemo</title>
  <%= render 'layouts/bootstrap' %>
  <%= stylesheet_link_tag    "application", media: "all", "data-turbolinks-track" => true %>
  <%= javascript_include_tag "application", "data-turbolinks-track" => true %>
  <%= csrf_meta_tags %>

  <%= render 'layouts/navbar' %>

  <% flash.each do |name, msg| %>
      <% if msg.is_a?(String) %>
        <div class="alert alert-<%= name == "notice" ? "success" : "danger" %> alert-dismissable">
          <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">×Close</button>
          <%= content_tag :div, msg, :id => "flash_#{name}" %>

      <% end %>
    <% end %>
    <%= yield %>
    <%= render 'layouts/footer' %>

Here's my _navbar.html.erb:

      <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
        Toggle navigation

      </button>
      <%= link_to "Yelpdemo", root_path, class: "navbar-brand" %>

<%= link_to "About", pages_about_path %>

<%= link_to "Contact", pages_contact_path %>

  <%= form_tag search_restaurants_path, method: :get, class: "navbar-form navbar-left" do %>

        <%= text_field_tag :search, params[:search], class: "form-control" %>
        <%= submit_tag "Search", name: nil, class: "btn btn-default" %>

  <% end %>
<% end %>

        <% if user_signed_in? %>

<%= link_to "Edit Profile", edit_user_registration_path %>

<%= link_to "Sign out", destroy_user_session_path, method: :delete %>

        <% else %>

<%= link_to "Sign up", new_user_registration_path %>

<%= link_to "Sign in", new_user_session_path %>

        <% end %>

I'm sure I'm missing something here...but what? TIA for your help!!

A: Looks like you have an extra <%end%> in your _navbar.html.erb file.

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Extreme Carnage Alpha #1 Skan Virgin CGC 9.8
Virgin Limited to 1000 Copies
Marvel Comics Release 7/7/21
Please allow approximately 16 weeks for CGC 9.8's. It's convention season and CGC is running massively behind. We do not fast track our submissions in order to save you money. Honestly fast track on Prescreened 9.8's doesn't save much time. Please be patient and feel free to message us for updates.
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VIOLENCE RUNS IN THE FAMILY!
As the dust continues to settle after the species-redefining KING IN BLACK saga, Eddie Brock and his son, Dylan, won't be the only ones learning to adjust to a new normal. Collectively called the Life Foundation, symbiotes SCREAM, PHAGE, RIOT, LASHER and AGONY have tried to reconcile the sometimes-noble intentions of their hosts with their often-bloodthirsty impulses.
But the Life Foundation symbiotes aren't the only ones with a part to play in this story, and they aren't the only symbiotes who find themselves reinvented after KING IN BLACK. They have an older sibling who may be reinvented in its own right: CARNAGE.


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UPDATE: Holiday Inn Express prototype unveiled in Atlanta
New Holiday Inn Express lobby.
By Colleen Isherwood, editor
SMYRNA, GA—A select group of media previewed the new Holiday In Express prototype in a warehouse in Smyrna, GA late last month. Formal announcement of the new design came later that day at The Hunter Investment Conference in Atlanta, GA.
Jennifer Gribble, head of the Holiday Inn Express Brand, the Americas at IHG, showed the journalists artist renderings of the exterior, the floor plan and the new lobby, and gave them a sneak peak at a model guestroom.
The new prototype is suitable for new builds, but elements were also designed with conversions and retrofits in mind.
Jennifer Gribble of IHG shows a photo of the exterior of the Holiday Inn Express prototype.
The brand sought input from a group of owners, and stressed guest input throughout the process. Inside the warehouse, they set up foam core models that could easily be changed as participants suggested modifications.
Innovative features include a barn-door style rolling wall that separates the living and sleeping areas from the washroom and coffee areas, so that one person can get ready while the other sleeps in.
The guest room entrance includes pegs for clothes, plus ledges where guests can drop their keys or plug in their phones or even their hair dryers.
The environment and a good night's sleep were top of mind in the new prototype, which was prepared with the help of Shea Design out of Minneapolis. The rolling wall, the headboards and wall structure were all designed to minimize noise, while drop-down blinds and the rolling wall help block out light.
On the other hand, there is lighting where it is most needed. The desk looks like an architect's table, with task lighting directly overhead. This gives a clean, uncluttered look for the desk. All of the lamps have the on/off switches in the same place, and the rooms have eight to 12 plugs to accommodate guest devices.
The seating area is located by the window and more importantly, away from the halls, so that noise from four-to-a-room sports teams, for example, is as far away from the corridors as possible.
The owners' group worked on the new design for just seven months, and two of those owners were on hand at the warehouse to talk about their involvement in the project.
"IHG and the owners' group worked hand in hand," said Punit. R. Shah, president and CEO of Liberty Group based in Tampa, FL. "We understand who the guests are and the return on investment.
"We have valuable real estate on the ground floor, so we moved the business centre to the main area, and combined a meeting room with the breakfast room, so it doesn't just go dark after breakfast."
"We wanted to keep the noise away from the guestrooms and lobby," noted owners' group member Asad Malik, president and CEO of Amerilodge Group, Rochester Hills, MI. Laundry, the pool and change rooms are all in a corridor along an exterior wall so noise from those amenities doesn't affect guests trying to sleep.
Some of the design features are especially suitable for Canada's harsh winters, said Joel Eisemann, IHG's chief development officer, The Americas. The new entrance features a substantial porte-cochère. "When it's snowing, raining or cold, this covered area makes it easier to enter the building," he told CLN.
Bringing the pool indoors was also good for Canadian owners. "There are a lot of environments where an indoor pool is really important," Eisemann added.
Eisemann said there is no deadline for properties to implement the new prototype, and that elements can be incorporated piece-by-piece in existing properties or conversions.
IHG plans to roll out the prototype at the end of June, "but we're already talking to owners today," said Eisemann.
"Holiday Inn Express was already a powerful brand—the new prototype will position it even stronger going forward."
As of year end 2013, there are 84 Holiday Inn Express hotels (8,655 rooms) open in Canada and 18 more in the pipeline.
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I plan to add some Sunday populaires also so stay tuned.
I did my best in picking dates that might not conflict with other events but that can be very hard, since my events must be submitted very early (9 months early) Reminder that 2019 is a Paris Brest Paris (PBP) year so ACP will be important for riders trying to qualify for 2019. So we might see some more riders from other locations coming down to ride.
The calendar will be the busiest ever for me as a RBA, but I'm up for it. Lots of events and I will add more non ACP events such as Populaires. 100K, 200K, 300K and a new 400K.
Expected approval on new 400K very soon.
I spent quite some time working out logistics on the Harlingen Soccer Complex. For now it looks good for the 100 and 200K but for the 300K we'll need to park down the road.
Oh yeah, still looking for volunteers. If you volunteer you can still ride the event early or right after as I often do to get credit. Even a small group if you agree to volunteer. This gives you some flexibility if you want.
Please consider registering as a RUSA member for 2018 on the website. We need to get our membership up for the RGV. We have a LOT of riders but not too many members.
2017 was easily a record year for RGV Randos and it's not even over yet! I'm looking forward to 2018 being even better.
Thanks for your support and riding.
Jan 13, 2018 Event and New 401K "Border Run" Route Approved!


After being homeless for years, Jerry Claypool couldn't contain his joy when he found out he'd been approved for his own apartment.
Jerry Claypool, Lawrence, gets choked up in a meeting with his Salvation Army case manager, Carol Taylor, on Tuesday, at the Salvation Army, at 946 New Hampshire St. Claypool, who has been homeless since 1985, recently secured housing with the help of Taylor and a housing program called Project Able, which is a collaborative effort through the Salvation Army and the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority.
"I did the jig, I was so happy. Hopefully I don't have to go another winter out in the cold," he beamed.
The last time Claypool was able to rent an apartment was in 1985, 28 years ago. This time, Claypool and Carol Taylor, a case manager at The Salvation Army who assisted him in securing housing, are determined to help him not only keep his apartment, but to become self sufficient. Their secret weapon? Financial literacy.
Claypool and other clients in The Salvation Army's Project Able case management program were among the 20 people who took advantage of the Money Matters Self Sufficiency Class to gain a better understanding of the thorny personal financial issues that often capsize people's attempts to move from homelessness to permanent housing.
The free four-part course, which digs into personal budgeting, renter rights, credit reports and debt repayment, was the result of a unique partnership between the United Way of Douglas County, Housing and Credit Counseling Inc., the Lawrence Community Shelter, Ballard Community Services and The Salvation Army.
As part of its new emphasis on promoting collaboration among social service agencies to reduce duplication of efforts, using resources more efficiently and serving a greater number of people, the United Way encouraged the agencies to discuss ways they could work together to better serve people in crisis.
The group identified financial literacy as a huge need for their clients. Handling complex financial situations was out of the purview of most case managers, yet was a critical piece in helping people overcome the barriers to finding and keeping housing. So the agencies decided to turn to the experts in the group — Housing and Credit Counseling Inc. — to provide the training their clients needed, freeing up case managers to focus on clients' other needs.
Everyone took part to make the class a reality. HCCI provided the training. The Lawrence Community Shelter hosted the first class session in April, and The Salvation Army will host the second in October. Ballard Community Services offered to cover child care. And United Way provided the funding.
The Salvation Army case managers, who attended the classes along with their clients, wasted no time in putting the knowledge they gained into action. Case managers met with their clients and came up with action plans, like creating personal budgets.
Now that he finally has a home of his own, Claypool wants to keep it. So he's working with Taylor to develop a plan for handling his finances more wisely.


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Locals Choice
Sister Cities gets innovation award
Published 10:26 pm Monday, August 5, 2013
By Tracy Agnew
Taylor Hart Odom, center, accepts the Suffolk Sister Cities' Innovation Award in Youth and Education at last month's conference in San Antonio, Texas, from Bill Boerum, left, Sister Cities International vice chairman, and Tom Lisk, chairman.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy alumna Taylor Hart Odom has visited or lived in 24 countries — and she's only 23 years old.
She spent the last year teaching English in Thailand after graduating from the University of Virginia with a major in foreign affairs, part of which was spent studying abroad in Italy. She will depart this week for Florida State University, where she will work on a master's degree in international education. She hopes one day to work promoting study-abroad opportunities for high school and college students.
Her cosmopolitan nature made Odom the perfect candidate to represent Suffolk recently on behalf of Suffolk Sister Cities at the organization's conference in San Antonio, Texas. She accepted an Innovation Award for Youth and Education for the Suffolk organization and was able to make friends from around the world.
"I really like meeting people from all over the world," Odom said. "It's great to make those connections."
Odom's love of travel was cemented at an early age. She has an aunt and uncle who work for the State Department and have lived in many different countries, and many of her earliest trips were family vacations to visit them.
"I was really lucky to be able to do a lot of traveling at a young age," she said.
In high school, she convinced her parents to allow her to go to summer camp in Paris, and that experience further solidified her confidence in her career choice.
"It just kind of grew after that," she said. "I really would like to work in the study abroad industry, encouraging more students to study abroad. I think it's really important to get some idea of what the world is like outside the United States."
The award Odom accepted on behalf of Suffolk Sister Cities was given for a program it did last year with Italian Edoardo Miotto, who is from Oderzo, one of Suffolk's sister cities.
Miotto, who hopes to go into health care, came to Suffolk a few years ago on the youth exchange that the organization does regularly. He has since started university and wants to be a physician, so he came to Suffolk last year, lived with host families and spent the summer shadowing different physicians — something not allowed for those without medical degrees in Italy.
Maryanne Persons of Suffolk Sister Cities said Miotto mostly shadowed physicians in various specialties at Sentara Obici Hopsital, named after Oderzo's native son Amedeo Obici, who later moved to Suffolk and founded Planters Peanuts. The Obici connection is the reason Oderzo and Suffolk are sister cities.
However, Miotto also visited the Western Tidewater Free Clinic and the Bon Secours Care-A-Van, both projects that have been funded by the Obici Healthcare Foundation, also named after Obici and established through his generosity.
"It's kind of coming full circle to see the difference one person's generosity can make," Persons said.
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== Floor plans ==
Image:Furnald1.jpg|Floor 1
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Image:Furnald10.jpg|Floor 10
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== External Links ==
[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/docs/residence-halls/furnald/index.html Columbia Housing - Furnald]
[http://housingservices.columbia.edu/content/furnald Columbia Housing - Furnald]
[[Category:Columbia undergraduate residence halls]]
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548 West 113th Street • 600 West 113th Street • Broadway • Carman • East Campus • 47 Claremont • Furnald • Harmony • Hartley • Hogan • John Jay • McBain • River • Ruggles • Schapiro • Wallach • Watt • Wien • Woodbridge
Furnald is a popular and relatively well appointed residence hall located on South Lawn with other first-year-only dormitories.
Once upon a time Furnald was the territory of undergraduate seniors. It was very popular, not least because it allegedly had its own bar in the basement, which reached legendary status.[1]
Today, Furnald is a majority first-year residence hall that is also home to some sophomores. Therefore, first years who aren't housed in Carman, John Jay or the Living Learning Center, still get to live in the quad and are largely insulated from upperclassmen. The remaining space is open to rising sophomores in General Selection. Until 2009, typically, only sophomores with lottery numbers between 1 and 500 (about 100 or so lucky souls) are able to get rooms in Furnald. After the opening of Harmony, 25 beds were converted to freshman rooms. Now, only 50 or so rising sophomores able to pick Furnald during General Selection.
1.1 Famous former residents
2 Facilities
2.1 Rooms
3 Advantages and disadvantages
3.1 Advantages
3.2 Disadvantages
6 Building address
7 Tunnel/roof connections
7.1 Journalism Hall
7.2 Butler tunnel system
7.3 Outside
Furnald Hall was funded by a bequest from Francis Furnald in memory of his son, Royal Blackler Furnald (CC 1901). It was designed by McKim, Mead, and White, and opened in 1913.
During World War I, Furnald was a residence for female graduate students. Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca lived there in 1929 and raved about the views, both of South Field and Broadway. During World War II, it housed "ninety-day wonder" commissioned naval officers, who were sent off to war after only three months of officer training. The protagonist of alumnus Herman Wouk's famous novel, The Caine Mutiny, was said to live in the building during this period.[2] After the war, it became a law school dormitory, before once again becoming an undergraduate residence hall in 1960.
When South Lawn still served as Columbia's primary athletics facility, Furnald's basement housed lockers, showers, and dressing rooms. The space later served as the site of a Co-Op Grocery until 1989.[3][4][5]
By the mid-90s, Furnald had fallen into a state of disrepair. Hartley and Wallach Hall had benefited from major renovation and reconstruction in the 1960s and 1970s due to the generosity of Ira D. Wallach and Jerome L. Greene, but Furnald did not. President George Rupp ordered a $12m complete gutting and rebuilding, which was completed in 1996.[6] Furnald had traditionally been the domain of the senior class, and remained so until spring of 2000 when the administration informed students of plans to turn Furnald into an exclusively Freshman/Sophomore dormitory and launch the LLC in Hartely and Wallach. Naturally, the students, who hadn't been informed of the administration's intentions at any point, were furious, but to no avail.[7] Vestiges of Furnald's former status as a senior dormitory can be seen in the CUMB's tradition of ending Orgo Night performances on the steps of Furnald, where bandies sing the college alma mater, Sans Souci, to members of the band who will be graduating.
Most recently, as the University has made changes to handle the ongoing expansion of enrollment at Columbia College, the share of Furnald allocated to first-year students has steadily increased, with the displaced sophomores being able to find beds in the recently converted Harmony Hall and other bottom-of-the-barrel housing options.
Famous former residents
Federico García Lorca (1929) - Room 617[8]
Ted Gold (1965-1967)
All rooms have carpets, air conditioning.
Each floor has a spacious lounge with a TV and fully-equipped kitchen.
Each floor has 2 large bathrooms (1 male, 1 female).
Single laundry room located in basement
Two elevators, one located at each end of the main corridor.
For first years, 78 singles and 17 doubles.
For sophomores, 109 singles and 7 doubles.
Floors 1, 2 and 10 have especially large rooms.
1002 is an architecturally interesting room.
'Recently' renovated, so it almost feels like a new building.
Convenient location near Lerner, and, well, everything. Perhaps the best location on campus.
Great campus and Broadway views.
Nice bathrooms. Especially shower stalls for disabled people which have removable shower heads.
Air conditioning.
Lots of closet space.
Basically the only place where you can get a single as a sophomore.
Ideal choice for independence-minded first years who want lots of privacy. (See below for why Furnald is a bad choice for most first years.)
Reliable elevators.
Floor lounges have kitchens, so you can actually cook.
Dubs.
Furnald was a relatively quiet and antisocial residence hall, though this might be changing. There are only 25 people on each floor, of whom about 12 were first years, compared to 40+ first years on the average John Jay or Carman floor. Furthermore, the sophomores in Furnald already have their own social networks and tend not to socialize with the first years. So the building didn't have John Jay's or Carman's social atmosphere, where hundreds of eager beaver first years all want to get to know each other. This was a significant drawback since most students' social networks are built up from their first year floormates.
Social interaction in lounges is infrequent (relative to other first year dorms) for the above reason.
Kitchens are less useful for first years required to be on a meal plan.
Layout is not conducive to intra-floor socializing, since stairways and elevators are on the north and south ends of the hall, which somewhat isolates the north and south sides of the floor from one another
Uncommon for people to leave their doors open (relative to other first year dorms).
Doubles are fairly small.
Single, view 1
Double, view 1
Double 2, view 1
Floor bathroom, view 1
Floor lounge
Floor kitchen
Main lounge on ground floor
Tunnel/roof connections
Journalism Hall
Go down to the basement by means of the north staircase. Do not use the south staircase, where a camera will see you. The first machine room on your left has a connecting to Journalism in it, but it is locked most of the time. Occasionally the door is left open by maintenance. Furnald's basement is relatively high-traffic, so go late. Tape open the lock or jam the door if you see it open, maintenance has been known to do this and they won't think twice about it.
Butler tunnel system
Go down to the basement by means of the north staircase. Walk to the south end. Do not use the south staircase to come down to the basement as there is a camera. Turn left and the usually-locked door in front of you will take you into the tunnels. These tunnels are almost always locked, so you'll probably need to come out the way you came in. You will notice a prominent camera on the wall. The card-swiper's monitor shows this camera only so he/she will have a good view of you. DO NOT turn around and look north. Go fast past it and usually they won't care. Carman Hall and Butler Library are at the end of this system but are almost always locked. There is a moderate security risk and lots of traffic near the entrance.
This is the handicapped entrance to the basement. Interesting but not useful. The security danger of taking this tunnel outweighs visiting it. Go to the basement using the north staircase and walk to the south end where you will notice a camera and a way-overkill grate. Columbia really doesn't want people coming into the dorms without swiping. If you are lucky enough to happen upon this grate while it is unlocked, you will find it is nothing more than a short ramp up to the random camera-monitored door on the Broadway side of Furnald. Not that there is a very high security risk here. If you are lucky enough to find the grate unlocked and you enter, you will be noticed by the card-swiper. Campus security will come to find you, but they have no chance of discovering you if you hide. Cover your face so the camera doesn't catch it and don't take too long. Wait 20 mins after swiping in before coming here so you're forgotten by the swiper. Hide in one of Furnald's floor lounges for 20 mins before walking out the front door.
↑ Home on the Heights: 100 Years of Housing at Columbia
↑ Furnald Repoens After Renovations, The Record, 1990s
↑ "Columbia University and Morningside Heights" (Postcard History Series) by Michael V. Susi, pg. 50
↑ In Our Pages: Furnald Grocery Faces Shutdown, Columbia Spectator, 27 February 2002
↑ My Columbia- Furnald Hall: The Jewel of Broadway
↑ Furnald Hall Reopens after Extensive Renovation, Columbia Record, Vol. 22 Iss. 2
↑ Admins, Students Clash over Housing Changes, Columbia Spectator, 10 May 2000
↑ http://www.eye.columbiaspectator.com/2005/09/27/lorcas-new-york
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A beautiful National Trust place in Somerset with an ancient castle, subtropical gardens and a mill.
A wooded river valley running down to the sea to Heddon's Mouth, within Exmoor National Park.
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We went on a walk to learn more about Exmoor ponies, wild horses that roam across Devon. They normally grazed on Foreland Point, very close to where the Lighthouse is situated.
A dramatic river gorge and ancient woodlands where some of us went wild swimming!
Lynton stands some 450ft above its sister village Lynmouth, two picturesque villages on the coast of Exmoor National Park with dramatic views across the sea. From Lynton you can walk to the Valley of Rocks, a U-shaped dry valley that is parallel to the sea. You can also spot the Lighthouse in the distance!
Going on holiday with a baby certainly has its challenges. Our car was packed with so many baby-related things, we were constantly running behind schedule and whenever Aaron needed a feed, a nappy change or a nap we had to work around his schedule rather than ours. But I think the younger a baby is, the easier it is to take them on a holiday. He was still fully breastfed, so we didn't have to bother sorting out his meals. He was also still small enough to be carried in the sling. By the end of this holiday he had actually started to accept the sling! He had never been a big fan and has always preferred the pram/buggy, which is certainly better for my back but quite tricky when you'd like to go on hikes through uneven terrain.
The more I see of the UK the more I'm fascinated by the variety of beautiful landscapes in this country. I don't even mind drizzly and foggy weather anymore. It makes the scenery even more mysterious and interesting. I really hope we can go on another holiday in the UK before we're moving back to Germany in the summer. There are still so many places I'd like to see. The Lake District and Wales are at the top of my list. Any other recommendations?


U.S. and EU officials have called on Turkey to show restraint amid concerns that Friday's failed coup attempt will be the pretext for an authoritarian crackdown. Turkey's ability to investigate the putsch will be compromised by the fact that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has repressed the media and weakened the judiciary, says Kemal Kirisci, of the Brookings Institution. The coup attempt will likely bolster Erdoğan's efforts to consolidate power, and that will make any investigation into the true causes of the coup difficult, Kirisci says.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pinned responsibility on the cleric Fethullah Gülen, who lives in self-imposed exile in the United States. Is that credible?
It is possible [that the Gülen movement is responsible], but this needs to be thoroughly investigated. The [Turkish] government has long argued that Fethullah Gülen leads a parallel state from Pennsylvania, where he has been living since 1997. The journalist and academic Ali Bayramoğlu has said that the movement, going back to the 1980s and early 1990s, began to systematically place their students in the police and military academies. These students were closely monitored and accompanied.
Other commentators have argued that it's unbelievable how F-16 pilots, on whom the state has spent more than a million dollars each to educate, attacked the Turkish parliament, military headquarters, intelligence services, and communications centers. How can a well-trained, prestigious F-16 pilot do this unless they are deeply attached to a cause? The movement also [includes] high-ranking judges and officers, including many one-star generals, who have been arrested.
Erdoğan has renewed his calls on the United States to extradite Gülen. Is this more plausible after the attempted coup?
Turkey has for a long time been seeking Gülen's extradition, but the United States has not been cooperative, saying there was not enough evidence to build a case. However, the [U.S.-Turkey] extradition treaty refers to an obligation to extradite anyone who attempts to assassinate the leaders of one or the other country. There clearly was an attempt to assassinate Erdoğan: the hotel where he had been staying was attacked, and there was an attempt to control the airport where he was supposed to land. A necessary condition of extradition is that a convincing connection between the coup and the sought-after person is established; that should be the focus of cooperation.
Many analysts expect that Erdoğan will use the attempt as a pretense to invest the presidency with full executive powers, as he's long sought.
The difficult issue will be to assess Erdoğan's accusations independent of his political ends. Many commentators say the allegations put forward by the government serve his political aspirations: Erdoğan has become, de facto, the executive president of Turkey, but he wants to introduce an element of legality to it, which will require either a constitutional amendment or a completely new constitution. Opinion polls just before the coup suggested that the public, even supporters of [the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)], did not look favorably on it. This kind of threat to the system gives him considerable leverage [to codify an executive presidency], and I suspect he will follow that path rather than what some commentators are calling for, bringing the polarized country to a consensus through dialogue.
How to sort that out from the pursuit of the truth will be a difficult exercise, and I'm not sure today's Turkey is equipped to do it, given the way the media has been repressed and the judiciary has been brought under the influence, if not control, of the government. These measures raise serious doubts about Turkey's ability to investigate this within the realm of the rule of law.
The Incirlik air base, from which a U.S.-led coalition carries out air strikes against the self-proclaimed Islamic State, just reopened after a temporary closure. Will the coup attempt have broader implications for the anti-ISIS campaign?
Cooperation on ISIS is important, but much more so is the future of democracy in Turkey. A Turkey that is democratic is a Turkey of the rule of law, and a secular Turkey is one in which sympathy for such extremist groups is much less. Such a Turkey shares common values with the West, which makes cooperation much easier.
It looks like a large number of officers—colonels as well as one-star generals—were involved, and so the Turkish military is going to experience a period of weakness. That's where U.S. cooperation, on intelligence and counterterrorism, is critical. Such cooperation demands trust. That trust will partially, but importantly, be a function of [cooperation over] the Gülenist dossier.
The United States and Turkey are going to have to find a way to cooperate over the PYD (Kurdish Democratic Union Party). [Editor's note: the United States backs the Syrian Kurdish party's militant wing, the YPG, to combat the Islamic State; Turkey says the group has aided its compatriots in Turkey, the PKK, whose insurgency against the state resumed in July 2015]. The United States enjoys leverage over the PYD, and now it's ever more important that it keeps the PYD in line so it does not become involved in the conflict in Turkey and strengthen the hand of the PKK while Turkey is vulnerable.
Turkey hosts roughly three million refugees and the country is party to an agreement with the EU to stem migration to Europe. What will EU-Turkey relations look like in the aftermath of the coup attempt?
If the perpetrators had gained control of government, it would have led to civil war, so the very fact that the coup attempt collapsed is saving Europe from waves of Turkish asylum seekers. The EU will need to expand its basis of cooperation with Turkey, because this coup attempt will adversely impact Turkey's ability to deal with these refugees. There will likely be a purge from some of the bureaucracies and organizations that deal with them.
More broadly, both U.S.-Turkey and EU-Turkey ties have been strained lately. Will the Turkey's alliance with the West come out on stronger footing after their condemnation of the coup attempt?
Helping with the investigation to establish the truth will be critical. The way in which, at the end of the day, [the EU and United States came out] with support for the elected government, just as Turkish opposition parties did, should entitle them to some influence, calling on Turkey to live up to the norms, standards, and values of democratic society.
The EU and United States together must reanchor Turkey solidly within the Western alliance. Erdoğan, as much as [the United States and EU member-states] may resent him or disagree with policies, must be made to feel that he's welcome back in the ranks, the way he was between 2003 and 2010, on the condition he reforms his policies.
Erdoğan and the people around him, especially [former Prime Minister Ahmet] Davutoglu, had delusions of grandeur. They dreamed they were going to lead the ummah, the Islamic world. This is all gone now: the emperor is naked. Erdoğan seems to recognize Turkey has boxed itself into a corner and wants to come out in the direction of the West. There is nowhere else to go. Turkey needs tourism, international trade, and foreign investment, and to protect its national security. On all these grounds it needs cooperation, and it's not going to come from Iran, China, or Russia, even if that might be their preference. It can only come from the West.
Turkey may also recognize that the West is in trouble too, and if the West cannot come out of that trouble, Turkey will be in even deeper trouble. Brexit is going to have a negative impact on Turkey's export market and tourism. An EU in trouble is not going to be able to give visa liberalization to Turkish nationals, which symbolically will anchor Turkey in the West, and is also important economically. If the EU and United States move to the right and say no to free trade agreements [and migration], Turkey will not benefit. Both sides next each other even more than in the past.


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Anti-CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy Results in Sustained Molecular Remissions in Patients With Ibrutinib-Refractory CLL
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with complex cytogenetics who relapse after treatment with ibrutinib have few treatment options and a short expected survival. According to results from a phase I/II feasibility and safety study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, treatment with anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, combined with lymphodepletion chemotherapy, could be effective in these patients.
The 24 patients included in the study (median age = 61 years; range = 40-73 years) achieved an overall response rate (ORR) of 71 percent (n=17) four weeks after CAR T-cell infusion, and "a high rate of elimination of CLL from marrow and lymph node response after CAR T-cell therapy," lead author Cameron J. Turtle, PhD, of the Clinical Research Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, and co-authors reported.
The study included patients with CLL who had relapsed disease following treatment with an anti-CD20 antibody and fludarabine or bendamustine. They also received prior ibrutinib for a median duration of 13 months (range = 0.75-39 months). Nineteen patients experienced disease progression while receiving ibrutinib, and three were considered ibrutinib intolerant. The median number of previous therapies was five (range = 3-9 therapies).
All patients had high-risk disease, and 96 percent had high-risk cytogenetics. Nine of the 19 patients whose disease progressed after ibrutinib were found to have mutations associated with ibrutinib resistance, including BTK (n=7) and PLCG2 (n=2). Ibrutinib was discontinued prior to lymphodepletion with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine.
The study used a 3+3 design to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of CAR T cells: 2×105 cells/kg (n=4), 2×106 cells/kg (n=19), or 2×107 cells/kg (n=1).
The most common safety events in this patient population were cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity – side effects commonly associated with CAR T-cell therapies. Twenty patients (83%) experienced CRS, mostly grade 1/2 (n=18), and eight patients (33%) reported neurotoxicity, mostly grade 3 (n=5). All patients who had neurotoxicity also experienced CRS. Two patients were admitted to the intensive care unit, and one patient died from neurotoxicity after receiving the 2×106 cells/kg dose. Neurotoxicity was reversible in all other patients.
The median duration of all-cause hospitalization was nine days (range = 0-49 days). The investigators selected 2×106 cells/kg as the maximum dose for subsequent patients with CLL, given the grade 4 CRS and grade 3 neurotoxicity at higher dose levels in this study and previous reports of excessive toxicity with the 2×107 cells/kg dose in patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
The percentage of leukemic B cells in the bone marrow prior to therapy was higher in patients who developed CRS and neurotoxicity, compared with those who did not (CRS grade 0 vs. grade 1-5; median = 1.8% vs. 65.5%; p=0.35; neurotoxicity grade 0 vs. grade 1-5; median = 36.7% vs. 77.5%; p=0.13). Peak CD4+ and CD8+ CAR T-cell counts after infusion were higher in patients with grade 1 to 3 CRS or grade 1 to 3 neurotoxicity, compared with those who did not experience those adverse events, but they were not higher in those with grade 4 to 5 toxicity, "potentially a result of high-dose corticosteroids administered to treat serious toxicity," the authors noted.
For the 23 surviving patients who were restaged by tumor size, the ORR (defined by the International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia [IWCLL] criteria and including partial remissions [PRs] and complete remissions [CRs]) at four weeks was 70 percent (n=16), with one additional patient achieving a late response.
Twenty patients received cyclophosphamide plus fludarabine lymphodepletion and a single CAR T-cell infusion at or below the MTD (2×106 cells/kg). In 19 restaged patients, the ORR was 74 percent (95% CI 49-91), including four CRs (21%) and 10 PRs (53%). Responses were similar among the 16 ibrutinib-refractory patients included in this subgroup, with an ORR of 69 percent (n=11; 95% CI 41-89), including four CRs (25%).
"A lymph node response (defined as CR or PR) was associated with longer progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), compared with those who experienced treatment failure (defined as stable or progressive disease)," the authors reported, adding that "patients who achieved PR did not have inferior PFS or OS, compared with those who achieved CR."
Twenty-one patients underwent bone marrow evaluation four weeks after infusion, and 17 patients (81%) had no marrow disease detected by high-resolution flow cytometry. "Approximately half of the patients (58%) who were evaluated by immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) sequencing to detect residual tumor in [the] marrow lacked detectable malignant IGH copies," the authors found.
Marrow clearance was associated with a non-significant improved PFS: Median PFS for detectable versus not detectable malignant IGH copies was 8.5 months and not reached, respectively (p=0.063). Median OS was not reached in either group.
In addition to demonstrating the feasibility of anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy for this high-risk population, "these data indicate that early restaging by tumor size criteria alone, four weeks after CAR T-cell administration, may not be the optimal determinant of prognosis, as suggested after immune checkpoint blockade in other malignancies," the authors noted. "Additional studies will be required to determine whether strategies such as IGH sequencing, [positron emission tomography] imaging, or delayed restaging after CAR T-cell immunotherapy of CLL can identify patients who might benefit from additional CAR T-cell infusions to improve outcomes."
The study is limited by its single-center design and small patient population. Two patients received less than the target CAR T-cell dose, which may have limited the findings. In addition, the low incidence of complete elimination of bulky nodal disease suggests that the malignant lymph node environment may impair CAR T-cell infiltration or function.
The authors report no financial conflicts.
Turtle CJ, Hay KA, Hanafi LA, et al. Durable molecular remissions in chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with CD19-specific chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells after failure of ibrutinib. J Clin Oncol. 2017;35:3010-20.


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Incoming CEO at Southwest Air faces numerous challenges – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
By Missy Evans	 Last updated Jan 10, 2022
Robert Jordan will face a long list of challenges as he becomes the sixth CEO of Southwest Airlines, which is recovering from a pandemic that has battered its finances and left a much smaller business.
Southwest hadn't lost a full year in its history, from half a century to 2020 when it lost $ 3 billion. The Dallas-based airline is likely to have ended 2021 in the black – it will release results later this month – thanks to more than $ 1.1 billion in federal pandemic aid.
After thousands of employees left in 2020, staff shortages contributed to a high number of canceled and delayed flights on Southwest last summer and again in October. The airline is now in a hiring frenzy to catch up.
Jordan joined Southwest in 1988 and rose through a variety of finance and strategy jobs including overseeing the $ 1.4 billion acquisition of AirTran Airways in 2011. In June, Southwest announced that Jordan would succeed Gary Kelly who will retire as CEO on February 1 for 17 years at the helm of the airline.
Jordan spoke to The Associated Press shortly before Christmas about these flight disruptions, whether Southwest will charge baggage drop-off fees, and what kind of legacy it wants to leave behind. The comments have been edited lengthways.
Q. You have a lot of work to do. What will you focus on first?
A. The company isn't broken, but … I think we can do a lot – I used the word modernize. I don't know if that's a good word or not because it's not like we're lagging behind, but I think we need to work on our operational tools, for example. I don't know that (employees) have all the tools to run the complex company that we are.
Q. Do you mean the way you reschedule passengers and crews?
A. It can be a number of things. If you are in an irregular operation (e.g., cancellations and delays due to weather or other factors), I have airplanes out of place and customers out of place and this plane needs to land at this maintenance base. There are probably tools that we can use to identify problems more quickly and offer solutions.
Q. What else?
A. I think we have a great customer experience. But (I) think of things like: is our WiFi as reliable as it needs to be? I am not sure if it is like that. Do we have to worry about whether electricity (sockets for passengers) is important in the aircraft? Can you do everything a customer needs to do to serve yourself on your phone? Will I change the airline drastically? I don't think so, but I think there are areas where we can improve.
Q. What about baggage fees, exchange fees, and your open seating system? Are there any changes?
On a. We are known for doing things that make sense to our customers. No baggage fees, no exchange fees make perfect sense. It is very difficult for me to imagine that we would go to assigned seats. There is absolutely no work to rethink all of these things. But somehow I put (assigned seats) in the never-say-never bucket.
F. You are hiring. How long until you are fully occupied?
A. We hired about 5,000 this fall, and if you remember, we've had about 5,000 taking early retirement (in 2020 and 2021) so we're making really good progress. It's harder than normal. We get a lot of applications, we just don't get as many applications for vacancies as we used to. We're hiring even more in 2022, which is why I suspect it will be until summer before we get stuck here.
Q. What happens to the wages?
A. The wage market is on the move and it feels like it keeps moving. I don't know if there is such a thing as a minimum wage anymore because there is a market wage. It feels like $ 15 (one hour) has become $ 18, and $ 18 could (become) $ 20. It's hard to tell when to balance and when to stop. I think you will see wage pressures for a while longer.
Q. What will the aviation industry look like in 2022?
A. I think we all wished that '21 was the year of transition and that '22 was back to normal, and it is just clear that '22 will continue to be a year of continuous transition. You have HR issues, just the entire hiring market that everyone is dealing with. You have ongoing supply chain problems. You have the pandemic that we all hope will endemic here at some point. It will make the forecast of the business and the schedule a little bumpy.
Q. What does this mean for the company?
A. The (last) 21 months have been tough on people, so I want 2022 to be a year where we really invest in our people, love our people and then be consistently profitable again. I'm not arguing (Southwest will be profitable) at the levels we need in the long run – I think it will take a while to get there – but we need to return to sustainable profitability as opposed to permanent profitability.
Q. How will you be different or similar to Gary Kelly?
A. I think we are alike when it comes to how we think through problems and process things. We're both analytical, we're both data-driven. I have a high propensity for action. That's good and that's bad – it can be both. I'm probably quicker to come to an answer and probably need to focus on working together where Gary is very cooperative. Gary is a person, I'm probably more of a person than that. I spent the whole day wandering the halls, talking to people, or being in the train stations.
Q. What kind of footprints, what legacy do you want to leave as CEO?
A. I have never been a career aspirant or especially a title holder. I just had a lot of opportunities and just moved on and loved every job I had. I never thought this would be an opportunity. When I leave there is nothing better than two things: First, our employees can look back and say that they feel fulfilled, that they love Southwest Airlines. They love that they can have a career here that is good for them and their families. And second … to be known as someone who just did a good job developing others and building good teams. So it's not about profits or customer experience or anything like that. I think they'll come with you.
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