tients responded (overall response rate was 48% (21/44)) and two-thirds experienced disease control (disease control rate was 68% (30/44)). The median progression-free survival was 7.9 months (95% CI: 5.8, 11.0) and the median overall survival (OS) was 12.2 months (95% CI: 8.9, 17.9). The one-year survival rate for patients was 48%. Levels of secreted protein acidic and rich in crysteine (SPARC) w…
…marillo/Potter/Randall Office of Emergency Management. “Some of the cars were just buried in hail and people were trapped in their cars.” The southbound lane of the highway, which was shut down around 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, finally reopened early on Thursday morning. Emergency crews also got several swift-water rescue calls as the road was flooded in low-lying areas, she said. Rural fences and ve…
s of rain and a foot of snow to higher elevations. Flooding and strong winds are expected to be a major concern. According to travel tracker AAA, 4% more Americans than last year will journey at least 50 miles from home, with about 90% of them driving. Another 8% plan to fly, but AAA notes that higher airfares and less available seats have forced many would-be fliers to drive instead. The remainin…
As the East Coast is still reeling from the devastation brought on by Superstorm Sandy forecasters are already warning of a powerful new nor’easter storm front coming in from the Atlantic, bringing 45 mph gusts of wind mixed with snow and rain. The beleaguered coast line is expected to face the storm from Tuesday to Thursday – potentially casting a shadow over Election Day. At least New Yor…
lights of the Air & Water Show can be watch on ABC7 on Sunday. “Chicago’s Top Guns: A Wet and Wild Weekend” airs at 10:35 p.m. It’s hosted by Jerry Taft and Tracy Butler. 2011 Chicago Air and Water Show The Chicago Air and Water Show presented by the City of Chicago and Shell Oil Products U.S is the the largest FREE show of its kind in the United States. The show can…
dia and poor rains in Australia also contributed to higher prices. “The severe deterioration of maize crop prospects in the US following extensive drought damage pushed up maize prices by almost 33% in July,” said the FAO. The price of rice and dairy was unchanged, although meat fell 1.7% due to a slump in pork prices. The surge in prices have renewed fears of a food crisis that plague…
…cuations, he said New York police will be patrolling at risk areas to encourage the elderly and families with children to evacuate. “We can expect winds of up to 25 to 35 mph and gusts rising to 45 to 55 mph, with the highest winds occurring late Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,” he continued, adding that the strong winds will make it feel around 10 degrees colder than the listed temperatu…
…emergency for Dallas and Hutchins!” Dallas tornado tosses trucks across the skies as dangerous twister targets Texas Local television footage shows a large funnel cloud on the ground near Interstate 35 south of Dallas. The weather service says the “large and extremely dangerous” tornado was near Lancaster about 20 miles south of Dallas and moving north. The weather service is also reporting othe…
ything could happen. I feel the mayor should do something about that. The children should be our first priority, no matter what else is going on in the city.” Zak, a former Cleveland police officer of 30 years, believes the community is feeling the effects of the city’s cuts in the police force. “The first thing a city should do is protect its citizens,” he said. Although police cannot be on the s…
“Bicholim Conflict” was voted a “good article” – a Wikipedia badge of honor – and sat happily on the online encyclopedia for more than half a decade. But editors have lately discovered a small issue with the site’s meticulously written 4,500 word article detailing the 17th century Bicholim Conflict. It was entirely made up. After five years of featuring the piece, which tells th…
The latest spacecraft in Europe’s long-running Meteosat series has just gone into orbit on an Ariane rocket. It is now being manoeuvred into a position some 36,000 km above the Earth from where it can keep a constant watch on developing weather systems. The spacecraft is the 10th Meteosat platform to go into service since 1977. Its pictures will soon be feeding into the daily forecasts prov…
…ew York City opened on Thursday, including 43 schools still without power or damaged by Sandy. Transit systems have also spluttered back to a start, with the Long Island Rail Road running all lines by 5:00 a.m. except for the Long Beach line. The Nor’easter rattled the East Coast with high winds and piles of wet, slushy snow on Wednesday leaving thousands of Sandy victims without power just…
Prince Charles presented the weather forecast during a tour of BBC Scotland’s Pacific Quay headquarters. Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, visited the broadcaster as a part of their annual Holyrood Week. BBC newsreader Sally Magnusson handed over to Prince Charles, who read his version of Reporting Scotland’s lunchtime weather. The prince, also known as the Duke of…
Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, has landed in Rabat, Morocco, after flying from Spain, completing the second leg of its pioneering journey. Pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse in Rabat, 19 hours after taking off from Madrid. The plane – the size of a jumbo jet – was powered by 12,000 solar cells turning four electrical motors. The 2,500 km-trip (1,550 miles), begun i…
…pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith, and declared that no damage had been caused and it was fit to return to the skies. Qantas jet was due to arrive in Sydney late on Sunday. Qantas has received 12 of the 20 A380 “double decker” supersets it has ordered. Just last week the airline reassured passengers there was no risk to safety after cracks were found on the wings of several A380 jets owned by a numb…
…plains southeast of Denver. County officials said two homes lost roofs and others had broken windows but the total damage was still being assessed. Laura Van Why said she and her husband Dennis, their 2-year-old son and two dogs hid under the stairs of their basement while the storm passed near Kiowa, Colorado. “It felt like forever,” Laura Van Why said. “It was like, <<Black out the windows…
…Wednesday “You could hear it – it sounded like a train going off. It was scary,” he said The same storm spawned another tornado that tore through part of the town of Cleburne, about 25 miles south-east of Granbury, the National Weather Service said. There have been no reports of any fatalities from Cleburne so far. However, dozens of homes have been destroyed or badly damaged, a…
Powerful storms and tornadoes have killed at least 28 people in the US states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, destroying homes, tearing roofs from schools, damaging a maximum security prison and wiping one Indiana town entirely off the map, officials say. Local police confirmed that 14 people died as tornadoes swept across three counties in Indiana. Twelve more died in Kentucky, with two fatalitie…
…proposed during a live broadcast Shocked and full of excitement, Jenna Lee Thomas accepted, saying “I love you” and planting a long, passionate kiss on his lips. The couple will be married in August 2012. They met earlier this year during an event at Jenna Lee Thomas’ church in Augusta. Eric Wright told the station that he will be moving to the area next year, where he will be an emergency room…
Sixteen people have been reported killed by a severe snow storm moving through the north-eastern after disrupting Christmas in the Midwest. States in New England are seeing heavy snowfall, with over a foot (30 cm) already fallen in parts of Massachusetts, weather officials said. Flights were grounded and road collisions reported as the storm moved across the middle of the US. As many as 34 tornad…
…ed. Part of the Fontana di Trevi was roped off Monday after the damage was noticed. Pieces that look close to falling off are being removed to protect tourists below. The fountain was last restored in 1990. Rome's iconic Fontana di Trevi appears to be the latest monument to show its age as chunks of plaster and stucco have been falling from the structure Meanwhile, Rome has had to deal with r…
…ed conditions. Temperatures plunged to below -35C in parts of Eastern Europe this week. At least eight more deaths were reported in Poland on Thursday, bringing the death toll there since last week to 37. Black Sea is frozen near the Romanian coastline Cold weather deaths have been reported across Eastern and Central Europe: • Russia recorded 64 cold weather deaths for the whole of January, Inter…
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…me photos, he is reading Friday’s copy of the Communist Party newspaper Granma. Fidel Castro led Cuba after the revolution in 1959, first as prime minister (1959-1976) and later as president. In 2006, surgery took Fidel Castro out of public view. His brother Raul became acting president. In February 2008, Fidel Castro officially handed over power to Raul who has been leading the country sinc…
Whitney Houston’s premature death at 48 in Beverly Hilton Hotel triggered a slew of media speculation and rumors about her alleged drug use and troubled personal relationships. Now, a Vanity Fair article has shed new light on Whitney Houston’s personal life and last days in Los Angeles, three months after she was found drowned in a hotel bathtub. One of the more bizarre anecdotes is recount…
Eurovision 2013: Russia calls Azerbaijan's failure to award any points as outrageous actionRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called Azerbaijan's failure to award any points to Russia's entry in this year’s Eurovision song contest as "outrageous". Sergei…
Brad Pitt says he felt he was wasting his life while married to Jennifer AnistonBrad Pitt has revealed he felt he was wasting his life on drugs while he was married to Jennifer Aniston. In yet another blow to his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt…
George Michael fell out of his car at 70 mph while travelling on a four-lane stretch of M1 motorwayAn M1 motorway driver has described the moment she nearly ran over George Michael as he lay covered in blood on the road after falling from his car at 70 mph. Katherine Fox,…
Lady Gaga is back in her favorite high heels after recovering from hip surgeryLady Gaga has been reunited with her favorite heels as she hit the town in New York in her trademark super high boots. Lady Gaga's re-emergence comes after she was seen…
Hilaria Baldwin joins husband Alec at Cannes Film Festival 2013 to promote his documentary Seduced and AbandonedAlec Baldwin famously lost his cool with film producer Harvey Weinstein at last year's Cannes film festival. But it appears that Alec Baldwin, 55, has managed to keep his…
Jennifer Lawrence wears blue body paint to portray X-Men's MystiqueJennifer Lawrence has hit the X-Men set like a bolt from the blue and her fans have been given a glimpse of the 22-year-old star in all her painted glory as she reprises her…
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