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Mexico City, Mexico, August 18, 2013 – The General
Technical Meeting of the VIII Senior Men's Pan American Cup took place on
Sunday, with the coaches emphasising the high level of competition at this year's
Alejandro Grossi (Argentina): "The Senior Pan American Cup is a very prestigious tournament. Some of our players are very young and we hope that can achieve more experience."
Roberley Leonaldo (Brazil): "It is a very interesting competition. We have some players from the main team but also some guys from the U23 category and hope it will be helpful for the age-group World Championship that we will hold in Brazil."
Osiel Vázquez (Dominican Republic): "One year ago we won a bronze medal. Our goal is to get back on the podium and get the chance to contend at the World League qualification tournament again."
Sergio Hernandez (Mexico): "We are very honoured to host this competition. It is a great responsibility. We have some players with proven experience and we expect they can contribute well to help us reach the World League qualifier."
David Alemán (Puerto Rico): "I have a new task with the men's team as we have new players and some veterans. We have practiced for the last seven months and we hope to have a good performance at this Pan American Cup."
Gideon Dickson (Trinidad and Tobago): "We are very thankful to be in this tournament. It will be a competition with high standards. We are going to take each game as it comes."
Shawn Patchell (United States of America): "I've been involved in this tournament for three years. We won last year. We have a very different team with only three players returning but we expect to win. We are acclimatising to the elevation, and are excited to be here."


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A 10-year-old girl with history of severe to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and anxiety presented with daily tiredness, difficulty waking in the mornings, and requiring a parent in bed with her in order to fall asleep. History was obtained from her and her mother, who also has sensorineural hearing loss, via American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter.
The patient's bedtime was 9 PM with sleep onset within 30 minutes. She endorsed anxiety about falling asleep and mother stayed in bed with her overnight. Occasional night wakings lasted 10-30 minutes. On school days, mother started waking the patient 45 minutes before she had to be out of bed. She often seemed grumpy in the morning but was not chronically tardy.
Mother was not aware of whether the patient snored during sleep. The patient sometimes mouth breathed. She had not had labored breathing, bruxism, night sweats, nocturnal enuresis, or morning headaches, and did not sleep with neck in hyperextension. She had had at least one episode thought to be sleepwalking.
Physical examination was notable for a thin child with prominent though non-erythematous tonsils and a receding chin.
QUESTION: What else should the clinician do in order to decide whether or not a polysomnogram is necessary?
ANSWER: Question family members who can hear about snoring.
Relatives of this patient with typical hearing reported her snoring within the past year. Subsequent overnight polysomnogram showed pediatric obstructive sleep apnea with an obstructive apnea-hypopnea index of 7.4 events per hour and sleep fragmentation (Figure 1). Oxygen nadir was 92%. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome was diagnosed and the patient referred to otolaryngology.
EEG, electroencephalogram; F3-M2, C3-M2, and O1-M2, electroencephalogram leads; EOG, electooculogram; E1-M2 and E2-M2, electrooculogram leads; ChinL, chin electomyelogram, left; SpO2, pulse oximetry; Thermistor, oronasal thermal flow; Flow_CU, nasal pressure; Thorax and Abdomen, ribcage and abdominal movements.
120 second epoch tracing of polysomnography recorded during N1 sleep reveals multiple obstructive apneic and hypopnic events accompanied by arousals and mild desaturations. EEG, electroencephalogram; F3-M2, C3-M2, and O1-M2, electroencephalogram leads; EOG, electooculogram; E1-M2 and E2-M2, electrooculogram leads; ChinL, chin electomyelogram, left; SpO2, pulse oximetry; Thermistor, oronasal thermal flow; Flow_CU, nasal...
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Hearing loss or deafness affects more than 48.1 million individuals in the United States, with nearly 1 in 5 displaying unilateral or bilateral hearing loss as defined by World Health Organization criteria, and 14.9% of US children affected by hearing loss or deafness.1,2 The etiology is heterogeneous, with a variety of congenital and acquired conditions that can also lead to associated neurocognitive insult or increase potential risk for sleep problems. Genetic deafness (such as connexin 26 mutation, also referred to as gap junction beta-2 protein [GJB2]) represents one of the most common forms of congenital deafness and can lead to families with deaf parents and deaf children, as in the case above.
It is unknown at present if patients with hearing loss have a baseline increased risk for sleep disorders. However, sleep disorders are highly prevalent in the general population, and there is no reason to believe that they are less common among people who are deaf. For sleep medicine specialists, the case above highlights the risk of missing sleep disordered breathing in pediatric patients who are deaf or hard of hearing and raised by parents who are also deaf or hard of hearing. Among the elderly, where rates of age related hearing loss increase with each decade of life,1 an elderly bed partner with hearing loss may not endorse snoring. Integrating questions into clinical screenings that rely on visual signs or symptoms may improve detection of sleep disordered breathing in these patients, but ultimately snoring is an important sign of sleep disordered breathing. Involving other informants with typical hearing will increase detection of snoring in this population.
In families where the primary form of communication is ASL, there is often increased difficulty accessing health care, especially more specialized care, due to the shortage of providers trained and experienced in working with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. There is also a documented increased risk of difficulties communicating with health and mental health care providers due to the need for accommodations such as interpreters.3 Previous research has demonstrated deficits in health care knowledge in individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing compared with the general population. Providing health care information in written format does not always remedy this problem: the average reading level of students who are deaf or hard of hearing leaving high school is below a basic proficiency level in reading comprehension.4
Increased suspicion of sleep disordered breathing in pediatric patients who are deaf or hard of hearing is required when caregivers are also deaf or hard of hearing and may not hear snoring.
Seek out collateral informants with typical hearing in elderly patients who present with other symptoms of sleep disordered breathing but have a bed partner with hearing loss.
Involvement and interview of hearing family members of the deaf child may be necessary in order to confirm auditory symptoms of sleep disordered breathing. Alternately, visual cues for sleep disordered breathing may be used when working with parents who are deaf or hard of hearing.
This was not an industry supported study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
Accardo J; Reesman J. Can you hear me snore?. J Clin Sleep Med 2013;9(11):1221-1223.
Lin FR, Niparko JK, Ferrucci L, authors. Hearing loss prevalence in the United States. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:1851–2. [PubMed Central][PubMed]
Niskar AS, Kieszak SM, Holmes A, Esteban E, Rubin C, Brody DJ, authors. Prevalence of hearing loss among children 6 to 19 years of age: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. JAMA. 1998;14:1071–5.
Fellinger J, Holzinger D, Pollard R, authors. Mental health of deaf people. Lancet. 2012;379:1037–44. [PubMed]
Traxler CB, author. The Stanford Achievement Test, 9th Edition: National norming and performance standards for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2000;5:337–9. [PubMed]


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- 1 large carrot
- 5–6 new potatoes (about 5 ounces; new potatoes can be bought fresh in the spring and early summer)
- 1 leek
- 4 large leaves green Swiss chard with stalks
- 1 large stalk celery
- 2 plum tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
- 2 quarts plus 2 quarts water
- 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2/3 cup pearled barley
- 2/3 cup lentils
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Wash all vegetables and cut into small pieces. Place olive oil and 1/4 cup water in a large soup pot. Mix in vegetables and herbs and cook for 15 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally. Add 2 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook for 1 hour. While the mixture is cooking, fill a separate saucepan with 2 quarts of water. Add salt, barley, and lentils. Mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 40 minutes with the pot partially covered, stirring occasionally. Drain barley and lentils, and add to vegetables in last 10 minutes of cooking. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot, sprinkled with grated cheese.
Yield: 9 servings.
Serving size: about 1 2/3 cups.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Calories: 160 calories, Carbohydrates: 28 g, Protein: 7 g, Fat: 3 g, Saturated Fat: <1 g, Cholesterol: 2 mg, Sodium: 190 mg, Fiber: 8 g
Exchanges per serving: 2 starch, 1/2 fat. Carbohydrate choices: 2.
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|Explore dead civilizations, write about what you find, and share your stories with the world.
In Elegy for a Dead World, you travel to distant planets and create stories about the people who once lived there.
Three portals have opened to uncharted worlds. Earth has sent a team of explorers to investigate them, but after an accident, you are the sole survivor. Your mission remains the same: survey these worlds and write the only accounts of them that outsiders will ever know.
The game is out now on Windows, Mac, and Linux on Steam.
We created Elegy so that everyone can write. As you explore, the game helps you create the narrative. You begin on Shelley's World, now devoid of life. A bloated, red sun scorches a landscape of towers, sculptures, and cryptic machinery.
As you encounter these elements, Elegy will cue you with a series of writing prompts. Here, the game asks you to describe the landscape:
There are many stories to write and many places to visit, from the crumbling museum, stone faces and sweltering plains of Shelley's World to the central planning station on Keats' World to the desiccated shores and frigid tundra of Byron's World.
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When you've completed your narrative, you have the option to share it with other players through Steam Workshop or reproduce it in digital and print media.
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You can also take screenshots of your story and upload them to a print-on-demand site like Blurb or Lulu, which will then send you a gorgeous, full-color, physical book (additional costs apply).
Elegy began in 2013, as a collaboration between Dejobaan Games and Popcannibal. Since that time, we've shown it off to hundreds of gamers, writers, designers, and press at PAX, E3, and other venues. Here's some of the kudos we've received:
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Dejobaan Games has been making games since 1999, and is approaching its 20th commercial launch. The multi-award-winning studio is best known for its BASE jumping game AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! — A Reckless Disregard for Gravity, visual novel Monster Loves You!, and bullet-hell FPS Drunken Robot Pornography.
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Dear Abby: Husband thinks less is more when wife budgets for clothes
Dear Abby: I have been working hard to advance in my healthcare career so I can give my family a decent life. I have worked my way up from poverty, paying my own way, earning my degree through the military and sheer determination.
I have reached a point where I would like to enjoy life a little more, but my husband thinks I am being "materialistic." We fight often over my wardrobe spending.
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Clothes make the woman
Not knowing your husband, it's difficult to say, but I'll throw out a few ideas. Could he be insecure or intimidated by your professional image? Could he be jealous on some level? In what kind of environment was he raised? Was his mother's "uniform" a housedress?
If you are earning good money and your family is being provided for, then you are certainly entitled to spend some of it on yourself. And you shouldn't have to apologize for it.
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However, the women in MY family have always kept our maiden names, added their new husband's last name to theirs and dropped their middle names.
This is about the only thing Brad and I can't seem to agree on. What can I do when my mother says one thing and my sweetie says another? With your years of experience, I hope you can steer me in the right direction.
Brad's bride
It's YOUR name. So do what you are most comfortable doing, because it's the name you will have to carry until the day you die (or divorce).
Dear Abby: I am under a lot of stress, but the woman I am with doesn't know it. I am 17, and I have been sleeping with my 38-year-old aunt. She's married and has three children. She's my mom's sister. We've slept together seven times and we can't stop doing it. I think I'm in love with her.
I know this is wrong. I need advice. Please help.
Lovesick teen
Being "in love" shouldn't cause stress; it should relieve it. You know what you are doing is wrong, and YOU must be the adult and end this relationship. If you don't, it will bring heartache and turmoil to you and the rest of the family. By having an adulterous and incestuous affair with you — her nephew and a minor — your aunt is behaving like a sexual predator.


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"My everyday victory is spending quality time with my children after school," said Lana B., a woman with RA and a blogger for Living Life as I See Fit. "I've been handed my fair share of challenges thanks to RA, but my victory represents the mindset that while my condition may affect how I feel physically, it cannot control who I am – a mother, a legal professional, a blogger and an advocate for myself and others living with the condition. Life with RA isn't always easy, but the inspiring stories shared through 'Everyday Victories' show us we can persevere."
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that mainly involves inflammation of the joints, including small joints in the hands and feet.2 RA can cause painful swelling that can interrupt daily activities and may eventually result in bone erosion and joint deformity if not adequately treated.2,3 RA affects more than 1.5 million Americans,1 and it is estimated that 5 million people suffer from RA globally.4 Prevalence is not split evenly between genders, since women are nearly three times more likely to be affected than men.5 Although RA can affect people of all ages, the onset of the disease usually occurs between 40-60 years of age.2
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Striking one in every five adults and 300,000 children, arthritis is the nation's leading cause of disability. The Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org) is committed to raising awareness and reducing the unacceptable impact of this serious and painful disease, which can severely damage joints and rob people of living life to its fullest. The Foundation funds life‐changing research that has restored mobility in patients for more than six decades; fights for health care policies that improve the lives of the millions who live with arthritis; and partners with families to provide empowering programs and information.
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UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines and solutions to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases of the immune system or of the central nervous system. With more than 8,500 people in about 40 countries, the company generated revenue of EUR 3.2 billion in 2011. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB).
1. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed November 5, 2012 from http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/rheumatoid.htm.
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Mayo Clinic. Accessed September 25, 2012 from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis/DS00020.
3. Rheumatoid arthritis pain: Tips for protecting your joints, Mayo Clinic. Accessed October 24, 2012 from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/arthritis/AR00015/METHOD=print.
4. Rheumatoid Arthritis, UCB. Accessed September 25, 2012 from http://www.ucb.com/patients/conditions/immunology-inflammation/ra.
5. Rheumatoid Arthritis, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Accessed October 24, 2012 from http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Rheumatic_Disease/default.asp.
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The gospel is our Heavenly Father's plan of happiness. The central doctrine of the gospel is the Atonement of Jesus Christ. The Prophet Joseph Smith said, "The first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost" (Articles of Faith 1:4).
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In its fulness, the gospel includes all the doctrines, principles, laws, ordinances, and covenants necessary for us to be exalted in the celestial kingdom. The Savior has promised that if we endure to the end, faithfully living the gospel, He will hold us guiltless before the Father at the Final Judgment (see 3 Nephi 27:16).
The fulness of the gospel has been preached in all ages when God's children have been prepared to receive it. In the latter days, or the dispensation of the fulness of times, the gospel has been restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith.
See also Atonement of Jesus Christ; Baptism; Faith; Holy Ghost; Jesus Christ; Plan of Salvation; Repentance; Restoration of the Priesthood
—See True to the Faith (2004), 76
Scripture References
Additional Study Materials
Guide to the Scriptures
"The Everlasting Gospel"
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, Chapter 2


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An interview with the Guru's daughter - a yoga revolutionary
By Lisa Lalér & Bill Brundell
When we were in Mysore, India in 2007 we had the great opportunity to conduct an interview with Saraswathi Rangaswamy - the daughter of ashtanga yoga´s Guru, Sri K Pattabhi Jois. Saraswathi has been practicing and teaching ashtanga yoga for many years, together with her father and son, Sharath Rangaswamy. She teaches classes at Pattabhi Jois´ yoga shala in Gokulum six days a week in a room that takes around 70 students at a time. At the same time she is also responsible for her father's household.
Saraswathi created a little yoga-revolution in Mysore when she became the first female yoga teacher to teach both men and women together. She was criticized in the local community for breaking the Indian tradition of keeping men and women separate. She also became the first female student to study at the Mysore Sanskrit College, where she studied Sanskrit and yoga.
In the shadow of a male-dominated family shines a petite, but powerful woman, with a twinkle in her eye, full of knowledge, compassion and humor. With an open mind and a firm hand she passes on the tradition to the next generation of ashtanga yoga practitioners and teachers. Saraswathi walks with steady steps - in her father's footprints, determined to continue to share her passion for yoga, from India to the rest of the world.
Lisa: You grew up with Guruji as a father – can you tell us something about what it was like to grow up in a yogic family?
Saraswati: Yes, my upbringing was very good. The family was very poor but very affectionate. I started to practice yoga when I was five years old but at that age it was just for fun. My father helped me to do handstands and backbends - I was playing with the asanas. Just like my grandchild Shradda is doing now. I started to do asanas regularly when I was ten and I continued to practice until I was 22. After that, I practiced less regularly. But in total I practiced intensively for maybe sixteen or seventeen years. When my mother got sick I took care of her and I had a lot of things to take care of at home. When my mother died I became responsible for my father's household.
L: How old are you today?
S: I'm 65 years old.
L: When did you start to teach yoga?
S: I started to teach 35 years ago. Before I got married I assisted Guruji and then I got married when I was 26 years old and I moved with my husband to his home near Calcutta. I got pregnant and had two children and I was very busy taking care of them and my husband's family, but when I moved back to Mysore I started to assist Guruji again.
L: When did you start to teach your own classes?
S: I started to teach my own classes when my son, Sharath was 4 years old (1975).
L: From what I understand, you were the first female yoga teacher in Mysore to start to teach both men and women together. Can you talk about how that happened?
S: I started to teach men and women together more than ten years back. Before that I was only teaching women. Traditionally in India men and women are practicing separately - even though it has started to change a little bit now. Many people asked me if I couldn't start to teach men as well so I thought, "why not?" Male teachers have been teaching men and women together for many years, so why couldn't I, as a woman, do that?
L: In the beginning, did Guruji approve of that?
S: Yes... or no, no not at first. I think both Guruji and Sharath were not so happy about it in the beginning. They thought that the boys and men that would come to my class would be a bit shy because I'm a woman. But I was determined; this was something I wanted to do. So I did it! The decision was all mine.
L: You work many hours every day. Can you describe what a normal day is like?
S: I wake up between 3.30am and 4am every morning. I assist Guruji from 5 o'clock in the morning and then I teach my own class until 10.30am. Then I teach again between 4 and 6 in the evening. I rest for maybe 30 minutes during the day, not more because there are so many things to do and the telephone is ringing all the time. There is a lot of work with the family as well. After 6 o'clock in the evening I like to just do nothing! I watch some TV and have dinner. I try to be in bed by 10.30 pm.
L: Do you believe that the asana-practice is or should be very different for men and women?
S: No, not really, but we are different physically. The ladies have their menstruations every month and have the ability to become pregnant and give birth. There are some asanas that are not so good for women to do, but not so many. It is important to have a regular practice but also to rest. Especially for women who often work all-day and then take care of the home and the family. Men can more often focus on their work and then rest. I think for most of the women who work a lot and then take care of their homes and their families it is enough to do Primary series. After having a regular practice for a long time they can do Intermediate as well. Some women can do advanced as well but I don't think that is so necessary. Primary makes us grounded and strong!
L: Why is it that women should not practice ashtanga yoga during the first three days of their period?
S: For some women it is very difficult to practice during these days, because of pain or that they bleed a lot. Most women work a lot and need to rest and to take it easy three days every month - it is very important! It is not good for the body to practice hard during the days when you bleed the most and during the period women should not do Salamba Sarvangasana or Sirsasana. Here, in India according to the Brahman tradition the woman rest these days, she does not cook and does not even go into the kitchen. Other women cook for her and she eats and sleeps a lot!
L: What is, according to you, the most important thing for women that practice ashtanga yoga to consider?
S: That is to let the body rest the three first days of the period so that the menstruation cycle is not disturbed. For some women, who do not rest from the practice those days, the period may disappear or becomes irregular and it can be difficult for them to become pregnant. The organs in the body are purified through the asanas and that is very good, but not during these days. It is also important to eat properly. Many women say that they do not want to eat dairy products, but women who practice yoga need milk and ghee twice a day. Especially ghee is important because it cools the body. In the yoga practice the body becomes very hot and you sweat a lot. It is not good to eat too much ghee, though, and the ghee should be pure and of good quality. One teaspoon in the morning and in the evening is enough. If you eat pure ghee you do not have to be worried about getting too much cholesterol. My father likes ghee a lot and he used to have maybe a little bit too much of it in his food - I had to tell him not to, ha ha ha! After giving birth, the woman should also eat ghee and drink milk to recover.
L: Why is it that women should not do asanas during the three first months of the pregnancy?S: All women are different and react differently with the pregnancy in the beginning. Some are very tired and feel nauseous, and vomit, others are feeling well. It is best to not do the practice during the three first months to see how the pregnancy is going. Even if you feel strong and healthy it is good to let the body rest because so many things are changing in the body during this time. For some it might take a little "will-power" to slow down though...
L: For some western women it is very hard to give up the practice for three month, what would you like to say to them?
S: Will power! They have to use their will power and rest anyway! With a strong mind you will not lose anything just because you do not do asanas for three months. Yoga is so much more than just asanas.
L: How do you think the pregnant woman should practice after the first three months?
S: After the first three months it is very good to practice ashtanga yoga, but the pregnant woman should not do all the asanas. She should not do twists, like Marichyasana B and D and she should not do Kurmasana and Supta Kurmasana. Baddha Konasana and Uphavista Konasana are very good asanas and so is backbendings. To practice during the rest of the pregnancy makes the woman stronger and the delivery easier. I appreciate the western women who practice yoga because they want to practice and become strong! The Indian ladies are so afraid that something will go wrong with the pregnancy so they don't do anything. They don't work and spend most of the time in bed and that is not so good for the pregnant body. Maybe the Indian ladies are a little bit lazy and you cannot be lazy if you want to practice yoga, ha ha! Don't be lazy! I meet many pregnant women when I travel with Guruji to teach in the west. Many of them come to practice even though they are at the end of their pregnancy. That is very good because you need to be strong and flexible in your body to give birth. The breath is very important, both for the pregnant woman and for the baby who gets more oxygen. I have had many students who have been practicing until it's time to give birth and they say that they think that the delivery went easier thanks to the yoga practice. Many years back I had a Canadian lady in class who practiced until the day before the delivery started. Her husband came to me when it was time to go to the hospital and I took her there. The doctor who took care of her was upset when he heard that she had been practicing during the whole pregnancy and he asked what teacher approved of that. "She is standing right outside the door, so you can speak to her directly", the Canadian woman said. I had to explain to the doctor that yoga is very good for pregnant ladies and the delivery went very well! A pregnant woman should think about moving her body and to eat more - but not of everything! She should avoid papaya and not eat so many mangos. These fruits heat the body and when you are pregnant, you should not become to hot.
L: What about postures like Salamba Sarvangasana and Sirsasana, is it good to do them if you are pregnant?
S: Yes, no problem!
L: Did you practice when you where pregnant?
S: Yes, yes I did.
L: If a pregnant women, who has never practiced yoga comes to you to learn yoga, how do you teach her?
S: Slowly, slowly. She can start with just a few postures - Surya Namaskar and the first standing postures. She can do Paschimottanasana with her feet apart to leave space for the belly. Baddha Konasana and Uphavista Konasana are very good and important asanas for pregnant women.
L: After delivery, when is it good to start the yoga practice again?
S: After about three months she can start again. In India, the woman stays a lot in bed the first three months after giving birth and she takes an oil bath everyday. The baby should also have oil bath and massage, every day for three or four month. Caster - oil is the best oil to use - both for the baby and the mother.
L: What did it mean to you to become a mother and how is it to be a grandmother?
S: Ah, ha, ha! To become a mother meant a lot of responsibility! My husband worked a lot and was often out of station and sometimes it was a little bit hard to raise the children all by myself, but there was a lot of happiness too! To have children and become a mother is very good yoga - the mind becomes very strong. To be a grandmother means so much happiness to me. I'm very fond of my first grandson, my daughter's first child - but all my grandchildren make me very happy and give me a lot of joy in life.
L: Why do you think that ashtanga yoga has become so popular among western women?
S: I think it is because ashtanga yoga is a correct method, with vinyasa and counterposes and it belongs to an old tradition. For example, you should always do Uphavista Konasana after Baddha Konasana. Not the other way around. Many people are teaching yoga asanas without vinyasa and they do asanas without a system. That is not correct yoga. Many students who start ashtanga yoga say that their lives change in a very positive way - and I think that that is the main reason for its popularity.
L: What is the best advice you, as the worlds most experienced female ashtanga yoga teacher, would like to give to all the western women who practice the method?
S: Practice regularly and learn the correct method from a knowledgeable teacher. To teach is important and a part of yoga but it is also very difficult and many students start to teach too early. Don't hurry. It's not enough to practice this method for three months and then start to teach - then it will become a moneymaking system. That is not a good way of teaching. First you learn the practice correctly and then you can learn how to teach. You should learn how to teach from an experienced teacher. My father showed me how to adjust the asanas. At first I only watched him and then, slowly, I started to adjust one asana at the time. Sometimes I made mistakes, and then I had to try again until I felt more secure. Nobody is perfect, ha ha ha! You learn little by little, one thing at the time. It's much more difficult to teach then to practice. Something that is very important is to learn one method, from one teacher and not to learn many methods at the same time with many different teachers. That will be confusing. Try until you find a method and a teacher that you like and stay. If you like B K S Iyengar then practice his method. If you would like to learn ashtanga yoga, go to Pattabhi Jois and so on. Chose one method and one Guru. That is my best advise.
L: Do you still practice asanas?
S: I don't practice asanas regularly anymore - but sure, I practice every now and then. Three years ago I broke my ankle and since then it has been difficult for me to do asanas. Right now the most important thing for me is to be with my family - especially with my father since he got sick. During the last three months I have been taking care of everything here at home. Guruji is now getting stronger again but he still needs a lot of help with his daily routines - after all he his 92 years old! To take care of my father is something that I really like to do and I do it with love. When he was strong and healthy he was the one who took care of the family and I - now it is my turn to look after him. To take care of my family has been my best yoga practice and to teach and adjust as much as I do today is a big part of my own asana practice today.
L: So finally, Saraswathi, what is yoga to you?
S: Mind, a strong mind. What ever happens in life, it does not matter. That I, through yoga, have gotten a strong mind and a strong body has been such a big help in my life. Now, when I'm 65 years old, my back is straight and my body is strong and healthy. I'm very strong, ha, ha, ha! And I do accept everything that comes to me in life, both good and bad things. Yoga is also will power. My father is so fantastic, he knows so much and he has read so many books. He has got a very strong will and a powerful mind. I have not read so many books. The knowledge I have, I have gotten along with the experience I've had over the years, and even though I have been teaching for 35 years there are still so many things I want to learn. There is always more to learn about yoga...
L: Saraswathi, thank you so very much.
S: Yes, yes, thank you very much.
Lisa and Bill met each other in Mysore at Guruji's birthday party in 2004 and now live together with Lisa's two sons in Stockholm, Sweden. Both are regular, dedicated students at the AYRI. For more information, please visit their website www.planetashtangayoga.com.


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For reasons, I've been putting together a playlist for the last couple solstices. I've been vaguely intending to post them, but haven't at this point. I figure I'll change that this time around. This solstice, I put together two because I had some pretty different ideas about what I wanted that I couldn't reconcile in one. Each is about an hour long.
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This is basically a no-vocals, slightly faster paced, largely electronic list.
Track 1: Still Life, by Slow Magic
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Track 2: Pastel Flags by Anamanaguchi
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Track 3: "Stay Crunchy" by Ronald Jenkees
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Track 6: "Bombat" by Infected Mushroom
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Track 7: "Insects" by Juno Reactor
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Track 8: "Signals" by Dance With the Dead
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Track 9: "You Hear Colours" by CFCF
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Track 10: "She's My Pusher" by Crystal Method
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Track 11: "Voyager" by Daft Punk
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Track 12: "Eple" by Röyksopp
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This playlist ("Brunch version") is less electronic (though there's some of it in there), and is entirely songs with vocals by women.
Track 1: "Hold Out Your Hand" by Brandi Carlile
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Track 2: "Be Yourself" by Morcheeba
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Track 3: "Still" by Limbo
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Track 5: "Like A Star" by Corinne Bailey Rae
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Track 6: "In the Kingdom" by Mazzy Star
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Track 7: "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" by The Mamas & The Papas
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Track 8: "On The Radio" by Regina Spektor
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Track 9: "Sympathique" by Pink Martini
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Track 10: "New Soul" by Yael Naïm
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Track 11: "Sky Full of Song" by Florence + The Machine
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Track 12: "Breathe" by Télépopmusik (featuring Angela McCluskey)
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Track 13: "We All Know The Truth (You Have God)" by Banco de Gaia
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Track 14: "Life Arcade (Doors)" by Ashby and the Oceanns
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... and that's it for this solstice. Hopefully it's of some enjoyment to some folks. Have a good solstice, and perhaps I'll see y'all again in a half-year.
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Le grand sigh. We don't all get the opp to traipse around the Lincoln Center tents in our street-style best come this Thursday (an even bigger sigh for us Angelenos!). But bespoke footwear brand Shoes of Prey has always been about bringing catwalk glamour to the masses, and they're generously offering one-and-all the chance to score some sick soles from three rising design stars showing at NYFW: Jonathan Simkhai, Mandy Coon, and Gretchen Jones. If you weren't aware, the site comes e-quipped with a virtual 3-D functionality, where visitors can tailor-make over four-trillion different combos of kicks (crazy, right?). Starting at $140 bucks, and landing on your porch within two weeks tops, this is serious shoe-topia territory, folks!
Well, in that spirit, Shoes of Prey invited the aforementioned designers to cobble their own dream shoes to pair with the Spring '13 collections, and if the feet-sneak peek we have in our slideshow is any indication of how wow-worthy the actual wares will be, we can't even fathom the rave reports the trio will be getting from WWD soon!
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This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file, "Rancho Los Alamitos," and other source material. It was written by Peter Cheoros, a mentor teacher and history social science department chairperson at Lynwood High School, Lynwood, California. TwHP is sponsored, in part, by the Cultural Resources Training Initiative and Parks as Classrooms programs of the National Park Service. This lesson is one in a series that brings the important stories of historic places into the classrooms across the country.
Where it fits into the curriculum
Topics: The lesson could be used in units on the history of westward movement or multiculturalism in America. Californio to American will help students understand how Americans modified the Californio building style, at the same time adopting aspects of that style and way of life.
Time period: 19th century
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Objectives for students
1) To describe the history of California prior to 1848 and its early Californio culture.
2) To relate how the Californios were changed by the coming of the Americans.
3) To analyze documents and plans that describe Californio architecture.
4) To explain how the architecture of buildings can reflect basic changes in the way people live.
5) To investigate properties in their own community listed in or potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
Materials for studentsThe materials listed below either can be used directly on the computer or can be printed out, photocopied, and distributed to students. The maps and images appear twice: in a low-resolution version with associated questions and alone in a larger, higher quality version.
1) two maps of California;
2) two readings on the history of Rancho Los Alamitos;
3) a site plan of Rancho Los Alamitos;
4) a floor plan of Rancho Los Alamitos showing different construction phases;
5) five photographs of Rancho Los Alamitos.
Visiting the siteRancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens is owned by the city of Long Beach and operated by the Rancho Los Alamitos Foundation. It is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. Located on Bixby Hill Road, the rancho can be reached by exiting the San Diego Freeway at Palo Verde Avenue and turning south on Palo Verde. Enter through residential guard gate at Anaheim and Palo Verde. For more information, contact Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens, 6400 Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach, California 90815, or visit their Web site.


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In this episode, Ben Blacker interviews Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman) regarding the dead pilot he wrote with Chris Henchy (The Other Guys, Daddy's Home) called, Red State Blue State. You'll also listen to a live table read of Red State Blue State, performed by some of today's funniest comedic actors.
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Thesis Binding
Undergraduate honors theses may be submitted for binding at the Bartle Library Circulation desk between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday- Friday.
A minimum of two copies of a thesis are required: one for the student's department, and one for the libraries' collection. These are bound at no expense to the student. Students may submit copies for personal use at the same time, but each personal copy will cost $15.00 USD payable at submission. Payment must be in the form of cash or a personal check made payable to: LIBRARY I.F.R. ACCOUNT #900402. Students should arrange for their personal copies to be forwarded to them through their department upon return from the bindery.
We recommend that undergraduate students refer to the BU Graduate School's Preparing & Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation.
Theses may be submitted on any quality paper (8 1/2" x 11"), but each copy should be made from the same paper ream to ensure consistent color and weight. All copies should be printed single-sided.
Masters Projects may also be submitted for binding but the student bears the cost to bind all copies. The libraries does not collect or catalog masters projects.
Graduate theses and dissertations are handled through the Graduate School Office.


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Much like housing, food has become something bigger than itself. It's about far more than sustenance. It's about commodities trading, globalization, trade, energy, biotechnology and government policy.
Food has become very complicated. For ten years now, agricultural subsidies have been among the biggest stumbling blocks to a world trade agreement, known as the Doha round of talks.
Farmers and agribusiness are dependent on government support, even if those policies sometimes hurt consumers.
Commoditiesfutures contracts — involving any number of grains, fruits and animal parts — are traded by the millions daily around the world.Rice, cocoa and frozen orange juice can be more profitable for traders than for farmers or food companies.
Cornand sugar cane and more are not simply foodstuffs — they are also biofuels.
Commodities speculation, say some observers, is the major cause of food inflation, which is eating into the pocketbooks of consumers in even the wealthiest countries.
One thing, however, has not changed: hunger and, worse, starvation, especially in war-torn countries, past or present, such as Angola and Sudan.
For the fortunate, if food is available, it is expensive, and government programs to support consumption can make or break a government, as we saw inNorth Africa and the Middle East.(See our slideshow on the countries most vulnerable to food-price spikes.)
Food is also a good barometer of globalization; as incomes rise, more food — and better forms of it — are consumed, compounding the supply-and-demand formula.
In the U.S., there's a swirl of cross currents around food and agriculture.
In a budget-conscious environment, federal legislators are looking to take to the knife to agricultural support for farmers. Meanwhile, a new generation of entrepreneursis reversing a decades-long period of flight from the farm. Innovation is also a force, with companies using IT and biotechnology to make crop yields more productive and more perishable.
As crude oil and gasoline prices rise, the American household uses more energy than everin consuming and storing food. Larger appliances — and appetites — are mostly to blame. At the same time,green marketsfeaturing locally-produced food are popping up everywhere, even though the business model is tenuous.
Like its subject, our special report, "Food Economics", is rich in material. Take our quiz and polls, take a tour with our slideshow, and dig into ourarticles.


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Why Do I Write? What a question. It's a difficult concept for me to explain. I have said before, writing is like breathing for me and I know many other writers can relate.
While some people talk a great deal and say everything they're thinking outloud, some of us prefer to put our thoughts to paper or on a keyboard. You see, such as it is with conversation, when words fly from a talkative person's mouth nearly unfiltered, the words I write or type flow from my mind to my hands and there isn't any stopping them.
Where ever I go I write. It's my most comfortable form of communication. Sometimes, if I have something vital I need to express, I write it down first and then later, I remember what I wrote as I speak it outloud.
I make lists. I always have. I take notes listening to a TED Talk I want to remember, or some other new activity I'm attempting to learn. I make notes or highlight in books on my IPAD or in hard copy. Sharing my thoughts and remembering what I'm learning, is vital to me.
I'm not exactly sure why my tendency is to write first, other than when I write what I need to say, my soul flutters free. I let go of my burdens when I write and make the points in conversation I couldn't say as concise or eloquently outloud.
Moreover, I think in writing. As I drift to sleep, I think in poetry. I think in half-rhymes, in full rhymes, in metaphor, assonance, alliteration, simile, personification, and in changing points of views.
Writing makes me consider character and the motivation of people in real life going about their everyday activities.I wonder why they do what they do? How they do what they do? What person hides under their public persona?
I don't always want to know the answers but I wonder and I'm full of questions. I don't trust easily, but I feel a kinship with those who also use words such as I do, to unburden themselves, to prove a significant point.
I write because what else would I do? I have always written and writing has become my breath. I write because writing is me and if you want the truth of me, it is most easily found in what I write
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Kankakee Police Investigate 3 Shootings
Three people were injured in separate shootings in Kankakee. The city police investigative unit reports a man suffered a leg injury when a shot was fired on S. Rosewood Avenue. Another person was injured by gunfire in the 600-block of S. Lincoln Avenue. And more shots reported on Poplar Avenue.
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ASHEVILLE NC – "Write Now," a creative writing program for high school students, will return to UNC Asheville this summer with workshops held weekdays, June 17-28, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. "Write Now" offers each participating student experience in different styles of writing – fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry – under the tutelage of three of Asheville's finest writing instructors.
Students will have workshops each day with memoirist Janet Hurley, feature writer and novelist Elizabeth Lutyens and poet Vievee Francis. Joining these three experienced instructors in shaping the program is Tommy Hays, executive director of UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program. Students will participate in discussions, activities and exercises, share and critique each others' writing, and read works on writers' craft.
Hurley will lead sessions on creative non-fiction, including memoir, magazine features, multi-media essays and explorations of historical events. With discussions of the ethics of "true stories" and how craft considerations of fiction and poetry apply, as well as experiential activities and writing exercises, the first week will prepare students for producing and workshopping one complete creative non-fiction work in the second week. A freelance writer who has published articles in Our State and VERVE magazines, Hurley is a teaching artist in Asheville City Schools, as well as founding director of the True Ink program for young writers.
Lutyens' sessions will tap students' own experiences as sources for creating fictional characters, settings and a plot with a clear beginning, middle and end. Participants also will read published stories and novel excerpts, learning to read from a writer's perspective. By the end of the program, students should have completed a first draft of at least one short story. Lutyens teaches the Prose Master Class at the Great Smokies Writing Program and led a writing/critiquing exchange program between her adult students in Asheville and 11th and 12th graders at Boston Latin Academy. Her novel-in-progress was a semi-finalist in the 2011 William Faulkner-Wisdom Competition.
Francis' contemporary poetry sessions will use reading, writing exercises and games to jump right into today's literary practices and approaches. Students will look at pop culture's influence on poets, from comic books to coffee, movies to improv, fastidiousness to fast food. Francis will invite students to muddy the lines between what is spoken and what is written and have fun while writing. Francis has authored two books of poetry – Blue-Tail Fly (Wayne State University Press, 2006) and Horse in the Dark (Northwestern University Press, 2012) – and formerly taught high school poets through the InsideOut Literary Arts Project in Detroit.
"Write Now" is a program of the Asheville Graduate Center at UNC Asheville. The session fee is $445, which includes course instruction, materials, required books and lunch each day. For more information and to register, visit the Asheville Graduate Center website, or contact Nancy Williams at [email protected] or at 828.250.2353.


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Rats the size of a cats and fanged frogs were discovered by Smithsonian Institution biologists working with the Natural History Unit from the BBC in the remote Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea in the Mount Bosavi Crater, an extinct volcano. The huge crater, measuring two and half miles wide and rimmed with walls nearly half a mile high, appear to have trapped these creatures inside the isolated crater's rainforests and they possibly have never been seen by man before.
Among the discoveries is a woolly silvery gray rat, weighing nearly 3.5 pounds, and measuring 32 inches from nose to tail, that's almost three friggin' feet long! I think I just soiled myself...
The Bosavi Crater rat would be one of the largest rats in the world. Most surprising to the BBC documentary team, the rodents were completely tame, a sign that animals were unfamiliar with humans. The rats live on a diet of leaves and roots, and probably build their nests underground beneath rocks and tree roots. A member of the genus Mallomys, these rats have yet to receive their formal scientific name. More than 70 species of rats and mice are found on Papua New Guinea. (And I don't think I'll be vacationing there anytime soon.)
Altogether, some 40 new species were discovered by the crater expedition, including approximately 16 species of frog, one species of gecko, at least three new species of fish, 20 species of insects and spiders and one new species of bat, plus what may be a new subspecies of tree-living marsupial.
The BBC and Smithsonian teams found these previously unknown species while filming a documentary about wildlife of Papua New Guinea. The film, Lost Land of the Volcano, is a three part series which started airing this week in the United Kingdom on BBC One. Below is some footage.


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This information is produced and provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The information in this topic may have changed since it was written. For the most current information, contact the National Cancer Institute via the Internet web site at http://cancer.gov or call 1-800-4-CANCER.
Childhood brain stem glioma is a disease in which benign (noncancer) or malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the brain stem.
The brain stem is the part of the brain connected to the spinal cord. It is located in the lowest part of the brain, just above the back of the neck. The brain stem is the part of the brain that controls breathing, heart rate, and nerves and muscles used in seeing, hearing, walking, talking, and eating. Most childhood brain stem gliomas are pontine gliomas, which form in a part of the brain stem called the pons. Brain tumors are the third most common type of cancer in children.
The tumors may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Benign brain tumors grow and press on nearby areas of the brain. They rarely spread into other tissues. Malignant brain tumors are likely to grow quickly and spread into other brain tissue. When a tumor grows into or presses on an area of the brain, it may stop that part of the brain from working the way it should. Both benign and malignant brain tumors can cause symptoms and need treatment.
This summary refers to the treatment of primary brain tumors (tumors that begin in the brain). Treatment for metastatic brain tumors, which are tumors formed by cancer cells that begin in other parts of the body and spread to the brain, is not discussed in this summary. Brain tumors can occur in both children and adults; however, treatment for children may be different than treatment for adults. See the following PDQ treatment summaries for more information:
The cause of most childhood brain tumors is unknown.
The symptoms of childhood brain stem glioma vary and often depend on the child's age and where the tumor is located.
The following symptoms and others may be caused by a brain stem glioma. Other conditions may cause the same symptoms. Check with a doctor if your child has any of the following problems:
Tests that examine the brain are used to detect (find) childhood brain stem glioma.
The following imaging tests may be used:
Some childhood brain stem gliomas are diagnosed and removed in surgery.
If the tumor has not spread widely within the brain stem or has not been diagnosed by MRI, a biopsy may be done by removing part of the skull and using a needle to remove a sample of the brain tissue. A pathologist views the tissue under a microscope to look for cancer cells. If cancer cells are found, the doctor will remove as much tumor as safely possible during the same surgery.
Craniotomy: An opening is made in the skull and a piece of the skull is removed to show part of the brain.
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options.
The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on:
The plan for cancer treatment depends on whether the tumor is in one area of the brain or has spread throughout the brain.
Staging is the process used to find out how much cancer there is and if cancer has spread. It is important to know the stage in order to plan treatment.
There is no standard staging system for childhood brain stem glioma. Instead, the plan for cancer treatment depends on whether the tumor is diffuse (spread throughout the brain) or focal (in one area of the brain):
There are three ways that cancer spreads in the body.
The three ways that cancer spreads in the body are:
When cancer cells break away from the primary (original) tumor and travel through the lymph or blood to other places in the body, another (secondary) tumor may form. This process is called metastasis. The secondary (metastatic) tumor is the same type of cancer as the primary tumor. For example, if breast cancer spreads to the bones, the cancer cells in the bones are actually breast cancer cells. The disease is metastatic breast cancer, not bone cancer.
The information from tests and procedures done to detect (find) childhood brain stem glioma is used to plan cancer treatment.
Some of the tests used to detect childhood brain stem glioma are repeated if the tumor is removed by surgery. (See the General Information section.) This is to find out how much tumor remains after surgery and plan further treatment.
Recurrent childhood brain stem glioma is a tumor that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. If childhood brain stem glioma recurs, it may do so many years after initial treatment. The tumor may come back in the brain or in other parts of the central nervous system.
There are different types of treatment for children with brain stem glioma.
Different types of treatment are available for children with brain stem glioma. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a research study meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new treatments for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment.
Because cancer in children is rare, taking part in a clinical trial should be considered. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
Children with brain stem glioma should have their treatment planned by a team of health care providers who are experts in treating childhood brain tumors.
Treatment will be overseen by a pediatric oncologist, a doctor who specializes in treating children with cancer. The pediatric oncologist works with other pediatric health care providers who are experts in treating children with brain tumors and who specialize in certain areas of medicine. These may include the following specialists:
Childhood brain and spinal cord tumors may cause symptoms that begin before diagnosis and continue for months or years.
Childhood brain and spinal cord tumors may cause symptoms that continue for months or years. Symptoms caused by the tumor may begin before diagnosis. Symptoms caused by treatment may begin during or right after treatment.
Some cancer treatments cause side effects months or years after treatment has ended.
These are called late effects. Late effects may include the following:
Some late effects may be treated or controlled. It is important to talk with your child's doctors about the effects cancer treatment can have on your child. (See the PDQ summary on Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer for more information).
Five types of standard treatment are used:
Surgery is used to diagnose and treat childhood brain stem glioma as discussed in the General Information section of this summary.
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing. There are two types of radiation therapy. External radiation therapy uses a machine outside the body to send radiation toward the cancer. Internal radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near the cancer.
Radiation therapy to the brain can affect growth and development in young children. Certain ways of giving radiation therapy can help keep radiation from damaging healthy tissue:
The way the radiation therapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being treated. Radiation therapy may be used alone or in addition to chemotherapy.
Several months after radiation therapy to the brain, imaging tests may show changes to the brain tissue. These changes may be caused by the radiation therapy or may mean the tumor is growing. It is important to be sure the tumor is growing before planning more treatment.
Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. When chemotherapy is taken by mouth or injected into a vein or muscle, the drugs enter the bloodstream and can reach cancer cells throughout the body (systemic chemotherapy). When chemotherapy is placed directly in the cerebrospinal fluid, an organ, or a body cavity such as the abdomen, the drugs mainly affect cancer cells in those areas (regional chemotherapy). The way the chemotherapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being treated.
Because radiation therapy to the brain can affect growth and brain development in young children, clinical trials are studying ways of using chemotherapy to delay or reduce the need for radiation therapy.
Cerebrospinal fluid diversion
Cerebrospinal fluid diversion is a method used to drain fluid that has built up around the brain and spinal cord. A shunt (long, thin tube) is placed in a ventricle (fluid-filled space) of the brain and threaded under the skin to another part of the body, usually the abdomen. The shunt carries excess fluid away from the brain so it may be absorbed elsewhere in the body.Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion. Extra CSF is removed from a ventricle in the brain through a shunt (tube) and is emptied into the abdomen. A valve controls the flow of CSF.
Watchful waiting
Watchful waiting is closely monitoring a patient's condition without giving any treatment until symptoms appear or change.
New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials.
This summary section describes treatments that are being studied in clinical trials. It may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Radiation therapy with radiosensitizers
Radiosensitizers are drugs that make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Combining radiation therapy with radiosensitizers may kill more tumor cells.
Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.
For some patients, taking part in a clinical trial may be the best treatment choice. Clinical trials are part of the cancer research process. Clinical trials are done to find out if new cancer treatments are safe and effective or better than the standard treatment.
Many of today's standard treatments for cancer are based on earlier clinical trials. Patients who take part in a clinical trial may receive the standard treatment or be among the first to receive a new treatment.
Patients who take part in clinical trials also help improve the way cancer will be treated in the future. Even when clinical trials do not lead to effective new treatments, they often answer important questions and help move research forward.
Patients can enter clinical trials before, during, or after starting their cancer treatment.
Some clinical trials only include patients who have not yet received treatment. Other trials test treatments for patients whose cancer has not gotten better. There are also clinical trials that test new ways to stop cancer from recurring (coming back) or reduce the side effects of cancer treatment.
Clinical trials are taking place in many parts of the country. See the Treatment Options section that follows for links to current treatment clinical trials. These have been retrieved from NCI's listing of clinical trials.
Follow-up tests may be needed.
Some of the tests that were done to diagnose the cancer or to find out the stage of the cancer may be repeated. Some tests will be repeated in order to see how well the treatment is working. Decisions about whether to continue, change, or stop treatment may be based on the results of these tests. This is sometimes called re-staging.
Some of the tests will continue to be done from time to time after treatment has ended. The results of these tests can show if your child's condition has changed or if the cancer has recurred (come back). These tests are sometimes called follow-up tests or check-ups.
A link to a list of current clinical trials is included for each treatment section. For some types or stages of cancer, there may not be any trials listed. Check with your child's doctor for clinical trials that are not listed here but may be right for your child.
Untreated Childhood Brain Stem Glioma
Untreated childhood brain stem glioma is a tumor for which no treatment has been given. The child may have received drugs or treatment to relieve symptoms caused by the tumor.
Standard treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma is usually radiation therapy.
Some of the treatments being studied in clinical trials for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma include the following:
Standard treatment of focal or low-grade glioma may include the following:
Treatment of brain stem glioma in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 may be watchful waiting. The tumors are slow-growing in these children and may not need specific treatment for years.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with untreated childhood brain stem glioma. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma
Treatment of recurrent childhood brain stem glioma depends on the type of tumor, whether it comes back in the place in which it started or in another part of the brain, and the type of treatment previously given.
Standard treatment of recurrent diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma is usually palliative therapy, to relieve symptoms and improve the patient's quality of life. The patient may also be treated in a clinical trial of a new treatment.
Treatment of recurrent focal or low-grade childhood brain stem glioma may include the following:
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with recurrent childhood brain stem glioma. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
For more information about childhood brain tumors, see the following:
For more childhood cancer information and other general cancer resources, see the following:
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A clinical trial is a study to answer a scientific question, such as whether one treatment is better than another. Trials are based on past studies and what has been learned in the laboratory. Each trial answers certain scientific questions in order to find new and better ways to help cancer patients. During treatment clinical trials, information is collected about the effects of a new treatment and how well it works. If a clinical trial shows that a new treatment is better than one currently being used, the new treatment may become "standard." In the United States, about two-thirds of children with cancer are treated in a clinical trial at some point in their illness.
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