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What I've found worked best was to take a couple weeks and experiment with healthier foods. I've not only found that healthy foods can taste great, but that they can sometimes taste better then unhealthy processed foods.
Whole grain (steel cut) oatmeal? Freakin' delicious. Put a small amount of maple syrup for a little extra sweetness if you desire. Real brown rice (and not the instant crap)? Again, freakin' delicious. I only eat white rice with sushi now. Cauliflower? Perfect replacement for potatoes. They're great mashed, and I also like them roasted with a little butter and olive oil with real parmesan cheese and panko bread crumbs.
Anyways, the point is that a lot of people fail because they think they need to eat food that doesn't taste good. While I still like a fair amount of sweets (which can be problematic as there typically aren't many good replacements for that...), I've replaced a LOT of the processed foods with healthier alternatives, and they taste better. I think many folks just don't know how to prepare healthy food that tastes good, so they end up only eating the off the shelf "health food" crap, which tastes like butthole.
|I dont think so that dieting is the solution of loosing weight. Only ten peoples loss their weight out of one hundred. We just eat normal diet like fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy item and do some proper walk after eating. That's enough for a healthy person.
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I agree that a lifestyle change will be more beneficial than a diet routine. It's not simply about eating specific types of foods that won't impact weight gain - it's about LEARNING how to eat, LEARNING what to eat and LEARNING how to maintain good health. Humans are omnivores - we require meat and vegetation in order to have healthy bodies. All those supplements and food restrictions were not meant for our bodies to process. Go back to the basics... meat, fish, poultry, eggs, breads, cereals, fruits, vegetables, etc... stay away from the junk. I did this in high school, in addition to maintaining a high intensity work-outs (joined track and ran 6 - 8 miles a day), and went from 150 to 105 in a year. After 2 months, I didn't even have to think about what I was doing. It all became natural.
When I stopped following my diet in college, it was 2 years before I was back up to 150. It was amazing how lasting the lifestyle was. I'm back on it again... after many years of eating junk. So far, I haven't lost a ton of weight, but I feel better already. And I don't crave sugar or junk food - which was the biggest obstacle. Telling myself I didn't need it was harder than reasoning with myself and saying a little won't hurt. An intial 10lbs was lost in the two weeks that I did that. Now it's all maintaining and work-outs.
But good luck in whatever you do! The idea, I'm assuming, is that you'll be healthier in the end.
You will crap like a wild animal if you eat nothing but fruit. I've looked into a lot of different diets and cleanse things people tell me about mainly out of curiosity. If you must do some kind of cleanse this is the best one I've seen http://drbenkim.com/full-body-cleanse-diet.htm
I have never tried this and likely never will. Similar to Joeywhat's advice my diet solution is to eat smaller meals, less meat, more fruits, raw vegs, nuts. Grilled instead of fried, wheat crackers instead of chips, dried fruits and granola instead of cookies, tea instead of coffee. Limit sodium intake, no fast food, no sweets, limited carbonated beverages and make them diet.
|bah to all you modern society diet people. Eat what man was meant to. . . . very simple.
|eat what ever you like in a moderation and exercise. That is the best diet.
|There's a guy at work that eats nothing but fruit. He spends more time in the bathroom than working.
I'm of the opinion that any 'diet' you choose will ultimately fail.
You need a lifestyle change.
I'm also of the opinion that there's no need to cut out a certain element of your diet short of the BS and processed crap...i.e. don't cut out most the fat, or most the carbs. Your body NEEDS these. Instead, watch how much of each you eat, and make sure what you do eat are GOOD. There is a thing as good carbs and good fat. Your body NEEDS these to function properly.
That and just not eating as much...there are people who lost weight eating strictly donuts and ice cream because they limited their intake to 1500 calories per day. That's obviously not healthy but it proves the point...don't eat as much, and eat better foods and the weight will come off.
But anyways my main point is to not diet...but change your lifestyle. Because if you diet, the minute you go off the diet the weight WILL come back. I know this, I've done more diets then most, with no results. It's about making permanent changes.
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Consensus as the New Heresy
Gavin Schmidt, Michael Mann, David Archer, Stefan Rahmstorf, William Connolley, and Raymond Bradley
Andy Revkin, who's one of the best journalists on the climate beat, wrote a curious piece in the NY Times discussing the 'middle stance' of the climate debate. It's nice to see news pieces on climate that aren't breathless accounts of a new breakthough and that take the time to point out that the vast majority of relevant scientists take climate change extremely seriously. To that extent, the message of this piece was a welcome one. The curious part, however, was the thread running through the piece that this middle ground is only now emerging, and even curiouser, that this middle ground can be characterized as representing some sort of 'heresy'.
Heresy, is commonly defined as 'an opinion or doctrine at variance with the official or orthodox position'. So where does this idea come from, and why is it now 'emerging'?
It has often been remarked upon that scientists and academics make their reputations by breaking down orthodoxies and by challenging previously widespread assumptions (but it will only work out well if they're right of course!). Nobody makes much of a name for themselves by agreeing with all previous thinking. Indeed, to be thought of as a radical new thinker, one must assume the role of the heretic, challenging the stale orthodoxies of the past. And given some of the scientific iconoclasts in our pantheon (Galileo, Einstein, Wegner etc.), we see this as a completely natural state of affairs.
However, there is a big difference between really challenging the majority opinion and simply stating that you are. We are all often 'contrary', but here at RC we also generally find ourselves firmly in the mainstream on many of the central scientific points: e.g., our views on the most probable value of the climate sensitivity (around 3C), the likelihood of the imminent Gulf Stream reversal (zero), or the possibility of Venusian-style runaway greenhouse effect happening this side of a billion years (extremely small). That these positions are in line with conclusions drawn by IPCC is no surprise, because those reports result from intense discussion and peer-review involving a large fraction of the community, thus they reflect the views of the climate science community very well. Most scientists present these widely shared conclusions when speaking to the public, and where their own views diverge from it, they make it clear that these are their own conclusions rather than a generally accepted view.
In reading about the new 'heretics' then, one might have expected that associated with them would be statements that would contradict IPCC or that we (as mainstream scientists who do not claim to be heretics) would otherwise find objectionable. So let's consider the specific tenets of the 'new heresy' mentioned in the article:
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Well I disagree with that approach. And having over 20 years of treating patients has only supported my belief that getting to the underlying root cause of why the body is malfunctioning is the only true route to optimal health. Masking a symptom with a medication does nothing to isolate and treat the real reason the problem occurred in the first place.
IBS is a classic example of the failure of the traditional approach of addressing the symptom only. Patients with IBS are told that there is no cure for their condition. Further they are frequently given drugs which offer temporary relief only and dietary advice which, in my opinion and experience, is severely off the mark.
Considering this is a gluten blog, you probably know where I'm headed. But that makes it no less exciting to share with you that I can't recall a single patient with IBS whose condition wasn't eradicated when he or she followed our program. That's not bad for a supposedly incurable condition!
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That is the overview of the program. Yes, it does require you to change your lifestyle and yes, it does frequently entail patients removing gluten from their diets. But the response from my patients is that it is more than worth it when the results are no more IBS and feeling great.
Below is a success story written by one of my patients. You'll notice that he mentions getting off an anti-anxiety medication. Patients with IBS are frequently diagnosed with depression and anxiety and given dangerous drugs to "treat" these symptoms. Getting to the root cause of the problem as mentioned above is usually all that's needed to eliminate such symptoms of anxiety or depression as they are a secondary manifestation and not the primary problem.
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IBS ruled my life. I could not go anywhere where I was not absolutely sure that there was a close bathroom. I tried to take over the counter and prescription diarrhea medicine, but it would only last a few hours. Because of my symptoms, I was also on depression medication on a daily basis to "help" me deal with the anxiety that was caused by my IBS. I also suffered from extreme claustrophobia, and could not travel in my car without stopping to go to the bathroom every 20 minutes or so. I would say on a good day I had 6-7 bowel movements and on a bad day 8-9 - every day. I have had IBS for the last 20 years, but this bad, only for the last 2-3 years.
I could not go skiing, running or walking outdoors. Traveling was a nightmare for me and my family. I was always stressed about when I would have to next go to the restroom.
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The side benefit of my gluten free diet is that I am off of my "maintenance anxiety drug". This did not happen because my new doctors told me not to take it, I just forgot to about two weeks ago, and have not had the need for it. Today I got in a car w/ 4 other men and I wasn't doing the driving. It suddenly dawned on me that I would never have done that before. The anxiety would have prevented me.
I have also lost 18 pounds, which was not why I came here, but is a definite benefit.
It is very difficult to explain the pain and suffering that I went through and that I put my family through with my panic attacks and IBS. I am lucky that they supported me and did not leave me. I feel that I can start to be the person that I am meant to be. My life gets better every day. Maybe everyone is not as sensitive to gluten as I am, but for me it is poison. It is easy to pass up gluten with the great results I am seeing. I asked Dr Petersen if it was just the caffeine that made me so irritable. The doctor explained that for some people gluten is neurotoxic. This was definitely the case for me and understanding that makes it easy to stay on a gluten free diet. I also realized that all of the food that made me sick has gluten in it....bagels, bread, pizza, pasta, sandwiches......I was killing myself while trying to eat healthy. When I had a salad with bread and croutons, it defeated the purpose.
Anyway...that is my story so far. I feel better everyday. I can not thank Dr Petersen enough for helping me change my life.
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I, myself have no problem with someone building/owning a fiberglass car
But the coupe in question does ... NOT ... look anything like a 33/34 Ford. The oldest part on it is most likely 10 or 15 years old.
It is a KIT ... body from one source, engine from another ... and so on.
I do not see the first REAL Ford part of any kind on it.
A 33/34 Ford coupe looks similar to this
or without fenders ...
|painted jester
OEM vs repro. I guess it depends on your perspective. I never cared about oem vs reproduced bodies (steel or glass) until I got my '69 Camaro which is an all steel numbers matching original survivor. When Dynacorn started importing new camaro bodies, and guys started cutting rusted scrap oem cowl's up and building a "new" Camaro around a VIN tag it chapped my *****. It hurts the value of my vehicle and its just plain dishonest.[/QUOTE]
Same with glass guys buying up titles so they didn't have to title it as New or pass inspection for an assembled title!!!
"Hey, what year is your "T"? "Oh its a 2010
I had a 34 coupe and was beat in COBO by the first glass replica I ever saw personally on the street or at a show !! I admit if it was steel he would have beat me hands down!!!! But I actually chopped mine his came in the kit already chopped! That stuck in my craw all these years!!
So Im kind of biased Jester
OEM vs repro. I guess it depends on your perspective. I never cared about oem vs reproduced bodies (steel or glass) until I got my '69 Camaro which is an all steel numbers matching original survivor. When Dynacorn started importing new camaro bodies, and guys started cutting rusted scrap oem cowl's up and building a "new" Camaro around a VIN tag it chapped my *****. It hurts the value of my vehicle and its just plain dishonest.
As far as them being both difficult I have only done a few fiberglass cars, then a ton of motorhome fiberglass work. Fiberglass box flares, Sixties Shelby's, Corvettes, etc. But on the cars, with modifying stuff or correcting poorly made parts (an Auburn Kit car) it would have been easier in my opinion to do it in metal. But maybe it's more because I hate working the itchy fiberglass.
|painted jester
There's a big difference between buying a new steel body and finding an old neglected body and bringing it back to life ! Its the same with buying a fiberglass replica and bringing old steel back from the dead!
new glass Kit cars are easy and only need minor repairs on flaws from the molds! That's why they sell kit glass body's! (their easy) Unless your making your own molds for parts I also do that! Its easy to assemble the good glass kits, the cheep ones are poor quality and need additional work like bracing, thickening in areas, filling of pits and blemishes etc! The hardest thing to do on glass kit body's and parts is Knowledge knowing the difference between laminating resin and standard resin , mixing for different dry times( cold or hot mix), cloth or fiber! and sanding that darned glass it itches for days in the damnedest places! I like working on Glass cars And I find it much easier to form a wing or fender flares or fins on a glass car, then making custom additions on steel cars out of steel !
My post before was meant to give that impression I wasn't cutting down glass! I own a glass! I think at a show Glass should be in a different class then old steel though! I always have and I always will !
The arguments are silly each has its points but to argue that they are both equal skill levels pertaining to body's fenders hoods etc is really unrealistic! I use glass on steel while doing some customizing but have never used steel on glass except for the molds or shapes (I also use cardboard, duct tape, chicken wire, wood, and foam) and then Glass them!!!
My opinions arn't every ones and Im not trying to change anyone's! It impressions of 50 years of owning and building both personally and in my business!
come on. history.. really.. most cars on a show field.. are pieces of many donors.. and/or new parts..
I don't care if an owner build it or not either.. but the fact if they drive it or not..
I'd rather see a 1979 t/a with 150k on it than the low mile 234 miles since new car.. as it wasn't enjoyed..
my SS has a history, sold in n.c. and I bought it in maine. oh and it's stock. mighty boring..
the truck was a farm truck. fixed up for a guys son before I got it.. history of haul'n hay,
very few cars have a history worth a darn and those are one owner or one family cars.. (at least to me) my SS came from dale earnhardt chevy in newton n.c. no one really cares that thats the chevy store that sold it.. I'll bet as soon as I change out the engine , I'll get haters..
most of this history you speak off is,, car got old, needed fixing, was parked in barn and forgot about for 40-60 years.. thats the story of most cars as they age.. only that group of owners kept everything as they remembered the depression.. unlike today that they'd junk a car for scrap money before parking it in a barn.. one has to remember that these old cars at one time where just that old worn out junkers.. parked because it was nickle'n and dime'n the owner to death..
I think that whole part about who built it is total and complete BS. I am NOT one of those guys who look down on someone who didn't build the car, they are either a car lover or not, and it has nothing what so ever to do with if they built it or not. And in that regard, when I look at someone elses car, it doesn't make a whole lot of difference if it's glass or not, or repro metal or not, the over all impression I get of the car as I look at it from across the street THAT is what moves me.
As far as glass being easier, again, I don't buy that. I have done both and I have to say they both take a boat load of time and skills to make nice. They are totally different materials so the job is totally different, but both take a boat load of time and skills, they are just different skills.
But for me personally, not anyone else, for me personally I like the history of a steel car. Now when it's like my truck where there aren't two panels on the whole thing that came from the same truck (well actually the front fenders have known each other from birth, but that's it) it's easy to say there is no history. But when those parts are exactly as the original ones it still works, it's like they all came together. The fact that they came from different sources is quickly forgotten.
most that OWN these steel cars. you know the oem steel ones didn' build it.. so steel being harder or easier to work with is moot...
both have there place.. sadly.. the car hobby is full of high than to. types.. in every segment..
most on here would laugh at almost all imports.. the rod guys don't like the muscle guys.. the muscle guys don't like the new muscle guys..
it's somewhat sad... and all you got to do is go to a show and walk around and overhear people talking.. I really thing some go just to pick apart everyone car on the field..
and some also forget that they have it made... drive 2 hours and tow home a 80 y/o car that is not a total rot box..
up here the steel is real. guys.. (don't want to offend anyone) but they blast the fiberglass cars.. even tho.. their car is on a t.c.i. chassis, with a 350/th350, an ididit column and billet everything.. some the body is factory.. more than most are chopped/etc .. som even bought the body already built chopped /etc all new and IN STEEL..
and roll it off a trailor a 1/2 mile from the show field and roll on in.. at 10mph and then roll back out to the box on wheels then home..
I can't see the difference.. ones fiber ones steel.. neither is real.. if real is factory.. all are cool (in my eyes anyways) but be cooler if they drove them.. and here li my beef.. why have all these speed parts and the cost if it's only gonna put in and out of a trailor..
that I just can't see..
I like them all.. but I don't like the way some treat others in this case ,the steel guys blast the fiber body guys.. the steel bodied car is no more real than the fiber one beside it thats on the same chassis and drivetrain as the real steel car..
to me there all kool.. I just don't get the build it then not use it. thing..
and is where I think the ratrod trend came from.. build it. and drive it.. tho. today even thats become over the top.. but it started with the right idea..
Remember gray bakersfields ed. on the goodguys turning away his daily driven streetrod.. but he's smile'n from the grave..
|painted jester
Steel has heart and an old soul! A lot more skill to build from steel!!! Lead work, hammer welding, Shrinking ,stretching, rolling,Etc,Etc It becomes part of the builders body and soul even if built for a customer it becomes part of you!
I do glass, and steel I know by doing both I have more pride in the steel !! But they are both nice cars when done!!!
When people buy them already done those guys argue Any one that has built both Knows!!!!! Glass is easy! if you can mix pancake batter you can work glass!!!!
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But even if it were to be cut up like my truck, chopped, sectioned and much more. The point being at least in my case, I like the real vintage car because it has a history. I can't say "original car" because that means something completely different. But I personally like the parts even to have a "history". My cars carried kids home from the hospital, you know what I mean? They went on honeymoons, vacations, drove the elderly to church or out to a dinner to, they have a history. I feel the same way about the parts, about the manuals, I want original owners manuals not reprints because I like the idea that some new car owner looked at this thing to figure out how to work his new car, I dig that thought. On the repair manual, I love the old original manuals with greasy finger prints in them where some hard working mechanic thumbed thru it to get a car back on the road years ago. They have a soul, a history. That's how I see it at least.
chopped/pie cuts/etc..
good luck with the car...
maybe list it on ebay.. with a crazy hi reserve.. to see where the car bids go to.. without loosing the car.. if it gets to a point you feel is high enough(bids) you can always lower the reserve..
this give you an idea.. of what people in the market might pay.. without fear of a no reserve auction..
you'll have the choice to lower the reserve and sell or use the listing as a tool to know about what it should bring.. and go from there.
Okay I see! And to determine whether or not this is a kit where should I look? When I am in town I will examine the car closer to see if I can find anything.
Thanks for the info!
|No pardner it's nothing against you at all, what I meant was some folks that own the "real steel" original Fords have a problem with other folks that refer to their fiberglass "kit cars" as they put it by the original manufacturer's name. Hence the term "replica" as I refer to my own '32 Victoria build, this has been going on forever.
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Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland
Bruce Campbell has only been a starter for a year and a half, but he is the one player on Maryland who is holding the struggling offense together. He only appeared in five games as a freshman and earned one start against Clemson when injuries decimated the depth chart. As a sophomore Campbell began in a reserve role, but took over the starting job for the final seven games of the season. With his help, running back Da'Rel Scott became the first Terp ball carrier since 2002 to eclipse the 1,000 yard rushing mark. Campbell could earn some accolades this season for his fine play, but few are paying any attention to Maryland at this point so his work will largely go unnoticed and unaccounted for. But at 6-7 and 310 pounds, Campbell is an NFL tackle. He has room to add a little more strength at the point of attack, but he will be playing in the NFL sooner or later. Whether it will be sooner or later is the question with Campbell. If he can put up good numbers at the combine, he could slip into the first round. He could just as easily slip down to the mid-round level, making it wise to return for his senior season; getting out of College Park as soon as possible is never a bad idea because the team is not going to be much better next season. 2/1 Update: Ultimately, Campbell did decide to fore go his senior season at Maryland and enter the NFL Draft; ever since then his stock has been steadily rising. Campbell is working his way up the always competitive offensive tackle ladder and could end up being a top 15 selection if he keeps performing well at workouts. 3/1 Update: Campbell had one of the best individual performances at the NFL Combine. Campbell ran one of the fastest 40's for an offensive lineman in a long time and his 34 reps on the bench press were among the best in this class of offensive linemen. Perhaps even more impressive is his 36 inch arm length; That is a couple of inches better than most of the other top linemen. It is not too surprising that he measured out well, but Campbell also looked pretty good in the other workouts and may have overcome some of his hustle, form and technique issues.
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freak of nature, will not get past oakland, we all know how much al davis loves his athletes, and this guy is a monster in a tshirt and shorts. if all youu watched was the nfl combine and nothing else, you would think this guy i going #1. 6'7" 315 lbs and ran a 4.76 in the 40, nuff said lol.
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Detail from the temple at Borobudur, Java depicting one of the stages towards enlightenment the discovery of the Centre 'within oneself
The Temple as the sacred centre of the world from which all life emanates. This Axis Mundi passes through all levels of being that constitute the various levels of the cosmos towards the Divine
imagination; they are the living powers of nature, present in earth and sea and sky. They belong to the 'psychic' world; the world which we only know in dreams, but which is no less real than the physical world. In this world, there are also the spirits of the ancestors. Humanity knows itself not as isolated in this outer world of time and space, but as in communion with the
spirits of the dead. In the depths of the unconscious, we are one with all nature and all humanity, open to the divine Spirit which is in all, not enclosed in the prison of a separate individuality in an alien world. This ancient wisdom is enshrined in the temples of the Hindus. The temple is the image both of the cosmos and of the soul. To go around such a temple visiting the shrines of the different gods is to bring the soul into harmony with the powers of the cosmos, and to discover the 'centre' both of the cosmos and the soul. The centre of the temple is the garbhagriha - the 'womb' in which the lingam and yoni are to be found, symbols of the marriage of the male and the female which takes place here. The ritual of the temple is likewise an external sign of the inner transformation of the soul, the discovery of the divine life hidden in the soul.
So the breaking of the coconut is a symbol of the breaking of the hard outer shell of the soul, to discover the divine life within. The ashes put on the forehead are a symbol of the burning up of the lower self, the sinful ego, and the manifestation of the true Self from which all impurities have been burnt away. The red spot placed between the eyes is a symbol of the 'third eye', the eye of wisdom that is 'single', as opposed to the two eyes which see the world of duality. Thus, everything is intended to enable the soul to discover its 'Centre'; to free it from the separated ego and integrate it in the cosmic unity. It is a concrete symbol of the path of return to the Self, to the knowledge of God.
Al l these religions derive from the cosmic covenant - the universal revelation given to all mankind. It is a revelation of God through nature and the soul. The whole cosmos is a revelation of God. And thus, the order and beauty of the universe is a revelation of the wisdom and goodness of the Creator.D
Bede Griffith (1906-1993) became a Benedictine monk in 1932, leaving his monastery 23 years later for India, to discover "the other half of his soul". In 1968 he settled at Saccidananda Ashram, in South India. He became a sannyasi, integrating Indian tradition into his monastic life. Deeply immersed in the religious traditions of the world, Griffith was a leading figure in cross-cultural spiritual dialogue.
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So also with plants and trees, especially certain plants like the tulsi plant and certain trees like the banyan. Animals are sacred, especially the cow, which gives her milk as a mother, but also the elephant, the monkey and the snake. Finally, Man is sacred; every person is a manifestation of God, but especially a holy man, in whom the divine presence can be more clearly seen.
The Marriage Between East and West It is the vision of a cosmic unity, in which Man and nature are sustained by an all-pervading spirit, which the West needs to learn from the East. It is this that explains the extraordinary sacredness which attaches to every created thing in India. The earth is sacred, and no ploughing or sowing or reaping can take place without some religious rite. Eating is a sacred action, and every meal is conceived as a sacrifice to God. Water is sacred, and no religious Hindu will take a bath without invoking the sacred power of the water, which descends from heaven and, caught on the head of Siva, is distributed in the fertilising streams of the Ganges and other rivers. Air is sacred, the breath of life which comes from God and sustains all living creatures. Fire is sacred, especially in its source in the Sun, which brings light and life to all creatures.
This is the sacred universe, in which Man has lived as far as we know from the beginning of history and which has been completely demolished by the Western scientific world. Every trace of sacredness has been removed from life, so that Western Man finds himself in a universe in which both Man and nature have been deprived of any ultimate meaning. - Bede Griffith This extract has been reproduced with the kind permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
Detail from the Sanchi temple in Central India depicting a group praying to a sacred tree, 3rd century B.C.
The Tree of Life The universal use of the tree as a religious symbol is extremely ancient (dating at least from the third millennium B.C.) and belongs to a rich body of myth. It mainly signifies 'the Centre'; the point of 'beginning,' where the forces of the sacred first broke through. In the symbolic language of myth and religion, the tree is 'the navel of the world' or 'the cosmic axis' (Axis Mundi) which stands at the centre of the Universe and passes through the middle of the three cosmic zones; underworld, Earth and sky.
Sacred architecture like the Buddhist stupa and the pyramid-ziggurat (such as those found in Mesopotamia and Mexico) represent the centre within the primeval mound which arose out of the infinite depths of the primordial ocean in the beginning.The tree is also closely associated with fertility. Artemis, the many - breasted tree divinity, is the Mother of Earth; embodying the powers from which all life emerges.
To shamans ranging from China to Asia, and from Oceania to the Americas, the tree is a bridge to heaven; symbolising the ascent to the sky world. To the Kabbalists, creation was the manifestation of an inner world of the Divine, and they used an inverted tree to symbolise this idea. A passage in the Book of Zohar reads: "Now the Tree of Life extends from above downwards,
and is the sun which illuminates all."
The tree of Life is not, however, the same thing as the Tree of Knowledge, which, according to Christians, led to Man's fall. After expelling Adam and Eve from Paradise, God left a cherubim with a flashing sword to guard the Tree of Life (Gen 3:24). This tree signified the essence of life, whilst the other signified the knowledge of good and evil. To the earliest Christians, Christ was sacrificed at the centre of the world, on the cosmic tree. And it was upon an altar under a banyan tree, attributed to Shiva, that Buddha chose to sacrifice his selfhood and achieve enlightenment. A cutting of this very tree is still venerated at Bodh Gaya. The Nordic god Odin sacrificed his Self on Yggdrasil, the World Tree, to gain the wisdom of the runes.
Essentially, the tree - the source of endless regeneration - is synonymous with imagination. In the words of the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard: "Imagination is a tree. It has the integrative virtues of a tree. It is root and boughs. It lives between earth and sky. It lives in the earth and in the wind. The imagined tree imperceptibly becomes the cosmological tree, the tree which epitomises a universe, which makes a universe."1 - Stephanie Roth 1. Quoted from Roger Cook, The Tree of Life, Thames and Hudson, New York, 1974, p.9
Man climbing a palm tree was a popular way to illustrate the following verse from the Bible: 'The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon'(Ps 92:12). Miniature from Beatus 'Commentarius in Apocalypsin', A.D. 975
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Debutant goalscorer Suzanne Grant admits that Kelly Smith is the hardest act to follow but the Scottish international is looking forward to the challenge ahead.
Grant came on after 77 minutes of Arsenal Ladies' League Cup Final victory over Doncaster on Thursday night and duly grabbed her first goal for the Club in the 5-0 rout.
With the departures of Smith, Alex Scott and Karen Carney to the Women's Professional Soccer League, 24-year-old Grant is a member of a new-look Arsenal side and she can't wait to kick off a new era at the Club.
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EWWNP means Exploring Wild and Wonderful Number Patterns Created by Yourself! Investigate what happens if we create number patterns using some simple rules.
Find a great variety of ways of asking questions which make 8.
If you had any number of ordinary dice, what are the possible ways
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Draw a number line on a piece of paper, marked from $0$ to $20$, like this:
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This challenge is a game for two players. The first player chooses two numbers in this grid and either times or divides them.
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Arsenal Football Club Supporters consultative Forum 2007/2008 Season
Meeting held at 11 am - the Red Zone Saturday 24th November 2007
Attendees (in alphabetical order)
Beattie, John — Arsenal F.C
Borthwick, Ian — Family Enclosure
Breese, Rick — Arsenal Supporters Club (Overseas)
Brindle, Mark — Arsenal Supporters Club Branch
Campbell, Sue — Arsenal F.C.
Clifford, David — Gold Member
Edelman, Keith - Arsenal F.C.
Ellis, Paul — Arsenal Supporters Club (Norfolk)
Ford, Adrian — Arsenal F.C
Frost, Ben — AISA Representative
Gosnell, Peter — Disabled Supporter
Grainger, Nicky — Silver Member
Irwin, John — Gold Member
Kinnear, Angus — Arsenal F.C
Laser, Ronald — Club Level
Manek, Ameesh — Ethnic Minority Representative
Mears, Janet — Over 60 Year-Old
Miles, David — Arsenal F.C.
O'Brien, Michael - Arsenal F.C.
Osipiuk, Rob — Silver Member
Patterson, Dave — Red Member
Roberts, Elliot — Electoral Reform Services (Chair)
Smith, Gill — Arsenal F.C.
Tango. Lee — Red Member
Thater, Rosie — 16 — 21 Year Old Representative
Tolhurst, Dan — Arsenal F.C
Outstanding Issues from the last meeting
The Club is still investigating options around the donation of Club Level returns for Carling Cup games and should have some information at the next forum.
The Club looked into the reported problem of using the same credit/debit card twice when making ticket purchases. The club asked for more information on this from the person who reported and will then look into it further.
The problem with the clock has now finally been fixed, although unfortunately, the scaffolding is still surrounding it. There have been delays because of the method statement from the contactors around the scaffolding — it should be visible to all soon.
There is a page that has gone live regarding Arsenal TV and there is also an article in today's match programme.
The volume of the PA is now at its maximum level as specified by the Local Authority & planning constraints.
The Club, along with RedAction, is currently looking into the purchase of a bigger drum to be used in the stadium.
The Club has been looking to expand the number of ex-players circulating pre-match at Club level and recently Ray Parlour and Martin Keown have been involved.
The Club's view is not to have a new shop at the other end of Club Level, the one we currently have is now starting to do really well, following an increase in its' size. We will constantly review it but we have no current plans.
We have recently increased the prominence of the contact number for overseas fans for the current membership set-up (please see below for new plans in this area) and we'll make sure that this appears across all our communications platforms.
Presentation on the Proposed New Customer / Supporter Service Centre
We have been working on and developing a new strategy on how fans can access the club for information, ticket purchases etc. It entails a large use of new technologies. There has been a dramatic increase in the volume of in-bound contact from supporters across all media over the last couple of years and this proposed change is our solution to this. A lot of the focus within Arsenal over the last few years has obviously been on delivering the success of the Emirates Stadium and we're now focusing in on our customer service. We've conducted our own research on customer relations over the last six months or so and we've also referred to the FAPL research, where we currently rank 10th in overall Customer Service. We aim to be the best both on and off the field in the long term and in terms of customer service we also want to benchmark our customer service across other industries. We've looked at how big banks and travel organisations have set up their customer service functions, and also looked at clubs like Everton and Aston Villa who have been highly rated in this area.
Previously, our various customer service points like ticketing, Stadium Tours and travel have been working in silos and to a large extent have existed independently of one another — which is not ideal from a fan perspective. We previously haven't been able to track the number of missed calls and anecdotally, we are aware that this sometimes has happened and we have had various numbers and email addresses for various ticketing enquiries etc, something which was been confusing and sometimes frustrating for fans. Also the level of customer service varied widely, not because of a lack of will from those who dealt with those enquiries but more to do with workable systems not always being in place.
Our premise is to move away from an organisation structure that works for Arsenal and its' staff towards a structure that works for our customers. You support the club but you can decide how much you interact with it and we want to create a system that puts what you want first. We don't want users hanging on the end of the line, not sure if they've been put through to the right department or even if they're going to be answered when on call waiting. We also want to remove the multiple entry points to the club, with users not being sure if they're approaching the most appropriate place within the club to answer their query effectively. Currently people are writing to various email addresses in the hope that they will get one satisfactory reply. To ensure that this proposed new system works well and that the right technology and training is in place, we are going to employ a Customer Services champion who will start in the New Year.
We will be benchmarking the new system against key performance indicators on topics such as call resolution and missed calls. We will also implement new web-based communication channels to provide answers to time-specific or routine questions, which may not necessitate a call i.e. we are looking at new ways to manage how people access information from and about the club. This web based systems will provide FAQ's and specific guidance and advice on particular topics (depending on what information the user inputs) — also this web-based communication will allow queries to be directed to the relevant person.
In terms of the technology that will be used, there will be caller recognition processes whereby users can enter their membership number so that centre staff will have your personal information ready to hand when they answer your call and call centre operatives will specialise in certain areas and users will then be routed accordingly. We will have Management Information on key issues such as average call times, volumes of calls and how many are completed successfully.
There will also be a fully documented and centralised complaints system. Every complaint will be handled in the same way and there will be a pre-agreed process on how complaints will be escalated and the timescales that relate to responses.
The customer / supporter service centre will be housed in Highbury House and there will be 35 staff working there, with a maximum of two different numbers for customers to access it. We are hoping to have staff located in the new centre and start on the training, as well as launch the web-forms and start putting the new phone system in place March/April next year — all current numbers will work but these will be phased out over time. We hope the system will be fully operational in the secondhalf of next year and we will be sourcing regular feedback from fans and representatives, as well as ironing-out minor difficulties that will inevitably occur. We expect the system to be fully working within 18 months. This new customer approach will apply to all parts of the Club that interact with fans, even including how security staff and catering staff liaise with fans.
How will the club measure the success of this new system — what benchmarks will be used and will it really take 18 months to get the system fully operational?
The 18 months relates to when we hope to get the system to a world-class level — the system will be operational before then and we hope to get to that level within that timescale. We hope to have both the system and the telephone number in place by March 2008. We're not just changing the service ethos, we are also changing the technology and systems that will allow us to do that — it won't happen overnight but we feel fans will start to feel the benefits not long after its implemented — the 18 month timescale is where we hope to be at a very high standard. We will publish the standards that we are aiming for and will be public on how we measure up against them.
What will this one access number be — will it be a 0207 number?
We are trying to find a memorable number — we're looking for a local rate number that will also allow international access, which is possible with a 0844 pre-fix. The reasons against having a 0207 number are that you're limited in what you can use e.g. 0844 Arsenal is much easier to remember than a standard 0207 number. Secondly, the cost is not the same (for the user) from whatever part of the country you call from. We're looking at the new number being cost neutral to the club — a 0800 number means that the club will pick up the charge for the calls. We are looking for a system that works for all elements of our fan base — we may need to publicise a separate number for our international supporters, but we do want to try and avoid that if possible. Currently, fans who want to buy tickets, arrange travel and buy merchandise can get lost in the labyrinth of numbers and take a long time to get what they want. This system will ultimately allow people to ring one number, do all they want to do in one call and liaise with the same person whilst doing it. There will be full integration of these various elements and the agent can access all the relevant information from one screen. We will also vary the level of staffing at various times and ensure that at busy periods (e.g. ticket sales for big games) staffing and the process will be scaled accordingly. There will be 3/4 supervisors who will deal with more sensitive or difficult and these can be escalated up to the contact centre manager. If necessary, the query may then be forwarded to the relevant member of staff at Arsenal F.C. We will have published timelines for how quickly these issues will be responded to.
What will be the hours of opening?
We are aiming to be open for hours which are best for fans. This will mean being open in the evenings and also, where necessary, being open 7 days a week. We will see what demand is like and respond accordingly (e.g. big fixtures / off season)
How will this system work for Supporters' Clubs, who may need to contact the relevant staff member directly?
There will be slightly different systems in place for supporters clubs and disabled users — however some of the more routine request for these categories of supporters will be able to be handled by the Customer Support Centre, where staff will have training on the points surrounding these categories of fans. We are aware that in certain cases a direct relationship with the relevant Club employee will still be needed. In the past, queries have come in to the club and various staff have had to leave their other duties and react to these. Having this more integrated system will allow internal Arsenal staff to more closely focus on their core responsibilities.
Acceptable Fan Conduct & Chanting at Games
There has recently been some legal action taken by three fans about chanting at games — how have Arsenal reacted to this?
As a Club, we abhor any racist or discriminatory chanting at games. There are particular issues relating to the chants at games against Spurs — there are certain terms that the Spurs fans refer to themselves as and Arsenal fans sometimes also use these terms. We have introduced a text service whereby fans can anonymously text details of troublesome fans, with stewards being trained to deal with the issues that may arise. Fans will need to provide as much information as they can, including seat numbers where possible. We need to manage this area carefully and sensibly. Stewards sometimes find it difficult in identifying individual fans that are using unacceptable language and we hope this new initiative will help. We are aware that we have the one of the most diverse group of supporters in the country and for example have one of the highest numbers of females coming to our games. We as a club don't believe we have a major problem in this area, but of course we will deal with issues as they are made aware to us. If we find any examples of unacceptable language then we will ban fans — we are currently in the process of banning one at the moment and we as a club have banned the most fans in the premier league. In terms of arrests, to put this issue into a wider context, we had one fan arrested for the whole of last season.
Fans are aware that chants that were acceptable 30/40 years ago are not acceptable now — fans are also aware that they also have a responsibility in policing these issues, along with the club making announcements at games and articles in match day programs. There is also a responsibility on parents to set examples to younger fans, especially in the family enclosure — these are the fans of the future and if there is an educational process aimed at younger fans then the relatively small problem we have now will be even less significant in the future. This education should cover all types of discrimination and the club could work with Junior Gunners in explaining the background of some of the chanting.
We are aiming to put articles in programmes, however, we don't think that this should be focused on particular games e.g. Spurs — as this approaches the problem in the wrong way. There is also the problem of particular ex-players coming to Emirates Stadium playing for their new team and not having a warm welcome. We will aim to educate our fans of all ages about these issues and work with groups such as RedAction.
There will be chants aimed at certain players (e.g. Ashley Cole) but we as fans should be positively chanting for our new left-back Gael Clichy and an interview with the player before the relevant game will be useful in this.
That is something that we can explore and we are aware that chants evolve and react to circumstances over time. A lot of chanting is witty and humorous — we want to focus on the unacceptable chanting — not removing chanting and singing from stadiums entirely. We as a club need to document what measures we are taking to tackle this issue, both at the Emirates stadium and for our fans when they travel to away matches. We are ultimately responsible for the behaviour of our fans at away games.
Why are fans not allowed to bring flags to the stadium? It seems a minority of fans are dictating policy on this.
We as a Club came to that decision as it was getting to a point where some fans were being physically threatened if they continued to display them at games — we understand there are wider issues with this and that some fans are upset at our decision, but we have a responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of all our fans whilst they are at games. People sometimes channel their political issues through the avenue of a football club and our ultimate goal is to ensure that no one is physically injured at one of our games. It maybe that over time this situation changes and we can then look at our decision again. The new text system referred to above will also help in identifying those people who have made the threats.
Why are there no club flags around the stadium?
This is something we will look at again and we take the point that initially, the stadium was maybe not "personalised" enough — we have been giving the stadium more colour over time and this is something we will continue to do. For example, we are looking at new ideas for the concourse areas
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Has the Club considered an end-of-season fans' day? Some other high profile clubs do it and it is a good way of maintaining relationships with fans and it is a good way for the Club to raise money for their chosen charity.
William Gallas is setting a good example for the other players in taking part in events such as an on-line question and answer session. We are looking at an end of season event, maybe including supporters' clubs and other fan groups — the one this year maybe not be as wide ranging as fans would like but we will be looking at something on a larger scale for the end of next season. We may change the format of the member's day so that it is a bit more interactive in future.
Other clubs put a strong on emphasis on having ex-players available for groups of overseas supporters — can Arsenal do more on this?
We have done some work on this, but the players these groups would like tend to be expensive and not always available. An example of when we have focused on overseas fans would be when Niall Quinn went to Thailand and played for our partner team there and this was extremely successful. We'll have another look at this, both to build our commercial and supporter base.
How is the ticket exchange system working? It does seem a bit complicated at the moment and difficult for fans to use.
When we launched it we did say it wasn't the final version and it was always intended to be a soft launch. We're aware of the improvements that need to be made to it and we will improve the interface that fans use to locate and return their tickets and increase its publicity to improve the supply of tickets available via this system.
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Discussion in 'March 2012' started by roscoe36, Mar 26, 2012.
So, who was responsible for rushing stucky back before he was recovered?
not so frozen bananas.
That's wishful thinking. Kings sacked their coach in favor of Cousins this year. They're keeping him. We'd need to give up more than our 1st rounder for Cousins.
I agree. I doubt they even give up Cousins for Monroe and I don't see anyone here giving up Monroe for 8th if they were offering that to us.
I read in another thread that the Pistons were going to amnesty Monroe this summer.
Yep. The price tag for Cousins is likely in the neighborhood of Monroe+8th pick for Cousins.
Detroit Free Press is good, but I won't believe it until Forbes does some analysis. Some inept intern could have misinterpreted trade rumours for amnesty rumours after being fatigued from watching a Taysolation.
Wiggle confirmed that they changed their mind after midnight.
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I got my wife one of those Cricut scrapbooking things for christmas. I just found out that it can be hooked into a PC via USB and there is software that you can purchase so you can cut directly from the PC.
Now after playing with it, you can only use shapes that are in the Cricut software. After a little more research I found another program called SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot) that you can "trace any .JPG image and cut it out on thr Cricut.
Now my creative juices started to flow and I was playing. I was able to re-create the kill stripes on Boba's helmet. I have not cut them yet because I have no vinyl to cut with. I then started to think that I could probably export the Pepakura 2D shapes into JPG format and let the machine do the cutting for me...
Does anybody have any experience with this Cricut machine? I just started to dabble with it. Is there anyone that might be able to provide some more insight on this?


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Busulfan, Fludarabine, and Total-Body Irradiation in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing a Donor Stem Cell Transplant for Hematologic Cancer (Bu Flu TBI)
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RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy, such as fludarabine and busulfan, before a donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also stops the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The donated stem cells may replace the patient's immune system and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect). Giving an infusion of the donor's T cells (donor lymphocyte infusion) after the transplant may help increase this effect. Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can also make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil after the transplant may stop this from happening.
PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects of giving busulfan and fludarabine together with total-body irradiation and to see how well they work in treating patients who are undergoing a donor stem cell transplant for hematologic cancer.
|Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Leukemia Lymphoma Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm Myelodysplastic Syndromes Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Precancerous Condition
|Biological: therapeutic allogeneic lymphocytes Drug: busulfan Drug: cyclosporine Drug: fludarabine phosphate Drug: mycophenolate mofetil Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI) Drug: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) Drug: Phenytoin Drug: Methotrexate
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: No masking
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase I/II Non-Myeloablative Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for the Treatment of Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Using Busulfan, Fludarabine and Total Body Irradiation
- Safety [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Evaluations at 6 months, 12 months, 18 months and subsequent yearly follow-up's for a total of 5 years.
- Non-relapse mortality [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Chimerisms and post-engraftment are followed on days 28, 56, and 84 post transplant with an evaluation at 180 days (6 months), then 1 year, 18 months, 2, 3, 4, & 5 years after.
|Study Start Date:
|June 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Busulfan (Bu), Fludarabine (Flu), Total Body Iradiation (TBI)
Busulfan 3.2 mg/kg IV on day -5 Fludarabine 30 mg/m2/day x 3 (total dose 90 mg/m2, day -4 to day -2 TBI 200 centigray (cGy) x 1, day 0
Biological: therapeutic allogeneic lymphocytes
A population of lymphocytes therapeutically administered to a recipient individual who is genetically distinct from a donor of the same species.Drug: busulfan
Drug: cyclosporine
Busulfan is an alkylating chemotherapeutic agent which has been used in many high dose and reduced intensity regimens prior to allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplants. It is active in a wide variety of malignancies and in high-doses it is myeloablative.
IV busulfan is available and diluted and administered per package insert guidelines.
Drug: fludarabine phosphate
Cyclosporine is a cyclic polypeptide immunosuppressive agent. It blocks the calcium-dependent calcineurin-mediated nuclear localization of nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) following T-cell activation, thereby inhibiting transactivation of key T-cell response genes including Interleukin 2 (IL-2) and Interleukin 4 (IL-4).
- Starting on day -3, Cyclosporine (CSP) is given at a dose of 4.0 mg/kg p.o. b.i.d.
Drug: mycophenolate mofetil
Fludarabine's active metabolite 2-fluoro-ara-A is an antimetabolite that inhibits DNA primase, DNA polymerase alpha and ribonucleotide nuclease.
Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is the morpholinyl ethyl ester of mycophenolic acid (MPA) and reversibly inhibits inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, particularly the type II isoform that is more prominent in activated lymphocytes. As a result of the inhibition of de novo purine synthesis, proliferation of B- and T-lymphocytes is blocked and antibody production is inhibited.
Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) are procedures that restore stem cells that have been destroyed by high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. There are three types of transplants:
Drug: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)
TBI is a form of radiotherapy used primarily as part of the preparative regimen for haematopoietic stem cell (or bone marrow) transplantation. As the name implies, TBI involves irradiation of the entire body, though in modern practice the lungs are often partially shielded to lower the risk of radiation-induced lung injury.
Drug: Phenytoin
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF or GCSF) is a colony-stimulating factor hormone. G-CSF is also known as colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF 3).
It is a glycoprotein, growth factor and cytokine produced by a number of different tissues to stimulate the bone marrow to produce granulocytes and stem cells. G-CSF then stimulates the bone marrow to release them into the blood.
This drug is used to prevent seizures while on chemotherapy.Drug: Methotrexate
Methotrexate is used to treat severe psoriasis (a skin disease in which red, scaly patches form on some areas of the body) that cannot be controlled by other treatments.
Detailed Description:
- To assess safety and toxicity of the addition of busulfan added to an established fludarabine and low-dose total-body irradiation (TBI) conditioning regimen for non-myeloablative allogeneic transplantation in patients with hematologic malignancies. (Phase I)
- To assess the non-relapse mortality 1-year after conditioning with busulfan and fludarabine/TBI in patients with hematologic malignancies at moderate to high risk for graft rejection and/or relapse of underlying disease. (Phase II)
- To assess overall survival 1-year survival. (Phase II)
- To assess the incidence of graft rejection. (Phase II)
- To assess the incidence of grade II-IV acute graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) and chronic extensive GVHD. (Phase II)
- To assess rates of disease progression and/or relapse-related mortality. (Phase II)
- To determine non-hematologic grade III-IV organ specific toxicity. (Phase II)
- Nonmyeloablative-conditioning regimen: Patients receive busulfan IV on day -5 and fludarabine IV over 30 minutes on days -4 to -2. Patients undergo total body irradiation on day 0.
- Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSC): Patients undergo donor PBSC infusion on day 0.
- Graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis: Patients receive oral cyclosporine twice daily on days -3 to 56 followed by a taper to day 180. Patients with a related stem cell donor receive oral mycophenolate mofetil twice daily on days 0-28. Patients with an unrelated stem cell donor receive oral mycophenolate mofetil 3 times daily on days 0-28 followed by a taper twice daily to day 56. Patients with evidence of relapse or persistent disease may also receive up to 3 donor lymphocyte infusions.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 225 patients will be accrued for this study; 25 patients accrued into the Phase I and 200 patients into Phase II.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Diagnosis of a hematologic malignancy of 1 of the following high-risk types:
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Acute myeloid leukemia
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Myeloproliferative disorder
- Multiple myeloma
- Plasma cell dyscrasias
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Hodgkin disease
Performance status
- Karnofsky 50-100%
Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Not specified
- No liver failure
- No cirrhosis with evidence of portal hypertension
- No alcoholic hepatitis
- No esophageal varices
- No chronic hepatitis
- No other liver disease
- Not specified
- Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) > 35%
- No symptomatic coronary artery disease or cardiac failure requiring therapy
- Diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) > 30%
- Total lung capacity > 30%
- Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV_1) > 30%
- No supplementary continuous oxygen
- HIV negative
- No active nonhematologic malignancy except localized skin cancer
- No overt organ dysfunction
- Not specified
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00245037
|United States, Oregon
|Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239-3098
|Study Chair:
|Richard Maziarz, MD
|OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
|Responsible Party:
|OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00245037 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
P30CA016058 ( US NIH Grant/Contract Award Number )
OHSU-HEM-05011-L ( Other Identifier: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute )
OHSU-210 ( Other Identifier: OHSU IRB )
|Study First Received:
|October 25, 2005
|Last Updated:
|February 23, 2017
Keywords provided by OHSU Knight Cancer Institute:
recurrent adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia
de novo myelodysplastic syndromes
previously treated myelodysplastic syndromes
secondary myelodysplastic syndromes
atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, breakpoint cluster region-Abelson (BCR-ABL) negative
refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia
stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemia
stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia
accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia
stage II multiple myeloma
stage III multiple myeloma
primary systemic amyloidosis
refractory multiple myeloma
myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm, unclassifiable
chronic eosinophilic leukemia
primary myelofibrosis
chronic neutrophilic leukemia
essential thrombocythemia
polycythemia vera
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
acute undifferentiated leukemia
extramedullary plasmacytoma
isolated plasmacytoma of bone
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
stage I multiple myeloma
secondary acute myeloid leukemia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases
Precancerous Conditions
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Hemostatic Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Blood Protein Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Bone Marrow Diseases
Fludarabine phosphate
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decided to try the ICS version, but wifi just randomly disconnects, even with the icon at full bars and blue. Same thing was happening with stock jb firmware. All my other android devices have no problem, so it's not the router. I've seen other v971 users with similar problem, any one have a solution?
I have the same exact situation. I wish Onda would put as much effort into making great firmware as they do making great quality build for their tablets.
I will never buy another Onda again