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Remembering The Super Mario Bros.' Surprisingly Cool Comic Books
The Super Mario Brothers aren't just the stars of this week's biggest video game release on the Wii, nor were they simply the heroes of one of the most disastrous films of the 1990s - they were also comic book legends.
Well, legends might be pushing it, but brothers Mario and Luigi certainly have some comic book credibility to their name. TRsRoc


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This is the new Ballard Library in Seattle. It's a state-of-the-art green building which makes use of a sod roof, daylighting, and translucent thin-film solar collectors from Schott. It is listed in the American Institute of Architecture's top ten green buildings.
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Todd Akin
Opinion: Ballots Full Of Women
While Mitt Romney talks about binders full of women, Democrats have ballots full of women.
Opinion: Republicans, Abortion and Lying
From being deceitful on Romney's actual position on abortion to being deceitful that women get pregnant from rape or that women can die from pregnancy complications it is time to call the GOP on the deceit and the stupidity.
Opinion: Rivard Yet Another Republican To Devalue Women
"Some girls rape easy." Those are the shocking words of Roger Rivard, a Republican state representative in Wisconsin previously endorsed by Paul Ryan.
Opinion: Mitt Romney Lie-O-Rama Tour Continues
Romney might say he won't restrict a woman's right to choose, but his message is clearly coded for his rightwing base: you do not have to worry about the Supreme Court. Relax, I'm with you, but I'm running for president for Pete's sake.
Opinion: Republicans Endorse Todd Akin As Senate Chances Slip Away
After Mitt Romney's 47% don't pay taxes remark, Conservative columnist Peggy Noonan dubbed the Romney campaign a "rolling calamity" for all its problems and continuing self-inflicted wounds. At this point, she might have to extend that label to Republican efforts to take the majority in the Senate as they flounder and flip flop.
Opinion: Akin Incident Shows Contrast Between The Republicans And Democrats
Republicans are kept accountable for their own misspeaks and actions. Unlike the Democrats' life jacket being tossed out to a sinking politician by the Party, when a Republican politician does the inexcusable, the Republican Party throws him an anchor – and that's how it should be.
Opinion: Akin's Position On Rape And Abortion Is The GOP Platform
The basic fact is that Romney, Ryan and Republican's are uncomfortable with a few of the words Congressman Akin used. They are not, however, uncomfortable with the policy position he was expressing. The record shows that they march in lockstep with Congressman Akin.
Opinion: Despite Denials Akin's Comments Are Part GOP War On Women
Congressman Akin's comments are unconscionable and while Congressman Akin owns the words that came from his mouth, the sentiment and his policy goals are shared by both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, despite their statements today.


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I have been trying to explore music theory concepts programmatically, namely through music21 software, but I've run into a lot of trouble. Are there any other frameworks for this?
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I was not aware of music21, but it looks interesting. Another, somewhat older, Java-based framework is Rubato. I am using it in my thesis research, but I do not know how much it is currently being maintained.
I am the author of another Python-based system called Sebastian https://github.com/jtauber/sebastian but it's at a very early stage. I'd be interested to know what you felt want lacking in music21 in case Sebastian could (eventually) meet your needs better.


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nah i dont have a delorian or 1.21 gigawatts of electricity
and i have no idea on how to make a flux capasitor!
nah i dont have a delorian or 1.21 gigawatts of electricity
and i have no idea on how to make a flux capasitor!
Capacitor. Lol sorry, I work with computers.
Should I get any Castlevanias for the PS2?
OMFG YES! they did not go all out with the level design (platformer wise) but they are Genuine Castlevania the music atmosphere and game play are all there. story is ok but still THAT MUSIC (droooool)
Roger, I kinda passed one over the other day because it was missing th manual, but may go back for it.
What has better music, Castlevania or Final Fantasy?
id say they are about equal, but FF has alot more options in it. i love me my castlevania music
Any hidden gems for games you would suggest?
I meant overlooked/underappreciated games.
this is my only find , this game i bought because i got the demo in a psx magazine and the best way i can describe it is
a 3d SHMUP done RIGHT
I actually bought that back in December. I have to agree, it's a very good game.
Do you like Raystorm? PSX schmup, in case you haven't played it.
LOLZ at ur answers. Very smart. That one thing could be anything, so what would u do?
Luigi or Mario?
Have you ever considered writing your own fan fiction?
Dinosaurs made up PLZ explain!
"A Wise Man lives for Today, but looks forward to tomorow."
Favorite Batman film?
any one thing eh... i really do not know id want to do something i wont regret
Mario or Luigi? i like both equally
fan fiction? i have thought about some but will never write type or anything about that dont care enough to
Dinosaurs made up? i dunno thats something cuda said
Favorite kind of kool-aid: Purple
i dont know, it just hapened.
Favorite kind of kool-aid: Purple
i am sorry, but just so you know that wont stop me from using references every now and then.
lol, why did you post in ALL the threads?
i had time, i was bored and felt like it would be a funny thing to do while the kiddos are gone


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May 25, 2014
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the shootings near University of California, Santa Barbara
"My thoughts are with the community around the University of California, Santa Barbara, as it mourns the students killed in this senseless tragedy and keeps vigil with those who were injured. Instead of celebrating the end of the semester and the upcoming commencement ceremony, the campus is grieving.
May 15, 2014
To spur innovation in higher education aimed at helping more students access and complete a college degree or credential, the U.S. Department of Education announced today the availability of $75 million in the First in the World (FITW) program. Click here for the Federal Register notice.
May 14, 2014
Statement of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the Strong Start for America's Children Act Approval by the Senate HELP Committee
"Ensuring that every child has access to high-quality early learning is one of the most important things we can do for the future of our children and families, and our country.
May 14, 2014
U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Obligations of Charter Schools to Comply with Federal Civil Rights Laws
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today released new guidance confirming that the same federal civil rights laws that apply to other public schools apply equally to public charter schools.
May 9, 2014
"I congratulate Tufts University for taking swift action to cure its breach of its April 17 agreement with OCR, and I look forward to working with President Monaco and the university community to ensure the safety of all students on campus. I thank President Monaco for his leadership in this area, which should significantly benefit students at Tufts."
May 9, 2014
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) entered into a resolution agreement with Virginia Military Institute (VMI) after finding that VMI engaged in sex discrimination in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
May 8, 2014
Statement from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the confirmation of Ted Mitchell as Under Secretary
"Ted Mitchell has worked to foster innovation that benefits all students, especially those in underserved communities, in areas ranging from higher education to teacher preparation to education technology. His experience as a college president and administrator, as well as his unwavering commitment to equity for every student, makes him uniquely suited for this role," said U.S.
May 8, 2014
Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder Issue Guidance for School Districts to Ensure Equal Access for All Children to Public Schools, Regardless of Immigration Status
Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Holder today announced updated guidance to assist public elementary and secondary schools to ensure enrollment processes are consistent with the law and fulfill their obligation to provide all childrenno matter their backgroundequal access to an education.
May 7, 2014
Statement by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on National Assessment of Educational Progress 12th-grade reading and math results
"Despite the highest high school graduation rate in our history, and despite growth in student achievement over time in elementary school and middle school, student achievement at the high school level has been flat in recent years. Just as troubling, achievement gaps among ethnic groups have not narrowed.
May 5, 2014
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the 50th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 141 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics or the arts.


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HBSS 4100 Behavior & Social Science Foundations of Health Education
Determinants of health; relationship between health and human behavior; the role of health education as a strategy in health promotion and disease prevention; selected issues and problems.
HBSS 4102 Principles of epidemiology in health promotion
Principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation; application of epidemiology to prevention and control of disease, using health education.
HBSS 4110 Children and Adolescent Health Issues
Basic topics in promoting child and adolescent health; relationships between school, family, and community in promoting the health status of school-age children.
HBSS 4111 Addictions and dependencies
Social-psychological, cultural, clinical, and pharmacological factors associated with the use of psychoactive drugs and other compulsive behaviors.
HBSS 4112 Social policy and prevention
Analysis of current national health policy, its social, economic, and political determinants, and implications for health education.
HBSS 4113 Human sexuality education
Explore human sexuality from a variety of perspectives; explore students' own attitudes about human sexuality and how they affect them personally and professionally; examine methods of teaching and designing sexuality education programs.
HBSS 4114 Competence with Multicultural Populations: Research & Practice
Health status, needs, and problems of multicultural populations in urban environments and sensitivity to these issues in effective programs.
HBSS 4117 HIV/AIDS epidemiology and education
The role of schools, parents, and communities in educating youth about AIDS and human sexuality; review of methods and resource materials for providing such education; consideration of controversial issues surrounding these topics.
HBSS 4118 Principles of Health Related Behavioral and Social Change: Initiation to Maintenance
Theory and techniques for initiating and maintaining change for a variety of addictive and problem behaviors, including a focus on integrating relapse prevention, stages of change, and motivational interviewing. Attention is also paid to facilitating social change in varied organizational settings.
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Designed to increase awareness/insight of the multidimensional aspects of death, dying, and bereavement. Gain skills as health care professionals in dealing with death, its causes, treatment of life-threatening illness, including AIDS, suicide, and violent death. Explore customs across cultures, afterlife beliefs, near-death experiences, and ethical issues.
HBSS 4122 Women's health
Explore biologic and environmental influences on women's health risks and disease. Additionally, students will acquire knowledge to evaluate clinical studies in the literature and gain basic understanding of the process of planning and developing women's health promotion programs.
HBSS 4123 Violence Prevention and "All Hazards" Preparedness
This course covers the nature and prevention of invisible and covert, as well as visible and overt violence, including intrapersonal, interpersonal, family, community, gang, school, societal, and international manifestations.
HBSS 4141 Health and illness in cross-cultural perspective
Examination of the role of healing and medicine, both historically, and cross-culturally and of the utility of considering cultural practices and beliefs when designing health education programs.
HBSS 4901 Research and independent study in health education
Permission required. Research and independent study under faculty direction. Proposals must have prior approval of a faculty member.
HBSS 5040 Research methods in health and behavior studies I
Introduction to research, study designs, and data collection methods in research in health and behavior studies, including nursing, nutrition, and health educa-tion with emphasis on reading and understanding research literature.
HBSS 5110 Determinants of health behavior
Theory-based analysis of the cultural, social-psychological, and social-structural determinants of health-related behaviors; implications for planned change at individual, small-group, and community levels.
HBSS 5111 Planning health education programs
Process of developing social, epidemiological, behavioral, and educational diagnoses; principles of planning, implementing, and evaluating health education interventions.
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Principles and theories of marketing and communication applied to health education. Practice in developing and evaluating health communications.
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Survey and analysis of concepts, issues, strategies, and methods relevant to community health analysis and intervention.
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Covers theory and research on the effects of social relationships and emotions on health. Reviews and evaluates the use of social support and expressive writing interventions for treating chronic health problems, such as heart disease, cancer, and arthritis, or acute illnesses, such as upper respiratory infections. Also considers the role of emergent technologies in supportive-expressive therapies.
HBSS 5408 Practicum in individual health advisement
Individual and small group practice in the application of basic principles of counseling in the area of health problems.
HBSS 5410 Practicum in health education
Permission required. Advance registration required in the semester prior to taking the course. Intensive field experience in a community setting. Essay required at end of field experience.
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Permission required. Advance registration required in the semester prior to taking the course. Supervised health teaching in a school. Essay required at end of teaching experience.
HBSS 5800 Health Disparities Research Conference
This two day, spring semester, weekend conference event exposes participants to 1) potentially new knowledge with regard to the variety of evidence-based approaches to reducing health disparities; 2) attitudes/beliefs so multicultural sensitivity/competence begins to replace socially conditioned stereotypes that threaten interpersonal communication/interaction during service delivery/research/teaching; and, 3) skills for deployment of culturally appropriate behaviors that aim to reduce disparities.
HBSS 6100 Program Evaluation
Theory, methods, and problems of measurement and evaluation; standards for evaluation of health, education, and related social programs; skills in critical evaluation of research and evaluation reports.
HBSS 6145 Health psychology
Topics include social learning theory, attribution, and attitudes as they apply to health promotion, disease prevention, reactions to illness, and adherence to treatment regimens.
HBSS 6510 Research seminar in health education
Permission required. Review of research literature, methods, and problems in health education.
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Permission required. Open to matriculated doctoral students. Research and independent study under faculty direction. Proposals must have prior approval of a faculty member.
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Permission required. Open to certified doctoral candidates only. Development and presentation of doctoral dissertation proposals.
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Permission required. Doctoral candidates only. Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations.


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The Florence Marathon 2013 will take place Sunday, November 24, 2013 b> and it will be the 30th edition of the international classic road race.
During the day of the Marathon will be organized events such as the Night of St. John, the Marathon Party and others events of solidarity.<
The Florence Marathon is the main event of road race that takes place in Tuscany, and is the most important international marathon in Italy and among the top 20 in the world by number of participants and quality.
During the Florence Marathon 2013 will be present in the city many enthusiasts, amateurs and professional runners.
Dates of this event 24/11/2013 - 26/11/2013
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The Council is the main governing body of WAC between meetings of the Assembly and carries into effect the policies established by the Assembly, including the receipt of annual reports from international organising committees. It is hoped that the Council will be able to meet biennially.
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Today's corporate communicators are facing an unusual challenge: how do you inspire consumers and investors to care as much about sustainability as your CEO does? Bombarded by the barrage of heartbreaking coverage of the results of BP's negligence in the Gulf, this question may strike you as ironic. But, in a UN Global Compact/Accenture survey released this week of 766 of the world's leading CEOs, 81% said that sustainability issues had become part of their company's strategy and operations, up from 50% just three years ago. This marks a turn away from greenwashing and toward sustainable capitalism.
You might conclude this turn has been brought about by pressure from investors or consumers. Certainly, there has been increasing interest from both groups, but seemingly not to a degree that keeps pace with CEOs' willingness to invest. In the same survey, fewer than 50% of the executives surveyed indicated that sustainability informs their discussions with financial analysts. Globally, 60% of all consumers think it is important to buy green – and that number is 90% in developing worlds. But, according to the 2010 Green Brands Survey, when it comes to deciding which product to pick off the shelf, price remains king, particularly in the U.S.
Reworking a supply chain is neither free nor easy, so how can communicators help create short-term payoffs for a corporation's long-term investment in sustainability? Forget about your CEO, and make it about your consumer. You must do the research to identify what triggers your target audience ("in me", "on me", and "around me"), design your message to pull those triggers, and then deliver your message through the channels that they are already following. Cause marketing and effective use of social media allow you to take this one step further by engaging your audience in a way that creates a valuable feedback loop with your customers—feedback you can use to inform your decision-making.
Some might debate whether selling a 20 year-old her third phone in two years or adding a 7th pair of jeans to her drawer maps to big-picture sustainable values. But that's for a different blog post. What we DO know is, if your company wants to sell her a "greener" phone or pair of jeans, you are unlikely to find her reading that great profile of your program on the business pages.


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Asia and the Pacific
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The European Union's recent proposal aims to attract highly skilled migrants by granting them access to all EU labor markets—but with some important limitations. Elizabeth Collett of the European Policy Centre explains the basics of the Blue Card proposal, the questions it raises, and national-level reactions.
Sensitive to having too many outsiders, prosperous Asian countries generally have relied on temporary worker programs — with few rights for migrants — to fill gaps in their labor markets. With its historically diverse population, Singapore is the main exception as it sees migrants as a demographic necessity and courts highly skilled migrants.
Prove you can fit in here. That is the challenge many countries placed in stark terms this year by implementing citizenship tests or increasing language requirements. In the case of Australia, the government decided to do both.
A classic labor-surplus nation, Indonesia sends thousands of low-skilled workers every year to countries in the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia, particularly neighboring Malaysia. Graeme Hugo of the University of Adelaide provides an updated look at this and other migration trends in the world's fourth most populous country.
India receives more remittances than any other country in the world. MPI's Muzaffar Chishti explores the factors responsible for remittance growth in the last 15 years.
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This book explores how developing-country governments have institutionalized ties with emigrants and their descendents. It offers an unprecedented taxonomy of 45 diaspora-engaging institutions found in 30 developing countries, exploring their activities and objectives. It also provides important practitioner insights from Mali, Mexico, and the Philippines.
This report, commissioned by the BBC World Service, seeks to explore the myriad impacts of the global financial crisis that began in September 2008 on migration flows, immigration policies, remittances, and on migrants themselves. Select countries and regions are examined in detail to highlight overarching trends and regional differences.
This report traces the evolution of the link between international study and skilled migration, outlines policy methods that OECD countries are using to recruit and retain international students, identifies policy challenges through a close examination of existing policies and trends, and predicts how the economic recession will affect future international student flows.
This report explores the need for nations to adjust their thinking and policy toward attracting the coveted elite class of highly skilled global talent as emerging and middle-income countries increasingly attempt to woo back their nationals and engage their diaspora to help move their economy forward.
This report examines the advantages and disadvantages of two fundamentally different approaches to economic migrant selection—demand driven and employer led systems and human-capital-accumulation focused and government led systems, best illustrated by "points systems," which apportion numerical values to desirable human-capital characteristics.
China and India are major players in international migration. Both countries have very large populations that will continue to grow in the coming years. The available pool of potential migrants from China and India will remain high although population size and density (known as demographic variability) will change from year to year in both countries.
This report looks at the trends and emerging demographics in Asia. From 1960 to 2000, the region experienced a major population boom, however, by 2040, the 15-to-34 age group population will start to shrink.
This pocket guide compiles some of the most credible, accessible, and user-friendly government and non-governmental data sources pertaining to U.S. and international migration. The guide also includes additional links to relevant organizations, programs, research, and deliverables, along with a glossary of frequently used immigration terms.


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Great news! Last week the ASPCA teamed up with animal shelters in Louisiana, Tennessee and New Jersey to help find homes for 43 dogs.
The transport—which began at the LA/SPCA in New Orleans—made a pit stop at AnimalWorks, a spay/neuter clinic in Tennessee where staff helped walk and care for the dogs. The transporters then delivered their precious cargo to St. Hubert's in New Jersey. The dogs, including a nine-month-old, 118-pound Great Dane puppy named Leo, now have a better chance at finding a home.
"In much of the South where euthanasia rates are high, there are no shelters that can help these animals. The most viable solution is to transport them to areas of where they are most likely to be adopted," explains Sandy Monterose, ASPCA Senior Director of Community Outreach.
How Does It Work?
This week's transport operation is the first of several between the LA/SPCA and St. Hubert's in the coming months. Each transport will bring approximately 40-60 dogs from the Southeast—where there is an oversupply—to shelters in the Northeast, where dogs are in higher demand. The ASPCA Animal Relocation Initiative will fund all the transports.
"The ASPCA Relocation Initiative works collaboratively to help animals at risk, moving them to where they have the greatest opportunity to find a home," says Monterose. "We're happy we can help."
Special thanks to St. Hubert's and partners for providing a second chance for these dogs!


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Just launched: Photo Ninja
September 07, 2012, 12:16:19 PM »
Just a heads-up that the folks at
have followed up on their Noise Ninja standalone/plugin with a full RAW converter,
Photo Ninja
. Apparently a plugin for use with Photoshop is in the works.
I will download the trial as soon as I have some spare time to play around. Meanwhile, if anyone else has some feedback please post it here. There's some gushing praise from a couple of beta testers on a number of forums, especially with Nikon gear. I'd like to see more use cases.
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Re: Just launched: Photo Ninja
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September 07, 2012, 12:44:50 PM »
Sadly, the version available for download (1.0?) crashes frequently on a 64-bit Win7 platform. The scrolling produces odd artifacts, like the screen does not update. This version does not appear to be useful for me, at least.
Otherwise there are a few interesting options worth to explore, like the manual and zoned CA removal tool.
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Re: Just launched: Photo Ninja
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September 07, 2012, 02:12:59 PM »
I tried it also. I can't find an easy before/after toggle for the image being corrected. Also, the lens corrections are non-automatic. Otherwise, it worked ok on my Win 7, x64 system.
Jeff Kott
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Re: Just launched: Photo Ninja
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September 07, 2012, 05:29:42 PM »
Quote from: stormyboy on September 07, 2012, 02:12:59 PM
I tried it also. I can't find an easy before/after toggle for the image being corrected. Also, the lens corrections are non-automatic. Otherwise, it worked ok on my Win 7, x64 system.
Right click on the thumbnail in the browser section and then select the "Show camera preview" option. This brings up a pop up view of the file with no adjustments having been made. Click on the preview and it disappears.
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September 07, 2012, 05:34:06 PM »
Note, I've tried PN with my RX100 files and distortion corrections have to be done manually. I wouldn't call this "support" for RX 100 raw files.
The distortion correction tool is easy to use and you can save distortion correction recipes, so if I find I get better results than with C1 (after Phase One provides support), I will shoot a grid at different focal length and aperture combos and make a bunch of distortion correction recipes for my RX 100.
Photo Ninja color, detail and noise handling are outstanding!
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September 07, 2012, 06:13:31 PM »
Seems robust on my Win 7/64 bit box, converting Canon 7D files.
I like the lightweight footprint; the highlight recovery is
, and obviously the NR is pretty effective. It's fast, too.
A bit strange that - as far as I can see - it's only possible to resize a converted file to one of the preset sizes in the relevant drop-down - no option to type in a required size.
Some highlights go a bit pink, I notice - subtle adjustments are the order of the day.
All in all though, I'm liking it so far. Thanks for the heads-up, Beneix.
: The "Colour Recovery" tool does a pretty good job of correcting false-colour highlights.
I can't find a way to auto-increment the names of saved files: I'm prompted to overwrite a previous file, but the only options are yes/no - no auto-rename option, which is a bit silly. I'm sure the option will be in there somewhere, but I haven't found it yet.
I really like the way Photo Ninja demosaics files: I don't know if it's a unique algorithm or (given that DCRaw is given a nod in the credits) something like HPHD (although given how well it also brings out fine detail, AMaZE came to mind too), but it's good, renders cleanly, and Luma noise is treated very nicely, with a smooth, unobtrusive rendering that responds well to the NR and sharpening.
That said, surprisingly it's not that good with high ISO files - the NR is far too destructive of detail, regardless of how I drive the NR dialogue
Still a bit miffed that I can't specify my preferred image dimensions in the "Render" dialogue though, and
pissed off about the introductory pricing structure: I don't see why, having had NN since 2009, I should only get a 25% discount, whereas if I'd bought it a couple of months ago I'd get a 50% discount - what about showing some appreciation for customer loyalty?
Naaah, I'm sticking to Lightroom and Capture One.
Last Edit: September 08, 2012, 11:57:35 AM by Keith Reeder
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Jeff Kott
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Re: Just launched: Photo Ninja
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September 08, 2012, 05:04:16 PM »
Keith, what do you mean by "high iso"? 3200 and above. 1600 with my NEX 7 looks pretty good.
i also noticed from your website that you're a proponent of Raw Therapee. How do you think Photo Ninja and Capture One compare to Raw Therapee?
Keith Reeder
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Posts: 256
Re: Just launched: Photo Ninja
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September 08, 2012, 06:26:58 PM »
Yep, 3200 ISO and upwards (didn't try with 1600 ISO files, but I don't think of 1600 as high ISO for the 7D).
As to Raw Therapee, I'm actually pretty much done with that converter (it went from being a lean and effective converter to something slow, bloated and unstable - going open source, it turned into a developer's testbed/playground), and so I much prefer Photo Ninja - the high ISO thing isn't a barrier (I've got Lr for high ISO), and everything else about it (apart from the niggles above) is very good,
its highlight handling (although having just done some side-by-side testing of a couple of very challenging files in Lr and Photo Ninja, Lr's actually a lot better) .
Capture One has
about its colours that I haven't been able to recreate in other converters, which is why I come back to it: Photo Ninja is better in a lot of ways (probably
ways that matter to me, actually - Cap One's highlight treatment is pretty lacklustre, and its demosaicing algorithm tends to be noisy and prone to generating a chequerboard pattern), but
those colours
: and (I know people say this about Photo Ninja too, but I see it a lot in Cap One conversions) there's a depth, a 3-D quality to some Cap One conversions that
haven't seen in conversions from other software.
like Photo Ninja, and although I've had a bit of a strop above about the pricing I probably will end up buying it, because I have a strong preference for converters that are
converters - I'd like Lr a lot more if it wasn't also a DAM solution - and Photo Ninja has a lot to recommend it.
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Keith Reeder
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Jeff Kott
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Re: Just launched: Photo Ninja
Reply #8 on:
September 08, 2012, 08:26:19 PM »
Keith, thanks for your insights!
Keith Reeder
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Re: Just launched: Photo Ninja
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September 09, 2012, 04:50:21 AM »
Just as a follow-up on the high ISO point: as I say, I don't consider 1600 ISO to be "high" on the 7D, but you're right Jeff - Photo Ninja does a nice job on 1600 ISO 7D files. I'll have another look at the higher ISOs - maybe profile them myself - and see if I can improve on my earlier attempts.
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Reply #10 on:
September 09, 2012, 07:34:38 AM »
Another plus point for Photo Ninja...
My workflow is heavily dependent on selective sharpening (on a duplicate layer in Photoshop, erased from where it's not needed before flattening the layers - I apply additional NR the same way when it's needed): I've noticed that Photo Ninja conversions at "normal" ISOs (say 400) are so clean that I can apply pretty high levels of sharpening
without the background showing any evidence of whole-image sharpening.
That's potentially a
useful benefit - for me, anyway. I think this is down to the way that Photo Ninja's demosaicing algorithm renders at the pixel level - at 100% view, the grain is very uniform and smooth (unlike say, Capture One's "cross-hatch" rendering) and the lack of "edges" to the grain (for want of a better way to put it) means that there's not much for sharpening to grab hold of in smooth background areas, but the detail in the image still responds very well to sharpening.
I've also had another look at some 3200 ISO files, and yeah, with a bit of additional selective sharpening tweaking in CS5 (which, to be fair, is where they'd end up regardless of converter) they're not bad at all, without the need for additional PP NR - although I think that it's generally reasonable to be thinking of some Topaz Denoise on converted 3200+ ISO files.
I'm still not entirely certain I've reached the point of it being the next "killer app" for me, but I'm getting there: and the idea of it eventually being usable as a Photoshop plug-in suggests lots of advantages. I've never really been able to get away with ACR, for some reason - I know that in terms of results it's the same as Lr, but I just don't enjoy using it. Photo Ninja as a functional alternative is an appealing prospect.
: Just a heads-up for Canon users - the Picturecode/Photo Ninja website makes it clear enough that Photo Ninja does not support the
Raw format but it turns out that it doesn't support
Raw either.
I don't like that it takes no less than four mouse-clicks to close the program once you've rendered a few files, and there's an annoying bug in the render/naming dialogue whereby it randomly forgets to apply the naming convention you've chosen (based on user-selected "tokens") and instead retains the name of the previous rendered file, which means either that a previously rendered file is overwritten (no auto-increment of file names, remember) or nothing gets saved until you reapply the naming convention you've decided on.
I also don't know why it doesn't retain slider positions from one rendered file to the next - that's irksome - and even with "colour correction" selected, I'm still seeing false colours in some recovered highlights (not bad - and easily fixed in Photoshop - but it's there).
I'm starting to think that this could've done with some more - and more thorough - beta-testing (which is ironic, given that one of its beta-testers was
Über Nit-picker
Rob Galbraith!): aside from the bugs and niggles I've mentioned, there's too much repetitive and unnecessary button-clicking...
No batch mode, either.
Last Edit: September 10, 2012, 10:58:30 AM by Keith Reeder
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September 12, 2012, 02:57:47 PM »
$129 for a time-limited license seems a little rich for a new application.
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Reply #12 on:
September 12, 2012, 04:07:38 PM »
I agree - especially for an application that's rather buggy and pretty feature-poor...
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Reply #13 on:
October 03, 2012, 06:49:40 PM »
Quote from: jrp on September 12, 2012, 02:57:47 PM
$129 for a time-limited license seems a little rich for a new application.
afaik it is not time limited. but you get updates for only one year.
if you want updates after this year you have to pay again an update fee for another year.
but if you don´t want updates you can still use the software.
adobe is not so much different with forcing us to new CS versions with it´s ACR updates.
other then that im impressed by the color, noise and detail handling.
i would say it beats LR in all these aspects.
colors who are not correct in LR (no matter what camera profile i choose) are rendered nearly perfect out of the box with Photo Ninja.
i have tested a few of my tricky images and i was suprised how good Photo Ninja renders them without any tweaking.
from foliage to metallic paint the colors look more natural and closer to their real appearance.
sure i can tweak colors to my liking in LR.. but it´s time consuming.
and i have the impression that even with a lot of tweaking Photo Ninja will have an edge.
maybe because the photo ninja demosaicing renders color graduation different?
i notice that where foliage in LR shows just one green, photo ninja shows more color variance and therefore detail.
sorry, i don´t know how to say it better.. im from germany and my english is not that good.
i also like that the influence on shadows and highlights sliders is more limited then in LR.
when i push the shadows in photo ninja the middle tonal values are less affected then in LR.
same goes for the highlights.
photo ninja sure has some workflow issues. for example that you have to press "apply" all the time is annoying.
but they are easier to fix then a bad RAW engine.
not that LR has a bad raw engine.
im curious to hear what you "fineart pixelpeepers" have to say about this RAW engine.
in the end image quality is more important then some workflow issues... not?
and it´s v1.02... there is a lot of potential.
the foundation is there.. an excellent demosaicing engine.
now it needs some polishing on the user interface, workflow and it needs good batch processing.
since LR i was not so exited about a new RAW converter.... that says a lot.
in this thread in the first post is a picture that shows what i mean:
Last Edit: October 03, 2012, 07:38:23 PM by Gothmoth
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October 05, 2012, 06:23:05 AM »
Quote from: Gothmoth on October 03, 2012, 06:49:40 PM
other then that im impressed by the color, noise and detail handling.
i would say it beats LR in all these aspects.
That was my
impression too - but LR's flexible enough, colour-wise, that any differences there can be corrected easily enough; I've already expressed my view that PN is behind Lr in noise handling terms (and I'm even more of that view since I initially wrote about it); and Lr can can easily match PN's detail rendering - and then some - by invoking deconvolution sharpening, by pushing the "Detail" slider to the right.
Suffice to say, having
tested PN since its release, I'm not buying it. Too expensive for what it is; too buggy; too quirky, workflow-wise; delivering
significant IQ benefits; and spoiled by frequent false-colour artifacts in highlight recovery.
I'm not a "fineart pixelpeeper" - I'm a bird photographer - but I'm demanding enough to know that PN, on balance, is a disappointment to me, despite initial good impressions.
Even though I like converters that are
converters, I can see no argument for this over Lr, especially given all the local adjustment benefits that Lr provides and the relatively slick workflow and UI decisions it embodies...
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October 05, 2012, 06:32:34 AM »
but LR's flexible enough, colour-wise, that any differences there can be corrected easily enough
yes.. but who wants to spend more time fixing things then needed?
photo ninja does it without much tweaking or offers a much better starting point.
and Lr can can easily match PN's detail rendering - and then some
well i doubt that.
i have tried anything in LR and when the detail is not there after the demosaicing then you can not do much in LR to get that detail.
sure you can push clarity and sharpen the file and get the impression of more details.
but still PN squeezes more details out of my canon RAW files.
i have a series of castle pictures made last year. PN manages to get more details out of the stone structures.
without me doing anything. it renders small color varieties much better then LR as it seems.
i see mall vains in the stone structure that are barely visible with LR.
another example are small trees and foliage in the background of images.
with LR it often looks like brown mush (trees) or green mush (foliage)... with PN it looks much more realistic.
and photo ninja does that by default... without much tweaking.
and of course i can use all kind of sharpening tricks on photo ninja files too.
my typical workflow includes photoshop and local sharpening and local noise reduction.
the sharpening and noise reduction in the raw converter are only inital steps i build on.
spoiled by frequent false-colour artifacts in highlight recovery.
read the turorials!
that is a feature.
it is usefull for example to recover highlights on skin.
as it tries to figure out the skintones.
if you want neutral highlights you have to use another feature (i don´t remember the name of right now) together with the higlight recovery, to set the highlights back to neutral.
The algorithm recovers both luminance and color using different techniques. While it depends on the nature of the overexposure, luminance recovery tends to be more reliable, and mistakes are usually less distracting. Color recovery tends to be technically more challenging, and mistakes are more obvious.
There is no particular adjustment for luminance recovery. Recovered highlights behave the same as properly exposed highlights when you are using the exposure and tone controls. Lowering the Exposure Offset or Highlights sliders will typically expose more highlights, and increasing them will clip the highlights.
For color recovery, there is a single slider in the Color Correction filter, labelled "Color Recovery":
When moved to the left, the slider desaturates recovered colors. This is sometimes necessary because color recovery is inherently heuristic and sometimes makes mistakes. In particular, color fringing and certain geometric configurations can confuse the algorithm and result in false colors. In these cases, reducing the Color Recovery slider to between 50 and 75 is usually adequate to reduce the false colors to where they are not unreasonably distracting.
i can only say i did not see any false colors when color recovery was used to get rid of them.
Last Edit: October 05, 2012, 11:16:26 AM by Gothmoth
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October 05, 2012, 10:49:11 PM »
Quote from: Gothmoth on October 05, 2012, 06:32:34 AM
i can only say i did not see any false colors when color recovery was used to get rid of them.
I imagine the beta testers didn't, either - but that just tells me they didn't push very hard...
- and this was a regular occurrence. Lightroom deals with this file - and the rest - easily.
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Reply #17 on:
October 05, 2012, 10:59:10 PM »
Quote from: Gothmoth on October 05, 2012, 06:32:34 AM
read the tutorials!
Don't push it
- you're not on Canonrumors now, and you're not talking to some witless newbie here.
The tutorials don't change the fact that even with colour recovery applied (and be in no doubt that I used it - I'm well aware of the function, as you would have realised if you'd actually read what I've already written here about PN, instead of simply piling in on the arrogant assumption that you know better than everyone else), I got false colours in recovered highlights on a regular basis.
The swan above has colour recovery applied, and this is the best that PN could do on the file, and umpteen others.
Last Edit: October 05, 2012, 11:17:07 PM by Keith Reeder
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October 06, 2012, 06:50:21 AM »
Quote from: Keith Reeder on October 05, 2012, 10:59:10 PM
Don't push it
- you're not on Canonrumors now, and you're not talking to some witless newbie here.
mhm i don´t know to whom im talking and if your a newbie or not... and i really don´t care to be honest.
it was just a tipp. if you have read the tutorials.... fine.
but the image alone is pretty useless... give us the RAW so we can try ourself.
i mean, i can put up some bad LR images too and say that is the best possible with LR.
The tutorials don't change the fact that even with colour recovery applied (and be in no doubt that I used it - I'm well aware of the function, as you would have realised if you'd actually read what I've already written here about PN, instead of simply piling in on the arrogant assumption that you know better than everyone else), I got false colours in recovered highlights on a regular basis
well i did not see any issues.
and as you can read in the adobe forum thread some have experienced issues other have no problems.
could be possible that only some RAW formats are affected.
by the way.....you should really work on your temper.. as others have adviced you on the adobe forum already.
you sound like a very angry and unsatisfied guy... just saying.
i think my former posting was absolutely fine and in no way arrogant.
Last Edit: October 06, 2012, 07:08:05 AM by Gothmoth
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October 06, 2012, 07:14:27 AM »
Lets stay on topic...
I have used PN now for a short period and like the fact that it has a totally different approach to Lightroom4( photoshop CS6) while delivering very good results...
But it differs from photo to photo what turns out best.
In some cases the results in PN have clearly more detail in others adobe produces better detail...i find
In some cases Adobe turns flat and PN has better 3 dimensionality.
here one example 100% crop right side 24mm 1,4G nikkor d8 Nikon d800e
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The rationale for this trial is to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of allogeneic HCT for patients with chemotherapy-sensitive hematological malignancies and coincident HIV-infection. In particular, the trial will focus on the 100-day non-relapse mortality as an indicator of the safety of transplant in this patient population. Correlative assays will focus upon the incidence of infectious complications in this patient population, the evolution of HIV infection and immunological reconstitution. Where feasible (and when this can be accomplished without compromise of either the donor quality or the timeliness of transplantation), an attempt will be made to identify donors who are homozygotes for the delta32 mutation for CCR5.
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- Non-Relapse Mortality [ Time Frame: 100 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]The events for non-relapse mortality are death due to any cause other than relapse of the underlying malignancy
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MAC Regimen (Bu/Flu): Fludarabine total dose: 120-180mg/m^2 Busulfan total dose less than or equal to 16mg/kg PO or 12.8 mg/kg IV. Recommended regimen:
Patients with a creatinine clearance of 40-70 ml/min (measured or calculated) should have a 20 percent dose reduction in Fludarabine dosage.
Busulfan will be dosed according to the recipient's ideal body weight (IBW), unless the patient weighs more than 125 percent of IBW, in which case the drug will be dosed according to the adjusted IBW.
Other Name: Busulfex and FludaraDrug: Cyclophosphamide and Total Body Irradiation
MAC Regimen (Cy/TBI): Cyclophosphamide total dose: 120 mg/kg, Fractionated TBI total dose: 1200-1420 cGy Recommended regimen:
Cyclophosphamide will be dosed according to the recipient's ideal body weight (IBW), unless the patient weighs less than IBW, in which case the drug will be dosed according to the actual body weight.
Other Name: Cytoxan® and radiation
Detailed Description:
The study is designed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of reduced-intensity and fully-ablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for patients with hematological malignancies or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who have HIV infection. The goal of the study is to assess the 100 day Non-relapse Mortality as well as immunological reconstitution in this patient population. Where feasible, an attempt will be made to identify human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-compatible hematopoietic stem cell donors who are homozygotes for the delta32 mutation of the chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5delta32). Patients will undergo a treatment plan review prior to registration on the trial. All patients will undergo allogeneic HCT from a matched sibling or unrelated donor.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 infection, as documented by a rapid HIV test or any FDA-Approved HIV-1 Enzyme or Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (E/CIA) test kit and confirmed by Western Blot at any time prior to study entry. HIV antigen, plasma HIV-1 RNA, or a secondary antibody test by a method other than rapid HIV and E/CIA is acceptable as an alternative test. Alternatively, if a rapid HIV test or any FDA-Approved HIV-1 Enzyme or Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (E/CIA) test is not available, two HIV-1 RNA values greater than or equal to 2000 copies/mL at least 24 hours apart performed by any laboratory that has Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification, or its equivalent, may be used to document infection.
- Patients must be willing to comply with effective Antiretroviral Therapy.
- Patients must be greater than or equal to 15 years of age.
- Hematological malignancy associated with a poor prognosis with medical therapy alone. Diagnoses to be included: a)Patients with the diagnosis of Acute Myeloid or Lymphocytic Leukemia (AML or ALL) in first or second complete remission; b)Patients with advanced myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including those with International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) Int-2 and high-risk disease with less than 10 percent marrow blasts and no circulating myeloblasts after most recent therapy. Patients with acute leukemia that develops from a pre-existing MDS must meet the inclusion criteria for patients with AML detailed above; c)Hodgkin Lymphoma beyond first remission achieving at least a partial response to most recent therapy with no evidence of progression prior to transplant; d)Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma beyond first remission achieving at least a partial response to most recent therapy with no evidence of progression prior to transplant.
- Donor/recipient HLA matching: a) Related donor: must be an 8/8 match at HLA-A, -B, -C, (serologic typing or higher resolution) and -DRB1 (at high resolution using DNA based typing). A 7/8 related donor match is permitted only if an 8/8 unrelated donor cannot be identified; b) Unrelated donor: must be a 7/8 or 8/8 match at HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 (at high resolution using DNA based typing).
- Patients with adequate organ function as measured by: a)Cardiac -Left ventricular ejection fraction at rest greater than or equal to 40 percent demonstrated by Multi Gated Acquisition Scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram. Patients with known heart disease must have a functional status no worse than American Heart Association Class I defined as patients with cardiac disease but without resulting limitation of physical activity. Ordinary physical activity does not cause undue fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain; bi)Hepatic - Total Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL (except for isolated hyperbilirubinemia attributed to Gilbert syndrome or antiretroviral therapy as specified in the protocol Appendix E) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) less than 5x the upper limit of normal; bii)Concomitant Hepatitis - Patients with chronic hepatitis B or C may be enrolled on the trial providing the above bilirubin and transaminase criteria are met. In addition, there must be no clinical or pathologic evidence of irreversible chronic liver disease, and there must be no active viral replication as evidenced by an undetectable hepatitis viral load by a PCR-based assay; c)Renal-Creatinine clearance (calculated creatinine clearance is permitted) greater than 40 mL/min; d)Pulmonary: Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), or forced vital capacity (FVC) greater than or equal to 45 percent of predicted (corrected for hemoglobin).
- Signed Informed Consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Karnofsky/Lansky performance score less than 70 percent.
- Active central nervous system (CNS) malignancy; however, patients with a history of positive Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology that has become negative with intrathecal chemotherapy are eligible.
- Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection (currently taking medication and with progression or no clinical improvement).
- Active Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis or other CMV-related organ dysfunction.
- AIDS related syndromes or symptoms that pose a perceived excessive risk for transplantation-related morbidity as determined by the principal investigator.
- Untreatable HIV infection due to multidrug antiretroviral resistance. Patients with a detectable viral load greater than 750 copies/ml should be evaluated with an HIV drug resistance test (HIV-1 genotype). The results should be included as part of the Antiretroviral Review. This Review Committee will make the final determination as to whether HIV viremia could potentially be suppressed with alternate antiretroviral therapy.
- Pregnant (positive β-HCG) or breastfeeding.
- Fertile men or women unwilling to use contraceptive techniques from the time of initiation of mobilization until six-months post-transplant.
- Prior allogeneic HCT.
- Patients with psychosocial conditions that would prevent study compliance and follow-up, as determined by the principal investigator.
- T-cell depletion (including anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) or alemtuzumab) is not allowed.
- Use of cord blood as the source of hematopoietic cells is not allowed.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01410344
|Contact: Heather Wittsack
|Contact: Adam Mendizabal, PhD
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|Ohio State/Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital
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|University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
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|University of Utah
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|Medical College of Wisconsin
|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53211
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|Study Director:
|Mary Horowitz, MD
|Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
Additional Information:
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Medical College of Wisconsin
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01410344 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 3, 2011
|Last Updated:
|March 2, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by Medical College of Wisconsin:
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fludarabine phosphate
Alkylating Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Antirheumatic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Immunologic Factors
Immunosuppressive Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Myeloablative Agonists
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Therapeutic Uses
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 03, 2015


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Statistics on the Management of Used and End-of-Life Electronics
In 2013:
- 40% of consumer electronics were recycled
In 2009:
- 438 million new consumer electronics were sold;
- 5 million tons of electronics were in storage;
- 2.37 million tons of electronics were ready for end-of-life management; and
- 25% of these tons were collected for recycling
Consumer electronics including TVs and other video equipment, computers, assorted peripherals, audio equipment, and phones comprise approximately one to two percent of the municipal solid waste stream, as tracked in the Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2013, but they garner a great deal of interest for several reasons:
- Rapid growth and change in this product sector leading to a growing number of products needing appropriate end-of-life management;
- The intensive energy and diverse material inputs that go into manufacturing electronics represent a high degree of embodied energy and scarce resources;
- The presence of substances of concern in some electronics that merits greater consideration for safe end-of-life management; and
- The opportunities for resource recovery through improved collection and recycling.
To better track the sales, use, storage, collection, and disposal of electronics, EPA conducted an analysis of select electronic products from residential and commercial/institutional users:
|Hard Copy Devices
|Mobile Devices
desktop CPUs
|cathode ray tubes (CRTs)
fax machines
multi-function devices
|cell phones
The key findings of the analysis are summarized below. Detailed information on the analysis is provided in the report Electronics Waste Management in the United States Through 2009.
Key Findings on the Management of Select Electronic Products in the US in 2009
- Sales of new electronic products are driving increases in use, storage and end-of-life management of electronics. We estimate that 438 million electronic products were sold in 2009, which represents a doubling of sales from 1997, driven by a nine-fold increase in mobile device sales.
- Estimated product weights have all decreased over the years as products have become smaller and lighter, except for flat panel TVs which have increased in weight as screen size has increased.
- An estimated five million short tons of products were in storage in 2009, with CRTs (monitors & TVs) being stored at the highest rates.
- Residential households store 5 times more computer products (by weight) than commercial establishments.
- Approximately 2.37 million short tons of electronics were ready for end-of-life management, representing an increase of more than 120% compared to 1999.
- CRTs (TVs and monitors) comprise nearly half (47%) of all electronics ready for end-of-life management.
- Approximately 141 million mobile devices were ready for end-of-life management in 2009, more than any other type of product, yet by weight, they represent less than 1% of discarded electronics.
- 25% of electronics were collected for recycling, with computers collected at the highest rate (38%).
|Management of Used and End-Of-Life Electronics in 2009
|Ready for End-of-Life Management
(million of units)
(million of units)
|Collected for Recycling
(million of units)
|Rate of Collection for Recycling
(by weight)
|Mobile Devices
Details on the methodology, data sources, assumptions, and calculations underlying the information summarized above are available in the following report and model:
- Electronics Waste Management in the United States Through 2009 (PDF) (49 pp, 782K, about PDF) November 2010
- Executive Summary: Electronics Waste Management in the United States Facts and Figures 2009 (PDF) November 2010 (8 pp, 509K, about PDF)
Previous Reports and Models
- Electronics Waste Management in the United States: Approach One; Final (PDF) (56 pp, 380K, about PDF) July 2008
- Approach 1: Model 1 (Excel) (720K)
- Management of Electronic Waste in the United States: Approach 2; Draft Final (PDF) (84 pp, 735K, about PDF) April 2007
- Approach 2: Model 2 (Excel) (15MB) large file; be patient


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CORRECTION: The original version of this column gave the incorrect campaign that Stacie Paxton worked on in 2004. She worked on John Kerry's campaign.
After a difficult summer of political and legislative setbacks that has the White House and congressional Democrats on their heels, the party would be wise to remember Rahm Emanuel's axiom: "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste."
Make no mistake, Democrats' political fortunes right now are in a state of crisis, and it's a good time to remember the former White House chief of staff's advice. The party has just lost a special election in heavily Democratic New York City, in a manner that suggests one of their key voting blocs, Jewish voters, may be ready to bolt to the GOP. The Democratic National Committee was outraised in August by its Republican counterpart, even with the help of mega-bashes thrown to honor Obama's 50th birthday. And the president's approval ratings are sinking to new lows, both nationally and in key states like California, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
By themselves, none of those data points suggest a party in peril. With the election 14 months away, Obama's approval rating has time to rebound. A few million dollars in an election that will cost billions are insignificant. And special elections are odd beasts that serve as unreliable indicators of the national mood. But put them together and the outlook gets downright scary.
How can the White House turn things around? Democratic strategists from across the country offer a range of suggestions: Pick a fight. Drive a coherent, consistent message. Bring in a new team. And even play more golf. Here are eight, sometimes contradictory suggestions the White House might want to consider as it tries to rebuild a damaged brand:
Pick a fight. Obama's first two and a half years in office have shown his instinct for pragmatism. He has offered compromises and negotiations on every major item on his agenda. But he rarely finds a willing negotiating partner, to hear Democrats' spin. (Republicans would say Obama expects them to acquiesce to his opening position rather than truly hammering out a deal.)
Some Democrats believe Obama must eschew his instinct to sit down with Republican House Speaker John Boehner and instead take a clear stand in opposition to the GOP agenda. "Pick one fight with Republicans and don't back down," said Nathan Daschle, the former executive director of the Democratic Governors Association. "It's not just for your base, it's for all voters who want a president who believes in principle. It's a balancing act. There is a time for compromise and there is a time to fight. Show us you know the difference."
The jobs bill is a good start, some Democrats say. In introducing the bill last week, Obama displayed an aggressive tone with Congress that he hasn't in the past, something Democrats say affords him an opportunity to draw a contrast with Republicans. The United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll released this week shows overwhelming majorities favor elements of Obama's jobs plan, while a slim plurality favor his overall approach over the Republican approach.
"The substance of the president's plan is more popular than the [Republican] alternative, and what people want now is for their leaders to focus relentlessly on the economic challenge confronting the nation," said Tad Devine, a Democratic media consultant. "He should stay on the road and keep the same appropriately aggressive tone he displayed in his address to Congress."
Make a deal. Running against a do-nothing Congress can only get Obama so far. At some point, Obama has to show he has actually taken positive steps toward fixing the economy, whether or not the results are there. Arguing that he's being hamstrung by an obstructionist Congress could just demonstrate to voters that the incumbent is ineffectual. The best defense, some Democrats contend, is to pass a bill -- any bill -- that Obama can point to on the campaign trail.
"The president needs to pass his jobs package demonstrating to America that he can get something done. This starts by coming up with a real pay-for that is not a repackaging of tax increases that the House already rejected," said one senior Democratic strategist, who asked that his name be withheld. "Congress may be an obstacle, but running against a do-nothing Congress will not be enough. Americans are hurting and they want results."
When reelecting a president, a voter's decision is usually a two-step process: Does the incumbent deserve reelection, and if not, is there a viable alternative? Democrats hope to make the case that the eventual Republican nominee is not a viable alternative. But getting a result on the jobs plan would give Obama's campaign a chance to answer the first question -- that he deserves reelection -- in a positive way.
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Notice of Public Hearing
Indiana Division of Aging State Plan 2015-2018
Every four years, the Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Aging, develops a State Aging Plan to structure the division's priorities and agenda for the State of Indiana. Comments on this document are used to assist in formulating the a final Plan submitted to the Administration on Aging in order for the State of Indiana to receive federal funds under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended.
Copies of the draft 2015-2018 State Aging Plan will be available online at http://www.in.gov/fssa/da/4606.htm by February 20, 2014. Comments can be mailed to:
The Indiana Division of Aging
402 W. Washington Street
IGCS, Rm. W-454
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker and will be given in the order of signature on sign-in sheet available the day of the hearing. Submission of written comments is encouraged at the time of the hearing.
Dates, times, and locations for each Division of Aging State Plan Public Hearing are listed below:
March 10, 2014
Vincennes University
ICAT (Indiana Center for Applied Tech) Building
1500 N. Chestnut Street
Vincennes, IN 47591
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
March 12, 2014
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Ft. Wayne, IN 46802
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INHABITAT: Can you briefly tell us what you have in mind for your floating city off the coast of San Francisco?
Max Marty: Many entrepreneurs from all parts of the globe want to come to Silicon Valley to create their tech startups. In the past, this hasn't been possible because the US visa system was not designed for it. Blueseed is going to change that. We're creating a visa-free incubator for tech startups. A thousand of the world's best entrepreneurs will get the chance to develop their ideas in an ecosystem designed for their success. And it'll be just half an hour from the coastline by daily ferry access.
INHABITAT: Do you have any ideas for a name yet?
Max Marty: The company is named Blueseed, but we haven't decided on a name for the ship yet. Perhaps we'll crowdsource this in the near future.
INHABITAT: Paypal's founder Peter Thiel is committed to helping you fund this project… any sense of how much funding you're going to need?
Max Marty: Peter is coming in to the 500K USD "seed funding" round that we're currently raising to do the R&D work needed. The project's total up front cost will be around 15-35millon USD.
INHABITAT: This new set of concept drawings is being published for the first time today. How close are you to finalizing a design?
Max Marty: There are three options. Leasing an existing vessel, purchasing an existing vessel, and building a new one. The first two options would of course require some retrofitting to suit our needs. Each option has its pros and cons, but I'd say the first two options are far more likely than designing our own vessel. The more existing structures and technologies we can use the better.
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I like the idea. I like the concept. I particularly like it because I have spent quite a few years conceiving, designing and building floating structures similar to what you are looking at. I would recommend building from scratch.
If you'd like a sounding board with real practical experience (coupled with a passionate belief in the Vision), feel free to contact me. Easiest would be to contact me through LinkedIn: Jonathan T Baker, Architect.
Good luck
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It downloads them to your SD card.
I don't use Google Listen but I installed it and downloaded a podcast. It put it in:
The name of the file might be something odd so you might need to rename them but that's where they are all located.