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Suggest ways for Pune Techies to collaborate online and win a Google Wave invitation
Update: the competition is over – Sandeep Gautam has won the Google Wave invitation for this suggestion.
The offline tech scene in Pune is thriving, as one look at the PuneTech events listing and the PuneTech calendar will show.
And there are a whole bunch of online places for techies in Pune to hang out:
- Pune Tech posts often draw fairly detailed comments. See for example the comments for this post and this post.
- The Pune Open Coffee Club uses a ning based social network, and it is being used extensively by members for various things – including forums, sub-groups, direct messages
- The Pune Open Coffee Club also has a thriving mailing list
- Talking of mailing lists: the Pune Linux Users Group has a great mailing list for those interested in linux in particular, and open source in general
- Another mailing list that is very active is that of the NULL group, which deals with security and ethical hacking
- Pune's techies are of course very active on twitter. Look here, for a list of 700 Pune twitterers, and see this post and this post for some prominent twitterers to follow.
- The PuneTech linked-in group has over 1300 members.
- In general, see the groups and organizations page on the PuneTech wiki, to see a whole bunch of other groups and mailing lists in Pune.
Most of these are basically mailing lists, and forums. I wonder whether there are other ways in which techies in Pune can find other like-minded people, and collaborate in more ways. Would chat be interesting, like proto.in uses? Or IRC? Should we be focusing on Orkut or Facebook or both? Is there something intersting that can be done with YouTube? Can we use some new technology in new ways to bring people closer together? Maybe Google Wave?
Give your suggestions in the comments section below. The best suggestion gets a Google Wave invitation. You can get the invitation for yourself, or you can use it to invite someone else. If you're not interested in the invitation, please say so in your comment.
Give a specific suggestion for online collaboration/communication amongst Pune's techies. Don't just give the mechanism of collaboration – also give the purpose. For example, saying, "use an online chat room" is useless. Much more useful is something like "use an online chat-root where students from engineering colleges can ask questions about career to people from industry." Also, a suggestion that is easy to implement is much more valuable than a suggestion that is going to require a lot of setup and/or effort. And, you get lots of plus points if you're also willing to drive the effort. (And if you like somebody else's suggestion, and would be willing to help/join that effort, please leave a comment indicating that.)
(Thanks to Amit Somani for graciously agreeing to donate one of his Google Wave invitations for this purpose.)
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Now we want wiki pages. Where we have more and more info about Pune Tech communities, individuals and companies. I know many student ask me about which companies works in Linux or Linux Kernel? Also many companies are asking me which company works in Mobile Tech or Social Networking ? So if we have wiki or any knowledge base where we can share and contribute and collaborate then that will be great help. Any company can look for associate or partner company from such platform. So we have lots of tags/categories/rank/feedback on single page of any company/individual.
Hi Navin,
I think the mailing lists, as they stand today do a good enough job for interaction. They are moderated, established and working. Creating more "similar" channels (like facebook/linkedin groups) may help in drawing more people to the mailing lists (which are the mainstream channels of interaction for various tech communities in Pune).
However, I don't see them adding significantly more *value* in terms of improving the conversation helping more people better.
I see two possible gaps:
1. Knowledge harvesting from the existing channels of interaction. The threads in the mailing lists are lost in time very soon and with them is lost the knowledge embedded in those threads. Not every thread is important but some are.
What can be harvested from these threads is:
a) Useful information: like web hosting companies in India, payment gateways in India etc
b) Ideation around some topic: Should job postings be allowed on punestartups, ideas for raising funds in India etc.
PuneTech wiki lives in isolation and oblivion. The ning group lives more like a portal. We need something that's better integrated with what people are already using i.e. mailing lists.
We can either hack MediaWiki so that all email threads from the mailing list are archived at a single place and then from there, a moderator can attach the contents of relevant ones to a "relevant" MediaWiki page.
Another possibility (at the risk of self-promotion) is to hack Trailofview.com to do the same and dynamically build "relevant" Trails around "interesting" email threads. It can be further hacked to load the contents of existing PuneTech wiki. And well, it can be even further hacked to integrate with other groups on which action is happening.
There may be more possibilities along these lines.
2. There is very little ideation happening on the punestartups mailing list as of now. There could be more questions like "SEO techniques that worked for you". Such topics need not always require a POCC session. They could also be discussed on the mailing list.
This should be easy to change. I think after some time, people just get used to a specific pattern and they follow that pattern in their interaction. But it is not very hard to break. Initially, we can "plant" some such discussions. Once people see the usefulness of the same, more such discussions will follow automatically.
That's what I can think of based on what I have observed in last one year or so.
I suggest making use of Google wave to create a place where common minds will collaborate, share and contribute their thoughts..
Twitter and Facebook lite can also work well.
Few suggestions here:
Have a chat bot – possibly on gtalk and let people add the chat bot. This bot can then auto-magically forward all queries to everyone who is subscribed to it.
IRC is already mentioned and that is the best way to communicate IMO. Have a single generic query channel and the other tech channels if required.
Have our own IM server using jabber, people can freely talk with each other.
Will keep adding to this as an when I storm my brain 🙂
Twitter, have a twitter account, on which people can interact. Quick, effective and fast. Does not involve reading or writing big emails. One liners only, can be read & replied over the mobile, using less bandwidth.
Conventional mailing list also as an add-on, for some things, discussions cannot be had in one liners.
So, Twitter + Conventional mailing list.
This is what I was thinking. http://punetech.com/wiki/Main_Page
Good. If we already have it.
We have a tool for online collaboration http://www.meetguru.com which can be used for having sessions between industry professionals and the students.
This tool can also be leveraged to do PuneTech sessions so that people can attend it online from their office or home.
Have a look at http://www.meetguru.com and let me know how we can help with this. Any suggestions are also welcome.
Here are my suggestions.
1. Pune Tech has to move from being on the web to being on the mobile. You need to make m.punetech.com, Check how the site looks on multiple phones. Next, groups have to be on Google SMS.
2. And you have to move from IT, engineering colleges and companies to nanotech, mo tech, clean tech, biotech etc.
3. There are so many startup meetings happening in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, and even Cochin. We can rope in
a. industries like KBL, Bharat Forge, Praj
b. networks like NEN, TIE, Headstart, Barcamp
c. Magazines like Dare, Entrepreneur
d. Investors like MITCON, Sicom Ventures
I volunteer to support this cause.
I would suggest one Generic IRC channel, and a Web based IRC chat client on PuneTech site.
IRC is best way to communicate for techies in Group.
A web based IRC client on PuneTech site will make it easy for anyone to communicate from anywhere.
I would suggest a full campaign through social networks, as it is easier to get to the users with communication directed to them.
The methods of "we-post-you-find-us" campaigns are still efficient, but with the improvements in the social networks, users are getting more comfortable with the idea of recommended solutions and ideas as they find them more trustworthy. Respectively a tweet about news will get to more people and most importantly will bring more people on the site (Warning: important notice here:) and most importantly people that will be interested(targetted) in the site, than a ppc campaign.
So a structured idea with direct suggestions:
you have a good online presence and this is half of the work.
If you haven't done yet, start a facebook page. Get listed in as many groups you can, that are related and share opinion on topics. Also get new friends to share opinion with them.
Get deeply into twitter. I'm not talking only about having account and posting some info from time to time. Do 2 things mainly: Listen to what people are talking about you and what they want from you. Ask for suggestions, make games, quizzes, polls, whatever may grab the user attention. The other thing to do on twitter is not directly on twitter actually. According to your geographical location try to get into more twitter directories. Also get into directories by area of expertise and similar.
Start blogging about the people at Pune Tech. The people who stand behind the site, the people who make all this possible. People are willing to learn about who is providing them all that, you gain a lot of trust this way and more importantly, they are getting to know you. It is not only about the person who visits the site, reads something and leaves, it is about the person who visits the site learns new things and is then interested who provides this. This way you get personal and the next day the user will say to a friend "Check out the new articles the guys at Pune Tech have posted, they look really trustworthy…".
Email lists and RSS, that you have developed are also a good thing, but you can use them to drive traffic from one another. For example…fire an email campaign for your new updates on facebook, or for something else you have done soon.
Give the users opportunities, provide facebook coordinates, provide twitter, provide RSS, as you have done. Tell the users you are ok with all ways of communication. Tell them you are open for connections everywhere they feel comfortable, this way anyone can benefit.
Ahhh almost forgot, you should not forget youtube or any other video site. Have a channel there, post video clips, or video presentations…everything you consider important.
I hope I have given you enough ideas to keep you busy for a while and to help you in finding new ways for Pune Techies to collabrate online with your help.
Have a great day and a lot of luck!
Ventsislav Tomev
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1. Have a Friendfeed room for pune techies which aggregates blog posts from pune techies. As FF is sort of phasing out (after FB acquisition), an alternative is to set a twitter accout (say @techpune, now that @punetech is already gone) and have blog posts from pune techies be fed automatically to that account. the advantage, a newbie wanting to join the tech conversation in pune, needs to subscribe to one twitter account and will get a lowdown on all the tech happening in the city and sort of get connected to all the techies automagically. Requires minimal effort (periodic adding of new pune techie feeds to the room/twitter account) and I can take initiative here.
2. I know blogs are passe and twitter/life streaming is in; but still to have a close knit tech community start a biweekly/monthly pune tech blog carnival, where blogs/podcats can be aggregated and the best amongst these highlighted and hosted at one place. again requires minimal effort and I can do it.
looking forward to the Google wave invite:-)(as someone said the difference b/w google wave invite and noble prize is that anyone can get the latter)
Thanks. To get this rolling, I'm expecting some inputs from you Navin…the tech bloggers/twitterers in pune and their twitter/FF/blog ids. Is 'The Pune Techies' an apt name for the FF group or can we keep it simply as 'Pune Tech" (if Punetech allows its branding to be used!:-).
Also any suggestions anyone on the name for the tech blog carnival specific to pune?
How about those late adopters who will take still a few more months (or years) to be on twitter. Will they miss on all the action henceforth?


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In 2003 a friend had invited her to a meeting of a group called "Mothers of Preschoolers," or "MOPS." "I came away amazed at the support this offered to mothers," Sked said. But, since MOPS' members lose eligibility upon their children's advancement beyond kindergarten, she harbored a desire to start a club for any youngsters' mothers.
Then in May of 2008, Becky Bull, a pastor's wife, told Sked she'd been praying for someone to lead a mom's group. Regarding it a door providentially being opened, Sked parlayed the wish into establishing Mom to Mom. They held their first meeting that September in Eagle Point Community Bible Church's building with about a dozen registrants. Now, through word of mouth, their numbers have increased to thirty-five.
Sked stressed that although they meet in a sanctuary, Mom to Mom participants face no obligations to attend religious services there. "About 70% of our mom's group members don't come here for Sunday church," she said. "We have some from various other faiths."
Bimonthly mom's group meetings normally take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays. As an exception, however, for the resumption of 2010's sessions, they'll end their summer hiatus by convening on September 16th. then again on the 30th.
Volunteers provide child care in a room separate from where the moms assemble. Under adult supervision, children may sing, watch age-appropriate movies, learn easy crafts, or romp on the playground.
"We're a team that normally begins with refreshments," Sked says of the typical adults' gathering. "The potluck occurs from 9 to 9:30. Six people sign up to provide that." The program continues with story telling, mentoring, and sharing experiences involving their kids. Then they hear special speakers.
She related examples of numerous 45-minute programs that past guests have presented. The list included a nutritionist, a master gardener, one police officer, a fire fighter, a mother of fifteen, and a self-defense expert.
The meetings also feature once-monthly craft projects for the moms. The $30 annual price of registration applies toward costs of these craft materials. Their leadership team includes a crafts coordinator, plus someone to recruit special speakers.
Sked expressed the deep respect she feels for the others in the group she founded. We need the support we give one another here to realize we're not alone in the problems we face every day, she said. Then she alluded to the African proverb Hilary Clinton once incorporated into a book title. "If it truly takes a village to raise a child," Sked observed, "then this Mom to Mom group is our village." For more information about joining Mom to Mom, please phone (541) 830-7861.
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Amazing stray dog that ran 250km 'Gobi Desert March' race in China -Help me bring her to UK. All remaining money donated to dog shelters.
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Crowdfunder connects great community ideas with people who want to help make them happen.
They come in all shapes and sizes, and hundreds are added each day.
Their funding targets range from £500 to well over £2million, but at the heart of each is an amazing story and a group of inspiring people.
Crowdfunding has the extraordinary potential to connect individuals, communities, charities and businesses to improve lives, one idea at a time.
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Giles Gibson, Project Lead for Herne Hill Piano Plea
The piano has absolutely transformed the area and brought the community together - to us it was definitely an asset worth saving.
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Hundreds of people are turning to us to fund great community events, just like Samphire Festival. They became the fastest ever funded festival on Crowdfunder, raising £42,855 inside 56 days thanks to 336 supporters.
Crowdfunder is an effective platform for raising awareness for important causes such as Adventure Ashram, a charity against human trafficking. In the end they raised £22,464 from 140 backers in a month.
People are using Crowdfunder to bring to life the places and spaces that matter most to them. Like when a former lawn tennis court in Plymouth fell into disuse and was earmarked for development, but the local community turned it into a community garden with £21,380 in under a month.
Increasingly people are crowdfunding things that serve the community. Just like The People's Fridge in Brixton, which doubled its target by raising £2,270 from 127 supporters to create London's first community fridge where people can give spare food, and those who need food can take it.
We're a platform for bringing people together in groups around common interests, like runner Frank Murphy did. He created a running club for kids in his local area so they could enjoy exercise, raising £5,147 from 348 people to make it happen.
So you have an idea to work within your community, so what's next? Start by gathering support for what you're doing
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The video comes from a web show named "Tower Sessions", after the band was invited to do a few live performances by Tower of Doom.
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A grand slam in the the top of the ninth inning off the bat of Washington WildThings (13-10) shortstop Mike Hill gave his team an 11-9 comeback win over the River City Rascals (11-12) in game two of the three game series Wednesday night at CarShield Field.
The grand slam was the WildThings fourth long ball of the game and they all came after the Rascals had an 8-1 lead.
The first of the Rascals eight runs got going when catcher Mike Jurgella clubbed a two-run shot in the fourth inning against WildThings starter Trevor Belicek to give his team their first lead of the game at 2-1.
One inning later, the Rascals batted around and put together their largest offensive inning of the season, totaling six runs and notched five extra-base hits.
Jimmy Kerrigan got the offensive stanza going with a single and then scampered home on a triple from third year Rascal Josh Silver.
Braxton Martinez then got himself into a plus count situation and cranked a double to push the Rascals lead to three and then he got over to third base one batter later on a sacrifice bunt from Jurgella.
Josh Ludy added the innings third run with a RBI single and Brandon Thomas followed with a double to chase the WildThings starter out of the game.
The first reliever out of the bullpen was Mark Smyth and Clint Freeman greeted him with his second hit of the night, a two RBI double to give the Rascals a 7-1 lead. Jason Merjano drove in the final run of the inning with RBI triple, extending his hitting streak to seven games.
However, the 8-1 lead wouldn't be enough as the WildThings countered with three home runs that accounted for five runs in the top of the sixth against a pair of Rascals arms.
The first long ball was a two run shot from Bralin Jackson off Dan Ludwig and then the following two came against the Rascals first reliever of the night, Nate Hoffmann, to make the score 8-6 heading into the bottom of the sixth.
River City extended the lead to three runs after an error by the WildThings left fielder, Jackson, that scored Josh Silver. However, that would be the final run of the game and the Rascals bullpen was unable to hold on to the lead.
The Rascals would end up using a total of six relievers and after Lucas Laster allowed a run in the eighth, Stephen Swagerty took the mound for the ninth in search for his second save of the year.
The WildThings had the top of the order due up and leadoff man Rashad Brown drew a walk to bring the tying run to the plate. Swagerty issued a flyout to Alex Fernandez and then a single, strikeout and a infield single loaded the bases with two outs.
With left-handed hitter Mike Hill due up, the Rascals went to southpaw Clint Freeman to try and earn his first save as a member of the Rascals. However, a 2-1 pitch was sent over the leftfield wall giving the WildThings the 11-9 comeback win. The grand slam was the second of the series, and the third the Rascals have given up over the past seven games.
Swagerty took the loss while WildThings reliever Zach Strecker earned the win, is fourth of the year.
"We have had only one game now in our past eight that we didn't give up six or more runs and it's at least the fifth time this year through the first 23 games that we have blown the lead in the fifth inning or later," manager Steve Brook said. "Having the 8-1 lead at home and the bullpen not being able to get the job done really hurt tonight."
Offensively, the Rascals totaled 14 hits, three away from their season high which was set on Tuesday night in the series opener.
Of the 14 hits, eight of them were for extra-bases and Josh Silver led the way with three, his second time in 2017 notching three extra-base hits in a single game.
The series finale is scheduled for Thursday night at 6:35 p.m. with Reese Gregory on the mound.


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Lacazette: France can go all the way
Posted: 6 October 2017 Time: 09:45
France striker Alexandre Lacazette is confident the team have what it takes to challenge for the World Cup trophy but is first focused on securing their spot.
Les Bleus currently top Group A but sit just one point clear of runners-up Sweden with two qualifying matches remaining.
The penultimate fixture comes away to Bulgaria on Saturday before they wrap up the group at home against Belarus on Tuesday, and while Arsenal striker Lacazette is confident in the national team's abilities, he is not getting too far ahead of himself.
"We have to qualify first before we start talking about Russia," Lacazette said. "I hope I will have a role in the team.
"For now I'm in the squad and I just hope to be one of those selected to play in a match and go as far as I can.
"We have a lot of young talented players as well as a group of very established players. That's a great combination that could help us to go a long way in Russia.
"I know that playing well at Arsenal improves my chances with the French team and vice versa. If I play well for the French team, then the boss is pleased so it's a win-win situation."


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Response to BBC news story 'Landlord adverts posted online 'target young for sex':
Katharine Sacks-Jones, Director of Agenda, says: "Homeless women are in an extremely precarious and often desperate position. Adverts offering shelter in return for sex are a disgusting abuse of their position and show just how shameless some men will be in exploiting women who have few other options.
"Government must take urgent action to ensure women can get a roof over their head without having to resort to unwanted sex and the violence that so often goes along with it. That means ensuring sufficient affordable housing and that benefits meet housing costs. We also need to invest in new services to support homeless women – who are often very vulnerable with histories of abuse, poor mental health and addiction."


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A bill was introduced in the Israeli Knesset last week that would establish a national holiday to recognize and celebrate aliyah, or immigration to Israel, JTA reports. The 10th of Nissan, which was selected to become the annual Yom HaAliyah, marks the date of the first-ever mass immigration in Jewish history. According to the Book of Joshua, that was the date the Jews crossed the Jordan River into Israel after the exodus from Egypt, ending their 40 years in the desert.
The proposed national holiday would include official ceremonies, school events, and a Knesset discussion highlighting the contribution of immigrants to the State of Israel. The bill is sponsored by the Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs, but Knesset members from across the political spectrum have indicated their support for the legislation.
It may be a while until Israelis get to celebrate Aliyah Day, though—the bill won't become law in time for the 10th of Nissan, which this year falls on April 10. The legislative process will continue in June when the Knesset meets for its summer session.


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your uninsured student loans are fine
Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 14, 2008
Americas Watchdog is offering to help all victims of the auction rate securities scandal for free? Why is this a scandal? Over 100,000 US citizens were told by their name brand US bank, a high profile Wall Street stock brokerage firm, or a financial institution that individual investors should cash in their CD's or money market accounts, because there was no risk in something called an auction rate securities. The victims were also told auction rate preferred shares, or auction rate shares investments were safe, they were liquid, etc. On February 14th 2008, the auctions failed, and now over 100,000 US investors are wondering if they will ever see their money again. According to Americas Watchdog, "this is the single worst case of fraud in US history. We want to hear from every victim at 866-714-6466" so we can try to help them with honesty".
So Who Is The Typical Auction Rate Securities Victim:( in auction rate preferred shares or auction rate shares)? The typical victims are as follow:
- Working class men, women or couples who were conned into putting their life savings into somethings called a auction rate preferred shares (ARPS), or auction rate shares (ARS) by their local banker, stock broker or financial adviser.
- Retired people were lied to, and moved their money out of CD's into auction rate securities because their banker or stock broker lied to them about the risk factors and liquidity.
- Small business people were conned into putting their companies operating capital into auction rate securities as a way to get a better interest rate, because a APRS or ARS was just like cash (A huge lie).
- Individuals about to buy a home were conned into auction rate securities by US bankers, main street stock brokers and investment bankers. Now these same individuals have in many cases lost their damage deposits, or have been harmed in other ways.
- Individuals who did not trust the current US stock market were told by the stock broker or bank, "auction rate securities are just like cash & there is no risk". According to Americas Watchdog, "it was a lie."
Important note: Americas Watchdog has talked to hundreds of auction rate securities victims who think the banker, stock broker or investment banker who sold them the bill of goods is a "nice man or woman". According to Americas Watchdog, "if they were so nice, they should have never sold something as toxic and risky as an auction rate security to anyone. We think they sold the ARPS & ARS because they received a higher commission for doing so. Never mind the fact for many it was their life savings; they made more money so they did not care".
So what should any individual involved in the auction rate preferred shares (ARPS) or auction rate shares (ARS) scandal do?
- According to Americas Watchdog, "we want every victim to call us because they need to start making smart choices to protect themselves, and we want to tell them everything we know".
- Americas Watchdog & their Auction Rate Securities Complaint Center is recommending that most auction rate shares or auction rate preferred shares victims talk with an arbitration law firm that has a specialty in securities law. The group can makes some very good suggestions.
Extra Important Note: Some personal injury type law firms with no securities experience are now creating web sites that say they can help victims with a class action. If a consumer who was defrauded with auction rate securities (ARPS or ARS) wants to know who to call, Americas Watchdog can make some good recommendations. Any auction rate securities victim can call Americas Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466.
- Americas Watchdog will try to explain the secondary market to every consumer who has a auction rate security. The secondary market is a place that has been created to buy investors out of the ARPS or ARS investment. While the secondary market will involve a discounted sales price, a good portion of the discount could be made up in the arbitration process. The ARS Watchdog web site is located at Http://ARSWatchdog.Com
- Another reason Americas Watchdog wants to hear from every consumer is because of so much disinformation about a miracle fix for the auction rate securities disaster. Disinformation includes, a magic fix by the tooth fairy, the SEC, state regulatory agencies, or even all of the banks stock brokers or financial institutions giving people back all their money. Many consumers are being told, "your uninsured student loans are fine". Americas Watchdog calls it, "another lie". "This is why we want victims to call Americas Watchdog as an honest national resource in this incredibly bad situation". The groups number is 866-714-6466.
Americas Watchdog has been at the forefront of trying its best to assist all victims of the auction rate securities disaster. The group intends to continue all of its investigation and its efforts to assist all victims. Anyone who purchased an auction rate shares or an auction rate preferred share should call Americas Watchdog at 866-714-6466 or visit their web site at Http://ARSWatchdog.Com
Americas Watchdog and its ARS Watchdog are all about protecting consumers in what will turn out to be the single worst case of fraud in US history.
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Palin's Book Tour Builds on Effective Web Strategy
Internet Ads for 'Going Rogue' Will Be Based on Google Searches, and Fans Reached Directly on Facebook Page
Sarah Palin will launch her national book tour next week, one part of a carefully crafted strategy that has allowed the former vice-presidential candidate to leapfrog traditional media outlets and appeal directly to her dedicated and vocal fan base.
Palin in the Spotlight
Key events during Sarah Palin's time in politics and the media.
The coming tour through small towns and midsize cities is designed mostly to maximize sales of "Going Rogue: An American Life," which will be formally released Nov. 17. But associates say it also serves as a reintroduction for Ms. Palin and a warm-up for what promises to be a starring role in next year's midterm elections and, if her supporters get their wish, the next presidential race.
Among the features of this new strategy: buying Internet advertising based on Google searches of her name, and using Facebook as a key means of communicating with voters. Her team also has considered filing libel suits against bloggers who spread rumors about her family.
Within its 413 pages, "Going Rogue" seeks to blame aides to Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain for many of Ms. Palin's worst media moments in the 2008 presidential campaign, such as her interview with CBS's Katie Couric, according to a copy of the book purchased from a bookstore by The Wall Street Journal. Ms. Palin complained that the network "systematically sliced out material that would accurately convey my message." A CBS spokeswoman said the interview "speaks for itself."
Since then, her political tactics have been unorthodox. Her August Facebook entry warning that President Barack Obama's health bill would create a "death panel" inspired "tea party" activists to crash congressional town hall meetings and moved public opinion against the White House. Her surprise resignation from the Alaska governorship during the July 4th weekend helped her dominate the news and drove heavy traffic to the Web site for SarahPAC, her political-action committee.
From 'Going Rogue: An American Life'
- On being interviewed by CBS's Katie Couric: "I have had better interviews…I choked on a couple of responses, and in the harried pace of the campaign, I mistakenly let myself become annoyed and frustrated with many of her repetitive, biased questions."
- After Election Day: Ms. Palin assumed she would "go back to the job I loved. But what a difference ten weeks can make. Before my plane even touched down in Anchorage, shocking character assassinations of those I love had begun."
- On being told by McCain aides that she couldn't speak on Election Night: "This isn't the way it's supposed to end, I thought. I walked toward the stage with just Todd and some of the kids, with a rolled-up speech in my hands that I wasn't going to give."
"She resigned as governor, still has all this power...and her book before it's even published is a best seller," said John Coale, a Washington lawyer who helped Ms. Palin devise her early strategy. "Going Rogue" is published by HarperCollins, a unit of News Corp. , which also owns The Wall Street Journal.
The official publicity for the book starts Monday with a conventional feel -- taped sit-downs with Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters.
On Wednesday, starting in Grand Rapids, Mich., Ms. Palin will ride a bus adorned with large images of her face and start connecting with supporters in the kinds of places she once described as "real America." The tour takes her to Noblesville, Ind., Roanoke, Va., Washington, Pa., military bases at Fort Bragg and Fort Hood, and the Villages, a GOP-friendly retirement community outside Orlando, Fla.
A number of Republican candidates for 2010 races are reaching out to Ms. Palin, hoping she can bring them political good fortune with an energized party base. Ms. Palin met for 30 minutes last week with Scott Walker, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin.
Mr. Walker said Ms. Palin offered no commitments, but made clear her intention to be present in next year's national campaign.
"What we said was she would bring a lot of excitement," Mr. Walker said, describing her ability to bring "a rally-like atmosphere for grassroots folks."
Discussion of Ms. Palin's Internet strategy among a core group of advisers began during the spring. One concern, said a consultant who was part of the talks, was her frequent appearance in unfavorable news articles and blog postings.
Ms. Palin was particularly angry at bloggers and the media, associates said, for speculation that her baby Trig was really the child of Bristol, her daughter.
At one point, according to people familiar with the discussions, Ms. Palin considered pursuing a libel suit against at least one blogger, the Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan. Ms. Palin decided against such a move because of the publicity it would bring.
Mr. Sullivan, in response, said asking "factually verifiable questions is obviously not libel."
A spokeswoman for Ms. Palin didn't respond to email requests seeking comment.
Ms. Palin's resignation as governor gave her freedom to try to reshape her image. Her announcement sparked the biggest surge in Palin interest since the election, according to Google Insights, a service that ranks the popularity of online search terms. People conducting Internet searches were directed through online advertising to the Web site of her political action committee, which collected email addresses and donations.
A page on Facebook, the social-networking Web site, became Ms. Palin's main sounding board. Nearly one million people have "friended" her. The page is accessible to people who aren't Facebook members.
"Whereas most people think the Internet is the place you lose control of your message, they have almost complete control of their message," said a consultant who has worked with her.
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A Systemic Counseling Approach to the Problem of Bullying.
Clarke, Elizabeth A.; Kiselica, Mark S.
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Moon conjunct Uranus in the natal chart stimulates (Uranus) the hypothalamus (Moon). The hypothalamus is a gland in the brain which regulates parenting and attachment behaviours, as well as hunger, thirst, fatigue, sleep, and circadian rhythms. It is directly linked to, and equally important as the pituitary gland (Sun).
The stimulation of primal instincts has a tremendous impact on the life of the person with this aspect. With parenting and attachment behaviours, we often find that one of the parents is odd, absent, or emotionally detached. There may be a family history of sudden events, accidents, or psychic phenomena. Ancestry may be peculiar or noteworthy in some way.
Sudden onset of emotional volatility can be expected, verging on hysteria. However, these episodes usually pass as quickly as they started. Relationships can be affected with an initial intensity or fascination, however maintaining this interest over the longer term often proves difficult.
Moon conjunct Uranus strongly correlates to 7 year cycles. 7 x 12 = 84 = orbital period of Uranus. The seven-year itch is also a psychological term. Family and emotional attachments are ruled by the Moon, while detachment is ruled by Uranus.
Satisfying the need for stimulation is vital in dealing with the impulsive nature of Moon conjunct Uranus. The Internet is an ideal source of this stimulation as the Internet and computers are ruled by Uranus. Acceptance of, and family support of any psychic abilities are essential for the young person with this aspect. It is important for this person not to feel an outcast. Many of their special abilities or talents have been demonized by the major religions over the last 2000 years.
What Moon conjunct Uranus wants most of all is to feel an integral and valued part of the family, social circle and community. This is also the area that requires the most effort to achieve.
Moon Conjunct Uranus Transit
Transiting Moon conjunct Uranus is felt as subconscious impulsiveness. Sudden events may result in relationship upsets, family disputes, or a major change in direction regarding close relationships. Other changes may include the primal urges such as appetite and sleeping patterns. You may fluctuate between extended periods of wakefulness, then periods of lethargy.
It is best to act on instinct during this period because any psychic talents are being stimulated. Thinking too much or trying to be patient probably won't work out so well. Flashes of insight should be taken seriously, so take a chance and back yourself. It is important that you express yourself to the max, and not be held back by tradition or the standards or your society.
Some eccentric or weird actions may not turn out so well, but one or two may prove extremely valuable. Expect to feel somewhat isolated or detached from your loved ones during this period. This is the standard for any of the astrological aspects or transits associated with psychic ability.
This interpretation for Moon conjunct Uranus transit applies to a lunar eclipse and full moon conjunct Uranus.
Moon Conjunct Uranus Celebrities
Elyse Partridge (18′) – This astrologers daughter. Separated from mother at age 7.
Angus Young (29′) – Scottish born lead guitarist of AC/DC. Moved to Australia age 7.
Van Morrison (57′) – Northern Irish musician of a mystical and transcendental style.
K.D. Lang (80′) Entertainer of English, Irish, Scottish, German, Russian Jewish, Icelandic, and Sioux ancestry.
David Icke (119′) – Professional conspiracy theorist. One brother 7 years older, another 7 years younger.


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As, it is better to hide your name while giving charity, but under some circumstances when it is not possible to hide yourself is it permissible to say that someone has given me this money to spend this way. Would it be a lie?
Please give your suggestion so that no personal fame or riya includes in my otherwise clear intention to please Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala.
Concealing voluntary charity is better than giving it openly. It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "There are seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the Day when there is no shade but His… a man who gives charity and conceals it so that his left hand does not know what his right hand is giving." Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1334) and Muslim (1712).
This description refers to going to great lengths to conceal charity. But giving charity openly may serve an interest sometimes, such as making others follow one's example.
For more information, please see the answer to question no. 145557
If a man gives charity from his own wealth but says to another person, This is from So and so, this is a lie, and lying is haraam.
If he wants to conceal the matter so that no one knows about this charity, there is nothing wrong with double entendres and using oblique words if there is a need for that.
So for example he may say: "This is not my money," meaning that it belongs to Allah.
Or he may say: "This money is from someone who wants to give it in charity," meaning himself, and other phrases that are true but serve the purpose of concealing the charity.
For more information on the ruling on double entendres, please see the answer to questions no. 45865 and 27261.


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Why Cleveland?
Posted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association, (c) 2015, pcmaconvene.org.
What makes Cleveland an ideal meetings and convention location?
National political conventions are the Super Bowl of the meetings industry — it just doesn't get any bigger and better than this for a destination. In July 2016, the Republican National Convention will descend on Cleveland for the third time in the city's history. More than $2.7 billion has been invested into reinvigorating Cleveland's tourism infrastructure, so the convention's 50,000-plus attendees will find a completely transformed city, one that Travel + Leisure, the Los Angeles Times, and Fodor's all named a top travel destination for 2015. There's no better place to welcome one of the biggest political events in the world. "Cleveland is a world-class city that has demonstrated their ability to provide our next presidential candidate with a launching pad to the White House," said Enid Mickelsen, site-selection chairman for the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Beyond a revamped downtown that provides a modern and walkable tourism infrastructure, Cleveland offers a winning combination of experience — the city has successfully hosted a variety of major events, including the Gay Games — and warm eclecticism that immediately won over the RNC's site-selection committee. "It's been wonderful to get to see, really, a kind of a rebirth of Cleveland," Mickelsen said during a selection-process interview "The kind of growth and preservation of your history, I think, gives [your city] a really unique flavor."
Shiny New Space
Quicken Loans Arena, the primary host for the four-day convention, conveniently lies within walking distance of new downtown hotels (there are 18 properties within downtown). For example, the 484-room Westin Cleveland Downtown, which has more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space, is just a few blocks away. Two boutique properties within a five-minute walk of the arena are the 156-room Metropolitan at The 9, which neighbors the newly revamped Playhouse Square Theater District, and the 133-room Schofield Hotel, A Kimpton property opening in winter 2016.
Opening in June 2016, the 600-room Hilton Cleveland Downtown will offer 55,000 square feet of meeting space and beautiful views of Lake Erie. The property will have a direct connection to the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland and the Global Center for Health Innovation, and will also be within a quick walk of Quicken Loans Arena.
Offbeat Venues
Don't underestimate Cleveland's cool factor. This is the home of LeBron James and birthplace of the term "rock 'n' roll," after all. Fortunately for planners, it has never been easier to integrate Cleveland's one-of-a-kind assets into their meetings and events. For a culturally charged setting, Cleveland's University Circle has the country's largest concentration of cultural-arts and educational institutions within one square mile, and a recent $350-million makeover of the Cleveland Museum of Art has created new spaces for artwork and gatherings. And what could be cooler than an event hosted by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, home to the world's largest collection of rock 'n' roll artifacts?
Cleveland is also home to Ohio's first downtown casino, Horseshoe Casino Cleveland — conveniently located just a couple of blocks from Quicken Loans Arena. Other venues and diversions convenient to Cleveland's downtown meeting spaces include The Corner Alley, a 16-lane bowling alley; live comedy at Hilarities 4th Street Theatre; and Capital Theatre, which shows first-run and independent movies.
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3.4 Policy on Consensual Personal Relationships Affecting University Teaching, Mentoring and Supervisory Functions
3.4 Policy on Consensual Personal Relationships Affecting University Teaching, Mentoring and Supervisory Functions Approved by Academic Council on October 11, 2007 and Administration on October 11, 2007.
Intent: University of the Pacific is committed to maintaining a learning and work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and other potentially adverse affects that can arise from consensual personal relationships among those who are participating in teaching, mentoring and supervisory functions at the University. Separate, but similar policies apply to faculty members; graduate students and teaching assistants; and staff/administrators, respectively. The policy below applies to faculty members.
Consensual personal relationships in the course of teaching, mentoring and supervisory functions at the University may interfere with the ability of the teacher, mentor or supervisor to act fairly and without favoritism or may contribute to the perception among other persons of unfair actions or favoritism.
Policy: Faculty/Student Relationships and Faculty/Staff Relationships: Effective on September 1, 2007, a faculty member who is employed by Pacific may not participate in a consensual personal relationship with a student or staff member of the University for whom the faculty member provides or may (by virtue of University assigned position or functions) reasonably be expected in the future to provide teaching, mentoring or supervision.
Faculty/Faculty Relationships: Effective on September 1, 2007, a faculty member who is employed by the University may not commence a consensual personal relationship with another faculty member for whom s/he then provides supervision as Chair.
Faculty members who are already in a consensual personal relationship with another faculty member within the same department/academic unit as of the time supervision as Chair (or faculty member authorized to act in a supervisory role) would commence, will be in compliance with this policy and with related portions of the University's Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy, if they in writing promptly inform the cognizant dean of the relationship and conform to the standards of behavior stated in correspondence received from the dean.
In addition, in all cases (whether or not the two faculty members are within the same department) a faculty member must recuse her/himself from any committees that evaluate the other faculty member with whom s/he is or who has been in a consensual personal relationship and identify the reason for recusal.
Child or Relative in a Class: When a child or other personal relative of the faculty member (or of another University individual who is performing course-related teaching) is enrolled in a University course that the faculty member (or such other University individual) is assigned to teach, the faculty member will be in compliance with this policy when he/she does not engage in favoritism to the student and acts appropriately to avoid the appearance of favoritism.
Definitions: Consensual Personal Relationships: Dating, marital, domestic partner, sexual and similar personal relationships that may be consensually undertaken by both individuals.
Such relationships do not include the usual and customary socializing at the University of teacher-student; mentor-mentee; supervisor-employee; faculty member-graduate student; co-workers; and supervisor-student employee.
Employee: Anyone employed by Pacific as faculty, staff or student worker, full-time or part-time, regular, temporary or adjunct.
Teaching and Mentoring: Teaching and mentoring includes course teaching, advising, participating in grading or other academic evaluation.
Supervision: Assignment, direction, evaluation, participation in appointment, promotion and tenure evaluation committees, and enforcement of rules and policies, for those engaged in University-related work such as undergraduate and graduate students, teaching assistants, faculty members and staff members.
Effective date: September 1, 2007
Consequences of violations: Perceived violations of this policy should be referred to the dean or Provost. The Dean shall notify the Provost of the situation and attempt to resolve the situation, if the Provost concurs that the Dean do so. The Dean shall report to the Provost any informal resolution achieved. Only the Provost has the authority to initiate procedures for faculty discipline and those procedures are set forth in the Faculty Handbook.
Contact: Questions regarding this policy should be referred to the cognizant dean. Human Resources will provide support to the dean.


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I use a system called Blogger to operate my blogs. It's owned by Google, so it integrates well with Googles advertising system, pictures, YouTube... all the various services run by Google basically, so it just makes everything a bit slicker.
One thing however I don't quite get is statistics.
You see, Blogger tells me how many people visit my website. According to Blogger, I've had just over 140,000 visits since the blog started, and over 33,000 of them in the last month (so, very roughly, about a quarter of them)
But Google already has its own statistics piece of software, called Analytics, which will be familiar to pretty much anyone who operates a website.
According to Analytics, I've just passed 7,000 views of my blog, with 315 of them in the last month, which is about 5% of the views. Bearing mind I started this blog almost two years ago (apparently my first blog was on the 3rd of September 2012 - maybe I need to plan something for my anniversary!), that would mean that on average I get around 300 views a month, which seems more logical. As much as I'd love to believe Bloggers statistics, I do feel that they may be a little optimistic.
Why the huge difference? Well I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's to do with spiders.
Wait!!! Not the scary version with eight legs, but instead these are little computer programs that basically wander around the Internet checking for updates. Websites like Google use spiders to make sure that they're up to date and that a web page hasn't changed without their knowledge.
On Blogger, these spiders also post a hell of a lot of spam messages. Luckily Blogger catches them and hides them away so they don't get in the way.
Nevertheless, thank you to every person who does visit my blog, it's much appreciated.
I am going to mention the Travelling Book Project (because it's my project!), as I write this there are 35 hours left to fund the project, and we've reached 46% of the target. Not to say that this isn't great - it is, and it's paid for the website, and it's paid for 20-25 books to be sent out, I was out buying a pile of journals this morning - but there is still time to donate if you'd like to, or to mention the project to your social circles to raise awareness. If you would like to support the project please get over to https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-travelling-book-project asap, anything is greatly appreciated. If you've managed to evade the many many mentions I've made of the scheme in the past month, head over to the project website at http://www.travellingbook.eu/ to find out what it is. We now have a forum on the website too so feel free to drop by and say hi.


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Phoenix man accused of beating daughter while on SpicePosted: Updated:
PHOENIX -- A Phoenix man was arrested Monday for allegedly beating his 18-month-old daughter after smoking Spice.
Jesse Martell Miller, 29, is charged with one count of child abuse. A judge set his bond at $45,000.
According to Maricopa County Superior Court documents, Phoenix police received a 911 call from Miller, saying, "I just beat up my daughter."
Officers went to Miller's home near 16th Street and Thomas Road, but he had called the child's mother at work and they had taken the girl to Phoenix Children's Hospital.
Medical staff observed the baby was soaking wet and had facial bruising, dried blood in the nose and swollen lips, the police report shows.
The child is listed in stable but critical condition in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Officers contacted Miller at the hospital and said he had fresh wounds to his hands and was wearing wet clothing.
The mother told police that Miller contacted her at work and told her that he had beat up their daughter after smoking Spice and requested she go get the child.
According to the police report, Miller admitted to being alone with his daughter and smoking spice in the bathroom while she was in front of the television.
He reportedly told police he went to sit on the couch after smoking and that he was going "out of it," explaining that his soul left his body and he went to hell. When he "came to," he heard his baby screaming and she was bleeding from the mouth.
Police said he also admitted washing the blood off the child in the bathtub.


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Radiation Therapy Compared With Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Germ Cell Tumor
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00085098
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 11, 2004
Results First Posted : November 6, 2013
Last Update Posted : March 15, 2017
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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether radiation therapy alone is as effective as chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating germ cell tumor.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying radiation therapy alone to see how well it works compared to chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with newly diagnosed primary CNS germ cell tumor.
|Condition or disease
|Brain Tumor Central Nervous System Tumor
|Biological: filgrastim Drug: carboplatin Drug: cisplatin Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: etoposide Radiation: radiation therapy
|Phase 3
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|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|24 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Radiotherapy Alone Versus Chemotherapy Followed By Response-Based Radiotherapy For Newly Diagnosed Primary CNS Germinoma
|Study Start Date :
|January 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|May 2009
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|May 2009
Experimental: Regimen A (radiotherapy only)
Within 52 days of surgery, patients will undergo standard-dose radiation therapy 5 days a week for approximately 5-6 weeks.
Radiation: radiation therapy
Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week
Experimental: Regimen B (chemotherapy plus radiotherapy)
Courses 1 and 2: Patients receive carboplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1 and 2 and etoposide IV over 2 hours on days 1-3. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses.
Within 3 weeks of completing chemotherapy, patients with CR undergo low-dose radiation therapy 5 days a week for 5 weeks. Patients with MRD, a PR, or SD receive chemotherapy courses 3 and 4 as outlined below.
Courses 3 and 4: Patients receive cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1, cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 2 and 3, and filgrastim (G-CSF), subcutaneous (SC) or IV beginning on day 4 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses. Patients achieving a CR or MRD proceed to reduced-dose radiotherapy. Patients with a PR, SD, or progressive disease (PD) are restaged and may undergo standard radiation therapy as in regimen A. Reduced-dose radiation therapy: Within 6 weeks of starting course 4, patients undergo lower-dose radiation therapy once daily on days 1-5 for 5 weeks
Biological: filgrastim
Given by infusion or injection
Other Names:
Drug: carboplatin
Given IV over 1 hour
Other Names:
Drug: cisplatin
Given IV over 6 hours
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Drug: cyclophosphamide
Given IV over 1 hour
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Drug: etoposide
Given IV over 2 hours
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Radiation: radiation therapy
Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week
- Event-free Survival [ Time Frame: Study enrollment until date of earliest qualifying event (QE), date last known to be QE-free if the patient is followed for less than three years and is QE-free at the time of analysis, or 3 years if the patient is QE-free at 3 years ]
Data will be summarized as number of patients in the following categories at the time of data cutoff for analyses of 3-year EFS: 1)Experienced a qualifying event (QE) (see below);2)Event-free through 3 years of follow-up;3)Event-free until data cutoff (if less than 3 years of follow-up);4)Withdrew from study;5)Lost to follow-up.
QEs: 1)disease progression, defined as increase >= 40% in tumor volume or >= 25% in tumor area of target lesions;2)development of new lesions;3)occurrence of a second malignant neoplasm, defined as a malignancy with different histological type from trial-qualifying diagnosis;4)death from any cause.
Stat. analyses will be based on time from enrollment to the earliest of: 1)occurrence of any of the QEs;2)withdrawal from study or lost to follow-up;3)completion of three years of follow-up event-free;4)data cutoff for completion of the statistical analyses for the protocol's primary objective.
NOTE: Reported data are through May 2009 (see Caveats section).
- Response [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
- Toxicity and Safety as Assessed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 3.0 [ Time Frame: From the beginning of treatment, assessed up to 5 years ]The analysis of toxicity will focus on estimating the rates of key acute and subacute toxicity occurring during the first induction chemotherapy. Estimates will be obtained using life-table methods with an event defined as the first occurrence of a key acute or sub-acute toxicity. Patients who have progression or recurrence of disease will be censored in these analyses. The precision of the estimates of toxicity rate can be approximated by an analysis of binomial proportions.
- Quality of Life (QOL) and Neurocognitive Assessment (NP) [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years ]The primary endpoints for QOL and NP assessments will be the global scale value from each of these instruments at the two-year time point. Analyses of subscales (if they exist) and of assessments at other times will be of secondary interest. It is assumed that scale values are standardized to a reference normal population. Comparisons of each treatment group with the standard population mean, using a two-sided test with Type I error 0.025 (an adjustment for multiple comparison) will be able to detect differences from the standard mean that are 20% smaller.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|3 Years to 25 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically confirmed primary CNS pure germ cell tumor
- Diagnosed within the past 31 days
Meets any 1 OR none (i.e., M0 [localized disease]) of the following staging criteria:
M+ (disseminated disease)
- Leptomeningeal or intraventricular metastases visualized on MRI scans of the brain and spine
- Clumps of tumor cells on lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology
- Visible tumor studding the walls of the lateral or third ventricles noted during endoscopy or surgery
- Primary tumor arising within the parenchyma of the brain, brainstem, or spinal cord
- Measurable multi-focal tumors arising in both the pineal and suprasellar regions (i.e., multiple midline tumors)
- Infiltrative, intra-axial extension on brain MRI > 1 cm beyond enhancing tumor
Modified M+ (occult multi-focal disease)
- M0 at diagnosis with a localized pineal region tumor with signs and symptoms of diabetes insipidus without measurable disease in the suprasellar region
Lumbar CSF assay meeting criteria for the following marker profiles:
- Serum and CSF beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) ≤ 50 IU/dL
- Serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) ≤ 10 IU/L AND ≤ institutional norm
- CSF AFP ≤ 2.0 IU/L AND ≤ institutional norm
- 3 to 25
Performance status
- Not specified
Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Absolute neutrophil count > 1,000/mm^3
- Platelet count > 100,000/mm^3 (transfusion independent)
- Hemoglobin > 10.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 2.5 times ULN
Creatinine adjusted according to age as follows*:
- No greater than 0.4 mg/dL (≤ 5 months)
- No greater than 0.5 mg/dL (6 months -11 months)
- No greater than 0.6 mg/dL (1 year-23 months)
- No greater than 0.8 mg/dL (2 years-5 years)
- No greater than 1.0 mg/dL (6 years-9 years)
- No greater than 1.2 mg/dL (10 years-12 years)
- No greater than 1.4 mg/dL (13 years and over [female])
- No greater than 1.5 mg/dL (13 years to 15 years [male])
- No greater than 1.7 mg/dL (16 years and over [male]) AND
- Creatinine clearance OR radioisotope glomerular filtration rate > 70 mL/min
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- Euthyroid (with or without levothyroxine sodium therapy) as determined by normal T4 ± thyroid-stimulating hormone levels*
- Diabetes insipidus allowed provided patient is relatively stable on desmopressin acetate
- Normal endogenous cortisol function*
- Adequate antidiuretic hormone reserves* NOTE: *Unless receiving replacement therapy
Biologic therapy
- Not specified
- Not specified
Endocrine therapy
- Concurrent replacement hormones allowed (e.g., corticosteroids, levothyroxine sodium, and desmopressin acetate)
- Not specified
- Prior surgery for germ cell tumor allowed
- No other prior therapy for germ cell tumor
- Concurrent anticonvulsants allowed
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00085098
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|Study Chair:
|Jeffrey C. Allen, MD
|New York University School of Medicine
|Responsible Party:
|Children's Oncology Group
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00085098 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CDR0000367294 ( Other Identifier: Clinical Trials.gov )
COG-ACNS0232 ( Other Identifier: Children's Oncology Group )
|First Posted:
|June 11, 2004 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|November 6, 2013
|Last Update Posted:
|March 15, 2017
|Last Verified:
|February 2017
Keywords provided by Children's Oncology Group:
childhood central nervous system germ cell tumor
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Nervous System Diseases
Etoposide phosphate
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Myeloablative Agonists
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Adjuvants, Immunologic


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Pataleshwar Caves
recommendation by susanna-alaitz
Pataleshwar Caves are 8th century cave temples dedicated to Lord Pataleshwar, God of the Underworld. Believed to have been cut out from a single rock, the place has massive pillars, which are the grandeur of the temple caves. The shrine out there is dedicated to Shiva and the Nandi.


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Facial Hair Removal
Do you have a messy beard line, hyperactive sideburns, or a mono-brow? If you do and want these things tamed or removed, then Laser by Sia's facial hair removal for men is the answer for you!
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About DOT In-Depth HAZMAT Security Training
On May 15, 1992 the Department of Transportation (DOT) published Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) which enhanced training requirements and established a new Subpart H Training in 49 CFR. Since then several revisions have been made in both the content and structure of these training requirements, the most recent of which addresses the "security" of transported materials.
The purpose of these regulations is to make sure that employees who handle or transport hazardous materials:
These regulations are located in the Hazardous Materials Regulations in 49 CFR parts 100-185.
There are two definitions that are essential to understanding the training regulation and how it applies to any facility's activities.
These definitions deal with companies/facilities who are involved in handling and transporting hazardous materials... as well as the employees of these companies/facilities and how they are involved with hazardous materials:
It is easy to see that because these definitions are so broad, in many facilities and operations the regulations will cover many types of employees... from warehouse personnel to shipping/receiving groups, loading dock workers, truck drivers, train engineers, and others.
It is also important to recognize that this regulation applies to any environment where these activities take place.
This is not a regulation that is limited to "industrial" facilities, but includes laboratories, healthcare facilities and many other types of operations.
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