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Darwin Race Week 2011 began with a Cocktail Party at the Darwin City Council to celebrate the long running Sister City Event with Ambon City, followed with Race Briefing and BBQ at DBCYA, including the NT Government Reception at Parliament House to celebrate and thank our major sponsors, and finished with a Wonderful Maluku Evening at the Indonesian Embassy with music, dance, food and friendships with our Indonesian Consul partners. Participants had many opportunities to meet, share their stories, build friendships and begin to plan their weeks ahead sailing through Indonesia. The spinnaker start for the 2011 Race began off Stokes Hill Wharf on the 23 July at 1100hrs. The Official Start Boat was the HMAS Ararat providing the starting line, gun, flags and great vantage for the VIP sponsors to send the fleet of 634nm, to the village of Amahusu in Ambon Harbour, with champagne. For the 2011 event, the committee implemented the use of Yacht Trackers. The trackers not only allowed greater safety, but also allowed those back home and across the world to be an active participant of the race. Many comments were sent through to the Race Office with people speculating on the conditions the fleet faced. One follower commented 'It looks like Australian Maid is anchored at Pulau Damar, Shady Lady and Wicked have gone fishing off the NW tip of Bathurst Island, and Maralinga has been towing Pandora for some time!' The Yacht Trackers proved to be a great success – even one 'Anxious Father' of 86 years was able to follow his son all the way to Ambon Harbour – and know he had arrived safely.
Festivities and celebrations continued with Ambon Race Week 2011. The Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race & Rally is proudly sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia together with the Ambon City Government. The people of Ambon City, and especially the Village of Amahusu, are very proud to share their culture and friendship with all the participants. The Welcoming Ceremony began with a Becak Tour of Ambon City, awards for first, second and third over the Finish Line, and the presentation of gifts to the three Primary Schools of Amahusu Village. Dancing, music, much laughter and good food followed where the participants mingled and shared their stories, their blow-outs and adventures. The Mayor's Reception & Gala Dinner for the participants was held at the beautiful and rich residence of the Mayor of Ambon City, and hosted by the Mayor of Ambon City, Bapak Papilaya. Bintang was the sponsor of the evening much to the delight of the yachties! The final celebration to the weeks of preparation, building friendships and the challenge to sail 634nm from Darwin to Ambon was the Presentation Ceremony. Winning Line Honours in Ambon for 2011 is Fantasia, Skipper Andrew Srtansky. Special Line Honours for Racing Monohull Division is Walk on the Wildside, Skipper Garth Curren in a new race record time of 64:05:22. Garth defended his title from 1997. Gameset, Skipper John Mulkearns, winner of the 1996 Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race aboard Andromeda, returned to take out first on Handicap Racing Monohull (IRC) Division. Kind of Blue, Skippers Dick and Anita Waaij, won the first on Handicap Racing Cruising Monohull Division and represented the international fleet from the Netherlands. Kind of Blue has crossed 2 oceans, sailing 37,000nm and some regattas on the way. Walk on the Wildside, Skipper Garth Curren, also won first Yacht Over the Start Line, just beating his nearest competitor by seconds. Raucous, Skipper Bob Coleman, won the DBCYA Commodore's Trophy for the best dressed yacht. Wicked, Skipper Dan Foley, won the Rally Trophy for his outstanding efforts to arrive in Ambon Harbour. Awards were presented, tributes were made and congratulations were given to all participants, supporters and partners.
The Presentation Ceremony was the final, official function for the race participants of 2011 – but, the adventures are just beginning. The Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race & Rally is being listed by many participants in 'the bucket list of yacht races' – promises to return and wagers were set for next year's race. But, in the meantime, friendships will take yachties to many neighbouring islands and other fantastic destinations throughout the Maluku Province and Indonesian Archipelago. To all the skippers and crew of the 2011 event, thanks for another great event. We would love to hear your stories, publish your blogs, photos and share your wonderful experiences with interested yachties, and those planning to join the Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race & Rally 2012. Send us an email: firstname.lastname@example.com
For all information, enquiries about the event or expressions of interest for 2012's fabulous Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race & Rally visit our: Website - www.darwinambonrace.com.au Check out 2012 Race Information Contact - info(at)darwinambonrace.com.au or robyn(at)darwinambonrace.com.au Join the conversations on Facebook - www.facebook.com/darwinambonrace Check out our Partners: DBCYA - www.dinahbeachcya.com.au Sail Maluku Archipelago – www.sailmalukuarchipelago.com


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By Jacques Werth
High Probability Selling
Knowing which people you want to attend your seminars is extremely important. The most successful financial services pros that we know limit the attendees to their seminars. They close some quickly and close more after the seminar.
Attendees you do not want:
- Eaters, people who want an excellent meal in a nice restaurant -- free. These people are the worst kind of attendees. They will often poison your well. Eaters tend to have considerable disdain for their hosts. They often bad-mouth the offerings of the presenter to other attendees. They indicate their opinions with negative reactions. They may annoy or turn off other attendees.
- People who want to justify or validate their current program. They have no intention or making any changes. Thus, they may argue with or one-up the presenter.
- People who sincerely want more knowledge of what you are offering but do not have the means and intention to do business with you.
Attendees you do want:
- People who have the targeted demographics (i.e., net worth, income, occupation, age range, etc.) of your best niche market.
- People who know they need to do something about their finances, but do not know what.
- People who have a pretty good idea of what they want to do; may have already done some of it and may be ready to turn it all over to an expert.
- People who are willing and able to do business. They may, or may not, be ready now. They may be sophisticated about finance or not.
The purpose of your seminars
Provide the attendees with specific learning opportunities about a subject that provides them with knowledge about how to get what they want. They will judge you, your expertise, your personality and your character by how well you gave them what they want. You must neither turn your presentation into a sales pitch nor a push for appointments.
Appointments: A quick yes or no. You should offer to meet only with those who are ready to do something about their finances now. Have your assistant available to schedule appointments. If you know how to do business without persuading and convincing, most of them will become your clients.
People do business in their own time, for their own reasons. All of the attendees that do not make appointments at the seminar should be added to your prospecting list -- with their written permission. That is where most of your future clients will come from.
Prospecting after the seminar. Call your entire prospecting list every three to four weeks. Present differently worded prospecting offers each time you call. When prospects are ready to do business with you they will say "Yes." The key to this type of prospecting is your willingness to take "No," for an answer, and end the discussion within thirty seconds. A relatively small percentage will ask you to take them off your list. Remove them; it will improve the quality of your list.
Combine seminars with a drip-marketing campaign. You can alternate direct mail and prospecting calls every three to four weeks. If people give you permission to e-mail them, do it no more frequently than every three weeks.
Favorable front-of-the-mind awareness. Every seminar should result in some new clients immediately and will also grow your prospecting list. With a relatively small amount of time, effort and expense, your prospecting list should be your major source of new clients. Thirty-second prospecting offers create favorable front-of-the-mind awareness of you. Your prospects will think of you when ever they are reminded, by any source, of their financial services needs.
More business in less time. Prospects who are ready, willing and able to do business are a pleasure. They make up their minds quickly and seldom want to fully understand how to do what you do. Financial services pros who implement this seminar system often double their closing rates. Remember, learn how to quickly develop deep relationships of mutual trust and respect and maximize your closing rates.


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Although the Stories event Friday night at the Steamboat Springs Community Center is hosted by the Steamboat Christian Center Women's Ministry, coordinator Michele Dudas said it's geared toward all local ladies.
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Written by Anthony Moujaes
Just how did Paradise Hills United Church of Christ in the San Diego, Calif. area triple in size since the Rev. David Alicea was called by the congregation two years ago? With their new pastor, the church reached out to the people in its community, and refreshed worship services. Paradise Hills, still reaping the benefits of those changes, has been given another opportunity for growth, in the form of a grant from the United Church of Christ Local Church Ministries.
Paradise Hills is one of the 14 UCC churches that were awarded more than a quarter-of-a-million dollars in grant money this spring, recognized as new, renewing and multiplying congregations.
"The fourteen congregations funded by Local Church Ministries this spring are exciting in that they represent the many dynamic possibilities for new ministry and outreach happening in the UCC," said the Rev. David Schoen, team leader for congregational vitality and discipleship. "What's even more exciting is that there are more to come [in the future]."
Schoen elaborated on some ways the congregations have expanded their reach, which include multiplying new ministries with new populations and Hispanic communities. Historic congregations are learning new ways to be a church, new congregations are reaching younger generations, existing congregations are building multi-ethnic communities and intercultural outreach, and new churches are being established by collaborating denominations.
When Alicea came to Paradise Hills as the new pastor in 2011, the church had 25 members. With a new approach to Sunday services, there are upwards of three times as many people in the pews today.
"It's all new. We brought in a band, we're doing contemporary worship and encouraging more participation from the members," Alicea said. "People aren't just sitting there and listening."
Alicea said there are usually as many as 70-75 people in the sanctuary on Sunday — which seats up to 150. Paradise Hills has been a community church for almost 60 years in the National City neighborhood of San Diego, and has grown into a multicultural church with a mix of African Americans, Filipinos, Latinos and Caucasians.
Alicea said the church is also reaching out to its neighbors. Paradise Hills has attracted members from a nearby U.S. Naval housing facility, serves meals to the community and hosts bible studies that span across cultural lines.
"I think what I've done is [to] make them feel I'm with them... I've told them I'm not going to go anywhere," Alicea said. "Everything we do is directed to our church."
Alicea admits the changes took time, and weren't immediately welcomed by the entire membership. "We still have people that need to embrace the [new] ideas," he said. But he is optimistic that if the church's trend continues to bring in new members, Paradise Hills will grow its community and fill all 150 seats.
Here is the complete list of churches awarded grants this spring:
- Hispanic Ministries of Plymouth Congregational Church UCC, Lawrence, Kan.
- Koinonia Community/First Congregational Church UCC, Battle Creek, Mich.
- Christ Church United UCC, Sachse, Texas
- Veritas UCC, Hagerstown, Maryland
- Community Church UCC, UCC, Washington D.C.
- Village Church UCC/UMC, Maumee, Ohio
- Berkeley Community Church UCC, Denver, Colo.
- Jubilee UCC, Lanham, Md.
- Bethel UCC, Cahokia, Ill.
- Manantial de Gracia UCC, New Britain, Conn.
- Mt. Zion UCC, Rockingham, N.C.
- St. Peter UCC, Granite City, Ill.
- UCC Paradise Hills, San Diego, Calif.
- West Parish of Barnstable UCC, W. Barnstable. Mass.
The latest round of grants, approved at the LCM board of directors meeting March 8, totals $280,000, leaving another $220,000 for distribution when fall recipients are announced in October. LCM, as part of its commitment to provide resources for growth to new and renewing churches, awards $500,000 annually, and has given grants to more than 100 churches in the last six years.


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text: Arcane Legends' Latest Expansion Adds Pirates. And Sharks. And Pirate Sharks.Mike Fahey2/21/13 3:35pmFiled to: Arcane LegendsSpacetime StudiosExpansionismKraken ReefFree-To-PlayExclusiveKotakumobileKotakusocialWebiosAndroid24EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkI've never been a big fan of sharks in massively-multiplayer online role-playing games, something to do with the giant, deadly bastard that used to swim in the harbor outside Freeport in EverQuest. I've never really warmed to pirates either, falling on the ninja side of that age-old debate. Combine the two and you've got a compelling reason for me to stay away from Arcane Legends' Kraken Isles expansion, out today on iOS, Android and the Google Chrome store. A reason neatly trumped by a special Kotaku-exclusive weapon for new players, I might add.AdvertisementAlong with the shark pirates and their corresponding adventure areas (as if you needed anything else), the latest update to Spacetime Studios' latest free-to-play mobile/browser MMO brings a slew of enhancements and new features to the game. They've raised the level cap from 21 to 26. They've added boat travel. There are pirate-themed armor and weapons to be had, new Mythic and Arcane items (they say they're the most powerful ever), and new stat-enhancing pets (now usable in PVP combat), including a Toucan and Monkey. Haven't you always wanted a monkey?That's all well and good for existing players, but what about the newbies? That's where the Kotaku-exclusive code comes in. It's good for a nifty starting weapon that adds flair and power to your character, both equally important things.AdvertisementHere's how you get it:• Download and play Arcane Legends on iOS, Google Play or via Chrome. (this step really helps) • Create your character (also helpful) • Play through the introductory area (you kinda have to) • Once you enter the town of Windmoore (you'll see other people running around) tap or click on the chat window to open up the chat interface • Type /promocode kotakukrakenPresto! You now have a weapon that looks like this, if you're a rogue:This, if you're a warrior:And this, if you're a showboating sorcerer type:The Kraken Isles expansion should be live this afternoon across all platforms. It looks a whole lot like the screens I've dropped below this sentence.Reply24 repliesLeave a reply


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The Female Terminator Chronicles: The Ultimate Muscle and Physique Stack (2012)
Life waits for no one. It casts opportunities your way and if you dont take hold of them, it snatches them away just as quickly. Sometimes though, it does not give you anything and you have to CREATE those opportunities yourself. You have to be BOLD in going after what you want - if YOU dont, no one else will do it for you.
Be bold. In your pursuit of life, your pursuit of dreams, your pursuit of passion. Dont be afraid of what you want. If youre not given the opportunity, dont be discouraged; know that there is ALWAYS a way. BELIEVE it.
Be bold. If you want something, its up to YOU to MAKE it HAPPEN! Dont wait until it MIGHT happen for you - take the first step; reach out; use everything you have at your disposal, to find a way to make your desires a reality.
Be bold. When you are bold, you will find things start to happen for you. You find support and encouragement, sources of advice and information, people who can and want to help you. Doors open where before there may have been none.
Be bold. Youll be surprised at what can happen. The journey might be difficult, with many obstacles placed in your path, but when you are driven to succeed, those obstacles just give you strength.
Be bold. The world notices DOERS, those who have a burning desire to ACHIEVE their goals, and even if it might not agree, it applauds them and provides means to aid in their quest. It might take time, but when you accomplish what you want, it makes everything worth it.
© 2012 Rosie Chee
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"Think like a Champion. Train like a Warrior. Live with a Purpose." - Rosie Chee
Intuition. Instinct. Whatever you want to call it, it is the same. It is your SOUL speaking to you. It is your DREAMS giving voice. It is your very CORE sensing and understanding the universe and the vastness of it, knowing that there is far MORE out there than it can ever fathom, possibilities ENDLESS, wonders so PROFOUND words alone can never describe them. Wonders like the beating of two hearts in sync, two souls touching each other through time and space, two people drawn together by something stronger than they can explain, beyond all logic and reason. Your soul is NOT fighting it. Your heart, although cautious, is slowly reaching out a trembling hand to touch that other soul and explore that which seeks you. Something in you unconsciously RESPONDS and it feels RIGHT. When you STOP fighting the feelings and dreams aroused by that touch, you find yourself strangely calm and at PEACE. Your SOUL knows what it wants, even if your heart does not yet fully understand what is happening. TRUST your soul, your intuition, your INSTINCT, because it will NOT lead you wrong.
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"Think like a Champion. Train like a Warrior. Live with a Purpose." - Rosie Chee
Too often we take the people in our lives for granted, failing to see the blessings they are until they are gone from us, until we have lost them and realize what a hollow they create with their absence. Everyone is a reason, a season, or a lifetime, and no matter how short or long their stay in our sphere of life, they EVOLVE some aspect of it, of US - whether they make us more aware of who we are and what we are capable of, give us experiences that cause either tremendous pain or joy so that we learn the meaning of what it is to truly grieve or be happy, or simply teach us to appreciate life in ALL its facets of perfections and flaws and ACCEPT ourselves in it.
Sometimes we recognize too late the angels we have been given to guide us through or walk beside us in and on our journey of life. The awakening of such awareness as it is HAPPENING is not something everyone gets, but if you are lucky enough to have such a GIFT, especially as your life is intertwined with another, be grateful for it, thankful for what they ADD to your life, taking pleasure in and acknowledging the DIFFERENCE that would not be thus without their presence.
Angels come in many forms and guises, not always as you might expect and almost always impossible to forget. When your soul is OPEN you will know them, seeing with your HEART instead of through physical sight or analysis of logic and reasoning, and when you see you canNOT go back - only FORWARD.
Learn to be AWARE and realize how good life is, how WONDERFUL a place the world can be, how faith and hope can be RENEWED in a heart almost gone dark, and APPRECIATE the true value of every soul who touches your own.
© 2012 Rosie Chee
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"Think like a Champion. Train like a Warrior. Live with a Purpose." - Rosie Chee
Sometimes it takes drastic measures for us to become AWARE of our soul, to ACKNOWLEDGE it, the dreams and desires hidden there, away from not just the world but ourselves because we were not yet ready to accept them. It takes someone special, the most extreme of love and loss, to bring those dreams and desires to the surface, to cause us to turn and look INSIDE ourselves to see what else we keep locked away in the dark. It takes time and it is not easy, looking into your own soul, even if you know how dark it is, despite the light you can radiate in certain presence.
Those drastic measures may have rendered your soul in half, so invested was it, even if you at first did not know why, because for the first time someone else UNDERSTOOD you, SAW you, for who you truly ARE, not accepting that what the world saw was the reality. Someone was there for you, encouraging you, BELIEVING in you, parts of you that had lain dead a lifetime suddenly brimming with hope and the gentle spark of life. You experienced immeasurable joy, eyes bright and faith a guiding light, believing in the beautiful promises sent through time and space, and for the first time, allowed yourself to dream such a dream.
And then suddenly the world went dark and the dream came crashing down in darkness, leaving you lost and confused and full of despair so deep it ached in the deepest depths of your soul, and you cried inside, the tears a seeming never-ending avalanche that threatened to consume you, while outside you smiled and everyone thought your life was so charmed, the rare few who you had let glimpse your soul seeing the torture you lived in, the broken mess, and watched you almost plunge from life itself. In that dark you awakened ANOTHER part of your soul, where you made the truth transparent so that not even you could deny what it was, facing yourself head on as you grasped the full reality of the potential that could become.
From the dark rose a soul that had awakened and EMBRACED both the light and the dark nature of the beauty and the beast. From it stepped forth a WARRIOR determined never to let themselves be vulnerable again to such destruction, albeit more open in their soul than they had ever been, thanks to the touching of that other soul on theirs. It was a soul tempered by more than life itself, for the ultimate experience of the giving of ones soul into the keeping of another, allowing themselves to fully trust one besides themselves, took far greater courage than would ever be known, and in the aftermath, not a risk that soul was ever willing or intended to take again.
But in the ashes of the dream you thought burnt forever, there must have been something left BEHIND, hidden away from even you, a desire that had been awakened from dormant sleep, and even in such despair still clung to the minute threads of hope that even just being alive it might somehow survive, although not yet sure why, since that soul had finally found in it the ability to let GO of the dream that it once held so precious and dear, knowing that sometimes dreams are not meant to be anything more, arguing against it because it believes no dream in our heart is given withOUT reason, but not understanding how it could possibly be fulfilled in the wake of all that had transpired.
And then the unexpected discovery of life in this soul, a light spread from the inside out, taking it unawares, but creating such an AWARENESS, identifying with surprise the cause and seeing the effect, not wanting to believe that such a thing was still possible, or even for it, but coming slowly to understand the seasons that had passed had only prepared it for what was to come. New life came with hope reignited in the soul that was more aware than ever of itself and of others, fully embracing the complexity and wonder, a heart thought forever closed slowly unfurling like a rosebud in the winter frost, to welcome the light of the dawn seeking to warm it.
A soul truly AWAKENED through love, loss, and pain, understanding where it has been, where it is now, and where it must go, no longer fighting the dreams and desires tugged from the depths where they hid for so long, allowing light to filter through the darkness and slowly push it away, accepting and embracing the change, knowing that anything is possible for the one who believes and holds tight to their faith, completely coming into its own as it BLOSSOMS before the world, is a wonderful and beautiful thing, one of life's miracles.
© 2012 Rosie Chee
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"Think like a Champion. Train like a Warrior. Live with a Purpose." - Rosie Chee
The world will always entertain a thought process that seeks to enslave you, to try causing you to think that you need something or someone to complete you, wanting you to be reliant on others to survive, searching to capture souls to manipulate. But it is wrong, because you do NOT need anything or anyone else to be COMPLETE, and life strives to prove that by throwing obstacles in your way to get you to dig deep WITHIN YOURSELF, to bring forth the TRUE spirit of you.
Those who are not strong enough will not withstand the pressure, but those who are, even if they might never have thought it, will discover in such times their true STRENGTH and learn that they ARE ENOUGH. They will know that they are enough on their OWN, that they CAN stand alone and be ok, that standing alone IS ok, even if the world frowns upon it and seeks to take away their independence and freedom, to trap them in a cage it hopes they will settle in.
I AM ENOUGH on my own. I do NOT need anything or anyone else to complete me. I KNOW who and what I am and I am OK with that. I am COMFORTABLE in my own skin and need no ones reassurance to stay that way. I am my OWN person, independent and free-spirited, always have been and always will be. I know what I want and will not accept anything LESS than I DESERVE. I CHOOSE to follow a path I cut for myself, whether the world approves or not, no matter how alone I may be on it.
That said I can WELCOME the presence of another, understanding that life seeks to create bonds between souls that will only STRENGTHEN who they are, both as individuals and together, bringing together like-minded souls who ADD a depth and richness to the others life that they cannot give themselves. This does not mean I am incomplete alone, only that I accept there ARE some things I can never give or experience by isolating myself.
I CAN now allow another into my world because I KNOW WHO I AM. Not everyone will be allowed in, rare few indeed, but those few will always be treasured for the INVALUABLE GIFTS they are, the BLESSINGS I realize He is bestowing on me. We may be able to be complete on our own, but we were not meant to WALK alone, and I know that now. I am enough on my own, but with another I can become so much MORE, as can they, desiring and seeking to unfold each soul to its full and complete potential.
© 2012 Rosie Chee
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"Think like a Champion. Train like a Warrior. Live with a Purpose." - Rosie Chee
There is GREAT POWER in your soul. There is FAR MORE than you could ever possibly imagine hidden down in the depths of your soul. There is MAGIC WAITING to be released into the world and create the most wondrous experiences. There is such capacity FOR LOVE that we are so often not aware of until someone awakens in us the secret desire for it.
Even when a soul has suffered the greatest tragedies and been through the most terrible destruction, it has the power to pick itself UP and see the BEAUTY in life, that they are still ALIVE and have LEARNT so much, know the extent to which they can fall and not let themselves be completely destroyed, still having FORGIVENESS in their heart to let go and KEEP GOING.
There is MORE POWER in your soul than you can ever dream of. There are more DREAMS in your soul than you will ever know of, just waiting for the right time, the right moment, the right person to creep inside your heart and bring about their discovery. There is so much POTENTIAL in your soul, that when you have been through what you have and known what you do, loved the ones who brought your world crashing down around you, and then found your soul carried gently in the arms of one who seeks to protect you, you allow it to be RELEASED, given room to GROW and BLOSSOM.
ALWAYS be grateful, thankful for the people in your life, especially those of the past who have taught you so much and caused so much pain, for withOUT that your soul would never have been opened to the WONDER that is WAITING for you, the FREEDOM of the life you were MEANT to live and love, and the one who you now find walking BESIDE you.
© 2012 Rosie Chee
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a. 4 min jogging
b. 32 x 20 sec sprint/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging
Shoulders/Hamstrings (30 sec recovery between supersets):
SuperSet A -
1. Single-Arm DB Lateral Raises 4 x 15, 12, 12, 12 per side
2. Skip 4 x 150 revolutions
SuperSet B -
3. DB Hammer Raises 4 x 12, 10, 10, 10
4. Skip 4 x 150 revolutions
SuperSet C -
5. TRX XY 4 x 10, 8, 8, 8
6. Skip 4 x 150 revolutions
SuperSet D -
7. TRX Leg Curls 4 x 15
8. Skip 4 x 150 revolutions
Stretch 20 min
Session 1
Arms/Abs (30 sec recovery between trisets):
TriSet A -
1. Close-Grip BB Bicep Curls 4 x 6
2. Dips 4 x 6
3. Skip 4 x 150 revolutions
TriSet B -
4. Alternate Incline DB Hammer Curls 4 x 12, 12, 10, 10 per side
5. Rope Tricep Push-Downs 4 x 6
6. Skip 4 x 150 revolutions
TriSet C -
7. DB Zottoman Curls 4 x 15
8. Overhead Rope Tricep Extensions 4 x 12
9. Skip 4 x 150 revolutions
TriSet D -
10. Weighted DB Crunches (on bench, knees at 90 degrees) 4 x 15
11. Pikes (on bench) 4 x 15
12. Skip 4 x 150 revolutions
Stretch 20 min
Session 2 (courtesy of Blake Donaldson)
HVT (45 sec on/15 sec rest):
4 rounds of -
a. Wall Throws (squat with medicine ball)
b. Push-Ups
c. Jump Squats
d. Plank (no flexion in elbows)
e. DB Hammer Bicep Curl to Shoulder Press
HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 28 x 20 sec sprint/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging
Stretch 20 min
Skip x 1,000 revolutions
Full-Body (30 sec recovery between quadsets):
QuadSet A -
1. Swissball Wall Crunches (feet on wall, knees at 90 degrees) 2 x 30
2. Swissball Crunches (270 degrees to 180 degrees) 2 x 20
3. Swissball Double-Leg Raises 2 x 10
4. Skip 2 x 150 revolutions
QuadSet B -
5. EZ-Bar Bicep Curls 2 x 21s
6. Rope Tricep Push-Downs 2 x 10
7. Alternate DB Hammer Bicep Curls 2 x 20
8. Skip 2 x 150 revolutions
QuadSet C -
9. Plate Lateral Raises 2 x 20
10. Plate Hammer Raises 2 x 10
11. Rear Flyes 2 x 10
12. Skip 2 x 150 revolutions
QuadSet D -
13. TRX Rows 2 x 10
14. TRX Push-Ups 2 x 10
15. TRX Leg Curls 2 x 20
16. Skip 2 x 150 revolutions
Stretch 20 min
Session 1
HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 32 x 20 sec sprint/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging
Shoulders/Arms/Abs (30 sec recovery between quadsets):
QuadSet A -
1. Rear Flyes 3 x 10
2. DB Arnold Press 3 x 10
3. Alternate DB Lateral Raises 3 x 10 per side
4. Skip 3 x 150 revolutions
QuadSet B -
5. DB Incline Bicep Curls 3 x 10
6. DB Hammer Curls 3 x 10
7. Alternate DB Hammer Bicep Curls 3 x 10 per side
8. Skip 3 x 150 revolutions
QuadSet C -
9. Rope Crunches 3 x 10
10. Hanging Straight-Leg Raises (toes to touch bar) 3 x 10
11. Bicycle 3 x 10 per side
12. Skip 3 x 150 revolutions
Stretch 20 min
Session 2 (courtesy of Matt Hoeft)
HIT (little recovery between exercises):
SuperSet A -
1. Side-to-side BOSHU Ball Jumps x 3
2. Single-Arm DB Bent Over Rows x 3
SuperSet B -
3. Side-to-side BOSHU Ball Jumps x 3
4. Walking Lunges (with catch medicine ball, twist, and throw) x 3
SuperSet C -
5. Medicine Ball Slams (on BOSHU Ball)
6. Walking Lunges (with catch medicine ball, twist, and throw)
SuperSet D -
7. Burpees x 2
8. Walking Lunges (with catch medicine ball, twist, and throw) x 2
Stretch 5 min
Run 3 miles
Stretch 20 min
Day OFF
Sleep: Late nights and only sleeping a few hours, but had some of the deepest and most peaceful sleep I've had in a long time during the latter half of this week.
Mood: Ups and downs, as usual, but NOT letting anything take away my joy or smile!
Energy: Light-headedness has continued a lot this week, occurring at the most random of times, which is a little concerning but not too much. Have had high energy for the most part.
Stress: I have been able to relax a lot more than I ever cold - it's a wonderful feeling
Concentration: Week has not been as busy, even though it has, and concentration has been high.
Body Composition: 8% bodyfat - maintained for the third week in a row! Loving it and showing that I CAN, despite eating chocolate cake every night and not really sticking to the Lean Gains very well this week re 16-hour fast/8-hour feeding window (only a few days at this, the rest more the other way around)! Also 106.4 pounds - the lightest I have been in a while. Girths are changing ever so slightly, and I can see the peak and separation in my biceps better than ever, which is great.
Quality of Training: Shoulders have been suffering, but wrists have been ok. Training has continued to be less than Maintenance, but different, and so far it has continued to allow me to make progress, which has been interesting, and I shall continue on with this for a while longer.
Joints: Shoulders still painful, alternating between left and right re intensity of pain many days.
Nutrition: Not the best, but have felt ok this week.
Supplements: Started back on Erase and Alpha-T2 again on Tuesday (changes updated in post #1).
Overall Sense of Feeling: I am HAPPY! God has Blessed me in a way I never thought He would. My soul is so very relaxed and I have a sense of peace that others have commented on the difference and gradual changes that have been seen in me over the last few weeks. It has been something not seen in a lifetime, but very welcome, and I plan on holding onto it as long as possible!
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Hey Rosie. Its been awhile. Just thought Id pop in and say hey. Looks lie things are going well your way.
- 11-11-2012, 05:18 PMContact Me for INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING AND NUTRITION
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Life takes EFFORT to live, if you want to live COMPLETELY. Yet not always is effort required, and sometimes we must learn to simply SURRENDER and LET life HAPPEN, unfolding as it will in its own [perfect] way.
Life is NOT always about control and sometimes we canNOT control what happens to us, even if we would like to. Sometimes we can do nothing but accept that life is GOING to give us experiences, whether we want them or not. We may not always be able to CHOOSE what experiences we have, but we CAN choose how we RESPOND to them.
We can respond by making an effort or surrendering to the fate that our life might take. Surrender is not something we should do easily OR lightly. If the experience is something that we do NOT wish for, that is harmful to our well-being or damaging to our soul, then we NEED to FIGHT it, do the best with what we have and can to CHANGE it, making the EFFORT to see the POSITIVE in the negative, the light in the dark, and the growth in the destruction.
However, sometimes life gives us experiences that we never sought because we might never have wanted them. Even if the desire for them was never acknowledged in our soul, when we realize what a BLESSING those opportunities are, we should allow ourselves to SURRENDER and appreciate that we ARE being gifted thus. Yet, know that nothing lasts forever and if we desire to KEEP that gift and allow it to CONTINUE to change us, we MUST make an EFFORT to show that not only are we THANKFUL for it, but to GIVE it room to GROW, to NOURISH and NURTURE it to its FULL potential.
Life is a BALANCE between effort AND surrender. Let your INSTINCT guide you on when to exercise which, and watch your life become a story you can use to HELP others on their own journey through it.
© 2012 Rosie Chee
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NOTHING is IMpossible! Impossible is NOTHING! If I didnt already believe, after everything I have done, seen, and been through, I can say this with absolute certainty.
Miracles happen EVERY day. Impossible happens EVERY day.
There are so many things that cannot be explained, but they ARE done. Just because you canNOT explain something does not mean that it cannot be done! Just because you do not UNDERSTAND something does not mean that it cannot be done. Just because your mind cannot comprehend the scope of the POSSIBLE does NOT make something impossible.
ANYthing is possible - especially with God. If you have FAITH and BELIEVE in it.
Impossible inspires others. It inspires ACTION.
BE impossible, an example of what cant be done. Live life with the knowledge that our dreams and aspirations ALL have the power and potential to be a very REAL possibility! BELIEVE in it, for thats when things will start HAPPENING!
Make the impossible POSSIBLE! BE the impossible!
© 2012 Rosie Chee
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Whether by design or circumstance of choice, you are where you are right now for a REASON. You may be happy with where you are or you may NOT be. You may be wondering what twist of fate brought you here, to this place in this time, what reasoning could possibly have for you here. There is a reason for EVERYthing that happens in our lives and this is no different. You are where you are right now for a REASON.
Yes, it might be hard, it might be tough, it might be everything you never wanted to know or ever experience going on all at once right now, baffling you, angering you, causing feelings of fear and resentment. You might not know how to handle the situation, frustrated by your lack of knowledge and expertise, ashamed of your shortcomings, wanting to do nothing but run and hide, waiting until it is over and safe to come out from the storm.
But storms are not sent to be afraid of and hidden from. They are sent to be FACED and challenged head on, beckoning your finger to let it know to give all its got, do its worst, knowing that if you don't already know where it is, you will FIND the courage and the strength to fight back and DEFEAT it. The hard pummelling of the rain to wear you down, the louder-than-it-should-be thunder booming to try and terrify you, the hailstones falling to bruise your body, you WILL find a way to SURVIVE.
And when the storm clears and the sun's light starts to peek through the clouds that do not want to seem to budge, spreading over your smudged face and war-torn eyes, they will shine over a soul that has been changed and now sees the world through different eyes, knowing with confidence what they are capable of, a new inner spark glowing from the depths of those eyes, ready and willing to face whatever comes next. By accepting, facing, and embracing the storm that soul has GROWN, one step closer its destiny.
So, see that you are where you are right now for a reason. Whether it is a lesson to be learned, a skill to be mastered, or strength to be found, everything transpires together to make the MOST of the now, to make you INTO the person that you are MEANT to be. You might not want to be where you are now, but simply desiring to be elsewhere will NOT help you. If you want to be somewhere else, you must stand and fight through the now to get to where you want to go. So, do it, taking everything you can from the now with you.
© 2012 Rosie Chee
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Stay TRUE to yourself and all that you are. Hold tight to your dreams and goals, never letting anyone deter you from the possibility of them coming to life. Stay firm in your beliefs and convictions, steadfast in what you stand for. Never let the words of anyone who does not believe in you affect the decisions you make and the actions you take. Hold your character in the highest regard, for it is the true measure of your worth. Stay strong and keep your heart for the one who will value it and see it as the most precious thing in the world. Never compromise yourself for fleeting moments of pleasure or the easy way out, knowing that staying true to yourself and working hard for what you want is the only real way to satisfaction of purpose. Go after what you want with all the passion that you have, pouring yourself into everything that makes you happy and gives you a smile. Laugh at the world and life, whether you agree with it or not, preparing to accept the good with the bad, the ugly with the beauty, the lies with the truth, because that is the nature of man. Never let anyone tell you what to do and who to be, for they are not you and can never be, your life your own and no one elses. Take ownership of your life and stay TRUE to YOU all that you are, can, and will be.
© 2012 Rosie Chee
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One of the things I endured during my journey to self acceptance is the feelings of not measuring up, you know how hard we can be on ourselves. I found that this often caused me to try to embelish who I was. So many thing wrong with this, lack of self esteem, caring too much what others think. Through accepting who you are you will lean to like who you are, understand why you are like that. Eventually being you becomes more comfortable, even enjoyable, from here you can get things done.
I have decided I want to be miraculous and now there is nobody than can stop me...how cool is that. All along I was the only thing that was in my way.Unremarkable is no way to go through life... Doug - 11-15-2012, 02:58 PM
Yes, I know what you mean, Doug - I never measured up to what I wanted to be for so long. I couldn't care less what others wanted me to be because I have always walked my own path, but disappointing myself was a hard thing to take at times. I KNOW who I am - when you go through so much that makes you LOOK at yourself and discover what you're truly CAPABLE of,you cannot ignore who you are. It took me a lifetime, until only a few months ago, to truly and COMPLETELY ACCEPT who I am, allowing a degree of becoming comfortable with myself, yet always striving to become BETTER and push myself to move to that NEXt level.
You ARE miraculous and you should NEVER ever let anyone try to convince you otherwise!
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- 11-16-2012, 01:05 PMContact Me for INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING AND NUTRITION
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To start a new chapter of our lives we need to have turned the page on the last one, left it BEHIND and moved ON. Whilst the events of chapters past have helped shaped us into what and where we are now - and may even have some role in what we will become and where we might go - they ARE done and should be LEFT in the past where they belong.
You canNOT move forward if you are holding ON to the past, if your mind is living in the past instead of the present, not focused on the future and where you are heading. DONT let what happened in previous chapters of your life dictate what you do in and with your life NOW.
Sometimes it can be difficult, but dont treat the people in your present as if they were the people from your past, because they are not. Yes, be cautious and learn from past mistakes and errors in judgement, but do not let what happened then close you off from the potential blessings that could be yours and cloud your mind and heart to what is or might be happening now, for not all circumstances are the same, and not everything plays out the way it did before.
Keep your mind and heart OPEN to what the next chapter of your life might bring. Stay close to HOPE and know what you want to see, but also keep a grasp of truth and accept that not all things are destined for us, knowing that they each have their time if they ARE meant to be.
Do NOT let the past hold you back and stop you from becoming EVERYTHING you are MEANT to be and possessing everything you are meant to have! Accept it, learn from it, and move FORWARD! Turn the page to a NEW chapter of your life and EMBRACE what is to come!
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From 19 November 2012
From now on, please see all my daily updates re Motivationals and weekly update re everything else inclusive of training, nutrition, and supplementation at The Female Terminator Chronicles: REVOLUTION OF A PURPOSE DRIVEN WARRIOR. Thank you and God Bless
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What a wonderful place to dine. The staff is friendly and the food is wonderful.
I try to stop at Buckshot's whenever I am in McClellanville. I enjoy the food and the relaxing atmosphere here.
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This is a great store with a great selection and there are lots of gems among the $1 records. It's an area of King St. where there's always lots of parking so it's not a hassle to get to.
I really dig this place. The staff is always awesome and the prices are reasonable, teetering on inexpensive. The pork is magical and smoky. $3 pork tacos at happy hour. Do it. The wings are a mighty tasty treat as well.
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When we got Princess from the local Humane Society, she stunk! Of course, being away from that necessary but awful place, she smelled like a cat again within a couple of days.
She also had dandruff and was undernourished (been at the shelter from November to May) but we were told that she was just skinny and would not put on any weight at her age (13 years old). A week or so later, the dandruff was gone and another couple of weeks saw her filling out and we can't feel her vertebrae anymore when we pet her. Makes me wonder what the heck that shelter is doing and who it's manned by! Not only was little miss pussycat sad and lost after her owner had died, she was also neglected and starved at the shelter! I was contemplating giving her some cod liver oil in her food, but since the dandruff cleared up with "just" enough good food, I haven't done it. However: she sheds like crazy! We brush her daily and still find clumps of shed fur on the bed, her chair, the couch when she lies on it between us; and when wee pet her loose fur just flies everywhere! I've always had a cat, and yes they shed; but this is ridiculous She's a short-hair (see pics in the thread "Princess" in the general forum) and I've had long haired cats leave less fur than her. Any ideas? Supps that could help? |
What does she currently eat?
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MRD Testing Before and After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
Official Title: | The Role of Minimal Residual Disease Testing Before and After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
- Two-year Event Free Survival (EFS) [ Time Frame: 2 years post-HCT ]Event-free survival is defined as the time from HCT to relapse, death, initiation of post-HCT therapy to treat AML relapse, loss to follow up or end of study whichever comes first.
- Two-year overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 2 years post-HCT ]Overall survival is the time from HCT to death from any cause, loss to follow up or end of study, whichever comes first.
- Disease relapse at 2 years [ Time Frame: 2 years post-HCT ]Relapse includes morphologic reappearance of leukemia or treatment for impending relapse. Death in remission is a competing risk. Relapse is defined as in 3.1. Cytogenetic or molecular relapse with <5% leukemic blasts in the bone marrow does not constitute a relapse unless unplanned AML-directed therapy is administered.
- Occurrence of acute grade II-IV and grade III-IV GVHD by 200 days post-HCT [ Time Frame: 200 days post-HCT ]Any skin, gastrointestinal or liver abnormalities fulfilling the consensus criteria [36] of grades II-IV or grades III-IV acute GVHD are considered events. Death and second transplants are competing risks, and patients alive without acute GVHD will be censored at the time of last follow-up.
- Occurrence of chronic GVHD at 2 years post-HCT [ Time Frame: 2 years post-HCT ]Occurrence of any symptoms in any organ system fulfilling the CIBMTR criteria of limited or extensive chronic GVHD. Death and the second transplant are competing risks, and patients alive without chronic GVHD will be censored at time of last follow-up.
- Time to neutrophil engraftment [ Time Frame: 42 days post-HCT ]1st consecutive day of a sustained ANC ≥ 500/ μL for 3 consecutive days. Death without engraftment and second transplants are considered competing risks.
- Time to platelet engraftment [ Time Frame: 42 days post-HCT ]1st day of platelet count ≥20,000/μL that persists ≥7 days, without transfusion. Death without engraftment and second transplants are considered competing risks.
- Veno-occlusive Disease [ Time Frame: 2 years post-HCT ]Cumulative incidence of veno-occlusive disease (VOD)/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), with median maximum bilirubin for subjects diagnosed with VOD/SOS. Subjects classified as having had VOD/SOS must meet the Jones Criteria, defined as: bilirubin>2mg/dL and at least 2 of the following signs: a) hepatomegaly and/or right upper quadrant pain, and b) >5% weight gain.
- Chimerism [ Time Frame: 100 days post-HCT ]Whole blood chimerism and T-cell chimerism will be classified according to full (>95%), mixed (5-95%), or none (<5%) at 100 days.
Enrollment: | 150 |
Study Start Date: | October 2011 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | February 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | February 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
This is a prospective, non-therapeutic study, assessing the significance of minimal residual disease (MRD) at three different time points in relation to allogeneic HCT for pediatric AML. The study is a collaboration between the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium (PBMTC) and the Resource for Clinical Investigations in Blood and Marrow Transplantation (RCI-BMT) of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). The study will enroll pediatric AML patients who undergo myeloablative HCT at PBMTC sites. The eligibility criteria for this non-therapeutic study mirror widely accepted criteria for allogeneic HCT in pediatric AML.
The study tests the hypothesis that assessment of pre-transplant and post-transplant MRD predicts 2-year outcomes following transplant. Two MRD methodologies are being studied: flow cytometry and WT1 PCR. The secondary hypothesis is that combining these 2 methodologies will improve the accuracy in predicting 2-year outcomes following transplant.
It is well established that the level of minimal residual disease (MRD) during chemotherapy is a strong predictor of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) [33, 34]. Within this population, MRD levels have the potential to predict those patients who will respond well to standard therapy, thus allowing clinicians to tailor therapy and minimize toxicity while ensuring maximal cure rates [10]. MRD levels before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) also predict the risk of relapse post-HCT [25], leading to the clinical practice of reducing MRD levels as much as possible before transplant. By contrast, in children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the prognostic value of MRD levels prior to HCT remains unclear.
Our long-term objective is to improve the cure rate for children with AML. The investigators hypothesize that MRD levels before HCT will provide a powerful tool to select the best candidates for transplant, guide decision making in stem cell source and preparative therapy, and optimize the timing of the transplant. Measurements of MRD post-HCT will allow informed decisions about withdrawal of immunosuppressive therapy, administration of donor lymphocyte infusions, or alternative targeted therapies.
Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 21 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject or legal guardian to understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent.
- Age 0-21 at time of transplant.
- Karnofsky score ≥ 70% (age ≥ 16 years old), or Lansky score ≥ 70% (age<16 years old).
Patients with adequate physical function as measured by:
- Cardiac: Left ventricular ejection fraction at rest must be > 40%, or shortening fraction > 26%
- Hepatic: Bilirubin ≤ 2.5 mg/dL; and ALT, AST and Alkaline Phosphatase≤ 5 x ULN
- Renal: Serum creatinine within normal range for age, or if serum creatinine outside normal range for age, then renal function (creatinine clearance or GFR) > 70 mL/min/1.73 m2.
- Pulmonary: DLCO, FEV1, FVC (diffusion capacity) > 50% of predicted (corrected for hemoglobin); if unable to perform pulmonary function tests, then O2 saturation > 92% in room air.
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) at the following stages:
High risk first complete remission (CR1), defined as:
- Having preceding myelodysplasia (MDS) -or-
- Diagnostic high risk karyotypes: del (5q) -5, -7, abn (3q), t (6;9), abnormalities of 12, t (9:22), complex karyotype (≥3 abnormalities), the presence of a high FLT3 ITD-AR (> 0.4) -or-
- Having >15% bone marrow blasts after 1st cycle and/or >5% after 2nd cycle before achieving CR -and-
- <5% blasts in the bone marrow, with peripheral ANC>500
Intermediate risk first complete remission (CR1), defined as:
- Diagnostic karyotypes that are neither high-risk (as defined above) nor low risk (inv(16)/t(16:16); t(8;21); t(15;17)). Included are cases where cytogenetics could not be performed. -and-
- <5% blasts in the bone marrow, with peripheral ANC>500
High risk based upon COG AAML 1031 criteria:
- High allelic ratio FLT3/ITD+, monosomy 7, del(5q) with any MRD status or standard risk cytogenetics with positive MRD at end of Induction I.
- <5% blasts in the bone marrow, with peripheral ANC>500
Second or greater CR
- <5% blasts in the bone marrow, with peripheral ANC>500
Therapy-related AML at any stage
- Prior malignancy in remission for >12 months.
- <5% blasts in the bone marrow, with peripheral ANC>500
Myeloablative preparative regimen, defined as a regimen including one of the following as a backbone agent*:
- Busulfan ≥ 9mg/kg total dose (IV or PO). PK-based dosing is allowed, if intent is myeloablative dosing OR
- Total Body Irradiation≥1200cGy fractionated OR
- Treosulfan ≥ 42g/m2 total dose IV *Regimens may include secondary agents such as, but not limited to Ara-C, Fludarabine, VP-16. Regimens that combine Busulfan and TBI or treosulfan and TBI are allowed as long as the Busulfan or treosulfan meets or exceeds the dose listed and the TBI is below the dose listed.
Graft source:
- HLA-identical sibling PBSC, BM, or cord blood
- Adult related or unrelated donor PBSC or BM matched at the allelic level for HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, and HLA-DRB1 with no greater than a single antigen mismatch.
One or two unrelated cord blood units:
- HLA≥4:6 at the low resolution level for HLA-A, HLA-B, at high resolution level at HLA-DRB1 for one or both units.
- If one unit, must have TNC≥2.5x107/kg; if two units, combination of the two must have TNC≥2.5x107/kg
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant (positive HCG) or breastfeeding.
- Evidence of HIV infection or HIV positive serology.
- Positive viral load (PCR) for Hepatitis B or C (negative serology, surface antigen, and core antibody may substitute for PCR).
- Current uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection (currently taking medication and progression of clinical symptoms).
- Autologous transplant < 12 months prior to enrollment.
- Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01385787
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Principal Investigator: | David A. Jacobsohn, MD, ScM | Children's Research Institute |
Responsible Party: | Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01385787 History of Changes |
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Study First Received: | June 28, 2011 |
Last Updated: | January 25, 2017 |
Keywords provided by Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research:
Pediatric (ages 0-21 years) myeloablative HCT PBMTC sites |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia Leukemia, Myeloid Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017


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text: WASHINGTON — Home construction in the United States is all but coming to a halt.Americans are on track to buy fewer new homes than in any year since the government began keeping data almost a half-century ago. Sales are now just half the pace of 1963 – even though there are 120 million more people in the United States now.The sliding sales show just how far the housing market has fallen since the bubble burst four years ago. And they're a blow to the economic recovery as it draws strength from other places.Diminished sales have driven the median price of a new home down to about $202,000, the lowest since 2003. If the sluggish sales continue, analysts say, small homebuilders will fold, meaning less competition as the market improves and higher prices later."The longer it goes on, the more builders will drift away from the industry altogether," said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist of Capital Economics.Ashworth noted that a surge in foreclosures is forcing down prices for previously occupied homes even faster than they're falling for new homes. As a result, new homes are less attractive to buyers."That's not going to change for at least another year or two," Ashworth said. "Under these conditions, you can't really see homebuilders willing to ramp up, and that's bad for buyers."Sales of new homes plunged in February to an annual rate of 250,000, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. It was the third straight monthly drop. The pace is far below the pace economists say is healthy, about 700,000 a year.Last year, 323,000 new homes were sold – the worst year on record and the fifth straight year of declines. Economists don't expect this year to be any better and say it could take two years or more before sales return to a healthy pace.In 1963, when the U.S. population was about 190 million – compared with today's nearly 310 million – far more new homes were sold: 560,000.New homes have accounted for just 5 percent of all sales so far this year. They typically represent closer to 15 percent. There were just 183,000 new homes available for sale in February, the smallest supply in four decades.The median price of a new home is now 30 percent higher than that of a resold home, twice the typical markup in a healthy economy.Builders have responded by scaling back. In February, they broke ground on only about 40 percent of the number of homes they typically do in normal markets.That decline in activity is weighing down the construction industry, which in the past has fueled economic recoveries. It's also slowing the broader economy. Each new home creates an average of three jobs for a year and $90,000 in taxes, according to the National Association of Home Builders.People are still looking at new homes, builders say. But many would-be buyers say they can't justify the cost.For starters, it's cheaper to buy used – especially if you can get a foreclosed home or a short sale, when lenders let homeowners sell for less than they owe on their mortgage.Banks are imposing tougher standards for loans and requiring bigger down payments. And many people are nervous about entering the market, fearful that home prices have yet to reach the bottom.Gregory F. Ugalde has been encouraged by increased foot traffic at his model homes in recent months. But Ugalde, president of Connecticut homebuilder T&M Building Co., is building only about a third of the homes he did before the housing boom began in 2003."Over the past year, we thought the recovery in our industry would be right around the corner," Ugalde said. "It's like they're teasing us."Buyers say the same could be said for builders.Tony Michaels wanted to buy a new home for his wife and 3-year-old son. He looked 35 miles north of Washington, in the town of Eldersburg, Md. In October, he found a home that could be built for $800,000.But once he included a dishwasher, windows and other amenities, the cost ballooned to $950,000. And Michaels had trouble putting his current home on the market."We just started looking at houses that were already out there, and they weren't that bad at all," he said. "We've worked hard, and we wanted a home to call our own. But while an old home is not our first choice, we're going to save a lot of money."The asking price for the home he found is nearly $425,000 less than the new home he had planned to buy.The disparity has led homebuilders to cut their selling prices and build more inexpensive homes. New homes that cost between $150,000 and $200,000 now make up a third of sales – the biggest such proportion in records going back more than a decade."Falling housing prices of existing homes are robbing demand for new houses, and until that changes, the housing market will be in trouble," said Yelena Shulyatyeva, an analyst at BNP Paribas.DEREK KRAVITZ, THE HUFFINGTON POST


text: A classic pair of beautiful rectangular sunglasses from Persol. Featuring a dark tortoiseshell frame with dark green tinted lenses. The polarized filter blocks glare and provides crystal clear vision. Lens width: 56mm Lens material: Glass UV filter: Polarised Case type: Hard Many of our stores will be able to offer an adjustment service for your sunglasses. Please contact customer services on 03456 049 049 to find your nearest sunglasses counter. With a heritage dating back to 1917, Persol is one of the oldest and respected sunglasses makers. Each frame is still hand-made in Lauriano passing through several artisanal hands. Not just a fashion statement but a symbol of authenticity, Persol is characterised by the Supreme Arrow and the parallel lines of the flexible Meflecto system that afford a bespoke fit.


text: style=font-size: 12px; Use your creative skills to make a range of handy and stylish bags. FABRICS: Designed for woven fabrics such as cotton, cotton types, decorator fabric, denim, twill, corduroy. Bags can be completely sewn using a serger (overlock) machine or sewn using a standard sewing machine. Instructions included for both methods. VIEW A Bag is double, outside has centre panel from contrast fabric, and inside has side panels from contrast fabric. Seams can be exposed or enclosed. VIEW B Bag is double and has shoulder strap from contrast fabric. All seams are exposed or covered with bias tape. VIEW C Bag is double, has shoulder strap, and flap with button or snap closure.


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BOSTON (AP) — Crime writer Patricia Cornwell is famous for her books on the life of a fictional medical examiner. Now, she has her own personal drama unfolding in federal court.
Cornwell is suing her former financial management company and business manager for negligence and breach of contract. She claims they cost her millions in investment losses and unaccounted for revenues during their 4�-year relationship.
The Boston trial has opened a window into the life of Cornwell, who sits in the courtroom while her spending habits and wealth are described for the jury.
Cornwell says in her lawsuit that problems caused by Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP and former Anchin principal Evan Snapper were so distracting that they caused her to miss a book deadline for the first time in her career.
Lawyers for Anchin and Snapper deny the accusations and say Cornwell was a "demanding" client.
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San Diego Officials Looking for Ways to Raise Millions for Fire Protection
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Aired 4/19/09
San Diego County and City officials are considering different ways to raise millions of dollars to bring the region's fire protection up to scratch. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.
One of the most sobering comparisons is between what San Diego County spends on fire protection : $8.5 million and what LA. County spends : $900 million.
UCSD professor Steve Erie, a member of the San Diego Regional Fire Safety Forum, says L.A. voters agreed in 1997 to pay for fire protection with a special property tax assessment.
Erie: Basically its $50 a household, you know, it's like a fire insurance policy and it generates nearly a billion dollars a year.
The city of San Diego spends $180 million a year on fire rescue, but estimates it needs $25 million more for annual operating costs. The independent budget analyst says a special property tax of $55 dollars a year for single family residences could raise that. A joint city county fire task force plans to release a report on funding fire protection, but not till after the June election.
Alison St John, KPBS News.
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Income Tax Problems of Fiduciaries and Beneficiaries BY LAURENCE 0. EAMES PRINCIPAL, CHICAGO OFFICE Presented at a technical session of the Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants, Chicago — December 1956 INTRODUCTION As there are many types of trusts, I should first define the particular type of trust I propose to discuss. We will exclude from consideration: Associations taxable as a corporation, Investment trusts, Liquidating trusts and Tax-exempt trusts, such as charitable trusts or foundations, and employee-pension and profit-sharing trusts. This definition is not intended to limit the questions which may be asked later but merely to limit the subject to be covered in the allotted time. Specifically, we are considering a trust created by will or by a grantor where the trustees take title to and protect and conserve the corpus; the grantor is not a beneficiary and the beneficiaries do no more than accept the benefits of the trust. The trust is a separate taxable entity and its entire income must be reported on a return filed by the trustee. A trust or estate is subject to the same normal tax and surtax as an individual taxpayer — that is, a single taxpayer who is not the head of a household. CONDUIT RULE Unlike an individual, however, the trust is allowed a deduction for that part of its gross income which is distributable to the beneficiaries or which is properly paid or credited to the beneficiaries. The income which is allocated to a beneficiary retains the same character in the hands of the beneficiary as it had under the trust. This principle of retention of character of income considers the trust to be a mere funnel 86
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Haskins & Sells Selected Papers, 1956, p. 086-091 |
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The unlicensed driver who crashed into a group of bicyclists participating in a charity ride in Hampton, N.H., on Saturday will face charges, including two counts of negligent homicide and two counts of second-degree assault.
Darieann Hess is being held on $50,000 bond in the deaths of Elise Bouchard, 52, of Danvers, Mass., and 60-year-old Pamela Wells of South Hamilton, Mass., NECN reports.
According to authorities, the crash was caused by excessive speeding and lack of paying attention to the road while driving.
Hess was pulled over for speeding just hours before crashing into the cyclists. Hess was speeding at 59 mph in a 30 mph zone at 12:45 a.m. Saturday while driving over the Neil R. Underwood Bridge, the Union Leader reported. She was issued a must-appear court summons by police for the speeding violation, as well as driving without a valid license.
Hess will appear in court at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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A Head In The Clouds; With Down To Earth Photography
"A Dream is where a boy can swim in the deepest oceans and fly over the highest clouds."—Joanne K. Rowling
From time to time I like to use this space to introduce you to computing trends that affect digital imaging. This month Web Profiles is brought to you from the clouds. Cloud computing refers to computing resources that are accessed and usually owned and operated by third-party providers. The term "cloud computing" comes from its graphical depiction in technology architectural diagrams as a cloud. Consumers of cloud-computing services purchase capacity on-demand and are not generally concerned with the technologies. The incentive to share hardware among multiple users is increasing, while the drawbacks in performance and interactive response used in remote and distributed computing solutions are theoretically, anyway, being reduced. As a result, services that can be delivered from the cloud have expanded past web applications to include storage, raw computing, or access to specialized services. Services such as SmugMug, Flickr, and others are what I tend to think of as benign applications of cloud technology. Services such as Photoshop Express are, in my opinion, less benign because I worry how the telecoms are working to control our access to the Internet. Nevertheless, applications of cloud/utility computing are expanding as connectivity costs fall and as hardware becomes more efficient.
From 1922 into the '30s Alfred Stieglitz produced cloud photographs he called "equivalents" and featured images that emphasized pure abstraction that he believed represented our corresponding inner states, emotions, and ideas. In the stage play Snoopy: The Musical the Peanuts gang sits around staring up at the clouds while each of the kids sings in detail what he or she thinks they see in the shapes of the clouds. At the end of the song Lucy asks Charlie Brown what he see and he replies, "I was going to say a horsey and a ducky." The Cloud Appreciation Society welcomes both kinds of people to their affordable (£5.56, which is about $9) organization and offers a website that's overflowing with photographs of clouds like you've never seen them before. When looking at the galleries of images that are submitted from members all around the world you will be enthralled and awestruck by the many variations there are in clouds and lighting effects that are captured by these cloud hunters. The more technically inclined will find images and links to NASA sites containing photographs that are full of scientific wonder and good old-fashioned, gee-whiz cloud photography.
Robert Leon is a photographer whose work combines traditional travel photography with elements of photojournalism, producing a documentary approach that makes you thrilled by the exoticism of the images but also makes you think at the same time. As a Canadian, he can travel freely to Cuba and his photographs of the culture and people of this island are not to be missed, especially the dichotomy of photographs of showgirls in skimpy costumes against images of grandmothers surrounded by their grandchildren amid religious icons. Yet Leon's photographs make no judgments about these people; he captures them using naturalistic color—except for the showgirls—that only enhances their humanity. Half a world away both culturally and stylistically, Leon takes you to Italy and the Riviera di Levante for what in others' hands would be traditional travel photography but here becomes a trip to Oz. He uses superb compositional skills to show you Italy in many new ways, all of them breathtaking.
He's no one-trick pony; Leon's photographs of Mohawk culture are mostly monochrome and feature one or two of the kinds of images you might expect, but then take you into directions Edward Curtis never thought about. Some, like his "flying" photograph of Albert Stalk, are mystical while others, such as a series of portraits of a "Mohawk Girl" in a cornfield and water, offer a sensuality seldom seen in this type of photography. I guess that's what can be said about the rest of Leon's work, and while all functions of his website may not always work as well as they should, who cares?
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Best Places for a Tea Experience? Tea Parties, Afternoon Tea, etc.
My boys know how much I enjoy the themed tea parties hosted by a local shop so they spoiled me for Christmas with tickets to a couple of the 2010 teas. I'm already getting anxious to go to "Tea with Jane Austen" and "A Celtic Tea Celebration" at the Bohnet House.
We touched on this a little with the tea tours post but I'd like to know about other tea experiences. I always check the local area on Yelp when I travel but it seems like this would be a good discussion topic for our group here. How about the rest of you? Any great recommendations.
(This is located in Liberty, Missouri. Thanks to denisend. Good idea to add locations to our posts)
I like our local tea shop – Royal Tea Room. It's Victorian themed and they serve Harney and Sons (both sachet and loose). They don't have a web page, but you can see their info and read reviews on teamap.
(This is in La Plata, MD)
I've been to Johanna May's Fine Teas once, just for lunch- not for formal tea or anything, but the food was really good as well as (of course). That's actually where I fell in love w/ cucumber iced tea.
I just read a great review of the afternoon tea at the Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner, VA on The Tea Scoop blog: http://theteascoop.typepad.com/the_tea_scoop/2009/12/puttin-on-the-ritz.html so now that's on my list of tea experiences I want to try one day. I imagine that many Ritz properties host tea? Unfortunately the one closest to me (Charlotte NC) does not seem to.
Kavarna Cafe in Green Bay, WI (www.kavarna.com) has a fairly limited selection of water, but they have rose water lemonade that makes a great unsweetend green tea Arnold Palmer, great vegetiarian/vegan food (they are completely vegetarian), and they make an AMAZING bowl of Rishi matcha- that's where I had my 1st experience.
Everyone talks about Samovar's teas, but has anyone ever been to their lounge in San Francisco?
Cecilia has and she wrote about her experiences here (with photos): http://teawritings.com/?p=80
This sounds great – Mad Hatter's Afternoon tea (it's in London at a 5-star hotel):
I would say that there are 4 places in nyc that come to mind! (not in order of goodness as they all have their own benefits)
1) Alice's tea cup: cute with an extensive tea list and amazing amazing to die for scones
2) Russian tea house: a little expensive but truly worth it. right next to carnegie hall and old school tea sipping at its best (european old school that is)
3) Sanctuary T: a chill and summery yet same time cozy place tucked away at the cusp of soho and chinatown
4) radiance: amazing tea and ambiance!
if you are in nyc hopefully this will help!


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About Kader Sevinc
June 8, 2010
International relations practitioner, social entrepreneur and poet
She is currently:
► a member of the PES Presidency Council (Party of European socialists & democrats)
► the EU representative in Brussels of the CHP, Turkish social democratic and main opposition party
► a non-resident fellow of the SAIS (Johns Hopkins University – Washington DC)
► founder and manager of the Brussels-based debate club, the Turkish Coffee Briefings
► leader of the educational initiative, the Sinif-1B
► member of the Brussels Poetry Collective and Siirden poetry magazine's editorial board
To watch: http://dai.ly/XxjA2Y
Interview for the German TV channel DW:
"Kader Sevinc's dream of a better Europe, including Turkey"
Kader Sevinç is an honors graduate from the Akdeniz University, completed Jean Monnet European Integration Program (2005), pursued "business communication" training at the Harvard University and obtained her MA in International Relations from CERIS/Paris XI University with "grande distinction" (Thesis: Theories of International Negotiation, European Union's Enlargement and the Turkish Case"). As a Visiting Fellow at Center for Transatlantic Relations/SAIS-Johns Hopkins University in 2012, Sevinç worked on the Transatlantic Relations and their implications on Turkey. She is currently a non-resident fellow of the CTR/ SAIS.
She previously worked as researcher in the Akdeniz University's EU research center, as manager in the private sector and as political advisor from 2005 to 2008 in the European Parliament in Brussels. In 2008 she was appointed as the CHP Representative to the EU and in 2010 she was elected as a PES Presidency Council member (Party of European socialists & democrats).
To watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLtiZLSgZHQ
She was awarded by the Turkish Industry and Business Association for her entrepreneurship project, by the European Commission for her project entitled "Turkey's transformation and human capital in the EU accession process" and by Young Tourism Leaders for her contribution to Turkey's image abroad. In 2013 Kader Sevinç was recognized by the Diplomatic Courier magazine and the YPFP in Washington DC among the most influential young foreign policy leaders in the world.
Kader Sevinç served as vice-president of TOSED (Turkish Business Association-Brussels), member of the EU advisory board of Kagider (Women Entrepreneurs Association). Ms Sevinç is currently a European board member of the environmental NGO TEMA, member of Ka-Der (Association to Support the Women in Politics) and EU adviser for Forum Istanbul.
Belgian tv Vrt: "Kader Sevinc is an inspirational role model"
She is a co-author of the political poetry book "The European Constitution in Verse" (2009, Brussels) and played in the theater show of "100% Brussels".
Her poetry book "Kırık Ülke" (Broken Country) was published and her bi-lingual jazz/poetry album "River-long Loneliness" was released in 2014.
In 2015 she is invited to contribute to an artistic project on the city and art by Brussels' Bozar and Goethe Institute, We-Traders. She also contributed to the collective books "Turkish Foreign Policy in the New Millennium" and "Women Voices" to be published in 2015.
Turkish Coffee Briefings – Brussels
Kader Sevinç in social media:
Facebook: Kader Sevinç Fan Page


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Music of the very odd and colorful musical H.O.N.D. (House of National Dog) by Mariola Brillowska performed at Kampnagel, Hamburg in May & June, 2006. |
Brillowska, Mariola / Kubin, Felix
H.O.N.D. House of National Dog Label: A-Musik Released in: Germany
"The first joint release of Hamburg-based all-around artists Felix Kubin (music, sounds) and Mariola Brillowska (lyrics, vocals). For Brillowska's 2006 theatre play of the same title, Kubin composed a soundtrack in order to mess up this infamous musical by twirling colourful little building bricks around in it. This then became an album in its own right, where constructivist orchestra- and plunderphonics-collages meet Gameboy-disco while melancholy-laden chansons rub against Weill/Eisler-like hymns. The booklet is very colorful and contains English language translations of the lyrics."-A-Musik With a bonus video in AVI format. Related Categories of Interest: Rock and Related RIO (Rock in Opposition) Spoken Word Soundtracks, Movie Scores, &c. Staff Picks & Recommended Items Search for other titles on the A-Musik label. Recommended & Related Releases:
In Stock Shipping Weight: 2.00 units Quantity in Basket: None With a bonus video in AVI format. Label: A-Musik Catalog ID: A33 Squidco Product Code: 9465 Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2007 Country: Germany Packaging: Digipack Recorded by Felix in Hammerbrooklyn Studio, 2006. Personnel: Mariola Brillowska-singer, speaker Felix Kubin-texts, visuals, cover Violin-Barbara Luneburg Highlight an artist name or instrument above and click here to Search
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