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Anisocoria is unequal pupil size. The pupil is the black part in the center of the eye. It gets larger in dim light and smaller in bright light.
Slight differences in pupil sizes are found in up to 1 in 5 healthy people. Most often, the diameter difference is less than 0.5 mm, but it can be up to 1 mm (0.05 inch).
Babies born with different sized pupils may not have any underlying disorder. If other family members also have similar pupils, then the pupil size difference could be genetic and is nothing to worry about.
Also, for unknown reasons, pupils may temporarily differ in size. If there are no other symptoms and if the pupils return to normal, then it is nothing to worry about.
Unequal pupil sizes of more than 1 mm that develop later in life and do NOT return to equal size may be a sign of an eye, brain, blood vessel, or nerve disease.
The use of eye drops is a common cause of a harmless change in pupil size. Other medicines that get in the eyes, including medicine from asthma inhalers, can change pupil size.
Other causes of unequal pupil sizes may include:
- Aneurysm in the brain
- Bleeding inside the skull caused by head injury
- Brain tumor or abscess (such as, pontine lesions)
- Excess pressure in one eye caused by glaucoma
- Increased intracranial pressure, because of brain swelling, intracranial hemorrhage, acute stroke, or intracranial tumor
- Infection of membranes around the brain (meningitis or encephalitis)
- Migraine headache
- Seizure (pupil size difference may remain long after seizure is over)
- Tumor, mass, or lymph node in the upper chest or lymph node causing pressure on a nerve may cause decreased sweating, a small pupil, or drooping eyelid all on the affected side (Horner syndrome)
- Diabetic occulomotor nerve palsy
- Prior eye surgery for cataracts
Home Care
Treatment depends on the cause of the unequal pupil size. You should see a health care provider if you have sudden changes that result in unequal pupil size.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Contact a provider if you have persistent, unexplained, or sudden changes in pupil size. The new development of different-sized pupils may be a sign of a very serious condition.
If you have differing pupil size after an eye or head injury, get medical help immediately.
Always seek immediate medical attention if differing pupil size occurs along with:
- Blurred vision
- Double vision
- Eye sensitivity to light
- Fever
- Headache
- Loss of vision
- Nausea or vomiting
- Eye pain
- Stiff neck
What to Expect at Your Office Visit
Your provider will perform a physical exam and ask questions about your symptoms and medical history, including:
- Is this new for you or have your pupils ever been different sizes before? When did it start?
- Do you have other vision problems such as blurred vision, double vision, or light sensitivity?
- Do you have any loss of vision?
- Do you have eye pain?
- Do you have other symptoms such as headache, nausea, vomiting, fever, or stiff neck?
Tests that may be done include:
- Blood studies such as CBC and blood differential
- Cerebrospinal fluid studies (lumbar puncture)
- CT scan of the head
- Head MRI scan
- Tonometry (if glaucoma is suspected)
- X-rays of the neck
Treatment depends on the cause of the problem.
Alternative Names
Enlargement of one pupil; Pupils of different size; Eyes/pupils different size
Baloh RW, Jen J. Neuro-ophthalmology. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 25th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 424.
Dhume KU, Paul KE. Incidence of pupillary involvement, course of anisocoria and ophthalmoplegia in diabetic oculomotor nerve palsy. Indian J Ophtalmol. 2013;61(1):13-17. PMID: 23275215 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23275215.
Thurtell MJ, Rucker JC. Pupillary and eyelid abnormalities. In: Daroff RB, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, Pomeroy SL, eds. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016:chap 18.
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In the last 14 years, "ample research" has implicated major depression in bone loss and the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, Dr. Raz Yirmiya and Dr. Itai Bab from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel note in the journal Biological Psychiatry.
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No. This post is not yet another tribute to Terence Mallick – although I did offer The New World* dvd to my brother over Christmas. Neither is it a sardonic bienvenue into the harshest year the Old World is about to see in a long time. (Nor is it a self-congratulatory note on my new appointment at MoMA.)
The New World. Image via satyamshot.wordpress.com.
Nope. This is only a small reminder about paradigm shifts, and changes and opportunities provided by ideological crises and stagnant realities, and the way in which architecture may these days be finally metamorphing into something completely different – as the Monty Python would surely put it.
So, this is also about the last article I've published in 2011, as it just came out in a great issue of MAJA, the Estonian Architectural Review. Facing the theme of architecture as event, this was ultimately a reflection on the idea of networks vs. affiliations, of which I want to give you a new year's gift of an excerpt:
Is architecture a technical service or a cultural production? Is it both? Or is the profession actually splitting to accommodate potentially contrasting positions? Such questions illuminate how, within a heavily mediated context, social networking and cultural exchange acquire a renewed relevance. Pierre Bourdieu has classically written on how the fields of cultural production – what he, in fact, called the economic world reversed – always contain two opposed sub-fields. In contrast with a sort of extended, middlebrow production that engulfs the majority, one of these sub-fields is a restricted territory to which only a few can belong, but which actually determines the effective symbolic values at play in the whole field. Still, he considers that the two sub-fields are magnetically united by permanent transactions, including players who, by ascension or declassification, move from one sub-field to another. But what if these two sub-fields are actually splitting into two entirely different professions? What if a part of the architectural profession, namely its restricted sub-field, is detaching itself into an autonomous sphere that, although it might still inform and produce reflection on the world of construction, is no longer tied with the dimension of architecture as technical service? This would mean that a section of the profession would acquire independence as a purer form of cultural production. And would thus be ruled by the thorny, uncertain laws of culture making. Intrinsically, more than formally, this world would then be inevitably closer to the functioning of the art world – with its galleries and museums, and its biennales and events, and its collectors and markets, its media and formats, and its power games and exquisite social networks. It would be as if the Moon stopped orbiting around the Earth and turned instead to Mars. Well, beware. The Moon is already making its way to Mars.
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Growth Modeling of Longitudinal Data
Daniel E Bontempo
posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 10:37 am
Hi -
I am seeking further insight into why standardized estimates and confidance intervals are not available when type=RANDOM. Is it a computational problem or is it in some way thoretically invalid?
We have a tricotomus item checklist with 5 factor structure and data at 4 waves (intervals vary enough to require inidivdual time basis). Because of the large number of indicators for each factor and other data conditions, we are not able to run a 5-factor multivariate growth model. What we have done is run pairwise growth models, getting the covariance of the slopes in each model. Then, for tabulation purposes,we standardize the covariances using the estimated slope variances. I'm not sure these are true correlations, but they are in a common metric we can compare.
My concern is that the reason standardized values are not available might speak to some gross invalidity to what we are doing. Any further discussion/comment would be appreciated.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 2:45 pm
The basic idea is that for TYPE=RANDOM, there is not a single variance/covariance matrix but rather one for each value of x. This makes in unclear how one would standardize.
Daniel E Bontempo
posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 3:32 pm
I see the problem.
Is there some better way to compare associations of slopes if they are not all in the same model?
Setting aside the curves of factors (as describe above). Say I calculate the manifest score of factors A & B and a covariate C at each occasion. I run two multivariate growth models with TYPE=RANDOM. One has trajectory of A with trajectory of C, while the 2nd has trajectory of B with trajectory of C. A and B are not on the same scale because each has a different number of items. IF I want to compare the relative associations A with C and B with C, does our claculation offer any value?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 8:51 am
Sounds like you are asking about two different things. You can certainly use a standardization of a covariance between two slope growth factors - that correlation is fine. In contrast your last paragraph seems to talk about regressions. But it confuses me. It first talks about factors (I assume DVs) A and B and a covariate C, so it sounds like regressing A or B on C - but then you say "trajectory A with trajectory of C", which I don't understand.
Daniel E Bontempo
posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 9:59 am
Sorry for any confusion. We have done this calculation for a few different growth models and I had them collectively in mind. Let me try to clarify to get us all on the same age. The same underlying data is used and we have 4 waves.
In one case we had factors at each occasion with tricotomous indicators, linear growth model, obtained the covariance of the growth parameters. We did this pairwise because we could not get the 5-factor model to run. I called this the curves of factors model, or 2nd order growth. The growth parameters are not regressed on any covariates. We obtain the covariances of the growth parameters from MPlus and standardize them for tabulation using the estimated variances of the respective growth parameters.
In the 2nd application we used the manifest scores of the factors as well as the manifest score of another instrument. We did five multivariate (two linear growth curves) models using each factor score respectively with the 2nd instrument. (I distinguish this as 1st order growth model). In this model we do regress the growth parameters on covariates such as gender and IQ deficit. We obtain the growth parameter covariances (conditioned on the covariates) and standardize them with the estimated residual variances of the growth parameters.
Daniel E Bontempo
posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 10:00 am
When I refer to "trajectory with" I am only talking about the growth parameter covariances (level-level, level-slope, slope-slope) obtained from our MPlus Model. I guess I, somewhat confusingly, distinguished A & B as factors and C as a covariate because A & B are two dimensions of the instrument with 5 factor structure, and we have some models that include the item level and estimate the factors. C on the other hand is a global health assessment and is always in our models as a summary score. Sorry for any confusion.
If I understand you, you see no problem with our standardization of the covariance.
Is this true in both applications, including the one where the growth parameters are conditioned on a few covariates?
How does this relate to Type=Random and Linda's initial response about individual covariance matrices?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 8:20 pm
Didn't this thread start with you using Type = Random for which standardizations are not produced? You work with growth modeling so perhaps you used Type=Random to handle individually-varying times of observation. Linda's answer concerned having a random slope in a regression of y on x in which case the y variance is a function of the x values and standardization is therefore not well defined. But it sounds like you have a growth model with regular regression on covariates and standardization would be straightforward and fine. As long as you don't use the standardized coefficients for comparisons across groups - but it sounds like you work with the same group and just different DVs.
At one point you mention standardizing with respect to the residual variance of a DV, but you want to use the full variance.
Daniel E Bontempo
posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 - 1:33 pm
Bengt, thanks for the followup. I am doing growth modeling, and we do have individual times of observation. We are using Type=Random, and if we ask for STD in the OUTPUT, we get the message that it is not available for Type=Random. Or, at least we do inthe growth model where the growth parameters are regressed on gender and IQ.
Yes. it is the same group and just different DV in the growth model. Glad this is not a problem as I did not think of another way.
Concerning your point about full variances, do you mean that I should run an unconditional model, note the vairances, and then use those to standardize the covariances reported in the conditional model? Residual variances are reported in the conditional model. Or, are the full variances in one of the tech outputs?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 - 3:13 pm
Yes, Type = Random does not produce standardized values. When the only reason for Type = Random is due to "AT" (individually-varying times of observation) as in your case, it would in principle be possible to provide standardized results (current Mplus just shuts it off whenever RANDOM is specified) - in that case we don't have a random slope for the covariate (only for the time variable), which is the sticking point. To make a long story short, in your case standardization of coefficients for growth factors regressed on covariates is appropriate and you could compute these by hand given the output in Mplus (see standardization formulas in the new Mplus Version 5 User's Guide, chapter 17).
Regarding your last question, you should use the conditional run and just get the full variances from Tech4.
Daniel E Bontempo
posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 - 5:35 pm
Thanks again. This is so helpful.
Unfortunately TECH4 is also not available when Type=RANDOM. But, I do not mund doing the uncnditional run if that is what I need to do.
If I can ask, since the covariance is of the residualized levels and slopes, why is it necessary to use the full variances instead of the residual variances? Is this not conceptually a covariance of residuals which generally would be standardized with residual variances?
That aside, the formulas you mention refer to regression coefficients. No formula is explicitly given for covariances. I am dividing the covariance by the square root of the product of the variances. Correct?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 - 6:01 pm
Talking about growth factors regressed on covariates - no need to approximate by using the unconditional run - unless you have many covariates - it can be hand calculated.
Talking about WITH parameters - yes, if you are interested in residual correlations you should certainly use the residual variances.
That's right - square root of the product of the variances.
Anke Schmitz
posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 5:41 am
Dear Drs Muthen,
I�m estimating two interactions in a model.
But with �Type = random and algorithm = integration� the output just offers unstandardized estimates. Do I have to use them or how can I standardized the coefficients? Is it possible to standardize the regression coefficients of interactions between latent factor x dichotomous observed variable and interactions between dichotomous observed variable and metric observed variable?
I have the following variables in my model:
text (1/0) dichotomous observed variable
lg (0-22) metric observed variable
vw= factor estimated by indicators with 0/1/2 (categorical)
tv=factor estimated by indicators 0/1 (categorical)
Interaction 1: text*lg
Interaction2: text*vw
the message goes on in the next post...
Anke Schmitz
posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 5:41 am
The input is as follows:
title: Prüfung der Moderatoreffekte
data: file = CFA2.dat;
listwise = ON;
define: inter1=lg*text; !interaction between observed metric variable (0/1)and observed dichotomous variable
variable: names = code text textlng alter sex schule testmot1 vw2 vw3
vw5 vw6 vw7 ist inttext tvst testmot2 lgvtwo lgvtge lv1 lv2 lv3
lv4 lv5 lv6 lv7 lv8_1 lv8_2 lv9 lv10 lv11 lv12 lv13 lv14 lv15
lv16 lv17 lv18 lv19 lv20 lv21 lv22 int1 int2 int3 int4 int5 int6 int7 int8
int9 int10 cint lesk1 lesk2 lesk3 lesk4 lesk5 lesk6 lesk7 lesk8 clesk;
missing = all (99999);
usevar = text lg vw2 vw3 vw5 vw6 vw7
lv4 lv8_2 lv9 lv11 lv13 lv7 lv14
lv18 lv19 lv21 inter1;
categorical = vw2 vw3 vw5 vw6 vw7 !categorical means 0/1/2
lv4 lv8_2 lv9 lv11 lv13 lv7 lv14
lv18 lv19 lv21;
analysis: type= random;
algorithm = integration;
TV by lv4 lv8_2 lv9 lv11 lv13 lv7 lv14
lv18 lv19 lv21;
VW by vw2 vw3 vw5 vw6 vw7;
inter2 | vw XWITH text; !interaction between factor and dichotomous observed variable
tv on text lg vw inter1 inter2;
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 11:08 am
We ask that posts be limited to one window.
Type = Random does not offer standardized coefficients because the variance of the DVs vary over observations.
With an observed dichotomous variable being part of the interaction you may be better off treating it as a multiple-group (or Knowclass) analysis, in which case XWITH and Type=Random is not needed.
Anke Schmitz
posted on Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 5:39 am
Dear Bengt,
sorry, that I have to ask once more, but for me its a bit tricky.
As the observed dichotomous variable interacts with the latent variable AND with the metric observed variable I do think multipl-group does not work.
That means I test two parallel interactions:
x (dichotomous observed) with factor
x (the same dichotomous observed) with observed metric variable.
(Besides, I test a three-way interaction).
Is it possible to standardize the
regression coefficients of the interaction between the atent factor and the dichotomous observed variable (x) and interaction between the dichotomous
observed variable (x) and the metric observed variable?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 11:59 am
If you also have an interaction between the factor and a metric observed variable, what I suggested isn't relevant.
Note that you can standardize your metric observed variable before the analysis is done - if the model is "scale-free" as for instance typically is the case with covariates.
You can also study the latent variable interaction note discussing standardization - see our FAQ Latent variable interactions.
I would still recommend multiple-group (or Knownclass) analysis with the dichotomous variable.
Anke Schmitz
posted on Friday, July 18, 2014 - 2:40 am
Dear Bengt,
thanks for your kind reply.
"You can also study the latent variable interaction note discussing
standardization - see our FAQ Latent variable interactions."
I read the FAQ and how to standardize the regression coefficients with the SDs already. This fomula is very helpful.
But me and my colleagues are unsure how to estimate the variance of the latent dependend variable in the interaction model? All other relevant values I have and I standardized the metric observed variable already. Just the variance of the latent dependend variable is missing.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, July 18, 2014 - 4:08 pm
The FAQ can also be used to derive the variance of the latent DV: it is a sum of several components.
posted on Wednesday, June 03, 2015 - 3:09 pm
Hello, I am analyzing a first-stage moderated mediation model, using the XWITH command to generate the latent interaction factor (MLR estimator, type=random).
I understand that standardized estimates are not given with the type=random estimation. Is there any way to calculate them manually (despite having random? Or is that a hopeless endeavor...? All variables in the model are latent.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, June 03, 2015 - 3:59 pm
See the FAQ on the website called Latent variable interactions.
posted on Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 4:56 pm
Thanks. This FAQ addresses how to find the variance of n3 (the mediator latent variable), and thus how to standardize the corresponding coefficients.
However, I also need to find the variance for n4 (the dependent variable). Is the method analogous to what's in the FAQ? Or is it changed due to there only being on independent variable (n3)?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, June 12, 2015 - 8:38 am
Please send your output and data if possible to support so I can see exactly what your model is.
Cristina Ramirez
posted on Monday, November 27, 2017 - 7:13 pm
Dear Mplus team.
We have been experimenting with the Mplus 8 demo which now gives STDYX results for TYPE = RANDOM models, and we have some questions regarding results and interpretations of a model with all continuous variables:
1. When I standardize X, Y, Z1, and Z2 with the DEFINE command first, the STDXY results are S ON Z1 = -0.384 and S ON Z2 = 0.683. When I do not standardize X, Y, Z1, and Z2, STDYX results are S ON Z1 = 0.608 and S ON Z2 = -0.478. I assume these are different because STDYX doesn�t standardize S ON Z1 Z2 estimates, and these must be interpreted as unstandardized coefficients. I get from older posts that because the variance of S varies over observations it would be impossible to standardize. Is this still the case, or is there some new way get standardized coefficients of S ON Z1 Z2 with the STDYX command?
2. The mean of S (obtained from MODEL RESULTS or TECH4) can be interpreted as a standardized coefficient when X and Y were standardized with the DEFINE: STANDARDIZE X Y command. E.g., an S mean of -0.3 is equivalent to a STDYX -0.3 slope in regular regression, or perhaps a STDYX -0.3 posterior mean in Bayesian regression. Am I right?
Tihomir Asparouhov
posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 3:41 pm
1. They should be the same (very similar) - I just run your experiment using User's Guide example 3.9 and the results were the same. Send your example to
STDYX standardizes also S. Staring with Mplus 7.4 we provide standardization also with type=random. The documentation is here
2 Generally DEFINE: STANDARDIZE all variables, should yield point estimates that are very close to STDYX results. The standard errors don't need to be close, STDYX SE are superior.
Cristina Ramirez
posted on Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 6:59 pm
Dear Tihomir Asparouhov,
Sorry for the late reply. Knowing that the results should be similar and that STDYX does standardize S, we checked our data and found that an error in our DEFINE commands was the cause of the issue. And we will stick to STDYX standard errors. Thank you very much.
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text: French brand A.P.C. teams up with Parisian design studio M/M on a collection of T-shirts for Spring/Summer 2014. Comprised of Mathias and Michael, the two added their own messages to A.P.C.'s tees through the use of customized typeface and graphics. In the past, the design duo has worked with Björk, Madonna, Kanye West, Nicolas Ghesquière, Yohji Yamamoto, Jil Sander, Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney and Riccardo Tisci, and now the two add their flair for fashion to A.P.C.'s latest offerings. Look for the collaborative collection HERE


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Early Hospital Discharge or Standard Inpatient Care in Cancer Patients Receiving Antibiotics for Febrile Neutropenia
|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: NCT00445497
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified May 2007 by National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : March 9, 2007
Last Update Posted : August 12, 2013
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RATIONALE: Finishing an antibiotic regimen at home may be as effective as receiving it in the hospital. It is not yet known whether early hospital discharge is as effective as standard inpatient care in cancer patients receiving antibiotics for febrile neutropenia.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying early hospital discharge and comparing it with standard inpatient care in cancer patients receiving antibiotics for febrile neutropenia.
|Condition or disease
|Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Lymphoma Neutropenia Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment Small Intestine Cancer Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
|Drug: amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium Drug: ciprofloxacin Procedure: psychosocial assessment and care Procedure: quality-of-life assessment
|Phase 3
- Identify cancer patients who are low-risk inpatients and meet criteria for early discharge (i.e., symptomatic improvement and temperature ≤ 37.8°C) after receiving oral antibiotics for febrile neutropenia.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, prospective, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by disease type (lymphoma vs solid tumor), duration of registration (< 48 hours vs > 48 hours), and participating center.
Patients receive oral amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium 3 times daily and oral ciprofloxacin twice daily on admission to the hospital. Treatment continues for 7 days in the absence of clinical deterioration or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are assessed as inpatients after ≥ 24 and up to 72 hours after the first antibiotic dose. Patients showing clear response (i.e., symptomatic improvement irrespective of neutrophil recovery, temperature ≤ 37.8 C for 24 hours) and who continue to meet study eligibility criteria are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
- Arm I (early discharge): Patients are discharged home and instructed to remain in daily contact with hospital staff to report temperature and symptoms until completion of oral antibiotic regimen.
- Arm II (standard management): Patients continue their antibiotic course in hospital and are discharged according to local guidelines and the following additional criteria: subjective improvement, afebrile (≤ 37°C for 24 hours), and absolute neutrophil count ≥ 500/mm³ and rising.
Patients in both arms complete a daily diary documenting daily temperature readings, symptoms, and toxicities. Patients also complete a Health Questionnaire and a Cancer Worries Inventory Booklet at baseline, in the hospital immediately after randomization, and at completion of oral antibiotics or resolution of neutropenic febrile episode.
Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 400 patients will be accrued for this study.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|400 participants
|Primary Purpose:
|Supportive Care
|Official Title:
|A Prospective Randomised Phase III Trial of Early Hospital Discharge Versus Standard Inpatient Management of Cancer Patients With Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenia Receiving Oral Antibiotics. Oral Antibiotics for Neutropenic Sepsis Giving Early Hospital Discharge [ORANGE]
|Study Start Date :
|July 2007
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|July 2010
- Total number of days of hospitalization (including unplanned readmission) (randomized patients)
- Incidence of serious adverse events (randomized and registered patients)
- Incidence of treatment failure as defined by the necessity for change in antibiotic therapy (randomized and registered patients)
- Incidence of unplanned readmissions (randomized patients)
- Patient acceptability of randomized discharge policy as measured by Health Questionnaire, Cancer Worries Inventory Booklet, and Patient Daily Diary (randomized patients)
- Toxicity attributed to oral antibiotic therapy as measured by NCI CTCAE v3.0 (randomized and registered patients)
- Health service costs (randomized patients)
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:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Diagnosis of solid tumor or lymphoma AND meets the following criteria:
- Low-risk patient, defined as Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer prognostic index score ≥ 21
Presents with neutropenic fever defined as follows:
- Absolute neutrophil count ≤ 500/mm³ OR < 1,000/mm³ but anticipated to fall to ≤ 500/mm³ within 24 hours of study entry
- Temperature ≥ 38.5°C on a single measurement or ≥ 38.0°C on > 1 occasion (one of which could be measured by the patient prior to admission) ≥ 1 hour apart
- Undergoing concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy for treatment of solid tumors or lymphoma
- No leukemia
- Compliant and appropriate for early discharge
- Able to read a thermometer (patient or caregiver)
- Able to tolerate oral medication
- Must have a responsible adult caregiver if eligible for early discharge
- No known allergy to oral antibiotics or penicillin
- No requirement for IV fluid support
- No central venous catheter-associated infection or evidence of infection not amenable to treatment by study antibiotics
- No neutropenic fever at high risk of complications
- No associated comorbidity that requires hospitalization and management
- No known HIV positivity
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior participation in this study for neutropenic episode
- No prior bone marrow transplantation or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- No prior treatment for leukemia
More than 72 hours since prior antibiotics, including prophylactic antibiotics
- Prophylactic septrin (for pneumocystis), acyclovir, or antifungals are allowed
- No concurrent granulocyte colony-stimulating factor therapy
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): NCT00445497
|United Kingdom
|Gloucestershire Oncology Centre at Cheltenham General Hospital
|Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom, GL53 7AN
|Contact: Contact Person 44-0124-2222-2222
|Princess Royal Hospital at Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust
|Hull, England, United Kingdom, HU8 9HE
|Contact: Contact Person 44-0148-2701151
|Leicester Royal Infirmary
|Leicester, England, United Kingdom, LE1 5WW
|Contact: Contact Person 44-011-6254-1414
|Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
|Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, CH63 4JY
|Contact: Ernest Marshall, MD 44-151-334-1155
|Northampton General Hospital
|Northampton, England, United Kingdom, NN1 5BD
|Contact: Contact Person 44-016-0463-4700
|Peterborough Hospitals Trust
|Peterborough, England, United Kingdom, PE3 6DA
|Contact: Contact Person 44-0173-387-4000
|Cancer Research Centre at Weston Park Hospital
|Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, S1O 2SJ
|Contact: Contact Person 44-114-226-5000
|Airedale General Hospital
|West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, BD20 6TD
|Contact: Contact Person 44-015-356-2511
|Western Infirmary
|Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, G11 6NT
|Contact: Contact Person 44-0114-226-5000
|Ysbyty Gwynedd
|Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom, LL57 2PW
|Contact: Contact Person 44-0124-838-4384
|Study Chair:
|Ernest Marshall, MD
|Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00445497 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CDR0000533828 ( Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query) )
|First Posted:
|March 9, 2007 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 12, 2013
|Last Verified:
|May 2007
psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment
anaplastic large cell lymphoma
angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
intraocular lymphoma
nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin lymphoma
primary central nervous system Hodgkin lymphoma
recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma
recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma
recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma
recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma
recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma
recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma
recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma
recurrent mantle cell lymphoma
recurrent marginal zone lymphoma
recurrent mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome
recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma
small intestine lymphoma
splenic marginal zone lymphoma
stage III adult Burkitt lymphoma
stage III adult diffuse large cell lymphoma
stage III adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma
stage III adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma
stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma
Nervous System Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Febrile Neutropenia
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Leukocyte Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Neoplasms by Site
Nervous System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
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Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Clavulanic Acid
Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Anti-Infective Agents


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Fox Searchlight Buys Choke For $5 Million!
In what they're already calling the best sale of the festival, Fox Searchlight as of 5am this morning, has bought Clark Gregg's adaptation of Choke for a reported $5 million! The film had its world premiere last night at the Racquet Club Theatre, and Chuck Palahniuk was in attendance as the film got a roaring applause.
Here's a quote from Alex Billington, a critic at one of my favorite movie sites, FirstShowing.net:
I caught the world premiere of Choke last night and certainly will confirm that it is one hell of a great film. It's no Fight Club, but it is a Chuck Palahniuk movie in its own right delivering a solid story with great comedy and a perfect performance by Sam Rockwell. It's not my own favorite movie of the fest, but I couldn't be happier seeing this get picked up by the best indie distributor out there. Fox Searchlight has put out some of the biggest indie hits - Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno - and now it's time for Choke!
Folks, this could be the best news we've reported on the site in years. I could not have thought of a better way this could have turned out. I just sent Chuck a text, congratulating him. I can't wait to hear what he says about all of this. It must've been one hell of a night.
Cheers for Choke, Chuck, and a wonderful job by Clark Gregg and his cast and crew!


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Homeowners, Name Your Price
If someone offered you $1 million for your home, would you sell? Sanette Tanaka looks at one real-estate site that's testing the magic number that might convince an homeowners to move. Photo: Zillow.com.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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.....Love Well" can benefit those who have a difficult time transitioning from the domestic to the erotic. The guided imagery and music are engaging yet relaxing, and allow the listener to create their own sensual scripts. I will recommend it to my clients who are looking for help in learning how to relax and tap into their sensuality..."
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"...Janet's soothing voice, carefully chosen dialogue and Jeff's musical arrangement makes for a very effective and therapeutic meditation resource. I would recommend this CD to anyone working to reconnect themselves with their intimate feelings towards their partner. Well done..." -Scott Lewis, Psychiatric Specialty Counselor, Pittsburgh PA


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Ladson, SC
The town of Ladson, South Carolina is located north of North Charleston, south of Summerville, and east and west of SC Highway 78. The Lason Post Office serves residents of three counties - Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester - and Ladson is a census designated place. However, most of Ladson has been annexed into the town of Summerville and the City of North Charleston since the 2000 census.
The Exchange Park, home of the annual Coastal Carolina Fair and the Coastal Carolina Flea Market, is located just minutes from Charleston and 10 minutes from the Charleston International Airport. Convenient to Interstate 26 (Exit 203, College Park Road) and Highway 78 (Exit 205A), Ladson's Exchange Park is a large events center that draws crowds from all three counties and beyond.
The Coastal Carolina Fair held each October is especially well-known and well-attended. Founded in 1957 and continuously operated by the Exchange Club of Charleston, the "Fair" has as its goal to provide the best available family-oriented entertainment for all ages and to raise money for charities, education and community needs. The 2011 Fair awarded more than $620,000 in grants and scholarships to more than 60 organizations in the Lowcountry!
There are numerous residential communities in Ladson including Tall Pines, Woodside Manor, Heaton Place, Summer Park and the newest, Paddock Pointe. In 2010, Ladson's population was 13,790 and in 2009, the estimated median household income was $47,819. In the 2nd quarter 2012, the average home/condo sales price was $131,023 and the median sales price was $150,000.
Of particular importance to Ladson is the presence of defense contractor Force Protection, a manufacturer of military support vehicles designed specifically for reconnaissance and urban operations. The main mission of these vehicles is to protect our fighting men and women from land mines, hostile fire and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Ladson Market Update
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Average Days on Market: 66
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Column: State Legislature Should Be Full-Time
PIERRE - There are few things more maligned than the professional politician. They are just about as popular as cockroaches, but unlike the unwelcome insects, full-time legislators would actually do the state of South Dakota some good.
The state legislature has just finished up their session for the year, and while there is some benefit to having lawmakers who have other jobs, and hence some connection to normal life, there is also reason to believe that moonlighters just can't do the job right.
One problem is that since the legislature meets hot and heavy for 3 straight months, and for relatively low pay I might add, we have effectively cut out anyone from serving who cannot take 3 months off from their current job, or even if they could, can't afford the pay cut.
Many people try their hand at a different job during their careers, if being a state legislator were a full-time gig, it could entice people to serve for a few years, then either keep going in politics or go back to their original careers. If the legislature paid the median income that prevails in the state, it would not only open it up to normal people who can't afford to work 3 months for only $6000, but would also give them an incentive to keep the median income on the rise.
But you ask, won't they just get comfortable and try to hang onto their seats forever? Term limits can take care of that; so they will either have to convince us that they deserve higher office, or find themselves unemployed.
Another issue is that the current schedule is rushed. There is a good reason to keep the budgeting process on a strict timetable, but why try to cram in decisions on other issues when meeting that deadline? Having to finish all the legislative business of the state in such a short window means that even well meaning lawmakers don't have time to get up to speed on the issues, or even find out what their constituents think, and instead just go with their gut.
One example: A lot of the resistance to the proposed teen driving rules fell along the lines of 'the parents should handle that' or 'my kid was driving around the farm when he was 8'. This is the epitome of gut level reaction to policy with no real research done. South Dakota has an atrocious rate of teen driving accidents, so the parents aren't currently handling that well. Additionally, some kids having years of personal driving experience on the farm, where there is very little to run into, won't bring back a single person who is killed by an inexperienced teen driver who didn't get that kind of practice.
There are volumes of data available on the subject of teen driving, as well as lots of examples of what has worked in other states out there for anyone who is interested. One would hope that the reason the legislature shot down those proposed teen driving rules is that they were so rushed that they just didn't have time to properly study the issue, because the alternative is that they simply don't care about preventing unnecessary injuries and deaths.
We the people deserve legislators that will carefully consider the ramifications of their decisions, even if that means long hours of research and committee hearings. If we want that kind of commitment out of our politicians, we are going to have to hire them full-time and pay them appropriately.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of John Gossom and do not reflect Results Radio, Townsquare Media, its sponsors or subsidiaries.


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This is a beautiful beach for those who love beaches. It's not
the biggest in town, but it has plenty of sand, and the level of privacy is
delicious. Since it is away from the city there is a
sense of getting away, even though you don't go too far.
beach is part of a State Park, so there are plenty of
facilities. One of our favorite aspects of this park is how
true to Southern California it is in many ways. There are more
live oaks than palm, more chaparral than ice plant. You might
even be able to find some cactus if you looked.
Cons: It's on State Park, which means you have to pay a $5
per car entrance fee. It's good all day or if you go for just
20 minutes. There's not a lot of "entertainment," as
far as volleyball
or rollerblading go. However, if you're looking for swimming,
surfing, or sunning, this is the place to go.
Showers and restrooms, picnic tables and grills, a general store on
weekends, abundant (paid) parking.
Take the 101N past Goleta and drive until you reach the El Capitan signs. The road will
take you right into the park. The park is approximately 10
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These two adorable penguins visited private equity giant Blackstone's offices in New York yesterday and pooped on the carpet and a conference table, according to DealBook's Michael De La Merced.
During their visit, the pair of birds from SeaWorld also got to meet the leader of their parent company, Steve Schwarzman, and shake his hand.
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Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum have welcomed their first child into the world.
Dewan gave birth to their bundle of joy while in London, according to People magazine. Details, such as the baby's gender and name, have not yet been disclosed.
The pregnant actress had been settling into her overseas life while her hubby was filming his latest flick, "Jupiter Ascending," with Mila Kunis and Robin Williams.
PHOTOS: Inside Jenna Dewan's new London life
The "Magic Mike" actor previously told E! News that the couple opted not to know the baby's gender, saying, "it's one of the only real surprises that you're going to get that's legit."
He also spilled that he thinks his pregnant wife was "one of the sexiest things ever."
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Architect earns Distinguished Architecture award from Lawrence Tech
Lawrence Technological University has added another honor to an already much-decorated local architect.
Bryan Koehn was recently named the winner of the alumni association's annual Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award by the Architecture and Design Cabinet at Lawrence Tech.
Koehn is a principal, board member and director of design at Progressive AE, a Grand Rapids architecture and engineering firm.
"Mastery of design"
The Distinguished Architectural Alumni Award recognizes a recipient's professional, academic and personal achievements, which include industry standing, charitable and community service and support of the university's College of Architecture and Design.
Those who nominated Koehn for the award said he "exhibits the highest level of consideration, care and passion for his clients, co-workers and community" and "his mastery of design is exemplary."
He has also taught at Lawrence Tech since 1997 as an adjunct faculty member.
Koehn's recent work at Progressive has included designing the Bissell Tree House at John Ball Zoo, the Steelcase Worklab in Kentwood, the Michigan Electric Transmission Co. facility in Gaines Township and The Rapid station on Wealthy Street.
He also designed interiors for the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology and Mirador, both in Grand Rapids.
Koehn joined Progressive in 2004 and is an advisory board member of the Kendall College of Art and Design's master of architecture program.
Koehn earned his architectural degrees at Lawrence Tech: the bachelor's in 1986 and the master's in 1989.
Decorated architect
The Lawrence Tech honor is the latest in a string of awards that Koehn has received going back to 1986, when he won the Minoru Tamasaki Award.
AIA Detroit named him its Young Architect of the Year in 1999, and AIA Michigan did the same in 2001.
Overall, Koehn has earned more than 30 AIA honors.


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I totally resisted the Nars Multiple Tints because when I originally swatched them I thought they looked a bit glossy.
However I was hearing so many good things about them (especially Turks & Caicos, the bold orange) that I went back for another look (that, and the fact that I collect Nars!). These Multiple Tints are Limited Edition and there are (were) three shades;
Turks & Caicos – Bright Orange
Beverly Hills – Bright Red
Cadaqués – Bright Fuchsia
Since I am going on holiday and these are multi use, I decided to go or Turks & Caicos and Cadaques:
I was lucky to snap these up because they have pretty much sold out in most spots.
They say:
The NARS Multiple Tint provides sheer, buildable color. The multi-purpose tool can be worn alone for flush cheeks or stained lips. For a bolder effect it can be layered with other NARS face and lip products.
Nice packaging – makes it easy for me to tell which is which (as long as I don't mix up the lids!).
One thing I do like about these is that they are water based – they feel less heavy on the skin that the traditional multiples and they eventually set, leaving a bolder finish what is dewy, not greasy.
Turks & Caicos and Cadaques:
Very Important: These are water based so you must click the lid back on otherwise it will dry out.
Also, with multiples you CANNOT swivel the whole thing out because once it clicks at the base it will not go back down. I learnt this the hard way.
One layer of the Multiple Tints:
Quite sheer but it definitely shows up, and it can be layered. Also nice for the lips I think – ok, ok I like! Also I have yet to finish a multiple so these will last FOR-EVER. Which is good because they are expensive, at £27 each but I reckon were talking a years, possibly years of loving.


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Don't act like you're not impressed.
Kristen Wiig is coming aboard "Anchorman: The Legend Continues!" Director Adam McKay announced on Twitter Monday that the "Bridesmaids" star would be joining Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell and Dave Koechner for the highly anticipated sequel.
Kristin Wiig isn't afraid to show a little skin
Applegate, who plays Ferrell's love interest in the flick, tweeted about the news.
"So excited Kristen Wiig has joined our cast for anchorman2," she wrote. "Going 2 b best movie ever made. Besides the best movies ever made."
Ron Burgundy and all his friends and foes will be back on the big screen Dec. 20, 2013.
Until then, we will remain in a glass case of emotion.
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Select from over 400 symptoms to read more about managing your child's illness.
Do you have an emergency?
Don't wait! Call 9-1-1.
Poison Control: 800-876-4766
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Fever is a sign that your child is fighting an infection. It is usually harmless. Your child's fever should go away in about 3 days. If it doesn't, call your child's doctor.
A fever is a body temperature (TEM-pruh-chur) that is higher than normal. Most doctors agree that anything over 100.4°F or 38°C is a fever. (See "Words to Know" for "F" and "C.")
Your child may feel warm, shiver, or look flushed. You will need to take your child's temperature to know for sure. (See the AAP handout "How to Take Your Child's Temperature" if you need help.)
Fever is not a sickness. It is a sign (symptom) of sickness. It can be caused by lots of things, like a cold, the flu, or an ear infection. Look for other symptoms to figure out what is causing your child's fever. (Antibiotics only help if they are the right treatment for what your child has.)
…your child:
Is 2 months or younger and has a fever, OR
Has a high fever, over 103°F (39.4°C), OR
Has a fever more than 3 days.
You also should call the doctor if your child has a fever and any of these signs:
Looks very sick, is very sleepy or very fussy
Has other symptoms, like a stiff neck, rash, bad headache, sore throat, ear pain, throwing up, or diarrhea*
Has had a seizure (See "What to Do for a Seizure" on the second page of this handout.)
Has sickle cell disease, cancer, or another disease that makes it hard to fight infections
Takes steroids
Has been in a very hot place, like a closed car in summer
Making children feel better helps them drink and eat. This helps them get better. They often get more active too. That's OK. They don't have to rest to get better.
To help your child feel better:
Comfort your child.
Give your child water, juice mixed with water, or an electrolyte drink* for children. Breast milk is fine for nursing babies.
Help your child rest if he or she feels tired.
Cool your child down if the fever is over 101°F or 38.3°C and your child is uncomfortable. See "Tips to Cool Down a Fever" on the second page of this handout.
Give your child medicine to bring down the fever:
– For a baby 6 months or younger, give acetaminophen*.
– For a baby or child older than 6 months, give either acetaminophen or ibuprofen*.
Both of these medicines help with fever. But they are not the same. Be sure to get the right kind of medicine for your child's age. Follow what the label says. Ask your child's doctor how much to give if your child is younger than 2 years.
Never give your child aspirin.
Give your child a bath. Try this if the fever is 104°F (40°C) or higher, and your child can't take fever medicine.
The water should be cooler than your child is, but still warm (lukewarm).
Sponge the water over your child's body (5 or 10 minutes is enough).
If your child starts to shiver during the bath, then the water is too cold. And shivering can make a fever worse.
Take your child out of the bath if he or she shivers.
Don't give your child aspirin. It's dangerous for children younger than 18 years.
Don't rub or bathe your child with rubbing alcohol. Rubbing alcohol can make children sick.
Don't make your child cold enough to shiver. Shivering warms the body up more.
Fever can cause a seizure (SEE-zher) in some young children. Seizures are scary, but usually harmless. Your child may look strange, shake, then stiffen and twitch.
His or her eyes may roll. If this happens:
Lay your child down on the floor or a bed.
Turn your child's head to the side. That way, spit or vomit can drain out.
Don't put anything in your child's mouth.
Call the doctor.
The doctor should always check your child after a seizure.


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Lance Armstrong and his overwrought critics
I know Lance Armstrong was a ruthless, dishonorable bully and a liar of epic stature, someone whose nastiness toward those who crossed him or threatened to reveal the truth will remain unparalleled in the annals of sports doping. I recognize the mind-boggling wealth he was able to accumulate from his deception. He is no role model, no hero, and most certainly not a good man.
And yet I continue to believe that this soap opera of his belated, reluctant confession is still much ado about not very much.
Good luck to all those who want to clean up cycling. They're fighting on the side of the angels, I suppose, although not quite everyone agrees. But the fact remains that cycling has been plagued by doping for more than a century, probably beginning with the first Tour de France in 1903 – and for much of that time the practice was even accepted. For a summation of the nearly decade-by-decade highlights, see the Wikipedia entry on "Doping at the Tour de France".
Armstrong competed in a culture of doping against competitors who were doping, and he beat them an unprecedented seven times for the top spot on the podium in Paris. Maybe he was a better doper, as some critics allege, but he was also very likely a better cyclist, too. And his accomplishments are as legitimate as any number of other Tour winners over the years (many? most? almost all?).
Floyd Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour victory for doping, was asked once if Armstrong was a fraud. "Well, it depends on what your definition of fraud is," he answered. "I mean it — look, if he didn't win the Tour, someone else that was doped would have won the Tour. In every single one of those Tours."
Moreover, nothing can ever strip from me the pleasure and excitement of watching some of those Tours on TV. I certainly don't feel "cheated."
So carry on with the hand-wringing over Armstrong's revelations for as long as you like. But those were some victories.


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Students Join Inter-seminary Ventures
SVOTS students are sharing their faith and seminary experience with students from several theological schools—both Orthodox Christians and also adherers of other faiths. This fall, our students renewed their participation in the Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement (OISM) and the Inter-Seminary Dialogue (ISD), two organizations that enrich and sharpen their theological perspective and witness.
OISM—initially organized in the 1960s to foster closer relationships between students of canonical Orthodox seminaries in the United States and Canada—was revived in 2003. The New York metro area ISD began in the 1950s and includes students from about eight Christian and Jewish seminaries.
Monk Kilian (Sprecher), third-year student at St. Vladimir's, has adapted the Pauline phrase, "There is neither Jew nor Greek…" (Gal 3:28) to his new role as President of OISM. "There is neither 'Slav nor Greek,' " he reflects. "This is what we seminarians learn as we interact with each other and learn about each other's liturgical and cultural traditions."
Having participated in the group for the past three, years, Fr. Kilian was elected president at the Spring 2010 meeting of the society. "Being president means that I will interface with student representatives from all member seminaries: Holy Cross School of Theology in Boston; Holy Trinity in Jordanville, New York; St. Tikhon's in South Canaan, Pennsylvania; St. Herman's in Kodiak, Alaska; Christ the Saviour in Johnston, Pennsylvania; St. Sophia Seminary in South Bound Brook, St. Andrew College in Winnipeg, Canada; and our own St. Vladimir's.
"I also will oversee and arrange things for our meeting each semester. Each member school of OISM takes a turn hosting the other seminaries, providing an opportunity for fellowship and for learning about each other's traditions and histories."
In Fall 2010, Christ the Saviour Seminary hosted the OISM gathering, September 24–26. In addition to students from the host school and St. Vladimir's, seminarians from Holy Cross, Holy Trinity, St. Sophia, and St. Tikhon's seminaries gathered to reflect on the theme, "Living Out Our Theology." Metropolitan Nicholas, primate of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Archdiocese of the U.S.A., who could not be present at the meeting, sent a message of welcome to the seminarians, which was read by Fr. Nicholas Ferencz.
St. Vladimir's Seminary will host the next OISM meeting on February 25–27, 2011, and Fr. Kilian is looking forward to holding it on our campus. " 'OISM' is for everyone," he said. "I am encouraging married students and female students to attend our meetings."
Second-year seminarians, Basil (Kevin) Fritts and Sarah Johnson planned the first ISD session of the fall semester, hosted on our campus October 21. Seminarian Basil launched the evening with a Power Point presentation, posing questions meant to spark a discussion about the relationship between faith and science, within the students' respective faith traditions. The topic was part of the more general theme for this year, "Religious Traditions Encounter Modernity."
"What is ISD?," rhetorically asks Seminarian Basil. "It is an opportunity for St. Vladimir's seminarians to learn how other Christians and various bodies of Jews live their faith. Students at seminaries all over New York City come together to discuss topics of interest for the purpose of learning and sharing our unique perspectives with each other.
"Who should come?," he continues. "Everyone is welcome, obviously! Learning about the perspectives and practices of other faiths is particularly helpful for military chaplains, hospital chaplains, and parish priests in mixed faith communities—and where in America doesn't that exist? So, ISD is for all of us, really."
Read more about student life on the Student Council and Students Speak pages of our Website.


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Beats me. Maybe reverse the mod (easy enough to do), assess the stock fit, and go from there?
Someone stole my signature.
i guess the pin slot is way a little too deep, and also maybe my shaft is shorter than normal,...
Are you sure that this isn't just a bad dream? Maybe you should pinch your output shaft.
Someone stole my signature.
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I would start at 1/2 turn from tight and see how you like it but its all about playing round to get it how you want it...peace
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No worries i had no problems with fitting mine but do play around with the slipper and find the sweet spot for your driving style....peace
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1/2 turn from tight, hahaha,..... only with 2s, on carpet, so this is revo spec slipper clutch, good thing i have a spare for this drive hub,.... now with 3/4 turn, hope not to break this hub, no more spare,.....
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Get the Tekno dog bone shaft....
Or just replace that drive hub part number 6888 its cheaper and they dont break very offten i have only broke 1 in over 2 years but if you have the cash do what wiz said and get tekno big bone .....peace
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Yeah the big bone will make the drivetrain more bulletproof which is sweet.....peace
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After i have gone 17mm hex with new wheels and tyres i am go to get the tekno big bone and thats as bulletproof as i can make my pede.....peace
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That fan is a monster if that does not keep the motor cool what will......peace
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Nice dude another bulletproof item on your pede ........peace
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How is that strc steering? I was going to order the exact same hoping to eliminate some slop. Looks great!!
And what fan/heatsink is that? Looks awesome!!
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for the fan and heatsnik, yes they are awesome, but you really need to do mods for this mods cause this isnt made for our motor, i just saw this on one of the forums, it tooks me 3days before i finish this, hahaha,..... cause it was my 1st time using a dremel, took 5charges of dremel before i came to this mod done,..
New updates and upgrades with my pede
bad news and good news for me,....bad news, i ordered the wrong part no. Good news i like even i got the wrong one, this is supposed to be a trencher tires mounted in desperado wheels, but what i have now are this masher tires in desperado wheels,.... i think it looks awesome anyway,.... im more happy that i surprised myself,.... lol
Also got my new Ford Raptor SVT body,.... but still undecided on what color combination and lines i want,....
And also,...... to safe guard my pede,..... Also got this T-Bone bumper and Clear Servo Guard,..... love this,.......
fresh from mail,....
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Those mashers look good! How do they run?
Like the bumper and guard too! I've got one coming as well!
Great build!
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Last edited by cooleocool; 03-22-2014 at 09:25 AM.
Its nice not to see trenchersTell us what you think of them after a few packs and love the new mods dude....peace
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YAh really love the out come of my mods,.... Thanks!!!
Its been a while since my last visit here.
My 4pede now
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Last edited by cooleocool; 03-22-2014 at 09:24 AM. Reason: Post merge & modified quote.
Awesome build so why is the Pede taken apart? Cleaning?
I like the shell dude are you going on a maintenance mission????.......peace.......
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Looks killer! Really like that green on the raptor shell. Sure it looks good in the sunlight!
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Would have been a good time to dye your chassis black.
Big Air Don't Care
Any big chain superstore should have it. Rit Dye is what you want.
Big Air Don't Care
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Anyone there who knows a metal gear set for our servo?
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The 2075 traxxas servo is plastic gears dude part number 2072 and I cant find any metal one......peace
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I don't think there is a metal gear set for the 2075 servo.
Before i saw a trend using futaba metal gear on thrre 2075 servo. I gues no one doin that mod anymore.
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walmart sells rit dye
Awsome build btw!!..
It's crazy how your esc melted right through the bottom like that!! my son and I have killed two Vxl esc's now... Did you buy a whole new vxl-3s combo? or was it replaced by warranty?
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Hahaha. Yeah. Thats goodyear.
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College gameday: How Mike Slive and the SEC machine execute
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- He's not the commissioner here, not the most powerful man in college sports. Not the man who in the last 12 years has built a brand so powerful, it has become the face of amateur sports.
He's just Mike in the early morning hours at Salem's Diner, just another guy who strolls in, grabs a mug from the counter and pours some hot Joe to start the day. Mike Slive found this gem of a hole in the wall a couple years back, a short drive from his downtown office and a place where he can sit and have an egg white omelet with a slice of rye and just be.
Where he's not talking about groundbreaking change, or the BCS or the College Football Playoff or how in the world, five years removed, Arian Foster is now saying he took money at Tennessee . He's not the SEC commissioner here.
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He's the guy who took his wife Liz to see Jersey Boys last weekend at the civic center, and man, did that bring back memories for the boy from upstate New York. He's the guy telling stories about his granddaughter Abigail, a sweet 1-year-old who means more than any run of seven straight national championships.
He's the guy who shakes your hand and invites you to sit because there's plenty of room in a two-person booth for two more.
"Isn't this place great?" Slive says, his face beaming at 6:30 am. "There's no better way to start the day."
Especially when the weekly fall Saturday grind is a few short hours ahead.
From left, SEC commissioner Mike Slive, coordinator of official Steve Shaw and longtime SEC official Dick Burleson, watch games Saturday at the league's headquarters in Birmingham, Ala. From there, they keep tabs on everything happening in the league. (Matt Hayes/SN)
This thing doesn't run on its own, you know. There aren't multi-million dollar companies tripping over themselves to do business with the Southeastern Conference because you walk in the door, flip the switch and everyone loves what you're selling.
These are the days seen by few, days that are critical to the health and well-being of a conference that has led the way in redefining the college sports brand. This is the nuts and bolts; the Saturdays when Slive is holed up in what he lovingly calls his "command center."
They're not just watching games in this windowless, 10x18 room inside the league's offices. A room with five flat screen televisions and enough state-of-the-art electronic equipment to choke a Radio Shack rep. No, they're watching a product and strengthening and protecting a brand.
It's Slive and Steve Shaw, the SEC's coordinator of officials, and Dick Burleson, a longtime SEC official, watching and analyzing every play. It's video guy Cole Cunningham, who somehow knows what every last button will do if pushed, making sure no play is lost. And it's media relations guru Chuck Dunlap manning social media -- because heaven knows, once the Twitter fire starts, you can't put it out.
There's no room for uncertainty. From the real-time text messages Shaw gets every time there's a play being reviewed, to Dunlap searching social media to gauge the pulse of the most important part of this process: you.
That's right, you. Joe Fan.
"If you don't have trust in your product, what do you have?" Shaw says.
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Slive monitors games online and on TV throughout the day. (Matt Hayes/SN)
SEC officials will miss calls; they'll make mistakes like every other human on the planet. But the difference between this conference and others, is the way the process plays out.
Exhibit A: the controversial ending to the Arizona State-Wisconsin game . So many things went horribly wrong when the Badgers couldn't get off a final play despite quarterback Joel Stave kneeling down and stopping the play with 15 seconds on the clock.
In the confusion of the moment, ASU linebacker Anthony Jones was laying on the ball, thinking there was a fumble, and delaying officials from spotting the ball. The field judge was standing over ball with 12 seconds (and counting) to play and not pulling players away to spot the ball.
The referee, meanwhile, was walking backward away from the play -- and there's not another official within 20-30 yards of the play. What results is a clear breakdown that costs Wisconsin a chance to kick a short field goal to win the game.
Compounding the problem was the Pac-12's delay in responding to the error, waiting until Monday mid-afternoon to release an official statement that the play was botched.
In the SEC's world, here's how that would have played out, from start to finish:
Once the confusion began, all seven officials would have been communicating in real-time. How, you ask? The SEC is the only FBS conference that uses headset communication devices between officials.
In those chaotic 15 seconds, each official connected to the other with a headset is invaluable. At any point in that sequence -- 15 seconds is a long time on the playing field -- officials could have agreed on a decision to spot the ball or check replay to see if the quarterback's knee was down (it was). They're 20-30 yards away, but they may as well be face to face with the headsets.
Meanwhile, in the command center, with the play stopped for review because officials can communicate instantaneously, Shaw receives a text message that a play is under review, and Slive, Shaw and Burleson would watch the replay and make a decision. Cunningham would run through video replays to stop the play frame by frame, and the group would have a clear understanding of the correct call.
Dunlap would monitor social media, and if there were an inordinate amount of questions about the call, would send a Twitter message from the league's official account and explain the process and/or decision.
They don't make final calls from the command center; calls on the field stand, no matter what. But if there were a mistake, the response from the SEC could be as soon as after Shaw talks with the referee and receives the day's debriefing at the conclusion of every game.
By that time, Shaw has video of the specific play emailed to his phone, where he can, while talking to the referee, go over the play and why the crew made the decisions they made. If there were a mistake, the response from the league certainly wouldn't be 36 hours after the fact.
There are safeguards everywhere, right down to an eighth official in the skybox monitoring the entire process. Minutes after the game, the eighth official calls Burleson to discuss the day's process and evaluate the crew.
"We don't want to leave anything to question," Slive said. "If they made the right call or if they missed the call, we want to know why and we want everything out in the open."
Says Shaw: "We're not naïve to think our guys won't make mistakes. So it's our job to give them everything they need to succeed."
Shaw knows this firsthand; he was the SEC's top ref for years, a guy who has worked numerous championship games and the one person Slive zeroed in on three years ago when he needed a replacement for Rogers Redding, who left to become the NCAA coordinator of officials.
Shaw knows the importance of offseason clinics for officials, and has beefed up the offseason training regimen and pass-fail physical standards. He has focused on the mechanics of officiating, a specific set of placement guidelines that enable officials to be in the right place at the right time.
It's all about positioning in officiating. If you're at the right spot on the field, making the call is easy. If you're out of position, the call becomes more difficult.
They're tested throughout the offseason and during the season. Two quizzes per month in the offseason and regular quizzes during the season. During the season, Cunningham mails them game cutups of the previous weeks' game -- both the television angles and coach's end zone angles -- and they meet as a crew the Friday before every game to study calls and mechanics.
"It's not unlike a player, really," says Alabama coach Nick Saban. "Those guys work hard in the offseason. They work hard at their trade. It's easy to criticize; it's a lot harder to get on the field and make that call in a split second."
Two weeks ago, during the most anticipated game of the early season, an SEC crew was faced with a decision in the most controversial rule change of the offseason: targeting. During the first half of the Alabama-Texas A&M game, Tide safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was called for targeting after hitting Aggies wideout Derel Walker.
The crew reviewed the play - it clearly was not targeting -- and made the appropriate reversal. But the impact of that call -- and the rule that suspends a player for a half if penalized for targeting -- reverberates.
Two weeks later, in the second half of a humdrum Tide victory over Colorado State, Clinton-Dix was in nearly an identical situation. And pulled up.
"See that right there?" Shaw said as the play unfolded. "We're seeing that more and more already. The players are getting it."
And some aren't. Earlier in the day, hours before Clinton-Dix pulled off a big hit, Florida safety Brian Poole was called for targeting in what appeared to be a the definition of the rule. Poole hit the Tennessee receiver head and shoulder first, and without wrapping up.
Going into a tackle with your arms at your side, Shaw says, is the unofficial red flag for the penalty. That didn't prevent Gators coach Will Muschamp from publicly questioning the rule minutes after the game.
At that point, the process kicked in. Dunlap saw the uptick in social media, and corresponding response was simple: Rule 9, Section 1, Article 3:
No player shall target and initiate contact against an opponent with the crown (top) of his helmet. When in question, it is a foul.
Nearly 18 hours after his day began at the sweet slice of heaven in the cozy Birmingham suburb of Homewood, Slive gets a call from his bride of 45 years. He's on his way home.
He'll sit down in the quiet of his living room, have a sandwich and watch a late game and highlights of the day. He'll wake up Sunday, go to temple -- the other place where he's just Mike; where he skipped the mega-clash between Texas A&M and Alabama game because of Yom Kippur and because of "what Judaism has meant to me and my family" -- and it all starts again on Monday.
This thing doesn't run on its own, you know.


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Water as a commodity
The open well close to Jakkur is a beautiful structure. It is at least 50 years old and was built in the old style of dry stone pitching. Unlike many other such wells which dotted the landscape it did not have the beautiful flight of steps sweeping in to the water level. The water was used for all domestic purpose including drinking by the farmer.
The city then crept in and farming was given up as an occupation. The land was rented out and the renters of the small rooms built on the land, drew water from the well using buckets and a pulley. Times changed and now there is a water scarcity in the city. Construction works need water and are not provided for by the piped network. Apartments have sprung up and they need enormous quantities of water. The price of water is Rs 600 for a tanker load of 6000 litres.
The well has now been 'auctioned' for Rs 15,000 a month to a water tanker operator. The more trips he makes the more money he makes. He now extracts water using a pump and has sunk a small tube-well within the open well too. Water is now a commodity and its value is Rs 100 a kilo-litre. The original users of the water now have to struggle to bring it from far off places.
The water in the well is being treated as a private resource whereas in truth it should be treated as a community property resource. In actuality a waste-water treatment plant funded by the state treats and releases waste-water into the Jakkur lake, which too has been redone with public monies. These public investments recharge the aquifer all around and keep the wells with water. The extraction of the water is however private and land-owners and tanker operators are making the money from this public investment.
The key challenge for the institutions is to regulate this withdrawal of water in a sustainable fashion and to draw enough through cess and tax to keep the ecosystem running in a condition that the lake is always full and the waste-water treated.
The true cost of water is captured when it is returned to nature at no negative impact and when the ecosystem is maintained to ensure continuous supply. Policies should be framed and laws put into place so that this outcome is realized on the ground. Public monies invested should generate public goods and not private benefits.
Recognizing and seizing such opportunities , the city should set up waste-water treatment plants in or close to all lakes, build constructed wetlands around these lakes to further improve water qualities , fill up the lakes to enhance bio-diversity and then to make full use of the recharged groundwater so that the entire city benefits.
This form of commodification of water and wastewater which benefits all people in the city as well as the ecosystem is the way forward. That would be one step in water wisdom.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Reflect on Your Learning
In this section, you will review and complete your notes on word study and fluency.
Review the notes you have taken during this workshop. Return to the Word Study Concept Chart you completed in the beginning of this session. Add any new ideas and insights about teaching word study in K-2 to the chart: What You Know, What You Do, and Challenges. In a paragraph, respond to the following questions:
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