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Boston NAACP Launches Summer Job Pipeline to Leadership Program
NAACP Training Next Generation of Civil Rights Leaders
July 2012
In July, the Boston NAACP launched the Summer Job – Pipeline to Leadership Program, aimed at preparing the next generation of civil rights leaders. The Program pays a stipend to 16 youth to work for the Boston NAACP, while also receiving leadership training. The youth, all between the ages of 14 and 20, hail from high schools throughout Greater Boston and some local colleges. The students provide a new face for civic engagement, community activism and social justice.
"In July, we put out a call on Facebook for youth to support our street team, distributing NAACP materials," said Supreme Richardson, Boston NAACP's Community Coordination Chairman. "Within hours we received over 75 inquiries of parents and youth seeking jobs or volunteer opportunities, which showed there was a demand for summer jobs." The Boston NAACP then reached out to Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino for help in securing the funds to create summer jobs. Within days, the Mayor enthusiastically responded and helped the branch to secure a $25,000 grant to hire youth.
"Based on the Mayor's assistance and some very committed volunteers, we decided to morph the program into a summer job and leadership development program," said Michael Curry, Boston NAACP President. "We understand that our community not only needed summer jobs for youth but also a program that engaged them on models of black leadership, race and racism, effective advocacy, community mobilization and the various issues."
Youth Accomplishments
Within the first four weeks of the seven week summer program, the students have registered over 350 residents of Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan to vote, and often engaged residents in the importance of voting. Their non-partisan voter registration efforts are part of the Boston NAACP's "This Is My Vote" Campaign, intended to increase voter registration and participation in Boston's communities of color. They are also trained in emergency preparedness and health disparities. The Youth will soon take to the streets to engage residents on the risks of a disaster or a pandemic and on disparate health conditions that plague our communities. "In a short time, we have realized just how important youth can be to influencing policy, changing attitudes and raising awareness," said Herb Lozano, Youth Director for the summer program. Herb is entering his senior year at Norfolk State University and anticipates a B.A. in Communications and Journalism. "We are making a difference, and I get an opportunity to gain some practical experience in my field," said Herb.
In terms of leadership, the students have participated in trainings on public speaking, personal branding, canvassing, civic engagement, NAACP and Civil Rights history, mass incarceration, race and racism, conflict resolution, resume writing, event planning, as well as marketing and promotions and ethics. "Our hope is to expose these young men and women to the basic building blocks for effective leadership," said Cheryl Clyburn Crawford, 2nd Vice President of the Boston NAACP and Administrator for the program. "What does it take to be an effective Black leader, and what are the pitfalls? That's what we want these kids to understand."
Anti-Violence Rally Planned
The students are planning an anti-violence rally for the summer with a focus on impacting the culture of violence in our communities. They were charged with finding ways to get other kids to influence the actions of their adult family members. "We know that youth have the power to transform families and influence behavior, which is essentially a cultural revolution," said President Curry. "That model works for all communities and all races in a society increasingly impacted by senseless violence."
The Youth are also shadowing the Boston NAACP leadership and recently participated in a meeting with the U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz and the Boston FBI regarding discrimination, hate crimes and diversity. Youth will attend upcoming meetings with the Department of Labor, the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory (NEIDL) and the Boston City Council.
As we turn on the news this evening and continue to see images of young black and brown boys and, recently, girls being murdered or arrested for crimes, it is important to show another side of the youth in our community. These kids represent the majority of youth of color—talented, eager to learn, curious and demanding a role in improving our city.
Upcoming Events and Trainings:
Financial Literacy Training - Book "I Got Bank" by Teri Williams, One United Bank, Tuesday, August 14, 9:00am – 10:45am
Youth Anti-Violence Rally (Malcolm X Park), Saturday, August 18, 11:00am – 3:00pm
Boston FBI Presentation, Tuesday, August 14, 11:00 am – 12:30pm
HIV/AIDS Training, Friday, August 17, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Tour & Discussion with Boston Globe, Monday, August 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Note: The program participants work out of the Boston NAACP office, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 12:00pm – 5:00pm, and Saturdays 10:00am – 3:00pm.
About Boston's NAACP
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. The Boston Branch is the first chartered branch, established in 1911.
Michael Curry, NAACP
Posted: August 13, 2012 Nancy J Conrad
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For a current in a long straight solenoid N- and S-poles are created at the two ends. Among the following statements, the incorrect statement is
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The tablet PC ECDIS, an excellent tool in the today's navigation.
In my time working with ECDIS training, I realized that introduction of the ECDIS product (and sole use of ENC´s) has created a negative side effect; it has simply reduce the navigation officers time spent on study of the map itself.
There are of cause several reasons to that. One is generally too high confidence in the grounding alarm function in the ECDIS, another is simply because it is so easy to open and use a new route, and of course the ENC are more expensive than a conventional paper chart. The both reasons is alarming, especially as we know the grounding alarm in ECDIS is insufficient due to too large distance between depth curves (see post).
It is clear to me that increased study of the ENC map is essential using ECDIS as sole navigation tool. Lack of time spent on study the ENC map is a serious problem that all ECDIS operators should be concerned about.
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Such unit can of course not play a role as an full ECDIS on board,
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4 Committee discussion
4 Committee discussion
4.1 The appraisal committee reviewed the data available on the clinical and cost effectiveness of cetuximab, having considered evidence on the nature of recurrent or metastatic squamous cell cancer of the head and neck (SCCHN) and the value placed on the benefits of cetuximab by people with the condition, those who represent them, and clinical experts. It also took into account the effective use of NHS resources.
Clinical effectiveness (NICE technology appraisal guidance 172)
4.2 The committee reviewed the evidence available on the clinical effectiveness of cetuximab as presented in the company's submission and the evidence review group's (ERG's) report. It noted that there was only 1 relevant randomised controlled trial that compared cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy with chemotherapy alone in patients with recurrent or metastatic SCCHN (the EXTREME trial). The committee noted that few of the patients included in the clinical trial were from the UK although many were from other European countries. It was also aware of the ERG's concern that the patients in the trial appeared younger and fitter, on the basis of a higher Karnofsky performance status (KPS), than patients in UK clinical practice. Therefore, there was some uncertainty about whether the benefits of cetuximab would be seen in patients with this condition in the UK. Additionally, the committee heard from the clinical experts that most patients presenting with recurrent or metastatic SCCHN in the UK were older and had poorer general health than those recruited to the trial. However, patients for whom platinum-based chemotherapy would be considered appropriate were more likely to be of a similar age and performance status to those in the EXTREME trial. Overall, the committee accepted the evidence from the clinical experts that the results of the EXTREME trial would be applicable to the UK population.
4.3 The committee discussed the reported results from the clinical trial. It noted that the company had presented results for the total population of the trial and for a number of pre-planned subgroups. It noted the statistically significant improvement in overall survival associated with cetuximab in the total population represented in the trial. The committee was aware that, in the pre-planned subgroup analyses, only tumour location showed a significant interaction with treatment, suggesting greater effectiveness in tumours in the oral cavity. The committee heard from the clinical experts that patients with tumours in the oral cavity have a relatively favourable prognosis compared with the average prognosis for recurrent or metastatic SCCHN. The experts were not aware of any biological reason for cetuximab to be more clinically effective in oral cavity tumours. The committee accepted that the trial showed the efficacy of cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic SCCHN, but it was not persuaded that the evidence supported using the subgroup estimate for clinical effectiveness in the economic model.
4.4 The committee reviewed the additional cost-effectiveness analyses submitted by the company for additional subgroups based on age (younger than 65 years) and KPS (KPS of 90 or more and KPS of 80 or more). It was aware that the pre-planned subgroup analyses in the clinical study presented results for patients with a KPS of 80 or more (rather than 90 or more) and for patients who were younger than 65 years, but subgroups combining age and KPS were not included. The committee noted the concerns raised by the ERG about the validity of the modelled overall survival gains for the additional subgroup and whether the number of patients included was sufficient to provide robust evidence of efficacy. It was therefore not persuaded that the evidence provided by the company supported the predicted life years gained for the combined age and KPS subgroup. On this basis, the committee concluded that the estimates of cost effectiveness for the subgroup of patients who were younger than 65 years with a KPS of 90 or more could not be considered reliable.
4.5 The committee discussed the adverse effects of cetuximab treatment. It noted that the incidence of severe adverse events in the cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy group and the platinum-based chemotherapy only group were generally similar with the exception of acne and acneiform dermatitis, which were reported only for the cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy group. The clinical experts and a patient expert advised the committee that the adverse events reported for the trial were consistent with those seen in clinical practice when cetuximab had been used for locally advanced SCCHN and colorectal cancer.
Cost effectiveness (NICE technology appraisal guidance 172)
4.6 The committee discussed the cost effectiveness of cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy compared with platinum-based chemotherapy alone. It was aware that the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) presented by the company for the base-case and pre-planned subgroup analyses were substantially higher than those normally considered to be an acceptable use of NHS resources. In addition, the committee noted the concerns raised by the ERG about extrapolation of the trial results to estimate survival in the economic model, and the uncertainty about the number of patients available for analysis in each of the pre-planned subgroups. The committee noted the exploratory analyses done by the ERG using alternative assumptions and parameters in the economic model. The committee concluded that there remained considerable uncertainty around the results of the company's analyses, and that it was plausible that the true cost-effectiveness estimate for cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy would be even higher than that presented by the company.
End-of-life considerations (NICE technology appraisal guidance 172)
4.7 The committee considered supplementary advice from NICE that should be taken into account when appraising treatments that may extend the life of patients with a short life expectancy, and that are licensed for indications that affect small numbers of people with incurable illnesses. For this advice to be applied, all the following criteria must be met:
The treatment is indicated for patients with a short life expectancy, normally less than 24 months.
There is sufficient evidence to indicate that the treatment offers an extension to life, normally of at least an additional 3 months, compared with current NHS treatment.
No alternative treatment with comparable benefits is available through the NHS.
The treatment is licensed or otherwise indicated for small patient populations.
In addition, when taking these criteria into account, the committee must be persuaded that the estimates of the extension to life are robust and that the assumptions used in the reference case economic modelling are plausible, objective and robust.
4.8 The committee discussed whether cetuximab, in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic SCCHN, fulfilled the criteria for consideration as a life-extending, end-of-life treatment. It considered the criteria only in relation to the estimate of overall survival for the cohort population because it did not consider the subgroup data to be robust (see sections 4.3 and 4.4). The committee noted from the EXTREME trial that life expectancy for patients treated with chemotherapy alone was unlikely to be more than 24 months and could be as low as 7 months. It observed that the trial data suggested that cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy extended median survival by 2.7 months compared with platinum-based chemotherapy alone. The committee was concerned about the uncertainty associated with this estimate because of the wide confidence interval. It was also aware that the predicted life years gained from the economic modelling for this group was 0.187, reflecting a gain in overall survival of approximately 2.2 months. The committee therefore did not consider that this estimate of gain in overall survival was in keeping with the criteria relating to extension of life or that the addition of cetuximab represented a marked change from current treatment for SCCHN.
4.9 The committee also understood that an estimated 3,000 people in England and Wales are diagnosed with recurrent or metastatic SCCHN every year. However, based on the evidence from clinical experts, cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy would be appropriate for only a small proportion of these patients (that is, those whose disease was unsuitable for local treatment and who were well enough to have platinum-based chemotherapy). However, the committee understood that it should take into account the cumulative population for each product in considering the strength of any case, for justifying decisions which employ, in whole or part, the supplementary criteria for appraising life-extending, end-of-life treatments. It noted that cetuximab was licensed for a number of other indications involving much larger patient groups.
4.10 In summary, the committee was not persuaded that the use of cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy fulfilled all the criteria to be considered as a life-extending, end-of-life treatment. It came to this conclusion taking into account the importance of supporting the development of innovative treatments licensed for small groups of patients who have an incurable illness.
4.11 The committee concluded that cetuximab, given in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic SCCHN, could not be recommended as a cost-effective use of NHS resources. The committee noted that some people may be currently having cetuximab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for this indication, and recommended that these people should have the option to continue treatment until they and their clinician consider it appropriate to stop.
Cancer Drugs Fund reconsideration
4.12 This appraisal was a Cancer Drugs Fund reconsideration of NICE's technology appraisal guidance on cetuximab for the treatment of recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. At its first reconsideration meeting, the committee considered the company's submission that:
included only the oral cavity cancer subgroup
included a patient access scheme that would have provided a simple discount to the list price of cetuximab (this scheme was subsequently replaced by a commercial access agreement between the company and NHS England [see 'price' in section 2 for more details])
addressed some of the committee's preferred assumptions (see section 4.6).
The committee also considered the ERG's critique of the company's reconsideration submission and the ERG's exploratory analyses.
4.13 At its second reconsideration meeting, the committee considered the company's responses to the appraisal consultation document, specifically:
additional 5‑year survival data for the oral cavity cancer subgroup from the EXTREME trial
a new economic analysis based on the updated trial data
a revised patient access scheme providing a further discount to that considered at the first meeting.
The committee also considered the ERG's critique of the company's responses to the appraisal consultation document and the ERG's exploratory analyses.
Cetuximab in the clinical management of head and neck cancer
4.14 The committee heard from the clinical experts that the EXTREME trial population represented patients who would be offered cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy in the UK. The clinical experts also noted that the comparator used in the trial is the standard of care in the UK, although the clinical effectiveness of cisplatin plus fluorouracil was not studied in clinical trials before being introduced into clinical practice. The clinical experts stated that cetuximab is used according to the protocol described in the EXTREME trial in their clinics, and that they have seen similar outcomes to the trial. However, they noted that they were aware of other clinicians using different dosing protocols in the UK. At the second meeting, the Cancer Drugs Fund clinical lead provided anecdotal evidence that cetuximab is always given weekly with chemotherapy, but that it may be given every 1 or 2 weeks during the maintenance phase. If it is given every 2 weeks, the dose is doubled so that the overall cumulative dose remains the same. This regimen is not consistent with that set out in the summary of product characteristics for cetuximab. The committee heard from the company that there are no data available on the clinical effectiveness of this regimen in people with SCCHN, but that it is safe in people with colorectal cancer. The committee concluded that cetuximab should be appraised according to the regimen set out in the summary of product characteristics but it supported the potential advantages in studying different dosing regimens.
Subgroup analysis
4.15 The committee noted that the company had based its submission on a subgroup of patients with oral cavity cancer. It also noted that, in its earlier deliberations, it had not been persuaded that the estimate from the subgroup was sufficiently reliable for use in the economic model. The company argued that, in the EXTREME trial, these patients had a poorer prognosis and gained greater benefit from cetuximab than the overall population of the trial. It noted that at the 2‑year cut‑off in the trial, cetuximab increased median overall survival by 6.6 months in patients with tumours of the oral cavity compared with an increase of 2.7 months in the whole population of the trial. The results for median progression-free survival were also better in the oral cavity cancer subgroup than in the whole trial population (3.3 months compared with 2.3 months). However, the committee noted that the subgroup was small (n=88) compared with the whole trial population (n=442), adding to the uncertainty inherent when considering estimates of effectiveness based on subgroup data. The clinical experts at the meeting confirmed that, in the EXTREME trial, patients with tumours in the oral cavity had a poorer prognosis than people with tumours in other locations. They also confirmed that, before the EXTREME trial, no other treatments had been shown to be of benefit in clinical trials in this patient group. This suggested an unmet need in this patient group, who were often older and had comorbidities. However, the experts were not aware of a biological mechanism that could explain why cetuximab would differ in its relative effects between different tumour types. The committee also discussed the additional published evidence on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) overexpression in SCCHN that the company had provided after consultation. The committee concluded that it was possible that cetuximab might have greater benefits in oral cavity tumours but that the evidence in support of this was limited.
Progression-free and overall survival from the EXTREME trial
4.16 The committee noted that the company's new model, submitted after consultation, used 5‑year survival data from the oral cavity cancer subgroup of the EXTREME trial directly to estimate progression-free survival and overall survival in both trial arms (that is, it did not use any survival curve fitting). The committee noted that the difference in mean overall survival seen with cetuximab after 5 years of follow‑up was similar to the difference in median overall survival seen after 2 years. It also noted that the difference in mean progression-free survival after 5 years was increased compared with the median progression-free survival after 2 years. The ERG noted that only 1 patient in the cetuximab plus chemotherapy arm of EXTREME remained event free at 5‑year follow‑up. The ERG argued that this patient alone contributed substantially to the mean progression-free and overall survival benefit, and that this could influence the results in favour of cetuximab plus chemotherapy. The ERG had attempted to adjust the survival analyses to take into account the 'long tail' associated with patients who remained event free. Taking this adjustment into account, the ERG estimated slightly shorter progression-free and overall survival values. The company disputed this approach, arguing that this patient also contributed to cumulative costs as well as quality-adjusted life-year gains. The committee noted that although patients whose disease responds extremely well to treatment are not uncommon in clinical trials, the extraordinary response seen in this single patient added to the uncertainty in the estimates resulting from the oral cavity cancer subgroup.
4.17 The ERG noted that the company had not supplied detailed clinical trial data in its response to consultation to allow for an analysis of survival after disease progression in the new model. However, the ERG was able to estimate the mean post-progression survival gain attributable to cetuximab plus chemotherapy from the difference between the mean overall survival and mean progression-free survival. This indicated that more than a third of the overall survival benefit may come after disease progression. The ERG believed that this is uncommon in trials of advanced cancer treatments with chemotherapy, in which the disease more often reverts to following the typical progressive disease trajectory, independent of the choice of previous treatment. The committee noted that at its first reconsideration meeting, the clinical experts had considered some survival gain after disease progression to be plausible because of the potential immune effects of cetuximab and a lower disease burden because of tumour response. However, the committee concluded that even if this were the case, the extent of survival gain after disease progression was uncertain.
Choice of utility values
4.18 The committee noted that after consultation, the company had estimated utilities based on quality-of-life data from the oral cavity cancer subgroup of the EXTREME trial, rather than the full trial population. It had, however, noted in the first committee meeting that the questionnaire used did not include a measure of adverse events. The data were converted to utilities using an algorithm. The company used the same utility estimates for both treatment arms in the post-progression health state, but different utility estimates for both treatment arms in the pre-progression health state. The ERG considered that the data from the EXTREME trial did not allow for reliable utility estimates for the 2 treatment arms. It stated that there was no justification for not using a common utility estimate for the pre-progression health state. The committee heard from the company that its quality-of-life questionnaire, on which its utility estimates were based, was not mandatory and was most likely to have omitted the most sick patients. When the ERG used a common utility value for both treatment arms, the ICER increased. The committee noted that, contrary to the implications of the company's utility values, adverse events were more frequent for patients having cetuximab than for those having standard therapy in the oral cavity subgroup. The committee concluded that the pre-progression utility value used by the company may have resulted in an ICER for cetuximab that was too low, and that it preferred the approach taken by the ERG.
Drug acquisition costs
4.19 The ERG identified an error in the method used to calculate drug costs in the company's new model, submitted after consultation. Correcting this error resulted in an increase in the number of vials used per patient session and a corresponding increase in the ICER. The company did not provide details of the body surface area (BSA) measurements from the oral cavity cancer subgroup in its response to consultation. It had previously considered that the mean BSA in EXTREME was lower than that of people with head and neck cancer in the UK. The ERG re‑estimated the drug doses based on the mean value and the distribution seen in BSA in a UK audit of people with head and neck cancer. It also applied an adjustment for gender ratio based on the EXTREME trial. Cetuximab is available in 100‑mg vials; these adjustments suggested that 7 to 8 vials are needed for initial dosing, and 4 to 5 vials are needed for each subsequent dose. Adjusting for vial wastage also increased the drug costs by an estimated 11%. These adjustments resulted in a higher ICER for cetuximab than that in the company's base case. The committee concluded that the ERG's corrected calculation, including its adjustments, provided a better estimate of the costs of treatment for patients in the NHS.
Treatment administration costs
4.20 The committee noted the company has collected evidence in the UK that suggests cetuximab may be given less often in the maintenance phase than the standard weekly dosing regimen used in the EXTREME trial. However, the committee and ERG agreed that it is not clear how this is managed in terms of the total dose administered per cycle, the extent of this dosing in practise and how different regimens affect treatment outcomes. The ERG considered that it was not appropriate to model the patient survival outcomes reported in the EXTREME trial while also reducing treatment administration costs; this fails to consider how variations in treatment intensity and dose timing may affect treatment effectiveness. The committee noted that EXTREME is the only source of evidence relevant to the small subgroup being considered, and that the trial used weekly dosing. It agreed with the ERG that there was too much uncertainty attached to this deviation in dosing regimen to warrant its inclusion in the cost-effectiveness analysis, and that only the standard weekly dosing regimen should be included in the analysis.
4.21 The committee noted that the company had not applied standard discounting to the new base case; the company explained that it did not consider this to be a major limitation, given the short time horizon of the model (5 years). The committee concluded that discounting should be applied to the revised base case, noting that this would have only a small effect on the ICER.
End-of-life considerations
4.22 The committee considered the advice about life-extending treatments for people with a short life expectancy in NICE's final Cancer Drugs Fund technology appraisal process and methods. The committee noted that, at 5‑year follow‑up in EXTREME, the mean life expectancy of people with oral cavity cancer was less than 24 months. It also noted that the difference in mean survival was similar to the difference in median survival seen after 2 years (that is, 6.6 months). The committee was aware of the uncertainty surrounding the magnitude of the survival benefit because of the limited number of people included in the oral cavity cancer subgroup. Nonetheless, despite this uncertainty, the committee agreed that it was plausible that the survival benefit in the subgroup was larger than that in the whole population. It therefore concluded that all of the end-of-life criteria were met for people with oral cavity cancer treated with cetuximab.
4.23 The committee discussed the most plausible ICER for cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy compared with platinum-based chemotherapy alone. To protect the level of discount, the ICERs including the patient access scheme were considered commercial in confidence and cannot be presented here. The committee went on to discuss the range of cost-effectiveness estimates. It highlighted that:
There remained some uncertainty about the clinical-effectiveness evidence for cetuximab in oral cavity cancer, particularly because of the small subgroup size in the EXTREME trial (see section 4.15).
The committee preferred common utility values, as used by the ERG (see section 4.18).
It would have preferred drug costs to be estimated using the BSA values from the UK audit study, with adjustment for the gender ratio (see section 4.19).
The committee assumed that the oral cavity subgroup data were accurate, and that cetuximab was indeed more effective in this subgroup. On this basis, it agreed that the most plausible ICER would need to be based on correct estimates of drug costs and with common utilities for pre-progression health states in both arms of the model. The committee took into account the clinical- and cost-effectiveness evidence for cetuximab in patients with oral cavity cancer, including the discount in the revised patient access scheme. Using this, it concluded that the most plausible ICER for cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy compared with platinum-based therapy alone was above the range that would normally be considered cost effective if the end-of-life criteria apply. In addition, the uncertainties around this estimate, principally arising from the reliability of the estimation of clinical effectiveness in the subgroup, were too great to allow it to recommended cetuximab for routine use.
4.24 Subsequent to the committee meeting, a commercial access agreement was negotiated with NHS England. This arrangement was sufficient to reduce the ICER so that cetuximab could be recommended as a cost-effective use of NHS resources for the treatment of cancer starting in the oral cavity.
Summary of appraisal committee's key conclusions
Appraisal title: Cetuximab for treating recurrent or metastatic squamous cell cancer of the head and neck
Key conclusion: Cancer Drugs Fund reconsideration
Cetuximab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy is recommended as an option for treating recurrent or metastatic squamous cell cancer of the head and neck in adults only:
The committee discussed the most plausible incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) for cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy compared with platinum-based chemotherapy alone. To protect the level of discount, the ICERs including the patient access scheme were considered commercial in confidence and cannot be presented here. Based on the clinical- and cost-effectiveness analyses, including the discount in the revised patient access scheme, the committee considered that the most plausible ICER for cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy compared with platinum-based therapy alone was above the range that would normally be considered cost effective if the end-of-life criteria apply and so could not recommend it for routine use. A subsequently negotiated commercial access agreement reduced this ICER to the extent that cetuximab could be recommended as a cost-effective use of NHS resources for the treatment of cancer starting in the oral cavity.
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My sister the luddite, and her Galaxy S7
Being the nerd in the family means you're surprised when someone near you jumps up and buys a phone on day one.
I have always been the tech nerd in the family. It didn't really matter what it was, I wanted to know everything about it. When phones started to get interesting for me — which was back in the days of the microPDA-esque LG enV2 — I started jumping from phone to phone every couple of months and never looked back. Most of my family has known me as the guy to talk to when it comes to smartphones for a while now, but my sister has never really cared about this stuff. She has owned her fair share of smartphones, but it was always based on price or convenience and usually had no research behind the purchase.
This year my sister not only purchased a Samsung Galaxy S7, but she woke herself up at 4am to make sure she was one of the first to pre-order it. Somehow, Samsung's marketing machine had shifted my fairly tech illiterate sister from a disinterested consumer to an early adopter.
As a mother of two little ones and the wife of a Naval officer — on top of actively pursuing her own career — my sister has plenty of things to care about that aren't smartphones. It's easy to look at her doing things like buying an LG G3 weeks before the G4 was launched and wanting to scream, but the truth is that's how a lot of people shop for phones. The stuff that has been recently marked down and maybe comes with a free car charger or some kind of buy-one-get-one deal — those are the phones a significant chunk of the U.S. smartphone buyers go for. It's inconceivable to smartphone nerds, especially when the person doing the shopping has a history of breaking her screen or drowning her phone in pools and toilets. I love my sister to death, but she is absolutely the Snapchat-wielding, Facebook-browsing, texting-while-driving smartphone user I don't hesitate to look down on as I grip whatever shiny new phone I'm using this week. That probably says more about me than anything else, and I accept that.
She didn't get bogged down by things like a launcher that doesn't sort alphabetically by default or how many pre-installed Verizon apps she was never going to use.
My sister's excitement for the Galaxy S7 started with Samsung Pay. She'd seen the commercials, and any excuse to leave her wallet locked in the car while she and the kids wandered around town sounded like a dream. If all she needed was the phone in her back pocket — yeah, she does that too — how cool would that be?
On the verge of an upgrade, she was already leaning towards Samsung. Days away from pulling the trigger on a Galaxy S6, Mobile World Congress happened. She saw Verizon announce a pre-order for this new phone, with Samsung Pay and an even better camera, and was sold. She saw the offer for a free Gear VR if she pre-ordered, and that was all it took to set her schedule to wake up early to make the purchase.
Verizon Wireless was one of two carriers that decided to start shipping the Galaxy S7 before the street date, so she got the phone early and had some time to dive in and get to know it before she saw me again. In fact, as of this writing she's spent more time with the Galaxy S7 than I have. She has already discovered things like double-tapping the home button to launch the camera, set up Samsung Pay and used it anywhere and everywhere she could, and can't get enough of how well the display works in direct sunlight. She didn't get bogged down by things like a launcher that doesn't sort alphabetically by default or how many Verizon apps were pre-installed that she was never going to use. When I asked, she told me she just put those apps in a folder and never used them, just like she did with every other phone she's ever had. All she really cared about was how fast it was, how nice the screen was, and how well the camera worked, all of which routinely impressed her.
The only thing she wasn't totally thrilled with was the accessories. Her local Verizon Wireless store didn't stock anything for the Galaxy S7 before the street date, and was downright aggressive about how she got the phone early and why she was allowed to use it in public. After getting over this shock, the store associate told her they had no cases for her and then sold her a screen protector for the Galaxy S6. They even applied it for her in the store, and as you can imagine it looks absolutely terrible. Knowing she needed something to protect this phone, she didn't ask a ton of questions until I saw how awful the thing looked on her phone. Fortunately, it's much easier now to get a hold of some decent screen protectors and cases for the Galaxy S7.
It never occurred to me that my sister, who I have watched more than once huddle in shade to read a text message on an iPhone 4S with a broken screen, could teach me something about the phones I use every day. There's a whole world of people using things differently from the way the nerds use them, and that's okay. In fact, many companies are counting on it. I always knew that Samsung's ads weren't aimed at me, but I'd never seen those ads convert a user right in front of me.
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- Hammonds House Museum and Resource Center of African American Art is a fine art museum housed in an Eastlake-style Victorian structure complete with spacious gardens. Believed to be built around 1865, Hammonds House Museum is one of the three oldest houses in the West End. It has many period architectural accents and 19th century antique furnishings that provide timeless character.
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Our business model was to offer many different and diverse items selling at a range of price points so that we would be accessible to everyone – being american handcrafted does not have to mean expensive.
Over the years we've become part of a unique community of friends, neighbors and artists. ARTFUL currently represents over 100 artists who live and work in the United States, including many local artists.


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Half-Baked Potato Egg
Broader at one end than the other, uneven patternings and knobby
stipplings along the surface conspire to give this egg a lumpy,
off-balance look. Russet brown forms the base, a solid grounding,
secure in its place. Yet, shadowy whorls open unexpectedly in spots,
one paired set showing pale white in the center: eyes with which to
see, to grow. Rich loam caps the narrowed end, but through it snake
lines of verdant green, reaching, striving—this one will not easily
be eaten.
Half-Baked Potato Egg buckles and dirt-brown shards ripple to the sand
as its dragonet emerges, slowly unfolding himself — backwards —
and comes tail-first into the world. And what a tail it is!
Mellow Sundance-Bronze Dragonet
He's a long, lean drink of water, this laid-back dragonet; neither
muddied nor tarnished, browny-bronze hue crests liquidly over his
crane of neck and all the way down to oversized paws. Nor is he
shadowed; it's the warm reflections of a sun-dappled stream that dance
paler overtones under his belly and over his wingsails, shimmering and
shifting to a true gold at fingersails' very tips. Wide-set eyes
regard the world in a sidelong fashion, intrepidly aware.
A beginning of calm; a wellspring of joy that builds in your mind as
you are drowned in sensation. He is like cool water after the parch
of the desert; the thirst unrelieved that is suddenly quenched with
pools of love and waves of wonder. A ripple; and then an impetuous
tsunami of all the acceptance that you will ever need and could ever
hope to want. Through the incoming tide comes a clear voice, alive
with rapture:
» My name is Ranjith! «
Wolf: Protection, wise, hunting, cunning, intelligent, strong, gregarious, courageous, mysterious.
Mustang: Freedom. Horses gone wild, in all their cycles and seasons, and gloriously silhouetted aganist the horizon.
Ranjith's name comes from the Asian translator in Pegasus in Flight — it's strong, a little quirky, and pretty darn cool. Sound familiar?
Ferdinand the Bull was a rather misunderstood creature whose run-in with the bee caused him to be considered something he was not: momentary anguish perceived as unrelenting rage. And all he wanted to do was sit and smell the flowers. Just sit. Just smell. Just flowers.
Lesson? Be careful where you rest your rump.
Oh, Ranjith's a jaunty, kick-back, laid-back bronze; aggressive? No. Sense of humor? Yes. Plus, he has that pack/herd mentality: protective of the younger set and of the wimmenfolk, whether they're larger or smaller than he is. ;)
He is a large dragon, though, and knows it, and he'll soon find that it's easy to squash poor little humans. (Hi, Magellan!) Luckily, he's also curious and good-hearted, so until he knows someone he's both curious and cautious, so he doesn't get squished something-littler-than-he (including llama-sized beasts) between his talons again. Instead, he's the sort to whuffle them over (sniff-sniff-snuffle-sniff), all big eyes and perked headknobs and up-tilted wings… and step so very carefully. Ranjith is a Nice Guy, see, and will feel ever so bad after his unfortunate accidents with his long limbs, but be warned, that doesn't mean he'll remember…
In any case, once he's been introduced or convinced it's safe to actually play / act himself because they won't get squished (shrill cries hurt his headknobs, too), watch out, world! He's effusive and wildly fun, and not beyond a lick or two. …Not to mention, he believes in paybacks when he or his rider's been crossed, the more creative, the better.
Ranjith is complex enough to play the contemplative wizard (So what if I'm itchy all the time. Use the force, my M'gel) as well as the misguided but well-intentioned apprentice (So I keep flapping my wings… *flap flap flap* *crash* …But you didn't say to stop!). He's into finding new ways of doing Things that many times only make them that much more difficult than they had to be in the first place. (Yes, let's go back to the barracks … but all the way around, with a detour by the lake…) He's also, true to his Magellan heritage, more than happy to aid you in exploring, and provides a wonderful ladder for reaching Way Up High. He and Gyrfath are likely to compare notes for double the trouble. However, weyrling days will be a cramp in world-roaming style, and afterward — well, he still has that bone-deep, blood-deep loyalty. To you. To Fort.
Ranjith retains loyalty to his wing, his Weyr, and those his rider has attached to. Right or wrong, he's for 'em, and when one clutchmate's wrasslin' with another (loyalties to both), why, he's likely to switch sides at any given moment to keep the scales balanced. If someone won, then that'd end the game, and what fun would that be? It's an odd sort of pacifism, but it works for him! (Once he's got at least a Turn or so on him and the seasons start turning into spring, he might now and again do some challenging of the higher-ups—not with dislike, but just to see how far he's come, a young colt seeing if he's ready to take on the stallions.)
A long, lean, cool drink of water, this bronze will slip as easily through shadows as through crowds. At least, he'd like to; as a hatchling, he's too clumsy to get away with easy slipping, unlike his smaller clutchmates. However, this is something he might consciously practice and try to control those big feet (imagine a big bronze tiptoeing through the tulips! :) ). Sometimes, maybe he plays ostrich: if I can't see you, you can't see me—head hidden behind a rock with the rest of him sprawled too-visibly out behind.
His coloring begins with the clear depth of browny-bronze, more liquid than earth or metal … but neither is it mud. (At least, not before he discovers The Lake.) His back and wingsails shimmer and shade with paler overtones, swirling and shifting to become a true gold at the 'endpoints' of neckridges and fingersails, his belly bears a faintly mottled shimmer, as though he stands perpetually above a sundappled stream.
Speaking of water, his mind's that way as well: clear, tangy well-water, with at times a hint of effervescence — except when he's not happy, in which case it can sour to sulfur or even muddy to full-fledged murk. Beware! If he feels an emotion, you're the one who gets to taste it. The colors of his mental signature range from that clarity, to that earthen brown, to all the ephemeral notes in between …the sky reflecting blue within the water, or the green trees, or the shimmers of dusk or dawn.
Physically, he's long-boned, not Big and Powerful so much as 'tall' and 'long', that long drink of water: basketball player, not football, but boy, he'd like to play soccer, and wouldn't it be cool if synchronized swimming were up his alley? His head rises on a true crane of a neck, and is usually held at a curious angle. Sidelong looks are his specialty, often imparting caution, but delight hides there waiting to be coaxed into the full flower of mirth. Come on, he seems to encourage, take a chance…
And, speaking of mud once again, and of taking a chance — imagine him getting all wet and then shaking and splattering water everywhere, a la his wolf totem. And, when he's nervous/upset (or, alternately, puffing up), his neck arches into a most delicious crest, sending his spinal ridges fanning like a ruff or a mane; his nostrils flare, his eyes roll, and he prances. Ranjith is here!
…And so are you. Together. Into the sunset, and beyond.
Egg credits: Kiris
Inspiration credits: Amery, Arien, Kessaly, K'lora, Lysalla, Madri, Toria


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It's no secret we love sewing with solids, but sometimes choosing colors to use and how to stash them for later can be a little overwhelming. To help us learn about using and stashing Kona Solids from Robert Kaufman, we talked to some of our favorite designers!
Carolyn Friedlander's use of color and solids in her work always inspires us to branch out and try something new. Read on to see what she had to say about her favorite colors, how she stays organized, and why Kona is her favorite solid.
How do you Stash Solids? (How much do you buy when you don't have a specific project? What's the best size to stash, etc?)
I keep solids together in their own section that I have organized by color. This makes working with them super easy. Having a couple of color cards is a must for me. I have one that I cut up and one that I keep intact. The intact card is always a great reference and overview, whereas the cut card is perfect for project and palette planning
What colors do you gravitate towards?
Pickle, Orangeade, Wasabi, Leather, Lingerie, Cantaloupe, Astral–there are so many good ones!
How do you use solids in your projects? (backgrounds, main feature, binding, etc)
I use solids any and everywhere. They're handy!
What do you love about Kona Solids?
I love the wide range of colors and the overall quality. The weight and hand are perfect.
What's one piece of advice you want to give about sewing with solids?
Kona solids are great and easy to work with. I don't usually pre-wash, but if you are using them in a way that will get handled a lot (i.e. handwork), I've found that pre-washing can help limit fraying. This tip isn't limited to Kona solids, it's handy for prints as well!
Thank you Carolyn for your tips and tricks! If you're interested in collecting all 340 Kona Solids, click here.


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You are about to take a journey that will carry you away.
This journey will take you to a distant land where the world has no say.
Its beauty will clearly be seen, its breathtaking glory one must see to believe.
This journey is not a place, it does have a loving face.
This glory is powerful for all who are there.
There are people who really care.
This journey is a forever walk with Christ, Where He will guide you and keep you safe.
This walk will be at a step-by-step pace.
I've been on this journey and I'm still there,
It's a continual walk with stumbles and snares.
One thing I've learned is that Jesus is always there,
To love me, hold me, and keep me in His tender care.
His love will clearly be shown,
Even in the times you think He left you to stand alone.
Coldwater, Mississippi


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Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Date Last Edited.
by Allen Wyatt
(last updated September 12, 2015)
Kathy asked if there was a way to insert a field in Word that displays the date that the document was last edited. The answer is a resounding yes—and no.
Word maintains a wide array of statistics related to your document. You can see most of these by displaying the Properties dialog box for the document. Many of these properties can be inserted in your document through the use of fields. The key field related to "last edited date" is the property that shows on the Statistics tab that is labeled "Modified." This date is inserted in a document through the use of the SAVEDATE field. (See Figure 1.)
Figure 1. The Statistics tab of the Properties dialog box.
There is a huge caveat here, however: Saving does not equal editing, on many different levels. First of all, if I edit a document right now, walk away from it for an hour, and then do nothing else except save it, the SAVEDATE will represent the time when I saved the document, not an hour earlier when I last edited it. In addition, if I open a document, make no changes, and simply save it right away, the SAVEDATE is updated.
Given the obvious disparity between editing and saving, one could reasonably ask why Word doesn't track when edits were last done, separate from when a document was last saved. The answer is sort of simple—there is no real way to tell when edits were last made because there is no clear understanding of what constitutes an edit. For example, most people would agree that changing a character or two in a document is an edit. How about when fields are updated in a document? Does that count as an edit? Some would say yes, and others no. How about when links are refreshed, or when a macro is run? How about when repagination is done in the background, or when the spelling and grammar checker underlines questionable words?
You get the idea. The bottom line is that it is easier for Word to simply track when a document was last saved, rather than trying to second-guess what passes for a valid edit. Provided you save your document right after you make your edits (and only then), the SAVEDATE field will reflect the last time you made edits.
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2016-08-10 23:05:35
Nice! I encountered this problem: I received an email enclosing a word file. After I downloaded and saved it to my pc, I am not able to tell when the file was last edited and saved by the sender. Could you help here please? Still better if I can see the changes made by the sender. Thanks a lot!
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