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The smartphone aftermarket is red hot these days, with U.S. carriers already diving in with greedy hands open, and Apple Retail rumored to be getting into the game as well. With new iPhones hitting the shelves every year - including rumored iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c this year - and some segment always looking to upgrade early, getting value from those trade-ins in more price-sensitive and emerging markets is just too attractive a proposition for anyone to pass up. iMore's been able to independently confirm that information about the trade-in program is making its way into retail, but Mark Gurman has a ton of details up already on 9to5Mac:
Apple is beginning final preparations to launch an iPhone trade-in program in its retail stores as soon as next month, according to sources with knowledge of the initiative. This trade-in program will allow customers that own earlier versions of the iPhone, such as the iPhone 4S, to bring the phone into an Apple Store and exchange it for a new iPhone model, like the iPhone 5, at a discounted price…
iPhone is Apple's single biggest money maker, and it makes a ton of sense that they'd want to pull as much profit out of it as possible, both by making the Apple Store the best possible place to buy (and not having to split with other retailers), and the best possible place to trade-in (and not leave any money on the table for other after-market resellers).
This is operations, it's Tim Cook's forte. Once you have the supply chain as tight as possible, the retail chain is the next most obvious goal post to move. What do you do when you have the best selling phone? Sell it better.
Apple will be briefing their retail divisions as soon as today, so more information will no doubt be forthcoming soon. In the meantime, do you typically trade-in your old iPhones when the new one becomes available? And if so, what could make Apple your go-to?
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Lunar Suicide — Suicide Girl of the Day
Lunar is a 24-year-old Suicide Girl and Burlesque dancer from South Africa who lists her occupation as "sailor." We thought every sailor looked like Popeye, but this chick is making our eyes pop out.
NAME: Lunar Suicide
LOCATION: South Africa
OCCUPATION: Sailor
CURRENT CRUSH: The man from the Old Spice advertisement.
HEROES: Walter Sisulu, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Jenyne Butterfly.
FAVORITE POSITION: 'The Sims' style.
SIGN: Gemini
I LOST MY VIRGINITY: On a boat, like a Boss!
MY DIET: Vegetarian
MY DRUG USE: Drug Free
MY KINK FACTOR: Talk dirty to me.
MY POLITICS: Politics, who cares?
MY STATUS: Not telling.
MY PIGEONHOLES: Arty, geek, gamer.
INTO: Art, Mark Ryden, Audrey Kawasaki, Lori Earley, plastic, junk.
NOT INTO: Pretentious people, online arguments.
MAKES ME HAPPY: Exploring.
MAKES ME SAD: Inequality, selfish drivers, cruelty in all shapes and forms.
HOBBIES: Pole dancing, burlesque, lomography, painting.
VICES: Hello Kitty.
I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Playing computer games, reading, dancing.
SuicideGirls is a community that celebrates alternative beauty and alternative culture from all over the world. Since 2001, tens of thousands of models have submitted millions of photos to their website hoping to become SuicideGirls.

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February Photowalk: Trim, Co. Meath22
A bit of input needed on this one so read below and share your thoughts.
Idea is to experience the sights and sounds of Trim (which I'm reliably informed is a 45 minute drive from Dublin city for anyone that's worried about it).
This can be done either one of two ways.
1. Travel to Trim on Friday 19th and on arrival, sample some of the fine beers and stouts available at one of the local haunts. (i.e. few pints, talk shite, get however pissed you want to). Photowalk the following day after a suitably hangover soothing breakfast. Anyone that doesn't fancy the Friday drive or the drinks can meet up with the rest of the hungover group on Saturday for the photowalk.
2. Travel to Trim on Saturday 20th and on arrival photowalk to take in the sights. Pints that evening if you so choose. Sleep it off in some accommodation yet to be sourced (don't worry about the details, this post will be updated) and after the same hangover soothing breakfast, take the road of your choice back home.
As far as accommodation is concerned, anyone that may wish to stay over in Trim should indicate either in a comment below or via email to me [email@example.com] so I can get an idea of numbers. As soon as I have numbers, I can check around and find out the cost involved. I'm putting a deadline of 1st February on that, so if you think you may want accommodation, tell me before then.
Update 4th Feb – Accommodation has now been sourced. Call Brogans on 046 9431237 for a B&B rate of €30 per person. Quote 'photowalk' when booking. Book early to avoid y'know, disappointment or something.
Incidentally, you can (and should) now follow the progress of this and future walks over on www.photowalk.ie
This post, as you may have noticed, is very light on details. That is quite simply because the details don't exist yet. When they do, this post will be updated with pricing, location(s) for the photowalk, maps and a breakfast menu. Maybe not the last one, but it'll be a detailed post.
So fire your comments at me. Hope to see you there!
New Year Photowalk0
For anyone that hasn't already seen the details on twitter, wave or wherever else it's been posted, 11am at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday 2nd Jan 2010. Interested in coming but don't know where it is? See below.
No need to leave a comment to indicate if you're coming or not, this post is just intended to finalise the details for anyone that's interested in coming but didn't already know the when and the where.
See you there and if not, happy new year!
When Apple products become affordable…0
Back when I originally considered building a hackintosh, I based it on a rough spec of a mac pro. Very rough. It worked out significantly cheaper and didn't seem like such a pain in the arse to get going. Idea was that I'd build it and have it for when my now 4 year old macbook pro finally bites the dust. Alas, all that's gone down the toilet today with apples announcement of a couple of new imacs. Could a purchase from apple actually be financially viable? Surely not!
Spec, but a little bit modified, is below.
27″ iMac
2.8Ghz Quad Core Intel i7
8GB ram
1TB hard drive
8x Superdrive
ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
€2,159.01 incl VAT & Shipping
2.8Ghz Quad Core Intel i7 – €262.00
8GB ram – €175.00
1TB Western Digital Green Power – €69.00
Pioneer DVD RW SATA Drive – €25.50
ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-E – €96.50
Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 – €59.00
Antec Three Hundred Midi Tower – €53.00
AXP Powersupply ATX 500W – €35.00
Copy of Snow Leopard – €29.00
€1,822.93 incl VAT
Excluding shipping, but as most or all of the above is sourced from Komplett, it can either be picked up at their Dublin pickup location for free or shipped for €15.
There's €336 in the difference, in favour of the hackintosh. Consider the following;
- The monitor in the hackintosh configuration is smaller and runs at a lower resolution. Both however are IPS panels.
- The keyboard and mouse are, at least in my opinion, far nicer with the mac.
- Cable spaghetti with the hackintosh. Putting this into an already messy apartment will add to the lovely cable clutter.
- No upgrade woes. Currently with hackintosh, there appear to be issues with upgrading. Issues that could completely screw your install.
Disadvantage of course is given that it's an sealed unit, you presumably can't upgrade it without sending it back to Apple at huge cost. So whatever you buy, you better make sure it's a decent spec. Storage, at least for me, is no issue. I'm currently coasting along nicely on the 160GB hard drive in my macbook pro. Along with that, I have a Drobo that currently has 1.4TB free on it. Also have a couple of other 1TB external drives. Not going to go short of disk space any time soon.
Hmm lets see, anything else I've missed?
Why Fly Delta?0
For a couple of reasons. First, because of a recommendation by a colleague of Julie. Best way to go apparently. Second, because they were not too far off about €90 cheaper than the Aer Lingus fare. KLM, who I'd always flown trans-Atlantic with in the past didn't even get a look in. Their fare was crazy out of this world high. We booked online, confirmed flights, selected seats and paid on the spot. All good so far.
About five or so days before our outbound journey from Dublin to New York, I logged onto the Delta website to make sure everything was in order. Little did I know the fun was about to start from right here. Everything was great outbound, but our seats had changed for the return journey. Not something so simple as sitting in a different pair of seats than the one's we'd selected during booking, our new seats were now not even on the same row. A bit strange I thought, seeing as our seats were both on the same booking. Maybe they were accounting for those couples that go to New York, have a massive argument before returning and then want to sit as far away from each other as possible. Yes, that had to be it. A quick Google showed that this is apparently a fairly common occurrence and also that a quick word with someone in the Delta call center could sort it out straight away.
The next morning (about two days before departure), I phoned the Irish number for the Delta call center. After a few minutes on hold I was put through to a friendly representative who was of absolutely no use whatsoever. "The flight has been re-scheduled, I can't change anything from here" was the response I got. "Speak to the check-in staff on your arrival at the airport, they'll be able to fix it." I thought nothing more of it as in the past, it's been a simple 'here's what happened, can you fix it?' conversation at check-in and seats get changed. No big deal.
So the big day came and we were off to Dublin airport at an hour of the morning that Julie rarely sees. I rarely see it either for that matter, only when I'm flying out to work in some far flung corner of wherever. Got to the airport, joined the check-in queue and filled out those wonderfully repetitive US immigration visa waiver forms. While our boarding passes and baggage tags were printing, I mentioned to the check-in woman about the mix up with the seats. "Oh" she started. "Oh that sometimes happens, but as the flight has been rescheduled, I can't change anything from here. You'll need to talk to a member of Delta staff when you land in JFK". Right, this is all going around the houses a bit but for now I'm willing to play along. Queue lots of waiting around, filling in more forms, being looked up and down by customs and immigration people and finally more waiting around until we boarded the flight.
Having been informed about the marvelous seat back screens and entertainment systems before booking with Delta, I was interested to see what exactly all the fuss was about. Two Delta flights later and I'm still interested to see. Nothing says trans-Atlantic flying comfort like staring at the back of a fellow passengers bald spot for six hours. The only thing in the seat back in front of me was foam and even that was coming out at the raggedy edges. So instead of being able to choose my own TV, movies and whatever else is presumably on show somewhere in airline Nirvana, I got the usual 'squint at a twelve inch screen fifteen feet away from me'. Niceties, bells and whistles aside, the plane did eventually touch down in New York's JFK.
On stepping out of the plane into the terminal building the gravity of the situation that we found ourselves in became shockingly apparent. Not only had we flown back in time by five hours, we'd also gone back thirty five years! Dear God, a time-plane-thingy! Delta's presence at JFK airport is, in a word, dated. I had to check the date on a newspaper to make sure we weren't actually in the 1970's and that my uber stylish t-shirt and boot-cut jeans combo wouldn't be ridiculed by the flowery shirt and flare wearing population of New York City. No, it was still 2009. At least it was 2009 everywhere except Delta arrivals.
We were met by the driver of our overpriced car service at the arrivals hall and before leaving, I informed him that we needed to speak to a member of Delta staff to sort out our tickets for the way back in a weeks time. A hike from the arrivals to some kind of mini departures hall ensued and when we arrived there after getting lost twice in the maze of gray concrete and garish blue and red logos, we once again joined a queue. After the Delta staff member had finished filing her nails and talking on the phone, we were called forward. A puzzled look crossed her face and for a fleeting moment, I thought she was going to respond "Delta? Who are Delta?". Instead, she said "Oh I can't do anything now as the flight has been rescheduled, you'll need to talk to the staff when you're checking in next week". I'd almost have preferred if she had reached over and slapped me across the face.
Out into the wilds of New York and the week long holiday began in earnest. Forgotten was the queuing, the blank-faced check-in women, the seat numbers and the depressing as a month long funeral airport terminal.
Alas, as it often does when you're on holidays, a week passed all too quickly…
Back to the Delta departures hall in JFK. Several deep breaths walking from the taxi to the front door and we were ready to face whatever could be thrown at us. Hang on, there aren't any check-in desks. There aren't any check-in staff. There isn't anyone to change our seat numbers. There were however two overworked looking people floating around the maze of automated check-in kiosks helping bewildered technophobe would-be passengers. Catching the attention of one of them, I inquired about the seat change. "Oh, you can change your seat when you check in using the kiosk". I can? Wait… I can? Could this be true? There's a light at the end of the tunnel? I turned and ran back to where Julie was standing with the cases, maintaining the aura of impeccable patience that surrounds her whenever we've spent 'that much' time together. Tap, tap, tap tap tap. Scan passport. Tap. Scan other passport. Then, in the corner of the screen a button appeared. "Change Seats". We both almost couldn't believe it. Pressed the button and a message popped up; "I'm sorry, you cannot change your seats because the flight has been re-scheduled."
No, I jest. Had that popped up I surely would have eaten my passport to contain the venomous bile. Instead, the helpful screen showed that no seats were available. Nothing whatsoever. Not a sausage. Instead, seats were being assigned at the gate. So, we printed the boarding cards and went to drop our bags in. My bag, admittedly stuffed to the gills with all the t-shirts, jeans and other stuff I'd bought was a bit overweight. I didn't check what the excess baggage rates were (first time in my long history of flying that I've ever gone over the limit) so I wasn't sure what to expect. $20? $50? Surely something like that. The extra seven pounds of tourist trinkets, I [heart] NY mugs, clothes and whatever else I bought cost me an extra $150 at the gate. I can only assume my jaw hit the floor as I got an unpleasant taste of my own feet on my bottom lip. Instead of going to the hassle of re-distributing weight to Julie's bag (which was just within the weight) and run the risk of undoing the delicate act of stuffing the bag I'd performed earlier on, I bit the bullet and coughed up the credit card. I will most definitely be comparing other airlines excess rates when I get home. Still possibly a good deal for the amount of stuff I bought though. Incidentally, I have found since writing this that the Aer Lingus excess baggage fee is €40 or $50. Aer Lingus apply the same weight limits as Delta.
Arrived at the gate, which was as fun and feature packed as the arrivals hall. Seriously Delta, invest some money in re-decorating the place. We were both first time visitors to the terminal at JFK airport and were completely in awe of what a poor welcome it is to one of the most amazing cities in the world. Maybe JFK is a pretty old airport and all, but that's no excuse for how the place looks. If the Delta terminal was a cardboard box, I wouldn't use it to bury a dead, rabid dog. If only out of the fear the ghost of the dog would come back and haunt me.
Nobody at the gate to even ask about the seats so instead, we went for a wander to the shop. A while later on returning to the gate, there was a member of Delta staff sitting at a small desk in front of the gate. I politely asked her about the seat mix up and she barked back "wait until your name is called, then come get your ticket". I don't think I even got the full sentence out. Ah air travel, the delight of the masses. Sat down for a while and only by chance Julie spotted the screen directly above our heads showing seats available and assigned. As soon as our names appeared on the screen I sprinted back to the desk where I was handed two boarding passes from a pre-printed stack. A pre-printed stack that had been sitting there when I first inquired about the seat change. Not to worry, I had boarding passes in hand that put us sitting next to each other for the almost six hour flight. At this stage I wasn't even bothered that they'd stuck us right at the back of the plane, I just didn't want either of us to have to spent the entirety of the flight gazing at some octogenarians family photos while being talked to death or being granted half a seat while the morbidly obese traveler next to us takes up a seat and a half. Both are woeful cliches but both happen with amazing frequency. Thankfully I'm normally only on 45 minute flights when either happen. This is why I always, without fail, bring headphones onto a flight. Even if I got nothing to plug them into. Simply tuck the end of the plug into your trouser pocket, take on a look that you're listening to music or an audio book and repeat for however long the flight takes.
Right, in seat, strapped in and shoes off. Looking forward to some food, a bit of relaxation and being in a familiar bed in seven or eight hours time. Food service started. It slowed. Slowed again. By the time it got to row forty, it had almost slowed to a crawl. Chicken. I unclipped my tray and it landed in my lap. Literally. It didn't bounce and stop an inch or two above my legs, the plastic tray met me in an uncomfortable manner. Obviously broken, I pointed it out to the flight attendant. "I can't do anything about that right now" was the gruff and to the point response. Translation – I have no intention whatsoever of doing anything at all to remedy the problem. Here's your God awful chicken, eat it on a slope and like it. In reality, I was just looking for an upgrade to business class. If I thought breaking a tray would get me that, I'd have ripped it from it's hinges and flung it out into the aisle. Sadly, someone got there before me and this one was pre-broken. I ate my questionable chicken while balancing the tray with my knees. In fact, I ate and drank everything they handed out while balancing the broken tray with my knees. I'm now the world champion in broken airline tray balancing as confirmed by the association of broken airline tray balancers. I managed to steady the tray sufficiently to compose this rant of epic proportions anyway.
Toward the end of the flight (well, I say end but there was still at least 90 minutes to go until we landed) Julie went in search of the facilities. As anyone who has traveled in a plane knows, you get probably four toilets for however many hundred people are on board. Over the space of six hours, those four toilets see quite a bit of use. However, I have on several occasions seen staff checking on the whole cleanliness situation mid way through the flight and taking the necessary steps to rectify any problems. On finding a free toilet, Julie was advised to go back and put her shoes on as 'guys have been using the toilet and it's quite messy in there'. Right, so clean it then. I'm hardly suggesting that the staff are in any way responsible for how people use the toilet, but surely they should be on hand to ensure that the toilets remain clean and somewhat acceptable to use? During the flight, a child was quite ill in one of the toilets and the only evidence of Delta interaction with the scene was one of the male flight attendants looking on with a rather disgusted face while ushering the child's father to one side so he could pass him in the aisle.
Great holiday, adequate flight, woefully bad service and ridiculously overpriced excess baggage charges. If flying with Delta has taught me one thing, it's don't fly with Delta. I hope when I write to them to point all this out that they don't offer me a voucher off my next flight. Unless of course that voucher also works with Aer Lingus, KLM, Virgin or any one of the host of other airlines I'd rather give more money to for the same flight. The only good reason I can think of flying Delta is if you're traveling for business and you want to arrive at your destination completely pissed off and ready to kick some ass in whatever business meeting you're heading into.
Left mouse button fix for Acer Aspire One AOD2505
Having googled extensively over the last couple of days and found nothing useful (but I did find several people with the same problem) I thought I'd come back and explain exactly how I sorted the problem, now that I've actually sorted it.
First things first. I bought an Acer Aspire One (D250-1924) from B&H Photo while holidaying in New York last week. Note with all the below I am referring to the integrated trackpad and mouse buttons. I do not use an external mouse or keyboard. The click in the left mouse button lasted precisely 4 days before the button would no longer click and to register a left mouse press in windows, you had to press unreasonably hard on the left mouse button. The click in the right button remained and it continued to function as expected.
Knowing well that Acer would most likely no honour a warranty claim on a US bought device in Ireland, I went about fixing it myself. Before anyone points it out, yes, this will void your warranty and I only carried out the fix because I knew what I was doing, my warranty wasn't worth toilet paper anyway and I didn't want to pay nearly half the price of the netbook again in repairs charges for something I could do myself. The photos aren't great by any means (can I have a macro mode in the iphone please?) but same goes for all of them, you can click for a bigger version.
First, take out the battery, then remove the three screws underneath it. Remove a further 7 screws from the bottom of the netbook as shown in the photo below (3 top, 4 bottom).
If you open the memory door, you'll see another screw to the top right side of the compartment. I don't know for sure if you have to remove this or not, but I did just in case.
Flip the netbook over and remove the keyboard by placing a thin flat screwdriver between it and the keyboard surround. They keyboard is secured at 5 points by clips. The approximate location of these clips are; next to the left ctrl key, just below the escape key, between the F7 and F8 keys, to the right of the delete key between delete and backspace and to the right of the page down key, as shown in photo.
I recommend unclipping them in the order of top of the keyboard to bottom as the end of the keyboard is also secured by metal pins in slots so if you unclip the keyboard from the top and sides first, it'll lift out with some ease.
Be careful when lifting out the keyboard as it's connected to the motherboard by a ribbon cable. Gently lift the locked ends of the connector and the cable will slide out, allowing you to completely remove the keyboard. Ribbon cable and connector to motherboard shown below.
There are several screws, similar to those already removed, underneath the keyboard. Remove these also. There are also several smaller ribbon cables and connectors connected to the motherboard, plainly visible once the keyboard is removed. You need to unlock the connectors and remove the cables before removing the top of the netbook. The locations of the screws are shown in red and the connectors in blue.
Once all the cables are disconnected from the motherboard, you can start to remove the top of the netbook by gently lifting it from the back (where the Aspire One logo is). There are clips holding the top down, two on each side, one on end either side of trackpad. I needed the flat screwdriver again and put it between the bottom and top parts of the case to pop open the clips. A little force is required to get the clips to pop, but as always, be careful.
The top of the netbook will lift off with some gentle wiggling and pulling. There are several sticky foam pads (such as those around the inside of the trackpad hardware holding the device in place and cushioning it) and these will become unstuck as you pull.
Once the top is off, you'll be able to see the mouse buttons clearly. The left mouse button is highlighted in the photo below. If you press each with your fingernail and they both make a clicking noise (as mine did) the problem is possibly that the small sticky shim that Acer have installed on the left button has moved.
My previous fix, which was to replace the shim and put two tiny squares of sticky tape on top of it to increase it's height only worked for a few hours until the action of pressing the left mouse button caused the tape/shim stack to move off the center of the mouse button.
My current fix (still in testing but somewhat more solid) was to remove the green sticky pad from the underside of the left mouse button as shown below. I cut two thick pieces of paper (from an envelope) to the exact size of the green pad and put a tiny spot of superglue into the hole I removed the green pad from. I then stuck the two circles of paper into the hole and used a tiny amount of glue to stick the green pad back into hole, on top of the paper. It provided the extra millimeter (possibly not even) for the mouse button to make contact with the switch on the motherboard without having to use the plastic shim.
Note that the top of the switch on the motherboard for the left mouse button will likely be sticky from the shim. This will cause the green pad to stick to it, leaving you with a very slightly sticky mouse button. Take a small amount of paper and wipe the remaining adhesive off the button so the green pad doesn't get stuck to it every time you press the left mouse button.
Assuming the glue stays stuck (it was cheap.. very very cheap), I shouldn't have a problem. I'll be sure to report back and update this post if I find I need to take any further action to sort the problem once and for all.
I put the whole thing back together, connected the battery and booted up to ensure all devices were working as they should. Hey presto, no more poorly performing left mouse button and no costly repairs for such a stupid problem. As a side note, I can't understand why Acer use the sticky shim for only the left mouse button. Seems like a design flaw that these things are moving and the mouse button becomes practically unusable.
Note that if you choose to carry out the above fix on your own netbook, you do so at your own risk. If your warranty is still valid, check with Acer if you can have the repair done under the warranty. I take no responsibility for anyone killing their netbooks by copying what I have done above. As I stated above, I only carried out this fix because my netbook has a US warranty and I am living in Ireland. Acer warranty service was not available to me.
When you realise it's time to go…3
Boss: "X piece of software needs to be updated on terminal server"
Me: "I've never troubleshooted or even used that software before"
Boss: "Ring programmer there and he'll tell you what the story is"
Me: Hangs up & sighs loudly knowing full well it's the start of yet another one of those conversations.
Me: "Eh, boss there said some software needs updating on terminal server. He doesn't know if the version is up to date or not. User in other office cant login."
Programmer: "Ah that was updated already. User in other office knows how to login but got error message and didn't tell me what it was"
Me: "Ok, so I'll talk to boss and see what the story is"
Me: Hangs up again, redials boss and places head in hands
Me: "Programmer said software is already up to date, user knows how to login but didn't let programmer know what error message was"
Boss: "Ah, login to user account and try to login"
Me: Logs into server fine but encounters completely nondescript error message
Me: "Error message appeared" (reads error message over the phone)
Boss: "Hmm, don't know what that is. Talk to programmer"
Me: Hangs up, looks for suicide pill in top drawer. It's gone.
Me: "Error message appearing here" (reads error message)
Programmer: "Ah, setting is wrong. Change it and try again"
Me: Changes setting, tries, fails. Changes again, works now.
Me: "That seemed to work"
Programmer: "Grand, see ya!"
Me: Hangs up and redials boss
Me: "Changing a setting seemed to do it"
Boss: "Good, ring user in other office and explain how to login correctly"
Me: "But I've never used or troubleshooted this. When user asks a question I won't know the answer"
Boss: "That's ok. When user asks you a question, come back to me or programmer"
Me: "… ehh.. So I'm just relaying messages between you, programmer and user?"
Boss: "You'll be fine"
Me: Starts to wonder what life is all about while dialing users extension..
Boss and Programmer are no more than 20 feet apart, separated only by a partition wall. Where'd I put that CV?
God help me…
Back to Square One2
Before the fourth birthday of this blog rolls around next month, I thought I'd revisit an old project. A little over 2 years ago, I first launched Glassey Alley. It was to become a daily photoblog, an extension to this place. When technical problems arose, it quickly ran aground and thus, the end of glassey alley.
Version 2 is back with a vengeance, less ambitious than it's predecessor but back all the same. I'm going to take a temporary hiatus from this blog and concentrate on glassey alley, so keep an eye over there and I'll be much obliged if you'll all once again update your blogrolls with the link of the new site. Oh and don't forget to subscribe. Every subscriber or comment poster will receive one portion of good will.
So once again (and finally)… www.glasseyalley.com
Chase me Damnit!2
Another from Rocky Bay, this time practically right out of the camera. Slight boost in contrast, bit of sharpening and send to flickr. Nice to see that Claire finally buckled under the immense pressure and bought herself a 5D. Bad thing about that is, now she'll be making the rest of us look even more like rank amateurs (as per usual).
The studying for the third module of the CCNA continues. Exams this Wednesday and Thursday. Good God how glad I'll be once this course is over!
Cut a Canyon7
Water running towards the sea and cutting into the sand along the way. The ever wonderful yet little visited Rocky Bay in Cork. Went down the other day during the golden hour and felt immediately inspired. Such amazing light. All you're going to be getting over the next week or so are Rocky Bay shots! 🙂
Back; Photos Soon!1
Having returned from a short stint in the land of mystery, ghouls and ghosties (most people call it Edinburgh), I'm playing catch up again. Photos to process, college stuff to gain some sort of an understanding of and exams to do in a couple of weeks. It was a nice break, but damned if I don't need another holiday right away to make up for the stress of being back. Good to be back to my comfy bed, big TV and the familiarity of good old routine. Photos in the next couple of days…


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State Board of Education reminds families to start school year with good habits
Teacher of the Year encourages schools and families to work as a team
SPRINGFIELD, IL ― The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) encourages families to establish and maintain good health and study habits as schools across the state open doors for the start of a new academic year. The onset of the school year provides a prime opportunity to review academic skills and implement positive habits and routines.
"Students need to arrive at school ready for new challenges and experiences,†said State Board of Education Chairman Gery J. Chico. "Families can help their children excel by developing habits that ensure children get enough sleep, a good breakfast and a dedicated study time and place. Most importantly, they can pass on a positive attitude about education. Learning doesn't just happen during the school day but every moment adults spend with children.â€
As students approach the new school year, families might start new bedtime hours for an easier transition during the first week of school. Setting aside a quiet dedicated study space, with good light and appropriate supplies, may help children focus as they do homework.
A review of academic skills before the start of the school year may also help students succeed in the classroom. Some ideas include:
·        Dictate a grocery or task list to a child for writing practice.
·        Read both fiction and non-fiction to your children.
·        Ask a child to write about summer vacation for a family scrapbook.
·        Review multiplication and division skills.
·        Talk about current events, the causes and possible connections to the school and local community.
·        Ask students to write three goals for the school year and then discuss steps that might help them realize their goals. Review goals every couple weeks.
·        Talk to children about their fears or concerns regarding the return to school.
·        If a child is transitioning to a new school building or a new district, arrange a visit to the building so they might be familiar with their surroundings and perhaps meet faculty, staff or even other classmates in advance.
·        Check homework nightly and find ways to expand on topics through trips to local museums, libraries, parks and zoos.
Illinois 2012 Teacher of the Year Josh Stumpenhorst, a sixth-grade language arts and social science teacher at Naperville's Lincoln Junior High School joins ISBE in encouraging families to make sure children arrive at school ready for the rigors and joy of learning.
"Learning and school success is a team effort,†Stumpenhorst said. "Parental involvement plays a huge role in how children approach school, work with their peers and embrace challenges. An enriching school experience not only teaches children critical academic skills but prepares them for a successful and happy life.â€
This year, families might also talk to their local school district officials and educators about implementation of the Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and Math. These state learning standards, approved in 2010, provide benchmarks for academic progress that students should have achieved at the end of each grade level. Teachers and principals design curriculum and best practices at the local level to meet the standards. A new state assessment, aligned to these standards, will debut in 2014-15. To learn more, visit the ISBE web page on the Common Core at http://www.isbe.net/common_core/default.htm.
Families are also encouraged to ensure their children's immunizations are up to date and that students have had the appropriate eye, dental and physical exams prior to the start of the school year. For more information on school health records and requirements, visit the ISBE web page at http://www.isbe.net/school_health.htm. New IDPH rules require students entering sixth and ninth grades this school year show proof of receiving the Tdap vaccine, a booster shot for continued protection against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, commonly referred to as whooping cough.
For the latest news from the Illinois State Board of Education, follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Illinois-State-Board-oEducation/136022251779 or Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/ISBEnews. Visit the official ISBE website at http://www.isbe.net.


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Recent delegations touring the U.S. rice industry have sparked hope that China may soon become a new market for U.S. rice. Following a September visit by Chinese government officials, two grocery chain representatives are now visiting a number of farms, rice mills, and export facilities.
The government officials from the Chinese plant quarantine service visited the U.S. as the final step to complete a pest risk assessment. Assuming a phtysosanitary protocol is approved under reasonable conditions, the question is whether the China will become a market for U.S. rice. To put this into perspective, consider the following:
In 2011, China produced 195 million metric tons of rice and is forecast to have 42 million MT in stocks at the end of the year, resulting in a stocks/use ratio greater than 30 percent.
China employs several measures to incentivize rice production. The government guarantees farmers a minimum price for rice. If prices drop below that floor, the government purchases and stores it, and the rice may be sold at auction. In January 2009, the National Development and Reform Commission increased the floor price for rice for marketing year 2009-10; it now stands at $264 per MT for long-grain rice and $278 per MT for medium- and short-grain rice.
The government provides a transport subsidy to rice in the northeast to be shipped to the southern provinces. In the southern rice-producing provinces, the government will purchase (paddy) rice at $274 per MT to replenish the state reserve.
Now, consider China's import policy. The rice trade with China is controlled by a tariff rate quota, meaning that imports are restricted to a certain quantity on which a lower tariff is applied. This TRQ is not a "minimum purchase" agreement — if there is insufficient import demand then the quota need not fill. For rice, the quota is set at 5.4 million MT with an in-quota tariff of 1 percent and an over-quota tariff of 50 percent. In addition, a 13 percent value-added tax is applied to all imported rice.
The most rice that has been imported under the TRQ was 1.1 million MT in 2004. Half of the quota is reserved for state trading enterprises with the other half available for private companies (although state-owned companies are eligible to participate in the private quota). Since imports have never approached the quota limit, the distribution of import certificates has not been an issue for rice.
The World Trade Organization agreement specifies that China is to allocate TRQ certificates to "end users" to allow them to import rice through the trading enterprises that import the physical product. China defines millers and other processors as "end users" but also includes import-export companies, wholesalers and domestic distributors.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that China will import 540,000 MT of rice in 2011. Through Sept. 30, 485,000 MT had been purchased from Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan. Thailand held a 51 percent market share, followed by Vietnam with 49 percent and Pakistan at 1 percent. Thailand exported mostly aromatic rice preferred by many consumers in southern China. Much of Vietnamese exports were cross-border trade also in southern China. Imports were conducted by a total of 64 different companies with the largest importing approximately 88,000 MT with COFCO, the state trading enterprise importing 79,000 MT.
Regarding the potential market for U.S. rice, China has had a history of purchasing rice for reasons of logistics and to acquire aromatic varieties. The U.S. rice industry would like an opportunity to supply China, but certainly face some cost and logistical disadvantages compared with rice from Southeast Asia.
As for specific marketing opportunities, there may be a combination of an initial novelty demand and subsequent niche markets which may become productive and sustainable. Currently, while not "legally present," U.S. rice can be found in supermarkets in major cities within China, however, volume and distribution is very limited.
We believe the growing number of Chinese with discretionary income may become the primary target for imported, novelty or specialty rice products. Demand in these markets has yet to be tested but will be the primary initial area of focus if a phytosanitary protocol is established. The first and most important step will be to create an image for U.S. rice that will encourage consumers to demand it.
The USA Rice Federation is uniquely positioned to do just that. We have implemented promotions programs in Hong Kong and Taiwan for many years with the help of a Chinese contractor based in Shanghai. The contractor implements promotions programs for other U.S. agricultural products in China and thus has access to information and established contacts within the grocery and foodservice industries that would allow for a promotions campaign to be launched in very short order once we can legally export.
We look forward to a positive outcome of the pest risk assessment that will allow exports of U.S. rice under favorable conditions. We will continue to monitor the progress of U.S. officials negotiation with their Chinese counterparts and provide whatever support is needed or requested to reach that favorable outcome.


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We are very excited that the new web site for The Inn at English Meadows is almost ready to be launched! It's taken longer than we hoped for but good things are worth waiting for. Our photographer Christian Giannelli and his wonderful wife Melissa did such a fabulous job with the pictures, they certainly exceeded my expectations. We had such a wonderful time working with them I know we will be friends for a long time to come. We also now have pictures of the Bungalow to share!
This week we had a few guests that had stayed at the inn with the previous owner and they couldn't believe the magic we worked in such a short period of time. They visit the Kennebunk's often so it was so nice that they enjoyed the changes we made. At the end of their stay they mentioned how much they loved my breakfast and the daily afternoon cookies I baked. They couldn't wait to see what I would bake each day. Being an innkeeper is so rewarding when you have guests who truly appreciate the effort you put in to make their stay special. I must say we have had such great guests it's been a lot of fun for us to meet and get know our guests. I do believe that quite a few will be returning.
I am starting to plan my breakfast and cookie menu for the July4th weekend – we only have 1 room left for 2 nights and I am certain it will be reserved shortly. It should be a great weekend to visit The Inn at English Meadows. This week we will be dining for the first time at The White Barn Inn, I can't wait to tell you all about it!
The last update we need to share with you is that we just got our wine license! So now our guests can enjoy a relaxing glass or bottle of wine on our patio or in their room to add to the luxury experience at our inn. Our web site will have more details about the wines.


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God's Symphony
The land is parched and dry
beneath the summer sun
and one might question,
why its been so long since rain
has spattered softly in the dust
until the droplets blend
in numbers large enough to
soak the crust and run in rivulets
steaming in the heat with
pitter, patter beat
backed up by lights
behind gray clouds
and roar of distant tympani?
First pianissimo, then forte
as the lightning cymbals crash
and drum roll thunder shakes
the core.
The howling wind joins in
for harmony and takes the
movement down to pianissimo
once more
then fades to blue.
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Students entered Pinnacle Classical Academy on a red carpet Monday.
It was the first-ever day of classes for Cleveland County�s first charter school.
�This is the day we have been waiting for, and everything has finally fallen into place,� said Pinnacle headmaster Danielle Robertson.
Charter schools are public schools that do not charge students for tuition.
�Our mission is to give a premiere college preparatory education,� Robertson said. �We have more flexibility with how we teach.�
Pinnacle uses STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) learning principles in its curriculum, along with classical and character education.
Classical education is a form of teaching built on repetition, memorization and eventually analyzing information, Robertson said. Character education is a way of using positive discipline rather than having lots of rules and yelling, she said.
�Each week there will be classroom meetings to resolve problems, such as misbehaving in line,� she said. �There will be roleplaying on how students should follow the rules and help tie in the positive.�
Pinnacle is a state-funded school, with additional funding coming from a loan the charter's board is working to secure to help build a new school building off Joe�s Lake Road, Robertson said.
The current school building on South Post Road was renovated from the old Hallelujah Acres facility.
�The school is currently kindergarten through sixth grade,� Robertson said. �But each year we will add on a new grade.�
The current school building was also a school in the past, and renovations included taking down a few walls and converting offices back into classrooms, Robertson said.
�We�ve waited so long to see if we would get the charter and the students,� Robertson said. �Now, it�s finally here.�
Pinnacle progress
Here's a look back at how Pinnacle Classical Academy opened as the first charter school in Cleveland County:
July 2012 � State charter school officials give approval for Pinnacle
August 2012 � State education officials give preliminary approval for Pinnacle
September 2012 � School begins holding information meetings for parents/students
December 2012 -- Pinnacle leaders announce plans to open temporary location at former Hallelujah Acres site on South Post Road
December 2012 -- County pledges support, financial assistance to new charter school
February 2013 -- Pinnacle finalizes lease plan for old Hallelujah Acres property
March 2013 -- N.C. Department of Public Instruction gives final OK, charter to new school
April 2013 � Pinnacle accepts student applications for first year, applications for faculty and staff, and holds a lottery to select students
May 2013 � Pinnacle leaders announce the school�s headmaster
June 2013 � Pinnacle hires staff and completes Hallelujah Acres renovations.
July 2013 -- Pinnacle students and their parents meet teachers and administrators
August 2013 -- Pinnacle Classical Academy set to opens for first year
Pinnacle snapshot
308 students enrolled
25 staff members
14 classrooms


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Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade 2005, an annual compendium of data and analysis examining changes in trade with key U.S. partners and in crucial U.S. industries, was released today by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
The ITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, releases the information in a web-based format that focuses on reasons for key shifts in trade, provides data by country and commodity, and can be searched by country or commodity sector.
Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade 2005 can be accessed at: http://www.usitc.gov/tradeshifts/2006/default.htm.
Users will find a comprehensive review of U.S. trade performance in 2005, focusing on changes in U.S. exports, imports, and trade balances of key natural resource, agricultural, and manufacturing industries, as well as changes in U.S. trade with major partners and groups. For example, the report examines:
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Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade 2005 is also available as a CD-ROM. Users can obtain the CD- ROM version through the "Request CD-ROM" link on the web site or by calling 202-205-2000 or by writing to the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may also be faxed to 202-205-2104.


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KIDZ BOP This Saturday at Pleasant Grove High School Performing Arts Center
If you have kids or grand-kids then you probably know about KIDZ BOP. If not, then where have you been! KIDZ BOP began in 2000 and features talented kids singing today's top pop songs with kid-friendly lyrics! KIDZ BOP Live is coming to the Pleasant Grove High School Performing Arts Center in Texarkana this Saturday (August 17) at 4 p.m.
Today (August 16) is the last day to get tickets at our studios at 2324 Arkansas Blvd., Texarkana, Ark. 71854. Our office closes at 5 p.m. Only cash or check accepted.
You can also buy your tickets at Fuzzy's Taco Shop on Stateline Avenue today (August 16) starting at 11 a.m.
Tickets will also be sold Saturday August 17 at the Pleasant Grove High School Performing Arts Center starting at 3 p.m.! So get there early!
General Admission Tickets: $18.50 and $25
VIP Tickets: $55
- VIP Tickets include seats in the front rows AND a meet and greet with the entire group!


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|Country Files
Art galleries expect equal or higher sales from Art Dubai 2010 compared to last year
Posted January 7th, 2010
John Martin, Director and Co-Founder of Art Dubai, believes that the results indicate a continued confidence in the Middle East art market generally and the central role Dubai has established as the principle marketplace for art commerce in the region: "Despite the tough economic conditions of the last eighteen months, the Middle East art market has demonstrated its resilience in general, and Dubai has proved its importance as the principle platform for the contemporary art market in the region. Our survey has indicated that over 75% of Art Dubai's surveyed participants believe Dubai remains the most important centre for the art market in the Middle East and that Art Dubai continues to present the best opportunities for meeting new collectors from across the region and internationally. With a reputation for innovation and quality built over four years, Art Dubai has consolidated its position as one of the most important new art fairs in the world. The continued confidence in the fair confirms our belief that Dubai has the all the ingredients to become one of the most important new centres for the global art market, and a significant meeting place for creativity and the exchange of ideas."
Whereas in previous years participating galleries were as interested in finding new artists to represent as much as direct sales, in 2010 the survey reveals that galleries will now be concentrating more effort on representing their existing artists and focusing on building their regional collector base. "As regional collectors become more focused and experienced in their collections, so galleries are able to devote more of their stands to the artists whose work resonates more closely with the regional collector base. This year I am delighted more galleries will be presenting solo shows of some of the most important emerging and established artists giving a greater depth to the visitor experience. In 2010 there will also be a new area within the fair devoted to museum-quality painting and sculpture from the 1950's to 1970's providing an important contextual framework to the achievements of contemporary artists."
"Collectors and curators come to Art Dubai to discover new talent and new ideas and this will remain a guiding principle of the fair's long-term strategy," said Martin. "In the next fair we are grateful for the continued partnership with Bidoun Projects who will curate an important programme focusing on upcoming talent from the Middle East and beyond." With 'Bazaar' as its theme, the 2010 guest curators are Aram Moshayedi, of LAXART, and the curatorial team of Sohrab Mohebbi and Ozge Orsoy. In addition, Antonia Carver and Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Artistic Director of the Dubai International Film Festival and founder of the Emirates Film Competition, will curate a programme of films by UAE directors and artists, focusing on the exploration of the surreal and the spiritual in a series of short films and videos.
In addition to the 60+ art galleries participating in Art Dubai 2010, the fair will also include the unveiling of the artwork by this year's recipients of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize. The three artist/curator teams will reveal their winning projects, enhancing their global reputation and widening their international network. In its second year, the Abraaj Capital Art Prize is one of the most generous art prizes in the world, and provides an exciting opportunity for creative collaboration between international curators and artists from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region.
Furthermore, Van Cleef & Arpels will present a prestigious exhibition of watches entitled: The Poetry of Time. Dedicated to the unique design of watches, the exhibition brings together the watch making tradition and excellence of the jeweler's savoir-faire.
Art Dubai 2010 is held in partnership with private equity group Abraaj Capital and continues to enjoy support from its sponsors Van Cleef & Arpels and Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts.
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Stanley Golf Course
Stanley Golf Course is a 27 hole public golf course that plays home to the Central women's golf team. The course includes a teaching academy and 19 station driving range. Ten of the range bays are covered and the course is located just over a mile from the CCSU Campus.


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Azacitidine, Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride, and Etoposide in Treating Older Patients With Poor-Prognosis Acute Myeloid Leukemia
|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: NCT01260714
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Inadequate accrual rate)
First Posted : December 15, 2010
Last Update Posted : August 20, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome Adult Acute Basophilic Leukemia Adult Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia Adult Acute Monocytic Leukemia Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13.1q22); CBFB-MYH11 Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Maturation Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Minimal Differentiation Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13.1;q22); CBFB-MYH11 Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21)(q22;q22); RUNX1-RUNX1T1 Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(9;11)(p22;q23); MLLT3-MLL Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Without Maturation Adult Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia Adult Erythroleukemia Adult Pure Erythroid Leukemia Alkylating Agent-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
|Drug: Azacitidine Drug: Etoposide Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Drug: Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride
|Phase 1
I. To determine the highest tolerated dose of two dosing schedules of azacitidine when combined with mitoxantrone (mitoxantrone hydrochloride) and etoposide (A-NOVE) chemotherapy in poor prognosis older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
II. To evaluate the toxicity of this regimen.
I. To determine the complete response (CR) rate and using this regimen. II. To evaluate changes in topoisomerase II activity, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation and DNA expression arrays in leukemia cells during azacitidine treatment, and to correlate these changes with responses to A-NOVE chemotherapy.
III. To evaluate relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients receiving post-remission consolidation with A-NOVE in patients achieving CR. (OS follow-up discontinued as of 08/07/2014)
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of azacitidine.
Patients receive induction therapy comprising azacitidine subcutaneously (SC) once daily (QD) on days 1-7, mitoxantrone hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes, and etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 4-8. Patients may receive up to 2 additional courses of the same treatment as re-induction or consolidation therapy beginning 35-60 days from the start of the previous course.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|13 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase I Study of Azacitidine Combined With Mitoxantrone and Etoposide (A-NOVE) Chemotherapy for Patients' Age ≥ 60 With Poor Prognosis Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
|Study Start Date :
|December 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|March 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2015
Experimental: Treatment (azacitidine, mitoxantrone hydrochloride, etoposide)
Patients receive induction therapy comprising azacitidine SC QD on days 1-7, mitoxantrone hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes, and etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 4-8. Patients may receive up to 2 additional courses of the same treatment as re-induction or consolidation therapy beginning 35-60 days from the start of the previous course.
Drug: Azacitidine
Given SC
Other Names:
Drug: Etoposide
Given IV
Other Names:
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Drug: Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride
Given IV
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- Maximum-tolerated dose of azacitidine that can be safely combined with mitoxantrone hydrochloride and etoposide chemotherapy [ Time Frame: Up to 2 courses of treatment ]The descriptions and grading scales found in the revised National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 will be utilized for AE reporting.
- Changes in DNA methylation [ Time Frame: Baseline to day 4 ]Nonquantitative comparisons will be made between responders and non-responders with respect to changes in DNA methylation.
- Changes in gene expression [ Time Frame: Baseline to day 4 ]Nonquantitative comparisons will be made between responders and non-responders with respect to changes in gene expression.
- Changes in topoisomerase II levels [ Time Frame: Baseline to day 4 ]These will be compared between responders (i.e. those achieving either CR or morphologic leukemia-free state [MLFS]) vs. non-responders (those not achieving CR/MLFS after 1-2 induction cycles), with 95% confidence intervals and 2-tailed t-tests of significance.
- Complete response rate [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: From the start of study treatment until death from any cause or last follow up, assessed up to 4 years ]
- Relapse-free survival [ Time Frame: From documentation of CR or MLFS to time of disease recurrence or last follow up, assessed up to 4 years ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|60 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as defined by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, any subtype, de novo or secondary, except acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
One of the following:
Previously untreated, with adverse-risk cytogenetics, including any one of the following:
- Complete or partial deletion of chromosome 7
- Complete or partial deletion of chromosome 5
- At least 3 numerical or structural abnormalities, other than t(15;17), t(8;21) or inv(16) or variant
- 11q23 abnormalities
- Inv(3) or variant such as t(3:3)
- Previously untreated, transformed from prior myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or myeloproliferative disorder (MPD) other than CML
- Persistent leukemia following one cycle of 3+7 induction therapy (cytarabine plus either daunorubicin or idarubicin), any cytogenetic risk group
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) > 50% based on multi gated acquisition scan (MUGA) scan or 2-dimensional (2-D) echocardiogram
- Serum creatinine =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Serum bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN
- Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x ULN
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 (Karnofsky >= 60%)
- Patients with high initial white blood cell (WBC) should have the WBC reduced to below 50 x 10^9/L with hydroxyurea, to minimize the risk of leukostasis related-complications; hydroxyurea is permitted up to 24 hours prior to starting azacitidine
- Men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; men should not father a child while participating in this study
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have had chemotherapy, radiotherapy or investigational agents within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
- Patients who have received prior radiation greater than 3000 cGy to marrow producing areas
- Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
- Patients with active central nervous system (CNS) leukemia; prior CNS leukemia is permitted provided the cerebrospinal fluid has cleared and there is no other evidence of active CNS leukemia
- Prior therapy for AML with decitabine, azacitidine, mitoxantrone, or etoposide
- Prior therapy with azacitidine or decitabine for pre-existing MDS
- History of allergic reactions attributed to decitabine, azacitidine, etoposide, mitoxantrone, or compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, active uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients with cluster of differentiation (CD) counts less than 500/mm^3 and/or a history of HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related complications will be excluded from the study
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): NCT01260714
|Canada, Ontario
|Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 5C2
|University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
|Principal Investigator:
|Joseph Brandwein
|University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01260714 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2011-02559 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
PHL-074 ( Other Identifier: University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital )
8331 ( Other Identifier: CTEP )
N01CM00032 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
N01CM62203 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|December 15, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 20, 2015
|Last Verified:
|June 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia, Myeloid
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute
Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute
Leukemia, Basophilic, Acute
Leukemia, Eosinophilic, Acute
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Bone Marrow Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Precancerous Conditions
Leukocyte Disorders
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Etoposide phosphate
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Antineoplastic Agents
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 68 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a focused group of individuals focused on one thing: building powerful and flexible applications using Agile techniques to delight our clients and their customers.
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I began wondering recently what the demographic of "personality types" exist within the Atheist community...again, I haven't been Atheist very long and I do not have any friends who are Atheist except on this forum.
There was some discussion within the Female and Atheist discussion surrounding the "geeky type" and this got me to wondering...are we geeks? I wouldn't classify myself as that type. I'm a cross between a home girl and a hippie....I'm sure there are many other kinds of "personalities" represented here. So I am curious. What is your personality profile?
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What profile am I if I don't believe in profiles. I have a general dislike for binary thinking - left or right brain; front or back brain. etc. The Briggs-Meyer test reads, to me, JUST like an astrology chart - where almost every trait applies, to some extent, to anyone.
Humans are NOT binary. How we might react to any given stimulus might be found in a huge mass of intertwined continua (see a plate of spaghetti).
People seem to like to take these binary tests (normal human impulse to categorize everything we encounter), but, in my opinion, they are more likely to influence one's personality than to reflect it.
I agree, we're all a mixture of many things.
I would tell you your profile type, MikeLong, but unfortunately at the moment, Mercury is in retrograde...
I'm an Aries, if that helps. :-)
(Of course you would already have guessed that.)
I agree, no person fits completely into one type. But humans have a need to box things, and box themselves sometimes to be able to say "This is who I am" with confidence. Even for interest sake if you don't believe in it.
It helps with businesses that are looking for a specific type of person to fit into a position. It helps narrow down the field and classify people into something that can be analysed and worked with tangibly. It's like a general consensus, it's not 100% accurate but it's something that can be useful in certain situations.
I would be considered a rather strong 'geek or 'nerd', but I also attempted, with some success, to maintain a 'worldly' connection. Sadly, as of late, it is very clear that my 'worldly-ness' needs a little work.
Many of us, IMHO, as atheists, would claim some allegence to the geek/nerd persona. As in all classifications, self serving or not, there are outlyers. We, as atheists, as in theism, can come from different origins, but arrive at similar destinations. I expect that some of path ways, need not pass through rationalism, the horror or civility, education and socialization, surely can inform the result.
As my personal path, I passed through both, by attempts at rationalism, and horrors of socialization. It is unclear how effective was the path through rationalism. I hope that it is the greater part, but cognition is affected by a great deal, including biochemistry.
I suggest that we be open to all of life, but be careful of over-training. As experiments in AI have suggested to me, that over-training can generate very bad fits to 'reality'. With mental and behavioral effects. Assuming that the human mind is an analog to computers, but that we are much more than a 'machine', choose wisely what you 'learn'.
You're an IMHO?
I hate to ambrovilate, tweet or provasticate about my personageility, and the decorum prevents regustitation about mindeolinstincts, however I do like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain. I'm kinda silly, my grandma said "that boy aint right", but at the same time she couldn't stop laughing.
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"Local animation and motion graphics company Prodigi Arts is preparing for aggressive expansion over the next two years.
Prodigi, which has been servicing prominent businesses in the city over the last five years, provides animation and 2D/3D graphics for advertising, presentations, explanations, education, entertainment, in-house training, prototype development and company mascots.
The company uses much of the same software used by animation giants Pixar and Dreamworks.
Chris O'Conner established his communications company in 2005. Originally he had considered other cities to start his new business, but he saw a niche in the Memphis market for animation.
"I'm very passionate about this city and its potential," said O'Conner, Prodigi CEO and lifelong Memphian. "I see a lot of growth potential here. City officials are embracing innovation and new ideas."
Friends and mentors had urged O'Conner to move to California, where it was perceived he would make more money and be more successful as an animator. But after visiting the Golden State and preparing to attend graduate school at UCLA, O'Conner decided his business would be more successful in Memphis where he would be one of the few people specializing in his field.
"I decided that was not right for me, and I would have been one in a million there," O'Conner said. "I felt the need to stay here where I could be an asset for the city."
Prodigi has created animation projects for a local client roster that includes the Memphis Indie Film Festival, Hnedak Bobo Group, Luna Web Marketing, Fleet Equipment and the Greater Memphis Chamber.
Prodigi also provides video production services and has worked with an extensive client list that includes Leadership Memphis, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, St. Mary's Episcopal School, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, AutoZone Inc. and International Paper Co.
"One of the important things that Prodigi is really trying to incorporate is giving young professionals and college graduates the opportunity to make a name for themselves as animators and develop professionally to grow their careers," said Joshua Colfer, Prodigi public relations coordinator.
The company, which is located in the Emerge Memphis building Downtown, currently employs five people, including three animators. O'Conner plans to add more animators next year and hopes to recruit talent from local design and art colleges.
"We are looking for exceptionally gifted people coming out of the local colleges that really could get jobs at Pixar but we want for them to come here and help build the economy in Memphis," said O'Conner, who graduated from the executive program of Leadership Memphis last year.
Now Prodigi gives back to the community by being a corporate leader sponsor for Leadership Memphis, as well as the Memphis Indie Film Festival.
He also hopes that supporting local talent and growing the animation industry in Memphis might eventually lead to the expansion of animation programs at local colleges.
O'Conner expects to increase staff to as many as 20 people in the next two years.
That growth would mean Prodigi will outgrow its current location, but O'Conner is adamant that Prodigi will remain in Downtown Memphis.
"I love Downtown," said O'Conner, who is already scouting potential future locations.
Prodigi's decision to be located Downtown is linked to the spirit of entrepreneurship in the South Main Historic Arts District.
"I think Downtown, and specifically the South Main district, tends to be a symbol of where Memphis is headed. Particularly in the South Main district, there is such a wave of art, design and innovation," said Colfer, who pointed out that Prodigi employees thrive being located in a building with so many other entrepreneurs and innovators. "Everyone really wants to add to quality and development of new businesses in Memphis."


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Phones will soon be able to smell
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Bell Labs' tunable liquid lens will act as an electronic cornea.
(CNN) -- An "electric nose" that can distinguish the personal scent of an individual may begin to replace four-digit pin numbers and secret passwords within the next decade.
Smell is among a number of electronic senses being developed at Bell Labs in New Jersey, the research arm of the U.S. firm Lucent Technologies.
David Bishop, vice president of nanotechnology research for Bell Labs, told CNN that he predicted in the next decade cell phones would have the ability to smell, see and hear in a similar way to a human.
The aim of creating the senses is to make telephone conversations more realistic, and to increase security.
"We're creating a set of technology that makes you feel like you don't have to get on a plane and travel 3,000 miles to be there. We want to convey the sense of being there and all that it means," he said.
"Basically, what we are doing with nanotechnology is building sensors that read more like a human."
Nanotechnology is the science of the very small, where machines and materials are built at the molecular level, and key components are measured in nanometers, or one-billionth of a meter.
"If you think about the amount of progress that has been made in high-speed networks, it's mind-blowing. We've made enormous progress in the speed of the networks but the interfaces we use are still the same," he said, citing the keyboard and telephone as examples of interfaces that had not changed significantly in about a 100 years.
He predicted that within the next one or two years, microphones double the diameter of a human hair would be installed in mobile phones.
These would be ultra sensitive, and would be able to tune in to sound from different directions, but have the ability to block out background noise not relevant to the conversation.
A "liquid eye" lens would be installed in phones in as little as three or four years, Bishop said.
This would enable the phone to detect when the person on the other end of the telephone was paying full attention to the conversation, and whether the speaker needed to modify what was being said to hold their attention.
It would respond much in the same was a human eye, moving if something caught its attention, he said.
In a decade's time, Bishop predicted an "electronic nose" would be able to detect the pheromones that make up individuals' scent, and could even be used as a "hacker-proof" security system, replacing pin numbers and passwords.
"It's the perfect security system. If we could emulate the sense of smell of a shark or a dog, they have such exquisite senses of smell."
Once each sense was mastered, the next phase would be to get them to work together, just as human senses do, to allow more natural communication between two people who are not in the same room, Bishop said.
"In the 10-year timescale, there will be lots of interfaces in cell phones that will be much more biological-like. The technology will be more powerful and more useful. It's the next phase of technology."
Earlier this month, Bell Labs president Jeong Kim told reporters in South Korea that nanotechnology would be responsible for enormous advances in computer technology.
"If nanotechnology maintains its current pace of development, it will give birth to a computer that has the information processing capacity equivalent to every human brain combined by 2060," he was quoted as saying in a local newspaper.
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When you stay at Holiday Inn Marquette in Marquette, you'll be near the beach and convenient to DeVos Art Museum and Northern Michigan University. This hotel is within close proximity of Marquette Regional History Center and Upper Peninsula Children's Museum. Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including an indoor pool, a sauna, and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, an arcade/game room, and wedding services. Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and a computer station. Planning an event in Marquette? This hotel has 5750 square feet (534 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 191 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
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Olives Recipes
Fried Feta Cheese Stuffed Olive Recipe
According to Daddy (my father-in-law), any snack tastes better fried. For this particular recipe he came up with, I tend to agree. We recently served feta stuffed olives at a dinner party. At the end of the evening, there was still a bowl full of the black olives leftover. Daddy challenged me and said they would have been all gone had I deep-fried them. The following day, I coated the cheese stuffed olives in a fritter batter and gave them a bath in boiling oil.
An entire bowl of fried olives never really made it to the dining table; they were devoured as soon as they were ready. What makes fried olives so tasty is that ther're perfectly crisp on the outside, but still remain soft on the inside. The key to success with these fried appetizers is to make sure you allow the excess batter to drip back into the batter bowl, then place the olives one at a time in the hot oil. I'm big enough to admit it; Daddy was right!
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Olive Cornbread Recipe
I recently saw on my Facebook page that one of PhamFatale's readers made my jalapeno cornbread, which reminded me that I hadn't made any in a long time. I created a new version using oil-cured black olives and an exquisite extra virgin olive oil from Cloud 9 Orchard.
May Chevallier is a true expert on olive oil and is the owner of a 140-acre ranch in southern Monterey County, where she planted 10, 000 olive trees. She's passionate about her Cloud 9 Orchard EVOO, which has won many prestigious awards. I recently met with May and she educated me about how to discern the quality of olive oil. I learned that too often olive oil is artificially enhanced with chlorophyll for color and synthetic olive flavor. Cloud 9 Orchard is free from any of these adulterations. You can order May's extra virgin olive oil directly from her. You won't be disappointed.
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Turbot Fish in Tomato Sauce (Breaded Fish Recipe)
Turbot is a flat, white-fleshed, delicately flavored fish. To avoid overpowering the mild fish, I breaded and pan-fried it to create a crispy outer layer, and then placed the fish on a bed of simple tomato sauce.
I garnished the top with Castelvetrano green olives, which added a mild, lightly salted, briny taste. The fish was both flaky and meaty in texture and full of flavor.
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Kumquat Olive Relish Recipe
Mustard and ketchup don't have to be the only condiments on your table. You can make your own that are, dare I say, unique and more flavorful. For example, whenever I serve grilled chicken breasts, tuna or even grilled tofu, I like to enhance the usual bland dish with a flavorful relish. I recently served the relish with Gouda cheese and crackers. The two pair wonderfully.
I recently used kumquat marmalade from last winter and mixed it with large, meaty and slightly sweet olives. In addition to imparting a citrus flavor, this olive relish also adds a pleasant texture to the food. Best of all, it can be prepared way in advance.
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Olive Mashed Potatoes
I came up with the idea of making olive-flavored mashed potatoes (purée de pomme de terre aux olives) while strolling through Parisian open-air markets. Most of them carry the most delicious varieties of olives that are not overly salty. After tasting many varieties, I bought delicious bright green olives that are large, meaty and slightly sweet with a nutty taste to the palate.
Parisian kitchens in general are tiny and contain the bare minimum when it comes to cooking. I mashed the potatoes using the back of a fork, pitted and coarsely chopped the olives and finally mixed them into the purée, adding a little crème fleurette (cream). My husband Lulu loved it and was totally impressed that I was able to pull it off in our tiny kitchen!
Besides visiting museums and monuments in Paris with Lulu, I have to admit that perusing the Parisian open-air markets was my favorite activity! Tasting and seeing the wonderful colors and produce gave me so many ideas and inspirations for new flavor pairings. I'll be sharing them soon.
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