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Ensign affair: Showstopper? Slate-clean?
Blog | Jun 17, 2009 | 4:24 PMby Mark Silva and updated at 1:20 pm EDT In an era when a senior Republican senator from Idaho is undone by a toe-tapping stop at an airport's men's room and a popular Democratic governor from New York loses his...... -
Surviving sex scandals: Scorecard
Blog | Jun 25, 2009 | 4:24 PMby Mark Silva There is little disagreement on this one: Ninety-two percent of Americans say that married men and women having sexual affairs outside of their marriages is morally wrong -- worse than cloning humans (88 percent), they said in...... -
David Vitter's 'Stormy' opposition?
Blog | Jul 29, 2009 | 4:24 PMby Mark Silva Races to watch, or hope for: (This politically sordid day is probably irretrievable at this point, anyway, so we'll set the marker with some handicaps on this possible race:) In Louisiana, Republican Sen. David Vitter could be...... -
Jenny Sanford: Footnotes from a scandal
Blog | Aug 17, 2009 | 4:24 PMby Mark Silva Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, says: "I think my husband has got some issues that he needs to work on, about happiness and what happiness means. "You wish it wouldn't come to a...... -
Obama's New Orleans tour: 3 hrs, 45 min.
Blog | Oct 15, 2009 | 4:24 PMby Mark Silva and updated Former President George W. Bush started his day in California, the morning he made his first, albeit aerial inspection of the damage done by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. President Barack Obama will end his...... -
Partying with Hillary: "Greatest experience"
Blog | Jan 15, 2009 | 4:30 PMChuck Schumer threw a farewell party for Hillary last night. An account of the misty-eyed lovefest -- not dissimilar from her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, except for the absence of stinky Republican guy...... -
Hillary: Approved, 16-1
Blog | Jan 15, 2009 | 4:30 PMHillary Clinton is endorsed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 16-1, forwarding her nomination to the Senate floor. The only nay vote: Prostitute-lovin' Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana, who had reservations about conflicts of interest with Bill's... -
Hillary Clinton confirmed: Senate panel
Blog | Jan 15, 2009 | 4:24 PMby Mark Silva The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today recommended confirmation of the nomination of Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York as secretary of state. The vote was 16-1. The full Senate still must confirm Clinton as President-elect Barack Obama'... -
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Story | Nov 18, 2008NEW ORLEANS - Congressional offices around Louisiana report getting thousands of ticket requests for the January inauguration of Barack Obama as president, but they have only hundreds to distribute. House and Senate offices around the country... -
Jindal outlines goals to congressional delegation
Story | Jan 11, 2009Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Louisiana congressional delegation's list of priorities for the new White House administration and new Congress centers on hurricane recovery, health care and energy issues. They include aid for farmers whose crops were... -
Cao Votes Against Stimulus Package
Story | Feb 15, 2009New Orleans -- Congress passes a $787 billion stimulus package. Although not all of the state's congressional delegation likes the idea. The package is expected to bring around $4 billion to the state to help fund educational programs, law...


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"'Legs', the result of six years of 'new object research', aims to celebrate trousers and elevate them from their position as mere commodities to original objects d'art. Challenging the biannual dictates of the fashion industry, 'Legs' presents 24 archival trousers alongside three new reinterpretations of trousers found within previous collections.
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- Recipes for installing, configuring, and getting up and running with Oracle Enterprise Manager
- Set up automatic discovery, create and clone databases, and perform provisioning
- Monitor Oracle Fusion Middleware, and remotely use incident and problem management using iPad/iPhone
Book Details
Language : EnglishPaperback : 324 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : March 2013
Author(s) : Dhananjay Papde, Vipul Patel, Tushar Nath
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Enterprise Products and Platforms, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Cookbooks, Enterprise, Oracle
Table of Contents
PrefaceChapter 1: Prerequisites of OEM 12c Installation
Chapter 2: Installation of OEM 12c
Chapter 3: Upgrade to OEM 12c
Chapter 4: Configuring OEM 12c
Chapter 5: Managing Oracle Database Using OEM 12c
Chapter 6: Managing Database Performance Using OEM 12c
Chapter 7: Middleware Management Using OEM 12c
Chapter 8: Incident and Problem Management Using an iDevice (iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad)
- Chapter 1: Prerequisites of OEM 12c Installation
- Introduction
- Creating operating system groups and users
- Checking hardware requirements
- Checking OS requirements
- Checking package, kernel parameters, and library requirements
- Meeting host file requirements
- Installing the Oracle 11gR2 RDBMS software for an OEM repository database
- Creating an OEM repository database
- Setting up a Listener and a Local Net Service name configuration
- Meeting OEM repository database requirements
- Chapter 2: Installation of OEM 12c
- Introduction
- Installing Enterprise Manager System with Simple configuration option
- Installing Enterprise Manager System with Advanced configuration option
- Understanding Advanced Installer options
- Installing Oracle Management Agent using the RPM file
- Installing Oracle Management Agent using the agentDeploy.sh script
- Chapter 3: Upgrade to OEM 12c
- Introduction
- Performing pre-upgrade tasks
- Upgrading using the 1-system upgrade approach (on the same host)
- Upgrading using the 2-system upgrade approach (on a different host)
- Chapter 4: Configuring OEM 12c
- Introduction
- Prerequisites for configuring automatic discovery
- Configuring automatic discovery of unmanaged host machines using IP Scan
- Configuring automatic discovery of targets on managed hosts
- Checking for and promoting discovered targets
- Adding host targets manually
- Adding non-host targets manually
- Configuring Administration Groups
- Creating template collections and
- associating them with Administration Groups
- Configuring a Software Library
- Chapter 5: Managing Oracle Database Using OEM 12c
- Introduction
- Configuring a database target
- Creating a single instance database
- Cloning a single instance database
- Creating database templates
- Uploading database templates to the Software Library
- Creating an Oracle Database Clone from a reference home
- Provisioning Oracle Database software
- Removing a database target
- Chapter 6: Managing Database Performance Using OEM 12c
- Introduction
- Using Active Session History Analytics
- Using the Real-Time Automatic Database Diagnostics Monitor (ADDM) feature
- Using the Compare Period Automatic
- Database Diagnostics Monitor (ADDM) feature
- Comparing period reports
- Chapter 7: Middleware Management Using OEM 12c
- Introduction
- Managing Oracle Business Intelligence
- Integrating BI Publisher with Enterprise Manager 12c
- Creating sample reports in BI Publisher
- Implementing BI Publisher Security Model
- Managing and monitoring Oracle GoldenGate
- Setting up Application Dependency and
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- Setting up JVM Diagnostics (JVMD) Manager in Cloud Control
- Discovering and managing Weblogic Server Target
- Deploying ADP agents on Weblogic Target nodes
- Deploying JVMD Agents on Weblogic Target nodes
- Chapter 8: Incident and Problem Management Using an iDevice (iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad)
- Introduction
- Setting up OEM12c on an iDevice
- Using Incident management on an iDevice
- Using problem management on an iDevice
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Vipul Patel
Tushar Nath
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- Install OEM12c, with different approaches for different circumstances
- Correctly Upgrade your installation to OEM12c
- Configure and correctly set up the features of OEM12c
- Effectively Monitor using OEM12c, including the newly introduced features
- Create and Clone databases via OEM12c
- Configure Oracle Business Intelligence in OEM12c
- Configure Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher in OEM12c
- Configure Oracle Golden Gate in OEM12c
- Configure iPhone/iPad for Incident and Problem Management in OEM12c
- Setting Up Application Dependency and Performance (ADP) Manager in Cloud Control
- Setting Up JVM Diagnostics (JVMD) Manager in Cloud Control
Oracle Enterprise Manager is a key tool for any Oracle Administrator, allowing them to manage their Oracle installations and selected other applications, providing a one stop place to manage and maintain the entire infrastructure in any organization.
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Therapists who treat adolescents for drug and alcohol abuse deliver more complete treatment when they are offered monetary rewards based on the quality and quantity of care they deliver, suggests a new study.
However, the study did not find more thorough treatment by therapists resulted in better results for teens. Those who saw therapists participating in the "pay-for-performance" program were not any more likely to stop using drugs and alcohol, compared with their peers whose therapists did not participate in the program.
Pay-for-performance rewards are becoming more common throughout the healthcare system, according to Reuters.
The study included 29 community-based drug treatment organizations, which were chosen to start using a teen behavioral treatment program. Some of the programs were given monetary incentives for therapists who thoroughly implemented the program's strategies.
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Therapists who received the incentives tended to deliver more complete care, compared with their colleagues who did not receive incentives. While pay-for-performance therapists gave 17 percent of patients the full recommended amount of treatment, less than 3 percent of therapists not receiving incentives did so. "Relatively small incentives led to very large improvements in performance," said lead researcher Bryan Garner of Chestnut Health Systems in Normal, Illinois.
Between 41 and 51 percent of patients seen by both groups of therapists improved during the study, and had not used drugs or alcohol for at least a month before their last check-in, the researchers reported in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.


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Manual focus | Yes |
Normal focus range | 50 cm (19.69″) |
Macro focus range | 1 cm (0.39″) |
Number of focus points | 23 |
Screen / viewfinder | |
Articulated LCD | Fixed |
Screen size | 3″ |
Screen dots | 920,000 |
Touch screen | No |
Screen type | TFT Color LCD |
Live view | Yes |
Viewfinder type | Electronic (optional) |
Photography features | |
Minimum shutter speed | 60 sec |
Maximum shutter speed | 1/4000 sec |
Aperture priority | Yes |
Shutter priority | Yes |
Manual exposure mode | Yes |
Subject / scene modes | Yes |
Built-in flash | Yes (Pop-up) |
Flash range | 8.50 m |
External flash | Yes (Hot-shoe) |
Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync |
Continuous drive | 11 fps |
Self-timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) |
Metering modes |
Exposure compensation | ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps) |
WB Bracketing | No |
Videography features | |
Resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps) |
Format | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
Videography notes | 1920 x 1080 pixels, 60p, 50p (PSH: 28Mbps / AVCHD) (Sensor Output is 60, 50fps) ; 1920 x 1080 pixels, 60i, 50i (FSH: 17Mbps / AVCHD) (Sensor Output is 60, 50fps) 1280 x 720 pixels, 60p, 50p (SH: 17Mbps / AVCHD) (Sensor Output is 60, 50fps); 1920 x 1080 pixels, 25 fps (FHD: 20Mbps / MP4) (Sensor Output is 25fps) 1280 x 720 pixels, 30, 25 fps (HD: 10Mbps / MP4) (Sensor Output is 30, 25fps) |
Microphone | Stereo |
Speaker | Mono |
Storage | |
Storage types | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal |
Storage included | 70 MB Internal |
Connectivity | |
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
HDMI | Yes (mini HDMI TypeC) |
Remote control | No |
Physical | |
Environmentally sealed | No |
Battery | Battery Pack |
Battery description | Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery & charger |
Battery Life (CIPA) | 330 |
Weight (inc. batteries) | 298 g (0.66 lb / 10.51 oz) |
Dimensions | 111 x 68 x 46 mm (4.37 x 2.68 x 1.81″) |
Other features | |
Orientation sensor | Yes |
Timelapse recording | Yes |
GPS | None |
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It wasn't easy to improve on the already impressive DMC-LX5, but Panasonic managed to pull it off with their new LX7. Enthusiasts will love its fast lens, manual controls, photo quality, and 1080/60p movie mode. Beginners can enjoy the LX7 too, thanks to Panasonic's great Intelligent Auto mode.
Good For
Low light enthusiasts who desire a camera with manual controls, fast performance, expandability, and a top-notch movie mode.
Not So Good For
Those planning on taking a lot of people pictures with the built-in flash - redeye will likely be an issue. Also, slow zoom speed can be very annoying.
User Reviews
DMC-LX7. An excellent little camera
I owned an LX3 for abot 4 years and everything that I disliked about it has been rectified on the LX7. I have also the new electronic viewfinder which is also a great success. The focusing is very very fast. The 1.4 lens gives excellent sharpness of image at all apertures. I only shoot in RAW so I am able to control any noise in post production, but with a 1.4 lens I find that 90% of the time I am shooting at 80 ISO, so I have no problems. It is a very small camera which produces very good ...
Ideal travel camera
Just bought this camera from digital-rev for £330, and used extensively on a cruise holiday last week. I really like this camera. It is much lighter and smaller than my SLR, which makes it ideal for travel photography. Because of all the clever electronics it is easy to get decent quality snaps, where my lesser Canon ixus would have failed in some way. The ixus was useless with fill-in flash, leaving the subject dark. The DMC-LX7 copes with fill-in flash really well. I took several ...
Better than I imagined
I purchased the Lumix LX7 to replace my departed Leica D-Lux 4 (Lumix LX3). The LX7 has far exceeded my expectations. The lens is sharp and fast. The camera shoots raw. Autofocus is very quick and shutter lag is negligible. I do not shoot much video, but it seems rather good for a camera of this size. With prices hovering around $299 (May 17, 2013), this has to be one of the best enthusiast camera bargains around. Adding the electronic viewfinder and filter adapter rounds out this camera as a ...
Nice toy camera but no good for serious shooting.
I wanted a small camera i could always have with me, so after days of deliberating bought this one. It didn't impress me at all so i returned it. Image quality is only good at ISO 80, starting from iso 200 the quality drops dramatically and at iso 800 images are no different from those HTC smartphone takes. Under bright sunlight you can take good pictures with it, which makes it a great travel camera, but still...difference in quality this camera produces is not worth the extra coule of ...
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LX7 or LF1?
im going to get one of these 2 i just cant decide they both have about the same features can anyone tell me which one has better IQ and better Video Quality tough decision for me hopefully someone can help me make the decision thanks
The LF1 has more than twice the reach The LX7 is wider at the wide-end The LX7 is 1 stop faster at the wide end, and about 2 stops faster at 90mm The LF1 is a smaller, genuinely pocketable camera The LF1 has WiFi The LX7 has a significantly more configurable JPEG engine The LF1 has a built-in EVF (modest as it is) IQ at base ISO is essentially the same. All other things being equal, the LX7 will produce better IQ in challenging lighting conditions by being able to use a lower ISO for the same shutter speed, whereas the LF1 will produce better IQ beyond 90mm as you'll have to employ digital zoom on the LX7 to keep up (or use a teleconverter). Can't speak to video performance as video is second only to WiFi on my list of camera features that I don't care about. I hope I've added some perspective, but more likely I've simply added to the dilemma. Such is the reality of trying to choose between two cameras with quite different feature sets. What's your budget anyway? Can it stretch ... Continue Reading
The LX7 has a constant aperture lens above F/2.3, The LX7 has fully adjustable manual controls while recording video, the LX7 records at 100 frames per second. The LX7 is wider on the wide end and sharper on the long end than the LF1. The LX7 has a sharper lens from edge to edge, the LF1 has some edge softness. The LF1 has a viewfinder if that's import to you, the LF1 has double the zoom... But... It's not a constant aperture lens, and you don't have external aperture control as such... If video is important to you then the LX7 stands out. Continue Reading
I sent the LF1 back, finding the IQ poor compared to the LX7, though in absolute terms I'm sure it is good. Other reasons I sent the LF1 back: the 200mm was handy but the lack of 24mm not good at all; it's tiny dimensions and control ring made handling difficult; the wifi wasn't 100% functional. Also, too expensive at the time for the IQ (in the UK it has now dropped from £349 to £279). The LX7 is a fantastic camera, with only two irritants: the LVf2 is way overpriced here (twice the USA price) and whoever implemented a mutually exclusive AEB and Self Timer deserves the sack. Otherwise it is incredibly versatile , with fantastic IQ. if considering the LF1, then I'd wait for full / more analysis of the ZS40. It has potential for similar IQ albeit at reduced aperture but with 24-720 and a better size for handling. Good a Luck. Continue Reading
LX7 external EVF
Stupid question: why would anyone need the external EVF when you can shoot with the built-in monitor?
Wild guess here: you shoot in 100% optimal conditions all of the time?! I do not. Sometimes the LCD gets so glary that all I see is my own reflection and have to literally rely on the focus beeping as indication of "nailed" focusing. Continue Reading
walkaround wrote: Jack Brandt217 wrote: Because many of us believe it is better to bring the camera up to your eye rather than hold it at arms length in order to see the scene better and hold the camera steadyer like a real photographer. Now, is this type of response really necessary? I'm pretty sure one can be a "real photographer" while using the LCD. Heh,heh,heh. Obviously, lots of folks are getting some good images holding their cameras at arms length (thanks to Image stabilization) but lets be honest , it conveys an amateurish look if nothing else. IMO it`s an awkward way to use a camera especially when there are better alternatives available for most higher end compacts. Of course the LCD at arms length works good enough for most folks snapping pics in most situations but an EVF or Clearviewer offers a solid advantage. The clearviewer (or EVF) definitely allows the user a solid 3 point stabilization ( vs extended arms )which is a huge advantage when shooting in low light ... Continue Reading
First: I am a big fan of eye level viewfinders and have the lvf2 ordered along with my LX7. But the way most people portray LCD shooters is simply gratuitous. You dont have to hold the camera "at arms lenght" as a lot of people say. You can actually hold it quite comfortably right near your face. And honestly the LCD works better for some more creative angles provided the glare isnt bad enough to keep you from framing. Seems so many people are obsessed with how they look taking a picture than how the picture looks that they took. What makes it so wrong for an amateur or hobbyist photographer to look amateurish? Continue Reading
What Big Sensor Compacts Are M43 Users Using?
I suspect some of you will find this one a bit odd, but here goes..... I'm thinking of adding a large sensor compact to the mix, and thought I'd ask here of all places. Simple questions for those of you who have a large sensor compact in the mix of gear you use? What do you think of it? What limitations do you encounter (beyond the blindingly obvious). Obviously, I'm mulling over something to accompany my Micro Four Thirds kit. Having shot nothing but larger sensor cameras for the past few years, I suspect I might find a premium point a premium point and shoot annoying. What I've mulled over so far: (1) The Merrils (good grief, have youn seen a big print from one of these? Looks a tad specialised, perhaps?) (2) Nikon Coolpix A (good all rounder in my estimation) (3) Ricoh GR (ditto) (4) Canon G1X (cheapest of the bunch, ...
None. I bought my last compact digicam a LONG time ago. If I need to go smaller than normal, I just use the 17mm f1.8 and do not carry any other lenses. Continue Reading
Sony RX100, fits in a shirt pocket and takes excellent photos and videos (the 50p/28Mbps mode is particularly good). Easy to forget you have it with you (I usually carry it in a jacket pocket). Continue Reading
"Am I wrong to dis the likes of the Panasonic LX7 and Canon G16?" Yes! I had a G11 for a while as a compliment to my m4/3 gear (and before that my DSLR), and no have the Oly XZ-2. Both yield very good images. The Oly especially shines due to the much faster lens though the current G series and LX series are now as fast or faster. And the Oly will also take your VF-2. RaymondR Continue Reading
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This is absolutely amazing, you are really talented, and it is surprisingly good for a 3 hour work.
why??!!! why does this look like a drawing?? it's so amazingly good!!!!!!!It looks just lyk a photo!!!
oh ok! thanks for informing me :)
and artist, sorry for wrongly accusing you. i guess i should have looked at it a litter closer.
anyways, its an amazing pic and i applaud your art skill!!!!
it's okay...
If okay suddenly means WOW HOLY MOLEY IS THIS A PICTURE! IT HAS TO BE
You have serious talent
holey smoley!! this looks like a picture. U have some amazing talent
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A new paradigm for cyber security
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Need to humanise urban planning
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Is it the dawn of an electronic age in India?
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Beyond Chinese Whispers and Indian Rope Tricks
30 December 2013
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Time for a Swede deal?
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New governance paradigm for cyberspace
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Electronic snooping is here to stay
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18 May 2013
Privacy and democracy have always had an uneasy relationship in India. However, now India has a unique opportunity to evolve a progressive and expansive legislation on privacy and protection of personal data. The report of the experts group chaired by Justice Ajit Prakash Shah is a good starting point.
A blueprint to evaluate digital governance
18 April 2013
Sooner than later, India will have to start evaluating its e-governance projects. And in the near future, the focus will shift to the outcomes of e-governance initiatives.
Death by another name
09 April 2013
India runs the real risk of killing its environment in the blind pursuit of development in some areas. A stark example is the blatant manner in which the powerful leather industry in Unnao has been polluting the water sources in the name of development.
The four pillars of a safe city
20 March 2013
Defining safety in urban spaces as just one of physical protection is self-defeating as it presupposes the existence of only reactive action. The construction of safety in sheer physical terms reduces, and often completely eliminates, the possibility of proactive action.
When 'safety' becomes a ghetto for women
20 March 2013
In the urban-rural stereotyping, the phrase 'city girls' epitomises the impact of urban excesses on the apparent modesty and traditional aspect of femininity. City girls are assumed to be loud, to say the least, and of 'morally inappropriate character' on the extreme.
Take cyber security seriously
15 February 2013
Till now India has seen cyber-security only as a simple issue of a malware or a virus. But cyber-security is about protecting India's digital assets from cyber invaders, as India is rapidly turning into a digital society.
A space monkey and the art of rocket diplomacy
15 February 2013
Iran is being treated more like North Korea, even though it is one of the world's great civilisations, with major historical and scientific achievements. And, as anyone who has deeply analysed the personalities of Ahmadinejad and Kim Jong Un knows, they don't look like one another. Or like one another.
Duflo, Lynas highlight existential crisis of Indian activism
28 January 2013
Mark Lynas is right. Completely divorced from research and data Indian activism today is a cesspool of myths and misconceptions.
One click health
02 January 2013
The coming together of cognitive computing, digital devices with capabilities to touch, feel, smell and hear and super-speed Internet is poised to transform telemedicine.
A convenient handmaiden called freedom
18 December 2012
The ruckus at WCIT is all about the cosy relationship between governments, big businesses and commerce and not about Internet freedom.
The right medicine for learning - a tablet
10 December 2012
At some point in the near future, everyone will have a smart digital device. The new digital divide will be of those with access to interactive digital content and those without.
Let technology and society dance together
23 November 2012
India spends over Rs 400,000 crores every year on schemes, projects and programmes broadly falling within the category of social welfare. Embedding appropriate technology in social welfare programmes can give poor Indians a real chance of empowerment.
IT solutions can transform India's poor PDS delivery mechanism
05 October 2012
For the first time in India's history, a common technological platform is available to provide governance services to all Indians through one single smart card.
Breaking the gridlock
31 August 2012
Smart Grid technology solutions can not only help India reduce its transmission and distribution losses, but can also help leap to the future by bundling major public utilities over one single grid.
Narrow the Open Standards debate
24 June 2012
No one knows what an Open Standard is. If we don't define it explicitly in time, India's ambitious digital governance plans will surely derail.
Good and bad of National Telecom Policy 2012
10 May 2012
The New Telecom Policy if implemented in letter and spirit has the potential to fundamentally transform governance.
Financial inclusion a viable business model now
10 May 2012
Out of the 660,000 habitations in India with a population of 100 or more, only 33,000 have a commercial bank branch. That's approximately one branch for every 20 habitations.
UIDAI-NPR row: Identity politics of a different kind
07 April 2012
The tussle between the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the National Population Register (NPR) is not about turf. It's about bureaucracy's control over us.
The stubborn man and his flying machines
23 February 2012
Antony has done India a huge favour by absorbing pressure from different lobbies and allowing IAF to select the best possible fighter aircraft.
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Why should I vote?
18 January 2012
Has Indian democracy failed its people? Maybe it is time for all of us to introspect and answer this question in a genuine manner.
Mumbai - A city of maximum contrasts
3 January 2012
For long we have been fed lies. Mumbai has no scarcity of houses and the key to the truth lies in using digital technology to unlock the city's housing potential.
Moving People, Not Cars - Creating Sustainable Transport in Mumbai
2 January 2012
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India's Silent War
26 December 2011
It's now a battle to the finish. The amazing diversity of the digital world is seen as a threat by a coterie of bureaucrats who are going all out to annihilate it.
The tyranny of the written word
19 November 2011
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Smashing democracy's license permit raj
31 October 2011
Fixers aka political managers abound because they thrive in an artificially scare economy where votes are a premium.
Creating an Inclusive Mumbai
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Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Berlin-based Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS), one of Germany's largest political education institution, jointly organised a day-long roundtable conference on 'Breaking Silos: Creating an Inclusive Mumbai' in Mumbai.
Goodbye money. Nice knowing you
03 October 2011
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Lokpal and Governance
15 September 2011
The crucial question is this: Is it time to look beyond institutions, which are supposed to repositories of our trust but routinely betray them, and look at means of self governance?
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02 August 2011
Technology solutions for illiterate people are exclusively designed by the formally educated and that is a fundamental problem.
The great Indian strangulation trick
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04 July 2011
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27 June 2011
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Neo-adjuvant Abiraterone + Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) Versus LHRH in Prostate Cancer
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The goal of this clinical research study is to find out how treatment with abiraterone acetate in combination with prednisone and a Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) analogue changes the tumor in comparison to treatment with an LHRH analogue alone.
Primary Objective:
To assess the difference in pathologic stage < pT2 between Group A and Group B.
Secondary Objective:
- To assess and compare the changes in levels of androgens (pre, during, and post treatment) in the serum, primary tumor microenvironment and bone marrow between Group A and Group B.
- To assess changes in biomarkers related to androgen signaling and other cancer-related pathways between Group A and Group B.
- To assess the difference in rate of positive surgical margins between Group A and Group B.
- To assess the safety profile of abiraterone acetate and low dose prednisone in a preoperative setting.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Prostate Cancer |
Drug: Abiraterone Acetate Drug: Prednisone Drug: LHRHa |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Open-Label, Neoadjuvant Prostate Cancer Trial of Abiraterone Acetate Plus LHRHa Versus LHRHa Alone |
- Proportion of Patients with Pathologic Stage ≤ pT2 [ Time Frame: Every 2-4 weeks prior to prostatectomy, 1 and 3 months after and every 6 months thereafter for 8 years. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Enrollment: | 66 |
Study Start Date: | December 2009 |
Study Completion Date: | March 2013 |
Primary Completion Date: | March 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Group A
Abiraterone acetate, a LHRHa (LHRH analogue), and prednisone
Drug: Abiraterone Acetate
1000 mg oral daily for 3 months followed by a prostatectomy.
Other Name: CB7630
Drug: Prednisone
5 mg orally daily
Drug: LHRHa
LHRH analogue (either leuprolide or goserelin): Leuprolide is an intramuscular injection, and goserelin subcutaneous (under skin) of abdomen, given either 1 injection every 3 months or 1 injection each month for 3 months.
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Experimental: Group B
LHRHa alone
Drug: LHRHa
LHRH analogue (either leuprolide or goserelin): Leuprolide is an intramuscular injection, and goserelin subcutaneous (under skin) of abdomen, given either 1 injection every 3 months or 1 injection each month for 3 months.
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Participants who are eligible to take part in this study will be randomly assigned (as in the flip of a coin) to 1 of 2 groups:
- Those who are in Group A will take abiraterone acetate, a LHRH analogue, and prednisone.
- Those who are in Group B will receive a LHRH analogue alone. Participants will have 2 out of 3 chances of being placed in Group A or 1 out of 3 chances of being placed in Group B.
Participants in both groups will receive the study drug(s) for about 3 months followed by a prostatectomy (prostate surgery) between 2 and 4 weeks after they stop taking the study drug(s).
Length of Study:
Participants will receive study drugs on this study for about 3 months before having surgery to remove their prostate about 2-4 weeks later. Participants will be removed from this study if the disease gets worse, if they experience intolerable side effects, or their study doctors feel that it is in their best interest to stop the study.
Long-Term Follow-Up:
Participants will return to the clinic 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and then every 6 months (for up to 8 years) after your surgery for follow-up visits.
Up to 66 patients will be take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histological proof of prostatic adenocarcinoma via a minimum of 6 core biopsy samples
- Clinical stage T1c or T2 with high-grade disease (Gleason's 8-10) on initial biopsy, or clinical stage T2b-T2c with Gleason's grade >/= 7 and PSA > 10ng/ml.
- No evidence of metastatic disease as determined by CT scans and bone scans.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of </= 1
- Patients should have adequate bone marrow function defined as an absolute peripheral granulocyte count (ANC) > 1,500 and platelet count of > 100,000.
- Normal pituitary and adrenal function
- Patients should be deemed to be candidates for radical prostatectomy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Histological variants in the primary tumor (histological variants other than adenocarcinoma); neuroendocrine tumor
- Serious or uncontrolled co-existent non-malignant disease, including active and uncontrolled infection
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Abnormal Liver function
- Active or symptomatic viral hepatitis or chronic liver disease
- Clinically significant heart disease
- Other active malignancy
- History of gastrointestinal disorders (medical disorders or extensive surgery) which may interfere with the absorption of the study drug
- Previous treatment with abiraterone acetate
- Patients who are not appropriate surgical candidates for radical prostatectomy
- Prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
- Condition or situation which, in the investigator's opinion, may put the patient at significant risk, may confound the study results, or may interfere significantly with patient's participation in the study
Note: There are additional inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study center will determine if you meet all of the criteria.
United States, Texas | |
Houston, Texas, United States |
Study Director: | Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. Clinical Trial | Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. | |
Principal Investigator: | Christopher Logothetis, MD | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Additional Information:
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01088529 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | CR016945, COU-AA-203 |
Study First Received: | March 15, 2010 |
Last Updated: | July 2, 2013 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by Cougar Biotechnology, Inc.:
Neoadjuvant Prostate Cancer Abiraterone Acetate LHRHa high risk prostate cancer |
Radical prostatectomy Prednisone Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone LHRH analogue |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Prostatic Neoplasms Genital Neoplasms, Male Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Genital Diseases, Male Prostatic Diseases Hormones Prednisone Leuprolide Goserelin |
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions Glucocorticoids Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents Therapeutic Uses Anti-Inflammatory Agents Fertility Agents, Female Fertility Agents Reproductive Control Agents |
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Smart Design's Dan Saffer discusses on Fast Company on how we should interact with the automobiles of the (near) future:
"What will this feel like, riding in our new robot cars? If the experience of being a "driver" in our new cars isn't designed well, it could feel like we're trapped in a public taxi, surrounded by screens blaring at us. Robot car is a robot, after all, not human. But there is also another way it could be: like having our own private driver who knows our preferences, our daily routes, the right temperature settings, and how much control of the car we want. These cars will have a personality–although not too much personality–and they'll know us and conform to us. Their sensors won't just be trained on the roads and their mechanics; they'll also be trained on us. They'll observe us, get to know us, and adapt to us. Our robot cars will respond to being spoken to, and even to unspoken cues by not interrupting us when we're busy or tired. They will be our moving exoskeletons, acknowledging and respecting our very humanity yet compensating for our limitations by having superpowers like 360-degree vision and the ability to parse traffic data. This is how carmakers will build brand loyalty. We will love our robot cars, and never dream of jet packs again."


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Vratsa Враца |
City of Vratsa. |
Motto: Vratsa, city like the Balkan - ancient and young. (Враца, град като Балкана - древен и млад.) | ||
Coordinates: 43°12′N 23°33′E / 43.200°N 23.550°ECoordinates: 43°12′N 23°33′E / 43.200°N 23.550°E | ||
Country | Bulgaria | |
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Vratsa | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Nikolai Ivanov | |
Area | ||
• City | 212 km2 (82 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) | |
Population (Census February 2011)[1] | ||
• City | 60,962 | |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 73,894 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Postal Code | 3000 | |
Area code(s) | 092 | |
Website | Official website |
Vratsa (Bulgarian: Враца, also written Vraca, Vratza, or with a W in place of V) is a city in northwestern Bulgaria, at the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Vratsa Province.
The city of Vratsa is a commercial and crafts centre and a railway junction. Vratsa accommodates textile, metal processing, chemical, and ceramics industries.
The city of Vratsa is picturesque. It is nestled in the foothills of "Vrachanski Balkan" (Vratsa Mountain), with the Leva River calmly crossing the city, and enormous and fearful rocks overhanging the roofs. The city is 116 km away from the national capital Sofia.
The area has diverse and attractive natural features, which together with the opportunities of recreation gives a special charm of the eastern part of the Northwest Bulgaria. Several protected natural attractions and historical monuments are located on the territory of the Vratsa State Forestry.
The climate is humid continental, similar to that of Sofia. The average annual temperature is about 11 °C (52 °F). Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[2]
The number of the residents of the city reached its peak in the period 1990-1991 when exceeded 85,000.[3] As of February 2011, the town has a population of 60,692 inhabitants.[1] The following table presents the change of the population after 1887.
Vratsa | |||||||||||||
Year | 1887 | 1910 | 1934 | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2011 | ||
Population | 11,323 | 15,250 | 16,177 | 19,620 | 26,582 | 39,091 | 61,134 | 75,451 | 75,518 | 68,975 | 60,692 | ||
Highest number 85,272 in 1990 | |||||||||||||
Sources: National Statistical Institute,[1][3][4] "citypopulation.de",[5] "pop-stat.mashke.org",[6] Bulgarian Academy of Sciences[7] |
Ethnic, linguistic and religious composition[edit]
According to the latest 2011 census data, the individuals declared their ethnic identity were distributed as follows:[8][9]
- Bulgarians: 53,275 (97.3%)
- Gypsies: 1,045 (1.9%)
- Turks: 54 (0.1%)
- Others: 185 (0.3%)
- Indefinable: 216 (0.4%)
- Undeclared: 5,937 (9.8%)
Total: 60,692
The ethnic composition of Vratsa Municipality is 64334 Bulgarians and 2215 Gypsies among others.
Vratsa is an ancient city found by ancient Thracians. Vratsa was called Valve ("door of a fortress") by the Romans due to a narrow passage where the main gate of the city fortress was located. Nowadays, this passage is the symbol of Vratsa, and is shown on the town's Coat of arms.
After the fall of Rome, Vratsa became part of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium).
At the end of the 6th century AD, Vratsa was populated by the South Slavic tribes. Even if they came from Pannonia and Dacia on the north, the town remained under Byzantine rule.
In the 7th century, the Bulgars and the Slavs found the First Bulgarian Empire and the Slavic Vratsa became part of it. The city grew into important strategic location because of its proximity to the South State border. The name of the city was changed from Valve to the Slavic Vratitsa, which has the same meaning and is the source of the modern name. Vratsa became famous for its goldsmiths and silversmiths production and trade, high-quality earthenware and military significance.
In the 8th century, the Bulgarian army captured Sofia, which led to the decreasing of Vratsa's importance because of the better strategic position of Sofia, its more developed economy and larger size. But Vratsa was again key for the resistance against the Byzantine, Serbian and Magyar invasions in the Middle Ages.
The mountains and forests are suitable for development of different types of tourism — hunting and fishing, skiing, speleology, delta-gliding, photo-tourism, etc.
Good opportunities exist for exercising different sport activities such as mountaineering, bicycle sport and for those who enjoy being thrilled can go for hanggliding and paragliding, or set out for carting, buggy and motocross racing tracks.
Conditions are provided for rest and entertainment — children's and adults' swimming pools, water cycles, discos, bars, restaurants, excellent hotel facilities and good service. If you are a fervent admirer of winter sports you will be glad to hear that the rope lines near the Parshevitsa Chalet are working, and the skiing tracks are well maintained.
There are also a Museum of History and an Ethnographic and Revival Complex.
Main sights[edit]
Ledenika cave[edit]
Ledenika is the most frequently visited Bulgarian cave.
Ledenika is located in the Stresherski part of the Vratsa mountain. Its entrance being at 830m above sea level. It features an abundance of galleries and impressive karst formations including stalactites and stalagmites, dating back a thousand years. The cave is about 300m long and contains ten separate halls. The cave is part of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria
Vratsata Gorge[edit]
Vratsata Gorge – the highest cliffs on the Balkan Peninsula (400 meters high).
Vratsata Gorge is situated in Vratsa Mountain. The area is easily accessible from Vratsa. The limestone of Vratsata Central Wall and the other rocks offer many possibilities for climbing and alpinism, connected by more than 70 alpine routes of all categories of difficulty.
Skaklya waterfall[edit]
Skaklya waterfall - highest temporary waterfall in Bulgaria - 141 meters.
Regional historical museum[edit]
Regional historical museum in Vratsa preserves the Rogozen Treasure - the biggest Thracian treasure that was ever discovered on the territory of Bulgaria.
The main building of the museum houses several exhibitions.
- Prehistory Hall
- Antiquity Hall
- The Middle Ages Hall
- The Thracian Treasures Hall
- The Rogozen Treasure Hall
- Hristo Botev exhibition Hall
- New History Hall
- Stone arc Hall
- Lapidarium.
Panoramic Views[edit]
The strategic location of Vratsa is determined by the major rail and road corridors. Its geographical position will become even more important with the construction of the Danube Bridge 2 at the town of Vidin (providing the most direct land access from the Thessaloniki port and Sofia towards Western Europe). Vratsa connects to the villages and city within the region and throughout the country by bus and railway transport. There are regular bus lines to Sofia, Pleven, Vidin, Montana, Kozloduy, Oryahovo, Mezdra (at short intervals), as well as to the smaller villages, scattered around the city. The bus station is located on the way between the railway station and the centre of the city. Vratsa is an important railway station along the railway route Sofia — Vidin (Lom).
Vratsa Peak on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Vratsa.
Use in popular culture[edit]
Vratsa is the home of a professional Quidditch team operating within the fictional Harry Potter universe. The Vratsa Vultures have won the European Cup seven times.[10]
Twin cities[edit]
Vratsa is twinned with:[11]
The monument of Hristo Botev
Medieval Tower of Kurt Pasha
- ^ a b c (Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Main Towns Census 2011
- ^ Climate Summary for Vratsa
- ^ a b (Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Towns population 1956-1992
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2009
- ^ (English) "WorldCityPopulation"
- ^ "pop-stat.mashke.org"
- ^ (Bulgarian) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute
- ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (Bulgarian)
- ^ Whisp, Kennilworthy (2001). Quidditch Through the Ages. WhizzHard Books. pp. 31–46. ISBN 1-55192-454-4.
- ^ http://www.vratza.bg/en/?category=14&sub=19
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vratsa. |
- Vratsa Municipality website
- Hotels in Vratsa (map)
- Vratsa Historical Museum
- "Vrachanski Balkan" Nature Park
- Photos from Vratsa (Facebook)
- 360° virtual panoramas from Vratsa
- Photo Gallery Vratsa and villages from the region