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What ISV and SaaS Operators Can Learn from Telecom Billing
SaaS operators are evaluating new ways to create multiple revenue streams from each customer by blending limits and usage (usage being the "activities" in which end-users engage in consuming or interacting with goods and services). They also know that the more touch points with each customer, the deeper the loyalty and the less likely it is the customer will churn.
The drive for multiple revenue streams comes from the realization that customer relationships drive profitability and loyalty, as well as longer-term sustainability in your business model. Relationships are cultivated by customizing product value to the end-user subscriptions, bundles, value-adds, promotions and pricing options that dynamically change as customer usage and activity changes.
Reality Check: ERP and GL Do Not Offer Activity-To-Cash Processes
Unfortunately, the nirvana of personalization and activity-based billing is often thwarted by limits on the flexibility and number of variables and parameters that can be manipulated for new marketing schemes and creative pricing and charging.
The problem is really one of process. Most GL and ERP systems can accommodate only three simplified price 'levers:'
1) Quantity based pricing
2) Duration of a subscription and
3) The product mix of the subscription.
These price levers are a default with any off-the-shelf ERP or G/L application. Yet, over time, being limited by those three levers leads to lower ARPU (average revenue per user) and disenchantment of profitable customers.
To truly cultivate activity-based relationships with customers, the initiation and cultivation of the relationship depends on two critical processes: Order-To-Cash™ and Activity-To-Cash™.
Order-to-Cash begins with the first activity in which a customer engages: placing an order or a request for a good or service. This process includes Order Handling, Fulfillment, Billing & Invoicing, Payment Processing, and Collections. Order-to-cash does not have a recurring or an activity-based element.
That's where the Activity-To-Cash™ cycle starts. Activity to Cash involves the critical processes that deepen a relationship with a customer and monetize the many ways in which they use your product or service. Those activities can include many things, such as:
- use of bandwidth
- number of downloads past a defined limit
- the access to additional premium help content
- the creation of an object in a SaaS application, e.g. a new project in a program;
- output from the applicaton such as an expense report or a time-sheet;
- the scan of a bar-code or QR code;
- redemption of a coupon
Regardless of the ISV's product features, to properly capture activities and transactions, there is a requirement for real-time Rating, Charging, Analytics, and Entitlements to charge for different levels of usage and activities. In essence, ISVs have a new opportunity to convert just about any customer activity into an opportunity if they understand how to combine subscriptions, promotions, coupons, discounts, bundles, add-ons, and incentives.
In doing so, ISVs insulate themselves from the variability of customers lives, and in fact, can profit from it. And, the business becomes more sustainable in the face of change.
With that in mind, ISVs should not only think about appealing to the 'greater whole,' but perhaps to niches where people are willing to pay premiums for content, services or goods that resonate with their lifestyles, wants and needs.
"ISVs have to accept the concept that a single market no longer exists," says Chris Couch, Chief Operations Officer, for Transverse, makers of TRACT - the all-in-one activity, rating and subscription billing platform that can bill for anything.
"What matter is how quickly you can support the launch of new pricing models. While super-segmented markets create new opportunities, the speed by which you capitalize on those opportunities matters more than anything," said Couch.
"You need open-ended flexibility in creating new parameters and attaching a price to the value-adds that are appealing and enticing to different types of customers – whether segmented by age group, geography, usage patters or any other characteristic," adds Couch, noting rating and charging engines should accommodate virtually anything marketing can dream up, thus moving companies toward the concept of "dynamic revenue management," where you can say "if it can be measured, we can charge for it."
With a more dynamic approach to rating and charging, it becomes possible to stimulate customer consumption with offerings and price plans that combine relationships (via subscriptions) and dynamic sources of revenue (via consumption or usage).
"In the same way mobile service providers learned, other industries can learn that they can engage people with base offerings available for predictable rates, and then deepen the loyalty with add-ons that are appealing enough that people pay extra for the access to the value adds as they build over time," said Couch.
In other words, companies can start out with 'all-you-can-eat' charging and pricing, but strive to introduce usage and caps and then personalization that carries them toward true personalization of services in the same way mobile carriers have since the days of 'friends-and-family.'
Competition and commoditization of services will necessitate this evolution in all industries. The ones who survive will be the ones who heed the lessons learned in telecom by building in flexibility into billing and charging capabilities sooner rather than later. The consistent goal should be the endless creation of not only predictable revenue streams that first entice customers, but to further engage those customers in more personal ways.
But that requires that billing and charging become truly automated and intelligent.
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It has been raining here all day but stopped a few minutes ago, so hey presto, a shot of one of our late roses covered with raindrops .
EPZ has been running at snails pace for me, has anyone else had the same problem or is it my computer, it nearly drove me mad ysterday .
I hope the sun is shining on you and if the computer doesn't play up I will catch up with you as best I can.
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Brand: | Sony |
Camera: | Sony A700 |
Lens: | Sigma 105mm |
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Date Taken: | 11 Oct 2011 - 12:29 PM |
Focal Length: | 105mm |
Lens Max Aperture: | f/2.8 |
Aperture: | f/6.3 |
Shutter Speed: | 1/250sec |
Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
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It has been hard to get find a dry flower this summer for sure: the only advantage of all the rain is that it adds another dimension to this sort of image, and this one has been beautifully captured, Annette.
Looks as if the rose is encrusted in jewels.
And set against the black b/g, there is nothing to distract the eye and the bloom displays to perfection.
One of the best rose shots I have seen recently.
A jewelled beauty indeed Annette! A stunning image, well captured.
I don't have any trouble with EPZ running slow........just the whole flippin' internet!!!
wet wet wet
I had some of these when we went to see the steam train gala
Mine are a tatty looking bunch. lovely delicate yellow, lovely capture and presentation.
This is lovely, for all the reasons mentioned above. Am I not one lazy so-and-so?
I believe that the EPZ IT team has been working on the server this morning, so I'm surprised the site hasn't been off-line altogether.. My anti-virus is currently scanning the entire computer, so everything has been running at a snail's pace and PS wouldn't respond at all. So it isn't just me who's the lazybones
wonderful drops - wish rain would always be so pretty!
A beautiful image of this rose after the rain, a real pleasure to view
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Guest's striking original, "This Tune Needs a Title," opens the disc with Guest's joyful and harmonically interesting style. While dipping in and out of the melody, his mostly straight-line soloing slips in just the right amount of harmonic tension before heading home. The track also shows off Guest's wonderful comping chops. Guest is a very hip accompanist who lays down a dynamic chordal fabric.
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Track Listing: This Tune Needs a Title; Emily; There Is No Greater Love; Happy Together; My Romance; Out There; Mardis Bossa; Tenor Madness; Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans.
Personnel: Mark Guest: guitar; Ian Bracchitta: bass; George Mesterhazy: piano; Sonny Thornton: drums.
Record Label: Self Produced
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COLUMBIA — Martha Green was up, Linda Rowe on deck.
As a starter pistol shot off in the distance, Green lined up her shot. Her right arm cocked back in a wind-up position, and she steadied the javelin across her chest with calculated form. Taking a small step, Green launched the javelin into the air.
"That was nice!" Rowe shouted from the sidelines.
Green, 63, and Rowe, 62, were two of roughly a dozen competing in the javelin competition at the Missouri State Senior Games on Saturday at the Audrey J. Walton Stadium.
The two women are from Iowa and have been competing together in state, regional and national competitions since they met in 2004.
"We drove two and a half hours this morning, and now we go to Ames and compete up there," Rowe said. "We compete in state games, (USA Track & Field). Whatever has Masters stuff, we'll be there."
The women gathered at the south end of the track and on a bench sharing multicolored umbrellas as Rowe took her turn at the javelin.
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Rowe balanced the javelin against her chest and began to run toward the field. Her silver spear twirled toward the ground on a high arc. Her throw measured 19.69 meters, one of the farthest throws of the first round.
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"That was a conservative launch," Rowe said with a smile.
Joining the rest of her competitors on the bench, they began to discuss their history with the sport. Some competitors had participated in track and field events in high school and college.
"Myrle's a world champion!" one of the women announced to the group.
That would be Myrle Mensey, a 65-year-old participant who set a world record in Budapest in March. For the record, she threw a 12-pound weight 16.91 meters (55.5 feet).
Mensey was there with her mother, Daisy Edwards, 88. The two had been training together for two years.
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Despite their achievements with track and field events, the competitors focused on having fun and enjoying the games rather than the competition.
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hi i'm about to buy the SL, but still having 2nd thoughts against Desire S. The only thing that makes me choose the latter is that SL only has 478mb RAM. as compared to the former which has 700mb RAM i think. Would there be a problem in the future in having a 478mb RAM especially when running apps? and also if the 2.3 update came
Its more than sufficient as the phone only uses 55% of memory while I am running 8-12 apps, what else would you like it to do?
Its not sufficient since the mobile is utilized 97% of the memory and become slow when connected to net and parallel running application.
Galaxy sl i9003 does n't have 478 mb ram. Infact the total memory module of galaxy sl is 640mb which is greater than that of original sgs. Of which 478 mb is user available after the load that is taken by the OS. The actual user available ram in sgs is about only 340 mb.
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OK. Some off season fun Rules. There will be 3 different announcer comparisons to chose from. Only choose one and feel free to explain why you did or didnt pick the other. Ready? ME FIRST 1)Dick Button OR Scott Hamilton? 2)Suzy Wynn OR Sandra Bezic? 3)Paul Wylie OR Peter Carruthers? 1-Dick Button; I pick Dick because i am so used to him for starters. Plus, he is just so damn interesting. He is like the Tim Gunn of announcing/skating. Indeed he talks a lot and is annoying to the mainstream media but Scott Hamilton is just too corny for me. 2-Suzy Wynn- She is really relevant and positive and objective at the same time. She is really pleasant to listen to and she's complete. I also like that unlike Sandra she does not really sho whom her personal bias is slanted to favor. 3-Paul Wylie- Peter Carruthers is not easy to listen to. I think that he is skatings "masculine" commenter but i always want to tell him to STFU! sometimes his comments are a little out there. Paul is my pick obviously. I like that when he tells why he does or does not like something he backs it up with a why that has nothing to do with personal preference. BTW, i had no one to compare her to but i actually love Tracy Wilson.
Dick Button is entertaining, but he needs Terry Ganon by his side to contain his rants. Button at 2006 Torino without Ganon was just awful, making meanest remarks to some skaters. I love Suzy Wynn, but consider Sandra Bezic a good comentator also. She says interesting things about choreography drawing from her own experience, and does the best work on pairs commentary. I like Paul Wylie as well, but Brian Boitano also did some wonderful work with abc at US Nationals and Worlds. Tracy is great as long as she doesn't commentate about Canadian skaters. I ed during 1999 Worlds OD when Tracy picked apart Anissina & Peizerat in favor of Bourne & Kraatz but judges put A&P ahead of Krylova & Ovsianikov for the first time in their career.
anybody but bezic and hamilton. a more biased crew with more obvious agenda does not exist in the world--yes, i heard plenty of canadian commentary, for 8 years i had CBC coverage in michigan. even though canadian commentators do often cheer their own, bezic and hamilton are still 100x worse.
Sorry, but Ganon is just awful. He's the most over-rated, unknowledgeable skating announcer out there. Button by himself, please.
Really? I never saw Ganon comment about merits of certain skating moves or programs in general. I thought he was excellent at administrating overall commentary with his team of expert commentators.
Its funny that you mention that because i live in Michigan as well and i love when CBC covers an event. Before the popylarity of Youtube, i could rely on them to cover the main events. I do think that Dick Button is tough to stomach especially for the fans who only watch the ladies event every 4 years ( you know...that people who think that Michelle Kwan is an olympic champion.) He's rough and brash. I just like him though. He's hillarious. The thing about Sandra and Scott is that for them to be experts they dont provide much by way of compelling commentary. I also liked Boitano doing worlds coverage.
I have to defend Terry here. As far as I'm concerned, he never professed to be an expert on figure skating, and he would defer to the former skaters for their input. He did show a genuine interest in the sport, and has been a great balance to "Uncle Dickie" (whom I personally adore). He is a heck of a lot better to listen to than Tom Hammond, IMHO. Count me in as another person who always appreciated Brian B.'s commentary (Worlds 1996 comes to mind).
^ Agree; the skating commentary always includes 1-2 experts paired with a non-expert. I guess one can argue whether a non-expert is really needed in the booth, but Terry Gannon fills his assigned (non-expert) role very well...IMO
Regarding Scott Hamilton and Sandra Bezic, I thought they were pretty decent in Torino except talking too much during peformances, and had made even more progress at Vancouver. They weren't nearly as biased as they were in Salt Lake City, where Scott said Yagudin was bettered by Goebel and Sandra screamed wuz robbed for pairs result.
I'm missing the combo of Dick & Peggy here recently. They did have their faults though. The two of them were excessive gushers...to the point it made you want to mute the TV. Sandra & Scott are becoming intolerable. At times their commentary is spot on, insightful and helpful...but Scott and his happy piddle fits of excitement get very annoying very quickly and Sandra's biases are clear as day. Who I really like are the British commentators...I don't know their names but they are great. They're helpful when they need to be but, unlike a lot of the others, they don't blabber through the entire program. Nancy Kerrigan's commentating is slightly annoying at times because she always talks about herself. She's also a bit more critical than other commentators, but she's usually right so I don't mind too much... Tara Lipinski is a decent commentator. I was actually a bit surprised by it! The only thing I don't like is the somewhat know-it-all stance she takes when it comes certain things but for the most part, she's good to listen to. Point is, for an educated skating fan, there really is no need for a commentator. Let me know what's going on with the skater before they skate and then shut up...I got it from there. I honestly think fans can do a better job of commentating than half of the commentators out there...
Why so much love for Tracy Wilson? I find her speaking awkward and she's not particularly insightful when it comes to skating. Not the worst, but certainly not great.
I dont like Tara's commentary. She seems mean to me. Its almost like whelp... show me why i should like your skating! Plus it seems like nothings ever good enough for her in a skater. Just my thoughts To the poster earlier who mentioned Boitano in 1996, i agree
Dick is the Simon Cowell of skating announcers before there was a Simon Cowell. Yes he can be blunt but he is always honest whether people like it or not.
Nobody has filled the role as the "non-expert" commentator better than Gannon. He was wonderful in that unlike Tom Hammond or Al Trautwig (who fills this role in gymnastics), Gannon actually shows respect and interest in figure skating. To me, that is the most important element one needs to have if they're going to cover a sport. I remember reading an interview of his a few years ago and he spoke about watching figure skating at either the 2002 or the 2006 Olympics on tv (since ABC does not have the rights to it) and couldn't help but start commentating on the skating much to his wife's annoyance.
Button, Wynn and Wylie are my choices. I agree with those who like Terry Ganon He kept things in balance. NO Hamilton and Bezic. They have no objectivity - unless things are going Scott's way of course. lol kwanatic your term "happy piddle fits" made my day. So true.
You're welcome! He just gets so excited, I always picture a little puppy dog leaking all over the tile floor. You just want to slap him on the nose with a newspaper and say, "Calm down!" ITA with the person who said Dick Button was like Simon Cowell. Lol! Definitely. Uncle Dick told it like it was. But he did, on occasion, go off on a tangent whenever he'd start a comment. Half the time I found myself wondering what the hell he was talking about...
To each his own, but I think Dick has been far meaner in his comments than Tara has been (though I enjoy them both).
1. Dick Button, but I agree he needs a Terry Gannon or a Scott Hamilton to do most of the "routine" coverage. Dick's knowledge and perspective is incomparable, and I love to see him in the booth, but I don't think he's the main "play by play" announcer. 2. Suze Wynne - I'm really sorry she's not on the air anymore. I loved how she used to do a great job of highlighting what each team did well and where they needed to improve to improve. 3. Peter Carruthers - but I like Paul as well. I know a lot of people don't like Peter, but I enjoy his obvious enthusiasm for the sport, his approachability and his ease with interviews.
i envy you. i miss CBC. i'd love to one day move back to one of the border states. rather, aren't you in the capital of american skating right now, with S&Z and the canton ice dancers, sato and dungjen (sp?) coaching the hottest names in singles as well? i also like terry gannon. he asked, "what does that mean, dick?", when dick said sasha cohen skates to _more_ than the music. and to hear dick spazz out explaining was pure comedy gold. dick can be harsh, but i've heard him and peggy wax eloquent over skaters who are not at all exhibiting the qualities they are extolling--in _that_ particular performance. they seem to have pre-written their script and are unable to alter it on the fly sometimes. STILL, 100000000000x better than scott and sandra. kwanatic i love your piddle term and your dog and newspaper imagery VIETgrlTerifa i agree terry gannon's respect for figure skating really comes through--and further endears him to me.
Well, that and his constipated grunts when a skater jumps. Count me in among the pleasantly surprised. True that. I dont know how many times either I or Mrs. Reuven has made a comment, only to hear the TV commentators say exactly the same thing.


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Bill Cunningham New York is a 2010 documentary film directed by Richard Press and produced by Philip Gefter. Bill Cunningham New York is distributed by Zeitgeist Films and was released in theaters on March 16, 2011.
"We all get dressed for Bill", says Vogue editor Anna Wintour. The Bill in question is New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high-society charity soirées for the Times 's Style section in his columns "On the Street" and "Evening Hours".
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Finding vertex-minimal triangulations of closed manifolds is a very difficult problem. Except for spheres and two series of manifolds, vertex-minimal triangulations are known for only few manifolds of dimension more than 2 (see the table given at the end of Section 5). In this article, we present a brief survey on the works done in last 30 years on the following:(i) Finding the minimal number of vertices required to triangulate a given pl manifold. (ii) Given positive integers n and d, construction of n-vertex triangulations of different d-dimensional pl manifolds. (iii) Classifications of all the triangulations of a given pl manifold with same number of vertices.In Section 1, we have given all the definitions which are required for the remaining part of this article. A reader can start from Section 2 and come back to Section 1 as and when required. In Section 2, we have presented a very brief history of triangulations of manifolds. In Section 3,we have presented examples of several vertex-minimal triangulations. In Section 4, we have presented some interesting results on triangulations of manifolds. In particular, we have stated the Lower Bound Theorem and the Upper Bound Theorem. In Section 5, we have stated several results on minimal triangulations without proofs. Proofs are available in the references mentioned there. We have also presented some open problems/conjectures in Sections 3 and 5.
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There are a lot of things that matter when trying to maximize pointing ability. Some are very expensive to correct so you need to have a good feel for how much you really are willing to spend to get the most out of your boat.
In no paticular order, and assuming you have all the sails properly trimmed:
1) templaiting the keel. This will ensure you have the proper shape, and location of the lead
2) templaiting the rudder.
3) mast position, not just tuning, but baseplate location and partner location.
4) replacing sails with new (2 year old Dacron are no longer performance sails)
5) replacing Dacron with lighter laminate sails
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12) on the 26, check for oil canning going upwind. If present structual reinforcement is neccessary
Before taking on any of these get a sail maker to come sailing with you, and ensure that the boat is being sailed to its maximum. The Columbia 26 was never designed as a pure race boat, and boats of its era are not known as great pointing boats. The 26 is a fun weekender, and a pretty good racer, but doesn't really have the pedigree for maximum upwind performance.
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Two members of the The Soweto Gospel Choir, winner of two Grammy Awards, stopped by WHQR studios on Tuesday. They spoke with Rachel Lewis Hilburn about singing with a mission, traveling the world, and what it's like to perform with/for internationally-renowned luminaries like U-2's Bono and Nelson Mandela.
The Soweto Gospel Choir performs at UNCW's Kenan Auditorium Tuesday, January 24th at 8 PM.
During our Classical block on Tuesdays through Fridays at 12:06, Jemila Ericson and other staff members host a celebration of the arts and culture of the Lower Cape Fear. They interview artists, actors, dancers, writers and creators of community events--all the inspiring movers and shakers who enrich our lives.


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G'Day folks, I'm brand new to all this, so I hope this msg goes where it's supposed to! I'm a firefighter with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade here in Melbourne, and have been for 19 years. Looking forward to chatting with you! Cheers, Matt
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G'Day folks, I'm brand new to all this, so I hope this msg goes where it's supposed to! I'm a firefighter with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade here in Melbourne, and have been for 19 years. Looking forward to chatting with you! Cheers, Matt
Welcome to the forums :)
Thank you mate, looking forward to it!
How's it going Down Under! I have relatives in Queensland and also an aunt in Manly. Can't wait to visit in the near future!
G'Day. Manly's a nice place to be, as is Queensland. If you like beaches and the sun, then you're heading for the right spots. If it's rain you're chasing, come to Melbourne, but the best people are here! Cheers, Matt
I wish I could live where my aunt does in Manly, apparently she is right on the beach. I'm sure she paid a pretty penny for her property, but my guess is it was worth the money. Besides, being an occupational therapist pays quite a bit more than a firefighter!!
Yeah, I reckon it does! I'm looking at doing a 12 month exchange to a UK Fire Service. Do you get many UK firefighters online here?
Yea, there are several UK Firefighters that frequent the boards. Try posting something under the UK section. If that doesn't work, you'll definitely get replies under the Firefighting section.
Exactly how does an exchange with the UK Fire Service work? Is it some sort of agreement between Australia and UK fire departments?
Hello MFB Melbourne and good luck with your trip to the UK.
I know Melbourne well and notice that you have a good strong Union.
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Make sure you keep it that way.
G'Day Irish and thanks! We just had a huge rally for our Country Fire Authority comrades whose pay and conditions havent been signed off on yet. There should be some pics of it on the Victorian Branch link of the UFU main site. I am an organiser for the UFU Vic Branch as well as a MFB firefighter...I dont have any trouble filling my days in!
Yes mate, the MFB has a 'firefighter fellowship' program in place, with the US, UK Australia, New Zealand and Canada fire depts all taking part. The only stumbling block is you're expected to try and survive on your current rate of pay, regardless of the exchange rate. I am working with the union to try and change this, as I really want to get over to the UK.
Contact "Steve Dude" senior officer LFB --Union bloke--puts in an appearance on these forums--straight guy--he will give you a fair suck of the sauce bottle
Do not despair American type people I was just speaking Aussie to our mate
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Sorry mate, try not to get caught up between an aussie and a kiwi....you wont know which way's up!! ANZAC forever...
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mfbfirie--as you can see by the title where I am originally from.But its OK I'm a Kiwi citizen now ! I did not realise that there was a exchange scheme for the Fire Service until you brought it up.
I do know in or around 1967 ish there was a big recruitment drive in England(particularly in London where I was serving)to come over here--only criteria was 4yrs in. The more qualifications you had the better--I was ET-Ladders-Proto-Compressed Air and they would have had me like a rat up a rhododendron, only fly in the ointment was my missus at that time! The usual story "I'll miss my Mum" her old lady still managed to kark it in the end but the chance was gone.
I managed to get here in 1981, courtesy of the Brixton race riots, but thats a long story.
mfbfire, a guy in my service (Northumberland Fire and Rescue), was looking for an exchange someplace a while back. I'll see if he's still interested.
Nice one mate, can you let me know? Good on you! Cheers, Matt
Hi Matt- welcome aboard. Spread the word, there's not too many of us Aussies here.... :cool:
I know the rate of pay for exchange is a problem. 5 years ago on this board I was involved in answering some queries from US firefighters who wanted to come downunder to work during our summer. The simplest solution is an exchange program which got up and running only days after my suggestion on this board by Pres. Bill Clinton. (Makes me wonder who reads this board). One of the first exchanges involved one of the Parks firefighters who went to the US for 4 months. The main thing is to keep it simple and that requires the firefighter to be paid by their original organisation otherwise you could get work visa problems with immigration. If money is an issue then don't do the exchange.
G'Day Wombat,
The exchange program is run by AFAC, so its not a spurious thing. However, there are some serious questions as to whether its being run properly, and to the best advantage of all firefighters concerned. While it might be easy to say 'if money's an issue dont do it', it should be borne in mind that this is my career, and has been for 19 years. The exchange program offers excellent opportunities for learning, fellowship and experience, and is something I wish to pursue. If I can make it better for all firefighters following me who wish to work abroad too, then I will push in that direction. I'm not one to work on the "jack" system. The fact is that its not being run well, and its up to us to change it to make it viable for all.
Hi Matt,
recently joined this myself. Just touching base as I'm in Gippsland. Info on my profile. Been a subscriber to the mag for a while but this extra bit is well worth the $'s.
Just noticed your message.Hope all is well down there. I am from Canada,Newmarket On. that is just north of Toronto. I have been on the job for 18 years. Anyway I have a question for you if I may. There are a few of us ff and wives coming down in March for a wedding of a guy that used to be on the job with us. It is near Melbourne, the exact location escapes me right now. What are some places of interest and can you suggest any good watering holes for a pint.....or two.Reply if you can and thanks and stay safe
PS Is the AFL season ongoing around march 17th.
Hi there ksaxon,
I am a firie in Sydney so can only suggest the main sights to see in Melb such as going for a drive on the Great Ocean Road and heading north of Melb for some fine wine tasting in the Pyrenees.
What you should do though is go all the way through to Adelaide to the World Police and Fire games which are on in March 2007! Good timing on your part. I am heading over there to compete with the NSW Firies for a couple of sports. Should be heaps of fun. Check out www.2007wpfg.com.au for more info. :)
I am from Melbourne - still have a house there but currently working in Canberra. (Well the house was was there but anything could happen this summer)
Recommended things to do or see in Melbourne -
1. Puffing Billy steam train - easy to access either drive or metro train services to Belgrave.
2. Healesville Animal Sanctuary - especially the birds of prey display and the platypuses - not far from Yarra valley wineries.
3. Phillip Island Penguins parade - 100km from Melb so its a bit of a drive
(Use Google map or Where is to plan where to go)
4. Balloon flights over Melbourne or Yarra Valley wineries
5. Joy flights around Melbourne - see my stepson Alex A. at the Royal Victorian Flying Club at Moorabin. He took me around Melbourne a couple of weeks ago in the clubs new Cirrus 20sr at sunset.


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Kakuli is a seasonal bush camp on the confluence of the Luwi and Luangwa rivers. Whether Kakuli is used as a stopover in the middle of a walking trail or as a base for a more static wildlife safari, the game viewing and night-drive safaris in this area are some of the best in Zambia. There are four spacious, traditional safari tents under shady thatched roofs, each with an open-air bathroom. All of the tents overlook the river with stunning views up and down this hippo-packed stretch of the Luangwa. A lovely thatched chitenje (covered sitting area) acts as the center of camp. It is on a wooden deck overlooking the grazing lawn that leads down to the two rivers and is a perfect spot in which to relax and watch the river and the wildlife meander by. This area of the park is renowned for offering guests some of the best game-viewing opportunities in Zambia. Safari activities from Kakuli will usually be a mixture of game drives and walking safaris. Guests are able to decide each day if they want to venture out on foot or with the vehicle. Most evenings however, you will want to explore the area after dark. This stretch of the Luangwa is fantastic for wildlife. It is bustling with predators and the best time to see them in action is during those first few hours of darkness. Night-drive safaris from Kakuli have been known to provide guests with some of the most exciting game viewing in Zambia. It is certain that your wildlife safari at Kakuli will be one to remember. Kakuli is one of the few Zambian bush camps to open in February and March. At this time of year the river is high, access is gained by boat and activities are either on the river or on foot in the drier, sandy areas that surround camp.
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Physicians are conducting a clinical trial for patients with advanced breast cancer. Breast cancer can be treated with chemotherapy which can affect the bone marrow, where blood cells are produced. Neutrophils are a type of white blood cells that fight infection and are produced in the bone marrow. If the neutrophil count becomes low due to chemotherapy, a potentially serious condition called neutropenia occurs. Neutropenia is serious because it can affect the body's ability to protect against many types of infections. Pegfilgrastim is an investigational drug being evaluated for its potential ability to increase the number of neutrophils. The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of pegfilgrastim in preventing neutropenia following chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer.
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Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Official Title: | A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Randomized Study Evaluating the Prophylactic Use of Pegfilgrastim on the Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia in Subjects With Advanced Breast Cancer Treated With Single Agent Docetaxel |
- Proportion of subjects developing febrile neutropenia [ Time Frame: Through 4 cycles ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Incidence of hospitalization and IV antiinfective use associated with FN; also chemotherapy planned dose on time [ Time Frame: Through 4 cycles ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 928 |
Study Start Date: | February 2002 |
Study Completion Date: | June 2004 |
Primary Completion Date: | February 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Breast cancer patients receiving docetaxel chemotherapy and placebo.
Drug: pegfilgrastim
Growth factor (GCSF) administered to promote neutrophil development post-chemotherapy.
Other Name: pegfilgrastim
Experimental: Pegfilgrastim
Breast cancer patients receiving docetaxel chemotherapy and pegfilgrastim.
Drug: pegfilgrastim
Growth factor (GCSF) administered to promote neutrophil development post-chemotherapy.
Other Name: pegfilgrastim
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
- Advanced breast cancer
- 18 years of age or older
- Patients who will be receiving Taxotere (docetaxel) chemotherapy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00035594
Study Director: | MD | Amgen |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Amgen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00035594 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 20010144 |
Study First Received: | May 3, 2002 |
Last Updated: | May 7, 2013 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by Amgen:
Breast cancer Neutropenia Chemotherapy |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms Neutropenia Agranulocytosis Breast Diseases Hematologic Diseases |
Leukocyte Disorders Leukopenia Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on April 26, 2015