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On the heels of last week's guilty plea by Raul Sanchez for his involvement in a Bronx-based dog fighting operation, we are thrilled to report that many of the dogs are thriving in their new lives as beloved pets.
In November, we told you a very happy story about Ninja, one of the dogs we rescued and rehabilitated, who found a wonderful forever home. Now we have another heartwarming success story to share: Mona Lisa, who was one of 50 dogs we rescued in June from that dark, dingy Bronx basement, recently went home to a loving family.
Mona now lives with two loving pet parents in a spacious house overlooking 50 mountainside acres, where she takes frequent hikes with her new dog sister, Zelda. Her other favorite activities include snuggling with Zelda by the fireplace and lounging on the couch with her new pet parents.
Mona Lisa's journey to adoption wasn't easy. After her rescue, she was transferred to one of our partner shelters, The Animal Support Project, Inc. (TASP) in Cropseyville, New York.
"When Mona arrived at the shelter, she cried and whined like a hyena and was extremely anxious, usually sitting pitifully at the kennel door," says Melinda Plasse of TASP. But after plenty of attention, care and time to recover, Mona made great progress. "She is outgoing," Melinda reports, "loves belly rubs, and is kind as can be to children and other animals."
When we picture Mona Lisa romping around in the woods with her new family, we can't help but smile. We're working to make sure that animals nationwide won't continue to suffer due to the cruel practice of animal fighting. Last week, legislators reintroduced the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, which would make attending an organized animal fight a federal offense and would impose additional penalties for bringing a minor to an animal fight.
Please join us in our efforts by asking your own House representative to support this important humane legislation.
Dog fighting and the abuse of animals makes me sick to my stomach. Even to hear others making verbal abuse toward animals makes me fighting mad. Heard a animal control officer a few weeks ago make a comment that if we didn't find a home for a adorable little dog, he would be put down. Another gentleman (idiot) says, "Well goodnight". Needless to say, I had a lot to say to the man. I just cannot understand these peoples mentality. The poor animals have more sense than many humans, especially this particuliar man. All I can say is, if you do and say bad things, bad things will happen to you.
I wish we would enact laws everywhere that made it "mandatory" to impose a minimum 10 year prison sentence for anyone involved in dog fighting in any capacity and advertise it everywhere in English and Spanish so these monsters get the message loud and clear. These people that treat animals this horrific way will show the same disregard to humans as well at some point in their pathetic lives.
Those who would seek to profit from investing dog fighting, those who handle and abuse the dogs, keeping them until they kill them when they've served their purpose. Customers who along with children, go to view these horrifying spectacles, all should be subject to stiff penalties. Animal abusers should not only pay fines but, do time. It escapes me at the moment, but one jurisdiction recently passed such legislation. Good for them for setting the example.
I am so happy for Mona Lisa! She deserves to be loved and cared for and be a part of a forever family. I hate dog fighting, and don't understand how anyone can even do this to an animal. There are some sick people in this world. I really hope the laws get tighter and the punishments get harsher for dog fighters.
Natural Instincts kick in and bravery on your part is what I seek in people I want to be around! If any animal is being hurt I'm the one making my move and don't hestitate! Thank You for your God given love!
All it takes for evil to flourish is for good people to do nothing. We need a lot more good people who are brave enough to do the right thing!
I am so glad to read this story it had such a sad beginning but such a beautiful ending Im and glad Mona Lisa was blessed with a loving family!!!!! I myself am a pittie mommy my Roxxi is my world and my daughters world she is the best dog anyone could ever ask for!!! if people would just stop abusing the breed .... if a petition ever comes up for people to sign that are completley FOR federal charges being filed against people who attend dog fights let me know so I can sign it!!!!!!!!!
Marie and Roxxi from TEXAS!!!
As far as I can remember, my wife and I have taken a plunge towards loving dogs. Starting a good 25 years ago, we've adopted all the dogs we had from past to preseant except 2. No, not store bought (those two) but given to us. Right now we have 5 dogs but one, a little Snauzer Poodle named "little ZoZo", originally Zoie, has dimentia from 2 strokes and 2 siesures recently, she's about 14 or 15 now. She wonders around and is half blind but is still loving. She pees on the floor because she doesn't really grab the concept anymore, of going out to do it. People say "you should put her down" and my only reply is "my grandfather had dimentia, and we didn't put him down", because we feel all things should live thier time untill taken by the one and only. We couldn't do this to her and besides, last year I put my 17 year old shep down because he couldn't walk anymore and just today got teary eyed again when I looked at his picture. We recently gained ownership of another Shep, Cody. His previous owner couldn't handle him and was going to have him put to sleep because they couldn't find someone to take him...untill I found out, that is. My wife didn't want another dog and Cody the shep (BEAR??), now 1 1/2 years later, weighs in at 136lbs. He sleeps on my feet every night (ugg!!, but I love it). We had to get a queen sized bed to accomodate the three that insisted on sleeping with us.
Why people see dogs as just dogs is beyond me, they chain them to dog houses, some just poles and others live in the mud and snow during bad weather and yet these creatures love their masters (owners...keepers??) with all their blessed little hearts.
Fighting dogs? Frankly I'd rather see the owners of those dogs kill themselves. They have no love of life or what it should be, only the screwed up world they created for themselves making people like us have to suffer when they decide to rob us or kill someone on a whim for 10$...if they find it.
Save the dogs, they're beyond self survival and need "US" to protect "them". The only thing I regret about having a dog love me is that if an intruder would break into my home, my dog can get shot protecting me (not trained to do so) or if he would go after someone to protect his family (pack) he'd be taken away and be put down because he'd be declaired dangerous to society.
Like they always said...dog is "god" spelled backwards. He put them here for a reason, think about it. Why do they love us so much?? Having a bad day? Talk to your dog...he understands everything and won't comment one way or the other to sway your thoughts but!! You feel better afterwards, don't you!! ??
PS, I'm allergic to dogs but wouldn't have it any other way!!
My comment may get pulled, but here goes - hanging is too good for anyone who actively or as a spectator participates in any animal/bird fighting display. Animals are not on Earth for the "entertainment" (although how anyone could consider this entertainment is simply beyond me) of Man.
People who do such crap as this is not human, they are sick monsters, and they would hurt anything or anyone for money, that why Gods word says, the LOVE of money is the root of all evil, because people will do anything for money. They will fight animals, steel, lie, cheat, rob, murder and many other thing, and all FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY.


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A lot of feminist gamers decry the fact that gaming companies are almost totally male. Personally, I've never felt this was an entirely fair accusation. To me, gaming companies are mostly male because computer science and engineering programs are mostly male. When the pool of talent you hire from looks like X, it's hard not to end up looking like X, especially when you pay below-market wages.
Of course, there is a bit of chicken-and-egg going on here. A lot of men go into Computer Science because they are gamers, and the idea of maybe joining a gaming company after graduation lingers in the back of their minds. (Then they find out about the hours and pay, and decide to go into business programming.)
But something about the above formulation troubled me. Then I realized that it is wrong. Game company demographics do not quite match CS demographics. Oh, they more or less match according to gender, but they don't match according to race.
Specifically, the Indian population is missing from gaming.
If you drop into a CS program, you will notice that there are three significant racial groups: White, Asian, and Indian. (I am ruthlessly compressing several cultures into each category. Painting with broad strokes.) But the gaming industry is almost totally White and Asian.
Indeed, I would argue that geek and gaming culture is mainly White and Asian. It is rather interesting that Indians are missing, given that all three cultures share enough similarities to make Computer Science a common goal.
Now, I'm not ascribing the difference to racism or anything like that. Rather, I would say that the geek/gaming culture carries many White and Asian people into CS, and the gaming companies recruit from that stream. Meanwhile, the large presence of Indians in CS is a effect of Indian culture's esteem for engineering, and seeing engineering-like careers as desirable.
I've been musing about this lately because (as you may have guessed from my name) I am Indian by ancestry. But when I was young, my parents moved to a town that was almost entirely White. (The actual story is a little more complicated than this, but it will suffice.) So in many ways I am White by culture, and part of that is that I fell into the geek/gaming subculture. It's pretty much what White people of my temperament and talents do: read sf and fantasy, rhapsodize about Star Trek, and play video games. It was what all my (White) friends did, and since I was like them, I did the same.
Then I went to university and encountered that divide I discuss above. I went to a very techy university with tons of fellow geeks. But even though there was a large Indian presence at university, it was almost non-existent in geek circles, even though those circles pulled people from the same classes.
It was, and still is, slightly disconcerting. Growing up, I had made the assumption that I was the only Indian geek I knew because there was a bare handful of Indians in the town's population. Then I went to university, met a large Indian population, and realized I was still pretty much the only Indian geek I knew.
I'm sure there are others out there, but it has always seemed odd to me that there isn't a larger Indian presence in gaming and geekdom, given the fact that there are so many Indians in CS and engineering.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Indians and Gaming
A lot of feminist gamers decry the fact that gaming companies are almost totally male. Personally, I've never felt this was an entirely fair accusation. To me, gaming companies are mostly male because computer science and engineering programs are mostly male. When the pool of talent you hire from looks like X, it's hard not to end up looking like X, especially when you pay below-market wages.
18 comments:
- Polynices said...
Your "as you may have guessed from my name" comment made me laugh since I've always just assumed you're a Lord of the Rings fan and it's a pseudonym.
You learn something every day! :)
- 9:33 PM, November 25, 2012
- Rohan said...
Yeah, I get that a lot. Especially terrible because of the whole geek subculture thing, so pretty much everyone I meet makes the same connection.
- 9:36 PM, November 25, 2012
- Balkoth said...
I assumed it was a LotR reference too.
My notions about existence are now shattered.
- 10:17 PM, November 25, 2012
- Anonymous said...
Guess it's mostly about the wage/prestige factor. Since most of the Indians studying in the US are are from India, they focus on bringing in as much income as possible, which is offered by banks, software giants, etc. Imagine the difference in telling your folks back home that you got a job at Microsoft, and imagine the same if you tell them you got one at Blizzard! Also, american pop-culture (sci-fi, mmorpgs, techy-stuff!) have a very sparse following in India.
Heck, you could walk into a CS class in the US and ask how many Indian students are not from a CS background!
- 10:47 PM, November 25, 2012
- spinksville said...
I think the 'below market wages' is going to be part of it, plus how many Indian people play games at home as kids -- not sure how it is as a cultural thing.
Having said that, more diversity would always be a good thing. I wonder how games might be different if there were more Indian game devs. What kinds of cultural sensibilities do you think they'd bring?
- 11:54 PM, November 25, 2012
- Anti said...
30 years might change things.
30 years ago most Australian children would have been found playing cricket in the back yard. now, not so much. you are more likely to see the current generation playing a console.
- 12:33 AM, November 26, 2012
- Gevlon said...
Stupid clarification question: by "Indian", you mean someone from India or a Native American?
- 12:57 AM, November 26, 2012
- Nazaniel said...
I used to have an Indian friend in my small guild of 6-7 people in Vanilla WoW - he quit because he got married and said that he was expected to behave like an adult now. The rest of us (white and asian men and women) were a bit bemused.
- 5:17 AM, November 26, 2012
- armagon said...
Ah, stereotypical bias at its best: Because I don't remember you mentioning being female and playing on a US realm, I would've said "white male, 25-35" if I had to guess without further information.
- 6:34 AM, November 26, 2012
- Ozymandias said...
Being Indian, I had actually guessed from your name that you were Indian, but given the lack of Indians in gaming (my induction into its hallowed halls is similar to yours), I figured it may have been an LOTR reference instead. Ironic.
- 7:42 AM, November 26, 2012
- rimecat said...
And for some mental whiplash, I hit this page as a mental health minute after clearing the work that accumulated over the holiday break and saw the Annual Native American Heritage Month single-day-extravaganza-to-pretend-we haven't-ignored-it-until-now pop on the corporate email. Given that I'm a Tolkien fan and made the common assumption on your name I'll ask for forgiveness for wincing at the 'Indian' part before realizing you actually did mean the subcontinent.
- 8:51 AM, November 26, 2012
- lostforever said...
I guess I am also an "Indian" for the purpose of this discussion since I am from the same part of the world.
My parents moved to England when I was young so I am culturally White. Heavily into geek/gaming sub culture as well. However I think I am a geek even before I came to England! I love reading about Hindu mythology/history. They are your equivalent sf/fantasy book reading! I loved to tinker with stuff etc. Enjoyed strategy board games etc. The point being is that, you are geek since you are probably born that way!
From a very young age, my parents have drilled into my head that money is Very Important In Life therefore I need to get a "well paying" Job. It seemed to have worked, since here I am a gaming geek and computer science graduate working in the Banking industry and not in the gaming industry. I am guessing this is the reason why so few Indians work in the gaming industry as well. Having said that, my parents have not killed the dream since one day I will start a MMO gaming company and design my ultimate MMO!
PS: I know an Indian named Rohan yet I assumed your name is LOTR reference till today!
- 9:23 AM, November 26, 2012
- Bearness said...
This was a very interesting post! It never occurred to me how people always think of Indians as "IT guys", but never as "gamers". And I don't think any of the Indian guys I've known played games (at least they didn't tell me they did). I thought it was a foregone conclusion that anyone who spends enough time on a computer plays games on it eventually. Maybe not MMORPG, but Solitaire or Minesweeper or something. I know very little about Indian culture, but maybe gaming is so looked down upon so guys don't get into it?
FYI, I always pictured you were some white guy. And like others, I assumed Rohan was a LotR reference (in my defense, I didn't even know Rohan was an Indian name). I'd have never guessed it in 1000 years.
- 9:57 AM, November 26, 2012
- Rohan said...
@Gevlon, I mean India (and lumping in India/Bangladesh/Pakistan/Sri Lanka all together). From the Indian subcontinent basically.
Up here in Canada, the Native people are usually referred to as Natives, not Indians.
- 10:11 AM, November 26, 2012
- Rohan said...
I wonder how games might be different if there were more Indian game devs. What kinds of cultural sensibilities do you think they'd bring?
@Spinks, that's the issue. Indian culture is a black box to me.
- 11:13 AM, November 26, 2012
- Redbeard said...
You know, I hadn't thought of this before.
I work with Indians, and we talk about generic tech geeky stuff, but when I make a Star Trek or gamer comment, they don't get it. I just figured that they weren't into that specific portion of geekdom (much like how some geeks will like tabletop RPGs and some won't). It never occurred to me that geekdom itself was the issue.
- 6:00 PM, November 26, 2012
- Moxy said...
I think this is less to do with technology and geekdom and more to do with competitiveness and "unproductive" activites.
Why is India so ridiculously under-represented at the Olympics per capita?
- 9:07 PM, November 27, 2012
- Anonymous said...
Wait... you're Canadian, Rohan? *mind blown* So am I. Assumed you lived in the US for some reason...
- 12:34 AM, December 02, 2012


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It seems like not a day goes by without hearing about the benefits of omega-3s on the news. The fatty acids have been shown to have many benefits, from heart health to joint health to brain health to eye health. What you may not realize is that within the family of omega-3s, there are actually three types of healthy fatty acids in play -- EPA, DHA, and ALA.
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The dogs rescued from a Bronx dog fighter's basement last year are finally getting justice. Raul Sanchez, who pleaded guilty to dog fighting a few weeks ago, is now heading to prison.
Last week a judge sentenced Sanchez to one to three years for animal fighting, one year for animal cruelty and one year for criminal possession of a weapon. (Sanchez will serve these sentences concurrently.)
He's also been slapped with a ban on keeping animals for the duration of his parole. Sanchez waived his right to appeal.
We hope Sanchez's sentence serves as a reminder to dog fighters that their crimes against innocent animals carry serious consequences.
not enough..where's the fines and community service requirement. cleaning shelters, mucking horse manure and more dirty work. sentence does not send a 'fear of God' messgae to others..we lack that in every aspect of our justice system...
Sanchez is just banned from having animals for the duration of his parole. Should be a lifetime ban!
Why do they always make the sentences concurrent, allowing these scumbags to be out in a year or less? The sentences for multiple offenses should be CONSECUTIVE with NO consideration for parole until within a year of the final sentence. And they darned sure shouldn't be allowed to go to a minimum security installation - hard time would make a great impression on these animals.
I agree not enough jail time, as who is to check that he does not do it again. They kind of people get away easy and the dogs are the ones to end up dead from fighting and mal nourished - even the judge can't do much since the law only allow little time, no fines, no probation, no mandatory community service - these poor animals ARE the VICTUMS - SO SAD THAT THE LAW WONT PROTECT THEM
It is a start but still a long way to go
3 years?? Is that some kinda joke??? 1000´s of dogs have suffered for nearly a lifetime! This man deserves at least 10 years of prison and a penalty fine upto 20.000$ .. THIS maybe would be the best way to STOP dog fighting FOREVER!
I agree the prison term is way to short, however it's a step up. I pray more judges look at this case and prosecute anyone who does harm to animals to a long term, someone needs to set an example for others to follow. Abuse/fight an animal go to prison for a very long time!
Serving sentences concurrently rather than consecutively makes this a veritable slap on the wrist.
I am thoroughly excited that this guy was caught and sent to prison! A celebration is in order! However, I completely agree that this guy will probably get off more easily than 3 years. Three years in itself is not enough time, and still, he will likely get less than that. Animal abuse is FAR TOO tolerated in this world.


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With Halloween and Bonfire Night around the corner, Lambeth today Monday 17 October 2011, commences its seasonal crackdown on crime and anti social behaviour.
With both these events approaching, the focus of the MPS will be on ensuring the safety of our communities throughout this period.
Commander Christine Jones said: "We are here for London and to help make sure that everyone can enjoy the festivities and stay safe.
"All 32 London boroughs have a local plan in place, drawing together experience and successful tactics from previous years as well as managing planned events in their areas, focusing our resources in the right places and working closely and continually with our partners and communities.
"I would like to stress that our operations are not aimed at demonising young people, the large majority of whom behave safely and responsibly. However, those intent on committing crime and anti social behaviour will face the consequences.
In the period leading up to half term, schools officers have been reiterating safety tips to young people ahead of the festivities.
Officers are carrying out after school patrols at key locations, such as busy transport hubs and patrols to disrupt potential involvement in robbery, violence and other criminal activities which impact our neighbourhoods.
They will also be using screening arches as well as wands as part of wider detection tactics to deter the carriage of weapons and will take part in test sale operations with Trading Standards regarding the sale of fireworks, alcohol and over the counter weapons.
Boroughs will receive central support for their operations, including mobile phone units that will be deployed in response to particular threats. This additional support is controlled and directed from the MPS Central Command Complex [one of the three MPS 999 centres].
All Safer Neighbourhoods Teams will be patrolling at key times in town centres and transport hubs.
In addition the MPS Safer Transport Command, funded by Transport for London [TfL], is running concurrently Operation Safebus, an intensive two week operation to tackle youth disorder on the transport network during the autumn half term and encompassing Halloween and Bonfire Night.
Commander Jones added: "During this busy period, ensure you stay safe by staying with others and try to attend well organised events.
"When you are out, keep your valuables and high value mobile phones out of sight, or leave them at home.
"If trick or treating, be aware of the impact of your actions on others- it may cause unnecessary worry to some of the more vulnerable members of our communities. Wherever possible parents should try to accompany their children.
"If you have any concerns, do not hesitate to contact your local Safer Neighbourhoods Team or in an emergency always dial 999.
"Do not forget the security of your home. If you are going out for the evening, ensure you have closed and locked your doors and windows and make sure that you leave lights on. The clocks go back on 30 October, so it may be dark before you expect it."
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adjective \ˈre-dē\
: prepared to do something
: properly prepared or finished and available for use
: almost about to do something
Full Definition of READY
a : prepared mentally or physically for some experience or actionb : prepared for immediate use <dinner is ready>
a : willingly disposed : inclined <ready to agree to his proposal>b : likely to do something indicated <a house that looks ready to collapse>
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Middle English redy; akin to Old English gerǣde ready, Gothic garaiths arranged
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- Antonyms
- flat-footed, half-baked, half-cocked, underprepared, unprepared, unready
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: to prepare (someone or something)
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transitive verb
: to make ready
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May 04, 2012 02:00 AM|akshay22|LINK
Hi All,
In my current application I have a button to generate report based on certain filter criterion given on the page.
To do this I have a SSIS package which simply converts data from SQL Server to Access (using Copy Column) task based on the filter set above.
Now the requirement is to add a drop down which says "select the format" like .xls, .csv, .pdf, .mdb etc.
If a user clicks on the button to generate reports now he is given the report in the format he selected.
(I am not going with the SSRS approach because first of all I have huge data and secondly it doesn't allow us to save file in the access format - if I am not wrong)
Please give me suggestion as to how I can do this with SSIS reports. I am not an SSIS expert so would require a detailed one.
May 04, 2012 02:16 PM|TabAlleman|LINK
Create a package variable, like @format or something that holds the value of the selected format.
After your data source component, put a Conditional Split component that looks at the package variable and send the rows to the appropriate destination component.
Look in the toolbox under destination compenents for your available options. You can use a flat file destination for csv, and obvious excel for excel. However, I don't believe you can export to .pdf using SSIS. The only reliable way I know to do that is with SSRS.
May 07, 2012 07:35 AM|akshay22|LINK
Hi TabAlleman,
That was a really helpful piece of advice and it works for me.
However I also want to call this packages(which is doing the work I described above) through C# code.
In my page I have some filter conditions based on which I am constructing the "where" clause of my data source and the tough job for me is to modify the where condition of the DataSource of the package from C# code before running the package.
Please suggest me something on this.
May 07, 2012 12:47 PM|TabAlleman|LINK
Again, use package variables in your WHERE clause. This article shows you (near the end) how to set SSIS package variables from .net:
May 07, 2012 12:59 PM|akshay22|LINK
Is it possible for you to paste down the relevent section. Code Project is not opening up from my work place.
May 07, 2012 01:03 PM|TabAlleman|LINK
Sure. Hopefully it's not illegal.
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime; protected void btnExecute_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Application app = new Application(); Package package = null; try { string fileName = Server.MapPath(System.IO.Path.GetFileName(FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName.ToString())); FileUpload1.PostedFile.SaveAs(fileName); //Load DTSX package = app.LoadPackage(@"D:\SSIS_ASP_NET\SSIS_ASP_NET_DEMO\SSIS_ASP_NET_DEMO\Package1.dtsx", null); //Global Package Variable Variables vars = package.Variables; vars["Business_ID"].Value = txtBusinessID.Text; vars["Business_Name"].Value = txtBusinessName.Text; //Specify Excel Connection From DTSX Connection Manager package.Connections["SourceConnectionExcel"].ConnectionString = "provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;data source=" + fileName + ";Extended Properties=Excel 8.0; "; //Execute DTSX. Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult results = package.Execute(); } catch (Exception ex) { throw ex; } finally { package.Dispose(); package = null; } }
May 07, 2012 01:10 PM|akshay22|LINK
My query is to modify the "Where" clause of the "OLE DB Source" of my SSIS package from C#.
Initially my query is
Select Name, Age
From Employee
Where Name <> ''
Now from my C# code I want to modify the query to
Select Name, Age
From Employee
Where Name <> '' and Age >= 30
(I want this because there can be many Where conditions based on the filter a user chooses in the page).
I don't think the articles explains this.
May 07, 2012 01:27 PM|TabAlleman|LINK
The part of the article I copied dealt with passing parameters to a package from .net. I assumed you already knew how to use parameters in your DB Source.
So assuming you created a package variable called @WhereString and populated it with " and Age >= 30".
Your Query in SSIS would be this:
Select Name, Age From Employee Where Name <> '' ?
The question mark is a place-holder for a variable.
Then you go to the "Parameter Mapping" tab and map User::WhereString to parameter 0 (zero).
That's it.
May 07, 2012 04:34 PM|akshay22|LINK
Thanks for you help


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Anal cancer incidence has increased dramatically in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)-positive men. Like cervical cancer, anal cancer is causally linked to infections with high-risk papillomaviruses, and is preceded by precursor lesions: anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN). Several treatment options exist for AIN, but success rates are disappointingly low. An alternative strategy might be therapeutic HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccination. In women with vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN), a condition with a comparable pathogenesis, therapeutic vaccination with HPV-16 viral oncoproteins E6 and E7, was well tolerated, and proved to be effective.
The objective of the current proposal is to assess, in a phase 1/2 study, the safety and efficacy of this synthetic vaccine SLP-HPV-01® in HIV+ men with CD4 counts > 350 x 10E6/l and intra-anal high-grade, HPV16 positive AIN, who failed on previous treatment.
Study population:
HIV-positive MSM (men who have sex with men) with a CD4 count > 350 cells/ul with HPV16-induced intra-anal high-grade AIN (grade 2-3) that was resistant to, or recurred after conventional cauterization or other forms of local treatment.
Study design:
The first phase of the study is a dose-response study, with 3 different dosage schedules (1,5,10; 5,10,20; and 10,20,40 μg of SLP-HPV-01®, administered intradermally with a three-week interval), each dosage schedule with or without the co-administration of pegylated interferon-α (Pegintron 1 μg/kg s.c.) at the day of vaccine administration. Each vaccination schedule is to be tested in 5 patients.
The vaccination schedule that induces in HIV-positive MSM the best HPV16-specific response compared to that of the women with VIN in our previous study, is considered the optimal schedule. The size of this dose group will be increased to a total of 20 patients by treating an additional 15 patients.
Patients will be vaccinated 3 times with a 3-week interval with the SLP-HPV-01® vaccine.
The primary clinical end points will be both toxicity/ safety, and the regression of the lesions at 3, 6 and 12 months, as assessed by HRA (high resolutions anoscopy), with biopsies taken of lesion sites.
Secondary endpoints are regression of lesions at 18 months and HPV16-specific immunity in blood will be measured: i.e. ELISPOT (IFNg) for ex-vivo detection of antigen-specific responses and multiparametric intracellular cytokine/extracellular activation marker staining to determine the type (CD4+ and/or CD8+) and function (activation status and/or cytokines) of T-cells that respond.
Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Drug: HPV-16 vaccine
Phase 1
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Therapeutic Vaccination Against Human Papillomavirus Type 16 for the Treatment of Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia in HIV+ Men
- Safety of the HPV-16 vaccine in HIV+ MSM [ Time Frame: up to 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Monitoring for spontaneous adverse events and injection-site reactions will be done weekly for three weeks after each vaccination. Clinical assessments and laboratory tests (routine hematology and chemistry) will be performed before the second and third vaccination and thereafter every 3 months for a total of 18 months of follow-up. Adverse events are graded according to version 3.0 of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), which grades events on a scale of 1 to 5, with higher grades indicating greater severity.
- Regression of the AIN lesion [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]High resolution anoscopy is performed to monitor the AIN lesions. Biopsies will be obtained of suspected lesions. Complete response is defined as histological resolution of AIN, partial response is defined as regression from high grade to low grade AIN. In case of persisting high grade AIN, a partial response is defined as a decrease in lesion size of 50% or more.
- HPV16-specific immunity in blood [ Time Frame: 3 weeks after last vaccination ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
In order to assess the systemic changes in immunity, which are induced by vaccination we will examine venous blood samples by using peripheral blood lymphocytes that are tested by a set of complementary T-cell assays: i.e. proliferation (LST), cytokine production (IFNg, TNFa, IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, and IL-2) as well as by ELISPOT (IFNg) for ex-vivo detection of antigen-specific responses and by multiparametric intracellular cytokine/extracellular activation marker staining to determine the type (CD4+ and/or CD8+) and function of T-cells that respond.
A vaccine-induced response is defined as a 3-fold increase compared to the pre-vaccination result.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Experimental: HPV-16 vaccine
Drug: HPV-16 vaccine
Vaccination with SLP-HPV-01® with or without interferon-a injections.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent
- HIV+, CD4 count > 350/ul
- Biopsy-proven intra-anal high-grade AIN caused by HPV16, resistant to, or recurring after previous treatment with cauterization (or other local treatment), 5-fluorouracil or imiquimod.
- Good performance status (a Karnofsky performance score of ≥60.
- Normal pretreatment laboratory blood values as described previously.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Immunosuppressive medication or other diseases associated with immunodeficiency
- Life expectancy < 1 year
- History of anal carcinoma
- IFN-α criteria (see SmPC): severe cardiac, thyroid, hepatic or central nervous system disease, including severe depression in the past.
- Current hepatitis C treatment with IFN-α
- Previous vaccination against HPV
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01923116
|Contact: Karien CM Gosens, MD
|Contact: Jan M Prins, prof, MD
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|Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, 1105 AZ
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|Principal Investigator: Jan M Prins, prof, MD
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|Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
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|Prof. Jan Prins, Prof. dr. J.M. Prins, Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01923116 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 6, 2013
|Last Updated:
|March 7, 2014
|Health Authority:
|Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)
Keywords provided by Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA):
Anal intraepithelial neoplasia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma in Situ
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
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I love older dogs. My last two dogs came to live with me when they were 5 and then 9 years old. They are the most wonderful pets who are housebroken and trained. Puppies are adorable but a lot of work. With an older dog, there is maybe a 4-8 week transition period and then your golden. I will always get an older dog. They are the best.
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Let me start off by saying I don't hate puppies but do hate the puppy stage they go through. I much rather have an adult dog they are calmer and much better behaved and they are always over looked it makes no sense to me.
Great story! It's wonderful to hear of people like Kevin that welcome an older dog into their home. Senior pets like Britney have so much to offer.
Hi Kevin, I am so happy for you to find such a great girl, she will fill you days with joy as you will give her all the love you can to make her life enjoy. God bless you for being you. Take care, plus enjoy each other because there is nothing better than to come home to a friendly wag and lick from you best friend in life.
I almost didn't read this; I can't take all the sad stories out there. But the promise of a happy ending caused me to read this. When my current pets pass on, I plan to do exactly what you did. I will go to a shelter and ask for the dogs & cats that are passed over. I know I will never regret it.
On handing man's best friend a life saver. Maybe one day she will save you right back! Best, Erika
When I read of the horrors done to animals I begin to think there are no people left on the planet with a heart. Thank you and I must say all of us who love animals wish you all the best !
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ORANGE – The tears and stories flowed as about 200 friends and co-workers remembered Dr. Jack Chen, a surfing surgeon who died while taking on 15-foot waves off El Salvador.
The orthopedic surgeon who worked in Orange died Friday at El Sunzal beach when a large wave threw him against rocks, Salvadoran media reported. Local police and naval forces responded, and authorities confirmed Monday that his body had been recovered at nearby San Blas beach. The area had experienced rough surf through the weekend, and another death was reported at a nearby beach.
Chen, 39, of Rossmoor was a surgeon with the Orthopaedic Specialty Institute in Orange, specializing in neck and back procedures. His practice focused on treating spinal disorders, his website said.
"I think the tears are for us; we're the ones who have to go on without him," said Melissa Jameson, a registered nurse. "He's in an amazing place."
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As news spread, tributes sprang up on Facebook for Chen, his wife and two children, she added.
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