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Shortly before ten o'clock on a recent warm summer morning, the grand old Apollo Theater on Harlem's 125th Street filled up with the friends and families of the members of Democracy Prep Charter High School's third-ever graduating class. The soon-to-be graduates milled about in the lobby, hugging each other and taking selfies in their bright golden robes and mortarboards before filing in, grinning, for their moment of glory.
I got to know each of these sixty-one students in my senior seminar class this year. It was a deeply satisfying year for the school and an extraordinary one for the students, each of Latino and African descent, and nearly all of modest means. Come September, every single one of them will attending colleges, including several institutions that would be the envy of parents and students at the elite private schools just a few blocks south of here. Ashlynn and Chris will be heading to Dartmouth; Hawa turned down Stanford to attend Yale; Tyisha will join the freshman class at Princeton. Other members of Democracy Prep's Class of 2019 are bound for Emory, Smith, SUNY Albany, Boston College, and Brown, among many others.
Class of 2019 is not a typo. It...
You don't have to be a diehard liberal to believe that it's nuts to wait until kids—especially poor kids—are five years old to start their formal education. We know that many children arrive in kindergarten with major gaps in knowledge, vocabulary, and social skills. We know that first-rate preschools can make a big difference on the readiness front. And we know from the work of Richard Wenning and others that even those K–12 schools that are helping poor kids make significant progress aren't fully catching them up to their more affluent peers. Six hours a day spread over thirteen years isn't enough. Indeed, as our colleague Chester Finn calculated years ago, that amount of schooling adds up to just 9 percent of a person's life on this planet by the age of eighteen. We need to start earlier and go faster.
But the challenge in pre-K, as in K–12 education, is one of quality at scale. As much as preschool education makes sense—as much as it should help kids get off to an even start, if not a "head start"—the actual experience has been consistently disappointing. Quality is uneven....
In a new study released today from Fordham, authors Sara Mead and Ashley LiBetti Mitchel examine thirty-six jurisdictions that have both charter schools and state-funded pre-K programs to determine where charters can provide state-funded pre-K. Among the findings:
The most common practical barriers include low funding levels, small pre-K programs, barriers to kindergarten enrollment, and local district monopolies on pre-K funds.
Download the report to see individual profiles of thirty-five states and the District of Columbia, as well as policy recommendations for federal and state policymakers and other critical stakeholders.
This research was made possible through the generous support of the Joyce Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS), and our sister...
Yesterday, the Senate debated an amendment proposed by Mike Lee (R-UT) that would have required states to allow parents to opt-out of federally-mandated tests without penalizing their schools or districts. After Senate HELP committee chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) voiced his opposition, it failed 32 to 64. However, a similar amendment succeeded last week in the House, so is now included in the Student Success Act that was approved along party lines.
Senator Alexander's floor speech on the Lee amendment, as printed in the Congressional Record, follows.
Mr. President, I thank the senator from Utah for his comments. We will be voting on the senator's amendment this afternoon at 4 o'clock, and I want to just make a couple of comments about it. I have a little different view of what his proposal is. He talks about our being opposed to Washington's heavy-handed approach. The way I understand his proposal, it is even more of a heavy-handed approach than the bill we are voting on today, and this is why.
His proposal is that Washington tells Utah or Oklahoma or Tennessee or Washington State what to do about whether parents may opt out of these federally required tests. Now, they are not...
I have been and continue to be a strong supporter of parental choice. I joined this fight over twenty-five years ago because I believe it can help address the systemic inequities so many poor students face. In my mind, the primary purpose of parental choice is to provide those who do not currently have high-quality educational options with access to those options. So while I believe that every student deserves an excellent education in the school that best meets his needs, I also believe that parental choice should be used principally as a tool to empower communities that face systemic barriers to greater educational and economic opportunities. I did not join this movement to subsidize families like mine—which may not be rich, but which have resources and options. I joined the late Polly Williams in 1989 in her courageous fight to make sure that poor families were afforded some opportunity to choose schools in the private sector for their children.
Since then, I have fought alongside many others for parental choice for low-income and working class families throughout the nation. From the beginning, some critics of the parental choice movement have claimed that Republican lawmakers and other conservatives who have...
Scott Walker announced today that he's running for president. The governor of Wisconsin is the fifteenth Republican candidate and the twentieth overall. He's also the latest subject of our Eduwatch 2016 series chronicling presidential candidates' stances on education issues.
Walker has been involved in state politics for over twenty-two years. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1993 to 2002, when he was elected executive of Milwaukee County. After serving in that office for eight years, he took the helm as governor in 2011. During his tenure, Walker has focused heavily on education reform—and hasn't shied away from controversial decisions. Here's a sampling of his stances:
1. Teacher tenure and pay: "In 2011, we changed that broken system in Wisconsin. Today, the requirements for seniority and tenure are gone. Schools can hire based on merit and pay based on performance. That means they can keep the best and the brightest in the classroom." June 2015.
2. School choice: "[W]e increased the number of quality education choices all over Wisconsin. Over the past four years, we expanded the number of charter schools, lifted the limits on virtual schools, and provided more help for families choosing to...
In a National Review piece last month, Mike Petrilli raised the important issue of how schools can build on the existing social capital in low-income neighborhoods. Yet he was unduly skeptical about the social-capital-building potential of a "typical Head Start center." In fact, building social capital is the exact purpose that Head Start programs are designed to fill, and many of them do an outstanding job of it. In this regard, they are models for the public school system.
Head Start programs are expected to partner with communities and feature dedicated capacity and strategies for engagement that build on existing assets and networks. Their functions often take these shapes:
Jim Webb recently declared his candidacy for president. The former U.S. senator from Virginia is just the fifth Democrat to do so, a number that contrasts sharply with the fourteen Republicans gunning for their party's primary. He's also the subject of the nineteenth installment of the Eduwatch 2016 series chronicling presidential candidates' stances on education issues.
Webb has served his country much of his adult life, only becoming a politician in 2007. Before that, he was an officer in the Marine Corps, a counsel for the House Veterans Affairs Committee, the assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs, the secretary of the navy, an author of ten books (both fiction and nonfiction), and an Emmy-winning filmmaker. American education hasn't been a major focus of his career, so he's said less on the subject than most candidates. Nevertheless, here's a sampling:
1. Pre-K: "The first [challenge we face in American education] is the benefit we can get through pre-K programs that would allow less privileged children to begin socialization and education at an earlier age." July 2015.
2. Cost of college: "The second [challenge we face in American education] is the huge student loan debt that is hanging...
When thinking about innovation in America, our thoughts typically turn to tech-driven creative capitals like New York City and San Francisco. Yet this report from the Rural Opportunities Consortium, which argues that rural education is primed for innovation, demonstrates that change can also be bred outside of cities.
Author Terry Ryan, president of the Idaho Charter School Network and a former member of the Thomas B. Fordham team, focuses on three main advancements that rural schools have adopted: expanding school choice through charter schools, introducing new online technologies, and increasing collaboration between charter schools and local districts. All three give rural schools and districts greater autonomy and freedom to experiment with new programs and concepts.
To prove that rural areas can successfully implement these changes, Ryan profiles districts that have instituted them. For example, the Dublin City School District in southeast Georgia has followed in the footsteps of big cities like New Orleans and Washington, D.C. by embracing charter-driven school choice. Dublin's increased administrative flexibility has allowed them to pilot new ideas, develop more direct lines of accountability, and ultimately raise high school graduation rates. Another example, the Vail School District in Arizona, created Beyond Textbooks, an online tool that...
Career and technical education (CTE) is the reform de jour. And the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), created following the Second World War to improve social and economic life for sixteen southern states, has taken notice. In an April report, the commission outlines the career and technical pathways that can help job seekers find employment and improve struggling economies.
Advanced credentials and CTE programs could be a game-changer in the South. Among the sixteen SREB states, at least a quarter of adults fail to complete any form of education after high school. In West Virginia and Arkansas, those numbers are as high as 40 percent and 34 percent respectively. An additional 20 percent of adults in each of the states complete some postsecondary work but receive no credential. And this lack of credentialing doesn't just hurt working class adults. The report notes that "even youth born to middle-income families are as likely to move down the economic ladder as they are to move up."
To reverse this dismal trend, the report calls for increasing the percentage of students who leave high school academically prepared for college and career to 80 percent (authors repeatedly call for higher and more rigorous standards,...


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Originally performed by the Paul Winter Consort, Missa Gaia is a contemporary ecumenical and ecological Mass celebrating the Earth. The work features the Consort's trademark lyrical melodies with dynamic rhythms from African, Brazilian and American gospel traditions, incorporating Mass and biblical texts and interweaving the voices of wolf, whale and harp seals. This publication contains newly edited and revised versions of the choral movements, set for mixed choir and keyboard with optional instrumental accompaniment, enabling Missa Gaia to be performed in both liturgical settings and concert halls. Publications available: SATB score, Sound Cues CD (animal voices) and Instrumental Score and Parts for Soprano Sax, Oboe/English Horn, Cello, Piano, Organ, Guitar, Bass and Percussion. Total Performance Time: Approx. 36 minutes.
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The Horrors are back playing in London for us very soon - they will be at The Troxy on the 4th of October, which should be very special indeed. They head off on tour this weekend.
The Horrors are back playing in London for us very soon - they will be at The Troxy on the 4th of October, which should be very special indeed. They head off on tour this weekend.
Glastonbury happened this past weekend and there were a lot of Eat Your Own Ears regulars and favourites playing across the weekend. We've got London shows coming up for some acts, so have a watch of the likes of Clean Bandit, The Horrors, Tune-Yards, Metronomy, Anna Calvi and Jagwar Ma above and below and then grab tickets to shows…
A couple of weeks ago we asked for your questions for Cat's Eyes on our Facebook page and you duly obliged sending us some great stuff. The past week or two has seen a lot of praise for the new EP from the likes of Vice, Q, Mojo, ID and many more.
Faris and Rachel have kindly taken time out from being one of the critical successes of the year so far to answer some of your questions:
1. If you could play a gig with a musician (dead or alive) who would it be? (Question submitted by Paula Salces)
Faris: Rowland S Howard
Rachel: Miles Davis
2. How did the idea to form Cat's Eyes come about? (Val Banks)
Faris: "I made Rachel a compilation CD of my favourite songs, then I went away on tour with The Horrors. When we were talking about the classical stuff Rachel had been involved with, I hadn't really thought about it translating. But while I was away in Sweden , she sent me this demo she'd done, which ended up being the song, 'The Lull'. In its original form, it had more of a Shangri Las feel."
Rachel: "I really got into his mix CD and that's when I sent him the track I made, just for fun. Then it just took on a life of its own. We started sending things back and forth, then whenever Faris was back from tour, we'd write a song together."
3. You both have very different, but equally eclectic musical tastes. How did you bring all of these influences together? (Chloe Gynne)
Rachel: "Our working process was pretty straightforward as we combined different things from our different worlds. I'd play English horn, and Faris would put it through pedals, and make it sound completely different. Every acoustic element he was able to distort and manipulate. So an oboe part would become less corny. You'd never know it was an oboe, it's more like an interesting synth sound, maybe. Even some of the opera stuff I was singing for backing vocals, you wouldn't know it, because he would run it through his chorus echo, or some pedal or other into an amp, and play around with the sound until it wasn't recognisable.
4. Are the Shangri-Las and other 60s pop bands an inspiration to your music? (Valentina Westwood Guerrini)
Faris: "Yes. What I've always liked about girl groups is how naïve the lyrics are. They're distilling the things kids go through into a few sentences. I love all the imagery – biker gangs, fairgrounds and drive-in cinemas."
5. Who wrote the lyrics of the song 'Not a Friend' (I really like them!) (Valentina Westwood Guerrini)
Faris: "Thanks. For 'Not A Friend' Rachel had an idea for a song while she was crossing the road somewhere. She sang the beginning line and the first verse into her phone while she was walking along, and on her recording you can hear birds in the background, and then the beep of a car as it swerves to avoid hitting her."
6. Is there any meaning behind having no/minimal stage lights at your shows? (Emma Price)
Faris: Cat's eyes work better in the dark.
7. How/When did you become Cat's Eyes? (Danny Herman)
Faris: "Please see question 2."
8. What music inspires you the most? (Honora King)
Faris: "Honey & The Bees - One Girl, One Boy; The Sharades - Dumbhead; The Bittersweets - Summertime; Donna Loren - So, Do the Zonk; Dani Sheridan - Guess I'm Dumb"
Rachel: Stevie Wonder - Superstition, Chet Baker - The Thrill is Gone; The Carpenters - Superstar; Saint-Saens: The Dying Swan; Durufle': Prelude and Fugue on the name A.L.A.I.N
10. Besides musical influences are there any films, books or just art in general that have inspired the band? (Kailey Williams)
Faris: Rachel and I bonded over films first - we exchanged Haneke films - she gave me "The Piano Teacher" and I gave her "Hidden".
11. How many instruments does Rachel play? (Jamie Sutton)
Faris: oboe, cor anglais, cathedral organ, piano, violin, viola, vibraphone….and quite a few others, but those are the main ones.
12. What are your favourite places? (Amber Romanowski)
Faris: Touring the States has always been good… finding record shops in every city.
Rachel: I'm always pretty happy in Italy.
Cat's Eyes play for Eat Your Own Ears on the 27th of April at London's Scala and two days prior to that in Glasgow at St. Andrews in the Square.
The first batch of acts for Field Day 2011 are confirmed:
Actress / Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti / CocknBullKid / Ducktails / Electrelane / Factory Floor / Gruff Rhys / Hype Williams / Jamie Woon / John Cale / Konono No.1 / Mark Kozelek / Matthew Dear / Mount Kimbie / Omar Souleyman / Oneohtrix Point Never / Pearson Sound / Roska / Sun Ra Arkestra / The Coral / The Horrors / Tortoise / Trophy Wife / Twin Shadow / Wild Beasts / Willy Mason
We are very excited to announce that we will be promoting some shows from Cat's Eyes - a.k.a. Faris Badwan of The Horrors new project. There are some more details in the event section of our website but for now watch this pretty special clip of Cat's Eyes performing live at The Vatican.


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The other day I got to speak with Stacey Oristano who plays Mindy Collette on Friday Night Lights. It was great fun talking to her. She's very energetic and either just very happy with her lot in life or the best actress ever. Not a bad spot for an actress to wind up in either way.
My interview skills are rusty, but thanks to the great questions some of you armed me with (thank you!) and a very engaged Stacey, that didn't matter much. There are some spoilers, and unfortunately no amount of binging over the weekend was going to catch me up to season three, so even Stacey having a big role in season three was a bit of a spoiler for me.
The questions are in italics and Stacey's answers are in bold type. Some additional thoughts from me are at the end.
Question: What do you hear about renewal prospects for fourth season of Friday Night Lights?
Stacey: There's always constant rumor and buzz, but other than knowing they have definitely not yet decided to cancel the show yet, we don't really know anything.
Question: Fans obsess over ratings and stuff like the DirecTV deal trying to gauge renewal prospects. Do you or the cast and crew focus on this?
Stacey: I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't really focus on that stuff at all. (that stung a little bit!)
Question: If there's a fourth season, will you be a part of it?
Stacey: I'm honestly not sure. My approach is I'm happy for the work and at the end of each season I just assume it's over and get on with my life. If the show winds up being picked up and I'm included, it's like I got a pleasant surprise!
A page out of the Bill Gorman book, and a good one at that. He doesn't believe in worrying about anything that isn't within his control and we both sometimes wonder why fans don't take the exactly the same approach when it comes to watching the shows.
Question: What was it like to have a big story arc in season three after more of a background role the first two seasons.
Stacey: The first season I was only in like one episode, but over time they seemed to like the character and what I was doing and it kept getting bigger. Season three was like a big whirlwind and I never really had a chance to consider it. It was great!
Question: What were your first thoughts when heard about the writer's plans for Mindy?
Stacey: At the end of last season we were at a cast party and one of the producers and I were joking around about what if we brought Mindy and Billy together... We started talking about how ridiculous that would be. But then they did it! Adrianne would call me up playing around and hum The Wedding March. I was completely surprised but I couldn't have been happier. Derek [Phillips, who plays Billy Riggins] and I were friends before joining the show and it's so fun to get to work with him.
Question: One of our readers said he's read some criticism that some people in Texas hate FNL and think it presents a stereotypical view of small town Texans. Is that a fair criticism?
Stacey: I've really never heard anything like that. To the contrary I hear the opposite, about how true-to-life it is. I'm a Texas girl and I understand how important high school football is, but I'm from Dallas. I've heard from many people from much smaller towns than that who think it's a very realistic portrayal. I think it's a testament to Peter Berg and how closely he was keeping things in tune with what really happens.
Question: There has been some criticism about the Collette family being too unrealistic, that these women couldn't possibly be making the crazy choices they are making. Do you ever feel like you're playing a caricature or do the characters seem believable given the atmosphere they have grown up in.
Stacey: Dana [Wheeler-Nicholson] who plays my mom on the show and I have had a couple of talks about the roles we play. Our characters are to support the Tyra [Andrianne Palicki ] character. We're examples of exactly what Tyra doesn't want to become and it works. I don't think we're crossing any lines into being caricatures.
Question: Who do you most look up to on the cast?
Stacey: Kyle Chandler [Eric Taylor] and Connie Britton [Tami Taylor]. It's a pleasure to get to watch them work, the work they do together is beautiful and amazing. I think they're fantastic.
Question: Who are the best improvisational actors in the cast?
Stacey: Some of us like to push the envelope, Jessie Plemons [Landry Clarke] and I try to amp it up and Taylor Kitsch [Tim Riggins] is a hot mess of ridiculousness - and I mean that in the best possible way - he's absurdly funny.
Question: What's your favorite episode of FNL and why?
Stacey: In the fourth episode of season three ("Hello Goodbye") there is a scene near the end where Smash goes to tell Coach that he got into A&M and is leaving. And Coach says, "Got your playbook? Remember what I told you about those dorm rooms...[...], You better not be skipping any classes and you better keep your grades up...". It was so good, I just got chills.
Question: So you're a big fan of the show?
I'm a HUGE fan! I love those boys! I loved the Smash!
(Smash is a fun character, and given some of the similarities, Stacey's response to the next question might not surprise you)
Question: As a huge Dallas Cowboys fan were you happy to hear T.O. (Terrell Owens) was released by the Cowboys?
Stacey: NO! I love T.O. I think it's going to be a major loss for the Cowboys. From what I hear it seems like I might be the only Cowboys fan who feels that way, but that's how I feel. I'll miss him and I think the Cowboys will, too.
Question: In watching Friday Night Lights a real camaraderie is tangible among the actors. You all seem like real family and friends. Is that "family" vibe coming through off the set.
Stacey: Definitely. We are so close as a cast. You hear horror stories about some casts, but we don't have any of that. There really is so much trust and love that it comes off-screen, too. We do hang out with each other, off-set too. [the show is filmed in Austin, Texas and the major cast spent around 5 months there shooting season 3]
Question: What do you enjoy most about working in Austin? What are your favorite things to do in the city?
Stacey: My favorite thing about Austin is just the town itself. That town is so funky and cool and there's always stuff to do. That place is amazing!
I was a little heartbroken to learn Stacey doesn't follow the ratings much. But c'mon, who doesn't want Hollywood starlets reading their blog? I'm not surprised at all though, and I did like her very rational approach of taking each season as it comes and enjoying it while it lasts. If you choose acting is a career that seems like the best philosophy to have.
When I put on the fortune teller turban I suspect that Stacey really is going about things as if it was her last season on the show because she thinks it is! I felt that way before I even spoke with her. I think that she's going about it that way regardless of whether FNL is picked up. Stacey didn't spoil the ending of season three for me, but said it wasn't left in a way where it would be hard to bring her back.
Stacey recently moved to LA -- her first time there after growing up in Texas and spending most of the rest of her time in New York -- and that's a great place for actors who are looking for work to be. It could be that I am just trying to rationalize her not caring about the ratings by thinking "Hey, I can't fault someone for trying to get a job instead of hanging out on our web site!" But whether Friday Night Lights comes back and whether Stacey comes back with it, we wish her luck with whatever comes next for her.


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MAGE-A3 Protein + AS15 as Consolidation for Multiple Myeloma Patients Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
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This study seeks to assess the safety and immunogenicity of recombinant MAGE-A3 protein plus AS15 Adjuvant in patients with symptomatic multiple myeloma, who have completed induction therapy with at least Very Good Partial Response and who are eligible for high dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant.
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- Assess safety and tolerability according to the National Cancer Institute CTCAE v4.0 [ Time Frame: Up to 14 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Laboratory tests, vital sign measurements, physical exams and patient histories will be performed to detect new abnormalities and deteriorations of any pre-existing conditions
- Induction or augmentation of MAGE-A3-specific humoral immunity [ Time Frame: Baseline. Day 45, 24 & 10 prior to Stem Cell Transplantation. Day 31, 73 194, 284 & 374 after Stem Cell Transplantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Humoral Immunity will be determined by ELISA assays to measure antibodies to MAGE-A3.
- Assess tumor response and disease progression in accordance with the established International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria [ Time Frame: Up to 14 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Three and 12-month response category, progression free-survival, time to next treatment, and overall survival will be assessed.
- Induction or augmentation of MAGE-A3-specific cellular immunity [ Time Frame: Baseline. Day 45, 24 & 10 prior to Stem Cell Transplantation. Day 31, 73 194, 284 & 374 after Stem Cell Transplantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Cellular Immunity will be determined by ELISPOT or intracellular flow cytometry
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|May 2018
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: recMAGE-A3 Protein plus AS15 Adjuvant
Biological: recMAGE-A3 Protein plus AS15 Adjuvant
Eight intramuscular immunizations with 300 mcg recMAGE-A3 Protein plus AS15 Adjuvant
Other Name: ASCI
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Open label, single arm pilot study of recombinant MAGE-A3 protein plus AS15 Adjuvant (recMAGE-A3 + AS15 ASCI) in 16 patients with symptomatic multiple myeloma, ISS stage 1, 2 or 3, who have completed induction therapy with at least Very Good Partial Response (VGPR) by International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria, and who are eligible for high dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant (auto-SCT) by standard institutional criteria. MAGE-A3 tumor antigen expression will be required for study entry. Patients will receive 8 immunizations over 320 days, with the first immunizations given approximately 6 weeks before auto-SCT, and the rest given post-SCT
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|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Symptomatic multiple myeloma, ISS stage 1, 2 or 3 within 12 months of starting therapy.
- Completion of induction therapy with Very Good Partial Response (VGPR), or better, by International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria. All induction myeloma therapy (oral or intravenous, including steroids) must be discontinued for 3 weeks prior to first immunization. Patients do not need to have measurable disease at the time of this screening visit.
- Has signed separate informed consent for stem cell mobilization and high dose chemotherapy/autologous stem cell transplant, and is found to be eligible for stem cell transplant by standard institutional criteria.
- MAGE-A3 expression determined by IHC must be present in a bone marrow specimen or plasmacytoma specimen.
- ECOG performance status 0-1 .
- The following laboratory parameters must be within the ranges specified: Neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, Lymphocyte count ≥ 0.5 x 109/L, Platelet count ≥ 50 x 109/L, Serum creatinine ≤ 2 mg/dL, Serum bilirubin up to 1.5 x ULN for lab, AST and ALT up to 2 x ULN for lab, Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL, INR ≤ 1.5, Partial thromboplastin time ≤ 1.5 x ULN for lab unless known history of anti-phospholipid antibody or lupus anticoagulant)
- Age ≥ 18 years.
- Able and willing to give valid written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with melphalan (Alkeran®), other than 1 cycle (4 days) of oral melphalan.
- Prior autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant.
- Previous immunization against MAGE-A3 or other cancer-testis antigens.
- Concurrent malignancies, except for treated non-melanoma skin cancer and cervical carcinoma in situ.
- Known immunodeficiency, HIV positivity, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C.
- Known allergy or history of life threatening reaction to G-CSF or GM-CSF.
- History of autoimmune disease (eg., rheumatoid arthritis, lupus), other than vitiligo, diabetes, or treated thyroiditis, which are allowed.
- History of severe allergic reactions to vaccines or unknown allergens.
- History of myocardial infarction, angina, congestive heart failure, ventricular tachyarrhythmia, stroke or transient ischemic attack within the past 6 months.
- Other serious illnesses or co-morbid conditions (e.g., serious infections requiring antibiotics, bleeding disorders, other heart or lung conditions) that in the opinion of the investigator make the patient inappropriate for high-dose melphalan and autologous stem cell transplant.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- Participation in any other clinical trial involving another investigational agent within 4 weeks prior to first immunization.
- Mental impairment that may compromise the ability to give informed consent and comply with the requirements of the study.
- Lack of availability for immunological and clinical follow-up assessment.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01380145
|United States, New York
|Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10065
|Mount Sinai School of Medicine
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|New York University Cancer Institute
|New York, New York, United States, 10016
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Fox Chase Cancer Center
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111
|Study Chair:
|Hearn J Cho, MD, PhD
|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
|Principal Investigator:
|Adam D Cohen, MD
|Fox Chase Cancer Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Nikoletta Lendvai, MD, PhD
|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01380145 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 20, 2011
|Last Updated:
|April 29, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
Blood Protein Disorders
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Hemostatic Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Vascular Diseases
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Colleen Cason: Judge tells it to the mother-in-law
Pat Browne, of Camarillo, offered no alibi when she was summoned to Ventura County Superior Court to serve as a juror in a misdemeanor case last week.
She offered no excuse but she did ask for one. Because there is someone she fears more than a judge. That would be her mother-in-law.
The 52-year-old registered nurse asked Judge Kent Kellegrew to write her an excuse for felony failure to do yardwork.
Browne had promised her mother-in-law, Vivian Bozley, that she would tidy up the yard before Bozley's 95th birthday party. If Browne served on the jury, she explained to His Honor, she would not have time before the two dozen guests arrived to shovel-prune the gluttonous Matilija poppy that is swallowing her garden.
The two women apparently differ on the highest and best use for soil. Mrs. Bozley likes landscaping green and manicured. A self-proclaimed eco-warrior, Browne prefers that plants fend for themselves.
Judge Kellegrew did agree to write the note.
"Please accept my heartfelt apology for conscripting Ms. Browne," he said. "I am sorry to interfere with her ability to help you with your property. I am confident she will assist you once she completes her jury service."
What with the state's money woes forcing cutbacks in the courts, he typed it himself.
Browne clearly got a kick out of this turn of the tables.
"I found it hilarious," she said.
It certainly is ironic. Here we have someone forced to listen all day to excuses actually making one.
Kellegrew composes these missives often, he told me. He writes letters of apology to professors for students who miss exams while serving on juries and to bosses to explain their workers are doing the heavy lifting of democracy.
Apparently hearing excuses all-the-fib-long day has honed his ability to invent them.
"I've never had anyone say 'no,' " he said.
Only the wildly delusional could fancy themselves so creative as to conjure up an excuse a judge hasn't heard. Or one he doesn't have an answer for.
If a pregnant woman tells him she can't serve because she is due any second, Kellegrew will point out that his bailiff is trained in delivering babies.
Should prospective jurors claim their impending nuptials prevent them from serving, the judge points out that he is authorized by the state of California to perform weddings.
"And we have all these witnesses," he adds.
After this good-natured kidding, Kellegrew said he excuses the very pregnant and the soon-to-be-wed.
He did not, however, excuse the woman who wanted out of jury duty with a hair-brained excuse. She said if she served, she would miss her hairdresser appointment.
Kellegrew admits jury duty is an inconvenience.
"Everyone has an important job. It is how you feed your family and provide them shelter," he said. "That's pretty darn important."
Yet, he says, people show up at the courthouse willing to serve even though a family member is dying or they will lose income. For their trouble, they get lousy coffee during the breaks. That alone could be grounds for dismissal.
"If you ever wonder if you are in a government building, taste the coffee. Then you'll know," he said.
In Kellegrew, Browne certainly found a jurist who can lay out a strong case for the importance of jury service.
"Jury service defines who we are as a people who have made a commitment to govern ourselves," he said. "Without juries, our laws would be done to us. The people who make the meaningful decisions under our government are the citizens of our community."
Juries, he points out, are an antidote to our litigious society. When jurors show up ready to serve, it forces litigants to put up or shut up. They realize 12 strangers who vow to be impartial will make the decision and maybe the parties don't want to live with that decision, he said. That's when the settlements and guilty pleas come raining down.
When I spoke with Browne a couple of days ago, her jury just had delivered its verdict and she was well into the obligatory search for her car in the courthouse's labyrinthine parking lot.
With her jury pay, she planned to buy plants to fill in the bare spots in the yard. She figured she had a least six hours of pulling Bermuda grass ahead of her.
She did show the judge's letter to her mother-in-law in hopes of clemency.
So how did the judge's excuse play with a woman who has 95 years of wisdom to go on?
Browne wasn't so sure Mrs. Bozley bought it.
The jury apparently is still out on that.
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Exhibition dates: November 16, 2002 - March 23, 2003
Release date: August 15, 2002
Conventional notions of good design, especially theories about ergonomics, favor objects and spaces that accommodate and even mimic the human form. Body Design, on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) from November 16, 2002, through March 23, 2003, looks at several provocative designers and artists who take this conventional thinking one step further by reconsidering the relationships of the body to space and physiology to function. Organized by Joseph Rosa, the Museum's Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, with the assistance of Curatorial Associate Ruth Keffer, Body Design features more than a dozen prototypes and commercially available works from the fields of fashion, furniture, industrial design and architecture.
The works explore three themes: proximity—the way in which the human body constructs and orders the space immediately around it; cladding—design that augments or deforms the body; and enclosure—how the body is constrained or transformed by constructed space, especially ergonomically designed space. Among the designers and artists whose works are represented are Aziz & Cucher, Christopher C. Deam, Fashion Force, Philippe Grégoire and Claire Petetin, IDEO, Eiko Ishioka, No Picnic and Marcel Wanders.
The theme of proximity is explored by IDEO's Kiss Communicator, 1999, in which a person transmits a signal through a handheld, dimpled, rose-colored object that results in a "kiss" being emitted from a companion receiving device. Notes curator Rosa: "Although this work can be seen as a symbol of what it represents, it also possesses the trait of 'disconnect' that is reflective of our contemporary culture. With this object, a very intimate gesture is transmitted through space." The shape of Marcel Wanders's Airborne Snotty Vase: Pollinosis, 2001, is based on one "bloblet" of fluid from the shower of microscopic particles expelled when a person sneezes; a digital image of the particle is sent to a prototyping machine in which a computer directs a laser to melt and mold plastic powder into the shape that the sneeze particle occupies in space. (Each of the five vases in this series is named for a different infectious condition.)
The idea of cladding is evident in Fashion Force's Wearable Chair, 2002. In this work, a vest transforms into a compact seat that uses tension to stay upright. Ram Chair, 2002, by No Picnic, is fabricated as a large, neutral, freestanding frame that conforms to the user's body. Heatseat, 2001, by Jürgen Mayer H., is a chaise longue that uses heat-sensitive paint to record the impression of the user's body, leaving a trace of the user's interaction with the object; visitors to SFMOMA's presentation will be invited to simulate the experience with a specially designed interactive panel. And in Aziz & Cucher's highly conceptual works, Interior Series #2 and #3, 1998–99, walls are digitally clad with human skin with all of its imperfections, discolorations, blemishes and surface irregularities. In this case, observes Rosa, "Reality is mapped into fictional space."
Two noteworthy works address the themes of both cladding and enclosure. Eiko Ishioka designed Concentration Coat, 2002, to create a literal and conceptual space for Olympic athletes to meditate, listen to music or relax prior to competition; the oversized garment forms a kind of womblike cocoon that keeps out distractions and external noise (the literal space) in the interval between warm-up and performance (the conceptual space). In renderings for Primitive Hut, 2000, Bay Area architect Raveevarn Choksombatchai of Loom conceptualizes a single-unit dwelling whose fluid and organic surface is based on the notion of skin and bones.
Other examples of enclosure include the Luggage House renderings,
1996–2000, by Philippe Grégoire and Claire Petetin, which may be the ultimate example of portable enclosure: the work begins as a thin aluminum suitcase that telescopes out to reveal a seemingly endless set of modular units suitable for shelter. Christopher C. Deam's 16-foot Bambi Trailer, 2001, designed for Airstream, is the most concrete manifestation of all of the exhibition's concepts. Outfitted primarily in silver and white, the trailer's streamlined, perfectly ergonomic design is an outstanding example of spatial and ornamental minimalism. Visitors are invited to walk through the trailer and interact with the design.
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Founded in 1935 as the first West Coast museum devoted to modern and contemporary art, SFMOMA is currently undergoing a major expansion project that will significantly enhance gallery, education, and public spaces, enabling the museum to better showcase more of its expanded permanent collection. While the museum is temporarily closed for construction, through 2016, SFMOMA is "on the go" with an extensive array of off-site programming across the Bay Area, including collaborative and traveling museum exhibitions, major outdoor projects and commissioned installations, and new education initiatives.
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Iran's rulers have long embraced Stalin's impeccable logic: "The people who cast the votes don't decide an election; the people who count the votes do."
So a year ago this month, they held an election and blatantly falsified the results. Iranians protested and were brutally suppressed. One victim became known worldwide: Neda Agha-Soltan. At an anti-regime demonstration on June 20, 2009, she was shot in the chest. Soon after, demonstrators pulled a man from his motorcycle, disarmed him, and identified him as a member of the Basij, a militia that specializes in crushing anti-government dissent. He reportedly shouted: "I didn't want to kill her!"
Amateur videos of the incident quickly found their way onto the Internet. Neda's face, beautiful even as she lay dying in the dusty street, personified the people's revolt against the clerical rulers brought to power by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979. His successor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has held on to power over the past 12 months by authorizing the killing, torture, rape and imprisonment of thousands of Iranians. But he and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad learned something from Neda: They have endeavored to keep stories like hers from being documented and publicized. And, for the most part, the "international community" has been more than cooperative.
So kudos to Amnesty International which has just published "From Protest to Prison," a report on the atrocities that continue to occur inside Iran. "One year on from the disputed presidential election of June 2009," the report observes, "Iranians who want to criticize the Government or protest against mounting human rights violations face an ever-tightening gag as the authorities and the shadowy intelligence services – shaken to the core by the events which followed – consolidate their grip on the country and intensify the repression already in place for years."
Clifford D. May is the President of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
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NORFOLK – Mr. Gary W. Bullock, 57, of 137 Brothers Road, passed away Sunday morning, April 13, 2014 at Fletcher-Allen Health Center after being taken there from Massena Memorial Hospital on Saturday.
Gary was born September 11, 1956 in Massena, the son of the late Harry J. and Jane LaDue Bullock. He attended Norwood-Norfolk Central School and graduated from Canton High School and attended BOCES for auto technician. Gary honorably served his country in the US Army. On December 12, 1975, he married Beth A. Bentley at the Norfolk Wesleyan Church with Rev. Granger, officiating.
Gary has been an auto technician his entire working career, most recently at Boutot Auto Sales in Massena. He had worked for various other agencies in the area. Gary had a great love for animals and enjoyed tinkering and puttering around the yard. He mostly just loved being outdoors doing or working on something. Perhaps his greatest enjoyment was the time he spent with his family, especially his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Beth; his children, Suzanne and Neuley Bissonette of Winthrop and Jason and Kimberly Bullock of Massena; Justin Bentley, who was like a son, of California; his grandchildren, Zackary, Emma, Seth, Kyle, and Kiley; and a great grandchild, Javin.
Gary is also survived by his sister, Diane Bouchey and her companion, Don Sheppard of Norfolk; Sue and Ronnie Dubuque of St. Regis Falls; his brother, Kenneth R. and Sherry Bullock of Zephyrhills, Florida; father-in-law, Howard Bentley of Zephyrhills, Florida; sisters-in-law, Cheryl Bullock of Florida and Debbie Bentley of Chico, California; brothers-in-law, Mark Bentley and his companion, Shannon Demasi of San Diego, California and David Gesin and his companion, Lois of Williamstown, New Jersey; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, John R. Bullock; his mother-in-law, Virginia Bentley; brothers-in-law, Edward Wall and Joe Auerbach; and sisters-in-law, Judy Meegan and Suzanne Auerbach.
Friends may call Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Donaldson Funeral Home, Massena, where funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the family on Saturday. Cremation will follow.
Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Massena Humane Society or the Richard E. Winter Cancer Treatment Center.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed Per Mertesacker and Bacary Sagna are close to signing new contracts at the club.
Wenger has been keen to tie the defensive duo to new contracts with interest growing from clubs across Europe in their services.
Sagna, whose deal currently expires at the end of the season, is wanted by Inter Milan and Roma, while Mertesacker has been linked with Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid.
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I do feel that am doing good in this school so I say thanks san pedro high school
San Pedro Senior High School is a public high school in Los Angeles. The principal of San Pedro Senior High School is Jeanette Stevens and can be contacted at email@example.com. 2,958 students go to San Pedro Senior High School and identify primarily as Black, non-Hispanic; Hispanic; and Filipino. 7% of the San Pedro Senior High School students have "limited English proficiency." 63% of the 2,958 students here have subsidized lunches. The ratio of students to teachers at San Pedro Senior High School is 21:1. Port of Los Angeles High School is one of the nearest high schools.
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I do feel that am doing good in this school so I say thanks san pedro high school
My oldest daughter graduated in '08 and I have 2 children there now. My younger daughter is a senior this year and she is the editor of the school newspaper and last year she was co-editor. I know that she succeeds because she always gives her best work but I think the school offers the students the chance to succeed whenever possible. My son is a freshman and he is happily on the school soccer team which is a dream come true for him. Otherwise I don't know much about the school to brag except that I do know that the football teams have been great.
I have 3 children attending SPHS. To date I have had great communication with their teachers. I am an actively involved parent and I have enjoyed being part of the school's advisory committee. Currently we have a devoted Title 1 Coordinator who is dedicated to increasing Parent Involvement which makes being at the school an enjoyable experience. I encourage all parents to attend a CEAC SSC or SBM meeting and see first hand how all stakeholder groups are working together. As we start this New Year I look forward to the continued support of the Administration and Staff.
As a SPHS Magnet School alumni I have to say I found even the accelerated curriculum a joke. High school was all about being babysat. I only had one or two teachers that stand out in my mind as people who were dedicated and could relate to us as students Mr. Saavedra being among them. As for parents complaining that the school 'lets' the students ditch I would recommend giving your children a sounder moral foundation and stop blaming it on the school. Kids will ditch if they want to regardless of which school they go to. Whether they can do that and still graduate is the real question. I speak from experience (and graduated with honors no less.) I think San Pedro High probably ranks the same as most other high schools in America as far as educational quality- our antiquated educational system is in dire need of an overhaul.
I am a student who graduated from San Pedro high school it is a great school. It has tremendous community support. The teachers are excellent. The amount of counselors at this school I do agree aren't enough.I think this school has been greatly updated in recent years.I believe that it offers a great deal of extra curricular activities for all student needs. I'm sure there are problems such as truancy but can anyone think of a high school that doesn't have that problem.Overall I loved my experience there and as a mom I would recommend San Pedro high school to other parents.
I think that the teachers are stuck in a certain frame of mind and they think no one cares about the kids so they don't try to get parents involved. The environment is not conducive to learning.
Amazing faculty and staff that are always available and helpful. Three of my daughters attended and all three went on to college with the help of the high school curriculum. The music dance and sports programs allow a well-rounded education.
San Pedro High School is one of the best schools in Los Angeles. For the most part the students faculty and staff have a mutual respect for each other and the students receive an excellent education. Parent involvement could be greater but this seems to be a problem with most high schools. All of my children will attend or attended San Pedro High School including my husband and myself.
My daughter also ditched and I wasn't notified for 30 days. I left messages with every teacher. I asked the counselor if I should come in for a meeting. She said 'No it's not necessary.' I also went and spoke with every teacher. This was two months ago. It is now 5 days before graduation. I went to see how she was doing; they let me know she isn't going to graduate. Again 2 more months have passed and no notification from any one. Now it's too late and my daughter is not graduating. This school absolutely does not care about these childrens' education. I am absoultely devastated.
I guess this review could be for any public high school in the LAUSD. The schools are definitely overcrowded and there isn't a balanced amount of students per teacher ratio. In addition the counselors have too many students to keep track of.
Both of my children attended San Pedro High School which prepared them well for the University of California where they both attended.
My daughter went to SPHS for 2 1/2 months before I pulled her out. She ditched a few classes for 28 days and I did not receive one phone call. I left several messages for her teachers and received no response. SPHS is wide open and students can easily come and go. Although my daughter is enrolled in another school my niece is going to SPHS and experiencing similar problems. San Pedro should be ashamed of their high school.
As a former student of SPHS I have seen many changes the last 40 years all very positive. The students have access to many computers for research and college information. The magnet and honors academy are amongst the best in LAUSD.
Overall i am very pleased with the quality of the education my sons have recieved at SPHS. Most of the teachers are extremely well qualified and interested in their students.
I am a past student of San Pedro High School. I was and am very pleased with the quality of the teachers and the opportunities that this school has to offer their students.