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The cumulative case uses the prime principle of confirmation: Whenever we are considering two competing hypotheses, an observation counts as evidence in favor of the hypothesis under which the observation has the highest probability. This principle is sound under all interpretations of probability. Each argument must be taken on its own grounds and one cannot arrive at "God" at the end of each argument. The conjunction of arguments is what is needed to make a cumulative case for the existence of God.
The Likelihood Principle of Confirmation theory states as follows. Let h1 and h2 be two be competing hypothesis (in this case the existence of X and ~X, with X being a first cause, fine-tuner, etc.). According to the Likelihood Principle, an observation e counts as evidence in favor of hypothesis h1 over h2 if the observation is more probable under h1 than h2. Thus, e counts in favor of h1 over h2 if P(e|h1) > P(e|h2), where P(e|h1) and P(e|h2) depict a conditional probability of e on h1 and h2, respectively. The degree to which the evidence counts in favor of one hypothesis over another is proportional to the degree to which e is more probable under h1 than h2: particularly, it is proportional to P(e|h1)/P(e|h2) . The Likelihood Principle seems to be sound under all interpretations of probability. This form is concerned with epistemic probability.


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NAACP Calls for New Voting Rights Act
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The NAACP told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 struck down last year by the Supreme Court need to be reactivated to ensure citizens will be allowed to vote freely.
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In Athens, Georgia, where the population is nearly 30 percent black, Johnson said that community leaders wanted to eliminate half of the city's 24 polling places and replace them with two early voting centers that would located in police stations.
"Community members raised concerns that the location of the new centers would intimidate some voters, including those of color," Johnson said.
Lorraine C. Miller, NAACP CEO and interim president, told the senators "the right to vote for all is under threat" and that the Supreme Court ruling has "opened the door to all sorts of mischief inside our nation's sacred voting box."
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Bamboo Bash '10
Just a note to let folks know that Bamboo Bash '10 is planned for the weekend of 21 May in Townsend. We will headquarter at LRO and have meetings on Friday and Saturday morning relative to bamboo flyrods. If interested contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
See you there;
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I hope to be able to make it this year.
We will have our meetings at Dock's on Friday and Saturday morning instead of LRO. I had forgotten to check in with Byron and Paula, and Paula has a class planned for those days. So....... we'll do things in the great out of doors.
I rearranged my class schedule to allow your meeting at LRO. I thought I'd conveyed that in my emails to you.
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As per usual the folks at LRO are so wonderful. Thanks Paula!!!! We will meet at LRO on Friday and Saturday morning for sure and take advantage of their wonderful hospitality!!! There is a classroom upstairs that we will be using. Make sure that you bring your shopping list of all the goodies that you need. LRO has what you need!!!
Dock's tells me that they are down to 4 basic roooms and a couple cabins... so you might want to think about getting your reservations in. I'm in the first cabin by the office!!!
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Thursday PM: Rich Margiotta will host a Brat Roast at Metcalf Bottoms weather permitting. We need to know how many are coming so please holler if you plan on being there. BYOB, more details later.
Friday Morning: Michael Sinclair (Paduca Michael) will host a class on bamboo rod restorations. Michael is famous for his "restoration bible" (copies available) and insights into bringing those old rods back to life.
Casting sessions... try various bamboo rods.
Saturday Morning: What to look for in a bamboo rod. A panel of users will be there to discuss what to look for in buying/restoring rods. Also a discussion on some "unknown" makeres.
Casting sessions.
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7.2: Systems Using Substitution
Suppose that at a bakery, bagels are sold for one price, and muffins are sold for another price. 4 bagels and 2 muffins cost $11, while 3 bagels and 3 muffins cost $12. How much are bagels and muffins? Could you set up a system of equations to solve for the prices? Do you think you could solve this system by substitution? After completing this Concept, you'll be able to use substitution to solve systems of linear equations so that you can handle scenarios like this.
While the graphical approach to solving systems is helpful, it may not always provide exact answers. Therefore, we will learn a second method to solving systems. This method uses the Substitution Property of Equality.
Substitution Property of Equality: If \begin{align*}y=\end{align*} an algebraic expression, then the algebraic expression can be substituted for any \begin{align*}y\end{align*} in an equation or an inequality.
Consider the racing example from the previous Concept.
Example A
Peter and Nadia like to race each other. Peter can run at a speed of 5 feet per second and Nadia can run at a speed of 6 feet per second. To be a good sport, Nadia likes to give Peter a head start of 20 feet. How long does Nadia take to catch up with Peter? At what distance from the start does Nadia catch up with Peter?
The two racers' information was translated into two equations.
Peter: \begin{align*}d=5t+20\end{align*}
Nadia: \begin{align*}d=6t\end{align*}
We want to know when the two racers will be the same distance from the start. This means we can set the two equations equal to each other.
Now solve for \begin{align*}t\end{align*}.
\begin{align*}5t-5t+20& =6t-5t\\ 20& = 1t\end{align*}
After 20 seconds, Nadia will catch Peter.
Now we need to determine how far from the distance the two runners are. You already know \begin{align*}20=t\end{align*}, so we will substitute to determine the distance. Using either equation, substitute the known value for \begin{align*}t\end{align*} and find \begin{align*}d\end{align*}.
\begin{align*}d=5(20)+20 \rightarrow 120\end{align*}
When Nadia catches Peter, the runners are 120 feet from the starting line.
The substitution method is useful when one equation of the system is of the form \begin{align*}y=\end{align*} algebraic expression or \begin{align*}x=\end{align*} algebraic expression.
Example B
Find the solution to the system \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=3x-5\\ y=-2x+5 \end{cases}\end{align*} using substitution.
Solution: Each equation is equal to the variable \begin{align*}y\end{align*}, therefore the two algebraic expressions must equal each other.
Solve for \begin{align*}x\end{align*}.
\begin{align*}3x-5+5&=-2x+5+5\\ 3x+2x&=-2x+2x+10\\ 5x&=10\\ x&=2\end{align*}
The \begin{align*}x-\end{align*}coordinate of the intersection of the two lines is 2. Now you must find the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}coordinate using either of the two equations.
The solution to the system is \begin{align*}x=2, \ y=1\end{align*} or (2, 1).
Solving Real-World Systems by Substitution
Example C
Anne is trying to choose between two phone plans. Vendaphone's plan costs $20 per month, with calls costing an additional 25 cents per minute. Sellnet's plan charges $40 per month, but calls cost only 8 cents per minute. Which should she choose?
Solution: Anne's choice will depend upon how many minutes of calls she expects to use each month. We start by writing two equations for the cost in dollars in terms of the minutes used. Since the number of minutes is the independent variable, it will be our \begin{align*}x\end{align*}. Cost is dependent on minutes. The cost per month is the dependent variable and will be assigned \begin{align*}y\end{align*}.
\begin{align*}& \text{For Vendafone} && y =0.25x+20\\ & \text{For Sellnet} && y = 0.08x+40\end{align*}
By graphing two equations, we can see that at some point the two plans will charge the same amount, represented by the intersection of the two lines. Before this point, Sellnet's plan is more expensive. After the intersection, Sellnet's plan is cheaper.
Use substitution to find the point that the two plans are the same. Each algebraic expression is equal to \begin{align*}y\end{align*}, so they must equal each other.
\begin{align*}0.25x+20 & =0.08x+40 && \text{Subtract 20 from both sides.}\\ 0.25x & = 0.08x+20 && \text{Subtract} \ 0.08x \ \text{from both sides.}\\ 0.17x & = 20 && \text{Divide both sides by 0.17.}\\ x & = 117.65 \ \text{minutes} && \text{Rounded to two decimal places.}\end{align*}
We can now use our sketch, plus this information, to provide an answer. If Anne will use 117 minutes or fewer every month, she should choose Vendafone. If she plans on using 118 or more minutes, she should choose Sellnet.
Guided Practice
Solve the system \begin{align*}\begin{cases} x+y=2\\ \qquad y=3 \end{cases}\end{align*}.
Solution: The second equation is solved for the variable \begin{align*}x\end{align*}. Therefore, we can substitute the value "3" for any \begin{align*}y\end{align*} in the system.
\begin{align*}x+y=2 \rightarrow x+3=2\end{align*}
Now solve the equation for \begin{align*}x:\end{align*} \begin{align*}x+3-3& =2-3\\ x & = -1\end{align*}
The \begin{align*}x-\end{align*}coordinate of the intersection of these two equations is –1. Now we must find the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}coordinate using substitution.
\begin{align*}x+y & = 2 \rightarrow (-1)+y=2\\ -1+1+y& = 2+1\\ y & = 3\end{align*}
As seen in the previous Concept, the solution to the system is (–1, 3).
Sample explanations for some of the practice exercises below are available by viewing the following video. Note that there is not always a match between the number of the practice exercise in the video and the number of the practice exercise listed in the following exercise set. However, the practice exercise is the same in both. CK-12 Basic Algebra: Solving Linear Systems by Substitution (9:21)
- Explain the process of solving a system using the Substitution Property.
- Which systems are easier to solve using substitution?
Solve the following systems. Remember to find the value for both variables!
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=-3\\ 6x-2y=0 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} -3-3y=6\\ y=-3x+4 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=3x+16\\ y=x+8 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=-6x-3\\ y=3 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=-2x+5\\ y=-1-8x \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=6+x\\ y=-2x-15 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=-2\\ y=5x-17 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} x+y=5\\ 3x+y=15 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 12y-3x=-1\\ x-4y=1 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}x+2y&=9\\ 3x+5y&=20 \end{align*}
- \begin{align*}x-3y&=10\\ 2x+y&=13 \end{align*}
- Solve the system \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=\frac{1}{4} x-14\\ y=\frac{19}{8} x+7 \end{cases}\end{align*} by graphing and substitution. Which method do you prefer? Why?
- Of the two non-right angles in a right triangle, one measures twice that of the other. What are the angles?
- The sum of two numbers is 70. They differ by 11. What are the numbers?
- A rectangular field is enclosed by a fence on three sides and a wall on the fourth side. The total length of the fence is 320 yards. If the field has a total perimeter of 400 yards, what are the dimensions of the field?
- A ray cuts a line forming two angles. The difference between the two angles is \begin{align*}18^\circ\end{align*}. What does each angle measure?
Mixed Review
- Solve for \begin{align*}h: 25 \ge |2h+5|\end{align*}.
- Subtract: \begin{align*}\frac{4}{3}-\frac{1}{2}\end{align*}.
- You write the letters to ILLINOIS on separate pieces of paper and place them into a hat.
- Find \begin{align*}P\end{align*}(drawing an \begin{align*}I\end{align*}).
- Find the odds of drawing an \begin{align*}L\end{align*}.
- Graph \begin{align*}x<2\end{align*} on a number line and on a Cartesian plane.
- Give an example of an ordered pair in quadrant II.
- The data below show the average life expectancy in the United States for various years.
- Use the method of interpolation to find the average life expectancy in 1943.
- Use the method of extrapolation to find the average life expectancy in 2000.
- Find an equation for the line of best fit. How do the predictions of this model compare to your answers in questions a) and b)?
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Intravenous immunoglobulin for ANCA‐associated systemic vasculitis with persistent disease activity
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a potential alternative treatment for anti‐neutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)‐associated systemic vasculitis (AASV) with less toxicity than conventional immunosuppressive agents. This randomized, placebo‐controlled trial aimed to investigate the efficacy of a single course of IVIg (total dose 2 g/kg) in previously‐treated AASV with persistent disease activity in whom there was an intention to escalate therapy. Vasculitic activity was monitored by the Birmingham vasculitis activity score (BVAS), C‐reactive protein (CRP) and ANCA levels. Treatment response was defined as a reduction in BVAS of more than 50% after 3 months, and there was an intention to keep doses of concurrent immunosuppressive drugs unchanged during this period; follow‐up continued to 12 months. Seventeen patients were randomized to receive IVIg and 17 to receive placebo. Treatment responses were found in 14/17 and 6/17 of the IVIg and placebo groups, respectively (p=0.015, OR 8.56, 95%CI 1.74–42.2). Following infusion of trial medication, greater falls in CRP were seen at 2 weeks (p=0.02) and 1 month (p=0.04) in the IVIg group. No differences were observed between ANCA levels or cumulative exposure to immunosuppressive drugs, and after 3 months there were no differences in CRP levels or disease activity between the IVIg and placebo groups. Seventeen adverse effects occurred after IVIg and six after placebo: they were mostly mild, although reversible rises in serum creatinine occurred in four from the IVIg group. A single course of IVIg reduced disease activity in persistent AASV, but this effect was not maintained beyond 3 months; mild, reversible side‐effects following IVIg were frequent. IVIg is an alternative treatment for AASV with persistent disease activity after standard therapy.
The small‐vessel vasculitides such as Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis are characterized by constitutional symptoms, accompanied by clinical signs resulting from focal multisystem inflammation, such as haemoptysis due to lung vasculitis or renal failure due to glomerulonephritis. The pathological hallmark of involvement of the vasculature is transmural infiltrates of leucocytes, with areas of segmental necrosis, sometimes associated with collections of lymphocytes and monocytes/macrophages, forming granulomata. The frequent presence of circulating autoantibodies to neutrophil cytoplasm antigens (ANCA) with antigenic specificity for proteinase 3 (PR3‐ANCA) and myeloperoxidase (MPO‐ANCA), suggests that autoimmune mechanisms underlie the pathogenesis of these disorders and has led to their description as ANCA‐associated systemic vasculitides (AASV).1–,3
Conventional therapy with a combination of steroids and cyclophosphamide controls disease activity in 90% of patients, but fewer than 60% have full resolution of their symptoms.4,,5 Therapy has to be sustained, since up to 50% relapse within 2 years of achieving remission. Such prolonged therapy leads to increasing risks from the cumulative toxicity of the drugs used in treatment.5 Thus, added to the marked chronic morbidity caused by the disease, there is substantial drug‐induced morbidity: in a study of 158 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis, cyclophosphamide led to infertility in 50% and bladder cancer in 15%, whereas steroids produced cataracts, osteopenic fractures and diabetes.5,,6
Alternative agents to current therapy include sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, which reduces relapse rates in Wegener's granulomatosis, and lymphocyte depletion using polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies, which has produced treatment‐free remission and suggested an important role for T‐cells in the pathological autoimmune response.7–,10 A rationale for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in AASV has been developed from experience in Kawasaki disease, a systemic vasculitis of young children.11 This was supported by research which showed that IVIg could interfere with the binding of ANCA to their antigens through idiotypic mechanisms and from the ability of IVIg to inhibit ANCA‐induced neutrophil activation.12,,13 Other diseases with a possible autoimmune basis have, in controlled studies, also been shown to be responsive to IVIg.14–,16 Two open studies of IVIg, involving 26 and 14 patients with persistent AASV, observed sustained reductions in disease activity in 75% and 40%, respectively.17–,19 When given alone without concurrent immunosuppression as first‐line treatment for otherwise untreated AASV, four out of six patients had sustained remission of their symptoms.20 This trial was designed to test the therapeutic efficacy of a single course of high‐dose IVIg in reducing disease activity in previously treated patients with persistent AASV.
Patients were enrolled from five hospitals in England between 1991 and 1995. The study protocol was approved by the Local Research Ethical Committee in each hospital and prior to entry the study was explained to all patients and written, informed consent obtained.
Study design
A prospective, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, multicentre, randomized study, with reduction of disease activity as the primary end‐point.
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion required: (i) prior diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis or microscopic polyangiitis, the disease definitions satisfying the criteria of the Chapel Hill Consensus conference;21 (ii) ANCA positivity at diagnosis; (iii) active vasculitis with a requirement for further therapy; (iv) at least 2 months treatment with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide or azathioprine; and (v) age 18 years or over.
Exclusion criteria
Patients were excluded for the following reasons: (i) IVIg therapy during the previous 3 months; (ii) history of anaphylaxis to properly matched blood products; (iii) selective IgA deficiency; (iv) rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, (20% rise in serum creatinine within 2 weeks) or severe pulmonary haemorrhage.
Treatment protocol
Similar therapeutic regimens for AASV were used in participating centres, with the combination of prednisolone and cyclophosphamide for remission induction, and azathioprine with continued prednisolone for remission maintenance. After entry into the trial and a 2‐week observation period, patients were randomly assigned to receive IVIg 0.4 g/kg/day for 5 days (total dose 2 g/kg) (Sandoglobulin, Novartis) or placebo. Randomization and distribution of trial medication was centrally controlled by Novartis UK who prepared the placebo, identical in appearance to IVIg; patients and physicians were blinded to the treatment limb. Prophylactic hydrocortisone was not used but chlorpheniramine could be administered as required. It was intended to keep doses of immunosuppressive drugs unchanged until 3 months after the trial infusion; at this time treatment was changed according to local practise.
Assessment of disease activity
Items representing vasculitis activity during the preceding month were recorded according to previously agreed definitions and scored in the BVAS system.22 In addition to clinical history and examination, BVAS includes data from specialist opinions, radiology and urine analysis. C‐reactive protein (CRP) estimation was performed in local laboratories and sera were frozen in aliquots and stored at −20 °C. Sequential sera were tested at the end of the study for total IgG levels and by antigen‐specific ELISA for PR3‐ANCA and MPO‐ANCA.23
Trial assessments
Patients were reviewed at entry, at the time of infusion, at 2 weeks, and monthly until 12 months. The following items were documented: vasculitis activity score, weight, current immunosuppressive therapy, CRP, serum creatinine, liver function tests, haemoglobin, white cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet counts, haematuria, proteinuria and adverse effects to the trial medication. In view of earlier reports of viral transmission following IVIg, hepatitis C serology was tested if rises in alanine transaminase were detected. White cell scans and chest radiology were performed at entry and repeated after 3 months if vasculitic activity was observed.
Statistical analysis
It was hypothesized that high‐dose IVIg was an immunomodulatory agent which reduced disease activity in AASV. The primary end‐point, treatment response, was defined as a reduction in BVAS by >50% between entry and 3 months after infusion. A previous study had indicated a response rate of 75% in those receiving IVIg; assuming a response rate of 25% in those receiving placebo, at least 16 patients were required for each limb in order to detect an effect of IVIg with a power of 0.8 and significance level of 0.05 in a two‐tailed study.18
Secondary end‐points were: fall in BVAS, CRP and ANCA levels, relapse frequency between 3 and 12 months, reduction in immunosuppressive drug doses and adverse‐effect rates. The χ2 test with Yates correction was used for dichotomous variables, e.g. treatment response and relapse. BVAS scores and demography were expressed as mean and standard deviation, and compared by two‐tailed Students‐t‐test. CRP levels were abnormally distributed, normal <10, range 1–300, and were expressed as median and range and compared by two‐tailed Student's‐t‐test after logarithmic conversion. Differences between BVAS and CRP levels following infusion were expressed as falls in BVAS or CRP calculated by subtracting the BVAS or CRP level at the time of assessment from the level immediately prior to infusion. Data analyses were performed at entry (−2 weeks), time of infusion, 2 weeks, and 3, 6, 9 and 12 months.
Of 39 patients approached to enter the study, four chose not to participate and 35 were entered. One withdrew consent before starting treatment, thus 17 were randomized to the IVIg and 17 to the placebo groups.
Demography and diagnosis
The baseline characteristics of the two groups together with details of their previous treatment are summarized in Table 1. There were no significant differences between any of the characteristics, including previous drug exposure. The diagnosis was supported by confirmatory histology in 30/34 (88%), 26 (76%) had C‐ANCA and 8 (24%) P‐ANCA at presentation. The distribution of disease activity at the time of trial entry is summarized in Figure 1. One patient, who met the entry criteria with vasculitis on a tissue biopsy, and was entered into the IVIg group had the diagnosis revised after the end of the study to hepatitis‐C‐associated cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis, but remained in the analysis.
|Age (years)
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|Number of systems involved at presentation
|Cumulative prednisolone dose (g)
|Cumulative cyclophosphamide dose (g)
|Cumulative azathioprine dose (g)
|Number of patients who had received other vasculitis treatments
Therapeutic response at 3 months (primary end‐point)
A therapeutic response, defined as a 50% reduction in BVAS, was observed in 14/17 and 6/17 of the IVIg and placebo groups, respectively, (p=0.015, OR 8.56, 95%CI 1.74–42.2). Two patients in the placebo group died before 3 months, one of viral pneumonitis and one of gastrointestinal haemorrhage caused by peptic ulceration; in a censored analysis, 14/17 IVIg‐treated vs. 6/15 placebo‐treated patients responded to the trial medication (p=0.035, OR 6.1, 95%CI 1.1–50.4).
Disease activity
BVAS at the time of infusion was 6.1 (SD 1.56) and 5.4 (SD 1.8) for the IVIg and placebo groups, respectively. Following infusion, the fall in BVAS was greater in the IVIg than the placebo group when compared at 1 month (fall in BVAS of 3.2 (SD 1.9) vs. 0.87 (SD 1.6), p<0.001), and 3 months (fall in BVAS of 4.1 (SD 2.3) vs. 2.3 (SD 2.0, p<0.01) (Figure 2). There were no significant differences in BVAS after 3 months, or in the frequency of relapse, 5/16 for IVIg and 4/15 for placebo, between the two groups. Vasculitis activity demonstrated by chest radiology or white‐cell scanning was present before infusion in 9/17 and 12/17 of the IVIg and placebo groups. After 3 months, active lesions were seen in 3/12 and 7/12 of the IVIg and placebo groups who underwent repeated examination. No significant changes in serum creatinine were seen during the study between the treatment limbs, apart from the reversible nephrotoxicity of IVIg (see below). Systems demonstrating the largest change, i.e. loss of disease activity, following IVIg were: constitutional 10/17, with control of arthralgia/arthritis in 9/12; ENT 6/9; lung 6/13; and neurology 5/7, all peripheral neuropathy.
During longer‐term follow‐up in 15 patients (median 18 months, range 13–48 months), five received open‐label IVIg every 3 months as part of their remission maintenance regimen with apparent good effect.
C‐reactive protein
Sequential CRP levels are shown in Figure 3. The falls in CRP (CRP at time of infusion minus CRP at follow‐up time point) following infusion were higher in the IVIg group than in the placebo group: at 2 weeks, fall in CRP (median and range) 3.5 (−66 to 95) mg/l vs. −3.8 (−56 to 54) mg/l (p<0.05), and at 1 month, fall in CRP 4.0 (−26 to 96) mg/l vs. 0.0 (−32 to 20) mg/l (p<0.05). No differences between the falls in CRP levels were observed after 1 month.
ANCA and IgG levels
At the time of infusion, seven were positive for PR3‐ANCA and three for MPO‐ANCA. No differences were observed in PR3‐ANCA or MPO‐ANCA positivity after infusion between the two groups. Prior to infusion, total IgG levels were 9.9 (SD 3.4) g/l and 9.2 (SD 3.6) g/l for the IVIg and placebo groups; 2 weeks after infusion IgG levels had risen in the IVIg group to 17.7 (SD 2.6) g/l and were unchanged in the placebo group 9.4 (SD 3.3) g/l.
Immunosuppressive drugs
Daily prednisolone doses before infusion were 14.1 (SD 8.7) vs. 11.4 (SD 9.7) mg/day for the IVIg and placebo groups. At the time of infusion, 12/17 and 15/17 of the IVIg and placebo groups, respectively, were receiving continuous oral cyclophosphamide or azathioprine, daily dose 77.9 (SD 61.1) mg/day vs. 91.1 (SD 53.7) mg/day. No differences were observed for subsequent prednisolone or cytotoxic exposure between the two groups. Two from the placebo group had escalation of therapy within the first 3 months for worsening vasculitis, with re‐introduction of cyclophosphamide in one and open IVIg in the other. After three months, five from the IVIg group had escalation of therapy with cyclophosphamide re‐introduced in two, two received open IVIg and one monoclonal anti‐T‐cell therapy with CAMPATH 1‐H.10 During the same period in the placebo group, one had cyclophosphamide re‐introduced, one open IVIg and one CAMPATH 1‐H.
Adverse effects
Adverse effects were classified as mild, symptomatic treatment only, moderate, required modification of disease medication, or severe, required hospitalization. Seventeen adverse effects were seen in 12 patients from the IVIg group as compared to six adverse effects in four patients in the placebo group (Table 2). Four from the IVIg group had reversible rises in serum creatinine ranging from 31 to 422 μmol/l; all had previously impaired renal function with glomerular filtration rates under 40 ml/min. Creatinine values returned to baseline after 10–14 days. An unexplained rise in alanine transaminase occurred in one from the placebo group; subsequent hepatitis C serology was negative. Analysis of historical samples from the case re‐classified as cryoglobulinaemia confirmed hepatitis C antibody positivity before IVIg infusion; this patient did not experience adverse‐effects after IVIg, nor did he exhibit a therapeutic response to IVIg.
|Rise in creatinine
|Rise in ALT
|Rise in creatinine
|Fluid overload/dyspnoea
|Rise in creatinine
|Aseptic meningitis
This study has demonstrated that a single course of high‐dose IVIg reduces disease activity in AASV where active vasculitis persists despite conventional therapy. The difference in clinical disease activity between the IVIg and placebo groups was present up to the analysis at 3 months. Subsequently, vasculitis activity, frequency of relapse and exposure to immunosuppression was the same in both limbs, indicating that the benefit of IVIg was not maintained beyond 3 months. Objective improvement from baseline in six patients from the placebo group could be attributed to the effect of continued immunosuppression, despite the lead‐in time, or to a placebo effect, and similar effects would have contributed to the improvements in disease activity in the IVIg group. Patients entered into the study had a long disease duration, mean 52.5 months, and were selected by their poor response to standard therapy. Therapeutic responses to IVIg might be different in new patients or those with a shorter disease duration.
Adverse effects were frequent in the IVIg limb but all had subsided within 2 weeks; headaches and reversible rises in serum creatinine were a notable feature in this group. The headaches may have been related to the presence of inflammation in the head and neck in Wegener's granulomatosis. Nephrotoxicity after IVIg has been associated with previously impaired renal function, and linked to the presence of sucrose as a component of the IVIg product.24 The IVIg used in this study contained sucrose, and rises in serum creatinine were only seen in patients with impaired renal function. However, most adverse effects were mild and did not preclude the subsequent use of open IVIg in any patient.
CRP is a useful marker of inflammation in systemic vasculitis, which is not influenced by anaemia or renal failure but elevated values can be caused by infection. CRP levels were elevated in most patients prior to infusion and greater falls were found at 2 weeks and 1 month in the IVIg‐treated group.25 Changes in CRP corresponded to changes in BVAS, and support the findings of the study which suggest that IVIg has a beneficial effect on the level of vasculitic inflammation in systemic vasculitis.
The lack of an effect of IVIg on ANCA levels, unlike reports from previous uncontrolled studies, was due in part to the small number (10/34) who had circulating ANCA detectable at the time of infusion. Many of the patients had already received substantial periods of immunosuppression likely to suppress antibody synthesis, and those who remained positive may have had titres falling on account of this prior treatment or rising as their disease was relapsing.26
The potential therapeutic mechanism of IVIg in vasculitis is unclear. IVIg contains antibodies which bind to the variable regions of ANCA autoantibodies and inhibit their binding to autoantigen, and IVIg inhibits ANCA‐induced neutrophil activation and cytokine release in vitro.12,,13 IVIg has non‐specific effects on cytokine release from macrophages and T‐cells: in particular, it reduces TNFα and IL‐1 release, which would contribute to the anti‐inflammatory effects of IVIg in vasculitis.27 As most cases here were ANCA‐negative at the time of IVIg treatment, effects on cytokines, or possibly on T‐cell surface receptors or complement activation may have been more important.16,,28
Finally, further clinical studies are required to determine whether repeated courses of IVIg are also beneficial and allow reduced exposure to immunosuppressive drugs; this study would support an interval between courses of 3 months. It would also support the use of IVIg as an adjunctive treatment to immunosuppression, possibly allowing reduced steroid and cytotoxic doses, for example, in the elderly. No dose titration of IVIg in vasculitis has been performed, and multiple doses with a short time interval may be more effective than the single‐dose regimen used here; also, smaller doses may be equally effective. We have addressed a subgroup of AASV with persistent disease and these results do not allow generalization to other subgroups of vasculitis, for example the use of IVIg in primary induction regimens. IVIg is expensive, and a cost‐benefit argument must be satisfied should subsequent studies support its routine use.
This trial was supported by a grant and provision of trial medication from Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK. We are grateful to Professor J. Ledingham for advice with the trial design; to Dr C. Winearls and Dr P. Mason, Renal Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, for allowing us to study their patients; to Dr R. Watts, Department of Rheumatology, Ipswich Hospital, Dr C. Sewell, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Miss K. Drummond and Miss J. Elliott, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, for assistance with administration of trial medication and data collection; to Dr E. Limb and Dr S. Kerry, Department of Public Health, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, for statistical advice; to Mrs D. Gillespie and Dr D. Middleton, Division of Renal Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, for technical support; and to Dr Amolak Bansal, Department of Immunology, St Helier NHS Trust, Carshalton, Surrey, for measurement of immunoglobulin levels.
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Fred Benenson over at Free Culture @ NYU is spreading the word about a Congressional bill which is under consideration which would eliminate student loans at schools which do not filter the Internet. As Fred puts it:
This bill contains wording that, if passed into law, would jeopardize federal aid for universities if they refused to filter their student's internet access. In other words, the bill is designed to force universities to police their student's internet connections in a way that no other ISPs in the world do. Besides encouraging a violation of network neutrality on campuses, this bill demands universities to do something that is technically impossible — how is NYU's router supposed to be able to tell the difference between a Creative Commons licensed video podcast that you're downloading via Miro and an "illegal" file your roommate is getting off of a file sharing network? The point is they can't — no technology has been invented that can properly discover whether a file is "legal" or not (consider how difficult it is for a judge to decide whether a use is fair, and then think of trying to create a chip that would do it) and no technology will ever be invented to do this.
The dubiously titled "College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007" (coming in at a staggering 747 pages, the relevant part is from pg. 411-413) is a bad deal and we need to let our representatives know it before they vote on it on Wednesday at 9am.
Take the five minutes to call your representative and let them know how dangerous this is to free speech and higher education. Committee members include:
- George Miller, Chairman (CA-07)
- Dale E. Kildee (MI-05)
- Donald M. Payne (NJ-10)
- Robert E. Andrews (NJ-01)
- Robert C. Scott (VA-03)
- Lynn C. Woolsey (CA-06)
- Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15)
- Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04)
- John F. Tierney (MA-06)
- Dennis J. Kucinich (OH-10)
- David Wu (OR-01)
- Rush D. Holt (NJ-12)
- Susan A. Davis (CA-53)
- Danny K. Davis (IL-07)
- Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07)
- Timothy H. Bishop (NY-01)
- Linda T. Sánchez (CA-39)
- John Sarbanes (MD-03)
- Joe Sestak (PA-07)
- Dave Loebsack (IA-02)
- Mazie Hirono (HI-02)
- Jason Altmire (PA-04)
- John Yarmuth (KY-03)
- Phil Hare (IL-17)
- Yvette Clarke (NY-11)
- Joe Courtney (CT-02)
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- Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Ranking Member (CA-25)
- Thomas E. Petri (WI-06)
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- Rob Bishop (UT-01)
- David Davis (TN-01)
- Timothy Walberg (MI-07)
- Dean Heller (NV-02)
Consider saying something like the following:
Hi, the Committee on Education and Labor of which ______ is a member is considering a bill entitled "The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007″ which would strip universities of federal aid money if they do not filter the internet their students use. This is dangerous for free speech, education and the affordability of college. Please have ______ work to amend this.
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Mr. Kramer – the purpose of "big education" is not to support "big music."
It is to educate!
Every dollar spent paying for music distracts schools from preparing students. Even further, the cost will most likely be passed onto students and that means all students, even those who aren't, as you put it, "freeloaders." That is unacceptable and so is this law.
more big brother. this is what americans signed moronic people into government for. take way rights. police you on every thing you do. this is their trick. adding these 2 lines into a bill to get this 'swept' in with the rest of the bill. you want the government to take care of you from the cradle to the grave, you want them to dictate what you can and can't do, then keep this going just like it is now. otherwise, change it. elect people who are willing to change the government for the better. like Ron Paul for President in 2008.
Dont post here, mail your congressperson. This will bankrupt universities which already have
a large problem with all the IT they are forced to support for "educational reasons"
Lets avoid another unfunded federal mandate, please.
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- JJ said...
I am the same in a completely opposite way: I feel like I would be tempting fate by not noticing how lucky I am. Like Fate will come and take everything good away if I don't then laugh at me "Ha ha sucker, there's something to cry about".
Also I worry that when I need the loo, I will get attacked or hit by a car and wet myself. Because that would be the worst thing, obviously.
Hope your shoes have survived.
- 28 January 2011 at 15:46
- Lisa-Marie said...
Hurrah! I am glad that amid all the anxiety and worry, you get to do something fun. I mean, it's not the kind of job where your likely to say 'much the same as yesterday' is it? Also you got bonus waffles!
P.s. that building sight film is fucking horrific.
- 28 January 2011 at 15:46
Magnificent post. So inspiring! I absolutely love your writing.
Glad there are chinks of happiness in between the bouts of anxiety. Things are bound to get better.
- 28 January 2011 at 15:53
- Nicky said...
This made me laugh my little cotton socks off - I too have spent time wandering in unsuitable clothing through industrial wastelands in search of random offices, laden with litepros, laptops and a bursting bladder: you just have to roll with it ...
- 28 January 2011 at 16:26
- Miss Underscore said...
I know exactly what you're saying, in amidst my crippling social anxiety and cursed swarthy-rogue-riddled love-life, I try to remind myself that I actually love my teaching job. I find my moments of joy when I am surrounded by my class, terrifying them with gothic tales of Tudor beheadings or ghost stories. I truly think it's what keeps me sane.
- 28 January 2011 at 18:12
- WrathofDawn said...
I cannot thank Fate, for it sees it as hubris and then smacks me down hard. HARD.
Picture it. December 23, 1994. I have gotten into my car in the work parking lot, about to drive home for my Christmas break. As I turned the ignition key, I thought, "I rather like my life right now. My boss is ace. My marriage seems to be tipping along nicely. The children are healthy (had had a few scares previous), Dad is doing well (Mom had passed away 4 years previous and we were somewhat adjusted to life post-Mom), we had lovely neighbours with kids the same ages as ours... Yeah, things are pretty sweet right now."
Christmas Day, my lovely boss was in a fatal car accident. March, my lovely neighbour across the street left her husband and took my two children's best friends home to Scotland. June, my husband left me. September, my other lovely neighbour re-married and moved with my children's other closest friends to Norway. July of the next year, Dad passed away.
Hubris. It'll bite ya on the toushie, every time.
Now the best I'll admit to is, "Yeah. Things are okay. I suppose. Maybe."
I wonder if I thought, "I REALLY LIKE being chubby!" would Fate take that away. Probably, but I fear the method.
Excellent adventure on your part, though!
- 28 January 2011 at 19:05
- Betty M said...
Great fun stuff is good and I am glad that you are having some of that.
Do you remember the video about the dangers of railway lines involving a sports day on the tracks? grisly and terrifying. Still the stuff of nightmares.
Word is punto in keeping with car theme.
- 28 January 2011 at 22:22
Great post. I have a job that affords me extraordainary moments which are way out of the experience of many. And I love it. Life affirming indeed. Keep writing. You are the best. Bx
- 28 January 2011 at 22:35
- Alienne said...
I am really impressed with that illuminated power station chimney. Only in Belgium,
WV is ardse. What more can I say?
- 28 January 2011 at 23:07
- Laurel said...
That tower is quite something. But not as "something" as the national library of Belarus on the same page. It makes me a little dizzy just to look at that building.
Anyway. I am glad that you are having fun! Three cheers for that. And do I gather that you'll be driving cars on a regular basis??
- 29 January 2011 at 02:02
- Laurel said...
P.s. more on Minsk library: "Its main architectural component has the shape of a rhombicuboctahedron."
VW corrwar--captures my response perfectly.
- 29 January 2011 at 02:08
Have you seen the power station in Vienna? It's designed by an artist called Hundertwasser - I met him once when I was living there years ago, he was bonkers but had a brilliant view of the world, which pretty much boiled down to "why not?"
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We'll ee how long it takes for Issa (my Congressman, unfortunately) tries to tie Obama to this.
Certain repubtards are now trying to equate this to "Iran/Contra" and demanding a few years of hearings. Of course there's nothing to investigate relative to Afghanistan/Iraq and prosecuting who lied there.
Yes, Pelosi DID make the biggest error in the history of the House by saying "Impeachment is off the table", denying the country even an "official inquiry" into the greatest treason in our nation's history. Even the circus around the Watergate break in led to people going to prison, as they should have, but Watergate didn't lead to the deaths of thousands of our soldiers, and many thousands of civilians!
Right, now we have another "Zippergate" to investigate, truly vital to the nation's security.
I certainly don't blame him for doing that biographer.
Oh, please, ansonia. The conservatives are already trying to pin Petraeus' affair to Obama. They think it's to block him from testifying at the Benghazi hearings (though if they need him, they can still get him). Most of what "liberals" unearthed about Romney happened to be true. THIS is pure right-wing conspiracy theory lunacy, like the "Obama's mother secretly posted a birth announcement in Hawaii just in case her son someday wanted to run for president, but it was important for him to be born in Kenya so that… so that… wait, I'm working on it. Oh, so he'd hate America! That's it!"
Trout. You are doing nothing but alienating people to your cause. The whole blame Bush, "repubtards" just makes people defensive, not sympathetic to your message. People read that stuff and ignore it, and all it does is further the divisive state of mind in the country. When you win a contest, it is up to the winner to extend his hand to avoid the hard feelings. The country needs constructive solutions now, not a bitter restatement of history. We all know the history…
The Benghazi attack is one thing. I personally think it should be investigated to settle this issue of something being covered up or our ambassador being abandoned. Unfortunately this thing with Patraeus comes up just to further cloud the issue. We lived through Clinton's indiscretions and personally I don't give a damn who these guys sleep with. That's up to them and their wives to slug out. This whole thing is turning into another convoluted mess that is going to be a lot of finger pointing, nasty arguing on web sites like this one and will just further prolong the partisan divide we have in our country.
Although I had high regard for Mr. Petraeus as a general, as head of a spy agency that sends descriptive emails to his paramour?….not so much. What was the man thinking?
I agree with you mickey. The SecState or President probably had no involvement in denying adequate security in Benghazi, but with all that was going on concerning foreign interests in Libya some UnderSec was definitely neglegent.
The whole blame Bush, "repubtards" just makes people defensive, not sympathetic to your message. People read that stuff and ignore it, and all it does is further the divisive state of mind in the country.
As does all the "Dimlib" BS and calling President Obama disrespectful and down right childish names.
1. Ambassador Stevens chose to go to Benghazi, against the advice of the Libyans, and even his own people, because they could not "secure" the situation there. HIs own sister said he knew the risk, and accepted it. These outreach "missions" are NOT always safe, nor defensible, especially with the small number of "defenders" as in contractors, available. End of Benghazi "story", period.
2. That the libidinous actions of a former military man, who would have been court-martialled for having an affair while still in the military, Article 134 UCMJ, is now being trotted out by "less than intelligent, OR patriotic" Republicans is beyond intellect. They do NOT have ANY "right" to be informed by either FBI, CIA, or State, when NO violation of law seems to have occurred, after investigation.
3. That right wing evangelical Republicans still refuse to accept ANY fault for the actions, errors, or impacts of "W" because it was a whole three years ago, should reflect on how many of them are trying to destroy this country, and burn the Constitution, because some of "us" don't go along with the myths and "preachings" of their favorite guy laid down as their "duty", some 2,000 years ago!!
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Trumpeter Leroy Jones was playing in New Orleans back when Bourbon Street was lined with jazz clubs. The city has changed since then — Bourbon Street is a prime example — and Jones has evolved with it. From second lines with the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band and the Hurricane Brass Band, club gigs with modern combos and tours with Harry Connick Jr., he's been a part of many jazz scenes.
Jazz Night In America takes in a set with Jones' sextet at the Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall in Mandeville, La., across the lake from New Orleans. We hear the story of the venue, a small wooden room which has hosted jazz performances for more than a century, and the stories of Jones, a well-loved presence in his hometown.Copyright 2016 WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln Center. To see more, visit WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln Center.
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Earlier this week Baritone Saxophonist Joe Temperley passed. The long-time founding member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra was born in Scotland but made his way to America, where he played with Duke Ellington and pretty much every great big band in Jazz. WBGO had the pleasure of having Joe sit down in the studio twice. First was with Bob Porter in May of 1996, where they talked about Temperley's history playing with Duke Ellington and others.
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Now that Spring has sprung and the temps are consistently up I was wondering if anyone has happened upon any of the crawling denizens of the park....most of the ones I have had the displeasure of coming upon have been of the harmless variety but they still give me a start and get my heart pumping in a hurry.
Nothing but brown water snakes so far.Copperheads seem to favor Abrams creek and Timber rattlers seem to like it above Elkmont,and I ain't been to either of those places since it got warm enough for jake to be out.
Seen a nice sized copperhead above Elkmont campground. For once I seen a snake from a distance rather than when I was on top of it. Lucky for me in this cause I guess.
I saw a chernoble ant the other day;) Seriously, I'm going to Elkmont this weekend, so I hope I don't see any snakes.:eek:
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One trend emerging among multi-channel apparel retailers is reducing the number of in-store items that sell at a slower pace. Rather than stocking shelves with a full array of sizes and colors, retailers can shift much of the inventory to a distribution center that can ship it to the customer on demand, thus clearing shelf space for more popular items.
For example, a female shopper might see a dress that she likes in the store of a multi-channel retailer, but which is not available in her size. The customer can ask the store associate to check availability of the item. The clerk accesses the full inventory of the item across all sales channels, finds the desired item and arranges to have the item shipped to the customer. The same process can work in reverse-retailers can direct online shoppers to a local store to expedite pickup.
"By giving sales representatives full access to inventory across all sales channels, retailers are less apt to lose sales on items that may not be in stock in one channel, but which are available in another," explains Jane Cannon, COO of Datavantage Corp.'s CommercialWare division. "Full visibility of inventory lets retailers save on stocking costs by consolidating inventory in locations where it costs less to ship to the customer."
CommercialWare, which provides order management systems, was recently acquired by Datavantage, a store technology developer and subsidiary of MICROS Systems Inc., for $13.2 million in cash. The deal is expected to provide CommercialWare's and Datavantage's retailer clients a 360-degree view of their customers. As part of the acquisition, CommercialWare spun out its OrderMotion division, which offers order management systems on a web-services basis.
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Using order management systems to broaden the retailer's view of the customer is the direction in which many order management vendors are heading. Russell Athletic, for example, plans to create marketing promotions around the types of items a customer has purchased so it can quickly sell related items as they are moved out of the current product line.
"Someone who bought a fleece sweatshirt is going to be interested in other types of fleece wear," says Russell Athletic's Iannuzzi. "The same is true for customers buying shirts that are embroidered with a corporate logo. It also creates the opportunity for us to rotate in new products and see what kind of interest they generate, since there are going to be direct ties between what is bought through the site and through our other channels."
Cognizant of creating a potential conflict with its retailers, Russell is confining its site primarily to corporate customers, such as restaurants, financial institutions, and companies that want the apparel to distribute to employees or consumers as promotional items. Eventually, Iannuzzi envisions Russell expanding the offerings on the site to include sports equipment, such as basketballs and shoes. The company says it will even consider expanding direct sales to consumers in the future, but has no timetable for doing so. Russell Athletic currently offers a limited inventory on its consumer site.
"Retailers and manufacturers that sell direct are using order management to create more ways to make their full inventory available to shoppers, while carrying less of it in their stores," explains Bob LaGarde, CEO of LaGarde Inc., an Olathe, Kan.-based supplier of e-commerce solutions. The company provides an order management system to Russell Athletic. "Order management is having a big impact on operating efficiencies and creates a more dynamic, flexible, and extensible shopping environment. It helps retailers and direct sellers better define their business objectives across multiple sales channels."
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The operating efficiencies gained from order management systems also extend to sub sales channels such as eBay.com and Yahoo Shopping, that do not necessarily utilize the retailer's primary brand. Managing inventory across these channels can be difficult since each sub channel has its own data formats and business rules. Amazon.com, for example, allows retailers to communicate directly with its operating platform, while eBay requires retailers to send data through a subsidiary system within its main operating platform, according to order management experts.
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"Retailers that sell through sub channels not only need real-time communications with those channels and their other channels to ensure customer satisfaction, but a single application that can follow the business rules of each sub channel," says Robert Coon, president of DydaComp Development Corp., a Totowa N.J.-based provider of order management systems. "It is costly to have a single order management system for each channel."
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- From: news.com.au
- February 26, 2013
- Uni degree costs to rise 50 per cent in 10 years
- Parents advised to plan ahead to help with costs
PARENTS have been warned to start saving now if they want their children to go to university, with the cost of a degree set to soar by up to 50 per cent in the next 10 years.
A new cost analysis by the Australian Scholarships Group projects that yearly course costs for popular degrees such as accounting, law, medicine and vet science will rise from $9792 in 2013 to $15,545 in 2023.
The yearly cost of journalism, nursing, teaching and psychology degrees is estimated to jump from $5868 to $9315.
Australian Scholarships Group CEO John Velegrinis said he was advocating that parents be aware of the rising costs and start actively addressing the issue now.
"Many parents plan for their children's primary and secondary education, only to be blind-sided by university course fees and living expenses," Mr Velegrinis said.
The study compared the cost of completing different university degrees now and in 2023 for both students who live at home and students who live in share housing.
For example, the cost of a four-year law degree for a person living in the family home will rise from $88,433 in 2013 to $121,698 in 2023.
For students renting a room in a share house their degree costs will rise from $152,578 in 2013 to $227,433 in 2023.
While this is caused in large part by rising cost of living (living expenses are tipped to jump from $110,543 to $160,702), course costs alone will rise from $42,036 to $66,731.
Mr Velegrinis said the cost of sending three children to university would cost a family hundreds of thousands of dollars.
"At the end of the day even if HECS takes care of fees, you've still got so many costs like transport, books, internet, computers," he said.
"Even down to a little bit of social life, which students obviously need."
The not-for-profit organisation's study took into account a number of costs including university fees, transport, computers, food and rent to estimate the cost of an education.
Estimated degree cost rises
Accounting degree (three years)
Living at home: $65,315 in 2013 will rise to $89,715 in 2023
Renting in a share house: $112,235 in 2013 will rise to $166,944 in 2023
Medicine (six years)
Living at home: $136,870 in 2013 will rise to $189,062 in 2023
Renting in a share house: $238,120 in 2013 will rise to $356,448 in 2023
Photography (three years)
Living at home: $52,978 in 2013 will rise to $70,129 in 2023
Renting in a share house: $99,897 in 2013 will rise to $147,358 in 2023
Law ( four years)
Living at home: $88,433 in 2013 will rise to $121,698 in 2023
Renting in a share house: $152,578 in 2013 will rise to $227,433 in 2023
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Max of Qld Posted at 9:26 AM February 26, 2013
By 2013 Uni fees will rise , no kidding !!! who would have thought a journo would have figured that one out , 10 years to go .This has been the most idiotic article I've ever read.
Suz Posted at 9:25 AM February 26, 2013
Why aren't the students paying for their social life? They should have a part time job as well, everyone I know that has studied/ is studying has. This is ridiculous to expect parents to pay for that. I even contributed by paying board, electricity and food when I was living at home and studying. It's only fair.
celt of Adelaide, SA Posted at 9:19 AM February 26, 2013
Why r they even raising the prices at all???? They should be making uni accessible to those who are poot but very smart than to rich who are not very smart!!!! This uni price increase cr*p is an excuse by the govt n others to give rich more chance n poor ppl lose out!!!! I dont care if lecturers need pay packets they get enough already!!!! This is ridiculous!!! Unis are greedy!


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In 2008 A'Drey came to New York City and studied at Broadway Dance Center and Joffrey Ballet School. There, he was immediately recognized as a talented dancer and started working with and assisting a few faculty choreographers. After his program was finished he decided to move to New York City permanently to follow his dream to becoming a professional choreographer.
As a choreographer, A'Drey's works had been featured in the biggest commercial dance showcases in New York City and Los Angeles. As a teacher he has taught his classes and workshops in the studios throughout the United States. Earlier this year he had a chance to work with Florence + The Machine on their latest music videos What Kind Of Man, under direction of Ryan Heffington (Sia, FKA twigs, Years & Years), and Delilah, choreographed by Holly Blakey (Florence + The Machine, Lianne La Havas).
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Drama follows MMA around like a herd of starving zombies. Lord knows there was plenty of red meat to go around in March, even by MMA's bountiful standards.
Maybe it was a media community scraping for news in a month that saw "only" two UFC and three Bellator events. Maybe the crazy people start to come out when the weather gets warmer. Maybe it was because Nick Diaz was involved.
There were plenty of good stories, too, of course. But this is not the place for those, especially with such an embarrassing bumper crop of bad to be celebrated. Here are MMA's 10 biggest losers—both inside and outside the cage—of March.
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Juneau will once again host a five-day hockey camp to kick off the upcoming ice season.
The Rocky Mountain Hockey School (RMHS), the leader in hockey training throughout the country for the past 16 years, will be at the Treadwell Ice Arena August 12-16, providing hockey skills training and conditioning classes for youth ages 5-18.
This is the fourth year the camp is coming to Juneau and coincides with opening day of the rink.
"Its somewhat of a ritual" Juneau Douglas Ice Hockey Association President Arnold Liebelt said. "When Rocky Mountain comes to town, we know hockey season is just around the corner."
Two camps will be conducted: Skills, Drills, and Small Area Games for 6-12 year olds and Reading and Reacting for 13-18 year olds. The camp includes seven hours of ice time and lost of dry-land and strength building.
RMHS director and president Bryan Smith, head coach of the Colorado Rampage U14 Tier I AAA team (as well as USA Hockey Coaches Education Instructor and Professional Powerskating Consultant), will be bringing goalie coach Chad Macleod and RMHS strength coach Josh Shingler as well as other players.
Macleod is the CHL Denver Cutthroats Goaltending Coach, Colorado Rampage Tier I AAA Head Goaltending Coach, CR U18 & U16 Tier I Assistant Coach and a former junior coach for 20 years.
Shingler is a current Bethel University NCAA Division III player, a four-year hockey camp director and a Professional Powerskating Consultant.
"Having strong goalie coaching is something that JDIA has been working on improving" Liebelt said, "We know a goalie can make or break a game."
Besides being the face of RMHS, Coach Smith is actively involved in USA hockey as a Coaching Education Program (CEP) instructor and a State/District Camp off-ice Evaluator. Smith currently holds a Level IV USA hockey coaching certification and is planning on attending a level V class in the near future.
Smith's commitment to the development side of hockey is based on the athletes becoming better players and students. This is achieved through hard work, accountability, discipline, proper diet, off-ice work ethic, and commitment to the sport.
Players can register on line at Https://www.RMHSHockey.com or show up at the Treadwell Arena at 8 a.m. Monday, August 12.
The camp is funded through the CBJ Youth Activity Grant.
"Without support from the city, we would not be able to bring this level of coaching to Juneau," Liebelt said.
A September weekend camp will also be hosted by JDIA and will be coached by Steve MacSwain, a former East Anchorage High standout player who went on to play at the University of Minnesota and was the first Alaskan drafted by the National Hockey league.