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Because I've been living on a small income for a while now, I'm always on the lookout for legitimate ways to earn some extra pocket money. Over the past ten years, I have signed up for a bunch of survey websites in the hopes of making some money. Some of them were great and I'm still a member, and some of them were just a waste of time and I never got any money from them.
Since I have spent all of this time working out which sites were worthwhile, I thought I would share what I learnt with my readers, to save you going through the same process. Some of the sites are worldwide and some are only for Australian residents.
If you're looking for ways to get rich quick, these sites are not the way to do it. But if you're looking for an extra $10 of pocket money each month, read on:
Pureprofile. This is my favourite survey website and the one I make the most money from ($10-15 a month). What I like about the site is that you earn real cash, not just points which you exchange for cash. If you qualify for a survey you can earn between 50c and $5, and even if you don't qualify you usually receive 10c. You can also earn 10c from clicking through to a website or watching a video. Once you have made $25, you can request a direct deposit to your bank account, which usually takes 2-3 weeks.
Pureprofile is open to anyone worldwide, and I really recommend it!
RewardsCentral. On this site you earn points for doing surveys, which you can then exchange for cash (3300 points for $30 or 10100 points for $100). Each survey gives you between 100 and 500 points, and if you don't qualify for the survey, you are given two entries into their competition to win $10000 (although after 10 years I still haven't won yet!). They also send you emails, which give you 10 points to click through to a site. I usually make about $60 a year from this site and MyOpinions combined (see below).
If you decide to sign up for RewardsCentral, the link above is an affiliate link, which means I get one extra competition entry if you sign up through it. Regardless of their not-so-great affiliate program, it is worth signing up for, and is open to all Australian residents.
MyOpinions. Back when I first signed up, RewardsCentral and MyOpinions were both part of a site called Emailcash, For some reason Emailcash split into two different sites, which now both do a pretty similar thing. MyOpinions is purely a survey site, where you earn between 50 and 500 points for completing surveys. You then have to transfer those points to RewardsCentral to redeem them for cash. Similarly, if you don't qualify for a survey you earn entries in their $500 cash competition.
One thing that they do do differently is that you have a loyalty status, which means you earn extra points for each survey. For example I have platinum status, so earn a bonus of 7.5% more points every time I complete a survey. Again, if you join up through the link above I will receive one extra competition entry and entry is open to all Australian residents.
Swagbucks. I am a newcomer to Swagbucks this year, but I have found quite a bit to like and have already made $10 in Amazon vouchers. Basically you can earn Swagbucks (points) by doing web searches, answering surveys or referring other people. I usually make around 7-50 Swagbucks a day from searches and more from doing surveys.The best part about Swagbucks is their referral program. If you sign up through the link above, I will receive matching Swagbucks up to 1000.
The Swagbucks can then be exchanged for Amazon gift vouchers ($5 for 500 Swagbucks), Paypal vouchers ($25 for 2500 Swagbucks) and a lot more. Because of the huge Amazon postage costs to Australia, I am saving my Swagbucks up for a Paypal voucher, but if you live in the US, Amazon gift cards are a great choice.
Your Voice. This is another site that I only started using recently and have liked so far. They have just revamped their website, and it's looking a lot more professional. It's similar to the other survey sites in that you complete surveys for points (between 15 and 50 per survey). You can then redeem these points for vouchers from a number of different stores like Kmart, Target, Myer or JBHifi. 200 points gets you a $20 voucher.
While I prefer to get cash or supermarket vouchers, these vouchers are useful for when I have to buy something new. They will also send the vouchers by email, so you can use them on the day you redeem them. Your Voice is open to all Australian residents.
Do you have any tried and tested ways to make money online?
While some of the links above are affiliate links, this was not a sponsored post and all opinions are my own 🙂


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Take a photo of your child reading to a snowman and bring them into the Library or email them to firstname.lastname@example.com. We will display the photos and have a draw for a prize from the entrants. If there is no snow or sticky snow, be creative!
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Since its conception the programme has sponsored Young Professionals in the public service to participate in high level public sector conferences/meeting where they can advocate for issues relating to young/new public sector professionals. To date the programme has seen the sponsorship of ninety six (96) young professionals from 18 countries to attend high level conferences across Africa.


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Ten-Point Stance: Mike Freeman's NFL Notebook Entering the Scouting CombineFebruary 19, 2014
1. Who is Johnny Manziel?
The NFL trusts Johnny Manziel.
"I really believe this guy will be one of the best quarterbacks we've seen come out of college in the past four of five years," one AFC scout said. "He'll have a Russell Wilson type of impact. I also do trust him. I believe this transformation."
The NFL doesn't trust Johnny Manziel.
"Taking him with a high-round pick is extremely risky," said an NFC scout, "mainly because you have no idea what you're getting. Some scouts believe the guy we're seeing now is the real Manziel. I don't."
One team personnel executive said: "I think he can lead a team. I think he's more mature than some people want to give him credit. I don't have doubts about him as a person."
Another team executive: "There are a lot of questions about him as a person."
And there it is—the NFL's feelings about Manziel in a nutshell. Love and hate, trust and distrust.
It's likely these feelings, the divergence of them, extrapolate across the league. It might literally be half of football trusts Manziel and half does not.
The last time we saw the NFL this divided about a top prospect was Cam Newton, and many of the same things being said about Manziel now were being said about Newton. We see how Newton turned out. He's a star in this league—just made the postseason with an offensively limited team.
What the combine will be for Manziel, more than anything, is a sincerity test. His skeptics will be searching for realness. Is the hard-working and focused Manziel we've seen the past few months the real Manziel? Or is he the one that slept through the Manning passing camp or became entangled in an autograph-signing scandal?
NFL teams know college players are immature. They know they party. They chase women (gasp). They drink (gasp, gasp).
What teams want to know most—and Manziel will be asked this directly, you can count on it—is what does he want more? Does he want to be a football player or a partier?
They will want to know—who is the real Johnny?
2. Manziel Part II
I thought this analysis from a scout was among the most fair about Manziel that I've seen thus far: "Manziel…blahblahblah, blahblahblah. You will hear all kinds of bulls--- about him, but teams will rely on the film and what he did in games. That's it. No one will care if he parties. We draft dudes who beat their girlfriends. It's all about the play. Watch his play and he's just a guy you can't pass on."
3. Manziel Part III
League sources increasingly believe the Houston Texans will take Manziel with the first pick. The organization has said very little publicly, but privately, the belief is that Houston has been quietly falling in lust with him.
4. Pot tests
There are already rumors that several low-level prospects who will be at the combine are in trouble over failed tests for marijuana at their prospective schools and are prepared to apologize to team officials for those failures. Teams find out about positive drug tests and ask prospects what happened, so as a preemptive strike, some players speak up front about the failures. This is something that seems to happen every year at the combine (as well as players failing combine initiated drug tests, which are separate), and we might be poised for it to happen again.
5. The Wonderlic test
If you're one of these people who laugh at leaked low scores of prospects who have bombed the Wonderlic, well, here, via the Big Lead, is your chance to take the test. Feel free to post your score on the message board, smart guy.
6. Combing trolling
This evaluation of Oregon tight end Colt Lyerla comes from Nolan Nawrocki, a draft evaluator for NFL.com:
Overly emotional and prone to outbursts following a dysfunctional childhood that offered little direction and much confusion related to a divorce. Not a disciplined team player. ...Has overcome a lot of adversity stemming back to his youth and defied the odds to become an impactful performer. Talent grades could garner interest in the second round, but past history could easily knock him down several rounds and off many draft boards.
Really? So that's where we are now in the media draft evaluation process? Analyzing the impact of a divorce on a kid? Going back to his childhood? We're therapists now in the media?
What's next, analyzing when a prospect emerged from diaper training? Did he do it fast enough? Did he show too much attitude in preschool? When he was three years old, took another kid's Play-Doh and received a timeout. Could impact teams' decision on draft day.
Some of this stuff is getting beyond ridiculous.
7. Michael Sam to speak soon
Former Missouri linebacker Michael Sam, who recently came out publicly as gay, is tentatively scheduled to speak to the media at the combine on Saturday. He will speak along with the other defensive linemen, but let's be real—on that day, few are going to want to speak to any other defensive lineman. He will be the star of the combine.
Someone close to Sam says he will try to keep his press conference short and sweet. He won't talk about his personal life. He will try to keep his comments mostly to football.
8. Tony Gonzalez on television
CBS just blew Dan Marino and Shannon Sharpe out the door for the recently retired Tony Gonzalez. This was destined for Gonzalez. He's one of the smarter, more communicative players I've ever covered. He'll be fine.
The big news of this is what will happen with Marino. I agree with what's being said across social media and some of the Florida newspapers—that adding Marino to the Dolphins front office would lack any substance whatsoever, but might be a good PR move. Because everyone would see it as such, but the Dolphins could use any positive publicity now—even if it is contrived.
9. The arrest of Ray Rice
The accusations against Ray Rice are just that—accusations. Nothing's been proven, but still one of the most talked about stories in the league right now is Rice's arrest. Talked about because if you took a poll of players and teams about the player they would pick more than any other to not be arrested, he would make the top five candidates. If you know him, the fact he was even arrested is shocking.
If even a portion of these accusations prove true, it will damage a player many thought was incapable of being embroiled in something like this.
10. Goodell's cash
Outside of players and the union, I can't find one team person or owner upset about the $44 million Commissioner Roger Goodell received for one year's pay. The reason the owners gave Goodell so much money is because of what he got them. Think about it.
Goodell got a 10-year labor agreement with the union, an agreement many view as one of the owners won. The settlement of a concussion lawsuit with former players was for $750 million—a small amount of money to a multi-billion dollar league. The TV contracts gets richer and richer.
To the owners, the money they gave Goodell was a bargain. Hard to argue with that.
Mike Freeman covers the NFL for Bleacher Report.


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ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING ENFORCEMENT RELEASE NO. 1500 / January 16, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Thomas W. Lambach, Case No. 1:CV-02-69 (M.D. Pa.)
Defendant Falsified Books and Records, Causing Income Overstatement and Concealing Theft of Over $900,000
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") today charged Thomas W. Lambach, a former Controller and Chief Financial Officer of a subsidiary unit of Atchison Casting Corporation ("Atchison"), with accounting fraud. The Commission's Complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, alleges that, while Lambach was employed with Atchison's Pennsylvania Foundry Group ("PFG"), he stole more than $900,000 of corporate funds and made numerous false accounting entries in the PFG's books and records, which had the effect of concealing his theft and making the PFG and, in turn, Atchison, appear more profitable than they were.
Specifically, the Complaint alleges that Lambach made or caused to be made "miscellaneous adjustment" journal entries over a multi-year period to alter balances in various of the PFG's accounts. These adjustments lacked any economic or accounting justification. Mr. Lambach also allegedly created fictitious asset and other accounts that lacked any support or substance. During the same period, Lambach stole more than $900,000 of corporate funds by writing numerous unauthorized checks payable to himself from certain Atchison bank accounts.
The Complaint further details that Lambach, in his position as CFO of the PFG, regularly compiled and transmitted the fraudulent accounting information for the PFG to Atchison's corporate offices for inclusion in the company's consolidated financial statements. As a result of Lambach's conduct, the periodic reports filed by Atchison with the Commission for its fiscal years ending June 30, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, contained materially false and misleading consolidated financial statements. More specifically, the Complaint alleges that, over that period, Atchison's net income was overstated by between 12% and 575% and its operating income was overstated by as much as 1580%. The Commission also alleges that Lambach actively attempted to conceal his accounting fraud and theft by interfering with an audit conducted by Atchison's independent auditors in July and August 2000.
Lambach resigned his position in October 2000, and, on November 2, Atchison announced that it had discovered accounting errors involving the PFG and that it had begun an investigation into the matter. On April 24, 2001, Atchison announced it had completed its investigation and restated its financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1997 through June 30, 2000, including a reduction in net income of approximately $24.5 million over that period.
The Commission alleges that Lambach's conduct violated Sections 10(b) and 13(b)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rules 10b-5 and 13b2-1 thereunder. Lambach has agreed to settle the charges brought against him without admitting or denying the allegations set forth in the Complaint. Lambach has consented to the entry of a final judgment permanently enjoining him from future violations of Sections 10(b) and 13(b)(5) of the Exchange Act and Rules 10b-5 and 13b2-1 thereunder. In addition, the final judgment to which Lambach consented provides that he is permanently barred from acting as an officer or director of any public company.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has filed criminal charges against Lambach related to the same conduct. The thirteen-count indictment, filed on December 6, 2001, charges Lambach with twelve counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy.


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You've effectively treated your body acne, and now you're left with residual scars on your chest. You want smooth, unblemished skin free of old acne scars. Fortunately, there are treatments available to help you get rid of both raised and indented acne scars on your chest.[1] Minimize your body acne scars by choosing the best treatment for your type of scar, whether it's with a medical procedure at your doctor's office or a remedy you use at home.
EditGetting Medical Treatment
- Visit your dermatologist for diagnosis and treatment options. Not everyone needs medical treatment to deal with acne scars, but visiting your dermatologist is a good first step in deciding on treatment. See your dermatologist for an exam to be sure you have acne scars and not another skin condition.[2]
- Your doctor can then discuss your different treatment options with you, including the risks, possible side effects, and benefits of each, and if at-home remedies may suffice to deal with your scars.
- Get a needling or rolling treatment. Needling and rolling are non-invasive procedures that may minimize acne scarring. Your doctor will roll a needled device over your scars to stimulate the tissue underneath them. You will probably need multiple treatments to see results, but it's a safe and effective scar treatment.[3]
- Another small surgical procedure called subcision may help improve scar appearance. This is when your doctor loosens the fibers under your scar by inserting needles. This is a more invasive process than rolling, so talk to your doctor about what's best for you.
- Try procedures like dermabrasion or microdermabrasion. Dermabrasion is a minor medical process in which your skin is basically "sanded" with an abrasive, rotating brush. This allows newer, fresher skin beneath to shine through, appearing smoother and minimizing the uneven appearance of mild to moderate acne scars.[4]
- Dermabrasion may cause some bleeding, and it takes about a week to heal; then some redness may occur for another 1-3 months. You'll be required to follow some procedures afterwards such as avoiding certain products and direct sunlight. The outcome is usually quite good.
- Microdermabrasion requires less downtime and may improve mild acne scars, but is not as effective as dermabrasion for reaching deeper layers of skin.
- Dermaplaning is similar to dermabrasion, except that outer layers of skin are removed in small slices with a blade.
- Get steroid injections for raised scars. Many body acne scars are raised, red, and lumpy – sometimes called keloid scars. Talk to your doctor about trying a series of injections of corticosteroids, which may decrease inflammation and minimize scars over time.[5] Depending on how severe your scars are, you may need 2-4 rounds of treatment spaced several weeks apart.
- Try a chemical peel. Your doctor will apply a potent acid to your skin to burn away the top layers, which lessens the depth or height of scars.[6] This treatment works better on your face and hands than it does on your body, but deep peels can improve the appearance of shallow scars.[7] A dermatological surgeon should do a good evaluation of your skin before you get a chemical peel. You should expect tenderness and peelings for up to 3 weeks, depending on the depth of the peel.
- Chemical peels make your skin more sensitive to light for a while, so be sure to protect yourself from the sun.
- You cannot get a chemical peel if you're pregnant or nursing, have taken the medication Accutane within the last 6 months, or have an underlying skin condition such as eczema, psoriasis, or rosacea. You have to abstain from using retinoid products and bleaches for at least 48 hours before a chemical peel.
- Get soft tissue fillers for dimpled or puckered scars. Most acne scars on the chest are raised, but they can also be indentations in your skin. In this case, a filler injection can help improve the look and contour of your skin.[8] Your doctor can inject collagen or fat beneath your dimpled scar to fill the skin and minimize the appearance of scarring.
- The effects are temporary, so treatments need to be repeated periodically.
- Try botox injections to improve dimpling around scars. Some scars can pull on the surrounding skin and cause dimpling or puckering. If this is a problem, your doctor may suggest getting botox injections in the surrounding skin to smooth it out. These treatments need to be repeated periodically.[9]
- Have sporadic scars surgically excised. If you only have a few acne scars here and there, you can have them surgically removed. Your doctor can perform punch excision to remove scar tissue and then sew the wound or use a skin graft.[10] Like any surgery, there is a risk of infection and other complications. This is not a good option for widely dispersed scarring.
- Consider trying a laser-based treatment, if recommended by your doctor. Laser- and light-based skin treatments can improve the look and contour of your skin, though it works best on fine lines and has questionable response with raised, lumpy body acne scars.[11] However, laser therapy like Fraxel may soften scars over time, making them less visible.[12] There are several devices that can be used, and healing time varies between them. Discuss this option with your dermatologist.[13]
- Laser treatment goes by many names, including facial laser resurfacing, laser skin treatment, lasabrasion, laser peel, and laser vaporization.
- A V beam vascular laser may decrease redness in scars by targeting the blood vessels within scars.[14]
EditUsing Home Skin Care
- Use bleaches and sunscreen to minimize color contrast. Creams won't really decrease your scarring, but you can use over-the-counter creams to bleach skin that has been darkened by scars, minimizing their appearance. Be sure to use sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher on your scarred area, as well, because scarred and unscarred skin tend to tan differently – scars are less noticeable when they blend in with the color of your surrounding skin.[15]
- Try vitamin E oil. Some people find that rubbing vitamin E oil on their scars reduces their color and appearance.[16] You can try this method by applying vitamin E oil to your scarred area, leaving it for 15-20 minutes, and washing it off with water. Do this regularly and watch for improvement.
- Use a lemon juice application. Wash your chest and pat the area dry. Use a cotton ball to rub fresh lemon juice onto your scarred area. Leave this on for about 10 minutes, then wash it off. This hasn't been scientifically proven to decrease scarring, but doing this weekly may lighten the appearance of scars over time.[17]
- Lemon juice can make your skin more sensitive, so always wear sunscreen on exposed areas when you're outside.
- Try a natural exfoliant for mild, raised scars. If you have mildly raised scars, you may benefit from using exfoliants made from natural ingredients – similar to a very mild at-home dermabrasion. Try periodically using one of the following natural remedies to see if scars appear smoother or lighter over time:[18]
- Mix honey and a little milk to get a paste. Apply this to your scars and leave on for a few minutes before rubbing it off with a soft, clean washcloth in the shower.
- Mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda with 2 tablespoons of water. Rub this onto your scars in a circular motion and leave it for 2 minutes. Wash it off with fresh, warm water.
- Prevent chest acne. Preventing acne scars is easier than treating acne scars. See your dermatologist for medications as soon as you start to experience chest acne. You can also try to reduce your chest acne with natural remedies, such as:[19]
- Do NOT pop your pimples. This can cause infection and worse scarring.
- Get about 15 minutes of sunlight on your acne-prone areas each day – not enough to get a sunburn, though.
- Drink 7-9 cups of water a day to stay hydrated and help your body flush out toxins.
- It's much easier to prevent acne scarring than it is to eliminate acne scars, especially on your body. Seek treatment right away if you have acne to try and minimize scarring.[20]
- Do not try to get rid of your acne scars unless you no longer get acne. New acne can make new scars and cause worse inflammation in scarred areas.[21]
- All medical procedures to decrease scarring have potential risks and side effects. Always discuss these possibilities with your doctor.[22]
- Aesthetic procedures such as dermabrasion are generally not covered by health insurance.[23]
- Creams are probably ineffective in reducing acne scars on the body.[24] Antihistamine creams may be helpful if your scars are itchy or sensitive, but will not change how the scars look.[25]
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2016 Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar
If you want an amazing guitar with the latest technology you have to check out the 2016 Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar. Yamaha has really raised the bar for acoustic guitars with their new model, the LL TA. This guitar allows you to add reverb as well as chorus to the natural sound of an acoustic guitar without ever even plugging it in.
Developed in the Yamaha's acoustic piano division, the Yamaha TransAcoustic LL TA is a work of art.
It has a solid spruce top with a classic vintage tint finish. A rosewood back along with the sides for an inviting yet strong tone which gives off an excellent sound. The neck is a five ply rosewood and mahogany combination which is very durable against the weather and the usual wear from playing. They've gone ahead and rounded the neck as well as the frets for quick smooth playing which is really a nice feature.
What they have done is actually installed an actuator to the inside surface of the back of the guitar. This vibrates as a response to the strings vibrating when you play, giving you authentic reverb and chorus sounds from within your guitar. Simply turn on the TA function by pressing the button and you're ready to play. You also have a knob for your Reverb room/hall, as well as a chorus knob. These 3 easy controls offer you quite a large variety in your sound. It runs on just 2 AA batteries for up to around 8 hours of play time. It is an acoustic electric guitar. So you do have the option to plug it in making it an extremely versatile guitar. When it is plugged into either an amp or a line out the TA knob becomes line out volume. Meanwhile, both of the effects will remain live.
If you already picked one of these fine instruments up, how do you like it compared to your regular acoustic guitar? We're interested to hear your feedback so feel free to leave us a comment!
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I grabbed this one from Ebay. I couldn't find one in stock to try out up here in Toronto Canadahhhhh eh! The effects are very nice , but the "playability" of the guitar is somewhat problematic.
The nut is cut too high , the 12 the fret action is too high and it still buzzes when I dig in. I don't have this problem with my CPX15 or my Rainsong Concert. The fret ends are also rough. I'm taking it to a luthier with the intention of making this thing play like butter without buzzing. lol I'll get the nut and saddle switched out for bone , and I think a good fret leveling / shave will get it to where I like it. If I had tried this out in a store , I would have passed on buying it, but now that I have it, I believe there's a lot of good hiding out in it. Just a matter of spending a few more bucks and tweaking it. I'm optimistic. The wood is good, the overall structure is solid, and the effects really are cool. lol
The frets have been releveled and the fret ends have been reworked. Installed new Tusq saddle … it's all good now. Action at 12th fret = 6/64″ Neck relief at 7th fret = .010″ … .011 -.049 Strings. Very fast.. no more buzzing . There is a great guitar in there somewhere … you just have to find it. Happy camper now. 🙂
Yamaha builds much cleaner guitars even at the base levels good wood choices and a solid base at all price points but the bone add-ons and fretwork can make even a $200 model sing like an $800 guitar


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I haven't posted in a while so am not too sure what these ramblings will hold. I did however want to acknowledge the end of a transition year and the start of another. Last September was the beginning of … Continue reading


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Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab Plus Docetaxel in High Risk Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00321646
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 4, 2006
Results First Posted : December 25, 2013
Last Update Posted : May 16, 2016
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|Condition or disease
|Prostate Cancer Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate
|Drug: Bevacizumab Drug: Docetaxel
|Phase 2
- Patients who are eligible for this study will undergo an endorectal MRI scan test before beginning the research study.
- After the MRI, the patient will begin the docetaxel plus bevacizumab part of the study. Each treatment cycle starts on the day you receive both drugs and lasts 21 days. Patients will undergo a total of 6 cycles-5 with docetaxel plus bevacizumab and one with docetaxel alone.
- At the beginning of each cycle, the patient will come into the clinic for a visit that will last about 3 hours. The following will happen at these visits: physical examination including vital signs and rectal exam; questions about the patients health and the medications they are taking; blood tests (both routine and research blood tests); urine tests; bevacizumab infusion; docetaxel infusion.
- The patients first dose of bevacizumab will be given on Day 1 of the first cycle over 90 minutes. If the patient tolerates the 90-minute infusion well, later doses may be given over a shorter period of time.
- The day before and the morning of the beginning of each cycle, the patient will be given a steroid called dexamethasone in pill form to help decrease the side effects of the treatment.
- The above tests and procedures will be repeated every 21 days a total of five times. For the sixth time, the patient will have all the same tests and procedures except they will not receive bevacizumab.
- After the six cycles, the patient will undergo another endorectal MRI.
- One to two months after finishing the sixth cycle, the patient will undergo a radical prostatectomy to remove their prostate.
- Two to three months after the surgery the patient will return to the clinic to have the following tests and procedures: questions about the patient's health; routine blood tests and research blood tests.
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|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|42 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
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|Official Title:
|A Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab Plus Docetaxel in High Risk Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy
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|June 2006
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|November 2008
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2012
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docetaxel and bevacizumab prior to prostatectomy
Drug: Bevacizumab
Bevacizumab (marketed as Avastin, Genentech) is an antibody to all isoforms of vascular endothelial growth factor and is the first putative anti-angiogenic agent approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of cancer.All subjects will be treated with intravenous docetaxel and bevacizumab for 5 cycles, followed by docetaxel alone for Cycle 6. Bevacizumab will be given first, at a starting dose of 15 mg/kg. Bevacizumab will be given once every 21 days in the infusion center.
Other Name: Avastin
Drug: Docetaxel
Docetaxel will be given intravenously once every 21 days in the infusion center. The starting dose is 70mg/square meter.
Other Name: Taxotere
- Endorectal MRI Response After Completion of 6 Cycles of Neoadjuvant Therapy [ Time Frame: after 6 months of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. ]A response was defined as a decrease in tumor size of >50% for the largest lesion in the prostate by endorectal MRI.
- PSA Response After Completing 6 Cycles of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. [ Time Frame: after 6 months of ajuvant chemotherapy. ]The rate of PSA decline by 50% compared to baseline PSA.
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Histological documentation of adenocarcinoma of the prostate, with available biopsy pathology. Material from this biopsy must be available for central review at DF/HCC by the beginning of the second cycle of therapy.
- Potential candidate for radical prostatectomy
- Must meet one or more of the below characteristics: Gleason score of 8, 9 or 10; serum PSA of greater than or equal to 20 ng/mL; clinical T stage of T3; PSA velocity of greater than or equal to 2ng/mL/year in the year prior to diagnosis; Gleason score of 7 and erMRI T3 disease; Greater than or equal to 50% of the total number of biopsy cores positive for prostate cancer and either PSA > 10ng/mL or Gleason score of 7 or clinical T stage of T2a, T2b or T2c.
- Greater than six weeks since any major surgery
- Serum testosterone > 100ng/dL
- ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1
- ANC > 1,500/ul
- Platelets > 100,000/ul
- Total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, AST and ALT within normal limits
- Creatinine < 2.0 x upper limit of normal
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- History of prior radiation, surgery or hormonal therapy treatment for prostate cancer
- Clinical evidence of metastatic prostate cancer
- Ongoing oral steroid use
- Pre-existing neuropathy of grade 2 or greater
- Severe claustrophobia, inability to lie still in a magnet for 60 minutes, a pacemaker, or any other condition that would preclude proximity to a strong magnet.
- History of the following conditions: unstable angina; symptomatic, clinically significant peripheral vascular disease; NY Heart Association Grade 2 or greater heart failure; uncontrolled hypertension; myocardial infarction or stroke < 12 months prior to enrollment; uncontrolled hypertension; active, uncontrolled infection; history of DVT, PE or known coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis; ongoing us of anticoagulant therapy; history of abdominal fistulas, GI perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to study entry; non-healing ulcer or fracture; history of another malignancy diagnosed within the last five years; spot urine protein: creatinine ratio > 1.0 at screening.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00321646
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|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|Principal Investigator:
|Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD
|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00321646 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|May 4, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|December 25, 2013
|Last Update Posted:
|May 16, 2016
|Last Verified:
|April 2016
Keywords provided by Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
prostate cancer
radical prostatectomy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Prostatic Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Diseases
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Growth Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action


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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2012, Article ID 825056, 5 pages
Research Article
The Effects of Velvet Antler of Deer on Cardiac Functions of Rats with Heart Failure following Myocardial Infarction
1National Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Center for Cardiovascular Disease, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
2Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
Received 12 November 2011; Revised 12 February 2012; Accepted 13 February 2012
Academic Editor: Keji Chen
Copyright © 2012 Ming-Jing Shao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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|27 Oct 2012
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Yeah, you have lag accessing time, so I would have expected slowness. One part of the puzzle is to not try to access the drive when you do diskpart. So, letting Windows "update|search" in the Computer window (the green status bar) isn't helping. I should have said "Only run the Command Prompt Diskpart. Shut down any other windows".
It helps if you are more specific - what diskpart commands did you try, what worked, what "hung", how long did you wait before deciding it was hung.... those sort of things. With the lag time you're experiencing, it might just take Windows a while. Or are you getting a timeout where diskpart just returns to the prompt.
So it takes 10 seconds for disc 1 to appear in diskpart - that's good information. The USB cable is another good idea - if you have a USB printer see if you can borrow that cable to test the drive. It's good to know about the warranty too.
What I'm looking for from you (you're my eyes over there) is something like this:
Without important information coming back from your side, this will take years. You don't have to be too technical, but if I am going to be of any help, I need to know what you tried, what failed and how, what succeeded. In this situation a little patience with the drive will help helpful - it might take 30 minutes for Windows to say "I got it, now what do you want to do with it" or Windows might say "I tried, can't get anything from the drive, here's your prompt back".I ran this set of commands:
I know it's frustrating on your side too. Let's take a break from diskpart and thinking about it in a drive-centric way.
I posted this on another USB drive problem, but they haven't tried it yet. If the drive is ok and the driver is FUBAR you might have some luck.
Try following USB Driver - General Fix for Problems.I'll stick with it until I run out of ideas or you decide that you'll exercise the warranty.
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The past few days have been a little hectic for our family, desperately trying to sort out Harrison's class allocation for next year. So my brain has been somewhat occupied. The page I have to share today was started on Friday with every intention of showing you yesterday, but I developed a bad case of scrappers blog and was struggling to finish it.
Much to my relief, with a few more hours sleep and a fresh look at the page today, I think I have pulled things together. Sorry to crash your party today Michelle xox.
I can't believe how much Harrison has grown until I look at older photos like these and trust me, this boy would still be having huge baths like this one if we didn't put our foot down to conserve water. He is a true water boy!
Decorating the chipboard from 2 Crafty was the easy part of the page. I painted Fun in the tub with white paint and then used chalks to colour and shade the bubbles and letters. I finished the bubbles off with some stickles and allowed the tub to dry and then applied Glossy Accents to the bubbles and title. Very happy with my little tub!
Today I have been adding those little touches to the page I couldn't quite figure out earlier. Even Harrison was impressed, so I think I have done alright.
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Australia U20 midfielder Dylan McGowan enjoyed a winning debut with East Fife in yesterday's Scottish Cup win over Forfar.
McGowan signed for East Fife on-loan from Hearts last week and was a first-half substitute in Saturday's 3-1 Cup triumph.
Dylan is the younger brother of Hearts defender Ryan McGowan, who is currently part of the Jambos' senior squad.
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A body has been found after reports of a man "engulfed in flames" being sucked out of a plane over Somalia after an explosion ripped a hole in its side.
The charred body of a man was reportedly seen falling out of the flight after a suspected bomb ripped a hole in the aircraft on Tuesday.
Eyewitnesses on the ground claim they saw a "badly burned body of an elderly man" fall to Earth after the explosion on Daallo Airlines Flight D3159, which was travelling to Djibouti on the Horn of Africa from Somalia.
Photos of the damage to Daallo airlines taken after the emergency landing. Two passengers were injured. #Somalia pic.twitter.com/2A5XTyOajm— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) February 2, 2016
Unverified reports say an unidentified elderly man, engulfed in flames, was sucked out after the blast around five minutes after take-off, the Daily Mail reports.
Harun Maruf, a journalist for Voice of America who is in Mogadishu, tweeted: "a 60 yr-old male ejected on impact/sucked out and killed; body found in Bal'ad w/ burns."
Mohamed Hassan, a police officer in nearby town of Balad about 18 miles north of Mogadishu, said residents had found the dead body of an old man who might have fallen from a plane, the Associated Press reported.
Video footage from inside the plane showed passengers remaining calm while the plane made its emergency landing in Mogadishu. The loud sound of air rushing through the hole in the plane can be clearly heard.
Frightening footage of Daallo flight
Frightening footage inside a Daallo Airlines plane flying with a hole in its side after it caught fire thousands of feet in the air. Somali authorities have confirmed one passenger was sucked out of the hole created by the explosion. Video uploaded by Amb Awale Kullane. The Daallo Airlines flight from Mogadishu to Djibouti was still able to land safely in Somalia.Posted by Chris Lynch on Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Somali aviation officials told the AP two passengers were injured and that they could not confirm the reports of a passenger falling out.
The explosion took place as the plane approached 14,000 feet, before it had reached cruising altitude.
"I think it was a bomb," said the pilot, Vladimir Vodopivec to Belgrade daily Blic. "Luckily, the flight controls were not damaged so I could return and land at the airport. Something like this has never happened in my flight career. We lost pressure in the cabin. Thank God it ended well."
An aviation expert who looked at photographs of the hole said the damage was consistent with an explosive device.
A mystery explosion has blown a hole in the side of a passenger plane taking off from Somalia. #Somalia #7News https://t.co/UymP0SjViH— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) February 3, 2016
Seventy-four people left the plane after it made a safe emergency landing, but it is not clear if all the passengers were accounted for, the Telegraph reported.
Plane makes emergency landing in Somalia after explosion rips jagged hole in fuselage. https://t.co/CocNTCkzlh pic.twitter.com/zEDIfVsXNv— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 2, 2016
Daallo Airline plane heading 2 Djibouti catches fire 5 mints afta taking off frm the airport in Mogadishu, 2 injured pic.twitter.com/eGuHLvjnEZ— Goobjoog News. (@Goobjoognews) February 2, 2016
Awale Kullane, Somalia's deputy ambassador to the UN who was on board the flight, said on Facebook that he "heard a loud noise and couldn't see anything but smoke for a few seconds." When visibility returned they realised "quite a chunk" of the plane was missing, he wrote.
A source told CNN initial tests showed residue indicating the aircraft may have been the victim of a terrorist attack.
Somalia faces an insurgency perpetrated by the Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which is responsible for many deadly attacks across the nation.


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Two Kenya Airways Cabin crew have been arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, with substances suspected to be narcotics.
The two male employees, according to Head of Anti- Narcotic Police Unit Hamisi Masa, were arrested early Thursday morning, as they were about to board a flight to Cotonou, Benin.
"They are being held at the Airport Police Station as the verification of the substance is ongoing," Mr Masa said.
The two suspects were arrested as they were about to board the KQ 542, which left for the west African State at 8am.
KQ in a statement said that the airline is aware of the incident and is working in tandem with the relevant authorities to get to the bottom of the matter.
"Kenya Airways adheres to all regulations and laws of Kenya and the countries it operates in. In addition, all members of crew are trained on these regulations and laws and are expected to adhere to them at all times," the national carrier said.


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Last Friday, I noticed a scale in the Women's locker room at the Caine Halter YMCA. The scale is set up right in front of the mirrors with the hair dryers where everyone lines up to get ready.
I have seen scales in the weight/ cardio rooms before, but not in a locker room and especially not such a huge electronic one. To be honest, I am not happy about this. I think scales are helpful to keep track of your weight or your weight loss, but I don't like to be surrounded by them.
Coming from the background of having lost a lot of weight myself fairly recently (in 2008), I am throwing out my observations (this is not a study and I don't have any proof for that):
1. you are overweight and deny it, you don't even own a scale
2. you are overweight and know it, you might own a scale, but don't step on it (what's the point right?)
3. you are currently trying to loose weight, you own a scale and use it
4. you are at a healthy weight and never had any issues with your weight, you most likely don't own a scale
5. you are at a healthy weight or underweight, you own a scale and use it
People in the category 1/2/4 are not going to use the scale in the locker room.
People in the category 3/5 are already concerned/ obsessed with their weight and with the scale in the locker room, you give them just another opportunity to step on a scale and fret about their weight. Truth is, a person's weight varies throughout the day and can vary several pounds throughout the same day. It doesn't make sense to torture yourself.
I know what I am talking about! I used to be one of those people that stepped on a scale several times a day. I was never underweight and not overweight since I crossed the line between normal and overweight on the BMI sometime in 2008. Still, I tortured myself with every fluctuation in weight since then.
Don't get me wrong. I believe that weighing yourself is a necessary tool to keep the weight off and a lot of studies do support this statement. But we are talking about weighing once every couple of days or once a week. So there is a place for a scale in your home or even in your gym, especially, when you are trying to loose weight and to keep the weight off that you already lost, BUT you have to make sure that it doesn't become an obsession.
I thought about this a lot since I saw that scale in the locker room. I believe that scales are more "dangerous" for people that have a tendency of being unhealthy by being too skinny and not by being too big... that's why I left this note this morning, before I headed out for my run:
No picture of the scale, because cameras are not allowed in the locker room!
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Attempts to boost the number of black and ethnic minority architects received a hammer blow this week when it emerged that £18,000 worth of special student bursaries have gone to waste because of a lack of candidates.
In the past two years the University of Sheffield School of Architecture has received just a single application for one of the four three-year bursaries set up in the memory of murdered black teenager and aspiring architect Stephen Lawrence. Last week the school awarded its first £2,000-a-year bursary to Paul Duffus, but it has admitted that it cannot find a candidate for the second bursary.
The news is a setback for the programme, which has been backed by the Prince of Wales and RIBA president Marco Goldschmied. It aims to give disadvantaged students, mainly from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, the chance to begin a career in architecture.
Bursaries are also offered at the Architectural Association in London and schools of architecture in the Caribbean and South Africa. Candidates have been found for each of these.
'This has been very disappointing for us, ' said Sheffield's first year administrator Ruth Morrow. 'I thought it was difficult to get women into architecture, but this is a bigger mountain to climb.'
Sheffield usually has around 10 applicants for each place on its undergraduate course and is hoping to boost the numbers interested in the bursary by running open days and shipping in busloads of sixth formers from schools in local areas. 'It's essentially a difficult target group to get to, ' said Morrow. 'The percentage of black students reaching sixth form is quite low and architecture is seen by them as part of the white, male establishment.'
Plans for the Stephen Lawrence Technocentre in Deptford, a £9 million college to prepare disadvantaged students for degree courses in architecture, have received a boost with a £150,000 Lottery grant to work up a business plan.The architect on the scheme is Arthur Timothy Associates.
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When taking thyroid scans, cold and hot nodules are terms to describe findings of the thyroid that are very active or less active in uptake, according to Wellsphere. A small amount of radioactive iodine is given to the patient to indicate how much iodine is taken up by the thyroid.
Nodules showing increased uptake from the rest of the thyroid are called hot nodules even when indicating a difference in just one nodule in the thyroid, states Wellsphere. Cold nodules are other nodules in the thyroid taking up less iodine. Hot nodules make the bulk of thyroid hormone, while cold nodules do not. When radioactive iodine scanning determines the thyroid nodule to be hot, chances are great the nodule is benign as hot nodules are almost never malignant.
Approximately 10 percent of cold nodules discovered through iodine scanning are found to be malignant, notes Wellsphere. While radioactive iodine scanning is a good indicator of potential problems with thyroid nodules, it is not a definitive diagnosis. A tissue sample or needle biopsy is the recommended method to determine if a thyroid nodule is cancerous. Both location and intensity of iodine uptake in the thyroid aid in determining problems with thyroid nodules.


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WARNING: There may be spoilers for those who haven't yet watched season 1. If you've never seen this series before, you might want to start with my review of season 1 HERE.
Recap: In season 1, Scott must figure out ways to keep his loved ones safe while dealing with himself as a werewolf. The characters around him must also deal with problems of their own, all of them making discoveries along the way. Scott learns that to possibly cure himself, he must kill the werewolf who bit him, a mysterious Alpha who's been murdering people since the death of Derek's sister. It is revealed that Allison's family has a long history as werewolf hunters. The season ends with the Alpha's death, Derek becoming the new Alpha, Allison's aunt Kate's death after it is revealed that Kate was responsible for the deaths of Derek's family, and Scott's identity as a werewolf being exposed to Allison and her family. Wikipedia
Initially Scott was the only teen wolf around and his best friend Styles was the only person who knew about his mysterious abilities; however, that is no longer the case, in fact, it seems like everybody knows something. In season 1, it was revealed that Scott's girlfriend, Allison, is actually descended from a long line of werewolf hunters, which, of course, makes their relationship a little tricky. At the beginning of season 2, Allison's dad threatens to kill Scott, only letting him live on the condition that he never sees Allison again. Lydia is still in hospital after being attacked by the alpha but mysteriously escapes into the night (with no clothes). There are a number of unexplained deaths that are happening more and more frequently and it appears that there may be other wolves in town, but it remains to be seen as to whether or not Scott will join Derek's pack. There also seems to be a hint that there may be more than just werewolves out and about, but we will have to wait and see!
I have a feeling that season 2 is going to be even better than season 1. We're only two episodes in, but there has already been so much drama and excitement. With more characters in the loop, there's a lot more scope for the plot and other characters to develop. The Not to mention the fact that all the actors have suddenly gotten hotter. *Cue sexy photo of Jackson* Things are really coming to a head as more of Allison's werewolf hunting family move to town and they mean business. Serious slicing-people-in-half business. Allison, as a character, has also developed a lot and she's not afraid to do what she thinks is right and it looks like things could get difficult for her soon as she will no doubt have to pick a side – her family or her boyfriend.
I'm glad to see that this show is still funny as ever and it's great that this show can incorporate humour in amongst the action and romance. Styles is, of course, the main character who brings the comic aspect and I'm quite impressed with Dylan O'Brien's acting skills. It is a shame that he is not in television shows or films but he has been cast as the main character in 'The First Time', a romantic comedy to be released later this year. All the actors have grown since season 1 when not all the acting was one hundred percent convincing. You can see there has been a remarkable improvement since this series debut and this show has really stepped it up a notch for season 2.
The new opening sequence is more mysterious, sexier and more intense and that's what I'm hoping that this new season will bring. Also, the soundtrack for the new series is awesome. I don't recognise many of the songs but after every single one I find myself googling the lyrics trying to find out who it's by. In addition to being great songs, they are all perfect for whichever scene is check out the soundtrack here.
The one thing that I dislike about teen wolf, is the wolves themselves. They look ridiculous and act ridiculous. There was one scene which I thought Scott looked like a giant, lollopping, human rabbit that was frogleaping at great speed down the road. I do not understand why more of an effort isn't made to make these wolves look even vaguely realistic. This was the thing I didn't like about season 1 either and I'm sorry to say that things haven't changed. This, for me, is what really lets the show down.
All in all, season 2 has made an excellent start and I can't wait to watch the rest of this series for even more excitement!
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Description Usage Arguments Details Value Note Author(s) References See Also Examples
plot() function has been extended to work with objects returned by
gsDesign() and
For objects of type
gsDesign, seven types of plots are provided: z-values at boundaries (default), power,
estimated treatment effects at boundaries,
conditional power at boundaries, spending functions, expected sample size, and B-values at boundaries.
For objects of type
gsProbability plots are available for z-values at boundaries, power (default), estimated treatment effects at boundaries, conditional power, expected sample size and B-values at boundaries.
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Object of class
1=boundary plot (default for
2=power plot (default for
3=estimated treatment effect at boundaries,
4=conditional power at boundaries,
5=spending function plot
(only available if
6=expected sample size plot, and
7=B-values at boundaries.
Character values for
Default is FALSE, which means ggplot2 graphics are used. If true, base graphics are used for plotting.
This allows many optional arguments that are standard when calling
Other arguments include:
The intent is that many standard
plot() parameters will function as expected; exceptions to this rule exist.
In particular,
main, xlab, ylab, lty, col, lwd, type, pch, cex have been tested and work for most values of
plottype; one
exception is that
type="l" cannot be overridden when
plottype=2. Default values for labels depend on
plottype and
the class of
Note that there is some special behavior for values plotted and returned
for power and expected sample size (ASN) plots for a
gsDesign object.
A call to
x<-gsDesign() produces power and expected sample size for only two
theta values: 0 and
The call
plot(x, plottype="Power") (or
plot(x,plottype="ASN") for a
gsDesign object produces power (expected sample size) curves and returns a
gsDesign object with
theta values determined as follows.
theta is non-null on input, the input value(s) are used.
Otherwise, for a
gsProbability object, the
theta values from that object are used.
For a
gsDesign object where
theta is input as
NULL (the default),
theta=seq(0,2,.05)*x$delta) is used.
For a
gsDesign object, the x-axis values are rescaled to
theta/x$delta and the label for the x-axis theta / delta.
For a
gsProbability object, the values of
theta are plotted and are labeled as theta.
See examples below.
Estimated treatment effects at boundaries are computed dividing the Z-values at the boundaries by the square root of
n.I at that analysis.
Spending functions are plotted for a continuous set of values from 0 to 1.
This option should not be used if a boundary is used or a pointwise spending function is used
sfu or
sfl="WT", "OF", "Pocock" or
Conditional power is computed using the function
The default input for this routine is
theta="thetahat" which will compute the conditional power at each bound using the estimated treatment effect at that bound.
Otherwise, if the input is
gsDesign object conditional power is computed assuming
theta=x$delta, the original effect size for which the trial was planned.
Average sample number/expected sample size is computed using
n.I at each analysis times the probability of crossing a boundary at that analysis.
If no boundary is crossed at any analysis, this is counted as stopping at the final analysis.
B-values are Z-values multiplied by
Thus, the expected value of a B-value at an analysis is the true value of
theta multiplied by the proportion of total planned observations at that time.
See Proschan, Lan and Wittes (2006).
An object of
class(x); in many cases this is the input value of
x, while in others
x$theta is replaced
and corresponding characteristics computed; see details.
The manual is not linked to this help file, but is available in library/gsdesign/doc/gsDesignManual.pdf in the directory where R is installed.
Keaven Anderson keaven\[email protected]
Jennison C and Turnbull BW (2000), Group Sequential Methods with Applications to Clinical Trials. Boca Raton: Chapman and Hall.
Proschan, MA, Lan, KKG, Wittes, JT (2006), Statistical Monitoring of Clinical Trials. A Unified Approach. New York: Springer.
gsDesign package overview,
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# symmetric, 2-sided design with O'Brien-Fleming-like boundaries
# lower bound is non-binding (ignored in Type I error computation)
# sample size is computed based on a fixed design requiring n=100
x <- gsDesign(k=5, test.type=2, n.fix=100)
# the following translate to calls to plot.gsDesign since x was
# returned by gsDesign; run these commands one at a time
plot(x, plottype=2)
plot(x, plottype=3)
plot(x, plottype=4)
plot(x, plottype=5)
plot(x, plottype=6)
plot(x, plottype=7)
# choose different parameter values for power plot
# start with design in x from above
y <- gsProbability(k=5, theta=seq(0, .5, .025), x$n.I,
x$lower$bound, x$upper$bound)
# the following translates to a call to plot.gsProbability since
# y has that type
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Three Keys to LeadershipI'm not sure it can be overstated how important leadership is. Leadership is what tips the scales in the workplace. A good leader can take a bad situation and turn it around and a poor leader can be handed the best situation and turn it into a disaster.
Bill Bradley once said that leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better. I couldn't agree more with his statement. The question is how do leaders do this? What are the characteristics of a good leader? Now obviously there have been books and books written about what makes a good leadership and I'm not naive to think I'll cover everything in one blog post. However, I believe I have identified three keys to being a good leader.
Like a lot of my blog posts, it all started with something I tweeted the other day.
Thinking a lot about leadership this morning. Your ability to lead is based upon your willingness to empower, trust, and release control.Now I would like to expound on that thought a little bit more by discussing why I think those traits are important, why leaders struggle with them, and how we can develop them.
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Today I shopped like a maniac at the thrift shops around 23rd street, spending my new year money like there's no tomorrow. I discovered two new thrift shops by pure chance so I feel like this was all meant to be. I always wonder who wore the items before me, imagining that the maroon faux leather jacket had once belonged to a Russian runaway. Yup, I have the imagination level of a kindergardener.
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Background: The present study was carried out with an emphasis on violent men exposed to domestic violence during childhood as the point of intervention to stop transmission of violence between generations in order to determine the role childhood exposure to domestic violence in predicting depression, anxiety and stress in this group of men.
Methods: This is a cross- sectional descriptive study, including 45 subjects selected within a 4 month period using a purposive sampling method. These men were selected because their wives had officially complained about battery and violence and in some cases with medical evidence of physical violence. They had accepted to complete the domestic violence and DASS questionnaires. The data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analysis.
Findings: The results revealed that the variables like witnessing domestic violence must be considered as important in predicting violent behavior in adulthood and being a victim of domestic violence in childhood is a variable that can be used to predict depression, anxiety and stress later.
Conclusion: These finding can be used to develop and implement more effective treatments for violent behavior and informing people about consequences of behaviors that increase the risk of involving children in domestic violence, leading to decrease in transmission of violence between generations.


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Selena Gomez & David Henrie are Studio City Slickers
Selena Gomez stays close to her Wizards of Waverly Place costar David Henrie while out shopping at a mall in Studio City, Calif., on Saturday. The on-screen siblings were later seen picking up iced drinks at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
The 16-year-old singer/actress, who sported ANLO "Brooke" jeans, was also seen grabbing coffee earlier in the day with some family/friends.
Yesterday, Selena attended the "UR Votes Count" event at the Glendale Galleria to encourage teens to vote. She taped a PSA for "UR Votes Count", which will be released within the next month.
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I have struggled to write a posting for this as it was such a disaster for built heritage.
So lets start from the beginning. In December of 2013 Toronto City Council adopted an official plan amendment proposing to redesignate the lands near the Mimico GO Station and a portion of lands to the west of Royal York Road as "Regeneration Areas".
Council directed staff to begin a study of the Mimico-Judson Regeneration Area to provide for a plan for its revitalization.
As part of the planning process I identified two properties that I felt warranted further study for their heritage potential. In the end both would be demolished.
I identified the buildings at 49 and 53 Judson Street (Dominion Abrasive Wheel Grinding Company Complex) and 1 Audley Street (Mitchell and Dorst Building - though best known as the Schindler Company of Canada Building).
As part of their work the city's consultants, as well as city staff, concurred and identified both historical industrial properties as being "character" buildings potentially worthy of protection and preservation in their planning documents.
Despite this the owner/developer of 49 and 53 Judson Street (Dunpar Homes) applied for and was granted a demolition permit on December 11, 2015. The buildings were demolished in early 2016. How did this happen? Well, unlike residential buildings, demolition permits for commercial/industrial buildings are dealt with administratively by city staff and do not require approval from Community Councils. When reviewing applications for demolition city staff check the heritage registry to see if the building is listed or designated. Since the buildings on Judson had not yet been investigated for heritage potential (though there was a clear planning intent that the city would) they were not on the heritage registry and so there was no impediment to city staff in issuing the demolition permit. The permit was issued and the owner demolished the buildings.
Shockingly the same thing happened for the Mitchell and Dorst Building at 1 Audley Street. Again, despite the clear planning intent in all of the documents related to planning for this area, Freed Developments purchased the property in the summer of 2016, and then applied for a demolition permit. Since the same circumstances were in place city staff had no option but to issue the demolition permit and did so on September 12, 2016. Heritage staff at the city of Toronto this time were alerted and prioritized research on the property and made plans to bring a report forward to the next Toronto Preservation Board meeting scheduled for September 28, 2016. However, it was too late. With their demolition permit in hand Freed began demolition on the day of the meeting. The Toronto Preservation Board adopted the report but by then there was nothing left to preserve.
The lesson from all this? When it comes to potential heritage resources identified in secondary plans and other planning documents in this city, especially if the buildings are not residential, it is critical that they be put on the city's heritage inventory as "listed" buildings as soon as possible in order to safeguard any issuance of demolition permits and give city staff time to assess the building to determine if it merits designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.
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Mimico - Judson Regeneration Areas Study - Heritage Buildings Demolished
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Reactive Power Management and Power Factor Correction
Venue: Dubai
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|Event Date/Time: Feb 06, 2012
|End Date/Time: Feb 08, 2012
Key Topics
Understand the difference between Linear Loads and Non linear loads.
Know the various standards and regulations for power factor correction.
Calculate the Load Sharing.
Understand the rules and applications of the power electronics converters and the power semi-conductors.
Analyze the relations between harmonics and power factor correction..
Reduce power factor cost, improvement your power factor and measure and calculate power factor.
Learn how to operate power factor equipment and the method of implementation
Proper test connections to evaluate insulation systems.
Interpret test results to determine continued serviceability
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Electric cars and vans are a clean and safe alternative to the internal combustion engine and are an increasingly common sight on our roads.
As a growing number of residents and businesses drive electric vehicles, they will play an increasing role in reducing emission levels in Richmond, while saving their users substantial amounts of money in running costs.
We have recently installed some new vehicle charging points in residential roads in Twickenham and Barnes, with a view to expanding the number across the borough.
Find out more
EVs have no tailpipe emissions of CO2 or the air pollutants which have a detrimental effect on human health. The London Mayor's Air Quality Strategy (MAQS) focuses specifically on improving air quality by setting tough new standards to put London on course to meet legal limits and drive long-term progress. This commits the Mayor to working with partners to put 100,000 electric vehicles on London's roads by 2020.
Apart from environmental benefits, other advantages include:
The UK Government offers:
Electric cars and vans available in the UK and eligible for the plug-in car and van grants are listed on the UK Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) website.
We published our new Electric Vehicle Recharging Strategy(pdf, 1164KB) in November 2016. The strategy outlines a numbers of ways in which we plan to increase charging facilities for EV usage in the borough over the next ten years. We consulted on a draft of the strategy and have summarised the consultation feedback(pdf, 305KB).
The borough's existing charging points in Old Deer Park and Cedar Road car parks will shortly be withdrawn from use. They will be replaced by new Source London fast charging points as the Source London network rolls out borough-wide.
Source London will offer existing members of the Richmond borough scheme a 50% discount on membership fees for one year when the points are installed.
Call Source on 020 3056 8989 for details and to apply.
Source London is an electric vehicle charge point network covering 19 London boroughs. The network was started by the Mayor of London and TfL to assist in delivering London's vision of increasing the uptake and usage of electric vehicles to reduce emissions.
Richmond Council is working with Source London to provide a local network of EV charging points, with a first phase of over 80 charging points planned in 24 locations around the borough.
Source London users can access the network for £4 a month plus a 3.6p per minute charging fee. Charging points can be reserved in advance online or via the Source London mobile app. There are at present over 850 Source London charge points across London and 4,500 more will be installed between now and 2018.
For more information and to sign up visit the Source London website.
Check Source London's Twitter, Facebook and newsletter for more information and updates.
These are being provided for residents with electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles who have no off-road parking but would like to charge their vehicles overnight.
Most electric vehicle owners currently charge their vehicles off-highway, at home or at work. We appreciate that many residents who wish to use EVs do not have access to off-highway charging points and wish to have additional options to that of using Source London.
Because of this, we are working with Ubitricity to begin a trial of lower-speed, 3kw charging points in residential areas. The first of these have been installed in streetlight columns in Twickenham and Barnes. Download the Ubitricity leaflet (pdf, 901 KB) for more information and contact details about how to sign up for the scheme.
We will be installing more points across the borough if the trial is positive. If you are interested in having a point installed in your street, please complete the online form.
Transport for London is also working with boroughs to provide a number of locations with high-power, rapid chargers across the capital. These will enable the complete charging of vehicles in about half an hour. These are mainly aimed at the next generation of zero-emission black cabs and commercial vehicles which will be launched in 2018. However, they may also be available for public use. We will update this page with more information as soon as it becomes available.
There are also currently a number of privately-owned charging points for public use in the borough.
|How to access
|Richmond Station Car Park (NCP), Drummonds Place, Richmond, TW9 1DN
|Source London scheme membership required. NCP parking charges apply.
|Sainsburys, Lower Richmond Road, Richmond, TW9 4LT
(10 charging points)
|Pod Point scheme membership required. Supermarket parking restrictions may apply.
|Waitrose, 72 Oldfield Road, Hampton, TW12 2HQ
|Chargemaster Polar Network membership required. Supermarket parking restrictions may apply.
|Currie Motors, 161 Chertsey Road, Twickenham, TW1 1ER
|Via car dealership
|Source London scheme membership required. Check with dealership reception before use.
For the latest information on the location, type and availability of all public charge points in Richmond upon Thames and other London boroughs visit Zap Map.
For residents and homeowners with existing off-street parking, charging an electric vehicle at home is the most convenient option. OLEV offers an Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme which currently offers a grant of 75% (up to a maximum of £500) towards the capital cost of the purchase and installation of a charge point in a garage or on the wall of your home.
However, please be aware that for any grant application to be approved, OLEV require evidence of off-road parking including vehicle crossover access. If you are considering installing a homecharge unit but require a dropped kerb or 'crossover' to access your property, you will need to ensure that this is approved and completed before submitting your application to OLEV.
Please see the Dropped Kerbs page for further information about how to apply for a vehicle crossover.
The UK Government has launched a Workplace Charging Scheme, which offers a grant of £300 per socket for companies to install EV charge points.
The scheme went live on 21 November 2016, with any business, charity or public authority eligible to claim the grant towards the cost of installing charge points, as long as they have dedicated off-street parking for staff or fleet use.
Installation will have to be carried out by an approved OLEV installer, just like the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS). Companies can claim the £300 for each socket, up to a maximum of 20 sockets.
Unlike the EVHS, there is no need for the company to have a plug-in vehicle on its books, but a need must be declared on application. That can include plans to add plug-in vehicles to the company's fleet, or as an incentive to encourage uptake of plug-in vehicles amongst staff.
The grant can only be claimed for new charge points yet to be installed, with no option to back-claim the amount against existing units. Also, three-pin sockets are not eligible for the grant.
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Indiana Pacers forward Paul George appeared to defend former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice on Twitter but quickly apologized after outrage on social media.
George took to Twitter on Thursday morning, saying "If you in a relationship and a woman hit you first and attacking YOU…Then you obviously ain't beating HER. Homie made A bad choice!"
KING: Can Roger Goodell survive the Ray Rice firestorm?
George then tried to clarify his remarks:
"I don't condone hitting women or think it's coo BUT if SHE ain't trippin then I ain't trippin…Lets keep it moving lol let that man play!"
Rice was cut by the Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL on Monday after TMZ.com posted a video showing Rice knocking out his then-fiancée in an Atlantic City casino elevator.
"I want to apologize to all victims of domestic abuse for my insensitive tweets," George said. "They were obviously without proper understanding of the seriousness of the situation and I sincerely regret my poor choice of words."
SI.com's complete coverage of the Ray Rice situation
George, who is recovering from a broken leg suffered during a Team USA scrimmage in preparation for the FIBA World Cup in Spain, quickly deleted those tweets, but not before multiple media outlets took screenshots of them.
Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird released a statement in response to George's comments.
"Paul George's tweets from earlier were thoughtless and without regard to the subject of domestic violence and its seriousness in society," Bird said. "We have talked to Paul to strongly express our displeasure and made it clear that the NBA and the Pacers' organization will not condone or tolerate remarks of this nature. Paul understands that he was wrong and why his tweets were so inappropriate and is very apologetic."
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This encore presentation of Dr. Eric Zaremski brings to light the best kept secret in dentistry today, ozone.
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