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In this chapter—
(1) "debtor in possession" means debtor except when a person that has qualified under section 322 of this title is serving as trustee in the case;
(2) "substantial consummation" means—
(B) assumption by the debtor or by the successor to the debtor under the plan of the business or of the management of all or substantially all of the property dealt with by the plan; and
Source(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2626.)
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This section contains definitions of three terms that are used in chapter 11. Paragraph (1) defines debtor in possession to mean the debtor, except when a trustee who has qualified in serving in the case.
Paragraph (2), derived from section 229a of current law [section 629(a) of former title 11], defines substantial consummation. Substantial consummation of a plan occurs when transfer of all or substantially all of the property proposed by the plan to be transferred is actually transferred; when the debtor (or its successor) has assumed the business of the debtor or the management of all or substantially all of the property dealt with by the plan; and when distribution under the plan has commenced.
Paragraph (3) defines for purposes of Chapter 11 a public company to mean "a debtor who, within 12 months prior to the filing of a petition for relief under this chapter, had outstanding liabilities of $5 million or more, exclusive of liabilities for goods, services, or taxes and not less than 1,000 security holders." There are, as noted, special safeguards for public investors related to the reorganization of a public company, as so defined.
Both requirements must be met: liabilities, excluding tax obligations and trade liabilities, must be $5 million or more; and (2) the number of holders of securities, debt or equity, or both, must be not less than 1,000. The amount and number are to be determined as of any time within 12 months prior to the filing of the petition for reorganization.
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Visit the Benefits website for more information on faculty benefits.
Spring 2012
March Benefits Update
February Benefits Update
Tax Assistance for Same-Sex Couples Legally Married or in Civil Unions
The FSC is delighted to announce that it has encouraged the University to extend tax assistance to legally married same-sex couples or those in a civil union. The plan will begin in 2013 and is modeled after those recently put in place at Columbia and Yale universities.
Until December of last year, legally married same-sex couples were required to pay both state and federal tax on the imputed income for spousal benefits, including health benefits. Passage of the New York State Marriage Equality Act ended that practice for state taxes, but left unchanged the requirement to pay federal tax. There are no signs that the federal government will pass a similar act. The University's decision will effectively offset the federal tax on the value of NYU health benefits.
Account Based Health Plans (ABHP)
The Committee met with member of the HR and the HR consulting firm: Towers Watson. They discussed a new health plan that may be offered as an option during Open Enrollment this fall. The new plan, called an Account Based Health Plan (ABHP), may be offered in addition to the existing Point of Service plans and HMOs. An ABHP combines a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and a Health Savings Account (HSA). The HDHP operates much like the current POS plans and includes the following features:
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are voluntary tax favored accounts that can be used to pay out of pocket costs (depending on funds available) or saved for the future. The employee must be covered only by an HDHP in order to contribute to an HSA (although they can access funds even when no longer covered). The majority of employers now offer an ABHP. In 2011 53% of employers offer an ABHP —with another 13% planning to offer one in 2012 —a 27% increase. In addition, ABHPs are usually offered at a lower premium than other options, providing an opportunity for employees to contribute to their HAS. More information about this option will be distributed.
Retiree Wellness Screenings
After the Committee's suggestion in the fall, the Benefits Office included retirees in the cholesterol, derma scan, and bone density screenings for the Spring.
Network Utilization Report
The Benefits Office prepared a report on the in-network and out-of-network utilization of various physician types by full-time faculty. Read more
Carebridge Employee Assistance Program
The Benefits Office conducted a re-education/training program in January and is coordinating additional line management training. BenComm commented that faculty need targeted information on this program and suggested that information be sent directly to those in charge of faculty personnel issues at each school.
Fall 2011
The Benefits Committee met with members of the Benefits Office: Katie Casey, Linda Woodruff, Trish Halley, and Jeanette Nardella in November.
The Committee requested that the Benefits Office look into extending wellness benefits to retirees, in addition to the recently offered flu shots, including the walking program, cholesterol/PSA screenings, and LiveSmart classes offered through i-Learn.
The Benefits Office reported on changes to flexible spending accounts (FSAs). Users now have the option of using a dedicated debit card to pay for FSA-eligible expenditures (cards for each dependent are provided) in addition to paying the provider directly and requesting reimbursement. The Benefits Office also noted the new federal regulation in 2013, which will reduce the maximum annual contribution from $15,000 to $2,500.
The Benefits Office discussed the Carebridge: Employee Assistance Program and is looking to better advertise this program and increase utilization. They are also working with Carebridge to address issues relating to emergency incidents and will gather specific information on how these situations will be handed.
In early fall, the Benefits Committee reported on the improved retiree health and wellness benefits. Last year, the Committee advocated for a retiree dental plan and access to on-campus wellness programs such as free flu shots.In June, the Provost announced changes to retiree medical benefits. In this memo, the Provost announced that effective January 1, 2012 access to a new group dental plan option for both current and future retirees will be offered. Also, free seasonal flu shots are now being offered to NYU retirees and one household member over age 18 at convenient locations on campus. Read more on retiree benefits

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Earth Island Journal recently published a wide-ranging wilderness interview with Wilderness Society President Jamie Williams on their website.
An oil spill discovered a week ago continues to be examined in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on the Colorado Plateau.
Were it to become law, H.R. 1459 would add bureaucratic hurdles and arbitrary limits to the process of designating national monuments.
The budget, which further cuts funding for already cash-strapped conservation and natural resource programs, is out of step with everyday Americans who appreciate parks and public lands and see them as critical parts of our economy and our shared history as a nation.
The electrical grid is made up of a complex system of transmission lines that move electricity from where it's produced to the homes and businesses that need it.
Here are some of our favorite photos, shared through the social media channels of our nation's public land agencies and outdoor conservation groups. These nature photos serve as a good reminder of what we can preserve when we choose to protect our wildlands.
There's a mad scramble going on out west to find ways to protect the iconic greater sage grouse from extinction.
Its granite Bristol Mountains rise above the earth beside volcanic mountains like Broadwell Mesa, but of course the main attraction here are the sand dunes, sculpted by wind over the past 25,000 years. Its dune field covers 45 square miles with the tallest dunes about 650 feet high, making
Oil from an aging Garfield County oil field has contaminated a wash flowing into Utah's popular Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
Wildflowers are enticing treasures for wilderness lovers each year. They come in countless varieties and yet can be so fleeting. They sprinkle wild landscapes with color and send subtle fragrances into the nearby air.
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By Olivia Kumwenda
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The last of a wave of illegal strikes that have swept South Africa's mining sector ended on Thursday after workers accepted an offer from Anglo American Platinum Ltd
South Africa's platinum and gold sectors have been rocked for months by often violent wildcat action, spawned by income disparities and a union turf war for members, and more conflict could be sparked by looming job cuts and wage talks next year.
The labor unrest has rattled investors in the continent's largest economy and has claimed the lives of over 50 people, including 34 shot dead by police in one incident in mid-August near a mine operated by platinum producer Lonmin Plc
"All the workers are returning to work," said Evans Ramokga, a strike leader at Amplats, a unit of troubled global mining group Anglo American Plc
The company has offered either an additional monthly allowance of 600 rand ($67.42) or a monthly salary increase of 400 rand, as well as a one-off 4,500 rand.
Amplats has said the strikes would cut annual profit by more than a fifth and tensions in the sector remain, with 37 workers scheduled to appear in court on Thursday after being arrested for violence during protests near a chrome mine run by Xstrata Plc
South Africa's boardrooms and politicians may breathe a sigh of relief as the worst labor unrest since the end of apartheid in 1994 winds down, but uncertainties still cloud the picture.
The dominant National Union of Mineworkers, which has delivered above-inflation wage hikes but contained militancy, has lost control over much of its rank and file, a source of concern to the ruling African National Congress and corporate bosses alike.
Anglo American, which this week raised cost estimates for its Minas-Rio project in Brazil and warned of lower profit from its South African iron ore unit Kumba
Much of the platinum sector is battling with low demand, though the price for the metal used for emissions-capping catalytic converters in cars has risen 13 percent this year mostly because of supply concerns stemming from the strikes in South Africa, home to 80 percent of known reserves.
Refiner Johnson Matthey Plc
A Reuters journalist said workers at Amplats' Thembelani shaft had reported for work on Thursday morning.
"We are reporting to work as a sign of goodwill while the striking committee meet management (to finalize the deal)," said Thebe Maswabi, a miner at the shaft.
Amplats spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said management and labor leaders were scheduled to meet on Thursday morning.
Among other pledges, Amplats has said it would start wage talks ahead of the expiry of current deals next year.
Bringing the wage talks forward is seen as a way to head off possible strike action, but is a risky course as the negotiations could also provoke another round of wildcat action by militant labor leaders.
Around 80,000 South African miners or 15 percent of the workforce had been off the job at one point, but all of the major strikes are now over.
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While at the Farmers Market this past weekend, I noticed someone shopping with a small dog on a leash. Now, the Farmers Market in Kalamazoo banned dogs from the shopping area a couple of years ago, but it got me thinking about pets and taking them out in public.
It seems more and more businesses are looking to be "pet-friendly", allowing pet owners to bring their dogs on a leash into their establishments, recognizing how many people love to bring their pets along with them on shopping excursions. Many hotels and the like are also becoming more accommodating to pets and pet owners, hoping that being pet-friendly will lead to a loyal, returning customer.
One of the best in this area is Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City. They have a separate "hotel" for pets on the grounds of the resort, with comfortable accommodations for pets and staffed around the clock to attend to the pets while the owners stayed elsewhere in the resort.
But, such a policy may not work everywhere. In a Farmers Market or a food establishment in general, patrons may find pets to be a nuisance or even a danger with food close at hand. And, many suffer from pet allergies, which could certainly discourage customers from a store. And, others just flat out aren't dog people.
So, while there are places where pets obviously don't belong, pet owners who like having their dogs part of as many activities as possible welcome the more accepting attitudes found in many business establishments.


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commandlinefu.com is the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again.
Delete that bloated snippets file you've been using and share your personal repository with the world. That way others can gain from your CLI wisdom and you from theirs too. All commands can be commented on, discussed and voted up or down.
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First-time OpenID users will be automatically assigned a username which can be changed after signing in.
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Site by David Winterbottom (user root).
Shows all those processes; useful when building some massively forking script that could lead to zombies when you don't have your waitpid()'s done just right.
Use the command watch, which is really hard to pass nested quotes to, and insert newlines where they are supposed to go in the HTTP request. that is after 1.1 after the host and two newlines at the end before the EOF.
i use this all day
what? no support for HEREDOCs on commandlinefu's interface? need more fu.
This command displays a clock on your terminal which updates the time every second. Press Ctrl-C to exit.
A couple of variants:
A little bit bigger text:
watch -t -n1 "date +%T|figlet -f big"
You can try other figlet fonts, too.
Big sideways characters:
watch -n 1 -t '/usr/games/banner -w 30 $(date +%M:%S)'
This requires a particular version of banner and a 40-line terminal or you can adjust the width ("30" here).
evento.sh needed for awk syntax
the aplay command makes a camera sound. It takes a picture of who looked at the display
# evento.sh: deteta evento e fala
awk '{print}' | espeak -v pt -stdin
awk '/e/{print "emergencia"}' | espeak -v pt -stdin
aplay -q /home/mm/bash/camera.wav # -q inibe verbose do comand aplay
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Other logs can be monitored similarly, e.g.
watch "tail -15 /var/log/daemon.log"
An improved version of http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/1772/simple-countdown-from-a-given-date that uses Perl to pretty-print the output. Note that the GNU-style '--no-title' option has been replaced by its one-letter counterpart '-t'.
Might be more useful if you were able to print it in Days HH:MM:SS format as:
perl -e '@p=gmtime(234234);printf("%d Days %02d:%02d:%02ds\n",@p[7,2,1,0]);'
But I'm not exactly sure how to replace the 234234 with the output of the countdown time. (Having some problems with nested quoting/command substitution). Help would be appreciated :)
The idea was originally stolen from Linux Journal. 'wget' pulls the debt clock and 'sed' reformats it for general consumption. Prefacing the command with 'watch' simply sets an interval - in this case every 10 seconds.
'watch' repeatedly (default every 2 seconds, -n 1 => every second) runs a command (here ':', a shorthand for 'true'), displays the output (here nothing) and the date and time of the last run.
I thought it to be obvious but it seemingly is not: to exit use Ctrl-C.
helps you keep watch on the load of a system, without having to stare constantly at the terminal. The -d argument to watch highlights the difference from the last run, making it easier to note how the load is fluctuating. The sed command just strips off the information about how long the box has been up, and how many users are logged in.
verifry if link detected or no and speed of network.
Useful for monitoring both MySQL and the server load at the same time.
Watch the number of packets/bytes coming through the firewall. Useful in setting up new iptables rules or chains. Use this output to reorder rules for efficiency.
While copying a large file that may take up a good chunk of your hard drive, start the copy and run this command concurrently. It will print out the disk information every second. It's pretty handy when you have a large copy with nothing to monitor the progress.
Watch is a very useful command for periodically running another command - in this using mysqladmin to display the processlist. This is useful for monitoring which queries are causing your server to clog up.
More info here: http://codeinthehole.com/archives/2-Monitoring-MySQL-processes.html
OMG, you are a Gentoo junkie.
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ccache is a compiler cache, which speeds up your compiler on successive runs, because it caches intermediate compiled output.
If your web server is down, this command will periodically attempt to connect to it. If the output is blank, your server is not yet up. If you see HTML, your server is up. Obviously, you need to replace the Google URL with your web server URL...
* 'watch' -- a command for re-executing a command and displaying
the output
* '-n 15' -- tells watch to redo the command every 15 seconds
* 'curl' -- a handy utility for getting the source of a web page
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The tech giant confirms that its mobile, desktop, and Web services haven't fallen prey to the vulnerability that has sent thousands of Web sites and services scrambling.
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OSX/Inqtana.A, OSX/Inqtana.B worm (#3): Sophos fixes false positive flaw
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Welcome to the Department of Counseling
The Department of Counseling is pleased to announce
three new faculty members who will join the department in
the fall of 2014. Please help us welcome Dr. Jane Coe Smith,
Dr. Steven Moody, and Dr. Leslie Stewart!
Dr. Jane Coe Smith
Hello! I am thrilled to be joining the ISU Department of Counseling in August 2014 for the upcoming academic year. I received an incredible education from this department and I am looking forward to contributing to the education experience of new counselors-in-training and counselor educators coming through the program. I am very excited to be serving as Marriage, Family and Couple Program Coordinator.
Dr. Steven Moody
Hello, ISU! I am looking forward to my transition back to Idaho as I have very much missed the mountains and rivers. I will be bringing my interests in experiential learning and social justice to the table and hope to build collaborations that will strengthen our profession and serve the diverse needs within the university and community.
Dr. Leslie Stewart
Hello! I will be joining the ISU Department of Counseling in the fall of 2014. Before coming to ISU, I worked as a counselor and student support service provider in a college counseling center. Additionally, I have worked in a juvenile detention center and as a certified instructor of therapeutic horsemanship. My scholarly interests include animal assisted therapy in both counseling and supervision, counselor wellness and burnout prevention, and anxiety and stress management. Further, I am interested in counselor training with a variety of experiential and expressive modalities.
About the Department of Counseling
The Department of Counseling offers CACREP-accredited master's degrees in Marital, Couple, and Family Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, and Student Affairs Counseling. In addition, we offer a specialist degree in Counseling and a CACREP-accredited doctorate in Counselor Education and Counseling.
The Clinical Mental Health Counseling major leading to the Master of Counseling degree and the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Counseling are also offered at the ISU-Meridian Health Science Center.
Department Mission Statement
The principle mission of the Department of Counseling is to prepare quality counselors for various settings in Idaho and the nation. More specifically, we seek to prepare quality School Counselors for public schools in K-12 settings, Marital, Couple and Family Counselors and Mental Health Counselors for community agencies and other mental health settings, and Student Affairs Counselors for working in college settings such as advising, residence halls, and career centers.
We prepare doctoral level counselor educators and supervisors to serve as faculty members in counselor education programs, counselor supervisors in various settings, doctoral level counselors, leaders in higher education and counseling organizations, and scholars.
We believe it is also our mission to:
- instill a strong sense of professional identity in students,
- help students gain an appreciation of the rich knowledge base in counselor education,
- develop student expertise in the skills of counseling,
- aid students to become certified and/or licensed,
- aid students/graduates in their initial job placement,
- teach and perform research applicable to the practice of counseling, and
- aid students in understanding the diversity of views and cultures within our profession and the environment in which counselors practice.
The Department of Counseling also has a mission within the Division of Health Sciences, Kasiska School of Health Professions, to represent the mental health perspective within Division and to consult with Division faculty and departments in encouraging a holistic perspective toward health care services.


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(RNN) – Two strangers in different parts of the country had the same idea: Hold a march to support public television, with the help of some felt-constructed friends.
The concept came after the first presidential debate, when Republican candidate Mitt Romney said he'd do away with government subsidies for Sesame Street and its neighbors on public broadcasting.
"I like PBS. I love Big Bird. Actually, I like you, too," Romney said to moderator Jim Lehrer, of PBS's NewsHour. "But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for."
The internet lit on fire, and Big Bird became a meme for days.
Chris Mecham, 46, a student in Idaho, and Michael Bellavia, 43, A Los Angeles resident who works in the entertainment industry, suggested on social media to have a Million Puppet March ("Muppet" is a trademarked term). Instead of having two separate marches, the two men are working together to pull it off.
"I've never done something like this before, but there does seem like there is broad-based interest," Bellavia said.
Although they don't believe they'll have a million marchers – they're expecting few hundred – marchers are encouraged to bring their own puppet. The march is not associated with PBS, Sesame Workshop, The Jim Henson Company or Disney.
"We'd like to use it as a platform to show support for public media," Bellavia said. "There have been other folks who've come on to it because it's a puppet party - want to have as wide an umbrella as possible."
The march is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday in Washington and will be broadcast live on UStream. Others have planned "meet-ups" across the country at the same time to show their support.
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UPDATE: Officials believe a body found Monday in the LNVA canal is that of a driver whose pickup truck went into the waterway over the weekend.
The body was found in the LNVA Canal about 100 yards west of
where the canal goes under Major drive.
Police say Stephen Dvorman, 27, of Warren, has been missing since Saturday morning when witnesses said they saw him in the water after the truck went in. That was the last time anyone reported seeing him.
Beaumont police and firefighters were called to the canal at Eastex Freeway around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Divers and other rescue workers have been searching since the accident.
This is a developing story. 12News HD will have more information as it is released by officials.
The following news release was issued by the Beaumont Police Department on Sunday evening:
At 11:59 pm on Friday October 12, 2012, Beaumont Police received a 911 call from witnesses advising that a pickup had gone off into the LNVA canal.
The witnesses were driving northbound on Eastex Freeway and they observed a silver Ford F-150 pickup traveling northbound on the service road. They advised the truck did not follow the roadway under the overpass, but had gone straight over the curb, up the embankment, and into the water. The witnesses stopped on the bridge and yelled out to the driver asking if he was alright. The driver waved back to the witnesses and said "yes". The witness told the driver to get out of the vehicle because it is sinking, and it was drifting toward the bridge. She asked the driver if he had gotten out of the vehicle after the vehicle had drifted out of their view under the bridge. He answered yes, but soon after that the witnesses heard the sound of the water as the truck went completely under. At that time police units arrived and the witness advised the driver, but there was no more responses. Police got up to the bank with flashlights, but there was no sign of the truck nor the driver.
Beaumont Fire and Rescue arrived, and all first responders started searching the area while some went into the water to find the vehicle. The vehicle was found and there was still no sign of the driver, as it was determined the vehicle was unoccupied. After an extensive search of the whole area, it was determined to suspend it until sunlight.
The next morning, (Saturday) the vehicle was brought out of the water, boats with sonar searched the bottom of the canal, and Beaumont Police Canine units, including the bloodhound "Liz", assisted in an area search, but the driver was not found.
This portion of the canal was less than a quarter mile from the Plant Rd. pump station which, at the time, was pumping about 10 million gallons of water per hour into the section of the canal, however, with that distance it is hard to determine how much it effected the current where the truck went under.
At this time, 7:00 PM on Sunday, there are still police units in the area to patrol the banks for some sign.
The missing driver is 27 year old Stephen Dvorman of Warren Texas. He is 6'2" and has a slender build. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans. Any information on his location should be forwarded to the Beaumont Police Department.


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Tendinitis is inflammation, irritation, and swelling of a tendon, which is the fibrous structure that joins muscle to bone. In many cases, tendinosis (tendon degeneration) is also present.
Calcific tendinitis; Bicipital tendinitis
Tendinitis can occur as a result of injury, overuse, or with aging as the tendon loses elasticity. It can also be seen in persons with body-wide (systemic) diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
or diabetes.
Tendinitis can occur in any tendon, but some commonly affected sites include the:
The health care provider will perform a physical exam and look for signs of pain and tenderness when the muscle attached to the tendon is used against resistance. There are specific tests for specific tendons.
The tendon can be inflamed, and the overlying skin may be warm and red.
The goal of treatment is to relieve pain and reduce inflammation.
Rest or immobilization of the affected tendons is helpful for recovery. This may be achieved using a splint or a removable brace. The application of heat or cold to the affected area can help.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs), such as aspirin or ibuprofen, can also reduce both pain and inflammation. Steroid injections into the tendon sheath can also be very useful in controlling pain and allowing physical therapy to start.
Physical therapy that stretches and strengthens the muscle and tendon is essential. This can restore the tendon's ability to function properly, improve healing, and prevent future injury.
Rarely, surgery is needed to physically remove the inflammatory tissue from around the tendon.
Symptoms improve with treatment and rest. If the injury is caused by overuse, a change in work habits may be indicated to prevent recurrence of the problem.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if symptoms of tendinitis occur.
Choi L. Overuse injuries. In: DeLee JC, Drez D Jr, Miller MD, eds. DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 14.
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MRI Detects Nearly All Contralateral Breast Cancers
A new study has demonstrated a significant benefit of adding a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study to the standard diagnostic workup following a new diagnosis of breast cancer in one breast.
Guest Update by Nelvis Castro
Cancer Information for Hispanics and Latinos
More and more Americans are surviving cancer and are continuing to live productive lives. However, many Hispanics and Latinos in the United States have not heard this message, and they have not benefited from advances in early detection and treatment. NCI's new Spanish-language Web site (http://www.cancer.gov/espanol), launched yesterday, strongly communicates the message that cancer can be prevented and treated, in addition to offering information on all aspects of the disease.
From the very beginning, our goal was to create a site tailored to meet the needs of Latinos who seek cancer information online. Rather than simply translating the English version of the site - which would be no small task in itself - we developed a site designed specifically for this audience. The pages are organized around the issues of greatest concern to Latinos, based on surveys and focus groups. Read more
MRI Detects Nearly All Contralateral Breast Cancers
A new study has demonstrated a significant benefit of adding a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study to the standard diagnostic workup following a new diagnosis of breast cancer in one breast.
By using MRI to examine the opposite breast in a population of 969 women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, researchers from the NCI-funded American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) discovered 3.1 percent of the patients had cancers in the contralateral breast that were missed by standard practice mammography and clinical breast exam. A negative result on the MRI exam of the contralateral breast nearly eliminated the likelihood (0.3 percent) of cancer being found in that breast over the next year, they reported in the March 29 New England Journal of Medicine.
MRI demonstrated a 91-percent sensitivity (percentage of true cancers detected) and 88-percent specificity (percentage of true negatives), and MRI efficacy was not affected by patients' cancer type, age, or breast density.
"We can now identify the vast majority of contralateral cancers at the time of a woman's initial breast cancer diagnosis," said the study's principal investigator, Dr. Constance Lehman, professor of radiology and director of breast imaging at the University of Washington and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
Finding cancer in the opposite breast at this juncture will help avoid the cost, morbidity, and stress of multiple or delayed treatments, Dr. Lehman said. And a negative result on the opposite breast with mammography, clinical exam, and MRI also may allow women to forego prophylactic bilateral mastectomies, "a potential outcome that we would be delighted to see," she added.
The NCI-funded trial is the first of this size on the topic, with more than 1,000 patients enrolled, including those being treated at academic medical centers, community hospitals, and private practices. Adding a contemporaneous MRI to the diagnostic workup effectively doubled the number of contralateral cancers typically found. In 121 cases, MRI findings led to biopsies, 30 of which resulted in cancer diagnoses. Of these, 60 percent were invasive cancers, while the remainder were ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), abnormal cell clusters in the lining of the breast duct that have not invaded other tissue but that can progress to full-blown invasive tumors.
Three additional tumors - all DCIS less than 5 mm in size - were diagnosed upon analyses of mastectomy tissue samples.
That one of every four cases referred for biopsy based on the MRI turned out to be cancerous is an important finding, according to Dr. Carl Jaffe, chief of the NCI Cancer Imaging Program's Diagnostic Imaging Branch. With conventional mammography, that ratio is generally closer to one in six.
"So, relative to mammography, MRI was far more specific," Dr. Jaffe said. "These contralateral breasts would have been considered negative based on mammography and a clinical exam. This is important because treatment planning for these women would have been based on incomplete information on the full extent of the disease. That's why these results are so striking."
Dr. Christy A. Russell, co-director of the University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center's Lee Breast Center, suggested that this study and others should be considered in the development of consensus guidelines related to the diagnostic evaluation of a woman with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
Because the use and practice of breast MRI is still evolving in the United States and is not available in all clinical settings, Drs. Jaffe and Russell indicated that some obstacles still remain to its wider adoption.
Although its use for breast screening has increased - e.g., as a follow-up to an abnormal mammogram - insurers generally do not cover MRI for screening the opposite breast. That could change, however, based on these study results.
And, as Dr. Jaffe pointed out, MRI machines specifically set up to do breast screenings - those that have a breast "coil" and in settings with the ability to perform biopsy - need to become more widely available.
To ensure the highest quality scan, Dr. Russell advised that women undergoing a diagnostic MRI go to a center that has an MRI machine appropriately equipped for breast imaging. She also advised having the screening procedure done at a facility with biopsy capability and experience.
If a suspicious lesion is found on the MRI, but the center is not equipped to do a biopsy, she explained, then the woman will have to be referred to another center and repeat the entire imaging procedure to guide the biopsy.
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Cancer Information for Hispanics and Latinos
More and more Americans are surviving cancer and are continuing to live productive lives. However, many Hispanics and Latinos in the United States have not heard this message, and they have not benefited from advances in early detection and treatment. NCI's new Spanish-language Web site (http://www.cancer.gov/espanol), launched yesterday, strongly communicates the message that cancer can be prevented and treated, in addition to offering information on all aspects of the disease.
From the very beginning, our goal was to create a site tailored to meet the needs of Latinos who seek cancer information online. Rather than simply translating the English version of the site - which would be no small task in itself - we developed a site designed specifically for this audience. The pages are organized around the issues of greatest concern to Latinos, based on surveys and focus groups.
Latinos are the fastest growing online audience in the United States, and those who look for cancer information online tend to be "intermediaries" for patients, such as family members and health professionals. Many are bilingual and are comfortable reading something in one language and talking about it in another. The site allows users to toggle back and forth between pages in English and in Spanish.
The most important questions to all users in our surveys were, "What is cancer?" followed by, "Where can I go for screening and treatment?" Cancer.gov en español is organized to allow users to easily find answers to these questions and to find information about different types of cancer and about support and resources available to cancer patients and their families. The site also addresses common myths and beliefs about cancer, including the view that cancer, in general, cannot be treated successfully. These myths and beliefs are barriers to screening and treatment, and we hope the information on the site will help overcome them. In addition, the site features testimonials from Latinos about the entire cancer continuum, from prevention to survivorship.
NCI's new Web site represents another milestone in our efforts to fight disparities in cancer outcomes between Latinos and other groups in the United States. It complements existing Spanish-language resources from NCI, such as the Cancer Information Service (1-800-4-CANCER), which provides callers with information about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and research.
By 2050, it's estimated that Latinos will make up a quarter of the U.S. population. National efforts to control cancer must include interventions and information directed at this group, as the authors of last year's Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer noted in a special section on the U.S. Latino population. They emphasized that this population is diverse and it may not be possible to compare research on groups that do not share the same origins, cultural traditions, and immigration status.
Cancer.gov en español currently contains 23 Web pages on different types of cancer, more than 100 peer-reviewed cancer treatment summaries for health professionals and patients, and a dictionary that includes 5,000 terms and definitions in both Spanish and English. In the coming year, NCI will continue to test the site to ensure that it meets the information needs of U.S. Latinos.
The development of Cancer.gov en español was a major effort that included many people across NCI and from the Latino community. I have been inspired by the creativity and hard work of the team behind the new Web site. The project could not have succeeded without the expertise of cancer physicians, researchers, health educators, translators, Web designers, and, most importantly, the Hispanic and Latino communities.
I want to thank everyone for their many contributions. It is a great privilege to be able to provide knowledge and messages of hope to Hispanics and Latinos concerned about cancer.
More Evidence Ties Chromosome Region to Prostate Cancer
Five new studies are reporting that a region of chromosome 8 contains genetic variations that may increase a man's risk of developing prostate cancer.
The specific variants responsible for the risk have not yet been found, and the biological mechanism underlying the effect is not yet known. But researchers have identified genetic markers that are strongly associated with the disease, and they have a flood of data demonstrating the association in different populations.
"This region has a lot of variation that differs within and among men of different ethnic backgrounds, and these changes may have important effects on prostate cancer risk," says Dr. Stephen Chanock, director of the NCI Core Genotyping Facility and co-leader of an NCI study.
"With so many new studies, we can clearly see that this region may be an opportunity to learn which variations are important to different groups," Dr. Chanock adds.
His team scanned the genomes of more than 1,100 individuals with prostate cancer and 1,100 matched controls from the Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility (CGEMS) study. In the region, the researchers identified a risk variant first reported last year and a second variant nearby that acts as an independent risk factor in men of European descent.
The new variant (called rs6983267) may account for 20 percent of prostate cancers among white men in the United States, the researchers estimate. Their study was one of three published together online in Nature Genetics on April 1.
Dr. Kari Stefansson of deCODE Genetics in Iceland, whose team discovered the first variant (rs1447295) in the region last year, led the second study. They have now identified a second variant that contributes significantly to the risk of prostate cancer in four populations of men of European descent.
The third study, funded in part by NCI and led by Drs. David Reich of the Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT and Christopher Haiman of the University of Southern California (USC), identifies seven genetic variants associated with prostate cancer risk in three distinct parts of the region, called 8q24.
Nearly all of the variants were most commonly found in African Americans and may contribute to the higher rate of prostate cancer among this group compared with other U.S. populations. Certain combinations of the variants were associated with a fivefold increase in risk for African Americans.
Age, ethnicity, and family history are known to play a role in prostate cancer. But for more than a decade, efforts to find susceptibility genes have largely been unsuccessful.
"These are really the first bona fide genetic risk factors for prostate cancer," says Dr. Haiman, the lead author of the USC-Broad Institute report. "There is now an overwhelming amount of support for genetic variation in the region contributing to this disease."
The April 1 issue of Cancer Research has two additional reports on 8q24. One study estimates that white men who carry two copies of the rs1447295 variant have a 90-percent increased risk of prostate cancer compared to men without the variant. The study included 6,600 cases of prostate cancer and 7,300 controls from the NCI Breast & Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium.
"We have never observed such consistency for prostate cancer genetics, not among linkage studies, not among association studies, and certainly not when combining all these approaches together," writes Dr. Elizabeth Platz of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in an accompanying commentary.
Quite unexpectedly, the research community has found multiple regions in the same part of the chromosome that influence prostate cancer, notes Dr. Gilles Thomas, senior author of the NCI study and co-leader of CGEMS. "And what is striking is that we don't have any good candidate genes there."
The region contains very few genes. The variants, which are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) - places in the genome where a single unit of DNA may vary from one person to the next - do not fall within or near genes, so the mechanism responsible for the risk remains a puzzle.
"We suspect that the region may contain genetic elements such as microRNAs, which can regulate the activity of key genes," says Dr. Chanock.
"It's an exciting time," adds Dr. Brian Henderson, dean of the school of medicine at USC. "We need our basic science colleagues to help us understand what this signal is all about."
Whatever the answer turns out to be, he says, it will be brand new information that could revolutionize the treatment and prevention of prostate cancer and have implications beyond this disease.
"The answer will probably be a surprise, and that's why it will be so fascinating and important - because we didn't expect it," says Dr. Henderson, a senior author of the USC-Broad Institute study.
By Edward R. Winstead
New findings from researchers in NCI's Center for Cancer Research (CCR) have shown that rapamycin, an immunosuppressant normally used to prevent the body from rejecting organ and bone marrow transplants and also used to coat cardiac stents, was highly effective in preventing the development of tobacco-related lung tumors in mice.
The study results, published in the April 1 Clinical Cancer Research, showed that rapamycin (also known as sirolimus) succeeded by inhibiting mTOR, a protein known to play a critical role in the development of certain lung tumors. This study tested rapamycin for treatment as well as prevention of lung cancer.
The researchers exposed the mice to NNK, a procarcinogen found in tobacco. Those given rapamycin beginning 1 week later, on alternate days, had a 90-percent drop in the number of tumors and a 74-percent drop in tumor size. Mice given rapamycin 26 weeks after exposure to NNK continued to develop tumors at the same rate as controls; however, the tumors were smaller and did not progress as quickly.
"Our studies provide an exciting link between exposure to an important tobacco carcinogen, NNK, and mTOR," said Dr. Phillip A. Dennis, head of the Signal Transduction Section in CCR's Medical Oncology Branch. "The critical question is whether this approach would be safe and effective in smokers at high risk for developing lung cancer. Given that rapamycin is relatively inexpensive and FDA-approved for other indications, we are designing clinical trials in humans to address these questions and hope to have the answers in the near future."
Further research is needed to determine whether doses of rapamycin that achieve an antitumor effect in mice are achievable in humans, and whether giving a dose that would be sufficient for an antitumor effect would cause unacceptable levels of immune suppression or toxicity.
New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Weigh Early Therapy, Watchful Waiting
Updated guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on the use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to treat prostate cancer state that early ADT does not appear to offer a survival advantage over so-called watchful waiting for men with metastatic or progressive disease and, as a result, do not strongly recommend this treatment approach.
The guidelines were published in the April 2 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology and are available on the ASCO Web site. Among the materials reviewed by an expert advisory panel to develop the updated guidelines were results from recent randomized, controlled clinical trials, a meta-analysis, a systematic review, and data from several ongoing trials.
Based on its review, the panel concluded that, although early initiation of ADT did decrease the risk of prostate cancer-specific death by 17 percent, it increased the risk of overall mortality by 15 percent and, as a result, could not be endorsed as a favored option over watchful waiting.
"Doctors should discuss with patients the risks and benefits of early ADT versus deferred therapy," the guidelines' lead author, Dr. Andrew Loblaw from Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, advised in a statement. "If the patient prefers to defer therapy, he should have regular visits with his doctor every 3 to 6 months to monitor the disease."
The guidelines also state that the available evidence suggests that when ADT therapy is initiated, bilateral orchiectomy or luteinizing hormone-releasing hormones (LHRH) are the recommended options. In addition, the panel found strong evidence to back the option of so-called combined androgen blockade, in which a nonsteroidal anti-androgen therapy is combined with an orchiectomy or LHRH.
Charting the Course for Preoperative Breast Cancer Therapy
On March 26 and 27, NCI hosted the conference "Preoperative Therapy in Invasive Breast Cancer: Reviewing the State of the Science and Exploring New Research Directions."
Preoperative systemic chemotherapy has become firmly established as part of the standard of care for locally advanced invasive breast cancer and inflammatory breast cancer. In many patients, a full course of systemic therapy before surgery allows for removal of what would otherwise be an inoperable tumor, or downstaging of the required operation from mastectomy to breast-conserving surgery.
There is also considerable interest in the community in using preoperative therapy - also known as neoadjuvant therapy - in a wider population of women with earlier stages of breast cancer. Randomized controlled clinical trials have demonstrated pre-operative chemotherapy increases the rate of breast conservation without a decrease in survival. However, additional research is needed to address questions that arise when applying the principles of preoperative therapy to women whose tumors have a diverse set of biological properties and prognostic factors.
"What we've all seen is that over the past years, there has been more and more preoperative therapy given in clinical practice...and the rules by which we take care of patients when we use preoperative therapy are far less well worked out than in the setting of the standard [postoperative] approach," said Dr. Eric Winer from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, co-chair of the conference. "Much of what we're trying to do [at this conference] is to come to some agreement about what we know, what we don't know, and then, perhaps most importantly, what we need to know and how we're going to use the setting of preoperative therapy to answer important clinical and biological questions about breast cancer."
If Memory Serves...
In 1927 - a decade before NCI was established to stimulate cancer research - Senator M. M. Neely of West Virginia proposed a bill that would offer a $5 million reward for the discovery of a cure for cancer. Senator Neely's "reward" bill did not pass, but it was among the first in a series of proposed legislation that laid the groundwork for the 1937 National Cancer Institute Act. (Read more)
For more information about the birth of NCI, go to http://www.cancer.gov/
Conference presenters reviewed the existing data on preoperative therapy in operable breast cancer and the most pressing questions impeding the wider adoption of preoperative therapy for breast cancer. Issues addressed included incorporating endocrine and biologic therapy into preoperative treatment regimens; how to best use imaging methods - both established and experimental - to measure the response to preoperative therapy; how to determine the optimal local treatment after preoperative therapy; the role and timing of sentinel lymph node biopsy; how to best select patients who will benefit from preoperative systemic therapy; and whether or not the response of a tumor to preoperative therapy can be used to guide further treatment.
After a panel discussion to address questions collected over the 2 days of presentations and question-and-answer sessions, the conference culminated in a "statement of the science" prepared by the conference chairs, which identified the key unresolved clinical issues that need to be addressed in the next generation of clinical trials.
The statement, which focused on issues such as the timing of surgery, the potential for alteration of treatment mid-regimen, and the need for additional therapy in patients at high risk of recurrence, also highlighted an issue that came up repeatedly during the conference - the need for multidisciplinary participation in this area from medical oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, plastic surgeons, and other specialists.
"It's vital that we work together, not only in the development and analysis of clinical trials but in the clinic, in every step of care for women receiving preoperative therapy for breast cancer," said Dr. Jo Anne Zujewski, a breast cancer specialist with NCI's Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis and organizer of the conference.
The conference videocast, including the statement of the science, is available to the public at http://videocast.nih.gov.
By Sharon Reynolds
Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy
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Why This Trial Is Important
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy can be either acute or chronic. Acute peripheral neuropathy may begin during or shortly after administration of a platinum-containing drug and usually goes away on its own after several days. Chronic peripheral neuropathy may arise weeks or months after chemotherapy treatment and may be very difficult to treat; in some patients, it may be irreversible.
In this trial, researchers are testing the ability of alpha-lipoic acid to prevent peripheral neuropathy caused by the platinum-containing drugs cisplatin and oxaliplatin. Alpha-lipoic acid is an antioxidant produced naturally by the body; it can also be found in some foods and as a nutritional supplement. In diabetes patients, it has been shown to relieve symptoms of neuropathy.
"Peripheral neuropathy is a potentially disabling condition that affects many cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy," said Dr. Guo. "We hope that alpha-lipoic acid will help prevent this condition in patients being treated with cisplatin or oxaliplatin."
Patients will be randomly assigned to receive oral alpha-lipoic acid or a placebo three times a day for at least 24 weeks.
Who Can Join This Trial
Study Sites and Contact Information
An archive of "Featured Clinical Trial" columns is available at http://cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/ft-all-featured-trials.
Following is a newly released NCI research funding opportunity:
Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award
This is a renewal of RFA-RM-07-002 and will use the U54, T32, and K12 award mechanisms. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3700. Inquiries: Dr. Anthony Hayward - email@example.com.
For comprehensive information about NCI funding priorities and opportunities, go to http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding.
NCI Hosts Chromosome Biology Symposium
Leading researchers from NCI and around the world will present highlights of recent advances, define novel directions of basic chromosome research, and discuss the use and implications of these advances for clinical applications. Topics will also include transcriptional regulation, chromatin structure, epigenetics, the architecture of the nucleus, and DNA replication and repair. The agenda and registration information can be found at https://cms.palladianpartners.com/cms/1162932206/home.htm.
Attendees are strongly encouraged to use the Metro. The NIH campus can be easily accessed via the Medical Center stop on the Metro's Red Line. More information is available at http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm.
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(Reuters) - The pilot union at AMR Corp
The board of Allied Pilots Association on Friday approved the agreement-in-principle reached last week as a tentative agreement, which will now be subject to votes by its members, according to a statement on the union's website.
The voting will be completed by December 7 and the results are expected to be announced the same day, Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for APA, told Reuters.
AMR, which is trying to reduce costs and emerge from bankruptcy, has already reached collective bargaining agreements with unions representing its flight attendants and ground workers.
AMR declared bankruptcy last November, saying it needed to cut more than $1 billion a year in labor costs.
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Traumatic injury of the bladder and urethra involves damage caused by an outside force.
Injury - bladder and urethra; Bruised bladder; Urethral injury; Bladder injury; Pelvic fracture; Urethral disruption
Injuries to the bladder can be divided into:
The amount of injury to the bladder depends on how full the bladder was at the time of injury and what caused the injury.
Traumatic injury to the bladder is uncommon. Only about 8 - 10% of pelvic fractures lead to bladder injury. Because the bladder is located within the bony structures of the pelvis, it is protected from most outside forces. Injury may occur if there is a blow to the pelvis severe enough to break the bones and cause bone fragments to penetrate the bladder wall.
Other causes of bladder or urethra injury include:
Injury to the bladder or urethra may cause urine to leak into the abdomen, leading to infection (peritonitis
). This type of injury is more common if the bladder is full.
Emergency symptoms that could be signs of shock
or hemorrhage:
Note: Symptoms occur after an injury.
If there is no or little urine released, there may be an increased risk of urinary tract infections
An examination of the genitals may show injury to the urethra. If the health care provider suspects an injury, an x-ray of the urethra using dye (retrograde urethrogram) should be done to show the structure of the lower urinary tract.
Examination may also show:
A catheter (tube that drains urine from the body) may be inserted once an injury has been ruled out. An x-ray of the bladder using dye to highlight any damage can then be done.
The goals of treatment are to:
Emergency treatment of bleeding or shock may include:
Treatment of peritonitis (inflammation of the abdominal cavity) may include emergency surgery to repair the injury and drain the urine from the abdominal cavity. Antibiotics may be given to treat peritonitis and to prevent urinary tract infections.
Surgical repair of the injury is usually successful. The bladder may be drained by a catheter through the urethra or the abdominal wall over a period of days to weeks. This will prevent urine from building up in the bladder, allowing the injured bladder or urethra to heal. This also prevents swelling in the urethra from blocking urine flow.
If the urethra has been cut, a urological specialist can place a catheter. If this cannot be done, a tube will be inserted through the abdominal wall and directly into the bladder. This is called a suprapubic tube. It will be left in place until swelling goes away and the urethra can be surgically repaired. This typically takes 3 - 6 months.
Traumatic injury of the bladder and the urethra may range from minor to major and life-threatening. There may be severe, immediate, or long-term complications.
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911), if you have symptoms of traumatic bladder or urethra injury -- especially if you have been injured in those areas.
Call your health care provider if symptoms get worse or new symptoms develop, including:
Prevent outside injury to the bladder and urethra by using general safety precautions:
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Runyon MS. Genitourinary system. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 44.
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington; Scott Miller, MD, Urologist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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Foreman Joe Norton makes an adjustment during the printing of The Herald's Sunday edition for a final time on the presses at The Herald's main offices.
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Foreman Joe Norton watches the final papers of the Sunday edition of The Herald roll off the Goss Metroliner printing press folder on Sunday. "It's heart breaking to see it go away overnight, " said Norton who has worked in the newspaper business for the last 35 years.
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Darryl Hislop (left) and Bob Tunne put the final plates on the printing press at The Herald's press room at its main office in Everett,. before the printing of the Sunday edition of The Herald on Saturday.
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The Daily Herald's Sunday edition is printed for the final time on the Goss Metroliner printing press installed in 1993 at newspaper's main office in Everett on late Saturday. Sound Publishing has moved printing to its Everett Press facilites near Paine Field.
Foreman Joe Norton watches the final papers of the Sunday edition of The Herald roll off the Goss Metroliner printing press folder on Sunday.
Sunday's paper was the final daily edition printed at The Herald's offices at 1213 California Ave.
Herald Photographer Nick Adams was there early Sunday morning as the final edition rolled off the Goss Metroliner presses installed in 1993, one of a succession of presses that have printed the paper since The Herald's first issue was published on Feb. 11, 1901. The Herald continues its record of never having missed a publication day since.
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My name is Melanie Hurley, founder of Piggy Paint. I am a stay-at-home mom with two very fancy little girls, ages 5 and 7, who love to have their fingernails painted. I've always hated the thought of my kiddos putting their hands in their mouths after I painted their nails with traditional kid polishes. Not only did the ingestion of the chemicals worry me, but the smell nearly left me light-headed after painting two sets of fingernails and toenails.
From my heart to yours, I hope Piggy Paint takes the worry out of painting your nails and puts the fun back into this enjoyable activity you can share with your daughter and other precious girls in your life.
Say good-bye to harsh, smelly chemicals and hello to Piggy Paint…it's as Natural as Mud!
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Piggy Paint Glass Slippers Nail Polish - .5 oz. (15 ml)
Piggy Paint Glass Slippers is a Clear Sparkle nail polish. Use Piggy Paint Glass Slippers nail polish on top of any color for a sparkly finish! Piggy Paint is a natural, eco-friendly nail polish designed for fancy girls. Piggy Paint's non-toxic, hypoallergenic formula makes it a kid-friendly nail polish that is safe to use on all piggies. Piggy Paint Nail Polish dries to a hard, durable finish that can easily be removed with Piggy Paint's eco-friendly, low odor Piggy Paint nail polish remover. Piggy Paint Nail Polish is free of toxic chemicals, formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, Bisphenol A, ethyl acetate and acetone. Say good-bye to harsh, smelly chemicals and hello to Piggy Paint Nail Polish...it's as Natural as Mud!
One day while Melanie Hurley, founder of Piggy Paint, was painting nails with her daughter over a foam plate, her daughter dropped a glob of solvent-based polish onto the plate. Shortly after, the paint began to bubble and "ate" through the plate. Melanie looked in dismay at the hole in the plate and decided to test all of her daughter's other "kid" polishes on the foam. Within minutes, ALL of the solvent-based polishes began to bubble and eventually left big holes in the plate. From that day on, Melanie decided that any flammable substance that could eat through foam was unacceptable for her children's fingernails, which would inevitably end up in their mouths.
Melanie's quest was on, and Piggy Paint was born. As you may have guessed, Melanie's Piggy Paint polish is NOT flammable and sits beautifully on the unaffected foam. Melanie hopes you enjoy this water-based polish that is specially formulated of natural ingredients. Finally, a kid-friendly/pet-friendly polish without the accompanying drawbacks of traditional polishes. Piggy Paint is free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, biphenyl A, ethyl acetate and acetone... and made in the USA!
Why is Piggy Paint Nail Polish the safe nail polish?
Since most young children are squirmy during the drying process of any polish, Piggy Paint suggests singing songs to pass the time. Two rounds of the "ABC's" should make 60 seconds pass by very quickly. Make "Piggy Painting" a bonding experience for you and your child.
Do I have to use a blow dryer to dry her nails?
No, but it is recommended for maximum chip resistance. Since Piggy Paint is water-based and does not contain harsh chemicals, it takes longer for its ultimate hardness to be reached. The blow dryer just speeds up this process. Another alternative is to wait and polish your child's nails after bath time, before they go to bed. This will allow the polish to cure overnight.
Piggy Paint As a Learning Tool:
Fine Motor Skills
Let your child paint your fingernails or toenails. If you're worried about it looking (well, like a child painted your nails), opt for the toenails…you can always put socks on in public! This helps with her fine-motor skills and gives her a chance to exert her independence.
Color Names
Are you trying to teach your child color names? Paint her nails with the specific color you're working on (such as red) and declare it a "Red Day". All day long, point out objects in her environment that match her nails, and encourage her to do the same. Wear red clothes, add red foods to mealtime and use a bath color tablet to make her bath water red. Once she's mastered that color, paint her piggies a new color.
Recognizing different types of patterns is a hard concept learn for children to learn, so why not put patterns right at their fingertips? For example, if you're working on simple patterns, alternate blue and yellow "Piggy Paint" on her fingers. As you go through the day, help her to make patterns with her toys, M&M's, crayons, beads…use your creativity. Have her refer to her fingernails for help. Start out with color patterns and then attempt other categories, such as big doll, little doll, big doll, etc. Ready for harder patterns? Move to three different colors or alternate pink, purple, purple, pink, and so on.
School Colors
Does your daughter play any sports? Perhaps she has a favorite high school, collegiate, or professional team she cheers for. If so, paint her nails with her team's colors to show her support.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Does Piggy Paint wear the same as traditional polish?
Piggy Paint typically wears a couple days shy of solvent-based polishes when applied as directed. Wear depends of on the type of nails, the activities the nails are involved in (polish obviously doesn't wear as well on children because they are so hard on their nails), and how the polish is applied.
For maximum chip resistance, Piggy Paint recommends the following application instructions:
Use Piggy Paint Primecoat for added scratch resistance and Piggy Paint Topcoat for added chip resistance. A little more effort is required to apply all three products, though the result is well worth the extra time. Since Piggy Paint polish does not contain the harsh chemicals found in solvent-based polishes, do not expect it to wear exactly the same (but pretty close). Piggy Paint's customers tell them it is well worth the trade-off for a non-toxic, eco-friendly, odorless alternative!
Why is Piggy Paint as Natural as Mud?
Piggy Paint is as Natural as Mud in the sense that every ingredient in the polish is biodegradable with no traces or residues left behind, thus it would make an excellent addition to your mulch pile. The acrylic resins are present in the polish in the form of latexes-emulsions in water-very similar in form and function to milk. The term "resin" is quite generic and refers to any polymer which can form a film as it dries. In this sense, proteins, celluloses, sugars, and DNA, to name a few "natural" polymers, are resins and none of these are any less harmful than the resins Piggy Paint uses in their polish.
Why does my nail polish look milky? Is it still safe to use?
Some of the polishes may have a milky appearance that will disappear upon drying. The polish is still fine to use and will appear vibrant on your nails.
What should I do if there is separation in the nail polish?
Although separation is very minor, occasionally a light ring of color will appear at the top of the bottle. Simply shake the bottle to mix the polish.
What is the shelf life of Piggy Paint nail polish?
Piggy Paint has a shelf life of several years, though there may be a slight tendency for the polish to thicken as the months go by. To correct this, add a drop or two of water to the bottle and give it a good shake!
What should I do if my polish thickens up?
If thinning is needed, add 1 or 2 drops of water, and shake well. For best results, gently remove any nail polish clumps present on the brush with a paper towel.
Is there anything toxic in the nail polish?
No. There are no toxic chemicals. The resins are polyacrylic latexes with residual monomers well below 100 parts per million. The only co-solvent is a diglycol ether. All colorants are FDA-certified for cosmetic use.
Which glycol ethers are used in the polish?
While there are some indications that two glycol ethers, monomethyl and monobutyl ethylene glycol, may have some potential for harm, the diethylene and dipropylene glycol ethers as a class have been proven safe for human contact. Of these two classes, Piggy Paint has chosen to use monobutyl diethylene glycol because of its high boiling point (low flammablility), it's approval for use in California as a non-VOC solvent, its water solubility and its biodegradability.
What should be done to prepare nails before putting on the polish?
Simply, clean nails with Piggy Paint Nail Polish Remover or soap and water. Healthy nails naturally produce a mixture of oils and proteins, which serve to protect, beautify and enhance their appearance. Normal nail polishes remove these substances from the nails, requiring the user to prepare their nails with other products. However, since Piggy Paint Nail Polish is a waterborne polish, it does not remove the oils so your nails and your pets' nails remain strong and healthy.
How long will it take for my nails to dry?
Piggy Paint dries to a tack-free state nearly as fast as regular polish, though it takes longer to reach its ultimate hardness. Piggy Paint recommends using multiple thin coats since they will dry faster than one thick coat. If your hands are cold, the temperature is cool, or there is high humidity in the area, it may take longer for the coats to dry.
How hard is it to remove the polish? Do I need nail polish remover?
Piggy Paint can be removed within 1-3 days with rubbing alcohol. Afterwards, the polish becomes increasingly more difficult to remove, particularly for dry, porous nails or toenail, and a nail polish remover is necessary. Piggy Paint Nail Polish Remover is specially formulated for our polish, though it will remove solvent-based polishes as well. Soak nails for 30 seconds with a cotton ball saturated with Piggy Paint Nail Polish Remover.
Will Piggy Paint Nail Polish stains come out of carpet?
On the carpets the people at Piggy Paint tested, Piggy Paint Nail Polish was easily removed, as long as the stain was taken care of quickly (before it dries). Piggy Paint has had several customers praise Piggy Paint for not ruining their hardwood floors, as well as their carpets. This is not a guarantee; but you have a much better chance of saving your floors with Piggy Paint Nail Polish, since solvent-based polish stains set in immediately.
Is Piggy Paint polish gluten, soy and nut free?
Yes, their polish is gluten, soy, and nut free. Their nail polish is not a food product, not manufactured in a food processing plate, and is not meant for ingestion, therefore does not contain any food allergens.
Are Piggy Paint products cruelty-free?
Yes, their products are cruelty-free and do not contain any animal by-products.
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