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Fundraiser held for Meyersville teen battling leprosy
Johnathan Silver
Aug. 9, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.
Updated Aug. 9, 2014 at 10:37 p.m.
Some statistics on leprosy
• 213 new cases were reported in the U.S. in 2009.
• More than 14 million cases have been cured since the World Health Organization initiated its Leprosy Elimination Project during the 1980s.
• 95 percent of the human population is not susceptible to infection.
• In 2009, there were 244,796 cases of leprosy worldwide. In 2010, there were 211,903 cases.
Most new cases are reported in Texas, California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts and New York.
NORDHEIM - Beaming with a smile and arms wide open, Cody Baker stopped to bask in the fanfare he received at a Nordheim dining hall Saturday afternoon.
The 16-year-old from Meyersville is battling Hansen's disease, better known as leprosy. Baker made a surprise appearance at a fundraiser in his honor at the Nordheim Shooting Club. He was on a 24-hour release from the National Hansen's Disease Program in Baton Rouge, La.
"I asked my doctor if I can go home for a weekend," Cody said, not expecting it to happen, especially the weekend of the fundraiser.
Hansen's is "a chronic bacterial disease that primarily affects the skin, peripheral nerves and upper airway," according to the program's website. "Feared as a highly contagious and devastating disease, it is well established that Hansen's disease is not highly transmissible, is very treatable and, with early diagnosis and treatment, is not disabling."
Doctors have not determined how Cody contracted the disease, though it commonly is associated with armadillos. He has said he doesn't remember encountering one.
He was misdiagnosed a few times, and he and family didn't find the right fit in a doctor right away. Once his mother, Christy Baker, 35, heard "leprosy," she was stunned.
"I said 'What?'" the Meyersville resident recalled. "I'm old enough to know I've heard it before. I'm not old enough to know what it is."
Cody has been on a regimen of antibiotics and a steroid, which has caused him to gain weight. He went from weighing about 135 pounds in 2012 to weighing about 215 pounds.
One of the drugs he's taking costs $5,000 a pill. He takes three a day. The Baton Rouge program covers it, but when he returns home toward the end of the month, a battle with his insurance provider could commence.
At one point, the disease left him cringing at night because of the pain from moving. But Saturday, he ran, clung to friends and family and even skateboarded.
"I feel fine," he said. "I feel like a kid."
One of those friends he embraced was Taylor Hahn, a 15-year-old from Cuero. She's visited him in Baton Rouge.
"He's basically my best friend," she said. "He's really nice. He's the sweetest guy I know."
During the afternoon, family, friends and other supporters made donations, partook in a barbecue meal and made bids on a silent auction. The event was scheduled to run through midnight.
Cuero residents Loraine and Edwin Michalek, who have known Cody since he was a boy, helped organize the event and provided meat for barbecuing.
Waller resident Paula Aaron also helped organize. Aaron, who doesn't know the Bakers well, said her faith in God influenced her decision to help.
"All he wants to do is be a teenager and drive a truck like other boys," Aaron said.
Cody is expected to face five more years of treatment.
"It's good because I have a good attitude," he said, "and they say I'm young. I'll heal faster."


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"He was a very courageous person," she told the New York Times, revealing that her son died at 9AM on Friday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
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Comment: SI tones (Score 1) 497
I'm in Canada, first, so that may have some strange influence. Second, I'm on our national do not call registry - noting that one of the first things our government did was sell the list to spammers and robocallers, increasing the volume of nuisance calls for 100% of the people who supposedly "opted out".
About 10 years ago, I set my answering machine up with its default outgoing message beginning with the "Intercept" (number changed or disconnected) SIT. Having collected call statistics since before then, I can say with a high degree degree of certainty that **NO automated callers have EVER respected the SI tones**. Ever. Not a single one.
YMMV, of course.
Comment: Re:Wednesday Night Special (Score 1) 204
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Comment: Re:U.S., cough, international pressure much? (Score 1) 166
Many if not most of the artists I know, have met, or worked with [both inside and outside of academia] do what they love in such a way that what you're talking about [pay them by the hour] is not even remotely feasible.
Among other things:
* They tend to work for enormous lengths of time on only one thing. Writing a book, for instance, can take years - and often if not usually requires such a devotion of time that doing anything else - like making money by some "normal" means so they can just plain survive, let alone afford to work on their creation - is next to impossible.
* They never get paid -at all- for 80-90% of their "work" [yes, I'm making up numbers, but based on personal experience and observation and interaction with MANY artists this doesn't seem like an exaggeration]
* Most of the artists I have met and known -never- recover anything like what their time "should" be worth for their works of art, even if they do get paid for them. Many works of art -never- make money enough for the artists to even cover total materiel costs let alone how much time it took to create them.
Funny thing is that I'm usually on the side of the argument that you are - I think that copyright as currently implemented in most countries is ludicrous. I also think that the idea of perpetual royalties is outright stupid, and that copyright terms should be shorter than they are.
I can't agree at all with the idea that artists try to somehow get paid hourly for what they do, though. There are too many reasons that idea is utterly impracticable.
Comment: I can see the future... (Score 1) 231
Comment: Re:Idiots (Score 1) 433
Comment: Re:NIMBY (Score 1) 436
Comment: Re:NIMBY (Score 2) 436
Where I live [Manitoba, Canada] and have lived most of my life since 1975, I could count on one hand the number of times I've seen the power go out longer than an hour. Outages lasting longer than a minute [from lightning strikes to transmission equipment, for instance] are few and far between [2-3x per year]. Outages lasting a few seconds occur now and then for similar reasons [weather], but still happen less often than 10x per year. Brownouts are rare in the extreme and almost always caused by nearby equipment failure [also usually because of weather]. Not sure if if would total more than 5 minutes on average but my guess would be - no.
Our power generation here is mostly hydroelectric, but we also have a gas-turbine plant nearby for use during the winter [and it's not always on]. There's also a backup coal generator beside it but it's rarely used nowadays.
Comment: This doesn't *have* to be a bad thing..but it's EA (Score 3, Informative) 303
Take a look at Need For Speed World for some indication of the future.. the worst-implemented and maintained MMO that I'm aware of [noting that I know I'm not an expert on MMOs, but NFSW is truly shite].
The game is ostensibly "free to play" and centred on multiplaying racing.. but:
* As with most EA fare, the game is run almost entirely by the marketing department [I actually feel sorry for the devs, as it's evident that they're effectively bound & gagged by the marketing department]
* the devs and marketing people actually stated, "You can't buy victory," despite the fact that the best of everything are available only for real money, and the best of everything totally affect gameplay and shift all advantages easily and quickly to any fool with a credit card
* There's effectively no matchmaking most of the time, so the chances of being able to enter a public event with even remote chances of winning a round depend mostly on how much you've put into real-money-only cars that make up nearly all of the top performers
* there's no chat system for users to communicate publicly; they had to disable it >1 year ago because the devs aren't competent enough to make anything even remotely robust or secure, script-kiddies would constantly cause the game to crash for other players with simple buffer overflows
* EA obviously don't get what the "micro" in "microtransaction" is supposed to mean: all transactions are in dollars or greater; if you were to compare NFSW to any other NFS title and try to get the same gameplay out of it, it would cost thousands of dollars of your real money to even get close [and there are players who've put in thousands, insanely]
* "Exclusives" cost up to $50-75CAD for things that are only special because of a repaint by the art department [exclusive monacle, anyone?]
I could go on and on.. yeah, it's only a game, but compared to their off-the-shelf titles this "free to play" game is effectively several orders of magnitude more expensive.. which make little sense given that the real multiplayer aspects of the game are either disabled, broken, or simply not present. The game is basically, at this point, not really a multiplayer game.
This is the future of gaming, going by EA's ethics-free "screw the customer" business plan: make the client free, but bleed players dry hundreds if not thousands of times over if they want to "achieve" the same things they can by buying last year's single-player+muliplayer title down-to-$10 at any brick&mortar store.
I feel sorry for the smallish studios that EA keep buying up - the devs lose all freedom to determine the direction they want their games to go, and live under corporate policies that amount to "leave the customer completely in the dark while charging them as much as possible." The future of gaming, indeed.
Comment: Re:Left-Handed Dvorak (Score 2) 165
I still use QWERTY on other peoples' computers, or when forced to by software that ignores the user layout, and I can still type reasonably fast [~45wpm] with only one hand, and I have to say that the Dvorak layout doesn't really help in terms of speed - but it helps incredibly in relieving the strain that typing on QWERTY [and stretching your fingers all about] causes in abundance.
If you're favouring one hand over the other - even if the one is still somewhat useful - it may make sense to switch layouts just to relieve the strain of stretching across widely-spread keys. You can still assist with the less useful hand.
The best thing about the Dvorak one-handed layouts is their wide support: every OS I've used since the early 90s supported the layouts, more recently with relatively simple user settings.
Point of advice though: *don't buy a dedicated Dvorak keyboard* since they're usually ridiculously expensive. reflecting the fact that the only issue I've ever run into is converting an average QWERTY keyboard to the layout [which is a requisite for learning, for most people] is that a lot of current keyboard manufacturers [all of the big names, from my testing] purposefully makes their keyboards such that keys can't be simply re-arranged [assholes!]. Last time I went looking for a replacement keyboard I went through 4 [from logitech, saitek, maybe belkin, and lastly a no-name Chinese wireless] before I found one that could be re-arranged. Otherwise you may have to resort to using key-top labels which can be found relatively inexpensively.
Comment: Re:Canadians Reserves (Score 2) 225
What strategies are based on bacon?
Dunno.. the only ones that immediately spring to mind involve things like suicide or murder via, say, bear attack.
Comment: Re:Canadians Reserves (Score 5, Funny) 225
Comment: Re:Switching to the Linux (Score 4, Informative) 79
There has been no strong push to provide alternatives for the Adobe-applications, so why would there be anything such now all of a sudden? I do not see the situation changing for years to come.
Um. What? Seriously, what?
- * Photoshop [GIMP ain't there yet, but it's getting closer - the next major release may shift this considerably, when they add 16bpc image support among other things]
- * Lightroom [Raw Therapee is getting -really- close but metadata interoperability with Adobe apps via XMP or equivalent is basically a requirement for professionals to take it seriously]
- * Premiere
- * After Effects [no even remotely-near-equivalents at all, no development that I'm aware of]
- * Indesign [Scribus is inching forward but there are a few interface obstacles that make it simply bizarre to use for anyone who's ever used "pro" layout software
There are some shining examples [look for an audio NLE on linux and there are several very decent competitive options to programs like Vegas, Audition, Sound Forge, etc., or check out Inkscape for graphic design] as well of course, but there are various reasons why those may not be suitable solutions too [such as the multitude of choices on linux of who-knows-how-well-they're supported low-latency audio driver subsystems which may make required things like synchronous multitracking impossible with a given piece of equipment or even particular distro].
I occasionally teach uni [mostly arts] how to use graphic design / video / audio software; many can't afford Macs [where the Adobe applications and other stable equivalents already exist and credulous, uneducated users aren't even aware of or simply don't care about the walled-garden[s] that will affect what they can do with their own hardware] and among those who can't, the majority would like nothing more than to switch away from using Windows.
My observation of reasons for resistance to the adoption of linux by the sections of the populace that I deal with on a regular basis [musicians, videographers, video/audio editors, graphic artists, photographers, professional academics of many stripe[s], writers, etc.] are thus:
- #1 the lack of serious production tools - closed- or open-source, free [as in beer] or not
- #2 is the lack of native iTunes because so many people are inextricably tied to Apple's store [half of the reason I refuse to open an iTunes store account or for that matter purchase any iDevice - the other half being that I both can't afford to and also refuse to effectively pay more to get less overall functionality/control].
- #3 is, predictably, gaming [Steam may alter this somewhat].
I have helped a number of people [including both children and seniors] switch to linux, but their usage profiles are pretty uniform: they're content consumers, not producers. They read and send email, browse the web, and almost everything they do can be done in a web browser on any OS. The majority of what they use are platform-agnostic programs [other than cosmetic differences]
So - again.. what?


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NeoStem Announces Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results, Highlights And Developments
In August 2013, Dr. Douglas Losordo joined NeoStem as Chief Medical Officer to assist the Company in its pursuit of promising cell therapies, including a product candidate using CD34+ cells to repair ischemic tissue, and take NeoStem a step closer to true disease modification or reversal, instead of relegating patients to symptom palliation. Dr. Losordo is well regarded for his career-long efforts to develop novel therapeutics for patients with advanced cardiovascular diseases. As a scientist he obtained over $35 million in National Institutes of Health funding, discovering and developing new therapeutic concepts in the laboratory, providing the basis for clinical studies. He has led first in human studies in multiple gene and adult stem cell therapies in patients with cardiovascular diseases, including therapies now in phase 3 testing. He is a highly sought speaker, having given over 200 international lectures. In 2007, in recognition of his pioneering laboratory work, he gave the Thomas W. Smith Memorial lecture at the American Heart Association's annual scientific session. He is an associate editor of Circulation Research, the basic science journal of the American Heart Association, and serves on the editorial boards of a number of scientific journals. Dr. Losordo received his medical degree from the University of Vermont.
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- Progenitor Cell Therapy ("PCT") -- In Q2 2013, PCT generated $4.4 million, a 73% increase in revenues from Q1 2013. PCT completed three process development contracts in Q2 2013, triggering higher revenue recognition. PCT also recently signed two new clients, including a large pharmaceutical company that is entering the cell therapy sector, and continues to build its business. PCT has provided services to over 100 clients in its more than 15-year history, and is the only contract manufacturing organization to have worked with a client's product through all of the phases of its clinical trials and ultimately to FDA approval. PCT offers its clients and NeoStem cell processing and development capabilities on both the East and West Coasts of the U.S. and is pursuing plans to expand internationally.
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April 06, 2005 John Molori's Media Blitz BY: John Molori THIS WEEK:
- Dee gets an A Former Celtic Brown gets his "Dream Job" Dee Brown was Dee Brown before Dee Brown. While the University of Illinois guard electrified the nation in leading his team to the 2005 NCAA Finals, the first Dee Brown was a 1990 Celtics first round draft pick and 1991 NBA Slam Dunk Champion. Both men have a habit of pleasing the crowd. The former Celtic's latest command performance was on ESPN's "Dream Job." The most recent incarnation of that program had Brown battling fellow ex-NBA players Matt Bullard, Darryl Dawkins, Gerald Wilkins, Dennis Scott and J.R. Reid for a chance to become an ESPN studio analyst. Brown's entrance into this competition was involuntary. "They called and asked me," says the former Jacksonville standout. " I was working in the Orlando Magic front office and had done some fill-in radio and TV games. I guess ESPN got wind that I was pretty good." What started as a whim has turned into a new career path for Brown. He states, "I thought that I would have some fun with it. I was never trying to get a job in broadcasting. (Celtics PR chief) Jeff Twiss told me that I should get into television, but I had too much on my plate. I will say this. "Dream Job" brought me back to competition. You just don't get that once you retire." The competition brought out the best in Brown who, despite some harsh first show criticism from judges Al Jaffe and Stephen A. Smith, was head and shoulders above his NBA brethren. "After the first show, I had a feel for what they wanted," says Brown who played for Toronto and Orlando in addition to Boston. "I bring a lot of knowledge to the table as a guy who played in the NBA, coached in the WNBA and worked in an NBA front office. I am a perfectionist. I didn't just want to win. I wanted to prove to myself that I could do this." Brown relates the judges' criticisms to his early days as a Celtic. " My first year in Boston, I thought my name was "Rook." (Ex-Celtic coach) Chris Ford was much tougher on me than Stephen A. Smith could ever be, but I wouldn't trade those times for anything. "I played with the Big 3 (Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale) and then was the link between them, Antoine Walker and the Rick Pitino era. When I go to Boston, they roll out the red carpet for me. I'll always be remembered as a Celtic." The finals of "Dream Job" pitted Brown against Bullard. Brown says that content made the difference. "To be the best analyst, I have to give information that fans can't get on their own, stuff that only a player, coach and executive would know. I have to tell them why something happened on the court." The "Dream Job" formula forces players to assimilate a lot of data in a short period of time. Says Brown, "They throw a bunch of stuff at us. We get the info on Sunday, then do a few hours of research before doing the show on Sunday night." As with any analyst, Brown had to resist the temptation to emulate others. He states, "I am Dee Brown, not Stephen A. Smith. I thought of using clichés or catch phrases, but that's not me. I know (ESPN analysts) Greg Anthony and Tim Legler but did not speak to them on purpose. "I talked to (Boston Globe writer) Peter May and my friend Charles Davis who has worked for Fox and TNT. May told me to be sure to have up to date facts. Charles told me to look at the camera, be animated and let the video speak for itself." While Brown seeks to make his mark as an analyst, as a player, he did just that by pumping up his Reebok sneakers during the memorable 1991 Slam Dunk competition. "I had no plans to do that," recalls the 36 year-old Brown. " Larry Bird and Kevin McHale encouraged me leading into the competition. "They were telling me what dunks to try. I told them that neither of them had dunked in ten years. After the competition, I was at the hotel with Bird and a group of fans ran past him to get to me. Bird told them, 'Shoot like me, but dunk like Dee.' Then, he made me carry his bags to his room." Brown's dunking made him a household name, but his 12-year career was based on learning. He states, "I can relate to every facet of the game. I was a starter, a Celtics captain, a sixth man and I've been injured. I was never the best player on the court. That's what made me a good coach. "Guys like Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson were so great that they are not the best teachers. (Current Timberwolves coach) McHale told me that he can't wait to get out of coaching and get back upstairs. Phil Jackson, Larry Brown, these were role players who learned a lot and can teach." Brown says he will make his ESPN debut as a studio analyst in a week. Just as he was at the Slam Dunk Competition, he is, well, pumped. "I can't wait to get started and I am looking forward to calling out Stephen A. Smith when he is wrong!" On ice For those of you quivering with hockey withdrawal, ESPN networks have complete coverage of the NCAA Men's Hockey Frozen Four from the campus of Ohio State University. Thursday's semifinals will be on ESPN2 and feature Colorado College vs. Denver at 2:00 p.m. and North Dakota vs. Minnesota at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, the Championship game is on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. Thanks to the NHL lockout, ESPN's pro hockey broadcasters par excellence Gary Thorne and Bill Clement will have the call. Even with no New England entries, the Frozen Four promises to be hockey heaven. It consistently provides great television thrills, from the 1998 overtime battle between Boston College and Michigan to Maine and UNH going to OT in 1999 to a pair of amazing finals pitting BC vs. North Dakota in 2000 and 2001 to last year's 1-0 Denver win over Maine. It's a must-see for hockey fans looking for something on which to hang their skates. Blitz Bits When CBS televises The Masters (third and fourth round coverage, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.), the best talents in golf will be holding microphones, not clubs. Jim Nantz is simply the best at setting the scene and calling the shots. Lanny Wadkins, Bobby Clampett and golf's best analyst, David Feherty, are superb, and Peter Oosterhuis, Verne Lundquist, Peter Kostis and Bill Macatee bring data with dignity. All this, plus Dick Enberg with essays and interviews. Pop a cold one and enjoy. Legendary on-camera presence Bob Costas again re-invents himself with "Costas Now" debuting May 13 at 9:00 p.m. on HBO. Costas has deftly walked that fine line between success and overexposure, but he remains utterly watchable. His new show will combine edgy reporting, slick commentary and humor with one eyebrow raised. Bring it on. Beyond the incredible local ratings on UPN38 (17.6 rating), the Red Sox-Yankees opener did a 2.7 nationally with an average household viewership of 2,396,000 homes, the highest rated and most viewed regular season Major League Baseball telecast ever on ESPN2. John Molori's Media Blitz column is published in The Providence Journal, The Boston Metro, The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, The Salem Evening News, The Newburyport Daily News, The Gloucester Times, The Lowell Sun, Patriots Football Weekly, Boston Sports Review, New England Hockey Journal, PatsFans.com, BostonPressBox.com, BostonSportsMedia.com, RedSoxNation.net and MethuenOnline.com. Email John at firstname.lastname@example.com. Site-specific editorial/photos Copyright 2001-2004 PatsFans.com. This website is an unofficial and independently operated source of news and information not affiliated with any school, team, or league. |


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quote: The seasoned coach is a huge Martinez fan: "As a footballer, it's fair to compare him with former world-class star Patrick Vieira. He's a born leader and a complete player. I can only congratulate Bayern." Del Bosque has welcomed the player's decision to leave Athletic Bilbao for Munich. "It's always proved helpful when our players have experience of major overseas clubs," the Spain boss said, "it shapes them and brings them on."
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US 8034113 B2 Abstract A novel and improved canine elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a unique bi-compartmental prosthesis having bone receiving members and transverse pegs which may be implanted with a minimally invasive surgical technique.
Claims(22) 1. A joint prosthesis comprising:
a first implant member having a first front articulating surface portion of substantially hyperbolic paraboloid configuration and a first rear concave bone fixation surface portion to be fitted to an end of a first bone;
a second implant member having a second front articulating surface portion including mutually perpendicular intersecting concave and convex surfaces defining alternate upwardly and downwardly curved projections complementary to and engageable with said first front articulating surface portion and including a second rear convex bone fixation surface portion to be fitted to an end of a second bone that articulates with the first bone; and
a retaining member configured to releasably link together the first and second implant members and prevent movement therebetween,
wherein said first and second bone fixation surface portions each include two or more porous protuberant members extending transversely to said bone fixation surface portions, and wherein the retaining member comprises at least a first and second post positioned to be at least partially inserted into the porous protuberant members on the first bone fixation surface portion and at least a third and fourth post positioned to be at least partially inserted into the porous protuberant members on the second bone fixation surface portion, the posts and protuberant members having parallel longitudinal axes to allow each post to be inserted into its respective protuberant member to link together the first and second implant members and, after implantation, allow each post to be slidably withdrawn from its respective protuberant member to allow the first and second implant members to articulate.
2. A joint prosthesis according to
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8. An endoprosthesis comprising:
a first member having a hyperbolic paraboloid-shaped front surface portion, said first member including an opposite first rear concave bone fixation surface adapted to fit securely against a bone and at least two protuberant members;
a second member including a second front saddle-shaped surface portion complementary to said first front surface portion, said second member including an opposite second rear convex bone fixation surface and at least two protuberant members; and
a retaining member configured to releasably link together the first and second members and prevent movement therebetween, wherein the retaining member comprises at least a first and second post configured to releasably engage with the protuberant members of the first member and at least a third and fourth post configured to releasably engage with the protuberant members of the second member, the posts and protuberant members having parallel longitudinal axes to allow each post to be inserted into its respective protuberant member to link together the first and second implant members and, after implantation, allow each post to be slidably withdrawn from its respective protuberant member to allow the first and second implant members to articulate.
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16. A humeral-radioulnar prosthesis comprising:
a hyperbolic paraboloid-shaped condyle member;
a complementary saddle-shaped radioulnar member;
concave bone-receiving means on a cranial surface of said condyle member and convex bone-receiving means on a caudal surface of said radioulnar member for fixation to proximal ends of a designated bone,
transverse extension members on said cranial surface of said condyle member and said caudal surface of said radioulnar member adapted to be embedded in said proximal ends; and
a retaining member configured to releasably link together the condyle and radioulnar members and prevent movement therebetween, the retaining member comprising at least a first and second post configured to engage with the condyle member and at least a third and fourth post configured to engage with the radioulnar member.
17. The prosthesis according to
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Description The article of manufacture and method relate broadly to a joint prosthesis and method of implanting same, and more particularly to a canine elbow prosthesis and novel and improved method of implanting same. The elbow joint is a hinge-type synovial joint formed where the distal end of the humerus articulates with the proximal end of the radius and ulna. Elbow dysplasia is a common debilitating condition that affects many dogs. The current surgical techniques result in an unacceptable failure rate of the implant due to the technical difficulties associated with the implantation procedure as well as excessive post-surgical physical therapy needs as a result of the invasiveness of the procedure and the abundance of soft tissue damage. There is therefore a need for a novel and improved joint arthroplasty that involves a minimally invasive surgical technique with a novel implant. The following embodiments and aspects thereof are described and illustrated in conjunction with systems, tools and methods which are meant to be exemplary and illustrative, not limiting in scope. In various embodiments, one or more of the above described problems have been reduced or eliminated, while further embodiments are directed to other improvements. The embodiments and methods set forth are exemplary and not for purposes of limitation. The present embodiments and methods are designed to provide a novel and improved elbow joint prosthesis and method of implanting same incorporating a first member having a first articulating surface portion of substantially hyperbolic paraboloid-shaped configuration as well as an opposite first bone fixation portion. A second member having a second articulating surface portion complementary to the first articulating surface portion, the second articulating surface portion having intersecting concave and convex surfaces defining alternate upwardly and downwardly curved projections as well as an opposite second bone fixation portion. The first and second members form an articulating prosthetic joint implant. The implant utilizes unique bone-stabilizing pegs as well as bone-receiving beads promoting bone ingrowth and reducing aseptic loosening. The anatomical duplication of the joint preserves flexion and extension while reducing excessive pulling of ligaments. Methods are also provided for a novel and improved joint arthroplasty. One such method offered by way of example but not limitation, for implanting an elbow endoprosthesis comprises the steps of exposing a medial humeral condyle of a subject, drilling a hole through the medial condyle, removing a condylar crown of the condyle, resurfacing articulating surfaces of the joint, implanting the prosthesis and reattaching the condylar crown to the medial humeral condyle by applying pressure therebetween. The medial approach in elbow joint arthroplasty, which is usually the area most affected by elbow dysplasia is proposed. This will result in a lower failure rate of the implant due to superior biomechanics of the implant, a lower degree of invasion of the joint capsule and ligamentous structure while reducing periarticular scarring. Resurfacing arthroplasty results in less structural damage to the joint, provides good trabecular structure to support the implant without subsidence, low infection rates and little bleeding. The current implant may be inserted without disarticulating the joint thereby enabling an earlier return to weight bearing and walking while providing for a minimally invasive technique. The implantation of a bicompartmental prosthesis with only one implantation step is novel and reduces trauma to the subject. The foregoing examples of the related art and limitations related therewith are intended to be illustrative and not exclusive. Other limitations of the related art will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the Specification and study of the Drawings. In addition to the exemplary aspects and embodiments described above, further aspects and embodiments will become apparent by reference to the Drawings and by study of the following Description. Exemplary embodiments are illustrated in referenced Figures of the drawings. It is intended by the embodiments and Figures disclosed herein are to be considered illustrative rather than limiting. In the embodiments shown in The first bone fixation portion 14 of the humeral component 13 has a concave form 21 that is opposite to the first articulating surface 17 and includes transversely extending peg members or protuberances 23. The peg members 23 may be hollow or have shallow openings 22 at one end with the open end extending up to outer peripheral edges 16 of the first bone fixation portion 14. The openings 22 are designed to receive a retaining piece 47 which will be discussed in more detail at a later point. The pegs 23 typically are evenly spaced and extend transversely to a major axis of the humeral component 13. The peg members 23 may extend the width of the component 13 and in this embodiment do not extend beyond an outer peripheral edge 16 of the humeral component 13. Alternatively, the peg members 23 could extend beyond the outer edges of the component. The first bone fixation portion 14 may also include porous members, such as, PCA beads 27 which also promote bone growth. The PCA beads are manufactured by Bio-Vac, Inc of Michigan, USA. Other possible fixation members include hydroxyl apatite (HA) coating, titanium plasma spray coating or Resorbably Blast Media Coating to name a few. Bony fixation of prosthetic implants is encouraged with surface extensions, such as, the peg members 23 and beaded porous ingrowth surfaces. A proximal portion 20 of the humeral component 13 which is the first bone fixation portion 14 contacts a distal surface 28 of the humerus 12 providing for an interference fit between the bone fixation portion and the humerus 12. See The radioulnar component 29 has opposing surfaces including a second articulating surface portion 31 and a second bone fixation portion 33. The radioulnar component 29 is half-moon shaped and is slightly tapered at a posterior end. The second articulating surface portion 31 has a saddle-shaped configuration that faces cranially. The articulating surface portion 31 contains a medial ridge member 37 having intersecting convex and concave surfaces defining alternate upwardly and downwardly curved projections. The ridge member 37 simulates a canine trochlear notch and is complementary to the groove 15 of the first articulating surface portion of the humeral component 13. The ridge 37 as shown in As shown in The second bone fixation portion 33 of the radioulnar member 29 contains at least one porous peg member 40 with a hollow opening 41 to aid in implant positioning and bone reabsorption. As with the transversely extending peg members 23 of the humeral component 13, the porous peg members 40 of the radioulnar component 29 also may be transversely extending along a major axis of the radioulnar component 29. Further, the porous peg members 40 in this embodiment as shown in In one embodiment, the groove 15 and ridge member 37 are not centered but the complementary components are longitudinally extending and intersect a major axis only at the center as discussed previously, requiring a different joint prosthesis for the right and left joints. It will be evident that in another embodiment, the prosthesis including humeral and radioulnar components, which is isometric, can be used for a right or left joint arthroplasty with the complementary components extending longitudinally along a centered vertical plane. The articulating surfaces of the humeral and radioulnar components are polished to a smooth finish promoting unencumbered articulation between the two surfaces. The bone fixation portions of the humeral and radioulnar components contain the porous peg members 23 and 40 as well as the porous beading 27, 45 on their surfaces to promote bone ingrowth. The humeral and radioulnar components 13 and 29, respectively, are releasably linked together with an aligning or retaining piece or retainer 47 as shown in As embodied and broadly described herein, the elbow arthroplasty of the present embodiment includes a humeral component 13 and a complementary radioulnar component 29 as well as the retaining piece 47. There will also be described a novel and improved method for implantation as well as embodiments of a positioning device 55 as shown in The implant 11, instruments and method are useful in the treatment of degenerative joint disease in canines as well as other species including humans and allow for a minimally invasive implantation technique. The joint capsule is not disarticulated during the process and the ligaments and muscles remain attached to the condylar crown. The bicompartmental prosthesis is implanted in one stage as opposed to separate stages which involve securing the implant in consecutive steps to the humerus, radius and ulna. In one method, a radiographic evaluation including X-rays as well as arthroscopic surgery are performed on the subject to determine the degree of disease and to measure and estimate the proper size of implant to be used in the procedure. A Mylar overlay, not shown, is also used to determine the size of the implant necessary. The ulna 51 and the radius 53 are fused to allow fixation of the radioulnar component to the radius and ulna. The subject is then stabilized with the positioning device 55 as shown in The positioning device 55 also includes a support post 67 over which one end of an adjustable arm 66 fits. The arm 66 includes a universal swivel 66′ at its center and opposite ends so as to be capable of twisting as well as moving vertically and horizontally. A free end of the arm 66 includes a clamp 83 that enables attachment of a resurfacing component such as a drill or handpiece 72. In this instance the handpiece is manufactured by Blackstone Industries, Inc. of Bethel, Conn. enabling a user to attach, for example, a burr or drill. The handpiece may take many forms and is not limited to the device shown but is designed to allow attachment of a tool for accomplishing a multitude of tasks such as, the accurate removal of bone and cartilage. The handpiece 72 has a flexible shaft 74 running to an electric motor, not shown. The handpiece 72 is clamped to the adjustable arm 66 with clamp 83 and enables the user to accurately remove cartilage and bone from a vertical or horizontal position, virtually removing operator error. The swivel arm may take many forms but is designed to enable an approach from virtually any angle while providing stabilization. The adjustable arm 66 as well may take different forms and may be positioned at various angles once again to allow for varied approaches in stabilization. The arm 66 may hold a multitude of tools including lasers, light sources and scalpels to name a few. It will be evident that the positioning device 55 is also conformable for use with the drill guide 81 as shown in Attached to the drill guide 81 is a drill guide arm 79 which lines up with one of three holes 68 located on the surface 77 of the base 59. A thumbscrew 76 attaches the vertical arm 75 to the base 59. The drill guide arm 79 possesses a drill guide hole 80 through which the 2.5 mm drill bit will fit. This aids in drilling off-center holes for optimizing the location of the center of rotation of the elbow. See As an example, the humerus 12 of a canine is placed in the humeral cradle 63 and secured, the fused radius 53 and ulna 51 of the canine is secured in the radioulnar cradle 62 and secured, exposing the canine's medial joint for osteotomy. The joint is placed on the base 59 and is stabilized. As referred to earlier, a 2.5 mm hole, �COR hole� is drilled through the epicondyle, medial to lateral, using the drill guide arm 75 and passing a 2.5 mm drill 64 through the drill guide hole 80, the epicondyle and the corresponding hole 68 in the base 59. The COR hole aids in proper positioning of the implant as well as positioning of the alignment and drill guides. Once the COR hole is drilled, the osteotomy guide 93 as shown in The next step involves attaching the alignment guide 103 as shown in A specially designed burr saw 64′ shown in Due to the insertion of the implant from the medial aspect, the humeral and radioulnar articulating surfaces may be resurfaced without having to break or otherwise open or expose the articulating surfaces of the elbow joint. The removal of articular cartilage as well as a minimal amount of subcondylar bone on both sides of the joint simultaneously without having to disarticulate the joint allows for a minimally invasive procedure. Once the alignment guide 103 has been inserted and the majority of resurfacing is complete, a drill guide plate 112 is placed on a top surface 91 of the implant alignment guide 103. It slides down over the COR post 70 at point 80″ and has four holes 129′, 130′, 131′, 132′ that line up with the holes 129, 130, 131, 132 on the alignment guide. It is then locked in place by a screw 113 passing through the drill guide 112 and into the alignment guide 103 at points 90, 90′. Using the angular support arm 66 and the handpiece 72, a specified drill size is chosen and inserted into the handpiece 72. The drill bit 64 is lined up with the opening 80 in the arm guide 75 and four holes are drilled corresponding with the holes 129′, 130′, 131′, 132′ on the drill guide plate 112. The drill guide plate 112 is then removed. The implant 11 is lined up with the implant retaining plate 47 in place, all four holes lining up with the four horizontal pegs 23, 40 located on the first bone fixation portion 14 of the humeral component 13 and the second bone fixation portion 33 of the radioulnar component 29. This allows the implant 11 to be inserted where the cancellous articulating surfaces have been removed. Using a hammer device, not shown, the implant 11 will be tapped into place within the elbow joint. With the pegs running horizontally, the implant may not rotate on a sagittal plane while inside the elbow. The horizontal pegs also prevent the implant from sliding side to side based on a press-fit of the joint. The implant is set on the distal medial humeral condyle and is impacted or pounded so that there is almost no distance between the implant and the bone. Optimally, the implant is set within 1 mm of the bone. If there is more than 1 mm. of space between the implant 11 and the bone, there is typically poor bone ingrowth. Cementless fixation is utilized in our method but is set forth as an example, not as a limitation. Once the implant is in place, the medial epicondylar crown, including the attached ligaments and muscles, is reattached, not shown, using a 3.5 mm cancellous screw and a spiked washer, both not shown. The cancellous screw is manufactured by Veterinary Orthopedic Implant or Synthes and New Generation Devices. The spiked washers are also manufactured by Veterinary Orthopedic Implants and Synthes. While a number of exemplary aspects, embodiments and methods have been discussed above, those of skill in the art will recognize certain modifications, permutations, additions and subcombinations thereof. It is therefore intended that the following appended claims and claims hereafter introduced are interpreted to include all such modifications, permutations, additions and subcombinations as are within their true spirit and scope. Patent Citations
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Time running out to change TV reach rule
PUBLISHED: 23 Apr 2013 00:05:00 | UPDATED: 23 Apr 2013 05:15:27PUBLISHED: 23 Apr 2013 PRINT EDITION: 23 Apr 2013The reach rule is the only remaining piece of media legislation proposed by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy in March. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Gemma Daley
The federal government is running out of time to abolish the television reach rule, which would stymie a proposed merger between Nine Entertainment Co and Southern Cross Media.
The joint parliamentary committee looking into the rule, which limits networks to broadcasting to 75 per cent of the audience and prevents mergers between regional and city television networks, has until June 17 to report.
The committee chairman, NSW senator Doug Cameron, said there was no fixed timeline on the report and it was still being considered.
"My view is that we have heard sufficient evidence to draft a report, which the committee will receive, and I can't comment further than that," Senator Cameron told The Australian Financial Review.
There are two weeks of Parliament between the reporting date and the September 14 election, meaning Labor would have to interrupt what is usually a long debate around the budget on May 14 to get the laws into Parliament.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was not available for comment.
"It would be surprising if the government wasted precious time creating new legislation to remove the reach rule, then debating it and arguing to get it through Parliament," a Ten Network spokesman said.
"It has become increasingly clear in recent weeks that the government has zero appetite to pursue any further controversial media reforms in this term."
The reach rule is the only remaining piece of media legislation proposed by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Senator Conroy in March.
The committee held a public hearing in Canberra on March 18, which included evidence from media mogul Kerry Stokes, News Ltd chief executive Kim Williams and Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood.
Fairfax Media publishes The Australian Financial Review.
Mr Stokes has accused the federal government of planning more oversight of the press than the Chinese and Mr Hywood said a Public Interest Media Advocate would "have seriously dangerous consequences for good government".
Labor was unable to get crossbench support for four contentious bills that would have set up a government-appointed auditor of the media industry or introduced a public interest test for media proprietors.
Labor put up the long-awaited media package after a drawn-out campaign about ownership and control.
Crossbenchers, who are mostly from regional areas, wanted better conditions to protect local and national content. Most of their electorates use regional networks with locally run newsrooms. The Greens focused on increased content, particularly news and current affairs, as a condition of their support for the package.
The most contentious bills were canned in the same week as a leadership crisis engulfed Labor. Ms Gillard called a vote and former leader Kevin Rudd did not contest because he did not have enough support.
Two bills that were part of the package have already passed the Parliament: halving licence fees for commercial networks, increasing Australian content on digital channels, and reworking the ABC and SBS charters.
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Renault kicked off their 2007 roadshow programme in style on Sunday, as race driver Heikki Kovalainen took to the streets of downtown Warsaw in a R26. Kovalainens demonstration run, the first of its kind to be held in Poland, attracted a crowd of 80,000.
I am really pleased to have been able to come to Warsaw for this roadshow, enthused the young Finn. At Renault, we are always trying to get people to see Formula One in a new way and to get them behind the scenes, and the roadshow is a brilliant way of doing it! I really enjoyed myself today, and people were very friendly, and I hope they had as much fun watching the show as I did behind the wheel!
Kovalainen wowed the assembled fans with a variety of tricks including doughnuts as he ran along the 2.6 kilometre temporary circuit, which was located behind the Polish citys university library. The track also crossed the Swietokryski Bridge over the famous Vistula River, where the R26 was able to reach speeds of over 240 km/h.
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Business leaders call for 'bold moves' to kick-start growth in 2013 as economists say UK 'faces a 50-50 risk of suffering triple-dip recession'
The government must take 'bold moves' to unleash growth in 2013 or risk decades of decline, according to business leaders.
The British Chambers of Commerce is urging ministers to deliver five changes to 'improve the business environment and deliver the confidence boost needed to kick-start growth'.
The rallying cry comes amid warnings that there is a 50-50 chance that Britain will slide into a triple-dip recession this year.
Crisis: The UK could suffer a triple-dip recession with the crisis in the eurozone proving a major challenge for the economy
Output 'probably' fell in the final three months of 2012 and could do so again in the first three months of 2013, said the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
Another two quarters of decline in a row would mean the third recession in five years and set the scene for another bleak year.
The think-tank singled out the crisis in the eurozone as 'a major challenge for the UK economy', given it is Britain's biggest trading partner.
A weak recovery in Britain would blow a gaping hole in its creaking finances and cost the country its coveted AAA credit rating.
Cutting defecit?: George Osborne will struggle to cut Government borrowing and get national debt under control
John Longworth, director general of
the BCC, argues the government risks doing 'too little too late' to get
the UK economy moving.
'Urgency, scale, and delivery are the three things that the government must think about,' he tells ministers in a New Year message.
'Business wants to see bold, once-in-a-century measures to drive recovery and enable British firms to go head-to-head with competitors across the world.
'We need a clear, agreed and long-term push to improve Britain's
business environment before we reach a point of no return – leading to
decades of stagnation and further decline.'
The report calls for more to be done to get finance to small companies, radical measures to improve infrastructure, action to tackle youth unemployment such as investment in education, science and engineering, a renewed assault on red tape and support for companies trading overseas.
'The government must support those businesses that are looking to
venture into new markets by improving access to finance and reducing red
tape, and focus on the businessmen and women of the future, through a
training system that increases the employability of the young,' Longworth says.
City economists are predicting growth of only 1.1 per cent in 2013 and 1.7 per cent in 2014, followed by 2 per cent in 2015 and 2.1 per cent in 2016.
That is far weaker than expected by the Treasury and will leave George Osborne struggling to cut government borrowing and get the ballooning national debt under control.
The Office for Budget Responsibility, the government's official forecaster, last month predicted growth of 1.2 per cent in 2013 and 2 per cent in 2014, followed by 2.3 per cent in 2015 and 2.7 per cent in 2016.
Erik Britton, of financial research group Fathom Consulting, said the forecasts were too optimistic.
'The outlook for growth is very weak. Bumping along the bottom is the order of the day, and double, triple, quadruple, and n-tuple dips are the likely corollary,' he added.
Such an outcome would wreak havoc with the Chancellor's plans to cut borrowing, having inherited a record deficit of £159billion from Labour.
Borrowing fell to £142billion in the Coalition's first year in power and again to £121billion last year but the decline has not been as fast as Mr Osborne predicted.
He now hopes to cut the annual deficit to £31billion by 2017-18 – but this will require yet more austerity and could prove optimistic if the recovery does not live up to the Treasury's expectations.
The CEBR warns that the deficit will be around £75billion in 2017-18 and the Chancellor will borrow almost £100billion more than expected between now and then – pushing the national debt to ever more dangerous levels.
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text: Konami's GC 2008 Presser - Here's What Happened Mike FaheyProfileFollowUnfollow Mike FaheyFiled to: Games Convention 2008 Konami Original Press Conference Gallery News 8/20/08 7:40pm 8/20/08 7:40pm EditDelete InviteInvite manuallyPromoteXDismissXUndismissBlock for KotakuHideShare to KinjaShare to FacebookShare to PinterestShare to TwitterGo to permalinkThere are major differences between a press conference at Games Convention and one at say, E3. I learned this earlier this morning when I attended my first Leipzig press conference for Konami. At E3, you line up for a press conference. At GC, you mob the doors. At E3, they stop letting people in once the big guy way in the back is pressed against the wall so hard he's breathing air from the other side. At GC they seriously consider stacking people. It was because of these differences that I found myself at the back of a very crowded room, raising my camera over my head and using copious amouts of zoom to capture the goings on at the Konami press conference. Did it all pay off in the end, or did I sweat all over German people for no good reason? You decide!The show opened with a quick trailer for Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry, a new DS game due out in 2009 throughout Europe that drops you in the middle of a magic school, tasking you to master spells, solve puzzles, all the while allowing you to perform more mundane tasks like making friends, joining clubs, and going on dates. It sounds a bit like Animal Crossing meets Harry Potter, though most of this information came from the press release rather than the trailer, which was merely shown and not really explained. What followed afterwards was a series of creators coming up to the stage to show off their games. Koji Igarashi came out to show off Castlevania Judgment and the new DS version, repeating the same sort of comments he made last month at E3 - the whole using the Wii remote as a whip origin of the Judgment which I already touched on last month. I would later run into Igarashi in the restroom, hat, whip, and all, leading me to fear that I might step outside and realize Germany was a dream and I was really at a U.S. sci-fi fantasy convention instead. Happily not the case. Next up was Tomm Hulett, associate producer on Silent Hill: Homecoming, who revealed that the game was coming to PC, which of course we already told you back in July. Niais Taylor, the associate producer on Rock Revolution, has some amazingly kickass hair, and his drumming skills aren't bad either. He showed off said skills while performing a drum line from the upcoming bad-rhythm game, and while her certainly was good at what he was doing, it didn't make me the least bit excited about the title. There was a live demonstration of PES 2009, always a treat for the European fans. This year's version features some rather nice animations and looks a lot nicer than what I saw of the last version, but my ignorance of European football is great than my ignorance of American football, so chances of me making some kind of informed statement about the gameplay and realism are extremely slim. The show came to a close with Dave Cox, head of European product planning, taking the stage to show off two new titles: first, Gti Club, a PlayStation network remake of the 1996 arcade racing title with lightly updated graphics, as well as their big action adventure title, Lords of Shadow. While a few new titles were announced, the Konami press conference was mainly made up of going over information we already know for the sake of the European market. The new stuff was too early to form an opinion on, especially Lords of Shadow, and the older stuff was just that. At least they didn't spend 20 minutes telling us how good Metal Gear Solid 4 was. 30Reply 30Discuss


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Reconciliation board founder steps down
PUBLISHED: 21 Feb 2011 19:12:04 | UPDATED: 22 Feb 2011 05:03:16PRINT EDITION: 21 Feb 2011
'Outstanding contribution': Mark Leibler. Photo: Joe Armao
Reconciliation Australia co-chair and board director Mark Leibler is to step down from the board after more than a decade.
Fellow co-chair Professor Mick Dodson recognised Mr Leibler's efforts in the reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians.
"Mark has made an outstanding contribution to Reconciliation Australia, and indeed reconciliation in this country, as a founding board member of Reconciliation Australia since 2000 and then Co-Chair from 2005," Prof Dodson said in Canberra on Monday.
Mr Leibler, a founding board director of Reconciliation Australia, would remain in the reconciliation movement after his recent appointment as co-chair of the Expert Panel on Constitution Recognition of Indigenous Australians.
Melinda Cilento would replaced Mr Leibler as the non-Indigenous co-chair of Reconciliation Australia.
Ms Cilento has been appointed recently to the board and is a non-executive director with energy explorer Woodside Petroleum.
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Vonage (2011)
Uses a traditional phone to make Internet-based calls. Very good sound quality. Voicemail, call-waiting, three-way calling, and other desirable features included. Best service plans for international calling.
- Cons Some routers are preferred over others. Pricier than other VoIP services.
Bottom Line
Vonage can lower your monthly home phone bill pretty significantly, but it can't match the deep savings you'll get from netTALK DUOunless you make a lot of international calls. Vonage's international plans are superb.
In comparing the prices of the major VoIP-with-handset products, you have to consider both the start-up cost and the long term cost:
magicJack: $49.95 ($39.95 plus $10 shipping and handling) startup cost (includes one year of service), plus the cost of a phone handset;
$19.95 per year thereafter;
estimated total after five years $130.
netTALK DUO: $69.95 startup cost (includes one year of service), plus the cost of a phone handset;
$29.95 per year thereafter;
estimated total after five years $190.
Vonage: $79.99 startup cost (with promotions, this may be waived), plus the cost of a phone handset;
approximately $145 per year (based on $11.99 per month plan);
estimated total after five years $799.
Ooma Telo: $250 startup cost, plus $49.99 for each Ooma handset (or use your own);
approximately $42 per year thereafter (based on an average $3.50 per month cost for taxes and fees);
estimated total after five years $455.
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Side-by-side, it's easy to see that magicJack offers the lowest prices, with netTALK DUO a close runner-up. Vonage fared equally well in testing, but the cost is clearly higherfor domestic service, that is. If you need a VoIP plan for international dialing, Vonage has superb packages from $25.99 per month. The other services charge per minute for international calls. Ooma's monthly charges are only about $3.50 (for taxes and fees), but the high start-up cost doesn't pay for itself for many many years.


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Parade & Entertainment Brings Communities Together In Wilton Manors
The Stonewall Pride Wilton Manors brought together the LGBT community Saturday to celebrate diversity.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz was the youngest woman ever elected to the Florida State legislature and the first Jewish congresswoman elected from Florida.
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A group of activists are planning to protest outside the South Florida office of Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to ask for more support on immigration issues.
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Amid calls for resignation, the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary did just that.
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Are you ready for hurricane season? It's right around the corner and South Florida officials are urging residents to prepare.
Military Vets Wage New War Against Child Porn Thanks to Federal Program
South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz got choked up as she joined officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the National Association to Protect Children.
Wasserman Schultz Calls On Congress To Act On Immigration Reform
U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Joe Garcia stood side by side with advocates at a Hispanic Unity of Florida news conference in Hollywood on Monday and called on Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration bill.
92-Year Old WWII Veteran Gets Long Awaited Medals
A 92- year old World War II veteran received his long awaited medals on Wednesday for his service in the armed forces.
Wasserman Schultz To Send Burritos Over NCAA Wager
U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she'll pay up over the University of Florida Gator's 63-53 loss to UConn Huskies in the NCAA Final Four.
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Two U.S. Representatives made a friendly wager on Saturday's basketball game between the University of Florida Gators and the UConn Huskies.


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quote:1000 foot wide asteroid will brush past the Earth at a distance of 30,000km Scientists claim little chance of it hitting us - but scientists warn of 'tiny but real' likelihood it may in 2036.
quote:Bruce Willis will still be around. Nothing to worry about
quote:1000 ft wide is doomsday?
quote:Updated computational techniques and newly available data indicate the probability of an Earth encounter on April 13, 2036, for Apophis has dropped from one-in-45,000 to about four-in-a million
quote:Experts say the impact if Apophis struck the Earth would generate a blast equivalent to more than 500 megatons of TNT
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WILMINGTON -- Vampires invaded downtown Wilmington today to continue shooting the movie "The Bleeding."
Cast and crew turned the Rox club in to a vampire's lair.
The horror action film is about an ex-army ranger who searches for his parent's killer, discovers a family of vampires and comes face-to-face with the creature that changed his life forever.
Michael Matthias plays Shawn Black. He said, "Everybody is talking about the action, there's a lot of action, and a lot of horror, blood and gore but the story line and the characters, they got great characters."
"The Bleeding" is set to be released next year.
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Scotties Rise In Conference; Host Malta Thursday
October 16, 2013 | Volume 100 / Number 41
The Glasgow Scottie volleyball girls came away with two more wins in the past week to boost their conference standings to 6-1.
The Poplar Indians traveled to Glasgow last Thursday but came up short against a strong Scottie team, losing in three straight sets, 25-13, 25-13, 25-9.
Coach Lori Dailey praised her team's strong passing and relentless attack.
"We were," she said, "well-rounded and able to show the strengths of every player."
On Saturday, the Scottie's hit the road for a match with Harlem, which they again swept in three straight sets, 25-8, 25-16, 25-12.
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George Thorogood & The Destroyers
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Tuesday, March 3
The Big Broadcast!
10th Anniversary
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Friday, March 13
Tickets: Adults: $15
Students and Children: $10
Through The
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"Last Comic Standing" Comedian
Ralphie May
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by Ira Levin
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Previews: Wednesday, July 1
Closes: Saturday, July 25
Tickets: Preview: $42
Tickets: $62
Bells Are Ringing
book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
music by Jule Styne
entire original production directed by Jerome Robbins
dance and musical numbers of original production staged by Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse
produced on the Broadway Stage by The Theatre Guild
directed by Ethan Heard
featuring Kate Baldwin and Graham Rowat
at Colonial Theatre
Previews: Thursday, July 9
Closes: Sunday, July 26
Tickets: Preview: $50
Tickets: A: $65 B: $50 C: $25
Frankie and Johnny In the Clair de Lune
by Terrence McNally
directed by Karen Allen
at Fitzpatrick Main Stage
Previews: Wednesday, July 29
Closes: Saturday, August 22
Tickets: Preview: $42
Tickets: $62
Berkshire Theatre Group Production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's
Mary Poppins
a musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film
original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
book by Julian Fellowes
new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
co-created by Cameron Mackintosh
directed by Travis G. Daly
music direction by Mark Gionfriddo
choreography by Kathy Jo Grover
additional choreography by Ilana Ransom Toeplitz
Preview: Thursday, August 13
Closes: Sunday, August 23
Tickets: Adult A: $30, Child A: $20, Adult B: $25, Child B: $15
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Phuket: Russian drug suspect caught
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A fugitive Russian drug suspect has been arrested in Phuket after he used a stolen passport to enter Thailand, an officer at Phuket Immigration Office said.
Anatoly Gural, 30, was taken from his rented house in Soi Khok Yang in tambon Rawai of Muang district for questioning on Monday night after he failed to show his passport to immigration police.
Mr Gural is wanted by Russian authorities on drug-related charges. The Russian embassy asked the Phuket Immigration Office to help track down the suspect, Pol Capt Aungkarn said.
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Find prepared polenta in the produce section of the supermarket.
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1. Cook polenta rounds in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove from heat, and keep warm.
2. Wipe pan with paper towel, spray with cooking spray, and cook peas and next 4 ingredients over medium heat 3 minutes or until water evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in tomatoes and 3 Tbsp. cilantro. Spoon warm black-eyed pea mixture over polenta rounds, and top evenly with sour cream. Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tbsp. cilantro.
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