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Stephane Mbia says he has agreed terms with Marseille after rejecting an offer from Stoke City.
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Last Updated: 11/07/09 10:41am
Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia says he has agreed terms with Marseille after rejecting an offer from Stoke City.
Mbia has been looking to conclude a move to Marseille since the end of last season, but Stoke emerged as suitors earlier this week.
He was reported to have travelled to England to be shown around the Britannia Stadium and discuss a possible deal with the Premier League club.
Potters chairman Peter Coates confirmed that a decision was left in the hands of the Cameroon international, who has been a target for Everton in the past.
"The ball is very much in the court of the player and his club," Coates told The Sentinel.
"We have nothing like agreed any terms, that is way too premature. At the moment we are a million miles from doing a deal."
However, following a meeting with Marseille officials on Friday, Mbia has revealed a deal is now agreed with the French giants.
Mbia told L'Equipe: "I want to win titles, that is why I have chosen l'OM.
"I have not signed anything yet, but it is done.
"I am very happy. Didier Deschamps has definitely persuaded me."


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] From Brazil to Iran through the region of Wallonia and Africa, Thierry Michel has always rolled a human scale a type of film that manages to convey with intelligence lies that lies in all truth. Theirs is a committed cinema that has traveled the last forty years of our recent history. From this, the documentary covers the trajectory of Thierry Michel: four decades of memories and struggles. You can watch L'homme de sable. Le cinéma de Thierry Michel online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in Dutch at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2013.
Rating: 5 by 220 users./
Runtime: 70 minutes
70-minute film (full movie) directed by José Luis Peñafuerte.
The original audio of L'homme de sable. Le cinéma de Thierry Michel has dialogues in or Dutch, it was produced in Belgium.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2013.
Screenplay written by José Luis Peñafuerte and Luc Jabon.
Remon Fromont and Géraud Vandendriessche.
This film was produced and / or financed by La Cinémathèque de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Les Films de la Passerelle, RTBF Secteur Documentaire, WIP.
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Without commercial breaks, the full movie L'homme de sable. Le cinéma de Thierry Michel has a duration of 70 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in English or Dutch in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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Stephen Colbert Pays Tribute to His Late Mother
The Colbert Report returned Wednesday night after abruptly halting production for a few days due to the passing of Stephen Colbert's mother, Lorna Colbert. The host opened his first show back without his usual bravado, taking a rare moment out of character to share a little bit about his mother's life with the audience.
"If you watch this show, and you like this show, that's because of everybody who works here and I'm lucky to be one of them. But when you watch this show, if you also like me, that's because of my mom," Colbert said tearfully.
While old photographs of her were shown on the screen, Colbert talked about his mother's childhood, how she met her husband and what she was like as the mother of 11 children. Despite facing tragedy (her husband and two of her sons died in a plane crash in 1974), "her love for her family and her faith in God somehow gave her the strength not only to go on but to love life without bitterness," Colbert said.
Colbert had previously taken time off the show in February 2012 when his mother had fallen ill. At the end of his moving tribute, he said, "Now we can back to the truly important work of television broadcasting, which is what she would want me to do."
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You know her as the beautiful singer of '2 On,' and if you DON'T know that yet, get with the program people.
Her song has been on AMP for a minute now, and she's got some big fans around here.
Especially Booker, who was literally talking about Tinashe to the boss' around here the same day that she dropped by for a surprise interview.
So we threw her on-air with Booker, and they got right into it, starting with how all of this came about.
"I built a studio in my bedroom and basically taught myself how to record and mix. You know what, You Tube. You can learn a lot! I got signed to RCA records, and then I started working on my debut album. I worked with a ton of amazing producers and artists. Then I put out '2 On' and now I'm releasing my debut album. And that's the long of the short of it!"
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PC company Acer India today announced the appointment of Chandana Guptta as new Associate Director for its consumer sales division. She, along with her team, is entrusted with responsibility to strengthen and grow the consumer business in India.
Before joining the company, Chandana, with more than 23 years of experience in the IT industry, was working with Lenovo India as Head – Consumer Distribution Sales, where she was heading T1 and T2 distribution channel for Lenovo PC products in India.
"It gives me immense pleasure to welcome her to the team as our Associate Director for Sales. I am sure she is going to take Acer to new heights and prove to be a very dynamic leader in the organization," said Chandrahas Panigrahi, CMO and Consumer Business Head, Acer India.
Chandana Gupta, excited to be part of the team said "I am delighted to join Acer and start an exciting chapter in my career, it is only been few days and I could already see the vision, energy and determination of the team. I am looking forward to the challenge ahead and lead the team to drive the consumer business to even greater success"
R. Jeganath, Chief Sales Officer, Acer India, also commented on the appointment said, "I believe Chandana has brought along a great deal of experience and learning, which is going to benefit the organization in the long run. I welcome Chandana to the Acer family and hope that her tenure with us is going to be a long and successful one".


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Benzino and Stevie J recently hit a snag into their best friend bromance that has been displayed on the reality show, "Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta." Rumors began to go around about certain tweets that were sent from Benzino to Joseline and since then Benzino and "the Sleaze" have went their separate ways. Well, apparently the two have reunited and all seems good. Benzino posted a few pics of himself and Stevie with a few hashtags, #lahhatl #cantstopthehustle #brothers4life, indicating that the two are back to being besties again.
Aww, isn't that sweet? Maybe the two decided to squash everything in recent news of Stevie J's nuptials to the Puerto Rican Princess, Joseline Hernandez. Rumors has it that the two have gotten married in Puerto Rico and the whole thing was taped for an up and coming show for Love and Hip Hop Atlanta. Here is a pic of Joseline sporting a nice size ring next to her Stebbie. Congrats?!
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Today in Tokyo, an enhanced Nissan GT-R has been revealed, with an boost in potency as well as in pricing, and improved handling. It is one of the first main series of alterations for Nissan's GT-R, which ultimately becomes available for sale in the United Kingdom in 2009 with the latest enhancements.
Powertrain potency has gone up by 5 hp to 478 hp courtesy of enhanced onboard computer management and better manufacturing tolerances attained on the GT-R's engine line which is mainly hand-assembled.Now, the fuel efficiency is a bit improved from 23.2 mpg to 23.4 mpg and the vehicle has also a larger 74-liter gasoline tank.
Other additions by Nissan include new dampers and modified front spring rates to improve handling and enhance the ride experience.
The appearance of the GT-R are chiefly unaltered, however, currently Nissan is doing a special shade of silver for the alloy wheels and a fresh pearl white enters the color choice chart.
Superior grip Dunlop SP Sport 600 run-flat rubber, up till now only available on the base GT-R can presently be prearranged on the GT-R Black Edition, the next one up.
Smaller enhancements consist of a better fit between the front wing and bumper and a number plate mounting that has become slimmer.
Possibly being aware that the GT-R's been impressive value for relatively too long, in Japan at least, Nissan has now increased price tags in excess of 10 per cent to heighten their margins of profit.
At the present rates of exchange, the basic GT-R in Japan has now moved up to EUR72,817 ($93,725) from the previous EUR65,706 ($84,570).
For the GT-R Black Edition the price tag is currently EUR74,590 ($96,000) and the top of the range Premium Edition is given at EUR78,150 ($100,000) sticker price.
Following the list is the more excessive GT-R Spec V, scheduled to be inaugurated next month in Tokyo. It employs the upgraded 478 hp V6 twin turbo, and not the 542 hp unit which was initially thought.


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Crochelle by Maria Triantafillou
I first met Maria last summer when she contacted La Grèce J'aime to take part in our outfit posts' photo shoots. When I visited her atelier downtown Athens I was not only impressed by the quality of her work but her smiling attitude to life as well. A charming lady who breathes life and happiness into her vibrant designs which in return exuberate a sense of romance from the past.
How did you decide to start designing clothes with knitted lace details and what does Crochelle mean?
I studied Fashion Design and when I started off as a designer I initially worked with fabrics. However, I was always fascinated by knitted lace. I noticed that whenever I travelled somewhere new, I always brought back a knitted dress or handmade bustier but had never imagined I would build my career around it. It's not a decision I made. I have a feeling knitted lace designs chose me and not the other way round. When this happened, I worked with handmade knitted lace and then combined it with fabrics. Crochelle as my brand name came naturally about 3 years later with crochet defining my technique and French word elle defining the feminine character of my designs.
What makes your work different and what is your FW15/16 collection's character?
It goes without saying that what makes my work different is handmade knitted lace in bright colour combinations. My FW15/16 collection is quieter as far as colours are concerned, a little more greyish with colour highlights. A clear expression of how our everyday life is changing but with strokes of colour expressing optimism-necessary to make us feel happy even in the gloomiest times!
How would you define style?
Style is about not being trapped in any style. It's about not needing to belong somewhere because you only belong to yourself. I think that when your appearance expresses who you are and how you feel without a need for posing the result of it is absolutely charming!
Who is the woman wearing Crochelle?
Crochelle is worn by women who have made friends with their feminine side. They love handmade quality clothing and are not afraid to express their sensuality.
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What inspires your work?
Everything around me! Nature is a constant inspiration source. The way a room is decorated, a special woman, an old crochet made by my grandma, the colours of a photo. Everything as viewed through my personal perspective and of course feelings.
You said that your latest collection is more greyish but with strokes of colour expressing happiness. Where does your optimism come from and what are your plans for the future?
My optimism comes from the realisation that Faith can move mountains! Belief and confidence in what you do can achieve even the most difficult goals! As far as the future is concerned, truth is I'm looking forward to seeing how I will even surprise myself!
Do you think crisis is an opportunity?
Crisis first makes you weak but then brings you into action! It's definitely a chance to face our limits and try different ways. The only choice you have is to evolve, differentiate your work and look for new markets in other countries. If this is combined with insistence and wisdom in mind then opportunity is right there!
And now a question we ask all our guests! What is La Grèce J'aime for you?
Small neighbourhoods, cobbled streets, lively friends, laughter, blue, blue and some more blue. Green and stone. An orgasm of creativity and new ideas. A place where the old meets the new. A place where conservatism and stiffness meet what is bold and avant-garde. A place where what is ours meets what fascinates us from other lands. A constant encounter of everything we love and hate.
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Dodgers-Rockies Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers may be without Yasiel Puig, but giving the ball to Ricky Nolasco may soften the blow of his potential absence.
While Puig's status is unclear, Nolasco looks to continue the best stretch of his career Tuesday night, when he faces the Colorado Rockies in an attempt to avenge his only loss as a Dodger.
Los Angeles (82-55) continues to cruise to an NL West title, and the club's latest winning streak reached five games with Monday's 10-8 victory in the opener of this three-game set at Colorado.
Extending that streak could be tougher without Puig, who is day-to-day after exiting in the sixth inning with a strained right knee.
"Going to get treatment see how it feels," Puig said through a translator, mentioning that the knee had been giving him trouble recently.
Puig has been a sensation for the Dodgers, hitting .351 with 14 homers, 32 RBIs and 55 runs to make him a serious contender for NL rookie of the year. He got a hit, scored a run and was hit by a pitch from Chad Bettis in the series opener.
If he's unable to play, the Dodgers will likely continue to lean on Carl Crawford and Andre Ethier.
Crawford is 7 for 13 with three doubles in his last three games, and Ethier is batting .435 with two homers and four doubles to go with a .552 on-base percentage in his last seven.
Nolasco (11-9, 3.26 ERA), meanwhile, looks to continue the most dominant stretch of his eight years in the majors.
The right-hander has tossed 16 consecutive scoreless innings over his last two starts, winning both while yielding five hits with 17 strikeouts and one walk. He fanned 11 Chicago Cubs in eight innings during Wednesday's 4-0 victory.
Nolasco has been brilliant since being acquired in a trade from Miami, going 6-1 with a 2.20 ERA.
"It definitely is a different feeling when you're going out there pitching for this team right now with this lineup going and how dangerous we are," Nolasco said. "I'm making better pitches. Mentally, I'm more focused."
He's won five straight decisions over his last eight games, dating to a 3-1 loss to the Rockies (65-74) on July 14.
Jhoulys Chacin (13-7, 3.08) got that win opposite Nolasco, and he's scheduled to start Tuesday. The right-hander, who has already set a career high in wins, yielded one run with six strikeouts in six innings July 14.
He is 2-0 in three starts against Los Angeles this year, but owns a 5.09 ERA while allowing the Dodgers to hit .320.
Chacin enters this matchup with a 6-1 record and 2.24 ERA over his last eight home starts. He was superb there Wednesday, overcoming an illness to allow an unearned run and one hit while matching his season high by fanning nine in seven innings of a 5-4 win over San Francisco.
"Everything was working for me," Chacin said. "My ball was sinking, my curveball was good and I got ground balls with my sinker."
Wilin Rosario and Michael Cuddyer are hot at the plate. Rosario is 12 for 21 (.571) with four RBIs over the past five games after hitting a solo homer and an RBI single Monday.
Cuddyer has six hits with two doubles, one homer and four RBIs over the past two games. That may only continue since he's 6 for 10 with two doubles and two homers off Nolasco.
The Dodgers may have Michael Young in the lineup for the first time after acquiring him from Philadelphia for a minor-leaguer and cash Saturday. Young struck out as a pinch-hitter in his team debut Monday.


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Terras Eyeing Return to Form
7:24am 4th February 2014
Weymouth have an early opportunity to bounce back from the embarrassment of Saturday's 5-nil home defeat tonight, but it won't be easy (Tuesday 4th February).
4th placed Bideford Town visit the Bob Lucas, fresh from a 4-nil win themselves this weekend.
Writing on the club website, Terras boss Jason Matthews was sharply critical of his players against Stourbridge and is demanding an improved performance.
Meanwhile Dorchester Town reserves entertain Moneyfields at the Avenue Stadium tonight in the Wyvern Premier League.
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First birth following spindle transfer for mitochondrial replacement therapy: hope and trepidation
Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Volume 34, Issue 4, April 2017, Pages 333 - 336
In this issue, Zhang et al. (2017) report the birth of a healthy boy after mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) by spindle transfer to prevent transmission of mitochondrial disease from mother to child. The case was first publicized in the lay press (Hamzelou, 2016; see also editorial by Johnson, 2016) and then presented during the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Assisted Reproduction (ASRM) in October 2016 (Zhang et al., 2016a). It followed an earlier report of an unsuccessful attempt at MRT by pronuclear transfer by the same group (Zhang et al., 2016b). This world-first birth represents an achievement and a steppingstone, and it has played a role in encouraging the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) in the UK to issue a final recommendation that the technique 'be approved for cautious use in specific circumstances'. (http://www.hfea.gov.uk/10559.html)
We, the editors, were unanimous in deciding that this paper should be published in RBMO, based on our conviction that the scientific community must be informed of the details of the work in full in order to evaluate it critically and discuss it openly. We decided this despite the fact that the work has weaknesses and limitations in a number of areas. Moreover, although we were able to encourage the authors to include more details of their work in the submission, some uncertainties concerning methodologies and results still remain. Here we outline our concerns regarding the approach and the treatment process described by Zhang and colleagues.
IRB approval, informed consent, and follow-up plans
The patient's treatment was carried out at two locations. While the ovarian stimulation cycles and oocyte manipulations were carried out at a private fertility clinic in New York, the vitrified embryo was then shipped to Mexico to be warmed and transferred to the patient at an affiliate clinic in Guadalajara. The authors received approval from the Internal Review Board (IRB) of the Mexican clinic for transfer of a 'euploid embryo resulting from cell reconstruction'. The Board also approved a general protocol that included spindle transfer, oocyte reconstitution, intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and preimpantation genetic screening (PGS). However, no IRB approval for these procedures was applied for in the clinic in New York, contrary to the recommendations of the American Medical Association regarding international research (AMA, 2010). Moreover, the accompanying consent form discussed MRT only in a superficial manner, stating that transfer of the meiotic spindle is intended for correction of cytoplasmic disorders, one objective of which 'can be extended to cancel or reduce the risk of mitochondrial disease'. The consent form appropriately stated that 'cell stage reconstruction' through cytoplasmic replacement is considered an 'experimental procedure' but while alternative options to this treatment were listed, risks specific to mitochondrial replacement were not included. The authors explain that the patient received extensive counselling over the course of several years, but the final consent form does not record this.
Although the egg donor reportedly signed a standard egg donor consent form, a copy of this form received by RBMO shows that the use of the donated eggs specifically for spindle transfer (for MRT) is not mentioned.
The authors detail their comprehensive plans for follow up of the child, including physical examination every 3 months during the first year and every 6 months during the second year, then annually until age 18, followed by fertility and other assessments after age 18. They state that the patient has agreed to these plans. Indeed, the patient did provide informed consent to testing of neonatal tissues, as well as to follow up 'physical examinations' of the child, but the nature of these examinations or their frequency was not included in the consent form or in the IRB protocol. On the other hand, we understand that signing a consent form does not bind a patient to agree subsequently to often-intrusive medical follow-up studies (Johnson, 2016). Indeed, informed consent provides for the right of any subject to 'discontinue participation [in a study] at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which the subject is otherwise entitled' (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010) unless early withdrawal threatens adverse effects, in which case these should be described in the consent form. However, we noted that potential adverse effects of MRT were not described in the consent form signed by the patient. Moreover, examination of the patient's child after age 18 would require the child's explicit consent, which may or may not be provided.
Thus, although the requirements for IRB review and approval of this experimental procedure, as well as informed consent, were generally met, the shortcomings of the process may be considered significant and should be fully addressed in future cases.
Patient screening and selection
The 36-year-old patient is a carrier of mitochondrial DNA mutation 8993 T>G, which causes Leigh syndrome. She was appropriately tested and was found to be heteroplasmic with 23%, 24% and 33% pathogenic mtDNA in her hair follicles, blood and urine, respectively. The family pedigree was also examined; the patient has two deceased affected siblings, and one sibling with 4 affected children. Although she is asymptomatic, she has suffered the devastating death of two of her children at ages 8 months and 6 years from Leigh syndrome. She has also experienced a number of miscarriages, though these were not diagnosed as being due to Leigh syndrome. Thus the authors met the requirement for careful patient screening and selection prior to initiating treatment, though no testing was done in the extended family.
Preclinical work and treatment details
The authors report that the patient underwent two minimal ovarian stimulation cycles. Mature oocytes from the first cycle were vitrified until the second cycle was attempted, at which time they were warmed and, along with the fresh oocytes, were available for use in MRT. Donor oocytes were also vitrified and warmed. The impact of vitrification and warming of patient and donor oocytes on the outcome of spindle transfer has not been fully investigated. In the study of Kang et al. (2016), 4 of 6 reconstructed oocytes using vitrified cytoplasm (donor oocytes) with fresh spindles (patient oocytes) fertilized normally and 1 of 4 formed a normal blastocyst. By comparison, 2 of 6 reconstructed oocytes using vitrified spindles (patient oocytes) with fresh cytoplasm (donor oocytes) fertilized normally and one of 2 formed a normal blastocyst. The small sample sizes do not permit a clear interpretation, although the results perhaps suggest that vitrification and warming have minimal effect on the procedure. In the case reported by Zhang et al. (2017), no embryos resulted from vitrified patient oocytes and the transferred embryo was from fresh spindle transfer into vitrified-warmed cytoplast.
Of the 29 oocytes retrieved from the patient during two cycles, only 9 were found to be mature and even fewer showed birefringent spindles when examined by polarized light microscopy. A total of 15 oocytes were described as 'degenerate'. The reason for such a high incidence of degeneration is unknown. Zhang et al. (2017) do not discuss oocyte quality in any depth, but a recent study by Kang et al. (2016) noted lower peak oestradiol concentration and fewer oocytes from carriers of mitochondrial disease compared with donors. Kang et al. (2016) point to collection of only atretic eggs in one Leigh syndrome carrier patient and although they cite elevated progesterone prior to HCG administration to explain this outcome, it is conceivable that oogenesis and follicular development in women carrying pathogenic mitochondrial DNA is impaired. Based on the reports from Kang et al. (2016) and Zhang et al. (2017) on Leigh syndrome patients, it could also be postulated that completion of maturation in normal oocytes is under the control of ooplasmic mitochondria, whereas the early growth of immature oocytes is not. This is both interesting and surprising, and requires further research. It also shows that simply discarding atretic oocytes, without determining mtDNA mutation rates in the cytoplasm, is a waste of potentially useful material.
According to the authors, this is the first and only clinical MRT case performed by the group, and the approach taken was based on experience gained and experimental data obtained over the last two decades by the authors and others. A number of these publications are cited. Included in their pre-clinical studies are limited data that suggest a 'modified electrofusion' technique does not lead to increased aneuploidy levels following human pronuclear transfer (PNT) (Liu et al., 2015). But it is not clear how modifications such as opening the zona pellucida using laser ablation (rather than zona dissection) and spindle transfer at 37°C (rather than at room temperature) can address concerns with electrofusion, as the authors do not present any experimental data to support their claim.
Indeed, in the present case, 3 of the 4 biopsied and tested blastocysts were found to be aneuploid by array CGH. Aneuploidy rate is age dependent and can vary from cycle to cycle during assisted reproduction; thus it is difficult to know whether or not electrofusion contributed to aneuploidy in this case. However, a number of authors have suggested that using an electrical pulse is not the preferred method for transfer of spindles, noting that the process may lead to premature activation of the human oocyte and later, abnormal pronuclear formation (Tachibana et al., 2013). It has been argued that this problem would be avoided if fusion were facilitated via the use of Sendai virus (Tachibana et al., 2009) or if manipulations were performed in a Ca2+ -free medium (Tachibana et al., 2013). On the other hand, Paull et al. (2013) suggested that premature activation and aneuploidy could be avoided by shortening the interval between ovulation trigger and oocyte retrieval and by short exposure of the spindle to room temperature prior to electrofusion; the latter suggestion is surprising given that lowering the temperature leads to rapid spindle disassembly (Pickering et al., 1990), which apparently was the intention of the investigators. Yet, convincing proof that any of these approaches are safe for use in nuclear transfer in the human seems to be lacking. Using Sendai virus for spindle fusion, Kang et al. (2016) found 2 of 6 blastocysts to be euploid – an outcome rather similar to the results of Zhang et al. (2017). Thus the question of the best methodology for fusion of nuclei/spindles is still open to debate.
Mutation load and mutant mtDNA carryover
The authors did not test directly the enucleated oocytes of the patient for mutation load and only arrived at their conclusion that the mutation load was 100% through calculation. Given Kang and colleagues' report (2016) of a mutation load varying from 0.6% to 100% in tested cytoplasts from carrier patients, this is clearly a weakness of the experimental design by Zhang et al. (2017) and one that should be addressed in future attempts.
The blastocyst that was transferred to the patient showed a 5.7% mutation load. This is a higher carryover load than that reported by other groups, but it is unknown whether these differences could be partly due to differences in sensitivity and accuracy of the assays used in the different studies. Tachibana et al. (2009) reported nearly homoplasmic offspring following spindle transfer in the monkey, and Kang et al. (2016) obtained human embryos after spindle transfer with <1% mutant maternal mtDNA. However, the latter also report gradual loss of donor mtDNA and a full reversion to the maternal haplotype in embryonic stem cells derived from these embryos after multiple passages in vitro. Although 'reversion' is a significant concern, as Zhang et al. (2017) discuss, it is not known whether themechanisms underlying reversion in embryonic stem cells in vitro are also operative in vivo in humans. Thus long-term follow up of children resulting from MRT is crucial.
Outlook for the child
According to the authors, the child, who was 7 months old at the time of reporting, is healthy. The mutation load varied in the newborn baby's tissues, the lowest level of 2.36% having been found in the urine precipitate and the highest level of 9.23% in the circumcised foreskin. The level of heteroplasmy is a key issue in MRT since high levels can lead to manifestation of disease. The question of whether mutation load increases with increasing age is one that cannot be answered definitively at this point. Only follow up of this child and other children to be born from MRT will provide that answer. A survey-based follow up of 17 children, ranging in age from 13 to 18 years, born following cytoplasmic transplantation in the 1990s was recently published (Chen et al., 2016) and included two children in whom testing after birth had shown presence of both normal donor and maternal mitochondria (Barritt et al., 2001). These children reportedly remain healthy (Chen et al., 2016) but it should be noted that repeated testing of the proportions of donor and maternal mitochondria in the young adults was not performed, consistent with the wishes of the families. Indeed, in the case reported here also, the family has requested that no further testing for mutant mtDNA load be undertaken, unless there is a clinical benefit.
Cross-border MRT?
In the UK, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Act of 1990 was amended in 2008 to allow for regulations to be passed that would permit techniques that prevent the transmission of serious mitochondrial disease due to deleterious mutations in mtDNA. In 2011, the UK Government asked the HFEA to examine the safety and efficacy of these techniques and in response the HFEA established a scientific panel, with broad-ranging scientific and clinical expertise, to examine the evidence (HFEA, 2011). In addition, the HFEA was asked in January 2012 to carry out a public dialogue on the social and ethical impact of making these techniques available to patients (HFEA, 2012). Two further panel reviews were carried out in 2013 and 2014 (HFEA, 2013 and HFEA, 2014). In February 2015, following extensive debate, the UK House of Commons approved the enabling regulations, which came into force on 29 October 2015. The HFEA published a fourth panel report in November 2016 (HFEA, 2016a and HFEA, 2016b) recommending careful application of the technology to select patients. This recommendation was adopted by the HFEA on 15 December 2016, thereby enabling licensed fertility clinics in the UK to apply to the HFEA for a license to perform mitochondrial donation treatment. In addition, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics published a comprehensive report on the ethics of mitochondrial donation (Nuffield, 2012). Thus, the UK has engaged in a deliberative and democratic – if perhaps unduly protracted – process, having taken 8 years to arrive at its current position.
In the USA, the picture is much less clear. In July 2001, prompted by the cytoplasmic transfer studies that took place in the 1990s (Cohen et al, 1997 and Cohen et al, 1998), the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) exercised its jurisdiction over 'cell and gene therapy products' and informed ART clinics of a requirement for an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for 'therapy involving the transfer of genetic material by means other than the union of gamete nuclei' (Johnson, 2016). More recently, in a move toward approving MRT, and following an advisory committee's recommendations in 2014 (FDA, 2014), the FDA commissioned a report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the conclusions of which were positive toward MRT technologies and their purpose (Cohen and Adashi, 2016). Most unfortunately, in December 2015, before publication of the IOM report, a federal statute, added to an appropriations bill, essentially prohibited the FDA from considering such applications, bringing progress in this area to a halt (Cohen and Adashi, 2016).
In the case described here, the MRT embryos were generated in New York through privately funded research, but the therapeutic part of the procedure – that is, transfer of the embryo to the patient – was done at an affiliated clinic in Mexico, thereby technically circumventing the federal statute. In response to questions raised by referees regarding the legal framework for their work, Zhang et al. (2017) shared with RBMO editors a pre-IND review request to the FDA, in which they described their past work and desire to continue to offer MRT to selected patients in the USA. However, bound by the December 2015 statute, the FDA apparently declined the investigators' request to meet or consider their application.
It is unfortunate that in this first attempt at MRT, investigators whose primary practice is in the USA found it necessary to resort to a clinic in a non-regulated jurisdiction. Such an action is open to criticism on many fronts, particularly the charge that it constitutes exploitation of vulnerable patients. Conversely, criticism of the use of the Mexican clinic lays one open to the charge of prejudice or ethical and cultural imperialism (Editorial, 2016), as it could rightly be argued that Mexico could have also passed laws against MRT had it wished to. Indeed, Palacios González (2016) has commented that the fact of this clinic having been used may favour the passage of very conservative legislation that is currently being considered by Mexico, but this outcome is not certain.
As outlined in a recent ASRM Ethics Committee opinion (ASRM, 2016), cross-border reproductive care (CBRC) is a growing reality in ART, motivated by a range of issues (Gürtin and Inhorn, 2011). When the purpose of CBRC is to evade the law, some argue in favour of tolerance (Van Hoof, Pennings, 2011 and Van Hoof et al, 2016). Indeed, the European Court of Human Rights justified the use of CBRC within the EU as a way of circumventing national laws (European Court of Human Rights, 2010). Thus, the criticism of Zhang et al. (2017) for proceeding in this way is at best muted.
Concluding remarks
The first successful case of MRT provides hope for the future of this technique and no one will take note of this success more than the patients who have been waiting in anticipation for the science to find itself solidly grounded and for the law to catch up with the science. The scientific community would do well in fulfilling its obligations to society in general, and to these patients in particular, by acknowledging the achievement of Zhang and colleagues while noting their work's shortcomings and providing constructive criticism for the benefit of future cases. The editors of RBMO hope that the publication of this paper, together with this accompanying editorial, marks a positive step toward that goal.
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A GIRL who relies on a wheelchair has been unable to attend nursery for five months as staff refuse to perform a life-saving regular procedure.
Lily Duffy, who was born prematurely at 27 weeks, needs her tracheostomy tube cleared of saliva to ensure she does not choke to death.
Previously the role was carried out on a voluntary basis by pupil support assistants at the Glasgow council-run nursery but they now say it is not in their job description.
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Her aunt, Alison Kelly, 55, says Lily is missing out learning Makaton, a form of sign language, physiotherapy to help her learn to walk and meeting other children.
Ms Kelly, from Croftfoot, Glasgow, who has written to Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, said: "When Lily was first assessed, the pupil support workers were doing it on a voluntary basis.
"The unions are saying they want more money and they are right. The nurses say it is not their role.
"She now has just three hours of nursery education rather than three days.
"She's due to start school so we are concerned. She's a sociable wee girl and missing out on the interaction with her peers.
"I feel they are discriminating against her human right to breathe."
Kelbourne Park Nursery has a nurse and a health care assistant but they have also refused to carry out the procedure.
Glasgow City Council and officials from Unison are locked in a dispute about the medical care of pupils with additional needs and support assistants are taking part in industrial action.
Carol Bell, Unison's education convener, said: "Tracheotomy care is technical work, medically, and some of our members have felt uncomfortable doing this.
"It could be a life or death situation. There is a fully qualified nurse in school and a health care assistant."
An NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde spokeswoman said: "Our nursing staff trained and supervised educational staff to provide the care required."
A council spokeswoman said: "We have identified a voluntary organisation that will carry out a full assessment as soon as possible so that Lily can return to the nursery for her full entitlement."


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And there is a reason; security is paramount, so the facility management people leave the lights running on purpose.
However, many of those parking structures have either been built a long time ago using conventional light fixtures, or they have been designed without the new technologies in mind that are available today.
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In three case studies, The Aventura in Dallas, St. Edwards University in Austin and Staff Parking for the City of Iowa, the savings from employing ActiveLED with built-in controls were in excess of 80% for Iowa and The Aventura and a little less for St. Edwards (as some of the older lights on top of the structure were not replaced due to budget constraints).
A lot of misinformation is provided by incumbent lighting representatives trying to hold on to their light- and mercury-polluting as well as energy-wasting technology.
It is important to know that over-lighting a place does nothing for security cameras other than making a surveillance area look spotty; more even lighting in preference to higher spot intensity is desired.
Get under a new 400 Watt HPS lamp hung at 35 feet and look at the ground; your eyes will hurt as a result of a lot of high intensity in one wavelength that heat up the receptors on your retinas. ActiveLED street lights, or shoe box fixtures with a 5000K color temperature, have a pleasant white light (close to daylight) with a full spectrum providing higher levels of security as well as lower fatigue to the eye and no excessive amount of blue.
You should be in the range of 2700K and 5500K for any LED light because high quality white LED light is composed from polarized blue light and random polarized other wavelength, making it appear white. When fixtures are the 6000K and above range, the LED manufacturer has allowed more polarized blue light to exit the structure, and thus you will have the same effects on your eyes as with HPS lamps.
When lit by 5000K to 5500K a neutral daylight feel of lighting is most practical and also appears to be the best color temperature for color security cameras. All three customers used 5200K ActiveLED light fixtures.
In all three parking structures, the height of the fixtures off the floor was 8.5 to 9 feet—which made it important to use a canopy fixture that could be pendant mounted as well as surface mounted and have no glare in the driving direction. A light fixture with a shroud shielding the driving direction and targeting to the parking bay and the driveway underneath was selected. A good manufacturer has safety standards that guarantee less than 4800 lumens per square inch to minimize glare and retina retention which is not possible with a single 50 watt LED module as used in lower cost light fixtures.
A new system must be easy to deploy. When an existing electrical infrastructure is in place, a fixture that can provide sufficient or better light output when mounted in the same spot is ideal. In all three described cases, there was an HID to ActiveLED conversion using the existing electrical infrastructure. Although ActiveLED lights can be networked by wire or ZigBee radio link, the additional cost of wiring is often unattractive. The ActiveLED canopy fixture selected had a built-in motion sensor with a large radius so that each sensor's area overlaps the next. This way no extra hardware, software or cabling had to be deployed, and you are likely to be getting the maximum possible energy savings.
As a pedestrian or vehicle enters the zone of a light fixture, the light turns to a higher intensity allowing better spotting of the surroundings. The light will remain on for 15 minutes with no activity and then automatically turn to a lower level. It is important to specify a light fixture with built-in motion detection that the high level and the low-level are programmable from 0 to 100% as well as programmable time-out so that the device can be adjusted for the application.
Often maintenance crew staffing and hours are curtailed without appreciation of the consequences, leaving fewer staff to deal with more problems. Deploying ActiveLED in those three locations resulted in totally reliable operations with no light loss since their installation. As newer devices are IR programmable, the maintenance person can point an IR-dongle connected to a laptop computer to the light fixture and reprogram the Default or On Light Level, the Low or Off Light Level, the Warning Timeout and the Active Rest timeout.
Outdoor and open covered parking structures generally are not air-conditioned therefore do not benefit from energy savings as much as indoor lighting in air-conditioned space. The energy used to light a place ends up completely in heat. It takes the same amount of money for energy to cool a place as you spend lighting it. So every dollar saved in indoor lighting is an additional dollar saved in air-conditioning.
Yes, there is an initial investment but the payback is fewer than three years in most cases and lighting manufacturers that have decent technology that is manufactured for permanence have no problems financing a retrofit for an education establishment. If you decide to move to the next level, here is what you should look out for:
• 10 year "no light loss" guarantee
• 5 year or longer power supply warranty
• UL Listed Class-II Power Supply
• Product Liability Insurance
• Manufacturer has end of life buy back policy
• Built-in Motion Sensor
• Built-in Daylight Sensor Option
• 500 Hz Flicker Free Dimming
• IR Programmability EDSaP Standard
• LightingFacts verified
• A manufacturer with technical support available in your time zone
In conclusion, it makes sense to consider the savings as they can contribute to a full year's salary for someone, and—in cases where a campus can take a similar policy in replacing office, public space and hallway lighting that has similar hourly usage—a full salary or multiple salaries can be recovered.
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The claimant in Lodge v Dignity & Choice in Dying, an Australian citizen, started work for her employer in London in February 2008. Later that year she decided to return to Australia for family reasons. From January 2009 until her resignation in June 2013 she worked as Head of Finance remotely from her home in Australia.
During her time in Australia she was treated as an Australian resident for tax and pension purposes (giving her more favourable tax treatment) and dealt with her own tax affairs. She returned to London for two weeks each year to work, and attended London for meetings on two other occasions. Her contract continued to be governed by English law.
The EAT found (overturning the tribunal decision) that the tribunal did have jurisdiction to hear complaints of unfair dismissal and whistleblowing. Despite the fact that the claimant had been posted to Australia at her own request, she still fell within the "expatriate worker" category – one of the groups identified in Lawson v Serco as eligible for unfair dismissal protection. The EAT singled out the following factors as being of particular significance:
- All the work carried out by the claimant was wholly and exclusively for the benefit of the employer's London operation.
- The claimant had no right to bring a complaint in Australia before the Fair Work Commission (the employment tribunal equivalent).
- A grievance raised by the claimant was heard and dealt with in London.
The decision makes it clear that where work is carried out exclusively for the benefit of a business operating entirely within Great Britain, it may be difficult for an employer to argue that there is an insufficiently strong connection with Great Britain and British employment law.


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How To Reach Pondicherry
Surface - With Chennai at about 160 kilometers ( miles) north of the city, getting to Pondicherry involves a three hour road journey from Chennai. You can get a bus from CMBT in Koyambedu or from Thiruvanmiyur or Guindy. You can be sure of a seat only from CMBT in Koyambedu.
The drive from Chennai to Pondicherry on the East Coast Road, commonly called ECR, is scenic, and takes about 3 hours. Most tourists, however, cannot resist the sight of the seashore kissing the road, and make a photo stops en route. This route passes through Mahabalipuram, Kalpakkam, Pudupattinam, Idaikkazhinadu (Alambara Fort), Mudaliarkuppam (has a cool boat house), Marakkanam (contains large areas under salt pans), Kanagachettikulam/Kalapet etc. before arriving into Pondicherry.
The other route that can be taken to reach Pondy is through the National Highway 45, popularly known as the Grand Southern Trunk GST Road. This route passes through Tambaram, Madhurantakam, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam before reaching Pondicherry. Both the major roads from Chennai are toll roads and approximately take the same time.
Pondicherry is about 320 kilometers ( miles) from Bangalore. You can drive down National Highway 7 till Krishnagiri, then take a left off the main highway (road signs mark the route) and then take National Highway 66 to Pondicherry. This route passes through Uthangarai, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai, Gingee and Tindivanam. You can reach Pondicherry either through Tindivanam (via Gingee) or Villupuram (via Thirukovilur). Gingee Fort is also on the way to Tindivanam and worth a brief pause. The total travel time should be around 5 to 6 hours. For your journey, dont forget to pack some food or snacks as there are no good restaurants en route.
Besides, Pondicherry is well connected to Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Karaikal, Nagapattinam and Velankanni to the South by National Highway 45A. The road is well maintained till Chidambaram. Pondicherry connects to the GST or NH-45 in two places viz. at Villupuram by NH-45A and at Tindivanam by NH-66.
Train - Pondicherry is connected to Chennai by an electric broad gauge railway line through Villupuram. There are two passenger trains running daily to Chennai Egmore Railway station and Tirupati, in addition to a weekly express train service to Bhubaneswar. Besides, there is also a daily express train to Chennai Egmore. Pondicherry is also accessible from Bangalore. Train starts from Bangalore on Friday night 2315 hours, and the return journey begins on Saturday night 2200 hours.
Air - Pondicherry has an airport with facilities for the landing of small aircraft like Dornier, Cessna, etc. But it is not available for public use presently.


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Moises Alou came back to the team today after his hernia surgery. He says that he's looking to get back on the field before the end of April. That would be tremendous news for the Mets. Reed Johnson signed with the Cubs today, so there's no quick fix for Alou's absence.
Alou has a recent history riddled with injuries but there's nothing you could do about a hernia. He looks like he's in great shape. As a matter of fact he told Marty Noble from MLB.com:
"I came to camp in the best shape of my life," he said. "Since November, I was in great shape. I never lost my playing shape … I never got fat or had a beer belly. Whether I was going to come back to play or look good in the beach, I was in shape. … And I had to pop off about getting 500 at-bats. It wasn't popping off. I was serious."
It's not like he showed up looking like David Wells or Bartolo Colon and got hurt. Sometimes these things just happen. Alou's been riding a stationary bike and can start light running soon.


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We stopped by Pigeon Key on a whim one day but unfortunately weren't able to stay because a camp was going on. We were able to eat our lunch before we got back on the boat but it was a great little key for a...More
We did the 2 p.m. tour and took the ferry over to the island we had Carol as the tour guide she was very informative.. she did a very good job of describing flagler's history and the formation of the train railway and the pigeon...More
We visited Pigeon Key and had a great time. All the staff we spoke to were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. It was a very pleasant couple of hours. The snorkelling under the pier was unfortunately not possible due to the 11 private boats that arrived...More
Fascinating history of the building of the seven mile bridge given by docent who is very knowledgeable. Good to stay for picnics, I even did some snorkeling there. Had my three grandchildren, ages 4 and under 2. They had a great time!
We were pleasantly surprised with the snorkeling here. We were looking for a beach snorkel, and found a great adventure. Under the dock, the fish are abundant and stacked. It was like swimming in an aquarium! Saw a parade of parrot fish, several barracudas, snooks,...More
We skipped out on the history tour early to do some more snorkeling (bring your own equipment) around the dock, but enjoyed hearing about Flagler's early life on the first part of the tour. The snorkeling was surprising good - there are a TON of...More
My husband and I visited Pidgeon Key yesterday and had a great time. Reit, the tour guide, was knowledgeable and friendly, and we learned quite a bit about the history of the local area. The tour length was just long enough. I can see younger...More
Great place to visit. If you are headed south towards KW, it will be on your left hand side. You need to pull in when you see Knights Key Campground right before you leave Marathon. You want see it from the road (until you pass...More
It is a fun little stop. An old railroad car from the Flagler Rail time( might be a reproduction) The staff was friendly and they had some nice art work for sale. The prices were reasonable.
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text: Jordanian coming-of-age tale "Theeb" made history on Thursday, becoming the first film from Jordan to receive an Oscar nomination. Director Naji Abu Nowar's "bedouin-Western" is nominated for the foreign-language Academy Award alongside Danish Afghan-conflict drama "A War", Hungarian Holocaust story "Son of Saul" and Colombia's "Embrace of the Serpent". "Theeb" producer and co-writer Bassel Ghandour told The Associated Press the crew members were "ecstatic, many in tears of joy" at the news. "The bedouins are firing their rifles into the air, which is a traditional celebration," he said. "We are so happy. This is a win for everyone in Jordan. It's a dream for everyone who worked on the film." Set in the Arabian Desert of 1916, the feature follows Theeb (Jacir Eid), a young bedouin boy, and his brother Hussein as they leave the safety of their tribe to venture on a treacherous journey at the dawn of the Great Arab Revolt. In other categories, pioneer-era drama "The Revenant" led the nominations with 12 nods, including best picture, according to Reuters. George Miller's post-apocalyptic sequel "Mad Max: Fury Road" followed with 10 nominations, including best picture and best director for Miller. Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic "The Martian", which was partly shot in Jordan's Wadi Rum, landed seven nominations, including best picture and best actor for Matt Damon, AP reported. "The Revenant", "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "The Martian", will vie with "The Big Short", "Bridge of Spies", "Brooklyn", "Room" and "Spotlight" for best picture, the highest honour in the film industry, Reuters reported. "The Revenant" also landed nominations for lead actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, supporting actor for Tom Hardy and director for Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Inarritu, whose "Birdman" won the best picture Oscar a year ago. Inarritu also won last year's best director Oscar. "We gave it our all on this film, and this appreciation from the Academy means a lot to me and my colleagues who made it possible," Inarritu said in a statement. "Champagne and Mezcal will run tonight!" The Oscars, voted on by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, can have up to 10 best picture nominees, but voters selected just eight this year. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and hip-hop movie "Straight Outta Compton" were among those not making the cut, Reuters reported. Will Smith, who stars in football head-injury drama "Concussion," and Idris Elba from "Beasts of No Nation" were among the black actors who were not nominated, as the acting categories were again filled entirely by white performers a year after the Oscars came under withering criticism over its lack of diversity.. "In a year with an extraordinary number of great performances by black actors that were embraced by audiences and embraced by critics, for them all to get ignored is tragic," said Reginald Hudlin, who will produce the February 28 ceremony where the winners are announced. Comedian Chris Rock will host it. The 2015 hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was quickly revived on Twitter on Thursday. "Action needs to be taken to make sure that the industry as a whole is more inclusive with the hiring and the mentoring and the promoting of diverse product and diversity among filmmakers," said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who is black. DiCaprio and Damon will compete with Bryan Cranston in Hollywood blacklist tale "Trumbo," Michael Fassbender as technology visionary "Steve Jobs" and Eddie Redmayne as transgender artist Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl". In the best actress category, previous Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Jennifer Lawrence return to the race this year. Blanchett was nominated for her role in lesbian romance "Carol," and Lawrence for playing the Miracle Mop inventor in "Joy". They will compete against rising star Brie Larson for psychological thriller "Room", Charlotte Rampling for British drama "45 Years" and Saoirse Ronan for Irish immigrant tale "Brooklyn". The best supporting actress nominees are Rooney Mara ("Carol"), Rachel McAdams ("Spotlight"), Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl"), Jennifer Jason Leigh ("The Hateful Eight") and Kate Winslet ("Steve Jobs"), her seventh nod. Sylvester Stallone, reprising his role as Rocky Balboa in "Creed", looms large in the supporting actor category, according to AP. His stiffest competition is seen as Mark Rylance, best known for his stage work, for "Bridge of Spies". Also nominated were Tom Hardy ("The Revenant"), Mark Ruffalo ("Spotlight ") and Christian Bale ("The Big Short"). Director Inarritu will face off with George Miller for "Mad Max"; Adam McKay for "The Big Short," about the 2007 US financial collapse; Lenny Abrahamson for "Room"; and Tom McCarthy for "Spotlight", about the Boston Globe's probe into child abuse by Catholic priests. 'Theeb' becomes first Jordanian film to receive Oscar nod King commends heroic actions by young Jordanians during rainstorm – See more at: http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/king-commends-heroic-actions-young-jordanians-during-rainstorm#sthash.uXQ33nUh.dpufCountry profile and export Guide – South Africa and Tanzania