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The Watauga County Sheriff's Office is seeking a suspect in an armed robbery from about 9:40 last night.
The victim was approached near Bamboo Road by a black man, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing roughly 160 pounds, the man threatening the victim with a what appeared to be a handgun, then fleeing the scene in a silver SUV. The man was described as having dark hair pulled into a ponytail, traveling with a white woman who appeared to be pregnant. The two fled toward the south end of Boone, but in spite of Boone Police stopping at least one similar vehicle, no arrests have come. Anyone with information about the crime or the suspects is urged to call the Watauga County Sheriff's Office at (828)264-3761 or Crimestoppers at (828)268-6959.
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Oil prices continued to rally when trading resumed Jan 22 after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the US. The market was "emboldened by the promise of monetary stimulus in Japan and its possible attendant positive effect on other major oil consumers in the region," said Marc Ground at Standard New York Securities Inc., the Standard Bank Group.
Ground reported, "Support for prices continues as participants grow optimistic that US politicians will pass a resolution to push the debt limit ceiling forward to May 19. The White House has also said that this resolution would be signed into law by [President Barack] Obama should it pass Congress. While this should lift markets in the short term, it would merely be a kicking of the can down the road. So whereas US fiscal uncertainty and risk would have been concentrated in the first quarter, some of this will move to second quarter."
He noted fiscal uncertainty remains with the sequester spending cuts and budget appropriations expiry still ahead in March. "Therefore, there is still considerable potential for damage to investor and consumer confidence, and ultimately growth over the next 6 months," Ground said.
Analysts in the Houston office of Raymond James & Associates Inc. reported, "Investors were focused on the pragmatic, with German investor confidence surging and Spanish and Italian government borrowing costs close to 12-month lows. Crude futures rose 0.7% while natural gas remained flat."
Analysts at KBC Market Services, a division of KBC Process Technology Ltd. in Surrey, UK, said gasoline cracks in the Singapore market weakened sharply during the first 2 weeks of January, with the crack for 95 octane gasoline dropping from just above $16/bbl at the beginning of January to a low of $12/bbl on Jan. 14. "Gasoline cracks weakened on higher supplies due in part to unusual movements from the US, with more shipments scheduled to arrive in Asia from the world's top gasoline consumer for the second straight month in January as the country struggled with excess stocks," they said.
KBC analysts expect some support for gasoline cracks over the next couple of months due to forthcoming heavy refinery maintenance, particularly with planned turnarounds in South Korea. In addition, they said, "Taiwan's Formosa plans to shut down a gasoline-making unit for maintenance starting in March for 3 months. However, several major refinery startups in Asia are anticipated for early 2013." KBC expects gasoline cracks to ease to around $11.50/bbl by March.
Analysts with the PIRA Energy Group in New York expect declining US imports to adversely affect Atlantic Basin crude balances. "North American production is growing rapidly, and US offshore imports will continue to decline," they said. They expect the price spread between West Texas Intermediate and North Sea Brent to narrow steadily in first quarter "and then more sharply midyear as Cushing, Okla., inventories are drained. US Gulf Coast light crude differentials will be choppy but will remain connected with limited discounts vs. international levels."
They said, "Oil prices have continued to trade in a relatively tight range. Asian crude runs will decline in January, but demand declines for gasoline, gas oil, and fuel oil will outpace run declines. This suggests Asian product stocks will build."
Energy prices
The February contract for benchmark US light, sweet crudes gained 75¢ to $96.24/bbl Jan. 22 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, its highest closing since October. The March contract rose 74¢ to $96.68/bbl. On the US spot market, WTI at Cushing was up 75¢ to $96.24/bbl.
Heating oil for February delivery increased 4.7¢ to $3.07/gal on NYMEX. Reformulated stock for oxygenate blending for the same month rose 6.15¢ to $2.83/gal.
The February natural gas contract climbed 6.4¢ to $3.56/MMbtu on NYMEX. On the US spot market, gas at Henry Hub, La., escalated 7.3¢ to $3.58/MMbtu.
In London, the March IPE contract for North Sea Brent was up 71¢ to $112.42/bbl. Gas oil for February gained $5.25 to $969.75/tonne.
The average price for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' basket of 12 benchmark crudes increased 16¢ to $109.48/bbl. OPEC's Vienna office will be closed Jan. 24.
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|ASU Track Wraps Up Regional Competition
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|Saturday, 28 May 2011 23:35
The Appalachian State University track program will have one qualifier making his way to the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, IA, June 8-11.
Malcom Styers, the Southern Conference Field Athlete of the Year, advanced on Friday night in the hammer throw. He finishedin an 11th-place tie with a throw of 201-feet, eight inches. Otherwise, the Mountaineers had a pretty tough time at the East Regional Championships at Indiana University in Bloomington.
The Crest Chargers are on their way back to the state tournament, denying Fred T. Foard (22-5) its first trip to state in 13 years.
The Chargers wiped out a 2-0 deficit in the seventh inning and rallied to beat the Tigers 5-2 in eight innings in the Class 3A Western Semifinals in Newton, NC, Saturday night. Three bunts, a hit bats man, and a throwing error ignited the Crest rallied in the top of the seventh, tying the game 2-2.
Losing pitcher Lexi Shubert had only given up one hit until that point. Catcher Amanda Baker, who was hitless on the night, came through with a lead-off triple in the eighth, and eventually scored what proved to be the winning run on Sumer Kale's infield single.
The Tigers made two costly erros in the last two innings, Emily Kale fired a three-hitter and got the win for the Chargers.
In Class 4A, Alexander Central will play North Davidson, the defending champion 4A champion in Raleigh in the opening round of the state tournament Friday, June 3. North Davidson made its way back to Raleigh by knocking off Southwest Guilford 3-1 in the western semifinals Saturday night.
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Christmas Help' - Christmas doesn't seem so merry to Mike when he... News PhotoArts Culture and Entertainment,Assistance,Brother,California,Christmas,City Of Los Angeles,Furniture,Group of Objects,Horizontal,Males,Rusty,Television Show,USAPhotographer Michael AnsellCollection: Disney ABC Television Group 2012 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. THE MIDDLE- 'Christmas Help' - Christmas doesn't seem so merry to Mike when he helps brother Rusty (Norm Macdonald) move some furniture into the Heck house garage and discovers that Rusty doesn't actually own the items. Meanwhile, Frankie hatches a plan to take a part time holiday job in a department store in order to get an employee discount to buy presents; Axl turns the garage with the stolen furniture into his own bachelor pad; and Reverend TimTom makes a bold choice by casting Brick in a holiday play and tasks an overly zealous Sue with baking cookies for the event, on 'The Middle,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Michael Answell ABC/ via Getty Images) CHARLIE MCDERMOTT


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1:30PM: Dave Nonis was promoted to General Manager
12:54PM: James Mirtle writes that the move isn't surprising, but the timing of it is.
12:25PM: According to Bob McKenzie, the Toronto Maple Leafs have fired General Manager Brian Burke.
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Expert discussion on outsourcing operations in the East live on enterpisemanagement360.com
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Enterprise Management 360° (EM360°), the thought leadership resource for enterprise executives, has recorded its exclusive interview with Bleum about the boom of outsource operations in China, available to listen on enterprisemanagement360.com.
The interview, also with a core focus on mission critical systems and software development, brings another insight into why Bleum is at the epicentre of helping established western companies break into the country. Bleum also addresses why it is known for attracting the most talented local engineers.
Its Chief Executive Officer Eric Rongley says, "India has had an endemic talent shortage since the very beginning of the outsourcing industry, and that married with poor infrastructure and a tendency to not be detail-oriented, I think, has created an opportunity for companies in China to get into the industry."
Eric founded Bleum, one of China's leading outsourcing providers to American and European companies, in August 2001. His experience spans over two decades building high performance software centres in both India and China. Currently, he has led the Bleum team to achieve CMMI Level 5 and ISO 27001 certifications.
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Founded in 2001, Bleum has spent over 10 years delivering high-performance software development from Asia. China-based and internationally managed, Bleum prides itself on delivering highest-quality, mission-critical applications through offshore development centers that become an integral extension of our clients' IT organizations. We provide a range of services including application development, support and maintenance, testing and legacy system modernization, and product development to clients in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Our track record of industry-setting standards ensures that your most important software development needs are in capable hands.
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The science-fiction film 'District 9' is currently on cinematic release within the United Kingdom. Based on the short film 'Alive in Joburg', this feature film uses documentary style camera work to describe the plight of a large number of extraterrestrials that have become marooned on Earth. Referred to by humans using the derogatory term 'prawns', these aliens are confined to a militarised ghetto, where they face prejudice, discrimination, and exploitation.
With the film being set in South Africa, this has obvious parallels with the treatment of the black population during the apartheid era. This has been emphasised by the viral-marketing campaign for the film, which featured 'humans only' signs affixed to numerous public facilities, clearly mirroring the 'whites only' signs of apartheid. Consequently, the film joins a series of others that have utilised the medium of science-fiction to make social commentary on 'real-world' issues.
Rather ironically for an allegory about racism, however, 'District 9' has itself been accused of being racist, owing to its unflattering portrayal of Nigerians as gangsters, prostitutes and witch-doctors. This can be seen to follow the common practice of attributing negative characteristics to foreign nationality out-groups.
Whilst a return to the extremes of apartheid may seem unlikely , it is apparent that xenophobia is still prevalent within contemporary society. For example, the 'Red White and Blue Festival' of the far-right British National Party (BNP) took place recently only a few miles from my home. Clearly, the BNPs goal of keeping Britain British through the 'repatriation' of ethnic minorities has much in common with the 'District 9' tag-line of 'You are not welcome here'.
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Film review from the Guardian
Pearson, A. R., Dovidio, J. F. & Gaertner, S. L. (2009). The Nature of Contemporary Prejudice: Insights from Aversive Racism


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The next time you try to snag a table for two at your town's chic-est restaurant, be prepared for a new reply from the maître d': "Tickets, please."
NPR reports a growing number of fine dining establishments are eschewing traditional reservations for ticketing systems, employing all-inclusive prix-fixe meal passes to "sell out" dining rooms weeks or months in advance. The concept was originally devised by Chicago restauranteur Nick Kokonas, whose eatery Next specializes in theme menus that change three times a year; diners can buy season tickets to the entire year's worth of meals. In a few hours last December, Next sold $3 million worth of tickets.
Restaurants believe ticketing sharply reduces no-shows, which cost business and pressure establishments to raise prices for other diners. Then, of course, there's the cachet of being the "hottest ticket in town," a la rock concerts or hit Broadway shows. Kokonas anticipates ticketed eateries opening in several major cities, both in the U.S. and around the world, in the next couple of months. The ticket scalpers are sure to follow in short order.
Listen to the full NPR story on restaurant tickets below. --Mike Barry
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton called on the military to upgrade the service records of LGBT veterans who were kicked out of the military for their sexuality under "don't ask, don't tell" and even before its 1993 enactment, The Washington Post reports.
"They were given less than honorable discharges," Clinton said Saturday in a speech to the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBT rights organization. "I can't think of a better way to thank those men and women for their service than by upgrading their service records."
Clinton thanked the crowd for helping her change her mind on same-sex marriage, and vowed to never treat support from LGBT voters as a "political bargaining chip."
The former secretary of state forfeited the HRC keynote speech to Vice President Joe Biden, opting instead to appear on Saturday Night Live. Julie Kliegman
It's a phenomenon called "cute aggression." I've got it bad and you probably do to.
Seeing something cute can bring out a type of verbal and physical aggression in some people, according to a recent study. Maybe you've felt this way — you see a photo of a puppy or watch a video of a baby giggling and you can't help but grit your teeth, ball your hands into fists, and scream out, "Ahhhh, I can't even handle it!" Whatever you're looking at is so adorable it actually drives you crazy.
The feeling is similar to a loss of control. Researchers have two theories for it. One reason such cute photos drive us wild is because we can't reach out and give into that natural care instinct — it's just a photo, after all.
The more interesting theory is that such cuteness is too much of a good thing, and we're overwhelmed. To regulate those emotions, we give the positive feeling a bit of negativity. This happens in other ways, too, like if you're so happy you cry.
If you want to hear more about "cute aggression," as well as the other interesting and surprising facts that I learned this week, listen to this episode of "This week I learned" below. And, If you like what you hear, you can subscribe to The Week's podcasts on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Stitcher. —Lauren Hansen
The South Florida Museum is arguably celebrating National Fossil Day in the best way possible Saturday — by unveiling a giant fossilized poop exhibit. In fact, it's Guinness-certified as the world's largest fossilized poop exhibit, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
More than 1,000 "prized nuggets," as education director Jeff Rodgers likes to call them, are on display in the Bradenton museum. One sample, dubbed "Precious," is thought to be from an ancient crocodile.
"Twenty-million-year-old crocodilian coprolites, spirals of fossilized fish poop, bags of mineralized frog feces!" Rodgers said. "That is a good day at work."
Now at the museum :) RT @kkuizon: This is fossilized poop and many of the pieces date back millions of years ago. pic.twitter.com/r3Tx2SoSxT
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Please take a moment to honor the witness and two paleontology specialists who, according to a museum statement, had to inspect each specimen "to determine if it was a true poop fossil or just a wannabe fossilized poop." Julie Kliegman
NCAA investigating claim that Louisville used strippers and prostitutes to recruit basketball players
The University of Louisville and the NCAA are investigating claims that a former director of basketball operations paid escorts to have sex with new recruits.
In Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen, a book released Friday, author Katrina Powell alleged she was repeatedly hired by Andre McGee to provide strippers and prostitutes for basketball recruits' campus visits for 22 parties between 2010 and 2014. Powell claimed she earned more than $10,000 for the service, which involved herself, three of her daughters, and other women allegedly participating in sex acts with players, who are reportedly named in the book.
McGee, who left Louisville in 2014, is now an assistant coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The school put him on paid administrative leave Friday pending review. He has not admitted to any wrongdoing, ESPN reports. Meanwhile, the publishing company said it hired investigators and a Pulitzer-winning journalist to vet Powell's claims.
"To say I'm disheartened, disappointed would be the biggest understatement I've made as a coach," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said in a news conference. Julie Kliegman
Divers discovered the wreck of a B-17 bomber shot down in Italy during World War II on Friday, The Telegraph reports. The "Flying Fortress" find off the coast of Sicily comes after months of work from historians, divers, and Sicilian residents old enough to remember the raid.
B-17 Flying Fortress bomber found on seabed off Sicily http://t.co/uN1ZCKo8QR pic.twitter.com/rQpOkTNwr9
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By matching up the aircraft information with U.S. records, the crew confirmed the B-17, dubbed Devils from Hell, was shot down by German fighters on April 18, 1943. All nine crew members died.
The wreck, which is mostly intact, will stay in deep water as a military war grave. Julie Kliegman
A priest who game out as gay was fired from the Vatican on Saturday, just one day before the start of the weeks-long Synod of Bishops.
"The decision to make such a pointed statement on the eve of the opening of the synod appears very serious and irresponsible, since it aims to subject the synod assembly to undue media pressure," Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement.
At the global meeting, bishops will discuss, among other things, the Catholic church's outreach to the LGBT community.
Krzysztof Charamsa, who told Italian and Polish newspapers he was in love with his boyfriend, can retain his priesthood, but will not be allowed to work for the Vatican or pontifical universities, The Associated Press reports.
"This is a very personal, difficult, and tough decision in the Catholic church's homophobic world," said Charamsa, 43, in a news conference alongside his partner.
The move to fire Charamsa comes after the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis met with both same-sex marriage opponent Kim Davis and an openly gay couple during his U.S. trip. Facing criticism, the Vatican said Francis did not endorse the Kentucky clerk's views. Julie Kliegman
Following NASA's groundbreaking announcement Monday that there's evidence of liquid water on Mars, you probably want more space in your life. Good news: NASA delivered, again.
After a lengthy digitization process, the government agency uploaded some 8,400 high-resolution photos of Apollo missions to Flickr. The dump includes every photo that Apollo astronauts with Hasselblad cameras shot on the moon, The Verge reports.
Take a break from Instagram and sift through the rest of these incredible shots here. Julie Kliegman


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Giant Slalom The Austrians—perennially dominant across the alpine field—prize the GS above all and consider it to be the skier's event. It requires deft precision and measured abandon, making it, arguably, the most challenging discipline to master. Thank goodness for malleable polycarbonate gate poles, which give a little when racers hit them. Even at relatively slow GS speeds, forces can exceed 75 gs—roughly equivalent to a full-speed helmet-to-helmet collision in football—as racers brush gates aside with their forearms and shoulders.
Stiegler 11th in final World Cup slalom.
Mancuso 7th in Super G.
Challenging for overall World Cup.
Olympic giant slalom champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) leads the U.S. Ski Team foursome Tuesday night in the first under-the-lights GS at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
U.S. Ski Team earns 3rd medal; 2nd for Kildow.
Two-time Olympian Lindsey Kildow stormed to a silver medal in super G today, leading three U.S. women into the top 10 of the first women's race of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
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So come watch the last big event of the campaign, the Presidential debates, with your friends and neighbors at your local Alamo Drafthouse Theater. At first it seems a little odd, watching such an important historical event on a giant High Def movie screen with beer and queso in front of you, but if you've ever tried it you'll never want to watch a debate at home again. The crowd cheers and hisses throughout and there's a great feeling of neighborhood camaraderie as you watch, enjoy, learn and laugh.


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There was a large, black, male Doberman found in Teaberry Hills (Bamboo area). The dog was not wearing a collar and was with another dog when he was first found. You may call 828-964-5261 to claim him.
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Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sting, Mr. Anderson, AJ, Styles, Kurt Angle, "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, Jeff Jarrett, Bobby Roode, Crimson, RVD and the TNA Knockouts. On the biggest stage of the year these Stars will show the world once and for all why wrestling matters. TNA Wrestling's Bound For Glory will be presented Live in theaters on Sunday October 16th.
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2011. India. Directed by Gurvinder Singh. Based on a Punjabi novel, Singh's debut feature follows a small-town family that gets caught up in a power struggle when a neighbor's home is demolished. A cast of nonprofessional actors delivers intensely committed performances, and Singh makes use of evocative formal compositions and meditative stillness to dramatize his characters' discontent and unfulfilled desires. The film calls attention to the latent violence that resides in those who see no possibility for a better life. Singh follows the highly stylistic approach to storytelling pioneered by his mentor, Mani Kaul. In Punjabi; English subtitles. 112 min.
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CFTR protein expression in well-differentiated human bronchial epithelial cultures. Well-differentiated cultures derived from human bronchial epithelial tissues were immunostained with CFTR and tubulin antibodies and analyzed on a Leica SP2 laser confocal microscope. The image represents an overlay of the DIC (grayscale), CFTR (red), cilia (tubulin, green), and nuclei (DAPI, blue) confocal planes, and depicts an epithelial cell sheet that contains a group of ciliated cells surrounding a goblet cell (bottle-shaped cell with no cilia). CFTR is expressed only at the apical membrane of ciliated cells, but not goblet cells. Magnification x190. Reproduced from Kreda et al 2005 Miol Biol Cell 16, 2154 with permission of ASCB / MBC.
The Marsico Lung Institute (MLI) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill traditionally has had a single goal: to "cure" CF lung disease. To this end, we assembled a broad-based biomedical research team to tackle this goal. Thus, we have wide-ranging skills in ion transport physiology (Ussing chamber, patch clamp, confocal surface liquid imaging), mucus cell/mucin secretion biology and biochemistry, transgenic and gene-targeted mouse models, in vivo measures of mucociliary clearance and measures of mucin concentration/hydration, and Phase I clinical trials. In addition, we have added expertise focused on specific CF microbiologic problems of the lung, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, anaerobic bacteria, and now Burkholderia cepacia. These efforts are complemented by a major effort to identify genetic modifiers of all facets of CF airways pathogenesis. Thus, the airways pathobiology/therapeutics efforts have produced multiple collaborations within the UNC MLI, multiple national/international collaborations, and indeed, collaboration with the CFF Mucus Consortium and Gene Modifier groups.
With the arrival on the UNC campus of Dr. Jack Riordan and his group and Dr. Doug Cyr, we have become a more broad and 'mature' MLI, i.e., we have developed as a second UNC MLI goal: to define the abnormalities in mutant CFTR biogenesis/trafficking, to develop the appropriate primary screens and secondary screens for mutant CFTR "potentiator/corrector" hit/lead evaluation, and to refine the clinical biophysical and biochemical assays needed for "potentiator/corrector" drug development. Again, this effort has melded together collaborative UNC CF Center groups focused on CF genetics, CFTR biochemistry and cell biology, high throughput drug screening paradigms, animal models of CF, and clinical development/validation of both nasal and rectal biophysical and biochemical analyses of correction of mutant CFTR processing defects.
Thus, the UNC MLI has now been organized to provide the maximum technical and intellectual support to both goals, with a common focus on the rapid "translation" of basic science insights into the clinical patient care arena. The centerpiece of the UNC MLI is the network of Core Laboratories that underpin all CF research at UNC. As a group, the Cores operate under two common themes. First, the Cores provide access for UNC CF investigators to a broad range of quality-controlled, diverse reagents and technologies. Second, the Cores provide a strong intellectual/research contribution to the UNC MLI by virtue of the fact that the Cores are led by talented and productive scientists. Indeed, our three major Cores ( the Tissue Procurement and Cell Culture Culture Core, the Molecular Biology Core, and the Mouse Models Core) have become resources to universities both nationally and internationally, and indeed to CFFTI and industry collaborators, to make available reagents and expertise to CF investigators in need of cellular, molecular, and mouse reagents.
The Marsico Lung Institute achieves its purpose through:
- Core laboratories that provide training, technical support, laboratory animals, or assays;
- A pilot/feasibility program that offers startup funds to junior investigators or to established investigators who wish to pursue new directions in research;
- A scientific enrichment program, that improves the intellectual climate for gastrointestinal biological research and promotes cooperation, collaboration, and communication among involved personnel; and
- A professional development and training program that promotes the development of junior faculty.
-Dr. Richard C. Boucher, Kenan Professor of Medicine, Director of Marsico Lung Institute
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal genetic disease in the Caucasian population, affecting one in 3300 births. Other ethnic populations are affected less frequently, ranging from one in 10,000 - 15,000 births in Hispanic and African-American populations to one in 30,000 Asian births. The CF gene codes for a protein responsible for controlling salt and water transport across the cells lining the lung, pancreas, and other organs. When this gene is abnormal, secretions in these organs become dehydrated and sticky, and eventually clog airways. Abnormal secretions may also block other organs (pancreas, intestines, male reproductive tract, bile ducts) as well. CF patients have a number of common symptoms, which may include: salty-tasting skin; persistent coughing, wheezing, or recurrent pneumonia; failure to gain weight despite a big appetite; and frequent, bulky stools. The standard test used to diagnose CF is the sweat test, which very simply and painlessly measures the amount of salt in sweat. Direct testing for abnormalities in the CF gene (from a blood sample) is possible most of the time.
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Treatment for CF is based upon clearing the thick build-up of secretions in the airway using chest percussion (e.g. clapping hands on the back and chest), inhaled treatments, and exercise. Antibiotics to fight the particular bacteria typically associated with chest infection in CF patients are used when the amount of infection becomes problematic, and may be administered by mouth, inhaled, or intravenously. The maintenance of proper nutrition is also essential: a high calorie diet, supplementation of certain vitamins, and the use of enzymes that help to digest meals are all necessary.


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Castle Country Americorps VISTA Volunteers and Kraync award the late Greg Ferderber and Echo Industries last summer.
With beginnings that can be traced back to economic development in 1990's the Castle Country Business Expansion and Retention Project (BEAR) has grown from a local collective of driven individuals into a statewide juggernaut that is now functioning in 20 rural communities throughout Utah.
This past legislative session, Castle Country BEAR received concrete validation for its economic development model as the program was awarded funding from the Utah legislature through the Governor's Office of Economic Development. This funding along with a solid operating foundation may just be all BEAR needs to become a permanent statewide economic fixture.
"This project has strengthened a great many local companies," stated Castle Country BEAR Director Delynn Fielding, who is also the Economic Development Director for Carbon County. "We have created new jobs and bolstered our local economy is ways that are easily demonstrable."
Since 2006, the project has created 207 jobs in Carbon and Emery counties, secured more than $580,000 in public investment loans and increased local revenues to the tune of over $5.1 million.
This boost to the area's economy proved vital during the recent economic downturn, as companies which were looking at relocating to the Castle Valley simply stopped looking. This lack of interest from outside parties shifted the focus all economic resources to local businesses, making the BEAR model of homegrown expansion and retention a major success year after year.
Headlines garnered through the growth of Castle Country BEAR did not go unnoticed as counties from every corner of the state took interest and started projects of their own.
"The allocation we received from the state will not fund our program completely," explained Fielding. "However, this partial funding will allow the program to continue within rural counties in the state, at least for the time being."
The BEAR model depends largely on person-to-person information gathering, a labor intensive practice, which has been made easier by revolutionary software provided by Executive Pulse and Americorps VISTA Volunteers who have staffed the project for nearly five years.
"Part of the challenge we face moving into the future is finding a way to make the BEAR program run after VISTA is no longer available," said Fielding. "Because it is a federally funded program, we have no way of knowing how long the help will be available and we need to have a steady staff. We should have our VISTAs for another year, but after that, it's hard to say."
Delores Roberts, an Americorps VISTA who has been with the project from the beginning, has personally visited more than 1,300 businesses in the area and has been charged with training BEAR technicians throughout Utah.
"In the last two and a half months I have trained 16 new BEAR representatives," explained Roberts. "I went out to their sites and taught them in their own environment so that they could learn the program within their own community. After all, one of the main tenets of this program is our ability to provide sound economic development strategy on a company to company basis."
Staffing and training are vital to the program, as a database of individually visited businesses serves as the foundation for all referrals, incentives, cost savings, job creation and loan provisions made available through the project.
"It is our hope that this program's continued growth and success make BEAR an ongoing and permanent portion of the state's economic development plan," said Karl Kraync, who was one of the founding members of Castle Country BEAR and still serves on the executive committee. "Governor Herbert thought enough of the program to specifically mention BEAR during his annual address to the legislative budget committee. The state government as a whole as sat up and taken notice of what is going on in the Castle Valley."
While generated revenue and statewide expansion are two of the program's ongoing successes, it would be remiss to discuss BEAR without mentioning partnerships and educational programs provided since the project began in 2006.
Over the past five years, Castle Country BEAR has visited and provided information to over 1,400 local businesses, organized and provided substance abuse seminars for more than 1,600 area employees and business owners and held several marketing seminars custom tailored to businesses within the Castle Valley.
These accomplishments have provided a major impact on the local community, however, according to both Kraync and Fielding, the greater good of this project is yet to come.
"The more we can learn about our local merchants, the more we visit with them, the more opportunities we seem to be able to send their way," explained Fielding.
This is also a demonstrable issue as project's "estimated total increased revenue" has steadily grown from $80,000 in 2006 to over $3.3 million in 2010.
"We have some major plans for the remainder of this year as well,"concluded Fielding. "In fact right now we are looking for local existing companies interested in developing new products. This new project will help owners use current employees along with existing skills and equipment to develop new products and services. We will also be providing marketing instruction centered around innovation, that will be the center piece of this plan, teaching local businesses to be more innovative with what already exists within their company."
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Treatment of Drooling With Type A Botulinum Toxin in Children With Cerebral Palsy
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injection to treat drooling in children with cerebral palsy, and to find the most appropriate dosage, duration of effect and side effects.
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Drug: botulinum toxin A injection
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|Treatment of Drooling With Type A Botulinum Toxin A in Children With Cerebral Palsy
- the effectiveness of botulinum toxin in treatment of drooling
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Sialorrhea, or drooling, has been reported to be a significant problem in 10%to 37% of patients with cerebral palsy. Excessive drooling may cause skin maceration, increased the burden of caregiver, affect articulation of the patients, and increase the risk of aspiration and dehydration. Many options, including various therapies, medications, surgeries and radiation, have been proposed to treat drooling. Yet none of these is universally successful and many have potential complications. Nerve endings of the parasympathetic post-ganglionic neurons secret aceylcholine. Botulinum toxin should be able to inhibit salivary gland secretion by blocking the release of acetylcholine. Very limited case series had proved fair result of botulinum toxin injection to treat drooling. However, most of the subjects were adult patients with neurological disorders. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injection to treat drooling in children with cerebral palsy, and to find the most appropriate dosage, duration of effect and side effects.
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Emiliya Zhivotovskaya wins the School of Mind-Body Medicine Thomas Budzynski Poster Award, with research on the Effects of Stress on Telomere Length
Each Autumn the School of Mind-Body Medicine conducts a Poster session on Graduation Day during the Fall residential conference. Students and faculty may post a research poster based on either empirical research investigations or library/database reviews. The best student poster on a non-hypnosis topic is awarded the Thomas H. Budzynski Award. Thomas Budzynski was an electronics engineer who had worked on inertial guidance systems on the Blackbird spy plane, and then went on to become a pioneer in the fields of biofeedback, neurofeedback, and energy medicine. This year's Budzynski award went to Emiliya Zhivotovskaya.
Emiliya Zhivotovskaya is a Spring 2013 MBM PhD student in the Healthcare Practice specialization. She is an international Positive Psychology based coach, facilitator, and yoga teacher. She holds a Master's Degree in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor's degree from Long Island University in Psychology with minors in Fine Art, Business and Philosophy. Emiliya is the founder of the Flourishing Center, which offers programs and services for helping people flourish. She is also the creator and facilitator of the Certification in Applied Positive Psychology program at the New York Open Center, one of the first, comprehensive, and holistic certifications programs in Positive Psychology in the world. Additionally, Emiliya is the Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) at HappCo, the mobile app that gives people research-based tools for building their happiness right on their phones. She is a Certified Professional Coach as well as certified in yoga, Reiki, thai yoga massage, brain gym, motivational interviewing and more. At the core of Emiliya's work is boundless energy and passion for empowering people with tools for making the world a better place.
Emiliya's Poster: After learning about the effects of stress on shortening telomere length in Dr. Fred Shaffer and Dr. Eric Wilmarth's psychophysiology class, Emiliya was inspired to explore what else impacted telomere length for her final project. Telomeres are proteins that cap the ends of chromosomes. Telomere's naturally shorten over time. This is how our cells age and naturally die off. Telomere research has grown rapidly since 2009 when the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Elizabeth Blackburn and colleagues for their work on telomerase; an enzyme that extends the length of telomeres.
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I have tried krill oil several times. It does the following things in a dose-dependent pattern: - Raises my heart rate after a few days - Causes mild discomfort in lower digestive tract - Is kind of invigorating for a few hours - this is because of the choline content. Claims are made that krill oil is absorbed better than fish oil, but there is no evidence to support this. The amount of astaxanthin in krill oil is trivial. One company, Neptune, is behind the push. I eventually gave up on it and returned to the excellent products made by Minami (available here at iherb) and OmegaBrite.
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I have some hesitations as far as the packaging or the softgels themselves are concerned. I bought the 1,000mg before, and one of the bottles I had to dispose of it half way through. It became very smelly. Had some heavy fishy smell.The other bottle was fine. I thought maybe one softgel got damaged. Also, the one I bought this time. The first bottle I opened, has the same smell. I keep it in the fridge. Same the turmeric I bought last time in this brand had some powder in the container, probably the capsules were not very well made. There is definitely something wrong with the packaging, and the manufacturer should be advised.
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Northwestern State University's Department of Theatre and Dance opened up their fall season last Thursday with the musical, Smokey Joe's Café.
Opening night was Oct. 11 and the performance was a musical revue of 44 songs written by songwriters Leiber and Stoller during the age of rock n' roll.
The songs are blended into a high paced, energetic performance.
The musical is directed by Pia Wyatt and features Julian Anderson, Billy Applewhite, David Brumfield, Tori Cormier, Rachel Harper, Polanco Jones Jr., Taylor Morgan, DeAngelo Renard, Latreshia Stormer, and Lauren Waguespack, all musical theatre students, as they sing and dance non-stop for two hours.
Wyatt said the inspiration for performing Smokey Joe's as the season opener was, "It's is an energetic performance for the audience, but also an easy start for the theatre department and the students involved."
The students prepared for Smokey Joe's Café by getting copies of the songs in the summer to learn the ones that would be performed. Wyatt said that as soon as school was back in session, 'the actors began rehearsing immediately and have had 40 rehearsals.'
With 44 songs to be performed, there have been some challenges with the revue, such as learning the dances that accompany the songs or learning lyrics, but Wyatt mentioned that she has helped her actors overcome these challenges by 'being supportive, and a good listener and leader."
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Billed as a pro-Second Amendment rally, the April 13 event is part show of support for the repeal of the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act passed in January, and part voter registration drive, said organizer Joel J. LaPierre.
Basically our focus is going to be on getting people to register to vote and turn out at the polls in bulk on election days and get candidates in there that are for the people, Mr. LaPierre said. We feel that the candidates that are representing us are not representing us the people.
The rally is going to feature several speakers including Tom King, president of the state Rifle and Pistol Association, Mike Mastergiavoni, vice president of the Shooters Committee on Political Education, Tom Jenison, chairman of the St. Lawrence County Republican Committee, and county Legislators Joseph R. Lightfoot, R-Ogdensburg, and Alexander A. Mackinnon, R-Fowler.
The event is being held in Gouverneur as opposed to Canton, the county seat, because it was more difficult to get a permit for a public gathering in Canton, Mr. LaPierre said. He said having the event in Gouverneur could also make it easier for people from Jefferson and Lewis counties to attend.
Lawrence I. Kring, a retired lieutenant in the state Department of Environmental Conservation Police and a fellow rally organizer, said they hope to build awareness that the [NYSAFE Act] is unconstitutional. All it does is forward the Democratic agenda to disarm the public.
Mr. Kring said, Were going to target the legislators who supported the SAFE Act [at the ballot box].
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Mr. LaPierre said he expects roughly 500 people to show up, but Mr. Kring said he expects 500 to 1,000 people, and maybe more than that.
The rally will begin at 10:30 a.m. on April 13 at the Gouverneur Village Park. At noon the speakers will begin address the crowd, with Melody Burns acting as master of ceremonies. Ms. Burns hosts the Conservative radio talk show The Melody Burns Show in Albany.
Were hoping to make it an old-fashioned, fun day with a message, Mr. Kring said.
Mr. LaPierre and Mr. Kring said they are hoping to find a band to play patriotic songs at the event.
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In this chapter, "settle" means consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and dispose of a claim, whether by full or partial allowance or by disallowance.
Source(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 152.)
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Congressional Defense Committees Defined
Pub. L. 113–76, div. C, title VIII, § 8025,Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 109, provided that: "For the purposes of this Act [div. C of Pub. L. 113–76, see Tables for classification], the term 'congressional defense committees' means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives."
Ex Gratia Payments
Pub. L. 113–76, div. C, title VIII, § 8127,Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 134, provided that:
"(a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act [div. C of Pub. L. 113–76, see Tables for classification] for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary of Defense, or by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country.
"(b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only if—
"(1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined by the local military commander to be friendly to the United States;
"(2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the 'Foreign Claims Act'); and
"(3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not caused by action by an enemy.
"(c) Nature of Payments.—Any payments provided under a program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death.
"(d) Amount of Payments.—If the Secretary of Defense determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions.
"(e) Legal Advice.—Local military commanders shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable Department of Defense regulations.
"(f) Written Record.—A written record of any ex gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
"(g) Report.—The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees [Committee on Armed Services and Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] on an annual basis the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program.
"(h) Limitation.—Nothing in this section shall be deemed to provide any new authority to the Secretary of Defense."
Report on Department Policy on Payment of Claims for Loss of Personal Property
Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1013(b),Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1874, provided that: "The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the Department of Defense policy regarding the payment of a claim by a member of the Armed Forces who is not assigned to quarters of the United States for losses and damage to personal property of the member incurred at the member's residence as a result of a natural disaster. The report shall include a description of the number of such claims received over the past 10 years, the number of claims paid, and the number of claims rejected. If the Secretary determines the Department of Defense should modify its policy in order to accept additional claims by members who are not assigned to quarters of the United States for losses and damage to personal property, the Secretary shall also include in the report any legislative changes that the Secretary considers necessary to enable the Secretary to implement the policy change."
Public Health Service
Authority vested by this chapter in "military departments", "the Secretary concerned", or "the Secretary of Defense" to be exercised, with respect to commissioned officers of Public Health Service, by Secretary of Health and Human Services or his designee, see section 213a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Authority vested by sections 2731, 2732, and 2735 of this title in "military departments", "the Secretary concerned", or "the Secretary of Defense" to be exercised, with respect to commissioned officer corps of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, by Secretary of Commerce or his designee, see section 3071 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.
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