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Pulmonary function in children with idiopathic scoliosis
1 Pediatric Pulmonology, Mitera Pediatric Hospita, Kifisias & Erythrou Stavrou Street 6, Amarousion, 15123 Athens, Greece
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3 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, "Tzanio" General Hospital of Piraeus, Tzani & Afendouli str, 18536 Piraeus, Greece
Scoliosis 2012, 7:7 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-7-7Published: 23 March 2012
Idiopathic scoliosis, a common disorder of lateral displacement and rotation of vertebral bodies during periods of rapid somatic growth, has many effects on respiratory function. Scoliosis results in a restrictive lung disease with a multifactorial decrease in lung volumes, displaces the intrathoracic organs, impedes on the movement of ribs and affects the mechanics of the respiratory muscles. Scoliosis decreases the chest wall as well as the lung compliance and results in increased work of breathing at rest, during exercise and sleep. Pulmonary hypertension and respiratory failure may develop in severe disease. In this review the epidemiological and anatomical aspects of idiopathic scoliosis are noted, the pathophysiology and effects of idiopathic scoliosis on respiratory function are described, the pulmonary function testing including lung volumes, respiratory flow rates and airway resistance, chest wall movements, regional ventilation and perfusion, blood gases, response to exercise and sleep studies are presented. Preoperative pulmonary function testing required, as well as the effects of various surgical approaches on respiratory function are also discussed.


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So, yesterday morning I wake up to grumbling sounds coming from the kitchen. I figured it was because Hubs got up before I did, and there was no coffee waiting for him. I go into the kitchen and find my counter covered with four different coffee pots, all in various stages of disrepair. A few months back, we had bought a new coffee maker because ours was acting up. We somehow burned up the heating element on it before we got the first cup out of it and Hubs had taken it to his 'workshop' because he was going to "fix" it. It would seem the normal day-to-day coffee maker had given up the ghost and Hubs was willing to do just about anything for a cup of coffee.
All of a sudden, this became MY problem. Hubs was doing more than grumbling by this point and feeling the wrath of his frustration, I looked deep inside me to find something humorous in this situation--like the 5' Chicken lady. I got nothing! I mean where are you going to find a 5' metal statue of Juan Valdez and his mule early on a Sunday morning? I retreated back to the computer, pulled off my orders, commented on a few FB posts and dared to head back to the kitchen. At this point, Hubs is inconsolable. He is ready to grab his keys and run to the mall in his slippers to find a coffee pot.
Hubs: I just want a simple coffee maker with an on/off button that will give me a cup of coffee.
Me: We have four.
Hubs: Don't be a smartass....I want one that WORKS!
Me: The day-to-day one does.
Hubs: If you can get it to make a cup of coffee, I will kiss your ________.
OK, so now I realize that he is no Victor (from the chicken story). He is not finding humor in the situation. I start a pot of coffee brewing in the day-to-day one. It's tempermental and I know how to get it going. In the meantime....47 y.o. nephew drives to McD's (only about a mile away) and gets HIMSELF a cup of coffee. Did he get one for Papa or the Queen Bee? NOPE! Is the Queen Bee ready to starch his undershorts over it? YUP! Having a back-up plan, I make myself a cup of tea.
Twenty minutes later, I am done drinking my tea and venture back into the land of testerone to see if the coffee maker came through for me. YUP! Hubs is pouring me a cup of coffee. Making sure nephew is not home, I gently raise the back of my robe and offer to let him "pay up".
He is no Victor....
I went to the grocery to get away and let him cool off. I have been commissioned to buy the coffee maker of my choosing before next weekend...or he threatens to buy one himself! This one is $329. Do you think it would be like the chicken story if I ordered it with HIS Visa?
I'm not going to press my luck and find out! Do they still have $10 coffee makers????? ROFL
Going Green Tip of the Day: Save all of your old coffee makers so you have something to blog about!
Happiness Is: A dog who will sigh with you when Hubs is on one of his tangents! :)
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Not ready to open a Starbuck's any time soon...
2 comments:
- Connie said...
If you buy it, you gotta' post about it, hee hee.
- moosestashquilting said...
That's hilarious, for us who weren't there anyway!!! I feel his pain. I want my coffee in the am too. Not sure I would spring for a $300+ machine, but I have a Cuisinart that grinds beans and makes the coffee, then dumps it into a thermopot that stays warm all morning long without leaving the machine on. If you have a Kohl's around you, you can find them for about $100-$150. A far cry from the one you have posted! Not sure about the $20 dollar ones, would have make 6 that might not work for you then????? No kisses huh, you might consider that your golden moment!! hahahahaha
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Art Stevenson and the High Water Band will serve once more as host band for the fourth annual Bluegrass in the Pines festival Aug. 23 and 24 at Rosholt Fair Park.
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Rachel Hanson grew up listening to old-time country music, but it wasn't until she became a student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point that she was introduced to bluegrass. Now Hanson is the guitarist and vocalist for the all-girls string band Back Alley Blossoms.
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In an attempt to cut an already sparse budget and potentially lower taxes, two councilmen have proposed furloughs for city employees.
In an attempt to cut an already sparse budget and potentially lower taxes, two councilmen have proposed furloughs for city employees.
Councilmen Frank Vescera, D-1, and Jim Zecca, D-at-large, introduced the measure Monday night as the largest of their three budget amendments.
But several union representatives spoke out against the idea, warning that it would lead to fewer services for taxpayers and could violate union contracts.
The council will finalize potential amendments to Mayor Robert Palmieri's proposed $64.6 million budget again tonight and vote on the budget Wednesday during its regular meeting.
Palmieri could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.
The measure is no different than what the state and federal government have done and would help the city rebuild its reserves, Vescera said.
According to a news release, the city spends roughly $97,000 every day on salary, overtime and payroll. If every city employee didn't work half a day per month, the city would save $470,000, enough to push the budget under the state's 2 percent property tax levy cap.
With the constant increase in rising costs, everyone in the city needs to help out, Zecca said.
"There's no one department targeted in this," he said. "It's spread out over everyone, including council members."
Steve Price, CSEA president, said the furlough would be a disservice to city taxpayers and that the council should look at promoting the city, rather than cutting services.
"I don't think it would save them that much money," he said. "If they want, a few of the council members could take a 365-day furlough. That'd save some money."
Sgt. Dominick Nitti, president of the John E. Creedon Police Benevolent Association, said the union would have to agree to any amendment that reduces the number of days or salary of police officers.
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Dejuan Hammond, who avoided a murder trial in October when two witnesses could not be found, has been reindicted for the murder after one of the witnesses was arrested on Dec. 14.
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Rochester's Trent Design rebrands to Trent Creative, grows
Thursday, January 08, 2015
Trent Design is in the final stages of rebranding itself as Trent Creative, a move the boutique branding firm will execute later this month.
"We do more than design," says Marilyn Trent, principal of
Trent Creative
. "Our current clients know that but when we talk to new prospects it can be limiting."
The Rochester-based company, it also has an office in Midtown Detroit, has hired two people in design and client services over the last year. It currently employs six people and the occasional intern. It is also looking to hire two more people in software development and marketing.
Trent launched what will soon become Trent Creative 23 years ago. It has focused on design work for most of its life but recently moved into offering more comprehensive branding services.
The firm's work for
Art X Detroit
was also recently chosen as one of the 350 best designs in the U.S. in the 2014 Regional Design Annual representing the best in the Midwest. While awards like that may not directly translate into more business it is another feather the company can put in its cap when pitching new clients.
"It gives us credibility and respect," Trent says.
Trent Creative also plans to become more engaged in work in the greater downtown Detroit area. It is currently working with
Midtown Detroit Inc
M-1 Rail
to help encourage people to continue to do business in the neighborhood while construction of the trolley line is going over the next 18 months.
"We want to continue to help people keep shopping and doing business on Woodward as we keep building this wonderful rail," Trent says.
Source: Marilyn Trent, principal of Trent Creative
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Troy-based Grid opens Denver, Hawaii offices, hires 8 people
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Grid is wrapping up quite a year of growth in 2014.
The Troy-based technology consulting company has practically doubled in size, hiring eight people in software and strategy. It also opened up two more offices in Denver and Hawaii. It now has four offices across the U.S. after launching in 2008.
"We have been doubling every year so far," says Paul Tibbert, CEO of
. "We have seen steady growth even through the downturn."
Grid is a technology and design firm that specializes in integrating new innovations in the work space. Over the last year it has expanded its work with big multi-national corporations like Chrysler and smaller local firms, like Northville-based
Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
That has allowed it to hire eight people, expanding its staff to 30 employees and five interns. It is also looking to add a few more jobs now.
"We're always looking for software and graphic designers," Tibbert says. "There is always an open door to anyone with that talent."
Grid also runs an internship program with Kettering University. The program brings a handful of students into the company's offices each year, and Grid is looking to expand that to include more local universities in 2015.
"Schools like Kettering are producing really talented people," Tibbert says.
Source: Paul Tibbert, CEO of Grid
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Design firm Elefant Design & Strategy looks to add 3 jobs
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Elefant Design & Strategy has got the growth part down. Now it wants to focus on the work.
The Troy-based design firm made a name for itself in design for everything from website development to print. The 1-year-old company has grow by more than 100 percent.
"We are really focused on the design process," says Elena Kapintcheva, partner & designer with
Elefant Design & Strategy
. "Creating goals, conceptualizing, and execution."
The firm is currently comprised of two partners. However, it plans to hire three designers in January. It needs the extra help to aid in its growing workload coming from a broad range of customers, such as local restaurants and coastal non-profits.
"We definitely want to continue to grow," Kapintcheva says. "By hiring more talent we want to expand our design reach."
Source: Elena Kapintcheva, partner & designer with Elefant Design & Strategy
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Designers come together to launch TAKD Design
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Three designers from various backgrounds have come together to launch their own design firm,
TAKD Design
Colin Tury, Sean Kilgore and Salvatore Asaro have spent the last year making everything from wooden bow ties to shipping-container architecture.
"We were always intrigued about this multi-dimensional design focus," Asaro says.
The Sterling Heights-based company helped design the shipping-container offices proposed for the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative's offices in Detroit's North End neighborhood. They are also creating a number of unusual consumer products from wood, such as bottle openers and bow ties.
"We just launched the website store for that," Asaro says. "It's been pretty successful."
TAKD Design is run virtually from each of the co-founder's homes in the suburbs. However, the trio would like to open their own office in Detroit next year.
"We love everything that is going on down there," Asaro says.
Source: Salvatore Asaro, co-founder & principal of TAKD Design
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Post-production firm Pluto moves to full-content creation
Thursday, February 06, 2014
Pluto has seen itself as a post-production studio for many of its 16 years, but the downtown Birmingham-based content studio has been working to make the transition to "full content creation" in recent years.
"We are trying to broaden our client base," says Dave Corbett, creative director of
. "Also, with services we don't have, we want to bring in top talent from across the country."
Pluto has traditionally worked with firms, like
Leo Burnett
Lowe Campbell Ewald
Team Detroit
, that handle advertising and marketing for automotive companies. It provides post-production services, along with visual-effect and interactive services. It is also teaming up with other firms, including coastal-based
, on Chevrolet and Ford campaigns. Pluto has also attracted a some out-of-town firms to bring work to Metro Detroit.
Nice Shoes
, a New York City-based firm, is opening a remote-color-correction suite inside Pluto's studios in Birmingham and Detroit.
"Our goal is to provide enough services so the creative community doesn't need to go out of town," says Natasha Marin, director of business development for Pluto. "We want to offer services that are as good if not better than what you can find out of town."
Expanding Pluto's service offerings has allowed growth in its staff. It has hired two interns for visual effects positions over the last year, expanding to 30 full-time workers, 5-10 independent contractors and one intern.
Source: Dave Corbett, creative director of Pluto and Natasha Marin, director of business development for Pluto
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Trent Design grows staff thanks to manufacturing website work
Thursday, January 16, 2014
There is no denying that Trent Design is a new economy company. The marketing firm specializes in design, specifically website design. So it's a little amusing that the biggest driver of its recent growth is an old economy sector, manufacturing.
Trent Design
has handled the website designs/redesigns of a number of big-name manufacturers over the last year, including
Brasco International
. Trent Design is currently working on new websites for Pennsylvania Steel and Jac Products. The trend started when
Eaton Steel
first reached out to Trent Design to redesign its website a couple of years ago. That led to a number of Eaton Steel's sister firms and manufacturers it works with following suit.
"We have done several manufacturing sites, which has helped us get even more manufacturing website work," says Marilyn Trent, principal of Trent Design. "I feel manufacturing can use our help."
That has allowed the Rochester-based company to hire a new brand strategist over the last year. It now employs five full-time employees, three part-timers and the occasional intern. Many of these employees have stayed with the firm for many years after they hired in. "When I hire them, they stay with me," Trent says.
Trent Design also opened an office in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood a couple of years ago. Trent thinks she could add another person or two to her staff in the next year but still wants to keep her company small.
"I want to keep a boutique-size agency that does great work and provides great customer service," Trent says.
Source: Marilyn Trent, principal of Trent Design
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Detroit Wallpaper Co puts avant-garde spin on wallpaper
Thursday, April 25, 2013
First came Great Wall Custom Coverings. Next came the Detroit Wallpaper Co, which has accelerated the growth of the Ferndale-based company.
Josh Young and Andi Kubacki started Great Wall Custom Coverings nearly a decade ago, providing custom wall paper projects that were as eclectic as their imaginations and those of their customers. They began scaling that sort of creativity last fall with the
Detroit Wallpaper Co
, which sells the pair's popular avant-garde wallpaper designs utilizing non-toxic and environmentally friendly supplies.
Some of those designs include patterns they are labeling as "
" (think flowers and plant patterns), "
" (self-described as a "marriage between high concept and functional design") and "
Wander Walls
" (images that bring far-away locales to mind). All 63 different designs are colorful, contemporary and probably like nothing you have seen on a wall before.
"It's really a commentary on our society," Young says. "What we're really interested in is technology, music. We have a lot of pop-culture references in our designs."
The two companies employ eight people between them after hiring one person over the last year. The rising demand for Detroit Wallpaper Co's products are driving the growth in the company right now.
"It's quickly growing," Young says. "It's beginning to eclipse Great Wall already."
Source: Josh Young, co-owner of Detroit Wallpaper Co
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Illuminating Concepts leverages global work for 10 new hires
Thursday, November 01, 2012
When the amount of work in the U.S. began to contract a few years ago with the onset of the recession, Illuminating Concepts reached overseas to fill the gap.
The Farmington Hills-based company that specializes in architectural lighting has buffeted its bottom line with work in the hospitality and gaming industries abroad in recent years.
"The casino industry in particular has expanded into southern Europe and Asia," says Ron Harwood, CEO of
Illuminating Concepts
. "That has added volume and a lot of creative work."
It has also allowed
Illuminating Concepts
to continue to grow its staff. The 30-year-old company now employs 60 people and a handful of interns after it hired 10 people over the last year. Those hire were in people in multi-media, software and electronic specialties.
Illuminating Concepts also sees significant promise in its
product. Intellistreets gives municipalities wireless control of its streetlights and signage, which should allow it control digital signage, the level of street lighting and help direct traffic through streetlights in emergencies. Harwood points out it would have been useful during Hurricane Sandy but could be utilized in the next U.S. disaster.
"It (Intellistreets) will be deployed in at least five of the 10 major cities in the U.S.," Harwood says.
Source: Ron Harwood, CEO of Illuminating Concepts
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Alpha USA adds 10 new engineers, techs in Livonia
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Alpha USA got its start in 1957 as a manufacturer of washers. Not the kind of washers that clean things but the kind that help tighten bolts. The Livonia-based company made billions of washers for decades and did well.
About a decade ago, Alpha USA saw the shift of its bread-and-butter market to places outside of the U.S. and decided to change with the times. The company has evolved into an engineering firm that handles everything from design to product development to light manufacturing for a wide variety of customers. It holds a dozen patents, which it showcases to potential customers to drum up new businesses creating innovative products.
"It's a great business model," says Charles Dardas, president & COO of
Alpha USA
That has allowed Alpha USA, a veteran-owned company, to hire 10 people over the last year. Those new jobs are for engineering and technician positions. The company has taken advantage of the deep hiring pool in Metro Detroit, hiring a number of experienced workers that have helped fatten the company's bottom line.
"There were a lot of people who had quite a few years of something good to offer," Dardas says. "We saw that as great opportunity."
Source: Charles Dardas, president & COO of Alpha USA
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Commerce couple grows family biz, California Closets
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Sheilah and Ray Markham have been married for 30 years and been in business together for 25 years, raising three kids in Metro Detroit in the process.
In that time, the Markham's have built up their business,
California Closets
to the point where, as Sheilah puts it, "business is really our family."
"Our business is our baby," Sheilah says. "We don't separate. We talk about it 24/7."
That baby has grown. The company now has showrooms in Birmingham and Commerce Township, where it also has it manufacturing facility. The firm employs 25 people after hiring five this year and up from just 10 at the height of the last recession.
California Closets creates closet systems and shelving, utilizing contemporary design and an ergonomic use of space. The Markhams are looking at upping the business' revenue to $3 million over the next year and penetrating the Ann Arbor area.
Source: Sheilah Markham, co-owner of California Closets in Michigan
Writer: Jon Zemke
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GraphiColor expands staff as it focuses on existing clients
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Anita Mitzel has a simple philosophy in business and life. Keep doing what you're doing. Don't give up and you will be successful. It's a mindset that has translated well to her firm,
"We had our best sales ever last year," says Mitzel, president of GraphiColor. "We did quite well."
The Livonia-based company specializes in creating trade show displays and organizing corporate events. It has leveraged referrals from existing customers and improve SEO for its website to boost its bottom line and grow its staff. The company hired one person and one intern over the last year, expanding to six employees, one independent contractor and one intern.
The focus on client experience has paid off with a 10 percent jump in revenue in the previous 12 months. Mitzel expects that continued focus will bring about more word-of-mouth business for her 28-year-old firm.
"It's what keeps us in business," Mitzel says. "We want (our customers) to be successful."
Source: Anita Mitzel, president of GraphiColor
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Illuminating Concepts hires 12 as it launches new outdoor multimedia
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Illuminating Concepts has kept hiring up via the release of new lighting display and media products.
The 30-year-old firm has hired a dozen people over the last year, expanding its staff to 50 employees, a handful of independent contractors, and an intern or three.
"We're building new spaces for nine more [employees]," says Ron Harwood,
Illuminating Concepts'
CEO. "For a small company, that's large growth."
The Farmington Hills-based company's work is internationally known. It has recently finished a project in London's financial district, and is working on another construction project in Turin, Italy, and a few casinos in China.
Illuminating Concepts also recently debuted a new outdoor ambiance project in Farmington Hills, called Intellistreets. The outdoor media showcase includes audio technology on light poles in historic areas. It can be used to communicate with pedestrians. The new system also lets city officials know if a light pole is in need of repair, and it can reduce electric usage by dimming when no one is around.
"We expect it to be worth several hundreds of millions of dollars in new business in the next few years," Harwood says.
Source: Ron Harwood, CEO of Illuminating Concepts
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Basso Design Group adds 9 jobs, branches into mobile apps
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Basso Design Group is known for making Internet marketing efforts interactive with consumers. Now it's making a name for itself in the latest portion of that market -- mobile apps.
"We have moved very heavily into mobile app development," says Greg Basso, managing partner of
Basso Design Group
. "We have seen a lot of movement toward that in the marketplace."
Among its innovations in this space is a software program that allows small businesses to create their own apps. For example, a retail business could design a customer-loyalty app at a much smaller price-point than the standard five-figure starting price for custom apps.
Basso Design Group
launched the program in June and has signed up 30-plus customers since then. The firm hopes to scale that number significantly over the next year. It has also expanded its customer base, going from an average of 20-30 larger accounts to 50-60, including both large and small businesses.
"We have brought in our fair share of new clients this year, and the year isn't even over for us," Basso says.
That has allowed the nine-year-old Troy-based firm to significantly expand its workforce to 16 employees and two interns. It has hired nine people over the last year and expects to add seven more, such as web designers and developers, over the next year.
Source: Greg Basso, managing partner of Basso Design Group
Writer: Jon Zemke
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RTT USA adds 16 jobs in downtown Royal Oak
Thursday, August 04, 2011
RTT USA is responding to the rising demand for computer graphics by creating more jobs in Metro Detroit.
The 5-year-old firm (its U.S. office is in downtown Royal Oak) has grown about 20 percent over the last year. That has allowed it to add 16 positions in areas like data management, CAD management and digital artists. It now employs 82 people in downtown Royal Oak, along with five independent contractors and five interns. The company opened the office four years ago with a staff of eight.
"We have had very, very strong growth over the last few years," says Peter Stevenson, CEO of
specializes in high-end visualization technology. Three-dimensional visualization software and services are utilized in the automotive, aviation, and consumer goods industries. For instance, it allows a designer to make a virtual prototype of a vehicle, which takes much less money and time than making a physical prototype. The company is also doing this with marketing materials.
"They can virtualize their designs and save a lot of money," Stevenson says. He expects the demand for this work to continue to rise, which should allow the firm to continue its current rate of expansion over the next year.
Source: Peter Stevenson, CEO of RTT USA
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Altair's Troy HQ welcomes new hires as part of 1,000-person expansion
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Altair Engineering is gearing up to add 1,000 new jobs around the world, and its Troy headquarters is in line to get more than its fair share.
"A large majority of those will be in the Metro Detroit area," says Mike Kidder, vice president of corporate marketing for
Altair Engineering
Altair Engineering specializes in simulation technology and engineering services, employing 1,500 people around the world. About one-third of those work in Metro Detroit. The new hires will be made this year and have been preceded by growth at the staffing division of
Altair Product Design
, which has doubled its active engineering specialists onsite at manufacturers and suppliers throughout the U.S. over the last year.
Altair ProductDesign's staffing business places highly skilled workers with the company's customers. The division is looking for designers, engineers and IT developers, among other specialties. About one-third of these hires go onto full-time employment at Altair or at one of its customers.
"I think it creates a synergy with our customers," Kidder says.
Source: Mike Kidder, vice president of corporate marketing for Altair Engineering
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Some nights when the tears roll down my cheeks,
And I lay beneath the blankets and pray for sleep,
I wonder why I have to go through life being me.
I think of all the people with happiness and smiles,
And wish I could just be them for a while.
Perhaps then my life would be worthwhile.
Instead this misery I must withstand,
With tears of despair caught in my hand.
And wonder if it'd be so bad,
If my life
Was ended
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text: The tragic loss of a loved one is a difficult thing for any of us to swallow, especially for children – and if they lose a parent, the pain can be especially hard to deal with. In an effort to cope with the pain of losing her son during his service in Afghanistan, and to help other families heal after their war-time losses, proud Georgia mother Lisa Freeman creates teddy bears for the children of lost servicemen and women out of the cloth of their uniforms. See the photos and get more info by hitting the 'Read More' button


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Synopsis: Biotechnology
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Drug Bug
Genetically engineered bacteria treatintestinal disease
Context: Finding ways to get drugs to the right part of the body is a constant challenge for drugmakers. The intestines would seem easier to treat than other areas, as drugs taken orally should eventually arrive there. But a number of promising drugs for the treatment of colitis, an intensely uncomfortable infl ammation of the large intestine, become waylaid in the mucus of the small intestine and never reach their target. Now, a group of researchers led by Lothar Steidler from Ghent University in Belgium has genetically modified bacteria to secrete such a drug as they travel through the gut.
Methods and Results: The researchers engineered Lactococcus lactis so that it would produce trefoil factors, shamrock-shaped proteins that hasten healing and protect the gut from injury. The modified bacteria proved more effective than the purified protein alone at preventing and treating colitis in mice. Outside the body, the bacteria do not survive.
Why it matters: The use of genetically modified (GM) organisms as drug delivery devices is moving toward the mainstream. Another GM bacterium produced by these researchers, one that secretes the anti-inflammatory drug interleukin-10, is being tested in European clinical trials as a treatment for infl ammatory bowel disease. Other GM bacteria, to be delivered to the nose and vaginal tract, are being studied to prevent infectious disease. Still another may deliver a cancer vaccine. In the 1980s and '90s, recombinant DNA technology ushered in an era of new protein drugs; despite substantial regulatory and technical obstacles, bacteria may prove an effective way to deliver them.
Source: Vandenbroucke, K. et al. (2004) Active delivery of trefoil factors by genetically modifi ed Lactococcus lactis prevents and heals acute colitis in mice. Gastroenterology 127:502-513.


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Since coming back to Texas, I am greeted with a few phrases that I will talk a little about - "Welcome back… Oh my God, you look GREAT… what did you do?" Did I mention that I have lost 50 pounds? Those who haven't seen me in 2 years tend to notice that right away.
I have always struggled with my weight. Not that I was always overweight – just never satisfied with the fact that I wasn't one of those "thin" girls. You know the ones. I was always a little "athletic." Or as the mother of one of my exes said, "You have a matronly figure." Yes, she really said that – and I was a size 8 at the time. You know how it goes, you think back to a time when you weighed x pounds and wish you would have appreciated it now that you are x + 25.
In 2001, I discovered that I had rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ouch. I was an avid exerciser and thought the pain was just about getting older so I slowed down until I just couldn't go any more. By the time I got diagnosed, I could hardly walk or write. So when the going got tough, I decided to go back to school to get my doctorate. I know, it sounds a little crazy.
The initial treatment for RA included corticosteroids to control the inflammation. They made me ravenously hungry. I gained about 30 pounds in no time flat. It seemed like overnight. Once I began grad school, what good eating habits I had were replaced with trips to fast food joints. I was too tired and too busy to cook. I gained another 20 pounds.
In 2006, I started working for the MSD Center. It was a fabulous time (except for the dissertation part). Surrounded by people who advocated good nutrition, physical activity and less time in front of screens (outside of work) was inspiring. And humbling. Here I was, advocating all of these healthy behaviors and doing many of the not-so-healthy behaviors. Something had to change. By this time, I had started some amazing treatments for RA that had stopped the damage. I could walk and write again. That also meant that I could exercise – as long as my body agreed. I couldn't be a runner, but I found that I could do strength training and walk for exercise as long as my joints weren't swollen. No more excuses.
Change. Is. HARD. I, like many others, had been on a diet FOREVER. It didn't work. Over a lifetime, I had mostly gained, rarely lost, and regained again. I knew from experience that if I focused on losing weight that I would be easily discouraged. This was the time for lifestyle changes. It felt like I had to change everything, NOW.
So, how do you eat an elephant? One. Bite. At a time. I started with ONE step.
Step 1: For Lent, I gave up sodas. I never liked artificial sweeteners and am still a little suspect about their effects on the body. Now, I limit my intake of those to special occasions. They are a treat instead of a staple in my diet. I drink WATER.
Step 2: I joined the YMCA close to work. My focus was on strength and health. I had learned those who had more lean muscle burned calories faster. The strength training was also great stress management while working on the dissertation.
Step 3: Eat when hungry and eat until satisfied – not full. I know, this sounds so… simple. It does sound simple, but not necessarily easy. I had this idea that I had to eat 3 times a day. Never one to snack, I had a tendency to overeat at lunch and dinner thinking that I had to eat enough to last until the next meal. Once I came to the realization that I could stop before FULL and eat a little bit more later if I was hungry, I felt so free. In the past, I had shrugged off the idea of an apple knowing that it wouldn't fill me up. Since the goal was now just to get fuel, I was free to eat smaller portions.
Step 4: Smaller portions. Most restaurants want you to think they are a good value so they pile way more food on a plate than we really need. That means way too many calories for a meal. Now, as a habit, I automatically divide my plate into half or thirds and ask for a doggie bag. Voila, lunch for the next day (or lunch and dinner).
Step 5: I focused on ADDING healthy fruits and vegetables to my diet – a piece of fruit at breakfast, fruit at lunch, at least 2 veggies at dinner. I grew up eating lots of fresh veggies so I tried to get out of my rut and add some veggies that were not a part of my usual weekly diet – carrots, sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts, and asparagus. I replaced my usual lunch with a low-calorie fruit smoothie with protein powder. This added fruit and felt like a treat especially on the hot Texas spring, summer and fall days.
By the time I graduated I had lost about 9 pounds.
Step 6: When I moved to Rhode Island, I limited fast food to no more than one time per week.
Step 7: I cooked meals at home and took my lunch to work. That isn't to say my food wasn't tasty. Did I mention that I actually like to cook? I challenged myself to try one new recipe each week. While I confess that I still use real butter to flavor some foods, limiting the quantity is a big part of my health plan. If I like the flavor of these dishes that are prepared in a healthier way, I am more likely to keep eating them. A life of eating cardboard-flavored food does not inspire me to keep up the healthy changes.
Step 8: MOVE. When it is nice outside (often in Texas) and my joints aren't screaming at me, I walk. In fact, just the other day, I did something very unHouston-like. I WALKED the 2 blocks to the Starbucks. Yes, there were a few stares – I live in Houston after all – but I was proud of me.
After 3 years of lifestyle changes that are very doable and eating whole foods that are tasty but mostly prepared at home, I have now lost 50 pounds.
How do you eat an elephant? ONE. BITE. AT A TIME. All of those little bites add up to a lot of change. Pick up your fork, take a step and get started!
What ONE step are you taking toward lifestyle change?
Written by
Kelli Drenner, PhD
Kelli is a consultant withBrown University working on pediatric obesity prevention. When she's not doing research, she's cooking up yummy foods, reading books and playing as much as possible.
Kelli is a consultant withBrown University working on pediatric obesity prevention. When she's not doing research, she's cooking up yummy foods, reading books and playing as much as possible.


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It was reported last week that Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to run for president, if he can get a constitutional amendment.
When President Obama confronts Congress on raising the debt ceiling in a few months, he'll have a hole card from the Reconstruction era, if he dares to play it.
Many Texas Republicans would like Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Ted Cruz for president and vice president in 2016. Some Florida Republicans feel the same way about ex-Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio. But that could pose a problem with Electoral College math. ...


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Cleveland Metroparks has created an opportunity for boys and girls in the 6th through 8th grades to participate in team golf competition. Any organization, including schools, youth groups, churches, or even a neighborhood, may form a team.
Team competition will take place on Saturday afternoons over a six week period between April 11 and May 23 beginning at 3:00pm. The schedule should be available by April 8. There will be six Saturdays of regular season matches and a season-ending championship on Saturday May 24. Each competition will play nine holes of golf.
Teams will consist of four (4) to ten (10) players with one (1) or two (2) adult coaches. A team score will be calculated using the 4 lowest scores. If 2-player games are used, the lowest two scores will prevail. Teams will benefit with a minimum of 4 players. Coaches are welcome to play along with the teams. Age appropriate rules will be applied to the matches. Boys and girls will compete together unless there are sufficient numbers of teams of both genders to allow for separate competitions.
Competition matches will begin on April 11, it is best for teams to play several practice rounds before this date. Some minimal skills and golf knowledge regarding rules, scoring, and etiquette are recommended.
This competition is intended to be fun! Teams are encouraged to create a nickname and creative uniform, keeping them simple and inexpensive (i.e. red cap navy blue shirt) or to be as elaborate as you like.
Schools and organizations may field more than one team if there is interest. A minimum of four players and a maximum of ten players are needed/permitted on each team. Golfers will pay green fees each week at the course and pull carts may be used or rented ($3). There is a $30 fee for each team for the season due with your team registration. Junior green fees will apply at each golf course for this event. Contact us if you need help fielding a full team, we may be able to help!
The deadline to register a team is April 1, 2015. For questions or concerns, please call Jeff Staker, Cleveland Metroparks PGA Golf Professional and Manager of Special Events and Instruction, at 216-641-8633.
Teams with an Odd Number of Players will have two options:
Figuring the Match
A team with the lower total of the 2 lowest mini-team scores will win the match. In case of a tie compare the 3rd mini-team scores, etc.


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Noble House Media has appointed George Bevir as reporter on Mobile.
Bevir, who joined the weekly newspaper on 3 September, will mainly cover distributors.
Previously he worked as a programme planner for Red Bee Media, dealing with uktv schedules. He also worked as a reporter for digitalspy.co.uk on its Big Brother coverage and entertainment, TV and broadcast industry news site.
Bevir said he was "really pleased to join the leading mobile industry magazine."
Mobile provides "the inside track on the news affecting the UK mobile phone industry, covering the people, the deals and the issues".


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Simon Cowell is so close to becoming a dad!
The music mogul's girlfriend Lauren Silverman "went into labor very early [Friday] morning and went straight to the hospital," a source told E! News. Simon is en route to New York, where Lauren has her parents by her side.
Fortunately, "everyone believes" Lauren will "be able to hold off" giving birth to her and Simon's baby boy until he arrives. "Everyone's so excited he'll be a Valentine's baby," said a source.
This will be the first child for Simon and second for Lauren, who has an 8-year-old son with ex-husband Andrew Silverman.
NEWS: X Factor cancelled! Find out what Simon Cowell is up to next
So what will Simon and Lauren be naming their little guy? The X Factor judge and his pregnant love agreed on what to call the baby back in November. "I'm not going to say what it is yet," Simon told E! News at the time, "but I'm happy."
And while Simon, 54, has plenty of experience working with a younger generation from his American Idol and X Factor days, the first-time father told Parade magazine last year he's "not brilliant with babies."
"I never know what to do," he said. "But [once he's older] I think I'll be a good dad in terms of advice. And then I'll get to do all the things I want to do, like go to Disneyland or Universal Studios, teach him how to drive—I love all that."
He'll figure out the newborn stuff—plus, his baby mama seems to have a good handle on parenting. Despite a somewhat dicey divorce (she was still married to Andrew when she became pregnant with Simon's child), Lauren made sure that her 8-year-old son remained her top priority amidst the drama.
Prior to finalizing her divorce in December, Lauren said in a statement she was committed to "sorting things out with Andrew as amicably as possible to ensure the well-being of our son." She and her ex-husband now reportedly share joint custody of the boy, who is raised primarily in New York.


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Japan to start Olympic campaign
- From: NT News
- September 01, 2014
Tonight's game two of the Top End Invitational at the Palmerston YMCA will be a case of the unknown.
Both the Adelaide 36ers and the Japanese national team know nothing about their opposition, which will make the first quarter must-watch basketball.
Japanese coach Kenji Hasegawa said his side would adapt to what was a new experience.
"We don't really know much about the opposition, but we will adjust if we have to," Hasegawa said at the Japanese welcome to Darwin function at the H Hotel yesterday.
Adelaide 36ers coach Joey Wright also admitted he didn't know anything about the Japanese side.
"It's their national team so they will be very good," Wright said.
"We expect them to be quick and move the ball fast up the floor."
Hasegawa said his side was excited by the challenge, with the two-game series concluding on Thursday night at the same venue.
"We are very much looking forward to the next two matches," Hasegawa said.
"We like to play really quick, our speed is our strength."
Hasegawa said centre Kousuke Takeuchi would be one of the key players to watch out for tonight.
The 206cm big man from Hiroshima Dragonflies will be giving away 10cm to 36ers pivot Luke Schenscher in what looms as an intriguing battle.
Adelaide will be buoyed by their first three quarters against Townsville Crocodiles on Sunday night at the Marrara Indoor Stadium.
The 36ers, who will welcome new import Daequon Montreal to the line-up tonight, built a 20-point lead before running out 94-88 winners.
Montreal flew into the Top End yesterday and he will add some much-needed depth to the side who only suited seven players against the Crocodiles.
The Japanese side are in a rebuilding process with a goal of hitting their straps at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
"We have a good mixture of youth and experience and we have 2020 as our goal," Hasegawa said.


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An agreement with an architectural and engineering firm for an assessment of Pella's indoor swimming pool facility was approved at last week's Pella City Council meeting. Pella City manager Mike Nardini says the assessment will recognize and estimate the costs of the capital improvements needed in the deteriorating structure. The central piece of information will be an analysis of the costs of repairs compared to the expense of constructing a new facility. The assessment is expected to be completed in six weeks at a total cost not to exceed $25,000. Pella's indoor pool was constructed in 1976.
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Samsung Digimax 430 (4100) is a great lightweight camera for the price and it is extremely easy to use. Advanced users might find it annoying that it's not possible to set the ISO. Taking pictures in the dark is fair but I have seen better. I had a Sony DSP-71 before it got stolen. Great camera, but some times it had problems focusing in dim light. My digimax seems to handle this without any problems. The 4 MegaPixels makes it possible to print high quality pictures on a A4 size paper. I can highly recommend the digimax 430 (4100) as an everyday camera.
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Alan Mulally, president and CEO of Ford, speaking recently in Hong Kong. / Vincent Yu/Associated Press
Ford expects to show a larger profit for 2013 than last year after reporting a smaller third-quarter loss in Europe, a strong profit in North America and better results in Asia and South America.
Ford shares rose 24 cents, or 1.4%, to $17.76, as the third-quarter profit of $1.3 billion beat Wall Streets expectations despite being 22% lower than a year earlier.
Revenue for the July through September quarter rose 12% to $36 billion, the number of vehicles sold was up 16% and Ford gained market share in every region. Global use of parts and common engineering helped cut costs, and customers are paying more for Ford vehicles than they did a year ago.
Analysts had expected a pre-tax profit of 37 cents-a-share, but Fords $2.6-billion, pre-tax profit translated to 45 cents per share.
The quarters $1.3-billion net income was down $359 million from a year ago, in part due to restructuring charges in Europe and a $145-million charge tied to lump-sum payments offered to retired U.S. salaried workers. The program is 80% complete. Final figures on cost and employee participation will be announced in 2014.
Ford now expects 2013 pretax profit to be higher than the $8 billion reported in 2012. Previous expectations were to match 2012 results. Ford also expects 2013 will have a higher operating margin and cash flow from automotive operations.
The better-than-expected $2.6-billion, pre-tax profit again relied heavily on $2.3 billion from North America where demand continues to grow for most of Fords most profitable products, especially full-size pickup trucks. Fords F-Series trucks are still leading a segment against newer models from General Motors and Chrysler.
Fords operating margin in North America was 10.6%, not quite as robust as 12% a year earlier. Market share grew one point to 14.9% over the quarter.
In the U.S., Ford U.S. sales improved 10% in the quarter and transaction prices increased 2%, said Alec Gutierrez, an analyst with Kelley Blue Book.
What executives touted most firmly was improvement overseas.
CEO Alan Mulally said he expects continued global growth, especially in Asia where Ford is building new assembly and engine plants. Ford aims to increase global sales by 15% by 2015 from 6 million today.
■ Related story: Fords Alan Mulally mum on talks with Microsoft
China expansion gains traction
The progress and the direction is whats really exciting, said Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks.
Investors have noticed that nearly all auto and finance earnings have come from North American for the last two years.
From a risk profile, they want the rest of the business performing to the level it should, Shanks said.
Ford had its best quarter to date in Asia where it earned $126 million before taxes, up from $45 million a year earlier. Earlier this month, Dave Schoch, head of Ford Asia Pacific (Ford includes South Africa), said a $4.9-billion investment in the region was starting to pay off, especially in China where Ford has a 4.3% market share.
In Europe, Ford cut its loss from $468 million a year earlier to $228 million. The automaker is now expecting to lose less than the $1.8 billion it had forecast earlier in the year.
Analysts asked if Ford Europe might break even before mid-decade. Shanks said the company remains on track to post a profit in the region by 2015 with additional savings after it closes an assembly plant in Belgium at the end of 2014.
We believe Europe has reached a level of stability, Shanks said. We are seeing signs that modest growth will take hold over the near term.
In South America, Ford earned $159 million before taxes.
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FILE - Marian University cyclist Stephanie Torres, shown here September 17, 2011, won national titles in the women's sprint and 500-meter time trial this weekend in Colorado Springs.
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There's nothing like the long lazy days of summer but entertaining your little busy bees can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. In the following video, food artist Prudence Staite shows how to make food fun and educational with this superb summer cereal beehive. Using whole grain favourite, Fruitful Shredded Wheat, Prudence creates a stunning golden dome to be topped off with your very own Shreddies buzzy bees. A great way to spend a summer afternoon, this tasty golden masterpiece with have the kids buzzing with excitement! For more information visit http://www.wholegrain.co.uk Recipe Ingredients: 500g box of Fruitful Shredded Wheat 3 x 300g Cream Cheese 2 Standard Sliced Loaves Bread (Can be 2 wholemeal or 2 white, or 1 of each for a chessboard effect) Sandwich Fillings (You can use one or a selection. Fillings such Cheese Spread, Peanut Butter, Marmite, Chocolate Spread...) Raisins from the Fruitful Shredded Wheat For Each Cereal Bee: 1 Nesquik 2 Golden Nuggets 2 Shreddies 1 Cocktail Stick A little Cream Cheese Method: 1. Make sandwiches from the 2 loaves with the fillings of your choice. 2. Build a stack of sandwiches using 1 and a half loaves on a plate or board or cake stand. 3. Carve the stack of sandwiches to form a rough beehive shape; using the additional half loaf of sandwiches to pack around it to form a good shape, cutting these sandwiches as required to fit the gaps. Use a little of the cream cheese as a glue to attach these pieces to the sides of the sandwich stack. 4. Put the remaining cream cheese into a bowl and mix until really smooth. Cover the beehive shape completely with cream cheese. 5. Press the Shredded Wheat into the cream cheese to cover the beehive starting at the base and working upwards in neat rows, to create the traditional beehive effect. Leave a gap for the door and press in raisins to add details. 6. Chill to set firmly. 7. Meanwhile make the bees using Nesquik and Golden Nuggets threaded on cocktail sticks, with 2 Shreddies as wings attached with a little cream cheese. Push your bees into the beehive to decorate.
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ATLANTA - Georgia won't get a chance to play for the Southeastern Conference championship. At least the Bulldogs still have their state title.Matthew Stafford ran for one touchdown and threw for another, Thomas Brown rushed for 139 yards and No. 6 Georgia seemed to catch every break in stretching its winning streak to seven in a row over Georgia Tech with a 31-17 victory Saturday. Late in the third quarter, the Bulldogs (10-2) learned their hopes of winning the SEC East ended when Tennessee defeated Kentucky 52-50 in a four-overtime thriller. Both Georgia and the Vols have 6-2 records in the conference, but Tennessee won the tiebreaker with its 35-14 victory over the Bulldogs in early October. Georgia Tech (7-5) hasn't beaten Georgia since 2000, and there's plenty of speculation that this latest loss could cost coach Chan Gailey his job. He dropped to 0-6 against the Yellow Jackets' biggest rival, and athletic director Dan Radakovich has said he'll evaluate the program after the season. Stafford caught Georgia Tech off guard by running for a 31-yard touchdown in the second quarter, one of four lead changes in the first half. The last of those came with 1:02 left in the second quarter, when Stafford hooked up with Mohamed Massaquoi on a 9-yard touchdown that sent the Bulldogs to the locker room up 16-14. There would be no more lead changes. Brannan Southerland powered over from the 3 after Stafford threw a 55-yard pass to Sean Bailey. Brown finished off the Yellow Jackets with a 32-yard run down the right sideline with just over 11 minutes left. A 2-point conversion provided the final margin, the first time in four years the game wasn't decided in the closing minutes. Georgia closed the regular season as hot as anyone in the country, winning six straight. Even though the Bulldogs won't even get to play for their conference title, they are definitely in line for a BCS bowl invitation. The winning streak over the Yellow Jackets is Georgia's longest in the bitter rivalry and just one shy of Georgia Tech's eight-win run from 1949-56, the longest by either team. Tashard Choice led the Yellow Jackets with 134 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown. Taylor Bennett threw a 17-yard TD pass to Colin Peek in an otherwise forgettable performance. Bennett was 9 of 27 for 137 yards, and the Yellow Jackets also tried freshman Josh Nesbitt and Calvin Booker at quarterback without much success. When the public address announcer announced Tennessee's dramatic victory, the Georgia Tech fans cheered. If nothing else, they could take some satisfaction from knowing the Bulldogs wouldn't be returning to Atlanta the following week to play for the SEC title. Otherwise, it was another forgettable day in late November for the Yellow Jackets, who let numerous chances slip through their hands, were hurt by a disputed interference penalty, and simply couldn't catch a break. The Bulldogs muffed a couple of punts that rolled free in the end zone, which would have been touchdowns if the home team had recovered. Georgia fell on both, resulting in touchbacks. Georgia Tech appeared on the verge of grabbing the lead in the third quarter when a botched lateral pass was scooped up by Morgan Burnett, who scampered toward the end zone. But running back Knowshon Moreno hustled after Burnett, chopping the ball away from the freshman at the Georgia 3. It rolled through the end zone for yet another touchback. The Yellow Jackets were ahead 14-10 late in the first half, and appeared to have forced a field goal try when Stafford's third-down pass for Massaquoi was incomplete in the end zone. But Massaquoi got tangled up with Burnett, sending both to the ground. Though the contact appeared incidental on the television replay, the official threw a flag for interference to give Georgia first down at the 9. On the very next play, Stafford threw to Massaquoi across the middle for the go-ahead touchdown. Backup kicker Andy Bailey missed the extra point, but Georgia had a lead it wouldn't relinquish. Georgia's regular kicker, Brandon Coutu, went out with a hamstring injury. Georgia Tech couldn't blame the officials for what happened on its very first possession. Bennett went deep to Correy Earls, who slipped behind cornerback Asher Allen but dropped a sure touchdown pass down the left sideline.
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Syrian Rebels' New Leadership Islamist Dominated
Salafist, Muslim Brotherhood Blocs Overwhelmingly Head 'Unified Command'
A high profile meeting in Turkey has ended with the election of a 30-member 'unified command' for the Syrian rebellion, with the Salafists and the Muslim Brotherhood dominating the winners, cementing the view of Syria's rebels as Islamist dominated as an undisputed reality.
Even the non-Islamist members appear to owe their positions to the Islamist leadership, with the command's nominal leader Brigadier Abdelqader Saleh seemingly a figurehead installed to placate the West, while a second tier of "aides" underneath him is dominated by Muslim Brotherhood members who will handle the bulk of the day-to-day operations.
The group completely excluded the long-standing leadership of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), including its initial founder Col. Rial Assad and the Brigadier Mustafa al-Sheikh, who has been an outspoken opponent of the Muslim Brotherhood.
And while the rebel umbrella moves toward Sunni Islamist leadership, the most effective rebel fighting force by most analysts' estimates, and the one that has continued to eschew umbrella factions, is the al-Nusra Front. The group's leadership has been openly endorsed by al-Qaeda, and would likely find this new "unified command" far too moderate for their tastes, even as it adds to the difficulty of the Western efforts to throw money and weapons at a fashionably secular rebellion that arguably no longer exists even on the periphery.
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8 Responses to "Syrian Rebels' New Leadership Islamist Dominated"
There you Mr.presudent and prime ministers so as the EU Neo liberal fadcism, this is your "democracy", deal with it. Meanwhile Arab national who truly looking for change, to change the decads rules of tyrant like in Qatar, Kuwait, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and othe regimes in UAE get no whatsoever attention by these liberals or otherwise falsified democrats help nor their biased media talks about it. As long as there are elements paid and suported by the west and these tyrants, fighting the interests of their people the west is very happy and that's what they want, a momentary happiness satisfying their long time idiocy.
Once again American leadership in the form of Bush and Obama have shown themselves as visionaries.
In a very clever CIA inspired bait and switch America has tricked the Egyptians, Libyan's Syrians, Iraqi's and others into supporting fundamentalist groups who love America and will serve our "interests".
No other nation is as intelligent as America. If aliens do come here, they will head straight to anywhere in Utah to speak with the higher forms of the higher forms of life….or maybe D.C,
I would right more elkwant but I'm tiered.
Well well, the FSA, a Western creation is now completely side-lined. The Suadi-sponsored terrorirsts are on the ascedence. Is it time for the West to help Assad eliminate the threat to his country and it's people.
So my tax dollars will go to support Israel and governments that are the mortal enemies of Israel in Egypt, Libya, and soon Syria. A cynic might think the empire was hoping to keep war going in the middle east.
Your tax dollars at work.
Aren't you glad we are gutting retirement, medical care and going to pay higher taxes to pay for this?
A year from now they'll be attacking CIA 'consulates'. FAUX news will investigate to try to find out why.
I regard this "news" as a faked political media theater to throw us sand in our eyes. Since the rebels are the same as in Libya, you can be sure it is the US/NATO/SAUDI/Qatari masters who did stage this theater for the world. Their dramaturgists know exactly when to plan the next act.
Afghanistan, Bosnia, Libya has shown, USA has partnered with Islamist extremist :
Ex-CIA officer: Braindead West wants Jihadists to rule Libya (at 5:00): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FMXud80xI0
French defense expert:
At 3:50: USA they "have a secret agreement with the Jihadists: YOU GET THE SHARIA AND WE GET THE OIL" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZKA0F0XQDI
globalresearch.ca reporter from Libya:
13:20 NTC people told me, it was the USA who brought in Al Qaida. Libyans do not want the islamists, but the US wants them and is controlling them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsKx7kbvkJA
The CIA's Islamist Terrorist Network http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2012/09/12/…
Hillary Clinton : We created Al-Qaeda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqn0bm4E9yw
Sure, they got the countries only with some money, weapon delivery, training, clever unconventional warfare concepts and not much boots on the ground. Cheap enthusiastic fighters for either Sharia or just the mercenary salary and looting of Syrian families.
But what remains after having crashed down all secular and partly even socialist oriented states like communist Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, ? I think they will reach Arab or even worse Islamist unity. The fighters in Syria said the will not stop before their Al Qaida flag has been put onto the Whitehouse. Having learned to use ethnic diversity and being the best experienced urban/rural war fighters they could with huge oil money pose a treat to USA.
They killed Gaddafi for e.g. working for more Arab Unity, but actually they do more than he did.


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Why We Love Traveling and You Should Too
Travel invokes a psychological and physical response from new situations. Just as a muscle strengthens after a new workout, each new destination alters the way you see and exist in the world. Seeing travel as part of an inner journey to self-discovery adds a new dimension to the experience beyond taking a week off work and increases the joy in traveling. These changes are possible anywhere you go, but you can find destinations to fit the journey you wish to take.
Challenge Perceptions
Travel presents you with multiple opportunities to challenge existing connotations of your worldview. It can be as simple as a view of the roles that people play. Taking a hike through the Peruvian Amazon to see native cultures challenges the way you view life without modern advances. At the same time, you experience the sights and sounds of a unique natural habitat full of flora and fauna that are unseen in most other parts of the world. A licensed local guide provides translation and location assistance.
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If you need to find inspiration a little closer to society, try Stonehurst Manor in North Conway, NH. Reset your mind in the outdoors along with opportunities to relax that allow inspiration to follow. Nestled in the White Mountain region, the manor offers hiking trails, canoeing opportunities and over 300 skiing trails in the nearby area. If nature is not where you find inspiration, the hotel offers relaxing amenities, such as spa services and fine dining, to step outside of the worries of the daily routine. Despite the route to clarity, the fresh mountain air and time to spend either in solitude or with friends and family relieves the clutter to find mental clarity and focus.
Be Grateful
Gratitude comes in many forms, but one is in the simple appreciation of another's struggle. South Africa offers a destination to trace the historical steps of apartheid through Johannesburg and Cape Town. Travelers view the parliament and museums featuring protests and the vote that launched Nelson Mandela as the first black prime minister. Witness the impassioned stories of Nelson Mandela's detention, along with others jailed for working toward equality, at the Robben Island Museum off Cape Town. No matter the trials of life, understanding your own history and the history of others serves as a reminder of the universality of difficulty and helps you appreciate what you have.
Your travel experience is more than the destination; it is the impression that the travel experience leaves. Finding a destination to match the journey you need to take is a matter of also finding your own psychological direction. These destinations are a starting point to find experiences that reset or transform. Try these destinations and then decide on more on your own.


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A sexually transmitted disease is a disease that is contracted through sexual exposure. It is possible that if you have been sexually active at all, you could be at risk of having an STD. Below is more information about these diseases.
How long have STDs been around?Before 1980 only the STDs called syphilis and gonorrhea were common. Since 1980 there are at least 25 new STDs that have been identified, including HIV/AIDS.Source: Eng TR, Butler WT, eds. The Hidden Epidemic - Confronting Sexually Transmitted Disease. Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1997.
Is there really that big of a risk for me to get an STD?STDs accounted for 87 percent of all cases among the top ten most frequently reported infections in the U.S. during 1997. Five of the top 10 reportable infectious disease in 1997 were either exclusively or largely transmitted during sex, including the top four (chlamydia, gonorrhea, AIDS and syphilis).Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of Notifiable Disease, US 1998. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999;47(53):1-93.
How many people are infected with an STD?
- In the United states it is estimated that there are more than 68 million current STDs.
- Each year, 15.3 million new STD infections occur, including over 3 million infections in teens.
- The two most common STDs, herpes and human papilloma virus (HPV), account for 65 of the 68 million current infections.
- It is estimated that 20 percent of all Americans age 12 and older are infected with genital herpes.
Are teens more at risk for STDs?
- Teen girls have a higher rate of chlamydia, a disease that is a common cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which can lead to infertility in older women.
- At least 10 percent of all sexually active teens are infected with this disease.
- Among women, gonorrhea rates are highest among teen girls ages 15-19.
- The risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is as much as 10 times greater for 15-year-old females than for 24-year-old females. PID can cause sterility (inability to get pregnant).
Source: Westrom L. Incidence, Prevalence, and Trends of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Its Consequences in Industrialized Countries. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1980: 138, 880-92.
What is HPV?
- Human papilloma virus (HPV) is an STD that causes genital warts.
- HPV also causes more than 90 percent of all cervical cancer. Cervical cancer takes the lives of about 5,000 American women yearly, and condoms provide almost no protection against HPV.
- It is estimated 5.5 million new infections occur each year with at least 20 million people currently infected.
Source: American Social Health Association. (1998, December) Sexually Transmitted Disease in America: How Many Cases and at What Cost? Menlo Park, Calif.: Kaiser Family Foundation.
What age group is at greatest risk for acquiring an STD?Adolescents and young adults (15-24) are the age groups at the greatest risk for acquiring an STD. Approximately 2/3rds of all people who get an STDs are under 25. The Centers for Disease Control states that adolescents and young adults are at greater risk for many reasons, including:
- They may have less immunity (ability to fight a disease) than adults
- They may be more likely to have more than one sex partners
- They may be more likely to engage in unprotected intercourse
- They may select partners at higher risk
- Age at start of sexual activity has decreased while age at first marriage has increased, resulting in more nonmarital sexual experience
Eng TR, Butler WT, eds. The Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997.
What about HIV /AIDS? Am I at risk?
- An estimated 25% of new HIV infections are found in people under age 22.
- An estimated 50% of all new HIV infections occur among people under 25, with the majority being infected by sexual contact with an person carrying the disease.
Which STDs are stopped by using condomns?
- Condoms provide the best (though not complete) protection against HIV and gonorrhea.
- They are less effective protecting against herpes type 2, trichomonas and chlamydia.
- Condoms provide little protection against bacterial vaginosis and HPV (the most common STD).
Can STDs be cured?
While medical science has made great advances, the growth of STD infections continue to spread. Chlamydia and gonorrhea can be "cured" with antibiotics, but can leave scars, which often require future treatment and may cause infertility. And certain strains of gonorrhea are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. Viral STDs pose a major problem, because no medical cure has been found for any virus - not even the common cold! This means if a person becomes infected with a viral STD (such as herpes, HPV or HIV) there is no cure. A vaccine for herpes has been rumored for years, but has not yet been produced. Antiviral drugs reduce the number of outbreaks a person with herpes experiences, but they cannot eliminate the outbreaks entirely.A cure, or vaccine, for the HIV virus is probably years away. We do know, however, that even if vaccines or cures for these infections were available today-the STD problem would not be solved.Source: Medical Institute of Sexual Health, "Frequently Asked Questions"
For more information on STDs visit this site: Abstinence.net