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Roche launches new fully automated molecular diagnostic systems offering the fastest time to results with the highest testing capacity
The cobas 6800/8800 Systems offer advanced performance with next generation donor screening assays
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the commercial availability of the cobas 6800/8800 Systems, two integrated and fully automated molecular testing systems for blood and plasma donor screening in markets accepting the CE mark. The cobas 6800/8800 Systems offer the fastest time to results with the highest throughput available, along with the longest walk-away time, enabling laboratory staff to drive increased workflow efficiencies, while adapting to their ever-changing testing demands.
"The integrated and fully automated design of the new cobas 6800/8800 Systems will allow labs to generate a high volume of results faster, with fewer manual steps, thus improving laboratory operations," said Harry Bos, Ph.D. MBA, Director of Diagnostics, Sanquin Blood Supply, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. "These systems will help ensure a safe blood supply as the dynamics of the blood screening industry continue to rapidly change."
"The cobas 6800/8800 Systems represent a new class of molecular diagnostic instruments," said Roland Diggelmann, COO of Roche Diagnostics. "Over the last several years, we have collaborated with top industry leaders and several hundred customers to design a platform that truly meets the evolving needs of the molecular diagnostics laboratory. These systems will set new industry standards with technical innovation for throughput, speed-of-results, automation and flexibility that have not been seen before in a molecular diagnostic system. We are proud of the benefits they will bring to people and the healthcare environment."
The portfolio launched today includes the cobas 6800 and 8800 Systems, the cobas p 680 instrument to support the creation of donor sample pools, and three next-generation assays for donor screening: cobas® MPX, cobas WNV and cobas HEV. In Q4, a next-generation cobas DPX test will be released to complete the donor screening menu. The systems menu will continue to expand beyond blood donor screening, including multiple tests for viral load monitoring. The cobas 6800/8800 Systems are now available in all markets accepting the CE mark in Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Asia. The Systems are not currently available in the United States.
About cobas 6800/8800 Systems
The cobas 6800 and 8800 Systems are fully automated solutions designed for donor screening, viral load monitoring, women's health and microbiology testing. They are available in medium and high throughput models. Based on the Nobel-prize winning PCR technology, the systems are designed to deliver increased automation and throughput with shorter time to results, providing users with greater flexibility to increase overall workflow efficiencies.
Each system provides results for the first 96 tests in less than 3.5 hours, with the cobas 6800 System delivering up to 384 results in an eight hour shift, and the cobas 8800 System generating up to 960 results in the same amount of time. Both systems also allow for simultaneous processing of multiple assays and are designed to enable up to eight hours (cobas 6800) and four hours (cobas 8800) of "walk-away" time* with minimal user interaction.
About the Launch Assays
cobas MPX, WNV and HEV are nucleic acid tests for the detection of blood-borne viruses in donors of blood and blood components and other living donors.
cobas MPX** is a real-time PCR multiplex test covering five critical viral targets: HIV-1 Group M, HIV-1 Group O, HIV-2, HCV and HBV, from a single sample. It offers real-time detection and identification of HIV, HCV and HBV, eliminating both the need for discriminatory testing and the potential for discrepant results. Plus, the dual-target approach with amplification of separate regions of HIV-1, and dual probes for HCV, improve coverage of new virus variants.
cobas WNV** is a real-time PCR test for West Nile virus (WNV) that is highly sensitive for both WNV lineages 1 and 2. It also provides broad coverage of other flaviviruses that cause transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases.
cobas HEV** is a real-time PCR test for hepatitis E virus (HEV), providing broad coverage of all 4 major HEV genotypes.
About the Assays in Development***
cobas DPX is a real-time duplex test designed to quantify parvovirus B19 (B19V) DNA with a broad linear range and detect HAV RNA in a single test. It provides complete coverage of B19V and HAV genotypes.
Assays for viral load monitoring
cobas HIV-1 is a quantitative real-time PCR test with an integrated dual target approach, focusing on two unique regions of the HIV-1 genome, gag and LTR, that are not subject to selective drug pressure.
cobas HBV is a quantitative real-time PCR test designed to offer broad coverage of all known HBV genotypes (A-H), including pre-core mutations with high sensitivity.
cobas HCV is a quantitative real-time PCR test that uses a dual-probe technique designed to accurately detect and quantify HCV genotypes 1-6 while maintaining high sensitivity.
cobas CMV is a quantitative real-time PCR test designed to reliably monitor patients receiving antiviral therapy and is traceable to the first WHO International Standard for Human CMV.
Assays for other indications
cobas CT/NG is a qualitative real-time PCR test designed to accurately test CT and NG in a single sample.
cobas HPV is a qualitative in vitro test designed to detect HPV DNA in human specimens, simultaneously providing results on high-risk genotypes while providing individual results on the highest risk genotypes (HPV 16 and 18).
cobas MTB/MAI is a qualitative real-time PCR test designed to detect mycobacteria including MTB and resistant organisms.
cobas HIV Qual is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic, total nucleic acid amplification test for the detection of HIV-1 DNA and RNA in human EDTA plasma or dried blood spots (DBS).
For more information about the systems, please visit www.cobas68008800.com.
About Roche
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is a leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche is the world's largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and neuroscience. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Roche's personalised healthcare strategy aims at providing medicines and diagnostics that enable tangible improvements in the health, quality of life and survival of patients. Founded in 1896, Roche has been making important contributions to global health for more than a century. Twenty-four medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organisation Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and chemotherapy.
In 2013 the Roche Group employed over 85,000 people worldwide, invested 8.7 billion Swiss francs in R&D and posted sales of 46.8 billion Swiss francs. Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan. For more information, please visit www.roche.com.
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) - The head of European soccer's governing body is ''fed up'' with calls by politicians to boycott the 2018 World Cup in Russia over its actions in Ukraine.
Says Platini: ''I'm starting to get fed up with people who are asking for boycotts.'' The Frenchman says there are ''many people who don't like sports who ask these types of things.''
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BlogHer Talks to Bestselling Romance Author Jill Shalvis
By Karen Ballum on July 26, 2012
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For a long time I kept the fact that I read romance novels a secret. It wasn't something that was considered appropriate reading material in my peer group. The popularity of books like Bridget Jones's Diary helped make chick-lit more acceptable but full out romance? It was still frowned upon. Right about the time I decided I didn't give a hoot what anyone thought of my reading material, I found the romance book blogosphere. It was through blogs like Dear Author and Smart Bitches that I was introduced to more contemporary romance authors than the ones I was stealing from my mother's romance collection -- authors like Jill Shalvis.
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I'm clearly not the only one that's a big fan of Jill's books. She is a New York Times bestselling author and the first book in her Lucky Harbor series, Simply Irresistible, snagged her the coveted 2011 RITA Award for Contemporary Single Title Romance. Two more things to love about Jill? She regularly updates her blog and is part of the BlogHer community. I caught up with her via email recently and she kindly agreed to answer my questions.
Karen:I remember reading about your first sale on Dear Author a few years ago. Since that first call you've gone on to publish many, many more books. What's the most biggest thing you've learned about the publishing process since that first sale?
Jill: That the only thing you can control is the quality of the book. I can't control much else in this business, but I can control my own characters. Well, most of the time... :)
Karen: You recently blogged about what you think makes a book a romance novel. One of your criteria is a strong heroine. What makes a character a strong heroine?
Jill: Actually, I think if we're talking romance, it mostly centers around the hero. But the heroine has to be worthy. She can be short, tall, educated, not educated, funny, serious ... anything. But she has to have heart and a strength that matches the hero.
Karen: Many of the heroes in your books are, to steal the term that you use for your husband, alpha men. They are firefighters (though you've written about female firefighters too!), policemen and members of the military. Does a man have to be an alpha in order to be a romantic hero?
Jill: Absolutely not. Beta guys can be sexy too. Or a combination. I actually think it's the combination that does the trick in a romance novel. Tough and steady, and yet able to access his heart.
Karen: You often blog about the I Love Lucy kind of adventures you get into in your daily life. That humor is in your books and I love it. How important is humor to you? Is being funny sexy?
Jill: I do believe that being funny is sexy. I like to find the humor in everything, that's for sure. And if I make people laugh, then I'm thrilled.
Karen: I enjoyed reading the first three Lucky Harbor series and I was thrilled when I found out there would be additional three books in the series. I was amazed when I saw the publishing schedule. Lucky in Love came out in May, At Last came out in June and Forever and a Day will be coming out the end of July. I have to imagine that had to be a rather intense writing and editing period. What does a writing day look like for you?
Jill: I wrote those three books over the course of a year, so the writing schedule didn't change much for me. I get up, kick my people out of the house, and write all day until they come home looking for me. If I'm behind, I bribe a teenager to go get dinner. They're handy now that they can drive.
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This hotel would have been good value had we not been put in the basement right next to the kitchen and lift.
We felt this room should come with a cheaper rate because of the noise level and a warning so that the customer can choose it as an inferior room quality-wise but for a cheaper price. Every time someone ran the water a very loud noise came through the walls from what we presume was the boiler and this went on through the night so it was hard to sleep. On night was more than enough. However the decor and food and easy book in and book out was good for a brief no-nonsense London stay. Ear plugs are definitely recommended with this hotel though.
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This is the second time I'm staying at a Comfort Inn hotel in the last 2 months; the last I stayed in was at the Comfort Inn about 5mins away on the same road, and this seems like a very cheap imitation of that one.
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Pilot's-Eye View: How O.J. Simpson's Infamous Bronco Ride Was Caught on Tape
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There is one detail all of us remember about June 17, 1994: the image of O.J. Simpson in that white Ford Bronco driving down the 405 Interstate, moving slower than a lot of people zoom around their residential neighborhoods. The cops didn't appear to be so much pursuing the Bronco as simply following it, and that low-speed pace just makes the picture of one of TV's most infamous drives all the more fixed in our brains. The person responsible for that indelible image: Bob Tur. (Now Zoey Tur. But more on that in a bit.)
Bob Tur was a helicopter pilot and reporter, a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie who once used his piloting skills to rescue 54 people from a collapsed Redondo Beach hotel during a storm and on another occasion, used his helicopter to locate a man in the desert, just in time for that man to be flown back to Los Angeles for the kidney transplant that saved his life.
Tur and then-wife Marika launched the Los Angeles News Service in 1979, and a few years later were providing aerial news coverage to TV stations in Los Angeles. This was still the "infancy of modern electronic news gathering using helicopters," Tur says. The Turs, thanks to Bob's experience as a pilot and some jury-rigged modifications to their helicopter, saw the opportunity to go beyond traffic reports and provide dedicated news-gathering services using copters.
[Related: '30 for 30's' 'June 17th, 1994' Documentary: The Must-See O.J. Simpson TV Special]
The Turs, in a case that would often be tied to the racial tensions that accompanied the O.J. Simpson trial a couple of years down the road, were responsible for filming the beating of truck driver Reginald Denny during the 1992 riots that followed the Rodney King verdict in Los Angeles. The Turs' video, broadcast live on TV, helped save Denny's life when viewers who were watching the assault rushed to the scene to help him, just after one of his attackers had hit him on the head with a cinderblock and fractured his skull in 91 places.
Still, with dozens of car chases and crime scene stories under the Turs' helicopter seat belts, what unfolded on the 405 on June 17, 1994, remains one of the strangest, most unforgettable collisions of news, crime, and celebrity in TV history. Zoey Tur — formerly known as Bob (again, more on that in a bit) — talked to Yahoo TV about capturing the slowest high-speed chase of her career.


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But it is a side issue here. The main point was that it is very difficult for civilians to obtain these firearms despite your repeated, incorrect, claims that people are wandering around with fully automatic weapons killing everyone. The dates and acts that led to this difficulty are a side issue and apparently, now, an attempt to score some sort of political shot ("America's favourite gun grabber, the conservative's hero and shining light, Republican Ronald Reagan").
I didn't say they weren't increasing. I said "no" to your claim they are rapidly increasing in frequency. There's still not evidence that's true and that these are anything but outliers.
However, let's just grant your claim that they "rapidly increasing in frequency." That doesn't justify taking away firearms from innocent, law-abiding people. I just doesn't. People have a right to own firearms.
No MJ it is not "very difficult for civilians to obtain these firearms". Pre 1986 fully auto's are, sure, but semi-auto's are not and like I posted earlier, it's very easy and completely legal to mod your AR-15 to fire like a fully auto by "bumping" it which is easy to do and inexpensive. Here's the video again if you missed it- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm1mBhLNT_s
And here's another- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeDcEadNYX8 and another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fE8zstf_bg And here's my favourite- http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=4F8Z5ooMZpY
Gun murders have gone down since the eighties by 40%, spree killings on the other hand, one's like Sandy Hook and Aurora, and have increased dramatically . They would not be increasing if semi-auto's were illegal.


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LAS CRUCES >> There was a "shooting" on Main Street shortly before noon Tuesday. About a hundred people saw it and there were cameras that caught the action.
Then someone shouted "Cut. Print it."
Actors with Old West Thunder staged an old-fashioned Western shoot-out in front of the Rio Grande Theatre. Their production called attention to the upcoming construction of an outdoor film set at Corralitos Ranch, west of Las Cruces near the airport, with a $550,000 state capital outlay appropriation made in the 30-day legislative session.
City Councilor Ceil Levatino said the potential economic benefits make this a good project for Las Cruces and New Mexico.
"This new backlot will be a great addition to our city's commitment to recruiting film productions to our region," Levatino said. "It will provide our Las Cruces Film Liaison Office with a unique filming facility to help attract a wide range of filming opportunities to southern New Mexico."
A group of teens and younger children with the city's Weed and Seed Program were mesmerized Tuesday with what they saw from the "cowboys" and dance hall show girls.
"It was awesome," Josiah Garcia, 9, said.
Christian Paredes, 9, added, "It was cool to see."
Their adult counterparts were just as excited, but for slightly different reasons. They are enthused about the possibilities that could come from a backlot in Las Cruces.
"It's clean industry, something that's always good," said Las Crucen Rebecca Giron, who was passing by the historic downtown theater when the action began. "It could be good for the economy with something like that coming here. People coming here to make movies, staying in our hotels or motels. People spending money to eat, sleep, buy things they need to make movies.
"Then, there's the new jobs something like that could create for people living here. And, what about the NMSU (New Mexico State University) students who are getting degrees in movie making? It could turn out to be a great thing for Las Cruces all the way around."
After the staged gunfight, state, city and county leaders went inside the Rio Grande Theatre to provide more details about the backlot movie set. Eleven of 12 southern New Mexico legislators supported the $555,000 in state funding to begin construction of the movie set, which will be built in phases on several acres at Corralitos Ranch.
"The film industry provides thousands of jobs in New Mexico, and I thank the city of Las Cruces and my fellow legislators for coming together to create these good film jobs here," said state Rep. Jeff Steinborn of Las Cruces, who also serves as co-chair of the Regional Film Development Advisory Committee. "Our beautiful mountains and Chihuahuan Desert, historic Mesilla Valley, spaceport, and White Sands National Monument are all incredible filming locations that will help draw films to our regions. ... Today, we're here to see it take a big step forward."
Las Cruces filmmaker, actor, and college instructor Mark Vasconcellos, added, "This will be a tremendous addition to our state's filmmaking infrastructure. It will not only create good jobs and support local film-friendly businesses, it will provide an excellent opportunity for the students of our local film programs at NMSU and DACC (Doña Ana Community College) to gain valuable experience and job opportunities after graduation."
Jon Barela, state economic development cabinet secretary, said the movie lot set will only help diversify the state's economy.
"As we move forward, we're trying to create a diverse economy," said Barela, a Las Cruces native. "I'm glad to see that footprint expand."
Gov. Susana Martinez also supported the project.
"I applaud the work of local leaders and the local film community in Doña Ana County for coming together with this innovative and bipartisan plan to create the new southern New Mexico backlot," said Martinez, who didn't attend Tuesday's event, but issued a statement. "This initiative will showcase a beautiful part of our state, and I am excited to encourage filmmakers to take advantage of this exciting new opportunity."
Corralitos Ranch isn't an entirely new endeavor. It has been used in the past as an outdoor movie set, particularly for some of the movie "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
"The Las Cruces film backlot is a wonderful partnership between our county, local governments, and the private sector that will be ideal for filmmakers, and all the citizens of Doña Ana County," said Doña Ana County Commissioner Wayne Hancock, who is co-founder of the Regional Film Development Advisory Committee. "Filmmakers will come to love the multicultural heritage and vistas that we offer within the Mesilla Valley."


text: If you opt for an older camera, I recommend one that uses the red window on the back for film advance and counting. I've owned Super Ikontas (III & IV), Ansco Super Speedex, Super Isolettes, and Iskras, which all have very complicated film advance/frame counting mechanisms. They are prone to acting up and needing repair. Bessa II is a good choice but they tend to be over-priced. Usually the cheaper versions of the classics without coupled rangefinder, will be easier to maintain. ---john.


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Friday May 21, 1999
From the start of the enchanting "Besieged," a film that combines a stunning sensuality with a rigorous economy, you know that you're in the hands of a filmmaker who trusts in the storytelling power of the camera. And since the filmmaker happens to be Bernardo Bertolucci, you can count on his images to be ravishingly beautiful.
It begins this way: Bertolucci cinematographer Fabio Cianchetti's gracefully fluid camera picks out a beautiful young woman (Thandie Newton) caring for a large group of disabled children at a rural clinic in an unnamed African nation. A series of shots of posters of a military leader being pasted up everywhere in the area follows. Then cut to a man in a schoolroom asking his pupils if they know the difference between the words "boss" and "leader."
In a rapid montage we see a group of soldiers brutally take the schoolteacher into custody as the young woman, Shandurai, is bicycling home. Next, we see Shandurai awaken from her troubled sleep in a room so humble and nondescript that we don't know that we've moved from Africa to Rome, where Shandurai has fled from her homeland, which clearly has been taken over by a military dictatorship. Her room is on the ground floor of an ancient Roman villa, where she works as a housekeeper while pursuing her medical studies.
The owner of the villa is a Mr. Kinsky (David Thewlis), a young English pianist-composer who spends most of his time at the piano. He also gives lessons to a number of clearly gifted children. He is a tall, thin man, not conventionally handsome but attractive, absorbed in his music and a shy loner of exceptional intelligence yet possessed of warmth and kindness.
Shandurai is so zealous a housekeeper that you wonder when she finds time to devote to her studies--and how and when she became so fluent in Italian; so seductive is this film that you just take it on faith that she can handle the load. You also begin to suspect that all that intense scrubbing and dusting is a kind of exorcism for her, a way of dealing with survivor's guilt and her worry about the now-imprisoned schoolteacher, who happens to be her husband.
As caught up in his work as he is, Kinsky, who inherited the villa from an aunt, can't help but notice Shandurai's diligence and, more important, cannot help but notice her striking looks and be stirred by the grace with which she performs household tasks. She is an alluring woman, all the more so for being so completely natural and spontaneous.
One day Kinsky, who has no idea that Shandurai is married, places on a dumbwaiter a large diamond ring, which had been his aunt's, and sends it down to Shandurai's room. Perplexed and upset, Shandurai tells him she can't accept such a gift. He blurts out that he loves her and wants to know how he can prove it to her. Now thoroughly upset, she retorts in exasperation that he can do so by getting her husband out of prison.
Working from a script he adapted with his longtime co-writer Clare Peploe, from a short story by James Lasdun, Bertolucci spins a tale with the assurance, fascination and subtlety of an Isak Dinesen novella. When he's in top form, as he is here, Bertolucci displays an innate sense of proportion, as at home with the epic scale as with the intimate. In keeping with his strong appreciation of the visual, Bertolucci keeps dialogue to a minimum, which means Newton must be as expressive as a silent-era actress. He makes the same demands upon Thewlis, and both his stars glow under his direction.
He has also understood that with this particular material the setting is crucial and the villa in fact becomes almost a third character. An irresistibly charming structure of shabby elegance, it is dominated by a dramatic circular staircase that allows Bertolucci to suggest the levels and shifts within the relationship--the spiraling emotions--between Shandurai and Kinsky.
"Besieged" is heady stuff, and Bertolucci has always been an impassioned filmmaker, starting with the bravura "Before the Revolution," which made his international reputation 35 years ago. With "Besieged," as with all his best work, Bertolucci confronts tempestuous circumstances with complete control of his material. Such discipline only intensifies the impact of "Besieged's" hard-to-predict finish.
Besieged, 1999. R, for brief sexuality. A Fine Line Features presentation of a Fiction Films and Navert Film production in association with Mediaset. Director Bernardo Bertolucci. Producer Massimo Cortesi. Screenplay by Bertolucci and Clare Peploe; from a story by James Lasdun. Cinematographer Fabio Cianchetti. Editor Jacopo Quadri. Music Alessio Vlad. Costumes Metka Kosak. Production designer Gianni Silvestri. In English and Italian, with English subtitles. Running time: 1 hour, 34 minutes. Thandie Newton as Shandurai. David Thewlis as Mr. Kinsky. Claudio Santamaria as Agostino.


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Speak Up: Photoshopped Faith Hill
There has been a lot of talk over Faith Hill's appearance on the cover of Redbook recently due to some serious photoshop work that was done to her picture.
I never really understood it all until I stumbled onto Jezebel.com and saw the before and after pictures (above).
To me, it is upsetting that a beautiful woman like Faith Hill is not portrayed accurately. The woman in the first picture is gorgeous and real, the woman in the second picture is flawless and unreal. Women are led to believe such false images of what it means to be a sexy woman due to the very unnatural portrayals we see in the media everyday. What do you think about all this? Are photoshopped images of women something we should just deal with or is it something you would like to see come to an end? Speak up and share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Adobe today announced users have downloaded over 100,000 copies of its Lightroom Public Beta, the all-new digital imaging solution that was introduced earlier this year. The company said that over 2,800 photographersare actively participating in the online beta discussions and that it has already begun to respond to the top feature requests in the forums. Released as a direct competitor to Apple's Aperture application, Lightroom Beta 2.0, available as a Universal Binary for compatibility with PowerPC and Intel-based Apple hardware, includes new features to streamline digital photography workflows. Adobe said it plans to provide a Windows beta later this year and has already received requests for it in the forums. Since its debut in mid-February, over 30,000 people have downloaded Lightroom Beta 2.0, according to the company.


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Royal Pains' Paulo Costanzo on Evan's Political Gamble and Making Frances Conroy Cry
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The last time Royal Pains fans caught up with the HankMed team, Hank (Mark Feuerstein) was getting ready to go under the knife for major surgery.
When the USA series returns for Season 5 on Wednesday (9/8c, USA), the doctor will still be adjusting to being the patient. "It's a new dynamic because it's the first time that Hank has really been weak," Paulo Costanzo, who plays Hank's trusty brother and CFO Evan, tells TVGuide.com.
Fortunately, Evan will be around to help his big brother heal. "It's rather sweet really because, at the end of the day, Hank raised Evan as if he were his father because there wasn't a father around. Then there's the brother dynamic where they fight and bicker, and now there's this nurturing aspect," he says. "At the heart of it, Hank is really — other than his wife — the most important person in Evan's life, and he doesn't want him to get hurt or die."
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Season 5 will see Evan step out of his brother's shadow in more ways than one. In addition to a possible acquisition of HankMed by another company that threatens to change the "whole landscape of the business, and of the show," according to Costanzo, Evan will find a big rival in one of Shadow Pond's affluent new neighbors, Blythe Ballard (played by Frances Conroy)."They're basically arch-nemeses," Costanzo says. "She's really out to get him."
Costanzo admits he had some trepidation about going toe-to-toe with the Emmy nominee, who will recur this season. "I know her most recently from American Horror Story, and she plays a scary part on that show. I was like, 'Oh my God, what if she comes to set and she's all method-y and she chooses not to talk to me or be mean?" he says. "She's the sweetest person. For some reason, she's one of those people that gets my sense of humor. I get her to cry with laughter."
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On screen, their characters' dispute will push Evan into unchartered waters — politics! "Basically, Blythe threatens to deep-six HankMed through bureaucracy," Costanzo says. "Evan decides that the only way he can fight her is by fighting fire with fire, and for him to run to be a part of the Village Council so he has some influence and control and power over the decisions that are being made to save HankMed."
The move is a big one not only for the company, but for Evan personally. "Evan has grown up as the little brother to the overachieving doctor and he's never really gotten any true recognition himself. Granted, HankMed was his baby and he made that, but still, it's all based around his brother," Costanzo says. "This will be the first time that he gets personal, widespread recognition and acceptance. I think there's a deeper meaning for him."
Royal Pains viewers know all too well that Evan is the perfect character to run for office. Behind the scenes, however, Costanzo says it's been a bit more of an adjustment. "We just did a scene where he is having a campaign event. ... There is like a 3-foot-tall picture of my head with my finger pointing saying, 'We want you.' As an actor, it's always a little embarrassing to show up on set and there are 100 extras all looking at you. You're like, 'What?' and then you see a huge banner with your head on it," Costanzo says with a laugh.


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At Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota's genetics clinic, we specialize in helping children with complex needs and birth defects on every step of their journey. We help families searching for the causes of their child's medical problems as well as those who have already received a specific diagnosis and are looking for support and treatment.
When you first visit the genetics clinic, you and your child will meet with a genetics clinician and a genetic counselor. We'll have already reviewed your child's medical history, and we will ask to hear your family's story. Together we try to find causes for your child's differences. We explain next steps in management and treatment. We will provide information and guidance to you and your family. This includes:
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This Best of Austria & Switzerland tour covers the highlights of two of Europe's most scenic countries: Austria and Switzerland. You'll spend two nights each in Vienna, Salzburg, Zermatt, and Lucerne, and an overnight in St. Moritz and Berne. If you're a fan of palaces and castles, you'll enjoy a visit to Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace, once the home of the Habsburg family. Stand in awe as you hear the stories of this royal family's home. You'll also enjoy a visit to romantic Chillon Castle, a well-preserved, medieval castle on the shores of Lake Geneva.If spectacular scenery is your interest, then you'll be thrilled with the ride on the world-famous Glacier Express train, where you'll travel first-class and have panorama windows to admire the thundering waterfalls, impressive peaks, glacial ice fields, and tiny villages on your way to Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets beneath the majestic Matterhorn. This is a special treat Globus includes to make sure your tour is all you want it to be. Other scenic highlights include a Danube cruise along the prettiest part of the river; a private boat cruise on the fjord-lake in Lucerne (another special treat offered by Globus); a mountain train ride from Zermatt to Täsch; a scenic drive into the Swiss Engadine, considered by many to be the most beautiful mountain area in the world; a drive in the Tyrolean Alps on the way to Innsbruck; a stop in Interlaken, where you can take pictures of the Jungfrau Massif with its three famous peaks; and more.These are just a few of the many highlights of this Austria & Switzerland tour. You'll also enjoy guided sightseeing in Vienna, Salzburg, and Berne. From the historical sights, castles, and palaces to the spectacular scenery, this is a dream vacation!
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VIENNA Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, visit Schönbrunn Palace and HeldenplatzDANUBE CRUISEMONDSEE Visit the church from The Sound of MusicSALZBURG Guided walking tour, visit Mirabell Gardens and Residenz Square; dinner with wine at the St. Peter Stiftskeller INNSBRUCK Walk through the Old Town to the Golden RoofCHUR–ZERMATT By Glacier Express train (first-class with panorama windows) including lunchZERMATT–TÄSCH By mountain trainCHILLON Guided visit of the castleBERNE Guided walking tour, stop at the Rose Garden and the Bear ParkINTERLAKEN Take pictures of the Jungfrau massifLUCERNE Walking tour including the Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge; private cruise with a drink and farewell dinner at a local restaurantHeadsets throughout the tour
Welcome to Vienna! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a special welcome dinner with wine at your hotel. (Dinner)
Start your guided sightseeing with a visit to magnificent SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE. Then, drive along the Ringstrasse, pass the State Opera House, the Jewish quarter, and stop at the Hofburg Palace, winter residence of the Austrian imperial family. Marvel at the impressive courtyards, famous HELDENPLATZ, and awesome St. Stephen's Cathedral. Balance of the day is at leisure and you can choose from our exciting optional excursions to enhance your stay. (Breakfast)
Enjoy a leisurely DANUBE CRUISE along the prettiest part of the river. Afterwards, catch glimpses of historic Melk Abbey, and continue through the romantic Salzkammergut lakeland, made famous in The Sound of Music movie. Stop in Mondsee to visit the PARISH CHURCH, which was used for the wedding scenes, and continue to Salzburg. Admire exquisite MIRABELL GARDENS, the Great Festival Hall, St. Peter's Monastery, and magnificent RESIDENZ SQUARE, where some scenes of The Sound of Music movie were filmed. Also take pictures of Mozart's birthplace in the charming Getreidegasse. A special dinner with wine and Salzburger Nockerl (sweet dessert soufflé) has been prepared for you at the famous St. Peter Stiftskeller restaurant. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Today is your chance to join an optional excursion to spectacular Berchtesgaden and Hitler's Eagles Nest. (Breakfast)
Enter the Tyrolean Alps and stop in the capital of crystal, Innsbruck. Enjoy a pleasant walk through its quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian's GOLDEN ROOF. Next, a scenic drive into the Swiss Engadine, considered by many as the most beautiful mountain area in the world with its deep-blue lakes, airy larch forests that turn golden in the fall, mountain peaks exceeding 12,000 feet, and quaint villages with massive white stone houses in the characteristic Grisons style. The rest of the day is at leisure in ritzy St. Moritz. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Drive through exhilarating Alpine scenery. At Chur, board the first-class panoramic coach of the world-famous GLACIER EXPRESS TRAIN, which connects two of Switzerland's most famous skiing areas: St. Moritz and Zermatt. Enjoy your first-class ride with panorama windows and admire thundering waterfalls, impressive peaks, glacial ice fields, and tiny villages as you pass through the Valais, a region known for its great mountain resorts and excellent wines. Lunch will be served on the train. This afternoon you are in Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets beneath the majestic Matterhorn. (Breakfast, Lunch)
An entire day at leisure gives you the possibility to join spectacular optional excursions: ride Europe's highest rack railway to 10,272-foot Gornergrat Mountain and the Klein Matterhorn for breathtaking panoramic views of the Matterhorn and the Alps. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Board the MOUNTAIN TRAIN to Täsch and motor through the lower Rhône Valley to the shores of Lake Geneva. Here, enjoy a highlight visit to CHILLON CASTLE, the 12th-century water fortress immortalized by poet Lord Byron. Arrive in Berne for your overnight stay. (Breakfast)
Your guided tour starts with a stop at the Rose Garden for a panoramic view of the city. Walk through the beautifully preserved medieval Old Town. Witness the hourly parade of painted figures at the Clock Tower and take pictures of ornate, flower-adorned fountains. Stop at the BEAR PARK, symbol for the name of the town. Next is Interlaken, where you can take pictures of the towering Jungfrau Massif. Across Brünig Pass to picturesque Lucerne. An optional evening is available to a folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing for a first-hand impression of Alpine merrymaking. (Breakfast)
On your walking tour this morning, admire Thorwaldsen's impressive LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the fallen Swiss Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the French Revolution, and ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town. Then, cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit church. Afterwards, shop for watches, and you may wish to join an optional excursion to Mount Pilatus. This evening, enjoy a PRIVATE BOAT CRUISE on the fjord-lake, followed by a special farewell dinner with wine at a local restaurant to celebrate the success of your Swiss vacation. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Morning transfer to Zürich Airport in time for homebound flights leaving no earlier than 10 am. Extra nights are available in Zürich, not Lucerne. (Breakfast)
Motorcoach; boat cruise; Glacier Express; mountain train. Free Wi-Fi available on your motorcoach and in most hotel lobbies
Full buffet breakfast daily; 1 lunch on the Glacier Express train; 5 three-course dinners with wine, including a welcome dinner in Vienna, a special dinner in Salzburg, and a special farewell dinner in Lucerne
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JUNIOR (2014): Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in all 33 matches, playing 106 of 119 sets ... Averaged 1.96 digs per set ... third on the team with 21 service aces ... Played in all four games at the UAB/Samford Invitational ... Had eight digs against both UAB (Aug. 29) and Jacksonville State (8/30), bettering the five she had against Duquesne as a freshman (9/21/13) ... Also had a career-best three aces against Samford (Aug. 30) and two assists vs. Jacksonville State, after a career-best one in each category last year ... Logged a four-game streak with at least one service ace, including three in the two-match weekend against North Carolina and Duke (9/5-6) ... Earned her first career start vs. Duke (9/6) ... Tied her career best with two assists and contributed 17 digs, another career high, at Oregon State (9/13) ... Five digs in a win at Indiana (9/26) ... Tallied 10 digs, four assists, and an ace at Michigan (9/30) ... Recorded 15 digs, two off her career best, and a career-high three assists in a home win over Michigan (10/3) ...Contributed nine digs and a pair of service aces against Nebraska (10/10) ... Had six digs in a sweep of Iowa (10/11) ... Had 10 digs in a first-ever B1G meeting with Maryland (10/17) ... Recorded six digs, three assists, and an ace in a tough loss to Illinois (10/31) ... Had 10 digs and an ace in a sweep of Northwestern (11/1) ... Contributed 11 digs - her second-straight double-digit effort - along with a pair of aces in a loss to Minnesota (11/7) ... Compiled 10 digs (her third double-digit outing in four matches) and also had an assist at Nebraska (11/12) ... Notched four digs, an ace, and an assist in a win at Northwestern (11/19) ... Collected six digs in the regular- season finale at Iowa (11/28) ... Recorded seven digs in a first-round NCAA victory over Loyola-Marymount (12/5) ... Had an ace and five digs in the season's final match against Stanford (12/6).
SOPHOMORE (2013): Academic All-Big Ten ... Saw duty as a defensive specialist and also came in to serve after earning a spot on the team in the spring of 2013 ... Saw her first collegiate action against St. Francis at the Hokie Invitational (8/30) ... Had two digs each against Pacific and Virginia Tech (8/31) ... Had her first service ace vs.Illinois State (9/14) ... Five digs in a straight-set victory over Duquesne (9/21).
CLUB: Played U17 for Legacy Volleyball Club under the tutelage of Jen Cottrill ... Also played for the Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy (U13-U16).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter for Canton High School ... Four-time First Team All-Conference selection and First Team All-Region pick ... Selected for the Plymouth Observer Dream Team her final three years, and was a second-team selection as a freshman ... Captained the team as a junior and senior ... Helped Canton to Class A District and Regional Championships in her senior season, leading the team in digs (585) and service aces (91) ... Led the team in aces (62), kills (390) and digs (639) as a junior ... Also led the team in service aces as a sophomore (100).
PERSONAL: Born on April 14, 1994 ... Daughter of John and Michele Muir ... Majoring in finance with a specialization in sales communication ... Brother, Brendan, is a graduate of MSU ... Member of Phi Chi Theta co-ed Professional Business Student Organization ... Dean's list student ... Hobbies include graphic design.