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Article: A polymorphism in the leptin receptor gene at position 223 is associated with growth hormone replacement therapy responsiveness in idiopathic short stature and growth hormone deficiency patients[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We hypothesized that responses to growth hormone (GH) therapy by idiopathic short stature (ISS) and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) patients were associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the leptin (LEP) and leptin receptor (LEPR) genes. We retrospectively enrolled ISS (n = 32) and GHD (n = 38) patients and forty healthy age-and gender-matched children. They were genotyped for the LEP promoter at nt.-2548, and LEPR K109R and LEPR Q223R polymorphisms. Clinical and laboratory variables were determined before and after 2 years of GH treatment. ISS patients with G/A or A/A genotypes of the LEPR Q223R SNP had a significantly higher height velocity (cm/y) than ISS patients with the G/G genotype at 2 years after GH treatment. For GHD patients, G/A or A/A genotype of the LEPR K109R SNP was associated with higher body weight, higher BMI, and higher weight velocity than patients with the G/G genotype before GH treatment, but not after GH treatment. G/A or A/A genotype of the LEPR Q223R SNP was associated with a significantly higher body weight, higher height velocity before treatment, but not after GH treatment. G/A or A/A genotype of the LEPR Q223R SNP was associated with a significantly higher weight velocity before treatment, but a significantly lower weight velocity was found at 2 years after GH treatment. These results suggest LEPR Q223R SNP (rs1137101) is associated with outcomes of GH replacement therapy in ISS and GHD patients.
Article: A MID1 gene mutation in a patient with Opitz G/BBB syndrome that altered the 3D structure of SPRY domain[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Mutations in the MID1 gene result in X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome (OS), a disorder that affects development of midline structures and comprises hypertelorism, cleft lip/palate, hypospadias, and laryngo-tracheo-esophageal abnormalities, and, at times, neurological, anal, and cardiac defects. MID1 gene abnormalities include missense, nonsense, and splicing mutations, small insertions, small deletions, and complex rearrangements. Here, we present a patient with Opitz G/BBB syndrome and a unique MID1 gene point mutation c.1703T<C (p. Ile568Thr) in exon 10. This mutation was located in the loop between β5 and β6 beta pleated sheets in the SPRY domain. According to our 3D models based on the PRY-SPRY domain of the human TRIM72, the I568T mutation altered the conformation in the loops between β5 and β6 and between β7 and β8. Thus, the I568T mutation altered the conformation of surface B of the binding pocket and may affect the binding affinity to the PRY domain.
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ABSTRACT: Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the leptin (LEP) or leptin receptor (LEPR) genes were assessed for their association with central precocious puberty (CPP). The control group with the A/G SNP at LEPR 223 or A/G SNP at LEPR 109 exhibited significantly higher peak luteinizing hormone (LH) levels. The leptin level in the CPP group was significantly higher than that in the control group, but SNPs in either LEP or LEPR gene could not explain this observation. In conclusion, SNPs at LEPR 223 and LEPR 109 were significantly associated with higher levels of LH in girls without CPP, but none of the genotypes at these SNPs were significantly associated with CPP. The SNP genotypes of LEP (polymorphism at promoter at nt-2548) and LEPR (223A/G, 109A/G) of 219 healthy girls and 249 girls diagnosed with CPP were compared. Allele frequencies in SNPs were compared with anthropometric measures, circulating leptin, hormones (estradiol, follicle-stimulating hormone, and LH), and lipid concentrations for CPP risk.
Article: Study of the leptin levels and its gene polymorphisms in patients with idiopathic short stature and growth hormone deficiency[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Leptin levels may regulate fat metabolism, skeletal growth, and puberty. Leptin gene variants affect risk of obesity, cancer, but their effect on onset of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and idiopathic short stature (ISS) is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that the phenotype of GHD and ISS may be associated with polymorphism in the leptin gene. The prevalence of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the leptin gene (LEP) promoter at -2548 and the leptin and insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) concentrations in GHD and ISS were compared to those of healthy controls. IGF-1 and leptin concentrations were significantly lower in both the GHD and ISS groups than in the control group. The ISS and GHD groups had a significantly different distribution of SNP alleles at the LEP -2548 (P = 0.010). Individuals with LEP -2548A/G or G/G genotype in ISS group (47.5%) showed a significantly lower weight and body mass index (BMI) (but not leptin levels) than individuals carrying the A/A genotype (52.5%). LEP -2548A/A in GHD patients (65.8%) was associated with lower weight, BMI, leptin concentrations than those of individuals carrying the A/G or G/G genotype (34.2%). These data suggest that the LEP -2548A polymorphism may associate with the weight and BMI of the children with ISS and GHD.
Article: Interstitial Deletions of the Short Arm of Chromosome 4 in a Patient With Mental Retardation and Focal Seizure[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Interstitial deletion of the proximal short arm of chromosome 4 has rarely been described. This defect is associated with variable clinical manifestations, including mental retardation, unusual facial appearance, and minor limb abnormalities. We describe a girl diagnosed with moderate mental retardation and seizures with an interstitial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4 [46, XX, del(4)(p12p15.2)].
Article: Leptin expression and leptin receptor gene polymorphisms in growth hormone deficiency patients[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) patients have lower weight, height, bone age, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels, GH levels, fat metabolism and skeletal growth. The association of leptin with GHD characteristics and the effect of gene variants of leptin on GHD are unknown. Our aim was to examine the association of circulating leptin levels and common genetic variants in leptin (LEP) and leptin receptor (LEPR) genes with anthropometric measures, circulating hormone concentrations and GHD. A case control study of 125 GHD cases and 159 control subjects were characterized for bone age, body mass index (BMI), height, weight, leptin, IGF-1, GH and their genotype at the leptin promoter G-2548A, and LEPR variants, K109R and Q223R, at Chung Shan Medical University Hospital. Leptin levels were significantly associated with lower bone age, weight and BMI in GHD patients. Leptin levels were also significantly associated with reduced IGF-1 levels in girls but not boys in both groups. The frequency of LEPR223 [A/G or A/A] genotype was significantly higher than the LEPR223 G/G genotype in the GHD group. The LEPR223 [A/G or A/A] genotype was significantly associated with increased weight and BMI in the control group, but not in the GHD group. In conclusion, the GHD group carried a significantly higher frequency of the LEPR [G/A or A/A] genotype and of the A allele (LEPR223R). The LEPR223R polymorphism affected weight and BMI in control, but not in GHD patients, suggesting that the effect of LEPR223 [A/G or A/A] genotype was counteracted by other factor(s) in GHD patients.
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ABSTRACT: Sotos syndrome is an overgrowth syndrome characterized by distinctive facial features, developmental delay, and macrocephaly. Here, we present a 10-year-old girl with prenatal and postnatal overgrowth, prominent forehead, pointed chin, and advanced bone age. She also has a persistent falcine sinus in the posterior falx cerebri, patent ductus arteriosus, unilateral renal agenesis, and scoliosis. A pituitary macroadenoma was also found with external compression of the inferior aspect of the optic chiasm. We identified a de novo missense mutation of the NSD1 (nuclear receptor-binding SET domain protein 1) gene in this patient. Computational three-dimensional structural analysis revealed that the NSD1 mutation induced major alterations.
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ABSTRACT: Benign familial neonatal convulsions are a rare, autosomal-dominant form of neonatal epileptic syndrome. It can occur 1 week after birth, and usually involves frequent episodes, but with a benign course. The diagnosis depends on family history and clinical features. The mutant gene locates at 20q13, a voltage-gated potassium-channel gene (KCNQ2). Our patient exhibited an uneventful delivery course and onset of seizures at age 2 days. The general tonic seizures were unique and asymmetric, with frequencies of >20 per day. Results of examinations were within normal limits, including biochemistry and brain magnetic resonance imaging. Abnormalities included a small ventricular septum defect on cardiac sonography unrelated to the seizures, and nonspecific, multiple, high-voltage sharp waves and spike waves occurring infrequently in the central region on electroencephalogram. After phenobarbital and phenytoin use, the seizures persisted. On day 12, another antiepileptic drug, vigabatrin (unavailable in the United States), was used, and seizures decreased. A novel mutation of KCNQ2 was identified from a blood sample. The baby had occasional seizures with drug treatment at age 3 months. Benign familial neonatal convulsion should be considered in a baby with a unique seizure pattern and positive family history. Genetic counseling and diagnosis are mandatory.
Article: Identification of a Novel Mutation and Polymorphic Change in the NIPBL Gene of Subjects with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a multisystem congenital anomaly disorder characterized by distinctive facial dysmorphism, including low anterior hairline, synophrys, anteverted nares, maxillary prognathism, long philtrum, and carp mouth; prenatal and postnatal growth retardation; mental retardation; limb anomalies; and multiple organ defects. The disease is caused by mutations in the NIPBL gene located at 5p13.1. To date, a variety of NIPBL mutations have been identified and shown to be associated with CdLS symptoms. Here, three Taiwanese subjects exhibiting multiple features of CdLS were analyzed in this study. One of the subjects characterized by classic CdLS symptoms had a novel frameshift mutation (C.3196delT) in exon11 of the NIPBL gene complex followed by a premature termination codon four amino acids downstream, whereas the two other subjects characterized by less pronounced CdLS symptoms had no detectable mutations in that part of thethe NIPBL gene complex that was analyzed herein. However, the former two subjects had a novel and unreported polymorphism in exon 33 that was also detected in the corresponding allele of 77 of 200 healthy Taiwanese control subjects. In conclusion, we report a novel NIPBL mutation likely associated with CdLS and one new polymorphism that is likely not related to CdLS. These observations suggest that truncating mutations were generally associated with a more severe phenotype. Additional studies using an expanded population of CdLS patients are being performed to enhance our understanding of the role of NIPBL in CdLS pathogenesis.
Article: Mutations and new polymorphic changes in the TCOF1 gene of patients with oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum and Treacher-Collins syndrome[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum, the exact genetic predisposition of which has not yet been resolved, is characterized by varying degrees of the prevalently unilateral underdevelopment of craniofacial structures and spinal anomalies. Here, we analyzed four cases exhibiting multiple features of oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum and one case with Treacher-Collins syndrome. The cranium was analyzed using three-dimensional computed tomography, which reliably identifies craniofacial malformations. We detected one typical oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum patient who had a missense mutation in exon 9 of the TCOF1 gene complex and two silent mutations in exons 10 and 23, three partial oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum patients who had no detectable mutations in the TCOF1 gene complex, and one Treacher-Collins syndrome patient who had a nonsense mutation in exon 14. All five patients had eight previously reported polymorphic changes in the TCOF1 exons 10, 11, 12, 16, 21, 22, and 23, and four unreported polymorphisms in exons 9, 17, and 22 that were also detected in 51 Taiwanese control patients. These observations strongly suggest that the TCOF1 genetic changes observed in these five patients might be related to oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum symptoms.
Article: Su, P.H. et al Kabuki make-up (Niikawa-Kuroki) syndrome with mosaicism ring chromosome X and incomplete XIST gene expression. Acta. Paediatr. Taiwan 48, 28-31[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Kabuki make-up syndrome (Niikawa-Kuroki syndrome) is a rare congenital disorder of unknown etiology characterized by a dysmorphic face, postnatal growth retardation, skeletal abnormalities, mental retardation, and unusual dermatologic patterns. The latter include long palpebral fissures, broad eye brows sparse in the lateral half, prominent eyelashes, lower lateral palpebral ertropia, and depressed nasal tips. We describe a 13-year-old girl with short stature, delayed puberty, mental retardation, and typical face characteristics of Kabuki make-up syndrome. High-resolution banding chromosome analysis revealed a mos 45,X/46,X,r(X) karyotype. Fluorescence in situ hybridization detected a positive XIST gene signal. XIST expression was demonstrated by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction using primers spanning exons 2, 3, 4, 5 in RNA prepared from lymphocytes. To our knowledge, this is the first description of Kabuki syndrome manifestation with r(X) and XIST expression in Taiwan.
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ABSTRACT: Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder of craniofacial development with features including malar hypoplasia, micrognathia, microtia, downward slanting palpebral fissures, lower eyelid coloboma, conductive hearing loss, and cleft palate. TCS is caused by mutations in the TCOF1 gene, which encodes the nuclear phosphoprotein treacle. Here, we describe a 1-day-old male infant with classical TCS presentation. A 5-bp deletion in exon 22 of the TCOF1 gene (3469del ACTCT) was found to cause a premature stop codon. This is the first report of TCOF1 gene mutation in the Taiwanese population.
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ABSTRACT: The cutaneous lesions of incontinentia pigmenti classically evolve in stages, beginning with erythematous vesicular rash and bullae, followed by verrucose lesions, with an eventual macular pattern of splashed or whorled hyperpigmentation. We describe female twins presenting with the classic form of cutaneous expression. Ophthalmologic examination revealed abnormal vascular proliferations in the peripheral retinas in twin B. Several studies have confirmed linkage of familial incontinentia pigmenti to chromosome Xq28, with the factor VIII gene in Xq28 identified as the locus for incontinentia pigmenti. Two-hundred kilobases proximal to this locus, the gene for NEMO (NF-kappaB essential modulator)/IKKgamma (I kappaB kinase-gamma) has been mapped. We describe herein female twins with incontinentia pigmenti caused by a de novo mutation of this locus, as demonstrated by diagnostic polymerase chain reaction.
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okay, since the last post got a far better reception than i was excpecting (..i was expecting next to nothing) i thought i'd indulge further...
from left to right; Matrim Cauthon, Rand al'Thor and Perrin Aybara, main characters from the 'Wheel of Time'
selfishly last time i said i want more people to read it, or draw from it, it seems hardly any fanart exists for it! i want to see more!
I will create the fan art base all by myself if i have to!! lol
from left to right; Matrim Cauthon, Rand al'Thor and Perrin Aybara, main characters from the 'Wheel of Time'
selfishly last time i said i want more people to read it, or draw from it, it seems hardly any fanart exists for it! i want to see more!
I will create the fan art base all by myself if i have to!! lol
Totally perfect! Still reading the series but totally in love with it! As has been said, you totally captured the essence of them!
im up to the great hunt and its awesome
this art is also awesome!!!
this art is also awesome!!!
Cute as hell I'm in love with your art.
Mat looks awesome - completely caught the essence!
Great job! I'm starting to do some fan art of WOT myself
Im currently reading it right now. Im on the first book but so far im in love with it. Thanks for fanart, i have a better look at how each one looks. I thought Perrin was black xD
*clap clap clap*
I think you have to be one of the only people who doesn't color Rand's hair as REALLY red. It's supposed to be a dark brownish-red, but everyone just makes it a nice fiery shade! Thank you for coloring it correctly! (And I am super envious of your hand-drawing skill!)
I would be perfectly fine with you creating all the fan art in this style. My only, only teeny tiny critique, is that they almost look like they should be from LOTR, particularly Mat....but who am I to say cause I can't draw.
I love it!Forbis>I agree there should be way more work about that fabulous series-what did you think of tarmon gai'don?Wish Jordan could have finished it hsself.
I love your fanart !!! I'm actually reading tome 3 of the new edition, since I discovered the series this year, and I just love it and it lacks some fanart !! Yours is awesome !!
Mat is especially awesome !!
Mat is especially awesome !!
I love the way you portray Mat and Perrin, they are spot on in my opinion.
love this!!!
this is genuinely my favourite picture of Perrin Aybara- my favourite fantasy character hell even my favourite character ever. i thought it really conveyed his own brand of resigned resolution he gains early on to the path he is set on!
It's some nice artwork and I appreciate that artists get to take a bit of liberty but I can't help but cringe from the completely wrong hair colors ahhh >_>
Great pic!
I knew I could find some awesome Wheel of time fan art.
Love it! I just finished the second book and I'm addicted, hope to see more from you
I just started reading Wheel of Time, it's great!
Your drawings are very good, but I must say in my head these three ta'veren are somewhat prettier... (Nevermind, just fangirling...)
Your drawings are very good, but I must say in my head these three ta'veren are somewhat prettier... (Nevermind, just fangirling...)
Ehehehe, Mat, why you so awesome and charming.
I really love your Perrin.
And your Rand.
Actually, I really love all of them. Wow.
And your Rand.
Actually, I really love all of them. Wow.
I prefer your fanart before all others ^^ you have a gift of capturing the characters souls!
love mat and perrin in my head Rand's hair was more red would love to see you do this again after the events of book 5
Rand has reddish hair
will u be completing them full?
cool artworks bro
cool artworks bro
I love your renderings of them!! is awesome... am also a fan of the books, ... and have been wanting to draw some characters out of it for ages... just can never decide on who to draw... any suggestions??? xx
You got Mat's mischievous smile amazingly right.
I love the way you pictured Perrin and mat but for some reason I think Rand looks a little too scrawny in this picture still love it though XD
Very nice pics, sir, and I will diligently try to finish the series! Hahahahaha I'm a long time WOT fan, and although I haven't been able to read them for as long a time as I would like, I have managed to get to book 11 with a flourish. I will try my hand at characters soon, since I am also an aspiring artist!!!
I agree there are far too few fansites for such a great series!!!!
I agree there are far too few fansites for such a great series!!!!
Maybe Perrin could use a beard...
I agree, there should be so much more fanart for this series!!!
I love them! Personally I think Mat's a little Blonder, Rand's a bit redder and Perrin... well, he's pretty darn good.
Those are great. Mat's my fav. Great expressions.
This is brilliant!
This is brilliant!
Cool but Rand has short redish hair and Perrin's hair is short.
I like this, the only criticism I would have is that Rand should have lighter hair. But I love the different character in each of their faces!
Go Matrim! I'm guessing you based it off of the beginning books. Great Job! We do need more WoT pictures.... Um...
I like this too... Rand doesn't have the tattoos yet , but still cool Mat is my second favorite with his smile and "great luck".... and most favorite Perin - i kinda have a thing for wolves and axes Love them!!!
Epic drawing I love those books but haven't Perrin blond hair anyway epic drawing
hum... Rand has red hair and Perrin has a beard in the novel ...
this is probably my favorite fanpic for this book! the characters are spot on
Reading the second book (somewhere in the middle) and I am in love with Perrin - and your version is really great I must say
your Rand is sux. have you forgot that he is Aiel?
This looks like it's prior to a lot of their hardships. Perrin needs a beard!
Haha! I love this!


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EDIT: this question, some of the answers, and some of the comments, contain a lot of misinformation. See how Meteor collections, publications and subscriptions work for an accurate understanding of publishing and subscribing to multiple subsets of the same server collection.
How does one go about publishing different subsets (or "views") of a single collection on the server as multiple collections on the client?
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processedproperty set to
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"_id": "uniqueid1",
"title": "item #1",
"enabled": false,
"processed": false
"_id": "uniqueid2",
"title": "item #2",
"enabled": false,
"processed": true
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Let's publish two "views" of the same server collection. One will send down a cursor with 50 records, and the other will send down a cursor with 100 records. There are over 458 million records in this fictitious server-side database, and the client does not need to know about all of those (in fact, sending them all down would probably take several hours in this example):
var Items = new Meteor.Collection("items");
Meteor.publish("enabled_items", function () {
// Only 50 "Items" have enabled set to true
return Items.find({enabled: true});
Meteor.publish("processed_items", function () {
// Only 100 "Items" have processed set to true
return Items.find({processed: true});
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In order to support the latency compensation technique, we are forced to declare a single collection
Items on the client. It should become apparent where the flaw is: how does one differentiate between
Items for
enabled_items and
Items for
var Items = new Meteor.Collection("items");
Meteor.subscribe("enabled_items", function () {
// This will output 50, fine
Meteor.subscribe("processed_items", function () {
// This will also output 50, since we have no choice but to use
// the same "Items" collection.
My current solution involves monkey-patching _publishCursor to allow the subscription name to be used instead of the collection name. But that won't do any latency compensation. Every write has to round-trip to the server:
// On the client:
var EnabledItems = new Meteor.Collection("enabled_items");
var ProcessedItems = new Meteor.Collection("processed_items");
With the monkey-patch in place, this will work. But go into Offline mode and changes won't appear on the client right away -- we'll need to be connected to the server to see changes.
What's the correct approach?
EDIT: I just revisited this thread and I realize that, as it stands, my question and answers and plethora of comments carry a lot of misinformation.
What it comes down to is that I misunderstood the publish-subscribe relationship. I thought that when you published a cursor, it would land on the client as a separate collection from other published cursors that originated from the same server collection. This is simply not how it works. The idea is that both the client and server have the same collections, but it's what is in the collections that differs. The pub-sub contracts negotiate which documents end up on the client. Tom's answer is technically correct, but was missing a few details to turn my assumptions around. I answered a similar question to mine in another SO thread based on Tom's explanation, but keeping in mind my original misunderstanding of Meteor's pub-sub: Meteor publish/subscribe strategies for unique client-side collections
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MUMBAI: Consumers in India's top socioeconomic segment prefer to receive marketing messages from brands via email, while those lower down this spectrum rely on television, a report has revealed.
Epsilon, the marketing services company, interviewed 400 Indians about their expectations as consumers for a report entitled No Single Solution; Multiple Opportunities. It found that 72% of those in the top socioeconomic classification, SEC A, liked to get brand information in email form, while 80% of those in SEC C looked to television.
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She added: "Indian consumers are highly value-sensitive ... value drivers are defined differently depending on the industry.
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Word-of-mouth was a major influence across all SECs, especially from friends, family and partners/spouses. Co-workers were also capable of affecting purchase decisions for 29% of the middle-class and 36% of the affluent.
Low noted that "Indian consumers are very social consumers," and that the importance of word of mouth meant "marketers should create programs to help consumers share their enthusiasm for a brand" via social media.
Consumer loyalty was found to have increased significantly across most of the categories covered by the report. The greatest rise came in grocery, where 65% of Indian consumers said they were loyal, compared to the 47% recorded in a 2011 study.
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A drama is unfolding that could cause serious trouble for huge companies used to winning aggressive patent-infringement lawsuits against their smaller competitors.
The huge company in this case is Procter & Gamble, which dominates the market for home devices that make your teeth whiter. P&G derives about $250 million in revenues a year from its original Crest Whitestrips, launched in 2000, and Crest Advanced Seal Whitestrips, which stay on even if you are drinking or kissing.
Whiteners are high-margin products that cost little to make, and their launch was "the largest product introduction in the history of Procter & Gamble," according to the lead inventor Paul Sagel.
Now, P&G's lock on the market is loosening – ironically because P&G itself sued Clio USA, the maker of private-label whiteners and two distributors. The suit was apparently enough to scare Target, one of Clio's customers, which removed the product from its shelves in April. Earlier, Johnson & Johnson discontinued its Listerine Whitening Quick Dissolving Strips in a settlement with P&G. But the new suit also inspired Clio to file a petition last July with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office claiming that P&G's patents are invalid.
Now, P&G's efforts are having a boomerang effect. They may even be responsible for a decline in P&G stock from $82.92 a share on April 29, when it was becoming clear that the giant company's legal actions were backfiring, to $79.93 at the end of last week. During the period, P&G stock fell 3.6% while the broader U.S. market, represented by the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 4.4%.
"Procter & Gamble could soon lose patent protections on Crest Whitestrips,…which would be bad for P&G but good for consumers," writes Dan Monk, a reporter for the WCPO in Cincinnati. In the wake of a recent Supreme Court decision involving similar issues, Limelight Networks v. Akamai Techs., Inc., P&G on June 17 filed a motion asking a U.S. District Court in Ohio for permission to withdraw several of its claims against Clio.
There's no doubt why. "Any time you bring a lawsuit and put your patents in play there is always a chance that you will not only lose the case but wind up with a ruling that your patents are invalid," says Joseph Dreitler, a former P&G lawyer who heads a copyright and trademark firm in Columbus.
When it comes to public policy, there are few issues thornier than devising the best ways to protect intellectual property. What deserves a patent? For how long? And under what circumstances can it be challenged? Those are tough questions, and unlike matters like tax rates or trade barriers, little guidance to a simple solution is provided by ideology or principle.
There may be a moral dimension to ownership, but intellectual property has always lacked the permanent protection offered to other things that people possess. For instance, if I buy a house, I own it forever – or until I sell it. No one can knock on my door after 20 years and say he's moving in.
The founders thought that unique products of the imagination were important enough to enshrine in the U.S. Constitution, but they made a purely economic argument, not one based on an inherent or civil right: "The Congress shall have the Power To…promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to the respective Writings and Discoveries…."
It's up to federal policy makers to decide what constitutes a patent and how long it should endure. Lately, members of Congress of both parties, plus the President, have concluded that our intellectual property laws need changing. One big worry, reflected in proposals by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), among others, is that it is too easy for investors (including government entities) that own multiple patents to intimidate alleged infringers – often innovators themselves — through the courts.
But again, it's not an open-and-shut case. The patent investors, or trolls, also serve a useful purpose by earning income for inventors whose patents may never have made it into commercial circulation – and by making it easier for new inventors to build on previous inventions by unearthing obscure patents and making them easily available in pools.
Another big issue is whether software or business processes – such as Amazon's one-click system for purchases online – should get patents at all. And how different should an invention be in order to get its own patent, rather than being subject to expensive legal action from a prior patent holder?
And then there is the simple nitty-gritty of who got there first. Some of the day-to-day battles in the courts descend into absurd complexity. A good example is the whitener case involving P&G.
The active ingredient in teeth whiteners is no great invention. It's hydrogen peroxide, a molecule with two hydrogen and two oxygen atoms that's used for cleaning floors, bleaching hair, and curing acne. The issue is applying the H2O2 to your teeth.
Dentists perform in-office whitening, with bleaches in combination with heat or a laser. You can get whiteners in your toothpaste. But it is whitening strips that have developed into a hugely profitable market for P&G.
P&G's only serious competitor is New Jersey-based Clio USA, which sells generic strips to retailers such as CVS, Target K-Mart and Rite-Aid, which market them under their own brand names (for example, CVS Ultra Whitening Strips); the generic brands typically sell for 20 percent to 50 percent less than Crest strips.
The main issues at stake are arcane. One is that Clio's strips fade from transparent to white in one or two minutes. P&G's suit against Clio is set for trial in August.
Meanwhile, in January, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board made a preliminary ruling in Clio's favor, which P&G then challenged twice unsuccessfully. (The board said that "there is a reasonable likelihood" that Clio will prevail.) A final decision could come late this year, and there is a decent prospect that P&G's patent will be invalidated.
The courts are clearly not the best places to resolve such business disputes – though pressure from the possibility of adverse rulings or huge legal expenses may be the necessary impetus to get the parties to reach a mutual decision.
There's no doubt that consumers are best served when makers of things like whitening products slug it out in the marketplace over matters of price and performance – rather than using the court system, which, on the whole, seems to thwart innovation and competition. A lighter-touch patent regime for consumer products, as opposed to pharmaceuticals or important scientific inventions, would provide the needed balance in intellectual property law.
The tough part is writing this lighter-touch regime for consumer products into law. Perhaps the courts and the Patent Office can recognize the damage they're causing and make an adjustment on their own. That's the best answer. But don't rule out a wholesale renovation of intellectual property law – and the unintended consequences such sweeping changes always cause.
Meanwhile, it's frankly heartening to see a smaller company taking on a lawsuit-filing behemoth like P&G. "Clio is the only company to fight against P&G for two years, because we believe the P&G patent will be invalidated," says Peter Cho, a vice president at Clio. "We will fight against it to the end."
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ESPNdeportes.com columnist Enrique Rojas, citing "a source close to Cuban baseball authorities" reports this week that Cuban government officials are "studying" the possibility of allowing Cuban players to sign as free agents with MLB teams.
The deals, which would be overseen by the Cuban government, would apply to players who have played for eight years or more in the country's professional league.
If Cuba does decide to allow players to freely leave for MLB, there would be conditions.
According to plan the most progressive sector of the Cuban sports leaders - which is the least popular and powerful within the ruling class - a player eligible for free agency must accept three conditions to sign a contract binding: Availability for the choices national representation "Cuba Travel" with international organizations and 40 per cent of their wages to the Cuban state.
The Cuban government demanding 40 percent of Cuban MLB player earnings in such a scenario probably wouldn't fly thanks to the longstanding and wide-ranging embargo enacted by the U.S. on Cuba.
To illustrate that point, Rojas points out that when Cuba participated in the World Baseball Classic in the United States, its players and team were not allowed to keep prize money from the event.
So why would Cuba suddenly allow players to leave the island of their own free will for MLB ? Rojas doesn't make that clear, but perhaps we got a clue two weeks ago when Cuban leader and baseball aficionado Fidel Castro admitted that "communism has failed Cuba."
The WALL STREET JOURNAL also recently noted that Cuba is apparently hinting at economic reform in an attempt to get the U.S. to, at the very least, drop its travel ban to its country.
I'd love nothing better than to see more Cuban MLB players - and have the chance myself to travel to Havana.
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The College Football Hall of Fame covers the entire field every year -- every conference, every position, an all-time coach or two. They're all a given. Even with those parameters as givens, the 2010 class is notable. The generations mix. There are names we recognize, names we used to recognize and names that our parents may have recognized. Read about these 12 players and two coaches, and you'll have snapshots of college football dating back a half-century. That's exactly what the mission of ...
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FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. (TRADOC News Service, Jan. 12, 2007) -- The Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Francis Harvey visited Fort Huachuca Jan. 11 to meet with officials from the U.S. Army Intelligence Center, Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Army Signal Command and the U.S. Army Garrison here.
Dr. Harvey's visit had five purposes.
The Secretary of the Army wanted to determine the level of the Soldiers' quality of life and ensure living conditions and Soldier morale were good.
He met with key installation leaders to determine if training and equipment were sufficient.
Harvey wanted to identify areas that needed improvement, and see areas unique to Fort Huachuca including military intelligence training and network operations at NETCOM, 9th (Army) ASC.
Finally, the Secretary of the Army wanted to determine the status of force transformation and business transitions, such as Lean Six Sigma, under which the Army transforms itself to complete missions in the most efficient and cost effective manner.
This was Harvey's first visit to Fort Huachuca.
Harvey was impressed with the installation's solid leadership and adaptability, such as the three-fold increase in student throughput at the Military Intelligence schools over the last several years.
"I am proud to be part of an organization (Army) that is so adaptive," Harvey said. "In the 21st century, actionable intelligence is more important than it's ever been.
During a breakfast with 20 enlisted members assigned to the 11th Signal Brigade, Harvey asked each of the Soldiers about themselves and their assignments.
He told them there would be an increase of 65,000 Soldiers in the Army beginning next year and continuing for the next five years. This increase is "... to make the Army better, make the Army better prepared," he said.
"I thought it was pretty good that he took time out of his schedule to come and talk to us, and answer our questions in detail," said Sgt. Jeremy Carmona, Company C, 40th Signal Battalion.
"We would certainly like to shorten time of deployments," said Harvey when he was asked about the possibility of changing deployments from a year to six or nine months. "But for some of the support units, we don't have enough Soldiers with certain skills."
Shortened deployments would mean that those units would have more rotations over a certain number of years.
The Secretary of the Army said another reason for not shortening deployment lengths is that casualty rates are higher for a unit in the first six to eight weeks of a deployment compared to the rest of their tour. He explained that would mean that instead of being deployed once every three years, a Soldier could face two deployments in the same timeframe with two initiation periods of deployments.
"Until the level of violence goes down, it is not in the Soldier's best interest for six-month deployments," said Harvey.
When asked about the lack of body armor for Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, the secretary said that under a newly issued directive, no Soldier will leave a compound for a convoy or patrol without having Level 1 armor (the highest level).
Harvey also told the Soldiers about advances being made to help protect the Soldiers traveling in Humvees. Modifications ranged from a new door design to a V-shaped plate on the bottom of the vehicle to divert incendiary explosive device blasts outward and away from the occupants.
Harvey said when the Humvees first entered the Army inventory in 1985, putting armor on it wasn't thought of. With the armor and turret on some of the vehicles today, "It is like a mini tank," he said.
Harvey told the Soldiers the lessons learned from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom were being incorporated into the next generation of the Humvees, and armor is part of the initial design.


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Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
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The public restrooms at the Summit are now closed for the winter months.Posted on: Friday, December 18, 2015 - 9:23am
Main park road is open for vehicular traffic to the Summit. Trails are open for hiking.Posted on: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 10:32am
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
Rising abruptly to more than 1,600 feet above the surrounding landscape, Mount Jefferson is often first viewed at a distance from the Blue Ridge Parkway and is a national natural landmark with a rich history. Five hiking trails allow exploration of rare geology and plant communities in Mount Jefferson State Natural Area, including a child-friendly TRACK trail and a strenuous scramble along the mountain's ridgeline. Overlooks offer vistas into neighboring states. Picnic grounds with shelter combine scenic views with cool summer temperatures and breezes.
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
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