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Will the Agriculture Committee Hand Wall Street a Big Win on Derivatives?April 5, 2010 - by Donny Shaw
Derivatives, those obscure financial products built off the value of other assets, have their historical roots in agriculture. Farmers and investors would place bets against the harvest as a way to hedge against the uncertainty involved in making your living off of raising food. The derivatives market is now a several hundred trillion dollar, highly complex financial market, but the congressional agricultural committees still hold legacy jurisdiction over regulating it.
TNR's Noam Scheiber has a great piece on the state of financial reform in the Senate, describing an emerging strategy to put some relatively strong consumer protections in the bill while giving Wall Street much of what they want in areas that the public isn't paying attention to. Derivatives reform — or the lack therof — is likely going to be the area where Wall Street gets their biggest win, and the Senate Agriculture Committee is set up to be the driving forces behind delivering it.
I'm going to excerpt a pretty big section of the article here — I hope you'll read it and then click through to read the full article:
The logic becomes even more compelling once you home in on particular issues. For example, one of the most important but least understood parts of the financial reform bill relates to derivatives, which are essentially bets on the prices of other assets, like stocks and bonds. The credit default swaps that brought AIG to the government's doorstep are probably the most famous example of the trouble-making potential of this financial instrument. AIG's derivatives portfolio was largely a bet on bonds backed by mortgages. When the mortgages took on water, the bet left AIG on the hook for billions in losses, pushing the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
As written, the Dodd bill would require buyers and sellers of derivatives to "clear" them. That means each side would technically trade with a middleman—the clearinghouse—to whom they'd hand over enough cash to cover bets that go bad. If AIG had imploded, it would have stiffed the companies on the other side of its derivatives bets, who might in turn have stiffed the companies they'd bet with, in an ever-expanding chain of financial destruction. The hope is that clearing will prevent problems at a future AIG from spreading this way, so that the government doesn't have to intervene.
For the last several months, the big banks, who make billions of dollars trading derivatives, have tried to arrange it so that these proposals would apply to as few transactions as possible. Their efforts have been somewhat successful—the financial reform bill that passed the House in December featured a reasonably broad exemption to the new regulations (though the industry still has its share of gripes). But the language Dodd moved through his Banking Committee last month is significantly tougher, and the administration has expressed its support.
And, yet, when you talk to industry representatives, they don't appear overly troubled by the recent turn of events. Most continue to regard the derivatives provision in Dodd's bill as a placeholder, which will almost certainly be nudged aside by a compromise negotiated by Democrat Blanche Lincoln and Republican Saxby Chambliss. (The two senators run the Agriculture Committee, which shares jurisdiction over derivatives.) As one lawyer involved in the derivatives industry told me last week, "If they try to push the Dodd bill as currently written on derivatives—it can't fly."
What explains the serene confidence? "Derivatives is the tail on this dog," the lawyer continued. "It's not what's going to drive the bill through Congress. Nor is it the filibuster point. Other stuff makes a lot more noise." The bottom line, this person concluded, is that voters just aren't very invested in the details of derivatives reform, and so it's hard to believe the Democrats will be, too: "Words on the page are not that critical to the public. … The public just wants to see something done here. … To some extent, passing a bill [whatever the details] will be marketed as a success."
Last week, I posted about the significance of handing derivatives reform over to the Agriculture Committee and their conservative Chair and Ranking Member, and what a "win" on derivative reform for Wall Street would look like.
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Article: [Trends in surgery].[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: More than the number of real novelties, trends and preliminary results characterise the annual development in surgery. The wealth and diversity of topics to be covered require arbitrary choices, therefore not necessarily complete. The constant development of choledocolithiasis management, dominated by minimal invasive technology, treatments of unusual nature of two frequent proctological conditions, fistulae and haemorrhoids, the increasing importance of metabolic bariatric surgery, as well as the strict rules of effective melanoma treatment, represent as many directions in which the operating procedure, although unseen, continue to gain quality and security.
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ABSTRACT: Laparoscopic surgery during pregnancy is a challenging procedure that most surgeons are reluctant to perform. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether laparoscopic appendectomy and cholecystectomy is safe in pregnant women. The management of these situations remains controversial. We report a single center study describing the successful management of 16 patients during pregnancy. More than 3,356 laparoscopic procedures were performed in our institutions between May 1990 and June 2005. Sixteen of these patients were operated on in the second and third trimester between 22 and 32 weeks of estimated gestational age. We performed 11 laparoscopic appendectomies and 5 laparoscopic cholecystectomies. We also reviewed the management and operative technique used in these patients. In this study, the laparoscopic appendectomy or cholecystectomy was performed successfully in all patients. Three patients were in their second trimester, weeks 22, 23, and 25, and 13 were in the third trimester, weeks 27 (three patients), 28 (five patients), 31 (three patients), and 32 (two patients). No maternal or fetal morbidity occurred. Open laparoscopy was performed safely in all patients and all patients delivered healthy babies. From our experience laparoscopic management of appendicitis and biliary colic during pregnancy is safe, however the second trimester is preferable for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Pregnancy is not a contraindication to the laparoscopic approach to appendicitis or symptomatic cholelithiasis. We believe that laparoscopic operations, when performed by experienced surgeons, are safe and even preferable for the mother and the fetus.
Article: [Visceral surgery].[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Visceral surgery has benefited from several significant therapeutical improvements in 2005. They involve more specifically endocrine surgery, obesity, ovarian cancer, rectocele and cystic pancreatic neoplasia. Minimal invasive surgery is increasingly used, for example in endocrine conditions and obesity treatment. New techniques also emerge, such as electrical gastric stimulation for obesity or Stapled Trans Anal Rectal Resection (STARR) for anterior rectocele. Accurate diagnosis criteria allow better management of cystic pancreatic neoplasia, especially to choose the best treatment of this condition.
Article: Friess, H. et al. A randomized multi-center phase II trial of the angiogenesis inhibitor Cilengitide (EMD 121974) and gemcitabine compared with gemcitabine alone in advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. BMC Cancer 6, 285[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Anti-angiogenic treatment is believed to have at least cystostatic effects in highly vascularized tumours like pancreatic cancer. In this study, the treatment effects of the angiogenesis inhibitor Cilengitide and gemcitabine were compared with gemcitabine alone in patients with advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. A multi-national, open-label, controlled, randomized, parallel-group, phase II pilot study was conducted in 20 centers in 7 countries. Cilengitide was administered at 600 mg/m2 twice weekly for 4 weeks per cycle and gemcitabine at 1000 mg/m2 for 3 weeks followed by a week of rest per cycle. The planned treatment period was 6 four-week cycles. The primary endpoint of the study was overall survival and the secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), response rate, quality of life (QoL), effects on biological markers of disease (CA 19.9) and angiogenesis (vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor), and safety. An ancillary study investigated the pharmacokinetics of both drugs in a subset of patients. Eighty-nine patients were randomized. The median overall survival was 6.7 months for Cilengitide and gemcitabine and 7.7 months for gemcitabine alone. The median PFS times were 3.6 months and 3.8 months, respectively. The overall response rates were 17% and 14%, and the tumor growth control rates were 54% and 56%, respectively. Changes in the levels of CA 19.9 went in line with the clinical course of the disease, but no apparent relationships were seen with the biological markers of angiogenesis. QoL and safety evaluations were comparable between treatment groups. Pharmacokinetic studies showed no influence of gemcitabine on the pharmacokinetic parameters of Cilengitide and vice versa. There were no clinically important differences observed regarding efficacy, safety and QoL between the groups. The observations lay in the range of other clinical studies in this setting. The combination regimen was well tolerated with no adverse effects on the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of either agent.
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ABSTRACT: The treatment of the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is multidisciplinary. Hepatic transplantation offers the best chances of survival for patients with hepatic cirrhosis and HCC. However the indications for transplantation are limited. For patients that do not qualify for liver transplantation, surgical excision and percutaneous ablative treatment can also be curative. Five years survival then reaches 50%. The choice of treatment is based upon the patient's clinical state, the hepatic function and the cancer clinical stage. Follow-up is crucial as recurrences can be treated by following similar algorithms. The efficacy of oncological adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment is not yet proved.
Article: Surgery[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The evolution of visceral surgery is characterized by defining with ever increasing precision the real role of new techniques. Hernia repair, abdominal compartment syndrome, pancreatic and colorectal cancers, as well as haemorrhoids, confirm this reality. Although laparoscopy has clear indications in hernia repairs, many still prefer open approach. The abdominal compartment syndrome, now better understood thanks to laparoscopy, is increasingly important in intensive care. The role of laparoscopy for pancreatic and colorectal cancers is still limited. The development of minimally invasive techniques has led to a reduced morbidity of surgery for haemorrhoids and better results. The economic impact of new technologies must remain a primary concern.
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ABSTRACT: Surgical Treatment of Chronic PancreatitisChronic pancreatitis is characterized by recurrent episodes of pancreatitis and a chronic pain syndrome. The pancreatic structure becomes more and more fibrotic, and the patients suffer from exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency. The pathogenesis of the pain is based on the release of inflammatory cytokines, changes of the sensory nerves, and an increase of the intraductal and parenchymal pressures in the pancreas. The surgical therapy consists of drainage operations and/or pancreatic resections. In the last decade organpreserving operations such as the duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection has evolved. Prospective studies demonstrated better results for duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection in terms of quality of life and endocrine function. After modern pancreatic surgery, up to 90% of the patients are free of pain, and over 70% sustain a normal quality of life index.
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ABSTRACT: In the past two decades our knowledge of the pathophysiology and surgical treatment options in chronic pancreatitis has improved substantially. Surgical treatment in chronic pancreatitis has evolved from extending to organ-preserving procedures. The classical Whipple resection is no longer a standard procedure in chronic pancreatitis, and is continuously being replaced by operations such as the duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection and pylorus-preserving Whipple. These procedures allow the preservation of exocrine and endocrine pancreatic function, provides pain relief in up to 90% of patients, and contributes to an improvement in life quality. In addition to presently available results from randomized controlled trials, new studies comparing available surgical approaches in chronic pancreatitis are needed to determine which procedure is the most effective in the treating chronic pancreatitis.
Article: Mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease: a rare cause of intestinal ischemia. The first description of recurrent disease.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease (MIVOD) is a rare cause of intestinal ischemia of unknown etiology. Histologically, MIVOD is characterized by extended thrombophlebitis and fibrous organized thrombosis of multiple veins. The arteries are by definition not involved. Management includes surgery in all cases described. Recurrence has not been described until now. We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman operated with the suspicion of intestinal ischemia. Clinical and histopathological characteristics are reported. The patient underwent a right hemicolectomy and segmental resection of the terminal ileum 15 months later for a recurrence. The histological examination of the resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis of MIVOD and a recurrence thereof. MIVOD is a rare cause of colonic ischemia. Recurrence of the disease, which is described here for the first time, is unusual after surgical resection.
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ABSTRACT: Laparoscopy has become a popular and widespread surgical technique. An important goal in the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer is to avoid any unnecessary procedure. Laparoscopy has been suggested as a routine tool for staging in order to prevent unnecessary laparotomies in these patients. In this article we present our experience regarding the value of laparoscopic staging and review the literature on this topic. A direct and conclusive comparison of the controversial literature is difficult because of different study designs. Inconsistent use of high-quality CT scans significantly affects the results. However, recent studies reveal that not more than 14% of the patients benefit from diagnostic laparoscopy when a state-of-the-art CT scan has been performed previously. Therefore, we conclude that routine diagnostic laparoscopy is not justified in all patients with pancreatic cancer. Rather, selective use is appropriate, especially in patients in whom ascites is an indirect sign of peritoneal metastases, or if liver metastases cannot be surely excluded preoperatively. This approach is cost-effective and limits diagnostic laparoscopy to a subgroup of patients in whom a laparotomy can be avoided.
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ABSTRACT: Adhesion molecules are cell surface glycoproteins that are important in cell-to-cell and cell-to-extracellular matrix interactions. In the present study, we analyzed the adhesion molecules ICAM-1 (intercellular adhesion molecule-1), VCAM-1 (vascular cell adhesion molecule-1), and ELAM-1 (endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1) in human pancreatic cancer. ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and ELAM-1 were analyzed in 20 pancreatic cancer specimens and 20 normal pancreatic tissues. mRNA expression encoding ICAM-, VCAM-1, and ELAM-1 was assessed with Northern blot analysis. The distribution and localization of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and ELAM-1 was determined in the pancreatic specimens by immunohistochemistry. Northern blot analysis revealed a 5.4-fold increase of ICAM-1 (P<0.01) and a 3.7-fold increase in VCAM-1 (P<0.01) mRNA expression in cancer samples in comparison with normal controls. In contrast, ELAM-1 mRNA levels did not show significant differences between the cancer and the normal tissues. Immunohistochemical analysis of cancer tissues showed strong immunostaining for ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, and faint immunostaining for ELAM-1 in the pancreatic cancer cells. Fibrotic or noncancerous pancreatic tissue adjacent to the cancer mass was devoid of any immunoreactivity for ICAM-1, ELAM-1, and VCAM-1. In contrast, the normal pancreas exhibited no immunoreactivity of ICAM-1, ELAM-1, and VCAM-1. Enhanced expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in human pancreatic cancers suggests a role in tumor pathogenesis. The increase of these adhesion molecules might influence the detachment of cancer cells in the primary tumor, might contribute to cancer cell migration and the spread of cancer cells to distant organs, or both.
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ABSTRACT: Background: Mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease (MIVOD) is a rare cause of intestinal ischemia of unknown etiology. Histologically, MIVOD is characterized by extended thrombophlebitis and fibrous organized thrombosis of multiple veins. The arteries are by definition not involved. Management includes surgery in all cases described. Recurrence has not been described until now. Methods: We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman operated with the suspicion of intestinal ischemia. Clinical and histopathological characteristics are reported. Results: The patient underwent a right hemicolectomy and segmental resection of the terminal ileum 15 months later for a recurrence. The histological examination of the resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis of MIVOD and a recurrence thereof. Conclusion: MIVOD is a rare cause of colonic ischemia. Recurrence of the disease, which is described here for the first time, is unusual after surgical resection. Copyright (C) 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Article: Influences of the lysosomal associated membrane proteins (Lamp-1, Lamp-2) and Mac-2 binding protein (Mac-2-BP) on the prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Lamps and Mac-2-BP are ligands of galectin-3, and they were suggested to influence tumor proliferation and metastasis formation. The authors studied the expression of Lamp-1, Lamp-2, and Mac-2-BP in pancreatic carcinoma and evaluated their influence on patient prognosis. Northern blot analysis, in situ hybridization, and immunohistochemistry were performed in 12 normal and 28 pancreatic carcinoma tissue samples and in pancreatic carcinoma cell lines. The molecular findings in the tumor samples were correlated with the prognosis and histopathologic tumor characteristics. In addition, in Lamp-1 transfected CAPAN-1 pancreatic carcinoma cells, cell proliferation was analyzed. Lamp-1, Lamp-2, and Mac-2-BP were overexpressed in 61% (1.6-fold increase, not significant), 71% (3.0-fold increase, P < 0.01), and 93% (5.6-fold increase, P < 0.01) of the pancreatic carcinoma samples. Lamp-1 and Lamp-2 immunoreactivity was present at the luminal side of the ductal carcinoma cells whereas Mac-2-BP immunoreactivity was diffusely spread over the whole cytoplasm and the nucleolus of ductal carcinoma cells. Correlation of the molecular data with clinical patient parameters revealed that patients whose tumors exhibited high Lamp-1 mRNA expression lived significantly longer (median, 17 months) after tumor resection than patients whose tumors exhibited low to moderate Lamp-1 mRNA levels (median, 8 months; P < 0.02). No relation between Lamp-2 and Mac-2-BP mRNA expression and any of the histopathologic parameters was found. Lamp-1 transfected CAPAN-1 cells showed decreased cell growth compared with the nontransfected cells. Lamp-1 might influence local tumor progression rather than the formation of tumor metastasis in pancreatic carcinoma, whereas Mac-2-BP and Lamp-2 seem to have little influence on these parameters in pancreatic carcinoma.
Article: Differential expression of metastasis-associated genes in papilla of Vater and pancreatic cancer correlates with disease stage[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Papilla of Vater cancer has a much better prognosis than pancreatic cancer. It is not known whether this is the result of differences in the tumor biology of the two malignancies. Because metastasis formation is a critical step in tumor progression and a negative prognostic factor, we compared the expression of nm23-H1 and KAI1, two metastasis-suppressing genes, in papilla of Vater cancer and pancreatic cancer. Analysis was performed in nine normal human papilla of Vater samples, 27 papilla of Vater cancers, 16 normal pancreatic samples, and 29 pancreatic cancers. Expression of nm23-H1 and KAI1 was analyzed by Northern blot analysis and in situ hybridization. In addition, immunohistochemistry was performed to localize the respective proteins. There was no difference in nm23-H1 and KAI1 mRNA expression levels in normal versus cancerous papilla of Vater samples. In contrast, nm23-H1 and KAI1 RNA expression was upregulated in early tumor stages of pancreatic cancer and reduced in advanced tumor stages. When expression of nm23-H1 and KAI1 RNA was analyzed by use of in situ hybridization, normal epithelial cells of the papilla of Vater exhibited mRNA staining intensity similar to that of papilla of Vater cancer cells. Similar levels of nm23-H1 and KAI1 immunoreactivity also were observed in these samples. In contrast, early stage pancreatic cancer samples exhibited stronger nm23-H1 and KAI1 immunoreactivity than normal controls. Furthermore, early pancreatic cancer stages exhibited higher KAI1 and nm23-H1 immunostaining than advanced tumor stages. Differences in the expression patterns of the two tumor suppressor genes nm23-H1 and KAI1 may contribute to the different prognoses of papilla of Vater cancer and pancreatic cancer. Our findings support the hypothesis that biologic differences rather than earlier diagnosis influence the different outcomes of these two tumor entities.
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ABSTRACT: Recent theories of pathogenesis of pain in chronic pancreatitis (CP) are neuroimmune interactions of intrapancreatic nerves and inflammatory cells and increase in levels of pain neurotransmitters such as substance P (SP). This study analyzed the expression and localization of neurokinin 1 receptor (NK-1R), which binds SP, and its association with pain and inflammation in CP. Pancreatic tissues from 31 patients (22 males, nine females; mean age 45.9+/-9.4 years) with CP were evaluated. Nine normal pancreases (five males, four females; mean age 42.9+/-9.5 years) served as controls. Quantitative PCR was used to determine the NK-1R mRNA expression levels and in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry were used to localize expression sites of NK-1R mRNA and protein, respectively. We also analyzed whether an association exists between NK-1R mRNA expression and pain and inflammation. In CP samples, in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry localized NK-1R mRNA expression and protein mainly in the nerves, ganglia, blood vessels, inflammatory cells and occasionally in fibroblasts. In patients with mild to moderate and strong intensity of pain, NK-1R mRNA levels were increased 14- and 30-fold over controls, respectively. There was a significant relationship between NK-1R mRNA levels and intensity of pain (r=0.46, P=0.03), NK-1R mRNA and the frequency of pain (r=0.51, P=0.04), and NK-1 mRNA and duration of pain (r=0.46, P=0.01) in CP patients, but not with the degree of tissue inflammation. NK-1R signaling may be involved in the pain syndrome of CP. The expression of NK-1R in inflammatory cells and blood vessels also points to an interaction of immunoreactive substance P nerves, inflammatory cells and blood vessels, and further supports the existence of a neuroimmune interaction that probably influences the pain syndrome and chronic inflammatory changes so characteristic of CP.
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ABSTRACT: The present review addresses the problems resulting from disturbances in exocrine pancreatic function and adaptation following partial or total gastrectomy, the ability to diagnose them and some options for their treatment. Patients who have had gastric or pancreatic surgery frequently develop a maldigestion syndrome which significantly affects their quality of life and their professional and social rehabilitation. One major cause of maldigestion in these patients is exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, with asynchrony of gastrointestinal hormone release. The principal associated symptoms are steathorrea, meteorism and weight loss. If maldigestion occurs, the exocrine pancreatic function should be measured by indirect or direct pancreatic function tests, and, if necessary, pancreatic enzyme treatment can be initiated. Pancreatic enzyme substitution, used in combination with a high-energy diet and distributed over 6–8 meals per day, may improve the postoperative nutritional status and the often non-specific symptoms in these patients, although randomized cross-over studies with larger patient populations proving a benefit of enzyme substitution are still missing and there is evidence that many patients with maldigestion and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency after gastrectomy do not respond adequately to pancreatic enzyme substitution. The required dose of the pancreatic enzyme must be individually adjusted in order to prevent underestimation or overestimation, and it must be kept in mind that there exists no linear relationship between the dose of the pancreatic enzyme and the symptoms of maldigestion. Restriction of the daily amount of fat ingested, or addition of intestinal motility inhibitors and gastric acid blockers in patients with partial gastrectomy might improve the efficiency of pancreatic enzyme substitution in these patients.Copyright © 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel and IAP
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ABSTRACT: Recent theories of pathogenesis of pain in chronic pancreatitis (CP) are neuroimmune interactions of intrapancreatic nerves and inflammatory cells and increase in levels of pain neurotransmitters such as substance P (SP). This study analyzed the expression and localization of neurokinin 1 receptor (NK-1R), which binds SP, and its association with pain and inflammation in CP. Pancreatic tissues from 31 patients (22 males, nine females; mean age 45.9±9.4 years) with CP were evaluated. Nine normal pancreases (five males, four females; mean age 42.9±9.5 years) served as controls. Quantitative PCR was used to determine the NK-1R mRNA expression levels and in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry were used to localize expression sites of NK-1R mRNA and protein, respectively. We also analyzed whether an association exists between NK-1R mRNA expression and pain and inflammation. In CP samples, in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry localized NK-1R mRNA expression and protein mainly in the nerves, ganglia, blood vessels, inflammatory cells and occasionally in fibroblasts. In patients with mild to moderate and strong intensity of pain, NK-1R mRNA levels were increased 14- and 30-fold over controls, respectively. There was a significant relationship between NK-1R mRNA levels and intensity of pain (r=0.46, P=0.03), NK-1R mRNA and the frequency of pain (r=0.51, P=0.04), and NK-1 mRNA and duration of pain (r=0.46, P=0.01) in CP patients, but not with the degree of tissue inflammation. NK-1R signaling may be involved in the pain syndrome of CP. The expression of NK-1R in inflammatory cells and blood vessels also points to an interaction of immunoreactive substance P nerves, inflammatory cells and blood vessels, and further supports the existence of a neuroimmune interaction that probably influences the pain syndrome and chronic inflammatory changes so characteristic of CP.
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ABSTRACT: Pancreatic cancer has an incidence of approximately 8 to 10 cases per 100,000 citizens in Western industrialized countries, and the incidence has been increasing throughout the last decades. Insensitivity to antigrowth and apoptotic signals as well as self-sufficiency in growth signals are hallmarks of malignant growth. Pancreatic cancers often exhibit alterations in growth inhibitory pathways such as Smad4 mutations and Smad6 and Smad7 overexpression, and evade apoptosis through p53 mutations and aberrant expression of apoptosis regulating genes. In addition, in pancreatic cancer a variety of growth factors are expressed at increased levels. For example, the concomitant presence of the EGF-receptor and its ligands EGF, TGF-alpha, and/or amphiregulin is associated with enhanced tumor aggressiveness and shorter survival periods following tumor resection. Furthermore, a number of other growth factors and their receptors, such as fibroblast growth factors, nerve growth factor, platelet-derived growth factors, and insulin-like growth factors and their respective receptors are expressed at increased levels in pancreatic cancer and are thought to contribute to its malignant phenotype. Taken together, the disturbance of growth inhibitory and apoptotic pathways and the abundance of growth promoting factors give pancreatic cancer cells a distinct growth advantage which clinically results in rapid tumor progression and poor survival prognosis.
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ABSTRACT: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by irreversible morphological and functional alterations of the pancreas frequently presenting clinically with upper abdominal pain as well as exocrine and endocrine insufficiencies. Morphologically, CP is characterized with varying frequency by pancreatic head enlargement, calcifications of the parenchyma, cysts, and obstruction of the pancreatic duct, retroperitoneal veins, and the common bile duct. The most common etiological factor of CP in Western countries is alcohol abuse; less common factors include hereditary pancreatitis, CP due to metabolic disturbances, CP due to pancreas divisum or duodenal wall cysts, and idiopathic CP. The pathogenesis of CP is still controversial. None of the proposed pathophysiological concepts has been able to provide a convincing link between the known etiological factors and the complex morphological and pathophysiological aspects of the disease. Molecular research during the last decade has elucidated that infiltration of the pancreas by particular subsets of inflammatory cells and overexpression of mitogenic growth factors and their receptors are actively involved in the pathophysiology of CP. In addition, genetic analysis has led to the discovery of genes that predispose to the development of CP. In this review we will summarize our current knowledge about pathogenic and molecular aspects of CP.
Article: Organ erhaltende Operationsverfahren bei chronischer Pankreatitis – die Duodenum erhaltende Pankreaskopfresektion[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Summary Organ-Preserving Surgical Techniques in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis – Duodenum-Preserving Pancreatic Head Resection Chronic pancreatitis is a benign inflammatory process of the pancreas that leads to permanent damage of the gland and loss of functional parenchyma. The evolution of the disease is progressive and associated with development of exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency, with a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Alcohol abuse is the most frequent etiology for chronic pancreatitis in Western industrialized countries. The predominant symptom of chronic pancreatitis is pain, and it is often difficult to control pain sufficiently with analgesics. Other symptoms are diabetes mellitus, steatorrhea and weight loss. The diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis is usually made on a medical history, but retrograde endoscopic pancreaticography (ERCP) and an abdominal contrastenhanced CT scan are still the gold standards for diagnosis and staging. However, the conventional MRI combined with MR angiography and MR cholangio-pancreaticography is a very challenging alternative. Indications for surgery are severe abdominal pain with pancreatic head enlargement, common bile duct stenosis, intestinal obstruction, compression of retropancreatic vessels or suspicion of malignancy. The duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection (DPPHR) is an organ-preserving operation, which was developed to replace the Whipple procedures in patients with chronic pancreaitis. It eliminates chronic pancreatitis-related complications and leads to pain relief. In this procedure, the pancreatic head is resected subtotally, and the body and tail of the pancreas, the stomach, the duodenum, and the extrahepatic bile duct are preserved. In an own series of 298 patients, hospital mortality was 1% and the most frequent perioperative complication was bleeding in 5.7% of the patients. Pancreatic fistulas occurred in 2.7% of the patients, and the total reoperation rate was 5.7%. After an average follow-up of 5.7 years, 91% of the patients with DPPHR were free of pain or with minimal signs of disease. 63% of the patients were professionally active. Late mortality was 12.6%. DPPHR in chronic pancreatitis is a safe and effective operation procedure providing long-term pain relief in treating chronic pancreatitis-related complications. Therefore, this organ-preserving procedure should be considered as first procedure to treat chronic pancreatitis-related complications.
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Play-Ground Theatre will collaborate with After School is Cool (ASIC) students ages 7 and up at Valdez-Perry Branch Library this spring to create an original play to be performed on Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m.
Founders of Play-Ground Theatre, Mia Sole and Jeff Haycock, will lead acting games, character exploration, dance, singing and rehearsal for this one-of-a-kind spring performance.
Attendance at all six sessions, including the final performance, is strongly encouraged.
Day 1: Monday, April 25, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Day 2: Wednesday, April 27, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Come and learn the basics. Five guitars will be available for use, or feel free to bring your own guitar. For ages 8 and up.
Explore music and composing through everyday objects. Stomp, tap and hum as you learn about leading and listening with rhythms.
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Cherry Creek Theatre will provide behind the scenes insights regarding their March production, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.
Jeanne McAtee, oral storyteller extraordinaire, will wave her wand and whisk you away to magical realms. Recommended for ages four and up.
Get swept away by a wide range of classical works performed by amateur musicians from the Colorado Chamber Music Society. Performances will take place the third Saturday of the month, September through May. Free and open to the public. No registration is required.
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Rory Dames will be entering his fifth season at the helm of the Red Stars, after leading them to two league finals and the U.S. National Cup Championship in 2012. He also serves as the Director of Coaching and Player Development for Eclipse Select Soccer Club in Chicago, Illinois. The club only consisted of three teams when he joined in 1996, and today serves as a full service club consisting of over 50 male and female teams with more than 750 players ranging from ages 8-19.
As the Eclipse Select Soccer Club Director of Coaching and Player Development, Dames has led the club to many successes over the last 10 years. In 2007 the Eclipse Select Soccer Club was named the #1 best girls soccer club in the nation by Soccer America and National Soccer Ranking.com. In 2008 Soccer America named Eclipse the #1 girls club in the nation for the second year in row. These recognitions come as a result of a strong 2006 season (four teams qualifying for nationals) but also a strong club history. Over the years Dames has lead the club to numerous accomplishments including eight national championships, six national finalists, 11 regional championships, 17 UYSA MRL championships, and 37 Illinois State Cup championships. The success of the club has come as a result of Dames long history of ambition, talent, and hard work both as a player and a coach.
Native to Chicago, Dames played High School Soccer at St. Viator in Arlington Heights where he graduated in 1991. After graduation he went on to play soccer at St. Louis University where his team won several conference championships and made an appearance in the NCAA Final Four. After college, Dames played professionally for the Rockford Raptors for one season.
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Hi ladies. So I'm pregnant with number 2, already had my prenatal appt at 8 weeks and all was well with little blip so far. I asked my OB how she felt about a VBAC and she was in complete support of it, unless number 2 was breech like my first was. However, my concern with that has to do with a keloid scar. My c-section scar has turned into a keloid along with any scar I've ever had where there as been a surgical reason for an incision (c-section, biopsies). I'm prone to them. My worry is that with baby #2 if I do opt for a VBAC I may get a keloid if I need an episiotomy or if I tear naturally. I plan on asking my OB this next week when I go for my 12 week appt, but just wondering what you ladies thought...thanks for any support in advance!
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Married to my DH since 1/5/08
My Danny was born 1/7/10 via c-section at 37 weeks 4 days
Baby # 2 EDD 9/2/13
I think I might have keloids too, I'm not sure. My scar is almost invisible, but I can feel bumpy scar tissue under the surface. I meant to ask my OB about it at my last appointment, but forgot.
I don't know anything about getting a keloid in your perineal area. I never would have even thought about that. I'll be interested to see any other responses to this since I am going for a VBAC as well.
Anyway, I just wanted to say that you could look into things to help keep your from tearing, like rosehip oil and perineal massage. I think tailor-sitting, sitting on a birth ball and squatting as much as possible are also supposed to help with that. I am sure there are lots of other things, too, like certain birthing positions.
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I have a pretty big keloid scar on my chest. I was worried that I would get a keloid scar in my perineal area too if I were to tear or if I got an episiotomy. I had 2nd degree tears from both my pregnancies and didn't get keloid scars there! My doctor said most people do not get keloid scars there. Also if you do happen to scar, just treat it right away because a young scar is easier to get rid of.
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StandardEach of these three storeyed apartments in the countryside of Maremma affords a 19-sq-m kitchen and a living room of 24 sq-m or a common area of 38sq-m in which there is a living room and a fully fitted kitchen. Two of the apartments have a 2sq-m toilet in the downstairs. They afford a master, a twin and a double bedroom of about 15sqm each which are provided with one or two bathrooms with shower and/or bath. These apartments in the countryside of Maremma also feature a laundry and access to the garden from the basement level.They feature LCD TV with Sky channels, telephone and internet connection.. PLEASE NOTE: Note that for weekend reservations there will be special rates. Please contact the owner for a personalized proposal.ExteriorsMaremma captivates its visitors as they reach these apartments in its countryside. It is said that colours play a key role in reviving and creating feelings. Its lively red walls as well as the green shades of the surroundings will no doubt have their healing effect.The apartments are surrounded by 12 hectares of fields planted with olive groves whose fruit is the delicious olive oil produced here. Guests can ride a bicycle or just surrender to the pleasure of observing from the furnished porch in front of the heated pool. There is a private garden in all the apartments bordered by a fence and furnished with table and chairs. Each garden has its own porch of about 18sq-m and a pergola of 20sq-m on average Each apartment has its own covered parking space with room for two cars. InteriorsEach apartment in Maremma's countryside has a personality of its own in spite of the fact that all have been furnished in the most modern design. They provide a bottomless well of wellbeing, comfort and relax. The apartments afford a kitchen of 19sq-m and a living room of 24 sq-m or a common area shared by the living room and kitchen which is 38sq-m. There is no modern comfort missing in their kitchens and there is LCD TV with Sky channels, telephone and internet connection. Two of the apartments have a 2sq-m toilet in the downstairs. Walnut, Cherry, Eucalyptus and Olive are the three levelled apartments of basement, ground and first floor.The bedrooms are on the basement level, ground or first floor. Each has a master, a twin and a double bedroom of about 15sq-m each and are provided with one or two bathrooms with shower and/or bath. They also feature a laundry and access to the garden from the basement level.In the premises of this hotel in maremma's countryside succumbing to leisure and pleasure is easy in its wine bar-osteria serving Maremma traditional culinary delights with a modern stroke or the SPA equipped with Jacuzzi, Sauna, Turkish bath, scrubs and mud treatments and massage rooms, as well as treatments for the disabled.
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Journal of the History of Philosophy
Volume 45, Number 1, January 2007
pp. 161-162 | 10.1353/hph.2007.0020
In 1971, Richard S. Westfall described Pierre Gassendi as "the original scissors and paste man": an irrepressibly eclectic compiler whose Syntagma Philosophicum was published only after his death "when the author was finally beyond the possibility of adding and patching." Westfall here echoes Voltaire and Alexandre Koyré who, as quoted in Saul Fisher's preface, also dismissed Gassendi as a lesser light of seventeenth-century natural philosophy. But Fisher's study shows that, lesser light or no, Gassendi anticipated several modern ideas in epistemology and matter theory.
Fisher's subtitle, 'Atomism for Empiricists,' encapsulates Gassendi's mission to ground his reinterpretation of Epicurean atomism in an epistemology that rejected the Aristotelian and Cartesian demand for certainty and invoked instead a reliabilist theory of warrant. The challenge for Gassendi was to convince empiricists to believe in something that could not be directly experienced. The challenge for Fisher is to discern whether Gassendi succeeded.
In Part I, Fisher describes Gassendi's efforts to establish a constructive skepticism in which we assent to knowledge claims not because they are certain but because they are reliable. What we learn through our senses is reliable because our senses receive "corpuscular transmissions" from external objects. What arrives at our senses is only the beginning, however. Borrowing from Sextus Empiricus, Gassendi proposed two ways in which evident sense data could serve as signs to reveal non-evident states of affairs. A commemorative sign allows us to assert the presence of one thing when there is sensory evidence of another, if the two have always been found together in our previous experience. An indicative sign suggests a hidden state of affairs which must inhere for us to have perceived the sign. In one example, also taken from Sextus, the presence of beads of perspiration on the skin is an indicative sign of pores in the skin.
Fisher next examines Gassendi's theoretical writing on scientific reasoning, which makes use of a syllogistic method called 'regressus demonstrativus,' and then considers how Gassendi applied that method in his interpretation of Pascal's famous barometer experiments. Fisher finds that, in order to derive evidence for the existence of void from the experiments, Gassendi had to go beyond the regressus method and introduce the non-empiricist idea of hypotheses. Fisher points out that Gassendi accepted a principle of "scalar invariance," meaning that "physical laws governing the behavior of bodies are invariant to their scale" (156), and that he believed that this principle had already been borne out by microscopic observations. (Had he believed that the principle was also borne out by telescopic observations, would he have anticipated Newton?) Consequently, we have warrant to give provisional assent to hypotheses based on scalar invariance.
Fisher then turns to Gassendi's atomism itself. Here Gassendi had to explain how an atomistic matter theory produces the world as we know it within the constraints imposed by empiricism. Yet much of his theory has a rational rather than an empirical basis. For example, Gassendi proposed that atoms aggregate into moleculae and concretunculae, which in turn aggregate to form familiar substances. This remarkable anticipation of the molecules of modern chemistry allowed him to evade the critics who felt that the formation of complex substances from atoms was improbable. Yet it was made without any direct evidence of moleculae.
The most puzzling aspect of Gassendi's atomism was his assertion that atoms have the God-given power of self-motion, which violated the principle of scalar invariance and left Gassendi trying to explain the inertial motion of sensible objects in terms of the eternal motion of their constituent atoms. One wonders what consequences of retaining scalar invariance and allowing inertial motion of atoms were so dire that Gassendi had to abandon the scalar invariance on which he had relied to bolster hypotheses about the micro-world.
The life sciences, especially embryology, posed formidable challenges to mechanical philosophers. Gassendi, too, as Fisher makes clear, struggled to show how spontaneous generation and inheritance could occur in a world made of atoms.
In the closing chapter, Fisher reluctantly concludes that there is circularity in Gassendi's effort to ground atomism in empiricism because the reliability of our senses was grounded in the...
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"When our daughters wouldn't eat the spicy chili beans I prepared, I came up with this milder, slightly sweet version," notes Keri Scofield Lawson of Fullerton, California. "They love eating the hearty chili as a dip with tortilla chips. I never have leftovers."
- 1 pound ground turkey
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- 1 can (15-1/2 ounces) sloppy joe sauce
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- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon each garlic powder, salt and pepper
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- 1. In a large saucepan, brown the turkey until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the beans, sloppy joe sauce, tomatoes, brown sugar and seasonings. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve with cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips if desired. Yield: 8-10 servings.
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1 serving (1 cup) equals 213 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 34 mg cholesterol, 680 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 13 g protein.
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hey when i work out i get out of breathe within like 20 mins so should i be doing cardio? what is the best excercises for cardio and how often should i be doing it for? .
swimming is good all round cardio.
my exprience - joined gym 10 years ago, 6 1/2 years hard weight training exprience.
some of them swimmers are kinda big, not like big what us lot are used to but they have really wide shoulders and that, oh ye to the point I dont do cardio sorry to interupt
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Try warming up with a rowing machine, put it to the maximum resistance, do about 10 mins warmup, then do your weights. I find it's enough to get your heart going pretty well, plus it warms you up to a pretty decent temp before you start lifting. On off days (if you want to), do cardio.
everyday is a maximum day for me, i only have a sunday off i work out 6 days a week i cud try running in the morning before i workout i spose
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Government Employees In Tamil Nadu Get A Shield Against Corruption Probe
Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday February 5, 2016
Government officials can no longer be investigated for corruption in Tamil Nadu without the state's approval. A government recent order to this effect, which has incensed activists, has been challenged in court and the case will be heard tomorrow.
Chennai Provident Fund Commissioner Arrested In An Alleged Bribery Case
Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2016
A Regional Commissioner of Employees Provident Fund Organisation and six others were on Monday arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Chennai in an alleged bribery case involving a major educational organisation.
Court Vacates Stay On Deducting Wages Of Some Neyveli Lignite Workers
Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 31, 2015
The Madras High Court has vacated its interim stay restraining the management of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) from deducting the wages of the members of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) NLC Labour and Staff Union for a period of six days.
Shutdown at Chennai's IT Hub, Companies Struggle to Send Workers Home
Chennai News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday December 2, 2015
Chennai's Infotech hub was shut down this morning following heavy flooding in the area. Most companies are struggling to get the stranded employees home safely.
Tamil Nadu Rains: IT Firms Offer Flexible Work Schedules for Employees
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With several low lying areas in the city and its neighbourhood still inundated in heavy rains over the past few days, IT majors have given employees the option of flexible work shifts, including working from home.
Tamil Nadu Government Announces 20 Per Cent Festival Bonus to Its Employees
Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 1, 2015
Tamil Nadu government today announced a 20 per cent festival bonus for its 3.76 lakh employees.
Foxconn Shutdown Echoes in Tamil Nadu Assembly
Press Trust of India | Friday September 4, 2015
CPI(M) legislator A Soundararajan said companies get concessions from the government to start business ventures, but their employees were not given rights.
Jayalalithaa Takes Charge as Chief Minister, Expected to Launch Chain of Amma Canteens
Tamil Nadu News | Reported by Sam Daniel, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Sunday May 24, 2015
It is a working Sunday for J Jayalalithaa who took oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the fifth time yesterday. Ms Jayalalithaa reached the Secretariat a little after 3 pm where government employees welcomed her.
Workers' Strike at Asian Paints Plant in Tamil Nadu
Wednesday April 29, 2015
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Nokia India Employees Union Seeks Tamil Nadu CM's Intervention
Press Trust of India | Monday May 5, 2014
The union is requesting the state government to take a "firm stand" in ensuring their job security.
Nokia Union Seeks Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's Intervention
Sunday May 4, 2014
Nokia India employees have sought Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's intervention to resolve labour issues at the handset maker's factory here, requesting the state government to take a "firm stand" in ensuring their job security.
Nokia Union Seeks Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's Intervention
South | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 4, 2014
Nokia India employees have sought Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's intervention to resolve labour issues at the handset maker's factory in Chennai, requesting the state government to take a "firm stand" in ensuring their job security.
Nokia forcing us to take VRS, allege Chennai factory employees
Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 15, 2014
The employees on Tuesday decided to seek the intervention of Tamil Nadu government to strictly direct the management to make the VRS scheme optional.
Nokia employees to go on one-day hunger strike on March 31
Thursday March 27, 2014
Employees of Nokia's plant at Sriperumbudur near Chennai have decided to go on a one-day hunger strike next week, seeking job security in the wake of a deal between the Finnish handset maker and software giant Microsoft.
Nokia Chennai plant employees may convey stand on March 27
Thursday March 27, 2014
Employees of Nokia's manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur near Chennai are expected to convey their stand on the uncertainty over the future of the plant on Thursday.
Nokia tax row: Thousands of jobs on the line in Tamil Nadu
South | J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday December 11, 2013
Nearly 8000 employees may lose their jobs if a solution is not found before Thursday in the tax evasion crisis the company is facing.
Airport employees continue relay hunger strike in Chennai
Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 23, 2013
The relay hunger strike by employees of the Airports Authority of India in Chennai protesting the Centre's move to privatise Chennai and five other airports entered the second day today.
10 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance for Tamil Nadu government employees
South | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2013
Following the hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced a 10 per cent hike in DA for state government employees, teachers, pensioners and family pensioners.
Telangana row: Seemandhra electricity employees on strike from Sunday
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 5, 2013
The electricity employees of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh will go on indefinite strike from Sunday to protest the central government's decision to create Telangana state.
In Chennai, airport employees' union protest against privatisation
Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 5, 2013
Over 1,500 employees of the Airports Authority of India today staged a protest in Chennai against the Centre's attempts to privatise airports in the country.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation workers go on strike defying Madras High Court orders
South | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 3, 2013
Defying the Madras High Court orders, employees of Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) tonight launched an indefinite strike protesting the Centre's decision to disinvest five per cent of its stake in the Navaratna PSU.
Posing as cops, robbers loot Rs 58 lakh in Tamil Nadu
South | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2013
In a daring highway robbery, four robbers posing as police personnel on Tuesday looted Rs 58 lakh cash from two employees of a Coimbatore-based jeweller near Salem in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu government hikes Dearness Allowance by 8 per cent
South | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2013
Tamil Nadu government today announced hiking the Dearness Allowance of state government employees by eight per cent, a move that will benefit 18 lakh persons including pensioners.
Coimbatore bank fire: 4 women die, fire officials say there was no emergency exit
South | J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday April 25, 2013
Four women employees of Axis Bank were killed in a fire accident at the bank's building in Coimbatore. The fire started on the third floor of the building at 10:15 am. Twelve fire engines were rushed to the spot and it took them two hours to douse the fire.
Sterlite employees petition TN government for reopening plant
Sunday March 31, 2013
A day after the copper smelter unit of Sterlite Industries was shut down in the wake of alleged leak of noxious gas, employees of the Vedanta group company today appealed to the Tamil Nadu Government to facilitate its reopening by saying their livelihood was at stake.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announces 20 per cent bonus to employees
South | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 7, 2012
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced a 20 per cent bonus to employees of public-sector undertakings, including electricity board, and to the Transport Corporation, costing over Rs 185 crore to the exchequer.
LIC's Hindi imposition in Tamil Nadu? Karunanidhi fumes
Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday July 20, 2012
A controversial circular issued by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India asking its employees in Tamil Nadu to sign in Hindi on Mondays has come under fire. DMK Chief M Karunanidhi has condemned it. Referring to the anti-Hindi agitation in Tamil Nadu during the
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Understanding the gravity of the situaiton is often important, especially when you're a world leader. Put, President Obama, Prime Minister Cameron and Prime Minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt all did ther best "Group Selfie" at the memorial service for President Nelson Mandella. Was it appropriate?
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We hope to be joined by long-time veteran talk show host Stan Solomon to discuss his thoughts on how to work together on these issues.
The Obama administration relies on the media to give it cover for its misdeeds and power grabs, to misinform the public, and to serve as its propaganda arm. The press was originally intended to be the watchdog of government, not its lapdog.
It is time the people of this nation stood up and took action to pull this leg of support out from this corrupt administration.
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Mike Brun is a musical chameleon known for the wide range of his projects. His unique skillset and eagerness to collaborate has led to a kaleidoscopic young career, with work taking him everywhere from off-broadway stages to dusty DIY spaces, from cozy coffeehouses to 10,000-seat arenas.
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Recent theater credits include: music director/onstage musician for Mr. Burns (Playwrights Horizons, 2013); onstage musician for The Tempest (American Repertory Theater, 2014); and co-arranger/onstage musician for Old Hats (American Conservatory Theater, 2014). See résumé for more.
In addition to performance, direction, and arrangement, Brun is also a composer for theater. He is Lead Composer of Folk Wandering (play by Jaclyn Backhaus, directed by Andrew Neisler), an American celebration of the untold grief that moves us forward. Since it's inception in late 2011, Folk Wandering has sold out venues around New York such as Joe's Pub, Soho Repertory, and Ars Nova. Brun is Co-Composer of Gray Man (play by Andrew Farmer, directed by Andrew Neisler), which tells the chilling story of a haunted young man named Simon, trying to escape the tenement squalor of turn-of-the-century Manhattan. Gray Man will be the Main Stage Production for the 2015 season of Pipeline Theater Company, with a Halloween-time run at Soho Repertory Theater's Walker Space. He is currently developing a new show with frequent collaborators Jaclyn Backhaus and Andrew Neisler called Bull's Hollow, an intimate portrait of what it takes to survive in the world, when your world is inside a whale. He is currently a member of the Civilians Research & Development Group with Backhaus and Neisler as they work on Bull's Hollow.
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Brun is a go-to sideman for versatility and thoughtful arrangement. Among many acts, he most notably plays for Shaina Taub, Kate Davis, and Jacob Snider. See the discography for other selected credits. As a member of the Shaina Taub Trio, he also directed and edited the three in-studio music videos of their 2013 three-track release.
A singer-songwriter himself, Brun has established a brand of catchy, intelligent music. His most recent album, little blues, is full of "harmonic warmth" and "lyrical intimacy" (Candid Music Group). Live shows feature captivating performances from Brun and his Caravan, a rotating cast of world-class musicians. He is an alum of the 2014 Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriting Project.
Mike is available for writing, arranging, studio work, music directing, and live performance. All inquiries here.
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Work. Friends. Projects. Errands. Family. Health. Repeat. Life has put a lot on our plates, and it seems to be adding more. It is easy to get caught up in this plight of modern life, but you do not have to. Here are five things that I most typically notice and hear as signs of needing a break, and five ways to remedy them.
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1. You dread the alarm clock. Your alarm clock goes off, no matter the hour or day, and all you want is to stay crawled up in bed.
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Pronunciation: /ˌvɒ̃tr(ə) ɑː ˈtɛː/ /vɑ̃tʀ a tɛʀ/
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Brand Premiums in the U.S. Beef Industry
The U.S. beef industry has experienced considerable reductions in beef demand over the past 30 years. One possible factor in declining beef demand is lack of progress in the development of consistent, high-quality branded beef products. This article uses Nielsen Homescan data and hedonic models to estimate the value that U.S. consumers place on various beef attributes, including brand.
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- Ferrier, Peyton & Lamb, Russell, 2007. "Government regulation and quality in the US beef market," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 32(1), pages 84-97, February.
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- Anderson, John D. & Hudson, Darren, 2008. "Acquisitions and Integration in the Beef Industry," Policy Issues 93678, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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- Brester, Gary W. & Lhermite, Pascale & Goodwin, Barry K. & Hunt, Melvin C., 1993. "Quantifying The Effects Of New Product Development: The Case Of Low-Fat Ground Beef," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 18(02), December.
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- Wayne D. Purcell & William T. Hudson, 2003. "Risk Sharing and Compensation Guides for Managers and Members of Vertical Beef Alliances," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 25(1), pages 44-65.
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I've been looking at pictures of myself riding lately and I noticed that I look down a lot. This only happens in dressage. I can jump all day and never look down. I think the problem is that I'm watching my mare's head because sometimes she twists it. I paid attention to what it felt like last time I rode and it was like when she relaxed her poll, I relaxed my "poll".
Is there a way to fix this? Are there exercises I can do, or do I just have to keep reminding myself every now and then to look up?