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UK adspend revised upwards
24 October 2013
LONDON: UK advertising spend rose 3% in the first half of 2013 to reach £8.54bn, according to the latest Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report. Growth for the full year was revised upwards from the 2.6% prediction made in July to 3.3%, amounting to a total of £17.7bn.
The report, which is the definitive guide to advertising in the UK, also upgraded expectations of growth for 2014 from 5.1% to 5.4%, and said expenditure would reach an all-time high of £18.7bn.
forecasts have been revised to reflect the better than expected outlook
for search and TV advertising spend, as well as the improved economic scenario for the UK next year.
Tim Lefroy, Chief Executive of the Advertising Association said: "These numbers suggest growing confidence and that is good news – not only for UK advertising but for the consumer goods, digital and creative industries it underpins."
Growth in the first half of 2013 was driven by internet pure play (excluding broadcaster-only VOD and digital adspend for newsbrands and magazine brands) which was up 16.3% year on year. In particular there was strong growth for mobile (+128%) and search (+18%).
Increases in out of home, up 3.1% for the half following a strong second quarter, and television, up 2.1%, also helped offset declines in other media.
Newsbrands and magazine brands continued to decline, by 7.4% and 7.5% respectively. Cinema (-9.0%) and radio (-6.6%) also registered sharp falls.
For the full year, internet advertising will continue to be the main driver, with 13.2% growth forecast. Television will see a boost in the second half with full year growth coming in at 5.3%.
Over the year, the decline of advertising spend in newsbrands and magazine brands will ease slightly, to -6.4% and -5.6% respectively. Similarly, radio will see a less dramatic fall of -2.1%.
Out of home adspend is expected to record a drop of 1.8% for the year as a whole, as comparisons with the successful Olympic period in 2012 come into play in the second half. The decline in cinema spend (-15.0%) is for similar reasons – it had a very strong fourth quarter in 2012.
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Britain's Israel Ambassador Matthew Gould to remain in post for extra yearOctober 1, 2013
Britain's Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould is to remain in post for an extra year, he announced last night.
The country's first Jewish envoy to Israel took up the role in September 2010 and had been due to return to the UK next year. But he told guests at the UJIA dinner that the foreign office has now agreed to he and wife Celia remaining in Israel, where their two daughters have been born, until 2015.
Expressing delight at the extension, Gould told the Jewish News: " In that time I hope to continue to build the partnership between Britain and Israel across the full range of issues and to enjoy this amazing country and its people. We are very happy here – we have many Israeli friends, our children were born here, and we feel we are pursuing worthwhile and important goals. So to have another year here is a blessing."
Among Gould's most notable achievements over the past three years has been the establishment of a hi-tech hub to encourage partnerships in digital, biomedical and cleantech, while more than £1m has so far been raised to establish a series of social clubs for Holocaust survivors in Israel following the a fundraising drive launched in 2011 by Gould and then Israel Israeli Ambassador to the UK Ron Prosor.
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A March of Happiness:Million Puppet March
Posted November 4, 2012
Keywords: Million Puppet March, News
I have attended quite a few marches in DC. There are often yelling, chanting people delivering soapbox speeches. People press one upon the other, trying to stay upon the sidewalk and not spill out into the street. There are occasional arrests and very few children.
The Million Puppet March was a very different kind of March. People were joyous to be marching, even on blustery fall day. Children swarmed to and fro within the milling crowd. We met in Lincoln Park at 10 am. Our puppet troupe consisted of a lovely neighbor named Renee Dunham (who responded to my posting about the March in The Chevy Chase List Serve),
Megan Mitchell a local high school student and member of The Walking Gallery,
life coach Lauree Ostrofsky and my six year old son Isaac.
We arrived with two suitcases filled with puppets and several other attendees joined our troupe on the spot.
Megan Mitchell a local high school student and member of The Walking Gallery,
life coach Lauree Ostrofsky and my six year old son Isaac.
We arrived with two suitcases filled with puppets and several other attendees joined our troupe on the spot.
Ted Eytan came with his camera to document the amazing visual opportunity and capture the joy and color of the event. We marched all the way from Lincoln Park to the capitol lawn. At most Marches people are content to swarm upon the sidewalk. This march took to the street with marching drums and puppets over 10 feet tall. Every once in a while folks would burst into song or chant a few times, but for the most part people talked about memories of Sesame Street and the importance of Public Broadcasting.
Several reporters were interviewing the crowd in a very unbiased way, but one gentleman interviewing me seemed angered by the event. I explained the wonderful health education that PBS has provided. I showed him information about the Honoring Choices documentary series in Minnesota. PBS teamed with the local hospitals and due in part to that work, Gunderson Lutheran Hospital has one of highest rates of completed advance directives in the nation. The reporter walked away.
When we arrived on the capitol lawn, songs were sung and our organizers said a few remarks. Then children were invited to the front speak about puppets and public broadcasting. At the end of the event Ted and I practiced our Tedx speech that we will deliver in Detroit on Thursday.
As we practiced, organizer Michael Bellavia walked by with his puppet asking if I was Regina. I jumped up and hugged him saying thank you for all he had done. I enquired about fundraising and learned that they still needed more funds to cover the permitting costs. So I am posting the link once again incase any of you would like to support these brave folks who traveled across the nation in support of puppets and public broadcasting.
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Funny as an idea, too much straight-up memorization to be fun for me.
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This is fantastic! As someone who isn't a math whiz, I'm not sure adding more complex dice is the next step. 8-sided might be interesting, but 10-sided and 20-sided might make me lose my mind. Maybe making an algorithm to create random sets of nets and having fewer numbers exposed at the start.
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Nice soundtrack.
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Jan. 01, 2014
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I like this. It's what I wanted from Desktop Dungeons, but without the tedious healing mechanic. I'm not clear on how to actually kill the boss, though. Do I need to collect a number of swords, or am I not sufficiently leveled?
I reimplemented the boss fight.
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Oct. 23, 2013
Rating: 14
The text implies that I can throw the ladder in self defense, but spacebar just drops it harmlessly on the ground. Too many arbitrary reasons for not being able to pick things up when I first see them (Why can't I go for the flashlight as soon as it's dark? Why doesn't this kid remember that the attic needs a ladder?). blegh.
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Oct. 04, 2013
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Canon Fodder without the bullshit ambushes! Felt nice to control and visuals were just toony enough. Good sound for the weapons and deaths. Would have been nice to have more effects for your teammates, maybe have them parachute in and say a one-liner when you reach their spawn point instead of just appearing on the map.
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Forget flying, this is the superpower I want.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- It's well known that having type 2 diabetes can increase a person's chances of impaired memory and thinking. But a new study suggests that intensive treatment of blood pressure and cholesterol levels in people with diabetes won't help lower that risk.
"The finding that intensive blood pressure lowering did not impact [mental] decline in patients with diabetes seems to be consistent with recent trials in patients with diabetes that [showed that] lower is not necessarily better," said one expert, Dr. Kevin Marzo, chief of cardiology at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y. Marzo was not involved in the new research.
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Celebrate Your Patriotism In Cocktails - Posted: January 19, 2009
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President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration will see festivities commence this week while Martin Luther King Day falls on this Monday. That's a lot to celebrate for American patriots everywhere and everyone can join in the fun by preparing any of these two US-themed cocktails.
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- Anthony Gose doubles, homers to lead Tigers over A's 7-3 Updated: Apr-28-16 8:03 pm
DETROIT - Detroit Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez thinks he is getting closer to finding the mechanics that deserted him last year.
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So what are the players heading to bowl games getting in their swag bags? Let's take a look at the five Big East bowl games to see what they are giving out:
Belk Bowl, Louisville vs. NC State, Dec. 27. Estimated $400 shopping trip to Belk's flagship store in Charlotte, Fossil watch. Here is more on how the sponsor of the game has tied in its bowl gift, and is also involving the coaches' wives, too.
New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers vs. Iowa State, Dec. 30. The bowl game does not disclose its gifts. Bummer!
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt, Dec. 31. Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, commemorative game ball and plenty of loot from Nike -- training shoes, sport sandals, sunglasses and Air Jordan backpack.
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BBVA Compass Bowl, Pitt vs. SMU, Jan. 7. iBeats by Dr. Dre, Reactor watch, Oakley Eyepatch 2, Oakley backpack duffel, commemorative football.
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TheStreet) -- Bank of America (BAC - Get Report) saw a rise in mortgage-related litigation costs and the market didn't care. Mortgage-related litigation costs rose to $350 million in the third quarter vs. $100 million in the second quarter, and several analysts focused on the issue right away following the bank's third-quarter earnings release Wednesday.Still, the shares rallied 2.25% on the day, and many news reports chose to highlight declining costs vs. last year as opposed to the rise in costs vs. the previous quarter. While $350 million is, of course, chump change when you earn $2.5 billion in a quarter, as Bank of America just did, one could interpret the rise in legal expenses as an indication of trouble on the horizon. Bank of America has still set aside just the minimum $8.5 billion to cover a critical and controversial proposed settlement with a large group of mortgage backed securities investors. Opponents to the deal include, most notably, AIG (AIG). The settlement has been the subject of 31 days of court hearings so far. CLSA analyst Mike Mayo has argued the bank should set aside another $16 billion to $22 billion in case the settlement is not approved. FBR Capital Markets analyst Paul Miller has also expressed skepticism the $8.5 deal may unravel. But the market was in a bullish mood Wednesday anticipating Congress' agreement to raise the federal borrowing limit. And even over the past few weeks, a rise in legal costs at JPMorgan Chase (JPM) that looks to be outpacing both analyst and press expectations has nonetheless been met with a yawn by investors. It is tempting to argue the bear case is already priced in. More likely, though, investors are merely in a forgiving mood. Bank of America investors will just have to hope it lasts until the final word on the Bank of America settlement is handed down. -- Written by Dan Freed in New York. Follow @dan_freedNEW YORK (
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The Library celebrated its anniversary during the week of Oct. 1-6 with the following activities:
Monday, October 1st - Coffee Break at 9:30 A.M. The public was invited to join Library staff for coffee and cookies.
Wednesday, October 3rd - Children's Book Sale begins during regular library hours.
Friday, October 5th - Plant Exchange at 1 p.m. Patrons are invited to bring in houseplants you would like to exchange and take home something new.
Saturday, October 6th -- drawing for door prizes at noon. The Library will contact winners, so you don't have to be present to win.
All week, you may view a display featuring the library's history, sign up for drawings, and take advantage of "forgiveness of fines" you may owe.
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July 15, 1912
Having already won the pentathlon eight days ago at the Olympics in Stockholm, Jim Thorpe adds to his collection of gold by completing his victory in the decathlon. With 8,412 points, he breaks the world record by an incredible 998 points.
After seven events the previous two days, Thorpe held a sizeable lead. Then on the final day, he finished tied for third in the pole vault with a leap of 10 ft., 7.95 in.; takes third in the javeline with a throw of 149 ft., 11.2 in.; and wins the 1500 meters in 4:40.1, a personal best by more than four seconds. His final margin is 688 points over the runner-up, Hugo Wieslander of Sweden.
When Thorpe is introduced at the awards ceremony there is a great burst of cheers, led by King Gustav V. Besides the gold medals, Thorpe receives a jewel-encrusted chalice in the form of a viking ship (a gift from Czar Nicholas of Russia) for winning the decathalon and a life-size bronze bust of the Swedish king for capturing the pentahalon. In congratulating Thorpe, Gustav tells him, "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world."
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Mary Ann Crespo / 1938-2009Published 9:22am Monday, August 31, 2009
Mary Ann Crespo, 70, South Third Street, Niles, died at 10:25 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind., following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Jennifer Dunifin, her niece, officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan.
There will be no visitation.
She was born on Nov. 20, 1938, in Galien Township, to John Gowland and Elma Wright.
She graduated from Galien High School and lived in the area all of her life. She had collections of several themes and many antiques.
She was preceded in death by a brother, George Gowland in 1996 and two sisters, Joyce Tillman, in 1980 and Betty Dunifin in 1999.
Survivors include a brother, John Gowland of Florida; Donna Foster of Dublin, Ga.; her companion of 32 years, Robert Morrison; and three generations of nieces and nephews, including Beverly Lewis and JenniferDunifin, who provided her care.
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Hire more jail staff to save cash: union
Says worker shortage means costly overtime
The union that represents Manitoba corrections officers contends the province would save money by hiring more jail staff.
The Manitoba Government and General Employees Union said Wednesday a failure to beef up staffing levels at the provincial jails amounts to a false economy.
In a pre-budget submission to Finance Minister Stan Struthers, the MGEU urged the province to hire 50 new officers -- as a start. It said, given the current jail population, it would take an additional 250 officers to raise staffing back to 2004-05 levels.
Although it didn't have figures, the union said overtime costs are skyrocketing because of the staffing crunch. Sixteen-hour shifts are not uncommon at facilities such as Headingley Correctional Centre, union officials said.
Crowded jails, understaffing and increased overtime shifts are causing staff to burn out, driving up the numbers of workers taking sick leave or stress leave. But when someone is away sick, a colleague winds up working overtime.
"It's just a big vicious circle," said MGEU president Michelle Gawronsky after a one-hour meeting with Struthers on Wednesday.
Scott Cloney, a Headingley corrections officer and an MGEU vice-president, said any open shift at the jail during the current two-week pay period is an overtime shift.
The facility has some 80 to 90 part-time staff who cover those shifts, which occur, for example, when workers are on vacation or have to escort inmates on medical appointments. But right now, all of the part-timers are working full-time hours, so any new shift that comes open is an overtime one.
"There's been more and more of this happening," Cloney said.
With stress and sick leaves on the rise, the government is often paying three times for one worker, Cloney added. It's paying a full-time shift for the person who is away and paying double time (the overtime rate) for his or her replacement.
Justice officials could not immediately quantify the overtime bill.
Struthers said Wednesday he wouldn't rule out that dozens of new corrections staff may need to be hired.
"That will be something that we take into consideration as we move through to budget day," he said of the union's hiring request.
The government, struggling with its bottom line, has promised to reduce the size of the province's public service by 600 positions, through attrition, over the next three years. Business leaders have already complained this goal is not ambitious enough.
In its brief Wednesday, the MGEU implored the government to protect public services even if it means a delay in balancing the province's books. It also recommended tax increases for corporations and top income earners (households with before-tax annual incomes of $200,000 or more). It said the government can hold the line on costs by delaying the introduction of new programs.
The latest projection is for the provincial deficit to reach $567 million in the current fiscal year.
Poll shows priorities
The MGEU released the results of a provincial poll it commissioned on Manitobans' budget priorities. The survey found:
47% of Manitobans ranked protecting public services as their top budget priority, as opposed to stimulating the economy (20% said this was their top priority), balancing the budget (18.6%) or cutting taxes (11%).
49% of Manitobans would prefer a small tax increase to protect public services, while 29% would prefer service cuts in place of a tax hike.
80% would welcome higher taxes on corporations and households with pre-tax annual incomes of $200,000 to support key services.
77% said it was more important to protect services than balancing the budget by a specific date.
Given the choice of paying a bit more in taxes or seeing a service's funding cut, the survey found:
78.7% of Manitobans would pay more for home care for the elderly (12.2% would cut funding).
77.4 % would pay more to help protect children at risk (13.4%).
62.2% would pay more for highway snow-clearing and maintenance (22.6%).
60.6% would pay more for inspecting food in restaurants and processing plants (28.1%).
56.9% would pay more for environmental monitoring of Manitoba lakes and rivers (33.8%).
-- the MGEU commissioned Viewpoints Research to conduct the poll. Viewpoints interviewed 805 Manitobans between Jan. 22 and Jan. 31. Results are considered accurate within 3.2 percentage points 19 times out of 20.
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More Darkspawn, More Experience
Experience is close to finite in "Dragon Age: Origins," so I can imagine that it's nice to traverse a larger area with a solid amount of enemies, to snatch precious points in preparation for the conclusion. Achievement junkies should be pleased with the concentration as well. The majority of these villains are Darkspawn and can be mined for the achievements tied to them.
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Why Do I Care?
From the onset of "Return to Ostagar" it attempts to create non-existent empathy for King Calain. Your brief conversation with the man in the core game revealed that he's a nimrod, a fairy-tale chaser more concerned with his heroic legacy than the Blight. So how can you possibly feel sorrow for him?
The scene that attempts to capitalize the most on this is a close-up shot of Calain's bloodied, broken, and now crucified body. Even though it's bolstered by subsequent CG flashbacks of the battle (taken straight from the game's cinematic of the event), you'll still feeling nothing for the goofy character — and that's a shame.
The Loot Sucks
If you've played a decent amount of the game, then you have armor that is superior to King Calain's gear. The same goes for his sword and shield, which are optional finds. Collectively, the armor reduces fatigue and gives a small bonus to health regeneration, but it's still not worth it unless you've just started the game.
Where's My Additional Fiction?
The fiction in "Dragon Age: Origins" is so rich, so detailed, yet this DLC adds almost nothing to the story of the game other solidify the fact that Calain is dead. I find this particularly disappointing — the game relies on its strong fiction, but lets it go to the wind with this particular downloadable.
You'll move from the open-air of Ostagar, to the crushed Tower of Ishal, to Darkspawn caverns, to the ground level of the battlefield all in the span of 30 minutes or so. I found this to be an unsatisfying, breezy approach to navigating sections of Ostagar that should have been much bigger considering the fortification's scale.
Final Word
Even if you've just picked up "Dragon Age: Origins," this DLC isn't worth your time. Another piece of DLC, "Warden's Keep," has decent armor in it, as well as presents fiction that is much more compelling than this. If you've already conquered the all that is offered in the game, well, you're definitely not missing anything here. "Return to Ostagar" adds almost nothing to the fiction, and doesn't even offer up worthwhile loot.


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Now that I have finally come to accept the reality of the situation. Is there anybody who has any recommendations as far as a cleft team or have had good results with a surgeon in Charlotte? Dr. Matthews?
Anybody using the Duke Cleft Team? Surgeons in Charlotte, NC?
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I have a consultation with duke February 13th. Hoping to use them once she is born but we may be moving pretty far away. Where we go if we move will really depend on if she is a candidate for a NAM because i would probably stick around for few months to do that whole dh starts his new job. Just from talking to people on the phone at duke they seem great. I'm hoping it will work out!
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We are using Duke and love them. They are so organized. Everyone has been extremely helpful so far. Our surgeon will be Dr.marcus and have only heard great things about him. Dr.santiago (orthodontist) and his staff are amazing. I'm in the healthcare field and am so impressed with the personal attention they give their patients. When do you get the Dr's personal cell number and urged to call? We are currently in the 4th week of using the NAM. We had an visit with the ckeft team when I was 37 weeks pregnant. (We found out after an elective scan and they made sure we were seen before he was born.) We met with 2 speech pathologist to help us understand how to feed, a social worker to help us with any emotional situations, and with Dr. Marcus and Dr santiago. They reviewed our ultrasound pics and told us what they thought the cleft would look like (even showed us before/after pics of cleft babies and which child had a similar cleft.) and answered all our questions, I urge you to call and go for a consult. I am very glad we decided on Duke, even though it is a 2&1/2 hr trip one way! Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions. I'll be glad to help. Good luck!
Posted 01/05/2013
Sorry for the typos! One more thing...they have a pamphlet online that has a lot if useful information. It has a general repair timeline and before/after pics.
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@danii87. Will you keep me posted on how it goes. How far along are you? I am 21 weeks now. Have another ultrasound scheduled with the Women's clinic here in Charlotte to get more information and then they advised going to where we believe it to be the best. I'm due 5/17 Are you from Charlotte.
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@ Britt920. Thank you, thank you for your post. Where are you from? We live in Charlotte. During the last week I have been on the Internet non stop researching teams, surgeons, etc and Duke looks to be top of the line. So glad to hear Duke is awesome. It's 2 and 1/2 hours away from me so its not bad. So the baby is one month old and using the nam? From what they see now he has a unilateral cleft and palete is intact but they can't say for sure until delivery. I'm planning for it to be both. I might be turning to you for guidance, I hope you don't mind. I need someone who has gone through this. :)
Posted 01/06/2013
I actually live in Virginia. Duke is a 4 hour drive from us but they seem so great. It's very rural where I live so we need to travel anyway. I am 26 weeks and the appointment will be around 30 weeks I guess. The maternal fetal medicine office I go to has been trying to get good ultrasound photos of the cleft for our consultation at duke but little Hannah Rose has yet to completely cooperate. She has literally managed to suck her thumb or touch her nose every time we try to get pictures. I'm hoping our next appointment will be more successful. And yes I will keep you posted. :)
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Xsussman and Danii87: : we live near Lumberton (off of I95) closer to South Carolina. We do weekly visits for the NAM adjustments on Wednesday mornings. The cleft team always meets in Wednesday too. Jackson had his first visit at 2 weeks old and they did the impression for the nam at that time. The next week we started weekly visits to the orthodontist. We plan to do 10-12 weeks of the nam before surgery. They have already scheduled him an appointment for the consult on his palate repair for August. The drive really isn't too bad and it is only for a short while. My son has a unilateral cleft lip and palate. We never got a good shot of his cleft bc his hands it feet were always in his face. However, Dr.Marcus could tell from our us pics we took in. My OB couldn't really tell. He also showed us a pic of a little boy and said this is what to expect and he was right. I would prepare for both and if its just the lip it will be a blessing. Please let me know if I can help in anyway.
Oh and we have met parents at our appointments that have drives from western NC. Dr. Santiago said some drive from as far away as 6 hrs.
Oh and we have met parents at our appointments that have drives from western NC. Dr. Santiago said some drive from as far away as 6 hrs.
Posted 01/11/2013
So, we have our appointment on March 13. Counting the days. :)
Posted 08/06/2013
Hi, my husband and I just moved to Charlotte from Nashville and were getting care for our daughter at Vanderbilt. We will be using Dr Matthews for our daughter's large cleft palate. Email me or message me if you want to keep in touch. She is only five months old, and he wants to see her again in six weeks before he gives us more specifics on things. she also has macroglossia.
Posted 08/21/2013
My son is 10 days old and was diagnosed with a cleft soft palate. I am still trying to understand what this means for his development and if surgery is necessary. The pediatrician feels his condition is minor and will likely only mean he will be at greater risk for ear infections. Right now my focus has been on trying to get him to nurse with no success. Anyone been in my shoes? Advice?


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This was the first time I heard Mr. Mulroy speak. He did a sufficient job presenting a thorough outlook and update on the company.
I'm still getting my arms around the network biology platform but was impressed with the additional opportunities combining the Signaling inhibitors and the Nanotherapeutics. Lots of Coals in the fire, of which MM-121 and MM-111 remain the most exciting to me. That said, MM-398 has had impressive results according to the CEO, they are looking to combo with MM-398 in the future. His thought was 398 to get in and 151 to target EGFR. They really have the Erb3 signaling locked up and hopefully they see some fruits from this labor. committed group though with a 5% turnover rate, these Cambridge boys are committed. He did speak of a "silver Creek" spin off but I didn't understand the details. It was related to the overall Network Biology Platform and is setting up in Cali. Maybe someone else picked up on this. I was only listening and did not take any notes, so if I have any of these forward looking combo statements wrong, I apologize.
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You got it right. Merrimack has designed not just individual drugs, but therapy platforms that will use combinations of several of their drugs at once.
A bit of background: What is getting far better understood these days as a result of research done by companies like Merrimack and others are the multiple chemical pathways a cancer cell uses simultaneously to survive attacks by the immune system and / or chemotherapy. It is no secret that no single agent will kill a cancer cell, and thus the game is to figure out exactly what combination of agents to use and which chemical pathways in a cancer cell to target.
Network Biology, the core of Merrimack's platform, has been extremely valuable at clarifying these issues, and led to their discovery of the important role the Erb 3 receptor in cancer cell survival years before anyone--even in academia--had figured it out. It's a core cancer therapy discovery and a major win for the company. MM 121 and MM 111 were designed to inhibit growth in cancer cells that used the Erb 3 pathway to survive, and over the past few years both Abbot and Roche have begun to chase Merrimack to be the first to market a therapy for Erb 3 dependent cells. A nice validation to have, and happily Merrimack is well in the lead in this race.
As I mentioned, it's now clear that more than one pathway in a cell must be targeted to stop it from growing, and that in addition to halting growth you then have to kill the cell(stopping growth only means the tumor doesn't get any bigger). So ideally you combine something that stops a cell from growing with something that kills it. Merrimack understand this well and their drugs were conceived as a system to cover both needs. They believe that not only are they first with this new class of Erb 3 drugs which could be as important as the Erb 2 drugs(Herceptin etc.), but that their other drugs like MM 398, MM 302, MM151 are significant improvements of current versions of existing therapies.
Sorry to run on so long. Bottom line is that cancer is complicated and understanding that complexity is the key to conquering it. Merrimack's 'systems' approach is in my opinion the state of the art in cancer research, and their therapies under development show enormous promise to help people survive this dreaded disease.
No run on at all... your comments support the proprietary computational models they have at their disposal. It is hard to value these models, only after efficacy is seen in the clinical development, can you step back and appreciate the speed that MACK reach that pathway. Remain excited about 2013


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