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Welcome to Court Integration Services
What is Court Integration Services?
Court Integration Services
is an enterprise-wide strategy of the Minnesota Judicial Branch to facilitate application-to-application electronic exchange of data between the courts and their business partners.
The infrastructure that supports Court Integration Services is maintained by staff in the Information Technology Division of State Court Administration.
General data exchange services have been developed for use by authorized court business partners. Integration Services also provides point-to-point integrations between the Judicial Branch and specific business partners.
Refer to the
Court Integration Services Fact Sheet
for a high-level overview of Court Integration Services.
Note: Agencies that need view-only access to court information, but do not want to reprogram their systems to consume Integration Services, can gain access through
MNCIS Public Access (MPA) or MNCIS Odyssey Access (OA)
Agencies wishing to subscribe to
Court Integration Services
request access
. This is a list of the
Integration Partners
who currently subscribe to the various Court Integration Services.
General Services
The data interface to these services is a set of XML schemas referred to as
. CourtXML defines the structure and content of messages that are published by Integration Services, as well as the inbound messages that are submitted by business partners to the courts.
Event Notification Services
Notification messages are published as updates to court information occur. Partners may subscribe to receive these messages.
Case Notifications
Notification messages are published when case information is changed at different stages of case processing.
Bond Notifications
Notification messages are published when bond information is updated.
Party Notifications
Notification messages are published when specific party updates occur.
Currently in development. Not available for production at this time.
E-Filing Services
Authorized agencies may submit electronic documents (e-filings) to the court which result in transactions that update court records.
Refer to the
E-Filing Fact Sheet
for a high-level overview of e-filing services.
Refer to the
E-Filing Technical Overview
document for information that is common to all e-file submission services.
Attorney Assignment
Submit attorney assignments or attorney removals for the defendant or the plaintiff, for a specific criminal case. Prosecutor offices and public defender offices would most likely use this service.
Batch Citations
The MNCIS Batch Citation Process is designed to allow agencies to create batches of citations that can be electronically transmitted from a Law Enforcement record management system to the Court.
Biometric Collection Status
Update the biometric collection status for fingerprints and DNA on criminal case defendants.
Case Detention Status
Allows agencies to electronically submit the detention status for a defendant on a specific court case to the court.
Complaint Supplement Document
Allows authorized agencies to electronically submit an image of a criminal complaint to the Court so that it can be electronically attached to a court case file.
Criminal Case Initiation
A group of services which allow authorized agencies to initiate adult criminal cases within the court system. There are separate submission message formats for criminal complaints, tab charges, and citations. In addition, there is an Initiate Criminal Case service that is used internally by the courts.
Hearing Scheduling
Schedule, reset and cancel hearings.
Initial Release Conditions
Specify initial release conditions for a defendant on a criminal case.
Interpreter Status
Update the interpreter status of a criminal case defendant.
Other Agency Cross Reference
Associates other agency identifiers with MNCIS cases. A given court case could have multiple case cross reference number identifiers. The cross reference numbers serve to relate the court case to corresponding records in external record management systems.
Other Agency Note
Adds an informational case event reflecting non-court case activity to a MNCIS case.
Other Agency Person Identifier
Associates an identifier from another system to a MNCIS person record.
Professional Party Assignment
Submit selected professional party assignment or removals for a specific court case. Agencies that assign probation officers or victim witness advocates might use this service.
Warrant Status
Submit a warrant status to the Court indicating that a warrant has been cleared by arrest.
Query Services
Authorized agencies may request and retrieve court information on an ad hoc basis through the use of query services.
Case Get
Query information pertaining to specified cases. This service provides options which allow the requestor to specify the criteria for which types of cases should be included in the results, and what types of data should be returned.
Case Search by Party
Search for MNCIS cases that are associated with specific parties. This service provides search options which allow the requestor to specify the party criteria by which the case search should be done.
Party Search
Search for MNCIS parties.
Point-To-Point Integrations
Point-to-point integrations
support the need for the courts to electronically pass data to specific business partner agencies, or to other court applications.
Court to Business Partner Agency
BCA: Dispositions
Court Disposition pass to the Criminal History Repository at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
Adult and Juvenile disposition data from MNCIS has been passed to the BCA since July 2004. The CCH disposition pass includes both adult and juvenile disposition data. The adult disposition data includes felony, gross misdemeanor and targeted misdemeanor charges as well as dispositions where the charge was originally filed as a felony, gross misdemeanor or targeted misdemeanor and disposed at a lesser level. The juvenile data includes both felony and gross misdemeanor dispositions.
BCA: Domestic Abuse No
Contact Orders
Provide information regarding Domestic Abuse No Contact Orders to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) including a court verified driver's license photo of the defendant if it is available.
BCA: Order For Protection
Provide information regarding Orders for Protection to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
Collection Agency: Cases referred for payment collection
Collection Agency Pass
Pass case information to a collection agency when collection activity needs to be initiated or updated.
DNR: Dispositions
Court disposition pass to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Adult and Juvenile dispositions from MNCIS are passed to the DNR on a scheduled basis. The type of data passed will be DNR-specific dispositions.
DVS: DL Notice
Provide real time electronic transmission of Driver's License Suspensions and Reinstatements and notifications of No Proof of Insurance violations to the Department of Public Safety.
DVS: Driving Convictions
Court conviction pass to Department of Public Safety/Driver Vehicle Services (DVS)
Adult and Juvenile convictions from MNCIS have been electronically passed to DVS, to be applied to drivers license records, since November 2004. The court's conviction data is sent at the time of initial conviction. The ability to pass updates to convictions is planned for another phase of the project with DVS.
OSS: Voting Rights
Office of the Secretary of State (OSS) voting rights pass.
Court actions that impact an individual's voting rights are passed to the OSS when entered into MNCIS (Minnesota Court Information System). Actions passed include legal name changes; voting rights removal due to felony convictions, civil commitments and guardianship judgments; and restoration of voting rights upon discharge of a felony sentence or the end of an individual's commitment or guardianship status.
BCA: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) pass to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
The Courts will pass data to the BCA where there is a finding of incompetency, a dismissal/acquittal due to mental illness/deficiency, a civil commitment, or a restoration of rights in the Criminal, Juvenile, or Probate/Mental Health case categories that impact an individual's firearms rights. The BCA passes the data to the NICS system maintained by the FBI.
Court Application to Court Application
Appellate Case Initiation
MACS (Minnesota Appellate Case Management System) requests and receives case information from MNCIS (Minnesota Court Information System) to initiate new appeals cases. This service utilizes the Case Get service to provide the MACS application with the trial court case data that is needed to initiate appellate cases.
Judge Maintenance to MACS
Judge information is passed from the Judge Maintenance system to MACS(Minnesota Appellate Court System).
Judge Maintenance to MNCIS
Judge information is passed from the Judge Maintenance system to MNCIS (Minnesota Court Information System).
MARS to MNCIS
Attorney information is passed from the Minnesota Attorney Registration System (MARS) to MNCIS (Minnesota Court Information System).
MARS to MACS
Attorney information is passed from the Minnesota Attorney Registration System (MARS) to MACS (Minnesota Appellate Court System).
MARS to CLE
Attorney information is passed from the Minnesota Attorney Registration System (MARS) to the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education.
OFP Case Initiation
The Orders For Protection (OFP) system requests and receives MNCIS case information to initiate new orders.
High Level Category
Event Notification
Point to Point
Update Notifications:
When integration services are modified or enhanced, or when new general integration services are available, a notification e-mail is sent out to communicate these changes. To receive these communications, please send an email, using the 'Contact Us' link below, and ask to be included in future notifications. You may also visit
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An RSS feed is also available to provide timely notification when updates are made to selected documentation and schemas.
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The Lansing couple charged in the death of two-year-old Brandon Kemp is headed to trial. Judge Deluca made that decision Thursday after hearing more emotional testimony against Mercedes Kemp and Marcus Hill. The prosecution also reinstated charges in regards to Brandon's older sister, for child abuse in the first degree. The testimonies are heart breaking for any parent to hear.
"Like when she would cry," said Garry Teske, the foster parent of Tyanna Kemp. "The tears would flow, but there was a very stoic look. She would not, um, no facial expression, no outward crying as the other children."
New details describe what these two young kids faced at home. Tyanna's foster parent described Tyanna saying that when he received her she was afraid of him and especially his wife.
"She was fearful of me to begin with," said Teske. "Until I told her that I was a policeman, after I showed her my badge, and my uniform and pictures and everything else."
Teske said she constantly seeks approval for her actions, like when she potties, or does any spontaneous activity like throw an object in the pool.
"Everything that she would do she would look to either my wife for approval," said Teske.
A CPS employee describes the call the department received.
"That there had been a complaint received that her boyfriend Marcus, at the time we didn't have a last name, had been abusing her and her children and threatening the family, and that [Mercedes Kemp] had been defending him," said Kevin Schultz, a CPS Investigator.
It's unclear who did what to the two kids. Both Kemp and Hill gave police two different statements that contradict their prior statements. What is clear is the kids were exposed to marijuana and beating for not learning how to use the potty.
"They both agreed that Brandon was beaten regularly for peeing himself or wetting the bed," said Elizabeth Reust a detective in the Lansing police. "Mercedes said that Mr. Hill had an issue with the wetting problem. That he would beat Brandon when he would have a potty training accident. And that he would force Brandon to sit on the potty, in his bedroom, (that little plastic potty chair) for hours at a time."
Detective Reust went into great detail concerning the testimony she received from both Hill and Kemp and their subsequent amendments and changes they made in additional statements.
"They intentionally did not open the door when the child had injuries," said Reust. "Specifically they both talked about once he had those big black eyes, that they didn't want anyone to see the black eyes."
Today a family is broken, a two-year-old is dead, and a four-year-old is recovering from abuse.

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There are three ways to connect to the campus data network and then to the Internet:
Dial-in Internet service through Computing and Telecommunications Services. Commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are also listed in the Yellow Pages.
Resnet for students living in the residence halls.
Wireless computer network to link to the Internet without being physically tied to an Ethernet connection line.


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Apply to dry, cracked feet and heels.
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Kanye West Announces Kim Kardashian Is Having His Baby
Kanye West appeared to announce in Atlantic City that his girlfriend Kim Kardashian is pregnant with his child. He did it from the stage, of course. Is there any other place Kanye West would announce that Kim Kardashian was having his baby? Rooftops of skyscrapers are not high enough. At the show, he told the crowd " "Stop the music…can we make some noise for my baby mama?" Separately, Kim's sister Khloé Kardashian Odom tweeted "Keeping secrets is hard with so many family members! Especially when you are so freaking excited!!!!! LOVE is everything!!!!" A representative for West didn't return a request for comment. So why do we even care? Look for the Kim/Kanye baby to be one of the biggest marketing and promotional events of 2013. Watch the video. What do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
Keeping secrets is hard with so many family members! Especially when you are so freaking excited!!!!! LOVE is everything!!!!
— KhloéKardashianOdom (@KhloeKardashian) December 31, 2012


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Prince Rogers Nelson, born June 7, 1958 and better known as Prince, is a US singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has released over 30 studio albums throughout his career and is one of the best-selling artists of all time: he has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Prince grew up in a musical family - his father was a pianist and his mother a jazz singer - and he quickly developed an interest in becoming a musician himself: he wrote his first song, 'Funk Machine', when he was only seven-years-old. He released his debut album, 'For You', in 1978 and the follow-up 'Prince' in 1979. He continued his prolific work rate with the albums 'Dirty Mind' (1980), 'Controversy' (1981) and '1999' (1982) in the following years. Despite already gaining widespread recognition, criticial acclaim and commercial success, Prince's next album proved to be even more successful: 'Purple Rain', released in 1984, is still considered one of the greatest albums of all time and has sold over 20 million copies. The album, which featured the singles 'When Doves Cry' and 'Let's Go Crazy', also served as the soundtrack to the film 'Purple Rain', in which Prince played the main role. Prince's next two albums, 'Around The World In A Day' (1985) and 'Parade' (1986), were recorded with his backing band The Revolution but he disbanded the group and released his next LP, 'Sign O' The Times' (1987), as a solo artist. After three more solo albums, however, he would form a new band, called The New Power Generation, with who he released the album 'Diamonds And Pearls'. During the mid-90s, Prince was embroiled in a lengthy dispute with his record label Warner Bros. He believed the label was trying to hamper his creativity and as a result began to release albums in quick succession in order to fulfil his contractual obligations. It was also during this period that Prince changed his name to the 'Love Symbol' - a combination for the symbols of male and female which had no stated form of pronounciation. As a result, he was commonly referred to as 'The Artist Formerly Known As Prince' during this time. Prince's output had dipped in quality during the end of his run with Warner - one of his final albums for the label, 'Come', became his poorest-selling effort of all time. He was unable to recapture his earlier success despite releasing a glut of albums including 'Emancipation' (so-named as it was his first post-Warners release), 'Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic' and 'The Rainbow Children'. In 2000, he began using the name Prince again. However, he restored his reputation with his 27th studio album, 'Musicology', which was released in 2004. His most recent album, '20Ten', was released in 2010 and he has recently been working with a new backing band called 3rd Eye Girl. In February 2014 he toured the UK, playing a series of intimate shows in London and Manchester. It has since been announced that Prince has re-signed with Warner Bros and is currently working on a new album.Show More
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:37 pm
Post subject: My Story - TTC - the never ending journer it seems!
I used to post on here a fair bit, but left for a while to give it all a rest.
Anyways....I'm back.
Me and my now DH have been TTC since Jan 10. Went to the docs, probably about this time last year to check everything was okay with us both as I hadnt had even a scare of getting pg.
Had blood tests done and hubby had sperm samples done. His samples came back ok, yet they found out I had an underactive thyroid, which may have been the reason nothing was happening.
They said once my levels were 'normal' i should have no problems concieving. Last saw the doc in Oct when checking my levels, if I hadnt fallen Pregnant by easter - to go see him again.
I am so tired of them saying your still young give it time. 3 years is enough time I think!! I am getting so tired of seeing friends and family expecting (dont get me wrong I am happy for them of course) or expecting their 2nd, in the time we have been ttc one!
Should I say anything specific to the Doc when I go to see him after easter...any advice?
Baby dust to everyone! xxx
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:39 pm
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My advise would be to push him at the end of the day its 3 years with nothing!
Has your thyroid been sorted with medication?
After the trouble I have had with referrals and so on just be confident and tell him that you want referring to a gynea xxx
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:43 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:51 pm
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You don't need a smear for a gynae referral so I'd ask for them to send that off for you asap, of course it could have just been your thyroid causing the problems and you might get pregnant before the referral comes through but it would be nice to get a second opinion still as there could be an unrelated issue, good luck xx
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:35 pm
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Yes of course you can, if you have been ttc for 3 years and nothing whatever your age really push for a referral to a gynea for fertility investigations, it could be nothing but its nice to get it all checked out!
Plus it takes so long for each part I really would push for it now!
If you dont feel strong enough take someone with you - thats where my mum comes in as I am normally a wreck so she comes and asks the questions and pushes for me xxx
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:55 pm
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Hi Claire,
We've been TTC also it's been around 2 years. When I went to see my gygy it was like a year since we had started, but I told him it was around 2. He then started by asking us to do tests and suggesting treatments for me. It's good to blow the situation out of proportion sometimes things get moving sooner.
We are currently doing an insemination, but if we did not use that little white lie, we would have also been in the 'you are young, don't think about it too much, it'll happen when it has to" boat and would have only learnt our difficulties later...
All the best and keep us posted.
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:02 pm
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your age has nothing to do with it! i got refered when i was 21, doing ovarian drilling and clomid at 22 (roughly, i could of been 23) either way i was under 25, the dr also told me i had to be 25 to do ivf (not true either, its now 23, or so it said on the guidelines of the same hospital), anyway the only thing they wouldnt do was a smear until 25, but this should not stop you getting reffered, i was young when i started trying, and now pregnant with my first through IVF, i was told 'i'm young, give it time blah blah blah, when actually ivf was the only thing that worked for us after almost 5 yrs TTC, push for it hun, ask questions and put them on the spot, you deserve just as much 'investigation' as someone older.
Good luck xxxx
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:02 am
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Hi all, Just a quick update saw my doctor this morning, re-doing all the tests to then refer me. So am booked in to have bloods and swabs done over the next couple of weeks (providing my period comes as predcited) and hubby will be off to do his sample too! The doctor I saw today was really good so I will definately see her again. Baby steps, but hopefully moving forward! I will not be fobbed off this time!!
Thanks for all your advise!!!
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:41 am
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Another update.
Went through the swabs again and bloods and hubby done his analysis.
Went to doc to get results.
For once managed to get the bloods on time. Which shows I am actually ovulating, which is a good start! Good to know that something is actually working, and hubby results were fine.
Doc filled out referral paperwork there and then.
Received appt to see gynoe in Aug...does anyone know what I should expect??
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:16 am
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It's usually lots of questions, about your cycle, how long you've tried how often you've tried , your medical history etc. some places do swabs and their own blood tests (even if its their lab that processed the GP's test they still sometimes want to run them )and some even do a vaginal ultrasound to check everything's as it should be , then they might make another appointment for you to come back for results or they might run through the options there and then. Some of the things they might suggest are trying clomid , although it appears you do ovulate, they might suggest a HSG to check your tubes are okay, or send you for a scan if they don't do one at the appointment .
I'd just ask loads of questions when you go so you know what the local procedures are as it can vary a lot , Good luck though and not too long to wait either xx


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Area briefs: Clemson golf signee Ramsey named National Player of Week
Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 1:04 a.m.
Future Clemson women's golfer Ashlan Ramsey was named the National Junior Player of the Week by Golfweek. Ramsey finished 48th overall at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California last weekend.
LIMESTONE: The men's lacrosse team stayed locked in at No. 3 in the USILA National Poll.
... The women's tennis team (13-7, 8-2) defeated Erskine 7-2.
... Hannah Luckett and Taylor McInnis posted top 10 finishes for the women's golf team at the Mount Olive Spring Invitational.
... The men's tennis team defeated Erskine 9-0.
CONVERSE: The women's tennis team defeated Belmont Abbey 7-2.
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - The Snowmass Wildcat Fire Protection District board of directors met in executive session on Feb. 26 to review complaints filed by firefighters regarding Chief Steven Sowles.
In a statement following the session, Bill Boineau, acting as board president, made a statement from the board saying that it "reviewed the written statement making certain complaints" and deemed that the statement "does not fit within the (district's) formal grievance procedure."
However, Boineau said the directors want "to hear from our staff," so a meeting will be scheduled with staff when at least one board member can be present.
Some members of the district filed two grievances with the board of directors last month. Attempts by the Snowmass Sun to view the documents were denied by Boineau, who cited a clause in the district's grievance policy that states "the grievance shall be kept in confidence at each level to allow due process."
Firefighter Jacob Heal, representing the Snowmass Firefighters Union, also denied the request, saying, "At this time, the firefighters are attempting to address any issues internally."
Heal said the union is not officially recognized by the board or the district, and it does not have collective-bargaining authority.
Grievances relating to the chief are filed directly with
the board, Fire Marshal John Mele said.


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Dr. Asaro is Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Programs for the School of Media Studies at the New School for Public Engagement in New York City. He is the co-founder of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, and has written on lethal robotics from the perspective of just war theory and human rights. Dr.


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I think I can still say that even though we have begun February, since this is the 1st release of the new year for SCACD!!! What a new year it has been already especially with the weather and hoping this email finds you all safe and happy. I just got back from the CHA convention and OH MY some fun goodies headed to the store so make sure you keep a look out!!
So without further ado I hope this New year brings you ALL loads of peace and happiness and of course a few craft goodies that you deserve!!!
Just a reminder that SCACD is on Facebook HERE but that for those of you who are not comfortable with it please look to the Store Blog at the top for the tabs for the store news and specials for updates on products and sales!
***Carmen Medlin for SCACD Reflections 2 Collection***
(VC stamp is a From The Vault stamp)
Starts February 4th at 4am EST and ends February 4th thru 10pm EST
What do you get to win?
ONE DAY ONLY Candy - Starts 4am EST for the Store Blog and 8am California time on Facebook!
There will be only One winner at the Store Blog and only One winner at the Store's Facebook site.
Each winner will be able to select one of the New release sets being offered and as the cherry on top you will get the Victoria Case for SCACD cake stamp!
How Can You Enter?
Now to enter all you need to do is answer the featured question below by 10pm EST February 4th on this post only. There is also a question on the Store's Facebook site HERE. You can enter at either site or both sites. Please one entry per person per site!!
The winners will be announced today, on the 4th at 10:30pm EST on each of their respective sites!
Please know that if you buy the New releases and end up winning the Blog Candy that I will adjust your order by refunding the cost of the duplicate stamps or set.
Thanks for you awesome support and for the start of another great year for SCACD! I hope you love the New Releases as much as I do!!! SCACD fans are the BEST!!!


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CCC's Advising, Career, and Transfer Services is here to assist you in reaching your personal and academic goals by providing one-on-one mentoring, advising, and counseling. Our staff will help you use CCC's resources to meet your individual needs.
Advising, Career, and Transfer Services
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via Personal Recipe 1716945:
The horse has a face like a lama, its leg bends backwards and it appears to have a carrot lodged in its rear. The 'Lady' is a poster child for botox don'ts, is missing the lower half of her left arm and has boobs the size of melons. I LOVE IT!!!
Hey! Those tits make for excellent cushion in the field of battle. :P
You paint better than me, I only study technical drawing at school ... ;)
look at the horses hind legs... watevr its awesum.. i like it.!
the back leg's going the wrong way. LOL it's still awesome though!!


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I'm sure this question has been asked before, but is it possible to stream movies from my iTunes library to my PS3 without having to convert them or erase the DRM protection? Thanks.
Otherwise I'm just going to get the A/V cable from Apple and watch them through my iPod Touch.


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I just listened to a general of the Army explaining to Congress that if the sequestration is allowed to take effect it will mean that they can�t train more solders to go to Afghanistan and the ones that are there will have to stay longer. I couldn�t help but think that is a common ploy used by organizations every time someone tries to cut their revenue when the revenue is from taxpayers.
This sequestration was a way to provide automatic cuts to congressional spending if congress couldn�t agree on another process for cutting spending. That right there is an impossible task–to ask congress to cut spending. The cuts they make are all on paper, things that will happen way down the road and will probably be changed before they take effect. If you and I cut spending in our budgets we just stop spending, but for congress they simply cut the planned increase in spending which is not cutting spending today but spending down the road. There goes that can getting kicked again.
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PolyMedix received the second phase of a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant provides funding of up to $1 million per year for three years to support the discovery of a lead anti-malarial product candidate and will continue to fund collaborative work with Doron Greenbaum, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania, to support the development of defensin-mimetic antimicrobial compounds for the treatment of malaria.
This phase was awarded after the team of PolyMedix and the Greenbaum laboratory successfully completed a first phase which included generating proof-of-concept data for the defensin-mimetics through in vitro and in vivo efficacy testing.
PolyMedix's defensin-mimetics target the digestive vacuole of the parasite that causes malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, via a mechanism distinct from other anti-malarial agents, essentially starving the parasite of food. The data from in vitro and in vivo testing showed PolyMedix's defensin-mimetics killed the Plasmodium falciparum in infected human red blood cells without damaging uninfected red blood cells. In vivo activity was also seen with a potential lead compound on malaria parasite clearance and animal survival in a mouse malaria model. These data were presented by PolyMedix's collaborator on the grant, Dr. Greenbaum earlier this year.
"Resistance has developed to many current therapies for malaria," Dr. Greenbaum commented, "Targeting parasite membranes rather than proteins using PolyMedix's defensin-mimetics represents a highly innovative and novel approach for treating parasitic diseases. I look forward to collaborating with PolyMedix on this grant."
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Aliases for MAPK8 Gene
Aliases for MAPK8 Gene
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- Entrez Gene: 5599
- Ensembl: ENSG00000107643
- UniProtKB: P45983
Previous HGNC Symbols for MAPK8 Gene
Previous GeneCards Identifiers for MAPK8 Gene
Summaries for MAPK8 Gene
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the MAP kinase family. MAP kinases act as an integration point for multiple biochemical signals, and are involved in a wide variety of cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, transcription regulation and development. This kinase is activated by various cell stimuli, and targets specific transcription factors, and thus mediates immediate-early gene expression in response to cell stimuli. The activation of this kinase by tumor-necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is found to be required for TNF-alpha induced apoptosis. This kinase is also involved in UV radiation induced apoptosis, which is thought to be related to cytochrom c-mediated cell death pathway. Studies of the mouse counterpart of this gene suggested that this kinase play a key role in T cell proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2016]
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MAPK8 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with MAPK8 include fatty liver disease and bile duct carcinoma. Among its related pathways are Sertoli-Sertoli Cell Junction Dynamics and Signaling by GPCR. GO annotations related to this gene include transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups and protein tyrosine kinase activity. An important paralog of this gene is MAPK11.
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for MAPK8 Gene
Serine/threonine-protein kinase involved in various processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, migration, transformation and programmed cell death. Extracellular stimuli such as proinflammatory cytokines or physical stress stimulate the stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase (SAP/JNK) signaling pathway. In this cascade, two dual specificity kinases MAP2K4/MKK4 and MAP2K7/MKK7 phosphorylate and activate MAPK8/JNK1. In turn, MAPK8/JNK1 phosphorylates a number of transcription factors, primarily components of AP-1 such as JUN, JDP2 and ATF2 and thus regulates AP-1 transcriptional activity. Phosphorylates the replication licensing factor CDT1, inhibiting the interaction between CDT1 and the histone H4 acetylase HBO1 to replication origins. Loss of this interaction abrogates the acetylation required for replication initiation. Promotes stressed cell apoptosis by phosphorylating key regulatory factors including p53/TP53 and Yes-associates protein YAP1. In T-cells, MAPK8 and MAPK9 are required for polarized differentiation of T-helper cells into Th1 cells. Contributes to the survival of erythroid cells by phosphorylating the antagonist of cell death BAD upon EPO stimulation. Mediates starvation-induced BCL2 phosphorylation, BCL2 dissociation from BECN1, and thus activation of autophagy. Phosphorylates STMN2 and hence regulates microtubule dynamics, controlling neurite elongation in cortical neurons. In the developing brain, through its cytoplasmic activity on STMN2, negatively regulates the rate of exit from multipolar stage and of radial migration from the ventricular zone. Phosphorylates several other substrates including heat shock factor protein 4 (HSF4), the deacetylase SIRT1, ELK1, or the E3 ligase ITCH. Phosphorylates the CLOCK-ARNTL/BMAL1 heterodimer and plays a role in the regulation of the circadian clock (PubMed:22441692).
JNK1 isoforms display different binding patterns: beta-1 preferentially binds to c-Jun, whereas alpha-1, alpha-2, and beta-2 have a similar low level of binding to both c-Jun or ATF2. However, there is no correlation between binding and phosphorylation, which is achieved at about the same efficiency by all isoforms.
JNKs (c-Jun N-terminal kinases) are a group of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), originally called stress activated protein kinases (SAPKs), because they are activated by various environmental stresses. They can also be activated by cytokines and growth factors.


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Michael was born on April 29, 1980 in Taft, Ca. to David William Eiland and Connie Louis Eiland. Michael passed away suddenly in Bakersfield on September 2, 2012.
Michael enjoyed his 3 cats, gold panning with dad at the Kern River and BBQs with friends. He was a wonderful person and liked by all – he will be deeply missed.
Michael attended Taft Schools throughout elementary and junior high and attended Taft Union High School until his junior year. The remaining part of high school, he finished at Clovis West, graduating in June 1998. Later years, Michael went on to become a successful electrician.
Michael is survived by his wonderful and loving father, David William Eiland and his wife, Patricia Eiland of Taft, his sister Cindy M. Eiland of Taft, his nieces Liliana Marie Diarte of Bakersfield and Brooklyn Marie Jennings of Taft, his nephew, Evaristo Diarte Jr. of Taft, his sister and brother in law, Scott and Jennifer Lynch of Taft, his aunt and uncle Lynn and Judi Garner of Taft, his uncle James McConnell, grandparents Ray and Ruth Conner of Oakhurst, and his great grandmother Ruth Hopkins of Oakhurst.
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Visitation will be Thursday , September 13, 2012 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at West Side Memorial Services, Sunset Chapel – Taft. Graveside services will be Friday, September 14, 2012 at 10:30am at West Side District Cemetery – Taft. Arrangements are under the direction of West Side Memorial Services, Porteous Family.
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Two years after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japanese seaside communities are making progress in rebuilding their lives, and children are key contributors to the rebuilding plans.
The ground shook so violently that Honoka Miura could hardly walk as she tried to escape her house to safety. Having been through the drills before, she and her family knew they must flee to higher ground — a tsunami was likely on its way.
"My father, who was outside, helped me get out of the house, and we ran to a nearby hill," said Honoka, an eighth-grader, as she recounted the magnitude-9.0 earthquake that rocked Japan on March 11, 2011.
The nearly 50-foot tsunami that followed swept away the Miura family's home, along with the town of Minamisanriku.
"I watched a ship owned by my father's friend being pulled out to sea and sink," Honoka said. "The cold was numbing, and we finally managed to get to a shelter in the nursery school on the hill."
Two years after the historic earthquake, residents are making progress toward rebuilding their lives and communities. World Vision has helped almost 300,000 people in three of the worst-affected areas — Miyagi, Iwate, and Niigata prefectures.
Initial response efforts included distributing blankets, hygiene kits, school supplies, and operating Child-Friendly Spaces, where children could continue their studies and play in a safe atmosphere.
Long-term efforts have focused on improving disaster preparedness, helping members of the fishing industry recover their livelihoods, supporting senior citizens, and assisting evacuees affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
"We are still in the process of reconstruction, which is expected to continue for many years," said Nobuhiko Katayama, national director for World Vision in Japan. "However, the Japanese people have also received much strength and encouragement from all over the world to overcome the challenges."
In the months after the catastrophe, World Vision supported Honoka's family and other Minamisanriku families with basic necessities at the shelter. The town of about 17,000 people bore the brunt of the wave's impact.
"We worried about our future — whether friends had survived," Honoka told U.N. leaders during the Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters on March 6 in New York. "All we could do was to live each day; we felt helpless."
World Vision staff members worked with affected youth to give them a voice in the community's rebuilding process. Honoka's visit to the United Nations was a result of her efforts as a youth leader in the disaster's aftermath.
She and her peers organized events such as concerts, workshops, and playtime with children to rekindle a sense of community that the tsunami seemed to have carried away. They eventually proposed building a park and cafe in the new community center.
Today, town leaders have integrated their ideas as they work to plan the new town.
"Children are our partners," said Jin Sato, Minamisanriku's mayor. "Through the Child Participation Project conducted by World Vision, children had the opportunity to actively think about their hometown. It is very important for us to develop their confidence, because they are our partners to rebuild."
As the people of Japan continue the journey toward overcoming the disaster, Honoka continues to inspire hope in her seaside community.
"The town's landscape has changed forever, but we have already gotten used to it," she said. "We are very thankful for [volunteers'] help. But we cannot rely on volunteers forever. Rebuilding our town is our job."
Thank God for the progress made in rebuilding, and the for the empowerment of children in their communities.
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The Phelps County Highway Department will close a section of Old St. James Road (County Road 3060) Wednesday, April 24, and Thursday, April 25, for culvert replacement work.
The section of road from County Road 3030 to the Highway V overpass will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, weather permitting and unless otherwise notified.
Signs announcing the closure will be posted. The highway department apologizes for any inconvenience this closure may cause.
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Evalyn Jones is a member of the Manzanita 4-H and Live Oak High FFA and raises sheep as her breeding project. Raising 15 market lambs means there is a lot of wool available, something Jones finds very useful. She shows at Butte, Nevada and Yuba-Sutter County fairs along with the Silver Dollar Fair. She has two large purple Grand Champion ribbons from the Butte County and Nevada Fairs and was rewarded with a Reserve Champion in wool which means a lot from the Romney Marsh sheep breed. This English variety is a smaller structure, developed years ago as a dual purpose breed with good wool characteristics and easier to handle. Their wool is usually sold to hand spinners. The lustre of the wool shows when colored and stays in the wool.
At 15 years-of-age, Jones keeps very busy when she isn't caring and feeding her sheep. She enjoys wrestling, playing softball, sewing and crocheting. Her fleece was on display in Sacramento and enters her many different wools in special shows. When she has sheared a large amount of wool each year she sends it to Morrow Bay for cleaning, then on to Tacoma, WA where the wool is spun into large finished yarn rolls. Jones enjoys dying the wool with Kool-Aid in many vivid colors, even in tie-dye form. Once the colorful wool is done Jones crochets some of it for barrettes to sell. They are very professional in appearance just like the yarn.
This is Jones' seventh year raising sheep and shearing the wool. It all began with two bottle-fed lambs which she bought from Mendenhall's in Loma Rica. For the rest of this story please pick up a 3/20/13 edition of The Gridley Herald.
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On our one-year anniversary of Tahoe Girlfriend's Cafe, we would like to thank the following restaurants for their hospitality, exemplary service, excellent food and wonderful memories over the past 12 months: Blue Angel, Swiss Chalet, Mirabelle, MacDuffs, Kalani's, Sul Lago Ristorante, Orchid, Apres Wine Co., The YUM Truck @ Valhalla, Scuza, Harrah's Forrest Buffet, Fresh Ketch, Lakeside Beach Grill and Lew Mar Nel's. We look forward to revisiting and enjoying our good times with you again in the future. TGC is a group of local women who meet once a month to share friendship, laughter and good times. Laurelle BrazilSouth Lake Tahoe
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CARSON -- In what was billed as one of the most enticing and anticipated state championship games ever, the De La Salle High football team finally encountered a challenge it couldn't handle in the Open Division.
The Spartans lost 20-14 to big, skilled St. John Bosco-Bellflower at the StubHub Center on Saturday night, and their streak of four consecutive titles in the state's premier game came to a close.
"Our kids played hard, I don't have any doubt about that," said Justin Alumbaugh, who in his first year as De La Salle's head coach drew a Bosco team that will likely finish at the top of several national computer rankings. "We fought hard, we played hard. We just didn't play well."
The Spartans (14-1) never led and trailed 20-7 with less than seven minutes to play, but had a chance for a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter.
Marquis Morris, the defending state champion in the 110-meter high hurdles, cut the deficit to six points when he caught a 49-yard touchdown pass from Chris Williams with 6:27 left.
De La Salle's defense nearly came up with a fumble recovery on Bosco's ensuing drive, but settled for a punt.
The Spartans' comeback attempt ended, though, when Williams was intercepted by Gavin Windes on a screen attempt on fourth down. The Braves took over with 2:15 left and ran out the clock.
"That's such a proud program," Bosco coach Jason Negro said of De La Salle. "It felt like it was slipping away a little bit. We dug our heels in the dirt and got the pick on the tipped ball. That was a big stop."
Bosco, which went 16-0, ended De La Salle's streak of 68 straight wins against California teams dating to the 2008 Division I state title game.
"They really prepared for us and they knew our schemes," said De La Salle running back John Velasco. "We couldn't really block them or stop them. You have to give credit to them."
The major challenges that Bosco presented with its size and speed wasn't unexpected. The Braves drew comparisons from De La Salle's coaching staff to Long Beach Poly's superb 2001 team, which provided the Spartans one of their greatest tests during their national record 151-game winning streak.
But despite the biggest offensive line in De La Salle history, the Spartans couldn't generate enough offense to hang with a Bosco team loaded with Division I talent. Their powerful rushing attack was held to just 157 yards.
Though the Spartans' defense only allowed three points in the second half, they couldn't overcome a sloppy start and 17-7 halftime deficit.
They also didn't get past their own 17-yard line on either of their third quarter drives.
Josh Rosen tossed two first-half touchdown passes to UCLA-bound Jaleel Wadood as the Braves made the Spartans pay for their early mistakes — including an interception and two fumbles that the Spartans recovered but for big losses.
De La Salle also missed explosive sophomore running back Antoine Custer, who injured his ankle on the opening kickoff and didn't carry the ball once.
"We had a lot of things in the game plan designed specifically for him," Alumbaugh said. "We'd been putting it in for about a month. He's a dynamic talent ... But that's not the reason we lost."
Velasco finished with 93 rushing yards to finish his senior season with 2,090 yards. He also scored on a 10-yard run in the second quarter.
The premier game drew many of the 16,791 fans that attended the second day of the state championships.
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LOS ANGELES -- Why does Mark Jackson say what he says, pick the fights he picks and occasionally conjure elaborate grudges and feuds out of thin air?
This is why: For Game 1 at Staples Center and for all moments like this.
This is what he does: Jackson turned his talented team into a bunch of snarling, snapping underdogs pushed into an emotional fever pitch.
That's how it works for Jackson, when it works.
Oh yes, it worked powerfully in the Warriors' slugfest 109-105 upset victory to open this best-of-seven series against the favored Clippers.
It might not work forever, but it could push the Warriors for a good while longer, if Jackson has anything to do with it.
"The biggest thing is we felt like we have nothing to lose coming into this series," Warriors forward David Lee said.
"We feel like this is two very good basketball teams, we're a little bit short-handed, so our goal tonight was to come out aggressive."
The sixth-seeded Warriors are, of course, without injured center Andrew Bogut, one of their foundation pieces.
And they entered this series understanding that few experts gave them a shot against Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and the third-seeded Clippers, who happen to be the Warriors' most detested rival.
Which is exactly what Jackson wanted his players to hear and feel.
Is there talk that Jackson's job is in jeopardy? Great, let's hear more please.
Due to the Bogut injury, are his players at a disadvantage at several positions? Wonderful, keep talking.
Is Staples Center primed for a Clippers triumph, starting with an all-out assault on the Warriors in the first minutes?
Jackson and his players live for that stuff and define themselves by punching back at it.
The Warriors survived the Clippers' ferocious 12-1 start, figured out how to beat the Clippers' double-team clamping of Stephen Curry, and just outlasted and outworked anybody who came up against them.
It wasn't a beautiful game -- the Warriors committed 21 turnovers, the Clippers 17 -- but that's not really who the Warriors are any more.
This was a game for Draymond Green's bumps and screams, a game for Klay Thompson to step into several momentous end-game shots, and for Harrison Barnes to momentarily reverse an entire season's worth of disappointing play.
This was a game that the Warriors found some luck when Griffin got into huge early foul trouble, but that's part of the deal in every playoff game.
These days, the Warriors are brawlers who embrace the rancor ... and need it, really.
"When you look at the make-up of this basketball team individually and collectively, they're fighters," Jackson said.
"I'm not supposed to be coaching, got no experience. Steph Curry's supposed to be, you know, retired because of his ankle. David Lee was a loser.
"Jermaine O'Neal's supposed to be finished. Harrison Barnes dropped in the draft. Klay Thompson, how can he be sitting with that talent at No. 11 in the draft?"
Was Jackson going into full hyperbole mode there? Of course.
That's who he is and that's why it can be a bumpy and inconsistent ride with him.
But when you wonder why he needs to go to such extremes, just look to this game and this series, now that the Clippers are suddenly under extreme pressure to win Game 2 on Monday.
Or look to the Warriors' first-round upset of Denver last season ... or who knows what next.
If they're aggrieved, the Warriors are dangerous. And for however long this lasts, they'll use the Bogut injury, the predictions and the Jackson intrigue to power up the wattage.
It's their fuel, their fortification, their entire existence.
"Today, you saw no weakness," center Jermaine O'Neal said. "You saw no doubt. You just saw, 'OK, what do we have to do next?' "
In this game, the ancient O'Neal was the one throwing down wild dunks in the faces of Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, two of the most electrifying jumpers in the league.
And it was Lee who bounced back from a very shaky start to score 16 huge points in the second half by slicing to the rim whenever the Clippers over-committed to Curry ... and dishing it to O'Neal if the defense over-rotated again.
Jackson calls that fighting back against critics; most of us would just say it was great basketball.
"I got off to a little bit of a slow start," Lee said. "Really, because of getting hurt last year, really this was my first playoff game tonight.
"So, got off to a little bit of a slow start and once again like our team I just tried to be resilient and guys told me to keep being aggressive."
That's how this team operates in the biggest moments, under the brightest lights, and when its coach is nudging it and nudging it.
The Warriors need slights and grudges, and if they don't exist, then Mark Jackson will happily and rapidly invent them.
Read Tim Kawakami's Talking Points blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Radiation therapy
uses radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
uses radiation beams of different intensities. The beams deliver appropriate doses of radiation to the tumor and reduce the dose to nearby healthy tissue.
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Radiation therapy works to destroy or shrink the tumor to eliminate or prevent the spread of cancer. It can also be used to relieve symptoms caused by the tumor, such as pain and bleeding.
Compared with conventional radiation therapy, IMRT can safely deliver greater doses of radiation. The higher dose may also improve the success of the treatment.
Some normal cells will be damaged with radiation. The goal of radiation therapy is to kill as many cancer cells as possible, while limiting damage to healthy cells.
IMRT is generally associated with fewer side effects than conventional radiation therapy. Side effects vary from person to person, depending on the location of your cancer. Some people experience no side effects at all. General side effects of radiation therapy may include:
Although uncomfortable, the side effects associated with radiation therapy are usually not serious. They can be controlled with medication and diet. Your radiation oncologist can explain the side effects you are likely to experience and help determine the best strategies to manage them.
Planning for IMRT is complex and generally takes 2-5 days. Planning may include:
Using the marks made on your skin as a guide, the radiation therapist will position you on the treatment table. Films or ultrasound may be used to check the accuracy of the treatment setup. The therapist leaves the room to control the movements of the radiation machine. The treatment delivers radiation in a 3-dimensional manner. This will help to conform as closely as possible to the shape of the tumor. The healthy tissue receives smaller doses of radiation than the tumor.
You will be asked to remain still during the radiation treatment. You may breathe normally. In general, you will not feel or sense anything during treatment. However, the machine can be stopped if you feel sick or uncomfortable. The therapists will be observing you with a monitor. You will be able to communicate to them should you need to.
You will be able to leave and resume your normal daily activities. Receiving IMRT does not make you radioactive. You do not need to avoid being around other people because of the treatment.
Each session will take 15-30 minutes. Patients are typically scheduled for IMRT 5 days per week for 4-8 weeks.
Holding one position may become a little uncomfortable, but it is not painful.
During treatment, your doctor will want to see you at least once a week. You may have blood tests or other studies performed.
After your treatment is completed, you will come in for regular visits to monitor for side effects and healing and check for signs of recurrent disease. You may require further testing, medication, or rehabilitative treatment. Be sure to follow your doctor's
After arriving home, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
In case of an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
American Cancer Society
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Understanding radiation therapy. American Cancer Society website. Available at:
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/radiation/understandingradiationtherapyaguideforpatientsandfamilies/index. Accessed February 24, 2015.
IMRT. International Radiosurgery Support Association website. Available at:
http://www.irsa.org/imrt.html. Accessed February 24, 2015.
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). American College of Radiology and Radiological Society of North America website. Available at:
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=imrt. Updated March 7, 2013. Accessed February 24, 2015.
Radiation therapy and you. National Cancer Institute website. Available at:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/radiation-therapy-and-you/. Updated May 2007. Accessed February 24, 2015.
Radiation therapy for cancer. National Cancer Institute website. Available at:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/radiation. Updated June 30, 2010. Accessed February 24, 2015.
Last reviewed February 2015 by Mohei Abouzied, MD; Michael Woods, MD
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Man arrested after Saturday shootings; 1 dead
Published: Monday, January 14, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 11:29 p.m.
An 18-year-old man was arrested Sunday and charged with two separate shootings that occurred in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, one of which killed a 17-year-old girl.
Tresvon Spencer, 18, was taken to the Tuscaloosa County Jail and has been charged with murder and four counts of attempted murder, with a bond of $330,000. According to Loyd Baker, spokesman for the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit, Spencer is believed to be the shooter at two separate shootings Saturday, the first of which occurred at 1:10 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Kaulton Road and Beech Street in Tuscaloosa.
Two men, ages 17 and 18, were shot during an altercation and were taken to DCH Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle for treatment, Baker said. Prior to the shooting, there were "words exchanged" between the victims and Spencer's friends, Baker said.
The 17-year-old was shot in the back and had a fractured vertebrae, Baker said, and is in stable condition in the intensive care unit. The 18-year-old victim had a minor injury to the buttocks and was released after treatment.
Later on Saturday, Spencer reportedly shot 17-year-old Angelica Mona Golston and two other females inside an apartment at Creekwood Village Apartments near Stillman College at about 11:55 p.m. Golston died from her injuries. The other females, age 22 and 30, were treated and released at DCH for injuries that were not life-threatening.
"The motive in the apartment shooting is unclear," Baker said. "(The) shooting appears unprovoked."
Spencer was later arrested by the U.S. Marshals Task Force in a house in Tuscaloosa early Sunday morning.
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To achieve this requires a gradual transition as, unless you were brought up in an unshod, chair-free environment, you are likely to be lacking in certain physiological qualities and biomotor skills for natural human movement.
Taking a few steps back before you eventually leap ahead will be hugely beneficial in the long run. Everyone will adapt at different rates so there is no set time limit to each motorskill milestone. Simply perfect each one before moving onto the next and ensure you give your anatomy time to recover and adapt.
If you are sitting down, right now, then stand up and take off your shoes. Wiggle your toes, rock onto your heels then the ball of your feet and back again. Ensure that the Great Toe (big toe) is acting as your anchor and engaged with the ground. Your body weight should be distributed in between your 1st and 2nd metatarsals (knuckles). Stand upright and look into the horizon, take a few deep breaths. How does it feel? Pretty incredible pieces of equipment, the feet, aren't they?
Standing: a simple, static, yet fundamental skill should be perfected before any dynamic movement occurs. Posture alignment by correct weight distribution and proper use of the feet is essential.
Walking around barefoot will reconnect your brain with the sensory information coming from the soles of your feet. You need to feel relaxed and confident walking barefoot across a variety of surfaces, both natural (grass, mud and sand) and man-made (concrete and tarmac) - your movement across these terrains will become safer, confident and more efficient as your feet and your brain begin to communicate effectively about the sensory information available.
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The squat is a very therapeutic position for the human body, especially for barefoot runners as it develops the skill of maintaining the body's centre of mass over the natural balance point of the body (ball of foot) whilst building strength and range of movement in the ankles, knees, hips and spine. These attributes combined enable the barefoot runner to develop the fundamental movement skill of segmental alignment which is more commonly known as posture.
Frequent and proper squatting will enhance your balance, build strength in parts of the body needed for a correct barefoot running style and improve flexibility in ankles, knees, hips and spine, helping you stretch important tendons, muscles and ligaments. Balance, strength and flexibility all contribute to the improvement of posture.
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Jumping is essential to maintain the balance, flexibility and posture developed walking and squatting and increases dynamic strength & elasticity in the running anatomy. The elastic recoil of tendons is an important energy saving mechanism in running and a lack of co-ordination of the 'stretch-shorten' cycle is associated with injury. Elastic recoil and the 'stretch-shorten' cycle is developed in movement via the skill of rhythm.
Focus on using the balls of your feet, but don't use your tiptoes. Don't try to jump too high; instead, focus on small and light bounces with a rhythm at which the jumping feels most efficient and relaxed. Eventually, try to reach a rhythm of 180 bpm - the optimum cadence to harness the elastic recoil of the body.
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NEW YORK -- Nearly a quarter-century ago, when Sandy Alderson was the A's general manager and Billy Beane was a 28-year-old outfielder with a .219 career average, Alderson decided that Beane would be worth keeping in the organization.
So Alderson hired Beane as an advance scout in 1990 and three years later elevated him to assistant general manager. When Alderson left to join the commissioner's office after the 1997 season, Beane took over as the A's general manager, a job he still holds.
What binds the two together besides their Oakland connection is numbers. Thirty years ago, Alderson began incorporating statistical analysis as a way to evaluate players. Beane eventually became his prize pupil.
Alderson said the statistical approach "just made sense to me," and he saw that it made sense to Beane, too.
"With hiring Billy, it was a combination of qualities," Alderson said. "He was very smart, very passionate about the game, very capable when it came to negotiation and very definitely he grasped the approach we had."
"I was always curious," Beane said. "Sandy was the one who introduced me to it. As a player, I didn't have a lot of exposure to it. That was my education."
While Beane has gone on to become baseball's most influential G.M., Alderson's thinking has revolutionized how front office decisions are often made.
"I was very new to baseball, and I didn't have a traditional background, didn't have a traditional perspective on players and talent evaluation," Alderson said. "It was about the time various people were starting to write about statistical analysis. It all made sense. And from a mathematical viewpoint, it all has worked out. It didn't control all of our decision-making. It did give us a different handle on evaluating players.''
Alderson's numbers game brought three pennants and a World Series championship during his 15 years (1983-97) as the A's G.M.
Nowadays, he is in his fourth year as general manager of the New York Mets, trying to revive a franchise that hasn't been to the postseason since 2006. And while the Mets (35-41) are unlikely to get there this season, they can try slowing the A's (47-29, best record in the majors) when the teams play a two-game series beginning Tuesday night at Citi Field.
The transition from Alderson to Beane in the A's front office almost didn't happen.
When A's owner Walter A. Haas Jr., who purchased the team in 1981, died in 1995, his family sold the club to Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann. The new owners trimmed what they saw as Haas largesse in every area, save one.
"One of the things people don't realize is that when Schott and Hofmann came in, they scaled back everything for cost-cutting purposes," Haas' son Wally, the club president at the time of the sale, said. "They took a sharp knife to the front office."
Haas speculated they would have done the same to the baseball operations and scouting departments if Alderson hadn't been there.
"They were new to baseball. They needed Sandy while they settled in," Haas said. "Sandy wanted his baseball staff intact. It was kept intact. And it's anyone's guess if Billy would have been there to become G.M. if Sandy hadn't done that."
Beane said he hadn't heard that story. But he said he had no shortage of reasons to be thankful for Alderson's impact on his life.
"The one thing he told me the day he gave me the advance scouting job was there were no promises after that," Beane said. "It was in that role and as the assistant that I was able to develop personal and professional relationships with him. I always felt I was lucky to have him as my boss."
Alderson was a baseball anomaly when he came to the A's in 1981. He was asked to draw up the legal papers on the sale of the team from Charlie Finley to Walter Haas by Haas' son-in-law, Roy Eisenhardt. Alderson and Eisenhardt worked at the same San Francisco law firm, and after the deal closed, Alderson continued to work on salary arbitration issues and never really left.
Coming at the job from a nonbaseball perspective, Alderson latched on to the idea that statistical analysis could help lead to wins. Commonplace now, it was revolutionary then.
"Sandy wasn't afraid of data," Eisenhardt said. "So many are afraid of it, they say it takes the romance out of the game. But the data is there whether you choose to record it or not, so why not record it? Sandy got hooked on on-base percentage, got everybody else, too."
The approach unearthed by Alderson has worked. But it's not magic. It took five seasons for the A's to get to .500 under Alderson, and it needed the infusion of manager Tony La Russa, who will be inducted to the baseball Hall of Fame next month.
History could be repeating for Alderson with the Mets, who are limping along in the lower half of the N.L. East this season, though they are only 51/2 games behind the first-place Washington Nationals in the tightly bunched division.
"It's a similar process we are working on here," Alderson said, comparing the rebuilding job he has with the Mets to the one in Oakland. "I think the game has changed in a lot of different ways. There is more information, more data, and the decision-making process is somewhat different."
Alderson was out of the G.M. game from 1997 through 2010, having moved into the commissioner's office, then becoming CEO of the San Diego Padres.
Beane said he was both surprised and not surprised Alderson wanted to get back into baseball at the level he helped redefine.
"I remember after he left San Diego, that was what he wanted to do," Beane said. "I said to him, 'Really? Do you need the aggravation?' But I think he missed the fraternity of baseball. I think he wanted to get back to the foundation of the game, and being a G.M. represented that.
"I was as shocked as anybody. Why go back to this job where you have to be all-in all the time? But that's Sandy. He's never has never been afraid to take on a challenge. That's all part of the allure."
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