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Elizabeth Embry, MPH
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Research Interest: Global Health
Courses: PUBH 235: Contemporary Issues in Global Health
Education History: MPH, International Health, Boston University
SLU staff since: 2010 (previously the Undergraduate Studies Coordinator)
Elizabeth Schwaab, MPH is an Instructor of Epidemiology and International Studies at Saint Louis University. Elizabeth is a graduate of Saint Louis University, where she received a bachelor's degrees in Investigative Medicine and Theology.
She received a Master's in Public Health from Boston University in International Health. There Elizabeth gained additional international experience working in the Philippines. Her experience has included work with the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific Regional Office in emergency management and preparation. She has also worked for the World Food Programme with the Mindanao IDP relocation project, and Eben-Ezer Project during the post-earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Elizabeth's other experiences include research in breastfeeding among HIV positive women in Vietnam, and child health and injury prevention work in Boston.
She is fluent in American Sign Language, and speaks French and Haitian Creole. Elizabeth is currently working on her Master's in Business Administration in International Business at SLU. During her time at SLU, Elizabeth has been involved in developing and running international immersion programs for undergraduates. She oversees the undergraduate public health program on the SLU Madrid campus. The Madrid program offers students the chance to take public health core courses while studying abroad. In collaboration with Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Elizabeth teaches a summer Latin American Health Systems immersion course. As the national faculty advisor for Global Public Health Brigades, she not only works closely with the staff in Honduras on project development, but she also brings students to El Canton over January break.
Most recently Elizabeth has spent time with the SLUCare physicians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, working on program sustainability in coordination with the SANRU initiative. While on the Missouri campus, she teaches Contemporary Issues in Global Health. She has also taught Introduction to Global Health. In addition, Elizabeth directs the global health programs and initiatives at the College for Public Health & Social Justice.


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Did you know that, according to the most recent numbers from Nielsen Soundscan, old CDs are outselling new CDs for the first time? While many theories have been floated by various pundits as to why this phenomenon is occurring, I tend to agree with the folks at Death and Taxes magazine that the shift is happening because younger music consumers are simply not buying CDs anymore.
So that makes sense, younger folks have no interest in compact disks. They may not even have CD players. This might also help explain why iTunes and Spotify are now the top revenue generators for record labels. But it doesn't explain why the most popular concerts thus far in 2012 are older acts. Consider that the top three touring acts this year are Roger Waters (touring an album first released in 1979), Michael Jackson's digital ghost and Bruce Springsteen. Can't help but wonder what brand of cell phone these concert goers are using.
And as long as we're talking about old content in the new world, go ahead and take a look at PopSpotsNYC.com, the source for our image above, where photographer Bob Egan has painstakingly tracked down the location of iconic images in pop culture and digitally merged them with the original famous image.

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Khao Lak is located about 80 km north of the island of Phuket on the Andaman Sea; it is without exaggeration one of the most beautiful and attractive areas of Thailand.
There are not less than 7 national parks within a 70 km area around Khao Lak. The coastal strip of deserted golden sand beaches, lined with beautiful casuarina trees, is one of the longest and most stunning areas in Thailand. In the background, overgrown rainforest covered mountains magnificently rise up; beauty abounds whichever way you turn. From Khao Lak you can discover the different ecosystems of the surrounding national parks, from mangrove forests to karst landscapes with their striking limestone vistas. Here you can visit the world famous Similan and Surin Islands, which are lined with colorful coral reefs and are the habitat of fascinating sealife. Here you can snorkel with turtles or dive with manta rays too.
Khao Lak is also a gateway to hiking through some of the oldest rainforest on earth, but if that's too strenuous, an amble through the jungle on an elephant is a great way to see the nature. All this is possible as just a day trip from Khao Lak.
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California alcohol sales enforcers get heavy-duty protection
Alcohol sales enforcers get $70,000 worth of bullet-resistant vests, helmets and gas masks
California's alcohol sales enforcers have gotten $70,000 worth of bullet-resistant vests, helmets and gas masks to protect them during undercover stings at bars, restaurants and retail establishments.
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says the equipment is essential for the safety of its 142 sworn agents.
Most agency arrests involve selling or giving alcoholic beverages to minors.
Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness tells the Sacramento Bee that ABC agents operate in various jurisdictions and local law enforcement is available as backup.
The agency doesn't track agent-involved shootings, but chief deputy director Tim Gorsuch says there have been five incidents in nine years. He didn't have details.
The department's $55 million budget relies on licensing fees from about 115,000 businesses that sell, import or manufacture alcohol.
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Krispy Kreme Celebrates One Year of Hot Light App [1]
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They've also conducted more than 42 million searches for hot doughnuts and cool promotions from nearby Krispy Kreme locations.
"No longer do our fans have to be driving by a shop to see if there are hot Original Glazed doughnuts coming down the line," says Dwayne Chambers, chief marketing officer for Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporate.
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Along with Hot Light alerts, Hot Light app users are among the first to know about upcoming promotions and featured limited-time offerings. Guests can also use mobile devices to seek out a nearby Krispy Kreme when traveling through the United States.
The top ten markets using the Hot Light App to find hot doughnuts now are: Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Los Angeles, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Norfolk-Portsmouth-NewPortt News, Virginia; Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville, South Carolina; Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Washington, D.C.; Myrtle Beach-Florence, South Carolina; and Mobile-Pensacola, Alabama, Florida.


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Who would you start at the Power Forward Position for the Phoenix Suns new additions Hedo Turkoglu just came from his worst season with Toronto or Hakim Warrick from a OK season Last year with Milwakee Bucks and Chicago Bulls and Coached by Eight Diffrent Team's. The Phoenix Suns have a lot of Questions at this Position? On Suns Live! Pre-Game show we wanted to know and they said It's too early. We have a lot of talent Steve(Nashty),Grant(Powerguard) and Jason(J-Rich) and powerful bench. Who would you start Phoenix Fan or None fan of team. This is big for me and all Suns fans.
I really think that Turkoglu offers the most for this team, he can shoot the three-ball like crazy.
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HomeGeneral InformationStem Cell Reports1. Embryonic Stem Cells
by Junying Yu* and James A. Thomson**
Human embryonic stem (ES) cells capture the imagination because they are immortal and have an almost unlimited developmental potential (Fig. 1.1: How hESCs are derived). After many months of growth in culture dishes, these remarkable cells maintain the ability to form cells ranging from muscle to nerve to blood—potentially any cell type that makes up the body. The proliferative and developmental potential of human ES cells promises an essentially unlimited supply of specific cell types for basic research and for transplantation therapies for diseases ranging from heart disease to Parkinson's disease to leukemia. Here we discuss the origin and properties of human ES cells, their implications for basic research and human medicine, and recent research progress since August 2001, when President George W. Bush allowed federal funding of this research for the first time. A previous report discussed progress prior to June 17, 2001 (/info/scireport/.)
Figure 1.1. How Human Embryonic Stem Cells are Derived.
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Embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos at a developmental stage before the time that implantation would normally occur in the uterus. fertilization')">Fertilization normally occurs in the oviduct, and during the next few days, a series of cleavage divisions occur as the embryo travels down the oviduct and into the uterus. Each of the cells (blastomeres) of these cleavage-stage embryos are undifferentiated, i.e. they do not look or act like the specialized cells of the adult, and the blastomeres are not yet committed to becoming any particular type of differentiated cell. Indeed, each of these blastomeres has the potential to give rise to any cell of the body. The first differentiation event in humans occurs at approximately five days of development, when an outer layer of cells committed to becoming part of the placenta (the trophectoderm) separates from the inner cell mass (ICM). The ICM cells have the potential to generate any cell type of the body, but after implantation, they are quickly depleted as they differentiate to other cell types with more limited developmental potential. However, if the ICM is removed from its normal embryonic environment and cultured under appropriate conditions, the ICM-derived cells can continue to proliferate and replicate themselves indefinitely and still maintain the developmental potential to form any cell type of the body (quot;pluripotencyquot;; see Fig. 1.2: Characteristics of ESCs). These pluripotent, ICM-derived cells are ES cells.
Figure 1.2.Characteristics of Embryonic Stem Cells.
The derivation of mouse ES cells was first reported in 1981,1,2 but it was not until 1998 that derivation of human ES cell lines was first reported.3 Why did it take such a long time to extend the mouse results to humans? Human ES cell lines are derived from embryos produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF), a process in which oocytes and sperm are placed together to allow fertilization to take place in a culture dish. Clinics use this method to treat certain types of infertility, and sometimes, during the course of these treatments, IVF embryos are produced that are no longer needed by the couples for producing children. Currently, there are nearly 400,000 IVF-produced embryos in frozen storage in the United States alone,4 most of which will be used to treat infertility, but some of which (~2.8%) are destined to be discarded. IVF-produced embryos that would otherwise have been discarded were the sources of the human ES cell lines derived prior to President Bush's policy decision of August 2001. These human ES cell lines are now currently eligible for federal funding. Although attempts to derive human ES cells were made as early as the 1980s, culture media for human embryos produced by IVF were suboptimal. Thus, it was difficult to culture single-cell fertilized embryos long enough to obtain healthy blastocysts for the derivation of ES cell lines. Also, species-specific differences between mice and humans meant that experience with mouse ES cells was not completely applicable to the derivation of human ES cells. In the 1990s, ES cell lines from two non-human primates, the rhesus monkey5 and the common marmoset,6 were derived, and these offered closer models for the derivation of human ES cells. Experience with non-human primate ES cell lines and improvements in culture medium for human IVF-produced embryos led rapidly to the derivation of human ES cell lines in 1998.3
Because ES cells can proliferate without limit and can contribute to any cell type, human ES cells offer an unprecedented access to tissues from the human body. They will support basic research on the differentiation and function of human tissues and provide material for testing that may improve the safety and efficacy of human drugs (Figure 1.3: Promise of SC Research).7,8 For example, new drugs are not generally tested on human heart cells because no human heart cell lines exist. Instead, researchers rely on animal models. Because of important species-specific differences between animal and human hearts, however, drugs that are toxic to the human heart have occasionally entered clinical trials, sometimes resulting in death. Human ES cell-derived heart cells may be extremely valuable in identifying such drugs before they are used in clinical trials, thereby accelerating the drug discovery process and leading to safer and more effective treatments.9–11 Such testing will not be limited to heart cells, but to any type of human cell that is difficult to obtain by other sources.
Figure 1.3: The Promise of Stem Cell Research.
Human ES cells also have the potential to provide an unlimited amount of tissue for transplantation therapies to treat a wide range of degenerative diseases. Some important human diseases are caused by the death or dysfunction of one or a few cell types, e.g., insulin-producing cells in diabetes or dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease. The replacement of these cells could offer a lifelong treatment for these disorders. However, there are a number of challenges to develop human ES cell-based transplantation therapies, and many years of basic research will be required before such therapies can be used to treat patients. Indeed, basic research enabled by human ES cells is likely to impact human health in ways unrelated to transplantation medicine. This impact is likely to begin well before the widespread use of ES cells in transplantation and ultimately could have a more profound long-term effect on human medicine. Since August 2001, improvements in culture of human ES cells, coupled with recent insights into the nature of pluripotency, genetic manipulation of human ES cells, and differentiation, have expanded the possibilities for these unique cells.
Mouse ES cells and human ES cells were both originally derived and grown on a layer of mouse fibroblasts (called quot;feeder cellsquot;) in the presence of bovine serum. However, the factors that sustain the growth of these two cell types appear to be distinct. The addition of the cytokine, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), to serum-containing medium allows mouse ES cells to proliferate in the absence of feeder cells. LIF modulates mouse ES cells through the activation of STAT3 (signal transducers and activators of transcription) protein. In serum-free culture, however, LIF alone is insufficient to prevent mouse ES cells from differentiating into neural cells. Recently, Ying et al. reported that the combination of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and LIF is sufficient to support the self-renewal of mouse ES cells.12 The effects of BMPs on mouse ES cells involve induction of inhibitor of differentiation (Id) proteins, and inhibition of extracellular receptor kinase (ERK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK).12,13 However, LIF in the presence of serum is not sufficient to promote the self-renewal of human ES cells,3 and the LIF/STAT3 pathway appears to be inactive in undifferentiated human ES cells.14,15 Also, the addition of BMPs to human ES cells in conditions that would otherwise support ES cells leads to the rapid differentiation of human ES cells.16,17
Several groups have attempted to define growth factors that sustain human ES cells and have attempted to identify culture conditions that reduce the exposure of human ES cells to non human animal products. One important growth factor, bFGF, allows the use of a serum replacement to sustain human ES cells in the presence of fibroblasts, and this medium allowed the clonal growth of human ES cells.18 A quot;feeder-freequot; human ES cell culture system has been developed, in which human ES cells are grown on a protein matrix (mouse Matrigel or Laminin) in a bFGF-containing medium that is previously quot;conditionedquot; by co-culture with fibroblasts.19 Although this culture system eliminates direct contact of human ES cells with the fibroblasts, it does not remove the potential for mouse pathogens being introduced into the culture via the fibroblasts. Several different sources of human feeder cells have been found to support the culture of human ES cells, thus removing the possibility of pathogen transfer from mice to humans.20–23 However, the possibility of pathogen transfer from human to human in these culture systems still remains. More work is still needed to develop a culture system that eliminates the use of fibroblasts entirely, which would also decrease much of the variability associated with the current culture of human ES cells. Sato et al. reported that activation of the Wnt pathway by 6-bromoindirubin3'-oxime (BIO) promotes the self-renewal of ES cells in the presence of bFGF, Matrigel, and a proprietary serum replacement product.24 Amit et al. reported that bFGF, TGFβ, and LIF could support some human ES cell lines in the absence of feeders.25 Although there are some questions about how well these new culture conditions will work for different human ES cell lines, there is now reason to believe that defined culture conditions for human ES cells, which reduce the potential for contamination by pathogens, will soon be achieved*.
Once a set of defined culture conditions is established for the derivation and culture of human ES cells, challenges to improve the medium will still remain. For example, the cloning efficiency of human ES cells—the ability of a single human ES cell to proliferate and become a colony—is very low (typically less than 1%) compared to that of mouse ES cells. Another difficulty is the potential for accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes over prolonged periods of culture. For example, karyotypic changes have been observed in several human ES cell lines after prolonged culture, and the rate at which these changes dominate a culture may depend on the culture method.26,27 The status of imprinted (epigenetically modified) genes and the stability of imprinting in various culture conditions remain completely unstudied in human ES cells**. The status of imprinted genes can clearly change with culture conditions in other cell types.28,29 These changes present potential problems if human ES cells are to be used in cell replacement therapy, and optimizing medium to reduce the rate at which genetic and epigenetic changes accumulate in culture represents a long-term endeavor. The ideal human ES cell medium, then, (a) would be cost-effective and easy to use so that many more investigators can use human ES cells as a research tool; (b) would be composed entirely of defined components not of animal origin; (c) would allow cell growth at clonal densities; and (d) would minimize the rate at which genetic and epigenetic changes accumulate in culture. Such a medium will be a challenge to develop and will most likely be achieved through a series of incremental improvements over a period of years.
Among all the newly derived human ES cell lines, twelve lines have gained the most attention. In March 2004, a South Korean group reported the first derivation of a human ES cell line (SCNT-hES-1) using the technique of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Human somatic nuclei were transferred into human oocytes (nuclear transfer), which previously had been stripped of their own genetic material, and the resultant nuclear transfer products were cultured in vitro to the blastocyst stage for ES cell derivation.30*** Because the ES cells derived through nuclear transfer contain the same genetic material as that of the nuclear donor, the intent of the procedure is that the differentiated derivatives would not be rejected by the donor's immune system if used in transplantation therapy. More recently, the same group reported the derivation of eleven more human SCNT-ES cell lines*** with markedly improved efficiency (16.8 oocytes/line vs. 242 oocytes/line in their previous report).31*** However, given the abnormalities frequently observed in cloned animals, and the costs involved, it is not clear how useful this procedure will be in clinical applications. Also, for some autoimmune diseases, such as type I diabetes, merely providing genetically-matched tissue will be insufficient to prevent immune rejection.
Additionally, new human ES cell lines were established from embryos with genetic disorders, which were detected during the practice of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). These new cell lines may provide an excellent in vitro model for studies on the effects that the genetic mutations have on cell proliferation and differentiation.32
* Editor's note: Papers published since this writing report defined culture conditions for human embryonic stem cells. See Ludwig et al., Nat. Biotech 24: 185–187, 2006; and Lu et al., PNAS 103:5688–5693, 2006.08.14.
** Editor's note: Papers published since the time this chapter was written address this: see Maitra et al., Nature Genetics 37, 1099–1103, 2005; and Rugg-Gunn et al., Nature Genetics 37:585–587, 2005.
*** Editor's note: Both papers referenced in 30 and 31 were later retracted: see Science 20 Jan 2006; Vol. 311. No. 5759, p. 335.
To date, more than 120 human ES cell lines have been established worldwide,33* 67 of which are included in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Registry. As of this writing, 21 cell lines are currently available for distribution, all of which have been exposed to animal products during their derivation. Although it has been eight years since the initial derivation of human ES cells, it is an open question as to the extent that independent human ES cell lines differ from one another. At the very least, the limited number of cell lines cannot represent a reasonable sampling of the genetic diversity of different ethnic groups in the United States, and this has consequences for drug testing, as adverse reactions to drugs often reflect a complex genetic component. Once defined culture conditions are well established for human ES cells, there will be an even more compelling need to derive additional cell lines.
* Editor's note: One recent report now estimates 414 hESC lines, see Guhr et al., www.StemCells.com early online version for June 15, 2006: quot;Current State of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: An Overview of Cell Lines and their Usage in Experimental Work.quot;
The ability of ES cells to develop into all cell types of the body has fascinated scientists for years, yet remarkably little is known about factors that make one cell pluripotent and another more restricted in its developmental potential. The transcription factor Oct4 has been used as a key marker for ES cells and for the pluripotent cells of the intact embryo, and its expression must be maintained at a critical level for ES cells to remain undifferentiated.34 The Oct4 protein itself, however, is insufficient to maintain ES cells in the undifferentiated state. Recently, two groups identified another transcription factor, Nanog, that is essential for the maintenance of the undifferentiated state of mouse ES cells.35,36 The expression of Nanog decreased rapidly as mouse ES cells differentiated, and when its expression level was maintained by a constitutive promoter, mouse ES cells could remain undifferentiated and proliferate in the absence of either LIF or BMP in serum-free medium.12 Nanog is also expressed in human ES cells, though at a much lower level compared to that of Oct4, and its function in human ES cells has yet to be examined.
By comparing gene expression patterns between different ES cell lines and between ES cells and other cell types such as adult stem cells and differentiated cells, genes that are enriched in the ES cells have been identified. Using this approach, Esg-1, an uncharacterized ES cell-specific gene, was found to be exclusively associated with pluripotency in the mouse.37 Sperger et al. identified 895 genes that are expressed at significantly higher levels in human ES cells and embryonic carcinoma cell lines, the malignant counterparts to ES cells.38 Sato et al. identified a set of 918 genes enriched in undifferentiated human ES cells compared with their differentiated counterparts; many of these genes were shared by mouse ES cells.39 Another group, however, found 92 genes, including Oct4 and Nanog, enriched in six different human ES cell lines, which showed limited overlap with those in mouse ES cell lines.40 Care must be taken to interpret these data, and the considerable differences in the results may arise from the cell lines used in the experiments, methods to prepare and maintain the cells, and the specific methods used to profile gene expression.
Since establishing human ES cells in 1998, scientists have developed genetic manipulation techniques to determine the function of particular genes, to direct the differentiation of human ES cells towards specific cell types, or to tag an ES cell derivative with a certain marker gene. Several approaches have been developed to introduce genetic elements randomly into the human ES cell genome, including electroporation, transfection by lipid-based reagents, and lentiviral vectors.41–44 However, homologous recombination, a method in which a specific gene inside the ES cells is modified with an artificially introduced dna')">DNA molecule, is an even more precise method of genetic engineering that can modify a gene in a defined way at a specific locus. While this technology is routinely used in mouse ES cells, it has recently been successfully developed in human ES cells (See chapter 4: Genetically Modified Stem Cells), thus opening new doors for using ES cells as vehicles for gene therapy and for creating in vitro models of human genetic disorders such as Lesch-Nyhan disease.45,46 Another method to test the function of a gene is to use RNA interference (RNAi) to decrease the expression of a gene of interest (see Figure 1.4: RNA interference). In RNAi, small pieces of double-stranded RNA (siRNA; small interfering RNA) are either chemically synthesized and introduced directly into cells, or expressed from DNA vectors. Once inside the cells, the siRNA can lead to the degradation of the messenger RNA (mRNA), which contains the exact sequence as that of the siRNA. mRNA is the product of DNA transcription and normally can be translated into proteins. RNAi can work efficiently in somatic cells, and there has been some progress in applying this technology to human ES cells.47–49
Figure 1.4. How RNAi Can Be Used To Modify Stem Cells.
The pluripotency of ES cells suggests possible widespread uses for these cells and their derivatives. The ES cell-derived cells can potentially be used to replace or restore tissues that have been damaged by disease or injury, such as diabetes, heart attacks, Parkinson's disease or spinal cord injury. The recent developments in these particular areas are discussed in detail in other chapters, and Table 1 summarizes recent publications in the differentiation of specific cell lineages.
The differentiation of ES cells also provides model systems to study early events in human development. Because of possible harm to the resulting child, it is not ethically acceptable to experimentally manipulate the postimplantation human embryo. Therefore, most of what is known about the mechanisms of early human embryology and human development, especially in the early postimplantation period, is based on histological sections of a limited number of human embryos and on analogy to the experimental embryology of the mouse. However, human and mouse embryos differ significantly, particularly in the formation, structure, and function of the fetal membranes and placenta, and the formation of an embryonic disc instead of an egg cylinder.50–52 For example, the mouse yolk sac is a well-vascularized, robust, extraembryonic organ throughout gestation that provides important nutrient exchange functions. In humans, the yolk sac also serves important early functions, including the initiation of hematopoiesis, but it becomes essentially a vestigial structure at later times or stages in gestation. Similarly, there are dramatic differences between mouse and human placentas, both in structure and function. Thus, mice can serve in a limited capacity as a model system for understanding the developmental events that support the initiation and maintenance of human pregnancy. Human ES cell lines thus provide an important new in vitro model that will improve our understanding of the differentiation of human tissues, and thus provide important insights into processes such as infertility, pregnancy loss, and birth defects.
Human ES cells are already contributing to the study of development. For example, it is now possible to direct human ES cells to differentiate efficiently to trophoblast, the outer layer of the placenta that mediates implantation and connects the conceptus to the uterus.17,53 Another use of human ES cells is for the study of germ cell development. Cells resembling both oocytes and sperm have been successfully derived from mouse ES cells in vitro.54–56 Recently, human ES cells have also been observed to differentiate into cells expressing genes characteristic of germ cells.57 Thus it may also be possible to derive oocytes and sperm from human ES cells, allowing the detailed study of human gametogenesis for the first time. Moreover, human ES cell studies are not limited to early differentiation, but are increasingly being used to understand the differentiation and functions of many human tissues, including neural, cardiac, vascular, pancreatic, hepatic, and bone (see Table 1). Moreover, transplantation of ES-derived cells has offered promising results in animal models.58–67
Although scientists have gained more insights into the biology of human ES cells since 2001, many key questions remain to be addressed before the full potential of these unique cells can be realized. It is surprising, for example, that mouse and human ES cells appear to be so different with respect to the molecules that mediate their self-renewal, and perhaps even in their developmental potentials. BMPs, for example, in combination with LIF, promote the self-renewal of mouse ES cells. But in conditions that would otherwise support undifferentiated proliferation, BMPs cause rapid differentiation of human ES cells. Also, human ES cells differentiate quite readily to trophoblast, whereas mouse ES cells do so poorly, if at all. One would expect that at some level, the basic molecular mechanisms that control pluripotency would be conserved, and indeed, human and mouse ES cells share the expression of many key genes. Yet we remain remarkably ignorant about the molecular mechanisms that control pluripotency, and the nature of this remarkable cellular state has become one of the central questions of developmental biology. Of course, the other great challenge will be to continue to unravel the factors that control the differentiation of human ES cells to specific lineages, so that ES cells can fulfill their tremendous promise in basic human biology, drug screening, and transplantation medicine.
We thank Lynn Schmidt, Barbara Lewis, Sangyoon Han and Deborah J. Faupel for proofreading this report.
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Can somebody post here when they move the baskets back to the long positions? That way, I will know that I can put Grandview back on my list of available courses.


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Numerous studies havebeen released in the past few years regarding the physical fitness of ouryouthful population, particularly as the rate of obesity has risen. Because of this, researchers have narrowedtheir focus and come up with a list of the most important priorities forresearch into the benefits of physical activity in the younger population.
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Williams was killed Feb. 25 inside USP Canaan with a "homemade weapon" according to released reports.
An order signed in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg on Monday by Chief Judge Yvette Kane says, in published reports, that Con-ui could face the death penalty. Attorneys have been appointed to represent him in this case.
Con-ui was serving more than 11 years in federal prison in a cocaine trafficking case out of Maricopa County, Arizona. He is also facing a life sentence in Arizona for the 2002 murder of a rival gang member. He was scheduled to be released from USP Canaan this September to be returned to Arizona to begin serving his life sentence there.
According to Arizona court records, Con-ui is a member of a gang called the New Mexican Mafia and was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting and killing Carlos Garcia in Phoenix. Two other members of the gang, Manuel Medrano and Johnny Frederick Farinas, were also charged in the Aug. 25, 2002 killing of Garcia.
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Please consider adding a feature which allows rapidly seeking to a position within the streaming source file, specified by percentage. For instance, the ability to rapdily index to a position 50% into the source file and resuming playback from that point. This is different from requests by others to support fast forward or reverse, which I know is problematic to implement.
Limited as the D-Link Media Server is compared to the the PS3 Media Server, it does have the above feature and I think this would be a userful embellishment to PMS.
I realize that the PS3 Info menu supports scene selection. However, while scene selection is fast for certain file formats (such as certain AVIs), it is very slow for VOB sources. So, a means of leaping quickly to a specified percentage within the streaming file would be sufficient. A one-percent granualarity to the selection would be ideal.


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Hundreds of students are giving up their spring break to help make that dream come true.
Bridget King is a single mother living on a fixed income who wanted more than anything to full-fill a lifelong dream, owning her own home.
"It feels really good to have my own home so my four-year-old can grow and have his own bath, his own bedroom and play in his own yard," explains King.
More than 150 college students from across the country, along with gospel recording artists are hammering King's dream into a reality.
"If I were in their situation I would want someone to help me so I feel blessed to help these people out. I think it's fun and I just get so much out of it," comments Truman State University student Jessica Nelson.
"It's something we want to do and help someone else's life, someone who not never repay us for what we've done and at the same time God see what we're doing and we're building eternal treasures and that what it's all about," adds gospel recording artist Sam Konley.
For now these students and artists have opted to build treasures in Tallahassee in this year's Collegiate Challenge.
"The same thing that you think about if I want a home I want the same for another person, so to be a part of this and be involved with habitat putting these projects it's awesome," reggae and gospel artist Papa San adds.
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The normally boring world of international standards has turned into a bloody fist fight between the most brutal monopolist of modern times, and the Community. Just the name, "Office Open XML" makes my head spin, and when I start to read Microsoft's so-sincere explanations that "users demand multiple standards", my blood begins to boil. But before I turn green and rip off my shirt, let me take a deep breath and look calmly at how Microsoft is trying to do to ISO what Borat wanted to do to Pamela.
ISO standards are like the old ladies of the standards world, respectable, prim, a bit musty, but irreproachable. No-one ever got fired for implementing an ISO standard. And with good reason—ISO has always been a careful process of assembling diverse opinion, negotiating away conflict, and reaching consensus. Membership of ISO committees is voluntary and unpaid. In other words, ISO is a sitting duck for someone with the money and the will to abuse the system.
This fight is over the future of Microsoft's desktop monopoly. If OOXML gets passed as an ISO standard, Microsoft will be rolling out more 'standards' and end up with a stack of ISO standards that only it can implement. It is already spinning "open standard" to mean "closed format heavily protected by secrets and patents". Free software won't be able to implement OOXML, and users will be locked-in to Microsoft's proprietary world for decades. It's a clever abuse of the standards process.
The FFII is working as part of a large community which includes the free software world, to fight this threat. Our goal is simple: get ISO to vote "NO" to OOXML. The deadlines are short—end-August to end-September depending on the country.
Microsoft is working as follows: they are getting their business partners to submit comments to the ISO committees in each country. This has been going on for some time. Then, they do the normal rigging of committees—getting the chair, excluding dissenting voices, cutting back on discussion, forcing an early vote, etc. It's worked in a few countries but more and more, it's back-firing and creating real resentment. In South Africa, the committee voted 13 to 4 against, helped by lots of support from the South Africa free and open source movement!
So it is possible to fight the Microsoft machine. The NoOOXML.org site has lots of information on how to help, and a petition to sign and pass around.
If you think you can help organise an effort in your country, send us an email at [email protected]
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OOXML as ISO standard is today question in the Czech Republic. See some post from Pavel Janik about the progress http://blog.janik.cz/archives/2007/05/19/T20_32_07/ and http://blog.janik.cz/archives/2007/07/18/T18_50_16/ and Jiri Kosek http://xmlguru.cz/2007/07/czech-comments-ooxml
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I do not see so badly the standard either that they want to implant with because he is so bad? , he is that I do not understand much of this but people speak very badly of which Microsoft tries. I have entered XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and it has seemed to me well…
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When all the details are made known about what the pro-OOXML folks are doing to secure victory, I suspect you won't find these more grass roots efforts to be too much.
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Martin Kelly
Great news that he's just comitted his future and signed a new deal with the club, especially after there had been some rumblings he turned down an offer, and was asking for crazy wages.
I love Kelly, think he's a fantastic player, and when healthy, as good as any defender we have. Some think he'll go to CB, I actually think he will, or should stay at RB because of his freakish size and ability. He does get forward quite well, and I think that would allow Wisdom to go back to CB where he seems more natural..
From a bigger perspective of things, I view this as a positive, and sign of things progressing in the right direction. You can never predict the summer and what may happen in a year, but as of now, Suarez, Shelvey, Agger, Skrtel, Wisdom, Sterling, Suso, Kelly have all extended their existing deals, and we've added long term contracts for new players in Sturridge, Borini, Allen, Coutinho, Assaidi, Yesil ..
Seems there's a real sense of pride and belief, especially for the young lads who are also Liverpool through and through, but the others as well..
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Will Kelly be Carragher's successor then?
Is that the plan?
Is good news, I was a little worried he was looking for too much money considering his fitness concerns. The rumour is he is on £25k per week plus £35k bonus per game, I think that sounds like the perfect contract for him.
I agree he will be a centre half, it might relieve a bit of tension on his injuries too with less sprinting and twisting! What it does is increase the cover at RB and CB with real quality, he has plenty of pace and can play football, perhaps he could be a perfect BR centre half.
Either way, really happy he has signed.
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£35k playing bonus? J3sus wept.
Lets hope he can stay off the treatment table. I hate class players who are always injured and up to now he's been one of them! Might Carra's announcement had something to do with this? It doesn't matter really.


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McClymonds High's Gabby Gaines packs a lot of talent into her 4-foot-11 frame.
That was evident Wednesday, as the junior scored 11 of her game-high 21 points in the first quarter against host Oakland Tech. That's when the Warriors girls basketball team took control, leading to a 62-50 victory that clinched McClymonds' first Oakland Athletic League title since 2008.
"She takes the ball to the basket. If she lets the game come to her, she's an outstanding player," said McClymonds coach Dennis Flannery about Gaines.
The Warriors (23-3, 9-1 OAL) also earned the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Oakland Section playoffs with the victory.
The score was tied 6-6 after the first four minutes. But Gaines grabbed a steal and raced down the court for a layup with 3:22 remaining in the first quarter, starting a 11-2 run to end the period. Gaines had eight of those points, including three straight baskets to begin the run.
After that, Oakland Tech (20-5, 8-2) didn't get closer than seven points to McClymonds the rest of the game.
The Warriors had eight steals in the first quarter, including two by Gaines, and 12 in the first half. Mack led 29-20 at halftime.
"Sixteen turnovers (in the first half), you cannot have 16 turnovers against Mack," Oakland Tech coach Valerie Hartsfield said.
The Warriors' Da'Ja'Nay Powell, who played for Oakland Tech last season as a freshman, scored 15 points in her first game against her former team. Teammate Breannie Robinson grabbed 10 rebounds.
Oakland Tech was led by senior London Robinson, who had 15 points, 10 rebounds and five steals. Teammate Kelea Pickeral-Dennis had 11 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
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St. Mary's 51, Lick-Wilmerding 49: Jeremy Dennis hit a 16-foot jumper with nine seconds to go to lift the host Panthers (19-11) over the Tigers (18-11) in the first round of the North Coast Section Division IV playoffs.
St. Mary's had to hold its collective breath as Matthew Bergland came back down and got off a 3-point attempt at the buzzer that hit the rim and bounced out.
Lick-Wilmerding was battling back all night and made up a three-point deficit in the final 26 seconds to tie the game. David Allen made one free throw with 25.7 seconds left, then missed the second. The Tigers' Benjamin Schneider got the rebound and was fouled by Dennis with 25.2 seconds left. He made both free throws.
"I initially thought after they had made the free throws they were going to go man or full-court," said Dennis, who finished with 22 points. "But they went in the 2-3 (zone). I saw the right side wide open because the left wing came up to guard me. So I just took him to the right."
-- Damin Esper, correspondent
McClymonds 56, Oakland Tech 48: Tahjee Williams had 19 points and Eric Jones had 18 as the host Warriors beat the Bulldogs to complete an unbeaten regular season in the OAL. McClymonds (19-7, 10-0 OAL) trailed by three at halftime but rallied to outscore Oakland Tech 35-24 in the second half.
Jullian Standley led Oakland Tech (18-8, 6-4) with 13 points.
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Monday afternoon a woman driving North on 11th Avenue lost control of her vehicle, resulting in a rollover accident. The accident occurred at approximately 2:15 p.m.
The driver lost control of her Saturn SUV on the gravel just north of the intersection of 11th Avenue and Navajo road. The vehicle left the west side of the road, where it rolled numerous times in a wheat field.
Upon emergency personnel's arrival, the driver was breathing and conscious. She was transported to McPherson Hospital with a possible head injury. The condition was not known at press time. Her name has not been released.
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You've just taken your seat for a cross-country flight. Six luxurious hours of knitting lie ahead of you. Pulling out your project, you re-read your pattern and glance at your needles. As you read the pattern again, and glance at the needles again, a horrible sinking feeling comes over you. The pattern requires size 6 needles and you mistakenly brought size 8s.
Before you have time to let out a shriek of distress, a stranger taps you on the shoulder. From her trenchcoat pocket she pulls out a small navy case, whips out two size-6 circular tips, expertly screws them onto a clear plastic cable, hands them to you, and then disappears into the back of the plane.
Who was that trenchcoat-clad savior? But more important, what was that magic case, and how can you get one?
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I've put these needles to a far more rigorous test than usual. Here's why.
I found my set at a yarn store, where a single set was prominently displayed by the cash register. Although priced at a steep $99, I couldn't resist. It was love at first sight.
But when I got home, I discovered that three of the cable caps had already popped off, leaving me with only two functional connector cables.
Plymouth quickly sent me replacement cables, no questions asked. But since I knew the tips could pop off, I made a concerted effort to use these needles almost constantly for the past two months. The good news is that I've had no further problems.
I'd like to think that the broken needle caps were an isolated incident—perhaps an overzealous child playing with them in the store. But even if it does happen again, I know Plymouth will take care of the problem immediately.
October 2008 Update: Since publishing this review, every single cable in my set—even in the replacement cables—has popped off. I cannot in good conscience recommend a product that has delivered a 100% failure rate, especially at this price. Buyer beware.
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For that reason, if you're looking for the ultimate stranded-on-a-desert-island set that will carry you through thick and thin, you'll want to stick with the Boye or Denise sets. If compact portability isn't an issue, you'll get more sizes and options with the Webs set. But if you tend to use needles between sizes 5 and 10 and want a super compact, beautifully designed tuck-in-your-pocket set—especially if you prefer the feel of bamboo over metals and plastics—this one's for you.
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The plaintiff seeks to recover the
value of <insert goods/services) (he/she/it) provided because the
defendant was unjustly enriched by the plaintiff's provision of <insert
goods/services>. Unjust enrichment means that it is contrary to equity and
good conscience for the defendant to retain a benefit that has come to the
defendant at the expense of the plaintiff.
To find unjust enrichment, you must
find that the plaintiff has provided <insert goods/services>, that the
defendant has benefited from those <insert goods/ services>, that the
defendant unjustly did not pay for that benefit, and that the defendant's
failure to pay hurt the plaintiff.
[<If the plaintiff has pleaded
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find for the plaintiff under this legal principle, you must first find that
there was no written or oral contract expressed in words and no contract implied
by conduct for the plaintiff to provide <insert goods/services>. If you
find that there was a contract for the plaintiff to provide <insert goods/
services>, you may not find that the defendant was unjustly enriched.]
Meaney v. Connecticut Hospital Assn.,
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plaintiff has pleaded contract and unjust enrichment claims in the alternative,
see Meaney v. Connecticut Hospital Assn., 250 Conn. 500, 515-23 (1999),
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art 1
- If the show can be taken as a barometer of visual art in this country, there is much to be excited about.
- The works of both artists attest to their belief in the transforming power of art in society.
- Well what was happening was a demonstration of the power of art to institute communion.
- The Niland Gallery has one of the finest collections of modern Irish art in the world.
- So the labels and the catalogue are of greater importance here than in an exhibition of more modern art.
- What was striking about this year's fair was the appearance of more modern and contemporary art.
- She had a real flair for art and did some brilliant drawings and paintings while she was here.
- This event features a range of activities across art, music, dance and film-making.
- There is already table tennis but centre workers would like more activities, such as art projects.
- Ingram first became involved with music and the arts through the dance program at SFU.
- The charity will also concentrate on funding the arts through sponsorship of music, ballet, opera and film.
- Boys are less likely than girls to read and take part in music and the arts.
- These will focus on the teaching of technology, modern languages, arts and science.
- At school, she will excel at the arts subjects, and will also develop a love of literature.
- It was after she had studied business and arts at college in Bangkok that McIntosh came to wider public prominence.
- How important was the ability to practice the art of seduction for a modern spy?
- No one knows for certain in what epoch the Arabs began to practice the art of balladry.
- It's quite an art actually; it's amazing the speed that some of these line managers can work at.
art for art's sake
- Used to convey the idea that the chief or only aim of a work of art is the self-expression of the individual artist who creates it.Oraciones de ejemplo
- Ruskin's pre-Raphaelitism, for example, which stressed the moral purpose of art, contrasted Pater's aestheticism, which promoted the idea of art for art's sake.
- English cultural commentators have recently speculated that this hostility is more widespread, and that there is a deep historical and cultural resistance to the very idea of art for art's sake in Scotland.
- It's an odd looking movie that embraces the idea of art for art's sake.
art is long, life is short
- proverb There is so much knowledge (or skill) to acquire that a lifetime is not sufficient.Oraciones de ejemplo
- Goethe said that art is long, life is short.
- They can be summed up in such Latin expressions as: ars longa, vita brevis (art is long, life is short) ora pro scriptore (pray for the scribe) finis coronat opus (the end crowns the work) errare humanum est (to err is human) scriptori vita (long life to the scribe).
art of war
- The strategy, tactics, and techniques of combat.Oraciones de ejemplo
- As one component of the art of war, tactics are but part of the whole; the complex, costly, and messy business of war must be seen in the round.
- The American Army came to favor the science of war over the art of war, resulting in a stiff adherence to principles and rules.
- They openly deprecated the principles of military science and art of war.
Middle English: via Old French from Latin ars, art-.
Originally art was simply 'skill at doing something'. Its use in the modern sense dates from the early 17th century. The word comes from Latin ars, from a base which meant 'to put together, join, or fit'. There are many related words which stress the more practical roots of the word. These include artefact (early 19th century) from Latin arte factum 'something made by art'; artifice (Late Middle English) from the same roots; and artisan from the Latin for 'instructed in the arts'. The phrase art for art's sake conveys the idea that the chief or only aim of a work of art is the self-expression of the artist who creates it. It was the slogan of the Aesthetic Movement, which flourished in England during the 1880s. The Latin version of the phrase, ars gratia artis, is the motto of the film company MGM, and appears around the roaring lion in its famous logo. Art deco, was shortened from French art décoratif 'decorative art', from the 1925 Exhibition title Exposition des Arts décoratifs in Paris. Latin iners which gives us inert (mid 17th century) and inertia (early 18th century) meant 'unskilled, inactive', and was formed as the opposite of ars.
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When i enter a a catalog filled with pictures it takes ages to just load the thumbnails.
Even if i let it load or start viewing them (waiting 10-15 sec per load) it usually stops after about 15 of then even though there might be 100 of them there.
Just like if there were not more then around 15 pictures. Sometimes the media server disconnected error pops up.
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Freezing weather this weekend
Published: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 10:18 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 5:47 p.m.
Winter will arrive abruptly Saturday and Sunday, ending a warmer-than-normal run with a dose of freezing temperatures for inland areas of Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Weather forecasters expect to issue a freeze watch Saturday alerting people to the possibility for temperatures to drop to 32 degrees for at least two hours tonight. A freeze warning is expected to be issued later for Sunday night.
National Weather Service forecaster Richard Rude said Friday that experts will be monitoring conditions but they anticipate that this will be the coldest weather of the season so far.
"We've had three freeze events so far but they have all been north of Pasco County," Rude said. "This is the first time we anticipate freezing temperatures down to Tampa Bay and south."
The freezing temperatures are generally expected to be inland east of Interstate 75. Closer to the coast, temperatures tonight are expected to be in the mid-40s. The forecast low for Sunday night is 38 degrees. Winds could make it feel colder.
A front that brought rain Thursday dropped temperatures some. A second front will move through Saturday, and behind it will be high pressure that will bring very dry, cold air from the north.
Saturday's high for Sarasota is expected to be about 68 degrees and Sunday's will only reach about 59 degrees.
That is well below the normal high of 73 degrees for this time of year. The typically low for mid-February is about 53.
Temperatures should rebound quickly, to near normal on Monday.
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STOCKTON - U.S. marshals in Stockton apprehended two people Wednesday who are on the top 10 fugitive list for the Pacific Southwest Region, authorities said.
Ivan Anthony, 33, and Churne Gaines-Anthony, 41, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the Dec. 2 shooting of a 29-year-old man in the 8000 block of Diana Marie Drive, police said. The victim, a documented gang member, is paralyzed and has not left the hospital where he is being treated, authorities said.
Marshals arrested Anthony and Gaines-Anthony at a home in the 7000 block of Plymouth Road in northwest Stockton, police said. Officers found a loaded handgun while searching the home, authorities said.
Anthony and Gaines-Anthony are being held without bail at the San Joaquin County Jail, authorities said.
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Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee says they have launched an all-out search of an area to find a 2-year-old girl last seen in a vehicle that was carjacked in the city.
Godbee told reporters Friday afternoon that police are working with FBI agents to find Bianca Jones. Her father reported being carjacked at gunpoint about 9:45 a.m. in the New Center area. The vehicle was recovered nearby with child seat inside but it's not known where the girl is.
Godbee says police are speaking with the girl's parents and they are "very distraught." She was last seen in a purple coat, pink tights and pink shoes.
The suspect is described as a light-skinned African-American man who is not clean-shaven.
Police say anyone with information should call 313-596-2555.


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Comes on a full-size bracket with two spare low-profile brackets (one of which I used) and a software disk and instructions. Card slotted in and software loaded no problem into my HP Small-form factor MS Vista Business PC (with on-board Intel graphics, which the card was to replace). Windows Vista Experience for Gaming/ 3D was boosted to 4.8, but surprisingly Windows Aero Graphics performance reduced a touch to 4.1. A useful upgrade nonetheless, if you want to free up the overall memory on your PC, as there's 1gb of DDR3 on this card.
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I guess mine was faulty on arrival. System wouldn't even bootup with this fitted. When it did bootup, its not a gaming card at all. It struggled with youtube videos and would crash, restart and the same thing would happen again. Didn't send it back because the build I was doing was two months after this purchase so to be fair it was my fault.
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Del Mar to offer record purses for 74th racing season
Arcadia When Del Mar's historic gate bursts open for racing on July 17 and that giant roar greets the 74th racing season, it will start a meeting that will offer record overnight purses, the highest in California and among the richest in the land.
Del Mar will offer 43 stakes races worth $7.8 million during its 37-day meeting that runs from July 17 through Sept. 4. Overnight purses will be at well over $650,000 per day, a record for state race tracks.
Once again, the signature race will be the 23rd running of the Grade I, $1 million TVG Pacific Classic at 1¼ miles on the Polytrack on Aug. 25. The race will anchor a stakes tripleheader.
"Good racing makes for good business which makes for good purses," Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's president and CEO Joe Harper said.
Payouts for the track's best-ever overnight purse schedule will include the $85,000 prize for a moneyed allowance race, a $75,000 haul for straight maidens and a $68,000 pot for $62,500 claimers.
Los Alamitos out
Looks as though Los Alamitos has fallen through, for now, as an alternative for racing at Hollywood Park once Hollywood closes for good, possibly as soon as the end of this year.
Fairplex Park, in Pomona, for racing and even San Luis Rey Downs, in Bonsall, for training, remain in the picture for the future of Southern California racing.
The California Thoroughbred Trainers demanded a more open and transparent process for selecting a future site for racing.
Fairplex officials said they can take care of as many as 1,200 horses on its backstretch as a secondary training center with its present 5/8ths-mile track.
Fairplex has proposed expanding its track to six furlongs and building a five-furlong turf course on its infield.
It would cost $15 million and could begin Oct. 1 after the Los Angeles County Fair race meet finishes. Fairplex, Santa Anita and Del Mar would vie for additional race dates if and when Hollywood Park closes.
Exchange wagering held up
Exchange wagering is on hold after the state's Office of Administrative Law rejected rules permitting it. The California Horse Racing Board approved the rules for exchange wagering in November.
Exchange wagering allows players to back or lay horses to win or lose. It was approved by the Legislature in 2010. Companies such as TVG-Betfair and racing organizations such as the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club have supported the form of gambling, but horse trainers have voiced their opposition to it.
CHRB dismisses cases
The CHRB has dismissed 48 cases in which it was determined that tainted horse feed from Purina led to mass positives for zilpaterol at all California racetracks.
Once the feed has been removed from all barns, the CHRB expects the presence of zilpaterol, which is used to fatten cattle, will quit showing up in tests.
Purina found that a number of its sweet feed products were milled at its Turlock plant in February. Purina Race Ready, Purina Strategy, Purina Omoline-200, Country Acres Horse Feed and Country Acres Sweet-12 were identified as tainted.


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Some women may think of pregnancy as their ticket to eat anything they want, indulging any and all cravings and leaving portion control by the wayside. Put aside the thought you are eating for 2. It may sound ideal, but that kind of thinking is not an ideal way to approach nutrition when making food choices during pregnancy.
Both inadequate weight gain and excess weight gain during pregnancy pose risks to both mother and child. A balanced diet can help you maintain a healthy weight and provide the best nutrition for you and your unborn baby. The following guidelines can help you find a nutrition balance for your pregnancy.
Exactly how much weight gain to aim for will vary among women and depends on several factors, including the mother's pre-pregnancy weight, height, age, and health status, as well as whether or not the pregnancy will involve twins, triplets, or more. See your doctor to determine the best weight gain goal for you.
In general, the following Institute of Medicine and National Research Council guidelines are used for women with a single-baby pregnancy:
Of course, everyone is different. Here are some common problems if you stray too far off the recommended weight range.
The correct weight gain is one of many factors that may help ensure a healthy pregnancy. Keep in mind this is not the time to try a new, fad, or extreme diet to control weight gain. It can be harmful to you and your child.
Gaining too little weight can increase the risk for:
Gaining too much weight can increase the mother's risk for conditions, such as:
Gaining too much weight during pregnancy can also make it harder to lose the weight afterward. Women who gain the suggested weight during pregnancy tend to lose most of it once the baby is born and the rest in the months following the birth.
Low birthweight or preterm birth is associated with:
Gaining too much weight can increases the risk of having a larger than average baby at birth. Risks for your baby (which may continue into adulthood) include:
Small changes in your diet will benefit both you and your baby through pregnancy and even after birth.
The approach to healthful eating during pregnancy is two-fold: You want to eat for an appropriate weight gain, but you also want to make sure you and your unborn baby get all the nutrients needed. Tips to help you do this include:
It is not always easy to stay away from foods you are used to eating. Start slowly. Gradually substitue healthier options in place of less healthy foods. Talk to your doctor about ideal nutrition goals. Certain foods like low-fat dairy may be ideal additions to your diet. You can monitor your menu with an individualized food plan at the US Department of Agriculture Supertracker website. If you are having a hard time planning meals, talk to a registered dietitian for suggestions.
In addition to proper nutrition, you may need to increase or change certain vitamins and minerals during your pregnancy. Ask your doctor about prenatal vitamins.
Keep in mind that physical activity also plays a role in pregnancy weight gain. Getting regular exercise during pregnancy may help you achieve your recommended weight gain goal and relieve some discomforts of pregnancy. Be sure to check with your doctor before embarking on any exercise program during pregnancy.
A discussion of healthful eating during pregnancy would be incomplete without a mention of food safety. While it is important to eat a variety of foods and get adequate nutrients, it is also important to avoid certain foods that could pose a risk to you or to your unborn baby.
Here are some recommendations to avoid potential food-borne illness:
Be aware of E. Coli 0157:H7. This bacterium may be found in raw and undercooked meat and unpasteurized milk. Be sure to cook all meats to appropriate temperatures and avoid cross-contamination by using separate cutting boards for raw and cooked foods.
If you start early, it will be easier to make the switch to a more healthful diet. Make the most of what is available to you so you can enjoy a healthy pregnancy and faster recovery.
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ChooseMyPlate—US Department of Agriculture
Health Canada
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Topic: Survivor stories
I read a previous suggestion on posting survivor stories. I believe Marion offered to create a prominent place on the website for survivors to share their stories.
I cannot think of anything more helpful and hopeful to have than detailed accounts of cancer treatments that have proved successful written by the very people who have experienced them and lived to tell about it.
What better guidance could a patient have? It is a GREAT idea!
I know I've read such accounts, but I don't always remember where I saw them. To have a separate place to find these stories would probably help us find them better.


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Members of Marietta's City Council presented their priorities for the coming year during a committee of the whole session Thursday afternoon.
Council president Walt Brothers began the meeting with a rundown of some of the board's accomplishments in the past year.
"We've increased our Internet presence and in a month or so will be initiating a new citywide software program," he said. "There has been more cooperation between ourselves and the city administration, as well as with the general public."
Brothers also listed progress on the Armory Square project and the incorporation of a 19-point criteria quality selection process for city project contracts.
"We're supportive of the creation of a downtown revitalization district, and raised the water rates to make sure our water and sewer projects can continue, and we've developed a five-year capital improvement plan," he added.
Councilman Harley Noland, D-at large, was out of town Thursday, but submitted a written list of his priorities for 2013 which included the renovation of Marietta's City Hall, progress toward the third phase of the Armory Square renovation project, the establishment of a new permanent meeting site for city council, and continued development of the city's River Trail project.
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If you go
- Marietta City Council will meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the community building at Lookout Park. All council meetings, except executive sessions, are open to the public.
- More city information is available at http://www.mariettaoh.net/
Councilman Denver Abicht, D-at large, said he would like to see the traffic and pedestrian safety upgrade of the Seventh, Greene and Pike streets intersection proceed.
"I think the latest plan for that project is the best," he said. "It's crazy how slow traffic moves through that area, and I don't see why this project is being held up. We'll always have complaints from constituents, no matter what we do."
Abicht said he agreed with Noland that council needs to have better meeting facilities.
Councilman Michael Mullen, I-at large, expressed concern about the city's future in light of ongoing budget battles in the U.S. Congress.
"It's all about the money," he said. "When I look at the fiasco over the debt ceiling and other issues in Washington, D.C., at the end of the day it's clear we're going to have less money at the local level than we do today."
Mullen said dealing with the city's long-term debt will eventually come down to less government spending.
"It may be time to review our performance audit that was done in October 2007, as we're working with ever-decreasing resources," he said.
Councilman Tom Vukovic, D-4th Ward, said he had opposed the performance audit of city services.
"I still think I was right," he said. "I think the best thing we've done is to hire (assistant safety-service director) Bill Dauber. He's been able to do financial forecasts for us that would have cost $36,000 from the state."
He added that Dauber has also helped put together a five-year capital plan for the city.
"We have to be very diligent about how we handle our budget, and refinancing our bond debt will be critical in that process," Vukovic said.
He also noted that the city is losing revenue from the state's local government funding, and the state legislature has abolished the inheritance tax that has provided annual windfalls of up to $500,000 for the city in some past years.
Councilman Steve Thomas, D-3rd Ward, said one of his goals for the coming year would be to move the city police department out of the basement of the city hall building.
In addition Thomas said he wanted to see more progress toward the installation of zoned alarm systems in downtown businesses that would help improve safety for responding firefighters.
Councilman Mike McCauley, D-2nd Ward, said he plans to continue working to make sure the city has what it needs to keep moving the wastewater treatment plant upgrade project forward, and to continue the city water line replacement projects.
"I'm also working toward a water well protection ordinance for our city's drinking water resources," he said.
McCauley also agreed the Seventh, Pike and Greene streets intersection improvement project should move forward.
Councilman Roger Kalter, D-1st Ward, said he hopes the city administration will continue to pursue a comprehensive evaluation of the city's property maintenance code that will include a strategic plan for code enforcement, and penalties for violations.
He would also like to see a centralized database to track all nuisance complaints and set a reasonable timeframe for response to those complaints.
Kalter said he wants to see a comprehensive plan for maintenance and repair of city cemeteries.
"Especially Oak Grove Cemetery, which was so heavily damaged by the June 29 storm," he said.
Among other developments Kalter would like to see in the coming year are establishing a five-year plan for a city sidewalk repair program; working with township, county and state officials on extending the River Trail from Indian Acres Park to Devola; developing a plan to replace a mile of city water line annually; and working to share some of the city's hotel/motel tax revenue with ReStore Marietta.
Special meeting
During a special council meeting, also held Thursday, members approved advertisement for bids on the 2013 Aquatic Center management contract and advertisement for bids on a city five-year solid waste collection contract.
Council also approved a $49,645 contract with Pickering Associates of Parkersburg for professional engineering and construction administration services during the second phase structural and roof project on the Armory Square building.


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