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Who's Affected
If you are experiencing some of the vaginal mesh side effects below, or if you already had your transvaginal mesh removed due to these complications, you may have a legal claim and could qualify for compensation:
- Urinary problems
- Multiple occurrences of pelvic organ prolapse
- Vaginal scarring
- Perforated bladder, perforated bowel or perforated blood vessels
- Mesh erosion into the vagina
- Infection
- Organ injuries
Millions of dollars in compensation has already been awarded to victims of transvaginal mesh complications, and vaginal mesh settlements continue to be negotiated. Products involved in litigation include:
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Vaginal Mesh Complications Injure Thousands
Thousands of vaginal mesh lawsuits have been filed by women have had a transvaginal mesh implant, vaginal sling, bladder sling or vaginal mesh surgically implanted to treat pelvic organ prolapse. Now, these women are reporting a multitude of serious side effects caused by the very medical devices that were supposed to help them.
Vaginal mesh patients have reported urinary problems; vaginal scarring; pain during sex; multiple occurrences of pelvic organ prolapse; mesh erosion into the vagina; organ injuries; perforations within the bladder, bowel and blood vessels; and vaginal or bladder infections. You may be eligible to seek compensation for your medical expenses, time away from work, pain and suffering.
Transvaginal mesh systems were marketed by medical device manufacturers as a way to treat pelvic organ prolapse and now thousands of women are reporting pain and severe internal injuries because of the transvaginal mesh or bladder sling. Transvaginal mesh and bladder slings have now been shown to cause a host of complications and serious problems. In fact, many transvaginal mesh attorneys are now claiming that there is no evidence that transvaginal insertion of a bladder sling has no benefit for women when its primary use is treating pelvic organ prolapse.
Transvaginal mesh and bladder sling attorneys are actively filing lawsuits in attempts to get women compensated for surgeries to remove the mesh or sling, time away from work, mental strife, and pain and suffering. Submit your information using the form on this page now for a free legal review. If you qualify, a vaginal mesh attorney will contact you for a free, no-obligation consultation regarding your case.
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Leading manufacturers of vaginal mesh and bladder slings like Bard, AMS, Ethicon, Boston Scientific, UGYTEX, Coviden, and others are preparing to settle these vaginal mesh lawsuits as more studies come out showing the dangers and side effects of vaginal mesh and bladder slings. Millions of dollars in vaginal mesh settlements have already been awarded to plaintiffs.
Vaginal mesh settlements could result in thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, in compensation to help pay for medical expenses, missed work, pain and suffering, and more.
Families who lost a loved one due to infection or organ injuries may be eligible to file a wrongful death lawsuit and payments from vaginal mesh wrongful death lawsuits could amount to millions of dollars. In addition, spouses of those afflicted with defective vaginal mesh or bladder slings may be able to sue for "loss of consortium," which roughly translates into the loss of intimacy with their spouse due to the side effects of transvaginal mesh. Recently, lawsuits had spouses of transvaginal mesh and bladder sling victims listed as co-plaintiffs which may increase the award or settlement if they win their case.
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Roger blasts through to final!
Roger showed another great display today to reach the Australian Open final! He defeated Andy Roddick in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 and is on course for a record-tying 14th Grand Slam title.
"Andy's been playing really playing well so I knew I had a tough match ahead of me," Roger said. "I thought I played really well tonight because Andy played good too, so it was fun."
With Rafael Nadal as the favourite for his semi final, Roger commented: "He's showing why he's the best player in the world. I would love to play him in the final, that's for sure."
The victory also meant that Roger emulated Pete Sampras by reaching 18 grand slam finals. The only person to beat Roger in a major final is Nadal, three at Roland Garros and once at Wimbledon. Ivan Lendl played 19 grand slam finals.
It was demoralising for Andy Roddick today, who came into the match revitalised by a change in coach but got off to an appalling start and argued with the chair umpire as the first set slipped past in 32 minutes. Roger had the seventh seed on a string and he reeled off 12 straight points to take the second, breaking for 6-5 and serving out with grim precision for the two-set lead.
Roddick tangled again with the umpire when he swore loudly and received a code violation, and was left staggered when Roger dug himself out of trouble with a brilliant drop shot, lob and stop-volley to hold for 5-5. The American was then guilty of a howler as he patted the ball to Roger's feet with the court begging, gifting the crucial break point which our champ converted with an unstoppable forehand before calmly serving out the win.
Roger can join Roy Emerson, André Agassi, Jack Crawford and Ken Rosewall as the only men to have won four or more titles in Melbourne. Way to go, Roger!
"i really think you guys are underestimating the physicality of the match nadal just played. brad gilbert int
then, when roger has break point on nadal's serve. he needs to capitalize and go for his chances. in wimbledon, when roger had so many chances that he didn
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thanks for the Tony Roche article. Nice to be reminded about the epic match in Rome 2006. It was so close! And of course the glorious Hamburg 2007!
btw, I like the beautiful pic of Roger & Mirka in your profile!
do it please,
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you beat him in the last meeting on the hard court , please repeat it tomorrow roger,
we love you so much
do it for GAZAH
***Guys***thanks for the enlightening and amusing commentary. It sure helps to while away the time and work off some nervous energy. Keep it coming!!!
Thanks a lot for the story of Nada choking on a piece of banana. Pretty incredible actually!
I thought that he had 'choked' right after eating the banana... but he was able to serve a few times until he noticed that piece of banana stuck
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Track Name: Prodigal Sun
Prodigal Sun
Called away
Into the empty winds
Just as the dawn
Shined on the open roads.
Tears and prayers
Are falling
Cries to the Gods we've praised
Fall as silent as the winter snow.
Though father forsakes me
By finding my own way
I found his blessing.
From empty shrines
The departed are returning
The dawn is calling
Swing low
My sweet chariot
Come, carry me back home
Upon this pyre
I sail the rivers
Behold my light
Returning to the giver
Cast outside the walls
The keys hang alone
A father's precious jewel
Held in a heart of stone
Conform and hold to the line
Conform or live with the consequence
Forgive, keep bending the line
Forgive or live with the consequences
Letting go
I see.
My spirit's free to find the way
back home.
Beyond the fire
Beyond the rivers
I am the light
A wayward sun, delivered
Heartfelt words and understanding
Will break the walls that hold our sorrows
Pardons the potion for all souls
Who've lost the way and parted
When time's calling comes
Come join your son
Let's forgive all wrongs
I've prepared a feast of welcome
Swing low
My sweet chariot
Come carry me back home.
Beyond the fires
Beyond the rivers
Behold my light
Burning on forever
When your pyre sails away
Untethered may you find your way and burn with me.
Track Name: The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule
You have.
I don't.
You'll bleed.
I won't.
Thirst screams as the time keeps on ticking
The weak in full bloom best start picking.
Headed straight to the grave empty handed
Unless I do as he does not as he commanded
There is no mystery
Who makes the rules, breaks them
He gave me the will and means
Only consequence restrains me
A knife in the back.
A jab to the throat.
I'll take what I want
Don't think I won't.
While your standing in line for some broken bread
I'll live by the rule as he taught me instead
Do unto others
As father has done unto you
Do unto others
As much as he gave you the means
to do.
We have.
They don't.
They'll break.
We won't.
All this craving and wanting, who planted these seeds?
Malnourished disciples, he made us have needs.
Our creed is that cry that lies at our core
Why believe when our might proves our right to more
It's clear to all who see
Who makes the rules, breaks them
He gave me the will and means
A conscience can't restrain me
Bombs from the sky
Boots on their throat
We do what we want
We take what they won't
Banished and sentenced to limited time
This wretched creation I'm told is a crime
Do unto others
All that you can do
Do unto others
As father has done unto you
The sands are falling.
The hands once crawling
Are running away.
Unraveling me.
What hand divine
Would give a gift so precious?
Grant some time,
Then take it all away.
The gall to grant forgiveness
He made me in his image
Who should beg forgiveness?
He made me in his image.
If he can take his own son.
Why can't I take a few crumbs?
If he abandons his sons
Why can't I take a few crumbs?
Do unto others
Do unto others
Do unto others
Do unto others
Just as he has done unto you.
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The Reynolds' new custom home has something for both of them. It's got Old World European style that is more rustic than fussy for Audrey, who was born in Ireland. It's got many "green" elements for Neal, a builder with an interest in energy and water saving designs. It's much closer to the beach than their old home in Alpine, a plus for Neal, a surfer. And, perhaps most importantly, the property was large enough for Audrey, who runs a non-profit saving racehorses from slaughter called Saving Horses, to expand the number of horses she is able to house. The 5,000 square-foot home, RV barn (with solar panels and rain barrels) and barn were designed by residential designer Deena Gillespie.


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William Hall (Alison's father) to Mary Cox Holt 23 May, 1843
Warwick St., Liverpool
Dear Mrs. Holt,
You having expressed a wish, as Lindsay informs us, to see Alison's letter to Robert & myself, I have great pleasure in complying therewith, not doubting that Mr. Holt & yourself will feel somewhat amused at the lively description she gives of the religious conversation carried on in the canal boat between the High Churchman & the Catholic, and eventually brought to a termination by the sly and pithy observations of the Quaker.
As to the rest - I mean the descriptive part, I must leave it to speak for itself - it all being so beautiful, and fine, and splendid and sublime, and grand - that the powers of my countryman, Thomson, only would be equal to the task of doing justice to it; & therefore in the words of that delightful poet I shall finish by exclaiming, "Come then expressive silence and muse its praise!"
With sincere regard to Mr. Holt and yourself which squires Robt and Lindsay join, and kisses to the young folk, I remain dear Mrs. Holt, yours truly, W Hall.
p.s. I reopen my packet - blundering fellow!" to thank you for the perusal of your letter from Alison.
When living at Bootle, the passenger canal boats were sometimes used for going to & from Liverpool. I (notes written by Lawrence Hall, grandson of above mentioned Robt) have hear Mother refer to their use on Sundays going to Renshaw St. Chapel.
James Thompson born at Ednam, near Kelso, in 1700 author of The Seasons, the line, mis-quoted is from A Hymn & runs, Come then expressive silence! muse His praise,"
Ednam is 3 miles NE of Kelso.
Ann Edwards to her sister Mary Cox Holt, Chapel Walk, Liverpool
Wateredge House, Ambleside,
30 May 1843
Dear Mary,
This morning being wet and likely to continue so, I will fulfill my promise of writing to you, instead of taking a long excursion as we had proposed last evening.
Alison has at last left us and I cannot tell you how sorry we were to part with her, she has been so enthusiastic, so cheerful, there seems to be quite a blank now, although we are such a large party. Most of we young ladies accompanied her part of her way to Kendal yesterday morning, the sun was shining most gloriously, far brighter than we had ever seen it here. It made this beautiful scenery look more lovely than ever, as if poor Alison should have her last impressions of these scenes more vivid and far brighter than her previous ones. We walked bravely for nearly 5 miles when we parted, she to walk homewards never casting one look at the scenes she had left but waving her handkerchief to us until she was lost to our sight for a turn in the road, and we sauntered back resting here & there, calling at a cottage for a drink of milk, making bold to go into the avenue leading up to Elleray, Professor Wilson's beautiful estate, walking on a little further then going out of our direct road to look at some curious stones (or slates I should call them) with a great deal of writing on them, and thus proceeding enjoying everything but the heat, which soon got into our faces, making Agnes & myself look like real country ladies. After walking 11 miles we got home in good time for dinner.
Mamma, Papa, & Harriet had taken a short walk in our absence, Mamma I think enjoys herself although she has not been quite well. Harriet is much better, she has walked a little two or three times a day; she gets up to breakfast; at present she is writing a letter to Sarah Keogh. Papa is better too, I hope he will not have any occasion to go to Shap Wells. We have very comfortable lodgings, our sitting room is large, we have two sofas in it, three good sized tables, one a sofa-table, a centre ditto, and a side ditto, also a little round stand on which we have a beautiful bouquet of flowers which have come all the way from Springbank and are now looking almost as fresh as when they came. At this moment I will tell you how we are all employed and you may picture to yourself what a happy family party we are; truly my family has wonderfully increased since I was so lonely in Bedford St.
Mamma is sitting on the sofa near the window at her knitting, Caroline is sitting next to her reading very attentively, she looks remarkably well, is very cheerful and full of energy since she came here. Jane is reclining on the other sofa which is against the wall on another side of the room, she is studying the Greek, Harriet & Agnes are both writing letters at the centre table, Papa has been writing at the sofa table with myself but has just gone to see how the weather looks, and last but not least, Lill is very comfortable with her feet on the fender, before a good fire, reading.
You will say perhaps "They won't get much sewing done at that rate." Oh! Mary we have been lazy, lazy, since we came here sewing has been thrown on one side, and walking & sightseeing became our duties, we are storing up strength & health etc. to last us a long time, and we all say sewing can be done at home.
Alison will be with you as soon as she can, perhaps even before you get this letter and I hope she will cheer you up by her accounts of our sojourn here, our numerous adventures, hair breath escapes from bulls, our perils on the water etc. etc. Henry talks of coming over again; I hope he will, he enjoys the change exceedingly although he has such a distance to travel before he can get here. He was with us nearly a week when we came, he took us over the mountains, rowed us on the lake, he fished one morning for three hours, but alas! it was of no avail, the fish would not bite, he said it was very stupid work & no wonder.
Mr. Hodgson paid us a flying visit on Saturday night, he had just time to walk to Rydal, Grasmere, dined & in the afternoon we took him part of the way to Bowness by boat on his return home. What a pity he could not have stayed a little longer to see more of this scenery as he has not seen it before. I must bring my letter to a hasty conclusion as Papa has to take it to the Post Office, a mile from here.
Mamma, Papa & all of your dear sisters unite with me in love to yourself & William and hope that very soon we shall have good news of your sick family. I remain your affectionate sister. Anne Edwards
Note: Caroline Simpson Cox (probably) 1824-1896 daughter of Edward Cox, brother of G Lissant Cox of Springbank. Carole Cox married a cousin Rev. E Lomax, & was the sister of Cousin Lucy Cox (1824-1912)
Harriet Cox to her sister Mary Cox Holt, Water Edge House 2 June 1843
Dear Mary,
We were delighted when we received your letter this morning, it was so unexpected, we never thought that you are so much engaged with the dear children, could find time to write. How anxious and tired you must be with attending up so many invalids. I hope that soon they will all be well that they may come to Springbank when we return. We have had two days and a half of incessant rain which you maybe sure has not been very pleasant. Mamma thinks that we have nothing but water above and below; this morning the sun came out for about three hours which quickly drew out of the house seven ladies and one gentleman all anxious to get a little fresh air and sunshine.
The Lake looked so calm and beautiful that it was proposed that a boat should be well laden with the seven previous souls who stood on the pier. We rowed across the lake to view a magnificent Castle that is being built for a Mr. Dawson from Liverpool, the views from some of the windows were beautiful, we could see nearly the whole extent of the Lake; this castle has been three years in progress and it will take two more before it is finished. It is as large as Penryne Castle and the situation could not be surpassed.
Betsy the maid has just been in the room with a large slate covered with trout and char; they look beautiful and one trout is the finest I ever saw; I wish Willy could have seen them. The poor fishermen go out in all the rain for hours and perhaps never catch a fish.
I have not been able to walk far, two miles being the largest walk that I have taken, next week I hope to go up some mountain, for it would be a shame to stay here a fortnight and never to ascend one of the beautiful hills that surround us on all sides. Mamma took a stroll to Lowood this morning; she admires the situation of the inn very much; since you were at Lowood the inn has been enlarged and looks very well from the other side of the lake, the new Castle is exactly opposite to it.
We had a letter this morning from George, he gives us an account of a fright he received one night this week. He awoke with a noise of knocking as if there was someone in the upper kitchen; he got up & when he opened the door leading down the back stairs he was a light; vision of men with crow-bars flitted across his brain - he went down the stair every moment expecting to be knocked on the head. When he opened the last door, there he saw the two poor servants trembling with feat and the cold; they had been locked up and could not go to bed.
Isabella & Eliza Keogh are staying at Spring Bank. They already feel the benefit of the fresh country air. You might walk over with Willy on Saturday and spend the day with them.
Papa say that when he returns from the Rhine, he will find time to write to you, do not let this surprise you.
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One of Zynga's Top Businesses Is Swimming Away
Zynga just revised down its fiscal year guidance, and its shares have cratered, falling to around $2.40 from an IPO price of $10.
A post on TechCrunch says it is a result of changes like new players in the market and Facebook clamping down on virality. The reality seems much simpler than that: Facebook isn't keeping Zynga's hits on life support, and Zynga hasn't discovered a new hit for a new generation of gamers.
Here's what probably happened: In the second quarter, Facebook changed its discovery algorithm to favor new games rather than existing games. Here's what former COO John Schappert said on the Q2 earnings call at the time:
Facebook made a number of changes in the quarter, and we saw the cumulative effect of those changes throughout the quarter. As we mentioned, these changes, we believe, favored new game installations over live game engagement. And we saw the ecosystem declined 16% overall, but 34% for the live games. Specifically, the changes that one made impacted the surfacing of discovery for games, feeds, requests, bookmarks and the like. So basically, our users did not remain as engaged and did not come back as often. Instead, new games were promoted.
Zynga partially relies on its players promoting its games on their Facebook Timelines and News Feeds. Basically, if you have to build a house, you publish a post calling for help from friends, who will help build your house and in turn start playing Zynga's games. It could be a bit spammy at times, but Facebook has spent time tweaking the formula to get the right mix of News Feed posts that won't offend users.
The recent changes should just funnel traffic to Zynga's newer games (as it has) and, in theory leave, the bottom line alone because the number of players remains somewhat stable. The problem here, though, is Facebook's old hits were able to attract what the industry often refers to as "whales" — very high-paying players. Zynga has always been pretty transparent about a small number of players contributing the majority of Zynga's bookings. Here's a section from its S-1 filing when it filed to go public (at the time for $10/share):
Compared to all players who play our games in any period, only a small portion are paying players. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we had approximately 6.7 million unique payers (excluding payers on certain mobile platforms and who use certain smaller web-based payment methods). We lose players in the ordinary course of business. In order to sustain our revenue levels, we must attract, retain and increase the number of players or more effectively monetize our players. To retain players, we must devote significant resources so that the games they play retain their interest and attract them to our other games. If we fail to grow or sustain the number of our players, or if the rates at which we attract and retain players declines or if the average amount our players pay declines, our business may not grow, our financial results will suffer, and our stock price may decline.
Zynga's newer "Ville" games haven't quite hit the same critical mass as its older hits. CityVille, its last "hit," had more than 10 million players checking the game on a daily basis at its peak, while FarmVille had even more, according to AppData. Those games rely on a reap-and-harvest mechanic, where players can pay more money to advance in the game more quickly and unlock better cosmetic items, like bigger farms and cooler houses.
Zynga is now touting a different segment of games that fall into two categories: mobile or "arcade." Mobile games have traditionally not monetized as well as "Ville" games, and arcade games are a totally different mechanic for monetization (think pouring quarters in to keep playing). Neither are the kinds of mechanics that attract those same whales that "Ville" games did.
These still "pop" as a result of Facebook's cross-promotional network, but they only rise to millions of daily players, instead of the tens of millions that FarmVille and CityVille had. Without Facebook feeding the old hits, the total number of users accessing it on a daily basis dried up — and, likely, the whales along with it. Zynga doesn't break down the exact payer numbers, but the evidence appears apparent in Zynga's stalling growth and mounting losses.
That's why Zynga is exploring a new (but not really new) style of game called "blue PVP," a player-versus-player style that made a game like Mafia Wars popular. Basically, it's a game that will pit two players against each other over and over. That's a kind of genre that, like the old 'Ville hits, is conducive to finding whales. Eventually, frustrations will mount and the player will want to pay to finally defeat his opponent.
Zynga also plans to expand on casino-style games, which also lends itself to the production of whales. Pincus mentioned both of them in his letter to employees as bright spots where Zynga will continue to invest:
The challenges we faced in our web business in Q2 continued in Q3 and while many of our games achieved plan, we still experienced overall weakness in the invest and express category. To address this we're further investing in other genres like casino where we already lead with Zynga Poker and blue PVP, a category we pioneered with Mafia Wars, and now have the opportunity to reinvent with the industry's best talent here at Zynga.
The jury is still out on whether FarmVille 2 will have the same kind of whale-supported lifetime like its first iteration. It has more than 7.5 million players checking the game daily, according to AppData, and is growing beyond the cross-promotional "pop." That's promising, given the performance of "The Ville" and other 'Ville games in recent months for Zynga.
But given that its old hits are finally being placed on the shelf by millions of players (FarmVille now has fewer than 3 million daily players and CityVille has fewer than 2.5 million), Zynga is in need of new whales, and has not produced a game that has been able to surface them with the same kind of effectiveness of FarmVille and CityVille.


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Barack Obama's nascent presidency has brought forth the customary flood of policy proposals from the great and good, all hoping to influence his administration. One noteworthy offering is a short report with a distinguished provenance entitled A Plan for Action,1 which features a revealingly immodest subtitle: A New Era of International Cooperation for a Changed World: 2009, 2010, and Beyond.
In presentation and tone, A Plan for Action is determinedly uncontroversial; indeed, it looks and reads more like a corporate brochure than a foreign-policy paper. The text is the work of three academics—Bruce Jones of NYU, Carlos Pascual of the Brookings Institution, and Stephen John Stedman of Stanford. Its findings and recommendations, they claim, rose from a series of meetings with foreign-policy eminences here and abroad, including former Secretaries of State of both parties as well as defense officials from the Clinton and first Bush administrations. The participation of these notables is what gives A Plan for Action its bona fides, though one should doubt how much the document actually reflects their ideas. There is no question, however, that the ideas advanced in A Plan for Action have become mainstays in the liberal vision of the future of American foreign policy.
After Abu Ghraib, Gitmo and extraordinary renditions, other countries now challenge America's standing on human rights.
March 12, 2009 The Guardian UK
The US state department's annual human rights report got an unusual amount of criticism this year. This time the centre-left coalition government of Chile was notable in joining other countries such as Bolivia, Venezuela and China – who have had more rocky relations with Washington – in questioning the moral authority of the US government's judging other countries' human rights practices.
It's a reasonable question, and the fact that more democratic governments are asking it may signal a tipping point. Clearly a state that is responsible for such high-profile torture and abuses as took place at Abu Ghraib and Guanátnamo, that regularly killed civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq and that reserved for itself the right to kidnap people and send them to prisons in other countries to be tortured ("extraordinary rendition") has a credibility problem on human rights issues.
Israel blamed its earlier wars on the threat to its security, even that against Lebanon in 1982. However, its assault on Gaza was not justified and there are international calls for an investigation. But is there the political will to make Israel account for its war crimes?
March 12, 2009 Le Monde Diplomatique (France)
For the first time since the establishment of Israel in 1948 the government is facing serious allegations of war crimes from respected public figures throughout the world. Even the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, normally so cautious about offending sovereign states - especially those aligned with its most influential member, the United States - has joined the call for an investigation and potential accountability. To grasp the significance of these developments it is necessary to explain what made the 22 days of attacks in Gaza stand shockingly apart from the many prior recourses to force by Israel to uphold its security and strategic interests.
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Imagine for a moment that somewhere in the middle of Texas there was a large foreign military base, say Chinese or Russian. Imagine that thousands of armed foreign troops were constantly patrolling American streets in military vehicles. Imagine they were here under the auspices of "keeping us safe" or "promoting democracy" or "protecting their strategic interests."
Imagine that they operated outside of US law, and that the Constitution did not apply to them. Imagine that every now and then they made mistakes or acted on bad information and accidentally killed or terrorized innocent Americans, including women and children, most of the time with little to no repercussions or consequences. Imagine that they set up check points on our soil and routinely searched and ransacked entire neighborhoods of homes. Imagine if Americans were fearful of these foreign troops, and overwhelmingly thought America would be better off without their presence.
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UNITED NATIONS - The ongoing political crisis in Sudan is expected to worsen in the face of a rash of threats and warnings following the indictment last week of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
The beleaguered Sudanese president has threatened to expel diplomats from Khartoum and throw out more humanitarian organisations - in addition to the 13 that were run out of town last week - in retaliation for the indictment.
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On Thursday, February 25th, President Obama hosted a panel discussion as part of the White House Precision Medicine Initiative Summit, which included discussions of three Broad initiatives and research projects. The summit highlighted progress made as part of the President's Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI).
When Ebola Zaire swept across West Africa in early 2014, a research team led by Broad Institute member Pardis Sabeti worked with collaborators from Sierra Leone and around the world to collect samples, rapidly sequence genomes, and share data in order to accelerate the outbreak response effort.
Prion disease is the common name for a family of rare, progressive neurodegenerative disorders that can be caused by mutations in the prion protein gene (PRNP). These mutations produce misshapen proteins, which accumulate, destroying neurons and leaving the brain with sponge-like holes resulting in dementia, and ultimately death. More than 60 genetic mutations have been associated with prion disease—and until now, many physicians have assumed that all of these variants confer an identical, 100% likelihood of developing the associated prion disease.
In a paper published today in Cell researchers from the Broad Institute and University of Tokyo revealed the crystal structure of the Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 complex (SaCas9)—a highly efficient enzyme that overcomes one of the primary challenges to in vivo mammalian genome editing.
As associate director of the Broad's Center for the Science of Therapeutics (CSofT), award-winning hematologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and a recognized pioneer in open-source drug discovery (not that he would admit to it), Jay Bradner is something of a rock star in the field of chemical biology.
What: A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the University of North Carolina has identified an inflammatory molecule that may play an essential role in the development of lupus—a chronic, painful autoimmune disease affecting more than 1.5 million Americans.
In the fall of 2014, Ebola Zaire did for viral hemorrhagic fever what Jaws did for sharks in the summer of '75. The first Ebola diagnosis (and later death) on U.S. soil touched off a nationwide panic. Suddenly, Ebola was everywhere—dominating headlines, trending on social media, fueling the 24-hour news cycle. For a time, the fear and misinformation fueling the hysteria threatened to undermine relief efforts and overshadow the ongoing tragedy in West Africa.
One of the great misconceptions about cancer is that, since tumors originate from normal cells, they are able to disguise themselves from the immune system—lurking undetected and unopposed as they divide and proliferate. In reality, the immune system is no passive observer when it comes to cancer. Evidence is mounting that many tumors undergo almost constant immune attack. But just how these attacks are initiated and what their effect is on different tumor types has remained largely unexplored. Until now.
Pancreatic cancer is the tenth most common cancer in the United States, but the fourth most common cause of cancer death. This disparity is due, in part, to the disease's elusive nature. Because the pancreas is located deep in the abdomen, symptoms often present only after cancer has spread to other places in the body. But this week, a team of researchers from the Broad, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, MIT, and elsewhere reported the discovery of metabolic changes that indicate early development of the disease.
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In recent years, J.C. Penney employees didn't have much reason to cheer. The company's workforce has been on a roller-coaster ride of high hopes and depressing disappointments over a short period. Now, Penney's 116,000 workers, including 3,900 at the Plano home office, have a new mission: Work together to save the 111-year-old chain.
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Every day, it seems the debates over the debt ceiling and associated fiscal problems faced by the United States are taking precedence in the news. Politics at its worst has been on display in this latest round of meddling into the financial markets. At risk is the credibility of the United States as a borrower, but there are also potential liquidity risks as the issue is much deeper than a simple potential for default. In today's world fraught with panic and fear, it is important to understand your cash investment strategy and ensure your approach is right for you. At SVB Asset Management, we focus on corporate cash investors who primarily are interested in preserving their capital and liquidity over achieving outsized returns. Historically, in times of stress, the cash markets have typically been left unscathed. But in recent years, they have been tested for both valuation and liquidity. Since the 2008 liquidity crisis, we've held higher portions of our portfolios in government securities — believing market risks have remained significant as the economy continues to struggle. Now, with the challenges the government is facing on the debt ceiling, even government securities are highly scrutinized. It is our opinion that all U.S. government backed investments will remain liquid and pay on time and in full. As a result, we are very comfortable with the positioning of our portfolios and do not see the need to adjust our investment strategy at this time. Background on the Debt Ceiling
Contrary to what popular media may have you believe, the debt ceiling has been around since 1917 and has been raised 77 times, starting at $43 billion and currently residing at $14.294 trillion. In fact, Congress has raised the roof 10 times this century and three times since President Obama took office. It is a regular course of events to raise the debt ceiling in Congress. Consider the fact that in order to make good on our obligations, we need only print money. This is the famed money-tree that our parents always said didn't exist. There is certainly some downside to printing money — specifically, inflationary pressures must follow as more dollars chasing the same number of goods equals higher prices. But we're not generally suffering higher prices today given such a sluggish economy. It should be noted this situation is much different than in Europe. Here, we are arguing about our will to pay. There, they are struggling with their ability to pay. What Will Congress and the President Do?
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The California four-piece Dawes has captured audiences with its low-key folk rock sound, especially their anthem "When My Time Comes." We caught up with front man Taylor Goldsmith via e-mail. The band is currently finishing up work on a new album.
"When My Time Comes" is a really compelling song, and it looks like it's doing pretty well on YouTube. Can you tell us a little bit about the genesis of the song?
"When My Time Comes" has definitely been the song people have drifted to most. If I had to guess, it'd be because it's a bit quicker; it's a coming-of-age song that doesn't get too specific, allowing everyone to potentially relate; and also because part of the chorus is wordless, and that is always easier to sing along with.
As to the genesis of the song, I was 22 when I wrote it and I definitely felt aware of the fact that there wasn't too much life experience I was drawing from to base my material on, so this song was more about admitting that and trying to open myself up to whatever's in store, rather than pretend I already have a handle on it.
A lot of the press about you compares the band to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, but I hear a lot more post-punk undertones in the way you put songs together. Does the comparison annoy or flatter you?
It's very flattering. CSN+Y is on every classic rock station and are responsible for some of everyone's favorite songs, so that isn't a comparison we mind. The post-punk thing is interesting. I definitely am into coming off that way, but I am always listening to the structures of more classic songwriters' work. Guys like Bob Dylan, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson—who use simple structures and therefore find different ways to make the songs unique through the lyrics or arrangement of that simple structure. But my key influences are always changing. I'm willing to give anything a listen and try to wrap my head around why or how it moves anyone.
Which comes first: melody, lyrics, or song structure?
I always get the structure and the melody worked out and always need a complete idea before I can start any lyrics. Sometimes I have the title before anything and will hold on to that until that leads to the rest of the song.
The kind of group harmonies you guys rock can be pretty challenging. How do you put them together in rehearsal?
I write the harmonies as I'm writing the rest of the song. Griffin [Goldsmith, Taylor's brother] is maybe the most musical guy in the band, so he often elaborates on harmonies and sometimes adds new ones and has a real good understanding of my melodic sensibilities. He and I have been singing together since we can remember, and our progress with Tay has been quick. For a guy who wasn't really a singer before this band, he's really doing great.
The digital age has both increased exposure and also hunger for authentic experiences like live shows. Do you have any thoughts about where Dawes fits in that range, from a living-room old-time square-dance to the club scene to Taylor Swift? Where do you put yourself in the musical tradition?
It's sort of a scary time for real live music, I think. At this point when people can create sounds that are more unbelievable and larger than life, why would a kid who's brought up into that world get off on hearing Mike Campbell play a true rock and roll guitar solo? Now that there are so many more ways to be expressive (but debatably by lesser and lesser degrees), something that's more direct, like a rock and roll instrument, might not feed someone's need.
So far there have been enough people to still appreciate what it means to play rock and roll, and I hope they all stick it out with us, but there was a time when a rock-and-roll band coming through town was easily the coolest thing anyone could think of doing that night. Now with iPads and the Internet and any movie available at any time and all these other qualities of the age we live in, a rock and roll show has a lot more to stand up against.
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Berlin Wednesday with a clear sense of history. He was speaking nearly 50 years to the day after John F. Kennedy drove through waving crowds and, amid the height of the Cold War, told West Berliners that he stood with them: The quote "ich bin ein Berliner" has endured over the decades, and the current U.S. president repeated it Wednesday. (See the full WSJ story, and the speech transcript.)
To begin, Mr. Obama acknowledged the unseasonably hot weather that has gripped Berlin and most of Germany this week by removing his jacket. "We can be a little more informal among friends."
Here are three key impressions of Mr. Obama's speech at the Brandenburg Gate:
– In a nod to the Cold War and its history in Berlin, the president called for negotiations with Russia to cut the two countries' nuclear arms, as expected.
– Mr. Obama got vigorous applause from the crowd when he repeated that he wanted to close the Guantanamo Bay prison.
– On the NSA spying scandal, the President tried to assuage German concerns that U.S. agents are spying on German nationals. Thanks to experiencing two dictatorships in the 20th century, Germans are very sensitive about preserving privacy and the country has strict laws on data protection. He assured his audience that the U.S. was not "rifling through emails of ordinary citizens." But he said that the spying program has helped avert 50 threats, including some in Germany.
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Danny...I get paid handsomely for watching your lot and listening to the Holte Ende roar (ahem).....everytime Villa win, which aint often, or I wouldn't do it....good job too...or I wouldn't be able to afford to watch my lot away. Going to Chelsea with Pikey Chelsea cost a fortune...!


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Never mind the dramatics over raising the debt ceiling. One group is keeping its eye on what it regards as a bigger prize: getting rid of the IRS.
Supporters of the so-called Fair Tax — a national retail sales tax that, in theory, could replace the income tax – are gearing up for a major push on Capitol Hill next week, including intensive lobbying. The highlight of the week will be a Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Fair Tax, as well as other consumption-tax variations, such as the European-style value-added tax.
The hearing is part of a series on tax reform that the tax-writing committee is holding.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee – who's expecting to be one of the witnesses at Tuesday's hearing – so far claims more than 25,000 signatures on a petition he hopes to deliver to lawmakers. "Help us reach 100,000 signatures by July 25th at midnight, he says on his website. "Why? So I can say when I testify about the FairTax before Congress, that over 100,000 Americans are standing with me today."
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The Ways and Means Committee late Thursday afternoon released its witness list for the Tuesday hearing. It includes former Gov. Huckabee as well as Laurence Kotlikoff of Boston University and fiscal policy expert Bruce Bartlett, all testifying on the Fair Tax; as well as Michael Graetz of Columbia University, Rosanne Altshuler of Rutgers University, Robert Carroll of Ernst & Young LLP, Jim White of the Government Accountability Office, Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute and Simon Johnson of MIT, all testifying on value-added taxes.
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LOS ANGELES -- A group of seven Republican state legislators on Wednesday unveiled a bill that would allow school districts to use state funds to give firearm training to staff so they are equipped to ward off campus attackers.
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly said he introduced AB 202, which he dubbed the "the California School Marshal Plan," in response to the December shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that killed 20 children and six adults.
"The teachers and administrators at Sandy Hook showed incredible bravery, laying their lives down for their students," the Twin Peaks lawmaker said. "We must honor their sacrifice by ensuring that our teachers are not left defenseless again."
Current law allows school staff to carry a concealed firearm on campuses if allowed by the district. The proposed law would expand that by allowing school districts to use general purpose funds to train any willing school employee -- teachers, administrators or support staff -- to use guns, Donnelly said.
Having such "school marshals" would serve as a deterrent to would-be intruders, as well as a line of defense against violent perpetrators, he added.
"We have a moral imperative to protect the children in our schools," Donnelly said.
The bill is the latest that a host of lawmakers have introduced in response to the Connecticut rampage and other mass shootings.
Proposals range from SB 49, which would require schools to update their safety plans to AB 48, which would place more controls on ammunition sales.
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, a Democrat from San Francisco who chairs the Public Safety Committee, said he had not yet studied any of the proposals.
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Hi everyone
I was at the St Andrews open day today and picked up some info that might settle some nerves when waiting for offers.
St Andrews University will not be making any offers to anybody before January 15th.
This is because of changes to funding and uncertainty of how many places they will be able to offer.
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Thanks, thats really helpful - Will save me a lot of time that I would have spent racking my nerves!
This was also the case last year, for all but international students. I got my offer mid-March, so don't expect them on the 16th either.
I got my offer at 15:30 on the last official offer day (31st March??) It was a while ago so can't be sure of the date.
They are bad for offers coming in on time though. That said the amount of applicants they get is the main problem.
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This was also the case last year, for all but international students. I got my offer mid-March, so don't expect them on the 16th either.
does that mean they won't be interviewing med applicants before january?
Do St Andrews get our January module results? And are offers based on these?
(Original post by DreamByDay)
Do you include EU students (paying the same fees as the scots = free - at least for now) in international students ?
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no, international students are those outside the EU. Offers for everyone within the EU come out around about the same time in waves.
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Travelers' diarrhea can be an unpleasant complication of a business or vacation trip abroad. The prospect of succumbing to the "Aztec two-step" or "Delhi belly" causes more anxiety on the part of the prospective traveler than any other health-related aspect of his trip. Because means are available for preventing malaria, smallpox, typhoid, and other more serious threats to the traveler, his natural inclination is to take something he thinks will protect him from diarrhea. The drug most commonly used for this indication is iodochlorhydroxyquin (Entero-Vioform), and over the years it has become the travelers' vade mecum. In this issue of The Journal two letters (p 275) and a case report (p 243) raise the issues of the safety and efficacy of iodochlorhydroxyquin. With the vacation season approaching, physicians should be aware of the controversy concerning iodochlorhydroxyquin and the best methods to prevent travelers' diarrhea.
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The Numbers Behind a Transplant Funding Cut
My print column this week examines the numbers behind Arizona's decision to cut Medicaid funding for several kinds of transplants. The move has sparked controversy among transplant groups and widespread coverage in the local and national press. As I detail in the column, transplant experts question the numbers behind the decision. Arizona's Health Care Cost Containment System, the Medicaid agency, has responded by pointing to the state's tight budget.
This same conversation, more or less, played out on a conference call a few weeks ago that included Michael Abecassis, director of Northwestern University's comprehensive transplant center and president of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and representatives of the Arizona agency. He recalls saying something like, "All I can tell you is, the rationale for this is stupid." At that point, the call ended. "I didn't mean to use it in a bad sense," Abecassis said in an interview this week. "Maybe in retrospect, I wouldn't use that word."
Abecassis said he doesn't unilaterally oppose transplant cuts, saying some of Arizona's are justifiable. "My beef is that the medical justification for these legislative decisions has no basis in medicine," he said. "If the state of Arizona said, we have such budget constraints that we are not providing any medical help to Medicaid patients, we wouldn't be having this conversation." It was the targeting of transplants, with — in his view — flawed reasoning that troubled him.
Monica Coury, assistant director of intergovernmental relations for the state's Health Care Cost Containment System, said the state consulted with outside experts. Yet by Abecassis's readings, none of these outside experts' advice squared with the eventual recommendations. For instance, Jacqueline A. O'Donnell of Indiana University's Krannert Institute of Cardiology said heart transplants are indicated for patients who "who meet criteria, and for whom all other medical and surgical modalities have been exhausted" — which describes pretty much every patient on the transplant list, transplant experts said. O'Donnell and consultants on the liver and lung decisions didn't respond to requests for comment.
If the reasoning behind the transplant cuts is flawed, "then the flaw is with Congress," said Coury, pointing out that Congress limits which areas state Medicaid agencies can cut.
"The concern we've had is that the decisions they made were based on flawed, outdated data," said Maryl R. Johnson, medical director for heart failure and transplantation at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, and president of the American Society of Transplantation, a professional organization.
Researchers whose data was cited by Arizona were troubled by the decision. The state cut lung transplants in part because of a dated study at the University of Washington that found the procedure didn't extend life expectancy. "Clearly, the standard of care and outcomes have changed and evolved over the last 15 years and it is not appropriate to extrapolate the results of our study published in 1996 to current standard of care and outcomes," Ganesh Raghu, professor of medicine at Washington's medical school and medical director of its lung transplant program, wrote in an email. He said a multi-center study would be more useful. Given current data, Raghu backs lung transplants in select cases. "Lung transplantation is not an 'experimental treatment' and it is routinely done for select patients and patient populations in several centers in the world," Raghu said. At least two recent studies point to extended life expectancy from lung transplants.
Further reading: See Arizona's justification for the cuts in heart, liver and lung transplants. Outcomes for heart, liver and lung recipients have improved nationally. More transplant data is available from the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.


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A Banning man who allegedly ignited nine fires that burned a total 670 acres throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties was charged today with multiple counts of arson and other allegations.
He plead not guilty to all charges and will appear in court again on July 17th. The defense asked he be ordered to take a psychiatric evaluation.
Steven Taylor Rutherford, 47, was arrested last week following a months-long investigation by Cal Fire.
Rutherford could face 80 years in prison if convicted of 13 counts of arson with sentence-enhancing allegations of using incendiary devices for the purpose of intentionally setting a fire and causing destruction of property.
The convicted felon, who is being held in lieu of $5 million bail at the Robert Presley Jail in downtown Riverside, was slated to make his initial court appearance this afternoon at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
``This individual is a serial arsonist who poses a dangerous risk to the citizens of Southern California,'' Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach said during a news briefing at the D.A.'s headquarters.
Zellerbach was joined by San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos, Riverside County Fire Department Chief John Hawkins, Cal Fire SoCal Regional Chief Dale Hutchinson and Deputy District Attorney Amy Zeta, who will be prosecuting the Rutherford case.
According to investigators, the defendant is responsible for nine fires in the San Gorgonio Pass and southern San Bernardino County going back to Sept. 6, 2011.
The most recent blaze, the ``Mills Fire,'' occurred June 28 in the area of Mills Creek and Newport roads on the outskirts of Mentone, scorching 534 acres and damaging four properties, including two homes.
``We have a zero tolerance for arson,'' Hawkins said. ``You can't measure the impact just in acres; there's destruction of homes, damage to other property, evacuations, people frightened of losing everything.''
According to Zellerbach, there were two injuries associated with the fires -- a member of an inmate hand crew who suffered minor burns and a firefighter who collapsed from heat exhaustion.
``Arsonists are cowards,'' Ramos said. ``They light and run. We take these cases very seriously.''
Zellerbach said that all but two of the blazes were set in Riverside County, so his office will handle the prosecution.
According to Zellerbach, Rutherford allegedly used a ``delayed ignition device'' to set the fires. The D.A. declined to elaborate on the type of device that was used. However, in drawing parallels to Rutherford's alleged acts, Zellerbach mentioned the Esperanza wildfire, a 41,000-acre blaze ignited in 2006 by Beaumont mechanic Raymond Lee Oyler, who now sits on California's Death Row for killing five U.S. Forest Service firefighters caught in a tidal flame while trying to defend a home near Twin Pines.
Oyler's preferred device was a cigarette strapped to woodstick matches.
``Arson is unique,'' Zellerbach said. ``Most crimes are targeted. Arson is indiscriminate: the fires can go anywhere and hurt or injure anyone. The cases can be very difficult to prove.''
He said law enforcement surveillance, security videotape captured outside businesses and GPS devices eventually placed on the defendant's vehicles helped build the case against Rutherford, who has a prior conviction for arson from 1989, for which he received a year in jail and three years probation, according to D.A.'s office.