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Mr. and Mrs. Grant J. Myers Sr., Linden, observed their 35th wedding anniversary Oct. 8, 2012.
They were married by the Rev. Frederick Hasskarl in Williamsport.
They are members of Calvary Baptist Church, Jersey Shore.
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Mrs. Myers, the former Kathy L. Starr, is a native of Williamsport. She is the daughter of Theresa E. Starr, Williamsport, and the late Byron B. Starr Sr. She graduated from Williamsport Area High School and from Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing in 1975. She had been employed by area hospitals and physicians as a registered nurse and is self-employed by Shepherd's Professional Medical Consultants as owner and nurse consultant.
Mr. Myers, a native of Williamsport, is the son of the late Doris L. and Elmer E. Myers. He graduated from Williamsport Area High School. He had been employed in the automotive business for more than 40 years and retired in 2011 from Quality Care Service Center, Ford of Williamsport, as service manager
They are the parents of a daughter, Jennifer Layton, Williamsport, and a son, Grant J. Jr.
There are seven grandchildren.
In honor of their anniversary, a party was hosted by their children at the couple's home on Oct. 13.


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RIVERHEAD - A man has pleaded guilty today to killing his girlfriend and her son inside their apartment in December 2011.
Jerry Lewis admitted to stabbing to death 21-year-old Shakeela Planter and beating to death 23-month-old Jaiden Planter, then leaving them both wrapped in plastic inside their North Bay Shore apartment.
Shakeela's mother, Pamela Planter, says she feels justice has been served.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Lewis will spend 30 years to life in prison for the killings.
Lewis is expected to be sentenced on April 3. Officials say if he is ever paroled, he will be deported back to his native Jamaica.


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About Norton Chapel
Norton Chapel was built in 1964 and named after Dr. Arthur H. Norton, long-time president of Keuka College and a proponent of a large and architecturally significant chapel.
The timber trusses are naturally finished laminated Douglas fir grown in Oregon, and the ceiling is cedar decking from the Pacific Coast. The white marble chancel platform was quarried in Vermont, the blown glass spheres in the chandeliers were created in Italy, and the heavy cedar shakes shingles came from Canada.
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"As a mother of two young daughters, my heart aches for you and your families. Like so many Americans, I wish there were something – anything – I could do or say to ease your anguish," Mrs. Obama states in an open letter published in Friday's Hartford Courant.
While saying that she "cannot begin to imagine the depths of your grief," the First Lady goes on to write, "Over the past week, I have been awed and inspired by Newtown's heroes: the first responders who risked their lives at a moment's notice; the educators whose devotion to their students shone brightest in one of our nation's darkest hours; the children who comforted each other despite their fear; the families coming together to support each other as they grieve. … And I am so proud of the outpouring of love and support that has come from every corner of America."
Friday Day of Mourning for NewtownThat love and support continue to be shown. On Friday at 9:30 E.T., heeding a call from Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a national moment of silence is being held, with church bells scheduled to toll 26 times. Among the many state governors to issue a proclamation in response to Malloy's request was Texas's Rick Perry, who said in a statement, "This is an opportunity to join together in the spirit of healing, and in honor of those who were lost."
In Ogden, Utah, Thursday night, an estimated 1,000 people gathered at a high school pay tribute to the fallen of Sandy Hook, including 6-year-old Emilie Parker, who had recently moved from Ogden to Newtown.
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"As we come here and start to see and feel all your love, we know everyone is deeply concerned, and we know it's from a pure place," he said.
As she wrote from the White House, Mrs. Obama said, "In the months and years ahead, may the memories of those beautiful children and those heroic adults be a blessing for their families, for your community, and for our country, and may God bless you all."


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Mildred (Stuart) Johnson, 85, of Long Point, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at OSF St. James Hospital, Pontiac. Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Winterrowd Funeral Home. Burial was in Long Point Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers and pallbearers were her grandchildren and step-grandchildren. A visitation was Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to a charity of the donor's choice.
She was born on Jan. 20, 1927, in Ottawa, the daughter of Herman and Ruth (Hamlyn) Siebert. She married Lee M. Stuart on May 15, 1945, in Hannibal, Mo. He died Aug. 24, 1972. She then married Clarence Johnson on Feb. 14, 1986, in Ancona. He died Oct. 19, 2012. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed playing cards, needlework and watching her great grandsons play sports. You could see Mildred and Clarence many afternoons picking up cans along the roadside. Many will tell you when you saw one of them, the other one was close by. She loved a fun afternoon on Saturday watching four of her great grandsons play on the FCW football team, the joy of her life.
Survivors include four daughters and spouses, Paula and Warren Schneider of Geneseo, Rita and Dale Rients of Long Point, Martha and Don Hilts of Minonk and Mary and Arlin Tjaden of Roanoke; three step-children, Marion Johnson of Ancona, Dorothy (Mac) McDermid of Columbia, S.C. and Judy Berry of Streator; 12 grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 19 step-great grandchildren; sister, Leona Sorenson of Ottawa and several sisters-in-laws, brothers-in-laws, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three grandchildren, Karen (Rients) Hays and James and Monica Tjaden; five brothers and five sisters.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
For many of us, Super Bowl Sunday is about watching great football and eating delicious, crowd-pleasing foods. But while many of we kick back and enjoy the game, someone in our community might be worrying about where his or her next meal is going to come from. They might be thinking about how hard it is to stand at the stove or about not being able to drive to the grocery store anymore.
Using the energy of the Super Bowl to mobilize people to fight hunger, the Souper Bowl of Caring is a national effort that encourages communities to support their local charities that work hard to make sure people dont have to know what hunger feels like.
This year, South Carolina Bank and Trust, Mount Pleasant Branch, teamed up with East Cooper Meals on Wheels for the Souper Bowl of Caring. The SCBT branch, located at 1032 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., promoted the Souper Bowl of Caring during the month of January and collected 106 pounds of non-perishable food and raised over $300 in cash, which translates into 216 meals for the recipients of East Cooper Meals on Wheels.
About East Cooper Meals on Wheels
East Cooper Meals on Wheels delivers daily nutrition to residents of any income level in Mount Pleasant, Sullivans Island, Isle of Palms, Daniel Island, Cainhoy and Wando, who are homebound or unable to provide their own meals. We also advocate on behalf of recipients whose needs exceed the scope of our programs. Our mission extends beyond the poor elderly to include anyone of any age who is homebound for any length of time and/or unable to independently provide a meal. Most of our recipients are over 60 years of age and 74% of our recipients live at or below the poverty line. Each meal we deliver provides 33% of the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for a recipient, with one midday meal being delivered daily to each recipient. Our most needy and isolated recipients rely on us for 66% of their DRI through the delivery of a second daily meal.
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The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William have welcomed their first child, a son, PEOPLE confirms.
The news the world's been waiting for since Kate went into London's St. Mary's Hospital early Monday morning was revealed Monday afternoon, some four hours after the Duchess, 31, gave birth.
The message was delivered in a press release, stating that a son was born at 4:24 p.m., weighing 8 lbs., 6 oz. After about 14 hours of labor, Kate had a natural delivery.
With a broad smile the couple's press secretary Ed Perkins took the announcement to a waiting blue Jaguar to be whisked to the palace.
Kate and William wanted to spend a bit of time with their baby and make their phone calls. But William, 31, personally told the Queen, his father, Prince Charles and wife Camilla and brother Prince Harry.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh "are delighted" by the news.
Kate's parents were also called.
"It's been a wonderful day and everyone's delighted," says a palace source.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is also among those informed, along with other high-ranking officials.
The new prince is a "wonderful baby, beautiful baby," Dr. Marcus Setchell told the crowd outside the hospital.
The waiting crowds celebrated near St. Mary's. The theatrical presentation of the birth news continued when the official notice was placed on an easel on the Buckingham Palace forecourt. "Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well," it read. A gun salute in the royal parks in London is expected to follow.
The new arrival is third in line to the throne, following the baby's father, William, and (first-in-line) grandfather, Prince Charles, 64. The public will get its first glimpse of the child when the couple leave the hospital in the coming days.
Kate's pregnancy was revealed on Dec. 3, 2012, when she was admitted to the hospital in London suffering from severe morning sickness.
William spoke of the couple's desire to have children when they announced their engagement in 2010. He told ITN they would get to planning after their wedding: "Obviously we want a family, so we'll have to start thinking about that." And he has since said that he wants two kids.
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A sluggish second half cost Stetson in its Atlantic Sun Conference opener Saturday night as Florida Gulf Coast posted a 72-56 victory at Alico Arena.
After leading 35-28 at the break, the Hatters (8-5, 0-1 A-Sun) shot just 22% (7-for-32) and only scored 21 points in the second half.
The Eagles (7-6, 1-0), meanwhile, used a 14-0 run early in the second period to grab control of the game.
"For us it was a tale of two halves," Stetson head coach Lynn Bria said. "We stopped scoring and they kept scoring. I was just disappointed with our energy in the second half. (FGCU's) energy was much better."
The Hatters got off to a strong start, using their own 11-0 run to take an early 15-5 lead. Sasha Sims scored seven points during that spurt including hitting a three-pointer from the left wing, one of just two Stetson trifectas on the night.
After seeing the lead reduced to three, the Hatters built the advantage back to seven by halftime as C.J. Coddington and Myeisha Hall each contributed six points off the bench.
The momentum changed hands in the second half as the Eagles benefited from seven offensive rebounds and converted them into 12 second chance points. Whitney Knight scored 15 of her game-high 20 points after the break.
"Rebounding is something we have been talking about all year," Bria said. "We just have to keep working on it. You cannot give a team like FGCU extra shots. When they start to get confidence, they are very hard to stop."
Sims led Stetson with Stetson with 11 points, extending her double figure scoring streak to 20 games. Cherisse Burris added eight points and 10 rebounds.
"I told our players this is not the end-all be-all," Bria said. "We would have loved to win here and start conference play off with a win, but there are a lot of games left. When you put too much of an emphasis on one game, you really get in trouble."
Stetson will return home and face USC Upstate at 6 p.m. Thursday night.


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Rolling Mill Bakery signature desserts, pastries, breads and treats are featured at the Rolling Mill Café, located in the Wyoming Union, and also across campus in the the Book & Bean, Elements, and Rendezvous.
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Simply press the button on the base of this amazing Glowing Wine Glass and the stem will fetchingly light up. With seven rainbow colours to choose from, there are plenty of different ways to dress up your drink, and even a multicolour setting. So if you're into the low light party look, the room will be awash with the glorious glow of these beautifully lit glasses. The plastic bowl can be put in the dishwasher, but we recommend handwashing - and please make sure you unscrew the base first.
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The glass was a fabulous Secret Santa present and much more robust than I was expecting.
Bought this as a present for someone and they love it! Anyone who likes a party and a wine will love this glass.
A talking point at a party. Created much merriement
A talking oint at a party. Created much merriement
perfect Christmas present really happy with it, delivered on the correct date.
Really nice touch to any party. I got mine for my birthday and it really did make me feel special drinking and my glass flashing vibrant colours.
Ggreat colour range - something for everyone. Great gift for under a fiver, would recommend
Glowing Glasses are great!
I am so excited to have received my 'glow glasses' in time for my champagne housewarming, which will be held under the stars of my laser stars galaxy- they complement each other SO well... just can't wait to see my guests faces light up under the sparkles!
I love the Glowing Glasses - Single Wine. I have 2 already and bought 3 more. I love them for our camping holidays when it's great to sit in the dark with our friends and have the glasses glowing in the dark.
As this is a tacky product per se, it seems a bit rich expecting particularly high quality, but the Glowing Glasses were just that bit too pricey for a gimmick. You wouldn't want to serve good wine in it and for this price I would have expected something a bit better.
I originally bought the Glowing Glasses - Single Wine as a birthday present for a close friend, as I already own one at home which she absolutely loved and used every time she came round! She was overjoyed when she saw what I got her and now all of my friends want one! The glass isn't the highest quality, but it's pretty sturdy and fun. The glass has different light modes, has a very cool design and looks great with alcohol in! The price is impressive as well. The only thing I would say is that it's hand washable only which could be a minor pain, but overall the product is brilliant and a conversation starter!
The Glowing Glasses - Single Wine are great for a party and a fun birthday gift. They are pretty sturdy, easy to clean and the colours are bright and fun. The multi-coloured programme is easily the best! Brilliant!
It is a shame that the Glowing Glasses - Single Wine are not made of glass.
It's a bit of fun. It's made of plastic, so I won't be using it every day! Good for an evening BBQ. If you get a few of them you can each choose your own colour so you'll know it's yours ! It's the stem that has colour .. not the entire glass. It's fun.. that's all.
The Glowing Glasses - Single Wine is great fun to use.
The Glowing Glasses - Single Wine are a fun item, but the battery died in a few hours though.
The Glowing Glass is made of cheap plastic, with limited colours and it's difficult to wash up. Don't bother!
This came as a freebie with my main order and I love it! There are lots of colours, it's really bright, looks great left on in our glass fronted cupboards too. It really brightens up the dark nights. Now I want to order a load of them for our wedding.
I am very impressed with the Glowing Glass! It's an excellent product, a great way to add a twist and brings something different to a party. It's a great way to keep party guests entertained. I will definitely be purchasing more!
The Glowing Glass will be fine for BBQs in the summer.
The Glowing Glasses - Single Wine are amazing! They look absolutely fantastic when decorating party tables as you can theme the lights to your colour scheme. They are safe outside for BBQs as well. My main problem was stopping friends taking them home!
Bought the Glowing Glasses - Single Wine for someone who likes the odd evening glass of wine and it went down well. The colour changing makes this gift more unique!
I loved the Glowing Glasses - Single Wine to put my drinks in! Nightmare to turn on as battery needs to be messed with but once it's on it's bright and colourful!
The Glowing Glasses - Single Wine are a quirky, fun holder for your beverage.
Good fun product but feels slightly cheap.
The Glowing Glasses - Single Wine are brilliant, you will never lose your wine in the dark!
These Glowing Glasses look great lit up and are a great gift for the ladies.
I bought ten of these Glowing Glasses for a Christmas party I hosted. Everyone loved them and they looked fantastic glowing in the dark! The battery seems to last for a long while. It also has different settings so can be individual colours, off, or changing multi-colours.
As all good gifts should be this Glowing Glass uses technology, batteries and LEDs for no practical purpose. You can select the colour so could use them to identify drinks at a party if you had a few of them. I prefer just to drink gin with the blue light on and pretending I'm an evil scientist.
The Glowing Wine Glass is okay but it's a bit flimsy.
I love the novelty of this Glowing Wine Glass although I think it would be used more if was actually made from glass. But, I guess for safety reasons plastic is a fool proof idea.
I love this Glowing Wine Glass. It makes drinking wine out of the bottle a thing of the past!
Bought the Glowing Glasses - Single Wine as a novelty gift for my niece and it fitted the bill perfectly. Was used immediately on Christmas Day to show the rest of the family.
I love the Glowing Glasses - Single Wine, they make drinking more glamorous. I especially like that the colour can be changed or, my favourite, that it has a colour changing setting!
I absolutely love the Glowing Glasses - Single Wine! This was an unexpected gift and I am very, very happy!
Excellent Secret Santa present. Great fun.
I really liked this item. Being able to choose the colour or have it strobing was a very good idea.
Great fun! You should make beakers for children.
This was a great gimmick present for my friend, gave it 2 her at our Xmas dinner and she was delighted. Well worth the money, looks great in the dark.
A great fun present. Was a secret santa present that all the girls wanted
The Glowing Glasses - Single Wine are fantastic for parties and everyone loves them.
I wanted something that was not too expensive, had an element of fun and more importantly contained alcohol...it is Christmas. These glowing glasses fitted the bill perfectly. I bought 4 for the family and it's now like having our own disco in the room. Well made, have fun.
The Glowing Glasses - Single Wine is great glass but just the bottom and stem lights up rather than the whole thing.
The Glowing Glasses - Single Wine looked great on their product image, although we have been unable to get them bright enough to effectively cause the liquid and bubbles to tint. The glasses screw together. The two I ordered both had manufacturing defects with threading, resulting in a loose fit. The base of the glasses are coated in a rubberised cover presumably to keep the LED and power source dry, although the plastic base of the glasses themselves are visibly smashed and have a truly awful edge. Would not recommend and I would not consider buying this product because of the quality.
I bought this for my wife, who likes a glass of wine or 3, she absolutely loves it.
These Glowing Glasses make a perfect gift. I've ordered twice as many this year because so many people asked about them!
These Glowing Glasses are absolutely great - they look pretty cool when you bring them out at a party & if you accidentally drop them after a few drinks they don't smash! Pure genius, I love them.
I love these Glowing Glasses. I bought them to take camping and they are perfect. It's great sitting there in the evening with the light either fading or gone and watching the glass change colour. Being plastic, they're perfect for camping. Great product.
The Glowing Wine Glasses look great, good quality and better than expected.


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A former government official was
recently presented with presented with extensive phone records of his
interactions with James Risen, a reporter for the New York Times and
author of the book, "State of War."
The investigation concerns a series of leaks, reported by Risen in State of
War and with associate Eric Lichtblau in the Times, which lead to the
discovery of an "extensive,
off-the-books domestic spying program" later confirmed by the Bush
Administration. Justice Department officials confirmed that prosecutors
subpoenaed Risen's phone records in an effort to ferret out his sources, and
sources close to the investigation indicated that at least one former
government official has already been questioned.
The Times' source, a grand jury witness speaking on anonymity, said
he was not clear whose records the DoJ is accessing, noting that it's possible
that investigators could target Risen's phone records, or the records of the
officials he may have spoken with. The Times also reports that it has,
thus far, not received any subpoenas, though it notes that it's possible the
government could subpoena its phone company without the giving the Times anynotice.
Justice Department officials served Risen a subpoena earlier this year
January, demanding the sources for a specific chapter in State of War that
details a CIA plan to infiltrate Iran's nuclear program.
Joel Kurtzberg, the New York attorney representing Risen on behalf of his
employer and publisher, declined to comment.
Risen's reporting set a climate that helped propel evidence of an
AT&T/NSA wiretapping alliance into the limelight, galvanizing the civil
rights groups to action and setting telcos and the Bush Administration aflame.
The government is currently moving to crush the resulting lawsuits by invoking
the State Secrets privilege, which have the potential of quickly ending the
His articles – which won him a shared Pulitzer Prize in 2006 – are just the
latest target of a government seemingly intent on punishing reporters that fail
to cooperate. Times reporter Judith Miller spent nearly three months in
jail after refusing to divulge her sources in a leak that identified a C.I.A.
operative, and California freelance reporter Josh Wolf spent over half a year
in jail after he refused to testify before a grand jury and hand over
videotapes of an anarchist
rally in San Francisco that turned violent. In Wolf's case, a three-judge
panel in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that his behavior was in
defiance of the "long-established obligation of a reporter to comply with grand
jury subpoenas."
Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press executive director Lucy A.
Daiglish warned reporters of the Bush Administration's "really egregious"
efforts at intimidation, telling press members to spur technology and "do your
reporting the old fashioned way – meet your sources on a park bench."
quote: No, Watergate was about election fraud and a president spying on the demecratic party for the purpose of gaining a heads up on the up and coming election
quote: The domestic spying program intacted after 911 had a very specific purpose. The purpose was to discover the nature of communications to the U.S. from known terrorist organisation
quote: even if that conversation covered a terrorist plot and the U.S. citizen was found accutally performing the terrorist act, the evedence gathered via the wire taps would have inadmissable in a court of law


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What is Planned Giving?
A gift, made during lifetime or at death as part of your overall financial and/or estate planning. Some examples of planned giving are: bequests, life insurance, life income plans, charitable gift annuities, memorials and endowments.
What can Planned Giving do for you?
Planned giving provides opportunities to realize your charitable vision and make a lasting and significant commitment to the future of NMU and its students. In addition, during uncertain economic times, a planned gift may allow assets to recover and potentially increase the value of your gift while, with some options, offering a competitive return on investment.
Can I specify how my gift will be used?
Yes. You can direct your gift to any number of areas including NMU departments, privately funded scholarships, programs or services.
How can I learn more about Planned Giving?
The NMU Foundation Web site provides access to information on a wide variety of estate planning options, news, calculators and will planning. Click here to learn more.
When you designate a planned gift of $10,000 or more to NMU in your estate plans - through wills, trusts, life income gifts, IRAs, retirement plans, life insurance policies and other vehicles - you will join other select individuals in the 1899 Society.


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It's been
a long time coming and should come as no surprise to anyone who has been
tracking Android's meteoric rise -- both in the U.S. and worldwide -- that Google's
mobile OS has finally outpaced Nokia's stalwart Symbian platform as the leading
smartphone OS worldwide.
Engadget, citing figures by Canalys, reports that Android sold 33.3 million
devices in the fourth quarter of 2010. That's a 13-million device spike from
even the previous quarter, which saw 20.3 million Android devices moved. Now
second-place Symbian sold 31 million devices in Q4 2010.
According to the Canalsy press release, the number of Android devices sold was
slightly less than Engadget's reported figure, at 32.9 million -- still
enough to retain the number one spot.
Canalys also pointed out that Nokia still retained its spot as the number one
global smartphone vendor, dominating 28 percent of the market. Android can't
compete in that department thanks to the fractured nature of its platform,
allowing multiple vendors to support the OS -- for this reason, Netgear CEO
Patrick Lo predicts Android will become the de facto standard on
a range of consumer electronic devices. HTC and Samsung combined for almost 45
percent of Android device sales, with LG, Acer, and others rounding out the
2010 also signaled huge year-over-year growth in terms of total worldwide
smartphone sales. "The final quarter took shipments for the year to
fractionally below 300 million units, with an annual growth rate of 80% over
2009," Canalys said.
The important U.S. market continued to dominate regionally, as well, with
double the amount of smartphones sold than China. "Android was by far the
largest smart phone platform in the US market in Q4 2010, with shipments of
12.1 million units – nearly three times those of RIM's BlackBerry
devices," Canalys said.
The biggest loser, perhaps, was Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform. It appeared
too late in the quarter to fully capture the holiday buying window. As a
result, Microsoft's market share dipped from 8 percent in Q4 of 2009 to 5
percent in the same quarter of 2010.
quote: Apple's iPhone sales haven't fluctuated they have doubled in the last year.
quote: They can make an idiotic fortune just maintaining their core fanbase - and we all know that they aren't going anywhere.
quote: True but yet their marketshare shrunk, which further proves mcnabney's point ofquote:They can make an idiotic fortune just maintaining their core fanbase - and we all know that they aren't going anywhere.because of increased sales and shrinking marketshare, proves that they are repeat buyers, and even that their repeat buyers are dumping iPhone in favor of Android
quote: So you think Apple can double the sales of the iPhone through repeat buyers. Dude what's the maths like in your universe :)
quote: Yes it can, but your total lack of analytic thinking does astound me...it's proven through market share, not every person runs out and buys Apples shiney toy every year. But if you take the 3gs people that must have the newest toy, then the 3g people whos contract expired and was able for upgrade, and any possible original iPhone owners who waited for the iPhone 4. Then yeah they can double sales and lose marketshare. But I already know critical thinking is not your strong suit.But please continue buying their products and remain blind to facts, because I too own Apple stock, and make a nice chunk of change off iDiotic fanboi's. But I have made more off HTC.
quote: I wasn't disputing that Apple could grow its sales a lot and shrink market share at the same time - of course that's possible in a growing market. What seems nonsensical is your ridiculous suggestion that most of Apple's sales growth (remember they doubled the number of phones they sold) is the result of repeat buyers. Do you really think that that is possible?
quote: How many phones are this supposed hard core Apple fan group of yours buying per head? Apparently at least one for each ear :)
quote: But if you take the 3gs people that must have the newest toy, then the 3g people whos contract expired and was able for upgrade, and any possible original iPhone owners who waited for the iPhone 4.
quote: Wait to see the queues when the Verizon iPhone launches, look at the queues and waiting times for the iPhone in China.
quote: not sure on a worldwide level, but here in the US on AT&T over 80% of iPhone 4 sales were upgrades. They gained some new ones and lost some old ones.


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For better or worse, the technology that performs biological measurements often takes center stage when new discoveries are reported.
Although the measurement yields the interesting result, in many cases such a result could not have been produced without the careful sample preparation that took place beforehand. Recognizing this fact, a growing number of scientists are becoming interested in using biomagnetic separation products to perform sensitive measurements.
Biological sample preparation may not be the most glamorous aspect of research, but scientists shouldn't overlook its importance, says Brett R. Richards, technical account manager at Thermo Scientific. "If you don't have good sample preparation, the rest of the experiments will suffer."
With the goal of developing tools for improved biological sample prep, scientists at Thermo Scientific have developed superparamagnetic beads that come prefunctionalized with antibodies and other capture probes, or present chemical functionalities for the customized attachment of antibodies, oligos, proteins, or nucleic acids.
The newest line of magnetic bead products from Thermo Scientific, known as Sera-Mag Magnetic SpeedBeads, run as small as 1 micron in diameter and have two layers of magnetite encapsulated with a polymer, carboxylate-modified shell.
This enables them to respond faster to a magnetic field and gives them a bumpy, cauliflower-like outer surface that provides a greater surface area for attachment of capture probes.
Since they are superparamagnetic and highly charged, the beads have no residual magnetism outside of an applied magnetic field, resulting in less aggregation, which allows for more reproducible recovery and cleaner sample prep, Richards says.
Using magnetic beads for biological sample preparation has certain advantages over traditional techniques such as anionic exchange columns, including ease of scalability and the absence of filters and shear forces, which can cause sample loss and degradation, he adds.
An additional benefit of Thermo's magnetic bead product line is that separations can be accomplished using a basic rare earth magnetic rack. Researchers interested in scaling up and automating the separations process can take advantage of magnetic particle processor instruments such as the Thermo Scientific KingFisher.
In the future, scientists at Thermo Scientific hope to develop even smaller beads that settle out of solution less quickly and will open the way to new applications in microfluidics and point-of-care technologies, Richards says. They are also working on developing tools for performing cell separations, in conjunction with partner companies.
Scientists at Sigma Life Science are also working on magnetic beads for biological sample preparation. The beads are also about 1 micron in diameter, which customers tend to favor over larger beads since they stay in suspension longer and have better surface area to volume ratios, says John Dapron, principal scientist at Sigma Life Science.
The beads are made of magnetite and encapsulated with a biocompatible coating, such as polystyrene or agarose. Beads are available preconjugated with capture probes, such as anti-FLAG™ or a quadridentate chelate that binds to poly-histidine-tagged proteins, or functionalized with standard bioconjugate coupling groups for custom applications.
Sigma Life Science's biomagnetic separations products can be used in a single tube or scaled up to accommodate 96 samples in a plate format that is compatible with liquid-handling platforms.
Scientists at Sigma Life Science are actively working on the development of affinity-enrichment applications on even smaller beads. One of the big pushes for smaller beads, says George Lipscomb, market segment manager at Sigma Life Science, is for biological sample preparation for mass spectrometry analyses of low-abundance proteins.
Many biomarkers are present at such low levels that mass spectrometric analysis is not possible without enrichment, Dapron says.
Also, for diagnostic purposes, scientists need to look at multiple biomolecules in concert, Lipscomb adds. For this reason, smaller beads in conjunction with high-throughput platforms will make sample processing easier and could open the way for scientists to detect multiple low-abundance biomarkers in small volumes of biological samples.
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This one is for Bendo.
That's what came to mind after Heidelberg defeated Baldwin-Wallace, 35-34 Saturday to secure a 9-1 season and a potential trip to the Division III playoffs.
Jason Bendekovic, the beloved offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator for Heidelberg died suddenly during the 2010 season.
The assistant started at Heidelberg in 2006 under then-coach Brian Cochran. The Student Princes went winless that year, stretching its losing streak to 36 games.
Mike Hallett arrived to coach Heidelberg in 2010, and he kept Bendekovic on his staff. Bendekovic was there for the beginning and middle of the turnaround, but wasn't around to see what the Princes have become.
That's a shame, because he would have loved what happened Saturday. The offensive line played brilliantly. Quentin Rembert, who was recruited by Bendekovic and was very close with him, not only starred on the line, but was involved in the biggest play for Heidelberg in decades - blocking a potential game winning BW field goal.
"I know (Bendekovic) was looking down for us," Rembert said. "He wasn't here, he hasn't been here with us. We haven't beaten (Baldwin Wallace) since he left, so this really means a lot for us.
"It felt great for us to do this for him."
One of the most remarkable things about Heidelberg's turnaround has been the remarkable confidence from the coaching staff that it would happen.
It all starts with Hallett, but he wasn't the only one. In the days after Bendekovic died, I spoke with Corey Fillipovich, the program's defensive line coach.
Fillipovich told me that even when times were down, Bendekovic was always optimistic, always certain Heidelberg was heading for great things.
He was, of course, absolutely right.
Other names popped into my mind today when the game ended: Steve West, the quarterback who had more injuries than wins in his career, but who was instrumental in leading Heidelberg to a four-win season in Hallett's first year.
Jemar Lewis, one of the nicest guys around, who combined with Kenny Sims to create a powerful 1-2 punch in the running game a few years ago, helping to build a tradition of outstanding running backs during the Hallett era. Lewis is now a graduate assistant for HU. So is Matt Grieves, a star defensive lineman for the Princes a few years ago, and Andrew Miller, the former HU quarterback.
It was great to see them celebrate. They were here for the building years; they deserve to be here for this.
Then there's Mike Preston, the former Heidelberg receiver who's now on the practice squad with the Tennessee Titans. Preston keeps close watch on his former team, and tweeted his congratulations when the game was over.
It's taken six years for Heidelberg to go from winless to playoff contenders. It's been a ride with ups, downs, triumphs and tragedy.
It's about the players on the field, but it's also those who played, coached, built, in previous years.
This one's for Bendo, and so many others.


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Three small friends, robustly built, stable, individual in character and lovable in appearance, that's the Cork Family. Whether as side-tables or as stools, the three different brothers benefit from the advantageous properties of the natural material: cork. It is comparatively light, enormously tough and has a pleasantly soft feel.
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Since 1997, Vitra has been certified according to the DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 14001 standards for quality and environmental management. Always desiring to manage resources as responsibly as possible, Vitra strives to reconcile materials, packaging and recycling processes with dwindling resources, increasingly scarce energy supplies and the ever-greater impact on the environment.
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Founded in 1950 as a family-owned company, Vitra is known as more than just a design-oriented manufacturing company. The name also brings to mind the Vitra Design Museum, as well as a collection of modern furniture and its accompanying archive, workshops and publications on topics of design, and an architectural concept that unites buildings by Frank Gehry, Nicholas Grimshaw, Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Alvaro Siza, Herzog & de Meuron and SANAA at the Vitra Headquarters in Birsfelden (Switzerland) and on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein (Germany).
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The philosophical theory of reductionism pursues the idea that biological systems are most fruitfully investigated at the lowest possible, most fundamental level. For many years, philosophy of science concerned itself with whether it is adequate to analyze a system by dissecting it into the component parts and whether molecular biology can explain all biological facts, obviating higher-level biological theories.
Can biology really be reduced to physics, chemistry, or, perhaps, simple engineering concepts? Synthetic biologists bring this question into sharp focus by reasoning that the function of complex systems can be elucidated by reconstruction of the whole from the basic parts. "However, as opposed to reductionism, synthetic biologists take a view of learning as a constructivism," argues George Church, Ph.D., department of genetics, Harvard Medical School.
"Synthetic biology is about systems-level planning and testing. It is akin to systems engineering from bottom up as opposed to reduction from top down. We design and construct high order biological devices out of the biological building parts."
The BioBricks Foundation's international conference next month will discuss synthetic biology in the context of technology, bioethics, biosafety, and intellectual property.
Biologists, bioethicists, and politicians are all weighing in on what guidelines should govern syn bio. Until there is a standardization of synthetic biology parts and devices, intellectual property issues remain up in the air and will follow similar ups and downs as the larger biotech field. Among unresolved issues are gene patentability, patent protection vs. open access, and the effect of patent reform. You can get all the details by reading our story.
For synthetic biologists, DNA and RNA sequences are receivers, senders, reporters, and actuators. These bioblocks make devices, and devices are connected to make systems. Parts, devices, and systems can be combined in self-contained modular units.
The BioBricks Foundation maintains the shared repository of standardized biological parts that can be assembled in a standardized way. Thus created, synthetic biological systems can be used for the purposes of capturing and processing the information, producing energy or manufacturing biomaterials.
The emerging field of functional RNA engineering offers considerable advantages over the engineering of more common protein-based devices, as RNA-based devices are nonimmunogenic and more readily programmed. Its versatile sensing and actuation functions make RNA a powerful design substrate in synthetic biology.
Christina D. Smolke, Ph.D., department of bioengineering, Stanford University, has designed RNA devices that sense increases in target protein signals that trigger certain cellular behaviors, such as the uncontrolled cell growth associated with cancer. Next, sensing of disease-related signaling by the RNA devices can be coupled to new cellular behaviors, such as cellular apoptosis.
"We envision that our devices will be delivered via viral vectors or nanoparticles to cells and can actuate responses specifically in diseased cells based on molecular markers of disease. Another application of these genetic devices is modification of stem cells and immune cells to improve their therapeutic potential. Our RNA devices can regulate various cellular functions, including proliferation and therapeutic efficacy."
Dr. Smolke's RNA device is a synthetic gene with built-in sequences for RNA aptamers. Aptamers are short noncoding RNAs that are able to recognize specific ligands such as proteins; essentially acting as the RNA analog of antibodies.
When the gene module is transcribed into RNA, the RNA aptamers bind to the target proteins. This binding event in turn hinders or disrupts a potential splicing event, resulting in the binary regulation of the RNA splicing event (spliced/not-spliced), which can be coupled to any type of genetic output, like a fluorescent signal or an apoptotic event.
The device's specificity is enhanced by incorporating additional aptamer sensors against other signaling proteins. "Both the input processing function and genetic output are modular and can be altered to suit multiple applications," says Dr. Smolke. "One can extend these systems to create quite sophisticated RNA-processing devices that are able to differentiate signals from complex regulatory networks."
Synthetic biology could also be deployed to introduce a predictable control over higher-order organisms. Oxitec uses synthetic components to create sensors, actuators, and effectors that regulate functions of insects. These regulatory devices are deployed to generate insects whose offspring are not able to survive in the wild.
Termed RIDL (release of insects carrying a dominant lethal), the insects carry a synthetic construct that is not active under the laboratory conditions, when the insects' feed is supplemented with tetracycline. When tetracycline is withdrawn, the genetic device is activated, resulting in accumulation of a recombinant marker protein, eventually interfering with the normal insect functions. Only females are affected, because the actuator is triggered by a sex-specific alternative splicing mechanism.
"We used a naturally occurring phenomenon found in Aeges aegypti mosquitos, a host of Dengue fever," says Luke Alphey, Ph.D., CEO. "In these insects, actin-4 gene is predominantly expressed in the flight muscles of females. It is practically absent in males due to an alternative splicing event. We genetically tightened the event, further improving sex specificity. Then we coupled this actuator with the marker protein."
Accumulation of the marker protein causes loss of the ability to fly in females, leading to population collapse within three generations. "Importantly, the effect is delayed until the adult stage, which means that the genetically modified larvae can effectively compete with the wild type," adds Dr. Alphey.
Synthetic biology promises to generate microorganisms with novel or improved metabolic capabilities. The Fuels Synthesis Division of the Joint Bioenergy Institute uses the tools of synthetic biology to engineer new microbes that can quickly and efficiently ferment plant waste products into biofuels as well as into other valuable chemical products.
Since the fuel performance is highly dependent on the composition of fatty acids, many synthetic clones need to be screened to identify the top producer. Ideally, such analysis would capture all metabolites in a broad net, measure metabolites directly rather than via a surrogate marker, and allow for high-throughput format.
Analysis and comparison of the detailed metabolite profiles may also help to deduce why some clones perform better than others and to adjust the components to optimize production for a particular lipid. Mass spectrometry is ideally suited for such screening applications, providing the exact composition of analytes. Conventional techniques for metabolite profiling aren't suitable for screening large libraries due to limitations on throughput.
"A high-sensitivity and -throughput technological solution was needed that could screen large libraries for key metabolite levels," remarks Trent R. Northen, Ph.D., scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He developed a nanotechnology for mass-spec analysis that his group used to develop a high-throughput fatty acid screen.
The silicon surface is composed of nanostructures with 10 nm pores. A liquid, termed "initiator", is trapped in the pores. A sample is loaded on the substrate, spreading over the pores containing the trapped initiator. Rapid heating of the silicon substrate by the laser causes vaporization of the initiator, desorbing the analyte molecules. "The NIMS, or nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry, is well positioned for screening of small molecules to support synthetic biology."
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Larry Johnson has enjoyed great success as Penn State's defensive line coach, and he's past the point where he feels like he needs to become a head coach to justify his career.
"Being a head coach is not going to be the thing that's going to satisfy me, and I'm OK with that," Johnson said on a teleconference Thursday.
"I just want to be the best coach that I can be, and being that is what's driving me every day -- that I create a brand that's very special as a coach. And coaching the defensive line, that's what I do, and I'm OK with that."
Johnson, 60, mentioned he doesn't know how much longer he will coach, saying, "It's one year at a time for me." He also pointed out he is "having a great time" with this Penn State team.
"This is really a special year, and it is special for a lot of reasons," Johnson said. "You have to be in the locker room to see these players and how hard they work, how resilient they are, how they understand the word perseverance.
"It is really special to be around that ... to see what our guys have gone through as a football team."
Johnson has coached numerous first-team All-Americans, including most recently Devon Still and Jared Odrick, and has long been respected as a coach on the staff who has been able to get the most out of the players on his unit.
Johnson said the keys have been to show the players how much he cares about them personally and to be honest with them.
"I care about them, not only as football players, but young men," he said. "I am not afraid to show my love and my passion. I am not afraid to cry in front of my players because I am going to be myself.
"I think I am very honest with my players. I think that is the foundation with building a great relationship with young players -- being honest, being upright. They know that I am tough. I want them to be the best, and to be the best, I am going to push them to a level they have never been at before."
SUBHD: O'Brien once recruited Marve
O'Brien noted he and defensive coordinator Ted Roof recruited current Purdue QB Robert Marve when they were together at Duke (O'Brien's last year there was 2006). Roof was the Blue Devils' head coach at the time and O'Brien the offensive coordinator.
"That's how long he's been around," O'Brien said of the sixth-year college player.
Marve began his career at Miami, eventually wound up at Purdue and has battled numerous injuries. He even suffered some ACL damage in his left knee in the Boilermakers' game against Notre Dame on Sept. 8, but remarkably he has been able to return to the field quickly.
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Bill O'Brien wouldn't give an injury update on his radio show Thursday. "We do have some guys banged up. ... Basically you'll see who's playing when we take the field Saturday," he said. ... O'Brien said his bosses at PSU are working on a warm-weather or overseas game for the future and said 2014 or '15 could be a possibility.


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6 Types of Gender Inequality That We Need to Just Accept
Equality. We strive for it as a society and laud it in our culture, but is it a real, achievable goal, or just a load of cuddly smoke we blow up each other's asses like a camp counselor with a hookah who assures us it's totally normal and all the boys have done it? We want all people to be treated equally, but can that happen when, realistically, all people are not equal? This is, of course, rhetorical and not just because I probably wrote this two weeks before you read it and if you were to answer me I'm nowhere near you to hear your answer, unless I'm actually hiding in your closet. So feel free to answer out loud, maybe I'm there.
I get the general idea of equality, of course -- I'm not nearly four-fifths as dumb as I sound most times -- but if we're being nitpicky, the fact is there are certain areas of life in which men will inevitably be superior to women, and other areas where women are leaps and bounds ahead of men, and it's unlikely that there will ever be a leveling of these specific instances to achieve equality. They're just settled and done and one sex won. Let's look!
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Hands down, men are the champions of urination on the planet Earth. In fact, male humans have destroyed not just female humans but all other living beings in the world when it comes to mastering urination. If ability to urinate was a Hollywood blockbuster, men's urination skill would be The Avengers and women's would be John Carter.
If you give a man two minutes, he can urinate safely, effectively, and in a satisfying manner. He can do this anywhere on Earth. In any situation. Lost in the woods? Not an issue. On a boat? Simple. Trapped in an alley? Couldn't be easier. Any situation that would rightly cause the average woman to fear exposure to tetanus, hobo residue, mosquitoes, bear traps, poison ivy, broken crack pipes, slippery ship decks, and 100 other concerns that could send someone squatting with their pants around their ankles panicking into the night are of no concern to a man who can whip it out and not just pee but write his damn name on a wall with it.
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Ain't no lady statue.
Ladies just don't have the pee chops that men do. Even the odd super woman who has mastered the skill of peeing while standing (and my hat's off to you, intrepid urethral adventurer) cannot match the artistic flair of a man and his magic wand. Did you know I once peed a fairly reasonable facsimile of Snoopy into a snow bank? No, but you can believe it, because I have a malleable hose that shoots a steady stream of liquid from my body and Snoopy's not that hard to draw. Women deserve equal pay, but I can pee dollar signs. Point for men.
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Have you ever heard a woman compliment another woman's boobs? It happens more often than you'd think, and for that reason, men are genetic failures. Why? Because you've never, ever, ever heard anyone, no matter how fucked-up/drunk/medicated or bugfuck insane they are, compliment a dude's titties. Men with titties are more shunned than the Elephant Man. The only thing a man wants to have less than a supple rack is an honest-to-goodness vagina, transgendered folks notwithstanding.
Women's boobs are glorious, admired by men and women alike. Moreover, they seem to be awfully good at assisting in the procurement of drinks and getting out of traffic tickets. Why? Because they're nice! This isn't an issue of objectification or sexism, either. People who overthink tits make my balls itch, and they're missing the forest for the trees. There is nothing wrong with one human appreciating physical beauty in another human. We know that. We also know boobs are and have long been a focal point of that attraction, so why do we try to pretend otherwise? Why is it rude to look at cleavage when you see it? Why is it when boobs get to a certain size, everyone, including other women, automatically reduce the owner of said boobs to just her boobs? Why do some people insist on this bullshit theory that they're merely glands for providing nourishment to babies when we know damn well they're clearly an important part of attracting one person to another? Because we're like the victims of a zombie apocalypse inside a zombie movie -- for some reason it's like we're unaware of what they are and how to deal with them.
The fact is boobs are wonderful and there's no shame in that. There should be no shame in looking at them and no shame in having them no matter what size. Unless you're a dude, because no one likes your furry jugs. They just complement a woman's form so much better than they do a man's. Point for women.
Cultural Bias Part 1
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It's good to be a man in the world today. And yesterday. And 100 years ago. Men, traditionally, run shit. And that's not the fault of men today, but it is something we benefit from, and to expect a man to somehow not fit into the patriarchal society is unfair. Does that mean men should be sexist pigs slapping their secretaries' asses? No, but it does mean you can't blame men for the advantages they're given in what in many ways is a subconscious working of our society.
Should men get paid more than women for doing the same job? No. But now if you had to choose between being a man who gets paid more or a woman who gets paid less for doing the same job, you wouldn't be faulted for, in the confines of just a thought experiment, saying you'd rather be the man. Because why not? You get paid more! Maybe people also perceive you as more authoritative. Maybe people think you're opinions are more valid, even if a woman has the exact same education and background. I'm not saying this doesn't suck for women -- it sucks hard -- but it makes an advantage for men that, for now at least, we can't ignore. Point: men.
Cultural Bias Part 2
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I want you to think long and hard about Kim Kardashian. Or Paris Hilton. Courtney Stodden. Tila Tequila. Why do you know any of their names? They're attractive (let's not debate that here; it would be a whole new article) and they're famous for something or other. But what? Now think of the last time you saw a drop-dead gorgeous girl at a bar. How many of her own drinks did she buy?
Society is rife with flaws, and just as it favors a man over a woman in the business world, it tends to favor a pretty girl over a fugly dude in the casual, everyday world. There's no real reverse in our society for sugar daddies, there's no opposite of celebutante. Not really. Sure, a few guys probably get by as gigolos and some brain-damaged glue sniffer out there is really interested in the affairs of Rob Kardashian, but by and large women are far better at gaming men for shits and giggles than the other way around.
Now you may think that's a horribly narrow view of society, and it is, because I'm only taking a look at this narrow section. Hell, I think this narrow section probably gave rise to that creepy pick-up artist mentality: childish little tyrant boys who see girls getting whatever they want without having to "pay up" and getting pissy about it. It's not everyone, it's just that section, like the business section where men get paid more than women. And in this section, women hold the cards. And maybe they deserve to. Imagine how unfun clubbing would be if we really did have equality, and there was never any need to try to foolishly impress that super-hot chick, and the hot daughters of the rich and pseudo-famous could never become pop-culture icons, meaning the rest of us would never be able to make fun of them. Imagine all the comedy we'd lose in a world where none of us knew about Kardashians or gold diggers? Point: women.


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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is suffering from a blood clot located between her brain and her skull, behind her right ear, her physicians said Monday, describing the location of the clot for the first time since she was hospitalized on Sunday.
She didn't suffer a stroke or sustain any neurological damage, said her doctors.
"In all other aspects of her recovery, the secretary is making excellent progress and we are confident she will make a full recovery," Dr. Lisa Bardack of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., and Dr. Gigi El-Bayoumi of George Washington University said. "She is in good spirits, engaging with her doctors, her family, and her staff."
The blood clot is in a vein that experts said drains blood from the brain and is in an area known as the right transverse sinus, which the physicians described as a space between the brain and skull, behind the ear.
They said the blood clot was discovered Sunday in a "routine follow-up" visit. They said Mrs. Clinton would be released from the hospital once a proper dosage of blood thinners has been established. She was being treated at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia in New York City.
State Department officials before Monday afternoon's statement had declined to say where the blood clot was located.
The clot was the latest health problem to confront Mrs. Clinton in recent weeks. She became ill with a stomach virus during a European trip early in December. That virus led to what officials described as dehydration and caused her to faint, fall and suffer a concussion. The blood clot was discovered over the weekend.
Dr. Lori Shutter, a neurologist and critical-care doctor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, said Mrs. Clinton was fortunate that the clot was in this particular vein, because there are two such veins, one behind each ear. With one blocked, the second is able to continue draining used blood from the brain.
Without that backup, the clot could have led to a "venous stroke." In that condition, the brain cannot properly drain itself of blood, resulting in a buildup of pressure. Because of the pressure, the brain wouldn't be able to accept sufficient amounts of oxygenated blood from arteries to sustain the tissue—hence a stroke.
Dr. Shutter said Mrs. Clinton's clot could well have been caused by the fall and concussion earlier in December. The fall could have led to a hairline fracture of the bone surrounding the vein, or could have caused inflammation within the vein. Either way, Dr. Shutter said, a clot could have occurred.
Dr. Shutter, who isn't involved in Mrs. Clinton's care, said the secretary likely will be on blood thinners for months.
Venous strokes more typically occur because of a clot in another vein, called the superior sagittal sinus. This is because there is only one such vein and any blockage there could prove more critical.
A venous stroke is considered generally less severe than the most common kind of strokes, which are caused by a clot in an artery, which blocks blood flow to the brain and can kill brain tissue.
By contrast, a venous stroke can cause some minor weakness or confusion, said Dr. Shutter.
The disclosure of the location of Mrs. Clinton's blood clot came near the end of the day, after State Department officials had refused to elaborate on her condition. It wasn't clear when physicians determined the secretary had avoided a stroke or any neurological damage, or whether that determination contributed to the delay in the release of details about her condition.
Earlier in the day on Monday, hospital executives referred all questions about Mrs. Clinton's condition to the State Department, where officials wouldn't respond to questions.
The latest setback may affect plans for Mrs. Clinton to testify before Congress about the Sept. 11 assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya that claimed the lives of four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador, and resulted in sharp criticism of her agency.
She initially had planned to testify Dec. 20, but postponed that appearance because of her concussion, promising before her hospitalization Sunday to appear before lawmakers in January.
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Leibovitz captures six-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift as Rapunzel. The portrait is captioned, "Where adventure awaits."
The new Disney Dream portraits were commissioned by Disney, which began featuring celebrities in Disney fantasy settings in 2007.
The image can be seen in upcoming issues of Vanity Fair, In Style and People.
Liebovitz had previously applied her vision to the campaign with photos featuring Queen Latifah, Alec Baldwin and Penelope Cruz. In August, Jack Black, Russell Brand, Will Ferrell and Jason Segel were featured in portraits portraying the Hitchhiking Ghosts and Captain Hook.
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Remember, for all the crap large banks take, many people would not own their homes without them. How many people locked in low interest rate mortgages they could afford and now live happily in a home they make regular payments on? We tend to focus on the bad, looking for scapegoats for our woes, when things aren't really that bad. 10% unemployment is certainly not good, but that means 90% of people are still working.
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WASHINGTON – Construction of a much-touted flight simulator at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is about to be delayed because of congressional inaction on "sequestration," the draconian automatic federal budget cuts set to take effect Friday.
The Air Force announced the delay in the simulator project in documents that detail its response to the looming budget cuts. The documents prompted Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, to take to the House floor Tuesday to decry the delay, noting that the simulator project "is crucial to securing the base's continued operation."
The Niagara Falls base – which has fought off federal efforts to shut it down twice in the last two decades – is counting on the simulator to make the base a training destination for Air Force Reserve pilots throughout the Northeast who fly C-130 cargo planes. That's the plane flown by the Niagara Falls-based 914th Airlift Wing.
The delay at the Niagara Falls base would be one of dozens of Air Force construction disruptions across the country, according to the Air Force documents, which spelled out $1.8 billion in building cutbacks.
The Air Force was set to begin the first phase of the $28.1 million Niagara Falls project this year with the construction of a $6.1 million building to house the simulator.
But now, if sequestration goes through, construction will be delayed, Higgins said.
"Not only is that building being delayed; this also necessarily delays the subsequent funding coming to the area to complete the facility," Higgins said.
And the delay could be just part of the problem the base will face under sequestration, Higgins said.
The Air Force has said that 2,300 Air Force civilians in New York will be furloughed because of the sequester, although it has not said where those job reductions will take place. The move will cause $17.7 million in wages to be lost across the state.
Higgins also met Tuesday with Robert T. Brady, chairman of Moog Inc. of Elma, which employs 2,000 locally in its defense unit.
Brady expressed his concern about the sequester, Higgins said, noting that cuts to the Pentagon budget will inevitably have an impact on defense contractors.
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Life Technologies is buying Ion Torrent for $375 million in cash and shares. Ion shareholders could receive another $350 million in cash and Life Tech stock dependent on the achievement of certain milestones over the next couple of years.
Ion is exploiting what it terms PostLight™ technology to develop a semiconductor chip-based sequencing system. The firm claims this approach to sequencing is the first of its kind to negate the need for optical detection techniques currently used in all other sequencing platforms. It aims to launch its first commercial product later this year. The benchtop Personal Genome Machine for mid-scale sequencing projects is expected to have an entry cost of under $100,000.
"We believe Ion Torrent's technology will represent a profound change for the life science industry," comments Gregory T. Lucier, Life Tech's chairman and CEO. "This technology will usher in a new era in science, one in which DNA sequencing can be done easier, faster, and more cost effectively than ever before. By leveraging the cumulative $1 trillion already invested in semiconductor research and development, we believe that Ion Torrent will drive unprecedented scalability, delivering the solution required for future generations of sequencing."
Ion's DNA sequencing system effectively translates signals from chemical bases directly into digital information on a semiconductor chip. The technology requires no proprietary chemistries or optics, but instead directly detects nucleotide incorporation into a strand by sensing the charged hydrogen ion released and recording the event as a digital signal, Ion states. This direct detection translates to almost instant recording, which means an entire sequencing run can be completed in about an hour, it claims
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It is estimated that 38 million people worldwide are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with an additional 4.1 million people infected each year. With the growing HIV+ population it is important to understand how this virus mutates and develops drug resistance over time, which provides additional challenges in developing effective therapies.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley lead by Stephanie Willerth chose RNA-Seq to study HIV evolution in clinical isolates through a detailed analysis of viral sequences. However, there are several challenges in utilizing NGS to perform such studies. In particular, the amount of HIV RNA that can be obtained from clinical blood samples is low and does not provide enough material for traditional library construction protocols.
PCR amplification could not be used as PCR can introduce bias into a sample since only sequences that contain significant homology with the primers sequences will be amplified, which in turn affects the resulting analysis of diversity present in the HIV genomes.
In order to obtain sufficient quantities of material for NGS analysis, the researchers utilized the Ovation RNA-Seq System for low bias amplification of HIV genome samples to produce double-stranded cDNA, which was followed by library construction and sequencing on the Illumina Genome Analyzer platform.
The results produced high genome coverage using 36 base pair reads enabling accurate comparison of sequence differences. The researchers are currently developing metrics for evaluating HIV diversity and evolution and how these parameters change in response to long-term antiviral drug therapy. The methods developed in this study for low input RNA amplification can also be applied to other clinically relevant viruses.
FFPE tissue fixation has been the clinical sample archival storage method of choice for many years, in particular for cancer research and diagnostics. FFPE samples can be connected to patient data through healthcare, disease, and population registries and represent an important resource for retrospective studies of genomic-based disease.
While this preservation method renders the samples suitable for traditional cell and tissue characterization by microscopy, the FFPE samples are typically difficult to access for genomic analyses. RNA and DNA exposed to formalin fixation are often degraded and cross-linked, thereby making these samples refractory to the steps used in NGS analysis.
In order to access this important category of samples, NuGEN has developed the Ovation RNA-Seq FFPE System which is optimized for degraded RNA typically found in FFPE samples. Figure 2 shows an example of differential expression for a specific gene (TPM2) detected in a human colon tumor compared to normal adjacent tissue from FFPE and fresh frozen (FF) samples. The data show concordant several-fold reduction in the TPM2 transcript abundance in tumor in both FFPE and FF samples as indicated by the read distribution across exons. In addition, an alternative splicing event at Exon6 of the TPM2 gene is also seen in both the fresh frozen and FFPE samples (black arrows).
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March 17, 2007
Sean Dougherty's green eyes peeked out from beneath a headdress of eagle feathers tipped low over his forehead.
The Irish-German-Native American was bedecked in feathers, ready to step-to for the men's traditional Native American dance at a Saturday social powwow at Willamette University in Salem.
The fifth annual event, in Cone Fieldhouse on campus, included Native American dances set to a drum beat and chanting. It was not a performance, though 500 onlookers crowded the stands and ringed the gym floor to gaze at the stomping feet and brightly colored clothing. Nor was it a dance.
"Every step we take is prayers to the people, dancing for the people," Dougherty, of Salem, said. "It's very spiritual."
Master of ceremonies Bob Tom said powwows have been going on before Native American people had a name for them. The 70-year-old attended his first when he was 6, and being a part of one means more to him than song and dance. It is who he is.
"Listening to the drums, being surrounded by friends, Indian people, makes you stand taller, makes you proud to be Indian," he said.
A dizzying array of scents, including burning sage, dried lavender and fried dough, filled the fieldhouse on Saturday. The aromas reflected cultural roots, but also drew visitors to vendors on the scene selling Native American foods and wares.
Jessie Hunt of Turner sold herbs such as sage smudge stick, an early antiseptic and cleanser of bad spirits.
"When (the dancers) walk in, they burn it," Hunt said. Some Native Americans "take it to the sweat lodge. They breathe it."
Debbie Austin of Keizer sold fry bread in a booth outside of the gym.
"I can give you the ingredients, but the way of mixing it is the secret," she said.
The flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, water and yeast combination sizzled in vats of oil.
Willamette University freshman Caity Casebolt said the event was a crucial reminder of American history — the Native Americans' loss of their homes, land and hunting grounds.
"It's a part of our history," she said, "and it's also a part of theirs."
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