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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that BRCA 1 and 2 genes represent "a nonnaturally occurring composition of matter," and thus are patentable. [© ungureanusergiu - Fotolia.com]
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today delivered a mixed verdict to Myriad Genetics in its three-year legal wrangle to uphold seven patents for breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA 1 and 2 and its method for analyzing those genes for mutations associated with the disease.
Writing for the court in a 2–1 decision, Circuit Judge Alan Lourie upheld a lower court's denial of patent eligibility for Myriad's method claims directed to comparing or analyzing DNA sequences using the genes: "Such claims include no transformative steps and cover only patent-ineligible abstract, mental steps," the judges wrote in their decision. (Read the decision here: http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/images/stories/opinions-orders/10-1406.pdf)
That portion of the decision sided with part of a 2010 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. But two other parts of that decision were overturned by the appellate majority. It found that the BRCA 1 and 2 genes represented "a nonnaturally occurring composition of matter," and thus were patentable under § 101 of Title 35, U.S. Code.
Using that reasoning, the appellate majority also upheld Myriad's method claim to screening potential cancer therapeutics via changes in cell growth rates of transformed cells, rejecting the district court's finding that it was directed to a patent-ineligible scientific principle.
Today's decision echoed a 2011 ruling by the same court, which largely but not entirely overturned the district court. In March, the U.S. Supreme Court remanded the case to the Federal Circuit's appeals court in light of the high court's Prometheus v. Mayo decision overturning Prometheus' patents on a drug-dosage calibration method, saying it was too close to a natural phenomenon.
Circuit Judge Kimberly A. Moore concurred in part with Lourie, while Circuit Judge William Bryson dissented from the part of the decision holding BRCA 1 and 2 as patent-eligible: "The court's decision, if sustained, will likely have broad consequences, such as preempting methods for whole-genome sequencing."
Bryson sided with plaintiffs in the original case Association for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is counsel-of-record to AMP and co-plaintiffs, which advocate a ban on gene patenting. They argue that gene patenting stifles basic scientific inquiry, and is therefore a violation of the spirit and letter of the intellectual property clause of Article I, § 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
Myriad rejects that argument and contends patenting is vital to recouping development costs. The company has said it spent $500 million over 17 years on its BRCAnalysis test before breaking even.
Last year, a three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit overturned the district court, finding that Myriad's gene composition-of-matter claims and its methods of screening for cancer compounds patent-eligible but found Myriad's claims for the mutation analysis were not patentable, dismissing them as "abstract mental processes."
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TAG has grown to become a global network of academics, lawyers, professionals, students, concerned individuals and other partners in North America and Europe who work for the cause of justice for the Tamil speaking people in Sri Lanka as well as advocating against genocide anywhere in the world. TAG maintains liaison with governments around the globe as well as domestic and international non-governmental, legal, media and activist organizations.
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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Review
The Darkside Chronicles lacks the sophistication of the recent Dead Space: Extraction, but it more than makes up for it by bewitching you with nostalgia.
Unfortunately, you'll never get used to the abominable boss battles. For some reason, the on-rails shooter doesn't play well with screen-filling monstrosities. The devil is in the way you hold the Wii Remote: Bosses with quick movements are too hard to target, and it's even more frustrating that it's nigh-on impossible to prevent them from hitting you. All boss attacks can be avoided, either with a successfully-passed quick time event, or by shooting the spot that will cancel the "attack" animation into a "stopping" animation. The problem is these spots are insanely hard to hit. The camera is at its most Blair Witch during these fights, which makes success even harder. Almost all the boss fights follow the same pattern: you die, you try again, you die, you try again... ad nauseam. Fair challenge is acceptable; unfair challenge is not.
Other frustrations stem from a distinct lack of action. In single-player you see your AI partner, whether it be Leon, Rockfort Island prisoner Steve Burnside or Jack Krauser, on screen. This is a good thing, because otherwise you'd never know they were around. The co-op AI is as useless as a limbless zombie. Their once-in-a-blue-moon frequency of fire is so badly aimed, you're forced to wonder whether the AI subroutine governing the action was designed by Ghandi himself. They stand there and watch you get overwhelmed with all the casual ignorance of a ripening banana. Gah.
As with all games, playing with a friend is more fun - but it's by virtue of the act, not clever game design. You and your mate won't do anything more sophisticated than pointing and shooting, and pointing and shooting. There is no flanking, no strategy, no teamwork. Co-op is the same as single-player, really, just with extra, admittedly helpful, firepower.
Why is there no online play? Capcom will point to that most tiresome of excuses: lag. You might argue that the on-rails shooter is better suited to offline multiplayer, but this seems an easy cop-out. Online co-op would have allowed Cavia to craft more engaging levels. Imagine one player drawing a boss in one direction while the other flanks? Ah well. Maybe such thoughts are unreasonable: this is the Wii afterall.
Credit, though, must go to the game's unquestionable value. The main Chronicles mode is surprisingly meaty. On normal difficulty it'll last about eight hours, but you'll feel compelled to jump straight back in and replay. The many collectibles are usually hidden in crates, vases and other Havok physics-powered destructible objects. Getting them all will require repeated playthroughs, and some levels contain multiple paths, each yiedling different rewards.
The Darkside Chronicles is a mindless blast-a-thon. It lacks the sophistication of the recent Dead Space: Extraction, but it more than makes up for it by bewitching you with nostalgia. It's just great fun. Newcomers may find its frustrations too much to bare, but for those whom the words HUNK, Tofu (complete the game for a pleasant surprise) and T-Virus rekindle memories of heady summers spent battling the evil Umbrella corporation and running past giant spiders, The Darkside Chronicles is unmissable.


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I go there often, their bread is delicious. I have had the swiss bread but it was years ago and looking at the recipe sounds like it could be similar. Using the levain will produce the air bubble look I think. If I come across another recipe will post that link also.
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John Katopodis, who grew up in a blue-collar Birmingham neighborhood and rose to become a well-known political figure, will be sentenced Friday afternoon in federal court after being convicted last year on 97 counts of mail and wire fraud.
Katopodis' conviction and sentencing provide an unceremonious end for a longtime public figure who has been described as progressive, generous and rebellious by those who knew him and served with him.
A federal jury in Birmingham convicted Katopodis, 62, in July for using money earmarked for a children's charity for trips to casinos and to pay off personal credit card debt. He has been in the Shelby County Jail since his conviction.
Prosecutors are asking that a judge sentence Katopodis to nearly six years in prison. They also want him to forfeit $162,910 and pay $169,910 in restitution to Jefferson County.
"I think it's unfortunate," former Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington said. "He is a bright and very able person. I think his intentions were good. He really tried to help people. I think he got careless and it came back to haunt him."
Katopodis grew up in Wylam, a community on Birmingham's west side. The son of a Scottish woman and a Greek immigrant, he worked two jobs to put himself through school, eventually spending time in Sweden as a Fulbright scholar and earning a master's degree and a doctorate from Harvard University.
Katopodis served two terms on the Birmingham City Council, twice ran unsuccessfully for Birmingham mayor and served one term on the Jefferson County Commission, 1986-90.
Katopodis left Birmingham after his father died and his mother remarried. He returned in the 1970s to work at the Birmingham Board of Education after working for the Sumter County, Ga., school system.
The public first heard about Katopodis in 1976 after the school board eliminated his job as special assistant to then-Superintendent Wilmer Cody. He successfully sued in federal court and got his job back. He soon left the board to become associate director at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.
The name recognition helped propel his successful campaign for the Birmingham City Council in 1977. On the council at the same time were Arrington and Larry Langford, who later became Birmingham's mayor and Jefferson County Commission president and was convicted on corruption charges and sentenced last week to 15 years in prison.
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Katopodis and Langford forged a coalition of their own, Arrington said. They "were the young turks on the council, always challenging everything."
More than 20 years later, Katopodis, Langford and Richard Scrushy, then the CEO of HealthSouth, formed the charity Computer Help for Kids.
Testimony showed that Katopodis spent thousands out of the charity's coffers on gifts and travel for friends.
According to testimony, Katopodis was freewheeling. He frequented casinos. He paid for the mayor of Meridian, Miss., to attend a three-week seminar at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He also sent a friend from Boston to Cairo, Egypt, on a networking junket. All of it was paid for with money from Computer Help for Kids.
"My personal financial situation always has been an enigma to my friends," Katopodis told The Birmingham News in 1977, when questions arose surrounding his apparent lavish living on an educator's salary.
Katopodis ran for mayor in 1979. Arrington won the election, becoming the city's first black mayor. Katopodis missed the runoff by 97 votes and returned to the council. Katopodis went on to become council president in 1981. He launched another unsuccessful bid for mayor in 1983, losing again to Arrington.
Katopodis left the council in 1985 and won a seat on the County Commission in 1986.
Arrington said things started to unravel for Katopodis while he was on the commission. A business owned by Katopodis owed the city more than $10,000 in sales taxes. State auditors held him responsible for $659 in personal phone calls made on county phones by him and others in his office. Arrington said personal attacks that Katopodis made on O.Z. Hall, county tax collector at the time, hurt him with the public.
Katopodis seemed to court controversy, Arrington said. "He had a rebellious streak."
Prosecutors say Katopodis has shown no remorse and taken no responsibility for his actions.
"While stealing the charity's money, the defendant was shamelessly promoting himself as a champion of the poor and disadvantaged. The hypocrisy is intolerable," Assistant U.S. Attorney George Martin said in a court filing.
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The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce will soon name its first ambassador of the year. Local businesses are invited to help the chamber honor the ambassador by donating a service, good or promotional item to be included in a prize package.
If you're like many people, you're watching your dollars extra carefully this year as you do your holiday shopping. And that's a good thing, because even in the best of times, it's never wise to go overboard on gifts. But by making the right moves during this holiday season, you can also help ensure that you stay on track toward your long-term financial goals.
Christmas came early for Charlene Parlett of Hinesville, whose name was drawn as the grand prize winner of a $500 downtown shopping spree courtesy of the Hinesville Downtown Development Authority. The drawing concluded a three-week promotion.
If you have a computer and really don't know where all your money goes, your life can be easier if you invest in personal-finance budget software. Nearly all of the finance programs have reports that you can customize and generate. Want to know how much you're spending for groceries? Or how much miscellaneous cash went to coffee in the morning? The program will tell you. Your bank statement will include the debit-card amounts, which you'll need to add in, but not the cash you spend. You'll need to enter that as well.
When Ben Franklin famously wrote "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," I'm pretty sure he wasn't warning his readers about the perils of cyber crime. But in today's world of phishing, shoulder-surfing and computer spyware, his advice hits home.
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U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., will sponsor a series of workshops during the open enrollment season for the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.
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Deciphering The Health Law's Subsidies For Premiums
Q: What happens once a person is deemed eligible for a subsidy?
A: The exchange will tell applicants the maximum credit they are eligible for. Consumers can decide whether they want to take the maximum or some lesser amount. Those who think their income might increase beyond what they projected, might consider taking less so they won't have to pay the government back when the year ends. Once an eligible applicant determines how much he or she wants, the exchange will arrange for the amount to be paid every month directly to the insurance company offering the plan the applicant selects. For example, if the monthly premium is $600 and the individual is eligible for $400 [in a subsidy] and opts for that credit, every month the federal government will send $400 to the insurer. The consumer would be responsible for sending the remaining $200.
Q. How is the maximum premium subsidy amount determined?
A: There is a complex formula that includes household income, as well as the cost of a benchmark insurance plan, which the law has identified as the second lowest priced silver plan – one of four levels of plans -- offered on that exchange.
The law requires consumers to contribute a specific percentage of income to the premium. It's a sliding scale based on the federal poverty level. For example, if your household income is at 150 percent of the FPL, you are required to contribute 4 percent of income toward the premium. If your income is at 300 percent of poverty, then you're required to contribute 9.5 percent. The subsidy then makes up the difference between that amount and the cost of the benchmark plan.
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Meet Grayson: A Slideshow of His First Few Days + Birth Story!Casi Densmore-Koon
Sorry for the delay yesterday in announcing that Grayson Henry Charles has arrived! For those of you who have been following my very rough pregnancy, I am sure you are just as happy as I am to know we spent NO TIME in the NICU. Double YAY! So, it all began last Friday. I honestly thought that was it. You can read all about my progressing labor here and how I ended up back at the hospital after being discharged a few hours before I was in active labor. So much fun right? I love getting discharged when I am in labor.
Anyway, after this post and six hours of very quick and calm labor, Grayson arrived on October 1st at 11:54pm weighing 5lbs. 7.4oz and 18 inches long. He is a little piece of heaven.
Thankfully my doctor at the office sent me back. She texted the doctor that was delivering me, after our little spat with him earlier in the day, and said "take one for the team, be nice, I heard you were mean earlier." And that is just why I love her. She is always looking out for me. Once I was admitted back into the hospital around 5pm labor quick begin. With contractions 1-2 minutes apart, my cervix check I was 4cm. Which I seemed to be stuck out for a little while even with super-strong super-close contractions. And than, exhaustion hit. I decided to get an epidural considering my weekend and just wanted to be comfortable. Forgetting proving to the world I can do it without drugs. I've done it and well, pushing a baby out of that is enough credit. Once the epidural set in I was happy. For a few minutes at least.
All of a sudden my entire body started shaking. Worst feeling ever. I was freezing cold and felt like my heart was racing and major anxiety was setting in knowing that the Grayson's heart rate was dropping to a very low, 38. They figured it was the cord. So, I got some oxygen going, started taking lots of deep breathes and trying to just relax. Easier said than done. Thankfully, after only about an hour of feeling awful it stopped and I was 6cm. I instantly felt better knowing I was almost to the end. Once I got to 6cm, it was a breeze. Seriously couldn't believe how fast it went by. Within 30 minutes I was ready to push. After chatting with my doctor the last hour and half, he finally was in a better mood after the earlier spat in the day, watching some football and The Voice, it was time to get this baby out! I started to get a little nervous. Considering I was only 36 weeks, to the day, I went into freak out mode. What if he isn't okay like everyone says he will be? What if the sono is way off and he is under 5lbs? Thankfully the only thing I didn't have to worry about was that he wasn't breech anymore. Sometime between my discharge and going back to the hospital, he flipped and was head down. I guess he really was ready to come out and play.
After 10 minutes and 2 pushes, our little man was finally here. NICU immediately took a peek at him to make sure everything was fine and within two minutes time, we got the okay that he was doing great! The only small problem we had was his blood sugar was low but he had 24 hours to pull it together before taking a field trip to the NICU. Thankfully, we dodged a bullet there. It was hard to believe that our little one had arrived in perfection condition and I just have to say, all those prayers truly made it possible! My entire pregnancy was beyond a whirlwind. The longest roller coaster ride I have ever been on and I am thrilled to say it's over. However, a new obstacle begins. Life with FIVE littles. Oh lordy.
After the jump, I thought I would share a few of my favorite photos so far of Grayson's first few days into this beautiful world. Meet Grayson Henry Charles. He thanks you for all your prayers too!
First Instagram Shot 1 of 16This is Grayson's first photo, just a few minutes after he was born and the first time I held him.
Love Him 2 of 16So alert just a few minutes after birth. He won our hearts in no time!
First Picture With Mom 3 of 16Don't mind me, the hot mess! This was just a few minutes after delivery. I was thrilled to finally have him in my arms.
Car seat Test Time 4 of 16Because he is only 5lbs and preterm, a car seat test is a must before going home. Thankfully, he passed.
My favorite car seat ever from Orbit
Dress Up Time 5 of 16So, he may not be able to wear headbands, but that doesn't mean we can't play dress-up. I adore this hat from Little Hip Squeaks.
Mustache hat from Little Hip Squeaks
Nice and Cozy 6 of 16Another small issue we had was a typical preemie one; premature. But thanks to this amazing Little Giraffe blanket, we were able to keep it up without visiting the NICU.
Blanket from Little Giraffe
Just Born 7 of 16I just couldn't wait to take pictures of him in all the goodies I bought. Like these adorable Little Giraffe socks and Monthly Onesie Ties from Etsy.
Polka dot cozy socks from Little Giraffe
Love these monthly ties from Peach Tea Couture
Please Mom, No More Pictures 8 of 16I am pretty sure he hates seeing my iPhone is his face at this point.
The Funniest Bib Ever 9 of 16I love it, so much!
Bib from Shop Urban Baby Co.
Meeting The Big Sisters 10 of 16Our 9 year old was up first, Zoe meet Grayson!
So Happy! 11 of 16They have waited to see him for so long. BIG smiles!
Meeting McKenzie 12 of 16Our 5 year old M well, she hasn't let him out of her sight. She is right next to me for all the feedings, all the changes and has organized the diaper caddy five times.
Meeting Kennadi 13 of 16Kennadi. our 2.5 year old has been quite the mother hen. She can't get enough of "her baby".
Meeting Sadie 14 of 16We weren't sure how this was going to go when our almost 17 month old Sadie held Grayson for the first time but as you can see, she was anything but jealous.
Stylin' and Profilin' 15 of 16Yes, I just typed that. {LOL} These adorable custom leggings from Little Hip Squeaks with his tuexedo onesie is my favorite outfit. I love playing dress-up with my little man.
Leggings from Little Hip Squeaks
Ready for My Close Up 16 of 16Of course Mom had to put me in a bowtie!
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Health Information
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
What is a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)?
The prostate gland is found only in males. It sits below the bladder and wraps around the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body. The prostate helps produce semen.
A transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is surgery to remove parts of the prostate gland through the penis. No incisions are needed.
The surgeon reaches the prostate by putting an instrument into the end of the penis and through the urethra. This instrument, called a resectoscope, is about 12 inches long and one-half inch in diameter. It contains a lighted camera and valves that control irrigating fluid. It also contains an electrical loop that cuts tissue and seals blood vessels. The wire loop is guided by the surgeon to remove the tissue blocking the urethra one piece at a time. The pieces of tissue are carried by the irrigating fluid into the bladder and then flushed out at the end of the procedure.
Why might I need TURP?
TURP most often done to relieve symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate. This is often due to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). BPH is not cancer, and is a common part of aging. When the prostate gland is enlarged, it can press against the urethra and interfere with or block the passage of urine out of the body.
Sometimes a TURP is done to treat symptoms only, not to cure the disease. For example, if you're unable to urinate because of prostate cancer, but surgery to remove the prostate isn't an option for you, you may need a TURP.
There may be other reasons for your healthcare provider to recommend a TURP.
What are the risks of a TURP?
As with any surgery, certain complications can occur with TURP. Some possible complications may include:
- Blood in the urine after surgery
- Painful or difficult urination
- Infection
- Retrograde ejaculation (when ejaculate goes into the bladder and not out the penis)
- Bleeding
There may be other risks depending on your condition. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your healthcare provider before the procedure.
How do I get ready for a TURP?
Some things you can expect before the procedure include:
- Your healthcare provider will explain the procedure and you can ask questions.
- You'll be asked to sign a consent form that gives permission to do the procedure. Read the form carefully and ask questions if anything isn't clear.
- Your healthcare provider will review your medical history, and do a physical exam to be sure you're in good health before you have the procedure. You may also need blood tests and other tests.
- You'll be asked to not eat or drink anything for 8 hours before the procedure, generally after midnight.
- Tell your healthcare provider if you're sensitive to or are allergic to any medicines, latex, iodine, tape, contrast dyes, or anesthesia.
- Make sure your healthcare provider has a list of all medicines (prescribed and over the counter), herbs, vitamins, and supplements that you're taking.
- Tell your healthcare provider if you have a history of bleeding disorders or if you're taking any blood-thinning medicines (anticoagulants), aspirin, or any other medicines that affect blood clotting. You may need to stop these medicines before the procedure.
- If you smoke, stop as soon as possible to improve recovery and your overall health.
- You may be given a sedative before the procedure to help you relax.
Based on your medical condition, your healthcare provider may request other specific preparation.
What happens during TURP?
TURP requires a hospital stay. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your healthcare provider's practices.
Generally, a TURP follows this process:
- You'll need to remove any jewelry or other objects that might get in the way during the procedure. A bracelet with your name and an identification number will be put on your wrist. You may get a second bracelet if you have allergies.
- You'll need to remove your clothing and put on a hospital gown.
- You'll be asked to empty your bladder.
- An intravenous (IV) line will be started in your arm or hand.
- You'll be positioned on an operating table, lying on your back.
- You will be given anesthesia to put you to sleep for the procedure.
- Your heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and blood oxygen level will be monitored during the surgery. Once you're sedated, a breathing tube will be put through your throat into your windpipe and you'll be connected to a ventilator, which will breathe for you during the surgery.
- The surgeon may first inspect the urethra and bladder with an endoscope. This is done by passing the scope through the tip of the penis, then into the urethra and bladder. This allows the health care provider to examine these areas for any tumors or stones in the bladder.
- Next, the resectoscope is passed into the urethra. It is used to cut away the pieces of prostate tissue that are bulging or blocking the urethra. Electricity will be applied through the resectoscope to stop any bleeding. The pieces are flushed into the bladder, and then drained out through the urethra.
- The resectoscope is removed.
- The healthcare provider will put a soft, flexible tube called a Foley catheter into your bladder to drain urine.
What happens after TURP?
In the hospital
After the procedure, you may be taken to a recovery room and watched closely. Once your blood pressure, pulse, and breathing are stable and you're alert, you'll be taken to your hospital room.
You may get pain medicine as needed, either by a nurse, or by giving it yourself through a device connected to your IV line.
Once you're awake, you may start to drink liquids. You'll be able to eat solid foods as you are able to handle them.
The Foley catheter will stay in place for 1 to 3 days to help urine drain while your prostate gland heals. You'll probably have blood in your urine after surgery. A bag of solution may be attached to the catheter to flush the blood and potential clots out of your bladder and the catheter. The bleeding will slowly decrease, and then the catheter will be removed.
Arrangements will be made for a follow-up visit with your healthcare provider.
Your healthcare provider may give you other instructions after the procedure, depending on your situation.
At home
Once you're home, it'll be important to drink lots of fluids. This helps to flush out any remaining blood or clots from your bladder.
You'll be told to not do any heavy lifting for several weeks after the TURP. This is to help prevent bleeding.
You may be tender or sore for several days after a TURP. Take a pain reliever for soreness as recommended by your healthcare provider.
You shouldn't drive until your healthcare provider tells you to. Other activity restrictions may also apply.
Tell your healthcare provider to report any of the following:
- Fever and/or chills
- Trouble urinating
- Trouble controlling your bladder
- Changes in your urine output, color, or odor
- Increasing blood or clots in your urine
Your healthcare provider may give you other instructions after the procedure, depending on your particular situation.
Next steps
Before you agree to the test or the procedure make sure you know:
- The name of the test or procedure
- The reason you are having the test or procedure
- The risks and benefits of the test or procedure
- When and where you are to have the test or procedure and who will do it
- When and how will you get the results
- How much will you have to pay for the test or procedure


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Pay homage to an excellent era gone by with retro themed decades party banners. Whether you're throwing a fifties sock hop, a peace-and-love sixties bash, a funky disco seventies party, or a totally rad neon eighties event, Shindigz has you covered with perfectly designed decades signs and party banners. Just choose the pre-designed banner that suits the era you want to set your event in, and then personalize it with a message just for you. Say happy birthday, or welcome students to the disco—the text is totally up to you and your personal touch! Combined with other cool themed event supplies from Shindigz, decades party banners help you travel back in time for a night of fun that feels like a different era.
Make your time-travelling theme crystal clear with a customized decades party banner. Decades signs and banners are easily identifiable thanks to their iconic imagery, so a decades banner advertising for your event will let guests immediately know what the theme will be. Or, because personalized banners are budget friendly and available in many sizes to fit within your event space, you can use a decade banner to add an extra fun touch of décor inside the party. Decades party banners are printed on high quality vinyl for a durable, lasting material; you can even use your banner outdoors if you want to! Simply hang your decades banner from its included grommets, or combine it with convenient banner accessories for a beautiful and secure banner display.


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May 20th, 2009 by Darrin Schenck
by Darrin Schenck
One of the readers asked a question about footwork to the shots from the proper court position. One of the best features of this court position (aside from the obvious advantages mentioned in the Court Position posting) is that you can use very set footwork patterns to cover each shot.
Here is the secret:
Always lead with the foot that is closest to the ball. It is strange, but almost every sport teaches you to cross over first, and then step towards the ball (or base, opponent, whichever is applicable). Since a racquetball court is always a finite amount of space, you need to teach yourself to lead with the foot closest to the ball, and then cross over. It will take some practice, but be much more efficient once you get the hang of it.
For example, if you begin in the position shown in the diagram denoting proper court position, and you are in the defensive position marked "X", you would step with your left foot, and then cross over with your right foot to cover a shot hit down the line by your opponent. Not only is it more efficient (faster) but your feet will already be set to hit the backhand you will hit in response to your opponents shot. Think about it, walk through it, practice it ,and trust me once you get it, you will be far more efficient in your footwork and court coverage.
As discussed in the body of this posting, a right handed player in correct defensive position would step with his LEFT foot first, and then cross over with his RIGHT to cover a down the line shot from his opponent. This will not only be more efficient, but it will have your feet set when you arrive to hit this shot. This will give you more options in your response to this shot from your opponent.
Good Luck!
Darrin Schenck
ASU Racquetball Head Coach
Author of Percentage Racquetball and
Racquetball 101, both available through
Racquetball Warehouse
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If you are an in-house counsel whose case is heading for trial, you may worry whether your outside trial counsel is properly preserving potential arguments for appeal. And for good reason. Some trial attorneys, caught up in the immediate twists and turns of trial, can lose sight of the appellate record being created, which can lead to vital arguments being lost for appeal.
Here we share the top ways that your outside trial counsel may be waiving good arguments, so that when your next case goes to trial you can be alert to what you don't want your trial counsel to do.
Object, but Only Kind Of Sort Of
To properly preserve an objection, counsel should clearly state the objection, on the record, and the grounds for the objection. That sounds easy enough, but in the blistering pace of trial, it is all too easy to take shortcuts, resulting in a less-than-clear appellate record. The rules as to how much specificity is required, or allowed, for an objection can vary by jurisdiction or court, so make sure that trial counsel knows those rules in advance of trial and complies with those rules at trial. A naked "objection" might end up not only being overruled, but could later be deemed a waiver of the intended objection.
Accidentally Agree to a Bad Jury Charge or Verdict Form
Filing a proposed jury charge and verdict form before trial is a good first step, but may not be sufficient to effectively preserve objections to the charge that ultimately goes to the jury. Trial counsel should remain vigilant about the jury charge and verdict form, making detailed objections to any erroneous instruction proposed by opposing counsel or the court, or any such charge or form ultimately given to the jury.
Diligent preparation is critical; by crystalizing the objection in advance, counsel is less likely to garble the objection on the record. Ideally, the objections should also be made in writing in a pleading filed on the docket.
As the trial unfolds, counsel should be clear and specific on the record as to precisely which instruction or verdict form question is objected to, what counsel proposes instead and why. When objecting to an instruction, counsel should be sure to object to the corresponding portion of the verdict form, and vice versa. Objecting to one does not preserve an objection to the other automatically, and indeed can lead to waiver of a proper objection.
File a Motion in limine, Then Forget About It
Motions in limine are a powerful tool for keeping objectionable, or potentially inadmissible, evidence and arguments out of the trial, sometimes even before they have the opportunity to be raised in front of a jury. Equally important, these motions are also a great way to preserve arguments clearly and in writing right up front—but only so long as counsel follows through. Just making the motions may not be enough to preserve the issue for appeal. Too many lawyers file a bunch of motions before trial, only to fail to fully preserve the arguments raised in the motions.
If the court denies a motion, trial counsel should ensure that ruling is on the record, and object to the ruling on the record. If those rulings are made pre-trial, counsel may consider reasserting the objection on the first day of trial, if practicable.
Finally, when the objectionable evidence is actually offered later in the trial, trial counsel should timely renew the objection on the record. The goal is to use the motion in limine process to assert objections in detail in advance, but also to timely reiterate the objection as the evidence comes in so as to fully preserve the arguments.
Get Ambiguous, Off-the-Record Rulings
Counsel should obtain clear, on-the-record rulings from the court on any issue of importance at trial, including for example rulings on motions, objections or proposed jury charges. If the judge reserves ruling on an objection to "see how the evidence comes in," counsel should follow up once the evidence is offered or comes in, obtain a ruling and note the objection to any adverse ruling.
Similarly, if a document is offered for identification, not entered immediately and revisited later in the trial, counsel should follow up to obtain a ruling and note any objection to an adverse ruling.
Be Too Polite to Keep Objecting
It happens all the time: Trial counsel objects to a line of questioning and is overruled. Trial counsel objects to the next question and is overruled. Starting to become uncomfortable with the repeated objections and how they are playing with judge and jury, trial counsel holds his tongue for the next questions on the same line. But by being polite, counsel may invite danger; if evidence comes in without objection, any later appellate argument on the point may be waived. Trial counsel will need to balance the importance of preserving the objection with the effect on the jury in the here and now.
Relatedly, counsel may be tempted to rely on a "standing" objection to a particular witness or line of questions. But counsel should proceed with caution, making sure to understand the applicable rules regarding such objections in the specific court, and to get a clear ruling defining the parameters of any standing objection from the judge. The key is to limit any ambiguity later on the record as to which questions were included in that objection.
Let Bad Evidence Linger Before the Jury
If, despite trial counsel's best efforts, bad evidence is heard by the jury, counsel needs to be ready to take immediate action. Depending on the circumstances, counsel may want to move to strike the offending evidence, or request an instruction for the jury to disregard the evidence, or move for a mistrial. Unless the jury is specifically instructed, either by the judge at the time the evidence is heard or as part of a charge at the end of trial, to disregard the evidence, and that it cannot be the basis of their determinations, the jury may consider what it has heard. And any appellate claim that the bad evidence influenced or misled the jury could be lost.
If the court refuses to strike, or gives a mitigating instruction that does not go far enough, counsel should object clearly on the record. Absent these measures, counsel may later be limited in challenging the verdict.
Make Great Arguments—Off the Record
An argument is not in the appellate record unless it is made on the record. But sometimes counsel voices a key objection during an off-the-record moment, such as in an in-chambers hearing, a side-bar during voir dire of evidence or a discussion in open court outside the presence of the jury, when the court reporter is not present. If this happens, counsel should consider asking for a court reporter to be present. If a court reporter's presence is not immediately feasible, repeat the objection on the record at the next available opportunity. If counsel doesn't say it on the record, it may be lost for good.
Make an Overly Casual Motion for Directed Verdict
In the thick of trial, some counsel may be tempted to make an overly casual motion for directed verdict. But failing to take adequate care with the motion can lead to waiver of key arguments. If feasible, trial counsel should file a written motion for directed verdict, even if the court allows or encourages a verbal motion, and make a fully developed argument, citing the relevant legal authority, on each count. If the plaintiff is claiming punitive damages, defense counsel should make sure to include any argument that there is no basis for punitive liability. If lead counsel lacks the bandwidth to take on the motion with sufficient rigor, designate a different trial team member to tackle the job.
Sit Quietly Through an Improper Closing Argument
When opposing counsel is reaching a dramatic crescendo in a closing argument, it can be downright awkward to object. But to best preserve an objection to an improper argument, it is important to object on the record. Counsel should be well-versed in the specific jurisdiction's rules as to what constitutes improper argument, such as personally vouching for a witness, or asking the jury to stand in the shoes of the victim in a manner that creates a biased perspective on the case. Of course, an objection may call the jury's attention to a damaging argument, so counsel must weigh the cost-benefit equation inherent in the decision to object. But counsel should know that sitting quietly may lead to waiver.
The Bottom Line
As in-house counsel overseeing the trial strategy, you can play an invaluable role in guarding against waiver. Ask the tough questions: Was the court reporter there when you made that objection? Can we file a written objection to the court's proposed jury charge? Can we seek a curative instruction on that improper question that the jury heard? Your trial counsel will no doubt appreciate another set of seasoned eyes making sure that the appellate record is as strong as it can be.
Dawn Solowey is senior counsel in Seyfarth Shaw's Boston office, and Eddy Salcedo is a senior associate in the firm's New York office. Both are members of Seyfarth's appellate team.


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Candia asks Manchester to guarantee small classes
District wants classrooms limited to 30 students
Published 6:27 AM EST Nov 27, 2012
Candia school officials want reassurance from the Manchester district that children won't end up in classrooms with more than 30 students. At a meeting Monday night, representatives said that if Manchester can't make a promise to avoid that overcrowding, Candia wants to be released from its contract with Manchester.
Manchester has also discussed classroom overcrowding concerns with school officials in the town of Hooksett.
Copyright 2012 by WMUR.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Presley tribute visits Palace
GREENSBURG - Elvis impersonator Sterling Pollaro will celebrate the music of The King of Rock 'n Roll, Elvis Presley, with a full stage show titled "Sterling: The Impossible Dream, Tribute to Elvis" in two shows on July 30 at Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road.
Pollaro's six-piece band and two backup singers pay tribute to the music and style of Presley's Las Vegas shows in the 1970s. Presented by Westmoreland Cultural Trust, show times are at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with an optional add-on luau buffet dinner.
Luau seatings are at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. so those who attend the 2:30 p.m. matinee may dine after the show, or those attending the evening show may arrive earlier for dinner.
Concert tickets are $20 and the luau option is $17.95 and includes tax and gratuity. Advance reservations are requested for the luau.
Tickets will be sold at the door subject to availability. Advance tickets are available online at www.GGCCevents.org or by calling 724-836-8000.
Sales at the door are cash only.
Comic White returning
JOHNSTOWN - Comedian Ron "Tater Salad" White, best known as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour," returns to Johnstown with his new stand-up show, "Moral Compass" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena. The show is for mature audiences only.
Tickets are $47.75 and $57.75, and go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Tickets will be available at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com and by calling 800-745-3000.
Songwriter to play show
GREENSBURG - The Westmoreland Cultural Trust will present singer/songwriter Steve Earle and The Dukes (and Duchesses), featuring Allison Moorer, in concert on at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at The Palace Theatre.
Earle has written hit songs for such artists as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings and The Pretenders. He is also a successful performer in his own right, having won three Grammy Awards for his solo work. This tour also features his singer/songwriter wife, Moorer, singing backup.
Tickets are $29 and $35 and can be purchased at The Palace Theatre Box Office, by calling 724-836-8000 or online at www.ThePalaceTheatre.org.
United Way sets festival
The United Way of Blair County will hold its "Live It Up for Good, 2011 Blair County MusicFest," beginning at 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum.
Performing at the event will be InsideOut, The Hawks, Mama Corn and The Ultra-Magnetic.
Tickets are $20 (includes entry and chicken BBQ dinner) $10 (entry only) and $15 at the gate (entry only). Advance tickets are available at the United Way of Blair County, the Railroaders museum and at all Thompson Pharmacy locations.
For more information, call 944-0884.


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Remember that Lamborghini Aventador that Kim Kardashian bought for boyfriend Kanye West earlier this month. Well it looks like it's no longer gloss black thanks to Platinum Motorport.
We don't know whether it was wrapped or re-sprayed but we're guessing it was wrapped. Either way it's looking sick. Platinum Motorsport completed a full repaint of the Aventador in 7 days. And yes, Kanye is rocking Air Yeezys. (more pics after the jump)


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New lane lines embedded at Asbury Road intersections
New recessed road markings are guiding traffic through Asbury Road intersections with West 12th Street and West Lake Road.
The reflective lane lines are made of thermoplastic, and should be more visible and last longer than traditional painted lines at the busy Millcreek Township intersections, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesman Jim Carroll said.
The road surface was milled down about the thickness of a quarter to accept the embedded markings.


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How to Host an Outdoor Pizza Party
Reprinted from My Pizza by Jim Lahey with Rick Flaste. Copyright © 2012. Photos copyright © 2012 by Squire Fox. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc
With only two weeks left until Labour Day, it's time to think about sending summer off in style, and what better way to do it than with a backyard pizza party. Any DIY food station is a great activity for kid and adult parties alike, and combining the popularity of pizza with the outdoor grill is sure-fire way to make the most of the remaining hot days this season.
Here are the simple steps required to execute an outdoor pizza party with ease:
1) Send an e-vite to your guests inviting them to your grilled pizza party. Ask each guest to bring the toppings for a pizza they would like to make, and suggest they tell the other guests which kind of pizza they will be making when they RSVP to the event, so that there will be no duplicates. You will be in charge of providing the dough and sauce.
2) The day of the party, make or purchase balls of dough and separate them into 8oz portions (for a personal sized pizza). Allow the dough to rise as instructed by your recipe/directions. Roll out the dough on a floured surface, and stack the pieces of dough (separated by a piece of parchment paper) on a serving tray.
3) Just before your guests arrive cover a table with a linen and set out the stack of dough, bowls of sauce and olive oil, fresh and dried herbs, red pepper flakes, and parmesan cheese. Leave lots of space for your guest's toppings. Set up a second table for a self-serve bar, complete with beer and wine stored in an ice tub. Fire up the grill and turn the heat to medium-low so it's ready when your guests are prepared to make their pizzas.
4) Write the instructions for grilling a pizza on a chalkboard or Bristol board sign:
- Brush one side of dough with the olive oil. Set the dough oiled-side down on the grill, and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the bottom is golden brown and crusty.
- Flip the pizza over and cover the dough with sauce. Dress your pizza with desired toppings.
- Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the dough is cooked through.
- Remove from the grill and add top with fresh herbs, pepper flakes and/or Parmesan cheese.
5) Have fun! Feel free to award a prize for the most creative pizza, or make a few extra pieces of dough and encourage guests to work in teams to create the ultimate summer dessert party (you can supply the items required for this).
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The Best Pizza Dough Recipe. Ever. Here's How to Make the Perfect Crust
Bacon and Cheese Pizza Roll-Ups
Choucroute Pizza Squares


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In 1998, we raised $8.5 million to be elected the seventh time to the U.S. Senate. This requires raising $27,000 a week, every week, for six years.
Now it would take $35,000 every week.
Sen. Lindsey Graham has already raised $7 million.
This need of money in campaigns has put the lobbyists in charge of government.
We used to wheel and deal as senators, fixing the vote. Now the lobbyists wheel and deal, fix the vote long before the roll is called. In fact, they tell the Senate majority leader or House Speaker when to call the roll.
Wall Street, the big banks and Corporate America are the biggest contributors to the president and Congress (Republicans and Democrats). This puts them in charge of Congress.
They want to make sure the China profits keep flowing and oppose any action that would annoy China. They don't want the U.S. to compete in globalization. They contribute because they want to make sure elected officials do nothing about China's devaluation of its currency, do nothing about enforcing trade laws against China's predatory practices, do nothing to limit our deficit in the balance of trade, and do nothing about creating a value-added tax (VAT), which would make the U.S. competitive in globalization.
One hundred and fifty countries use a VAT to compete in globalization. The tax is rebated on exports.
Our corporate tax is not rebated. An entrepreneur in the U.S. has to pay the 35 percent corporate tax, and is levied a 17 percent VAT when his exports reach China. A competitor, producing the same product in China, imports the product tax free to the United States and puts the entrepreneur out of business. Not having a VAT is killing manufacturing in the U.S.
Replacing the 35 percent corporate Tax with a 7 percent VAT would permit Congress to balance the budget in two years rather than with these 10-year ear plans that never balance. Last year's corporate tax produced revenues of $236.8 billion. A 7 percent VAT for last year would have produced $922 billion.
Many members of Congress say they are for tax cuts, tax reform and cutting the size of government. This tax cut does all these things, but Wall Street, the big banks and Corporate America oppose it, so Congress does nothing.
Congress could retake control of the government from the lobbyists by limiting spending in elections.
Limiting spending limits the fundraising, limits the partisanship caused by raising money against each other and limits the lobbyists' control of Congress.
Congress limited spending in elections in 1973, and President Richard Nixon signed it into law. Strom Thurmond and I were limited to so much per registered voter, or $687,000.
The Supreme Court in Buckley vs. Valeo equated spending with speech and set the law aside.
We know that paying a consultant or pollster in the campaign is not speech. The only way to correct this is a constitutional amendment: "The Congress is empowered to limit or control spending in federal elections." The Governor's Conference called and wanted the states included. No doubt the states would ratify such an amendment.
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced such an amendment in the Senate with a dozen co-sponsors, but no vote has been taken on the amendment for three years.
Members of the Senate don't want to have to vote to limit their advantage. They are ensconced amongst 12,000 lobbyists and can fundraise morning, noon and night for six years. Wall Street, the big banks and Corporate America oppose this constitutional amendment because it limits their control.
Economists blame the Great Recession for the languishing economy. The recession has been over for four years. The economy languishes because of the loss of jobs from offshoring jobs; from the horrendous trade deficits; from the failure of the president and Congress to make it attractive for Corporate America to invest in America.
The president could make it attractive by protecting U.S. production from predatory practices. The Congress could make it attractive by replacing the Corporate Tax with a VAT.
This would immediately jumpstart the economy by releasing $2 trillion in offshore profits for Corporate America to repatriate tax free and invest and create millions of jobs.
But the president and Congress are paid to do nothing.
They enjoy gridlock.
Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, a Democrat, served as S.C. governor from 1959-63 and in the U.S. Senate from 1966-2005.


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By HARLAN LEVY
Special to The Republican
Nearly a third of Connecticut's manufacturers plan to hire full-time workers by the end of this year, but they are concerned about finding and attracting skilled labor and are also worried about the lack of basic math, writing, and "employability" skills of entry-level employees and soft leadership skills of mid-level managers, according to the 2011 Connecticut Business & Industry Association Connecticut Manufacturing Workforce Survey released Tuesday.
On average, the manufacturers surveyed expect their workforce to grow by 3 percent to 6 percent over the next five years. Thirty percent of the manufacturers said they plan to hire full-time employees, 6 percent plan to hire part-time workers, and 13 percent plan to hire temporary workers by the end of the year.
The manufacturers ranked the top five most difficult positions to fill as CNC (computer numerical control) programmers, tool and die makers, CNC machinists, CAD/CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing) technicians, and engineers.
"Manufacturers are at a critical juncture," CBIA Education Foundation Executive Director Judith Resnick said. "They face an exodus of mid- and senior-level employees who will take with them longstanding institutional knowledge and experience. At the same time, many incoming workers do not appear to have critical basic employability skills to replace them."
Indeed, 39 percent of the survey's respondents said entry-level employees lack employability skills such as punctuality and work ethic, while another 34 percent said they lacked basic skills, including math and reading. Also, 23 percent of the manufacturers said their mid-level employees most lacked advanced problem-solving, scientific, and computer skills, and 22 percent said they most lack leadership skills.
A large majority of manufacturers hire from within Connecticut, the respondents said, with 51 percent hiring graduates from Connecticut technical high schools and 44 percent from traditional high schools. Over 30 percent also reported hiring from community colleges – both certificate-program graduates (33 percent) and associate-degree graduates (32 percent). Thirty-one percent report hiring graduates from the state university system.
The respondents said they were much more satisfied with graduates of technical high schools (61 percent) versus graduates of traditional high schools (28 percent). But 80 percent of the manufacturers said they are most satisfied with graduates of four-year private colleges and universities, with 78 percent satisfied with graduates of the state university system, and 77 percent satisfied with private occupational school graduates. Those with community college associate degrees satisfied 76 percent of the manufacturers, and 74 percent were happy with graduates of major universities.
"The survey underscores the value higher education is providing in preparing the 21st century workforce in Connecticut," said Karen Wosczyna-Birch, executive director of Connecticut Community Colleges Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, which commissioned the survey.
"Payroll remains the largest cost of doing business for American manufacturers, making it imperative that our workforces are the most capable and highly skilled in the world," said accountant James. F. Kask of J.H. Cohn LLP, a survey sponsor.
The survey was conducted by CBIA in April and May, with 273 manufactures responding, a 23 percent response rate.


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EpicMix embraces the unforgettable experiences on the slopes by adding professional photos in an innovative and interactive style by allowing guests to share stories and achievements of their on-mountain skiing and snowboarding experience through guests RF-enabled passes.
In the 2012 season we helped Vail Resorts to develop new functionality that gives users the ability to purchase professional high-resolution digital photos, produce a Mountain Remix collage, and share with enhanced social media interactivity.
As of Dec. 13 2011, Vail Resorts reported that EpicMix had already exceeded the total number of social posts from last season, with more than half including photos and guest activations were up nearly 40% at that point.
"Mapleton Hill Media brought creative solutions and high quality development to the project, which helped us to rapidly iterate on ideas and get our product to market quickly. They were integral to our success of going from idea to deployment in a matter of months and to offer our guests a truly unique experience that isn't available at any other ski mountain or resort destination."


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SAGINAW TWP., MI - The Saginaw Jaycees hosts a food drive from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Walmart Supercenter, 5825 Brockway.
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Five years ago, Steve Branam of Toledo, Ohio, set out to build a business in an industry he had never worked in.
A practicing pediatric dentist for nearly four decades, Dr. Branam had invented and patented what he envisioned to be the first of several oral-care products for kids that he would sell on the mass market.
But the first-time entrepreneur quickly ran into roadblocks trying to get his innovation on store shelves.
He sought advice from local inventors and entrepreneurs, only to receive discouraging feedback. He was rejected by five large consumer-products companies when he suggested they partner with him. And he blew $10,000 hiring a college professor to write him a business plan that turned out to be so rudimentary he says he could have done it himself using free online templates.
Dr. Branam concluded that he needed dedicated help from someone with more entrepreneurial chops. Through his attorney, he met Mick Janness, who had founded and recently sold a business, and was looking for a new career move. After several meetings, they agreed to team up, with Mr. Janness offering to work as Dr. Branam's first employee for equity and minimal pay. Once the business raised investor capital, Mr. Janness would take a more appropriate salary.
Today, Dr. Branam is chairman and majority stockholder of Branam Oral Health Technologies, a company with four dental products for sale in about 1,000 retail stores nationwide. Mr. Janness is the company's CEO, overseeing day-to-day operations. He's so far helped the business raise $2 million in venture capital.
"I tell people all the time, I provide the intellectual property and Mick provides the business side," says the 65-year-old Dr. Branam, who continues to practice dentistry.
Starting a business is tough, but it's even more challenging if you're venturing into a new industry at the same time. While teaming up with a co-founder may be one way to boost your odds of success, another option some rookie entrepreneurs overlook is hiring a seasoned business professional. It allows an entrepreneur to retain more control of his or her business and the arrangement can often be more easily dissolved should the relationship flounder.
"If you've developed a product or service, it doesn't necessarily mean you're the person in the best position to move it forward," says Julian Lange, a professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. In fact, many successful businesses today are led by CEOs who aren't the founders, he says, including eBay and Google.
While cost may be a barrier for entrepreneurs with limited startup capital, Mr. Lange says one way to get around this is to seek out people who've already achieved great success in starting or leading a business and are more attracted to an exciting career opportunity than pay—at least in the beginning. He also suggests trying to raise investor capital or borrow funds from friends and family early on to cover the cost of an executive salary.
Matt Lauzon of Boston did the latter in order to hire a CEO in 2008 for Gemvara, an online custom jewelry business he started a year earlier. He raised $5.8 million in venture capital and says he was successful in doing that largely because he let investors know he intended to use part of the money to recruit a seasoned chief executive. "They were impressed and excited that I had the self-awareness to say we need the best people in every role, including the CEO role," he says.
A recent college graduate at the time, Mr. Lauzon had never started a company or even worked in an office. He initially planned to sell technology that would let consumers design their own jewelry using devices he would place in retail stores. The CEO he hired had expertise in building relationships with retailers.
Later, Mr. Lauzon and his CEO concluded that the business would benefit by shifting to an online, direct-to-consumer model. Lacking experience in this area, the CEO moved into a seat on the company's board of directors, while Mr. Lauzon figured out his next move. He thought he might be able to take over the reins at this point, but quickly changed his mind.
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Deborah L. Nowaczyk Savoie
Deborah L. Nowaczyk Savoie, Ph.D., MBA, passed away quietly August 21, 2009, after a brief illness.
Debi was born June 9, 1956, to Shirley and Floyd Nowaczyk in
Elmira, New York.
She is survived by her husband and best friend, Maurice Savoie, of Montgomery, Texas; her parents, Shirley and Floyd Nowaczyk, of Houston, Texas; her sister, Karen Walsh and her husband Jim; brothers, Jeff Nowaczyk and Alan Nowaczyk and his wife Lori; nephews, Lee Ehlert and Steven Walsh; nieces, Kristi Huber and her husband Max, Lindsey, and Ashley Nowaczyk; was great-aunt to Audree; brother-in-law, Mike (Mona) Savoie and Sam Savoie, all of Rayne; sister-in-law, Patty (Billy) Guidry of Rayne; step-children, Scott Savoie, of Houston, Texas, and Shawn Mllett of Lafayette; nieces and nephews, Marisa (Travis) Tolbert, of Lafayette, Jaron and Derek Guidry, of Rayne, Renee' (Nick) Chauffe of Breaux Bridge, and great-nephew, Jackson Tolbert of Lafayette.
Debi received her B.A. from Florida University; her Master's degree from University of Houston; her Ph.D. from Baylor College; and her MBA from Sam Houston State.
She was employed by Mattison Jack of St. Louis, Missouri, and worked from her home in Montgomery, Texas.
Viewing was at Crowder Funeral Home, Webster, Texas, on Monday, August 24, 2009, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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By Kevin Davies
August 16, 2012 | Boston Children's Hospital has announced that 30 academic and commercial organizations have entered the CLARITY Challenge, a contest to identify the putative disease-causing mutations in three young patients currently being cared for at the hospital.
The goal of the CLARITY (Children's Leadership Award for the Reliable Interpretation and Transmission of Your genomic information) contest is to not only provide a conclusive diagnosis for the three patients and their families, but more generally to establish guidelines and best practices for clinical genome interpretation.
The 30 CLARITY contestants have entered from all over the world, including North America, China, India, Israel, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Sweden. They have about six weeks – until the deadline of September 30 -- to submit their reports.
The contest organizers -- Isaac Kohane (director of the hospital's informatics program), David Margulies (executive director of The Gene Partnership at Boston Children's Hospital), and Alan Beggs (director of the Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research at the hospital) -- hope to unveil the winners at the annual conference of the American Society of Human Genetics in November.
"We have far more entrants than I was expecting," Kohane told Bio-IT World. "Internally we'd said we'd be happy with ten! What this showed me is that there's a huge hunger for real data and real cases." Kohane recalled a similarly positive response when he launched an earlier contest for natural language processing of electronic health records, which attracted 35 international teams to compete. "I've not forgotten that lesson – people want real cases, where the whole problem is encompassed by the challenge."
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The list of contestants includes some familiar names in the infancy of genome interpretation such as the Medical College of Wisconsin, the NIH, and BGI. Some emerging informatics companies are also entering, including Genomatix, NextBio, Omicia, and Strand Life Sciences.
But there are some notable absences, including four major genome centers – the Broad Institute, The Genome Institute at Washington University, Baylor College of Medicine and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Also absent are genome interpretation start-ups Personalis (or its Stanford academic founders), SVbio, and several other genome analysis informatics companies (CLCbio, Ingenuity, Partek, DNAStar etc).
Also absent are the companies that launched the direct-to-consumer genomics revolution in 2007-08 – 23andMe, Navigenics, Pathway Genetics and deCODE Genetics. "One consumer genomics company explored [entering the contest] but then withdrew for reasons that are opaque to me," says Kohane.
As for the absence of any of the big four genome centers, Kohane says that a group in one large genome center wanted to compete. "However, we had to be fastidious about the rules, and one rule was your parent organization had to sign off on participation. For whatever reason, they didn't get that approval."
BGI, on the other hand, has formed a multi-disciplinary team within the organization to participate in the CLARITY competition, Xing Xu, BGI's director of cloud computing, tells Bio-IT World. "The main purpose of our participation is to examine the capability of BGI to annotate human genomes for clinical related applications," Xu says. "This will be a pilot study for us to integrate our internal resources, and we are glad to be chosen as one of the final contestant teams."
Michael Cariaso, the co-developer with Greg Lennon of SNPedia and Promethease (a popular program for consumers to analyze their own genome variant results), decided to enter CLARITY. "My hope is that some of the information we provide might be useful to the patients and their families, and I think the contest model makes an interesting research project," he said. "Normally we're working with data from healthy people, and there isn't always an interesting needle in the haystack. With CLARITY, we have three full genome family trios and there is a needle in every haystack. This has helped to focus our efforts, to improve the content in SNPedia, and the Promethease report interface."
Kohane says the CLARITY Challenge is an attempt to "catalyze the development of de facto standards of integration and enshrine those best practices and standard… We decided as a group that this industry should not compete on safety. We need to be able to develop standards for the safe ferrying of information all the way to final interpretation."
Kohane says the entering groups have been tasked to behave as if they were an actual diagnostics lab receiving a DNA sample to do the best they can. "Since we don't know the right answer, we told all the contestants that the goal was not to solve the mystery of the patient," he says. "That would be fantastic of course. But more important, there's a process to bring together the end-to-end process that allows you to go from a clinically understandable report… and yet provide all the supporting documentation down to the process of assembling the reads and quality scores."
"The entries will be judged not just on the final report but on all the supporting data, including genome assemblies, variant calling, the interpretation of single variants, and the report itself – not the answer but the actual comprehensibility and rational basis for the report. And then, as cherry on top, [whether] the diagnosis is believable."
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The contest is being sponsored by Life Technologies and Complete Genomics, which have independently sequenced the genomes of the three patients. Boston Children's will award a $25,000 prize to the winning research team, which will be selected by a 7-person judging panel.
The 30 teams have been provided with the raw DNA sequence data (whole-genome and exome sequences) and de-identified clinical data from three children and their immediate relatives identified by The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research at Boston Children's. Two of the three patients have an undiagnosed neuromuscular disorder, while the third has a cardiovascular problem. They have all tested negative for current genetic diagnostic tests. "Traditional genetic tests examine our genes one by one, requiring doctors to have a good idea ahead of time which of our roughly 20,000 genes is the likely cause," says co-organizer Alan Beggs. "The beauty of whole-genome sequencing is that it provides results for virtually all of our genes at once. The challenge for our contestants is to pick out that one disease-causing mutation from the vast numbers of genetic differences that make each of us unique."
The 30 CLARITY Challenge contestants (in alphabetical order) are:
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Upstate physicians, nurses provide care at the New York State Fair Infirmary
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— The New York State Fair Infirmary treated more individuals during the fair's 12-day run last year than ever before, according to officials at Upstate University Hospital, whose emergency medicine nurses and physicians staff the infirmary. The infirmary opened in 2005.
In 2012, the infirmary treated 762 individuals, that's up 23 percent from the 620 individuals it treated in 2011.
Officials say the increase in visits to the infirmary last year was most likely due to the weather, as Syracuse endured its hottest summer on record.
"Heat and the fact that people spend much of the day on their feet can lead to plenty of heat-related illnesses," said Jeremy Joslin, MD, an emergency medicine physician with Upstate University Hospital. To avoid an infirmary visit, especially during hot weather, Joslin said to seek shade and stay hydrated.
Most common medical issues are asthma attacks, bee stings, blood sugar abnormalities, broken bones, dehydration, heat exhaustion and heart attacks. Most conditions can be treated at the infirmary, but ambulances are on stand-by in case hospital treatment is necessary.
The infirmary, which is staffed by Upstate medical experts, operates from about 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., during the fair, though emergency medical treatment is available 24 hours a day. The facility treats not only fairgoers, but those who work at the fair's concession, rides and other attractions.
Located behind the Horticulture building, the infirmary is about 20,000 square feet, and includes a waiting room, triage area and 22 beds.
"During the run of the fair, when almost one million come through the gates, we need a medical facility that is ready and capable of taking care of a host of illnesses and a staff that has the training to meet such demand," Joslin said. "This infirmary is really a small hospital for a community that averages about 70,000 citizens a day."
Infirmary visits during the New York State Fair:
2012: 762
2011: 620
2010: 595
2009: 457
2008: 430
2007: 591
2006: 351
2005: 456
Caption: Medical care at the New York State Fair infirmary is provided by Upstate University Hospital physicians and nurses.
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Last year's Miss U.S.A. Tara Conner celebrated her 22nd birthday Dec. 13 – and is also marking her first year of sobriety, she announced on Friday's Today show.
And by this time next year she intends to have another accomplishment under her belt: a book about her experiences and life's lessons, she said on the morning show.
Conner, from Russell Springs, Ky., spent 31 days at the Caron Foundation rehab facility in Wernersville, Pa., beginning in December 2006, following allegations of wild partying and wide speculation that she would be stripped of her title.
Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe organization, instead offered her a "second chance" – provided she would clean up her act.
Conner completed rehab on Jan. 21 this year. Soon after, she admitted that her indulgences had also included cocaine.
Of rehab, she told the Lexington Herald-Leader in March, "It taught me to be the genuine Tara. Rehab for me was basically like an awakening."


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Maui High hangs on for 4-3 win at state baseball
May 9, 2013 - Robert Collias
It was close and dramatic, but the Maui High School baseball team held on for a 4-3 win over Pearl City in the first round of the HHSAA Division I state baseball tournament at Maehara Stadium in the final game of the night Wednesday.
Read my story in Thursday's paper for all the details — it was a nailbiter.
Here are today's quarterfinal matchups:
—No. 4 Hilo vs. Kailua, 11:30 a.m.
—No. 2 Mid-Pacific vs. Waiakea, 2 p.m.
—No. 3 Campbell vs. Maui High, 4:30 p.m.
—No. 1 Baldwin vs. Mililani, 7 p.m.
With two MIL teams alive and playing a doubleheader nightcap, the stadium will be rockin Thursday night, guaranteed.
Stay tuned for all the best coverage, right here and in the paper all week.
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Brent Robert Maxwell, 17, a senior at Montoursville Area High School, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers, the Eagle Scout award.
Maxwell was recognized during a Court of Honor ceremony May 12 at Faith United Methodist Church, Montoursville.
Maxwell started his Scouting career in 2002 with Cub Pack 21 as a Tiger and worked his way through the ranks to receive his Arrow of Light, the highest award in Cub Scouts. In 2006, he crossed over into Boy Scout Troop 21. Maxwell's positions within the troop include Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Quartermaster, Patrol Leader and Troop Guide.
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For his Eagle Scout project, Maxwell removed and reconstructed the flower beds outside the Family Promise of Lycoming County Day Center along Sherman Street. He also constructed two benches for the porch along with hanging planters and a sign above the steps. Maxwell recently earned his Order of the Arrow and attained Brotherhood membership this past summer.
He is a member of First United Methodist Church. He is actively involved in the FUSE youth group and participated in his first mission trip in June in Evansville, Ind. He also is an active member of the Loyalsock Creek Men's Club and a junior firefighter for Willing Hand Hose Co., Montoursville.
Maxwell is the son of Donielle and Jim Ashton, Montoursville.


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