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Four years after the 2008 financial crisis, Wall Street still isn't fixed. Yes, it looks healthier, thanks to the bailouts. But it also seemed healthy before the mortgage bubble popped. When the bailout bubble bursts, New York will suffer more than anywhere else.
The Troubled Asset Relief Program — TARP — bailed out banks, auto firms and AIG. Now some brave souls at the Obama Treasury Department are pushing it as an example of how good government works.
Last week, Treasury released an easy reader crowing that the $700 billion TARP bailout and related Federal Reserve rescues were "well-designed," "carefully managed" and "effective." Treasury boasts that the bailouts could make a "positive return" — that is, a profit — proving the naysayers wrong.
How? The government has lost $22 billion on autos, $16 billion (at least), on homeowner help, and $151 billion on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The profit's not there.
No, that "positive return" is in finance. Treasury investments in banks and insurer AIG could yield $2 billion. Its mortgage investments (separate from Fan/Fred) could yield $25 billion.
But the big money is at the Fed, which Treasury says will return $179 billion to Washington in "excess earnings."
How's that? The Fed used to be dull — buying and selling Treasury bonds to tweak interest rates slightly. But since 2008 it's transformed itself into a $2.9 trillion hedge fund — purchasing toxic AIG assets and nearly a trillion dollars in mortgage securities.
The Fed can make a "profit" simply because this stuff has value as long as interest rates are super-cheap. Low rates mean that more people can pretend they can afford to pay all they've borrowed. So the Fed's assets, which are made up of other people's debt, look nice.


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Mirror, Mirror: Being Thin Doesn't Spare You From Body Snarking
When I was a chubby nine-year-old, I worked up the nerve to ask my crush to "go out" with me. Well, I didn't ask him. I sent of my friends to do it for me. That's bravery, fifth grade style. They came back from the monkey bars looking cagey. I was hyperventilating. "Well!?" I asked, hopefully.
"Um … he said no –" my friend said gently. "Because you're too fat!" the other interjected.
Obviously, I was devastated. But these things happen when you're a kid. Children say the meanest shit. It's a fact of life. From that moment on though, I began the long process of trying to never feel fat again. Let me tell you, that's a losing battle. The feeling fat part, not the being fat.
By the time I was 13, I had shed the baby weight. Puberty and healthier eating habits helped with that. At 34, I would say I still carry around the mental weight. I'm 5′ 6″, 125, fit and healthy, but I have days when I look in the mirror and think I'm fat. It's not like body dysmorphic disorder where I think I look fat. I know I don't actually look fat, it's more of an internal feeling. If I had a bad day, or did something that I perceive as negative, my go-to insult is to call myself FAT. You're fat. And the crazy thing is that the insult has disassociated itself from weight, and even my physical body. It's become a state of mind synonymous with negative feelings or poor self-esteem. Fat is bad, even though, intellectually, I know this isn't a statement of fact. On bad days, I'm in a fat state of mind.
All of this exposition is just to give you an accurate picture of where I stand with my body image. I've never had an eating disorder. However, I will readily admit to being an emotional eater and having to keep close tabs on when, why and how I use cookies. This is all to say, that despite how I occasionally feel inside, the world looks at me and sees a thin person. But that hasn't stopped people, particularly men, from making proprietary, snarky or judgmental comments about my body.
When I was 25, I was in the best shape of my life. I was about the same weight I am now but with more muscle. I was doing boot camp, cardio, weight training and pilates. I was hitting the gym about five days a week. It was at this time that I got some of the worst comments of all time about my body. One of my fitness instructors approached me during class, presumably to adjust my form, and said, "You look OK right now, but you have the kind of body where if you gain even five pounds, you'll look fat." Needless to say, I never went back to his class. But his words stayed with me. They've been particularly harmful whenever I've gained five pounds here or there over the last decade. I think, I have the kind of body that looks fat with an extra five pounds, I should lose it.
Later that same year — the year of my "ideal" body (whatever the hell that means) — a guy I had just started dating seriously dropped a body snark bomb into casual conversation like it was nothing. "My friends asked me about you," he told me. "They asked if you had a good body and I said, 'Not traditionally, no, but I like it.'"
I was stunned. That statement was offensive on so many levels. Firstly, what does it mean to have a "good body" or a "traditionally good body?" Are we talking supermodel? Because, if that's the case, then no woman I've ever met has a traditionally good body. Now, that we've cleared that up, why was he talking to his friends about my body? And on what planet did it seem like a good idea to relay that conversation to me? I suppose in his ignorant way he thought he was giving me a compliment. Well, his "compliment" plagued me for years after we split up. It resurfaces every time I meet a new boyfriend's friends. I wonder if they are secretly gossiping about my "non-traditional body" after I leave the room. That's fun.
The comments I've received lately tend to be more about what I'm eating than what my body looks like. Recently, when I was getting a salad for lunch, a man pointed to my salad and said, "That's why you're so thin, because you eat that for lunch."
Was he shaming me? Complimenting me? Did I even care? I didn't know how to respond considering there was a much larger woman in front of me who ordered practically the same salad. I was at a salad bar for God's sake! What was I supposed to order? Another day, I was getting a slice of pizza for lunch and a guy who was waiting for his slice said, "I hope you got some pepperoni on yours, you can use it."
How rude! Also, startling. Because in my head, I still remember the days when boys at my elementary school spit on me and called me "lard ass." Now, I'm thin by the world's standards and some rando dude wants to tell me to eat more meat!? No wonder this whole body image thing is so confusing.
I share this with you because when I was that chubby child on the playground, I imagined that being thin would make everything better, that losing weight would make this whole body image nightmare go away. It didn't. What I've learned is that at any size, men — and women! — are going to feel entitled to make comments and judgements about our bodies. It's up to us to choose whether or not we let those comments affect our self-esteem. I shed the pounds years ago, but I'm nowhere near done shedding the weight.
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Monday 22nd March, 2010
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. . . would think a better place to work would be a clear and tidy desk, but maximalist tendencies are hopelessly drawn to the gilt and wonderfully ornate mirror and glamorous chandelier, cut crystal candy dishes and stacks upon stacks of favourite books and imagine this to be the most perfect place for inspiration, a little work, and most certainly, whiling away an early spring evening . . .
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Ooh, love the opulence of this.
Oh wow – this is insanely opulent… in a good way.
gorgeous! wish my work place looked like that! but i doubt i'd be able to actually get much done…
i suppose it was just a matter of time until we posted the same room on the same day!! i'm in love as well(obviously!) just gorgeous.
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Maybe in 7 years when I'm running late for work and rushing to get things ready in the morning... maybe after having woken Radar up 30 minutes earlier and being ready to walk out the door... maybe if I walked in his room and found this scene on his bed... well, then maybe I wouldn't think it was very sweet.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Same old questions
So the rash turned out to be a virus... you can't blame me for thinking it was an allergy though. It started on Radar's face and then it hit my face... it crawled down Radar's neck to his torso, then onto my chest and back. It then crawled all over his arms and legs as well - just as my rash was getting better. Allergy just made sense.
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Before & After
In case you think that I don't read the comments you leave... I absolutely do! I loved the story about the adopted Chinese twins whose adopted families gave them the same name and that they also found each other. I believe that one tops the freaky Radar/Hannah parallels!
Posted by Radar's Mom at 8:27 PM 2 comments
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Quality's a bit crap, but still funny!
Lots of love,
Titi and Radar
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The parallels are freaky!
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
How does it feel to get it wrong?
Just like vampires can't see visions when werewolves are around, I guess Radar's visions get a bit cloudy when the Steelers are around.
Posted by Radar's Mom at 10:32 PM 1 comments
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Pitts or Packers?
Well, all you bettin' types out there...
Posted by Radar's Mom at 4:59 PM 8 comments
Thursday, February 3, 2011
I'm in love!
Yes. This is the post I mentioned. The one I really, really wanted to post and the one that couldn't be rushed.
And Yes. You read the title right.
I'm in love.
I'm not talking about a tawdry affair or a passing infatuation either.
I'm talking about a head over heals, love at first sight, fairytale kind of love!
When did this happen, you ask?
Why, it happened yesterday.
So now you're thinking that either I'm kidding or exaggerating or that perhaps it is indeed a simple infatuation or tawdry affair.
I assure you – it is not!
I'm in love.
But let me back up a bit and explain in a little more depth.
It's true that just two days ago I didn't know that my new love even existed in this world. And it's also true that it only took seeing one picture of this person to send me into a deep plunge off the cliff of no return. But the roots of this newfound love run so much deeper and that's how I know it's not just some passing infatuation!
It has a lot to do with how I've come to appreciate what 'family' means to me. I'm a big fan of the 'traditional' family… you know, the mom and dad with 2.4 kids, living in a two story suburban home with a white picket fence (dog and cat included)! Big fan! But obviously, I'm also a HUGE fan of the 'non-traditional' family… of adoption… of same-sex couples… and of course, of single moms!
My own non-traditional family has its quirks and dysfunctions, but it is also so very rich and beautiful. Tia Lali is a good example… she is my half-sister… she is 16 years my junior… she grew up with a different mother, in different cities and in a different time. None of that matters. She is every bit my sister, she is one of my very best friends and I love her through and through.
Then there's Radar – obviously the very best example of what I'm talking about. I'm not married to his biological father – I don't even know who he is! I chose half of Radar's biology based on words I read on a screen, one audio interview I listened to and one (sort of fuzzy) picture of a little boy. That changes nothing! This gift that was made possible because a stranger decided to walk into a cryobank, is the most precious, beautiful and valuable gift of my life. Radar is my everything. I know that I'd love my son every bit as much if my circumstances had been more 'traditional'… but the point is that I don't love him one single atom less because they're not.
But back to my point.
I'm in love!
And it has everything to do with my view that family can come in all shapes and sizes!
That is why, a couple of days ago, I went to a website called DSR ("Donor Sibling Registry") and did a quick search using the ID# of Radar's bio-dad. That is why my heart jumped and fluttered when I saw the results of that search… "Girl born Nov2008". That is why I was blushing as I read a message from this little girl's parents that said they were looking to connect with donor siblings. That is why I wrote back immediately and started a dialogue with this family from Long Island, NY. And that is why, when I got these pictures yesterday morning…
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
On the go....
I'm quickly typing this from my big, cozy bed on the 7th floor of the Sheraton Suites in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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GAETZ - James and Bobbi Jo are pleased to announce the arrival of JAXON AMBLER GAETZ born Tuesday, July 1, 1997, at 10:59 pm, weighing 8 lbs 2 ozs. Proud grandparents are Bernice Gaetz of Calgary, AB, Ed and Joan Gaetz of Mayne Island, BC and Bob and Helen Ambler of Lloydminster, AB. Thank you to Dr Smyth, Dr Rosengarten, Beth and Paulette of Rocky View Hospital (7/19/97).
GAWALKO - "A STAR IS BORN" The crowd cheered wildly as 7 lbs. 6 ozs., McKENNA PAIGE made her first stage debut on May 15, 1997. Her solo performance brought tears to the eyes of her biggest fans and parents Teresa and Bruce as her song cried into their hearts. Special thanks to stage managers Patty and Penny who helped make the event possible. Thrilled grandparents Fred and Beth Baumann of Red Deer and Donna and Orest Gawalko of Drayton Valley and their families gave a standing ovation at a private encore performance. Check your listings and watch for the McKenna World Tour coming to a stage near you (6/6/97).
GELL/VALERIO - Bradley and Annette are pleased to announce the birth of MARISSA LILINA RUTH GELL. Logan's sister was born, at home, November 13, 1997 at 2:00 a.m., 7 lbs., 13 oz. Proud grandparents are Nina and Tony Valerio, and Phyllis and Stuart Gell all of Calgary. Special thanks to midwives Sara Day and Karen Myrfield (11/14/97).
GIBBS - Nick and Judy (nee Irvine) and big sister Katie are very happy to announce the birth of NATALIE JOANNE, born July 9, 1997, weighing 9 lbs. 4 ozs. Proud grandparents are Don and Marion Irvine of Calgary, Pauline May of England and great-grandmother Nora Irvine of Ontario. Special thanks to Dr. Robert Page and the nursing staff at the Rockyview Hospital (7/19/97).
GOLDING/JOHNSON - Chris, Tamara and big sister Hannah are happy to announce the birth of ELEANOR LOUISE, born on October 12, 1997, at 4:21 a.m., weighing 8 lbs, 11 ozs. A half sister for Stephanie. Proud grandparents are Joyce and Joe Oman and Floyd and Ruth Johnson of Calgary; Jack and Ann Golding of Saint John, NB (10/25/97).
GONZALEZ - Luis and Theresa Arnfinson are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, NATALIE PHYLLIS CARMEN, a sister to Antonio, born June 24, 1997, at 3:40 p.m., 7 lbs 3 oz. Special thanks to Dr. Cenaiko and staff at Peter Lougheed Hospital (6/28/97).
GORUK - Dennis and Anna are very proud to announce the safe arrival of their second grandson CHRISTIAN MARC WILLIAM PASTERIS, born May 23, 1997 at 12:30 p.m. weighing 6 lbs., 6 ozs. and 19 inches long. The long awaited first child of Bernadette and Paolo Pasteris who are still on Cloud Nine (6/6/97).
GOUT - Carol is pleased to announce the arrival of a "very precious little package", ALEXANDRA REBECCA. Born December 4, 1997, weighing 7lbs, 2 ozs. 19 inches long. Thank you very much, Mom (12/7/97).
GRAVERSEN - Katherine and Ole are very happy to announce the birth of our son, ERIK DONALD, born November 18, 1997 at 09:55 hours, weighing 6 lbs. 5 ozs. Special thanks to Dr. Connie Ellis and staff at Foothills Hospital (12/13/97).
GRAHAM - Barry, Debbie and big sister Melissa are happy to announce the arrival of RYAN WAYNE, weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs., born 3:01 a.m. on October 11, 1997. Special thanks to Dr. Sutton and the nursing staff at the Rockyview Hospital (11/1/97).
GRAHAM - Wayne and Laurie are pleased to announce the birth of KYLE ALAN, born September 13, 1997 at 6:06 a.m. weighing 5lbs, 15ozs. A little brother for sister Sabrina. Special thanks to Vernie, Dr. Nixdorff and the staff at the Rockyview Hospital (9/17/97).
GRIEBEL-KAULBACK - Feliz and Navidad rejoice in the arrival of QUENTIN LINUS MAX, son of Claudia and Max, born October 16, 1997 at 11:47 p.m., weighing 7 lbs, 12 ozs. Proud grandparents are Christel, Lilla and Wilf. Special thanks to Dr. Currie and the team, Annette, and the nurses at the Peter Lougheed Centre and everyone else who cheered us on (10/25/97).
GUISE - Barry and Jane are thrilled to announce the arrival of their first child, DEVIN THOMAS, born June 21, 1997 weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Special thanks to Dr. D. Graham, Dr. Spratt, Dr. Moscovitz and the nurses at Rockyview Hospital (7/12/97).


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Most places change over time and some change the people who visit them. Nimrod Hall is definitely the latter. In the Wood family since the early 1900s, Nimrod looks (and feels) today just as it did then. And as anyone who has ever been will tell you, Nimrod changes you.
Nimrod Hall, tucked in the mountains of Bath County, Virginia, was built as a hunting lodge in 1783. What began as a simple, two-story log cabin back then, has sprouted a motley assemblage of rooms and porches over the years. These days, Frankie Wood Apistolas and her husband Jimmy run the property, and everyone who visits is considered family.
Of course, most of the guests practically are family, returning summer after summer for a week-long retreat from the world. New guests are welcome by referral only and only if there's space, which is a big "if," since some folks have been returning, without fail, for sixty plus years.
For many years, there was a boys' camp held at Nimrod, before a flood washed out the cabins and dining hall down by the river. Now a number of weeks every summer are dedicated to artists and writers who come to be inspired and live in community in the main house and surrounding cabins. A grown-up camp of sorts.
These days, the property consists of the large, white clapboard main house; a boxy second house with eight bedrooms (affectionately called "Square House"); four cabins; a wide green; and the "post office," once the real deal and now home to shelves of books, piles of board games, and a ping-pong table.
The season at Nimrod Hall officially runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Although its sprawling mountains, far-reaching fields, ancient trees, and meadows of wildflowers make it idyllic year round. Even if you're not much for long walks, you'll find yourself meandering up and down the shaded, gravel road, picking Queen Anne's lace and wild blackberries.
Life at Nimrod brings out the best in everyone. Maybe it's the air. Or maybe it's the way guests spend their days, eating Frankie's fried chicken, playing croquet on the lawn, or watching the kids on the seesaw. Kids who usually can't be bothered to do anything but text or play Fruit Ninja.
The younger set has a particular affinity for Nimrod, likely because it allows them to run wild, a rarity these days. The most trouble a kid can get into at Nimrod is coming late to a meal or meeting up with a skunk along the path back from the swimming hole, snapping their towels as their giggles echo in the fragrant, Virginia woods.
The Cowpasture River runs right along the property and guests spend many an afternoon tubing lazily along its banks. In the evenings, folks gather on the front porch. Bourbon is sipped from over-sized, red plastic cups; stories are unfurled; and rocking chairs creek to nature's tunes.
It's a curious place. The beds are metal framed. The home cooked, Southern meals are served at the same time every day, signaled by children clanging antique bells. The hottest nightlife for miles around is counting shooting stars. And the biggest decision you ever have to make is whether or not to have a second slice of Tollhouse pie.
At Nimrod Hall, it's as if neither life nor time exists beyond the crooked, whitewashed fence.


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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania… Celebrate spring with an egg hunt that encourages children 12 and under and their grown-ups to learn about egg-laying animals from prehistoric and modern times! Come to Carnegie Museum of Natural History on Saturday, April 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the fourth annual "egg-cellent" egg hunt. This indoor egg hunt takes place rain or shine in the museum galleries, and is designed to ignite children's curiosity about seasonal events in the natural world.With scavenger hunt maps in hand, children explore the museum by stopping at six hands-on exploration stations where touchable natural history specimens await. Children interact with museum nature experts, answer intriguing egg-related riddles, and are rewarded with stamps on their scavenger hunt sheets, and small prizes. The egg hunt is free with museum admission ($11 children 3–18; $15 adults; and free to Members), and the scavenger hunt map and prizes are available to the first 1,000 children.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is among the top natural history museums in the country. It maintains, preserves, and interprets an extraordinary collection of 22 million objects and scientific specimens used to broaden understanding of evolution, conservation, and biodiversity. Carnegie Museum of Natural History generates new scientific knowledge, advances science literacy, and inspires visitors of all ages to become passionate about science, nature, and world cultures. More information is available by calling 412.622.3131 or by visiting the website, www.carnegiemnh.org.


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Manuel Kasper wrote:
> No. m0n0wall's DHCP server automatically assigns m0n0wall's IP address on
> the corresponding interface to DHCP clients for use as the default
> gateway.
You are right... I previously specified a domainname in "Generel Setup"
(domain.tld), but somehow it won't set gateway. This is from "standard
setup" as described by you:
cello # route
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
default M0n0wall.local 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
If I change the domain to "domain.tld", I guess default would be:
default M0n0wall.domain.tld 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
0 eth0
... and "M0n0wall.domain.tld" can't be resolved. I'm not sure how to
handle this, and it is well beyond the scope of this mailinglist :)
Any insight would be appriciated though. When I figure it out, I will
publish a howto somewhere.
Thanks for your answer.
Kind regards
Tonni Aagesen


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Excapsa, which runs Ultimate Bet, has hired Canaccord Capital to advise it on the possible listing. It hopes to raise almost £30m from the flotation and the company, headed by chief executive Jim Ryan, would be valued at between £145m and £200m.
The site, launched five years ago, has its gaming licence in Kahnawake, Canada. It is the seventh-largest poker room on the internet, according to Pokerpulse.com, which monitors poker sites. It has recently launched in the UK under the Ultimate Poker brand.
The City appears to have an insatiable appetite for poker stocks, following the purchase of ParadisePoker last year by Sportingbet, the online gambling group, as well as the Party and Empire flotations.


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From My Fox Colorado, March 3:
Commerce City Police are investigating the discovery of a fetus at a wastewater treatment plant….
A routine walk-through by a plant operator turned up a sad discovery… found amidst piles of garbage and human waste….
"Based on the size, we guess, it's was somewhere in the second trimester, somewhere between 4 to 6 months," says Commerce City police officer, Lanissa Blevens.
Police suspect it was most likely flushed….
But police say they may have a possible suspect. And what charges she faces for discarding her fetus, depends on whether it was capable of living outside the womb.
"If it wasn't viable, we're looking at charges of abuse of a corpse, to possible concealment of death," says Blevens.
If it was viable, the charges are much more severe, including possible homicide….
How can "it" be a "corpse"? Moreover, how can a blob of tissue be a "corpse"? But I digress.
Pro-abort responses to yesterday's post, "Caskets for miscarried babies," disgusted even me, and I have a high tolerance for ignorance. I awakened this morning to thoughts of those crude, cruel comments and decided to delete the lot of them. But alas, so many had already responded, I had to leave them on pathetic display.
I asked commenter and miscarriage expert Sandy to compose her thoughts on all this. Here they are….
The big secret is women deliver miscarried babies in homes, cars, workplaces, hotels, stores, on airplanes, and wherever and whenever a woman's body decides to take action and naturally end a pregnancy.
With regret many women flush their babies down the toilet because they are afraid and don't know what else to do, because they have never been informed what else to do.
Without knowing how this baby wound up in a sewage plant, one can only assume she was put there because the pro-choice movement dictated it….
They want the miscarriage experience to be kept hush, hush. They don't want pregnancy loss and grief brought to the fore. The pro-choice movement has fought legislation to address issues of disposition.
With few exceptions, there are no laws or medical standards of care regulating the disposition of miscarried babies. Families are left on their own to discern how best to dispose of their babies' remains. Hospitals routinely throw away babies as medical waste without parental knowledge if a D&C or induction has been performed.
Welcome, Heaven's Gain, which provides a much needed service to families who want more options other than to toss a baby down a sewage plant.
As proven on the thread last night; and right on cue, the pro-choice movement steps in to disparage anyone trying to assist these families with CHOICES on how to care for the baby they lost.
Pro-choicers accuse this man of being a scam artist by taking advantage of people's misfortune. But in their usual bad fashion, PCers steadfastly support those profiteering from desperate women getting abortions, including abortionists, medical personnel, contractors, medical suppliers, utility companies, waste disposal companies etc.
The service Heaven's Gain provides will help those who seek out a burial for their little ones. About 20% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. About 25% of all women experience a pregnancy loss. In the U.S. there are just under 1 million miscarriages each year. Kudos to Heaven's Gain for filling a much needed void.
Here's a thought. Pro-choicers claiming to support women with whatever they decide is best for them, should make donations to Heaven's Gain this year instead of Planned Parenthood. If they truly supported CHOICE, they would, to offer affordable or even free burial caskets for those families who make the CHOICE to bury their baby.
UPDATE, 5:15p: From the Denver Post, March 4:
The Adams County coroner's office has determined that a fetus found in a Commerce City sewage plant filter was a boy 15 to 17 weeks old….
Authorities still do not know exactly how the baby died or whether it was viable outside the womb. An autopsy with specialized tests could determine whether the baby died from a miscarriage or an abortion when its completed in four to six weeks….
Earlier in the day Commerce City police were still looking for a woman they think might be the mother….
A 911 call led police to the woman, whom police have not identified. Police are investigating a number of possible scenarios, some of which could constitute a crime….
Steve Frank, spokesman for Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, said the fetus was caught in a screen that normally snags cell phones, toys and other large items that wind up in toilets.
He said this was not the first time the plant has made such a discovery.
"It's not common, but it happens often enough that it's not uncommon," he said.
My guess? The mom was in the midst of an induced labor abortion, delivered a live baby at home, panicked, and called 911.
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How do you know if there's a tiger shark swimming nearby if you can't see it?
I was asking myself this very question on an underwater photography documentary expedition to the Western Philippines a few years ago. It didn't take very long to start seeing the clues.
On the second day of diving, I saw a three-legged sea turtle swim lopsidedly past. Its birdlike eyes warily scanned a sunlit expanse of coral garden on Tubbataha's South Island atoll in the middle of the Sulu Sea. The crippled green slowed cautiously as it approached the edge of the reef wall plunging cliff-like into the inky depths below. To be fair, this turtle could be considered lucky—it only lost a leg. For many others the first glimpse of the striped torpedo of a tiger shark barreling out of the deep would have been the last thing they ever saw.
I'll admit I watched 'Jaws' a few too many times when I was a kid, this probably explains why I think about sharks when I should be thinking about how to bring back some new underwater photos. But the 'Jaws' reminders were a little too easy to find on this trip.
I caught my first glimpse of a Tubbataha tiger in the dim light of early morning the following day. The sun was just passing the Sulu Sea horizon when we spotted the iconic dorsal fin knifing effortlessly through the mirror-flat water. Under the cover of a moonless night only a few hours before, the shark had easily ambushed unsuspecting victims; but in the gathering daylight it seemed to sense its own vulnerability.
The shark swam faster as our small outboard dingy from the WWF reef survey ship Minerva drew closer. The small engine whined as we matched the shark's speed, and when we were right beside it I plunged my camera into the rushing water, snapping a few frames before the shark vanished into the safety of deep water with a few powerful sweeps of its tail.
The rest of the day passed without a tiger shark sighting and by the end of an amazing day of diving and new underwater photos I had almost cleared the 'Jaws' highlights from my mind.
But we still a night dive on the day's schedule, and it happened to be at the same spot where we had seen the three-legged sea turtles earlier in the day.
So there I was on a dark, moonless night with my legs were dangling helplessly beneath me into the inky black sea while we prepared to dive. I imagined the sharks were prowling again—remember the opening scene of 'Jaws' where the girl swims at night (and gets eaten)?
I tried to clear Spielberg's scary camera angles out of my mind as I hastily checked the scuba equipment. I wanted to get underwater where I didn't feel so vulnerable. I don't know if my dive buddies were thinking the same thing, but everyone seemed to want to get under quickly.
Enveloped in a storm of silvery bubbles as we submerged, we swam towards a wide plateau of coral reef about ten meters deep. I felt a lot more comfortable down among the corals and not bobbing helplessly on the surface for a passing tiger to swipe at.
My flashlight cast an eerie greenish glow around me as I looked for night animals to photograph. Just to be safe, I pointed the flashlight towards the coral wall where I knew the dropoff plunged for more than 100 feet—the perfect hunting grounds for an opportunistic tiger shark.
The beam cast a feeble light, but enough to illuminate a four-foot reef shark ghosting by, its eyes gleamed back unblinkingly. Bad idea.
Nervous, I swam a little closer to my dive buddies who were hovering over a large coral formation taking photos. Without realizing that I had strayed too close, one of them gave an unexpected kick and knocked the air regulator out of my mouth.
Bubbles surrounded me and I could hear the air gushing from my tank. I fumbled to grab the hose and put the regulator back in my mouth and start breathing again. I already felt my chest getting tight as I held my breath. They didn't realize I was in trouble.
With the underwater camera strapped to one wrist and the flashlight on the other, it was a lot harder than usual to find the air hose without getting everything tangled. A lung-burning minute passed before I could get a hold of the regulator and everything was ok again.
Maybe better to explore the reef during the day and leave it to the sharks at night?


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China's exports and imports rebounded more than estimated in July, adding to signs that the world's second-largest economy is stabilising following a two-quarter slowdown.
Shipments abroad rose 5.1 per cent from a year earlier, the General Administration of Customs said in Beijing today. That compares with the median estimate for a 2 per cent increase in a Bloomberg News survey and June's 3.1 percent drop.
Imports gained 10.9 per cent, leaving a trade surplus of $US17.8 billion.
Asian stocks advanced as the data showed exports to the US and European Union, China's biggest markets, increased for the first time in five months.
The Australian dollar rose aboce 90 US cents, with data showing China's imports from the country up 24.6 per cent, the most since May 2012.
Improved trade may bolster Premier Li Keqiang's chances of achieving the year's 7.5 per cent target for economic expansion, after official manufacturing and service- industry indexes rose in July.
''This confirms our view that the economy has bottomed out and will re-accelerate'' in the second half, Dariusz Kowalczyk, senior economist at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong, said.
''We'd like to call the end to worries over China for this year.''
Trade data had shown a slowdown starting in May after the government cracked down on fake invoices that inflated figures earlier in the year. The quality of the data has ''improved a lot,'' Lu Ting, head of Greater China economics at Bank of America in Hong Kong, said in a note today.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index of stocks reversed losses following the report and was up 0.5 per cent.


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Two last gasp tries lifted the New Zealand Warriors to a 34-20 NRL victory over South Sydney at Auckland's Ericsson Stadium today.
After trailing 22-4 at half time, the Rabbitohs were within two points of victory with just a few minutes remaining.
But a 79th minute try under the posts to fullback Brent Webb and one right on full time to Wairangi Koopu, both converted by stand-in skipper Stacey Jones, gave the Warriors the game.
A week after thrashing premiers Penrith, the Rabbitohs were left stuggling against the 15th placed Warriors before an amazing reversal of fortunes in the second half brought them back to within two points.
The Warriors eventually ran out seven try to four victors in what proved to be a game of two completely different halves.
It took until three minutes before half time before the Rabbitohs could even trouble the scorers, when Joe Williams just managed to get his hands on a John Sutton grubber kick.
By that time the Warriors had notched up five tries, shared among Henry Fa'afili, Webb, Francis Meli, Louis Anderson and Jerome Ropati.
The Rabbitohs managed to keep the Warriors scoreless for much of the second half.
Halfback Williams converted his second try to bring South Sydney back into the game in the 48th minute.
Two tries to wing Shane Marteene in the next 12 minutes made it a two-point ball game.
Marteene would have got his third try and put the Souths in front with 15 minutes remaining but for Warriors halfback Jones getting his hand on the ball.
Williams had the chance to tie the game with 10 minutes remaining but missed a penalty shot at goal.
The loss leaves the Rabbitohs in a three way battle with the Warriors and Manly for the National Rugby League wooden spoon.


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Good Player Guide #7 – Yannick Djalo
(Sporting Lisbon / Portugal)
Sporting Lisbon are a football club with one of the most advanced and well-equipped youth academies in Europe. Over the years, several top names have graduated from the famous Academia Sporting including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Nani, Ricardo Quaresma and Simao Sabrosa.
Top managers like Luiz Felipe Scolari and Jose Pekerman have also gone on record describing it as one of the best academies in the world. The current Sporting squad features many players that have come through the ranks to make it into the first team, and the likes of Joao Moutinho and Miguel Veloso are fast becoming household names tipped to make big money moves to traditional European powerhouses in the not so distant future.
Another Sporting player that could soon be thrown into that category is Yannick Djaló.
Born in the West African Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Djaló spent most of his early life in Lisbon and was spotted and signed up to Sporting Lisbon's ranks as a youngster. A naturally skilful and lightning fast forward who can also play down the flanks, Djaló impressed the coaches at Sporting enough to be touted as a star of the future and by the age of 20 he was deemed good enough to make his debut for the first team, featuring in a league game against Pacos de Ferreira back in 2006. His bursts of pace and raw energy made him an ideal secret weapon for Sporting manager Paulo Bento, who often brought him off the bench to trouble tired defences late on in games.
In the early part of his career as a Sporting first team player Djaló sometimes proved frustrating. Fans and occasionally teammates would get irritated by the youngster's invariable tendency to overplay. He would often over-run the ball for example, or lose possession trying to be too clever instead of keeping it simple. His finishing, for a player in his position, also left a little to be desired.
But the key thing to remember about Djaló then is that he was still learning his trade at the highest level, and as such some of the early criticisms of him were a bit unfair. In a football world in which the likes of Messi and Ronaldo are practically the finished article from a ridiculously young age, it is important to bare in mind that most young players are still blossoming at such an early stage of their career and need ample time to polish their skills.
As it turned out, a lengthy injury during the 2007/2008 season actually seemed to benefit Djaló's development, and upon his return to first-team action he hit four goals in three games including both goals in a 2-0 win over Sporting Braga. His absence from the limelight during four months on the sidelines seemed to lend him a cooler approach, with less pressure on his shoulders, and rather than forcing things his style of play became far more free and natural, which only paid dividends.
Signs of improvement are already there this season too. Djaló scored both goals in Sporting's 2-0 Portuguese Super Cup win against defending champions FC Porto and his good form earned him a first call-up to the senior Portugal squad back in August 2008.
Yannick Djaló is a player with bags of talent. In some ways, like amongst other things his sporadic ability to frustrate, he reminds me of another Sporting Lisbon youth product, his great friend Nani. Skilful, creative, immensely pacy and full of clever feints and shimmies that baffle defenders. In Sporting's recent 5-2 loss to Barcelona, Djaló was one of the home side's shining lights. To take it to the next level he perhaps needs to improve on his finishing and decision making. But having said all that, the fact remains that Yannick Djaló has such natural ability and vast potential that in the future he just might end up being another illustrious name reeled off when people speak of the great players to come through the youth system at Sporting Lisbon's famous academy.


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At about 2 a.m., police responded to a call of an unwanted person in a home at the 3300 block of 32nd Street. Officers ended up arresting a resident of the home. A single officer got to the home and was told by the man who lived there that he wanted his roommate's friend to leave. The officer told the woman to leave, and the woman said she would comply. Then, the man's pet Rottweiler ran up and jumped on the officer's leg. When the officer told the man to take his dog inside the house or put on a leash. The man said: "This is my dog. I'm in my yard. I can do whatever I want with him." He then began using profanity and threatening the officer. The officer told the man to turn around and place his hands behind his back. He turned and ran from the officer, who gave chase. The man pinned the officer between the door and the door frame, and tried to punch the officer several times. The officer had to use pepper spray to subdue the man. The man was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and evading arrest. He was taken to jail.
A woman reported that she had been raped at about 3 a.m. Sunday after attending a party.
A man was packing for a trip on Sunday at around 5 a.m. when he found a 20-year-old man in the garage of his home on the 4600 block of Itasca Street. The 20-year-old was leaning into the homeowner's driver-side car window. The homeowner had left the keys in his car while he packed for his trip. Officers found that the 20-year-old had been drinking. When questioned, the man said that he needed a ride because his fraternity pledge brothers had dropped him off in the area about three hours previously. When asked if he knew where he was, he responded: "Lubbock, Texas." He also said his fraternity brothers must have "started hazing early this year." He was arrested and taken to jail.
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The risk of prostate cancer has been increasing in men by degrees. To develop a new prostate cancer therapy, we used a stem cell-derived gene directed prodrug enzyme system using human neural stem cells (hNSCs) that have a tumor-tropic effect. These hNSCs were transduced with the therapeutic genes for bacterial cytosine deaminase (CD), alone or in combination with the one encoding human interferon-beta (IFN-β) or rabbit carboxyl esterase (CE) to generate HB1.F3.CD, HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β, and HB1.F3.CE cells, respectively. CD enzyme can convert the prodrug 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) into the activated form 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). In addition, CE enzyme can convert the prodrug CPT-11 into a toxic agent, SN-38. In our study, the human stem cells were found to migrate toward LNCaP human prostate cancer cells rather than primary cells. This phenomenon may be due to interactions between chemoattractant ligands and receptors, such as VEGF/VEGFR2 and SCF/c-Kit, expressed as cancer and stem cells, respectively. The HB1.F3.CE, HB.F3.CD, or HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells significantly reduced the LNCaP cell viability in the presence of the prodrugs 5-FC or CPT-11. These results indicate that stem cells expressing therapeutic genes can be used to develop a new strategy for selectively treating human prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world and is responsible for 6% of cancer deaths among men [
Genes expressing prodrug-activating enzymes ("suicidal genes") have been recognized as an attractive tool for treating malignant prostate cancer [
An efficient, safe, and reliable gene delivery system is critical for developing gene therapies [
In the current study, we genetically engineered human neural stem cells (hNSCs) obtained from a 15-week fetal telencephalon [
To confirm the expression of CE, CD, and IFN-β genes in the HB.F3.CE, HB1.F3.CD, and HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells, we performed a semi-quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay. We confirmed the presence of the CE gene (237 bp) in HB1.F3.CE cells but not in the HB1.F3.CD or HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells (
To confirm the migratory abilities of the three engineered stem cell lines, we performed a transwell-migration assay and crystal violet staining. In this experiment, the number of stem cells stained with crystal violet in an upper chamber of a transwell was higher in the conditioned media (CM)-treated well containing prostate cancer cells (LNCaP cells) than in the CM-treated well containing human fibroblasts cells after a 24-h incubation (
To define the molecular mechanism by which stem cells migrate toward cancer cells, we isolated total RNA from hNSCs, HB1.F3, prostate cancer cells, and human dermal fibroblast (HDF) cells, and measured the mRNA levels of several chemoattractant ligands and receptors, including urokinase plasminogen activator and its receptor (uPA/uPAR), stem cell factor (SCF), and its receptors (c-Kit), SDF-1/CXCR4, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and its receptor (CCR2), VEGF, and VEGF-receptor 2 (VEGFR2), using quantitative real-time PCR. VEGF, MCP-1 and SCF were expressed by prostate cancer cells, but not uPA and SDF-1 (
We next examined how CPT-11 affects proliferation of prostate cancer cells in the absence of the HB1.F3.CE cells. CPT-11 exerts some cytotoxic effects against prostate cancer cells although it is a prodrug. We found that prostate cancer cell viability was decreased with CPT-11 at concentrations of 0.3 mmol/L to 10 mmol/L. The cytotoxic effect of CPT-11 may have been partially caused by weak expression of endogenous human CE in the prostate cancer cells. Co-culturing with HB1.F3.CE cells and treatment with CPT-11 significantly inhibited prostate cell growth by about 30% even with low concentrations of CPT-11 (0.1 mmol/L) (
To identify antitumor effect of CD and/or IFN-β genes, we performed cell viability assay with a co-culture of LNCaP prostate cancer cells and HB1.F3.CD or HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells. 5-FC, an inactive prodrug, did not have any effect on prostate cancer cell viability (
All of stem cells, HB1.F3.CE, HB1.F3.CD, and HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β, were obtained from Chung-Ang University (Seoul, Republic of Korea) and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM; Hyclone Laboratory, Logan, UT, USA) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS; Hyclone Laboratory), 100 U/mL penicillin (Cellgrow Mediatech, Manassas, VA, USA), 100 μg/mL streptomycin (Cellgrow Mediatech), 200 mM HEPES (Invitrogen Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA), and 0.5 mL plasmocin (InvivoGen, San Diego, CA, USA). In addition, human prostate adenocarcinoma LNCaP cells were purchased from the Korean Cell Line Bank (KCLB, Seoul, Republic of Korea) and cultured in the DMEM containing 10% FBS. Primary human fibroblast cells obtained from OBM Lab (Daejeon, Republic of Korea) were maintained in the same medium. All cells were incubated at 37 °C in a humidified 5% CO2–95% air atmosphere.
Total RNA from HB1.F3.CE, HB1.F3.CD, and HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells was recovered with TriZol reagent (Invitrogen Life Technologies) according to the manufacturer's protocol. Concentration of the isolated total RNA was measured with a spectrophotometer (Optizen, Mecasys, Daejeon, Republic of Korea) and 1 μg of total RNA was used to synthesize cDNA using murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase (M-MLV RT; iNtRON Biotechnology, Sungnam, Korea), 200 pM nonamer random primer (TaKaRa Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan), 10 mM dNTPs (iNtRON Biotechnology), 4 μL 5× RT buffer (iNtRON Biotechnology), and 10 unit RNase inhibitor (iNtRON Biotechnology) at 37 °C for 1 h. The cDNA template was amplified by PCR in a mixture of 2.5 Unit Taq polymerase (iNtRON Biotechnology), 2 μL 10× PCR buffer (iNtRON Biotechnology), 10 mM dNTPs (iNtRON Biotechnology), and 200 pmol/L reverse and forward primers specific for CE, CD, IFN-β, and GAPDH (Bioneer Corporation, Daejoen, Republic of Korea) using a PTC-100 thermocycler (MJ Research Inc., Waltham, MA, USA). PCR was performed for 30 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, annealing at 58 °C for 30 s, and extension at 72 °C for 30 s. The primer sequences and predicted product sizes are shown in
To evaluate the expression of factors involved in stem cell migration toward cancer cells, we performed qRT-PCR specific for chemoattractant ligands and receptors expressed by LNCaP prostate cancer, HDF, and therapeutic stem cells. cDNA synthesized from mRNA of the cancer cells, HDF, and stem cells was mixed with 10 μL 2× SYBR green buffer (TaKaRa Co., Ltd.), 0.4 μL 50× ROX reference dye (TaKaRa co., Ltd.), and 200 pM reverse and forward primers specific for uPA/uPAR, SCF/c-Kit, SDF-1/CXCR4, VEGF/VEGFR2, and MCP-1/CCR2. Primer sequences are presented in
To measure the stem cell migratory capabilities, conditioned medium (CM) from confluent LNCaP or human fibroblast (control) cells was collected, transferred to 24-well plates (0.8 mL), and incubated at 37 °C for 24 h. Before seeding the stem cells, bottom portions of transwells (8 μm; BD Biosciences, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) were coated with fibronectin (250 μg/mL; Sigma-Aldrich) and air-dried. The transwells were inserted into wells containing CM, and each stem cells (1 × 105 cells/well), HB1.F3.CD, HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β, and HB1.F3.CE cells, was seeded in the upper portion of the transwells and cultured at 37 °C for 1 day. To visualize stem cell migration, stem cells in the upper portion of the transwell that had not migrated were scrapping off and fixed in pre-cooled methanol for 20 minutes. The transwells were then stained with a 0.2% crystal violet (Sigma-Aldrich) in 2% methanol for 10 minutes at 37 °C. After washing three times with PBS, the migrated cells were observed with an XI71 inverted microscope (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan).
To test prodrug cytotoxicity, cancer cells were seeded into 96-well plates (5,000 cells/well). Prodrugs of various concentrations, 5-FC (0, 0.01, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, and 10.0 mmol/L; Sigma-Aldrich) or CPT-11 (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 1.0, and 10.0 mmol/L; Sigma-Aldrich), were then added to the each well and the cells were incubated at 37 °C for 4 days. To measure cell viability, 10 μL MTT solution (10 mg/mL; Sigma-Aldrich) was then added to each well and the plate was incubated for 4 h and formazan crystal was dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (99.0% DMSO; Junsei Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan). Absorbance of each well was measured using an ELISA plate reader. To evaluate the antitumor effects of the stem cells, prostate cancer cells along with HB1.F3.CE, HB1.F3.CD, or HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells were seeded onto 96-well plates at a density of 5,000 cells/well. The ratio of stem cells to LNCaP cancer cells was 1:2. After 1 day of incubation, prodrugs (CPT-11 or 5-FC) were added to the cultured plates at various concentrations and the cells were incubated for 4 days. Cell viability was analyzed with an MTT assay after 4 days of treatment with the prodrugs. Each experiment was performed in duplicate (
All data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (S.D.). All statistical analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism v5.0 (Graphpad Software, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA) with a one-way ANOVA and Tukey's test.
Prostate cancer is one of the most heterogeneous cancers and the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men [
After selectively migrating toward cancer cells, stem cells bearing therapeutic genes can exert their cytotoxic anti-tumor effects at the targeted sites. CD or CE, factors expressed by two types of suicide genes, can convert non-toxic prodrugs (5-FC or CPT-11, respectively) into toxic compounds, 5-FU or SN-38, respectively. In our study, prostate cancer cell viability was significantly inhibited by HB1.F3.CD and HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells in the presence of 5-FC. In particular, HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells had a powerful anti-tumor effect, demonstrating the "double punch system" involving the simultaneous expression of CD and IFN-β. In a previous study, the combination of IFN-β expression and localized delivery of 5-FU resulted in tumor regression, apoptosis, and improved survival in a hepatocarcinoma animal model [
Next, we measured the anti-tumor effects of HB1.F3.CE cells and the prodrug CPT-11 (
In summary, we observed that the stem cells used in our study had an efficient tumor-tropic effect and migrated toward prostate cancer cells at a greater rate compared to non-tumorigenic primary cells. Stem cells expressing the therapeutic CE, CD, and/or IFN-β genes significantly inhibited cancer cells growth in the presence of prodrugs. These results indicate that therapeutic stem cells expressing the CE or CD suicide genes along with IFN-β can provide a new strategy for treating prostate cancer. Our findings need to be further validated by
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) of Korea government (no. 2010-0003093). In addition, this work also supported by Priority Research Centers Program through the NRF funded by the MEST (2011-0031403).
Gene expression of cytosine deaminase (CD), rabbit carboxyl esterase (CE) and interferon-beta (IFN-β) in the genetically engineered stem cells. (
Tumor-specific migration of the genetically engineered stem cells. A transwell assay was performed in conditioned medium collected from LNCaP prostate cancer cells (treatment group) or human dermal fibroblast cells (HDF) as a control. A transwell coated with fibronectin was inserted into 24-well plates, and HB1.F3.CE, HB1.F3.CD, or HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells were seeded in the upper chamber of transwell. After 24-h incubation, migrated stem cells were stained with a crystal violet solution and observed with a light microscope. Magnification, 100×.
Expression of chemoattractant ligands and receptors in LNCaP prostate cancer cells, HDF and the genetically engineered stem cells (HB1.F3). Real-time PCR was performed to quantify the expression levels of related genes affecting chemoattraction. The expressions of the ligands were measured in LNCaP prostate cancer cells or HDF cells, while the expression of their receptors was assessed in the stem cells. (
Effects of HB1.F3.CE cells and CPT-11 on prostate cancer cell viability. Prostate cancer cells were seeded in 96-well plates with or without the engineered stem cells. After 1 day of culturing, the cells were treated with various concentrations of CPT-11 (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 1.0, or 10.0 mmol/L) for 4 days. MTT solution was then added and the cells were incubated for 4 h at 37 °C.
Inhibition prostate cancer cells (LNCaP cells) proliferation by HB1.F3.CD and HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells in the presence of 5-FC. Prostate cancer cells were seeded in a 96-well plate with or without stem cells expressing the CD and/or IFN-β gene. After incubation for 1 day, various concentrations of 5-FU or 5-FC were added to each well containing the cultured cancer and stem cells. The cells were then incubated for 4 days and cell viability was measured with an MTT assay. (
Sequences for the semi-quantitative RT-PCR primers and predicted product size.
|Predicted product size (bp)
|Rabbit CE
|Human CD
|Human IFN-β
|Human GAPDH
Sequences of the qRT-PCR primers.


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The International Atomic Energy Agency's latest report on Iran on November 16 showed that despite sanctions pressure, Iran has continued to expand its capacity to enrich uranium to purities of 20 percent, close to the 90 percent mark needed for a weapon.
Iran says that this process is to produce nuclear medicines but Western countries and independent experts say that it is producing far more enriched uranium than can be justified by Tehran's civilian programme in its current form.
In particular, the IAEA said that Iran had finished installing centrifuges -- machines that enrich uranium gas by spinning it at supersonic speeds -- at Fordo, a facility dug into a mountain that Iran only told the IAEA about in 2009.
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Parallel talks between the IAEA and Iran are set to resume on December 13 in Tehran, meanwhile, focused on what the agency calls "overall, credible" evidence that until 2003, and possibly since, Iran conducted nuclear weapons research.
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As well as highlighting Iran's continued expansion, the IAEA's report this month also said that fuel has been unloaded at Iran's Bushehr reactor, shutting it down.
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The facility on the Gulf coast, started by Germany's Siemens before the 1979 Islamic revolution and completed by Russian firm Rosatom, was only plugged into the nation grid in late 2011 after years of financial, technical and political delays.
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