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As Chris and I walked to dinner last night I had a stupid ass grin on my face the entire way because Chicago been gorgeous all week and I love it. The only thing better than a hot Chicago summer day is a hot Chicago summer night. The brownstones are all lit up and everyone is sitting on their stoops enjoying a glass of wine while their children ride their scooters up and down the sidewalk. I never knew I could love a city as much as I do.
If you ever visit Chicago and want to venture outside of downtown (and you should) take a stroll through a neighborhood. I may be bias, but I prefer the neighborhoods over downtown any day. But now I'm getting distracted because this isn't supposed to by my love letter to Chicago (that's coming next week) today is a post about summer.
It feels like it has finally arrived. This weekend always reminds me to take a breath and soak it in because it will go by too fast if I don't. It does every year. It's like we've spent the last six months climbing to the top of a very tall slide and we just took the final step to the top.
And once we start the slide down, we can't stop. Everything will just go faster and faster until we hit the bottom. So today friends, today I'm reminding you (and myself) to enjoy the start of summer. To enjoy the days at the lake, the first jump into the pool, the bonfires with friends, the cookouts, the hotdogs, the lemonade, enjoy it all!
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- Dear Antioch believer,
I would be proud to have the names you suggested. There are
thousands in India with those names and I would be proud to be one
among them. I don't think anybody get any special respect in having a
middle eastern name,instead people get embarrassed with these names.
My parents did not know they would have to pay royalty for using
those names, similarly the people of malankara are paying now for the
warm reception they gave to middle eastern traders and dividers.
Elias(Sorry for using this name)
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Motorists in the South Carlsbad area, driving along the coast highway (Carlsbad Blvd.), may have wondered what's up with the new 12-foot rotating blade at the south end of the South Carlsbad State Beach campground. The new radar technology may have finally caught up with sea-level bad guys.
Since 2007, when the San Ysidro area border became completely sealed from the ocean to five miles east, traffickers needed to find other ways to sneak their human and drug cargo into the U.S. One of the ways was to go offshore.
Less populated than the San Diego or Orange County shoreline, the North County coastline has become the pre-dawn landing beach of choice of smugglers operating stolen Mexican fishing boats. Known as pangas, the number of boats found unattended, stranded, or caught coming ashore has risen dramatically in the past several years.
A few years ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents scoured coastal area businesses that had a clear view of the ocean in Cardiff-by-the-Sea and Del Mar, posting flyers that encouraged citizens to report suspicious activity. The beach landings have continued to increase, roughly one every few weeks.
The boats, traveling north, will sometimes go as far out as 25 miles offshore in an attempt to evade Coast Guard detection. The boats are perfect for fishing in Baja, but not for the open ocean. When a panga — which tends to have a small outboard engine — becomes stranded, the smugglers usually abandon their cargo. People sometimes float around for days until they're found by passing ships.
CBP, an agency within Homeland Security, placed the radar installation in the campground. It became operational — as in started spinning around and attracting motorists' attention — in late August. It is designed to use newer technology to cast a 15-mile-radius radar shadow from the point of La Jolla, north to Camp Pendleton. Radar images are monitored by Homeland Security personnel stationed at a facility in the Inland Empire.
Is this thing radiating 360 degrees, or masked to protect the people on land from the microwaves?
RADAR uses radio waves, not microwaves.
Oops Dave, please remove your foot from your mouth. Radar uses electromagnetic waves, commonly called radio waves. Radar uses very high frequencies, with short wavelengths, because its easier to focus the energy and short wavelengths are needed for better resolution. And very short wavelengths are called microwaves.
I'm giving a broad and short explanation here, ed. I realize that early RADAR technology led to the modern microwave in which we currently heat up our frozen enchiladas, but you summed it up below just fine. My point is that the RADAR used in this exercise isn't going to fry up any brain cells, the applications are far removed from that sort of thing. RADAR doesn't use microwave technology, but that it's the other way around. Microwave technology came about as a result of RADAR.
A valid concern. The beam is very directional, and the transmitter should include a "mask" that prevents emissions during the portion of rotation when the intended beam is not sweeping the ocean. OTOH, the beam is not as sharp as a laser beam, so there is some energy radiating off in useless directions. OTOH, you don't need a lot of power to see only 20 miles or so (the limit is related to the height of the antenna and the curvature of the Earth). Also, the duty cycle of a radar is very low, so that limits RF exposure too. Bottom line is that it's reasonably safe; you can't cook a hot dog even if you strapped it to the front of the antenna. Your health is much more affected by the nasty sunshine pouring down from that fusion reactor in the sky.
Wow, you guys are so bright your mom's call you son. Thanks for the info I never knew.


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Your plea (Comment, 29 November) for commuters to be protected from increasing travel costs would bring a tear to a glass eye. Almost.
Commuting by people who have a fixed place of employment is a lifestyle choice. For whatever reason, they have decided to live apart from their place of employment.
That practice was a short- term anomaly. It was only made possible, and popular, by the cheap and plentiful supply of oil that was available for some years towards the end of the 20th century.
For most of us the extravagant practices that limitless supply of cheap oil made possible have long since come to an end, but it will be interesting to see if the commuter vote is substantial enough to keep having government money thrown at it.
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Our son, has been battling Eosinophilic Disorder since he was born. Initially, we eliminated milk and soy from his diet, but he was still very symptomatic. After countless endoscopies and eliminating a few foods here and there, we reached a very difficult point in December of 2008. We needed to eliminate all foods, forcing him to receive all of his nutrients through a feeding tube. At first, he had a nasogastric (NG) feeding tube. After a few months, it was evident that a feeding tube was going to be a long-term situation. He had a G- tube surgically implanted through his stomach for his 8th birthday in March 2009. Even though or doctors explained everything to us, we still had questions and concerns. We had heard of APFED from them, and looked to the organization for help. From the videos, to the online brochures to the message boards, we were able to get answers those questions we had forgotten to ask or didn't even think of. It was through APFED that we learned of a genetic marker that is linked to EE. So when our daughter started to present symptoms of Eosinophilic Disorders, we knew the path we had to take. APFED has proven to be a most valuable asset to our family in dealing with the day to day trials of this disease, as well as the long term issues we have been struggling with.
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This application claims priority from Provisional Patent Application No. 60/574,242, filed May 25, 2004.
The present invention relates to sanitary protection and disposable underwear, and especially to sanitary protection provided for thong underwear.
Many forms of sanitary protection have been used over the years. Many years ago, women used fabric scraps to sew undergarments to wear during menstruation, sewing extra absorbent layers into the crotch portion of the undergarment. The first commercially available disposable sanitary pads were developed in about the 1920s. The sanitary pads were secured with elastic belts and/or pins. Later, sanitary pads were provided with adhesive on the underside thereof, to attach the pad to the inside surface of the crotch portion of the underwear. In recent years thong underwear has become popular. This style of underpant lacks a full crotch portion, and presents a challenge to adhering a full sanitary pad within the thong underwear.
It is an object of the present invention to provide disposable underpants with integral sanitary pads, to prevent the staining of, and eliminate the need to launder, underpants worn during menstruation. It is a further object of the present invention to provide full sanitary protection in a thong underpant construction, by permanently attaching a full sanitary pad to the stretched thong of an underpant, or by creating new thong underwear wherein the front panel is extended into the thong region of the underpant, and provides a fabric panel to which a conventional sanitary pad with adhesive strips may be attached.
These objects, as well as other objects which will become apparent from the discussion that follows, are achieved, in accordance with the present invention which comprises a disposable underpant with a unitary sanitary pad. The under pant comprises a substantially rectangular fabric panel with opposed half moon cutouts, each creating two partial side edges. Stretched elastic may be adhered to the fabric panel along the edge of the half moon cutouts, and an absorbent panel may be disposed atop the fabric panel in the crotch region, between the half moon cutouts. An impervious layer may be provided between the absorbent panel and the fabric. The absorbent panel and the impervious layer are permanently attached to the fabric panel. The opposed partial side edges, about each half moon cutout, are also joined, to complete the pant. Preferably, an elastic band is incorporated into the waist portion of the pant.
These objects will also be apparent from the following description of the present invention: a disposable thong underpant with sanitary protection formed therein, comprising a generally rectangular partial front panel having a waist portion, and elastic thong attached to the front panel opposite the waist portion, and waist bands extending from the ends of the waist portion of the front and/or back panels of thong, and being attached to the underpant so as to create a complete waistband. The underpant has a generally rectangular sanitary pad, at least a portion of the length of which lies along the thong and is permanently secured thereto when the thong is in a stretched condition.
In addition, these objects will be apparent from the following description of the present invention: a disposable thong underpants having a generally triangular partial front panel having a waist portion, and an elastic thong attached to the front panel opposite the waist portion, with sanitary protection attached to the thong. The underpant has waistbands extending from the ends of the waist portion of the panels. Along the thong, a sanitary pad is permanently secured thereto along a line of attachment, when the thong is in a stretched condition.
These objects will also be apparent for the following description of a high speed, low cost method for making the disposable thong underpant according to the present invention, comprising providing a continuous fabric layer in a first direction, providing a continuous stretched elastic band in the first direction at about the center of the width of the fabric layer, cutting away the side edges of the fabric layer to create a continuous line of thong under pants, securing the stretched elastic band to the fabric of the thong, attaching a sanitary pad to the underpant along a line of attachment securing the pad to the stretched elastic thong, and cutting the continuous line of thong underpants transversely to the first direction, to create separate underpants. The method may further include the step of securing an elastic waistband to the continuous line of under pants, transversely to the first direction.
The disposable underpants of the present invention are preferably constructed of attractive, brightly colored, patterned or solid, fabric, which may be breathable, but need not be washable. The pants may be constructed in a variety of sizes, which maybe combined with a variety of sizes or types of sanitary pads. If the number of combinations resulting form these variables is difficult to accommodate in a conventional shelf display, the pants may be easily marketed over the internet and/or available by mail.
It is anticipated that the underpants with integral sanitary pad according to the present invention will find application in hospital and medical facilities. Therefore, extra padding may be provided at the waistband for patients whose treatment results in scars or tenderness at the waist.
For a full understanding of the present invention, reference should now be made to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to
In the preferred embodiment illustrated in
In regions 42 a the elastic is unsecured, and when the continuous line of articles are separated into distinct articles, cutting elastic band 40, the unsecured region 42 a, the elastic band shrinks back into the article. In an alternative embodiment, the stretched elastic band 40 may be immobilized, such as by heating to melting, or to destroy its elasticity. A continuous line of interconnected articles is formed by cutting out the edges along line 36. The continuous line of interconnected articles may then be cut transversely to the direction of the conveyor belt, to yield individual articles 38 comprising disposable thong underpants, without a sanitary pad. An elastic waistband may be sewn or otherwise attached at the end edges of the articles.
There has thus been shown and described a novel disposable underwear, especially thong underpants, with a sanitary pad, and thong underwear accommodating rectangular sanitary pads, which fulfill all the objects and advantages sought therefore. Many changes, modifications, variations and other uses and applications of the subject invention will, however, become apparent to those skilled in the art after considering this specification and the accompanying drawings which disclose the preferred embodiments thereof. All such changes, modifications, variations and other uses and applications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention are deemed to be covered by the invention, which is to be limited only by the claims which follow.
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Sun 30 Sep 2007
Filed under: News,On The Border
The rows of children transfixed by cartoons in a wooden shelter near the Thai-Myanmar border are probably too young to understand why they are all now wearing matching rust-red clothes.
On the wall is a map of their homeland Myanmar, where the ruling junta this week cracked down on anti-government protests and killed at least three Buddhist monks, whose deep red robes the kids are unconsciously honouring.
The four and five-year-olds are probably also too young to fully understand why their parents left their impoverished country, formerly known as Burma, or what forced their mothers and fathers to finally abandon them in Thailand.
"A lot of Burmese people are working here," said Thant Zin Kyaw, deputy director of local assistance group Social Action for Women (SAW), which runs the safehouse for abandoned children.
"They come here for different reasons. Some are facing serious crisis in Burma like forced labour, economic crisis, child labour."
Resource-rich Myanmar was once one of the most economically promising countries in Southeast Asia, but 45 years of military rule have run infrastructure into the ground.
Myanmar is now one of the world's poorest countries with per capita gross domestic product (GDP) well below that of nearby Cambodia, Laos and Bangladesh. UN figures show the junta spends just 0.5 percent of GDP on health.
Seeking a better life for their families, many people from Myanmar illegally cross the porous border to Thailand, but once here they lack access to all social services, and are open to exploitation by employers.
Migrant workers may give up their children because the parents are HIV positive or the child is disabled and they cannot afford to look after them.
Some are not allowed to take the time off work to look after an infant, said Thant Zin Kyaw, as toddlers dressed by the staff in red ambled around a playhouse nearby.
Four-year-old Su Su Aung, who has cerebral palsy, will soon be joining the 32 abandoned children who are living at SAW's safehouse, even though it is already over its capacity of 25.
Currently he lies alone under a mosquito net on the floor of the Mae Tao Clinic, one of the few medical centres in Mae Sot where migrant workers and people coming across from Myanmar can get free health care.
Su Su Aung's parents crossed the border a few months ago and came to the clinic. His mother was treated for malaria, but died when she returned home.
His father soon brought Su Su Aung back and he became one of 10 abandoned children the clinic has treated since 2006. Staff say the man was probably unable to care for a disabled child alone.
Just a few feet away from Su Su Aung lies another infant, now four months old. She was abandoned at the clinic by her migrant worker parents when she was just 13 days old.
"People have no money to look after another child … Most of the time, (the parents) wait for the staff to be busy, and they run away," said Eh Moolah, a senior medic in Mae Tao Clinic's reproductive health department.
"They say 'I need to go to the toilet, take my baby', and then they run."
The clinic's founder Cynthia Maung says the decision to abandon a baby is a final act of desperation that stems from a lack of access to services as basic as family planning advice.
Humanitarian organisations estimate that there are up to two million illegal Myanmar migrants working all over Thailand.
Although there are humanitarian organisations and clinics such as Mae Tao, which is funded by foreign donors, to help the migrant workers, many are unaware of their services, and fall through the cracks.
Some first-time migrant mothers are so desperate to get help delivering their babies that they will commit a small crime to go to Thai prison, where they receive basic health care, Cynthia Maung tells AFP.
Mae Tao Clinic also treats many migrant and Myanmar women who suffer side effects after illegal abortions, which many undergo because they simply cannot afford to feed another mouth.
Economic ills and the soaring costs of living were key reasons for recent anti-junta rallies in Yangon, and people often risk an illegal border crossing because they are too poor to afford even the paltry health care on offer in Myanmar.
It was poverty that forced San Thaw Dar, now 17, to come from Myanmar's Karen State to Thailand with her mother when she was 11 years old.
She was immediately put to work as a domestic helper, but accidently smashed a doll belonging to her employers, who demanded 5,000 baht (142 dollars). Instead of paying the fee, her mother dropped San Thaw Dar off at the SAW safehouse and left.
Surprisingly, San Thaw Dar does not feel any bitterness towards her mother, but thinks about her homeland, especially as she is not a legal Thai citizen.
"I would like to go back to Myanmar, but it depends on the situation," she said, as the younger residents scrambled over her, as yet in happy ignorance of life as a stateless person.


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Research Topics
Genomes and Genes
P Vicart
Affiliation: Institut Pasteur
Country: France
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- A missense mutation in the alphaB-crystallin chaperone gene causes a desmin-related myopathyP Vicart
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Nat Genet 20:92-5. 1998..These results are the first to identify a defect in a molecular chaperone as a cause for an inherited human muscle disorder...
- Human desmin gene: cDNA sequence, regional localization and exclusion of the locus in a familial desmin-related myopathyP Vicart
Universite Paris VII, Paris, France
Hum Genet 98:422-9. 1996..These results suggest that the desmin gene is not primarily involved in this disease...
- Structural and functional analysis of a new desmin variant causing desmin-related myopathyB Goudeau
Laboratoire Cytosquelette et Développement, UMR CNRS 7000, Faculte de Medecine, Paris, France
Hum Mutat 18:388-96. 2001..We conclude that Q389P mutation is the molecular event leading to the development of desmin-related myopathy...
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Institut de Myologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitie Salpetriere, 47 83, Boulevard de l Hopital, 75651 Paris, Cedex 13, France
Neuromuscul Disord 18:656-66. 2008..We conclude that MFMs ultrastructural findings can direct diagnostic efforts towards the causal gene mutated, and that EM should be included in the diagnostic workup of MFMs...
- Myofibrillar (desmin-related) myopathy: clinico-pathological spectrum in 3 cases and review of the literatureJ Wanschit
Institute of Neurology, University of Vienna, Austria
Clin Neuropathol 21:220-31. 2002..The morphologic denominator of hyaline structures and areas of myofibrillar destruction occurs in heterogeneous conditions and may overlap with features of inclusion body myopathy and mitochondrial myopathy...
- Desmin myopathyL G Goldfarb
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 1361, USA
Brain 127:723-34. 2004..Better understanding of disease pathogenesis would stimulate research focused on developing specific treatments for these conditions...


text: New Findings on Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Cancer Subtypes May Lead to Novel TherapiesEastman, PeggyOncology Times: August 25th, 2012 - Volume 34 - Issue 16 - p 20–21 doi: 10.1097/01.COT.0000419313.51353.c9 News Article Outline Fallopian Tubes Clinical Trials Image WASHINGTON, DC—The recent results of a pooled analysis of nearly 8,000 invasive ovarian cancers from women who self-reported having endometriosis has led to a new understanding of the subtypes that are specifically associated with endometriosis, according to a speaker here at the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA) Annual Conference. This new understanding could eventually lead to better selection of patients for clinical trials and new targeted therapeutic approaches, said Robert Coleman, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Research in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. But he cautioned against premature use of the new data for clinical decision making. "We knew that there was already this connection before," he said. What the new findings from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium—published in Lancet Oncology earlier this year (2012;13:385–394)—do, he explained, is to specify the histological subtypes of ovarian cancer for which endometriosis constitutes an increased risk. The study, which included 13,266 controls, found a significantly higher risk of clear-cell, low-grade serous, and endometrioid invasive cancers in women with a history of endometriosis. No association was found between endometriosis and the risk of mucinous or high-grade serous invasive ovarian cancer; the latter account for about 75 to 80 percent of all ovarian cancers and 90 percent of deaths. In terms of clinical cause-and-effect implications, though, Coleman—a member of MD Anderson's Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA—cautioned against overreacting to the results. "Over-interpretation is a risk. Endometriosis does not cause ovarian cancer." He pointed out that endometriosis-associated ovarian cancers account for less than 10 percent of all ovarian cancers. He also noted that the number of women with endometriosis is far larger than the small number of women with endometriosis who develop ovarian cancer—"The percentage of endometriosis that transforms into ovarian cancer is very small." Therefore, he said, he would strongly caution against seeing the study results interpreted in a way that increases prophylactic surgery to prevent ovarian cancer in women with endometriosis, for example. In addition, he pointed out that since endometriosis was self-reported retrospectively, there may have been some unintended bias in the pooled results. "What I'm hoping is that we get rid of the all-comer trials," Coleman said, and studies such as the pooled analysis could lead to better stratification of ovarian cancer patients on clinical trials. ROBERT COLEMAN, MD: Since endometriosis is thought to be due to retrograde menstruation, the new data on ovarian cancer subtypes could lead to trials testing a hormonal therapy to treat endometriosis-associated ovarian cancers, for example, in addition to gene-based therapies "Developing therapies is really about dividing patients into different subtypes. Endometriosis is likely related to specific types of ovarian cancer via a common biological process," he added. He explained that clear cell ovarian cancer tends to occur in younger women and to present at an early stage; it is chemo-resistant at advanced stages, and the prognosis is poor. The incidence is much higher in Japanese women than in U.S. women, and many of these patients have specific genetic mutations, such as the ARID1A mutation. Low-grade serous ovarian cancer also tends to occur at younger ages, and these patients—the majority of whom have BRAF or KRAS gene mutations—generally have a lower response to chemotherapy, but they tend to have longer survival. Since endometriosis is thought to be due to retrograde menstruation, the new data on ovarian cancer subtypes could ultimately lead to trials testing a hormonal therapy to treat endometriosis-associated ovarian cancers, for example, in addition to gene-based therapies. But, noted Coleman, "Right now we're nervous. . . .It's hard to abandon a therapy we're familiar with. I do think we're going to get there, though." ROBERT BURGER, MD, said that in women past childbearing who are undergoing abdominal surgery for a diagnosis unrelated to ovarian cancer, he generally finds it reasonable to recommend removal of the fallopian tubes—"It's similar to having the appendix removed if you're having surgery for another reason Back to Top | Article Outline Fallopian Tubes In other news from the conference, speakers said there is increasing support for the hypothesis that many high-grade serous ovarian cancers arise in the fallopian tubes, rather than in the ovary itself. "It's intriguing now that the focus is on the fallopian tubes," Coleman said. "The mistake we made in the past was to take the ovaries out and leave the fallopian tubes in" when a woman underwent surgery for ovarian cancer. It used to be thought that the majority of ovarian cancers arose from epithelial cells on the ovary's surface, but new data support the tubal origin theory. "This is a leading theory," said Robert Burger, MD, Director of the Women's Cancer Center at Fox Chase Cancer Center and Co-chair of the Gynecologic Oncology Group's Development Therapeutics Committee, of the hypothesis that many high-grade serous ovarian cancers arise in the fallopian tubes. "It remains to be proved," he told OT, "but I'm willing to take the risk. I think the field is gradually coming around to this theory." The theory arose from pathologists' observations of fallopian tube tissue removed with the ovaries during prophylactic surgery in women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. If true, he noted, the ovary may actually be "an innocent bystander" in the development of ovarian cancer. Burger said that in women past childbearing age who are undergoing abdominal surgery for a diagnosis unrelated to ovarian cancer, he generally finds it reasonable to recommend removal of the fallopian tubes. "It's similar to having the appendix removed if you're having surgery for another reason," he explained. He noted that a Canadian study is offering women past childbearing age who are having abdominal surgery unrelated to ovarian cancer the choice of having their fallopian tubes removed. Currently, the Department of Defense's Ovarian Cancer Research Program is funding research led by Johns Hopkins University on prevention of high-grade serous carcinoma by studying its early changes. The research will test the hypothesis that a lesion in the fallopian tube (and fibria)—a serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC)—is the precursor of many, if not most, ovarian high-grade serous cancers. The DoD-funded research will also investigate the ovarian surface epithelium and ovarian cortical inclusion cysts. Burger said he agreed with Coleman that patients enrolled in clinical trials for ovarian cancer need to be stratified far more specifically. "We need to do smarter clinical trials and address the molecular heterogeneity of ovarian cancer," he said. "Basically we're finding more and more subtypes that respond to different kinds of therapies—that's exciting. "The goal is to identify and study subgroups of women who have a specific mutation in common. That's really the way we're going to make some ground." He urged ovarian cancer survivors to have their tumor tissue block stored somewhere for future research studies. RONALD ALVAREZ, MD: "We're probably going to have to have a number of agents for ovarian cancer until we can identify the molecular drivers in an individual woman's ovarian cancer Back to Top | Article Outline Clinical Trials Also at the meeting, Society of Gynecologic Oncology President Ronald Alvarez, MD, Professor and Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, also agreed on the need to better stratify women for clinical trials. "What we need is a better way to identify women at intermediate risk who don't harbor BRCA mutations," he said. Alvarez, who received the Rosalind Franklin Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research Award at the OCNA meeting, noted that for ovarian cancer—as indeed for all cancers—the key to effective treatments is tailoring it to the individual patient's subtype, knowledge that can come only from clinical research: "What we really need to do as a country is to embed clinical trials into clinical practice. We should have 70 to 80 percent of people going on clinical trials at all stages of disease." Alvarez told OT that the health care reform act, recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, could help to make that vision a reality by expanding insurance coverage for the patient care costs of participating in clinical trials. As for effective treatments in the era of molecular heterogeneity, he said, "We're probably going to have to have a number of agents for ovarian cancer until we can identify the molecular drivers in an individual woman's ovarian cancer."© 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.


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From: "Christine Tregonning" <>
Subject: [FRASER] Fraser - Inverness-shire
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:16:41 +1300
Dear List Members,
I am hoping that there may be some FRASER researchers who may be able to
help me break through my Brick wall. My ancestor was Alexander FRASER a
Writer and Bank Agent from Fraserburgh in Aberdeen. Alexander was born
about 1768. The first known record of him in Fraserburgh was the baptism of
his eldest child Ann FRASER in 1800. Alexander appears to be either the
Brother or Brother in Law of a Donald FRASER from Kiltarlity in
Inverness-shire. The following is the known information re Donald FRASER
and his daughter Hannah that confirms the link to Alexander FRASER. Any
Information or helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
Alexander FRASER died in Fraserburgh in 1829 and was survived by:
Ann (married William WATT)
Margaret (Unmarried)
Bathia (Married Henry Robinson LEVAY)
William (Unmarried)
Catherine (Married James LOVIE)
Mary (Married to George WALLACE)
Several other children died while young and a son James was a student at
Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1818 where he was enrolled in an arts
degree. Margaret William and Catherine emigrated to New Zealand where
William was the Company Secretary for the New Zealand Insurance Company when
it was established in 1859.
OPR Kiltarlity
1795 April 18
Mr Donald FRASER Tacksman of Balladown and Mrs Anne FRASER his spouse a
child born 26 Feby & baptised by the Rev Mr John FRASER named Hannah at
Belladrum in the presence of James FRASER Esq. of Belladrum and Colonel
MCKENZIE Esq. of Mountgerald.
OPR Fraserburgh
1800 September 7th
Alexander FRASER Agent for Aberdeen Bank in Town had a child baptized, named
ANN born August 30th before Witnesses George LIND Postmaster there and Capt.
Donald FRASER residing at Ballondoan in Kiltarlity. Mother Bathia CLUBB.
OPR Kiltarlity
1801 March 10th
Thomas FRASER and Marjory FRASER in Glasscarn (Glasscharn) bapt. Simon born
February 21st witness Donald FRASER Wright in Glasscarn and Mr. Donald
FRASER of Ballindoun.
1803 October 28th
James Hendry Mason in Foiness (Phoineas) and Catharine FRASER his spouse
bapt. George born 25th witness George Hutchan Mason in Kirkhill and Mr.
Donald FRASER in Ballindoun.
Inverness Courier 1836
May 25 1836 states on Page 3 Column 2 as follows.
Highland Property - At the Judicial Sale on the 18th of the estate of
Lakefield, in the neighbouring parish of Urquhart, it was, we understand,
purchased for Miss FRASER, Bruiach, at the upset price of £8000.
Inverness Journal
26 August 1836
At Bruiach on the 20th instant Captain Donald FRASER, Tenant there
Extracts from the will of Captain Donald FRASER Tacksman of Bruiach written
by John MACTAVISH solicitor in Inverness and witnessed by the Reverend Colin
FRASER Minister of Kiltarlity and David GORDON Gardiner at Bruiach.
"All my rights and interest in a missive of lease or agreement entered into
between the now deceased Honourable Archibald FRASER of Lovat and me dated
the nineteenth day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten by which the
said Archibald FRASER interalia agreed to let me and my heirs the lands of
Bruiach and other lands thereon particularly mentioned all as then possessed
by me"
"Under the burden of the whole obligation .... by me in a post nuptial
contract of marriage entered into between me and Mrs Ann FRASER my wife
dated the fourth day of July One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Seven"
Register of Sasines
March 30th, 1838:
Hannah FRASER of Lakefield seised 27 March 1838 in a Lot or Portion of the
lands of Haugh with the Dwelling House and other House thereon, parish of
Inverness, on Disp. by the Commissioner for John EDWARD, formerly Sheriff
Substitute of Inverness-shire, then Received General & Public Treasurer of
the Island of Jamaica. March 24, 1838.
May 8th, 1838
Thomas OGILVY of Corrimony, Merchant, Liverpool, Seised June 13, 1838 in the
lands of Easter and Wester Meiklies, comp. the farms of Lakefield,
Braefield, Inchvalgar and Dalmore, lop Urquhart. on Ch. Sale and Conf by the
Curator at Law, Lewis ALEXANDER , Earl of Seafield to Hannah FRASER of
Lakefield Dec. 29 1837 and Disp. and Assig. by her May 8, 1838.
Thomas OGILVY of Corrimony, Merchant, Liverpool Seised 13 June 1838 in the
Teinds of the lands of Easter and Wester Meiklies comp. the farms of
Lakefield, Braefield, Inchvalgar and Dalmore, lop Urquhart on Ch. Sale and
Conf by the Curator at Law, Lewis ALEXANDER, Earl of Seafield to Hannah
FRASER of Lakefield, May 8, 1838.
July 17th, 1838
Hannah FRASER late of Lakefield, now residing in Inverness seised July 7,
1838 in a lot of ground of the lands of Haugh now called Russel Place
containing 2 roods 12 fall Scots and Teinds; par. of Inverness on Disp. by
the Commissioner for John EDWARDS formerly Sheriff-substitute and Public
Treasurer of the Island of Jamaica. July 4, 1838
July 5, 1839
Hannah FRASER late of Lakefield now residing in Inverness, Seised 4 July
1839 in an arable field of land of old called an eight part of land above
the Barn Hill of Inverness and others, in security of £5000 in Bond and
disp. by Archibald Thomas Frederick FRASER of Abertarff to Dr. Alexander
ROSE, one of the Ministers of Inverness. Nov. 9, 1837 on Disp. and Assig.
by him May, 15 1839.
1841 Census
Piece: SCT1841/91
Place: Ardersier-Inverness-shire
Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Ardersier
Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -Folio: 2 Page: 7
Address: Campbellton High Street
FRASER Hanah F 45 Independent Means born Inverness-shire
McGillivray Hanah F 30 Female Servant Born Inverness-shire
Grant Helen F 15 Female Servant Born Inverness-shire
Brown Ann F 14 Female Servant Born Overseas - Foreign
1851 Census
ED10 page 32
21 Ness Bank
Hannah FRASER head unm 55 Proprietoress of Railway Shares born Inv.
Ellen Grant serv. unm 28 Cook/Maid born Inv. Kiltarlity
Ann Brown unm 24 House Servant born Canada (?)
Inverness Advertiser
Tuesday, 18 November 1856
Page/Col Ref:7C
FRASER, Miss, 21 Ness bank, Inverness, late of Lakefield
Extract from the will of Hannah FRASER
"To Miss Margaret FRASER at Fraserburgh my Uncles daughter one hundred
pounds To her sister Mrs Bathia Levay at Mintley (Mintlaw - Longside)
Aberdeenshire one hundred pounds"
Tomnacross Cemetery (Kiltarlity), near church far side.
Sacred to the memory of Captn. DONALD FRASER of Bruiach who departed this
life 20th Augst 1836 aged 75 and his spouse ANN FRASER who departed this
life 5th April 1830 aged 72 and their daughter HANNAH FRASER who departed
this life 6th Novr 1856 aged 61
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Well Being
Texas Incidents Spark Legislative Measures
While breastfeeding protections already exist in Texas, I'm happy to report that revised legislation is in the works. At the end of last year Texas was the site of two controversies over breastfeeding in public. In the first, a mother was asked to leave a Texas movie theater after she refused to cover up. I examined the law in Texas and noted a loophole in the civil Health and Safety Code. If HB 1154 is enacted as introduced, the revised law would read as follows (the new text is shown in italics):
Sec. 165.002. RIGHT TO BREAST-FEED.
(a) A mother is entitled to breast-feed her baby in any location in which the mother is otherwise authorized to be. A mother's authority to be in a location may not be revoked for the sole reason that she begins to breast-feed.
(b) A person may not interfere with or restrict the right of
a mother to breast-feed in accordance with this section:
(1) in any place held open to the general public; or
(2) in any place owned or operated by an entity:
(A) from which the comptroller collects taxes; or
(B) which holds a license or permit issued by the
The law would also provide for a $250 civil penalty for repeat violations.
The second incident in Texas demonstrated just how much such change is needed in that state. The incident arose when lactivists were harassed by airport security at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport nurse-in at the Delta Airlines counter. No wonder Dallas and Fort Worth hold the distinction of being among the five worst cities in America in which to have a baby. The activists refused to give up and arranged a second and more successful nurse-in.
KVUE news reports that women gathered on the steps of the state capitol today to show support for HB 1154 (introduced by State Representative Jessica Farrar), and HB 703 (introduced by State Representative Mike Villarreal). HB 703 would license lactation consultants. I wonder, is that a good thing–ensuring quality care–or will it reduce the number of lactation consultants and make it more difficult for breastfeeding women to get the help they need?


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You've seen those guys. Complete mirror hogs, who do endless sets of bicep curls, not once taking part in any functional movement. They don't touch a weight heavier than a 20 and have trouble breathing after a flight of stairs. Sure, they might be stronger than you if the event were max reps on the cable curl machine, but for the sake of real world strength, they are essentially sedentary.
DO NOT BE THIS GUY. Be the guy who looks like he can kill, and does so! What is the point of having muscle if it doesn't work for you? Everyone's goal should be to look like a bodybuilder but perform like an athlete. In order to do so, one must focus on developing all aspects of their strength. Generally speaking, there are five main types of strength: agility, endurance, explosive strength, maximum strength and relative strength.
1. Agility
There is more to strength than simply maximum strength. You need to be able to use your strength both quickly and accurately. Agility is the ability to maintain balance while moving with speed and power. Without agility, one would simply fall over when attempting any sort of athletic movement, as your ability to control your strength would be lacking (aka your agility).
To improve agility, you must train your coordination and your central nervous system to operate at a higher level. Drills with cones or agility ladders are perfect for increasing agility, as they force you to change directions quickly and stick to a set pattern of movement. Throw agility training into your schedule twice a week, focusing on quality of movement and increasing speed. Keep the distances short, and pay attention to coordination.
2. Endurance
How long does your strength last? Your ability to use your strength for any duration of time is endurance. Imagine a boxer in a fight; he has to have the endurance to keep punching for all twelve rounds. It doesn't matter how hard your punches are if you can only deliver one punch before you run out of gas.
Endurance training is very simple; to improve endurance, train with both intensity and duration. For example, your first endurance workout of the week should be low intensity, but long duration. The second should be high intensity, but very short duration. Alternating workout types helps cover all your bases and prepares your cardiovascular system for any challenge.
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3. Explosive Strength
Think jumping, sprinting, and punching. Explosive strength is your ability to demonstrate your strength explosively. This type of strength depends on how many muscle fibers you can contract, and the speed at which you can contract them. If someone is faster than you at sprinting, for example, it is because they are able contract more muscle fibers at a faster rate.
In order to increase the number of muscle fibers you can contract, you must train your central nervous system to recruit more fibers. This is done through explosive movements such as box jumps, broad jumps, and medicine ball throws and slams. Training in an explosive manner forces your body to recruit more fibers, allowing you to call them into action in the future.
4. Maximum Strength
Maximum strength is very similar to explosive strength as it relies on your ability to recruit muscle fibers. Your maximum strength is essentially the same thing, as the only difference being that you are lifting weight along with your body. The difference between a jump squat and a squat is that one is done with a loaded barbell.
To improve maximum strength, train your central nervous system to use more muscle fibers. The best way to do this is with a combination of heavy weight lifting and explosive strength training. Strength training and explosive training tend to feed off each other as they both rely on muscle fiber recruitment. Becoming stronger will tend to boost all aspects of your athletic ability because almost every movement and exercise will become easier if you are able to recruit more muscle fibers.
5. Relative Strength
How many pull-ups can you do? Not many? This means your strength, relative to your body weight, is weak. If you can do, say 25 pull-ups, then the reverse is true. You have a high relative strength. Relative strength is enormously important for sports performance. For example, if you increase your relative strength, your ability to sprint, jump and push off from the ground will be vastly improved.
In general, the leaner you are, the higher your relative strength will be. Fat is dead weight on your body, and the reason your pull-up number is dismal is because you have too much of it. The best way to increase your relative strength is to lean out while increasing your maximal strength. Make sure to lean out slowly, however, as a drastic reduction in calories will reduce maximal strength, sabotaging your efforts.
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Shuaiba refinery reopens after outage
Kuwait City, August 5, 2008
Kuwait's 200,000 barrels per day Shuabai oil refinery resumed operations after a power outage on Tuesday, but will need at least 48 hours to return to full capacity, oil officials said.
'There was a limited internal defect in the main electricity feeder in the control room but it was fixed ... We temporarily shut down the refinery,' an official at the Shuaiba refinery said.
Another official said the refinery was gradually resuming work but would need at least two days to return to full capacity. - Reuters


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"Sotto Le stelle immaginando Sorrento" Grand Hotel Dino – Saturday, July 13
Saturday, July 13th. Grand Soirée dedicated to the beautiful town of Sorrento at the Grand Hotel Dino with dinner buffet at the Royal Garden.
The menu includes a selection of the excellence of the typical dishes of Naples and the Amalfi Coast prepared,for the occasion, by representatives from some of the most prestigious culinary art of the Southern Italy territory.
Live music of the evening by Claudio Fiore from "Anema and Core" – Capri.
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The Christmas cookie-baking season rushes on in my neighborhood. There are going to be lots of children, and older people, too, high on sugar if we don't lock up some of the cookies. Also, we can choose our sugars wisely.
For stamina to keep you up with all the delightful demands of December—chilly weather, snow, winter colds, Christmas shopping, the planning, the parties to give and to go to—we need to feed our bodies and minds well. A good breakfast fuels us for these high energy expenditure days.
Down on the coast, this year's cranberries have been raked, sorted and packaged for our pleasure and good nourishment. We've enjoyed them in baked goods this month, especially these scones, made with low-gluten barley flour or no-gluten sorghum flour combined with almond meal for texture and flavor.
My grandson, James, an innovative epicure, often cooks our breakfast. This morning he made us a spicy spinach and cheese omelet that fueled us well and quite deliciously with plenty of protein.
You can still be a frugal cook, even when you splurge on something as expensive as scallops. Frugality is not the same as miserliness. It means not wasting a thing, and making the most of what you have.
Don't let the dairy promoters fool you: Calcium does not make strong bones. It provides mass, but magnesium is what you want for bones that don't break easily. But, experts say, our diets are notoriously short on magnesium.
My rice cooker works best when I cook at least a cupful of raw rice at a time. It produces more than can be consumed at one meal. It's good, though, to have some cooked rice on hand. Some ways to use it:
As the weather cools, we seem to get energized. We involve ourselves in new activities. One way we save our personal time for these is to cook once to eat twice.
You could make a package of ground lean beef or bison into meat loaf, but then you'd have to heat up the oven. and the weather is seldom cool enough for that yet.
Why am I avoiding genetically modified foods, foods created by Monsanto to be able to tolerate huge amounts of insecticides, like Round-Up which Monsanto also sells? Read that sentence again and think about it .
Any trip to the grocery store causes sticker-shock. Prices go up, but my income doesn't. Frugality is the only way to survive. I means not wasting anything. Here's where we can profit from my childhood during the Great Depression years. Our motto was, "Use it up or wear it out; make it do or do without."
In hot countries, hot dishes and spicy foods help people sweat, and thus cool off. Here, we rather like cold soups. Today, I give you a Chinese soup that's served hot or tepid. My daughter Suzanna Leigh, whose inspirational motif is the dragon, gave me the name for it.
Come Friday, Independence Day, grills will be fired up all over the Island, and beyond. Before you even put the charcoal and/or mesquite wood into the grill, make sure the cooking surface of yours is totally clean.
Diabetes and pre-diabetes seem to have become epidemic. Some estimates of their prevalence in the population run as high as 30%. This is not okay, and not necessary.
Homegrown vegetables and fruits yield more nutrients than even the organic vegetables from the grocery store. Each year I promise myself I'll expand my patio potted vegetable garden, but so far all I've been able to grow are the herbs marjoram, oregano, rosemary, peppermint and spearmint, and a lone potato.
There's apparently a plague of diabetes and pre-diabetes in this country.
One of the doctors I most listen to says the only way to defeat it is to absolutely avoid all the sugar possible.
Researchers investigating nutritional values foods came up with a list of the 100 best. Walnuts were nearly at the top of the list, beaten out by only flax seeds as a source of omega-3 fats.
Do you always buy organic produce to avoid toxic pesticides? Or has the always-rising price of food driven you to ignore those more expensive fruits and vegetables?
Antioxidants stop free radicals from trashing your immune system. They help you stay younger longer, and free of inflammation, infection, heart disease, and cancer.
Vegetables from the sea bring you 97 different vitamins, minerals, enzymes and probably nutritional elements our food scientists haven't discovered yet.
If Voltaire's characters Candide and Professor Pangloss had been a dinner guests at my house this week, the professor would have recommended the recipe I give you in today's column
The convictions that all fats are bad and that we should throw out egg yolks seems to have run their course. Now we're learning that some saturated fats are actually necessary.
Nothing says, "I love you," like something chocolate. It tastes good. Eating it makes you feel good. Chocolate may even lengthen your lifespan to its full allotment. For sure, it will enhance your and your true love's joy in the living of it.
The temptation on chilly days is to cook everything and serve it piping hot. There's satisfaction, though, in contrasts in a meal.
Even in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, latitude 1 degree 30 minutes north of the equator, there are days when the sun is at it's farthest sout


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All travellers should be up to date with vaccination according to national recommendations. Both whole-cell (wP) and acellular (aP) pertussis vaccines provide excellent protection and are safe apart from minor adverse events. Both wP and aP are usually administered in combination with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids (DTwP or DTaP).
WHO recommends a three-dose primary series, with the first dose administered at age 6 weeks; subsequent doses should be given 4–8 weeks apart, at age 10–14 weeks and 14–18 weeks. The last dose of the recommended primary series should be completed by the age of 6 months.
Protection declines with time and probably lasts only a few years. A booster dose should be administered 1–6 years after the primary series, preferably during the second year of life. Some countries now offer an adolescent/adult booster, in particular to health care workers and young parents. Previously unvaccinated adolescents/adults should receive three doses of wP or aP vaccine with an interval of 2 months between the first and second, and 6–12 months between the second and third doses.


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Big inning downs Chacin, Rockies in LA
Big inning downs Chacin, Rockies in LA
That drive however needs to start soon, and the win-one, lose-one that they've done for the last 14 games isn't going to cut it with Tuesday's 6-0 loss to the Dodgers continuing the trend. They need to start winning and even sweeping series, and for manager Jim Tracy, one of the keys to that is getting into more situations where runs will be easier to come by.
"The dynamic of Eric Young and Dexter Fowler at the top," Tracy said, "where hopefully they can get on base, go first to third, cause some traffic on the bases and get us in a position where we don't have to get hits to score runs but can score runs by just putting the ball in play."
To that end, the plan was successful in Los Angeles. Young was 2-for-3 with two walks and a pair of stolen bases and Fowler had two hits and a stolen base.
The other part of the plan was to get the run producers to drive home the table-setters.
"The way we want to use Todd Helton," Tracy said, "is to push him back to the middle of the order, the sixth spot, the run-producing order with Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, with guys at the top causing traffic."
Unfortunately, that part of Tracy's plan did not come to fruition in the opener against the Dodgers, as the Rockies stranded 10 and went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
Tracy was obviously disappointed in the way the game turned out, but he was encouraged by what Young and Fowler did.
"We could not have asked for anything more than we could have from the top two guys in our lineup," Tracy said.
"We had a situational opportunity in the first inning. We had second and third with one out in the third inning, and a first-and-second situation in the fifth inning, and they all got away from us."
The final need if the Rockies are going to run off one of their patented late-season runs is to get a string of good pitching. They had a glimpse of that with right-hander Jhoulys Chacin, back from Triple-A, where they were trying to stretch him out to be one of their starters for the rest of the campaign.
For the first three innings Chacin was in control, working into the fourth before the Dodgers got their first hit. That is when he started to struggle, working out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth, before finally allowing Los Angeles to break through in the fifth.
"What hurt Jhoulys was his fastball command," Tracy said. "That's what got him. He got behind to some batters with his fastball, but he was able to come back with his secondary pitches."
That command allowed Dodgers shortstop Jamey Carroll to work a walk to open the fifth, which allowed the Dodgers to put on the hit-and-run. When Tulowitzki broke to second to cover, A.J. Ellis put the ball right through the hole at shortstop. That set up a two-run double by Scott Podsednik and the floodgates opened for a five-run inning.
"I felt like we helped set the stage for them in the fifth inning," Tracy said. "We walked Carroll, which opened the door."
Carroll hinted that trying to get those walks from Chacin was part of his plan.
"He pitched well against us before," Carroll said. "He obviously has a good changeup and stuff, but we forced him to get into the zone tonight. He did walk a few batters."
While it didn't work Tuesday night, Tracy saw enough parts of his strategy work that he's hopeful the Rockies will be able to cash in on those chances.
"That is how the lineup was structured," Tracy said. "And hopefully it will be structured in a similar vein for a while. I'd really like it to turn out that way."
Young believes that the Rockies can be successful if he and Fowler can continue to get on at the top of the order.
"Whether it's walks or beating out infield hits, or whatever it is," Young said, "as long as we're on base, we can set the tone for the guys. We can run around and try to control that game, and if we control that, the pitchers may slip up to the guys behind us."
There's less and less time to try to juggle the lineups to make something happen -- something that Tracy knows all too well.
"I'm tired of having to going in and trying to re-create something every day," he said. "Maybe this dynamic takes off and works for some period of time. Not a better time of the year for that to happen."
Glenn Rabney is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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11 Hilarious And Heartwarming Super Bowl Ads You Can Watch Before The Game
The Super Bowl is this weekend, and quick Google search tells me that it's between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. You can probably see that I'm not the biggest football fan. Super Bowl Sunday for me consists of watching the Puppy Bowl until I go into a cuteness coma and then waking up in time for the halftime show. But I also love watching all the new commercials that air during the game. Advertisers spend a scary amount of money to get their ads on the air that day, so they're usually more clever or heartwarming or big-budget than the typical TV commercial the rest of the year.
You might think you'll have to wait until Sunday to see all the ads people will be talking about Monday morning, but it turns out a lot of companies have been teasing and/or leaking their ads early, and a lot of them have already created a ton of buzz. So we gathered a few examples you can watch right now, no football involved. I don't know about you, but that's music to my ears.
1. Budweiser
This one premiered this morning and has been tugging on everyone's heartstrings and jerking everyone's tears. Last year Budweiser's sweet Clydesdale commercial was all anyone could talk about, and they followed it up by adding a puppy. I'm not crying, I just have something in my eye.
2. Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt
There's a Full House reunion happening for the Super Bowl, you guys! Of course, Mary Kate and Ashley couldn't make it, and it's for that yogurt John Stamos already advertises, but it's still a nice dose of '90s nostalgia for you.
3. Cheerios
I am so happy that Cheerios decided to run another ad with the same interracial couple who caused such mind-boggling controversy last year. It's an adorable ad, and it's a nice way for the company to show they're not influenced by the complaints of racist idiots.
4. Volkswagen
Remember a few years ago when VW released that super-cute ad with the kid dressed as Darth Vader? This year they went the weird (but still funny) route by asking the question: "What if every time a VW hit 10,000 miles, a German engineer got his wings?" Stay till the end for the kicker.
This ad is extremely different from the things AXE has put out before, mostly because it has nothing to do with getting girls to run after you screaming. The brand is donating thousands of dollars to the Peace Day One organization, and to go along with it they made an ad promoting peace. I think it's beautiful.
6. Jaguar
Oh my goodness, this is so great. This ad wonders why so many movie villains are British, and features Mark Strong, Ben Kingsley and TOM HIDDLESTON meeting up in their Jaguars. Brilliant.
7. Chobani
Even bears need their daily yogurt fix, as this fun ad shows us. I'm having trouble figuring out if that's an actual bear or a CG one, and I can't decide if it's just really impressive or if I'm an idiot.
You get to decide whether the ad that airs Sunday features David Beckham #covered or #uncovered. Of course, I'm assuming #uncovered will win, but this is airing on national television, so I don't think we'll see anything we're not supposed to.
9. Hyundai
Remember when dad saved you from every dangerous situation just by sensing you were in trouble? Yeah, well now you're older and your dad doesn't want to do that anymore so your car has to.
10. Newcastle Brown Ale
This one's a little different. Newcastle launched a funny campaign revealing that they couldn't afford a Super Bowl commercial and putting up a website with behind-the scenes videos like this hilarious one with Anna Kendrick, who was supposed to star in the ad that never happened. Amazing.
11. SodaStream
And now we've reached the banned ad. You might think this was banned because Scarlett Johansson is just too sexy, but it was actually just because it names Coke and Pepsi, and Fox didn't want to risk making them angry. Ugh, really?!


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From Proteopedia
Structure of Pisum sativum Rubisco
Structural highlights
[RBL_PEA] RuBisCO catalyzes two reactions: the carboxylation of D-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate, the primary event in carbon dioxide fixation, as well as the oxidative fragmentation of the pentose substrate in the photorespiration process. Both reactions occur simultaneously and in competition at the same active site.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01338]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The first structure of a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) from a pulse crop is reported. Rubisco was purified from Pisum sativum (garden pea) and diffraction-quality crystals were obtained by hanging-drop vapour diffusion in the presence of the substrate ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate. X-ray diffraction data were recorded to 2.20 A resolution from a single crystal at the Canadian Light Source. The overall quaternary structure of non-activated P. sativum Rubisco highlights the conservation of the form I Rubisco hexadecameric complex. The electron density places the substrate in the active site at the interface of the large-subunit dimers. Lys201 in the active site is not carbamylated as expected for this non-activated structure. Some heterogeneity in the small-subunit sequence is noted, as well as possible variations in the conformation and contacts of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate in the large-subunit active sites. Overall, the active-site conformation most closely correlates with the `closed' conformation observed in other substrate/inhibitor-bound Rubisco structures.
Structure of Pisum sativum Rubisco with bound ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate.,Loewen PC, Didychuk AL, Switala J, Perez-Luque R, Fita I, Loewen MC Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2013 Jan 1;69(Pt 1):10-4. doi: , 10.1107/S1744309112047549. Epub 2012 Dec 25. PMID:23295478[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Falls replaces 75% of Police Department's patrol fleet
The City of Niagara Falls gave its police department an early Christmas gift this year by replacing 75 percent of its patrol fleet with new Chevrolet Tahoes and Malibus, Police Superintendent Bryan DalPorto said Friday.
The $500,000 purchase of nine Tahoes and six Malibus was funded by casino revenue from the Seneca Nation of Indians, said Mayor Paul Dyster. A dispute over gambling exclusivity between the Senecas and New York State held up the revenue sharing funds. It was resolved in June, and Niagara Falls received $89 million in August.
It was the first purchase of new police vehicles since 2008, said DalPorto, who described the old Ford Crown Victoria cruisers as overused.
"Once they go over 90,000 miles, they exceed their life as a police car," he said.
The addition of nine SUVs to the patrol fleet reflects a cost-effective trend, DalPorto said.
"It's definitely a trend," the police superintendent said. "We looked into the comparison between the Tahoe and Caprice. The SUVs are more practical, cheaper and as patrol cars, their longevity is longer."
Their resale value also is greater than that of a sedan, DalPorto added.
The SUVs' higher ground clearance is a feature that also stood out to Dyster.
"We could have used them this summer when we had the flooding in late June," the mayor said.
The city had put off the purchase of the new vehicles during the four-year dispute between the Senecas and the state.
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BEIJING, July 1 (UPI) -- China's manufacturing activity in June as shown by the official Purchasing Managers' Index released Monday slowed to 50.1.
While any number over 50 denotes expansion, the June score announced by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing was lower than May's 50.8.
Although June marked the ninth consecutive month the PMI has stayed in the positive range, all major components that go to make up the index declined during the month, indicating downward pressure on the economy, said Zhang Liqun, analyst with the Chinese Cabinet's Development Research Center.
The June production sub-index in the PMI dropped to 52 from May's 53.3, while the June sub-index for new orders declined to 50.4, off 1.4 point from May, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
On the brighter side, Zhang said economic growth was stabilizing. Inventories had reached historically low levels with little room for additional contraction.
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Romanian Justice Minister C?t?lin Predoiu said his country had made unprecedented efforts to reform its law enforcement system, suggesting that Bucharest wanted to see the EU monitoring mechanism put in place five years ago removed by the summer.
Predoiu told journalists in Brussels yesterday (16 January) the main reason for his visit was to highlight the recent progress made on judicial reforms in his country.
Romania's judicial system is being monitored under a so-called Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, put in place when it joined the EU five years ago (see Background).
Predoiu met with Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, as well as with Viviane Reding, Commission vice-president in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. He also met with Catherine Day, Commission secretary-general and coordinator for the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) set up for Romania and Bulgaria.
Predoiu said his talks had been of a technical nature, but among other things, the future of CVM had been discussed.
In its latest report, the Commission urged Romania and Bulgaria to upgrade their law enforcement systems within one year. Past this deadline, the Commission said it would table "appropriate proposals". Last year's report on Bulgaria and Romania differ more than ever, with a series of positive assessments on Romania while Bulgaria's record was strongly criticised.
Predoiu said he expected the next mid-term report – "due in the next two or three weeks" – to be of a technical nature, but appeared to suggest that the report due in the summer could put an end to the EU monitoring of his country.
"This summer report would be a kind of conclusion of the results of the application of the mechanism," he predicted.
The Commission has been very appreciative of "the successes of the last months," Predoiu said. He mentioned that Romania had received praise for its new Civil Code, due to come into force on 1 June, as well as on new measures on disciplinary responsibility of magistrates.
The anti-corruption strategy, elaborated by Romania's Justice Ministry, had been greatly appreciated by Malmström, Predoiu said, adding that the implementation of this strategy would be monitored along with the anti-corruption package at the European level.
Drawing from experience at EU level
On 6 June, the Commission unveiled its first-ever proposal to address corruption at the EU level. On this occasion, Malmström announced the establishment of an EU anti-corruption reporting system to identify "failures and vulnerabilities across the 27 EU member states". The mechanism is seen largely as drawing from the experience of monitoring Bulgaria and Romania.
Asked about Romani'as entry into the Schengen border free area, which has been blocked by the Netherlands due to insufficient progress on the CVM, Predoiu said the issue was touched upon "indirectly".
Neither Romania nor the Commission sees any link between the CVM and Schengen, Predoiu said. He added that regarding the position of the Netherlands, his country was using bilateral diplomatic channels to convey its messages about the need to reach a decision, compatible with EU treaties.
The Romanian minister also said that CVM had helped the reforms in his country, but what was needed was to make sure that these reforms become irreversible. He implied that he expected this objective to be reached before the summer report.
Asked by EURACTIV if he thought Bulgaria could match the progress of Romania, he said Sofia had to meet two additional benchmarks, one of them being the "pretty serious" matter of organised crime.
Earlier this year, several bomb explosions have rocked the Bulgarian capital Sofia, coinciding with the visits of high EU officials and the publication of CVM reports. The culprits have not been apprehended.
When Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU on 1 January 2007, shortcomings remained regarding judicial reform and the fight against corruption. In the case of Bulgaria, problems also remained regarding the fight against organised crime.
A Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) was set up to assist both countries with judiciary matters after their EU accession. Moreover, the European Commission retained the right to use special safeguards. These allow the EU to refuse to recognise court decisions or even freeze payments of EU funds.
However, starting 1 January 2010 Brussels no longer had the power to trigger the clause.
On 13 September 2010 EU countries decided to extend monitoring of Romania and Bulgaria for another year. On 20 July 2011 Romania and Bulgaria were again given one more year before the Commission tabling "appropriate proposals".


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turbine trainer recommendation, please
I've enjoyed RC flying for a few years now, and now I'm considering eventually adding a turbine plane to my collection. I know that turbines are usually expensive in terms of both time and money, so I don't just want to just jump into the hobby on a whim.
Could you please recommend some electric ducted fans that may be a good bridge to a turbine powered craft? Is this a silly question because turbines are totally different beasts? Would you recommend practicing with a larger EDF or going straight for a turbine trainer model?
With either an EDF or turbine, I'm looking for a reliable model, but probably nothing top-shelf since budget is a consideration.
I'm "training" with this: http://www.hobby-lobby.com/eurofighter_496377_prd1.htm
I fly a lot of high-wing loaded war birds and stuff too. That helps.
Hi Zack, You can transition straight to turbines once you have had some retract and flap experience in my opinion. Ideally larger heaver loaded glow/gas warbirds offer a good preparation. One of the better options now available is a prop aircraft such as the new KMP/ESM Pilatus PC- 9 & 21, after all these are a 1/5 scale version of a "real" prop-jet trainer and has probably the closest flight envelope and systems complexities you will find...
EDF can be near as expensive to get into as turbines unless you stick to the relatively smaller less complex system equipped models. You have to consider size comparison EDF v Turbine and associated costs involved and there is not a lot of difference once you start looking at 6kg thrust upward systems and airframes...
One of the best "transition" first jets when you do take the 'next step' to true turbines is the Kangaroo, Rookie, Velox, BobCat sport jets. F-15 and Hawk for example if you prefer scale. The Kingtech K80E (18 lb ) thrust turbine is currently the most economically priced "quality" brand turbine on the market. Once you are fully comfortable on these type models your ready for most anything turbine wise...
Cheers- Marty
Last edited by Marty C...; Jul 03, 2010 at 11:53 PM.
Thanks for you responses.
Based on the input so far, I'm thinking about skipping the large EDF's. The pilatus and hawk jet trainers and the discovery jet seem the most appealing models amongst those suggested. If I went with a Pilatus model, would you recommend that it is gas or glow, but not electric? So far I've only flown electric props and ducted fans, so I'd rather not spend the effort and money to get myself up to speed with liquid fuel piston engines since my interest lies in turbines.
Would it be foolish to go straight for a simpler, tamer turbine plane? Would you suggest starting from scratch on a new turbine (jet and airframe) or might it be worth it to save some money and get a used, ready to fly model? Any advice on buying used turbine models?
Another good idea might be the Super Reaper by Mick Reeves (will probably be my next jet), available in kit form, about £250 plus electronics and turbine. A delta with canard, they say it is easy to fly. If you can build from scratch then the Discovery might be for you. But it involves cutting foam cores. Otherwise really simple. I did not want to buy an expensive ARF, better to scratchbuild or buy a kit. You see, I wanted to make an inexpensive jet, and i think total cost will be around 2500 including everything. And no, you don't need expensive servos, I bought Spektrum DS821, I paid about 110 for 7 servos. Check out Power HD brand servos, powerful and inexpensive. A lot of guys said 'you must get brand XX servos' (about 100+ apiece) I did get a high quality rx though, Graupner DS20SMC but it wasn't very expensive. Hope this helps
The Hawk is a safe bet if you want a scale first jet, there are a few others depending on your preferences such as the F-15. The Hawk and a few others (PC-21) have one big advantage and thats the trailing link gear struts which tend to be more robust and can handle some not so ideal landing/arrivals all the better. Not to mention the grass field ability with trailing link struts is a big advantage.
Engine wise for the ESM PC-21 I have seen electric, glow, gas and turbo prop versions all sucessfully flown. Its hard to find a better prop jet trainer that lets you transition from props to jets so smoothly in my opinion. KMP have just released a PC-9 also which is slightly smaller than the PC-21, either way these models would be my recommended choice as practise or transitonal models over the usually recommended WW2 warbirds. The trike gear and trailing link gear are big factors and you gain much experience with gear, flap and associated systems set up that will transition well to the jets....
If you have any doubts about your flying ability or experience, be it low flight time on suitable types or maybe just feeling a little intimidated jumping into the more costly jet models go with one of these types initially. Remember the full size (scale) PC-9 and PC-21 are designed for exactly this purpose also, training jet fighter pilots that are transitioning from props to jets....
Electric PC-21 :
Last edited by Marty C...; Jul 05, 2010 at 09:16 PM.
Thanks for the continued suggestions. I'm getting more excited about getting a turbine since it sounds doable. At the moment, the PC-21 (electric) or a simple, high-wing turbine trainer like the shockjet or jetmach seems like the best option. Checking out the threads that deal with these specific models seems like a good next step.
I noticed that there is an RC jet rally next month that is not too far from me (http://sites.google.com/site/wachusettbarnstormers/), so I'll probably attend that before making any purchases even though it means I'm going to have to wait a while longer.
The biggest question remaining in my mind is whether I should start shopping around for a used plane and/or engine.
Ideally and in your case its probably better going new as your not too sure what to look out for unless of course you know the seller well.... Do attend a jet meet or two absolutely before purchasing anything if you can and ask around and see what the guys in your region are using and recommending and ask why??? ask them about regional service experiences and service costs for the various turbine brands also given your location... You cannot do to much research at this stage of the game. You will in the end be all the wiser and less likely to be disappointed....
In the meantime keep the questions coming, more than happy to offer thoughts and opinions on it all
Cheers- Marty
Zack, my suggestion is get yourself larger 90mm EDF foamie like FLYFLY/F4, fit it with 3-3.6kw, 8S set up and you get real feel for a jet. Forget prop trainers, I assume you are already experienced its totaly diferent to fly thrust pushers, good luck, you'll love it, Joe.
A kangaroo or rookie or a velox for a turbine trainer is a mistake in my opinion.
The best results for newbie turbine fliers are without doubt with the boomerang, reaction, and in warbirds, the F15.
The wing loading on the former three lead them to being a 2nd purchase in my opinion.
There are heavy model inspectors in vic who wont even certify a velox, and i have heard of 3 being lost in one day.......food for thought.
Further to this, a prop plane with active wash over control surfaces will give an un turbine like plane experience, whereas a F4 on 8s will have many tendencies of a turbine without the cost.
PS loved your F22 at wang, mint.
Hmmm all valid points and I do agree, bottom line however and in my opinion is always determining anyones previous flying skill level prior to the inevitable question of what to recommend as a transition model type into fast jets ie turbines. The way Iam reading/interpretating this particular case with regard to Zack is in his first post he suggested he had been flying for a few years "only" so quite possibly may not have had the flight time logged on larger heavier retract flap equipped types such as warbirds. Retract systems install and flap flight management is really a must more so than wash over control surfaces.... That is part of the transition factor yes but not knowing if Zack has had these experiences dictates my suggestion in his case.
Re- Turbine Trainers. In my opinion again I would suggest to anyone that they learn the basics ie retracts and flaps, plus handling a more complex, heavier prop type well before taking on turbines. So the Boomerang type is not an "ideal" transitional airframe due to its soft more "trainer" like forgiving flight envelope. If transitioning to jets with warbird or PC-21 type experience the Roo, Rookie, Velox, Bandit, Hot Spot, BobCat, Lightning types are all going to teach you more and again prepare you for fast scale jets MUCH better than the Boomer and "trainer" types can do...... Bottom line is Iam assuming here that Zack like most coming into jets aspires to fast and or scale types ie F-15, F-16, F-86 etc etc. Of course there are going to be various opinions and most are very valid arguments.
My suggested order of the R/C flight learning process progressing when experience is gained to ultimately turbine jets is simply this-
1. Learn to fly R/C (Computer sim that uses same Tx as your model)
2. Seek a quality flying club to join and find yourself an experienced mentor.
3. Select proven quality/recommend equipment and an entry level basic prop trainer (electric or glow) and of high wing design type. Basic 4 function control design ie engine, aileron, rudder, elevator. Ideally trike undercarriage...
3. Progress onto to a larger similar type and when comfortable then onto a low wing sport model still retaining fixed trike gear and fly this till you are 100% confident in all areas.
4. Select a decent heavier loaded and larger ie .60 + glow sized low wing sport or scale model, maybe a tail dragger with retracts and flaps ie Mustang, Spitfire OR PC-21 type. Stick with these until 100% confident...
At this point you should of been flying for quite some time and now the question arrises "I want to fly jets" I have the stick time on retract, flap equipped model types as above have been flying for many years all sorts of models what is recommended???
Based on what in my opinion is the experience level required to step into turbine models my recommendations are thus made...
Sorry the Boomer in my opinion just does not prepare you well enough for those scale types especially compared to Roos and Rookies etc. A trainer the Boomer is yes a transitional jet hmmmm I just dont see any advantage going to a comparatively slow flying VERY forgiving type (Boomer) if you can already fly those more complex and less forgiving warbird types, I think your ready for a more "transitional" type of airframe ideally AND with an exposed turbine for easy access, the Boomer does not have that feature either by the way.... If you have ever flown a Roo or Rookie you can really appreciate the broader flight envelope 20-200+ MPH and also intricacies of take-off and landing this type that benefits you tremendously when you progress to say an F-16 of F-18 etc. Going from Boomer to F-18!!!! hmmmm no way...
With larger warbird and/or PC-21 stick time you can literally should be capable of going straight to an F-15, F-22, F-86 etc no worries and I think most guys are looking at these types as their preferred goal
Nothing wrong with the Velox its an extremely good flyer and very well proven performer, dont believe all that you hear in most cases of lost models regardless of type it is pilot error....
Sorry I do not believe you in regard to any recognized and MAAA appointed "TURBINE" model inspectors that will NOT certify the Velox thats 100% rubbish....
Here is the Velox, make up your own mind-
Last edited by Marty C...; Jul 07, 2010 at 08:55 PM.
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