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Covidien and The Obesity Society have partnered to award two named research grants in two focus areas: Childhood Obesity - Prevention and/or Treatment and Weight Gain After Bariatric Surgery. Covidien sponsored the full award of $50,000 for each grant for a total of $100,000.
We received 51 letters of intent for Childhood Obesity and 37 letters of intent for Weight Gain after Bariatric Surgery. The Obesity Society's Scientific Review Committee, chaired by Robert Kushner, MD, selected the following recipients:
Childhood Obesity - Prevention and/or Treatment
New York, NY
Title: Impact of breakfast, as part of weight-loss intervention, on body-mass index in obese, elementary school children
Co-Investigator: Kathleen Keller, PhD
Rachel Goldman, MA
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Title: Identifying cortical, subcortical and functional neural networks associated with weight gain following gastric-bypass surgery
Co-Investigators: Jeffrey J. Borckardt, PhD; Alok Madan, PhD, MPH; Laura Campbell, PhD; Amanda Buddak, RN; Karl T. Byrne, MD; and Patrick O'Neil, PhD
Drs. Tom Wadden and David Sarwer, Obesity Society members, are Co-Principal Investigators on a multi-disciplinary team of Penn researchers, that are conducting a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to determine if bariatric surgery, either gastric bypass or adjustable gastric banding surgery, is more effective than lifestyle modification to reduce weight and ultimately treat type 2 diabetes.
The study is investigating whether people with a lower body-mass index (BMI) - a BMI of 30 or greater, compared to the current NIH recommended 35 or greater BMI - may benefit from surgery to treat type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or other significant health problems.
Additional data from randomized controlled trials, such as this study, are needed to help better understand who are the most-appropriate candidates for weight-loss surgery.
To learn more, visit: http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2009/12/diabetes-weight-loss-study/
Massachusetts held a public hearing on potential legislation to prohibit weight discrimination: H.1850/ An Act Making it Unlawful to Discriminate on the Basis of Height and Weight, before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on Wednesday, January 27, 2010.Obesity Society Weight Bias Task Force Chair and Council Member, Rebecca Puhl, testified at the hearing. For more information, please contact Traci Choi at the MA State House:Tracy ChoiLegislative AideRepresentative Byron RushingSecond Division ChairState House Room 121Boston, MA 02133P: 617.722.2006
In December of 2009, Council member Mary M. Cheh introduced the Healthy Schools Act of 2009 in the DC Council, the legislative body for the District of Columbia.
The Act is being proposed in an effort to improve the nutrition, health, and wellness of public school students in DC. Teaching students to live a healthy lifestyle and making school environments healthier can have a major, lifelong impact on the well-being of our youngest generation.
This legislation is designed to complement the existing educational reforms enacted by the Mayor and the Council. Twenty community organizations, including the American Heart Association, DC Farm-to School Network, and DC Hunger Solutions, have provided invaluable assistance in drafting the legislation.
Among other things, the legislation seeks to address the childhood obesity epidemic by (1) raising the nutritional standards in school meals by implementing the Institute of Medicine's recommendations, (2) requiring 150 minutes of physical activity per week and 225 minutes of physical education per week in elementary and middle schools, and (3) establishing a farm-to-school program.
To learn more visit: http://dcfarmtoschool.org/healthy-schools-act/
The Obesity Society Weight Bias Task Force created these guidelines with the goal to ensure that all persons, regardless of their body weight, are represented equitably and accurately in journalistic reporting.
These guidelines are broad and apply to a range of media, including, but not limited to, both print and broadcast journalism, entertainment television and film, internet media, and advertising.
The museum's highly acclaimed PowerPlay Exhibit is a three-story adventure that challenges kids to climb walls, race, play dance games and track their heart rate. Kids can learn the science behind health in the PowerScience Lab by talking to Baylor College of Medicine graduate students and playing one of five Playnormous games which teach about fruit and vegetables, portion size, food groups and aerobic activity.
Playnormous video games are also freely available to children, parents and teachers at www.Playnormous.com
EPIDEMIOLOGYObesity and depression in women
"In many associations, ... [there is a] need to reduce expenses
-John H. Graham, IV, President and CEO of the American Society for Association Executives
-John H. Graham, IV, President and CEO of the American Society for Association Executives
Dear TOS Members and Supporters,
Unfortunately, TOS has trended right along with Mr. Graham's observations of the association/professional society community. For two years, TOS has suffered the effects of a dropping market, unemployment and membership challenges. Fortunately, previous TOS leaders had the foresight to fund a Reserve for just such unexpected situations.
It is now time to retrench and refocus. The Finance Committee and Council have taken a conservative approach to expense budgeting and a slightly aggressive approach to revenue projections based on positive trends, beginning economic recovery and staff consistency. This resulted in $51,500 net revenue after expenses for FY11. Furthermore, as Dr. Ryan mentioned, any unbudgeted revenue has been earmarked to begin rebuilding the Reserve Fund, which was reduced last year due to stock market losses and our need to balance the budget. In taking this conservative approach, Council has committed to developing and showcasing membership value and the benefits of attending TOS' Annual Conference. Furthermore, TOS' new design firm will build improved "brand" recognition and communication and the membership survey will help us evaluate your attitudes effectively. In essence, we are committed to ensuring that we are wise arbiters of your organization and becoming an organization in which you have an ever-increasing pride in your membership (or desire to become a member).
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Photosensitive drugs are the light-sensitive agents used in photodynamic therapy. Once introduced into the body, these drugs selectively identify and adhere to diseased tissue. The drugs remain inactive until they are exposed to a specific wavelength of light, by means of a laser, that corresponds to their absorption peak. The activation of a photosensitive drug results in a photochemical reaction which treats the diseased tissue without affecting surrounding normal tissue.
Verteporfin, a benzoporphyrin derivative, is an intravenous lipophilic photosensitive drug with an absorption peak of 690 nm. This drug was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 12, 2000, and subsequently, approved for inclusion in the United States Pharmacopoeia on July 18, 2000, meeting Medicare's definition of a drug when used in conjunction with ocular photodynamic therapy (see § 80.2, "Photodynamic Therapy") when furnished intravenously incident to a physician's service. For patients with age-related macular degeneration, Verteporfin is only covered with a diagnosis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (ICD-9-CM 362.52) with predominately classic subfoveal choroidal neovascular (CNV) lesions (where the area of classic CNV occupies ≥ 50 percent of the area of the entire lesion) at the initial visit as determined by a fluorescein angiogram (CPT code 92235). Subsequent follow-up visits will require a fluorescein angiogram prior to treatment. OPT with verteporfin is covered for the above indication and will remain noncovered for all other indications related to AMD (see § 80.2). OPT with Verteporfin for use in non-AMD conditions is eligible for coverage through individual contractor discretion.
02/2001 - Included verteporfin for use in OPT for patients with neovascular AMD with predominately classic subfoveal CNV lesions (where the area of classic CNV occupies = 50% of area of entire lesion), as determined by a fluorescein angiogram. Effective and implementation dates 07/01/2001. (TN 135) (CR 1549)
08/2002 - Provided that Verteporfin when used with OPT for treatment of patients with AMD with occult and no classic lesions remained noncovered. Effective and implementation dates 08/20/2002. (TN 157) (CR 2335)
11/2002 - Deleted code reference for photosensitive drugs because it belongs in claims processing instructions. Effective and implementation dates 01/01/2003. (TN 162) (CR 2438)
04/2004 - Covered for subfoveal occult with no classic CNV associated with AMD; and subfoveal minimally classic CNV (where area of classic CNV occupies <50% of area of entire lesion) associated with AMD, provided certain criteria met. Effective and implementation dates 04/01/2004. (TN 9) (CR 3191)
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Some time ago, I mentioned that I had some dusty shelf bourbon when briefly in San Francisco for a beer festival. I found it in small grocery stores by spending 80% of the daylight of each day looking for this stuff. And it was worth searching out. I found a circa-1990 S-W Old Fitz 1849; a '68 I.W. Harper BIB 5 years old (not 4); and a pint of NDOT, early 80's. There were some California barley wines in my little bunker, too.
Due to a luggage malfunction very early in the morning of the day my early flight was to leave, I could not conveniently take it home.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. - They're small and potentially deadly and they could be lurking in your backyard right now.
Toxic snails are invading Southwest Florida and they could pose a big threat to you and your pets.
"I'm certain its an invasive species," said Alfred Humphreys in an interview with FOX 4 in May.
He contacted us concerned about these Island Apple Snails popping up in the canal behind his mother-in-law's Cape Coral home.
We checked with wildlife experts at the time who said the only known threat at this point with this type is their tendency to compete with other snails that many canal creatures feed off of.
But now, scientists are telling another cautionary tale.
"They've only been here recently, but they're spreading very rapidly," said James Beever with the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council. He studies these snails in area marshes.
"In general, just warn people not to consume these snail egg masses, although I don't know why they'd want to in the first place," he said.
The toxin from their bright pink/red eggs that are found up and down the canals of Southwest Florida are especially concerning for curious dogs and kids.
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AUGUSTA -- In this "Smart Heart" report, we're talking about diabetes.
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Wanna see some swatches of the Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Suede Lipsticks I picked up?
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I went a little crazy with these and hauled seven shades. It was difficult to decide on shades, they all looked amazing! I'll have a review possibly tomorrow on these but here's a little briefing…!
These are a full color lipstick however, they name is misleading I think. Suede…hmm I was kinda thinking perhaps matte? But they are actually a very hydrating lipstick kinda a lighter version of Revlon Lip Butter with more shine.
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10/11/12 10:28 Jen_m_sunshine:
Awe… MUSE!! What are you doing to me!!!????!! Now I am going to be stalking the stores for these and imagine they will become an obession like the maybelline glosses…where I HAVE to get all the shades I like. I guess I feel justified then when I spend more on my darn eye shadow palettes hehehe
10/16/12 13:31 Jen_m_sunshine:
Muse, Muse,Muse….I am going to stop following your blog as my spending is out of control!!! Just kidding! You know I love ya!
I just bought FOUR of the new revlon lippies at Ulta – at bogo 50% off AND a 20% purchase coupon!!! SCORE! Oh yeah, and I am up to 8 of the maybelline glosses. The drugstore brands haved been rocking it lately!
10/11/12 10:38 Agata:
Oh, I can't wait to find them. They look awesome.
10/11/12 10:45 Emilee:
I need all of these. Even though my basket of lipstick has gone from, 2 tubes to… OVERFLOWING in the span of 2-3 months. I think I'm gonna run to bed bath and beyond at lunch time and see if they have them yet!
10/11/12 10:52 Miss_Silk:
TT I'm bad…..I know i'll will be picking some up….along with their Photo Ready Primer + Shadow palettes…..
It would be nice if they were a little matte though, because I also did associate the word "suede" with "matte"…they do look glossier but maybe the texture is suede like? O_O
10/11/12 10:55 Karrie:
These look great. I'll have to look for them the next time i'm out.
10/11/12 11:55 Sweta:
That's quiet a teaser;) waiting for the full review..these look stunning:)
10/11/12 12:04 isabella:
Miss Muse thanks
I saw these @ Harmon and held off because I have recently gone nuts with Infallible lip glosses. (Runs back to Harmon later today)
BTW the note I saw on these said available in 2013. do you think that NY/Nj is a test market…anyone else seen these or was the article wrong
10/11/12 22:37 Fancyprance:
I'm in Florida, and bought one tonight at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I am loving it so far, and plan to go back for more.
10/11/12 12:33 Alisha Badillo:
Awwww man, yesterday I told myself I can not buy any more lip products but these look so tempting!!!!!!!!!
10/11/12 12:43 Jea:
How do these compare to the L'oreal Caresse lipsticks? The L'oreal ones look wonderful and I was thinking about picking some up. Should I look for these instead?
I was excited for these until you said they were a lighter version of the lip butters. Of the 5 or so lip butters I've tried, two (Raspberry Pie (?) Something with "raspberry" in the name and Cherry Tart) show up on my lips. Pink Truffle is a MLBB shade for me, but Peach Parfait, Cotton Candy (granted, that is one of the lightest shades), and Berry Smoothie are basically sheer on me. And they don't moisturize at all. I feel like they just sit on my lips. And they cake up so quickly! Different strokes and all that, but it seems like the people who love them vastly outnumber the ones that don't.
I'll probably buy "Iconic" anyway. (sighs)
10/11/12 14:03 Icequeen81:
They are very sheer I don't understand whyyy, color stay used to have better color payoff and opaque and also matte. i'm disappointed
10/11/12 14:10 Kiss & Make-up:
Suede… Oooooh…
10/11/12 14:52 Phyrra:
I was assuming they would be matte or nearly matte, kinda disappointing that they aren't.
10/11/12 20:45 Jane:
I only have one color, Supermodel, but it dries to matte on my lips, a very painful, dry matte. I need to wear it with gloss over the top or it's uncomfortable.
10/11/12 15:05 Jenny:
More shine?!? Crazy, I would have thought matte too by the name 'suede'!
Haven't seen these yet (Canada…) but they do look interesting – thanks for posting!
10/11/12 15:13 Rebecca:
Revlon has totally been rocking in the world of lip products lately!!! Hopefully these newbies will continue the trend!!! Can't wait to try them
10/11/12 17:37 JoElla:
aaaaaaaaaargh pooh! My local grocery store had killer 3.00 off coupons that just expired. hopefully they will have them again, when they put these nuggets out.
Rebecca I agree! Revlon seems to be my go to for lips now.
10/11/12 18:20 Mitheena:
Haha after reading this post I must get them all!!
10/11/12 21:25 Melinda:
OMG, they are beautiful!
10/11/12 22:54 Hannah:
Thanks for swatching! I spotted these at bed, bath & beyond but didn't purchase. I think
I changed my mind and might get some!
10/12/12 2:05 rebecca:
I was really hoping for matte with "suede" in the title I may pick up one or two to try, though.
10/12/12 3:27 Naie:
If these are matte, I've got a few castles to sell you…they look more like sheer balms than anything. Fine with me, I don't need any more temptations 😀
10/12/12 19:07 Darkeyedfran:
I just bought two of these and they dry down on lips to a Matte finish! They are long lasting and not so horribly sticky like the color stay liquid lipstick! These are buildable, you can get really full coverage. Just wanted to clarify incase anyone sees these this weekend! Found mine at Ulta in San Antonio, Texas.
10/13/12 2:12 cat:
I love that you went for darker shades. Can't wait for lip swatches.
10/30/12 20:22 stephanie:
I have supermodel and it goes on smoothly with good color payoff, but dries to an almost matte (suede?) finish. Definitely need a gloss or balm on top for moisture. Might have to try some others to see if they have the same finish and color payoff. Love those lip butters and balm stains by revlon. Have almost all of the lip butters and all of the balm stains, except maybe 1. I'm a lip product addict! Well, a makeup addict, but mostly lip.
3/24/13 21:39 osaggie:
These are the best lipstick product by Revlon in ages as far as great lasting power goes. I'm nuts about Runway #015 for every day beige, Catwalk #065 for amped up (more red) definition, and Fashionista #080 for an intense evening red. I have boxes of lipsticks that will be retired now (yeah, yeah, that's what I always tell myself). So happy to know I'm not the only profligate lipstick junkie in this crazy world. Few things make me happier than shades that work — that is, make me look really good!


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On The Hook: Managing the harvest
This week's article will be more of a vent than a story, although the issue at hand came about from inquiries raised by customers on a recent trip.
So, let's start there. A nice couple from the East Coast of Florida, that loved to fish but have a problem with the rough ocean waters of the Atlantic, sneak over here to the West Coast of Florida and enjoy fishing the placid backwaters, nice and calm.
Late last year they made a trip to an area just north of us and had an unusual charter experience. Upon arrival and introductions, the captain informed them that they would only be able to take a limited number of fish and he had rules as to what size would be considered keepers. They were both surprised at the injected rules further restricting the fish harvest over those promulgated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Here they were over a hundred miles from home, so they went with the rule constrictions – but not without discussion as to the causal issues. According to the customers, the captain went on at length, with great vehemence, as to the depletion of the various fishing stocks and the only way to reverse the decline was to voluntarily increase the size limits of the harvestable fish along with the number that could be harvested.
With that as a backdrop, we start out on our trip and one of the first questions from these two nice folks was "Captain, will you let us keep a few fish for dinner today?"
I put the boat in neutral. I told the couple that although their prior captain was well intentioned towards maintaining fish stock levels, he had little authority to limit them beyond the harvestable sizes and species limits as imposed by the state. They were paying big bucks for a charter trip to catch and keep what the law allowed, not some diminished standard imposed by a well intentioned but misguided captain.
They could keep fish, today, that met state requirements. Period.
We went on and during a hiatus in fishing action on the tide turn, these well meaning people, obviously impacted by the prior captain's crusade to save the fish stocks asked the question that sets the stage for this soliloquy, "Captain, what would you do to save the fish stocks?"
We all sat down and I told them they asked for this.
First put two issues together –size limits and release mortality. The state and the Feds have size limits on everything. Some are minimum sizes and some are slot sizes (i.e. the harvestable fish must be in a size range; too small or too big they go back).
So the angler, works catching many of the targeted species, to try and catch a "legal fish." Many of the targeted species are caught and worked to the boat with exhaustion with many either deep hooked or mishandled (like the photos you see of folks holding fish out of the water) and then released to their ultimate fate.
Tough to know the ultimate fate of the fish you toss back as too small or too large. Studies of the issue have estimated that somewhere in the 10-20 percent range of fish released are categorized as release kill.
So, let's follow the logic – the tighter government makes the harvest restrictions the more fish are killed anyway by way of release kill.
Let's do something different. How about if we allowed anglers to take one or two fish in a minimum size range and that's it. For example allow one keeper red grouper and one keeper gag grouper per day of a reasonable 18 inches. No four of this or two of that.
I think folks would fish for grouper; get their "limit" rather quickly and move on to another target species. There would be a greatly reduced number of catch and release and resultant immense reduction in catch mortality.
And what if you did the same for all protected species? Take home would be a reduced number of maybe smaller fish but the incessant quest to catch unrealistic keeper size would be totally mitigated along with release kill.
And while we're at it two other issues …
No one needs 15 of any species on any day. Spanish mackerel and sheepshead come to mind. You can reduce the bag limits on almost all species to two or three on small fish and one or two on medium size fish. There is enough there for a nice meal and will draw the angler back to the water again for their next fish instead of to the freezer for frostbitten filets.
My two anglers were now speechless and off kilter, but I told them, I was almost finished; just one more point: Fishing closures for brief periods don't work.
For example, when the state and Feds announced the closure for grouper in February and March, the number of boats going deep for grouper here tripled. All were going deep to get their share of what was closing. Those normally fishing kings or permit that time of year were totally focused on what would not be theirs in a few weeks. The catch of red grouper was phenomenal with limit catches all around. That's all that was focused on.
Same thing when the closure was completed, only more so. Boats came from everywhere and on those first days it looked like D-day with boats heading offshore for their four grouper per person. Some boats were filleting out 24 big grouper for their six anglers – close to a hundred pounds of filets and getting ready to do it again tomorrow. Does that sound like recreational angling?
So, to recap; reduce the size limits and allow a catch of one or two per species; reduce the current bag limits for all species to a sub five number and knock off the short fishing closures.
My customers, by now, were surely sorry they asked the question as to what would I do, but they said again and again that it made sense.
Think the state and the Fed's are listening?
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- Pretzel, R.E., Hester, A.D. & Porr, S.M. (2012, in press). Self-help skills. In F.R.Volkmar (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, NY: Springer Science+Business Media.
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Planning to work all summer to fund musical equipment, so no trips for me :P
I think I'm gonna enjoy the shows that come over here this summer, and jam with the band. Maybe do some shows if we're ready.
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After a less a day back in Canada, coming from Korea, I'll be going to Finland for a month, with a 2 day stopover in Paris, France at the end (just the way the cheapest flights worked on, "Hoh-hon!" I've dreamed of visiting Finland since I was about 18...a decade later, I'll be turning 28 during my stay there and seeing no less than four (4!!!) weekend metal festivals and various other shows during the weekdays, INCLUDING seeing AMORPHIS at least twice! It will be sauna, beer, metal = comforting madness! I can't friggin' wait!!! Then, it will be back to Canada to begin with GoW!
+ I got an offer from a Finnish metal magazine to write a blog-essay or sorts of my experince while visiting Finland. I'll be sure to post the results!
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Don't have too much plans - basically I just want to work my ass off, so that by the end of the year I'll have enough money for 4-6 month trip in South America. If I continue working 7 days a week, I should be ready by November.
I may take a few days off when the weathers appropriate to either hike up north here (which is beautiful) for about a night or two, and I'd really love to go to the Sinai desert for a few days to just chill by the beach.
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I'm also going to the Tuska festival in Helsinki, including the Amorphis/Epica/Nightwish show.
Hope to see you around, David!
Then, I'm off to travel around Belgium for a week, checking out the many fine beers.
After last years festival I went to Sweden, so this time I picked a different country. If I can manage it, I might also take a trip into either France or Holland since they're close by.
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where r u from anyways?
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I'll definitely be doing both! I wrote a trip report/festival review of last years show for another website if anyone's interested. It's got lots of pics too.
Btw, I'm from Calgary, just like my location says.
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Probably 2-3 days on Jekyll Island in southern Georgia in early July...
For sure, in later July, I'm taking both kids (sans my wife)-- flying from Atlanta to Minneapolis, then spending about 3 1/2 days in that area, then driving down to Iowa for 3 1/2 days, before back up to the Twin Cities and flying back to Atlanta...
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Well, I'm going to Detroit more than once to see family and hopefully go see Heaven and Hell, Judas Priest, and Motorhead in August!
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I'm going to Canada during Australia's summer this year (or early next year). Staying on the west coast (near Vancouver) for a good 6 months. I plan on heading over to Ontario to see GoW, and maybe to Quebec/wherever Martyr happen to be playing. Can't wait.
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Effective app advertising requires three key areas of focus: brand, buzz, and balanced opportunity.
Let's face it, if you have an iPad app out there you need to advertise to make sure people know about it. And, just like the traditional world, the ad opportunities are endless. Effectively determining where and how to advertise your app can be tricky if you don't stop and consider a few key elements. Effective app advertising requires three key areas of focus: brand, buzz, and balanced opportunity.
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I have had severa differentl Amex Charge cards since 1998, 3 months ago I applied and was approved for the BCE . The date on the card says member since 1998. But today i was checking my fico reports , and its states account open 2012. I called and spoke to a supervisor and they told me they could not backdate this account since it was a revolver and not a charge account. Is that the correct answer to my question or not.
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No, backdating has nothing to do with charge or credit.
PS - They've definitely become much more strict on backdating. I've seen recently many who were refused backdating, especially on AU cards.
Thanks for your response, guess I just used it and let it grow.
I don't understand why your fico would report 2012 when your card reads 1998. Amex usually reports the TL with the member since date automatically.
Thats the reason I called Csr, spoke with two csr and finally a supervisor. He stated the reason the card showed member since 1998, is because thats when I became a member . My charge card is reporting correct , just not this new account.
Call again. That isn't right unless policy has changed again. But it makes no sense. A lot of mixup with policy. Keep trying.
Thanks Crashem, I will later this week.. Another thing that was funny when i got transfered to the Supervisor, she stated the call was being recorded that was a first for me.
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Thanks Crashem, I will later this week.. Another thing that was funny when i got transfered to the Supervisor, she stated the call was being recorded that was a first for me.
All of Amex's call these days are recorded.
Crashem is right. It doesn't make sense, unless there's another policy change where a charge can only be backdated for a charge, and a credit for a credit.
Yall both might be right, im just saying what i was told . I will call back in a few days and see what they tell me.
Don't argue too much. Just call back and try again.
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Catholic World News - June 07, 2012
Denmark's parliament has voted to approve a law recognizing same-sex marriage and requiring churches to solemnize them.
The law allows homosexual couples to choose the church in which they wish to marry. Individual priests may refuse to perform the ceremonies, but the local bishop of the established Evangelical Lutheran Church is required to make provisions for the weddings.
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The ceremony could resemble an exorcism.
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The ultimate end of Erastianism is to have no church worthy of the name. Will any Lutheran bishops go to jail rather than bow down to this infamy?
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If Obama gets 4 more years this will happen here!
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama may send to Congress as early as Monday three long-stalled free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, a senior administration official said Saturday.
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Noted as a significant new book relevant to biopharma, but necessarily without any comment from me is Barry Werth's The Antidote: Inside the World of New Pharma, which is the sequel to his 1995 book, The Billion Dollar Molecule. The official release date is tomorrow.
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1. Hap on February 3, 2014 12:20 PM writes...
Maybe they'll reprint Billion-Dollar Molecule; when I read it, it was difficult to get from the library (I think they had to borrow it from Cleveland, and our library system doesn't suck).
2. Anonymous on February 3, 2014 12:28 PM writes...
Can't wait for the movie!
3. The Aqueous Layer on February 3, 2014 1:03 PM writes...
@Hap--You can pick it up on Amazon without any issues. $15 for the paperback new, used runs about $2.
4. Hap on February 3, 2014 1:06 PM writes...
I think I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy it before I read it, so I tried reading it through the library, and then didn't think enough about it. Sorry.
5. ex-Vx on February 3, 2014 2:29 PM writes...
The Cambridge (Mass) public library already has 8 people on the waiting list for the new book.
I remember a few years ago at Vertex, we got a message saying Barry Werth would be around doing research for the sequel, and that it was okay to talk to him. I think Josh was still there at the time. Then we got a new CEO, and another new CEO...I wondered once or twice whether the book was still in the works. Should be interesting.
6. Ellen Clark on February 3, 2014 2:32 PM writes...
I read The Billion Dollar Molecule( still have the copy on shelf) and just downloaded on my Kindle, The Antidote. So I think it is available today. Now when I will have time to read the book is another story. Reading Venter's book, Life at the Speed of Light" right now. Boy, he sure wants a Nobel. All he talks about is who got the prize. You can just see him drooling.
7. NoDrugsNoJobs on February 3, 2014 5:25 PM writes...
I too read the 1 billion dollar molecule and must say that with inflation and so on, if it were printed today would be "The 10 billion dollar protein".
Liked the book a lot, well-written. Just ordered the sequel, hope its as compelling!
8. Anonymous BMS Researcher on February 3, 2014 7:42 PM writes...
@Ellen Clark: If there were a Nobel Prize for ego, Venter would certainly be a candidate. I never met the late Fred Sanger, who got TWO Nobels and was by all accounts a very modest and quiet person. I have seen and heard Venter at a few meetings over the years; his ego was always very much in evidence.
9. UKPI on February 3, 2014 7:50 PM writes...
I regularly buy multiple copies of the BDM to give away (usually to master students in my lab when they graduate). I had no idea a sequel was on its way...placed the order immediately.
10. Phillip on February 4, 2014 7:08 AM writes...
I was lucky enough to meet Fred Sanger in Cambridge. He was indeed a quiet and self-effacing guy, but with a stunning intellect and sense of humour. He did have one story of a dinner party where one guest was being quite brash about having been on TV and asked Sanger whether he'd ever been on screen. When his reply began with 'Well, when I won my second Nobel prize...' the guy quickly became a lot less boastful...
11. F.S. on February 4, 2014 7:20 AM writes...
@ #10
Stop spreading your BS over here
12. petros on February 4, 2014 8:52 AM writes...
Some Nobel laureates are quiet chaps. Jim Black was the same and quite happy to sit in a scruffy back street Dublin pub with fellow scientists.
13. NoDrugsNoJobs on February 4, 2014 11:10 AM writes...
I had lunch with Barry Sharpless when he came to our grad school for a special lecture. Talk about a modest and humble guy. He truly struck me as somebody with great curiosity and friendliness with no evidence of an over stuffed ego or any of that. I tend to believe that once you've reached such a level, you don't need to impress anybody with your knowledge or wit or whatever - your life work puts you at ease and relieves the types of insecurities that drives most of the rest of us.
14. Annon too on February 4, 2014 12:02 PM writes...
Having read (and still own) a copy of The Billion Dollar Molecule at a time when part of a group in another company working on the same target, I was disappointed by the adoration for the whole effort and the people as presented by the author. He obviously knew very little about drug discovery in general, and took so much that came from Vertex as gospel, clearly without having obtained any other perspective. In truth, Vertex was set up with many of the same technologies and approaches already in place by most big Pharma at the time. Why did JB let him do this project in the first place? Very simply....free advertising to bring attention to Vertex, and to JB. And then, the story in the book ended abruptly, much like a show on TV that has only 5 minutes left to wrap up a complicated story line for the week's episode.
While probably will get around to reading the new book, there's no hurry and won't spend my own money on it this time. Looking at the Introduction that can be seen on Amazon, there's no reason that the author has changed from his overly subscribed adoration of Vertex and the people there (few of the original ones are still there, by the way.
If the author really wanted to look at a successful "Biotech" that takes clever approaches to new drugs helpful treatment of human diseases, with a creative, modern approach, he should have gone to someplace like Gillead. But then again, they'd have the good sense not to let him in the door.
15. NoDrugsNoJobs on February 4, 2014 12:34 PM writes...
14 annon too - I agree Gilead has done some great work but they too have borrowed much from others (or bought). Solvadi cost about 10 billion or more whereas many competitors generated their HCV suites all internally.
Vertex has done some great science and of course has borrowed as well. The reality is that an author needs a spin and simplified viewpoint to attract a broader readership so that while it might gall the insider to see such an unabashed look at a subject, it appeals to the desire of the uniformed for a clean story they can understand.
You are totally right about the FK work done at Vertex, they made their glory elsewhere as it turns out but made it from scratch and are successful nonetheless, a rare and noble accomplishment in this field!
16. annon too on February 4, 2014 2:51 PM writes...
#15: Vertex as certainly done some nice research, but early on they didn't have the view of what it takes to make a real drug. Even with all the nice sounding science, Vertex has not done any better than other companies, big & small, in identifying new targets that would actually be useful for drug intervention. FK, ICE are two that come to mind. Plus, making potent compounds that interact with a target these days is hardly ever the problem, but making the inhibitor, antagonist, agonist, etc a real drug is something else.
I feel that if someone writes a book to give the "outsider" a view of how drugs are made, then the reader deserves a fully honest presentation....not one that is biased to make it appear that one company has a unique approach, eg, the technologies used by Vertex are available and used by other companies.
In addition to my feeling of the original manuscript, it needs to be acknowledged that today's world of "Biotech" (used to include small molecules) has moved on since the "heady" days of Vertex's formation. Now, it is not uncommon for folks to easily move between the worlds of Biotech & Pharma. And when does a "Biotech" become a member of "Pharma"? When they have certain level of sales, or profits, or market valuation, or have more than one or two products? Further, the idea of making new DRUGS can come from many types of directions, hence my very deliberate comparison to Gillead (which I knew would ruffle some feathers) with some very clever folks to have done what has been accomplished in a different way.
The "outsider" would benefit from these added perspectives too, and a good writer could include such perspectives if the purpose was to educate the audience, not simply to try to get flash, attention. Just think of all the Biotechs you know of that have mastered the art of flash and glitz, yet have never & won't deliver a drug. I'm tired of hearing, reading of "excellence" at this or that, when the accomplishment of delivering new drugs don't come from a fancy research faucet.
17. Am I Lloyd peptide on February 4, 2014 3:00 PM writes...
anon too: I think part of Werth's goal is to shed light on the process of drug discovery which the public doesn't really hear about. Vertex may not have gotten an immunosuppresant drug to market but the book (and I am assuming the sequel) deserves to be read as an inside look at how difficult even the initial stages of drug discovery and development are. This is a very valuable perspective which the public needs to hear about. It's not all about final products, it's also about appreciating and supporting the process leading to them.
18. Chemjobber on February 4, 2014 4:32 PM writes...
I finished the book today; it's good, but very different from BDM. Mostly about the machinations of business/clinical development surrounding Incivek and Kalydeco, not nearly as much basic science as I remember from BDM.
19. Curious Wavefunction on February 4, 2014 5:12 PM writes...
I am halfway through so I can second Chemjobber's take on it. Pretty readable but has nowhere near the amount of human drama and scientific detail described in BDM. BDM also had some really great profiles of academic giants like Woodward.
20. KG on February 5, 2014 12:27 AM writes...
I worked at Vertex during the period captured in the first Barry Werth book, and knew all the principals quite well. Werth did a very good job of capturing the essence of these people, although with a tendency to paint them in somewhat over broad, slightly cartoonish, strokes.
IMHO, the best part of the first book was not the recapitulation of Boger's dream to be the next Merck. It was the real world egos clashing against each other and against the need to stay in business.
If the new book veers from that towards the machinations of bringing a drug to market (as the previous two posters have suggested) I will be disappointed.
21. Anon on February 6, 2014 6:46 AM writes...
@18 as far as I know, the base science wasn't done at the cambridge site, so that maybe why it was not covered in the book.
22. Chemjobber on February 6, 2014 9:42 AM writes...
21: That's fair. What I loved about BDM was that bench scientists were protagonists of the story (or at least main characters (Navia, Yamashita, Thomson, etc.) That's a lot less true of "The Antidote"; directors, managers are the main characters, especially towards the end.
23. Ex-ex-VX on April 2, 2014 1:08 PM writes...
@21 - The basic science for VX-950 (Incivek) was conducted at the Cambridge site whereas the Kalydeco research originated at the San Diego site.
@22 Many of the key bench scientists who worked on telaprevir had fled Vertex (or Lilly) by the time Mr. Werth made his rounds.
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