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While the market has for some time been buzzing about the (for many still miraculous) predatory comeback of SSA Global, another true mid-market incumbent vendor, Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), should be lauded too for its recent revival. Like SSA Global, and intriguingly in the same time frame, Epicor did not have much upbeat news for several years following on its progenitors' (i.e., erstwhile Platinum Corporation and Dataworks) merger in 1998 and subsequent name change from Platinum to Epicor in 1999. Nevertheless, in the past two years, Epicor has seemingly achieved a turnaround both in terms of its financial performance and of its strategy clarity. It has also for over two years reverted to its, this time possibly more selective, acquisition streak starting with the Clarus e-procurement acquisition at the end of 2002, and former ROI Systems and TDC Solutions acquisitions mid-2003 (for more information, see Epicor Picks Clarus' Bargain At The Software Flea Market and Epicor Conducts Its Own ROI Acquisition Rationale).
As highlighted in the above articles, it appears this time though that Epicor has learned some hard lessons from its cumbersome inception through mergers that had initially resulted in unrelated, diverse products, and all in the face of the overall weakness of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) market during 1999 and 2000. Thus, the Scala merger too seems to have much of a strategic merit as opposed to a knee-jerk, me too' impulse owing to the ongoing consolidation craze in the market. While customers want their enterprise applications providers to oblige them with new products and technologies, vendors in turn feel compelled to increase revenues and market share as to be able to justify funding of new product development.
To that end, Epicor pledges to continue to invest in its products and to grow both organically and through acquisitions, in order to assemble the right mix of back-office, front-office, and collaborative e-business functions, delivered under a single-point accountability (i.e., "one-stop shop" and "one throat to choke") approach that is overwhelmingly desired by its target market. While in the past Epicor would integrate with partner products for best-of-breed solutions to accommodate these requirements, it has lately been expanding the boundaries of traditional ERP by building fully integrated applications that are based on the same technology and toolsets, and possibly delivered all from a single vendor.
This is Part One of a five-part note.
Part Two will detail how Scala complements Epicor.
Part Three will discuss the market impact.
Part Four will present merger synergies and challenges.
Part Five will address more challenges and make user recommendations.
Epicor Acquires Scala
Accordingly, back at the end of 2003, Epicor and Scala Business Solutions (Euronext: A.SCALA), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of collaborative enterprise software for mid-size enterprises and subsidiaries of global corporations, jointly announced that the expectation was justified that they would reach agreement on a merger. The proposed merger was effected by a public offer by Epicor for all the outstanding ordinary shares in the capital of Scala at an anticipated aggregate transaction value of approximately $87 million (USD)—the equivalent of Euro3.27 per ordinary share—, as of the closing price on November 13, 2003, consisting of a cash price of $ 41.7 million (USD) subject to adjustment, plus 4.1 million shares of Epicor's common stock. The offer was made up of a cash price of $1.823 (USD) per Scala share plus 0.1795 shares of Epicor's common stock.
The public offer only commenced following the completion of Epicor's due diligence investigation of Scala, the receipt of a fairness opinion by Scala, regulatory approvals, the filing of an S-4 registration with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Epicor, and other customary conditions including, among others, material adverse changes to Scala and management retention agreements. Initially, Epicor anticipated that it would begin the public offer for all outstanding ordinary shares of Scala and publish an offer memorandum in December 2003, and close the transaction in the first quarter of 2004. The combination was then also expected to be accretive to Epicor's Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) earnings in the second quarter of 2004 and for the fiscal year 2004.
One of the requirements for delisting Scala's stock on the Dutch exchange was that at least 95 percent of the ordinary shares of Scala are offered. As said earlier, the anticipated transaction value of approximately $87 million (USD) was to be paid partly in cash and partly in Epicor common stock, with a 20 percent downwards protection for the shareholders of Scala. Any decrease in the value of the common stock of Epicor below a floor of $10.21 (USD) per share was to be compensated in cash by an adjustment in the offer price. The anticipated transaction price of approximately $87 million (USD) represented a premium of approximately 40 percent as of the closing price of Scala's shares on November 13, 2003, and a 59 percent premium on the basis of the 30-day share price average. The closing of the transaction, which was expected to occur in early 2004, was subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, regulatory clearance and acceptance by Scala shareholders, whereas the Dutch regulator of the financial markets (Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets) and Euronext had been informed of the intended bid. SG Cowen Securities Corporation was adviser to Epicor and Fortis Bank Corporate & Investment Banking was adviser to Scala, with respect to the transaction.
However, the acquisition closing process was delayed for one major reason, which was the ensued restatement of Scala's US GAAP financial figures by its auditor KPMG, so that it was not until mid-June that Epicor was able to declare its public offer to acquire all issued and outstanding ordinary shares in Scala unconditional. As of the tender closing date, approximately 21.7 million Scala shares have been tendered into the offer, and upon the delivery of these Scala shares, Epicor was to hold approximately 93.2 percent of the issued share capital of Scala. Epicor then conducted a subsequent tender period for holders of Scala shares who had not yet tendered their shares, which expired effective July 5. Following the completion of that subsequent tender period and the tendering of 1,096,048 shares in the period, corresponding with approximately 4.54 percent of all outstanding Scala shares, Epicor now holds a total of approximately 97.98 percent of all outstanding Scala shares. Consequently, Euronext Amsterdam N.V. then confirmed that the listing of the Scala shares on the official market of Euronext Amsterdam N.V. would terminate as of July 13, 2004, whereby July 12, 2004 was the last trading day of the Scala shares on the Euronext exchange.
What the Merger Creates
The merger by all accounts creates the largest independent global mid-market provider of collaborative ERP, customer relationship management (CRM), and supply chain management (SCM) applications based on Microsoft's .NET platform and Web services, with approximately $250 million (USD) annual revenue run rate, nearly 1,500 employees, and with over 20,000 customers. The combined company hopes to expand its global presence with worldwide coverage of sales, consulting, and support for mid-market and large multinationals as well as local enterprises, offering a broad suite of integrated solutions.
Both Epicor and Scala customers should now be served by a global entity with the reach and scale to more effectively support their operations, and will be well positioned for growth with local support in emerging markets, and in key markets where Scala traditionally performs well, such as Scandinavia, Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, and China. Scala's customer base is predominantly European , while Epicor's largest customer base predominantly in North America, Australia, and the UK. The resulting company's revenues will therefore be diversified across regions with approximately 52 percent of its revenue base in North America and 48 percent outside this region.
The combined company plans to further support and develop iScala products, while Scala's management was offered one board seat out of six on Epicor's board of directors. In the long term, the combined company's product offering would be developed using the functional synergies of all products, and the integration advantages of the .NET framework and Web services. Enlarged Epicor pledges to continue the unwavering commitment to developing and bringing to market software and services based on Microsoft technology, given its strong Microsoft partnership—as a globally managed independent software vendor (ISV) and Microsoft Global ERP Ecosystem partners—and has actively participated for many years in numerous Microsoft joint development programs and early adopter technology initiatives.
The merger may also bode well for Epicor's expanded presence in key growing verticals including financial services, consumer packaged goods (CPG), professional services, automotive, industrial machinery, light engineering, electronics, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, and nonprofit. Also, this might increase the vendor's scale and reach to support global multinational corporations with a worldwide infrastructure for sales, consulting, and support, and a strong partner channel—combining over 400 partners worldwide, with possible operating and infrastructure synergies in general and administrative (G&A), research and development (R&D), facilities, and technical support with a solid platform and infrastructure for future strategic and tactical acquisitions in a consolidating market.
Prior to the merger, Epicor had delivered its solutions to over 15,000 customers worldwide, whereby its manufacturing customer community includes over 6,500 customers, implemented in more than thirty-five countries. Epicor's broadening suite of integrated software solutions features CRM, financials, manufacturing, SCM, professional services automation (PSA), and collaborative commerce applications.
On the other hand, Scala's main trump is unrivaled localization capabilities for companies doing business in established or emerging markets, or even in some of the world's most difficult-to-get-to places. Scala has garnered the local know-how and expertise to deliver results for businesses almost anywhere in the world, from over twenty-five years working with international companies and their subsidiaries and divisions in many types of industries. Scala delivers software and services that support local currencies, accounting regulations, and legal requirements in more than thirty languages in over 140 countries.
Epicor Financials
Since the transaction closing, Epicor has reported two quarters of earnings, most recently the October 20 upbeat announcement of financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004. For a protractedly languishing company until not that long ago (see figure 1), reporting facts like that the Q3 2004 revenues grew over 54 percent, year-over-year, whereby Q3 2004 license revenues grew over 64 percent, year-over-year, second quarter GAAP earning per share (EPS) grew over whopping 175 percent, year-over year, while the vendor added over 165 new customers to its base and it released over 50 product upgrades to market across its suite of solutions, and so on, should bear a great importance and vindication to the long-embattled but persistent management.
Figure 1
Total revenues for the quarter were $62.2 million (USD), up over 54 percent compared to $40.3 million (USD) for Q3 2003, whereby it included $17.5 million (USD) in total revenues from Epicor's recently acquired subsidiary Scala Business Solutions N.V., whose revenues have fully contributed for the first time to this quarterly report. Excluding the contribution from Scala, Epicor's total revenues grew 11 percent year-over-year. Software license revenue totaled $15.3 million (USD), a 64 percent increase compared to $9.4 million (USD) a year ago and including $4.7 million (USD) for the contribution from Scala (see figure 2). Excluding the contribution from Scala, Epicor's license revenues grew approximately 13 percent year-over-year.
Figure 2
Consulting and maintenance revenues for the third quarter were $45.9 million (USD) compared with $30.4 million (USD) in the third quarter of 2003, up over 50 percent. Included in consulting and maintenance revenues was $12.6 million (USD) from Scala's contribution. Excluding the contribution from Scala, Epicor's consulting and maintenance revenues grew approximately 10 percent year-over-year. GAAP net income for the third quarter was $6.3 million (USD), which compares with net income of $1.8 million (USD) in the prior year's period. For the quarter, adjusted earnings were $9.6 million (USD) compared with adjusted earnings of $4.7 million (USD) in the same period last year. Adjusted earnings exclude amortization of capitalized software development costs and acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense and restructuring charges, and other.
Further, Epicor ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $46.6 million (USD), up approximately 2 percent from the prior quarter, including significant cash expenditure for transaction costs, Sarbanes-Oxley costs, and severance costs following the reduction in force completed during the quarter as a result of consolidating the Epicor and Scala organizations.
For the fourth quarter 2004, the company raised its previously issued total revenues expectations from the range of $66 to $67 million to $67 million (USD) in total revenues, while for fiscal year 2004, the company raised its previously issued total revenue guidance of $220 million to $221 million (USD). Additionally, the company provided an initial outlook for fiscal year 2005, where it anticipates the revenues to be approximately $273 million (USD) The company has also completed extensive operational reviews of its Scala acquisition and put in place plans toward achieving its cost synergies and accretion goals, which was demonstrated in the last quarter.
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MADISON, Wis. -- After turning off the microphone as the analyst for the Badger Radio Network, UWBadgers.com Insider Mike Lucas offers some final thoughts on No. 4 Wisconsin's 59-7 win over Indiana at Camp Randall Stadium.
Ball-to-Wilson touchdown will get some attentionWhen you have a Heisman Trophy candidate like Russell Wilson, you have to be creative to allow Wilson to advance his candidacy by his play on the field. That's why I thought the pass from Montee Ball to Russell Wilson was very productive.
It was very creative, let's put it that way. What does it mean in the big picture, it's probably going to show up on the top 10 highlights on ESPN, and that never hurts. It's kind of a counter jab to Andrew Luck catching the pass along the sidelines last week.
Some people might think it's unnecessary, but were talking about the human element that votes for the Heisman trophy. Anything you can do to get your candidate out in front is a positive. Plus it just shows the versatility of the offense, and it forces every defensive coordinator from this point forward to be on their toes for the possibility of that throw.
Ball continues to shine despite being overshadowedI don't know what else Montee Ball could do to get the attention of the national pundits than what he did today. As a part of that one clip that will be shown countless times of Wilson catching the pass, everyone will have to take notice that it was Ball throwing it.
Beyond that, the two long touchdown runs just adds to his resume. I think everyone understands why Russell Wilson has overshadowed almost everyone on this offense, but Montee Ball is also very deserving of whatever attention he gets, especially as a Doak Walker Award candidate. Defense dominates againSome of the defensive players said they were unhappy with the way they played against Indiana in the first half. Probably more so that big touchdown run frustrated them, giving up that much yardage on the ground.
In the second half, they stoned the Hoosiers, and that bodes well because there is going to be a very big challenge next week. The Badgers go from spread teams to more of a pro-style attack like their own in Michigan State, a team that features a veteran quarterback in Kirk Cousins, tall, experienced wide receivers and a tailback rotation. That's the matchup everybody's been waiting for. A challenge awaits down the roadWhat will help this team hungry is returning players who were in East Lansing last year, and maybe it will be brought up by the coaches this week. Each player will have to ask himself is he ready for that game against the Spartans.
Circumstances are different, and I understand that, but I do believe that experience will help get them ready in terms of their preparation. How they play on Saturday night, well that remains to be seen, but the confidence the team is feeling certainly can't hurt. They know what happened in East Lansing last year and how that almost affected their season and their ability to share the Big Ten championship.
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Tenite butyrate tubing in numerous diameters/thicknesses and lids are still available from US Plastics. I recently bought some and made a tube for my grandson's fly rod. Main problem is that the minimum order for the tubing is 6 feet.It's easy to search the US Plastics site for the size you need.
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I have had good luck with a fluorescent tube protector that is designed for use with T12 fluorescent lamps. This tube protector is made of a clear polycarbonate material and can be easily cut to size to fit your fly rod. My local Home Depot has them. I use the protective cloth bag that came with my fly rod and just slip the rod and cloth bag into the plastic tube and tuck it inside my pack. It feels real safe and secure packed this way and I can't imagine a situation where I could break the rod. If so, I'd have much more serious problems than just a broken fly rod.
I have also used fluorescent lamp guard had at the Home Depot. Saved me over a pound on the two fishing rod set ups. Pretty big savings & saved a bunch of room as well. Hardly know I've got the pipe on the side of my pack...
+1 on the fluorescent lamp guards at Home Depot.They come in two sizes, the smaller is perfect for the TenkaraUSA rods.Then head over to the section that has the plastic cups for chair bottoms, to find "end caps". Mine was a bit loose, but a 1" piece of vinyl tape on the tube made it very snug.
I just attempted to place an order for 6' section of tubing w/ end caps from usplastics.com and they wanted over $20 in shipping. Yikes! That sounded like a good option, but for that price I'll keep looking.
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Readership: Political/legal academics, advanced students, practitioners and interested general readers in the fields of British and comparative politics, legislative studies, constitutional & administrative law, and comparative law.
Meg Russell, Reader in British and Comparative Politics, Constitution Unit, University College London
Dr Meg Russell is Reader in British and Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science, University College London, where she is Deputy Director of the research centre the Constitution Unit. Her research on the Lords began by considering options for reform based on experience of other bicameral parliaments, resulting in her first book, Reforming the House of Lords: Lessons from Overseas (OUP, 2000). Since then she has focused increasingly on how the Lords operates now, following its reform in
1999. She has written numerous reports and papers on the British parliament, and parliaments more broadly, and is frequently cited by policymakers as well as academics. She has acted as a consultant to the Royal Commission on Lords reform (1999-2000), and been an adviser to the Leader of the House of Commons (2001-03) and the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (2009-10).
"this is an examplar of what an influential academic study needs to be: rigorous, right and written in a way accessible to non-specialists as well as [academics]. The Lords is far from being the most important body in our constitution, but it is far from being unimportant either; and no-one who neglects Meg Russell's study will be entitled to express an intelligent view on its future." - David Lipsey, Political Quarterly issue 85(2)
"[A]n authoritative and very readable scholarly work which is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary British politics." - Gordon Bannerman, LSE Review of Books
A Brief History of the House of Lords
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A Brief Introduction to the Contemporary House of Lords
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The Lords as a Barrier to Government: Legislative Defeats
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Still fighting: Edmond mom confronts cancer diagnosis daily
Those are real women. Just like me. And, I bet that they felt really positive and encouraged as they went through chemo and radiation the first time — the fight was almost over. I bet most of them never expected to have to go through chemo a second or third time. I mean, who walks into a cancer fight thinking they are going to lose, right?
So that devil on my shoulder asks me …
"What makes me so different from any of those women? Why will my outcome be different?"
And I see things like the American Cancer Society stats that say the survival rate for someone with regional disease is 84 percent. Larger tumor size is also associated with decreased survival. For example, 5-year survival is 63 percent for tumors greater than 5.0 cm. The 5-year survival rate is 84 percent for women diagnosed before the age of 40.
In the middle of bad statistics
I technically have regional disease. My tumor was 5.2 cm. I'm below the age of 40.
I'm right in the middle of the bad part of those statistics.
Since drama is not my comfortable state, I feel really dumb being there. Go sit in a cancer hospital for a little while. It will take you about two minutes to stop feeling sorry for yourself. I know that firsthand. I'm so very aware that there are so many people who are fighting a harder fight than I am. For instance, my aching radiated breast was really painful as we walked to appointments at M.D. Anderson a couple of weeks ago, but it was nothing compared to the young man sitting next to me in the lab. He had lost his leg.
That makes me feel even more dumb for being dramatic. Those people would love to be in my seat — only having to deal with 16 weeks of chemo and seven weeks of radiation compared to their two or three years of fighting. Who am I to complain?
So, it is a hard place to be, because I feel so lucky and unlucky all at the same time. I feel so blessed, but leery about feeling too blessed.
I think that the further I get down this road, the easier it will be for my angel to keep the devil in his place. I'll always wonder if the cancer is sneaking up behind me, but the logical (angel) side reminds me that I have given my body quite a beating this year in an effort to protect myself from it. I've done my best. The odds are in my favor.
The logical (angel) side reminds me that even though those statistics I mentioned above aren't fantastic (large, hard-to-detect tumors with escalating chance of recurrence), I had very little lymph node involvement and it appears not to have spread. Plus, I have mostly lobular cancer while most younger women have ductal, which tends to be more aggressive. My prognosis is good, all things considered.
The logical (angel) side tells me that chances are high that this cancer is gone forever. It also tells me that if I play out the "what-ifs," and IF it comes back, this past year has proved that I have a support system that cannot be rivaled.
That, alone, gives me peace.
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Chapter 8
Enhancing Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases: Improving Availability, Access, and Quality
W. Andrew Faucett, D. Joe Boone, and Bin Chen
Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases
Although rare diseases and disorders are uncommon individually, they collectively affect a significant portion of the population. The majority of the 6,000–7,000 health conditions that at present are generally considered rare diseases are recognized as genetic conditions (1), making genetic testing an essential element in disease diagnosis and management. Rare diseases represent a major frontier in the development of genetic tests. Information from GeneTests, a publicly-funded information resource on genetic testing and its use in clinical practice, indicates that during a recent 10-month period, from May 2004 through March 2005, new genetic tests were introduced into clinical settings for more than 100 diseases, of which the majority were rare (2). Moreover, most newborn conditions found through screening are rare genetic diseases. With the current expansion of newborn screening programs, availability of and access to quality diagnostic genetic testing following screening has become a growing public health issue. For more information on this topic, see Chapter 7, Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis: A Public Health Response.
Currently, the use of genetic testing is limited to only a small number of approved clinical laboratories and is available for only a small percentage of rare diseases. For many rare conditions, genetic testing may be available at only one or two laboratories in the United States, or even possibly worldwide, or at laboratories that primarily conduct research studies. As of March 2005, the GeneTests Web site reported that clinical testing was available for 801 diseases, whereas testing for another 315 diseases was available only in research settings (2). Although GeneTests emphasizes information on DNA-based genetic tests, a huge gap exists in the availability of quality genetic testing—including molecular, biochemical, and other genetic tests—for rare diseases.
Genetic research is progressing rapidly, with an average of 60–100 new gene findings added each month to the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database (3). The total number of rare diseases is increasing as well, with approximately 20 additional rare diseases reported monthly in the scientific literature (4). A limited survey of GeneTests conducted from August 2003 to April 2004, however, revealed that fewer than 10 new genetic tests per month had been added to the database (5), indicating a growing gap between our understanding of the genetic basis of diseases and the availability of quality clinical laboratory testing. This disparity is further aggravated, by the current lack of an established process to move potential tests for rare diseases from the research phase to a clinical laboratory setting. For more information on this topic, see Chapter 6, Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention: Implementation and Evaluation of a Model Approach.
What Is a Rare Disease?
There is no uniform definition of a rare disease, although most definitions overlap. This report is not restricted to one single definition. Some examples of applicable definitions and their sources are as follows:
- A "rare disease or condition'' means any disease or condition which affects less than 200,000 persons in the United States. — The Orphan Drug Act (6).
- A rare or "orphan" disease affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. — National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) Web site (7).
- A rare disease (also called an orphan disease) is a disease or condition affecting fewer than 200,000 persons in the United States. An estimated 25 million people in the United States have a rare disease. — Office of Rare Diseases, National Institutes of Health (1).
- Diseases or conditions that affect or are manifested in fewer than 4,000 individuals in the United States per year.— 21 CFR 814 Premarket Approval Of Medical Devices; Subpart H: Humanitarian Use Devices (8).
- In Europe, a disease is considered as rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000 — Orphanet (4).
For many genetic conditions, the actual number of people with the condition is not well documented and prevalence must be estimated. Genetic researchers generally agree that most single-gene genetic conditions should be considered rare diseases, which currently comprise an estimated 6,000–7,000 diseases that together affect 25 million, or approximately 1 in 12 people in the United States.
Public Health Implications of Improving the Translation of Rare Disease Genetic Testing
In 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other interested groups began to discuss how to improve the availability and quality of diagnostic rare disease testing and how public health could move the process forward. The goals were to:
- Assure access to quality laboratory testing.
- Promote translation of research into practice.
- Facilitate test development, validation, and implementation.
- Identify opportunities and barriers.
- Enhance information collection and synthesis.
- Promote collaboration, cooperation, partnership, and community involvement.
Promoting Quality Laboratory Testing for Rare Diseases: Keys to Ensuring Quality Genetic Testing
In May 2004, the conference "Promoting Quality Laboratory Testing for Rare Diseases: Keys to Ensuring Quality Genetic Testing" (9) was held in Atlanta, Georgia, as a collaborative effort of CDC, Emory University School of Medicine, the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG), the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Genetic Alliance. Conference participants included more than 50 experts from government, academic institutions, professional organizations, laboratories, industry, health care payers, and patient advocacy groups. The main goals of the conference included:
- Review of the current rare disease testing landscape.
- Discussion of the problems and concerns regarding the quality, availability, access, and resources for rare disease testing.
- Identification of needs and barriers to quality testing.
- Exploration of potential approaches to promoting quality testing.
- Development of specific recommendations and action items for improving availability of and access to quality laboratory testing for rare diseases.
- Analyses of currently available genetic testing for rare diseases and recent trends.
- CLIA oversight of clinical laboratories.
- Roles of federal and institutional bodies in assuring safety and protection of human research subjects.
- Implications of the HIPAA Privacy Rule (10) for clinical research.
- Current working approaches that provide quality rare disease testing.
- Current strategies that facilitate translation of potential tests into practice.
- Past and current efforts to improve quality, availability, and access for rare disease genetic testing.
Public Health Actions: Improving the Translation of Tests for Rare Diseases from Research to Clinical Practice
All attendees agreed upon the following goals and actions by the conclusion of the meeting:
- Provide education to promote quality translation of research findings into clinical testing for rare diseases and to advance understanding of quality standards for patient testing. Appropriate strategies and teaching materials should be developed for the research community, institutional review boards (IRBs), providers and users of laboratory services, health care payers, patients, research participants, and advocacy groups in order to minimize adverse impact on access to testing.
- Develop guidance, strategies, and criteria for evaluating the clinical readiness of potential tests. Issues needing further exploration include how recently developed rare disease tests should be validated and how analytic validity, clinical validity, and clinical utility should be established for these tests. For more information on this topic, see Chapter 5, ACCE Reviews of Genetic Tests: BRCA1, BRCA2 and CFTR.
- Develop reasonable and achievable quality assurance strategies for clinical genetic testing for rare diseases.
- Establish mechanisms and strategies to promote quality data collection during each step of test development through clinical application.
- Establish partnerships and networks to improve and facilitate research translation, data sharing, clinical availability, and quality assurance.
- Enhance infrastructure to provide momentum and enable development of activities needed, including facilitating the translation process, assuring the quality of testing services, and improving access to testing.
Public Health Actions: Ensuring Access and Quality of Rare Disease Testing
The conference concluded with the following immediate outcomes and next steps:
- Agreement was made to form the North American National Laboratory Network for Rare Disease Genetic Testing with six reference laboratories (11).
- The American Society of Human Genetics and other professional organizations agreed to organize educational activities and develop guidance for rare disease genetic testing.
- The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) confirmed its commitment to providing education to IRBs regarding their role in safeguarding the release of individual test results in clinical research (12).
- Agreement was made to hold a follow-up "Integration Conference" in 2005 to convert the recommendations into projects and action items and to develop additional recommendations.
To accomplish these goals, public health professionals will need to develop an infrastructure for guiding the process that would include strategies for determining how best to translate rare disease tests from research to clinical testing; how to ensure that access is not lost as the quality of testing is emphasized; and how to decide which tests public health efforts should focus on first.
- Office of Rare Diseases, National Institute of Health [Web site] [cited 2005 Mar 25]. Available from URL: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov. (last accessed 01/2008)
- GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource [database online]. University of Washington, Seattle. 1993-2005. Updated weekly. [cited 2005 March 25]. Available from URL: http://www.genetests.org.
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). [online].[cited 2005 Mar 25]. Available from URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=OMIM.
- Orphanet [Web site] [cited 2005 Mar 25]. Available from URL: http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/home.php?Lng=GB.
- Promoting Quality Laboratory Testing for Rare Diseases: Keys to Ensuring Quality Genetic Testing Conference, 2004 May 20-21, Atlanta, GA. General Session I. Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases, Oversight Issues, and Public Needs. [online] [cited 2005 Mar 25]. Available from URL: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/asp/html/conferences/conferences/genetic2004_2.html.
- The Orphan Drug Act. [online]. [cited 2005 Mar 25]. Available from URL: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/legislation/federalfooddrugandcosmeticactfdcact/significantamendmentstothefdcact/orphandrugact/default.htm.
- National Organization of Rare Disorders. [online] [cited 2005 Mar 25]. Available from URL: http://www.rarediseases.org.
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Well, Maggie turns SIX today. I'm so excited to have such a sweet six year old girl, but I also can't stop thinking, "My, how time flies." The first picture here is Maggie at two days old.
First Birthday (in her Pea Pod Baby sweater…I no longer have the pattern, so please don't ask.):
Second Birthday:
Near her Third Birthday (I Heart You sweater) (wtf why can't I find actual birthday party pictures?):
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And yesterday, at her 6th Birthday Party:
She did not get this bike for her birthday. It was the training wheels that were new, and she was beyond excited. There was also a new horn for the bike. We all went out last night to ride her bike for the first time. She was amazing, until she fell off; then she was forlorn.
My favorite picture I took of her yesterday was a knitting-related one. I've been meaning to get a picture of this sweater, because every once in a while she puts it on.
The sweater is the February Baby Sweater that I knit for her when she was one. ONE. And it looks better on her now than ever before. Although I do love this picture from April 2007, shortly after her 1st birthday.
It has been fun, if a bit teary, looking back at all these old pictures. But I need to stop so I can get ready to go to her classroom with cupcakes.
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Fans are still getting to know Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé's musical alter ego, formally introduced on the singer's 2008 album, "I Am...Sasha Fierce."
Most probably don't know, however, that the singer/songwriter has been friends with Fierce since elementary school.
Manager and father Mathew Knowles will never forget the moment he first met Fierce. A 7-year-old Beyoncé was entered in a talent search open to Houston elementary and middle school students. The song she sang? John Lennon's "Imagine." "Beyoncé was the youngest," Knowles says. "She got up onstage and when she was finished, she received a standing ovation. Her mother [Tina Knowles] and I looked at each other and said, 'That can't be our Beyoncé. She's shy and quiet.' "
Twenty-two years later, that simmering brew of shy, quiet talent peppered with fierce determination and ambition is at a boiling point. The former frontwoman of Destiny's Child has come into her own, enjoying one of the best years of a still-evolving solo career.
On Oct. 2, Beyoncé will add one more honor to her array of accolades when she accepts Billboard's Woman of the Year Award. The presentation will be made at Billboard's Women in Music brunch in New York, recognizing the year's top 30 women in the music business.
"Beyoncé is a multiplatinum artist and a multitalented woman who clearly embodies the qualities of excellence and achievement that the Billboard Woman of the Year Award was created to honor," Billboard editorial director Bill Werde says. "She has not only influenced pop culture with her hit songs and her signature dance moves, but has inspired women everywhere with her unique style, business savvy and dedication to charitable causes."
In the past 12 months alone, Beyoncé has accomplished several career milestones. She not only sang "American the Beautiful" during the opening ceremony of the 2009 presidential inauguration, she also sang the Etta James hit "At Last" as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama danced their first dance at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball.
In March Beyoncé launched her worldwide I Am...tour, which has grossed some $53.5 million to date, according to Billboard Boxscore. She's also the star and executive producer of the 2009 film "Obsessed," which opened at No. 1 and has grossed more than $68.3 million in North America, according to Nielsen EDI.
"I Am...Sasha Fierce" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 when it was released by Columbia Records in November. The album, the singer's third solo set, has spun off a string of Billboard Hot 100 hits: "If I Were a Boy," "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," "Halo," "Ego" and "Sweet Dreams."
After accepting MTV's video of the year award for her iconic "Single Ladies" video a few weeks ago, Beyoncé gained a new level of fan and industry respect at the Sept. 13 event when she unselfishly brought Taylor Swift back onstage to complete the acceptance speech cut off by Kanye West's surprise interruption.
Beyoncé also continued her commitment this year to ongoing philanthropic projects and entrepreneurial activities from fashion to fragrances.
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The investigators will examine the toxicity of therapeutic doses of paracetamol in patients in severe sepsis. Patients with fever and severe sepsis will be randomized to receive paracetamol or dypirone. The investigators will monitor blood glutathione and liver enzymes to look for potential toxicity.
Drug: paracetamol
Drug: dypirone
Phase 3
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
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|Paracetamol-induced Liver Toxicity in Septic Patients
- paracetamol induced liver toxicity [ Time Frame: every six months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]defined as ALT and/or AST > 1000 or reduction in glutathione below 50% of base line
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|August 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Active Comparator: paracetamol treatment
Drug: paracetamol
1 gr of paracetamol PO/PZ/PR
Other Name: acetaminophen, acamol
|Active Comparator: control- dypirone treatment
Drug: dypirone
1 gr PO/PZ/PR/IM
Other Name: optalgin
Detailed Description:
Paracetamol is metabolized in liver using the glutathione system. This detoxification system is depressed during severe illness such as sepsis, trauma etc. The study will examine the toxicity of therapeutic doses of paracetamol in patients in severe sepsis. We believe that during sepsis, paracetamol metabolites are not fully detoxified and therefore are toxic to the patient.
Patients with fever and severe sepsis will be randomized to receive paracetamol or dypirone. The investigators will monitor blood glutathione (as a surrogate marker for liver glutathione), liver enzymes and various clinical data (such as length of hospitalization) to look for a potential toxicity.
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Inclusion Criteria:
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body temp>38 and one or more from the following:
- pulse>90 bpm
- resp. rate>20/min or PaCO2<32 mmHg
- WBC>12000 or <4000
one of the following:
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- disturbed end-organ perfusion (confusion, oliguria, lactic acidosis etc.)
Exclusion Criteria:
- acute / chronic liver disease
- acute CNS disorder
- current isoniazid treatment
- alcoholism
- active malignancy
- pregnancy
- TPN or PPN
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01182974
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|Ashkelon, Israel, 78278
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|Barziali medical center, Ashkelon
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Keywords provided by Barzilai Medical Center:
fever in severe sepsis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
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Honor Flight headed for National WWII Memorial with 78 vets despite government shut down
A WWII Veteran readies for departure in this undated photo. Image by Honor Flight Southern Arizona website
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Honor Flight Southern Arizona is asking for public support of our World War II veterans.
A fall HFSA Honor Flight to Washington D.C. is scheduled for departure this weekend and there are no plans to cancel this long awaited trip due to the government shut down.
HFSA is hoping that the public will come out to Tucson International Airport and give the 78 WWII veterans who have looking forward to this trip for so long, a send-off they won't forget when they depart for their three-day trip to Washington D.C. to visit the National WWII Memorial.
The National WWII Memorial was closed Tuesday due to the government shut down.
Richard Robbins, the Hub Coordinator for HFSA tells KGUN 9 that 78 of Southern Arizona's WWII heroes and 71 Guardians are going to the WWII Memorial on Monday October 7th.
Honor Flight Southern Arizona has combined all the fall flights into a single chartered flight that will be able to handle more vets than ever before and this long-planned venture falls during our government shut-down.
"We are not going to let this stop us. We are going as planned and will not let this "shutdown" rob these HEROES of this experience." said Robbins.
The public is encouraged to come and show their support for these heroes at Tucson International Airport at their departure and when they return.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — With only three races remaining in the Sprint Cup's Chase for the Championship, each race gets a little more intense.
NASCAR: Is the Chase a two-man race?
Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson are tied for the points lead heading into Sunday's AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, a race that could go a long way toward determining the series champ.
Five-time champ Johnson has been back to his old ways, at his best when it's all on the line in the Chase. And Kenseth has excelled this season after joining Joe Gibbs Racing in the offseason.
Here are a few story lines to watch this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway:
Only a two-man race?
Johnson and Kenseth are tied for the points lead, but three other drivers are within 36 points of the lead. With three races remaining, it's not outlandish to think that one of those three drivers — Jeff Gordon (27 back), Kevin Harvick (28 back) or Kyle Busch (36 back) — could make a run at the title.
But track history at Texas certainly doesn't play in their favor.
All three have won and been generally successful at TMS. But Johnson and Kenseth have been crazy good. Expecting one or both of them to fault at Texas isn't a good bet.
Johnson has two wins at Texas, including last November, and he's only finished outside the top 10 five times in 20 starts. For that matter, he's only finished worse than 15th twice.
Kenseth is almost as strong at TMS, with two wins and 15 top-10s in 22 starts. He hasn't finished outside the top 20 since his first race at the track in 2000.
Leaving Texas with a lead
Considering that only two races remain when drivers wrap it up at TMS on Sunday, you'd think that whoever is able to gain a points advantage at Texas will be in good shape to claim the title.
Each of the last three years, the leader after the Texas race has fallen from the top spot over the final two weeks.
Last year, Johnson won at Texas and left with the points lead, but saw Brad Keselowski surpass him in the final two weeks. The year before, it was Carl Edwards who was on top after Texas, but Tony Stewart caught him and took the title via tiebreaker.
And in 2010, Denny Hamlin led the points after his win at Texas, and still led after Phoenix the following week, only to see Johnson rally in the final race to claim his fifth straight title.
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Delicious appetizer spread made with North Atlantic lobster meat.
This wildly popular spread is delicious on crackers or flatbread chips for an easy appetizer. Made with North Atlantic lobster meat, its unique taste is great on top of a garden salad and makes an excellent sandwich too. The 16 oz. tub fits perfectly in the fridge for convenient snacking yet is large enough to share while entertaining. Try it today and don't be surprised if you get hooked!
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Cut each pound cake into 3 horizontal slices; each slice should be about 9 1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide, and slightly thicker than 1/2 inch.
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Several unrelated, but interesting, observations today:
- The Archbishop of Canterbury has sparked an interesting debate in England, with a statement on political affairs a statement on political affairs that comes perilously close to identifying liberal economic policies with Christian charity. But the venerable Tablet, a Catholic newspaper, goes a step further with an editorial that not only denies the problem of anti-Christian sentiment in Europe, but argues that with the rise of the European Union, Catholic social thought is triumphant:
Never before have so many European Governments conducted themselves in accordance with the recognisably Christian principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.In European countries today, many nations allow legal abortion, recognize same-sex marriage, subsidize embryonic stem-cell research, and deny the rights of parents as primary educators. Euthanasia in legally available in some countries; prostitution in others. And the Tablet sees the reign of "recognizably Christian principles!" The editorial illustrates how far some Catholics (or, in the case of Dr. Williams, Anglicans) have traveled down the road toward acceptance of liberal ideology as a substitute for traditional Catholic teachings.
- Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, in a Friday potpourri column, offers a simple yet compelling explanation for why US lawmakers must take action against Congressman Anthony Weiner, who is caught up in a "sexting" scandal:
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- In the same column, Noonan argues against the proposition that Mitt Romney should not be selected as the Republican presidential candidate because of his Mormon faith. She observes: "Mormons have been, on balance, a deeply constructive force in American life, and it is absurd and ignorant not to support a political figure only because you do not prefer or identify with the theology of his church." At The Catholic Thing, Francis Beckwith makes a similar argument, with greater theological depth. Catholics can make common cause with Mormons on political issues, he argues—just as they can make common cause with Protestants. But the religious opposition to Romney, polls show, comes more from Evangelical Protestants than from Catholics. And that opposition is considerable; a Pew Forum survey finds that roughly 25% of Americans would reject Romney because of his faith. Is it possible to win the presidency—or the Republican nomination—when one-fourth of the voters are beyond reach even at the outset of the campaign?
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There were a lot of factors there, the reasons why I left (Tulsa), but I definitely wanted to play. I didn't want to sit the bench, so I made my decision and called my high school coach and he told me that I'd like it here. I knew I wanted to stay close to home.
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Buy 6 Dial Body Wash B1G1 FREE $5.49 ea
use (2) B2G1 Dial for Men…which makes it $5.49 for all 6
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