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The C57BL/6 mouse strain is one of the most commonly used in experimental research. It is known to differ from other strains in baseline cardiovascular phenotypes as well as in response to pressure overload induced by aortic constriction. Since the generation of the C57BL/6 mouse line over a century ago, multiple substrains have been generated from the original. To identify potential substrain specific differences in response to pressure overload, we evaluated the effects of transverse aortic constriction (TAC) on survival, cardiac function, and expression of hypertrophic markers in three commonly used C57BL/6 substrains: C57BL/6J (JL), C57BL/6NCrl (CL), and C57BL/6NTac (TF). Survival and cardiac function were significantly lower in the CL and TF substrains compared with JL mice after TAC. Furthermore, the heart weight and lung weight as well as the expression of the hypertrophic marker Bnp were significantly greater in the CL mice compared with the JL. Histological assessment revealed marked left ventricular dilatation of CL and TF hearts while JL hearts showed increased wall thickness without dilatation. Our data demonstrate that cardiac response to pressure overload is distinct among the three commonly used C57BL/6 substrains of mice, which raises a cautionary note in study design and data interpretation.
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pathological left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is associated with contractile dysfunction with an eventual progression to heart failure. One of the primary causes of LV hypertrophy is systemic hypertension, which causes LV pressure overload. Transverse aortic constriction (TAC) is a widely used experimental model to create cardiac pressure overload-induced LV hypertrophy and heart failure in mice (15). It has been extensively applied to genetically engineered mice to investigate the molecular mechanisms associated with the development of pathological cardiac hypertrophy and failure in vivo. A study has suggested that the response to TAC-induced cardiac hypertrophy and the time course to heart failure are influenced significantly by the genetic background of the mice (3). The C57BL/6 mouse strain is one of the most commonly used and is known to differ from other strains in baseline cardiovascular phenotypes such as blood pressure and myocardial metabolism and in the cardiac response to stressors including TAC or myocardial infarction (3, 6, 7, 9, 19, 20).
The C57BL/6 mouse strain was established in the 1920s by C.C. Little and has been widely used as a general purpose strain as well as a background strain for the generation of congenics carrying both spontaneous and induced mutations. From the original line two substrains emerged; the C57BL/6J from Jackson Laboratories and the C57BL/6N from the National Institutes of Health, developed in 1948 and 1951, respectively (Fig. 1). These two substrains were the core lines for the generation of many other substrains, including the C57BL/6NCrl of Charles River Laboratories and C57BL/6NTac of Taconic Farms. These lines were generated from the C57BL/6N line in 1974 and 1991, respectively (12, 21).
To maintain genetic and phenotypic homogeneity, every mouse strain has been inbred for many generations. However, inbred colonies in isolation suffer from the inevitable consequences of genetic drift over time and resultant genetic divergence. Genetic drift is often expected when a subcolony is separated from the parent colony for more than 20 generations. These are due to undetected spontaneous mutations that become fixed in the colony or random selection of certain alleles that are not so common in the parent population (1). Genetic drift happens slowly and subtly and is often difficult to detect and is an important issue in the inbred mouse colonies since it can lead to different phenotypic responses that are only evident under specific conditions.
It has long been recognized that the outcome of TAC in C57BL/6 mice varies from laboratory to laboratory despite using a similar degree of aortic constriction. Phenotypic variability in the response to TAC can result from the surgical technique as well as from the LV remodeling responses among different mouse strains (3). However, the differences between substrains of mice are often overlooked. We recently observed differential responses to TAC among C57BL/6 mice obtained from different vendors. Thus we performed quantitative analysis to define the potential substrain specific responses to TAC using three commercially available and commonly used C57BL/6 substrains; C57BL/6J, C57BL/6NCrl, and C57BL/6NTac.
Animal experiments.
Ten-week-old male mice were obtained from the following suppliers: C57BL/6J mice from Jackson Laboratories (JAX no. 664; Sacramento, CA), C57BL/6NCrl mice from Charles River Laboratories (CR no. 27; Hollister, CA), and C57BL/6NTac from Taconic Farms (Germantown, NY). Mice were kept on a 12-h light/dark cycle at 22°C with water and food ad libitum. Mice were allowed to acclimate to the vivarium for 2 wk before all experimental procedures. All animal experiments were performed with the approval of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of Washington.
TAC surgery.
Twelve-week-old male mice underwent TAC or sham surgery as previously described (18). Briefly, mice were anesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of sodium pentobarbital (75 mg/kg). The aorta was exposed via a left thoracotomy, and a constriction was created using a 7–0 ligature around the vessel and tied against a 27-gauge blunt needle. Sham surgeries were performed as above without performing the constriction of the aorta. All animals received a subcutaneous injection of Meloxicam (5 mg/kg) for pain relief before the surgery and every 24 h for the next 3 days.
Assessment of cardiac function and pressure gradient by echocardiography.
Murine trans-thoracic echocardiography was conducted in mice using a VEVO 770 High-Resolution Imaging System (VisulaSonics, Toronto, Canada) instrument equipped with a 707B scan head. Echocardiography measurements were performed while the animals were under isoflurane (1%) anesthesia. Cardiac function was measured within 1 wk before surgical procedures (week 0) and at 2 and 4 wk after surgery. Transverse aortic flow velocities were obtained using a 20° angle across the constriction site within 24 h postsurgery. The pressure gradient was estimated using the modified Bernoulli equation (Δpressure gradient = 4 × velocity2). All measurements were averaged for six consecutive cardiac cycles and carried out in a blind fashion.
RNA isolation and real-time PCR.
Total RNA was isolated from frozen LV tissue using the RNeasy kit (Qiagen), and cDNA was synthesized using Omniscript (Qiagen) reverse synthase and random hexamers according to manufacturers' instructions. Real-time PCR was performed using SYBR green (Bio-Rad). The primer sequences are listed in Table 1. The real-time PCR results for the mRNA levels of each gene were normalized to 18S rRNA levels. Results are presented as mean fold changes relative to the respective sham-operated expression.
Organ weight and histology.
Body weight, heart weight, lung weight, and tibia length were collected at 8 wk after the surgery. A separate cohort of hearts were excised and arrested in diastole by KCl (30 mmol/l) followed by perfusion fixation with 10% neutral buffered formalin. Longitudinal sections of paraffin embedded tissues were stained with Masson's trichrome for histological assessment.
Statistical analysis.
Comparisons among groups were performed by one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's post hoc comparisons. All analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism 4.0. All data are expressed as means ± SE, and statistical significance was tested at P ≤ 0.05 level.
To test whether there were differential responses among the three C57BL/6 substrains to LV pressure overload, we subjected 12-wk-old male mice to TAC or sham surgery. A total of 33 C57BL/6J (JL), 36 C57BL/6NCrl (CL), and 26 C57BL/6Ntac (TF) mice were used for the study. The composition of the diets used by the three different vendors and by our institutional facility was similar (Table 2). Nevertheless, mice were allowed to acclimatize to the diet and the vivarium at University of Washington for 2 wk before the start of the experiments. Body weight was similar among all groups (Fig. 2A). There was no difference in acute mortality, defined as all-cause mortality, within 48 h after TAC surgery in the three groups (JL = 20%, CR = 23.3%, and TF = 20%). No deaths occurred as result of sham surgery. Eight weeks after TAC, only 30% of the TF and 46.7% of the CL mice survived, compared with the 76% of the JL mice (Fig. 2B). Analysis of the Kaplan-Meier survival curve in the TAC operated groups revealed significant differences in the mortality between the TF and JL mice as well as between the CL and JL mice. To exclude the possibility that the differential outcome was due to differences in pressure overload generated by TAC in these substrains, we determined the pressure gradient across the constriction site in a cohort of mice using pulse wave Doppler. Pressure gradient was measured within 24 h after surgery to assure that the readings primarily reflected the degree of stenosis and were minimally affected by chronic changes in response to the pressure overload. The pressure gradient was significantly increased by TAC in all three groups compared with sham animals (Fig. 2C). The mean pressure gradient was 51.6 ± 1.3 mmHg for the TAC animals, whereas for the sham it was 3.2 ± 0.1 mmHg. More importantly, there were no differences in pressure gradient among the three substrains after sham or TAC surgery. Thus the divergent survival rates among the three substrains were not attributable to differences in the pressure overload generated by TAC but due to different tolerance to the chronic stress resulting from pressure overload.
In mice that survived 8 wk after TAC, we found expected changes in gene expression of markers of pathological hypertrophy in cardiac tissue. The expression of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (Serca2) and α-myosin heavy chain (Myh6) was significantly decreased, while expression of brain natriuretic peptide (Bnp) was significantly increased in all three groups in response to TAC (Fig. 3). Furthermore, the increase in Bnp expression was significantly greater in the TAC hearts from the CL mice compared with the JL mice.
To determine whether increased mortality in the CL and TF was related to a more severe cardiac dysfunction, we monitored changes in LV function and geometry by serial echocardiography before surgery (0 wk) at 2 and 4 wk after TAC (Fig. 4). Echocardiographic analysis before TAC revealed small but significant differences in LV fractional shortening (FS%) between CL and JL mice (39.3 ± 1.2 vs. 45.3 ± 1.1%; Fig. 4C). The LV end-diastolic internal dimension was also significant different in CL and TF (3.3 ± 0.1 mm for both) mice compared with JL mice (3.0 ± 0.1 mm; Fig. 4D). Two weeks after TAC, LV FS% was dramatically decreased in CL and TF mice (to ∼23% for both; P < 0.05), whereas LV FS% was only marginally decreased in JL mice (to 38.6 ± 2.1%; Fig. 4F). These changes also persisted at 4 wk after TAC. Consistent with the FS%, the LV end-diastolic internal dimension was significantly increased in the CL and TF mice subjected to TAC but remained unchanged in the JL mice (Fig. 4G). The LV wall thickness was increased in all three groups, but the increase was significantly greater in the JL mice compared with CL and TF mice (Fig. 4H). Thus JL mice developed robust LV hypertrophy with sustained contractile function and no dilation during the 4-wk period post-TAC while the CL and TF developed LV hypertrophy and dilation with impaired contractile function during the same period.
In agreement with the echocardiography data of LV morphology, heart weight normalized to tibia length was significantly increased in all groups at 8 wk after TAC (Fig. 5A). The wet lung weight normalized to tibia length was also increased in a similar pattern consistent with the presentation of pulmonary congestion due to the LV dysfunction (Fig. 5B). The body weight was lower in all TAC groups compared with the respective sham animal (Fig. 5C). Histological heart sections showed marked LV dilation in CL and TF hearts with thinning of the wall and fibrosis while the JL heart showed hypertrophy without dilatation (Fig. 6). Together, these data suggest that the JL substrain is more tolerant than the CL and TF substrains in response to chronic pressure overload. The C57BL/6J (JL) mice developed sustained compensated hypertrophy during the 8-wk period of TAC while the two other C57BL/6 substrains rapidly transitioned to LV dilation and failure.
In the present study, we demonstrate that three commonly used C57BL/6 substrains of mice show pronounced differences in the cardiac response to pressure overload generated by standardized procedures. We found that the JL substrain is more resistant to TAC-induced heart failure, evidenced by a higher survival rate and preserved cardiac function after TAC, compared with the CL and the TF substrains. The JL mice developed significant cardiac hypertrophy in response to pressure overload, but cardiac function was preserved compared with CL and TF substrains throughout the pressure overload period. Conversely, the CL substrain was the most sensitive to pressure overload-induced heart failure. The CL mice, and to a similar extent the TF mice, developed pronounced LV dilatation and cardiac dysfunction in response to TAC, and the transition to heart failure was much faster compared with the JL mice.
Although TAC is the most widely used surgical method to create pressure overload in mice, the resulting cardiac phenotype varies considerable from study to study. Numerous parameters have been reported to affect the outcome of TAC such as strain, age, sex, needle size, and perhaps, most importantly, the consistency of the surgical technician (2, 3, 10, 13, 16, 17). In this study, we strictly controlled these factors by comparing mice of same age, sex, and body weight and by applying a standardized surgical procedure to all mice during the same period, performed by a single surgeon in blinded fashion. Furthermore, we monitored the pressure gradient across the constriction site acutely after the surgery and achieved comparable pressure overload in all groups. Thus the differential responses observed among the three groups reflect the biological differences among the substrains rather than technical and experimental variability.
Differences in other traits among C57BL/6 substrains have also been previously reported. The C57BL/6J mice are known to bear a naturally occurring in-frame five-exon deletion in Nnt gene, which results in complete absence of the Nnt protein (8). These mice have normal healthy life span; however, they are susceptible to diet-induced obesity, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis (14). The Nnt mutation in the C57BL/6J line has also been associated with resistance to acetaminophen-induced liver injury compared with the C57BL/6N line despite the fact that Nnt gene is encoded by an enzyme that is involved in the mitochondrial antioxidant defense (4). In another study, scientists reported a mutation in the Crb1 gene in the C57BL/6N line, which results in a form of retinal degeneration that has special importance for the vision research community (11). Behavioral differences among C57BL/6 substrains have also been reported, as different C57BL/6 substrains display major differences in motor coordination, pain sensitivity, and conditional fear (5). Furthermore, multiple genetic polymorphisms have been discovered in various C57BL/6 substrains. One study reported 1,449 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and another one 1,446 SNPs among the substrains tested in those studies (12, 21). These changes occurred most likely due to genetic drifting and went undetectable all these years.
In the three substrains studied here, the JL has been a separate inbred colony from the other C57BL/6 for over 200 generations (over 60 yr). The CL and TF have a shorter history for over 100 and 50 generations, respectively. It is likely that drifts of more than one genetic component have contributed to the cardiovascular phenotype described here. Although the present study does not identify the genetic attributes of the differential responses to TAC, it provides an opportunity to identify novel mechanisms that modulate the pathogenesis and progression of heart disease. Comparing substrains that are largely isogenic limits the number of the alleles that are responsible for the phenotype. This approach significantly increases the chance of identifying functional SNPs that contribute to the development of heart failure. Our results also provide important information for future studies using C57BL/6 mice for TAC experiments. The C57BL/6J substrain appears to be a model of sustained cardiac hypertrophy, as the hypertrophy response is robust while the contractile function can be maintained for a significant period of time. The C57BL/6NCrl and C57BL/6NTac substrains are more suitable for models of heart failure, as they develop severe cardiac dysfunction as early as 2 wk after TAC and demonstrate significant mortality during the 8-wk period. If the use of a particular substrain is necessary, researchers should be aware of the limitations of each particular substrain.
Our data also emphasize the importance of using appropriate controls when using genetically engineered mice. Genetically engineered mice are often created in a different strain and then backcrossed to a C57BL/6 strain for multiple generations. Here we show that the C57BL/6 substrains may vary vastly in their response to TAC, and this should be taken into consideration when choosing the C57BL/6 for backcrossing and when using nonlittermate controls to study TAC-induced cardiac hypertrophy and failure. Moreover, when genetically engineered mice generated on a different genetic background are crossed into C57BL/6, there is a risk for genetic divergence due to the potential risk of a genomic DNA carryover from the original line. Hence, the use of littermate controls becomes imperative under these conditions.
In summary, our study reveals important differences in the cardiac phenotypes among the C57BL/6 mouse substrains. It raises a cautionary tale when using mice from different sources but also identifies opportunities for the future utility of these mouse lines in the study of cardiac pathologies.
This work was supported in part by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Grants HL-110349, HL-088634, and HL-067970 (to R. Tian). G. Karamanlidis is a recipient of National Institutes of Health T32 Genetic Approaches to Aging Training Grant AG-00057. Dr. S. Kolwicz, Jr. is a recipient of National Institutes of Health F32 Training Grant HL-096284.
No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the author(s).
Author contributions: L.G.-M. and R.T. conception and design of research; L.G.-M., G.K., and S.C.K. performed experiments; L.G.-M. and G.K. analyzed data; L.G.-M. and G.K. interpreted results of experiments; L.G.-M. and G.K. prepared figures; L.G.-M. and G.K. drafted manuscript; L.G.-M., G.K., S.C.K., and R.T. edited and revised manuscript; L.G.-M., G.K., and R.T. approved final version of manuscript.
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Unsubstantiated rumors can be fun, if they're funny rumors, or if they in turn generate some good feedback. Which is just what Golden State's Jason Bernstein would love to have from you, dear readers, about whether or not to locate a second burger palace in Culver City. Recent rumors had the Fairfax Avenue restaurant looking to open a location in the neighborhood. Which isn't true. At all. Yet. When we emailed him, Bernstein wrote this back:
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Off the beaten track, and in a fabulously unspoilt corner of Italy, this crumbling royal pile makes an amazing alternative to The Amafli Coast's cookie-cutter hotels.
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Bedding down: In 'Edoardo's House', part of the old palazzo are a number of unique airy rooms and suites many with balconies and sea views. Over in the newer 'Villa Belmonte' are 30 more modern bedrooms, all still retaining the character of the old house, but with more 'uniform' facilities. For our money, Edoardo's House is the place to be, but everyone's different!
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Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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You may know him as Jerry's dentist Dr. Tim Whatley from Seinfeld, or quirky-yet-lovable dad Hal on the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle.
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It's the home of late-night horchata and TJ hot dogs plus mind-numbingly long mid-day waits for adobado tacos (marinated pork).
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Morse signals and flags still got the message through
"Never use that bloody thing again," the angry captain shouted at me, his new fourth mate. He was pointing at the brass voice tube that went from the bridge down to his bunk. It was five in the morning and I had just used it to give him the message that we'd raised a light on the Azores Islands. I was only following his command written in his "night order" book - I felt ill done by. In those days it was the accepted means of communication; one blew down the brass tube to activate a whistle by the captain's bunk. He would pull it out and listen to the message shouted down the tube.
The following morning I found out why this normally mild captain had blown his stack at me. His tiger [steward] came up to the bridge at breakfast time and mentioned that he was having to clean up a pile of cigarette ash and butts that his boss had, over the last two voyages, put in the upturned piece of his voice tube; he'd used it as an ashtray as he read in his bunk.
How the ways of sending messages has changed in the last 50 years. I watch today's kids non-stop texting and wonder what they have to say; but it's good that they communicate. Long removed from brass voice pipes and flags.
The young lieutenant and the captain of a small Royal Navy corvette slipped too closely under the bow of his commodore's flag ship, giving all on board the battleship's bridge heart attacks. "And what is your next move?" a furious and sarcastic commodore flashed on the Aldis light to his young lieutenant. "I'm thinking of buying a chicken farm," came back the quick quip from the bridge of the corvette. His adroit sense of humour probably removed him from the hook.
We met half way across the Pacific during the middle watch. The lookout, perched up forward in the eyes of the ship had rung his bell as soon as the green and white lights had appeared on the horizon on our starboard bow. "Light on the starboard bow," the young seaman had yelled. A beautiful star-lit night and we talked to each other by Morse lamp. "What ship," he asked? " Royal Mail passenger ship Rangitane, bound Wellington to London."
"Cargo ship Haparangi, bound London to Auckland," he responded. And then, sensing we were perhaps alone in our messaging in the middle of the Pacific, he flashed, "Swap you two cases of beer for a virgin!" I felt someone standing behind me on the wing of the bridge. The old man, in his pyjamas, said: "Send him a message third. Tell him that Commodore Rees sends his compliments to Captain Bevis." I could imagine my opposite number receiving this terse response and thinking that his career in the New Zealand Shipping Company had just taken a huge jolt backwards. We sailed on to our different destinations, in the dark.
A Royal Navy petty officer was dancing with a lovely young lass and he noticed she was wearing a brooch made up from three signal flags. These sets of signal flags were used in the olden days to send messages from the mastheads. There was an international code for their use. "How did you come by that brooch?" he asked his attractive dancing partner. "Oh my boyfriend, who is also in the Royal Navy, gave it to me. It means 'I love you.' "
"That's lovely; he must surely be very sweet on you." He was puzzled because there was no international code for 'I love you', of that he was sure. On his return to his ship he checked the meaning of the three-flag code that was incorporated in her brooch. It all became clear when he read. "Permission to lie alongside!"
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Real time bus information signs at stops across Eastbourne are out of action again and could be for several weeks.
The electronic signs which tell passengers which Stagecoach bus is due and what time have not been working and the highways department said this week it could be some time before they are fixed.
"Some of the Real Time Passenger Information signs in Eastbourne recently stopped showing timetable information for Stagecoach bus services," said a spokesperson for East Sussex County Council.
"The signs went blank because the information on the real time system had expired and we apologise for any inconvenience this caused.
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The signs are due to resume this week showing real time information for Brighton and Hove bus services in Eastbourne .
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Cross-Database Search is an exclusive and powerful GeneaNet feature that compares your family tree against the complete GeneaNet database index
You first need to complete the form below to describe your search:
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As seen in "Searching your ancestors in the GeneaNet collaborative database: 1-The Index", you can search the index by surname, place and year.
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According to the Schwab study, fifty-four percent of investors believe bond prices vary from broker to broker; and 94% of that group believes prices vary moderately or a lot.So why aren't these investors shopping around? Schwab's study found that:
- More than half (53 percent) of investors say they do not know how to get the best price on bonds;
- 43% say it is too complicated to comparison shop for bonds and 47% say it is too hard to see what a bond costs.
- Ask your broker how he or she is compensated on your bond purchase, and make sure you understand any commissions or mark-ups built into the price (or yield) as well as any additional fees. Unless your broker has a standard mark-up policy, you should ask before every trade.
- Shop around: compare bonds as well as prices. Just like prices for the same bond can vary from brokerage firm to brokerage firm, so can availability. Is your firm able to shop around on your behalf to find the best available bond for your needs, or do they focus on what they have in their own inventory? Doing a little homework to find the right bond and the right price can really pay off.
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Amazon.com is currently selling the Kindle Fire, a newly released table computer, for just $199. Like many Amazon products though, the price of the Kindle Fire can be further reduced by clever use of coupon codes. Kindle Fire coupons can reduce the price of the Kindle Fire, or can get you bonus items with the purchase of your Kindle Fire.
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Today, in a new special report, BioMedReports.com- the news portal covering the biomedical news and financial sector- has researched and released the details of 12 extreme FDA trades for 11 companies with market caps below $200M- all of which have pending new drug product decisions or other meetings/milestones scheduled with the FDA that are expected to have a major impact on each of the underlying stock prices as the PDUFA decision dates approach and the decision is ultimately announced.
A high risk/reward trading approach to consider for speculative traders is covered in the report which features trades for:
Hemispherx Biopharma (AMEX: HEB): Ampligen (Poly I: Poly C12U) NDA is an experimental treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome (which has no FDA-approved treatments) and the drug has an Orphan Drug Status with a PDUFA decision date of 5/25/09 (please note this is Memorial Day so the markets will be closed for a long weekend and re-open on Tuesday 5/26).
Advanced Life Sciences (OTC: ADLS): ADLS has a pending NDA for cethromycin as a once-daily antibiotic for the treatment of adults with mild to moderate community acquired pneumonia (CAP) with a PDUFA decision date of 7/31/09. Also, the Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA is tentatively scheduled to meet on 6/2/09 to discuss the NDA for cethromycin and provide a recommendation for the final FDA approval decision.
Spectrum Pharma (NASDAQ: SPPI): SPPI is a dual extreme trade with two pending decisions at the FDA. Zevalin sBLA (priority review) to expand the approved label to include consolidation therapy for follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma if a first-line treatment response is achieved with an expected PDUFA decision date of 7/2/09.
Labopharm (NASDAQ: DDSS): A decision date of 7/18/09 is looming for the Company's rapid-onset formulation of trazodone (DDS-04A) for the treatment of depression through the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway for new formulations drugs that are already on the market.
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The guy who's opening Tatu in Power Plant Live! can lay claim to another restaurant innovation: restrooms with see-through doors.
I turned up this tidbit in a 10-year-old article in something called Nation's Restaurant News. It described a restaurant Jody Pennette had opened in Greenwich, Conn.
"Bleu Cafe, co-owned with Tom Torelli, is a hip, French bistro that might seem more at home in not-so-distant New York City's SoHo district than in the heart of this quiet suburban town, nestled among conservative shops," the story reads. "Bleu Cafe boasts such elements as a communal table and glass bathroom doors that turn opaque when they're locked. It is intentionally designed to test the boundaries of residential tolerance for the avant-garde even as the menu offers up more traditional bistro fare."
See-through bathroom doors? Even if they fog up when the stall is in use, is that an appetizing addition to the dining experience?
In the Restaurant News piece, Pennette explains the thinking behind the clear doors and other edgy features.
"Bleu Cafe has got an attitude," he is quoted saying. "It's a funky French bistro, and it's not designed for everyone. ... We didn't round the corners at all. We gave it a hard edge."
I asked Pennette if he planned to bring peekaboo potties to Tatu.
"No not there," he said via e-mail. "We try to keep coming up with different ideas so we're not prone to repeating ourselves however those bathrooms certainly were fun."
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It remains to be seen whether the regulatory problems surrounding this potentially appealing product can be satisfactorily resolved.
We have written in the past about the progress that contingent deferred annuities are making toward the market in a time of regulatory concern about the product and the insurers that issue them.
Simply stated, a contingent deferred annuity is a guarantee by a life insurer to make lifetime income payments to the insured in the event the "covered assets" that are the underlying investments for the product become worthless. It is very much the same as the "guaranteed minimum income benefits" that have been included in many variable annuities for the past number of years. The difference is that, unlike the variable annuity where the insurer holds the underlying assets in the insurer's separate accounts, the contingent deferred annuity is issued with reference to a group of assets that are not held by the insurer. Thus, the contingent deferred annuity can use as the underlying assets a mutual fund account, separate investment accounts, or a pension account--none of which are the reserves held by the insurer for the annuity.
The contingent deferred annuity is, in reality, pure insurance protection in that it protects the insured both with respect to longevity risk and with respect to the value of assets. The contingent deferred annuity is of little value to the insured unless the underlying assets become worthless. Until the recent "meltdown" in the American economy, observers may well have believed that this product was, in fact, unnecessary. Recent economic conditions have changed this belief.
State insurance regulators have been studying the product in order to determine if it is a "life insurance product" or merely a form of financial guarantee. There is also some controversy among certain insurers as to what is the actual nature of the product. To the extent that the contingent deferred annuity provides longevity protection, it certainly appears to qualify as a life insurance product. However, since the guarantee only becomes viable when the underlying assets become worthless, it also has trappings of a financial guarantee.
Actuarial organizations have been studying the product for quite some time in order to provide guidance to the life insurance industry and life insurance regulators as to the correct nature of the product. It is not yet clear how traditional life insurance concepts that apply to traditional products will apply to the contingent deferred annuity. For instance, it needs to be determined how reserves will be established for the product; what level of reserves is appropriate; does the product develop cash values that are subject to the traditional minimum non-forfeiture requirements; and what "risk-based capital requirements," if any, apply to the reserves held for the product or to the assets underlying the product. It is not even clear if current life insurance statutes permit the issuance of such a product. These questions about contingent deferred annuities also presume that the insurers issuing the product are able to correctly establish a cost for the insurance protection provided.
It is not clear what marketing considerations will affect the product. The initial thrust for the product has come from asset managers desiring to add a benefit to their services that would appeal to retiree's need for longevity and volatility protection. Thus, a mutual fund could provide for such a "wrapper" for the owners of shares in the fund. Or pension funds could provide such a protection to all participants in the pension plan. Likewise, the contingent deferred annuity could be offered on an individual basis to any investor or pension plan participant desiring such protection.
The marketing regulatory structure for the product is also not settled. Clearly, since only a life insurer can legally insure longevity risk, the product will be regulated by life insurance regulators. Likewise, those selling the product will require appropriate licensing and regulatory oversight.
However, it is not clear whether the product is a "security" subject to the federal securities laws in a similar manner as they apply to variable annuities and variable life insurance. Annuities themselves are exempt from most federal securities laws. Variable annuities and variable life insurance are "investment company securities" because the investment risk is shifted from the insurer to the owner of the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy. While the contingent deferred annuity relates to assets where the insured has the investment risk, the contingent deferred annuity is pure insurance where the insurer has no control over the outcome of the investment process. Federal securities laws have long been interpreted as treating a guarantee issued with a registerable security as also being subject to registration as a security.
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When The Takeout T made its debut at the Grand National Roadster Show and was judged for the America's Most Beautiful Roadster title it was like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Rocky, The Rookie, and The World's Fastest Indian all rolled into one.
The Takeout T: America's Truly Most Beautiful Roadster, Part 2 – Details
Maybe I shouldn't be too surprised that to achieve such a high level of perfection in a garage and on a budget takes lots of innovative thinking, skills and patience. While we're looking at Russ's unique firewall treatment, this presents a perfect introduction to where the name, The Takeout T, came from.
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Russ Freund's T roadster is so well-done, so right for the time and so downright cool that it's certain to get significant coverage by the hot rod print media. But there are two things about this terrific T that loom large from my perspective …
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Follow up to Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Releases Report on Networking and Information Technology, news [via singularity Hub] that "China revealed that they have developed the worlds fastest supercomputer at their National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin. Known as the Tianhe-1A, the machine is capable of a remarkable 2.5 petaflops. Thats 2.5 thousand trillion floating point operations per second. Impressive to say the least and more than 40% faster than Jaguar, the current leading supercomputer in the US (according to Top500.org). Tianhe-1A follows a new kind of architecture, relying as much on graphics cards (from Nvidia) as it does on traditional CPUs (from Intel). While the major processing components of the Chinese supercomputer are all from the United States, the software and hardware that allows those chips to talk to each other efficiently was developed in China."
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The Leg lifter is a fully portable device. It supports the lower leg to assist a patient to and from the bed, giving them more independence. The Leg lifter is height adjustable so it can fit to almost any bed.
When not in use the Leg lifter folds flat to the bed and does not hinder transfer.
There are currently two variations of the Coral Leg lifter.
LL/3 Fits to the side of a divan bed
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The usual trap in cron usage is the fact that crontab commands are executed in a cleanroom environment, ie no environment variable is used/inherited, so PATH, HOME, PGDATA, etc are not set/available when the command is launched. You can set vars or be very explicit in your script including DB names, DB Users, etc Cheers Medi On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Phillip Smith < phillip(dot)smith(at)weatherbeeta(dot)com(dot)au> wrote: > > same result when it running trough cronjob. Manually everything is > > fine. Even I put this commands (without su -l ...) in postgres user > > crontab, but same result. > > > > Server is ubuntu 64bit. Does it makes any difference from 32bit in > > terms of crontab functionality? > > System architecture shouldn't affect crontab. Can you give us the > full output from cron? Also, just for debugging's sake, try putting > it in a script and call the script from cron. > > If it still fails, then it might help identify exactly where the > error is. If it doesn't fail, then you can start shrinking it all > back down in to one line again and see where the error comes in. > > #!/bin/bash > > BACKUP_FILE_GZ='/backup/rms.gz' > BACKUP_FILE='/tmp/rms.sql' > > echo "-----------------------------------------------" > echo "Unzipping backup..." > /bin/gunzip -c ${BACKUP_FILE_GZ} > ${BACKUP_FILE} > > echo "-----------------------------------------------" > echo "Attempting restore..." > /usr/bin/psql rms < ${BACKUP_FILE} > > echo "-----------------------------------------------" > echo "Done" > > > THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT - Save paper if you don't really need to print this > > *******************Confidentiality and Privilege Notice******************* > > The material contained in this message is privileged and confidential to > the addressee. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message or > responsible for delivery of the message to such person, you may not copy > or deliver this message to anyone, and you should destroy it and kindly > notify the sender by reply email. > > Information in this message that does not relate to the official business > of Weatherbeeta must be treated as neither given nor endorsed by > Weatherbeeta. > Weatherbeeta, its employees, contractors or associates shall not be liable > for direct, indirect or consequential loss arising from transmission of > this > message or any attachments > e-mail. > > -- > Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin >
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Presenting the spring line up of fashion-forward scrubs!
This post is for our fashion forward caregivers working homecare or walking the halls of an assisted living cna job. Mix up this spring with a few top picks from the myCNAjobs Recruitment Squad (ok, the ladies on the team…the gents we're not so interested). What do y'all think…planning to pick up any of these for your next caregiver job shift?


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Pellegrini could boycott media
Manuel Pellegrini could boycott his pre-match news conference ahead of Manchester City's game in Barcelona, according to reports in British media, after being given a two-match touchline ban by UEFA.
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The Chilean could send either assistant manager Ruben Cousillas or coach Brian Kidd to deal with the press on Tuesday evening as City prepare for Wednesday's tie at the Nou Camp.
Pellegrini was sanctioned by European football's governing body for his comments after Barcelona's 2-0 first leg win at the Etihad Stadium when he was fiercely critical of Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson
But he believes the two-game suspension, which will prevent him from addressing his players at the ground before the game or at half-time, is harsh. Pellegrini also has a further one-match ban suspended for two years, depending upon his future conduct.
Pellegrini withdrew his original suggestions that Eriksson was "not impartial" and should not have been given such a high-profile match because he usually officiates in the Swedish league but maintained the referee decided the outcome of the match by awarding Barcelona a penalty and sending off City's Martin Demichelis.
He said last Friday: "I don't think I deserve three games or two games. I said two days after [the Barcelona game] in my press conference that I was wrong in the way I did but I continue to say it was not a penalty and that it decided the game."
City chose not to appeal against Pellegrini's punishment and he will have to give his pre-match team talk to his players in the hotel before they leave for the Nou Camp.
If Pellegrini does miss Tuesday's press conference, he risks being fined by UEFA.
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Back on my blueshit again.
There's no way possible for me to pass over a well done shoe when blue is the main hue. Love at first sight occurred when it came to the MT580 from New Balance's Elite Edition 'Racing Collection.' The pack consists of three pairs – the 1600 and 999 models, not pictured – constructed using colors associated with iconic racing combos seen on cars and tracks throughout the sport's history.
While I may know next to nothing about motorsports, I can spot a dope shoe on sight. My attention's been focused on the bold colors and rich materials on the 'Racing' 580 for a few weeks. The upper's wrapped in mesh and very supple suede, then trimmed in black and yellow making for an all around strong look.
And, there's just that royal shade of blue so rich and full of color it looks like they smushed a bunch of blue Crayolas then carefully smeared them across the upper. So pretty that it makes me want to leave these sitting unworn for another day or two just so I can marvel at them.
The full 'Racing Collection' is available now at New Balance and definitely worthy of the patronage. Give thanks to Sweet Siren Aisha and friends at NB for holding me down with a pair.


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Inner beauty
Your mama told you right: you can't judge anything by appearances.
Jade Garden has as unpromising a facade as you could hope to see. A converted convenience store, with leaky ceiling tiles, vinyl booths, cheap tables, and chairs--this place has absolutely no drive-up, and the inside is no more encouraging than the neighborhood.
Nevertheless, the night we ate at Jade Garden, there was pretty steady traffic, and with the exception of the young men lounging near the kitchen, I'd bet many customers are not from the neighborhood.
It's not only ugly, it's intimidating to non-Asians. Is this a Chinese place? Is it Vietnamese? Life is like this; nothing is clear-cut. "A little bit of both" is nearly always the right answer. So it is at Jade Garden.
Much of the menu is Chinese, but the specials are listed in Vietnamese only. It was difficult for our smiling waiter to explain them to us, and even if he knew the words, it was hard for us to understand them.
Of course, the menu is pages long, so how can you tell what's the best thing to order? Point and shoot is one way, and for us it worked out very well. Nothing is very expensive, anyway, so if you don't like what turns up, you can always point at something else.
Our waiter brought cold glasses for the beer and tumblers for the wine we'd brought, and we started exploring. We ended up with shrimp rolls, which turned out to be a new kind of shrimp toast, a seasoned paste of shrimp spread on a piece of what appeared to be French bread and fried, so they were sort of chewy and crisp with a sweet, slightly oceanic fragrance. Fried dumplings weren't a bit like Chinese ones, except in shape. They meant what they said and had been really fried, not just cooked till they stuck to the pot. I'd never had anything quite like them before, and they were good.
We were tempted by mysterious items like the "duck web fire pot," but we ate crispy shrimp, listed with the Chinese seafood--they reminded me of New Orleans barbecued shrimp, marinated and fried, legs and all, and they came with "Chinese cole slaw," a tangy salad of vinegared cabbage leaves and carrots.
We shared a dish of Vietnamese noodles, tangled up with seafood and vegetables, and the "happy family," a kitchen sink stir-fry with a little of everything thrown in--pork, shrimp, chicken, beef, and vegetables.
So--not a pretty face, but the cooking was good.
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Dragon's Dojo in Spring Hill emerged with two top competitors at last weekend's 2011 USA Tae Kwon Do State Championships in Sarasota.
The tournament was governed by the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, and it was the first time the local academy has competed under the organization.
Carlos Carasquillo and William Schook took home gold medals in their respective divisions. Carasquillo, 16, competed in the 78.1 kilogram black belt division and was barely challenged on his way to the title. Schook, 14, rolled through the 70.1-78.0 kilogram black belt division for his gold.
BRITISH SOCCER CAMP: The First Hernando Youth Soccer Club has teamed up with Challenger Sports, the top soccer club in the United States and Canada, to host a weeklong British soccer camp July 18-22 at Anderson Snow Park in Spring Hill.
Each child will work with a member of the team of more than 1,000 British coaches flown to the United States exclusively to work with these programs. Challenger Sports will hold more than 3,000 camps this summer and coach more than 120,000 children between the ages of 3 and 19.
Space is limited, and parents are encouraged to register their kids as soon as possible. To attend for a half day from 9 a.m. to noon, the cost is $117 for the week for ages 5 to 18. For a full day, the fee is $165 for ages 10 to 18. Goalkeepers ages 10 to 18 can attend from 5 to 8 p.m. for a cost of $117.
Each camper will receive a T-shirt, soccer ball, poster and personalized skills evaluation.
For information, call Robert Andreu at (813) 283-4523 or send e-mail to robertandreu@ bellsouth.net. To register, visit challengersports.com.
FLAG FOOTBALL: The Hernando County Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a men's four-on-four flag football league at Delta Woods Park in Spring Hill starting April 29.
The league is open to men ages 18 and up. Rosters need a minimum of six players; the cost is $275 per team. Games will be played on Friday nights at the park on Deltona Boulevard. Players need to bring their own flag belts.
For information, call Harry Johnson at (352) 540-6356 or (352) 754-4031.
DUNES WOMEN'S GOLF: The Dunes Women's Golf League had its 2011 club championship over the past three weeks, with 40 of 80 eligible players competing.
Barb Breesman was crowned club champion, based on the best two out of three scores.
There were four flights of golfers. Judy Procious (169) had the lowest gross score in Flight 1, with Hazel Mazzuco (147) carding the lowest net score. In Flight 2, Arista Nolff (179) led the way with the low gross score, while Jackie McDonald (145) finished with the low net score. Flight 3's leaders were Sue Um (184) for low gross and Pat Milburn (145) for low net. The final flight leaders were Elaine Phillips (196) and Jean Berezuk (146).
The Dunes Women's League is open to any golfer 18 or older with a USGA handicap index of 38.7 or lower. The group plays a variety of games and tournaments at 8:30 a.m. on Thursdays. Members also participate in two travel leagues each spring/summer.
For information, call Karen Berch at (352) 382-2867.
KIWANIS GOLF: The Brooksville Country Club at Majestic Oaks is hosting the 41st annual Brooksville Kiwanis Golf Invitational on June 1.
The cost is $75 per golfer, which includes golf, cart, dinner and prizes. The shotgun start is set for 1 p.m. The format of the tournament is a four-man scramble. First-come, first-served. The registration deadline is May 20.
Cash prizes, door prizes and prizes for closest to the pin and longest drive will be awarded. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
For information, call Barbara Hitzemann at (352) 442-3412 or visit kiwanisclubofbrooksville.org.
SOUTHERN HILLS 5K: The fourth annual Run through the Hills 5K at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville will be Saturday.
The goal is to raise money for the Dawn Center and increase awareness about domestic violence. All registration proceeds go to the Dawn Center and the Red Mule Runner's Club Scholarship Fund.
The race will begin at 8 a.m.; a Smile Mile Fun Run will begin at 8:45 a.m. Registration will open at 7 a.m. Entry fees are $20 in advance for the 5K or $25 on race day, and $15 in advance for the fun run or $20 on race day. A T-shirt is guaranteed to everyone who preregisters. Online registration is available at raceit.com or redmulerunners.com.
For information, call Pamela Poisson at (352) 585-2813 or Chuck Boldt at (352) 688-6484.
FASTPITCH SOFTBALL LESSONS: The Hernando County Recreation Department is offering private fastpitch softball lessons at Anderson Snow Park in Spring Hill.
The lessons are available for players ages 7 to 16. April Pelham, a certified Florida fastpitch instructor, will lead all instruction.
Lessons for hitting or catching are $20 for 30 minutes; lessons for fielding or throwing are $15 for 30 minutes. Pitching lessons are available for $20 for 30 minutes, $25 for 45 minutes or $40 for one hour.
For information, contact Penny Oliver at (352) 754-4031 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
TENNIS LESSONS: The Hernando County Recreation Department is offering tennis lessons at Delta Woods Park in Spring Hill.
The clinics are open to all ages and skill levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Private and group lessons are available. Every lesson will be led by a certified instructor.
The cost is $10 for one hour of group lessons and $30 for one hour of private lessons.
For information, contact Penny Oliver at (352) 754-4031 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
To notify us of community sports achievements or coming events, contact Derek J. LaRiviere at email@example.com or (352) 584-6337.


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BRAVO: Background Regimen of Raltegravir on Virologic Outcome (BRAVO)
This study has been completed.
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First received: September 11, 2008
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|September 11, 2008
|Last Updated Date
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|March 1, 2008
|Primary Completion Date
|June 15, 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Percentage of Participants With Viral Load < 400 Copies /mL at Week 12. [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ]
The HIV RNA (viral load) was measured using standard of care testing via local laboratories.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|To assess virologic outcomes of raltegravir in conjunction with background antiretroviral (ART) regimens not containing a protease inhibitor (PI).
|Change History
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|BRAVO: Background Regimen of Raltegravir on Virologic Outcome
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|Outcomes of Early Raltegravir Experience: Comparison of Virologic Response in Regimens Not Containing a Protease Inhibitor in the Antiretroviral Background Regimen Versus a Protease Inhibitor in the Background Regimen
|Brief Summary
|This is a retrospective chart review of participants in raltegravir expanded access program and will compare virologic response in regimens not containing a protease inhibitor in the antiretroviral background regimen to regimens containing a protease inhibitor in the background regimen.
|Detailed Description
|EAP charts from patients at the study sites who meet the inclusion criteria will be reviewed and data abstracted. A comparison of the response to treatment by viral load measurement with raltegravir will be compared in patients whose regimens contained a protease inhibitor (PI) with those that did not contain a PI. Other endpoints will also be assessed including percent of patients with viral loads less than 400 copies/ml, less than 50 copies/ ml, CD4 cell changes, consequences of failure of raltegravir and use of predictive parameters such as GSS and PSS.
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New combination ART incorporating raltegravir with other ARVs.
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"The demographics race we're losing badly," said Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.). "We're not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term."
Republican strategist said something interesting and revealing on Friday, though it largely escaped attention in the howling gusts of punditry over Mitt Romney's birth certificate crack and a potential convention-altering hurricane. The subject was a Ron Brownstein story outlining the demographic hit rates each party requires to win in November. To squeak out a majority, Mitt Romney probably needs to win at least 61 percent of the white vote — a figure exceeding what George H.W. Bush commanded over Michael Dukakis in 1988.


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Hi all! I've been searching for pics of cupcake cakes... not the kind that are frosted to look like one big cake, but ones that are frosted individually in different colors and put together to make a picture.
I'd like to try this but need some direction. Does anyone know of any pics or patterns or directions?
Thanks! Maria
I think I saw what you are talking about a couple of times on DC Cupcakes...they did some kind of Greek painting in cupcakes and then the Women's Roller Derby logo....they began by putting a pic on a grid and counted squares to know how to make and place the cupcakes....they both looked great.....
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US man linked to Awlaki pleads guilty in terror case
An American who acknowledged being an adherent of jihad-promoting US-Yemeni cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki has pleaded guilty to making false statements in a terrorism investigation, officials said.
Paul Rockwood and his wife Nadia, who both pleaded guilty to charges Wednesday, were charged with lying to federal agents in the probe into a domestic terror case.
The Justice Department said Rockwood had been researching ways to take revenge against people who "desecrated" Islam and had compiled a list of 15 targets.
Rockwood, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of willfully making false statements to the FBI involving domestic terrorism and agreed to a prison sentence of eight years.
Nadia Rockwood, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of willfully making false statements to the FBI, which will mean a sentence of five years of probation.
According to court documents, Paul Rockwood converted to Islam around late 2001 and soon "became a strict adherent to the violent jihad-promoting ideology of Awlaki."
Awlaki has been accused of inspiring a string of terror attacks, including the 2009 shooting attack at Fort Hood military base, and last year's failed Christmas Day attack on a US airliner.
"This included a personal conviction that it was his religious responsibility to exact revenge by death on anyone who desecrated Islam," the document said.
Rockwood began researching explosive devices, and by late 2009 was discussing "committing acts of domestic terrorism, including... the use of mail bombs and the possibility of killing targets by gunshot to the head."
By early 2010, Rockwood "formalized" a list of some 15 specific targets, which may have included US soldiers. The list has not been released.
Nadia Rockwood was aware of her husband's radicalization, the documents said.
Both husband and wife subsequently lied to investigators about the content of the list, which was obtained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said US government officials notified the individuals on the list "and took appropriate steps to ensure their safety."
But he noted that the court documents "do not allege that Paul or Nadia Rockwood carried out or attempted to carry out any attacks."
"Based on the totality of the facts and the evidence of the case, we are satisfied that these particular charges were appropriate," he told AFP.


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Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France, 2014/05/21 - Alstom T&D India has secured an order worth INR 506.6 million (approximately 6 million), to renovate and modernise 132/33KV grid substations across various locations[1] for Bihar State Power Transmission Company Limited (BSPTCL) - Alstom.com. FR0010220475; ALO
The project will strengthen the transmission system and enhance power evacuation capacity under Indias 12th Five Year Plan.
Under this contract, Alstom T&D India will replace ageing and defective substation equipment with new, advanced technology including 132 kV and 33kV outdoor circuit breaker, isolator, lightning arrestors, relay control panels and more. The new equipment will strengthen the substations and hence, stabilise the transmission network in Bihar. Major equipment will be supplied from Alstom T&D Indias various manufacturing facilities across the country.
Rathin Basu, Managing Director of Alstom T&D India said,Alstom is pleased to contribute to the optimisation of the electrical infrastructure for the state of Bihar. Our service experts use condition and life assessments to provide high quality, cost-efficient solutions for substation renovation, modernisation or extension.
Bihar is one of the most rapidly growing states in India, and aims to invest significantly in the coming years to revamp the power sector in the state. The state government plans to replace the obsolete infrastructure, increasing power capacity and providing reliable and uninterrupted electricity to its population of approximately 110 million people.[2]
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Alstom (alstom.com) is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 93,000 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of over 20 billion and booked 21.5 billion in orders in 2013/14.
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Can a 14 year old girl get a nose job? She has completly sure she wants this for the rest of her life
14 year old getting a nose job?
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14 year old wants Rhinoplasty
Absolutely! In fact, this is a sensitive age for young patients with regards to noses. Her nose is not going to get any smaller,so now is a good time for a cosmetic rhinoplasty. As long as she is healthy, and has the support of her parents, there should be no problem.
14 Year Old Rhinoplasty
Absolutely! As long as the patient is healthy, mature, recognizes a nasal problem, and wants to modify it, nasal surgery can be performed safely and produce satisfactory results. Of course, a parent or guardian over 18 must sign a consent for the patient.
I have performed countless of cases of nasal surgery on girls entering high school without complication.
Consult a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon with experience in nasal surgery.
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What is the right age for a rhinoplasty
Typically, I have all patients wait until they are at least 16-17 years old. I feel that at this age the facial skeleton as well as the nose has reached its full growth potential. A parental or guardians consent is needed for all minors under the age of 18. Good Luck
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SANTA CRUZ - Nine months ago, Bryan Stow was beaten unconscious in an attack outside Dodger Stadium following the Giants-Dodgers opening game.
The assault garnered national attention and prompted scrutiny of security at the Los Angeles stadium. Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt has come under fire for what some say was a failure to provide sufficient security, and two suspects await trial.
Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic from Live Oak, was walking through the parking lot with friends after the game on March 31 when a man chased him down and began punching him from behind in the side of his head. Stow's head hit the ground, and he suffered a severe skull fracture.
In the months since, Stow has seen small triumphs, such as when he first said his children's names or wrote his own for the first time since the attack. His family has dutifully maintained a website with updates on his progress at www.Support4BryanStow.com.
Since October, Stow has been treated at a Santa Clara rehabilitation facility after initially being treated at hospitals in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The recovery has been slow but promising.
"We are blown away with all of this," his family wrote on the website. "Literally one day we got some facial responses and the next, he's talking. His voice is gravelly and you have to be close to hear him, but he is talking."
Earlier this month, the first televised interview with Stow aired on NBC's "Rock Center with Brian Williams." In the interview with Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Stow smiled, spoke and recognized his family members, but it also revealed that he has a long way to go on the road to recovery.
The legal trail also promises to be long.
The Los Angeles Police Department initially made an arrest in the case in May. Giovanni Ramirez was booked for assault with a deadly weapon, and at the time of his arrest, police fingered him as the primary aggressor in the attack. Charges were never officially filed against him, and attorneys for Ramirez, a convicted felon, insisted police had the wrong man. Their assertions were validated in July when police arrested two different men in the attack.
The arrests of Rialto residents Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood on July 20 led to the exoneration of Ramirez. Sanchez and Norwood have pleaded not guilty to mayhem assault and battery, and the two are scheduled to appear in court Jan. 17 to set a preliminary hearing date.
The Stow family also faces its own court battles over Stow's medical bills, which the family's attorneys have estimated will exceed $50 million.
Stow's family sued the Dodgers and McCourt, alleging negligence and liability regarding the lack of the maintenance at the stadium and more. The suit cites cutbacks in security and the team's aging facilities, among other issues, but a lawyer for the Dodgers and McCourt argue Sanchez and Norwood should be held liable for the medical bills.
McCourt took the team into bankruptcy in June and a U.S. Bankruptcy Court has ruled that he may sell the team and the television rights. Major League Baseball has accused him of looting $189 million in team revenue for personal use and has filed documents claiming McCourt removed uniformed officers from the stadium before the 2011 season, including the game during which Stow was attacked.
March 31: Bryan Stow is brutally beaten outside the Giants-Dodgers game in Los Angeles
May 16: Stow is transferred from Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center to San Francisco General
May 22: Police arrest Giovanni Ramirez for Stow's attack; he's later exonerated
May 24: Stow family sues Los Angeles Dodgers and owner Frank McCourt
July 18: Stow has emergency surgery due to massive amounts of fluid build up in his brain
July 20: Suspects Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood arrested in the attack
Sept. 22: Stow speaks for the first time since the beating
October: Stow moves from San Francisco General to a San Jose-area rehabilitation facility
Nov. 2: Stow writes his name for the first time since the attack
Dec. 20: Stow's first televised interview airs on NBC
Jan. 17, 2012: Sanchez and Norwood are due back in court


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Revanth Reddy letter to Govt on Farmers suicide in Telangana - ABN
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TDP MLA Revanth Reddy has written a letter to Telangana Government over the suicides of the farmers and demanded it to come to their rescue and save the farmers from the drought situation. Revanth Reddy mentioned that 1150 farmers have committed suicide in Telangana in the last 14 months and appealed to the Government for necessary steps before it turns worse. Watch for more . . . .


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Judge: DA can use evidence from Holmes' apartment
DENVER — A judge says prosecutors in the Colorado theater shootings can use evidence found in defendant James Holmes' apartment, which includes homemade bombs and a calendar with the day of the shootings highlighted.
In a ruling dated Friday, the judge rejected defense arguments that the apartment search was illegal because it began before police had a warrant.
Prosecutors argued the search was legal because Holmes told them he had explosives at his apartment, and they didn't have time to wait for a warrant because of the danger.
The bombs didn't go off.
Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of murder and attempted murder in the July 20, 2012, attack. Twelve people were killed and 70 injured.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.