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Big deal, Painter said.
"After Rob went out I talked to our guys about continuing to dream. We had talked about winning a Big Ten championship, a Big Ten tourney championship and going to the Final Four. Why can't we do that now? You won't do it if you stop dreaming. You've got to keep dreaming.
"We won the Big Ten without Rob. We struggled a bit in the Big Ten tourney, but our guys keep fighting. That is very important. You never know what can happen in this tournament."
Purdue has advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second straight year and 10th time overall. Doing so without Hummel adds to the achievement.
"It's about understanding how you play," Painter said. "We play differently now that Rob isn't there. Sometimes it's not real pretty. Sometimes we struggle to score, but we can still defend, rebound and play hard. Those are the things we've been able to do in wins. In the losses we just struggled offensively.
"Sometimes when the wheels fall off, like they did against Michigan State and Minnesota, it's good because guys have to look in the mirror and say, Hey, this is going to happen again if we don't get ready to play, play defense, play hard and do the little things to help this team win."
Here's a shock – Purdue is not favored to beat Duke and advance to the Elite Eight Sunday against either St. Mary's (28-5) or Baylor (27-7).
Senior guard Keaton Grant wouldn't want it any other way.
"We need somebody to tell us we're going to lose in Houston," he said. "We're used to it. It's fine with us. We're used to being the underdogs."
Plenty of experts picked Purdue to lose to Siena and Texas A&M. Beating those teams convinced few that the Boilers can overcome a Duke team that has steamrolled its first two opponents behind its all-ACC trio of guards Jon Scheyer (18.1 points, 4.9 assists) and Nolan Smith (17.2 points), and swingman Kyle Singler (17.7 points, 7.0 rebounds).
"A lot of people still count us out," forward JaJuan Johnson said. "We like it that way. It's working out for us. We're running with it."
The goal is to run to Indianapolis as a Final Four team.
"We're trying to get back home, not our Purdue home, but Indiana," Grant said. "That's all we're trying to do. We just finished a two-game tournament. Now we go to Houston for another two-game tournament. Hopefully we can win this one."
Purdue's 29 victories tie a school record. Its 56 wins over the past two seasons is a school record and ranks fourth in the country.
Duke and Kansas are first with 60 victories over the past two seasons. Syracuse has 58. Utah State has 57.
The Boilers' 81 victories over the past three seasons also are a school record.
For the record, Purdue isn't satisfied with its second straight Sweet 16 shot.
"A lot of people will say it's a great accomplishment to make it this far without Rob," guard Chris Kramer said, "but you always have to want more. You can never be satisfied."
The fact that Friday's game is against Duke, a perennial national contender that dominated the Boilers at Mackey Arena last season, 76-60, is a big motivator.
"We didn't have a good showing," Johnson said. "We were young. This time we have more experience. We're more poised.
"We didn't know how hard they played. We know it now. We'll be ready to play."
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Oil Biodegradation - Bacterial Alteration of Petroleum
Under certain conditions, living microorganisms (primarily bacteria, but also yeasts, molds, and filamentous fungi) can alter and/or metabolize various classes of compounds present in oil, a set of processes collectively called oil biodegradation.
Biodegradation affects oil spills and surface seeps. Furthermore, as first noted more than 30 years ago, biodegradation also alters subsurface oil accumulations (e.g., Winters and Williams, 1969). Shallow oil accumulations (< 80 oC reservoir temperature) are commonly found to be biodegraded to some degree. In fact, the vast majority of the world's petroleum is severely biodegraded oil in the shallow, super-giant Orinoco and Athabaska tar sands in Venezuela and Canada, respectively (e.g., Demaison, 1977). Smaller, but still giant, accumulations of biodegraded oil occur elsewhere throughout the world (Roadifer, 1987).
Biodegradation gradually destroys oil spills and oil seeps by the sequential metabolism of various classes of compounds present in the oil, and when it occurs in an oil reservoir, the process dramatically affects the fluid properties.
Key Biodegradation Topics
- Effects of oil biodegradation on oil fluid properties (API gravity and viscosity),
- Effects of oil biodegradation on oil geochemistry,
- Conditions necessary for oil biodegradation, and
- Current estimates of the rates at which these processes destroy oil under surface and subsurface conditions.
Effects of Oil Biodegradation on Fluid Properties
Biodegradation gradually destroys oil spills and oil seeps by the sequential metabolism of various classes of compounds present in the oil (e.g., Bence et al., 1996). When biodegradation occurs in an oil reservoir, the process dramatically affects the fluid properties (e.g., Miiller et al., 1987) and hence the value and producibility of an oil accumulation. Specifically, oil biodegradation typically:
- raises oil viscosity (which reduces oil producibility)
- reduces oil API gravity (which reduces the value of the produced oil)
- increases the asphaltene content (relative to the saturated and aromatic hydrocarbon content)
- increases the concentration of certain metals
- increases the sulfur content
- increases oil acidity
- adds compounds such as carboxylic acids and phenols
For example, in a set of genetically related oils from Oklahoma, Miiller et al. (1987) found the following changes in oil properties with increasing levels of biodegradation:
Vertical and lateral variations in oil properties (e.g., API gravity and viscosity) caused by spatial variations in the extent of oil biodegradation can be mapped throughout a field using a variety of geochemical tools. During field development, such techniques allow the targeting of "sweet-spots" (areas of less degraded oil) within an accumulation that has been affected by biodegradation (see Predicting Fluid Properties). Such vertical and lateral variations in the extent of biodegradation typical fall into two categories:
- Variations due to distance from the oil-water contact. Because biodegradation occurs at or near the oil-water contact (e.g., Head et al., 2003), biodegraded oil columns commonly are compositionally graded, with the most biodegraded oil occurring near the oil-water contact
- Variations due to the "pulsed" nature of reservoir filling. Since the time scale of biodegradation (discussed below) is often similar to the time scale of reservoir charging (e.g., Larter et al., 2003), a biodegraded oil column may consist of a mix of oil that arrived first in the reservoir (here called the "primary charge") and subsequent pulses of oil that arrived later (here called the "secondary charges" to the accumulation). The primary charge may be more biodegraded than the secondary charge, since the primary charge has been subjected to in-reservoir biodegradation for a longer period of time. Therefore, depending on the migration pathways into the reservoir, vertical variations in the relative abundance of "primary" vs. "secondary" charges may cause vertical variations in the oil fluid properties (e.g., API gravity and viscosity).
During oil biodegradation, oil fluid properties change because different classes of compounds in petroleum have different susceptibilities to biodegradation (e.g., Goodwin et al., 1983). The early stages of oil biodegradation are characterized by the loss of n-paraffins (n-alkanes or normal alkanes) followed by loss of acyclic isoprenoids (e.g., norpristane, pristine, phytane, etc.). Compared with those compound groups, other compound classes (e.g., highly branched and cyclic saturated hydrocarbons as well as aromatic compounds) are more resistant to biodegradation. However, even those more-resistant compound classes are eventually destroyed as biodegradation proceeds. Larter et al. (2005) estimates that heavily degraded oils have typically lost on the order of 50% of their mass.
Effects of Oil Biodegradation on Geochemistry
Peters and Moldowan (1993) proposed a 1-10 scale on which the extent of biodegradation of an oil can be ranked based on the analysis of the oil geochemistry (e.g., using the presence or absence of various biomarkers that have different susceptibilities to biodegradation, with "1" indicating very early degradation (partial loss of n-paraffins) and "10" indicating severely degraded oil).
The early stages of oil biodegradation (loss of n-paraffins followed by loss of acyclic isoprenoids) can be readily detected by gas chromatography (GC) analysis of the oil. However, in heavily biodegraded oils, GC analysis alone cannot distinguish differences in biodegradation due to interference of the unresolved complex mixture (UCM or "hump") that dominates the GC traces of heavily degraded oils. Among such oils, differences in the extent of biodegradation can be assessed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to quantify the concentrations of biomarkers with differing resistances to biodegradation. The UCM present on the GC trace of a heavily degraded oil does not affect this GC-MS analysis.
Conditions Under Which Biodegradation Can Occur
Oil biodegradation by bacteria can occur under both oxic and anoxic conditions (e.g., Zengler et al., 1999), albeit by the action of different consortia of organisms. In the subsurface, oil biodegradation occurs primarily under anoxic conditions, mediated by sulfate reducing bacteria in cases where dissolved sulfate is present (e.g., Holba et al., 1996), or methanogenic bacteria in cases where dissolved sulfate is low (e.g., Later et al., 2006, Bennett et al, 1993).
Although subsurface oil biodegradation does NOT require oxygen, it does require certain essential nutrients (e.g., nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), which can be provided by dissolution/alteration of minerals in the water leg (Larter, et al., 2006).
Empirically, it has been noted that biodegraded oil accumulations occur in reservoirs that are at temperatures less than 80oC (e.g., Connan, 1984; Barnard and Bastow, 1991). At higher temperatures, it appears that many of the microorganisms involved in subsurface oil biodegradation cannot exist. However, not all oil accumulations at temperatures less than 80oC are biodegraded. Wilhelms et al. (2001a, 2001b) proposed an explanation for this observation: those authors suggested that if an oil reservoir has been heated to more than 80oC at any point since its deposition, then, even if uplift later reduces the temperature to below 80oC, the "paleopasteurization" or "sterilization" of the reservoir that occurred at the higher temperature will have killed the organisms needed for oil biodegradation to occur after the basin uplift. Therefore, oil reservoirs that have experienced significant uplift may contain non-degraded oil, despite the currently shallow depth and low temperature of the reservoir. Apparently, "recolonization" of such "sterilized" reservoirs by bacteria is typically unable to occur. Wilhelms et al. (2001a, 2001b) supported this model with a variety of case studies of uplifted or "inverted" basins from the USA, North Africa, the Barents Sea, and the Wessex basins.
Because subsurface oil biodegradation does NOT require oxygen, and can occur at temperatures up to 80oC, in-reservoir biodegradation can occur even at many thousands of feet below the surface (e.g., Parkes et al., 1994), as long as the geothermal gradient is sufficiently low, and nutrients (e.g., nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) are available through the water leg.
Rates of Oil Biodegradation
Larter and Aplin (2003) and Larter et al. (2003) suggested rates of 10-6 to 10-7 /year for anaerobic in-reservoir oil degradation at 60oC, and 10-2 to 10-1 /year for anaerobic oil degradation at the earth's surface.
The rate of petroleum biodegradation in the subsurface appears to be limited by available nutrients and temperature and NOT by the carbon source (e.g., Larter et al., 2001, 2003, 2006). Hence, the size of the water leg (which impacts nutrient delivery) impacts degradation rates. Larter and coworkers calculated that the:
"actual fluxes of hydrocarbons being destroyed in oilfields around 40-70 oC are around 10-4 kg/m2/year of oil-water contact area with reservoir temperature controlling the actual degradation flux value".
Larter et al. (2006) proposed biodegradation rates in the range of 10-3 to 10-4kg petroleum per m2 of oil-water contact (OWC) per year for fresh petroleum in clastic reservoirs, with the highest values occurring at temperatures <40oC
It should be remembered that an oil accumulation may be affected by multiple oil alteration processes in addition to biodegradation (e.g., Milner et al., 1977). For example, water washing, multi-stage oil charging, and evaporative fractionation can all affect the composition and fluid properties of an oil accumulation that is undergoing biodegradation. Oil geochemistry analyses can be used to decipher which combination of these alteration processes has affected the physical properties of an oil.
Understanding oil alteration processes, such as those listed above, provide the key to predicting spatial variations in fluid properties (API gravity and viscosity) within an oil field or within a series of stacked petroleum-bearing intervals (e.g., McCaffrey, 1996; Smalley et al., 1996; Koopmans et al., 2002).
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Located in Calle 26, this hotel is 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from El Tiempo Newspaper Bogota and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Bogota Botanical Garden. Hayuelos Shopping Center and Maloka Science Museum are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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A restaurant, a 24-hour fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this hotel. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, a 24-hour business center, and meeting rooms.
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The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. 2 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available 24 hours). Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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Hi to Everyone,
Planning on cruising the Epic in January...Just looking at the inside rooms (no oceanview anymore) and I'm having a problem with the bathroom layout...Looks as if the shower, toilet and sink are all in different areas of the room..with the shower and bathroom having frosted glass doors....seems strange to have to shower and then come out in the room to towel off....and no privacy in the toilet??? Does this seem strange to anyone else??? 23 cruises and I don't like this idea....Give me the bathrooms from the Pearl, Jewel, Oasis....
Bob E
Bob, I agree. We had something similar in our cabin on Norwegian Jade and I found it difficult to get used to at first. We were in a suite (love those upsells!), so I was able to close the slider between the bedroom/bath area (one large room) and the rest of the cabin and tell the family to keep out. I did think about N. Epic while doing this... I would hope there'd be a privacy curtain separating the bedroom area from the bathroom area so that pax wouldn't have to tell their traveling companions to close their eyes. Actually, the shower wasn't that bad as there was sufficient room to towel off, but it is kind of awkward at first.
We've discussed this before I think. I don't like it either. NCL says the glass doors are thick and provide adequate privacy. They do have a curtain which you can sweep across and isolate that whole part of the cabin, but then it doesn't isolate you from the cabin door so you'd have to double lock that to keep others in your cabin from stumbling in at the wrong time.
NCL's logic is this layout allows more people to do "things" at the same time instead of waiting as is the norm for a traditional bathroom. I prefer the traditional layout, but I still plan to try the Epic.
We'll know more once reports get posted from the first cruise. That will be during the week of June 24th.
Thanks for the come back....and agreeing in principle.....I will probably go on the Epic, but I shall wait until the reports come in...My wife is against going after looking at the layout, she says it's as if we are sleeping in the bathroom.....Maybe we will just have to go on the Allure....just to see if it is as nice as the Oasis.....But first, off to the Panama Canal...
Happy Cruising no matter which ship we are on..
Bob E
I'll be happy to let you know when we return http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...on_biggrin.gif
Thanks much.....
I don't like to be picky...but this could be icky:-)....
Happy cruising to us all..
Bob E
There was a small fire on Deck 4 aft on the Epic earlier this week. Just wiring was damaged and the original delivery date of June 15 is still said to be accurate.
Maybe a worker was setting a bathroom on fire?
I don't think I would blame them...If the reports are bad on the bathrooms, I won't be cruising on the Epic.....just will have to go on the Allure....the Oasis was wonderful...
Bob E
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Johnson: England 'players came of age'
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Martin Johnson felt his team came of age in Paris – but he was ultimately left frustrated as France held out for a 12-10 win that sealed the Grand Slam.
"Of course we are frustrated, we lost," said Johnson.
"But I said to the guys as France picked up the trophy 'you have played the Grand Slam champions and you took them all the way'."
England produced their most ambitious attacking performance of the RBS 6 Nations championship and took an early lead with a try from Ben Foden , who was making his first Test start.
Johnson had revamped his back division in search of some vibrancy after last weekend's drab 15-15 draw with Scotland and he got it.
Foden proved he is ready for Test rugby, Chris Ashton enjoyed an impressive debut, Mike Tindall shone on his return to the England team and Toby Flood sparked the backs in a way Jonny Wilkinson has struggled to.
But in the end, France ground out the victory with three penalties from Morgan Parra and a Francois Trinh-Duc drop-goal on the back of a dominant first-half scrummaging performance.
He added: "A lot of players came of age today. It was Danny Care's best performance for England, Toby Flood as well in the way he managed the game and managed the week after coming in for Jonny Wilkinson.
"It was great to have Mike Tindall back. Ben Foden's counter-attacking, his play under the high ball was great.
"Mark Cueto was outstanding again and Ashton handled it very well."


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The Whole of man kind were at one time hunter gathers thats a long time ago and in my mind in todays society no longer vaild unless you come from a third world country like here in Peru or are really poor and have no other means to servive.
You do understand that eating meat from the store is a direct result of animals being butchered, do you not? Are you suggesting that having a butcher kill a beef is acceptable, but hunting a deer for meat is barbaric? We still have to eat, we haven't evolved past ingesting food for sustinence.
Then with the continuing improchment of people into the wilderness to live their are no suitable places for these animals, like deer, to go.
Where do you sugest we live then?
With the rattlesnake numbers how many were caught and killed? Even with the amont of 4000lbs that over 1000 snakes Do you think you can take this amount and there will be no effect on local populations?[
The snakes breed, thus creating more snakes. It has been suggested you show evidence of population decline from snake roundups. As a biologist, surely you understand the concepts of reproduction and constancy and the ability of a population to survive/thrive despite predation. It's been a few years since my genetics and evolution classes, but I remember the take home messages.
Plain and simple, a population can sustain and even grow despite predation. The degree of the predation obviously is key, along with other sustainability factors. If you are a biologist, you understand this. The statement I bolded makes me think you may need to brush up on your material.
It looks to me that you are letting the emotion of a critter dying mold your opinins, and not looking at the issue(s) factually. It is a fact that dying is a very big part of ecosystems. Individuals in populations die eventually. There's no getting around it. This is a common thing in the world today, to pretend death is not inevitable or necessary, and I'm not sure I want to get into that. But...
The bottom line is that so far nobody has come forward with proof that rattler roundups, or deer hunting (and whatever else has been brought up) are destroying any populations. I know you are an Englishman in Peru. We have on this board, Texans from Texas. Maybe it would be appropriate to ask them; "hey Texans... how's the rattlesnake population doing in Texas?"
I can only speak for Arizona as I don't frequent the state of Texas. The diamondback population in Arizona is THRIVING
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MORE than 20 families graduated from the Families and School Together (FAST) programme at Churchwood School on May 22. Twenty-two families participated in the inspiring education programme which was set up by the national charity Save the Children, and works by strengthening relationships within families and between families and schools.
Karen Venditto, parent support advisor from Churchwood, said: "Thank you to all our parent and community volunteers as well as the whole school staff, and Play Hastings who made sure the children had fun after their structured family activities while their parents relaxed and enjoyed time together in partnership with our FAST teams. It has been a rewarding experience all round with very positive feedback from parents and pupils alike."


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Aeneon by Qimonda introduces DDR3 SO-DIMMs, Bringing Power Saving, High-Performance Memory to Notebooks
Aeneon by Qimonda, the channel and retail brand of Qimonda, announced its new DDR3 SO-DIMMs (Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules) which provide power saving and high performance to the industry's first DDR3 notebooks based on the Intel(r) Centrino(r) 2 processor technology.
Aeneon is among the first retail memory brands to offer 1GB and 2GB DDR3-1066 SO-DIMMs to the market. The modules use low-power 1Gbit DDR3 components and feature competitive latencies of 7-7-7-21 at standard DDR3 voltage of 1.5V - ideal for mobile computing. The DDR3 SO-DIMMs will be made available worldwide in single retail package from August 2008.
"We are pleased to offer the DDR3 memory technology to the retail market enabling a wider group of users to experience the new Intel Centrino 2 technology," said Dr Carsten Gatzke, Vice President of Qimonda's Channel and Retail Business Unit. "DDR3 will be the key memory architecture for several years. With this introduction, Aeneon shows its commitment to provide a broad portfolio of advanced memory products to the retail."
These new DDR3 modules, together with the high density DDR2-800 SO-DIMMs are part of Aeneon's portfolio of retail DRAM solutions tailored for the new Intel Centrino 2 platforms.
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RC Deportivo La Coruña took an early lead and held on to beat FC Basel and revive their hopes of progress in the UEFA Champions League. Diego Tristán's goal in the fourth minute proved decisive in this Group D encounter, despite the valiant efforts of the visitors, who pressed throughout.
Victory needed
Deportivo, needing a victory to keep their dreams of a third consecutive quarter-final place alive after a 1-0 defeat in Switzerland last week, brought back the in-form Tristán up front with Roy Makaay, and fit-again captain Fran González in midfield to provide attacking impetus.
New-look midfield
Meanwhile, Basel, one of the tournament's surprise packages, opted for a 4-5-1 formation. Carlos Varela, Scott Chipperfield, Benjamin Huggel and Sébastien Barberis formed a new-look midfield with Hakan Yakin supporting lone striker Christian Giménez, and Alexandre Quennoz replacing injured captain Murat Yakin in defence.
Early goal
Both teams began in expansive mood, Giménez shooting over in the second minute for Basel, but it was Deportivo who made the perfect start. Lionel Scaloni fed Héctor Berenguel on the Deportivo right, and his cross eluded Basel goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler and fell to Tristán three metres from goal who finished coolly.
Visitors attack
Basel's last trip to Spain had ended in a 6-2 defeat at Valencia CF, but this time they were not disheartened by falling behind and took the game to their hosts, controlling the midfield for long periods. Varela immediately forced a good save from Deportivo goalkeepr Juanmi García, and Giménez sent a header wide before the ten-minute mark.
End to end
Play flowed from end to end, with the visitors doing more than their fair share of attacking, yet clear-cut chances were relatively rare. Scaloni and Berenguel were proving threatening on the Deportivo right, while Hakan Yakin was his usual forceful self for Basel. Giménez, though, often seemed isolated, as the away side looked on top for long periods, but were unable to equalise by the break.
Makaay chances
After half-time, Deportivo gained the initiative. Basel left-back Thimothée Atouba was especially busy, breaking up a number of promising moves with his formidable strength. Even Basel's introduction of prolific striker Julio Hernán Rossi and a switch to 4-4-2 just before the hour did not stem Deportivo's flow. Makaay had two chances stopped, one a fine save from Zuberbühler, who was playing at the peak of his form despite his early slip.
Attack bolstered
The arrival of José Amavisca and Juan Valerón as substitutes further bolstered Deportivo's attack, but, as throughout the game, goalscoring chances were few. And gradually, in the last 15 minutes, Basel began to find their feet again and press for an equaliser. Hakan Yakin continued to lead the way, but Juanmi was equal to anything the visitors could produce.
Decisive match
Deportivo substitute Alberto Luque nearly doubled the lead on the break, but he slipped after rounding Zuberbühler. Victory was Deportivo's, though, and their trip to Juventus FC on Matchday 11 could well decide who finishes as runners-up in Group D.
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Moscow, Russia, 2008/06/02 - Synergy Research Group (SynRG), a Russia-based CRO, presented the current issue of its Orange Paper, a regular analytical report on the market of clinical trials in Russia - SynRG-Pharm.com.
The report contains hundreds of figures as well as dozens of tables and pictures covering various aspects of the Russian Clinical Trials market. This is another step to formation of a civilized market of clinical trials in Russia and improvement of the research attractiveness of Russia for foreign sponsors are some of the key strategic goals of SynRG.
The Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation (alias RosZdravNadzor, RZN) approved 130 new clinical trials in Russia in Q1 2008; four trials less than in the corresponding period of last year. The main contribution is still made by multinational multi-center clinical trials. Their share in the total volume has not changed in comparison with the last year, amounting to 62 per cent, and their number has slightly declined from 83 to 80 clinical trials.
The share of foreign study sponsors In Q1 2008 stood at 68 per cent of the total number of clinical trials, 88 new trials were initiated during this period. Domestic sponsors have launched 42 clinical studies during Q1 2008 and their share accounted to 32 per cent of the total number of trials.
Forty companies from 18 countries have sponsored new trials during Q1 2008. Russia with 42 clinical trials is on the top of the heap, followed by the USA with 33 trials, UK (15 clinical trials), Switzerland (11 clinical trials) and Germany (10 clinical trials).
The number of patients to be enrolled in all types of studies stands at 9,358; a 60% decrease over Q1 2007, when 14, 894 patients were planned to be recruited.
The British GlaxoSmithKline remains at the Q1 top for a second consecutive year starting 12 new trials and having considerable advantage. Its major rival, the American Pfizer with six trials has moved up from the fourth position in Q1 2007 to the second position in Q1 2008. The Swiss Novartis also running six trials but with less number of patients is number 3 in the list. The Russian Pharmstandard with four new studies was ranked number one among domestic sponsors.
In Q1 2008 more than half of the new trials (53 per cent) were launched in six leading therapeutic areas. The maximum number of trials (18 clinical trials) traditionally are in oncological diseases; 13 clinical trials were devoted to treating diseases of respiratory system; 11 neurologic and 11 endocrinological trials were started; 10 cardiovascular system trials; seven trials of gastrointestinal disturbance.
Synergy Research Group (SynRG) is a Russian contract research organization, which has been successfully operating all over Russia and the CIS member-states since 2002. SynRG offers a broad range of services for conducting clinical trials for Russian and foreign pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies from registration of the studies in regulatory authorities to pharmaco-economic surveys. The company has its own clinical warehouse in Moscow, with the total area of 180 square meters. Today, Synergy Research Group is represented in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Almaty (Kazakhstan). The companys headquarters are in Moscow.
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Scott Snyder On 'Batman: Zero Year – Dark City': The ComicsAlliance Interview, Part One
In the pages of Batman, Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Danny Miki and FCO Plascencia are retelling the origin of Batman for the modern DC Universe with "Zero Year." Told over the course of a year, "Zero Year" is divided in to three arcs, each representing a facet of Gotham City and Batman's growth into a superhero, and it's been wild right from the start. For each arc, ComicsAlliance is going in-depth with Snyder to find out more about how the story came together and what these elements mean, and with "Dark City" finishing just a few weeks ago, it's time once again for our conversation to resume.
Today, in the first part of our interview, Snyder discusses the return of Dr. Death, why he wanted to pay homage to Frank Miller's Year One and Dark Knight Returns while at the same time breaking away from them as much as possible, and why "Dark City" was the most challenging part of the story to write.


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Photo Flash: Ricky Lyon & Joseph Sirola Visit CHAPLIN!
CHAPLIN, a new musical depicting the life of film icon Charlie Chaplin played by Rob McClure, with music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and book by three-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray) and Christopher Curtis, opened on Broadway on Monday, September 10, 2012. Warren Carlyle (Finian's Rainbow; Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway) directs and choreographs the production. McClure's past Avenue Q castmate Ricky Lyon and Joseph Sirola just visited the show and you can catch photos of the duo backstage with Chaplin himself below!
From the slums of London to the heights of Hollywood, Chaplin is the showbiz Broadway musical about the silent film legend the world couldn't stop talking about - Charlie Chaplin. The brand new 24-person musical reveals the man behind the legend, the undeniable genius that forever changed the way America went to the movies.
Tickets for Chaplin can be purchased through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200, and in person at the Barrymore Theatre box office (243 West 47th Street). For more information, visit: www.ChaplinBroadway.com.
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First iPad-based institute attracts educators from seven districts
When Farmington schools put an iPad in the hands of every student this school year, teachers also encountered a learning curve.
Early adopter Peter Fleenor, an eighth-grade geography teacher at Boeckman Middles School, said the iPad "revolutionized his classroom."
Instead of being "the fountain of knowledge," he allowed students to take on leadership roles and seek out answers.
"Kids can get to higher levels of judgement," he said. Their learning takes on higher rates of engagement.
For example, instead of memorizing the 50 states and capitals, "Students can look it up in three seconds. But there is more value in being able to inquire and know why it's a major city, what makes it important, and research and get pertinent knowledge."
Fleenor was one of those who led sessions based on experiences at the Farmington Institute on Thursday, June 13, and Friday, June 14. Director of Educational Program Barb Duffrin said that Farmington has hosted technology institutes in the past, but now the program is geared completely toward iPad use.
The program was free to the districts with innovation zone designations, Farmington and Spring Lake Park. More than 180 participants attended the first day, closer to 100 the second, but the group represented seven districts including Minneapolis, Hastings, South Washington County and Northfield.
Farmington Teaching and Learning Coordinator Caleb Drexler Booth said this was an opportunity for early adopters to highlight what they have learned.
"So many people are doing different this. We're on an island, and we're doing different things and pushing boundaries," Fleenor said.
He sees it as a way to continue learning from other teachers and collaborate on fresh ideas.
Popular classes included iBooks creation, and some session were just as basic as classroom management. Duffrin said that substitute teachers also attended sessions to learn some tips and tricks about management.
Topics for this session included how to remain in control of the class and have eyes on the back of your head when a kid has an iPad, so they are not playing games or becoming distracted. One suggestion was to keep the iPad flat on the desk. Another suggestion was to assign student technology experts in the classroom who could help students, so the teacher as the content expert does not have to provide tech support that distracts from the lesson.
Materials from the Farmington Institute are available online at tiny.cc/192institute.


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By Senior Correspondent Desirée Taylor
NJ Today
In New Jersey, the Affordable Care Act offers lots of variety with plans tailored to income, according to Joel Cantor, at the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy.
"There are going to be four or five kinds of plans available, and they'll be sort of scored by metal level — Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum. And then for some people something called the catastrophic plan. And as the preciousness of the metal goes up, the benefits will be richer," Cantor said.
Here's an example — a 22-year-old choosing the lowest cost Bronze plan will pay about $208 per month. For minimum Gold, it jumps to just over $289. Rates are much higher for older people. A 55-year-old will pay roughly $465 for the minimum Bronze plan and about $645 for the lowest Gold plan. Platinum plans cost the most. So what do you get for your money?
"The Bronze plan, for example, the plan itself would pay for the average person about 60 percent of total costs. The Platinum plan, about 90 percent of expected health care costs. So it'll be a nice way to shop because you'll be able to can compare apples to apples," Cantor said.
If these rates sound expensive, Cantor says it's all relative.
"The Gold plan sounds about right, about $700 a month. But if you were to look at the prices available in the market today, it could be $3,000 a month," said Cantor.
People with low incomes can apply for subsidies to significantly reduce premium prices. But Cantor warns the rates released by the government are averages and some consumers will end up paying more.
In order to keep rates affordable, young and healthy people are going to have to sign up to help spread the risks and costs for sick people. So we asked folks in New Brunswick what they think about Obamacare.
"If my employer's not offering me benefits, then of course I'll be signing up for Obamacare," said Andrew Khazanovich.
"I don't like to be forced into buying anything by the government, so that's primarily the reason that I'm against it," said Paul Kolody of Manville.
Computer glitches could plague Obamacare's debut and people who refuse to enroll will face penalties. It could be a bumpy roll-out when the marketplace opens Oct. 1.


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The following books by Ed Rickard are available:
Printed or Kindle Book
Rickard, Ed. Daniel Explained: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel.
Daniel Explained—one of the most comprehensive and extensively researched commentaries on the Book of Daniel ever written—offers a thorough treatment of both the dramatic episodes and the prophetic visions. For each story about Daniel and his friends, it fills in the historical background and develops spiritual applications. For each prophecy, it furnishes a tightly reasoned interpretation accepting the prophecy as supernatural in origin. Over 450 pages in length, this commentary offers vital information to every reader.
For unbelievers
- It amasses compelling evidence that the book is an authentic writing of Daniel, the great Jewish statesman who lived in the 6th century BC.
- It shows also that his book accurately predicts Jewish experience during the next several centuries.
- It fully explains the riddle of the 69 weeks—the prophecy foretelling when Jesus would come. The solution presented here is the first to prove by correct dates and calculations that the prophecy was exactly fulfilled. It is also the first to let Scripture itself identify the events framing the interval.
Conclusion: The Book of Daniel is divinely inspired.
For believers
- In its analysis of Nebuchadnezzar's dream image, it is the first to establish conclusively what the feet represent. The feet—a picture of the final great empire before Jesus returns—are the United Nations, and the toes are the ten regional governments now embracing virtually all nations of the world.
Conclusion: Jesus' return is drawing near.
For those alive during the Tribulation
- It revives and defends the ancient view of the church that the Antichrist will come from Syro-Iraq.
- It demonstrates that soon after the Tribulation begins, Egypt will attack Syria.
- It sketches out the other horrific opening events of the Tribulation.
Conclusion: You dare not miss the Rapture.
You can see a full outline of the commentary.
Also, you can see Web pages presenting the commentary on chapter 1 in five lessons.
Another available sample is the bibliography.
The whole commentary is available from Amazon.com in either printed or digital format.
Printed Book
Rickard, Ed. Primer of the Christian Life: A Detailed Map of the Pilgrim's Road.
Primer of the Christian Life is designed to serve as the textbook for a yearlong course on basic Christianity. The course objective is to teach in detail all the disciplines essential to growing in Christ. The thirty-four topics include faith, repentance, belonging to a church, daily devotions, prayer, finding God's will, the world, the flesh, the devil, witnessing, suffering, persecution, and our heavenly home.
A full discussion of each topic is followed by study questions. At the end of the book is a curriculum guide as well as an extended list of Christian biographies.
The course is best suited for college, but may be adapted for an adult class in church or a Bible class at the secondary level. Among its unique features is frequent use of illustrations from history and literature.
All the lessons are available on this website, but only the printed version includes the many scholarly references, the curriculum guide, and the list of Christian biographies. It also offers the convenience and eye appeal of a handheld book.
The whole primer is available as a printed book from Amazon.com.
Printed Book
Rickard, Ed. James, Mirror for the Soul: Lessons on the Epistle of James.
The Epistle of James displays a striking familiarity with Jesus' mind and a profound grasp of Jesus' teachings. Even James's style, beautifully concise and poetic, is modeled after Jesus' sayings. This should come as no surprise. James was the slightly younger brother of Jesus. For years they were companions in play and work and every other realm of life.
James addresses a question of critical importance in our day, when many even in conservative churches are drowning in self-satisfied pseudoreligion. The question is, what is true godliness. To provide an answer, James reconsiders the virtues emphasized in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. He makes godliness concrete by warning us against the many ways our lives might fail to shine with these virtues.
All the lessons are available on this website, but only the printed version includes the many scholarly references and the annotated bibliography devoted to important commentaries on the Epistle of James. It also offers the convenience and eye appeal of a handheld book.
The lessons are available as a printed book from Amazon.com.
Printed Book
Rickard, Ed. The Vegetable Soup Gang.
Here is a collection of witty stories about a gang of wacky and winsome boys who attend Gracefaith Bible Academy in Weedyfields, USA. The gang includes Carrot (with uncommon good sense), Bean (the mechanical genius), Turnip (the poet and philosopher), Pepper (the local live wire), and Watermelon (the biggest kid anyone ever saw, and all muscle), as well as Radish and Peanut (two canine members). You will watch the gang attempt world-class soccer. You will share their wonderful time at camp. And you will follow them through whirling adventures as they tangle with wild animals, weird people, and withering danger.
The stories will appeal especially to boys, but wondering girls who want to figure boys out will also find them very worthwhile.
The whole collection is available as a printed book from Amazon.com. To read a sample, you may download chapter 1 in PDF format.
Rickard, Ed. In Perils Abounding: A Commentary on the Book of Acts.
The commentary is a work on several levels. The foundation is a lively retelling of events as recorded by Luke. Upon this, the commentary builds three kinds of discussion. The first, under the heading "Getting Practical," offers down-to-earth applications of the many spiritual principles emerging from Luke's account. The second, introduced as "Pondering a Question," explores the questions that occur to many readers. After the third title, "Delving Deeper," comes a consideration of matters of special interest to believers with mature discernment.
The commentary is available as web pages.
Rickard, Ed. Peace in a Crumbling World: The Terrorists Strike Again—at Christmas.
The action starts when the government issues a warning based on credible sources that the terrorists will mount a major attack on America at the time of Christmas. The drama proceeds along two tracks—one showing the effects of the warning on one Christian family, the Todds, and their circle of friends, including their neighbors, the Bramwells, and the students at Danny Todd's Christian school—the other track showing what happens both on-camera and behind-the-scenes at a network news show. Much of the play at the beginning is humorous, but the tone changes as suspense builds and becomes extremely sober and challenging after the terrorists succeed in delivering a devastating blow to our nation. The plot is interwoven with several powerful spiritual messages, including a clear presentation of gospel truth.
Rickard, Ed. The Life and Hymns of Charles Wesley: A Program of Readings.
Seven readings span the whole life of Wesley, the first describing the childhood settings that shaped his mind and heart, the last recounting the special sorrows of his later life and explaining his final retrospective poem.
Printed Book
Rickard, Ed. Physics: The Foundational Science. Pensacola, Fla.: A Beka Book, 1990.
This book is designed for use as an upper-level high school physics text. After being in print for about twenty years, the original edition was superseded by a revision made without Ed Rickard's participation. A copy of the revised edition may be obtained from the publisher at Pensacola, FL 32523-9160, or from abeka.com. The original edition, somewhat longer than the revision, may still be obtained from used book sources.
© 2007, 2012 Stanley Edgar Rickard (Ed Rickard, the author). All rights reserved.


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13 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.
2 There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless. 3 The Lord's angelic messenger appeared to the woman and said to her, "You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son. 4 Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean. 5 Look, you will conceive and have a son. You must never cut his hair, for the child will be dedicated to God from birth. He will begin to deliver Israel from the power of the Philistines."
6 The woman went and said to her husband, "A man sent from God came to me! He looked like God's angelic messenger—he was very awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name. 7 He said to me, 'Look, you will conceive and have a son. So now, do not drink wine or beer and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean. For the child will be dedicated to God from birth till the day he dies.'"
8 Manoah prayed to the Lord, "Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God to visit us again, so he can teach us how we should raise the child who will be born." 9 God answered Manoah's prayer. God's angelic messenger visited the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her. 10 The woman ran at once and told her husband, "Come quickly, the man who visited me the other day has appeared to me!" 11 So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he met the man, he said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to my wife?" He said, "Yes." 12 Manoah said, "Now, when your announcement comes true, how should the child be raised and what should he do?" 13 The Lord's messenger told Manoah, "Your wife should pay attention to everything I told her. 14 She should not drink anything that the grapevine produces. She must not drink wine or beer, and she must not eat any food that will make her ritually unclean. She should obey everything I commanded her to do." 15 Manoah said to the Lord's messenger, "Please stay here awhile, so we can prepare a young goat for you to eat." 16 The Lord's messenger said to Manoah, "If I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you want to make a burnt sacrifice to the Lord, you should offer it." (He said this because Manoah did not know that he was the Lord's messenger.) 17 Manoah said to the Lord's messenger, "Tell us your name, so we can honor you when your announcement comes true." 18 The Lord's messenger said to him, "You should not ask me my name, because you cannot comprehend it." 19 Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the Lord. The Lord's messenger did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched. 20 As the flame went up from the altar toward the sky, the Lord's messenger went up in it while Manoah and his wife watched. They fell facedown to the ground.
21 The Lord's messenger did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. After all this happened Manoah realized that the visitor had been the Lord's messenger. 22 Manoah said to his wife, "We will certainly die, because we have seen a supernatural being!" 23 But his wife said to him, "If the Lord wanted to kill us, he would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from us. He would not have shown us all these things, or have spoken to us like this just now."
24 Manoah's wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the Lord empowered him. 25 The Lord's spirit began to control him in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
14 Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye. 2 When he got home, he told his father and mother, "A Philistine girl in Timnah has caught my eye. Now get her for my wife." 3 But his father and mother said to him, "Certainly you can find a wife among your relatives or among all our people! You should not have to go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines." But Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, because she is the right one for me." 4 Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord's doing, because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).
5 Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him. 6 The Lord's spirit empowered him and he tore the lion in two with his bare hands as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
7 Samson continued on down to Timnah and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one. 8 Some time later, when he went back to marry her, he turned aside to see the lion's remains. He saw a swarm of bees in the lion's carcass, as well as some honey. 9 He scooped it up with his hands and ate it as he walked along. When he returned to his father and mother, he offered them some and they ate it. But he did not tell them he had scooped the honey out of the lion's carcass.
10 Then Samson's father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. Samson hosted a party there, for this was customary for bridegrooms to do. 11 When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company. 12 Samson said to them, "I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes. 13 But if you cannot solve it, you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes." They said to him, "Let us hear your riddle." 14 He said to them,
"Out of the one who eats came something to eat;
out of the strong one came something sweet."
They could not solve the riddle for three days.
15 On the fourth day they said to Samson's bride, "Trick your husband into giving the solution to the riddle. If you refuse, we will burn up you and your father's family. Did you invite us here to make us poor?" 16 So Samson's bride cried on his shoulder and said, "You must hate me; you do not love me! You told the young men a riddle, but you have not told me the solution." He said to her, "Look, I have not even told my father or mother. Do you really expect me to tell you?" 17 She cried on his shoulder until the party was almost over. Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much. Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle. 18 On the seventh day, before the sun set, the men of the city said to him,
"What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?"
He said to them,
"If you had not plowed with my heifer,
you would not have solved my riddle!"
19 The Lord's spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty men. He took their clothes and gave them to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. 20 Samson's bride was then given to his best man.
29 On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one about whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.' 31 I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel."
32 Then John testified, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. 33 And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining—this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' 34 I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God."
35 Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples. 36 Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!" 37 When John's two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them, "What do you want?" So they said to him, "Rabbi" (which is translated Teacher), "where are you staying?" 39 Jesus answered, "Come and you will see." So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about four o'clock in the afternoon.
40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two disciples who heard what John said and followed Jesus. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which is translated Christ). 42 Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).
43 On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." 44 (Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.) 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." 46 Nathanael replied, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip replied, "Come and see."
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, "Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!" 48 Nathanael asked him, "How do you know me?" Jesus replied, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." 49 Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!" 50 Jesus said to him, "Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these." 51 He continued, "I tell all of you the solemn truth—you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
1 O Lord, hear my prayer!
Pay attention to my cry for help!
2 Do not ignore me in my time of trouble!
Listen to me!
When I call out to you, quickly answer me!
3 For my days go up in smoke,
and my bones are charred like a fireplace.
4 My heart is parched and withered like grass,
for I am unable to eat food.
5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan,
my bones protrude from my skin.
6 I am like an owl in the wilderness;
I am like a screech owl among the ruins.
7 I stay awake;
I am like a solitary bird on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies taunt me;
those who mock me use my name in their curses.
9 For I eat ashes as if they were bread,
and mix my drink with my tears,
10 because of your anger and raging fury.
Indeed, you pick me up and throw me away.
11 My days are coming to an end,
and I am withered like grass.
12 But you, O Lord, rule forever,
and your reputation endures.
13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion.
For it is time to have mercy on her,
for the appointed time has come.
14 Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones,
and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.
15 The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord,
and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,
16 when the Lord rebuilds Zion,
and reveals his splendor,
17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute,
and does not reject their request.
18 The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations;
people yet to be born will praise the Lord.
19 For he will look down from his sanctuary above;
from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,
20 in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners,
and to set free those condemned to die,
21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion,
and praise him in Jerusalem,
22 when the nations gather together,
and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord.
23 He has taken away my strength in the middle of life;
he has cut short my days.
24 I say, "O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life!
You endure through all generations.
25 In earlier times you established the earth;
the skies are your handiwork.
26 They will perish,
but you will endure.
They will wear out like a garment;
like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.
27 But you remain;
your years do not come to an end.
28 The children of your servants will settle down here,
and their descendants will live securely in your presence."
15 A naive person believes everything,
but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,
but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
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I am not happy with my body shape with my torso being the biggest area of dissatisfaction. Loose, saggy skin with hanging over my abdomen and "rolls" on my back. I am interested in a curvy, hourglass look. What procedure or combination of procedures would you recommend to achieve the look I desire?
What Procedures Would Be Recommended to Achieve an Hourglass Look?
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Hourglass Figure?
Thank you for the question and pictures.
The operation that is "best" for you will be based on your exact goals and physical examination. For example, "seeking a hourglass figure" may mean different things to different people; communication with your plastic surgeon in person is critical. If there is a failure to communicate exactly your goals are there is a high likelihood that you will be disappointed with the results of surgery. Some patients may achieve the results with liposuction surgery, some patients may require an extended tummy tuck to achieve their goals.
I would suggest consultation with a well experienced board-certified plastic surgeon.
I hope this helps.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/procedure_liposuction.htm
How to Achieve an Hourglass Figure
Thank you for your question.
To achieve an hourglass figure there are three areas that need to be addressed- the upper fullness (breasts), middle slandering (waistline), and lower fullness (hips/buttocks). In our San Francisco Bay Area practice we tailor all treatment plans to each patient's existing shape.
Creating the upper fullness in the breasts is generally accomplished by augmentation with saline or silicone implants, lifting the breasts, or a combination of both. Sculpting the waistline can be done with liposuction to the abdomen, flanks, and/or back to remove excess fat, a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) to removed excess skin and pull the abdominal muscles (rectus abdominis) tighter, or again, a combination of both. Forming the lower fullness entails transferring an individual's own fat into their hips and buttocks to augment their curvature (Brazilian butt lift) and is generally accompanied with liposuction to sculpt the waistline.
Multiple procedures may be performed during the same operation or during different operations depending on the objectives of the individual. For best results visit the office of a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon.
I hope this helps.
Learn more: http://www.trivalleyplasticsurgery.com/
Hourglass Figures
You appear to be a good candidate for liposuction of your abdomen, waist and back, and fat grafts to your buttocks. You would also benefit from a tummy tuck if you wanted an even more dramatic result. Weight loss through diet and exercise will enhance your appearance whether or not you do surgery.
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Hourglass Body Shaping Begins With Waistline Modifications
When most women are referring to an hourglass body look, they are talking about a tailored waistline that is clearly more narrow with a concave silhouette compared to their breasts and buttocks. Which procedures that any woman will need to get closer to that appearance will depend on where they are when they start. Based on your photos, it will require several stages of surgery. The first place to start is with a full tummy tuck and waistline liposuction. The liposuctioned fat can be transferred to your buttocks during the same procedure. Further trunk liposuction will be needed during a second stage for additional shaping. Since your photos do not include your breasts, I can not say where they might fit in the 'hourglass' plan.
Learn more: http://www.eppleyliposuction.com/
How to get an hour glass look? Liposuction and fat grafting ( brazilian butt lift)
How to get an hour glass look is a great question. The answer of course, depends on where you are starting from. If you have excess fat or fat in the wrong spots, the answer is liposuction to reduce the unwanted fat. The liposuction alone may be able to sculpt your shape to an hour glass. If not fat grafting, which adds fat to specific locations such as the butt (Brazilian butt lift) or outer hip areas, or even outer thighs may be able to give you the desired look. I have done many of these types of procedures. Judging from your photos you appear to be a good candidate. You can see examples on my web site.
Learn more: http://bondplasticsurgery.com
What Procedures Would Be Recommended to Achieve an Hourglass Look?
Based ONLY on the posted photos, without an in person examination, you may need staged operations. I would do a TT with MR, 1 liter lipo first. Than stage 2 a 3 to 4 liter lipo with fat transfer to buttock, Best to obtain in person evaluations.
Liposuction is the first step in achieving the best look you can get.
Plan on liposuctioning the abdomen in 1 procedure and a week later doing the liposuction on the hips, midback, and axillae as a 2nd procedure. Each lipo will run about $5-6000. Wait 5 months, exercise a lot and diet and then see if you will need a tummy tuck or not once everything heals. That should make a major change in itself. Sincerely,
David Hansen,MD
Learn more: http://www.TheBestLipoDoc.com/drdavidhansen/landing/
Unfortunately, I can't see your lower abdomen in the photos. Your skin looks like it is pretty good. That said, you would probably do well with liposuction of your full abdomen, waist, hips, and back bra area. There are a number of ways to do lipo. My preference is under local anesthesia on an outpatient basis.
Hourglass, Brazilian butt lift, S-curve sagging, loose skin,
Liposuction is a procedure that makes curves. Tummy tucks make the stomach flat but liposuction makes the curves. SpongeBob is flat but that does not look too good. Betty Boop has curves and that looks good.
An hourglass shape is created by making the waist narrower than the hips. And that is a key to making her curvy figure. Liposuction works by decreasing the concentration of fat cells in the problem areas of the abdomen waist and back. The prominence of liposuction comes from the fact that fat cells don't replicate. So when you take away fat cells from the waist you make a permanent change. Liposuction is not a weight loss procedure but it's a shape changing procedure. Even if you gain weight your waste will still be narrower than the hips and you'll still have curve.
To get the maximum out of curves adding a fat injection to the buttocks when you do the liposuction will make the maximum curves. What you're doing with the fat injection generally is changing a square buttocks into a round buttocks.
When I look at your skin of the abdomen in your photos I think it will respond well to liposuction and you don't need a tummy tuck. The advantage of the Brazilian butt lift which is a liposuction fat injection is all the fat from the stomach can be used to make the buttocks more curvy and create more of an hourglass.
If you look in my profile or website you can see photographs of patients with skin like yours who had liposuction and fat injection who did not need a tummy tuck and had their creation of an hourglass figure.
Hourglass shape - lipo flanks, tummy tuck, buttock fat inj., weight loss
Liposuction for sure, to reduce fullness of the tummy and flanks. Many of our patients now elect to have fat injection simultaneously into the buttocks to provide more of an hourglass look. Often I treat the underarm/bra fat areas with liposuction too. You may also be a candidate for a tummy tuck, which can further flatten the tummy by tightening the muscles. Ultrasonic liposuction works particularly well in fibrous areas such as the love handles (you need this). Oh yes, and weight loss. A 20-30 pound weight loss will compliment the result. If you do all of this, you are likely to be satisfied. If you have surgery without weight loss, perhaps not. Attached are some examples of combined lipo and tummy tuck from my website.
Learn more: http://www.swansoncenter.com/content/ideal-body/procedures/abdominoplasty/patient-photographs.asp
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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The Best Microsoft Word Trick You've Never Known
…how to move paragraphs and outline entries with a simple keyboard shortcut.
Keyboard shortcuts are awesome, but only if you know them. The text editing keyboard shortcuts in OS X are one of the best things about it, and formatting shortcuts in Word saved me hours of trying to find the center text option over the years. But what's frustrating is when there's an option to do something that you would have love to have found sooner, only to discover that it'd been there all along years later.
I've been using Microsoft Word for well over a decade, going from typing up essays in high school in Office '97 (which was, admittedly, old at the time) to using Office 2007 and then 2010 in college daily. One of the things I used to fuss about the most was writing outlines in Word. OneNote made it simpler, as did moving to the Mac since Word for Mac has an outlining mode, and in both of those you can drag-and-drop outline entries into the place you want. But in Word, it was a frustration all that time.
This week, I found that there's a very, very simple way to move a paragraph — or outline entry — around in Word: just press alt+shift+up/down, and the line will move up or down. Press the left or right arrows while holding down alt+shift when editing an outline, and you can move an entry deeper into or further out of an outline's levels. I discovered it while trying out Word 2013, and thought it was a great new feature. Nope. It's been in there for quite some time. I found it works in Word 2007, 2010, and 2013 for Windows, and Word 2011 for Mac, and likely works in older versions, though I don't have any around these days to try out. It sadly doesn't work in the Word Web App, though.
It's simple, works very nicely, and is something I'd be sure to use often if I used Word more these days. If you happen to use Byword for Mac, there's a similar feature in it, using ctrl+cmd+up/down. And, there's a geekier move text option in Vim. Otherwise, you'll have to stick to cutting-and-pasting paragraphs and outline entries to the place you want.
Or, you know, fire up Word and move text around with alt+shift+up/down. Now if only Word handled plain text and HTML nicely… (hey, one can wish).
Note for Mac Users: Mission Control uses the ctrl+shift+up/down shortcuts in Lion/Mountain Lion, so you'll need to change those first before you'll be able to move text with this trick in Word for Mac.
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