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Nasima Pfaffl, President and Interim Secretary
West Melbourne, FL
Nasima Pfaffl, MA is medical sociologist with a focus on social movements and women's health. She is a second generation homebirth mom. She currently works for the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council as their Accreditation Coordinator. She is the current President of Citizens for Midwifery and serves on the MAMA Campaign steering committee. She has served on the Birth Network National Board, the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Leadership Team (Board), and as the Grassroots Advocates Committee Co-Chair and Survey Team Lead for The Birth Survey, and has severed on the CfM Board since 2006. Nasima focuses on collation building and utilizing capacity building technologies and tools to make midwifery advocacy organizations stronger, more effective and able to create the change needed in our broken maternity care system. She lives in Florida with her son and husband.
Willa Powell, Vice President and Interim Treasurer
Rochester, NY
Willa Powell filled a CfM Board vacancy in 1999, and was named Treasurer at the 1999 Annual Meeting. She is married and the mother of four children ages 25, 19, 14 and 7. Her first child was born via c-section due to breech presentation, her second was a hospital VBAC, and her third was an unattended home birth, and finally she got her hearts desire: a midwife attended home birth. Willa discovered CfM as part of the healing search for a better answer to the choices women face, whether due to the presence or absence of the right professionals, or due to their childbearing history and the professional prejudice that comes with that history. "My goal through CfM is to bring Informed Decision Making, which is at the heart of the Midwives Model of Care, into every birth experience." She comments, "My first home birth was unattended because the obstetrician with whom my CNM had a practice agreement would not support the home birth plan and would not allow my midwife to come to me. No one should have to make the choice between an unattended birth and a coerced and unnecessary hospital stay." Willa holds an AAS in Business Administration, and a BS in CPA Accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She currently serves an elected position on the local school board. Willa hopes to make a permanent difference in health and education in her state (NY). Willa interacts with people across the full ideological spectrum, and looks for opportunities to challenge the dominant paradigms! Willa's other organizational affiliations include Metro Justice, NYPIRG, the Democratic Party, NOW, ICAN, the Rochester Area Birth Network and, of course, CfM and NYFOM.
Hillary Boucher, CfM Board Member, Communication and Social Media
Hillary is a social media strategist and small business owner who applies her web 2.0 skills to her birth activism. Founding member of Free Our Midwives she currently works with Citizens of Midwifery and sits on the board of directors as the technology and marketing chair. She is co-creator of the #birthgenius Twitter community, facilitating conversations among birth professionals about how to reach women in a digital world. All three of Hillary's children were delivered with midwives. She writes about the opportunity to arm women with evidence based info through the use of social media at www.birthswell.com
Jeanette McCulloch, CfM Board Member, Communications and Marketing
Jeanette McCulloch brings together strategic communications skills with experience in providing birth and breastfeeding services and maternal/infant health advocacy. Jeanette worked for more than a decade on women's health policy, state legislative work, and public interest public relations. As an account supervisor with Valerie Denney Communications, she oversaw communications strategies for local Chicago-based community organizations, statewide legislative and PR campaigns, and national advocacy efforts. Her primary issue areas included low-income access to health care, environmental justice, criminal justice and grassroots community organizing. Since the birth of her two children, both born with midwives, Jeanette has focused on supporting women in the childbearing year. She is an IBCLC and for nine years served as the director of Birthways, a community of more than 25 doulas in Chicago. She is a birth and maternal health activist working on the local, state and national level. After helping to launch the freeourmidwives.com campaign, she recently joined the Citizens for Midwifery board as the communications chair. She is a founder of BirthSwell, a community of birth and breastfeeding professionals using social media and communication skills to spread evidence-based information to women.
Lauren Korfine, CfM Board Member, Research Chair
Ithaca, NY
Lauren is the mother of three children born into the hands of midwives. She is also a doula, community educator, and consumer advocate. Prior to having children, she was a lecturer in psychology and women's studies. She is a founding member of BirthNet of the Finger Lakes and Free Our Midwives, consumer advocacy and education organizations. Lauren has been a grassroots activist for over 20 years, organizing around peace, environmentalism and various issues that touch the lives of women. She received her degrees from Cornell and Harvard Universities, but her education from her three children. She lives with her family in Ithaca, New York.
Susan Hodges, Past President
Athens, GA
Susan Hodges, a home birth mom and midwifery advocate since 1985, lives in Athens, GA, where her two children were born at home with a midwife, and where she was active locally and at the state level to increase birth options. This work led to her becoming a consumer participant in NARM's Certification Task Force (1994-1996) which developed the Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) credential. A founding member of Citizens for Midwifery, she was President 1996-2010, during which time CfM produced the Midwives Model of Care brochure among other accomplishments. She continues on the CfM Board as Past President. As a member of the Consumer Panel of the Cochrane Collaboration's Pregnancy and Childbirth Group from 2000-2010 she provided consumer-viewpoint feedback on pregnancy-related manuscripts. Susan has presented many workshops and talks; publications include: A consumer viewpoint: Challenges for Birth-Related Research. (BIRTH 27:4 Dec 2000). Beginning in 2009, she has been Co-Chair of the Midwives and Mothers (MAMA) Campaign to achieve federal recognition of Certified Professional Midwives as Medicaid providers.
Former Board Member Memorial:
Paula J Mandell
May 14, 1959 - January 4, 2008
The Board of Directors of Citizens for Midwifery remembers Paula with love and great appreciation. She was a wise and wonderful friend in addition to contributing her time and talent to the organization for many years. We will miss her.
Paula was involved with Citizens for Midwifery since 1996, when she volunteered to help with the CfM News, a simple black and white photocopied publication at the time. She was involved with the development of the new logo, newsletter design and website design, and their implementation, in 2000. She also filled a vacancy on the Board of Directors in that year and served on the Board through 2005. Over all those years she continued to format the newsletter, keep the website updated, and administer the Grassroots Network. She also created ads, signs and fliers as needed.
Prior to 2000 Paula was an independent midwife for 12 years in Nebraska and Arkansas. She also did volunteer work for a local domestic violence shelter for 6 years, and later volunteered with a home-hospice care organization.
Through all these years we have enjoyed her wit and wisdom, and greatly appreciated all the work she contributed to Citizens for Midwifery.
If you knew Paula, written condolences sent c/o Citizens for Midwifery will be forwarded to her family.
If you want to make a donation in her memory, memorial donations can be made to any of the following:
* American Cancer Society
c/o Tess Mandell
137 Andrews Memorial Drive
Rochester NY 14623
(Paula's daughter Tess will use donations to sponsor a luminaria in her mother's memory)
* Planned Parenthood Federation of America
434 West 33rd Street
New York NY 10001
* The Jewish Federation of Omaha
333 South 132 Street
Omaha NE 68154
* Citizens for Midwifery
PO Box 82227
Athens GA 30608-2227


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TALMO - Mrs. Blackstock, 92, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
She was born in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Claude Elmer and Ruth Williams McEver. She retired from Leece-Neville Company and was a member of Talmo Baptist Church. Mrs. Blackstock was preceded in death by a sister, Clara Mae McEver.
Survivors include her loving husband, Cecil Blackstock, Talmo; and a number of cousins and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 15, at 2 p.m. in Wards Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Mark Spence officiating. Burial will be in Talmo Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 12 noon until 2 p.m. prior to the service.
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Sun's top brass get golden parachutes...
...all we got was this old T-shirt
As top Sun execs get ready to deploy their golden parachutes as Oracle prepares to devour the company for a mere $5.6bn in July, someone is about to make a killing on T-shirts.
Paul Humphreys has reminded everyone in his blog at Sun about Network, a faithful hound who got things for you when you needed them and who was for a number of years part of Sun's marketing campaigns. (I often wondered about the wisdom of the phrasing "the network is a dog" when you were trying to sell the idea that "the network is the computer".)
Anyway, what was old at Sun at a few years ago seems to have been the sales strategy that Jonathan Schwartz used to peddle Sun up and down Silicon Valley and around the world. All you have to do is scratch out computer and replace it with company, and you've pretty much got Sun's corporate strategy right since last November.
Maybe instead of keeping Network in a kennel in Menlo Park and trotting him out for adverts they should have let the pooch run the company. The real question, of course, is whether or not the Sun division of Oracle will be more like the Network of old or Old Yeller. If you see Larry Ellison carrying a rifle... ®


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A Healthy Celebration of Late-Summer Bounty
A classic recipe for ratatouille, made with eggplant, peppers, tomato, olives, mushrooms, peppers. One of my very favorite late-summer dishes and yes, this is the dish that made the 2007 movie Ratatouille such a hit! Low carb, very Weight Watchers friendly!
"... it was delicious." ~ Sally
Now that the nights are cool again at last, there are other sure signs of autumn's onset. Goldenrod swaying in the sun. A hint of russet peaking through green hillsides with southern exposures. The familiar V of waterfowl migrating south. Another is the abundance at the farmers' market – and the grocery store – now overflowing with the last of late-summer fruits and vegetables and the first of fall's fresh, pungent apples and firm, earthy squashes. Truly, we are blessed by bounty.
Pair plump eggplant with vine-ripened tomatoes for this week's seasonal dish, ratatouille. Pronounced [ra-tuh-TOO-ee], it's a side dish that originated in the Provence region of southern France but is prepared with ease in our own kitchens. With no added fat, this version of ratatouille is especially healthful yet still rich with flavor, thanks to the balsamic vinegar.
Serve as a side dish with grilled or baked pork, a green salad and a crusty loaf and you'll sit down to a fast, satisfying meal.
It's also delicious spread on fresh bread smeared with a thin layer of cream cheese.
Ratatouille reheats well in the oven or microwave and can also be served cold, for example, as a side on a main dish salad.
If you don't happen to have fresh tomatoes on hand, canned diced tomatoes are as good as the fresh – and maybe better. If you like, add fresh mushrooms, peppers and olives when sautéing the vegetables and top with a shaving of Parmesan.
Hands-on time: 25 minutes
Total preparation time: 50 minutes
- 1 medium eggplant, skin on, cut in 1" cubes
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large tomato, cut in 1/2-inch pieces (or 14 oz canned diced tomatoes)
- 1 small zucchini, chopped in 1/2-inch pieces
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
OPTIONAL but RECOMMENDED
- 1/2 cup black olives (Kalamata if available), pits removed and halved
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, quartered
- 1/2 red or green pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (don't skip!)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Parmesan cheese, grated
Heat oven to 400F/200C.
Place 1 tablespoon water in a large skillet and bring to boil over medium heat. Add the eggplant and onion and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes or until beginning to soften. Meanwhile, clean and cut the remaining (including optional if using) vegetables. Add as ready, stirring occasionally. Simmer for 10 – 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add balsamic vinegar, stirring to distribute. Transfer to a baking dish lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 25 minutes. If desired, after baking 20 minutes, remove dish from oven and top with Parmesan. Return to oven for final 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Without optional ingredients Per Serving: 30 Calories; 0g Tot Fat; 0g Sat Fat; 7g Carb; 2g Fiber; 5mg Sodium; 0mg Cholesterol; 1g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS WW Old Points 0 & WW PointsPlus 1
With optional ingredients Per Serving: 58 Calories; 2g Tot Fat; 0g Sat Fat; 10g Carb; 3g Fiber; 148mg Sodium; 1mg Cholesterol; 3g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS WW 1 & WW PointsPlus 2
Thanks to the necessary balsamic vinegar, Ratatouille can turn out 'looking' like a kind of brown-ish mess, despite the gorgeous colors of the fresh vegetables used to make it. To make the final dish more attractive, I've learned to use red pepper (cut in fairly large pieces so to be obvious) and to top the dish with slices of Roma tomatoes (which are sturdy enough to hold up to the oven's heat).
For an especially good Ratatouille, make and bake a day before serving, then gently rewarm just before serving. It also rewarms beautifully in a pot on the stove.
Originally published in print 10/11/02 (Kitchen Parade's second column!), published online for the first time in 2008, republished online in 2010.
If there's more than one way to skin a cat, there's at least one more way to make ratatouille. In 2009, the hit recipe of the summer was Stacked Ratatouille, here shown in a version that feeds a crowd, but there's also a version for one or two. It's virtually the same ingredients as the Kitchen Parade recipe for Ratatouille (above) but turns out entirely different. BOTH are winners.
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January 3, 1940 - February 18, 2013
Walker Valley, NY
Louis Penighetti, owner and operator of Tri County Auto in Pine Bush and longtime resident of the area passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 73.
The son of the late Louis Penighetti and Elda Magnone Penighetti, he was born on January 3, 1940 in Hackensack, NJ. A Veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Louis served his country from 1959-1963, and was a member of the Walker Valley Fire Department for 38 years. He will be missed by all.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia of 54 years at home; sons: Joseph Penighetti and his wife, Dawn of Bloomingburg, and Barry Penighetti and his wife, Lois of Ocala, FL; daughter, Laura Winterfeldt and husband, Philip of Brainerd, MN; five grandchildren: Cindy, Vicky and her husband, Jeff, Felicia, Tanya and Kevin.
Family and friends may gather on Wednesday, February 27th from 4 to 7 p.m. at the William M. Gagan Funeral Home Inc., 1525 Burlingham Rd., Pine Bush. A memorial service will be offered at 6:30 p.m. with Jim Ayers officiating, and Firematic Services from the Walker Valley Fire Dept. will immediately follow. Cremation was private.
Arrangements entrusted to the William M. Gagan Funeral Home. www.wmgaganfuneralhome.com


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With a Best Supporting Actor nomination under his bed, Jake Gyllenhaal's status as a serious actor has been cemented. But he doesn't necessarily want to only be a serious actor. Because in the upcoming Prince of Persia, he's Chesty Jake.
And Gyllenhaal seems to be totally contend with his role in the upcoming adventure flick. "I think about kids saying 'you're the Prince of Persia!' That I wouldn't mind being locked into," says the 29-year-old thespian.
How about adults saying 'Chesty Jake'? That's cool too, right? Hope so!
While the actor and his British co-star Gemma Arterton have signed on for a sequel, the film's producers say that a sequel depends on how well the first film does.
Gyllenhaal also would like to be taken "a little less seriously" as an actor. In an industry where almost everybody takes themselves too seriously, kudos to him for that.
The Prince of Persia opens this month.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys were flat Monday as U.S. stocks fell slightly and investors were watching for an expected statement from G7 leaders on the so-called currency war. Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y, +2.17% stayed at 1.96% in early trading. Yields move inversely to prices and one basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point. The Treasury Department is scheduled to sell $72 billion in notes and bonds this week. No economic data are scheduled for release.
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Johns Creek - Georgia
Date Posted: Jul. 29, 2019
Requisition ID: MAC14723
A picture is worth a thousand words. We see it every day when we showcase our e-commerce and technology products. So we'll let our photos give you a glimpse into what it's really like to work at Macy's Technology.
Rather than managed by authority, we are led by consensus, and that's a great feeling.
I love my job because of the great culture and amazing individuals all committed to one cause and challenging technical problems to work on.
One of the best places I have worked so far with exciting opportunities to contribute to innovation and work with amazing people.
I enjoy working at macys.com for the variety of people I get to work with on a daily basis. It is the highlight of my day!
I enjoy working for macys.com because I get to work with talented people every day while developing products that reach millions of customers.
As it sounds so cliché, I love working at macys.com because of the people. These professionals are also my work family, and I look forward to each day with these teams.
Product Management
There's nothing better than working at a company that's growing fast and winning in the ecommerce space because you'll learn and grow at the same place.
Macys.com is fully committed to lean development and enabling teams to explore innovative and risky ideas.
Site Merchandising
Working at a place that supports collaboration and career development is why the people at Macy's are truly the best. I love the people!
Human Resources
I like working at macys.com because it is clear that the culture has formed around collaboration, trying new things and freedom to fail: as long as we learn from the experience.
Macys.com is rapidly growing and there are tons of opportunities to grow and learn new things.
Macy's Lean Lab yields an excellent opportunity to experiment innovative features for digital & omnichannels, creating an opportunity to blur lines between developers & testers.
What I love at Macy's - innovation and empowering culture!
Macys.com has been my favorite experience thus far due to the collaborative environment, the ability to see new ideas quickly come to life and the unique exposure to senior management.
We have fun, we laugh, it's fast, extremely challenging, exciting and so rewarding. It's difficult to find an organization whose senior executive leadership has open doors for all.
Macy's offers the stability of a large, widely respected brand coupled with the entrepreneurial spirit and drive necessary to stay competitive in this ever-changing internet age.
As a software engineer, Macy's has enabled me to not only explore new and exciting technologies, but also make positive changes on our company culture.
We get to work on very cool concepts while maintaining a very good work-life balance. I feel like I get to work with my friends every day, and together, we build better customer experiences.
I love the opportunity to solve challenging technical problems and build great teams. The continued fast growth of macys.com has allowed me to do both.
Awesome people combined with great work-life balance & plenty of growth opportunities make macys.com an ideal destination for anyone starting or continuing their career in this industry.
I enjoy working at macys.com because I consider it a lean/agile technology company more than just a retail ecommerce site.
Awesome and fun culture! Most importantly, macys.com not only talks the talk, but also walks the walk when it comes to valuing and investing in employees.
There is genuine enthusiasm and opportunities to bring good ideas to life.
The company encourages all employees to drive their career, letting their employees make lateral moves within the company.
There are far too many things that I like about working here but most of all my co-workers and my leaders are absolutely amazing.
Macys.com is a fast-paced, collaborative environment. People are very supportive, open to new ideas, and always want to embrace the latest and greatest technologies.
I feel proud each time I use the Macy's iPhone app, knowing that my contribution is helping to reach customers.
I love working at macys.com because we're able to challenge ourselves and achieve our goals in a supportive, team-oriented environment!
My team amazes me each day with their ability to solve complex integration challenges for our marketers. It's a very rewarding experience to be part of this dynamic environment.
Macys.com has been a great launch into my professional career. I'm constantly learning and being challenged to think outside the box from different teams across the company.
Customer Experience
Macy's fosters an environment where I can grow professionally through hands-on experience and strong mentorship.
I like how the company is open to bringing new technologies and tools. It makes our job feel more relevant.
I love working at Macy's because there is always opportunity for growth. Macy's always has a position, or is willing to create a position that fits my strengths and career interests.
From regular outings and flexible hours, to multicultural events and employee recognition, I feel like a valued member of our teams that make magic happen every day.
I've had the opportunity to move from one department to another, and Macy's gave me the support and guidance needed to transition and pursue this new area of work.
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23 November 2012
British researchers have used images acquired by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) TerraSAR-X satellite to create a map showing changes in the Santorini archipelago. The cause of the deformation is the Santorini volcano located beneath the archipelago. In some places, the Kameni Islands inside the flooded caldera have risen by eight to 14 centimetres. The breadth of the caldera as a whole has increased by about 14 centimetres since early 2011. In the analysis of the radar data, the red and yellow shading shows the areas where the ground has risen the most. The main island of Thira is unaffected by the deformation, thus appearing blue.
It has been 3600 years since a powerful explosion formed the large caldera, which is now filled with water; in its centre stand the Kameni Islands. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) TerraSAR-X satellite looked down on the archipelago from an altitude of 514 kilometres.
Glasses are rattling on the shelves and the ground is rumbling – since January 2011 the earth under the Santorini volcano has been stirring. Most of the time, it is barely noticeable, but every now and then the inhabitants notice small tremors jolting the volcanic archipelago. Nearly circular, and seemingly carved from stone, the submerged caldera is located in the Aegean Sea. "It was clear to the local people that something was happening with the volcano – but it wasn't until we saw, among other things, the images from the TerraSAR-X radar satellite that we realised that molten rock was pooling beneath the volcano," says British scientist Juliet Biggs from the University of Bristol. Images acquired by the German Aerospace Center's (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) satellite show the entire archipelago not just rising, but also expanding.
It has been 3600 years since a powerful explosion formed the large caldera. Since then, a new vent has been gradually forming in the middle of this basin, where today the Kameni islands protrude from the water. The volcano last erupted in 1950 and then fell dormant again, so the scientists from Oxford and Bristol were all the more surprised when the inhabitants started reporting tremors. "Tour guides, who often visit the volcano with tourists on a daily basis, told me there was an increase in the quantity of strong smelling gas being released by the summit," explains PhD student Michelle Parks. "The colour of the sea had changed as well."
Expanding magma chamber
Funded by the UK National Environment Research Council, radar specialist Juliet Biggs, Parks and volcanologist David Pyle began to study the Santorini volcano closely. Using GPS receivers, they determined precise locations with millimetric accuracy on a daily basis. The TerraSAR-X radar satellite also observed the archipelago from orbit, at an altitude of 514 kilometres, recording its uplift and expansion from one orbit to the next. The results showed that the Kameni islands had risen eight to 14 centimetres in many places. The breadth of the caldera as a whole has increased by about 14 centimetres since early 2011. In the analysis of the radar data, the red and yellow shading shows the areas where the ground has risen the most. The main island of Thira is unaffected by the deformation, thus appearing blue.
"We believe that a magma chamber has formed at a depth of four kilometres," explains Biggs. "From January 2011 to April 2012, this chamber full of molten rock has increased in size by 10 to 20 million cubic metres." This makes it around 8 to 15 times as big as the Olympic stadium in London, the researcher estimates. The volume of molten rock that has accumulated under the volcano in the past year is about the same as the volcano normally accumulates in 10 to 20 years. "However, this does not mean that an eruption is imminent," says Biggs.
Present day situation, seen by radar
For Pyle, the restless volcano is a stroke of luck: "There are few volcanoes for which we have so much detailed historical information." The researcher from the University of Oxford must now combine the information on the volcano's present behaviour with the knowledge of previous eruptions. The TerraSAR-X radar satellite has provided important information in this regard. "Most volcanologists investigate rock from previous eruptions to understand what has happened in the past," says Biggs, who has specialised in analysing radar data to understand the physical processes that change Earth. "It is very exciting to be able to use satellite technology to investigate what is happening today in a volcanic system."
The TerraSAR-X mission
TerraSAR-X is the first German satellite manufactured under what is known as a Public-Private Partnership between the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and Astrium GmbH in Friedrichshafen. The satellite travels around the Earth in a polar orbit and records unique, high-quality X-band radar data about the entire planet using its active antenna. TerraSAR-X works regardless of weather conditions, cloud cover or the absence of daylight and is able to provide radar data with a resolution down to one metre.
DLR is responsible for using TerraSAR-X data for scientific purposes. It is also responsible for planning and implementing the mission as well as controlling the satellite. Astrium built the satellite and shares the costs of developing and using it. Infoterra GmbH, a subsidiary company founded specifically for this purpose by Astrium, is responsible for marketing the data commercially.
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) belong to a family of secreted or membrane-associated zinc endopeptidases capable of digesting extracellular matrix components. This recombinant human MMP-14 has a purity of >95% on SDS-PAGE and should be activated before experiments. It can be used in FRET-based enzyme activity assay or served as positive control for zymography, Western blot, IP, and ELISA.


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Community Outreach
Speakers Bureau | Court Tours | Community Seminars | Community Law Day | Mediation Settlement Day | More Info
The Civil Court of the City of New York assists everyday New Yorkers with resolving their everyday legal problems. The Civil Court is where landlords can sue to collect their rent, where tenants can come to make landlords do repairs, where a consumer can sue a local merchant, or where any New Yorker can sue to resolve most cases involving amounts below $25,000. The Civil Court is a court for the people of New York. As such, the Civil Court seeks to be a vital part of New York City life through various community outreach programs designed to inform and serve New Yorkers.
The Civil Court offers speakers to schools, community and governmental agencies to provide information on the Court and legal information. Speakers are unable to provide advice or information on specific cases, but will be able to provide general information. Both non-judicial personnel and Judges participate. Most requests can be accommodated, however, availability is based on the demand at the time of the request.
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The Civil Court Community Outreach program also offers court tours for school groups which provide an opportunity to learn about the court, observe a trial, view an educational video about the courts and explore career paths in the court system.
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The Civil Court offers free seminars in our courthouses once a month during the lunch hour. These seminars are taught by court personnel, lawyers from legal services or representatives from various governmental agencies. Previous seminar topics have included defenses to non-payment proceedings, defenses to nuisance holdovers, how to obtain repairs, how to obtain public benefits, the problem with mold in apartments, and public housing rights.
Community seminars are publicized within each courthouse, through New York City Community Boards, community organizations, in local newspapers, and on the News and Announcements page of the Civil Court's website.
If you wish to suggest a topic for a future community seminar,
please send an email to email@example.com.
The New York State Courts Access to Justice Program sponsors Community Law Days with various organizations designed to provide social and legal information to segments of the community. In the past, our law days have reached out to the Asian and Pacific American, the East Harlem, and South Bronx communities. Food and activities have been offered to community residents. Numerous social and legal agencies set up tables to distribute information at each event which attracted hundreds of participants. Check the News and Announcements page for future dates.
Each year, the Civil Court of the City of New York participates
in Mediation Settlement Day,* and invites members of the
public to learn about the mediation process
from an experienced panel of judges, mediators, and attorneys.
Check the News and Announcements page
for future dates.
*Mediation Settlement Day is an annual event sponsored by The New York State Unified Court System, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York in association with NASD Dispute Resolution, and a coalition of over ninety alternative dispute resolution programs, bar associations, community based programs, schools, public and non-profit organizations.
For more information, go to the New York State Unified Court System's Office of Public Affairs.


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Campus Wellness Center
Construction Started November 2003
The estimated completion date for the new Wellness Center is Spring of 2005. It will include basketball courts, weight rooms, classrooms, a walking track, and racquetball courts. This will all be centered around a new climbing rock under a skylight. The Wellness Center will also be the home for Student Health Services.


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OHIO Emeriti Association "On The Green Weekend" Pin
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May 22, 2014
By Kandlyn Collins
The Ohio University Alumni Association welcomes past, present and future members of the OHIO family to the All-Emeriti Reception on May 31 as part of "On the Green Weekend." Sponsored by the Ohio University Emeriti Association, the reception is a chance for members of the Association and the public to mingle with honored members.
The Emeriti Association is a social organization founded to honor retiring and retired faculty and staff who have served the University. For more than 45 years, the Association has recognized those faculty and staff who have made a positive impact during their years teaching and working at the University.
Dru Riley Evarts, emeriti association president, professor emerita of journalism and three-time OHIO alumna, is excited for the inaugural All-Emeriti Reception during "On the Green Weekend."
The reception is in two parts: first, a luncheon will be held at Latitude 39 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., followed by a social gathering for the weekend's signature event, BBQ on the Green, from noon p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Emeriti Association will pitch a tent during the BBQ. All are welcome to come and learn more about the organization.
Evarts and her colleagues hope to see many new faces join their lively group at the events. "The Emeriti Association is a really nice group that wants to do nice things for the University," Evarts said.
Norm O'Reilly, professor and chair of the Department of Sports Administration, joined the College of Business in January and brought with him a wealth of knowledge about sport business.
During "On the Green Weekend," he will host a class titled "The Value of a Professional Sports Club to its Local Market," which will review a multi-year analysis of what a particular National Hockey League club means to its local marketing.
"I will analyze the club's financial, sport, community, volunteer and event impacts on the market in which it resides, and discuss the overall impact and the implications of the results on sport marketing," O'Reilly said.
During his presentation he also will discuss the perils of such topics of study, and the method his research team used to ensure a reasonable result. O'Reilly is an accomplished scholar and was named one of the "Five to Watch" in sport business in Canada.
"I hope to discuss the sport business globally; key factors, case studies on business growth, business decline through sport, sport property, and what we can learn in other areas of business from them," O' Reilly said.
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While game shows have often made the jump into video games, and trivia games are a popular draw for bars and restaurants, Microsoft is trying something new by hosting real, live, game-show-like content on Xbox Live. The first experiment? 1 vs. 100, a scheduled, live game show with a real host, real prizes to be won, and questions that never repeat. Originally revealed at last year's E3, the game is nearly ready for prime time. Ars took part in the Canadian beta and, after talking to the game's director, we think Microsoft could be on to something.
Here's how it works: the live shows are scheduled, so you have to make sure you're free to take part in the game. When you join, you either are part of the Mob, the 100, or the One. The Mob competes on the scoreboard and could win Microsoft points and Xbox Live Games, the 100 have their avatar shown on the big wall, and could become the One if the main player is knocked out. If you answer a question incorrectly, you're out of the Mob.
The One answers the questions for prizes, and if he or she is knocked out by a wrong answer, one of the 100 takes his or her place. It may sound complicated at first, but you'll soon get it, and the best advice is just to answer all the questions right and see how long you can last against your fellow contestants. You can also play during scheduled "extended play" sessions that don't feature a live host, but playing well during these can bump your chances of being part of the 100 in the next show. Don't bother trying to Google the answers, you only have a moment or two to answer.
"What we're doing here is new territory. We're bringing people together with a live host, and creating new questions for an experience that's always fresh, with prizes," game director Manuel Bronstein told Ars. Because you're playing against real players, and there is a live host emceeing the whole experience, every game is something different.
The host is part of what makes each episode interesting and gives the game its flavor. "The live host has the host tool, which gives information like names, gamertags, things that are in your public profile. He can see the top three scorers, and the players with the fastest answers," Bronstein explained. "Along with the stats he can see, we're complimenting that with Twitter, the forums, e-mails, so he can balance the factual data with things that are more emotional, and he can interact with what people are saying about the game."
The host and the producer sit down before each game for an hour or so, talking about ways to make each experience special.
While the game does benefit from the live host, the experience was a bit more canned than we were expecting. Game mechanics and question setup are handled by a recorded female host, with the live announcer breaking in during various pause points in the game. As with most online multiplayer games, there's a real thrill that comes with knowing you are competing in real time against thousands of other players—and an even bigger thrill that comes when you whip most of them in points.
Microsoft set us up with a Canadian Xbox Live account to take part in the beta, and boy were the questions Canada-centric: you better know your hockey, geography, and Canadian history. One question did in fact use the word "hoser," and my knowledge of Trailer Park Boys came in handy.
The questions are a big part of the experience, and their difficulty is a tricky thing to nail down. "It's very interesting for us. We have our internal team of writers, and we're trying to strike a balance between difficulty, fun, and the entertainment value of the question," Bronstein told Ars. "We have mechanisms to measure right and wrong answers, and we can then see if questions are too easy. It's a great exercise to keep fine tuning to keep the experience very inclusive and entertaining."
The service clearly remains in beta. Getting into the game caused my Xbox to hang; when I did enter the game lobby, the program stalled; when I finally got into the game, I was disconnected after a couple of minutes. But persistence paid off, and eventually my avatar found his way into the circular game hall, where 15,000 Canadians had assembled to answer trivia questions about the Canadian Football League.
"You can test a lot internally, but when you go live and see the network conditions, with scaling, you start discovering things," Bronstein said when we brought up the technical issues. "We're discovering issues early, and we're monitoring information from servers, forums, from disconnects, then we can sit down and analyze that data, understand what created it, and try to get it fixed." This is what betas are for, and hopefully the game will be a smooth experience when it launches in the spring.
The play itself is rather leisurely. For every question, you simply hit a button to lock in your answer; there is a lot of production for very little game-type interaction. "The mechanic is simple, I'm not going to argue that," Bronstein agrees. "There's going to be a lot of opportunity to take on the feedback we get, and to make the next version even better."
While the cost of a live host and scheduled events may only make sense in games where large amounts of people can play, Bronstein says that there are many other concepts or game play ideas that can be used in the live environment; this just the first stab at this kind of experience.
Even the digital prizes of Microsoft points and Xbox Live Arcade games are enough to make the play more thrilling—it really feels like something is at stake. The scheduled nature of the shows also makes playing something of an event; this could be the closest many of us get to getting on Jeopardy. Players can also be entered into drawings for real electronics and other prizes.
We look forward to playing more when the technical issues are ironed out, and of course it will be more fun without Canadian-flavored questions for us Yanks. Still, this is an interesting step in the world of interactive entertainment, and leaves plenty of room to grow. Even better, the first "season" of the game will be free if you're an Xbox Live Gold member, and it's expected to begin this spring.


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MQM-H vice chief among four shot dead in Landhi
[Dawn] Three office-bearers of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi), including its vice chairman, along with a taxi driver were killed in a gun attack on the taxi in Landhi on Thursday, police said.
The shooting came as a grim reminder of the last year gun attack on a car in the Bahadurabad area that left the then MQM-H vice chairman, Akhtar Hussain, two party workers and a passer-by dead.
This time, three
riding two
cycle of violence
s intercepted the taxi (JL-2085) in
...a city and an eponymous district in eastern Khyber-Pakthunwa, nestled snug up against Pak Kashmir, with Kohistan and Diamir to the north and Abbottabad to the south...
Colony, Landhi, within the remit of the
Sharafi Goth
cop shoppe
, officials said. The attackers opened fire on the taxi and sped away, the police added.
While 35-year-old taxi driver Niaz Mohammad
was struck down in his prime
, the three MQM-H men
shuffled off the mortal coil
while being shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, officials said.
The MQM-H leaders were identified as Zafar Qaimkhani, 48, the party vice chairman, Aleem Khan, 53, central committee member, and Abdul Qadir Gilani, 50, central executive committee member.
front man
for the MQM-H, Khalid Hameedi, said that the three leaders had left Sherpao Colony to attend a meeting but their car broke down on their way and they took a cab to reach Mansehra Colony where they were targeted.
Quoting eyewitnesses, Mr Hameedi said: "One of the suspects was wearing police uniform."
front man
said that Zafar Qaimkhani, father of four, was made the MQM-H vice chairman following the killing of Akhtar Hussain.
Aleem Khan, a senior central committee member, was released from jail in 2010 after he had served out 17 years in prison, the
front man
said. He was father of two and was associated with the party's Pak Colony sector though these days he was not very active in politics and was living in Sherpao Colony, he added.
front man
said Abdul Qadir Gilani was father of seven and a resident of Lines Area. He was a former employee of town municipal
administration and was presently serving the party as a member of its central committee, Mr Hameedi added.
Quoting eyewitness accounts, Quaidabad DSP Kamal Mangan said that among the three attackers, one was wearing khaki trousers with a blue shirt and a police cap.
The officer said that the
behind the taxi fired multiple shots.
"Eleven spent bullet casings of 9mm pistol were collected from the crime-scene," he added.
The DSP said that the taxi was moving slow on a rundown portion of the road when it came under attack.
Following the killings, MQM-H chairman Afaq Ahmed rushed to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where the bodies were brought.
Speaking to the media, he condemned the killings and said that culprits would not be spared no matter what the consequences.
"Coalition partners of the government are bent upon ruining the city and the government by ignoring the
s are backing the killers," he said.
He said that if the government and agencies failed to bring the culprits to book, the MQM-H would be justified in announcing its future line of action following which the government would be responsible for its consequences.
He appealed to party workers and supporters to exercise restraint and wait for directives from the central leadership.
In the evening, Mr Ahmed attended the funeral of the slain MQM-H leaders in Sherpao Colony.
They were later buried in the Rehri Goth graveyard.
Earlier in 2010, MQM-H leaders Mohammad Sabir and Mohammad Shafiq along with Advocate Sohail Anjum were
bumped off
on Shaheed-e-Millat Road when they were returning from the central prison after meeting Mr Ahmed, then incarcerated.
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There are those that say Hollywood was born the day Lew Wasserman came to town. For six decades, there was only one man who had the consummate power to run the industry and his reign forever defined Hollywood as we know it. During his 59-year career, he worked with everyone from Alfred Hitchcock to Steven Spielberg, James Stewart and Kevin Costner. His legendary deal making was respected, his temper reviled and his ability to predict the future of his industry uncanny. His talent, vision and power not only made him a billionaire, but changed the manner in which studios operated, films were produced and talent represented. Using politics and fear to keep the entire industry on a leash, the former Chairman and CEO of MCA and the Universal, Wasserman was the undisputed king of Hollywood. This rags to riches story began in the mob-controlled speakeasies of 1920's Cleveland and ends in the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles. Wasserman, an impoverished band-booker would become the greatest power-broker that Hollywood would ever know. From reputed mob connections to union chiefs, and political heavyweights the likes of Jack Valenti to President Ronald Reagan, Lew Wasserman controlled everybody.
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Ever heard of former arm wrestler Jason Vale? This Brooklyn man was diagnosed with terminal cancer. After turning away from allopathic treatments that made him feel worse, he began eating a certain superfood. With no other treatments, his cancer was gone. Amazed, he decided to tell the world. The problem is, he used the word "cure" and "cancer" in the same sentence.
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Leone credits success to confidence, team's support
SEATTLE -- Dominic Leone calls himself "The Drink Guy."
"Waters and Gatorades … if anyone wants sweet tea or anything like that I throw it in there," the Mariners rookie reliever joked, pointing to a pink backpack jammed in his locker a few hours before Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Astros.
SEATTLE -- Dominic Leone calls himself "The Drink Guy."
"Waters and Gatorades … if anyone wants sweet tea or anything like that I throw it in there," the Mariners rookie reliever joked, pointing to a pink backpack jammed in his locker a few hours before Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Astros.
It's technically a "Bullpen Rookie Goodie Bag," Leone said, and it's his duty to wear it when he makes his daily trek out of the clubhouse. Relievers Danny Farquhar and Yoervis Medina have one, too.
Where did the tradition come from?
"I guess it's an older guy thing," Leone said. "They designate the backpacks to all the younger guys."
It's fair to ask a similar question of Leone. Where did he come from? And why has he been so effective since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma in early April? Leone finished 2013 in Double-A Jackson, and his numbers were solid, but didn't exactly indicate he was on a fast track to the Major Leagues. He was 1-2 with a 2.50 ERA in 18 innings after being promoted from Class A Advanced High Desert in July.
In seven appearances with the Mariners, the 22-year-old has a 1.69 ERA in 10 2/3 innings, including 10 strikeouts and four walks. The sample is small, but manager Lloyd McClendon said he sees in Leone a swagger that could eventually make him a late-inning reliever.
"I don't think any situation really overwhelms him, whether he's pitching late in the game or he's pitching in the fifth," McClendon said. "He's out there for one reason and he knows it, and he knows he's good."
Leone also goes after hitters and doesn't mind working with runners on base. He has a fastball in the mid-90s and the added benefit of being new to the league. After all, the 5-foot-11, 210-pound righty began last season with Class A Clinton of the Midwest League.
"It does help that these guys haven't seen me before and maybe the scouting report isn't as in-depth as some of these other guys, but I think just going out and attacking and being consistent is really my strong suit," Leone said.
Where does the confidence come from?
"You've just got to keep telling yourself that you belong here," he said. "You've got to trust your ability, trust your talent. It also helps having guys who just are constantly behind you. All these guys during Spring Training, they're always backing me. That gives you confidence. It's like 'Wow, these guys believe in me. Why would I not believe in myself?'"
Mike Zunino is among the converted.
He said he first caught Leone in 2012 when the pair played Class A Short Season for Everett. He was impressed then and he's impressed now.
"I think he just attacks hitters," Zunino said. "He's got great power stuff, and he attacks the strike zone with his fastball and cutter and then he has his slider late in the count."
Leone grew up in Norwich, Conn., then went on to a three-year career at Clemson, earning co-captain honors during his junior season. In 2012, the Mariners selected him in the 16th round of the First-Year Player Draft. After splitting last season between Short A, High Desert and Double-A, he was a non-roster invite to Spring Training. He pitched well enough to earn a spot in Seattle's bullpen, posting a 1.80 ERA and holding opponents to a .171 batting average in nine appearances.
But veteran right-hander Hector Noesi was awarded the last long-relief spot. The reclamation attempt failed less than a week into the season. Noesi was designated for assignment the day after giving up a walk-off homer to Oakland's Coco Crisp in a 3-2, extra-innings loss April 3.
When Leone got recalled from Tacoma to replace Noesi, he had yet to appear in a game. Since, he's done nothing to temper expectations.
"You know, I've always said age is nothing but a number," McClendon said. "Experience is obviously one thing, but when you've got talent and you've got stuff and you're good and you know what you're doing, it really doesn't make a difference."
McClendon admitted that he's probably overused Leone early in the year. Still, when Leone gave up his first homer of the season Tuesday against the Astros, the Mariners' first-year manager said he was shocked.
"I guess he's human after all," he joked. "He's pretty dang good."
Especially for being "The Drink Guy."
Adam Lewis is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Genomic Health's Oncotype DX® Colon Cancer Test Predicts Individualized Recurrence Risk for Stage II Colon Cancer Patients
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) today announced positive results from the landmark QUASAR validation study, which demonstrated that the Oncotype DX(R) colon cancer test can independently predict individual recurrence risk in stage II colon cancer patients following surgery. Importantly, the Oncotype DX colon cancer Recurrence Score(R) provided additional independent clinical value beyond standard measures. The study showed that the colon cancer Recurrence Score maintained significance (p=0.008), independent of mismatch repair (MMR), also known as MSI (Microsatellite Instability), T-stage, nodes examined, grade and lymphovascular invasion.
These findings, which were selected from more than 4,000 accepted abstracts to be featured in the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) advance presscast earlier today, address a large unmet need in the treatment of colon cancer by validating a clinical tool that can significantly improve risk assessment in the treatment planning for stage II colon cancer patients. Genomic Health announced these data in conjunction with ASCO's advance presscast presentation and subsequent embargo lift of all accepted abstracts today, and looks forward to the full data presentation at ASCO's annual meeting in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, May 30 at 3 p.m. ET.
"These clinical results represent an important advancement in bringing personalized medicine to the tens of thousands of people who suffer from stage II colon cancer, as the availability of precise markers to determine likelihood of recurrence risk are limited in today's clinical setting," said David Kerr, M.D., DSc, professor of cancer medicine at the University of Oxford. "With these results we have a validated multi-gene test to predict colon cancer recurrence that, when available, will enable physicians to better select patients for aggressive treatment beyond surgery."
David Kerr, Richard Gray, Ph.D., professor of medical statistics at the University of Birmingham, and Philip Quirke, B.M., M.D. FRCPath, professor of pathology and tumor biology at the University of Leeds, are the principal investigators of the QUASAR validation study.
A second endpoint evaluating a separate score, with a distinct set of genes, designed to predict which patients experience greater proportional benefit of 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin (5FU/LV) following surgery was not met (p=0.19).
"The positive findings from the QUASAR validation study strongly support a new paradigm for assessing recurrence risk in stage II colon cancer, emphasizing the critical role of three measures, Recurrence Score, MMR/MSI and T-stage," said Steve Shak, M.D., chief medical officer of Genomic Health. "We believe the Oncotype DX colon cancer Recurrence Score will provide the greatest clinical utility for treatment selection in the more than 70 percent of patients for whom MMR/MSI and T-stage are uninformative."
The Oncotype DX colon cancer Recurrence Score maintained its independent significance in predicting the likelihood of recurrence risk (p=0.008), when analyzed in the presence of all the other factors. T4 stage (p=0.005) and MMR deficiency (p<0.001) were also independently beneficial in predicting recurrence, and together comprise approximately 25 percent of patients. T4 stage indicates growth of the tumor through the wall of the bowel and is associated with higher risk of recurrence. MMR/MSI is an alteration observed in approximately 15 percent of colon cancers. Patients with tumors identified as MSI high, or MMR deficient, are considered to be at low risk of recurrence.
With this result, QUASAR represents the largest study to confirm the importance of MMR/MSI in stage II colon cancer. MMR/MSI testing, although not routinely performed, is currently provided by many pathology laboratories. Genomic Health is evaluating its role in advancing the incorporation of MMR/MSI testing in colon cancer treatment planning.
The Oncotype DX colon cancer Recurrence Score is calculated from the quantitated expression of 7 recurrence genes and 5 reference genes in the tumor tissue and is expressed as an individual score ranging from 0 to 100. In the QUASAR validation study, the recurrence risk increased with increasing Recurrence Scores, with an average recurrence risk at three years of 12 percent, 18 percent and 22 percent in the pre-defined low, intermediate and high recurrence risk groups, respectively. The study further defined a continuous individualized recurrence risk at three years ranging from a low risk of 9 percent-11 percent to a high risk of 25 percent-27 percent.
Based on the positive QUASAR results, Genomic Health is proceeding with commercialization plans and expects to make the 12-gene Oncotype DX colon cancer test available to physicians and patients in early 2010. The company currently markets the widely-adopted Oncotype DX breast cancer test, clinically validated to predict the likelihood of recurrence and chemotherapy benefit in early-stage breast cancer.
More than 150,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with stage II colon cancer (also known as Dukes' Stage B) each year, including 30,000 to 40,000 in the United States alone, and the current treatment paradigm is unclear. The decision to treat patients with chemotherapy following surgery is based on an assessment of how likely their disease is to recur. However, accurately identifying those patients with high recurrence risk is a critical issue for physicians because the available markers to determine likelihood of disease recurrence are limited, resulting in both over-treatment and under-treatment of patients following surgery.
"Patients with stage II colon cancer are often faced with tough decisions about treatment," said Carlea Bauman, President of C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition. "These findings will help patients and their physicians make decisions based on each patient's potential risk. This is critically important to patients facing treatment options that can be life-altering. Patients want the assurance that they are receiving the most appropriate course of treatment for their individual disease."
Developmental Work Conducted by National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) and Cleveland Clinic
For its colon cancer program, Genomic Health and its collaborators used the same rigorous clinical development strategy and standardized quantitative technology designed for the company's Oncotype DX breast cancer test. The NSABP conducted three development studies and Cleveland Clinic conducted one development study, which was funded by Genomic Health, analyzing 761 genes from 1,851 patients with stage II colon cancer. Detailed analysis of gene expression and colon cancer recurrence was performed to identify specific genes with the potential to predict the likelihood of cancer recurrence and response to chemotherapy. The 761 candidate genes were also examined to determine whether they would be useful beyond other key variables including tumor stage, tumor grade, lymph nodes examined and MMR/MSI.
The final set of seven recurrence, six treatment and five reference genes were then independently evaluated in 1,436 stage II colon cancer patients in the QUASAR validation study. This international, multi-center randomized trial examined the benefit associated with adjuvant 5FU/LV. The majority of samples for this analysis of the Oncotype DX colon cancer test are from the United Kingdom. Gene expression was quantified by RT-PCR from manually microdissected fixed paraffin-embedded primary colon cancer tissue, and recurrence-free interval, disease-free survival and overall survival were analyzed using Cox regression.
The Quasar study abstract and data presented during ASCO's presscast are available at www.asco.org.
About Genomic Health
Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) is a life science company focused on the development and commercialization of genomic-based clinical laboratory services for cancer that allow physicians and patients to make individualized treatment decisions. In 2004, Genomic Health launched its first test, the Oncotype DX breast cancer test, which has been shown to predict the likelihood of breast cancer recurrence and the likelihood of chemotherapy benefit in a large portion of early-stage breast cancer patients. The company was founded in 2000 and is located in Redwood City, California. For more information, please visit http://www.genomichealth.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the applicability of clinical study results to actual outcomes; the company's plans to commercialize a test for colon cancer and the proposed timing of such commercialization; the company's beliefs regarding the benefits of a test for colon cancer and the belief that Oncotype DX should be integrated into standard breast cancer treatment planning for patients in Japan. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: The risks associated with commercialization of a new test; the risk that the company may not obtain or maintain sufficient levels of reimbursement for its tests; the risks and uncertainties associated with the regulation of its tests; the applicability of clinical study results to actual outcomes; and the other risks set forth in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risks set forth in the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Genomic Health disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
NOTE: The Genomic Health logo, Oncotype, Oncotype DX and Recurrence Score are trademarks or registered trademarks of Genomic Health, Inc. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.
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Leslie W. Hopkins, 48, 210 W. 4th St., Ramona, struck a parked trailer with her 1992 Ford pickup at 2 a.m. Aug. 11. A breath test for alcohol showed a blood alcohol content of 0.217. Hopkins was arrested by sheriff's deputies on charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.
60th Rd. east of Needle Rd.
Amy J. Husman, 33, 1824 60th Rd., Peabody, struck a deer then went into a ditch and hit a fence, a gas line, and three gas meters with a 2011 Ford sedan registered to Zachary L. Husman, same address. No injuries were reported. The car had to be towed.


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A new coffee shop in California is creating quite a buzz using some novel branding. Behold, Dumb Starbucks.
We're now open for business! Visit us at 1802 Hillhurst Ave in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/WnVefrYM9b
— Dumb Starbucks (@dumbstarbucks) February 7, 2014
We did a bit of a double-take when we saw the first reports about the new cafe because of the close rhyme of its name with our own Dump Starbucks campaign.
While it probably isn't what the founders of the new shop had in mind, we think it's fair to call a company dumb when it suggests that anyone who doesn't agree with its radical agenda to support redefining marriage should take their business across the street.
That is why, after all, we have maintained our call for all marriage supporters worldwide to do just that: Dump Starbucks for its corporate intolerance toward those who hold the basic and common sense belief in marriage as the union between one man and one woman, and to instead buy their coffee elsewhere. Maybe those marriage supporters in California will want to give Dumb Starbucks a try instead? Send us your pics if you do!


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A second straight BMX Olympic final left Shanaze Reade in despair as the three-time world champion finished sixth at the London 2012 Velopark.
There was further disappointment in the men's final as fellow cyclist Liam Phillips came home eighth after unclipping from his pedal in mid-air before crashing on the penultimate corner.
Prime Minister David Cameron, his wife Samantha, Chancellor George Osborne and David Beckham were among the 6,000 crowd willing Reade to victory, but the 23-year-old Crewe rider, who crashed out of the 2008 Olympic final attempting a gold-medal-or-bust manoeuvre, could not recover after a poor start.
Reade told BBC Sport: "I'm pretty emotionless. I'm sure it will sink in, but the Olympic Games is the biggest platform you can race at and you've just got to give it your best.
"I just tried to stay focused and do my absolute best and today it just wasn't good enough."
Colombia's Mariana Pajon won, with Sarah Walker of New Zealand second and Laura Smulders of Holland third. World champion Magalie Pottier of France was seventh.
Reade's form appeared promising in the three-run semi-finals, but the one-run final, in less than 40 seconds, left no room for error and she was never in contention for the top place on the podium after a hesitant start.
Reade added: "I've worked for four years for this and it's over. I've just got to pick myself up and come back. I did everything I could. It's fantastic everyone's come out and supported me. I'm just gutted I didn't get a medal.
"I didn't want to go too early on the start and mess up my chances.
"I backed back a little bit and by the time I did that, I was on the inside, so everybody was closing in and I couldn't come back from that."


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Federico Higuain's next match is set to be his 50th career appearance in MLS for the Crew. Higuain, who enters the weekend with 49 appearances and 47 starts, has scored 20 goals and 18 assists in his time in Columbus since arriving in August 2012. Five of his goals have been game-winners and six of his helpers secured a victory for the Black & Gold.
Federico Higuain is also just eight corner kicks shy of recording his 200th corner as a member of the Crew. Currently at 192 in 50 career games played, Higuain could be- come just the third player in Crew history to record 200 or more corner kicks. Robert Warzycha is the club's all-time leader with 503 and Guillermo Barros Schelotto is in second with 423. Both players are finalists for the Crew's 2014 Circle of Honor Induction. Higuain recorded eight corner kicks in a match earlier this season on March 29 at Seattle.
Last Saturday's 1-1 draw marked a couple of Crew milestones for a goal-scoring duo. The match was Dominic Oduro's 40th appearance in a Crew jersey. The Ghanaian has scored 13 times for the Black & Gold. In his 50th career game for the Crew, Jairo Arrieta scored his 14th goal for the Black & Gold with a penalty kick strike. Both players have three career goals against Sporting KC as members of the Crew.


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It only took a little over a week for Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine to publicly call out one of his players.
On Sunday, Valentine told a TV station in Boston that Kevin Youkilis hasn't been trying very hard so far this season (emphasis ours).
"I don't think he's as physically or emotionally into the game as he has been in the past for some reason. But [on Saturday] it seemed, you know, he's seeing the ball well, got those two walks, got his on-base percentage up higher than his batting average, which is always a good thing, and he'll move on from there."
The comment comes amidst Youkilis' poor start (.200 AVG, 0 home runs, 8 strike outs).
Here's what Youkilis told reporters Monday morning in response:
"Everyone here knows I go out and play with emotion. The only time there has ever been a question is because I've been too emotional."
Youkilis also said Valentine's thoughts "surprised" and "confused" him because the manager had never approached him about it before speaking to the media.
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was equally irked by the whole situation.
"I really don't know what Bobby is trying to do. That's not the way we go about our stuff around here. He'll figure that out. The whole team is behind Youk. We have each other's backs here."
Also of note: Youkilis is NOT in Monday's lineup for Boston's game versus the Tampa Bay Rays.It's due to a groin injury, says Valentine.
Things have picked up for the slumping Red Sox as they've won three straight to pull within a game of .500, but the last thing this team needs is off-the-field nonsense or player-manager riffs. After last year's late season debacle, it would be difficult for the Red Sox to endure a WHOLE year of shenanigans as well.


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Shea butter
Welcome to the next post in my blog series, Topic in Aromatherapy. Each week I am focusing on an aspect of aromatherapy such as an essential oil or carrier oil and discuss their healing properties. I also will discuss how to make some of your own natural products using essential oils. So far, we have talked about jojoba oil, tea tree oil, sweet almond oil, lavender and ylang ylang.
This week, we are going to talk about shea butter.
What is shea butter?
Shea butter is widely used where it is grown as a cooking oil, for soap, and in pharmacological and cosmetic products.
What health benefits does it have?
Shea butter has Vitamin E in it (source)
In fact, it was shown that the Vitamin E content of shea butter actually differs depending on where the tree was grown due to climate differences (source)
Shea butter also has oleic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, linolenic acid and arachdic acid, all fatty acids (source)


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Movements in a circle, or through a circular course, or through a course that leads back to the same point; usually referring to blood circulation, but can apply to other commodities such as bile salts.
[L. circulatio]
circulation/cir·cu·la·tion/ (ser″ku-la´shun) movement in a regular course, as the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels.
collateral circulation that carried on through secondary channels after obstruction of the principal channel supplying the part.
enterohepatic circulation the cycle in which bile salts and other substances excreted by the liver are absorbed by the intestinal mucosa and returned to the liver via the portal circulation.
extracorporeal circulation circulation of blood outside the body, as through an artificial kidney or a heart-lung apparatus.
fetal circulation that propelled by the fetal heart through the fetus, umbilical cord, and placental villi.
first circulation primordial c.
hypophysioportal circulation that passing from the capillaries of the median eminence of the hypothalamus into the portal vessels to the sinusoids of the adenohypophysis.
intervillous circulation the flow of maternal blood through the intervillous space of the placenta.
lesser circulation pulmonary c.
omphalomesenteric circulation vitelline c.
persistent fetal circulation pulmonary hypertension in the postnatal period secondary to right-to-left shunting of the blood through the foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus.
placental circulation
1. the circulation of blood through the placenta during prenatal life.
portal circulation a general term denoting the circulation of blood through larger vessels from the capillaries of one organ to those of another; applied to the passage of blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen through the portal vein to the liver.
primordial circulation the earliest circulation by which nutrient material and oxygen are conveyed to the embryo.
pulmonary circulation the flow of blood from the right ventricle through the pulmonary artery to the lungs, where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen, and back through the pulmonary vein to the left atrium.
systemic circulation the general circulation, carrying oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body tissues, and returning venous blood to the right atrium.
umbilical circulation fetal circulation through the umbilical vessels.
vitelline circulation the circulation through the blood vessels of the yolk sac.
1. Movement in a circle or circuit, especially the movement of blood through bodily vessels as a result of the heart's pumping action.
a. Movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes; flow.
b. Free movement or passage.
3. The passing of something, such as money or news, from place to place or person to person.
a. The condition of being passed about and widely known; distribution.
b. Dissemination of printed material, especially copies of newspapers or magazines, among readers.
c. The number of copies of a publication sold or distributed.
Etymology: L, circulatio, to go around
movement of an object or substance through a circular course so that it returns to its starting point, such as the circulation of blood through the circuitous network of arteries and veins.
circulationMedtalk Blood stream. See Enterohepatic recirculation, Fetal circulation, Pulmonary circulation, Systemic circulation.
Movements in a circle, or through a circular course, or through a course that leads back to the same point; usually referring to blood circulation through the network of arteries and veins unless otherwise specified.
[L. circulatio]
circulation(sir?kyu-la'shon) [L. circulatio, encirclement]
Movement in a regular or circular course.
arterial circulation
Movement of blood through the arteries. It is maintained by the pumping of the heart and influenced by the elasticity and extensibility of arterial walls, peripheral resistance in the areas of small arteries, and the quantity of blood in the body.
assisted circulation
Use of a mechanical device to augment or replace the action of the heart in pumping blood.
bile salt circulation
Secretion and reuptake of the sodium glycocholate and taurocholate found in hepatic bile. Bile salts enter the duodenum and emulsify fats in the small intestine. They are resorbed in the terminal ileum and returned to the liver in portal blood.
blood circulation
The movement of blood through the left atrium and ventricle of the heart, aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, vena cava, and back to the right side of the heart, into the pulmonary artery, lungs, and left side of the heart again.See: artery; heart; circulatory system; vein
Broca's circulationSee: Broca, Pierre-Paul
collateral circulation
Circulation established through an anastomosis between two vessels supplying or draining two adjacent vascular areas. This enables blood to bypass an obstruction in the larger vessel that supplies or drains both areas or enables blood to flow to or from a tissue when the principal vessel involved is obstructed.
coronary circulation
Movement of blood through the vessels of the heart, specifically from the ascending aorta to the epicardial coronary arteries to the penetrating arteries of the myocardium, the coronary arterioles, capillaries, veins, coronary sinus, and into the right atrium. A few of the small veins open directly into the atria and ventricles.See: illustration
enterohepatic circulation
Circulation in which substances secreted by the liver pass into the intestines where some are absorbed into the bloodstream and returned to the liver and re-secreted. Bile and bile salts follow this pathway.
extracorporeal circulation
Circulation of blood outside the body. This may be through an artificial kidney or a heart-lung device.
fetal circulation
The course of the flow of blood in a fetus. Oxygenated in the placenta, blood passes through the umbilical vein and ductus venosus to the inferior vena cava and thence to the right atrium. It then follows one of two courses: through the foramen ovale to the left atrium and thence through the aorta to the tissues, or through the right ventricle, pulmonary artery, and ductus arteriosus to the aorta and thence to the tissues. In either case the blood bypasses the lungs, which do not function before birth. Blood returns to the placenta through the umbilical arteries, which are continuations of the hypogastric arteries. At birth or shortly after, the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale close, establishing the postpartum circulation. If either fails to close, the baby may be hypoxemic.See: illustration; patent ductus arteriosusillustration
hypophyseal circulation
Superior and inferior hypophyseal arteries (slender branches from arteries of the circle of Willis) that provide blood to the pituitary gland and adjacent regions of the hypothalamus. Venous blood from the pituitary gland drains into the cavernous sinuses and, from there, into the internal jugular veins. Some of the superior hypophyseal arteries form primary capillary beds in the hypothalamus and the veins draining those beds ramify again to form secondary capillary beds in the adenohypophysis (anterior lobe of the pituitary), thus forming a portal circulation (the hypothalamic-pituitary portal circulation). Releasing factors secreted from the hypothalamus into the primary capillary beds reach the adenohypophysis via the secondary capillary beds.
lymph circulation
The flow of lymph from the tissues into the lymphatic collecting system. Lymph is formed from the tissue fluid that fills the interstitial spaces of the body. It is collected into lymph capillaries, which carry the lymph to the larger lymph vessels. These converge to form one of two main trunks, the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct. The right lymphatic duct drains the right side of the head, neck, and trunk and the right upper extremity; the thoracic duct drains the rest of the body. The thoracic duct originates at the cisterna chyli, which receives the lymphatics from the abdominal organs and legs. It courses upward through the diaphragm and thorax and empties into the left subclavian vein near its junction with the left interior jugular vein. The right lymphatic duct empties into the right subclavian vein. Along the course of lymph vessels are lymph nodes, which remove bacteria and other foreign materials, thus preventing their entrance into the bloodstream. Lymph flow is maintained by a difference in pressure at the two ends of the system. Important accessory factors aiding lymph flow are breathing movements and muscular activity.
persistent fetal circulationAbbreviation: PFC
A condition of newborns in which unoxygenated blood is shunted from the right to the left side of the heart through the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale, resulting in hypoxemia. It is caused by pulmonary hypertension and occurs most frequently in small-for-gestational-age infants and infants of diabetic mothers.
portal circulation
1. Blood flow from the abdominal organs that passes through the portal vein, the sinusoids of the liver, and into the hepatic vein before returning to the heart from the inferior vena cava. This pathway permits the liver to process and to detoxify substances entering the body from the gastrointestinal tract.
2. A portal system between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland. The hypothalamus secretes releasing or inhibiting hormones into the blood; they are carried directly to the anterior pituitary and stimulate or inhibit secretion of specific hormones.See: Hepatic Portal Circulation illustration
pulmonic circulation
An obsolete term for the pulmonary circulation.
pulmonary circulation
The flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the pulmonary capillaries, then through the pulmonary veins to the left atrium. See: illustration
systemic circulation
The blood flow from the left ventricle through the aorta and all its arteries to the capillaries of the tissues and its return to the heart through veins and the venae cavae, which empty into the right atrium. See: illustration
venous circulation
Circulation via the veins.
vitelline circulation
The embryonic circulation of blood to the yolk sac via the vitelline arteries and its return to general circulation through the vitelline veins.illustration
circulationMovement in a circle or around a circuit, especially the movement of the blood through the arteries, capillaries and veins, as a result of the pumping action of the heart.
Movements in a circle, or through a circular course, or through a course that leads back to the same point.
[L. circulatio]
movement in a regular or circuitous course, returning to the point of origin, as the circulation of the blood through the heart and blood vessels. See also circulatory system.
antegrade circulation
circulation in the normal direction of flow.
artificial circulation
is maintained in cardiopulmonary arrest by cardiac compression.
collateral circulation
circulation carried on through secondary channels after obstruction of the principal channel supplying the part.
coronary circulation
that within the coronary vessels, which supply the muscle of the heart.
cutaneous circulation
cutaneous vessels are innervated by sympathetic adrenergic vasoconstrictor fibers; vasodilation is an important mechanism for losing heat after the body has been warmed.
enterohepatic circulation
the cycle in which bile salts and other substances excreted by the liver in the bile are absorbed by the intestinal mucosa and returned to the liver via the portal circulation.
extracorporeal circulation
circulation of blood outside the body, as through a hemodialyzer or an extracorporeal circulatory support unit.
fetal circulation
circulation of blood through the body of the fetus and to and from the placenta through the umbilical cord. See also fetal circulation.
hepatic circulation
includes the hepatic arterial blood supply and the supply from the portal vein; drainage is via the hepatic veins to the caudal vena cava.
lymph circulation
see lymph.
maternal circulation
the circulation of the dam during pregnancy, including especially that of the uterus.
see microcirculation.
neonatal circulation
circulation in the newborn immediately after birth; the umbilical vessels contract forcing blood into the fetal veins; the foramen ovale closes, the ductus arteriosus narrows and eventually closes at day 1 to 2 after birth.
ocular circulation
consists of the uveal and retinal blood vessels supported by the aqueous humor and vitreous body.
placental circulation
consists of the umbilical arteries, the vessels of the placenta proper and the umbilical veins; approximates the fetal corporeal circulation in volume.
portal circulation
a general term denoting the circulation of blood through larger vessels from the capillaries of one organ to those of another; applied especially to the passage of blood from the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and spleen through the portal vein to the liver.
pulmonary circulation
the flow of blood from the right ventricle through the pulmonary artery to the lungs, where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen, and back through the pulmonary vein to the left atrium. See also pulmonary circulation.
splenic circulation
flow of blood through the splenic artery and arterioles to either the capillaries, e. g. white pulp, or the highly permeable sinuses of the red pulp. Splenic venous blood drains into the portal vein and passes through the liver before re-entering the general circulation.
systemic circulation
the flow of blood from the left ventricle through the aorta, carrying oxygen and nutrient material to all the tissues of the body, and returning through the superior and inferior venae cavae to the right atrium.
circulation time
the time required for blood to flow between two given points. It is determined by injecting a substance into a vein and then measuring the time required for it to reach a specific site.