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The Art of the Dealby Kuki, CruiseMates Cruise Director
In the course of my 56 years, I've been known to play a hand or two -- or 20,000 -- of blackjack in ships' casinos, or yank on the handle of the odd slot machine. In fact, some people might even think I learned how to add by playing blackjack.
In my continuing quest to bring the spirit of George Plimpton to the world of cruising, I was able to join the casino staff and sit on "their side of the table" during a recent cruise on the Island Princess, with the assistance of Jill Goodwin of Carnival Corporation's Ocean Player's Club, and Princess Cruise Lines.
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I was teamed with Michelle Brzowski, the Casino Host on the Island Princess; and Nichola Giannico, the ship's Casino Manager. They told me I'd be working one of the ship's blackjack tournaments, and one of its slot machine tournaments.
The concept was pretty exciting to me, since over the years I've watched so many people dealing cards; I assumed all that experience would translate easily, making me a natural as a professional blackjack dealer.
The day of the ship's blackjack tournament, I began my day on the job with the simple task of signing passengers up to play. To join the tournament, passengers pay a $20 entry free, and the champion wins $500. The tournament is divided into rounds, with seven players in each round. The object for the player is to accumulate more chips than any of the players from all the rounds. The top seven scorers from each round play a final round of seven hands to determine a champion.
My Big Break Passengers were lining up to join the tournament, which is all the more popular in these days of televised poker matches. I was busily slotting people's names into the tournament schedule, and watching Michelle deal the initial rounds, when Casino Manager "Nikky" asked if I thought I could deal.
My moment had arrived! I was set and determined to give away all the chips in the casino's chip-rack.
"You bet I can deal, boss", I told Nikky. I had dealt blackjack once at a New Year's Party we had, when we brought in a blackjack table, so I knew I was prepared.
I reached for the "shoe" (the device the cards are dealt from), but delayed a moment to explain to the players that they may have to be patient with me, since I really had no idea what the heck I was doing. I proved this point with the first cards I laid out on the table -- they were strewn everywhere, laying carelessly in every direction.
The only thing I could do properly on that first hand was add the values of the player's first two cards, tell them what they equaled, and ask if they wanted another card.
Nikky, Michelle, and all of the casino staff were having a great laugh at the card dealing virgin.
52 Pick-Up I somehow managed to pay those whose hands beat mine, and collect the chips from those who lost, but then I ran into a problem I never expected: I couldn't figure out how to smoothly pick up all the cards that were used in that hand. There were about 30 cards lying on the table staring at me, begging to be collected so the game could continue, but I was dumbfounded.
I finally just gathered the cards together in a random pile and used both hands to gather them up. Even putting them to the side in the small card holder on the table became a two-minute chore.
By this time, the casino crew was rolling on the floor, and the passengers were looking at me like I was overripe fruit at the buffet.
Things got even worse when, after four hands, none of the players had any money left to play the remaining three. I not only made them endure watching me struggle to get them their cards, but I had put together dealer's hands they couldn't beat; thus I took all their chips and their chance of winning the tournament.
I thought of quitting my "job" right then, but I was convinced those seven players would follow me back to my cabin -- and not to congratulate me.
The Chip Flip With a lot of help and instruction from Michelle and Nikky, things did improve with each round I dealt. Things seemed to be going so well I thought I'd show off, When I picked up a losing players chips, I tried to do a trick, picking them up by sliding the cards under them, so I could raise them up and flip them into my hand.
As I continued dealing the cards, improving only slightly, I thought of all the blackjack dealers I've played with, and how seamless they made their job appear. No question it took them lots of training and practice to make it so. But in a very short time doing their job, I learned there is much more going on than meets the eye.
With security cameras and supervisors watching, the cards must be shuffled in a particular and specific manner. When the cards are dealt, they must be placed in front of each player neatly, one lying directly in line with the other. When the hand is completed, all remaining cards must be picked up and placed in a card holder in order, so if there is a question about the round, they can be placed back on the table as they were when they were dealt. The players are paid in a specific way when they win, and losing bets are collected in a special manner as well. There are intricacies in calculating the payment for winning hands for "blackjacks," and in lining up players' bets when they double down. There's that, and much more than I ever realized as a longtime player.
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Before this experience, I thought the job of dealing cards was quite mechanical, but truth be known, there's a lot going on. Aside from having excellent dexterity and coordination, a dealer must always keep his mind at work, aware of everything going on at the table.
Happy Losers Besides managing the mechanics of the job, dealers are faced with the responsibility of social interaction with the passengers. Of course, if people are winning, they're happy and much easier to socialize with. However, casinos are not designed to make that a regular occurrence -- so imagine how difficult it is to help people feel like they're having fun when they are losing money.The dealers in the ship's casinos really do want you to have fun, and they want you to win. They are not playing with their money, after all. The most substantial part of their income is from tips from the players. And the reality is that a winner is much more likely than a loser to leave a fat tip for the dealers.
The next time you sit down at a table in a ship's casino, I ask you to stop and think about this for a moment: Realize that the dealers are there rooting for you, and trying to help make it a fun experience for you. If you happen to lose money, which should be the expected result, view it as the cost of your entertainment. Saving even a dollar or two from your casino entertainment budget to offer the dealers for their efforts would be greatly appreciated by the hard-working and friendly casino staff. I've always found the casino dealers to be some of the friendliest crew members on any ship.
A Plum Job I've always thought that if I were young, with an adventurous spirit, and wanted to set out to sea and work on a cruise ship, the casino would be one of the ideal areas to work in. The shipboard casinos are closed in every port, so casino staffers have the opportunity (i.e., time off) to visit and explore each destination.
They also get the opportunity to work 12 to 14-hour split-shift days, live in cramped crew quarters, and eat in the crew mess while trying to make it fun for people who are mad at you because you are taking their money from them. This experience taught me that it does take unique individuals with unusual social skills to do this job for the six- to eight-month contracts it entails.
And now that I have qualifying experience, you have to be a bit careful. If you don't treat the dealers well the next time you're on a ship, you might be unfortunate enough to get me dealing to you.
On all Carnival Corporation ships, there's a program of benefits for regular casino players. For details on this program, visit www.oceanplayersclub.com
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Alfred C. Yen is a Professor of Law at Boston College Law School, Law School Fund Scholar, and Director of the Emerging Enterprises and Business Law Program. He recently served as Associate Dean of Faculty. He is a nationally known scholar who has published numerous articles about copyright law, the Internet, sports law, Asian-American legal issues, and law teaching. He is also the author of (with Professor Joseph Liu) "Copyright: Essential Cases and Materials," which was published by West Publishing in 2008 and is now in its third edition.
Professor Yen has also held many positions of leadership within legal education and the broader practicing bar. He has served as Chair of the AALS Professional Development Committee and completed a term on the Board of Editors for the Journal of Legal Education and the Board of Governors for the Society of American Law Teachers. In 2001, the American Law Institute elected him to membership in the Institute. Additionally, Professor Yen has served as chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Art Law and its Section on Minority Groups. He organized the first, fifth, and tenth Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty, all of which were held at Boston College Law School. In 1992, Professor Yen wrote and filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of 12 copyright scholars in the case of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music Publishing Co. He also joined another group of copyright scholars to file an amicus brief in the case of A&M Records. Inc. v. Napster, Inc. during the summer of 2000.
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When considering treatment options for soft tissue (cutaneous and subcutaneous) sarcomas, factors to consider include the grade, size, location, and rate of growth of the tumor. In general, the first treatment choice for localized tumors that have not spread is complete surgical removal with "clean" margins. If good surgical margins are not obtained, radiation therapy is often recommended to eliminate any residual cancer cells. For slowly growing, low grade sarcomas located low down on the legs (below the elbow or hock) "watchful waiting" is sometimes recommended following incomplete surgical removal if radiation therapy is not an option. If a tumor is large and causing symptoms such as pain, bleeding, or chronic infection, complete surgical removal through a limb amputation may be a good option in many pets.
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The Harbaugh method is not complex. The Harbaugh method is not mysterious. The Harbaugh method moves forward, never back. The Harbaugh method does not want to be distracted by your concerns about the Harbaugh method.
What's it like to deal with 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh on a daily basis? Ky Snyder can tell you. Snyder gave Harbaugh his first head coaching job, at the University of San Diego. There and everywhere else Harbaugh has been, he plows ahead in his mission with a single-minded attitude, letting the chips fall where they may.
"He leaves a large wake," Snyder said recently. "But it's great being on the ship."
This weekend, the ship embarks at ramming speed. But as the 49ers approach their first playoff game since 2003, a Saturday afternoon kickoff against the New Orleans Saints, casual and devoted fans still wonder:
How did this guy do it? How did Harbaugh turn around a team that had gone nine years without a winning record? How did he transform that team into a division winner and legitimate Super Bowl contender? In less than 12 months?
The answer is simpler than you'd think.
About once a week this season while meeting with the press, Harbaugh would awkwardly parry a question about an upcoming game plan or decision by explaining that he can't give away that kind of information and then jokingly remark about himself: "I know, I'm moody and complicated."
In truth, he's neither. Harbaugh's mood is always the same mood, whenever his boots are on the ground at 49ers headquarters. He is in favor of anything that gets to the next victory. He's against everything else, any side issues or secondary agendas. That's not complicated.
Right about here, you're probably asking yourself: Isn't every NFL team like that? You'd be surprised at the answer. It's amazing how some franchises become sidetracked by tangential issues such as the size of office desks or the brand of courtesy cars (or in the famous case of former 49ers coach Mike Nolan, his clash with league officials about wearing a suit on the sideline rather than NFL-licensed coaching garb). Harbaugh thinks about only one thing: what's necessary to win.
Snyder, the University of San Diego athletic director, saw this quality in Harbaugh in 2004 when the school was looking for a new football coach and Snyder was making the hire. The USD Toreros program does not grant athletic scholarships but competes against some schools that do. The resources aren't comparable to those at a major football program. The Toreros had posted a winning record in only three of the previous nine seasons. Snyder wondered if Harbaugh, who was then an assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders, was willing to step down to USD's level and accept the limitations.
Harbaugh was — because he didn't see limitations. He saw possibilities.
"Jim really does have a big personality," Snyder said. "His greatest attribute is his ability to elevate everybody's game around him. I affectionately referred to him as the pied piper, for the way he would have people follow him — players, staff, alums, students. But he's also a great X's and O's guy. And finding those two things in combination, in one person, is rare."
After Harbaugh went 29-6 with two league championships at USD, he was hired at Stanford University and asked to extract a Cardinal team from the sludge created by five straight losing seasons. His first team scored a monumental upset over the University of Southern California, and within three years, Harbaugh took Stanford to a bowl game.
"He changed the culture of the program," said Matt Doyle, the Stanford football operations director, who worked daily and almost hourly with Harbaugh. "He once told me that every decision he made was going to be for the good of the team, said that I might not agree with some of the decisions or staff members might not agree, but it was going to be for the good of the team. And he was right."
Doyle then listed three prime examples. Before home games, Stanford's team traditionally made a walk from their remote daily-use locker room to the stadium through the tailgate area in full uniform 90 minutes before kickoff. The players would then sit inside the stadium locker room for 45 minutes before warm-ups, getting stiff or bored. Harbaugh didn't see why. He also didn't understand why the team had to use the bench on the sunny side of the field to bake in the heat of a hot autumn afternoon, or why the practice field did not have a tarped fence for privacy. More Stanford traditions, he was told. Doyle was sympathetic, but he didn't know if administrators or alums would agree to change those traditions.
"But in a one-year period, he was able to accomplish changing all three things," Doyle said. "He was willing to write or visit the correct people or exchange emails or make phone calls or do whatever was necessary to get it done."
That story sounded familiar to Snyder, the USD administrator whose office was frequently visited by Harbaugh, making a special request. Snyder often had to say no.
"From a human standpoint, there are times when it can wear you out," Snyder said. "But the pieces of his personality that tire you out are the same ones that make him so successful. I truly believe he's going to win a Super Bowl. If not this year, then another year."
Well, why not this year? The 49ers' turnaround was stunning. But there were clues.
Because of the labor lockout, the 49ers were not able to hold summer minicamps, at which their new offense and defensive principles could be installed in gradual steps. That's how it is usually done. So when summer training camp began, Harbaugh decided to make them learn everything, all at once. The players now understand the method.
"It just put pressure on you to study harder," fullback Moran Norris said.
"It made everybody stay on point, especially the younger guys," said offensive tackle Joe Staley. "It taught them good habits. You'd go home in training camp after practice and stay up until 11 p.m., reading the playbook."
Pro football players, for the most part, want two things. One, coaches who aren't full of baloney. And two, game plans that work. The 49ers soon realized that Harbaugh's full-frontal style was sincere — and that his staff's weekly strategy choices were smart and gave the team a better-than-even chance to win.
So after winning 13 of 16 regular-season games, here come the playoffs. The Harbaugh method is an underdog against the Saints. Snyder thinks Harbaugh must be delighted by that.
"I think he has learned," Snyder said, "that what drives him is the pursuit of what other people say is unattainable."
The Harbaugh method scoffs at the unattainable. Which is why the unattainable could be in big trouble Saturday.


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Music in eighteenth-century Williamsburg was the accompaniment to daily living. The citizens of the colonial capital aspired to the prevailing London fashion and their music, dance and musical instruments were a reflection of this aspiration.
The Reverend Hugh Jones, historian, wrote in 1724, "They live in the same neat Manner, dress after the same Modes, and behave themselves exactly as the Gentry in London." It is not surprising to search the inventories of these early citizens and find listed among their effects spinets, flutes, guitars, violins, violin-cellos, fifes, French horns, drums, harpsichords, organs, harmonicas and pianofortes (pianos) in addition to numerous "parcels of musick."
Though wealthy colonists were inspired to enjoy everything that London afforded, the means to this enjoyment were limited by local conditions in a city too small to support a professional class of concert performers. An occasional music teacher of above average ability, a group of talented amateurs, and some of the indentured servants or the slaves were the musicians–and the music and instruments the best and newest that could be got from England.
The latest dances were also practiced in Williamsburg, at formal affairs thrown by the wealthy gentry, subscription balls held in the taverns, and in the parlor of many a household. Dance masters taught the children of the well-to-do. A young person could exhibit proper breeding based on the gentility of his steps and a young lady increase her chances for a successful marriage through demonstration of her social graces. Phillip Fithian, tutor to the Carter children, once noted the Virginian fondness for dance in his journal, saying, "Virginians are of genuine blood, they will dance or die!"
Time Required Two to three 50-minute sessions
- Primary source quotes: Speaking of Dancing
- Instructions for La Royale
- Sheet Music for "La Royale"
- Flip chart paper and markers
- Any instrument (see above)
- Space for dancing
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Describe the role of music and dance in eighteenth-century Virginia
- Explain how music and dance were part of a young person's educational process
- Take part in the performance of an eighteenth-century dance
- Compare dance as a part of the culture in colonial times and as a part of today's culture
Setting the Stage
Have students show off dance steps they know. After, lead a discussion: Where did they learn to dance? Is there a special order to the dances? Why do they like to dance? Is there value to it other than entertainment? What is the social etiquette surrounding a dance--are there different settings in which different "rules" apply?
Have students read the quotations from Speaking of Dancing (aloud or silently). Have them discuss with a partner and generate three observations on the role of dance in eighteenth-century colonial society based on the quotes. Have each pair of students share these observations with the class, keeping a list for reference. Summarize, as a class, the significance of dance in the eighteenth century.
Extension Activity
Using the instructions for La Royale and the sheet music for "La Royale", act as dancing master and teach the students the dance. Have them stand in an order of hierarchy (lead couple at the top of the set and so on). Be sure they extend a courtesy (bow or curtsy) to their partner at the beginning and end of each dance.
Alternate Plan
Create a graphic organizer with which the student can compare the culture of dance throughout the centuries–1776, 1876 and 1976. Have them speculate what the role of dance will be in the year 2076! Categories might include types of dance for the time period (consider all cultures), reasons for dancing, clothing worn, props used, and where dances took place. Look for patterns and significant differences.
Students or student groups use various materials to create a collage of the culture of dance throughout the centuries. Have them interpret their collages for the class.
This lesson plan was developed by and the staff of School & Group Services. If you have a lesson plan you would like to share, please send to Tab Broyles, Department of Education Outreach, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187.


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Not only are established magazines thriving, such as Better Homes & Gardens with eight million readers, but new publications, such as HGTV Magazine, are entering the market. For 2013, the pork checkoff has refreshed its print advertising based on consumer feedback.
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Rugby fans are still in danger of missing out on seeing the All Blacks play Italy next weekend, which would be the first time in the professional era an All Blacks match hasn't been screened live on television.
Sky TV are still locked in negotiations with an international brokerage company negotiating on behalf of the Italy Rugby Union to get the rights to broadcast the match.
They are still hopeful of reaching a deal, not least of all because of the public fallout if they didn't show an All Blacks match live.
Sky TV today released their broadcast schedule for the rest of the year and the All Blacks' match with Italy at the Olympic Stadium in Rome is conspicuous by its absence.
Sky spokeswoman Kirsty Way said the fee, which Sky base on potential viewership the match brings, was the stumbling point.
"It's certainly fair value for the match,'' Way said. "We are passionate about sport, love the All Blacks and we know our viewers do, too, so we really hope we can bring it to them.
"We don't have the rights secured at the moment but we are still trying. We sincerely hope it happens. It's not a definite no.
"We would have preferred to have had this signed off a month or so ago, and we had the other matches [on tour] a long time ago, but it's not uncommon to do something in the last week or days. We have even done deals on the day of the match as well. We will be trying right up to kick-off to bring the match to our customers.''
Way said the last time the broadcast of an All Blacks match was threatened was during the 2001 end-of-year tour when Telstra Clear acquired the rights but got into difficulty and ended up selling the rights to Sky. She couldn't recall an instance when Sky didn't show an All Blacks match live in the professional era.
Sky are showing only two of the New Zealand Maori's three games on their upcoming northern tour.
The match against Canada at Oxford University on November 23 is not being broadcast by anyone and the terms of opening match against Leicester on November 13 means Sky can't show it until 48 hours afterwards.
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On a recent Saturday in August, Rahsaan and Michael Thompson were explaining to over a dozen New York state court officers, plus another 15 or so of the Thompsons' friends, the significance of the Bronx softball field where they stood, in a loose huddle near home plate. This was the field, Rahsaan told the audience, where their father took them to shag fly balls. See that basketball court over there? That's where he taught them hoops. On Saturday mornings, he'd went out to the court with his radio — "Playing Al Green songs!" shouted one of Rahsaan's friends — and take jump shots with the boys.
On this perfect summer afternoon, it was also the site of the 10th annual Captain William Harry Thompson Memorial Classic. Every year since Sept. 11, 2001, Rahsaan and Michael have organized a sporting event in memory of their father, a veteran officer in the New York State Unified Court System and an instructor at the court officers' academy. Upon hearing that a second plane had crashed into the World Trade Center, Harry, 51, sprinted a half-mile from the academy's Manhattan location to Ground Zero in order to rescue people from the buildings. Harry's job was to keep order in the court; he didn't have to be a first responder. Harry and two other court officers died as heroes that day.
(See TIME's special "Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience.")
For eight summers in a row, Michael and Rahsaan, who both played Division 1 college basketball, put together a three-on-three hoops tournament in honor of their father. In 2010 they switched to softball, a more relaxed and collegial affair. And this year, for the 10th anniversary, the brothers invited Harry's former colleagues to the event.
Monsignor Thomas Derivan, pastor of the nearby St. Helena Catholic church who had known the Thompson sons their entire lives, offered a pregame blessing. "I want everybody to know that Harry was not only a great dad to Rahsaan and Michael," said Derivan, "but a great dad to a lot of other people. Everybody was his son. And a lot of these folks here today went to Harry when he was alive for advice, counsel and for help. And I'm sure again, from his place in heaven, he is looking down upon you folks and your children, and offering his help." After a short prayer, one of Harry's former colleagues stepped forward. "We would like to thank you for including us in this memorial service for your father," said senior officer Brian Rafford. "He was the consummate professional, and I remember him fondly. I'm sure he didn't hesitate to go into the towers. He knew people were in trouble. He made the ultimate sacrifice, and I know he'd be proud of us all today, especially his sons."
(See James Nachtwey's unpublished 9/11 photos.)
Everyone applauded. Now, it was time to play ball.
We say it so much that it sounds like a cliché: sports can help heal wounds. But for Rahsaan and Michael, whom I've known since I was 10 years old, and many other relatives of Sept. 11 victims, the simple act of getting together and playing a little ball is a very real way to celebrate a loved one's life. Around the country, countless golf tournaments, basketball games and softball competitions are held every year in honor of 9/11 victims. Some raise money for charitable causes: the Rick Thorpe Memorial Golf Tournament in Wilbraham, Mass., for example, is held to finance two $1,000 high school scholarships in honor of Thorpe, a bond trader who died in the south tower's collapse. Friends of Scott Weingard, an equities trader at Cantor Fitzgerald, head up to Woodstock, N.Y., each September for what's virtually a decathlon: swimming and bike races, basketball and tennis. The Scott Weingard Memorial Fund has endowed scholarships at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, and raised $300,000 for cancer research. Others, like the Harry Thompson Memorial Classic, are just a chance for friends to get together and reflect on life while still having a little fun. "It's a form of therapy," said Michael.
And though I admired Harry, this event made me wish I knew him better. Any father whose sons love him as much Michael, 41, and Rahsaan, 36, loved theirs is a lucky guy. In 1989, Rahsaan and I were teammates on the St. Helena grammar-school basketball team; he was a 6-ft. 2-in. giant who scored 30 points per game. My job was to lob him the ball. After one game, he got autograph requests. Harry loved bragging about that.
And at all of our games, you could hear Harry's booming voice across the court. "Box out!" he'd yell to Rahsaan. "Every day, he looked like it was his first day at military school," said senior court officer Joseph Bianco, a former colleague. "Everything was polished, and his shirts were perfectly pressed." At Harry's memorial service, one of the judges that he had protected said that if King Kong took the stand, he'd feel safe if Harry was in the courtroom. Major Gerard Duffy, a court officer who worked for Harry, once requested a transfer just so that Harry would be his supervisor. Two weeks before 9/11, Duffy and Harry made plans to grab dinner in Little Italy. Harry suggested that Duffy's daughter Kelley, then 13, go along. Few teenage girls ordinarily want to socialize with two middle-aged men, but Kelley jumped at the chance to hang out with Harry. "She loved him," Duffy said. That dinner was the last time she saw him.
(See a video on four unlikely 9/11 survivors.)
During their grieving process, Michael and Rahsaan had to grapple with a complicated emotion — anger at their father. After all, Harry made a fateful choice. By going beyond the call of duty, he left many people behind. "That was hard to come to terms with," said Rahsaan, who after St. Helena went on to play basketball at the University of Maine and is now an assistant coach at a New Jersey high school. "You didn't know what he was thinking. 'What were you thinking? Don't you realize that you had a family that loved and cared for you?' My dad was very strong-willed." Rahsaan laughed. "If we were down there, in his way, he would have told us to get out of his way because he had people to save. He felt like what he needed to do was right. And if he did what he felt was right, then I support him. Even though it wasn't the outcome that me or my brother wanted, we definitely support him."
And now, 10 years later, they celebrated him on the softball field. After the somber pregame ceremony, the 10th annual Harry Thompson turned upbeat. Rahsaan and Michael's friends matched up against the court officers for a doubleheader. (The Thompson team won both games). Michael's son Kyle, who was almost 2 when Harry died, played second base. Rahsaan struck out a half-dozen times — in slow-pitch softball! — and Michael laughed at him the loudest.
When I was growing up, Michael was a role model: a classy guy who earned a basketball scholarship to Drexel University, where he was a star player. During the softball game that August afternoon, I asked him what he was thinking as he looked out on the field at his friends taking cuts against his father's former colleagues. "On a beautiful day like today, I'm certainly thinking of all the different relationships that were developed with one man," said Michael, now a sales executive at Genentech. "And that's what resonates with me every time I come out to see who is at my dad's annual event. It's a platform to commemorate him."
"And what better way to do that than sports?"
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You know those moments in your parenting that will be indelibly etched in your 'treasured parenting memories part of the brain' for years to come? I had one yesterday at my boys little piano concert.
Now my little one, about 4 weeks ago, decided that he could not bare waiting one more second to start piano lessons, so we agreed that he could 'hijack' big brother's last 3 piano lessons of the year. Mrs P (piano teacher) sadly did not have any time slots left for 'new students' at this time of the year. Over the past few weeks, Little One has attacked his new instrument with gusto (twice daily) and has been furiously practising his one note pieces, accompanied by the groovy CD backing tracks. He happily volunteered to take part in Mrs P's student's piano concert at her home yesterday. Fearless!
19 little piano students all sat patiently waiting their turn to perform yesterday while their proud parents and grandparents looked on and applauded raucously (I was the raucous one.... I know what it is like to perform and receive one feeble clap at the end of a performance - aka my bushband at bushdances where everyone is too busy talking to have noticed the best version of Lucky Star's 'I've Been Everywhere Man' you'll ever hear in your life).
My Big Boy got up and performed the best rendition of 'Inspector Gadget' you'll ever hear from an 11 year old. Big statement... but I am his Mother! Not one mistake (despite the mistakes and 'almost tears' in practice earlier in the day). He did a dramatic bow at the end of it... the relief beaming from his face. Little One was introduced as Mrs P's newest student. The hijacked music lessons were mentioned and it was announced that he would be playing 3 pieces,' Rock on C', ' Groove on D' and 'Reggae on E' (the same piece. different notes)... he played and counted out loud and clapped the rests to perfection and then sat, on completion of his performance, with his back to the audience during the clapping and after! He didn't move! Mrs P announced that there could not possibly be 'an encore' as they were all the pieces he had been taught! He didn't move for ages, just sat with his back to us just soaking in the attention. I have never laughed so much in my life... and I was bursting with love for both my boys. When asked later why he didn't move, Little One said, "I just loved to hear everyone clapping for me, Mum. They clapped the loudest for me". Fearless!


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The Merging Technologies Development Team is proud to announce the Release version of Pyramix Virtual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 1. This new version is more than just a Service Pack with only bug fixes, since it contains many new features and improvements that we hope will please you all!
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Leveraging technology to support an Accountable Care Organization initiative
It is of particular interest to me to see how technology can be leveraged to help care providers meet legislation requirements and improve care delivery and outcomes at the same time! One of our most recent examples of how this alignment occurred was through collaboration with Saint Thomas Health as part of the MissionPoint Health Partners pilot. We have been working on this project since 2010 to bring our Cisco HealthPresence Solution to underserved communities in Tennessee.
Cisco HealthPresence is one of the solutions designed to facilitate better and more regular care.
The objective is to help extend the reach of healthcare delivery, simplify healthcare communications, and connect patients with medical providers and specialists to enable examinations in a convenient and efficient manner.
Cisco HealthPresence provides a communication and collaboration platform that is designed to help a remote physician evaluate patients based on diagnostic data derived from a variety of medical devices such as a stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter and other diagnostic equipment. Each unit is staffed by an attendant trained to operate the medical devices under the instructions of the remote healthcare professional, who may be hundreds of miles away.
Our work with Saint Thomas Health achieves this as it allows patients in areas where medical resources are scarce to receive treatment, whether it is an examination conducted via HealthPresence, or just the chance to interact with physicians. Cisco has been working with Ascension Health for several years to make care more accessible for patients across the U.S. And, by working with Saint Thomas Health on the MissionPoint Health Partners pilot, Cisco continues to expand its relationships with healthcare providers in the U.S. and around the globe.
Together, we developed a holistic approach to the local delivery of health care services in response to the growing demand of patients, employers and the federal government for a more integrated system that offers high quality, efficiency and accountability. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act calls for Medicare pilot programs to test the concept of Patient Centered Medical Homes and Accountable Care Organizations in the coming years. Through MissionPoint Health Partners and its partners – which include insurers, brokers and employers – patients will form an ongoing relationship with their physician's office, whose job it is to keep that patient well, through typical visits, as well as preventive services and education. What is interesting about this collaboration with Saint Thomas is that the technology and services are creatively addressing these demands for accountability.
Payment for MissionPoint services will be based on "outcomes" — whether the patient becomes and remains healthy — instead of the number of doctor's visits, hospital stays or procedures a patient undergoes. And Cisco HealthPresence technology will be used to provide the patients access to specialist services intended to improve the patient experience. One of the most tangible, positive aspects of bringing HealthPresence technology to this model is that patients and doctors have more ways to communicate and connect. Care is more accessible and affordable and patients and providers have improved experiences. We would love to hear your thoughts as to how providing care at a distance or other technologies can support the requirements for an Accountable Care Organization.
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American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of its Food
We Americans waste a staggering amount of food—25 to 50 percent of all food produced in the United States. It happens at all stages of the food production cycle. Some is left to rot in farm fields; some is discarded by grocers for not being the right size, shape, or color; and some makes it all the way to our plates, only to languish as leftovers at the back of the fridge or get pushed into the trash or garbage disposal. All of this adds up to approximately 160 billion pounds of edible food waste annually in the United States.
Food waste has economic, ethical, and environmental implications. Food that ends up in a landfill wastes the resources used in growing it, and, as it decays, emits methane, a greenhouse gas that traps heat more effectively than carbon dioxide.
While many Americans are concerned about the ethical sourcing of their food—a bevy of books, articles, and blogs have breathlessly chronicled food's journey from farm to table—the topic of ethical food disposal is often kicked to the curb. Which is why Jonathan Bloom's discussion of the subject in American Wasteland is so refreshing. Bloom, a food waste expert who writes the blog Wasted Food, leaves no landfill unclimbed and no Tupperware container unopened in his examination of the systemic causes of food waste from both industrial and household perspectives. Written in an engaging tone, the book examines food waste issues both large (the paradoxical coexistence of food waste and hunger) and small (the size of our plates), adding historical, cultural, and even religious context. For every problem Bloom finds, he proposes a change that could help ease our country's food-waste problem.
Bloom profiles creative ways to counteract food waste, from students at Reed College who "scrounge," eating other students' leftover food in the cafeteria, to the new technology behind anaerobic digesters, to Great Britain's successful campaign against food waste that includes a landfill tax. Bloom also lists ways households can reduce food waste and proposes more sweeping systemic changes in a section called "If I Were King of the Forest."
American Wasteland makes an interesting and persuasive argument for why you should care about food waste and what you can do about it—proving that you can have your cake, and eat the leftovers too.


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This week's "Fabulous Room" is this serene bedroom designed by Robert Stilin as featured in the December issue of ELLE DECOR. I love the clean, masculine sensibility of the space which features such a great mix of materials—the rawness of the wood, the warmth of the saddle leather, the cool quality of the stone fireplace. Earlier this week, we discussed the elements of the perfect bed and I think this would definitely be a bed that my cohort, Jon and I would see eye to eye on. The linens are crisp and tailored, but maintain an effortless ease. This room feels quite sophisticated in the most inviting way. It is filled with interesting, important designs, but features a cool, relaxed quality. What do you think of the ceiling fixtures? As someone who works for a lighting manufacturer, I very rarely come across lighting designs that I haven't already seen before, but this feels so fresh.
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Does the glowing spine make me look fat?
The crippling pain hasn't exactly ruined my week. My new toy has, after all, given new life to my hobby: collecting all music in the world… except for maybe Van Halen. Let me back up a bit…
Ha! "Back up." You see, five days ago my back gave out while I was in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, battling La Alianza Triángulo de Oro – more specifically, I was in the middle of a back-alley shoot-out with that rascal, V.C. Fuentes (or, as I like to call him El Caca Bigote, which just drives him nuts!).
As we all know, you never want to fire your M4 carbine with your weaker arm, but it was past lunch time, I hadn't eaten, and an orphaned child I had just rescued from the local orfanato offered me a fresh sopaipilla which I wasn't about to let go stale; so I was mackin' on that with my right arm, shooting with my left and, just as I was about to send Fuentes to see his own fatal plastic surgeon, I felt a spring go loose in my back.
"Uh-oh," I thought, and I was right.
So, for the last half-week I've been popping Advil like they were Skittles and walking like I was 99. My boyfriend, sensitive care-giver that he is, has taken it upon himself to make endless jokes about my situation, just to make sure I keep laughing. At least, I think that's why he does it.
Does this statue of Æthelswith make me look fat?
My new toy is an external hard-drive with something like 99 hergozapazillogabytes of memory (give or take 2 hurquatzobytes). This will, hopefully, be enough to contain what can only be described as an obscene CD collection. In addition to this, I have recently purchased a portable turn-table (from, eh-hem, Amoeba Music) with a USB component which will allow me to transfer all my vinyl into a digital format, just as soon as I get written permission from any and all applicable copyright owners of the music. (Eh-hem again.)


text: « Return to Search HHS Resolution Agreement September 17, 2012 Contact: Mary Leach, 617-573-4170 Boston (Sept. 17, 2012) -- Massachusetts Eye and Ear has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address allegations that Mass. Eye and Ear failed to comply with certain requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards that govern the security of electronic individually identifiable health information (the "Security Rule"). Below is a statement from Mass. Eye and Ear. "The review of Mass. Eye and Ear by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was triggered by the hospital's proactive self-reporting of a doctor's unencrypted laptop being stolen while he was traveling abroad in 2010. Mass. Eye and Ear has no indication that any patients were harmed by this isolated incident. As a result of that incident, Mass. Eye and Ear cooperated extensively with HHS as HHS conducted an investigation of the hospital's compliance with the federal standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA.) The HHS investigation identified six areas of potential past non-compliance which were addressed by Mass. Eye and Ear between October 2009 and June 2010. These areas of potential non-compliance were primarily focused on controls to protect health information accessed or stored on portable electronic devices, such as laptop computers. The rapid advancement of mobile technology has been both a boon and a bane for healthcare providers. In the case of Mass. Eye and Ear, it has tremendous benefit for our doctors and our researchers, enabling them to collaborate and pursue their work while they are on the move. It has also created new challenges for the entire healthcare community in the area of security safeguards. Given the lack of patient harm discovered in this investigation, Mass. Eye and Ear was disappointed with the size of the fine, especially since the independent specialty hospital's annual revenue is very small compared to other much larger institutions that have received smaller fines. The agreement with HHS requires Mass. Eye and Ear to enter into a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), which includes risk assessment, the review and revision of policies and procedures, and the provision of training to our staff. Mass. Eye and Ear had already implemented many of the elements of the CAP as part of our ongoing programs to safeguard the health information of our patients. We will continue to work collaboratively with HHS and maintain our commitment to protecting our patients' health information." For more information on the agreement, please visit http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/meei-agreement-pdf.pdf Original announcement about the laptop data breach.


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You may know that I teach Latin in a public high school, and that my school is in the midst of a major technology push involving $2.4 million invested in MacBooks for teachers and iPads for all. Of course there's the usual resistance — or at least disconnect — from faculty who are uncomfortable with technology. But I've made it a priority to find things that students can do to enrich their experience, and in my searches for iPad compatible site I was very pleasantly surprised to find GapVis.
GapVis is a product of GAP, the Google Ancient Places project, and has its roots in the HESTIA project, which focused on plotting places in Herodotus. GapVis expands on that idea by pulling texts on ancient history from Google Books and offering the reader a visualization of the places mentioned via Google Maps.
I was so happy to find a site like this because, as any one who has read ancient history knows, without careful attention to geography, it can quickly become very difficult to follow texts with any real precision or deep understanding. Visualization is key, and is one of the reasons the Robert B. Strassler's 'Landmark' series has been both so popular and so helpful.
GapVis can not yet approach what the 'Landmark' editions of ancient historians offer, such as carefully edited maps, scholarly appendices, and contemporary translations, but that's not really the point. I think that what makes GapVis such a treasure is its interactive nature and its potential, even in a beta offering.
The texts are often problematic, considering the state of OCR text from scanned books that haven't been carefully reviewed. And often places are misidentified by similarities in personal names, etc. But this can lead to productive activities for students and ensure a close reading of texts. Students may be assigned particular passages and asked to perform certain tasks, including checking the place identification and reporting problems to the GapVis team.
I think this is a tool to watch and one that has pedagogical potential even today. I'm looking forward to see where it goes.


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Lancaster Super Speedway is set to host the largest dirt track race in the S.C. history this weekend highlighted by the running of the Carolina Crown.
The Lancaster Super Speedway's opening night featured Team Langley – Josh Langley and Timbo Mangum – dominating in two race divisions, Pure Street and Super Street.
Lancaster Super Speedway opens its 2013 season Saturday night, March 23.
After hosting the car show and track practice last Saturday, March 16, the drivers, fans and LSS officials are more than ready to see racing around the legendary half-mile dirt oval.
Lancaster Super Speedway will host its annaul car show, 2012 points award banquet and practice this Saturday at the race track.
The day opens with arrival and car show registration from 9 to 9:45 a.m. The car show will begin at 10 a.m. and end at noon.
Lancaster Super Speedway officials have set a working schedule for the 2013 dirt track season.
The second annual Carolina Crown is set for three exciting days and back by popular demand on March 28-30 at Lancaster Motor Speedway.
The inaugural event had five different leaders and 15 different lead changes and as the checkered flag dropped on Lap 75 it was Scott Autry taking home the $20,000 pay day, his biggest career victory.
This past Saturday night, a host of Lancaster area race car drivers were at Sumter Speedway for its annual Turkey Day Race in October.
Jason Starnes highlighted an emotional night at Lancaster Motor Speedway with a win in the Pure Street main event.
Starnes was on the front row with and Robbie Helms.
The NDRA GM Performance Late Models will highlight action Saturday night at the Lancaster Motor Speedway.
The winner earns $1,200 and $100 to start.
Luke Roffers entered the Carolina Clash with an 11-point lead over Ricky Weeks, and Dennis Franklin was looking to rebound from rear-end troubles at Wythe Raceway.
That was part of the scene at Lancaster Motor Speedway on Saturday.
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text: I hosted a picnic in Alta Plaza park in San Francisco via Birthright Israel NEXT Shabbat. It's a great program that allows alumni to host Shabbat meals and get reimbursed based on the number of people that attend the event (up to 16 people). This was my second Shabbat meal this year. This time I got catered food from Beautifull and made cupcakes. The cupcakes I made were chocolate and vanilla marbled cake, with vanilla frosting as well as some topped with slivered almonds covered in cinnamon sugar.


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I would like a prototype shield that you can stack and where the prototyping area is "outside" not "inside"typical size = 3x3 normal shields (get the idea?)It contains of course some holes to easily connect something mechanic e.g. a PING sensor or a servo o wheels or solar panel or lcd or rtc ...might give some balancing problems but still fun
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January, 2010
Two studies of fruit flies published in 2009 provide experimental support for a recent hypothesis on why we sleep.1 The "synaptic homeostasis" hypothesis suggests that sleep plays an important role in "downscaling" or reducing synapses, the connections between brain cells, which if allowed to increase without control, would take up too much space in the brain. The hypothesis is based on the assumption that synaptic strength is generally increased during waking periods, and that this increase in strength requires both energy and physical space in the brain and would be unsustainable without an opposing process of reduction.
A group of researchers from the University of Wisconsin, including Giulio Tononi and Chiara Cirelli, who initially proposed the synaptic homeostasis theory, looked at levels of synaptic proteins in fruit flies after a period of wakefulness and after a period of sleep.2 They discovered that levels of these proteins, thought to be markers of synaptic activity, were high after waking and progressively declined during sleep. This study adds to earlier work showing similar results in rats.
The other study, conducted by Paul Shaw and colleagues from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, looked at the effects of daytime activities on sleep.3 The study was a follow-up to previous research showing that fruit flies sleep longer after exposure to socially enriched environments (consisting of groups of thirty or more male and female flies). Shaw and his fellow researchers identified three genes necessary for this increased sleep response. Flies without any of these genes did not show an increase in sleep after stimulation. Replacement of the genes in ventral lateral neurons, which are in the part of the fly brain that controls behavior in response to the circadian clock, was enough to restore the sleep response. This result suggests that these neurons may be involved with regulating the need for sleep.
The researchers also discovered an increase in the number of synapses in the flies after social stimulation, along with a decrease after sleep, supporting the hypothesis that sleep is involved in downscaling synapses. "For me it was a surprising outcome," said Shaw, who admitted that he was previously skeptical of the synaptic homeostasis hypothesis. "I still think it's probably more complicated than just [Tononi's] model, but it's the data that matters the most."
Giulio Tononi and Chiara Cirelli propose that sleep allows the brain to reduce synapses that take up space in the brain. Studies showed that the level of synaptic proteins, thought to indicate synaptic activity, is low after a period of sleep (left) and high after being awake (right) in most regions of the fruit fly brain. (Courtesy of Chiara Cirelli / University of Wisconsin)
However, other research conducted by a team from the University of Pennsylvania, published in the February 2009 issue of Neuron, appears to contradict the theory.4 Looking at the consolidation of learning and memory in cats, researchers discovered that sleep strengthened synaptic connections in the visual cortex after a waking period when the cat was deprived of sight in one eye.
The authors of the study suggested that differences between their findings and previous results supporting synaptic homeostasis may be related to the different types of plasticity being studied in each case, as well as the nature of the changes taking place when the measurements were made.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Now increased understanding of the disease is helping scientists to develop new ways to diagnose and treat it.
There are two forms of macular degeneration, so called because the disease affects the macula, the central part of the retina where the visual receptors are most dense and provide the highest visual acuity. In the "dry" form of AMD, the macula thins and dries out, causing the loss of central vision. The more severe neovascular or "wet" form is accompanied by the growth of new blood vessels in the choroid, a layer of vessels below the retina, a process known as choroidal neovascularization (CNV), a form of angiogenesis. The new blood vessels leak blood and fluid into the retina, disturbing vision and in many cases resulting in blindness.
Over the past few years, treatment approaches for neovascular AMD have focused on anti-angiogenesis therapy, in particular agents that block a molecule called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which stimulates angiogenesis in the cells lining the blood vessels. A 2008 Cochrane Review of anti-VEGF agents in the treatment of neovascular AMD found that the two anti-VEGF agents included in the review, pegaptanib and ranibizumab, both reduced the risk of visual acuity loss in patients with neovascular AMD.5 The report concluded that "anti-angiogenesis therapy modalities provide a promising means of treating the potentially devastating problem of AMD."
In a 2009 paper published in Retina, Martin Friedlander from the Scripps Research Institute reported on a study of neovascularization in mice showing that a combination of anti-angiogenesis therapies, targeting different pathways of new vessel formation, was more effective in inhibiting neovascularization than a single angiogenic inhibitor, even a VEGF inhibitor.6 He wrote: "If the goal or one of the goals in AMD treatment is to fully inhibit choroidal neovascularization, then combination therapies will be essential."
Another potential therapeutic target for AMD was identified by a team of researchers led by Jayakrishna Ambati, from the University of Kentucky, Lexington.7 They discovered a protein receptor, CCR3, on the surface of blood vessels in CNV tissue taken from patients who had the neovascular form of the disease. CCR3 is not found in normal vascular tissue, suggesting that it is a biological marker for CNV. Ambati and colleagues then looked at the effects of CCR3-blockade (induced either genetically or pharmacologically) in mice with CNV and found that it suppressed neovascularization. They also found CCR3 inhibition to be slightly more effective at reducing CNV than VEGF inhibition.
More interesting to Ambati and colleagues was the potential for using CCR3 as a marker for CNV before vision loss occurs. Using a method to track CCR3 antibodies in the mouse model, they were able to detect the new blood vessels before they penetrated the retina, something that was not previously possible. The results of the study were reported in Nature in June 2009.
Hope for early diagnosis or risk assessment also comes from recent genetic studies of AMD. In a 2009 review paper published in Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, Ian MacDonald and colleagues from the University of Alberta wrote: "First-degree relatives of patients with AMD tend to have a higher risk of AMD. Recognizing an inherent genetic risk of AMD in these patients will improve their management and potentially help prevent blindness."8
A key trial for a new class of schizophrenia drugs yielded inconclusive results in 2009, a disappointing outcome for researchers studying this challenging disease.
Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder, with symptoms that include hallucinations, delusions, social withdrawal and problems with attention and memory. Many of the currently prescribed antipsychotics have significant side effects and are not very effective in improving cognitive and psychological function.
An industry announcement at the International Congress on Schizophrenia in March 2009 reported that a promising candidate for a new class of drugs showed inconclusive results in a Phase II clinical trial, dampening hopes that a new treatment option for schizophrenia was within close reach.9
Antipsychotics have traditionally adjusted the regulation of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain, although there is no solid evidence that schizophrenia is the result of a primary dopamine abnormality. In 2007 a drug affecting activity of the neurotransmitter glutamate, thought to be an important element in the pathology of schizophrenia, showed promise in a "proof-of-concept" clinical trial. The new compound, known as LY2140023, activates specific glutamate receptors, the metabotropic glutamate receptors, or mGlur; it is thought to work in part by reducing the release of glutamate at the synapses of brain circuits regulating emotional and motivational behavior. The results of the 2007 study by Darryl Schoepp and colleagues at Eli Lilly were published in Nature Medicine.10
The results of the initial trial showed improvement in outcomes for LY2140023 compared with placebo, and comparable safety and tolerance with an existing antipsychotic, olanzapine. Daniel Weinberger from the National Institute of Mental Health noted in an accompanying commentary that this was the "first credible evidence" of an effective antipsychotic drug that did not target dopamine.11
New compounds being tested for treatment of schizophrenia work by activating specific metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGlur), and reducing the release of glutamate at specific synapses. (Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers, Ltd: Weinbered, DR, Nature Medicine 2007 13: 1018-1019, doi:10.1038/nm0907-1018. Image created by Katie Ris-Vicari)
In the follow-up Phase II trial, involving a larger number of patients, in 2009, however, LY2140023 did no better than a placebo. A higher than normal placebo response was seen both against LY2140023 and against olanzapine, which was used as a control drug in the trial. Despite the inconclusive results, Eli Lilly has said it will go ahead with drug development. An additional Phase II study is being planned to test the molecule in hopes of validating the proof-of-concept trial results. Lilly expects the trial to begin sometime in the first half of 2010.
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are characterized by a broad set of symptoms that include varying degrees of social, cognitive and communication dysfunctions that usually emerge within the first few years of life. New studies of large groups of children with ASDs and their families are allowing researchers further insights into the biological nature and heritability of these disorders.
An earlier 2009 study by Hakonarson and colleagues, looking at the DNA of 780 families with children affected by an ASD, identified common genetic variations in ASD cases on a region on chromosome 5 (named 5p14.1), between the neuronal-adhesion genes, cadherin 10 and cadherin 9.13 The same results were also achieved in a smaller independent study led by Margaret Pericak-Vance from the Miami Institute for Human Genomics.14
While this gave some evidence that common variants are involved in ASDs, Pericak-Vance and colleagues wrote that it is "highly unlikely" that a strong single-gene association, such as the association of the APOE gene in Alzheimer's, will be identified in autism. Rather, they concluded, "our results, in combination with the multiple rare variants already identified, suggest that the genetic architecture of autism is as exquisitely complex as its clinical phenotype."
Both of these studies added to a growing body of evidence implicating neuronal-adhesion genes in ASDs. Neuronal cell-adhesion molecules play a vital role in various cell processes, including enabling neurons to connect with each other. Given these genetic findings, along with anatomical and functional imaging studies, Hakonarson and his fellow researchers postulate that ASDs may represent a neuronal disconnection syndrome.
Researchers and clinicians are also working to clarify and standardize the clinical criteria for ASDs and to better understand the onset of these disorders. Typically, onset of autism is categorized as "early," when symptoms such as delayed speech development appear in the first year or so of life, or "regressive," when initial normal development is followed by the loss of skills in the second year of life. A 2008 review of the literature on autism onset suggested that this classification is too narrow to accommodate the variety of ways in which autism can emerge.15 The review also highlighted the challenges to categorizing onset, including the unreliability of parents' memories and reporting skills in retrospective studies.
A new endeavor by a group of autism researchers, called the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI), is planning to focus on more than one thousand pregnant women who already have a child with autism and follow them through their pregnancies and deliveries and the first three years of the new child's life.16 The study, which is being coordinated by the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia, will look at early risk factors for autism and will include genetic analyses as well as behavioral and developmental assessments in an attempt to put some of the pieces of this complex puzzle in place.
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Bob Baker's "Enchanted Toy Shop" is a magical vision of a toy store come to life. Originally staged as "Toyland Review" in 1963, this whimsical and imaginative production intended to make real the fantasies of every child who has experienced the magic of playing with a toy. Last presented in 1998 at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, the Theater is excited and honored to share this classic Bob Baker Production with a new audience in the summer of 2018.
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SONOR hits big at this year's Drummer Live Festival!
SONOR hits big at this year's Drummer Live Festival!
Web Report Drummer Live Festival 2008
As the weekend closes, another fantastic Drummer Live festival ended. This year's festival again was held in London at the Docklands ExCeL halls, and hosted Sonor's Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson) and Jojo Mayer (Nerve, Independent).
Jojo performed Saturday at Main Stage 2 – the designated Drummer Live stage. With his incredible Drum 'n Bass chops, stunning audience was left after he performed to a number of Nerve Tunes, and soloing on his Delite Birdseye Cherry Drumkit (20" Bass Drum, 8" & 10" Tom Toms, 14" Floor Tom, AS 07 1405 SB Artist Steel Black & AS 07 1305 EA Artist Earth Snare Drums, along with 600 Series Hardware).
Saturday Night saw Jojo performing with band – converting a Led Zeppelin song into a wicked Drum 'n Bass song! - at Remo's DrummerNight, a charity event for the Teenage cancer trust. For more information: www.teenagecancertrust.com
Gavin Harrison, busy with Porcupine Tree as well as King Crimson, hit the stage on Sunday to perform to Porcupine Tree tracks, as well as some tracks from his record he did with musician Ric05. Further he performed "19 Days", one of the tracks featured on his latest DVD, Rhythmic Horizons and truly one of his polyrhythmic masterpieces!
After one hour he left the stage and his Designer Drumkit in spectacular "Earth" design (22" Bass Drum, 8" & 10" & 12" Tom Toms, 14" & 16" Floor Toms, 12" Snare Drum, along with 600 Series Hardware) with standing ovations.
Sonor would like to thank MB Media, especially Drummer mag and chief editor Ian Croft and his team for setting up such a great festival. See you in 2009!


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Amin Kawar & Sons Company
Amin Kawar & Sons Company launched its services in the Shipping field back in 1955. Through its long years of service new sister companies have emerged in different fields to constitute the Kawar Group which is now considered one of the largest privately owned conglomerates of Jordan. These fields incorporate Travel & Tourism, Healthcare, Trade & Development, and Information Technology & Investments. Kawar has grown to become one of the leading companies in the shipping sector due to its open minded leadership, today Kawar Shipping represents world leaders in maritime, operations, transport services and expanded to include representation of major P&I Clubs.


text: Breast Cancer Prevention Guidelines There are a few prevention strategies that can decrease a woman's chance of developing breast cancer. These can be recommended based on the relative risk the woman's family history and other risk factors place her in. The woman at average risk can reduce her risk of getting breast cancer by: Eating a healthy diet high in vegetables and low in fat Exercising regularly Keeping Vitamin D levels normal through sunshine exposure or supplementation Not smoking The woman who has a moderate risk is someone who has a five-fold increase in breast cancer or a calculated risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer that is greater than 1.7% in the next five years. It is also those women who have a benign biopsy showing atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) or lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS). These women should be aware of changes in their breasts, have regularly scheduled mammograms according to guidelines and can use one of three possible medication choices for prevention: Tamoxifen, Raloxifene (Evista), or Aromasin. These are agents that reduce the chance of developing breast cancer by 50% but have side effects that must be considered before starting the medication. Women at the highest risk, which is considered 10-fold or greater than 20% risk, needs special attention. If they have been tested for BRCA (the breast cancer gene) and are positive, they have the choice of continued surveillance with breast MRI and physical exam as well as mammography or risk reduction mastectomies (removal of all the breast tissue). These BRCA positive women should also strongly consider having their ovaries and tubes removed after the age of 35 or when they are done having children. There are a number of studies looking at Tamoxifen in preventing breast cancer in patients with a high-risk based on family history or prior premalignant biopsies. There are situations in which prevention has been shown to be helpful in the premalignant conditions of ductal carcinoma in-situ and lobular carcinoma in-situ. Several studies have shown that Tamoxifen will decrease future breast cancer incidents by about 50% and ongoing trials with the aromatase inhibitors may show a higher prevention rate than Tamoxifen.