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KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Against the backdrop of an unthinkable tragedy, the Kansas City Chiefs gave themselves a reason to be proud Sunday and perhaps the impetus to let the healing begin.
Brady Quinn threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, and Jamaal Charles ran for 127 yards in the Chiefs 27-21 victory over their Carolina Panthers. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak during one of the most difficult seasons the franchise has experienced.
Patriots 23, Dolphins 16
MIAMI Tom Brady had his least efficient game of the year and even threw an interception, but New England took advantage of Miamis mistakes and clinched its fourth consecutive AFC East title.
A botched punt, roughing-the-punter penalty and fumble by Miami led to 17 New England points, and another penalty negated a Dolphins touchdown.
Texans 24, Titans 10
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Houston Texans clinched their second consecutive playoff berth and set a franchise record for wins in a season.
Rookie linebacker Whitney Mercilus recovered a fumble and had two sacks, and the Texans (11-1) remain tied with Atlanta for the best record in the NFL with their sixth consecutive win.
Rams 16, 49ers 13, OT
ST. LOUIS Rookie Greg Zuerlein kicked a 54-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in overtime after booting a 53-yarder as time expired in regulation.
The 49ers (8-3-1) failed to take advantage of a 14-yard punt by rookie punter Johnny Hekker to midfield when David Akers was wide right on a 51-yard attempt with 4:11 to go in overtime. Akers is just 7 of 15 from 40 yards and beyond.
Seahawks 23, Bears 17, OT
CHICAGO Russell Wilson connected with Sidney Rice on a 13-yard touchdown with 7:33 left in overtime to lift Seattle.
Unbeaten in five home games, the Seahawks finally figured a way to win on the road after dropping five of their first six and knocked off the NFC North leaders in the process.
Colts 35, Lions 33
DETROIT Andrew Luck threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Donnie Avery with no time left to lift Indianapolis.
With the final seconds ticking away, the rookie quarterback moved up in the pocket, flipped a short pass to Avery, and the receiver ran untouched into the end zone to complete a rally that started with Lions up 12 points midway through the fourth quarter.
Packers 23, Vikings 14
GREEN BAY, Wis. James Starks had Green Bays first rushing touchdown in almost two months, Morgan Burnett picked off Christian Ponder twice, and the Packers overcame a monster day by Adrian Peterson.
Peterson finished with 210 yards.
Steelers 23, Ravens 20
BALTIMORE Shaun Suisham kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired.
Playing without injured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a third consecutive week, the Steelers turned to the 37-year-old Charlie Batch for the second game in a row. He went 25 of 36 for 276 yards.
Bengals 20, Chargers 13
SAN DIEGO Andy Dalton scrambled up the middle for a 6-yard touchdown with 4:11 left for the go-ahead score, and Cincinnati won its fourth consecutive game.
Browns 20, Raiders 17
OAKLAND, Calif. Brandon Weeden threw for a career-high 364 yards and a touchdown as Cleveland snapped a 12-game road losing streak.
Jets 7, Cardinals 6
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Third-stringer Greg McElroy stepped in for a struggling Mark Sanchez and led New York to its only score.
McElroy led the (5-7) Jets to their only points of the day with an impressive drive, connecting with Jeff Cumberland on a 1-yard touchdown. That ended up being the winning score.
Bills 34, Jaguars 18
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. Ryan Fitzpatrick directed five consecutive scoring drives in helping Buffalo keep alive its slim playoff hopes.
Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes and scored on a 1-yard plunge in providing a spark to an injury-depleted offense that finished the game minus its top two receivers.
Cowboys 38, Eagles 31
ARLINGTON, Texas Tony Romo threw three touchdown passes to break Troy Aikmans career franchise record.
The Cowboys (6-6) trailed 27-24 when Romo led an 86-yard drive that was sparked by a 35-yard pass to Dez Bryant on third down. Bryant gave Dallas the lead when took a screen pass from the 6 and got inside the pylon with 5:40 remaining.
The Eagles (3-9) lost their eighth straight game despite 169 yards rushing and two touchdowns from rookie Bryce Brown a week after he set an Eagles rookie record with 178 yards.
Dallas went ahead by 11 when Morris Claiborne returned a fumble by Brown 50 yards for a touchdown.

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The Republican Taliban has offered its budget. Taliban, you say? Really?
How does the Taliban work? They keep people stupid. Women are witches.
Jews are another species. Westerners are degenerate. Only the "wise and
powerful" Taliban leaders know what the Koran really says, because they're
the only ones who can read, write, or tell everybody else what's real.
There was a time when the Muslim world was enlightened. They invented the
writing and math that we use today. They were the center of the world for
science. But then, in some places, the Taliban took over.
And don't for a minute think that it's really all about religion. Religion
is just used to manipulate the useful idiots. It's really about money,
power, and control. And that can only be held by thugs like the Taliban
when the people are kept poor and stupid.
Here in America, there's a new Taliban rising. They fetishize guns, just
like the Afghan Taliban. They fear women and education. They want to keep
the people stupid and in chains.
They're the plutocrats and the billionaires who rose to power on the heels
of Reagan's trickle-down economics. And now, what's trickling down to us
is their stupidity.
As Mark Morford wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle's blog SF Gate, "Six
percent of Americans believe in unicorns. Thirty-six percent believe in
UFOs. A whopping 24 percent believe dinosaurs and man hung out together.
Eighteen percent still believe the sun revolves around the Earth. Nearly
30 percent believe cloud computing involves... actual clouds. A shockingly
sad 18 percent, to this very day, believe the president is a Muslim. Do
you believe in angels? Forty-five percent of Americans do. In fact,
roughly 48 percent Republicans and Democrats alike believe in some
form of creationism."
So why do Americans believe in such absurd things? Because they're being
taught these ridiculous beliefs in our nation's schools, and hearing them
from our corporatized media.
All across America, our children are learning from the curriculum of the
plutocrats and billionaires. In Louisiana for example, children learn
about how hippies were dirty, rock musicians worship Satan, and climate
change is one big lie.
But America's new Taliban isn't just controlling what's being taught in
our classrooms. They're also dictating what's being shown on America's
billionaire-backed corporatized media.
That's where the likes of Rupert Murdoch come in.
Thanks to Murdoch, millions of Americans are subjected to the mountains of
misinformation and half-truths that pour out of Fox So-Called News on a
daily basis.
There used to be a time in our country when the mainstream media actually
had to report on the "news". But times have changed.
In 1986, Reagan ended the FCC doctrine that required radio and TV stations
to actually carry "real news" as a "public service," and within two years
the money-losing news services had come under network entertainment
divisions and all news decisions since then have been made based on
Oh, and, the following year Rush Limbaugh started his radio show.
And now, plutocrat extraordinaires the Koch brothers are looking to buy
several major American newspapers, so that they can dictate what Americans
read in their morning paper.
The Kochtopus is interested in buying the Tribune Company newspapers,
which includes the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and the Los Angeles
Times. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Kochtopus is "interested
in the clout they could gain through the Times' editorial pages."
Now, I can talk about all of this openly here, because most of the people
who will vote for the new American Taliban don't bother to inform
themselves with real "news", don't engage in critical thinking, and don't
want to know what's really going on in the world.
They love their ignorance, their bigotry, and most of all, their Fox News.
From Thomas Jefferson to John F. Kennedy, we have always, as a nation,
held high the ideal of a quality education for everybody.
As Jefferson wrote in a letter to George Wythe, his mentor, in 1786, "I
think by far the most important bill in our whole code is that for the
diffusion of knowledge among the people. No other sure foundation can be
devised, for the preservation of freedom and happiness... Preach, my dear
Sir, a crusade against ignorance; establish & improve the law for
educating the common people."
Today, America faces a choice.
We can hand our country over to the new Taliban, and watch as the
plutocrats and billionaires consolidate even more wealth, power and
control over information in this country.
Or, we can fight for a progressive America, where there is a universal,
high quality education for all, a strong social safety net and a broad and
strong middle class.
This choice looms large in the current budget debate. The Republican
budget cuts funding to education, the social safety net, and makes the
rich richer while making the poor and middle class poorer.
Meanwhile, the Democratic budget requires the rich to pay something a
little bit closer to their fair share, and uses those funds to strengthen
education, the social safety net, and the middle class.
So America, it's up to you.
Your choice: Do you want the billionaire-backed Republican Taliban in
control, or a Democratic America, where unicorns and dinosaurs are only
talked about in children's fantasy books?
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A couple and their granddaughter were killed and three others were injured — including a police officer credited with saving at least one person — in a late-night fire at a Northern California apartment complex, authorities said Sunday.
The officer and firefighters called to the complex shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday found people trapped in an apartment on the second floor of the building, San Jose Fire Department Capt. Mary Gutierrez said.
The police officer, who has not been named, entered the burning apartment and pulled at least one person to safety, Gutierrez said.
"He was one of the first on the scene," Gutierrez said. "He had a fire extinguisher, entered the burning apartment and performed at least one rescue. He got somebody out of that burning apartment."
After firefighters put the fire out, the bodies of a man, a woman and a child were recovered, Gutierrez said.
A woman who escaped the fire told the San Jose Mercury News (http://bit.ly/12Rk1Kp ) she lost her parents, Bulmaro and Mariana Maldonado, and 4-year-old daughter Kyra in the blaze.
"I just woke up, and the room was on fire," Cecilia Maldonado said.
The police officer was one of three people taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation, Gutierrez said. She did not know the condition of the officer or of the two other people hospitalized. Their names have not been released, and San Jose police did not immediately return a call seeking information about the officer.
The Mercury News reported the injured included a relative in the apartment, 23-year-old Juan Carlos Maldonado, who was sent to the intensive care unit.
The fire destroyed the family's apartment and damaged one below. It left 56 people in the complex homeless, and authorities said they could be allowed back in their apartments after a few days.
They were assisted by the American Red Cross, with about half being put up in hotels, said Red Cross spokeswoman Kathleen Maclay.
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Fire chief: Routt County 'dodged a bullet' during wildfire season
November 3, 2012
Steamboat Springs — Drought conditions led to an active wildfire season in Routt County, especially early on, but officials said it could have been a lot worse.
"I definitely think we dodged a bullet," West Routt Fire Protection District Chief Bryan Rickman said.
Some residents in North Routt County feared a wildfire season similar to the one in 2002, when 41,900 acres burned in the Routt National Forest and cost Routt County $182,880. Conditions were so ripe for a large-scale fire this spring and summer that a North Routt community meeting was held to help residents make preparations. North Routt Fire Protection District Chief Bob Reilley urged residents to come up with a plan, to strengthen the defensible space around their homes and to sign up to receive alerts from the Code Red emergency communications system. The focus on being prepared came just days after the Waldo Canyon Fire started in Colorado Springs on June 23, burning 346 homes.
"The potential was there to have a very large fire like we saw on the Front Range," Routt County Emergency Management Director Bob Struble said Wednesday.
As the summer played out, Routt County was spared of any large, complex fires.
Not accounting for numerous small lightning-caused fires in Routt National Forest, there were 51 wildfires in Routt County that burned an estimated 1,091 acres, Struble said. No structures were destroyed, no lives were lost, and Struble was not aware of any firefighter injuries.
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This year, the county spent $88,328 on fighting wildfires, significantly more than the $10,000 it budgeted. The money was reimbursed to the local fire districts that fought the fires. State statute puts fighting wildfires under the jurisdiction of the county sheriff's office, but rather than equipping the Routt County Sheriff's Office with firefighters and equipment, the county reimburses the fire districts for costs incurred by fighting wildfires.
"$88,000 is a small cost (compared) to what could have happened," Struble said.
Of the 51 Routt County fires, 35 were human caused and 16 were sparked by lightning.
The human-caused fires began in March, when ranchers began doing agricultural burns that frequently got out out control.
"It seemed like every day we were getting one or two," Struble said.
The largest human-caused fire started April 10, when an agricultural burn got out of control at a ranch along Routt County Road 31 in the southern part of the county. The Middle Creek Fire burned about 225 acres of vegetation and cost the county $14,818 in reimbursements to fire departments. Federal agencies helped at the fire and did not ask to be reimbursed by the county. Struble estimated the true total cost to fight that fire might have been $100,000.
"Through good cooperation with federal partners, we responded to the fires and hit them hard and kept the acreage low," Struble said.
A day after the Middle Creek Fire, fire restrictions were recommended that would prohibit agricultural burns, among other things. The Stage 1 restrictions went into effect April 18, and other area towns and cities followed. Routt County imposed Stage 2 restrictions June 27, which essentially banned any open flames, including recreational campfires. Routt County Sheriff Garrett Wiggins even grounded the 32nd annual Hot Air Balloon Rodeo on July 7 and 8 because of the fire danger. Concerns about starting a wildfire also canceled the July 4 fireworks show in Steamboat Springs.
"The biggest complaint I got this year was people not being able to have that recreational fire in their backyard," Struble said.
The restrictions effectively stopped the human-caused fires, and more relief came July 6, when 1.78 inches of rain fell in Steamboat, setting a new record for rainfall in a single day in July. With 3.23 inches of rain in July, Steamboat Springs ended up seeing its fifth-wettest July on record dating back to the early 20th century.
Drought conditions persisted, though. During the summer, Rickman said West Routt firefighters responded to the shooting range near Hayden about 10 times for fires caused by people firing guns. One such fire burned about 20 acres Aug. 6.
Routt County lifted its fire restrictions Aug. 14, but officials urged people to be careful because of dry conditions.
Even with snow visible at higher elevations, Struble said it still is dry and more than 6 inches of rain is needed to return Routt County to normal conditions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, most of Routt County is experiencing a severe drought, and the northwest corner of the county is experiencing extreme drought conditions.
"Routt County is still in severe drought," Struble said.
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ACL Reconstruction, by Anthony Valle and Roger D. Morin
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL reconstruction) is the process by which a tissue graft is inserted into the place of the anterior cruciate ligament in order to replace the functionality of the torn ligament. The ACL injury is one of the most common knee injuries with around 95,000 tears a year. Of those 95,000 there are about 60,000-75,000 reconstructions performed annually in the United States [1]. The ACL, which is located in the middle of the knee, helps to connect the tibia (shin) to the femur (thigh). The functionality of the ACL is to keep the tibia from sliding in front of the femur, as well as giving rotational stability to the knee [2]. The other crucial ligaments located in the knee joint consist of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and medial collateral ligament (MCL). Although the most common cause of an ACL tear is athletics, 70% of the injuries occur through non-contact mechanisms such as decelerated running, jumping, or cutting. The remaining 30% of the injuries occur as a result of contact with another object [2]. The procedure to reconstruct the ligament is done through arthroscopic knee surgery. An endoscope, or small camera, is inserted into the patient's knee through a small incision, and the doctor performs the surgery through the image that is projected.
1895 – A.W. Mayo Robson (UK) performs the first cruciate ligament repair on a 41-year-old patient. The torn ligament was stitched into position at the femur. [3]
1903 – F.Lange (Ger.) performs first ACL replacement using braided silk as a graft. The procedure was unsuccessful. [3]
1917 – Ernest W. Hey Groves (Ger.) performs first successful ACL replacement by connecting iliotibial band was connected from the femur to a hole placed in the joint. [3]
1918 – Inside of the knee is first seen by use of cytoscope by Kenji Takagi [4]
1921 – Dr. Eugene Bircher become first doctor to perform arthroscopy of the knee on a live patient. [4]
1935 – Willis Campbell (US) performs first ACL reconstruction with tendon, using the patellar tendon located in the tibia. [3]
1969 – Kurt Franke (Ger.) uses a bone-tendon-bone graft to reconstruct the torn anterior cruciate ligament. [3]
1981 – D.J. Dandy first implanted a carbon-fiber reinforced substitute for ACL with an arthroscopic procedure [8]
1988 – First hamstring autograft is used for reconstruction by M. J. Friedman [3].
Source E: Step by step illustration of a patellar tendon autograft reconstruction[16]
Today there are two methods in practice of ACL reconstruction: Autografts, and Allografts. Autografts utilize replacement ligaments from the patient's body, while allografts utilize replacement ligaments from a donor's body. Of the two types of reconstruction, autograft reconstruction is most common in today's practice. Typically autograft reconstruction uses either the patellar or hamstring tendons, while allograft reconstruction uses a donor's patellar or Achilles tendon. In both cases, the torn ligament is removed, and the chosen graft is surgically inserted in its place.
Patellar Tendon Autografts
The most common type of reconstructive surgery uses the patellar tendon as a tissue graft. The patellar tendon, located at the front of the knee, connects the patella (knee cap) to the tibia (shin). In order to harvest the graft, a 3-4" incision is made along the front of the tendon, and the middle third is removed (10-11 mm), with 2 cm of bone blocks at each end. One bone block is harvested from the tibia tubercle, while the other is obtained from the patella, and the bone at each end of the graft is screwed into the tibia and femur respectively. This autograft is considered to be more stably anchored because of the bone-bone interface, which is more sturdy, and heals quicker than a tissue-bone interface would. [2][5] This method of ACL reconstruction is proven to be reliable, as the rate of failure of the patellar tendon autograft is only about 5%. Additionally, studies have also shown that the patellar tendon occasionally will regenerate, or grow back after part of it is removed. [2][6] While this choice of tissue graft may seem to be ideal because of the, it does come with complications. This procedure is more invasive than some of the other graft options, because it requires a second incision that needs to be made along the front of the patella. Furthermore, many patients experienced an increase in pain behind the kneecap especially when kneeling, as well of an increased risk of tendonitis in the patellar tendon.
Hamstring Tendon Autografts
Although there are several variations of hamstring tendon grafts, the most common are performed by using the semitendinosous hamstring and gracilis tendons, located on the inside of the knee. In order to reconstruct the torn ACL, this tendon is screwed into the femur and tibia at their respective ends. The advantage to using the hamstring autograft, is that it is a lot less invasive than that of the patellar tendon autograft. This is because when most of the time the hamstring can be harvested using a small incision in comparison to the larger incision above the patella. However, this tissue-to-bone interface is less sturdy than that of a bone-to-bone interface used in the patellar tendon graft. [2][5] This method of reconstruction has begun to rise in the past decade due to the increased research in the graft fixation techniques. Recently new screws have been developed with specific threads that do not cut the hamstring tendon. This allows for the tendon to be screwed in and fixed within the bone tunnel. [5]
Quadriceps Tendon Autografts
The quadriceps tendon is, more likely than not, used for ACL revision surgery. The quadriceps autograft is a hybrid-like variation of the hamstring and patellar tendons. The harvesting of the tendon is performed by making a horizontal incision just above the knee cap. Much like the patellar tendon autograft, the quadriceps autograft is harvested with a bone plug from the patella, which makes it easy to fixate in place of the ACL. Typically, 5 cm of the quad tendon is removed, and the 2 cm of the bone plug is fixed into the femur with a screw. However, at the opposite end of the tendon, no bone plug is harvested, and so the tendon needs to be fixated to the tibia similarly to the hamstring tendon. Even though the harvesting of the graft requires a piece of the patella to be removed, the harvesting of the bone is performed at the upper pole of the patella, making it possible to obtain a graft even if a patellar tendon autograft was previously performed.[2][5][7]
Much like the patellar tendon autograft, occasionally the quadriceps donor site will regenerate the harvested tendon. Also similar to the patellar tendon autograft, the use of a quad tendon autograft may increase pain behind the patella, since the graft requires a piece of the bone to be removed. [2][5][7]
An advantage of choosing to use an allograft, is that there will be no pain or scaring from a donor site, since the graft will be chosen from a foreign source, most likely a cadaver. Again, since the patient is not contributing the donor site, this procedure is the least painful. The most common types of allografts used include the hamstring, patellar, and Achilles tendons. These tendon reconstructions are performed identical to that of the autografts. Allografts are typically used as a method for ACL reconstruction revision, where the previous reconstruction has failed. The autograft is considered to be more desirable during the first reconstruction, because doctors hesitate to introduce a foreign source into the body in order to avoid a higher risk of infection, or viral transmission (HIV, AIDS, etc). Allografts also tend to have a higher graft failure rate, which ranges from 23%-35%. Allografts may also be used when there is a need for simultaneous reconstructions of ligaments, because of the possible lack of sufficient donor sites. [2][5][8]
Synthetic Grafts
The most desirable type of graft used for ACL reconstruction would be to use a synthetic graft. A synthetic graft would remove the requirement of using a patient's donor site when using an autograft, as well as remove the possibility of viral transmission which is the concern with allograft use.
The initial synthetic ACL grafts were made out of carbon fibers, with the first synthetic ACL reconstruction procedure occurring in 1981. However, this proved to be unsuccessful. In 1986, a new synthetic material was made out of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), which was a material already being used in vascular surgery. A single strand of this material was wounded into multiple loops, and became to be known as the "Gore-Tex ligament." Although the FDA approved the use of the synthetic ligament, it was only approved as a means of revision surgery. While some studies supported the use of the Gore-Tex graft, the mechanical properties of the graft were soon found to be unsuitable, where there was no tissue ingrowth, and a presence of wear debris. The Gore-Tex graft was withdrawn from the market in 1993, and the use of the material had been abandoned in ACL reconstruction surgery. [5][9] There have also been a number of other synthetic graft types which include: polyester, polypropylene, and polyethylene terephtalate. This polyethylene terephtalate graft, known as Ligament Advanced Reinforcement System (LARS), is the forefront of new developmental synthetic grafts. These ligaments are made so that structure allows tissue ingrowth in the intra-articular part, thereby helping the healing process and creating a stronger and more reliable synthetic graft. [9]
Future of ACL Reconstruction
The future of ACL reconstruction lies in the development of a reliable synthetic graft. The LARS ligament is on the right path, however, in order to succeed, tissue engineering should provide a functional and biologically valid ACL, able to promote a continuous tissue remodeling. [9]
Another important development deals with the fixation of the grafts. One of the issues that lies in using a hamstring graft, is that the screw used to keep the tendon in place, many times ends up actually harming the structural integrity of the tendon. A new development in "interface screws" threads, have been made so that the tendon does not get damaged by the screw. Another development in screw technologies, includes bioresorbable screws, which will absorb into the body after 2-3 years. This same technology can also come impregnated with hydroxyapetite, a bone growth stimulant, which will encourage bone growth into the graft placement. [5][11]
Further research also lies in the development of an extracellular matrix (ECM) based scaffold that is implanted with autologous platelets. Studies have found that this extracellular matrix–based scaffold combined with autologous platelets stimulated functional healing of the ACL. With continual engineering and research, ACL reconstruction may be accomplished without the need of a graft. [10]
[1] Gammons, M. "Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury." Medscape, May 2012. Web. Feb 2013. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23102671>
[2] "ACL Injury: Does It Require Surgery". <http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00297> Accessed Feb. 2013.
[3] Colombet, P. et al. "The History of ACL Surgery". Bordeaux-Mérignac Centre of Orthopaedic and Sports Surgery. Web. Accessed Feb. 2013. <http://www.maitrise-orthop.com/corpusmaitri/orthopaedic/87_colombet/colombetus.shtml>
[4] Busch, S. "History of ACL Surgery" EHow. Web. Accessed Feb. 2013 <http://www.ehow.com/about_5269773_history-acl-surgery.html>
[5] Centers for Orthopedics. Web. Accessed Feb. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/about_5269773_history-acl-surgery.html>
[6] Eriksson, K et al. "Semitendonous Tendon Regeneration After Reconstruction. A Prospective MRI Study." Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2001;9(1):54-5.
[7] Akoto, R; Hoeher, J. "Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon Autograft and Press-Fit Fixation Using an Anteromedial Portal Technique." Akoto and Hoeher BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012, 13:161.
[8] Ellis HB, et al. "Outcomes and Revision Rate After Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Allograft Versus Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients Aged 18 years or Younger with Closed Physes." Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2012 Dec;28(12):1819-25.
[9] Legnani, C et al. "Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Synthetic Grafts. A Review of Literature." International Orthopaedics (SICOT) (2010) 34:465–471.
[10] American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. "Award-Winning Research May Make ACL Healing Without Reconstruction Possible" Web. Accessed Feb. 2013. <http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/feb13/research7.asp>
[11] Larson, M. et al. "Fixation of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions Using Poly(I-Lactic Acid)/Poly(glycolic Acid) Copolymer Bioabsorbable Screws". Am J Sports Med January 2005 vol. 33 no. 1 68-76.
[12] "LARS Knee Joint". Web. Accessed Feb. 2013. <http://www.larsligament.com/LARS-Knee.html>
[13] "Patellar Tendon Tear" Web. Accessed Feb. 2013. <http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00512>
[14] Bone and Knee Tissue Graft for ACL Surgery". Web. Accessed Feb. 2013. <http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/knee-pain/bone-and-knee-tissue-graft-for-acl-surgery>
[15] "Hamstring Tendon Graft Reconstruction of the ACL" Web. Accessed Feb. 2013. <http://www.humpalphysicaltherapy.com/Injuries-Conditions/Knee/Surgery/Hamstring-Tendon-Graft-Reconstruction-of-the-ACL/a~352/article.html>
[16]"Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Animation". Massachusetts General Hospital. Web. Accessed Feb. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q96M0jRqn7k>


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United States Pennsylvania Cameron County
|Cameron County, Pennsylvania
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the U.S.
|March 29, 1860
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Emporium, PA 15834
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- 2.6 Emigration and Immigration
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Historical Facts
|Beginning dates for major county records
- Parent Counties: Formed from Clinton, Elk, McKean and Potter Counties 29 March 1860.[1]
- County Seat: Emporium
- Neighboring Counties: Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy residents may also have records in [2]McKean (north) • Clinton (east) • Elk (west) • Clearfield (south) • Potter (northeast)
Boundary Changes[3]
- Before 1795: Future Cameron County was part of Northumberland County.
- 13 April 1795: Lycoming County (including future Cameron County) was created from Northumberland County.
- 26 March 1804: When McKean and Potter Counties were formed from Lycoming County, parts of future Cameron County were included in each, while about a third of today's Cameron remained in Lycoming County.
- 21 January 1839: When Clinton County was formed from Lycoming and Centre Counties, what is today's Cameron County was split between McKean, Potter, and Clinton Counties.
- 18 April 1843: A small part of Cameron County was included in Elk County when it was created.
Bible Records
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
|Online Grave Transcripts
|Published Grave Transcripts
|County Cemetery Directories
|See Pennsylvania Cemeteries for more information.
For tips on accessing Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Federal (or United States) census records online, see: Pennsylvania Census.
There are no county or state census records available for Pennsylvania. County and city tax records can be used as a substitute when census records are not available.
Church Records
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. In Pennsylvania, church records are often used as a substitute for birth, marriage, and death information. For general information about Pennsylvania denominations, view the Pennsylvania Church Records wiki page.
Finding Church Records at Other Repositories
Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cameron County Church Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search).
County-wide Database - Multi-denominational
- 1708-1985 - Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry.com – $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties.
Court Records
Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy court records are housed at the Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Courthouse. For many counties copies of court records may be found at the Pennsylvania State Archives and in the FamilySearch collection. Note that within these collections some films may contain the same records, but have different titles. Other titles are not duplicates. See Finding Court Records at other repositories within this section for links to the online catalogs for these two collections. Films at the Pennsylvania State Archives are not available for inter-library loan. If court records are available FamilySearch films may be available at a local Family History Center. Call ahead for availability.
Court of Common Pleas
The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters. The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts. Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy shares its judicial district with Elk County, Pennsylvania. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.[4]
Clerk of the Court
The Clerk of Courts prepares and maintains the records for the Criminal Division of the Court of Common Pleas. The Clerk signs and affixes the Seal of the Courts to all writs and processes, administers oaths and affirmations, and assumes custody of the seal and records of the Courts. The Clerk certifies and distributes orders of the Court. The Clerk also certifies and prepares bills of costs for the defendants and utilizes the computerized financial management system to disburse fines, costs and restitution.[5] For the Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Clerk of Courts address see the Courthouse section on this page.
The office of the Prothonotary is the custodian of all civil matters in the county. This includes naturalization, immigration, equity actions, judgements, federal and local tax liens, city liens, family court, arbitrations, license suspension appeals, appeals to higher court, commercial code filings, applications for passports and divorce proceedings. See the Courthouse section on this page for the Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Prothonotary office information.
Orphan's Court
See Vital Records
The Orphans' Court is responsible for a wide range of matters. The name of the Court is derived from the more general definition of "orphan," that being a person or thing that is without protective affiliation or sponsorship. This would include those not capable of handling their own affairs, minors, incapacitated persons, decedents estates, nonprofit corporations and trusts. It is the role of the Court to ensure that the best interests of the person or entity are not compromised.
It is believed the name of this court was borrowed from the Court of Orphans of the city of London, England which had the care and guardianship of children of deceased citizens, in their minority.[6]
For Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Orphans' Court contact information see the Courthouse section on this page.
Finding Court Records at Other Repositories
Additional court records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Court Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic Groups
Published Histories
Land and Property
Land records in Cameron County began in 1860. These records are filed with the Prothonotary/Recorder of Deeds office in Emporium, Pennsylvania.
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, and maps. Property records include liens as well as livestock brands and estray records.
The following are examples of available resources:
Land Records on Microfilm
- 1860–1902 Deed books, 1860-1889; Deed Indexes, 1860-1902. FHL film 902015 (first of 6 films)
Additional Resources
See Pennsylvania Land and Property for more information about using land records, especially about original land warrants, surveys, and patents filed at the state land office.
Additional resources can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cameron County Pennsylvania Land in online catalogs such as:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog.)
- Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search.)
Naturalization and Citizenship
Original Naturalization Records on Microfilm
- 1862-1906 Naturalization Dockets FHL film 1317479
- 1862-1906 Naturalization Dockets FHL film 1317479
Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
To access newspapers, contact public libraries, historical/genealogical societies, college or university libraries, or state archives in the area where the newspaper was published.
For information on state-wide newspapers see Pennsylvania Newspapers
Newspapers of Cameron County
- Pennsylvania Newspapers
- Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory
Online Newspapers
To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see news.google.com/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper.
Online Newspaper Abstracts
- PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Cameron County.
Obituaries are generally found in local newspapers where the person died. However, sometimes an obituary is found in the location from which he or she originated. To find an obituary, see the information under the Newspaper heading
|Sometimes the fastest way of finding obituaries is to call or email the local public library in the area where the person died. If the library does not have newspapers, a librarian often will know where they are kept. If a death date is known, and the newspapers are at the library, someone on staff will usually make a search for a small fee, or will indicate someone who will do the search.
Online Obituary Abstracts
Indentured Servants
Poorhouse, Almshouse
Probate Records
Probate matters in Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy are handled by the Orphans' Court and start when the county was created. To obtain original probate records, contact the Orphan's Court in the County Courthouse.
In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors; appointment and control of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters; inheritance tax appeals and various petitions and motions.
Online Probate Records
Original probate records for some Pennsylvania counties are available free online as digital images at FamilySearch.org. The dates vary significantly for each county and not all counties are listed. Some counties may only have probate indexes. This Pennsylvania collection of images may be browsed through the links listed below:
Complete Collection:
- 1683-1994-Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994 at FamilySearch.org
Cameron County Only:
- 1854-1976-Cameron County Probate Records
- 1854-1976-Cameron County Probate Records
Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts
Additional probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy probate wills in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
- The Pennsylvania Archives collection contains county archive records that can be searched onsite. Currently the Archives' staff cannot provide research or make copies of these records. Their collections include Almshouse Registers; Tax records; Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes and Records; Midwife records; African American records; Wills; Deeds; Naturalizations; Coroner's inquests; and Orphan's Court dockets. A list of the Archive's county holdings are on Microfilm or Manuscript form.
Cameron County Courthouse
20 E. Fifth St.
Emporium, PA 15834
Phone: (814) 486-3355
Orphans' Court
Phone: (814) 486-3355
Phone: (814) 486-3349
Family History Centers
The Barbara Moscato Brown Library
27 West 4th St., P.O. Box 430
Emporium, PA 15834-0430
Phone: (814) 486-8011
E-Mail: email@example.com
Cameron County Historical Society
P. O. Box 433
Emporium, PA 15834
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Vital Records
Vital records are handled by the County Orphans' Court. Between the years 1852-1855 Pennsylvania made a failed attempt to record birth, marriage and death events at the county level. While the records for that time period are available, there were few events recorded. County marriage records were kept in earnest in 1885. Births and deaths, at the county level, were begun in 1893 and kept through 1905. Abstracts and copies of vital records are available for some counties, but most are incomplete. For the most complete set of records, always contact the County Orphans' Court.
Early births 1893–1905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. See the heading Court Records on this page for contact information.
Indexes for Pennsylvania birth records are available through the Department of of Health for 1906 and 1907. Once an individual is located in the index a non certified Birth certificate can be obtained by writing and sending $3.00 to:
Division of Vital Records
ATTN: Public Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
Pennsylvania marriages are located at the county level. Contact the Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy clerk's office for these records.
- 1700-1821 - Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.
- 1725-1976 - Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940 - free index. Not complete for all years.
- Pre-1810 – Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.
- 1852-1854 - Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.
- 1885-1950 - Pennsylvania County Marriage, 1885-1950 Extracted marriage records – free. This database is incomplete for all counties. May also contain marriage records earlier than 1885.
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary. The office of the Prothonotary is located in the courthouse building.
Early deaths 1893–1905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. See the heading Court Records on this page for contact information.
Indexes for Pennsylvania death records are available through the Department of Health for 1906 through 1962. Once an individual is located in the index a non certified death certificate can be obtained obtained by writing and sending $3.00 to:
Division of Vital Records
ATTN: Public Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
Finding Vital Records at Other Repositories
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Web Sites
Populated Places
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).
- ↑ Pennsylvania line : a research guide to Pennsylvania genealogy and local history, 1990 ed. (Laughlintown, Pa.: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1990), [FHL book 974.8 D27p 1990].
- ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/accesssed 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Clerk of Courts in http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/ClerksOfCourts.htm (accessed 25 Aug 2012)
- ↑ The Philadelphia Courts at http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/orphans/ accessed 10 July 2012


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Fourth of four parts.
Agencies continue to consolidate and virtualize servers under the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, with savings — in space, energy use and, ultimately, money — as a primary goal. Here are six ways to help ensure a consolidation project comes up green.
It's not just the number of data centers to be shuttered, but the size of those centers and the energy they consume. Read more.
Utah's state government cut its number of servers from 1,864 to 591 and saved $4 million on its IT budget. Read more.
Agencies can use Energy Savings Performance Contracts, under which they pay for work out of future energy savings. Read more.
1. Consolidate voice, data and video onto one IP-based network
Aging analog phone systems are money pits, due to maintenance costs, dedicated personnel and electricity needs. The Energy Department's Hanford site in Washington saved $8 million by purchasing a new Voice over IP phone system instead of a like-for-like replacement of its aging Lucent plain old telephone service.
2. Virtualize servers
In a 2012 report, the IRS said it saved $10.2 million in equipment costs over two years from virtualizing its servers, and it expects an additional $1.3 million in annual savings as a result of lower electricity bills. The IRS said it could save another $7.7 million over the next five years if it virtualizes all of its servers.
3. Virtualize desktops
Desktop computers cost twice as much as thin clients, consume 80 percent more power and require significantly more help-desk and other support services. DOE Hanford expects to save $40 million between now and 2019 by migrating its entire workforce to virtualized desktops and thin clients.
4. Adopt energy-efficient cooling and power systems
One of the best investments agencies can make is modern air conditioning systems for their data centers. Utah bought an evaporated AC system and adopted hot-and-cold aisle containment, and it immediately started saving $8,500 per month in its electric bill.
5. Deploy state-of-the-art storage systems
Storage represents 25 percent to 50 percent of data center expenditures, so it is an area for significant capital and operational savings. Hanford is using 50 percent fewer storage drives – with commensurate savings in floor space and electricity -- because of NetApp's cloning, provisioning, flash and other optimization technologies.
6. Add environmental monitoring software to your IT infrastructure
Environmental monitoring software allows data center operators to track efficiency on a real-time basis. Utah is using the Niagara Framework to record a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) score ranging from 1.2 to 1.3, with 1.0 being a perfect score.
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Allan, we checked with Carolyn who said the $40 million savings refers to cost avoidance in hardware, software and help desk support for 6,000 desktops over a seven-year time frame. (i.e. through 2019). That breaks down to $5.7 million in savings per year. It also includes energy savings.
Sorry, but a $40M saving for 1500-7000 thin desktops in only 5 years is IMPOSSIBLE, unless Hanford is buying gold desktops. That number is only possible if the costs of implementing and maintaining VDI are not being included. Carolyn, any chance you could follow up and figure out how such an incredible savings is possible?
Comment for #1: Put all your eggs in one basket. If you IP network is great, so will your voice network. If you IP network goes down, no one can call to complain, so everything is still OK.
Comment for #2: yes, virtualization can save money, but a 10 to 1 ratio for equipment and electricity? That seems pretty unbelievable.
Comment for #3; See EricE's comment. VDI might be able to save some money at the right scale, but generally it's pretty risky to implement VDI to save money.
Comment for #4: yes, buying more efficient appliances and actually designing your cooling will save you money. Duh.
Comment for #5: Again, spending money to upgrade old things to new things is generally more efficient, except for the CapEx cost.
Comment for #6. 1.2=1.3 is pretty darned good. Must be relatively new facilities, which must be nice.
To sum up, invest a butt load of money, have new facilities, and also have unlimited staff to achieve all this, then you can start to save money.
The author might want to re-think #3, because VDI is not a cost saver. Not in the least. That doesn't mean it doesn't have a place, but pitching it as a way to save money is a sure fire way to get your VDI project deemed a failure. I highly recommend "The VDI Delusion" by Brian Maddox. It's a well reasoned walk through of what VDI is, and isn't. And even if you aren't really interested in VDI, I highly recommend it for anyone who manages desktops - they also give a nice overview of traditional desktop computing environments too.
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Microsoft sticks to its Xbox 360 prices
No Xbox 360 price cut coming this year or next
Microsoft has claimed that the Xbox 360 now offers such good value for money that is doesn't plan to cut the console's prices any further - not for a long while, at least.
Stephen McGill, Head of Gaming and Entertainment at Microsoft, told VideoGamer.com that the three-strong console range is at a "great" price now and so MS won't be "dropping the price for many, many years".
Content is one of the areas where McGill claimed that the Xbox 360 offers particularly good value for money, and he specifically mentioned the impending New Xbox Experience (NXE) as evidence of this.
NXE is a free system update that Microsoft has promised will let you "connect with your favourite people and enjoy more games and entertainment online than with any other device connected to your TV". It'll be available for download through the console on 19 November.
The most recent price cuts – which went live on 19 September - mean that Arcade model now costs £130 ($210/€164) and the mid-range Premium model £170 ($275/€214). The flagship Elite will set you back £230 ($372/€290).
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2nd Working Group Meeting, e-Extradition Initiative
5-6 December 2013, Paris, France
The aim of the e-extradition initiative is to develop technical and legal tools to significantly speed up and facilitate the transmission of extradition requests through INTERPOL's secure communications channels.
The pilot project has focused on developing an online platform enabling participating countries to test the bilateral transmission of extradition requests.
The second Working Group Meeting was opened by INTERPOL President, Mireille Ballestrazzi, and brought together representatives from 20 Ministries of 10 countries (Algeria, Austria, Canada, Colombia, France, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania and Thailand).
Observers from the United States, the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime were also present and took part in deliberations.
The meeting formally concluded the pilot phase of the project. It marked the transition from studying the feasibility of e-extradition to designing, developing and implementing the tools and services required to make the project a reality.
Why is e-extradition important?
INTERPOL Red Notices can be issued at the request of a member country to seek the location and arrest of wanted persons with a view to extradition or similar lawful action. While these Notices are transmitted electronically via secure police channels, the actual request for extradition is still largely dependent on traditional modes of communication – for example, postal mail or diplomatic pouch – which are less secure and less efficient.
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David Beckham might not be stripping down for Armani anymore, but he was definitely still shirtless manjoyment on the field with the England national team in London last night. After sitting out last weekend's World Cup qualifying match, he played for 30 minutes of the game against Belarus at Wembley Stadium. He also talked about his impending return to Europe saying, "It's 95 percent done, so I don't know why it wouldn't happen now. It will be sorted out in the next month, and I will probably be going there at the end of December." David said he was a little embarrassed to be named player of the game despite only coming in at the end, and his teammates gave him some good-natured teasing by comparing it to President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize after less than a year in office.
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Every Field Monitor (like all AYSO Volunteers) must register each year on the national AYSO Registration website at www.eayso.org and be Safe Haven Certified. More information on Registration and Certification can be found on our Volunteer Registration Page.
Field Monitors are the "eyes" and "ears" of the region at the selected fields. When you arrive, try to introduce yourself to the coaches so they know you are there. Since they may be in the middle of a game when your shift begins, this may not be possible until the next set of games begin. During your shift, we ask that you roam the fields and make sure that
- games start and end on time. Start times can be found on our schedules page, end times are always NO LATER THAN 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE START OF THE NEXT GAME...if not earlier.
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PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU TO GET INVOLVED IN ANY CONFLICT. We do not want you to get in the middle of "poorly behaved" individuals. We simply want you to report what you see so the appropriate regional representatives can follow up and take appropriate action.
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You should have seen me yesterday with the TV on, tweeting on my mobile and making dinner all at the same time. Hilarious, but so it is for the life of a die-hard Oscars fan and blogging multi-tasker.
I'm getting a bit particular in my Oscar dress picks, because it's not just about the dress for me. It's about the woman in the dress. I was tweeting with Kristin from BonBonRoseGirls, Phong Bui from Lovely40Plus, and Vandna from @Dr.Jerath and we had a great time sharing the Oscar moments.
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Planning for future retirement and the sale of your veterinary practice
You've carefully cultivated the success of your practice with your sharp eye for business, client relations, and patient care for the last 15 or 20 years. But now the lure of retirement calls. Or maybe your practice sale is just a tiny dot on the horizon. It's still important to prepare for this transition out of practice ownership.
You're facing tough questions: How can you ensure that the value of your biggest investment is at a level to help fund your financial independence? When are you going to sell? Who are you going to sell to? What do you need to consider before a sale? For starters, you need to know how much your practice is worth now so you know what to improve before it's time to sell. Take some tips from Dr. Shores and Dr. Farmer and start planning your exit strategy now. (Note: This is a composite scenario. The names of the individuals and practice have been changed.)
READY FOR RETIREMENTDr. Nancy Shores, age 55, has been the sole owner of Beach Front Animal Hospital for 15 years, and she hopes to retire in five years. She has a buyer lined up and wants to be sure she can afford to reduce her schedule and sell her practice.
To plan for financial security, Dr. Shores must first determine the dollar value of investments she'll need to generate the income she wants to have during retirement. She knows she doesn't want to change her standard of living after she retires. In fact, she plans to travel extensively, which will increase her cost of living. With tax, the required annual income to cover her projected living expenses is $150,000. Dr. Shores has invested in both personal and business assets (see belove "Your plan for financial independence"). Her liquid personal investments include CDs, a Roth IRA, a 401(k), and mutual funds, while her illiquid investments include a rental property. Her business assets include Beach Front Animal Hospital and the real estate the practice is located on, which she owns.
Dr. Shores' advisor has helped her calculate the future value of her personal assets at retirement and compared her current investments to the investment base required to cover her living expenses at retirement. When Dr. Shores sees that her investments, excluding her practice, are $1.1 million shy of her requirements, she knows that her practice has to make up the difference. (Editors' note: Benchmarks 2010: A Study of Well-Managed Practices, features a worksheet to help you summarize your current investment base. To order this year's study, visit http://dvm360.com/benchmarks.)
First, Dr. Shores needs to determine the current value of her practice so she'll know where she stands now in relation to where she wants to be. Disappointingly, her practice value comes in at $439,000, more than half a million dollars less than she hoped. Fortunately, the valuation process that gave her that number has also brought to light the areas that need additional attention.
The practice valuator explains that for Dr. Shores to reach her goal of $1.1 million, she'll need to increase her earnings and suggests several ways to do that. Dr. Shores will value the practice again in three years to ensure she's making progress toward her target value and again at the date of the sale so she'll have an accurate reflection of the practice value.
Dr. Shores' associate, Dr. Kevin Farmer, wants to buy 100 percent of Beach Front Animal Hospital. Because Dr. Shores wants to retire in five years, both doctors have decided it would be best to create a development plan so Dr. Farmer can gain an understanding of how the practice operates and the types of decisions he'll make as an owner. Dr. Shores also wants to be sure Dr. Farmer is prepared for the debt load from the purchase, and Dr. Farmer wants to understand the financial benefits he'll gain and the responsibilities he'll assume as an owner.
While Dr. Shores would prefer to delegate staff development to Dr. Farmer as soon as possible, she recognizes that his current strengths are better suited to medical development and the management of facilities, equipment, and technology. She asks Dr. Farmer to take the lead (with her guidance) in these areas now. In successive years he'll add responsibilities. Dr. Farmer will supplement his ownership knowledge by attending practice management sessions at continuing education conferences so he's comfortable making decisions in all areas of management by the time he buys the practice.


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A Study of the Effectiveness of an HIV Vaccine (ALVAC vCP205) to Boost Immune Functions in HIV-Negative Volunteers Who Have Already Received an HIV Vaccine
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001136
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First Posted : August 31, 2001
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The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe to give an HIV vaccine (vCP205) to volunteers who received an HIV vaccine at least 2 years ago, and to study how the immune system responds to this vaccine.
Vaccines are given to people to try to resist infection or prevent disease. There are a number of different HIV vaccines that are currently being tested. The vaccines that seem to be the most promising are canarypox vaccines, known as ALVAC vaccines; the vaccine tested in this study is ALVAC-HIV vCP205. This study will look at the safety of the vaccine and how the immune system responds to it.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections HIV Seronegativity
|Biological: ALVAC-HIV MN120TMG (vCP205)
|Phase 1
Vaccines may provide a route of therapy against HIV-1 infections by boosting the immune system responses. An artificially constructed HIV-1 vaccine (NYCBH), using vaccinia virus as its vector, has the advantage of conferring both cellular and humoral immune responses that are long-lived. Studies have shown that a second artificially constructed vector vaccine, HIV-1 canarypox (vCP205), also increases CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity, a cell-mediated immune response. Yet, immune responses are not boosted in volunteers previously vaccinated with vaccinia-based HIV-1 vaccines when a second vaccination with the same vaccine is given. One theory for vaccinia vaccine's failure is that immunologic barriers by antibodies to the vector itself may be responsible. This study examines the effectiveness of boosting the immune responses following vCP205 vaccination in the following: 1) volunteers who were previously immunized with vCP205 vaccine who may or may not have shown increased immune responses following the first immunization, and 2) volunteers who were previously immunized with NYCBH vaccine.
Upon study entry volunteers receive one injection of ALVAC-HIV vCP205. Temperature and symptoms should be recorded by the volunteer each day for 2 days and reported to the clinic staff. Volunteers will have seven clinic visits for drawing blood, collecting urine specimens, and performing clinical evaluations. At Month 3 HIV testing will be done. Volunteers will be followed for 3 months, with a passive follow-up call at the end of a year and once or twice a year for the next 5 years. Counseling on avoidance of HIV infection and pregnancy will be done.
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|Actual Enrollment :
|60 participants
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Multi-Centered Phase 1 Trial to Evaluate the Memory Responses to a Single Boosting Vaccination With ALVAC-HIV vCP205 in Volunteers Who Have Previously Received Poxvirus-Based Vaccines
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|May 2001
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- Are 18-60 years old.
- Are willing to use adequate birth control for 1 month before study entry and during the study.
- Have a CD4 count of at least 400 cells/mm3.
- Have a normal medical history and physical examination.
- Are available for 3 months of follow-up.
- Have participated in AVEG Protocol 014C or 022A and received all the scheduled vaccinations 24 or more months before this study, or have never participated in HIV-vaccine studies.
- Are HIV-negative within 8 weeks of study entry.
- Are negative for hepatitis B surface antigen.
Exclusion Criteria
You will not be eligible for this study if you:
- Are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Have a history of an immune system problem, any long-term illness, or any autoimmune disease.
- Have a history of using medications which affect your immune system.
- Have a history of cancer, except if it has been removed with surgery and cure is most likely.
- Have a medical or mental condition which interferes with the study.
- Have a job or work which interferes with the study.
- Have ever attempted suicide, thought of attempting suicide, or have a severe mental condition.
- Have received vaccines within 60 days of study entry.
- Have used experimental drugs within 30 days prior to study entry.
- Have received any blood products, such as immunoglobulin, in the last 6 months.
- Have active syphilis.
- Have active tuberculosis.
- Have any history of severe allergic reactions, including reactions to vaccines.
- Have an allergy to egg products or neomycin.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00001136
|United States, Alabama
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
|United States, Maryland
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
|United States, Missouri
|St. Louis Univ. School of Medicine AVEG
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, New York
|Univ. of Rochester AVEG
|Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
|United States, Tennessee
|Vanderbilt Univ. Hosp. AVEG
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
|United States, Washington
|UW - Seattle AVEG
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
|Study Chair:
|Thomas Evans
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00001136 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
10586 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number )
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 14, 2012
|Last Verified:
|May 2012
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AIDS Vaccines
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CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Gene Products, gag
HIV Seronegativity
Immunologic Memory
Antibodies, Viral
Genetic Vectors
Gene Products, env
HIV Preventive Vaccine
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Immunologic Factors
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AMD Shares Rise After Hours on Smaller Loss
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2013 earnings after markets closed today. For the quarter, the chipmaker posted an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.14 on revenues of $1.16 billion. In the same period a year ago, the company reported EPS of $0.19 on revenues of $1.69 billion. Fourth-quarter results also compare to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate for an EPS loss of $0.20 on $1.15 billion in revenues.
The company reported a full-year EPS loss of $0.16 on revenues of $5.42 billion compared with a consensus estimate for a loss of $0.23 on revenues of $5.42 billion. In 2011, AMD posted full-year EPS of $0.50 on revenues of $6.57 billion.
On a GAAP basis, AMD posted an EPS loss of $0.63 for the quarter and a loss of $1.60 for the full fiscal year.
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AMD continues to evolve our operating model and diversify our product portfolio with the changing PC environment. Innovation is the core of our long-term growth. The investments we are making in technology today are focused on leveraging our distinctive IP to drive growth in ultra low power client devices, semi-custom SoCs and dense servers. We expect to deliver differentiated and groundbreaking APUs to our customers in 2013 and remain focused on transforming our operating model to the business realities of today.
It appears that AMD will be putting off profits for while longer. The company said it expects first quarter 2013 revenues to fall by 9% sequentially.
AMD is now pinning its hopes on low-power designs from ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH), and there is speculation that the company may gain some design wins because of these new chips. Missing out on the mobile device explosion hurt AMD more than anything else this year, and by the time it gets its new designs out, the train will have not only left the station, but may have disappeared over the horizon.
AMD's shares are up about 2.5% in after-hours trading today, at $2.51 in a 52-week range of $1.81 to $8.35. The consensus target price for the shares was around $2.75 before today's report.
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Microsoft has released new details on an experimental operating system concept named Drawbridge. In early March Microsoft researchers presented a paper entitled Rethinking the Library OS from the Top Down. The paper describes a new interaction between a user-level application and its OS. The paper can be found at the ACM Digital Library [frustratingly, we can't redistribute the article since it's behind a paywall, like too much of the scientific world]. It describes an ambitious plan to separate the traditional API parts of an OS from the underlying kernel of the OS. But a full analysis requires some background.


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Bonuses should not exceed base salaries for managers of mutual funds regulated by the European Union, known as UCITS, European lawmakers in the economic and monetary affairs committee voted yesterday. The rules would cover 5 trillion euros ($6.5 trillion) of assets in UCITS, which include funds managed outside Europe and some linked to hedge-fund strategies such as John Paulson's New York-based Paulson & Co. and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC.
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100 years of Gill fun and gamesBy IAN CLARK
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 07. 2013 12:19AM
Gill goings-onThe Gill Stadium Centennial Celebration, which began with Friday's boys' soccer game between Manchester High Central and Alvirne of Hudson, continues with events on Saturday and Sunday. All events except for the performance that concludes the celebration are at Gill. Admission for all but the football game is free.
1-4 p.m.: Play on the Turf activities for all ages include races, a climbing wall, face painting and more.
4 p.m.: Marching bands from the city's three public high schools and Concord High perform.
7 p.m.: Central hosts Concord in the football season-opener for both teams.
Post-game: Fireworks display.
10 a.m.: The Temple Band, considered America's original town musical ensemble, performs.
11 a.m.: The re-dedication ceremony features local dignitaries, celebrity guests, and performances by the Average Joes Barbershop Quartet and the A.O.H. Pipes and Drums Band.
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MANCHESTER — The Manchester Central boys' soccer team opened the Gill Stadium centennial celebration with a 2-0 win over Alvirne of Hudson Friday night.
Festivities for the 100th anniversary of the stadium continue today with kid-friendly events from 1 to 4 p.m., a marching band concert featuring Central, Concord, Manchester Memorial and Manchester West bands and a 7 p.m. football game between Central and Concord.
Sunday's lineup gets started at 10 a.m. with a performance by the Temple Band. An 11 a.m. re-dedication ceremony is scheduled to include speeches, a review of the stadium's history and music by the Average Joes Barbershop Quartet and the A.O.H. Pipes and Drums.
"Once it culminates and everything is done and you know it's a success, that's a great feeling," said Pat Bryan, a member of the Gill Committee. "If you come to the re-dedication and pick up the book for $2, there are so many pictures and you will know people in there and see all the history and it connects them forever. We're all a part of history."
Bryan and the rest of the committee were on hand for a reception Friday night at Sweeney Post across the street from Gill. Also present at the reception were several members of the Gill family and other notable names from the facility's history such as Clem Lemire.
As for the soccer game, Little Green senior Sam Binogono scored in the 35th minute to give Central a 1-0 lead. Binogono fired a shot from 15 yards out on the left side, bending it high into the far corner and past the dive of Alvirne goalkeeper Jake Schofield.
Binogono's classmate, Keegan LaBerge, scored in the 66th minute to give Central an insurance marker. LaBerge blasted a short-range shot into the center of the net during a flurry above the goalie box. The Little Green improved to 1-2-0 while Alvirne dropped to 1-1-0.
Soccer is just one of the many sports featured at Gill Stadium over the past 100 years, and was one of the sports played on the day it opened back on Sept. 8, 1913.
Constructed in 1913 by Amoskeag Manufacturing, Gill Stadium was originally called Textile Field. It was leased to the Amoskeag Textile Club for its baseball league until the city of Manchester purchased it in 1927 and changed the name to Municipal Athletic Field.
In 1967, the stadium was renamed Gill Stadium in honor of former Parks and Recreation director Ignace J. Gill, who served from 1935 to 1967.
"We're very proud of our father. He was so dedicated to youth sports. It was his life," said Rita Gill Zember. "He never had an education and to get to the point he did, how can you not be proud of that? He was a great man and we're very proud."
Gill Stadium has been the home to several baseball teams, including the Manchester Yankees (Class AA, 1947-48 and Class A in 1971-72) and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in their inaugural season of 2004, which led to a major renovation of the facilities. The American Legion World Series was also hosted by the stadium in 1932, 1942, 1968, 1976, and 1977.
The original dedication of the stadium took place on Monday, Sept. 8, 1913. It featured a baseball game between the 1912 world champion Boston Red Sox and an all-star team from the city's Manufacturers' League as well as a relay race and soccer match between the Manchester Light Blues and the Amoskeag Textile club.
"There is so much history. Everybody has either had a relative who played there or they played there themselves in one sport or another. My brothers both played there (in the early 1950s). One played for Central (Jack Cavanaugh) and one played for West (Bill Cavanaugh)," Bryan said. "It touches everybody."