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New Way to Learn About and Potentially Block Traits in Harmful Pathogens
Electron micrograph of Chlamydia mutant bacteria inside of a cell. These particular mutant bacteria, colored red, are defective in secreting high levels of virulence proteins, seen here as the accumulating dark granules in between two bacterial membranes. (Credit: Bidong Nguyen, Duke Molecular Genetics and Microbiology)
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a new way to identify the genes of harmful 1) ___, particularly those that have been difficult to study in the laboratory. This new method uses chemicals to create mutant bacteria, followed by genomic sequencing to identify all mutations. By looking for common genes that were mutated in Chlamydia sharing a particular trait, the investigators were able to rapidly "zero in" on the genes responsible for that 2) ___. The approach is versatile and inexpensive enough that it could be applied to study a range of microorganisms, said Raphael Valdivia, PhD, an associate professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke. "We were able to learn about 3) ___ that allow Chlamydia to flourish in their hosts without the traditional, lengthy process of domesticating the pathogen to accept recombinant DNA," Valdivia said. "Our approach marries classical microbiology techniques with 21st century genome-4) ___ technologies. If you encounter a new dangerous microorganism and want to determine what genes are important, I think this represents an effective way to learn all we can, as fast as we can." The work was published on Jan. 9 in the early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
One of the goals in studying microbial pathogens that harm 5) ___ and animals is to locate and disrupt the genes required for infection. The microbe in this study, Chlamydia, an STD which hides in human cells, and is a type of 6) ___ that must cause disease to be transmitted from one host to another. Chlamydia is the leading STD infection and a risk factor for pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.
Prior to this work, the function of many 7) ___ genes had to be inferred by their similarity to genes from other bacteria. "By isolating mutants that don't grow well inside cells and identifying the underlying mutations, we can learn a lot about how these genes contribute to disease," Valdivia said. "These are the activities we'd like to block." "For us, this significantly accelerates the analysis of Chlamydia and importantly, should be applicable to many other microbes that have been difficult manipulate with recombinant DNA approaches," he said.
Valdivia suggested that even microbes associated with our normal intestinal flora, which are notoriously difficult to manipulate, are now open to exploration so that we can learn how their genes influence human health, including dietary disorders and inflammatory bowel 8) ___.
Valdivia also said that the new technique could help to create Chlamydia 9) ___ that have a combination of mutations that affect the pathogen's virulence. "That way we can cripple some aspects of the bacterium's ability to thrive intact in a host, while still allowing the bacterium to replicate enough to prime the immune 10) ___ against it."
ANSWERS: 1) microbes; 2) trait; 3) genes; 4) sequencing; 5) humans; 6) bacteria; 7) Chlamydia; 8) disease; 9) vaccines; 10) system
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Mock Draft Version 1.0 - Bills go offense at 21 and 22
Derek Kramer
There is a lot of buzz for this offseason for Buffalo Bills fans, after making the playoffs for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. In addition to a playoff team, the Bills also have two first round picks, at 21 and 22, in the 2018 NFL Draft.
There is a lot of hype surrounding the quarterback class, with as many as 6 quarterbacks that could crack the first round. There is more hype amongst Bills fans, with Buffalo showing signs of moving on from current starter Tyrod Taylor and having the draft capital to move up and down the draft board as they see fit, including the possibilty of moving up to select a quarterback.
With the first mock draft of the offseason on WGR550.com, there won't be any predictions of trades and the teams will remain at their spots. As the draft approaches, there will be mock drafts that include trades. That said, let's get underway!
1. Cleveland Browns -
QB Josh Rosen, UCLA
6'4", 218 lbs.
There is NO way that Cleveland passes up on a QB at #1 overall. Browns GM John Dorsey seems to be making it clear that they will be taking a passer here. The Browns can't afford to get cute and wait for pick 4 to select their new franchise player. It's Rosen at 1, as he's the top QB on my board.
2. New York Giants -
QB Sam Darnold, USC
6'4", 220 lbs.
The Giants may be all in on having Eli Manning back for 2018, but that doesn't mean that the Giants will pass up on a quarterback. Add in that New York was a playoff team blasted with injuries, including All-Pro WR Odell Beckham Jr., they can afford to take a QB high to prepare for life after Eli in the Big Apple.
3. Indianapolis Colts -
CB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
6'1", 203 lbs.
There was a debate in my head between Fitzpatrick and Saquon Barkley, but the Colts need so much help on defense that Fitzpatrick makes too much sense for them to pass up on him. Fitzpatrick has elite covering skills and the Colts could use a shutdown corner to deal with the top QBs of the AFC, including Houston's Deshawn Watson.
4. Cleveland Browns (from the Texans) -
RB Saquon Barkley, Penn State
5'11", 229 lbs.
The Browns offense gets revamped in a big way, first with Rosen and now with Barkley. Cleveland's defense was fairly impressive last season, it's now time for their offense to step up. Barkley is one of the best players available in this draft, and he'd be a welcome addition to the Browns offense. Expect Cleveland to also look to deal this pick.
5. Denver Broncos -
QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
6'0", 216 lbs.
The Broncos were a playoff team and a Super Bowl contender heading into the season, as long as the quarterbacks could play at an average level. Trevor Siemian, Brock Osweiler and Paxton Lynch cost this team's core a season. Denver looks ready to move on from Lynch, a first round disappointment who never cracked the starting lineup.
6. New York Jets -
DE Bradley Chubb, North Carolina State
6'4", 276 lbs.
When 3 QBs go in the top 5, it's going to start hurting teams. The Jets, who played better than many assumed they would last season, would not think to reach on a QB here when the value is not there, so here they take the best player on the board in Chubb, a fierce pass rusher who some experts think is the best player of the draft class.
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -
DE Arden Key, LSU
6'6", 265 lbs.
There is no doubt that the Bucs fell off the map this season, and a large part was due to a defense that was the worst in the NFL against the pass and last in the league in sacks with 22. While the Bucs fall one pick shy of Chubb, Key is still a top 10 player in this class, and one that would help shore up the Buccaneers woeful pass rush.
8. Chicago Bears -
WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama
6'1", 190 lbs.
If I was in charge in Chicago, I'd move on from Kevin White. Some Buffalo fans liked to complain about the injuries of former Bill Sammy Watkins, but White has played in just FIVE games in three years due to injury since being drafted by the Bears in 2015. The Bears could at least get some help for QB Mitch Trubisky, in the event White gets injured again.
9. San Francisco 49ers -
WR Cortland Sutton, SMU
6'4", 216 lbs.
The 49ers have their quarterback moving forward with Jimmy Garoppolo, who played well despite the collective of receivers that San Fran carried last season. Sutton has the size and speed to be a top wideout for an NFL team and could be helpful to let Marquise Goodwin (962 yards and 8 TDs last year) bump down to the second WR or slot position.
10. Oakland Raiders -
LB Roquan Smith, Georgia
6'1", 225 lbs.
The Raiders had a terrible defense last season, despite the talents of Khalil Mack. Oakland has a lot of issues, but getting a rangy, sideline-to-sideline pursuer like Smith can only help solidify one of the weaker front 7s in the NFL. This team could use secondary help as well, so Derwin James could be in play as well.
11. Miami Dolphins -
G Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
6'5", 330 lbs.
Another year, another issue with the Dolphins having a subpar offensive line. However, they could use a player that is naturally an interior lineman, instead of bumping down a tackle to play guard like they usually do. Nelson is a steadying presence for the interior and agile enough to be mobile and get to the second level with ease.
12. Cincinnati Bengals -
OT Connor Williams, Texas
6'6", 288 lbs.
The Bengals have a lot of solid pieces that have not been able to put it together. One thing that never hurts is the best tackle of the draft class falling to 12, which would allow Cincy to keep the line as steady as possible before they decide on what direction to go with Andy Dalton in the coming years.
13. Washington Redskins -
CB Joshua Jackson, Iowa
6'1", 192 lbs.
The Redskins aggressively pursued QB Alex Smith, and in the deal to acquire him, they dealt a starting corner away. Luckily, they have a good shot at Jackson, who was an absolute ball hawk last year in Iowa with 8 interceptions. With good size and closing speed, Jackson would be able to fill in well for the spotty Washington secondary.
14. Green Bay Packers -
DE/OLB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma
6'1", 240 lbs.
The Packers defense and lack of a pass rush has not been too kind to this team. With almost no shot at Chubb or Key, Green Bay could have their sights set on the versatile Okoronkwo, who can play well as an edge rusher or dropping back at linebacker.
15. Arizona Cardinals -
QB Josh Allen, Wyoming
6'5", 233 lbs.
The Cardinals have a lot of uncertainty at the quarterback position, with both head coach Bruce Arians and QB Carson Palmer retiring. While the Cardinals could use a combination of Drew Stanton and Blaine Gabbert to allow Allen to ease into the job, Arizona still needs a new answer at the position.
16. Baltimore Ravens -
RB Derrius Guice, LSU
5'11", 218 lbs.
The Ravens don't have too many holes on their defense, it is still very good. However, their offense has been pathetic. Baltimore can't really ditch the Joe Flacco contract, but strengthening the running game with a long term solution would not be a bad idea. Alex Collins did well, but the Ravens shouldn't pass on the best player available, and they rarely do.
17. Los Angeles Chargers -
DT Vita Vea, Washington
6'5', 340 lbs.
The Chargers are very talented from top to bottom and are a low key player in the quarterback conversation. However, seeing 4 quarterbacks taken early likely stops the Chargers from taking one in the first round and try for one more run with Philip Rivers. Vea is a big defensive tackle who helps plug holes in a 3-4 defense and has good pass rushing technique.
18. Seattle Seahawks -
FS Derwin James, Florida State
6'3", 211 lbs.
With the speculation that safety Kam Chancellor's neck injury could end his career, the Legion of Boom could reload with James, a hard-hitting, rangy safety that simply makes plays in many situations. Even if Chancellor doesn't retire this season, he could be the perfect mentor to James.
19. Dallas Cowboys -
DT Da'Ron Payne
6'2", 308 lbs.
The Cowboys are simply average on defense, but this class is very stacked at the defensive tackle position. Payne could be a fit as a 3-4 or 4-3 DT, which allows the Cowboys to put him anywhere they need to in order to help free up their talented linebackers like Sean Lee, Anthony Hitchens and Jaylon Smith.
20. Detroit Lions -
OT Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
6'8", 348 lbs.
The Lions could use some offensive line help for quarterback Matthew Stafford, who's been prone to taking beatings facing the pass rush of Everson Griffen and Clay Matthews in the NFC North. Brown is a mauler in the run game as well, which the Lions desperately need to improve.
21. Buffalo Bills -
WR James Washington, Oklahoma State
6'0", 205 lbs.
It's no secret that these two picks at 21 and 22 might not both be used by the Bills, more useful as ammunition to move up into the draft. However, if the Bills do stay at 21 and 22, help is still on the way offensively. Washington has that speed to take the top off of defenses that the Bills desperately need, in addition to some clean route running. As for who's throwing to him...
22. Buffalo Bills (from Chiefs) -
QB Lamar Jackson, Louisville
6'3", 211 lbs.
Despite improving mechanics in each of the past two seasons, as well as improving his accuracy, Jackson remains a polarizing player in this draft. Jackson could use some time on the sidelines to learn, which is something the Bills could provide. In addition to a rocket arm and solid mechanics, Jackson is a dangerous runner who could dazzle any time he's out of the pocket.
23. Los Angeles Rams -
CB Jaire Alexander, Louisville
5'11", 192 lbs.
The Rams missed E.J. Gaines at points during this season after trading him to Buffalo. Alexander only played 6 games this past season, but the talent is there to help out an already solid defense. Alexander also has ability to help in the return game, where the Rams are likely to release Tavon Austin and saw Pharaoh Cooper muff several punts in their playoff game.
24. Carolina Panthers -
WR Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
5'11", 200 lbs.
After building a receiver corps based mainly on size to the point of redundancy (and lost their speed element when Ted Ginn left last season for rival New Orleans), the Panthers could be gearing up to draft some speed to aid Cam Newton in the passing game.
25. Tennessee Titans -
DE/OLB Sam Hubbard, Ohio State
6'5", 265 lbs.
The Titans offense is fine, as long as Marcus Mariota recovers from this past season's slump. However, the defense still has some holes to be addressed, including their pass rush. Enter Hubbard, a player who maximizes his talents as an edge rusher on the outside. Brian Orakpo and Derrick Morgan have contracts expiring next season, so this move would allow Tennessee to fill a hole.
26. Atlanta Falcons -
DT Maurice Hurst, Michigan
6'2", 280 lbs.
Hurst is a tenacious pass rushing defensive tackle who could further help a Falcons defense that was steady this season. Hurst would allow Atlanta to get Takkarist McKinley in more one-on-one matchups, and that would make plenty of quarterbacks tremble with his own capabilities as a pass rusher.
27. New Orleans Saints -
QB Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
6'5", 230 lbs.
The Saints are one of the most complete teams in the entire league and lost a playoff game simply due to a bad playcall and a bad play by a promising young safety. As good as Drew Brees is, he is 39 years old and the Saints have a deep roster that could allow them to take a young QB to groom to start two years from now.
28. Pittsburgh Steelers -
ILB Tremaine Edwards, Virginia Tech
6'5", 250 lbs.
With the Saints grabbing the "next in line" QB, the Steelers hold off and focus on a need that was created late last season with Ryan Shazier's injury. Shazier is just getting back to walking, which means he'll be a bit of time from even trying to return to football. Edwards is more of a thumper, where Shazier was crazy athletic. Edwards would still fill a hole in the middle of their defense.
29. Jacksonville Jaguars -
OG Will Hernandez, UTEP
6'3", 330 lbs.
The Jaguars don't have many holes, Blake Bortles aside. With Doug Marrone's love for smashmouth football, a powerful guard like Hernandez is a match made in football heaven for the run-heavy Jags. Jacksonville can worry about their quarterback situation next season and ride that elite defense and running game to another playoff run.
30. Minnesota Vikings -
OT Kolton Miller, UCLA
6'8", 310 lbs.
With the return of Teddy Bridgewater as the Vikings starter being the most likely scenario (coach Mike Zimmer seems to love him like a son), Minnesota could use a new bookend tackle to help keep the rhythm passer upright in the pocket. The Vikings line played better this past season, but a new tackle would still be nice.
31. New England Patriots -
CB Denzel Ward, Ohio State
5'10", 191 lbs.
With Malcolm Butler clearly on the way out of New England and Eric Rowe better served as a nickel corner or backup safety, the Patriots could use another corner to bookend the solid play of Stephon Gilmore in the secondary.
32. Philadelphia Eagles -
OT Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
6'8", 315 lbs.
The Eagles are still a dangerous offense, but they could use a left tackle to groom into the lineup to replace Jason Peters, who is 36, after his contract expires next season. McGlinchey could go anywhere from the middle to the end of the first round, and here the Eagles could take him and stash him for next season or play him right away if Peters doesn't recover on time.


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Everyone is welcome to the join us for cake, prayer and friendship in our Advent Bible Studies on the theme Advent: The Journey to the Kingdom. Join us for any or all of the sessions (no signup required) on Thursday evenings at Pembroke House.
- Thurs 21st Nov – 7:30pm – What is the Kingdom and do I really need to care about it?
- Thurs 28th Nov – 7:30pm – Repentance: Nudging myself back onto the path
- Thurs 5th Dec – 7:30pm – Signs and Wonders: See the Kingdom Now
- Thurs 12th Dec – 7:30pm – Journey's End: Jesus Christ Emmanuel
Whether you're a Christian, new to faith, or just interested or a lover of cake, we're looking forward to meeting you. Download the flyer for more info:
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University of Pittsburgh - So
Majors: Marketing, Supply Chain Management
Certificate: Communication
Vice President of Member Relations
The Vice President of Member Relations is in charge of making sure that social events are hosted each semester. It is the job of the VP to delegate tasks to the members of the group in order for them to plan and host events that will bring members closer together in a less formal environment. It is helpful for the VP to have a list of events in case a time arises and there needs to be another event, but for the most part, events are put on by the members of the team.


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Am into squeezing into baby nappies at the moment so have been looking round the shops. Drynites and Underjams in most supermarkets plus they fit me reasonably well (I am about 35" waist 5"6' 75kg).
Was gonna try Huggies Little Walkers (now Step Ins) but rarely stocked, only in big packs and not often size 6. However, Wilkinsons / Wilko have neat little packs of these (including size 6) for £4.50 I think.
A cash n carry in Fenham, Newcastle where I live had dinky packs (about 15 nappies) of Pampers Baby Dry Size 6 which I have not seen before, normally the smallest is the 21 count carry pack. Also Pampers Feel n Learn 6+ in both boys n girls. Aren't these discontinued / rare?
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Nike Kyrie 3 is Kyrie Irving's third signature basketball shoe
New Air Jordan Shoes, New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz took to Instagram earlier tonight to show off a box he received from Kyrie Irving. Inside was this unreleased colorway of the Nike Kyrie 3, which launches in "Black Ice" next week. The new pair sports an aggressive black and red colorway, bearing a graffiti-like splatter print near the heel. The Swoosh cuts through in metallic silver and white helps finish off the sole. Its inaugural colorway is dubbed "Black Ice" and features precise detailing tailored for Irving's entertaining quickness and elite handle on the hardwood. On its outsole you'll find individual traction pods for enhanced grip on court while increasing the ability to stop on a dime. Throughout the upcoming silhouette you'll also find special nods to Irving's family and upbringing via roman numerals on its insoles representing his late mother's birthday and the names Azurie and Elizabeth representing his daughter and mother, respectively. You'll also find the acronyms JBY and H+H which represent Kyrie's personal mottos of "Just Be You" as well as "Hungry and Humble."
Air Jordans 2016, Kyrie Irving's third signature model with Nike Basketball has tons of promise too, thanks to a unique outsole construction that focuses on lateral movement with traction pods for quick cuts. Tech specs haven't changed too much. Rounded tooling is still present underfoot while Zoom Air is the only source of cushion — and it's located in the heel. The upper is pretty interesting, as it looks to be a textile with rubber overlays — most likely the Kurim we've been seeing on models like the LeBron 13 Elite and Jordan Ultra.Fly. He drained that shot in a black and gold pair of his second signature sneaker, a silhouette that quickly picked up steam as a favorite among players, WNBA superstars, playground hoopers and hypebeasts. Its curved outsole and big strap helped it stand way out and perform.
Nike and Kyrie Irving are ending 2016 by bringing us the Nike Kyrie 3 (III) sooner than expected. Originally we thought that we would have to wait until 2017 for Kyrie's new signature shoe but not anymore. Last year when the Nike Kyrie 2 dropped sneakerheads loved them because of the new look that they had with the midfoot strap and simple design. Get ready for the third iteration of the signature Kyrie line. Designed to match the razor-sharp game of one of the league's best, the Nike Kyrie 3 will have you slicing through opposing defenses with ease. A precise Hyperfuse construction bonds synthetic skins with layers of mesh and TPU for lightweight breathability, durability and support exactly where you need it. Independent pods on the forefoot enhance traction making hard cuts easier, while the integrated forefoot band enhances the lockdown fit. Outsole curvature allows you make quick transitions and play on your edges just like you're Kyrie. If you've been looking for a new hoop shoe then the Nike Kyrie 3 may be just what you need. It will definitely take your game to the next level.


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What you need to know about the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
AMT Basics
The AMT has a completely different set of calculations than the regular tax. For the regular tax, you add up your total income, subtract out various deductions to find taxable income, then calculate the tax. Against the regular tax you can claim various credits to reduce your tax even further. The AMT, however, has a different base of taxable income and different tax rates. Taxable income for AMT purposes does not allow the standard deduction, personal exemptions, or certain types of itemized deductions. Also some income which is not subject to the regular tax is added for AMT purposes. Your tax under AMT rules may be higher than your tax under regular tax rules.
When calculating the alternative minimum tax, various adjustments are made. Some income is added which is not subject to the regular tax. Some deductions are adjusted downwards or eliminated entirely. These adjustments function to re-calculate taxable income, the base on which the alternative minimum tax is calculated.
The following tax items are added back to taxable income for AMT purposes. If any of these deductions are significant, this can trigger an AMT liability. •State and local income taxes,
•Medical expenses,
•Miscellaneous deductions such as employee business expenses
•Mortgage interest on home equity debt
•Accelerated depreciation
•Exercising (but not selling) incentive stock options
•Tax-exempt interest from private activity bonds
•Passive income or losses
•Net operating loss deduction
•Foreign tax credits
•Investment expenses
This list is not comprehensive, but reflects the typical adjustments I see that can trigger an AMT liability.
Typically, the alternative minimum tax eliminates most or exactly all of the regular tax savings from the above-mentioned deductions.
How The AMT Works
The AMT functions just like the federal income tax system. It has its own forms, rules and tax brackets. However, the rules of the AMT were created specifically to erase many of the tax loopholes found in the standard federal tax code.
If you are subject to the AMT, you may have to fill out and file a separate set of tax returns. This is in addition to filling out the standard federal tax forms. In the process of filling out both returns, you will calculate your federal income tax under both systems.
After you have calculated the amount of taxes that you must pay under both tax systems, you will be required to pay the higher tax bill. Since the AMT system was created to close tax loopholes in the standard system, the tax bill associated with it will likely be higher than the standard federal tax bill.
Who Might Have To Pay the AMT
There is an income exemption associated with the AMT. This means that if your income falls under a certain amount, you will not be subject to it. The exemption amounts tend to increase every year. For 2014, if your individual income is less than $52,800 or your joint income is less than $82,100, then you will not be subject to the AMT.
However, if your income is above these levels, you might find yourself subject to the AMT if
- You made substantial deductions for your state income taxes.
- You made substantial deductions for dependent exemptions. This could apply to you if you have a lot of children.
- You made substantial deductions for interest on a home equity loan that is used for purposes other than home improvements.
- You earned substantial investment income from certain municipal bonds.
- You exercised "deep in the money" incentive stock options.
Don't assume that the AMT only applies to wealthy individuals.
How to Avoid or Reduce Your Exposure to the AMT
Although the AMT was created to be difficult to get out of, there are a few things you can do to reduce or eliminate your exposure to it.
Reduce Or Eliminate Your Investments In Municipal Private Activity Bonds: Most municipal bonds are exempt from both federal income taxes and the AMT. However, the interest from municipal bonds that are used to fund private activities such as sports arenas, hospitals and housing projects (to name a few) are fully taxable under AMT. You can reduce your exposure to AMT by reducing or eliminating your investments in these types of bonds. Keep in mind that your interest dividends from bond funds or mutual funds that hold private activity bonds will also be subject to the AMT.
Don't Take Out A Home Equity Loan For Anything Other Than Home Improvements: The AMT will not allow you to deduct any interest on the loan unless the loan proceeds are used for home improvements. Avoid using your home equity line for non-home improvement purposes.
Decrease Your AMT Taxable Income For The Year: It might sound counterintuitive, but finding ways to slash your income that could be taxed under the AMT will help you reduce your exposure to the AMT. Consider deferring a year-end bonus into the next year. If you have some poorly performing investments, sell those at a loss to reduce your taxable income.
More and more people are finding themselves victims of the alternative minimum tax.


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DOG TAGS; Memorial to Fargo/support Foundation
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC - Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced today a unique opportunity for people to support the Sheriff's Department while remembering Fargo who paid the ultimate sacrifice on December 16, 2011.
Sheriff Leon Lott stated that the Richland County Sheriff's Foundation now has available K9 Fargo Dog Tags and Key Chains for sale beginning Friday June 21, 2013. The Sheriff added that the Dog Tags will be available at all Midlands Area Taco Bells, on line at www.RCSFSC.com or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com .
Sheriff Leon Lott stated that Fargo was shot and killed after capturing an armed robbery suspect near Monticello Road in North Columbia. Fargo caught the subject, locked onto him and during the ensuing struggle the man shot Fargo three times, and then fired at responding deputies. K9 Fargo was transported to a local emergency animal hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect fled but was located hiding in a shed and arrested a short time later. Fargo was Master Deputy Warren Cavanagh's partner and was a Belgian Malinois who joined our family in 2006 at the early age of 9 months. K-9 Fargo was triple wielded in Narcotics detection, Tracking, and Criminal Apprehension. Master Deputy Cavanagh and K-9 Fargo prided themselves in making the communities of Richland County a safer place to live, work and play.
Sheriff Leon Lott stated that these new unique Dog Tags are being sold by the Richland County Sheriff's Foundation which was founded to care for those who protect our communities. The Foundation's website www.rcsfsc.com talks about their purpose: "Richland County deputies risk their lives daily. They protect people and property, often under adverse conditions. Providing equipment when it is needed, rather than when dollars become available was, and still is, The Richland County Sheriff's Foundation's primary goal. The match of dollars to needs isn't always perfectly timed. And the time lost attempting to obtain equipment can cost the lives of law enforcement officers."
Sheriff Leon Lott stated that the Foundation supports the Department, through fundraising and donations, often stepping in to help Deputies and their families in the event of crisis and general need. The Sheriff stated that the Fargo Tags will cost $15 each and the money will go to support the Foundation's efforts to provide for those who protect our communities (please see the attached poster of the actual tags).
Sheriff Leon Lott stated that on June 22, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM K9 Deputies and their K9 Partners will be at Midlands Area Taco Bells (located on Clemson Road, Polo Road, Decker Boulivard, Broad River Road and Garners Ferry Road) to interact with the public and promote this project. The Sheriff added that the Dog Tags will be available at all Midlands Area Taco Bells
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Around 300 of the nation's largest hospital systems are banding together in an effort to better control the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs.
The group, which includes Ascension, a Catholic healthcare system and the largest nonprofit hospital group in the U.S., and which may also be joined by The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will form a new nonprofit company to provide several generic drugs to participating hospitals. The aim is to combat the sharply rising prices of off-patent drugs, a development that has sparked public outrage and led to a federal investigation.
"This is a shot across the bow of the bad guys," Marc Harrison, president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, recently told The New York Times. which is spearheading the initiative. "We are not going to lay down. We are going to go ahead and try and fix it."
But industry experts like Seth Friedman, national pharmacy practice leader for benefits and HR consulting at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, predict an uphill battle.
Citing regulatory barriers, Friedman says it could take three to five years for the effort to gain any traction. While it's easier to produce generics, whose recipes can be duplicated from brand-name drugs, he notes that they will still require approval from the Food and Drug Administration—and expensive and time-consuming process.
Given the dismal track record of healthcare mergers over the past decade, "It's hard to conclude that any pharmacy savings will be created," adds Craig Lack, a best-selling author who Forbes once described as "the healthcare broker whisperer."
Still, Lack is sanguine about the possibilities. "These hospitals do not operate in a vacuum," he says. "Our hope is that they will try to squeeze more waste and margin—in some cases radically extreme margin—out of the system."
Consolidation to continue
Whatever happens with Intermountain Healthcare's Rx ambitions, Lack and Friedman expect industry consolidation to continue as powerful players join forces They point to CVS's planned purchase of Aetna, UnitedHealthcare's acquisition of OptumRx and Albertsons's plan to purchase Rite Aid and EnvisionRx, among other examples.
Another instance of consolidation is Amazon, JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway's recently announced partnership to provide healthcare for their own employees. Citing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' oft quoted phrase, "your margin is my opportunity," Lack says it's the prescription drug businesses' inflated profits and the estimated 30% waste in the healthcare industry that are prompting all of these efforts.
For brokers and advisers, Lack says the challenge remains helping their employer clients navigate the minefield that is healthcare costs. That means steering them into self-funding, "The only mechanism whereby you can negotiate wholesale and institutional prices on behalf of your clients," he says.
The goal, he adds, is to introduce transparency and prevent hospitals from hiding behind codes for items like specialty medications and surgical centers.
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If you keep an eye out for celebrities and keep up with what they are doing, you'll notice that a number of women's magazines publish articles in the spring about what celebs have done to keep looking good over the winter. A major concern to celebs is their weight. Most of them have to be their proper weight to look their best.
As they are for the most part always in the public eye, they need to keep trim at all times. If per chance, a celeb whether male or female comes across a really good weight loss system, the public would surely like to know about it and how it works. Celebs are often paid exorbitant amounts of money to share these new programs with the public. Quite often, a celeb will put out a DVD on the new program as well as manufacture equipment that you can buy.
Jennifer Hudson's Phentermine Weight Loss Story
Celebs not only come up with new exercise programs, there known for trying everything out there that will maintain proper weight. Many have used prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, injections and of course foods.
Some have gone as far as watermelon diets to lemonade diets for weeks at a time. I mean all they eat is watermelon for a couple of weeks or drink a lemonade/honey drink for a month and taking in nothing else. On the other hand, prescription drugs and OTC drugs are commonly used by celebs to achieve their weight loss goals. And, appetite suppressants like phentermine have been used for a long time. Definitely thought to be the old standby. Decades ago, phentermine required a prescription but now is available in a number of forms without prescription. The newer nonprescription forms work as well as the prescription forms but with fewer and less severe side effects. This form of phentermine is very cost effective as a weight loss alternative such that most people will have no problem buying it.
Missy Elliott – impressive 70 pounds weight loss on Phentermine
Celebs have been know to use OTC laxatives, diuretics and stimulants separately and as various mixes to achieve weight loss. Much of this is temporary, say for example, that big award evening and they need to get into the skinny red dress. It's amazing. They will literally do anything to lose even a few pounds to squeeze into something. Thyroid stimulants are popular along with synthetic thyroid hormones. Some celebs smoke cigarettes to keep thin as the nicotine in cigarettes acts as a stimulant.
Of all the weight loss systems, appetite suppressants like phentermine are high on the list of substances to use by many celebs and the average individual.. Since this weight loss dietary supplement is relatively safe to use, doesn't require a prescription, conveniently available on line and affordable, it has become a very popular drug.


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Having no daughters, I imagine that mothers and daughters have a deep, intimate relationship in which they can share hopes and fears, tea parties and toenail painting.
But, that may just be in my imagination.
I've interviewed enough young mothers now to know that when young women become mothers, whether they are daughters or daughters-in-law, their mothers think the relationship will remain one-way – they will continue to give advice.
Daughters, by contrast, just like sons, think that they are pretty good at this parenting business and, anyway, their mother's advice is outdated.
Donne Davis captures this dynamic perfectly in her recent book, When Being a Grandma Isn't So Grand: 4 Keys to L.O.V.E. Your Grandchild's Parents.
The L.O.V.E. acronym is her summary from conversations with grandmas in her living room, where she started the social network for grandmas, GaGa Sisterhood in 2003, and a survey of 50 mothers.
L is for Learn the Parents' Language
Though babies haven't changed since we raised ours, what we know about them has.
And, theories about good parenting have emerged to replace our favorite Dr. Spock books.
If your daughter or daughter-in-law starts talking about attachment parenting or co-sleeping, don't dismiss her efforts to research what's best for your grandbaby with a remark about how you used to let your children cry themselves to sleep and they turned out fine.
Actually, Cry It Out (CIO), or letting a baby learn to self-soothe by crying themselves to sleep, is still a valid theory among today's parents.
However, dismissive remarks about the parenting methods your daughter chooses do not convey respect or confidence in her parenting skills.
That's not the relationship you want.
Davis suggests instead that you research the same articles your daughter or daughter-in-law are reading in order to understand the styles they are trying and have an open, non-judgmental conversation about what they are doing and why.
You are right on one point. You raised your children and they turned out fine.
But, there is more than one way for children to turn out fine.
Today's parents are investigative, open to new ideas and intensely involved in trying to understand how to build on the values you've given them while incorporating the latest information on child-rearing, all while picking a style that they are most comfortable with.
One of the young mothers spoke to this in her survey answer:
"I wish the grandparents understood that, YES, some of the parenting choices we make are a result of things that didn't work for us in our childhood."
"But, it doesn't mean that we love them any less and it doesn't mean we are trying to make them wrong."
"We have the opportunity to improve our practices with each generation."
And, that's what you want for your grandchildren – confident, involved parents.
Davis' advice:
"We forget that no matter how much wisdom, perspective, and experience we think we've acquired in our long lives, now it's our children's turn to be in charge."
Each letter has a chapter.
O is for Own Your Shared Purpose
V is for Value the Parents' Hard Work
E is for Empathize.
It adds up to all the more love for your grandchildren.
Click here to hear author Donne Davis talk about her book.
Click below for the author interview.
Order Davis' book from amazon by clicking on the title: When Being a Granda Isn't So Grand: 4 Keys to L.O.V.E. Your Grandchildren's Parents.
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Author, "Who Gets to Name Grandma? The Wisdom of Mothers and Grandmothers"
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Basic Dog Care & Grooming Essentials Workshop aims to equip dog owners with the proper skills to conduct basic grooming & maintenance at home for their pets with safe and humane handling methods. Workshop to be conducted in an interactive and small group setting by Desmond Chan, certified professional groomer and People's Association accredited trainer.
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All in all, I found the workshop to be extremely informative and the environment conducive to learn and practise in. I thoroughly enjoyed the two day workshop with my Pug, Bruno and I would definitely encourage anyone interested in basic pet care to take up this course, or even to bring your pet down to Bubbly Petz to get them groomed; as Desmond and his entourage of professional pet groomers will give them the best star treatment!
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Elan, Boehringer Ingelheim enter development, manufacturing agreement
DUBLIN — Irish biotech company Elan and German drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim will collaborate to develop and manufacture antibody-based medicines.
The two companies said BI would perform technical development, clinical manufacturing and regulatory filing support, while Elan would lead discovery, preclinical testing, clinical development and commercialization of the drugs. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"We are excited to collaborate with Boehringer Ingelheim, a highly regarded and world-class leader in biological technical development and manufacturing," Elan SVP and head of biologic strategy, planning and operations Johannes Roebers said. "The agreement enables Elan to focus resources on discovery and the clinical progression of our science while leveraging Boehringer Ingelheim's process development and production capabilities."
Mallinckrodt receives FDA approval for generic Duragesic
ST. LOUIS — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a painkiller delivered through a skin patch made by Mallinckrodt, the generic drug maker said Friday.
Mallinckrodt, part of Covidien, said the FDA approved its fentanyl transdermal system patch.
The patch is a generic version of Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic. The drug, an opioid and Class II controlled substance, is used for managing persistent, moderate-to-severe pain that requires continuous opioid administration.
Lucentis improves vision among diabetes patients in trial
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Genentech, a subsidiary of Roche, reported that its eye drug helped improve vision in patients suffering from a complication caused by diabetes.
In its phase-3 RISE study, Genentech said diabetic macular edema patients that received monthly Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) achieved an improvement in vision at 24 months, compared with placebo.
The RISE study is one of two late-stage clinical trials that Genentech is conducting on Lucentis. The drug maker said it hopes that with results from the RISE study and the second phase-3 trial, RIDE, Lucentis can be approved for a new indication by the Food and Drug Administration.
DME is a serious complication of diabetes that affects up to 10% of people with the disease and can lead to blurred vision, severe vision loss and blindness, the drug maker said. "DME is a leading cause of blindness among working-aged adults in most developed countries, and currently there are no FDA-approved medicines to treat patients who suffer from this debilitating condition," said Hal Barron, Genentech chief medical officer and head of global product development. "We are encouraged by these data and await the results of RIDE, our other pivotal study in DME."


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I'm so damn tired of making this cake. I may tell people that I've retired this design and I'll never fucking make it again once it's December. Of course, I won't really, but I WANT to.
Look how CRAPTACULAR this cake is. I totally fucked up the writing and I was to damn tired and uncaring to redo it.
Tired now. Going to bed.


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Daniel Simon at Solar Feeds has posted an interesting analysis of the impacts that dropping prices have had on the adoption of solar energy. This thought provoking piece argues that we are not far away from the point where the market for solar energy is self-sustaining.
Here's the whole post. Nice piece.
Sub $7 prices utilities order ~10MW plants
Sub $6 prices utilities order 50MW plants
Sub $5 prices utilities order 250MW plants
Sub $4 prices utilities order 1.25GW plants (?)
Somewhere around $3W installed, I believe solar market will become self sustaining.
Here's the whole post. Nice piece.


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We're committed to high-quality care and education. To ensure a high standard of care, we maintain high ratios of 1 tamaiti to 5 teachers, and employ qualified staff.
We regard parents as their tamaiti's first teacher and value communicating with you on a regular basis about the centre and your tamaiti's needs and progress. We record stories of your tamaiti's learning journey, and keep a selection of art in an art folder, showing their artistic skills develop.
Our approach is consistent with the goals, strands and sociocultural/bicultural philosophy of Te Whariki – the national early childhood curriculum document.
We implement the group project inquiry learning approach. We draw on the Reggio Emilia traditions and socio-cultural philosophy in our programme planning. Some of our recent group projects include; dance and drama, literacy. caring for each other and our youngest learners and physically challenging ourselves.
"Teachers are responsive to children's interests and emerging ideas. Children have choices about their learning and participation in activities. Literacy, music, maths and creativity are well integrated in the curriculum. Te reo me ngā tikanga Māori are authentically included in everyday activities." (ERO Report, 2015)
Our philosophy and values include:
- We view tamariki as confident and capable learners; we trust them to know themselves, to make decisions, to solve problems and to lead their own learning.
- We believe that all decisions regarding tamariki should begin with consideration for their thinking and perspectives.
- We value the uniqueness of each tamaiti. We believe that they are natural investigators who learn by using all their senses to explore and learn.
- We endeavour to create an environment in which the tamariki see themselves as people with rights and in which they develop a sense of responsibility for the rights of others.
- We value a collaborative learning approach, where responsive and reciprocal relationships are nurtured within the Te Kainganui co-operative community of teachers, tamariki and their families.
- We see the environment as a teaching and learning tool and work to make it flexible and dynamic. We view our wider community as an extension of the learning environment at Te Kainganui, rich with possibilities.
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the founding document of Aotearoa, New Zealand. We weave Te Reo, Tikanga and Kaupapa Maori into our daily practice. We acknowledge that we are a multi-cultural society and value all cultures, religions, and beliefs within our Te Kainganui whanau and beyond.
- We aim to practice environmental sustainability, educating our tamariki and involving our community in caring for the environment.


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The Bullard High School Panther Fishing Club hooked success by the lips recently, as the team competed in the second event of the Texas High School Bass Association's East Division, held Saturday, Oct. 21, on the waters of Lake O' the Pines.
The team's lines reeled in a successful team finish at the second THSBA East Division event, bringing in a third place team out of the 19 teams competing at the tournament.
"We always seem to do well on Lake O' the Pines and this past event proved to be no different," said Tim Haugh, Bullard Panther Fishing Club advisor. "Several of our returning teams fished really well simply because they know the lake a little bit better. We were a lot more prepared for this event than the last one on Lake Palestine. After the first event, I still wasn't sure about what we had as a club, especially with the younger teams. Our veteran teams really pulled the weight, which was expected of them, but our younger teams were also able to make a big contribution to our success."
In total, the fishing clubs from East Division schools fished 132 teams, catching a total of 306 fish tipping the scales at 683.51 pounds. Out of the large number of fish caught, a total of 303 fish (99 percent) were released back into Lake O' the Pines.
The Bullard Panther Fishing Club was led by the strong finish by the team of Will Carlile and Zac Hastings, bringing home a strong fifth place finish with a catch of five fish weighing in at 14.92 pounds.
With the duo's success, Carlile was able to hook the largest bass of the tournament at 6.64 pounds, earning him a prize of his choice of Costa Del Mar sunglasses, a retail value of $280. The team also received a plaque and Abu Garcia Ike fishing rods valued at $130.
The Panther Fishing Club also was propelled to the high team finish thanks to the performance of Jerrod Shrode and Reece Ricketts, placing 15th with a catch of five fish with a weight of 11.90 pounds.
The duo of Tyler Geer and Bailey Kurtz also had a good day on the waters of Lake O' the Pines, placing 17th overall with a catch of five fish weighing at 11.55 pounds.
Also competing at the event was the team of Kaiden Simons and McKenna Davis, reeling in a catch of five fish weighing 8.82 pounds.
The Panther Fishing Club team of Colby Ferguson and Will McAllister provided the club with a solid performance, taking home a 55th place finish with a catch of one fish weighing 5.30 pounds.
Cade Hollingsworth and Hunter Vandenburg were able to bring in a total of two fish weighing 4.32 pounds, allowing the teammates to secure a 61st place finish.
The duo of Bryce Nelson and Brock Davis fished their way to a 66th place finish at the Lake O' the Pines tournament, finishing with a catch of two fish weighing 3.73 pounds.
The team of Nick Craver and Nathan Ferguson also competed well for the Panther Fishing Club, allowing the team to claim a 73rd place finish with a catch of two fish weighing in at 3.35 pounds.
Also competing at the event was the team of Colton Long and Andrew McKeethan, with a catch of two fish weighing in at 2.95 pounds, good enough for a 78th place finish.
Aiden Pate and Logan Brown hooked an 81st place finish at the event thanks to their catch of one fish weighing in at 2.47 pounds.
The Panther Fishing Club team of Christian Wimmer and James Chancellor took home a 64th place finish at the tournament with one fish tipping the scales at 2.15 pounds.
Teammates Landry Lasseter and Chase Bussell were able to claim 86th place at Lake O' the Pines with one fish weighing in at 1.97 pounds.
The final Panther Fishing Club Team to bring in a fish at the tournament was the team of Brandon Shanholtz and Esau Powell, placing 94th with a catch of 1.53 pounds.
Other Panther Fishing Club teams competing at the Lake O' the Pines tournament included Callie Farr, fishing solo; and the team of Anna Taylor and Jon Bellanger.
With a total of two tournaments behind them, several teams of the Panther Fishing Club are in the hunt for the THSBA East Division Angler Team of the Year honor, as well as in good standings in hopes to qualify for the Regional event in April on Toledo Bend.
In the 2017-2018 season, teams in the top 40 percent of the THSBA East Division will advance to the Regional tournament, a change from the 50 percent qualifying mark from last season. Also advancing to Toledo Bend will be the THSBA East Division's Team of the Year, allowing the winning club to advance all of their teams to the event.
"Last year, you had to be in the top 50 percent of teams in the THSBA East Division if you were not in the club named as the Team of the Year," said Haugh. "Now, you have to be in the top 40 percent because of the growth of the THSBA organization. We now have a total of six divisions, which is two more than we had last year. We also have almost 1,200 teams, compared to the 970 teams a year ago. It's become more popular because guys are allowed to fish against girls and vice-versa, as well as small 1A schools can compete against large 6A schools, and everywhere in between. There's no other sport formatted like that in high school; it doesn't matter if you go to a large school like Allen or a small school like Oakwood, you compete against everyone."
Currently, the Panthers are in a tie for second place in the THSBA East Division Team of the Year competition with Tyler Robert E. Lee, as Whitehouse leads both teams. The Panthers are being led in the THSBA East Division Angler Team of the Year race by Carlile and Hastings, who are tied for 10th place with 970 points.
Panther Fishing Club teams currently within the 40 percent cut-off for the Regional event include Shrode and Ricketts (18th, 952 points); Geer and Kurtz (19th, 951 points); Ferguson and McAllister (T-24th, 942 points); Simons and Davis (T-29th, 921 points); Nelson and Davis (40th, 907 points); and Lasseter and Bussell (48th, 896 points).
Other Panther Fishing Club teams with a chance of making their way above the 40 percent line include Craver and Ferguson (T-58th, 875 points); Hollingsworth and Vandenburg (60th, 874 points); Shanholtz and Powell (79th, 846 points); Taylor and Bellanger (95th, 808 points); Farr (96th, 805 points); Pate and Brown (100th, 799 points); and Wimmer and Chancellor (101st, 796 points).
The Panther Fishing Club will compete next at the third THSBA East Division tournament of the 2017-2018 season, to be held Saturday, Nov. 18, on the waters of Lake Fork.
"Having success at Lake O' the Pines will hopefully build excitement because now, the teams see that we're sitting in second place and have a chance to move even closer to possibly being the Team of the Year. I hope that momentum will carry over. Lake Fork is a real tough tournament lake because it has a slot; any fish between 16 and 24 inches, you aren't allowed to keep. Everyone dreams of catching a fish over 24 inches, but the key is to reeling in five fish that are 15 ¾ inches. We've had some success on Lake Fork before, but hopefully we're able to go in and have a good day on the water."
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Last Night Newcastle re-United Man-of-the-Match Alan Smith, said the Magpies' battling draw with Arsenal proved that everyone at the club are pulling together in the same direction. The result was also shown that there's no thing such as "Player Power" but the "Toon Army Power".
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Newcastle's 1-1 draw with Premier League current leaders Arsenal, put good foundation for Newcastle and can be one step forward in the right direction. For a club that has been under "intense pressure" in recent weeks, Steven Taylor's equaliser on the hour earned a point to their efforts which is clearly deserved it in front of an appreciative St James' Park crowd.
"I think tonight showed everyone is 100 per cent behind everything we're doing." Smith said, "We need everyone together and we showed that tonight. With commitment like that we can only go forward."
"If we play with passion like that we won't go far wrong. The goals people score against us are unstoppable and tonight's was a kick in the teeth – but it means everything if a teams is together."
Newcastle United recently shows not enough passion after being a goal behind in the last couple of games before everything turns out to be clear last weekend at Ewood Park.
"I didn't want to see confidence ebb away. I then saw a performance at Blackburn [last Saturday] but not a result, tonight I've seen a performance and a result." Sam Allardyce said "Once we scored we saw Arsenal on the back foot and they could not get going."
Steven Taylor's equaliser in an hour mark liften-up the lads spirit even more, and the crowd roar at St. James's Park even burning the fire upon them and United going mad to pursued a winner for the last entire 45 minutes.
"I feel very unlucky not to have won the game because we had the chances and could not find the finish." Allardyce added.


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Kerecis was established in 2009 as a research project based in Isafjordur, Iceland. The company started commercial operations in 2013.
The company is headquartered in Isafjordur and manufactures its products there. The company also has offices in Reykjavikand, Iceland, and in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C.
Kerecis is privately held by Icelandic, American, British, and French shareholders. About half of the shareholders are the original founders of the business, and private investors and family funds hold the remaining shares.
Kerecis is participating in several U.S. Department of Defense-funded projects. The company is committed to developing better remedies for injured American servicemen and women, who have suffered an increase in the number of serious, life-threatening burn wounds in the shift away from traditional combat settings.
The Kerecis technology is patented in the United States and multiple other countries.
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Our vision at Kerecis is to become a world leader in tissue regeneration by providing products that help heal chronic wounds and damaged tissue, among other applications. The innovative Kerecis technologies are based on fish tissue and its components.
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Kerecis was established as a medical device/biotech company in 2009 and completed its seed round ($700K) in early 2010. The company closed its "A" round ($4MM) at the end of 2011, with commitments fully paid in February 2014. The company closed its "B" round in 2016 ($3MM).


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The Writing Toolkit for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Writing for Content Area Learning
This session continues the examination of effective macro-level writing practices for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Topics focus on writing for content area learning and include how to explicitly teach students to respond to text by writing by identifying main ideas and details, summarizing, question asking and answering, and notetaking. Specific writing to learn strategies and inquiry-based writing projects will also be discussed.
Participants will:
- Describe how to explicitly teach students how to respond to text by writing (e.g., note taking, summarizing, question answering)
- Identify appropriate writing to learn strategies for inclusion in content area instruction
- Identify key research-based instructional features for inquiry-based writing opportunities like report writing
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Visiting faculty member in literature Phillip B. Williams has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his first book of poems, Thief in the Interior (Alice James Books). In a recent round up of "30 Poets You Should Be Reading" on Lit Hub, the critic Adam Fitzgerald writes, "[Williams'] lyricism is full of interruptions—into and out of history, in and out of metaphor, in and out of the violence of being a body."
A press release for the awards ceremony states: "The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors."
The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on Saturday, February 11th at 9PM.


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Iran's president-elect Hassan Rouhani has called Israel an old "wound" that must be removed. These statements would seem to cast doubt on the viability of efforts to revive peace talks betwen the Palestinians and Israel.
"The Zionist regime is a wound inflicted for years on the body of the Muslim world that must be cleansed," Mr Rouhani said to reporters.
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A 13-year-old Bronx boy who couldn't swim was plucked from the icy waters of Van Cortlandt Lake yesterday, but the NYPD's dramatic rescue was not in time to save the boy's life, cops said.
Police Scuba and Aviation units were called into action when Luis Concepcion, 13, who was using a large tire to sled in an unauthorized section of the park with a friend, slipped and fell through the thin ice of the freezing lake.
"He wasn't breathing at all," said Concepcion's sister, Maria Renigio, 22. "By the time we got here, it was already too late."
"They did the best they could do to save him," said Renigio, who was so overcome with emotion she could barely speak. "There was nothing they could do. He was in the water too long."
Police said Concepcion, who lived in the nearby Norwood section of The Bronx, fell through a thin spot in the ice.
While Concepcion struggled, his quick-thinking friend ran to a nearby playground and called for help.
Firefighters who responded to the 12:35 p.m. call were slowed down by the isolated location of the lake, in the middle of Van Cortlandt Golf Course.
The NYPD's Aviation Unit, called in because of the remoteness, arrived from its station at Floyd Bennett Field within minutes.
Divers, who were in the water 10 minutes after the call came in, found the teenager unconscious at the bottom of the 12-foot-deep lake.
"When they found him, his core temperature was 87 degrees," said Lt. Vincent Joyce, a firefighter from Battalion 15 who was one of the first to arrive on the scene.
After 20 minutes in the frigid waters, Concepcion was pulled out by rescue divers and put into a helicopter that took him to Jacobi Hospital.
The trip took only one minute and the whole ordeal lasted just around a half-hour. But despite the speedy rescue, Concepcion never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at 2:55.
"It's a tragic accident," Joyce said. "We did the best we could."
Renigio described Luis, the youngest of seven children, as a fun-loving young man who was liked by everyone.
"He was a very happy child," Renigio said. "He was always thinking about having fun. He never disrespected anybody."
Police responded immediately and in full force when the call came, sending ESU, air units and FDNY units.
The rescue units' response system has come under fire in the last month after a supervisor bungled the emergency call from the four teens who took a late-night boat trip off City Island.


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Looks like Georges St.-Pierre will have more issues to address in his plan to return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Octagon due to the recent accusations of his former opponent, Nick Diaz claiming that the former UFC Welterweight Champion took steroids during their fight in UFC 158 back in March of 2013.
Diaz, who had been on a media rampage, has been tested positive for steroid use during the return match of Anderson Silva that eventually resulted to a 5-year ban by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC).
Right now, he trying to take other fighters with him as he pointed out that every fighter in the MMA world are also on the illegal drug.
"I'm pretty convinced about everybody is on steroids," Diaz said during an appearance on Chael Sonnen's "You're Welcome" podcast as reported by MMAJunkie.com
"I mean everybody. Me and my brother, I don't think (Frankie Edgar) is on steroids, but a lot of these guys, they're on steroids. That stuff messes with chemicals in your head. I'm just talking (expletive) on everybody right now cause as far as I'm concerned, everybody's on steroids."
With his accusation speech, Diaz pointed out to one fighter who he fought and lost by a unanimous decision.
"Georges St-Pierre was on steroids when I fought him," said Diaz
The UFC had just recently – or was forced to have an – implemented steroid monitoring system which tests the fighters after their matches if they were using PEDs. Diaz claims that if the UFC had implemented that system long before is that most fighters – or nearly all – will be disqualified.
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I am excited to share with you our "map" for the St. Rose of Lima 2015-2016 school year. As we chart our course for success, I invite each parent to collaborate with our faculty and staff to make the following goals a priority for your children.
- The most essential priority is to allow our children to be loved by Jesus. Let us introduce our children to Jesus who loves them unconditionally and completely. We will teach your children to not only know about God, but to also understand that God desires a personal relationship with them. We will teach them to pray. Please pray with them at home and at church by bringing them each week to Mass where they will encounter Jesus in His Word and in Eucharist.
- We will encourage your children to develop their gifts in a responsible manner, helping them to grow intellectually, morally and socially. "Back to Basics" is our academic mantra for the year. Our focus is simple: reading, writing, and math! With our new Journeys reading program from K-5 and our new Collections literature program in 6-8, coupled with the Accelerated Reading program, we will strengthen and stretch our students' reading abilities. The Lucy Calkins Writingcurriculum in K-8 will provide a consistent, sound framework for writing. Our students will write daily and will learn to write effectively. With the implementation of the Go Math series from K-5 and the Pearson Accelerated Math in 6-8 we will scaffold a strong math program for every child. How can you as parents help in this process? Read with your child on a daily basis. Encourage your child to write and re-write, knowing the revision is part of the process. Finally, work with your child to memorize foundational math skills at every level: from addition/subtraction to multiplication/division; fractions and decimals. Our math program is capped by a full year of Algebra I in grade 8, so a firm foundation is essential.
- In a culture steeped in individualism and competition, we will be different at St. Rose! We will strive together to create community. We must model for our children how to be a good friend; how to be inclusive; how to tolerate differences. Together-school and family-we must resist the temptation to gossip, especially when it involves a child! We need to believe that each member of our St. Rose family is doing the best they can. We must continue to carry one another in times of challenge and celebrate one another's successes.
- Our final goal, and the one dearest to my heart, is that of service. Service is the best way to intentionally teach love. Service will be our hallmark as we teach our children to be generous and compassionate. Our theme for the year is "Becoming the Hands and Heart of Christ!"Each grade will adopt a service project for the year, and teachers will reach out to parents for your collaboration. LOVE is the most important lesson we teach at St. Rose of Lima!
Our course has been charted! May God pour His blessings upon our new year and upon all of our St. Rose of Lima families!
United in the Heart of Christ,
Sr. Colleen Therese Smith, ASCJ


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Jesus Christ didn't die on the cross for church budgets, church programs, church attendance figures, offering plates or stained glass windows. Jesus didn't die on the cross for acreage, square footage or parking-lot size.
Jesus died on the cross for people! It was the value that God places on people which drove Jesus to the cross and which kept him there through all the pain and suffering that was involved.
One of the biggest objections to Christianity among those in our secular world is the way they feel the church treats people. Secular people generally feel that we treat people like expendable resources – which means that we're only interested in what we can get from people. This explains why the most common objection to the church is: "The church is always asking for money!" This is just another way of people saying, "All the church is interested in is what it can get out of me."
At Bell County Faith Fellowship, we are committed to being the kind of church that removes this objection by valuing and serving people. Our goal is not to see how much we can get from people but to see how much we can give to people. We don't always get this perfect. But we are a people who love broken people.
Giving is a difficult topic. It's easy to avoid, difficult to digest, and often times one of the last places we're willing to give over to the Lord in our walk of faith. Who can blame us? In one of the most economically challenging times we have seen, giving over a piece of our livelihood seems daunting, scary, and sometimes downright senseless by the standard of many.
Our giving is not meant to be obligatory or used as a way to earn God's favor. It's meant to be done out of the overflow of gratitude from our hearts, saying we are abundantly thankful for the things He's given us and recognize they are His and meant to be managed well for His purposes. Giving back whatever is left over after we spend on what we think we need or want is not enough.
Rather, a giving of our "first fruits" as the Bible says (Deuteronomy 26) or a regular piece of our income set aside for Christ and building up His Church as we trust that He will take care of our every need, is what He requires from us as our first and best.
Giving lays the foundation for our spiritual surrender as we lay down our means for livelihood to the One who gives us our livelihood to begin with. It's a physical act of surrender and trust in the security of our one and only refuge. It's also a vital practice when so many of us can be prone to say we trust in God to provide for us daily, but in our hearts we place more trust in the security provided by our own bank accounts.
Giving is an act of worship as we make our faith real in the every day.
Above all, giving is an act of worship as we make our faith real in the everyday, putting our words of surrender and trust into action in a very tangible way.
The Truth is starting up a church, maintaining the facility, striving to reach the community, and building a trained and equipped team does take money. However it is more than just running an organization. It is so much more about trusting God's provision so we can achieve His vision and mission to make disciples of all nations. This is should be the central focus of our lives and it begins with your local church.
This Advent season, I hope we'll be excited to think and act on how we can make a name for Christ by being abundantly and radically generous with both our time and resources, to those God puts in our midst.
Join the vision of So Broken…So Loved. We at Faith Fellowship are asking you and anyone else you might know to give prayerfully over what amount you normally give this December to close the gap of our 2016 short fall, so we can start the New Year strong in the Lord to reach as many people in Killeen with the saving message of Jesus Christ as possible. Join us in our Pro-vision movement!
Live Holy – Preach Jesus,
Pastor Rick Helein, Ma, M.Div.
Pastor Rick Helein
Pastor Rick, a native of Northern Virginia just outside the nation's capital, has followed the Lord's leading in taking on the senior pastor role at Faith Fellowship. Pastor Rick holds a B.S. in religion and another in Psychology: Crisis Counseling, an MA in Pastoral Counseling, an M. Div. in Professional Ministries, and is finishing up his Doctoral work in Pastoral Counseling. Rick also holds multiple certifications in fitness training and sports massage therapy. The pastor is joined by his loving wife Gladys, and his two youngest children, Georgia and Charles.
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