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Our home landline phone number gets switched off today. When we got our first landline, it was provided by the Post Office. We had a four-week wait – I guess they were too busy delivering letters. When we got our current number after moving into the neighbourhood, it was only six digits. We got a…Continue reading →


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Wikipedia does not take an article.
Here is a comment I left on David Weinberger's blog the other day, after I had mentioned that Wikipedia takes no article and JD Lasica had commented that, as of early 2005, according to the [last item in the Miscellaneous] FAQ, both "Wikipedia" and "the Wikipedia" were acceptable uses.
"The English Wikipedia" may be the preferred colloquial usage, and "the wiki 'pedia" may amuse the mind and roll off of the tongue, but "the Wikipedia" is rarely correct in any sentence, and never when referring to the Wikipedia project as a whole, with the proper noun as the object of the article.
The FAQ answer you linked to above has hardly been copyedited since the silver-tongued Stephen Gilbert placed it into the Wikipedia Overview FAQ v.1 in 2002, at which time the Wikipedia community had yet to rule out the idea of being "the" wiki encyclopedia, justifying the name rather than claiming it.
The truth is, other wiki 'pedias may appear; since the original question was posed, the community has reached consensus, in the minds of the Wikipedia phalanges and in the Wikipedia articles you read today, on the article-free name.
The circle of articulate digerati who have recently preferred the "the Wikipedia" to the "Wikipedia" option, however, highlight the urgency of the struggle for nomenclatural justice.
I have updated the Wikipedia FAQ to clarify and rectify the reality of the matter, and hope that the "the" the Wikipedia-loving fans of the aforementioned circle have grown accustomed to, will fall from fashion…
It is true that a dwindling number of Wikipedians write "the Wikipedia", thinking of it as the Wiki encyclopedia. A number of outsiders do the same, some also calling it even more inappropriately "the wiki". Both uses merit swift remedy. If 'Wikipedia' simply meant an encyclopedia using a wiki, and 'The Wikipedia' meant the canonical site, anyone could come along and create "the Minnesota Militia Wikipedia", which would be inconsistent with its actual use and the community's idea of the trademark. It is the proper name of a project, and as such does not take an article.
Where and how did the prefex "Wiki"….. of "Wikipedia" originate and become the idententifying mark of the popular online encyclpedia Wikipedia?Comment by Victor Couture 12.26.08 @ 12:15 am
Wikis have been around since 1995; the word comes from the WikiWiki bus line in Hawai'i. Wikiwiki is the Hawai'ian word for 'quick' (see "Wiki").Comment by metasj 12.26.08 @ 12:55 am


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What Is Fair Use On YouTube? — Fair Use For Dummies // Fair Use on YouTube Explained. Fair Use is a US loophole that allows you to use clips of copyrighted material as long as you follow certain guidelines. Fair Use explained and simplified into 3 core points. 1–80/20 Rule — Use more of your OWN content than anybody else's. 2 — USE MULTIPLE SOURCES — If…Read More


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Scotland should be excluded from immigration targets
This article by Chris Deerin first appeared in The Times on 18 June 2018.
Scotland has a people problem. There will be dramatic shift in our demographic profile over the next 25 years: we're about to get much older. If left unaddressed, this will only make it tougher to meet the formidable and unavoidable challenges of the 21st century.
As it stands Scotland already has a lower general fertility rate than every other nation and region of the UK. Over the next quarter of a century, it's projected that there will be more deaths than births every single year. The number of pensioners will increase by 25 per cent. The number aged 75 and over will rise by 79 per cent.
The consequences are obvious. The working-age population, though smaller, will have to pay more. Demand on the welfare state — on the state pension, on the NHS, on social care — will rocket. Taxes will have to rise. Public services will have to fight ever harder for funding. Plainly Scotland needs more people, and it needs them quite quickly. The only way to get them, beyond an unlikely upsurge in sexual athletics, is through increased immigration.
There's a difficulty, though. Theresa May is determined to reduce annual net migration to Britain from hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands. That desire is shared by many of those who voted for Brexit. The conversation at Westminster is about how to restrict rather than boost the number of people coming to live in Britain.
There is little that Holyrood can do about this, despite cross-party f support for more immigrants, as control over the policy is reserved to London. A possible solution has emerged, though, and it is one that would not require any further devolution of power. Last week Sajid Javid, the home secretary, announced that doctors and nurses are to be excluded from the UK-wide cap on skilled worker visas, to ease pressure on NHS staffing levels. Why not similarly remove Scotland from the immigration target, allowing us to attract the workers and families that will fit our future population needs? The new, separate Scottish tax code makes it easier to ensure that immigrants stay north of the border once they get here.
You could argue that Scotland hasn't really tried immigration yet. At present, only 7 per cent of Scots were born outside Britain. For the rest of the country that figure is 14 per cent; in London it is 35 per cent. If we want the economic flexibility and dynamism to thrive in a changing global climate, this needs to change. Removing Scotland from the immigration cap would be a good start.


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Under president Obama, Anurag Lal served as the director of the National Broadband Task Force. Currently he is the CEO of NetSfere, a company that provides secure messaging for enterprises. Lal believes that bills like the EARN IT Act and The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act essentially call for a ban of end-to-end encryption, and would do more harm than good.
Anti-encryption laws bad for the economy & security
Critics of these legislations say that it would be both bad for the U.S. economy and would make America less secure — a sentiment that Lal agrees with. He stated:
"This would put American companies at a disadvantage and it may even force the American companies to move offshore and go to a geographic location that does not have those draconian requirements. <...> And it also opens up the platform to be hacked by folks who want to take advantage of that platform."
Companies like Faceobook should be held accountable
At the same time, Lal suggests that the companies like Facebook should be held responsible for the information they disseminate. In his opinion, the lack of legal responsibility on the part of these platforms, demotivates them from investing in technology that could be used to monitor nefarious activities without the need for a backdoor.
Discussing Facebook, Lal noted that it owns a variety of platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger. Since some of these do not guarantee end-to-end encryption, the company could develop an AI algorithm to flag illicit activity:
"They don't promise encryption on Facebook. And I could see them coming up with an AI-based algorithm that would cross-reference users who are cross-platform based on certain profiles and activity levels that they would potentially flag."
The upcoming November elections may hold some bearing on the chances that these bills will be passed. Lal noted that the EARN IT Act enjoys bi-partisan support and no discernable variance in the stance on the matter between the Obama and Trump administrations.


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As New Englanders sit down to give thanks this week, their Thanksgiving tables may be filled with an abundant supply of delicious, locally grown foods thanks, in part, to extensive agricultural research conducted by the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire.
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Pass the pumpkin pie, please
What would Thanksgiving be without winter squash and pumpkins? Due to five decades of research by J. Brent Loy, emeritus professor of plant genetics and a researcher with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station, New Englanders now enjoy some of the tastiest squash and pumpkins on the market today. Loy's experiment station-funded work, which has largely taken place at UNH's Kingman Farm, has resulted in more than 60 new varieties of squash, pumpkins, gourds and melons sold in seed catalogs throughout the world and represents the longest continuous squash and pumpkin breeding program in North America.
Don't bristle at Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts are a staple at most Thanksgiving feasts. Experiment station researcher Becky Sideman, who also is UNH Cooperative Extension professor of sustainable horticulture production, recently conducted the first study on growing Brussels sprouts in northern New England. She found that different varieties of the vegetable perform much better than others, and the practice of topping has the potential to increase marketable yields. The research was conducted at the UNH Woodman Horticultural Research Farm.
Sweet Eats
Sideman's Thanksgiving meal contributions also extend to sweet potatoes. In the first study of the performance of modern sweet potato cultivars in northern regions, she found that sweet potatoes can be a viable crop for growers in climates with short growing seasons such as New England. New Englanders might consider sweet potatoes to be more of a southern Thanksgiving side dish or dessert, but since 2007, sweet potato acreage throughout the six states has increased more than eight-fold from 4 to 33 acres, all for fresh-market sales, with most individual producers having small plantings of less than half an acre, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
An onion in winter
Sideman also is making sure that New Englanders have a local source of onions for their Thanksgiving meals, even when the snow flies. In response to high demand for year-round local produce, Sideman has successfully grown bulbing onions planted in fall for a spring harvest with the aid of inexpensive low tunnels.
Whistling Dixie
For those in the Northeast who will enjoy a southern favorite — oyster dressing — on turkey day, experiment station researchers are helping make oysters safer. Cheryl Whistler, associate professor of molecular, cellular and biomedical sciences and an experiment station researcher, discovered a new method to detect a bacterium that has contaminated New England oyster beds and sickened consumers who ate the tainted shellfish. The new patent-pending detection method is a significant advance in efforts to identify shellfish harboring disease-carrying strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
Hatching Agricultural Experimentation
The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station was founded only 24 years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the proclamation that made Thanksgiving a national holiday. In 1887, William Henry Hatch, Democratic representative to Missouri and chair of the House Committee on Agriculture, sponsored legislation to establish "experiment stations" at the nation's land-grant colleges. Hatch understood the critical role of farms in feeding a growing nation and realized the need for investment in agricultural research and development — no longer would ages-old wisdom passed from generation to generation suffice. The idea was to create hubs where experimentation could take place, at no risk to farmers, in order to equip them with knowledge and techniques to improve their operations. President Grover Cleveland signed The Hatch Act of 1887 on March 2 of that year. Today, the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station is a hotbed of study for scientists from UNH Cooperative Extension, the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and other UNH colleges and schools, who are working on several active research and field sites on campus and throughout the state.
À la mode
Many lovers of apple pie enjoy a hefty scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Consumers of Hood vanilla ice cream (and those getting a head start on their eggnog) will taste products made from some of the finest milk in the region. Hood sources some of its milk from the Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center, which has been long recognized for its quality milk and operations. In 2014, 2013 and 2012, the farm received the Gold Quality Award from the Dairy Farmers of America. Also in 2014, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services recognized the dairy as a New Hampshire Quality Milk Producer. In 2013, the farm received a Quality Milk Award from Dairy One for consistently producing high quality milk with a low somatic cell count. In 1997 and 2004, Dairy One also recognized the CREAM herd as having the highest quality milk from among approximately 3,100 dairy herds on the official Northeast Dairy Herd Improvement Association test. In 1999, the farm was cited as a Dairy of Distinction by the Milk Sanitation Board, which in 2000 awarded it a Certificate of Quality.
Looking ahead
Kiwiberry wine might become a Thanksgiving Day staple in the future due to UNH's efforts to promote kiwiberries as a new, high-value crop in Northern New Hampshire. Plant breeder and experiment station researcher Iago Hale established a kiwiberry breeding program in 2012 at the Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. His initial work is focused on characterizing and evaluating the North American collection of cold-hardy kiwis, nearly 200 accessions, to identify promising varieties for the region and parent plants for new variety development.
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A taste of college life
The Livingstone College Mighty Blue Bears rolled into Anson County recently and left an indelible impression on what college life is like.
Anson High School hosted an assembly for juniors and seniors March 19 that was a part of the college's motivational tour, dubbed #ExperienceLC, in conjunction with HOLLA! (Helping our Loved Ones Learn and Achieve), the high school and with support by the YCC program.
The Blue Thunder Pep Band, led by band director Anthony Jones, rallied the crowd as student activities director Anthony Brown taught the high-schoolers the college's chant:
"Who ya wit?" To which the crowd responds, "LC!" (Repeat three times), concluding with "LC too hype!"
And hype it was.
"You all can't begin to believe how good I feel today," said Leon Gatewood, HOLLA! founder and CEO and a 1981 graduate of Livingstone. "Today, I'm here with my alma mater. Do you know how good it feels to say y'all come see me and they bring all this?"
Gatewood was referring to the pep band, the award-winning Phi Beta Sigma Step Team, Mr. and Miss Livingstone, a 50-foot culinary arts mobile food unit, and representatives from admissions, financial aid, culinary arts and the Bridge Program.
Brown and Vincia Miller, Livingstone's director of Alumni Affairs, served as co-hosts.
Dr. State Alexander, Livingstone College executive assistant to the president and vice president of communications and public relations, spoke to students about the importance of education, sharing his own journey to higher education.
Alexander was news and public affairs director for WPEG 97.9 FM radio station in Charlotte when he decided he wanted a different career path. The education he had at that time was not enough, he said.
"I needed a better education. And it wasn't until I got that (education) that my career started rising," Alexander said.
"This is a big moment," he told the seniors. "If you're going to college, you have an opportunity to change your life for the better. This is a good opportunity for you to change your circumstances … to make your parents proud and to make you proud," he said.
Sylvester Kyles, director of the Livingstone College Bridge Program, offered hope to those students who had not considered or prepared for college yet. Bridge is a six-week summer program designed to assist students in making a successful transition from high school to college. It is a student's second chance at getting a college education and specifically targets students who have college potential, but who do not meet admissions requirements regarding GPA, core courses, or ACT and SAT scores.
"It is not too late to decide to attend college," he said. If you commit to giving us six weeks during the summer, we can change your life," Kyles said.
Students who complete the Bridge Program are admitted to Livingstone as provisional students in the fall, and receive a $1,500 stipend toward their tuition. The Bridge Program is free to eligible students.
Brandi Gourdine, the reigning Miss Livingstone, came to college through the Bridge Program and shared her story of how Livingstone gave her a chance to succeed. Another student highlighted was Precious Sidbury, who became homeless during her high school years. She came to Livingstone through Bridge and graduated in 3 ½ years with a 3.7 GPA. She is now a teacher with Rowan County Schools.
The Phi Beta Sigma Step Team, a three-time CIAA Step Show award winner, performed a step routine before students were dismissed to attend the various booths and get more acquainted with the programs discussed.
The Livingstone mobile food unit, which features a dining room table, chandelier, fireplace and flat screen TV was available for tours. A culinary arts student served cookies and punch from the unit.
Deborah Davis, YCC program director for Anson High School, said she was pleased with the program and was excited by the number of students who expressed interest in college afterward.
Anson High School Principal Chris Stinson said the school was fortunate to have Livingstone College travel to Wadesboro to motivate students and expose them to nontraditional ways they could attend college.
The intent of this motivational college tour is to engage those students who might have believed college was out of their reach, said Kimberly Harrington, Livingstone College assistant director of public relations, who resides in Anson County. "To be able to kick off this tour in my hometown and for it to be hugely successful was exhilarating. We are grateful to the Anson County School System for hosting our inaugural event."
These tours are the vision of Livingstone President Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr., who wanted to congratulate those seniors throughout the state for reaching this milestone in their lives and to encourage them to seek higher education.
Miller is coordinating the programs with alumni chapters in various counties. Gatewood is a member of the Sandhills Alumni Chapter of Livingstone College.
"I'm grateful for Dr. Jenkins having this vision, where we are not only recruiting future Blue Bears, but also encouraging students to further their education after high school," Miller said. For more information about Livingstone College, visit www.livingstone.edu. To see photos and posts about the tour, search #ExperienceLC on Facebook and Twitter.


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About the Author
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a popular speaker and well-known peace and social-justice activist. With Shane Claiborne he founded the New Monastic movement, which emphasizes an intentional life of prayer, seeking consensus, and engagement in the world. Jonathan and his wife, Leah, founded Rutba House, a Christian community that welcomes visitors, guests, neighbors, and strangers. In addition, he serves as an associate pastor at St. John's Missionary Baptist Church in Durham, North Carolina. The author of more than a dozen books, his writings include The Awakening of Hope and The New Monasticism.


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All traditions have to begin somewhere. Having covered our cars and selves in mud to celebrate four-wheel drive and the monsoon, it was time for the bikes to join in the fun. So we instantly called up nobody and decided to go churn up some mud with our long termers. Good plan? Well, in hindsight, we should have been doing this for years!
Obviously, I finagled into the saddle of the Pulsar 180, while Bijoy wielded his Honda Unicorn and Nandu was on the Discover to start with. Yes, poor Pablo, forever singing paeans to the comfort levels of his Fazer, got stuck with it.
PET project
Once we got to our super-secret test location, we realised that instead of a continuous timed run, we'd have to split the tests into three separate sections due to geographical constraints.
Since we were doing this for the first time, we decided to park the stop watch and just go with the seat of the pants. Next time, we plan to use even more sensitive testing equipment for even more muddled, er... clearer results.
The first of the tests was a stream crossing, location to be decided by Bijoy. So our man slides right up to a place where the water's at least twenty feet wide and thirty inches deep in the middle. Nice. Make no small plans, eh? To make the challenge tougher, one bank was rocky and the other one muddy.
The best machine would combine the ability to find traction along with good ground clearance (rocks underneath) and if all else failed, the ability to stay afloat (self explanatory).
The second test saw us riding a short trail with a rocky/muddy surface, moderate undergrowth and sections where thorny bushes, incoming trees and strategically placed stones and roots would make life difficult.
The final test, and the most enjoyable one, was one of control. We were to draw circles (eventually lurid eights) around three (later two) trees, as quickly as possible. The grassy-muddy surface meant that traction was scarce, slides and wheelspin abundant. A foot down would cost you five seconds. However, as the fun, er... test progressed, it became harder and harder to control our laughter and the stopwatch was parked for good.
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The Yamaha Fazer has the least disputed position of all here. Its meek power delivery and sense of 'what am I doing here?' ensured that. In the water, it made the hardest crossing, with the 125cc engine struggling to get the rear wheel over obstacles. Pablo reported that his calf muscles got quite a workout helping the Yamaha through the water. The same story repeated itself on the trail. Once more, while all the motorcycles struggled for grip with their street tyres, the Yamaha found it the hardest. The 125cc single did prove to be a load of fun in the figure eight championship though. Its soft power delivery allowed even the most ham-fisted of riders to swing it around the trees with relatively minor wheelspin. The long ride back saw Pablo, most comfortable,in the Yam's saddle as the rest of us, shifted on our mud soaked bottoms. PETStop
The Yamaha Fazer is deeply committed to being a good urban, on-road commuter. And while comfort levels are excellent, it shares nothing with its distant cousin, the YZ125. The lack of bite from the engine creates problems in tough terrain, though it helps the bike manage scanty traction in slick mud.
Second runners-up
It was simply a question of which bike had more power in most of the tests. As a result, the Discover is the easy pick for third place. Its low stance made it easy to hold up in the flowing stream water, but also caused the exhaust pipe to touch down on submerged rocks now and then. Up the trail, the revvy 125cc motor proved to be quite handy, and combined well with the lithe motorcycle to get the Disco squelching through without undue drama. The racket it made was quite dramatic though, with some fauna spotted fleeing the scene in a hurry.
The Disco's shining moment was the grass circle challenge, where it wasn't the quickest but able to put down the most lurid of the slides. At one point, Nandu had it revving hard in second, clutch out completely, spinning wildly at the rear. And still, the light weight made it easy to use body english to keep it pointed in the intended direction. The diminutive size also made it the least intimidating to ride.The missing headlight actually happened before the slushfest, when designer Sandeep tried to brake on a gravel patch and had to use the 407 he was following as a braking device.
The Disco's a laugh. It's a bit low slung for the streams, but the way the engine'll keep the rear wheel spinning in the slush is as funny as Ray Romano. However, we cannot see a real off-road version of this machine just yet.
Just missed
The Honda Unicorn was Bijoy's favourite off-road machine, and indeed our man was the first to get his feet wet, entering the stream as soon as we said 'ready.' And from then on, it was steady and go. Bijoy did manage to take a bit of a detour and had to reverse mid-stream but the Unicorn didn't seem to mind. The thin rear tyre did make it harder for the Honda to find traction, but that was about the only difficulty he faced.
The hard-spring monoshock was also working well over the trail section as Bijoy scampered up the thus far virgin path. As he smiled later, 'This thing just sort of bashes through the terrain, man!'
By the time we came to the grass challenge, the Unicorn was already looking like a potential winner. It was quite easy to pilot around the grass, thanks to the tall bars and the leverage they provided. This time, the thinner tyres helped us 'rear-wheel steer' around the trees, with big smiles inside our lids and big spinning circles behind us. PETStop
A wider rear tyre and cubes (now there's a wide-spectrum antibiotic) would help the Unicorn really churn up the dirt. As is, the street ergos work off-pavement and the stiff monoshock comes in handy over the bigger bumps.
First mud
The Pulsar 180 DTSi wins this contest, thanks to the extra power from the extra cubes. In the stream, I got stuck more than a few times having miscalculated the path of least resistance. Each time I had to paddle backwards to get the exhaust header clear of the rocks; then a quick hint of throttle would have the 180 leaping forward through the water. The steep muddy bank, where both the Fazer and the Disco struggled a bit, was easy with the 180 calmly spinning its way up on to the other side.
Up the trail, the 180 showed its motor's brawn as well, charging through on its 1.5 kgm of torque without any problem.Any deflections added by rocks and roots needed just a whiff more of throttle to disappear. However, my aching forearms did suggest that a wider, taller handlebar would probably have made it easier to ride in these conditions.The 180 was the bike that made the most circles around the trees. Big power, and a hair-trigger throttle came together into huge slides, bordering on the out-of-control. In more than one case, the 180 was still spinning wildly after completing the circle. Thanks to our previous experiments with the bike (we'd cut out the plastic mudflap at the back), it was the only bike that ended up with clods of mud on the pillion seat.
The simple joys of big torque and horsepower are hard to ignore! While the Unicorn probably made it easier for the rider, two of four testers handed the number one plate to the 180. The Bajaj enjoys smashing smaller obstacles into smithereens, although street-spec clearances do mean it grinds down on rocks now and then. The shorty handlebar also raises effort, but at a very basic level, the 180's a huge smile-inducer. Can't wait to lay our hands on a full-on off-road variant of this... Anyone taking hints?


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Assistant Professor Diana Tamir is one of two Princeton professors to receive project funding from the Princeton E-ffiliates partnership. Professor Tamir's project aims to reduce individuals' energy consumption, even if only by single-digit percentages, thereby contributing to a potential national savings of more than $140M per month.
This project proposes using simple, actionable strategies from psychology research to reduce individuals' energy usage.
Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership is administered by the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute, the School of Architecture, and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
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A cool way to cut building energy use and a social media energy experiment receive funding


text: News Volleyball 13/12/2017 Better serving and blocking – key to Skra's success Coaches Roberto Piazza and Javier Weber greet each other after the match Lodz, Poland, December 13, 2017 – All is well when it ends well – this seems to summarize the mood in Skra Belchatow's camp after the 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Personal Bolivar, which sent the Polish side to the semifinals of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.Roberto Piazza, coach of Skra Belchatow: "It was a bad situation in the first set, when we made so many mistakes. But we found the solutions to fight with them. Mistakes are part of the game. We did not start our game in the right mood. Then we began playing better in serving and blocking, which was the best piece tonight. We were amazing in this! What is important - we pushed our rival far away from the net and this as decisive. We need to put our target a little bit higher now, before the final four in Krakow."Mariusz Wlazly, captain of Skra Belchatow: "It is a big day for us. We advanced to the semis; tomorrow we will play a tough game against Zenit. The first set did not go well for us. We missed our chances and Bolivar used it to win the set. We eliminated our technical errors in the next three sets and, thanks to this, we won the game."Karol Klos, player of Skra Belchatow: "The game was more equal than we expected, but we are happy with the result. We created a positive atmosphere on the court, which is really good. We have the power before the next matches."Javier Weber, coach of Personal Bolivar: "Our opponent played very well. My team played fantastically in the first set. They were a true team putting up a big fight. Then Skra started playing very well from the serving line and we could not find our attack. I had a feeling that we did not fight till the last point, which is a bit disappointing, but we played a lot better than yesterday."Leonardo Patti, captain of Personal Bolivar: "Skra were very good tonight. I am sad because we played the first set very well, but after that we lost our chances to get to the semifinals."Quick links - Volleyball:FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship 2017FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship 2017 - ScheduleFIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship 2017 - TeamsFIVB.com - VolleyballFIVB.comLatest VideosFacebookTwitterInstagramMedia Guides Print this Page News {{item.LocalShortDate}} {{item.Title}} All the News


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The Big Stack Poker University Joins Hands With 9stacks to Produce Professional Poker Players
New Delhi: The Big Stack, India's first ever poker university, has collaborated with another gaming giant 9stacks to revolutionize the world of poker in their own unique way.
The Big Stack, India's first ever poker university, has collaborated with another gaming giant 9stacks to revolutionize the world of poker in their own unique way. With this partnership the aspiring poker players in the country will get a dedicated platform to acquire all the inimitable skills required to stand as a poker pro in the industry.
As a part of this tie-up, The Big Stack will play the role of training the poker enthusiasts on its eccentric platform packed with all inclusive and in-depth knowledge of the game. Whereas, 9stacks will offer the training ground/platform where these poker students can try and test their skills thereby turning into polished and refined poker players. This partnership intends to develop and bring forth the hidden talent spread across various parts of the country.
Rai Sahib Singh Khurana, Founder and CEO, The Big Stack said, "We are extremely delighted to announce our partnership with 9stacks and are confident that our association will certainly revolutionize the world of poker. This first of its kind collaboration will help elevate the standard of poker in the country and will also give a boost to our business. We believe India as a market, holds huge potential for poker to emerge as a mainstream sport and we are all geared up to reap the benefits of the huge opportunity hidden in the industry."
Under this endeavor, all students trained on The Big Stack platform will get Rs.2500 free to play on 9stacks and gain the required skills pertaining to poker. Both The Big Stack and 9Stacks will run cross promotions on their respective platforms by strategically placing "Learn" & "Play" links respectively. Besides, 9stacks will additionally offer Rs.15000 to the poker learners who will enroll under personalized coaching package on The Big Stack.
Sudhir Kamath, CEO & Co-founder of 9stacks, added, "We started 9stacks with the aim of taking poker to millions of new players across India. In the Big Stack Poker University, we're glad to have found a partner who shares the same mindset. At present we will start with a few hundred enthusiastic new poker players, but we're confident this will scale up manifold in the coming months and years. Further, by making the course entirely online and video-based with an added dash of testing and competition, I think they've cracked the code on designing an inherently scalable solution. I wish all the best to the Big Stack team in this much-needed endeavour."
The renowned poker platform 9stacks will also empower coaches from The Big Stack, by offering them mega nonredeemable cash money for them to play and do hand history sessions, which will be recorded and made available for all students of the Big Stack, the innovative training place for poker players.


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Health: Risk Factor
Deficit Debate Complicates the Industry's Employment Outlook
Health care industry executives hoped that the legislative drama was behind them when President Obama signed the health care overhaul law in March 2010. After nearly a year of debate, medical providers and insurance officials finally had the statutory version of the legislation to provide hints about its effect on health care jobs. In the end, economists expected it to provide a modest boost in net employment across the sector.
Now, 18 months later, industry officials are again facing uncertainty as lawmakers discuss ways to reduce the federal deficit. As part of his deficit reduction package released last month, Obama proposed $320 billion in Medicare and Medicaid cuts to providers, drug companies and other health-related companies, some of which backed the health care law under the theory that the administration would not come after them for further payment cuts in the near future. Health economists say that significant reductions could negate at least some of the increase in health care jobs that the 2010 overhaul might produce.
Lobbyists representing hospitals and other providers such as home health agencies or nursing homes are invoking concerns about job losses in their arguments against additional spending cuts. The deficit debate and all the questions that come with it bring an unusual level of ambiguity for an industry that is still struggling to plan for major changes in 2014, when the most far-reaching provisions of last year's law are scheduled to take effect.
"This is the wrong prescription to create a healthier America and sustain job growth in a sector of the economy that is actually adding jobs," said Rich Umbdenstock, CEO of the American Hospital Association, on Sept. 19.
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Throughout the economic downturn, health care has been one of two sectors that continued to add jobs (the other was education). Total health care job growth for the past year was about 305,900, an increase of 2.2 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Health care added about 25,500 jobs each month during the 12-month period that ended in August, according to the seasonally adjusted figures.
Federal policy is not the driving force behind job creation in the health care sector. A more important factor is the aging and declining health of the population, which leads to higher demand. But government decisions — including Medicare payment rates, Medicaid payments to the states, the health care law and additional health care funding that was part of the 2009 stimulus law — can have an impact.
For instance, AHA officials predict that if Obama's deficit reduction package becomes law, about 200,000 jobs in hospitals and in businesses that work with hospitals will be lost. That comes against the backdrop of a modest uptick in hospital jobs over the past year at a time when most industries were shedding jobs. Hospitals created more than 74,000 jobs in the past year, including almost 8,000 new jobs in August, when overall job creation in the economy was nil. The increase over the year was about 1.6 percent, to a total of 4.8 million workers. Hospital employment has a major effect on the rest of the health industry workforce, which totals more than 14 million people.
So far, the 2010 law has not had much of an effect on the health care industry because most of the statute's coverage expansions will not take effect until 2014. That is when millions more people will be eligible for Medicaid and others will get insurance through new federally regulated markets known as exchanges. By 2016, the law would allow about 16 million more people than under previous law to receive Medicaid benefits. In that same year, another 22 million people will gain coverage through the new private insurance exchanges.
Economists predict that once the changes from the health care overhaul are in place, hospitals will be one of the industries that will see a net gain in jobs, albeit a relatively modest one.
Estimates for the effect of the health care law on employment all come marked with asterisks because such predictions are based on a wide range of underlying assumptions. If the assumptions change, different outcomes could result. But projections tend to find that the new law will increase jobs, especially in physicians' offices and the pharmaceutical industry, with a modest bump up in hospital jobs.
The Lewin Group estimated last year that net income for hospitals would decline by about $11.3 billion from 2010 to 2019, but overall revenue would increase by about $75.2 billion. Randy Haught, senior director at the Lewin Group, estimated this month that hospitals would gain about 50,000 jobs through 2019 because of the health care law.
The estimate balances two countervailing effects of the law. One would reduce hospital revenue because hospitals agreed to Medicare payments that were $155 billion lower over the decade than previously expected. But the law also would bring more patients into hospitals because it requires most Americans to buy insurance. People who are insured tend to get more medical care than those who are uninsured. That influx of patients and the money they spend for hospital care is expected to more than compensate for the lower Medicare payments.
Physicians would potentially see a bigger increase in income, by $129.8 billion from 2010 to 2019. That translates into about 138,000 jobs, said Haught.
The 2014 Effect
The health care sector is expected to continue to be a growing part of the nation's economic output and its workforce over the next decade. The share of the gross domestic product is expected to rise from 17.6 percent in 2009 to about 20 percent in 2020, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). With that increase will come a growing demand for workers, ranging in training from people with no high school diploma to those with advanced degrees.
The CMS actuaries found that the new coverage called for by the overhaul will increase spending in several categories in 2014. Although that spike in spending will in many cases level out, the one-year increase means that the baseline of funding after 2014 will be higher than it otherwise would have been, and for some types of services, the annual growth rate is expected to be higher after 2014.
For instance, prescription drug spending growth in 2014 is estimated to be more than 5 percentage points higher than it would have been without the health care law as people who gain insurance start taking prescriptions that they had not taken before. CMS actuaries predict that from 2015 to 2020, the annual spending growth for drugs will be about 7.2 percent a year, higher than the 5.3 percent growth level in 2009.
Spending for physician and clinical services in 2014 is projected to be about 3.1 percent higher than it would be without the health care law. After that, spending is expected to grow by 5.6 percent per year from 2015 to 2020, up from 4 percent in 2009. One reason the actuaries projected higher spending growth for physicians is that more people will be covered, and the care may be provided for patients earlier and more efficiently than it would be otherwise.
However, even economists who have produced estimates say that it's hard to know with certainty what future spending levels will be and how much that would spur job creation. And it's even harder to figure out what effect the proposed Medicare cuts, which are far from being decided, might have.
Nicole Smith, a senior economist for the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, stressed that government policies are only one factor in why health care is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the economy.
"The health care sector was very vibrant to begin with," she said. "The momentum in health care was already there and the wave was moving in this direction."
The health care overhaul, she said, "just pushes it a little more."


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Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 13th June 2016: The episode starts with the argument of Mrs.Bhalla and Amma. Ishita comes there and stops them. She cries a lot. She says the judge asked her why they want Ruhi back. She tells them that their family is dysfunctional.
They all fight for small issues. Ishita warned them they would lose Ruhi due to their ego. Mrs. Bhalla and Amma feels ashamed. They don't aspire to lose Ruhi. They say that they won't fight. Ruhi is crucial for them. Ishita tells that they can get Ruhi back just by cooperating with each other.
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Mrs. Bhalla, Simmi, and Vandu promises they won't fight and says they don't want to lose Ruhi. Mrs. Bhalla and Amma hug each other. Raman asks what they wanted to pretend by doing so. Mr. Bhalla says they are not showing anything.
Appa says that we are family now. Mr. Bhalla asks everybody to come home.Mihika asks Rome to come along. Romi refuses and goes. Mihika says she will get back to home. Shagun asks how they can get Ruhi back. Mrs.Bhalla tells that they can do it by keeping Ruhi happy, they won't fight.
Adi says Ruhi thought their family is dysfunctional. They have to unite Ishita and Raman. Shagun opposed as according to her Ishita's life is now in Australia and she is happy with her life.But Mr. Bhalla is in the favor of Adi.Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 13th June 2016
Mihika comes and says they were right. Mr. Bhalla finds Shagun upset. Mihika asks Ishita to return. But Ishita refused as she left home many years ago. Raman comes and asks Ishita to get back for Ruhi's sake. He says Ruhi is important for both of them. Ishita remembers their marriage was also for Ruhi.
She agreed to come back just for Ruhi. Adi tells Shagun that its the best idea to get Ruhi back. He also asks to think for others not only for herself. Adi left. Ishita calls Shagun for a meet. Shagun surprised why Ishita wanted to meet with her.
Mrs. Bhalla asks Neelu to make Aarti plate ready and make badam halwa for Ishita's Grahpravesh. Mr. Bhalla opposed as Ishita is coming only for few days.Ishita meet Shagun. She feels so thankful for handling everything and praises Adi and Pihu. Shagun tells her that she is feeling insecure because she is coming.Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 13th June 2016
Ishita tells her not to feel anxious as she is coming only for Ruhi'sake. Amma hears them. She tells Ishita that she know she loves Raman. Ishita doesn't want to lose herself. She asks Amma to help her. Ishita comes to Bhalla house. All do her Grahpravesh.
Ishita cries in emotional. Mrs. Bhalla asks Ishita to stay in Raman's room. Shagun looks on teary eyed.
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The weather was very mild for this time of year, 17C, but overcast and a bit breezy. 12 of us met at the far car park on Culver Down. We skirted the cliffs from the far end, past the footpath that leads down to Yaverland, making our way back around the fort and up past the monument.
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Italian Roast Beef Recipe
by: Amanda from Old House to New Home
Growing up, we were not a meat and potatoes type of family. Since the majority of my meals came from either my Mom's or Grandma's kitchen, who are both Lebanese, we ate a ton of rice and pasta. Meat, especially beef, was not often the centerpiece of the meal. We didn't have beef stew, meat loaf, or pot roast, unless my Dad won out and got to pick the meal. My mom and I would have happily eaten pasta or rice dishes for every meal ( I can't say that this has changed much over the years! )
So it's not often that I set a big beef roast on the table and call it dinner. I just can't get real excited about roasts, so admittedly, I have only made them a handful of times. So when I tell you that I LOVE this beef roast and want to make it again every week, that is a big deal!
This is no ordinary pot roast. It is cooked low and slow in a rich sauce of beef stock, white wine, and most importantly, roasted red peppers. After cooking for a few hours, this roast is fall apart tender and the sauce is so flavorful that it would make cardboard taste delicious!
I served this Italian Roast Beef over asparagus risotto and the rice was the perfect receptacle to soak up this delicious sauce. Pasta or crusty bread would also go great with it! I made this for Valentine's Day, but it is simple enough to be made on any night when you have a few hours to babysit the oven.
If you are a meat lover looking for a new roast recipe, or on the fence about roasts but willing to try it again, I hope you try this recipe and love it as much as we do!
- Ingredients:
- 1 2lb. beef chuck roast
- 1 can tomato paste
- 1 32 oz. box low sodium beef broth
- 1/2 cup white wine or white cooking wine
- 1 jar roasted red peppers, packed in garlic and olive oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- oil, just to coat the pan
- 2 tbsp. of flour
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees. In a heavy dutch, pour a few tsp. of oil just to coat the pan. Place on the stove over medium heat, and when hot, place the roast in the pan. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until browned on the bottom. Add onions, tomato paste, beef broth, wine, and the entire jar of peppers (undrained) to the pot. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and then stir to distribute the sauce. Make sure that the entire roast is covered in liquid. If not covered, add more beef broth.
- Put the lid on the dutch oven and put in the preheated oven. Cook to 4 hours, or until the meat falls apart. If you pull it out of the oven and it isn't tender enough, cook for another half an hour. When ready, remove meat from the dutch oven and place on a platter and cover with aluminum foil. Place the dutch oven with the sauce on the stove and turn the burner on medium. Add 2 tbsp. of flour to the sauce and whisk immediately until all lumps are gone. Cover over medium heat, or until a slow boil starts. Let simmer until sauce thickens to your desired thickness. Taste sauce for seasoning and add more salt and pepper if desired. When sauce is thickened, pour over meat, and then serve immediately! Enjoy!
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Qualifying will now take place Monday and the final the following day. The switch avoids putting the gold-medal round directly against the Super Bowl, which is being televised on the Olympic network, NBC.
In addition, the men's slopestyle qualification has switched from Monday to Tuesday. That final will now be Wednesday.
Gu, who was born and raised in the United States, has become an even bigger star in China, the country where her mother is from and that the 18-year-old from San Francisco chose to represent. Gu won gold in big air last Tuesday.
Already at the top of the hill, Gu was stretching and getting ready for some warmup runs in the blustery conditions when qualifying was postponed. The snow was blowing sideways and the flags on the bottom of the course were whipping in all directions. Visibility also was low, which makes landing jumps off the massive kickers along the course a dangerous proposition.
Gu's victory in big air sparked such a celebration that Sina Weibo, the massive social network that is similar to Twitter, found its servers temporarily overloaded, according to Chinese media.


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DeAndre Hopkins never denied ingesting a banned substance. He just denied that he did so knowingly.
Now the NFLPA is backing up his claim while disputing an NFL Network report that stated he ingested a banned and substance and took a masking agent in an effort to hide it. The union issued its statement on Tuesday in support of the suspended Arizona Cardinals wide receiver.
NFLPA statement on behalf of Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins pic.twitter.com/tdiLQd4DQc— Tyler Dragon (@TheTylerDragon) July 19, 2022
"On may 2, 2002, the NFL Network reported that DeAndre Hopkins' suspension came after producing a positive result for a 'prohibited substance plus a diuretic or masking agent/attempt to substitute, dilute or adulterate a specimen/attempt to manipulate a test result.'
"This reporting was incorrect as Hopkins never tested positive for any diuretic or masking agent and there was absolutely no evidence of any attempt to substitute, dilute or adulterate any specimen or any attempt to manipulate a test."
The insinuation here is that the use of a masking agent implies awareness of the ingestion of a banned substance and intent to cover it up. The absence of a masking agent maintains plausible deniability that the ingestion of a substance was intentional.
NFLN issues correction
The May 2 NFL Network story on Hopkins' suspension now includes a correction that makes no mention of a "diuretic or masking agent," and any language referencing such in the original copy has been removed. From the revised NFL Network story:
"CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story included an erroneous description of the test result that led to Hopkins' suspension. Language from the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances on the circumstances in which a first-time violation would result in an eight-game suspension was incorrectly applied to Hopkins' six-game suspension. That description has been removed."
Hopkins admits to testing positive, denies intent to ingest PED
The NFL suspended Hopkins on May 2 for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. Hopkins responded to the suspension with a statement that he was "not careful enough" in monitoring what he put into his body, implying that he indeed ingested a banned substance.
"In my 10-year NFL career, I have never tested positive for using performance enhancing drugs," Hopkins statement reads. "To learn that my November test came back with trace elements of a banned substance, I was confused and shocked.
"I am very mindful of what I put in my body and have always taken a holistic approach, so I am working with my team to investigate how this could've happened. But even as careful as I have been, clearly I wasn't careful enough."
On June 23, Hopkins told reporters that he tested positive for ostarine, a substance that stimulates muscle growth and is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, NCAA and the NFL. The USADA issued a warning in 2017 that ostarine, which it describes as "not approved for human use or consumption," was increasingly found illegally added to dietary supplements without being noted on labels.
"There was 0.1 percent found in my system," Hopkins told reporters. "If you know what that is, you know it's contamination, not something taken directly. I don't take any supplements. I've never taken supplements. I barely take vitamins.
"So for something like that to happen to me, obviously I was shocked. But my team and I, we're still trying to figure out what's going on."
Hopkins is suspended for the first six games of the season. The five-time All-Pro receiver will be eligible to return in Week 7 against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 7.
This article originally appeared on Yahoo Sports at https://sports.yahoo.com/nflpa-refutes-nfl-network-report-that-de-andre-hopkins-used-masking-agent-to-cover-up-ped-use-224349041.html


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Katy Perry's Boobs Cut From 'Sesame Street' (Along With The Rest Of Her)
C Is For Censored. Due to parental outrage over a preview clip that spread 'round the web this week, Katy Perry's cameo on Sesame Street—in which she chases Elmo around with barely any material covering her well-endowed assetts—has been cut from the PBS show's New Year's Eve broadcast.
Perry told Entertainment Weekly in an interview over the summer that being featured on the show was "the highlight of my entire career". She also noted that she is well aware that her songs may not be entirely suited for children. Says Katy:
"I think some of these songs, even though sometimes they have a naughty dimension to them, they are so pop infectious it gets into kids, just like whatever parents are saying around the house will get into kids," she said. "And I love that 'Hot N Cold' could translate to Sesame Street. I just love that. I'm gonna have kids someday, and I love that some pop star out there is gonna change their lyrics to make my kids bounce in their diapers."
Although she must be a little disappointed her Elmo-tweaked song won't appear on the show's 41st season, Perry doesn't seem to be sulking too much: "Wow, looks like my play date with Elmo has been cut short!" she tweeted, adding that the clip is still hosted on her website. Looks like each and every small child's innocence has been saved. Job well done, angry parents with nothing better to do.


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Today, Microsoft announced that it's going to be holding a live-stream event on November 10, the day that its next-generation Xbox consoles launch. Obviously, the event is to celebrate the launch of the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S.
The company says that this event is meant to be a companion for your already-existing gaming plans that day. There are going to be "Let's Play" segments, and you'll be invited to play alongside of the content creators on the stream. Microsoft refers to it as grabbing your "device of choice", a nod to how you don't need an Xbox to play Xbox games anymore, as we can stream them to an array of Android devices.
"To honor the launch of the new Xbox generation, we invite you to celebrate this power of play with us," said Xbox chief Phil Spencer in a blog post. "On November 10, we invite you, players of all identities and backgrounds, console generations and devices, skill sets and tastes, to celebrate, connect, and play together. We invite you to grab your device of choice and play alongside Team Xbox, your favorite creators, and our partners, right from your homes around the world. We invite you to take a glimpse behind-the-scenes of the next generation of games, hear the stories of people who make them, and play along with them."
The event will be at 2pm Eastern Time on November 10, and you'll be able to watch on YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook Gaming.


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Data honored and presented at the 2016 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
Corporation (NYSE:NVTA),
a genetic information company, today presented data showing that both
patients and clinicians in the rare disease community face significant
obstacles navigating the diagnosis of rare disease. The poster titled
"Rare Disease Diagnosis Obstacles: Patient Perspectives and Physician
Findings" has been acknowledged by the American
College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) as a top poster
presented at their Annual
Clinical Genetics Meeting.
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New data on rare diseases demonstrate impact of delayed diagnosis and obstacles for patients and clinicians, including lack of information, time to diagnosis, and accessibility due to cost. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Rare disease affects as many as 30 million people in the U.S. alone,
and many of these patients and their families are receiving misdiagnosis
after misdiagnosis," said Nicole Boice, founder and CEO of Global
Genes, one of the leading rare disease patient advocacy
organizations in the world. "Access to high-quality, affordable genetic
testing is absolutely essential to patients and their families in the
rare disease community, where a diagnosis is so critical to the
treatment of these rare diseases."
To better understand the obstacles impeding diagnosis for rare disease,
Invitae commissioned an online survey of 101 clinicians and 150
patients/caregivers in the rare disease community through a third-party
survey provider. Patients reported receiving an average of three
preliminary diagnoses and seven diagnostic tests and/or procedures
during their diagnostic journeys, which lasted an average of 3.9 years.
During this time, 39% of patients felt they had paid for ineffective
treatments or interventions that were based in part on an incorrect
diagnosis. Approximately 23% of patients received multiple genetic
tests. Obstacles for patients in the diagnostic journey included lack of
information (76%) and inadequate insurance coverage (21%), resulting in
60% of patients incurring unexpected financial burden and 29% going into
"As a parent, I can attest to the grueling process of searching for the
right diagnosis for a child suffering from a rare disease," said Melanie
Huntley, Ph.D., board member of LGS
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lives of individuals living with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a rare and
catastrophic form of childhood-onset epilepsy, through research,
programs, and education. "It's so difficult to watch your child
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misdiagnoses. Having a diagnosis can mean a world of difference to the
health of the patient and the management of the rare disease."
Clinician findings corroborated patient perceptions. Clinicians observed
that rare disease patients receive on average 4 to 5 diagnoses and 14
diagnostic tests and/or procedures during their diagnostic journey.
Physicians reported lack of information about genetic testing (54%) as
an obstacle, even though 83% agree genetic testing is useful and 69%
observe it shortens the time to diagnosis. Lack of information about
cost of testing (49%) and about indications for referral to a clinical
geneticist (31%) were also considered obstacles. Approximately 45% of
physicians indicated that more resources are needed to effectively
diagnose members of the rare disease community.
The study observed that both patients and clinicians face significant
obstacles navigating the diagnosis of rare diseases, including lack of
information, time to diagnosis, and cost. These observations suggest a
need for increased education resources for patients and clinicians
regarding the role of diagnostic genetic testing, earlier implementation
of appropriate genetic testing, and mechanisms to make genetic testing
financially more accessible. Approximately 67% of clinicians indicated
the lack of a proper diagnosis for rare disease patients hinders their
ability to effectively care for these patients, highlighting the need
for further research to help overcome obstacles in the diagnostic
journey of patients with rare diseases.
"At Invitae, we strive to make genetic testing more affordable and
accessible. A diagnosis is especially important to the rare disease
community, not just for the treatment of a rare disease, but also for
the emotional aspects of living with a rare disease," said Stephanie
Gandomi, M.S., LCGC, genetic counselor at Invitae and lead investigator
of the study. "Genetic testing can help these patients and their
families find answers and transform the way rare diseases are diagnosed
and managed in the clinical setting."
About Invitae
Invitae Corporation's (NYSE:NVTA) mission is to bring comprehensive
genetic information into mainstream medical practice to improve the
quality of healthcare for billions of people. Invitae's goal is to
aggregate most of the world's genetic tests into a single service with
higher quality, faster turnaround time, and lower price than many
single-gene and panel tests today. The company currently provides a
diagnostic service comprising hundreds of genes for a variety of genetic
disorders associated with oncology, cardiology, neurology, pediatrics
and other rare disease areas. For more information, visit our website at invitae.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements relating to the effects of genetic testing on
patients and their families and the way rare diseases are diagnosed and
managed in the clinical setting; the company's belief that it can
accelerate the adoption of comprehensive genetic information into
mainstream medical care and realize its mission; the timing of any new
testing service releases and the attributes of any such services; the
company's beliefs regarding the benefits of its pricing program; and the
attributes and benefits of the company's tests to patients, physicians,
and payers. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, and
reported results should not be considered as an indication of future
performance. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to: the company's history of losses; the company's need to scale its
infrastructure in advance of demand for its tests and to increase demand
for its tests; the company's ability to develop and commercialize new
tests and expand into new markets; the risk that the company may not
obtain or maintain sufficient levels of reimbursement for its tests;
risks associated with the company's ability to use rapidly changing
genetic data to interpret test results accurately and consistently; the
company's ability to compete; laws and regulations applicable to the
company's business, including potential regulation by the Food and Drug
Administration; and the other risks set forth in the company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risks set
forth in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and
Invitae Corporation disclaims any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements.
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Source: Invitae Corporation
Invitae CorporationLaura D'Angelo, firstname.lastname@example.com
1400 16th St.
San Francisco, CA, 94103
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com