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Westminster College offers several planned gift instruments that allow you to make a gift to the College and still receive income during your lifetime or the lifetime of a spouse of designated beneficiary. Planned gifts often allows you to make a more substantial commitment than you might otherwise think possible. Consult with your attorney or financial adviser as you make you plans, and feel free to call our office at any time for information.
Types of Planned or Life Income Gifts
Gifts by Will (Bequest)
This is the most common form of planned giving. A gift is given by provisions made in the donor's will designating a dollar amount or percentage of the estate to the College. Bequests to Westminster College are free from federal estate tax and the estate and inheritance taxes of most states. Bequests should be drawn and executed with an attorney's advice.
Gifts through a Charitable Gift Annuity
You make an irrevocable gift of cash or securities, and the College agrees to pay you a guaranteed percentage of the asset annually for life. A gift annuity can also have more than one income beneficiary. The rate of return on a gift annuity is determined by donor age. Establishing a gift annuity requires the donor's signature, the College President's signature and the transfer of funds.
Gifts through a Charitable Remainder Trust
You contribute assets, such as securities, to Westminster College, while retaining the income for yourself, or others for life. A remainder gift permits you to take an income tax deduction for a portion of the value of your gift. Your gift will be credited for the fair market value of the contributed assets.
Gifts through a Pooled Income Fund
Your gift of cash or securities in invested by the College along with the gifts of others, and the College will distribute income from the pooled gift assets to participants based upon performance of the fund.
Gifts through a Life Insurance Policy or Retirement Fund
You may assign Westminster as beneficiary, co-beneficiary or a secondary, remainder or residual beneficiary of your life insurance policy or retirement fund. Annual life insurance dividends also may be assigned to the College. When Westminster is named as owner of a policy, the cash value of the policy may be deducted on your income tax return.
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Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
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Murad Alam, MD, MSCI, serves on the editorial boards of several medical journals and as a consultant to the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the FDA. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and various committees of the American College of Mohs Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and American Academy of Dermatology. His major interests are in cutaneous oncology, laser, and cosmetic surgery. His research focuses on the comparative efficacy, safety, patient tolerability, and cost of dermatologic surgery procedures, as well as on the clinical epidemiology of skin cancer in high-risk populations. Dr. Alam joined the NEJM Journal Watch Dermatology board in 2010.
Medicis; OptMed; Valeant
Archives of Dermatology; Dermatologic Surgery; Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology; Lasers in Medical Science; Skin Therapy Letter
American Academy Of Dermatology (Chair, Health Care Finance Committee); American College of Mohs Surgery (Board of Directors); American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (Board of Directors); American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (Chair, Scientific Program)
Summaries by Murad Alam
- September 10, 2014Skin Closure After C-Section with Sutures vs. Staples
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A randomized, controlled trial found better wound healing with sutures.
- August 28, 2014Does Laser Work for Treating Onychomycosis? Maybe, Sometimes
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A new approach to resolving this difficult-to-treat condition
- August 28, 2014Notalgia Paresthetica Is Not Shown to Improve with Botulinum Toxin Injection
- Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
Negative results like this should be reported more often, to guide therapy and avoid unnecessary treatment.
- January 27, 2014Fractional CO2 Laser and Photodynamic Therapy vs. Laser Alone for Treatment of Actinic Keratoses
- Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
Response of AKs was higher with laser plus PDT, but the question of recurrence after treatment remains.
- January 22, 2014Oral Antibiotics versus Topical Decolonization to Prevent Surgical Site InfectionsFree
- Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
The relative superiority of topical prophylaxis to oral prophylaxis for patients colonized with S. aureus was striking.
- January 22, 2014Treatment of Subungual Melanoma
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Conservative removal of tumors did not result in worse prognosis than more radical resection.

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How Celebs Can Overcome Embarrassing Media Reports
PRB Media are releasing the 2nd blog written by Stan Popovich, who is the author of "A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology''. The first blog we released in the series looked at ''how celebrities can manage their personal life''.
Please see below the Second blog we are releasing from Stan, as we discuss '' How Celebs Can Over Come Embarrassing Media Reports''. PRB Media feel this is a very important area to cover.


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For 6 years, beginning at Bunker Hill Community College, PodCamp Boston has provided a welcome wagon into the world of new media for thousands of people. While the overall PodCamp movement continues to grow, the idea of new media being important to folks in and around the Boston area has become the institution.
So, with gratitude and nostalgia, Chris, Chel, and I think it's time for PodCamp Boston to take a well-earned break. Boston's new media scene is one of the most robust in the world, and so the opportunities for folks new to new media to learn, share, and grow their skills are nearly endless.
What about PodCamp?
Stay tuned for a big announcement on a major East Coast event. There are also PodCamps happening around the world, which you can check out at PodCamp.org.
What about new media in Boston?
There are a huge number of organizations that are worthy successors and exemplify the spirit of PodCamp Boston - the idea of the welcome wagon for new media. Chief among them is Steve Garfield's Boston Media Makers. BMM meets the first Sunday of every month, and it's one of the best groups to align with if you want to see what's new and interesting in new media.
What if [person/organization] wants to run PodCamp Boston?
While we appreciate the sentiment, we would ask that you not use that name or imply that your new media event be associated with or a successor to PodCamp Boston. Let the lady go rest and have a margarita or two wherever it is that events take a vacation.
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VERMILLION, SD (KWSN) – South Dakota head volleyball coach Leanne Williamson has named Michelle Cole as assistant coach for the Coyotes. Cole comes to South Dakota after being an assistant coach at Azusa Pacific University, a NCAA Division II school in Azusa, Calif., last season.
Cole helped APU to a 26-11 record and a National Christian College Athletic Association championship game appearance last season. Cole spent one season at APU, helping the Cougars improve on a 22-10 record in 2012 and to a fifth-place finish in the PacWest with a 13-7 conference record.
"Michelle's energy and passion for the game will instantly be an asset to our program, as well as the University and community," Williamson said. "We are excited to welcome Michelle to the Coyote family."
Prior to APU, Cole spent two seasons at Division III school Occidental College in Eagle Rock, Calif., where she was an assistant coach in 2005 and head coach in 2006. She then became club director and coach of The Elite Volleyball Club in Chatsworth, Calif., from 2009-13.
Cole played Division I volleyball at Texas A&M where she was a four-year starter, helped the Aggies to two Elite Eight appearances and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors during her senior season in 2002. She went on to play professionally for the Avila Volleyball Club in Avila, Spain, from 2004-05.
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At least 15 people have been killed in Pakistan in clashes during protests over an anti-Muslim film.
Police fired tear gas and live ammunition at thousands of demonstrators who threw rocks and set fire to buildings. Dozens were injured.
Muslims also marched in at least a half-dozen other countries, with some burning American flags and effigies of US President Barack Obama.
Pakistan has experienced nearly a week of deadly protests over the film, Innocence of Muslims, that has sparked anti-American violence around the Islamic world since it emerged on the internet in the past 10 days.
The deaths of at least 45 people, including the US ambassador to Libya, have been linked to the violence over the film, which was made in California and denigrates the Prophet Mohammed.
The Pakistani government declared today to be a national holiday - "Love for the Prophet Day" - and encouraged peaceful protests.
The US Embassy spent 70,000 dollars (£43,000) for advertisements on Pakistani TV that featured Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denouncing the video.
The deadliest violence occurred in the southern port city of Karachi, where 12 people were killed and 82 wounded, according hospital officials.
Armed demonstrators among a crowd of 15,000 in that city fired on police, according to police. The crowd also burned two cinemas and a bank.
Three people were killed and 61 wounded in the north-western city of Peshawar, where police fired on rioters who set fire to two cinemas and the city's chamber of commerce, and damaged shops and vehicles. Police and stone-throwers also clashed in Lahore and Islamabad, the capital.


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A major public-private effort has been launched to identify evidence-based measures of cancer care quality for monitoring and improving care across the cancer continuum. A partnership of four federal agencies, spearheaded by NCI, completed contract discussions with the nonprofit National Quality Forum (NQF) on May 17 for Phase II of the Cancer Quality of Care Measures Project.
NCI's federal partners providing design and financial support for the project are the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Phase II will be guided by a 19-member steering committee of experts from cancer professional and advocacy organizations, federal and state agencies, and quality standards-setting bodies. During Phase I, the steering committee identified several high-priority topic areas, both cancer disease-site specific and cross-cutting, as candidates for Phase II analysis. When the committee reconvenes this summer, it will select a final set of topics. For more information, go to http://outcomes.cancer.gov/translation/
Workshop to Address Preclinical Cancer Detection Methods
This workshop will address the biology and methods of preclinical cancer detection, including topics such as novel enabling technologies for detection of early cancer, molecular approaches to screening, analysis of high throughput biologic data for prediction and marker discovery, biology of hereditary cancers, impact on sporadic cancer detection, validation of biomarkers, and organ-specific translational research.
Individual sessions will be followed by panel and poster discussions. Opportunities for collaboration and mechanisms for sharing data and specimens will be presented. Further details and an online application can be found at: https://www.compass.fhcrc.org/edrnPub/screg.asp. For additional information, contact program staff at 301-435-1594.
On behalf of the United States, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) on Monday, May 10 at the United Nations in New York City. FCTC, the first global public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization, encourages nations to establish standards similar to the ones set for tobacco prevention and control in the United States.
The United States was the 108th nation to sign this treaty; it is open for signature until June 29. The treaty will take effect after 40 nations have ratified it; thus far, 12 nations have done so. The next step for the treaty in the United States is submission to the Senate for ratification, following further interagency review.
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NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a New York State law that bans merchants from imposing surcharges on customers who pay by credit card is unconstitutional.
Manhattan federal Judge Jed Rakoff ruled Thursday that the law violates merchants' freedom of speech. He said it prohibits them from telling customers about the extra fees they incur for accept credit cards.
Five merchants had filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in June challenging the law.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Rakoff granted the retailers' request for a preliminary injunction. But he denied defendants' motion to dismiss the case.
Schneiderman's office said it was reviewing the decision and considering its next step.
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In late medieval Japan, Kai is a half-Japanese, half-English outcast who lives in the domain of Ako, ruled by the benevolent Lord Asano Naganori, who found a young Kai lost in the forest and accepted him into his household. Despite being scorned by the samurai due to his lowborn status and mixed ancestry, Kai falls in love with Asano's daughter, Mika.
Before a visit from Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Lord Asano is visited by the Shogun's master of ceremonies, Lord Kira, who becomes attracted to Mika. He arranges a duel for the entertainment of the Shogun between his best warrior, the Lovecraftian Samurai, and one chosen by Oishi, principal counselor to Lord Asano. Ako's champion, Yasuno, is found by Kai to be incapacitated before the duel by the sorceress Mizuki, working for Lord Kira.
Kai secretly dons Yasuno's armor and fights the Lovecraftian Samurai, but his disguise is broken and he is sentenced to punishment. Later that night, Mizuki bewitches Asano into believing Kira is raping Mika, causing Asano to attack an unarmed Kira in delirium. While the offense for attacking a Shogunate official is execution, the Shogun allows Asano to die with honor through seppuku, grants the domain of Ako to Lord Kira, and brands Oishi and his men Ronin. Kira demands Mika's hand in marriage on the spot, but the Shogun grants her one year to mourn the death of her father, and forbids the Ronin of Ako from seeking vengeance. To ensure there is no interference, Kira imprisons Oishi in an outdoor pit to break his spirit.
Nearly a year later Oishi is released by Lord Kira's men. He reunites with his family and asks his son Chikara to aid him in reuniting the Ronin—including Kai, who has been sold into slavery. Oishi finds Kai in the fighting pits of the Dutch colony of Dejima. In search for swords to arm themselves, Kai leads them to the Tengu Forest, a mystical place he escaped from as a child. Kai instructs Oishi to never draw his sword while in the Tengu temple and continues alone to another room to face the Tengu Master, who once trained Kai in the fighting ways of the Tengu. While Kai fights the Tengu Master in a battle of wills, Oishi watches his men being slaughtered by the Tengu. Oishi follows Kai's advice to never draw his sword and the illusion vanishes when Kai is victorious in his duel, the Ronin are given Tengu swords. Armed with their new weapons, the Ronin plan to attack Kira on his pilgrimage to a shrine as he seeks blessings for his wedding to Mika. The procession is a trap and the group is ambushed by Kira's forces led by Mizuki and the Lovecraftian Samurai. Several of the Ronin are killed, and Mizuki, believing to have slaughtered them all, takes Oishi's sword and presents it to Lord Kira as a trophy. Mizuki later taunts Mika with their deaths and attempts to manipulate Mika into despair and suicide.
Having survived the attack, Oishi and Kai rally the remaining survivors. With help of a band of traveling performers loyal to the memory of Lord Asano, Kai and Oishi infiltrate Kira and Mika's wedding ceremony, giving Mika an opportunity to flee as the Ronin scale the walls and attack Kira's men. As the Ronin are fighting for their lives, the Lovecraftian Samurai is destroyed by a gunpowder explosion, and the battle turns against Kira's men. Kai and Mika attempt to escape together, but are attacked by Mizuki, who takes the form of a dragon. Kai draws on the mystical powers of the Tengu he possesses, and ends her life. Oishi emerges with Kira's severed head, and Kira's men surrender.
Surrendering themselves to Shogunate authority, the Ronin are sentenced to death as they explicitly violated the Shogun's command to not seek revenge. However, the Shogun finds that they followed the principles of Bushido in their actions, restoring their honor as samurai. Instead of being executed as criminals, the Ronin are commanded to perform seppuku, dying with their honor restored, and are given the additional honor of burial with their master. As the Ronin prepare for seppuku, the Shogun pardons Oishi's son from death, so as to preserve such a noble bloodline for the country; the rest stoically take their own lives.
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The Allen County Coroner's Office found Aliahna Lemmon, 9, died from blunt force trauma and suffocation injuries.
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In an interview with police, Plumadore admitted that he used a brick to hit Lemmon in the head several times. He said he then carried Lemmon's body to his home and used a hack saw to cut her into pieces.
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2014 Orientation Schedule
Summer Orientation
Students whose first semester of enrollment at Southern Miss will be the summer 2014 semester should register to attend Summer Orientation.
- Friday, May 23
Freshman Fall Orientation Sessions
Students graduating high school in 2014 should register to attend a freshman orientation session. Transfer students classified as freshmen should register to attend a transfer orientation session. Please note that all freshman orientation sessions are overnight events.
- Priority Orientation for Leadership, Luckyday, and Honors College Scholars: Sunday, April 6-Monday, April 7
- Freshman Orientation 1: Thursday, May 29-Friday, May 30
- Freshman Orientation 2: Thursday, June 5-Friday, June 6
- Freshman Orientation 3: Sunday, June 15-Monday, June 16
- Freshman Orientation 4: Sunday, June 22-Monday, June 23
- Freshman Orientation 5: Thursday, June 26-Friday, June 27
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Students transferring to Southern Miss from a community/junior college or from another 4-year college/university should register to attend a transfer orientation session.
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The Academic Senate is the principal representative body in the faculty governance system of The University of Texas at Dallas. It consists of not less than ten percent of the general faculty, elected annually. It has primary responsibility in matters related to the curriculum and general academic policy, and it works closely with the administration in other areas of university life.
Speaker of the Senate
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Governance Secretary
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Senate Members
Faculty Members are selected each year by the voting members of the General Faculty.
Council Members
Each spring the new Senate elects no more than one-third of its members to serve on the Academic Council, which sets the agenda for the Senate. The Academic Council meets the first Wednesday of every month.
There are fifteen Committees reporting to the Academic Senate and fifteen University Wide Committees.
Senate Committees
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UT Dallas Strategic Plan
Proposed Policies of the Senate awaiting OGC approval
Amendment to UTDPP 1003- Information Resourses Planning and Policy Committee, approved by the Senate 18 September 2013
Amendment to UTDPP 1052-Procedures for Completing a Graduate Degree, approved by the Senate 21 August 2013
Amendment to UTDPP 1064-Procedures Governing Periodic Performance Evaluation of Tenured Faculty, approved by the Senate 16 January 2013
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29 Signs That The Elite Are Transforming Society Into A Total Domination Control Grid
The elite want to tightly control almost everything that we do, say and think. When most people think of "tyranny", they think of thugs with guns and little dictators running around barking orders at everyone. But that is not how the elite are accomplishing their goals these days. They want us to actually believe that we have freedom and that we are choosing our own leaders, but in the background they are exerting "soft power" in a way that is absolutely ruthless.
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Campaign season advertisements make a lot of people groan, and a new round of them from Independent candidate for President, Randall Terry, are causing a different reaction.
Terry is registered to run in West Virginia, and because he is a federal candidate, his ads can run in the states where he is on the ballot uncensored and unedited.
"Third-party ads, we're not required to run," explained Michele Crist, executive director of the West Virginia Broadcasters Association. "When it comes to federal ads, when they are registered in this state, we are mandated.
"It is very cut and dry."
David Allen Barnette, general counsel to the WVBA and partner at Jackson Kelly PLLC said stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission are obligated to run federal ads. He said Terry's largest advertising purchase in West Virginia was for seven spots, and the smallest buys were for only one ad.
"The ad is terrible," Barnette said. "It shows, among other things, an aborted fetus, a dismembered child, and quite frankly, if it were up to the stations, we wouldn't run it, but we're confronted with three options."
Barnette said stations could run the ads just like any other political advertisements, run it with what's called a "front card," and a "tail card," with information on a graphic before and after the ad or the third option stations in West Virginia took, which was to run the advertisements with a warning before it, advising viewers that the ad should not be viewed by children, and the station is required to air it. That option was recommended by the FCC.
"Randall Terry has previously tried to run an ad in the Super Bowl in Chicago on local stations," Barnette said. "Terry has a history of running grotesque ads, using the federal laws to convey his anti-abortion, pro-life message, but this is the first time I've seen these kinds of ads in West Virginia."
Barnette said he's been advising stations for about 30 years, and while the risk for inappropriate ads is always present, he said this is the first experience he's had with an ad at the federal level that was wholly inappropriate.
The Federal Elections Commission only regulates that statements be placed on public communication that identifies who paid for the communication and who authorized the communication, if it's applicable.
"The FEC does not regulate that content of the communication for issues of sensitivity or appropriateness," said Christian Hilland with the FEC.
Barnette said stations are not liable for ads by candidates themselves, but they are liable for ads from third parties.
"It's a painful time, frankly, for TV general managers, because they certainly can be sued over inappropriate advertising," Barnette said. "It's very difficult for them to sort out these kinds of claims, and difficult for us to advise them."
According to a Terry campaign email, he is on the ballot in West Virginia, Kentucky and Nebraska.


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Courtesy of VBS.tv: This week, Tattoo Age coerces Grime into unveiling his basement-turned-vault of personal treasures. We uncover his unmatched skateboard collection while he tells us about his childhood in Colorado and primal urges as a young teen to skate, graffiti and tattoo. Grime admits to fiendishly studying the art of tattooing and reveals the details of his move to San Francisco, where he now lives and works.
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Who's in the Band?Posted by Lawrence Dillon in Uncategorized
Zipped out when the tabla player began. Sad to say, I've pretty much burned out on tabla playing. Partly because I was a little too enthusiastic about it ten years ago. Besides, it was time for me to get back to the hotel so I could Sing in the Can.
I tried to get into the Guggenheim to hear Nico Muhly's new scent opera, but arrived a tad late – sold out. So I can't speak for the opera, but my attempt to witness it really stank.
Meanwhile, I have neglected to credit the remarkable musicians I'm working with right now. Time to make amends:
Lauren Flanigan, soprano
Stephen Williamson, clarinet
Taimur Sullivan, tenor saxophone
Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Richard O'Neill, viola
Clancy Newman, cello
Melvin Chen, piano
Ransom Wilson, conductor
It's a monster roster, and Ransom sets just the right tone in rehearsal, giving guidance where needed, allowing everyone enough room to let their musicianship fly. This afternoon we'll gather at the Academy and nail this piece down, bar by bar.


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Steel Forward Commits to Michigan State University
Tuesday February 12, 2013
Chicago Steel rookie forward Thomas Ebbing has committed to play college hockey at Michigan State University following his USHL career. (photo by MJB Images)
Chicago Steel forward Thomas Ebbing has committed to play collegiate hockey at Michigan State University following his USHL career.
Ebbing has produced 20 points (11g, 9a) in 37 games for the Steel this season. The USHL rookie scored his first goal in just his second game in the League, a 4-2 win vs. Tri-City on September 29th, 2012. He was selected to play in the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in January and was listed as No. 100 among North American skaters in the midterm rankings of NHL Central Scouting. The Troy, Michigan native was selected by the Chicago Steel in the 2012 USHL Entry Draft.
Ebbing joins Steel teammate Mackenzie MacEachern who is also committed to play hockey at Michigan State. The duo was also teammates last season playing high school hockey at Brother Rice in Michigan. Five other current USHL players have plans to attend Michigan State University; Joshua Jacobs (Indiana Ice), Joe Cox (Muskegon Lumberjacks), Cody Milan (Sioux Falls Stampede), Edwin Minney (Team USA), and J.T. Stenglein (Waterloo Black Hawks).
Michigan State University is currently a member of the CCHA and has 14 USHL alumni on the roster for the Spartans this season; Dean Chelios (Chicago/Cedar Rapids), Jake Chelios (Chicago Steel), Chris Forfar (Lincoln/Waterloo), Anthony Hayes (Green Bay Gamblers), Greg Wolfe (Omaha/Chicago), Willie Yanakeff (Sioux City/Waterloo), Matt Berry (Muskegon Lumberjacks), Brent Darnell (Sioux Falls Stampede), Travis Walsh (Muskegon/Sioux City), R.J. Boyd (Indiana Ice), Ryan Keller (Sioux Falls Stampede), Matt DeBlouw (Muskegon Lumberjacks), Michael Ferrantino (Omaha Lancers), and Jake Hildebrand (Cedar Rapids/Sioux City).
USHL stats – Thomas Ebbing
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the USHL celebrates its 11th season as the nation's only Tier I junior hockey league in 2012-13. With 19 NHL Draft picks on team rosters and over 250 players already committed to NCAA Division I schools this season, the USHL has emerged as the world's foremost producer of junior hockey talent. For more information, visit us on the web at www.USHL.com or visit the League's social media platforms, including Facebook (www.facebook.com/ushlhockey), twitter (www.twitter.com/ushl), and YouTube (www.youtube.com/ushlinteractive). Fans can also watch USHL action all season long, live or on-demand via FASTHockey (ushl.fasthockey.com).
It's not just hockey. It's the USHL.


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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - FBI agents arrested a Saudi Arabian South Plains College student living in Lubbock, TX, on a charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction Wednesday.
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 20, a citizen of Saudi Arabia and resident of Lubbock, was arrested in connection with his alleged purchase of chemicals and equipment necessary to make a military explosives and his research of potential U.S. targets including former President George W. Bush.
According to an affidavit, Aldawsari researched various targets and emailed himself information on locations and people, including the names and addresses of three American citizens who had previously served in the U.S. military and had been stationed for a time at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, 12 reservoir dams in Colorado and California, hydroelectric dams and nuclear power plants, and a nightclub.
[Click here to read the complete Department of Justice press release]
On Feb. 6, 2011, the affidavit alleges, Aldawsari sent himself an email titled "Tyrant's House," in which he listed the Dallas address for former President George W. Bush.
Aldawsari came to the U.S. on a student visa in 2008 and after finishing an English as a second language requirement enrolled at Texas Tech University for chemical engineering. Six weeks ago he transferred to South Plains College.
According to an affidavit, Aldawsari had been researching how to construct powerful explosives using several chemicals as ingredients. He had also acquired or tried to acquire most of the ingredients and equipment necessary to construct the explosives like lab equipment, Haz mat suits, and wiring.
The affidavit alleges that on Feb. 1, 2011, a chemical supplier reported to the FBI a suspicious attempted purchase of concentrated phenol, a toxic chemical that can be used to make the explosive trinitrophenol, also known as TNP, or picric acid.
Aldawsari allegedly attempted to have the phenol order shipped to the Lubbock freight company Con-way, but the freight company returned the order to the supplier and called the police. Later, Aldawsari falsely told the supplier he was associated with Texas Tech and wanted the phenol for "off-campus, personal research." Frustrated by questions being asked over his phenol order, Aldawsari canceled his order and later emailed himself instructions for producing phenol. The affidavit alleges that in December 2010, he successfully purchased concentrated nitric and sulfuric acids, two other ingredients needed to produce bombs.
According to the affidavit, Aldawsari also emailed himself a recipe for picric acid, which the email describes as a "military explosive;" information on the material required for Nitro Urea, how to prepare it, and the advantages of using it; and instructions on how to convert a cellular phone into a remote detonator and how to prepare a booby-trapped vehicle using items available in every home.
One email allegedly contained a message stating that "one operation in the land of the infidels is equal to ten operations against occupying forces in the land of the Muslims."
Aldawsari allegedly described his desire for violent jihad and martyrdom in blog postings and a personal journal. "You who created mankind….grant me martyrdom for Your sake and make jihad easy for me only in Your path," he wrote.
"[Wednesday's] arrest demonstrates the need for and the importance of vigilance and the willingness of private individuals and companies to ask questions and contact the authorities when confronted with suspicious activities," said U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks. "Based upon reports from the public, Aldawsari's plot was uncovered and thwarted. We're confident we have neutralized the alleged threat posed by this defendant."
During a search of Aldawsari's home, FBI agents found a notebook at Aldawsari's residence that appeared to be a diary or journal. According to the affidavit, excerpts from the journal indicate that Aldawsari had been planning to commit a terrorist attack in the United States for years.
One entry described how Aldawsari sought and obtained a particular scholarship because it allowed him to come directly to the United State and helped him financially, which he said "will help tremendously in providing me with the support I need for Jihad." The entry continues: "And now, after mastering the English language, learning how to build explosives and continuous planning to target the infidel Americans, it is time for Jihad."
Although Aldawsari's was using Lubbock as a staging ground for attacking U.S. locations and people, there were no specific threats listed in the Affidavit for the Lubbock area.
Aldawsari is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court in Lubbock at 9 a.m. Friday. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
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When it comes to estate planning, we each have our job and duties to complete a valuable estate plan.
• 1 — FACTS, CONCERNS AND TRUTH DETECTING. Anyone can prepare documents. It is the job of the attorney to learn as much about the family unit as he can. We must look through the niceties to determine just how the family relates to each other. We must look into future generations to determine if they can continue the business or if it should be sold. We must glean from conversations your values, your desires, and how each member of the family fit into the family puzzle. The more we learn, the more we can design a plan to protect you, your assets and your future generations.
• 2 — PLANNING AND DRAFTING. After we have a sense of your goals, it is our job to create an estate plan that will obtain those goals. We may suggest limited liability companies, partnerships or other estate planning vehicles that you have not considered. These entities will protect your assets and allow multiple ownership among siblings or in more than one generation.
• 3 — FUNDING AND THE FUTURE. First, the attorney should assist the client in allocating the assets between the husband's trust and the wife's trust. This is one of the most important aspects of a good estate plan. The attorney must understand the income tax consequences of placing an asset in one trust or the other. Equality of valuation is essential for the best income and estate tax minimization.
Funding of the trust is a very important part of the process. This is work, but the attorney needs to assist and monitor the process and verify that all assets have made their way into the trust. Why have a trust if you have to go through the probate process when you die. Many law firms drop the ball on this subject and give the client a letter on how to fund assets and close the file. They leave this funding process up to the client who may or may not complete the process properly.
• 1 — INFORMATION. It is the job of the client to first contact the attorney and then give the attorney all of facts needed to complete the estate plan. The client must trust the attorney and divulge all of his assets. He must also alert the attorney as to any family problems that need planning attention. The attorney can usually protect the asset and the child if he is made aware of the problem. If the son has a high potential for a divorce in the near future then the attorney should be made aware and plan around this problem. If the child has financial problems, then giving assets outright to him without a way to protect the assets is just giving your assets away to his creditors.
• 2 — MAINTENANCE. After the trust is completed and funded, it is the job of the client to keep the trust up to date. Life goes on, people get older, get divorced, make bad decisions and the provisions made today are wrong tomorrow. Your favorite charity may change or you may now be in a position to remember them. Talking about it will not get it done.
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All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1970 item #1255477 (stock #HB253)
This is an unusual item and quite a find! When I purchased this item at an antique shop, the seller's tag described it as a "make-up bag", however, I believe it to be an evening bag. It has two interior "pockets" with elasticized top edges. The pockets run the length of the handbag. Interior has "Dorset, Fifth Avenue". Handbag measures 8" x 3 ½". When opened it opens half – the hinges keep it for folding/falling completely open...
All Items : Women's Vanity : Contemporary item #1255476 (stock #HAT268)
Ooh, la, la – what a gorgeous hat! It's red with red bow, red netting, and red feathers – one feather has some black for added eye-appeal. So pretty!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1970 item #1255475 (stock #HAT267)
This is a super neat hat – it's completely covered with flowers! They're mostly roses (mauve color and peachy/pink color) accented with small pink and mauve flowers and green leaves. Hat looks new!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1960 item #1255474 (stock #HAT266)
I've grouped these items together and I think you'll love them! There is a blue netting head covering with an attached blue velvet bow. The netting can also be worn over the woven blue color band/cage style hat. The other band/cage style has and blue and green feathers and can be worn by itself or with the blue netting placed over it! All pieces are in super condition – the netting hat has a small hole below the blue bow caused by using a bobby pin. Very pretty items!
Excellent condition – new old stock – lilies of the valley handkerchief! It's yellow with scalloped hem and the design is a beautiful spray of lilies of the valley. This hanky is a "Flower of the Month" hanky and still has the original sticker/label. The other sticker has "Lily of The Valley Hawthorn For May, by Kimball". Hanky measures 15" x 15".
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1970 item #1234205 (stock #M4363)
I have collected vintage clothing and related items for many years and this is the only glove drying/shaping set I've ever seen for the longer length gloves! They measure 14" in length (end of middle finger to top – not including the hanger). Always well cared for and stored in the original box – super!!
All Items : Pottery and Stoneware : Pre 2000 item #1234204 (stock #M4362)
Neat and somewhat unusual M.A. Hadley items – a hand soap dispenser and a hand lotion dispenser! Bottles measure approximately 8 ½" tall (at tallest) and both are in excellent condition. Great gift for the Hadley collector!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1970 item #1234201 (stock #HB252)
I am always drawn to unusual vintage handbags and this one is unusual! It's navy blue, measures 11 ½" x 4 1/8"x 1 ½" (closed). It opens to approximately 4". Purse is clean both inside and out and is in excellent condition!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 2000 item #1234200 (stock #HB251)
Purchased several years ago at a sale in Indiana, this is a navy blue handbag made by bienen-davis! It is in excellent condition with a couple storage marks – see photo – and is clean both inside and out. Top quality handbag!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1960 item #1234199 (stock #HB250)
I have always loved this purse! It's brown material and was made by "Queen Fashion, Made in USA". Excellent, like new condition both inside and out!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1960 item #1234198 (stock #HB249)
Always pampered, this is an excellent condition vintage handbag by Nettie Rosenstein! Purse has been in my collection over 20 years. I never used it, just kept it covered and stored in my closet. Purse measures 8 ½" x 3 ½" x 4". Super collectible!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1970 item #1234197 (stock #HB248)
Another vintage purse from my collection! Roger and I have debated the color of this bag – I think it's very dark navy, he says it's black – photo is accurate so you be the judge. Purse measures 10 ¼" x 4 ¼" x 3 ½" and is in super condition. The only "use" evidence I could find is a few storage marks and there are some marks at the clasp area (from opening the purse, scratching the bag with a fingernail – sorry, I'm certain I did that)...
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1960 item #1234196 (stock #HB247)
This is one of the neatest vintage handbags in our inventory! As is the case with most of the vintage bags we have listed, this one is from my personal collection. Before I left the corporate world, I always carried a vintage bag (and brought my lunch in a vintage Scooby Doo metal lunchbox!). I purchased this purse many years ago at an antique show in Nashville, Tennessee. Other than a small amount of color wear to top corners, purse is in excellent condition inside and out...
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1980 item #1234194 (stock #HB246)
Gorgeous red leather clutch style handbag! Purse has interior label "Strasberg's, Louisville", it measures 14" long, and is in super condition. Interior is spotless, exterior has very, very minor wear on bottom (of absolutely no consequence). From my collection, time to share!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1990 item #1234192 (stock #HAT264)
Super neat hat! Interior band has: The Knox, "Argentine Knight", Genuine Panama. It was made for and sold by DeJongs of Evansville, Indiana (a department store long out of business). There is also a tag that shows hat fits a 22 head size. Nice!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 2000 item #1234190 (stock #HAT263)
This hat is gorgeous! It's black and has accent veiling and a black feather trim – see photo. Label has "Joe Bill Miller" and has is in the hat box in photo. Hat is in like new, excellent condition. Hat box shows some storage evidence/wear. The original Joe Bill Miller tag is in the box as well as original purchase receipt dated 1992. The Miller tag shows the price started at $52 and was on sale for $10 when purchased by original owner!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1970 item #1228281 (stock #M4360)
Well, this is the second compact that I have found in my collection that I had forgotten about! It is in the original "Richard Hudnut Vanity" cloth bag. The compact outer lid is Mother of Pearl. There is a label on mirror "Genuine Mother of Pearl by SchildKraut". Compact measures 2 ½" x 2 1/16" (closed) and it is in mint, unused condition!
All Items : Women's Vanity : Pre 1980 item #1228280 (stock #HB245)
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From my collection, a Whiting and Davis handbag in mint condition! It's unusual that the metal mesh is an ivory or light beige color instead of the more common white color. The original Whiting and Davis tag is inside bag with original price sticker of $126.00


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FRIDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- People who carry a certain
genetic variant involved in blood clotting and inflammation have a
lower five-year survival rate after coronary artery bypass surgery,
researchers report.
The findings should be used to better treat and ensure the
survival of these surgical patients over the long-term, said the
research team from Duke University Medical Center in Durham,
"There are possibilities that we could apply this information someday to a patient's prognosis, and for careful monitoring or increased surveillance if a person has a 2.5 times higher risk of dying, instead of letting them go their way after a CABG [coronary artery bypass graft] surgery," study senior author Mihai Podgoreanu, an assistant professor of anesthesiology, said in a Duke news release.
In conducting the study, published in the Sept. 12 issue of
Circulation, the researchers found variants in the thrombomodulin gene were associated with greater risk of death in the five years following CABG surgery in a group of roughly 1,000 patients.
The researchers also took other known risk factors into
consideration and confirmed their findings by repeating the study
with a separate group of about 1,000 more patients.
"In any biomarker association study, current wisdom is that there are a lot of false positive findings, so we used specimens from a different, independent cohort of patients to increase our confidence that the initial results were not spurious," said Podgoreanu.
The authors concluded that although more research is needed to
determine exactly how the findings will benefit the long-term
survival of individual heart surgery patients, knowing whether or
not a patient has this gene variant will help doctors better assess
patient risks.
More information
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coronary bypass surgery.
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Disfiguring Tumors In Infants Vanish
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) - It's not magic, it's medicine that's making tumors disappear in babies. Now, an old drug is being used in a new way to make these tumors go away.
Ten percent of newborns will develop hemangioma, a benign tumor, like Myla Hershey. Neither her parents nor her doctors noticed anything at first.
"When she was born we couldn't see it at all," Jennifer Hershey, Myla's mom, told Ivanhoe.
However, at three months, "it was like a big slab of meat on her forehead and it was actually weighing her eyebrow down," Jennifer said.
Until now, doctors would treat the tumors with steroids, chemotherapy, and surgery, but doctors in France were treating a heart patient with a common beta blocker. The side effect was that it also caused the child's hemangioma to fade away.
"It affects these infantile hemangiomas by killing the hemangioma cells and restricting the blood vessels that feed them," Alex Golden, MD, Pediatric Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, told Ivanhoe.
Dr. Golden is now using it to treat babies in the United States.
"The day we start the medication, the hemangiomas stop growing," Dr. Golden said.
Myla took three liquid doses of the beta blocker a day and within just a few days, her mom started to see the tumor disappear.
"It started to fade first, get lighter, and to shrink," Jennifer said.Submit
Now, after a year on the medicine Myla has just a little reminder left and doctors said it will not come back.
Right now, doctors are only using the beta blockers on infants; 100-percent of the tumors in the last 75 patients stopped growing or got smaller. Doctors don't yet know if the treatment will have the same effect on older children and adults.
BACKGROUND: A birth mark that looks like a nodule of extra blood vessels in the skin or a bright red patch is called a hemangioma. It grows during a baby's first year of life and recedes over time. It starts out as a flat red mark; it can be present anywhere on the body, but is most often found on the face, scalp, or back of the neck. During the child's first year, the red mark will become a spongy mass that protrudes from the skin. It will grow rapidly at first to two to three inches in diameter. Then, it will stop growing and enters a rest phase. Eventually, it will begin to slowly disappear. A child usually only has one mark, but some children have more than one, especially if they are a twin. It is usually benign and is not associated with other medical conditions. For most cases, the hemangioma doesn't require treatment. When a child who had it reaches the age of ten, there is usually little visible trace of the birthmark. (Source:www.mayoclinic.com)
TREATMENT: Most hemangiomas never need any form of treatment. However, treatment can be controversial. Some parents feel that treatment is necessary because the marks can be disfiguring and may cause psychological or social problems. Doctors may be hesitant to treat a hemangioma that is not causing physical problems because they usually fade gradually without treatment, and because it could have potential side effects. If the growth interferes with a child's vision or causes other problems, treatment options may include laser surgery or corticosteroid medications. Lasers can stop its growth. However, the risks can include infection, bleeding, scarring, pain, and changes in skin color. Corticosteroids can be given by mouth, injected, or applied to the skin. They are used to stop the growth of the hemangioma and sometimes reverse it. The risks can include high blood sugar, high blood pressure, poor growth, and clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye. Some experimental treatments include interferon alfa, beta blockers, and topical immune suppressants. (Source: www.mayoclinic.com)
NEW TECHNOLOGY: French researchers at Bordeaux Children's Hospital in France were the first to discover that propranolol (a blood pressure medication from a class of medication called beta blockers) can be used to treat hemangiomas. They were using the blood pressure medication to treat heart conditions in two infants who also had a hemangioma. They said they noticed that the size and color of the hemangioma was reduced within a day in both babies. "After informed consent was obtained from the parents, propranolol was given to nine additional patients who had severe or disfiguring infant hemangiomas. In all cases, 24 hours after the onset of treatment, we observed a change in color from intense red to purple, associated with a palpable softening of the lesion," Dr. Christine Leaute-Labreze, from the department of Pediatric Dermatology at Bordeaux Children's Hospital in France, was quoted as saying. (Source:http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/articles/2008/06/11/beta-blocker-may-shrink-infant-hemangiomas)
Dr. Alex Golden, Pediatric Cardiologist and Staff Member of the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, is now using this method to treat babies in the United States. He has seen 100 percent success rates. There have not been any side effects to the patients who are on the medication. The medication is a liquid and is taken two to three times a day. Results are typically seen in a couple of days, but Dr. Golden says as soon as they start medication, the hemangiomas stop growing. In one to two weeks the tumor begins to shrink. After 12 weeks, it is completely shrunk. (Source: www.clevelandclinic.org)
Alex Golden, MD, Pediatric Cardiologist and staff physician at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, talks about vascular anomalies in children and a new treatment that could help them without serious side effects.
We are talking about tumors that appear in infants, right?
Dr. Golden: Yes, these are benign tumors; they are not malignant. It is not cancer, but they are growths that start out either very tiny or not present at all when the child is born and then grow to be variable in size, but can be quite large or damaging depending on the location.
What is the proper name of them?
Dr. Golden: Infantile hemangioma.
What I thought was amazing with Myla is there was nothing there when she was born. Then within a couple of weeks, it was the size of a golf ball; correct?
Dr. Golden: Yes. When they start growing, they grow very rapidly and it can be quite scary for parents.
What causes it?
Dr. Golden: We still do not know exactly what causes the infantile hemangiomas. There are multiple theories, but none of them has emerged as the correct answer.
What happens if it goes untreated?
Dr. Golden: Some of them stop growing on their own fairly early, but the ones that get larger or are in very difficult or dangerous places, particularly on the face or other areas, can cause quite a bit of destruction in the meantime. They will grow for a period of time, usually somewhere before the first birthday, at which point they stop and then can start to slowly go away, but there is a pretty significant subset of them that do not go away completely and that is where the propranolol treatment comes in.
You said it causes damage?
Dr. Golden: It can. For instance, a hemangioma on the nose can destroy the nasal tissues and cause deformation of those that could be permanent. There are infantile hemangiomas that occur near the eyes and can affect vision. If it is near the airway it can affect breathing and obviously, as in many cases that we have seen it can be cosmetically a very important problem for kids too.
Jaime has a friend whose baby had one and it was in the same place as Myla. Is that a very common place?
Dr. Golden: It is quite common and in fact, it is even much more common in premature babies. So with younger and younger deliveries and our neonatal intensive care units getting better at taking care of little premature babies, we see more hemangiomas coming from that population as well.
Can babies be born with this lesion too?
Dr. Golden: Sometimes there is some evidence when the baby is born. Usually it is tiny or almost nothing is there at birth and then really starts to take off within the first month or two of life and some of them can grow extremely rapidly.
Is there a reason why they grow so much more after birth?
Dr. Golden: I do not know the answer to that and that is not a completely known fact. When the current treatment for this, propranolol, was discovered, it was really by accident. Some doctors in Bordeaux, France serendipitously found out that it worked on hemangiomas when they were using it to treat one child with heart disease who happened to have a hemangioma as well and found that the hemangioma went away. They tried it again and pretty soon they had done a series of this, published it, and the rest of the world found out about it in 2009.
Traditionally you would treat this with radiation and steroids?
Dr. Golden: Steroids is the mainstay treatment, yes. In the past there have been chemotherapy agents that have been used sometimes, but up until this time the mainstay treatment has been high dose oral steroid therapy which has many risks.
As a parent I would think that is the last thing I want to put into my newborn is high dose steroids.
Dr. Golden: Yes, that is right.
What could be the risks for that?
Dr. Golden: There are all sorts of dysregulation of endocrine systems and hormone production. There are weight changes, weight to fat distribution changes, high blood pressure, and heart disease as a result of the high blood pressure among other problems.
So by treating this traditionally, you could be affecting your child's life forever?
Dr. Golden: Absolutely, and we find it is not as effective as the beta blockade, which is the propranolol treatment we are using now.
So the beta blockade, can you explain that?
Dr. Golden: The name of the medication that we use for these children is propranolol and it is in the beta blocker class of medications. It is what is called a nonselective beta blocker and it affects these infantile hemangiomas by killing the hemangioma cells and also by cinching down and constricting the blood vessels that feed them. We do not know all of the answers about how the medication accomplishes this, but we certainly observe that in basically 100% of these infantile hemangiomas that the day we start the medication, the hemangioma stops growing and begins to shrink quite rapidly.
This is a medication that has been used for decades, mostly in adults but in many children as well, and it has many properties. It blocks beta receptors in the body and by doing that it can lower blood pressure, lower heart rate, and help with cardiac arrhythmias; so most of the patients in the world who receive propranolol get it for those indications. In children we use it a fair amount for rhythm problems, for electrical abnormalities, and heart short circuit type rhythm problems but now this new indication for propranolol has emerged which has really been amazing.
So by giving a child this, does it affect their heart at all?
Dr. Golden: We sometimes see a little bit of lowering of the heart rate and the maximum blood pressure that a child will achieve or maximum heart rate, but essentially we have seen in about 75 patients that we have treated here at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital no important side effects that have caused us to need to stop the medication. The medication can also lower the blood sugar a little bit and we do some careful teaching with families to explain to them to give feedings around the same time as the medication to keep the blood sugar up.
Are there any other risks?
Dr. Golden: No. We do not think there are any long term risks of the medication. We have been using it in children for multiple decades already and know it to be a very safe drug. Now we find that it is amazingly effective, much more effective than the steroids we had been using previously, to treat infantile hemangiomas.
Of the 75 kids you treated, 100 percent have gone away?
Dr. Golden: One hundred percent have stopped growing and 100 percent have improved with treatment, but there is some variability. Some children are much more responsive. There have been patients who when we treat them, they come back in a few weeks and I am really blown away by the shrinkage of the hemangioma. There are others that take more time, but we generally will treat for several months at least and usually past the first birthday, compared to when we initiated treatment, we have seen very significant shrinkage in basically 100% of our patients.
Is Myla rare? Is it rare to have that great of a result?
Dr. Golden: No, not rare. I definitely would put her in a category of excellent responders, but maybe 25 percent or so of our patients have been sort of along her lines.
For Myla, it was just an oral medicine twice a day?
Dr. Golden: Yes. We started out at 3 times a day depending on the age of the patient. We like to meet kids when they are young and small when the hemangioma has not had a lot of time to proliferate and grow very significantly because we think we get a better result if we start early. So if I meet them when they are fairly young, we will start them at 3 times a day dosing. Once they pass the 6 month mark and have a little more meat on their bones, then we will change it to twice a day dosing and that helps a lot with convenience for the family as well.
She was on it for a year; is that normal?
Dr. Golden: Basically it depends on how early we meet them, but we will treat from the time that we meet the children to past the first birthday generally; usually to about the 14 month of age point.
Would it work on adults?
Dr. Golden: No, this is treatment for infantile hemangiomas only at this point and I think we may find in time that research will show there are other patient populations that the medication is effective for. There are other subtypes of hemangiomas that some people have tried using it for, but we do not have enough information yet to know if it will be effective for those other patients. This is a particular treatment for a particular group of patients who come as babies and have these rapidly growing hemangiomas that we really want to stop in their tracks and prevent the damage we know can occur when they grow quickly.
Will Myla's grow back? Is there a risk?
Dr. Golden: No. It would be extremely unusual for it to grow back and the life history of these infantile hemangiomas is it will be not present basically at birth, will crop up at some point, usually in the first couple of months, and grow very rapidly. It will stop growing at about somewhere between 6 and 12 months of age, it is kind of variable, and then will then begin to go away. We know that there is a large fraction of these patients where the hemangioma will not go away completely on its own and even when they do, it takes actually many years for the infantile hemangioma to recede on its own. So the propranolol really accelerates that process and most importantly stops the growth during the growth phase to prevent further damage.
Alex Golden, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Staff Member
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
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As China's hegemony grows, it is faced with an interesting dilemma concerning its currency manipulation policies. The Chinese government has long kept the value of the yuan at artificially low levels to give its exports a significant competitive advantage in their host countries, a development which has helped catalyze the rise of China as the world's top exporter.
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