text: content Welcome to the Life Extension Legislative Action Center From here you can examine and take action on important current issues featured in Life Extension Magazine® and our web site. Feel free to explore the full capabilities of our Legislative Action Center including the ability to search for elected officials (both state and federal) by name, state, district, and zip code. You can also research current and past legislation, including how each congressperson voted for each issue. In the Legislative Action Center, you can locate anyone who can help you make a difference - from members of your local media to the President of the United States. Featured Alert Fight Back Against FDA Tyranny Life Extension is now coordinating with other health freedom groups to stop Big Pharma from further monopolizing consumer access to affordable dietary supplements and conventional healthcare. We need the support of everyone reading this article to win this battle. For those who think it's not worth the effort, consider the consequences of failing to take action. Innovation in the natural ingredient marketplace will be stifled while pharmaceutical companies grab dietary supplements and gain FDA protection to sell them as prescription drugs. Many retired seniors will have to take jobs to afford their medications. Those working full-time may have to find additional part-time work to pay the high premiums and many out-of-pocket expenses no longer covered by medical insurance. These problems can be partially resolved if free-market competition is allowed in the generic drug and dietary supplement marketplaces. Life Extension is mobilizing a grass roots campaign to overwhelm the lobbyists that have dominated Congress and federal agencies. Read Article Recent Alerts How Much More Abuse Can Americans Tolerate? The extortionist cost of generic drugs is rendering Americans insolvent. Regulation of drug prices is not the solution. The problem of generic drug price gouging will disappear if the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is amended to allow greater competition in the generic marketplace. If enacted, generic prices will plummet to levels so low that consumers won't even worry about the percentage their insurance company will pay. When generic drug prices drop this much, it will push down many name brand prices because there are often generic substitutes that work almost as well as newer branded drugs. Read Article Big Pharma Trying to Restrict Consumer Access to Better Drugs On April 16, 2013, the FDA was subpoenaed to appear before Congress to account for over fifty deaths from contaminated drugs. According to the House Committee investigative report, the unscrupulous manufacturer was allowed to inflict this carnage because the FDA failed to do its job. But instead of punishing the FDA for its failure to protect the public, the Senate has introduced a bill giving the FDA more power to take away bioidentical hormones and other drugs that are safely made at compounding pharmacies. Read Article Cancer Patients Should Have Access to Potentially Life-Saving Therapies Scientists have identified novel ways of treating cancer and other illnesses, but too little of this new technology is being used in clinical practice. When new discoveries are made, drug companies spend years seeking a patent, and then more years carrying it through the cumbersome bureaucratic approval process. A major reason so many cancer patients die today is an antiquated regulatory system that causes effective therapies to be delayed (or suppressed altogether). This system must be changed, if the 1,500 American cancer patients who perish each day are to have a realistic chance of being saved. Our long-standing proposal has been to change the law so that anyone can opt out of the FDA's umbrella of "protection." This approach will allow companies to sell drugs that have demonstrated safety and a reasonable likelihood of effectiveness, which are clearly labeled "Not Approved by the FDA." Patients who wish can still use only FDA- approved drugs, while those willing to take a risk, in consultation with their doctors, will be allowed to try drugs shown to be safe that are still not approved. Read Article Please ask your Legislators to Co-Sponsor the Free Speech about Science Act A bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives that would give consumers greater access to truthful, non- misleading health information. Please contact Congress and ask your legislators to co-sponsor HR1364, the Free Speech about Science Act. If it passes, this bill has the potential to transform the healthcare field by educating the public about the science behind natural health. Read Article Archived Alerts Conventional Medicine Wants FDA to Take Away Most Dietary Supplements An editorial in the January 25, 2012, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine strongly supports the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed New Dietary Ingredient guidelines that would ban most of the effective nutrients you use today. Ask your senators and representative to make a one-minute floor speech opposing the FDA's plan to sweep many supplements off the shelf. At the same time, you will be asking your members of Congress to write the FDA about the consumer revolt that is occurring in response to these draconian proposals to take away the most effective dietary supplements on the market today! Read Article Pharmocracy Uncovers Egregious FDA Incompetence – Take Action Today! Governments collapse when ineptitude and corruption reach such egregious magnitudes that the citizenry has no choice but to revolt. While Pharmocracy uncovers egregious FDA incompetence and abuse, Congress is the body of government that provides FDA with enabling laws that ultimately result in needless suffering and death ...while the nation descends into financial ruination. Implementing the free-market approaches advocated in this book could spare Medicare and Medicaid from insolvency, while significantly improving the health and productivity of the American public. Read Article FDA views your supplements in the same light as synthetic food preservatives According to the FDA's New Dietary Ingredient guidelines issued on July 1, 2011, the FDA believes that "new dietary supplements" must be regulated similarly to synthetic food preservatives. The FDA guidelines have modeled the outrageous safety thresholds after those in place for food additives. This appears to be in direct violation of DSHEA, the law enacted in 1994 to protect consumer access to dietary supplements, which classifies dietary supplements as foods, not food additives. The FDA proposes that new dietary supplement ingredients should adhere to aggressive safety margins, which are typically reserved for chemical compounds known to be dangerous in all but the most miniscule concentrations. Since food additives or preservatives such as aspartame, monosodium glutamate, and sodium nitrate are known to cause cancer or other severe health problems... Read Article FDA Says Walnuts Are Illegal Drugs Last year the FDA determined that walnuts sold by Diamond Foods cannot be legally marketed because the walnuts "are not generally recognized as safe and effective" for the medical conditions referenced on Diamond Foods's website. According to the FDA, these walnuts were classified as "drugs" and the "unauthorized health claims" cause them to become "misbranded," thus subjecting them to government "seizure or injunction." Diamond Foods capitulated and removed statements about the health benefits of walnuts from its website. Passage of the Free Speech About Science Act will stop federal agencies from squandering tax dollars censoring what you are allowed to learn about health-promoting foods. Our Legislative Action Website provides you direct contact with your Representative to let them know that you want H.R. 1364 (Free Speech About Science Act) enacted into law. Read Article Senate Wants Food Makers Jailed for Ten Years We Must Stop This Bill from Passing in the House Despite protests from health freedom activists, the Senate passed a bill that enables the FDA to put food makers in jail for ten years! If enacted by the House of Representatives, this bill would empower the FDA to imprison food makers if they quote findings from peer-reviewed published scientific studies on their websites. This draconian proposal is concealed in a bill titled the Food Safety Accountability Act (S.216). This bill passed the Senate because it inflicts harsh jail sentences against anyone who knowingly contaminates food for sale. But there already are strong laws to punish anyone who commits this crime, so this bill instead serves the purpose of enriching pharmaceutical interests by censoring what healthy food makers can say about their products. Read Article Walnut Grower Capitulates to FDA Censorship Life Extension® has published 57 articles that describe the health benefits of walnuts. Some of this same scientific data was featured on the website of Diamond Foods, Inc., a distributor of packaged walnuts. Last year the FDA determined that walnuts sold by Diamond Foods cannot be legally marketed because the walnuts "are not generally recognized as safe and effective" for the medical conditions referenced on Diamond Foods' website. Read Article FDA Delay of One Drug Causes 82,000 Lost Life-Years In 2004, I wrote an article describing how Americans die needlessly because of the FDA's delay in approving lifesaving drugs. One example of a delayed therapy I cited was Provenge®, which in the year 2002 had demonstrated improved survival in prostate cancer patients. In 2007, Dr. Stephen Strum and I co-authored an article showing how enormous numbers of lives could be spared if scientists were liberated from oppressive FDA over-regulation. We described several cancer drugs that should have been approved including Provenge®, which by the year 2007 had extended survival in several clinical studies. In 2010, the FDA finally approved Provenge®. This was after still another FDA-mandated clinical trial documented the efficacy of this therapy. As you're about to read, the FDA's eight-year delay in approving Provenge® has resulted in a horrific number of prostate cancer victims prematurely dying! Read Article Waxman's Anti-Supplement Measure Excluded From Senate "Wall St. Reform" Bill! But Fight Is Not Over On Thursday, May 19, the Senate held their final vote on the Wall Street "Reform" Act. We are pleased to report that the anti-supplement provision drafted by Congressman Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), and included in the House bill, which would have expanded the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), was not included in the final version of the Senate bill — the provision had suddenly become "too controversial"! This victory was largely due to you, our supporters, who flooded Senate offices with thousands of e-mails and phone calls. Thank you! This is proof once again that when you make your voice clearly heard, legislators listen. But the fight isn't over yet. Now's the time to let your senators and congressional representatives know that you want them to tell the conference committee to remove the FTC powers expansion language currently in the House version of the bill from the final version of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. As we noted earlier, this could be a devastating piece of legislation for anyone who uses dietary supplements. We've made so much progress – we need to redouble our efforts now! Read Article Another attempt on Capitol Hill to take away our Vitamins The threat of a regulatory stranglehold over dietary supplements has intensified. The urgent issue we face today is language U.S. Representative Henry Waxman inserted into the Wall Street Reform Bill (H.R. 4173). This bill has been passed in the House of Representatives and Waxman hopes the Senate will pass the bill with language that gives FTC bureaucrats arbitrary authority to impose crippling requirements that will drive up the costs of supplements or remove them from the market entirely. If this legislation is passed, our fear is that many supplements will disappear or that Americans will be unable to afford their supplements and will succumb to a host of deficiency-related diseases. Email your Senator to demand that Rep. Waxman's drug company-favoring language not be added to the Senate version of the so- called Wall Street Reform Act and not be included in any later House/Senate version of the bill. Read Article Ask your Representative to cosponsor the Free Speech about Science Act (H.R. 4913) On March 23, 2010, a bipartisan bill was introduced into the House of Representatives called the Free Speech about Science Act (H.R. 4913). This landmark legislation protects basic free speech rights, ends censorship of science, and enables the natural health products community to share peer-reviewed scientific findings with the public. The Free Speech about Science Act has the potential to transform medical practice by educating the public about the real science behind natural health. For this very reason, the bill will have opposition. It will be opposed by the FDA since it restricts their ability to censor the dissemination of published scientific data. It will be opposed by drug companies fearing competition from natural health approaches based on diet, dietary supplements, and lifestyle. The public, on the other hand, wants access to credible information they can use to make wise dietary choices. Please don't let special interests stop this bill. Passage of the Free Speech about Science Act will stop federal agencies from squandering tax dollars censoring what you are allowed to learn about health-promoting foods. Read Article Oppose the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 bill Senator John McCain has introduced a bill that if passed, will drive up the cost of dietary supplements and restrict your access to them. The bill being spearheaded by Senators John McCain and Byron Dorgan supposedly originates from the controversy surrounding the use of steroids by Major League Baseball players. Since some unethical companies illegally sold steroid drugs as "dietary supplements," certain members of Senate appear to have been deceived into believing that the FDA needs to be given additional power to ban dietary supplements across the board. In order to mislead the public about the true nature of this bill, it has been named the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 (DSSA). Despite nutritional supplements' safety record, McCain's bill would give the FDA authority to draw up a list of allowed and disallowed supplements (and supplement potencies). This bill would cause any dietary supplement to be classified as "adulterated" if it is "manufactured, packaged, held, distributed, labeled or licensed by a dietary supplement company not registered with the Secretary." The "Secretary" in this case is the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the department of the federal government that oversees the FDA. The FDA already requires manufacturers to maintain records of serious adverse reaction reports. This bill would require that all "non-serious adverse events" be submitted to the federal government. The problem is that when a large group of people take any product, there are always coincidental "adverse reactions". This means that for any given product, the FDA can arbitrarily take the list of adverse reports submitted to it and use it as a basis to remove the product, even if there was not a single valid adverse reaction! Pharmaceutical companies would be able, under the Freedom of Information Act, to gain access to these reports, and petition the FDA to remove the supplement from the market. If McCain's bill is passed, it will make it far easier for pharmaceutical companies to file use patents on what are now inexpensive dietary supplements and convert them into outrageously priced "drugs." Please alert your two Senators and Representatives about this oppressive legislation that should not be co-sponsored and should instead be vigorously opposed. Read Article Take action now on FDA failure, deception and abuse! Hunter Lewis and Gretchen Dubeau run an organization called the Alliance for Natural Health-USA (ANH-USA). (The name reflects a merger of the American Association for Health Freedom (AAHF) and the Alliance for Natural Health in the UK.) The merged organization will redouble its efforts to radically reform the FDA. Hunter and others compiled a collection of articles written by William Faloon over the years concerning the United States Food and Drug Administration. The book, entitled FDA: Failure, Deception, Abuse represents a compilation of FDA atrocities that have never appeared together in one publication. The objective is to disseminate this book, published by Praktikos Books (praktikosinstitute.org/praktikos-books), far and wide in order to enlighten this country about the urgent need for radical FDA reform. Order this book from Life Extension Life Extension encourages its customers to obtain a copy of FDA: Failure, Deception, Abuse for themselves and to loan it out to others. There may be no more efficient way to initiate a revolution against FDA tyranny while unshackling legitimate scientists whose discoveries could save countless numbers of human lives.


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BUTNER, N.C. – From his office on the 17th floor of midtown Manhattan's red enameled Lipstick Building, Bernard Madoff often handled billions of dollars in a single day.
These days, at the medium-security prison here, the man convicted of orchestrating the biggest Ponzi scheme in American history is forbidden from possessing even a handful of quarters.
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"Inmates are not allowed to handle money," reads a sign on a vending machine at the medium-security prison, where visitors — but not inmates — can pay $1.25 for a bottle of water just outside a visitation room.
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This is one of many rules that Madoff, who is 75, lives by in the eight-by-10-foot cell he shares with another inmate at the federal correctional facility where he is serving a 150-year sentence.
Madoff pleaded guilty in March 2009 to massive investment and securities fraud, admitting to a years-long deception that shattered the lives of thousands of clients — a list that included millionaire investors, middle-class retirees, college endowments and philanthropic organizations.
In an interview at Butner last week, Madoff weighed in with his latest views on everything from his favorite politicians to the ties between Washington and Wall Street to details about his life in prison and his severed relationships with family members.
Among the highlights of the interview, which lasted more than three hours:
- Madoff described in detail the "never ending" fund raising solicitations from politicians, and was harshly critical of President Barack Obama, even though he said he voted for him in 2008. The politician he said he admires the most is Sen. Ron Wyden, the Oregon Democrat.
- He had sharp words for Irving Picard, the trustee charged with overseeing the recovery of lost money, saying, "He'll take credit for everything."
- He warned that he is sure there are other "bad players like myself" getting away with another massive Ponzi scheme. And he offered one piece of advice to investors: Stay away from the stock market.
- Madoff expressed no particular remorse for the disproportionate devastation he has caused Jewish clients, both individuals and charities. "I don't feel that I betrayed the Jews," he said.
- He said he does not have kidney cancer, contrary to news reports early this year, and that his health problems seem to be under control. He insisted that the adjustment from the high life to prison life was not that bad, though he is constantly bored. "It's actually very pretty," he said of Butner. "More like a college campus."
- Madoff said that while "I miss everything," the estrangement from his family was hardest to bear, adding that "I don't have anything to live for."
The legal system isn't done with the Madoff case yet. After a five-month trial, a jury in New York is now deliberating on whether five of his former employees were in on the fraud. Madoff was adamant that those employees knew nothing about his scheme and that they were simply "following instructions from clients."
( Also on POLITICO: How Washington beat Wall Street)
By Madoff's count, this is his fifth in-person interview since arriving at Butner in the summer of 2009. While he said he is of course sorry for what he did, his talking points were clear: that his crimes have been exaggerated and his efforts to recover money for his victims have gone unacknowledged.
"Everybody thinks the worst of me," he said. "The only thing I'm happy about is I was able to help people recover."
He said he has not changed. "There's nothing for me to change from. It's not like I ever considered myself a bad person. I made a horrible mistake and I'm sorry."
Such comments are no solace to his victims.
"He never tells the truth," 70-year-old Miriam Siegman, who lost her life's savings in the Madoff scheme, said in an interview. "He manipulates it to exonerate himself in some way. He's a master manipulator."
When Madoff strolled in the visitation room for the interview with a guard through a green patio enclosed by a chain-linked fence and barbed wire — the sunshine bringing out a dark tint in his glasses — he looked at ease and comfortable. Security at the facility is relaxed — inmates sleep with their doors unlocked. Madoff fills out his khaki uniform and doesn't appear to have lost weight. (This reporter walked through a metal detector and her cell phone and tape recorder were held at the front desk. No photographs were allowed.)
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With his casual demeanor and confidence, it was easy to imagine how the former investor might have once mingled with political and Wall Street elite — and charmed his many clients. Asking about an appointment for the next day, he spoke to a guard as if he were still the boss. And he asked this reporter about her ethnicity, how she was getting home to Washington, D.C. and he instructed her to mail him a copy of this article.
Madoff said he dreams of living a different life.
"I would go find myself an island somewhere with my wife, if she were willing to, and go fishing." But he's not sure Ruth would go with him. "I don't know. I would hope so."
When there were millions of dollars attached to his name, Madoff was constantly hounded by politicians, from local to federal candidates. He insisted that he found it all off-putting — socializing at cocktail parties in the city, attending swanky fundraisers in the Hamptons, and feeling obligated to cut checks.
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Now, he sounds like a campaign finance reformer. "I basically think everybody would be better off… if people weren't able to exert so much influence on politicians with money," he said. "Politicians themselves would probably prefer not to deal with them—both begging for and being beholden."
Still, Madoff let the campaign money flow. Madoff and his wife Ruth made several hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations since the 1990s, according to Federal Election Commission records. The recipients were mostly Democrats, and the roster included Sen. Chuck Schumer, ex-New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Rep. Joseph Crowley, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Hillary Clinton during her Senate bid.
The solicitations were "never ending," Madoff recalled. "These politicians take money from anybody — Democrats, Republicans." (Madoff said he registered as a Democrat long ago but now considers himself an independent.)
Madoff said Schumer, whom he described as a "personable guy," would ask him for money a couple of times a year. "They would come up [to Madoff's office] just to say hello and collect the money," he said.
Approached in a Senate hallway last week, Schumer seemed willing to talk to a reporter — until the subject of Madoff came up. "I'm not commenting," the New York Democrat said as he walked away. "I am not commenting." That Schumer, who is known for seeking press attention, refused to discuss Madoff demonstrates how toxic the Madoff name has become.


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OKINAWA, Japan -- Four Marines were traveling toward a Yokosuka train station on their way to celebrate New Years Eve in Tokyo, when they heard a call for help. Without hesitation, they sprinted toward the scene, weaving between pedestrians on a crowded street.
We were running as fast as we could, said Lance Cpl. James H. Flores, from West, Texas. We just started to go toward the crowd. At that point, we just headed straight over there and saw the accident, and immediately we did what we could to help.
An SUV with a local family of five fell from the fifth story of a parking garage and landed upside down, compressing the vehicle. The Marines quickly noticed eight local residents and two U.S. Sailors working to recover the family inside.
It was just an instinct to help pull them out of the car, said Flores.
Initially, the responders strained to open the doors to pull the family out, but struggled due to the vehicles capsized position. Then Flores thought of flipping the vehicle upright, and the Yokosukan responders began synchronizing the groups efforts by establishing a cadence. Lance Cpl. Raheem F. Gilliam, who had recently learned to count in Japanese, started translating. The Marines and Sailors were then able to work together with the locals to flip the car in synch.
Thats when we started getting everyone out, said Lance Cpl. Manaure V. Arellano, from Pearsall, Texas. Our thought was to just get people out as fast as possible. There was no pausing.
The Marines took their experiences from the Marine Corps and applied it to the situation at hand.
Were trained as Marines, especially being infantry, to have an immediate reaction, said Gilliam, from Moore, Oklahoma. Every day the mission comes first, and the mission was to get them out.
After the locals were pulled from the car, the Marines applied fundamental skills taught during the Combat Lifesaver Course: stop the bleeding, start the breathing, treat for shock.
Once Japanese medical personnel arrived and took control of the rescue effort, the Marines went to the emergency room to ensure they did not sustain any injuries during the recovery. On the way to the ER, they reflected on what they had witnessed and thought of their loved ones at home.
I didnt really tell my family about it, said Gilliam. I just called home and told my family that I love them, because you never know when youre going to lose them.
Tragically, three of the victims lost their lives that day. However, two young boys in the vehicle survived after being hospitalized.
The Marines were awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan. 9. Additionally, Yuto Yoshida, the mayor of the City Yokosuka, expressed interest in personally thanking the Marines and Sailors involved in the response.
Despite their heroic actions, the Marines remain humble.
I dont think it makes me a hero, said Gilliam. Its just what any other Marine would have done.
The four Marines, riflemen with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, are forward-deployed to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Okinawa, Japan.4 Comments
FoxtrotOscar - 01-16-17, 09:52 AM
Well done Marines....
Cpl Keller - 01-16-17, 10:03 AM
Making us proud.
Semper Fi!
LaPartera77 - 02-05-17, 02:55 PM
Well done gentlemen. We need to hear more about young people doing things like this (instead of just recording it on their mobile phones!).
Shelly1A HM2 - 03-22-17, 02:30 PM
Only a Marine/Doc would run to the cry for help.
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From this week's Principal Notes, we have information on the Courage To Care program which will be presented to all grade six students. According to Mrs. McKenney, "This is one of many parts of a plan to create a school culture at RMS in which all students feel safe to learn."
The Courage to Care program covers issues like showing kindness and empathy, understanding groups, cliques and stereotypes, demonstrating courage and civility online in cyberspace, being more "mindful" and issues related to social and emotional learning, as well as manners and civility. There are four RMS educators working with the grade 6 teachers to implement this program. Those educators include: Ms. Femino, Ms. Else, Ms. West and Mrs. McKenney.
The goal for this year is for RMS to pilot the program. RMS also hopes to recruit and train 10-15 students to become Courage To Care student leaders for the 2013-14 school year. By starting the program in grades six and building capacity, we hope to continue to reduce the number of incidents of bullying and help bystanders feel comfortable speaking up when they see bullying or harassment in action.
RMS extends a special note of thanks to all grade 6 teachers, especially Ms. Robinson, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Spader, Mr. Lalonde and Ms. Malsbenden, for their willingness to support these efforts and use their classes for the presentation.
Several RMS students will be representing the school at the Rotary Club of Rochester meeting on Monday, Feb. 4. The students are Skylar Watson (BU Team), Tyler Couto (Endicott Team), Alec Freeman (Dartmouth Team), Jacob Toof (Kentucky Team), and Elana Walker (UConn Team).
Mr. Fortier, Grade 7 Yale Team math teacher and trip coordinator, announced that Friday, Feb. 1, is the deadline to sign up for this April's Washington D.C. trip. Anyone who was wondering if they could still go on this year's trip can do so by contacting Mr. Fortier at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Eighth grade students planning on attending Spaulding High School next year are invited to visit the Spaulding High School fair-style informational evening focused on classes, extracurricular activities and sports on Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 6-8 p.m. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to ask questions and find out more about the high school.
From the English Department, here is a report on the 2013 spelling bee: With some challenging words like "grandiloquence," "indefatigable," and "contemporaneous," our school spelling bee concluded with our champion, Rozzy Mullen, a seventh grader on the University of Maine team, spelling "metronome." Congratulations to her and our runner–up, eighth grader Lynsey Berry. Rozzy will now go on to represent our school at the state bee in March. Good luck, Rozzy! Congratulations go out to all the students who participated. You are all winners and made your school and families very proud!
Mrs. Allard and the Endicott Team have the following announcements: Madison Strong and Patrick Kelsey are the Team Endicott Power Gulls of the Month for January. Lillie Marshall, Patrick Kelsey, Ronan Mac Isaac, Nick Ward, Andy Lunny, Arie Breakfield, Dylan Strong, and MacKenzie Thibeault were Power Gull Drawing winners.
Mrs. Vaughn from the Endicott Team wrote this article: Science or a movie? Team Endicott College had a blast the day before the holiday vacation. While their choice was to either watch a movie or do a science experiment, all were in agreement that science was the way to go. Science Team Teacher, Ms. Robinson introduced a Space-related S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activity. Students had to use their S.T.E.M. abilities to construct a Mars Rover. With a set of simple instructions and a lot of ingenuity, students were divided into groups to construct their Rovers. After a fantastic team lunch (compliments to Moe's Subs), students raced their Rovers in the cafeteria. "It was a blast," as one student put it, and created some wonderful memories for our team.
The Grade 8 Girls' Basketball team played Dover Middle School last Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 23, and ended up losing by 3 points in a tough, hard-fought battle that came down to the last few seconds! On Thursday, Jan. 24, the girls lost another one to Somersworth Middle School. The game was very close again, with the final score determined by less than 5 points during the last couple minutes of play!
The Grade 8 Boys' Basketball Team travelled to Somersworth last Thursday night, Jan. 24, and came away with a hard fought overtime win, 39-38. Solid defense, timely passing, and mental toughness helped the RMS team to victory.
The Mighty Timberwolves now have a record of 11-1, and play next on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Portsmouth Middle School. The Timberwolves hope to avenge their only loss of the season, which came at the hands of Portsmouth.
Other games coming up for the boys' teams are a trip to Wolfeboro to play Kingswood Regional Middle School on Feb. 1, and to Cooperative Middle School in Stratham on Feb. 4. In the meantime, the girls' teams will be hosting those teams on their respective days.
The RMS Cheerleaders will be having bake sales on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 30 and 31, and on Feb. 13 and 14.
Due to extreme temperatures, Mrs. McKenney has decided to cancel the Parent Group Meeting tonight. It will be re scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 21.
Jan. 31: Grade 6 Courage to Care Program, featuring the movie "Bully;"
Jan. 31: Ski trip 3;
Feb. 1: ROTC presentation for grade 8;
Feb. 4: Candy Grams go on sale;
Feb. 7: Ski trip 4;
Feb. 13: NAEP test;
Feb. 18: Washington birthday, no school in Rochester;
Feb. 19: Poetry club;
Feb. 22: Faculty/student basketball game;
Feb. 22: Term 3 progress reports;
Feb. 25-March 1: Winter break.
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Fourth grade students have been very busy writing over the past month. First they completed how-to reports and created iMovies of their reports. Some of the processes students explained in their how-to reports were how to build a snowman, how to make a pizza, and how to clean your room. More recently, students have been writing compare and contrast essays. After choosing two animals to research, students checked out books from the library on their chosen topics. They spent a couple weeks researching their animals, taking notes, and looking for similarities and differences in their animals. Next week students will be publishing their writing and preparing for their next writer's celebration!
Chamberlain Street School
On Jan. 22, Mrs. Bolster's second grade presented a choral reading called George Washington Carver. The students had recently completed a unit in which they studied Dr. Carver and the many contributions he made to not only the life of poor farmers but to all of us. This activity was part of the class' celebration of African American History Month.
Please join the PTA for an evening of free family fun, food and dancing! Don't miss the chance to mingle with your friends and dance the night away to the tunes of Deejay John Cox. The Valentine Social will be held Friday, Feb. 8 in Chamberlain's cafeteria from 6:30-8 p.m. A reminder to parents that students may not be dropped off at the event. There must be an adult present who is responsible for your child.
William Allen School
Kindergartners are practicing sight words, which are some of the most frequently used words in the English language. Some sight words cannot be sounded out phonetically, so students must learn them by sight.
First grade students enjoyed a field trip to the Children's Museum in Dover earlier this month. Students enjoyed exploring all the interactive exhibits. A great time was had by all! Thank you to all the chaperones who joined us.
Second graders are learning about our community in their Around the Town Imagine It! Reading Unit. They have learned about important people and places in our community. They will complete the unit by taking a walking tour on Feb. 1 of some important places in our community including the fire department, police station and city hall.
Third grade students are preparing a virtual zoo. Each student is working on writing a research paper and creating a slide show presentation about the animal they chose. For the virtual zoo, students will dress up as their animals sitting inside their habitats prepared to share interesting facts about their animals. The third grade virtual zoo will be open for viewing by families on Friday, Feb. 8, from 9-10:30 a.m. in the WAS gymnasium.
Fourth graders started an energy and electricity unit in science. They have been learning about circuits during experiments using batteries and light bulbs.
Students in grade 5 have been busy working on a project for social studies. Students are making ABC Revolutionary War Books about significant people, places and events from the American Revolution. Students are required to write a short paragraph as well as provide an illustration for each topic in their book. Projects are due Feb. 1.
Most classrooms celebrated their PBIS Cocoa Café Rollout achievement earlier this month. At the end of the three week rollout on cafeteria behavior expectations, students met their school goal of earning 3,000 marshmallows. Classes were rewarded with hot cocoa and a movie.
Popcorn is sold every Friday for 25 cents.
The PTA Snowflake Social was a great success. The gymnasium was filled with smiling, happy faces as students and their families enjoyed themselves. Thank you to those families who brought in baked goods and items for the penny sale. Mark your calendars for upcoming PTA events: February PTA meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m.; WAS Art Show on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m.; and The Works Family Night on Friday, Feb. 8 at The Works Family Health and Fitness Center in Somersworth.
Krypto Club meets every Tuesday during the month of January from 3:15-4:15 p.m. Students participating in this club play the fun math card game Krypto which reinforces math fact fluency and order of math operations. The last Krypto Club was on Jan. 29.
The school spelling bee was held earlier this month. One representative from each class participated in the school bee. Congratulations to the winner Maxine C., first grader in Mrs. Melcher's class! Additional congratulations to Travis D. in Mrs. Kelley's fourth grade class who was the runner up. Maxine will participate in the NH State Spelling Bee in Concord in March. Good luck!
Term 2 marks closed on Jan. 18. Reports cards were sent home on Monday, Jan. 28. Please be sure to sign and return the report card envelope to your child's teacher.
The Maple Street Magnet School will be holding a Parent Information Meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, from 6-7 p.m. This meeting will provide a review of information on the Maple Street Magnet School. Applications will be available at the meeting. Enrollment procedures including the selection process and timeline will be discussed as well.
Maple Street Magnet School
By second grader Emmeline
"The Fun at Maple Magnet School"
I go to Maple Magnet School. It is super fun. Do you want me to tell you about it? Super! When I get to school I go to Mrs. Muzzey's classroom and sign up for lunch on the lunch chart. Then I go to the closet, take off my coat, unpack my folder and agenda book and give my homework to Mrs. Muzzey. Then I do my morning work which is to write down my homework in my agenda book. After that the bell rings and we clean up and walk to the carpet. When everyone is on the carpet, we pick a greeting and do that. After the greeting we read the morning message. Next we do math work and math centers. Then it is snack and recess. When recess is done we sit down on the carpet and talk about what we will write (which is now).
It is now time for recess and lunch. Munch, munch, munch, munch, munch, hoooooo, ahh! Well that was good! Yum, yum! Well anyway, after lunch we go back downstairs and Mrs. Muzzey reads us a story. Then we do reading groups. After that it is special time! Yay! It is very fun. After special time we have P.B.L. (project based learning). When P.B.L. is done we pack up and go home. It has been a fun time.
Conclusion: Wow, wasn't it great? I hope you will some day go to the Maple Magnet School and have a great day like me.
Valley View Community School
By Kelly Gagnon
Valley View Community School has the opportunity to earn up to 20 free Scholastic books, with the community's help. In order to earn the books, VVCS needs to collect 3,000 Labels for Education UPCs. The offer has an expiration date of March 31, 2013. Some Labels for Education products include Campbell soups, gravies, and beverages, Glad food storage products, and Pepperidge Farm products.
The staff would like to remind parents to write their child's name on all of their winter clothes, as there are many items in the lost and found.
The kindergarten class is learning about the "an" family in writing. The kindergarten teachers ask that you have your child(ren) come up with five words using the "an" rime - the technical term for the ending part of word family words. In math, they are introducing tally marks and counting by twos, fives, and 10s.
Nute High School and Library
By Kelsey Taatjes
The Nute High School varsity basketball team took a tough loss to Epping on Jan. 24, whom they previously defeated in a game played on Dec. 7. Nute was looking to pull off another win, determined and confident after winning against them, but due to unforced errors and shooting difficulties, Epping took the win by a long shot.
Alissa Mitchell, freshman and top scorer of the game said, "We weren't really playing as a team, and our shots weren't falling. We definitely could have done better."
With both teams starting out slowly in the first quarter, Epping had six points and Nute had acquired only three points. In the second quarter, things looked hopeful for Nute, as they were only six points behind with the score 17-11. In the third quarter, Nute struggled, making only six points where Epping made 19, bringing the score to 36-17. In the fourth quarter, both teams had difficulties scoring, leading to the final score of 41-21.
The Rams' Alissa Mitchell led the team with eight points, Abby Flanagan had four points, Alisha Flanagan had three points, and two points were made by both Michelle Guindon and Erin St. Lawrence.
This game is now a part of Nute's past, and I know from being a part of the team that everyone is determined to step it up and bring home some wins.
"We are aspiring to become the team we want to be," said coach Jane Weymouth.


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Pietro wrote a nice post about him finding Android malware while visiting the theatre. Thanks to Thug (thank you Angelo) and HoneyProxy, he was able to get some interesting details about their infrastructure. I was curious what kind of malware you find in a theatre, so I quickly looked at one of the samples that he mentioned: f6ad9ced69913916038f5bb94433848d.
Virus Total already provides some nice information for Android.
SEND_SMS permissions already gives a solid hint that this application is probably sending to premium numbers. But why would the app also need
RECEIVE_SMS permissions. That sparked my interest to take it apart completely. So I dug out dex2jar and jad and decompiled it. Yes, I know, there are better tools out there, but I'm old (school). I even use Emacs for browsing the decompiled code ;) For those who like to have other tools mentioned, I'll put some at the end of the post (please send me suggestions if you have more worth mentioning).
The main application classes went into version/eleven. This might be a revisioning scheme and mean that this is their 11th version of the app (or just a lame name). Contained was also an assets directory that contained html, javascript, stylesheets, and porn pictures. Next step, decompile the code:
The MainActivity class basically revealed most of the logic in one function. The decompiler created a strange loop but you will get the idea. At least, I hope that they haven't implemented it that way.
First the app loads a range of settings from
/res/raw/settings.json. This file basically contains a list of phone numbers to which sms messages are sent including the text to send.
index.html, which is shipped in the package, is loaded. One relevant detail for the overall picture is that the app registers some special javascript objects from the
WebApi class that are available as
So, let's have a closer look at this page, which is displayed to the user. The page circles through a bunch of porn pics while showing a message "Идет загрузка. Пожалуйста подождите" ("Loading. Please wait") ; I have selected the most harmless picture.
After 10 seconds the rotation stops and a blue, highlighted Play button is presented.
This part is actually interesting because nothing happens if the user doesn't do anything. If you run this app in a standard sandbox, you won't see anything but porn. Only when the user clicks this specific Play button, the actual malicious behavior is triggered. All other buttons are fake, without functionality. The part that is actually tricky for sandboxes is that it takes 10 seconds before the actual "trigger" becomes available. This can evade even sandboxes that simulate some kind of user behavior. It is important for automated analysis tools to continue simulating user clicks when the UI changes.
You can see how in
goNext() is called.
goNext changes the displayed page to
sendSms() is called which calls the
WebApi.sendSms() function that was registered by the MainActivity
You have guessed correctly if you think that the thread starts to send sms messages to the numbers found in the settings file. In addition, the
phoneList variable is populated with all numbers that sms were sent to. Furthermore, the current state is saved in the application's shared preferences.
The last two missing pieces are "what is this
phoneList about" and "what about the
READ_SMS privilege". These pieces come together in the
SmsReciver class (this typo is not mine :) ). Whenever the device receives an sms, the
BroadcastReceiver (handler) in this class is called. This receiver checks if the incoming sms is from one of the phone numbers that the app has sent to previously. If so, it silently deletes it. This way the user will not get alarmed if one of the services replies with a confirmation message or something similar.
All in all, I was a bit disappointed that Pietro's theatre didn't serve something more sophisticated - only cheap porn and a little sandbox evasion by requiring specific user interaction. But what should I expect? Pietro has not even written what type of theatre he went to :)
UPDATE: Andrea has created wider overview of the code and more information on the SMS numbers used. Make sure to read his post if you are interested in the details
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DETROIT >> Torii Hunter knows that baseball is a game of failure, and that an MLB-level of production in the real world would get you fired unceremoniously.
And he also knows that, even if you can't do something, you'd better at least try, if your boss (or "Bossmus") asks you to.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus called on Hunter to get down the sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning of Wednesday's game against the Indians.
Not only did Hunter fail to do so two on two straight pitches, he hit into a double play once he'd fallen into an 0-2 hole.
"Yeah, it's been a long time, but I come to win. If my manager tells me to do something, I should be able to go out there and execute it, and I didn't today. That's probably why we lost," Hunter said.
"That's my bad. I messed up on that one."
The inning started fortuitously, with Rajai Davis reaching on a dropped fly ball. Ian Kinsler beat out a bunt to put two runners on for Hunter.
That's when Ausmus called on him to move the runners into scoring position.
"I talked to him about it before he went up and he was on board. He's bunted before. It just didn't work out that one time," Ausmus said. "You're not always to be successful when you're sacrifice bunting. Everyone thinks it's easy. But when a guy is throwing 95 mph, it's not easy."
[UPDATE: Ausmus talked about the decision Thursday morning, after thinking about it overnight.]
Ideally, Hunter would've been able to lay the bunt down, and move the runners into scoring position. That would've forced a decision for Cleveland manager Terry Francona, whether or not to walk Miguel Cabrera with the open base at first.
"I don't know if Tito (Francona) would've walked Cabrera or not. He would've been the winning run at that point. But if he does walk him, I like the way the two guys behind him are swinging the bat in Victor (Martinez) and (Austin) Jackson," Ausmus said. "Generally speaking, I don't know that I would necessarily want to bunt and leave a base open with Miggy, especially if he's hitting the ball well like he normally does. But in this situation, I felt pretty good about the two guys behind him. If they decided to walk Cabrera, I felt good about Martinez and Jackson now with the winning run on base."
Putting down a sacrifice bunt isn't something that Hunter's called upon to do often.
"I might've had one last year. But maybe one every 10 years," Hunter said. "Seriously."
Actually, Hunter had three last year. And one the year before that, with the Angels. But prior to that sacrifice hit in 2012, Hunter had gone 1,625 games without a successful sacrifice bunt, a streak dating all the way back to 2001.
It didn't happen.
Hunter fouled off the first bunt attempt, then missed on a second. Then, in a two-strike hole, he put a protective swing on the third pitch he saw from Cody Allen, and tried to hit the ball behind the runner.
It went right to Nick Swisher at first, who stepped on the bag, then started a rundown that ended with Kinsler out on the basepaths. The Tigers got one run out of the rally, but it felt like it should have been more.
What was Hunter thinking?
"That I was going to get it down. I mean, I didn't do my job today. Should've got that bunt down. And once I got 0-2, just shoot the ball the other way so we could get the guys over. Unfortunately, he was right by the bag and got a double play out of it," said Hunter, who much would've rather had been swinging away.
"Oh, yeah. No doubt. I've driven in some runs in my career, and I always want to be the one at the plate in a clutch situation like that, and try to get something done. But that doesn't matter. I have to do what I have to do to help this ballclub, and get those guys over. ... If he wants me to bunt, I'm going to do that. I'm the employee. I go out and if he tells me to do stuff, I'm going to do it. I'm the soldier."
The Tigers got the potential tying run to third base in the ninth inning, but stranded him there, falling 3-2.


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Sweet Tamarind Drink (Nuoc Da Me)
09.09.09 by Jackie
Nước đá me, literally "tamarind ice cubes" in Vietnamese, is a fairly common drink in Vietnam. It's served in various ways, such as with salted key lime rind preserves, but today I made it with fresh pineapple purée. It's sweet and tart at the same time but most important, it's so refreshing!
Tamarind is quite popular in Asian and South Asian cooking. I usually eat the fresh pods as they are, and use tamarind concentrate or tamarind powder for cooking.
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Loyola University - Honorary Degree and Commencement Address
On May 13, 2016 Dr. Quinones received an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Science) and delivered an inspiring commencement speech to Loyola University Chicago's class of 2016.
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Interview with Dr. Quinones, Dr. Li, and Carmen Kut about a new technology that could change the future of brain cancer patients
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Dominican University - Honorary Degree and Commencement Address
On May 13, 2015 Dr. Quinones received an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Humane Letters) and delivered an inspiring commencement speech to Dominican University's class of 2015.
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A beautiful interview with Dr. Quinones and his mother Ms. Flavia Hinojosa which touches on how important mothers and our families are in supporting us and allowing us to do great things.
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Premios Cortes De Cádiz
On March 26, 2015 Dr. Quinones was awarded the Cortes de Cádiz Surgery Prize, one of the most prestigious surgery awards in Spain. The Royal Academy of medicine selected Dr. Quinones not only for his renowned scientific career but also for his "moving life experience," which, the judges noted, is full of "self-improvement and success."
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Mission:BRAIN is a nonprofit organization comprised of neurosurgeons, medical device suppliers, surgical nurses, and other volunteers dedicated to bringing surgical expertise, supplies, and educational resources to patients, families, and healthcare providers in underserved areas throughout the world. This video features a few of the amazing patients, students, and physicians who have made our mission trips so incredible!
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Intraoperative CT at Johns Hopkins Bayview
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is the first hospital in Maryland with a dual-room intraoperative CT scanner and image-guided surgery system for neurosurgery. Having imaging capabilities in two of our operating rooms has a positive effect on our patient outcomes by improving safety, decreasing infections and lowering the risks of complications. The intraoperative CT (iCT) and image-guided surgery system create unmatched surgical vision and precision, allowing surgeons to see things others cant see during complex brain, spine and trauma surgeries.
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Learn from Dr. Q, Surgical Director of the Pituitary Tumor Center at Johns Hopkins, what are the steps to take after being diagnosed with a pituitary tumor.
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Fox 45 with Tes Scanlon
Mrs. Maryland: Survivor
A brain tumor is a frightening thought for anyone. Mrs Maryland, Teresa Scanlon, knows this first hand and talks with FOX45 about raising awareness.
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CNN Health: From Migrant Farm Worker to Surgeon
Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa tells CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta about his journey out of poverty in Mexicali, Mexico. The CNN crew follows Dr. Q into his Operating Room and observes him removing a life threatening brain tumor.
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AARP on Dr. Q and Fulfilling the American Dream
"Young students idolize him and some people even call him a savior. He may not be a celebrity or super hero, but to the lives he touches he is a true source of hope and inspiration"
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Brain Surgery via Eyelid
Sharon and her physicians, neurosurgeon Dr. Quinones and facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Boahene, share how they removed a skull base meningioma tumor through her eyelid.
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CBS NEWS: The Amazing Dr Q
"The last thing that I want is for people to think what I have done is justified," Dr Q says.
"The only thing I can do is try to pay back with every single thing I do."
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ABC: Hopkins Show
The ABC crew follows Dr Q in the clinic for the famous 24/7 Hopkins Show that aired in 2008. This show was the recipient of the prestigious Peabody Award.
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Brain Cancer Research for a Cure Foundation
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NBC Today Show
watch Dr. Q in th NBC TODAY SHOW taking out a large meningioma
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PBS NOVA Profile: Dr. Quinones-HInojosa
He jumped the fence from Mexico to work as a farmhand and ended up a leading brain surgeon. In this video, Dr. Q performs an awake craniotomy on Donald Rottman.
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The Mun2 Hook Up
Dr Q takes young intern, Keila Parada, on a journey through John's Hopkins Medical Center and into a difficult and dangerous brain surgery. Dr Q is taking out a dangerous large pituitary tumor with a transsphenoidal approach.
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ABC Hopkins Show - Dr Baumgarten
Dr Quinones does an awake craniotomy on professor Baumgarten. After sending a piece of tissue to pathology, Dr Q has a good news for the family of the patient.
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Video Category: Interviews
Dr Q is one of 579 scholars to take part in the Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP), a career development and diversity program sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience and funded by the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. His NSP interview is being featured on a new public neuroscience website.
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WBALTV: John Petrovick
John Petrovick recently died. John was a law school student and marathon runner who fought brain cancer for the past four years. He was an inspiration to all of us and especially to Dr. Quinones.
Dr. Q. explains how John inspired him to start running races.
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El Monte City School District
Dr Q shares the story of how he "became Dr Q" and provides many advises for young and ambitious students.
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Beyond the Dream: Changing the Conversation About Immigration
can we reframe the conversation in a way that produces a better result? Can we take the issue back from the moralists and maximalists who now dominate the debate and jumpstart a new, hardheaded effort to craft a realistic fix? Dr Q shares his views on immigration in the USA.
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Fox News
In the midst of political debates over immigration laws, Dr Q shares his story and how he went from undocumented migrant farm worker to citizen.
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Elsevier Author at CNS 2011
Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa sits down with Elsevier to discuss his most recent publication. He is the lead editor for the upcoming edition of Schmidek and Sweet's Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, the world's preeminent encyclopedia of neurosurgery."
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Think Big: A forum where top experts explore the big ideas and core skills defining the 21st century
In seven short videos, Dr Q talks about the following topics:
- Balancing Work & Family When It's a Matter of Life & Death
- Advice for Future Doctors and Scientists
- The Mental Game: Preparing for Brain Surgery
- From Sci-Fi to Sci-Fact: Dr. Q on the Frontiers of Neuroscience
- Understanding the Brain: From the O.R. to the Lab
- Dr. Q on What Made Him Who He Is
- From Migrant Worker to Brain Surgeon: Dr. Q on Growing Up
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PBS: Tavis Smiley
Dr Q and Tavis Smiley talk about immigration reform and about Dr Q's new book.
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Spanish interview of Dr. Q (w/ English subtitles)
Dr Q is featured in a documentary about successful Hispanic immigrants in the USA.
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David Puente asks Dr Q whether cell phones can cause brain tumors? Dr Q shares his opinion on the topic along with some advice.
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PBS: One on One with Maria Hinojosa
"When and why did you decide to come to the USA? What was your perception of this country as you were young?"
Dr Q answers those questions and many more in this one on one interview.
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CSPAN: "Becoming Dr. Q."
Our guest is Dr. Alredo Quinones-Hinojosa, author of "Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Worker to Brain Surgeon." The memoir details how he went from a young illegal farm worker to become a brain surgeon at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
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John Petrovick and Dr Q are training together for the Baltimore Half-Marathon. Their story and unique relationship was recently featured on WBAL TV.
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Dr Q talks about his work for the 30 year of the Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP)
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IntimeTV: Insights into Medicine
Tv host show, Ogan Gurel, discusses with Dr Q the advances in Neuro-oncology, and more specifically the field of Stem Cell therapy
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iBiomagazine: How I became a scientist
Dr Q tells us what drew him to medicine and science.
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VOXXI Interview - 2011
Dr Q talks about the hispanic population in the USA, and gives some advice to younger generations.
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Video Category: Lectures and Presentations
Brain Science Institute - Dr Quinones Lecture
"Catch me if you Can": Studying Brain Tumor Migration From the Operating Room to the Laboratory
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Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics
Tracking Stem Cells in brain tumor: Challenges and Prospects
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Vycor Medical's ViewSite™ Brain Access System (VBAS)
Dr. Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D., one of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center's top neurosurgeons, discusses how he has utilized Vycor Medical's ViewSite™ Brain Access System (VBAS) during neurosurgery. He spoke at the 2010 American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Conference in Philadelphia
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Harvard Medical School: Commencement Speech
Doctor Q gives the commencement speech for his graduating class of 1999.
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Rhoda Goldman Health Lecture: Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa at UC Berkeley
Dr Q is the main speaker at the 10th annual Rhoda Goldman Health lecture. He talks about his journey as an immigrant and gives some advice to college students at UC Berkeley.
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AMSA/ UC DAVIS - Keynote Speaker 2011
One week before running the half-marathon, Dr Q tells his story and the story of an incredible patient of his - John Petrovick.
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Southern Vermont College: Commencement Speech
Dr Q is the recipient of an honorary degree from Southern Vermont College. He shares with graduating college students his life experiences, and many advices he received from patients, mentors and family.
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Distinguished Marine Biological Laboratory Friday Night Lecture
See Dr. Q giving the Distinguished Marine Biological Laboratory Friday Night Lecture: The Joe L. Martinez, Jr. & James G. Townsel Endowed Lectureship
"Bridging the Gap in the Fight Against Cancer: From the Operating Room to the Laboratory"
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, The Johns Hopkins University
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Pfeiffer Visiting Professors at Stanford Medical School
See Dr. Q giving the Distinguished Pfeiffer Visiting Professors at Stanford Medical School
"The Creative Brain: Imagination and Knowledge"
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Johns Hopkins Medicine Grand Rounds
See Dr Q and Dr Mathioudakis review the state of the art management of pituitary tumors featuring a special Q&A session with a patient diagnosed and treated for Cushing's disease.
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IbioSeminar Part1: Brain Tumors
Dr Q gives a lecture about brain tumors, the history of their surgical managements, and many other things.
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Ibioseminar Part 2: Stem Cells and Brain Tumors
Dr Q gives a lecture about science behind brain tumors, some of the current research his lab is conducting, and many other things.


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Boffins prescribe SNAKE VENOM as future pain killer
Take two Black Mamba bites, see your doctor if pain persists
The venom of the Black Mamba, rated the world's seventh most potent snake poison, has been suggested as a future painkiller for humans.
A letter in Nature suggests the application is viable as the venom contains "a new class of three-finger peptides … able to abolish pain through inhibition of Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) in central or peripheral neurons." ASICs, the letter explains, "are generally considered principal players in the pain pathway." If the peptides in Black Mamba venom shut them down, that's good news.
The researchers also say that mice, a creature among the Black Mamba's favorite prey, are immune to its venom and experience an analgesic effect when bitten.
The peptides in question work their magic without bothering the bits of the brain targeted by opiates, removing the side effects created by that class of drugs.
One of the research's authors, Anne Baron of France's Centre national de la recherche scientifique, told Agence France Press "(It) is surprising that mambalgins, which represent less than 0.5 percent of the total venom protein content, has analgesic (pain-relief) properties without neurotoxicity in mice, whereas the total venom of black mamba is lethal and among the most neurotoxic ones."
The AFP report adds that "A patent has been issued and a pharmaceutical company is examining the possibilities." A patent troll versus Black Mamba battle may therefore be in prospect. ®


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Radiotherapy is a treatment for cancer which uses beams of high energy radiation to kill cancer tissues in the body. This therapy stops cancer cells from multiplying. Also called radiation therapy, radiotherapy is emerging as a major technology for killing the cancer disease. The global radiotherapy market is a widely growing sector in recent years.
The global radiotherapy market could be segmented into three categories, on the basis of types into: external beam radiation therapy, internal radiation therapy and systemic radiation therapy, on the basis of technology into: external beam radiation therapy (image guided radio therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, tomotherapy, 3-D conformal radiotherapy, adaptive radiation therapy and others), internal beam radio therapy (low dose rate, high dose rate), and systemic radiation therapy.
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Soft Landing: Airline Industry Strategy, Service, and Safety covers the immediate past, present, and future of the airline industry and its effects on consumers and the economy.
Aviation receives a disproportionate amount of news coverage in the popular press—not to mention chatter at cocktail parties and workplaces around the world. And why not? Aviation represents a sector of the U.S economy, for example, exceeded in size only by the real estate, healthcare, and automotive industries. Furthermore, hundreds of millions of people fly each year, including 80 million Americans.
So we all have airline stories—experiencing a delay and losing a business deal, spending a night or three in the airport, dealing with ornery airline personnel, losing money on airline stocks, or being involved in a near miss. (Or, as George Carlin more accurately put it, a "near hit.")
But things might be on the upswing. Knocked to its knees by 9/11 and a decade of falling revenue and rising losses, the industry's "flying cheap" strategy and organizational efficiencies based partly on outsourcing have appear to have helped passengers and profitability return. As this book explains, we can look forward to better technology and infrastructure, speedier—and easier—travel, more effective and less invasive security measures, and more jobs in the air and on the ground.
Turbulence is always a possibility. Rising fuel costs, economic uncertainty, and future terror attacks could cause tumult once again. Plus, airline companies intend to charge us extra for everything from the weight of our own bodies to use of the bathroom. But as the industry has discovered, we'll put up with that—and more—if we can make it to our destinations with bags intact and a smaller dent in our wallets.
Soft Landing will:
Sort out the promise and perils facing the airlines
Analyze and articulate the potential impact of changes in the aviation industry on passengers, airports, governments, the global economy, and the airlines themselves
Give airline passengers worldwide an idea of what's ahead when it comes to airline service, security, and technology
What you'll learn
How the airline industry has become the world's greatest "loss leader"
What globalization does and does not mean for the industry
How terrorists will become more innovative in continued attempts to destroy airplanes and airports
How technology and new, innovative aircraft will make flying easier, faster, and more fun
How aviation security will evolve
What the consolidation of major carriers means for consumers
Why airline employee unions in the U.S. will not survive in their present form
What air travel will be like in the future
Why air travel is exponentially cheaper than at any other time in history and what the "flying cheap" strategy means
Who this book is for
The millions of people currently employed by some facet of the airline industry (2 million in the U.S. alone), not to mention the hundreds of millions of people worldwide who fly each year. This book will also interest investors still trying to make money on airline stocks after all these years, government officials pondering economic development or bond issues for airports, security officials and entrepreneurs whose livelihoods are tied to aviation, travel agents, manufacturers, and many others.