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Abstract The effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBO) on sensory axon regeneration was examined in the rat . The sciatic nerve was crushed in both legs. In addition, the distal stump of the sural nerve on one side was made acellular and its blood perfusion was compromised by freezing and thawing. Two experimental groups received hyperbaric exposures (2.5 ATA) to either compressed air (pO2 = 0.5 ATA) or 100% oxygen (pO2 = 2.5 ATA) 90 minutes per day for 6 days. Sensory axon regeneration in the sural nerve was thereafter assessed by the nerve pinch test and immunohistochemical reaction to neurofilament. HBO treatment increased the distances reached by the fastest regenerating sensory axons by about 15% in the distal nerve segments with preserved and with compromised blood perfusion. There was no significant difference between the rats treated with different oxygen tensions. The total number of regenerated axons in the distal sural nerve segments after a simple crush injury was not affected, whereas in the nerve segments with compromised blood perfusion treated by the higher pO2, the axon number was about 30% lower than that in the control group. It is concluded that the beneficial effect of HBO on sensory axon regeneration is not dose-dependent between 0.5 and 2.5 ATA pO2. Although the exposure to 2.5 ATA of pO2 moderately enhanced early regeneration of the fastest sensory axons, it decreased the number of regenerating axons in the injured nerves with compromised blood perfusion of the distal nerve stump.
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Isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide during short-course chemotherapy for tuberculosis can result in liver injury. The coexistence of tuberculosis and diabetes is common in patients who receive inadequate treatment. The risk of hepatotoxicity from many toxicants is increased in diabetic rats . Silymarin provides protection against liver injury caused by many hepatotoxicants, including antitubercular drugs (ATDs). In the wake of increased severity of ATD-induced hepatotoxicity in diabetes we report here the results of a study on the influence of diabetes on silymarin hepatoprotection in rats . Rats with diabetes induced via intraperitoneally injected streptozotocin (50 mg/kg), nondiabetic rats and insulin-treated diabetic rats received isoniazid (7.5 mg/kg/day), rifampicin (10 mg/kg/day) and pyrazinamide (35 mg/kg/day) orally (p.o.) with or without silymarin (100 mg/kg/day p.o.) treatment for 45 days. Compared to nondiabetic rats , liver function tests and histological changes of liver revealed exaggerated liver injury in diabetic rats caused by ATDs which was evident by 5- to 8-fold increases in serum levels of marker enzymes (aspartate and alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase) and 1- to 2-fold increases in bilirubin accompanied by a 2-fold decrease in total serum proteins, intense fatty and inflammatory infiltrations, necrosis and fibrosis. Coadministration of silymarin provided protection against ATD hepatotoxicity in all animals. However, insulin-treated diabetic animals showed greater silymarin-induced hepatoprotection against ATD-induced liver injury, which was characterized by near normal levels of marker enzymes, an increase in total proteins and normal hepatic structure. These results thus indicate that diabetes exaggerates ATD-induced liver injury and attenuates silymarin-induced hepatoprotection. However, insulin treatment for diabetes offers greater silymarin-induced hepatoprotection against ATD-induced liver
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Ghobadi Pour, Mozhgan; Mirazi, Naser; Alaei, Hojjatollah; Moradkhani, Shirin; Rajaei, Ziba; Monsef Esfahani, Alireza
Silymarin, a mixture of antihepatotoxic flavonolignans used in the treatment of liver diseases, and lactulose, a nonabsorbable synthetic disaccharide, were investigated to analyze their probable synergic and healing effects in a hepatic cirrhotic rat model. Liver damage was induced by the administration and subsequent withdrawal of thioacetamide. The significant decrease in liver enzymes and malondialdehyde levels confirmed the curative effects of silymarin and lactulose. In the silymarin + lactulose group, liver enzyme and malondialdehyde levels were significantly reduced compared with those in the thioacetamide group. All treatments led to liver regeneration and triggered enhanced regeneration . Silymarin and lactulose alone or in combination have potent curative effects and reduce thioacetamide-induced liver damage.
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This protocol describes the generation of a fraction enriched in lysosomes from rat liver . The lysosomes are rapidly isolated using density-gradient centrifugation with gradient media that retain the osmolarity of the lysosomes such that they are functional and can be used in in vitro assays. © 2016 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
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Morales-Ruiz, Manuel; Santel, Ansgar; Ribera, Jordi; Jiménez, Wladimiro
The liver is continuously exposed to diverse insults, which may culminate in pathological processes causing liver disease. An effective therapeutic strategy for chronic liver disease should control the causal factors of the disease and stimulate functional liver regeneration . Preclinical studies have shown that interventions aimed at maintaining Akt activity in a dysfunctional liver meet most of the criteria. Although the central function of Akt is cell survival, other cellular aspects such as glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis, cell-cycle progression, and lipid metabolism have been shown to be prominent functions of Akt in the context of hepatic physiology. In this review, the authors describe the benefits of the Akt signaling pathway, emphasizing its importance in coordinating proper cellular growth and differentiation during liver regeneration , hepatic function, and liver disease. Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.
Researchers recently discovered certain drugs, including one developed to treat Alzheimer's, stimulate innate self-repair mechanisms
For dentists, a cavity is a conundrum—in order to save the tooth they must further damage it. Currently, the primary way to treat a cavity is to excavate the decay and the surrounding area before filling the resulting crater with a durable surrogate material such as metal, plastic or glass cement.
But what if instead of drilling holes into teeth and patching them up with synthetic fillers, dentists could coax our pearly whites to regrow themselves? Recently, Paul Sharpe, a bioengineer at King's College London, and his colleagues discovered a new way to do exactly this in mice. Last year they published a
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Our teeth get damaged all the time. Most of the injuries they endure are due to everyday wear and tear as well as the activity of microbes in the mouth. These organisms coat the surface of each tooth and feed on meal remnants. As they break down particles of food, some of these microbes produce and secrete acids as a by-product. And that acidity degrades enamel—the tooth's hard outer layer.
Like skin, teeth can usually repair minor mishaps themselves. When our teeth remain uncleaned for too long, however, acid can eat through the enamel and begin dissolving underlying layers of dense, bony tissue called dentin. When dentin is seriously injured, stem cells located in the tooth's soft, innermost layer—the dental pulp—morph into cells called odontoblasts, which secrete new tissue. (Stem cells are capable of becoming virtually any type of cell.) Yet when the injury is too large or deep, that fresh dentin is not sufficient to restore the tooth. The result is often a cavity.
Sharpe suspected he could dramatically boost teeth's natural healing ability by mobilizing stem cells in the dental pulp. Earlier research had demonstrated the Wnt signaling pathway —a particular cascade of molecules involved in cell-to-cell communication—is essential for tissue repair and stem cell development in many parts of the body such as the skin, intestines and brain. Sharpe wondered: Could this signaling pathway also be important for self-repair processes in teeth? If so, maybe exposing damaged teeth to drugs that stimulate Wnt signaling would similarly encourage the activity of stem cells in the dental pulp—giving teeth the kind of regenerative superpowers usually seen only in plants, salamanders and starfish.
To test this idea, Sharpe and his fellow researchers drilled holes into the molars of mice, mimicking cavities. They then soaked tiny collagen sponges (which are made from the same protein found in dentin) in various drugs known to stimulate Wnt signaling, including tideglusib, a compound that has been investigated in clinical trials for its potential to treat Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders. The scientists then placed these drug-soaked sponges in the drilled mouse molars, sealed them up and left them for four to six weeks. The teeth treated with these drugs produced significantly more dentin than ones untreated or stuffed with an unsoaked sponge or typical dental fillers. In most cases the technique restored the rodents' pearly whites to their former intact state. "It was essentially a complete repair," Sharpe says. "You can barely see the joint where the old and new dentin meet. This could eventually be the first routine pharmaceutical treatment in dentistry."
David Mooney, a professor or bioengineering at Harvard University who has also investigated new ways to heal teeth but was not involved in the study, says he is "very impressed" by these findings. "This is not just scientifically important, but has significant practical advantages," he says. Adam Celiz, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Imperial College London who was also not involved in the recent research, says this is an important advance in the emerging field of regenerative dentistry. "The materials dentists use could soon be revolutionized," he says.
Any treatment that recruits the body's native stem cells or adds new stems cells to the body, however, poses a risk of uncontrolled tissue growth. Experimental and unregulated stem cell therapies have resulted in brain tumors, for example, as well as bones growing in eyelids . But in this case, Sharpe says, the amounts of drug used are so tiny that the risk of unwanted growth is minimal. Celiz agrees the danger is small but he says rigorous testing in lab animals and clinical trials should be done to rule out potential side effects.
Since publishing their initial study Sharpe and his colleagues have tested their regenerative technique on rats. (Because those rodents have larger teeth than mice, a drilled rat molar better approximates human tooth decay.) The treatment worked just as well on the rats as it had on the mice, Sharpe says, but the data has not yet been published. Now Sharpe's team is investigating a larger group of candidate drugs in order to determine whether another medication works better than those already tested, and to determine the optimal dose. They are also developing an alternative delivery system that is more amenable to modern dental practices: The chosen drug will be dissolved in a gel that is injected into a cavity and bathed with ultraviolet light to solidify it—a quick and easy procedure similar to one dentists already use to seal and repair teeth.
In order to formally introduce this treatment to modern dentistry, however, the researchers will need to perform clinical trials with human patients. Such work is at least several years away, Sharpe says. But some of the drugs he might consider are already approved for other uses in humans, which he hopes could expedite the process for eventual approval. "A lot of dental treatments are still in the dark ages," Sharpe says. "It's time to move on."

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The Killers have been revealing bits of information about their forthcoming album 'Battle Born' in piecemeal fashion. The Las Vegas-based band continued that pace by unveiling the cover image for 'Runaways,' the first single from the album.
The artwork has landed like a bolt of lightning. No, seriously. The cover boasts a lightning bolt, with mountains in the background. It's a reprise (of sorts) for the bolt, since it was featured in the album trailer, which you can watch here.
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'Battle Born' is the Brandon Flowers-fronted band's fourth album — their first since 2008′s 'Day and Age' — and 'Runaways' will be the debut taste of the album when it drops on July 10. While Flowers released a solo album, 'Flamingo,' it's been quite some time since the Killers have rocked our worlds. It's the right time for a comeback.


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10 Ways to Reduce Patient Statement Volume (and Reduce Costs)
No two patients are the same. Each has a very personal healthcare experience, and each has distinct financial needs and preferences that have an impact on how, when and if they chose to pay their healthcare bill. It's no longer effective to apply static billing techniques to solve the complex challenge of collecting balances from patients. The need to tailor financial conversations and payment options to individual needs and preferences is critical. This presentation provides 10 recommendations that will not only help you improve payment performance through a more tailored approach, but take control of rising collection costs.
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The Future of Online Patient Billing Portals
This white paper, written by Apex President Patrick Maurer, discusses methods to increase patient adoption of online payments. Providers are now seeking ways to incrementally collect more payments due from patients as well as speeding up the rate of collections. This white paper shows why patient-centric approaches to online payment portals are important complements to traditional provider-centric approaches.
Payment Portals Can Improve Self-Pay Collections and Support Meaningful Use
Increased electronic engagement between healthcare providers and patients provides significant opportunities for improving revenue cycle metrics and encouraging patients to access EHRs. This article, written by Apex Founder and CEO Brian Kueppers, explores a number of strategies to create synergy between patient billing, online payment portals and electronic health record (EHR) software to realize a high ROI in speed to payment, patient satisfaction and portal adoption for meaningful use.
Large Health System Drives 10% UP (Patient Payments) and 10% DOWN (Billing-related Costs)
Faced with a rising tide of bad debt, a large Southeastern healthcare system was seeing a sharp decline in net patient revenues. The need to improve collections was dire. By integrating critical tools and processes, the health system was able to increase online payments and improve its financial position. Taking a holistic approach increased overall collection yield by 10% while costs came down because the number of statements sent to patients fell by 10%, which equated to a $1.3M annualized improvement in patient cash over a six-month period. This case study explains how.
ICD-10: Managing Performance
With the ICD10 deadline quickly approaching and daily responsibilities not slowing down, final preparations for October 1 require strategic prioritization and laser focus.
Clarity Drives Collections
Read how Gwinnett Medical Center provides clear connections to financial information, offers multiple payment options for patients, and gives onsite staff the ability to collect payments at multiple points throughout the care process.
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Announcements from several commercial payers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) early in 2015 around increased efforts to form value-based contracts with providers seemed to point to an impending rise in risk-based contracting. Rather than wait for disruption from the outside in, health care providers are now making inroads on collaborating with payers on various risk-based contracting models to increase the value of health care from within.
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Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is a not-for-profit hospital serving a population of roughly 200,000 in Yuma and the surrounding communities.
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Maximizing Medicare Reimbursements White Paper
Since the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) introduction, CMS has paid more than $100 million in bonus payments to participants. However, these bonuses ended in 2015; providers who successfully meet the reporting requirements in 2016 will avoid the 2% negative payment adjustment in 2018, so now is the time to act! Included in this whitepaper are implications of increasing patient responsibility, collections best practices, and collections and internal control solutions.
Denials Deconstructed: Getting Your Claims Paid
Getting paid what your physician deserves—that's the goal of every biller. Yet even for the best billers, achieving that success can be elusive when denials stand in the way of success, presenting challenges at every turn. Denials aren't going away, but you can learn techniques to manage and even prevent them.Join practice management expert Elizabeth W. Woodcock, MBA, FACMPE, CPC, to: Discover methods to translate denial data into business intelligence to improve your bottom line, determine staff productivity benchmarks for billers, and recognize common mistakes in denial management.
Automation and Operational Improvement Drive Sustainable Results
Physician practices must improve organizational efficiency to compete in this era of reduced reimbursement and escalating administrative costs.
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Building A Common Vision with Employed Physicians
HSG helped the physicians and executives of St. Claire Regional in Morehead, Kentucky, define their shared vision for how the group would evolve over the next decade. As well as, develop the strategic and operational priorities which refocused and accelerated the group's evolution.
Practice Performance Improvement
The client was a nine-hospital health system with 14 clinics serving communities in a multi-state market with very limited access to care, poor economic conditions, high unemployment, and a heavy Medicare/Medicaid/uninsured payer mix. In most of these communities, the system was the sole source of care.
Though the clinics were of substantial size (they employed 98 physicians) and comprised of multiple specialists, the physicians functioned as individuals and the practices lacked any real group culture.
Clinical Integration Without Spending a Fortune
Clinical integration can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be, as this four-step road map for developing a CIN proves. Does it have to cost millions to initiate a clinical integration strategy?
Contrary to popular belief, we have clients who have generated substantial shared savings and a significant ROI over time, without massive investments. Yes, some financial capital is required for resources the CIN providers can't bring to the table themselves. But the size of that investment can be miniscule relative to the value it produces: improved outcomes and documentation for payers.
Adding Value to Physician Compensation
Today's concerns about physician compensation are the result of the changing healthcare environment. The transition to value is slow, but finally becoming a reality. Proactive hospitals want to ensure that provider incentives are properly aligned with ever-increasing value-based demands.
This report focuses on the three big questions HSG receives about adding value to physician compensation; Why are organizations redesigning their provider compensation plans? What elements and parameters must be part of successful compensation plans? How are organizations implementing compensation changes?
Effective Revenue Cycle Management in Your Network
Revenue Cycle Management has become an even more complex issue with declining reimbursements, implementation of Electronic Health Records, evolving local carrier determinations (LCD), and payer credentialing [The emphasis on healthcare fraud, abuse and compliance has increased the importance of accuracy of data reporting and claims filing).
The efficiency of a medical practice's billing operations has critical impact on the financial performance. In many cases, patient billings are the primary revenue source that pays staff salaries, provider compensation and overhead operating cost. Inefficiencies or inaccurate billing will contribute to operating losses.
Succeeding in Value-Based Care
This publication identifies and outlines the necessary characteristics of a fully-functioning clinically integrated network (CIN). What it doesn't do is detail how hospitals and providers can participate in the value-based care environment during the development process.
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12 comments:
- Bailey said...
Didn't the Conservatives run a similar hide the candidate campaign in the London byelection with the former mayor? And she lost badly if I remember correctly. Came 3rd behind Pearson and May. People notice this stuff.
- 11:35 AM, November 24, 2010
- Steve V said...
If you read Taber today, she calls it the classic frontrunner strategy. Completely misses the point, because as you note, no matter the positioning, this is standard for Conservative candidates. It's the same deal in Winnipeg North and she has no chance of winning.
Let's hope Vaughan is the watershed reaction for these type of campaigns...
- 11:44 AM, November 24, 2010
- RuralSandi said...
Fantino, considering his past positions as Police Chief (not a good record there and head of the OPP (not a terribly good record there) should have no problem speaking to the public - it was, afterall, part of his former jobs.
There is no excuse.
Why does Harper want to many police in his caucus?
- 12:23 PM, November 24, 2010
- Steve V said...
Isn't that the saddest part of all, this is the guy who was the FACE for the police.
- 1:33 PM, November 24, 2010
- Tof KW said...
Steve V said...
"If you read Taber today, she calls it the classic frontrunner strategy. Completely misses the point ... Let's hope Vaughan is the watershed reaction for these type of campaigns"
A simple solution. All Liberal and NDP candidates should just stop going to these debates as well. THEN maybe our friggin' gutless media will notice & put up a stink.
- 1:41 PM, November 24, 2010
- JimBobby said...
Don't count on the media. Regional news media is spread thin and one less candidate debate to cover is good news in short-staffed newsrooms.
Cons put a lot more effort and stock into GOTV campaigns. They're good at it and experience tells them it can more than make up for not appearing at a debate. Sad, yes. True, yes.
By-elections usually attract less than 40% of eligible voters. Effectively getting out the vote can be even more decisive in a by election than in a general election.
- 2:13 PM, November 24, 2010
- DL said...
Maybe Harper will try this tactic in the next election campaign and no matter what date is set for the leaders' debate, he will claim he has a prior commitment and can't make it. Then we can have a leaders debate between Ignatieff, Layton and Duceppe (must we endure Elizabeth may again??) and an empty chair marked PM Harper.
I think that from a tactical POV it might make sense for Tories to avoid any debates - but at some point when their avoidance of the public and of any questions starts to become a story - it can and eventually will backfire. In the New Westminster-Coquitlam byelection last year - there started to be a flood of media stories about how the Tory know-nothing candidate was avoiding all debates and refusing to talk to the media. Its started to become a damaging story and she was crushed in the byelection.
- 3:25 PM, November 24, 2010
- Tof KW said...
I'm sure you realize DL that this is in fact a campaign strategy of the CPC. Plenty of their candidates never bothered to show up for local debates in both the 2006 and 2008 elections, let alone the various by-elections. I can only hope that what happened in New Westminster-Coquitlam ends up biting them in the ass in the other 307 ridings the next time around.
- 3:51 PM, November 24, 2010
- JimBobby said...
Stephen Taylor confirms that this is CPC policy.
All candidates debates, while they sound great on paper, have very little value to the candidates themselves, especially if they represent mainline parties. If you've ever been to one of these events you know that each candidate brings their staff and volunteers and cheers and jeers and "engagement" with the "voting public" comes in the form of planted question after planted question. All-candidates debates sound good on paper, but in practice they've become farcical. All-candidates debates are more accurately described as "all-decided".
In fact, when we used to train campaign managers (of all stripes) at the Manning Centre, we advised that all-candidates debates should actually be avoided if possible. Why? Because more accessible (leaning or undecided) voters are met at the door or on the telephone. A candidate's time is much better invested knocking on doors or by doing telephone canvassing. All-candidates debates turn into a competition for fevered applause versus exaggerated boos for all candidates. The media is disappointed when a candidate does not show, of course, because these "debates" are a lazier opportunity for "getting the pulse" of the "electorate". In fact, we used to advise candidates show to as few as possible in order to check the box for the media.
- 4:47 PM, November 24, 2010
- DL said...
I can understand Stephen Taylor's point that candidate's should not feel that they have to go to all-candidates debates every day of the campaign etc...but I think its important to attend at least one or two - it may be true that the live audience is all partisan decided voters - but many times these debates get covered in the news media and particularly in a byelection where there is no national race to focus on there may be live coverage on the news and youtube snippets made available and accounts in the newspapers and on blogs. These will be seen by many, many people. I think that as a matter of principle - if you run for office you should have to face your opponents and field questions at least ONCE.
- 5:38 PM, November 24, 2010
- ottlib said...
Stephen Taylor is right to a point. All candidates meetings usually do not impart any useful information to those voters who are attending as the candidates usually just regurgitate party talking points.
However, avoiding these meetings can cause a narrative that a candidate is afraid to face the voters to develop, as we have seen in this case and as we have seen in several others.
If that narrative gets cemented into the consciousness of voters then the candidate could be in big trouble as we have also seen in some cases.
JimBobby pointed out that the Conservatives are probably counting on their GOTV efforts but a prerequisite for the success of that effort is to identify enough supporters that it will win you the election when you pull them on e-day. That is harder to do if a negative narrative about your campaign takes hold.
- 6:46 PM, November 24, 2010
- Möbius said...
Fantino's apparent disdain for enforcing the law in Caledonia (of course, under McGuinty's direction) would make him unelectable in my eyes, were I in his riding.
However, the "hide away and avoid controversy" campaign was used in the last two elections by my MP, the current Speaker of the House. It's typical of front-runners.
- 7:57 PM, November 24, 2010


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Chapter 5: Ignition systems
Chapter 6: Transmission: Drive components and gearbox
Chapter 7: Frame and suspension
Chapter 8: Brakes, wheels and tyres
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Why St. Baldrick's matters:
One recent letter I got was from faithful reader and longtime lurker, Tara. She writes:
I wanted to say thank-you for your St. Baldrick's efforts. I know that you have a personal reason to be involved in pediatric cancer research. I unfortunately do as well - my 3 year old son was diagnosed with metastatic medulloblastoma 3 months ago. So on Henry's behalf, thank you.
I have read a lot of Nathan's site. I remember crying over Nathan's passing, which was of course before Henry was diagnosed. How life has turned into before and after 10/13/07 for me.
We corresponded back and forth for a while and after she discussed it with her family, I have added her son Henry as an "Honored Child" on my St Baldrick's page. I am glad and proud to be able to sponsor Henry; while too many children have fought and lost their battles with cancer, there are as many who are still waging their fights, and more diagnosed every day.
You can read about "Henry's Challenge" at their family blog. He sounds like a great kid, with a devoted and loving family. They don't deserve what they are going through, but then, with cancer, who does? Maybe through the funds we raise at St. Baldrick's, we can hasten the day when these cancers are curable, and where the treatments are not so difficult.
I am amazed at my little perspective into this world of pediatric cancer. I have known folks on both sides of the gurney, so to speak, and both sides of the fundraising. A close friend of mine is a Pediatric Oncologist; her research is on medulloblastoma. She is currently applying for a grant from St. Baldrick's to further her research. So from my perspective, I get to help raise the funds, and get to see how the money is put into action towards curing these diseases. St. Baldrick's puts about 85% of all its funds raised into research -- the other 15% goes towards administration and marketing, which is low-to-average for an organization of this size. This year, St Baldrick's is on pace to raise $16 milion.
So help us out -- make me shave my head, and do your bit to help kids like Nathan and Henry. Click on the link below, and toss us a couple of bucks!
30 January 2008
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Why St. Baldrick's matters:
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- Anonymous1/30/2008 8:40 PM
Thanks for the great blog. Through it you are giving something to me, so I am giving something back (and to a great cause). I couldn't donate much, but I did donate. Thanks for doing this!ReplyDelete


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St Francis
Sunshine Coast (South Africa) : St Francis
St Francis Bay is a working fishing port and holiday destination on South Africa's Eastern Cape coast.
Not far from Jeffreys Bay lies the charming town of St Francis Bay. It is known for its endemic white houses with either black tile or thatch roofs blending together with the Sardinian-style red tile roofs. Approximately half of the town is built around the largest web of manmade canals and waterways in Africa. Adjacent to St Francis Bay is the pastoral fishing village of Cape St Francis with its outstanding beach and historic Seal Point Lighthouse while Port St Francis is the harbour. Visit Oyster Bay, a town that caters for those who enjoy quiet time and relaxation. Explore this district with its beautiful beaches, rich wildlife and adventures - surf the waves or swim with dolphins, there is something for everyone in this picturesque and breathtaking Jeffreys Bay area.
St Francis Bay is a beach village of Cape Dutch style thatched roof houses build on canals in the Kromme River estuary.
Port St Francis is a working fishing port for the squid/calamari industry. Also home to Station 21 of the national Sea Rescue Institute.
Cape St Francis is home to a working lighthouse build in 1878. Surrounded by beautiful beaches and good surfing spots.
Get in
By car
Take the Humansdorp exit from the N2. Drive through Humansdorp and follow the R330 to St Francis. St Francis is just 76km from Port Elizabeth. You could also drive in from Durban (901km) or Cape Town (690km).
By plane
There are two airports located in close proximity to St Francis. The closest is the Port Elizabeth airport which is 76km away. The East London airport is 356km away. There are regular flights from Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and other South African destinations to the airports in Port Elizabeth and East London.
By bus
All major South African coach companies offer regular schedules to and from destinations like Addo.
Get around
Horse, hiking & mountain biking trails
There are a number of small nature reserves in the area, such as the Kabeljous Nature Reserve, which is a walk-about reserve with a safe beach for swimming and excellent fishing spots, as well as bird watching. The reserve includes a 4 kilometre hiking trail and its own flock of pink flamingoes (when in season). Nature lovers can also enjoy the Noorsekloof Nature Reserve, which runs through a popular residential area. Here you can look out for small buck and many birds while walking the 3 kilometre trail running alongside the stream, while breathing in the magnificent fragrances of indigenous fynbos. The Seekoei River Nature Reserve, situated on the Seekoei River estuary, is a bird watcher's paradise with hides overlooking the river. For the energetic, Jeffreys Bay can also be explored from the seat of a rented mountain bike. There are some exciting places to visit of which the waterfall, located just outside of town, is perhaps one of the best. The natural pools are refreshing to say the least, while the waterslide and cliffs from which to jump off is perfect entertainment for the more adventurous.
For contact details for food and groceries, vehicles, home services, liquor, medical practitioners, nurseries & garden services, pharmacy, professional, cleaning, legal services, photography, security, timber decks, housing, health and beauty call the local or international telephone directory.
Local telephone directory: 1023
International telephone directory: 10903
Important Numbers
Police: 10111 or +27 (0) 42 293 1133
Fire Brigade: +27 (0) 42 291 0283
Ambulance: 10177 or +27 (0) 42 293 1311
Hospital: +27 (0) 42 291 0749
Other regions within the Cacadu district
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Quote from: 68camaroz28 on January 20, 2012, 04:07:15 AM I will be going through more of our orig. bolts as I decide to restore or replaceChick...or anyone. I see this company pop up quite a bit when talking chemical restoration of fasteners and other metals. One, have you guys ever tried this company (or similar companies/products) and two do you have any before and after pics? http://www.palmettoenterprises.net/Palmetto_Enterprises/-Welcome-.html
I will be going through more of our orig. bolts as I decide to restore or replace
Hey...almost as fun as collecting coins. Are SEMCO & SEMS the same thing?
Mike Appreciate all the pics of your survivor 67s fasteners. Please keep them coming. Do you have pics of the car you can share? Here are a couple of pics from fasteners that appear to be factory on my 69. I wont bother mentioning where they're from because I don't have a clue if they are in the right spot. Exception
Rad Support bolt, for obvious reasons. Anyway, the most important issue pending, are the head-marks
once that's figured out I think the rest will be a cake walk. Compare your anchor to mine...notice anything Any 69's out there
Sems was a division of Textron. I've documented over 30 manufacturers of bolts used on first gens and I'm sure there were more. Like John Z. stated there are so many variables such as sourcing issue, shortages, build periods , plants and ECO's during the year that you can only go by what was typically used, which is why untouched benchmark cars are so important.
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Yeah ... so the premiere of The Bachelor just ended, and I honestly can't decide whether I'm really entertained, embarrassed, or just plain worried as hell for Sean Lowe because of the drama that's going to go down this season.
Ok, scratch that. I know exactly how I feel. I'm pretty much petrified for poor Sean, because he obviously doesn't have the slightest clue what he's gotten himself into as The Bachelor. I'm sorry you guys -- but I'm just not sure he can handle the multiple servings of crazy these chicks are bringing to the table.
I mean, the poor dude had to have Arie Luyendyk, Jr. give him kissing lessons before he met the ladies (yes, I know that term doesn't apply to all 26 women on the show), so right off the bat, it's pretty clear that Sean may possibly be even more naive than he was on Emily Maynard's season of The Bachelorette. (Blesssss his hearrrrt.)
And as soon as the limos started pulling up, it was pretty apparent that for a good majority of these gals, the crazy train left the station a long time ago.
Let's discuss a few of the women who definitely made a lasting impression tonight, which is not necessarily a good thing.
Ashley -- Um, yeah -- the Fifty Shades of Grey girl. Seriously? Did she not watch one single episode of The Bachelorette? Sean Lowe may be a lot of things, but Christian Grey is not one of them. He had NO idea what to do with that tie, and he didn't want to find out what she had in mind either.
Tierra -- Tierra? Tiara? Whatever. She showed Sean her tattoo, he ran inside the house and had a little chit-chat with Chris Harrison about breaking the rules, came back out and gave her the first rose, and BOOM! He christened her as the most hated girl in the house before the party even got started. Enter this season's Courtney Robertson.
Lindsay -- The girl showed up in a wedding gown. And then she got stupid drunk in said wedding gown and made a complete ass of herself -- and he still kept her around. (???)
AshLee -- The professional organizer who has a really cool way of spelling a very common name. Dude, did she even get a rose tonight? I'm totally confused and couldn't keep tabs on everyone because Sean kept handing out roses like tic-tacs throughout the night.
Kacie B. -- Ahh, yes. Sweet Kacie B. Love her. Loved her on Ben's season, and Sean is an idiot if he doesn't love her on his season. If she isn't his type, no one is. (Of course, he already gave her the friend card, so I'm not predicting wedding bells for the two of them.)
Man, considering how all over the place these women are and it's only the first night, I can't wait to see how the rest of the season plays out. And judging from the previews, there will be more than enough tears, ambulances, cat fights, and insane drama to make Sean Lowe's journey way more interesting than any of us probably expect it to be.
Who do you think was the craziest girl of the night? And do you have a favorite yet?
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Hair stylist Laini Reeves, for Moroccanoil, created Emily Blunt's hair look for the 2013 Golden Globes. Her inspiration: "Emily's dress was so amazing and sexy that I wanted to create a minimal look that showed off her beautiful features, with simple lines and an unstructured texture with lots of shine."
To create the look, per Laini:
"I started by shampooing the hair with Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo and Moroccanoil Extra Volume Conditioner.
I applied new Moroccanoil Volumizing Mousse to give light volume and shine, and for a flexible, natural-looking hold.
Next, I added a small amount of Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream from roots to ends, then flipped her hair over and rough dried it upside down. I used my fingers to separate and define strands for texture as they dried.
I brought Emily's hair into a high ponytail, still using my fingers to keep the texture messy, and secured it on the crown with a hair band.
I held the ponytail out and sprayed it from base to ends with Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Medium.
Twisting the hair around my fingers, I made a loose bun held around its base with bobby pins. It was important not to make it too large or too tiny, but the right size to suit Emily's bone structure and profile. Once it was in place, I tweaked and pulled at the bun to create the right texture.
To finish, I sprayed my comb with Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Medium and used it to smooth the hairline."
In a gilded dress by Michael Kors, Emily Blunt more than lived up to her reputation as a Hollywood golden girl. The actress, nominated in the Best actress, Musical or Comedy category for Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, "definitely had something in mind as far as the look," says makeup artist Jenn Streicher. "Emily wanted smoky eyes paired with soft pink lips that echoed her Lorraine Schwartz ruby earrings."
Jenn began by using Kate Somerville Quench Hydrating Face Serum, La Mer The Moisturizing Soft Cream and La Mer Eye Concentrate. She then primed the skin with Hourglass No. 28 Primer Serum, and followed with Hourglass Illusion Tinted Moisturizer in "Ivory". She used two shades of Hourglass Hidden Corrective Concealer: "Fair", a light shade, was used around the nose and as a highlighter, and "Sand", a slightly darker shade, was applied under the eyes. Jenn completed the skin by applying the new Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in "Radiant Light" all over the complexion. Available in six different lighting settings, Ambient delivers a multi-dimensional luminescence to the complexion by capturing, diffusing and softening surrounding light. "It softens and enhances everything," says Jenn.
Jenn applied Hourglass Superficial Waterproof Bronzer all over the face and neck to create a radiant glow. She then used the bronzer shade from Hourglass Illume Crème-to-Powder Bronzer Duo in "Sunset" to contour the cheeks and jaw line. The blush shade from Illume was applied onto the cheekbones.
She started by lining eyes with Hourglass Film Noir Kohl Eye Pencil in "Espresso" and softened the line with a brush. Jenn then applied the shell shimmer shade from Hourglass Visionaire Eye Shadow Duo in "Gypsy" as a highlight on the brow bone and followed with a matte brown eye shadow on the lid. Hourglass Film Noir Full Spectrum Mascara was applied to the lashes to volumize, lengthen and separate them. She then amplified the brows with Hourglass Arch Sculpting Brow Pencil in "Soft Brunette".
Lips were infused with a beautiful wash of color courtesy of Hourglass Femme Rouge Velvet Crème Lipstick in "Edition", a soft pink shimmer.


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It is still unknown if Florida will accept up to $55 billion from the federal government.
Health care advocates stepped up the pressure this week on state lawmakers to strike a deal that would extend government-subsidized health insurance to an another 1 million low-income Floridians.
Doctors, patients and health care executives gathered outside the Capitol on Tuesday to highlight the problems facing the uninsured.
Meanwhile, hospital administrators from Sarasota and across the state went door to door in Capitol office buildings pressing lawmakers to extend Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for the poor, to people just above the poverty level.
The question of whether Florida will accept up to $55 billion from the federal government over the next decade to expand Medicaid or a comparable program is still unanswered with less than a month left in the legislative session. Senate leaders want to take the money and create an alternative to Medicaid that subsidizes private insurance policies, while the House has been reluctant to accept any additional Medicaid dollars.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital CEO Gwen MacKenzie met Monday and Tuesday with lawmakers to make the case for taking the federal money.
"This expansion would provide the right care at the right time" to keep people from landing in the emergency room, MacKenize said.
Sarasota Memorial stands to gain up to $56 million over 10 years from Medicaid expansion, which would result in more paying customers and less charity care. Hospital officials say the money will help offset an estimated $178 million in Medicare reimbursement cuts over the next decade. State officials have estimated that up to $1.2 billion of the $2.8 billion in statewide charity care would be covered under Medicaid expansion.
In Sarasota and Manatee counties an additional 35,000 people would receive health insurance coverage if Medicaid is extended, according to figures provided by the Florida Hospital Association.
Federal health care reform allows people making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level — $14,856 for an individual and $30,675 for a family of four — to qualify for Medicaid. But the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling upholding President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act concluded that the expansion is optional for states.
Republican leaders in the House and Senate are against expanding traditional Medicaid, largely on philosophical grounds. House leaders are focused on the cost and federal deficit spending, while senators are emphasizing their desire for a private-market solution.
Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, has a bill that would draw the federal dollars but use the money to pay for private insurance coverage.
Health care advocates have raised concerns about some aspects of Negron's plan, such as the possibility of significant co-payments, but generally support his approach. House leaders have been less enthusiastic..
"The sticking point is that the House at this point doesn't want to use any available federal funds for premium assistance and the Senate wants to explore that," Negron said Tuesday.
House Republican spokesman Ryan Duffy said in an email Tuesday that details of the chamber's alternative to Medicaid expansion likely will be released next week.
House Speaker Will Weatherford has slammed the "all-or-nothing approach that Washington, D.C., has put on states" with Medicaid expansion and questioned whether Florida will be able to afford expansion in the long run.
"Whatever we do has to be sustainable," he said recently.
The cost
The federal government will pick up 100 percent of the costs for the first three years and slowly reduce that contribution to 90 percent over a decade.
Florida would spend about $3 billion in state tax dollars over the next decade on Medicaid expansion matching funds.
Gov. Rick Scott reiterated his support this week for expanding Medicaid coverage in Florida, although he has talked about revaluating the plan after the first three years.
"While the federal government is going to pay 100 percent, I can't in good conscience deny people that don't have health care access," Scott told the Palm Beach Post editorial board on Monday.
Backers of Medicaid expansion emphasize that most of the people who would benefit are working adults who earn too little to afford insurance.
"These are working families," MacKenzie said. "They're not looking for a handout, they're looking for a hand up."
At an event outside the Capitol organized by Florida Remedy, a coalition of health care organizations advocating for Medicaid expansion, Tampa Dr. Daniel Plasencia stood among a group of physicians in white lab coats and talked about sick children losing their Medicaid coverage when they become adults.
As the medical director for St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, part of the Baycare Health System in Tampa, Plasencia mostly treats patients with severe and chronic illnesses. Such care is expensive, and physicians are leery of accepting patients without insurance.
"Physicians don't want a complex chronic patient when they have no reimbursement," Plasencia said.
Even business groups, many of which have been silent or only tepidly supporting Medicaid expansion, are turning up the pressure on lawmakers. Expanding government-subsidized insurance could reduce costs for some companies by precluding them from paying for private health insurance for employees.
Associated Industries of Florida — which represents some of the state's largest employers — released a statement Tuesday highlighting a report by Moody's Investor Services warning investors that states where federal healthcare funds are not utilized will face greater budget and "rating pressures."
AIF President Tom Feeney urged lawmakers to consider the "ramifications" raised in the study "on Florida's fiscal health of not leveraging Florida's share of federal resources."


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The 2003 Weblog Awards - Results
Based on over 63,000 votes cast during the ten days polls were open (12/5/2003 -12/14/2003), here are the 22 winners of 2003 Weblog Awards. An archive of all 2003 Weblog Award related posts is available here.
Click on the category name to view the vote totals for that category.
Best Overall Blog - Little Green Footballs
Best New Blog (Established in 2003) - Allah Is In The House
Best Group Blog - The Volokh Conspiracy
Best Foreign Blog - Merde In France
Best Humor Blog - Allah Is In The House
Best Looking Blog - Snazzy Kat
Best Female Authored Blog - (tie) Meryl Yourish Asymmetrical Information
Best Liberal Blog - Michael J. Totten
Best Conservative Blog - Hugh Hewitt
Best Media/Journalist Blog - Opinion Journal (Best Of The Web by James Taranto)
Best Ecosystem Higher Beings & Mortal Humans Blog - James Lileks
Best Ecosystem Playful Primates Blog - Citizen Smash
Best Ecosystem Large Mammals Blog - damnum absque injuria
Best Ecosystem Marauding Marsupials Blog - Patterico's Pontifications
Best Ecosystem Adorable Rodents Blog - Yale Diva
Best Ecosystem Flappy Birds Blog - Busy Mom Blog
Best Ecosystem Slithering Reptiles Blog - Buddha's Den
Best Ecosystem Crawly Amphibians Blog - Tasty Manatees
Best Ecosystem Flippery Fish Blog - Sweetness Follows (NSFW)
Best Ecosystem Slimy Molluscs (and below) Blog - Jozjozjoz


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Nick Clegg launches school careers talk volunteer scheme
guardian.co.uk |by Andrew Sparrow on July 1, 2012
Workers willing to give careers talks to pupils are being encouraged to volunteer via a scheme being launched by Nick Clegg.
The initiative is designed to help state schools match those in the independent sector, where 80% of pupils regularly hear talks about career opportunities from external speakers.
Research for the Education and Employers Taskforce, a charity running the scheme, suggests pupils who have contact with employers at school will go on to earn 16% more on average than pupils who do not have the same opportunities.
Clegg said: "Too many young people get the message that the best jobs are not for them. Inspiring the Future will give state school students the chance to see, hear and make a connection with someone in a career or job they might not have thought about.
"Today we're calling on doctors, nurses, lawyers, builders, businesspeople, civil servants, farmers, mechanics, engineers and other working people to give up just an hour of their time to talk to students in their local state school about how they got where they are today. The power of making connections that inspire young people is immeasurable and can be life-changing."
Volunteers and schools can register at inspiringthefuture.org. Organisers aim to recruit 100,000 volunteers.
Sir Roger Carr, president of the CBI, one of the organisations supporting the scheme, said: "There is nothing more compelling for young people thinking about their future careers than meeting and speaking to inspirational people who do the jobs they are considering."
Clegg is launching the scheme at an event in Tower Hamlets, London, attended by some of initiative's celebrity backers including the actor Joanna Lumley, the businesswoman and Apprentice star Karren Brady and the head chef at the Ivy, Gary Lee.
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Kiva Fellows 18th Class
Born and raised near Vancouver, Canada, Jon has studied, volunteered and traveled for much of his adult life. After completing a diploma in Horticulture and running a landscape business, he wanted something more. Going on a volunteer trip with Adventures in Missions (AIM) on the "World Race" he found himself in 11 countries in 11 months volunteering alongside many different organizations coming along side their programs and working where needed. In 2007, on this trip in Swaziland, while researching to start up a Micro Credit branch with an aid Organization Jon realized his love for business and for micro loans. This lead him to study at University of Victoria on Vancouver Island, Canada to receive his BCom in International Business. While not studying or traveling, Jon likes to jog, paint, cook, bake and spend time with friends and his wonderful family including five nieces and nephews.
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