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WALTHAM, Mass. — ImmunoGen,
Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a
biotechnology company that develops targeted anticancer products using
its antibody expertise and Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology,
today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
granted orphan drug designation to its IMGN901 compound when used for
the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Through a separate
process, the European Union (EU) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products
(COMP) concurrently also granted IMGN901 orphan medicinal product
designation for the treatment of MCC.

“IMGN901 has shown promising activity among the small number of MCC
patients treated to date, suggesting this is a potential registration
path for the compound,” commented Daniel Junius, President and CEO.
“Metastatic MCC is a rare and highly aggressive cancer with no approved
treatments today. We are preparing to be ready to initiate pivotal
testing of IMGN901 in MCC in 2011 and will make the final decision based
on expanded clinical experience and regulatory input. Gaining orphan
drug designation for IMGN901 in the US and Europe is an important step
in this process.”

Six patients with metastatic MCC had received IMGN901 at the time of the
AACR-NCI-EORTC meeting in November 2009.1 Among these, two
patients had an objective response – including a patient who has had a
sustained complete remission – and a third patient had clinically
meaningful stable disease.

In the US, the Orphan Drug Act is intended to encourage companies to
develop therapies for the treatment of diseases that affect fewer than
200,000 people in this country. Orphan drug designation provides
ImmunoGen with seven years of market exclusivity that begins once
IMGN901 receives FDA marketing approval for the treatment of MCC. It
also provides certain financial incentives that can help support the
development of IMGN901 for MCC.

Similarly, in the EU, orphan medicinal product designation is intended
to encourage companies to develop therapies for life-threatening or
chronically debilitating conditions that affect no more than five in
10,000 people in the EU. Orphan medicinal product designation provides
ImmunoGen with ten years of market exclusivity that begins once IMGN901
receives European approval for MCC. It also enables access to certain
financial incentives as well as to protocol assistance.

* DELAYED-ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS (DOMS) is a double-edged sword. On one hand, muscle damage and soreness promote intracellular repair processes that make your muscles bigger and stronger. On the other hand, when DOMS is extreme, it can limit your range of motion and affect how often you train. Enter BounceBack, a blend of proteolytic enzymes, cur-cumin and phytosterols from avocado and soybean oils, resveratrol and vitamin C. Researchers from the UCLA School of Medicine (Los Angeles) recently reported that in a small study of 10 men and women, 30 days of BounceBack supplementation significantly reduced pain and tenderness induced by Smith machine squats. A small improvement in range of motion (knee flexion) was also noted, along with trends for decreases in serum markers of muscle damage. * CREATINE CONTINUES TO IMPRESS. In addition to improving muscle strength and size, bone health and even cognition in vegetarians, it now appears to help lifters recover their strength faster after a hard workout. Researchers from Australia, Baylor University (Waco, Texas) and Tasmania teamed up to study the effects of creatine monohydrate administered five days before and 14 days after a standardized lower-body resistance-training session (four sets of 10 reps of the eccentric-only leg press, leg extension and leg curl). Five days before exercise, subjects took about 20 grams of creatine and 84 grams of glucose or a placebo. Fourteen days later, they took about 7 grams of creatine and 28 grams of glucose or a placebo. The effects of creatine were dramatic: a 21% greater recovery of strength and 84% less muscle damage compared to the placebo group. This study underscores the importance of daily creatine supplementation, especially on “off” days, to accelerate recovery from intense weight training.
WALTHAM, Mass. — BG Medicine, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement
with Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) to extend its current development
and commercialization collaboration to include the development of a
galectin-3 test for Abbott Point of Care’s i-STAT® System.
Galectin-3 is a novel biomarker that may play a role in detecting the
development and progression of heart failure.

Under the agreement, Abbott will be responsible for the development of
the test in accordance with certain plans and milestones, and BG
Medicine and Abbott will collaborate in support of regulatory filings
and studies to support the clinical utility of galectin-3 in the
management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure.

“Heart failure is one of the most costly medical conditions. Despite
important advances in diagnosis, there remain significant unmet needs in
assessing patients with heart failure and selecting a course of action
both in emergency room and non-acute care settings,” said Pieter
Muntendam, M.D., President and CEO of BG Medicine. “This collaboration
is an important step toward determining the exact role this test can
play in assisting physicians in their efforts to improve outcomes and
reduce cost of care.”

The i-STAT System from Abbott Point of Care is at the forefront of
patient-side point-of-care testing with the industry’s most
comprehensive menu of tests in a single platform. The i-STAT System is
an advanced, handheld, diagnostic tool that provides real-time
lab-quality results within minutes to accelerate the patient care
decision-making process. Lightweight, portable, and easy-to-use, the
i-STAT System features single-use disposable test cartridges that can be
used throughout the hospital to perform a broad menu of critical care
tests, including cardiac markers, blood gases, chemistries and
electrolytes, lactate, coagulation, and hematology. The i-STAT System is
currently in use in one out of every three U.S. hospitals and more than
500 emergency departments. With more than 50,000 placements in
high-acuity settings worldwide and 35 million test cartridges produced
annually, the i-STAT System has a global impact on point-of-care testing
at the bedside.

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70.6% of Americans say future generations will
have to settle for less as a result of rising national debt, according to
the latest American Pulse™ survey of 5,311 Americans. Further, 70.4% say
theyve lost their voice when it comes to how the U.S. is being run and
that too much is being dictated out of Washington. 68.4% say the U.S. is
losing its position as a world economic power.

66.2% of Americans think Congress and President Obama should solve the
jobs/economy issue now while healthcare is a distant #2 (16.3%). President
Obamas recent push to pass healthcare reform appears to be out of line
with Americans priorities and as a result, his report card is suffering.

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Onward Healthcare , Inc., one of the nations largest providers of healthcare staffing services, announced today that it has signed an exclusive vendor management services agreement with Good Shepherd Penn Partners (GSPP), a healthcare rehabilitation leader in the greater-Philadelphia marketplace.

GSPP is a joint venture between Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network in Allentown, PA, and Penn Medicine located in Philadelphia, PA. GSPP is a patient-centric rehabilitation services organization, and the physicians and staff of GSPP provide comprehensive rehabilitation and specialty services, including: inpatient rehabilitation care at the Penn Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine; long-term acute care at the Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse; outpatient rehabilitation care at Penn Therapy Fitness; and physical, occupational and speech therapy services within three acute-care hospitals of Penn Medicine (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center).

“The demand for rehabilitation professionals needed to meet the challenges of todays patient care environment is considerable. After conducting a lengthy and in-depth review of the market offerings for a preferred vendor, we are pleased to exclusively engage Onward Healthcare to provide GSPP with a customized service offering. Working with Onward, a long-time vendor, will allow us to focus on providing the highest quality care to our patients,” said Kim Grosch, Interim Director of Therapy Services for GSPP.

“We are very respectful of GSPPs rich tradition of providing quality and compassionate care to their patients, and we are excited to advance our relationship from vendor to preferred partner,” stated Nicole Poore, Vice President of Allied Operations for Onward. “In the current economy, we are committed to efficiently and cost-effectively managing GSPPs workforce solutions so that they can focus on delivering world class patient care.”

ABOUT ONWARD HEALTHCARE
Onward Healthcare is a leading provider of integrated travel and local contract staffing for travel registered nurses and allied health professionals , as well as vendor managed services for large health systems. Onward is fully certified by the Joint Commission and currently staffs clients in all 50 states including hospitals, outpatient clinics, magnet facilities, government facilities, schools, and long-term care facilities. Founded in 2002, Onward Healthcare is headquartered in Wilton, CT with local staffing offices in Encinitas, CA, Louisville, CO, Deerfield Beach, FL, Cherry Hill, NJ, Livingston, NJ and Melville, NY.

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With no smoking day back again on 10th of March the incentive is there for smokers to finally kick the habit. There are many dangers to smoking and those who have smoked and those who still do so are well aware of how difficult it can be to quit. Many smokers have the genuine intention of quitting but struggle due to a lack of assistance.

Fortunately Semichem can help, as on top of its range of fragrances it also supplies a selection of products to help you on your way to quitting smoking for good. Semichem provide a range of NiQuitin nicotine patches proven to help reduce cigarette cravings as well as NiQuitin gum as an alternative to patches, depending on your preference. Unlike other nicotine gums, NiQuitin doesnt have the unappealing aftertaste and comes with a fresh minty flavour. For extra motivation Semichem are currently providing NiQuitin gum from as little as GBP 1.

If youre looking to stop gradually, Semichems range of stop smoking products also includes Crafe Away Mini Filters which can reduce your intake of tar and nicotine without changing the taste of the cigarette. They also come in a roll-up variety. The Crafe Away Cigarette can also help with the habit of smoking which can be almost as addictive as the nicotine itself.

A spokesperson for Semichem, Malcolm Figures explained: “We are all aware of the dangers of smoking, but also know how addictive it can be. At Semichem we strive to give our customers all the assistance we can to finally kick the habit. Everyone quits smoking in their own way so we maintain a range of quit smoking products from gum to patches to cater for everyone.”

Semichem has an ever growing reputation across its 143 stores and through its website it provides customers with access to a range of perfume online including Hugo Boss perfume as well as its quit smoking and beauty ranges. With 2000 products available online, Semichem makes it as easy as possible to get exactly what you are after.

Thanks to loyal customers and employees, Pumpelly Oil has been able to gain a successful foothold in the Acadiana area, one that has continued to grow since its establishment 25 years ago.

The current Pumpelly Oil location in Lafayette began as a Conoco-owned/consignee-run operation many years before Conoco sold the operation to a private owner in 1977. Bob Pumpelly, owner of Pumpelly Oil in Sulphur at the time, purchased the location in 1985.

Steve Broussard started as manager of the privately-owned Conoco Jobbership in 1981 and stayed when Bob Pumpelly bought the business. His wife, Barbara, continued as administrative assistant. The couple has worked side by side throughout the years. “There arent many married couples than can work closely together,” states Steve Broussard during a recent interview. “We knew that help was around the corner if we needed it. All it took was a phone call.”

One of the toughest situations, Steve recalls, was when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005 causing Pumpelly Oil to take notice of its emergency response situation. “We were probably one of the closest places to help furnish fuel to the New Orleans area,” says Steve, “and lots of folks drove in with buckets and drums, anything to put fuel in.” The Lafayette location stayed busy during the Katrina aftermath when Rita hit three weeks later causing near devastation to their home office area not far from Lake Charles, Louisiana. “Our Sulphur location needed all the equipment they could get, and we were in the perfect position to help in both directions.” Steve goes on to explain the hard work ethic of Pumpelly employees. “No one complained about the extra work. We all just wanted to help people.”

In 2008, the Lafayette bulk plant faced Hurricane Gustav, which hit near Baton Rouge just an hour away. There was no question that the company as a whole was much better prepared for this natural disaster with the emergency generators on hand and fuel tanks fully stocked to avoid supply interruptions.

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KYOTO, Japan — OMRON Corporation (TOKYO:6645)(ADR:OMRNY) has announced donation of JPY
2 million to support victims of the massive earthquake that struck Chile
on February 27.

The donation, which will be made through Japan Platform (JPF), will be
used to support rescue efforts and provide emergency medical care to
victims.

OMRON wishes to express its sincere condolences to all those who have
been affected by the disasters.
RESTON, Va. — QuadraMed® Corporation (NASDAQ:QDHC), a leading provider of
healthcare information technologies and services that help turn quality
care into positive financial outcomes, today announced stockholder
approval of QuadraMed’s acquisition by Francisco Partners, one of the
world’s largest technology-focused private equity firms.

At the March 9, 2010 special meeting QuadraMed’s stockholders approved
the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 7, 2009, by and
among QuadraMed and acquisition entities formed by Francisco Partners.
QuadraMed previously announced its entry into this Agreement on December
8, 2009. The all-cash transaction for all of QuadraMed’s stock is valued
at approximately $126 million.

With this approval, Francisco Partners will acquire QuadraMed via its
acquisition entities with QuadraMed remaining as a wholly owned
subsidiary of Francisco Partners. The acquisition is expected to close
next week, subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions of
the parties pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.

“We are pleased that QuadraMed’s shareholders have approved the pending
acquisition,” said Duncan W. James, QuadraMed’s President and Chief
Executive Officer. “Francisco Partners brings QuadraMed extensive
resources and a proven track record of helping hospitals and health
systems execute on their strategic and operational goals. We look
forward to working with Francisco Partners on our priorities, which
include helping our clients meet their ARRA Meaningful Use goals,
preparing for ICD-10, and leveraging improvements in care quality to
improve their bottom line.”

In connection with the merger, QuadraMed has submitted a request to the
NASDAQ Global Market for withdrawal of the listing of its common stock.
QuadraMed’s proposed delisting is contingent, among other conditions, on
the closing of the merger. To effect the delisting, NASDAQ will file a
Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings affirms the following Indiana Health and Educational
Facility Financing Authority hospital revenue bonds as part of its
continuous surveillance effort:

–Approximate total of $52.8 million for series 2006A, 2006B and 1998,
issued on behalf of the Jackson County Schneck Memorial Hospital
(JCSMH), affirmed at A.

–JCSMH has a strong financial profile, which is characterized by
excellent balance sheet measures, very robust operating profitability,
and good debt service coverage.

Zion Platform Features Industry’s Highest Compression Ratio for Optimum
Visual Experience;CalSys Exhibits New Product in Techwell Booth
SS1224

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — CalSys,
Inc, a provider of advanced system solutions for digital video
surveillance and networked video communications, will unveil its new
Zion Platform multi-channel digital video surveillance platform at
Tokyo’s Security
Show 2010 in Techwell
Booth SS1224. Powered by CalSys’ patent-pending VClearTM and
JSCATM Technologies, the Zion Platform achieves the highest
possible compression ratio (up to 50 percent bit rate reduction) without
degrading the visual experience.

The Zion Platform features an H.264 encoding/decoding capability of 720
frames per second at D1 resolution and the industry’s lowest
encoding-decoding latency. It is configurable for DVR-, DVS-, NVR- or
Hybrid DVR-systems, supports 1080p/720p IP cameras in both NVR and
Hybrid DVR configuration, and provides reliable network transmission for
any given network bandwidth. Zion integrates Techwell’s TW2880l video
matrix and advanced OSG chip and Cavium Networks’s PureVu H.264 ASIC.
The platform is available immediately to OEM/ODM customers, with turnkey
solution also available.

“We’re pleased to count CalSys among the first mass-production customers
using Techwell’s TW2880 advanced MUX/record/HD display controller
product. CalSys’ Zion Platform takes full advantage of the TW2880’s
advanced capabilities. Their aggressive RD efforts will help bring this
product to market quickly and ensure its success,” said David Nam,
Techwell’s VP of Sales and Marketing.

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RESTON, Va. — QuadraMed® Corporation (NASDAQ:QDHC), a leading provider of
healthcare information technologies and services that help turn quality
care into positive financial outcomes, today announced stockholder
approval of QuadraMed’s acquisition by Francisco Partners, one of the
world’s largest technology-focused private equity firms.

At the March 9, 2010 special meeting QuadraMed’s stockholders approved
the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 7, 2009, by and
among QuadraMed and acquisition entities formed by Francisco Partners.
QuadraMed previously announced its entry into this Agreement on December
8, 2009. The all-cash transaction for all of QuadraMed’s stock is valued
at approximately $126 million.

With this approval, Francisco Partners will acquire QuadraMed via its
acquisition entities with QuadraMed remaining as a wholly owned
subsidiary of Francisco Partners. The acquisition is expected to close
next week, subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions of
the parties pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.

“We are pleased that QuadraMed’s shareholders have approved the pending
acquisition,” said Duncan W. James, QuadraMed’s President and Chief
Executive Officer. “Francisco Partners brings QuadraMed extensive
resources and a proven track record of helping hospitals and health
systems execute on their strategic and operational goals. We look
forward to working with Francisco Partners on our priorities, which
include helping our clients meet their ARRA Meaningful Use goals,
preparing for ICD-10, and leveraging improvements in care quality to
improve their bottom line.”

In connection with the merger, QuadraMed has submitted a request to the
NASDAQ Global Market for withdrawal of the listing of its common stock.
QuadraMed’s proposed delisting is contingent, among other conditions, on
the closing of the merger. To effect the delisting, NASDAQ will file a
Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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MarineCFO Inc., the leading provider of On-Vessel, Marine Operations, Personnel, Fleet Maintenance and Financial Management Software Solutions to the Global Marine Transportation Industry, announced today that MarineCFO has been nominated for the Louisiana Governors Technology Company of the Year Award.

The Governors Technology Award honors organizations for their innovation and progress in the past year. MarineCFO has been nominated for the Technology Company of the Year Award, which recognizes those companies that demonstrate corporate leadership through the innovation of its technology products or services, sustained growth of its corporate assets and its dedication to community involvement. The Award highlights companies where technology is the innovative energy fueling or expanding the organization.

“Being nominated for Technology Company of the Year is a great honor and is a validation of our technical achievements,” says Dean Shoultz, Chief Technology Officer of MarineCFO Inc. “The Marine Transportation Industry has recognized the value of MarineCFO since we now have over 1,000 vessels being managed by our technology. Recently MarineCFO released the first web-based SaaS (software as a service) application called MarineCFO Live!, which allows organizations to streamline their business processes by eliminating manual inefficient procedures while only requiring Microsoft Internet Explorer. We have made a positive impact for our clients and it is nice to have further acknowledgement of our contribution to this valuable industry.”

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The MarineCFO Business Framework is the toolset used to develop and enhance all of the MarineCFO products. This “secret sauce” allows for rapid development and consistency across the interfaces and coding methodologies. With a strong Microsoft relationship, all products are built with mainstream Microsoft technologies. This includes the .NET framework, SQL Server, the Windows Communication Foundation, and Microsoft Office for productivity, analysis, and heavy data entry tasks.

The DCIG report points out that first-generation iSCSI storage systems are now starting to show their age, and as a result, manufacturer warranties are expiring, resulting in expensive support and maintenance contracts.

“This is prompting more mid-size organizations to start product refresh cycles for their existing iSCSI storage systems to get newer systems,” said Jerome Wendt, president of DCIG. “But as they do, the costs and disruption associated with this transition to a new system start to rear their ugly head.”

According to DCIG, the cost and disruption may occur in one of two possible ways: If mid-size companies decide to remain with their existing storage solutions such as Dell EqualLogic or HP LeftHand, they can leverage the migration software that may be available for their existing hardware to migrate data from the old to the new hardware so disruption generally is minimal. But there is a catch — companies are required to purchase all of their new storage from those providers to take advantage of the data migration features, leaving them with little flexibility or negotiating power when it comes to acquiring new storage since they can only buy storage from these providers in whatever storage configurations and prices they make available.

The second scenario involves switching to another storage provider, which can be “just as bad if not worse.” While organizations are always free to buy from any iSCSI storage provider, migrating their data from an older system to a new one becomes a costly and disruptive proposition. Some of the data migration difficulties may include:

The DCIG report points out that first-generation iSCSI storage systems are now starting to show their age, and as a result, manufacturer warranties are expiring, resulting in expensive support and maintenance contracts.

“This is prompting more mid-size organizations to start product refresh cycles for their existing iSCSI storage systems to get newer systems,” said Jerome Wendt, president of DCIG. “But as they do, the costs and disruption associated with this transition to a new system start to rear their ugly head.”

According to DCIG, the cost and disruption may occur in one of two possible ways: If mid-size companies decide to remain with their existing storage solutions such as Dell EqualLogic or HP LeftHand, they can leverage the migration software that may be available for their existing hardware to migrate data from the old to the new hardware so disruption generally is minimal. But there is a catch — companies are required to purchase all of their new storage from those providers to take advantage of the data migration features, leaving them with little flexibility or negotiating power when it comes to acquiring new storage since they can only buy storage from these providers in whatever storage configurations and prices they make available.

The second scenario involves switching to another storage provider, which can be “just as bad if not worse.” While organizations are always free to buy from any iSCSI storage provider, migrating their data from an older system to a new one becomes a costly and disruptive proposition. Some of the data migration difficulties may include:

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LONDON — Emulex
Corporation (NYSE:ELX):

Emulex
Corporation (NYSE:ELX) is proud to announce that the readers of
Network Computing magazine have voted its OneConnect™
10Gb/s Ethernet-based Universal Converged Network Adapters (UCNAs)
as both the 2010 New Product of the Year and the Network Infrastructure
Product of the Year. Voted for by the readers of the magazine, the
awards recognise the products, service and companies, which have
impressed them the most throughout the last year. Emulex was presented
with these awards at The Network Computing Awards Ceremony on 4 March
2010.

Emulex’s single-chip, high-performance OneConnect UCNA is the only
server adapter with full hardware protocol offload support for
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), iSCSI and
FCoE; the
world’s fastest 10Gb/s Ethernet performance according to IT Brand Pulse;
and enables the ability to efficiently consolidate network and storage
infrastructures without changing management domains.

Agreement Will Take Partnership into Third Decade

DALLAS — Affiliated
Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), A Xerox
Company (NYSE: XRX), has been awarded a competitively bid contract to
provide parking citation processing and collections services for the Los
Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). The five-and-a-half year
contract extends one of ACS’ longest client relationships, now in its 27th
year.

As part of the new contract, ACS is providing continued innovation to
the department through updated technology, including handheld devices
for Sheriff Parking Control Officers to issue citations, as well as a
fleet of automated license plate recognition units. ACS collects
approximately $9.5 million annually in parking citation fines and
penalties on behalf of LASD.

“Since 1983, ACS has committed itself to providing superior service to
the LASD, the largest sheriff’s department in the world,” said Mark
Talbot, senior vice president and managing director, ACS Transportation
Solutions. “This fifth consecutive competitive procurement is an
important and strategic win for ACS and strengthens our position as the
premier provider of citation processing and collections services in
California.”

ACS is the nation’s leading violations processing company, processing
nearly 15 million parking and moving violations, and collecting $818
million annually.

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Hiring process is underway for restaurant and retail associates

BETHESDA, Md. — HMSHost, a world leader in travel dining and shopping, will hold two job
fairs for a variety of positions at its restaurants and retail locations
opening soon at Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC). The new
HMSHost operations at SJC have created 150 new jobs and job fair
applicants will be immediately considered for opportunities with brands
including Author’s Bookstore, Mojo Burger, Sonoma Chicken Coop,
Starbucks Coffee, Una Mas and more.

Managers will be on-hand to interview applicants for the following
positions: baristas, bartenders, cashiers, cooks, retail associates,
servers and shift supervisors. The starting hourly wage is approximately
$9.80 with full benefits.

Applicants are advised that HMSHost associates employed at Mineta San
Jose International Airport are expected to join UNITE HERE Local 19
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Travels to Ancient India—a Land of Honor, Danger and the Magic of
Talking Animals—Begin at Children’s Theatre Company

MINNEAPOLIS — You’ve wagered a bet. The stakes are high. The roll of the dice is all
that lies between precious fortune and forfeiting your life to the
ownership of a powerful king. As young Tamar, the central character of Children’s
Theatre Company’s (CTC) production of The Iron Ring learns,
honor holds more weight than, perhaps, one man alone can carry.

So starts the stage adaptation of Lloyd Alexander’s fascinating
adventure set deep in ancient India. In a quest to honor his debt to the
powerful King Jaya, Tamar, the young king of Sundari who was born to the
warrior caste, sets out to repay his debt and save his soul. Along the
way, he is joined by a cast of comic characters—a mischievous monkey who
finds himself wrapped in danger, an overgrown bird (of sorts) that has
lost its memory—and the lovely, but courageous Mirri, a love interest to
which young Tamar is oblivious.

Joined by the beautiful artistry of Ragamala
Dance and the work of acclaimed Twin Cities’ choreographer Ranee
Ramaswamy, The Iron Ring is an epic tale infused with humor and
the fascinating movements of Bharatanatyam dance, a 2,000 year-old dance
form originating in India.

“Ranee introduced me to The Iron Ring and this has been an
amazing partnership. She brings a deep love of storytelling, and the
Ragamala dancers are so exquisitely talented,” says Peter C. Brosius,
artistic director for CTC and director of The Iron Ring. “I am
dazzled by the dance form: its fierceness, delicacy and precision.”

The first time that Michael Hicks was frisked by airport security, he cried–like any 2-year-old would. He shares a name with one of the 13,500 people on the watch fist of the the F.B.I.s Terrorist Screening Center, so frying is always tricky for Mikey–now an 8-year-old third-grader and Cub Scout from Clifton, New Jersey. His family travels frequently, and Mikey is often stopped for extra screening. On a trip to the Bahamas in January, he was frisked both going and coming home. Mikey isnt the only one whose name makes it hard to get on a plane: Hundreds of others also get caught up because they share a name with someone on the watch list. In the past three years, 82,000 frustrated fliers have asked to be removed from the list. Now, under a new Secure Fright Program, airlines will collect passengers birth dates and gender, along with names–so Mikeys date of birth should prevent his being mistaken for a terrorist. “We cant just throw a bunch of names on these fists and call. it security,” says William J. Pascrell Jr., Mikeys Congressman. “If we cant get an 8-year-old off the list, the whore list becomes suspect.”

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New Program Provides Unparalleled Hands-On Training Experience For
Aspiring Artists Taught By Industry Leading Experts

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Gnomon
School of Visual Effects, the industry leader in professional
training for artists in the entertainment and design field, recently
announced its first full-time three-year curriculum for aspiring artists
wanting to work in production for movies, games and television.
Beginning in summer 2010, the Entertainment
Design and Digital Production Program blends one year of foundation
art and design classes with two years of digital production to prepare
students for a career as a digital artist in the film, video game or
broadcast industries. As with all of Gnomons programs, the goal of the
new comprehensive curriculum is to develop the digital entertainment
industry’s most well-rounded and production-ready artists.

“The Gnomon School has long been recognized as a leading institution for
advanced training within the digital entertainment industry, and we are
now proud to expand access to Gnomon though the new Entertainment Design
and Digital Production program,” said Alex Alvarez, Founder of Gnomon
School of Visual Effects. “With the new three-year program, students
without a foundation in art can now quickly and affordably develop their
skills to begin a career in one of the most exciting and lucrative
fields for artists today. As Gnomon instructors are working
professionals in the industry’s leading studios, our students receive
exclusive hands-on instruction that makes them ideal job candidates upon
graduation.”

Unlike some conventional curriculums, Gnomon’s Entertainment Design and
Digital Production Program is blended to provide both a core foundation
of toolsets, as well as specialized tracks that prepare students to work
in the field of their choice. Gnomon’s curriculum is geared towards the
development of both artistic and cutting-edge technical skills to ensure
that students’ skills can be applicable to all industries of
entertainment, including games, broadcast or film. In addition, Gnomon
uniquely provides an advanced learning experience with classes taught by
leading visual effects artists that specialize in each field of study.

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users, as well as enabling new applications and capabilities.”

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Q My boyfriend keeps requesting we do it in random places. Last week it was in his hatchback in a public parking lot. How do I avoid these uncomfortable situations without losing my guy? A: If its a serious relationship, you should be able A to talk about it. Just be honest. The thing is, I like that kind of stuff! Im usually the one who is like, “Get yer ass in the back seat!” However, if thats not your thing, maybe he needs a bigger car. Tell him to rent a minivan with tinted windows! Q: Whats the best, noninsulting way to encourage my old lady to drop a few dress sizes?–Donovan K., Hampton, VA
A FREAK hailstorm hit the Australian city Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and floods. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.

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CONCERN that nurses who have had no face-to-face dealings with patients for years are working for the helpline NHS 24 are being raised by Scottish doctors. GPs are expected to condemn the use of nurses with no recent experience of meeting patients to assess people over the telephone, at a major medical conference later this week. She said nurses would send people to hospitals or out-of-hours centres when they did not need medical treatment. Dr Brown, a GP from Springburn in Glasgow, said: “They are an extremely committed group of nursing staff but a lot of them had not seen a patient in years and I felt it was inappropriate.
GENESCREENING has been used to identify women most likely to benefit from one type of breast cancer chemotherapy. The technique could lead to a simple test enabling doctors to administer personalised treatment, say researchers. In future the same method may offer a way of predicting which patients will respond to other cancer drugs. This in turn could make expensive new treatments more costeffective and available on the NHS, say researchers. The international team of scientists scanned 829 genes in breast cancer tumour cells. They selected out six which if missing or faulty would prevent the chemotherapy agent paclitaxel working properly. A patient study then showed how the genes could reveal in advance which women were likely to respond best to the drug.

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Research Study for Top 20 CPG Confirms Actionability of Mid-Flight
Attitudinal Data, Brand.net’s SalesLink Now Offers First
Fully-Integrated Media/Measurement/Optimization Solution to Drive
Increased Offline Product Sales

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Brand.net,
the leading independent demand-side platform for Brand advertising,
today announced the results
of a joint research study with Vizu
and Nielsen demonstrating that increased purchase intent during an
online campaign translated into significant increased in-store product
sales for up to six weeks after the campaign completed. The delivery of
actionable Brand impact data during a SalesLink™
campaign gives advertisers and agencies the first fully-integrated
media/measurement/optimization solution to drive increased offline
product sales.

This pioneering measurement program was conducted with a Top 20 CPG
company’s leading beauty brand on a Q4 2009 media campaign across 46
high-quality, contextually relevant publisher websites. Media was
managed and optimized by Brand.net, purchase intent measured using
Vizu’s Ad Catalyst solution, and offline sales impact measured by
Nielsen.

“Our Brand customers
have a clear business challenge: up to 95% of their revenue is generated
from products sold offline in brick and mortar stores. They need to know
that their online campaigns are driving increased offline sales, period,
and they want data mid-campaign allowing in-flight optimization to drive
that offline sales figure even higher,” said Elizabeth Blair, CEO and
Co-Founder of Brand.net. “SalesLink™ delivers this comprehensive
media/measurement/optimization solution. And unlike portal-based
solutions, Brand.net manages, measures and optimizes campaigns across
dozens of independent, top comScore sites, within contextually relevant
channels. Our campaigns are driving real offline sales ROI for our
customers, and we prove it to them.”

Brand.net’s SalesLink™ results for this study included the following
insights:

Outsell Forecasts Advertising/Marketing Spending to Grow, But Only
1.2 Percent

BURLINGAME, Calif. and LONDON — For the first time, spending on digital/online advertising and marketing
will overtake print in 2010, according to new projections from Outsell,
Inc. In an industry crossover event, companies will spend $119.6
billion on online and digital strategies, from search engine keywords to
webinars, while committing $111.5 billion to print methods such as
newspaper and magazine ads. Overall, U.S. spending on advertising and
marketing will increase in 2010, but by just 1.2 percent to $368 billion.

Outsell’s “Marketing and Ad Spending Study 2010: Total US and B2B
Advertising,” forecasts spending, share, and growth for five media
types—online, events, print, TV/radio, and PR/other—and methods used
within each, from social networking to mobile/wireless marketing.

“Advertisers are directing dollars toward the channels which generate
the most qualified leads and most effective branding. As they emerge
from the recession, they need more accountability, and they’re spreading
their spending over a widening set of options,” said Chuck Richard, Vice
President and Lead Analyst, Outsell.

Among findings:

Internet Dinner and Panel Discussion to Kick-off Track

“We’ll start this track off on the eve of the conference with a special
Internet Dinner,” said Richard Ingrassia, Senior Research Analyst at
ROTH covering Advertising, Media Internet. “The evening event for
Internet companies, investors and entrepreneurs will include a panel
discussion entitled “Surviving and Thriving Web 3.0” which will
address such industry topics as social networks and new online business
models.”

The panelists include: Bant Breen, President, Worldwide Digital
Communications of Initiative, a subsidiary of Interpublic Group; Matt
Coffin, Internet investor and Founder of LowerMyBills.com; and Bill
Strauss, CEO of Provide Commerce, a subsidiary of Liberty Media.

The three-day, institutional investor conference will be the largest
ROTH conference ever and will feature management presentations from more
than 370 small cap public companies, including 90 Chinese companies. The
broad spectrum of presenting companies will represent the following
sectors: Healthcare (Biotech, Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals),
Media Internet, Enterprise Software, Gaming, Semiconductors, Global
Energy and Industrials and Retail Consumer.

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Crypto-Gram Editor Bruce Schneier coined the term security theater to describe intrusive but pointless rituals that provide the illusion of safety. After the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) unveiled new travel regulations in response to the failed bombing of Northwest Flight 253 in December, we asked Schneier, a consistently persuasive voice when it comes to rationally assessing relative risks, to list three things that would make Americans genuinely safer from terrorist plots. 1 Reduce the TSAS budget, and spend the money on intelligence. Security measures that focus on specific tactics or targets are a waste of money unless we guess correctly, and the terrorists choose plots that deliberately avoid our guesses. Security that just forces the terrorists to make a minor change in their tactic or target is not money well spent. 2 Reduce the TSAS budget even further, and spend the money on investigation. Since the terrorists deliberately choose plots that were not looking for–and we cant keep weapons out of prisons, let alone airports–the best way to secure airplanes is to stop them before they get to the airport. Remember the arrest of the London liquid bombers.
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the Rubicon Project Partners with mOcean Mobile to Provide Premium
Web Publishers With Mobile Ad Optimization

LOS ANGELES — the Rubicon Project, the digital advertising technology and data
company, has partnered with mOcean Mobile, an independent mobile
advertising platform, to provide premium Web publishers with a unified
view into monetization across their display and mobile platforms with
REVV for mobile (RFM)™. Available through the company’s REVV for
publishers™ advertising platform, RFM offers publishers a complete
platform that includes mobile ad serving, campaign management and ad
network optimization to match every mobile ad impression with the
highest paying demand source. Through the REVV Marketplace, premium
sales channel partners will now have access to unique mobile and display
inventory in one place – helping maximize ad revenue.

“As our customers continue to expand their advertising channels, it’s
our goal to provide them with a single digital advertising technology
and data platform, engineered exclusively to empower publishers to
monetize content and data across all digital media,” said Craig Roah,
COO and Founder of the Rubicon Project. “Mobile inventory is growing
quickly as a contributor to our publishers’ overall advertising revenue,
so it was imperative we select a partner that could deliver the right
technology and services. We chose to work with mOcean Mobile because
they offer the most mature mobile ad serving product on the market, a
best-in-class user interface and a team that is staffed with industry
veterans. Our partnership will provide our publishers with a platform
that meets all their mobile needs.”

“The release of REVV for mobile is a giant leap forward in the maturity
of the mobile medium, as it will bring a needed level of ad serving
efficiency,” said Dave Gwozdz, CEO of Mojiva, Inc., parent company of
mOcean Mobile. “the Rubicon Project is an important monetization partner
to many top publishers and mOcean Mobile is excited to be a part of
their move toward mobile ad optimization.”

REVV for mobile, integrated within the REVV platform, features:

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- Calder Bateman Communications , one of Albertas largest advertising and public relations agencies, won a total of 9 ACE Awards and 16 Awards of Distinction – winning nearly half of all awards presented – across a variety of categories at the 31 Annual ACE Awards Gala Saturday, March 6 at the Shaw Conference Centre.

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Long-Time Walnut Creek Campus Volunteer Organization Names
Architectural Focal Point

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — John Muir Health Foundation, the charitable fundraising organization for
all John Muir Health programs and services, has received a $1 million
installment from the John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary, Walnut Creek
towards their $2.5 million Capital Campaign pledge to support the
current $621 million hospital expansion at the Walnut Creek Campus. In
recognition of their leadership Campaign gift, a central rotunda in the
new patient care tower will be named in honor of the Auxiliary.

“The Auxiliary has played a pivotal role in the establishment and
development of the Walnut Creek Campus,” said Sis Connolly, president,
John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary, Walnut Creek and member of the
Foundation’s Board of Directors. “We are proud to continue our
enthusiastic support of the medical center and its extraordinary
commitment to our community. We look forward to the opening of the
rotunda as the centerpiece of the expanded medical center.”

“We greatly appreciate this donation and the ongoing support we receive
from the Auxiliary,” said Jane Willemsen, president and chief
administrative officer, John Muir Medical Center – Walnut Creek Campus.
“The rotunda’s symbolism – joining the existing hospital lobby with the
new main lobby – is a fitting tribute to the Auxiliary. Its members led
the drive for the construction of John Muir Medical Center more than 50
years ago and continue to support the Walnut Creek campus in many ways
as we move into a new chapter of our history.”

Designed by Ratcliff Architects, the rotunda will be an architectural
focal point as well as a useful wayfinding feature in the new patient
care tower. The rotunda will be enclosed in a glass atrium and will
feature lush bamboo stalks and running water, providing a light-filled
garden sanctuary for patients and their families in the center of the
hospital. Construction for the rotunda and the expanded hospital is
currently underway and will be completed in December with an anticipated
opening in the spring of 2011.

Long-Time Walnut Creek Campus Volunteer Organization Names
Architectural Focal Point

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — John Muir Health Foundation, the charitable fundraising organization for
all John Muir Health programs and services, has received a $1 million
installment from the John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary, Walnut Creek
towards their $2.5 million Capital Campaign pledge to support the
current $621 million hospital expansion at the Walnut Creek Campus. In
recognition of their leadership Campaign gift, a central rotunda in the
new patient care tower will be named in honor of the Auxiliary.

“The Auxiliary has played a pivotal role in the establishment and
development of the Walnut Creek Campus,” said Sis Connolly, president,
John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary, Walnut Creek and member of the
Foundation’s Board of Directors. “We are proud to continue our
enthusiastic support of the medical center and its extraordinary
commitment to our community. We look forward to the opening of the
rotunda as the centerpiece of the expanded medical center.”

“We greatly appreciate this donation and the ongoing support we receive
from the Auxiliary,” said Jane Willemsen, president and chief
administrative officer, John Muir Medical Center – Walnut Creek Campus.
“The rotunda’s symbolism – joining the existing hospital lobby with the
new main lobby – is a fitting tribute to the Auxiliary. Its members led
the drive for the construction of John Muir Medical Center more than 50
years ago and continue to support the Walnut Creek campus in many ways
as we move into a new chapter of our history.”

Designed by Ratcliff Architects, the rotunda will be an architectural
focal point as well as a useful wayfinding feature in the new patient
care tower. The rotunda will be enclosed in a glass atrium and will
feature lush bamboo stalks and running water, providing a light-filled
garden sanctuary for patients and their families in the center of the
hospital. Construction for the rotunda and the expanded hospital is
currently underway and will be completed in December with an anticipated
opening in the spring of 2011.

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ROCKVILLE, Md. — Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RNN), a clinical stage
pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology
and CNS therapeutics, today announced that the Japanese Patent Office
has issued a patent for its novel anti-cancer compound, Archexin®.

“The Japanese patent award is another step forward in the development of
one of our lead clinical drug candidates, Archexin,” said Dr. Chang Ahn,
Rexahns Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to
strengthening our intellectual property portfolio, we are pleased with
the progress of Archexin’s ongoing Phase II clinical trial for the
treatment of pancreatic cancer. Patient enrollment continues at multiple
sites in the US and abroad and we expect to have preliminary results in
the fourth quarter of 2010.”

Archexin is a first in class, potent inhibitor of Akt protein kinase in
the treatment of cancer. Akt regulates signal processes of cell
proliferation and survival, angiogenesis, and drug resistance in cancer.
Archexin is being developed to treat solid tumors and has FDA Orphan
drug designation for RCC, pancreatic, stomach, glioblastoma, and ovarian
cancers. Archexin is in Phase II clinical development for pancreatic
cancer as lead indication.

Market Leading Organizations to Unite Comprehensive Data Sources,
Predictive Analytics and Advanced Claims Decision Support Technologies

NEW YORK SAN DIEGO — At the 2010 Mitchell Property and Casualty Conference, LexisNexis®
Claims Solutions and Mitchell International today announced plans to
join forces to address the challenges associated with handling severe
auto injury and other difficult and expensive “special needs” claims
situations. The agreement between firms combines the unique data and
predictive analytics of LexisNexis® Claims Solutions with
Mitchell’s market leading medical bill review and decision support
workflow solutions. The 2010 Mitchell Property and Casualty Conference
is being held at the US Grant Hotel in San Diego, California today
through March 10.

Spiraling medical costs, increased regulation, high adjuster caseloads,
claims litigation, a rapidly diminishing adjuster work force, and
insurance fraud are several of the challenges facing today’s property
casualty insurers. Responding to these challenges, the combined
resources and expertise of Mitchell and LexisNexis Claims Solutions will
provide insurers with innovative new approaches to enable proactive,
efficient claims handling, and obtain maximum value from specialized
claims handling resources while controlling indemnity and loss
adjustment expense.

“In today’s challenging market, property casualty carriers are looking
for every opportunity to improve loss ratios and operational
profitability,” says Karlyn Carnahan, a principal in analyst firm
Novaricas insurance practice and a keynote speaker at the conference.
“Combining predictive analytics with powerful and flexible business
process systems has the potential to create tremendous value in this
area.”

Initial solutions will be centered around early recognition and control
of severe bodily injury and special needs claims. Mitchell and
LexisNexis Claims Solutions are actively exploring additional ways to
blend Mitchell’s expertise in medical bill review and claims decision
support with predictive analytics, public records data and other
specialized LexisNexis® data to provide insurers with more
insight into individual claims – and their book of claims. The objective
is to anticipate and effectively manage claims severity, potential fraud
and recovery opportunities and other issues earlier and more accurately
in the claims process.

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A my Fuller wanted to earn more money in her finance position at a leading national bank, so she had gastric bypass surgery, a circumvential abdominoplasty and a breast lift. And her salary at the bank doubled. “Before my transformation, doors werent being held open for me. I suffered from the taboo of being overweight and didnt appear to be a confident person,” she says. “When you are in the running for a job and the other candidates happen to be cute, thin and current, their chances are higher.” Following her bypass surgery, Fuller visited plastic surgeon Dr. J. Gregory Kjar in Bountiful, Utah. She told him, “I want you to make my outsides match my insides.” Looking back, she recalls, “After plastic surgery, I got exactly the result I wanted.”
Abdominoplasty is an important and common operation in aesthetic surgery. Since its original recorded description, several technical improvements have been made. Fundamentally, however, there has been no change in the essential concept of extensive undermining almost to the costal margin, followed by appropriate resection and closure. The operation is still associated with a significant complication rate, morbidity and prolonged convalescence. [1],[2],[3],[4] Complications have included flap necrosis, seroma, haematoma, infections, fat necrosis, dehiscence of wound and delayed healing. There is also a high incidence of aesthetic flaws and need for secondary correction, rates as high as 27.9 % being reported. [1] Extensive undermining causes denervation and reduction in the vascularity of the flap. There is thus an intrinsic design flaw in the traditional operation, namely, a large random pattern skin flap, partly deprived of blood supply and innervation is stretched maximally and sutured under tension. [3],[4] This accounts for ischemia related complications. The lower abdominal skin also remains permanently numb. [5] The traditional technique also results in several lymphatics being divided. Despite routine use of drainage, a high rate of postoperative seroma is still accepted as unavoidable. Despite such high complication rate even the end results may not be always aesthetically pleasing. [6] The problems increase significantly in obese subjects and hence patients are told to lose maximum weight in order to “earn” their abdominoplasty. [7] The best indication for abdominoplasty is still a patient with plenty of loose skin, rectus muscle diastasis and without too much fat in the local area. With the rising incidence of obesity in the world, such patients are rare in todays practice [Figure 1]. Many obese patients are unable to lose weight especially in the abdominal area and hence are denied abdominoplasty. In obese individuals unable to lose weight, a two step approach has been advocated consisting of abdominoplasty followed by liposuction six months later or vice versa. Both approaches are less than ideal. Reducing excess fat in abdominal wall by prior liposuction will induce fibrosis, making subsequent abdominoplasty difficult. Performing abdominoplasty first in these obese patients is associated with more complications and still leaves behind a fatty abdominal wall; subsequent liposuction can cause secondary skin laxity. To circumvent these problems a new operation called Lipoabdominoplasty (LABP) has been practised by the author since 1995 with surprisingly low complication rate. Techniques have been refined over this period and in its present form it has proven to be trouble-free and versatile. Historically the concept of combining liposuction with abdominoplasty seems to have been proposed first by Cardoso de Castro in 1987 [8] with later contributions by several surgeons. [9],[10],[11],[12] However this procedure has not been adopted universally yet. Part of the reason for reluctance is the fear that combining the two operations may be risky as was suggested in earlier writings where the concept of “danger zones” was proposed. [12] Modern LABP is an entirely new operation and is not merely a combination of two procedures; this is important to understand in order to attain efficacy with safety. [13],[14],[15],[16] In this article the author explores the philosophy of this new procedure, laying emphasis on the essential steps for safety to shorten the learning curve. Personal experience with a consecutive series of over 120 mostly obese patients is used to illustrate the points.
INTRODUCTION In the last few decades, abdominoplasty has become an increasingly popular and satisfying method of body contouring (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8). Factors that may have contributed to the popularity of abdominoplasty include: the societys emphasis on youthful appearance, increased awareness of self-image and fitness and the growth of aesthetic surgery in general (1). The usual candidates for abdominoplasty are women in their fourth through sixth decades, which had completed their families and left with lax abdominal wall, striae of pregnancy, or scars of previous surgical operations (1), (9). Another group of patients seeking for abdominoplasty among other body contouring procedures are those patients who had successful gastric bypass surgery with massive weight reduction. These patients are left with redundant skin, so abdominoplasty aims to improve post-weight reduction body aesthetics and function (2), (9), (10), (11). Although many investigators have reported on the complications of abdominoplasty (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), the risk factors associated with post abdominoplasty wound complications were not adequately addressed in the literature. Identification of these risk factors is considered a crucial issue for surgeons who perform abdominoplasty. It would help them in accurate patient selection and counseling. In addition, they may consider adopting prophylactic measures against proven risk factors. In this retrospective study we report our experience with 116 consecutive cases of abdominoplasty procedures. The objectives of the study are to report the incidence of post-abdominoplasty wound complications and to assess the influence of different possible risk factors on incidence of these wound complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS

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CARLOS Tevez flew his secret lover halfway round the world for a 2am hotel tryst – on the day his premature baby was allowed home from hospital. Man City star Tevez, 26, sneaked into glamour model Mariana Paesanis hotel room as his on-off partner Vanesa nursed their baby Katie, born six weeks early, 7,000 miles away. The hotel meeting came at the climax of a week of complicated planning by pounds 30million striker Tevez, whose childhood sweetheart Vanesa is recuperating from Katies traumatic birth. Tevez spent 12 days with Katie in intensive care as she fought for life.
When you start breastfeeding your newborn baby, youll get lots of advice from lots of people. Perhaps the favorite piece of advice from grandmothers and random women on the street is that nursing should come naturally. Just let your baby and your body do what they were made to do, theyll say. Well, heres my advice: Look straight in that womans face and say, “Nice try, lady. Nice try.” I gave this cautionary advice this week to a friend of mine who is expecting her first child. I encouraged her to take it slowly, get as much help as she needs and to never fall into the trap of thinking she is doing something wrong if nursing doesnt come naturally.

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JUST two months ago Christian Mayse couldnt open a door, or turn on a light switch, but that all changed when he got a new pair of hands. or should that be paws? Christian, 11, suffers from Duchene Muscular Dystrophy, a rare muscle wasting disease. His hands were so badly affected that simple, everyday tasks, like picking something up off the floor, became impossible. But now the brave boy has a new best friend to lend a helping paw – Adam the Golden Retriever. Amazingly, Adam can turn on and off lights, open and close doors by pulling on strings attached to the handles, and even bring Christian the TV remote. She said: “Christian walked until the age of seven, but Duchene Muscular Dystrophy is a progressively weakening disease, and hes lost a lot of the strength in his hands.
SALT LAKE CITY — An event about commerce with China will take place from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Thursday, March 11, at the offices of law firm Jones Waldo, 170 S. Main, 15th floor. “Doing Business in China: Developing Your China Strategy” is free. It is a joint educational effort by Jones Waldo and Faegre Benson in connection with the recently announced Jones Waldo correspondent relationship with the Shanghai office of Faegre Benson LLP.

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NEW Doctor Who Matt Smith has split from his long-term girlfriend. Matt, 27, who makes his debut as the Timelord at Easter, is now single after ending his long-distance romance with Brazilian singer Mayana Mauro, 27. Asked if the couple, who began dating two years ago, were still together, the star said: “No, no, no, no.” Matt, who will be the youngest actor yet to play the part, went on to describe co-star Karen Gillan, who plays the Doctors assistant, as “very beautiful”.
The virtuosity was unanticipated. AC Milans renown centered on the stringency of their defence. It was Barcelona, managed by Johan Cruyff and with Romario and Hristo Stoichkov up front, who were held up as the definition of beauty. The 1994 European Cup defied expectation. All the same, the final was an apogee for Milan. Capello took charge of the team in 1991, after Arrigo Sacchi had enforced a revolution. Sacchi dispensed with the idea of catenaccio and arranged his team around the concepts of compressing space and pressuring opponents high up the field. The attacking flair was unnerving to Italian football. With Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten central figures, Sacchis Milan won the 1989 and 1990 European Cups. The approach was engrossing, but physically demanding and, like Sacchi, the team began to weary. The arrival of Capello was a stark amendment. A former youth coach at Milan, he was managing one of Silvio Berlusconis firms when the club owner summoned him to take charge at the San Siro. An authoritarian, who imposed a stern regime of discipline and order, Capello renewed the clubs eminence. Even his own instincts were tightly governed.
Rwanda, a beautiful country of rolling green hills in the heart of Africa, veers wildly between deepest tragedy and sheer comic opera. Tragedy arrived in 1994 when Hutu tribal extremists began one of the most terrible genocides of the twentieth century. Some 800,000 of their fellow Tutsi countrymen, along with many Hutu moderates, were slaughtered in just 100 days: a killing rate three times that of Nazi German butchery at its height. French police arrested 67-year-old Habyarimana at her home, south of Paris, on a seven-count international arrest warrant issued by the Rwandan government. The charges were genocide, complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, creation of a criminal gang, murder and conspiracy to commit murder, extermination, and public incitement to commit genocide. For France, this was a diplomatic climb-down of giant proportions. Its President in 1994 – François Mitterrand – had protected Habyarimana after the genocide began and used French paratroopers to whisk her into exile. French courts had also blamed the Tutsis, and most notably current Rwandan President Paul Kagame, for the events that triggered the genocide.

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BENEFITS cheat Peter Ollerton-Wright claimed thousands of pounds in England – while relaxing in Thailand.
pounds A NEW report by Direct Line reveals that 660,000 motorists have got their nearest and dearest to take the rap for their motoring offences in order to avoid licence points. pounds SMOKERS quitting this No Smoking Day, March 10, could save an average pounds 6,044 on combined critical illness and life cover. pounds WITH Good Friday falling on April 2, savers have less chance to beat the deadline and pay into a tax-free ISA this year. ISA providers also have two days less to process applications and transfers.

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HARRY Potter has worked his magic on Floridas struggling tourism industry as British holidaymakers flock back in their thousands. Visitor numbers to the US state – the UKs sixth favourite holiday destination – dropped by four million last year thanks to the credit crunch and the value of the pound collapsing against the dollar. But Floridas new Harry Potter theme park, due to open this spring, is already helping to drive up summer bookings. Trevor Davis, of tour giant Co-operative Travel, says family bookings are up seven per cent compared with last year. “The better exchange rate is also helping families looking for greater value with the relative weakness of the dollar giving UK holidaymakers up to 15 per cent more spending power.”
HARRY Potter has worked his magic on Floridas struggling tourism industry as British holidaymakers flock back in their thousands. Visitor numbers to the US state – the UKs sixth favourite holiday destination – dropped by four million last year thanks to the credit crunch and the value of the pound collapsing against the dollar. But Floridas new Harry Potter theme park, due to open this spring, is already helping to drive up summer bookings. Trevor Davis, of tour giant Co-operative Travel, says family bookings are up seven per cent compared with last year. “The better exchange rate is also helping families looking for greater value with the relative weakness of the dollar giving UK holidaymakers up to 15 per cent more spending power.”

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The portents were not promising for Partick Thistle ahead of this trip to Palmerston, given that the Glasgow side had neither tasted victory at Queen of the South since December 2007, nor gotten the better of Gordon Chisholms side in the previous five encounters. Thistle dominated this encounter to such an extent that they pinned the home side in their own half for large periods, but in keeping with many of their matches this season, were unable to cash in and were undone by a set-piece header from Stewart Kean in the second half. Keans superb header from Bob Harris corner left Jonny Tuffey with no chance in the Thistle goal. The Maryhill sides hopes of promotion could now be similarly described.
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ATTEMPTING to cut the SNP out of the leaders debates which will be a central focus of the forthcoming General Election is more that just unbalanced treatment of a political party, it is fundamentally unfair to the people of Scotland. By definition these debates, which will take place in three English cities in front of local audiences, are incapable of reflecting what is happening north of the Border. Indeed, there are rules in place to ensure that the different politics in Wales and Scotland are reflected but the BBC and ITV, the two broadcasters with public service responsibilities, stitched up a deal with the London parties months ago. Ironically, only Sky, which is under no such obligation, has made efforts to ensure balance. The SNP does not want to prevent these debates from happening – we want to participate in them – but if they go ahead as currently proposed, the views and interests of the people of Scotland will be marginalised. Scottish voters know this too. Sixty per cent of those polled are opposed to the exclusion of the SNP from these election debates – yet the broadcasters and other parties have simply ignored their opinion.
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Edinburghs Standard Life and Glasgow engineer Weir Group will usher in a fresh era for corporate Scotland this week when their new chief executives both outline their visions for the future as they announce yearly trading results. The two bosses will stress that they have inherited their jobs from positions of strength with robust trading news, but will be expected to step out of the shadows left by their predecessors to announce their own plans for future expansion. That is because the groups share price has done little more than mark time over the past year despite the improved trading climate with brokers at Bank of America Merrill Lynch describing them as the “ugly ducklings” of the life assurance world. “The low level of expectations should work in Nishs favour if he comes up with the right noises on future expansion on Wednesday,” commented one analyst.
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Colin Fleming has waited several years to make an impression in the Davis Cup but yesterday he made up for lost time as he and Ken Skupski put Britain in a winning position in their Europe/Africa Group II tie in Vilnius. Flemski, as the pair are affectionately known on the tour, survived a courageous challenge from Dovydas Sakinis and Laurynas Grigelis to win 6-0, 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 and put Britain 2-1 up. Having most of his family, plus a travelling brigade of fans from Linlithgow who did their best to drown out the locals inside the Vitus Gerulaitis Memorial Tennis Centre, to support the AEGON GB team clearly helped their cause. But they were fully deserving of their win, even if it took longer than they might have expected. When they raced through the first set it looked as if they would cruise to victory but in the end, the way they shrugged off the loss of the second set to eventually clinch a convincing triumph gave captain John Lloyd more pleasure than if they had breezed home.

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A FREAK hailstorm hit Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and flooding. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.
Deduction Qualifications Eased for 2009 with National Relief Program

LOS ANGELES — An often-overlooked deduction may help turn a major property-casualty
loss into a tax time gain. The standard deduction for unreimbursed
casualty and theft losses allows taxpayers to include certain uninsured
property losses among their itemized deductions.

In the past, qualifying for the disaster loss deduction meant that the
taxpayer had to have sustained substantial financial losses. Insurance
deductibles or gaps in insurance coverage — from fire, flooding or
earthquake, for example — could qualify for tax deductions.

For a short time, however, homeowners with losses from any federally-declared
disaster may also qualify for additional benefits under federal
legislation available only for the 2008 and 2009 tax years. The National
Disaster Relief Act of 2008 allows all taxpayers, not just those who
itemize, to claim a deduction for catastrophe losses regardless of their
income level. The legislation also eliminates the requirement that
taxpayers qualify for the deduction only if the disaster loss exceeds 10
percent of their adjusted gross income, plus $500. If the property is a
trade or a business, slightly different rules may apply, so it’s
important to seek assistance from a qualified tax preparer.

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A FREAK hailstorm hit the Australian city Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and floods. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.
A FREAK hailstorm hit Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and flooding. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.
A FREAK hailstorm hit Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and flooding. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.

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LEICESTER 35 LONDON IRISH 19 TOBY FLOODS hopes of ripping the No10 jersey off Jonny Wilkinsons back were dealt a blow at Welford Road. The Tigers star sustained an injury during this comprehensive win over Irish – ruining his latest chance to shine in front of Martin Johnson. The England Team Manager looked on as Flood sat with his head in his hands in the dugout, despairing at his unfortunate latest injury setback. He had taken an off-the-ball blow in the first half, and finally withdrew after the break unable to continue. Tigers scored four tries to increase their lead over Northampton at the top of the Guinness Premiership.
Deduction Qualifications Eased for 2009 with National Relief Program

LOS ANGELES — An often-overlooked deduction may help turn a major property-casualty
loss into a tax time gain. The standard deduction for unreimbursed
casualty and theft losses allows taxpayers to include certain uninsured
property losses among their itemized deductions.

In the past, qualifying for the disaster loss deduction meant that the
taxpayer had to have sustained substantial financial losses. Insurance
deductibles or gaps in insurance coverage — from fire, flooding or
earthquake, for example — could qualify for tax deductions.

For a short time, however, homeowners with losses from any federally-declared
disaster may also qualify for additional benefits under federal
legislation available only for the 2008 and 2009 tax years. The National
Disaster Relief Act of 2008 allows all taxpayers, not just those who
itemize, to claim a deduction for catastrophe losses regardless of their
income level. The legislation also eliminates the requirement that
taxpayers qualify for the deduction only if the disaster loss exceeds 10
percent of their adjusted gross income, plus $500. If the property is a
trade or a business, slightly different rules may apply, so it’s
important to seek assistance from a qualified tax preparer.

A FREAK hailstorm hit Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and flooding. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.

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FARGO, N.D. — Salesmen in Fargo are hawking products with names like the Muscle Wall and the Sandbagging Buddy. Emergency workers in Keokuk, Iowa, are planning to barricade the water treatment plant with limestone boulders. The farmers cooperative in Quincy, Ill., is moving grain inland to keep it dry. Spring could bring disastrous flooding again to the Upper Midwest, government forecasters are warning. And folks along the Red, the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers are taking precautions, especially after calamities last year and the year before. The National Weather Service said heavy snow cover and ground that is already saturated could lead to severe flooding in as little as a few weeks. Exactly how severe will depend on how fast the snow melts and how heavy the spring rains are. In Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., an area of about 200,000 people, the chances of major flooding were projected Friday at about 90 percent. The probability of record flooding was put at 19 percent. Elsewhere across the Upper Midwest, the threat is less dire but still serious.
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TOKYO — Four leading companies — Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Thomson
Licensing, Toshiba Corporation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
(collectively, the “BD4C Licensing Group”) — today announced that they
have commenced a worldwide joint licensing program beginning on March 1,
2010 for Blu-ray (”BD”) and DVD patents essential for BD decoders, BD
encoders, BD players, BD read-only discs, BD recordable discs, BD
drives, BD/DVD hybrid discs and BD recorders (”BD Products”), including
BD Products that incorporate DVD functionality.

The potential licensees will benefit from one-stop shopping for the
essential patents owned or controlled by the four companies, which will
facilitate the development of the BD market.

The license portfolio consists of BD and DVD patents, owned or
controlled by the four companies, that are essential for BD Products.
Licenses for the portfolio will be available for products that comply
with the specifications for the BD formats promulgated by the Blu-ray
Disc Association.

Interested parties are also free to negotiate separate license
agreements, rather than taking a single portfolio license, with each of
the four companies, which have committed to provide such licenses for
their respective essential patents under fair, reasonable and
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A LATE comeback salvaged what could be a priceless point for the league leaders, who were 2-0 down just before the hour, but Inverness manager Terry Butcher was left feeling “sick” at his sides capitulation. Jocky Scott was, on the other hand, delighted. “It looked as if we were dead and buried, but it ended up being a right good result for us,” the Dundee manager said. Griffiths showed some sublime ball control to beat three opponents before passing to Hutchinson, who returned possession, but Griffiths, fierce shot flew inches over. At the other end, when Eric Odhiambo crossed to the back post Adam Rooney could only send the ball back across the goal-line, but it took a last-ditch tackle by Gary MacKenzie to prevent Odhiambo from converting.
Three years on from the introduction of tougher in-car mobile phone rules, many motorists are still flouting the law, according to figures published today.

Swinton, the UKs leading high street retailer of car insurance , has seen a 42% increase from 2008 to 2009 in the number of quotes for people convicted of using a mobile phone while driving (CU80 conviction code).

Following official RoSPA statistics showing that 78% of crashes were caused by driver inattention Swinton is warning motorists to beware of the potentially dangerous effects of using a mobile while driving.

Steve Chelton, Insurer development manager at Swinton, said: “We are seeing more and more motorists using mobiles phones while driving, not only to make or receive calls, but also to text, surf the internet and even check messages on Facebook and Twitter. We would like to advise all of our car insurance customers that this is illegal, even when in stationary traffic or stopped at traffic lights.

“We urge all motorists to adhere to the rules by not using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. There are plenty of alternative options, including hands-free kits and Bluetooth headphones.

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According to the February 2010 ComScore Report, Good Health Media (GHM) tops the charts for percentage growth among health ad networks, a group that includes such networks as AdRX, Healthline and Everyday Health. GHM audience is up 93% over a year ago — to 32 million unique visitors monthly — due to growth in consumers appetite for sophisticated, condition-specific information on niche sites. Advertisers have followed, as the company announced a 56% growth in ad volume for Q409. GHM signed significant ad deals with Wal-Mart Pharmacy, Shire, and Sanofi Aventis, and continued support from JJ, Merck, Pfizer and Wyeth, among others.

One factor driving the ad gains: a precise targeting capability GHM calls ConditionMatch™, which profiles “in-market” consumers (people searching for specific medical and wellness information). GHM delivers three primary audience channels: Consumer Medical, Consumer Wellness, and Healthcare Professionals. The Medical Channel delivers condition-specific audiences (e.g., allergy, diabetes, depression); Wellness bridges a marketplace gap by combining fitness and nutrition sites; and HCP aggregates professional website audiences.

“Pharma and CPG brands want condition specific-audiences of scale,” said Bill Jennings, CEO of Good Health Media. “Our site partners attract more a more frequent, loyal audience than broader health destinations online. Were able to reach people who are actively seeking specific information on partner sites and across the Internet. Thats the ideal platform.”

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Shift Reflects NCC’s Position as a Broad-Based Media Sales,
Marketing and Technology Company

NEW YORK — National Cable Communications (NCC) has re-cast itself as NCC Media, it
was announced today by Greg Schaefer, the organization’s President and
CEO. This change reflects the wide range of media services the company
provides to the advertising industry, whether delivered by cable,
telecom, satellite or interactive platforms.

“NCC Media has evolved from selling spots on cable systems twenty years
ago, to today providing arguably the widest array of linear and digital
ad products in the industry. Our corporate identity now more accurately
reflects the true scope and scale of our dynamic company,” said
Schaefer. “Today’s market requires a versatile, more nimble approach to
advertising sales. Our clients have seen and will continue to see an
ever-broadening range of advertising services available to them,
particularly from our owners, affiliates and partners.”

While NCC was founded as a sales rep company for major cable providers,
the company, jointly owned by three of the nation’s largest cable system
operators – Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable, now
represents virtually every other multi-channel TV service provider in
the country, reaching an estimated 98% of all multi- channel homes. It
has further expanded its client base to include satellite, telco,
interactive TV and internet properties.

NCC is also on the cutting edge of technologies which provide innovative
new means of advertising, making it possible to precisely target
consumers by category, media habits, market, city, and even by
neighborhood. NCC Media’s proprietary research and analysis capabilities
make it possible for them to recommend networks, programs, marketing
platforms and digital media extensions that are the best fit for client
brand positioning.

OneScreen Inc. (PINKSHEETS: OSCN), has been facilitating video syndication for movie and Broadway content across several Internet web sites. Based on the essence of the OneScreen Media Exchange, video content creators can generate revenue from syndicating content to publishers where advertisers are looking to place their campaigns. Movie and Broadway content is one of many supported category verticals on the OneScreen Media Exchange.

Network Global, a company that operates Broadway.tv, is currently featured on out-of-home television screens in New York City taxi cabs and is now syndicating through the OneScreen Media Exchange. ZAMM.com, a content portal founded by Martin Grove and partnered with Alloy Media for monetization, has also chosen to syndicate movie review content through OneScreen. Moviezen.com, one of the worlds most comprehensive resource for movies with a thriving community of cinema lovers, is also one of the first web publishers to enable movie review content from the Media Exchange among their many movie reviews, celebrity and movie news, photos, and videos. Monetization is provided by advertising networks, including Tremor Media, Scanscout, and Adify Network NCM (National CineMedia). These advertising networks provide targeted video and display advertising with both content creators and publishers sharing in the revenue.

These content providers and publishers are all utilizing OneScreens Media Sites video integration, which provides them instant-on video capabilities without the need to change existing properties or manage complex implementations. The Media Player integration provides advertising network and server optimization and is fully integrated into playlist management provided by OneScreen. These sites are found at videos.broadway.tv, videos.zamm.com, and videos.moviezen.com. “Implementation and customization continues to be an important need of our clients,” stated Spencer Scott, Chief Revenue Officer of OneScreen. “We satisfy this need with robust products that can easily adapt to maximize revenue generation efforts.”

“Since the launch of our OneScreen Media Exchange from its closed beta, we have been seeing significant traction across many verticals,” stated Atul Patel, Chief Executive Officer of OneScreen. “Content companies are joining our exchange at a rapid pace, providing publishers more ways to engage and monetize their users, and offering advertisers better ways to target their messaging to the right audience, at the right place, and against the right content.” OneScreen continues to build enablement technology for all platforms, including Internet, IPTV, mobile, and out-of-home, allowing all the parties to take full advantage of the trends in digital video.

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OneScreen Inc. (PINKSHEETS: OSCN), has been facilitating video syndication for movie and Broadway content across several Internet web sites. Based on the essence of the OneScreen Media Exchange, video content creators can generate revenue from syndicating content to publishers where advertisers are looking to place their campaigns. Movie and Broadway content is one of many supported category verticals on the OneScreen Media Exchange.

Network Global, a company that operates Broadway.tv, is currently featured on out-of-home television screens in New York City taxi cabs and is now syndicating through the OneScreen Media Exchange. ZAMM.com, a content portal founded by Martin Grove and partnered with Alloy Media for monetization, has also chosen to syndicate movie review content through OneScreen. Moviezen.com, one of the worlds most comprehensive resource for movies with a thriving community of cinema lovers, is also one of the first web publishers to enable movie review content from the Media Exchange among their many movie reviews, celebrity and movie news, photos, and videos. Monetization is provided by advertising networks, including Tremor Media, Scanscout, and Adify Network NCM (National CineMedia). These advertising networks provide targeted video and display advertising with both content creators and publishers sharing in the revenue.

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“Since the launch of our OneScreen Media Exchange from its closed beta, we have been seeing significant traction across many verticals,” stated Atul Patel, Chief Executive Officer of OneScreen. “Content companies are joining our exchange at a rapid pace, providing publishers more ways to engage and monetize their users, and offering advertisers better ways to target their messaging to the right audience, at the right place, and against the right content.” OneScreen continues to build enablement technology for all platforms, including Internet, IPTV, mobile, and out-of-home, allowing all the parties to take full advantage of the trends in digital video.

Shift Reflects NCC’s Position as a Broad-Based Media Sales,
Marketing and Technology Company

NEW YORK — National Cable Communications (NCC) has re-cast itself as NCC Media, it
was announced today by Greg Schaefer, the organization’s President and
CEO. This change reflects the wide range of media services the company
provides to the advertising industry, whether delivered by cable,
telecom, satellite or interactive platforms.

“NCC Media has evolved from selling spots on cable systems twenty years
ago, to today providing arguably the widest array of linear and digital
ad products in the industry. Our corporate identity now more accurately
reflects the true scope and scale of our dynamic company,” said
Schaefer. “Today’s market requires a versatile, more nimble approach to
advertising sales. Our clients have seen and will continue to see an
ever-broadening range of advertising services available to them,
particularly from our owners, affiliates and partners.”

While NCC was founded as a sales rep company for major cable providers,
the company, jointly owned by three of the nation’s largest cable system
operators – Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable, now
represents virtually every other multi-channel TV service provider in
the country, reaching an estimated 98% of all multi- channel homes. It
has further expanded its client base to include satellite, telco,
interactive TV and internet properties.

NCC is also on the cutting edge of technologies which provide innovative
new means of advertising, making it possible to precisely target
consumers by category, media habits, market, city, and even by
neighborhood. NCC Media’s proprietary research and analysis capabilities
make it possible for them to recommend networks, programs, marketing
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TRIMEDYNE, INC. (OTCBB: TMED) today
announced its chairman, Marvin P. Loeb, Sc.D., was interviewed live by
Walter Banks of CEO/CFO News.

Dr. Loeb discussed the Companys earlier reported increases in revenues and
new product, its business and markets, as well as other matters.

Commenting on the interview, Dr. Loeb said, “We are pleased that CEO/CFO is
advising the investment community of the potential of Trimedynes outpatient
laser procedures to treat herniated or ruptured discs in the spine, enlarged
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STUTTGART, Germany, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Daimler AG (stock-exchange abbreviation DAI) intends to appoint Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard as a full member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG. In this context, following consultations with the Presidential Committee of the Supervisory Board, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG, Dr. Manfred Bischoff, will propose to the entire Supervisory Board that the Board of Management of Daimler AG should be enlarged. Dr. Bernhard is to have Board of Management responsibility for Mercedes-Benz Cars Production and Procurement and for the Mercedes-Benz Vans division. Discussions are being held with Rainer Schmuckle, currently responsible for Production and Procurement Mercedes-Benz. Daimler AG, Stuttgart, with its businesses Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services, is a globally leading producer of premium passenger cars and the global market leader of heavy- and medium-duty trucks as well as buses. The Daimler Financial Services division has a broad offering of financial services, including vehicle financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management. Daimler sells its products in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities on five continents. The companys founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, continued to make automotive history following their invention of the automobile in 1886. As an automotive pioneer, Daimler and its employees willingly accept an obligation to act responsibly towards society and the environment and to shape the future of safe and sustainable mobility with groundbreaking technologies and high-quality products. The current brand portfolio includes the worlds most valuable automobile brand, Mercedes-Benz, as well as smart, Maybach, Freightliner, Western Star, Mitsubishi Fuso, Setra, Orion and Thomas Built Buses. The company is listed on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt, New York and Stuttgart (stock exchange abbreviation DAI). In 2008, the Group sold 2.1 million vehicles and employed a workforce of over 270,000 people; revenue totaled Euro 95.9 billion and EBIT amounted to Euro 2.7 billion. Daimler is an automotive Group with a commitment to excellence, and aims to achieve sustainable growth and industry-leading profitability.
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Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) (OTCBB: AMAR) today announced that it has executed a license and supply agreement with Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited (Intas), one of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in India. Intas plans to launch a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial of ABIs orally administered interferon-alpha lozenges in India by the end of March. The study will include up to 520 patients with clinical signs and symptoms of influenza. Intas will pay ABI a royalty on net sales in India and Nepal after marketing approval is obtained.

The H1N1 virus continues to circulate in India. The objective of the clinical trial planned in India is to determine the safety and efficacy of low dose oral interferon in reducing the severity of infection with influenza viruses such as H1N1. A Phase 2 clinical trial recently completed in Perth, Australia demonstrated that ABIs interferon-alpha lozenges were safe and beneficial when given as prevention against respiratory viruses, including influenza.

In the double-blind study that was conducted in Perth, 200 healthy volunteers were given ABIs low-dose interferon-alpha lozenges or placebo once daily for 16 weeks during the winter cold and flu season in Western Australia. Preliminary analysis has shown that interferon-alpha lozenges were free from adverse effects and led to a shift in symptom severity from moderate to mild. Importantly, prophylactic use of low-dose interferon-alpha lozenges significantly reduced the rate of influenza-like illness in study volunteers ages 55 years and older, who are generally considered to be at high risk for influenza. The company plans to release full study results when serology testing is completed.

“Influenza viruses mutate to evade the effects of anti-viral drugs. Influenza viruses do not mutate to evade interferon, but instead they have a strategy to sabotage the host interferon system. By giving people interferon orally, we believe we can overcome this viral strategy. It is my belief that low-dose oral interferon will be a beneficial therapy of all influenza viruses, not just the H1N1 strain,” said Dr. Joseph M. Cummins, President and CEO of ABI.

DURHAM, N.C. — Argos Therapeutics today announced the publication of a manuscript in
the February edition of Clinical Immunology, detailing positive
immune response, safety and manufacturing data for its AGS-004
immunotherapy for HIV. AGS-004 is a product of the Company’s Arcelis™
technology, and is a personalized, RNA-loaded dendritic cell-based
immunotherapy that is perfectly matched to each patient’s unique HIV
viral burden. The manuscript details a clinical study in which AGS-004
was evaluated in type-1 HIV-infected adults who were being treated with
antiretroviral therapy (ART). The study demonstrated that AGS-004 is
capable of producing a proliferative T cell response to HIV-1 antigens
in patients, with full or partial HIV-specific proliferative immune
responses occurring in 78% of evaluable subjects.

“While ART improves the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV, it
does not improve the immune system’s ability to control HIV replication,
and it is also associated with significant side effects for patients,”
said Principal Investigator Jean-Pierre Routy, M.D., from McGill
University Health Centre in Montreal. “A new treatment strategy is
needed that could potentially limit or delay exposure to ART and its
accompanying side effects, and I believe that an immunotherapeutic
approach may be able to achieve this, through producing or enhancing the
anti-HIV immune responses needed to control viral replication.”

Charles Nicolette, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of
Research and Development of Argos Therapeutics, added, “We are excited
about the Arcelis immunotherapy platform because it is so well suited to
the pathology of HIV infection; it overcomes the viral variability and
the immune suppressive mechanisms that allow the virus to persist
chronically and, remarkably, this is achieved without activation of CD4
T cells, which are known to serve as factories for viral replication.
This current study confirms previous proof-of-concept studies that have
shown that our approach is able to induce a diverse immune response to
HIV in patients.”

AGS-004 is produced from autologous, monocyte-derived dendritic cells
that are electroporated with RNA encoding for CD40L and for HIV antigens
Gag, Nef, Rev, and Vpr, derived from each patient’s pre-ART plasma. Data
from this study show that four patients demonstrated increases in T cell
proliferation specific to the four HIV antigens used in AGS-004, which
met the criteria for a full response; three additional subjects
demonstrated increases that represented partial responses to AGS-004
therapy. Importantly, HIV viral load was undetectable at baseline and
throughout the duration of the study for all subjects.

Reported adverse events were all mild in nature, with no evidence of
autoimmunity, and no significant changes in absolute CD4 and CD8 cell
counts were observed. No subjects discontinued the study due to any
adverse event. The study also demonstrated the manufacturing feasibility
of AGS-004, which was produced according to current Good Manufacturing
Procedures, with AGS-004 being produced within a mean of 6 weeks and
yielding 4-12 doses per patient.

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ATTEMPTS are underway to send military veterans to special “care” units instead of prison if they commit a criminal offence. The key figure behind the controversial move is the SNPs Angela Constance, who represents Livingston at Holyrood. On Friday, she held a high-profile summit at the Scottish Parliament with criminal justice agencies and veterans charities to test support for her proposal, which would see a secure care unit established for traumatised war veterans as an alternative to custody. The MSP believes there is a “moral responsibility” to support veterans both during military operations and when they return home, even if they find themselves on the wrong side of the criminal justice system. Tom Fox, Scottish Prison Service (SPS) spokesman, confirmed that prisoners were not routinely asked if they were in the armed forces. The SPS has estimated that it has 121 veterans in Scottish prisons. Critics, including Mrs Constance, say the SPS figures are an “under- representation”.
ALAN DUNNE secured a point for Millwall against ten-man Walsall. The defender cracked a stunning long-range volley two minutes into stoppage time as the Lions came from two goals down. Alex Nicholls had opened the scoring in the 11th minute following Richard Taundrys pass. The hosts were 2-0 up on the half-hour when Taundrys long-range strike beat David Forde. Two minutes later Steve Morison pulled one back for the visitors, firing home from 20 yards for his 12th goal of the season, and moments before the break Tony Craigs 25-yarder hit a post.

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NEW YORK — The president of Brooklyn has declared Beyonce an official Brooklynite. Borough President Marty Markowitz said Beyonce is a Brooklynite by marriage and by moxie. Beyonces husband, Jay-Z, is from Brooklyn. The superstar visited the New York City borough Friday for the opening of the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at a residential substance abuse treatment center. The Phoenix House offers programs for residents in carpentry, building maintenance, computer technology and culinary arts.
BRITISH Gas is threatening to axe 5,000 jobs and two call centres, unions said last night. The energy giant, under fire for a record pounds 595million profit on the back of crippling winter fuel bills, has secret plans to slash the number of back office staff, they revealed. In a new blow to their 17.5 million customers battered by high heating costs in the worst winter for 30 years, British Gas are facing a possible strike. The GMB, the companys largest union with 10,000 members, are sending out ballot papers on action this weekend. Sites at risk include Stockport, Leicester, Cardiff, Southampton and Edinburgh. GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said: “British Gas has turned from being a reasonable employer where people had job satisfaction into one with a culture of bullying and making profits at all costs.”
NEW YORK — The president of Brooklyn has declared Beyonce an official Brooklynite. Borough President Marty Markowitz said Beyonce is a Brooklynite by marriage and by moxie. Beyonces husband, Jay-Z, is from Brooklyn. The superstar visited the New York City borough Friday for the opening of the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at a residential substance abuse treatment center. The Phoenix House offers programs for residents in carpentry, building maintenance, computer technology and culinary arts.

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NEW YORK — The president of Brooklyn has declared Beyonce an official Brooklynite. Borough President Marty Markowitz said Beyonce is a Brooklynite by marriage and by moxie. Beyonces husband, Jay-Z, is from Brooklyn. The superstar visited the New York City borough Friday for the opening of the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at a residential substance abuse treatment center. The Phoenix House offers programs for residents in carpentry, building maintenance, computer technology and culinary arts.
BRITISH Gas is threatening to axe 5,000 jobs and two call centres, unions said last night. The energy giant, under fire for a record pounds 595million profit on the back of crippling winter fuel bills, has secret plans to slash the number of back office staff, they revealed. In a new blow to their 17.5 million customers battered by high heating costs in the worst winter for 30 years, British Gas are facing a possible strike. The GMB, the companys largest union with 10,000 members, are sending out ballot papers on action this weekend. Sites at risk include Stockport, Leicester, Cardiff, Southampton and Edinburgh. GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said: “British Gas has turned from being a reasonable employer where people had job satisfaction into one with a culture of bullying and making profits at all costs.”
A MANCHESTER UNITED fan thrown out of the Carling Cup Final after a row over two anti-Glazer banners says Wembleys stewards could have sparked a riot. Mark Russell was ejected during the early minutes of Uniteds 2- 1 win over Aston Villa after United demanded that stadium officials remove anything that would embarrass the clubs American owners. United fan Russell, who paid pounds 54 for his ticket, fumed: “I couldnt believe it because neither banner was offensive. “They cost pounds 230 and pounds 120 to have them made. I am part of the Red Issue magazine and we all donated a fiver each to cover the cost.

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The Fraser Institute, one of Canadas leading public policy think-tanks, today released its annual report card on Ontario elementary schools, an invaluable tool for comparing the academic performance of schools across the province.

“The report card is the only easily accessible, objective tool that helps parents assess the performance of their childs school,” said Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute director of school performance studies.

The report card measures whether academic performance in a school is improving or declining. It allows parents to compare schools based on key demographic factors such as parental income or number of ESL students, and it shows the number of students not meeting provincial standards in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

“These detailed results provide parents with the information they need to ask the principal at their childrens school important questions about a schools performance,” Cowley said.

“In the spirit of encouraging academic excellence, the report card also offers educators the ability to compare the academic performance of their school to others with similar characteristics, helping them identify areas in which improvement can be made.”

The Fraser Institute, one of Canadas leading public policy think-tanks, today released its annual report card on Ontario elementary schools, an invaluable tool for comparing the academic performance of schools across the province.

“The report card is the only easily accessible, objective tool that helps parents assess the performance of their childs school,” said Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute director of school performance studies.

The report card measures whether academic performance in a school is improving or declining. It allows parents to compare schools based on key demographic factors such as parental income or number of ESL students, and it shows the number of students not meeting provincial standards in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

“These detailed results provide parents with the information they need to ask the principal at their childrens school important questions about a schools performance,” Cowley said.

“In the spirit of encouraging academic excellence, the report card also offers educators the ability to compare the academic performance of their school to others with similar characteristics, helping them identify areas in which improvement can be made.”

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HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has been criticised by a powerful trade union over her call to scrap lavish bonuses for doctors. The British Medical Association said that ending the distinction awards scheme for consultants would damage the NHS. However, the BMAs comments have been undermined by the Health Minister in the Welsh Assembly backing the Scottish Governments position. The row comes amid increasing public scrutiny of an awards system that provides year-on-year income top-ups to hospital doctors who can already earn around pound(s)100,000.
HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has been criticised by a powerful trade union over her call to scrap lavish bonuses for doctors. The British Medical Association said that ending the distinction awards scheme for consultants would damage the NHS. However, the BMAs comments have been undermined by the Health Minister in the Welsh Assembly backing the Scottish Governments position. The row comes amid increasing public scrutiny of an awards system that provides year-on-year income top-ups to hospital doctors who can already earn around pound(s)100,000.
BENEFITS cheat Peter Ollerton-Wright claimed thousands of pounds in England – while relaxing in Thailand.

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RICHARDSON, Texas — Enfora,
a provider of intelligent wireless networking solutions today announced
that they have added the Spider® ATr and Spider® ATp to their Spider®
Asset Tag (AT) product family, which is designed to manage, monitor and
track valuable enterprise assets, such as trailers, containers, or
supply materials and equipment.

The Spider AT product family has been developed specifically to address
the need to wirelessly connect remote, untethered assets that are
non-powered or have access to power on an occasional basis. The Spider
ATr is aimed at recovery applications and provides the capability to
track assets through frequent position reporting while still optimizing
battery life. Additionally, a built in temperature sensor supports
temperature logging and monitoring for those deployments that require
visibility to out of range fluctuations. The Spider ATp provides the
capability to tie into an external power source, when available, and
maintain long life on its internal battery pack. As with other Spider AT
products, users of the Spider ATr and ATp are able to retrieve critical
information about their assets, including asset movement, based on
user-defined alerts, specific events or geofences. The Spider AT is IP66
rated and a version has been ATEX certified for intrinsic safety
environments. The Spider ATr and Spider ATp are IP67 rated.

“Many Enterprises are now looking to utilize Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
solutions to enhance their business and service models,” said Steve
Priestley, vice president, enterprise sales for Enfora. “Our Spider AT
family and M2M Services Gateway platform has been specifically designed
to easily and wirelessly enable a seamless connection from the asset to
the Enterprise.”

Configured to work seamlessly with the Spider AT product family,
Enfora’s M2M Services Gateway™ platform provides a user-friendly
environment to directly connect, manage and configure wireless devices
from existing enterprise applications. Users are provided with a
detailed view of their mobile assets, enabling proactive management and
systematic upgrades when needed. The Services Gateway supports
browser-based administration, enterprise standards-based interfaces and
firmware-over-the-air (FOTA) support. The Spider AT product and Services
Gateway platform bring together the key hardware and software elements
required to enhance the rapid deployment of business applications while
providing the tie-in to existing IT infrastructure.

The Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) is sponsoring the 18th Annual Northwest Michigan Camper RV Show, March 26-28, 2010, at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center in downtown Traverse City. Over 50 new recreation vehicles will be on display including folding campers, motorhomes, travel trailers and fifth wheel travel trailers. Theres something for everyone — prices start at just $5,000 to more than $75,000. Booths featuring a large selection of parts and accessories, campground information, on site RV financing and RV rentals make this the complete RV show experience.

The new, 2010 RV Campsite, a guide to camping in Michigan, will be available free to consumers.

The 18th Annual Northwest Michigan Camper RV Show will be held at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center and is open Friday 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The cost for adult admission (ages 13 and up) is $5; children ages 12 and under are admitted free! Parking is also free.

The show is sponsored by the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC), a member organization representing all aspects of the camping and RV industries.

THE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau is selling the boats used by a blundering drugs gang who tried to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of cocaine into Ireland before they capsized in heavy seas. The gang unloaded the drugs at sea from the Lucky Day catamaran onto a rigid inflatable boat. They then planned to sail the RIB onto a slipway near Dunlough Bay before loading the drugs onto three Land Rovers before bringing it to the UK. The CAB is selling off the catamaran, two RIBs, three Land Rovers and a pair of trailers in auction next month.

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The 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting OTO EXPO, held this year in San Diego, was the site of a presentation of research conducted at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston which found a protective effect for the B vitamin folate against the development of hearing loss in older men.* Over the course of the follow-up, 3,559 men developed hearing loss. Although no association was noted between the condition and other vitamin intake, men over 60 whose intake of folate from food and supplements was among the highest 20% of participants had a 21% reduction in the risk of developing hearing loss compared with those in the lowest fifth. The intake of alcohol, which can impede the bioavailability of folate, did not impact the relationship observed between folate intake and hearing loss, however, men whose alcohol intake was highest had a reduced risk of hearing loss with greater vitamin B12 intake. The investigation is the first large epidemiologic study to prospectively examine the relation between diet and hearing loss. “The association between folate intake and incident hearing loss in our cohort is consistent with previous data showing that folic acid supplementation slowed the decline in low frequency hearing in older adults,” the authors write. “A possible explanation for the impact of age on the relation between folate intake and hearing loss is the increased prevalence of folate malabsorption and folate depletion in the older age group. Higher folic acid intake may be necessary to meet the optimal folate needs in this age group.”

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Does God cause natural disasters? They are questions that have troubled human beings since long before the Flood. Last week, in the “Voices of Faith” feature in the Kansas City Star, two prominent spiritual leaders took a run at dealing with the questions. Raymond Davis Jr., Greater Corinthian Church of the Christ, Kansas City, Mo.:
Deduction Qualifications Eased for 2009 with National Relief Program

LOS ANGELES — An often-overlooked deduction may help turn a major property-casualty
loss into a tax time gain. The standard deduction for unreimbursed
casualty and theft losses allows taxpayers to include certain uninsured
property losses among their itemized deductions.

In the past, qualifying for the disaster loss deduction meant that the
taxpayer had to have sustained substantial financial losses. Insurance
deductibles or gaps in insurance coverage — from fire, flooding or
earthquake, for example — could qualify for tax deductions.

For a short time, however, homeowners with losses from any federally-declared
disaster may also qualify for additional benefits under federal
legislation available only for the 2008 and 2009 tax years. The National
Disaster Relief Act of 2008 allows all taxpayers, not just those who
itemize, to claim a deduction for catastrophe losses regardless of their
income level. The legislation also eliminates the requirement that
taxpayers qualify for the deduction only if the disaster loss exceeds 10
percent of their adjusted gross income, plus $500. If the property is a
trade or a business, slightly different rules may apply, so it’s
important to seek assistance from a qualified tax preparer.

First came Hurricane Katrina and many more followed, then L.A.s massive Station Fire, followed by the Haitian and Chilean earthquakes . In between, tornados , floods and massive snowstorms have caused the loss of lives and massive property damage . According to scientists who study global warming, these are just a few of the natural disasters predicted in the years ahead. While we may not be able to stop disasters from occurring, disaster recovery expert Steve Slepcevic says better preparation will help us survive and recover.

Slepcevic is president and founder of Paramount Disaster Recovery , Inc., a leading nationwide disaster response and recovery contracting company. Since 1989, Paramount has completed over 2,000 disaster restoration projects nationally. The companys team includes licensed contractors, certified industrial hygienists, structural engineers, and architects who are able to identify structural and hazardous material problems that insurance claim adjusters may overlook due to lack of training, experience or licensing.

Since the best approach is in offsetting damage, Slepcevic recommends a few simple steps to help properties withstand the onslaught of extreme weather. This includes a periodic roof inspection and the clearing of scuppers and gutters to avoid roof collapse before winter approaches. He notes, “There are over 3,000 roof collapses each year in the U.S., resulting in over 20 deaths and a widespread disruption of business operations.”

Preparation of a Family Communication Plan is key to surviving any disaster. Says Slepcevic, “In the plan, list who to contact in the event of an emergency and ways to do so should normal communications be disrupted or family members get separated. In addition, each family member should have a 5-day Disaster Kit for their vehicle with food, water, clothing and additional emergency supplies.”

Additionally, he recommends that every family draw up an Emergency Evacuation Plan with a location to meet outside the city limits, should roads become inaccessible or their home become uninhabitable. They should also designate an emergency phone number for messages to be left every 4 to 8 hours, as needed.

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LEICESTER 35 LONDON IRISH 19 TOBY FLOOD gave England an injury scare as he took a bash on the head during the crushing win over London Irish. But the Tigers fly-half should recover in time to take his expected place on the bench in Saturdays Calcutta Cup clash at Edinburgh. Flood -aiming to shine in front of watching Martin Johnson -lost his chance to impress because of a first-half collision. It was a pity for Flood, who is so desperate to rip the No.10 jersey off Jonny Wilkinsons back. But Flood kicked two penalties and two conversions before going off, leaving his teammates to steal the show. Tries from Alesana Tuilagi (above), Scott Hamilton, Martin Castrogiavanni and George Chuter gave Tigers a bonus point win and stretched their lead at the top of the table over Northampton.
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“The second product in the RedEye line, the RedEye mini, continues our tradition of giving iPhone, iPod touch and iPad owners benefits previously available in remotes costing several times as much,” said ThinkFlood president and founder Matt Eagar. “We also think its pretty sweet that RedEye mini is the worlds smallest activity-based remote.”

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A FREAK hailstorm hit Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and flooding. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.
A FREAK hailstorm hit Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and flooding. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.
FARGO, N.D. — Salesmen in Fargo are hawking products with names like the Muscle Wall and the Sandbagging Buddy. Emergency workers in Keokuk, Iowa, are planning to barricade the water treatment plant with limestone boulders. The farmers cooperative in Quincy, Ill., is moving grain inland to keep it dry. Spring could bring disastrous flooding again to the Upper Midwest, government forecasters are warning. And folks along the Red, the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers are taking precautions, especially after calamities last year and the year before. The National Weather Service said heavy snow cover and ground that is already saturated could lead to severe flooding in as little as a few weeks. Exactly how severe will depend on how fast the snow melts and how heavy the spring rains are. In Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., an area of about 200,000 people, the chances of major flooding were projected Friday at about 90 percent. The probability of record flooding was put at 19 percent. Elsewhere across the Upper Midwest, the threat is less dire but still serious.

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World Leaders in Cornea, Cataract Refractive Surgery to Meet in
Crete, Birthplace of LASIK

HERAKLION, Crete — The Institute of Vision and Optics (IVO) at the University of Crete
announced today that this year’s Aegean Cornea Conference will celebrate
the 20th Anniversary of LASIK surgery. The biennial event
will feature world leaders in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery as
well as presentations on medical and scientific breakthroughs in the
field.

Professor Ioannis Pallikaris M.D., founder of the IVO, widely regarded
as the “father” of LASIK surgery and Chief Medical Advisor to Presbia,
will co-host the event with Dr. Perry S. Binder, ophthalmologist and
founder of the Gordon Binder Vision Institute in San Diego, CA, and Dr.
Marguerite McDonald, who serves as a clinical professor of ophthalmology
at both NYU School of Medicine and Tulane University Health Sciences
Center.

“We are very excited to celebrate this milestone for LASIK surgery in
its birthplace, Crete, with some of the brightest practitioners in the
field of ophthalmology,” said Prof. Pallikaris. “This European
breakthrough in optic surgery has paved the way for many countless other
procedures and developments.”

Refractive surgery, mainly laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), is widely used to correct refractive errors, mainly myopia. It consists of producing a corneal flap, ablating the underlying corneal stroma using laser energy, and repositioning the flap without suturing it to the underlying stroma. Under local sub-conjunctival anaesthesia the flap was irrigated, cleaned, repositioned and sutured. Methylprednisolone and gentamicin were injected subconjunctivally, and the eye was closed for 24 hours. The following day the eye was quiet with a visual acuity of 6/9 and the subsequent course was uneventful. After a LASIK procedure the flap adheres to the corneal stroma because of the action of the endothelial pump and because the epithelium grows over the flaps margin. Scarring and fibrosis occur only at the flaps margin. (1) Early and late complications are mainly haloes, glare, star-burst and dry eye. A dreaded complication is corneal ectasia. (2)

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Lending Stream Ltd, a leading payday loans company in the UK, wishes to draw the attention of its customers and members of the general public to the prevalence of fraudulent activity being perpetuated by fraudsters aiming to defame the company and mislead its customers. It has been noticed that the name of the company, its logo as well as its address are being misused in attempts to defraud the public through false correspondence and other scams. This type of fraud may be via email, letters, text messages, facsimile or by using a website claiming to be that of Lending Stream Limited.

The customers of Lending Stream are being supplied with false, unscrupulous and misleading information by the scammers. The information includes business deals or non-existent products, as well as false payday loan products and product lines through anonymous letters. In order to provide legitimacy to their mails, the scammers send their letters on imitation Lending Stream Limited letterheads or through anonymous letters.

“We believe in responsible lending and it is a matter of grave concern that some of our customers are being misled with false information. We strongly advise customers to exercise caution while providing personal information, sending money or disclosing bank details to any person claiming to represent Lending Stream or to have a relationship with the company,” a spokesperson from Lending Stream commented.

Lending Stream is leaving no stone unturned to trace and curb such unsolicited correspondence and is working closely with all regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies to bring such fraudsters to Justice.

“It is our constant endeavour to provide the best and unparalleled support to our esteemed customers, while working earnestly to protect them from falling prey to certain scammers evil motives. We will do all we can to uphold our strong values, goodwill and clean reputation that we have built in this business for around two years,” the spokesperson stated.

Relationships may be everything in business — and regular reviews of those relationships shouldnt be ignored.

In the life sciences industry, market research leaders conduct regular evaluations of preferred vendors — those external firms short-listed for a companys market research work. Market research teams depend on these outside organizations, so poor vendor work causes delays, stretches budgets, and forces executives to make decisions without key pieces of information.

The first step in avoiding such pitfalls comes early, when teams thoroughly vet each vendor. Later, after preferred status has been conferred, teams regularly review vendor performance and evaluate outsourcing strategy.

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