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At the opening of the CommunicAsia show in Singapore, Lucent Technologies announced major new contracts and alliances in the Asia Pacific region. The company is showcasing its IMS and convergence architecture, next-generation access and transport solutions, mobility solutions and IPTV. Its recent successes include:
New Zealand
Southeast Asia
Global Alliances & Relationships
- Two wireless network optimization contracts were awarded to Lucent Worldwide Services (LWS) by Tibet Mobile a subsidiary of China Mobile for its GSM network and Inner Mongolia Unicom a subsidiary of China Unicom for its CDMA network
- Zhongshan Telecom and Zhuhai Telecom, two local branch companies of Guangdong Telecom, a provincial subsidiary of China Telecom each signed contracts. Lucent will supply a range of optical equipment including LambdaUnite Multi-Service Switch (MSS) and the Metropolis ADM MultiService Mux.
- Heisei DenDen (HDD) in Japan selected Lucent to upgrade its metro-area network with 10G based optical systems. Heisei DenDen, a leading provider of ADSL and the discount fixed telephone service, will use Lucent's optical networking products.
- eAccess Ltd. and Lucent today announced that the two companies have completed successful High-Speed Downlink Packet Access data calls as part of a 3G Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) network trial announced earlier this year. Following these successful tests, the two companies plan to conduct a field trial in commercial and residential areas of Tokyo in the coming months.
- Lucent will supply its VoIP Solution for Enterprises to enable Dacom, one of Korea's leading service providers, to build enhanced, cost-effective IP networks for Korea's Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), further boosting Dacom's leadership in the VoIP market in Korea.
- Dreamline, one of South Korea's leading broadband Internet service
providers, will build a nationwide optical network using Lucent's next-gen SONET systems to offer video distribution and cable TV services to its customers. Lucent's Metropolis DMX Access Multiplexer and the Metropolis DMXtend Access Multiplexer will be deployed.
New Zealand
- Expansion agreement with Telecom New Zealand (Telecom) for its 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized) network. The EV-DO network -- the fastest mobile data network in New Zealand -- will enable Telecom to provide subscribers in every main city and town in New Zealand with new, high-speed mobile data services before Christmas.
Southeast Asia
- Vietnam Power Telecom (VP Telecom) selected Lucent for its phase II CDMA450 network expansion project. Lucent will supply VP Telecom with equipment and integration services to provide high-quality voice and high-speed data services for most provinces in northern Vietnam.
Global Alliances & Relationships
- An exclusive teaming agreement between Beyond Security Ltd. and LWS to provide a new automated vulnerability detection service (AVDS) to service providers worldwide using Beyond Security's automated scanning server products. LWS plans to market and sell Beyond Security's AVDS to its customers worldwide as a new security assessment and vulnerability service.
- Aqsacom, a supplier of lawful interception solutions in Asia, signed a teaming agreement with Lucent. LWS will work with Aqsacom as the prime network integrator for new opportunities in the region, including design, deployment, integration and maintenance services for lawful interception, fraud management, attack detection, user location and law enforcement support for Aqsacom's Lawful Interception System (ALIS), a mediation platform for real time lawful interception operations.
- Collaboration with Polycom on the delivery of IP-based voice and video conferencing and collaboration solutions and services for wireline and converged networks. Under the agreements, Lucent will resell Polycom's SIP desktop and SoundStation IP conference phones as part of its VoIP offerings for enterprises and service providers.


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Indianapolis hospital campus serves as an example in sustainable building
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Annie Garau
March 22, 2015
Indiana Daily Student
Sidney Eskenazi grew up on the south side of Indianapolis during the Great Depression. His father died when he was 13 years old and, one week later, Eskenazi started his first job. Even during these hard times, he grew up watching his father, and later his uncle, donating food to charitable causes. This generosity inspired the young boy so that today he, along with his wife Lois, continue the trend of giving back, though on a much larger scale.
In 2011 the IU alumni, who met while attending college on the Bloomington campus, gave a $40 million donation to the Eskenazi Health Foundation, which financed the building of the brand new Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital.
The public hospital campus was built as a replacement for the Wishard Memorial Hospital in downtown Indianapolis. It opened in December 2013 and today it is on track to becoming a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified campus.
This certification, which is given by the United States Green Building Council, is reserved for buildings that have a positive influence on the health of their occupants while saving resources and promoting the use of clean energy and sustainable practices, according to the council's website.
The certifications are classified as Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Should the campus attain a certification of Silver or higher, it would be the first ever hospital campus in the country to do so.
"There is a significant economic benefit to a LEED-certified building due to its decreased energy costs, but there are also measured improvements in employee retention and satisfaction, care and health outcomes and recovery time in LEED certified hospital settings," Todd Harper, the media and public affairs manager for Eskenazi health, said.

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Said the Consulate General of Guatemala in 1990 to Luther Blount. He was referring to Luther's plan to take passengers up the beautiful but shallow Rio Dulce. Twenty-eight years later, thousands of travelers have experienced this area thanks to Luther's vision and perseverance.
Luther Blount heard those discouraging words from the Consulate General, but he was determined to find a way to show travelers this relatively virgin territory. For the President of AMERICAN CANADIAN CARIBBEAN LINE (what would eventually become Blount Small Ship
Captain Blount had already traveled the Yucatan coastline, beginning in Cancun, Mexico and sailing as far as Punta Gorda, visiting the famed Barrier Reef, Mayan Ruins, Placentia and numerous caves and unapproachable coves in the process. In fact, after examining this route by sailboat, he had invited a limited number of devoted passengers to sail the 12 day journey with him on board the NEW SHOREHAM II. But Guatemala's lure continued to intrigue him… and he grew increasingly confident that his ships could manage the jungle river.Dressed in pith helmet and safari clothing, Luther flew to Southern Belize where he found a dugout and a willing native to accompany him.
They sailed across the Gulf of Honduras, 30 miles from Punta Gorda to Livingston, Guatemala, up the Rio Dulce into Lago lzabal and from there to Mariscos to view the Mayan ruins at Quiriqua. The journey was breathtaking and by sounding out the river and taking careful measurements he became convinced that his small vessels could indeed navigate the waters. The friendly locals and majestic beauty of the river overwhelmed Luther and he immediately knew it would be the perfect complement to Belize.
Known for his constant innovation, Luther was an adventurer and Yankee shipbuilder. At a time in life when most people are either retired or planning retirement, Captain Blount was discovering new worlds.
Hailing from the Rhode Island shoreline, Luther built his businesses there. Every morning, dressed in corduroys, flannel shirt and his ever-present suspenders he would ride to work on a bicycle. His personal style encouraged a casual office and family atmosphere, which continues to reflect his legacy today. Travel with BSSA to Belize and Guatemala in 2018:The remote islands and clear blue waters of Belize combine with the lush forests and Mayan ruins of Guatemala on this 12-day adventure. The Belize Barrier Reef, one of the largest and most celebrated in the world, is the perfect setting for kayaking and snorkeling. In Guatemala, explore the roots of Mayan culture at Quirigua, an 8th century monument. Your Blount ship is uniquely designed to go where big ships cannot, including up the Rio Dulce, and to scenic and remote islands. A patented bow ramp lets you step directly from ship to sandy shore. An onboard naturalist guides you to breathtaking cayes, reefs and lagoons introducing you to exotic fish, Howler Monkeys, iguanas, and tropical birds.
*If you are not in the United States or Canada, please see our brochure online.


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Past Results
2010 Math Modeling Contest
For the 3rd time in the last 7 years, we had an Outstanding Winner team! See the Helena Independent Record article on Carroll's winning team!
INFORMS Outstanding Winner Team
Brittany Harris, Kyle Perkins, Chase Peaslee
From left: Chase Peaslee, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, and Brittany Harris
2006 Math Modeling
The team of Kyle Nixon, Steffan Francischetti, and Ben Dunham received a ranking of OUTSTANDING in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling! This places them in the top 1% worldwide, and in the company of Harvard, MIT, Duke, Rice, RPI, CU-Boulder, UC-Davis, and 2 teams from China. Find out more about Math Modeling.
Here are the results from the 2006 Contest:
Outstanding Winners:
* Kyle Nixon - Junior Civil Engineering major (Helena)
* Ben Dunham - Sophomore Math and Computer Science major (Clancy)
* Steffan Francischetti - Sophomore Mathematics/Engineering major (Billings)
From left: Ben Dunham, Steffan Francischetti, and Kyle Nixon
From left: Ben Dunham, Dr. Holly Zullo, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer,
Steffan Francischetti, Kyle Nixon, Dr. Mark Parker, and Carroll President Dr. Thomas Trebon
The three Outstanding Winners and Dr. Trebon chat with Governor Schweitzer


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Northeastern University
Not long ago a commuter school with convenient "T" service running down the middle of Huntington Avenue, Northeastern has made the most of Boston's long-running general allure for many students, and Cooperative Education's specific appeal to this career-oriented generation and its parents. A five-year, three-coop program will result in a student attending a conventional first year in the classroom, followed by four years moving back and forth, in six-month increments, between the campus and the workplace. For those who ask, "Why do I need to know this?" there is no better place to get an answer.


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In France, most women know the French cosmetics brand Nuxe, whose products are available in 5000 pharmacies and drug stores. On average, 80% of the content is of natural origin, and the products are also without parabens, mineral oils and ingredients from animals. Nuxe's bestseller is Huile Prodigieuse, a beautifully scented body oil which I've been using for years. It contains six precious plant oils and nourishes, repairs and softens skin and hair.
Crème Prodigieuse Boost, Nuxe's new skincare line, has a multi-correcting action on the harmful effects due to the busy lifestyle of women aged 25 to 39. On a daily basis, their skin endures high stress levels, insufficient sleep, along with the effect of the urban environment, such as pollution and various forms of radiation. Bombarded with oxidative stress, cellular stress and collagen damage, the skin reaches the point of burn-out.
Crème Prodigieuse Boost comes to the rescue of skin cells, with an anti-oxidant complex with Jasmine Flower combined with Calendula Flower and a Cellular Sugar, which boost the skin's mechanisms, while respecting the skin's natural skin balance.
Energising Priming Concentrate (100ml, CHF 30.90) is the ideal primer to prepare your skin for day and night skincare. This serum-lotion is inspired by Korean liquid cosmetics and combines two types of natural hyaluronic acid. It offers a visible smoothing effect while moisturising deep down. Vitamin C activates the skin's radiance.
Multi-Correction Gel-Cream (for normal to combination skin) and Multi-Correcting Silky Cream (for normal to dry skin, 40ml, CHF 38). This is the daily booster for revived fresh, radiant skin, while softening the first signs of ageing. Available in 2 textures: a gel-cream with an incredibly light matt finish for normal to combination skin, and a velvety silky cream version for normal to dry skin. Apply every morning to the face, neck and décolleté.
With its delicate, ultra-refreshing texture, the Multi-Correction Eye Gel Balm (25ml, CHF 29.70) diffuses a botanical caffeine extract, with anti-dark circle and anti-puffiness properties, to counter the effects of an insufficient night's sleep. Hazelnut Oil helps strengthen this fragile area.
Night Recovery Oil Balm (50ml, CHF 41.60) is wrapped in an ultra-cocooning texture enriched with Macadamia oil to help skin regenerate itself overnight. While the Jasmine Flower anti-oxidant complex maintains the skin's mechanisms, Nopal Flower Extract (the flower of the Prickly Pear) boosts cell renewal, for a luminous complexion and smooth features.
5-in-1 Multi-Perfection Smoothing Primer (30ml, CHF 37.90) acts on visible signs of a busy lifestyle and urban environment on the skin: first signs of ageing, signs of fatigue, dull complexion, imperfections and shine. Its secret? Natural silica powder absorbs excess sebum and mattifies the skin, while biomimetic botanical oil derivative allow it to melt into the skin.
This non-tinted, smoothing primer gives you a natural bare skin effect if you don't want to wear any make-up, or it can be used as a primer as a base for foundation for a flawless complexion.
The sensory appeal of Crème Prodigieuse Boost can also be experienced at more than 45 NUXE spas. The Prodigieux Boost treatment offers both skin and mind a stress-free break from a hectic lifestyle (one hour, 113 euros). This anti-ageing face treatment is preceded by an introductory relaxing body massage.
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|/ Courtesy of Jeju Dongbu Police Station
By Park Si-soo
Police have made public photos and private details of a prime suspect in the guesthouse murder on Jeju Island.
The suspect, Han Jung-min, 34, is believed to be hiding on the mainland after choking a female guest at his Gujwa-eup guesthouse to death last week and abandoning her body nearby.
Han is 175-80 centimeters tall, with an athletic body. Police confirmed he was accused of raping a drunken woman in July and was supposed to stand the second round of trial on the charge on Monday.
He boarded a flight for Gimpo Airport at 8:35 p.m. Saturday, just hours after police questioned him. CCTV footage showed him traveling to Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. He was last spotted at a convenience store there, according to police.
Police have put 5 million won ($4,640) bounty on him.
Those who see Han should report it to 112 (the nationwide police tip line) or Jeju Dongbu Police Station (064-750-1599, 010-7570-4848).


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Efficacy and Safety of Vardenafil in Men With Erectile Dysfunction
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00657644
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 14, 2008
Last Update Posted : December 25, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Erectile Dysfunction
|Drug: Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456)
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|130 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Open-label Multi-centre Non Randomised Study of Efficacy and Safety of Vardenafil (BAY 38-9456; SB-782528) Administered in Flexible-dose Regimen in Males With Erectile Dysfunction of Broad Aetiology.
|Study Start Date :
|August 2003
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|March 2004
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|March 2004
|Experimental: Arm 1
Drug: Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456)
4 weeks treatment with 10 mg vardenafil followed by a flexible titration phase for 8 weeks
- Erectile Function (EF) domain score [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
- Erectile Function (EF) domain score [ Time Frame: Week 4, 8 and 12 Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) ]
- Change from baseline of Erectile Function domain score [ Time Frame: Week 4, 8 and 12 Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) ]
- IIEF domain scores [ Time Frame: Week 4, 8, 12 and 12 Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) ]
- Patient Diary Questions [ Time Frame: Week 4, 8, 12 and 12 Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) ]
- Global Assessment Question (GAQ) [ Time Frame: Week 4, 8, 12 and 12 Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) ]
- Premature termination, adverse events, laboratory abnormalities and concomitant medication usage [ Time Frame: Week 4, 8 and 12 ]
- Measurements and changes from baseline in vital signs, ECG cardiac cycle measurements and ECG heart rate [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
- Haematology, Clinical Chemistry, Urinalysis [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males with ED according to the NIH definition (the inability to achieve or maintain penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance) for at least 3 months.
- Heterosexual relationship
- Age range: 18 years and older
- Documented written Informed Consent
- The subject must make at least four attempts at sexual intercourse (according to the question in the subject diary "Was sexual activity initiated with the intention of intercourse?") on four separate days during the untreated baseline period. At least 50% of attempts during this period must be unsuccessful, according to the following questions from the subject diary [at least one question should be answered "No"] "Were you able to achieve at least partial erection (some enlargement of the penis)?", "Were you able to insert your penis in your partner's vagina?" and "Did your erection last long enough for you to have successful intercourse?".
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any unstable medical, psychiatric, or substance abuse disorder that in the opinion of the Investigator is likely to affect the subject's ability to complete the study or precludes the subject's participation in the study
- Presence of penile anatomical abnormalities (e.g. penile fibrosis or Peyronie's disease) that in the opinion of the Investigator would significantly impair erectile function
- Primary hypoactive sexual desire
- Spinal cord injury
- History of surgical prostatectomy (excluding TURP).
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- History of positive test for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or Hepatitis C.
- History of positive test for HIV.9. Severe chronic or acute liver disease, history of moderate or severe hepatic impairment.
- Clinically significant chronic hematological disease, which may lead to priapism such as sickle cell anemia and leukemia.
- Bleeding disorder.
- Significant active peptic ulceration.
- Unstable angina pectoris
- History of myocardial infarction, stroke or life-threatening arrhythmia within the prior 6 months
- Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation/flutter at screening (ventricular response rate > 100 bpm).
- Resting hypotension (a resting systolic blood pressure of < 90 mm Hg) or hypertension (a resting systolic blood pressure > 170 mm Hg or a resting diastolic blood pressure > 110 mm Hg)
- NYHA Class III and IV heart failure
- Symptomatic postural hypotension within 6 months of visit 1.
- History of malignancy within the past 5 years (other than squamous or basal cell skin cancer).
Concomitant Medication:
- Subjects who are taking nitrates or nitric oxide donors.
- Subjects who are taking anti-androgens
- Subjects who are taking androgens.
- Subjects who take anticoagulants, except for antiplatelet agents.
- Subjects who have received any investigational drug (including placebo) within 30 days of visit 1.6. Use of any treatment for ED within the 7 days of visit 1 or during the study, including oral medications, vacuum devices, constrictive devices, injections or urethral suppositories.
- Subjects who are taking the following potent inhibitors of cytochrome P- 450 3A4: HIV protease inhibitors such as ritonavir or indinavir, the anti-mycotic agents itraconazole and ketoconazole (topical forms are allowed) or erythromycin.
- Subjects who are taking alpha-blockers.
Abnormal Laboratory Values:
- Subjects who have a serum total testosterone level greater than 25% below the lower limit of normal according to the range of the testing laboratory
- Subjects with a serum creatinine >3.0 mg/dl
- Elevation of AST and/or ALT >3X the ULN.
- Diabetic subjects with an HbA1c >12%.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00657644
|Russian Federation
|Moscow, Russian Federation, 105425
|Moscow, Russian Federation, 117198
|Moscow, Russian Federation, 117837
|Moscow, Russian Federation, 117997
|Moscow, Russian Federation, 123367
|Moscow, Russian Federation, 125101
|Moscow, Russian Federation, 127206
|St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 198013
|Study Director:
|Bayer Study Director
|Responsible Party:
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|April 14, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 25, 2014
|Last Verified:
|December 2014
Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile Dysfunction
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
Genital Diseases, Male
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Mental Disorders
Vardenafil Dihydrochloride
Vasodilator Agents
Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Urological Agents


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Crime shows and thrillers. Sci-fi and dystopian fantasies. Of more than 200 TV dramas that premiered during the first half of 2018, which shows bring out the fanatic fans? Helixa's inaugural Affinity Rankings show that The Bold Type, The Fosters and 13 Reasons Why enjoy the strongest interest among women 18-49, whereas Into The Badlands, The Flash and The Expanse rank highest among men 18-49.
Gen Z represents $143 Billion in purchasing power - to get their attention you need to understand what they care about.


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Hello My Name Is...
Mrs. Bridget Moore
Welcome to our room! I have been the teacher in the 3rd-4th self-contained room for 10 years. This year I am lucky to have 3 wonderful paraprofessional, Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. Suja, and Mrs. Karen. We have all worked in self-contained programs for many years and really enjoy working with our kids! Please check back often for updated pictures of what we've been doing in class! If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me!


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Demo on welding and fabrication
June 19, 2013 11:20 pm· Comments Off on Demo on welding and fabrication
DOST Engr. Jenny Calaquian (left photo), Science Research Specialist of Metals Industry Research and Development Center, demonstrates Wednesday welding and fabrication of metal industry (right photo) while Engr. Cameron Yao, Senior II Science Research Specialist and Fred P. Liza, Chief Prototyping Division Welding Machine show the usage of welding of metal plates/sheets and ferrous and non-ferrous metals. (PNA photos by; Marvie A. Lloren)
Presentation of R&D Project
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Engr.Jonathan Q.Puerto (right photo) presents an Audio Visual Feature during the presentation of R&D Projects@ 2013 MIRDC OPEN HOUSE Wednesday at MIRDC Auditorium, Bicutan, Taguig City.(PNA Photos by;Marvie A. Lloren)
Purisima graces FDI General membership meeting
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Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima (inset) delivers his message to the officers and members of Federation of Philippines Industries,Inc during the General Membership Meeting Wednesday at the Diamond Hotel, Manila (PNA photos by Avito C. Dalan)
Growth in diversity
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Michael G. Tan, President LT Group, Inc., explains Wednesday during a news conference at Seda Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City salient points of the company's annual report titled growth in diversity and strength of solidarity during the Annual General Meeting of the LT Group, Inc. (PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros jr.)
President at GDN 14th Annual Global Development Confab
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President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the Opening Ceremony of the Global Development Network at the 14th Annual Global Development Conference at the Asian Development Bank Headquarters in Mandaluyong City Wednesday. GDN is an international organization that builds research capacity in development globally and supports researchers in developing and transition countries to generate and share high quality applied social science research to inform policy making and advance social and economic development. (Photo by:Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
Annual General Meeting LT Group
June 19, 2013 11:16 pm· Comments Off on Annual General Meeting LT Group
Michael G. Tan (at rostrum), Chief Operating Officer of Asia Brewery Inc. and President of Tanduay Holdings Inc. (also known as LT Group, Inc), discusses through a powerpoint presentation growth in diversity and strength of solidarity, the substance of the firm's annual report 2012 during the Annual General Meeting LT Group Wednesday at Seda Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. Also in (photo right) Jose Gabriel D. Olives, Chief Financial Officer of LT Group, Inc. Atty. Ma. Cecilia L. Pesayco, Corporate Secretary, and Harry C. Tan, vice Chairman. (PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.)
Silent evidence
June 19, 2013 11:15 pm· Comments Off on Silent evidence
Public Attorney's Office Chief Persida V. Rueda Acosta presents one of the skulls of a victim of the sunken M/V Princess of the Stars Wednesday at the PAO's 5th Floor office at the DOJ Agencies Bldg. NIA Road Corner East Avenue in Diliman Quezon City. (PNA photo by Luisito L. Iglesias)
CA junks raps vs. Shell Petroleum on tax credit certificates
June 19, 2013 11:00 pm· Comments Off on CA junks raps vs. Shell Petroleum on tax credit certificates
By Perfecto T. Raymundo, Jr.
MANILA, June 18 (PNA) — The Court of Appeals has dismissed the case filed against Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. which was accused of allegedly using fraudulently obtained tax credit certificates.
PAGASA chief Servando resigns
June 19, 2013 11:00 pm· Comments Off on PAGASA chief Servando resigns
By Lloyd Caliwan
MANILA, June 19 (PNA) - After 21 years in service, the state weather bureau chief Wednesday formally resigned from his post, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration confirmed.
UN, US appeal to PHL not to pull out troops from Golan Heights
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By Michaela del Callar
MANILA, June 19 (PNA) - The United Nations and the United States have appealed to the Philippines not to withdraw its peacekeeping troops in Golan Heights as this may further escalate tension in the volatile region, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday.


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The NZSA Conference Committee is delighted to announce the following keynote speakers.
(Speakers are listed in order of appearance.)
Ian Taylor
One of New Zealand's most renowned innovators who has built his business on his complete faith and trust in his team and their vision.
Ian holds an LLB from the University of
He was named a Companion of the NZ Order of Merit in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to television and business and won the Creative sector of the World Class New Zealander Awards in the same year.
In 2013 Ian was also named Outstanding Maori Business Leader of the Year.
It may come as a surprise then that Ian claims to have no skills whatsoever – is at a loss to understand why anyone would want to hear his story and believes that the reason he has received the accolades he has is because he lives at the bottom of the world where no one has been able to check him out.
That --- and the fact that he has had the amazing good fortune to have worked alongside some of the cleverest people in the world.Session kindly sponsored by
Peter Withey
Peter Withey is currently President of the Actuarial Society of South Africa and represents ASSA on a number of International Actuarial Association Committees, including Council, Professionalism and Scientific Committees and is also a member of the IAA Nominations Committee. Peter qualified as an FIA and FASSA in 1989 and has experience in a wide variety of actuarial and non-actuarial roles in his career. He is currently employed by KPMG in South Africa where he provides both consulting actuarial services and technical actuarial support to KPMG audits. Peter works primarily in the Life Insurance field but has exposure
Scott Pickering
Chief Executive, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)Scott joined ACC in May 2013, following a 25-year career as a Chief Executive and senior leader in the global insurance industry. He is also
Scott was previously regional CEO at one of the world's largest insurance brokers, Willis (Towers Watson), for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to Willis, Scott worked for Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (RSA) as Regional CEO for Asia and the Middle East. He has also held senior regional leadership and Chief Executive roles at ACE Insurance and CIGNA in the Asia-Pacific region.
All Scott's leadership roles have been defined by his desire to ensure the delivery of quality customer service. He was delighted to return from overseas and work for New
Jarrod Kerr
Kiwibank Chief Economist
Jarrod Kerr is Kiwibank's newly appointed Chief Economist. Jarrod has a passion for the environment, financial literacy, and everything economics. Although born and schooled in New Zealand, he cut his teeth in US, Swiss, and Australian banks, and has spent his entire career overseas. Jarrod started off as an economist at JP Morgan in Sydney. He then moved into financial markets as an interest rate strategist for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, before moving to Credit Suisse in Singapore as Head of Australian and New Zealand fixed income and economic research. After 16 years abroad, Jarrod has returned home to the mighty Kiwibank.
Lance Burdett
Heavily involved as a crisis negotiator for over 13 years, Lance Burdett became the National Advisor for all NZ Police Negotiation Teams. He completed the NZ Police Negotiation course (and remains an instructor), the FBI Negotiators Course, and the Counter Terrorist Negotiators Course held in Australia.
He ran numerous high-risk negotiations including the Napier Siege and the highly-publicised Paremoremo prison hostage situation. Lance specialised in suicide intervention. Following a stint as the Commander of the Police Emergency call centre where he further honed his communication skills, Lance developed and delivered coaching sessions on managing difficult people and on reducing personal stress to varied audiences.
His communications and resilience programme was nationally accepted by NZ Police and now forms part of their mandatory training for all emergency call centre staff.
In 1999, Lance became unwell and was diagnosed with accumulated stress disorder, burnout. He began researching how and why stress impacts on us to identify prevention strategies. Reading self-help books soon led to university studies and ended with the completion of a Master of Arts Degree, majoring in Terrorism Safety and Security.
Along the way, Lance received a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies, a Diploma in Policing (NZ) and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Management. All topics studied were based around the understanding of human dynamics and included psychology, radicalisation & de-radicalisation, organisational behaviour and adult learning.
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Remember those 25,000 books that were knocked off the shelves during 'the incident' on August 4? For the Terre Haute Tribune Star's article, see http://tribstar.com/local/x2064740993/Domino-effect-Tipping-shelves-send-25-000-books-onto-floor-at-ISU-s-main-library.
Wonder what's going on? Well, many many people are hard at work getting all those books back into call number order, on some empty shelves on our Lower Level, so they can return home to the 2nd floor. The call numbers affected are in History. Lots of folks helped work out a system for all of this, and it's all coming together. Here is some informal footage, to give you an idea of what's been going on:


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The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of type-II secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IIA) in alveolar space and its possible role in the destruction of surfactant in three rat models of acute lung injury.
Alveolar instillation of either lipopolysaccaride or live Pseudomonas aeruginosa resulted in a significant increase in lung oedema and in a decrease in static compliance of the respiratory system together with alveolar-neutrophil influx as compared with healthy control rats.
The upregulation of messenger ribonucleic acid and sPLA2-IIA by the lung was evident. This was associated with surfactant degradation and a decrease in large:small ratio of surfactant aggregates in bacteria-instilled rats. A negative correlation between compliance and sPLA2-IIA activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was shown. By contrast, during alpha naphthylthiourea-induced injury, neither alveolar-neutrophil influx nor increase in sPLA2-IIA activity was observed.
Additional experiments in rats treated with a specific inhibitor of type-II secretory phospholipase A2 activity (3 acetamine-1-benzyl-2 ethylindolyl-5 oxy; propane phosphonic acid (LY311727)) demonstrated no improvement in physiological parameters despite a biochemical effect, suggesting that its activity is only one of the multiple factors involved in the pathophysiology of lung injury.
Surfactant degradation has been shown to be one of the key features of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) leading to a decrease in both lung compliance and oxygenation 1, 2. Consequently, several clinical trials have evaluated the effect of exogenous surfactant administration. However, the relative inefficacy of this approach has been attributed to insufficient alveolar delivery of exogenous surfactant and/or to its inhibition/degradation by alveolar enzymatic activities 2. Along this line, type-IIA secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IIA), an enzyme produced by alveolar inflammatory cells during acute lung injury (ALI), has previously been shown to participate in surfactant degradation 3–5. sPLA2-IIA belongs to a superfamily of enzymes that hydrolyses the sn-2 fatty acyl ester bond of phosphoglycerides, generating lysophospholipids and free fatty acids 6. These enzymes play a major role in the induction of inflammatory reactions via the synthesis of lipid mediators, such as platelet activating factor, leukotrienes and prostaglandins 5, 6. A number of studies suggest that sPLA2-IIA is involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases including ARDS. Indeed, a clinical trial demonstrated an increased sPLA2-IIA activity in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of patients with ARDS whose levels were positively correlated with disease severity 5.
The assessment of the role of sPLA2-IIA activity in terms of both surfactant and compliance impairment is of major value, since its inhibition could constitute a therapeutic approach. Therefore, the aims of this study were to assess whether correlation could be established between indexes of injury (lung oedema, arterial oxygenation, lung mechanics) and surfactant degradation in experimental models of ALI. Moreover, the evaluation of three different rat models of ALI allowed the assessment of the respective roles of lung oedema and alveolar inflammation in lung compliance impairment.
Material and methods
Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (IFFA CREDO Laboratories, L'arbresle, France) weighing 225–250 g were used in all experiments. The rats were housed in air-filtered, temperature-controlled units and were allowed free access to food and water.
Experimental procedures
Three models of rat ALI, which have been described previously 7–10, were evaluated. 1) The first model consisted of live Pseudomonas aeruginosa in alveolar instillation 7–9. In these experiments, a low bacterial inoculum was used, leading to no mortality. However, alveolar-neutrophil influx was evident together with lung oedema. 2) The second model consisted of lipopolysaccaride ((LPS) Escherichia coli endotoxin055:B5; Sigma Chemicals, L'lle d'Abeau Chêne, France) in alveolar instillation 8. The dose instilled induceda similar alveolar-neutrophil influx subsequent to P. aeruginosa instillation, however, almost no severe injury was evident (no mortality, mild lung oedema). 3) The third model consisted of intraperitoneal injection of alpha naphthylthiourea (ANTU; Kodak, Rochester, NY, USA; 10 mg·kg−1, dissolved in dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO)). This injury model is characterised by the presence of lung oedema contrasting with the absence of alveolar-neutrophil influx 10.
Controls groups were: 1) alveolar instillation of saline (P. aeruginosa and LPS vehicle); and 2) intraperitoneal injection of DMSO (ANTU vehicle).
Rats were sacrificed at the sixth or the 24th hour. Lung injury was assessed based on: 1) cell influx into alveolar spaces (BAL cell counts); 2) pulmonary oedema (wet-to-dry weight lung (W:D) ratio); and 3) static compliance.
In additional experiments, a pretreatment of animals with the specific sPLA2-IIA inhibitor 3 acetamine-1-benzyl-2 ethylindolyl-5 oxypropane phosphonic acid (LY311727; ELI Lilly Indianapolis, IN, USA) was conducted. Rats were administered with 8 mg·kg−1 of LY311727 inhibitor or its vehicle DMSO intraperitoneally immediately before instillation with P. aeruginosa. Rats were sacrificed at the sixth or 24th hour after bacterial challenge. For the group studied at the 24th hour, animals received two doses of inhibitor; once before instillation and the second injection 12 h after instillation.
Preparation of bacterial inoculum
A nonmucoid P. aeruginosa strain (serotype 11) was used. On the day of the experiment, the bacteria were centrifuged, washed, and finally resuspended in saline at a concentration of 2–4 ×109 bacteria·mL−1.
Alveolar instillation of lipopolysaccharide or Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Alveolar instillation of bacterial inoculum or LPS was performed as described previously 8. Briefly, under halothane anaesthesia, the trachea was exposed to administer 1 mg·kg−1 of LPS (volume of 0.5 mL·kg body weight−1) or 0.5 mL·kg weight−1 of bacterial inoculum in sterile physiological saline.
Determination of static compliance
Mechanical ventilation was performed as reported previously 11, and pressure/volume curves for the respiratory system were plotted to determine static compliance as described by Rossi et al. 12.
Arterial blood gas measurements
Aortic puncture was performed at the time of sacrifice and arterial blood gases were measured.
Bronchoalveolar lavage
In these experiments, BAL was performed with the whole right lung, W:D lung ratio was performed with the basal part of the left lung, and the apical part of the left lung was excised, frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at −80°C until use. The left bronchus was clamped to allow BAL of the right lung (middle and caudal lobes), using a tracheotomy tube. Five 4-mL aliquots of 37°C, sterile, pyrogen-free, 0.9% saline were flushed through the tracheotomy tube. The five fractions were recovered and pooled. The total number of cells was counted using a standard haemocytometer. The BAL fluid was then centrifuged at 300×g for 7 min. The supernatant was collected and stored at −80°C.
Wet-to-dry lung weight ratio
The freshly harvested left lung was separated, weighed, then dried at 40°C for 72 h, and finally weighed again. The W:D ratio was calculated by dividing the wet weight by the dry weight.
Preparation of rat lung homogenates
Lungs were excised, frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at −80°C until use. Lung homogenates were prepared as described previously and then membrane fractions were used for the determination of sPLA2-IIA activity (see below) 4.
Bacterial culture
The concentration of bacteria was quantified as described 9, results were expressed as colony-forming units per gram of tissue or millilitre of BAL fluid.
Measurement of type-IIA secretory phospholipase A2 activity
The measurement of sPLA2-IIA activity was carried out using the fluorometric assay that has been shown to be selective for sPLA2 as described previously 13. Briefly, the fluorescent phospholipid substrate was dried under nitrogen and suspended in ethanol at a concentration of 0.2 mM. Vesicles were prepared by mixing the ethanol solution and the fluorescent phospholipid with a buffer solution containing 50 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mM ethyleneglycol-bis-(β-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) with a pH of 7.5. The substrate solution was then mixed with 10% fatty-acid free, bovine serum albumin and aliquots from BAL fluids and lung membranes. The reactions were initiated with CaCl2 at a 10 mM final concentration. The fluorescence measurements were performed with a Jobin et Yvon JY3D spectrofluorometer (Stamnore, UK) equipped with a Xenon lamp. To verify whether the observed activity was due to sPLA2-IIA, samples from BAL fluids and lung homogenates were preincubated with sPLA2-IIA inhibitor LY311727 before the enzymatic assay.
Extraction and analysis of type-IIA secretory phospholipase A2 messenger ribonucleic acid levels
Total ribonucleic acid (RNA) was extracted from lung tissues as described previously 3. The RNA (10 µg·lane−1) was electrophoresed on a 1% agarose gel by the formaldehyde method and then transferred onto nylon membranes (Amersham, Buckingham, UK). Full-length rat sPLA2-IIA complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) was labelled with α-(32P)-deoxycytidine triphosphate (ICN Biochemicals, Orsay, France) using a random primer-labelling system (Amersham). The blots were hybridised overnight at 68°C and autoradiography was performed. Blots were washed off and rehybridised with mouse β-actin cDNA at 65°C as an internal control.
Surfactant phospholipid quantitation and analysis of fatty-acid release
Lipids were extracted from BAL fluids, evaporated to dryness and their phosphorous content determined as described previously 4. Large (LA) and small (SA) aggregates were separated and their ratio calculated as described previously 14. Fatty acids were extracted according to the procedure modified by Tsujishita et al. 14 and methylated with diazomethane. The methylated derivatives were separated by gas chromatography on a capillary column containing Supelcowax 10 bonded phase (diameter 0.32 mm, 30 m long (Supelco)) on a Hewlett Packard 5890 Series II gas chromatograph (Hewlett Packard, Issy les Moulineaux, France) and detected by mass spectrometry (Nermag 10-10C).
Results are expressed as means±sem. Intergroup comparisons were performed using nonparametric methods, namely Kruskal-Wallis rank-sign analysis of variance, the Mann-Whitney test, or Spearman's rank correlation coefficient as appropriate. Statistical significance was defined as p<0.05.
Rat acute lung injury models
Indexes of lung injury
Comparison of the three models of ALI (table 1⇓) showed that the different indexes of lung injury progressed in parallel since at least some degree of correlation between these indexes was evident (table 2⇓).
Type-IIA secretory phospholipase A2 activity and surfactant phospholipid quantitation
Alveolar instillation of LPS or livebacteria led to a similar level of neutrophil influx into alveolar spaces and decreased static compliance. During both injuries, sPLA2-IIA messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) was upregulated in lung homogenate (fig. 1⇓), which resulted in a parallel increase in sPLA2-IIA activity (table 1⇑). This was accompanied by a marked loss in surfactant phospholipid content 24 h after LPS or bacterial instillation (fig. 2⇓). No significant change in this content was observed 6 h after instillation (data not shown). In LPS-, bacteria-instilled rats and healthy rats, a negative correlation between the increased concentration of sPLA2-IIA activity in BAL fluid and the decrease in compliance was evident (fig. 3⇓). By contrast, ANTU-induced injury did not lead to alveolar-neutrophil recruitment or to an increase in sPLA2-IIA mRNA expression and activity (table 1⇑ and fig. 1⇓); it also did not lead to surfactant-phospholipid degradation (data not shown). When examining all groups of rats, both sPLA2-IIA activity and BAL cell counts were positively correlated (fig. 4a⇓). Furthermore, static compliance was negatively correlated with sPLA2-IIA activity in lung homogenate (fig. 4b⇓).
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of the BAL fluid from bacteria-treated rats showed an increase in the levels of free fatty acids, with palmitic and linolenic acids being the major fatty acids released (fig. 2⇑). The levels of palmitic acid were closely correlated with the increase in sPLA2-IIA activity, suggesting that this enzyme is involved inthe hydrolysis of surfactant phospholipids in this model (data not shown). Along this line, pretreatment of animals with LY311727, a specific inhibitor of sPLA2-IIA activity, attenuated the loss of surfactant phospholipid content and associated increase in free fatty-acid levels (fig. 5⇓), induced by bacterial instillation. Nevertheless, no significant modification of any physiological measure (even bacterial culture) in bacterial-instilled rats was apparent, irrespective of whether or not they received the inhibitor (table 1⇑).
The authors next investigated whether hydrolysis of surfactant phospholipids in P. aeruginosa instilled rats is accompanied by a change in the ratio of LA to SA of surfactant. LArepresented 103% (94–112, n=2) and 33±6% (n=4) of total aggregates in saline and P. aeruginosa instilledanimals, respectively (p<0.05). When animals were pretreated with LY311727 before instillation of P. aeruginosa the percentage of LA was 38±13 (n=3, nonsignificantly different from percentage of P. aeruginosa instilled rats without inhibitor).
Surfactant deficiency has been established as the primary cause of the respiratory failure in infant respiratory distress syndrome, and transbronchial application of surfactant preparations has become the gold standard for the treatment of this disorder. In ARDS, however, surfactant deficiency seems not to be of major importance; rather, a broad spectrum of biochemical and biophysical surfactant abnormalities contributes to respiratory failure 1, 2. These included alteration of the phospholipid and fatty-acid profile, decreased levels of surfactant apoproteins, reduced content of large surfactant aggregates, inhibition of surfactant function by leaked plasma proteins and inhibition by inflammatory mediators. Among these factors, elevated levels of sPLA2-IIA could participate in inhibition of surfactant function 5, 6. The authors have previously shown that sPLA2-IIA is mainly synthesised by alveolar macrophage under tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α control 3, and participates in surfactant degradation during endotoxin-induced ALI in guinea-pigs 4. However, the functional consequences of the increased sPLA2-IIA activity were not assessed. Consequently, three models of rat ALI were investigated to assess whether increased sPLA2-IIA activity is a characteristic of ALI, and whether this activity correlates with the parameters of injury.
The three rat models of ALI were characterised by various degree of lung injury as shown by a significant decrease in respiratory static compliance and a significant increase in lung oedema compared with healthy rats. Interestingly, static compliance was correlated with both lung oedema and alveolar cell counts (table 2⇑). Accordingly with this latter finding, Ingenito et al. 15 have demonstrated a correlation between compliance (ex-vivo experiments on lung strip from acid-instilled animals) and cellular infiltration. Furthermore, activated leukocytes have been shown to cause surfactant dysfunction in vitro by serine protease-mediated degradation of surfactant protein-A 16.
Increased type-IIA secretory phospholipase A2 activity is linked to alveolar inflammation
The main difference between the three models of ALI wasthat alveolar-neutrophil influx was observed only after LPS- or bacterial instillation, as demonstrated previously 8, 10. The authors have previously shown that an inflammatory response occurs in both LPS- and bacteria-instilled lungs, at least in term of TNF-α secretion 7, 17, and that its local secretion participates to alveolar liquid clearance 7, 18. Therefore, it could explain the absence of significant persistent oedema in these models at the 24th hour. By contrast, no neutrophil influx was apparent during ANTU-induced injury. This difference could be explained by the lack of alveolar macrophage activation during ANTU-induced injury, probably resulting in the absence of neutrophil- chemokine secretion. Along this line, it has recently been demonstrated that TNF-α secretion by alveolar macrophages is even downregulated after ANTU injury 10. Furthermore, the relationship between alveolar sPLA2-IIA activity levels and alveolar cell counts further reinforce the link between activated macrophages and/or recruited neutrophils 19 and this enzyme secretion.
Functional consequence of increased type-IIA secretory phospholipase A2 activity
The contribution of sPLA2-IIA activity to the functional decrease in static compliance is suggested by the correlation between the increase in enzyme activity and the decrease in compliance in LPS- and bacteria-instilled rats and the evidence for surfactant degradation. This latter finding, together with surfactant-function alteration, has previously been shown in the same animal model by Vanderzwan et al. 20. The present results extend their results, inasmuch as surfactant phospholipids are shown to be a major target of sPLA2-IIA. Accordingly, high concentrations of palmitic acid, the major fatty acid esterified in surfactant phospholipids, was found in BAL fluids of bacteria-instilled rats. An increase in the concentrations of other fatty acids (linoleic and linolenic acids) was also observed which suggests that sPLA2-IIA hydrolysed not only surfactant phospholipids, but also cell membrane phospholipids. Administration of LY311727, a specific inhibitor of sPLA2-IIA activity, markedly reduced the hydrolysis of surfactant phospholids without modifying bacterial clearance (data not shown) in this ALI model. Nevertheless, other factors are probably involved in lung injury since LY311727 was unable to restore a normal static compliance. Along this line, static compliance was correlated with alveolar cell counts, therefore other mediators secreted by these activated cells could have participated to the alterations of lung mechanics. In contrast to the present authors' findings, Furue et al. 21 recently demonstrated the beneficial effects of an sPLA2-IIA inhibitor (S-5920/LY315920Na) on lung mechanics in an animal model of ALI induced by oleic acid. The main difference from the present study's experimental design was that Furue et al. 21 assessed injury parameters during the first 6 h following the onset of oleic acid administration.
The results also showed that bacterial instillation markedly decreased the ratio of LA to SA. However, administration of sPLA2-IIA inhibitor LY311727 failed to prevent this decrease, which suggests that hydrolysis of surfactant phospholipids by sPLA2-IIA may not play a major role in the change of ratio aggregates observed in P. aeruginosa-treated rats. A limitation of this study was the absence of direct measurement of functional consequence of surfactant hydrolysis. However, both in-vitro and in-vivo studies have demonstrated that this hydrolysis significantly increased surface tension of surfactant 22, 23.
In summary, rat models of ALI demonstrated that an increase in both sPLA2-IIA activity and surfactant degradation occurred when alveolar inflammation was present. This was associated with a decrease in static compliance. This study demonstrates the induction of sPLA2-IIA and its involvement in surfactant degradation in an animal model of ARDS induced by bacterial infection. This model is of more pathophysiological relevance than the previously reported model using LPS as the inducer of ALI.
It would be of interest to investigate whether lipopolysaccaride is the first bacterial component involved in the induction of type-II secretory phospholipase A2. Animals treated with a specific inhibitor of type-II secretory phospholipase A2 activity demonstrated no improvement in physiological parameters despite a biochemical effect, suggesting that its activity (and probably surfactant degradation) is only one of the multiple factors involved in acute lung injury pathophysiology. Consequently, further experiments are warranted to explore whether type-II secretory phospholipase A2 activity inhibition could be associated to other treatments as exogenous surfactant.
The authors would like to thank H. Arita (Shionogi Research laboratory, Osaka, Japan) for the generous gift of the rat sPLA2-IIA cDNA.
- Received October 11, 2002.
- Accepted February 4, 2003.
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Mr. L's giant robot. Another piece of evidence that he is Luigi. All you need to do is take Peach and use her umbrella by using it and gliding over Brobot. In another situation you use Mario and the funny alien who has to go to the bathroom and you have to shoot Brobot. Just keep away from the rocks, and you'll be OK.


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1137 The book of Revelation of St. John, read in the Church's liturgy, first reveals to us, "A throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne": "the Lord God." It then shows the Lamb, "standing, as though it had been slain": Christ crucified and risen, the one high priest of the true sanctuary, the same one "who offers and is offered, who gives and is given." Finally it presents "the river of the water of life . . . flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb," one of most beautiful symbols of the Holy Spirit.
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I love it! I miss some of my former FB friends, but don't miss Facebook, not at all. It gets worse all the time ... however, why not have "couples" pages? Got something to hide? If you're married, or an "item" why shouldn't you have a "couple" page?
I see many who have said they have 'quit' Facebook. I wonder how many are actually gone, or if they just closed their account. Just closing your account does not 'delete' your information, etc. Facebook (and spammers) still have your information. When I left FB it took me over a month to have things "completely gone".
I don't miss FB a bit, and I left for the very reason is stated here ... they take too much liberty, with no warnings of their changes or, at best, confusing management tactics ... it's bad enough everyone treats FB like their living rooms and then have the audacity to get mad at people who post things they don't want to hear ... DUH, what do you all expect?


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The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner, also known as Staking a Claim, is the seventh book in Scholastic's My Name Is America. It was first published in April 2000 and was written by Laurence Yep. The book was republished under a new title in November 2013.
- "To H. Mark Lai, a pioneer in his own right."
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- "July 18
...the American miners blamed us for everything that had gone wrong in their lives—from lower wages to rain and warts. A month before I came, in other districts, the Americans threw the Chinese out. And some of the American miners here want to do the same thing.
Uncle says that this is proof that gold is a curse. It twists people's minds and makes them act like beasts.
I am beginning to think Uncle is right.
I feel like shivering, but not from the cold.
America is so lovely—and yet so frightening."
- ""Will we ever find more gold?
After a dangerous journey alone from China to America, Wong Ming-Chung has arrived in the land of opportunity. He's come to California to work as a miner with his uncle and send money back home to his family. There are stories about the vast riches of gold to be found on Golden Mountain, and Wong is eager to prove himself. He secures a good position within the mining camp but soon discovers the truth: The gold is dwindling. What little gold they discover is quickly demanded by the government in the form of high taxes, or stolen by thieves who resent the Chinese. Wong has exchanged the famine and war of China for brutal bullies and grueling labor in America. Yet he is determined to find fortune in his new home. To do so, he'll have to come up with an incredible plan to outwit the ruthless men who know the mountains and gold like their own names. But will it be enough? In his journal, Wong chronicles the terror and excitement, the long days and harsh nights, and the new friends he makes as he finds his place in America."
- Main article: List of Staking a Claim characters
- Main article: Laurence Yep
- "The author would like to thank the California Historical Society, the Oakland Museum, the California Railroad Museum, the Bancroft Library, the Monterey Public Library, and the McHenry Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz for this help with this book. He would also like to thank his long-suffering wife, Joanne Ryder, who was such a good sport while he obsessed about the research."
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In the weeks since hiring Joe Judge as their new head coach, the Giants have worked to put together a coaching staff and they announced that they've completed that process on Wednesday.
The names of many of the coaches who will be working under Judge this season have been previously reported, including offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey. McGaughey was on the staff last year while Graham ran the defense in Miami and Garrett was the Cowboys head coach.
Garrett isn't the only assistant with head coaching experience. Tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens was the top man in Cleveland last year, senior offensive assistant Derek Dooley was once the head coach at University of Tennessee and outside linebackers coach Bret Bielema is a former head coach at Wisconsin and Arkansas.
The rest of the Giants' offensive staff is made up of quarterbacks coach Jerry Schuplinski, running backs coach Burton Burns, wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert, offensive line coach Marc Colombo, assistant offensive line coach Ben Wilkerson, offensive assistant Stephen Brown and offensive quality control coach Bobby Blick.
Defensive line coach Sean Spencer, inside linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer, defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson, assistant defensive backs coach Anthony Blevins, defensive assistant Jody Wright and defensive quality control coach Mike Treier join Graham and Bielema on the defensive side of the ball. Tom Quinn remains on hand as the assistant special teams coach.


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We are proud to announce that Jared W. Julian has been designated a board certified family law attorney by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS). It is a major accomplishment to become a board certified attorney in Texas. Unlike other practicing attorneys in Texas, board certified attorneys can represent themselves as specialists in their practice areas.
There are more than 100,000 attorneys who can practice law in Texas, but only a small percentage have received this designation. Attorneys must meet stringent and ongoing requirements before and after they become certified.
- Applicants must have been in practice for a minimum of five years. In addition, an applicant must demonstrate three years of substantial involvement in an area of law.
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- Attorneys who are board certified must continue to be involved in their specialty areas. Their involvement must be periodically substantiated by peers in their fields. In addition, attorneys must continue to meet the CLE requirements stipulated by TBLS.
Jared Julian has demonstrated that he is committed to excellence as a family law attorney by receiving this designation. Mr. Julian can help Texas residents with various family law matters, including child support payments, paternity suits, child custody modifications, alternative dispute resolution and child protective services (CPS) actions. He is also a certified mediator.
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Wheaton College's Michael McCraith has earned Third Team All-Central Region from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
The selection is the second time in his career that McCraith has been named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team, he was a First Team honoree in 2017.
McCraith posted a team-best 2.88 ERA in 68-1/3 innings over 10 starts for the Thunder baseball team in 2019. He struck out a team-best 81 batters this season and held opponents to a .215 opponent batting average allowing only 10 extra-base hits all year.
A three-time First Team All-CCIW honoree, McCraith was second in the the CCIW this year with a .211 opponents' batting average in league contests. His four victories against CCIW foes ranked fourth in the CCIW. He posted a 3.06 ERA in CCIW action this season, with 33 strikeouts in 35-1/3 innings of work. He posted two complete games in his five CCIW starts, including one shutout.
McCraith is second all-time in program history in strikeouts with 247 in his career and he is second in career wins (19). In four seasons on the mound for the Thunder, McCraith appeared in 37 games with 32 starts and a 19-7 career record. His 214-1/3 innings pitched is ninth in program history.
McCraith's nine victories in 2017 is the highest single-season total by a Wheaton pitcher in program history and his 83 strikeouts in 2018 is tied for eighth in team history. His six victories this year ranks ninth in the team record books and his 81 strikeouts this year is 10th in program history.
Wheaton College sponsors 21 varsity sports, and Thunder teams compete at the NCAA Division III level. The Thunder Athletics program has won five NCAA Division III Championships since 1984, and Wheaton student-athletes have won 31 Division III individual National Championships all-time. For more information, visit athletics.wheaton.edu.To view these students click here: https://wheaton.meritpages.com/achievements/Wheaton-College-Ill-Michael-McCraith-picks-up-ABCA-All-Region-recognition/108257


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Bab Touma Churches: A Tale of Religious Tolerance
Inexhaustible tales are dug in every ancient stone of Bab Touma . Tales that are abundant with the nobility of history and the light of holiness that shines its walls, buildings , alleys and avenues , giving them more charm that attracts people to breathe the fragrance of an ancient past.
With every passing day, the ancient stones inside the wall of Damascus in Bab Touma adds a new mystery to visitor 's curiosity to come once and again to identify those unmatched features whose secrets are indeed revealed to local residents who have preserved these places from the ancestors.
The existence of many churches in the heart of this area gives the visitor a sense of being closer to God Almighty , especially when embracing the minarets of mosques , creating an atmosphere of religious intimacy especially when mosque prayers melt with the ring of the church bill to tell all visitors that Damascus is the land of civilizations and the cradle of divine religions.
Mai Othman, SANA reporter quoted the 60-year old Jawdat Raffoul , a resident of Bab Touma says that the most beautiful in Bab Touma is the preservation of its ancient legacy, adding that wondering in its ancient lanes and alleys recalls memoires of decades- old tales.
Raffoul's house adjoins the " Sultanate of the world" cathedral : an ancient church, situated in Lazarieh lane and dates back to 1860 AD . Raffoul considered this neighborhood as more valuable and precious than the treasures of the whole world. " I do not want to leave the place, where I was born and grown up, whatever temptations would be. " he said .
Raffoul added that along the main street of Bab Touma towards Bab Sharqi , there are 15 churches and monasteries. Each is considered as a unique for ancient Syrian and Byzantine icons which attract pilgrims , tourists and expatriates from all parts of the world .
"Although different in terms of construction , decoration and the presence of statues and arches, the building style of these churches and monasteries are almost similar as if painted by the brush of the same artist who gives each monument a special character while preserving the special color and characteristics," Mr. Raffoul explained .
" The spirit of coexistence and religious co-existence and tolerance experienced in the old city of Damascus and in Bab Touma, in particular , enabled this area occupying a special position for all Syrians."
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For the safety and enjoyment of all of our guests, we require that visitors to Glenora adhere to these policies:
Parties of 13 or fewer, including limos and buses, are welcome to walk in any time! We appreciate your patience during busy times as we do our best to quickly get you to the next available tasting counter. If you have a driver and notice multiple buses/limos in the parking lot as you arrive, it can be a good idea to send the driver in to check on the wait time before the group comes in. During exceptionally busy times and for parties of 8 or more tasting together, sweet and dry flight menus will be offered.
All members of the group must be at least 21 years of age and present valid identification. We accept United States driver's licenses, US State Issued IDs, Military IDs, NYC ID cards, US Employment Authorization Cards, and Passport Books. Minors under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and only guests whose age has been verified as 21+ may stand at the tasting counter. The entire party will forfeit their tasting and be asked to leave if a minor attempts to misrepresent their age, or attempts to consume or purchase alcohol.
We are required by law to refuse service to anyone our staff deems to appear visibly intoxicated. If any member or members of your group appear intoxicated, you will be asked to leave. By law, outside alcoholic beverages are not permitted in the winery. Please leave them in your vehicle. Climbing on the barrels and winery equipment is strictly prohibited. We encourage you to drink responsibly.
For the comfort of all our guests, we maintain a family-friendly atmosphere. Guests stand at the counter during tastings. Please let us know in advance if you require special accommodations. Thank you for reading and understanding our policies, and we look forward to your visit! For any questions, please call us direct at (607) 243-9504.


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Stories about International Relations from February, 2010
28 February 2010
Global: The Tiger's Year And Tiger Farming
Wildlife activists and organizations around the world are determined to make sure that this is really "The year of the Tiger". They have seized this opportunity to step up their...
26 February 2010
Greece, Germany and the middle finger of Venus de Milo
In the continuing drama of the Greek financial crisis, a row erupted last week because of a German magazine cover that depicted ancient Greek statue Venus de Milo flipping a...
25 February 2010
Global: Concerns About Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
The last meeting of negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has provoked the protest of online communities against both its content and the circumstances of their negotiations
24 February 2010
Greece: Bloggers respond fiercely to financial crisis
Greek bloggers react with uncommon drama, spirit and gravitas to the financial crisis facing Greece. The socialist government elected last October is battling currency speculators while trying to avoid defaulting...
23 February 2010
Russia: New Military Doctrine and Information Security
The new Russian military doctrine provides an interesting opportunity to evaluate the role of information from security perspective. This may apply to the issues of cyber security and Internet, as...
22 February 2010
20 February 2010
Coup in Niger: Bloggers sigh in relief at the ousting of President Tandja
On Thursday, February 18th a coup d'état took place in Niger, in which President Mamadou Tandja was captured after a gun battle in the capital. A few months ago Tandja...


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Rugby isn't a sport often associated with the Caribbean, but over the last few years it has seen a huge expansion at both adult and junior level. Our projects first started by aiding the development of rugby when we set up the first community and school teams in St Lucia. At that time there was no grassroots program for children, but since then we have seen teams and schools established all over the island.
St Lucia now has a small but competative rugby league, with four teams representing four local communities.
By volunteering as a rugby coach you can be involved in the continued development of the sport in a very exciting time for the game. With more players joining each year and St Lucia now hosting a number of rugby tournaments each year you will have the chance to both coach and play.
Your Placement
We welcome rugby volunteers who enjoy playing or coaching rugby, be it socially with friends, representing your school, club or university team, or even as far as holding rugby coaching qualifications. We base our tours and placements around your experience and what you wish to gain from your time with us, whether this be working to develop the national side with more elite training or working on our community and schools projects where the emphasis is more on fun and participation. Whatever your background, be assured that you will be able to offer something positive to the children and rugby coaching projects you work on.
As a volunteer rugby coach you will be expected to help organise and run training sessions and rugby matches. This will be a great experience for building friendships and developing your own confidence in sports coaching. You will also be able to swap coaching ideas with the other volunteers and the St Lucian coaching staff and players.
Additional Information
Accommodation, airport transfers, 24 hour assistance, coaching placements, pre departure support, transport to and from training sessions, coaching shirt and breakfast.
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The shorest project option we have is a two week placement. We would recomend you stay for longer to give yourself a chance to explore the island and make a meaningful impact on your sport. Below we have our start dates and the duration options. We work in two week increments.
Start dates 2020
7th Feb - 2 weeks to 30 weeks
21st Feb - 2 weeks to 28 weeks
6th Mar - 2 weeks to 26 weeks
20th Mar - 2 weeks to 24 weeks
3rd Apr - 2 weeks to 22 weeks
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1st May - 2 weeks to 18 weeks
15th May - 2 weeks to 16 weeks
29th May - 2 weeks to 14 weeks
12th Jun - 2 weeks to 12 weeks
26th Jun - 2 weeks to 10 weeks
10th Jul - 2 weeks to 8 weeks
24th Jul - 2 weeks to 6 weeks
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The money sentence: "The majority of the American underclass are neither virtuous nor (by any rational standard of true poverty) are they poor." From xrugger at theburningplatform.com:
I've read a few things recently that might lead one to believe that the poor in America are held down solely by the machinations of the rich and connected. There seems to be a sentiment out there that the poor are simply not responsible for the state in which they find themselves and that one day they will rise up and throw off the shackles that bind them in poverty and want. Everything has been done to them; therefore, we are obligated to do everything for them. As will be obvious shortly, I disagree.
Do not put your hope for change in the poor and downtrodden of this country. Your faith in the supposed virtuous poor is badly misplaced. The majority of the American underclass are neither virtuous nor (by any rational standard of true poverty) are they poor. This is not a statement meant to absolve the wealthy and powerful of their sins in that they have done much to degrade and destroy the "disadvantaged" of this nation. They will have their own millstone to deal with. Having said that, let's chat a little bit about the true state of the American underclass.
First, let's dispel the notion that the American poor are truly poor. Oh sure, by the standards of the poor in other western industrial nations, the American version may indeed be worse in some ways than, say, the German poor, or the British poor, or the Australian poor. However, when you bring the grinding poverty of Africa, India, or rural China into the calculation, then what it means to be poor in America becomes discernable in its proper context.
If you have central heat and air conditioning in your subsidized housing, or even in the homeless shelter for that matter, then you are far better off than sub-Saharan Africans who burn buffalo dung for heat. If you cook your subsidized meals on an electric or gas stove under an electric light, then you and yours exist at a level of comfort unknown to huge numbers of the truly destitute. If you have the luxury of indoor plumbing, then you have far exceeded the standards of the rural poor in India where the majority of the population still defecate in the open.
To continue reading: The Virtuous Poor in America


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Expository note: Rom. 3:23
For years I've used Rom. 3:23 in preaching as a proof text that everyone (except Jesus, of course) has sinned. I mean, there it is: all--everyone, everywhere, everywhen--have sinned. But if you actually look at, you know, the whole sentence, there's a problem in the very next verse: ". . . being justified gratuitously by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."
Do you see it? If you try to use Rom. 3:23 as proof that everyone has sinned, then there's no way around using v. 24 to say that everyone has now been saved. Universalism, anyone?
How do we get out of that little pit? Once again, it helps to look at the whole sentence, so let's take in v. 22: ". . . the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all the ones who believe, for there is no difference. . ." So, the all in v. 23 refers not to every human being, but only to every believer. If we start at v. 19 and read Paul's whole idea here, it becomes pretty clear that the all refers to both Jew and Gentile, but again, only to believers.
Does that mean not everyone has sinned? Of course not. Elsewhere the NT makes clear that, in fact, everyone sins (Rom. 1:18-2:11; Heb. 4:15). The only problem is that Rom. 3:23 is not quite so easy to use as a one-step proof of universal depravity. It's still helpful, though. By the how-much-more logic often found in Scripture, if all Christians have sinned and are worthy of death (Rom. 6:23), then how much more are unbelievers.
So in a sense, we're back almost to where we started. But for me, at least, actually seeing what the Bible says (rather than what I would like it to say) has been both humbling and invigorating. I can't wait to be humbled again if it means coming a little closer to the truth of God's Word.
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Warning. This is a PTA Purchase.
These little bad boys are a ready-to-rock lesson plan, complete with student debate, pre-selected readings, and a written response. And about a billion teacher support documents on how to teach DBQs.
Our district is all about writing these days (which they should be... cuz the kids can't write.) and this is how we are accomplishing these goals.
I tend to dip into one of these a quarter, as they fit with my curriculum. They are a time sucker, but you get what you put into it.
You do have to teach the kids how to sort documents (they cutely call it "bucketing"), how to write a strong thesis (aka the chicken foot), and even how to debate. Some great ideas that I picked up from the DBQ gurus when they came out to visit FCPS include handing out poker chips to kids, requiring them to cash them in for each point they audibilize. (Thus keeping the conversation monopolizers in check) Another great idea is requiring the kids to reference a document for each point that they make, because they have to do it when they write, too.
Anyways, it is a great resource; well worth the cost to your SCHOOL.
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