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November 15, 2012
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OC?s Top Philanthropists Announced for 27th Annual National Philanthropy Day OC

Nine outstanding honorees to be recognized for their philanthropic impact to Orange County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ORANGE COUNTY, CA? Orange County?s top philanthropists, business leaders and individuals of 2012 have been announced and will be honored at this year?s National Philanthropy Day Orange County luncheon celebration on November 15, 2012 for their outstanding philanthropy in the community.

National Philanthropy Day Orange County has become the most prominent philanthropic recognition event in Orange County, with over 1000 honorees since its inception in 1985 including honors in past years for OC philanthropists Donald Bren, Marion Knott, Henry and Susan Samueli, and Henry Segerstrom.

The 2012 National Philanthropy Day Orange County Awards Luncheon, with the theme ?Giving is Always in Season,? will be held Thursday, November 15, 2012 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Orange County located at 11999 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove, CA.

Outstanding honorees will receive a brilliant, glass heart-shaped art piece, created by Orange County artist John Barber.

Marybelle and Sebastian Paul Musco, the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Honorees, will be Honorary Chairs.

ABOUT NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY: National Philanthropy Day Orange County honors those who have demonstrated philanthropy and enhanced their communities and the world. Each year more than 100 Association of Fundraising Professionals chapters throughout the US and Canada honor the philanthropic efforts of individuals, businesses, and groups. Net proceeds of the event support the ethical advancement of philanthropy in the community by the Orange County Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

National Philanthropy Day Orange County is sponsored by the Orange County Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and is presented by the Orange County Register. For more information, visit www.npdoc.org

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Media Inquiries contact:

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Sheri Nazaroff, NPDOC Event Co-Chair, 714-628-7266, Nazaroff@chapman.edu

2012 OUTSTANDING HONOREES

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Joann Leatherby, Silverado

Nominated by: Chapman University

*Deeply dedicated to education, the arts and disadvantaged children

*Joann Leatherby has a passion for academia and has been a supporter of Chapman University for decades, including being an active Board of Trustees member since 1994, currently chairing the Advancement Committee and the 2012 American Celebration, Chapman?s signature and important fundraising gala. She has played a key role providing comprehensive vision for Chapman?s future including spearheading the campaign to build Leatherby Libraries and in creating the Chapman Plan, which has led to increased institutional support for improved undergraduate and graduate programs. Also a supporter of disadvantaged children, as a representative of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and an arts supporter of South Coast Repertory Theatre, Pacific Symphony and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Leatherby has had a wide-ranging impact on the OC community. She also co-founded Casa de Amma, a unique apartment community fostering growth and independence in adults with special needs.

OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIST

Bruno Serato, Anaheim

Nominated by: Assistance League Anaheim

*Committed to helping the less fortunate, having served over 300,000 pasta dinners to ?motel children?

*Selected as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of the Year in 2012, Bruno Serato, owner of the Anaheim White House restaurant and visionary for the culinary trend ?California cuisine,? has raised well over $1M through philanthropic efforts. An American success story, Serato immigrated to the U.S. with only $200, and as a homage to his beginning, he has made a priority of giving back to those less fortunate, including serving pasta dinners daily to nearly 300 children who live in motels. To date, he has served approximately 300,000 dinners to ?motel children.? In May, he moved four motel families into their own apartments and intends to move 20 more families in 2012. Passionate about helping those in need, he assists in renovating homes for the elderly and infirmed as a member of Paint Your Heart Out, Anaheim, and founded Caterina?s Girls Club, in honor of his mother, to benefit underprivileged girls in Anaheim. Serato was awarded by Cypress College as Man of the Year in 2012 and as Anaheim?s Americana ?Citizen of the Year? in 2003. Boys & Girls Club Anaheim, Assistance League Anaheim, Orange County Board of Education, American Italian Renaissance Foundation, among others, have also honored Serato.

OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIC GROUP

Assistance League Anaheim, Anaheim

Nominated by: Sally Ann Catering

*Over 70 years and nearly 900,000 hours of serving those less fortunate

*Assistance League Anaheim assists nearly 5,000 individuals each year, through 19 programs, with the purpose of ?acting as a friend at all times, to men, women and children in need of care, guidance and assistance spiritually, mentally, and physically.? In over 70 years, the nonprofit organization has contributed nearly 900,000 hours through more than 50 programs. This volunteer-run chapter has clothed about 50,000 men, women and children; provided hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment for teaching the blind, including a van to transport children; has dispersed 20,000 hygiene kits; given hundreds of assault and rape survival kits to local hospitals; provided over 700 cool caps for cancer children; helped hundreds of children with needed dental care and eye glasses replacement; and given hundreds of teddy bears to the Anaheim police and fire departments for disbursements to traumatized children, among other projects. Currently, Assistance League Anaheim?s largest project is Operation School Bell, where volunteers work with children to provide new school clothing and supplies, to ensure less fortunate children can attend school with the pride and self-esteem needed to succeed.

OUTSTANDING FOUNDER

Ronald M. Simon/Simon Foundation for Education and Housing, Newport Beach

Nominated by: Echo Media Group

*Provided over 600 educational scholarships valued at $20M to support economically disadvantaged students to reach success

*Ronald Simon focused his entrepreneurial leadership on giving back to determined teens through the ?Simon Scholars? program, which supports economically disadvantaged high school students and helps them advance through education to succeed in achieving ?the American Dream.? The program, featuring a six-year long scholarship, offers academic and social support in order to prepare high school students for college and life, including life skills training, academic tools, leadership development and college readiness instruction, and $30,000 for financial support, programs and services. To date, the Simon Foundation has awarded over 600 scholarships in goods and services valued at over $20M, from a personal foundation created by Simon. Of those who entered the Simon Scholars program, 90.7% are still active students or have graduated college, many of which that have ?beat the odds,? including scholarship recipient and Santa Ana resident Jonathan Espinoza, born to a single, teen parent and the oldest of six children, who saw education as a means to rise above poverty. Simon Scholars prepared him for college and developed his leadership skills. Today, Espinoza is enrolling as a freshman with a full ride to Georgetown University Fall 2012, and was offered a summer 2012 internship at the White House.

OUTSTANDING SMALL CORPORATION OR BUSINESS

S.D. Deacon Corp. of California, Irvine Office, Irvine

Nominated by: Deacon Charitable Foundation

*Passionate about community giving, with over $32,500 to 15 OC organizations from September 2011-2012 and continued employee charitable giving programs

*S.D. Deacon is passionate about supporting its community through charitable giving and in 2005 created the grant-making ?Deacon Charitable Foundation,? which will make grants to at least 15 OC organizations, totaling $32,500 between September 2011-2012. With an all-volunteer Giving Committee who surveys what issues are important to its employees, giving priorities include children and families, the environment and animal protection. Deacon also offers employee-matching programs, including matching an employee?s personal donation up to $500, dollar for dollar, per year; a volunteer match of $10/hour for time spent making a difference for a charity. Other ways S.D. Deacon employees give back is by hosting food, clothing, school supply and gift drives, as well as participating in events that benefit local nonprofits. In December 2011, the Giving Committee hosted an ?Adopt a Family? gift drive and donated shoes to Acacia Adult Day Care. S.D. Deacon?s collective impact has made a positive difference to the OC community.

OUTSTANDING MID-SIZE CORPORATION OR BUSINESS

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Huntington Beach/Tustin

Nominated by: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, Huntington Beach Kiwanis, National Association of Women Business Owners (Orange County), Orange Catholic Foundation, Orange County High School of the Arts, Pacific Symphony, WHW (Women Helping Women/Men2Work), YWCA of North Orange County

*Committed to donating $1M every year to charitable, civic and religious organizations

*For over 105 years, Farmers & Merchants Bank has supported its communities. Seeing a need in the community, Founder CJ Walker spearheaded fundraising and gave up his own salary to help fund the launch of the Long Beach YMCA in 1922, and, today, later generations of Walkers and F&M leadership continue to give with the same passion. Each year, F&M donates $1M to nonprofits, charities and religious entities. Supporters of the arts, F&M, under the leadership of CEO W. Henry Walker and COO Kevin Tiber, played an instrumental role in financing a $30M expansion for the Orange County High School of the Arts? new Center for the Performing Arts / Margaret A. Webb Theatre. Giving back to deserving children of the OC community, and carrying on the philanthropic spirit of his family, Walker provides personal as well as F&M contributions and volunteer resources to Big Brother Big Sisters of Orange County, including F&M team members filling a critical need for long-term mentoring relationships, and giving contributions of $190,000. Civic organizations such as the Huntington Beach Kiwanis are another beneficiary of F&M. F&M helped to underwrite the purchase of the HB Kiwanis cooking trailer, which resulted in a doubling of net income for cooking fundraisers. F&M also provides significant support to Orange County?s Pacific Symphony, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, National Association of Women Business Owners-OC, Olive Crest, the Santa Ana Police Association, Orange Catholic Foundation, among others.

OUTSTANDING LARGE CORPORATION OR BUSINESS

The PIMCO Foundation, Newport Beach

Nominated by: CAPOC?s Orange County Food Bank, Grandma?s House of Hope, Illumination Foundation, JDRF, Olive Crest, OneOC

*Significantly impacting areas of urgent need through over $7M of giving and 8,864 employee volunteer hours to 100+ nonprofits

*PIMCO sets a strong example of corporate giving, having donated $7,712,535 through their employee match program, employee choice awards, grants program, good neighbor program and excellence awards program. The global investment solutions provider has an ambitious vision to have a positive community impact, including by giving back through the Orange County Food Bank?s ?Share the Harvest? campaign. PIMCO raised funds to purchase food to assemble 1,000 food boxes its first and second year participating, then doubled the number of boxes its third year, provided 5,000 its fourth year and in this their fifth year established a goal to raise funds to feed 10,000 families. Through the PIMCO Partners Program, which promotes employee volunteerism to support the community, 850 employee volunteers have contributed 8,864 hours to 100+ nonprofits. Philanthropy is immersed in PIMCO?s culture, with 460 employees personally giving to what amounted to a match of $377,568 to nonprofits of their choice. PIMCO fosters a culture of giving that positively touches many charities, nonprofits and organizations throughout its communities.

OUTSTANDING YOUTH OR YOUTH GROUP

Nikita Urs, Santa Ana
Nominated by: Douglas Williams

*Passionate about helping less fortunate children, having collected over 1,000 Christmas boxes for underprivileged kids and donating her hair eight times to the ill, from age 5-15

*As a sibling to a brother diagnosed with cerebral palsy, Nikita Urs, 15, has a keen insight into what it is ?to be without,? through experiences with her brother, 18, who cannot talk, walk or eat. He has been her driving force to give back to the less fortunate. Since she was five-years-old, Urs has volunteered for Operation Christmas Child, was provides shoeboxes of Christmas toys, school supplies and necessities for underprivileged kids around the world. In 2003, at six-years-old, she collected 100 boxes and, with increases each year, collected 930 boxes in 2010. Beginning at age eight, in 2005, Urs donated her hair to Locks of Love, and has since donated her hair seven more times. A strong advocate for special needs kids, at age 10, Urs organized a fundraiser, selling chocolates, to raise $500 for Sea Star School for Neuroeducation, a school for kids with traumatic brain injuries. At 11, she raised $600 for the school. For many years, she organized a fundraising carnival at Hillview Special School, for kids with physical and mental disabilities. In 2011, she hosted an ice cream Sunday social for the school?s students and staff. Additionally, Urs has completed 82 hours of tutoring in the last three years and 41 volunteer hours at her local public library since 2009.

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER

Joe Lins, Fullerton
Nominated by: St. Jude Memorial Foundation

*Committed to serving the local community through giving and leadership, including donating free ads for area nonprofits on a highly visible company billboard

*Joe Lins has made a significant impact on local nonprofits through his volunteerism and through his business as co-owner of Century 21 Discovery in Fullerton. Through running free ads for area nonprofits on a Century 21 Discovery billboard at the very busy street corners of Valencia Mesa Dr. and Harbor Blvd. and hosting Century 21 Discovery?s Annual Charity Dinner & Auction events to benefit local nonprofits, over the past 17 years raising $215,000 as of December 2011, Lins? spirit of teamwork is infectious in bringing others together to provide philanthropic support. A volunteer leader on the Board of Directors for St. Jude?s Memorial Foundation, his support totals nearly a quarter of $1M, since 1994, and under Lins chairmanship, St. Jude?s capital Campaign for Excellence reached its $50M goal in 2009. Lins was the recipient of the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce 2012 Hawkins Business Leadership Award for his support for organizations including the Boys and Girls Club of Fullerton, Donate Life, Fullerton School District, Cal State Fullerton and more.

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Obama vs. Romney go app vs. app on iPhone

Obama vs. Romney go app vs. app on iPhone

The U.S. presidential election is going mobile, with both Democratic President Barak Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney fielding iPhone apps this week to inform their respective bases and, dare we hope, the greater electorate. They're two very different apps from two very different parties and candidates, so let's take a look at them both...

The Democrat's app is Obama for America, and focuses on campaign messaging.

We?re building this campaign from the ground up, and the Obama 2012 app has all the tools you need to join the fight to move the country forward:

The Republican's app is Mitt's VP, and focuses on who'll be chosen as running mate. (And is also available for Android.)

It?s a question everyone?s asking: who will be Mitt Romney?s VP? There?s no telling when that answer might come. But when it does, be the first to find out and access exclusive content with the Mitt?s VP app.

Now I'm Canadian, where we have 238 parties, a non-elected senate, and no direct way to choose the leader of our country (the majority leader runs the place), so I have no candidate in this race. Still, I'm happy to see something as important as a national election embracing technology and mobile, and understanding the importance of reaching out to the type of people who use apps, read iMore and Mobile Nations, and regardless of political leanings, will help shape the future.

So whether you're passionate or pragmatic, you country is getting ready to call on your vote, so here's hoping everyone downloads both apps (and all apps associated with the campaigns), carefully scrutinizes both candidates across the full range of issues, and makes whatever Hobson's choice they ultimately feel is best for them and for America. (Aside from drafting Tim Cook, of course...)

Go get 'em.

Free - Download Obama for America

Free - Download Mitt's VP



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Mississippi Couple Told to Marry Elsewhere After Church Members Complain About "Black Wedding"

The day before their wedding, Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson of Jackson, MS, were told that they would have to find a new location for the event because, as the pastor put it, other members were uncomfortable with a black couple being married there.?

The First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs does not exclude black members, which is precisely why pastor?Stan Weatherford was so shocked by the response to the wedding. Aiming to do the right thing, Weatherford?performed the ceremony at a different church.?

The church will conduct internal meetings to decide how to proceed. As expected, nobody is willing to come forward and admit to having an issue with a "black wedding," but there were reportedly five or six people who voiced just that complaint. A number of members have spoken out against the decision after the fact, saying they were unaware of it.

What's truly unfortunate about the situation is that Te'Andrea Wilson had been attending First Baptist for a year along with her father, and her uncle was a custodian at the church.

RELATED: The Most Ratchet News Stories of?March,?April,?May?and?June.

[via Gawker]


Tags: mississippi, jackson, first-baptist-church-of-crystal-springs

Source: http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2012/07/mississippi-couple-told-to-marry-elsewhere-after-church-members-complain-about-black-wedding

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Long-distance distress signal from periphery of injured nerve cells begins with locally made protein

ScienceDaily (July 30, 2012) ? When the longest cells in the body are injured at their farthest reaches, coordinating the cells' repair is no easy task. This is in part because these peripheral nerve cells can be extremely long -- up to one meter in adult humans -- which is a lot of distance for a molecular distress signal to cover in order to reach the "command center" of the cell's nucleus.

Scientists have believed this process to be even more challenging because their textbook understanding for many years has been that the axons -- the long extensions of nerve cells away from the main cell body containing the nucleus -- do not manufacture the proteins involved in the molecular signal themselves. Yet, in recent years, some scientists have begun to challenge that textbook understanding, with preliminary evidence that one key protein involved in setting off a distress signal for cellular repair, known as importin beta1, was locally produced in the axons. They just weren't sure how.

"Now these textbooks need to be rewritten," said Dr. Jeffery Twiss, a professor and head of the department of biology in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences. Twiss co-authored new research recently published in Neuron, led by collaborators from the Weizmann Institute of Science. "Our new research is one of the strongest indicators yet of molecular signaling from end to end in peripheral nerve cells."

These researchers have provided strong new evidence that the protein importin beta1 is indeed produced locally in the axons of peripheral nerve cells. They also found that the version of the protein, when found in the axon, is made using a different molecular recipe than the version found in the nucleus, where it performs different essential cell functions. These discoveries may help scientists better understand how subsequent steps operate in the distress signal and in nerve cell repair, so they can eventually control and enhance the process to speed up recovery from nerve injuries.

Finding this evidence was far from simple: Importins are so crucial in the cell's nucleus that even the smallest embryo could not survive without them. But Rotem Ben-Tov Perry, a research student at the Weizmann Institute who was lead author of the new study, found a way to distinguish the importin beta1 in the cell body from that in the axon: The axonal protein was apparently made from a longer version of messenger RNA, the cell's working recipe for building a protein. To see if they could selectively affect just the axonal version of the protein, the Weizmann researchers worked with Drexel's Twiss to take advantage of high precision knock-out technology. Rather than knocking a whole gene out of the system, they managed to remove one little piece of the messenger RNA's recipe for manufacturing importins- just the longer bit that sends the RNA to the axon.

Now they observed plenty of importin beta1 in the cell body, but none in the axons. With the axonal segment of RNA knocked out of the recipe for importin beta1, a mouse embryo still had the importin it needed near the nucleus of its cells to grow and develop into a living animal -- but it took much longer to recover from peripheral nerve injury. Genes that are normally active in response to nerve damage were activated to a lesser degree. All of this suggests that the importin beta1 that normally helps inform the extended nerve cell about injury is, indeed, produced locally in the axon -- and that this protein found in the axon is a key part of the nerve repair signaling process.

"The data shows conclusively that importin beta1 protein is produced in axons, Rotem's work has validated the importins' crucial role in nerve repair," said Dr. Michael Fainzilber, senior author and professor at the Weizmann Institute.

Twiss said that next steps will be to better describe how the signaling process involving importin beta1 delivers a signal to begin nerve cell repair and, ultimately, develop strategies to better control these molecular steps of the repair mechanisms to improve nerve cell regeneration after injury.

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  1. Rotem?Ben-Tov Perry, Ella Doron-Mandel, Elena Iavnilovitch, Ida Rishal, Shachar?Y. Dagan, Michael Tsoory, Giovanni Coppola, Marguerite?K. McDonald, Cynthia Gomes, Daniel?H. Geschwind, Jeffery?L. Twiss, Avraham Yaron, Mike Fainzilber. Subcellular Knockout of Importin ?1 Perturbs Axonal Retrograde Signaling. Neuron, 2012; 75 (2): 294 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.05.033

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Monday 30 July 2012

Copyright Olympics: The App Store's 8 cheekiest London 2012 cash-ins

The Olympics brand police are currently running around London in Adidas trainers with Samsung smartphones, dousing Londoners in Coca-Cola while shoving McDonald's fries into the stunned, open mouths of any onlookers.

London 2012 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games Screenshot
Official branding is important to the powers that be at LOCOG, prompting it to release a list of phrases prohibited from use without its say-so. They are:

  • "Olympic", "Olympian", "Olympiad", "Paralympic", "Paralympian", "Paralympiad" their plurals, translations and anything similar to them.
  • "Backing the 2012 Games", "Supporting the London Games"
  • Any two List A words or any word from List A and List B in the same sentence:
    • LIST A: "Games", "Two Thousand and Twelve", "2012", "Twenty-Twelve"
    • LIST B: "London", "medals", "sponsors", "summer", "gold", "silver", "bronze"

Here, we celebrate the App Store games happily sticking two fingers in the direction of LOCOG's brand guidelines in order to milk Olympic fever in a number of increasingly creative ways. We've even awarded them Gold, Silver and bronze medal later on. Take that, The Man...

8th: ZooOlympic

London 2012 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games Screenshot
Zoo Olympic's events include Sea Escape, Enjoy Flying, Memory Card and Eat Meat - therefore using the word Olympic at the risk of enraging LOCOG for almost no reason at all. We respect this level of flippancy.

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Sunday 29 July 2012

Hyderabad CA concede lead

Mysore, July 29

p>Centuries by Arjun Yadav (136) and Ahmed Quadri (106) went in vain for Hyderabad CA who conceded a 215-run lead to Rajasthan CA in the Shafi Darash cricket tournament here Sunday.

Replying to Rajasthan?s first innings total of 626, Hyderabad were all out for 411 on the penultimate day of the four-day match.

In Alur, Baroda CA, trailing by 112 runs to Bangladesh ?A?, were 388 for five in their second knock, courtesy half-centuries by Ambatti Rayudu (86), Pinal Shah (76), Kedhar Devdhar (67 batting) and Anupam Gupta (67).

Brief scores:

Bangalore: KSCA Colts: 406 all out in 127.5 overs and 262 for 2 in 78 overs (KB Pawan 125 batting, Amit Verma 61 batting, R Samarth 61) vs KSCA XI: 190 all out in 59.1overs (Rajoo Bhatkal 52 not out, Parappa M 3/45, P Magizhendan 3/33, Sunil N Raju 2/47).

Alur: Baroda CA 202 all out in 70.3 overs and 388 for 5 in 101 overs (Ambati Rayudu 86, Pinal Shah 76, Kedhar Devdhar 67 batting, Anupam Gupta 67, Forhad Hossain 3/54, Enamul Hoque 2/113) vs Bangladesh ?A? 314 all out in 86 overs.

Mysore: Rajasthan CA 626 all out in 153.5 overs and 3 for no loss in 6 overs vs Hyderabad CA 411 all out in 106.1 overs (Arjun Yadav 136, Kanishk Naidy 34, Ahmed Quadri 106, Deepak Chahar 3/94, Anket Chaudhary 2/90,Rajesh Bishndi Jr. 5/97).

Source: http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a317040.html

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Jordan opens first tent camp for Syrian refugees

ZATAARI, Jordan (AP) ? Jordan says it has opened its first tent camp for Syrians fleeing violence in their country, saying a surge of refugees forced it to do so.

Authorities had been reluctant to set up the camps, possibly to avoid angering Syrian President Bashar Assad's autocratic regime by concentrating images of civilians fleeing his military onslaught.

But with 142,000 Syrians seeking refuge and their numbers growing daily by up to 2,000, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said Sunday that Jordan had no other choice. He spoke at the camp's opening ceremony in the hamlet of Zataari, about 11 kilometers (7 miles) from the northern border with Syria.

About of 500-700 refugees will be admitted to the camp after breaking the Ramadan fast later Sunday, the UNHCR representative to Jordan Andrew Harper said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/jordan-opens-first-tent-camp-syrian-refugees-104921889.html

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Saturday 28 July 2012

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How Steve Jobs Almost Leaked The Original ... - Business Insider

Steve Jobs never had much tolerance for employees who leaked the company's plans, but on one occasion, it was actually Jobs who came close to blowing the lid off a product, according to a former employee we spoke with.

Shortly before Jobs and Apple unveiled the original iPhone at MacWorld in 2007, a group of engineers from the iPhone team went to Jobs' home to debug a problem with the phone's WiFi.?

At one point while the team was working, a FedEx employee buzzed outside the house to deliver a package to Jobs.

"Steve goes out to meet him because he has to sign for this package, but he's got the iPhone in one of his hands," said a former Apple employee was with the iPhone team at the time. "Steve just walks out casually, [hides] the phone behind his back, signs the package, and the FedEx dude marches off."

The idea that Jobs would walk outside carrying an iPhone in plain sight shocked this employee, given how much effort Apple put into keeping the product secret at all costs.

"You have to understand, when we carried the phones to his house, we carried them in these Pelican lock boxes," the employee told Business Insider. "These phones were never to leave Apple's campus, and Steve just casually throws it behind his back. That was the first time I saw someone casually come close to seeing the iPhone before it was announced, and he didn't even know it. If the FexEx guy had just tilted his head, he would have seen it."

Here's the full story, as told to us by the employee:

We had a problem with the WiFi on an early build of the iPhone. Steve had this house that was just a no man's land for WiFi, with thick walls. It finally got to the point where we were fried and panicky because MacWorld was coming up, so we decided to go and debug at Steve's house.

When we got there, Steve was sitting in his car in the driveway rocking out to some really loud music. The car was off, he was just listening. When we he saw us, he turned off the music, popped out of the car, and said, "Hey guys!" We went into his house and started debugging the problem. Then all of the sudden, this crazy ass medieval buzzer starts going off and startles us, and even startled Steve. He quickly figured out it was coming from the pedestrian gate on the other side of his house.

Up walks the happiest FedEx guy you have ever seen, coming up to the door. It's not Steve's normal guy, which is why he was surprised. So Steve goes out to meet him because he has to sign for this package, but he's got the iPhone in one of his hands. Steve just walks out casually, drops the phone behind his back, signs the package, and the FedEx dude marches off.

Now you have to understand, when we carried the phones to his house, we carried them in these Pelican lock boxes. These phones were never to leave Apple's campus, and Steve just casually throws it behind his back. That was the first time I saw someone casually come close to seeing the iPhone before it was announced, and he didn't even know it. If the FedEx guy had just tilted his head, he would have seen it.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-steve-jobs-almost-leaked-the-original-iphones-existence-2012-7

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The modeling of new enzymes helps develop therapies for cocaine abuse

Friday, July 27, 2012

Researchers from the University of Kentucky have designed and discovered a series of highly efficient enzymes that effectively metabolize cocaine. These high-activity cocaine-metabolizing enzymes could potentially prevent cocaine from producing physiological effects, and could aid in the treatment of drug dependency. The results of this study by Chang-Guo Zhan et al are published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology.

The effectiveness of the enzymes' work was evaluated through modeling cocaine pharmacokinetics, the study of the body's action on administered external substances, such as cocaine, when the enzyme exists in the body. As there is no FDA-approved anti-cocaine medication, the medical and social consequences of cocaine abuse have made the development of anti-cocaine medication a high priority. Administration of an enzyme to enhance cocaine metabolism has been recognized as a promising treatment strategy for overdose and abuse. A remarkable feature of the enzyme-based therapeutic approach is that one enzyme molecule can degrade many thousands of drug molecules per minute.

This pharmacokinetic modelling is a crucial step of enzyme-based therapy development for cocaine abuse. Furthermore, the general insights of the research should also be valuable for future development of an enzyme therapy for any addictive drug, as the general methodology of the modelling may be used to develop valuable models for evaluating the effectiveness of metabolic enzymes in detoxifying other drugs.

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Friday 27 July 2012

EYES ON LONDON: Crowd fired up as ceremony nears

Emily Atha waits for the start of the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.(AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Emily Atha waits for the start of the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.(AP Photo/Mike Groll)

New Zealand's Caroline Lenamore runs with her horse Lenamore during horse inspection for the equestrian eventing competition at Greenwich Park, the site for the equestrian and modern pentathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Members of the British military rest after working at the ExCel Centre at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. Competition begins at the venue on Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden does kicking drill during a training session for the London 2012 Olympics in London, Friday July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

A member of Ukraine's women's rowing team passes under a bridge during training in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

(AP) ? Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

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LIKE A FARMYARD

The animals have just come into the stadium. That is 70 sheep, 12 horses, 10 chickens and nine geese. One of those horses is a shire horse. The music is starting to build and there are camera flashes all around the stadium. What will the animals make of that?

? Fergus Bell ? Twitter http://twitter.com/fergb

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MANY COLORS

They've come from all over for these games and this opening ceremony. Fans seen filing into Olympic Stadium wearing the colors of Canada, Mexico, Poland, Italy, Russia, Germany, Brazil and seemingly all points in between.

That includes the most well-represented nation, of course: Team GB.

? Jon Krawczynski ? Twitter http://www.twitter.com/APkrawczynski

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NO RAIN - YET

There's been so much talk about the British weather and if rain would spoil the opening ceremony. Well, it's still anyone's guess.

AP's John Krawczynski, outside the main stadium in Olympic Park, says: "It's cool with a light breeze and no rain. But it does feel as though it could rain at any moment."

? Jon Krawczynski ? Twitter http://twitter.com/APkrawczynski

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ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE

The atmosphere is absolutely electric. We have already had a few attempts at doing the wave. Crew members in white coveralls and painter hats are parading these clouds around the stadium. Music up. Cheers up. scenes playing on the screens of past Olympians and young kids.

? Danica Kirka ? Twitter http://twitter.com/danicakirka

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CEREMONY SECURITY

Security lines, or lack thereof, are moving easily at the Olympic Park. It does feel a bit like stumbling onto a military base ? fresh-faced young soldiers in uniform are everywhere, and every single X-ray machine and scanner is manned by soldiers rather than other organizing committee staff.

So many soldiers that some are just standing around, waiting for a crushof spectators that has not yet materialized.

? Cassandra Vinograd ? Twitter http://twitter.com/cassvinograd

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PRESIDENTIAL FRIENDS

Maya Moore has spent so much time with the Obama family, she could be an honorary member.

She was the only female basketball player invited to play with the President in a game to celebrate his 49th birthday in 2010. She also did a soon to be released public service announcement with Michelle Obama in May supporting the "Let's Move!" campaign.

The two shared a hug and chatted for a few minutes Friday morning after the first lady opened her stint as leader of the U.S. Olympics delegation attending a breakfast with Olympians.

"That was a little treat," Moore says. "Any time I can see the president or first lady it's such a treat. She's someone who you can relate to because she's very active and enjoys sports. We know that whole family loves basketball."

? Doug Feinberg ? Twitter http://www.twitter.com/dougfeinberg

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EXCITED

Less than an hour before showtime and excited visitors are filing into Olympic Stadium.

Tarik Lacene, a Canadian who lives in London, scored tickets to the opening ceremony.

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Lacene says. "It's amazing to think that over 1 billion people will be watching it on TV and we're actually here."

? Jon Krawczynski ? Twitter http://www.twitter.com/APkrawczynski

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THE ANTICIPATION

From AP's Fergus Bell in place and awaiting the opening ceremony:

"A Mexican wave just started. The crowd are getting fired up. The scene is set on the stage in front of me depicting a rural idyll. There are tractors and a water wheel. There is a small cottage in the middle with two smoking chimneys. I have seen similar scenes in the English countryside but this looks a little cleaner, a little more fairytale.

? Fergus Bell ? Twitter http://twitter.com/fergb

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GETTING THERE

AP's Cassandra Vinograd reports from the streets ? well, the railway tracks ? of London:

This reporter was in a bit of a panic ? left work late and wondered how she would ever get through the crowds to board a train to Olympic Park.

But tubes were not crowded and St. Pancras International, where you catch the high speed Javelin train, is a breeze. There were no lines whatsoever to get on the Javelin ? despite crowd-flow measures (barricades, like what airports use for long check-in lines). The line spaces were all empty.

The only glitch was a few travelers grumbling over a broken ticket machine, leaving only one working dispenser on the Javelin platform.

But no worries in the end. With so few jostling for space, everyone got a ticket in time.

?Cassandra Vinograd ? Twitter http://twitter.com/cassvinograd

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NO KNOCKOFFS

Egypt's Olympic team won't be wearing knockoffs after all at the London Games.

Nike announced Friday it was donating its gear to the Egyptian athletes. This after the country's committee chairman said they'd turned to a Chinese distributor because the real thing was just too expensive.

Not so during the opening ceremony, though. Nike's shipment isn't due to arrive in London until Saturday.

? Maria Sanminiatelli ? Twitter http://twitter.com/SanMin68

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WHITE RIBBONS

The widow of Alexander Litvinenko, the exiled former Russian agent who died from a mysterious case of radiation poisoning, is calling on Londoners to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the Olympics.

Litvinenko issued a statement shortly before his 2006 death, accusing Putin of ordering him to be poisoned. He had been living in London since fleeing Russia in 2000. In a book written in exile, he accused Russia's main security agency, for which he once worked, of staging the 1999 apartment building bombings that were blamed on Chechen rebels and used as a justification for starting the second Chechen war.

British-Russian relations suffered a serious setback in 2007 after Russia refused to extradite the man that Britain named as the main suspect in Litvinenko's death.

Marina Litvinenko on Friday issued a statement saying "Mr. Putin's agents killed my husband" and called on Londoners wo wear white ribbons, the emblem of the Russian opposition, to proest Putin's visit Aug. 2 that is to include watching the judo.

? Jim Heintz ? Twitter http://twitter.com/jeheintz

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WHERE TO WATCH?

AP's Jenna Fryer reports from the streets of London:

Is there no such thing as a sports bar here?

Looking for a pub where I can hang with the locals and watch the opening ceremony is proving to be more challenging than I expected.

Since arriving, I've noticed that not that many pubs have televisions, so I've had to ask around for recommendations for the ceremonies. The first two I called ? one of which was the favorite watering hole of the late Amy Winehouse ? said they had no plans to show the ceremonies. "Tonight's just a regular pub night," I was told.

It seemed strange to see bars without TV's, but to not have such a big event blaring from every television in the country tonight is just bizarre.

? Jenna Fryer ? Twitter http://twitter.com/jennafryer

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PREPPED FOR HISTORY

Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius has arrived in London for his historic debut at the Olympics and says he's feeling "a mixture of pride, happiness and anticipation" at the end of his long journey to compete at the highest level in able-bodied competition.

Pistorius made the short flight across from his training camp in northern Italy and says he's "really excited" to attend the opening ceremony.

The South African has been battling for four years to reach the 2012 games. He was cleared to compete against able-bodied competitors on his carbon fiber blades in 2008, ran two qualifying times for London in the last 12 months, but missed out on the crucial third under his country's strict qualifying criteria.

But the selectors had a last-minute change of heart weeks before the games and picked him for the individual 400 meters as well as the 4x400 relay.

In an email to the AP, Pistorius says: "This feels like a long time coming and I am ready! This is going to be, I hope, an incredible few weeks of my life."

His first run at the Olympics will be in the 400 heats on Aug. 4. It'll be history.

? Gerald Imray ? Twitter http://twitter.com/GeraldImrayAP

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FOOD WITH NO NAME

Food choices are simple at the ExCel arena, the giant convention center hosting seven Olympic disciplines. Because McDonald's has exclusive rights to sell branded products, the dozen concessions at the venue are prohibited from using a specific name.

So, here's what's on offer on large signs:

?"Traditional Roast."

?"Sandwich."

?"Bagel"

?"Italian" or "Chinese."

? "Baked Potato" ? which, by the way, is often called a "jacket potato" in these parts.

? Stephen Wade ? Twitter http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP

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KEEP DREAM-ING

You get the sense that LeBron James doesn't want to hear another word about it.

"Who's better ? 1992 or 2012?" That's been a talking point for weeks, the comparison between the 1992 Dream Team that went to Barcelona and this year's Olympic team.

"It's never going to happen," James said Friday of a hypothetical game between the two teams. "It doesn't matter how much conversation that we have about this team and the '92 Dream Team. It's never going to be played. Father Time is not going to allow that to happen. So it doesn't even matter."

That wasn't his way of downplaying expectations about what to expect from the U.S. squad in London.

Quite the contrary.

James, who won the NBA MVP award, the NBA Finals MVP award and led the Miami Heat to the title this past season, is fully expecting to add Olympic gold to his unbelievable year.

"I know one thing," James said. "I know we have a great team. And if we play as a team, like we're capable of doing, we can be one of the best teams ever assembled.

? Tim Reynolds ? Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ByTimReynolds

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Top 5 High-Tech Cities | Business Computing World

Want to visit the ?city of the future?? Well, you won?t have to look any further than these 5 major world cities where a commitment to research and development and a population?s love for things digital have made them shoot to the top of the list when it comes to all things technology-related.

1. Tokyo, Japan

Every facet of this city has embraced technology ? from its high-speed public transport system to digital toilets! The people have as well. You?ll find that everyone is using sophisticated cell phones, techie gadgets, and taking advantage of broadband speeds several times faster than most of the rest of the world. Additionally, many of the major tech companies have a presence in Tokyo, such as Sony, Nikon, and Panasonic, and the population has also embraced a digital way of life.

2. Singapore

This city-state offers free high-speed wireless broadband to its population, and if you?re out shopping in Singapore, there?s no reason to carry your wallet. Mobile money is legal tender, so you can pay with your cell phone, computer, or even your wristwatch. When it comes time to pay a road toll, you?ll be charged a different price depending on the time you use the road using radio frequency identification tags which are required on each car. Many major industry leaders have a presence here, including HP, Fuji, IBM, and Microsoft.

3. Hong Kong, China

Patrons placing orders with robot waiters and school children scanning their fingerprints for attendance every morning may seem like scenes out of a futuristic movie, but that?s just part of normal life in Hong Kong. Here, the gadget-loving population benefits from the fastest residential broadband in the world and widespread cell phone coverage. And if you head to an area called Cyberport, you?ll find that all apartments and shops receive free Wi-Fi, which has led to a lot of creative and special effects companies taking up shop in the area.

4. Seoul, South Korea

The heart of the country?s mobile phone industry, major industry leaders such as Samsung and LG Group are based in this high-tech city. As a result, the phones here are several times faster than most of the rest of the world. You?ll also find an avid gaming population in Seoul ? a little under half of the country?s population regularly go to internet cafes to play games online ? and it is considered one of the most connected cities in the world with wireless access available on public transport, even while on the subway underground!

5. Silicon Valley, California, USA

Many consider the Silicon Valley / San Jose area to be the capital of the tech movement. You?ll find that it?s the heart of Web 2.0 development with over 225,300 technical jobs and the headquarters of many major tech company located there, such as Google and Apple. It also has the highest concentration of high-tech employees in the United States, so everywhere you turn there?s someone who can help you troubleshoot your computer issues.

Source: http://www.businesscomputingworld.co.uk/top-5-high-tech-cities/

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MEZZA NORTE - Foodamn!

MERCATO CENTRALE Experience Comes to Quezon City

MEZZA NORTE

UP-AyalaLand Technohub

July 26, 2012 - Mezza Norte, the most awaited food hub from the South (Taguig) comes closer to Quezon City, with the launch of Mercato Centrale's sister hang-out night food market located in the bustling compound of Technohub in Commonwealth.?

Foodie adventurers who travel all the way from the North to Mercato Centrale in Taguig in search of new culinary adventures, the Mercato experience is now coming closer to you.

Just recently, the organizers of the popular Mercato Centrale food market in Bonifacio Global City set up the Mezza Norte night food market at the UP-AyalaLand Technohub along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City to serve the growing late night food community in the North.

Mezza Norte brings together unique food, drink, pastry and dessert finds from home-based businesses in Quezon City like Dadi?s Berd charcoal-grilled chicken, Frisch?s Liquor Ice Cream, Macheesmo burgers, Sober club?s mocktails, Maria?s Ilocos Empanada, Med Chef?s pastries, Amang?s Grill?s chicken and pork isaw - the market will also have the favorite food finds from Mercato Centrale, which include Manangs?s Chicken, Mochiko ice cream-filled mochi balls, Big Bob?s Freshy charcoal-grilled burgers, Merry Moo Artisan Ice Cream, Angus Beef Tapa, Mio Gelati, Bagwang?s thinly-sliced bagnet strips, Carlo?s Kitchen crunchy belly, Chef Resty?s roast beef and more.

?We are very excited to be part of Quezon City food scene!? shares Anton Diaz, co-organizer of Mezza Norte and also the popular food and travel blogger behind www.OurAwesomePlanet.com. ?Mercato has wanted to serve the North, but we were just waiting for the right location for the food market. We think that the UP-AyalaLand Technohub is a perfect location in the North where we can cater to everyone in Quezon City and the surrounding areas.?

"There are a lot of great up-and-coming food entrepreneurs over here, and we want to give them an opportunity to shine in the market.? Adds RJ Ledesma, the other co-organizer of Mezza Norte. ?Among the entrepreneurs we look forward to having in the market are the students from the nearby colleges and universities along with Quezon City-based cooks, chefs and bakers who want to share their recipes with fellow food enthusiasts.?

On top of making new food discoveries, the marketgoers can also enjoy free wi-fi from Globe Tattoo at Home and live acoustic performances.

Mezza Norte will not only limit Quezon City's food choices, in fact it could be a great alternative from fastfoods, food delieveries, and high end food establishments. No ?worries for those who crave during late nights, given that the night food market is open until 3:00 a.m., there's a wide array of meals and culinary treats.
During the premier opening, invited media were supposed to have a taste samples from the food concessionaires, I doubt if these people can manage to do that, the place was totally crowded and booths are selling like hot cakes! The rains didn't even stopped Mezza Norte activities - it was jam-packed with food explorers from fresh faces to loyal customers. :)


Mezza Norte
UP-Ayala Technohub - opens every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6:00 pm to 3:00 am.
[facebook] www.Facebook.com/Mezzanorte
[twitter] @Mezzanorte.

For inquiries on how to become a vendor at Mezza Norte, please email admin@mezzanorte.com or contact 09178401152.

Source: http://www.foodamn.com/2012/07/mezza-norte-night-food-market-at-up.html

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Thursday 26 July 2012

ANDERSON COOPER'S 360? WORLD VIEW | Triangle Arts and ...

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ANDERSON COOPER?S 360? WORLD VIEW

Award-Winning Journalist and Best-selling Author

Live at DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center on September 21

Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor and Emmy winner will bring his ?Anderson Cooper?s 360? World View? to DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center this fall on Friday, September 21, 2012.

?Anderson Cooper?s 360? World View? is based on CNN?s program Anderson Cooper 360?.? This fast-paced and provocative news show is an alternative to typical network newscasts.? Cooper goes behind the headlines to tell in-depth stories of the day and gather analysis from experts.? He will bring this format to DPAC as a 45-minute lecture followed by a 45-minute Q&A session that will take place with members of the audience being able to ask Cooper questions about his stories and travels.

Since the launch of Anderson Cooper 360?, Cooper has covered nearly all major news events around theworld and is often reports from the scene. In addition to reporting for CNN, Cooper has launched a new talk show, Anderson, a topical issue/event-driven talk show. Cooper also provides reports for CBS?s 60 Minutes. Dispatches from the Edge, Cooper?s memoirs about covering the South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and other news events, recently topped the New York Times Bestsellers List and other bestseller charts.

?Fans love special events like this at DPAC as past speakers like David Sedaris, Garrison Keillor, Bill O?Reilly, Ira Glass and Anthony Bourdain have been some of our most talked about presentations since opening. To have an international news figure on our stage brings a whole new dimension to the theater. And as always, our state-of-the-art sound, video and sightlines will ensure guests an intimate experience unmatched by any other theater in the region,? said Bob Klaus, GM for DPAC.

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The World of Functional Alcoholics

July 26, 2012 on 11:32 am | By admin | In Daily Health News

Most of us have heard about or know a person who is a ?functional alcoholic,? that is a person who is alcohol dependent but who is able, for the most part, to function in everyday life like a ?normal? person. Stated differently, a functional alcoholic is an individual who can go through most aspects of life without displaying any alcoholism signs or the signs of alcohol abuse.

Functional Alcoholics Do Many Responsible Things

Indeed, most functional alcoholics are not only able to go to work everyday, but they are also able to do other ?responsible? things such as pay their bills, do chores around the house, maintain a balance in their checking account, and go to church.

What is more, most functional alcoholics are able to pay for their car insurance, have a family, budget their money, and show up for their doctor and dentist visits. In short, functional alcoholics live mostly ?normal? lives with one exception: they are problem drinkers who are addicted to alcohol.

The Alcohol Related Problems Displayed by Most Alcoholics

I would imagine, however, that functional alcoholics are the exception rather than the rule. That is, most alcoholics are neither responsible nor can they function like other ?normal? people. Indeed, who can explain why so many alcoholics ruin their most important relationships, exhibit poor problem solving skills, and deny the severity of their drinking problems?

In a similar manner, why is it that most alcoholics have financial problems, are unemployed, and have mental health issues? What is more, why is it that most alcoholics display poor decision making skills, have medical problems, and get into legal trouble due to one or more DUI arrests?

The Refusal by Most Alcoholics to Get Alcohol Treatment

Ironically, the one thing that functional alcoholics and other alcoholics have in common, however, is that most of them either refuse to get the alcohol treatment they need or they ignore their problem drinking altogether. At some level I can understand this mentality for ?normal? alcoholics. I have a difficult time, however, making sense of this for functional alcoholics. Indeed, how can they live so responsibly in so many aspects of their life on the one hand and be so out-of-touch about their drinking problem on the other?

Source: http://www.budchism.com/daily-health-news/the-world-of-functional-alcoholics/

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Asbestos Compensation - Personal Injury Solicitors

Written by Felicity Dickson,

The Supreme Court in the UK has now clarified that family members of people who have died following asbestos related illnesses can make a claim for asbestos compensation.

This outcome will now allow families to gain the desperately needed compensation for the loss of their loved ones due to negligent exposure to asbestos. Shocking figures revealed that over 2,000 people die a year due to asbestos in the UK.

Additionally, the number of Britons dying from Mesothelioma is three to five times higher than in America. Thus the Supreme Court?s ruling will finally give these families a chance to start re-building their lives.

Asbestos poisoning, in many cases, is only determined once the victim has passed away as the symptoms can take years to surface. This, in the past, has led to several debates as to whether a claim for asbestos compensation could be made.

The Supreme Court has initiated a ruling, which determines that insurance liability falls when the worker was initially negligently exposed to asbestos, not when the symptoms began to surface.

This definitive ruling has not only brought a clear view to families who wish to claim asbestos compensation but also to the Association of British Insurers who stated legal proceedings were solely needed due to the protestations by a small minority of insurers.

How can solicitors help you claim asbestos compensation

Speak to a member of our team today about making a claim

Exposure to Asbestos- Asbestos compensation

During the 1950s and 1980s, asbestos was commonly used in the construction industry in the UK. Asbestos poisoning can lead to many fatal illnesses including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis. Yet the effects can take up to 40 years to materialise following exposure.

If you feel a member of your family has been negligently exposed to asbestos whilst at work, you may be entitled to asbestos compensation. Even if they have not experienced any symptoms as yet, they may well do in the future.

Time limits however may apply so it is best to speak to a trained personal injury solicitor as soon as possible as a delay may take away your right to claim. Asbestos compensation can be used to relieve on-going medical bills as well paying for an apparatus that may be needed to ease the symptoms of asbestos poisoning.

Speak to an asbestos solicitor today about making a claim for compensation. Call Duncan Gibbins on and we will be able to offer up to date information and advice regarding asbestos compensation.

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Doctors Really Do Die Differently ? Z?calo Public Square - luvpekn's ...

by Ken Murray

In late 2011, I wrote an essay for Z?calo called ?How Doctors Die.? Drawing on my observations and experiences as a doctor, I reported that doctors tend to seek less end-of-life care than ordinary patients do. They know when further treatment is likely to be futile and when life would cease to be worth living. The point I wanted to make was that all of us should have the choice to die that way if we wish?at home, with family, without dramatic hospital interventions, without pain.

The response to this simple idea was overwhelming. I read thousands of comments people posted online regarding the end-of-life care of loved ones. They told of near-dead relatives being assaulted with toxic drugs and painful procedures for no good reason. I am haunted by one description of a patient who could neither talk nor move, begging with her eyes for it all to stop. Thankfully, such stories are slowly becoming less common, and, with an advance directive or POLST, you have considerably better chances of having a peaceful death, if that is what you want.

While the article rarely provoked hostility, it did, among some readers, prompt skepticism. I?d written the article in a personal, anecdotal style, so I rarely made use of numbers, studies, or charts. For example, Ezra Klein, writing in The Washington Post, wanted to see more evidence for my assertions. ?Does anyone know of data on end-of-life spending for doctors?? he asked. ?Or even on the percentage of medical professionals who have signed living wills??

This essay is an attempt to address such questions. Perhaps it should be viewed as a set of endnotes to ?How Doctors Die.? For every assertion of mine that was based on observation, I?ve looked for relevant scholarly evidence that might support or refute it. Here is what I found:

First, and most important, is the question of whether doctors, for the most part, die differently. One of the clearest indicators we have is a survey from Johns Hopkins University. It?s called the Johns Hopkins Precursors Study, and it?s based on the medical histories and decisions of students from the School of Medicine classes of 1948 through 1964 who volunteered to be part of the survey. According to the study, 65 percent of the doctors (or former medical students) had created an advance directive, i.e. a set of legal documents spelling out in advance what sort of end-of-life care they would like. Only about 20 percent of the public does this. When asked whether they would want cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, if they were in a chronic coma, about 90 percent of the Johns Hopkins doctors said no. Only about 25 percent of the public gives the same answer.

I also asserted in ?How Doctors Die? that CPR is rarely as effective as people seem to think. What people have seen on television is at odds with happens in real life. A 1996 study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that CPR as portrayed on television was successful in 75 percent of 60 cases and that 65 percent of the patients went home. In contrast, in a 2010 study of more than 95,000 cases of CPR in Japan, health professor Hideo Yasunaga and fellow researchers found that only 8 percent of patients survived for more than one month. Of these, only about 3 percent could lead a mostly normal life. A little more than 3 percent were in a vegetative state, and about 2 percent were alive but had a ?poor? outcome.

My sense that there?s a yearning among ordinary patients to have more peaceful deaths has been echoed in the research of University of Wisconsin-Madison nursing professor Karen Kehl. In an article called ?Moving Toward Peace: An Analysis of the Concept of a Good Death,? Kehl analyzed a collection of relevant articles and, based on their contents, ranked the attributes of an ideal death as follows: being in control, being comfortable, having a sense of closure, having one?s values affirmed, trusting in care providers, and recognizing impending death. Hospitals cannot help with most of these things. Unfortunately, most patients do not see their wishes fulfilled. A 1998 study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at Medicare patients and found that, while most said they preferred to die at home, most died in hospitals.

I discussed the tense, and often tragic, circumstances that surround many of the treatment decisions made in hospitals. Often, I noted, family members or medical staff effectively override the wishes of a dying patient. The studies I?ve found on this suggest that family plays a particularly big role in taking things in an unintended direction, especially when there?s nothing in writing. A 2003 study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that most patients and families agree in theory that patients should make their own end-of-life decisions, but in practice about half of families override the stated preferences of patients. They have disagreements about the use of life-sustaining measures, and they lack written documents to resolve the matter. In contrast, a 2010 study in The New England Journal of Medicine found that people with advance directives usually receive the care they?ve chosen.

Every doctor has heard stories about people who have had miraculous recoveries, despite a doctor?s prediction. (Such stories are one reason doctors hate to make predictions.) But the sort of cases I?ve written about are those where all treatment has failed and the patient faces death soon. When applied to a patient in the last stages of a terminal decline, CPR is particularly ineffective. A 2010 study published in the journal Supportive Care In Cancer looked at terminal patients who wanted no CPR but got it anyway. Of the 69 patients studied, eight regained a pulse, but, 48 hours later, all were dead. Well-meaning CPR advocates talk in terms of ?survival,? but all the term means is that the heart again beats on its own. In the above example, survival was 11 percent, but ?survival? as often understood by the public?regaining a reasonable quality of life?was zero.

We don?t like to think about death. But that avoidance is one reason so many Americans fail to arrange an advance directive, even when they are severely ill. When patients of mine would come to my office accompanied by a family member, I often asked the patient how he or she wanted to die. I didn?t do it because the patient was on the brink of death, or even sick. I did it because I wanted the patient to think about the question and also to make sure that a loved one got to hear the answer. Unwanted futile measures, prolonged deaths, and hospital deaths remain commonplace in America and many other places. But they don?t have to be. It just requires our doctors and, no less, the rest of us to come to terms with the inevitable.

Ken Murray, MD, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at USC. He will be appearing in a Z?calo event, ?How Doctors Die,? on Monday, July 30.

*Photo courtesy of Ephemeral Scraps.

Source: http://zocalopublicsquare.org/thepublicsquare/2012/07/23/doctors-really-do-die-differently/read/nexus/

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