06-10-2012 18:23 The pre-launch briefing of CRS-1, the first of twelve missions by the SpaceX/Dragon spacecraft to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.
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07-10-2012 22:13 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation's Dragon spacecraft launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket to begin the historic first-ever contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station. Also, cybersecurity; Antares rollout; hangin' out on Google; the Hubble constant; space orchestra, and more!
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NASA celebrates first Mars rover scoop
Published: Oct. 8, 2012 at 6:01 PM
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- NASA scientists say they are celebrating the Mars Curiosity rover's first collection of martian soil to be analyzed for a possible history of microbial life.
The first scoop of dirt, although a simple action, is a "huge milestone" in the Curiosity mission, deputy project scientist Ashwin Vasavada told the Los Angeles Times Monday.
"There was a lot of clapping yesterday, probably the most since landing, when we saw a nice full pile of soil in the scoop," Vasavada said. "It looks and acts a lot like baking flour. And just like any baker, we shook the scoop to make sure we had a nice level spoonful. This also mixes up the soil for us, to ensure a good analysis."
The rover is at a spot in Mars' Gale Crater called Rocknest, and on Sunday work on collecting a sample was initiated from a "nice pile of soil," Vasavada, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., said.
"Curiosity then scuffed the soil with her wheel to confirm its depth and compactness," he said. "After some additional images and chemical data cleared the soil for scooping, the team sent up commands to scoop."
Postings on the @MarsCuriosityTwitter account, which are phrased from the rover's point of view, tweeted Sunday: "So excited to dig in! One scoop of regolith ripple, coming right up!"
Monday morning, there was a new tweet: "Here's the scoop: I like my regolith shaken!"
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NASA: Mars rover Curiosity makes first scoop, detects bright object
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - NASA officials say the Curiosity rover has made its first scoop of the surface of planet Mars and has detected a bright object on the ground.
Officials said in a news release Monday that they suspect the object might be a part of the six-wheeled rover, but they won't sample or scoop anymore until they figure out what it is.
The Curiosity has already beamed back pictures of bedrock that suggest a fast-moving stream once flowed on the planet.
The rover landed Aug. 5 and is on a two-year, $2.5 billion mission to study whether microbial life could have existed on Mars in the past.
Today's Mars is a frozen desert, but previous geological studies suggest it was once warmer and wetter.
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NASA Headquarters: Facts and Information
NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., houses the higher-ups responsible for charting the space agency's course and implementing its vision. For the record, that vision is: "To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind."
Former space shuttle commander Charlie Bolden has headed NASA since 2009, when he became the first African-American to lead the agency on a permanent basis. NASA's deputy administrator is Lori Garver, who served as the chief civil space policy adviser for President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
NASA HQ is located at Two Independence Square, a building in a complex at 300 E Street SW in the nation's capital. It oversees activities conducted at the agency's 10 field centers and a variety of installations scattered around the country.
Headquartersis divided into three main organizations, which the agency calls mission directorates. These directorates are Aeronautics, Human Exploration and Operations, and Science. [Giant Leaps: Top Milestones of Human Spaceflight]
Aeronautics
NASA isn't just about spaceflight and space science, as its full name the National Aeronautics and Space Administration makes clear.
The Aeronautics Mission Directorate works to make air travel smoother and safer. The directorate has three main goals, according to its website: 1) Improve gate-to-gate mobility in the nation's commerical air transportation system; 2) Reduce aircraft noise, emissions and fuel use, as well as the overall environmental impact on communities surrounding airports; and 3) Maintain or improve aircraft safety.
Aeronautics research takes place at four of NASA's 10 centers: Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif.; Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio; and Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
Jaiwon Shin leads the Aeronautics Mission Directorate, which received $551 million in the White House's budget requestfor fiscal year 2013 (out of a total NASA allocation of $17.7 billion).
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Delivering an integral approach to emotional and mental health
Dr. Frank Maye, DOM (NMD)
When talking about an integral approach to emotional health, the term integral is not integrative or complimentary. Integral is not a mainstream approach. Integral simply implies that a team concept is adopted, and the team agrees to use whatever strategies work best for the patient. Patients benefit from a variety of disciplines which all work with one another. I believe these techniques are the future of all medical practice. I returned to school to obtain a PhD degree in Integral Health to ensure this approach took root in Miami.
Emotional and mental health includes a spectrum of conditions, including autism, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, ADD/ADHD, addictions, depression and anxiety. Some conditions require pharmacology and others call for counseling or talk-therapy. However, there is another alternative. Are you aware that there are nutritional causes of emotional and mental discomfort? You may ask how do I determine if these factors apply to me? There are tests available to help determine bacterial, nutritional, food allergies and toxicity, which are all causative factors. Even if you are already taking an anti-depressant or anxiety-relieving drug, you can I still benefit from these tests. Many side effects are minimized when the causative factors are identified.
At Maye Holistic Med, I spend two hours with every new patient. I ask myself Where did this patient lose their way? ! I owe this time to you and this question helps me guide you emotionally, physically and spiritually back to starting life over. The day you give up on your passion and dreams, the emotional, physical and spiritual you become depressed. The simple tests I conduct reveal and confirm how much this has affected you. Then, I can work to get you happy to be you again.
Psychiatrists, psychologists and natural healthcare providers can work as a team. Recently I attended a conference with 120 other physicians for the Integration of Mental Healthcare Teams. We all agreed that patient-centered healthcare is integral care. We band together as a team to deliver therapies that our patients need to get healthy and happy.
Join me at Maye Holistic Med as a patient or cooperating physician. Sometimes the answer to your problems is simple and sometimes it is complex. Let me help you put a team together.
Dr. Frank Maye, DOM (NMD) is a Diplomate of Naturopathic Medicine and a Diplomate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Maye graduated from Community School of Traditional Chinese Healthcare, Inc. Dr. Maye continued his studies at American Naturopathic Medical Institute where he was awarded a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and a designation of (NMD). Along with his private practice, Dr. Maye currently researches for Scintilla Software Industries in the field of Bio-energetics, Resonance Homeopathy, and Nutritional Nano technology.
Dr. Maye can be reached at 305-668-9555 or email:mayeholisticmed@aol.com. Visit us at: mayeholisticmed.com
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Regenerative Medicine Biotech Company, Eqalix, Names Scientific Advisory Board
Eqalix Inc., an emerging regenerative medicine company, announces its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). This SAB gives Eqalix a depth and breadth of experience necessary to take it to the next level.
Reston, VA (PRWEB) October 09, 2012
"We are very pleased to bring together these key thought leaders to establish the Eqalix Scientific Advisory Board," stated Joseph P. Connell, Eqalix CEO and Chairman of the Board. "I have worked with Drs. Gold and Goldman for years and have always admired their abilities. Dr Lelkes technologies will make a profound impact upon aesthetic dermatology, wound healing and regenerating blood vessels, nerve endings and damaged organs with the guidance of this distinguished panel. It is not clich in any manner when I say that we are thrilled to work with this team. We look to their guidance, industry knowledge and network to help deliver these therapies into clinic and prospective patients as soon as possible, as I am confident our technologies will make a difference, said Connell.
The members of the Eqalix Scientific Advisory Board are:
Peter I. Lelkes, PhD: Chief Scientific Advisor; Dr. Lelkes is the Laura H. Carnell Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Bioengineering in the College of Engineering at Temple University and the Inaugural Director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering (TIME) at Temple Universitys School of Medicine. While at Drexel, Prof. Lelkes directed an interdisciplinary program in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, focusing on nanotechnology-based biomaterials and soft tissue engineering, employing developmental biological principles to enhance the tissue-specific differentiation of embryonic and adult stem cells. Dr. Lelkes has organized several Keystone conferences and published more than 160 peer-reviewed papers and 45 book chapters and made more than 400 presentations nationally and internationally.
Dr. Lelkes basic and translational research has been support by federal (NIH, NSF, NASA, DOE) and state funding agencies, (NTI and Dept. of Commerce, Tobacco Settlement Funds) and private Foundations, including the Coulter Foundation. Most recently, Dr. Lelkes has been named Director of the Surgical Engineering Enterprise, one of the major initiatives of the strategic plan of Drexel Universitys College of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Lelkes has been the team leader for tissue engineering at the Nanotechnology Institute of Southeastern Pennsylvania (NTI) and is the Co-Director of PATRIC, the Pennsylvania Advanced Textile Research and Innovation Center, focusing on BioNanoTextiles and Stem Cell Biology.
Dr Lelkes stated, "I am delighted and excited to partner with Eqalix to translate our inventions from the bench to the bedside in a timely fashion.
Mitchel P. Goldman, MD, Scientific Advisor, Founder and Medical Director of Goldman Butterwick Fitzpatrick, Groff & Fabi, Cosmetic Laser Dermatology. A graduate of Boston University, Summa Cum Laude, and the Stanford University Medical School, Dr. Goldman is a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Medicine/Dermatology at the University of California, San Diego. Dr Goldman is Board Certified by both the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.
He is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Society of Liposuction Surgery. He is former President of the American College of Phlebology and President-Elect of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. He presently serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He also has authored and/or co-authored 21 Textbooks on Dermatology, Sclerotherapy, Ambulatory Phlebectomy, Cutaneous Laser Surgery, Cellulite and Dermatologic Surgery as well as over 300 peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters.
Dr Goldman added: I am very interested and excited to work with the Eqalix team to make these technologies a success. I believe that my background lends well to truly shaping the successful commercialization of these products for my patients to improve outcomes.
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Florbetapir, PET/MR and Other Nuclear Medicine Highlights
In honor of Nuclear Medicine Week, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging highlights four major advancements in the field.
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How to simplify sharing your panoramic photos
TourWrist makes it easy to share, and even easier for your friends to view your iOS 6 panoramic photos.
Sharing a panorama taken with iOS 6 on your iPhone is easy, but takes some work on the recipients end to view. The photo isn't all that tall, it's wide and only provides a general overview of the entire photo unless you pinch and zoom. Then you'll need to swipe back-and-forth until you can view the entire photo. It works, but it's not fun.
The next time you have a great-looking panorama you'd like to show off, use TourWrist, a free iOS app (download link) available in the App Store. Once you sign up and begin using the app, you'll be able to upload your panorama photos, no matter the source, to share with friends and family members. The coolest part about viewing panoramas uploaded to TourWrist is the fact it uses the gyroscope of the iPhone or iPad, allowing you to move your device to pan around the photo.
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Uploading a panorama photo to TourWrist takes a few seconds. Just give it a name and category and upload it. The photo will go through processing and then be posted to your account. Once it's available (you can find your panoramas under Explore > My Panos), you can view and share it.
When you tap on a panorama in the TourWrist app you'll be prompted to rotate your phone to landscape orientation and hold it up at eye level. When you do, assuming you're facing the same direction the photo was taken, you'll see part of the panorama. Continue moving your phone, up or down and left to right, until you see the entire photo. If at first you don't see anything, just keep moving until the photo comes into view. You may have to spin around in a circle. No, really. Remember, TourWrist was designed to work with any panorama app, so it provides for a 360-degree view, which iOS 6 doesn't currently do.
You'll also have quick access to sharing the photo while you're viewing it. You can share directly to Facebook or Twitter from the app. Don't worry, viewers of your panoramas don't need to have TourWrist installed to view the photo. Your TourWrist uploads can be viewed in a Web browser without issue. The gyroscope view even works in mobile Safari. Of course, if you'd rather not have to spin around in circles looking at your phone, you can enable touch control by tapping on the "Touch" button.
Above you can see a section of a panorama I took this morning. I have posted the entire photo below to give you some perspective.
One feature TourWrist is missing is the capability to mark photos as private. Currently, anything you upload can be viewed by anyone else using TourWrist. I messed around with settings both on the Web site and in the app to no avail. With that in mind, make sure you're only uploading photos you're content with being public.
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Britain's Gurdon, Japan's Yamanaka share Nobel medicine prize for stem cell research
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Two scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds, work that reflects the mechanism behind cloning and offers an alternative to using embryonic stem cells.
The work of British researcher John Gurdon and Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka who was born the year Gurdon made his discovery holds hope for treating diseases like Parkinson's and diabetes by growing customized tissue for transplant.
And it has spurred a new generation of laboratory studies into other illnesses, including schizophrenia, which may lead to new treatments.
Basically, Gurdon, 79, and Yamanaka, 50, showed how to make the equivalent of embryonic stem cells without the ethical questions those very versatile cells pose, a promise scientists are now scrambling to fulfil.
Once created, these "blank slate" cells can be nudged toward developing into other cell types. Skin cells can ultimately be transformed into brain cells, for example.
Just last week, scientists reported turning skin cells from mice into eggs that produced baby mice, a possible step toward new fertility treatments.
Gurdon and Yamanaka performed "courageous experiments" that challenged scientific opinion, said Doug Melton, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute.
"Their work shows ... that while cells might be specialized to do one thing, they have the potential to do something else," Melton said. It "really lays the groundwork for all the excitement about stem cell biology."
Another Harvard stem cell researcher, Dr. George Daley said, "I don't think anybody is surprised" by the award announcement. "The fact that these two share it together is inspired."
In announcing the $1.2 million award, the Nobel committee at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute said the work has "revolutionized our understanding of how cells and organisms develop."
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Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York Opens New Fertility Center in Downtown Brooklyn
NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York), a world class fertility program well known for its compassionate care and clinical excellence, proudly announces the opening of a new reproductive medicine facility in Downtown Brooklyn. Located directly opposite Brooklyn Borough Hall, RMA of New YorkBrooklyn sits on the 27th floor of 26 Court Street, easily accessible by nine subway lines and in close proximity to Brooklyn neighborhoods. Dr. Joshua U. Klein, reproductive endocrinologist, fertility specialist and Brooklyn native, will serve as Medical Director of the new facility.
The founders of RMA of New York recognized a clear need for high quality fertility services in Brooklyn given the borough's significant growth and the cultural, religious and economic diversity of its population. "There is no doubt that Brooklyn is experiencing a true renaissance. By opening RMA of New YorkBrooklyn and providing the area with cutting-edge fertility care, scientific and medical excellence, and access to a top IVF laboratory, we will contribute to this dynamic growth," says Dr. Alan Copperman, Co-Medical Director of RMA of New York. "Since 2001, we have cared for thousands of Brooklyn-based patients in our Manhattan office. RMA of New YorkBrooklyn will provide the highest quality fertility care in a convenient, comfortable, and personalized setting, and will help our patients achieve their dreams of creating a family."
A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Joshua Klein completed his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, and fellowship training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Klein plans a medical affiliation with Long Island College Hospital/University Hospital Brooklyn (Downstate) and carries an academic appointment at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Manhattan as an Assistant Professor of Clinical OB/GYN.
"This is an exciting time in reproductive medicine. For the first time, we are beginning to offer next generation fertility care to the first generation of children born from IVF and we are rapidly improving upon all current fertility treatments," Dr. Klein stated enthusiastically. "I am excited to join RMA of New York because of its strong track record of success and focus on blending the most advanced medical science with a dedication to individualized patient care. Having grown up here, I look forward to providing fertility care at the highest possible level to patients spanning the full ethnic, religious, and cultural mosaic that makes Brooklyn such a special and wonderful place to live and work."
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York) is widely recognized as a national and international leader in state-of-the-art reproductive medicine. Led by an integrated team of doctors and scientists with extensive reproductive endocrinology, fertility and urology experience and training, RMA of New York consistently reports success rates to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that are among the highest in the country and the world. RMA of New York maximizes access to care by helping patients explore all insurance coverage and financing options available for treatment. Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, RMA of New York has additional facilities in Garden City, White Plains and Brooklyn. For more information, please visit http://www.rmany.com.
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$2.5M boosts scholarships for medical students
SACRAMENTO Talented students who dream of becoming physicians but worry about the high cost of attending medical school have a new and promising opportunity at the UC Davis School of Medicine. The school has been awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide scholarships to economically disadvantaged medical students.
UC Davis plans to use the new funding to provide $15,000 scholarships to more than 40 students each year who are interested in becoming primary care doctors in medically underserved communities.
"We are at a crucial time in health care," said Fred Meyers, executive associate dean, whose responsibilities include overseeing the teaching and community engagement missions for the medical school. "More than 5.5 million Californians live in medically underserved areas, places that have too few primary-care providers, higher-than-average infant mortality rates and high poverty rates. This new grant enables UC Davis to help reduce health disparities by encouraging and supporting the development of more primary-care physicians who represent diverse backgrounds."
Meyers said that UC Davis is determined to improve the quality of health care through innovations in clinical practices and a focus on the unique health needs of the communities its medical students will serve when they become physicians. He noted the school's emphasis on developing interprofessional teams to deliver patient- and family-centered care includes having physicians who can be role models of cultural inclusiveness.
"We know there are many academically qualified and talented students from diverse backgrounds who could become great physicians if they didn't have to worry about the financial challenges to getting a medical degree," said Tonya Fancher, associate professor of internal medicine who is overseeing much of the new grant program. "These scholarships address one of the major barriers to pursuing an advanced degree in medicine. The funding also allows UC Davis to expand its physician-training pipeline by increasing our student outreach and retention efforts."
The current cost of a four-year medical degree at UC Davis, including housing or food, is approximately $244,000. Students have an average debt of $139,000 after four years in school. About 100 students per year graduate from the School of Medicine.
UC Davis School of Medicine is known for graduating a high percentage of graduates who choose to practice medicine in rural and other underserved areas of the state. Many of its newly minted physicians eventually practice in Northern California. The school's curriculum features three community-oriented programs or tracks that focus on medically underserved areas of the state: rural, urban inner city and the San Joaquin Valley.
"Underserved communities are unable to provide optimal care for their residents," said Fancher. "Part of the reason is the lack of physicians. The Central Valley, for example, has some of the lowest rates of primary-care physicians in the state. Our goal is to increase that number and make sure they better reflect the populations they serve."
In addition to student scholarships, the school's retention and outreach initiatives for current and potential medical students include programs ranging from middle and high school presentations about health-care professions, to test preparation and pre-med advising for college undergraduates, to an array of educational support and counseling services that help students complete medical school and achieve success during residency and clinical practice.
HRSA's Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program was established through the Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1990. Participating academic institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients based on reasonable determinations of need. For more information about the UC Davis School of Medicine, visit http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medschool/.
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Doctors' group opposes Auburn medical school
Alabamas professional organization representing the states osteopathic doctors said it cannot support the creation of a new medical college in Auburn.
Members of the Alabama Osteopathic Medical Association (ALOMA) said construction of a new medical college in 2015 on the heels of another one slated to admit students in Dothan beginning next year could dilute the quality of medical school applicants in the state and create a glut of students looking to complete medical school requirements at locations throughout Alabama.
ALOMA President-Elect Dr. Brent Boyett said the organizations concerns were expressed in a letter sent to Gov. Robert Bentley, Auburn University President Jay Gogue and the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.
Basically, we wanted them to know our concerns and that we could not support an additional school in the state of Alabama at this time, said Boyett, whose practice is located in Hamilton.
Dothans Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine is scheduled to admit its first class next year. Meanwhile in August, the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Virginia announced plans to construct a branch in Auburn. If the college is accredited, it should begin admitting students in 2015.
The final two years of a four-year Osteopathic Medicine track consists of residency in a hospital or other medical facility. Assuming classes of 150 per year, the Auburn school would mean doubling the number of students seeking residency from 300 to 600 by 2017.
We just wouldnt have enough rotation sites to accommodate these physicians and the real limiting factor in osteopathic medicine is real good clinical rotation sites, Boyett said.
A lot of this is just inexplicable to me. We were absolutely shocked when we heard of the announcement. Either they know a lot more than we do or we know a lot more than they do, Boyett said.
ALOMA is not the only organization to oppose the branch.
Dr. Neal Canup, State Director of Medical Education for the Alabama Medical Education Consortium, expressed opposition in a letter to state newspapers recently.
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Liberty Ranch 2013 graduation venue has been picked
Class of 2013 student body officers at Liberty Ranch High School have unanimously voted to hold the school's second graduation at Memorial Auditorium.
The decision to hold last year's graduation there caused an upheaval among some school board members concerned with possible higher costs and accessibility of friends and family wishing to attend the ceremony.
To accommodate this school year's graduation location, the Galt Joint Union High School District board of trustees will vote tonight on whether to allow Liberty Ranch to switch graduation dates with Estrellita High School because of a scheduling conflict with Memorial.
Trustees will also be asked to approve the project costs for the graduation ceremony.
Any cost above $4,500 would be borne by the Class of 2013, according to a report to be discussed tonight.
The actual venue contract will come before the school board at a later date, according to Superintendent Matthew Roberts.
He said there was a school-level graduation committee of students, parents, administrators and teachers that researched venues this year. "It is my understanding that graduation has been set for this year," Roberts said.
Trustees Angela DaPrato and Kathleen Amos voted against holding last year's inaugural ceremony in Sacramento.
Amos said it would set a precedence for future graduating classes, and she took issue with holding the event outside city limits when there are city parks and other facilities available.
In the report regarding this school year's ceremony, Principal Brian Deis said students looked at four locations including not only the Liberty Ranch campus, but also Galt High School and the California Correctional Officer training facility on Twin Cities Road.
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BOOGAARD: Liberty opened TRAC door
Here's what matters regarding Liberty-Bakersfield's 28-17 upset of a Bakersfield team then top-ranked in the Central Section and No. 5 in the state:
It virtually guarantees the Central Section's Division I No. 1 seed will come out of the Tri-River Athletic Conference because of Central's 10-9 win at Liberty on Aug. 31.
Further, the TRAC has swept all games of significance against the Southwest Yosemite League -- Clovis beating Centennial (28-17) and Stockdale (37-6), and Clovis North defeating Frontier (38-21).
So, regardless if Central, Clovis North and Clovis -- now ranked Nos. 1-2-3 -- exchange wins in the TRAC, the D-I seedings will refer back to those key TRAC wins vs. the SWYL.
Some other D-I thoughts:
While the weather has finally cooled, three weeks of heat is about to arrive in the TRAC: Clovis at Central on Friday, Central vs. Clovis North at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Oct. 18 and Clovis North at Clovis on Oct. 26.
Defense under coordinator Kevin Johns continues to drive the turnaround at Clovis, which is 23-8 in three seasons after going 5-26 in the previous three.
Friday's 20-0 win over Clovis East was the Cougars eighth shutout since 2010. And this one was led by lineman Nick Nevills, linebacker Jordan Harper and deep backs Jason Black, Alan Crowley and C.J. Broussard.
Clovis marches into Koligian Stadium on Friday in a forward lean, having beaten the Grizzlies 21-7 and 26-0 last year.
For all his success at Edison, Ricky Manning has a problem -- Sanger.
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Liberty Sites, Most Beautiful Office Park in Montreal, Announces New Website
Website extends Liberty Sites reach around the world to see its beauty, quality, and design. Take a photographic tour of one of North Americas fabulous office sites.
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Liberty Sites is one of Canadas leading private suburban business park developers. The site offers outstanding, beautiful, convenient locations for corporations in search of high profile business environments and extraordinary buildings in striking park settings. Many of the worlds great companies reside in the park.
Liberty Sites has major positions in In Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, conveniently located off the Trans-Canada Highway on Autoroute 13, Liberty Sites offers the prestigious Trans-Canada Business Park and Liberty Technoparc , which is ideal for corporate headquarters, regional offices and individual facilities. This opportune location allows quick and easy access to every major thoroughfare, while also being close to the Montreal Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport, major shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, entertainment complexes, fitness clubs, hospitals, an impressive residential development and a golf club. There is also plenty of parking with security in both business parks, as well as enough land for greenery and future expansion.
Trans-Canada Business Park is approximately seven million square feet with a restaurant, Caf Bistro providing breakfast, lunch, and catering services.
Liberty Technoparc is quite large and is part of the Technoparc Saint-Laurent 30 million square foot land area. It is renowned for its concentration of enterprises specializing in the development of technology in aerospace, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and communications. There are also subsidies which include a municipal real estate tax holiday and tax credits for R & D available.
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Los Angeles County Republican and Libertarian Parties Join Growing List of Groups Opposing Measure B
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 8, 2012) - Adding to the groundswell of opposition building against Measure B, the so-called "Safer Sex" initiative on the Nov. 6th ballot in Los Angeles County, the Republican and Libertarian Parties of Los Angeles County both joined in announcing their opposition to the controversial ballot initiative, said the No on Government Waste Committee.
"With the Republican and Libertarian Parties both announcing their opposition to Measure B, the truth about this ridiculous proposal is finally getting out and voters are beginning to see what the consequences will be for taxpayers and public health should Measure B pass," said James Lee, communications director for the No on Government Waste Committee. "As ballots are being mailed out this week to voters, they can read the arguments for themselves and come to the same conclusions both parties did in opposing this measure."
Lee also noted that the Democratic Party of Los Angeles County declined to endorse the initiative as well, meaning that no major political party in the county has endorsed Measure B.
"The absence of support for the Measure B is deafening," Lee said. "We also have the support of the largest business group in the San Fernando Valley and 22 chambers of commerce throughout the county in opposition to it. We are confident as voters read the arguments, more of them will do likewise and reject it."
According to the California Dept. of Public Health, from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2011, there were 6,447 new cases of HIV reported in Los Angeles County, but only two were adult performers, both of whom did not contract the disease on-set. Since 2004, there have been no documented cases of HIV transmission on an adult entertainment set.
Measure B, funded and placed on the ballot by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, would require the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to license and permit adult movie productions in the county and require performers to wear condoms and create an unworkable system of on-set inspections and enforcement by county personnel. The county estimates initial start-up costs for the program to be in excess of $300,000, but acknowledges that regardless of the level of compliance by the adult film industry, there would be significant cost to the Department of Public Health.
No on Government Waste Committee The Committee is comprised of entertainment companies, local business organizations, community activists, adult entertainment performers and healthcare advocates who oppose Measure B's plan for creating an underfunded government inspection program diverting badly needed resources from local community clinics and underserved minority communities. For more information, please visit: http://www.noongovernmentwaste.com.
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Will voters send U.S. House's 'Mr. No' back to Washington?
* Libertarian Republican Amash faces challenge in redrawn
district
* Congressman's new Michigan district is accustomed to
moderates
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct 9 (Reuters) - U.S. freshman
Republican Congressman Justin Amash has not been afraid to rub
his party - and sometimes his western Michigan constituents -
the wrong way.
And he makes no excuses about the many things he has cast
votes against.
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Toyota, Honda Sales Plunge in China on Islands Row
Sales of Toyota and Honda vehicles nosedived in China during September as anti-Japanese sentiment flared over a territorial dispute that threatens to hobble what was a booming business relationship between Japan and its biggest export market.
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that sales of new vehicles in China dropped 48.9 percent in September from a year earlier to 44,100 vehicles. Honda Motor Co. said September sales plunged 40.5 percent to 33,931 vehicles. China sales for Nissan Motor Co. slid 35.3 percent last month to 76,100 vehicles.
The stunning plunge in sales comes after Japan last month nationalized tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, which had already been controlled by Tokyo but also claimed by Beijing.
The move set off violent protests in China, and a widespread call to boycott Japanese goods. Toyota and Honda dealerships were burned down in one city, and crowds shouting anti-Japanese slogans have gathered and smashed Japanese cars.
Although the flare-ups have calmed in recent weeks, it would still require courage to be seen in a Japanese car in some Chinese cities.
Japanese automakers temporarily closed some of their China factories. Production is back up this week but reduced to lower levels as demand has collapsed.
Last week, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reported that China sales dived 63 percent to 2,340 vehicles in September. Mazda Motor Corp. said its sales in China sank 36 percent to 13,258 vehicles for the month.
A study by J.P. Morgan, released Tuesday, projected Japanese auto exports to China to crash 70 percent during the October-December period. It said that the export of auto parts will slip by 40 percent about the same drop estimated for exports of other consumer products such as electronics.
Combined, the aftermath of the territorial spat with China will shave 0.8 percentage point off Japan gross domestic product growth for the fourth quarter, sending Japan's overall economy slightly downward, instead of the initial forecast for flat growth, according to J.P. Morgan.
China, with its growing middle class, had been one of the emerging markets that Japanese automakers were counting on to boost sales amid a long stagnation in the domestic auto market.
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Japan car sales in China tumble, hit by islands row
By Fang Yan and Yoko Kubota
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese car makers reported tumbling sales in China for September - with Toyota's almost halving - confirming the impact of a territorial row between the two countries and raising concerns about their future in the world's biggest auto market.
Violent protests and calls for boycotts of Japanese products broke out across China in mid-September after Japan nationalized two of the East China Sea islands, known as the Diaoyu in Chinese and the Senkaku in Japanese, by purchasing then from their private owners.
Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> said on Tuesday that sales in China fell 48.9 percent in September from a year earlier, while Honda Motor Co <7267.T> reported a 40.5 percent slide in its sales there.
Nissan Motor Co's <7201.T> China auto sales, including imports, fell 35.3 percent in September from a year earlier, according to its China venture partner Dongfeng Motor Group Co <0489.HK>. Suzuki Motor Corp <7269.T> said shipments to dealerships in China fell 42.5 percent last month from a year earlier.
"Inventories are growing, factories are operating less, and retail is not going well at all," said Koji Endo, a senior analyst at Advanced Research Japan.
"It'll be the German and South Korean makers that will take over share from the Japanese brands when Japanese cars sell less. I don't see a single factor that is positive (for the Japanese brands)."
While the street protests have eased, China has sent its patrol ships into what Japan considers its territorial waters near the islands in recent weeks, prompting Tokyo to lodge protests against Beijing.
Analysts say that sales for Japanese car makers, which together had just over a fifth of the Chinese auto market before the protests, could continue to weaken as long as the diplomatic tension remains.
"We had cut our 2012 sales forecast of Japanese cars by 100,000, but it seems to be way too conservative now," said John Zeng, Asia Pacific director for industry consultancy LMC Automotive. "We had previously expected them to sell 3.04 million, but it will be great if they could move 3 million."
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