Dog at Tyler health care center makes tail wagging impact on residents

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An East Texas health care center recently got a new member that is having quite the effect on residents.

Briarcliff Health Care Center in Tyler rescued a dog from the SPCA to help with the memory residents. Those are elderly who have dementia or Alzheimer's. Staff members said the dog has drastically improved morale and even has some health benefits for residents.

Jimmy seems to be the most popular resident as Briarcliff. He runs down the main hallway comfortably.

We love him, Judy Jones, a resident, said.

Sabrina Greenhouse, the charge nurse, said, the residents love him. The nursing staff loves him. He's sweet and he brightens up everybody's day around here.

He's got free reign of the memory care facility and gets lots of treats. He has made plenty of friends roaming the halls.

He always knows that I feed him, Brenda McCoy, a resident, explained. If he'll let me know that he's hungry, I usually always have something left over that I can feed him.

He'll invite himself over for lunch and stay awhile, too. He's got his own spot at the nursing station desk. His bed, toys, and food, sit underneath.

He's special, you know, I know he can't take the place of their own dog, but you know, he has that little glow about him. He makes you feel good, Stephanie Walker, an LVN, said.

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Recombinant Coagulation Factors Pipeline Analysis to 2015 Now Available on ResearchMoz

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The new report is titled Recombinant Coagulation Factors 2015: Maturation of Recombinant Clotting Factor Pipeline and Emergence of Gene Therapy and Alternative Procoagulants and deals with historical statistics and future projections regarding the recombinant coagulation factors market. It gathers data from 2013 and the first three quarters of 2014 to analyze the development of the market through the two years. It focuses strongly on pipeline products in the market.

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Recombinant coagulation factors are used in diseases such as hemophilia A and B, to bring about blood coagulation when the patients natural capacity to do so has been hampered. Market data for various classes of recombinant coagulation factors such as factors VII, VIII, and IX are analyzed in the research report, along with an examination of the development of other nascent and comparatively untouched substances and methods such as alternative procoagulants, immune tolerance-inducing agents, and gene therapeutics.

The report profiles the competitive landscape in detail and provides special attention to the impact of new products on the respective positions of major players of the market. This helps gain insight into the short-to-mid-term future of the market. Trends gaining strength in the market are also carefully examined, according to their potential impact on the market stats and competitive landscape.

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The field of gene therapeutics, or gene therapy, is a strong emergent alternative to recombinant coagulation factors. New technologies in the gene therapy field are examined in detail, as are the major players intending to strengthen their presence in this sector. Keeping with this theme, the competitive advantages of alternative procoagulants and gene therapy are listed and analyzed.

The sales and market size of four major types of recombinant coagulation factors are analyzed in the report: rFVIII, rFIX, rFVII, and thrombin. Within the market analysis of rFVIII, specific medicines such as Helixate, Kogenate, Advate/Recombinate, etc. are analyzed deeper to understand their particular market size data. Likewise, the market data for medicines such as Benefix and Alprolix, which constitute the recombinant factor IX category, and NovoSeven and Coagil VII, which make up the recombinant factor VII category, are also examined in detail. The recombinant factor Thrombin is analyzed as a separate category.

Among pipeline projects, two distinct classes can be formed: wild-type recombinant factors and long-acting recombinant factors. Research into all types of recombinant factors, i.e., rFVIII, rFIX, and rFVII is ongoing to produce wild and long-acting varieties of each. The present market conditions for each are also described in the report, giving a clear idea of the trajectory from the present market conditions to the pipeline projects.

The report also profiles major pharmaceutical companies active in the recombinant coagulants market. These include giants such as Baxter, CSL, Novo Nordisk, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Biogen Idec, AstraZeneca, etc.

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February Forecast: Foresight 20/20–Futurist Jack Uldrich to Discuss Current Technological Trends In Wisconsin, Texas …

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The Internet of Things, Big Data, and 3D Printing are just a few of the current technological trends that are taking the world by storm and futurist Jack Uldrich makes a living helping companies navigate through them. He speaks over 100 times a year to a wide variety of businesses and organizations, especially on the transformation of health care, agriculture, education, energy, finance, retail and manufacturing. His platform is that creativity and action are more powerful and versatile than knowledge.

Uldrich says, "As a professional futurist, I frequently end my talks with the rather obvious reminder that no one can predict the future. I then twist this fact by flashing Peter Druckers famous quotation: The best way to predict your future is to create it. His keynotes tend to have an extra bit of fire based on his passion for the idea; "I love this idea of creating the future because it is empowering, optimistic and action-oriented. But, above all, it is true!"

His speaking topics range from custom presentations to "The Big AHA", "Business as Unusual" and "How the Internet of Things Will Open Up a Future of Opportunity." Following on the heels of nine presentations in January for clients such as the 2015 PIMA Annual Meeting, ACI and ACEC of NY's annual meetings, as well as the Independent Bike Dealers Summit and several private clients in telecommunications and banking, Uldrich will be addressing the following clients across the U.S. in February:

FEB 2: Wisconsin Bankers Association Milwaukee, WI

FEB 12: Farm Credit Bank of Texas Farm Credit and AgFirst San Antonio, TX

FEB 16: Outsourcing World Summit Int'l Assoc. of Outsourcing Professionals Phoenix, AZ

FEB 17: Hunter Douglas Event Hunter Douglas Las Vegas, NV

Parties interested in learning more about him, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either these events or interviewing Jack as a futurist or trend expert can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

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Banking Beyond 2020: Futurist Jack Predicts the Trends for Wisconsin Bank Execs

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Futurist Jack Uldrich's job isn't just about clarifying the top trends that are coming. He also aims to help companies leverage technological advances to their advantage, and unleash underlying philosophies that help organizations embrace change. "The future is predictably unpredictable," but he also says, "executives attitudes and management philosophies can help them and their organizations soar through the myriad of changes that will be coming their way." To that end, Uldrich has been invited as the keynote speaker for this year's "BE" Conference in Milwaukee addressing executives in the banking industry on February 2nd.

The WBA's theme of "Banking in 2020 and Beyond" makes for a perfect diving board for Uldrich's keynote "Foresight 20/20: Ten Trends Transforming Tomorrow." Uldrich will draw on highlights from his upcoming book: "Business as Unusual: How to Future-Proof Your Business Against Tomorrow's Trends, Today," He will also share insights on trends such as the Internet of things, Big Data, nanotechnology, mobile banking and the Big AHA with WBA audience members.

When it comes to finance, Uldrich says, "Banking executives need to become what I call 'Exponential Executives.' That is leaders who understand that as impressive as past technological advances have beenthe ATM, online banking and mobile banking, etcthey are just the beginning. Banking Interactions will continue to evolve as customers physical and virtual worlds become intertwined, and social networks and mobile platforms will transform customers banking experiences and expectations. Still other advances will create an environment where a premium is placed on unconventional thinking and risk-taking."

A highly acclaimed futurist and trend expert, Uldrich has spoken all over the world to a variety of industries and organizations. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and National Public Radio and is a guest commentator on the Discovery Channel's "FutureScape." In addition to addressing the WBA, Uldrich has addressed financial clients such as Wells Fargo, CoBank, the Detroit Economic Forum, AgBank and most recently he spoke at the annual Institutional Investor Forum held in Deer Valley, Utah.

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Freedom campers discussed at board meeting

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The Burwood-Pegasus Community board will today discuss how to handle New Brighton's new status as a freedom camper hot-spot.

A number of tourists have made their home at the Waimari Beach car park, after being moved on from another car park in New Brighton following complaints from residents.

Board chair Andrea Cummings says the freedom campers seem to be behaving at the new location, but the council may need more power in the future.

"Not having a by-law means that we can't really enforce anything, so whether we need to put some rules in place because I think it's going to be an ongoing issue. It's not going to go away."

Cummings says the visitors are pushing some locals to the limit.

"Some of these residents are putting up with more than they should and it's not ideal for freedom campers either, being moved on all the time and things, so we do need to come up with solutions."

Andrea Cummings says over flowing rubbish bins and parking complaints are the main issues.

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Editorial: Population Growth Is a Climate Threat

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Last month, Pope Francis made news when he said that not only was climate change real, but it was mostly man-made. More recently, he said that couples do not need to breed like rabbits but rather should plan their families responsibly albeit without the use of modern contraception.

Though the pope did not directly link the two issues, climate scientists and population experts sat up and took notice. Thats because for years, they have quietly discussed the links between population growth and global warming, all too aware of the sensitive nature of the topic. Few of them can forget the backlash after then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in 2009 that it was strange to talk about climate change without mentioning population and family planning. Critics immediately suggested that she was calling for eugenics, thus shutting down the conversation and pushing the issue back into the shadows. The popes support of smaller families might help that discussion come back into the light, where it belongs.

Sensitive subject or not, the reality is that unsustainable human population growth is a potential disaster for efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. These days, the biggest population growth is occurring in developing nations, which is why any discussion must be sensitive to the perception that well-off, industrialized nations the biggest climate polluters, often with majority-white populations might be telling impoverished people of color to reduce their numbers. In fact, person for person, reducing birth rates in industrialized nations has a bigger impact on greenhouse gas emissions because affluent people use more of the Earths resources and depend more heavily on fossil fuels.

In other words, population is not just a Third World issue. More than a third of the births in the United States are the result of unintended pregnancies, and this month the United Nations raised its prediction of population growth by the year 2050 because of unforeseen rising birth rates in industrialized nations. So even though the highest rates of population growth are in the poorest and least educated countries Africas population is expected to triple by the end of the century any attempt to address the issue will have to target the industrialized world as well.

By 2050, world population is expected to increase from its current level of about 7 billion to somewhere between 8 billion and 11 billion. According to a 2010 analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, keeping that growth to the lower number instead of even the mid-range 9.6 billion could play a significant role in keeping emissions low enough to avoid dangerous levels of climate change by 2050. A more recent report, though, casts doubt on whether it would be possible to bring about dramatic enough changes in population quickly enough to hold the total to 8 billion.

Another 2010 report, by the nonprofit Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C, predicted that fast-growing developing countries will become the dominant emitters of greenhouse gases within a generation. Thats partly because of their rising populations but also because of their poverty; they are less able to afford solar energy projects or other investments in non-fossil energy. The report also notes that these countries and their people are far more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A disproportionate number of impoverished countries are in low-lying areas where rising sea levels are expected to cause disastrous flooding. Agricultural productivity is expected to fall 40 percent in India and sub-Saharan Africa by the second half of this century.

The population issue is just beginning to get some of the public attention it deserves. The most recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations board of climate experts, included concerns about population size, saying, Globally, economic and population growth continued to be the most important drivers of increases in CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. For the first time in its five years of producing such reports, the panel acknowledged that family-planning programs could make a real difference, both in slowing the rate of warming and in helping vulnerable nations adapt to its effects.

And progress can be made without draconian or involuntary measures. According to Karen Hardee, director of the Evidence Project for the nonprofit Population Council, developing nations are already beginning to recognize the usefulness of family planning in preventing hunger and crowding and in combating climate change. She cites Rwanda, Ethiopia and Malawi as countries that are taking the first steps on their own.

But they and other nations need assistance on two fronts: education for girls and access to free or affordable family-planning services. The benefit of even minimal education is startling: Women in developing countries who have had a year or more of schooling give birth to an average of three children; with no schooling, the number is 4.5. Add more years of schooling and the number of births drops further. Women who have attended school also give birth later in life to healthier children.

The analysis by the Center for Global Development says that access to family planning and girls education even a little of it are among the most cost-effective strategies for combating climate change.

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Pr. William officials propose education center at Landfills Eco-Park

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By Jim Barnes February 1 at 3:56 PM

Prince William County officials last week unveiled plans for a STEM Education Center at the countys sanitary landfill on Dumfries Road near Independent Hill.

Billed as an interpretative education center for science, technology, engineering and math, the facility would be used to teach students and the public about environmental issues and challenges, Tom Smith, Prince Williams solid waste division chief, said at a public information session Wednesday.

The center would cost an estimated $3million to $5million to build, though, and no money is budgeted for its construction, Smith said. The county is seeking partners and grants to cover the capital costs, he said.

What were proposing to do is use the Living Building Challenge ... which really makes the building like its self-sufficient, Smith said. The Living Building Challenge is a certification program that sets standards for green buildings.

Smith said that the education center would treat and recycle its own water and create its own power. It would not even be hooked up to the power line, he said, describing the center as a multipurpose-type building that would be used by residents, researchers, county employees and students.

Our students and youth can learn about green buildings, how to properly recycle and reuse, and ... ecology through this building, Smith said.

Graduate students studying architecture at Catholic University have developed designs for the center, which would include gallery space for educational exhibits, an auditorium, a laboratory, classrooms and office space, he said.

The building would be the centerpiece of the landfills Eco-Park, which Smith said started several years ago with a series of initiatives to make the landfill more environmentally friendly. The Eco-Park includes programs to divert waste materials, capture gases produced at the landfill for energy use and make the landfills buffer area available for environmental studies by community groups.

The landfill covers more than 1,000 acres, including about 380 acres of buffer, Smith said. The buffer zone is mostly wooded and has a five-acre wetlands project, he said.

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