SV40 Cancer Foundation is Launched
(ContentDesk) January 30, 2006 -- The SV40 Cancer Foundation has just been established by Raphaele and Michael Horwin in memory of their son, Alexander Horwin who passed away in 1999 from an SV40 positive cancer at the age of 2 ?.SV40 was the 40th virus found in rhesus monkey kidney cells when these cells were used to make the polio vaccine. This virus contaminated both the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) created by Dr. Jonas Salk and the Oral or "Live" Polio Vaccine (OPV) created by Dr. Albert Sabin.
The Horwins lost their child, Alexander, http//www.ouralexander.org to a SV40 positive brain tumor in January 1999.
Leading SV40 scientists in the United States performed five tests at five different laboratories on tissue removed from Alexanders brain tumor. DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology was used along with other sophisticated techniques such as laser micro-dissection. These tests demonstrated that SV40 was in Alexanders brain tumor cells and that the virus was active in creating the cancer.
Both parents underwent a series of tests to determine whether or not they carried the virus. Different SV40 laboratories were involved from the United States and Europe.
All tests were negative for SV40. In addition, Alexanders cord blood had been saved with a private lab when Alexander was born. The cord blood was also tested by DNA PCR and was negative for SV40 providing evidence that neither Alexander nor his mother carried the virus at the time of Alexanders birth. This suggested that one or more of the polio vaccines Alexander was administered contained SV40.On January 31st, 2000, The Horwins brought the very first SV40 lawsuit against American Home Products, the parent company of Lederle, for the wrongful death of their son.
A Daubert hearing was held in the United States District Court for the Central District of California from February 11 to February 28, 2003.
During the hearing, one of the causation experts, a leading SV40 scientist, testified that he had reviewed thousands of pages of internal Lederle documents that demonstrated it was likely that the SV40, which caused Alexanders cancer, came from the oral polio vaccine that he was administered.
Despite this testimony, the judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to proceed to trial.The mission and purpose of the SV40 Cancer Foundation is to raise public awareness, encourage independent research and to facilitate clinical improvements.http://www.SV40foundation.org/.
Workplace Violence Expert W.Barry Nixon Comes to Aid of Beleaguered Health Care Workers
LAKE FOREST, CA (ContentDesk) JULY 27, 2005 -- From 1996 to 2000, 69 health care workers were killed on the job and among all American workers, health care and social services have the highest rates of non-fatal assault injuries in the workplace. According to a recent study by the American Nursing Association (ANA), nearly a half million nurses per year reported that they were victims of violent crimes in the workplace.
With this in mind, preeminent workplace violence expert, W. Barry Nixon, SPHR, Executive Director, National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence, Inc., has released a list of 7 things every health care worker needs to know about workplace violence."Every individual has a right to a safe workplace. My goal is to provide a quick set of easily assimilated tips anyone can use.
While every Healthcare Worker should accept the fact that, given the increasing statistics, the chance of being exposed to Workplace Violence is very real; Healthcare...
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Adding the Pride to being Proudly Canadian
Essay Writing Contest on What it means to be Proudly Canadian.Proudly Canadian Clothing and Proudly Canadian Business Directory have launched a New Essay Contest where Canadians can let the world know why they are Proud to Be Canadian.This contest is about hearing the collective voices of Canadians , local and around the world, sharing tales, humor and accomplishments on a global scale.Many say that to be Proudly Canadian isn't that difficult. Globally they are a loved nation know for their friendly and charismatic personalities. They are a peace loving country, with a mix of multicultural groups, faiths and colours. Canada has welcomed many people over its history...which increases the richness of the cultural diversity while maintaining the friendliness Canadians are known for and still maintain their distinctive history forged through that harmony.Proudly Canadian is more than a legal trademark and Canada's Business Directory; its two words that encompass the meaning of a nation....
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The Fate of Pasadena's Historic Raymond Theatre to be decided in Los Angeles Superior Court on February 11th, 2003.
The Raymond Theatre is one of the City of LA's oldest landmark theaters.
It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Raymond is also better known in recent years as Perkins Palace, which was one of LA's former top concert venues.Pasadena developers AJB purchased the Raymond Theatre in 1987 and slated it for redevelopment.
In response, the theater's former manager and concert promoter Gina Zamparelli formed Friends of the Raymond Theatre, to protect the historic Raymond Theatre against redevelopment.Over the past 15 years, Friends of the Raymond Theatre has grown to an organization with 3,000 supporters worldwide with people leading the campaign in California, New York and Australia.Celebrities such as David Lee Roth, Oingo Boingo and Slash (Guns N' Roses/Slash's Snakepit) have given their support as well as Pasadena Heritage, the Los Angeles Conservancy, the California Preservation Foundation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.In the...
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People Are More Important Than Places
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (ContentDesk) September 21, 2005 -- Victims of Hurricane Katrina will receive emergency aid this month from an international organization of travel and tourism professionals. The International Federation of Women's Travel Organizations (IFWTO) has received donations, offers of accommodations, and employment opportunities for members of IFWTO living in the area hit by Katrina.
IFWTO Chairman Lyn Gamboa, of the Philippines, says all chapters worldwide helped organize aid for the 50 members and their families of Mid-South Women in Tourism in New Orleans.
She says IFWTO has never, in its 37-year history, had so many members affected by a disaster of this magnitude.IFWTO works to improve and make more effective the status of women within the travel industry through the exchange of ideas and personal participation.
The organization also works to further promote international goodwill and understanding.
"We are all very...
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ANTI-SWAY CRANES AID NEW AVENSIS PROGRAMME AT TOYOTA
???Toyota's current investment in the UK, at Burnaston and Deeside, totals more than ?1.7 billion.
Around 220,000 Avensis and Corolla models are produced for the UK and European markets, using lean manufacturing technologies.
This demands intensive use of capital plant such as presses and moulding machines to produce a large number of components in small batches in synchronisation with assembly.
A process that requires frequent die swaps.???The new cranes are highly specified.
Four are installed in the press shop and one in the plastics shop.
All are double girder design, spanning wide bays of 18.7 metres and having 11.6 metre height of lift.
Street heavy duty open barrel VX hoists are used in all cranes for true vertical lift and placement.
Hoists have a 35 tonne safe working load capacity.
The crane in the plastics shop also has a second hoist of 16 tonnes for die splitting and turning.???Safety and precise movement...
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Kit Elliot, LPN Instructor at Pima Medical Institute is Human First Aid Kit
(ContentDesk) October 15, 2005 -- Newtons third law of motion states that, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction The recent hurricane in New Orleans and Albuquerques instructor, Kit Elliott are representative of this law.???? Kit, an LPN of 13 years who has served as the evening back office Medical Assistant instructor at Pima Medical Institute, 2201 San Pedro, NE, Bldg3, Suite 100 in Albuquerque, has proven to be her own first aid kit for disaster relief.
In addition to her duties at PMI, she has helped in numerous disasters and volunteers with First Choice Community Health Clinics in Albuquerque.???? Kit has been a member of the Red Cross since 1973 and has been a member of the national Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) since 1992. Since 1995 Kit has responded to 17 national and countless local and state-wide disasters.???? Kits most recent DMAT voluntary deployment was to Louisiana in response to hurricane Katrina. There she worked with evacuees...
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FICO Score Calculation
The firm Fair Isaac Corp. developed a computer model to aid the three main credit bureaus Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union. The model uses a scoring method depending up on your credit information such as credit history, current credit, credit balance, and credit applied for. This information is then compared to the thousands of other customers to give you a FICO score.
The breakdown of the calculation is? past payment history worth 35 percent, outstanding debt is 30 percent, length of credit for 15 percent, new credit for 10 percent, and type of credit is 10 per cent.
All this information is time sensitive. In other words, the score is calculated at the time of request. Therefore, the score is based on what is recent. It will evaluate any delinquencies and bankruptcies in the past, but it will also assess how many late payments you have on the date of request.
Similarly, if the amount of credit utilized by you today is 75 per...
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New Year?s Resolutions for the BackCountry
The New Year has begun and you probably have a few New Year's Resolutions under way.
You'll lose weight, lose a bad habit, add a good habit or even mend an old fence.
But do you have any resolutions for the backcountry?
Are you ready to make this year your best backcountry year?
I'm ready.
Here are a few of my backcountry New Year's Resolutions; please adopt a couple of these for yourself.
If you do, 2005 will be your best outdoor year yet.First off, I resolve to spend more time in the backcountry.
No matter how much time I spend hiking or camping, it never seems to be enough.
So this year I will try to get my fill of the outdoors.
Of course, I said this last year too but failed to get enough.Next I resolve to upgrade my critical gear.
Some things are more comfortable the longer you own them, but this isn't good practice for critical backcountry gear.
For example, it's been a few years since...
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viaPeople, Inc. Identifies the True ROI of the Human Asset Through Their Top Performer Profile
Princeton, NJ (ContentDesk via HRMarketer) April 21, 2006 -- viaPeople, Inc., a leading human asset management software and consulting services company, announced today the introduction of a new methodology for understanding the bottom-line impact of employee performance. viaPeople has proven that "behavior matters" by linking employee behavior to financial contribution.Organizational leaders and human resource experts have long known that investing in...
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What is Home Insurance?
Home Insurance is designed to provide you with financial protection against any damage and possible risks that your property and possessions within it may face against unforeseen events and circumstances. Home insurance is commonly taken to describe both buildings insurance, which insures the fabric of your property, and contents insurance, which covers your belongings. Basically it is a contract you make with an insurance company. You have to pay a premium and in return the insurance company...
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Bankruptcy Interest Increases as Deadline Approaches
Congress recently passed sweeping legislation that will significantly reform American bankruptcy law. Designed to eliminate the "convenience bankruptcy" of compulsive gamblers and the financially irresponsible, this legislation will make it more difficult for those seeking bankruptcy protection from the courts to have their debts relieved.Under current law, people who have debts that they cannot repay may file under Chapter 7 of the Federal bankruptcy code, which allows nearly all debts to be...
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Selecting the perfect gift for her
Selecting the perfect gift for her"Do you find it difficult to find that perfect gift for her?Are you worried that she might not like the gift you select?If you are looking for an easier way to select that perfect romantic gift for the man you love, then read on ..You will not only discover that she will love your gift, but you will also make her realize that she will enjoy and appreciate your gift wholeheartedly..You're probably asking yourself "How can I accomplish that, most times when i give...
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