In today's installment of Toy Insider and Family Circle magazine's "25 Days of Toys," Toy Insider Senior Editor Marissa DiBartolo and Family Circle's Social Media Editor Sugey Palomares highlight STEM toys that are educational and fun. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
Immerse yourself in a playful, imaginative world of stories with the new Pepper Mint STEM kit line from Thames & Kosmos! The Pepper Mint line offers experiments and activities that follow the adventures of Pepper Mint, a curious, skillful and creative young engineer.
The activities are presented in storybook manuals with beautiful illustrations and step-by-step instructions. As you read the stories of Pepper Mint's adventures, you build the projects and conduct the experiments that appear.
After assembly, the large wooden models of a treehouse and boat double as playsets where kids can continue to act out stories about Pepper Mint with the scale figure included.
The two new Pepper Mint sets include Pepper Mint in the Great Treehouse Engineering Adventure and Pepper Mint in the Fantastic Underwater Science Voyage.
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There will be no renewal of sacred music and no evangelization without composition of new sacred music. It must participate in the tradition but resonate with people today.
Sacred music should draw worshipers into the contemplative dimension of the liturgy. It appeals to that part in us that hears the 'still, small, voice' and we develop that faculty through contemplative prayer.
Sacred music must resonate with contemporary worshipers while participating in the principles that go right back to the origins of sacred chant in the Apostolic Churches.
Christopher West talks to David Clayton about popular culture and the New Evangelization and lessons from Bruce Springsteen and Our Lady of Guadalupe: Popular culture doesn't speak to the lowest common denominator, it speaks to the highest common denominator. Like it or loath it, the best rises to the surface. The reason so much of it is bad is that Christians have done such a woefully bad job at participating in contemporary culture. There is a gaping hole for Christians to occupy if we want to and we could learn lessons from the cultural Marxists in this respect!
Episode 30 - Nourishing the Temple of the Holy Spirity - A Christian Program of Diet and Exercise?
If we learn to work with the natural structure of the body, our movement will be natural, graceful and dignified; and we will feel healthier and be more active. Are these aims good? Are they Christian?
It is important to understand the nature of what we are painting, this involves not only the physical anatomy but also the anthropology of the person. Even then we have to understand how the person relates to the things that surround him, most immediately clothes. The painting of drapery is generally very weak because artists don't understand how the cloth behaves and how it hangs on a person.
This is a creative retrieval of scripture interpretation in the manner of the Church Fathers - presented for the modern age and in the light of all we know now.


Melissa buys an ipod for $100 and gets a consumer surplus of $80. what was her willingness to pay ? If she had bought the ipod on sale for $70, what would her consumer surplus have been? if the price of an ipod were $200 what would her consumer surplus have been ?
If Melissa buys an iPod for $100 and gets a consumer surplus of $80, then her willingness to pay is $100 + $80 = $180.
If she had bought the iPod on sale for $70, then her consumer surplus have been 180 - 70 = $110.
If the price of an iPod were $200, then her consumer surplus have been 180 - 200 = -$20, so Melissa would not buy this iPod.


Ed Geyer works as an apprentice with Click Bond in Carson City.
Significant talent shortages and skill gaps are slowing employers' efforts to expand, innovate, and excel. These workforce challenges undermine productivity and profitability.
The good news? Registered Apprenticeships are experiencing a resurgence as the preferred "earn and learn" model of employment across the country. They have been utilized to meet the needs of America's skilled workforce for over 75 years but many think of traditional trades, such as construction, electrician, and plumber as the ideal occupations for apprenticeship.
Nevada's Apprenticeship Project has broadened that scope to include nontraditional industry sectors like health care, advanced manufacturing, informationt technology, and service industries. Businesses of all sizes can benefit from apprenticeships. With the support of Nevada's Apprenticeship Project; setting up a program is easy.
Apprenticeship programs are for ambitious people of all ages, who want to earn a salary while they learn, gaining real skills, and knowledge.
These programs offer employers the opportunity to strengthen and build their workforce, providing a tailored, high-quality talent pipeline. Companies can build a highly skilled workforce through on-the job training combined with job-related education allowing talent-seeking employees to realize their full potential.
In this regard, Registered Apprenticeship programs effectively meet the needs of both employers and job-seekers.
Some employers may have hesitations about launching an apprenticeship program. Collie Hutter, co-founder and chairman at Click Bond, and Larry Harvey, director of human resources at Click Bond, were asked to clear up some myths about apprenticeships.
Myth: Apprenticeships are old fashioned and just for construction or skilled trades.
Collie Hunter: It's true apprenticeships have been around since Benjamin Franklin and about 75 years ago they were structured around trade occupations. But they are hardly old fashioned — they are needed more now than ever. Due to a general lack of workers, who have the skills needed for the changing manufacturing industry, the labor shortage isn't just a Nevada problem, it's a national problem. That said, if the United States is going to continue to compete on a global platform, we need more skilled workers with consistent training.
Almost every company can find an apprentice program to enhance its workforce. There are more than 1,000 approved apprenticeship programs listed by the Department of Labor — everything from a bio-manufacturing technician to an aircraft engine repair technician, and industries including telecommunications, (information technology), health care, and retail and service industries.
Myth: Registering an apprentice program is too bureaucratic and difficult.
Larry Harvey: Registering a program is much easier than people think, especially if you work with Nevada's Apprenticeship Project like we did. There are many resources in place that make launching a program easier than ever. A representative from your business will work directly with the program director at the participating school to determine the required classes, help you complete the Department of Labor paperwork and even identify potential apprentices.
Myth: My business doesn't have time to train someone, we need workers now.
Hunter: In today's climate, most businesses probably do have immediate labor needs. They probably also have midterm and longer term labor needs too — anywhere from two years to 10 years from now … Apprenticeships offer a clear path toward filling those gaps, now and in the future. Your apprentice is working for you the entire time they are training.
Also, keep in mind that if your business needs someone with a combined toolmaker and machine operator skillset, for example, an apprenticeship is the ideal way to create that highly specialized training and mentoring program to deliver on that need.
Harvey: Another way to think of this is, while you need to fill a skilled position — for example, an industrial maintenance mechanic — they can be hard to find already fully competent. If that person is already employed, they probably aren't looking for a job. So, if we as employers, don't grow those hard to fill positions in-house through an apprenticeship, there's a high likelihood that eventually, we'll be paying an entry level person double the rate to do that job. Why not plan, make a short-term investment, get the employee trained into your company's culture by an existing journeyworker level employee, and enjoy productivity now?
Myth: Apprentices will take advantage of the training and investment companies are making in them, and then they will leave.
Harvey: That has not been the case at Click Bond. In just over nine years, we've had 14 apprentices and only one did not finish the program. That's a very good rate of return on our investment.
Hunter: Recruitment and retention within a business inherently has risk associated with it for apprentices, as well as non-apprentice employees. There are no guarantees.
But if you take good care of your employees by offering them growing responsibility, incremental wage increases, competitive benefits, and a view of the future, they will likely develop a sense of security and will want to stay with your company. An apprentice turned journeyworker is in the ideal position to be the mentor of the next apprentice, creating additional pathways within the organization.
Cheryl Olson is the director of Nevada's Apprenticeship Project. For information, call 775-856-5304 or email at colson@tmcc.edu.


It's always easiest to learn good money habits while you are young. Wait too long and bad ones will have formed already.
In this way, many middle class family people have to face serious troubles if they are not able to fulfill the expensive demands of their kids. They must have told the importance of money to their kids. Teaching kids money management is not an easy task for the parents as they have to make it clear that what are their income and which are the requirements which they can fulfill and which they not.
The first way to make the kids know about money management is parents must talk openly with their kids about managing money. Since at the early age every kid wants to eat burgers and pizzas from big retail store and apart from that, they also require expensive items. Parents can tell their kids about the importance of saving and with this way, what they can achieve in their life. They must not eat only homemade items at all times but they can make a control over their outing and eating out through which they can save some pennies for future.
Teaching Kids money management can also be possible through teaching kids by involving them in family finances. With this way, they can come to know that how money is kept and how to manage it in each manner. Parents must take their kids to bank for depositing amount or for withdrawals. They must also taken to the ATMs where they should know how money is dispensed from that part. If children involve in managing money, they will be able to know that what is their requirement and which part of money can be kept as a part of saving for future expenses.
Mostly kids also want to grow up at their early age and this is the reason they find an inspiration for this purpose. This will also protect tens from overspending. Most of the people who are having good earning must make it possible to help them building their mind strong during the crisis or shortage period. Parents must encourage kids to help the orphans and old age people through charity. Also, tell them that how charity is important. Thus, through these ways, it is possible for a parent to teach money management to their kids.


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Leif Gillis Jordansson, född 1960 i Trollhättan, är en svensk kompositör, multi-instrumentalist och artist.

Leif Jordansson har sedan början av 1990-talet varit aktiv som kompositör för film, teater och dans. 1996 släppte han skivan Music For Movements med musik komponerad för fem balettföreställningar, koreograferad av Patrick King. Som teater- och balettkompositör har Jordansson varit aktiv på flera stora teatrar i Sverige samt ett flertal arbeten i England, Italien och Frankrike. Senaste produktionen var tillsammans med just Patrick King på Oslo-operan 2013.

2003 komponerade han musiken till Johan Löfstedts prisbelönta film Kometen. Han har även samarbetat med filmskapare som Simon Kaijser och Bengt Löfgren. Under senare år har Jordansson arbetat med installationer för teatrar och offentliga rum.

Jordansson är konstnärlig ledare för The Great Learning Orchestra, en sammansättning musiker som utforskar nutida experimentell musik.

Leif Jordansson anlitades 2016 för att arrangera och producera artisten Peter LeMarcs album Den tunna tråden, i samarbete med Per Lindholm.

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Hawkens Gingerbread is primarily a wholesaler of high-quality gingerbread products to both the retail market and the foodservice market with a particular emphasis on local, authentic products made with care and attention which helps set them apart from the competition.
Already in the food industry business, Alastair Hawken and his family run business consisting of wife Kerry and their three kids Joshua, Charlie and Ellis are working hard to bring high-quality products to an increasing number of retailers around the country. However, back in 2009, Alastair, a local to the Grantham area, discovered that Grantham Gingerbread, England's oldest commercially traded gingerbread dating back to the 1700s, and a biscuit famous to his local town, had fallen out of production. After months of trial and error, taste tests, long days, patience and frustration, the hard work had paid off. By 2011, Alastair and his family had successfully brought the Grantham Gingerbread biscuit back to the market and re-established its place in heritage for all to see, and more importantly, taste. It had become Hawkens Gingerbread flagship product and helped put their name on the map.
Before getting in touch with Business Lincolnshire, a combination of a slow rate of growth in his business and the numerous missed opportunities a small business experiences, predominately due to a lack of funding, support or skills, left Alastair feeling frustrated. Hawkens Gingerbread relationship with Business Lincolnshire started with Alastair simply getting in touch with the business adviser team. The process began with Alastair explaining his business's journey of growth which helped the advisers pinpoint his needs quickly and easily. They offered bespoke advice and guidance more efficiently. He was particularly grateful for the guidance the team offered him throughout the application process, including any documents that - without the professional guidance - would have taken up a lot more of his time – something that can be invaluable to a small business owner. With the help of Business Lincolnshire, Hawkens Gingerbread were awarded a grant that helped them purchase a new piece of baking machinery, helping them to increase production by a staggering 5000%.
This boost in productivity has meant that Alastair has taken great strides towards growing Hawkens Gingerbread. The Hawkens family continue to increase the number of stockholders, bringing their unique products to new markets at every opportunity possible. Overall, Alastair remains determined to achieve his main, most ambitious goal - to make Hawkens Gingerbread one of the most recognised gingerbread brands in the UK within both the retail and food service sectors.


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Runaways hidden in the barn, slave catchers lodged in the hotel, and Emily squeezed between two very different loyalties..
Danger is the last thing Emily Preston thought she'd encounter in her uncle's hotel. She'd been forced to travel to Detroit, sent by her parents from their plantation home. Now she's vowed to become the most disagreeable houseguest ever. She doesn't count on Uncle Isaac's iron will. And she has no idea what to do with Malachi, the son of freed slaves who challenges every idea she's grown up believing. Malachi's lessons finally begin to sink in when Emily stumbles across two runaways hidden in her uncle's barn. And they're about to become personal as she's drawn into operations of the Underground Railroad. Meanwhile, Mr. Burrows, the charming Southern slave catcher, is only yards away, lodged in the hotel.
Likened to the rich literary style of Ann Rinaldi but with its own twist of adventure, The Candle Star wraps American history in an exciting, kid-pleasing package. Find out why so many teachers have incorporated this Civil War historical fiction series into classrooms across America. The price is kept deliberately low so you can feel as good about the price as you do about the content. Download your child's copy today.
Recipient of a Reader's Choice 5 Star Seal of Approval.
Series librarian-nominated for the 2012 Great Michigan Read.
Michelle Isenhoff writes adventures for kids of all ages. Sometimes they take place in the past, such as her popular Civil War-era Divided Decade Trilogy and The Color of Freedom. Other times they involve fantastical plots or new worlds, as in The Quill Pen and Song of the Mountain. More recently, Michelle had a blast writing the first book in her humorous, high-action Taylor Davis series.
The Candle Star 4.7 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 7 reviews.
This is the first book in a trilogy examining the Civil War through the Underground railroad setting in Michigan in 1858. In this first volume, the protagonist is fourteen year old Emily whose petulant personality and insolent behavior has resulted in her parents' shipping her off to stay with an uncle in Michigan. Emily has never been off the Ella Wood plantation in the Carolinas. She presumes her life will be much the same, and her faithful slave Zeke tries to make her comfortable. Things turn out very differently. Emily will not have a tutor, she will have to walk to a school, do chores in her Uncle Issac's inn, and learn to deal with free slaves who are her equal. Emily rebels at once, she steals a neighbor's horse, skips school, and treats the household members as if they were "her slaves." Her uncle refuses to give in to her; he cringes when she befriends slave bounty hunters from Virginia as her equals. Emily is curious to find out what her uncle writes in a small book hidden in a secret compartment. But gradually she must learn to respect another way of thinking, her black friend Malachi makes her realize that her way of thinking may be jaded. He encourages her to pursue her dreams of painting and not to limit her goals to become a proper Southern plantation wife. Isenhoff has done her research. She introduces characters based on real prototypes like Frederick Douglass and George deBaptiste. Her language is smooth and polished. Take the following excerpt: "Emily looked the boy over. He had skin the color of strong tea before the cream was added, and his eyes were as dark as the midnight sky." The reader quickly assimilates himself into the character. Only complaint I have is that the story line sometimes seems to move too slowly, but it is certainly not predictable. There are many twists and turns and lots of surprises before Emily is ready to return home to her plantation. Changes are on the horizon for the country. Will Emily be successful in acclimating herself to a changed order? What will happen to her uncle and staff at the River Inn? I would recommend this book to children and adults age ten and up. There are lots of issues that middle grade students are facing that are addressed in the book irrespective of the difference in time period. Any reader who enjoys history, character study and good writing will enjoy this book series. Classroom teachers and librarians should consider it a good resource to a study of the pre-Civil War period from a humanistic point of view.
My daughter read and loved The Candle Star. This is her review: The Candle Star is set back in the slave days and is about a 12-year old girl, Emily Preston, who lives on a plantation in South Carolina, but whose parents send her to stay with her uncle in Detroit. Apparently, her parents think that she could use an attitude adjustment and that her uncle could maybe help with that. And her parents are right. Emily is sarcastic and self-important. When she first arrives at her uncle's, she decides that she will be so unlikeable that her uncle will send her home. Ms. Isenhoff writes in a very descriptive way. It is so colorful that I felt like I could really see what was happening. There were a couple of times, like when Emily was being mean to the old slave man who accompanied her on her trip, when I just felt like crying. But that's a good thing- it was just because Ms. Isenhoff's writing was so good. She showed Emily's character development from the beginning, when Emily was self-absorbed to the end, when Emily had learned that there are larger things in life than herself. I liked the Candle Star because it showed a period of time that I haven't had a chance yet to learn much about. And Ms. Isenhoff made it come alive for me. Her characters were all so vivid that I felt like I actually knew them and I was sad when the book was over. The only thing that was hard for me was some of the slave dialogue. It was hard for me to understand and I had to read it twice. But that wasn't the author's fault- it seems like it was the way they truly spoke, so she was being true to the era. I would recommend The Candle Star to anyone. And in fact, when school starts, I'm going to recommend it to my teacher. It would be great for my class to read. The characters were likeable, the writing was vivid and interesting and the plot was complex. I give it 5/5 stars.
Okay, I'm going to start this off by stating a quick fact. I hated history. It was my all-time worst subject in school. Ironically, it's the only subject my fiancée, Mike, was good at. Anyway.I'm horrible when it comes to remembering dates, the only things I know about WWII was the stuff I've seen in movies and read in Anne Frank's diary, all I can tell you about Napoleon was he was short, and I'm still not sure how many states are in the USA. Okay, so maybe that last part is an exaggeration, but you get my point. What does that have to do with anything you might ask. The Candle Star, by Michelle Isenhoff, is a brilliant work of historical fiction. Slavery is, for me, always a difficult read, but Michelle does such a great job of not throwing it in your face, but making sure the reader knows it's a predominant storyline. It's detailed to the point where I could almost imagine riding Coal Dust, a neighbor's horse that the main character, Emily, took care of as punishment for skipping school. The characters are believable, and fit well with the time period. The Underground Railroad, for those of you who, like me, need a refresher course on All Things History 101, was a chain of safe houses used by slaves to escape to states that had already abolished slavery. It's also the backdrop for The Candle Star. Emily is a southern girl, whose father owns a plantation, along with many slaves. That's the only lifestyle Emily has ever known. She's a perfect example of the saying 'ignorance is bliss' because she's happy with the things occurring around her, and wouldn't want it any other way, until she gets sent to stay with her uncle, who lives up north. Upon going there, she realizes it's a whole different world - one where her uncle doesn't own any slaves, and helps them on their way to freedom. The Candle Star has a whole host of awesome factors, one of which is the characters. I really liked Zeke, the former slave that accompanies Emily on her trip to her uncle's home. I felt Julia was very realistic, and some of the things she said to Malachi reminded me of things my mother has said to me, which made the story even better for me. Michelle Isenhoff does an amazing job of creating characters that makes the reader want to exist in that time period, just so you can shake their hand.
This story was by far the best slavery story I've ever read! The main character was portrayed wonderfully, and the story was riveting. Appropiate for 11 and up. I can't wait for the sequel!!!!!!!
Reviewed by Melissa Tanaka for Readers' Favorite The Candle Star by Michelle Isenhoff is the first book in the Divided Decade Collection and an incredibly engaging read. The pre-Civil War novel focuses on a teenage girl named Emily Preston, who has been sent to live with her uncle in the North. Upon arriving, she discovers a world entirely unlike the one she is used to in everything from the ideas of the general population to the lack of luxury that the South had provided her. Emily hatches a plan to act so rude and ungrateful that her uncle has no choice but to send her home— thus proving that teenage rebellion is a situation that spans decades. Readers cannot help but root for Emily's character development throughout the story, as she transforms from a spoiled and ignorant Southern belle to a more humble and compassionate person. Initially, she supported slave catchers, likening slaves to animals and expressing sympathy for those who lost their "property;" however, her time in the North allows her to gain a new perspective and she finds herself assisting a pair of runaway slaves to freedom. Emily discovers a new sense of self and a growing awareness of the injustices around her. Isenhoff's use of dialect allows for readers to seamlessly immerse themselves in the era, while rich descriptions of places and people juxtapose that of modern life and remind readers of the impact that these events had on our developing nation. The novel is charged with characters' firsthand accounts of slave auctions, a speech by legendary abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and clashing opinions on race, all of which add a sense of historical legitimacy to the text, as well as tying into current ideas and climates.


It is important when welding stainless steel and titanium tube and pipe joints to be able to have zero colour, oxide-free welds both on the inside and outside.
To achieve the conditions for zero colour, or oxide-free weld joints, it is necessary to remove the air around the joint to a level where the oxygen percentage is somewhere between 5 and 50 parts per million, subject to the metal and, to some extent, the application.
Removing the air from the vicinity of the weld inside and outside has to be carried out simultaneously and this is best carried out on the outside with an accessory called a Weld Trailing Shield and on the inside with an Inflatable Pipe Purging System.
The Trailing Shields are light in weight and are carried easily by the welder as the torch is moved around the seam.
As the sides are fused together, the hot metal is shielded for a very short time by the inert argon gas flowing through the welding torch and out of the ceramic gas cup.
At this time, the Trailing Shield that has also been connected to an argon supply takes over and shields the hot metal until its temperature falls below its oxidation level, thus leaving a perfectly clean weld.
In the meantime, inside the pipe, two inflatable dams tightly seal a cavity about 10" (250 mm) either side of the joint.
An argon gas supply pushes the air out and it exits through a Weld Purge Monitor which indicates when the air has achieved an oxygen level below 50 ppm, or any other level as required by the WPS (welding procedure sheet).
At that time, the welder begins his process.
Without such accessories, welding in performed in an oxidised environment, leading to loss of corrosion resistance and results in metallurgical imperfections in the joint.
Oxidised welds incur a penalty for the company, as they have to ensure that the oxidation and discolouration are totally removed by mechanical or chemical means. Such additional work can have an effect on profitability and on delivery time.
Videos showing a Trailing Shield attached to a TIG/GTAW welding torch and the set up and purging of a pipe are below.


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H.R- I love your writing style. Hemingway meets David Sedaris!
Thank you so much for your comment. I love the Hemingway comparison—one of my favorite authors. And Sedaris—well, that goes without saying. So thanks for reading! – H.R.J.
p.s. Partner in Crime wrote me directly saying that it reminded him of C.S. Lewis. So, it's a stylistic mélange.


Thanks....just trying to reclaim my life and start over after 19 years of marriage. We take whatever situations we're given and try to make the best of it. Never would have sold the bike if I had better options.
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New research on ovarian cancer could mean improved patient outcomes
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest disease among all gynecological disorders. A recent study, under the supervision of York Research Chair and Faculty of Science Professor Chun Peng and led by PhD student Mohamed Salem, offers novel insight into the complex regulatory mechanisms that are involved in the development of ovarian cancer.
"Our study provides strong new evidence to support a tumour-promoting role of a microRNA, miR-590-3p, in ovarian cancer. We found that miR-590-3p levels are higher in more aggressive tumour tissues when compared to less aggressive tumours. We also identified a gene named Forkhead Box A2 (FOXA2) as a target of miR-590-3p. We provided several lines of evidence to support the idea that FOXA2 inhibits tumour growth in ovarian cancer," Peng said.
In fact, high levels of FOXA2 in ovarian cancer tumours correlate with improved survival. "This suggests that this gene may be a prognostic marker for this deadly disease," Salem added. "On the other hand, miR-590-3p levels are higher in the blood of ovarian cancer patients when compared to women with benign gynecological disorders." This means that miR-590-3p may be a useful marker for earlier detection, which could improve patient outcomes and save lives.
This study, which was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canada Foundation for Innovation/Ontario Research Fund, was published in Cancer Research (2018).
From left: Chun Peng and Mohamed Salem
Ovarian cancer survival rates comparatively lower, detection difficult
Ovarian cancer is arguably one of the most serious women's cancers because the survival rate is lower than other common cancers of the female reproductive system (Statistics Canada). The five-year survival rate is 45 per cent. An estimated 2,800 Canadian women will be diagnosed with this cancer in 2019 (Ovarian Cancer Canada/OCC).
This research is particularly relevant and promising because ovarian cancer is difficult to detect for the following reasons:
Some symptoms, such as indigestion, bloating or frequency in urinating, are vague and can be mistakenly attributed to other causes.
A pelvic exam, transvaginal ultrasound or cancer antigen 125 (CA125) test could help to find ovarian cancer, according to the Canadian Cancer Society, but there is no reliable screening test for it (OCC).
The only way to diagnose it is through surgery or a biopsy (OCC).
Depending on the stage and type of the cancer and the size of the tumour, various treatments are available. These include surgery to remove the tumour, chemotherapy to shrink the tumour before surgery or to destroy the remaining cancer cells after surgery, or radiation in some cases.
Study focused on the most common form of ovarian cancer
The goal of this study was to investigate the role of miR-590-3p in the development of ovarian cancer. The research team focused on epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), the most common form of this cancer, which has the highest mortality rate among all gynecologic malignancies.
Two sets of samples (tumours) were used in the study: the first was collected at the Mansoura Oncology Center in Egypt, and the second was obtained from the Ottawa Ovarian Cancer Tissue Bank.
For the first set of samples, control ovarian tissues were taken from women who underwent hysterectomy and/or oophorectomy for benign gynecologic conditions, as a point of comparison. Blood samples were also collected prior to surgery. These samples were used to measure miR-590-3p and FOXA2 levels.
To investigate the role of miR-590-3p in ovarian cancer development, researchers increased the level of miR-590-3p in ovarian cancer cells and observed how tumours were formed and metastasized. They also conducted studies on culture plates and measured cancer cell behaviours when cells have an increased or decreased level of miR-590-3p.
Key findings could lead to improved outcomes, possibly save lives
This study provided original new evidence regarding miR-590-3p and its role in promoting the development of ovarian cancer. "We demonstrated that overexpression of miR-590-3p significantly increased cell proliferation, migration, invasion and colony formation in vitro – that is, outside a living organism," Salem explained. "We also found that mir-590 promoted tumour growth and metastasis in vivo – inside a living organism," he added.
The team found that miR-590-3p levels were significantly elevated in EOC tumours when compared with normal ovaries, and miR-590-3p plasma levels were higher in patients with EOC than in subjects with benign gynecologic disorders. "These findings suggest that higher miR-590-3p is associated with a more aggressive disease," Salem explained.
The researchers also discovered the following:
FOXA2 inhibits versican, a matrix protein that is important for the spreading of ovarian cancer cells into other organs;
FOXA2 plays a tumour-suppressive role in EOC;
FOXA2 expression is associated with a less aggressive disease; and
Patients who have a high level of FOXA2 and a lower level of versican may have a better chance for survival.
The new findings reported in this paper could lead to the development of new markers for ovarian cancer – allowing for earlier detection – and this could save lives.
This article was originally published on March 1, 2019 by York University, Research & Innovation.
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Polarized light from the cosmic background hints at new physics
Visualizing the polarization of the cosmic microwave background. Credit: ESA/Planck Collaboration
The oldest light in the universe is that of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). This remnant glow from the big bang has traveled for more than 13 billion years. Along the way, it has picked up a few tales about the history and evolution of the cosmos. We just need to listen to what it has to say.
One of the ways the CMB tells a story is through its polarization. If you think of light as an oscillating wave, then this wave motion can have different orientations, the orientation of a light wave's oscillation is known as its polarization. Often, light is a random jumble of orientations, making it unpolarized, but the light from the CMB is light that has scattered off the hot gas of the early universe and has an orientation known as E-mode polarization.
E-mode and B-mode polarization in the CMB. Credit: WMAP Science Team
If there were nothing but empty, flat space between us and the cosmic microwave background, then all the light from the CMB would be E-mode polarized. But deep space isn't empty. It's filled not only with diffuse gas and dust, but also dark matter and dark energy. As the light from the big bang travels through this, its polarization changes slightly, twisting through an angle, ?. This shifts the orientation of CMB light toward B-mode polarization.
The orientation of polarized light changes as it moves through the cosmos. Credit: Y. Minami / KEK
Studying this effect is very difficult, partly because the shift is so small, and partly because the source of the shift is difficult to pin down. But recently a team set out to learn more about it.[^1] Using data from the Planck satellite survey, they analyzed the B-mode polarization using a new method that cuts down on background noise. They were able to measure a small shift in the polarization, known as cosmic birefringence.
It's possible that the observed shift is just due to systematic errors in their measurement, but the team determined that the effect is real to 99.2% likelihood. That isn't high enough to confirm the effect, but it is high enough to merit further study. If the effect is confirmed, it could point to a new understanding of dark matter.
Is this a left hand or a mirror image of a right hand? Credit: Siora Photography (@siora18)
Cosmic birefringence would point to a lack of symmetry known as parity. When matter has parity, an object and its mirror image behave in the same way. For example, a person's left and right hands are mirror images and can move in the same way, thus they have parity. Our hearts are on the left, not the right, thus they violate parity. Regular matter is symmetrical in the way it interacts with CMB light, so it doesn't cause cosmic birefringence. But perhaps dark matter does. This would be a new effect not seen with dark matter and would point to physics beyond the standard model.
It's still too early to tell whether this is a new clue for dark matter. Other phenomena such as early cosmic inflation could also induce B-mode polarization in CMB light. But this study shows the effect can be measured, and that gives us hope that we will one day understand it.
Reference: Minami, Yuto, and Eiichiro Komatsu. "New Extraction of the Cosmic Birefringence from the Planck 2018 Polarization Data." Physical Review Letters 125.22 (2020): 221301.
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Torbjörn Larsson says:
It is arguable if it merits more study - earlier methods have rejected any such polarization - though they do have a new method.
Besides being 2-3 sigma - the usual range of most stuff that goes away - the polarization is virtually indistinguishable from zero
To clarify: More study would be good. But its outcome is in doubt.
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Vintage Vault: 1921 Washburn Model 1915 Style 1222
Richie Owens
First-generation parlor guitars, like this Washburn Model 1915 Style 1222, were smaller than the more widely known Gibson L-1 and Martin 0-style parlor guitars.
In all my decades of being involved in building, selling, and playing guitars, one type of 6-string that I've always gravitated to is the parlor guitar. I enjoy the sound and feel of parlor guitars. They're very comfortable to play and, as a result, easy to fall in love with. I'm really glad that after 60 years of being sidelined from the limelight by dreadnought and jumbo-sized acoustics, they're making a comeback.
Now, when most guitarists think of parlor-size guitars, they typically picture the Gibson L-1 or Martin O-style instruments, which have been favored over the years by guitarists from blues legend Robert Johnson to folk virtuoso Norman Blake. But the original parlor guitars are actually smaller. (This one's about 18 1/2" long, 4" deep, 13 1/8" at the lower bout, and 9 1/2" at the upper.)
They were made mostly by European immigrants who'd come to the United States. Thanks to their comfortable playability, affordability due to mass production, and a size that made them easy to travel with and easy to keep around the home—ostensibly in the parlor—they helped launch the popularity of guitar music in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What I love about this guitar is that it has such a big, beautiful yet delicate sound despite its size.
The 1921 Washburn 1915 model we're eyeballing here is perhaps one of the most noteworthy of these early American parlor guitars. Its playability is exceptional and the instrument's overall condition is really good considering its age. A few hairline cracks on the back and a center top seam crack have all been very professionally repaired. It feels and looks like a guitar that still has stories to tell.
At the time this guitar was made, Washburn was part of Lyon & Healy, a company that started in 1864 as a partnership of businessmen George Washburn Lyon and Patrick J. Healy. Lyon & Healy was originally formed to distribute the popular sheet music of Boston-based publisher the Oliver Dotson Company. By 1865, Lyon & Healy had expanded into making reed organs and some small instruments. The Washburn brand achieved independence by 1880, and around 1888 it launched fully into fretted and plucked instruments (guitars, mandolins, banjos, and zithers) under the Washburn name, which makes Washburn the second oldest guitar line in the U.S.—following Martin, which was established in 1833.
This ebony bridge has survived nearly 100 years and still looks solid. Note the comfortable string height.
Production of the Model 1915 began in 1915 and ended in 1921, so our example is from the final year of manufacturing. It's a great specimen. What I love about this guitar is that it has such a big, beautiful-yet-delicate sound despite its size. As a budget model, it has thinner bracing and the body thickness is merely .085 to .090 of an inch. But it does have a Brazilian rosewood back and sides along with its Adirondack spruce top, which deepens the tone. (It amazes me that Brazilian rosewood was considered a low-cost wood at the time.)
The label inside this guitar's body offers old-school testimony to its vintage as well as Washburn's one-year guarantee of 1921—provided the label was left intact.
This instrument also has a solid mahogany V-shaped neck, an ebony fretboard and bridge, and what we might call a Martin-style trim and back strip. According to a Washburn catalog from the period, the price to dealers was around $18, so whatever the retail mark-up was, this was a lot of guitar for the buck. Today, depending on condition, playable examples of the Washburn 1915 sell for $1,000 to $1,300, with an example this nice coming in at the top of the range.
The open headstock and three-on-a-side tuning pegs on this 1921-built guitar are still functional, so it's no surprise the same headstock design appears on several of Washburn's modern Revival Series models.
Here's some cool trivia: Washburn, at the time, was mostly known for banjos and mandolins, so when they entered the guitar market, they were trying to make headway by producing quality instruments—even on the low end. These 1915's are great for fingerpicking, with their wide 1 7/8" fretboards and 18-fret shorter scale. It's been said that the fingerpicking styles used on the parlor guitars of the early 1900s inspired what became the modern bluegrass "roll" style of banjo playing, made popular by Earl Scruggs.
The model 1222 features a rosewood back and sides with a center stripe, with a similar trim around the body.
Washburn reintroduced the parlor guitar several years ago, as part of its Revival Series. Today, even Ibanez produces parlor guitars, so there are many options available to players who aren't concerned with an instrument's vintage. With modern-day electronics, the sound of these beautiful little guitars that remain affordable, light, and easy to play can translate onstage as well as in the parlor.
Richie Owens heads marketing and sales at Nashville Used and New Music. He's an award-winning producer/engineer/multi-instrumentalist and veteran instrument industry designer, historian, and consultant with multiple signature models. A fifth generation musician, Owens has worked with a variety of artists from Dolly Parton to the Georgia Satellites. He can be reached via nashvilleusedandnewmusic.com.
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Clinicopathological features of 49 primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cases; comparison with location, cell-of-origin, and frequency of MYD88 L265P
Keina Nagakita, Katsuyoshi Takata, Kouhei Taniguchi, Tomoko Miyata-Takata, Yasuharu Sato, Akira Tari, Nobuhiko Ohnishi, Mai Noujima-Harada, Shizuma Omote, Naoya Nakamura, Masaya Iwamuro, Yoshinobu Maeda, Hiroyuki Okada, Mitsune Tanimoto, Tadashi Yoshino
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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the most common primary site of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), with approximately one-third of extranodal DLBCL occurring in the GI tract. We investigated the clinicopathological features and immunohistochemically-assessed cell-of-origin of 49 GI DLBCL cases (stomach, 24; small intestine, 10; colon, 15) and also examined the presence of MYD88 L265P as recently this mutation has been frequently identified in ABC-like DLBCL, particularly in extranodal sites. Small intestinal DLBCL was characterized by the preponderance of women (P = 0.041) and elevated LDH (P = 0.002) and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (P = 0.033). Small intestinal DLBCL more frequently showed anemia (P = 0.031) and elevated CRP (P = 0.029) than gastric DLBCL. ABC-like phenotype was seen in 71.4 % cases (stomach, 79 %; small intestine, 70 %; colon, 60 %). MYD88 L265P was detected in 6.1 % cases; all were primary gastric DLBCL with ABC-like phenotype but had no distinct clinicopathological features. In conclusion, GI DLBCL had different clinicopathological features according to the primary site especially in the small intestine. Also, MYD88 L265P had little involvement in GI DLBCL compared with other extranodal DLBCLs, suggesting that its pathogenesis might be different from that of organs with a high frequency of MYD88 L265P.
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Nagakita, K., Takata, K., Taniguchi, K., Miyata-Takata, T., Sato, Y., Tari, A., Ohnishi, N., Noujima-Harada, M., Omote, S., Nakamura, N., Iwamuro, M., Maeda, Y., Okada, H., Tanimoto, M., & Yoshino, T. (2016). Clinicopathological features of 49 primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cases; comparison with location, cell-of-origin, and frequency of MYD88 L265P. Pathology International, 66(8), 444-452. https://doi.org/10.1111/pin.12439
Clinicopathological features of 49 primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cases; comparison with location, cell-of-origin, and frequency of MYD88 L265P. / Nagakita, Keina; Takata, Katsuyoshi; Taniguchi, Kouhei et al.
In: Pathology International, Vol. 66, No. 8, 01.08.2016, p. 444-452.
Nagakita, K, Takata, K, Taniguchi, K, Miyata-Takata, T, Sato, Y, Tari, A, Ohnishi, N, Noujima-Harada, M, Omote, S, Nakamura, N, Iwamuro, M, Maeda, Y, Okada, H, Tanimoto, M & Yoshino, T 2016, 'Clinicopathological features of 49 primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cases; comparison with location, cell-of-origin, and frequency of MYD88 L265P', Pathology International, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 444-452. https://doi.org/10.1111/pin.12439
Nagakita K, Takata K, Taniguchi K, Miyata-Takata T, Sato Y, Tari A et al. Clinicopathological features of 49 primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cases; comparison with location, cell-of-origin, and frequency of MYD88 L265P. Pathology International. 2016 Aug 1;66(8):444-452. doi: 10.1111/pin.12439
Nagakita, Keina ; Takata, Katsuyoshi ; Taniguchi, Kouhei et al. / Clinicopathological features of 49 primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cases; comparison with location, cell-of-origin, and frequency of MYD88 L265P. In: Pathology International. 2016 ; Vol. 66, No. 8. pp. 444-452.
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A night of exciting television, the 75th Golden Globes kicked off the year in solidarity. Hollywood's biggest stars wore black gowns in support of the "Time's Up" campaign, a movement against sexual harassment in the entertainment industry and beyond. Though black was the color of the evening, several actresses still managed to stand out. Take a peek at these five.
This Is Us star Mandy Moore graced the red carpet in a Rosie Assoulin gown with a halter neck and red band at the waist. The elegant look made even more of an impression with red jewel drop earrings and the dress's dramatic train.
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Q: Creating custom info windows on Google Maps version 3 with data array from JQuery Output As the API for Google Maps version 3 is still evolving, I do not wish to use any plugins. My original script for version 2 works perfectly to display custom infowindow that appears when a marker is clicked and disappears when the map region is clicked. The new API introduces an object google.maps.OverlayView, which I have difficulty using in conjunction with JQuery. A sample of my original code is shown below:
function Results(json) {
    var L = json.output.length;
    var website = json.web;
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MBNA Corporation History
1100 North King Street
Website: www.mbnainternational.com
Sales: $6.47 billion (1999)
Ticker Symbol: KRB
NAIC: 52221 Credit Card Issuing; 551111 Offices of Bank Holding Companies
MBNA is a company of people committed to: Providing the Customer with the finest products backed by consistently top-quality service. Delivering these products and services efficiently, thus ensuring fair prices to the Customer and a sound investment for the stockholder. Treating the Customer as we expect to be treated--putting the Customer first every day--and meaning it. Being leaders in innovation, quality, efficiency, and Customer satisfaction. Being known for doing the little things and the big things well. Expecting and accepting from ourselves nothing short of the best. Remembering that each of us, the people of MBNA, makes the unassailable difference. Key Dates:
MBNA is founded as the credit card subsidiary of MNC Financial.
MBNA issues its first affinity credit card.
MNC Financial spins off MBNA. MBNA goes public.
Delaware-based MBNA Corporation is a bank holding company. It is the parent company of MBNA America Bank, N.A., the third largest issuer of credit cards in the world and the top issuer of affinity credit cards, issued in cooperation with professional associations, charitable organizations, and recreational groups. The firm also offers other loan and deposit products, including money market accounts and CDs, as well as insurance services. MBNA provides home equity loans through its MBNA Consumer Services subsidiary and services Canadian customers through MBNA Canada, which was formed in 1998.
An Affinity for Credit Cards: 1980s
Charles Cawley founded MBNA in 1982. The small bank, based in a Newark, Delaware supermarket, was formed as the credit card subsidiary of MNC Financial, a regional bank holding company headquartered in Baltimore. The credit card industry was growing rapidly at the time, and Cawley was eager to expand the enterprise. Rather than pursuing the same strategies as his competitors, though, Cawley was looking for a marketing strategy that would separate his product from the homogenous horde of credit card lenders that competed mostly on price.
In 1983 Cawley approached his alma mater, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., about partnering with him. His idea was to get the Georgetown University Alumni Association to endorse a credit card that would be offered exclusively to its members and generate a royalty or percentage of all revenues derived from the cards. The enticement for cardholders was that their use of the card benefited the alma mater and that the card displayed their affiliation with Georgetown. The alumni association agreed to the project, and Cawley's first direct mailing effort was a hit. In addition to signing up an unusually large percentage of its prospects, MBNA benefited from the overall credit quality of its new customers, who were categorized generally as having relatively high income and education levels, thereby resulting in lower delinquency in charge-off levels.
As a result of his success with Georgetown, Cawley was convinced that he was on to something. By issuing 'affinity' cards and focusing on customer service, MBNA added value to an otherwise commodity-like service. He realized that if he could duplicate the results working with other groups, he could substantially increase MBNA's profit margins by capturing a more upscale and, therefore, less risky and higher spending segment of the market. Significantly, marketing costs per account could be greatly reduced because the response rate of direct sales efforts would be much higher than the industry average. Indeed, other credit card companies at the time often resorted to mass mailings targeted to broad groups identified by zip code or income level. In contrast, MBNA's prospects were motivated to review the credit card offer simply because of their affiliation with the group sponsoring the card.
Cawley next succeeded in getting the American Dental Association to sponsor an affinity card, and he followed that program with an affinity card for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Both efforts were successful. Throughout the mid-1980s Cawley aggressively approached new partners, focusing on various clubs and associations with an upscale membership. By 1985, in fact, MBNA was managing more than $1 billion in outstanding loans, compared with just $250 million going into 1983. MBNA's net income surged to $67 million in 1986 as outstanding credit vaulted to the $2 billion mark. Revenues and profits continued to surge as MBNA added affinity cards for major groups like the Sierra Club, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the University of Texas, and National Education Association.
MBNA sustained its swift growth rate during the middle and late 1980s by scouting out upscale groups like college alumni associations and professional societies. After it selected an organization, it would offer future royalties in exchange for the group's membership list and permission to use its name and letterhead in direct-advertising efforts. By the early 1990s some groups were generating hundreds of thousands of dollars annually as a result of credit purchases under such agreements. For example, the Sierra Club arranged to receive one half of one percent of every charge made by its group members. MBNA had succeeded in signing up 45,000 of the environmental group's members by 1994, bringing more than $400,000 to the Club's coffers annually.
Although Cawley's strategy was unique for the early 1980s, by the mid-1980s other credit card companies were employing similar tactics. Nevertheless, MBNA continued to boost market share. Steady gains were in large part the result of fruitful marketing programs. MBNA marketers regularly solicited prospective groups with phone calls and by attending trade shows. Once they had the accounts, they utilized aggressive telemarketing and direct mail techniques to constantly boost the sizes of the accounts. For example, the Penn State Alumni Association entered into an affinity card agreement during the mid-1980s with a local bank, which succeeded in signing 15,000 members to the card. MBNA took the account over in 1989 and proceeded to boost membership to more than 120,000 within four years.
MBNA maintained its high-quality customer base by relying on credit reports to identify the most affluent and responsible customers. The strength of its credit base was reflected in its extremely low percentage of uncollectible loans, which was well below the industry average. Once it got the customers, it focused on keeping them with good service. For example, MBNA was the first credit card issuer to offer 24-hour-a-day service to all of its customers, and its phones were answered by people rather than by machines. In addition, people, rather than computer software, also reviewed individual account applications.
As MBNA's accounts swelled, so did its profits. By 1987 MBNA was managing more than $3 billion in credit card loans and netting a healthy $75 million annually in income. Managed loans surpassed $4 billion and then $5 billion in 1988 and 1989, as profits ballooned to more than $100 million annually. By 1990, MBNA was managing about $8 billion in credit card loans and pulling down nearly $130 million in profit. Those figures reflected an annual growth rate of more than 17 percent between 1987 and 1990. MBNA had become the largest single issuer of gold MasterCards and the fourth biggest provider of premium Visa cards. Its gold cards, in fact, made up about 42 percent of its accounts and were responsible for nearly 60 percent of MBNA's outstanding loan balances. Going into 1991, MBNA was marketing affinity cards for about 1,400 groups, including 223 medical and 70 attorney associations.
Independence and Expansion in the Early 1990s
MBNA's rampant growth during the late 1980s mimicked the gains of its corporate parent, MNC. MNC invested heavily in real estate during the period and enjoyed solid profits. Unfortunately, the commercial real estate market collapsed before the end of the decade. By 1990, MNC, swimming in red ink, was desperate for cash. After losing more than $240 million during the first three quarters of 1990, MNC put its crown jewel, MBNA, on the auction block. Several credit card companies inquired, including Sears's Discover Card unit, but they balked at the $1.1 billion price and waited to see if the desperate MNC would go lower. Instead, MNC spun off MBNA in January of 1991 in a public stock offering that raised about $955 million. The offering took place just two weeks before MNC's deadline to pay a $271 million debt.
Among the big winners of the MBNA spin-off was Alfred Lerner, a magnate with a personal worth estimated at $600 million at the time. Lerner was a major MNC stockholder. He had sold his bank, Equitable Bancorporation, to MNC in 1990 in exchange for MNC stock. Within weeks after the sale, however, MNC was drowning in real estate losses. Lerner was called in to run the bank, and he made the decision to sell MBNA. Shortly after the public stock offering, MBNA's stock price soared, and Lerner realized more than enough profit from his MBNA shares to offset his losses from his ownership in MNC. Lerner, who still owned about ten percent of MBNA in the early 1990s, became CEO of the newly formed MBNA Corporation. Still, Cawley, as president, continued to run the company.
By the early 1990s, MBNA's work force had grown to more than 5,000. To house its thriving operations, MBNA developed new facilities, including several important new regional marketing centers in Atlanta, Dallas, Cleveland, and Maine. From those facilities, several hundred representatives would conduct direct-marketing campaigns throughout their region and also provide service and information-processing functions.
The Northeast Regional Marketing Center in Camden, Maine was representative of the marketing centers, and it also marked a tie to Cawley's past. Cawley's grandfather had once operated dress factories in Camden and adjacent Belfast, and Cawley was familiar with the area because he had summered nearby at his family's Lincolnville Beach estate. By the time the facility was completed in 1993, it was housing 250 people, and within two years MBNA had boosted that number to 600 and was planning further expansion in the area.
Despite the U.S. economic downturn of the late 1980s and early 1990s, MBNA continued to advance throughout the early 1990s. Managed loans nearly topped the $10 million mark in 1992 as MBNA's net income clambered to an impressive $170 million. By 1992, one-third of all U.S. doctors and about 20 percent of all attorneys were carrying MBNA credit cards, and their accounts were proving to be surprisingly profitable. Indeed, some analysts had questioned the wisdom of marketing credit cards to high-income individuals, few of whom would be expected to keep a running balance at high credit card interest rates. The average annual income of MBNA's cardholders in 1992 was an industry high of $54,000. However, MBNA's typical customer kept a running balance (at an average interest rate of 17.3 percent) of $2,200, about 35 percent higher than the industry average. By 1995, the customers' average annual income had risen to $59,000 and they were carrying an average balance of $2,886 (at an average interest rate of 16.4 percent).
Furthermore, MBNA charged its customers annual card fees of $20 to $40. Despite a flurry of new competition in the credit card industry, though, MBNA's affinity strategy allowed it to continue to successfully charge fees while many competitors dropped fees or slashed interest rate charges. MBNA also profited by selling much of its receivables forward at a fixed rate, a practice that essentially allowed the company to finance its portfolio at relatively low interest rates. Although that strategy left MBNA vulnerable to rising short-term interest rates, it paid off big during the early 1990s when rates were depressed.
MBNA's strategy was to sell to people with a common interest. In addition to the organizations and financial institutions that endorsed the company's products, MBNA began looking for 'created affinities.' For instance, it began offering cards displaying family coats-of-arms, as well as cards picturing regional landmarks to people proud of their home towns or states. By the mid-1990s, it was marketing to fans of nearly 200 different professional sports organizations, including National Football League teams, motor sports fans, and teams in every other major sport.
Because of MBNA's efficient financing strategies, marketing tactics, and customer service, profits surged going into the mid-1990s. Managed loans jumped to $12.4 billion in 1993 as net income topped $200 million. By 1994, MBNA had issued more than 14 million cards and was partnering with more than 3,600 different organizations, including the Telephone Pioneers of America, American Legion, and more than 400 universities and colleges. Managed loans grew to nearly $19 billion by the end of 1994, and the credit quality of its accounts was still much better than the industry norm. MBNA began to augment its operations in 1993 with home equity loans offered through its subsidiary, MBNA Consumer Services, Inc. It also launched initiatives overseas: it started in the United Kingdom with an affinity card for members of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club.
Continued Growth in the Late 1990s
MBNA continued to strengthen operations and grow its credit card business in the latter half of the decade. The company added consumer retail loans to the list of offerings provided by MBNA Consumer Services in 1996, thus allowing customers to finance costly purchases such as computers. Also that year the firm established the MBNA Insurance Services division to offer credit-related insurance, a service the company had offered since 1987. In 1997 MBNA Insurance Services began to market property and casualty insurance, primarily auto, as well as health and life insurance products. In 1998 MBNA established MBNA Canada Bank and began marketing credit cards to Canadian consumers.
In the late 1990s MBNA grew not only through credit card growth but also through acquisitions and partnerships. In 1997 MBNA purchased the credit card operations of Fidelity Trust Company, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments. The acquisition included about 300,000 credit card accounts and $450 million in assets. In 1998 alone MBNA completed 25 acquisitions, including the acquisition of the credit card operations of PNC Bank Corp. in December for about $2.9 billion. Ventures the following year included a partnership with CCB Financial Corp., under which MBNA bought $150 million from CCB banks located in the southeastern United States, and the acquisition of the credit card portfolio of SunTrust Banks Inc. The estimated $1.5 billion purchase included the outstanding loan balances from about 1.4 million credit card accounts.
Hoping to capitalize on the intensive growth of the Internet, MBNA brokered deals with Internet companies in the late 1990s. MBNA's agreement to issue an affinity credit card with EarthWeb, an Internet-based company that sold business supplies online, was promoted by MBNA and EarthWeb as 'one of the first affinity credit card programs in the business-to-business Internet space,' according to Asset Sales Report. MBNA also entered into a marketing partnership with Infoseek Corporation, which operated the GO Network. The GO Network included such high-profile Web sites as ABCNEWS.com, ESPN.com, NFL.com, Mrshowbiz.com, and Infoseek.com. Infoseek claimed that the GO Network had eight million members. The deal, estimated by MBNA to be worth up to $100 million, included an affinity credit card aimed at online consumers.
Net income in 1998 reached $776 million, up from $622 million in 1997. Managed loans increased 21 percent from 1997 to reach $59.6 billion. MBNA announced that it had added 9.3 million new accounts and arranged endorsements with 475 new organizations, including the Canadian Nurses Association, the University of Hawaii, the Canadian Football League, the American College of Dentists, and Miami Heat. MBNA's share of the U.S. credit card market grew to 12 percent in 1998, and its share of the credit card industry in the United Kingdom reached ten percent. The company's international operations grew rapidly to reach $4.9 billion in loan balances in 1998, an increase of 75 percent from 1997. MBNA managed to keep its loan losses low by remaining true to its proven tactic of carefully selecting responsible consumers with steady incomes; the company's characteristic customer in the late 1990s earned an average household income of $60,000 and was a homeowner.
As MBNA approached the end of the 1990s, it had successfully become a leader in the volatile and competitive credit card industry, with a solid history of increasing revenues. In 1999 MBNA acquired endorsements from 400 new groups, including the Marine Corps Association, Northwestern University, the American Automobile Association, and Carnegie Hall. Total managed loans grew $12.6 billion over 1998 to reach $72.3 billion. MBNA's net income in fiscal 1999 topped $1 billion, the best performance in the company's history.
Principal Subsidiaries: MBNA America Bank, N.A.; MBNA Consumer Services, Inc.; MBNA International Bank Limited (United Kingdom); MBNA Marketing Systems, Inc.; MBNA Canada Bank; MBNA Insurance Services; MBNA Hallmark Information Services, Inc.; MBNA Delaware.
Principal Competitors: BANK ONE Corporation; Chase Manhattan Corporation; Citigroup Inc.
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Bullard, Stan, 'MBNA Eyes Huge Expansion,' Crain's Cleveland Business, September 26, 1994, p. 1.
Fickenscher, Lisa, 'Bally, MBNA Cobranding Upscale Card,' American Banker, December 10, 1999, p. 15.
Hinden, Stan, 'Recession Could Dim MNC's Shining Sale of Credit Card Firm,' Washington Post, January 28, 1991, p. 27E.
Kite, Shane, 'MBNA Continues Growth Via Product, Acquisitions,' Asset Sales Report, July 12, 1999, p. 1.
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Weber, Joseph, 'How To Rope 'Em with Plastic,' Business Week, September 26, 1994, p. 135.


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Cover Reveal: Beyond Fate (Fate Series #1.5) by Heather Lyons
September 23, 2013	Meredith	Cover Reveal	0
It's Cover Reveal Day for Heather Lyons and the first novella in her The Fate Series,
BEYOND FATE!
ABOUT BEYOND FATE (FATE #1.5):
There are always two sides to every story . . .
His whole life, Jonah Whitecomb has strove to meet everyone's expectations of him: the perfect student, dutiful son, loyal twin, accomplished surfer, and powerful Magical. But behind his carefully composed façade hides the truth of how his family has fallen apart, leaving Jonah more often than not feeling adrift. To complicate matters, he fell in love long ago with a girl in his dreams, one he's never told anyone about, including his twin brother.
Just when life seems its bleakest, Jonah discovers that Chloe is real. Wanting to finally reach out and grab happiness for himself, he embarks on a journey to track down the girl of his dreams, only to find that happy endings aren't always guaranteed, the best laid out plans can go horribly awry, and sometimes, you have to simply let yourself go along for the ride.
* Beyond Fate is Jonah's point-of-view of the events of A Matter of Fate, and is a companion novella.
About Heather Lyons:
Heather Lyons has always had a thing for words—She's been writing stories since she was a kid. In addition to writing, she's also been an archaeologist and a teacher. Heather is a rabid music fan, as evidenced by her (mostly) music-centric blog, and she's married to an even larger music snob. They're happily raising three kids who are mini music fiends who love to read and be read to.
Heather's website | Heather on Goodreads
Heather's Twitter | Heather's Facebook


Glorious Mafia - Town wins!
Post subject: Glorious Mafia - Town wins!
- Roles are revealed upon a player's death.
- Discussing the game outside of the game is strictly forbidden (unless your role says you can).
- Using evidence from outside of the game is strictly forbidden. This includes quoting private messages from the host, or showing a screenshot of any message. This also includes making bets, such as, "I bet you I'm innocent, or I'll do something embarrassing".
-> In other words, don't do this something like this, or this'll most likely happen.
- Editing posts is strictly forbidden. Double, triple, quadruple post if necessary.
votes. You don't have to unvote to vote for someone else.
- Posting on the topic after death is strictly forbidden.
- I will allow ODPs, but they must be done for flavour only. Do not reveal sensitive information if you have any.
- Helping remaining players after death is strictly forbidden.
- Collaborating with other dead players after death is strictly forbidden. Until after this game is over, treat talking about it outside as if you are still alive in the game (and not allowed to talk about it).
DO NOT DISCUSS THE GAME OUTSIDE OF THE GAME UNTIL IT IS OVER, BARRING THE NORMAL EXCEPTIONS LIKE WITH ME OR YOUR MAFIA PARTNER. PERIOD.
- Do not post on the topic during the night phase.
- Days = 72 hours real-time (or until a lynch happens). Nights = 36 hours real-time (or until all night actions have been PM'd).
- A lynch occurs when votes for lynch are >50% of remaining players.
If any of these rules are broken, I WILL take action. Warnings may be issued, or you'll be removed from the game, depending on the context and severity of the rule-breaking.
One of these will be chosen at random, and the roles will be assigned at random.
If you have any issues, concerns, or wish to yell expletives, PM me.
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Everyone wakes up the next day, keen to start a new day of the selection process. You start getting ready when a bloodcurdling scream can be heard in the main area of the township. Everyone quickly rushes out just in time to see Pyro3000 jump out of a window, and to his death. At another area in the township, you see Rory playing Russian roulette, but instead of 1 bullet, it's 6 bullets. He doesn't do very well. Puzzled and slightly frightened, you all congregate to the town square, to see the Glorious leader of the world dead! His body, hanging from his very own statue.
Everyone is crying, and a few people are losing their minds. You see people headbutting posts, killing each other in a fanatic rage, one guy in the corner attempting to use the pain of loss to go super saiyan, (so he says) and so on and so forth, it's pandemonium! However, 9 brave souls come together in order to figure who killed our Dearest Leader. As the only 9 people in the entire area who haven't completely lost their minds, it is up to YOU guys to figure out who killed Him, before the dissidents kill you!
Day 1. 9 Players remind, 5 votes to lynch. Day 1 will end 72 hours from now at approximately 4am, Sunday, 22nd of January. I believe this is 6pm, Saturday, 21st of January UTC time.
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I can only assume our leader was Jaron.
Landerpurex was clearly butthurt over the way last game went.
SparkyAMS for that ridiculous coin flip.
Lander wasn't mafia either Tau, and the town was split.
Guys, this is your nocturnal detective reporting in, I totally saw Topsummoner doing mafia stuff last night. Driving without his seatbelt, failure to use his turn signal, real sick . We should definitely kill him before he kills us.
Survivors aren't inherently Town-sided, so I don't feel bad doing this and getting it out of the way. If this ends the Day, YOLO!!
Aw, come on guy, you don't just say those things.
You'll die then jack will die. For the overall safety of the town. Those are your mafia, folks. Game over.
K I'll go ahead and make a sign up topic for my game.
It'll be pretty vanilla, maybe a Matrix6 set up. Let's try to get an even number of players, around 8 or 10.
Great game, Rory. Definitely one of the more well-balanced ones we've had lately.
Dammit Jackstick, you just had to confirm his theory. We're toast now, wtg.
You little punk, you were out in rain scraping pennies off the sidewalk when I brought you into the mob. You burn this bridge, and I'll burn down your neighborhood.
I knew it! I've got a hair trigger double barrel machine gun pointed right at you! You guys heard it!!!! Kill them!


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Published: May 28, 2020, 8:13 am Updated: May 28, 2020, 9:55 am
Tags: Technology, Health, Business
CVS Health tests self-driving vehicle prescription delivery
© Nathan Lindstrom 2020
This undated photo provided by Nuro shows a package delivered to a Nuro vehicle. CVS Health said Thursday, May 28, 2020 it will partner with Silicon Valley robotics company Nuro on deliveries of medicines and other products to customers near a Houston-area store/ (Nathan Lindstrom/Nuro via AP)
CVS Health will try delivering prescriptions with self-driving vehicles in a test that begins next month.
The drugstore chain said Thursday that it will partner with the Silicon Valley robotics company Nuro to deliver medicines and other products to customers near a Houston-area store.
A CVS spokesman said the prescriptions will routinely be delivered within an hour of being ordered. Customers will have to confirm their identity in order to unlock their delivery after the vehicle arrives.
Nuro has previously started partnerships to test the delivery of pizzas for Domino's or groceries for Kroger, also in the Houston area. This is the company's first venture into health care.
Drugstores like CVS and rival Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. have been expanding home and office delivery services for a few years now to polish their reputations for convenience as online retail giant Amazon expands its influence.
Last September, Walgreens started testing drones capable of delivering some products five or 10 minutes after being ordered. But that test in Christiansburg, Virginia, did not include prescriptions.
Using unmanned vehicles to deliver potentially sensitive prescriptions is uncharted territory. Some hospitals in North Carolina have been testing drone delivery of medical samples and supplies.
CVS and UPS tried drone prescription deliveries last fall in Cary, North Carolina. The companies started offering the service earlier this month to a big retirement community in Florida.
Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based CVS Health Corp. said that for the Houston test, customers can chose the Nuro delivery option when they fill their prescriptions online. They can then track the vehicle's progress online through a Nuro portal.
Earlier this year, federal regulators gave Nuro temporary approval to run autonomous delivery vehicles on public roads for the first time without human occupants.


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