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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Today in History
Today is Saturday, April 27, the 117th day of 2013. There are 248 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On April 27, 1813, the Battle of York took place in Upper Canada during the War of 1812 as a U.S. force defeated the British garrison in present-day Toronto before withdrawing.
On this date:
In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines.
In 1777, the only land battle in Connecticut during the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Ridgefield, took place, resulting in a limited British victory.
In 1805, during the First Barbary War, an American-led force of Marines and mercenaries captured the city of Derna, on the shores of Tripoli.
In 1822, the 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
In 1865, the steamer Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn., killing more than 1,400 people, mostly freed Union prisoners of war.
In 1938, King Zog I of the Albanians married Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi.
In 1941, German forces occupied Athens during World War II.
In 1967, Expo '67 was officially opened in Montreal by Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.
In 1973, Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray resigned after it was revealed that he'd destroyed files removed from the safe of Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt.
In 1982, the trial of John W. Hinckley Jr., who had shot four people, including President Ronald Reagan, began in Washington. (The trial ended with Hinckley's acquittal by reason of insanity.)
In 1992, the new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed in Belgrade by the republic of Serbia and its lone ally, Montenegro. Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics won entry into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Betty Boothroyd became the first female Speaker of Britain's House of Commons.
In 2011, powerful tornadoes raked the South and Midwest; according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more than 120 twisters resulted in 316 deaths.
Ten years ago: The U.S. military arrested the self-anointed mayor of Baghdad, Mohammed Mohsen al-Zubaidi (moh-SEHN' ahl-zoo-BY'-dee), accusing him of exerting authority he didn't have. (He was released on May 11, 2003.) Nicanor Duarte won Paraguay's presidential election. Kevin Millwood pitched a no-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 1-0.
Five years ago: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (HAH'-mihd KAHR'-zeye) escaped an attempt on his life during a ceremony in Kabul marking Afghanistan's victory over Soviet occupation in the 1980s; three other people were killed in the shooting. Ashley Force, 25, became the first woman to win a national Funny Car race as she beat her father, drag racing icon John Force, in the final round of the 28th annual Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals in Commerce, Ga.
One year ago: President Barack Obama signed an order aimed at addressing growing complaints about fraudulent marketing and recruiting practices aimed at military families eligible for federal education aid under the GI Bill. The space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a jumbo jet, sailed over the New York City skyline on its final flight before becoming a museum piece aboard the USS Intrepid.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Anouk Aimee is 81. Announcer Casey Kasem is 81. Actress Judy Carne is 74. Rock musician Jim Keltner is 71. Rhythm-and-blues singer Cuba Gooding is 69. Singer Ann Peebles is 66. Rock singer Kate Pierson (The B-52's) is 65. Rhythm-and-blues singer Herbie Murrell (The Stylistics) is 64. Actor Douglas Sheehan is 64. Rock musician Ace Frehley is 62. Pop singer Sheena Easton is 54. Actor James Le Gros (groh) is 51. Rock musician Rob Squires (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) is 48. Singer Mica (MEE'-shah) Paris is 44. Actor David Lascher is 41. Actress Maura West is 41. Actress Sally Hawkins is 37. Rock musician Patrick Hallahan (My Morning Jacket) is 35. Rock singer Jim James (My Morning Jacket) is 35. Rock singer-musician Travis Meeks (Days of the New) is 34. Actress Ari Graynor is 30. Rock singer-musician Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) is 29. Actor William Moseley is 26. Singer Allison Iraheta is 21.
Thought for Today: "Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices ? just recognize them." ? Edward R. Murrow, American broadcast journalist (1908-1965).
(Above Advance for Use Saturday, April 27)
Copyright 2013, The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Monday, April 15, 2013
VCU Medical Center first in Virginia to implant telescope for macular degeneration
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Implant improves vision for patients suffering from the leading cause of blindness in older Americans
Physicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have become the first in Virginia to successfully implant a telescope in a patient's eye to treat macular degeneration.
The telescope implant is designed to correct end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most advanced form of AMD and the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Patients with end-stage AMD have a central blind spot. This vision loss makes it difficult or impossible to see faces, to read and to perform everyday activities such as watching television, preparing meals and self-care.
William H. Benson, M.D., a cornea specialist and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the VCU School of Medicine, performed the procedure.
"We are excited to provide this new surgical option to our advanced macular degeneration patients, who up until now have had limited options for improving vision," Benson said. "Advanced macular degeneration is a devastating disease, which cannot be treated by any available drugs or surgical procedures. The telescope implant offers a new hope for patients with limited vision."
Smaller than a pea, the telescope implant uses micro-optical technology to magnify images that would normally be seen in one's "straight ahead" or central vision. The images are projected onto the healthy portion of the retina not affected by the disease, making it possible for patients to see or discern the central vision object of interest.
The Implantable Miniature Telescope (By Dr. Isaac Lipshitz) is a product of VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc.
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Implant improves vision for patients suffering from the leading cause of blindness in older Americans
Physicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have become the first in Virginia to successfully implant a telescope in a patient's eye to treat macular degeneration.
The telescope implant is designed to correct end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most advanced form of AMD and the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Patients with end-stage AMD have a central blind spot. This vision loss makes it difficult or impossible to see faces, to read and to perform everyday activities such as watching television, preparing meals and self-care.
William H. Benson, M.D., a cornea specialist and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the VCU School of Medicine, performed the procedure.
"We are excited to provide this new surgical option to our advanced macular degeneration patients, who up until now have had limited options for improving vision," Benson said. "Advanced macular degeneration is a devastating disease, which cannot be treated by any available drugs or surgical procedures. The telescope implant offers a new hope for patients with limited vision."
Smaller than a pea, the telescope implant uses micro-optical technology to magnify images that would normally be seen in one's "straight ahead" or central vision. The images are projected onto the healthy portion of the retina not affected by the disease, making it possible for patients to see or discern the central vision object of interest.
The Implantable Miniature Telescope (By Dr. Isaac Lipshitz) is a product of VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc.
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Does Emma Watson Have Harry Styles On Speed Dial?
MTV Trailblazer clarifies just how close she is with the One Direction singer, ahead of Sunday's MTV Movie Awards.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
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3 charged in sexual abuse case previously cited
This undated photo provided by her family via attorney Robert Allard shows Audrey Pott. A Northern California sheriff's office has arrested three 16-year-old boys on accusations that they sexually battered the 15-year-old girl who hanged herself eight days after the attack last fall. Santa Clara County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jose Cardoza says the teens were arrested Thursday, April 11, 2013, two at Saratoga High School and a third at Christopher High School in Gilroy. (AP Photo/Family photo provided by attorney Robert Allard) NO SALES MAGS OUT FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY
This undated photo provided by her family via attorney Robert Allard shows Audrey Pott. A Northern California sheriff's office has arrested three 16-year-old boys on accusations that they sexually battered the 15-year-old girl who hanged herself eight days after the attack last fall. Santa Clara County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jose Cardoza says the teens were arrested Thursday, April 11, 2013, two at Saratoga High School and a third at Christopher High School in Gilroy. (AP Photo/Family photo provided by attorney Robert Allard) NO SALES MAGS OUT FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY
SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) ? Three boys arrested last week on suspicion of sexually abusing a 15-year-old Northern California girl who later took her own life were initially cited on misdemeanor allegations in the case, authorities said.
The investigation in September turned up only enough evidence to support citations for misdemeanor sexual battery, Santa Clara County sheriff's Lt. Jose Cardoza told the San Jose Mercury News (http://bit.ly/17ahlHh ) on Saturday.
Deputies arrested three 16-year-old boys last week on suspicion of sexual battery against Audrie Pott, a Saratoga High School sophomore who hanged herself last fall after an explicit photo was circulated of the alleged assault.
The boys weren't taken into custody when they were first cited, Cardoza said. He did not know if they had appeared at any juvenile court hearings.
"If all the information that took months to gather and develop was known at the time they were cited, it would have been handled differently, obviously," Cardoza told the newspaper.
It took more time for authorities to serve search warrants and examine computers and cellphones, Cardoza said.
An attorney for Audrie's family says the girl was sexually abused during a sleepover at a friend's home. There were no adults at the home and the unaccompanied teens were drinking.
"We're talking about, other than murdering someone, the highest degree of a crime you could possibly do, which is to violate them in the worst of ways...and then to effectively rub her face in it afterwards," Robert Allard, the attorney representing the teenager's mother, father and step-mother, said Friday.
But lawyers for the three boys, whose names have not been released because they are minors, released a statement Friday asking the public to withhold judgment until their clients can give their side of the story.
"Much of what has been reported over the last several days is inaccurate. Most disturbing is the attempt to link (Audrie's) suicide to the specific actions of these three boys," the statement from San Jose attorneys Eric Geffon, Alan Lagod and Benjamin Williams reads. "We are hopeful that everyone understands that these boys, none of whom have ever been in trouble with the law, are to be regarded as innocent."
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
This Terrifying Condom Slingshot Is the Most Effective Birth Control
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Skinny Latte Strikes Back: write this run - coming soon!
I'm speaking at Write This Run, a new event for UK running bloggers, in London in May. Whether you're a runner who writes or a writer who runs, if you want to take your running or your running blog to the next level you won't want to miss this inspiring event!
Not only is it a great chance for bloggers to get together but there's a load of guest experts to share their wisdom, experience and top tips for blogs, vlogs and social media; a running coach and physio to answer all your burning questions; runners with inspiring stories (including multiple marathon runners and triathletes); a healthy lunch and goody bag; and even a run at the end of the day with a very special VIP guest!
The event is nearly sold out.....there's something like three tickets left at time of writing.....so if you want to come along act fast - go and sign up now!
Hopefully I'll see you there :)
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