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2014年9月11日ReviewThis box set packages together three albums by yoga instructor Wai Lana that also have been released separately. Yoga Sound and Yoga Music of the Heart, both originally issued in 1998, are music albums actually cocredited to Lana and her guru, Siddha (short for Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa). Lana and Siddha came up with melodies that were then realized as musical performances by several musicians, principally Eddie Hansen. Yoga Sound often boasts a conventional pop sound, as Lana and Siddha sing Sanskrit mantras and even occasionally wholesale jerseys recite philosophical remarks in English. Yoga Music of the Heart contains more exotic instrumentals, including tracks influenced by traditional Chinese music. The music on the two discs has served as background Cheap Jerseys From CHINA music for Lana’s yoga television programs and home videos. Wai Lana’s Rest and Relax is an instructional disc on which Lana provides two spokenword lessons on breathing and body relaxation, followed by a 28andahalfminute ambient musical piece meant to accompany meditation. William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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2014年9月11日Round 1 winners and losers
Jadeveon Clowney: There’s no doubt he would have been the No. 1 pick in last year’s draft, too, had he been eligible. But he weathered injuries, criticism, triple teams and reduced production with South Carolina in 2013 before finally landing in the catbird seat.
Blake Bortles: A virtual unknown a year ago, the Central Florida star surprisingly rocketed up to the No. 3 pick as the first quarterback off the board.
EJ Manuel: As a rookie in 2013, the Buffalo Bills quarterback got little production from his wideouts. Green or Julio Jones, according to some general managers.
Cleveland Ryan Kerrigan Jersey Browns: They entered Thursday with two first round picks. At the end of the night, rookie GM Ray Farmer had also ensured he’ll have a pair in Round 1 next year, too, after dealing with Whaley. A franchise that’s been a doormat since its NFL return in 1999 is definitely amassing the assets (and an intriguing quarterback) for a long awaited return to glory.
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St. Louis Rams: Little surprise they snared the draft’s best tackle, Greg Robinson. But landing the top defensive tackle, Aaron Donald, was a somewhat unexpected bonus. Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick can’t be thrilled, but convalescing Rams QB Sam Bradford sure is.
Tony Romo: He was spared seeing the Johnny Football show Ryan Kerrigan Authentic Jersey come to town and instead watched Jerry Jones add a blue chip blocker (Zack Martin) in Round 1 for the third time in four years. Prior to 2011, Jones had never taken an offensive lineman with his initial pick.
Miami Dolphins: After jettisoning 80% of the O line that brought so much unwanted scrutiny and embarrassment in 2013, the rebuild continued with the addition of Ja’Wuan James, who should anchor the right side opposite free agent Trent Williams Womens Jersey pickup Branden Albert.
Kevin Sumlin: Three of the first 22 picks (T Jake Matthews, WR Mike Evans, QB Johnny Manziel) were Aggies, and T Luke Joeckel went second overall in last year’s draft. Want to play in the NFL, youngster? Go to College Station and play for Coach Sumlin.
Johnny Manziel: It seemed like he just might tumble out of the first round before Cleveland snared him with its second choice of the night. Though there will be pressure to play Manziel right away, the Browns have the luxury of letting him learn behind scrappy and cerebral Brian Hoyer for a team that has five Pro Bowl holdovers from 2013.
Johnny Manziel: He probably didn’t expect to get bypassed 21 times, including snubs by both Texas teams. And consider this past history: the Browns drafted both Brady Quinn (2007) and Brandon Weeden (2012) with the 22nd pick. Oops. Maybe the third time will be the charm.
Teddy Bridgewater: Forecast as the first pick of this draft’s firs round once upon a time, he ended up as the final one in the aftermath of his horrid pro day showing. Still, Bridgewater should be stoked to simply join Louisville teammates Calvin Pryor and Marcus Smith as Round 1 choices. It wasn’t a banner night for quarterbacks in general with Manziel slipping 19 spots after Bortles was taken. The recent success of Day 2 passers like Wilson, Kaepernick, Andy Dalton and Nick Foles seems to be giving clubs the courage to pass on passers whose value is often overinflated.
Running backs: Prior to 2013, at least one member of this former glory position had always cracked the first round since the common draft was instituted in 1967. Now it’s been two years in a row with a Round 1 devoid of ballcarriers. Carlos Hyde, Bishop Sankey, Jeremy Hill and Co. will have to wait to hear their names www.redskinsonlineprostore.com/WOMENS-PIERRE-GARCON-JERSEY.html called. Mamas, raise (and feed) your babies to be offensive tackles or receivers five at each position were selected.
Colts: They didn’t pick a player Thursday after officially paying the freight for last September’s acquisition of disappointing RB Trent Richardson from Cleveland. But QB Andrew Luck, who’s still waiting for blocking help, officially learned he’ll be seeing Clowney twice a season.
Calvin Johnson’s fantasy owners: He’d Trent Williams Elite Jersey probably already surrendered some stats to free agent addition Golden Tate. Now comes rookie TE Eric Ebron with the 10th pick. The Lions will probably never trade Megatron, but maybe you should.
Football factories: Neither Miami (Fla.), Penn State, Texas or USC contributed to the first round. And Florida and Florida State had as many selections as Central Florida, which stole far more headlines thanks to Bortles.
Seniors: With a record 102 players renouncing their eligibility to enter the draft, it’s no surprise that they stole much of the spotlight from the upperclassmen. Just 17 of Thursday’s selections were seniors, a trend likely to continue as younger players try to get a jump start on the NFL’s lucrative post rookie contracts.
NFC West teams not based in Seattle: Yes, the Rams are still winners. But neither they nor the 49ers or Cardinals could be thrilled to see the champion Seahawks drop out of the first round, where they’ve failed to hit recently on players like G James Carpenter and LB Bruce Irvin. But watch out Friday and Saturday, because that’s when GM John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll do their best work, finding gems like QB Russell Wilson, CB Richard Sherman, S Kam Chancellor, LB Bobby Wagner and Tate.
Jadeveon Clowney: There’s no doubt he would have been the No. 1 pick in last year’s draft, too, had he been eligible. But he weathered injuries, criticism, triple teams and reduced production with South Carolina in 2013 before finally landing in the catbird seat.
Blake Bortles: A virtual unknown a year ago, the Central Florida star surprisingly rocketed up to the No. 3 pick as the first quarterback off the board.
EJ Manuel: As a rookie in 2013, the Buffalo Bills quarterback got little production from his wideouts. Green or Julio Jones, according to some general managers.
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St. Louis Rams: Little surprise they snared the draft’s best tackle, Greg Robinson. But landing the top defensive tackle, Aaron Donald, was a somewhat unexpected bonus. Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick can’t be thrilled, but convalescing Rams QB Sam Bradford sure is.
Tony Romo: He was spared seeing the Johnny Football show Ryan Kerrigan Authentic Jersey come to town and instead watched Jerry Jones add a blue chip blocker (Zack Martin) in Round 1 for the third time in four years. Prior to 2011, Jones had never taken an offensive lineman with his initial pick.
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Kevin Sumlin: Three of the first 22 picks (T Jake Matthews, WR Mike Evans, QB Johnny Manziel) were Aggies, and T Luke Joeckel went second overall in last year’s draft. Want to play in the NFL, youngster? Go to College Station and play for Coach Sumlin.
Johnny Manziel: It seemed like he just might tumble out of the first round before Cleveland snared him with its second choice of the night. Though there will be pressure to play Manziel right away, the Browns have the luxury of letting him learn behind scrappy and cerebral Brian Hoyer for a team that has five Pro Bowl holdovers from 2013.
Johnny Manziel: He probably didn’t expect to get bypassed 21 times, including snubs by both Texas teams. And consider this past history: the Browns drafted both Brady Quinn (2007) and Brandon Weeden (2012) with the 22nd pick. Oops. Maybe the third time will be the charm.
Teddy Bridgewater: Forecast as the first pick of this draft’s firs round once upon a time, he ended up as the final one in the aftermath of his horrid pro day showing. Still, Bridgewater should be stoked to simply join Louisville teammates Calvin Pryor and Marcus Smith as Round 1 choices. It wasn’t a banner night for quarterbacks in general with Manziel slipping 19 spots after Bortles was taken. The recent success of Day 2 passers like Wilson, Kaepernick, Andy Dalton and Nick Foles seems to be giving clubs the courage to pass on passers whose value is often overinflated.
Running backs: Prior to 2013, at least one member of this former glory position had always cracked the first round since the common draft was instituted in 1967. Now it’s been two years in a row with a Round 1 devoid of ballcarriers. Carlos Hyde, Bishop Sankey, Jeremy Hill and Co. will have to wait to hear their names www.redskinsonlineprostore.com/WOMENS-PIERRE-GARCON-JERSEY.html called. Mamas, raise (and feed) your babies to be offensive tackles or receivers five at each position were selected.
Colts: They didn’t pick a player Thursday after officially paying the freight for last September’s acquisition of disappointing RB Trent Richardson from Cleveland. But QB Andrew Luck, who’s still waiting for blocking help, officially learned he’ll be seeing Clowney twice a season.
Calvin Johnson’s fantasy owners: He’d Trent Williams Elite Jersey probably already surrendered some stats to free agent addition Golden Tate. Now comes rookie TE Eric Ebron with the 10th pick. The Lions will probably never trade Megatron, but maybe you should.
Football factories: Neither Miami (Fla.), Penn State, Texas or USC contributed to the first round. And Florida and Florida State had as many selections as Central Florida, which stole far more headlines thanks to Bortles.
Seniors: With a record 102 players renouncing their eligibility to enter the draft, it’s no surprise that they stole much of the spotlight from the upperclassmen. Just 17 of Thursday’s selections were seniors, a trend likely to continue as younger players try to get a jump start on the NFL’s lucrative post rookie contracts.
NFC West teams not based in Seattle: Yes, the Rams are still winners. But neither they nor the 49ers or Cardinals could be thrilled to see the champion Seahawks drop out of the first round, where they’ve failed to hit recently on players like G James Carpenter and LB Bruce Irvin. But watch out Friday and Saturday, because that’s when GM John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll do their best work, finding gems like QB Russell Wilson, CB Richard Sherman, S Kam Chancellor, LB Bobby Wagner and Tate.
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His talk on the field with his play as well as his outspoken nature off the field has defined Sherman over the last few footballbroncosproshop.com/WOMENS-DANNY-TREVATHAN-JERSEY.html months. His talent on the field is what will eventually get him the money he feels he deserves and how he handles himself off the field has landed Sherman on "Time" magazines "100 Most Influential People" list. Immediately labeled a "thug" after his outburst made national news, Sherman has demonstrated with his well spoken and humorous nature why his is anything but a thug. Time’s Sean Gregory summed up just why Sherman made the list.
"Sherman’s rant solidified his reputation as one of the brashest and most candid players in the buttoned up NFL. Most important, it sparked a national conversation about race, stereotyping and sportsmanship. When critics labeled the dreadlocked defensive star a ’thug,’ Sherman, a Compton, Calif. raised Stanford graduate, engaged the debate, asking if the term was today’s way of calling him the N word? Brian Orakpo Redshinks Jersey In a heartbeat, Sherman altered the discourse and emerged as the smartest voice in the room.".
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2014年9月11日Regenerative Medicine’s Time Has Come
There is the beginning of a shift away from treating the symptoms of diseases with synthetic drugs, towards treating the underlying cause of diseases by using one’s own natural cells. Cell therapy holds the promise of prolonging and, most importantly, enhancing quality of life. This is the future of medicine and in this article I am going to look at some intriguing investment plays in the stem cell/regenerative medicine sector.
The first stock I want to look at is NeoStem, Inc (NBS). NBS is involved in the manufacture of cell therapy based treatments. It also provides contract development and manufacturing services to other members of the regenerative medicine field, including adult stem cell collection and storage services. This combination of businesses provides NBS with capabilities for cost effective in house product development and revenue and Danny Trevathan Limited Jersey cash flow generation. This is a major plus for investors in the stock. Currently, NBS has three distinct divisions: Amorcyte, Athelos, and VSEL Technology. Each program has some potentially exciting projects, but it is the Amorcyte pipeline that I will focus on here as it is the most advanced and has the greatest market potential.
From Amorcyte, there is AMR 001, a bone marrow derived stem cell treatment designed to prevent major adverse cardiac events following acute myocardial infarction (heart attacks). AMR 001 is NBS’s most advanced therapy and it focuses on a huge market, acute myocardial infarction. each year and, despite all of the advances in medicine and intervention, about 20% or approximately 160,000 patients have a ST Elevation MI resulting in a reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction of less than 50%. That means that their heart attack was big enough and their heart so damaged that the remaining heart muscle could not compensate for the damaged heart tissues and, over time, the hearts start to fail. These patients are at significant risk of more adverse events, including congestive heart failure, recurrent hear attacks, significant arrhythmia, and premature death or acute coronary syndrome. These are the target population for AMR 001. This population represents an accessible market of over $1.2 billion annually for AMR 001 according to NBS.
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Through its Athelos subsidiary (which is 20% owned by Becton Dickinson), NBS is developing therapeutic products using a person’s immune cells to treat disorders of the immune system. Many immune mediated diseases are a result of an imbalance in the immune system whereby inflammatory cells go unchecked. Therapy using regulatory T cells (Treg as it is called) is a new technique that looks to restore immune balance in the body by enhancing Treg cell number and function Danny Trevathan Elite Jersey to inhibit pathogenic immune responses. In layman’s terms, this new approach seeks to use a person’s own immune system to fight off diseases versus using man made drugs.
A look at the most recent earnings report gives us an idea of where NBS stands financially. The company reported revenue of $14.3m in 2012, comprised of revenue from its operating of a contract development and manufacturing organization ("CDMO") providing services to other companies in the regenerative medicine industry. NBS ended the quarter with $13.7m in cash. A look at the cash flow statement shows an average quarterly cash burn of approximately $4.5m giving the company enough cash to fund operations through the end of the year. As I mentioned before, the services NBS provides to other stem cell companies helps with its cash flow.
Next up we have Neuralstem, Inc. (CUR), a company focused on the development of treatments for central nervous system diseases based on human neural stem cells. Its stem cell technology enables the isolation and expansion of human neural stem cells from various areas of the developing human brain and spinal cord. Last week the company announced that it has received approval from the Malik Jackson Broncos Jersey Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a Phase 2 trial using NSI 566 spinal cord derived human neural stem cells in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease). Different regions of the brain and spinal cord house different, specialized cells. CUR’s technology enables the isolation and expansion of human neural stem cells from each of these regions of the developing cen nervous system in virtually unlimited numbers from a single donated tissue.
On Wednesday CUR announced news that should bring much more attention to the regenerative medicine sector. The company announced that it is working with the National Football League Alumni Association to develop a trial for treating NFL alumni members suffering from traumatic brain injuries with NSI 189, the lead compound in the company’s neurogenic drug platform. NSI 189, currently in a Phase 1b clinical trial to treat major depressive disorder appears to work by stimulating neurons in the hippocampus, a region of the brain that atrophies in depression and which could also be implicated in brain injury. With high profile NFL deaths over the last year (Junior Seau), there is a lot of media attention with this affliction.
The company received FDA approval to commence a Phase 1 NSI 566 clinical trial for chronic spinal cord injury in January 2013. The Phase 1 cSCI trial will use the same cells and procedure as its ALS trial. This trial has been the cause for much of the investor interest in the stock over the last few months.
Let us take a look at the CUR financial picture now. As of the March earnings report CUR had $7.4m in cash. After the report CUR announced it had received $8m in debt financing, providing the company with enough funding to last into 2014. The funding was a secured note. To obtain the note CUR also issued Hercules 648,798 warrants to purchase shares common stock at an exercise price of $1.08 per share. This non dilutive financing is a positive for investors.
The risks in the biotech sector are well known. Only 1 10 drugs ever make it to market, a very high loss rate. It is for this reason I believe investors cannot just focus on one stock to invest in when it comes to this sector. A "basket approach" is the better investment stance to take. The stem cell sector has had its failures over the last year. The big loser recently was Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (ASTM). In March ASTM shares lost 50% after the company said that it will stop enrollment in and end the Phase 3 Revive clinical trial for patients with critical limb ischemia, or restricted blood supply. Instead they will focus on developing ixmyelocel T, a patient specific multicellular therapy expanded from a patient’s own bone marrow and delivered directly to damaged tissues. The failure of this late stage trial and the companies decision to stop all works is just another indication of the inherent risks in biotech stocks that investors must be aware of.
These regenerative medicine companies have an extreme amount of potential. Investors have yet to realize the value, but this will change in time redskinsonlineprostore.com/WOMENS-BRIAN-ORAKPO-JERSEY.html as each company moves its pipelines forward. Once discovered, the share price for each of these stocks could easily trade much higher than their current values. Investors should consider that, although very promising, there is very high risk in bios still in early drug discovery. With that risk though, the rewards can be very nice.
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There is the beginning of a shift away from treating the symptoms of diseases with synthetic drugs, towards treating the underlying cause of diseases by using one’s own natural cells. Cell therapy holds the promise of prolonging and, most importantly, enhancing quality of life. This is the future of medicine and in this article I am going to look at some intriguing investment plays in the stem cell/regenerative medicine sector.
The first stock I want to look at is NeoStem, Inc (NBS). NBS is involved in the manufacture of cell therapy based treatments. It also provides contract development and manufacturing services to other members of the regenerative medicine field, including adult stem cell collection and storage services. This combination of businesses provides NBS with capabilities for cost effective in house product development and revenue and Danny Trevathan Limited Jersey cash flow generation. This is a major plus for investors in the stock. Currently, NBS has three distinct divisions: Amorcyte, Athelos, and VSEL Technology. Each program has some potentially exciting projects, but it is the Amorcyte pipeline that I will focus on here as it is the most advanced and has the greatest market potential.
From Amorcyte, there is AMR 001, a bone marrow derived stem cell treatment designed to prevent major adverse cardiac events following acute myocardial infarction (heart attacks). AMR 001 is NBS’s most advanced therapy and it focuses on a huge market, acute myocardial infarction. each year and, despite all of the advances in medicine and intervention, about 20% or approximately 160,000 patients have a ST Elevation MI resulting in a reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction of less than 50%. That means that their heart attack was big enough and their heart so damaged that the remaining heart muscle could not compensate for the damaged heart tissues and, over time, the hearts start to fail. These patients are at significant risk of more adverse events, including congestive heart failure, recurrent hear attacks, significant arrhythmia, and premature death or acute coronary syndrome. These are the target population for AMR 001. This population represents an accessible market of over $1.2 billion annually for AMR 001 according to NBS.
In January 2012, Amorcyte commenced patient enrollment for its PreSERVE Phase 2 trial to investigate AMR 001’s ability to preserve heart function. The study is currently designed to http://www.redskinsonlineprostore.com/WOMENS-DEANGELO-HALL-JERSEY.html treat 160 patients.
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Through its Athelos subsidiary (which is 20% owned by Becton Dickinson), NBS is developing therapeutic products using a person’s immune cells to treat disorders of the immune system. Many immune mediated diseases are a result of an imbalance in the immune system whereby inflammatory cells go unchecked. Therapy using regulatory T cells (Treg as it is called) is a new technique that looks to restore immune balance in the body by enhancing Treg cell number and function Danny Trevathan Elite Jersey to inhibit pathogenic immune responses. In layman’s terms, this new approach seeks to use a person’s own immune system to fight off diseases versus using man made drugs.
A look at the most recent earnings report gives us an idea of where NBS stands financially. The company reported revenue of $14.3m in 2012, comprised of revenue from its operating of a contract development and manufacturing organization ("CDMO") providing services to other companies in the regenerative medicine industry. NBS ended the quarter with $13.7m in cash. A look at the cash flow statement shows an average quarterly cash burn of approximately $4.5m giving the company enough cash to fund operations through the end of the year. As I mentioned before, the services NBS provides to other stem cell companies helps with its cash flow.
Next up we have Neuralstem, Inc. (CUR), a company focused on the development of treatments for central nervous system diseases based on human neural stem cells. Its stem cell technology enables the isolation and expansion of human neural stem cells from various areas of the developing human brain and spinal cord. Last week the company announced that it has received approval from the Malik Jackson Broncos Jersey Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a Phase 2 trial using NSI 566 spinal cord derived human neural stem cells in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease). Different regions of the brain and spinal cord house different, specialized cells. CUR’s technology enables the isolation and expansion of human neural stem cells from each of these regions of the developing cen nervous system in virtually unlimited numbers from a single donated tissue.
On Wednesday CUR announced news that should bring much more attention to the regenerative medicine sector. The company announced that it is working with the National Football League Alumni Association to develop a trial for treating NFL alumni members suffering from traumatic brain injuries with NSI 189, the lead compound in the company’s neurogenic drug platform. NSI 189, currently in a Phase 1b clinical trial to treat major depressive disorder appears to work by stimulating neurons in the hippocampus, a region of the brain that atrophies in depression and which could also be implicated in brain injury. With high profile NFL deaths over the last year (Junior Seau), there is a lot of media attention with this affliction.
The company received FDA approval to commence a Phase 1 NSI 566 clinical trial for chronic spinal cord injury in January 2013. The Phase 1 cSCI trial will use the same cells and procedure as its ALS trial. This trial has been the cause for much of the investor interest in the stock over the last few months.
Let us take a look at the CUR financial picture now. As of the March earnings report CUR had $7.4m in cash. After the report CUR announced it had received $8m in debt financing, providing the company with enough funding to last into 2014. The funding was a secured note. To obtain the note CUR also issued Hercules 648,798 warrants to purchase shares common stock at an exercise price of $1.08 per share. This non dilutive financing is a positive for investors.
The risks in the biotech sector are well known. Only 1 10 drugs ever make it to market, a very high loss rate. It is for this reason I believe investors cannot just focus on one stock to invest in when it comes to this sector. A "basket approach" is the better investment stance to take. The stem cell sector has had its failures over the last year. The big loser recently was Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (ASTM). In March ASTM shares lost 50% after the company said that it will stop enrollment in and end the Phase 3 Revive clinical trial for patients with critical limb ischemia, or restricted blood supply. Instead they will focus on developing ixmyelocel T, a patient specific multicellular therapy expanded from a patient’s own bone marrow and delivered directly to damaged tissues. The failure of this late stage trial and the companies decision to stop all works is just another indication of the inherent risks in biotech stocks that investors must be aware of.
These regenerative medicine companies have an extreme amount of potential. Investors have yet to realize the value, but this will change in time redskinsonlineprostore.com/WOMENS-BRIAN-ORAKPO-JERSEY.html as each company moves its pipelines forward. Once discovered, the share price for each of these stocks could easily trade much higher than their current values. Investors should consider that, although very promising, there is very high risk in bios still in early drug discovery. With that risk though, the rewards can be very nice.
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