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New Endoscope Manufacturing Industry Research Report by IBISWorld; Rising Demand for Minimally Invasive Surgery Will Help Offset Device Taxes

IBISWorld Market Research

(PRWEB) November 28, 2011

The Endoscope Manufacturing industry has experienced strong revenue growth recently and is forecast to continue expanding. Since 2006, revenue increased by an average annual rate of 14.4% to $ 1.8 billion in 2011, and it is expected to grow by 7.4% in 2011 alone. The US economic downturn did little to deter hospitals and other customers from buying medical devices like endoscopes. The aging US population is a major factor driving demand, since the occurrence of health issues that require medical devices is higher in the elderly population. Cancer rates are also one of the drivers of the market. There are more than one million new cases of colorectal cancer annually worldwide according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s Globocan project. These cases of cancer are often diagnosed or treated with endoscopic equipment. Another factor that drives demand is the rising rate of obesity. Gastric bypass and gastric-banding procedures are becoming increasingly popular for treating obesity, and endoscopic procedures are often used pre and post-operatively.

While IBISWorld projects that revenue will grow at a robust rate in the coming 5 years, expansion will not match that of the recent years. The changing regulatory environment will be the main hindrance. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 will place an excise tax on medical devices, reducing industry profitability. However, minimally invasive procedures are gaining traction due to their lower costs and ability to be performed at physician’s offices versus hospitals. Office-based endoscopies are becoming more popular in fields like otolaryngology, urology, gynecology, gastroenterology and orthopedic surgery.

Foreign outsourcing of manufacturing, research and development, and other operations, combined with industry consolidation, will likely cause enterprises to decrease by 2.8% per year during the next five years. Similarly, industry employment is projected to grow at the slow average annual rate of 0.6%. Foreign players will continue their prominent role in this industry, especially countries such as Japan and Germany (which already dominate major players in this industry), as US customers face more stringent Medicare reimbursement requirements and other cost-cutting pressures. Imports are expected to constitute 39.2% of domestic demand in 2011. Major manufacturers in the US include Olympus Corporation, FujiFilm, Hoya Corporation and Medtronic

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Frank Zappa – Titties & Beer

Frank Zappa (December 21, 1940 December 4, 1993) was an American composer, electric guitarist, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral, and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. In his teens, he acquired a taste for percussion-based avant-garde composers such as Edgard Varèse and 1950s rhythm and blues music. He began writing classical music in high school, while at the same time playing drums in rhythm and blues bands—he later switched to electric guitar. He was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often impossible to categorize. His 1966 debut album with the Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, combined songs in conventional rock and roll format with collective improvisations and studio-generated sound collages. His later albums shared this eclectic and experimental approach, irrespective of whether the fundamental format was one of rock, jazz or classical. He wrote the lyrics to all his songs, which—often humorously—reflected his iconoclastic view of established social and political processes, structures and movements. He was a strident critic of mainstream education and organized religion, and a forthright and passionate advocate for …
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Nice National Security photos

A few nice National Security images I found:

Mark Agrast

Image by Center for American Progress
The Constitution gives Congress broad authority to oversee and investigate the activities of the executive branch. If Congress is to carry out that authority, it must have access to many kinds of government information, including classified or sensitive national security information which government agencies may be reluctant to reveal.

How do Congress and the executive branch strike a proper balance between the congressional need to have such information and the government’s duty to protect it? What options does Congress have when the government refuses to provide the information it requests? When is it appropriate for Congress to make national security information available to the public and the press?

Please join the Center for American Progress and OpenTheGovernment.org for an address by The Honorable Jane Harman (D-CA), Chair of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information-Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment and former Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, who will discuss the importance of national security information to Congress and current efforts by the Administration to resist providing it.

Following Rep. Harman’s remarks, a distinguished panel of experts will examine the means by which Congress obtains and makes use of national security information in performing its oversight and investigative functions.

For more on this event, please see:
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Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA)

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The Constitution gives Congress broad authority to oversee and investigate the activities of the executive branch. If Congress is to carry out that authority, it must have access to many kinds of government information, including classified or sensitive national security information which government agencies may be reluctant to reveal.

For more on this event, please see:
www.americanprogress.org/events/2007/03/classified.html

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Grand Rapids Criminal Defense Attorney of Charles F. Boekeloo, P.C. Launch New Website

Charles F. Boekeloo

Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) November 23, 2011

The Grand Rapids, MI law firm of Charles F. Boekeloo, P.C. recently launched their website, providing a valuable online legal resource to current and potential clients. The site offers helpful information to remove some of the fear and uncertainty from the legal process, including basic information on Grand Rapids, MI criminal laws.

“Our site has been designed to provide potential and existing clients with the critical information they need to help them understand how we will bring their matter under control and guide them through the entire legal process. It is our belief that the personal attention we provide will be illustrated by the information provided there,” states Mr. Boekeloo.

Website visitors learn how the experienced criminal law attorney at Charles F. Boekeloo can assist them with their legal issue. The firm has developed a reputation for maintaining high ethical standards while aggressively representing clients throughout Grand Rapids in Criminal legal matters.

About the Firm

Attorney Charles F. Boekeloo has more than 25 years in the practice of law, concentrating in the areas of criminal defense, juvenile delinquency and school law, and personal injury matters. Details about Mr. Boekeloo’s areas of expertise can be found in the practice areas overview. Charles F. Boekeloo, P.C. practices primarily in the following areas:

Criminal Defense
Juvenile Rights
Personal Injury

Whether the consequences are serious or seemingly minor, facing criminal charges can be a frightening experience, potentially putting your reputation and even your freedom in jeopardy. With more than 25 years of experience in the field of criminal defense, law firm principal Charles F. Boekeloo has the skills and background to effectively protect your constitutional rights. Since founding his practice in 1982, Grand Rapids criminal defense attorney Boekeloo has appeared in state and federal trial courts throughout the region, earning the respect of local prosecutors, judges, and attorneys alike. In recognition of his work, national directory of attorneys Martindale-Hubbell has awarded Mr. Boekeloo a Distinguished Peer rating, a respected mark of achievement indicating that fellow attorneys rate his services as excellent.

For more information about the firm, please go to http://www.charlesfboekeloopc.com/ or call (616) 454-6464.

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Cool Freedom Of Religion images

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Albert Einstein On Palestine attachment
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April 10, 1948

Dear Sir:
When a real and final catastrophe should befall us in Palestine the first responsible for it would be the British and the second responsible for it the Terrorist organizations build up from our own ranks.
I’m not willing to see anybody associated with those misled and criminal people.
Sincerely yours,

Albert Einstein.

As stated by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 (III) 11 December 1948
Having considered further the situation in Palestine,
…
11. Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible;
Instructs the Conciliation Commission to facilitate the repatriation, resettlement and economic and social rehabilitation of the refugees and the payment of compensation, and to maintain close relations with the Director of the United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees and, through him, with the appropriate organs and agencies of the United Nations;

Free Palestine!

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Image by gnuckx
As stated by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 (III) 11 December 1948
Having considered further the situation in Palestine,
…
11. Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible;
Instructs the Conciliation Commission to facilitate the repatriation, resettlement and economic and social rehabilitation of the refugees and the payment of compensation, and to maintain close relations with the Director of the United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees and, through him, with the appropriate organs and agencies of the United Nations;

Free Palestine!

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What if the Constitution had to be rewritten today? How would it be different/similar to the original one?

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Question by Lucy Diamond: What if the Constitution had to be rewritten today? How would it be different/similar to the original one?
What if there had been a provision in the original Constitution that the entire document had to be re-written this year? How do you think a Constitution drafted today would differ from the original one?

be creative?

Best answer:

Answer by Jon J
Go check out the Alaska and Hawaii Constitutions, those were made only a few decades ago.

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Posted on December 11, 2011 by admin, 5 comments

MUST SEE – The Truth about the Kennedy Assassination & Obama Told by Gadaffi

This is why the ZIONIST want Gadaffi dead ASAP the world needs to stop Zionism ..THE ADL , ZOA , AIPAC …… Ameinu American Friends of Likud American Gathering/Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors America-Israel Friendship League American Israel Public Affairs Committee American Jewish Committee American Jewish Congress American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee American Sephardi Federation American Zionist Movement Americans for Peace Now AMIT Anti-Defamation League Association of Reform Zionists of America B’nai B’rith International Bnai Zion Central Conference of American Rabbis Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America Development Corporation for Israel / State of Israel Bonds Emunah of America Friends of Israel Defense Forces Hadassah, Women’s Zionist Organization of America Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life Jewish Community Centers Association Jewish Council for Public Affairs The Jewish Federations of North America Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Jewish Labor Committee Jewish National Fund Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Jewish War Veterans of the USA Jewish Women International MERCAZ USA, Zionist Organization of the Conservative Movement NA’AMAT USA NCSJ: Advocates on behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States & Eurasia National Council of Jewish Women National Council of Young Israel ORT America Rabbinical Assembly Rabbinical Council of America Religious Zionists of …
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Judge Napolitano On Alex Jones TV 3/5: Obamacare is Unconstitutional

Alex welcomes back to the show former New Jersey Superior Court Judge, political and legal analyst for Fox News, and the host of Freedom Watch and a talk radio show, Andrew Napolitano. Judge Napolitano is the author of several books, including Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks its Own Laws, A Nation of Sheep, and Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History. www.infowars.com www.judgenap.com www.prisonplanet.tv

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Arizona Politicians Join Forces in Bi-Partisan “Democracy Forum”

Tucson, Arizona (PRWEB) October 25, 2010

Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Arizona’s Secretary of State Ken Bennett (R) will team up at a “Democracy Forum” on October 30 in Tucson to promote civil discourse on the key national issues of immigration and the economy. Dr. Peter Likins, President Emeritus of the University of Arizona, will emcee the free, public event taking place from 1:30 until 4 p.m. at the Arizona Historical Society/Museum.

At the Forum, Secretary Bennett and Congressman Grijalva, who are from differing political parties, will each present their position on immigration and the economy then the audience will ask questions, discuss the issues and vote on them. The National Student/Parent Mock Election is spearheading the Democracy Forum, which is designed to bring parents, grandparents, children and public officials together in a bipartisan, intergenerational, multi-ethnic forum.

“Recent heated public debates on vital national issues – including immigration here in Arizona – have centered on much hate and vitriol, manifested in public protests, in the media and in our schools. Our forum’s purpose is to counter that trend, exemplifying how bipartisan discussions and disagreement can exist within a content of decency,” said Gloria Kirshner, president of the National Student/Parent Mock Election.

Other event highlights include:

Borderlands Theaters will present excerpts from its hit show “Arizona: No Roosters in the Desert,” a play about four women’s trek toward the American dream.
A patriotic/ historic costume contest for all ages.
Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, Bruce Mason, will speak about the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances and explore the history of protest movements in America since colonial days.
Dr. Rudy Byrd from the Sons of the American Revolution will explain why Spanish soldiers voluntarily sent parts of their salary to the Revolutionary army and how, records show, teenagers and minorities endured extreme hardships to win America’s democracy.
Video of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and other celebrities including Morgan Freeman, Reese Witherspoon, and Whoopi Goldberg heralding the Declaration of Independence and current American freedoms.
“We hope that by increasing their understanding of the past and evoking empathy for the current predicaments of their fellow human beings, we can help today’s young Americans envision and work toward the common good, using civil discourse and respect as tools to achieve their goal.

We want to prepare Americans of all ages to pass the torch of democracy – still burning brightly with the values for which the founding fathers fought,” added Kirshner.

The National Student/Parent Mock Election’s Democracy Forum planning committee includes Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett; Congressman Raul Grijalva; Dr. John Pedicone, currently a candidate for superintendent of Tucson Unified School District, vice president of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council and senior fellow at the University of Arizona; Dr. June Web-Vignery, executive director of the Metropolitan Education Commission, historian and author; and Dr. Peter Likins, president emeritus of the University of Arizona. Pearson, the education services and technology company, is a sponsor of the National Student/Parent Mock Election.

The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please call (520) 797-7590 or email nspme(at)aol(dot)com to reserve a seat.

About the National Student/Parent Mock Election

The NSPME is the nation’s oldest, largest and most successful voter-education project, dating from 1980. Since the first Mock Election in 1980, nearly 50 million young voters have cast their ballots and, in the process, discovered what it means to be an American citizen and the value of citizenship in our democracy. Visit http://www.nationalmockelection.org for more information.

Contact:

Gloria Kirshner

520.742.9943

NSPME(at)aol(dot)com

http://www.nationalmockelection.org

Kate Miller

kate(dot)miller(at)pearson(dot)com

800-745-8489

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