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Alcor has received seven million dollars following final settlement of the estate of a confidential member who was cryopreserved several years ago. The bequest will be divided equally between Alcor's Patient Care Trust and a new Endowment Fund to be created with a maximum legally allowed annual distribution of 2% per year.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/qnpj9sax8Lw

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At the 2010 Strategic Meeting, the board and management discussed Alcor's financial well-being at length. The majority of the meeting focused on specific budget cuts, fee increases, and plans for establishing an endowment. However, it was also necessary to discuss those policies and practices which affect Alcor's bottom line. This article is intended to clarify Alcor's grandfathering practice in general, as well as the benefits and limitations of Alcor's Comprehensive Member Standby policy, specifically.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/mnFpUyrju_g

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Last year, Larry Johnson and self-proclaimed screenwriter, Scott Baldyga, wrote and started selling for profit the book Frozen, which purported to be about Alcor. The book was published by Vanguard Press. After successfully filing suit against Johnson in 2003 for violating the privacy of Alcor members, Alcor was forced to sue Johnson again in 2009, as well as Baldyga and Vanguard, for publication of Frozen. The lawsuit was filed to obtain damages for the false and defamatory content of the book, to enforce prior court orders and agreements which publication of the book directly violated, and to protect the privacy of Alcor members.After being found in contempt of court for failing to answer for his conduct, an arrest warrant for Larry Johnson was issued in Arizona earlier this year. This was followed by an arrest warrant in his new home state of Nevada. After posting bond for the Nevada warrant to avoid jail, Johnson finally sat for deposition on October 20, 2010. During deposition, Larry Johnson invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 300 times to avoid incriminating himself. Questions which he declined to answer included:http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/eiBnz4ygC2I

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Alcor recently acquired its second LUCAS 2 chest compression device replacing the older LUCAS, leaving one assigned to the airline travel kit and one now assigned to the Rescue Vehicle. The LUCAS 2 differs from the original Lucas in that it is an electric rather than a pneumatic device. This eliminates the need to carry or locate a portable O2 supply while on deployment. LUCAS 2 can be powered either by battery alone or using a wall or car electricity outlet. The battery is the latest in rechargeable, Lithium Ion Polymer technology and operates for up to 45 minutes on a single battery. When a battery needs to be replaced, the device does not have to be powered down, only put into the pause mode, and when the new battery is inserted, operation can be quickly resumed, limiting the cessation of circulation. The LUCAS 2 is remarkably quieter to operate, which is very important in a hospital or hospice setting.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/VtWdTwqjTnM

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Membership Alcor had 926 members on its Emergency Responsibility List. Two (2) memberships were approved during this month, one (1) membership was reinstated, four (4) memberships were cancelled and two (2) members were cryopreserved. Overall, there was a net loss of three (3) members in September 2010. Applicants Alcor had 53 applicants for membership. Seven (7) new applicants were added, two (2) applicants were converted to members and no applicants were cancelled resulting in a net gain of five (5) applicants in September 2010. Information Packets Alcor received 161 information packet requests. There were 194 info packs requested in September 2010, 14 were handed out during facility tours or from special request. The average total of 206 info packs sent per month in 2010 is compared to 188 in 2009.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/4RSABRCcRhg

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PHOENIX Alcor will host a training session for the Arizona Response Team on Saturday, October 16th. This will be held at Alcor Central in Scottsdale, AZ starting at 1:00 pm. Aaron Drake, Alcor’s Medical Response Director will conduct the training. Topics to be covered include learning the operation of Alcor’s new Lucas 2 chest compression system, obtaining rapid vascular access with a Bone Injection Gun and establishing an advanced airway using the King Airway. This will also be a great opportunity to meet and interact with Alcor’s new Readiness Coordinator, Steve Graber. Immediately following the training, the monthly cryonics meetup will be held at its usual location, just down the street. Come and enjoy an afternoon AND evening of cryonics fun!http://feeds.feedbur.../~4/-fITkAAQqQg

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Alcor Facility Tour – Thursday, April 21, 2011 The Arizona Futurists Society is scheduled to tour our facility on April 21, 2011.  Due to limited space in our conference room we are only able accommodate 20 people from this group. The Arizona Futurists Chapter of the World Future Society is a community of thinkers, strategists and communicators [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/VdaMhHYib4A

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The Alcor Video Library has recently added new material. It now includes a short Video Tour of Alcor Facility and five complete presentations from the 2006 Alcor Conference.  The video quality has also been significantly upgraded.  Please visit Alcor Library Videos or use the links below to go directly to a particular video. The Limitless [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/iI6ISVnp7hs

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The 2nd Annual Young Cryonicists Gathering Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20, 2011 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Teens & Twenties 2011: Getting to know each other seminar. This cryonics focus group seminar hosted by Bill Faloon and Carin Idun will be held on Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20, 2011, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/s5q3d5JLPyc

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On Wednesday, July 27th, 2011, a particularly interesting episode of “Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman” (Season 2) will air on The Discovery Science Channel at 10 pm ET/PT. The title of the program is “Can We Live Forever?”, and the show will feature not only biological approaches such as Alcor Scientific Advisory Board member [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/dJpnwKEL7hE

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The 2011 Alcor Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 10th at 11:00 AM (PDT) at the Alcor facility (7895 East Acoma Drive in Scottsdale, AZ). The elections of directors and officers will be conducted at this meeting.  Members and the public are encouraged to attend this meeting. The 2011 Strategic Meeting is also scheduled [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/6_tRJL1rFtM

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Dewar Boiloff Report After concluding the initial boiloff test on Dewar #14 we transferred much of the LN2 over to Dewar #15 using an LN2 pump designed by Hugh. We completed the fill from the bulk tank to begin boiloff testing on the second of the three new CryoFab dewars. Dewar #15 has now been [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/doJ4IV9ojWY

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Membership Statistics Alcor had 955 members on its Emergency Responsibility List.  Ten memberships were approved, no memberships were reinstated, three memberships were cancelled and no members were cryopreserved.  Overall, there was a net gain of seven members in July. Applicant Statistics Alcor had 43 applicants for membership.  Ten new applicants were added, ten applicants were [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/nbIsEm9pPDM

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Alcor member A-2091 (identity is confidential) was pronounced on August 18, 2011. A whole body cryopreservation, A-2091 became Alcor’s 107th patient.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/M83o4ALBjtY

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Alcor is pleased to announce that the 3rd Quarter 2011 Cryonics Magazine is now available for viewing, purchasing and downloading. Just because we no longer mail out physical copies of Cryonics magazine (except by special arrangement), you shouldn’t miss on what’s going on at Alcor and in cryonics. In the 3rd Quarter 2011 issue, the [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/2YrbWWyvDxg

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Alcor member A-2091 was pronounced on August 18, 2011. A whole body cryopreservation, A-2091 became Alcor’s 107th patient. A-2091, a member living in Southern California, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma in 2010. Alcor went on high alert in June of this year, and the member received 24 hour care at her home. Chemotherapy and medication [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/VJMm8mYTinI

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Gregory Benford: “In the early 1990s it seemed time for a novel that looked at cryonics with a view of how it might play out in our time. I think it’s still time to reconsider the fundamental issues of cryonics, and indeed, of any attempt to live far into the long future before us. In [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/zerkqBuAGr4

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This year’s Alcor CryoFest will be held Saturday, November 26th at 2:30pm in South Austin at the home of Alcor President Max More and Humanity+ Chair Natasha Vita-More.  This Thanksgiving themed get-together is for Texas area cryonicists and life extension enthusiasts. We are delighted that this CryoFeast looks to include not only Alcor members and other cryonicists, but also Humanity+ members, life extensionists, and others interested in [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/8zqB9Bhd0y4

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It is somewhat misleading to refer to this as a new edition,
insofar as the book appears to be unchanged from the first edition
except for now being under the author's real name rather
than a pen name.

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Alcor’s last two cases were landmark cases.  A-2357, a case performed by Alcor’s Arizona team outside of Phoenix in June, reached a temperature of +20 degrees Celsius only 50 minutes after pronouncement of legal death.  This beat by several minutes the previous record for the fastest cooling to that temperature, a record that has stood [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/JgN7ofKBDm0

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On Saturday, September 10, 2011, Alcor held its Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors. The meeting was attended by all directors, seven in person and one by teleconference and using Skype. In addition to the public Annual Meeting, the directors, the president, and (for some sessions) several other participants, spent Friday afternoon and after [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/Zg44XXUTBdE

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You’re invited to the Southern California 11/11/11 CryoFeast!! Southern California members (and anyone else who’d like to attend) are invited to this year’s CryoFeast on 11/11/11.  We will be kicking off the holiday season with a party for Alcor members and their family and friends in Newport Beach, CA.  Date: Friday November 11, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/bOhMKc2PTXU

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by Max More My membership with Alcor started 25 years ago, as of September 14. When I joined a quarter-century ago, I was the 67th member and Alcor had cryopreserved just six patients. Where will we be in another 25 years?  No one knows. But it’s not implausible that, if make it happen, we will [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/nMFCot_zc2U

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After extensive discussion and beta-testing, Alcor has launched a new discussion forum. We recognize the need for a forum where our members can discuss issues relating to Alcor and cryonics in general. We also recognize the need for a forum where members will feel comfortable exchanging ideas without running into hostile behavior of people who [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/3_BuwpFq_bQ

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The next Alcor Board of Directors meeting will be held on FRIDAY, October 7, 2011, at 11:00 AM (PDT) at the Alcor facility (7895 East Acoma Drive in Scottsdale, AZ). Members and the public are encouraged to attend this meeting.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/ZZcWY5S53wo

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Deployments: Alcor has had 8 deployments in the last year for Alcor members. A suspension was performed in 5 of these deployments. The number of days that were spent on standby for these member totaled 30. Alcor collaborated with Suspended Animation’s team on 3 of these responses. The cities that Alcor has conducted standbys/deployments include: [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/DKRS_f_s6jI

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Membership Statistics Alcor had 944 members on its Emergency Responsibility List. Four memberships were approved during the month of August, no memberships were reinstated, fourteen memberships were cancelled and one member was cryopreserved. Overall, there was a net loss of eleven members in August. Applicant Statistics Alcor had 51 applicants for membership. Twelve new applicants [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/OyOaaTMPWuY

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Alcor’s Board and Management recently completed an analysis of the funding arrangements of Alcor’s 944 cryopreservation members as of August, 2011.  As a result of many members signing up years ago when costs were lower, there is a large and growing gap between arranged funding and present costs of performing cryopreservation.  This gap is projected [...]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/9_YdNOpHfwY

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The next Alcor Board of Directors meeting will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 11:00 AM (PDT) at the Alcor facility (7895 East Acoma Drive in Scottsdale, AZ). Members and the public are encouraged to attend this meeting.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlcorNews/~4/UyzLE61BB78

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