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Prevention/Risk Reduction - GENERAL CME OVERVIEW
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Chronic diseases cause 70% of deaths each year. Yet the onset of most chronic conditions can be delayed or limited in progression with behavioral interventions, such as avoiding risky behaviors, increasing physical activity, and obtaining life-saving screening services [1]. Under new provisions in the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 31 million individuals enrolled in new employer plans and 10 million in new individual plans are expected to benefit from fully covered preventive services sometime in 2011[2].
While the changes to Medicare coverage for preventive services will present challenges to providers, the expansion of coverage is a great opportunity for patients and clinicians to receive and offer, respectively, better preventive care [3,4]. Medicare is now completely covering an annual wellness visit, in addition to a number of screening tests and counseling activities. Reimbursement for these activities is set for a few, but for the most part are determined by intermediaries. The following gaps in knowledge and practice have been identified, through needs assessment research, to exist among clinicians and medical staff, and are covered in the CME activities that follow:
• Gaps in Screening and preventive care exist for HIV, osteoporosis, cancer, alcohol addiction and depression
• Gaps in risk reduction exist for Cardiovascular Health
• Uneven application of pediatric and adult immunization guidelines
• Gaps in knowledge and application of information regarding office systems to improve preventive efforts
1. Clarke JL. Preventive medicine: a ready solution for a health care system in crisis. Popul Health Manag. 2010; 13 Suppl2: S3.
2. Background: The Affordable Care Act's New Rules on Preventive Care. Heathcare.gov web site. July 14, 2010.
3. Terry K. Trendspotter: Preventive Services in Reform Law Benefits Doctors and Patients. Physicians Practice web site. September 1, 2010.
4. Hughes C. What you need to know about the Medicare preventive services expansion. Family Practice Management 2011;18: 22-25
TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians in primary care practice, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care providers and clinical practice teams.
EDUCATIONAL GOALS & OBJECTIVES: After participating in this educational initiative, learners are generally expected to:
- Improve identification of risk factors for HIV infection, Cardiovascular Disease, and alcohol dependence
- Improve implementation of screening and testing guidelines for HIV, osteoporosis, alcohol addiction, depression, and cancer
- Improve their ability to counsel patients in smoking cessation and reduction of alcohol abuse
- Design and prescribe individualized lifestyle modification programs to reduce patient risk for chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease
- Improve rates of immunization for children, adolescents and adults
- Integrate pharmacotherapy, when needed, to reduce risk of chronic disease progression
- Integrate technologies and efficient officesystems to assist with disease prevention and risk reduction efforts
Media Use: This educational initiative was developed as a web-based multimedia self-study educational and resource curriculum using the following formats:
- Interactive minicase studies
- Simulations
- Targeted search at the point of care using the iSEEK search engine
- Internet-based enduring materials
- Evidence-based resources
- References to physician staff and patient education links
FORMATS & METHOD OF LEARNER PARTICIPATION IN THE PennCME/BestPractice PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION CURRICULUM LEARNING PROCESS:
- Clinical reviews in HTN present critical areas of knowledge in the disease organized in a coherent pathway, along with practical approaches to achieving best practices. This section provides a foundation and reference base for other featured interventions.
- Immunizations: Controversies in Recommendations for Adults and Children
- Cancer Risk: Cervical, Colorectal, Breast, Prostate: Pros and Cons of Screening
- Hot Topics are short, newsworthy articles in a focused area of the diagnosis or management of HTN. These articles are designed to engage the participant in the topic area and lead them to content that provides the opportunity for more in-depth learning.
- Screening for Osteoporosis: Who, When, How – or Maybe Not
- Office Systems to Increase Prevention/Risk Reduction Among Your Patients
- Interactive Minicases offer a valuable learning experience based on real-life scenarios of interactions between primary care physicians, the health practice team, and patients with HTN. This method of engagement allows participants to build their knowledge and competence as they engage and progress through case simulation of both the clinical management of patients with HTN and some system-specific issues in their practices.
- Screening for HIV: Are You Starting Soon Enough?
- Alcohol and Depression: Where Do You Intervene?
- Reducing Cardiovascular Risk: How to motivate patients to stop smoking, lose weight, exercise more
- Point-of-Care Search CME (PoC) includes structured, self-directed online learning on topics relevant to their clinical practice. Learning for this activity occurs through a reflective process in which physicians document the clinical question, cite the sources consulted, and identify the application of the learning to their practice.
- Clinical Resources and References provide a bibliography of cited evidence-based references and links to resources featured in this section.
- Building Teamwork provides clinicians and non-clinical staff with resources, educational activities, and tools for promoting teamwork in their practice and collaborative strategies to achieve performance improvement.
- Staff Resources Whether you're a PA, NP, medical assistant, or staff receptionist, this site can help improve your knowledge and management of patients with chronic diseases.
- Patient Resources provide patients with practical information and tools about their health and medical conditions to promote patient self-management and patient-physician partnerships.
- Patient Centered Medical Home offers a stimulating set of concepts for bringing your practice into the 21st century – including updates on electronic health records and other government-supported programs.
Zalman S. Agus, MD, Editor-in-Chief
Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA, Faculty
Dr. Campos-Outcalt is a practitioner and educator of public health and family medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Arizona and completed residencies in Family Practice at the University of California, Davis and Preventive Medicine/Public Health at the University of Arizona. He also received a Masters in Public Administration from Arizona State University. Dr Campos-Outcalt has been a family physician in underserved Arizona communties, and has been a medical educator for 20 years. His research interests include applied public health practice methods, health workforce distribution, public health preparedness and the interface between public health and medicine.
Dr. Lianov is President-Elect for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and a board member of the American College of Preventive Medicine. She is board certified in both preventive medicine/public health and internal medicine and has completed a fellowship in consultation-liaison psychiatry. She recently served as Vice President of Clinical Operations at Berkeley HeartLab where she directed a national cardiovascular disease management program focused on health behavior change in nutrition, physical activity, medication adherence, and stress management. Dr. Lianov also previously directed the Healthy Lifestyles and Medicine and Public Health Divisions at the American Medical Association and served as Chief Medical Officer for Medical Quality at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Dr. Lianov is also founder of HealthType—a health promotion consulting service
Medical Editor
Lewis Miller, MS, CCMEP
Principal, WentzMiller & Associates
Darien, Connecticut
Medical Writers
Anne Greenberg, Medical Writer
Scottsdale, Arizona
Rick McGuire, Medical Writer
Scottsdale, Arizona
Program Directors
Chief Learning Officer
Mila Kostic, CME Director and Chief Learning Officer
Director of CME
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chief Technology Officer
Lauren Patrick MS
President, NetHealth
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Editorial Director
Wendy Turell, DrPH, Editorial Director
Editorial Board
Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH, Editorial Board
Professor of Clinical Family and Preventive Medicine
Director, San Diego Center for Patient Safety
Medical Director, Quality Improvement Education
Director, Quality Improvement in Correctional Medicine
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (USCD)
San Diego, California
Matthew H. Rusk, MD, Editorial Board
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Program Director, Primary Care Program
Staff Internist, Division of General Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dennis F. Saver, MD, Editorial Board
President and Staff Physician, Primary Care of the Treasure Coast
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Florida State University
Vero Beach, Florida
Peter J. Ziemkowski, MD, Editorial Board
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University
Clerkship Director and Physician/Faculty
Michigan State University–Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Patricia M. Bomalaski, MSN, CRNP, Editorial Board
Department of Medicine
Penn Center for Primary Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jesse A. Coale, PA-C, Editorial Board
Assistant Professor Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael A. Rackover, PA-C, MS, Editorial Board
Associate Program Director & Associate Professor Physician Assistant Program Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Review the topic- and activity-specific overview
- Complete the brief case-based pre-activity assessment
- Review the entire educational activity
- Answer all case-based questions in the post-activity assessment
- Complete the evaluation
- Proceed to view or print your certificate stored in your Personal Learning Center
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation of Credit
These activities have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Disclosure of Commercial Support
Supported, in part, by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Genentech, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly USA LLC, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Disclosures of Personal Financial Relationships
It is policy at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania for individuals who are in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose to the learners all relevant financial relationships that they have with any commercial interest that provides products or services that may be relevant to the content of these continuing medical education activities. For this purpose, we consider relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to include financial relationships of a spouse or partner.
The intent of this policy is not to prevent expert faculty with relevant relationship(s) with commercial interest(s) from involvement in CME, but rather to ensure that Penn CME-certified activities promote quality and safety, are effective in improving medical practice, are based on valid content, and are independent of control from commercial interests and free of commercial bias. Peer review of all content was conducted for all faculty presentations whose disclosure information provided to the Penn Office of CME was found to contain relationships that created a conflict of interest relative to the topic of their presentation. In addition, all faculty were instructed to provide balanced, scientifically rigorous, and evidence-based presentations.
The staff in the Office of CME at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Mila Kostic, and Zalman Agus, MD, have reported no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to the content of these educational activities.
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Wendy Turell, DrPH
Anne Greenberg
Rick McGuire
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Lewis A. Miller, MD, is a consultant for Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
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Patricia M. Bomalaski, MSN, CRNP
Matthew Rusk, MD
Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH
Peter Ziemkowski, MD
Jesse A. Coale, PA-C
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|Michael A. Rackover, PA- C, MS
|Spouse is an employee
|Dennis Saver, MD
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The following faculty have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to the content of these educational activities:
Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD
Liana Lianov, MD, MPH, FACPM
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Financial relationships are those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received or expected.
INVESTIGATIONAL AND/OR OFF-LABEL USE OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND DEVICES: The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania requires all faculty to disclose any planned discussion of an investigational and/or off-label use of a pharmaceutical product or device within their presentation. Participants should note that the use of products outside FDA-approved labeling should be considered experimental and are advised to consult current prescribing information for approved indications.
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This module will review general information regarding recommended vaccinations, and offer tips on managing scheduling and vaccination-related communications with patients.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this educational activity, the participant should be able to
- Apply the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) immunization recommendations for adult, adolescent, and childhood vaccines
- Overcome perceived and real patient-related barriers to these vaccinations
- Employ methods to communicate successfully with patients and parents about vaccines
- Develop office-level interventions that can improve immunization rates
Faculty: Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA and Charles A. Goldthwaite, Jr, PhD
Editor-in-Chief: Zalman S. Agus, MD
Original Date of Release: July 17, 2011
Last Review Date: July 17, 2011
Expiration Date: July 1, 2014
Estimated Time to Complete: 45 minutes
Amount of credit: Maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Accreditation: The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation of Credit: The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Supported, in part, by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Genentech, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly USA LLC, Merck & Co., Inc., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.


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Pembroke bus fiasco leads to indictments in Kankakee County
The battering of a student on a school bus in Pembroke Township now finds five people facing indictment. The Kankakee County grand jury returned its ruling against the five for Battery and Mob Action.
It was September 16th when the five defendants boarded a school bus and caused the disturbance.
State's Attorney Jamie Boyd identifies the defendants as Patricia Brooks, Johnnie Brooks, Kushaiah Grant, Brook Harris and Cornell Grant. The five are accused of boarding the bus to confront a student who reportedly had been bullying a female relative. The five allegedly battered a student who had come to the defense of the young girl.

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What Does the Instagram Acquisition Mean for Startups? a Lot
TheFunded.com News
Posted by Adeo Ressi on 2012-04-11
This post was written by Adeo Ressi - Founder of the Founder Institute and TheFunded.com. Special thanks to TechCrunch for reposting the story.
At the close of 2011, there was a lot of uncertainty for startups. Stock market fluctuations, underwhelming talent acquisitions ("acqui-hires"), and structural investment problems threatened the prospects for startups.
But what a difference a few weeks can make. The passage of crowdfunding legislation in the US, coupled with the $1 BN acquisition offer of Instragram, signals the beginning of a full startup boom. In preparation for the good times, Venture Capitalists have started to raise new fund money at their pre-crash highs.
Two and a half years ago, Mint.com was acquired for $170 MM, and everyone thought that was an amazing deal following the great recession. Now, a fledgling company with a small team gets acquired for $1 billion.
My best guess is that it is about to get crazy. And, only fools sit on the sidelines.
Many strong and older entrepreneurs that I know are wealthy today because they made intelligent decisions during the dot com bubble of the late 90's. Success was not easy then, and it will not be easy now, either. But, the likelihood of a great outcome is much higher in a boom.
There are a lot of newly minted entrepreneurs that pursue their dream company in a half-hearted way. You may tinker with your idea while toiling at a day job. You may refuse to put in the work required to recruit the best talent. You might be afraid of launching an imperfect product. Or, you may put a mediocre effort into fundraising.
However, if you want to take advantage of a boom cycle and reap the rewards, you need to slide all of your chips on to the table. You need to go all in. And, you need to play smart. Every move that you take and every bet that you make needs to have the best odds of success.
You can't enter the game too late, either. If what I predict happens, very soon you will start to read about more and more crazy deals. When "crazy" becomes the new normal, the opportunity will have already passed you by.
So, let me get really specific. As an entrepreneur, you have a decision to make. Ask yourself, "is this my boom?" If your answer is "yes," then you have a lot of work to do.
Look around you. If everyone that you deal with is not top-notch, from cofounders to vendors, fire them immediately and bring on the best. Now. Right now. Seriously. Now. To really win during a boom, you need to play at the top level, and the winners in every boom always have the best talent. Always.
Is it your time? Is this your boom?
Adeo also hosts the Founder Showcase, a startup pitch and networking event coming up on Tuesday, April 24th in San Francisco. This event will sell out, so get your tickets today.PRIVATE: Members Only


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The Bellarine Historical Society was formed to preserve the history of the Bellarine Peninsula and its municipality of the Shire of Bellarine [later Bellarine Rural City Council]. This objective became even more important from the early 1990s when the council was absorbed into the City of Greater Geelong.
The Old Court House Museum is the home of the society and houses many items belonging to the former Shire. The Research Centre at the museum includes a vast collection of local and family history sources together with a large research library belonging to the Geelong Family History Group.
Bellarine Historical Society volunteers have indexed many of the Shire and Court records - a number of these can be searched on our web site.
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They used to say kiss me and be mine. The little candy hearts we loved as children now celebrate Valentines Day by declaring tweet me and you rock.
Ah, romance wherefore art thou?
The holiday actually is named after a series of Christian martyrs who ended up on the wrong side of the eras ruler and the ax not romantic at all. But one legend has it that an imprisoned Valentine fell in love with his jailors daughter and signed his last letter to her from your Valentine.
Ending your days in a dank Roman prison cell might seem a far cry from the happy, sappy holiday of today, second in popularity around the world only to New Years. But by the Middle Ages, Valentines Day was recognized as one to honor love.
Just as no one can say for certain what the origins of the holiday are, no one can tell you when chocolate, flowers and frilly heart-shaped cards came into it, either. But what the heck who could say no to roses, sweets and thou?
Necco has been making its sweet hearts since Civil War times, when one might include a paper note pleading for a lock of your hair. Today, the printed message is more likely to be text me.
No matter, Thursday is a day to celebrate love in all its forms, whether its thanking your mother, romancing your sweetheart or pledging loyalty to your best friend.
Not that were not loving people all the time, but its a day to shine in that way, to be silly in love, said wedding planner Mandy Winn.
Winn, who owns Celebrations Event Productions, counts Valentines Day as the last gasp of the engagement season, which begins at Thanksgiving. About 70 percent of engagements occur in those 12 weeks.
If you want to impress your loved one, she suggests taking them out for a fine dinner and having the waiter present flowers at the appetizer course or a romantic gift like a massage for two with dessert (all arranged in advance, of course.)
Thats actually a rare thing when it comes to purchasing that de rigueur Valentines Day gift, chocolates.
Its funny how last-minute it is, said Jessica Elkan, retail manager for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factorys stores, of their single busiest day of the year. Its an impulse buy.
Her best-sellers are truffles, chocolate-dipped strawberries and pre-made heart-shaped boxes. And while men still make up a majority of the buyers that day, plenty of women come in, too. A word to the wise the strawberries are good only for a day.
If youre looking for something saucier than your average raspberry truffle, Aprils Garden offers chocolate gourmet popcorn in flavors like blisters on her butter crunch, mutton-bustin milk chocolate and have bacon will travel. Bacons possibilities as an aphrodisiac seem to know no bounds.
For the tried and true, however, Aprils Garden also sells roses, and red ones are still the hands-down favorite on Valentines Day. If your beloved is a sweet hound to boot, you can include pink champagne truffles or heart-shaped petit fours.
Sometimes its the simple things that carry the day. Liz Mora, executive director of the Womens Resource Center, romances her husband, Roland, with the biggest bag of Reeses mini peanut butter cups she can find. They are his absolute favorites. For herself, she buys Doves chocolates.
She remembers fondly the days of wine and roses, but that was before children. Eight years ago, just before her daughter Isabelle was born, Roland took her out for Valentines dinner at May Palace (she was craving Chinese food, natch.)
That was the last time the two of us went out on Valentines Day, she said wistfully. Dinner out and dating takes on a whole new meaning when you become parents.
Yet you neednt throw in the towel on romance because children fill the picture frame or dinner out isnt a possibility. Eric Allen says the most memorable Valentines of his life was the first one he spent with his now-wife Ruby. They shared an intimate home-cooked dinner a deux, with champagne.
As co-owner of the Wine Merchant, Allen is well equipped to help you set the stage for your liaison, too. Champagne is a perennial, signifying love, happiness and a special occasion. Sweet red wines from Italy like Stella Rosa sell well for the holiday, too. But for something colorful, flavorful and somewhat surprising, he suggests a dry rose, Chateau la Mascaronne, from Provence, which he promises will go with everything, especially love. (For the record, most of his customers are women, even on Valentines Day.)
To round out dinner at home without spoiling the mood from over exertion, you could pick up a chocolate decadence cake, a flourless 6-inch torte from Serious Delights bakery or individual chocolate mousses.
But for some, the most romantic thing of all is a loving gesture expressed any ol time a surprise, if you will. Amy Wendland, a local artist and college professor, is just such a person.
She lived in the down-on-its-heels neighborhood of Hennepin in Minneapolis before moving to Durango, where she met and married her sweetheart, Mike Smedley. But still, she pined for a talisman of good times from her old neighborhood, a concrete garden statue of a running boar.
So I thought, Lets get one, said Smedley, a Durango Herald columnist and Bank of the San Juans executive.
He searched for it on Google, enlisted a friends help and found out that the fleet-footed pig was none other than the University of Arkansas mascot and easily obtainable. A week later, a box larger than your average microwave arrived at the office.
He was going to save it for a special moment, but he couldnt help himself. He led his wife into his office and revealed the porcine statue. She gasped and grinned and uttered words of delight Where did you get that? I cant believe you did that. They named it Hennepin von Schnitzel and placed it on the backyard deck.
OK, it wasnt Valentines Day, but it was a great gift.
She loves surprises, Smedley said. If you limit your spontaneous affection to one day a year, youre missing the boat.
Romance lives, after all.


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Danny Boyle says 'Trance' is like a "puzzle" for the audience to piece together.
The director - who helms the upcoming thriller starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel - has revealed that cinema-goers will need to do "a bit of work" to understand the film's mind-bending plot, likening the psychological movie to an unsolved jigsaw puzzle.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz at the film's world premiere in London's Leicester Square yesterday, he said: "We'd like the film to burst in through the front door, brazenly and unapologetically. [It has] a hugely enjoyable opening, and then you call on the audience to do a bit of work in the middle of the film, and then the film ends with a nice big action sequence.
"You hope it's a bit of a thrill ride with a bit of intelligence in it as well. You have to work a little bit to work out the puzzle. The film is a puzzle of the characters' own making and you want the audience to join in and solve that puzzle."
Although 'Trance' is being billed as an art heist thriller, the director warns that this description is deceptive, explaining that the movie doesn't fit into one specific genre.
He said: "You're always trying to use the genre, and then twist it, change it, and develop it.
"It starts as an art heist like 'Thomas Crown Affair', but it's not really about that. It's noir-ish at times. There's an essential idea of crime, but it's not really about money. Rosario Dawson's character at one point behaves like a femme fatale, but it's not really the icy blonde that you know - it's a much more damaged and emotional story than that, ultimately."
Other stars who joined Boyle on the red carpet at the premiere included McAvoy, Dawson, Cassel and Tuppence Middleton.


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American Plans To Cut Another 1,200 Jobs
DALLAS (AP) -- American Airlines wants to eliminate 1,200 nonunion jobs as it cuts costs while under bankruptcy protection.
That pushes the company's overall job-cut target to 14,200. It announced plans in February to cut 13,000 union pilots, flight attendants and ground workers.
American, the nation's third-biggest airline, has about 73,000 workers.
American outlined the cuts for many nonunion workers on Wednesday. The company wants to outsource the jobs of all airport skycaps and cargo agents, cancel a planned lump-sum payment that was due for nonunion workers next year, freeze their pension plan, cut vacation and paid holidays, and reduce medical benefits.
The airline says it will close a reservations call center in Tucson, Ariz., and lounges at Washington's Dulles Airport and Kansas City International Airport.
The changes for agents and similar employees are expected to save $95 million, which American said would match the 20 percent cost-cutting targets for all other labor groups.
American and parent AMR Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in November. AMR lost $2 billion last year, including restructuring costs, and has lost more than $10 billion since 2001.
In February, American announced plans to get rid of thousands of flight attendants and ground workers, as well as 400 pilots, and make other cost reductions designed to reduce annual labor costs by $1.25 billion. A hearing is scheduled to start Monday in New York on the company's request to throw out union contracts and impose new pay, benefits and work-rule terms.
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ARTICLE: San Diego deregulates urban agriculture
San Diego has joined the urban agriculture movement…
The changes bring San Diego in line with more progressive Northern California cities and toward the forefront of the urban agriculture movement sweeping the nation, backers of the revisions say.
"There were a lot of pretty prohibitive rules in the city of San Diego," said Judy Jacoby, founder of the nonprofit San Diego Community Garden Network. "This is a big step forward."
The changes came on a unanimous vote that Councilwoman Lorie Zapf called regulatory relief and Councilman Todd Gloria called common sense.
"It's going to add to the quality of life in our city," Gloria said after the Jan. 31 council session.
"As we become denser and more vertical in our communities, were going to need more opportunities to expand urban agriculture and grow our own food where we can," Zapf said…
"We're trying to bring San Diego into line with a lot of other cities," Eric Robinson, of the 450-strong San Diego Beekeeping Society , told the City Council. "Humans have been beekeeping for 5,000 years. This is nothing new."
…"It's all part of the healthy food movement and also part of the food justice movement," she said. "It's the convergence of a lot of events, but there is an effort to make sure that more people have access to healthy, fresh food."


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Accidents reported
100 block of South Main Street, Hillsboro
Dean McGillivary, 86, 307 E. A St., Hillsboro, was backing out of a parking space when he struck Norman Schroeder, 85, 1115 30th Ave., Canton, who was driving north on Main Street at 1 p.m. Nov. 16. Leona Schroeder, 77, same address was a passenger with Norman Schroeder. Ruby Suderman, 92, 111 S. Wilson St., Hillsboro, was a passenger with McGillivary. McGillivary was driving Suderman's 1999 Buick passenger car. Schroeder was driving his 2008 Ford passenger car.
290th Road east of K-15
Kevan Hein, 54, 1181 280th Road, Durham, struck a deer driving west on 290th Road at 5:50 p.m. Nov. 13. Hein was driving his 1997 Dodge passenger car.
700 block of East A Street, Hillsboro
Timothy Kersten, 52, 1631 Falcon Road, Hillsboro struck a parked car at 5:10 p.m. Nov. 14 in the 700 block of East A Street. The parked vehicle, a 2001 Chrysler passenger car, was registered to Bradley Just, 108 S. Lincoln St., Hillsboro. Kersten was driving his 1996 Dodge van.
K-15 south of 170th Road
Christina Miller, 39, 212 S. Main St., Canton, struck a deer driving south on K-15 at 5:55 a.m. Nov. 15. Miller was driving her 2006 Chevrolet passenger car.
K-15 south of 190th Road
Justin Damerson, 27, 400 N. Cedar St., Marion, struck a guardrail when avoiding a deer at 6:45 a.m. Nov. 15. Damerson was driving his 2005 Pontiac passenger car.
K-15 south of 260th Road
Dwight Gooding, 70, 431 Moore, Marion, struck a calf, with an unknown owner, driving south on K-15 at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Gooding was driving a 2005 International semi-truck registered to Ag Service, 1830 Kanza Road, Hillsboro.
Milepost 100 U.S. 77
Abraham Castro, 27, 3200 Wilson Dr., Manhattan, struck a deer driving south on U.S. 77 at 7:48 Nov. 9. Yvonne Castro, 26, Adrian Castro, infant, and Joslyn Castro, 7, all same address, were passengers in the vehicle. No injuries were reported as a result of the accident. Abraham Castro was driving a 2011 Dodge passenger car registered to Yvonne Castro.
Milepost 149 K-15
Mark Hanson, 50, 8510 E. 29th St., Wichita, struck a deer driving south on K-15 at 5:40 p.m. Nov. 9. Hanson was driving a 2011 Chevrolet pickup truck registered to Van Diest Supply Company, same address.
Milepost 293 of U.S. 50
Larry Herring, 47, 8653 County Road 390, St. Joseph, Mo., struck a deer driving east on U.S. 50 at 5:48 p.m. Nov. 9. Herring was driving a 2000 semi-truck registered to Finch Transportation, 412 W. Helm St, Brookfield, Mo.
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Last year, you might remember that I made the kids a fun photo collage (you can see it here) using Pixlr.com and they absolutely loved it. I decided do it again this year …of course it's always difficult since Kaya absolutely HATES the camera.
I scored some unique large white heart shaped ceramic plates at the dollar store of all places! I bought the last 7 they had in stock …so cute! I will use them all year long!
This year I whipped up some red velvet cupcakes which I topped with little chocolates – they look so professional! The pretty paper cupcake liners and little chocolates are also from the dollar store (triple score!).
Hope your Valentine's day is better than Kaya's!! LOL!
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2005 Chevrolet Colorado
A roomier cab was a key design goal when the Chevrolet Colorado was launched last year. Designed from the ground up to replace the S10 compact pickup, Colorado brings a fresh name and perspective to GM's line of trucks. That perspective includes more space for humans.
Colorado is bigger than the old S10, and that's the trend: Compact pickups are no longer compact. They're growing in size, so much so that the term "compact pickup" may be obsolete. Colorado is an inch wider and a couple of inches longer than the S10, and its wheelbase is three inches longer. The new Dodge Dakota is even bigger. The new Toyota Tacoma is even bigger yet. Meanwhile, Nissan is coming out with a new Frontier that's dramatically larger than the old one. Left behind is the aging Ford Ranger. Ranger is five inches shorter than a comparable Colorado. The EPA still calls this segment "compact," but manufacturers are beginning to call it "mid-size." Whatever you call them, these new pickups are bigger than the trucks they replace. Yet they're still substantially smaller than full-size pickups such as the Chevy Silverado.
The reason for this increase in size is comfort. Pickup buyers want roomier cabs. Often, these trucks are often alternatives to cars, and their owners want more hip room, leg room and head room. Most are willing to sacrifice bed length for cab room. That's why regular cab trucks, which typically offered the longest beds, are all but extinct. The extended cab has replaced the regular cab as the truck for serious haulers, many of whom like being able to stash gear, tools, luggage, groceries behind the seats. Crew cabs have taken off in popularity because they offer the convenience of comfortable back seats for family and friends. Their short bed lengths are an acceptable compromise for many buyers.
With this in mind, the Chevy Colorado gave up a little bed length for a roomier cab. The cab is about four inches longer than a comparable S10 cab. Still, it has a six-foot bed with regular and extended cabs, and a five-foot bed on crew cabs. Colorado also gives up a little towing capability for a smoother ride. That's not to say it's lost the capability that makes a truck useful. A properly equipped Colorado is rated to tow 4,000 pounds, enough for transporting ATVs, dirt bikes, personal watercraft, light boats or small camping trailers. And in most configurations, the Colorado can carry more weight in the bed than could a similarly equipped S10. So it'll get the job done.
Indeed, we think the trade-offs have paid off. Colorado is much smoother and feels more refined than the old S10, which bounced around on rough roads. And it's a bit more stylish. Order the five-cylinder engine and it accelerates smartly. (That's right: five-cylinder.) The Crew Cab features a roomy back seat that's surprisingly comfortable and not bolt-upright. Yet Colorado fits into tight parking spaces, something that can't be said of full-size pickups.
Though introduced as a 2004 model, the Colorado is still new to the street and we found the 2005 models continue to turn heads. The Chevrolet Colorado is mechanically identical to the GMC Canyon, but trim and packaging differ. For 2005, Colorado offers a new exterior color (Superior Blue Metallic) and some equipment upgrades. About a hundred permutations are available, giving buyers lots of choices to fit their needs.
Model Lineup
Colorado comes with three different suspensions: The rugged Z85 is the standard suspension and is available with two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive, so you don't have to get the fancy off-road model to get 4WD. The Z71 off-road suspension is available with 2WD and 4WD. Appropriately, the low-riding ZQ8 sport suspension is only available with 2WD. Each comes in base or LS trim, though equipment varies with the suspension package. Regular Cab, Extended Cab, and Crew Cab versions are available, though not every cab style is offered with every suspension/trim combination.
A 2.8-liter four-cylinder engine comes standard in most models, rated 175 horsepower. A 3.5-liter five-cylinder rated 220 horsepower is optional ($1,000). A five-speed manual transmission is standard with either engine, with a four-speed automatic ($1,095) optional. Exceptions are ZQ8 LS and Z71 LS Crew Cabs, which come only with the inline-5 and automatic.
The Colorado ($15,695) Z85 base model comes with air conditioning, AM/FM stereo, a 60/40 split-bench folding seat, anti-lock brakes, and 15-inch steel wheels. Upgrading to LS trim adds color-keyed carpets, a center armrest with storage, tilt steering column (on Extended and Crew Cab models), cruise control, CD player, bright interior accents, and 15-inch aluminum wheels with P205/75R15 tires (on Regular and Extended Cabs; Crew Cabs roll on slightly wider rubber). It's available as an extended cab ($18,040). The 4WD versions are available in both regular cab ($18,255) and extended cab ($20,600).
The ZQ8 Sport model ($17,040) rides about two inches lower than a base Colorado, and features a monochromatic paint scheme, fog lamps, and leather-wrapped steering wheel. Otherwise it is equipped similarly to the base suspension/base trim model. It comes only with 2WD and rolls on P235/50R17 tires on 17-inch aluminum wheels. The Sport LS ($18,570) adds bucket seats and a center console, cruise control, and other amenities from the base-suspension LS.
The Z71 off-road model ($17,330) packs an automatic-locking rear differential, P265/75R15 on/off-road tires, and a Smoke Gray grille and wheel flares to complement its high-riding, off-highway suspension. (Ground clearance at the rear differential is 7.5 inches.) Order 4WD and you get skid plates, too. Again, there's an LS version ($18,600) with trim and equipment upgrades, although bench seats remain standard.
Power windows, locks and mirrors are standard on Crew Cabs and optional ($500) on other models. Traction control is standard on 2WD LS Crew Cabs, and on all 2WD Z71s but optional on other 2WD models ($295). Curtain-style side-impact airbags designed for head protection come standard on LS Crew Cabs, but are optional on other models. New Gen 6 OnStar ($695) boasts easier hands-free operation and other refinements for 2005; it's available only with LS trim. LS Crew Cabs also offer optional heated, power-adjustable bucket seats with leather seating surfaces ($1,495).
Two commercial-fleet models are available as Regular Cab ($15,045) and Extended Cab ($17,390) versions of the base-trim, base-suspension, 2WD truck. They come with hose-it-out vinyl floor mats and base cloth seating, ideal for muddy-boot applications. Bumpers are painted, shocks are heavy-duty gas-charged units, and air conditioning is an extra-cost option. They're good trucks to buy for other people to drive.
Chevy Colorado follows the styling lead of the Silverado, with its bold chrome horizontal-bar grille and multi-lens headlamps. The lamp assembly has a flying wedge contour, higher at the outside, and includes high and low beams, daytime running lamps and turn signals. On models so equipped, fog lamps are inset into the bumper.
Colorado's fender bulges are angular and aggressive. The leading edge of the front fender flares isn't finished elegantly, but otherwise the Colorado has a clean, modern look. The Crew Cab looks well balanced despite the extra cab length. Reach-through door handles allow a full handful of grip for easy opening, even with gloves.
Cargo boxes are 6-foot, 1-inch on regular and extended cab models and 5-foot, 1-inch on Crew Cabs. A two-position locking tailgate, which opens to 55 degrees or to fully horizontal, provides more cargo utility. When the tailgate is partway down, the Colorado can carry a 4-by-8 foot sheet of plywood flat, supported by the wheel wells and the rear edge of the tailgate.
The ZQ8 Sport models look slammed with their lower ride height. In fact, they ride 3.5 inches lower than the standard 2WD Colorado, with a ground clearance of just 5 inches. The standard Colorado has 8.5 inches of ground clearance, 2WD or 4WD. The Z71 off-road suspension raises the ground clearance to 9.3 inches, 2WD or 4WD.
All Crew Cab and Extended Cab models ride on a 126-inch wheelbase, while regular cab models ride on a 111-inch wheelbase. Overall length is 207 inches for all but regular cabs, which are 193 inches. Overall height is about 65 inches for the standard Z85 suspension, 66.3 inches with 4WD; 63.5 inches for the low-rider ZQ8 Sport models; 67 inches for the Z71 off-road models, 2WD and 4WD.
Chevrolet dealers offer a range of accessories, including a bed extender, hard and soft tonneau covers, tubular assist steps and splash guards. All can be installed at the time of delivery and can be financed as part of the deal.
Interior Features
The interior of the Chevrolet Colorado is swathed in hard plastic that's not finger friendly but should prove to be durable, important in a pickup truck. Inside door releases feel solid and sturdy, but have the same hard feel. The leather-wrapped steering wheel, however, is well cushioned and feels good in hand and should remain comfortable for the long haul.
The front bucket seats are wide and soft, but both cloth and leather versions lack lateral support. Getting into the Z71 off-road models requires stepping up. Specifically, Z71's step-in height is 22 inches, compared with 21.4 for the standard 4WD suspension, 18.4 with 2WD, and just 16.5 for the low-riding ZQ8 Sport.
Each door panel has a molded map pocket contoured for a bottle or can. The center console has cup holders that look capable of handling a variety of drink containers. The center arm rest opens into a small storage space, big enough for a large wallet, but it wobbles when pushed. A small tray on the console will be useful for all sorts of oddments that don't need to be covered.
The instrument panel is traditional white-on-black with orange needles. It's easy to read and doesn't hide its functionality with artsy markings. This practical approach continues to the center stack. No ground-breaking innovation here, just straightforward knobs and dials that don't require a postgraduate degree to operate. Turning on the dome light requires fumbling around for a small thumbwheel, however, which we found difficult while navigating in pre-dawn darkness. For this reason, we recommend the optional electrochomic (automatic-dimming) rearview mirror ($175), which features map lights, compass and outside temperature display.
The Crew Cab's back seat is surprisingly comfortable, particularly when compared with the back seats of past compact crew cabs. There's a reasonable amount of leg room, especially with a little cooperation from those sitting in front, and the seat height is comfortably high. The seatback angles back slightly, making it more comfortable than the bolt-upright backrest found in some pickups. The wide cabin provides enough shoulder room for adult males, but don't expect the width of a full-size cab. Getting in and out of the back is a little awkward because the door is relatively narrow and you have to swing your feet in to clear the wide B-pillar (the post between the front and rear doors).
Forget about sitting in the back of an Extended Cab. It has back seats, but they're only good for hauling kids and only then for short distances. The rear seats flip down, providing a good place for cargo and, with modifications, it would be okay for a medium-size dog. The rear doors swing open suicide style.
Driving Impressions
Called the Vortec 2800, the Colorado's standard 2.8-liter, four-cylinder engine was all-new for 2004. It makes 185 pound-feet of torque at 2800 rpm. It delivers adequate acceleration, particularly when paired with the five-speed manual, and should be enough for most mid-size pickup truck duties. Just don't expect to accelerate like a rocket. The manual shifts smoothly, though the gate into Reverse seemed a bit reluctant at times. The four-cylinder gets an EPA-estimated 20/27 mpg City/Highway (with manual transmission and 2WD).
The optional engine, called Vortec 3500, is an inline-5. It's an unusual configuration for a U.S. vehicle, but German automakers have been using them for years. Mercedes-Benz offered five-cylinder diesels in the '70s, and Audi's premier engine was in inline-5 from 1977-91. More recently Volvo has adopted the straight-five idea. All of these engines produce a distinctive, siren-like sound at full throttle, and so does the five-cylinder Colorado. At cruise, however, GM's five-cylinder is quiet, and there's no indication that it's anything out of the ordinary. If you like inline-6 engines better than V6s, then you'll like the inline-5. It's much more responsive than the four-cylinder and delivers quicker acceleration. It's also smoother.
The five-cylinder Vortec 3500 delivers 220 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 225 pound-feet of torque at 2800 rpm. That's more power but less torque than the optional V6 on the old S10. On the other hand, the Colorado's inline-5 sustains that torque level over 90 percent of its rev range, good when hauling heavy loads or towing trailers. Recommended fuel is 87 octane regular and it's rated 19/25 mpg (manual 2WD). Maximum towing load for the Colorado with the five-cylinder engine and automatic transmission is 4000 pounds, almost 2000 pounds less than a V6 S10.
Both the 2800 and 3500 were derived from the Vortec 4200 inline-6 used in the Chevy Trailblazer. They simply lopped cylinders off the six to get the five and four. All of these engines feature all-aluminum construction, yielding improved performance and fuel economy, with less weight to haul around, and improved cooling. Efficiency and power are increased by dual overhead camshafts with four valves per cylinder, plus electronic (drive-by-wire) throttle control, variable exhaust timing and a 10:1 compression ratio.
Driving a standard Colorado with the Vortec 3500 proves that Chevy made the right decision. By sacrificing some towing capacity, GM engineers were able to reduce the rear spring rate and otherwise tune the suspension for a smooth ride, and that's really evident in the Colorado. On a washboard dirt road the rear end isn't bouncing around like a Polynesian hula dancer's grass skirt. It's the front end that feels firmer. Colorado still rides like a truck, but it isn't nasty about it.
With your right foot to the floor, an unladen Colorado zips up to traffic speed, the Hydra-Matic 4L60-E four-speed automatic clipping off shifts smoothly enough to be unremarkable. But goose it on loose gravel or dirt, and the traction control system shuts down the power and the Colorado bogs. That's not important except when trying to merge into fast-moving traffic from a pebbly roadside. The traction control override button, located high on the dash, can be used in such a situation. In snow, however, the traction control should help in taming the pickup's lightly loaded rear end.
The front disc/rear drum brakes are big and meaty and certainly should be enough for any load the Colorado is allowed to carry. The suspension is firm enough to handle hard stops on pavement without drama. The ABS does its job neatly, keeping the truck in line even when slamming on the brakes on a gravelly road.
The Z71 models ride well for a pickup with an off-road suspension. We haven't driven it off road.
The ZQ8 sport suspension rides well. It ha
Chevrolet Colorado offers the increased roominess of the newest generation of mid-size pickup trucks. Anyone looking for a smaller truck that's not cramped on the inside, but is still capable of handling a respectable load or pulling a lightweight trailer, should find the Colorado a good choice. Load three dirt bikes on a trailer, and assorted gear in the bed, and three bikers and a couple of hangers-on can head to the track. Or take the kids to soccer practice and bring home a dozen bags of mulch. The Colorado handles it all with aplomb.
– Contributing to this report was John Matras in Pennsylvania.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Chevrolet Colorado Z85 Regular Cab 2WD ($15,695); Z85 Extended Cab 2WD ($18,040); Z85 LS Crew Cab 4WD ($23,745); ZQ8 Sport LS Extended Cab 2WD ($21,220); Z71 LS Extened Cab 4WD ($23,905); Z71 LS Crew Cab 4WD ($27,030)
|175-hp 2.8-liter dohc 16-valve inline-4; 220-hp 3.5-liter dohc 20-valve inline-5
|5-speed manual; 4-speed automatic
|Safety equipment (standard):
|ABS, dual-stage front airbags, with passenger deactivation (on models with no rear seat), LATCH child seat anchors, foldaway outside rear view mirrors
|Safety equipment (optional):
|side-curtain airbags, traction control
|Basic warranty:
|3 years/36,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Shreveport, Louisiana
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Chevrolet Colorado 2WD LS ZQ8 Extended Cab ($21,220)
|Standard equipment:
|air conditioning; front bucket seats with deluxe cloth upholstery; leather steering wheel; color-keyed carpeting; AM/FM/CD/MP3 w/6 speakers; cruise control; tilt steering; driver information center; body-color bumpers and other trim; deep-tinted glass
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|OnStar ($695) includes 1 yr Safe & Sound subscription; XM Satellite Radio ($325) includes first 3 months' subscription; traction control ($295); power convenience package ($500) includes power programmable windows and door locks, power mirrors, remote keyless entry; side-curtain airbags ($325); vinyl floor mats ($45)
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|rear-wheel drive
|2.8-liter inline four-cylinder
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|175 @ 5600
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|185 @ 2800
|5-speed manual
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|20/27 mpg
|125.9 in.
|207.1/67.6/63.5 in.
|Track, f/r:
|57.5/57.5 in.
|Turning circle:
|44.3 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|39.6/53.3/44.0 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|37.9/57.6/23.1 in.
|Cargo volume:
|43.9 cu. ft.
|1654 Lbs.
|Towing capacity:
|2200 Lbs.
|Suspension, f:
|independent, upper and lower control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar
|Suspension, r:
|live axle, two-stage multi-leaf semi-elliptic springs
|Ground clearance:
|5.0 in.
|Curb weigth:
|3346 lbs.
|Brakes, f/r:
|disc/drum w/ABS
|Fuel capacity:
|19.6 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of August 29, 2004.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 1-800-222-1020 - www.chevrolet.com


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After New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of stealing a 2005 Super Bowl ring last week, the Russian government has not only denied that a theft had occurred, but also that Kraft my be crazy:
"Back in 2005 I stood behind the president's back and I saw how that ring was presented to him. All that talk about some kind of pressure that was exerted on him (Kraft) should be the subject of a detailed talk with psychoanalysts, I think," said the president's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov.
"What Mr. Kraft is saying now is weird," Peskov said. "I was standing 20 centimeters away from him and Mr. Putin and saw and heard how Mr. Kraft gave this ring as a gift."
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It may not be a development that shakes U.S. relations with Russia to the core, but Patriots owner Robert Kraft had some unflattering words about Russian president Vladimir Putin.
After the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX in 2004, Kraft and other businessmen made a visit to Russia.
In St. Petersburg, Kraft met Putin. He took out his 4.94-carat Super Bowl Ring to show it off to him.
The Russian president pocketed it and it was originally reported that Kraft gave it to him as a gift.
"President Putin, a great and knowledgable sports fan, was clearly taken with its uniqueness," Kraft said in a statement. "I decided to give him the ring as a symbol of the respect and admiration that I have for the Russian people and his leadership."
But according to a New York Post report, it was not meant as a gift at all and that Putin took it forcefully.
Kraft was asked by a White House official to say it was intended as a present for Putin.
"I took out the ring and showed it to Putin, and he put it on and he goes, 'I can kill someone with this ring.' I put my hand out and he put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around him and walked out."
He demanded the ring back and initially resisted the White House's request. Needless to say, the momentous piece of jewelry hasn't been returned to Kraft.
Putin's spokesman stuck to the original story in a report by CNN.
"What Mr. Kraft is saying now is weird," Dmitry Peskov said. "I was standing 20 centimeters away from him and Mr. Putin and saw and heard how Mr. Kraft gave this ring as a gift."


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I always believe if you are looking for a career in BIOTECHNOLOGY, you definitely need to plan ahead. Most of the biotech aspirants are not truly opted for BIOTECHNOLOGY. Reason is simple, before coming to BIOTECHNOLOGY, like me, you might have tried your luck in Medicine entrance exams.
It is not because we don't have jobs, it's just planning and finding information. Let me give an example. During my MSc studies, in first year I have decided that I will be doing research. So I need a fellowship to get in to PhD. So I started preparing for GATE and CSIR exams from beginning of the second year and prepared so well that I was able to clear my GATE and got admission in JNTU. Some of my classmates might have thought I am crazy for getting ready for so early for the exams.
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HOLLYWOOD, FL and EVANSTON, IL, December 6, 2012 -- Naurex Inc., a clinical stage company developing innovative treatments to address unmet needs in psychiatry and neurology, today reported positive results from a Phase IIa clinical trial of its lead antidepressant compound, GLYX-13. GLYX-13 is a novel partial agonist of the NMDA receptor. The Phase Ila results are being presented this week at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP).
The Phase IIa results show that a single administration of GLYX-13 produced statistically significant reductions in depression scores in subjects who had failed treatment with one or more antidepressant agents. The reductions were evident within 24 hours and persisted for an average of seven days. Importantly, the effect size, a measure of the magnitude of the drug's antidepressant efficacy, observed at 24 hours and at seven days after a single administration of GLYX-13, was nearly double the effect size seen with most other antidepressant drugs after 4-6 weeks of repeated dosing.
In the Phase IIa trial, GLYX-13 was well tolerated. Reported side effects were mild to moderate and were consistent with those observed in subjects receiving placebo. Consistent with previous studies, GLYX-13 did not produce any of the schizophrenia-like psychotomimetic effects associated with other drugs that modulate the NMDA receptor.
"These data are an important step in validating Naurex's mission of developing breakthrough therapies for depression and other CNS disorders," said Derek Small, CEO of Naurex. "Our founder discovered a new class of drugs that appeared to have the remarkable antidepressant efficacy of ketamine-like compounds, but without their limiting side effects. These Phase II results suggest that this discovery may translate into measurable health improvements for individuals with depression, which bodes well for the future success of GLYX-13 and the other promising compounds we have generated from this platform."
Other NMDA receptor-modulating agents, such as ketamine, have been shown in several human clinical trials to act very rapidly to alleviate the symptoms of depression and bipolar disorder, but their clinical utility has been hampered by their potential for abuse and behavioral impairment, including schizophrenia-like effects at therapeutic doses.
"We are encouraged by these promising data," noted Ronald M. Burch, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Naurex. "We have recently begun dosing patients in a GLYX-13 Phase Ilb repeated dose trial, and we are on track to advance our second-generation oral compound, NRX-1074, into clinical trials next year. Preclinical studies show that our novel NMDA modulators may be applicable to a number of CNS disorders, and we look forward to assessing their potential to address major unmet needs in psychiatry and neurology."
The Phase Ila trial was a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of a single dose of intravenous GLYX-13 in subjects who had failed at least one other antidepressant during the current depressive episode. It was conducted at 12 clinical centers in the U.S. Outcome measures included ratings of signs, symptoms and changes in depression scores on standard rating scales for mood and psychiatric disorders. Independent raters from MedAvante, who were blinded to the protocol, administered certain psychiatric assessments for the trial to ensure the quality and objectivity of the screening and rating data. Safety was also assessed.
Naurex's CNS programs are based on the work of company founder, Joseph R. Moskal, PhD, and his colleagues at the Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics at Northwestern University.
The 51st Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology is being held December 2-6, 2012 in Hollywood, Florida. For more information, visit www.acnp.org/annualmeeting/default.aspx.
About Naurex
Naurex Inc. is a clinical stage private company developing novel therapies to address unmet needs in psychiatry and neurology based on a new mechanism of action for modulating the NMDA receptor in a safe way. Naurex's lead product, GLYX-13, has shown promising antidepressant activity with excellent safety in a Phase II trial, confirming the efficacy signals and safety observed in Phase I and preclinical studies. In a Phase II trial in subjects who had failed treatment with one or more antidepressant agents, a single administration of GLYX-13 produced statistically significant reductions in depression scores within 24 hours, which persisted for an average of seven days. Naurex's second-generation programs include a number of molecules with preclinical proof of concept. The company's patented novel chemistry classes represent a platform for the development of new therapies for a variety of CNS disorders. For more information about Naurex, visit www.naurex.com.


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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
In Knoxville
History Husband is in Hog's Heaven; he enjoyed the East Tennessee History Center and got a 60% discount on the books he bought in the gift store and was able to order one of his favorite beers at the restaurant where we ate tonight. Tomorrow I may go back to the East Tennessee History Center and get some pointers on researching my brick wall (I brought my Smith binder with me, just in case).
Below are some pictures taken in Knoxville.
This landmark makes it easy to find our way back to the hotel from anywhere in Knoxville.
This is the view from our hotel window (the eyes are painted on the front of the Knoxville Museum of Art); however, I took this from the Convention Center side, and when we look out our window, the eyes are actually looking straight at us. Just a little bit creepy.
East Tennessee History Center
Views in downtown Knoxville
Two scenes from Market Square
A T-shirt in Mast General Store
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I haven't been to Knoxville in 16 years, and I soooo wish I was there with you now! I do remember the people of east Tennessee being very friendly; the waitresses always asked if we wanted grits with our orders... being a Cali girl, I didn't even know what grits were (I do now, because my southern husband loves 'em)!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful time at FGS, and thanks for sharing these images!
Thank you, Elizabeth! I wish you were here, too. Yeah, I was surprised at how grits are on every menu. After living most of my younger years in California, I was also amazed at southern eats - in Texas, it was the chicken fried steak.ReplyDelete
So glad you are enjoying your stay in our Great state of Tennessee! Hope you don't get too much rain in Knoxville! Grits are on the menu most places but not all southern people eat grits. I can't remember the last time I ate grits.ReplyDelete
Hi, Greta! Can't wait to see you in Knoxville! I'm still in NC at the present, but will be getting on the road shortly. I hope to be there by 5 PM today. I'm going to the Meetup tomorrow morning.ReplyDelete
I have those eyes out my window!ReplyDelete
Harriet - I like grits a lot, but I haven't eaten them yet here since I'm enjoying so much other food!ReplyDelete
Jennifer - Hope you make it here OK; I'll head toward the meetup, too.
Linda - We must be close by to one another!
Well, I finally made it about 6:15. I don't have such a cool view, but that's because I told them I wanted the quieter side of the hotel, which faces away from downtown. That ride through the mountains was a little scary, but very beautiful. Got to see the smoke coming off the Smokies.ReplyDelete
Great T-shirt. I saw several like it at the bluegrass festival I attended last weekend. East Tennessee is one of my favorite areas, and I hope you have a great time in KnoxvilleReplyDelete
Jennifer - I am missing Tennessee already.ReplyDelete
GrannyPam - Knoxville was great and the people are wonderful!


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Welcome to The COKidGenweb!
I am your host for the COKidsGenWeb Project, my name is Mary Ann Hetrick. I hope to make your visit here a fun and informative one. Enjoy :)
This page is dedicated mainly to helping you learn about Genealogy. It will hope it will also give you some insight into History as well. I am providing a page of how to's for beginners, an intermediate page for the next step in genealogy, and an advanced information locating help page. So no matter what your level of genealogy experience you will benefit from this page.
I have also provided you with some extra helpful links for doing related homework. You can use these to give you skills to do research in all fields of School work. There is also a page for you to connect with other Schools on line in Colorado, so you can do joint projects with them. I even have a Message board and a link to a Teen mailing list, so you can work together with others, and a Teachers Page to help give ideas for lesson plans.
Please let me know If you find any problems with the links on this site or if you have an idea for this page. You can email
Stuff for Kids
Q: When Was the Capitol Built and Who Designed It?
A: Elijah E. Meyers designed the Colorado Capitol. The cornerstone was laid in 1890 and
by late 1894 the building was complete enough to allow the governor and other officers
to move in. Completion of the Capitol may be said to have been achieved in 1908 when
the dome was leafed with gold and the electric bulb was installed on top of it.
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For Teachers
Notice for Teachers and Librarians! Free Teleconference for K-12 Libraries was broadcast Friday, October 10, 2003 "Digital Treasures for Teaching and Learning" available now for your review on streaming video via the Web. Read more…
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"Girl Rising" isn't a movie or even a documentary, at least not in the traditional sense. It's a lengthy, highly effective PSA designed to kickstart a commitment to getting proper education for all young women, all over the globe.
Presented by 10x10, an organization dedicated to female education and working in concert with similarly focused NGOs, "Girl Rising" unfolds as a series of nine vignettes, each singling out a young woman in a different pocket of the developing world and telling her story with the assistance of a notable writer from her homeland. (One of the writers who participated in this project is Marie Arana, the Peruvian-born former editor and current writer-at-large for The Washington Post.)
Each piece functions as a reenacted mix of the truth and a slightly re-imagined version of the truth, something the movie makes clear and that the narration provided by numerous prominent actresses — including Meryl Streep, Salma Hayek, Cate Blanchett and others — further emphasizes. This is nonfiction filmmaking, with a slight dash of Hollywood.
So, for example, Blanchett and writer Edwidge Danticat usher us into the world of Wadley, a Port au Prince girl struggling in the wake of Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake, still stubbornly showing up for school every day even though her mother can't afford the mandatory tuition. And author Manjushree Thapa and Anne Hathaway introduce us to Suma, a Nepali woman who learned how to read and write, saving her from a life of forced labor.
Each episode emphasizes the crucial role education plays in providing greater opportunity and increased confidence to young women living in places where female intellectual development is an afterthought at best. It's difficult not to agree that all of these girls and their overlooked peers deserve far better than the circumstances life has dealt them, especially when Liam Neeson — another of the Hollywood narrators — keeps sharing so many alarming (though unsourced) statistics about the disproportionate number of girls worldwide who are not in primary school, becoming victims of human trafficking or dying in childbirth.
But "Girl Rising" doesn't really address the roadblocks to making significant change in the countries it visits. The movie encourages its audience to get involved, to visit www.girlrising.com and contribute to organizations working to address the issues. But it's unclear whether that will bring about the sweeping transformation that the film powerfully argues must take place.
The limited screenings are supposed to be just the beginning. The filmmakers and producers of "Girl Rising" are actively encouraging communities to host their own screenings. The idea: Start a movement that gives girls a chance to be just as smart and productive as their male counterparts, wherever they may be. That's noble and right and, as noted at the beginning of this review, not necessarily what a traditional movie is really supposed to do. But as so many of the stories in "Girl Rising" imply, maybe it's time to reconsider a lot of things that have become tradition.
Chaney is a freelance writer.
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Independence and autonomy, freedom and achievement are nearly mythic hallmarks of success in American society. But what if this mindset creates the illusion that we are separate from our surroundings in a way that prevents us from seeing our connection to and subsequent influence on the world around us? What if this misperception is at the heart of threats to our global resources? Following Einstein's reasoning that "no problem can be solved by the thinking that has created it," this interdisciplinary panel discusses how our thinking can both prevent and facilitate solutions to complex global problems. Panelists include Nora Bateson, the maker of the critically acclaimed film An Ecology of Mind; Stephanie Pfirman, Hirschorn Professor of Environmental and Applied Sciences at Barnard College; co-founder of Greenpeace Rex Weyler; and Barbara Woike, Associate Professor of Psychology at Barnard. Moderated by Term Assistant Professor of Psychology Josh Davis.
Also, join the Barnard Eco Reps on Tuesday, March 27 for a free screening of Nora Bateson's award-winning documentary, An Ecology of Mind, followed by a Q&A with Bateson and Rex Weyler. To learn more about the screening, click here.
EVENT PREVIEW: Click here for an interview with Barbara Woike and video trailer for An Ecology of Mind.


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Today's Dare
Recognize that your spouse is integral to your future success. Let them know today that you desire to include them in your upcoming decisions, and that you need their perspective and counsel. If you have ignored their input in the past, admit your oversight and ask them to forgive you.


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Using a third of the energy required by their incandescent counterparts, Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs) still do wonders for your budget and the environment, but the new generation of these energy savers doesn't require you to sacrifice an ounce of ambience. For a meaningful environmental impact, Energy Star recommends replacing at least five high-use bulbs. If every American household made the change, we could collectively save nearly $8 billion annually and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 4 million cars off the road for a year. The wide selection of bulbs now available makes it easy to take on the challenge. Here are our favorites:
Expert: Green architect and designer David Bergman, founder of Fire and Water lighting in New York City.
Best Traditional
Soft White CFL by N:Vision, 14-watt (60-watt incandescent equivalent). With dimensions and light quality nearly identical to an incandescent, this affordable bulb offers an easy transition for those unsure about CFLs. The more conventional-looking design means it produces a little less light per watt than bare spiral options, but the 14-watt model emits more than enough to read by. $8, homedepot.com.
Life: 8,000 hours (7-plus years)
Use: Desk, bedside, or reading lamps
Potential Savings: $45, 516 pounds of carbon dioxide
Best Daylight
A-21 Traditional CFL by BlueMax (Daylight A Series), 20-watt (70- to 85-watt incandescent equivalent). When you want cool light akin to midday sun, this full-spectrum model offers a long-lasting option that enhances the blues, greens, and violets in your home. The conventional A-line shape lends itself to lampshades, which also soften the bright-white glow. $20, bluemaxlighting.com.
Life: 10,000 hours (9-plus years)
Use: Kitchen task lighting, desk lamps
Potential Savings: $56, 871 pounds of carbon dioxide
Best Coil
Ecobulb by Feit Electric, 13-watt (60-watt incandescent equivalent). A low profile on this compact bulb makes it an easy fit for most fixtures. Its bare swirl design creates a diffuse wash of warm light and minimizes hard shadows. $6, feitelectric.com and Walgreens.
Life: 8,000 hours (7-plus years)
Use: Wall sconces, ceiling fixtures, table lamps
Potential Savings: $52, 591 pounds of carbon dioxide
Best Three-Way
Long life soft white Energy Smart Three-Way by General Electric, 12-, 23-, and 29-watt (50-, 100-, and 150-watt incandescent equivalent). New to the CFL scene, the strong light from three-way CFLs like this one requires more height. But the larger size also makes it brighter, so it can stand in for higher-watt incandescents -- helping you save more over time. $10, gelighting.com and Target.
Life: 10,000 hours (9-plus years)
Use: Three-way floor lamps; ceiling fixtures (including fans)
Potential Savings: $83, 1,182 pounds of carbon dioxide
Best Recessed
Marathon Classic by Philips, 20-watt (85-watt incandescent equivalent). Recessed bulbs aim light down and out of the enclosure. For smooth dimming, turn this light all the way on and then adjust to desired brightness; otherwise, it might sputter. Safe for outdoor use and damp locations with base end up. $12, lighting.philips.com and Home Depot.
Life: 8,000 hours (7-plus years)
Use: Dimmable recessed and track lighting
Potential savings: $57, 798 pounds of carbon dioxide
Text by Josie Garthwaite; photograph by Kana Okada
Net savings calculated for bulbs' expected life cycle if used for three hours per day in place of 50 cents incandescent bulbs that last 1,000 hours each. Based on average residential electricity rate of approximately 10 cents per kilowatt hour. Source: Energy Star (energystar.gov).


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The Founder Showcase is TheFunded.com's quarterly startup pitch and networking event, which gathers over 300 investors, founders, and seed-stage companies in Silicon Valley to hear talks from leading CEOs, and help launch a promising startup to greatness.
The 11th Founder Showcase event is now scheduled for Wednesday, July 25th at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, CA. Reduced-Price tickets are available until Friday, June 15th: Purchase your tickets today.
Confirmed as our first Keynote Speaker is Aaron Levie, Co-Founder & CEO of Box. Aaron is one of today's most impressive young entrepreneurs, having spoken at other events such as Web 2.0, SXSW, and more. Aaron originally created Box as a college business project from his dorm room in 2005, and since then has raised nearly $160 million in venture capital, and has secured more than 8 million customers using its secure cloud content management and collaboration tools. We look forward to hearing his story on stage at the event.
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Bessie Iquginnaaq (Scottie)
Canadian, 1912–2009
Camping with Tent, Wolf and Caribou, c. 1988
coloured pencil, graphite on paper
56.2 x 76 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of an anonymous donor
This is the original drawing for a print published by the Sanavik Co-operative in Baker Lake in 1988. The artist began drawing in the early 1980s, when she was in her seventies. Between 1985 and 1988, six of her drawings were rendered into stonecut and stencil prints for the Sanavik annual collections. Her work bears a similarity to that of Luke Anguhadluq, who also began creating drawings late in life. Both used multiple perspectives to show their subjects from the most informative angle. In this drawing a sensitive, shaded line and delicate colours give poignancy to the separate but linked elements. Depicted here are a caribou, a wolf, a skin tent, a man, and a woman who faces the viewer in order to show her impressive facial tattoos.
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