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Should We Worry About The Adaptation of 'The Princess Bride' To The Stage?
20th Century Fox via Everett Collection
Recently, The Walt Disney Theatrical Company announced that there would be a stage production of the long-beloved classic film The Princess Bride. This could present a worrisome situation for fans of the movie. People like me who still stop what they are doing and watch it on TV when I come across it despite owning it on DVD. Can they capture the same thing on stage? I'm not sure.
This production may be very, very hard-pressed to capture the whole virtual eye-winking at the audience the film did. There was a zaniness that lay under every line spoken, even in the so-called serious parts. Every actor in the film was practically jabbing their elbow into the rib of the movie-viewer: "This is so terribly, terribly serious. Right? nudge nudge" Plus the movie was cast perfectly, with it being nearly impossible to view any other actor playing the role. Can we really imagine someone different than Cary Elwes playing Westly? Who will play the beautiful Buttercup? Mandy Patinkin was magnificent as Inigo Montoya. Billy Crystal better make an appearance, as well.
I'm afraid, however, that there will be a scene in the play, with whoever is playing Montoya suddenly standing in a spotlight and bellowing out in song, "My name is Inigooooooooo Montoyaaaa. You killled my father!! Prepare to diiiiiiie/ No, don't you… No, don't youuuu dare bother/ trying to cry… just prepare to diiiiiiiiiiie!" (If this lyric is actually used in the play, I'd like to be contacted so I can get some royalties).
The fact that Alan Horn, the Disney chairman who played such a big part in guiding the movie along, is taking this under his wing is an encouraging sign. Also, William Goldman, the genius who wrote the book and screenplay for the film will be taking an active role here. If there was anyone who could get what would translate well to the stage, it's these two. This allays some fears. Also, it's not the first time a classic film comedy has come out well being translated to the stage. I'm talking of Spamalot, which rose from the ashes of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It will be a wait-and-see situation.
One thing I know for sure, though. They are going to have to get somebody literally huge like The Big Show from the WWE to play Fezzik, No weaklings will be allowed to try to fill the late Andre the Giant's shoes. Their pulling this off though, is not incontheivable…I mean…inconceivable.


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The Department of Commerces National Technical Information Service (NTIS) was established by statute in 1950 to collect scientific and technical research reports, maintain a bibliographic record and repository of these reports, and disseminate them to the public. Since then, NTIS has served as a permanent repository and disseminator of scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information and is required by statute to be self-sustaining to the fullest extent feasible by charging fees for its products and services.[1] NTIS acquires the information in its collection largely in the form of research reportsprimarily from federal agencies and their contractors and grantees, as well as from other domestic and foreign sources. The agency estimates that it maintains in its central repository more than 2.5 million records covering 378 technical and business-related subject areas. In addition, NTIS performs various fee-based information services for other federal agencies. For example, through a memorandum of understanding or interagency agreement, NTIS provides access to information collected from federal agencies, and in some instances it repackages the information with additional features. Further, NTIS performs various fee-based services for other federal agencies that are less directly related to its basic statutory function of collecting and disseminating scientific and technical information, including distribution and order fulfillment, web hosting, and e-training. The agency reported cumulative net revenues of $1.5 million as of September 30, 2011, which resulted primarily from services less directly related to its statutory function.
In May 2001, GAO reported on NTISs operations, noting, among other things, the availability of many of the reports maintained in its repository from other sources, such as the originating agencies websites. GAO noted that NTIS was providing a variety of other fee-based services for agencies and that, while demand for electronic products was on the rise, research reports and other scientific, technical, and engineering information maintained by NTIS were also becoming increasingly available on agency websites and through other public sourcesoften at no cost. GAO suggested that Congress look at how scientific, technical, and engineering information was defined; whether there was a need for a central repository of this information; and, if a central repository was maintained, whether all information should be retained permanently, and what business model should be used to manage it.
In comments on a draft of the 2001 report, the Secretary of Commerce agreed with GAOs assessment and raised a fundamental question of whether there was a need for a central repository in view of the increasing availability of newer publications from sources other than NTIS. The Secretary also noted that the need for a central repository depended on whether the information would be permanently maintained by agencies and whether the information would be easy to locate without the kind of bibliographic control that NTIS provides.
Subsequent to the issuance of GAOs May 2001 report, Congress took actions toward reexamining the role of NTIS. In December 2003, the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act was enacted, which provided a coordinated federal approach to stimulating nanotechnology research and development. The act directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish a clearinghouse for information related to the commercialization of nanotechnology research using the resources of NTIS to the extent possible. As of September 2012, NTIS noted that it held over 700 publications in its nanotechnology collection. The act did not make further changes to NTISs role as a central repository.
[1]15 USC § 1153. NTISs product offerings include, among other things, subscription access to technical reports contained in its repository in both print and electronic formats; its services include the distribution of print-based informational materials to federal agencies constituents and digitization and scanning services.
In a November 2012 report, GAO updated aspects of its previous report and estimated that, on the basis of a sample of 384 of the 841,502 reports in its repository added to NTISs collection and made available for sale from fiscal years 1990 through 2011, most of the reports were readily available from other public websites, and nearly all of them could be obtained for free.[1] Specifically, GAO estimated that approximately 621,917, or about 74 percent, of the 841,502 reports were readily available from one of the other four publicly available sources GAO searched (i.e., the issuing organizations website; the Government Printing Offices Federal Digital System website; the U.S. governments official web portal, USA.gov; or another website located through a search of Google, a commercial search engine).[2] The source that most often had the reports GAO was searching for was another website located at http://www.Google.com. The figure below shows the estimated availability of reports added to NTISs repository since fiscal year 1990 by date of publication.
Estimated Availability of Reports by Year of Publicationa
aThe percentage shown inside each bar is the actual estimate.
In addition, about 95 percent of the reports in the sample that were available elsewhere could also be obtained free of charge from one of the four other sources GAO searched.[3] The remaining 5 percent were available from the public sources for a fee.[4] These results show that NTIS disseminates and charges for many reports that overlap with information that is available for free from federal agencies and other public websites. The following are examples of reports that NTIS makes available for a fee and are also available free of charge from the issuing organizations website:
The Director of NTIS acknowledged that the Internet has enabled federal agencies to easily and freely disseminate their information, including scientific, technical, and engineering information products via their own and other websites. Moreover, GAO reported that, over the last several years, NTIS has been experiencing declines in its sales of technical reports, in part because of the increasing availability of this information from other sources. While NTIS has not recovered all of its costs for products through subscriptions and other fees, it has been able to remain financially self-sustaining because of the other service offerings that it provides.[6] NTIS reported that net revenues from all of its functions (products and services) totaled about $1.5 million in fiscal year 2011 because of revenues generated from other product and service offerings, such as the dissemination of products for other federal agencies. However, for its products, over most of the last 11 years, its costs exceeded revenues by an average of about $1.3 million.
NTIS acknowledged in its 2011-2016 Strategic Plan that, because the Internet continues to change the way people acquire and use information and permits federal agencies to make their information products available for free, the agency is challenged to meet its statutory mandate as a self-financing repository and disseminator of technical information. As a result, the agency is taking steps to address the budget shortfall from products by making product and organizational improvements, such as adjusting the NTIS business model to support the increased demand for subscriptions and by reducing staff. Notwithstanding these efforts, NTIS could likely continue to face challenges in recouping the costs of its products given the increasing availability of technical information from other sources. Further, its current model also continues the problem of NTIS charging federal agencies for information that is available for free.
[1]We obtained from NTIS the full list of document accession numbers for the reports added to its repository (841,502 reports) since our previous review in 2001. We subsequently selected a stratified random sample for a total sample size of 384 reports. All of the estimates made with this sample were weighted to reflect the stratified design). The 95 percent confidence interval for the estimated percentage of reports available elsewhere that could be obtained for free is (90.7, 97.5) percentage points.
[2]The 95 percent confidence interval for the estimated percentage of reports available through one or more of the four publicly available sources GAO searched is (67.9, 80.0) percentage points. In identifying the reports availability elsewhere, we did not assess whether the reports content was unaltered from its original issuance.
[3]The 95 percent confidence interval for this estimate is (90.7, 97.5) percentage points.
[4]The 95 percent confidence interval for this estimate is (2.5, 9.3) percentage points.
[5]Print on demand means that once the customer makes a request for the report, NTIS will print out a copy of the report and send it to the customer via U.S. Mail.
[6]As NTIS is a fee-based service entity, its revenues are generated exclusively from its products and services, and all its revenues, expenses, and capital expenditures are expected to be deposited and paid out of its revolving fund.
In light of the agencys declining revenue associated with its basic statutory function and the charging for information that is often freely available elsewhere, in November 2012, GAO suggested that Congress may wish to consider the following action:
The information contained in this analysis is based on findings from products listed in the related GAO products section. To determine the extent to which reports that NTIS collects are readily available from other public sources, GAO searched the Internet to determine if each of the reports included in its sample of 384 of the 841,502 reports in its repository could be found elsewhere and at no cost.[1] Using a tiered approach, GAO searched the following four sources in the order shown: (1) the issuing organizations website; (2) the U.S. Government Printing Offices Federal Digital System websitehttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys; (3) the federal government Internet portal, USA.govhttp://www.USA.gov; and (4) a web search conducted using the commercial search engine http://www.Google.com. Specifically, GAO determined whether each report was first available at no cost on the issuing organizations website and, if so, concluded the Internet search at this point. However, if the report was not available, then the search continued to the second source, and so on, until either the report was found to be available at one of the remaining sources or all sources were exhausted.[2] GAO then used its results to estimate the percentage of the total population of NTIS reports added to the repository during fiscal years 1990 through 2011 that was available from other public sources.
All of the results derived from the sample analyses constituted estimates that are subject to sampling errors. These sampling errors measure the extent to which the sample size and structure are likely to differ from the population they represent. Because GAO followed a probability procedure based on random selections, its sample is only one of a large number of samples that GAO might have drawn. Since each sample could have provided different estimates, GAO expressed its confidence in the precision of a particular samples results as a 95 percent confidence interval. This is the interval that would contain the actual population value for 95 percent of the samples GAO could have drawn.
[1]We obtained from NTIS the full list of document accession numbers for reports added to its repository (841,502 reports) since our previous review in 2001. We subsequently selected a stratified random sample for a total sample size of 384 reports. All of the estimates made with this sample were weighted to reflect the stratified design.
[2]In identifying the reports availability elsewhere, we did not assess whether the reports content was unaltered from its original issuance.
In commenting on the November 2012 report on which this analysis is based, Commerce stated that NTIS did not believe GAOs conclusions (that the fee-based model under which it operates for disseminating technical information may no longer be viable or appropriate) fully reflected the additional value that NTIS provides. Commerce also stated that, through its federal clearinghouse and repository, the agency provides federally funded reports that are not otherwise readily available, such as most of those issued prior to 1989. Additionally, Commerce stated that NTIS recognizes that it cannot remain financially solvent solely through sales and subscriptions of technical reports with expectations that these products will be widely available for free. The agency acknowledged the decline in sales of NTISs technical reports, in part because of the increasing availability of this information from other sources, including websites and Internet search tools, and often at no charge.
GAO maintains that the fee-based model under which NTIS currently operates for disseminating technical information may no longer be viable or appropriate. GAOs November 2012 report highlighted various initiatives that NTIS has undertaken to provide older reports that might not otherwise be readily available and to increase the value of its technical reports, information management services, and technology transfer capabilities. However, GAO found that the demand for older holdings in the agencys repository is lower than for new publications. For example, GAO estimated that between 96 and 100 percent of the reports published from 2001 through 2011 had been distributed (sold), while only 21 percent of reports published in 1989 or earlier were distributed during this period. Also, the agencys net revenue now comes primarily from services that are less directly related to its basic statutory function, while sales of its technical information products have resulted in net losses.
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A. Base floor capable of withstanding line load weight distribution created by load transfers from weight of system, storage housings, media, and occupants.
B. Finished floor material and installation within system footprint.
B. Carriage: The carriage shall be formed of a welded structural steel frame with machined steel wheels mating and/or aligning to corresponding steel rails. All bearings shall be permanently lubricated and shielded.
C. Drive Controls: Triple arm operating control with ergonomic user-friendly knobs shall be provided on the drive ends. A minimum of one operation knob per carriage shall be within ADA reach guidelines at all times.
1. Front drive control consisting of chain, sprocket, and upper drive bearing assembly shall be completely self-contained and enclosed within a steel housing independent of the face panel and shall be an integral part of the carriage structure. Carriage end panel drive assemblies which merely attach to the face panel and are not supported by a dedicated structure shall be unacceptable.
2. Carriage drive mechanism shall be a direct line shaft thru-wheel drive to provide an efficient, smooth, non-binding, and non-slipping movement. Drive system shall be designed to provide a movement of up to 4,000 lbs. of load with only 1 lb. of user effort at the drive control handle.
3. All bearings in drive system shall be permanently lubricated and shielded.
D. Safety Items:
1. A user activated safety locking mechanism shall be provided at every carriage control to prevent unintentional carriage movement.
2. (optional) An interconnected dual aisle safety locking mechanism for dual end control carriages shall be provided to enable securing an open aisle at one end of the carriage/aisle and releasing it from the opposite end of the carriage/aisle.
E. Finishes:
1. Metal Components and Assemblies:
a. All components shall be finished with an electrostatically applied Gloss-Tek™ powder coat. Finish shall consist of a non-glare raised surface that provides scuff and scratch resistance. Finish shall be a non-VOC emitting hybrid powder coat which meets or exceeds ASTM test criteria for adhesion, flexibility, hardness, and humidity resistance. A minimum of 29 standard manufacturer's colors shall be offered at no additional charge and a minimum of 3 standard metallic colors shall be provided at an upcharge not to exceed 15%. Any special color match shall be made available per the standard manufacturer's published policy.
b. (optional) An antimicrobial powder coat finish which shall hinder the growth of gram positive and gram negative bacteria. This shall also include molds and yeasts. The antimicrobial properties shall be present and fully active for the life of the finish. All other Gloss-Tek™ powder coat characteristics shall apply.
c. (optional) An ESD powder coat finish which shall dissipate an electrostatic charge. The electrostatic dissipation properties shall be present and fully active for the life of the finish. Availability shall be limited to black or granite colors. All other Gloss-Tek™ powder coat characteristics shall apply.
2. Laminate Panels:
a. High Pressure Laminate Finish: To be selected from manufacturer's standard high pressure WilsonArt™ available colors and patterns.
b. (optional) High Pressure Laminate Finish: Provide another laminate manufacturer's color and pattern selection as selected by owner or architect.
c. Low Pressure Laminate Finish: To be selected from manufacturer's standard Thermal Fused low pressure laminate finishes.
F. Sizes: Per manufacturer's standard offering.
1. Consult drawing for plan view and elevation details.
2. For ceiling height or sprinkler code requirements, rail with required grout for leveling, carriage structure, and storage housing heights must be considered for an overall system height.
3. Carriages shall be designed to accommodate existing or new storage housings as specified in accompanying documentation.
B. Seismic Performance: Provide high-density mobile (compact) storage units capable of withstanding the effects of earthquake motion as required by applicable building codes. Site specific third party evaluation shall be provided by licensed local structural engineer.
B. Drawings: Provide dimensional layout of complete system including elevations, adjacent room details including pertinent notations and descriptions. Provide dimensional drawings including elevations of all storage housings locating on or adjacent to the system specified.
C. Initial Selection Samples: For initial selection of colors and textures, submit manufacturer's color chart(s) showing full range of colors and textures available.
D. Samples: (optional) Provide minimum 3 inch (76 mm) square sample of each color and texture selected.
E. Warranty: Submit a copy of manufacturer's warranty.
F. Maintenance Data: Provide manufacturer's operation manual, maintenance and care instructions, and instructions for care and cleaning of the finish.
G. Reference List: Provide list of recently installed similar type high-density mobile installations.
H. A list shall be submitted of all specification deviations with a complete description and validation.
B. Manufacturing Qualifications: Engage an experienced manufacturer whose internal processes meet or exceed ISO 9001 requirements.
C. Installer Qualifications: Engage an experienced installer who is authorized by the manufacturer to install a high-density mobile system of this magnitude and has a minimum of 1 year experience doing so.
B. Established Dimensions: Where field measurements cannot be made without delaying the work, establish dimensions and proceed with fabricating high-density mobile storage units. At this point it is the sole responsibility of the general contractor or designated project representative to coordinate verified field dimensions with the manufacturer in a timely fashion.
A. Sequence high-density mobile storage system with adjoining work to minimize possibility of damage and soiling during entire construction period.
B. Schedule installation of specified high-density mobile system after finishing operations; including painting have been completed.
C. Delivery, Storage, and Handling: Comply with all instructions and recommendations made by manufacturer or manufacturer's representative for delivery, storage, and handling requirements.
D. Pre-installation Conference: Schedule and conduct conference on project site to review methods, procedures, and logistic details for coordination of installation of high-density mobile system.
1. Recommend attendees:
a. Owner's representative
b. Prime contractor or representative
c. Architect, engineer, or person responsible for the layout design
d. Manufacturer's representative
e. Subcontractors or installers whose work may affect, or be affected by the installation of this system
1. High Pressure Plastic Laminate: Shall conform to NEMA LD-3 .040 inch (1 mm) vertical grade.
2. Low Pressure Laminate: Shall be constructed from 3/4 inch (19 mm) 45 lb./cu. ft. (720 kg/m3) particleboard core panel with integral thermal fused laminated surface on face and back.
1. Rail shall be ASTM/AISI Type 1045 steel of manufacturer's selection designed and manufactured to carry a load of 1000 pounds per lineal foot (1488 kg/m) of carriage length.
2. Rail surface shall be parkerized with a zinc phosphate solution to prevent rust and minimize wear. Rail surfaces which make contact with wheels that are simply painted or powder coated are unacceptable.
3. Rail shall be designed to be anchored to structurally sound base floor capable of supporting fully loaded system and exhibiting a maximum deflection not to exceed L/700.
4. Rail shall be positioned, leveled and grouted in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, providing a minimum of 7/16 inch (11 mm) of grout under the rail from the high spot on the floor. Void under leveled rail shall be completely filled with a non-shrink grout.
5. Shimming of rail is not acceptable either as a means of support or for leveling. Rail shall be drilled and tapped to accommodate leveling screws adjacent to all anchor holes. Each rail shall have a minimum width of 2-3/8 inch (60 mm) and all rails must extend completely under all stationary ranges.
6. Rail shall be level not to exceed 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) maximum variation from true level within module and 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) maximum variation between adjacent rails perpendicular to rail direction. Each section of rail shall be a minimum of 12 inches (305 mm) and a maximum of 120 inches (3048 mm) with shorter length used only to terminate each individual rail assembly.
7. Each end of the rail shall be connected by means of twin stainless steel dowels pinned between the rail splice. The splice shall be designed for the most severe operating conditions. Connection joints shall demonstrate vertical and horizontal continuity and provide a transfer of load to and from the adjoining rail sections. Butt splice joints and tongue and groove rail splice joints which only prevent movement in one direction are unacceptable.
1. Floor shall be constructed of a minimum of 3/4 inch (19 mm) underlayment grade exterior glue 5-ply plywood. There shall be no open gaps between the floor and the rail. Fire retardant rated plywood shall be available as an option where required by code.
2. Ramp shall be constructed of stainless steel or galvanized steel.
3. Ramp shall not extend beyond the end of the carriage if at all avoidable. It shall be understood that with certain ramp and carriage size combinations this may be unavoidable. The vertical transition from the ramp edge to the floor shall be a maximum of 1/8 inch (3 mm) with ramp having a maximum slope of nine degrees.
4. Ramp shall extend under all mobile and stationary carriages.
1. Carriages are to be welded steel construction. Riveted or bolted carriages shall be unacceptable. Galvanized components are unacceptable. Components of unlike finish or material are unacceptable.
3. Carriage shall be designed for a capacity of 750 pounds per linear foot (1116 kg/m).
4. Carriage construction shall provide for shelving to be securely anchored with vibration-proof fasteners.
5. Carriages designed to recess the shelving or storage housing, thus causing the carriage to protrude beyond the plane of the face of the shelving or storage housing shall be unacceptable.
6. Carriages shall be powder coat finished inside and out. Galvanized components are unacceptable.
7. Fixed carriages shall be of the same construction and height as the mobile carriages and securely anchored to the continuous rail located beneath the fixed carriages.
8. Splices shall be designed to maintain proper unit alignment with no visible fasteners on the outside of the carriage. Fasteners connecting any carriage splice joint shall be vibration-proof in design.
9. Carriages shall be straight and square. There shall be no movement in any splice or welded joint when loaded to recommendation and normal operation is applied.
D. Wheels:
1. All wheels whether load or driven shall be a minimum of 3-5/8 inches (92 mm) in diameter, constructed of cast ductile iron, and precision machined for smooth operation and to ensure compatibility to the corresponding rail.
2. Bearings shall be permanently lubricated and shielded.
3. Dynamic load rating on wheel bearings shall be a minimum of 5775 pounds (2620 kg) per wheel.
E. Guidance:
1. Guide Design:
a. All rails and wheels shall guide carriage to ensure precise carriage tracking alignment.
b. All rails shall have a convex top surface to provide friction-free self-centering alignment with the carriage wheels.
c. All carriage wheels shall have a concave load surface which aligns with the rail to provide precise carriage tracking.
d. Roller guide and wheel flange methods of guidance which have play between the guide points and the rail sides shall be unacceptable.
2. Drive Design:
a. Carriage drive shall consist of a continuous thru-wheel shaft assembly driving all rails.
b. Drive shaft shall be a minimum of 3/4 inch (19 mm) diameter solid steel and a non-load bearing member of the drive mechanism for ease of movement.
c. Couplers shall be securely keyed into place to prevent looseness in the drive mechanisms.
d. Systems that do not drive all rails shall be unacceptable.
F. Operation:
1. Gearing requirements unless specified will be at the discretion of the manufacturer based on anticipated weight load and carriage size. Reduction drive units must be available at the following ratios resulting in the noted carriage travel per revolution of the operator control handle:
a. 1:2000 ratio / 8-3/4 inches (222 mm) travel per revolution of operation handle
b. 1:3000 ratio / 6-5/8 inches (168 mm) travel per revolution of operation handle
c. 1:5000 ratio / 5-1/8 inches (130 mm) travel per revolution of operation handle
d. 1:6000 ratio / 3-7/8 inches (98 mm) travel per revolution of operation handle
e. 1:8000 ratio / 3 inches (76 mm) travel per revolution of operation handle
f. 1:11000 ratio / 2-3/8 inches (60 mm) travel per revolution of operation handle
2. Operator handles shall be provided in an ergonomic three-spoke design with rotating knobs.
3. All operator handles shall be provided with a minimum 1.75" (44MM) diameter ergonomic push-pull knob (Aisle Safety Lock) located at the center of the operator handle to secure adjacent carriages in place while an aisle is being occupied. Smaller knobs shall be unacceptable.
4. (optional) Operator handles shall be available at each end of each possible aisle.
5. Operator handles and aisle access both into and around the system shall conform to all applicable codes including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
G. End/Face Panels:
1. End panels or chain box covers shall be provided to cover the drive chain mechanism and enhance the aesthetics of the system.
2. End panels must extend the full width of the carriage and extend from the bottom edge of the carriage to the top of the storage housing on the carriage.
3. End panel selection shall be from the following options:
a. Steel: Panels less than 48 inches (1219 mm) in width shall be fabricated from 16 gauge powder coated steel. Panels 48 inches (1219 mm) wide and greater may be fabricated from a lesser gauge sheet steel if additional reinforcing hat channel are provided. Finish and color shall be selected from manufacturer's full offering.
b. High Pressure: Shall consist of plastic laminate clad particle board with matching self-edged laminate clad side returns.
c. High Pressure: Shall consist of plastic laminate clad particle board with black plastic integral side edge covers and spacer tubes.
d. Thermal Fused Low Pressure: Shall consist of plastic laminate clad particle board with black plastic integral side edge covers and spacer tubes.
e. Solid Wood: Shall be design, wood species and finish as determined by architect. Finished product shall meet applicable AWI standards for appearance and craftsmanship. Benchmark shall be products provided by Wood-Tek™.
H. Accessories: (optional)
1. Provide manufacturer's standard. Location and quantity as indicated on the drawings.
a. Waist level carriage lock
b. Carriage mounted lock
c. Mechanical carriage safety sweep and brake
d. Chain box cover
e. Dual aisle safety lock
I. Environmental Requirements: All carriages, steel shelving, and steel end panels shall contain a minimum of 40% recycled steel content, comprised of a mixture of post and pre-consumer and industrial. Finishes on carriages, steel shelving, and steel end panels shall be a Gloss-Tek™ powder coat finish with low VOC (volatile organic compounds) and application must incorporate a powder recycle process.
B. With installer present, examine floor area within area of mobile system to verify that it is in condition per manufacturer's requirements for rail installation.
C. With installer present, examine mobile carriages for proper sizing, proper placements of support members for the shelving, and to ensure that mounting surface is square and level
D. For all installations it shall be the installer's responsibility to know and to execute all phases of the installation in compliance with local building codes.
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Jennifer L. Knox
Full disclosure: despite my seven-year stint as a third-chair clarinetist, my musical vocabulary is limited to simian gestures, deep nods, and stink-face grimaces. No doubt, if I could describe, in proper terms, how music does what it does, I would be a phenomenally wealthy woman.
So if I were stuck on a desert island, I reckon, more than anything, I'd want companionship. But I'd be alone, except for…animals…birds…parrots, probably—hopefully—as they're native to every continent except the frozen ones, and are very intelligent. If you don't think they're smart, just go to the zoo and observe them…observing you from their perches in the trees…playing hard to get…and judging. Don't kid yourself—they're judging you. But with the right juke box, I might entice them to approach my campsite, where I could teach them to say things like, "That's a lovely blouse," and "You tell 'em, Jen!"
The following selections were chosen with the sole intent of ingratiating myself to avian island companions. They have been tested on my own parrots with wildly successful results. How do I know when my birds "enjoy" a piece of music? When it makes me happy to watch them listening to it.
Mississippi John Hurt, The Library of Congress Recordings
The silveriest guitar and plumiest voice of all the bluesmen. He can be dirty—like in "Funky Butt" ("I thought I heard somebody say/she got a funky butt, stinky butt, take it away")—but pragmatically so. A bald woman's still a woman, after all, and worthy of love—not a subject for ridicule. His lust is wry: "Candy man's stick don't melt away/It just gets better, so the ladies say." And "Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me" is sure to have birds from islands around flocking in for an earful.
Blossom Dearie, Blossom Dearie
Who says, "humans: we can be pretty cool," better than Blossom? The perfect bop to swish your hips to, barefoot in the sand, and her pert, bubbly voice's the ultimate ironic soundtrack to a hurricane. Now if only a crate of gin and a cocktail shaker would wash up on the shore…
The Masterworks of Satyajit Ray
Elemental yet wholly unfamiliar: the steps from note to note, the distance between the steps, the pacing, the point where a new instrument noses in and passes the lead like a racehorse. Ray's music is like Gone with the Wind for birds: it's got drama, romance and humor. I would love to see all the animals on my island—except large predators—enjoying this.
In my brief session researching Satyajit Ray, I stumbled across Rabindranath Tagore, the first non-European Nobel Laureate for literature in 1913. Tagore was a friend of Ray's father, Sukumar, an esteemed Bengali writer. If I could score another wish, it would be the collected works of Tagore on my island, so I'd need an island the size of, like, Rhode Island.
The Mikado recorded at the D'Oyly Carte in 1926
Gilbert and Sullivan is like a magic trick for birds. Suddenly a new flock appears close by. They hear, but cannot see it. And apparently this flock is having a party…with loads of hullabaloo.
Steely Dan, A Decade of Steely Dan
I'd take the Dan (the best of, though it doesn't have "Dirty Work on it) for times I wanted to be alone, to recall my landlocked life, when I was king of the jungle, the hot pink neon jungle, the rats, and all the blood on my pale, uncalloused hands.


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When folks think about Rev War stuff in the Winchester area they might think of Washington's Office (though it's French & Indian War), Daniel Morgan, Lord Fairfax (as one might expect… a Loyalist during the Rev War) and so on. Just to the east, in Clarke County… between Boyce and Berryville… folks get another dose of the Rev War. Well, sorta. The marker for Morgan' home, "Saratoga", for example, brings the frontier-esque general to mind (again), as well as Hessian POWs used to build Morgan's house (… and there are more houses built by Hessian manpower, in this area and as far south in the Valley as Augusta County). It's a tease for anyone in search of Rev War history, but… it is here. There's also more here… but you have to know where to look.
Cemeteries might be a good starting point… with the graves of men like Richard Kidder Meade and Edmund Jennings Randolph. Not only were they Rev War vets, but they served alongside (literally) Washington himself!
But… there's more. In that same cemetery as Gov. Randolph, there is another grave… that of Thomas Taylor Byrd (and… yes, of THAT Byrd family).
A son of William Byrd, III, of Westover… and grandson of William Byrd the diarist (I spent several weeks in a course at William & Mary reading that diary… great insight into the early history of gentry in Virginia), Thomas T. Byrd's sympathies in the Rev War were more aligned with those of his Loyalist father.
In a letter to his father, Thomas wrote, in February, 1776…
My Lord Dunmore expressed a desire to have me with him… His Lordship has done me the honour to appoint me Major to a Corps that he is raising here, which I shall acquit myself to the best of my Abilities for the Confidence of his Lordship has been pleased to repose in me.
Thomas' brother (Francis Otway Byrd), on the other hand, didn't follow the same path. Though an officer in the British Navy, he resigned at the beginning of the Revolution in preference to independence. Appointed early-on as an aide to General Charles Lee (and some references state that he served as aide to Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, as well), by 1777 he was made lieutenant colonel of the 3rd Virginia Continental Dragoons. It appears, perhaps for having gone against his father's wishes, he never received money from his father's estate.
Such stories help remind us that divided loyalties among Virginia families was not confined to the Southern Unionism that we see during the American Civil War, but is deep in the history of some of the most famous families of Virginia… and most certainly among the "FFV".*
Ah, but back to Thomas… because there's still more of interest in his story. As he pointed out in his letter to his father, Thomas was of value to Lord Dunmore.
In fact, Dunmore convinced British Gen. Henry Clinton that Virginia might still be "saved" by efforts to raise loyalist regiments (specifically, two regiments… one "white" and the other "black"). Byrd was named as commander of Dunmore's black regiment… the "Ethiopian Regiment", comprised of freed slaves. Granted, it wasn't just the name of the regiment that was quirky (considering these slaves were likely either descended from West Africans or were West Africans themselves), but also the concept of "freedom" to slaves. Dunmore intended that freedom be granted to the slaves of the "rebels", but not the loyalists… a distinction that slaves of Loyal masters did not make. On the ironic side, it was very much so when we consider the mid-18th century slave-holdings of the Byrd family… but more on that in a bit.
In short, Dunmore obviously knew where to hit the Patriots where it hurt… compromise slavery… cripple the economy that compromise the rebellion. Sounds familiar in a similar instance, less than 87 years down the road… I know…
The Ethiopian Regiment first saw service at the Battle of Kemp's Landing, in November 1775, and then later at Great Bridge, Virginia, on December 9, 1775.
The months ahead for Byrd's regiment proved harsh. Following defeat at Great Bridge, Dunmore's troops were forced to ships off the shore of Norfolk and, aboard ship, combined with a lack of provisions and overcrowding, small pox ran rampant. Though Dunmore regained a foothold in Portsmouth in February, Gen. Charles Lee (yes, Thomas Byrd's brother, Otway, was present in opposing forces) forced Dunmore back to his ships within the month. Dunmore's forces were inevitably forced to give-up the idea of landing again, and made their way via ships to New York City, in August, 1776.
Byrd's Ethiopian Regiment was subsequently disbanded (most likely because it had been decimated by disease), though some of the men from the regiment continued to fight on the side of the British. Even so, the very idea of the British promising freedom to escaped slaves appears to have pushed Thomas Byrd's father over the edge. As he was already in the midst of an incredible debt crisis, the threat of losing his slaves (most of which had been mortgaged at this point, because of his financial state), even prompted the elder Byrd to offer military service to the Patriot cause. After it was rejected, seeing no way out (the situation is explained quite well in Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War), William Byrd took his own life in January, 1777.
Thomas Byrd's story, on the other hand, didn't end with the disbanding of his regiment. Though he appears to have lost his rank (perhaps because it had not been formally recognized in the first place, within the British command structure), he was appointed an aide/captain to Col. Edmund Fanning, of the King's American Regiment. Furthermore, by July 1780, he was listed as commanding the 3rd Battalion, of the 60th Regiment of Foot (Royal American). Apparently present at the surrender at Yorktown, in October 1781, Byrd opted not to return to Virginia, but resided in England for a few years after. In time, he sought to return to Virginia, and realizing a return to the Tidewater was not in his best interest (former Loyalists didn't go over so well), he took up residence on the land that he had inherited (land which had been given by "King" Carter to his grandaughter… Thomas' mother… Elizabeth Hill Carter Byrd), in Frederick (now Clarke) County. Less than a year later, he married Mary A. Armistead, of Gloucester County and began settling into a home known as "The Cottage". In the years that followed, Byrd expanded his land holdings as well as his family. Thomas died in August, 1821.
Sadly, his story remains tucked away in references in books, though it clearly holds potential for greater venues, and could add another interesting facet to the story of the Shenandoah Valley. Perhaps in time it will find its way, at the very least, to a roadside marker near the Old Chapel.
*FFV = "First Families of Virginia". Another example of divided families can be found in the story of Edmund Jennings Randolph, who of course, was also mentioned above. His father, John, remained Loyal, and even returned to England. Yet, Edmund's uncle, Peyton Randolph, favored independence and was the first president of the Continental Congress.


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There's been a ton of media based on Capcom's Street Fighter II series. Some bad movies, some good anime, some decent comics. This is none of those things. It's a terrible comic.
But terrible in a great way.
Bad art, bad romance, bad fight scenes... if I'd been 13 when I read this, as I was in 1993, I'd have been pissed if I bought this. Now that I'm 32, I'm loving it, because Chun-Li and Ryu are having a real awkward relationship. And I'm pretty sure at the end that's Ken's scalp.
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I'll Have Whatever They're Having
Sometimes I can't help but envy the Wreckerator.
I mean, imagine going through your day in a world where this makes sense:
Yep, that's gotta be a happy place.
Plus, imagine that flavor sensation: chocolate-chip cookie, icing, and life savers. Mmmm. Crunchy! And gooey. And chocolate-y. And - hey, is that dirt? - grainy. Yeah.
Or how about this one?
And by "cheerful" I mean "borderline nauseating." It's like a clown's version of a mushroom cloud. "Happy Nuclear Holocaust! Nyuck nyuck nyuck!"
And then there's this:
Dawn G., Patrick T., Andrea B., Krista S., remember the good ol' days of bad balloons and tons of icing roses?
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November 20th, 2012
On Dec. 19, 2012, shopAGO is hosting a Men's Holiday Shopping Day to provide men with easy gift-giving solutions. From 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. retail experts will be on site to offer advice and free gift wrapping to all shoppers. Guests are invited to celebrate the festive season with artisanal beer and tequila shots on offer at the shop's pop-up bar. A DJ will spin festive tunes from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
AGO members save 10 per cent on all purchases from shopAGO and shopAGOkids.
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Event Archive - Pernell Reichert
Mon. December 10th 2018 @ The Naam (All Ages)
7pm doors at 11am
Solo show! Licensed! No cover! Vegetarian!
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Teresa Altemeyer: History and Watercolor
September 1 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until October 20, 2019
Teresa Altemeyer: History and Watercolor opens June 7, 2019. Ms Altemeyer's paintings focus on the pastoral scenes of Conner Prairie and the residents of 1836 Prairietown. This exhibition not only showcases Altemeyer's work, it delves deep into the artistic process and techniques of watercolor painting. Through her quotes and descriptions, Conner Prairie visitors will gain insight on how a watercolor painting comes to life and how artists gather inspiration for their work. In addition to Altemeyer's work, other Indiana water-colorists from the past are highlighted, including Julia Conner, William and Elizabeth Conner's great-grand niece.


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Firefighters Wear Pink For Cancer Awareness Month [AUDIO]
The International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 2457 Missoula Rural Fire Fighters, and the Missoula Rural Fire District will once again be trading our normal blue uniform shirts for pink ones during the entire month of October, in support of cancer awareness month.
Cancer affects hundreds of thousands of people annually. Over 1500 people die every day from cancer. IAFF Local 2457 and the Missoula Rural Fire District wish to show support for the courageous women and men battling this disease, and we hope that the community will support our efforts to support them.
In addition to raising awareness, this is also a fund raising effort. The same specially designed shirts that Missoula Rural fire fighters will wear all month are being made available to the general public. The shirts sell for $15.00 and all proceeds raised will be donated to Tough Enough to Wear Pink Montana. Tough Enough to Wear Pink of Montana is dedicated to providing funding for breast cancer awareness, education, screening, support and further diagnosis for Montana women and men. One of the primary goals of Tough Enough to Wear Pink Montana, is to ensure that money raised in a community stays in that community.
The shirts can be purchased at MRFD Fire Station #1, 2521 South Avenue West, Missoula. People are encouraged to stop in and purchase shirts, both women's and men's styles are available. You can also call Station 1 at 549-6172. Local businesses who wish to purchase shirts for their employees are encouraged to call ahead to place an order.
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2006 Fall Mini-Workshop - Galaxy Mergers:
From the Local Universe to the Red Sequence
October 04 - 06, 2006
Space Telescope Science Institute
Baltimore, MD. USA
The link between star-formation and galaxy evolution is of considerable interest in the context of results from recently completed deep imaging and spectroscopic surveys. A recent flurry of papers in the last two years have presented results which indicate that enough so-called "red and dead" early-type galaxies exist to form the Red Sequence as far back as z ∼1. These studies suggest that non-dissipative (or "dry") merging is the key to forming massive early-type galaxies. It is further postulated that gas-rich (or "wet") mergers are unable to account for the most massive "red and dead" galaxies. Some evidence to support this can be found in numerical simulations of mergers. Yet, other lines of evidence support the importance of gas-rich merging: massive disk galaxies with large reservoirs of gas at z > 1 with colors that place them on the Red Sequence, nearby giant ellipticals which show the presence of both intermediate-age stellar populations and intermediate-age globular clusters and merger simulations which indicate that gaseous disks are needed in the central regions of mergers in order for these ob jects to have the same dynamical properties as elliptical galaxies. How do these competing merger pictures fit into our overall understanding of galaxy evolution, and can the observed Color-Magnitude Diagram be reconciled with predictions made by Λ-CDM cosmology and hierarchical assembly?
Invited Speakers:
- Josh Barnes - Numerical Simulations of Mergers
- Eric Bell - The Red Sequence/Blue Cloud from z ∼ 1
- Avishai Dekel - Feedback Processes
- Sadegh Khochfar - The Origin of Stars in Spheroids and its Implication on the Size-Evolution of Elliptical Galaxies
- Barry Rothberg - Dynamical Properties of Mergers
- Scott Trager- Stellar Populations in Elliptical Galaxies
- Pieter van Dokkum - Distant Red Mergers
- Brad Whitmore - Mergers in the Local Universe
Scientific Organizing Committee:
- B. Rothberg - SOC Chair
- R. de Jong
- P. Goudfrooij
- J. Hibbard (NRAO)
- B. Mobasher
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Congresswoman Nita Lowey '59
Women's Voices and the Courage to Lead
Women Leading in Public Service Summit Keynote Address
November 6, 2015
Kathrine Switzer
Breaking Through: The Power of Resilience
October 17, 2013
To borrow a DVD of the complete lecture, please contact the Weissman Center
Lilly Ledbetter
Lilly Ledbetter and Her Fight for Equal Pay
February 26, 2013
To borrow a DVD of the complete lecture, please contact the Weissman Center
Mona Sutphen '89
The Age of Insecurity: American Leadership in an Era of Change
February 9, 2012
To borrow a DVD of the complete lecture, please email the Weissman Center
Daisy Khan
Challenging Islamophobia
Daisy Khan, Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, discusses the myths regarding the American Muslim.
Eric J. Bailey
Food and Culture Matters: Health, Diet, and History in African American Communities
Medical anthropologist Dr. Eric Bailey discusses food choice and a new cultural diet in African American communities.
Psyche Williams-Forson
Food and Culture Matters: Health, Diet, and History in African American Communities
Food, gender, and cultural historian Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson discusses women, food and power in African American communities.
Temple Grandin Lecture
Animal Behavior, Autism, and Sensory-Based Thinking
November 17, 2010
Listen to Dr. Grandin discuss animal behavior and how her autism and "visual thinking" led to a revolution in animal husbandry and food production from Weissman Center for Leadership on Vimeo.
Temple Grandin Q&A
Temple Grandin questions and answers that followed the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts lecture Animal Behavior, Autism, and Sensory-Based Thinking held at Mount Holyoke College on November 17, 2010.
Peter Singer
Global Poverty: What are Our Obligations?
Bioethicist Peter Singer talks about the impact of a heavily meat-based diet on global famine.
Anna Lappé
Eat the Sky: The Climate Crisis and the Future of Food
October 6, 2010
Part of the all-campus 'Food' series, and co-sponsored by the Miller Worley Center for the Environment and Odyssey Book Shop.
Senior Symposium 2009
April 17, 2009
WCL 10th Anniversary Video Highlights
Voices and Visions of Transformative Leadership: A Weissman Center Documentary
March 27-28, 2009
Video Transcript
Chapter I:
Anni Amberg, Student, CBL Fellow
"I'm a Frances Perkins scholar, and I'm a senior this year."
Asinath Rusibamayila, WCL Student Leadership Grantee
"Very few students in Tanzania are able to come to the United States compared to other African countries, but I was very fortunate enough to receive a scholarship."
Kate Rindy, Associate Director of Annual Fund & Special Gifts
"I returned to school in fall of 2006 after a thirty-five year leave of absence,"
Mika Weissbuch, SAW Assistant and Mentor
"The reason I came to Mount Holyoke is actually because of the Weissman Center."
Marcia Schenck, WCL Student Leadership Grantee, SAW Mentor
"So, my name is Marcia and I'm actually from Germany."
Karina Reid, WCL Student Leadership Grantee
"I'm from Jamaica."
"Coming from Norway."
"I'm from the south."
"I was born in Puerto Rico and was raised there."
(Title) The Weissman Center brings world leaders to the students...
Naomi Tutu, Lecture Series Speaker: Bearing Witness
"And that is the truth that leads to reconciliation. That leads to a learning from history. That leads to us seeing our history, not simply as something that makes us proud, but as something that teaches us how to live and how not to live."
Marcia Schenck (WCL Student Leadership Grantee, SAW Mentor)
"When I think back, you know, in twenty, thirty years to my college time, I will remember things like Naomi Tutu coming to campus. She not only gave a great public speech, but she also led a workshop on racism for the entire community, which included not only students and teachers but the entire community, and they really came from all different walks of life. So, that discussion that was created was amongst the most honest that I have seen, and it had a huge impact on me."
Chapter II:
(Title) The Weissman Center opens doors.
Kate Rindy, Associate Director of Annual Fund & Special Gifts
"I remember many conversations with Lois Brown, but I particularly remember one of the first. I saw her in Blanchard. I was quite shy, and Lois, in her astute way, I think, picked up on that and managed a way to sit down with me. And in just a few sentences, Lois managed to communicate what the Weissman Center is about in many ways, which was to say: 'What do you dream about, Kate? What do you want to be and do in your life?'"
Elise Marifian, SAW Mentor
"You come here and there's this dynamic of... everybody else is just as strong as you. It's sort of intimidating. And, what I appreciate about the Weissman Center is the emphasis is on your personal development and how you have the tools to make a difference and achieve your goals. And they're here to help you bring out the best in you.
Marcia Schenck, WCL Student Leadership Grantee and SAW Mentor
"I have been a leader in many existing organizations and in existing structures, but what the Weissman Center really did support is help you to be the change, as Gandhi so nicely said, "Be the change you want to see," and what the Weissman Center does support - you have an idea and you have a decision, and the Weissman center is here to help you make that a reality."
(Title) Community Based Learning Program
(Title) Speaking, Arguing and Writing program
Elise Marifian, SAW Mentor
"Hearing again and again that you have these valuable tools you can use to achieve the goals you want... After hearing it a bunch of times, you start to believe it, and you start to take a leadership one-on-one workshop... "
Chapter III:
(Title) Leadership Grants
Karina Reid, WCL Student Leadership Grantee
"I'm from Jamaica where diabetes is a growing concern, so I am interested in researching this area. The Weissman Center grant allowed me to attend a biomedical conference. Before I went, I was like enclosed in a box, because when I went there I heard things I had never heard of before, things I can't even pronounce right now. This [Leadership] grant enables women to step out of their shells, step out of themselves, and see the bigger picture, which allows them to realize that it's not just about them. There's a bigger community out there."
"The Weissman Center Grant provides a real vote of confidence. It's a way for them to be recognized, not only for the potential of their project but for the bold and ambitious nature of their ideas. So a student can come with a project that is as local as a conference that will enhance her leadership skills or she can travel around the world to study a community and engage with them in a way that will demonstrate her leadership potential. So, students get a vote of confidence, they get funding that supports their leadership development, and they also get an invitation from us to come back and share with our larger Mount Holyoke community the ways in which they have both grown and how they have reflected on their leadership."
Karina Reid, WCL Student Leadership Grantee
"And I hope to contribute what I have learned from this research to the research currently being done in Jamaica, and I hope to possibly find a cure for diabetes. Even though it's very ambitious."
Chapter IV:
Kate Rindy, Associate Director of Annual Fund & Special Gifts
"And in one class in particular, we were asked to speak before the class. And we had a mentor who was working with each of us to improve our speaking skills. And by the end of that class--some of whom, in the beginning said, 'I don't know if I can stand up before you and speak'--"
(Title) SAW: Speaking, Arguing and Writing
Kirbi Kidd, SAW Mentor
"SAW is in the library, on the forth floor. It is a place where students can come into the center and sign up for fifty-minute sessions. They can come to talk about anything that is needed for their paper. Whether that is, well, if they just need a sounding board or if they need to talk about brainstorming or really critiquing or possibly grammar."
Megan Durling, SAW Administrative Fellow and Mentor
"The SAW staff learn about the politics of mentoring, and about the history behind writing center theory. And they learn a lot about the academic institutions in which they are operating. They learn about the powerful discourses that are occurring so that they can learn to navigate and negotiate."
Kirbi Kidd, SAW Mentor
"You know, arguing. We are always trying to figure out the arguing component in SAW. We have started to learn that arguing is more about progress than winning."
"The speaking, arguing and writing program is a pioneering program. When it was established in 1999 it was the first in the country to recognize the power of peer mentoring and attention to speaking and attention to writing. The notion of argument bridges the two and brings them together. Certainly, in a conversation about leadership, we know that the ability to express one's ideas with confidence, to write persuasively, and to argue with passion, has everything to do with transforming the world."
Mika Weissbuch, SAW Assistant and Mentor
"And this one student I had, she was really nervous about getting up in front of an audience. We worked on developing her ideas, and by the end of the session she was really confident in what she wanted to say, but she was still really nervous... And I saw her in the dorm the next day she came up to me and said, 'Mika! I did it! And it was so good and I was so excited about it. And everyone said that it was great and I seemed confident.' "
Yedalis Ruiz, WCL Consultant and CBL Mentor
"I didn't think that it would be such a life-changing experience, but it really was. And I continue to tell students to go to SAW because there they will get the skills they need, and the confidence."
Chapter V:
(Title) CBL: Community-Based Learning
"Community-based learning enables students to build a bridge between the classroom and their community. It enables them to see lessons in action. So many students bring their own ambition and their own hope for the world, and they learn about this in many meaningful and practical ways, but the additional component: the opportunity to connect with communities that are either in crisis or are thriving, gives them the chance to bring a sense of reality to their education and allows them to really live the theory. "
Kirbi Kidd, SAW Mentor
"Given that the Weissman Center intentionally has a community-based learning program where people can get out there in the community and really see that what you're talking about in class is a real problem. It is not like you can just open a book, close a book and you're done."
Chapter VI:
(Title) Awareness, Training, Passion, Action
Megan Durling, SAW Administrative Fellow and Mentor
"The Weissman Center is trying to really create a space where students can decide what leadership is to them, and often times it comes out as activism driven by passion. And, in this case, they share this passion with other people."
"All of the students are amazing. They are strong, intelligent, articulate women who have this energy of leadership."
Kathryn Jones, WCL Student Leadership Grantee
"I've really learned how to take initiative. I've learned who to talk to, how to get things done, how to set up a conference, how to have certain people do certain things: how to delegate tasks. So in that case, it's been incredibly useful. I've learned skills that I guess I can't even put names to at this point."
Nina Nedrebo, WCL Student Leadership Grantee
"Really, once you start contacting people, asking for grants, getting people together and getting people excited about something, you realize the barriers you had begin to fall. The really powerful thing is the vision you have."
Jonathan Kozol, Lecture Series Speaker: Law & Dis/Order
"Everyone I know who has ever taken a risk for an ethical cause, and lost their jobs have always found a better one. The ones I feel sorry for are the ones that really bite their tongues, who subdue their beliefs and never know the thrill of struggle or the taste of victory."
Chapter VII:
(Title) "Go forth and do great things..." --Mary Lyon
Lois Brown, Director of the Weissman Center
"When Mary Lyon founded this college in 1837, she did so in a time when expectations for what it was that women could accomplish were so fraught and in some ways so narrow, and she started this college with a challenge, a challenge of the students, for the world, which was: send your daughters to me, let us educate them and see them educate each other. And let us see them go out into the world to attempt great things and to do great things. In the twenty-first century, we see Mount Holyoke leading the way for women's education. We're a school that really draws the world in and sends our students out into the world.
"There is a pressing need, an urgent need for women to be at the forefront of every conversation, of every decision, of every moment that will change the course of history. We need women's voices; we need women's confidence; we need women's optimism, insight and wisdom. When we think about leadership, we cannot separate that out from the liberal arts. Mary Lyon knew that in 1837. Harriet Weissman and Paul Weissman knew that in 1999. And as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the center, we recognize that wisdom and that forward thinking that has everything to do with not only motivating the students that are here, but really calling the students who are yet to arrive."
Chapter VIII:
(Title) With heartfelt thanks and enormous appreciation for the vision, commitment, and generosity of our founding donors: Harriet Levine Weissman '58 and Paul M. Weissman.
Harriet Weissman, Founder of the Weissman Center for Leadership
"Well, we believe in people and we believe in young people. In this generation, we have seen extraordinary idealism. They do want to make a different and I think that's so much a part of Mount Holyoke's mission."


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While long-term outcomes in clinical obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) cohorts have
been reported from other nations, these data have been difficult to gather in the
US, both because sleep care is often fragmented from other aspects of health care
and because over time, patients frequently change their health care providers. In
this issue, Hudgel et al. take advantage of the Henry Ford Health System, which
provides multidisciplinary care and has been able to retain their patient population
for much longer time periods than typically occurs in the U.S.1 Furthermore, Henry Ford was an early user of an integrated
electronic health record (EHR) system. Adoption of EHR systems has recently been
promoted through the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health (HITECH) act as a means to improve quality of care.2 Recognizing that an EHR by itself does not improve clinical
outcomes,3 financial incentives have been
offered to ensure "meaningful use."
Using their EHR, Hudgel et al. identified all OSA patients diagnosed in their sleep
clinic. Being able to electronically generate a patient panel with a particular
diagnosis is one of the criteria for meaningful EHR use.4 The investigators then abstracted data on comorbid conditions,
treatment information, and the development of incident cardiovascular outcomes or
death. There was a high level of data completeness with, for example, only 2% of
records missing height information. This contrasts favorably against a recent national
survey, which found 49% of physician records are missing height information.5 Unfortunately, while all of this information was
captured in the EHR, it could not be easily extracted in an electronic format. Rather,
a research technician needed to manually abstract each of the relevant variables.
From this standpoint, the EHR failed in allowing meaningful use. The effort required
for data abstraction likely explains the investigators' decision to limit analysis
to only patients diagnosed in 2001-2002, thus substantially limiting the sample
Overall, the investigators found no significant impact of OSA on any of the outcomes
evaluated. However, a trend for greater mortality in severe apneics was seen and
similar to prior studies,6,7 this association was strongest in younger men. These consistent
findings of increased susceptibility in younger and male patients highlight the
need for mechanistic insights that can explain this heterogeneity. The authors also
found a protective effect of regular continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
use in severe apneics with a hazard ratio (0.37) identical to that previously reported
in a Spanish clinical cohort.8 In contrast,
no evidence was found for an adverse effect from mild OSA and no benefit attained
with treatment.
In interpreting these findings, one should recognize that the lack of statistical
significance does not necessarily indicate a lack of effect. Rather, as the authors
note, the study was only powered to detect a doubling in risk. Well-established
cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension have effects smaller than this,9 and it is notable that hypertension and
diabetes were not significant predictors of cardiovascular outcomes in this study.
This has been an issue in prior OSA studies as well.10,11 In order to determine whether a clinically
meaningful effect of OSA exists on cardiovascular risk and whether that effect truly
differs by gender or age, cohorts that are one to two orders of magnitude greater
than what has been achieved thus far are needed. Such large cohorts will be prohibitively
expensive to assemble de novo making it an imperative to have EHR systems that can
cheaply and efficiently allow analyses of patient populations. Furthermore, while
randomized trials are clearly needed to definitively establish a cardiovascular
benefit of CPAP use, it is unlikely that trial data alone will ever be able to answer
questions of efficacy in every subgroup—the elderly, women, mild OSA, etc.
Thus, there is a need here as well for well-designed observational studies using
clinical data.
Without a commitment to populate the EHR with accurate information and then provide
physicians easy access to relevant data, the EHR cannot improve clinical outcomes.
From a research standpoint, beyond collecting the necessary data, EHR systems need
to ensure these data can be searched and extracted in a readily accessible manner.
Then the onus is on the research community to make meaningful use of the information
we gather on our patients every day.
Dr. Patel has indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
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The No. 2 officials of the Obama administration and the preceding Bush administration on Sunday cited at least three disagreements concerning the terrorist threat and the appropriate US response: the value of the Iraq war, the nature of any future terrorist attacks on the US, and how to handle the accused Christmas Day bomber.
Vice President Joe Biden and former Vice President Dick Cheney exchanged tits for tats in a public tete-à-tete during an unusual string of separate appearances on Sunday news shows. Mr. Cheney has been a vocal critic of the Obama approach to what the Bush administration called "the global war on terror," and he made clear Sunday that, in his view, the war goes on.
The two No. 2s didn't part company on everything, but the points of departure came through loud and clear. Here are three key ones.
The Iraq war. Though polls show that a majority of Americans see the Iraq war as a mistake, Cheney reiterated his oft-stated position that the US invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein was "the right thing to do." During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," he said: "We got rid of one of the worst dictators of the 20th century. We took down his government, a man who'd produced and used weapons of mass destruction, a man who'd started two different wars, a man who had a relationship with terror," Cheney said.
Vice President Biden, speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," praised the Obama administration's management of "the hand we were dealt" in Iraq. But he also said "I don't think the war was worth it." Biden cited "a horrible price, not only in loss of life, the way the war was mishandled from the outset, but we took our eye off the ball, putting us in a much different and more dangerous position in Afghanistan, [and] we lost support around the world." About 4,370 US service members have died in Iraq since the war began in 2003, and the government has spent close to $700 billion to pursue it.
Nature of any future terrorist attack. Cheney took issue with a Biden statement on Feb. 10 that "the idea of there being a massive attack in the United States like 9/11 is unlikely." Biden's explanation for this view: "What's happening, particularly with Al Qaeda and the Arabian Peninsula, they have decided to move in the direction of much more small-bore but devastatingly frightening attacks." He cited the Richard Reid "shoe bomber" case, the Christmas Day attempt to blow up an airliner above Detroit, "or someone just strapping a backpack on them with explosives that are indigenous."
Cheney, though, sees a darker terrorist intent – and on "This Week" he again expressed his worry that the Obama administration does not have the right "mindset" to confront such a threat. "[T]o say that, you know, that was a big attack we had on 9/11, but it's not likely again, I just think that's dead wrong. I think the biggest strategic threat the United States faces today is the possibility of another 9/11 with a nuclear weapon or a biological agent of some kind, and I think Al Qaeda is out there even as we meet trying to figure out how to do that."
The Christmas Day bombing suspect. The Obama administration has come under heavy criticism from Republicans – and even some moderate Democrats – for treating suspect Umar Abdulmutallab as a criminal to be prosecuted through the justice system rather than as an enemy combatant whose detention and interrogation would be subject to less strict rules.
It's no surprise, perhaps, that Cheney would have sought to deal with Mr. Addulmutallab differently. During the Bush administration, he revealed Sunday, he was on the side of those arguing for enemy combatant status for suspects whose cases ultimately proceeded in federal court.
"The proper way to ... deal with it would have been to treat him as an enemy combatant," Cheney asserted of Abdulmutallab. But his zinger was what came next: "The thing I learned from watching that process unfold, though, was that the [Obama] administration really wasn't equipped to deal with the aftermath of an attempted attack against the United States in the sense that they didn't know what to do with the guy."
He subsequently acknowledged that developing a process for handling such suspects is "hard" – and that the Bush administration itself struggled to find the balance that would satisfy the US Supreme Court and the Congress.
The Obama administration, meanwhile, is pushing back forcefully in defense of its decision to read Abdulmutallab his Miranda rights soon after his arrest and to charge him in federal criminal court. Attorney General Eric Holder sent Congress a letter earlier this month to defend his decision, and on Saturday, it won backing for its approach from two key senators, Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the intelligence committee, both Democrats.
Biden, too, addressed the issue, using the now-familar we're-doing-what-you-did defense.
"The Christmas Day bomber was treated the exact way that [Cheney] suggested that the shoe bomber was treated, absolutely the same way," Biden said on "Meet the Press." "There were 300 trials of so-called terrorists and those who had engaged in terror against the United States of America who are in federal prison and have not seen the light of day, prosecuted under the last administration."
For the Obama administration's purposes of political argument, it's convenient that Cheney's view on how to treat terrorist suspects arrested on US soil was not, by and large, the prevailing one.
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