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At a conference in Atlanta, researchers from the University of Mississippi Medical Center reported that they had successfully cured a young girl born with HIV.
Pregnant women with HIV are given antiviral drugs which can increase the odds that they deliver a HIV-negative baby. But the mother of the unnamed infant, now 2, didn't receive any prenatal care.
Normally that would mean a lifetime of antiviral drugs for the girl, but pediatric infectious-disease specialist Hannah Gay tried something different:
Gay decided to begin treating the child immediately, with the first dose of antivirals given within 31 hours of birth. That's faster than most infants born with HIV get treated, and specialists think it's one important factor in the child's cure.
In addition, Gay gave higher-than-usual, "therapeutic" doses of three powerful HIV drugs rather than the "prophylactic" doses usually given in these circumstances.
Over the months, the baby thrived and standard tests could detect no virus in her blood, which is the normal result from antiviral treatment.
Health authorities helped find the girl, whose mother had stopped giving her the medication seven months prior. Amazingly, when the toddler was tested she came back HIV-negative.
Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, who was called in to help confirm the results, calls this a functional cure—"the control of viral replication and lack of rebound once they come off anti-retroviral medications."
While there's a lot of work to still be done before the treatment can be applied to the 330,00o children born HIV-positive every year, the cure is "definitely a game-changer," says Johns Hopkins University's Dr. Deborah Persaud, who presented the findings at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this weekend. "This case is sort of the inspiration and provides the rationale to really move forward."
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whose mother had stopped giving her the medication seven months prior
What a fucking bitch.
That seems a clear case of endangering the welfare of a child.
Agreed. The kid is HIV neg, but guaranteed something else will happen to her while in her mother's care.
what? The doctor is actually doctor Gay, I can't.
@Red Meat: Yeah, I used to laugh at things like that…in 3rd grade
Although the mother did endanger the child by not giving the baby its medication, perhaps some good will come out of it in the form of progress towards a cure for AIDS.
@Mr. Enemabag Jones: Is this possible that the child may be taken away from her mother b/c of her HIV status and her negligence to give her baby the medicine?
@JDJase: psh I am in 5th grade and we still find it HIGHlarious.
On its face this sounds like a stupid (and/or very poor and ill-educated) mom who got stupendously lucky, or rather her child did. Let's hope the luck holds for both.
From yesterday's Daily Beast Cheat Sheet: "The only remaining question about this baby: whether the child was actually infected with HIV."
Not a surprise this would happen when there is no current Pope. Go without the Pope for a month or so and they will be announcing that they have found the cure for cancer and have eliminated world hunger and poverty.
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I'm beginning to realize all my free-spirited weirdness has to calm down a bit — after all I now have a 14-month-old who is learning to copy the actions of her parents. The latest one she does is she will hold things up to her ear and make quick noises like "Uh-Huh" or "Yeah" after seeing us talk on the phone. The list of things she puts to her ear has included sippy cups, remote controls, assorted toys and her play phone. Seeing this is a definite wake up call that daddy has to watch what he says and does in front of his daughter.
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Steve Litzow (R) of Mercer Island leads Maureen Judge (D) in the race for a State Senator position in Legislative District No. 41. Litzow has received 57.78 percent of the vote, while Judge has received 42.03 percent.
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SOMERVILLE — People in the community spoke with great respect, reverence and sadness over the loss of Police Officer Claude Racine, who died while off duty after a motorcycle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike in Jersey City early Thursday morning, April 26.
Racine, 44, was a 14-year-veteran of the Somerville Police Department. He lived with his wife and young child in Paramus.
Capt. George Fazio of the Somerville Police Department, spoke about Racine, saying, "I can't say enough about him, to be honest with you. It's very difficult."
"He's a great guy," Fazio said, seemingly unbelieving that Racine is no longer alive.
"He's very personable. We all thought very highly of him here. He was a good officer.
"He was great with the community. Everybody loved him.
"He has lots of friends all over the area, not only here in Somerville Police Department," Fazio said, noting that Racine frequently rode his motorcycle for various charity events.
"He was an all-around great guy, he really was. This is a great loss and we're all very sad here and he will be truly missed."
Asked to describe something, perhaps memorable, Racine would often say or do, Fazio responded, "I can tell you that even in difficult times, if we were dealing with something that wasn't very pleasant or that was very difficult, he always had a way of doing something or saying something to cheer up everybody, to lighten everybody's load, and it was really good for all of us."
Pat Mannion, the owner of Mannion's Irish Pub in on Main Street in Somerville called Racine's passing "tragic."
"I got along pretty well with him. He was a great guy," Mannion said. "He was always happy, friendly. He was always up."
"He was just one of those guys who was always really nice."
Some of Racine's fellow police officers, Mannion said, gathered at the pub Thursday evening to show their respect for their colleague.
"They kind of had a drink in his honor," Mannion said.
"It's just sad," said Mannion, who also offered his sympathies to Racine's family. "It's a terrible tragedy."
Rick St. Pierre, owner of Verve Restaurant on Main Street and a borough resident for the past 16 years, described Racine as "community oriented, community-first police officer who knew the people in town."
Racine understood the community, St. Pierre said, and "really was a traditional and elegant police officer."
"He was really committed to understating the community," St. Pierre said. "Claude, I think, was one of the best examples of that."
He brought a "unique character" to his work, St. Pierre said.
Mayor Brian Gallagher said, "He was one of the those friendly officers who always had a smile on his face. He was very good with people."
"This is an absolute tragedy for his family and our borough," the mayor said.
Borough Councilwoman Jane Kobuta said, "He was a wonderful person."
"It's just a horrible, horrible thing to happen to such a young man with a young family," she said. "It's just heart breaking."
Councilman Dennis Sullivan said he was was proud to be on the council when Officer Racine was first hired.
"He came with a tremendous resume," Sullivan said. "What can you say -- a young man who died too early."
Services for Racine, according to Capt. Fazio, are as follows: Viewing hours Sunday, April 29, 2-6 p.m., at Volk Leber Funeral Home, 268 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, N.J. Funeral services Monday, April 30, 10 a.m. at The Church of the Annunciation, 50 West Midland Avenue, Paramus, N.J.
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TUPPER LAKE - A plan to build a shared-services building in the village of Tupper Lake has been in the works for 10 years, but as a May 1 deadline draws near, there is fear it might not happen.
Village Trustee Rick Donah, who is also the village fire commissioner, put those fears to paper in a letter addressed to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Bill Owens.
The letter, sent last week, explains how it took a group of community volunteers to develop a plan, and how it also took a series of public meetings to finally convince local taxpayers to invest $3.2 million to construct a much-needed new building to house the village's police and fire departments. That building is slated to go on Santa Clara Avenue next to the Tupper Lake Civic Center.
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Fire volunteer Joe Arsenault, left, and village fire commissioner Rick Donah stand near the village fire department's ladder truck, which is stored in the town garage and blocked by snowplow trucks and a dump truck.
(Enterprise photo — Shaun Kittle)
Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department driver Joe Cormier demonstrates the difficulty involved in getting into a fire truck at the deparment's station.
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Water flooded the police station's locker room Tuesday.
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The letter also explained how that deal was contingent upon Hueber Breuer's construction manager, Sean Foran, fulfilling his responsibility to secure another $1.3 million in federal grants to pay for the project.
The village hired the Syracuse-based Hueber Breuer to develop a feasibility study for the project, which was completed in September 2012. That company will also handle construction management. The project went out to bid, and the two bids that came in lowest were from the Watertown-based Bette & Cring Construction Group, which won the general contracting job, and the Peru-based J. Hogan Refrigeration & Mechanical Inc., which won for refrigeration and mechanical work.
Since the status of the grant money is uncertain, the bid process has been extended twice: first at an Oct. 1, 2013, deadline, and again at an April 1 deadline. The current bid extension expires May 1.
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The village of Tupper Lake has already spent more than $160,000 on the shared-services building:
$80,000 Building design, to Abdella
$39,000 Pre-construction fee, to Hueber Breuer
$28,000 Building schematics, to Abdella
$8,700 Geo tech study, phase 2
$5,038 Geo tech study, phase 1
$2,297 Environmental Assessment form
$700Option agreement to buy the land, to Tupper Lake Associates
"The price of everything, on labor and supplies, goes up over time, and this is no exception," Donah said. "That bid was based on 2012 prices, and at $75 a square foot, it came in well under what we expected. If we can't get started May 1, the cost of everything is going to go up if we have to go out to bid again. It was hard enough convincing the taxpayers to get behind this once."
At the town board meeting last week, Donah told council members that federal grants were initially being sought to pay for the project, but he recently learned that state grants are now being considered.
In his letter to Gillibrand, Schumer and Owens, Donah wrote, "Our construction consultants, Syracuse-based Hueber Breuer, Inc. have provided our community with a feasibility study, a construction financing plan, and a promise of federal or state grant applications, but we cannot continue to be kept in the dark on these discussions."
He then wrote that an answer is urgent and that he welcomed an opportunity to discuss the next step in this process.
The Enterprise spoke with Foran Thursday morning. He said he has been communicating with village Mayor Paul Maroun at least once a week for the last six months, but he wouldn't say whether the grants will happen.
"The bottom line is, we are actively pursuing grants at both the state and federal level to assist this project," Foran said. "It's interesting because, when we're developing fire stations that have a need, as Tupper Lake does, and we're trying to encourage funding sources that are not tax-based, we never know quite where we're going to end up. If we're not able to secure state or federal funding by May 1, the project will probably go on more of a long-term hold."
Foran said his main goal is to get Tupper Lake into a position so the project can move forward. He said Hueber Breuer has completed 10 fire stations in the last 10 years, including ones in the towns of Keene and Jay.
Foran said he'd be at the next village board meeting at 6 p.m. Monday.
After last Monday's public budget hearing, Maroun told the Enterprise that he had heard from Foran but couldn't recall when that last happened.
"Myself and (state) Senator Betty Little - let me repeat that, myself and Betty Little, not Hueber Breuer - have been contacting the governor's office to see if he can help us," Maroun said. "There is flow-through money out there that he can designate in circumstances like this, and I'm hoping we can get him to do that for us now."
The fire station
Donah stood outside the fire station on High Street in Tupper Lake and pointed to a dark, jagged line that starts at the top of the building and continues downward for several feet like a crudely drawn bolt of lightning. That, he said, is where the front of the building is separating from the rest of the structure.
Inside on the second floor, where the hardwood floor glistens in the light of the setting sun and old black-and-white photographs of past fire crews are proudly displayed, there is 6-inch space beneath the windows that look out onto the street below.
"This is a problem," Donah said, sliding his hand between the edge of the floor and the wall.
A trip down the steep, narrow stairwell leads to the garage. Before opening the door, Donah mentions how the building isn't handicap accessible.
"There's these stairs and a fire escape," Donah said. "That's it."
Inside the garage is another problem. There are four fire trucks - a tanker, two large pumpers and one small pumper - crammed in just a few feet from each other, from the exterior walls and from the building's steel support poles. When there's a fire call, a driver can only open the driver's side door as far as the nearby cement wall allows to squeeze into the cab. The truck must then be driven out of the garage before other firefighters can hop in.
That takes time, something that is fleeting when a building is burning.
These four trucks aren't the only ones the department owns, either. A brush truck and a third pumper truck are stored in the old fire station on Pine Street, and the ladder truck, which is only used when dealing with particularly large fires, is stored behind a dump truck and several plow trucks in the town of Tupper Lake's highway department garage, also on Pine Street.
"If we know we're going to need the ladder truck, we have to call the highway superintendent, and a guy has to move all those trucks, and that takes time," said fire driver Joe Cormier. "We're scattered all over the place."
He said the new shared-service building would remedy the time lapse of rounding up trucks from various garages.
"If we need the tower ladder, it can leave immediately," Cormier said. "Since a lot of the calls we get are possible structure fire or possible chimney fire, we don't even know until we get to the scene, so that can make a big difference. It could save lives."
The police station
The village police station has its own set of issues. Its entrance is in the back of the village office building on Park Street, down a narrow stairwell that led to a morgue about 60 years ago.
That set of stairs, which can present problems when officers have to escort a combative arrestee into the station, leads to a hallway. To the right is a row of cells that were decommissioned by the state Department of Corrections almost a year ago due to plumbing issues that included leaky pipes and sewer gas odors. Costly repairs could have been made, but Chief Eric Proulx said those were forgone once taxpayers approved the new building.
"We decided not to sink any money into this place because we thought we were going to be moving in a year," Proulx said. "That was the lone factor. We were either going to have to sink money into them to use them, or we were going to have to shut them down, so that's what we did."
Plumbing is only the beginning of the station's problems. As snow throughout the region melted recently, water seeped into the station Tuesday from the base of the stairs. Since the floor isn't level, Proulx said a half-inch of water flowed from the entry down the hallway, through the booking room and into the main meeting room throughout the day.
The term "booking room" is used fairly loosely at the station. Since the cells were decommissioned, that small space is also used as an interrogation room and a holding cell, which overflows into the hallway if several arrestees are brought in at once.
Proulx said the lack of space also makes it difficult to deal with cases in the station. He added that arrestees also deserve a level of privacy. If someone comes in to make a complaint, any suspect who happens to be there is in full view.
"When you're dealing with the public down here, generally a case involves a suspect and a victim, and the way we're set up now, there's interaction between everybody," Proulx said. "If a person is under arrest, they're right in the middle of the station. They deserve a level of privacy. I don't think people enjoy being arrested and having people seeing them under arrest and in that situation."
Privacy is an issue for the officers, too. There is one locker room in the station, which Proulx described as "dirty and dusty," that is never used by the officers due to its condition. Officers usually opt to wear their uniforms to work instead of changing at the station, and there is no separate locker room for the department's one female officer, Heather Kennedy.
Proulx said he and the officers had a say in designing the new building, and he said it would alleviate many of the issues he mentioned. Included in the plans are a booking room, an interrogation room, a juvenile room and offices for police supervisors. The plans also include garage space. Proulx said the department's current garage, behind the village office building, would still be used to store larger things like impounded vehicles and extra police vehicles.
"The current building has exceeded its life expectancy for what we need," Proulx said. "Back when they made this building, you didn't have computers, you didn't have a lot of the tools you need to be a cop now. Back then it was a cop with a duty belt and the keys to the car. Now you've got all this computer equipment and all these different things you need to do stuff, and we're out of room."
Contact Shaun Kittle at 891-2600 ext. 25 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Posted by Newt on October 20, 2002 at 12:01:12:
In Reply to: any idea what this is? posted by lisas on September 28, 2002 at 20:12:02:
: a friend gave me a plant a couple years ago and told me it was a poker plant. recently i looked up on the internet to learn more about the plant and noticed that my plant looked nothing like the poker plants on the internet; so now i'm wondering what it is. it has thorns along the trunk, it has never flowered, the leaves have very visable veins, they have smooth edges and close or bend in at night. can anyone tell me what it is and if it is a perreninal. thank you. lisas
Hi Lisas,
Try this site. If you have a picture, all the better. Do let them know your zone and if the plant grows in sun or shade. The more information, the better. Also, how tall it gets and the size of the leaves, etc.
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The calendar includes news about East Shore and West Shore library events.
All libraries in Dauphin County Library System, 717-234-4961 or www.dcls.org
- Dauphin County Library System libraries will close at 1 p.m. Dec. 24 for Christmas Eve and will be closed Dec. 25 for Christmas Day. They will reopen on Dec. 26 on the regular schedule.
- Dauphin County Library System libraries will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 31 for New Year's Eve.
- Dauphin County Library System libraries will be closed Jan. 1 in observance of New Year's Day. Libraries will resume regular operating hours on Jan. 2.
- All Dauphin County Library System libraries will be closed on Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday. Libraries will resume regular operating hours on Jan. 21.
- Winter Reading Club -Mix it Up! will be held Jan. 2-March 19 at all Dauphin County Library System Libraries. Library users can read, listen and watch their way to a prize by participating in the Winter Reading Club - Mix it Up! Earn a $5 Reader's Reward coupon book good towards library fines, printing charges or DVD rentals when you complete eight items. Other prizes include a Kindle Fire and tickets to meet author Colum McCann in April. New this year, all reading club finishers are invited to the Winter Reading Club Mixer, a party for adult readers. Register online at beginning Jan. 2. Information: 717-234-4961, ext. 110.
- Registration for Discovery programs for children begins on Jan. 2 for five-week sessions that focus on topics ranging from early math, science and art to financial education. The session begins Jan. 13. Registration required.
- Registration begins Jan. 2 for Learn, Explore, Discover! Storytimes for children. Storytimes begin Jan. 13 and run for five weeks. Registration required.
Kline Library, 530 S. 29th St., 717-234-3934, www.dcls.org
- Friends of the Kline Library meeting, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12.
- Family Game, 6 p.m. Dec. 5 and Jan. 30, quality time and family-friendly games for all ages. Registration required.
- Family Fun, 6 p.m. Jan. 16, quality time with crafts music and activities. Registration required.
Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library, 2410 N. Third St., 717-232-7286, www.dcls.org
- Family Fun, 4 p.m. Dec. 4 and Jan. 15, quality time with crafts music and activities. Registration required.
- Family Game, 5 p.m. Jan. 29, quality time and family-friendly games for all ages. Registration required.
William H. and Marion C. Alexander Family Library, 200 W. Second St., 717-566-0949, www.dcls.org
- Family Movie, recommended for children ages 6 and older, 6 p.m. Nov. 30.
- Novel Thoughts, Too! Book Club, meets at 1 p.m. Dec. 17 and Jan. 14.
- Novel Thoughts Book Club, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 and Jan. 7.
- BookRATs, book discussion group for children age 6-11, 10:15 a.m. Jan. 25. Children will choose a book to read on a given topic, do a craft or activity, have a snack and discuss the book read the previous month. Registration is required.
- Friends of the William H. and Marion C. Alexander Family Library meeting, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 3.
- Family Fun, 10:15 a.m. Dec. 7 and Jan. 18. Quality time with crafts music and activities. Registration required.
East Shore Area Library, 4501 Ethel St., 717-652-9380, www.dcls.org
- Family Fun, 6 p.m. Jan. 15, quality time with crafts, music and activities. Registration required.
- Paws2Read session to encourage reluctant readers with specially-trained dogs, 11 a.m. Dec. 7. Registration for the program is by appointment. To schedule a time contact Youth Services Programming & Outreach at 717-566-0949, ext. 217.
- BookRATs, book discussion group for children age 6-11, 6 p.m. Jan. 22. Children will choose a book to read on a given topic, do a craft or activity, have a snack and discuss the book read the previous month. Registration is required.
- Family Game, 6 p.m. Jan. 27, quality time and family-friendly games for all ages. Registration required.
Palmyra Public Library, Palmyra Borough Municipal Building, 325 S. Railroad St., 717-838-1347, http://lclibs.org/palmyra
- Help decorate the Palmyra Town Square Christmas tree and support Palmyra Public Library at the same time. Residents have the opportunity to sponsor an ornament for $10 with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Palmyra Public Library. The large gold ornaments can acknowledge the donor or be given in honor or memory of a friend or loved one. Local businesses are invited to feature their logo on an ornament or to honor their employees by placing ornaments in their names. The donor list will also be published on the library's website. Sponsorships will be accepted through Dec. 5. The forms are available at the library and on the website. The ornaments will be added to the Christmas tree prior to the Community Tree Lighting to be held at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 7 as part of the Palmyra Area Business Association Winterfest. Information: www.greaterpaba.com.
Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., 717-761-3900, www.fredricksenlibrary.org
- Free blood pressure screenings, 9:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays.
- eBooks Hub, for help with eBook downloads and to answer general questions about device usage. A variety of devices are on hand for demonstration. If you already own a device, bring it with you. Call the reference desk at 717-761-3900, ext. 225 for details.
- Twisted Stitchers, 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month, for those age 16 and older who are interested in knitting and crochet. Registration required.
- Coffee Corner, open 9:30-11:30 a.m. weekdays.
- Donation Station, open 1-3 p.m. the first Saturday of every month. Books and media can be donated.
- Drop-In story time, 7 p.m. Thursdays. For ages 3 and older.
- Teen Flicks @ Fredricksen, for teens age 12 and older, entering grades 7-12. (PG-13 rated films will be for teens age 13 and older, entering grades 7-12.) Call for titles. Awesome flicks on Thursdays followed by the Weekly Challenge prize drawing.
- Homework Helpers weekly sessions, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursdays through May 8. Experienced teachers will be in the Library's Lower Lobby to offer individualized tutoring for students in grades 1-5. Students accompanied by at least one parent should come prepared with their homework and relevant information and supplies.
- Friends' Silent Auction Treasures, displayed through November in the front lobby display case.
- American Girl Doll Book Club for first and second graders, 4:30-5:15 p.m. Dec. 17, Meet Molly. Read the book prior to attending. Dolls are welcome but not required. Registration required.
- American Girl Doll Book Club for third and fourth graders, 4:30-5:15 p.m. Dec. 18, Meet Molly. Read the book prior to attending. Dolls are welcome but not required. Registration required.
- Monthly blood drives, 4-7:30 p.m., first Friday of every month, age 16 or older. Information: 1-800-771-0059 or www.cpbb.org.
- Holiday Story Times, 6-week sessions, through Dec. 7. These age appropriate programs promote literacy and provide a fun first experience at the library. Sessions are as follows: Just Baby & Me – Ages newborn-2 with an adult, rhymes, songs and board books; Twos – Songs, rhymes and easy books for children age two with an adult; Threes – Stories, songs and fingerplays for three year olds with an adult; Picture Book Time – Children old enough to sit by themselves for 30-45 minutes will listen to age appropriate stories, songs, and fingerplays. Registration required.
- Books for Tots Collection. The library will collect new "Books for Tots" and deliver them to the Toys for Tots collection site. Donations accepted through Nov. 30.
- Youth Chess Night for ages 7-13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 6. Bring a chess set if possible.
- Library for Lunch: The Gingerbread Boy!, noon, Dec. 5 and Dec. 9, ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult. Hear stories about this classic holiday storybook character and decorate your own gingerbread cookie. Participants should bring their own bagged lunch. Cookie, candies and beverages provided. Cost is $1 per person. Registration required.
- DIY Days: Twig Starburst Wreaths, 2 p.m. Dec. 7, ages 14 and older. Cost is $5. Basic supplies are provided by the library. Use our supplies or bring your own personal touches. Cost is $5. Registration required.
- Kid Crafters! Holiday Crafting, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 12, for grades 1-3. Registration begins Nov. 29.
- Foreign Film Friday: Joyeux Noel, from France & Germany, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 13. Rated PG-13.
- Gingerbread House Extravaganza for Teens, 2 p.m. Dec. 14, for grades 7-12. Cost is $2, to be paid at the event. Registration required.
- Harp and Handbells Holiday Concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 16. No registration required.
- Mobile Device Basics: iPad, iPhone and iPod at 5:30 p.m.; Android at 6:30 p.m.; Kindle and Nook at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 19. Registration required.
- Family Movie Night, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20. Call for title. Rated PG. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Winter Wonderland Teen Minute to Win It, 3 p.m. Dec. 21, teens in grades 7-12. Registration begins Dec. 2.
- Teen Holiday Movie, 2 p.m. Dec. 22, teens 12 years and older, grades 7-12. Call for title.
- Teen Disney Movie Marathon, 10 a.m. Dec. 30, for teens 12 years and older, grades 7-12. Call for titles and starting times. Stop for one movie, or stay all day. May bring your own lunch.
Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., 717-243-4642, www.boslerlibrary.org
- Mother Goose goslings, 10:15 a.m. Fridays, non-mobile babies younger than 2.
- Mother Goose walkers, 11 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, babies younger than 2 already walking.
- Bookery, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Toddler Time, 10:15 a.m. Mondays or Tuesdays, age 2 with adult.
- Preschool Power, 11 a.m. Tuesdays and 10:15 a.m. Thursdays, preschoolers age 3 and older.
- 'To Grandmother's House We Go,' 7 p.m. Tuesdays, all preschoolers with adult.
- Free blood pressure screenings the third Thursday of each month 12-2 p.m.
- Book discussion group meets first Monday of each month from 7:30-8:45 p.m.
- Booked for lunch meetings, 12:15-1 p.m. the third Monday of each month.
- Embroidery workshops, the second Tuesday of each month. All skill levels welcome.
- Writers' Wordshop bi-monthly sessions for writers of every genre held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Registration required.
- Wicked Wednesday discussion group will meet 1-2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month.
- Just Mysteries book club meets from 1-2 p.m. the fourth Friday of each month.
East Pennsboro Branch Library, East Pennsboro Twp. Municipal Building, second floor, 98 S. Enola Drive, 717-732-4274, www.eastpennsborobranch.org
- Chix with Stix monthly knitting group for ages 12 and older held 6-8 p.m. the second Monday of each month. Registration required.
- Drop-in story times for children ages 2½ and older, 11 a.m. Wednesdays.
- Free blood pressure screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
- Bingo for books, 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday of each month. Registration required.
- Pop-in Weekly Afternoon Matinees, 1 p.m. Thursdays, free G or PG movie. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Call for movie listing.
- Weekly book sales, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Holiday Story Times with Mrs. B, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, through Dec. 17, ages 3½-K. Registration required.
- Holiday Toddler Times with Mrs. B, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, through Dec. 17, ages 2½-3½, accompanied by a parent/caregiver. Registration required.
- Library closed Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28.
- Santa visits the Library (first visit), 11 a.m. Dec. 5. Juice and cookies with Santa.
- Christmas Story Time and Craft, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 12, ages 3-8. Hosted by Girl Scout Troops. Registration required.
- Santa returns to the Library (second visit) 11 a.m. Dec. 13.
Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, 16 N. Walnut St., 717-766-0171, www.simpsonlibrary.org
- The Geek the Library program features local educational material that introduces "geek" as a verb, encouraging people to talk about what they "geek," whether it's engineering, superheroes or art. The eight-month campaign has been launched.
Amelia S. Givin Library, 114 N. Baltimore Ave., 717-486-3688, email@example.com
- Story time, newborn-24 months with a caregiver, 11 a.m. Mondays and 9:30 a.m. Thursdays (songs, rhymes, movement and a book).
- Story time, age 4 and older, 1 p.m. Mondays and 11 a.m. Tuesdays (primarily reading).
- Story time, ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver, 9:30 a.m. Mondays, 10 a.m. Wednesdays (primarily songs and movement); 11 a.m. Thursdays (songs and movement with more reading and structure); 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays (primarily reading).
- Story time, age 2 and 3 with a caregiver, 11 a.m. Thursdays.
New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, 717-774-7820, www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org
- Library hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; closed Friday and Sunday.
- Pre-owned book sales 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month offered by the Friends of New Cumberland Public Library, and held in the Foundation House. Sale also includes DVDs, CDs, puzzles, tote bags, note cards, 33 rpm records and prints. Vintage jewelry is available during the first Saturday book sales.
- Great Books Discussion Group, 6-8 p.m., the first and third Mondays of each month. Dec. 2 - "Anne Christie," Eugene O'Neill; Dec. 16 - "The Forsyte Saga Book 1," John Galsworthy.
- Great Books Discussion Group: Great Conversations 6, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Nov. 27 - no discussion meeting, due to Thanksgiving; Dec. 11 - "The Man Who Could Work Miracles," H. G. Wells; Dec. 25 - Christmas, no discussion meeting.
- Write-On writer's workshop, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., the second Saturday of each month. Original works can be read aloud for constructive criticism.
- Pennwriters group meetings, 6-9 p.m., the fourth Wednesday of the month. The group is open to those who wish to improve their writing skills. No meeting on Dec. 25, Christmas Day.
- Ruth's Mystery Group, 10:30 a.m. the first Thursday of each month. The group has selected "Culinary or Christmas Mysteries" for their Dec. 7 meeting.
- "Holidays" Storytime, 10:15 a.m. Mondays; 1 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays; through Dec. 3, for children ages 3-6 years. Registration required at 717-774-7822, after 10 a.m.
- Toddlertime, 11-11:20 a.m., Mondays through Dec. 3, for ages 2½-3 with an adult. Registration required at 717-774-7822, after 10 a.m.
- Mother Goose Rhyme Time, 10:15-11 a.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 4, for children ages 1-2½, with an adult. Registration required at 717-774-7822, after 10 a.m.
- Debra Tritt-Kreiger, known for her transparent watercolor paintings, will exhibit her work in the Charley Krone Gallery for the month of November.
- Ralph Hocker will arrange the First Floor Showcase in November with a collection of his recent Artist Trading Cards, miniature paintings on a playing card size canvas, and his miniature hand painted carvings. Hocker teaches and paints at the Mechanicsburg Art Center.
- Book Review: "A Christmas Concert" by the Sentimentalists, 10:30 a.m. Dec. 10 in Foundation Hall. Doors open at 10 a.m. Concert is free, however, registration and prepayment are required for the annual Holly Luncheon that follows the singing concert. Luncheon is provided by members of the Friends as a fundraiser for library necessities. Holly Day Program also includes: Christmas gift book sale, homemade holiday cookie sale, holiday vintage jewelry sale.
- Couponing for Extreme Savings workshop, 11 a.m.-noon, Dec. 21, how to acquire "Holiday Freebies."
- Santa's Secret Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 7, and noon-3 p.m. Dec. 8, for children age 3 and older. Children will have an opportunity to Christmas "shop" for family members from gifts priced between $1.25 and $3.25. Cash only. Gifts will be wrapped for children.
- Gingerbread House Creations, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10, in Foundation Hall. Children age 3 years and older, with an adult helper will create a house to take home. Registration begins Dec. 2.
- Santa Visit, 7 p.m. Dec. 10 in Foundation Hall. Children of all ages are invited.
- Albert Epperson, will display his photography of wild birds and raptors, in the Charley Krone Gallery during the month of December.
- Cheryl Martin of Lewisberry, will arrange the First Floor Showcase in December with her extensive collection of Lefton Christmas China dinnerware.
Annie E. Sterline Library, 308 Market St., Lewisberry, 717-932-1921
- Hours: 3-8 p.m. Mon.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 6-8 p.m. Tues.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wed.; 6-8 p.m. Thurs.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fri.
Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., 717-432-5613, www.yorklibraries.org/dillsburg
- Fall hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.; closed Sunday.
- Library quilters meet 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Those who would like to join should contact Maggie Bernholz at 717-432-8088 or Sharon Morgan at 717-432-2743. They are now in their new and improved space at the NYCAPS red barn.
- Library board meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month.
- Giant gift cards can be purchased from the library, with Giant donating five percent of the proceeds to the Library.
- LEGO club for ages 6 and older will meet 6-7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month. LEGOs will be provided. Donations of LEGO blocks will be accepted at the library.
- Volunteers are needed to fill permanent and on-call shifts. Information: 717-432-5613.
- Storytime at the Library, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, for preschoolers. No registration required. This is a social time for preschool children and caregivers.
- Library note cards, created by noted color artist and Dillsburg Library supporter, Jeanne Hartman. These note cards, depicting a historical view of the Dillsburg Library, are $3 each and are available at the front desk. All proceeds benefit the Library.
- Light Up Night, 7 p.m. Dec. 6. After the town-square tree is lit, join Mr. and Mrs. Claus at the Library for music and refreshments.
- Tech Guru, 2-4 p.m. Nov. 27. A drop-in session with Adam Barton, the Tech Guru from Martin Memorial Library in York.
- The Library will close early, 5 p.m., on Nov. 27, and be closed all day Nov. 28 and 29 for Thanksgiving.
- The Apple Needlepointers Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild will showcase their crafts in November.
Red Land Community Library, 48 Robin Hood Drive, 717-938-5599, www.yorklibraries.org/redland
- Story time sessions: Babies and Books, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Toddler Time, 10:15 or 11:15 a.m. Thursdays; Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. Fridays.
- Sensory Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m. Dec. 21, for young children on the autism spectrum, age 3 to kindergarten. Youth Services Coordinator Nancy Duncan is including picture schedules, sensory activities, and stories, into this autism friendly storytime. A social story titled "My Library" has been created to help parents in talking with their children about their trip to the library. The booklet is designed to help the child know what to expect. Families are encouraged to pick up a copy at the library in advance of the program if time allows. Registration is requested at 717-938-5599. Space is limited.
Marysville-Rye Library, 198 Overcrest Road, 717-957-2851, www.freewebs.com/marysvillerye
- Passport processing service including pictures, available for appointments Mondays-Thursdays and Saturdays.
- Story hour for ages 2-5, 1:30 p.m. Mondays.
- Karate class for ages 10 and older, 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday. Cost: $5 per class.
- Knitting class, 6 p.m. Thursdays. Cost: $10 per class.


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Weekly InsiderMay 04, 2011
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Weekly Insider is a web-enhanced newsletter that offers news alerts, grant announcements and general web site updates delivered directly to your email box on a weekly basis. The Center is located at the School of Public Health and Health Services at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Grant Alerts
News Alerts
New Resources
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescent School Victimization: Implications for Young Adult Health and Adjustment,
published in the Journal of School Health, surveyed 245 LGBT young adults between the ages of 21 and 25 to determine long-term implications of middle and high school victimization.
A Fact Sheet Reporting National, State, and City Trends in Teen Childbearing, from Child Trends, shows teen birth rates by age, marital status, ethnicity, state, and over the last 5 decades.
Let's Move,
an initiative launched by the First Lady, Michelle Obama, provides resources for children, parents, schools, community leaders and other caregivers, to fight childhood obesity.
Center Resources
HealthinSchools Roundtable. The Center for Health & Health Care in Schools has launched its new weekly blog, written by CHHCS founder and senior advisor Julia Graham Lear. We've been appalled by recent deep cuts in funding for SBHCs, school mental health programs and school nurses. That said, we need to keep the mourning short, because reclaiming lost ground will be long and hard and that's where our focus should be. The blog will discuss whatever is important to you, but we've started the conversation with a focus on finance and policy. Since we've all been building the field by learning from each other, we believe we will regain our momentum for school health the same way. Please check out the blog and share your experience, strength and hope. We need all three! New Employee Training Manual & Proyecto Puentas Program Overview . Available on line: A training resource for school-based lay workers or promotoras (outreach workers in a Hispanic community who raise awareness of health and educational issues). The Imperial County Office of Education has made available its "New Employee Training Manual" based on its successful Student-Assistant Representative program. Access the training manual here. Imperial County, located in southeast California on the U.S. border, uses promotoras to provide paraprofessional counseling, facilitate student and family support groups, conduct informational groups, and make classroom presentations. Among many topics, this New Employee Training Manual includes information on training in communications, group facilitation, accessing community resources, and the impacts of immigration. This project was funded in part through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Caring Across Communities national grant program, 2006 - 2010. A powerpoint overview of "The Proyecto Puentas/Bridges Program", a program designed to reduce mental health access barriers for immigrant children, is also available here.
Helping immigrant and refugee children and their families at school.
With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 15 sites across the U.S. built mental health programs that involve schools, families, students, mental health agencies and other community organizations in offering effective services for immigrant and refugee children and youth. Some of the tools they developed to help schools understand and respond to the acculturation needs of young people and their families include the following:
1. The UNC project, Creating Confienza, developed a report, Migration and Mental Health: Latino Youth and Parents Adapting to Life in the American South. It's well worth looking at. The link is found at http://www.healthinschools.org/Immigrant-and-Refugee-Children/Caring-Across-Communities/UNC.aspx
2. The Portland, ME project created many tools, just a few of which are posted to its web page. http://www.healthinschools.org/Immigrant-and-Refugee-Children/Caring-Across-Communities/Portland.aspx. Go to links under "Designing Training on Culturally Responsive Practices."
3. We also recommend resources from the School Outreach Program at Family Service Association of Bucks County, PA. Dr. Hodas's presentation on "Recognizing Childhood Trauma" includes several slides that summarize specific trauma issues related to child immigrants and refugees. http://www.healthinschools.org/Immigrant-and-Refugee-Children/Caring-Across-Communities/Family-Service-Association-of-Bucks.aspx
For additional resources, please visit our Caring Across Communities page. http://www.healthinschools.org/Immigrant-and-Refugee-Children/Caring-Across-Communities.aspx Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/chhcsFind us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/healthinschools
Important Topic
May 1-7, 2011 is National Children's Mental Awareness Week
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Caring for Every Child's Mental Health• National Federation of Families For Children's Mental Health: National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week• CHHCS: School-Based Mental Health
Upcoming Meetings
• Irvine, CA: 10th Annual Health Literacy Conference. May 4-6, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
• San Diego, CA: 6th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference. June 28-July 1, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.childhood-obesity.net/
• Bethesda, MD: National Children's Study Environmental Summit. May 13, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: https://www.circlesolutions.com/ncs/envirosummit/
• Atlanta, GA: National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media. August 9-11, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/NCHCMM/index.html
Previously Posted Meetings
• Fairfax, VA: DC Health Communication Conference (DCHC). April 29-May 1, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://chrc.gmu.edu/2011DCHC.html • New Orleans, LA: National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) Annual Conference. May 16-18, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=931853• Philadelphia, PA: 5th Annual Autism Conference-The Voices of Advocacy. April 29, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.gtpartnerships.org/• Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. August 4-7, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.apa.org/convention/• Chicago, IL: 2011 CDC Disability and Health Partners Meeting. June 14-16, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.aucd.org/itac/detail/event.cfm?event_id=2443&parent=655&parenttitle=• Webinar: Health Education-Grant Writing. April 28, 2011 at 3:30-4:30PM EDT. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.aahperd.org/aahe/proDevelopment/webinars.cfm
Job Opportunities
• City Connects-School Site Coordinator (Boston, MA)
• York School Department-School Nurse (York, ME)
• Kaiser Permanente-Senior Research Project Manager (Los Angeles, CA)
• Mississippi State Department of Health-Evaluator/Epidemiologist (Greenwood, MS)
• Lamoille South Supervisory Union-School Nurse (Morrisville, VT)
• The Greene School-School Nurse (Part-time) (West Greenwich, RI)
Grant Alerts
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health
(Deadline: 4/27/11) Toward Community Health (MATCH) will help spark action in communities to address the many factors that influence health. As the County Health Rankings illustrate, social and economic factors such as education and employment can affect health directly and indirectly, and those negative effects may accumulate over individuals' lifetimes and continue unbroken through generations. The first round of the Community Grants program is open to communities that are ready to take action to address the social and economic factors that affect health—factors which have a significant impact on health outcomes, yet are often ignored in community health improvement activities.
Build a Bear-Champion Fur Kids Grant (Deadline: 10/28/11) The purpose of the Champion Fur Kids Grant is to fund health and wellness programs such as childhood disease research foundations, child safety organizations and organizations that serve children with special needs. Our goal is to provide grants to help many programs that are working hard to make the world a healthier and happier place for kids.
National Education Association Foundation-Nickelodeon-K-8 Public School Educators Big Help Grants (Deadline: 6/1/11) Nation Education Association (NEA) Foundation-Nickelodeon Big Help Grants program is dedicated to the development and implementation of ideas, techniques, and approaches to addressing four key concerns: environmental awareness, health and wellness, students' right to a quality public education, and active community involvement. The grants target these four concerns as areas of great promise in helping 21st century students develop a sense of global awareness that encourages and enables them to make a difference in their world.
Yes to Seed Fund and Whole Foods Market-K-12 School Garden Grants (Deadline: 5/31/11)The Yes to Seed fund, a nonprofit program has partnered with Whole Foods Market to offer grants for school gardens. The program is designed to provide students with engaging ways to learn about nutrition and the importance of fruits and vegetables.
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation-Programs to Help Children (Deadline 7/15/11)The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation is accepting proposals for projects that meet one of the foundation's two basic purposes--to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, so that such information can be more adequately used by society.
A New USDA Memo Reminds That Making Water Available to Schoolchildren is Required
A new memo from the USDA reminds school lunch administrators that the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 2010 (The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296) requires making water available to children in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescent School Victimization: Implications for Young Adult Health and Adjustment, published in the Journal of School Health, surveyed 245 LGBT young adults between the ages of 21 and 25 to determine long-term implications of middle and high school victimization. The results show that males reported higher rates of victimization compared with females and transgender individuals. Importantly, LGBT young adults who reported high rates of victimization during adolescence were 2.6 times more likely to report depression, 5.6 times more likely to report having attempted suicide, and were 2 times more likely to report an STD diagnosis. The authors conclude that the victimization of LGBT students in school has serious negative outcomes which school policies and programs should address.
A Fact Sheet Reporting National, State, and City Trends in Teen Childbearing, from Child Trends, lists teen birth rates by age, marital status, ethnicity, state, and over time. The fact sheet shows that while the overall teen birth rate is falling, a greater percentage of teenagers giving birth are unmarried.
Let's Move, an initiative launched by the First Lady, Michelle Obama, provides resources for children, parents, schools, community leaders and other caregivers, to fight childhood obesity. The Let's Move website contains information on problems caused by childhood obesity, healthy eating tips, strategies to stay active, and printable action plans. The School Action Plan includes information on planting a school garden, and how to incorporate nutrition and exercise education into school curriculums.
City Connects-School Site Coordinator (Boston, MA) City Connects is a school-based collaboration among Boston Public Schools, community agencies, and Boston College that reinvigorates a core function of schools by implementing an innovative model of systemic student support. City Connects seeks a School Site Coordinator to establish and lead a team in schools that identifies student needs, connects students to prevention and early intervention services, and collaborates with school staff, community agencies, and parents. Qualifications include a Master's Degree in School Counseling or related field, a License in School Counseling or related license, and experience working in a school environment. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit:
York School Department-School Nurse (York, ME) The York School Department is seeking a school nurse for their middle school to assist in teaching health classes, communicate with home/primary health care providers, educate staff about student health needs, assist in emergency preparedness, conduct student health screening and other work based on the school's needs. Qualifications include a Registered Nurse license, School Nurse certification, and a citizenship, residency or work VISA in the US. One year of relevant experience is preferred. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=49483
Kaiser Permanente-Senior Research Project Manager (Los Angeles, CA) Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Senior Research Project Manager to work with medical center physicians and trainees to develop study ideas, protocols, analytic plans, and manuscripts in a consultative and collaborative manner. The Senior Research Project Manager will work closely with a team to develop materials to facilitate physician research, function as a content expert and liaison to internal and external research project teams and provide technical expertise within and across research disciplines. The individual will serve as a content expert/advisor for other project managers and work independently with general supervision. Qualification requirements include, but are not limited to: a Master's Degree or equivalent experience in Public Health, Health Care Administration, Epidemiology or other related fields; extensive experience in one or more of the technical areas; prior experience as a Project Manager on at least four major projects, ability to lead and manage other professionals others through influence and collaboration; ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analysis; ability to determine key business and financial issues and develop appropriate action from a multidisciplinary perspective; and leadership skills in project management and consulting. Bilingual applicants with a Master's degree and proficiency in Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, statistical instruments are preferred. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: https://www.kaiserpermanente.org/
Mississippi State Department of Health-Evaluator/Epidemiologist (Greenwood, MS) The Mississippi State Department of Health is seeking an Evaluator/Epidemiologist to assist in the design of overall project evaluation, including defining outcomes, key indicators, and evaluation methods. Duties will include: identifying existing data sources or tools for the overall evaluation; providing guidance and assistance in the collection, compilation, analysis, and interpretation of project related data and statistics; providing advice about short, intermediate, and long term indicators for specific programs for use in monitoring; providing technical assistance in evidence based interventions for community health funded programs; and overseeing the development of an annual report of the overall evaluation. Qualifications include, but are not limited to: a Doctoral Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Epidemiology, Public Health, Statistics, Bio-statistics, Health Planning, or Health Care Administration; and two years of experience in related field, or a Master's Degree in a related field with four years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree in a related field with five years of experience. Applicant must have experience in providing evaluation training and technical assistance in both formal and informal settings, managing external contracts, developing protocols for and/or identifying promising practices, indicators and performance measures, and conducting impact evaluations. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/JobDetails.cfm?JobID=35735
Morristown School District-School Nurse (Morrisville, VT) The Morristown School District is seeking a School Nurse to promote health and safety in the school environment, provide a full range of health services consistent with School Quality Standards to students, assist with teaching sound health practices, and maintain student records of all such services. Qualifications include a Registered Nursing license and possession or eligibility to receive a Vermont Educator's License with a School Nurse endorsement. Citizenship, residency or work VISA in the US is required. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=49443The Greene School-School Nurse (Part-time) (West Greenwich, RI)
The Greene School is seeking a part-time School Nurse to review records, conduct screenings, organize and facilitate medication distribution during school hours and other related school health needs. The Nurse will also be responsible for writing and maintaining individual health plans for students with diabetes, allergies or other chronic health needs. Citizenship, residency or work VISA in the US is required. A Bachelor's degree and one year of relevant experience is preferred. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=40548


text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post5329019038940440877..comments2016-10-16T07:40:25.851-07:00Comments on Nordic Blue: Lars O. Skrefsrud: Norwegian Santal MissionaryChery Kinnickhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-87904973220466520262015-01-11T08:28:47.613-08:002015-01-11T08:28:47.613-08:00Eva - you are quite welcome; I'm glad you foun...Eva - you are quite welcome; I'm glad you found these photographs online!Chery Kinnickhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-54551188074005071462015-01-11T02:18:43.261-08:002015-01-11T02:18:43.261-08:00I an Eva Margaret Hansdak from Jharkhand, India. I...I an Eva Margaret Hansdak from Jharkhand, India. I am so pleased that you have posted these photographs. I am a Santal and I am a member of the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (originally Santalmisjon). There are very few photographs of Skrefsrusd and Borrsen - I have seen only one or two. Thank you for the photographs and email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-27800301664091809222014-04-02T08:18:25.956-07:002014-04-02T08:18:25.956-07:00Hi Karen.. I was just doing some research and foun...Hi Karen.. I was just doing some research and found this interesting article. I would like to state that Anna Skrefsrud is also my g-g-grandmother. I grew up around the Tomah, WI area. Lars Skrefsrud did visit the LaCrosse area when he found out his brother Johannes died from an accident when digging a well. This would have been in 1895JonShttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-65833489143483590982013-10-10T13:26:11.445-07:002013-10-10T13:26:11.445-07:00My g-g-g-grandmother was Anna Skrefsrud, Lars'...My g-g-g-grandmother was Anna Skrefsrud, Lars' sister. Lars and his wife had one child, but he died during childhood. So, Lars had no direct descendants. A number of Lars' siblings immigrated from Norway to the States and settled in the LaCrosse, Wisconsin area. He came to the States to visit them sometimes. He must have come up to the Twin Cities on one such occasion. Thank you for posting this photo. It is not one I had seen of him before. :) firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-33397608104005482162013-08-30T15:44:38.414-07:002013-08-30T15:44:38.414-07:00I also have this same photo in reverse labeled &qu...I also have this same photo in reverse labeled " Missionair Skrefsrud" . I literally have well over 100 unlabeled photos from my grandparents Karen and ErlingnKlabo from Mosjoen Norway. It was great to read his history.Karen Lemelinhttp://email@example.com


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- Address: Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1, Frankfurt 60316, Germany
- Hours: Open daily 9am - 7pm Apr - Oct; 9am - 5pm Nov - Mar
- Admission: Adults: € 8, Children (6 and over): € 4
Frankfurt Zoo (Zoologischer Garten)
The Frankfurt Zoo opened in 1858 and is the second oldest in Germany. The zoo contains over 4,500 animals of more than 400 species. If want to experience crocodiles, gorillas, lions and rhinos while in Germany, the zoo is great place to visit. Animal aficionados will find many many exotic animals to observe, from mouse lemurs and galagos over tamanduas to aardvarks, fossas and kiwis.
The zoo has taken great care to construct different climate and socially controlled habitats suited to each of the animals. It contains an Exotarium, a Crocodile Hall, an Insectarium, a Nocturnal Animals House, a Bird Hall, and more. In true German style, you can enjoy a drink or a meal in the beer garden after touring the zoo.
Practical Info
You can reach the Frankfurt Zoo stop by underground line U6/U7, tram line 14 or bus line 31. It lies in the eastern part of the inner city.


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by Samone Brockett, guest community blogger
I have been on the road for 10 days and 269 miles. I have removed ticks and gotten poison oak. I have had some very nice drivers who move over when they pass me, and others who cannot understand why anyone would be running across Britain, let alone on the highway.
My body has also adapted to running 30 miles a day. After about three days, my major muscle groups stopped being sore, and I did not mind taking a short walk during the lunch break or after dinner. After day three, though, I started to get little niggles - first my left Achilles, then my right glut, then my right hip flexor and right achilles. It seems that each day there is a new niggle. What I have found truly amazing is how well my body has "fixed" everything. Two days ago, it looked like someone put a pebble under my skin on top of my left achilles and I had little movement in my ankle. All I had to do was buy a pair of walking boots to relieve the pressure from my achilles and walk the entire day. If I was doing normal training, the level of tendinosis would have led me to take at least a couple of days off from running. But, because I really want to do this run, I found a way to keep going, and my body fixed itself.
The main reason for my body's ability to fix itself, I think, is due to the proper diet and sleep I am getting. I get between nine and ten hours of sleep a night, and eat close to 5,000 calories a day. I also stretch for at least fifteen minutes twice a day. As runners, we always hear that you need to sleep more, possibly eat more (at least of the right stuff), and that you need to stretch. But I rarely did all of this for an extended period of time during training. Having the same body and roughly the same diet has shown me how important stretching and sleeping is, and I will make every effort to continue what I have started in the last two weeks.
If you would like to learn more about my run across the UK, you can visit my website at www.samoneruns.com.
See Brockett's entire route and learn more about why she's running in her first post on RunOregon.


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John Woolard, the chief executive of solar thermal energy company BrightSource, sat down at Reuters' Global Climate and Alternative Energy Summit in San Francisco to talk about energy efficiency, project financing and the future of carbon-free power.
Summit Notebook
U.N. climate deal in Copenhagen, or København?
A new U.N. deal to step up the fight against climate change is to be agreed this December in the Danish capital 'Copenhagen', or should that be 'København'?
Exclusive look inside Sweden's greenest paper mill
For most of us, printing e-mails or making copies is just part of the daily routine in the office. But, the paper we use does come from somewhere. Last week, we had the opportunity to visit Stora Enso's Nymolla Mill in southern Sweden to get an exclusive look at how MultiCopy paper is made. Nymolla is an integrated mill (it produces pulp and paper on the same site) and most of the wood used is sourced locally. Also interesting, the mill is the only one I could find in the world that emits zero carbon dioxide from fossil fuels during the paper making process. Check out my look inside the Nymolla Mill.
Inside Sweden's greenest paper mill from Reuters TV on Vimeo.
Kinder: wind, solar not the answer to U.S. energy needs
Rich Kinder, CEO of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, says the Obama Administration's push to develop alternative energy sources such as wind and solar are not the answer to reducing the nation's dependence on oil or reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Click below to hear where Kinder thinks the U.S. should be focusing its attention.
Kinder: wind, solar not the answer from Reuters TV on Vimeo.
White House opposes mandating switch to specific energy efficient lightbulb
China plans to replace some 50 million incandescent lightbulbs in government buildings this year in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions but the United States has no plans to mandate such a change, a top White House official said on Wednesday.
While a fluorescent lightbulb may cost four times as much as an incandescent lightbulb and lasts 10 times longer, the industry is working on new technology that could be even better, said James Connaughton, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
"Our perspective in general is that it's better to set a performance requirement through new building codes than dictate specific technologies and approaches for achieving that performance because it varies stunningly from building to building and geographic area to geographic area," he told the Reuters Global Environment Summit.
"It's one of these 'be careful because you might block innovation,'" Connaughton said of the decision not to favor a country-wide swap. "So we have favored standards-based approaches based on performance."
Still, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday kicked off its "Change a Light" bus tour that will go to 10 cities to ecourage every U.S. household to change one standard light bulb for an Energy Star bulb, saving $600 million in energy costs annually and preventing greenhouse gas emissions equal to the emissions spewed from more than 800,000 cars..
Legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year that would bar the government from buying lightbulbs that were not energy efficient.
Audio – U.S. says some progress made in environment talks despite criticism
James Connaughton, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality told the Reuters Global Environment Summit that progress was made at talks in the United States last week on climate negotiations despite criticism from some overseas participants.
Audio – "It looks bad and this is not good for the world"
At least 16,000 species worldwide are threatened with extinction, the head of a global wildlife conservation network told Reuters on Wednesday.
Audio – Is a 2 degree global temperature rise too generous?
Governments may need to impose tougher curbs on climate change than the most stringent now under consideration to help safeguard the planet, the head of the U.N. climate panel told Reuters on Wednesday.
Audio – Comprehensive energy bill not likely under Bush, current Congress
Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, told the Reuters Global Environment Summit that he doesn't believe the current administration or U.S. Congress will enact new comprehensive energy legislation. He said real action won't take place until new U.S. leaders bring forward a fresh viewpoint.
Audio – Lessons to learn from Montreal
A second installment of our Global Environment Summit interview with Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP).


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Looking for some cool ideas for family-friendly weeknight meals? Then our shortcut version of Chicken & Broccoli Hotdish uses the convenience of lots of fresh-tasting frozen and refrigerated ingredients, making you a one-pan hero!
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 55 min
What You'll Need:
• 1 (10.75-ounce) can Cheddar cheese soup
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 (22-ounce) package frozen chicken breast strips, thawed, coarsely chopped
• 1 (14-ounce) package frozen broccoli florets, thawed
• 1 (20-ounce) package refrigerated shredded hash brown potatoes
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
What To Do:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine soup, sour cream, milk, and Cheddar cheese; mix well. Stir in chicken and broccoli and pour into prepared baking dish.
3. In a medium bowl, combine potatoes, butter, salt, and pepper. Evenly sprinkle over chicken mixture.
4. Bake uncovered 55 to 60 minutes, or until heated through and golden brown.
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The Associated Press published a feature story on an Army program to help high school dropouts earn their GED and go on to join the Army. One of the people featured is Haelee Holden of Medford.
Holden, 18, of Medford, Ore., is racing through her first week of practice tests before taking a formal GED exam soon. She left home at 16, one of nine children of a mill worker, and wants to be a military police officer.
"There's no jobs out there, nothing. It's just horrible. And it got hard just trying to support myself and go to school at the same time," Holden said.


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DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama -- Lured by sunny skies, warm temperatures and the appeal of gallons and gallons of gumbo, scores of hungry gumbo enthusiasts turned out for the fifth annual Dauphin Island Gumbo Festival.
The popular springtime festival changed its format somewhat this year by dividing the tasty competition into three venues on the tiny island. Teams cooked up gumbo under the stately oaks at Green Park, on the beach at the Isle Dauphine Country Club and beneath a canopy of palms and trees along Bienville Boulevard across from the Holiday Isle condominiums.
The venue may have spread out a bit, but it did little to dampen the enthusiasm among the teams and the festival goers. Each of the three sites were crowded but flowed smoothly all day.
A total of 15 teams took part in the contest and the overall grand champion as chosen by the judges was La Roux Crew with a very thick, very dark, very traditional Coastal Alabama gumbo. The People's Choice Grand Champion was Overall Construction.
The other winners were:
People's choice location 1: La Roux Crew
People's choice location 2: Chapman's Auto Body
People's choice location 3: Overall Construction
Freestyle Gumbo:
Third place: Kitchen on George for its duck and alligator gumbo
Second place: Island Resort Management for its chicken gumbo
First place: Coastal Exterior for its gumbo pizza
Seafood Category:
Third place: Mamas No Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo
Second place: ACP Real Estate headed up by Allen Johnston
First place: La Roux Crew
Bay Palms RV Resort won top honors for having the best decorated tent.
A shuttle bus was employed to move festival goers between the three venues.


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FAIRMONT - Days after an auction sold off most of the items that were left from Leet Excavating, Jim Leet is willing to meet in his nearly-empty office. The few items left have numbers on them, waiting to be picked up by the highest bidder. The building and property was also sold to Fitzgerald Moving company.
Leet was the last of the local contractors, and his retirement marks the end of an era.
"Hodgeman, Tow, the Bosshardt company, they're all gone now," he said. "That total local expertise is evaporated."
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Jim Leet poses with one of the signs for Leet Excavating. The signs were recently removed from display when Leet Inc. property and equipment were sold as Leet prepares for retirement.
But most every town in Martin County has a mark left by Leet Excavating. From Gomsrud Park sitting up a little higher than lake level, to the many water lines in the small towns, Leet played a role.
"My grandfather, James O. Leet, started it out as a sideline to farming," Leet said. "My father, Theo, started it as a business in 1934. I was born in '39, and bought in in 1976."
Leet's first experience with the company was in a photograph at 2 years old.
"There's a picture of me in my bib overalls, sitting on a Cat. It was my dad's Caterpillar and it was his first piece of equipment."
In the beginning, Leets Inc. was involved with crushing gravel, and the underground work began in 1948.
The Leets Inc. office, stationed on Winnebago Avenue in Fairmont, was built in 1954, after the Leets purchased the land three years earlier. Expansions were added onto the building in 1964.
"It's always been the Leet building," Leet said.
As Leet lists some of the jobs accomplished, it seems many places in Martin County have a connection.
"My father took the cedar blocks off North North Avenue when they decided to pave it," Leet said. "Most of it was dumped at Gomsrud Park. It's 4 feet higher now than when we started; it used to be right at the water line. ... When we crushed gravel, we hauled it into Sherburn before their roads became blacktop."
One chore Leets Inc. got called for a lot was frozen water lines in the winter.
"I remember one winter we had to go to Dunnell, and it was so cold," Leet recalled. "But we got the job done."
Other towns, such as Granada and St. James, also had water main work done or repaired by Leet Inc.
But Leet began to slow down with health issues.
"I had two heart attacks," he said. "I literally could not get up on the equipment anymore."
Most of the Leet family has been involved with the company at one point or another. However, Leet has no children, and the remaining family members have moved all over the country. There was no one left to take over the business.
"I've been getting rid of stuff as time went on," he said. "Most of the things were sold to people I knew. My last dump truck was sold 18 months ago. I still see some of my equipment around."
Last weekend, an auction was held to sell off the remaining parts and supplies.
"Going through things, we had records going back to 1969," he said.
Fortunately, Leet's longtime friends came through to help organize for the auction, and some family members also came out for the auction.
"I was surprised how many relatives showed up for the sale," he said. "We saw a lot of people that day."
As for what's next, Leet plans to just "cool his jets."
"It's no use to go south, because I don't know anyone down there," he said. "Back when I was a trucker, I'd been there, done that. ... What I've been telling people is that in February, I'm going to sit in my fireplace room and look at all those people shoveling snow and be glad I don't have to do that anymore. I did that for 45 years, and there just comes a time when you think, 'Enough.'"


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As summer crops grow in, seasonal produce stands and farmers markets also start to make their return to southwest Minnesota. Local vendors have been preparing to sell their wares, and some are already up and running in the Marshall area.
The Marshall farmers market opens this Saturday and runs every Saturday into the fall, said John Blake. Blake, a Cottonwood area resident, has been involved with area farmers markets for many years. The market is located in the Schwan Food Co. north parking lot, one block west of the intersection between Main Street and College Drive.
"There's been a lot more variation, and a lot more sellers in the Marshall area over the last five or six years," Blake said. "There's always some new sellers every year."
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Photo by Deb Gau
It might have been a little early for the official Marshall farmers market, but this weekend a couple of vendors like Lee Wyffels were out selling produce and foods like jam, pickles and salsa. The farmers market is open on Saturday mornings from July through October.
"I think it's an up-and-coming thing," local vendor Lee Wyffels said of farmers markets.
There were only a couple of vendors set up in Marshall on Saturday - the signs for the farmers market wouldn't officially go up until the next weekend, Wyffels said, but some sellers got an early start. Wyffels was sitting behind a table with canned goods like jars of jam, pickles and salsa, as well as other items like radishes and fresh eggs. He said he had been participating in area farmers markets for about four years, although he works together with another area resident, Russ Seeklander, who has about 15 years' experience.
"The salsa is how we started out," Wyffels said of his wares. He hoped to be able to offer more produce in the future.
"(Customers) are looking for fresher produce," Wyffels said. "And they know we've got locally grown produce, and a lot of it is organic."
"The biggest thing is the locally-grown difference," Blake said. "People say there is a difference in taste."
One of the good things for vendors about farmers markets, Wyffels said, is the opportunity to team up with other producers.
"It's nice if you can get three or four vendors together, because sometimes their produce might be better than yours," he said. Teamwork also helps make for better variety, he said.
Farmers markets are also a good way to find seasonal fruits and vegetables, Blake and Wyffels said. At this point in the season, vendors are likely to have root vegetables like beets and radishes, and greens like lettuce. Mid-season vegetables like peas and beans might also be available. Vendors like area Hmong residents also add to the variety of herbs and produce being sold, Blake said.
"They do a very good job," he said.
Several area cities around Marshall hold farmers markets, Blake said, including Montevideo, Slayton, Cottonwood, Ivanhoe and Hendricks. Tracy has started holding a weekend farmers and craft market this year, as well. Farmers markets held on weekends tend to be larger than ones held on weekdays, Blake said.


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For a couple that's been together more than a decade, Kregg Arntson and Ted Fettig are beaming like teenagers in love.
As they sit in their Southwest Portland home, which after months of demolition and remodeling can only be described as immaculate, the two radiate good fortune--not to mention good looks.
It would be hard not to feel a bit jealous. The twosome are a class act of a couple. They've got solid, white-collar jobs: Kregg, 36, works in media relations at Portland General Electric, and Ted, 41, is a regional insurance manager for Wells Fargo and is working toward an MBA at Marylhurst University. They travel to places like Italy and spent part of last summer sailing between the San Juan Islands. They share a love for the same breed of dog as the Queen of England, the Welsh corgi, and have two--Lloyd and Claire. Most importantly, they say, they each come from large families that include their biggest supporters as well as their best friends.
They met in the fall of 1993 at a cosmetics counter at Nordstrom. Kregg, a veteran of musical theater, was returning a product that didn't agree with his skin type. Ted was on the other side of the counter, offering to help. After a brief chat, Kregg handed over his business card, and then they met later that day for coffee. The two wasted no time, moving in together a month later.
When asked if they were nervous about heading into a live-in relationship so quickly, both shake their heads. "No way," Kregg says. "I just knew."
This couple appears to be the image of modern married domesticity, even though the federal government doesn't think so.
Back in 1994, the pair gave each other rings to celebrate their first year together, but they say they didn't consider a commitment ceremony or registering with the county as domestic partners. "It wasn't something that seemed like it was going to make an impact for us," Ted says.
But then came Canada's landmark legal ruling last summer, and the two started hearing from friends who had planned ceremonies. "They all said it was very affirming," Ted recalls.
As the couple's 10th anniversary approached last fall, Kregg and Ted decided to start making plans to be wed in Vancouver, B.C., for the new year. They emailed a few of their closest friends and family, although they didn't expect many people would be able to make the trek to Canada for the ceremony. The responses--21 of them saying they'd be there--were a surprise.
When the two told Kregg's mother about their plans, her reaction was at once emotional and pragmatic. "I've been to all of my kids' weddings," she said. "I wouldn't miss yours for the world."
Two weeks ago, Kregg and Ted hopped a plane to Vancouver with their army of friends and family and were officially recognized as husband and husband under Canadian law.
Though the two hadn't discussed the possibility of marrying in Massachusetts, they are worried about the threat of a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman.
"We're just two people," Kregg says. "We love each other. We're there for each other. Why should it matter that we're two men?"