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I've held off posting about my new module, Italy Before Rome, for two reasons. Most importantly, I've been extremely busy writing and teaching it! But I've also held back because, although I had a vision for what I wanted the module to be like, and the ideas I wanted to get across, I didn't know... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Distant Pasts
Last week (just in time to coincide with both the "Greek in Italy" workshop and the triggering of Article 50) I was featured on a podcast series presented by my colleague Richard Flower. Distant Pasts: Adventures in an Alternative Antiquity looks at some of the more surprising, unusual and lesser known aspects of the ancient world,... Continue Reading →
Ancient languages and John Wilkins's Real Character
I mentioned that at Geoff Fest last week I gave a paper on the "reception" of Oscan - mainly consisting of mentions of Oscan in slightly unexpected contexts from the sixteenth century onwards. One of those instances was in An Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language, written by John Wilkins in 1668. Wilkins was a... Continue Reading →
The CREWS project
Everyone interested in ancient languages and scripts should follow the CREWS project blog. CREWS (which stands for Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems) is a major new ERC-funded project hosted at the Faculty of Classics, Cambridge, run by my excellent colleague Pippa Steele. To quote from her introduction to the project: The aim of... Continue Reading →
Was there non-Roman literature in Ancient Italy?
Fairly regularly, someone will ask me: was there Oscan (or Venetic or Etruscan or South Picene) literature? Or, sometimes a bit more aggressively, someone asserts that there definitely wasn't an Oscan literary culture and therefore that Oscan-speakers and their societies were just less advanced than the Greeks and/or Romans. It's not that I think this... Continue Reading →

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Despite all the fears about Brexit, venture capital funding of UK and Irish tech companies increased in 2016 according to the latest data from corporate finance firm, Ascendant. During Q4, £516m was invested in 191 deals of more than £0.5m. This brought the total for 2016 to £2,774m invested in 649 deals by 538 investors, an increase of 7% in value and 22% in volume over the previous year. There were considerably fewer deals involving US based investors in Q4 reflecting a general drop in VC investment in the US since Q2 2015. However, Ascendant recorded the largest number of monthly UK/Irish tech deals for 20 years in October, with 77 companies receiving finance.
Subscribers to TechMarketView's Foundation Service can read our analysis, along with commentary on selected UK tech VC deals, in our latest IndustryViews report, IndustryViews Venture Capital Q4 2016, which is available for download here.
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Now that it has become a Hollywood powerhouse, Comcast Corp. will spend an extra $300 million this year for television programming to revive its newly acquired NBC broadcast network and keep the company's cable channels humming.
NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke on Wednesday renewed Comcast's long-standing pledge to invest millions of dollars more for television programming than the media company's former majority owner, General Electric Co., had been spending. In late January, Comcast acquired a 51% stake in NBCUniversal and GE became a minority partner.
During a conference call with analysts to discuss Comcast's first-quarter earnings, Burke said the company would spend an extra $200 million this year on prime-time shows to try to give the fourth-place NBC network a lift in the ratings. The Philadelphia-based cable giant also plans to pump an additional $100 million into programming for the company's profitable cable networks — including USA, Syfy, E! and Bravo — to keep the channels at the top of their game.
Much of the $200 million earmarked for NBC is to restock the 10 p.m. time slot with scripted shows after NBC's debacle of placing Jay Leno in prime time for four months in 2009 and early 2010. More than a year later, the peacock network continues to struggle to regain its footing with dramas and comedies at 10 p.m. Comcast has warned that it could take years to restore NBC to glory.


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Hi guys how are you? I really receive alot of emails asking me what is the best vehicle to be use for UBER Manila. Well honestly it is by th...
Hi guys how are you? I really receive alot of emails asking me what is the best vehicle to be use for UBER Manila. Well honestly it is by the preferrence of the partner, but anyways as i promise i'll provide my personal thoughts on this article.
Disclaimer: Just take note that what ever car brands contain on this article is my own personal thoughts, i don't want to initiate brand wars or anything but i'll provide my best according to the data's i gathered from my passengers and my own preferrence.
I personally prefer the 2nd gen Toyota Vios. According to the car experts the 3rd generation of toyota vios is somewhat underpower and consumes alot of gas, but the 2nd gen was somewhat in perfection. Those are the vios issued on 2011-2013 if i am not mistaken. According to 2nd gen owners it can go 16km/l upto 20km/l just think how much money you can save from that. The back seat have enough legroom, but the downside of course it's front seats seems so tight. But then again it is just my personal preference but any cars will do.
Passengers thoughts: leg room is really important for them, if it's a bit spacious they feel relaxed. 9/10 preferred that way. Then there's a good interior, 10/10 agreed having a synthetic leather seats or leathered seats is a big YES for them no matter what car they ride as long as the car have those two qualification then it's easily a 4 star for them, additional 1 star if the driver is magalang and always smiles.
Okay here goes my top 5 preferrence
1. 2nd gen Vios / honda city
2. Altis / civic
3. Hyundai Accent
4. Mirage G4
5. Kia Rio
Yes for me both city and vios (the second gen) or maybe the 3rd gen would be fit for the first spot. Those two cars already proven theirselves on the road. I mean long mileage and can endure long hours on the road. Maintenance wise both brands have an after market replacement parts. So you won't worry on break downs. You can easily find their respective parts and can be back on the road soonest.
My second choice would be an Altis and or a Civic, i know that they are into a bit luxury for a transport business. But hey if you are seriously into this business, you must know that clients prefer the luxury (an easy 5 star rating). But then again having 10.5km/l to 12km/l is a bit off on the budget hut still i appreciate those guys who drove this car for UBER it helps the riders keep comming back for the service.
Hyundai accent, well i also drive this one. What i really want about this car is it's a diesel. So you could save alot of money. i think innova will fit on the 3rd spot as well if it's a diesel.
Well mirage does have a great mileage per liter but i have moved it on my fourth spot because the service and maintenance cost alot and parts are hard to find. Well yes it has a low downpayment and very affordable car but in the long run, i think this isn't a good choice.
Tata, what the hell is tata? Just kidding it's an indian manufactured car, diesel and a great mileage 25km/l to 32km/l. I would move this on the top if there are many aftermarket parts on the PH but sadly it's a bit rare and i only rode it once. Btw it is a bit spacious, one thing i am not comfotable at it is, it's a bit bumpy. I think if you could shed a few thousand for it's suspension this will definitely be a great car for business. Low cost and affordable.
Well there it goes, hope i answered all the emails regarding this questions. Uberon
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how about almera of nissan?ReplyDeleteReplies
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I haven't got an idea about nissan almera. I'll ask around on those who uses nissan as their uber business car and maybe i could update this once i gathered enough information :)
I just want to ask as new partners should have thier cars accredited by LTFRB for TNVS. Does Honda City can be accredited? As we all know that Honda cars can't be used for public transport. I am planning to get Honda city to start the business. Thank you so much..ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Noel,Delete
I don't think that it would fall as a public utility vehicle, we will still have a white plate and that will still serve as a private vehicle plate :) so i don't think you shouldn't worry about it.
They only forbid honda cars having a yellow plate.
Thanks for the advise sir.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Noel,Delete
You're welcome. Glad i could help.
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Hi Sir, What is the oldest model that can be use for UBER? Heard that only 2012 up are being accepted? is this true? TIA!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, sad to say that's true.


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Things to do in Dundee for four hours…..
Took this photo of the old bandstand at Magdalen Green in Dundee while waiting for my car to be serviced.
I simplified the background a little by removing the taller of the street lights, which helps isolate the foreground from the background. I should have cloned out the Tay Bridge sculpture, that T-shaped thing to the middle-right as on reflection it also spoils the simplicity of the shot.
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For today's piece, I decided to revisit a subject I covered last year at The Uptown Lounge. The saddest part about it is, a year and a half later, we're still having the conversation as if it were new…with no resolution.
A few weeks ago, Tyrese came under fire for a couple of statements he made in regards to his casting practices for his music video "I Gotta Chick" which features rapper Tyga. When asked about the lack of African American women represented in the visual, he said that he had an open audition, and that the girls he chose were "the best." A lot of black women took offense to that statement…and went on to write scathing articles about the inclusion of black women in music videos.
Initially…I took my normal "I don't care…let the other girls be objectified for the lame comeback video…" stance but after some serious thought, I realized that people do generally look to the media to determine what is deemed "beautiful." Whether you're a fan of women getting oiled up and dancing seductively in front of cameras or not, the truth of the matter is, music videos are a powerful tool. If we're not including everyone…will those left out be considered less than?
Take a few minutes to check out this short documentary on colorism in the entertainment industry produced by Joy Daily. The video features Melyssa Ford, radio Personality Angela Yee, Rick Ross, and Cassidy among others.
When I saw this video for the first time I was AMAZED. Once again, brown skin girls are at the bottom of the barrel. The documentary had a few interesting points:
- Lighter skinned models are favored over darker skinned models for music videos and movies.
- If darker skinned models are cast, they are not cast in leading roles.
- People constantly talk about color issues but no one is doing anything to change it.
What is the issue here? We're still stuck with a paper bag, light is right mentality. Cassidy mentioned in the video that its hard for videographers and directors to capture emotions in the faces of darker skinned models from a distance (what?) If that were the case, Gabrielle Union and every other brown skinned actress and model would NEVER book a gig. I think that's an excuse for a mentality that is completely played out.
In our multi cultural society, there are HUNDREDS of examples of beauty. All of which are different. The question is when will we have the guts to step away from the norm and showcase real beauty? Is it even possible for us to change the standard of beauty? It would take a lot of work, but I think it's extremely important for our children to see women and men that look like them. It all starts with dumping derogatory stereotypes, and getting to know and understand each other. It also requires making people accountable for their choices, and putting ourselves in positions to make decisions in regards to casting.
I'm a brown skinned woman, and I love it. I refuse to believe that there is no one else that feels the same way. Lets empower each other, and in turn empower ourselves. If we build each other up, it will be that much harder for outsiders to tear us down. What do you think?
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The other night at bedtime, Annie and I read a book about penguins. Here's an excerpt:
In the water, black feathers blend in with the ocean bottom. This makes it hard for hungry penguin eaters to see the penguins from above. White feathers blend in with the light colored sky so hungry penguin eaters can't spot penguins from below.
"Wow, that was smart of God to make the penguins that way!" I commented.
Annie replied, "Yeah, I wouldn't know to do that if I had to make penguins, so it's a good thing God knew what He was doing! He's good at what He does!"
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-by Sammy Jacobs, Contributing Writer; Image: Michigan State's Mark Dantonio with Hunter Rison on Signing Day. (Image Source: MSUSpartans.com)
Bloomington, IN— Here are three key newcomers who the Michigan State Spartans expect to contribute this season:
1. Hunter Rison, WR-
Both professional and college football fans should be familiar with the last name Rison. Hunter Risons's father, Andre Rison, who starred at Michigan State, later had a stellar NFL career as he played for seven teams over 12 seasons at wide receiver.
Like his father, Hunter, will be a wide receiver at Michigan State. He was a four-star recruit and should find his way onto the field in 2017 pretty quickly since the Spartans are thin at the position. Although he is not a big receiver, at 5-foot-11, Rison has the ability to impact the game with his hands and speed.
2. Matt Dotson, TE-
The Spartans need to replace star tight end Josiah Price and that may have a good one in four-star recruit Matt Dotson. He has very good size, which should allow him to be a factor in both the passing and running game. He made 25 catches for 448 and six touchdowns during his senior season at Archbishop Moeller in Kenwood, Ohio.
3. Kevin Jarvis, OL-
Head coach Mark Dantonio's Michigan State teams have been known as tough, hard-nosed, run-it-down-your-throat-to-set-up-the-pass-type offenses. In order to do that you need a great offensive line. As a 6-foot-5 335-pound guard, Kevin Jarvis could be a major piece to bring this unit back up to par.
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Myanmar's junta-controlled press has taken pages from the Iraqi and North Korean styles of editorializing, and given the world tears of joy to go along with the blood.
"Recent protests in the country were created by the loudmouthed bully, using the exiled dissidents and traitors together with communists, internal and external anti-government destructionists," said a commentary Sunday in the Myanmar Ahlin daily.
The author, who called himself Maung Pwint Lin – roughly meaning Mr. Frankly Speaking – said that the United States had tried to revive the mass uprisings of 1988 in Myanmar in connivance with "exiled dissidents and internal ax-handles" in order to install a puppet government. Ax-handle is jargon used by the junta to mean traitors or puppets.
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The NYtimes published an article about the art of cheese description in that fare city which left me very nostalgic.
No, no, I am not hankering after a block of Vermont cheddar or a California style goat. What I miss are the accompanying words (even more so the accompanying words for buying wine–oh you loquacious Americans!). Almost every day I walk past at least one glorious expanse of beautiful aged milks of all shapes, sizes, textures, latitudes, ripeness, and so on. But which to choose? French cheese is cheaper in France than anywhere else, but it is still not inconsequential. More prohibitively than price, I hate to waste food. To add insult to injury I have had more than one misunderstandings in trying to say "un cent kilo" and ending up with "deux"–in a worst case scenario that's nearly half a pound of unwanted dairy taking up valuable real estate
Before you remind me that I could just ask, let me tell you that I've tried.
Last Wednesday, high on the false sense of confidence gained from three consecutive hours of French lessons, I tried to ask the cheesemonger at the local outdoor market what cheese might go well with roasted vegetables.
He had no idea what I was talking about. So I trailed off and ordered a small piece of goat cheese, which was nothing more than unremarkable (I was happy to learn that although I am the only anglo-saxon in my French course, everyone likewise suffers from the Parisian tendency to respond in English to poor French. I thought they could tell I was American…but they just know that I am NOT French…bien sûr.).
Today, with an easier menu in mind, I asked a different cheesemonger at a different outdoor market for a recommendation for a goat cheese to have with salad. The thousand variables in these two cases should assure you that my French has probably not improved. Happily, she understood and recommended a fine choice. Though my salad is on tomorrow's menu, I tested a taste and am well pleased with my purchase. For future reference (although the cheese must remain anonymous for the reason that I threw away its label without writing it down):
Le fromage anonyme a la texture d'un mozzarella di bufala, plus de structure que un chevre frais typique. Douce et doux. Le citron et l'herbe, d'accord, mais aussi subtilement différente. Peut-être vous devriez essayer encore? J'imagine il sera magnifique avec quelque chose de sucré comme de miel, des raisins du vin, ou une épaisseur de vinaigre balsamique de modena. Pour les jours où on espère pour le soleil.


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Sometimes you can't beat a pizza. But at Pizza East the pizzas beat us. In a good, can't eat any more, though you really, really want to kind of way.
Huge, light, crispy, sourdough bases arrived topped with a really rich tomato sauce. The balance of the mushrooms, ricotta, spinach, egg was perfect (though I'm still not sure about egg on a pizza), while the speck, spinach and scamorza really hit the spot.
Washed down by a well-priced house white (we'll over look the fact that it was served in tumblers – a pet hate) and served up with a dash of Shoreditch slap-dash our only real complaint was the hassle when it came to pay. You don't really want to have to ask for the bill four times.
The modern pizzeria is situated in the ground floor of the tea building on the corner of Bethnal Green Road and Shoreditch High Street. The vast warehouse spaces is kitted out with a space for everyone: long banqueting tables for groups, cosy tables for two and a more relaxed deli area where it's ok to sit on your own and read the paper.
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This, more than anything else, is the question provoked by the recent "Bauhaus" show at the Museum of Modern Art, as well as the various other exhibitions and symposia that marked the 90th anniversary of the legendary art school last year.In The Bauhaus was more than just an idea, of course, it was an actual institution.And meanwhile the Churchillites (or Churchillite-Harmsworthites as they are called after Lord Rothermere's execution) never cease from proclaiming that it is they who are the real defenders of capitalism and that Chamberlain and the rest of his gang are no more than a set of Bolsheviks in disguise.Anyone who has followed the Russian trials knows this is scarcely a parody . We all know that we should plan ahead and ensure our financial affairs are in order so that if the worst were to happen our loved ones wouldn't have to worry, but you might forget about your business.
A high official of the Post Office admits brazenly to having embezzled postal orders to the tune of 5,000,000 and also to having committedby drawing moustaches on postage stamps.
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Hello! My name is Laura Krok-Horton ('17) and I am an Architecture major, Landscape Studies minor. This summer I am part of the Smith Summer Research Fellows (SURF) program, and have funding from CEEDS to work at the Ada and Archibald MacLeish Field Station with Station Manager Reid Bertone-Johnson. I have been working on a research project to design a parking lot at the entrance of the Field Station, which will be a testing site for the permeability of the materials used.
From left to right: Laura, Liz and Reid test out the new camera pole on the proposed parking lot site at the Field Station.
My partner in crime, Liz Nagy, and I started the summer off by cleaning up some of the existing trails and rock walls and creating new trails between the elements of the challenge course. I am a newly trained facilitator for the course, and it has been fun "learning the ropes" this summer.
Hi! My name is Liz Nagy ('18) and I'm pursuing a double major in Environmental Science and Policy and East Asian Literatures and Languages. This summer, with support from CEEDS, I'm working at the MacLeish Field Station as a SURF Fellow, conducting research under the guidance of Reid Bertone-Johnson. My project involves the mapping and mitigation of the invasive plant Japanese barberry, which includes the use of GPS, herbicides, manual labor and a propane torch.
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Kacy ran over the wet pavement a couple blocks from her house when it started to rain. It was coming down pretty hard; currents of water were rushing towards the sewers.
The sky was unlit and shaded. Nothing could really be seen through the darkness. Kacy caught herself looking around not frightened but intrigued. This was the perfect setting for something exotic to happen. Kacy always gave herself thrills by allowing unwanted and spooky thoughts to invade her mind, on nights like these, with the trees casting shadows and houses with no lights on. Kacy was co…
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The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Her first misconception of someone trying to help her is shown in the very beginning of the story. When the doctor tries to check her pulse and give her a routine check-up, Granny Weatherall "flicked her wrist out of Doctor Harry's… fingers." This is followed by her considering him to be a "brat" who needs to "respect [his] elders." The doctor then tells her not to get out of bed. She responds by telling him to "get along and doctor your sick… Leave a well woman alone." This reaction to the doctor's check-up show's that Granny is very confident that nothing is wrong with her. Whether this is her senile mind taking over or if she really believes that she is fine, there is some part of her that doesn't want to let go of life.
After the doctor walks out, Granny Weatherall hears her daughter, Cornelia, and the doctor whispering outside her door. Cornelia clearly sounds worried about her mother's fading health, but Granny sees the whispering as being rude. When Cornelia comes into Granny's room to check on her and see if she needs anything, Granny's face tied up "in hard knots" and Granny says "I want a lot of things. First off, go away and don't whisper." Again, a simple act of generosity is viewed by Granny Weatherall as a rude act. Her stubborn attitude in this segment seems to be suggesting that she really believes that she does not need any help with anything. Even when she falls asleep, she hopes "the children would keep out and let her rest."
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FENICHEL Josef Leib + MORGOLES Ernestine Esther
Country: Austria-Hungary
Language: Polish
Locality: Lvov
Office: Civil Registry Office of the Jewish Israelite Congregation Community of Lvov
Type of document: family document, Certificate of Marriage, extract from the civil registry book of marriages of 1897, page 204, entry 204, handwritten on a large-size printed form
Name, place of birth, age, legal status, occupation and residence of Groom and of his parents: Josef Leib FENICHEL, born in Tarnow, 29 years of age, single, resident of Lvov, merchant, son of Mendel and Chaja FENICHEL, residents of Lvov
Name, place of birth, age, legal status and residence of Bride and her parents: Ernestine (Esther) MORGOLES, born in Lvov, 31 years of age, single, resident of Lvov, daughter of Chaim MORGOLES and Maria MORGOLES (born ENGLAENDER), residents of Lvov
Date and place of marriage ceremony: 05.12.1897, Lvov
Name of Rabbi: Dr. J. CARO, Rabbi in Lvov
Names of Witnesses: Elias KOERNER and Wolf REIN
Supplementary Information: reference to the metrical records presented by both parties for the marriage ceremony
Date and place of issuance: 22.03. 1910, Lvov
Registrar: Dr. Moses SOKAL
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"Hi honey," Mrs. Howard said to her eight-year-old daughter who was sitting at the kitchen table with a text book open. "You studying?"
"Uh-huh," Angie said without looking up.
"What are you studying?" Mrs. Howard asked, sitting down in the chair next to Angie and looking at the page over her shoulder. She resisted the urge to reach over and adjust it so she could see better by breaking little pieces off the chocolate chip cookie in her hands before popping them in her mouth.
"Science. Animals. We're learning about reptiles right now."
"That sounds like fun."
Angie fidgeted and shrugged her shoulders.
"What's wrong? Are you having trouble? Is there a quiz you're worried about? How can I help?" Mrs. Howard
"It's not that," Angie said, sitting back in the chair and shrugging her shoulders.
Mrs. Howard wavered between pushing Angie about what was bothering her and letting it go. She remained silent but offered a few pieces of her cookie to Angie. The bribe worked. After she swallowed, Angie sighed and began her story.
"You have to promise not to laugh," she began tentatively. "We were having science time and Miss Lawrence was telling us about reptiles. You know, crocodiles, snakes, lizards. She was telling us about some really cool lizards. Like one that has extra skin around its face that goes flat most of the time but sticks out like this when it wants to look bigger to scare something else." Angie splayed her fingers out and held them up to the sides of her head contorting her face to look threatening.
Her mother shrank back and put a hand to her chest, widening her eyes in feigned terror.
"And Miss Lawrence told us about a dragon, the kimono dragon. And she told us about another one." The excitement left Angie's voice. She got quieter and shifted her weight on the chair making it rock back and forth on the slightly uneven floor, tapping the ceramic.
"And? What was special about this one?"
"Miss Lawrence said it was sometimes called the Jesus Christ lizard." Angie paused looking purposely away from her mother. "She said she wondered if anyone could think of why someone would call it that." Suddenly, Angie turned and looked Mrs. Howard right in the eyes and sped up. "I wasn't being serious and I didn't mean for her to even hear me. I wasn't trying to cause problems."
"What did you say?" Mrs. Howard's eyes narrowed a little and her tone wasn't as light as she meant it to be. She wondered if she would be fielding calls from disgruntled parents later that evening.
"Dani was sitting next to me on one side. I said that it must have been because all anyone could say when they saw it was, 'Jesus Christ!' Caitlyn was sitting on my other side. I should have said it to her. She's quieter when she laughs."
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Incentives boost child-drug testing
WASHINGTON A few years ago, doctors prescribing ibuprofen to treat infants had little idea of the proper dosage. As with many other common drugs, the popular pain reliever was not widely tested on children before being released on the market.
The federal government sought to close these medical gaps in 1997 by offering brand-name drug companies an opportunity: Conduct drug studies on children in return for an additional six months of market exclusivity for patented drugs.
Today, doctors and parents know the right dose of ibuprofen for children 6 months to 2 years old. In the short life of the law, new studies have been performed on drugs that help doctors treat children with anxiety disorder, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder, diabetes, hyperten sion, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and AIDS.
President Bush this month signed a six-year extension of the law after Congress made several changes, including new incentives for drug companies to study older drugs on which patents have expired.
We live in a world where incentives work, said Philip Walson, a professor of pediatrics and director of the clinical pharmacology division at the University of Cincinnati. Our kids benefit.
The Food and Drug Administration and the General Accounting Office, in separate reviews of the law, found that the market incentive has been effective in prompting important new drug studies, and in providing useful information for doctors and parents on drug labels.
But the reviews have also shown that drug companies, which had been reluctant to conduct drug studies on children without a financial incentive, profit from the law. An extra six months of market exclusivity can mean millions in revenues for brand-name drug companies because it delays competition from lower-priced drugs from generic drug manufacturers.
The FDA estimates that brand-name drug companies will gain $29.6 billion in added sales and $592 million in annual profits under the law in the next two decades.
Meanwhile, the market incentive will cost consumers $13.9 billion in higher drug costs. The expense, according to the FDA, will fall disproportionately on low-income families that lack health insurance and pay cash for prescription drugs.
In some cases, drug companies have done studies on drugs with marginal uses for children to obtain additional market exclusivity and ward off competition from generic drug makers. Some drug companies also have been slow to update drug labels after studies found unfavorable results in children, according to the GAO.
Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, one of the law's sponsors, said the market incentive adds less than one-half of 1 percent to total drug costs in exchange for valuable medical information for doctors and parents. He recalled how one of his eight children was once prescribed an inhaler for asthma that had never been adequately tested on young people.
Pediatricians were making guesses, Mr. DeWine said. They may have been educated guesses, but they were guesses.
Only about 25 percent of drugs on the market have been tested and labeled for children. The American Academy of Pediatrics has warned that the absence of information could cause medical errors and pose substantial health risks.
Children are frequently prescribed the same drugs as adults. But without detailed labels, doctors in some cases have to estimate the proper dose based on age or weight or experience, exposing children to adverse reactions or poor treatment if the prescription is off.
Before the federal incentive, drug companies were hesitant to conduct drug studies on children because of concerns about potential liability, as well as a lack of available patients for certain diseases. Drug companies also would rarely perform tests on children when adults were the target audience for particular drugs.
Drug companies resisted doing studies even after specific requests from the FDA. For example, the companies promised to conduct 71 drug studies on children between 1991 and 1996 but completed only 11 of the studies, according to the FDA.
The FDA, attempting to screen important drugs that were not being studied, began requiring drug companies to test certain drugs on children in December 2000. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit group that favors limited government, and other groups are challenging the rule in federal court.
Congress, in updating the law last year, also agreed to provide $200 million for pediatric research on drugs with no patent life and no obvious financial incentive for drug companies.
Meredith Art, a spokeswoman for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America representing brand-name drug companies, said the government's marketing incentive has revolutionized pediatric drug development.
The underlying issue here is that it is benefiting our children, she said.
Generic drug makers, who tried, and failed, to block the marketing incentive in court, argue that brand-name drug companies have used the law to undermine competition in the lucrative prescription-drug market.
It's our position that the brand-name companies should be doing this research anyway because it's important to know which drugs are safe for children, said Clay O'Dell, director of public affairs for the industry group Generic Pharmaceutical Association.
Consumer advocates like Public Citizen have dismissed the market incentive as a windfall for brand-name drug companies. The nonprofit group believes drug studies on children should be required as part of the FDA's evaluation of new drugs without a financial incentive for drug companies.
Mr. Walson, who serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on drugs, said the complaints from generic drug makers are hollow because they have done little to research drugs themselves. He said the cost to consumers is offset by the potential for new and improved treatment for children.
The FDA had recognized 212 new drug studies on children as of Dec. 1, had granted market exclusivity to 55 drugs and had approved updated labels on 27 drugs.
Mr. Walson said new studies will help doctors avoid uncertainty in dosing.
We have doctors who say, "We don't know if this works. We don't know how much to give. We don't know if it's better than anything else. But we want you to take it.'
We've said that it's OK to have physicians use their best judgment.
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Atop a small park hilltop at the edge of the Maine and New Hampshire border where I hear the ocean meeting rock, birds in the trees and the glide of waves onto a tiny beach below.
No vacation from God
Writing into the night, it was almost midnight by the time I went to bed. I rose at five to walk the dog and feed the pets. With nobody to answer to, I climbed back onto my gel-topped mattress and covered myself with a plush down comforter. This soft heaven was a great way to begin my vacation.
My body could reawake when it was really ready to start the day. I did not set an alarm. The sun was shining and the birds were singing but the first day of summer could wait.
Or so I thought.
At 7:15, our dog, Otis, started to bark. He doesn't bark very often. He was very insistent.
I was so comfortable though!
I turned over and snuggled into my bed cloud.
He barked louder to really get my attention.
I knew he was right. I'd had enough sleep. In humorous agreement as I flung off my covers, I found myself saying with a smile:
"Thank you God for talking to me through my dog! I am getting up now."
Every day is a blessing. There is no reason for a snooze button. My heaven is now and I answer to Him every day. I can't wait to see what else He has in store for me on this beautiful day.
Along for the ride
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born in the spirit.
– John 3:8
I do hear you and even though I don't know which direction we are headed, I am dedicated to this journey. Amen.
Life is happening
Right here
On our front steps.
Solid edges
Your first cries were soothed with my milk and heartbeat.
Hugs and kisses calmed most else.
Band-aids and bacitracin covered your childhood.
But now you've graduated to anguish…
and I cannot stop your tears –
even if I went to the ends of the earth.
The love you've lost wasn't mine to give.
You can only heal yourself now.
I pray that time
and good memories
help you to live with the hurt.
Over (it) and Out!
Now maybe our bathtub will drain!
spring had sprung
There was a break in the April weather that finally made the day seem like spring in New England, so I wore my colorful new blouse. I remember because my husband and I ran errands everywhere that beautiful morning. He drove and I jumped in and out at the post office, the bank and the local garden center.
As we got to the other side of town, I also pointed out CVS. We had their extra value cash and the store had a couple of good specials. I hustled in, said hello to the two male cashiers and scanned my card for more deals.
Quickly, I gathered my purchases, returned to the counter and asked to be checked out with three separate transactions. Guy 1 looked at Guy 2 like "another one of those Moms". I figured they must get all kinds of requests and mine was no different. I stayed focused as Guy 2 rang up my first sale item, handed me the receipt and I tore off an additional $2 coupon. I used it to pay for my second transaction of tissues that netted to $0. With my third transaction, I used the $5 off coupon that got me into the store. I could've checked out with fewer transactions but I like to see that I can get something for nothing. I didn't mind the extra moments at the register.
I was proud of myself for saving money. Or maybe I should say 'full of myself'. I went back to the car, asked Richie to pop the trunk and he said, "You popped. Maybe you can button that blouse before we go buy the groceries?"
As it turns out, the boys also got something for nothing, this Mom was different and I had a couple specials of my own to advertise.
There was a break in the April fashion that made me feel like I sprung a leak, so I threw away my colorful new blouse.
Rorschach cloud
The sun set at 8:30 with a gorgeous periwinkle sky and fluffy pink clouds last Friday. The images were directly in front of my husband and I as we drove down the Interstate. I wish I took a photo but rather, this is the conversation I memorialized:
"The sky is so beautiful! The clouds even look like cotton candy figures."
My husband's response was spot on with what I saw, "The large cloud in front of us looks like a lady."
He went on, "Her hair is blowing behind her."
I loved that he saw what I saw, "Exactly! She's bent at the knee, her right arm is behind her and she's beautiful."
His retort was as honest as his first two comments, "She has perky boobs too."
I couldn't disagree. We were driving right towards that bosom. Their full colorful glory was on the herizon.
Germination Success
I was in all my glory this morning when I saw my flowers starting to rise from the dirt. I look forward to watching the colorful morning glories grow on our front steps and up our mailbox post. I never thought I'd enjoy gardening but that's where I've been before sundown each night.
Any tips?
Day of Mothers
I am still lucky enough to spend the day before Mother's Day with my Mom. I brought her a flower centerpiece, a balloon and an offer to drive her to the local church thrift store.
Hours are every Saturday morning, rain or shine. The weather was overcast and the sky was ready to open up at any moment. The bargain basement is only a few miles away but there's a long desolate road in the middle called "the strip".
Halfway to the thrift, we see a man walking along the strip. I beep at him which scares my mother to death. I wave with a smile and my mother doesn't comprehend such behavior.
"You know him!?", she finally asks after getting back into her own skin.
"No. I guess I'm like Dad. It was a friendly impulse."
My mother says more than she does on most trips. She lets out a long, exasperated, disagreeing sigh.
I respond accordingly, "Maybe we should go back and ask if he needs a ride?"
My sweet mother about chokes, shifts in her seat and I can feel her evil eye as I smirk into the windshield. Even though she's 86, I still love to get her ire up. I am a good daughter but the instigator of the family.
I think I'm funny. My mother does not. At all. Although she was lucky enough to spend a day with me.


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An interview published in Ellipse, the monthly magazine of the PRBB.
Audrey de Nazelle arrived here three years ago from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where she had done a PhD in Environmental Science. This French mathematician, an ecological activist from a young age, has always understood the importance of politics in public health.
She is currently doing a postdoc in Mark Nieuwenhuijsen's group at CREAL, and together with him is leading the TAPAS project, which started in 2009 and which will run until 2012.
Who is participating in TAPAS and what is its aim?
We are the coordinators, but there are research groups from six European countries involved. We want to understand the health impact of policies on active transport, such as walking or cycling, and we are using quantitative models to measure this impact in six cities: Barcelona, Basel, Copenhagen, Paris, Prague, and Warsaw. To do this we use both the existing literature and local data.
What are these models for?
The idea is that one can choose a specific policy of active transport, for example the introduction of a network of bike lanes or a congestion charge such as there is in London, and predict the effects on health that come about because of this. We hope that the models will serve as a tool to assist policy makers with their decisions.
What kind of effects are we talking about?
Basically, an increase in active transport means an increase in the physical activity of the population. In addition, a reduction of motorised modes of transport means less gases emitted and therefore an improvement in air quality and climate change mitigation. But our studies do not ignore the possible adverse effects such as an increase in accidents or a greater inhalation of contaminants by those who walk or cycle.
What studies have you done so far?
We made a first theoretical model of the "Bicing" system and undertook experimental studies that allowed us to increase our knowledge. These included a survey of 800 people to understand their behaviour with respect to active transport. We supplemented the survey with a pilot study of 35 volunteers to obtain more objective measurements. For five days they carried around devices which gathered data about their location with a GPS, as well as their level of physical activity using a piece of built-in smartphone software.
What is this kind of information useful for?
We can, for example, analyse the types of routes that people use and what their choice of means of transport depends on. We can also compare their routes with pollution maps and analyse their exposure.
So smartphones are the future of exposure analysis?
I think so, yes. Both this technology and other developments, such as remote sensing, which are part of what is known as "ubiquitious sensing". As far as we know, we were the first people to use this smartphone technology in a real study with volunteers. But if we think that there are billions of people who use mobile phones, and that they could all become data collection volunteers, the potential is enormous. In addition to what we have already done we could add noise or pollution sensors, for example, with everything pinpointed to its exact location.


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Hypnobirthing Glasgow - Teachers' Directory
After graduating from University I worked for the NHS for nearly ten years. As a paediatric Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) one of my main roles was empowering parents to support their child with whatever communication difficulty they were facing. When working as an SLT no longer fitted in with my family life I was excited to train as a hypnobirthing teacher. This let me transfer these skills to the antenatal stage, working with parents to empower them to make the best choices for themselves and their new baby.
My name is Abi, I am a mum of two boys and live in the north side of Glasgow.
Im a qualified social worker, and am passionate about supporting and empowering others. I have been involved in the social care sector for over a decade.
My family and friends are the most important this to me, but I also love cooking, baking, music and sport.
I was originally recommended hypnobirthing by a friend who is a midwife. I was initially skeptical of it and imagined it being a very alternative "tree hugging" approach. However, I trusted by friend and her opinion and went on the course. After having two very positive births of my own, I know that hypnobirthing works, and can transform your birthing experience.
Im really excited and honored to be able to support other couples to be able to experience positive births.
I am 34 years of age, Married and a mother of three. As well as being a qualified Hypnobirthing Teacher, I am also a Registered Midwife. I currently live in Glasgow and can offer classes in and around this area.
AS a practising Clinical Hypnotherapist with many years experience, I have seen the many benefits of Hypnotherapy to help reduce stress, anxiety and help build confidence and an inner peacefulness. This is so very clearly demonstrated with my hypnobirthing parents .Hypnobirthing allows me to teach mums how to work with their bodies during this wonderful special time. I enjoy working with mums and dads to help them grow together during the pregnancy and birth in a calm and relaxed way.


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By Jason Lemon
for the AJC
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! With decorations popping up and cooler temperatures, the season is definitely upon us.
While you prepare for the holiday, with last minute shopping, finding the right tree and coordinating with family and friends, billions of others around the world will also be prepping for the season. Find out some interesting Christmas facts and how other nations around the world celebrate the season.
1. Lebanon
Home to 18 recognized religious groups, including several major Christian sects, Lebanon actually marks Christmas twice each year. Maronites, Protestants and Catholics celebrate the holiday on Dec. 25, as in the U.S. However, Lebanese Orthodox and much of the country's sizable Armenian population mark the day according to the Gregorian calendar, meaning the day is celebrated on Jan. 6. Both dates are official holidays in the country.
While the country also has a large Muslim population, the entire country lights up for the holiday. Beirut, the capital, annually features a prominent Christmas tree in the city center, next to a large mosque and cathedral, which stand side by side. Colorful lights illuminate neighborhoods throughout the country, and Christians and many Muslims mark the holiday by spending time with their families.
2. Venezuela
While it may be normal for Christians around the world to attend church on Christmas Day, residents of Caracas have decided to add a special twist. Each Christmas Eve, Venezuelans in the capital head to church ... on roller skates. Streets are shut down, just to make way for the mass of roller skaters making their way through the city.
Throughout the country, Venezuelans begin celebrating on Dec. 16, with special programs and church services happening each day until Christmas Day.
3. Philippines
Each year, on the Saturday before Christmas Eve, the city of San Fernando hosts The Giant Lantern Festival (Ligligan Parul Sampernandu). The festival has led to the city being dubbed the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines." Visitors from throughout the country and around the world come to take part in the festivities. As it's also a fierce competition, 11 barangays (villages) work tirelessly to build the most elaborate lanterns, attempting to outdo their neighbors.
The tradition comes from simple paper Japanese lanterns, no bigger than half a meter in diameter. Now, due to the competition, the lanterns can be made from a variety of materials and are up to six meters in size. Instead of candles, electric bulbs are used, sparkling in colorful designs.
4. Ghana
In Ghana, where more than 30 languages are spoken, each group has its own unique traditions associated with Christmas. However, overall, the population celebrates from Dec. 20 through the first week of January. What kid wouldn't love two weeks of Christmas?
Although there are celebrations during the entire Christmas season, the biggest parties take place on Christmas Eve. Church services, which people attend wearing their colorful traditional clothing, feature drumming and dancing, as well as nativity plays and singing in languages understood by most people.
5. Sweden
Ever since 1966, the Swedish city of Gävle has erected a massive 40-foot-tall Yule Goat in Castle Square to prepare for Christmas. But the goat doesn't always survive until the holiday.
The bizarre tradition has led to a related one, where city residents attempt to burn the goat. These efforts have been successful 29 times, with the most recent success being last year.
Will the goat survive the 2017 season? When it goes up on Dec. 1, there will be a live stream so you can keep tabs for yourself.


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August 21, 2016--Ute Mountain Utes are awarded a $9 million grant for water upgrades (Durango Herald)
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has been awarded a $9 million federal grant to upgrade its water and wastewater infrastructure in Towaoc and White Mesa. The grant, issued through rural development program of the U.S.
August 20, 2016--"Climate change is water change" — why the Colorado River system is headed for trouble (Washington Post)
There's good news and bad news for the drought-stricken Colorado River system, according to projections just released in a new federal report from the Bureau of Reclamation, manager of dams, powerplants and canals. The report predicts that Lake Mead — the river system's largest reservoir, supplying water to millions of people in Nevada, Arizona, C
August 19, 2016--Rio water pollution reflects global crisis (Guardian)
The heavily contaminated waters of Rio don't only put at risk the health of Olympians (Report, 3 August), they adversely affect the millions of people facing this faecal nightmare day in and day out. Despite Brazil being an upper-middle income country,
August 18, 2016--Sewage plant will require $62 million loan (Durango Herald)
The city plans to take out a $62 million loan this month to pay for a sewage-treatment plant remodel in Santa Rita Park. Work at the plant is expected to start in May, and it will require about two years, said consultant Bob Bolton, a vice president with Dewberry. Work on aeration basins will be accelerated to meet the February 2018 deadline to remove more nutrients such as nit


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We often taken things from granted until things are gone. I still remember on one school day that I wished mom would have made us food like fancy restaurants do and not just fried tempe/ tofu or stir fried vegetables. But this so called boring food back then has become many of childhood memories that… Continue reading Tempe Penyet


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Yes, girls and boys, James and the Giant Peach, the Theatre for Young Audiences production that opened at the Playhouse on January 15th, does indeed have a Giant Peach. In fact, it has several versions of the Giant Peach, each of which is painted to peachfection.
In the first part of the play, bad things happen to young James (an escaped rhinoceros can be as bad as Lord Voldemort), but then there is this Giant Peach, James goes inside, meets a lot of friendly insects, and then stuff happens.
A lot of stuff.
And it comes pretty fast and furious over the course of an hour's time onstage. At one point I was thinking they weren't going two minutes in this show without changing the scene or the characters or the situation. So small fry are not going to have their attention spans challenged by anything that happens onstage, and adults are going to be too busy being enchanted to notice what the kids are doing anyway.
Finish reading the review here.
This review was originally published online at duluthnewstribune.com on January 15, 2016, and was written by Lawrence Bernabo.
What: James and the Giant Peach
When: January 22-24, 2016
Times: Friday @ 7pm | Saturday @ 1pm and 4pm | Sunday @ 2pm
Where: The Duluth Playhouse main stage (506 W. Michigan St.)
Tickets: Purchase online, call 218.733.7555, or stop by during regular business hours (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)
Ticket Prices: Adults – $14 | Youth/Students – $12 | Groups (15+) – $10


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I admit it, I was late.
When I first arrived in Kenya 10 years ago, wide-eyed and clutching my grandfather's leather-bound diary under one arm, one of the first pieces of advice given by my cousins was to be prepared to wait. Waiting was a national pastime. Waiting for someone to turn up for a meeting, was a concept that was particularly important to understand, and for which one had to make serious allowances.
So, when I texted David Githiomi – my long time friend and fixer – from a snarled up highway on my way into Nairobi for our first meeting, I was fairly confident he would be suffering the same fate as me somewhere on the other side of town. I was relying on my 'Africa time' insurance policy, to which I had invested somewhat heavily, and thought applied equally to locals as well as visitors. When I did arrive about twenty minutes late, offering a breathless apology, I was suitably reprimanded – with a mischievous glint in his eye – by David, standing like a teacher waiting for his errant pupil on the steps of the National Archives building.
This didn't effect the rest of our day, but it did get me thinking about my attitude to time, and to this rather archaic and somewhat patronizing concept of 'Africa Time' – surely a now defunct relic from colonial days. It seems to be particularly irrelevant at this moment with the proliferation of mobile phones. Fifty percent of the entire population of the continent now have mobile phones; twelve percent of Kenya's GDP moves via M-Pesa – an innovative and simple mobile technology similar to Paypal – and (tragically) more people have access to mobile phones on the continent than fresh water.
Mobiles, of course, are also great for keeping time, which is why there is now no excuse for lateness. Then again, how anyone can get in to Nairobi by car with any degree of certainty about when they're going to arrive, is totally beyond me…


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Since last week's trip to the emergency room, I cannot speak or write a single sentence without mentioning snot. Snot, snot, snot. We are swimming in it. We are riding glorious crests of mucus. We are rolling about upon yellow tides of ick.
We may also be a little crazed by exhaustion and Nyquil.
Connor started feeling better almost immediately after his post-ER doctor's visit. Of course, this was the cue for my uninsured ass to come down with the crud. Never one to let silly things like germs get me down, I soldiered through until Michael had a full day off, then collapsed into bed with a nose full of
snot cement and a head full of Nyquil. Whee! Dizzy!
I slept for 17 hours. Seven. Teen. Seventeen hours of bizarre, hallucinatory dreams and sweet, sweet immobility. When I finally emerged from my cave, I was a completely new woman — I hadn't realized how the late-night emergency room trip, plus two nights of almost no sleep while I cared for a very sick kid, had taken their toll. I was completely wiped out, which is probably why I got sick in the first place.
After my sleep-a-thon, Connor and I both felt much better. I spent the whole of the next day restoring the house to order, even going so far as to dust the fan blades and scrub the toilet. (I know. It's crazy, the way I celebrate.) Connor raced gleefully around the house, undoing my recent living room-tidying no less than three times in his exuberant joy. He still had snot (snooooot!), but it was the clear, flowing kind rather than the yellow, nostril-sealing kind. We both appreciated his newly rediscovered breathing skills.
Of course, that was a day and a half ago. Now? Now I just wish he'd quit. Wiping. His nose. With his HANDS. He hasn't had a cold in almost a year, the last one being when he was a wee scrap of a 20-month-old, when he was still foolishly unconcerned with autonomy. I wiped his nose roughly every five minutes in those days, calling it good as long as there was no snot on his lips or cheeks. Now, though, he is a big boy, who will do it himself, ALL BY HIMSELF, which means that he smears the stuff all over his face.
We tried the bulb syringe once. I think I will leave you with that image, an image of me cavalierly aiming the pointy end of the syringe at my squirmy, fiercely independent toddler's left nostril as he tried to work out the frustration of five days' bedrest and liquid-diet low blood sugar. I just don't want to say what happened next.


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Ethnic Studies Timeline at UC Santa Cruz
1969-Students take over first graduation ceremony to protest the marginalization of and discrimination against students of color on this campus
1977- Coalition against institutional racism mobilized students to rally against the racist government of South Africa, the lack of ethnic studies courses, higher SAT requirements, and to support the Third World Teaching Resource Center
1977- Conference created by students of color for students of color to find out concerns of students of color on campus
1977- Proposal by groups of Third World students calls for the implantation of Third World and Native American Studies (TWANAS)
1978- Second conference is held for Third World students to discus proposal written by Provost Michael Cowan. The proposal creates call for a Third World Studies Institute.
1978- Administration creates committee on Third World Studies to take recommendations from students on TWANAS proposal
1978- A fourth proposal is written to be a synthesis of the previous two drafts and is presented to the chancellor for response and recommendation.
1979- "Reorganization": fourth proposal is lost in a shuffle of the administrations priorities. No commitment is made on the part of administration to Third World Studies.
1981- Third World and Native American Students (TWANAS) organizes a forum for all Third World groups and campus organizations, they vote to support Third World and Native American Studies.
1981- Ed Castillo, the only Native American Studies instructor at UCSC is dismissed without reason.
1981- 600 students march to the chancellor's office with a list of 5 demands to be answered within 5 working days. The administration responds by forming another committee rather than addressing Third World and Native American Studies.
1981- TWANAS and Native American studies support group combine as the Third World and Native American Studies Support Coalition. The coalition presents demands to secure permanent faculty positions, expecting this to generate more demands and changes in the UCSC curriculum.
1981- In response, TWANAS support coalition organizes a hunger strike where 24 students commit to fasting until all demands are met. Meanwhile the Chancellor flies to East Coast to attend to some business.
1981- What begins as a rally against Homophobia and Racism becomes an all night sit-in at the McHenry library. Students were concerned that the $44,000 of funding for 1990-91 designated to Ethnic Studies classes would be withheld by Chancellor Tanner. Tanner promised the students that he would work with the deans of Humanities and Social Sciences, "to see that Ethnic Studies stays on an even footing."
1996- Hahn Student Takeover: in response to the passage of Prop. 209, students occupy Hahn Student Services Building for 12 hours to secure access and services for historically underrepresented communities.
2001- Ethnic Student Organizing Council organizes a vigil in response to series of racist hate violence incidents and the administration and campus community's lack of support. Engaging Education (e2), student-initiated outreach and retention center, is conceived.
2003- During the spring elections an opinion poll is taken asking: Would you like to see departments and/or minors created in the following areas?
2006- The e2 fall class, frustrated with the lack of an Ethnic Studies department at UCSC after strong and long her/history for ethnic studies, creates a pamphlet on The Need for Ethnic Studies to remobilize students.
2007- A delegation of students attend the Ethnic Studies conference at San Francisco
2007- 5 SUA representatives and 5 representatives from each of the big 5 ethnic orgs attend the Ethnic Studies conference in New York. From this trip the Committee on Ethnic Studies is created.
May 3, 2007- An info session is held at Oakes College to inform people about the importance for an ethnic studies department.
May 7, 2007- Strategy session to continue the struggle for an Ethnic Studies department.
2009- Jim Crow and nativist graffiti ("San Diego Lynch") appears throughout campus. Administration and campus community fail to meaningfully respond.
2009- Community Studies and American Studies are suspended.
2010- Students, faculty, and staff reorganize for ethnic studies at UC Santa Cruz.
2011- Students Rally together at the Quarry Plaza on a national day to defend public education continuing with a retreat to the Ethnic Studies Resource center.


text: Take a look at this bulletin board that will help you figure out if you are left brain or right brain dominant! People who are right brain dominant are usually more creative, emotional, intuitive and inclined to like to work in groups. Left brain dominant people are usually more logical, precise, and inclined to work alone. Figure out what you are and use that new knowledge to your advantage!


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In our crisis simulations we prepare you for potential escalation of a crisis, enabling you to gain insights in preparing handling strategies and argumentation.
The phases of the crisis are staged for maximum effect and "real-life" practical experience.
Good negotiation skills are never more important than during a crisis. You need to be able to effectively negotiate with all your stakeholders – be they activists, trade unions, employees or victims.
Our intensive negotiation training according to the Harvard Concept can prepare you for effective negotiation in a crisis and beyond.
We can set up and moderate special Issues Workshops for the crisis managers in your organisation. These sensitise your teams to the potential issues may have for escalation but also to look at opportunities for thought leadership which proactively addressing an issue may bring.
No doubt the media can play a central role in determining the outcome of a crisis. Being prepared to face the TV cameras, reporters and stakeholders in a crisis situation requires practice. Our trainings can get you fit to handle the media and to answer critical questions authentically and convincingly.


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Expanding on the Music and Health Theme:
Brought to You by My Curated Information Blog, Create & Be Well
One of the major themes of my book in progress Shaping Lives, Transforming Communities: Creative Expression in the Dance of Life is the importance of music in promoting and sustaining health and a sense of well-being. This post from a newly discovered source of information, The Hippocratic Post in the UK, adds to the growing body of research on the role of arts in wellness.
"Singing carols at Christmas is a pleasure enjoyed by many, but singing of all kinds can be a health boon too – especially when it comes to lung disease. As well as improving morale and 'feel good factor' singing regularly as part of an organised group can have a range of positive effects brought about by better breath control and better posture According to a new report, The 'Singing for Lung Health' (SLH) Systematic Review and Consensus Statement, singing can help people with lung disease to control their breathing better. Written by a group including respiratory physicians, physiotherapists, nurses, health…"
Source: A Christmas carol for lung health – The Hippocratic Post
The Creative Apothecary Suggests Singing Every Day Is Very Good Medicine!