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5th Annual Penn Autism Network Conference - April 23, 2010
PAN's 5th Annual Conference, "Promoting Healthy & Successful Lives for Individuals with ASD", took place on Friday, April 23, 2010. Author of Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's, John Elder Robison gave the keynote address entitled "Illuminating Insights on Autism, From a Life with Asperger's". The conference, cosponsored by ASCEND Group, also offered 18 Individual Workshops and a Resource Fair.
Participants of this conference will be able to:
- Define effective intervention strategies to promote healthy and successful community integration for adolescents and adults with ASD.
- Develop skills to address the needs of adolescents and adults with ASD and their families in specific areas as addressed.
- Share best strategies and utilize new knowledge for creating dynamic environments and promoting positive relationships conducive to best outcomes for individuals with ASD.
- Establish new relationships with others who are working on behalf of individuals with ASD and their families.
8:15 - 9:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Resource Fair
9:00 - 9:15 am Welcome Remarks from: Anthony L. Rostain, MD, MA, Medical Dir., Adult Dev. Disorders Section, Dept. of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Nina Wall-Cote, Director of the Bureau of Autism Services in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
9:20 - 11 am Keynote with John Elder Robison
11:00 - 11:15 am Break/Resource Fair
11:15 -12:30 Breakout Session A
12:30 - 1:15 pm Lunch (box lunches are provided)
1:15 - 2:30 pm Breakout Session B
2:30 - 2:45 pm Break/Resource Fair
2:45 - 4:00 pm Breakout Session C
This conference offered a selection of 18 workshops.
A1. Affordable Housing Options for Adults with Autism Presenters: Roy Diamond, President, Autism Living & Working; Diana T. Myers, President, Diana T. Myers & Associates; David Gates, Esq., Policy Director & Senior Attorney, PA Health Law Project
A2. I Want a Career, Not a Job: Living, Learning, Earning Presenters: Joseph N. Gousie, Sr., Director of Non Traditional Services, Elwyn; Maleita Olson, LSW, Private Practice
A3. Partnering to Advance Quality of Life for Adults with ASD Presenter: Jean Ruttenberg, Exec. Dir., Center for Autism
A4. COMPASS: A Specialized Support Program for Undergrads with Asperger Syndrome Presenters from Fairleigh Dickinson University: Stefanie Ulrich, PhD, Dir., Ctr. for Psychological Svces.; Kathleen Davis, PhD, Assist. Professor, School of Psychology; Dorota Novitskie, Caroline Beischer, Matthew Smith, Melissa Conway (doctoral candidates)
A5. Rational Use of Medications for Adults with ASD: An UpdatePresenter: Anthony L. Rostain, MD, MA, Medical Dir., Adult Dev. Disorders Section, Dept. of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
A6. A Social Skills Seminar: Learning, Implementing, Experiencing Presenters: Carol Moog, PhD, Clinical Dir., Social Learning Disorders Program, Dept. of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine; Parin Patel, MS, Doctoral Student, Chestnut Hill College
B1. Autism in Adulthood; A model for Assessment and Support Planning Presenters from Keystone Autism Svces,: Edward Toyer, PhD, Dir. of Clinical Svces., and Anne Seals, MSW, LSW, Behavioral Health Specialist
B2. Succeeding in the Workforce: A Professional Development Model Presenters from SPIN Inc.: Judy Dotzman, MEd, Corp. Officer, Professional Development; Pat Wray, Dir., Community Integrated Employment
B3. The Next Generation: Supporting People to Lead their Own Lives Presenters: Marian Frattarola-Saulino and other panelists TBD
B4. A Woman's Experience: Gender Issues Impacting Women with Asperger Syndrome Presenter: Dena L. Gassner, MSW, Dir., Center for Understanding
B5. Let's Get Practical: Transition to What? Presenter: Holly Kofsky, Parent & Advocate; Beth Eagen, Parent & Advocate
B6. Demysticizing Benefits and Services for Adults with ASD Presenters from Hinkle Fingles & Prior, Attorneys at Law: Ira Fingles, Esq, & Hillary D. Freeman, Esq.
C1. Relationship and Sexuality Education for Adolescents with ASD Presenters: Nancy Nowell, MPA, MEd, Special Educator/Autism Consultant; Beverly Smith, Dir. of Special Ed., Garnet Valley School Dist.; Carol Lynch, Parent & Fiscal/Grants Mgr., PA Dept. of Public Welfare, Bureau of Autism Svces.
C2. How to Survive in the Nuerotypical World Presenter: Jason Zervoudakes, Self Advocate, GRASP Member
C3. Internet Use and ASD: Perils, Pitfalls, and Prevention Strategies Presenters: Annie Steinberg, MD, Clinical Assoc. Professor, Psychiatry/Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine; Mary Riggs Cohen, PhD, Clinical Assoc. Professor, Social Learning Disorders Program, Perelman School of Medicine, & Autism Spectrum Resource Consulting
C4. Supporting Families Through the Transition Years Presenters from Devereux's Center for Autism Research & Education Services (CARES): Todd Harris, PhD, Dir. of Autism Svces.; Brandee El Attar, MS, Transition Grant Mgr.; Cathleen Albertson, MA, BCBA, Clinical Coordinator
C5. Surviving and Thriving: Essential Ingredients for Social Success in College Presenters from Chestnut Hill College: Kate Altman, MS, Therapist/Doctoral Student & Katherine K. Dahlsgaard, PhD, Assist. Professor of Psychology; also, Timothy Wilson, College Student, Millersville Univ.
C6. Demysticizing Benefits and Services for Adults with ASD Presenters from Hinkle Fingles & Prior, Attorneys at Law: Ira Fingles, Esq., & Hillary D. Freeman, Esq. (Note: This is a repeat of Session B6.)


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Boehringer Ingelheim and nonprofit group Cancer Care launched a tool Thursday designed to make cancer care social.
The effort, called MyCancerCircle.net, creates free, private networks that let families and friends sign up to help caregivers with tasks like doing the shopping for patients, delivering meals or signing up to visit. Once the community leader sets up an activity that includes a description and the needed dates, they can send out an email blast. A calendar shows members what's been claimed and what's still needed. MyCancerCircle.net also links members to a list of Cancer Care's services, including events like a dial-in stress-management workshop.
The effort comes amid growing evidence that consumers are becoming more comfortable with using social media as a health resource. A survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that a third of adults have read about a loved one's health experiences via outlets like Facebook or Twitter.
Yet, "this is really the first of its kind for oncology patients. We were really looking for a service that we felt was needed in this community and among these patients," a spokesperson for Boehringer Ingelheim told MM&M.The website is supported by Lotsa Helping Hands, which has created similar communities for partners such as the Wounded Warrior Project, the Alzheimer's Association and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Lotsa Helping Hands' chief marketing officer, Brooks Kenny, told MM&M the average community size hits at least 50 members, but can be far larger. Kenny said that the National Family Caregiver Association, which is a Lotsa Helping Hand partner, alone brings close to 20,000 volunteers across its sub communities.
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One is understandably wary of a movie like The Intouchables after years of heart-tugging relationships between people of different socioeconomic backgrounds who learn important life lessons from each other. A young man from the projects shows up to interview for a job he's not qualified for, merely so he can apply for benefits. The job is to take care of a rich paraplegic, who turns out to like the kid's doesn't-give-a-crap style and hires him despite his lack of qualifications. I am guilty of this knee-jerk suspicion, although not without reason, but I'm always thrilled to be disproven. Thankfully, I was very wrong about The Intouchables.
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This dynamic changes forever when Philippe is seized with phantom pains one night. Driss has no problem asking what most of the people in Philippe's life wouldn't dare, like whether or not Philippe can have sex. He shares joints with Philippe, placing them gently between the other man's lips and instructing him on how to inhale correctly; they help him relax when the pain and panic seizes him at night. He takes the dust cloth off the fancy Porsche in the driveway and drives Philippe around in that rather than his wheelchair-friendly van; at first, it's because he's embarrassed to be seen in the van and because, hell, it's a Porsche. But it becomes a symbol of Driss' disregard for what's "proper" for Philippe; it might not be as safe as his van, but it's fun for them both.
Inspired by the documentary A La Vie, A La Mort, this French crowd-pleaser snagged five César award nominations, and Omar Sy won Best Actor over The Artist's Jean Dujardin. The writers and filmmakers Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache took some small liberties with the real life story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his friend and former caretaker, Abdel Sellou. Omar Sy is obviously not Moroccan as Abdel is, but the filmmakers had worked with him before; he'd grown up in the Parisian projects and they felt that "the background is less important than the personality type in this kind of story." Toledano and Nakache met with di Borgo and consulted with him via email, as well.
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Shapiro, who is director of pediatric otolaryngology and an associate professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, formats the close of each chapter with a nice re-cap based on the "big picture," what is normal, (don't worry) and when to become concerned and seek medical attention (worry).
A book that focuses on the respiratory system is a great resource for parents, especially in the first few weeks of life. As Shapiro explains, a clearer understanding of the anatomy of the air passages, where the windpipe is in relation to the esophagus, and how the entire, minuscule system must work together in order for a baby to thrive can help to make caring for a baby a little less daunting.
Shapiro weighs in on proper sleeping positions (back remains best to help prevent SIDS), the immune system and vaccines, (get them) and air quality issues within the home. She describes in detail the little noises that babies and young children can make while breathing or sleeping and explains just what those sounds can mean.
Take a Deep Breath is packed with respiratory specifics that until now have been glossed over in other more general books on child health. Information abounds on sore throats, but should a parent be concerned if a child has a hoarse voice? How do you tell apart a bad cold from a sinus infection? Would you recognize pertussis? Or, what do you do if you sense a foul odor coming from a toddler's nose?
Shapiro's work would make a great resource to any new parent's print library. It's always a plus when a highly-trained medical specialist provides essential information in a usable and very readable format.
If you have a new baby, this one isn't going to gather dust on the shelf. And if you're worried about dust, check out chapter seven…


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GREENVILLE, S.C. - King College's Mark Dockery won his second NCCAA Division I Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week award of the season, the national office announced.
Dockery, a senior forward from Nickelsville, Va., scored a career-high 40 points with 11 rebounds in King's 124-113 win over Life (Ga.) University last week. He became just the second player in program history to reach the 40-point mark in a game and he broke the school record for free throws with 21 made in 24 attempts which included a streak of 17 straight. The 17 straight was more than the previous school record for makes in a game of 16.
Away from the line Dockery was 7-for-15 overall and 5-for-10 behind the three-point line. He added three assists and a block.
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Innovative Cloud-Application Management Platform Used to Quickly and Securely Run Physics Simulations Making Tumor Treatments More Efficient
Innovative Cloud-Application Management Platform Used to Quickly and Securely Run Physics Simulations Making Tumor Treatments More Efficient
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 15, 2013) - CliQr Technologies, the leader in enabling businesses to move, manage and secure applications on any private, public or hybrid cloud, today announced RefleXion Medical, developer of the first biologically-guided radiation therapy system for treating solid tumors throughout the body, has deployed CliQr's CloudCenter platform to run physics simulations. RefleXion Medical utilizes CliQr's groundbreaking technology to increase R&D productivity and time to market, as well as reduce expensive capital equipment costs.
"Prior to CliQr Technologies, time consuming monte-carlo software simulations would take two to three weeks to complete in a traditional server computing environment, but with CliQr Technologies and the cloud, that same simulation now runs overnight," said Mr. Akshay Nanduri, co-founder and VP business development of RefleXion Medical. "We were able to on-board our application in less than a day with no modification. Once on-boarded, CliQr Technologies allowed us to simultaneously benchmark our software across many different clouds to determine where it would perform best. This fundamentally changes the game when it comes to being able to quickly iterate complex designs and get to market faster -- in our case, enabling RefleXion Medical to quickly complete a proof-of-principle and a retrospective patient study using cloud-based software simulations."
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It's june 15th and I'm wearing a t-shirt with sunglasses while all my homies and I shred. Woodward at Tahoe has opened their summer time shred training grounds for a day to the public who want to get one last day of riding in before we pack away the boards and start spending every day down by 'da beach boi. The lifts opened at 10AM to a rowdy crew of over 150 snowboarders and a few token skiers. The set up was dope with a really poppy 15ft jump, a 13ft pipe, and around 10 jibs. At the bottom of the hill by the lift was a DJ who was spinning tunes and attempting to humor the crowd with his comedy.
The first rider I saw was Tim Humphreys who was hiking the pipe and using his snowboard to cut hits into the perfect transition. Tim was boosting a large backside air on his first hit and following it up with a cutty frontside slash further down the pipe. The kid was getting it in. Next I noticed the up and coming riders of the Strange Brew crew. A group of young, well dressed, party animals that have tricks, on tricks, on tricks. Brady Lem is hands down one of the nicest snowboarders around and Tommy Gesme ended the trick battle by stomping a large switch backside 270 disaster on the DFD tube.
Other riders that were there included Technine team riders Nick Poohachoff and Andrew Brewer who were running hot laps with Nial Romanek of Flow, Sammy Spiteri and Erik Leon of Arbor, and Jeffrey Sponzo from Gilaffe. Paul Heran was on the scene with his video camera and captured all the madness for an edit which you can peep in this post. Everyone had smiles and was giving up high fives left and right. If you want to slide some frozen waves of your own this summer but can't make the trek up to Mt. Hood or down to South America check out Woodward At Tahoe to catch that shred fix you have been needing to satisfy so badly.


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Variable Name: MCHB Core Outcome #6: All CSHCN receive necessary services for transition to adulthood
Survey Items: C6Q07; C6Q0A_B; C6Q0A_C; C6Q0A; C6Q0A_D; C6Q0A_E; C6Q0A_F; C6Q08
Denominator: CSHCN age 12-17 years only
Numerator: CSHCN age 12-17 years whose doctors usually/always encourage increasing responsibility for self-care and (when needed) have discussed transitioning to adult health care, changing health care needs, and how to maintain insurance coverage; CSHCN age 12-17 years old who did not achieve this outcome
Revisions and Changes: These items are the same as in the 2005/06 NS-CSHCN. These measures may be compared across years.
Additional Notes: In order to meet outcome #6, 12-17 year old CSHCN must meet four components: 1) if a discussion about transitioning to adult care was needed it must have happened; 2) if a discussion about changing health care needs as child becomes an adult was needed it must have happened; 3) if a discussion about transitioning insurance to maintain eligibility was needed it must have happened; and 4) doctors usually or always encouraged responsibility for self-care, such as taking medication, understanding his/her diagnosis or following medical advice. If any of these conditions was not met, the child did not achieve outcome #6. All respondents with responses of don't know or refused to any item were set to missing.
Treatment of Unknown Values: Unknown values (responses coded as 'refused', 'don't know', or system missing) are not included in the denominator when calculating prevalence estimates and weighted population counts displayed in the data query results table. In nearly every case, the proportion of unknown values is less than 1% and the exclusion of these values does not change the prevalence estimates (%) and only marginally affects the weighted population counts (Weighted Est.). Exceptions are noted in the form of a Data Alert at the bottom of a results table.
History and Development: The Maternal and Child Health Bureau leads the development of the NS-CSHCN survey, indicators and performance measures, in collaboration with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and a national technical expert panel. The expert panel includes representatives from other federal agencies, state Title V leaders, family organizations, and child health researchers. Previously validated questions and scales are used when available. Respondents' cognitive understanding of the survey questions is assessed during the pretest phase and revisions made as required. All final data components are verified by NCHS and DRC/CAHMI staff prior to public release.
C.I. = 95% Confidence Interval.
Percentages and population estimates (Pop.Est.) are weighted to represent child population in US.
See an overview of Outcome #6 and its relationship to healthy development for CSHCN over the Life Course.
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Suggested citation format: National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. NS-CSHCN 2009/10. Data query from the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health website. Retrieved [mm/dd/yy] from www.childhealthdata.org.


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By Simon Johnson and Olof Swahnberg
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson is taking a $1.2 billion charge in a bid to write off its exposure to ST-Ericsson, adding to doubts over the future of the loss-making joint venture after partner STMicroelectronics said it was pulling out.
Ericsson, the world's biggest equipment maker for mobile telecom networks, said on Thursday it would take the 8 billion Swedish crown hit in its fiscal fourth quarter in a move set to plunge it into a net loss for the three month period.
The Swedish group said it would not buy STMicro's 50-percent stake in the mobile chip making venture, confirming its previous indications and leaving the future of the venture's 5,000 employees staff looking uncertain.
Analysts think ST-Ericsson's wireless modem business could be attractive to a competitor like Samsung and that Ericsson could retain its power management solutions business. But the rest of the venture's operations may just be shut down.
"Two thousand jobs are at risk whatever the scenario," said Jerome Ramel, analyst at Exane BNP Paribas. "If they just shut it down, it is even more."
Ericsson has been struggling recently with a slowdown in sales at its core network unit due to competition and a faltering global economy. In October it reported a 42 percent drop in third-quarter core earnings.
Profits have also been squeezed by its loss-making joint-ventures, mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson - which it has sold - and ST-Ericsson, which has not made a profit since it was formed in 2009 as key customer Nokia struggled to compete in smartphones with the likes of Apple and Samsung.
Successive cost-cutting plans, including an April announcement of 1,700 job cuts and the transfer of some product development to STMicro, have failed to staunch its losses.
STMicro said earlier this month it would quit the venture in 2013, handing responsibility for its future to Ericsson, which also wants to wash its hands of the unit so it can focus on reviving sales at its key networks unit.
Ericsson warned in October it might have to take a write down on ST-Ericsson, which has lost more than $1.5 billion excluding restructuring charges over the last three years.
"A writedown wasn't entirely unexpected given STMicro's plans," said one analyst who declined to be named, though he added that Ericsson's charge was larger than he had expected.
At 6.55 a.m. ET, Ericsson shares were down 2.9 percent at 6.00 a.m. ET, underperforming the DJ Stoxx 600 European technology index which was down 0.8 percent.
"Ericsson will continue to explore various strategic options for the future of ST-Ericsson assets," the Stockholm-based company said, while declining the comment on the details.
"To acquire the full majority of ST-Ericsson is, however, not an option."
The charge was mainly related to writing off loans to the joint venture, as well as funding for the business while its future is determined, Ericsson said.
Bengt Nordstrom, CEO of telecoms consultancy Northstream, said ST-Ericsson's future had looked bleak since Nokia chose U.S. software giant Microsoft as a partner.
"Since then, it has been on life support," he said.
The average estimate for Ericsson's fourth-quarter net profit is 3 billion crowns, according to Reuters Starmine. The firm last made a net loss in the third quarter of 2003.
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PHOENIX -- On Thursday, 3TV first introduced viewers to Carissa Galvez, who is in extreme pain.
On Friday, her mother, Daniella Galvez, informed 3TV that her daughter could soon get help.
"There is a neurosurgeon that has agreed to see Carissa and evaluate her at least on Monday," said Daniella.
Carissa was moved from Phoenix to a hospital in Tucson on Friday morning.
Her mother is hoping a neurosurgeon will remove her daughter's failed experimental shunt in her brain, which is used to drain fluid.
Carissa has a rare genetic mutation affecting her cerebral spinal fluid.
"I'm hoping and hoping that they will just remove it because something is definitely wrong with it. But they have not told me that as of yet. We are just here for an evaluation," said Galvez.
The concerned mother said her daughter's original doctor has retired.
Her daughter is now 20, and because of red tape she can't be seen back at the children's hospital where the shunt was placed five years ago.
Galvez said no other doctor's wanted to get near an experimental project. To find out why 3TV spoke with attorney Adam Trenk with the Rose Law Group.
"I don't know the specifics of this case. But hypothetically speaking, if this is an implant in the brain it sounds to me like a reasonable thing for a doctor who is unfamiliar with the procedure that was performed or the shunt that was placed, would be hesitant to go in operate on this woman's brain. They could cause more harm than good and thus of course opening themselves up to a malpractice claim," said Trenk.
Daniella is hoping a neurosurgeon in Tucson will take that chance.
"At this point I feel like I just want to get her better. I don't want to spend too much energy being angry. I just want to be able to get her better because she is suffering," said Daniella.
Daniella said she is taking time off work and does not get paid.
Her family has set up a fund for donations at http://fnd.us/c/8N2s2.


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The Falcons' season is rapidly going down the tubes, but there is one piece of positive news heading into Sunday's battle with the Seahawks.
Atlanta receiver Roddy White, who has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury, expects to play on Sunday. White told the team's website, "I'm pretty sure I'll be out there."
Like his team, White has had a very disappointing season. Even in the five games he has played, he's been at less than full speed, and he has a total of 14 catches for 129 yards and no touchdowns this year.
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Terry Alexander is an old friend of mine. He's both a gifted minister at Wayside Chapel Baptist Church in Florence and a State Representative for District 59. And while he has a touch of gray in his hair these days, he has not let the passage of years lessen his commitment to the people he serves.
As a preacher's son involved in politics, I have long admired Terry's commitment to church and country. These two currents came together last week when Terry invited me to the Clergy Day at the Dome and Faith Roundtable events sponsored by the S.C. Legislative Black Caucus.
The historic tradition of black ministers playing an active political role - far more visible and active than their white counterparts - was born out of the legacy of slavery. In a time when virtually all blacks lived under the thumb, or lash, of whites, black ministers had a degree of independence and autonomy. They were more independent of the white community and they answered to their flock - which in turn looked to them not just for spiritual guidance but also for information about what was happening in the larger world.
Though this larger responsibility of broad political leadership has diminished somewhat in recent years, the men and women of the clergy who gathered in Columbia last week still play a key and important role in the life of our state. They are truly an inspiring group.
Aside from their spiritual expertise, the range and diversity of their community concerns was enormous - their congregations expect them to keep them up to date on health care reform, voter ID issues, job opportunities in the public sector, upcoming judicial appointments, changes in maternal and child care programs, and on and on it goes.
These men and women are committed to helping people. They are not about abstract issues or ideological policies. And they deserve a state Legislature that is every bit as committed as they are to the practical work of making regular people's lives better.
On the long drive back to Charleston that day, I found myself thinking about what that kind of state Legislature would look like, and what it would do in the upcoming legislative session.
First, I believe, it would set aside politics and find a way to enact the new health care law, thereby extending insurance coverage to the more than 500,000 South Carolinians who don't have it today. Not only would that be the right to do, it wouldn't cost the taxpayers a penny, since our state's hospitals have now offered to pay one hundred percent of the cost of extending this coverage in the form of a provider tax.
Second, it would fight for the right of every child in South Carolina to get a first-rate education in a safe school. Yes, that would almost certainly involve standing up to some of the most powerful special interests under the dome, but that's the job these legislators asked for when they ran for office in the first place.
Third, it would finally reform our state's sales tax system, which currently is among the least efficient in the nation. Not only do we pay too much as citizens, we end up collecting too little as a state, because of the enormous number of loopholes in the current law. The legislature could clean up that mess this year, and they should.
Fourth, it would pass real ethics reform. The people of South Carolina deserve an honest, open government, and they haven't got one at the moment. That needs to change, and it needs to change this year.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it would stop trying to limit the civil and voting rights of people who tend to vote for candidates with Ds after their names. This is wrong, whether it takes the form of voter id laws, punitive and unenforceable immigration statutes, or so-called personhood amendments, and the people entrusted with leadership in our state should just cut it out.
Is that all a truly practical, people-first Legislature would do this session? No. But it would certainly be a good first step. And the good men and women I met the other day at the Clergy Under the Dome and the Faith Roundtable events would genuinely appreciate the effort.
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I think there is only one word to describe my junior year of high school: stress. Don't get me wrong, there are many highlights of junior year such as prom and getting your license, but other than that it's stressful. It's stressful in the sense that I have to get my grades to be as good as they can be, and I'm planning for college and my future.
Hopefully….(fingers crossed) I get into FIT! FIT is honestly my dream school….I mean, who wouldn't want to go here! I plan to apply to Fashion Merchandising major and then after two years, I plan to apply to the Cosmetics & Fragrance Marketing Program. Though FIT is my first choice, I have other colleges in mind to apply to as well.
In the future I would love to be a buyer for a clothing and cosmetics company. I can definitely see myself living in a big city such as NYC or Los Angelos. Where do you see yourself in a few years? Any good fashion colleges I should take a look at?
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Rigorous Gold, Silver and Bronze ratings help simplify office equipment purchasing decisions for organizations that value sustainability
Feb 12, 2013, 09:30 EST
MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Every business wants to be green, but it can be harder than it looks. When you're purchasing office equipment, for example, how do you determine which ones are the greenest?
To simplify and promote green purchasing, Ricoh Americas Corporation today detailed its participation in the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) program, the definitive global registry for greener electronics (www.epeat.net/). For the past three years, Ricoh has worked with EPEAT and other stakeholders to develop 59 definitive environmental criteria for Imaging Equipment. Today, the EPEAT registry expanded to include devices such as printers, copiers, multi-function products and other equipment.
EPEAT is a comprehensive green purchasing standard based upon environmental design attributes, such as, energy efficiency, recycled and recyclable materials, product longevity, packaging, and environmental programs a manufacturer has in place. EPEAT provides purchasers the capability to easily compare environmental performance and practices of various manufacturers in a standardized format.
"The EPEAT registry will help technology buyers make smart purchases that advance their company's sustainability initiatives, reducing their environmental footprint and resulting costs," said Jay Dizzine, Vice President, Technology Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "Without EPEAT, it can be time-consuming, difficult and confusing for purchasing professionals to wade through all the specifications that may factor into sustainability or comprehend a manufacturer's environmental program for the entire lifecycle of a product. We have Gold- and Silver-rated products today with many more to come, exemplifying our commitment to global leadership in environmental sustainability and the partnership with our customers."
For more than six years, EPEAT has helped companies, governments and consumers compare and purchase greener PCs and monitors, resulting in significant environmental benefits. Today's expansion into imaging equipment was heralded by congressional leaders, environmental groups, leading manufacturers and institutional purchasers.
"I applaud Ricoh for registering such a diverse range of products in EPEAT's new Imaging Equipment category," said Robert Frisbee, EPEAT CEO. "Ricoh's proactive decision to embrace the EPEAT standards shows their commitment to environmental excellence across their product lines."
EPEAT's impact
To be added to the EPEAT Bronze registry, an imaging device must meet at least 33 required environmental performance criteria. Products may achieve higher Silver and Gold ratings by meeting up to 26 additional optional criteria. The rating criteria were developed during a four-year stakeholder consensus process that involved hundreds of representatives from the environmental, research, governmental and manufacturing sectors.
According to EPEAT:
- EPEAT's original PC/Monitor rating system is used as an environmental requirement by eight national governments, including the United States, and thousands of purchasers worldwide. Purchase contracts that require EPEAT registration exceed $65 billion. More than 50 manufacturers have registered their "greener" PCs, monitors, copiers, printers and scanners in more than 40 countries. More than 533 million EPEAT-registered products have been purchased since the original registry debuted in July 2006.
- Since 2006, purchasers choosing EPEAT-registered electronics over products that don't meet the system's criteria have eliminated greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 11 million U.S. vehicles' annual impact, avoided more than 394,000 metric tons of hazardous waste and reduced solid waste by nearly 167,000 metric tons – equivalent to nearly 86,000 U.S. households' annual waste.
The EPEAT imaging standard is based on the specification Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1680.2 Standard for Environmental Assessment of Imaging Equipment.
For details on Ricoh's full line of products, services and solutions, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com/about/epeat/.
About EPEAT
EPEAT is the definitive global registry for greener electronics. The registry includes the most products from the broadest range of manufacturers and spans the widest array of countries. EPEAT combines strict, comprehensive criteria for design, production, energy use and recycling with ongoing independent verification of manufacturer claims. More than 533 million EPEAT-registered products have been sold worldwide since 2006, resulting in significant environmental benefits. EPEAT was developed through a stakeholder consensus process and is managed by the Green Electronics Council, a non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon. Learn more at EPEAT.net.
| About Ricoh |
Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in more than 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2012, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,903 billion yen (approx. 23 billion USD).
The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.
Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for their roles in deadly shootings of unarmed residents in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, with the judge lashing out at prosecutors for two hours on their handling of the case.
Police shot six people at the Danzinger Bridge on Sept. 4, 2005, killing two, less than a week after Katrina made landfall. To make the shootings appear justified, officers conspired to plant a gun, fabricate witnesses and falsify reports. The case became the centerpiece of the Justice Department's push to clean up the troubled New Orleans Police Department.
Kenneth Bowen, Robert Gisevius, Anthony Villavaso and Robert Faulcon were convicted of federal firearms charges that carried mandatory minimum prison sentences of at least 35 years. Retired Sgt. Arthur "Archie" Kaufman, who was assigned to investigate the shootings, was convicted of helping orchestrate the cover-up.
Faulcon, who was convicted on charges in both fatal shootings, faces the stiffest sentence of 65 years. Bowen and Gisevius each face 40 years, while Villavaso was sentenced to 38. Kaufman received the lightest sentence at six years.
Afterward, U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt accused prosecutors of cutting overly lenient plea deals with five other officers who cooperated with the civil rights investigation. The former officers pleaded guilty to helping cover up the shooting and are already serving prison terms ranging from three to eight years.
"These through-the-looking-glass plea deals that tied the hands of this court ... are an affront to the court and a disservice to the community," Engelhardt said.
The judge also questioned the credibility of the officers who pleaded guilty and testified against those who went to trial.
"Citing witnesses for perjury at this trial would be like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500," Engelhardt said.
In particular, the judge criticized prosecutors for seeking a 20-year prison sentence for Kaufman, yet Michael Lohman, who was the highest-ranking officer at the scene of the shooting, received four years under his deal for pleading guilty to participating in the cover-up.
Engelhardt also questioned about how a former detective, Jeffrey Lehrmann, received a lighter sentence of three years when his role in the conspiracy was similar to Kaufman's, who got six.
"These sentences are, in the court's opinion, blind," Engelhardt said.
One of Kaufman's attorneys, Steve London, said his client was pleased the judge sentenced him to a few years less than the guidelines, which had called for about eight to 10.
"This judge recognized that the government put liars on the stand to testify and convict other people," London said.
Engelhardt heard several hours of arguments and testimony earlier Wednesday from prosecutors, defense attorneys, relatives of shooting victims and the officers. Ronald Madison and 17-year-old James Brissette died in the shootings.
"This has been a long and painful six-and-a-half years," said Lance Madison, whose 40-year-old, mentally disabled brother, Ronald, was killed at the bridge. "The people of New Orleans and my family are ready for justice."
Madison individually addressed each defendant, including Faulcon, who shot his brother: "When I look at you, my pain becomes unbearable. You took the life of an angel and basically ripped my heart out."
Madison also said he was horrified by Kaufman's actions in the cover-up: "You tried to frame me, a man you knew was innocent, and send me to prison for the rest of my life."
Lance Madison was arrested on attempted murder charges after police falsely accused him of shooting at the officers on the bridge. He was jailed for three weeks before a judge freed him.
The Rev. Robert Faulcon Sr. told the judge his son "didn't go looking for trouble."
"He was on duty and he was called to do a job, and that's what he did to the best of his ability," the elder Faulcon said.
None of the officers addressed the court before they were sentenced.
A total of 20 current or former New Orleans police officers have been charged in a series of Justice Department probes, most of which center on actions during the aftermath of Katrina. Eleven of those officers were charged in the Danziger Bridge case, which stunned a city with a long history of police corruption.
Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005, leading to the collapse of levees and flooding an estimated 80 percent of the city. New Orleans was plunged into chaos as residents who hadn't evacuated were driven from their homes to whatever high places they could find.
Officers who worked in the city at the time but were not charged in the bridge case on Wednesday told Engelhardt of the lawlessness that followed the flood, and that they feared for their lives.
On the morning of Sept. 4, one group of residents was crossing the Danziger Bridge in the city's Gentilly area in search of food and supplies when police arrived.
The officers had received calls that shots were being fired. Gunfire reports were common after Katrina.
Faulcon was convicted of fatally shooting Madison, but the jury decided the killing didn't amount to murder. He, Gisevius, Bowen and Villavaso were convicted in Brissette's killing, but jurors didn't hold any of them individually responsible for causing his death.
All five officers were convicted of participating in a cover-up.
Wednesday's sentencing isn't the final chapter in the case. The convicted officers are expected to appeal, and Gerard Dugue, a retired sergeant, is scheduled to be retried in May on charges stemming from his alleged role in the cover-up.
Bowen, Gisevius and Villavaso have been fired. Faulcon quit the force shortly after the storm. Kaufman retired before last year's trial.


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Grace Smith Lilya, 90
Grace Smith Lilya, 90, of Groveland/Rose, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 at her home.
She was born July 9, 1923 in Riverside, the daughter of Don Cleveland Smith and Alice Velma Ogden.
On July 9, 1943 she married Claude Everett Lilya in the Logan LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on March 10, 2011.
She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served a mission in the Northwest States and took her one- year-old daughter with her. She served five missions with Claude. The first to St. George, Utah; Perth, Australia; England Church Farm; Sidney, Australia; and the fifth to help build the Nauvoo Temple.
She is survived by her children, LaRie (Clarence) Peck of Blackfoot; LeeAnn (Douglas) Korth of Herriman, UT; Claudon (Margaret) Lilya of Rose; Rod (Nancy) Lilya of Rose; Lorin (Kristine) Lilya of Rose and Lene` (Devon) Hartley of Herriman, UT; sister, Dawna Herndon of Nampa; many grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Claude; and daughter-in-law, Ann Lilya.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 at the Rose LDS Chapel, 403 North 150 West in Blackfoot.
The family will meet with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Avenue in Blackfoot.
Interment will be in the Groveland Cemetery.
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As a nation, we are stuck in a "disease du jour" mentality, which means we lose sight of the bigger picture: building a public health defense that is strong enough to cover us from all points of attack – whether the threats are from a bioterrorist or Mother Nature.
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Malaysia Airlines, the country's money-losing carrier, will cut thousands of jobs, trim routes and replace its CEO under plans to return the company to profitability within three years.
State investment fund Khazanah Nasional, which has a 69 percent stake in the airline, announced Friday it plans to pump $1.9 billion into the failing company and de-list it from the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange by the end of the year. Khazanah said it hopes to re-list Malaysia Airlines in three to five years and take full ownership.
In the meantime, the airline plans to cut 6,000 jobs, or 30 percent of its staff, to help lessen its monetary losses.
The job cuts were deeper than the industry had anticipated. Khazanah, the airline's majority owner, said it would invest in worker retraining, Reuters reported. It also promised to establish a panel to smooth tensions between unions and management.
Malaysia Airlines has long been losing money, but the carrier has seen an increasingly steady decline in passenger bookings since two recent disasters. Flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared in the Indian Ocean on March 8 with 230 people on board, and 298 people were killed July 18 when Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine.
"Recent tragic events and ongoing difficulties at MAS have created a perfect storm that is allowing this restructuring to take place," Khazanah's managing director, Azman Mokhtarm, told reporters in Kuala Lumpur.
Mokhtarm said a search had begun for a new chief executive to replace Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, who'll stay on until next July, Reuters reported.
Khazanah did not indicate how it would trim the carrier's flights.
The airline has struggled since the late 1990s after expanding its routes, and it hasn't recorded a profit since 2010.


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From Portugal to Palo Alto, opponents of high speed rail development are dancing gleefully on the graves of projects that have either collapsed entirely, or appear to be in significant danger of doing so. That some of the more lofty ambitions promised by politicians have foundered is, in this economic climate, absolutely no surprise at all. Supporters of high speed rail need to recognise this altered reality, which should place greater focus on a smaller number of 'priority projects' where a large rail market is already amply evident.
As my own journal reported this month, Poland's planned 'Y Line' to link Warsaw with Lodz, Wroclaw and Poznan has been put on ice, probably permanently, after it emerged that EU funding would not cover the likely out-turn cost. Like much of eastern Europe, Poland is heavily reliant on the EU for all its rail investment, as the country wrestles with meeting western concerns about 'external costs' and environmental benefits whilst recognising that, in the post-Communist era, the private car remains a symbol of individual freedom.
In short, Poland has 'the wrong kind of modal shift' – away from a cash-strapped state railway burdened with outdated infrastructure and rolling stock to cheaper road alternatives. What EU funding there is over the next few years (and surely the taps will be flowing more slowly in the near future) will be poured into salvaging the conventional network. Does this mean that the high speed project was a bad idea? Or that upgrading the existing main line network will be cheaper and easier? No it does not.
Already work is underway to modernise the route from the northern city of Gdansk to Warsaw, raising speeds by straightening the alignment and removing level crossings. It is a project that will last several years, and, alarmingly, it is by no means clear how large the potential market for rail might be at the end of it. A colleague travelled between the two cities in October, and described a journey that had doubled in duration from 3 h to 6 h. Needless to say, the train – which had no catering incidentally – was reported to be almost completely empty.
This tale clearly echoes the drawn-out saga of the West Coast Route Modernisation in the UK, during which business travellers between the northwest and London flocked to the airlines to avoid the mass disruption caused by engineering blockades, and the leisure market was crippled by weekend line closures lasting more than a decade. (And yes, that's as short a definition of the term 'incremental upgrade' as you'll find).
All the while, the low-cost coach operators hoover up passengers with cheap fares and competitive journey times. Stagecoach Group co-founder Brian Souter has set up his own bus operation in Poland branded Polski Bus, with fares starting at 1 zloty. In a much more price-sensitive market than those in western Europe, it is little surprise that rail is losing share, and that is a pretty disastrous position from which to launch a new-build high speed project.
So this must mean the whole idea is dead? Well, that's what the spin of the high speed doom-mongers would have us believe. But Poland can, and hopefully will, have 'high speed rail-lite' by the end of the decade, if not before. The railway running south from Warsaw to Katowice and Krakow was built in the 1970s; known as the CMK or Central Fast Line, it is straight and flat (or so I recollect from a snowy and atmospheric ride along it in January 2005) and was always designed for 250 km/h operation, but limitations in rolling stock and cab signalling equipment have always thwarted this objective. With a fleet of Alstom Pendolino trains on the way and contracts already awarded for installation of ETCS Level 1 train control, operator PKP Intercity hopes that speeds can be raised progressively from 160 km/h today to 230 km/h by 2014, and studies are ongoing to see whether the 224 km line could handle true high speed services of 300 km/h.
Only when Poland has a couple of core inter-city routes where it is significantly faster and more comfortable to take the train than other modes will a market for long-distance rail travel reassert itself – and crucial to this renaissance will be the business travel segment.
In these tough economic times, it is becoming increasingly clear that new-build high speed lines will be most applicable to corridors where there is a large (probably very large) existing rail market, and where demand is still growing – two immediately obvious examples being the West Coast and East Coast main lines in the UK (both served by the planned High Speed Two) and the Northeast Corridor in the US, although doubtless many more exist in Asia.
But Poland's CMK offers a novel shortcut to a more sustainable inter-city transport model, hopefully without scaring off the very customers rail needs through disruptive, cost-inefficient and long-running upgrades of existing lines.


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Robin Feldman
On Tuesday, Professor Robin Feldman released a new study describing additional findings from her survey of Venture Capitalists and portfolio companies regarding their recent experiences with patent assertions: "Patent Demands & Startup Companies: The View from the Venture Capital Community." These findings add greater evidence to what Professor Feldman has long been revealing: patent trolls are a significant burden on our patent litigation system. The survey and its findings have caused quite a stir in the tech community, and multiple news agencies have written about them. A partial list follows.
Morris Ratner
Professor Morris Ratner authored a "Viewpoint" column for the local San Francisco Recorder titled, "The Importance of Teaching Law Practice Management."
Writes Ratner: "Recent and disruptive changes in the legal market—including intensified competition among legal services providers, a shift in power to sophisticated clients, technological advances, and the emergence of new techniques for managing and delivering legal services—have made it all the more imperative that law schools prepare new graduates to be competent and adaptable entrepreneurs."
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TAC Lusikisiki has launched the first edition of "Izwi Labantu" (Voice of the People), its quarterly district newsletter.
The publication is edited by Tandeka Vinjwa, a Media Literacy Practitioner at TAC's Lusikisiki office.
This edition focuses primarily on rape and gender-based violence to coincide with the District's June GBV campaign, but it also features articles on cervical cancer, child-headed households as well as an update on TAC's new campaign in Canzibe.
An easy to read information guide on voluntary medical male circumcision and HIV prevention.
A guide to pregnancy and HIV
HIV and Nutrition provides easily accessible and highly practical information on what constitutes good nutrition, the importance of good nutrition for a person with HIV or AIDS, and how good nutrition can be achieved.
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A guide to grassroots advocacy and community mobilization for TAC branches.
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To keep the house as warm as possible, Deltoro said, she was boiling water on her gas stove. Mejias had taken some of the wood from the tree he helped chop down to build fires in his fireplace.
Deltoro said she doesn't know what she would have done without the help of her neighbors. She didn't have the option of taking her mother to the home of a family member with power, or even a shelter, because she couldn't get to her car until the tree was removed, and there were still loose electrical wires entangled in the gate behind which the car was parked.
Even if she had been able to use her car, she said, she couldn't afford to wait in a line for hours to get gas. Mejias said he, too, was worried about the gas situation: He had gas siphoned out of his car one night as he slept in his frigid home.
As if that weren't enough, Deltoro had the threat of another storm, and colder temperatures, to worry about. She couldn't even fathom how cold it might get. "That just can't happen," she said. "I don't know what we'll do."


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Boardman River Dams: Episode 1
The latest Property Rights Network video relates the horrors experienced by property owners on the Boardman River outside Traverse City. Three of four dams on the river have been slated for removal. While removal of the dams may seem like a good idea, elected officials and bureaucrats are using every tool in their arsenal to usurp the rights of individuals who own land on the dam impoundments.
Watch Episode 2 here.