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Cardiac Morbidity and Mortality After Breast Conservation Treatment in Early-stage Breast Cancer Patients With Pre-existing Cardiac Disease
Presenter: R. Gutt
Presenter's Affiliation: University of Maryland
Type of Session: Scientific
- Patients with left-sided breast cancer have been shown to have an increase in the subsequent development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI), but no increase in mortality versus patients with right-sided breast cancers up to 20 years following contemporary radiotherapy
- Few data exist that evaluate cardiac events in breast cancer patients with a prior history of cardiac disease managed with breast conservation
- This study sought to determine the risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality in this subset of breast cancer patients
- Early stage breast cancer patients with a pre-existing history of MI, congestive heart failure (CHF), or CAD and receiving radiotherapy as part of breast conservation treatment at the University of Pennsylvania between 1980 and 1994 were included in this retrospective analysis
- All patients were treated with megavoltage therapy (6 - 15MV) to tangential coplanar fields followed by a boost to the tumor bed
- Patients were stratified by laterality of disease (right- or left-sided), and data were collected on patient and tumor characteristics, treatment, baseline cardiac status, acute and late cardiac morbidity, and survival status
- End-points included development of CAD, CHF, MI, arrhythmias, and valvular disease; other end-points included overall survival, cardiac deaths, breast cancer deaths, and deaths due to other causes
- 41 patients were included in the analysis
- 42% (N=15) had left-sided disease
- 87% (N=13) of left-sided disease patients received radiotherapy with tangents only
- 13% (N=2) of left-sided disease patients received nodal radiotherapy (anterior supraclavicular field with or without a posterior axillary field)
- 20% (N=3) of left-sided disease patients received radiation to the internal mammary nodes
- 58% (N=26) had right-sided disease
- 58% (N=15) of right-sided disease patients received radiotherapy with tangents only
- 42% (N=11) of right-sided disease patients received nodal radiotherapy (anterior supraclavicular field with or without a posterior axillary field)
- 19% (N=5) of right-sided disease patients received radiation to the internal mammary nodes
- 42% (N=15) had left-sided disease
- The median follow-up was 11.3 years for left-sided patients and 7.9 years for right-sided patients
- The median radiation dose was 64 Gy (range 60 to 72.4)
- other than a significantly increased age of right-sided patients, the left- and right-sided groups were similar with respect to patient and tumor characteristics, treatment, pre-existing cardiac risk factors, and pre-existing cardiac status
- There was no difference between the 2 groups regarding development of new cardiac disease (CAD, CHF, MI, arrhythmias, valvular disease) following radiation (p=0.6)
- There was no difference between the 2 groups in 15-year overall survival (p=0.186)
- There was a trend toward a significantly higher proportion of cardiac deaths in the left-sided group (49% vs. 9%, p=0.08) including those secondary to MI, CHF, or CAD
- There was a higher proportion in the right-sided group of both breast cancer deaths (31% vs. 13%) and deaths due to other causes (27% vs. 7%)
Author's Conclusions
Though overall survival was not different between the 2 patient groups, radiation treatment was associated with a higher proportion of cardiac deaths in patients with left-sided breast cancers
Clinical/Scientific Implications
Though somewhat small, this study is one of the few that have evaluated long-term morbidity and mortality in breast cancer patients with a prior history of cardiac disease undergoing radiation treatment as part of breast conservation therapy. Cardiac deaths were found to be higher in the left-sided patients, although overall survival was similar between the 2 groups. The fact that the right-sided patients were significantly older than the left-sided patients may potentially obscure any potential detriment to overall survival in left-sided patients treated with radiotherapy. Additionally, the older age of the right-sided patients could reflect a selection bias, as older patients with left-sided disease may have been steered away from radiotherapy due to concerns over cardiac complications. As this study is retrospective, it is hypothesis-generating only, and prospective data would be helpful in reducing systematic biases and allowing for more definitive conclusions.


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text: Just in case anyone is wondering went to the Dallas, TX biggest Apple Store which is still just Willow Bend (at least until Knox opens up new one) and was hoping to find an 11" with the i7 but only the 128 SSD. They are only carrying the Ultimate 11" and you have to build the i7 with 128 SSD. I figured I would help people out if they were looking/hoping to find one. Willow Bend usually carries a lot of the custom configuration models too. Walked out with the 11" i5 128 and could not be happier. Probably would never notice the difference for what I am doing on this 11" screen anyways. Couldn't justify the 1199 to 1649 gap!


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Foods such as fruits and vegetables, whole grain products, lean meats and other proteins contribute to a healthy heart, according to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. In order for these foods to be healthy, they cannot be processed or cooked with sodium or trans fat.
Meats such as trimmed pork shoulder, chicken or turkey with the skin removed, and extra-lean ground beef are suitable for a heart-healthy diet, says the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Fish and shellfish are also sources of protein that help maintain heart health. Other sources of protein that are not harmful for the heart include beans, eggs and nuts. Whole grain products with wheat or other grains listed as the first ingredient also contribute to a healthy heart. Whole grain breads and pastas are healthy choices, as are barley and brown or wild rice.
Fruits and vegetable that are healthy for the heart include dark-green leafy vegetables such as spinach or kale. Other heart-healthy vegetables include broccoli and cabbage. Canned vegetables that are low in sodium, and frozen vegetables without butter or sauces, are also part of a heart-healthy diet. Fresh and unsweetened frozen fruit such as apples, bananas and peaches are also healthy choices, according to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.


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Holding Trevor
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EmptyThe tortured love lives of a group of twentysomething gay and straight Angelenos are at the center of "Holding Trevor," written by and starring Brent Gorski in the title role. Unfortunately, this low-budget indie lacks the comedic wit or the dramatic gravitas to make it compelling, and its assortment of self-absorbed and generally unlikable characters don't make for very pleasant company over the course of 90 minutes.
Trevor (Gorski), who has a typically dead-end job at an answering service, has long been in a tortured relationship with Darrell (Christopher Wyllie), whose heroin addiction has gotten steadily worse and who eventually lands in an emergency room after an overdose. It's there that Trevor first meets Ephram (Eli Kranski), a hunky resident with whom he soon begins a tentative romance even while struggling with his lingering feelings towards Darrell, who promises to get straight.
Other characters who figure prominently in the dreary proceedings are Trevor's best friends Jake (Jay Brannan), who sleeps around with abandon, and Andie (Melissa Searing, delivering the film's most involving performance), who is losing a battle with alcohol. Eventually, the specter of HIV rears its ugly head.
For people whose lives mainly revolve around sex, drugs and booze, the characters here are a seriously mopey lot, with Trevor reduced to letting loose his frustrations by screaming in the middle of a car wash. Director Rosser Goodman is unable to provide enough stylistic energy to compensate for the thin narrative and one-dimensional characters, with the result that one is quickly eager to let go of "Holding Trevor."


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French cyclist François Gissy reached a top speed of 263 kilometres per hour on a bicycle — after strapping a rocket to the frame.
We assume there's a reason that motorcycles have big, sturdy frames and thick tyres, and that that reason has something to do with high speeds. However, French cyclist François Gissy has pushed a mountain bicycle to speeds we never see on the roads.
At a disused runway in Munchhouse, Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, France, Gissy reached a top speed of 263 kilometres per hour — beating the 2002 rocket-powered bicycle world record of 242.6 kilometres per hour.
The rocket itself, made by Swiss company Exotic Thermo Engineering, was built to Gissy's specifications and runs on hydrogen peroxide.
As impressive as this is, he still didn't get the fastest cycling record of all time. That honour still goes to Dutch cyclist Fred Rompelberg who, at the age of 50 in 1995, reached a top speed of 268.8 kilometres per hour in slipstream.
However, when it comes to an epic thrill ride, we don't think there's much difference between the speeds at all. Check out Gissy's feat in the video below.


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Lead Agency Dispute: Broome Co Resource Recovery Agency v. Town of Kirkwood
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Commissioner's Determination of Lead Agency
under Article 8 of the
Environmental Conservation Law
PROJECT: Proposed Broome County Resource Recovery Project
This decision to designate, as lead agency, the Broome County Legislature, is made pursuant to 6 NYCRR §617.6(e). My determination is based on the fact that the County Legislature, due to its broad powers to oversee and approve the proposed facility, more appropriately meets the criteria for lead agency enumerated at 6NYCRR §617.6(d)(1).
The proposed action is the construction and operation of a solid waste management - resource recovery facility within Broome County. The facility will have a nominal charging rate of 500 tons/day and generate electrical energy to be sold to an existing utility.
On May 12, 1986, the Broome County Resource Recovery Agency (hereinafter referred to as "the BCRRA") mailed a notice to the other potentially involved agencies declaring its intention to act as lead agency for the proposed facility. The Town of Kirkwood, by a letter dated June 11, 1986, objected to the BCRRA acting as lead agency and expressed its desire to act as lead agency. After the expiration of the 30-day period for designating a lead agency, the Towns of Union and Conklin and the Village of Johnson City also objected to the BCRRA acting as lead agency.
In light of the inability of the involved agencies to agree on a lead agency, the Town of Kirkwood, in a letter dated June 12,1986, requested that, pursuant to 6NYCRR 9617.6(e), the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation resolve the dispute and designate a lead agency. In a letter dated June 18, 1986, the BCRRA joined in this request.
According to 6NYCRR §617.6(d)(1), in resolving lead agency disputes, I must consider the location of the anticipated impacts; the breadth of the applicable jurisdiction; and the capability of each agency for providing a thorough environmental assessment.
The proposed facility will be a key part of the County's response to the problem of solid waste management. The decisions made in the process of developing the resource recovery project will have the potential to impact each municipality in the County. I acknowledge that the municipality which is chosen as the location for the facility may experience site-specific impacts, such as those upon traffic, noise, air quality, aesthetics and changes in the nearby community character including land use values. It must also be recognized that impacts related to landfill use, waste stream changes, need for transfer stations, recycling and by-pass capacity will affect all communities and citizens in the county. Therefore, due to the county-wide nature of the existing solid waste problem and the fact that several potential sites exist, I find that the impacts must also be viewed in a broader context.
The next criterion to consider is the breadth of the agencies' jurisdiction in the process. Since the proposed action is the construction and operation of a resource recovery facility to address the solid waste management needs of Broome County, the agency chosen as lead agency should have broad jurisdictional authority. The Broome County Legislature, which has the statutory responsibility for approving the site and technology, the BCRRA which is responsible for planning, development, construction and financing the facility and the Region 7 office of the Department of Environmental Conservation, through its permit jurisdictions, clearly possess the broad authority necessary to act as lead agency. However, the Town of Kirkwood's authority may be limited. If the Town of Kirkwood is chosen as the site of the facility, it may possess certain jurisdiction over the siting of the facility. But, if the proposed site is located outside of the Town of Kirkwood, the Town would possess no greater jurisdiction than any other municipality within Broome County that will be utilizing the facility. In fulfilling obligations to consider alternatives, the Town would have no authority to act upon any potential sites outside its boundaries. In addition, it must be noted that the legislative grant of authority to the BCRRA specifically restricts its powers to require the vote of the County Legislature to approve site and technology selection (Public Auth. L. §2047-e).
The final criterion to consider is the agencies' capacity for providing a thorough environmental assessment. The Broome County Legislature has available all of the resources of the county government to assess potential environmental impacts from facility construction and operation.
Based on a careful consideration of all the facts presented, I find that due to the county-wide nature of the proposed project, the broad statutory authority to oversee and approve the facility, and the ability to draw on county-wide resources, that the Broome County Legislature is the agency best suited to act as lead agency for the preparation of a generic environmental impact statement (EIS) regarding the location of a site for a county solid waste management resource recovery facility. The generic EIS should address the appropriate geographic site for the facility, the preferred type of technology that will be employed and generic issues such as traffic, noise and aesthetics. Also, the generic EIS can properly discuss relevant site-specific issues to the degree that they can be addressed at this early stage of review, prior to the detailed engineering and permit related technical decision phase.
This decision does not in any manner limit or minimize the responsibility of the involved agencies to review the entire action. If, after completion of the generic EIS, there is a need to assess potential significant site-specific technical and permit-related impacts which may arise during the technical/engineering design of the facility, I direct the Region 7 office of the Department of Environmental Conservation to serve as lead agency for the preparation of a supplemental EIS to evaluate such significant technical and permit-related impacts.
Henry G. Williams Commissioner
Dated: July 19, 1986
Albany, New York
Distribution of Copies:
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J. Sweet, Legislative Clerk, Broome County Legislature
C. Young, County Executive, Broome County
L. Kelly, Chairman, Broome County Resource Recovery Agency
J. Griffin, Supervisor, Town of Kirkwood
R. Kafin, Attorney, Town of Kirkwood
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation:
- L. Marsh
J. Corr
L. Concra
M. Gerstman
W. Kirchbaum
J. Jensen
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The Cheerson CX-20 is an advanced flying machine with all of the necessary one would expect from a high-end quality model of surveillance drone quadcopter. It is completely GPS Guided, can fly auto-pilot, and has the function of returning back to "home" or its original starting location if the model gets too far away from you and the binding between the quad and the transmitter/controller is broken. So it is very smart, just like some much more expensive models.
This quadcopter has GPS, headless flight, one button return home, altitude hold, stable mode, manual mode, also comes with a great mount for GoPro or other Action cameras. It comes with a 2700mah 20C 3c battery. This is a precise Drone made for pilots who have flown some quads before. With a GoPro the video is amazing jello free, jitter free, you just get the slight movements when you move the Drone, a brushless gimbal and a manual tilt and pan mount can also be added on the bottom of the CX-20. On the transmitter is the Aux 0 and Aux 1 knobs to control your manual servos, it has extremely bright LEDS for easy night flying, 4 very strong brushless motors, nice full size remote and handles strong winds.
The Auto-Pathfinder has an integrated flight dynamics system which incorporates a 6-Axis gyro, the MX + GPS multi-rotor autopilot system, as well as the dedicated remote controller and receiver. The proven stability of the MX autopilot system allows you to easily achieve great flight performance and has durable design with the frame protecting the motors, propellers and other components. It is also fully repairable with all of the spare parts readily available.
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The CX-20 also has an integrated flight dynamics system, the MX + GPS multi-rotor autopilot system, as well as the dedicated remote controller and receiver. Flight parameters and functions have been setup before delivery, so you can fly your Auto-Pathfinder the moment you receive it. The proven stability of the MX autopilot system allows you to easily achieve great flight performance.
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These are high energy density batteries, weighing about half of a ni-cad or ni-mh battery of similar capacity as well as being smaller in size than the other battery types. They also have good safety performance due to the aluminium outer package and do not contain any polluting substances. Under normal conditions the lithium ion battery has a life of more than 500 charge/discharge cycles and is free from so-called memory effect, which is a loss of battery capacity over time. Another major benefit is the fast charge capacity of this battery, as can be seen in the specifications above.
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So we're doin' a night of food!
The Tipsy Rabbit is a writers' event, with performances and food. It's a fun night I put on with the wonderful Jen Shedden.
The next one is on Thursday 17th and we're talking food. On the Tipsy Rabbit couch will be:
The gorgeous Kate Gibbs: food writer and author of The Thrifty Kitchen and After Toast, Kate also writes weekly food columns for Sunday Life magazine and Cosmopolitan magazine online. She was recently named by Madison as one of Australia's Top 100 most inspiring women.
The fabulous Kumar Pereira: he's the author of Kumar's Family Cookbook, but you may know him from MasterChef. Make sure you're not late because Kumar has a special treat in store from 7pm.
Sydney's sauciest butchers, Feather and Bone: the F&B ethos is about knowing where your food comes from and using the whole animal. They'll be talking about the ethics of meat (because The Tipsy Rabbit is words and ideas) and they'll be giving a butchery demonstration. After all, this is not your average writers' event.
We'll also have musical performances by Camille Bernardino, and cake. Come along, eat, show me your faces, put questions to our three speakers and most importantly, have fun.
More info on The Tipsy Rabbit blog. Here's the facebook invite, let us know you're coming so we know how many baked treats to make.
Thursday 17 October at The Red Rattler, Marrickville, $10. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.


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Songwriter alters 'Idol' composition
EmptySimon, Paula, Randy and … Kara? Continuing to make good on its promise to shake up "American Idol" next season, Fox said Monday that songwriter/music producer Kara DioGuardi has joined the reality hit as a fourth judge.
"We are turning the heat up on 'Idol' this year and are thrilled to welcome Kara to the judges' table," creator and executive producer Simon Fuller said. "She is a smart, sassy lady and one of America's most successful songwriters. We know she will bring a new level of energy and excitement to the show."
On a conference call with reporters Monday, DioGuardi said she will look for "artistry, not just karaoke" when judging "Idol" contestants.
"What makes an artist is somebody who's unique; when their song comes on the radio I know exactly who it is," she said. "It's not about vocal acrobatics."
Fox and "Idol" producers have promised to shake up "Idol" for its upcoming eighth season after this year's slight ratings decrease. Longtime executive producer Nigel Lythgoe exited the show this month.
Fox has assured that any changes would not involve removing one of the three original judges, but adding a fourth judge allows Fox to potentially make cuts should DioGuardi prove popular.
Abdul was quoted Monday as being "concerned" about the hire. DioGuardi told reporters Abdul's comment was understandable: "She's just pondering what could or could not happen like anybody would."
"For the past seven seasons, Paula has had to endure the experience of being the only woman at the judges' table," Fox president of alternative Mike Darnell said. "With Kara by her side, Paula finally has some backup, and now there is going to be a lot more girl power on the show."
The Grammy-nominated DioGuardi has composed songs for Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Santana and Pink, and she's worked with such teen artists as the Jonas Brothers and Hillary Duff. With "Idol" viewers growing older every season, she could bring a younger perspective to the table.
Executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz noted that producers originally intended for the show to have four judges, a format adopted by the show's U.K. forebear "Pop Idol."
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Mike Safron (Drummer) still lives in St. Louis, Missouri and is the father of a 13 year old son. Mike is currently playing drums in a local R&B band.
Mike did lead a reformed band known as Pavlov's Dog 2000 for a period of time. According to Mike, he added the "2000" to the original name since he was the only original member. This band captured some of the early sound of the original group. They also released a CD of new songs on a local label in St. Louis, Missouri USA. For more information on Pavlov's Dog 2000, visit their homepage.
Mike's life is music. As a percussionist he began his career at age fifteen, playing rhythm and blues with Albert King. At age twenty he landed a drumming position with Chuck Berry's band which also featured Billy Peek (a one time guitarist for Rod Stewart) and Johnnie Johnson, Chuck Berry's original piano man. Mike moved on to become Bo Diddley's drummer and then turned down an offer to tour Europe with Chuck Berry (at the time of the London Sessions album and My-Ding-A-Ling) to form his original band, Pavlov's Dog.
The first album, "Pampered Menial" (ABC/CBS) still stands out as one of the great masterpieces in rock history selling double-platinum in Australia and Europe. In 1975, Safron's original Pavlov's Dog signed the largest recording contract for a new group. They toured the country and headlined over many other groups that have since become well established such as Journey, Heart, Nazareth, and Bob Seger.


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Last Friday, the main currency pair EUR/USD hit a one-month low of $1.0955 as investors are rushing to U.S assets, where bond yields are higher and the economic prospects look better.
This morning, the pair trades near the level of 1.0966 by losing 0.1%.
"At the moment, U.S. markets are attracting global funds. Globally there remain risks, such as European financial institutions or the Chinese yuan," said Koichi Yoshikawa, executive director of finance at Standard Chartered Bank in Tokyo.
As Reuters reports,"The strength of U.S. economic data in recent weeks has revived speculation that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates around the end of year.
Though the Fed is expected to keep policy unchanged at a two-day meeting starting on Tuesday, investors will be parsing its statement for clues on policy direction."
The resistance levels for the Euro are 1.0980 and 1.1023
The support levels for the EUR/USD are following 1.0950 and 1.0908
On Monday, 25th of July the Australian dollar trades on positive area. Currently, the AUD/USD pair trades near the level of 0.7477 by adding 0.3%.
"However, the pair lost over 1.5% last week as swaps traders boosted bets on easing by the Reserve Bank of Australia and tightening from the Federal Reserve", Bloomberg writes.
"There is a risk that the RBA will have to cut rates even further. That will further erode the Australian dollar's value, particularly if the Fed hikes rates at the same time", said Wayne Gordon executive director for commodities and foreign exchange of UBS Group.
As Bloomberg notes, "The Swiss bank predicts the Australian dollar will slump almost 10 % to 68 U.S. cents in 12 months. Analysts expect the currency to weaken to 71 cents by year-end, according to their median estimate, from 74.76 cents as of 10:23 a.m. in Sydney Monday.
The Aussie is set to slide as prices of iron ore, Australia's largest export, will likely retreat to below $50 by December, after gaining almost 30 % this year to about $56, said UBS's Gordon. Slowing fixed-asset investments in China signal a cooling housing market, damping demand for Australia's commodities, he said."
The resistance levels for the Australian dollar are 0.7485 and 0.7515
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Meet Alick. He looks like any other young boy from a sub-Saharan African village, doesn't he? You'd have to look really closely to see anything unusual about him. Alick was actually born with a cleft lip - a congenital deformity that appears as a gap above his mouth – and lived with it for the first nine years of his life. Kids at school would tease him relentlessly for looking funny, and often he would play truant because he couldn't face their jibes. Two months ago, his suffering came to an end when he received free corrective surgery at Mzuzu Central Hospital thanks to support from SmileTrain.
Now meet Vincent. He has lived with a unilateral complete cleft lip – a more serious form of cleft – for no fewer than 43 years. I recently visited him in his home village of Madede to learn his story, and then accompanied him as he travelled the bumpy, dusty road to Mzuzu to undergo the operation that will change his life.
Finally, meet Robson and his mother Maclina. Robson was born just four months ago with a unilateral incomplete cleft lip (just like Alick's). He seems like any happy, bouncy baby boy right now, but Maclina knows very well how difficult it would become for him when coming of age and struggling to make friends, and later in finding a woman to marry. Given her family's situation of poverty, she thought they were powerless to do anything. So she was overjoyed when she heard the news that there was an organisation that could ensure that Robson would get corrective surgery, and that would even pay the otherwise prohibitive cost for herself and her husband to travel with Robson to the hospital in faraway Mzuzu.
I'm not exaggerating when I say that this has been one of the most fulfilling assignments I have so far been given. In the space of just a few days, I was able to witness these people's lives and emotions in both the 'before' and 'after' stages. I was even invited to be present at and photograph the surgeries, which I found truly fascinating. The raw joy on the faces of Robson's parents when they reunited with him after the operation was so beautiful to see, and although it was a little painful for Vincent to smile, I could sense the excitement bubbling through as he spoke. There were "thank you, SmileTrain!" exclamations all round!
I'm sharing these three images with you as a teaser. You'll be able to see much more shortly when I publish this story in a forthcoming edition of my monthly newsletter. You can sign for this here.


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STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford writer Ken Koprowski's newest book of poems explores the mysteries, triumphs, magic, humor, pain, and loss that are part of being a son and father.
"Fathers, Collected Poems 1973 - 2015" from Ravenswood Publishing, is now available in ebook and paperback editions.
The pages of this volume engage all that is human in the reader. Many of these poems were written in Stamford, where Koprowski often writes when not teaching communications and consulting at UConn -Stamford, NYU and Manhattanville College.
"Being a Dad is perhaps the most rewarding aspect of living, and at times, one of the most frustrating," Koprowski says. "Fatherhood is the inspiration for much of this book."
The collection includes many recent works that experiment with action, drama and form, including Croix de Guerre, which is set on the bloody Argonne battlefield in World War I, as the poet's grandfather struggles for life after being strafed by a German machine gunner and left for dead.
In the poem, the soldier -- a field-promoted Corporal in Pershings' war-ravaged 16th Infantry, 1st Division -- passes in and out of consciousness unable to call for help without attracting lethal enemy fire. The poet imagines the voices his grandfather hears are those of his future family and, thankfully, two voices speaking Polish -- the Red Cross medics who save his life and make his future family possible.
Other poems explore the connections that bind generations, the impact and anger caused by wars, the role of natural symbolism in family ties, and the lyricism of the world around us.
For example, in "sitting here," casual sounds -- leaves falling against a flue -- provoke images of the verging season:
"I know it is autumn not by the coolness in the house at night but by the individual sounds of leaves dried and crackling imitating the sounds of split trees which will soon burn in that place"
Often the commonplace becomes the inspiration for a poem. In "old wood, those memories:" wood-working and restoring antiques become elements for deeply felt portrait, adding their imagery to an understanding of a father's influence on a son:
"I know the wood you taught me to shape: old cherry, maple and pine; carefully sorted and stacked, hoarded for future use. And delicately curved and joined chairs arched, dovetailed cabinets and bureaus you rebuilt, finished, arranged around the walls of your house. And the pleasure you took, and I found in those pieces, old wood, plain designs work done generations in the past."
"This book began more than 40 years ago -- early works share these pages with many recent poems," Koprowski says. "I paused my poetry when fatherhood intervened and my plans for teaching morphed into a career in public relations and parenting. Conscious choice or not, there were no trade-offs, as the book shares with the reader."
The collection, with its striking cover designed by the poet's daughter is available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.
Koprowski is a poet, writer, communications consultant, and educator.
He earned his B.A. in English literature at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an M.A. in creative writing with a specialization in poetry, as well as completing his doctoral coursework at Syracuse University before pursuing a career in public relations.
He is completing a second book of poetry, "Postcards to the Living;" a collection of short stories, "Draft Dodgers;" and two non-fiction books.
He has extensive advertising, marketing and communication management experience.
He currently teaches writing and a range of public relations subjects in the Master's programs at New York University and Manhattanville College, and business communications courses he designed in the School of Business at UConn Stamford.
He grew up in Chicago and central and northern Wisconsin. For the past 40 years, he's lived and worked in New York, southwestern Connecticut and southern Vermont. He and his wife of 38 years raised three sons and a daughter, and they now have nine grandchildren.
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I Own That Word!
A recent article in The Baltimore Sun outlined the controversy surrounding the owner of Café Hon's decision to trademark the word "hon." Some locals were so upset that they staged a protest outside of Denise Whiting's 36th Street diner in Baltimore's Hampden enclave.
Complaints ranged from concerns about laying claim to a piece of local culture and nostalgia to concerns over whether one has a right to trademark a phrase commonly used in the local vernacular. Ms. Whiting countered the arguments by explaining that she's trying to protect the brand that she's built over the past 19 years.
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a trademark "includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. In short, a trademark is a brand name."
As a lifelong Frederick County resident with an entrepreneurial spirit, I started thinking about words and phrases that are unique to our area and whether these terms should be trademarked.
The first word that came to mind was, of course, "Fredneck." There have been on-going debates for years as to whether this is a term of endearment or a take on the less flattering, but profitable for Jeff Foxworthy, term "redneck."
A quick search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's online database revealed that Douglas S. Seligson, of New Market, has already beaten me to the punch in trademarking "FRNX Fredneck, MD." Oh, the horror that he lives in New Market and not Frederick proper!
You may have seen Mr. Seligson's creation of the "FRNX" bumper stickers on a pick-up truck or two around the county. He's trademarked not only the term, but also the bumper sticker design. Thankfully, no claim is made to the exclusive right to use "MD" apart from the mark as shown. We can all breathe a sigh of relief that we can still refer to our state with its two letter abbreviation without paying a royalty.
I don't recall a big uprising or protests when Mr. Seligson's trademark was registered in 2006, but maybe we're all just a little more laid back than our neighbors to the east.
Additional searches of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's online database revealed that there are many local terms still up for grabs. Here's a list in case you're looking for a new business venture in the New Year:
Golden Mile: Golden Miles was registered by Malaysian Airline Systems Corporation in 1998, but their claim to the plural term was cancelled in 1995. To date, no one has laid claim to the beloved term we use for U.S. Rt. 40, west of U.S. 15.
Clustered Spires: No records, current or expired, were found on the term that we use to refer to the Frederick skyline's collection of church steeples.
Keyote: The famed mascot of the Frederick Keys baseball team does not have his name trademarked. The name of the team, however, does have a current trademark which includes the team logo. Perhaps I'll purchase the Keyote trademark and then sell it back to the team for a discount on my city tax bill or naming rights to Harry Grove Stadium. Amanda Haddaway Field at Harry Grove Stadium has a nice ring to it.
Friends of Frederick County: Perhaps I'll take a page out of the Adam Avery playbook and trademark this name for usage other than land conservation and environmental causes.
Barbara Fritchie: The name was originally registered in 1925 for the chocolatier, but has since expired.
Francis Scott Key: Both Francis Scott Key Bank and Francis Scott Key Foundation, Inc., were registered, but have since expired. The name by itself didn't yield any search results in the database.
Weinberg Center for the Arts: It appears that a trademark has never been filed for our local theatre. I wouldn't mind having a cut of the ticket sales.
While I have my tongue firmly planted in my cheek with my local trademark suggestions, the entire trademark debate is an interesting one. There is so much to consider when owning and operating a business that one has to wonder if a trademark on the business name is really necessary.
In the case of Café Hon, the owner deemed it in her best interest to take these additional steps to protect her brand. It will be interesting to see how long the protests continue and if this inadvertently hurts her business.


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Thoughts on My Uncle's Imminent Death
Memories claw at the corners of my mind,
Leaking out from the corners of my eyes.
You're dying.
How can this be?
The snapshots I keep of you in the recesses of my brain-
They do not age. How did you?
What is this absurdity?
You are laughing in my head
With your ridiculous sunvisor that comes
Pre-loaded with a quantity of hair that your
Bald pate hasn't seen in all of the years that I've known you.
You are laughing
Or on the verge of laughing, with a beer in hand,
As we, your relatives and party guests, fill your house again
And then, if the weather is fair, pour forth into your backyard.
You are under a car,
Or a truck, working your mechanic magic
On whatever ails your client.
You are at the beach, and your
Only son is about to be married.
And now…
You are dying.
Oh…you were dying before now in
An intellectual sense. As in,
"We're all going to die some day." or
"Life's hard sometimes, but it beats the alternative." or
"Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. Remember,
O Man, that you have been appointed unto death."
But now…
Now, your family hastens to gather around you,
Hastens to your side to be there for the final hours,
For when the life support that has borne you up
Bears you no longer
And the agony that comes from knowing
May well be your last.
Hanging onto those breaths
As though they form a rope, holding you here
Holding you close, staving off that
Inevitable, accursed flat line.
And now…I am numb. I have wept, but I have no idea what's happening in that hospital room or in the hearts and minds of my family. I don't want to intrude and so I wait to hear from my parents or siblings. My brother called earlier today and he was the one who told me that everyone was gathering for the removal of life support. This was all the more unexpected as the last news I'd heard had him doing decently well on the ventilator after his open heart surgery on Monday. I want to pray, but I don't know what to pray. Thankfully,
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God's people in accordance with the will of God. (Romans 8:26-27, NIV)
My request for you, my dear readers, is to cover my aunt and cousins, my mom, dad, and my mom's remaining siblings and their families, in prayer. Ask God to comfort them and to draw them all close to him.
Thank you,
One response to "Thoughts on My Uncle's Imminent Death"
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Monday's Message: Wishin' and Hopin'
Our family is fresh off of a vacation.
And let me tell you NOTHING makes you
google boarding schools appreciate your family's differences like a good old fashioned family vacation.
All of our kids are so so different.
Differences that I appreciate and love for different reasons.
Differences that are God ordained and make our family what it is.
We have a realist, a free spirit, a go-getter, and a lover.
Same womb. Many different outlooks on life.
The same is true when I look at the people around me.
I look at people I work with and think, "I wish I were as creative as her."
"I wish I had the enthusiasm that she does"
"I wish I was as professional looking as her."
As I was wallowing in my pity party snacking on comparison with a side of discontentment and regret, the Lord reminded me quickly; "Jill, I already have one of her. I don't need another one. I created you just like I want you."
The same in church life.
"I wish I could sing like Yvette."
"I wish I could preach like Anna."
"I wish I was as media creative as Jim."
"I wish I could decorate and present food like Linda."
So many wishes.
Again, the Lord assured me…"Sis, that's why I have a Jim, Linda, Yvette and Anna…and as you can see, I already have one. Let's move on."
So regardless of what facet of your life you may be looking at, God placed you right there just like you are.
And He loves it.
Let's look at the Parable of the Potter in Jeremiah 18.
Jeremiah received a word from the Lord to go at once to the potter's house. When Jeremiah arrived there, the potter was working with a piece of clay. It became obvious that the jar the potter set out to make was not going to work out. So, he made it into something else.
It wasn't thrown out.
It was made into something new.
Something different.
So it could serve a different purpose.
The potter already had a tall thin jar, one possibly to serve wine in.
So he improvised and made a short round jar for oil to be served out of.
Those jars didn't sit next to each other on the shelf and judge one another for being different than the other.
You guys, there is no favoritism with God.
He doesn't favor my pastor more than He favors my son.
He sent His son for them both.
Heavenly Father,
In your sight we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Your Word also says that we are born for such a time as this to be used just as You have created us. Let us continue to see ourselves, with our strengths and weaknesses, as you see us. Lord you promise us that the good work You have started in us; You will finish. As I start to fall down the hole of comparing myself to others and their gifts, Lord, allow Holy Spirit to whisper those things for which You have created me for. And not only see them, but BE them. All for Your glory.
In Jesus name.


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Due Dates
|Summer 2017
|Fall 2017
|Spring 2018
|Summer 2018
|SR Course Numbering
|RU Required
|Lab Fee
|SR Approval Form Due
|Mentor Confirmation Due*
|Begin SR
|SR Proposal Due
|Submission of SR Progress Report
|Submission of SR Final Report
*Confirmatory email from Mentor should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com for approval. Late submissions will be penalized.
Instructor Information
Dr. Lili Yamasaki
Director, MA in Biotechnology Program
Office Address: 744C Mudd Building
Telephone Number: 212-854-4042
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Open only to MA Biotechnology students.
Laboratory research gives students a chance to participate in an actual research laboratory experience. In addition to specific research techniques, students will learn practical skills in planning, critical thinking, and troubleshooting, thus connecting knowledge learned in the classroom with the research field. Students will benefit from working as part of a team, alongside experts in the field. Through their mentors and colleagues, students may also establish professional networks for their career development.
Course Content
Students enrolled in the M.A. Program in Biotechnology have the opportunity to receive academic credit while conducting research related to biotechnology under the sponsorship of a faculty mentor within the University or outside the University within the New York City Metropolitan Area unless otherwise approved by the Program. Credits received from this course may be used to fulfill the laboratory requirement for the degree.
Students may work on a significant research problem related to their professional needs. The student and the mentor determine the nature and extent of this independent study. In some laboratories, the student may be assigned to work with a postdoctoral fellow, graduate student or a senior member of the laboratory, who is in turn supervised by the mentor. The mentor is responsible for mentoring and evaluating the student's progress and performance.
L. Yamasaki coordinates this course. The coordinator is responsible for determining the appropriateness of the project in meeting degree requirements. The coordinator also serves as a liaison between the Department of Biological Sciences and the mentor. The coordinator assigns a grade at the end of the semester, strongly dependent on the grade recommendation from the mentor.
Required Readings:
Should I take this course? Read the Student Handbook, especially the "Lab requirements" section, carefully.
Course Content:
This course is open only to students in the MA program in Biotechnology.
First, secure a lab in which to do your research. The mentor should be the person with whom you work directly. The mentor must be available for discussion with the coordinator and have direct knowledge about the student's progress. Within the University, the mentor should be a faculty member or the PI of the lab. Do not ask the company president or the head of human resource to be your mentor unless the president/head is the person you work with directly. You should tell the prospective mentor about the course requirements. Do not simply send him or her this web page and expect him or her to read it. Tell your mentor what is expected of the student and the mentor. Encourage him or her to contact L. Yamasaki (ly63) to clarify any concerns or issues. Once you secured a position, ask your mentor to send me a brief e-mail agreeing to provide supervision and an evaluation for the student.
Second, fill out the SR Registration Approval Form. Once the e-mail from the mentor is recieved and the project approved, you can register online via SSOL.
Registration without proper approval will result in undesirable academic and financial consequences. (i.e. If you register without filling out and getting a signature on the SR Registration Approval Form, the course registration will not occur properly and your evaluation and grade will be affected.
Note: Summer terms are run via the School of Continuing Education. Check their web site for registration dates. Usually pre-registration is in early April; regular registration is in mid May.
SR Registration Approval Form
SR Proposal
Class Plan:
First, discuss your project with your mentor/supervisor.
Write a one page proposal and submit it via courseworks and to your mentor and supervisor. In the proposal, state the goals you wish to accomplish and how you intend to accomplish the goals. List the types of experiments to be done. Discuss anticipated outcomes. Remember this is a proposal for what you intend to accomplish this semester, not what your mentor plans to accomplish in the next 5 years.
Thesis proposal should be submitted to Courseworks by the deadline indicated above.
A word about confidential information:
Students may be required by the host institution to sign confidential agreements. Such an agreement is between the student and the host institution, not between the course coordinator/the University and the host institution. Therefore, students should not send anything confidential to the course coordinator. Students are advised to have the institution's legal department check all reports before submitting to the coordinator. Caution: This can take a very long time.
SR Research Report
Class Plan:
Lab work: You must spend a minimum of 56 hours at the bench for each point registered. This time commitment may include time spent reading research articles or writing the research paper. However, the mentor and supervisor should not have a major influence on how much time you should be in the library and how much time in the lab. It is quite common that students are expected to read and write on their own time.
Lab safety: If the research project involves radioactive materials or animals, the student is required to complete specific training by the University.
You may be assigned to work with a postdoc or another lab member. In this case, both the PI and your immediate supervisor should be aware of what you are doing.
SR Progress Report
Class Plan:
Think of this as a mid-term evaluation from yourself. Have you learned anything new? Have you done anything worthwhile? Have you accomplished as much as you had hoped? Is there a change of plan?
Assignments :
Write a 2-3 page progress report and submit it via Courseworks and to the mentor/supervisor at the indicated date (see deadlines). The report should include the work performed up to that point, results (or the lack of), and deviation from the proposal, if any.
If you split a SR project into two terms, write a four page second progress report at the end of the first term. In this report, you should also include what you plan to do during the second term. Another midterm progress report is required for the second term.
SR Final Report and Completion of SR
Class Plan:
Caution: Lab projects are never about counting hours. If your mentor felt that you have not accomplished much, even if you have put in the required number of hours, you may be still expected to do more.
If you did not complete the project and would like more time to work on the experiments or the paper, contact L. Yamsaki before the semester ends. The completion of the course does not depend on the completion of the entire project listed in the proposal.
Write a final report describing what you have accomplished this semester, with goals, introduction (brief background and significance), methods used, results achieved, discussion of expected vs. observed outcomes and future steps and references. The paper shall be 10 double-spaced pages, excluding figures, tables and references. If you work with a postdoc or other non-faculty member of the lab, be sure to acknowledge any efforts of key staff in your training laboratory.
Submit only electronic copies of the final report to your SR advisor directly and to the Program via Courseworks by the deadline. Late reports will be penalized.
If you split a single SR project into two terms, then a shorter 4 page report is due at the end of the first term and the full 10-page final report is required at the end of the second term.
L. Yamasaki will contact the SR advisor for an evaluation of your work. Please note that only faculty advisors can officially evaluate your work. They may choose to consult your daily SR supervisor for any input on your training.
SR Grading Guidelines
Final grade
Class Plan:
The final grade depends on the evaluation from the mentor, timely submission of all papers, and the quality of the papers according to the standard of the Biotechnology program. In general, the grade starts at the mentor's evaluation. For each late paper, the grade is lowered one stop. (e.g. A becomes A-). For each poor quality paper, the grade is lowered one to three stops, depending on how bad the paper is. For each missing paper, the grade is lowered three stops (e.g. A becomes B).
If you have completed the work and sent in all the papers, but the mentor is slow in sending his/her evaluation, the grade is CP (credit pending). A letter grade will be entered once the mentor's evaluation is received.
If you split a SR project into two terms, a grade of YC (year credits) is given for the first term. At the end of the second term, a final letter grade will be entered for both terms.


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- 1 lady owner and c.8,500 miles from new - Sytner Nottingham main agent service history, 5-speed manual - Grey cloth / leather trim, 1.6-litre engine, MOT'd till May 2016 Further Info: Purchased new from Sytner Nottingham Mini on 28/05/2004 by local lady Mrs Atkinson, this mini mileage Mini has been carefully kept for 11 years, being MOT'd and serviced by the supplying main agents. Ordered new with Pure Silver paintwork and complimenting Grey half-leather / half-cloth interior all of which are described as being in 'excellent' condition, while the 1600cc 116bhp engine and five-speed manual gearbox are described as being in 'very good' order along with the electrical equipment which includes the windows, twin sunroof and CD player. Complete with the Mini supplied folder of books and manuals which include the stamped service booklet, V5C stating no previous owners and an MOT valid until May 2016.
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Lessons on the Ruth Starr Rose Exhibition
Grades 3-5
Students will analyze several different versions of Madonna and Child in order to practice constructing generalizations.
Six-word Memoirs
students will create Six-Word Memoirs based on Ruth Starr Rose's works of art. This way of writing short memoirs was inspired by the legendary writer, Ernest Hemingway, who was once challenged to write a novel in just six words.
Ruth Starr Rose's Perspective as Told through Her Art
Students will make inferences about several works of art created by Ruth Starr Rose by analyzing the images.
Grade 8
Using Art to Teach Historical Inquiry
Students will use art to practice historical thinking.
Ruth Starr Rose: An American Story
Students will analyze, interpret, and discuss powerful images of Negro spirituals created by Ruth Starr Rose in order to create a personal spiritual-inspired artwork of their own.
Grades 9-12
Whose Story is Being Told?
Students will examine three of Ruth Starr Rose's paintings from the 1940s in order to better understand the experiences of African Americans living on the Eastern Shore during World War II.


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Our History
Asian American Economic Development Enterprises, Inc. began in 1977 by helping Chinese immigrants acclimate to their new environment and to obtain financial security. It has since grown into a full service 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to economic self-help for Asian Americans and others. Its activities include workshops and seminars, business assistance for beginning and fledgling enterprises, access to funding for growing ventures, information support for the business community, advocacy for small and minority firms and individualized career consultation.
For more than 25 years, AAEDE has provided training and employment services to thousands of Asian Americans throughout Southern California while collaborating with government, not-for-profit organizations, and major corporations in providing programs.
In 2004, AAEDE drew more than 1,000 attendees in workshops and seminars which covered topics from financial management and business growth to addressing legal issues associated with small business and other career ideas. AAEDE now also offers language-specific workshops in addition to its usual workshops in English. AAEDE holds an annual job fair, Asian Career Transitions (ACT), specifically designed to meet the career transition needs of Asian Americans.
David Woo, founder and president of AAEDE describes the goals of AAEDE as the "Four E's": Employment, Education, Enterprise and Excellence. Woo says, "AAEDE exists to help people find employment, to assist them in getting the expanded education they may need to ensure their promotion and competence, and to assist them on the road to building a successful enterprise which will then, in turn, employ more Asian Americans."


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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED RoxSand Restaurant & Bar
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OpenLunch & Dinner daily
- Valet parking & parking lot
- Dress code: Casual dressy
- Full bar
- Great Wine List
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Outdoor dining
- Private room(s)
- Reservations suggested
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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED RoxSand Restaurant & Bar Restaurant Review: RoxSands restaurant is one of our top choices here in the Phoenix area. Chef Roxsand Scocos is well known for her blending of the many flavors and ingredients from Hawaii, Asia and foods of the Americas. She is a leader in the organic, local harvest group of chefs who are constantly finding excellent sources of home grown organic. Try the Macs Goat in a Coat: goat cheese wrapped in thin sliced potatoes and baked with roasted local elephant garlic, baby arugula, pistachios and cumin vinaigrette, the African piri-piri or the potato-squash burro. The Chilean sea bass is outstanding, a must for seafood lovers. Make sure you order dessert: there are over 15 selections on RoxSands menu. You might want to share two, three or four with your guests. You will not be disappointed. If youre a vegetarian, this place is nirvana: nice selections with lots of taste. We liked the slow roast vegetable fusilli: roasted tomatoes, peppers, leeks, elephant garlic, eggplant and shaved Parmesan on organic arugula. This is just one of the examples of how Roxsand blends a cornucopia of flavors. RoxSands has a well-deserved, national reputation for excellence.
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Help Wanted & Offered
Back to About Us.
January 2013
Pauline Morbey (member no 2006-01), has submitted these family photos.
She says "they are from the Askill or the Arnold family, it could be from the Millington's side but the only thing I really know for sure is that they were found in my grandad's bungalow (Mr Thomas Arnold). My mother said he had told her that they were his grandmother and grandfather but they are a lot younger than any other pics of them that we have and do not look like them. Thomas Arnold was born in Abbey Street at the newsagent shop opposite the Coach and Horses on the corner by the Ritz cinema. His mother was Mary Ann Millington from Abbey Street".
Can anyone help Pauline to identify the people in the photographs? If you have any information please email Pauline.
Click on the images to see a larger version.
November 2012
It is Remembrance Sunday time of year again and, with that in mind, we are again asking for volunteers to help with a number of local projects to research and publish details of local war memorials and the life stories of the men who gave their lives. If you already have any information which you are willing to share or can spare even just a few hours to help (there are many different types of jobs involved) then please contact the War Memorials project co-ordinator.
May 2012
Colin Harris, member number 1997-01, writes:
I have just visited Nuneaton for the first time in many years , what a change I hardly recognized the town centre. On passing the Council offices opposite the old police station I recalled standing there with my school waiting to see Field Marshal Montgomery in the 1940s I believe he planted a tree in the park , do any members have any memories of this event.
If you have any memories or photographs you would like to share with Colin please email them to the Webmaster, who will forward them to Colin or you can use his membership number (1997-01) to find his email address in the contact details section of the Members' Pages.
January 2012
Missing! No Mans Heath Parish Church Marriage Registers
As at January 2012 we are aware that the church copy of the marriage register for 1875-1967 is missing. We ask anyone with information on the whereabouts of this marriage register to please contact Jacqui Simkins. We know this register was held at the church in 1981 but was "missing" by 1998 and not found when the church closed in 2006. The baptism, burial and later marriage registers are with Stafford Record Office as the ecclesiastical parish is now combined with others within Staffordshire. The second copies of the marriage registers 21/7/1875 - 5/8/1967 and 9/4/1972 - 27/4/1996 are held by Nuneaton Register Office but there is no public access to these.


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Linday Lohan Will Admit to Probation Violation, Faces Jail Time, Report Says
Lindsay Lohan will concede she violated her probation by getting kicked out of her community service program, TMZ reports.
Lohan will appear in court on Wednesday, where Judge Stephanie Sautner plans to hold a hearing on whether the actress violated her probation. But sources tell TMZ the hearing may be unnecessary, because Lohan will not put up a fight.
Lohan's strategy, courtesy of her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley, is to show the judge she is now really, really serious about complying with the terms of her probation, TMZ reports. She'll come to court armed with proof she's logged in 24 hours of service at the morgue, more than the 16 hours the judge required before Wednesday's hearing.
And Lohan still has time to put in more time.
Lohan's plan has its risk. She faces well over a year in jail if the judge throws the book at her. TMZ reports Lohan is hoping for minimal jail time -- two weeks -- which would actually translate into even less because of overcrowding issues.
The wild card is Judge Sautner, who made it clear at the time of sentencing if Lohan violated probation she would go to jail. Based on the judge's statements, it's unlikely Lindsay would score a mere two -week sentence.


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Lauren Fischer and Ryan Spiker, graduate students in the Master of Public Administration program, have been appointed to the newest cohort of Presidential Management Fellows, a program that, since 1977, has provided exceptional graduate students with opportunities in federal agencies.
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By Melody Hanatani, Santa Monica Daily Press
A controversial surgical procedure that animal lovers have dubbed as an amputation on cats could face restrictions in Santa Monica.
The City Council on Tuesday directed its staff to draft an ordinance that would ban the veterinary practice of declawing cats, limiting the procedure only to cases in which it would be in the direct therapeutic interest of the animal.
With just a few months left before a new state law prohibiting cities from banning declawing goes into effect on Jan. 1, the local ordinance faces a tight deadline, needing to be enacted by the end of the year to be grandfathered.
A similar ordinance was considered in 2004.
"We're not talking here about pampering your pet with a manicurist," said Councilman Kevin McKeown, who made the request to staff with Councilwoman Gleam Davis.
"So-called declawing is 10 separate painful amputations of the first joint of each toe on both front paws, 20 amputations if the front and hind paws are done."
Declawing opponents call the procedure inhumane, causing behavioral problems in cats that can lead them to abandonment at the shelter where they can subsequently be put down.
Dr. Armaiti May, a Santa Monica veterinarian who makes house calls, said she has witnessed the complications from the procedure, including one cat that ended up becoming crippled because the bandages were placed so tightly that it was unable to use its legs properly.
She notes that some of the other effects include increased biting and litter box aversion.
"These behavioral problems are greater cause for relinquishment to shelters than scratching behaviors," she said.
Dr. Ken Jones, a veterinarian in Santa Monica, said he has never in the past 24 years of practice ever saw the need to declaw a cat.
"I feel it's amputation of the toes and it verges on mistreatment, which verges on abuse," he said.
Such bans have been opposed by the California Veterinary Medical Association, which has sued the city of West Hollywood for blocking a surgical procedure they argue was allowed under state law.
Dr. Mark Nunez, the president of the association, said with current technology, which includes laser surgery, and pain management medication, the procedure is not as painful and the outcomes not as disastrous as opponents claim.
He adds that the procedure is not prevalent and veterinarians are not offering it to make money.
"Veterinarians are not just adding it on to a routine spay or neuter procedure like one would supersize a meal from McDonald's," he said.
He said that declawing should only be used to save a cat's life, keeping it out of a shelter where it might be euthanized. He also dismissed claims that declawing is the same as a cosmetic procedure, saying it trivializes the seriousness of the procedure and efforts made by the doctor and pet owner to understand the individual circumstance's of a cat's behavior.
"Life and death decisions are being made for a cat's life and these decisions cannot be made in a City Council chamber," he said. "These decisions must be made in the exam room between a caring, loving and informed cat owner and their knowledgeable, educated and experienced veterinarian."
The proposed local law received some concern from Councilman Richard Bloom, who was the lone member to vote against the drafting of the ordinance, believing it would interfere with the rights of pet owners.
He noted that the California Supreme Court sided with West Hollywood in 2007 in its ban and that declawing opponents had two years since to bring the ordinance to Santa Monica city officials.
"There really is no emergency here I can detect," Bloom said. "If there was an emergency, this would have been brought to us long ago."
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