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Washington, D.C. (March 15, 2011) — Demonstrating a steady and ongoing commitment to innovative R&D, America's biopharmaceutical research companies invested a record $67.4 billion last year in the research and development of new medicines and vaccines – an increase of $1.5 billion from 2009, according to analyses by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and Burrill & Company.
PhRMA member companies alone spent an estimated $49.4 billion on biopharmaceutical R&D last year, a 6.5 percent increase over 2010, according to the PhRMA survey. The Burrill & Company analysis shows that additional biopharmaceutical research companies in the United States spent an estimated $18.0 billion on R&D in 2010.
America's biopharmaceutical research companies lead the world in the pursuit of new, life-saving and life-enhancing medicines, with a majority of the research conducted in the U.S. Among PhRMA member companies, more than 75 percent of research dollars were invested in the U.S.
The percentage of U.S. sales that PhRMA member companies invested in R&D also grew. Over the past decade, biopharmaceutical companies have consistently invested around 19 percent of domestic sales on R&D activities; in 2010, that figure jumped to 20.5 percent. This echoes previous findings about sector commitment to R&D, such as that of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which called the sector "one of the most research-intensive industries in the United States."
"America's biopharmaceutical research companies encounter significant challenges throughout the research and development process, but still they do not falter in their commitment," said PhRMA President and CEO John J. Castellani. "This dedication to innovation means hope for millions of American patients and value for the healthcare system as a whole. Improved treatment options can lead to better patient health and to controlled healthcare costs in the future."
U.S.-based biopharmaceutical research does not just lead to tomorrow's new medicines – it also supports jobs today. According to a recent study conducted by Archstone Consulting, roughly 655,000 people in the U.S. worked for America's biopharmaceutical research companies in 2008 (the most recent year that data were available). Importantly, each of those jobs supported 3.7 additional jobs, with a total of nearly 3.1 million jobs supported by the sector.
One way that biopharmaceutical research companies support additional jobs is through the collaborative research ecosystem that helps America maintain its place as the global leader in worldwide medical innovation. By building on the basic research conducted by government-funded academic researchers, biopharmaceutical companies help to spur continued research at all levels.
"Today, we in America enjoy the varied benefits of our innovation leadership," said Castellani. "Unfortunately, foreign governments are eyeing those benefits and trying to lure America's biopharmaceutical community away from us. As our companies continue to pursue the R&D that is the lifeblood of the sector, we encourage lawmakers to implement a national medical innovation agenda that will establish reliable regulatory and reimbursement policies, promote intellectual property incentives, and sustain our R&D infrastructure to support tomorrow's biopharmaceutical sector."
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $49.4 billion in 2010 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record $67.4 billion in 2010.
PhRMA Internet Address: http://www.phrma.org
For information on how innovative medicines save lives, visit: http://www.innovation.org
For information on the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, visit: http://www.pparx.org
For more information on public health emergencies, visit http://www.rxresponse.org
For information on the danger of imported drugs, visit: http://www.buysafedrugs.info


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Blau has been named as a new assistant coach for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons basketball team.
Blau has spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant at Abilene Christian University. Despite her title, she performed all of the duties of a full-time assistant coach.
She will work with the post players for the Lady Bisons. She will also be involved in opponent scouting, student-athlete development, scheduling, team camp and all aspects of recruiting.
"Lynsie will be a tremendous asset to our program," said Lady Bisons head coach Frank Bennett. "Lynsie has a great basketball mind. She is very organized and has an outstanding work ethic.
"She has a great personality which will aid her in working with our student-athletes and in recruiting. She comes to us with outstanding recommendations from the ACU coaching staff and others with whom she has worked."
While playing at ACU, Blau was a two-time All-Lone Star Conference South Division performer for the Wildcats (2002-03 and 2003-04), and she also was named second team NCAA all-South Central Region in 2003-04. In 59 games as a Wildcat after transferring from NCAA Division I Northern Arizona, Blau averaged 11.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
She led the Lone Star Conference in blocks as a junior with 55 and senior with 88. She was a 45-percent shooter from the field. As a junior, she had nine double-doubles and then recorded 14 more double-doubles as a senior. As a senior she led the conference in total rebounds (323) while averaging 11.1 rebounds per game.
Before transferring to Abilene Christian, she was the Big Sky Freshman of the Year in 2001-02 after averaging 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds.
"Her experiences as a player and as a coach will really benefit our program," said Bennett. "We have prayed for several months that the Lord would provide the right individual for this position and we are thankful for her decision to join us in working toward our mission of developing great people in our program.
"With Lynsie joining Billy Snell and Katie Beth Allen I feel great about our coaching team. The only problem is my staff is 6-3, 6-4 and 6-5 so I am feeling short."
Blau graduated from Abilene Christian in 2004 with a degree in Business Administration. She pursued a successful career as a wedding planner before she returned to Abilene Christian in 2006 to complete her Masters in Organizational and Human Resource Development. She earned a Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in her master's program.
"I'm really excited about becoming a part of this team and working with such amazing people," Blau said. "Lipscomb is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere and I can't wait to get started. I feel so blessed to be given this opportunity and look forward to offering new insight for the program.

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There are several reasons that We Bought a Zoo should be a good movie. They include but are not limited to:
– It's directed by Cameron Crowe, who's pretty good with sentimentality.
– It's got Grade-A Human Being Matt Damon in it.
– It's scored by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi, featuring music from his excellent 2010 album, Go.
– Scarlett Johansson is hot.
– It is, more often than not, a nice movie.
And yet I find it difficult not to loathe We Bought a Zoo. It is hardly the worst movie of the year, but the intensity of my intolerance for it suggests otherwise.
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Obama: 'Armageddon' hasn't arrived
President Barack Obama celebrated the end of the Affordable Care Act's first open enrollment period by announcing that at least 7.1 million Americans have signed up for insurance through exchanges.
"No, the Affordable Care Act hasn't fixed our long broken health care system, but this law has made our health care system a lot better," Obama said before a large and happy crowd Tuesday afternoon in the Rose Garden.
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"In these first six months, we've taken a big step forward," he said. "Under this law, the share of Americans with insurance is up, and the growth of health care costs is down."
( Also on POLITICO: Obamacare enrollment period ends with massive surge)
And the critics, he stressed, have been proven wrong: "There are still no death panels. Armageddon has not arrived. Instead, this law is helping millions of Americans."
While the president did sound like he was enjoying a victory lap for much of his speech, he made clear that some bumps still lie ahead. "I want to make sure everybody understands in the months, years ahead — I guarantee you — there will be additional challenges to implementing this law. There will be days when the website stumbles. I guarantee it," he said.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was on hand, seated in the front row, but did not get a shout-out from the president, though congressional Democrats did. Allies including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Reps. Sander Levin and Charles Rangel were in the crowd, as were adviser Valerie Jarrett and National Economic Council Director Jeff Zients, who led the "tech surge" to put HealthCare.gov back on track after its initial troubles.
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For all the fanfare of the Rose Garden speech, White House officials pushed back ahead of time on the notion that the event was a victory lap, even as allies celebrated the numbers. "We are feeling good. It's been amazing to see the consumer interest and the work that's been done on the ground," said Anne Filipic, president of Enroll America. She added: "Yes, I am smiling!"
Even as the enrollment numbers started ticking up, the administration still didn't feel good about how things were going. Though the administration had anticipated a surge of interest right before the deadline, the level of traffic on HealthCare.gov in the final hours Monday took officials by surprise.
Obama first learned on Monday night that enrollment numbers had surpassed 7 million, but not by hovering over a computer as midnight struck.
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Taking advantage of a warm evening in Washington, Obama turned their nightly "wrap" meeting into another one of their famous walks on the South Lawn — like one they shared late last summer in planning a response to the Syria crisis — shortly after 6 Monday night, the kind that have come at several other critical moments for the president in the past six months.
The numbers were trending strongly, McDonough told Obama. Hitting 7 million was looking like a safe bet. Obama headed up to the residence and didn't get another official update until Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., when the number had hit 7.04 million and was on the rise.
With the open enrollment period over, the administration turns its attention to implementation, aware of how much Republicans will be looking to make of every hiccup — and how shallow their reservoir of trust and goodwill is with voters and the media.


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Author Jane Devin overcame fear to embrace an unlikely ally.
Human psychology is not always linear or straightforward, and the path to true healing is not, as many assume, always dictated by therapy sessions with a licensed professional. Rather, I think it's safe to say that the majority of people who have experienced emotional upheaval or some traumatic event don't seek counseling. They lean on friends, time, and their own intuition and survival skills.
By the time I was 14, I had been raped and molested numerous times. The summer of my 10th year was when most of the events occurred. I was sent to live with a perpetrator who took pride in maintaining the integrity of my hymen as some sort of proof, should he have ever needed it, that he didn't do anything criminal. Instead, he raped me anally and forced me to perform and receive oral sex in front of a camera. He took pleasure in seeing how much he could humiliate me with degrading poses and acts, like putting a finger in my vagina while sucking on a vibrator. When I finally got to go home, I told no one. It wasn't only that he threatened violence on my sisters if I did, it was because I had no words, and feared that even if I found some, I would be punished and blamed. My home life was not a loving or supportive one, which I'm sure played into the perpetrator's choice to make me his victim.
At 14, when I was on the cusp of recovery, and beginning to seriously ponder questions of sex and sexuality, I was raped by a 17-year-old, who tore into me so violently that I bled for two days. Again, I told no one.
I don't disclose these events to be exploitive or sensational, but to try to explain why some former victims find themselves drawn to exploring the submissive side of the BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Sadism, Masochism) realm. (Please note I said some, not all. Reasons are as diverse as people.) To outsiders, a survivor's participation in BDSM often seems counterintuitive—why would someone who has been raped seek to recreate their vulnerability on any level? Why would they choose to place themselves in any position reminiscent of a traumatic event?
BDSM is nothing new, but since Fifty Shades of Grey became popular, the discussion about sexual submission has ranged from excitement to condemnation. Having read only excerpts from the book, which didn't inspire me to read any further, I don't have anything to say specifically about E.L. James's book, other than I'm glad that it has inspired open conversation about a topic that's usually considered taboo, or relegated to some corner of the internet where nearly everyone's anonymous. I'm probably as guilty as others who've seen the topic as off-limits for mainstream spaces. While I've hinted at some things on my blog, I've never actually come out and said, "I've been there. I've done that." It wasn't sexual shame that held me back, but the fear of being harshly judged. In some ways, I was still that girl who feared punishment if she disclosed her secrets to the wrong people.
I also had the belief that my BDSM experiences, and the curiosity that led to them, weren't shared by many other women: That mine was some sort of unusual history that was relegated to the fringe. Having read so many discussions on erotica and BDSM lately—having seen the spectacular rise of a book popularized solely for its subject matter—I no longer believe that to be the case.
The discussions around Fifty Shades and sexual submission often fall short for me, though. On one hand, there are the giggly, gratuitous odes to strong manly men and their bodice-ripping sex appeal. On the other, there's an outrage that—oh my god, it's 2012 and women are still being objectified; where the outcry, and why aren't they rebelling?
My experiences tell me that there are aspects to BDSM that aren't covered by either of those discussions. Namely, that for a considerable number of women who engage in sexual submission, the practice is an attempt at self-healing.
My partner in BDSM was an older man named Michael who was, in all ways outside of the bedroom, a gentle spirit. I was in my late 20's when I met him and had been sexually inactive for a few years. After a short bout of teenage promiscuity, followed by a brief and bad marriage at 19, I found that while I could enjoy the physical part of sex with a man, it always left me feeling empty, like there was something vital missing. The suspicion that I was gay had been growing since puberty, but I truly had no idea what to do with it—it was a different and less accepting era, and I didn't know anyone else in my small town who was gay. Anyway, when I met Michael, I wasn't expecting more than friendship, but after months of exchanging confidences our relationship became sexual in that very sweet, vanilla way of mutual comfort.
When Michael originally divulged his history as a BDSM "Master" I was intrigued, but slightly afraid, even of my own curiosity. In my young, repressed, and fractured mind, people who did "those things" were on the other side of some vague, but universally scary, partition of right/wrong. I recalled my rapists, but also every trench coat wearing deviant I'd seen on television in my childhood, who pimped out women, and frequented porn theaters. In that perfectly two-dimensional black and white world, there was only "normal" and perverted, strictly delineated by the level of society's approval. There was no middle, no "other normal," and yet here I was—a woman who was attracted to other women, having a relationship with a man who enjoyed sexual domination, and I didn't feel perverted at all. Where did I fit in this neat schema?
As my black and white world started to turn grey, I found myself growing less anxious and more objective around the subject of sex. Eventually, I asked Michael to be my partner in a new, exploratory journey. Together, we agreed on some initial ground rules (some of which we ended up keeping, while others were quickly abandoned).
We started off slowly, with some light bondage, but it took no time at all to escalate my role as a sub or his as a Dom. It was an amazing thing to me—how easy, and even natural, it felt to hand the reins to someone else in the bedroom—all while knowing that I was the one truly in control. I had a safe word that would instantly stop anything that felt uncomfortable which Michael, by way of our agreement, was obliged to heed. I never used it, though. My trust in him was full and absolutely exquisite. It was that trust, so solidly and completely bonded to our intimate and physical relationship, that allowed me to break through one self-imposed boundary at a time with a confidence I'd never felt before.
Within weeks, the woman who would once only get naked in the dark became a stranger to me. You can't be consensually tied up, spread-eagle on the bed, having agreed to be submissive to someone else, and keep a sense of self-consciousness—you can't be that willingly open and vulnerable while harboring years of pent-up shame. At least I found that I couldn't.
In the months that followed, I found myself healing not only from my history of rape, but also years of child abuse, in some very unexpected ways. Mentally and emotionally, I was rewiring old thoughts and fears, some of which I'd never verbalized:
- If given any power, men will cause great suffering.
- I cannot trust people. Trust will lead to pain.
- If I let someone in too deeply, they will hurt me.
- If I am vulnerable, I will be victimized.
- My sex is a curse.
- My body is a curse.
- I must always be vigilant and on-guard.
The physical aspects of a BDSM relationship offered a tangibility that talk therapy could not. Instead of mere thought or theory—instead of struggling to change hardwired perceptions on a purely mental scale—my relationship with Michael was giving me actual, incontrovertible proof that I could trust someone emotionally and physically. Unlike a vanilla relationship, BDSM consistently challenges limits and pushes boundaries. Every "session" with Michael was another test, another experiment in which trust might either fail or hold. That it not only held, but grew exponentially, was healing in every single way. Sexually, I'd never felt more powerful. The shedding of shame and fear allowed me to let go and really feel my body's pleasure without the restraint of self-consciousness or the need to be in control. I became more aware of my body's responses, and less concerned with how I might look or how someone else might perceive me. All those things that might otherwise hide in a person's bedroom—including socially learned lessons about what's normal and what's not; purity and deviance; sluts and shame; right and wrong—went flying out the window. There was only me and Michael, our bodies and imaginations, and a world of trust.
Trust is the sexiest thing one can bring to the bedroom. It far eclipses any of the usual accoutrements. Whatever else might turn someone on is secondary to this life-affirming, sex-positive element. For those who have been victims, the relearning of trust can be difficult, especially when social judgments are internalized and carry over, even subconsciously, into the realm of sexuality. As a survivor and feminist, I remember questioning whether it was even okay for me to enjoy sex at all—if my enjoyment of sex, non-violently and consensually, somehow made me complicit in my own victimization, or if it made me a passive contributor to the rape culture. I understand how absurd those questions seem now, but they—and a thousand painstaking others—were part of my recovery.
When my relationship with Michael ended, I didn't feel a need to carry BDSM into my relationships with other people (although certainly some aspects still come into play). I felt healed in ways that I don't think any other type of relationship could have offered me. BDSM allowed me to break down great, big walls and trust another person, a man no less, on an almost supernatural level. The fear I had built around all men, not just my rapists, dissipated. I no longer viewed the entire sex of men as a dangerous entity. Moreover, the sexual identity that had been thwarted by childhood rape became clear: I was gay, and felt freer to be gay than ever before. I no longer cared so much about the possible judgments or recriminations of others. The partitions were no longer divided along black and white lines of what was socially acceptable and what was not. I felt like I had fought a long and noble battle for my sexual freedom and had won. I was no longer willing to make concessions for the scars inflicted by rapists, or to be bound by any convention that was not in my own best interests.
BDSM allowed me to take my power back. In shades of grey, I found the light I needed to recover from a traumatic past. I found the freedom to trust myself and others with my vulnerability. In speaking with several other women who have engaged in BDSM, or even made a lifestyle out of it, I've learned that my story is not unique at all. Almost every single woman I've spoken with on the subject has survived either molestation, rape, or some other trauma. Given that one in five women (or one in six, depending on which studies are read) experience rape in their lifetime, I find this significant.
I have to wonder if perhaps the popularity of Fifty Shades and other BDSM novels isn't all due to their erotic subject matter. If perhaps, above the appeal of carnal sex, what some women are really lusting for is a kind of reparative, powerful, emotional trust: The assurance that if they let go of hindrances and self-doubts—if they allow themselves to experience a shameless, open, unbridled sexuality and be vulnerable—they will be safe.
In other words, maybe the draw isn't really man as Master, but men who can be completely trusted.
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Woods Hole is one of the seven villages of Falmouth. There are a number of places to visit and many good restaurants.
There is the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Exhibit Center & Gift Shop. It is open year-round.
The Woods Hole Historical Museum is open from mid-June to mid-October.
Ocean Quest is open from mid-June through August. They have wonderful scientific cruses.
The Marine Biological Laboratories Robert W. Pierce Visitors Center is open April through October.
The National Marine Fisheries Service Aquarium is closed only on federal holidays.
Four of the best restaurants are Landfall, The Phusion Grille, The Fish Monger, and Captain Kid's. All have lovely water views.


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ALSC El dÃa de los niños/El dÃa de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) Wiki
El día de los niños/El día de los libros
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), known as Día, is a celebration everyday of children, families, and reading that culminates every year on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of advocating literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
Founded in 1996 by children's book author Pat Mora, Día is now housed at the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), which administers it in cooperation with Día Founding Partner REFORMA (The National Association to Promote Library and Information Service to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking).
ALSC can help you celebrate Día at your library. A free bilingual brochure is available on the ALSC Web site, and contains great Día celebration resources, such as books and Web sites. It is available to all participating libraries while supplies last. For more information on how you can receive brochures visit the ALSC Web site.


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The Wild West came to Apponaug over the weekend. Lots of shots were fired and there were plenty of cowboys, although they weren't carrying guns, wearing jeans and hats or riding horses.
Actually, as this crew of 30 sees it, Apponaug and Warwick are as much a part of the Wild West as the rest of the world. That's because the Internet is the Wild West of today.
"There were no laws in the Wild West and that's pretty much the way the Internet is today," said Alecia Orsini-Lebeda.
Alecia, her husband Scott Lebeda and Jamie Merz own and operate Good Natured Dog Productions of Medway, Mass. The company produces music videos, commercials and social media content.
But Saturday and Sunday the trio, plus others with skills and a passion for producing films, were on a not-for-profit job. Two other key players joined them: Stephen Souza, who teaches at the New England Institute of Technology; and Mandy Miller, who works for SHIFT Communications, a public relations firm in Newton, Mass.
Pulling them all together was the "48 Hour Film Project."
It's a competition, with about 30 teams vying for the bragging rights of producing Rhode Island's best film. Over the past 12 years, more than 19,000 films have been made in competitions across the country.
Teams have 48 hours to write, cast, shoot and edit a film no longer than 7 minutes. If they miss the deadline, they're out.
Seven minutes may not sound like much, and it surely doesn't take long to produce if perfection is not the goal.
But perfection was the standard Saturday as the crew moved between locations, including Something Fishy on Jefferson Boulevard, the Music Street Café and the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce offices in Apponaug. Chamber offices were used for the editing studio where volunteers carefully clean noise from audio and went through take after take to bring together the scene they were looking to create.
So, how did they link the Internet and the Wild West?
The team was given the genre of "Western" and a character of "plumber" to build their story line around. They brainstormed and a plot of secrets being stolen through the Internet emerged and "The Plumber," played by Jamie Ryan of South Boston, called in to track down the leaks. Like others who ended up on the crew, it was serendipity that put Ryan in Warwick this past weekend. Two weeks earlier, he met someone on the Nantucket ferry and they discovered they both knew cinema photographer Ben Chou. Ryan is an actor and filmmaker in addition to being an "I-T guy" who teaches computer programming to inner-city kids. He got a call at 10:30 Friday night and was in Warwick the next morning.
He was impressed by the size of the team. He's done other film competitions and usually the teams number between five and eight.
"It's like the Celtics," he said of the group, "playng CYO basketball."
Whether the team can pull off a win remains to be seen. The Good Natured Dog Productions has entered several 48 Hour Film Projects in the last five years and just recently came out with a second place out of more than 60 in Boston. It's an accomplishment that had them charged up, and those on the team, who are pursuing careers in filming, are hopeful they could add such accolades to their résumés.
"We're getting professional quality film; it will be overwhelming," says Souza.
Souza did much of the coordinating of locations and paperwork, such as releases. He credited Chamber President Lauren Slocum with opening doors and making it easy. Chamber offices served as command central. The Chamber and Warwick businesses offering their premises at no charge had crewmembers praising Warwick hospitality.
After a quick free lunch at the Chamber, provided by the Texas Roadhouse of North Dartmouth, crewmembers went back to work. Many expected to be at it into the early morning hours.
They planned to shoot the final scene with the Plumber riding off into the sunset, but if there were no sunset, they would settle for sunrise Sunday.
Don't forget; this is the magic of film.
Premiere screenings of the Rhode Island Films start today at Cinema World in Lincoln. The Good Natured Dog Productions film will be aired tomorrow. Screenings are from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The best will be shown at the Columbus Theatre in Providence on Aug. 17, at a time to be announced.


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- Civil Engineering is one of the evergreen engineering disciplines, which plan, design, and supervise the construction of facilities like bridges, buildings, tunnels, highways, dams, airports, harbors, sewage treatment plants, water supply system and wastewater treatment plants. A civil engineer is also responsible for planning and designing a project, constructing the project to the required scale, and maintenance of the project. A civil engineer should have high standard of engineering knowledge along with supervisory and administrative skills. Civil engineers are also responsible to protect and preserve our environment by helping in the clearing up of existing pollution and finding many ways to reduce pollution of our air, land and water.


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Trilby Kent's Stones for My Father awarded TD Canadian Children's Literature Award!
- Toronto author receives $30,000 for powerful children's novel about The Boer War in South Africa -
TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - The results are finally in! The TD Canadian Children's Literature Award was presented to local Toronto author. Trilby Kent received this year's top prize of $30,000 for her novel Stones for My Father (published by Tundra Books), which is the largest prize in Canadian children's literature. The eighth annual award ceremony took place in Toronto at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and was hosted by TD Bank Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC).
"Trilby Kent's powerful and thought-provoking novel is truly an award-worthy piece of literature. By describing the complexities of historical conflict in South Africa through the eyes of a child, she produces an emotionally engaging and inspiring story readers can relate to," said Tim Hockey, President and CEO, TD Canada Trust. "For TD, the importance of the TD Canadian Children's Literature Awards is more than curating Canada's best written work for young audiences, it's about promoting the advancement of children's literature, and encouraging children to continue reading, learning and exploring the wealth of what books have to offer."
Kent's book, Stones for my Father, was selected from five finalists who represent some of Canada's leading children's literature authors. Stones for My Father is Kent's second novel for young readers. Addressing heavy historical subject matter throughout her award-winning book, Kent explores themes of racism, loss and human resilience during times of war through a well-crafted story for youth.
"The Anglo-Boer War in South Africa is certainly not a subject covered today in most Canadian classrooms," said Trilby Kent. "But this devastating time in South Africa is historically quite significant and I wanted to write a story for young readers that would investigate the heavy subject matter through a lens my readers could identify with."
Stones for my Father was selected from among the following finalists:
- The Dragon Turn, written by Shane Peacock (published by Tundra Books).
- No Ordinary Day, written by Deborah Ellis (published by Groundwood Books).
- Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World, written by Susan Hughes (published by Owlkids Books Inc).
- Seal Song, written by Andrea Spalding and illustrated by Pascal Milelli (published by Orca Book Publishers).
"We congratulate Trilby Kent for her outstanding contribution to children's literature, and for creating a story that will educate and inspire Canadian youth for years to come," said Charlotte Teeple, Executive Director, The Canadian Children's Book Centre. "And we would like to congratulate all the finalists as well as our winner at the awards in Montreal earlier this month - La saison des pluies written by Mario Brassard and illustrated by Suana Verelst."
In addition to the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the event honours exceptional children's authors with the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, the John Spray Mystery Award, and the Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy.
About the Author
Trilby Kent was born in Toronto, and is a graduate of Oxford University and the London School of Economics. She is an accomplished academic who has worked as a rare books specialist, a freelance journalist, an academic editor and as a creative writing tutor with one of the United Kingdom's leading distance learning schools. Kent's strong background in investigative journalism and international development has influenced both her fiction and non-fiction work. In 2010, she was shortlisted for the Guardian's International Development Journalism Competition.
TD Community Giving
TD Bank Group invests in communities to make a positive impact where it does business and where our customers, clients and employees live and work. In 2012, TD Bank Group donated over $65 million to support community organizations in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. In Canada, we focus on Education and Financial Literacy, Creating Opportunities for Young People, and the Environment. For more information, visit www.td.com/corporateresponsibility.
About The Canadian Children's Book Centre
The Canadian Children's Book Centre is a national, not-for-profit organization and registered charity founded in 1976 to promote, support and encourage the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian books for children and teens. With book collections, programs and services and extensive resources in five cities across Canada, the CCBC is a treasure-trove for anyone interested in Canadian books for young readers. For more information, please visit www.bookcentre.ca.
Image with caption: "Tim Hockey (right), President and CEO, TD Canada Trust, presents Toronto author Trilby Kent (left) with the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and $30,000, the largest prize in Canadian children's literature, for her powerful novel, Stones for my Father (Tundra Books), at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. (CNW Group/TD Bank Group)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20121121_C2580_PHOTO_EN_21069.jpg
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Energy Efficient Mortgages
While I don't consider this to be "eye candy"...
I do think there's benefit in a brief overview of Energy Efficient Mortgages/Green Mortgages (for the purchase of a new home or the refinance and energy improvement of an existing one).
Excerpts below from: http://www.mortgageloan.com/environment/
So, what kinds of things does an EEM pay for?
An EEM can pay for improvements like new dual pane windows, a new HVAC unit with air ducts, insulation, weatherizing, energy efficient heating and cooling systems, fixing or replacing a chimney, installing active and passive solar technologies, and other upgrades.
Who offers them?
EEMs are offered by most mortgage lenders through federally insured mortgage programs like FHA and VA as well as secondary mortgage market lenders like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Lenders can offer conventional EEMs, FHA EEMs, and VA EEMs. All of them offer slightly different plans and you should talk to a few lenders.
How do you get an EEM?
To get an EEM, you first have to find out what improvements your home needs. And, though you may have had your eye on a new central air unit and other upgrades that you think you need, you have to follow the official suggestions. These suggestions come in the form of a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) report. A trained Energy Rater will take into account factors like insulation, windows, heating and cooling systems, and local climate to give the home an overall rating. You can work with your lender to find a licensed Energy Rater.
A HERS report includes:
· An overall rating for the house as it is.
· Recommendations for cost-effective energy upgrades.
· Cost estimates of the price, savings, and life of energy saving upgrades.
· An estimate of the house's rating after the upgrades.
· Before and after estimates of annual energy costs for the home.
A HERS rating costs somewhere between $300 and $800 and you can finance it as part of the loan if it isn't paid for by the buyer, seller, lender, or real estate agent.
Once I have my HERS, how does it all work?
Once you have your HERS inspection, you can figure out how much money you qualify for and what upgrades you want to spend the money on. Once the actual EEM has been worked out with the lender and the loan closes, the lender puts the money into an escrow account. The mortgage owner then has between 90 and 180 days (depending on who provides the EEM) to hire professionals to make the improvements. You can do some of the improvements yourself to save money (but you cannot pay yourself to make the renovations). The money is then paid out to the borrower once an inspection takes place to verify that the proposed improvements have been made and the energy savings are real.
I also highly recommended checking with your local utility company (mine is Kansas City Power and Light ), as well as, rebates available through the Energy Star Program .


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Service Program Manager
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|Serving as Service Program Manager can apply towards Positions of Responsibility requirements for Star, Life, and Eagle.
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Program Manager
The Service Program Manager is a position of responsibility appointed by the Captain who is responsible for encouraging and coordinating the team's service activities for this field of emphasis.
Position description
The Service Program Manager is an appointed leader who encourages and coordinates the team's service activities. He keeps track of projects undertaken by the team as a whole and charts the efforts of individual team members. He works with an adult Service Program Adviser to plan and perform primary leadership for team special programs and events. He usually serves a 6- or 12-month term.
A reflection session is a requirement unique to the service field of emphasis; a service program activity is not complete until one is held. During a reflection session the team is gathered to discuss the feelings experienced by the participants who served, the benefits of the meaningful service provided, and what improvements could make the activity better. A reflection session is held immediately or shortly after the activity, and is lead by the Team Coach together with the primary service program manager.
Multiple concurrent program managers for this field
The team captain may appoint multiple concurrent service program managers. When this is the case, each program manager will perform primary leadership for his own planned activity.
Reports to
- Plans and coordinates team service projects and activities.
- Coordinates service activities of individual team members.
- Encourages Varsity Scouts to develop and maintain a service-oriented way of life.
- Communicates with the team members to determine how they can best become service-oriented.
- Works with other program managers to maximize the effectiveness of service opportunities throughout the team's activities.
- Takes advantage of guidance offered by the adult Service Program Adviser.
- Sets a good example for fellow team members.
- Enthusiastically and correctly wears the Scout uniform (all four parts).
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit
Service is an important way we fulfill our duty to God, our country and ourselves. Choose a project that is meaningful; even hard work if done for a worthy cause will bring joy that will remain throughout life. Generate and review a list of ideas for service activities with the adult Service Program Manager to begin the process of finding a project that is feasible; seek assistance from others to help find a project that will be the best use of the team's efforts. Plan and carry out the project using the activity plan worksheet to ensure needs, resources, safety, arrangements and costs are adequately prepared. When the activity is complete, hold a reflection session with the team and the team coach.
Working with an adult advancement program adviser
The Service Program Adviser is the adult counterpart to the Scout program manager. The program adviser helps and encourages the youth program manger to:
- Select service projects that provide meaningful assistance to individuals, families, organizations, etc., and fit within the standards of the BSA such as Scouting for Food.
- Provide resources for potential service projects.
- Communicate with community and religious leaders the desire of your team to provide meaningful service.
- Assist Varsity Scouts in planning service projects necessary for advancement.
- Acquire materials, funds, or tools needed for service projects.
- Supervise the project to assure the safety and protection of all those involved.
The Service Program Manager is a youth special program leader in its unit. Other youth program leaders are:
Program helps
Event and ultimate adventure planning
- Varsity Scout Team Activity Planning Worksheet (25K PDF) BSA 2003.
- Varsity Scout Team Activity Planning Worksheet (33K PDF) Modified, Team 336 Omaha, NE (6/06).
- Varsity Scout Team Activity Planning Worksheet (8K PDF) Modified, Utah National Parks Council, Provo District (2001).
See also
|Varsity Scout portal
- Positions of Responsibility
- Team
- Denali Award
- Star Rank, Life Rank, and Eagle Scout Rank
- Good Turn for America Award
External links
- Scouting For Food web site.
- Good Turn For America on the Scouting.org site.
- Good Turn For America web site.
- Good Turn For America Award, on the Boyscouttrail.com web site.
Team Positions of Responsibility and Adult Advisers
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| Captain • Cocaptain • Team Secretary • Squad Leader • Quartermaster • Chaplain Aide •
Librarian • Instructor • Den Chief • Order of the Arrow Team Representative
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|Advancement • High-Adventure/Sports • Personal Development • Service • Special Programs and Events
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Time Warner Cable Saps Patrick Stewart's Will To Live
If you've ever thought that being a celebrity entitles you to a hotline that instantly fixes all those annoying problems that bother the rest of us, Sir Patrick Stewart has news for you. The actor, best known for managing to look authoritative in that silly outfit from Star Trek: The Next Generation, says that his ordeal with Time Warner Cable has taken away his will to live.
The actor recently relocated to Brooklyn, so he's one of the millions stuck with TWC as his cable/Internet provider. And just like many of those millions, Stewart's attempts to get things started did not go as planned.
Last night, he Tweeted:
All I wanted to do was set up a new account with @twcable_nyc but 36hrs later I've lost the will to live.
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) September 14, 2012
After the message was re-Tweeted a few hundred times, TWC's Twitter account took notice, asking him, "How can we assist you?"
To which Sir Pat replied, "If that question had been asked at any time in the last 36hrs it would have been of value. But now…"
Eventually, TWC released this statement to the New York Observer's BetaBeat.com:
"Our Care and Social Media teams are fully engaged to make sure he's well tended to. On behalf of the many Trekkers and Sir Patrick Stewart fans across our company, I can assure you, we will make it so."
We still have to give then-Chicago White Sox manager (and now the guy who occasionally gets kicked out of Marlins games) Ozzie Guillen the celebrity complaint award for his 2010 blow-up over Comcast's service.
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February 26, 2003WHAT:
Former U.S. Senator Gary Hart will share his views on the political economy as he ponders another run for the White House. Since retiring from the United States Senate, Mr. Hart has been extensively involved in international law and business, as a strategic advisor to major U.S. corporations, and as an author and lecturer. Hart will also participate in a roundtable discussion.
Gary Hart, senior counsel, Coudert Brothers, a multinational law firm. Mr. Hart was co-chair of the U.S. Commission on National Security for the 21st Century. The Commission performed the most comprehensive review of national security since 1947, predicted the terrorist attacks on America, and proposed a sweeping overhaul of U.S. national security structures and policies for the post-Cold War new century and the age of terrorism. Mr. Hart represented the state of Colorado in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1987. In 1984 and 1988, he was a candidate for his party's nomination for President.
Merli Baroudi, director of country risk services, The Economist Intelligence Unit, sister company of "The Economist" magazine. Ms. Baroudi directs a team of 80 country analysts producing risk assessments — both political and economic — across 125 countries and assessing business operating risk across 60 countries. She is responsible for maintaining the quality of Economist Intelligence Unit risk analysis and for developing the overarching approach to risk assessment. Prior to joining The Economist Intelligence Unit in 1992, she was a vice president in the capital markets and treasury division of Chase Manhattan Bank, mostly covering Latin America and Asia.
Edward Leamer, Ph.D., Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast, Dr. Leamer provides quarterly economic projections for the nation and the state of California. Among his recent research interests are an episodic analysis of the United States business cycle, the impact of the Internet on economic geography and the effect of globalization on the U.S. economy. Dr. Leamer holds the Chauncey J. Medberry Chair in Management at The Anderson School at UCLA and is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society.
Bruce Willison, Dean, The Anderson School at UCLA, Mr. Willison's appointment in 1999 as the seventh dean of The Anderson School at UCLA came after a distinguished 26-year career in the banking industry, in which he most recently served as president and chief operating officer of Home Savings of America and H.F. Ahmanson & Co. He has had a long association with The Anderson School, serving on its Board of Visitors since 1993. Mr. Willison, who holds the John E. Anderson Chair in Management, also serves as a director of Nordstrom, Inc., Health Net, Inc., SunAmerica, Inc.'s fund complex and Homestore, Inc.
Tuesday, March 4; Registration — 6-6:30 p.m.; Program — 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Reception — 7:30-8:15 p.m.
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Here's some of those things from my morning commute =)
Well first here's ME! =)
<~~On my way to the bus stop. It's about a half block from my apartment to the intersection, then I hang a left and walk another block to the bust stop. This morning was really nice - not too cold, just a little nippy - it gave the air a fresh crisp feeling. Usually I just walk the walk and not really pay attention to the surrounding scenery. This morning I looked..
This is the house that sits on the corner where the bus station is. It's actually an lawyer's office now - I'm sure it was converted. Mobile has absolutely some of the most beautiful homes and architecture I've ever seen. One of these days I'll get downtown with a regular camera and take some pictures. It reminds me a lot of downtown Boston
The turquoise dot on the aeriel map is my apt - the yellow one is the store I bought my birthday ice cream from lol - the pink dot to the right is the bus stop I walk to in the morning. It looks a lot further than it actually is lol.
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|Maternal Ancestry
A person's maternal ancestry is traced by mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short. Both men and women possess mtDNA, but only women pass it on to their children..
We all inherit our mtDNAs from our mothers, but not from our fathers. Your mother inherited it from her mother, who inherited it from hers, and so on back through time. Therefore, mtDNA traces an unbroken maternal line back through time for generation upon generation far further back than any written record.
Research at Oxford University and elsewhere over many years has shown that all of our maternal lines are connected at some time in the past and that these connections can be traced by reading mtDNA. One striking finding was that people tended to cluster into a small number of groups, which could be defined by the precise sequence of their mtDNA. In native Europeans, for example, there were seven such groups, among Native Americans there were four, among Japanese people there were nine, and so on. Each of these groups, by an astounding yet inescapable logic, traced back to just one woman, the common maternal ancestor of everyone in her group, or clan.
For our MatriLine Classic service, we read a section of your mtDNA, 400 base pairs long, and compare its precise sequence to the many thousands of others from all over the world that we have in our database. That way we can not only give you an exact readout of your DNA sequence, but also discover to which of the clans you belong, and from which ancestral mother you are descended. You can also search our databases to discover any matches among our customers and, if they have agreed, get in contact with them.
For many of the ancestral mothers, and there are about 36 world-wide, we know whereabouts they lived and how many ten of thousands of years ago. DNA changes very slowly over time and this is what we use to calculate how long ago the clan mothers lived. By studying features of the geographical distribution of their present-day descendants, we can work out where they lived as well. To emphasise that they were real individuals, we have given them all names and, using archaeological and other evidence, we have reconstructed their imagined lives.
Everyone in the same clan is a direct maternal descendant of one of these clan mothers and carries her DNA within every cell of their body. Your mtDNA actually helps cells use oxygen – so you are using your clan mother's mtDNA every time you breathe. However, not everyone in the same clan has exactly the same mtDNA, because DNA changes gradually over the generations. From your precise DNA result, we are able to assign you a place within the genealogy of the clan, which will be shown on your "Seven Daughters of Eve" or "World Clans" certificate.
The clan mothers were not the only women alive at the time but they were the only ones to have direct maternal descendants living through to the present day. The other women around, or their descendants, either had no children at all or had only sons, who could not pass on their mtDNA. And, of course, the clan mothers had ancestors themselves. Amazingly, their genealogies have also been discovered. They show how everyone alive on the planet today can trace their maternal ancestry back to just one woman. By all accounts, she lived in Africa about 150,000 – 200,000 years ago and is known as "Mitochondrial Eve". On your "World Clans" certificate you will see how you and your clan mother relate to all the others in the human family and to "Mitochondrial Eve" herself.
THE EUROPEAN CLANS – The Seven Daughters of Eve
The clan of Ursula
The clan of Xenia
The clan of Helena
The clan of Velda
The clan of Tara
The clan of Katrine
The clan of Jasmine
(German for Mistress of All)
is not among the original "Seven Daughters of Eve" clans, but with just under 2% of Europeans among its members, it has a claim to being included among the numerically important clans. Ulrike lived about 18,000 years ago in the cold refuges of the Ukraine at the northern limits of human habitation. Though Ulrike's descendants are nowhere common, the clan is found today mainly in the east and north of Europe with particularly high concentrations in Scandinavia and the Baltic states.
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The NBA fined Lakers guard Steve Blake $25,000 Monday for what executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson described as "directing inappropriate language toward a fan" in the waning seconds of the Lakers' loss Friday to the Clippers at Staples Center.
Blake was seen on the team's telecast sharing words with a courtside fan while Clippers guard Chris Paul shot free-throws with 40.3 seconds remaining. After fouling out of the game with 29.2 seconds left, Blake then appeared to utter obscenities to the fan. Blake continued as he walked toward the fan before play resumed.
The NBA indicated it fined Blake for the specific incident with 29.2 seconds remaining.
Blake had eight points and two assists against the Clippers in his first start, but went only 2 of 6 from the field. Blake is starting for the Lakers, while Steve Nash remains sidelined with a mild fracture in his left leg.
Follow L.A. Daily News Lakers beat writer Mark Medina on Twitter.


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Tests for Basal and Squamous Cell Skin Cancers
Most skin cancers are brought to a doctor's attention because of signs or symptoms a person is having.
If you have an abnormal area that might be skin cancer, your doctor will examine it and might do tests to find out if it is cancer or some other skin condition. If there is a chance the skin cancer has spread to other areas of the body, other tests might be done as well.
Medical history and physical exam
Usually the first step is for your doctor to ask about your symptoms, such as when the mark first appeared on the skin, if it has changed in size or appearance, and if it has been painful, itchy, or bleeding. You might also be asked about past exposures to causes of skin cancer (including sunburns and tanning practices) and if you or anyone in your family has had skin cancer.
During the physical exam, the doctor will note the size, shape, color, and texture of the area(s) in question, and whether it is bleeding, oozing, or crusting. The rest of your body may be checked for moles and other spots that could be related to skin cancer.
The doctor may also feel the nearby lymph nodes, which are bean-sized collections of immune system cells under the skin in certain areas. Some skin cancers can spread to lymph nodes. When this happens, the lymph nodes might be felt as lumps under the skin.
If you are being seen by your primary doctor and skin cancer is suspected, you may be referred to a dermatologist (a doctor who specializes in skin diseases), who will look at the area more closely.
Along with a standard physical exam, some dermatologists use a technique called dermatoscopy (also known as dermoscopy, epiluminescence microscopy [ELM] or surface microscopy) to see spots on the skin more clearly. The doctor uses a dermatoscope, which is a special magnifying lens and light source held near the skin. Sometimes a thin layer of alcohol or oil is used with this instrument. The doctor may take a digital photo of the spot.
When used by an experienced dermatologist, this test can improve the accuracy of finding skin cancers early. It can also often help reassure you if a spot on the skin is probably benign (non-cancerous) without the need for a biopsy.
Skin biopsy
If the doctor thinks that a suspicious area might be skin cancer, the area (or part of it) will be removed and sent to a lab to be looked at under a microscope. This is called a skin biopsy. If the biopsy removes the entire tumor, it's often enough to cure basal and squamous cell skin cancers without further treatment.
There are different types of skin biopsies. The doctor will choose one based on the suspected type of skin cancer, where it is on your body, its size, and other factors. Any biopsy will probably leave at least a small scar. Different methods can result in different scars, so if this is a concern, ask your doctor about possible scarring before the biopsy is done.
Skin biopsies are done using a local anesthetic (numbing medicine), which is injected into the area with a very small needle. You will probably feel a small prick and a little stinging as the medicine is injected, but you should not feel any pain during the biopsy.
Shave (tangential) biopsy
For a shave biopsy, the doctor shaves off the top layers of the skin with a small surgical blade. Bleeding from the biopsy site is then stopped by applying an ointment or a chemical that stops bleeding, or by using a small electrical current to cauterize the wound.
Punch biopsy
For a punch biopsy, the doctor uses a tool that looks like a tiny round cookie cutter to remove a deeper sample of skin. The doctor rotates the punch biopsy tool on the skin until it cuts through all the layers of the skin. The sample is removed and the edges of the biopsy site are often stitched together.
Incisional and excisional biopsies
To examine a tumor that may have grown into deeper layers of the skin, the doctor may use an incisional or excisional biopsy.
- An incisional biopsy removes only a portion of the tumor.
- An excisional biopsy removes the entire tumor.
For these types of biopsies, a surgical knife is used to cut through the full thickness of skin. A wedge or sliver of skin is removed for examination, and the edges of the wound are usually stitched together.
Examining the biopsy samples
All skin biopsy samples are sent to a lab, where they are looked at with a microscope by a doctor called a pathologist. Often, the samples are sent to a dermatopathologist, a doctor who has special training in looking at skin samples.
Lymph node biopsy
It's rare for basal or squamous cell cancer to spread beyond the skin, but if it does it usually goes first to nearby lymph nodes, which are bean-sized collections of immune cells. If your doctor feels lymph nodes under the skin near the tumor that are too large or too firm, a lymph node biopsy may be done to find out if cancer has spread to them.
Fine needle aspiration biopsy
For a fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, the doctor uses a syringe with a thin, hollow needle to remove very small fragments of the lymph node. The needle is smaller than the needle used for a blood test. A local anesthetic is sometimes used to numb the area first. This test rarely causes much discomfort and does not leave a scar.
FNA biopsies are not as invasive as some other types of biopsies, but they may not always provide a large enough sample to find cancer cells.
Surgical (excisional) lymph node biopsy
If an FNA does not find cancer in a lymph node but the doctor still suspects the cancer has spread there, the lymph node may be removed by surgery and examined. If the lymph node is just under the skin, this can often be done in a doctor's office or outpatient surgical center using local anesthesia. This will leave a small scar.
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Is This Lady Gaga's Next Single?
Let the Lady Gaga new album and single theories begin!
Gaga is working on the follow up to 'Born This Way,' planning to share the title in September. She debuted the may-or-may-not-make-the-record piano ballad 'Princess Die' in concert in Australia, so excitement for the new disc is booming.
A re-worked demo of 'Nothing On (But the Radio)' has leaked, with a fan tweeting that they heard Gaga blasting the song in her vehicle, leading to speculation that it'll be her next single and first from the new album.
Those little monsters sure are an enterprising bunch, digging for any and all hints or clues about what to expect from the Mother Monster in the musical realm.
Whether this is an old demo being reworked or not is all a matter of conjecture -- anything is possible.
Here's what we know: The song is a 2010 demo that was written by Billy Steinberg, who worked on Demi Lovato's 'Give Your Heart a Break' and Madonna's 'Like a Virgin,' so his resume is stocked with major pop hits.
To our ears, this is what we think Gaga would sound like in the fertile period in between 'The Fame Monster' and 'Born This Way.' It's synthy and it's dancey, but her voice is not as strong as she showcased on 'You & I' and 'The Edge of Glory,' two major 'BTW' singles. It's also not nearly as sophisticated as anything on 'BTW,' but then again, this could just be a demo that's either being planned for the album or that was rejected for previous albums and reared its head somehow, some way.
Go here to read the fan's comments, saying that she was blasting the song in a Suburban SUV.
And here is the tweet where the sound engineer asks if a fan can guess the first letter of the title of the new single, which might be a good clue to further explore, especially if you are a Gaga sleuth looking to piece together bits of information to come up with a theory.
Listen to 'Nothing On (But the Radio)'


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Dogs For Dummies
From the creators of the best selling For Dummies brand comes the first branded DVD of how to select, train,and care for your dog! Dogs For Dummies is a global bestseller for the Dummies brand and is finally available as a home video release. Hosted by Jenny Taylor, DVM, one of the Bay Area's leading vets. With this program, you will not only find out how to select and care for a new pet, but you also discover how to solve common canine behavioral problems, and more.


text: Minutes of the regular meeting of Tuesday, October 1, 2002 (As approved amended November 6, 2002) The San Francisco Public Library Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, October , 2002 in the Koret Auditorium, Main Library. President Higueras called the meeting to order at 4: 07PM. The following members were noted present: Commissioners Bautista, Coulter, President Higueras, and Vice President Steiman. Commissioners Chin, Streets, and Strobin were excused attendance. AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 MINUTES Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 MINUTES An anonymous member of the public noted that the reported ordering of the agenda items is not accurately reported and that this created confusion when trying to follow comments submitted in their public comment summary statement; and expressed disapproval that their public comment summary statements were not included in the Commission's agenda mailing. This person also noted that they had submitted a transcript of the Deputy City Attorney's remarks that differed from those reported in the Minutes that was not explained. Mr. Ed Regan found his comments accurately reported. Mr. Peter Warfield commented that there were many things that occurred in the meeting not reported in the Minutes, calling particular attention to a discussion of the City Attorney's remarks regarding the ILS process, and regarding details of the discussion of the Records Retention Policy. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 MINUTES President Higueras inquired if Vice President Steiman wished changes made in her remarks in the reported minutes, inquired concerning the correct numbering of agenda items, and suggested that the Minutes be amended to reflect receipt of a copy of a transcript of the Deputy City Attorney Hiyashi's comments discussed in the Minutes. MOTION: by Commissioner Bautista, seconded by Vice President Steiman for approval of the Minutes of September 3, 2002 as amended. ACTION: AYE 4-0 (Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, and Steiman) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #2 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT City Librarian Susan Hildreth reported that John Perkins, the alleged book slasher, who had been caught defacing materials relating to gay and lesbian issues, had been convicted with a hate crime enhancement and was on probation with restitution required of $9,600 to the Library. Ms. Hildreth then introduced Ms. Tonia Macneil of the Arts Commission, who presented an update on the Ocean View public art enhancements. The City Librarian then informed the Commission that she had been elected Vice President/President-Elect of the California Library Association CLA) with her Presidential term occurring in 2004. Ms. Hildreth then told the Commissioners that all facilities except for two branches were using the library on-line automated computer management software and that new copy machines and networked printers were available at the Main Library and the branch libraries. The City Librarian additionally reported that as of September 28, 2002, the 2nd overdue notice would no longer be produced or mailed as it was an expense in a tight budget year and was not producing any results. The City Librarian also highlighted the current Vietnam exhibit as well as the Mission Bay Branch public art proposals. Ms. Hildreth then reported on upcoming programs including "Grapes of Wrath" activities at several locations, the "Litquake" author celebration, and several election forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters. The City Librarian called the Commission's attention to recent security improvements at the City Librarian's Office. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT An anonymous member of the public congratulated Ms. Hildreth, discussed how books are powerful totems of our literate heritage, and commented on the lack of details concerning the Xerox contract and about problems for patrons using the Time-out software. This person complained that the discontinuation of the 2nd notices was not properly noticed or fully discussed. Mr. Ed Regan congratulated Ms. Hildreth and recommended that copies be made available for 1 cent each. Mr. Regan additionally asked how many overdue notices were sent out and how many books were missing. Mr. Peter Warfield congratulated Ms. Hildreth; asked for more details on items discussed in her report; commented on copying costs; and requested statistics on recovered materials. Mr. Warfield also urged that in fairness 2nd notices be continued; and spoke about problems users experience with the Time-out software. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT In response to a question by President Higueras, the City Librarian outlined the history of problems with the previous contracts and how this contract was negotiated. Ms. Kathy Lawhun, Chief of the Main Library explained further details of costs of copying and other aspects the Xerox Contract. Ms. Lawhun noted that costs might come down as more information on how the new system works becomes available. The Library's copying charges were reported among the lowest in the Bay Area. Responding to Commissioner Bautista's question concerning why the copier revenues were going to the City's General Fund, Ms. Hildreth explained the City policies governing such revenues. Responding to questions by President Higueras, Ms. Hildreth proposed to provide additional information concerning the costs of sending out the additional overdue notices as well as discussed the very low rate of returns resulting from the additional notices. Regarding the Time-out software, Ms. Hildreth reported very few complaints had been received and as the system was just being introduced in the branches its trial period there is still underway. Commissioner Coulter noted that Ms. Hildreth's election to statewide CLA office reflected great credit on the library. In response to a comment by Commissioner Coulter calling for recognition for those staff members who went far beyond the call of duty in helping catch the book vandal, Ms. Hildreth noted that those who helped catch him would share the reward offered for the apprehension of the vandal. In response to questions by President Higueras, Art Commission staff made clear that there would be every effort made to avoid any disruption of services at the Ocean View Branch during installation of the new art. In response to a question by Commissioner Bautista, Ms. Hildreth reported increasing use of email addresses to contact library users by email. President Higueras announced that Agenda Item #4 Main Library Signage would be taken up before Agenda Item #3 the Budget Workshop. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #4 MAIN LIBRARY SIGNAGE The Chief of the Main Library Kathy Lawhun presented an overview of the process beginning with recommendations in the POE (Post Occupancy Evaluation) Report on the Main Library that led to the development of a new signage and way finding program. Ms. Lawhun then reported on the work of a staff Signage Task Force including Phil Sowers, Bureau of Architecture, Barbara McMahon, Library graphic designer, and the Chief of the Main, assisted by a large working group of Main Library staff, in developing and refining signage proposals to resolve identified problems. Ms. Lawhun reported improved overall way finding, directory kiosks, finding specific destinations, and specific design and legibility issues were identified by Main Library staff as the prime areas in need of improvement. The Chief of the Main Library then introduced signage consultant Kate Keating, who provided a detailed presentation including slides concerning the proposed Main Library signage improvements to the Commissioners. Ms. Keating identified way finding as the critical core component of the new signage system and visually walked the Commissioners through the building showing where and how new signage and podium style signage presentations designed to be compatible in materials and designs with and complementary to the building's existing design would be placed. Ms. Keating highlighted efforts made to increase ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance and legibility as well as facilitate finding collections and more clearly identifying designated locations. Ms. Keating concluded her presentation with examples of signage prototypes. An anonymous member of the public noted that there were many verities of addressing signage problems expressed a preference that staff retains an ability to produce as needed changes in the signs. This person also noted that there was frequently is a trade off between the prominence of a sign and addressing other issues in the library. Ms. Barbara Berman, Friends & Foundation expressed satisfaction with the improvements she had seen and found them a step in the right direction. Mr. Ed Regan lauded the presentation, and suggested signage directing users to the library collections be mounted on the bookshelves. Mr. Peter Warfield expressed disappointment that library users had not been included in the discussion of signage planning relating an anecdote highlighting practical issues concerning signage on a bathroom hand dryer. Mr. Warfield suggested visual pathways might be created to address problems people had experienced in getting around the Main Library. Mr. Warfield also noted the importance of having signage directing users to specific destinations. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #4 MAIN LIBRARY SIGNAGE In response to a query by Commissioner Coulter, Ms. Lawhun discussed the Main Library's talking signage for the blind and print disabled. Commissioner Coulter expressed approval of the proposed signage as highly complementary to the Main Library's design and inquired concerning design advice offered pro bono by SMWM (Simon Martin-Vegue, Winkelstein Moris), the Main Library's original designer. In response to queries by President Higueras, Ms. Keating described how they had worked with a functioning system in making improvements and noted that the signage pedestals will not be specially illuminated. Ms. Lawhun described how the improved signage to specific destinations and describing specific collections and new way finding maps had been working. The Chief of the Main informed the Commissioners that the next steps in this process would be development of the designs costs and a recommendation being brought to the Commission later in the year. Vice President Steiman lauded the clarity in identifying what was on each floor on the new signage and inquired what process was planned to try out designs and make any needed modifications before going forward with the rest of the Building. Ms. Lawhun informed Commissioner Bautista that this plan addressed the signage issues raised in the Post Occupancy Evaluation Report. In response to a suggestion by Commissioner Bautista that ordinary users be invited to review the signage, the City Librarian noted that staff had thoroughly evaluated the proposed signage program and that a public presentation or a review by members of the Council for Neighborhood Libraries might be considered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #3 LIBRARY 2003/04 BUDGET REPORT (Explanatory document: FY 2003-04 Budget Planning memo & slide presentation) Library Finance Director George Nichols presented the Commissioners with an overview of the recent history of Library budgets and revenue background and the budget related issues facing the Library in FY 2003/04. Mr. Nichols called attention to a summary of his slide presentation that had been provided to the Commissioners and was available to members of the public at the rear of the auditorium. The Library's Finance Director noted that an economic recovery had not occurred and cited figures reflecting economic problems at the federal, state, and local levels and related likely budget reductions from all levels of government. Mr. Nichols observed that this situation had serious implications for future library budgets. Mr. Nichols next outlined the principle baseline budget issues that would have to be addressed in the next budget. The Library Finance Direction reported negotiations for new labor contracts with major employee groups citywide would take place next year with related potential budget impacts. Mr. Nichols called attention to new expenses related to operating 190-9th Street that would have to be absorbed as well. The Library Finance Director indicated that even given these circumstances he was guardedly optimistic that no program or services reductions would be needed in the next budget. Library Budget Officer Kathleen Lucey then discussed in greater detail the baseline budget beginning with a review of the current year's $54.872 million baseline budget paying for 612 fulltime staff and Library program operations. Ms. Lucey called attention to this year's one time budget costs, the $23.82 capital budget, and discussed various charts in the slide presentation providing various views of how budget funds were expended. Ms. Lucey explained the expenditures by category in the FY 2001/02 Budget and called attention to likely areas where costs could be expected to increase an estimated $2.3 million over the current baseline. Ms. Lucey cited a figure of S55.96 million as the expected baseline budget for next year. Mr. Nichols noted that, as he had just learned that the Commission was about to lose its quorum, this discussion would be continued to the November meeting and wrapped up his comments with a recommendation that Commissioners review the materials provided in the budget handout. President Higueras reported that as the Commission was about to lose its quorum that he was continuing the Budget Workshop item and striking Agenda Item #6, Union Report, and Agenda Item #7 New Business, and moved directly to Agenda item #8 Public Comment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #8 PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Terrill Timberlake inquired concerning the status of the Library's Dorothy Starr collection of sheet music. Mr. Timberlake provided background information on how this important collection was acquired and expressed concern that there had been an 11 year wait for these materials to be made available as promised to the public. An anonymous member of the public expressed concern with terms used to describe the inclusion of citizen Summaries in the Minutes, inquired concerning a question raised by Commissioner Bautista regarding the accounting of the Fuhrman Fund, and described Mr. Fuhrman's background. Mr. Peter Warfield suggested that the proposed budget included no increase for books and requested clarification of any increase in costs of copying. Mr. Warfield suggested that all collections of library materials not yet cataloged be cataloged and made available. Vice President Steiman left the meeting at 6:14PM The meeting ended at 6:14PM as a result of the loss of the quorum. Michael Housh, Commission Secretary 11/7/02 Please note: Copies of Commission Minutes and handouts are available in the Office of the Commission Secretary, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minutes of the regular Commission Meeting of October 1, 2002 Appendix A Library Commission meeting of September 3, 2002 The Public Comment Summary Statements included in these Minutes are authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16.. These summary statements are provided by the speaker. Their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. The number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting. 1


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