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Cooper Students Give Back
POSTED ON: March 1, 2013
On the evening of Thursday, February 28, a crowd of students from all three schools gathered at Frankie's Kitchen on the third floor of 41 Cooper Square. They were there to celebrate the end of Student Engagement and Philanthropy Week, a three-day drive by the Student Philanthropy Committee to raise money for the school and push toward their increased student participation in class giving. There was cake and sandwiches and Cooper swag giveaways—but even more importantly, a spirit of giving back that's very native to the Cooper Union community.
"We're working toward 100% participation for current students giving back to the school, even if it's in small amounts," says Hunter Mayton, a School of Art student from the class of 2016. "This way we hope to create a culture where giving back continues for students and alumni throughout their life, including when they may have the means to make bigger gifts."
When news of financial problems at Cooper surfaced last summer, some students responded immediately. A group from all three schools approached Joseph McDonald, the director of the Annual Fund, about what they could do to help. While a tradition of senior class giving already existed at Cooper, McDonald and the students realized there was no structure in place to encourage underclassmen to participate in supporting the school. The group formed a Student Philanthropy Committee and began to think about how they could expand this network and instill values of giving back among all students.
Members of the Student Philanthropy Committee set up tables around campus for the past three days to recruit student donors. They haven't reached their 100% goal yet, but have made significant strides—doubling senior donor participation and greatly increasing underclassman participation as well. Cooper's precocious origami club also got involved, holding an online auction of original works in paper to raise proceeds for the school. That auction is ongoing through midnight on Friday, and the works have already reached several hundred dollars.

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A nonprofit legal watchdog group based in the nation's capital released the findings of a study that examined what it considered to be shady and unethical conduct among the nation's 50 governors.
As a result, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington named the "worst governors in America" this month and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was not among them.
"CREW's research reveals many state leaders aren't always looking out for their constituents' best interests. It seems some governors are more interested in what their states can do for them rather than what they can do for their states," said CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan.
According to CREW, the six worst governors are Nathan Deal of Georgia; Paul LePage of Virginia; Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania; Rick Perry of Texas; Rick Scott of Florida; and Wisconsin's Scott Walker.
Although Snyder wasn't listed among the worst, CREW placed him in a group of six governors that it claims are "worth watching."
"The problem of our elected leaders using their positions to benefit themselves, their families, and their friends goes well beyond the Capital Beltway. Some of those named in this report could give Boss Tweed a run for his money," said Sloan.
William M. Tweed was a corrupt politician who was convicted in 1877 of stealing up to an estimated $200 million from New York City taxpayers. In today's dollars, that figure amounts to roughly $8 billion. Boss Tweed died in the Ludlow Street Jail in 1878.
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The polygonal tower is built of standardised smaller sections meaning the transport restrictions that apply to tubular steel towers could be eliminated. In theory the design allows for almost unrestricted tower heights, although the legal/practical tip height is regarded as 200 metres. Siemens is planning a 142.5-metre maximum hub height for the SWT-2.3-113, or a 199-metre tip height. For this configuration the tower base measures eight metres between the parallel sides.
The prototype's 90-metre hub height offers ample space inside for accommodating the transformer and additional equipment. The tower consists of 12 inward-facing, U-shaped sections of about one metre high at ground level. These sections are bolted onto the concrete foundation slab and connected vertically by friction force between adjoining flanges. Each added level has a narrower footprint and is assembled on the ground before being bolted to the previous level.
Moisture is prevented from seeping into the tower internals by a rubber lining pre-fitted all along the vertical contact areas and compressed during bolt tightening. Another distinct design feature is the access door, the frame of which has been reinforced on the inside by multiple thick steel layers, clamped together.
Siemens CTO Henrik Stiesdal said the design idea came from Danish supplier Ib Andresen Industri, which has previously manufactured smaller, welded-steel, shell-type towers for NEG Micon (now Vestas). "When Andresen approached us with this new concept based on advanced highly automated serial production, we considered it interesting and worth investigating," he added.
Stiesdal hailed three benefits of the system: the easy foolproof assembly process, the maintenance-free bolt-tension level, which remains sufficient throughout the 20-25 year design life, and the requirement for only one electric power tool during fitting and construction.


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Nevertheless, it has been decided to keep this tutorial available until such time as it has been either updated or re-written. In the meantime, if you wish to take the tutorial, then it is recommended that you change the mysql-extension code to use mysqli or PDO. (If you do this successfully then perhaps you might consider submitting a revised tutorial, contributing to dream.in.code and earning some Kudos!)
There have been a lot of posts in the PHP forum regarding how to upload files to a server and put them into a database. A lot of people were trying to put the entire binary file into the database, which was the incorrect way to do things. This tutorial is an attempt to explain how to properly upload images to your website, and store their records in the database using PHP and MySQL.
Please note that this tutorial has a lot of code. The code is well commented and will explain much of what we're trying to do. I'll give an overview in the tutorial, but you need to dig into the code to really understand how things work. Also, please note that this tutorial assumes you know some basics of PHP and MySQL and dont' have any problems writing and reading to and from a database.
The first thing we'll do is build a database. I have created a simple database named 'people', which will hold first and last names of people, as well as a picture of them. You can copy and paste this SQL statement into phpMyAdmin to build your table.
CREATE TABLE `people` ( `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY , `fname` VARCHAR( 30 ) NOT NULL , `lname` VARCHAR( 40 ) NOT NULL , `filename` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL ) ENGINE = MYISAM ;
Next, we will build our directory structure. We have our root folder which will hold all our directories, as well as our PHP files. Within this root directory we have a directory named 'images' and another named 'includes'. When we finish we will have a structure that looks like this
root-directory/images.php root-directory/index.php root-directory/upload.php root-directory/images/ root-directory/includes/conn.php
Within the includes/conn.php file, you should paste this code:
<?php // Input your information for the database here // Host name $host = "localhost"; // Database username $username = "username"; // Database password $password = "password"; // Name of database $database = "db_name"; $conn = mysql_connect($host, $username, $password) or die ("Could not connect"); $db = mysql_select_db($database, $conn) or die ("Could not select DB"); ?>
On any page that connects to the database, you will require() this file. Be sure to save that file as conn.php within the includes folder.
Next we build our index file. For us, this will just be a form with three fields. One will be 'fname', one will be 'lname', and the next will be a file upload named 'image'. Please note I did some basic CSS styling, but if you don't want to style it that's fine.
<?php // Start a session for displaying any form errors session_start(); ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">   <title>Dream in code tutorial</title>
 <?php if (isset($_SESSION['error'])) { echo "
" . $_SESSION['error'] . "
"; unset($_SESSION['error']); } ?> <form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 First Name <input type="text" name="fname" />
 Last Name <input type="text" name="lname" />
 Upload Image <input type="file" name="image" />
 <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="100000" /> <input type="submit" id="submit" value="Upload" />
 </form>

Make sure you notice that we are starting a session at the very top of the page. This will be handy for reporting any errors we have with the form. In addition, we have some code before the form to display any errors that are encountered. After displaying the error message we unset the error session variable.
Another thing to note is the MAX_FILE_SIZE. This can be used to ensure that the filesize of the file uploaded is less than that variable. I've left you on your own to write that portion of the script, but I promise you it is not hard.
Save that file as index.html in your root directory.
Now comes the important part. Here is the entire source file with comments. I will briefly go over how it works, but the details are within the source code:
<?php // Start a session for error reporting session_start(); // Call our connection file require("includes/conn.php"); // Check to see if the type of file uploaded is a valid image type function is_valid_type($file) { // This is an array that holds all the valid image MIME types $valid_types = array("image/jpg", "image/jpeg", "image/bmp", "image/gif"); if (in_array($file['type'], $valid_types)) return 1; return 0; } // Just a short function that prints out the contents of an array in a manner that's easy to read // I used this function during debugging but it serves no purpose at run time for this example function showContents($array) { echo "
"; print_r($array); echo "
"; } // Set some constants // This variable is the path to the image folder where all the images are going to be stored // Note that there is a trailing forward slash $TARGET_PATH = "images/"; // Get our POSTed variables $fname = $_POST['fname']; $lname = $_POST['lname']; $image = $_FILES['image']; // Sanitize our inputs $fname = mysql_real_escape_string($fname); $lname = mysql_real_escape_string($lname); $image['name'] = mysql_real_escape_string($image['name']); // Build our target path full string. This is where the file will be moved do // i.e. images/picture.jpg $TARGET_PATH .= $image['name']; // Make sure all the fields from the form have inputs if ( $fname == "" || $lname == "" || $image['name'] == "" ) { $_SESSION['error'] = "All fields are required"; header("Location: index.php"); exit; } // Check to make sure that our file is actually an image // You check the file type instead of the extension because the extension can easily be faked if (!is_valid_type($image)) { $_SESSION['error'] = "You must upload a jpeg, gif, or bmp"; header("Location: index.php"); exit; } // Here we check to see if a file with that name already exists // You could get past filename problems by appending a timestamp to the filename and then continuing if (file_exists($TARGET_PATH)) { $_SESSION['error'] = "A file with that name already exists"; header("Location: index.php"); exit; } // Lets attempt to move the file from its temporary directory to its new home if (move_uploaded_file($image['tmp_name'], $TARGET_PATH)) { // NOTE: This is where a lot of people make mistakes. // We are *not* putting the image into the database; we are putting a reference to the file's location on the server $sql = "insert into people (fname, lname, filename) values ('$fname', '$lname', '" . $image['name'] . "')"; $result = mysql_query($sql) or die ("Could not insert data into DB: " . mysql_error()); header("Location: images.php"); exit; } else { // A common cause of file moving failures is because of bad permissions on the directory attempting to be written to // Make sure you chmod the directory to be writeable $_SESSION['error'] = "Could not upload file. Check read/write persmissions on the directory"; header("Location: index.php"); exit; } ?>
Alright, so we start out by starting a session and requiring our conn.php file. Nothing new there.
Next, we have a function that checks to see if the upload file is of a valid type. This function helps deter people from uploading exe files, as well as other potentially harmful stuff you don't want on your server. We have a variable that holds all the valid MIME types. That list is by no means exhaustive, but it works for our purposes. For a full list of MIME types check out the Webmaster Tookit's list
The next function is just something I use for debugging. This prints the contents of an array so that it's readable.
We create a constant variable that will hold our target path. I didn't use the define() function, but I could have.
Next block of code checks to make sure none of the fields were blank. This is just very basic form validation and can be adjusted for what you see fit.
The next block makes a call to the is_valid_type function and checks to make sure that the file is valid.
The next block of code checks to see if a file of that name already exists, in an effort to keep people from overwriting files. A good way to ensure a unique filename is to parse out the name part of the file name before the period, append a timestamp, and then hash it. After hashing it, add the extension back on. I'm attempting to keep this tutorial simple, so I did not show that, but you should be able to figure that out. Just use substrings.
Finally, we attempt to move the uploaded file to the new directory. Make sure the new directory has proper write permissions, or your script won't be able to save.
If moving the file was successful, we input the information into the database. Make sure you notice that we do not input the binary file into the database. What we have done is moved the file to a directory where we can access it, and then stored the images file name into the database. Whenever we want to print out the image we get its file name from the database and then build the img tag.
Lastly, we have our images.php page, which will display all those great images you've uploaded.
<?php // Get our database connector require("includes/conn.php"); ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">   <title>Dream in code tutorial - List of Images</title>
 <?php // Grab the data from our people table $sql = "select * from people"; $result = mysql_query($sql) or die ("Could not access DB: " . mysql_error()); while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) { echo "
"; echo "
"; // Note that we are building our src string using the filename from the database echo "
"; echo $row['fname'] . " " . $row['lname'] . "
"; echo "
"; echo "
"; } ?>

There's really nothing there that you shouldn't be able to understand.
Well, that's all I have for you! Now you know how to properly upload images to a website and store their references into the database. You get two thumbs up /> /> .
If you've found this tutorial useful, or if you have any comments let me know! Good luck!
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Guided walking holidays in the Liguria region of Italy
Welcome to Liguria, "The Land of Colours"
An enchanting and spectacular region surrounded by sea and mountains, the unspoilt Interior will surely transport you back in time.
Join Lorenzo Gariano to experience and savour the flavours of an ancient land bursting with culture and tradition. Combine history with pleasure by retracing some of the old Roman roads and even the ancient salt routes. All this framed by the clear blue Mediterranean and the intensely green mountains to make your holiday truly unforgettable.
There's wonderful architecture, many historic botanical gardens, a delightfully mild climate year-round and a mouth-watering local gastronomy - among the best and healthiest in Italy - to draw you back time and time again.
This is a region still unspoilt by mass tourism - it will appeal particularly to the more discerning and adventurous traveller. Our holidays are not rushed - we like you to sample and savour the landscape; you may tailor your holiday to match your personal requirements. Allow us to guide you on a memorable walking experience in this enchanted land.
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I was wondering if this was possible and easy to do.
I want to take my Ubuntu 11.10 64bit Cd and remaster it so that it will instead be a Gnome3 live Cd that I can install later install Gnome Shell with it instead of Unity.
I know that Fedora already comes this way but I don't like the rpm package format and love the deb package format along with ppa's.
I would also like to change some of the default programs on the cd as well as add other repositories other than the normal default ones.
Also I would like to include all updates to the files that came with then Cd when I was originally made to make it as up to date as possible.
Thanks for any help on this.


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Even the "practically perfect" Mary Poppins must survive the trauma of being a teenager in Pretty in Poplin. While the Banks children would later soak up her know-it-all primness, children her own age couldn't stand her, except for her handsome, if shiftless, classmate Bert. Worse, young Mary must come to terms with her rootless, minimum wage future.
Imagine being raised to be smart, independent and efficient—and then realizing that because of the strict social codes of 1910 England, your only career options as a magical middle-class woman are magical wife, magical nanny or magical hooker.
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Colorado has yet to lose a starter to injury this season
BOULDER — Colorado is really struggling in Pac-12 play but it can't blame injuries. At all. The Buffaloes (3-4 overall) hasn't lost a single starter to injury this year. It has lost only 17 from its entire roster through seven games and only 12 on its two-deep. That includes seven by reserve tailback Josh Ford.
Many are quick to credit strength and conditioning coach Dave Forman, whom Mike MacIntyre brought with him this year from San Jose State. That's where Forman cut the Spartans' number of games lost from 80 the year before he arrived to 28 last year.
Colorado's string of good luck could end Saturday at UCLA if star receiver Paul Richardson (ankle) and leading rusher Michael Adkins II (concussion) don't play.
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During World War II, the enormous demand for steel, aluminum, and other metals led the War Production Board to launch a nationwide campaign to salvage scrap. Everyone from state and local Defense Councils to the Boy Scouts combed local communities for sources of scrap metal that could be melted down and re-purposed for ships, guns, vehicles, and other war materiels.
As part of this national effort, Florida's State Defense Council and Department of Education teamed up to develop the Junior Scrap Army program in 1942. State School Superintendent Colin English challenged every pupil in the Sunshine State to collect as much scrap metal as possible and turn it in at their local schools, where it would be weighed. The program was competitive; the schools and individuals collecting the most scrap would be entitled to a prize.
The enthusiasm exhibited by Florida's school children in this competition was incredible. One student reportedly was out until nearly midnight on the very last night before the contest deadline with her grandfather's truck, collecting as much metal as possible to add to her total. In Perry, pupils from a physical education class dug up ice manufacturing equipment that had been discarded and buried nearly twenty years earlier. At least four students collected over a thousand pounds of scrap each, and Polk County reported collecting 375 pounds of old keys alone for re-purposing. The heat of the competition reached even into the highest levels of state government, as Governor Spessard Holland accepted a challenge from California Governor Culbert L. Olson to see which state could collect the most metal on a per capita basis.
When the dust settled after a month of scrapping, Green Acres and Loxahatchee schools of Palm Beach County and Cape Florida School of Dade County emerged as the top collecting schools. Each won the right to send a delegate to participate in the dedication and launching of the Liberty Ship Colin P. Kelly, Jr., named after the Madison County, Florida airman who was among the first to perish in combat after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The top three individual collectors also earned the right to attend and represent the state. Gwendolyn Willcocks, 15, from Palm Beach High School, personally collected 101,116 pounds of scrap metal. Joining her was Betty Lou Smith, 10, of Coral Gables Elementary School, who collected 156,160 pounds, and Dale Maxwell, 9, of Pahokee, who collected a whopping 202,650 pounds of scrap metal for the drive.
The six met in Jacksonville for a tour that included stops in Lake City, Madison, and Tallahassee before moving on to Mobile for the dedication and launch of the U.S. Liberty Ship Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Gwendolyn Willcocks broke the traditional bottle of champagne against the hull while Mary Lou Smith used a hatchet to cut the ship loose and allow it to enter the water for service. Dale Maxwell, whose enormous contribution to the drive made him both the state and national scrap collecting champion, said a few words to the crowd. In describing his triumph, he said, "I didn't set out to be top collector. I wanted to do my part for the war effort. And I haven't stopped by any means. I shall continue to collect scrap as long as this war lasts."
This is just one of the many stories of courageous homefront contributions by Floridians during World War II. Search the Florida Photographic Collection for more images relating to the war effort in Florida, and check out our learning unit on the subject.
Most of the photos in this post are from the subject files of the State Defense Council of Florida, an agency charged with preparing Florida and Floridians for the challenges of World War II. The collection (Series 419) is available to researchers at the State Archives in Tallahassee.
Tags: civilians, combat, community service, home front, homefront, recycling, Scrap, State Defense Council, War Production Board, World War II


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Monday, 11 July 2011
Swedish Tissue
So I had hoped I would be able to say I had given birth in Sweden. A Swedish birth sounds almost as good as a Swedish massage or even Swedish tissue. But then again, there might have been some linguistic problems and we may have felt compelled by the spur of the moment to give our son a Swedish name, like Hjalmar. Plus we didn't have a baby car seat for the 6 hour drive home to Denmark (though there was that baby seat on the bike, attached to the back of our car. Those who have been reading this blog since 2008 might actually believe we would do this given the bike trailer incidentwith The Lorax. - I can't actually link to the real post since I can see I erased it!).
Instead, we simply had 6 days of vacation in Sweden with 13 other members of SR's family. We all stayed in one beautiful cottage in Rimforsa
Vis stort korton a lake, just north of Vimmerby, the home of Astrid Lindgren.
Piccola Pinecone had written to me a few days before we left, saying that a trip to Sweden sounded much more exotic than her trip to Toronto. Though I have never been to Toronto and I have been to Sweden, I have to say she was right. This area of Sweden is unlike anything I have experienced. It is hilly farmcountry with areas of deciduous forest and many lakes. There are boulders everywhere reminiscent of a scene from The Neverending Story. And about 80% of the houses and farms are red with white trim. For being a farming community, there is a surprising amount of wealth (even the smallest of farm houses would ope their car port to reveal a shimmering new Volvo). And if I were a farm animal, I would want to graze here. Like the terrible blogger I am, I didn't take any pictures. But I have since found amazing pictures of the area by photographer. Johan Klovsljö.
I was able to get in my morning running fix by waking up earlier than everyone else and traversing the gravel road between Rimforsa and Bersebo, which will be one of my best memories of the trip. I estimate I got in just under 50 miles of running in the six days. 37 weeks along and no pain to speak of - what is it that went right this time? It was also a really active trip with nearly everyone wanting to bike, hike, swim, play soccer, etc. My stomach issues were also quite a bit better, which made me realize at least part of my problem must have been related to my normal diet being relatively high in fiber.
My very best memory of the trip must have been taking The Lorax off of his little blue raft in the primordially cold lake we stayed at and watching him swim in his wings and vest. He was so happy and excited to swim with me in the big lake, and every little gap between his teeth showed as he threw his head back in shear joy. He had overall a wonderful trip, getting to play constantly with his four little cousins, two older, two younger. (as an aside, as much as I enjoy swimming in frigid water, I regretted not be able to wear SR's wetsuit anymore due to the fact that I had actually torn a couple of small holes in it under the belly- I feel so terrible!!).
SR and I also probably had our best moments out swimming and in the sauna, though moments alone together were too rare. It was a bit of a stressful trip for SR, having the natural role of leader of the big group. It is an odd and at times anxiety-inducing experience for everyone being in such a big group, constnatly feeling watched; even for me who didn't really try to organize anything. I just tend to be a person who likes to do peaceful things alone. One of my oddest traits is that I am uncomfortable eating in front of (or as other people might say, "with") other people. This however resulted in me losing almost 1kg and putting my 37 weeks pregnancy weight gain back between 7 and 8 kgs (though maybe the weight loss was simply due to me cutting out the soy sauce ?? :)) The 16 lbs I gained with The Lorax may thus be the exact same weight gain for pregnancy number 2.
I cried on the way home yesterday, thinking about the precious moments I had with both The Lorax and SR. These occasions are rare. I will never have another vacation like this with The Lorax - and it may be one of the first places he remembers the rest of his life.
Above is proof that The Lorax still really does use a Nuk. Yep, he is almost 3½.
Gotta admit he looks better without one. He is REALLY holding on to that poor chick.
I remind myself daily not to count down the days to the birth, but to focus on enjoying my free time with The Lorax and SR. Besides, my maternal instinct says that this birth is not going to be early like the first. I'm just hoping it's not over 2 weeks late; I don't want to have to deal with the decision of being induced or not.
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- Allison Chapple said...
That's funny, I feel like I am not going to be early this time either. I am almost 37 weeks and don't even feel pregnant some days - rare contraction here and there but nothing that would make me think it's going to happen any time soon. I was two days early last time and that was perfect but for some reason I think I am going to be 3-6 days past my due date. Hope we're both wrong!
- 11 July 2011 at 21:54
- heather said...
What a beautiful vacation spot! It sounds (and looks) idyllic. Perfect running country.
Your tissue story reminds me: the other day I walked past a woman carrying a pack of toilet paper with the brand name "Happy End." Brought a lot of images to mind.
- 11 July 2011 at 21:57
- Jacqueline said...
That looks really, really beautiful and peaceful. I am jealous!
I'm glad you are still feeling good.
Man, do not worry about your son's pacifier use! My son is almost 3 and still uses one at bedtime. I tried to take it away one night, and it was total hell, so I gave in. I am pretty sure he won't take it to college ... .
- 11 July 2011 at 22:38
- PiccolaPineCone said...
ahhh... family, gorgeous country side, ice cold lakes, cathartic runs and a nuk... what an amazing sounding vacation. all the crucial pieces in place.
- 12 July 2011 at 03:34
- Diana said...
Your vacation spot looks really amazing and relaxing. Makes me want to go grab my own piece of countryside tranquility.
- 12 July 2011 at 15:49
- SteveQ said...
I just looked up Astrid Lindgren... I've never read "Pippi Longstocking." Now I'm adding "American" to everything and I just come up with pop references: American Pie, American Beauty, etc.
Avoid the spur of the moment Scandinavian naming! That's how my father ended up with the middle name Thorval (which I think came from a Sigurdson novel my grandmother was reading at the time).
Never been to Sweden, ("but I've been to Oklahoma. They tell me I was born there, but I really don't remember...") but I've been to Toronto. Toronto is a very tidy smaller, less diverse New York.
- 12 July 2011 at 17:30
- cherelli said...
hey SLG, what a wonderful vacation after the last few months of working/researching, Nathali leaving, and just before child#2 arrives, really really pleased you had this opportunity to spend time with SR and the Lorax, albeit with lots of family around...! Best wishes in the countdown to the birth of child#2, very excited for you (even now after 37 weeks!!) :)
- 13 July 2011 at 15:03
- SteveQ said...
Umm, a couple letters of "Sigurd Olson" disappeared from my comment.
- 13 July 2011 at 18:01
- sea legs girl said...
Heather - Happy End. It's almost too much!
Jacqueline- exactly, he won't bring the nuk to college. But will he bring the retainer that is still straightening his teeth :0??
Steve, I gotta admit I think Thorval is a super cool name. Though only if pronounced correctly: TORvahl. Is this how he pronounced it? Or was he too ashamed to say it out lound :D?
I find it so interesting that Pippi Longstocking is NOT the best known of Astrid Lindgren's books in Scandinavia. It must be Ronja the Robber's Daughter or however it is translated into English.
- 14 July 2011 at 14:39
- SteveQ said...
Not being Scandinavian, both he and his parents (and poor W.T. Quick, Jr.) pronounced it as if it rhymes with Orville. Bill, Jr. especially hates the name. There is no W.T. Quick, III!
"Ronia the Robber's Daughter" here.
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A bicyclist was killed Wednesday evening when she was struck by a freight truck in the New Bedford Industrial Park, police said.
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One participant asked, How do tumors in brains arise if it is an organ that is isolated? Some might say brain tumors arise from developmentally stalled neural progenitors. Solid tumors are fueled by minor subpopulations of cells with stem like cell properties. Stem cells live for a long time in the body, allowing time for multiple mutations. Others said that pediatric brain tumors are genetically calm. Brain tumors contain cells with stem-cell like properties; signaling pathways that contain growth of normal progenitor cells are suppressed in brain cancer. A lot of discussion produced no agreement on this topic.
Surgical Techniques: Moderated by A. Gajjar, M.D. and B. Pizer, M.D., Dr.
Reizo Shirani of Japan: Salvage Surgery and Reoperation after Radiation and Chemotherapy for Primary Brain Tumor in Children. Surgery is the primary treatment option for children with resectable brain tumors in Japan. Radiation treatments are used in children who have malignant or progressive brain tumors. Chemotherapy, although it plays a role, is a treatment for some tumors, but response is different for each tumor. For instance, ependymomas have not shown to benefit greatly from chemotherapy.
Low Grade Glioma: Moderators: Murali M. Chintagumpala, M.D.; S. Clifford, M.D.; M. Gilbertson, M.D.; and Mark Kieran, M.D.
Descriptive Epidemiology of Pilocytic Astrocytoma was presented by Bridget McCarthy, Ph.D., US. Pilocytic astrocytomas remain poorly studied because they have a relatively benign nature, although location can make them problematic. Pilocytic astrocytoma is most commonly in the cerebellum 35.7%; the brain lobes 13.1%; the brain stem 10.8%; spinal cord 4.8%; optic nerve 3.8% and17.1% in overlapping sites. (Neuro-Oncology, Vol. 10, Issue 3, June 2008, pg. 412). Optic nerve glioma is most commonly found in children 0-4 years of age and can occur in children with neurofibromatosis (NF-1). Long term survivor data and quality of life studies will be important in the years to define the clinical aspects of pilocytic astrocytoma.
Eric Bouffet, M.D., A Phase II Study of Weekly Vinblastine in Recurrent / Refractory Pediatric Low Grade Glioma. The Phase II study was initiated in 2002 and accrued 51 patients. Toxicity was manageable; there were some grade IV toxicities, however overall treatment was well tolerated.
Biology I: Biology of Gliomas and Malignant Tumors: Moderators: Tobey MacDonald, M.D. and R Grundy, M.D.
PDGF-CC and Medulloblastoma Migration, Brian Rood, M.D. states that molecularly targeted agents appear to be the most promising for improving treatment, while limiting toxicities. PDGF-C is a molecule with a functional effect upon cell migration that is widely expressed in medulloblastoma. (Neuro-Oncology Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 3, pg. 486). Efforts are being made to develop agents that target PDGF receptors.
Nursing Moderators: Deborah Lafond, RN, RNCS,PNP, CPON, and A. Bendel, M.D.
Jennifer Madden, RN, MS, CPNP, US, presented results of Randomized Study of Creative Art Therapy for Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients During Outpatient Chemotherapy. During art therapy sessions in outpatient clinic, patients participated in movement therapy using shaving cream and fingerpaint as a means of expression. Parents reported that children younger than seven-years-old reported less nausea and were less nervous. Nurse focus groups reported improved patient mood and withdrawn children interacted better.
Germ Cell Tumors: Moderators: Mateo Matsutani, M.D. and Jeffrey Allen, M.D.
Dr. Shingo Takano, Japan spoke about Therapeutic Advancement for Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors. Treatment strategies are important for children with intracranial germ cell tumors because of the varying types of tumors in this category, ranging from low grade to highly malignant. Studies show that neoadjuvant radiation therapy before excision of residual tumor is beneficial for patients with nongermatous germ cell tumors. (Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Vol. 10, Issue 3, June 2008, pg.420)
Craniopharyngioma: Moderators: Concezio DiRocco, M.D. and Tadonori Tomita, M.D.
Quality of Life in Childhood Craniopharyngioma Patients with and without Hypothalamic Involvement was presented by Dr. Gabrielle Calaminus, Germany. Craniopharyngiomas are intracranial tumors that are considered low-grade, and are located in the hypothalamus and pituitary region. Treatment generally includes surgery and sometimes radiation for those that have progressive tumor. Adverse effects include, endocrinological deficiencies, obesity, hyperphagia, daytime sleepiness, and sometimes cognitive issues (memory and attention.) Overall survival is good. Patients without hypothalamic involvement have a better quality of life due to less severe adverse events.
High Grade Glioma: Moderators: Kenneth J. Cohen, M.D. and Maryam Fouladi, M.D.Â
The Treatment of High-Grade Gliomas in Pediatrics: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?, Kenneth Cohen, M.D., R.s, US, noted that although it is conceivable that biological behavior of Anaplastic Astrocytoma has changed in the past 30 years, it is possible the pathology criteria has changed, becoming more stringent over time so that these tumors are better classified today. Prognosis for children with high-grade gliomas remains dismal, inclusive of children with anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Presented by, Danuta Perek, M.D., Ph.D., Poland, Treatment Failures in Children with High Grade Glioma (HGG), Results from The Polish Neuro-Oncology Study Group (PNOSG) study analyzed the failure rates in these children from 1996-2007. All pathology was carefully evaluated. Studies determined that progression and relapse occurred early in the AA and GBM patients and suggested they resist chemotherapy and radiation.
Leptomeningeal and Disseminated Disease: Moderators: Susan Blaney, M.D. and S. Gururangan, MRCPÃ
A Comparison of Intracranial and Lumbar CSF Cytology in Staging Pediatric Medulloblastoma, Supratentorial PNETs, and Ependymomas, Sergei Terterov, M.D., US; Cerebrospinal fluid dissemination is an ominous feature of pediatric brain tumors, occurring in approximately 25% of medulloblastomas and 11% of ependymomas. It is vital that this be detected early to influence treatment and survival; 83.3% of progression/relapses occurred early. (Neurosurgery, Vol. 11, Issue 3, pg. 443)
Late Effects: Moderators: Paul Graham Fisher, M.D. and D. Walker. M.D.Ã., Stephen Sands, Psy. D., US, Late Effects Follow-Up of "Head Start II" Survivors, a study that evaluated neuropsychological late effects in survivors enrolled in the Head Start II protocol. Study participants were<10 years of age. The investigator concluded that overall, neurocognitive functioning was good but survivors should continue follow-up for neuropsychological, behavioral and social emotional functioning.
Endocrine, Intellectual and Functional Outcomes of Adult Survivors of Childhood Posterior Fossa Tumours, was presented by Dr. Heather Spouedas, UK. She concluded her session stating that radiation-based therapies for pediatric brain tumors that are not positioned centrally are not the cause of much pituitary glandular deficiencies after 16 year follow-up. However, growth hormone deficiency may occur. Chemotherapy given adjuvant to radiation, adds to the risk of hypothyroidism, gonadotoxicity, sensory and motor late effects.
Ependymoma: Moderators: Nicholas Foreman, M.D. and M. Gilbert, M.D.
Conformal Radiation Therapy Pediatric Ependymoma: The St. Jude Experience. This study showed that patients with well-differentiated ependymoma benefit from aggressive surgery and post-operative high-dose conformal radiation therapy.
NF-1 Moderators: R. Listernick, M.D. and Brigitte Widemann, M.D.
Dr. Astrid Gnekow, Germany, Do Children and adolescents with NF-1 Associated Low-Grade Glioma Need a Separate Treatment Approach? Results indicate that progression free survival is essentially the same in children who have been treated with chemotherapy and radiation. In some patients, radiation therapy should be postponed to avoid vasculopathy. In the future, there may be possibilities that molecular research in genetics will provide information on natural history, and predict response to treatment.
Neuropathology Update Moderators: Peter C. Burger, M.D. and T. Pietsch, M.D.
Pilomyxoid Tumors with a Chronic Relapsing Course May Become More Cystic and Mature to Pilocytic Histology. Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PA) is commonly found in children <2 year old and previously included in the category of PA, but are now defined by histology. PAs are typically solid, necrotic, and have abnormal signal intensity. Although there are differences in molecular biology between PMA and PA, there are overlaps in gene expression. This study indicated that chronic PMA become more cystic and mature to become PA.
Family Education Day Facilitated by Tadanori Tomita, M.D.
A special session, Ask the Experts was part of Family Education Day which was attended by approximately 100 families. Two panels of experts broke from the symposium to participate in a question and answer session for families. Panelists included Carol Kruchko, Stewart Goldman, M.D; Reema Habiby, M.D.; Roger J. Packer, M.D.; Tadanori Tomita, M.D.; Mark Kieran, M.D.; Chris Turner, M.D.; and Torunn Yock, M.D.
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (a photon technique), 3D, Conformal and Proton Beam Radiation. Parents are encouraged to delay radiation due to potential late effects, but when it is considered necessary, it is difficult for them to go forward with it. Roger J. Packer, M.D. suggested that in the next five years, new molecular genetics may show promise in determining which patients are more sensitive to radiation, and predicting which may be at higher risk for complications. There is no golden age for safe radiation - although radiated tissue may not develop normally, other factors contribute to late effects -- tumor, hydrocephalus, and surgical intervention.
Benign vs Malignant
Chris Turner, M.D. explained that benign tumors are localized and can often be resected, whereas malignant tumors are more infiltrative and invasive. In the medical community the term brain tumor is preferred over brain cancer because a benign brain tumor in an unfavorable region can be devastating, whereas some malignant brain tumors respond well to aggressive treatments. Benign tumors that are not resectable have few options. Dr. Tomita stated that it is rare for tumors to spread outside of the brain and spinal cord.
Ã. Atypical Teroid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) & Rare Tumors Moderators: Susan Chi, M.D. and Lucy Rourke, M.D.
Clinical features of ATRT Tumor in Japan, presented by Dr. Hideriro Oku. These tumors are extremely rare in early childhood and they are highly malignant. It is important that they be differentiated in clinical features from medulloblastoma/PNET. Children with ATRT tend to have increased intracranial pressure caused by large tumor and or obstructive hydrocephalus. Less that 50% have leptomeningeal dissemination. Prognosis is less favorable in patients with ATRT than those with medulloblastoma/PNET or germ cell tumor.
Brain Stem Tumors Moderators: Katherine Warren, M.D. and R. Kortmann, M.D.Ã.
Phase II Trial Thalidomide and Carboplatin for the Treatment of Brain Stem Glioma (CNS1099) presented by Stewart Goldman, M.D. This phase II combination, Thalidomide, an antiangiogenic agent and Carboplatin, was given with radiation therapy to improve progression free survival in this subset of patients. It was found to be well-tolerated.
Reema Habiby, M.D. discussed endocrine issues post radiation therapy. Tumor location, treatments, especially those that affect brain cells in the pituitary region, may cause endocrine issues for children with brain tumors. Children may have delayed or accelerated puberty. Symptoms can be measured by following thyroid and growth hormones. There is concern in using growth hormone in children, but its role in stimulating tumor growth has not been validated by research studies. Endocrinologists are reluctant to use growth hormone in children with active tumor.
Hydrocephalus Shunts can be avoided in some children with brain tumors who present with hydrocephalus, due to advancements in neuro-navigational systems and techniques. Endoscopic techniques to open the pathway decreases the need for shunt surgery. Locating the tumor through intraoperative imaging aids during resection can avert the need for shunts.
Treatment Phases: Stewart Goldman, M.D. discussed the three phases of treatments: Phase 1 trials determine maximum tolerated dose (MTD); Phase II trials are for specific tumor types and look at the effectiveness of treatment; and Phase III trials investigate which treatment regimen in a head to head comparison, between two or more treatment options, is more effective.
Neuro-cognitive issues: Roger J. Packer, M.D. stated that although children face many challenges, new developments are in process. One particular area of interest is anti-cholesterol drugs that have may help children cognitively and improve their performance in school.
Epidemiology: Carol Kruchko, Central Brain Tumor Registry of US, emphasized the importance of epidemiology studies and the need for collaboration across disciplines.
The Complementary, Alternative Medicine & Research Panel included, Elena Ladas MS, RD, Integrative Pediatric Medicine, Columbia & Pieter Van Heule, Homeopath, D.C.
Pieter Van Heule promoted guided imagery during chemotherapy as a helpful complimentary and alternative medicine. He explained that holistic medicating refers to a philosophy where focus is on the patient, not the disease. Conventional and Holistic medicines are not incompatible. Structural approaches include: cardiopathy, musculoskeletal rebalancing, touch and sensory reintegration, and manual lymph drainage. Other treatments can be found in nutrition, homeopathy, acupuncture, emotional counseling, mediation and visualization. The NIH roadmap Epigenomics Program is emerging as a scientific study in the regulation of gene activity and expression. The epigenetic mechanisms control stem cell differentiation and organgenesis contribute to the biological response to endogenous and esogenous forms of stimuli that result in disease.Ã
The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation organized the Outreach and Support for Families session in cooperation with New York's Children's Brain Tumor Foundation. Nicole Ronco, parent, emphasized the importance of creating a network of support through friends, family, community and institutional contacts. Jeanne Young discussed the needs for information and resources, support groups, Ombudsmen and Advocacy, Wish fulfillment, Camps, and assistance with treatment related travel and lodging. Jeanne and Nicole stressed the importance of checking authenticity of Web-based information. Regarding online support remember your child is an individual, comparing outcomes is not healthy and to be careful that online support group moderators are not biased, and monitor content. Check your sources or ask questions if you are not sure what you have read is accurate.
Other sessions included: Transitioning into Life; Quality of Life; and Family Voices for Research and Treatment Options.
Many of the CBTF Scientific Advisors were moderators and presenters at the comprehensive meeting. Dr. Roger J. Packer, CBTF's Senior Scientific Advisor, was presented with the Founder's Award at the ISPNO banquet, in recognition of his leadership and founding of the ISPNO more than 20 years ago. The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation expresses its appreciation to Stewart Goldman, M.D. and Tadanori Tomita, M.D. for organizing this comprehensive symposium for medical professionals and for including a special day for patient information and family networking.
This article was written for the Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation, Germantown, Maryland, www.childhoodbraintumor.org.


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More White Americans Dying than Born, and More
What's News: In historic shift, a new Census report shows that number of deaths now exceeds births among white Americans. Supreme Court rules genes are not patentable. Best Buy to carve out Microsoft mini-stores. Joanne Po reports. Photo: AP
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In the National Post, About Afghanistan: 'It's Our Generation's Spanish Civil War'
"To my mind, Afghanistan is central to the history of the Left, and to the history of the world since the 1980s. It is to the early 21st century, to the years we're now living through, what the Spanish Civil War was to Europe in the mid and late 20th century."
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What this means is that the heirs and successors of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion — the brave Canadian volunteers who went to Spain to fight Franco's fascists — are to be found today not in the main ranks of the left, but among the courageous young men and women of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Vandoos, and all those other Canadian regiments that are holding the banner high in Afghanistan. It means that Canadian soldiers, and not Canada's "anti-war" politicians and polemicists, are at the vanguard of the historic mission of the left. I would have been proud of those soldiers anyway, but as someone who counts himself among the left-wing founders of the Canada Afghanistan Solidarity Committee, I am doubly proud of them.
A much more elaborate set of arguments along these lines unfolds in a conversation I had recently with Stan Persky, at Dooney's Cafe.
The Solidarity Committee first came to the Post's attention here.
To be clear, the Committee is by no means an exclusively "left-wing" group, as I hope my Post essay makes plain. We have all kinds of members, including soldiers: The photograph above - some kids clowning around in Kandahar - was taken by one of our more recent members, Tylere Couture, who works with a Civilian-Military (CIMIC) operation of the Canadian-led Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team. Keep an eye on the CASC site in the coming days for Tylere's reports, and more of his photography.


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Review: 'Flight' has ups, downs
Film starts with action, then dives into character study
The new Robert Zemeckis film starring Denzel Washington "Flight" is near perfect. But much like the director's character driven film "Cast Away," it does have a flaw. Its ascent is so gripping, so edge-of-your-seat, and so full of action, that the rest of the movie, as it burrows into alcoholism and human emotion, feels like it crawls to get the momentum going.
"Flight" is Zemeckis' first live-action film since "Cast Away." He's spent the last 12 years in the magical movie land of performance-capture technology creating "The Polar Express," "Beowulf" and "A Christmas Carol." Despite "Flight" being a whole different ball game, the opening crash sequence seems influenced by the filmmaker's years of being in that high-tech movie world.
Washington as pilot Whip Whitaker must, however, share the stage with this opening beast, including wrestling with an airplane that his character flies upside down just before it crashes. And like the heroic pilot who glides most of the passengers to safety (102 souls onboard, we hear more than a few times), Washington guides this character study into place. Let's say this right off the top: This is an Oscar winning performance from beginning to end, and it will likely earn Washington his sixth Oscar nomination; he's won two.
When we first meet the pilot, he's sharing an Orlando hotel room with a sexy flight attendant (Nadine Velazquez). The two haven't slept yet, but in a few hours they'll hit the friendly skies. Whitaker is addicted to booze and drugs. His breakfast of champions is whiskey and a few lines of cocaine. He's also an adrenaline junkie, who, when he gets in the cockpit, tells his new co-pilot to forget about the computers, he'll fly the plane manually. You end up hating and loving him at the same time.
Written by John Gatins, the movie plays out like a novel; the story of a pilot with a lot of promise who ends up being unable to fight his demons anymore. He's been able to coast along, playing the role of the dashing pilot for a Southern airline, until one day his plane falls apart in the air. Then he gets put under a microscope.
Lauded as a hero for saving lives, his skill is called into question when a toxicology report shows that drugs and alcohol were in his system when he landed the plane. Don Cheadle is his usual cool, calm and collected self (and he plays it so well) as the lawyer who is hired by the airline's union to clean up what has now become Whip's mess.
An odd romance that Whip strikes up with a heroin addict in the stairwell of the hospital is forced, but Kelly Reilly makes it work, especially trading her real life English accent for a downright seamless Alabama drawl. John Goodman as Whip's crazy drug dealing friend adds comic relief to a film that sometimes recalls the grittiness of that classic alcohol soaked drama "Leaving Las Vegas."
At 138 minutes, "Flight" is a long haul and it sometimes seems that way, but Washington is worth staying strapped in your seat. And that crash in the beginning? Well, it's one heck of a ride.
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