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Deborah Obalil, executive director for the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD), was the graduation speaker at PCA&D's 32nd commencement ceremonies on May 3.
Gail Anderson, designer, writer, and educator, received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (honoris causa) for a lifetime of achievement in her field, according to Mary Colleen Heil, PCA&D president.
Fifty-two seniors received their Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in one of four majors: illustration, graphic design, fine arts, and photography.
We've begun posting images from graduation. See them here.
You can also see a photos of graduation posted on Facebook.
Award winners were named as well.
Highest GPA:
Sara Schenke, Illustration
Departmental Awards:
Fine Art: Chalkley Matlack
Graphic Design: Kaitlyn Trout
Illustration: Tylor Heagy
Photography: Leawna Burek
Deborah Obalil has over fifteen years experience as a leader in the national arts and culture industry, having led multiple highly-acclaimed organizations and served as a well-regarded management consultant to the field. As executive director at AICAD, Deborah leads the organization in achieving its mission of strengthening and connecting its members schools, thus advancing art and design education.
AICAD is a non-profit consortium of 43 leading art schools in the U.S. and Canada. It was founded in 1991 by a group of 25 presidents who felt a need for the similarly structured art schools to come together so as to mutually develop their schools and programs. Its mission is to help strengthen the member colleges individually and collectively, and to inform the public about these colleges and the value of studying art and design. Learn more at aicad.org/about.
Prior to her appointment at AICAD, Deborah operated a successful boutique arts management consulting firm, Obalil & Associates. Her career with arts organizations placed her most recently as the Executive Director of the Alliance of Artists Communities, an organization dedicated to the advancement of America's creative vitality, based in Providence, RI.
Gail Anderson is a New York City-based designer, writer, and educator. From 2002 through 2010, she served as Creative Director of Design at SpotCo, a New York City advertising agency that creates artwork for Broadway and institutional theater. From 1987 to early 2002, she worked at Rolling Stone magazine, serving as the magazine's senior art director and before that, its designer and deputy art director. Earlier in her career, Gail was a designer at The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine and Vintage Books (Random House). Gail is co-author, with Steven Heller, of several books, including "New Modern Type," as well as "New Ornamental Type," "New Vintage Type," "Astounding Photoshop Effects," and "American Typeplay."
Anderson teaches at the School of Visual Arts MFA, undergraduate, and high school design programs, and serves on the advisory boards for Adobe Partners by Design and the Society of Publication Designers. She is the recipient of the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Medal from the AIGA*, and has lectured about design at organizations and conferences around the world. Gail's bio is at Gailycurl.com
* - AIGA (formerly the American Institute of Graphic Arts) is an American professional organization for design. Organized in 1914, AIGA currently has more than 22,000 members throughout 66 chapters and more than 200 student groups nationwide. Its activities include the AIGA Medal, the AIGA Design Archives, and annual design competitions 365 and 50 Books/50 Covers.
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Columbia St. Mary's and ProHealth Care decided not to partner on finding an outside organization to provide cardiac surgery for both health systems. Columbia St. Mary's determined that it will continue to partner with Froedtert & MCW, which provide cardiac surgeons from the Community Physicians division. ProHealth Care elected to hire Indiana University Health to provide cardiac surgery for its health system.
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Sept. 17 - Christina Puchalksi, MD, MS, a pioneer in spirituality and health care, will be the featured speaker at MCW's ninth annual Medical Humanities Lecture on September 18th. Dr. Puchalski is a faculty member at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. Wauwatosa Now
Sept. 17 - Connor Callahan, an MCW M-2 student, was the male winner of the 37th Briggs and Al's Run and Walk for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. The event drew 17,000 participants and raised more than $1 million for Children's. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sept. 17 - Wisconsin Harley-Davidson and the Rock River H.O.G. Chapter will hold the 20th annual "Ridin' to a Cure" on September 26 and 27 in Oconomowoc. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the Rock River Cancer Research Foundation, which supports breast cancer research at MCW's Cancer Center. Wauwatosa Now

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Healthy Beverages with NO Calories
In the interest of cutting excess calories, it behooves us all to avoid regular sodas and other sweetened drinks when possible. The best way to do this is to drink no-calorie beverages instead. Some of the more obvious options are flavored mineral waters, seltzer water with a slice of lemon or lime, diet sodas in moderate amounts, and plain tea and coffee.
It gets even better when the beverages contain substances that may help protect your health! Green and black tea contain phytochemicals (flavonols and catechins) thought to have health benefits. Most of the studies suggesting cancer-protective effects have been carried out with green tea, but black tea may also have protective qualities.
Antioxidants make up a third of the weight of dried tea leaves. And one of these antioxidants is EGCG, which was shown to slow the buildup of artery-clogging plaque in mice in a recent study.
Keep in mind that when it comes to the phytochemicals in tea, freshly brewed is best. Apparently, bottled teas have less of these phytochemicals than freshly brewed tea.
Iced Tea Tips
Iced tea is a great summer sipper as long as it isn't sweetened. I've found that nicely flavored ice tea doesn't need any sweeteners at all. And any great flavored tea can be turned into iced tea, just by chilling the pitcher in the refrigerator after it is brewed.
One of my favorite iced teas is Paradise brand Tropical Tea (Premium black tea with tropical fruit nectars), available in decaffeinated too.
If you can spare a few calories, create your own iced tea drink by blending your favorite iced tea with 100% fruit juice or nectar. Start by mixing 1/2 cup of ice tea with 1/2 cup of fruit juice or nectar, then taste. Add more of either until you get it just right!
Coffee House Hints
If you are looking for zero-calorie, high-flavor beverages, coffee and tea can fill that bill. They have no calories when you drink them in their "brewed with nothing added" form. Trouble is, we often pump them up with syrups, honey, sugar, whipping cream, etc.
"When we dress up coffee, we can easily go from zero calories...to around
250-500 calories."
Add the word "mocha," or "caramel" to coffee, or the word "chai" or "tazo" to tea and it's a whole different ball game. When we dress up coffee, we can easily go from zero calories and zero grams of fat to around 250-500 calories and around 4-18 grams of fat.
To survive the coffeehouse without breaking your calorie bank account, follow these three general rules:
1. Skip the whipped cream. Say "yes" to "whip," and you've just bought yourself 130 calories and 12 grams of fat (8 grams of saturated fat and 50 mg cholesterol). I love whipping cream just as much as the next girl, so when I feel like adding it to my drink, I ask for "light whip" (I've found that a little goes a long way). But most of the time I just skip it, because what I am most looking forward to is the coffee flavor of the drink.


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HOTAS, an initialism for Hands On Throttle-And-Stick, is the name given to the concept of placing buttons and switches on the throttle stick and flight control stick in an aircraft's cockpit, allowing the pilot to access vital cockpit functions and fly the aircraft without having to remove his hands from the throttle and flight controls. Application of the concept was pioneered with the Ferranti AIRPASS radar and gunsight control system used by the English Electric Lightning[1] and is widely used on all modern fighter aircraft such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
HOTAS is a shorthand term which refers to the pattern of controls in the modern fighter aircraft cockpit. Having all switches on the stick and throttle allows the pilot to keep his "hands on throttle-and-stick", thus allowing him to remain focused on more important duties than looking for controls in the cockpit. The goal is to improve the pilot's situational awareness, his ability to manipulate switch and button controls in turbulence, under stress, or during high G-force maneuvers, to improve his reaction time, to minimize instances when he must remove his hands from one or the other of the aircraft's controls to use another aircraft system, and total time spent doing so.
The concept has also been applied to the steering wheels of modern open-wheel racecars, like those used in Formula One and the Indy Racing League. HOTAS has been adapted for game controllers used for flight simulators (most such controllers are based on the F-16 Fighting Falcon's) and in cars equipped with radio controls on the steering wheel. In the modern military aircraft cockpit the HOTAS concept is sometimes enhanced by the use of Direct Voice Input to produce the so-called "V-TAS" concept, and augmented with helmet mounted display systems such as the "Schlem" used in the MiG-29 and Su-27, which allow the pilot to control various systems using his line of sight, and to guide missiles by simply looking at the target.
- ^ "English Electric Lightning -Supersonic Interceptor". YouTube. 2007-04-24. Retrieved 2010-09-12.


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RACINE, WI (WTAQ) - In Wisconsin Friday, First Lady Michelle Obama defended her husband as a man of integrity who will do what he promises.
In a 35-minute speech in Racine, Obama addressed some of the major points addressed by the president during the campaign – that teachers and fire-fighters should not pay higher tax rates than billionaires.
She also defended the auto industry bailout, and she praised her husband for rejecting advice to let the Detroit automakers go bankrupt.
An estimated 2,100 people filled Racine's Memorial Hall to hear the First Lady.
Obama also went to Wausau for a speech Friday afternoon.
Recent polls show her husband and Republican Mitt Romney in a virtual tie for Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes.


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26th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee -- Agenda papers
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|26th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee
Gland, Switzerland, 3 - 7 December 2001
|Agenda item 14.4
Report on the regulations and practice applied by other environment-related conventions for providing funding to delegates to their meetings, and recommendations to COP8
|Action requested: The Standing Committee is requested to consider the proposed decision on this matter (see paragraph 4 below).
1. The Standing Committee considered the issue of delegate funding within the wider context of the use by Ramsar of the list of countries eligible for Official Development Assistance (ODA) and other forms of financial assistance established by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
2. The Committee adopted Decision SC25-28 as follows:
"The Standing Committee decided that:
a) the OECD/DAC List of Aid Recipients should continue to be used, mutatis mutandis as applying to Ramsar Contracting Parties and other countries eligible for accession, for eligibility for SGF as established by Resolution VI.6;
b) the Bureau, when allocating assistance for participating at Ramsar meetings, should use the OECD/DAC list in the following order of priorities:
i) Contracting Parties in Part I of the List
ii) Contracting Parties in Part II of the List: Central and Eastern European Countries and New Independent States of the former Soviet Union; and
iii) Contracting Parties in Part II of the List: More advanced Developing Countries and Territories;
c) the Bureau should prepare a report on the regulations and practice applied on this matter by other environment-related conventions for consideration at the next Standing Committee meeting and possible transmission with recommendations to COP8."
3. Concerning item c) of the Standing Committee decision, the Bureau has been able to obtain the following information:
CBD: Financial aid is provided in the following order of priority: [Excel file]
- Parties to the CDB
- Least developed countries
- Small Island Developing States
- Other developing countries
- Economies in transition
CITES: Uses the UN scale of assessment. 0.015 per cent in the scale is the starting point for identifying the countries which are getting financial support for participation in the meetings. Proposals made by the Secretarit using this approach for the next COP, based on three delegates from each eligible country, were not accepted by the Standing Committee at its last meeting.
CMS: Uses the UN Scale of Assessment as folllows:
- Parties whose percentage lies between 0.001 to 0.049 (except those in Europe) shall automatically be considered eligible for financial support; and
- Parties whose percentage lies between 0.05 to 0.100 (except those in Europe) should be considered eligible for financial support upon request to the Secretariat.
CCD: Uses the UN classification of development:
- Least Developed Countries ( 2 participants, 1 participant in case of inavailability of funds)
- Developing countries (one participant)
4. The system which bases eligibility for funding upon a given point and downwards in the UN scale of assessment (for example, all countries assessed at 0.015 or less) would seem the most fair and the easiest to apply. Consequently, the Bureau invites the Standing Committee to adopt the following decision on this matter and to embody it the appropriate draft resolution in financial matters to be submitted to COP8:
"The Standing Committee decides that, when not otherwise established by Resolutions of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, the allocation of funds for sponsored delegates to Ramsar meetings by the Bureau shall be done using the following formula:
a) funds should be directed first to two delegates from each non-OECD Contracting Party whose assessed dues in the UN scale of contributions are at less than 0.06%, with the exception of Contracting Parties in this category that traditionally have not required assistance (at present Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Monaco) and those which belong to the first group of European Union accession countries (at present Cyprus);
b) additional funds should be allocated, if requested, to one delegate from each non-OECD Contracting Party whose assessed dues in the UN scale are less than 2%, starting with those at the bottom of this range, and when the percentage is the same, using the alphabetical order in the UN Terminology of Country Names in the English language, with the exception of those countries which belong to the first group of European Union accession countries (at present Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia).
The attached chart shows eligibility based on these parameters. [Excel file]
The Committee further decides that the content of this decision will be embodied in the appropriate resolution on financial and budgetary matters to be submitted by the Standing Committee to COP8."
5. The Standing Committee may wish to consider recommending to the COP that the same approach - i.e., eligibility based on the UN scale of assessment instead of the OECD/DAC list - should be used in the future for allocations from the Small Grants Funds and any other financial mechanisms of the Convention. In this case, the Committee would also have to consider if allocations will be done based only upon a) merits of the project (score received during the evaluation); and b) the UN scale of assessment, without consideration of equitable distribution of funds among the Ramsar regions.


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NASH | North American Society of Homeopaths Member Directory
Swapna Auknoor VemuriRSHom(NA), CCH Homeopathic & Natural Health Center
Deborah VidalRSHom(NA), CCH
Deborah has a practice in Los Angeles, CA and teaches at the Los Angeles School of Homeopathy. She is certified by The Council for Homeopathic Certification and a registered member of NASH.
Deborah studied with David Little for 7 years, who is well known for teaching Hahnemann's advanced methods. Her studies with David have made her skilled in patient management, which includes artistically adjusting the dose for each of her patients. For the last 6 years, Deborah has completed advanced trainings for one month a year in Italy, with Massimo Mangialavori, and continues with this schedule currently. Deborah strongly believes that homeopathy requires a lifetime of study and therefore has attended and continues to attend seminars from internationally known teachers such as Jan Scholten, Roger Morrison, Paul Herscu, Rajan Sankaran, and many others. She originally graduated from the The San Diego Center for Homeopathic Education and Training program and after graduation she completed a year of supervised clinical work with Todd Rowe MD, CCH.
Deborah served as the VP of the North American Society of Homeopaths (NASH) from 2003 to 2004.
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Bob & Dave's Garage has been serving the community since the early 60′s. Todd and Rhonda Bartrand are the owners of Bob & Dave's Garage. Todd started out as an employee in 1981 and bought the business in 2006.
Our goal here at Bob & Dave's Garage is simple quality work, personal service and integrity. After almost 50 years in the same location, we have built a reputation for quality work at a fair price.
Today's technologically advanced vehicles require the correct tools and knowledge. Our technicians are state and ASE Certified and are committed to excellence, fairness and customer service. They continually expand their knowledge of today's vehicles. We are also committed to having the correct tools for the vehicles that we service. We will repair and maintain your vehicle accurately.
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Work on an I-70 bridge means short closures of the interstate.
20-minute closures on Interstate 70 in the eastbound lanes in VigoCounty will begin Thursday, June 27 between 9 p.m. until 6 a.m., weather permitting.
Police officers will be assisting INDOT and the contractor with the closures on I-70.
These temporary stops will occur in 20-minute increments during construction. INDOT will allow traffic to clear out before stopping motorists again.
Crews will be removing the structural steel beams on the FryeRoadOverpassBridge located near the 13-mile marker.


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Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are two closely related tickborne diseases, caused by different germs. Although both diseases concentrate east of the Rocky Mountains, they usually occur in different areas. Ehrlichiosis, or human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME), is found mainly in the mid-Atlantic, southeastern, and south central states. Anaplasmosis (formerly called human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, or HGE) occurs more often in the Northeast and upper Midwest.
Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are emerging infectious diseases in the United States and other countries. (Emerging infectious diseases are diseases first described by researchers within the last two decades.) In 2010, 1,761 cases of anaplasmosis and 740 cases of ehrlichiosis were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Very few cases of ehrlichiosis and no cases of anaplasmosis were reported from states west of the Continental Divide. Ticks carrying the anaplasmosis bacterium have been collected, however, along the West Coast and in some southwestern states.
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British Airways is to resume direct flights from Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur in summer 2015.read more
British Airways rolled out the red carpet at Heathrow this week for a customer who had travelled a staggering 18,479 miles in just five days on 12 flights, in an effort to bag himself a British Airways gold card.read more
It'll be California dreaming all the way with British Airways when the airline's new A380 starts flying to San Francisco next summer.read more
British Airways will be giving its Club World customers the chance to sample the high life with free upgrades to First on selected flights from September 4 to December 12, 2014.read more
Some of British Airways' much-loved Boeing 747s are to receive a cabin refresh including a state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system.read more
British Airways has compiled a dozen 'holiday must do's' to achieve by twelve years old – from burying your sibling in the sand, to ordering a 'croque-monsieur' in France and jumping on the giant piano in New York!read more
January always used to be seen as the most depressing month of the year, but in a new survey commissioned by British Airways Holidays, parents have officially named September the new January.read more
Anyone searching for the best airline deals will now be able to hold their British Airways flight for up to 72 hours for as little as £5 through ba.com.read more
Anyone searching for the best airline deals will now be able to hold their British Airways flight for up to 72 hours for as little as £5 through ba.com.read more
As school leavers across the country are getting their exam results, British Airways is preparing for a rush of applications for its apprentice schemes.read more
British Airways has flown a vulnerable primate more than 5,000 miles from the Maldives to start a new life in the UK.read more
Fridge magnets, novelty t-shirts and miniature statues were once the souvenirs to bring home from your travels. However in recent years a 'taste for travel' means that international foods are the top tourist take-aways, according to insight from British Airways.read more
British Airways has taken delivery of its latest Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft flew into the airline's home at Heathrow last night, before departing for Mumbai just hours later.read more
When it comes to choosing holidays, British Airways has discovered that Britons really are swayed by what they see on TV.read more
British Airways has introduced a channel featuring fluffy footage of cats and dogs on its in-flight entertainmentread more
Our love of American food and all things barbeque is a trend that continues to grow and from next month British Airways customers will be able to enjoy a taste of the Deep South on board. The airline is launching its first specially created pulled pork sandwich on flights.read more
A good read is one of the essential ingredients for a relaxing holiday, according to 80 per cent* of holidaymakers who always pack one for their travels. Despite this, around 600 books and 1,400 kindles are left on board British Airways flights every year.read more
School's out for most of the country this week and ahead of the great family getaway British Airways Holidays surveyed parents to understand their travel worries and discover the top toys to take on a plane.read more
British Airways has begun testing a hi-tech blanket which changes colour using brainwaves, to ensure it offers customers the best flight's sleep in the sky.read more
British Airways has begun testing a hi-tech blanket which changes colour using brainwaves, to ensure it offers customers the best flight's sleep in the sky.read more
British Airways is launching a new style of 'Slow TV' programming on board a number of its long-haul flights, for those that believe that 'the journey is as important as the destination'.read more
British Airways customers will have access to new destinations and scores more routes when the airline adds its flight code to more than 170 Vueling services.read more
Choosing from more than 180 different routes British Airways' pilots have selected their top 10 views from the air.read more
British Airways has today unveiled newly-designed seats and cabin interiors for its short-haul aircraft flying across its European and domestic networks from Heathrow and Gatwick.read more
British Airways has today unveiled newly-designed seats and cabin interiors for its short-haul aircraft flying across its European and domestic networks from Heathrow and Gatwick.read more
Give dad a once in a lifetime experience this Father's Day flying a multi-million pound British Airways full- motion flight simulator.read more
Travellers flying with British Airways won't have to miss a kick, serve or lap of sport this summer, as British Airways is showing special highlights of the football from Brazil, tennis Wimbledon championships and Formula 1 motor-racing events around the world, on hundreds of long-haul flights.read more
British Airways is providing a stage for emerging talent at the Isle of Wight Festival this year. Ten brand new acts from around the UK and Europe will be given the opportunity to play to crowds of up to 55,000 from June 12 -14, 2014 on the #BAmusic Stage during the course of the event.read more
One of British Airways' top North American sales leaders is to take on a major new role in UK to help drive the airline's corporate sales.read more
British Airways is to star in a new BBC Two observation documentary series which gives a unique behind the scenes look at the airline and its staff.read more
There's few greater culinary delights than a juicy burger, and from next month British Airways customers will be able to enjoy the airline's first specially created gourmet burger on flights.read more
A team of nine British Airways' apprentices, based at Heathrow, has been selected as a finalist of the Brathay Apprentice Challenge 2014. This prestigious nationwide award recognises, among other attributes, achievement in team building and communication, both essential skills for those starting out in their careers. After three months of competition between more than 100 teams of apprentices from around the country, eight teams were selected as finalists for impressing the judges with their energy, enthusiasm and commitment.read more
British Airways has seen an increase in the number of people booking via mobile devices by 290 per cent in just two years, and today it launches its most advanced smart phone app yet.read more
More Mediterranean destinations than ever before will mark the start of British Airways' biggest ever summer schedule at Gatwick next year when the airline starts five brand new routes to popular holiday hotspots in Greece, Turkey and Sardinia. Sun-seekers can fly to Cagliari in Sardinia, Crete and Rhodes in Greece and Bodrum and Dalaman in Turkey from the end of April next year. Over half a million seats will be available to customers throughout the Summer 2015 season, which will include services to Cagliari three times a week, to Crete four times a week, to Rhodes twice a week, to Bodrum twice a week and Dalaman four times a week.read more
British Airways has welcomed the two newest members of its fleet to Heathrow, the airline's London hub. The largest aircraft in the fleet, the A380 and one of the smallest, the A320, stood nose to nose at Airbus' site in Toulouse before British Airways pilots flew them into Heathrow. The aircraft are part of British Airways' £5bn investment to improve customers' experience in the air and on the ground.read more
British Airways is offering customers the chance to 'turn left for less' with the launch of its luxury world sale this month.read more
TV presenter and sports commentator Chris 'Kammy' Kamara is substituting football for a high-flying career in linguistics! The much-loved pundit is helping tens of thousands of British Airways customers travelling to Brazil this summer, by producing a guide to the local language.read more
British Airways has called on the expertise of a North Yorkshire manufacturing company to provide an engineering solution for its new fleet of Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 aircraft.read more
British Airways has announced it will be increasing the number of flights to Newcastle from June 2, 2014.read more
British Airways has added extra flights from Heathrow to Vienna, Stockholm and Athens for the Autumn, over and above its existing Winter 2014 schedule.read more
British Airways has announced the appointment of Richard Tams, currently head of UK&I sales and marketing, as executive vice president China and the Philippines for the airline.read more
British Airways and US Airways are launching a codeshare arrangement which will allow British Airways customers access to nearly 40 destinations in North America and the Caribbean. In the reciprocal arrangement, US Airways customers will be able to fly with British Airways to more than 70 destinations throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East.read more
British Airways crew gave a great British send off to Molly Smitten-Downes as she gets set to fly the flag for the UK in Europe's biggest singing contest. The UK airline wished her the best of British as she flew out to Copenhagen to perform her self-penned song, 'Children of the Universe'.read more
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner and director Dexter Fletcher were among guests at the launch of the Rooftop Film Club presented by British Airways in London last night (Wednesday 30 April).read more
The Belstaff winter coat worn by Benedict Cumberbatch on the cover of British Airways' April High Life magazine has been auctioned for a startling £5,010 – nearly three times its retail value. The money raised will go to Flying Start, the airline's charity partnership with Comic Relief.read more
British Airways has powered up its newest flight simulator, taking the number used by the airline to train its pilots to 18 - the highest ever.read more
To coincide with its pop up film event 'Rooftop Film Club presented by British Airways', Michelin star chef Simon Hulstone has partnered with the airline to create a unique 'Chim Chimney' popcorn, inspired by Mary Poppins.read more
With April's issue of British Airways' High Life magazine featuring Benedict Cumberbatch selling for a startling £50 per copy on eBay, fans can now get even closer to the Sherlock star as the Belstaff coat he wore in the shoot is to be auctioned off to raise money for Flying Start, the airline's charity partnership with Comic Relief.read more
Solena Fuels in partnership with British Airways has committed to building the world's first facility to convert landfill waste into jet fuel. This comes just two weeks before the global aviation community joins forces to discuss ways to reduce the industry's environmental impact at the 2014 Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva.read more
This month British Airways managers have been left scratching their heads as they've seen a huge increase in the number of High Life magazines disappearing from their aircraft.read more


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Welcome to the new HarrisburgPA.gov. This site is continually undergoing upgrades and is designed to grow from feedback and suggestions provided by our citizens. This site provides accurate and easy to use information on our city's services and programs. We hope that you find it useful and helpful. Your ideas are welcome!
Harrisburg is a town with a rich history that spans more than 200 years. As the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, we attract thousands of people to our city to live, work and play. Our city is poised for a great economic recovery, and there is a palpable optimism on our streets as we look forward to the next four years under new administration.
Our city is on the move. Our future will be even greater than our past!
Mayor Eric Papenfuse today announced key members of his cabinet at a press conference in the atrium of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Government Center, 10 N. Second St., Harrisburg, PA. Papenfuse said his first appointments include: Neil Grover, City Solicitor Karl Singleton, Senior Advisor for Education and Youth Bruce Weber, Finance Director Aaron Johnson, Director ofRead more →
HARRISBURG – Mayor Eric Papenfuse is declaring a snow emergency effective midnight tonight, requiring city residents to move their cars from emergency snow routes. By special arrangement with Standard Parking, residents can park without charge at the Locust Street Garage. Free parking is also available on City Island, the Fire Museum at 1824 N. 4thRead more →
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MACY'S SELECTS RIVERFRONT PARK FOR ITS "HEART YOUR PARK" PROGRAM HARRISBURG – Riverfront Park has been selected for Macy's "Heart Your Park" program, a part of the department store's "Secret Garden" campaign to raise awareness and funds for parks across the country. From March 7 to March 31, customers at Macy's store in Harrisburg MallRead more →


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Social media use in Ireland
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If you are itching to get your hands on the latest data on social media usage in Ireland, then you won't want to miss this Neworld report.
Highlights include:
- Twitter has almost doubled its Irish accounts
- Facebook is adding 900 new Irish profiles per day
- LinkedIn is growing at a much faster than Facebook – in percentage terms at least (11% versus 4%)
Click here to read the full report.
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Tags: Facebook, Ireland, linkedin, neworld, social media, social media statistics, Twitter


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What You Will Learn
More than ever, IT must be in-tune with evolving end-user demands in order to unleash the collaborative creativity that will accelerate innovation, productivity, and growth (Figure 1). This user-directed environment is leading to an increased focus on desktop hardware and software that:
● Takes advantage of integrated voice, video, and web conferencing
● Extends the group video experience to personal video endpoints
● Improves the quality of virtual meetings from the office, from home, and from "hot desks"1
The Cisco® Desktop Collaboration Experience DX600 Series was designed for these next-generation enterprise communications needs. This new Cisco Smart Desk Phone can help you use your human capital more fully.
Challenge: The User-Centric Enterprise
Businesses today are focused on accelerating the interactions of their people in order to better enable:
● Innovation: Virtual meetings are now the norm. Companies need new ways to make virtual meetings, virtual teams, and virtual expertise more effective. As a result, there is a greater need to support real-time video collaboration across geographically dispersed teams3.
● Productivity: Business leaders want a 20-percent productivity improvement over the next 5 years4. To make it happen, they are looking for new ways to empower their employees and transform workflows.
● Growth: Many companies are forming strategic alliances to extend their reach and offer new services. These companies require advanced collaboration among partners, customers, suppliers, and employees who must work together effectively, even though they are not in the same location.
IT, in support of strategic business goals, must fully respond to business leaders and new end-user needs (Figure2). What do users need? They need:
● Video collaboration capabilities to spend less time traveling and more time being productive5
● Personalization capabilities to have the communication and collaboration experiences they prefer
● A consistent user experience that extends the same ease of use and quick access to apps and social media that they have on their personal devices to their work devices
● Reliable, high-quality collaboration capabilities, regardless of the device they are using and where they are using it
Major analysts such as Forrester, Gartner, and Frost & Sullivan have all cited increased enterprise focus on desktop collaboration endpoints (Figure 2). Their research shows that enterprises are looking for:
● A new class of desktop endpoints with functions beyond basic telephony6
● Desktop videoconferencing to improve the quality of virtual meetings7
● Appliance-based desktop endpoints to extend the group video experience8
According to Yankee Group, chief information officers (CIOs) want collaboration solutions that deliver "easy-to-use, high quality enterprise voice, video and data to ensure broad user adoption9". They also want desktop collaboration solutions that can be:
● Integrated within their unified communications environments
● Virtualized to improve management, security, and quality of experience (QoE)
● Scaled rapidly across a global enterprise
As a result, investment in hardware and software collaboration solutions is high on the list of enterprise executives this year. In fact, 90 percent of the enterprises surveyed by IDG said their companies will invest in collaboration-related hardware or software in 201310.
Revolutionize Desktops with the Cisco Desktop Collaboration Experience DX600 Series
The Cisco Desktop Collaboration Experience DX600 Series introduces the Cisco DX650, which is designed for people who must collaborate effectively with geographically dispersed individuals. A Cisco Smart Desk Phone, the DX650 blends mission-critical business communications with the intuitive touch-screen navigation and innovative personalization options of mobile consumer smartphones (Figure 3). The result is an evolutionary endpoint that builds on Cisco's expertise in enterprise communications and a revolutionary user experience that has the power to transform workflows and fuel innovation.
Here are just a few of the many transformative capabilities this next-generation Cisco Smart Desk Phone delivers:
● High-quality enterprise voice and video: High-fidelity audio (G.722 wideband) and high-definition video (up to 1080p at 30 frames per second [fps]) provide a superior voice and video experience that is easy and intuitive. Video calls are as easy to make as phone calls.
● Integrated unified communications: Comprehensive unified communications capabilities deliver advanced tools that accelerate access to experts and enable more effective communications.
● "Out-of-the-box" collaboration: Real-time web collaboration, view shared documents, and integrated presence enable new ways of working productively with remote contacts.
● Multicapacitive, touch-screen navigation: "Tap-to-launch" capabilities enable intuitive navigation that makes access to applications quick and easy.
● Open Android Operating System (OS): Full compatibility-test-suite (CTS) Android compliance means that Cisco DX600 Series users have access to the same Android apps they use on their mobile devices (if permitted by IT). IT can also create or commission custom workflow applications to be deployed on both types of devices.
● Bring-your-own-device features: Enable sharing of contacts and call histories from personal smartphones with the DX650 through Bluetooth, and enable moving an active call in progress from the smartphone to the DX650 to gain added flexibility in how you communicate, while enjoying superior audio.
The robust collaborative capabilities, easy navigation, and personalized experience of the Cisco DX650 will help ensure broad user adoption and propel productivity across the enterprise.
Flexible Support for Different User Profiles, Requirements, and Deployment Options
The Cisco DX650 Smart Desk Phone is ideal for users who regularly interact with geographically dispersed colleagues, subject-matter experts, partners, suppliers, and customers. It is designed to meet the needs of people who work in an office, at a desk, either full or part time (Figure 4). Examples of user profiles include:
● Senior and midlevel executives
● Information workers
● Workers in shared workspaces, such as contact center agents, bank tellers, and nurses
● Home-based teleworkers
These workers often need to multitask, and multitasking is easy with the dual independent display feature. With this unique capability, you can view content from a different application on an optional, customer-supplied LCD monitor (Figure 5). Resolution scales up to 1920 x 1200. You also have the option to work in "mirrored mode", which pushes the same content presented on the DX650 display out to an optional adjacent LCD monitor. Support for both USB wired and Bluetooth wireless desktop accessories - such as mouse, keyboards, and headsets - helps enrich the desktop experience.
The Cisco DX650 also supports flexible connectivity options, using wired Power over Ethernet (PoE) or wireless 802.11a/b/g/n for reduced infrastructure and costs. The wireless option may appeal to retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and other environments, where cable infrastructure may not be in place or may be difficult to drop.
Move Beyond Basic Telephony
The Cisco DX650 delivers a combination of hardware and software that integrates the full suite of Cisco Unified Communications applications for a comprehensive communications experience (Figure 6).
Unified communications capabilities include click to call, call drag and drop, call history, speed dialing, multiuser login, and an integrated VPN client, so you can extend secure DX650 phones to teleworkers. Other features include:
● Single Number Reach: All inbound callers (including colleagues, customers, partners and suppliers) have one number to reach you, whether you are at your desk using a Cisco DX600 Series endpoint or away from your desk using a mobile device. All devices associated with your number ring simultaneously for comprehensive call coverage. Calls can be transitioned smoothly between devices as you require.
● Single voice mailbox: If you have multiple devices (that is, a smartphone, tablet, PCs, and DX600 Series endpoint), you can take advantage of a single voicemail box across these devices.
● Visual voicemail: You can view all voicemail messages at a glance to prioritize your communications for enhanced productivity.
● Tighter integration with mobile devices with Cisco Intelligent Proximity: With the worlds of personal Android mobile devices, such as smartphones, brought closer together with Cisco Smart Desk Phones, now you can synchronize contacts added to your mobile devices and share call histories with the Cisco DX650 through Bluetooth at the touch of a button. In addition, you can move an active call in progress on a smartphone to the DX650 for a superior acoustical audio experience and greater flexibility (that is, choice of handset, types of headsets, or speakerphone) in how they wish to communicate.
● Contact badges: You can easily launch multimodal communications (voice, video, email, and instant messaging) with a simple touch (refer to Figure 8, later in this document).
● "Phone-only" mode: Phone-only mode enables deployment of the DX650 for voice, video, messaging, and contacts initially, with the option to advance to additional integrated collaborative capabilities, such as chat, conferencing, and calendaring, at a later time. This mode offers IT teams greater flexibility in deployment, while maximizing investment protection for future capabilities.
The Cisco DX650 is interoperable with standard H.264 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) endpoints, meaning you can videoconference with:
● Cisco TelePresence® personal desktop video endpoints and room systems
● Cisco Unified IP Phones that support video, such as Cisco Unified IP Phone 8900 and 9900 Series endpoints
● PCs or consumer mobile devices using Cisco WebEx® and Cisco Jabber™ applications
● Other users on Cisco DX650 endpoints
● Third-party endpoints supporting the H.264 AVC video standard
This video interoperability will help you derive maximum value from your video collaboration investment and enable you to extend a consistently high-quality group video experience across your organization.
Move Beyond "Bolted-On" Functions
Industry-leading Cisco Collaboration applications are fully integrated and functional right out of the box. You can conference with Cisco WebEx meeting applications, the industry's leading on-demand collaboration tool (Figure 7).
In addition to on-demand web conferencing, Cisco WebEx meeting applications enable in-session chat to facilitate better interactions among individuals, teams, and virtual workgroups. Meeting participants can also access and share video and view shared documents in real time to promote faster decision making throughout your organization.
The Cisco Jabber platform gives employees the ability to reach out to subject-matter experts (SMEs) and see at a glance if colleagues are available (Figure 8). Secure instant messaging "cuts through" the clutter of email to increase your responsiveness and productivity.
The deep integration of collaboration delivered by the Cisco DX650 accelerates every collaborative experience and can transform workflows. Collaboration-enabled workflows can profoundly change the way work is done, giving your organization the ability to:
● Accelerate sales, product, and decision cycles
● Differentiate services and enhance customer satisfaction
● Achieve sustainable competitive advantage
Move to the Cloud
The Cisco DX650 comes standard with a web browser, enabling quick access to cloud services from Cisco, such as the Cisco Finesse® next-generation agent and supervisor desktop for customer care environments, as well as third-party cloud services. You also have access to the ecosystem of Android applications, available from cloud-based commercial marketplaces such as Google Play and Amazon. You can use these applications to customize workflows.
Deliver Business Value with an Architectural Approach to Collaboration
The Cisco DX650 is part of the Comprehensive Cisco Collaboration Architecture (Figure 9). By implementing a Cisco Collaboration Architecture, you can:
● Extend video capabilities to users through a single, unified communications infrastructure
● Simplify voice and video systems to streamline provisioning and maintenance
● Lower deployment and operations costs
● Benefit from flexible deployment options, including on-premises, hosted, or a combination of the two
● Take advantage of a wide range of platform services available from Cisco
Working together in a modular fashion, the range of capabilities of the Cisco Collaboration Architecture allows you to develop an investment plan that helps ensure interoperability with your existing assets.
End-to-End Security and Centralized Management
The Cisco DX650 is provisioned, configured, and deployed in the same fashion as other Cisco Unified IP Phones. You can centrally manage services such as:
● Session management
● Voice
● Video
● Messaging
● Mobility
● Web conferencing
Cisco also provides an enterprise-class security foundation for the DX650 (Figure 10). This foundation is based on Cisco's experience in providing secure IP communications to more than 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Regardless of where you deploy the DX600 Series - in a corporate, virtual, or home office - you can count on end-to-end security, which includes:
● Embedded hardware security: Cisco builds security into the hardware to help ensure secure boot, credential storage, image authentication and encryption of data at rest, and encrypted file systems. The Cisco DX600 Series ships with a manufacturer-installed certificate and supports locally significant certificates to authenticate access to applications in the network.
● Secure communications inside and outside the enterprise: When inside the network, signaling and media are secured with Transport Layer Security/Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (TLS/SRTP) and Secure HTTP (HTTPS) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for clients. SSL lets applications connect to secure servers by providing an API for those clients.
When users are external to the network, enterprise access is simple, yet protected with Cisco AnyConnect® Secure Mobility Client, which comes standard and is built into the software on the DX650. Integrated VPN connectivity enables greater ready-to-use capability for remote-office and home teleworkers with the ability for IT to remotely configure and deploy these endpoints. There is also support for Web Proxy services so IT can govern how and what type of traffic can enter and leave the enterprise.
● Secure network layer: For network access control, Cisco uses both wired 802.1X TLS-based authentication and Wi-Fi Protected Access Version 2 (WPA2) Extensible Authentication Protocol-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (EAP-FAST).
Flexible Applications Deployment, Management, and Security
Cisco provides several options that allow IT to deploy and manage collaboration-enabled applications effectively and securely (Figure 11). Applications can be developed in-house or sourced from:
● Public application stores such as Google Play or other third-party aggregation sites such as Amazon
● Cisco Developer Network partners
● Third-party application developers
To assure security of third-party Android applications, customers have the option to malware-test Android applications for the Cisco DX650 by contacting MobileDefense or other vendors that offer a cloud-based app testing solution designed to find and fix security flaws.
IT also has several options for deploying applications to Cisco DX650 users:
● You can use Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version 8.6.2 or later to manage and deploy applications to a particular user or groups of users within a cluster.
● For a per-user fee, you can take advantage of a private app store, as a service through Cisco Mobile Collaboration Management Service (MCMS), a Cisco Advanced Services offer.
● The Cisco DX650 is supported by many leading third-party mobile device management solutions. Contact your mobile device management/mobile application management (MDM/MAM) provider to inquire about the features it supports.
Collaborate With a Leader
The new era in enterprise communications requires best-in-class capabilities in many areas, including unified communications, collaboration, video, and IP endpoints. Cisco delivers in all areas:
● Cisco Unified Communications Manager is the most widely deployed unified communications platform with more than 100 million connected devices deployed worldwide. Cisco has been named a leader in Gartner's 2012 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications.
● Ninety-five percent of the Fortune 500 use Cisco Collaboration Solutions.
● "Cisco is by far the most dominant vendor in the video space", according to ZK Research11.
● To date, more than 70 million Cisco endpoints have been shipped globally12.
Cisco solutions are interoperable for investment protection - and they are proven. More than 200,000 enterprises around the world rely on Cisco for their business-critical communications every day.
Update Your Desktop Environments Today
Equipping users with the collaborative tools needed to enable innovation, productivity, and growth is critical to success in today's global economy. The Cisco DX650 can make a significant contribution to these goals. With this next-generation Cisco Smart Desk Phone, the business has a new tool to unlock the potential of its people. IT has a new way to meet user demands with lower risk, improved return on investment (ROI), and investment protection. And users have the integrated collaborative capabilities they need to propel productivity and accelerate business results.


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Anders Ruhwald and Matt Ziemke at The Clay Studio, Philadelphia
February 7 - March 2, 2014
The Clay Studio will host a reception for Cranbrook Alumni on Saturday Feburary 8th at 2pm. Matt Ziemkie will give a Gallery Talk at 3 pm within his solo exhibition Adrift and Anders Ruhwald will give a gallery talk at 3.30 pm within his solo exhibition Almost Everything.
Anders Ruhwald: Almost Everything / Harrison Gallery
Danish-born artist Anders Ruhwald makes art that is "a meditation on utility, the history of ceramics and object-hood". Almost Everything was created in 2009 and has been exhibited at galleries in five European countries before making its United States debut at The Clay Studio.
Ruhwald has lectured and taught at universities and colleges around Europe and North America since 2006 and has held an associate professorship at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Currently he is the Artist-in-Residence and Head of the Ceramics Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, USA.
Matt Ziemke: Adrift / Reed-Smith Gallery
Former Clay Studio Resident Artist Matt Ziemke draws his inspiration from the tense relationship between the landscape and those who live and build within it. His ceramic forms reflect his broad vision of material culture that leans harder on industry than domesticity. His installations are drawn from the vast reservoirs of familiar (but practically invisible) structures that dot the modern landscape.
Matt Ziemke received his MFA in 2011 from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. He has exhibited widely in the United States and is currently serving as a Visiting Artist in Ceramics and Adjunct Instructor at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany.
Gallery hours: Thursday through Saturday, 11 am - 6 pm, and Sunday, 12 am - 6 pm.
Tel. 215.925.3453
The Clay Studio
137-139 North Second Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
United States
(first image) Anders Ruhwald, From the C, 2009, Glazed Earthenware, Cord, Plug, Candles and Socket, Dimensions vary. Photo by Travis Roose.
(second image) Matt Ziemke, Water Hazard, 2013, Glazed Earthenware, 7.5x15x6.5 inches.
> More exhibitions / View the list of ceramic art exhibitions worldwide


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Other MS alternative treatment strategies
In addition to disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) that treat the disease, there are other therapies and strategies that may help manage MS symptoms. For example, medication and/or physical therapy could be prescribed to treat stiffness, or spasticity. These alternative treatments, however, have no effect on modifying the course of relapsing MS. In other words, they will not reduce the frequency of relapses or the development of active brain lesions, or delay disability.
Complementary and alternative medicine for multiple sclerosis
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes everything from specific exercise and diet regimens to the addition of certain food and herbal supplements to incorporating stress management strategies and other lifestyle changes that don't typically fall under what is considered conventional medicine.
You may find that some people use the terms "complementary" and "alternative" interchangeably. However, there are important distinctions:
Complementary therapies are those that are used along with conventional medical interventions.
Alternative therapies are those used instead of conventional medicine.
If you are considering CAM therapies to treat your MS, remember that only FDA-approved disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) have been proven to be effective in the treatment of relapsing MS.
And don't stop taking your prescribed MS therapy without talking your doctor.
Complementing your MS treatment plan
Getting on a DMD treatment and taking it as prescribed is key to treating your relapsing MS. There are also additional things you can do to help manage your relapsing MS.
For example, maintaining a positive attitude and a healthy weight as well as helping manage some symptoms with short-term medications are some examples of complementary strategies that may help you live well with relapsing MS.
Keep in mind that no complementary or nutritional/dietary therapy has been shown to change the course of relapsing MS. Always speak with your health care professional before beginning an exercise or nutrition program or trying any complementary therapy.
Work with your doctor to create an individualized action plan to help you fight your relapsing MS and live well. Together, you can decide which DMD therapy is right for you and also discuss possible complementary approaches that may help you with your relapsing MS.
Rebif® (interferon beta-1a) is used to treat relapsing forms of MS to decrease the frequency of relapses and delay the occurrence of some of the physical disability that is common in people with MS. Rebif is not approved for treatment of chronic progressive MS.
Important safety information
What is the most important information I should know about Rebif?
Rebif will not cure multiple sclerosis (MS) but it has been shown to decrease the number of flare-ups and slow the occurrence of some of the physical disability that is common in people with MS. Rebif can cause serious side effects, so before you start taking Rebif, you should talk with your doctor about the possible benefits of Rebif and its possible side effects to decide if Rebif is right for you. Potential serious side effects include:
- Depression. Some patients treated with interferons, including Rebif, have become seriously depressed (feeling sad). Some patients have thought about killing themselves and a few have committed suicide. Depression (a sinking of spirits or sadness) is not uncommon in people with multiple sclerosis. However, if you are feeling noticeably sadder or helpless, or feel like hurting yourself or others, you should tell a family member or friend right away and call your doctor as soon as possible. Your doctor may ask that you stop using Rebif. You should also tell your doctor if you have ever had any mental illness, including depression, and if you take any medications for depression
- Liver problems. Your liver may be affected by taking Rebif and a few patients have developed severe liver injury. Your health care provider may ask you to have regular blood tests to make sure that your liver is working properly. If your skin or the whites of your eyes become yellow or if you are bruising easily you should call your doctor right away
- Risk to pregnancy. If you become pregnant while taking Rebif you should call your doctor right away. Rebif may cause you to lose your baby (miscarry) or may cause harm to your unborn child. You and your doctor will need to decide whether the potential benefit of taking Rebif is greater than the risks are to your unborn child
- Allergic reactions. Some patients taking Rebif have had severe allergic reactions leading to difficulty breathing and loss of consciousness. Allergic reactions can happen after your first dose or may not happen until after you have taken Rebif many times. Less severe allergic reactions, such as itching, flushing or skin bumps, can also happen at any time. If you think you are having an allergic reaction, stop using Rebif immediately and call your doctor
- Injection-site problems. Rebif may cause redness, pain or swelling at the place where an injection was given. Some patients have developed skin infections or areas of severe skin damage (necrosis) requiring treatment by a doctor. If one of your injection sites becomes swollen and painful or the area looks infected and it doesn't heal within a few days, you should call your doctor. For more information, please see Medication Guide
Who should not take Rebif?
Do not take Rebif if you:
- Have had an allergic reaction, such as difficulty breathing, flushing, or hives, to another interferon beta or to human albumin
If you have any of the following conditions or serious medical problems, you should tell your doctor before taking Rebif:
- Depression (a sinking feeling or sadness), anxiety (feeling uneasy or fearful for no reason), or trouble sleeping
- Liver diseases
- Problems with your thyroid gland
- Blood problems, such as bleeding or bruising easily, and anemia (low red blood cells) or low white blood cells
- Epilepsy
- Are planning to become pregnant
Tell your doctor about all medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements. Rebif and other medicines may affect each other, causing serious side effects. Talk to your doctor before you take any new medicines.
What are the possible side effects of Rebif?
- Flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, sweating, muscle aches and tiredness)
- Skin reactions. Soreness, redness, pain, bruising, or swelling may occur at the place of injection
- Depression and anxiety. Some patients taking interferons have become very depressed and/or anxious
- Liver problems
- Abdominal pain
- Blood problems. You may have a drop in the levels of infection-fighting blood cells, red blood cells or cells that help to form blood clots. If the drop in levels is severe, it can lessen your ability to fight infections, make you feel tired or sluggish or cause you to bruise or bleed easily
- Thyroid problems. Your thyroid function may change. Symptoms of changes in the function of your thyroid include feeling cold or hot all the time, change in your weight (gain or loss) without a change in your diet or amount of exercise you are getting
- Severe allergic reactions. Allergic reactions are rare and may be associated with difficulty in breathing and loss of consciousness, which require immediate medical attention
Let your doctor know if you have any of these symptoms or feel sad, tired, hot or cold, or experience hives, rashes, bruising, yellowing of the skin, or a change in body weight (gain or loss).
Refer to the Instructions for Use that comes with the Rebif® Rebidose® (interferon beta-1a) autoinjector.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit
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This information is not intended to replace discussions with your doctor. For additional information about Rebif, please consult the Prescribing Information and Medication Guide and talk to your doctor. You can also visit www.rebif.com or call toll-free 1-877-447-3243. Rebif is available by prescription only.
MS LifeLines is an educational support service for people living with MS and their families. Speakers and MS LifeLines Ambassadors who participate in Talk MS or in live events are sponsored by EMD Serono, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. Rebif, Rebif Rebidose, Rebiject II, MS LifeLines, and the Rebif logo are registered trademarks of EMD Serono, Inc. or its affiliates.
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Many thanks to everyone who entered our #winfizz competition on Twitter this week.
All of your wonderful entries were place in our prize drawer and the lucky winner whose photograph was drawn is…
Many congratulations to Laura, a magnum of champagne will be winging its way to you shortly.
We had an amazing response to the competition and would like to thank everyone who entered. Here's a couple of the other entries:
We'll be launching another weekly competition later on today, so watch this space – and remember, you can still enter our amazing competition to win a holiday to Mauritius until 22 June.
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The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) is a unique organization of universities and industry associations focused on providing comprehensive advanced transportation training and education that is flexible and convenient for its students.
CITE offers over thirty interactive web-based courses for transportation technicians, professionals and college students.
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Peeps Are Gross and Peep Donuts Are an Abomination
Just in time for Easter, Dunkin Donuts is rolling out special donuts with Peeps parked in the center. This is the most disgusting thing I've heard all week, including that 16-inch rat. It is a crime against taste and it should not be permitted by civilized society. »


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Hamas to PA: Show us proof that int'l organization will cease aid if our salaries are paid
Egyptian police kill Palestinian exiting tunnel into Sinai
Israeli drone crashes in south Lebanon
France: Solution to Mideast conflict to be brought before UN Security Council
After Mahmoud Abbas, who will lead the Palestinian Authority?
Poll: Majority of Likud voters want Netanyahu to launch diplomatic drive for Palestinian state
Outgoing Likud No. 2 Sa'ar says rift with Netanyahu contributed to decision to quit politics
US Senate elevates Israel's status as 'major strategic partner'
Sa'ar's exit prompts efforts to limit Likud leader's term
Israel set to expand public health services in rocket-battered South
*Rx for Readers: When your legs won't relax*
Artificial sweeteners could actually lead to diabetes, say scientists at Weizmann Institute
Yad Sarah saved public purse NIS 1.5 billion by lending out medical equipment in past year
Security & Defense: Israel's first network-centric war
Energy Ministry to allocate NIS 122m. to bring natural gas, improve energy efficiency in South
DLD Tel Aviv innovation fest sees start-ups strut their stuff
Environment Ministry calls upon towns to empty drainage pipes before rainy season
Biblical inspiration – in the kitchen
Oldest siddur in the world to be displayed in Jerusalem
Painting it the way it is
Catch her if you can
Hap TA looks to maintain momentum in Kiryat Shmona
Jerusalem beats Maccabi TA to claim Winner Cup
Israel to host games once more after UEFA lifts ban
Pe'er, Glushko continue swoons; Israel awaits Davis Cup foe
Unable to flee, elderly Jews remain behind in eastern Ukraine
Ahead of Rosh Hashana, Pope meets with Jewish delegation at Vatican
Here we stand, and here we stay
Galloway warned of death threats
Wiesenthal Center calls for arrest of Denmark-based imam who called for killing of Jews
Kerry says Iran has role to play in global campaign against Islamic State
US House unanimously condemns swell of anti-Semitism in Europe, Middle East
Syrian nuclear activities divide global powers at UN atomic meeting
Turkish hostages abducted by Islamic State released
ISIS fight requires 'genocidal' Israel leave 'Palestine', Iran says
Know comment: Watchmen for the walls of Jerusalem
Another tack: Hey diddle, Fatah and the fiddle
Into the fray: The TBS of the TSS - A chronicle of irrational fanaticism
September 19: Jewish flexibility
My word: Rights and rites of passage
Tikkun olam in Hebrew
Report from the battlefield
Report from the battlefild
Comfort from calvin
Arrivals: The librarian and the gardener – but not what you think
The anatomy of murder
Finding Eichmann guilty
Different paths to a sweet New Year
Distilling Jerusalem sounds
This Week in Jerusalem
Grapevine: Welcome to the neighborhood
A little slice of Europe
Happily Eva After: Roundup: Rosh Hashana reflections
Climb every mountain
City Notes: Tze'elon beach closed due to dangerous vegetation
Still strange bedfellows: Human evil and human progress
Sino-Indian ties: Need for patience
Some good news from the Gaza front
Does moderate Islam exist?
A song for ELUL: 'The song of the land
סִדְרַת סְטֶנְד-אַפְּ חֲדָשָה: קוֹמֶדִי בִּיט
גִיבּוֹרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מְקַבְּלֵי עִיטוּר הַגְבוּרָה
גֶ'אז בְּעִבְרִית
For the love of debauchery
Paris in Jerusalem
Love in the time of plenty
Religious strife … AGAIN?
WATCH: US embassy helps Israeli Arab school heal in wake of gruesome murder of beloved principal
Scores of lone soldiers reunited with family flown in for holidays
Israel wishes a sweet Rosh Hashana to the soldiers defending the land of milk and honey
Grapevine: Women in service
Frontlines Podcast: Why the weather could push through an Iran deal
Revivre l'histoire à Zikhron Moshé
Le stade flambant neuf de la capitale, nouveau fief de l'Hapoel Jerusalem
Quand Roméo et Juliette s'appellent Reouven et Djamila
Jeunes, braves et valeureux : la nouvelle génération des soldats de Tsahal
Oh les filles, oh les filles…
Revisiter le sionisme
Préserver l'héritage des Juifs de Tunisie
Ton peuple sera mon peuple
Réseau d'alliances
Malgré quelques revers, l'Etat islamique se porte bien
Israël et la « coalition virtuelle » contre le Hamas
Sous la coupe de l'Etat islamique en Syrie
Le problème avec l'UNRWA
David Azrieli, 1922-2014
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Deux familles, une histoire
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WATCH: 'Post' photographer discusses viral Netanyahu-Merkel picture sensation
The Netanyahu-Merkel photograph that caused a viral sensation..
(photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
The Jerusalem Post News spoke with the newspaper's Chief Photographer, Marc Israel Sellem, after he had endured a crazy 48 hours that saw his mishap picture of Prime Minister Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel unintentionally go viral around the world. Surprised, exhausted, but happy, Sellem says this kind of experience, where so many people get to see and debate an interesting and thought-provoking picture, be it satirical or insulting, is very special for a photographer.
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Frank Konkel responds: Federal agencies currently use more than 60 different social media platforms in their dialog with the public, and usually those platforms are used following "fed-friendly" terms of service agreements in place. The General Services Administration usually facilitates those agreements, and while they are beneficial in reducing duplication and the time agencies would otherwise spend negotiating these deals, social media security isn't something that can be negotiated in them.
This is why GSA's recent guidelines telling agencies to shore up their social media accounts were important. Twitter, for instance, is internally exploring two-step verification (also called multifactor or two-factor authentication) beyond a user name and password. Various reports suggest Twitter's multifactor verification would require a user to use a password, plus have access to a device – likely a smart phone – through which a randomly generated code is sent that must also be keyed in.
It sounds promising, but Twitter has not rolled out anything publicly yet. That means for the time being, some of the government's largest social media accounts – many have millions of followers or "likes" on Facebook – are secured by the same methodology as the teen down the street.
Because of the high-profile social media hacks over the past few months, including the hack of Associated Press' Twitter account that briefly caused the Dow to dip, it is likely that federal agencies will be among the first customers to climb aboard the multifactor authentication train. Until then, though, common sense guidelines are agency's best bets at making sure someone doesn't take control of their social media accounts.
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In 1996, Norway began to roll out, county by county, a breast cancer screening program for women age 50 to 69. Women could receive a mammogram every 2 years and multidisciplinary breast cancer management teams were established in each county before routine screenings were offered.
More than 40,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1986 and 2005 were included in the Norwegian screening study. There were four groups of women: those in counties with established screening programs between 1996 and 2005, those in counties awaiting screening programs between 1996 and 2005, and those in two historical control groups living in the same counties between 1986 and 1995. The comparison of the two "current" groups allowed the researchers to avoid confounding by factors that can change over time, such as treatment and awareness that might be associated with a reduction in breast cancer mortality. The use of the historical groups allowed the researchers to adjust for differences between the counties in factors such as rates of death from breast cancer and to achieve equal follow-up time in each county. The average follow-up duration was slightly more than 2 years after diagnosis, and the longest was nearly 9 years.
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The Swedish study was different in that it directly compared breast cancer deaths among women diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 to 49 in counties that offered routine mammography (the study group) with those in counties that didn't offer routine mammography (the control group). Beginning in 1986, invitations for routine mammography were mandated for women ages 50 to 69 but were voluntary for the younger age group.
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Bad narration and an adolescent, immature plot. There were many good reviews about the book and I listened to the first five hours thinking it would have to get better. If the author was hoping to flatter the author of the "Twilight" by imitating the characters, Bella and Edward, she miserably failed. This was fifty shades of bad.
A teenage Helena Bonham Carter
All of them. It would have made for a better plot
"Classic just got better"
Nostalgic favorite from my teen years and enjoyed the narrator
The rescue on the boat
He captured the young but old-souled Travis.
The good guy doesn't always win
I plan to listen to the rest of the series if the Robert Petkoff is the narrator.
"Dont let the beginning of the book get you down"
The surprising plot. I was guessing some kind governmental experiment gone bad affecting Mike and his family. I enjoyed Shep's character he was quietly funny, wry, and very matter of fact.
Yes but only when I was about a third of the way through the book. I almost stopped listening after the first couple of chapters but the reviews of the book had been good so I continued on.
The voice of the narrator was the weakest part of the book. It was grating, whiny (instead of angry), and annoying. I put my audio speed on 1.5 to take the edge off.
In the despair, anger, and frustration that the characters suffer in much of this book I loved the "not a hallmark moment" line. My only extreme reaction was the beginning of the book and being frustrated that I paid money to listen to bad narration.
Greg Hurwitz must think publishers pay by the word When I read a book I can skip over the "extras" but that's not an option with an audio book. I did bump up the speed of the reading just to get things moving. When I got to the scene when Dodge and William have Mike I increased the speed to 2.5 just to get past the never-ending scene.
"Surprisingly enjoyable read"
I might, just to hear the narration by Julia Whelan.
Abigail/Elizabeth. She didn't have sloppy emotions, didn't whine, and did what she needed to do without getting wordy about it. I like her matter of fact and logical way of thinking.
Her voice for Abigail and the tones and inflections to reflect her "Mr Spock" way of speaking was wonderful and realistic without being annoying. I could not have done it as well "in my head".
When I get ahold of a book with a interesting plot and a good narrator I would go all day listening if I get the opportunity. This was one of those books.
Norah Roberts books can be a little foo-foo for me but after reading "The Witness" I will check out the plots on her past and new books.
"Interesting but a disappointing end"
The narrator did a very good job. It's interesting how some of the male narrators are able to pull off the female voices. I don't know when Michael Koryta wrote this book, he needs a little more seasoning.
The book kept me interested. I would get up early in the morning to listen as I got ready for work but was disappointed toward the end. It became a little repetitive and the ending was abrupt and not very satisfying.
I haven't heard his other perfomances but he's a plus for audible books.
Yes, if only to hear the violin music.
"A must read"
Absolutley. The narrations by different people nailed it.
The glorious unfolding of the story. The feeling being in Mississippi and being a part of history. The story line wasn't a "pity me" but how women, good or bad, did what had to be done.
Stuart's dad. I think he could be saved.
The book is so much better and richer than the movie.
"Good read"
Story kept me guessing and involved. Date of setting had me looking information about Ireland for this time period
Accent of narrator, description of scenes, historical references. Good tight plot.
My first book, I would read more from this author.
A good man in a bad situation
"Tried it and did not like it"
I read this series about 4 years ago and laughed out loud through the first 3 or 4 books. After that it became the same plot and stopped at number 8. I saw the move and thought I would give the audio version a try and was very disappointed. The voice for the narrator was just not right and did not fit the description of the main character.
"A little disappointing"
I almost did not buy this book but wanted some light reading. Quite disappointed and should have paid more heed to the reviews. The author has promise but needs to tighten up her writing. I plan to watch for more of her books and see how they do.
"Richly done"
I have always enjoyed reading James Lee Burke's novels, this is the first of his that I have listened to and it increases the appreciation I have for audio books. This story paints a picture over and over with with each line, rich in color, design, and emotion. The narration is well done with the characters unique in voice, timbre, and inflection. I would find myself slowing down on my drive home from work to continue listening to narrator weaving his story like a blanket filled with texture, dark threads, and heat. You are there in New Orleans, the dark wet humid heat and cool relief of the rain. The colors and vibrations of this story are vivid and alive. Not a book for a sunny day on the beach, carve out time when you can truly enjoy Mr. Burke's story and Mr. Patton's telling of it.
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Already had a few emails to post my "Occupy Wall Street" rant from today, so here it is:
If you want to know "what percent" you fall in, the Wall Street Journal put together a page for that: What Percent Am I?
Just remember, no matter what you are here…you're STILL IN THE 1% GLOBALLY. That makes your problems "rich people problems". If you want to make a difference with people in your community who are in need, stop protesting AND VOLUNTEER SOMEWHERE!!! Just my two cents…


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