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A new combination of treatments can help battle some forms of metastatic breast cancer and slow down the spread of the disease, according to two separate studies.
Dr. Drew and his guests discuss what people should understand about the risks of breast cancer.
Ginny Bank was 14 when her mother sat her down and said they needed to see a gynecologist.
The comedian returns to TV - and has a new girlfriend by her side
The Queen of Nice is back -- and happier than ever.
Middle-aged women searching for a safe alternative to hormone therapy to prevent bone loss and ease the symptoms of menopause are in for another letdown.
Doctors and patients have a new tool to prevent breast cancer: A drug that is already approved for the treatment of the disease.
My husband has non-Hodgkins lymphoma, stage 4, and has been treated with chemotherapy. His doctor says it is under control. He wonders does that mean it is gone or just being held at bay? He has been having "hot flashes" since he began his treatment for his prostate cancer (cannot remember the Gleason score, but tumor was in both lobes of prostate, without changes to his bone marrow.) He was treated with hormones, brachytherapy and radiation for this. We can't seem to get an answer for the question of the "hot flashes." Are they a symptom of ongoing disease, the hormone therapy or will he just continue to have them for the rest of his life?
Will placing a tea bag on a cold sore make it disappear? Can you ease hot flashes with herbs? And does putting yogurt on your nether parts have a prayer of curing a yeast infection?
Women who smoke have an increased risk of developing breast cancer, especially if they become smokers early in life, a new study suggests.
One of my neighbors has breast cancer. Her doctor has asked her to completely stop eating soy and its products, including edamame and tofu. My neighbor used to eat tofu at least three times a week before she got breast cancer. Is there a link between soy and breast cancer? Is there a potential that I will get breast cancer because I used to eat edamame?
The antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) may reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes, the bouts of sweating and overheating that are an uncomfortable fact of life for many menopausal women, a new government-funded study suggests.
Just after she'd gotten a divorce and gone back to work, Alice Thornton would feel cold one minute and hot the next, and her temper was shorter than usual.
Many middle-aged women report sexual problems, including a loss of libido and a less-than-satisfying sex life. Now a new study suggests these problems are even more common among women who have had breast cancer.
Sandra Gordon is dreading menopause. The 46-year-old from Weston, Connecticut, watched her mother's memory falter in her mid-50s, due to changing hormone levels. "Every time I get my period I say to myself, 'Yes! I'm so relieved!' " says Gordon.
Overweight women who experience hot flashes -- the uncomfortable flushing and sweating spells that accompany menopause -- may be able to cool those symptoms by losing weight, a new study suggests.
A simple doctor's-office blood test may one day be able to predict when a woman will start menopause, possibly even in women in their 20s.
Primary-care doctors now have a new--and potentially more convenient--tool to fight the bone disease osteoporosis.
How many, if any, cases of nervous system disorders have been reported because of A-C breast cancer chemotherapy? I'm 45 and had treatment at 39 and 40. I now experience a very exaggerated amount of shaking of the hands.
Doctors have known for years that a woman's risk of developing heart disease rises after menopause, but they weren't exactly sure why. It wasn't clear whether the increased risk is due to the hormonal changes associated with menopause, to aging itself, or to some combination of the two.
I have breast cancer and have been through surgery (lumpectomy). Most recently, I have had radiation. Now that it's over, I am wondering if I should take a vitamin, and if so, what would be a good vitamin for me?
I have just turned 55 and am still having a regular, clockwork period every single 28 days. It lasts only three to four days, but it is still there! Is there any danger in having this go on so long? I was approximately 13 years old when I started, and here I still am! I have no symptoms of menopause at all.
Who should care about their cholesterol levels? Everyone, especially women. CNN's Melissa Long explains.
When 48-year-old Erin Peiffer, of Eldersburg, Maryland, learned that she had high cholesterol in her 20s, she never thought it would pose a problem.
Most of us have experienced those maddening midnight moments when, no matter how tired we are, we either can't fall asleep, can't stay asleep or our sleep is of such poor quality it feels as if we were awake. For anyone who has tossed and turned at night, here's some expert advice for solving nine sleep problems.
Women at high risk of breast cancer can often lower that risk by taking medication, including drugs like tamoxifen or the osteoporosis drug raloxifene (Evista).
Women with a family history of breast cancer may have a new weapon against the disease: breast-feeding. In a new study of more than 60,000 women, nursing a baby for at least three months cut the risk of breast cancer in half for those who had a family history of the disease.
Researchers find breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women. CNN's Melissa Long reports.
I am 49 years old and take Seasonique. Will I start menopause even though I am on birth control?
Fallen out of love with your birth control? Maybe you're put off by the side effects -- cramps from hell, unpredictable bleeding. Or maybe remembering to pop a pill just isn't your strong suit. Problem is, going without isn't a good choice, even as you get older: Nearly 40 percent of pregnancies among women in their 40s, for instance, are unplanned.
Women who use hormone therapy after menopause may be at a higher risk of ovarian cancer, and the risk remains elevated for up to two years after women stop taking estrogen, a new study says.
Your period comes at the same time every month ... except when it doesn't. Suddenly, without warning, you're early or late, or your flow is heavy, light, or nonexistent (and you know you're not pregnant!). You and millions of women understandably wonder, Is this normal or is something terribly wrong?
I have had painful periods for the past couple of years and have also had ovarian cysts. I had a couple of larger cysts removed about five years ago and was told I had endometriosis at that time. I continue to have pain and now have been told I have a 7 cm cyst on the right ovary. My doctor recommends removing both ovaries and the uterus. I'm just researching the pros and cons. Was wondering if there are any major issues I should be concerned about if I had the uterus and both ovaries removed. I am 42 and do not plan to have children. Given the history of pain and previous cysts, is it a good idea to go ahead and remove everything? Thanks for your time. Melissa
David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" films, has revealed he is suffering from prostate cancer but is still feeling "fantastic."
U.S. breast cancer cases have dropped in women aged 50 to 69 in recent years because many women have stopped taking hormone therapy, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Joann Manson, author of Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health, suggests asking yourself three questions before going to the doctor.
Not too long ago, millions of postmenopausal women were taking estrogen as part of hormone therapy to protect their hearts, prevent cancer, and keep their brains sharp.
The statistics are sobering: Heart disease is the number-one killer of women in the United States. And an estimated 8 million women have it. What's more, a new study shows that in recent years the overall heart disease risk for Americans -- especially women -- hasn't continued the healthy downward trend it showed in previous decades.
For the 150,000 American women entering menopause each month, the mood swings, hot flashes and libido changes that often accompany a drop in estrogen can leave them feeling like they need help. In the past, hormone replacement therapy was often used to help ease symptoms, but compelling research has shown a significant drop in breast cancer cases among women over 50 after they stopped hormone therapy. This leaves many women asking, how do I manage menopause?
Postmenopausal women who have lost interest in sex may be able to bring their libidos back to life with a testosterone patch, according to new research published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine.
An experimental menopause treatment drugmaker Wyeth is developing reduced hot flashes, trouble sleeping and other symptoms
Women in their 30s and 40s may experience the symptoms of perimenopause, as CNN's Judy Fortin reports.
Lisle Nolan started noticing the symptoms four months ago: headaches, mood swings and a menstrual cycle that was out of whack.
Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years -- starting as young as age 12 -- can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown
Dutch researchers are developing a blood test that could predict the onset of menopause and the decline of fertility
Scientists in the UK are seeking 150 women to eat chocolate every day for a year in the cause of medical research.
As a mature woman -- at least chronologically -- I don't spend a lot of time thinking or worrying about menopause.
CNN's Judy Fortin looks at why some women experience brain fog when going through menopause.
Let's face it: There's no body part women obsess about more than breasts -- their size, shape, sag factor, and whether those strange pains stem from monthly PMS hormones or something more ominous, like breast cancer.
Dr. Bernadine Healy can't even count the number of women who've complained to her about how tough it is to make the decision about hormone replacement therapy.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about a study that has found increased cancer risk years after hormone replacement therapy is stopped.
Not getting any? You're not alone: Women today have less time for sex than their 1950s counterparts. And it's estimated that 40 million Americans have what experts call a sexless marriage (having sex less than 10 times a year).
Know what you're getting into before you choose plastic surgery. CNN's Judy Fortin explains.
"If it sounds too good to be true, it is." Remember that axiom if you're considering cosmetic surgery. A nose job, tummy tuck or breast lift may change your appearance, but it probably won't fundamentally change your life.
If you want to stand up tall when you're old, you might want to start when you're young. While osteoporosis, or thinning of bone density, usually hits most women after they have gone through menopause, there are steps they can take in their early years to lessen just how much bone they eventually lose.
CNN's Judy Fortin looks at ways women can fight back against osteoporosis.
A new study found that a low fat diet can reduce a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer. CNN's Judy Fortin reports.
In June 2004, Trisha Torrey found a golf ball-size lump in her torso. A surgeon removed it and gave her the grim news: cancer.
Drug developer Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved its osteoporosis drug Evista for use in reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer.
Researchers are still figuring out the dangers and benefits of hormone replacement therapy, but two new studies give a boost to estrogen as a defense against dementia
Invasive breast cancer rates have fallen since the substantial decline in postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy occurred, even after a decline in breast cancer screening rates, according to findings published in the 5th Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
You'd think it was 1999 all over again.
Wyeth said U.S. regulators are unwilling to approve its experimental drug Pristiq for hot flashes until the company resolves concerns about its potential to cause serious heart and liver problems.
Eli Lilly & Co.'s osteoporosis drug Evista reduces the risk of breast cancer in some patients, but at a cost of an increased risk of serious side effects, regulatory reviewers said in documents released Friday.
Breast cancer survivors who ate more fruits and vegetables were not more likely to avoid a cancer recurrence
Wyeth stock dropped 2 percent in Thursday afternoon trading despite a strong earnings report, and analysts think that the experimental drug Pristiq is to blame.
Amgen, king of the biotechs, sits on a shaky throne.
A new study shows that for younger post-menopausal women, estrogen may actually reduce the risk of heart disease
Cece Clark's fibroids had gotten so bad that she often had to lie down in the middle of the day. When she got up, it was usually for another trip to the bathroom. "My periods were astoundingly heavy, and pressure on my bladder made me feel like I had to go all the time," she recalls. But after she tried an uncommon ultrasound treatment, everything changed. "The pressure lessened right away," she says. "It was such a physical and emotional relief."
What shapes a woman's reality -- how she sees the world, how she relates to the people in her life, and how she feels about herself?
The number of new breast cancer cases dropped by 7 percent in 2003, according to research presented at a breast cancer conference in San Antonio, Texas, on Thursday. But some cancer experts wonder whether the decline will last. CNN's Soledad O'Brien discussed the new findings with Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Wyeth faces another lawsuit Wednesday - with thousands more to go -blaming its drug Prempro for causing breast cancer.
Getting sued seems to be the price of doing business for Big Pharma, and Wyeth has once again joined the ranks of the defendants.
Unexpected benefit
Drinking two to three glasses of wine a day may not be such good medicine for the heart after all, a team of experts say in a leading medical journal.
Stephanie Yarber, from Alabama, became infertile in her teens. She gave birth to her first baby, Anna Grace, five months ago, after receiving healthy ovary tissue from her identical twin sister, Melanie Morgan. Here is her story:
In 1987, around one in four women age 50 and older said they'd had a mammogram and breast exam in the past two years. Eleven years later, that number jumped to 69 percent.
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The federal government is halting a large study looking at the use of estrogen because the hormone replacement appears to have no impact on heart disease and may even cause adverse health effects, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
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A fantastic payday for this artist. The much ballyhooed IPO for Facebook will add to founder Mark Zuckerberg's fortune. A ton of other supporters and employees will become instant millionaires. But no story will top that of muralist David Choe. When he painted the first Facebook office in 2005, Choe was offered $60,000 in cash for the job — or stock in the company. He chose stock and went on to make an estimated $200,000 in the Facebook IPO. That's quite a payday, isn't it?
'Printing Money Like Gangbusters'
Bond guru expects much more inflation. Pimco founder and co-Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross warns that central banks are "printing money like gangbusters." Our own Federal Reserve is leading the way. The Federal Reserve balance sheet, which stood at $869 billion in August 2008, passed $2.9 trillion at the end of 2011. The manager of the world's largest bond fund points out that money printing increases the risk of reflation. "That's why we're seeing the pop in oil and gold etc.," Gross said.
Romney v. Obama? You Betcha!
Betting on politics. Hey, guess what? It turns out that when people put their money where their mouths are, they're more accurate than a polling company. Intrade, an online website based in Ireland, lets people bet on who will win one of our elections. In the 2004 Presidential election, its bettors correctly guessed the winner in every single State. In 2008, they got all but two States right. Now, Intrade clients are betting that Mitt Romney will win the Republican nomination, but that Barack Obama will beat him in November. They're betting cold, hard cash that they're right. We'll see.
Imagine There's No Internet
Motivated citizens block new law. Well, what do you know? Two bills aimed at stopping online piracy were supposed to sail through Congress. But Internet giants Google and Wikipedia and others protested that the measures would turn them into "police officers for the Justice Department." Wikipedia even went dark for a day. So many people contacted their Congressmen that the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act are dead in the water — at least for now.
Adding More Debt
Raising the debt ceiling… again. Barack Obama has notified Congress that the debt ceiling needs to be raised by another $1.2 trillion. Don't expect a big tussle this time, however. The increase is permitted under the Budget Control Act. Lawmakers have the ability to vote against debt increases, but they cannot actually block them.
Hillary For President 2016
The Hillary Clinton bandwagon. The New York Times seems determined to get Hillary Clinton back in the White House. The latest foray was a column by Bill Keller, The Times' executive editor from 2003 until last September. In "Just the Ticket," Keller says to forget about persuading Barack Obama to step aside; that won't happen. Instead, he wants to move Joe Biden over to the State Department and make Hillary the Vice Presidential nominee. Keller says his proposal would do "more to guarantee Obama's re-election than anything else the Democrats can do." Plus, "it makes Hillary the party's heir apparent in 2016." Oh, goodie.
Government The Bigger Threat
Who frightens you? Are you more scared of big business or government? Although Hollywood loves to portray American businessmen as evil incarnate, and Barack Obama continues to rail against the "millionaires and billionaires" who don't pay "their fair share" of taxes, a new Gallup poll says the public isn't buying it. While 26 percent of the public agreed that "big business" was a threat to the country, more than twice that number — 64 percent — said government is the bigger threat.
Hysterical Over Ron Paul
The frantic attacks on Ron Paul. The Iowa caucuses are just days away. And the thought that Representative Ron Paul might actually come in first has some people hysterical. Iowa governor Terry Branstad proclaimed that the results should be ignored if Paul finishes first. People need to look at "who comes in second and who comes in third" if that happens, he declared. Reaching even lower, Wall Street Journal editorial board member and columnist Dorothy Rabinowitz called Paul "the best-known of American propagandists for our enemies" in a lengthy op-ed smear. As I've said before, folks, next year will sure be interesting.
Something To Celebrate
My favorite Christmas present. Since Christmas is still around the corner, I haven't opened all of my gifts yet. But it will be hard to top the delight from one small package I received. It's the 2012 Barack Obama Out Of Office Countdown calendar. And, yes, it is exactly what the name implies: a day-by-day countdown until the time a new President has been elected. The subtitle is "Yes, The End Is Near!" The list price is a measly $12.99. The message: priceless.
Restaurants Foil San Francisco Scrooges
Are you McSerious? The nagging nannies who govern San Francisco don't like restaurants like McDonald's using free toys to entice purchases of kids' meals. So they passed the Healthy Meal Incentives Ordinance, making it illegal to include free toys with food that fails to meet certain nutritional standards. McDonald's and Burger King responded by charging 10 cents for the coveted trinkets. McDonald's will use its proceeds to build a Ronald McDonald House at the new University of California-San Francisco Medical Center at Mission Bay.


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Pearl River School District Director of Human Resources and Community Services Diana Musich announced that Cindy Mantas resigned as Pearl River High School vice principal at Tuesday's school board meeting.
Mantas is leaving to take over as principal at Warwick Middle School in Orange County.
"While we are sorry to see her go, we congratulate her," Musich said. "We certainly wish her well in her new position."
"I also want to recognize the work Cindy Mantas did for us," said Robert Davis, who was elected Pearl River board of education president Tuesday. "We wish her well on her new endeavor."
Mantas was one of two vice principals at the school along with Kevin McCahill. Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Morgano said the district will start advertising for a replacement this week.
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Getting fit and losing weight top the list of most popular New Year's resolutions. You may already know they are probably the hardest to keep. But the pros say it only takes 30 minutes a day to stay in shape.
This weekend's half marathon kicked off Denise Carter's and Suzanne Greene's workout routine for 2013 and it looks like they're on the right path on day one of the New Year.
"Your body feels great you know...." Greene says. The two joined the Panhandle Runners and Triathletes Club Tuesday morning for a brisk walk in the park, it's in line with their promise to try to run every day.
"It's a good stress reliever. You just run a few miles with friends and you just feel great." Carter says.
The group promotes a sense of well being, and comrodery, something that can definitely come in handy when you're just getting started. "I was a Navy diver so we did a lot of running and then after I retired it just kind of dropped off." Rick Dunn says.
But that's when Rick decided to make the switch and get back into shape. "If you maintain it, it's easier to continue it than to get back into it." Dunn adds.
Now the plan is to stay focused, while keeping an eye on his timing and endurance. Although running may not be so easy, all you really need is a good pair of shoes.
"You know 20 minutes is all you need. You can get a good work out and you're done." Carter says.
If that's not enough to get you motivated, just take a look at the success stories. "I lost about 60 pounds since I got back into it." Greene says.
So change out of that work clothes and get back on your feet. Here's to a new you in 2013.
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1. Sean Weatherspoon lb Missouri, I was very surprised he dropped so far, but everyone was picking linemen and four qbs went in the first round.
2. Jason Woirds lb Virginia Tech, again someone who dropped.
3. Ed Dickson te Oregon, again someone who dropped. Only two te went in first two rounds.
4. Donald Butler lb Washington, I took him for one reason and one reason only. He can play all three lb positions and special teams.
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The story begins on the night of the Sticker Fest where the citizens come to witness the Sticker Comet fly by in the sky. It is said that the Sticker Comet will actually make wishes come true. Out of want for the comet Bowser decides to jump for it to take it as his own, but in the process breaks the Sticker Comet into pieces sprawling them across the Mushroom Kingdom. A crown happens to fall on Bowser's head making him more powerful and he decides to kidnap Princess Peach.


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Any charged particle accelerated by the RF field can generate secondaries when it impacts the cavity surface. Lightweight electrons damage the surface primarily by heating it. The surface temperature can rise well above the ambient for the cavity wall as a whole. Surface mobility of atoms at the surface is enhanced at temperatures well below the melting point for the bulk material. Mobile charged surface atoms can move around under the influence on the local electric and magnetic RF fields.
Ions on the other hand have significant mass compared to the surface atoms; they can directly transfer momentum to the mobile surface atoms and move them around. It is possible that ionic and electronic discharge damage can co-exist in the same component.
Of course, because the mass of ions is much larger than that of electrons, the time-of-flight across the gap will be much longer and that ionic multipaction may be expected to occur at lower frequencies, or higher field strengths, than electronic damage.
It is speculated that the visual appearance of cavities damaged by ions will be noticeably different from those damaged by electrons.
One can work out the critical pressure at which multipaction may become a problem by finding the mean-free-path of the agent (electron, ion) in the gas filling the cavity. This mean free path needs to be much less than the distance across the gap for strong suppression of multipaction. There is a "critical pressure" at which the mean free path is of the same order as the minimum gap distance. Since the electric fields are accelerating the impaction agents, finding the mean free path for scattering is not a trivial problem. However, pressurisation of cavities is known to be highly effective at suppressing the worst effects, providing the energy of the accelerated agent, acquired in the accelerating field, is not sufficient to ionise the gas molecules on impact.
Waveguide walls may be copper, silver, gold, or aluminium. Titanium is a refractory metal (it has a high melting point) and is also highly reactive, with a strong affinity for oxygen, forming TiO2 which in its crystalline form is called Rutile and has a conduction mechanism by hopping processes in the Ti 3d electron orbitals, particularly when non-stoichiometric. TiO2 has a very high melting point. It is likely to have a much lower secondary emission factor than bare metal surfaces.
The effect of coating a waveguide wall or cavity wall with Ti is therefore to put a very thin layer of TiO2 dielectric between the fields and the metal. This does not affect the electrical transmission-line properties, but greatly reduces multipaction.


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KW - Steiner trees
KW - exact algorithms
KW - optimization
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Bleacher Report can be a dangerous thing. It has the look of an official news site that offers opinions from paid professionals. But in fact it's just a blog for people who don't know what they're talking about. Case in point, this post by Andrew Kaufman titled "The PAC 10 Should Cut Ties With The Rose Bowl."
The problem for the Pac-10 is that, when USC crushes a Big Ten team in the Rose Bowl, USC's success isn't the story. The Big Ten's failure is. The majority of the country considers the outcome a validation of their beliefs about the Big Ten—"Of course USC won easily, they were playing a team with worse athletes"—as opposed to a confirmation of USC as a great football team and of the Pac-10 as a great football league.
If the Pac-10 wants to establish itself as an elite football conference, it needs to break away from the chains of the Rose Bowl and start pitting its top teams against the cream of the SEC and Big 12 in BCS bowls.
Only the Pac-10 can fix this problem. The Rose Bowl has no reason to change its arrangement—it is an extremely well-watched affair and is the only BCS bowl with its own television contract.
The Big Ten is perfectly fine with things as they are: Cutting ties with the Rose Bowl would only mean less prestigious bowl appearances and smaller paychecks for its teams.
It is the Pac-10 that is suffering, and there is only one solution.
The Pac-10 must cut ties with the Rose Bowl.
This is some of the dumbest drivel I've ever read on the internet. Just because there is one giant fish in the PAC-10/Big Ten pond we should dissolve the entire arrangement? To hell with what the other 20 schools want?
Ask any one of the other PAC-10 schools if they would have liked to play in the Rose Bowl this year and I guarantee you every one of them would have jumped at the chance. I know for a fact that Penn State fans were thrilled to be playing in the Grandaddy of the All this year. Any other Big Ten fan would be equally honored. Heck, Ohio State fans were playing out scenarios in their heads that would get them into the Rose Bowl before Penn State lost to Iowa. It's still the dream of every other Big Ten and PAC-10 school to go to the Rose Bowl every year.
But according to Mr. Kaufman, USC plays by different rules. That's fine, but I don't remember anyone saying the Rose Bowl should ditch the PAC-10 when the Big Ten was dominating it back in the 90's. These things go in cycles and I suspect the day will come when once again the Big Ten is the superior conference.
If the status quo isn't good enough for USC and their fans, maybe they should consider leaving the PAC-10.


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I'm so very sorry for your loss punkin.
I'm so very sorry for your loss punkin.
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Personally, I think when the words come to you, you will know the right ones and they will be all yours. Some things you just can't rush. Take your time.
"...each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one." - Mitch Albom, one helluva writer
When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, you know which one you hit by the one that yelps!
Punkin, I'm so sorry for your loss.
Punkin -My thoughts and prayers and heart are with you.
- The Dean Martin Show -
Petula Clark: You know they say you can't buy happiness.
Dean Martin: No but you can pour it..
Thank you, every one of you, for your kind condolences and suggestions. Yesterday DH came home and found me in tears with these beautiful invitations in front of me. He said, "Just put it aside for now and sleep on it. The right words will come." And he was right.
Now I just need him to dig out the old Laser printer from the garage (so much more professional looking print than these inkjet things we use now) and find just the perfect font and I'm good to go. I feel such a relief and a measure of peace.
Funny thing is, I mostly lurk here every BB, TAR and Survivor season and have never come to this forum before, but somehow I knew that in this huge community of FORT fans there would be a place I could come to for solice and comfort. Thank you all, again.
Kisses, Lynda
I'm very sorry for your loss, Punkin. I agree with the advice you've been given. Sometimes when a group of people get together to talk about a loved one who is gone, wonderful things happen. When my dad died several years ago, my sister and her family and my brother-in-law and his boys (my other sister has passed away a few months previously) all got together. We sat in a restaurant for HOURS and shared stories about my dad from when we were little. Some of the stories, my nieces and nephews never heard before. As sad as it started out to be, by the end of that day, we were laughing and remembering all the wonderful things about my dad. I hope that the life celebration for your sister turns out the same way.
Punkin I am so very sorry for your loss.
Punkin, I'm sorry for your loss. I agree that it helps to hear stories-you'll remember those and it helps.
Punkin, Lynda,
I am so very sorry for your loss.
My best friend lost her sister to brain cancer last month.
The service was basically a celebration of her life and was worded as such.
There was also a video that was created with all the numerous pictures of her / friends / family through the years and it was against the backdrop of her favorite song / songs.
Also, 2 of her best and longest term friends delivered eulogies which captured her "essence" a lot better than most do at these services.
It was 1 of the most beautiful services I'd ever attended as it was, truly, from the heart.
In addition, she was doing so poorly at the end - she deteriorated very quickly - that the family / friends didn't want her to be in such pain / poor shape, etc.
Again, my condolences to you.
I lost my older sister 40 years ago.
I cannot imagine losing my younger sister, as we are so close.
Namaste, my dear.
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I lost a friend and co-worker to cancer early this morning. He was diagnosed less than a year ago, and the prognosis was never very good. However, he lived the last several months of his life just like he lived the rest of his life. He was always very positive and up-beat. Often, when one of us was feeling kind of down over what he was going through, he'd be the one to try to cheer us up. He truly was an inspiration to all of us, and he will be missed.


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LENOIR CITY (WATE) – On September 29, 1985, a man was found dead on the side of a Loudon County road.
Back then, Buttermilk Pike, where the body was found, was a remotely rural area.
Investigators say the man had been shot twice in the head. They spent years putting in a lot of resources to figure out his identity.
Today, Lt. Patrick Upton with the Loudon County Sheriff's Office is looking into the cold case.
"I believe the man was dead about 12 to 14 days. I think the body was dumped there," said Upton about the Buttermilk Pike location.
Forensics was in its early stages in the 1980s. It was a big deal in 1985 to recreate what a person would have looked like when they were alive.
The University of Tennessee made a dummy of the mystery man, producing several pictures of what he would have looked like in different stages of his life.
The case got a lot of publicity. His face was televised all over the country on network news shows, with no responses about his identity.
Missing person listings also got investigators nowhere.
Now with his DNA on file and new technology, there's some renewed hope to figure out who the unknown man is.
"If somebody in his family is arrested and their DNA showed up on a form, we can match him to a relative," said Lt. Upton. "Then we can go back to the relatives and say, do you have anyone in your family who is missing, because your DNA matches his?"
Even a quarter century later, investigators think they have a shot at figuring out who the man is.
"This guy has to be somebody's dad or brother or something," said Lt. Upton. "Somebody has to be missing this guy somewhere. He left his house and never came back. It's amazing we still don't know who he is."
Lt. Upton thinks the man may have been killed out of state and his body dumped in Loudon County, which is why they've never been able to figure out who he is.
If you have any information on the case, you can contact the Loudon County Sheriff's Office at (865) 986-4823.
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BROOKFIELD (WKOW) -- Aaron Rodgers, Ryan Braun and SURG Restaurant Group are sponsoring a fundraiser to benefit the children of the three women who lost their lives in the October 12 shooting at Azana Salon and Spa.
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Continue up the river bed past Manhattan and the alcove with The Blade, Handsome Parish Lady, E Pluribus..., etc. Bananarama goes up a striking arete and narrow face on the far side of the alcove. It's the last climb before the major concentration of climbing ends, except for Bunga Bunga and Didgemaster, which are located just around the corner, on a side canyon that leads up left to the mesa top.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
You're driving along a dark, windy New Hampshire highway... Suddenly, the radio loses signal, your watch stops and flashing lights whitewash your vision. Next thing you know two hours have elapsed and you are 35 miles away from where you were before.
These were some of the experiences of New Hampshire residents Betty and Barney Hill on NH Rte. 3 near Lincoln 50 years ago.
Whether or not you believe in flying saucers, crop circles or close encounters with little green men... The great state of New Hampshire has officially cast this historical event in stone.
The N.H. Division of Historical Resources has erected a historic plaque marking the event. The plaque was unveiled last Wednesday, July 20th with a special 50th anniversary celebration of the "incident" planned for September 23rd-25th at Indian Head Resort. The "incident" is noted by experts as "the first widely-reported UFO abduction report in the United States."
The plaque sits at The Indian Head Resort in Lincoln, NH near where the encounter took place. The plaque reads:
"On the night of September 19-20, 1961, Portsmouth, N.H., couple Betty and Barney Hill experienced a close encounter with an unidentified flying object and two hours of "lost" time while driving south on Rte 3 near Lincoln. They filed an official Air Force Project Blue Book report of a brightly-lit cigar-shaped craft the next day, but were not public with their story until it was leaked in the Boston Traveler in 1965. This was the first widely-reported UFO abduction report in the United States."
So... do you believe in spacemen and otherworldly encounters??? What do you think of this HISTORICAL marker? Share your opinions, stories (and encounters?) in the Facebook comment section below!
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ALBANY, GA (WALB) Copper thieves hit another Dougherty County business.
Superior Heating and Cooling Company on Oakhaven Drive was hit overnight Tuesday.
$700 worth of copper wire was taken.
This is the third time in a month metal's been stolen off their trucks at job sites or at their office. Copper is selling for more than three dollars a pound, and Police say the number of metal thefts is skyrocketing.
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Mercer University is now offering a Public Safety Leadership Institute (PSLI), which began Jan. 7 on Mercer's Atlanta campus. The Institute is designed to examine current leadership models and practices and to create an awareness of the knowledge, skills and attributes of a successful leader in the public safety environment. The PSLI has been a collective effort of Mercer's Tift College of Education and the Division of Extended Education.
"The Public Safety Leadership Institute was established to provide leadership skills to public safety officials like firefighters, police officers, the sheriff's department and others," said Thomas Kail, Ph.D., Dean of Mercer's Division of Extended Education. "Since Sept.11, people are realizing we need to have leadership in the area of public safety and this is Mercer's way of meeting this need."
The program is targeted for executives in municipal, county, state and federal agencies representing law enforcement, fire emergency medical services, emergency communications, corrections, juvenile justice, parole, probation, Court systems and their investigative units, emergency management and enforcement/security units within state and federal agencies. The program is designed for a 16-month period with executives meeting for a five day period every other month.
PSLI has received several endorsements from such Georgia public safety agencies as the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council, Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and the Georgia Sheriff's Association Inc.
Founded in 1833, Mercer is a 7,300-student, comprehensive, Baptist-affiliated university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees through the College of Liberal Arts, the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, the Tift College of Education, the School of Engineering, the Walter F. George School of Law, the School of Medicine, the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, the Southern School of Pharmacy and the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology.
Mercer University has campuses in Macon and Atlanta and four off-campus extended education centers located in Douglas County, Covington, Griffin and Eastman. The University also operates the Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins and the Mercer University Press in Macon. For the past 12 years, Mercer has been ranked among the leading universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report.
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DECATUR COUNTY, GA (WALB) -Decatur county Sheriff's investigators are asking for the public's help to catch whoever is responsible for numerous recent arsons.
Investigators believe that eight arsons in Decatur County since March may all be the work of the same person.
Authorities say vacant homes in the Black Jack community are the targets of the arsonist. Nearby residents are on edge.
"I hope they get it like I said. Cause that shouldn't be done," says Delvon Louge. "No pranks or anything like that. That's too much money involved now. Buying materials and repairs."
There is a reward of up to ten-thousand dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for the fires.
If you have any information, call the Decatur County Sheriff's office at (229) 400-8006.
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3.74/5 rDev +1.6%
Poured into english pint.
Slightly hazy, amber-golden beer, greenish hue, with 2-finger smooth head. Smell of citrus, pine, pale malts, somewhat bready, all that we love in IPAs. Taste is excellent, refreshing, grapefruit, strong medicinal bitterness. Medium body, good carbonation. Robust, masculine beer, probably, a bit unbalanced between malt body and hop profile.
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3.49/5 rDev -5.2%
500 ml. bottle poured into a Pint glass
Appearance... Orange hazy beer with foamy head colour white of 2 fingers aprox(lasting a two mm film)
Aroma... malt and herbs, cereals and fruits. herbal aroma predominance
Taste... Some malty notes and then hop , touch of bitterness and dry lasting in mouth all the time.
Mouthfeel... medium/full body and soft carbonation
Overall... a very recomendable pale ale, not so brilliant as Bronze from same brewery, in my opinion.
07-19-2014 18:50:08 | More by Jetulio
4.5/5 rDev +22.3%
06-30-2014 07:42:10 | More by Troublebar
3.5/5 rDev -4.9%
06-25-2014 08:59:55 | More by mrjez
United Kingdom (England)
4.04/5 rDev +9.8%
Coming in a 500ml brown bottle, BB 04/06/2015, served cool in a straight imperial pint glass. Notes: 57 IBUs, using US, NZ, UK hops.
A: pours a bright, light golden colour, coming with a thin off-white head to last and gentle carbonation.
S: sweet flowery, peachy, citric and lychee-ish fruitiness abound upfront, backed by semi-sweet and biscuity malts with a gentle whiff of acidity vividly felt in the midst of the other more assertive elements.
T: bitter-sweet, the foretaste goes immediately flowery, grapefruity, sprigy and zesty hoppy with plentiful fruity notes to boot; gradually the bitterness catches up to render a fairly deep and yet chewy and dry aftertaste. Through out the drink, a pleasant edge of acidity is never far away, while the maltiness comes with enough weight as the backbone without interfering with the major hoppy theme, much more in line with an American take on the style than what I'd relate to an English IPA.
M&O: the carbonation level remains light and refreshing, the body is medium-plus but leaving no trace of alc. whatsoever. All in all, this is a strong hoppy ale that is as quietly exciting to the taste buds as inviting as a balanced session beer.
05-16-2014 18:23:28 | More by wl0307
United Kingdom (Scotland)
3.64/5 rDev -1.1%
Half pint at Wetherspoons on Greenock. Gold to amber colour with a typical 'spoons head. A sweet nose with some honey and pink grapefruit. I found very little citrus in the taste though. It had a thick syrupy feel and the first sip started sweetly but after that surprisingly big hops dominated, with a really strong leafy hop flavour lingering on the tongue in an oily finish. Very bold for an English IPA so I actually found it to be a sipper. I very much liked it, but I took it slowly.
05-07-2014 19:47:05 | More by charlatan
2.5/5 rDev -32.1%
02-13-2014 04:10:40 | More by Whiskeydeez
3/5 rDev -18.5%
02-09-2014 16:13:26 | More by Synapstic
3.5/5 rDev -4.9%
02-08-2014 00:50:15 | More by Azpittil57
United Kingdom (England)
3.96/5 rDev +7.6%
Slightly hazy light amber body with big foamy white head that sticks around the edges and has a slight bald spot in the centre
Big malt nose salt crackers and bonfire toffee
Really complex taste here fruity boiled sweets backed by wholemeal toast that quickly becomes intensely bitter with yeasty tangs
Solid stuff on the MF
Fantastic ale and since it was from a supermarket superb value
02-02-2014 21:12:01 | More by EmperorBevis
United Kingdom (England)
3/5 rDev -18.5%
01-21-2014 18:41:43 | More by His_Royal_Hoppiness
South Carolina
3.21/5 rDev -12.8%
.5L bottle, BB dated Nov. 2014 and USDA certified organic, served in a Belgian snifter. The label suggests an English Pale Ale but it has enough hops to warrant the English IPA designation.
Pours hazy, light honey in color, with a thin but partly durable bone-colored head.
Both the aroma and flavor are unusual. The slightly pungent aroma has clear and quite distinct contributions from sweet malts plus light grains, as well as herbal/fruity hops. In tasting, the hops are stronger and more earthy than suggested by the nose, despite the appearance of grapefruit notes there. They build quickly to a moderately strong level, then magically (OK, it's the malts) diminish, soon leaving a mild-moderate bitter, fruity and hoppy aftertaste with some underlying bisquit.
Feel: medium-thin body; medium carbonation.
01-17-2014 00:43:40 | More by chinchill
3/5 rDev -18.5%
01-06-2014 17:45:58 | More by Bcolbert
Hong Kong
2.3/5 rDev -37.5%
Reddish copper in the glass.
Unusual soysauce, peppery nose leading into brambles. Not what I expected.
Quite rough in the mouth, hot alcohol feel, feels unfinished.
This reminds me of Pinotage wine which is similarly rough and jammy. Perhaps it would be better on tap.
Thanks to Jeff of Hop Leaf HK for sharing this at a tasting.
12-24-2013 09:33:51 | More by GarthT
3.96/5 rDev +7.6%
Poured into a Chuckanut pint glass. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with a half finger white head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma dominated by biscuit and bready malt, slight grassy hops. Flavor of biscuit and light toasted malt, pleasant light peat smoke, light lemon citrus, finishes with a bit of citrus rind and grassy, light citrus hops. Light to medium bodied with active carbonation. A very nice light English IPA with an excellent balance of malt and hops. The faint to light smokiness is well integrated. I like this, and the other Celt Experience ales very much.
10-14-2013 01:23:04 | More by LiquidAmber
4/5 rDev +8.7%
10-07-2013 02:38:41 | More by BYOFB
4/5 rDev +8.7%
10-03-2013 04:06:13 | More by Braz
North Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +11.4%
Pours a transparent amber with a foamy white head.
The smell is very hoppy, grass and citrus dominate the nose.
The taste is much like the smell, the hops with some bitterness with a very slightly sweet malt backbone coming through in the after taste.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied, smooth and oily with medium carbonation.
Overall a great beer, I see it's listed as an English pale ale, but I would compare it more to American IPA's. My first Welsh beer and a very good start.
09-24-2013 17:44:38 | More by Dave1999
New York
4.15/5 rDev +12.8%
SRM 10-14 (honey amber) with a one-inch fluffy white head that lingers a few minutes before leaving fine lace on a Harp nonic while carbonation clings below.
Bread dough, caramel, and faint fruit are accompanied by light hop aromas, some warm butter and grapefruit.
Resin bitterness is moderate while caramel and light apricot lingers in mild finish. Warmth brings out lemongrass.
The creamy smooth texture is complimented by the medium-to-full body and fine, prickly carbonation. Alcohol is surprisingly higher than anticipated in this very dry beer.
This is another well-composed, relaxing summer beer. One could easily while away many hours people-watching from the front porch or enjoying the company of good friends. I imagine a cheese plate or cold shrimp with hot sauce would pair well.
The Celt Experience Brewery includes fun little history lessons on each bottle.
09-22-2013 17:35:30 | More by SLeffler27
United Kingdom (England)
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
06-23-2013 14:25:23 | More by Kirk
3.99/5 rDev +8.4%
Poured from 500mL bottle into a dimpled mug. Best by 02.11.2014 according to the label.
Appearance: lightly golden hue with plenty of haze and a thick finger of frothy ivory foam. Quite nice.
Smell: mildly sweet but richly flavored malt aroma. There's a little bit of smokiness and just a hint of earthy hops. I want to say the aroma is too mild, but I just love the composition.
Taste: good malty flavor, but not overly sweet. There's plenty more smokiness in the flavor than in the aroma, which I happen to really like. Not a lot of hop flavor, but plenty of bitterness. I rather like it.
Mouthfeel: good body and a good carbonation yield a satisfying creaminess. I like it.
Overall: this is a rather impressive beer. The smokiness may not be for everyone, but I could drink tons of this stuff.
05-30-2013 18:23:20 | More by flagmantho
4.43/5 rDev +20.4%
A: Medium honey, amber, low to medium cloudiness, fine foam of yellow tinge fades fast, very low carbonation with very few fine bubbles rising to the surface.
S: Caramel, grass, slight fruitiness, stinky feet, floral, typical British ale.
T: Caramel, grass, maltiness and floral, then a swoosh of ginger ale or champagne, and a strong dull British hop bitterness that comes in and lingers in good strength for some time. Straw and hay in there too.
M: Medium heavy body, bready, low carbonation, dry finnish.
O: Delicious and flavourful British ale. Perhaps my first from Wales. Lots of bitterness in this compared to more well rounded ones in this category, but really flavourful and complex. Great bottle. Would go well with pub fries.
05-05-2013 13:41:08 | More by patre_tim
3.76/5 rDev +2.2%
Nice golden caramel color. Smell is sweet with slight hop. Smooth biscuit flavor that has a nice malt backbone with decent bittering aftertaste. The mouth feel was thicker and more velvet like than I would expect for the style.
Glad I got to try my first Welsh beer. Solid beer that I would definitely drink again.
01-28-2013 23:56:23 | More by ddedhed
5/5 rDev +35.9%
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National League of American Pen Women
Outreach Committee Report
October 15, 2011
The Outreach Committee presently consists of all of the members stated in the June 25, 2011 report.
The Outreach Chair has been in touch with members of her committee to advise them of opportunities, which have presented themselves in the DC region.
Two of the organizations with which we began a relationship, and which we were told hold non-profit status, have failed to materialize into proactive partnerships. Our previous report indicated contact with the National Poetry Museum and the Alexandria Academy. The Abraham Lincoln anthology books, which we had hoped to donate to the Academy, are undeliverable, and we are presently planning to deliver them to another entity. Also, we have learned that the National Poetry Museum has disbanded.
Our Committee wishes to share with the Board and with branch outreach chairs across the country that positive interactive relationships with community groups must bear total transparency. It is imperative that we identify ourselves as our mission states, and we must demand transparency from any group with which we affiliate. In this manner, we will avoid involving ourselves with projects, which will have an unfavorable outcome. Our mission is to provide charitable services, material goods and our professional and educational expertise, but we must protect the interests of NLAPW.
We are presently still working with the Black Artists of DC (BADC), although the October Art Exhibition at the Pen Arts Building has been cancelled. BADC introduced us to the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in DC, and Committee Chair Anna Di Bella, Founder of Fore Angels Press, has shipped forty copies of the Dragon Who Lives Next Door to the church. The Reverend Emmet Young, III, has gratefully acknowledged that the books were utilized in their summer camp program. They are also planning to use the books in their fall school program. This donation represents NLAPW's effort to serve youth needs in the region.
Contact was made with the Dean of Arts at the Duke Ellington School of the Performing Arts in August as had been requested, but we were advised that the school was not prepared to provide a student for a composition award at this time. It is expected that a composition award will be presented to a student composer in the D.C. area within the next few months. Music Chair Linda Nash will work with Outreach to facilitate the presentation of this award.
Our relationship with the Black History Museum is ongoing and will come to greater fruition during this school year.
The Outreach Committee is exploring a partnership with the American Women Writers National Museum and will report any further information.
The most exciting news to report at this time is that the National Women's History Museum has invited the National League of American Pen Women to be the forty-third member of NWHM's National Corporate Coalition. NLAPW has accepted the invitation and our website presently acknowledges our partnership with the museum. Director of the Museum, Joan Wages, provided us with a cordial and informative bulletin of the possible interactions that NLAPW may share with NWHM in the future. The Outreach Committee will be exploring options of programs and projects, which may be of service to the museum. We have sent a copy of the Lincoln Anthology and a copy of Mary Surratt: An American Tragedy, authored by Elizabeth Steger Trindal (Pen Woman Mary Trindal, Valley of Virginia Branch), to NWHM's Library.
The Outreach Committee will make itself available to the Biennial Chairs, Trish Wootten and Dr. Deborah Roebuck, and to the National Classification Chairs to augment programs being planned for the remainder of its Administration.
Respectfully Submitted by,
Anna Di Bella
National Outreach Chair
National League of American Pen Women
National Outreach Report
Board Meeting
June 25, 2011
The committee presently consists of: Anna Di Bella, National Outreach Chair (All Cities Branch), Eleanor O'Sullivan (All Cities Branch), Gail Ferguson (Tacoma Branch), Lois Howard (La Jolla Branch).
National Board Members:
Treanor Wooten-Baring, Second Vice President and Advisory to Committee (Delta Branch)
Trish Wootten, 2012 Biennial Chair, (DC Branch)
Anne Hoiberg, Strategic Planning, (La Jolla Branch)
Candace Long, Development, (Atlanta Branch)
Sylvia Hoehns-Wright, Public Relations (Member at Large)
The Outreach Committee has been moving ahead with plans for outreach projects in the DC area and nearby regions.
· The Alexandria Academy invited representation from the Outreach Committee and future participants in the Academy's musical program to the students' graduation ceremony. Trish Wootten and Barbara Nunes attended on behalf of the committee. Linda Nash, National Music Chair, will help coordinate music programs at the Academy. Barbara Nunes will perform with her dulcimer when the school reopens in September.
· Fifteen books of the Abraham Lincoln anthology have been offered and accepted by the Alexandria Academy. The Sappey guidelines will also be provided to the school, always with the intent to utilize the project prepared in the last administration.
· Contact has again been made with the National Museum of Women in the Arts. We have learned from the Membership Committee that there are corporate memberships. It appears that the least expensive of the corporate memberships is $1500.00. At this time, this is not possible for NLAPW, but a corporate membership should be considered in future administrations. Education Department Director is Deborah Gestin. The NMWA calendar appears to be complete for this administration. At this time, we will reach out to our membership to prepare proposals for programs at the museum.
· The Black Artists of DC (BADC) has committed to the October exhibition at the Pen Arts. Both, the BADC President, Amber Robles-Gordon and BADC Archivist Mr. Daniel Brooking have visited the building and have decided that they do not wish to use our aluminum panels for exhibition. National Art Chair Jamie Tate and the Outreach Committee are hoping that the exhibitors will be permitted to hang their pieces in the living room, dining room and foyer of Pen Arts, using only nails that are presently in place at this time. The BADC has appointed a curator for the exhibit, and this person will hang the exhibit with assistance from BADC and NLAPW members. Art pieces presently hanging will be stored at our premises.
· The Outreach Chair has spoken with the Dean of Arts at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and we are planning to present a composition award to a student composer at the October program. Music Chair Linda Nash will be in touch with the Dean of Arts at the school after August.
· Forty copies of The Dragon Who Lived Next Door, published by Fore Angels Press, and donated to NLAPW by Anna Di Bella, have been mailed to the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. for use by their students in the summer and fall program. Reverend Young is most appreciative of this donation.
· We are awaiting information from Becky Schergem, National Advisor for NWHM Coalition, regarding partnership with the museum.
· Contact will be made with the Freelancers Union in New York City. The union has virtual webinars and other nationally-based programs accessible and affiliated to the freelancer. We believe that Freelancers' services will be of interest to members and help us to develop an outreach project for non-members.
· Contact was made by Trish Wootten with the Black History Museum in Alexandria, VA. We will be in contact with them the week of June 29, 2011.
· We are intending to reach out to the Women's Caucus in the Arts of Greater Washington, DC. This organization, which has a national base, is primarily involved in promoting women in the visual arts.
PW: Respectfully submitted by Anna Di Bella, National Outreach Chair
NLAPW Mission Statement:
The NLAPW's Outreach Program is dedicated to providing community based educational programs through our national offices, state associations and branches located throughout the United States. The purpose of this outreach is to advance the creative arts and increase an awareness of the need for all citizens to have equal access to the enjoyment of art, literature and music.
The NLAPW's Outreach Program will:
Encourage all of its state associations and branches to become pro-active in community-based educational, mentoring, and charitable activities in art, literature and music in order to better meet the criteria expected of a 501(c)(3) organization.
Offer quality seminars, workshops and outreach programs designed to promote artistic, literary, and musical creativity for members and non-members.
Enhance the programming and increase the membership of all of its state associations and branches.
Establish a basis for the formation of new branches in those areas where no branches currently exist.
Promote the standing of the NLAPW locally and nationwide.
Administrative Structure:
The NLAPW's Outreach Program shall be administered by a National Outreach Chair appointed for a two-year term by the national president. The NLAPW president shall also appoint one of the national vice-presidents to serve as the oversight chair of the outreach committee who will be voting member of the committee. The National Outreach Chair shall select two or more members in good standing to serve on the National Outreach Committee. The National Outreach Chair and her committee shall work under the direction of the NLAPW's National Executive Board.
All proposed state association and/or branch outreach programs shall be submitted in writing to the National Outreach Chair or Outreach Oversight Chair who shall then review the proposed projects with the outreach committee to determine if they meet the criteria for the educational, mentoring and outreach programming expected of a 501(c)(3) organization. Approved programs, whether already implemented by the state association and/or branch or still in the planning process, shall then be submitted by the National Outreach Chair to the National Executive Board via fax, postal mail or email. A two-thirds majority vote by the National Executive Board shall be obtained for the program to be listed as an appropriate community outreach activity carried out under the auspices of The National League of American Pen Women, Inc.
The Duties of the National Outreach Chair Shall Include:
- Contacting state associations and/or branches to encourage and promote community outreach programming. This may be done through articles printed in The Pen Woman magazine and the NLAPW's website or through individual contacts via fax, postal mail, or email.
- Evaluating all proposed community outreach programs by submitting them to her committee for review and discussion.
- Submitting a written description and evaluation of all committee-approved programs to the National Executive Board.
- Publishing a listing and brief description of approved outreach programs in The Pen Woman magazine and/or the NLAPW's web site.
- Serving as a liaison between branches or state associations carrying out the listed programming and those wishing to implement a similar program.
- Maintaining a yearly written record of all approved and implemented outreach programming carried out by state associations and/or branches. This record shall be kept in the NLAPW's national offices and shall be made available to anyone wishing to evaluate the NLAPW's 501(c) (3) status.
Procedures for Program Submissions by State Associations and/or Branches:
Prepare a written, detailed description of the proposed program, seminar or workshop to include its title, subject matter, if available-the date, time, and location of the presentation, program goals, name or names of presenter(s), qualifications of presenter(s), estimated cost to the host state association and/or branch, estimated costs-if any-for participants, target population, required materials, potential for fund raising or increasing branch membership, and the potential for the program to be presented by other state associations and/or branches.
Submit the proposal to the NLAPW Headquarters by fax, mail, or as email attachments. Send the report forms to the attention of the National Outreach Chair or the Outreach Oversight Chair.
Upon completion of the approved outreach activity, submit an evaluation of the program to NLAPW offices as above. Include information such as the number of actual participants, the effectiveness of the program in attaining stated goals, final costs to the state association and/or branch, copies of evaluation questionnaires completed by participants, the efficacy of future presentations of the same or similar programs to other populations, the strengths and weakness of the program, if any-recommended changes to future programs of a similar nature. Presenters are also encouraged to send photographs that are of a high enough resolution or quality to be printed in a publication.*
Maintain within the state association and/or branch an ongoing record of all completed community outreach programs, seminars, and workshops.
Outreach for Fundraising or Branch Membership Drive:
Because the outreach workshops and special programs are opened to the public, they provide an excellent and proven means for branch fundraising and increasing branch membership. In addition, they can be an important tool for generating funds for scholarships and charitable causes.
Taking special programs into nursing homes, providing storytellers to schools on National Literacy Day, and offering community-based art exhibits for individuals with special needs are just a few of the ways that we, as an organization, can touch the hearts and minds of those around us.
There are many advantages to be realized by these exciting outreach programs, but the greatest of these is the sharing of our time and talents. To make such programs truly effective, however, there must be wholehearted participation by both the presenters and the membership of sponsoring branches and/or state associations. By working in a united effort, the membership of The National League of American Pen Women, Inc., will surely discover that this organization can make a difference in a world that is desperately in need of the powerful, personal freedoms of imagination and creativity!
Two forms are included, one for reporting proposed outreach programs, the other, with only slight changes, to be used as an evaluation tool following the presentation of an outreach program.
* Photographs that include the faces or identities of children cannot be published or distributed unless written and signed approval is received from the parent(s) or guardians.
Addendum Regarding NLAPW Bicentennial Programs:
The NLAPW has now been officially endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (ALBC). The projects for our participation in this exciting celebration have been described in the Fall 2007 issue of The Pen Woman. To follow through with this program in a meaningful manner, it is imperative that we encourage as much branch and state association involvement in outreach programs to schools, libraries and public forums as possible. These outreach programs should be specifically designed to celebrate the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. For the purpose of seeking grant monies, it is necessary that all such programming be well documented. Please distribute the Community Outreach Program Report Form to all branches and state associations in your area. A notation with the wording "Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Program" should be clearly written on the program description portion of the form.
All forms that include ALBC programming should be sent directly to:
National Headquarters
Attn: Outreach Chair, Anna DiBella
1300 17th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036


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