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As a rule, camping is a relaxing holiday, but the 21 day Expedition tour takes relaxation to another level. All the big cities are covered with two night stops, giving you time to get there and have a full free day in the actual city rather than just driving past it. There really is something for everyone on this tour; swim in the Mediterranean on the French Riviera, visit the gorgeous mediev...
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If you like fun in the sun, this tour is for you! Start off in the 'Eternal City' of Rome before heading over to Greece for 4 amazing days on the island of Corfu. Cruise up the Adriatic for a taste of Italy in Venice, then roll through the Alps in Austria, Germany and Switzerland before finishing with a bang in Amsterdam. What better way to see the world than the original Contiki way - just you...
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Always wanted to see the hotspots of Western Europe but thought you couldn't afford it? Think again because this 21 day camping tour shows you everything you've been reading about in those travel guides and more. From Paris to Barcelona, Rome to Athens. And really, what better way to see the world than the original Contiki way. Just you, a bunch of new friends, a tent and a taste for adventure.
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Oxnard hospital brings breast cancer care into one center
Lynn Jeffers is passionate about her work as a plastic surgeon. The Camarillo native came back from the Midwest after medical school to set up her practice, raise her family and pursue a singular passion.
"I went to the University of Michigan, and it had one of the first comprehensive integrated breast centers in the U.S., and that was in the mid-1980s," she said.
Jeffers has pursued the dream to its fruition and is now the medical director of St. John's Regional Medical Center's new Integrated Breast Center, which will officially open with a ribbon cutting Wednesday.
The center gathers medical professionals from a number of disciplines into one place, and with the help of the nurse navigator, Alicia Zaragoza, guides breast cancer patients through the sometimes Byzantine process of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Located on the third floor of the Oxnard hospital, the breast center occupies space that was already built out so there were no construction costs. A $165,000 grant from the Avon Foundation for Women paid for the nurse navigator program, sparing the hospital from paying any additional costs.
"What makes this different is that it's better for the patient, not the doctor, and it's treating the patient as a whole, as a person and using a multidisciplinary approach," Jeffers said.
She said a patient who is diagnosed will come into the center and in one day see a general surgeon, see her, an oncologist, a radiation oncologist and the nurse navigator. After lunch, the patient will talk care, treatment and next steps, the surgeon said.
"You'll walk out of there with a plan and a design for what to do next," Jeffers said.
The medical director said patients will also be given a tour of the cancer center at St. John's should they need other care or resources.
"From the patient's perspective, when they're given the news that they potentially have breast cancer, their whole world stops," said Kim Wilson, chief operations officer for St. John's. "They need to have expert, competent physicians and they have a lot of questions that need answers. So, the beginning point for us was to build this program and bring in different physicians and specialists to coordinate that care along with the nurse navigator."
The center will open this month and complements St. John's cancer center, which is Ventura County's largest oncology center.
"In the case of treating breast cancer, you have to get proper medical care," Wilson said. "But there's also the nutritional, the emotional and other care that patients need and that's where our cancer center comes in."
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"The algorithms for how we treat breast cancer and breast cancer reconstruction change all the time," she said. "I used to teach at City of Hope, and the way I taught 10 years ago is not the same as what I teach now. There are new techniques and new medications."
With the introduction of four more medications to the market for breast cancer treatment in recent months, the treatment is ever-evolving.
"Part of taking care of the patient is staying on the cutting edge of research and that's a next step for us, we'll be doing that, too," the medical director said.
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"For nearly a century, the Greyhound brand has earned its status as an American icon," said Patty Herbeck, director of marketing, Greyhound. "The completion of improvements to our fleet and operations, along with the launch of our new advertising campaign, herald the beginning of a new era for our company."
Greyhound's transformation began in 2004 with the streamlining of routes that provided faster service with fewer stops across the country. Next, the company addressed its fleet, transforming nearly 950 existing vehicles inside and out, with new paint, updated livery and more comfortable seats. Greyhound also upgraded 125 facilities with new signage, fresh paint, renovated restroom facilities, plasma screen televisions and other improvements. Finally, the company designed new uniforms for its drivers and employees, and instituted a rigorous new training program that improves customer service at every point of contact.
In March 2007, the company hired San Francisco Bay Area-based Butler, Shine, Stern and Partners (BSSP) to develop a multi-million dollar advertising campaign in support of the company's brand re-launch efforts. In November, Greyhound and BSSP will kick off "We're On Our Way," a fully integrated marketing program that reintroduces Greyhound to a new audience.
"It has been a thrill for us to develop this campaign and to participate in the rebirth of this great American company," said Greg Stern, chief executive officer, BSSP. "The campaign tag-line 'We're On Our Way' is much more than a catchy phrase. It charts a new path for Greyhound that reflects the company's deep commitment to redefining the bus travel experience for consumers."
BSSP was tasked with effectively communicating the changes that Greyhound has made and making the brand more relevant to customers. The primary targets for the campaign are students between the ages of 18 and 24 and "Greyhound Enthusiasts" – those living in urban centers 18-34 who are open to or enthusiastic about Greyhound. A separate campaign will target Hispanic audiences between the ages of 18 and 54.
The first television advertisement, "Pit Crew," highlights the renovations made at the terminals, to the buses, and to the overall brand. To illustrate these changes, BSSP hired an actual Formula One pit crew to transform a Greyhound bus – and the driver – in less than 30 seconds. The commercial conveys a sense of humor, light-heartedness, and of course, speed. It will debut Nov. 12 on late night TV programs – Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Conan O'Brien – and cable channels MTV, MTV2 and BET.
Print ads will focus on different areas that have been changed, including renovated buses, faster routes, and cleaner, more comfortable terminals. As music is a high-involvement unifier among all target audiences, the ads will appear in popular lifestyle publications Rolling Stone, SPIN, XLR8R and Vibe.
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The full FC Dallas preseason schedule should be announced within the next couple weeks, but we learned one destination Oscar Pareja's side will be headed to in the 2015 preseason as the Austin Aztex, who will join USL Pro in 2015, are hosting the ATX Pro Challenge.
The four-team tournament which will take place from Feb. 13-15 at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus will see FC Dallas play Columbus Crew SC at 5:45 on Friday, February 13th with Austin Aztex to play DC United following that match.
The two winners and losers will play each other on the afternoon of Sunday, February 15th in the 3rd place and championship matches.
Tickets go on sale Friday, January 9th and you can find all the information on the ATX Pro Challenge right here.
Who's up for a road trip?
The opening weekend of the 2014-2015 US Youth Soccer National League took place in Wilson, NC last weekend and the FC Dallas Premier U17 & U18 teams went undefeated in eight combined games. The teams will meet again in Florida in late December as they look to book a ticket to the National Championships in Tulsa in 2015. Here's a recap of the action:
FC Dallas 97 U18 Premier boys go 4-0 at National League play behind five goals from Sergio Lara
97 Premier defeated Fullerton Rangers 2-1 with Sergio Lara and Jose Benitez scoring in their first match. They followed that up with a 2-0 win over Albion SC White behind two more goals from Lara.
In their third match, 97 Premier defeated Chicago Fire Raiders Elite 4-1 with Lara scoring two more goals and Reece Schattle and Matt Rochowski scoring the other two goals.
They wrapped the perfect week up with a 3-0 win over Classics Eagles behind goals from Schattle, Rochowski and Alan Salazar.
FC Dallas 98 U17 Premier boys to 1-0-3 at National League opening week
FC Dallas 98 Premier openeed the week with a1-1 draw against SC del Sol 98 with Gerber Chavez scoring the goal for FCD. Next up was a 3-3 draw against Fullerton Rangers White behind two goals from Luis ZuaZua and a strike from Matthew Gonzalez.
In their third match, FCD 98 Premier tied Baltimore Celtic behind a strike from Gonzalez.
Finally, the 98s scored their first win of the week on the last day beating the Chicago Magic PSG Preacademy 6-0 with a hat trick from Adan Garcia and goals from Chavez, Gonzalez and Keegan McCombie.
FC Dallas added another piece to the 2015 roster on Thursday, acquiring former San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Atiba Harris in phase two of the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft.
Harris will be a very familiar name to long-time FC Dallas fans as he played 41 matches from 2009-2010 for the club, scoring six goals while adding an assist and appearing in three matches on the 2010 MLS Cup run.
Harris, who turns 30 on January 9, scored four goals in 2014 for San Jose to finish second on their goal-scoring charts behind Chris Wondolowski. The veteran midfielder has appeared in 191 MLS games during his nine-year MLS career, scoring 26 goals and 22 assists.
FCD and Harris will have to agree to a contract before he can be officially added to the roster, as players selected in phase two of the Re-Entry Draft have not had their 2015 contract options guaranteed.
None of the three FC Dallas players eligible (Jair Benitez, Adam Moffat and Hendry Thomas) were chosen and will now become free agents.
It's a great feeling to know that @FCDallas have selecting me in the re-entry draft. What a great club. Maybe some unfinished business???
— Atiba Harris (@AtibaHarris) December 18, 2014
Anyone going through draft withdrawls? It's been almost a week since we had one.
Well fear not because at 2:00PM today the MLS Re-Entry Draft phase two takes place and this one has usually seen pretty decent movement.
More than three times as many players have been picked in phase two(43) of the draft historically than phase one(14), because you are allowed to negotiate a contract with the player you picked rather than having to guarantee the 2015 option.
In 2012, FCD acquired defender Stephen Keel through this mechanism, so there is certainly a chance Dallas could add a player at today's draft.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter to get the quickest Re-Entry Draft updates.
Here is the list of available players:
Patrick Ianni (Chicago Fire)
Hunter Jumper (Chicago Fire)
Steven Kinney (Chicago Fire)
Sanna Nyassi (Chicago Fire)
Gonzalo Segares (Chicago Fire)
Bakary Soumare (Chicago Fire)
Carlos Borja (Chivas USA)
Marvin Chavez (Chivas USA)***
Oswaldo Minda (Chivas USA)
Martin Rivero (Chivas USA)
Nathan Sturgis (Chivas USA)
Daniel Paladini (Columbus Crew SC)
David Armstrong (Colorado Rapids)
Edson Buddle (Colorado Rapids)
Kamani Hill (Colorado Rapids)
Dimitry Imbongo (Colorado Rapids)
Brian Mullan (Colorado Rapids) OPTED OUT
Marvell Wynne (Colorado Rapids)
Jair Benitez (FC Dallas)
Adam Moffat (FC Dallas)
Hendry Thomas (FC Dallas)
Nana Attakora (DC United)
Alex Caskey (DC United)
Jeff Parke (DC United)
Conor Shanosky (DC United)
Omar Cummings (Houston Dynamo)
Brian Ownby (Houston Dynamo)
Rafael Garcia (LA Galaxy)
Chandler Hoffman (LA Galaxy)
Brian Perk (LA Galaxy)
James Riley (LA Galaxy)
Mamadou "Futty" Danso (Montreal Impact) ***
Matteo Ferrari (Montreal Impact)
Troy Perkins (Montreal Impact) ***
Andre Akpan (New England Revolution)
Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution)
Stephen McCarthy (New England Revolution) ***
Bobby Convey (New York Red Bulls)
Kosuke Kimura (New York Red Bulls)
Corben Bone (Philadelphia Union)
Fred (Philadelphia Union) ***
Brian Carroll (Philadelphia Union) ***
Kalif Alhassan (Portland Timbers)
Rauwshan McKenzie (Portland Timbers) ***
Danny O'Rourke (Portland Timbers) ***
Rich Balchan (Real Salt Lake)
Aaron Maund (Real Salt Lake) OPTED OUT
Tristan Bowen (Seattle Sounders)
Josh Ford (Seattle Sounders)
Marcus Hahnemann (Seattle Sounders)
Jon Busch (San Jose Earthquakes) ***
Atiba Harris (San Jose Earthquakes) ***
Josh Gardner (Sporting Kansas City)
Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)
Jeremy Hall (Toronto FC)
Ryan Richter (Toronto FC)
Andrew Wiedeman (Toronto FC)
The USMNT is returning to Toyota Stadium for the first time since March 28, 2007 in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup curtain-raiser and it's both a long overdue return and a well-deserved reward for the Dallas sports fans who have taken soccer support to another level in the last year.
You sold out Toyota Stadium for the largest American crowd to watch the USWNT in 2014, packed downtown Dallas three times for USMNT 2014 World Cup watch parties, set all-time attendance records at Toyota Stadium for FC Dallas games and brought the support for FCD to a new level during our MLS Cup Playoff run and now you have a red, white and blue matchup to look forward to this summer.
While the USMNT has played twice at Toyota Stadium, it is fair to say neither match was the marquee game we will see at Toyota Stadium on July 7th as the national team begins their 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup quest which Jurgen Klinsmann has called "the number one priority for the senior National Team in 2015."
Let's take a look at the two other times the USMNT has played at Toyota Stadium:
February 19, 2006 - USMNT 4, Guatemala 0
The first-ever visit of the national team to a brand new Toyota Stadium(then Pizza Hut Park) was played in absolutely frigid winter conditions as anyone who was at the USWNT game against New Zealand can relate to. It was even colder than that.
A USMNT squad beginning their 2006 World Cup preparation featured a mix of both young and old with Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan making his debut while stalwarts like Brian Ching, Frankie Hejduk and Ben Olsen also suited up for Bruce Arena's team.
A surprisingly robust crowd saw Ben Olsen open the scoring with a beautiful volley with Brian Ching, Eddie Johnson and Chris Klein rounding out the scoring.
(If you can name that full starting XI, you're a true US Soccer old schooler).
March 28, 2007 - USMNT 0, Guatemala 0
Just a year later, Guatemala returned to Toyota Stadium for another friendly against the USMNT, though this one was played on a Wednesday night with what can only be described as a weakened USMNT squad beginning to prepare for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The weekend matchup saw fan favorite Kenny Cooper and others like Frank Simek and Justin Mapp make some of their only USMNT appearances in the goalless draw.
Just one more camp stands between Tab Ramos' US U-20 National Team and CONCACAF U-20 World Cup Qualifying set to begin on January 9th in Jamaica.
Kellyn Acosta has once again been called in to camp in Honduras which will be the final tune-up before things get really serious. Here's the release from US Soccer:
CHICAGO (Dec. 12, 2014) – U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team head coach Tab Ramos has named a roster for the USA's final foreign training camp of the year from Dec. 15-22 in Honduras.
Nineteen players are headed to the camp, which will feature matches against the Honduras U-20s on Dec. 18 and 21 at Morazan Stadium in San Pedro Sula. The Dec. 18 game kicks off at 4 p.m. local (5 p.m. ET) and the Dec. 21 match at 2 p.m. local (3 p.m. ET).
This is the U-20 MNT's final foreign training camp of the year before turning its focus on the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship starting Jan. 9 in Jamaica.
The USA roster for Honduras features nine of the 10 players who took part in the U-20 MNT's recent domestic fitness camp from Dec. 3-10 in Bradenton, Florida.
The group also includes midfielders Russell Canouse and Romain Gall, who are the only two players to feature in all seven of the U-20 MNT's international matches this year. Canouse leads the team with six starts and Gall is tied for third on the U-20s with two goals, both of which came during the USA's 4-3 victory against Russia's U-21 national team on Nov. 12 in Marbella, Spain.
The goalkeeping tandem of Santiago Castaño and Zack Steffen has accounted for six of the USA's seven starts this year. Steffen, who officially signed with Bundesliga club SC Freiburg on Friday, has posted shutouts in both of his matches – a 4-0 win against Bermuda and a scoreless draw against Australia en route to the NTC Invitational title – and Castaño had a clean sheet during the USA's 1-0 win against the Republic of Ireland on Nov. 15.
The USA roster includes 18 players with ties to the Development Academy.
The U-20 MNT is 4-1-2 in international competition and 10-2-2 overall in 2014.
Following the Honduras camp, the U-20s will hold a pre-World Cup qualifying camp in Florida before departing for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The USA opens Group A play at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship against Guatemala on Jan. 9 at Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica (5:30 p.m. ET kickoff).
Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2) : Santiago Castaño (New York Red Bulls; Union City, N.J.), Zack Steffen (SC Freiburg; Downingtown, Pa.)
DEFENDERS (6): Michael Amick (UCLA; Sunnyvale, Calif.), Conor Donovan (North Carolina State; Fuquay-Varina, N.C.), Matthew Miazga (New York Red Bulls; Clifton, N.J.), Shaquell Moore (Unattached; Powder Springs, Ga.), John Requejo (Club Tijuana; Carpinteria, Calif.),Tyler Turner (Orlando City SC; West Haven, Conn.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas; Plano, Texas), Fernando Arce (Club Tijuana; Chula Vista, Calif.), Russell Canouse (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim; Lancaster, Pa.), Marco Delgado (Toronto FC; Glendora, Calif.), Romain Gall (Columbus Crew; Herndon, Va.), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland AFC; Santa Cruz, Calif.), Joel Soñora (CA Boca Juniors; Buenos Aires, Argentina)
FORWARDS (4): Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana; Chula Vista, Calif.), Bradford Jamieson IV (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.), Amando Moreno (Club Tijuana; Morganville, N.J.), Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes; Loomis, Calif.)
MLS hasn't had a draft in nearly 48 hours, so it's time for another one!
Today is phase one of the MLS Re-Entry Draft which is a mechanism put in place with the new CBA that tries to somewhat simulate a free agency system. Here's the basics for the draft that takes place at 2:00PM:
Who is eligible?
- Players who are at least 23 years old and have a minimum of three years' experience in MLS whose options were not exercised by their clubs (available at option salary for 2015).
- Players who are at least 25 years old with a minimum of four years of MLS experience who are out of contract and whose club does not wish to re-sign them at their previous salary (available for at least their 2014 salary).
- Players who are at least 30 years old with a minimum of eight years of MLS experience who are out of contract and whose club does not wish to re-sign them (available for at least 105% of their 2014 salary).
What is Phase One?
First off, it's not a card game, and secondly, it's the part of the re-entry draft where only a few players are taken because all players selected in today's draft must have their 2015 contract option fully exercised. In phase two, teams can negotiate, but today's draft would mean you have to guarantee the player for 2015.
Who is available from FC Dallas?
Will anyone get picked?
There is the potential for a few players to get picked in phase one, though it's highly likely that fewer than 10 players will move teams.
- In 2013, DC United took huge steps to rebuilding their team adding defenders Sean Franklin and Bobby Boswell while five players in total moved teams.
- In 2012, just one player, former FCD forward Maicon Santos, was picked.
- In 2011, three players were picked....so you get the idea.
As always, follow @FCDallas on Twitter for live updates just in case anything wacky happens.
The FC Dallas Academy wrapped up their 2014 schedule with the USSDA Winter Showcase held in Florida over Thanksgiving weekend. We talked to our coaches and players about how the weekend went as the Academy went up against some of the best in MLS.
Christian Ramirez and Phillip Ponder scored for the U-18s in the opening-game loss to Real Salt Lake who currently sit atop the Southwest Division with a record of 11-1-3.
Seattle Sounders U-18: 0
Oscar Romero & Gonzalo Marquez tallied goals in the win for FC Dallas against a Sounders side that's in second place in their division.
De Anza Force U-18: 2
Aaron Meyer scored both goals for the U-18s in their final game of the Showcase against a De Anza Force team that is mid-table in the Northwest Division.
New England Revolution U-16: 1
Giovanni Montesdeoca found the back of the net for the FCD U-16s who earned a point against a Revolution team sitting in second place in the Northeast Division.
Orlando City SC U-16: 1
FCD dropped a 1-0 result to first-place Orlando City conceding a late goal in their first loss of the season.
Bethesda-Olney: 0
The U-16s ended the Showcase on a strong note with Devin Vega scoring his team-leading 8th and 9th goals of the season to earn the U-16s three points.
San Antonio Scorpions U-15: 1
Jommar Reyes and Carlos Garcia scored for the U-15s in a win at San Antonio on December 7th to move to 7-0-0 on the year with 28 goals scored and 4 allowed
We're just two weeks away from Christmas and time is running out to get the #DTID person in your life a gift to put under the tree.
TODAY ONLY at ShopFCDallas.com score 50% off ALL t-shirts. There are options as low at $7.00, so take a look at our discounted t-shirts and get a few for yourself, family and friends!
PLEASE NOTE, tomorrow is the last day the FCD Team Store will be open before Christmas so if you select in-store pickup make sure you go by the store tomorrow to pick it up and while you're there you can take advantage of our 12 hours of Christmas offer and score even more discounts!
Happy holidays!
The 2014 MLS Expansion Draft came and went with one FC Dallas player selected, but maybe not the one that some expected.
Defender George John was selected by New York City FC in the seventh round of the MLS Expansion Draft with FCD subsequently protecting defender Stephen Keel. No other FCD players were selected and FC Dallas will receive an undisclosed amount of allocation money with George John heading to the big apple.
George played 119 games with FC Dallas over six seasons, but missed the entire 2014 campaign through injuries.
George scored six goals and added an assist in his time with FCD as well as scoring in the 2010 Western Conference Final win at Los Angeles.


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After 35 years of service, Sue Goodsite isn't quite ready to call it quits.
Goodsite, who recently retired, was re-hired as assistant superintendent at Tuesday's Norwalk City Schools meeting.
Goodsite was re-hired at a reduced rate of $99,900 on a one-year, 240-day contract effective Sept. 1 through Aug. 31, 2014.
"There are a lot of things happening this year with curriculum so she is going to come back and help us for one year," Superintendent Dennis Doughty said.
Doughty said along with getting ready for a new school year, it's time to start thinking about passing a 1.25 percent earned income tax on the November ballot.
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Fulfilling God's dream
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As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from earth to heaven. And he saw the angels of God going up and down on it.
The high school commencement speaker was giving a rather conventional address. "It is important for you, as you go forth," he said, "to have a great dream. Dream big things, great things."
The speaker didn't quote any Scripture, but I immediately thought of Jacob's dream the night he was on the run from his angry brother. A great ladder was let down from heaven, with angels ascending and descending on it. In that dream Jacob got a new vision for his life. He saw that his life was meant to count for something, that he ought to go back, make peace with his brother, and live a better life.
Then I caught myself and realized that this was not exactly what the story implied. There were angels ascending, taking messages from earth up to the throne of God, but there were also angels descending. Angels were busy bringing messages down from heaven to earth.
Christians are those who believe in large, ambitious dreams. But our dreams are not exclusively self-derived. It is important for us to have a dream, some vision for what our lives ought to be. But we ought not to forget that in our dreaming, God is also dreaming. The story of Jacob's ladder implies not only that we have dreams of God but that God has dreams for us.
One of the great joys of Christian leadership is to be part of something larger than one's self. We are busy living out a career, but the word career doesn't do justice to the demands or the benefits of Christian service. One of the things that makes Christian leadership a great way to spend our lives is that we are busy living out the dreams of God. You are God's ambassador, God's instrument. You are an aspect of God's dream for the future. There is business, conversation, communication between heaven and earth, and your life is part of it.
A man in my church who was in construction was commissioned to build a massive bridge over the Mississippi River. This required him to be away from his family and friends. He also had to work long hours six days a week.
But when he returned, he told me what a great joy his six months working on that bridge had been.
"A joy?" I asked.
"Yes, a joy," he said. "Pastor, it is a rare and great thing to have your life used for something bigger than you.
We leaders ought to be reminded frequently of what a joy it is to have our little lives caught up in something bigger than ourselves.
William Willimon
Am I often tempted to lose sight of the larger picture God creates and keep narrowly focused on the daily nuts and bolts?
God, help me to remember that life isn't just about projects and meetings and cranky computers, but that in you I'm part of a much greater purpose.
"It is a fundamental principle in the life and walk of faith that we must always be prepared for the unexpected when we are dealing with God."
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You might remember that a year ago Marc Owens designed the Avatar Machine, a system which replicates the aesthetics and visuals of third person gaming, allowing the user to view themselves as a virtual character in real space via a head mounted interface.
His reflections on identity and gaming didn't stop there, during the Royal College of Art Summer show, the Platform 11 graduate was exhibiting his latest game-inspired works.
A study by psychologists at Nottingham Trent University has found that 54 percent of all males and 68 percent of all females "gender swap"--or create online personas of their opposite sex.
A real life manifestation of that practice, the Virtual Transgender Suit replicates the aesthetics of the typical virtual female form and catapults them within a real world context. The piece was specifically designed for men to wear in the real world, creating a bridge between real (where cross-dressing is not really socially accepted) and virtual.
Another of Owens' projects, Sabre & Mace - Second Death, was concerned more specifically with the online environment Second Life.
Collaborating with Tony Mullin, he created SABRE & MACE, a company that offers virtual characters the opportunity to experience death as a way to close their user account permanently. The project examines the notion of feeling sentimental toward a virtual character and examines the link between sentimentality and tangibility.
While researching the project, the designers discovered that a great deal of second life residents have multiple avatars, some stay in favour for a long time while others lose their interest. One guy who they spoke to had 14. He said that he used a many of them as platforms for different sides of his real life personality, and for others he invented entirely new fantasy personalities. However he admitted that some of his created avatars had fallen by the wayside and he no longer used them.
The service works as follows: Having discovered the Sabre&Mace site on-line (unfortunately the website had to be taken down after the show) or through one of the virtual adverts in Second Life, the prospective customer teleports to the company headquarters.
There, the client meets a manager who explains the full process and guides him or her through the signing of two contacts. Contract 1 - states that at some point (completely random) in their second life the avatar will be collected by a Sabre & Mace officer and taken back to the headquarters for termination.
Contract 2 is in fact the client's 'Last will and Testament' where he or she outlines how they wish their virtual moneys, land and assests to be distributed once they have been terminated.
The client continues to live their second life until one day, a Sabre & Mace officer appears and informs them that the final proceedings are about to begin. The client is collected and taken to the Sabre & Mace HQ.
The client meets again with the client manager, to discuss the final process. At this point the client reveals their 'account password', which is the means by which the avatar is terminated.
The client is led through the cryogenic chamber, where the virtual physical forms of past clients are stored. Upon arrival at the 'Termination Room', the client is instructed to walk through the 'white noise' door. Once he crosses the threshold of the door his Second Life game crashes, giving a Sabre & Mace member of staff time to change the clients password - effectively terminating the character.
The client's former avatar is immortalised as a golden statue. Information about the avatar can be read on the plaque which sits on the monument. Should the client visit the Sabre & Mace memorial gardens he would see his own statue as well as the monuments of previous clients.
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the guy in the "female" suit looks like and idiot!
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thanks spelling nazi, i just corrected the error. dunno why i keep doing that same mistake again and again.
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The agency recently examined 20 tanks that showed decreased liquid levels and confirmed that only one was actively leaking.
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Learn the Big Picture of the Old Testament in One Day
with Carol Kaminski
October 18, 2014 | Hamilton, MA
Join us on October 18, 2014 for a full day with Dr. Carol Kaminski as she gives us the big picture of the Old Testament, from Genesis to Malachi. Dr. Kaminski will be using her CASKET methodology throughout four sessions. A special lunch forum is included where a panel of pastors and Bible teachers will discuss how to preach and teach from the Old Testament in the local church.
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Seminar Description
Join us on October 18, 2014 for a full day with Dr. Carol Kaminski as she gives us the big picture of the Old Testament, from Genesis to Malachi. Dr. Kaminski will be using her CASKET methodology throughout four sessions. A special lunch forum is included where a panel of pastors and Bible teachers will discuss how to preach and teach from the Old Testament in the local church.
Sessions Listed Below (click on title for a more detailed description of each session):
|Session 1: From Adam to Abraham ("Creation")
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|Session 2: From Abraham to Israel ("Abraham")
This session will cover the following topics:
|Session 3: From Israel to David ("Sinai")
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|Session 4: From David to the Messiah ("Kings - Exile - Temple")
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Plenary Speaker
Dr. Carol Kaminski created the acronym CASKET EMPTY as a way to help people better understand the Old Testament narrative and its culmination in the person of Jesus. While Christians are often more familiar with the New Testament, Dr. Kaminski believes that the Church desperately needs to renew its commitment to teach the Old Testament. Her CASKET EMPTY Old Testament Timeline enables people to see visually how the Old Testament story progresses through six major redemptive periods, enabling them to locate key people, events, and biblical books in their historical-redemptive context.
Dr. Kaminski teaches courses in Old Testament and Hebrew language at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Her dissertation in the book of Genesis has been published in the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series, From Noah to Israel: Realization of the Primaeval Blessing after the Flood (London: T & T Clark, 2004). She has recently published a book on Noah entitled, Was Noah Good? Finding Favour in the Flood Narrative (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, Sup, 563; T&T Clark, 2014). Her research interests include exegesis and theology of Genesis, Old Testament covenants, and the meta-narrative of the Old Testament. She is currently writing a commentary on 1-2 Chronicles in Zondervan's new Story of God Bible Commentary.
She is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. She and her husband live in Salem, Massachusetts with their two sons.
Seminar Location: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, MA
Our lunch panel speakers will share about how to preach and teach from the Old Testament in the local church. More updates to come!
Pastor Mike Penza was born and raised in Southeastern Wisconsin and is a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan. He and his wife Kaylyn fell in love with Massachusetts when they moved to the North Shore in 2009 to attend Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. The East Coast now feels like home especially since both of their daughters were born here - Navia and Selah. Pastor Mike spends most of his time during the week with the youth and young adults of the church. When he isn't in the office he's either reading, playing disc golf, or teaching his daughters how to climb the tallest of trees.
Dr. Bryan Wilkerson has served as Senior Pastor at Grace Chapel since September of 2000, having previously served for 16 years as Senior Pastor at Shelter Rock Church in Manhasset, New York. Bryan is a graduate of Wheaton College and Denver Seminary. Additionally, he holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Bryan is a frequent contributor to Preaching Today and The Leadership Journal. He is the author of Living God's Story and Living Deep.
Bryan's life mission statement is "to lead as many people as possible to a joyful and growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church." He is passionate about communicating God's truth with clarity, warmth, and relevance to our daily lives. He enjoys the challenges of leading a large, vibrant church, and of working with a gifted, dedicated staff.
When he isn't in meetings or preparing messages, Bryan can be found running or biking the back roads and trails of New England. He and his wife Karen have four adult children and three grandchildren.
Lunch Panel Location: Alumni Hall, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, MA
CASKET Seminar Schedule with Carol Kaminski
Below is the schedule for the CASKET Seminar with Carol Kaminski.
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Session 1: From Adam to Abraham (CASKET: "Creation")
10:20 - 10:50 a.m.
10:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session 2: From Abraham to Israel (CASKET: "Abraham")
12:00 - 1:20 p.m.
Lunch with forum
1:20 - 2:30 p.m.
Session 3: From Israel to David (CASKET: "Sinai")
2:30 - 2:45 p.m.
2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Session 4: From David to the Messiah (CASKET: "Kings-Exile-Temple")
Please note that this schedule may change for various reasons. To confirm schedule details, please call the Ockenga Institute at 1 (800) 294-2774.
Seminar Details
Please note that the following is general information for the seminar. Prices and locations are subject to change. Please contact us at (800) 294-2774 for more information.
Click on each of the links below to view information.
CASKET EMPTY Old Testament Chart
It is recommended that all guests bring a copy of the CASKET EMPTY Old Testament Chart to the seminar. It is not included in your registration fee, but it will be available for purchase at a discounted rate on the day of the seminar. The Casket EMPTY Old Testament Study Guide will be also be available at the conference at a discounted rate, along with the CASKET EMPTY New Testament timeline.
The registration cost for the seminar includes registration, snacks and lunch. The cost per individual for the conference is $35. Late registration is $45 (after September 19). The group rate for four or more individuals is $35/person. There is a spouse rate of $25 with the purchase of an individual registration. Special rates for the Gordon-Conwell community (faculty/staff/students) are also available.
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We will have walk-in registrations for the event, however, please note that lunch is not included in the walk-in rate. Lunch is not included in registrations made after October 8th.
You may consider your cancelled check or credit card statement to be confirmation of your registration. Event tickets will not be mailed. Online registrations will receive an email confirmation. Cancellations must be received 5 business days prior to the event to receive a refund less a $10 processing fee. Due to planning involved, cancellations made within five business days of the seminar will not be refunded.
Pastors Forum seminars typically run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with registration opening at 9:00 a.m. Registration is usually held in the Kaiser Chapel Lobby. In some instances, registration will take place in the Kerr building. Seminar sessions are usually held in the Academic Center of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA or in some instances, held in the Kerr building. To confirm location, please contact us at (800) 294.2774.
Click on the links below for maps of our campus:
Take Rte. 128 North (toward Gloucester) to Exit 17 (Grapevine Road). Turn left off of the exit ramp and continue past Gordon College. Take your first right onto Rte. 22 (Rubbly Road). Turn left at the first stop sign (Essex Street). The entrance to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary will be 200 yards ahead on the right. Follow Billy Graham Way to the Academic Center or follow the conference signs.
For more directions to campus, click here.
Guests are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from the seminary. We are not able to provide rides from the train station or neighboring towns. We thank you in advance for planning your trip accordingly.
The closest commuter rail stops are on the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Line at North Beverly or Hamilton/Wenham and from there you may contact a taxi service to provide a ride from the train station to Gordon-Conwell. Click here for a link to the MBTA.
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Please note that registrations made after October 8th will not include lunch. Please register early. For any questions regarding registration, call 1 (800) 294-2774. Special rates for the Gordon-Conwell Community are available. Click on the registration link below and select the appropriate option. For more information on costs look under seminar details.
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All seminars sponsored by the Shoemaker Center for Church Renewal are recorded as a Builders Series. These may be purchased at our online store or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. A number of seminar and conference audio is available for free online at the Gordon-Conwell iTunesU site.Video recordings of various seminars and conferences may be viewed at the Gordon-Conwell Vimeo site.


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Capitol Hill's hip hop and dj standard, the War Room, is for sale, reports The Seattle Times music blogger Andrew Matson. Stress, the state's liquor tax increase (which takes about 40 cents from each drink sold at War Room, estimates owner Marcus Lalario) and new regulations requiring Seattle clubs to have sprinkler systems installed by December 1, all contributed to the decision to sell the venue, according to the piece.
|Lalario said being responsible for drunken people is stressful. He finally learned to turn off his cellphone at night but wakes up every morning dreading a War Room-related voice mail.
The potential sale of this venue is big news for the Pike/Pine corridor, a major destination for up-and-coming artists and musicians to the city, not to mention a nightlife destination for the rest of us. The big question is, what's next for the venue? Lalario mentioned in his interview with Matson that it would cost tens of thousands to update to meet new city fire codes for clubs. Whoever purchases the space will need to invest in the system (that is if it is to remain a venue).


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Baltimore Running Festival-- October 18, 2014
Join us for the Baltimore Running Festival on October 18! The 2013 Running Festival was an inspiring event filled with many successes and triumphs for our team. Team Q's Quest is looking forward to the 2014 run and we hope you will be part of our team!
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Baltimore 10 Miler-- June 15th, 2013
Join Dr.Quinones and Team Q's Quest in the 6th annual Baltimore 10 Miler. The 10 Miler starts and finishes at Druid Hill Lake Park near the Maryland Zoo. Following the race, there is a great after-party featuring live music, drinks, and celebration.
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Cherry Blossom Ten Miler Run-- April 7th, 2013
Come support Dr. Quinones and Team Q's Quest during the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler Run in Washington D.C.
Team members include: Dr. Quinones, Chris Roney, Brandon Goldschmitt, Nate Tippens, Fernado Cordova and Kacie Hattaway
Learn more about the race here
October 13, 2012 -- Baltimore Half-Marathon
On October 13th, Team Q's Quest ran in the Baltimore Running Festival. We raised OVER $70,000 for our mission to bring an end to brain cancer over the last four months. It was truly incredible.
We ran this race in memory of those who we lost from brain cancer and in hope of finding a cure. Our team consisted of 10 patients, over 10 students, lab members, colleague, and those running in memory of someone they have lost.
The race was an amazing race!
WBAL interviewed myself and John Petrovick's mother, Buffy.
You can view the interview here.
I ran the half-marathon in 1:45:28, a personal best, and I believe that John was by my side throughout the run.
Teddy Miller, one of my patients who is a recent brain tumor survivor and also an active member of Team Q's Quest, placed 12th in the half-marathon! Teddy was also a top fundraiser, raising $4,925 for the cause. Congratulations, Teddy!
Issac Pacheco, a man who was so inspired by our cause that he came up from Georgia to run, placed 3rd overall. Amazing, Issac!
I would also like to congratulate our top fundraiser, Gina Guaragna. Gina raised $5,207 for the cause.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the next race!
Please save-the-date for next year's event on Saturday, October 13, 2012. I hope you join me by running the half-marathon in honor of my patients and everyone else who is suffering from a brain tumor.
Current Runners: Dr Q, Nathaniel Tippens, Sean Dangelmajer, Cheryl Blanchard, Ishrat Ahmed, Tom O'Donnel, Michael Deery, Eihab Kamal, Fernando Cordova, Kacie Hattaway, Amy Frondoso, Patrick Czyzewski, Edwin De Luna, Justin McArthur, Julie McArthur, Craig Steigerwalt, Teddy Miller, Alicia Cignatta, Rebecca Sinn, Susan Hughes, Edward McDevitt, Leslie Moeller
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June 16, 2012 - 10 Milers Baltimore
This fifth running will feature the same scenic, challenging, yet fun course the starts and finishes at Druid Hill Lake Park near the Maryland Zoo. The course will travel along the North side of town to Lake Montebello and return to Druid Hill for the post race festivities that are SECOND TO NONE for this size race.
Current Runners: Dr Q, Nathaniel Tippens, Fernando Cordova, Kacie Hattaway, Lyonell Kone, Chris Roney
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April 1, 2012 -- Cherry Blossom Race
Dear team,
Congratulations!!! We finished the race! 10 miles !! All went well. Thanks to all of those who participated and those who came to support us.
Together we will find a cure one day
Team: Dr Q, Nathaniel Tippens, Linda Chen, William Ruff, Hugo Guerrero-Cazares, Bryant Beltran
**This is a lottery race, hence you can no longer join this team**
October 15, 2011 -- Baltimore Marathon
Message from Dr. Q:
Dear Colleagues, Friends, and Family
Words cannot properly express my most sincere gratitude for your support and all your wonderful work over the past few months leading to the marathon this weekend. The run we did this weekend is a symbol of strength, unity, and hope. I finished in 2h6mins and I am happy but I am the MOST proud to see that John did it in much less time! Nothing gives me more pride than to see him move with such grace during the race. I know that he represented all of us and our patients—thank you John!!
Alicia, thank you for your support and encouragement as we started the race—like John, you are a source of inspiration and pride to all of us. Thank you to Elizabeth, Colleen, Caroline Petrovick (the Petrovick family was there and did a beautiful job supporting us and the shirts/designs are just wonderful!) , and all the people that made this event possible. All the participants from the 5k, to the relay, to the half marathon.
This is just the beginning!
Team: Dr Q, Nathaniel Tippens, Hugo Guerrero-Cazares, Christopher Smith, Linda Chen, Elizabeth Wu, Olindi Wijesekera, Thomas O'Donnel, Vanessa Valdivia


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Cancer wins again! Yippie!
These Texas politicians keep shooting themselves in the foot. Rick Perry is going to fool around and knock George Bush out of his position of dumb ass of the century. We can thank 40% of Texas voters for this reward, and I wonder what more surprises lie in store for us, before these morons are gone.
This is truly a sad situation. Had MERCK not attempted to market this vaccine like Viagra, young women's lives would have been saved as a result of the Governor's edict. Instead, we are now going to have to stand by silently while young woman after young woman dies as a result of contracting HPV and ultimately cervical cancer. The Governor was right; This issue is as important as the vaccines mandated to prevent Polio, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus. Diseases that are now practically unheard of. My feeling is that we have dealt a blow to Women's health in order to maintain a false sense of moral righteousness. No doubt, as a parent, I would want to ensure that there are no substances in this vaccine like thimerosal, found in the Polio and Diphteria vaccines that could later lead to ailments such as Autism which could make the HPV vaccine more dangerous than beneficial. However, I do think that it makes sense to give parents a choice and the government support needed to make the widespread use of the HPV vaccine possible even for the poorest Americans.
By making this a purely commercial venture with its lobbying efforts, MERCK has placed the health of my daughter and the health and well being of the daughters of so many others at great risk.
From Scarface "never underestimate the OTHER man's greed"
Not sure what set me laughing off my chair with this toon. Just found it funny…
Nike, I see your point BUT:
I wish these investigator folks had been around when I was in school!! Just because some white-coat said we needed these scratching on our left arm we were lined up like cattle into a branding chute. That invaded my privacy AND I didn't want to do it. But I remember my mom saying I had to take the shoot or I couldn't go to school without it.
And don't get me STARTED on Jonas Salk!!! Those scratches and needles !!! I still have a fear of needles to this day !!
And see, I went through all that for NO reason – smallpox and polio never came my way.
I have two concerns with the Governors order…
1) the cost. But this can be addressed in a simple straightforward manner. There will always be somebody with an ax to grind over how much something costs. But, as reported, at $360 for the full regimen, that is pretty steep.
2) The second is the FDA's recent track record with drugs approved that later turn out to be problematic. It's just too soon.
The governor'sidea is a very good one, but the time is not right. Not right now.
I have a feeling it will come around and bite them in the ass later on down the road. Shame on our government for trying to do their job and serve the citizens by offering a vaccine that would save lives. Mothers could easily opt out of having their child vaccinated, but their child isn't at any risk anyways. Their daughters are going to grow up as perfect little angels and not have sex until they are married. They will be nothing like their mothers growing up. Then again, they can always contract it from their husband, who probably didn't wait to have sex like they did. What a bunch of morons these guys are. They completely missed the point here.
At least now I know what kind of "values" the republican party stands for and won't make the mistake of voting for one again. The only thing I'm not clear on yet is at what point after delivery do they stop giving a damn about saving that life.
I think this vaccine is a great thing! I also think that the governor has no business mandating a vaccination for an STD. It should be up to each individual/parent if and when to get this medication. To make it mandatory for school attendance is simply idiotic. We aren't talking about polio or smallpox which can easliy infect thousands and kill many of them. Its an STD for godsake! You aren't going to spread it at the drinking fountain!
I couldn't agree more with murf & JC that typical pharmaceutical-industry marketing behavior, along with some politicians, overreached so as to ensure a pathetic result for the public.
Shouldn't such people know by now that folks are leery of mandatory drugs of any kind (Vitamin K for newborns, TB-treatment protocols imposed on disease carriers, school innoculations) regardless of whether public interest makes such drugs necessary? My own position on mandatory HPV vaccine is still unsettled, but I know a PR mistake when I see one. And it has shut the door to a timely opportunity for seriously considering the issue, which is what we all need to do.
Getting an entire populace to retreat from panic and let go of its skeptical reaction will not be easy. From this point, just getting our national thinking back to where it was last year would be a welcome, and major, achievement.
A lot of people are going to have to talk nice (moderate their passion and soothe nerves) for that to happen. Otherwise, even if a plan is decided, we'll end up with even more rage and even less consensus, and probably years of litigation.
If I were governor (and had a better haircut) my approach would have been a little different. Upon every female resident of Texas' 18th birthday, the state will pay for the HPV vaccine.
upside; women will be of age to decide for themselves.
downside; may be too late for some.
what bothers me about this debate is that many supporters of Perry's plan claim that Merck's vaccine is a "cure" for cervical cancer. Then I keep hearing from doctors, and I bare in mind, they are on conservative slanted shows, that state that the vaccine works against only 4 of the possible 100 strains of HPV.
I also hear a lot of lefties dismissing conservatives because they think their argument is "It will lead to our daughters having sex at 11 years old". Although this isn't what I'm hearing from the right, would you blame 'em?
In the 5 decades I have been observing things about people around me, I have come to several basic conclusions about human behavior. There is a often a corollary between humans and animals when it comes to fundamental actions.
The old adage "if it quacks like a duck, and waddles like a duck, then it probably is a duck" comes to mind when I view the efforts of Governor Perry's attempts to force our state's young girls to be vaccinated against HPV. Even before the quacking begins, I don't think a Governor has any business in family affairs related to what type of morally-related behaviors and medical preventions we choose for our daughters.
It appears to me that a sweetheart deal was struck between Merck and Governor Perry…that would be the quacking. The waddling part of this analogy would be the motion of Merck and Governor Perry trying to get all of that money into their bank accounts. This is what it looks like almost happened in our great state of Texas, before the parents and citizens called his hand on this outrage.
It will be interesting to see how our Governor, and his donors, tries to duck this state-wide embarrassment.
I just wanted to state how much I agree with Murf! 100%
Also, we have got to stop government being controlled by greedy lobbyists ("greedy lobbyists"–now there is a redundancy) and treating $elf-$erving corporation$ like people in the eyes of the law.
> The second is the FDA's recent track record
> with drugs approved that later turn out to
> be problematic
I'd be interested in knowing how many drugs have received FDA approval in the past two years and how many of those have turned out to be "problematical".
Also, we have got to stop government being controlled by greedy lobbyists ("greedy lobbyists"–now there is a redundancy) and treating $elf-$erving corporation$ like people in the eyes of the law.
The second part of that is a stunningly bad idea. Legal persons — including individuals and corporations — may be held responsible for their actions. They can be sued, accused of crimes, and the like.
If you stop treating them as legal persons, you effectively remove them from liability. Then you could only go after individuals in the corporations.
If you can choose to take part in the behavior that causes the disease, then shouldn't you have the same choice when it comes to getting vaccinated against it?
Comparing this to Polio, et al is a baseless comparison. People can't choose to avoid in behaviors which will prevent them from being exposed to those diseases.
Personally, I approve of a vaccine against HVP, even IF it was effective against only 4% of the virus strains (to cite an example from above). However, the relationship between Merck and Perry fails the smell test, big time.
Crass, greedy, morally bankrupt…sounds like a Presidential candidate to me. Who says Perry won't run in 2008?
"I'd be interested in knowing how many drugs have received FDA approval in the past two years and how many of those have turned out to be "problematical"."
Posted by: Jeffrey E. Salzberg at February 23, 2007 01:57 PM
Hello Jeffery,
I am going to stand on the opposit side of the fence on this one: All it takes is one drug, approved too soon, to make a person hesitate. Worrying about the effectiveness and safety of a recently approved drug in not reactionary in my opinion, but only reasonable, especially considering that we are talking about giving it to peoples young children.
I would be in favor of vaccinating everyone against HPV, but it should have gone through the legislature and had public debate. HPV hadn't reached epidemic status, although one person with it is too many, so making it an executive order was just too much too soon.
Hey Joseph, how did you like my answers on the last comic. This one amuses me. We ought to focus less on the disease in Iraq, and more on actually winning the war. Everybody knows, we couldve defeated Iraq the moment we started the war. Why did'nt we?
Yes Nick, I DO proof-read my own work that badly. Look on the bright side, either:
1) I've turned you into a higher being (sorry a sex change will be needed to claim title); OR
2) a chance I just got you in the 'Nike' estate inheritance.
Or maybe not
I'm with Starkeshia !! No mandatory inoculations !!!!!!!!!! (a Republican ordered it right? okay then I'll continue to rag)
How DARE the government consider it fit to force a person to be inoculated against smallpox, hepatitis, rubeola, and other pests ad infinitum!!! Their beliefs and morals shouldn't be forced on me or my children!
> All it takes is one drug, approved too soon
I never meant to imply otherwise; I was just curious about the implication about the FDA's recent track record.
I often wonder who are the biggest and baddest drug pushers – the ones at the street corners with their pimped out rides or the pinheads at Merck, and the rest of their carbon based ilkies driving around in their stretched out big black 'stinking Lincolns.
At least the Phizers and Mercks have learned from the street corner drug peddlers on one account: "there's gold in them thar hills; push them drugs – pusher man"
They are no different and are one and the same; big money is the game.
How DARE the government consider it fit to force a person to be inoculated against smallpox, hepatitis, rubeola, and other pests ad infinitum!!! Their beliefs and morals shouldn't be forced on me or my children!
Posted by: Lazarus, converted Democrat at February 24, 2007 11:16 PM
Actually, leaving these innoculations up to the parents would have a long term beneficial effect. Over time the gene pool would improve.
Deval Patrick, the governor of Massachusetts, got it right. He wants that state to provide the HPV vaccine FREE to all girls between the ages of 9 and 18. (In Texas, the cost for all three shots would be about $360.) In addition, the innoculations WOULD NOT BE MANDATORY. So, it would be up to the parents or guardians to determine if this is right for their child.
This approach seems much more rational than the one in Texas advanced by Gov. Perry's executive order.
Hey Joseph, how did you like my answers on the last comic. This one amuses me. We ought to focus less on the disease in Iraq, and more on actually winning the war. Everybody knows, we couldve defeated Iraq the moment we started the war. Why did'nt we?
Posted by: Taylor Mallek- Political 13 year old at February 24, 2007 07:40 PM
Hello Taylor Mallek,
I have read your posts and do have some thoughts for you.
The first one is this: If you haven't already, you should inform your parents that you read and post to this blog. As they are your parents, it is their right to know, and it is only right that you tell them.
Regarding your above post; We did defeat Iraq at the outset of this war: Their standing army was defeated in the field, and Saddam Hussein, their leader, was eventually captured. What is occuring today in Iraq is not a fight between the US forces and Iraqi army regulars, but an insurrection of the people against each other and against the US armed forces: This might seem to be the same as fighting the Iraqi army, but it isn't. Ask a government or history teacher about the difference if you want more information.
hey joseph, its me
1:anybody can be a loyal american if they're not Christians. I wa sjust implying the fact that we are , for the most part, a country of God. I think it will make all the more difference if we were Christians, all of us.
2: God loves all of the world, but most of the world has turned to evil. In my opinion God blesses the U.S. because he knows for the most part we are a country under his name. It's a good question actually. It took me a while to think about.
So here are my answers, like em or not, tell me what you think of them.
Posted by: Taylor Mallek- Political 13 year old at February 24, 2007 07:38 PM
Here are my thougths on your above post Taylor:
1)I think many non religious Americans, as well as Jewish Americans, Hindu Americans, Buddist Americans, Shintoist Americans, Non-Christian Native Americans, and other Non-Christian Americans would disagree with you that "it will make all the more difference if we were Christians, all of us." I have heard many modern day Christians preaching tolerance and acceptance of good people of other faiths or beliefs; on this one, ask your church's priest or minister about what he or she believes concerning non-christians.
2) Many other people around the world believe as you do : "In my opinion God blesses the U.S. because he knows for the most part we are a country under his name." Only, they believe this about THEIR country, not ours. With a belief that they are God's people, and other people are not, they commit acts of atrocity or simply push for the good of their own country at the expense of others. The leaders of Iran believe this about their country, the Taliban believed this when they ruled Afghanistan, to name just two. The evil in this world comes from some human beings believing that they are above their fellow human beings and have more rights. I say we are all gods children, and the good things come by our working for them, not by being God's favorites.
I hope you listen to other peoples opinions and try very hard not to make quick judgements. These have been my thoughts to you.
Lazarus – I cannot tell if your last comment was snide or sincere. Because of widespread vaccination, small pox and polio were almost completely eradicated. While HPV vaccine has been turned into a lobbyist story, the real story is that we have a chance to protect our daughters from a potentially fatal disease. I simply don't understand how anyone could believe that this is a bad thing.
"1)I think many non religious Americans, as well as Jewish Americans, Hindu Americans, Buddist Americans, Shintoist Americans, Non-Christian Native Americans, and other Non-Christian Americans would disagree with you that "it will make all the more difference if we were Christians, all of us." I have heard many modern day Christians preaching tolerance and acceptance of good people of other faiths or beliefs;…"
Posted by ME….
As regards my above post, I unintentionally left out Muslim Americans from my list of those who would disagree with Taylor's sentiment. To any Muslim Americans reading, my apologies. Taylor, please read "Muslim Americans" into that list when you are considering what I have said.
Just tell yer daughters (or sons?) not to engage in carnal knowledge with a male or between females (very common these days) that have obvious genital warts (cause HPV) on their tallywackers, fingers, or whatever implements the direct viral transmission. Or wrap that rascal (s).
A "dark" light in the dark will make them glow and expose them. It will make those "hippy posters" of the 60's glow also. ;^)
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Crisis: The Good, the Bad & the Blessing. ~ Dana Gornall
The thing about a crisis is that you never know when it will hit.
It was a cold January day when I slipped and fell on the ice.
I was getting ready to go to work and my nine and a half month old son was perched on my hip. Snow covered the grass but the sun was shining. I stepped out with my diaper bag and purse slung across one shoulder, pulling the door shut behind me.
I took three steps and in a flash I could see the sky up above me. I knew we were going down. I dropped everything and pulled my son even tighter as we flew backwards. Then, for a couple of seconds there was silence. He began crying, and I stood up. We were okay, but I couldn't find my keys to get back into the house. I could feel my hands shaking as I started dipping through the icy snow with my bare hands in search for them. Where were those damn keys?
My fingers touched the jumble of metal finally and grasped.
"It's okay, baby," I said to my son. "We're gonna be alright."
We soon found out that my son had fractured his right femur. Luckily, there were no head injuries, but upon learning he was broken I could feel my insides begin to crumble. What had I done? Why hadn't we salted the driveway to melt the ice? Why didn't I take my bags out to the car first and then the baby? If I wasn't in such a hurry, maybe this wouldn't have happened. I replayed every move and thought leading up to that fall.
In the weeks that followed my son was put in a spica cast. It ran all the way down his right leg and connected across his hips with a metal bar to the left side which was cast partially to his knee. He had a hole in the cast so we could put a diaper up inside and another hole cut for air circulation near his tummy. He would be like that for five weeks. I was incredibly sad and frustrated, yet relieved that this was only temporary.
We were very fortunate.
An array of other crises occurred in the years following. We had a string of family deaths—my father-in-law, my mother-in-law, my grandfather and then my sister-in-law, which all happened in a span of two years. The night my sister-in-law passed, we received a call from the police. Her seven year old daughter (our niece) needed a place to stay for the night. That night turned into a week, which turned into a month, which turned into legal guardianship since her mom was a single parent.
However, suddenly getting custody of a school-aged child when I was already raising two small children of my own, wasn't easy. She was broken and so was I, and the stress from everything soon began to put pressure on an already shaky marriage.
I could speak of philosophical quotes regarding how coal can produce a diamond under stress, but the truth is that when the rug you have woven so carefully gets pulled out from under your feet, sometimes you can be left grasping at threads of whatever is left.
I didn't meditate or read or do anything of that nature—I just performed. I moved through each day without thinking much about anything. I wish I could give a Top 10 or even a Top 5 list of things to do to combat a crisis but you can never predict what will help you through it.
Some find strength in prayer even if they had never done so before and others look towards friends and family to lean on. At one point I found myself sitting in a counselor's office because when you are in a place where you just don't know what to do anymore, therapy seems like an avenue that ought to be explored.
During one of our sessions where I listed all the stressful events I had experienced in the last year, she put down the manilla file folder and looked me square in the eyes.
"I have to tell you that is kind of off the charts when it comes to stressful events."
She then told me about the Holmes and Rahe stress scale which lists a number of stressful situations that can occur and rates each according to the potential effect it can have on a person. I had 17 out of 43 stressful life events happen in just that year. I'm not sure how I was supposed to respond, but before we left she gave me the number to their emergency help line. For some reason, this did not make me feel better.
For me, in these instances I just plow through each task with a sort of tunnel vision.
I'd like to say that I become a strong beacon of light when put under pressure and that I meditate and read Pema Chodron's books. In reality, I am quite a mess. I cry, I snap at those that are close to me, and I struggle to accomplish even small things.
Except I have learned that doing self-work while not under stress can truly pull me through these times when I am being pushed from every direction. It's almost like depositing money into a bank—building up reserves while life is going smoothly so that when the pressure is on you can draw from that strength. This self-work can at times be a blessing born in the periphery of a crisis.
In the pauses of tension I tried yoga therapy, along with traditional therapy. I read books by Buddhist authors and self-help titles from Louise Hay, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Don Miguel Ruiz. I walked and tried to meditate, pray and say mantras. Sometimes I felt like nothing was really working, but I have to believe that somehow it did.
This past week I went through yet another major stressful circumstance. A friend of mine had a medical emergency and I had to get help immediately. For a while, the tunnel vision returned and I had to once again draw from any strength I had previously built even though at some points I wondered if there was any left. Luckily, my friend is doing well.
Life is slowly returning to whatever normal is and I am again finding myself in that pause between up and down.
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7 Responses to "Crisis: The Good, the Bad & the Blessing. ~ Dana Gornall"
This is beautiful Dana. The vulnerability here is something that I'm sure many can relate to.
LoveThisOne! Very Emotional Story!
Again, another good story by this author. Defines situations that are real to all of us at one time or another.
Posted on main page. Very touched by this….
I have been going thru my own crisis…and I was hanging onto a single thread and that thread was my determination to stand and not crumble.
i wrote a poem….going up on a site soon for poetry…will be on my FB page….will try to flag you.
What I find is as alone as I feel sometimes and as challenging as life can be, there's always others whose grief I can barely hold because it is so much.
Thanks for writing this….tie and knot and hang on….that's the best I can so sometimes.
Thanks, Edie. Writing about these things help tie those knots too, you know? I'll look for your poem.
I love this, Dana. Your writing is so honest, and I can really relate.


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