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Our mission is to set the standard for outstanding quality health care, service,
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- James Roosevelt Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Tufts Health Plan
- Patty Blake, President, Senior Products
- Tracey Carter, Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
- Lois Dehls Cornell, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
- Thomas A. Croswell, CLU, President and Chief Operating Officer
- Christopher "Kit" Gorton, M.D., President, Tufts Health Public Plans
- Paul Kasuba, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
- Umesh Kurpad, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Marc Spooner, President, Commercial Products
- Tricia Trebino, Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Information Officer
James Roosevelt Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Tufts Health Plan
Jim joined Tufts Health Plan in 1999 as senior vice president and general counsel and held that position until June 2005, when he became president and chief executive officer. As the general counsel, he presided over the legal department and the company's compliance, privacy and government relations functions.
Before joining Tufts Health Plan, Jim was the associate commissioner for Retirement Policy for the Social Security Administration in Washington, D.C. Jim spent 10 years as partner at Choate, Hall and Stewart in Boston. He is past chairman of the board of trustees for the Massachusetts Hospital Association; past president of the American Health Lawyers Association; a former member of the board of the trustees for the American Hospital Association and past chairman of the board of trustees for Mount Auburn Hospital.
Currently, Jim serves as a member of the board of directors and co-chair of the policy committee at America's Health Insurance Plans. He is a member of the board of directors for the Rhode Island Quality Institute and the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, and is co-chair of the board of directors for the Tufts Health Care Institute. Jim also serves on the board of directors for Management Sciences for Health, Inc., and Alere, Inc. He volunteers as chief legal counsel for the Massachusetts Democratic Party and is co-chair of the Rules and By-laws Committee of the Democratic National Committee. In November 2008, President-elect Barack Obama appointed Jim to his transition team to co-chair a review of the Social Security Administration. Jim is also a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.
Jim received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A. with honors in government from Harvard College. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Patty Blake
President, Senior Products
Ms. Blake joined Tufts Health Plan in 1993 to develop and launch the company's Medicare business. Under her leadership, Tufts Health Plan established itself as a market leader and became the number one Medicare Advantage plan in Massachusetts. Ms. Blake is responsible for all aspects of Tufts Health Plan's senior business including strategy, product development, network management, marketing and sales. Tufts Health Plan Medicare Preferred is consistently ranked among the top Medicare Advantage plans in the country by CMS with a 4.5 star rating.
Prior to joining Tufts Health Plan, Ms. Blake spent seven years with PacifiCare Health Systems in California. She was executive director for Secure Horizons USA and was regional director of health services; responsible for provider network performance, network contracting and development and utilization management. Ms. Blake began her career in managed care in sales and provider contracting.
Ms. Blake received an M.B.A. from the U.C.L.A. Anderson School of Management, an M.A. in health care management from the U.C.L.A. School of Public Health and a B.S. in public health from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Tracey Carter
Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
Ms. Carter is responsible for managing actuarial and underwriting functions for all of Tufts Health Plan's business segments.
Prior to joining Tufts Health Plan in 2006, Ms. Carter worked at Excellus Blue Cross in Buffalo, N.Y., where she was vice president of actuarial services responsible for pricing and product development. Prior to Excellus, she spent several years at Aetna, Inc. in a variety of actuarial roles.
Ms. Carter, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in mathematics from Westminster College.
Lois Dehls Cornell
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
Ms. Cornell is responsible for all legal issues involving the company including board governance, compliance and regulatory issues, public policy and government affairs, contracting, corporate transactions, dispute resolution, litigation management, and fraud prevention and recovery. She also is responsible for transformational strategic initiatives, and all areas of human resources, including compensation and benefits, diversity, employee wellness, recruitment, corporate learning and organizational development. In addition, Ms. Cornell oversees internal communications, corporate reputation management, brand communications, media relations and external communications.
Since joining Tufts Health Plan in 1991, Ms. Cornell has served as senior vice president of human resources, deputy general counsel, corporate compliance officer and assistant general counsel. Prior to joining Tufts Health Plan, Ms. Cornell was an associate at Goodwin Procter in Boston where she concentrated in corporate and nonprofit law. She earned a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, a B.A. from Macalester College and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Ms. Cornell serves on the board of directors of the American Health Lawyers Association, where she is the president-elect designate and chairs the finance committee. She is a member of the board of directors of UMass Memorial Medical Center and currently chairs the governance committee. She also serves on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation and HomeStart, Inc.
Thomas A. Croswell, CLU
President and Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Croswell joined Tufts Health Plan in 2007 as chief operating officer. In this position, he is responsible for direction and oversight of the company's three business lines, defining and implementing the company's strategic plan, and ensuring that Tufts Health Plan maintains its strong culture of quality, innovation and customer service.
Mr. Croswell previously served as senior vice president of medical management and specialty businesses at CIGNA HealthCare. While at CIGNA, he also served as president of its dental, pharmacy and workers' compensation businesses, and led development of its consumer-directed health care products.
Prior to his career at CIGNA, Mr. Croswell served in senior leadership roles at Prudential Insurance Company, including president of its western region and senior vice president of its individual insurance organization. He is a past member of the board of directors of the National Committee on Quality Assurance and currently serves as vice-chairman of the board of directors of the Alzheimer's Association of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation.
Mr. Croswell completed the Wharton Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania and earned a B.A. from Syracuse University. He is a chartered life underwriter.
Christopher "Kit" Gorton, M.D.
President, Public Plans
As president of the Public Plans division, which oversees managed Medicaid and state-sponsored plans, Kit leads strategic direction and business operations.
Prior to joining Tufts Health Plan, Dr. Gorton was CEO for Amerigroup Virginia, an organization that provides Medicaid services to nearly 57,000 members from low income families or with disabilities. While at Amerigroup Virginia, he led three geographic expansions that more than doubled the plan's size and footprint and increased its membership by 40 percent.
Dr. Gorton's previous experience also includes HP Enterprises Services of Palo Alto, Calif., where he was vice president of medical management and worldwide health care services, and APS Healthcare Inc. of Silver Spring, Md., where he was president of its commercial programs and chief medical officer.
Dr. Gorton began his career as a practicing pediatrician in federally qualified health centers in Harrisburg, Penn. and St. Louis, Mo. His experience includes his tenure as the chief medical officer for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, where he directed its Medicaid managed care programs and led its utilization management, policies and procedures, and NCQA accreditation functions.
Dr. Gorton received his M.D. from Columbia University, his M.S. in health administration from College of St. Francis in Illinois and his B.A. from Dartmouth College.
Paul Kasuba, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Kasuba joined Tufts Health Plan in 2010 as chief medical officer. In his position, he is responsible for overseeing the 300-member clinical services staff and for developing strategies for improving medical outcomes and reducing costs. Additionally, Dr. Kasuba works to help Tufts Health Plan develop new opportunities to partner with area hospitals and physicians. He also serves as the clinical spokesperson to members, legislators, regulators and the media.
Most recently, Dr. Kasuba was chief of the division of internal medicine at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston and assistant clinical professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. While at St. Elizabeth's, Dr. Kasuba served as vice president and medical director of the Caritas Physician Network's community practice division and president of St. Elizabeth's Health Professionals IPA.
Dr. Kasuba is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his medical training at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston. He received his B.A. with honors in political science from Duke University.
Dr. Kasuba is vice chairman of the Medical Directors Committee for the Alliance of Community Health Plans working to help shape the committee's strategic priorities to promote high quality, affordable care and superior consumer experience for ACHP members. A member of the American Medical Association and the Massachusetts Medical Society, Dr. Kasuba currently maintains a limited private internal medicine practice.
Umesh Kurpad
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kurpad joined Tufts Health Plan in 2008 as chief financial officer. In his position, he is responsible for the proactive financial management of the corporation including financial planning and reporting, M&A, tax, treasury, real estate, purchasing, audit, reserves, and actuarial and underwriting.
Prior to Tufts Health Plan, Mr. Kurpad served as chief financial officer of Munich Re Health America, a leading provider of health care risk management solutions. Mr. Kurpad has also served in senior leadership roles at CIGNA Corporation, including vice president of business development for the Asia/Pacific unit of CIGNA International, assistant vice president of provider and international strategy, and assistant vice president and controller of managed care operations. Mr. Kurpad began his health care career at Kaiser Permanente in California and worked on both financing and delivery of health care.
Mr. Kurpad earned an M.B.A. from the University of Florida and a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Delhi, India. He completed the certified public accountant exams in California. Mr. Kurpad currently serves as a board member of Care Well Urgent Care Centers and the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and is a Corporate Council Member on the Environmental League of Massachusetts. He previously served on a number of boards including Lovelace Health Systems, Health Dialog, Cairnstone, iiSi and Sterling Health Plans.
Marc Spooner
President, Commercial Products
Mr. Spooner is responsible for all aspects of Tufts Health Plan's Commercial Products division, including strategy, sales, marketing and product development, network management and the definition of the division's clinical care model. Tufts Health Plan's Commercial Products division is consistently ranked among the top quality Commercial plans in the country by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Mr. Spooner joined Tufts Health Plan in 2004, and has served as senior vice president of health care services, vice president of provider contracting and vice president of strategy and product development. Prior to joining Tufts Health Plan, Mr. Spooner worked for Deloitte Consulting, where he focused on the health insurance market.
Mr. Spooner received an M.B.A from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Duke University. He serves on the Foundation Board of the Whittier Street Health Center.
Tricia Trebino
Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Information Officer
Ms. Trebino oversees Operations, Information Technology, Business Consulting and the Program Management Office. In this role, Ms. Trebino is responsible for Tufts Health Plan's operations departments including claims, enrollment, billing and member and provider services for all lines of business. She also is responsible for developing the information technology strategy and managing technology products and services for Tufts Health Plan. Additionally, she oversees the management of corporate projects, quality assurance programs and the provision of consulting services to the organization.
Ms. Trebino joined Tufts Health Plan in 1994 and has held many roles within Information Systems and Operations. Previously, she spent three years as director of client services at InterPractice Systems, a start-up company involved in the development of an electronic medical record system and 13 years in the health care division at Electronic Data Systems, where she provided health care consulting services and information technology management to a number of health care organizations.
Ms. Trebino received a B.A. from Wellesley College. She is a member of the board of ambassadors of The Home for Little Wanderers, a Boston-based nonprofit child and family service agency.


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Mother of Mercy High School invites the community to its third annual Mercy Madness & Monte Carlo event from 7-11 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
Presented by Mercy's Dads Club, catch live NCAA basketball action show on multiple televisions, take a chance at Monte Carlo games and enter the grand prize reverse raffle for a shot at $10,000 or free tuition at Mercy for the 2013-2014 school year.
There will also be basket raffles and other games of chance, as well as beer, soft drinks and food grilled by Mercy dads.
The fundraising social support the Mercy Fund, which includes tuition assistance for deserving Mercy families.
Admission to Mercy Madness is free.
Reverse raffle tickets are $50 each and can be purchased online or at the event if quantities are still available. Only 500 reverse raffle tickets will be sold.
Every 50th ticket drawn will win $50. The second last ticket drawn will win $500 and the last ticket drawn will be the grand prize winner.
This year's sponsors are JTM, Mercy Health, Viox Services, Ultimus Funds Solution and Warsaw Federal Savings & Loan.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. If interested in sponsoring, contact Nancy Conway Jamison at 661-2740, extension 402.
For more details about the event, visit www.motherofmercy.org/MercyMadness.

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Bone Geometry and Muscle Density Changes in Postmenopausal Women and Breast Cancer Patients Prescribed Anastrozole
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The primary objective of this study is to determine if trabecular or cortical volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) change over time in postmenopausal breast cancer patients who are prescribed Anastrozole, as measured by pQCT at the proximal and distal radius and tibia.
Breast Cancer
Drug: Anastrozole
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Bone Geometry and Muscle Density Changes in Postmenopausal Women and Breast Cancer Patients Prescribed Anastrozole
|Study Start Date:
|January 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Breast Cancer patients
A group of women with breast cancer prescribed Anastrozole
Drug: Anastrozole
Group of women with breast cancer
Other Name: Anastrozole medication
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A group of healthy women wit no breast cancer prescribed Anastrozole
Drug: Anastrozole
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In bone, where estrogen is required to maintain density, there is indication of increased turnover in patients prescribed Aromatase Inhibitors. However, there are no studies to date that prospectively quantify the impact of Aromatase inhibitors on bone quality. Furthermore, the actual effects and clinical significance of adjuvant chemotherapy and supportive medications on bone quality in women with breast carcinoma is unknown. The current study proposes to prospectively assess novel skeletal health outcomes, namely trabecular structure (connectivity, hole size) and bone geometry (bone area, cortical thickness) among women with breast cancer being treated with Anastrozole. Not only will the current study provide a better understanding of the changes in bone quality and muscle mass after Anastrozole treatment, it will provide important information about the development of secondary skeletal complications in this population. Therefore, the potential to collect data prospectively from a cohort of individuals with breast cancer being treated with Anastrozole represents an important step to advance knowledge in this area. Also, by examining bone quality and secondary complications in a diverse cohort of patients who vary with respect to radiation therapy, chemotherapy and additional medications, we can begin to identify patterns of musculoskeletal change and predictors of these changes.
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Post-menopausal Women
Inclusion Criteria:
Group 1: Treatment Group
- Postmenopausal breast cancer patients (stage 1 and 2)
- Non-institutionalized
- Prescribed Anastrozole within the preceding 1-2 weeks
- Ambulatory
- Ability to read and comprehend study protocol and informed consent
Group 2: Control Group
- Healthy, age-matched postmenopausal women
- Non-institutionalized
- Ambulatory
- Ability to read and comprehend study protocol and informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior Tamoxifen or Raloxifene therapy
- Known congenital metabolic bone disease (e.g., osteogenesis imperfecta)
- Concomitant treatment with corticosteroids
- Patients with a history of endocrine disorders or surgical parathyroidectomy
- Patients with disorders known to affect bone metabolism including diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematosus, Cushing's disease, hyperparathyroidism, chronic liver disease, chronic renal failure, Paget's disease
- Conditions preventing pQCT measurement (e.g., unable to lie flat or still for 15 minutes)
- Geographically inaccessible for follow-up
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00421447
|Canada, Ontario
|McMaster University
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S4L8
|Principal Investigator:
|Alexandra Papaioannou, M.D.
|Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
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|Responsible Party:
|Alexandra Papaioannou, Professor, McMaster University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00421447 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 10, 2007
|Last Updated:
|September 22, 2015
|Health Authority:
|Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Keywords provided by McMaster University:
Breast Cancer
bone geometry
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Diseases
Neoplasms by Site
Skin Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Aromatase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses
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We really hope they work it out. Deion we love your wife!!!! As Bossip reported earlier this week Deion Sanders is saying he hasn't filed for divorce from wife Pilar. Now Deion is talking to TMZ in detail, claiming the infidelity reports were part of an "extortion attempt":
NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders wants to put the kibosh on rumors he filed for divorce from Pilar Sanders … telling TMZ while they've talked about splitting up, he's NEVER filed legal papers.
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Reports are circulating the two split after allegations Deion was unfaithful — but Sanders tells us the infidelity rumors were nothing more than a failed extortion attempt.
As for why the marriage is rocky … Deion explained, "it's not one isolated incident," adding, "sometimes you just grow apart."
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From July 17-19, 2013, 61 school psychologists, teachers, school administrators, graduate students, and other interested people came to Washington, DC from 29 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to participate in the 2013 GW/NASP Public Policy Institute (PPI). The institute was co-sponsored by George Washington University (GW) Graduate School in Education and Human development (GSEHD). The 2013 PPI is the fourth institute since the approval of a formal partnership agreement between NASP and GW that allows the PPI to be offered on an annual basis. GW is one of the nation's premiere graduate schools training future leaders in special education and education public policy. GW brings to the partnership resources, professional expertise, and professional connections that help make the PPI a rich public policy training experience for all involved.
2013 PPI participants came from across the United States including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
PPI participants had the option of participating in a 3-day basic training (July 17–19) for NASP Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit or a 5-day advanced training (July 17–19 and 22–23) for GWU Graduate Credit.
An amazing line up of national experts presented information and engaged in dialogues with PPI participants. National leaders and scholars that participated in this year's PPI included:
Several NASP leaders and staff also presented including NASP President Sally Baas; Government and Professional Relations (GPR) Committee Leaders Katie Eklund (AZ), Faith Zabek (GA), Trisha Pedley (CA), Nate von der Embse (NC), Candis Hogan (OK); NASP Staff, Stacy Skalski, Director of Professional Policy and Practice, Kelly Vaillancourt, Director of Government Relations, Kathy Cowan, Director of Communications, Mary Beth Klotz, Director of Educational Practice, and Allison Bollinger Miller, Manager of Professional Relations. Carol Kochhar-Bryant, GWU Senior Associate Dean of GSHED and Pamela Leconte, GWU Assistant Research Professor also presented, led teamwork sessions, facilitated discussions, and led the "wicked problems of practice" culminating activity for GWU credit participants. You can view the full agenda for both the 3-day and 5-day training experiences and see the entire lineup of speakers below.
On July 19, 2013 PPI participants traveled to the U.S. Capitol to engage in a day of hands on advocacy. The day began in Rayburn House Office Building in a room sponsored by Rep. George Miller (CA-11), Chairman of the House Education and Labor committee.. Participants enjoyed a continental breakfast and got an inside look at life on Capitol Hill through a question-answer session with legislative staff. Our thanks to Amanda Beaumont, Education Policy Advisor for Senator Al Franken (MN) and Michael Gamel-McCormick, Senior K-12 Education Policy Advisor, Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor and Pensions for sharing their experiences working on Capitol Hill
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Discuss with reference to this article on safer tobacco products.
You're forgetting that all the anti-smoking lobby care about is reducing the number of smokers,
the more smokers that die younger than they otherwise would have, the less smokers and therefore
the better.
The above statement may or may not be true for any given value of true.
I suppose being a mercenary bastards needn't stop you being sane, so yes I agree.
Disagree. Thinking they can develop a genuinely safe cigarette is insane optimism and expecting the government to get involved in developing (and thus be seen to rubber stamp) a "safeish" cigarette is equally loopy. Even Tony's crew should see this coming:
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EndNote Workshop - ThursdayOctober 11th, 2011
Graduate Students and Faculty are invited to "Using EndNote with Library Databases" on Thursday, October 13, 3-4:30pm in the Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306.
Learn how to collect citations from the library's database and export them into EndNote, a powerful tool for organizing and managing bibliographic citations. Both desktop and web versions will be included. If you bring your own laptop, we ask that you already have Endnote downloaded.
Contact Miriam Bridges at email@example.com or 683-4169 to register.
Another EndNote workshop is scheduled for Saturday, October 22 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Media:scape demonstrationsOctober 10th, 2011
Two media:scape stations are part of the Learning Commons @ Perry Library. A media:scape allows up to six users to display their laptop screens on one large flat-screen monitor. If you're working with a group and sharing documents, images, Web sites, etc, anyone in the group can send their screen easily to the group monitor.
Representatives from Steelcase will be in the Learning Commons Thursday and Friday (10/13-14) from 10am-2pm. Stop by to get some tips on how to use this technology to collaborate more effectively.
Fall break hours for University LibrariesOctober 10th, 2011
Perry Library and the Learning Commons will be open the following hours during Fall break:
October 8 (Sat): 9am - 6pm
October 9 (Sun): 9am - 8pm
October 10 (Mon): 8am - 8pm
October 11 (Tues): opens at 8am (all night hours resume)
Fall break hours for the Diehn Composers Room and Hofheimer Art Library:
October 8 (Sat): 1pm - 5pm
October 9 (Sun): CLOSED
October 10 (Mon): 8am - 5pm
October 11 (Tues): regular hours resume (8am - 9pm)
For the full list of library hours, go to Hours & Information on the library Web site.
Learning Commons - all night!October 3rd, 2011
Beginning at midnight on Monday, October 3rd, the Learning Commons @ Perry Library will expand to a full service and operating schedule, including 24 hour access Sunday through Thursday.
On Friday and Saturday, the Learning Commons will be open on the same schedule as Perry Library: Friday, 8am-7:30pm; Saturday, 9am-6pm.
For safety, access to the Learning Commons between 12am and 8am is restricted to current ODU students, faculty and staff. Access to all other areas of the library will be closed off at midnight.
Look for the opening of Einstein Bros. Bagels mid-October.
Come to the Literary FestivalSeptember 30th, 2011
The University's 34th Annual Literary Festival begins Monday October 3. Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to hear from some incredible writers and artists.
Get the schedule and other information for this year's festival at: http://www.lib.odu.edu/litfest/34th
You may also wish to view an exhibit on the first floor Learning Commons @ Perry Library which features the participants of this year's festival with books by the authors. Previous literary festivals back to 1978 are archived in a digital collection hosted by the University Libraries at http://www.lib.odu.edu/litfest/.
Reserve a collaboration roomSeptember 28th, 2011
Students: You may now make online reservations for the group collaboration rooms in the Learning Commons @ Perry Library. Go to: http://apps.odu.edu/openroom/reservation_view.php or find the reservation form on the Learning Commons Web site.
Reservations may be made for the small and large group collaboration rooms and the presentation room. The multi-media room and GIS computing stations do not require reservations.
Workshop on Science & Engineering DatabasesSeptember 27th, 2011
"Revisiting Some Popular Databases in the Sciences & Engineering" is a graduate workshop to be held on Saturday, October 1, 10:00 am–11:30 am in the Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306.
The University Libraries have access to many electronic databases in the sciences and engineering. This workshop will highlight some of the most popular and heavily used databases and describe new and improved features that allow students to gather more in-depth information in an efficient and effective manner.
Contact Edward Wladas at firstname.lastname@example.com or 683-5910 to register.
Faculty/Grad Student Workshop: Google Maps & GeoreferencingSeptember 24th, 2011
Faculty and Graduate Students are invited to attend a workshop on Friday, September 30, 11:00 am–12:00 pm. "An Introduction to Google Maps and Georeferencing" will explore the possibilities of customized Google Maps. We'll look at examples of educational applications of Google Maps and show you how to create your own maps that seamlessly integrate images and information with geographic locations. We'll also briefly discuss geotagging, geocaching, and other mobile GPS applications.
The workshop will be held in the Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306. Contact Matt Jabaily at email@example.com or 683-5909 to register.
Exhibit: 34th Annual Literary FestivalSeptember 20th, 2011
Stop by the first floor Learning Commons @ Perry Library to view an exhibit featuring the participants of the 34th Annual Literary Festival. Books by the authors are also available for you to peruse.
The 34th Annual Literary Festival is October 3-8, 2011. On the Web site, you'll find the schedule of events.
Each year's literary festival is added to a digital archive of festivals back to 1978. Check out the archive at: http://www.lib.odu.edu/litfest/.
EndNote Workshop SaturdaySeptember 19th, 2011
Graduate Students & Faculty: Come to the Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306 on Saturday, September 24, 10:30am–12:00pm, for a workshop on "Using EndNote with Library Databases."
Learn how to collect citations from the library's database and export them into EndNote, a powerful tool for organizing and managing bibliographic citations. Both desktop and web versions will be included. If you bring your own laptop, we ask that you already have Endnote downloaded.
Contact Miriam Bridges at email@example.com or 683-4169 to register.
Additional EndNote workshops are scheduled for:
Thursday, October 13, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
Saturday, October 22 10:30 am – 12:00 pm


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Royal Ascot 2016
Ladies Day Ascot is a specialty information website showcasing the fabulously modern Ascot Racecourse, its superior facilities, top class amenities and superb transport connections.
The sites main emphasis is just three days of racing during Royal Ascot in June of each year when the Sport of Kings is at its most fashionable.
Ascot racing is a fantastic day out for ladies (and gents) and certainly in June the racecourse pulls out all the stops to impress. The Royal meeting attracts the very best in fashion, horses, trainers and quality of racegoers alike.
The Royal Ascot race meeting is without doubt one of the most glamorous events held anywhere in the world.
All 2016 tours to Royal Ascot for Gold Cup Ladies Day on Thursday June 16th, Coronation Stakes Day on Friday June 17th and Golden Jubilee Stakes Day on Saturday 18th June include the following:
- Return executive coach transfer from central London
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- Buffet style finger food lunch served on arrival
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The Trovato sisters, graduates of Quaker Valley, finding success on the water
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Quaker Valley graduates Sarah and Katie Trovato never have competed against each other as members of the women's rowing teams at the universities of Michigan and Texas.
The sisters hope to change that at the NCAA Division I championship from May 31 to June 2 in Indianapolis.
Sarah, a 5-foot-9 junior, competes in the port position for Michigan, the NCAA runner-up to Virginia last year.
A 5-8 sophomore, Katie also rows at port for Texas, which is optimistic about qualifying for the NCAA meet as Conference USA champion.
With the NCAA championship being expanded from 16 to 22 teams, the Conference USA champion will be among some receiving automatic bids.
Texas also belongs to the Big 12 Conference, where it is four-time defending champion.
Texas finished second to Tennessee at last year's Conference USA championship.
In previous years, a committee selected all teams for the NCAA championship.
Michigan, the defending Big Ten champion, expects to be selected for the fifth straight year.
"Texas has a very good program," Michigan coach Mark Rothstein said. "I think we could see them in the spring at NCAAs."
Katie Trovato said the Longhorns will be disappointed if they do not reach the NCAA championship.
"That's our main goal, but first we have to focus on Oklahoma and Tennessee at Conference USA," she said.
Oklahoma finished third at the Conference USA championship, two points behind Texas.
At the Big 12 Conference championship, Trovato was on the winning second varsity eight boat that helped the Longhorns beat Oklahoma by one point.
A sophomore class captain, Trovato, 19, has excellent leadership skills, Texas coach Carie Graves said.
"She has been a great asset to our program," Graves said.
"Katie's hungry to win," Texas assistant coach Melissa Perrone said.
Also a captain, Sarah Trovato, 20, will move up to Michigan's second varsity eight after competing on second varsity four last season, Rothstein said.
"Sarah has been instrumental in our success," Rothstein said.
To prepare for the regular season, which begins next month, Sarah and her teammates have traveled to Florida to train outdoors.
"We're waiting for the lake to thaw (in Michigan)," she said.
Weather hasn't been a problem at Texas, where rowers practice on Lady Bird Lake, named in memory of the former First Lady.
"It feels good being on the water," Katie Trovato said.
Jim Trovato, an assistant girls basketball coach at Quaker Valley, was impressed with the rings his daughters earned as conference champion members.
"They're pretty fancy," he said. "They were showing them off when they were home."
The sisters began their rowing careers as part of a junior program sponsored by the Three Rivers Rowing Association, where they still compete in the summer.
"Sarah and Katie have really bonded through rowing," said Rick Brown, the association's junior coach. "They have a strong sibling rivalry; it's been fun watching them push each other (to improve)."
Karen Kadilak is a freelance writer.
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St. Petersburg, FL -- If elected to Congress, state Rep. Kathleen Peters will help determine how the federal government spends billions of tax dollars. But Peters' record for paying her own property taxes shows a history of late payments.
The website The Hill reports Peters and her husband were late in paying their property taxes for their former St. Pete Beach convenience store every year from 2000 through 2007, resulting in nearly $900 in late penalties.
The couple was also late in 2007 and 2012 on paying the property taxes for their South Pasadena home, resulting in more than $200 in penalties.
Peters, who is currently in Tallahassee this week issued a statement to 10 News on Tuesday saying:
"Like many Floridians, My family fell on tough times during a difficult economic period for my small business. But I never gave up or failed to meet our tax obligations. I ensured all tax bills were paid in full the same year in which they were due."
Peters went on to say, "For the last 28 years, I have dedicated my life to serving the people of Pinellas County through the good times and bad. From being a Cub Scout mom to starting a small business and serving as your State Representative, I never stopped fighting for this community.
"It is the successful emergence of struggles like these, that so many Floridians have also experienced that gives people confidence in knowing I have my finger on the pulse of the people and community. I understand the challenges of raising children, operating a business and struggling to make ends meets. The people of the 13th District know me.
"And they know that I am the only candidate that has the experience and the background to get things done locally and in Washington like Congressman Young did for so many years."
10 News also checked the property records of fellow Republican Congressional candidates David Jolly and Mark Bircher, but found both paid their taxes in Pinellas County on time.
Some potential voters told 10 News a history of making late payments could make them think twice about voting for a candidate.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
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COVINGTON - Union Grove was just too much for the Newton baseball team Wednesday at Riverside Park.The Wolverines took a 3-1 lead in the first inning and cruised from there for a 10-1 victory. Union Grove (9-8 overall, 5-1 in Region 2-AAAAA) came out fast taking a 2-0 following a Ryan Griffin home run. Newton settled down and got the second and third outs with Union Grove's seven and eight batters but not before giving up another run. The Rams (5-10, 2-4) closed the gap to make it 3-1 on a Brian Breckon single to plate Jason Knight. However, Union Grove was able to make it a three-run lead in the second on a Bryan Bentley ground-rule double. Although still technically in the game at that point, the Rams never threatened again as they failed to reach third base for the rest of the game. "Against good teams, you're going to have to score runs. We can't come out and give up seven, eight runs in the first three innings and try to battle back," Newton coach Billy Roper said. "That's one of the better teams in the region. You have to find a way to score some runs and we just didn't do a very good job of it." While the Rams had a hard time crossing the plate, Union Grove did so with ease scoring three runs in the third and three more in the sixth. The Wolverines combined for 14 hits, including two home runs and four doubles. "Pitching wasn't bad, but you have a little better performance like hitting your spots," Roper said. "That's the biggest thing, those home runs, you can't throw the ball right down the middle." In four innings of work, Newton's Chris Boyd had one strikeout while walking six and giving up 10 hits. Kinley Bryant and Breckon paced the Rams at the plate with two hits each, while Joey Barrick collected the other Newton hit. "We have to get decent pitching and decent defense, but we've got to hit," Roper said. Manny Fils can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Sept. 20, 2013
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin men's hockey head coach Mike Eaves appeared at the 2013 Big Ten Hockey Media Day at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday. Below is the full transcript of his news conference. Watch the video above.
Mike Eaves: Like most everybody in the room, we are excited about this Big Ten season and all the new things that it will bring to the world of hockey. I note other coaches have touched upon it, but it will be interesting to see how all this spreads and the excitement that comes with it. So we're excited to be part of it.
Q. Can you talk about the transition for Nic Kerdiles this year, starting off with the fresh start? He had obviously the suspension last year, and now you're talking about moving him from the wing to the center and all that makes your depth a little more down the middle for the forward this year?
Mike Eaves: Well, I think when you look at your hockey team you build out, you start with your goaltenders, then you move to your blue line. As a forward group, you want to be strong down the middle. Nic has been a center in his life. I think he likes that position. I think he gets more touches in the middle. So it's pretty natural progression. He's had a year under his belt and understands what the responsibilities are by watching other centers on our team and what we need him to do with and without the puck. So I think it's a pretty natural progression for him.
Q. What do you think of being picked as the favorite and what kind of additional pressure does that put on your shoulders? Mike Eaves: I think the reason we were picked in that position is because you take a look at our lineup and we're an upperclassmen team. If I look at teams, that's the first thing I look for are returners and such. It's almost a natural thing to happen because of the fact that we are an upperclassmen team. So no surprises there. I don't think it changes anything we do in terms of our expectations and the way we want to conduct our business. It's just a pretty natural position to be in because of the upperclassmen we have on the team.
Q. What are some of the big advantages of moving to the Big Ten this year?
Mike Eaves: I heard Donnie (Lucia) talk about the fact that for the college hockey fan, they'll know where to go to find college hockey. I think we have a really fun product. It's a good product to watch, and the fact that exposure level will be at such a high and constant level, people will know where it is and where to find it. I think having that on the table will help people find the game, and we'll get more fans because of that.
Q. What is the degree of difficulty trying to keep a team together like this so you have as many seniors as you have, juniors as you have given the number of players that you've lost to the NHL?
Mike Eaves: I don't know if there is a concise answer to that. Every young person that comes to your program has a different agenda, background, goals. The young man that we lost last year, Brendan Woods would have never left. But there was an opportunity to turn pro, and that was really important to him for various reasons that I am not going to share now. So every young man is different. We have a group -- we had potential to lose just Brendan this past year. For different reasons, and each boy decided they wanted to stay for one year, to build their role, physically, mentally, emotionally. It's something that we really don't control. So this year we had young men stay. And we looked and we have an upperclassmen team for the first time in a long time, and based on that, if you look at college athletics, teams that are successful are upperclassmen teams. To answer your question concisely, I think kids staying is a case-by-case decision for them.
Q. You have had a couple of years to recruit now knowing what the Big Ten conference would be. What impact has the name had in recruiting?
Mike Eaves: Frank, I think that that would be hard to quantify because I haven't asked that question directly to the kids that have committed to us knowing that we're going to the Big Ten. My thought process is the fact that that would be something that exists in their head. That's a part of why they may choose to come, in this case, Wisconsin. But to quantify, is it 50 percent, I don't know. The attractiveness of the Big Ten Network, playing in the Big Ten, it's a recognizable product that young people are aware of, and I'm sure it has a factor.
Q. Your goaltending, obviously, you've got two very good ones too. How do you balance that in practice? Could you explain to everybody how you go through the process of a particular goaltender every game?
Mike Eaves: That is top secret, Brian. I can't tell you. It's interesting with Gary Andersen, our football coach at the beginning of training camp, they have this quarterback controversy. I think that competitiveness that he had with his quarterbacks is what we have with our goaltenders, the fact that they come in every day and they push each other. We do a lot of small area games. When we do these types of drills, we know which ones are scoring, and there is a natural push from the inside that keeps both young men sharp. The last year, in the beginning of the year, we've done this the last couple of years, we've switched back and forth. And then at the end of the year you want to see who is doing well and who has the hot hand and you try to ride them a little bit more. But it's a competitive situation every day in practices, and I think that's what makes them better.
Q. Shootouts a good thing, bad thing, do you like it? You prepare for it in practice?
Mike Eaves: From the aspect of a fan, I think it's tremendous. In the game of ice hockey now people get excited about, well in the old days fights, goals and shootouts. I mean, at the end of the game they're all standing, watching it. I think it really appeals to the public that they're going to have something like this. The purist in me says the concern was always well, it can't affect the RPIs, we want to make sure it doesn't do that. So we'll need to talk to Coach (Red) Berenson, and he shares some of the things that they do. But they've rehearsed it. They get on the Zamboni in the middle of the week and they keep track. I think most teams will do that now. But for the fans, it's going to make their experience coming to the game at another level.
Q. The first couple months of last season, injuries, suspensions, coaching changes, all of that, you end the season hoisting a trophy in this building and make the NCAA Tournament. What was the lesson or what did you take away from that about resiliency?
Mike Eaves: You talk to any coach at the end of the season, they're going to tell you all the tough spots that they run into. We had ours at the beginning of last year when we had three or four storms come together. The life lesson in there that we spoke to our kids about is we have choices every day to make. How we come to work, how we decide to work. We could be fatalists and say woe is me. But the lesson was every day come to work, make a choice on where we want to be, how we're going to make changes. It proved its worth. It's a fundamental truth about making choices. So I think in a life lesson type of thing as they move on in life they can look back and say I've been through this. I've been through some tough times. This is what we need to do and by doing these things it's going to turn around and there will be better days. So in the big picture thing, I think that's something they can take with them.
Q. You guys are a very veteran team this year. Are there any younger guys, recruits or otherwise that you're looking to step up into a bigger role this season?
Mike Eaves: One thing about working with kids at this age is every summer they go away. They have a chance to mature physically, mentally, emotionally, and then they come back and they can be a different young person. We sure hope the guys that are coming back have that growth. I think history tells us that teams that are successful, they need a group or one or two freshmen to step up and be a factor after Christmas and be a contributing factor and we're no different this year. We've brought in five young men. Out of that five, we'll need a couple of them to step up and hopefully be positive factors after Christmas-time, because it will take a little bit to get used to this level. But if we have that happen, it would be very good for us.
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9.040. The third Wednesday of October of each year is known and designated as "Missouri Day" and is set apart as a day commemorative of Missouri history to be observed by the teachers and pupils of schools with the appropriate exercises. The people of the state of Missouri, and the educational, commercial, political, civic, religious and fraternal organizations of the state of Missouri are requested to devote some part of the day to the methodical consideration of the products of the mines, fields, and forests of the state and to the consideration of the achievements of the sons and daughters of Missouri in commerce, literature, statesmanship, science and art, and in other departments of activity in which the state has rendered service to mankind.
(RSMo 1939 § 15316, A.L. 1957 p. 725, A.L. 1969 S.B. 70)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14226; 1919 § 5852
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Sorry SJP: Of all the way-overdue footwear collaborations, this might win out. Converse announced yesterday that they had partnered up with The Simpsons to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary.
With many kids getting their first pair of Chucks before they're even out of preschool, this collab has been a long time coming for the longest-running scripted television show in history. The first episode aired in 1989 and the show remains one of the best-loved TV series/pop culture reference banks in both the English and American-speaking worlds, appropriated by everyone from children to Jeremy Scott.
These official kicks of nostalgia will be part of The Simpsons' Chuck Taylor All Star collection. They'll come in sizes for men, women and children featuring all five members of the Simpsons clan plus a few of their infamous phrases. Our eyes are torn between Homer's signature D'oh! and Marge's towering cobalt hair.
All styles hit shelves at Journeys and Converse stores on June 15 (tomorrow) with price tags between $37 and $65. They'll also be up on converse.com because they have the internet on computers now.
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You may have seen our earlier guide on changing your default password. Here's a reminder to make sure you do it!
If you're an avid jailbreaker like us, you'll no doubt have OpenSSH installed on your iPhone to be able to SSH into it using a desktop client such as CyberDuck. You should also, therefore, appreciate the risk associated with this tweak and the dangers that come with leaving your password at the default alpine setting, purely because it is widely documented.
So, it's best practise to change it.
First, you'll need to download MobileTerminal from our very own repo here at iJailbreak. Simply launch Cydia and go into the Manage > Sources > Edit > Add and add our repository URL:
Now search for MobileTerminal and Install it.
Once this has downloaded and installed, go ahead and open it up and follow the below instructions at the iPhone-Name:- mobile$ prompt:
- Type: passwd
- Enter the old password: alpine
- You 'll then be prompted to enter the new password. You won't see the characters you type being entered don't worry.
- You 'll then be prompted to re-enter that new password.
- You should then be returned to the Mobile$ prompt that you started on when opening the MobileTerminal app. There 's no success message to say the password was changed but if there's no error message it's successful. That's that done for the change for the mobile account.
- The second primary admin account for the iPhone is called root so it's necessary to change that as well.
- Type: login root
- Enter the old password: alpine
- Enter: passwd
- Enter the old password alpine and then enter your desired new password twice, just as you did for the mobile account.
All done! Easy hey? You just increased your security by 10000%!
It should all look like this if you've done it correctly:
As always, let us know if you have any problems by leaving a comment, or posting in our forums.
If you would like to SSH into your phone, you'll need a jailbroken phone; check out our guides (PwnageTool, Sn0wBreeze, GreenPois0n) on jailbreaking your iDevice.


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At issue were the operative mortality rates in the VA hospitals and the perception in Congress that these rates were significantly above the national (private sector) norm. To address the gap, Congress passed Public Law 99-166 to address the gap, which mandated the VA to report its surgical outcomes annually: On a risk-adjusted basis to factor in a patient's severity of illness; and Compare them to national averages. The only problem was that these "national averages" did not exist. 1991–1993 Surgeons at the VA knew there were no national averages or risk-adjustment models for the various surgical specialties. Looking at their own infrastructure, however, with its advanced information systems and centralized authority and organization of hospitals, they realized they were in a unique position to create these data models. As a result, the VA embarked upon the National VA Surgical Risk Study (NVASRS) in 44 VA medical centers. The foundation for their work was Lisa Iezzoni's "algebra of effectiveness," which states that outcomes of healthcare can be described by this equation: Patient Factors + Effectiveness of Care + Random Variation = Outcome For this equation to move from theory to practical application, the VA recognized it needed to build a statistically reliable database of patients' preoperative risk factors and postoperative outcomes. It also had to create methods for accurate risk adjustment and to account for random events. During this period, a dedicated nurse in each of the 44 medical centers collected preoperative, intraoperative and 30-day outcome variables on more than 117,000 major operations. Using this data, the NVASRS was able to develop risk models for 30-day mortality and morbidity in nine surgical specialties. Additionally, the VA found that the risk-adjusted outcomes produced by the models matched the quality of systems and processes in the 44 hospitals. 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They also wanted to know if the risk-adjustment models would hold true for the more heterogeneous private sector patient populations vs. the more homogenous VA system, whose patient population is predominantly male. A pilot study, initiated in 1999, determined the feasibility of implementing NSQIP in non-VA hospitals. Surgeons at three nonfederal hospitals (Emory University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Kentucky) volunteered to participate in the pilot and to donate the time of a nurse coordinator to collect data. The pilot study included only general and vascular surgery. 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(ROSWELL, Ga. – April 6, 2009) – Kimberly-Clark Health Care announced today that for the second consecutive year it has received a Medical Design Excellence Award for innovative device design. The company received a 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award for its MIC, MIC-KEY Introducer Kit, which facilitates the primary placement of balloon-retained enteral feeding tubes and enhances patient safety and comfort.
The Kimberly-Clark MIC, MIC-KEY Introducer Kit redefines primary placement by enabling physicians to safely and efficiently place its MIC, MIC-KEY Gastrostomy, Jejunal and Transgastric Jejunal feeding tubes, which provide delivery of enteral nutrition to patients requiring long-term nutritional support. The MIC, MIC-KEY Introducer Kit features a pre-loaded Saf-T-Pexy gastrointestinal suture anchor system, a telescoping serial dilator system and an over-the-wire stoma measuring device as well as safety devices to ensure ease of use and protection for the healthcare worker.
"All components of the MIC, MIC-KEY Introducer Kit were designed with safety and efficiency in mind," said Kimberly-Clark Health Care Vice President of Research and Engineering Susan Thomaschefsky. "At Kimberly-Clark, we seek opportunities for innovation in healthcare focusing on those that help improve patient outcomes and aid medical professionals on the frontlines of delivering care."
The Medical Design Excellence Awards competition is organized and presented by Canon Communications LLC (Los Angeles) and is the only awards program that exclusively recognizes contributions and advances in the design of medical products. Entries are evaluated on the basis of their design and engineering features, including innovative use of materials, user-related functions that improve healthcare delivery and change traditional medical attitudes or practices, features that provide enhanced benefits to the patient and the ability of the product development team to overcome designand engineering challenges so that the product meets its clinical objectives.
A comprehensive review of the entries was performed by a multidisciplinary panel of third-party jurors with expertise in biomedical engineering, human factors, industrial design, medicine and diagnostics.
"We are delighted to be recognized by the MDEA judges again in 2009 for our innovation in the device category," said Kimberly-Clark Health Care Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing John Amat. "Having received an MDEA award for two consecutive years is a testament to Kimberly-Clark's commitment to bringing device innovations to the market that markedly improves the delivery of healthcare."
The 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award winners will be honored at a ceremony during the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East Conference and Exposition, Wednesday, June 9-11, 2009, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Gold and silver award recipients will be announced at this time.
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Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center Celebrates America Recycles Days with Students Taking the Recycling Pledge
The Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center (SVLRC) honors America Recycles Day, celebrated each year on Nov. 15, by hosting environmental education tours to promote recycling awareness, and give students an up-close look at the green innovation and sustainable solutions behind the landfill's operations.
For the third straight year, third-grade students from St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School in thousand Oaks took part in the tour and learned how important it is to put materials in the right containers and continue to practice good recycling habits at school and home.
"The tours provide the students with an early appreciation for protecting the planet and preserving its natural resources," said Lisa Hemenway, community relations representative for Waste Management. "When they visit our facility, you see the revelation in their young faces of understanding what happens to the stuff they throw away."
The tour includes a visit to the pollinator garden and the landfill gas-to-energy facility, where the students learn about the technology that converts enough landfill gas into electricity to power 2,500 homes. Students also watched "Zed", a trained peregrine falcon, chase seagulls away as part of SVLRC's bird abatement program. At the end of the tour, the students take a pledge to recommit to increase their recycling habits for the protection of the environment.
The SVLRC promotes recycling year round, the general public is welcome to bring the following materials to be recycled at the facility: greenwaste, woodwaste, construction and demolition debris, white goods (refrigerators), concrete, and asphalt. A complete list of acceptable materials can be downloaded by visiting www.KeepingVenturaCountyClean.com.
The SVLRC is located at 2801 N. Madera Rd in Simi Valley and for more information contact (805) 579-7267 or visit www.KeepingVenturaCountyClean.com.
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NEW YORK, June 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Islet Sciences, Inc., (OTC.BB: ISLT) a biotechnology company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of patented technologies for people with diabetes, announces that its technologies were featured at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting.
The presentations were made in part by members of Islet's Scientific Advisory Board, which included Dr. Jonathan Lakey, Dr. Kevan Harold and Dr. Eitan Akirav. Sessions presented by Islet highlighted the following: 1) Circulating demethylated insulin as a potential early indicator of beta cell loss, 2) Immune therapy and type one diabetes previously discussed in the ADA journal 'Diabetes,' 3) New inhibitors to preserve and protect islet function, 4) Prolonged Euglycemia following transplantation of alginate encapsulated porcine islet cells, and 5) Consistency and scalability of young porcine islet isolation.
"We are excited to see that our technologies were accepted for presentation at the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting," said John Steel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Islet Sciences. "This clearly provides further evidence for the value and promise for these technologies to be developed for treatments for diabetes and related complications."
"The technologies we have developed are groundbreaking and the recognition we continue to see from such well respected organizations such as the American Diabetes Association is extremely validating," stated Dr. Jonathan Lakey, Chief Scientific Officer and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of Islet Sciences. The presentation of these technologies are another aspect to the value of our therapies which represents such a large market opportunity for the Diabetic community."<
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