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Their first album's title [GodWeenSatan: The Oneness] couldn't be more accurate: Ween falls somewhere between God and Satan. For starters, Dean (Mickey Melchiondo) and Gene (Aaron Freeman) Ween are completely irreverent. It seems they do whatever the hell they want, whenever the hell they want, within or without the bounds of good taste--as long as it gets them off. Their music is often a reflection of that aesthetic, often leaving potential fans by the wayside, cowering in disdain.
They have never won a major music industry award, they're almost never listed in the pages of Billboard, and unless you live in proximity of a free-form radio station, you won't hear their music pumping across the airwaves. No, Ween pretty much comes up short on all the modern measures of success. But Melchiondo really couldn't care less. "Although I don't care about making millions and being #1 on Billboard, I do want the music to reach as many people as possible. Because that's what makes it worth it. You just want the people who need to hear it to have the opportunity to hear it."
Of course, on the other side of that humble heroism lies blood, sweat, and integrity--the valiant battle scars that have marked Ween for cult status. It's an ironic formula that seems to make them even bigger rock stars. (And if you've ever seen them on Letterman, you know what I'm talking about.) They're the furthest musicians from corporate bootlicks--the term kissing ass is just not in the Boognish lexicon. More importantly, they've never once compromised the essence of Ween for the big-hit formula. "I've been in Ween for 20 years and I'm not that far ahead to be honest with you," Melchiondo explains. "I have like fourteen hundred dollars, you know? And that's cool. I'd love to think that I'm fuckin' punk rock still, somehow. I mean I don't fuckin' give a shit."
As Ween began 2000's ascent with the propulsion of the accessibly pop-ish White Pepper, it looked as though they might fall down just as fast. Issues both personal and professional pervaded the Ween camp in one fell swoop (see Quebec review). Where most bands might have folded, Ween had that seasoned-vet discipline to persevere. Some doubted they'd ever actually get it together, but they just don't know Ween.
You see, Ween has a knack for getting better with each album. And that success has directly translated to their fan base exponentially with each record. Following that trend, their most recent triumph, Quebec, promises to help Ween take another step toward their own affirmation--whatever that might be.
What follows is my conversation with Mr. Melchiondo, or Dean Ween if you prefer. From all I've ever read, it seemed his interview mood would be a crapshoot. Right off the bat he was wary of the "jam" tag that I had pinned to my credentials, so this bumbling exchange could have gone either way for me:
JamBase: How are you?
JamBase: Is that your son?
Mickey: Oh, yeah yeah, we're all hanging out.
JamBase: How's that going?
Mickey: How's that going? [Chuckles mockingly]
The family?
Oh. Fine. [Same chuckle] Thank you.
[But I got lucky, and he went with it. It helped that he was enjoying some down time at home in New Hope in the middle of Ween's most recent tour. He seemed ready to talk. And eager to rant. Deaner is an interviewer's dream, because he says anything and everything on his mind. And he doesn't stop a topic until he's done.]
I know you hate interviews, so I'll try to keep it painless.
Aw, no, no... [Pause] I don't hate 'em all.
How's the tour going?
Well, we're really not anywhere even near finished. We've done two legs of the tour. We did dates in the spring, too, right before the record came out. It's going well. It's good. This last one was the longest leg of it. I'm only here 'til Monday. Then we go back out.
Yeah, you're going to head to Europe?
Yeah. First we do America for like two and a half weeks. And then after that we're home for like less than two weeks, and then go to Europe 'til Christmas or something.
Nice. That's a long stretch.
Yeah, it's pretty long. We'll probably take some time off earlier in the new year, and then, you know, keep going.
He's doing great, actually. He's not fully recovered yet. He's still got a lot of lingering physical problems. But he's doing fine. I mean, it's a miracle really.
It really is...
Because we play a long show and we live pretty rough on the road, too. We don't exactly take care of ourselves. It showed a lot of discipline, you know, in taking care of himself... [Both laugh]
Not to mention the way he plays the drums.
Yeah, yeah. He was really determined to make it back, you know? It's amazing, because I was jamming with him the first time he sat back down at the drums after his accident. He kind of had to re-teach himself how to do everything, in a way. Now he's back to where it's just natural again.
It's almost like that Jerry Garcia kind of thing, where he had to re-teach himself how to play guitar after his coma.
Yeah, yeah...
Or he had someone teach...
Good to hear. Let's talk about Quebec [Kwa-beck] a little bit.
Or Quebec [Keh-beck]. How do you say it? The Canadian way?
No, Quebec [Kwa-beck].
Is there any significance to naming it that?
That's what I noticed right away--it's a different mood for this record. You definitely still have some of the brown Ween elements in there, but what about the songwriting process for this? Was there one?
Yeah, well, it's pretty much remained unchanged over the years. This record wasn't done really any differently than like The Mollusk and White Pepper or the country record [12 Golden Country Greats]. I mean for the last like four records--studio albums--we go away. You know Aaron and I haven't lived together since around the time of Chocolate and Cheese. So, when we used to live together, we were recording all of the time. And the process back then was a tiny bit different, where.... [Pause] I guess it probably wasn't different at all. We would just have this huge batch of songs accumulated after a year and then we would choose from them. But we haven't lived together for over ten years now and since then we do vacation trips. You know, we bring songs individually to Ween, but to write for a Ween record, we go away. We actually rented the same house where we did The Mollusk down in Long Beach Island in New Jersey, right on the ocean. There's nobody there but us. We rented that place for like three months. And we'd go down there from like Monday through Wednesday or Thursday and we set up recording equipment on the first day when we get there. So we'll drive down, it's a couple hours away, and we'd just live there for like four or five days a week and record and write together. We did that this time in a couple different houses. We did some stuff in the garage behind Aaron's house. We rented a house up in the Poconos, the mountains in Pennsylvania. That's exactly how The Mollusk was done, and White Pepper. Except with White Pepper we redid everything in the studio when we were done. But for The Mollusk and this record, we took what we did down in these places and brought them into a studio--which is actually Andrew Weiss' living room. And then transferred them, and then did overdubs and fixes and some songs we re-recorded entirely. But it's kind of like scraps of everything we've done in the last couple years. And then we pooled it all together and picked the best shit and then just worked on it.
So, you just built on demos?
Yeah, but the process is a lot different. I mean it's different for every song. A lot of times we sit down, like you would imagine a guy with a notebook and a pen and a guitar, and write songs. And then a lot of times the songs come out of being experimental. We just sit down and start playing with the gear, or playing two guitars, and you know, get an idea and then work on it. But it's always different, except that we are together, isolated, and working.
Do you guys both still live around New Hope?
Nice. So then you just get away to be away.
I've heard you say before that when you're done with a record, you're done with it. You don't even listen to it. You don't even look back on it at all.
Well when it comes out, yeah.
Is that the same thing with Quebec?
Yeah, I mean all the records. You get stuck listening to the fucking things so much to the point where it doesn't move you at all. It's more mechanical. After you go through the process, you get the initial spark of like writing the inspiration. You write a song, and then record it. By the time you're done with it, you're making sure the hi-hat is loud enough. And then by the time you're done with that, you're going into rehearsals for a tour and playing the songs live, and then you play them out for a year on tour or whatever. You know, then it's like, what do you want to listen to on your down time? Anything but that.
What do you listen to?
I listen to music every day.
Lately, what's your favorite?
Ah... [Pause] I've been listening to a lot of Duke Ellington. I've been listening to a lot of, like, this one era of rock. I mean it's nothing new for me. It's the same shit as when I was a teenager, like the Stooges and Lou Reed and Bowie. All these Bowie CDs just got reissued with bonus tracks.
Yeah, I heard about that.
I'm having the same problem with my vinyl.
Yeah, I mean, I listen to music every day but I don't even know what's on the radio, really. I buy tons of CDs but it's mostly...
Well, you were on the radio, weren't you? With Queens of the Stone Age? [Deaner guests on the Queens' 2002 Songs for the Deaf opus.]
On the radio? What do you mean?
I don't know, the tunes you did with them.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. I played on three tracks for that record.
Which is a kick-ass fuckin' album, by the way.
It is a great record. I didn't play on any of the singles, though.
Well no, he's like my fuckin' bro, man.
Oh really?
Yeah. I played on three records that we did together in the last year.
Right, I know. The Desert Sessions...
We did The Desert Sessions thing that just came out and then Mark Lanegan has two new albums coming out. I play guitar on those, too.
How did you hook up with them?
Well we were touring with Kyuss back in like '93 and '94, and we were both on Elektra with the same A&R guy who signed both of us. We have a lot of history with them. They're really like our only friends in bands.
Living here is not like living in New York, you know? We don't open for people. We don't have people open for us. They're like one of the only bands that we've ever toured with more than once, because we love each other's shit and we're really close friends. I talk to those guys all the time. We're really close. It's more than just a guest appearance on their record. I mean, we hang out. Those guys are our bros, that's all I can say.
That's cool. I have to say, they seem like a good choice, man.
It's all the same shit, too.
It's shit. It's nu-metal and it's crap. It's actually more wimpy--you know this supposed to be metal and guitar music--it's fuckin' more wimpy, or it's as wimpy as like Britney or any of that shit. It's mainstream corporate music. It's terrible. It's just as packaged and calculated and phony as Britney or whatever. And I know that sounds kinda bullshit, but it is. It's not real. It's not real music. They're poseurs, they're fake. And those guys [Queens Of The Stone Age) are the one valid rock 'n' roll band that actually is around right now. Hard rock band. That's fuckin'... It's... It's kind of a shame, really.
The only good thing about all these shit bands is that they'll go away pretty soon.
Yeah, I don't know, man.
But I guess somebody else will just come along with the same kind of thing.
It's terrible.
It's awful.
[Laughs] I'm glad to hear you go off like that.
It's not real, you know what I mean? It's not real music.
If you could kick any musician's ass, who would it be? It sounds like you probably got a lot.
Me? Well... I don't.
Oh come on.
Well, they're all so fucking young, too. Like, how did they get there so quick?
It's like throwing darts at a dartboard with these companies. Success is measured in terms of hits. And that's it in commercial music now. And it's too bad. Maybe it's like the Roman Empire or something where it has to get so severe before it blows up and implodes on itself.
Even like the '60s. Not to be cliché or anything, but...
It's been a long time since there was a music revolution.
And they're even starting old school metal bands in those countries.
Yeah, yeah! But rap music and hip-hop was the last musical revolution that I can see. The grunge thing--or whatever you want to call it--the early 90s alternative rock. Alternative radio used to mean it was like college radio. It was an alternative to what was on commercial radio. Now it's a genre of music! [Both laugh] If you go like [screams in an Eddie Vedder imitation] "Yeah," that's alternative rock.
For a while, it seemed like all you had to do was sound like Eddie Vedder and you'd be on the radio.
But even like rap and hip-hop now has been watered-down into something. You hear hip-hop in McDonald's commercials and stuff. But something is bound to give. You would think. I don't know. Maybe not with the software that analyzes it and Clear Channel controlling every station in every city.
A little bit. It's not really reflecting in our paychecks, I know that much.
What about this Honda thing? Weren't you pissed about that? [Honda optioned Ween's "Ocean Man" for a new ad campaign, unbeknownst to the band.]
Yeah. This is a relatively new thing. People really overestimate Ween if they think that that's something that we're against, or would piss us off. I've been in Ween for 20 years and I'm not that far ahead to be honest with you. I have like fourteen hundred dollars, you know? And that's cool [both laugh]. I'd love to think that I'm fuckin' punk rock still, somehow. I mean I don't fuckin' give a shit. It's not like Ween has done so well over the years that now this is gonna like spoil it for everybody. I think like 70,000 people own that record [The Mollusk]. More people have heard it since it went in the Honda commercial than like anything we've ever done.
Which is a shame because it's really one of your best.
I like that record a lot. It [the commercial] didn't have anything to do with us, first of all. Not that I'm backing away from what I said, I would have fucking done everything I could to have gotten it on the commercial, if I had known about it. It just sort of popped up in there. It's just the way things work with us. We don't pay any attention.
For all the shit music out there, who are your--I don't want to say heroes--but somebody you look up to, musically?
That's currently making music?
Sure. Or dead. Whatever.
Well, my musical heroes have remained unchanged since I was a kid. It's the same stuff--that stuff is permanent, that early stuff that gets you to want to play and be in a band. It's always been The Beatles for me. Hendrix, Parliament/Funkadelic, Prince, the Butthole Surfers.
What about living guys?
Kirkwood's out there.
I've kind of known them over the years. I'm in the same town I grew up in so it's not like--I don't go to parties, I don't go to a lot of gigs and concerts. I love Los Lobos, that's a band that's out there that really does it for me that I'll go see.
It's amazing how underrated those guys are.
Very, very underrated. Well, this is for JamBase, right?
It fucking just blew me away! I've seen them a whole shit-load of times, now. They played with Buddy Guy--it was quite a bill--in Philadelphia, at the Kimmel Center, where the orchestra plays.
Are you feeling good now that you're free agents, away from Elektra? I mean Elektra was good to you, but you control your own thing now.
I think it's one of the best things that might have happened in your career.
It is one of the best things. It took a while, though. We had a great run with them. I don't really hold any grudges against them. I thought it was very bold of a label that big to sign us, especially with Pure Guava, the first record. It's a gnarly record for a label that big that has the Eagles and shit on their label, a very mainstream label. And to their credit, they actually liked our band. They didn't keep us there because they didn't like us, you know? We made probably like seven albums for them. They released two albums we did on a four-track [The Pod, Pure Guava], one record we did in Nashville [12 Golden Country Greats], a live record recorded on cassettes [Paintin' the Town Brown]. That's pretty punk rock of them. And they didn't keep us around because they thought we were gonna make millions for the label someday. Maybe we will someday. But I think they just dug our records and kinda hoped that it would happen someday.
Maybe you guys will be the ones to turn all this shit music around then.
I don't know. We don't care to. We're not trying to do that. It's funny because you talk to my folks or something and they're still preoccupied with that. It's sorta like, you know, "Yeah, we got a record coming out, our record's done." My mom listens to it, you know, "I think there's some songs on this that could be on the radio." "Oh, no, it ain't gonna happen, Ma. Sorry." [Both laugh]
I don't know, the past two--White Pepper and Quebec.
There's probably songs on all our records that maybe could. But there's something about us, and the vibe we give off, where people don't even bother trying. I think they think that our intentions are misunderstood. I don't know. I don't even give a shit anyway. It's never been something that concerned me at all.
You guys have a killer fan base and now you're able to just do your own thing.
Yeah, we're doing our own thing. We're making a good living. We're very relaxed right now and excited about Ween again. But you know, the only time I ever was really kinda feeling like that we had a window of opportunity was when Chocolate and Cheese came out. We had done our first few records that were pretty ugly before that. And that record was like a cool record. For us, it was the most, kind of, accessible thing we had done to that point. Because it wasn't on a four-track, we did it in a studio, it probably had the best songs we had ever written to that point. And the radio was at a place in '94 where Ween could get played on the radio. And the week that it came out, Time/Warner fired the entire Elektra staff and brought in a whole new staff and the record just sort of sat there. But after that I realized even though it wasn't an attempt to get on the radio or whatever, it was sort the first time it occurred to me, that a record company is in the business of selling records the way McDonald's is in the business of selling cheeseburgers. At the end of the day, they have a thing they're trying to sell. That's what they do when they go to the office every day.
It's a product, not music.
Yeah, they don't sit around and talk about the creative merit of like one record versus another.
It's pretty obvious.
They just look at bottom lines. And that's fine. That's the way it is. That's reality.
Well, you guys put out those live records off the website on Chocodog Records. Now what about doing your next record on that? You went with Sanctuary this time.
I don't know yet. We may do another record with Sanctuary still.
Do you have a deal with them?
And be considered a disappointment?
The reason you do it is because you want the people to hear it and dig it. So to do it ourselves, I don't know how much would be sacrificed in that. And I don't know how much energy it would take. I'm not that old, I just turned 33, but I don't want to take the focus off the writing and playing and enjoying it. And I don't want to be preoccupied with having to deal with distributors and stuff like that. And that's my nature, to be involved. We both do, with Ween. And like making sure our T-shirts are cool, and we totally get off on that stuff. So if we were to do a proper Ween studio album on our own label, I would have to get involved. And I just don't know if I want to be a record label owner and give that the same amount of time, or more time, that I do to just being a guitar player that writes songs.
Well yeah, there's a good chance that that could suffer.
That's cool. A lot of bands are making a good profit doing that right now, and the music is getting out there.
Shredding in Giants Stadium.
Unless we put our records out on Shit Fuck Ween Records and we'll be back at John and Peter's in New Hope.
I don't want to be going to Giants Stadium, though.
No, I'm joking. [Both laugh]
Well that's cool. That's all I got. I was told I have to cut you off at a certain point. I appreciate your time man.
Yeah, it was nice talking to you, man.
Yeah, it was very cool of you.
I'm glad you didn't ask me what I thought of Phish and moe. and Widespread Panic.
What would be the point?
Thanks for not making me fucking flounder.
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Specifically, the issue I'm having is I'll run wget or some other command using Paramiko, and it will hang. Unfortunately, when I kill the python script process directly, The process on the remote machine does not die. It just keeps running and I have another hanging process.
I have to kill the process directly because I'm trying to link it with a tool which can only kill processes directly.
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THE son of Queensland's Child Safety minister has been fined and disqualified for eight months after being caught driving with a blood alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit after a bucks party.
Dressed in a black suit, white business shirt and black tie, Rowan Michael Davis, 25, pleaded guilty to the charge in Pine Rivers Magistrates Court this morning.
Magistrate Jim Herlihy recorded a conviction and ordered Mr Davis to pay a $1000 fine.
His mother Tracy Davis was not in court, however his father John did attend, his defence lawyer said.
Defence lawyer Michael McMillan said his client was remorseful for his actions and, less than two days later, began seeing a psychologist to address the problem.
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He added it was a serious matter and Mr Davis had "minimal recollection" of the accident.
Outside of court, Mr McMillan said his client told him he believed he had consumed six to eight mid strength drinks at the bucks party, between 6pm and 4am.
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CAT BRENNAN, PITTSBURGH, PA – Breast Cancer Survivor, "Party in Pink" Zumba Fitness Instructor
"My mission is to share our story, and educate women and men on the importance of listening to your body. You are your best advocate."
"I am constantly educating people and doing anything I can to assist in the fight against breast cancer. I was lucky, and I want to help others experience my good fortune."
"I want to continue to grow the 'Party in Pink' movement by recruiting more Zumba enthusiasts who can share their respective stories and inspire others to groove for the cause."
It was 1998 when I began having severe breast pain. I went in for a mammogram, although the tissue was so dense they could not see anything. I was tested for the Breast Cancer BRCA gene mutation through blood work, but I was ruled negative. Because no one in my family had been diagnosed with breast cancer to this point, I chose to live with the pain until I could decide my next move.
The following year, my mother, Susanna Howard Antis, was diagnosed with stage IV acute Inflammatory Breast Cancer. My mom fought hard but unfortunately lost her battle in February 2000. She knew about my breast pain, and before she died I promised her I would go get checked again. With the history of breast cancer now in my family, doctors recommended that to relieve my pain and reduce my risk of cancer I undergo a mastectomy, which I eventually did.
The next month, I went for my followup with the plastic surgeon, and it is a day I will never forget: My doctor told me that the biopsy revealed Stage 0 Atypical Hyperplasic cells in the ducts of my right breast (DCIS). I nearly went into to shock: CANCER? The mastectomies turned out to be the reason I got my life back—before I even knew it had the potential to be in jeopardy. I went through no cancer treatment and went into what is known as survivor guilt: Why did I get off so easy when others are tormented with radiation and chemo?
I dealt with the news by not telling anyone, until I discovered Zumba Fitness in 2006. After only one Zumba class, I was hooked – it was the first exercise I could do after my mastectomies and reconstruction. I became licensed to teach in April 2007 and loved every minute of it. As a Zumba instructor, I began to see how much the classes touched lives and decided I needed to use the program to help others like it helped me.
I called the Pittsburgh Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and was able to organize a "Zumbathon" event in October 2008. Zumbathon events—Zumba classes for charity—are the foundation of Fitness' "Party in Pink" movement that raises funds for Susan G. Komen and its global nonprofit partners by celebrating the joy of giving through dance, fitness, friendship and love.
Despite only having a few weeks to pull it together, we had 85 participants and raised more than $1,600 in our first event! I then became involved with Zumba Fitness' national efforts and have been organizing Zumbathon events ever since and have raised nearly $20,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. This October's Zumbathon event will mark my fifth year of hosting our "Celebration of Life" event—it's amazing how this initiative has grown through the efforts of our Zumba family and Komen together.
I am constantly educating people and doing anything I can to assist in the fight against breast cancer. I want to continue to grow the "Party in Pink" movement by recruiting more Zumba enthusiasts who can share their respective stories and inspire others to groove for the cause. Before she passed, I told my mother she would never be forgotten. I now am very aware that my mission is to share our story, and educate women and men on the importance of listening to your body. You are your best advocate.
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31 Days of Impact – Day 7, Dr. Carlos Arteaga
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CARLOS ARTEAGA M.D., NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Director of the Breast Cancer Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
"What keeps us going is the realization that we are about to cure many types of breast cancer. "
"My hope is that my work will continue to move the field of breast cancer research forward and lead to the next generation of "smart drugs."
"We must continue to expand on the incredible work we have already done and meet each new challenge head on until we find a cure – I am committed to working towards that goal."
I am often asked for my thoughts on the overall progress in the field of breast cancer research and how much of that can be attributed to basic research. While it is undeniable that the mortality rate of breast cancer continues to decrease, I firmly believe that that are multiple contributing factors. Our screening technologies have improved immensely, mammography is aiding in early detection even in underdeveloped worlds, and for those in advanced stages of diseases we have developed an increasing number of new therapies that are the products of molecular research. It is a combination of all these things, and patient awareness that is bringing us closer to finding a cure.
A commitment to basic research and continuing to improve current technologies, however, remains the driving force behind our progress. Organizations such as Susan G. Komen for the Cure have been an immense help in supporting our breast cancer research over the years. After serving as a member of the Komen Scholars (Komen's 68-member panel of clinicians, researchers and advocates who advise Komen on promising science) for two years, I was then invited to join the Komen Scientific Advisory Board to assist with their research and further their education mission. The breast cancer research that I engage in is aimed at explaining the role of several key proteins, pathways and growth factor receptors in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. My hope is that by characterizing these pathways, we can begin to identify the particular ones that are responsible for breast cancer cell growth, division and metastasis.
The identification of these pathways will eventually lead to improvements in what remains the ultimate goal of my work: to promote new targeted clinical trials with patient enrollment based on pre-determined biomarkers. We have to establish a more sensitive screening process when selecting patients for our trials so that we can better predict who will benefit from the drugs. Ten years ago we had limited treatment options and our tests were not very targeted. Now with the power of molecular technology we can select patients who are likely to directly benefit from the therapies while sparing those who won't.
It is vital we bring increased awareness to the developments that have been made within molecular research, and in 2011 I was given the opportunity to do so when honored with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in basic science and clinical research. The award recognized my work in explaining the role of several key proteins and growth factor receptors in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. This translational research helped provide the rationale for many of our new targeted molecular therapies
My hope is that my contributions will continue to move the field of breast cancer research forward and lead to the next generation of "smart drugs." We must continue to expand on the incredible work we have already done and meet each new challenge head on until we find a cure – I am committed to working towards that goal.
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31 Days of Impact – Day 6, Peggy Johnson
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PEGGY JOHNSON, WICHITA, KANSAS – Breast Cancer Survivor, Advocate
"If you're going to dedicate your life to something, make sure it has meaning for others and not just yourself – and don't do it if you can't find joy in the process."
"This year, I received one of Komen's top honors, the Suzy's Angel Award, which honors people who have committed extraordinary time and energy for the breast cancer movement. It was an unbelievably proud moment for me, but it only means there is more work to do in the fight against breast cancer."
I've been an active health care advocate in Kansas for more than 20 years – volunteering my time to various women's health issues and community events. During the late 1980's I was actively involved with the Junior League of Wichita, including a term as the Shop Chair. The most rewarding opportunity, and one that would change my life, emerged the year the Project Development Committee sought to tackle an issue involving women's health and decided to bring the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to Wichita. At that time it was only the fourth race of its kind in the country and issues in women's health were still very much considered private matters. Needless to say, the program flourished and is currently more than 116 cities strong.
I eventually became Chairperson of the local Race in Wichita and when local Congressman Dan Glickman was present for one of the events, he was so impressed he contacted me personally and requested that I help him organize a women's health conference. Eventually, I joined his staff and handled health care legislation and served as his Community liaison.
My work led me, eventually, to Komen as part of their Board of Directors – and for three years I served as Chair of the National Board of Directors in the mid-1990's. It was an incredible honor for a role that was usually given to someone in Komen's home state of Texas, but ultimately it proved extremely rewarding as I realized how much of an impact I could have to help save lives.
In January 2012, after serving as a Susan G. Komen advocate for 23 years, I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. While believing I was an effective breast cancer advocate for all those years, I now see the world through a different lens – and it has only strengthened my passion for Komen's mission.
My diagnosis has renewed my concern for the many underserved women without insurance who face a breast cancer diagnosis alone. I continue my work with my local Komen Affiliate to provide uninsured women with services. I also serve as a Komen Advocate in Science to further Komen's promise to energize the sciences to find the cures.
Having served as a Komen research reviewer, I probably know more about a "triple negative" diagnosis than most women and the magnitude of the diagnosis. But I believe all women need to be better educated about their breast cancer in order to be their own best advocate.
Currently, I serve as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation. This position allows me to be responsible not only for its day-to-day operations, but also to plan for future ventures into medical research and education in the Wichita and Kansas communities so I can make an impact for many future generations of women to come.
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October 5, 2012 Breast Cancer, Education, Global, Komen News, Komen Programs, Mission, Partners & Sponsors
Breast Cancer Research in the Americas: New Partnerships in Breast Cancer Control and Prevention in North, Central and South America
Guest post from Catherine Oliveros, DrPH, MPH, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Regional Director, International
Breast cancer is one of the leading cancers in the world, yet there is a scarcity of data on Latinos and breast cancer, as the majority of breast cancer research has been conducted in North America and Europe. Expanding the pool of researchers, patients and programs to other countries, especially those less developed, is increasingly seen as the next critical step in the fight against breast cancer. As such, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and partners like the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have made significant financial and programmatic commitments in Latin America to promote research, and outreach and education about breast cancer control and prevention. As evidence-based institutions, our efforts also include consideration of breast cancer control and prevention interventions in the U.S. aimed at Latino populations for adaptation in Latin American settings. These efforts have resulted in several new and dynamic research partnerships among a wide variety of public health stakeholders in these nations.
The Latin American Symposia at the 12th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine (ICBM) held last month in Budapest, Hungary brought together partners with two things in common – a commitment to improving disparities among Latina women and Susan G. Komen.
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, who chaired the symposia and was also featured as one of the amazing individuals in Komen's "31 Days of Impact," presented her work; a multi-site research study conducted among low income US Latinas to examine breast cancer "time to diagnosis" disparities. As a result of similar disparities faced by women across the border Dr. Karla Unger highlighted, from a public health perspective, the benefits of using promotoras to increase access to breast cancer services among low –income women in Mexico. Dr. Jorge Gomez of the NCI described the multi-national breast cancer genetics research and biospecimen repository development happening in Central and South America, and I was able to discuss other Komen supported research and public health projects as well as unique partnerships currently underway in the region.
Wonderful things are happening and we are proud to share our efforts and mission every chance we get! Last month it was Eastern Europe; next month it will be somewhere else. We will continue to work together and make great strides towards ensuring that where a woman lives doesn't determine whether she lives.
October 5, 2012 Breast Cancer, Education, Global, Komen Advocacy, Mission, Research, Voices of Impact
31 Days of Impact – Day 5, Dr. Amelie Ramirez
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DR. AMELIE RAMIREZ, SAN ANTONIO— Advocate, Scientific Advisor
"My mission, which aligns with that of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is to ensure that Latinos across the world receive timely, high quality cancer treatment, and go on to live long and fruitful lives."
"Now that cancer has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death for Latinos, we really need to step up our research and outreach efforts to fight cancer. Latinos are the largest U.S. minority group, so it is imperative to continue to inform Latinas and all women about what they need to do to maintain breast health and what services are available to them in their community."
"I hope that we will continue to decrease these disparities so that more survivors can live on to tell their stories."
As a Latina, I am disheartened by the health disparities in my community – especially when it comes to breast cancer. In fact, breast cancer is the number one cancer killer of Latinas. Latina women have a lower incidence of breast cancer than white women, but are more likely to be diagnosed with larger tumors and late-stage breast cancer. My mission, which aligns with that of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is to ensure that Latinas across the world receive timely, high-quality cancer treatment, and go on to live long and fruitful lives. As a member of the Susan G. Komen Scientific Advisory Board, I am able to make significant contributions to advancing the field of breast cancer research while continuing to further this mission.
Over the past 30 years, I have directed many research programs focused on human and organizational communication to reduce disparities – differences in cancer rates and survival among Latinas. This has been my focus at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and as the associate director of cancer health disparities at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center. Much of this research has been supported by Susan G. Komen in the form of funds totaling $1.3 million ($950,000 in SAB grants and more than $350,000 in population-specific research program grants in 2000 and 2005), for which I am truly thankful.
I've worked with some of the most passionate people, and together we have developed unique health communication models and interventions that have contributed to reducing Latina cancer death rates and increasing Latina screening, clinical trial participation and healthy lifestyles. We even spearheaded the use of bilingual, bicultural navigators – community health workers who help Latinas navigate the complex world of cancer care.
I am certainly proud of these accomplishments but believe we need to continue to inform all women about what they need to do to take care of their breast health and to let them know the services that are available to them in their communities.
Early detection is critical. Only 46.5 percent of Hispanic women age 40 or older are getting yearly mammograms. This means that a woman who hasn't been screened for breast cancer may not arrive for treatment until their cancers are at late stages, and treatment options are limited.
I am most concerned about access to health care for uninsured and low-income women and this is an area of focus for Susan G. Komen as well. The need is critical in the Latina community: Latinos represent about 19% of the population in the U.S., but account for about 30 percent of the uninsured. Komen is funding programs to get low-income and uninsured women into screening and treatment: we must have doctors open their doors to the great need in this group.
By continuing to educate the Latino community about prevention, timely screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care, I hope that we will continue to decrease these disparities so that more survivors can live on to tell their stories.
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Dr. Matt Johnson earned his dental degree at the University of Louisville. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Miami where he gained additional training in surgery and also completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency. After dental school, he served in the U.S. Army Dental Corp, earning a Bronze Star. Dr. Matt Johnson is double Board Certified with the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.
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Have a family calendar. Hang it in the kitchen or another central place where you and the rest of your family will see it many times a day. "Everyone in the family from age 6 or 7 and up should be responsible for adding to it," Kalb says.
Use tech. Your smartphone can be an ally. Try out MS-specific apps as well as alarms to keep you on track. You can set reminders to go off right where you need them -- like the supermarket or drugstore.
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Go step by step. Do you get muddled doing tasks -- like cleaning, or a project at work -- and lose track of what you need to do next? Break down each task into steps, and check them off. "You'll give yourself a road map to help you as you go," Kalb says.
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FRIDAY 8th TO SUNDAY 10th OCTOBER AND THURSDAY 18th TO SUNDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2010
In partnership with the National Arts Council of Singapore
The BABA BLING gives way to a performing arts festival showcasing events from Singapore. A cross cultural island, off the southern tip of the Malay peninsula and tucked below China, the merchant city of Singapore is one of the Pacific Dragons and is fertile ground for new, artistic expression. Economic expansion and a cosmopolitan cultural context encourage artists' inventiveness bridging the gap between the East and West. Through performances and workshops, discover some of today's most creative dance, theatre and musical companies!
Singapour Chinese Orchestra
FRIDAY OCTOBER 8th AND SATURDAY OCTOBER 9th 2010 6 pm.
Discover music, which despite its Chinese origins, uses traditional musical instruments in a quasi-symphonic manner.
Andrew Lum and The New Asia Band
SUNDAY OCTOBER 10th 2010 5 pm.
The composer, musician and conductor of the New Asia Band ensemble presents music that reflects the Southeast Asian vogue for cultural hybrids.
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The musée du quai Branly offers a selection of three movies that are emblematic of contemporary movie production in Singapore. All movies are in their original language with French subtitles.
The Blue Mansion, by Glen Goei (2009, 100 min)
Friday October 29th 2:30 pm and Sunday October 31st 5 pm.
Here, by Ho Tzen Nyen (2009, 86 min)
Friday October 29th 5 pm and Saturday October 30th 2:30 pm.
881, by Royston Tan (2007, 90 min)
Saturday October 30th 5 pm and Sunday October 31st 2:30 pm.
T.H.E. Dance company
THURSDAY 18th and FRIDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2010 7 pm
This contemporary dance company, headed by young choreographer Kuik Swee Boon, performs O Sounds, a hybrid production between choreography and multimedia. Their sound universe takes us from the urban turmoil into the serenity of Taoist funerary chants.
Finger Players
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20th 7 pm AND SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21st 2010 5 pm.
The Finger Players, a hand and puppet theatre company, blends simple puppets from yesteryear with surprising special effects.
Backstage workshops with the Finger players Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st November 2010 11:30 am and 2:30 pm.
Little Toys by Mark Chan and Ensemble
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Original soundtrack by Mark Chan
THURSDAY 25th AND FRIDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2010 7 pm
Silent movie concert with original music by Mark Chan. With Chinese and Singaporean musicians playing both Asian and Western instruments, Marc Chan brings music to this masterpiece by Sun Yu, director of Little Toys (1933, with famous Chinese actress Ruan Lingyu).
Ramesh Meyyappan, Gin & Tonic & Passing trains
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27th 7 pm AND SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28th 2010 5 pm.
Ramesh Meyyappan was inspired by his deafness to create a visual theatre that could be enjoyed by all. He presents a piece inspired by The Signalman, a short fantasy story written by Charles Dickens.
Workshops linked to the mime performance initiation workshop with virtuoso Ramesh Meyyappan: Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th November 11:30 am. Workshop accessible to visitors with hearing impairments.


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Northwestern Walk-On Receives Full Scholarship, Hugs From Entire Team
Senior guard James Montgomery has spent two years walking on for Northwestern, getting a grand total of 124 minutes. But new head coach Chris Collins has apparently been so taken with Montgomery's effort in practices, he called a team meeting to announce that Montgomery will be receiving a full scholarship this season. »


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Ted and Wilma
Review for Every Child Ministries, Hebron, IN, USA
ECM, Every Child Ministries. is hard to describe in a few words. The work that is done to aid children and families in African countries has touched our hearts so deeply that it is a pleasure to volunteer and feel like we are a small part of something God inspired and blessed. Newsletters report new and ongoing projects on a regular basis - from providing schooling and housing to some children, serving warm meals to other street children, to working to stop child traficing and the practice of giving a child to a "priest" and that child becoming a slave for the rest of her life. The Rousters, as directors of the mission, are personal friends who have such integrity that we know any donations given are dollars stretched to provide the maximum benefit to children in desparate situations.
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Review for Every Child Ministries, Hebron, IN, USA
My husband and I have been sponsors of children in Africa through the ECM Mission for many years. It has been a blessing to us to see that the children are attending school, being cared for by loving Christians and will grow to be an asset to their community. Because we know the directors very well as members of the same church, we see the sincerity and dedication they bring to every project that is undertaken.
We have been volunteering at the mission headquarters for several years. As a retired couple there are many opportunities to help out with mailings and fund raisers on an as needed basis. We have met many other workers who share a passion for reaching forgotten and misused children and have grown to love their company.. Although at times it feels like what can one couple do, being a part of something that really is making a difference in the lives of so many is an experience that we will always cherish. We would encourage any one with a heart for children to see how they could get involved.