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September 16, 1999
Breaking with the pessimism and cynicism that have long characterized press commentary on the Middle East peace process, pundits saw reason for hope and optimism in Monday's start of final status talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Most writers judged that while "formidable" disagreements between the parties remain, "conditions are ripe for an end to the conflict." Some even spoke of a "renewed hope that one of the most intractable problems of the 20th century will be solved soon after the dawn of the new millennium." Most analysts expected the future of Jerusalem to be the main sticking point. Nevertheless, the general consensus was that the talks so far had been "positive" enough to allow the renewal of talks between Israel and Syria. The independent Jerusalem Post expressed the view of many, that "maybe on this final status journey, the Middle East could decide to rise to the occasion and finally come of age." Writers credited the new momentum for peace to the "courage" of Israel's new Barak government and the "key role" the U.S. played in nudging the Israelis and Palestinians toward peace. Following are the salient points:
JERUSALEM: Pundits everywhere judged that the greatest difficulty will be deciding on the future of Jerusalem. Tel Aviv's popular, pluralist Maariv deemed that "it would be hard to imagine an Israeli leader who would bring for Knesset approval or a referendum any element pertaining to a division of Jerusalem." An Egyptian writer declared that for the Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims "the issue of Jerusalem...is an issue on which there is no bargaining." A Qatari paper flatly suggested that the Palestinians "should refuse to negotiate" the issue. Nevertheless, some conciliatory tones were struck. Maariv judged that "Israel must make a far-reaching move stemming from its interest in effectively uniting the city." Manama's semi-independent Akhbar Al-Khalij suggested that "the current peace process may not give the Palestinians and the Arabs all they want, but it is a stage which can be used to build a future; while Hamas' actions are just destructive tools which destroy everything except, of course, Israel." Palestinian papers, though not specifically mentioning the Jerusalem issue, appealed to fellow Arabs for a strong show of unity concerning Palestinian aspirations.
SYRIA TRACK: Anticipating the resumption of talks between Israel and Syria, writers conveyed the sense that progress could not be achieved without the U.S. The government-owned Syria Times spoke of "a window of opportunity for Washington to advance the type of comprehensive peace settlement that Secretary Albright had talked about" on her recent visit to the region. Tel Aviv's independent Ha'aretz reported that "both Barak and Assad feel that, at least for the decisive first step of renewing the talks, presidential action is needed. The White House is apparently aware of this.... (President Clinton) is therefore likely to become directly involved in the process." London's independent Financial Times judged, "Reaching peace with Syria will be tricky, but easier than with the Palestinians. The U.S. can help. It should work on a statement that each side can interpret as its position, and thus use as the basis for restarting negotiations."
EDITOR: Gail Hamer Burke
EDITOR'S NOTE: This survey is based on 27 reports from 19 countries, September 11-27. The following editorial excerpts are grouped by region; editorials from each country are listed from the most recent date.
ISRAEL: "It Is Now Jerusalem's Turn"
Popular, pluralist Maariv editorialized (9/16): "Simultaneously with the formal opening of the final status talks, the two most difficult issues--the (Palestinians') right of return and Jerusalem--have appeared on the public agenda.... There is no significant debate in Israel on the position that Jerusalem should not be divided again; it would be hard to imagine an Israeli leader who would bring for Knesset approval or a referendum any element pertaining to a division of Jerusalem.... It is very important, even vital that...a formula with which the Palestinians, as well as the nations of world, can live be devised: This is what the final status designers will be toiling over. At this stage, the most urgent matter is what can be done in East Jerusalem.... No one is deluding himself that, were the level of services and infrastructure to be equal in the whole city, East Jerusalem residents would become lovers of Israel.... But Israel must make a far-reaching move stemming from its interest in effectively uniting the city."
"Toward A Final Status Agreement"
Independent Ha'aretz editorialized (9/14): "The government of Prime Minister Ehud Barak is embarking on the final status agreement negotiations with the backing of quite a broad coalition and the enthusiastic support of the U.S., Egypt, Jordan and Europe. The meticulous implementation of the first stage of the Sharm agreement--the withdrawal and the release of the prisoners--has helped to improve the atmosphere between Israel and the Palestinians. The conditions are ripe for an end to the conflict. There is no room for further procrastination."
"Finally, Final Status"
The independent Jerusalem Post commented in its lead editorial (9/14): "The moment of truth for the Middle East dawned Monday.... It is a clash of wills and expectations that will define the Middle East of the next century. No one should expect this to be a noble effort between two peoples who mutually respect one another.... Expectations at the start of these talks are muted. The target date of a year from now for the conclusion to a 100-year-old conflict seems extremely ambitious.... Maybe (all negotiators) can face a historic challenge to build a solution that is an edifice greater by far than the sum of the stumbling blocks. Maybe on this final status journey, the Middle East could decide to rise to the occasion and finally come of age."
"A Loaded Arrangement"
Popular, pluralist Maariv editorialized (9/14): "The time factor is most important in the final status. There has already been a considerable adjournment in the calendar set in Oslo. Several times, Arafat was about to proclaim statehood unilaterally; his threat still has not been lifted.... If Barak can complete both phases of the arrangement as he has committed himself to and reach an agreement that can be accepted by the majority of the Israeli public, he will indeed be able to complete the historic move of reconciliation between the two peoples. The alternative would not be a freeze, but a disastrous breakdown."
"Clinton Likely To Intervene"
Washington correspondent Nitzan Horowitz wrote in independent Ha'aretz (9/13): "President Clinton is likely to intervene if mediation efforts by U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
and her 'peace team' fail to restart talks between Israel and Syria, U.S. officials say.... Both Barak and Assad feel that, at least for the decisive first step of renewing the talks, presidential action is needed. The White House is apparently aware of this.... (President Clinton) is therefore likely to become directly involved in the process."
WEST BANK: "Fearing The American Master"
Columnist Hasan El-Kashif commented in independent, pro-Palestinian Authority Al-Ayyam (9/14): "Among all of the final-status issues, the issue of the return of [Palestinian] refugees is one on which all Arabs agree. The return of refugees is a national Palestinian solution as well as an international one. It is also a solution favorable to many of the Arab [states], which fear the impact of the permanent settlement of Palestinian [refugees] in their countries on their population structure. But the real fear is that this favorable solution would counter that of the American master. We fear that the Arab voices against settling the refugees [in their countries or elsewhere in the world] would be silenced once the American master demands it."
"A Palestinian Problem Is An Arab Problem"
In a front-page editorial, semi-official Al-Hayat Al-Jadida wrote (9/13): "We have heard a lot of talk about the hard, decisive and dangerous times that confront the Arabs in the future. We have seen numerous recommendations and decisions coming out of the Arab League meetings, all of which emphasized Arab unity and whatever leads to unity. It is time now for all this to be translated into a real action that can change the status quo. The Palestinian question is entering the decisive phase of final status talks. This requires all the help we can get from our Arab brethren because the Palestinian problem is by logic an Arab problem."
SYRIA: "The Tactic Of The Bazaar"
Fouad Mardoud, chief editor of the government-owned Syria Times, stated (9/15): "It would be constructive for the United States to make clear its willingness to help resume the peace talks on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks by publicly announcing all facts about the deposit it received during the Wye Plantation talks. Washington knows how fragile prospects for peace can be in the Middle East; Israel can continue employing the 'tactics of the bazaar' and miscalculations. The peace process would be greatly furthered if Israel was convinced, or even pressured by the United States (to believe) that peace is for the benefit of all, and the train of peace would not swiftly move without a full commitment from all parties, though 'unstoppable.' The United States possesses both the stick and carrot. What remains is when and how Washington uses them."
"The Window Of Opportunity Should Not Be Closed"
Fouad Mardoud, chief editor of the government-owned Syria Times, commented (9/14): "It is important for America to now confirm that the talks on the Syrian track should be launched from the point from where they stopped and to confirm that the United States is not ready to abandon its efforts or diminish its role in the peace process. The United States has to seek a new Israeli commitment because peace won't be lasting unless it is fair and comprehensive. The framework and the vehicle are in place (UN Security Council Resolutions 242, 338, and 425).... There is a window of opportunity for Washington to advance the type of comprehensive peace settlement that Secretary Albright had talked about (on her visit) and which has eluded the Middle East for the past five decades, if it is able to fulfill these requirements (the UN resolutions)."
EGYPT: "Pitched Battle Ahead"
Columnist Mohammed Abu El Hadid remarked in pro-government Gomhouriya (9/16) concerning the final status talks: "Israel entered previous battles with states that have internationally recognized borders and are countries that are capable of regaining their own rights. But with the Palestinians it is a different matter. Israel changes the negotiations from a battle over borders and rights to a battle over streets, buildings, symbols, inches, pieces of lands and drops of water. Israel will mobilize all its forces and means of pressure in this battle, including American Jews. All this has to be put before the Palestinian negotiator, the Egyptian supporter, and before the Arab and Islamic world, so that there is a clear concept about what should be done and what are the Palestinians' strong points. The same thing must be done for the Syrians so that we enter the new century with a honorable, just and comprehensive peace."
"What Does Barak Mean By An 'Interim' Palestinian State?"
Pro-government Akhbar opined (9/15): "The Palestinians are saying: We can not strike a deal with Israel and sell Jerusalem and the refugees. The final status talks include very important and very sensitive issues like settlements, borders, water and the establishment of a Palestinian state. Israel's PM Barak made a very vague statement. He said that his government approves the establishment of an 'interim' Palestinian state. What is the meaning of such a statement? This is an extremely important matter, and there cannot be a retreat in matters of such importance, even if this is possible from the Israeli point of view."
"Jerusalem Is An Issue On Which There Is No Bargaining"
Columnist Magdy Mehana wrote in liberal opposition Wafd (9/13): "Even if the Palestinian negotiators manage to solve all the pending problems in the final status talks and do not solve the issue of Jerusalem these talks will fail, because the issue of Jerusalem for the Palestinians, the Arabs and the Muslims is an issue on which there is no bargaining. The issue of the refugees could be as important as that of Jerusalem for some Palestinians, but on the issue of the refugees, I think, concessions will be made. Certainly the PNA will be happier if some of them do not come back."
JORDAN: "Final Status Negotiations Or Final Act Of The Solution?"
Daily columnist Mazen Al-Saket commented in center-left, influential Al-Dustour (9/16): "The fundamental error committed in the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations was the gratuitous concession made by the Palestinians in agreeing to defer the essential issues till later. These issues are legitimate demands of the Palestinians for a withdrawal of the occupation, the removal of settlements, the return of Jerusalem, the right of return for the Palestinians, and the right to an independent state with full sovereignty on the totality of the Palestinian soil. The Palestinian and Arab adherence to the crux of the settlement is what will decide the nature of the conflict during the generations to come. Either the Israeli no's will be the final word in the peace process, or the Palestinians and Arabs will make further concessions in the name of pragmatism, which will lead us to a worse and more dangerous situation."
"Is Barak Trying To Bury Final Status Talks Before They Begin?"
Daily columnist Uraib Al-Rantawi commented in center-left, influential Al-Dustour (9/14): "The final status talks had not yet started when Prime Minister Ehud Barak made two proposals as alternatives to the final status agreement. The first of these proposals suggested another agreement similar to that of Oslo, and the other, announced yesterday, suggested creating an interim Palestinian state. Why this flood of alternative proposals? Has Barak decided to content himself with provisional agreements with the Palestinians, in the hope of reaching a settlement with the Syrians and Lebanese, after which he would resume talks with the
Palestinians from a stronger position? No one doubts that the final status talks with the Palestinians will be the most difficult and sensitive. No one doubts either that a peace settlement with Syria has the top priority on the agenda of the Israeli prime minister. Finally, no one doubts that Barak hopes for a second term in office, which leaves him confused between the various Israeli political streams that push him one step forward and two back. So has he begun the retreat from the final status solution before its broad lines have been discussed?"
LEBANON: "Final Status Negotiations: How...And Why?"
A front-page editorial by Aouni El-Kaaki in pro-Syrian Ba'th As-Shark held (9/14): "It is true that the negotiations are limited to Jerusalem, the Palestinian state, Israeli settlers and refugees. It also is true that these points already have been defined in advance by Israel through official declarations: Jerusalem being the eternal capital of Israel, settlers are not going to be moved away, refugees will never return and the Israeli withdrawal will not reach the June 4, 1967 borders. So on what basis is Arafat negotiating?... This is why 'negotiation of the final status' should be replaced by 'continuing negotiations according to the Oslo agreement's resolutions.'... We are going to witness endless negotiation with Israel and this is the trap into which Arafat has fallen when he signed the partial agreement with Israel on the basis of the Oslo accord."
BAHRAIN: "Talks Make More Sense Than Military Action"
Semi-independent Akhbar Al-Khalij ran this comment (9/11) by Omran Salman: "The Palestinian movements tried, for more than 20 years, military action and all forms of struggle, but in the end they realized that peace talks cost less and are more practical than the military option. They also realized that this is more acceptable to the world's nations and in harmony with the requirements of the modern world. Hamas is repeating the mistakes of the past. The current peace process may not give the Palestinians and the Arabs all they want, but it is a stage which can be used to build a future; while Hamas' actions are just destructive tools which destroy everything except, of course, Israel."
QATAR: "Palestinians Should Refuse To Negotiate On Jerusalem"
Semi-independent Al-Rayah held (9/15): "The Palestinians should refuse to negotiate on the final status of Jerusalem and leave it as the capital of the future Palestinian state, just as Israel refuses to end its occupation of the city and refuses to stop calling it Israel's eternal capital. The Palestinians' right to this city is not negotiable. Their right to force Israel to withdraw from Arab land occupied in 1967 is also not negotiable. The only negotiable issue is how the withdrawal will take place and the timetable for that. The negotiation process is based on international legality and UNSC resolutions. Palestinians must hold on to these resolutions. Land for peace is the motto of the peace process."
BRITAIN: "Middle East Ambitions"
The independent Financial Times had this lead editorial (9/13): "Israelis and Palestinians today open talks on a final settlement to the dispute that has torn apart the Middle East for the past 50 years. That the long-delayed negotiations on the most sensitive issues--final borders, Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees and Jewish settlements on the West Bank--should begin at all is welcome evidence that the peace process is back on track nearly four months after the election Ehud Barak as Israel's prime minister.
"But no one should underestimate how tortuous the months ahead will be and how ambitious is the timetable. The greatest difficulty will be Israel's refusal to yield on the sovereignty of
Jerusalem or allow the return of the 3.6 million Palestinian refugees from camps in neighboring Arab countries. But Israel cannot expect Yasser Arafat to sell a deal to his people betraying the refugees and giving up occupied Arab east Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as the capital of a future state.... Reaching peace with Syria will be tricky, but easier than with the Palestinians. The U.S. can help. It should work on a statement that each side can interpret as its position and thus use as the basis for restarting negotiations."
GERMANY: "Herculean Task For Just One Year"
Right-of-center Nuernberger Nachrichten declared (9/15), "Without U.S. assistance, problems of the following caliber must be resolved: What kind of rights will the Palestinian state get? What will be the final borders of this state, and where will the capital be? What will happen to the approximately 160 Jewish settlements which are distributed across the country? Who will control the most precious commodity in the Middle East, the scarce water resources? The two sides think that they will resolve this Herculean task within a year, although both sides know that they have just begun to tackle the core of their differences which are responsible for decades of the shedding of much blood and tears."
SPAIN: "Middle East Peace In The New Millennium?"
Liberal El Pais observed (9/15): "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is masterfully managing the renewal of peace talks with the Palestinians that began last Monday. According to the terms of the new agreement, the parties have committed to devising a peace plan by September 13, 2000, or at least attempting to do so in good faith, even though it may initially be only provisional in nature. In the year to come, Barak has requested Yasser Arafat to negotiate everything but the two matters that most separate the two sides: Jerusalem's final status and the fate of four million Palestinian refugees. Arafat's response has been ambiguous because, while he accepts negotiations on those terms, he cannot guarantee that what results from them will satisfy his pretensions. At the same time, and to sweeten the pill, Barak has intimated to Arafat that he can proclaim an independent Palestinian state, even before a final peace agreement is reached."
INDIA: "The Promise Of Peace"
An editorial in the centrist Hindu (9/13) stated, "The Middle East is seeing the return of the promise of peace after three years of violence and turmoil. With Israel, under a new leader, Ehud Barak, demonstrating the courage to take 'painful' decisions in the quest for peace, hope in the form of concrete steps has come back to the region.... Barak promised to move the peace process forward within two months of taking office and has kept his word....
"The Middle East is again demonstrating that given its determination, courage and
vision, no hurdles are insurmountable. But time is not on its side.... The emergence of Mr. Barak and his policy pursuits are also helping to break the ice with another aging leader, Syria's Mr. Hafez Al-Assad who holds the destiny also of Lebanon in his hands.... The democratic process which in an ironic twist undermined a burgeoning peace in the Middle East three years ago by returning a hardliner in Israel is thus making amends. An international community with its attention so exclusively riveted on the Kosovos, Congos and East Timors has let this historic turnaround in the Middle East remain off the spotlight, confirming that peace is not half as attractive or glamorous as war."
PAKISTAN: "Off To A Good Start"
An editorial in the Karachi-based independent national daily Dawn said (9/14), "Mercifully, the Middle East peace process is back on the rails.... Mr. Ehud Barak, the Labor leader who won the election on a peace vote, is quite determined to end this state of no-war-no-peace in the Middle East.... Evidently, the United States will have to continue to play a key role in pushing forward the peace process. Now that the American government is no more willing to be blackmailed by the Jewish lobby back home, it finds itself in a stronger position to exert pressure on Israel whenever the latter is inclined to be recalcitrant on key issues. The beginning has so far been positive."
NEPAL: "Signs Of A Settlement To The Years-Old Dispute"
Government-owned Gorkhapatra (v/d, 9/11) in an opinion piece commented, "The latest Cairo accord between Israel and Palestinian officials appear to have identified the solution of the problem.... It has opened the way to prepare bases for talks about Palestinian rights and recognition of the Palestinian state.... Although Israel is prepared in principle to recognize the Palestinian state, it wants, for security reasons, to put forward some conditions.... How the plan works has become a matter of concern for all as there are hardline groups on both sides.... However, signs of a settlement of the years-old struggles are beginning to appear in the Middle East.... If it works, it will also help establish lasting amity also with Syria and Lebanon."
SRI LANKA: "Middle East Peace Process Moves Forward Again"
The opposition English-language weekly Sunday Island published this op-ed page
article by Dr. Stanley Kalpage (9/12): "There are formidable challenges ahead, and many obstacles to overcome. Extremist terrorism can upset the most carefully formulated agreements. But if the deadlines agreed upon at Sham el Sheijh are kept, there is renewed hope that one of the most intractable problems of the twentieth century will be solved soon after the dawn of the new millennium."
CHINA: "Israel And Palestinians Launch Final Status Negotiations"
Qi Deliang and Ma Xiaolin said in the official Beijing municipal Beijing Daily (Beijing Ribao), (9/15): "Israel and Palestine's launching negotiations on final status is a great event in the Middle Peace talks.... However, it is not realistic to expect the two sides to settle the issue easily. Predictably, the negotiations will be extraordinarily arduous."
JAPAN: "Israel Must Implement An Accord On Additional Military Withdrawal"
The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/16), "Israel started withdrawing its troops from the West Bank late last week, following the new accord reached between Israel and the Palestinians concerning further military withdrawals. We hope Israel will implement the agreement faithfully and without delay. Israel's withdrawal of troops will apply to 11 percent of the total area of the West Bank, and will be completed in three stages up to January 20, 2000.
"Both sides have also agreed to reach a final accord on the status of Jerusalem by September 2000 at the last round of 'status talks,' which is to determine the border and capital of the new Palestinian state. We also welcome progress in the long-deadlocked Middle East peace process. In line with the latest accord on the additional military withdrawal, Israel freed last week 199 of the 350 Palestinian political prisoners.
"With the additional Israeli troop pullout, the Palestinian autonomous region will expand to 42 percent of the West Bank. Israel's faithful implementation of the accord will strengthen mutual confidence between Israel and the Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Barak has expressed hope that he will also promote comprehensive Middle East peace talks with Syria and Lebanon. It is now time for Barak to put his wishful thinking into action."
CANADA: "Year Of High Hopes For Mideast Peace"
The liberal Toronto Star (9/13) observed that "Barak's gestures are earning
Israel's new government international respect and trust, and are increasing its stock of goodwill. They also invite a response in kind from Arafat. The Palestinian Authority can do its bit for confidence-building by publicly challenging those in the Palestinian community who continue to preach hatred for Israelis and for Jews. By operating in a democratic, open fashion that respects human rights and puts a higher premium on clean government. And by co-operating more closely with the Israeli side in thwarting terror attacks. Arafat should prepare Palestinian public opinion, as well, for the compromises that will be needed, to secure a final deal. Great difficulties lie ahead, constructing a durable peace among Israel, the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon after 50 years of mistrust, warfare and oppression. But in the seventh year, one is encouraged to hope."
ARGENTINA: "Decisive Dialogue For Peace"
Shlomo Slutzky, Tel Aviv-based correspondent for leading Clarin held (9/13), "The stage which starts today in Erez... is the most arduous and crucial of the process. There is a 12-month term to reach an agreement on points which have not been directly discussed so far."
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The Cost Utility of the Latest Antipsychotic Drugs in Schizophrenia Study (CUtLASS 1)1 found that, in patients with schizophrenia whose medication was changed for clinical reasons, first (FGA)- and second (SGA)-generation antipsychotics were associated with comparable 1-year outcomes on measures of clinical improvement, adverse effects, quality of life, and costs of care. We have several concerns about the study:
During the study, 55 of 118 patients (47%) switched from an FGA to an SGA, but only 36 of 109 (33%) switched from an SGA to an FGA (Figure 11[p1081]); the advantage for the SGA was statistically significant (χ21 = 4.35; P < .05). The most commonly prescribed FGA and SGA were sulpiride and olanzapine, respectively; the 1-year persistence rates for these drugs were 28 of 58 (48%) and 37 of 50 (74%), respectively. The advantage for olanzapine was statistically significant (χ21 = 7.42; P < .001). Neither analysis was presented in the article.
The sample was poorly treatment responsive; at 1 year, the average patient showed less than 10% improvement in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale total score. Therefore, a floor effect may have prevented the identification of differential effectiveness of the medications. A previous study,2 which compared olanzapine and haloperidol across 1 year, also failed to find an effectiveness difference between the 2 drugs for likely similar reasons.
Most clinicians and educated patients probably believe that the SGAs are better than the FGAs. The referral and consenting procedures could therefore have loaded the sample with 2 types of patients: those who had previously responded to and tolerated an FGA and those who had previously not responded to or not tolerated an SGA. In other words, there could have been a hidden bias in favor of the FGA and against the SGA.
Twelve FGA patients were prescribed a depot drug from the outset; the consequently better compliance may have biased the results in favor of the FGA group. Additionally, by the end of the study, 6 more FGA patients and 17 SGA patients were receiving depot preparations. If poor medication compliance was a patient characteristic and was responsible for the switch from SGA to depot medication, outcomes (before the switch) with the SGA could have been compromised and the use of FGA depot drugs by SGA patients could have further decreased the likelihood of statistical separation of the groups in at least some of the analyses.
Sulpiride was the most commonly prescribed FGA (in 49% of the FGA group). However, this drug is closer to the atypical antipsychotics than to the neuroleptics in its clinical profile.3 Therefore, readers should not assume that the favorable outcomes with the FGA mean that all FGAs in general, and the neuroleptics in particular, are just as effective and as well tolerated as the atypical antipsychotics.
Finally, the ecological validity of the study may be limited to countries with a social and health care structure similar to that of the United Kingdom. This is because outcomes with antipsychotic drugs depend not only on the drugs but also on factors such as levels of social and family stress and social and family support.
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" 'I don't love you anymore,' William told Molly one Sunday afternoon as they sat together in the den. His eyes had a glass-slick look, strong with conscience, it comes down to that, I think." He smiled. She wanted to ask him why he smiled. She knew he didn't mean to.... She blushed when he said he didn't love her, the same way she blushed 18 years ago when he told her for the first time that he did love her."
So begins Cox's second novel. She is particularly effective at capturing the small moments—architect William Hanner watching morning cartoons with his young son, Lucas; William fishing with his older son, Joe, who's all of 16 and full of the wisdom of the ages. "A lot of my friends' parents have split," Joe tells him. "It happens. I know people who've gone through it."
Or there's Molly, a painter, practicing how she'll tell her children their father has moved out. And Cox effectively limns a marriage in disintegration: the couple too unhappy to argue, the dozy, early-morning lovemaking whose core is pure pain.
What William found charming in Molly years before—how she would get dressed after a shower without toweling off—he now finds annoying. William puts on a new shirt, and Molly wonders when he bought it. Indeed, Cox is so often sure of her terrain, and her prose is generally so deft that a few clumsy stretches seem especially obtrusive: "When he took off his clothes, Molly saw that he was more manly than she had imagined" or "Louise had exposed her invisible threads of passion."
There is one piece of plot that seems to belong to another book entirely—the saga of a homeless man befriended by Molly. And there is another hideously melodramatic turn—Joe's supposed drowning—that only the most generous-hearted reader will be able to forgive, let alone forget.
Still, there is an undeniable poignancy to Cox's chronicle of a family gamely trying to pick up the pieces of its broken heart. (North Point, $18.95)
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Wadsworth was equally interested in the new vision of the world opened up by air travel. Since so many of his paintings of the Vorticist period have been lost, woodcuts provide a valuable insight into his approach; in his extended series he often looks down on northern industrial centres from far above. This dizzying new perspective enabled him to organise his forms in a remarkably abstract way, even though he retained reference to factory chimneys, railway lines and striped fields.
Wadsworth served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve until invalided out in 1917. Wadsworth's vast painting of Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool (3×2.4 m; 1919; Ottawa, N.G.) heralded his return to a more representational way of seeing.
Maritime themes were his principal subjects in the following period. They led him, at first, in the direction of a more straightforward naturalism. A strain of Surrealist unease and expectancy gradually entered Wadsworth's work.
Wadsworth travelled widely and contributed to the Parisian journal Abstraction-Création. He also became a founder-member of Unit one, a group dedicated to promoting the spirit of renewal in British art between the wars. He became an ARA in 1943.
Edward Wadsworth, Early Woodcuts (exh. cat., intro. R. Cork; London, Christopher Drake Ltd, 1973)
Edward Wadsworth, 1889–1949: Paintings, Drawings, Prints (exh. cat. by M. Glazebrook, London, Colnaghi's, 1974)
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This small paperback volume could be aptly called a nonbook. It is a collection of eleven papers presented at a symposium of the 5th Congress of the International Academy of Pathology in 1964. Most of the topics are treated in rather summary fashion, and as such are unsuitable for journal publication. That this justifies a publication of this type is debatable. Certainly the inclusiveness of the title is misleading, and the papers are uneven. Some are little more than an outline of the topic, followed by suitable references—usually to the author's own original work which must be consulted if one's interest has been aroused. Others are presented as original work. Still others are quite worthy as a summary of current status. The list of contributors is impressive and the symposium itself may have been outstanding qua symposium.
Several papers are worthy of special mention. Glynn's brief chapter on "Autoimmunity and
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By Mark D. Uehling
Sept. 9, 2002 | Database die-hards may not be trash-talking professional wrestlers, but they're close.
"We can perform better getting access to Oracle data than Oracle can," says Bill Wong, director of DB2 for Linux and life sciences at IBM Corp. "We have never lost to IBM at a large client since the life sciences started," replies Vijay Pillai, Oracle Corp.'s principal product manager for life science server technology.
One of the most vexing questions for research-oriented customers is sorting out which database is best in this proteomic age. IBM and Oracle have been butting heads in databases for years. What's new is that, despite being an unofficial standard in the pharmaceutical industry, Oracle now seems vulnerable in the life sciences. Consultants who work with both companies say IBM has informatic and human capital specific to the life sciences that could eventually force Oracle to play a less prominent role.
"IBM has basically caught Oracle in market share," says Herb Edelstein, president of Two Crows Corp., a database consulting firm with major life science clients. "The whole database business has shifted from being a system sale, governed by IT folks, to an end user sale, governed by the consumers of the data. The techniques that work so well for building a data warehouse of market and product information don't necessarily translate to a genomics or proteomics database."
IBM on the MoveEdelstein praises DiscoveryLink, IBM middleware that allows users to query heterogeneous databases all over the world. There are now more than a dozen software wrappers that allow information in a variety of files or formats -- whether BLAST, SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, Excel spreadsheets, Sybase, Documentum or flat files -- to be searched via a single DiscoveryLink query. Says Edelstein: "What DiscoveryLink is trying to do is solve a business problem that is very difficult and that no company concerned with building drugs can or should be solving for themselves."
Such comments puzzle Oracle's Pillai. For him, DiscoveryLink is old wine in new bottles. "I thought a few years ago [DiscoveryLink] was going to be a big threat," Pillai says. "Then I looked under the covers." What he found, he says, was more or less Relational Connect, a paleolithic database migration package from IBM that is roughly comparable to Oracle's Gateway software. "If you want to query four databases around the world and make it look transparent, Oracle has that capability today," says Pillai.
As the man who managed the Celera Genomics account at Oracle for three years, Pillai is intimately familiar with some of the most monumental scientific databases ever created. He says most researchers don't need to manipulate such mammoth files on a regular basis, or query multiple uniquely structured databases at the same time -- a "federated" database approach. "If I am trying to do a cross-species analysis, trying to find where each gene is expressed or not expressed in each of those species, those kinds of things cannot be done using a federated environment," Pillai says.
A 'Consolidated' Environment?But at a June meeting in Cambridge, Mass., sponsored by the Whitehead Institute Center for Genome Research and Hewlett-Packard Co., Pillai had a different emphasis. He was skeptical of the trend toward proliferating databases. "We see more and more databases. Every drug has its own database," Pillai says. "It may be good from a license standpoint, but it's not good for your environment. You have to use [the database] the way it was supposed to be used. There may be problems with performance. We are trying to move our customers to a more consolidated environment."
Pillai declined to elaborate, but IBM is delighted to interpret. IBM contends some Oracle customers are aghast that the company is recommending they move all of their data into one Oracle database. When slow performance is an issue, some are apparently told to manually partition large Oracle databases into smaller, more easily queried subcomponents. "The way that Oracle is telling customers to do it is unacceptable," says IBM's Wong. "We're not going to insist that you put everything together into one database."
When it comes to using multiple databases, Structural Bioinformatics Inc. is a case study. CEO Ed Maggio is developing drugs, but he can rattle off a variety of company databases licensed to biotech and pharmaceutical rivals. All are gargantuan repositories of computer-generated and experimentally verified structural data about proteins. His company maintains its data on both DB2 and Oracle 8 platforms. IBM has invested in his company, but he speaks highly of both companies.
Still, Maggio believes IBM has an edge. "There is no way you can require literally thousands of users to adhere to a single standard for storing information and retrieving it," he says. "What IBM has recognized is that people are going to generate and store data, and they're going to do it in a variety of ways. What's really important is the ability to integrate the use of this data. That's where the power resides. It isn't going to happen by forcing people to basically homogenize their database."
The aversion to proprietary formats is shared at the Biomolecular Interaction Network Database (BIND). That massive, public proteomics database is run by Chris Hogue, senior scientist at Toronto's Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute. BIND is at the frontier of current databases: It will have 30 or 40GB online by year's end, primarily of protein-protein interactions and small molecule structures, all exported in XML or ASM.1 formats.
Hogue says he could have built the BIND database using DB2 or Oracle. When in 2000 he made the decision to use DB2, it looked like Oracle would scale to 8 Linux boxes. Hogue was planning to use more than 100. "There's a huge difference in performance," he says. "We went with DB2 because it would cluster on all 108 machines on my system. DB2 has always been cluster-enabled. Oracle is kind of a retrofit."
The Oracle StandardWhich is not to say Oracle customers are unhappy. Bob Bradish is senior database administrator at AstraZeneca Group. He has big genomic databases on Oracle, and they're running fine, thanks. Oracle is his company's official standard. "We are to use Oracle for any new or existing application unless that application or product we're purchasing requires a very specific database that cannot run on Oracle," Bradish says.
AstraZeneca does support DB2, but any meaningful migration away from Oracle is almost unthinkable. "Once you get a database in, even a small database, it is very difficult to shift to another database, especially when you have an application that is running fine," says Bradish. "You can't get your user groups to buy in and pay for a conversion."
So the question is not whether Oracle databases will be ripped out. It's whether Oracle will continue to be the star at the center of the bioinformatic universe or whether it will have to share more of the glory. What scientists demand could be key. If researchers insist on Oracle-friendly analytical software tools from companies like MDL Information Systems Inc., Tripos Inc., Accelrys Inc., and Daylight Chemical Information Systems Inc., even small biotech firms will choose Oracle and feel in sync with Big Pharma peers. If scientists must access multiple databases routinely, however, DB2 could continue to expand its market share at Oracle's expense.
Either way, IBM may spot key developments first. Database users and consultants often cite IBM's life science staff, heavily sprinkled with Ph.D.s, as a reason to feel more comfortable with DB2 in the years ahead. That talent could allow IBM to be more closely attuned to what scientists require. "My impression is that IBM has made a larger and more organized investment in life sciences, and that Oracle is revving up," notes Richard Winter, president of Winter Corp., a specialist in jumbo-sized databases. "It's an important question to ask: Who has more focus on the market, and who is investing more resources in anticipating needs?"
Sidebar: Life Left in Those Other DatabasesOracle and IBM are not the only game in life sciences databases. Glaxo Wellcome and Wyeth use Sybase, for example, to manage marketing and sales tasks. MySQL has a certain following as well. As a graduate student, in a day, Harvard University's Chris Dagdigian loaded Swissprot into a MySQL database, which is in use today at Harvard's Bauer Center for Genomic Research.
Indeed, the demands of very large databases --especially with mushrooming genomic data -- mean there is room for new ideas in the field. "There is an opportunity for someone to do something different here," says Mike Swenson, a life sciences analyst at IDC.
At the Winter Corp., consultant Richard Winter notes that there is another company that bears watching, even if its life science strategy has yet to be articulated formally. "Microsoft is a huge factor in the database space," he says. "But at this point it is mostly mid- to low-end applications that are implemented on SQL Server. They have been strengthening SQL Server. They're investing at a substantial pace. I believe there are soon will be announcements from HP or other players for very large, robust platforms for SQL Server. It will give Oracle and IBM a run for their money in the mid range."
One win for Microsoft is an Israeli company Rosetta Genomics, which does genomics data analysis. Using off-the-shelf- dual processor Dell Servers and SQL Server, Rosetta plans to build a 10 terabyte database within a year.
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I read somewhere (sorry, no cite this early a.m.) that the removal of the fillings puts a lot of mercury out in your system unless you follow some careful recovery procedures.
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Horror-themed channel does celebrity chats
Horror-themed broadband channel FearNet is getting into the celebrity chat biz.
"Post Mortem With Mick Garris" features the creator behind the anthology "Masters of Horror" as he sits down with some of the genre's top writers, producers and stars.
The webisodes will debut in December on the network, which is distributed via on demand, online and mobile platforms.
Segments, running five minutes, will include chats with John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Robert Englund and Tobe Hooper.
Garris has hosted the local L.A. movie series "The Fantasy Film Festival."
"Post Mortem" reps the eighth original series to come from FearNet, which most recently bowed "Fear Clinic."
Jim Burns is exec producing "Post Mortem," while Eric Spiegelman is producing. Jetpack Media is behind the show.
"There is nobody in the business who can bring to our audience what Mick can: an unprecedented knowledge of the industry from the ground up, and a network of A-list colleagues," said FearNet prexy Diane Robina.


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Although I am consistently working on goals and did not wait for 2014 to come in to get started. I am very excited about what the new year will bring. I have very HIGH expectations for this year and am working on some life changing goals that will not only affect me but the lives of others.
I know that at this time of year there is a lot of information on goal setting techniques, worksheets, workshop, webinars and more so I don't want to talk about the specifics for obtaining goals a quick google search will help you out there.
When it comes to reaching goals there can be so many ups and downs and distractions that can hinder you. I want to talk to you about my personal commitments for 2014. I believe with this type of mindset and commitment that I will not only reach my goals but exceed them. The sky is the limit!!!
They are very simple:
1. Stay focused– Let no one or no circumstance get in my way.
2. Excuses are unacceptable-I must be determined to do what is necessary to make it happen no matter what.
3. Strive for excellence– Giving my absolute best in every area, as a mother, as a wife, and every other responsibility that I have.
4. Continuous improvement– Never settle at my current level of existence but to continue to learn, grow, and challenge myself.
5. All Action-Often times we talk talk talk talk about what we want to do and there is very little action that follows I will be doing very little talking just Doing!
I would like to share an example of a recent situation that came up: I set a ministry goal for a department that I am over at church, and as I began to take small baby steps toward what I would like to achieve literally people started making a gazillion reasons as to why I couldn't or why they couldn't etc… and within myself I said I will not be moved by these circumstances or excuses and came home and had a personal brainstorming session and came up with another solution and proceeded again and I am pleased to announce that we accomplished phase 1 of the project and we have a lot more to do, but what if I would of gave up at the beginning because of the naysayers the whole project would of been a bust.
So let me encourage you in achieving your 2014 Goals:
1. Make a personal commitment to yourself.
2. Under no circumstances GIVE UP even if you slip up on your diet or whatever KEEP GOING!!
3. Have a dogmatic attitude when it comes to your goals. (Its my way or the highway!) (Game on!)
Finally, the question to myself and to you is "WHO IS GOING TO STOP YOU FROM ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS"?
Answer: Nobody but you!!!!!!
I would love to hear what some of your 2014 Goals are, Will this be one of the Best years of your Life? How do you stay on track for accomplishing your goals?


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Abe's Best Strategic Play Is South Korea
This post was co-authored with Brad Glosserman, executive director of Pacific Forum CSIS.
Since taking office in December 2012, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shown himself to be a strong political leader and a keen strategic thinker. Agreement on new U.S.-Japan defense guidelines, scheduled to be reached next week, and a deal with Washington on the Trans-Pacific Partnership will further strengthen his reputation and standing. But Abe's most prudent geostrategic move is the one that he has not yet made: reconciliation with America's other close ally in Northeast Asia, South Korea. Read more »


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Before her death on Aug. 7, 1985, Rose Reinbott had issued a challenge to her family and friends.
A volunteer fund-raiser for the Southampton branch of the Muscular Dystrophy Association for 10 years, Reinbott had voiced her concern about who would carry on the quest for donations when she no longer was able.
"She raised over $50,000 in 10 years," said Bill Raab, a Warminster resident and a friend of the Reinbott family. "And she was very concerned about what would happen when she had to stop. She mentioned it to my nephew one day and he decided to do something about it."


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If anyone in Williamsville is unhappy about the prospect of a more than 10 percent hike in water rates, they didn't express it in public Monday.
A public hearing on the proposal drew several questions but no objections during a hearing before the Village Board. The village plans to raise the village's water rate from $4.87 per thousand gallons used to $5.37 per thousand gallons.
The village's water rate was increased in 2009 and 2010 to better keep pace with the leaky and aging water supply system operated by the village. The water system has operated in the black for the past two years after improvements were made to control leakage, trustees said. But prior to that, the village subsidized and "artificially suppressed" its water rate for years with money from its general fund.
That money – $418,000 – is considered by the state to be debt that must be repaid to the village. Village leaders said the water rate must increase by 50 cents per thousand gallons in order to pay that debt back to the village over a five-year period.
"That's just an unfortunate fact of life," said Trustee Basil Piazza.
The Village Board recommended the rate increase in response to local and state audits that recommended that the village adopt a repayment plan to recover its $418,000 deficit. This money must be repaid no matter what, trustees said.
The rate increase would translate into about an $8 water bill hike for "minimum users" of 4,000 gallons a year; an increase of $60 a year for an "average household user" of 120,000 a year, such as families; and an increase of $225 for "high-end users" that consume 450,000 gallons a year, like businesses, said Trustee Christopher Duquin.
The board will vote on the water rate increase at its next meeting Jan. 28.
Without a rate increase, Duquin said, the village will have to deal with the entire $418,000 repayment when it finally comes to terms with the Erie County Water Authority regarding a takeover of the village water system. By approving the rate increase, at least some of the debt will be eliminated prior to consolidation, trustees said.
Mayor Brian Kulpa said the village and the Water Authority are getting closer to an agreement, but village leaders continue to wrestle with how a takeover would affect water bills.
The majority of village residents would still likely see a slight reduction in their water rate after the consolidation. But those who use very little water would likely see their water bill more than double because the Water Authority charges a higher minimum usage fee.
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Job 272 As God lives, Who has taken away my right and denied me justice, and the Almighty, Who has vexed and embittered my life, 3 As long as my life is still whole within me, and the breath of God is in my nostrils, 4 My lips shall not speak untruth, nor shall my tongue utter deceit. 5 God forbid that I should justify you--saying you are right ; till I die, I will not put away my integrity from me. 6 My uprightness and my right standing with God I hold fast and will not let them go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days and it shall not reproach me as long as I live. 7 Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous. 8 For what is the hope of the godless and polluted, even though he has gained , when God cuts him off and takes away his life? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him? 10 Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? 11 I will teach you regarding the hand and handiwork of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain ? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage which oppressors shall receive from the Almighty: 14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring will not have sufficient bread. 15 Those who survive him, will bury, and widows will make no lamentation. 16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothing like clay, 17 He may prepare it, but the just will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver. 18 He builds his house like a moth or a spider, like a booth which a watchman makes . 19 will lie down rich, but does it not again; he opens his eyes, and is gone. 20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; a windstorm steals him away in the night. 21 The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. 22 For hurl at him without pity and unsparingly ; he flees in haste before His power. 23 men to clap their hands at him and hiss him out of his place.
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text: Brian Loe <knobdy at gmail.com> said: > On 3/30/07, Paul Vixie <paul at vix.com> wrote: > ><SNIP> > > From the story: '...an IT > > engineer with American Electric Power, said the stock spam came from a > > bot-infected computer belonging to a contractor at one of its power generator > > plants.'" > > > > That hits close to home in my new position - the government is > dragging a bit on getting its new regulations in order. Unfortunately > too, the regulations - or the preliminary guesstimate regulations - do > not go a long way in providing security as a whole but specifically > target systems involved in power production, black start systems and > other systems used in the direct management and monitoring of same. > That leaves out the most likely to be attacked admin-type systems. I > much prefer the DoD regulations though they may not go far enough > either. And why do you believe government or DOD networks have significantly different bot infestations? Although the washingtonpost pointed at Fortune 1000 companies, this haven't changed for many years. The bot infestations are pretty similar across all industries and types of networks (home v. business, government v. commercial, financial v. social, etc, etc, etc).


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FAU Offers New Classes, Programs for Fall 2008 Semester
BOCA RATON, FL (August 25, 2008) – Florida Atlantic University's Fall 2008 semester officially began on Saturday, August 23. The start of the new semester also marks the launch of several new classes and programs at the university.
"The New Hollywood," taught by Dr. Manju Pendakur, dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, is an undergraduate class that will examine Hollywood as an industry, as well as its structures and policies in the production, distribution and exhibition sectors. Global expansion of Hollywood and its power relations between the U. S. government, Canada and other governments also will be discussed. Part of the course will be devoted to survival strategies for independent filmmakers, including alternative modes of financing independent films, contractual terms and conditions in production, distribution and exhibition to understand the intricacies of deal making.
FAU's College of Engineering has initiated the "FAU Innovation Leadership Honors Program" (ILHP). This select group of students will be provided with an enhanced background and training in innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and communication. The ILHP will also provide its students with invaluable practical experience and access to industry leaders. Innovation Leadership Scholars in the College of Engineering will complete both the degree requirements of their selected major and the special requirements of the ILHP once being admitted based on academic accomplishments. These requirements consist of a combination of existing and new courses, a Leadership Development Workshop series and special enrichment activities. New courses include Biology for Engineers, Green Engineering, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and a venture-funded team project.
FAU's College of Education will offer a new bachelor's degree in early childhood education. The bachelor of early care and education (BECE) is designed for educators of young children from birth to five years of age and was created through the collective vision of early childhood community leaders, donors, child advocates and representatives from Palm Beach Community College, in collaboration with FAU early childhood education faculty and staff. The degree prepares educators to teach, lead, and gain experience with infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and includes both theory and practical classroom instructional strategies.
A new 36-credit, interdisciplinary master's degree program in environmental education also will be offered this fall by the department of teaching and learning in the College of Education. This program provides students with the opportunity to incorporate environmentally-related courses offered by all nine FAU colleges, and includes opportunities to apply academic theory to practical experiences with children in the classroom, as well as on-site at the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, a 135 acre natural preserve in the heart of urban Palm Beach County. Students have a choice of four tracks for elective concentrations, including environmental education plus middle grades general science for certified (elementary) teachers; environmental education for certified (middle/high) teachers and non-formal (center) educators; environmental education for sustainable planning educators; and, environmental education for center administrators.
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serv es more than 26,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses strategically located along 150 miles of Florida's southeastern coastline. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the Barry Kaye College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.


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Daycare Confessions: Continuing EducationPosted Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 11:40 AM
I own it. I hate being told what to do especially when I think I do a pretty good job at what I'm doing. Ask Randy, he'll tell you...sometimes he hovers in the kitchen when I'm cooking and makes the mistake of asking me if I'm doing something right...Um, we've been married 22 years and he hasn't been poisoned yet.
As a registered daycare provider I am required to have at least 12 hours of continuing education each year. Since I am also ChildNet certified, I am required to have 18 hours. In the past we in the area were blessed to have Child Care Resource and Referral right here in Spencer. That meant that the trainings were usually right here in Spencer and were relevant. I like them in small doses rather than large, drawn out events.
Our choices for trainings are getting far more time consuming. The state is pushing for series classes which means that we have to commit to going to a series of classes usually lasting 4+ hours at a time over an extended period. I just don't get much out of them. We used to attend a conference every year over in Emmetsburg that was awesome! We got training hours, hands on experience and listened to dynamic speakers who are in the trenches with us. I looked forward to these trainings.
I really feel that it would be more beneficial to shorten the classes, make them relevant to my day to day daycare life, follow them up with help from real people who have been where I am. I don't care how many initials you have after your name, if you have not been a mother or a provider, you have no idea. Also, I truly feel that the longer I am in daycare, the less hours I should have to attain. After all, I am here everyday learning from those who know it best...the kids.
One more thing...we should always get training hours and credit for any training we take that is important for our job especially CPR/First Aid training.
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I was a registered Child Care Provider, here in Spencer for over 17 years! I have since moved on and I am completing my education. It seemed the longer I was in the Child Care business, the more ridiculous the Con. Ed classes got! I too, remember the days when we were able to spend a Saturday at a conference in Emmetsburg. Even then, some of those classes were ridiculous. Honestly, I felt I was just creating jobs for other people. I LOVED the kids and the families, but, yes, there needs to be better Con. Ed classes offered.
-- Posted by MotherTiger on Sat, Jan 28, 2012, at 2:46 PM
Continuing ed for teachers/school staff is much the same: you leave some classes feeling renewed, re energized, and with great new ideas. You leave some glad you stayed awake the whole class because they (for one reason or another) didn't apply to you or interest you. Full-day inservices can be great, but I wish administrators would ask us before setting the schedule.
-- Posted by notinia on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 3:08 PM
It would certainly seem to make sense to have a one-shot deal once or twice a year rather than a series, causing you to miss multiple days of work and your daycare parents to have multiple days of finding backup care or taking days off work.
I wonder how much of the coursework is related to the actual interactions with the children -- new healthy snacks, activities, positive discipline techniques, etc. -- as opposed to going over complicated new safety regulations and other bureaucratic things which, while important, a sensible and concerned provider is probably already doing anyway.
I don't have little ones anymore, and I hope to be close to a decade away from grandchildren, but I wish some of the providers I know here had been available in Sioux City, where we lived when my big kids were little. I experienced some nightmarish situations, the worst one when I'd given up on daycares and ponied up for a private provider to come to my home.
I hope my children will be able to find positive, loving, concerned providers for their children when the time comes.
-- Posted by AmyPeterson on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 6:43 AM
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My name is Leah Cauthron. I was born and raised on a farm near Cushing, Iowa. My parents still live there. I am a conservative Catholic. I have been married to Randy for 22 years and we have six children. I received my degree in Criminal Justice from Eastern Wyoming College and as a mother of six and a daycare mom, I have used probable cause, reasonable doubt, search and seizure, Miranda rights, submission, arrest and interrogation technique as a part of my daily life. I can also shoot a .357 magnum with deadly accuracy. I have lots of opinions on lots of things. I am not an expert on anything but I read a lot and will gladly share that information if I find it accurate. I have a sarcastic nature and for the most part I have pretty thick skin and most things don't bother me for long. I don't like mudslinging or name calling so keep negativity of the personal nature to yourself. Enjoy and welcome to my opinion.
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Samurai Champloo, The Coolest Cartoon I Have Ever Seen
This awesome series was first shown in 2004 and was aired in numerous countries including the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in the United States. The anime series was created by Shinichiro Watanabe, the same person who wrote the series Cowboy Bebop which also aired on Adult Swim and was very popular.
Samurai Champloo is a fictional show based in Japan and brings the viewer to a hilarious, yet action packed Edo period in early Japan. The Show also has a hip hop theme to it, which adds some entrancing beats to coincide with action scenes and heighten the entertainment.
There are three main characters in the show; Jin, an extremely righteous, calm, and caring roaming samurai (ronin), Mugen, a rough, rowdy and carefree (and maybe careless) swordsmen and Fuu, a courageous young woman with nothing to lose. Fuu, tricks Jin and Mugen into joining her on a journey through Japan searching for the "samurai who smells of sunflowers."
It is an extremely entertaining show that will have the viewer begging for more. Samurai Champloo is not at all like other anime shows, and to me is in a class of its own. Unfortunately, there are only 26 episodes and once started it is hard not to watch at least two a night. And for the ladies, I convinced mine to give it a try and she loved the comedy throughout the series as well as the story itself. I believe she even cried at one point.
I do not recommend letting children watch it though as it has swearing and sexual insinuations. For everyone else I highly recommend this phenomenal action/comedy/drama T.V series. You can view this incredible TV series on Netflix or buy the DVD for around $20-$30.
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Fast & Ferrous Bengazi is Obama & Liberal Media cover-up and massive lie. Now 4 Brave American's are dead because Obama our blunder in chief failure to act. Watergate cost Nixon his job but 4 Americans did not end up dead. Shame on liar Obama, Hillary Clinton and the whole Obama cover-up staff along with liberal media covering for liar Obama again.
95%+ of the liberal main stream media is owned, operated and staffed by Hebrew interests and the only country that Hebrews are loyal to is the renegade, intolerant and racist state of Isra-hell.
Mrs. Clinton you failed like Obama did and now have the blood of 4 brave Americans all over you.


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Susquehanna Health to hold cancer awareness event
Dr. Vivek Kumar, Susquehanna Health gastroenterology specialist, and Tina Carter, registered nurse and manager of Susquehanna Health's Digestive Disease Center, will offer a free, informative session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the LifeCenter, Lycoming Mall, Muncy.
Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in our community. With early detection and diagnosis, the cure rate is 95 percent.
Attendees will learn what they can do to help detect colorectal cancer and how early detection and treatment can lead to excellent results.
Registration for the event is required due to limited seating. Free colorectal home screening kits will be provided to all registered attendees. Call 877-883-4791 to register.
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NAMI Lycoming is sponsoring a free 12 week educational program for family members, partners and friends of individuals with major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder.
A series of 12 weekly classes will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday nights from April 1 through 24 at the Sharwell Building, 200 East St.
Contact Rae Weber to register at 326-7895. Space is limited.
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Additional information can be found at the National Crime Prevention Council website.
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After you review the information on all of our crime prevention and safety awareness pages, you can find more information at the various government and group links here.
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Please click here to visit the Child and infant safety page, which
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Please click here to visit the Parent Options for Ungovernable Children page. It is a summary guide for parents whose children runaway, often skip school and/or beyond parental control
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Tax Fraud: Per the IRS Criminal Investigation Unit, tax fraud victims do not need to report these occurrences to local law enforcement. Instead, they should complete and submit Identity Theft Affidavit (IRS form 14039) which can be accessed online at http://www.irs.gov/
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Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery that involves the exploitation of vulnerable persons for commercial sex, forced labor or involuntary servitude, plus the inability to extricate oneself from that situation. The trafficker uses force, fraud, or coercion to control the victim. Human trafficking is the second
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There are over 20 million persons held in slavery in the world today, more than any other time in history. It is estimated between 500,000 and 2 million are trafficked annually worldwide with an estimated 15,000 to 18,000 being trafficked into the United States every year.
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- Bruises, depression, fear, overly submissive.
If you think you have come into contact with a victim of human trafficking in Pasco, Pinellas, or Hillsborough County area, call the local Clearwater/Tampa Bay Area Task Force Hotline at (727)562-4917 or the National Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline at (888)373-7888.
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