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The American Dream
What does 'The Dream' really mean, and how has it changed in these rough economic times?
This notion that the American dream wasn't about a material focus is ludicrous. The attempt to disconnect economics from 'the dream' is another way to discount the growing disparity between the obscene and meritless wealth of a very few, from the daily reality of the growing majority of disenfranchised Americans. The dream is not dying, it is deliberately being starved by the elevation of corporations to legal citizens. It is a historical bastardization of incorporation's purpose and usefulness to our country and communities.
What a bunch of whining losers. The reality of the dream is that you have to work hard and it appeals to those at the bottom because the American dream is to get to the middle class. Some of those born to the middle class now have an entitlement mentality and will be disappointed.
I find the idea that every generation should have it better than the previous generation, when it comes to the economic situation, to be offensive. We as a country cannot keep growing and growing and growing our economy and economic footprint. If that's the American dream, then it's the rest of the worlds' nightmare. I think making progress on social issues such as racism and sexual equality is a worthy goal and a dream worth having. In that sense, I hope my children have it better than me. But when it comes to my kids having a bigger house than me, that's just sounds like materialism, entitlement and hubris. As a privileged white male, I don't think it's something worth striving for. On the other hand, I think it's understandable that recent immigrants, oppressed minorities and people in the lower class reach for the "American dream," though I think it could better be characterized as striving for justice and a fair shake (and there's nothing uniquely American about those things).
I've seen a lot of posts woefully reminisce the "Good 'Ol Days". Most of these individuals seem to be out of touch with our "modern" economy. To achieve one's dreams of stability, comfort, and security today requires an individual willing to learn a new profession every year to hedge against the volatility of the market place. Self-teaching is no longer an option, it's vital.
The American Dream is essentially about providing for one's children materially and educationally so that they are empowered to have a better life. In this spirit, John Adams once said "I practice business so my son can practice politics so his son can practice art
". The higher one's level of achievement, the higher the bar becomes. Thus developing-world immigrants are better able to realize the American Dream than native middle-class citizens.
I struggle with the idea of the American dream. I am 22 years old and just graduated college. I feel like their are a list of expectations built for my generation that don't accurately fit what we need. Go to high school, go straight to college, get a real job? But too many of us don't know what we want to do and leave with student loans and no job.
I think that the American Dream still exists, but that the Playing Field has shifted significantly to the privelaged and the well connected. At age 52, with a Business degree from the U of MN and years of sales and mgmnt experience, I have been an unemployed job searcher for a couple of months. While I did find a job, thank God, I didn't feel that the American dream was even an option for me!
I am currently in law school. As the first person in my family to receive an advanced degree, i am bogged down with an insane amount of student debt. I still don't see myself being as financially secure as my boomer parents who benefited from union jobs and cheap interest rates. I'll be happy to get by and skate on the cultural capital a law degree holds.
I think part of the middle class American dream often includes entry into the capital ownership class, which is not always a matter of classic hard-working values, but rather, connections and maneuvering. That realization seems to cause cynicism in some people and adaptation in others.
@Al: Well said. I include social, judicial, and environmental justice with economic justice (improvement). The political system and to a great extent the public airwaves of our country has been taken captive by corporate / monied interests. Those interests have used their influence to unlink from the any sense of commonality with the vast majority of Gods creation.
While it is true that working hard does get you somewhere but you have to be smart about it as well. The future of our country depends on creating things, new ideas and the use of technology. People need to realize that working hard at a job that a machine can do doesn't get you anywhere in today's world...learning to operate that machine will get you job security and a rewarding career.
Special interests have always existed. As evidence I present the transcontinental railroad. Billed by the mile at the tax-payer's expense.
What's changed is government is being used and attempting to be used in new and exciting ways to provide hand-outs that have never been offered before.
@Mark in Ohio, Home ownership has been beaten into most people heads for so many years. Which can be seen by the oft heard saying "Throwing your money away by renting". There is something to be said to "owning, your slice of the pie", but look where that mentality got us...BTW I am currently in the market to buy a new home.
Home ownership was more of the ideal of the American Dream in the past but since the housing market collapsed home ownership has become less important. Today it is much more important to have a college degree in an in demand field or some sort of post secondary education that will get you a good job with job security.
I think for some European immigrants who populated the Midwest in particular, homeownership, or farmstead ownership, was a frustrated dream finally realized outside their feudal homelands.
And their praise for such has echoed down the generations, possibly skewing perception. That said, if we swing the other direction, with concentrated holding of real estate, we may become feudal ourselves.
The demands of the "Millennials" are going to have to be very carefully looked at as key component of the American Dream. While insulting to those in the current workplace, Why wouldn't they demand the maximum they can negotiate at the entry into the workforce? They watched their parents long term careers be lost to corporate restructuring? Gone are the days of lifetime employment. Don't expect them to be beholden to the "social contract" us Boomers bought into.
Being a leisben today makes it impossible attain my American Dream. I cannot marry my partner which A) makes my persuit of happyness far off/ impossible B) because we cannot marry we are at that much of a disadvantage as far as fanacially able to own a home together because we are not able to take advantage of tax credits together and/or get a VA loan together.
Even before the recession the pie wasn't growing much faster than the population. Before and since income and wealth have been concentrating to the top. So, statistically, it is hardly surprising that fewer are getting ahead.
A mere 7% of Americans ranked homeownership as their first or second definition of the American Dream, beating "don't know" (6%) by a percentage point. Furthermore, our newest data confirms the declining place of home ownership with the eye-opening finding that today, 1 in 4 mortgage owners would be willing to walk away from their mortgage obligations, even if they can afford to pay. Against the backdrop of today's economy, this indicates, among other things, that homeownership is more a personal financial choice than an American Dream. Currently, homeownership is often not seen as a good financial choice.
Our view is that persistently connecting homeownership with the Dream is a consequence of one of the greatest marketing campaigns in history, created by the real estate industry, builders and lenders in conjunction with the congressionally declared home loan interest deductions and a government-aided homeownership campaign starring Fannie and Freddie. The campaign created the Dream of homeownership, rather than responding to an existing need. Hollywood had a supporting role, beginning with films like "It's a Wonderful Life" wherein the Building and Loan industry-- depicted as neighbors taking care of neighbors -- was iconically romanticized. Mortgages were issued and managed locally. Today's reality: millions of mortgages are bundled and sold as anonymous "Asset Backed Securities."
The American Dream is a myth. My parents were both first generation college grads, and my sister and I are currently back in college because we realized after years of part-time and seasonal jobs that a bachelor's degree just isn't enough anymore. We need more education than those people currently holding positions we someday hope to get. The American Dream involves having more than your neighbor. It is impossible for everyone in the US to achieve their dream.
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I completely agree with you! I would also add that a college education has been a marketing campaign that rivals that of personal home ownership.
As the skills learned from earning college degrees have become less and less relevant to today's workplace, the necessity to earn a degree has only been emphasized further.
Home ownership stopped being a source of security and part of the American Dream when it was turned into a trade-able commodity by national banks. That disconnected the value from the local economy, geography and people of the communities in which the property exists. Large corporations have been allowed to return to their robber baron roots of pre-depression days. It's the same sad old tragedy of the commons; now elevated to a national policy by bestowing of legal personhood to a group of sociopathic organizations that are dedicated by design to the pursuit of profit - regardless the cost to others.
It's all very well to say that hard work, etc. will get you ahead but the truth is the United States ranks among the worst of the advanced nations in social mobility and, as I said before, it's not an expanding pie that's getting split except for those already at the top. See www.oecd.org and other studies to see that reality doesn't match aspirations. I'm with those who don't believe the institutions, including justice, are working as they should.
What we need is not so much a college degree (which takes 4 years and teaches very few skills that directly apply to an actual job), we need some new ideas when it comes to education. Perhaps we can teach high school grads in 6-12 months many of the newer skills required for today's jobs. Most people simply cannot afford the 4 year liberal arts degree any longer, it's just not worth what you pay for it.
The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it.by ReneaTalskyTYQO via twitter 3/19/2012 3:21:26 PM
'I'm the American dream.'by Nisryna via twitter 3/19/2012 3:22:48 PM
I think the lives and opportunities for people now in their 20s and 30s will change dramatically over the next 5 to 10 years due to demographics. Baby boomers will retire--not all at once, and maybe not when they had hoped to, but they will drop out of the labor force. The Minnesota state demographer's office projects a shortage of workers to fill available jobs in the not-too-distant future. Post-high-school training will be important for those who wish to fill these jobs, whether college or training in specific vocational skills. But jobs WILL be available, the labor market will be tight for skilled workers (hard to believe now, but just wait a few years), and employers will pay what is necessary to hire the people they want, as they did in the late 1990s, before the dotcom bubble burst. For skilled workers, it will be possible to live a version of the American dream. The biggest hurdle I see is the amount of debt many young people accumulate in the process of acquiring the skills required to enter the job market of the future.
@MichaelOlson Liberty is among the three most fundamentally important aspects of the Dream, along with making a better life for my family and opportunity. Liberty is not the consequence of marketing but of striving. Property has always been fundamkental to the nation, as has been rights and the rule of law.
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Our situation is not unique. My partner and I bought a home in south MPLS in 2008 with the "advantage" of the first-time homeowners' credit. We bought at $236K and the house is now worth $192K with no signs of it going in the other direction. Our taxes have been going up each year. I feel duped. We pay about $350 toward principle each month because of amortization and try to pay more. Even though we have good jobs, we are challenged to pay more than the mortgage once taxes, insurance, etc. are figured in. We aren't the last people to be duped by home ownership, but I'm disappointed that we weren't more assured about the myth of home ownership being a part of the dream. Meanwhile people who own pawn shops and run check cashing services are moving into the neighborhood. They might be the only ones in our area fulfilling their own American dreams by preying on the desperation of those left behind in the recession.
What ever happened to individuals going where opportunity exists? Trying to get a job in an overcrowded industry is just as ridiculous as a nomadic hunter following a squirrel rather than a herd of buffalo.
Every job search should start with "What industries are hiring", not "What do I want to do".


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I CAN'T SIGN IN I will be a transfer student this Fall and I liked the idea of having the map in the palm of my hand. However, it will not sign me in! I can have perfect service and 100% sure of my login but it still wont sign me in. My phone is LGL35G android. If you can fix this it would be amazing plus if you can access bear mail it would be perfect.
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[PREDICTIONS] Uruguay, which has yet to give up a goal at the 2010 World Cup, is given the edge in its round-of-16 game against South Korea. As for USA-Ghana? For a look at Saturday's games and Soccer America's predictions ...
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Referee:Wolfgang Stark (Germany).
Previous World Cup Meetings:1990 -- Uruguay 1-0.
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Yellow Cards: Uruguay -- Victorino, Lugano, Fucile; South Korea -- Yeom Ki Hun, Lee Chung Yong, Kim Nam Il.
Paul Kennedy: South Korea 2-1
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As Brian Tome was talking to a new Christ-follower in his office, he realized that he had nothing on his bookshelf that would give her the "straight talk" on the radical new life she was about to begin. So he penned Welcome to the Revolution a bold, honest, humorous guide to joining the ever-advancing Kingdom of God. "The Revolution," as Tome calls the Christian life, is already underway, and while it is both exhilarating and fulfilling, it's challenging and confusing at times. This book will guide the reader from the basics (navigating through Christian kitsch at the bookstore) to the practical (Bible reading and building community) to the profound (concepts of forgiveness and using imagination in prayer). To those people who have previously dismissed the "Christian" life, or those who want to learn more about God in an accessible way, this book will be the breath that clears the air and shows them how to follow a Revolutionary God.
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Brian Tome leads Crossroads church, a movement of over 12,000 people connecting their seeking friends to a community of growing Christ-followers who are changing the world through combating poverty in Cincinnati, building an HIV/AIDS clinic in South Africa, and battling child sex slavery in India.


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By Jane A. Marlowe email@example.com A recent boating fire incident once again brought to light the need for safety awareness and our vulnerability to potential life and property loss. Marco Island is a boating community and destination. There are over 100 miles of interior waterways with 6,000 registered watercraft on the island and over 30,000 in the county. In addition, we have five marinas and seven fueling areas for boats. Many of these marinas have millions of dollars of inventory in high-end yachts, as well as moderately priced recreation and pleasure craft equally important to their owners. In addition to ... Read More »
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By Natalie Strom On Friday, April 27, Coastal Breeze received word that the first sea turtle nest had been marked for 2012. The nest was located along Hideaway Beach by Mary Nelson, Marco Island's "Sea Turtle Lady." The nest, itself, is roped off with yellow caution tape. The female turtle's trail to the nest can be seen to the right of the photo. Female turtles take their time finding the perfect spot to nest. In this particular case, it is clear that this mother-to-be made quite the trek to find her perfect nesting location. This first nest marks a bit ... Read More »
A Modern Day Lewis and Clark Expedition lands on Marco Island
By Kathleen Zehler How many times have we sat on our lanais looking out to the vast waters before us and wondered what is taking place out there? Maybe, wondering when we see a passing boat or kayak if they've just returned from searching for sunken treasure, or from some amazing fishing trip. What adventures did they have along the way, how far out in the Gulf did they travel, who did they encounter? Seldom do we question if they have enough food and fresh drinking water, or if are they lost or need help. There is no doubt that ... Read More »
What happened to humanity?
BEYOND THE COAST Tarik Ayasun email@example.com There is a railroad box car perched upon a trailer in the parking lot of the Marco Island Charter Middle School. It belongs to the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida. The day it was brought to the campus, I walked around it, looked under it, walked up the stairs to the door and touched the wooden siding. However, I was unable to bring myself to go inside it. What this railroad car represents is a most horrible time in human history. As I kept looking at the railroad car, images of young ... Read More »
Donna Fiala email@example.com Last week, invited guests were treated to a ribbon cutting for a new, wonderful addition to our community and The Conservancy – the "von Arx Wildlife Clinic." I'm sure you have seen the pictures in the local news featuring injured animals brought to The Conservancy, carefully and lovingly brought back to good health, and in most cases released back into the wild. A number of us were invited to see the conditions they are working under right now until the Clinic has its actual grand opening. Thank heavens there are benefactors in our community who see a ... Read More »
By Monte Lazarus email@example.com It was pitiful. She sat in the corner wheezing, coughing and sputtering. At 250 or so pounds she was also very overweight. And she was very old. My wife and I consulted in a dark room where we could not be overheard. She said, "I know how much you have loved her, but it's time. She's worn out; has no quality of life; and the younger ones are passing her by." I sobbed softly and murmured, "Yes, but it's so difficult after all these years". We tried hard to find a decent place for her. We ... Read More »
Picture Perfect Pet Awards Ceremony
By Coastal Breeze News Staff Coastal Breeze News and Critter Café held an awards ceremony this week for the Picture Perfect Pet Photo Contest which ran from February to April. Lisa Howard from Critter Café, Mike Held, with dog Lucy, from Keep in Touch and Christina Giordano with Simba, columnist for Coastal Breeze News, were in attendance and judged the competition. Goodie bags, certificates of participation and trophies were presented at the café. Mindy Matusiak accepted a check on behalf of Canine Cove at Mackle Park and Jan Rich accepted a check on behalf of For the Love of Cats. ... Read More »
Talking Derby
By Coastal Breeze News Staff On Saturday, May 5th, the Marco Island born charity, Upon a Star Foundation, will host its sixth annual Talk Derby to Me. This event has quickly become a local favorite. Last year an estimated 300 attended the party. The Marco Island Brewery is host to the event. General Admission starts at 4:30 PM with a special VIP reception at 3:30 PM. "The group at Upon a Star does a great job helping families here on the Island and in Naples. They sure know how to get people to an event! We are happy to help," ... Read More »
Traveling Boxcar visits Charter Middle School
By Natalie Strom firstname.lastname@example.com The Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida recently brought its authentic World War II era boxcar to Marco Island Charter Middle School. The traveling boxcar is believed to have been used to transport civilians to Nazi concentration camps. Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students had a chance to tour the boxcar and hear stories from Holocaust survivors, as the boxcar was on display at the school from April 17th through April 27th. The boxcar, originally built in 1919, was acquired by The Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida in May of 2007. Disassembled in Germany, piece by piece, ... Read More »
Dog's best friend
By Jay DiSandro I was really looking forward to finally getting my well-deserved vacation, spending ten days on Marco Island at my condo. I was due to leave on Friday, April 13 when several days earlier, my wife surprises me with what she called "good news." She had reacquainted herself with an old school friend on Facebook who was living in Tampa and had posted a picture of a Yorkshire Terrier dog that a friend of hers had found. This dog had been found in a neighborhood near her in an abandoned house about three weeks earlier. The people who ... Read More »
Earth Day contest
By Coastal Breeze News Staff Coastal Breeze News just can't stop celebrating Earth Day! Even if it means making a mistake to do so. In our last edition, we posted the winners of the "One Billion Acts of Green" contest for Manatee Middle School. Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students provided 140 entries in the forms of poems, posters, projects and papers all celebrating Earth Day and giving insight into ways in which we can help save the planet. Seventh Grade First Place Winner, Lourdes Barajas, dazzled judges and readers with her play pertaining to Earth Day. Unfortunately, Coastal Breeze ... Read More »
Another of the greatest generation lost: Eugene Ostrom
By Coastal Breeze News Staff Eugene Ostrom passed away April 7th, 2012 in Schaumberg IL. Gene served in the Army Air Force as a nose gunner and flew missions over Germany, to survive those were against great odds. His Commander in the European theater was none other than Jimmy Stewart. Gene will be missed by his friends and comrades of the VFW and was truly a part of the greatest generation. Gene's impact on Marco Island will remain as he was instrumental in founding the local VFW post 6370. Gene along with Dr. Wes Johnson put in many hours to ... Read More »
Dive into summer at Mackle Park
By Natalie Strom natalie@coastalbreezenews Mackle Park is gearing up for summer! Plans are in the works for some very exciting camps for kids of all ages. Camp Mackle is back for its third year in a row while many other specialty camps will also be offered. Parents and their kids have the option to choose from a wide variety of programs that range in length and activity. "Our Camp Mackle program starts the day after school ends," explains Mindy Matusiak, Recreation Manager at Mackle Park. "The first day of camp we have a big water day, including a water slide, ... Read More »
Appreciation Dinner for Museum Volunteers
By Coastal Breeze News Staff The Marco Island Historical Society and Museum hosted an appreciation dinner and cocktail party for over 80 of its dedicated volunteers. Joey Oliverio, owner of Joey's Pizzeria and Pasta House, donated a wonderful spread of pasta, salad and pizza to everyone's delight! With almost 8,000 visitors this season, knowledgeable volunteers were busy making sure everyone coming to the Museum received an insightful look at Marco Island's amazing history and left with a smile and the promise to return. Read More »
Red grouper shoot out
By Coastal Breeze News Staff The Marco Sport Fishing Club, boasting over 300 members, held its first Red Grouper Tournament. "We had 22 boats with 82 anglers in two divisions: 15 mile and 50 mile," said Howard Laskau. The longest legal red grouper of 20" plus was the goal, plus there was a wild card category in each division: Spanish Mackerel in the 15 mile group and King Mackerel in the 50 mile division. The tournament garnered three title sponsors: Walker's Marine, Pursuit Boats and Mercury Marine. According to Jim Walker of Walker's Marine, "This is the greatest club we ... Read More »
Grande Cinco de Mayo Fiesta!
By Coastal Breeze News Staff The first in a new series of entertaining events for the Shops of Olde Marco will be kicking off with a Cinco de Mayo party, Saturday, May 5th, from 5:00 until 10:00 PM in the courtyard. In grand fiesta style, there will be Mexican food and drinks, art and fashion showing, raffles, prizes and best of all live music! There will be plenty of dancing with vintage rock and roll band, Radio Flyer. Radio Flyer plays music everyone remembers, like listening to an old AM radio station. Songs from the 50's and 60's you don't ... Read More »
Sponsors come out for Queen of Bingo
By Island Players Local businesses have stepped up to support The Island Players production of "Queen of Bingo" by Jeanne Michaels and Phyllis Murphy. Marco's new theater group performs at the Rose History Auditorium, and welcomes the Capri Fish House, The Island Country Club, Marco Movies and The Sandlin Team who have generously lent their support for "Queen of Bingo" which opens on May 4th. "Queen of Bingo" follows two sisters, on the other side of fifty, who add a little fun and excitement to their lives through Bingo. This show is a light-hearted look at the world of Bingo ... Read More »
Celebrating Everglades City and the Tamiami Trail
By Natalie Strom email@example.com The Museum of the Everglades celebrated its 14th birthday on Saturday, April 28th. The birthday party also paid homage to the 84th anniversary of the opening of the Tamiami Trail. Dozens gathered to celebrate the Museum's birthday, celebrating with free hot dogs, chips, beverages and a grand birthday cake. Georgia Garrett, volunteer to the Museum of the Everglades and Martha Hutcheson, Assistant Manager at the Museum, offered up hot dogs and cake with a smile. Gator Nate, one of Coastal Breeze's exceptional columnists, performed for the crowd. Basing his original tunes around the history and beauty ... Read More »
History abounds in St. Augustine
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber email@example.com Living here in Paradise, it's easy to confine my sphere of in state travel to Marco and Naples with the occasional jaunt to Ft. Myers, or at least to Estero for shopping. With that in mind, I have been trying to make an effort to see more of what Florida has to offer. That is what led me to explore St. Augustine, a delightful place to visit for history buffs and shoppers alike. It can be a bit touristy with its various sightseeing vehicles including trollies, "trains," and Segways, but the historic charm of the ... Read More »
Q&A WITH THE FITNESS DIVA Crystal Manjarres firstname.lastname@example.com When should I eat- before or after exercise? When and what you eat prior to and after exercise depends largely upon what type of exercise you are doing, as well as your medical history. For instance, if you are a seventy-five year old woman with diabetes and want to take a morning walk, your food intake would differ than that of a thirty-five year old male with no known medical issues, who wants to play racquetball after work. That being said, there are some safe guidelines that everyone can benefit from—just keep ... Read More »


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Dew,Can you give us your assessment why it is taking the FDA YEARS to approve mCopaxone? What could possibly be the holdup? Thanks,
Believe that is the proverbial snowball's chance. No way. If there is a settlement, I would not be surprised if it were something like Amph/WPI agreeing to withhold roll-out until 7/1/2013 which would allow MNTA to benefit from essentially two annual reporting periods of a better split with NVS, then after 7/1/2013 they could receive 10% of sales from the a-enox product (all the while still receiving about 10% from NVS m-enox revenue. The double 10% share should take them close to 80-90% of annual costs and the delay until 7/1/2013 would probably allow them to add another $175 million(est) to the bottom line.Certainly aside from all four parties agreeing, this assumes no AG from SNY.
If it is a meaningful amount, and settlement talks are going on, could Amphastar suggest that Sandoz / MNTA buy their inventory and then sell it? (assuming A-lovenox doesn't come to market until 2013/2014 as per the settlement). Or would this be too much of a risk for Sandoz / MNTA if there is anything wrong with A-Lox's source Heparin?
The holdup, IMO, is that the FDA has never before evaluated an ANDA for a drug like Copaxone. It took the FDA five years to approve MNTA's Lovenox ANDA, but that experience did not expedite the review of the Copaxone ANDA because the two drugs are so different.
Has Craig Wheeler hinted in the last few conference calls that a FDA approval is on the horizon? I haven't listened to the last few cc's. I know with mL, Wheeler was predicting an approval for 3 to 5 quarters before it got approved. Are we looking at approval post 2012 then? Momenta could use a jumpstart like Copaxone approval. I hope it happens in 2012.


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Edmond Police canceled a Silver Alert for an 89-year-old man after he was found safe in Texas, early Tuesday.
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Chef Joseph Kalfus
How long have you been at Phoenix College?
Two years.
What is your educational background?
I received my Bachelor's in Hotel and Restaurant Management, as well as my Master's in Career and Technical Education, from Northern Arizona University. I've also completed professional development courses at The French Pastry School in Chicago.
What makes the culinary program at PC great?
The students, first and foremost. Every semester is filled with an energetic group of students. The instructors are also great. We all have areas we are passionate about, so we complement each other well.
Why would you recommend the PC Culinary Program?
We offer the best "bang for your buck." You receive the same education that you do at other schools, but for significantly less money. There is also flexibility in our program, in that you can take classes at another Maricopa Community College if it fits your personal schedule better while in the program at PC.
What has been your favorite memory at PC, so far?
Last spring, we held a dinner reception for the Vice President of Liberia and his delegation, who had toured the campus with Dr. Solley, president of PC. I wasn't sure what to make for the dinner, so I called my friend who works in the Culinary Arts program at Estrella Mountain Community College, who was previously the White House Executive Chef for President Ronald Reagan. He sent me the menu he created for a visit by Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union, to the White House. I used that to help create my ideas.
We offer the best "bang for your buck." You receive the same education that you do at other schools, but for significantly less money.
We wanted to showcase American flavors. For the three-course meal, we used southwest flavors for the appetizers like ceviche, the entrée was American-regional with a stuffed chicken breast with a white sauce, and for desert we served a chocolate mousse torte with a praline base.
The students did everything and it was executed very well. All of the instructors were so proud of how well they did. It created a great environment for the students – much like what they would experience working in a resort.
The Culinary Café will be changing names and its look this year. What can one expect from the menu once it becomes Café Oso?
The menu features static and cyclical items. The menus are based on class competencies, as well as current trends in the culinary field, while balancing it with classical techniques, cost and availability of ingredients.
We will be retooling the menu for the cafe. I'm looking forward to introducing more healthy, vegetarian, and gluten-free options, balanced with classical dishes. My goal is to include vegetarian items that non-vegetarians are attracted to – where they read the menu and think, "That sounds good!"


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($290; 66% cabernet sauvignon, 21% merlot, 8% cab franc and 5% petit verdot) Bright ruby-red. Exhilarating nose of wild berries, wild sage, bay laurel and flowers. Wonderfully dense and sweet, but with an extraordinary light touch to the black fruit, floral and spice flavors. A terrific core of ripe acidity gives the wine outstanding inner-mouth lift and extends the finish, which builds inexorably. The tannins are firm but fine-grained. The best vintage to date for the winery's estate vineyard overlooking Lake Hennessey, which was planted in 2000. In fact, this is extraordinary for five-year-old vines.


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Doctors face pressure to disclose all side pay
First of two parts
Barry Fox is in big demand. The UW infectious disease specialist had lucrative side jobs working for seven different drug companies in just one year, including one that paid an undisclosed sum of $20,000 or more, records show.
Fox is one of dozens of University of Wisconsin-Madison physicians who also work for drug companies. Some sit on advisory boards; others do promotional or educational work. Fox, for example, did promotional work involving an antibiotic for one company in 2007, working five days for what appears to be at least $2,000 a day, his disclosure form says.
Doctors' moonlighting for drug companies - though legal - is coming under increased scrutiny, both at UW and across the country. This month, the trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America enacted a voluntary ban on company gifts of branded pens, sticky notes and other items and dinners for doctors. Also of special concern are university physicians who are sought by drug companies because of the influence and respect they wield with colleagues practicing in communities.
Most patients have no knowledge of the side work. Even the university is not aware of exactly how much its doctors earn from drug and medical device companies; they are required to disclose only ranges of income received, and no range beyond $20,000.
More than 30 UW physicians exceeded the $20,000 threshold in 2006 and 2007, records show. At least one of those doctors made at least 20 times that amount in previous years - more than $400,000, paid by a maker of orthopedic implants. But that became known in 2006 only because of records filed in a lawsuit.
Last week, for the first time, signs went up in a handful of UW Health clinics alerting patients about doctors' drug company ties. In addition, the dean of the medical school said the university's policies need to be shored up. Among other things, the medical school might begin requiring doctors to specify how much they are paid, said Robert Golden, head of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
Further, U.S. Sens. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced a bill that would require drug and medical device companies to disclose payments made to physicians. Kohl said it would be best to ban the practice, noting that the medical industry spends $20 billion a year in payments and gifts to doctors.
"The relationship between the doctor and patient is frayed," Kohl said.
While Fox would not discuss his drug company work, many doctors who spoke to the Journal Sentinel acknowledged that they did not share information with patients about their drug company deals. Critics of these arrangements say they increase the cost of medicine, potentially compromise patient care and damage the integrity of medical research.
"It's been going on for a long time, and it's getting worse and worse," said Marcia Angell, a former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and a critic of drug company influence in academic medicine.
The deals also can lead to influential university physicians talking to local doctors about drugs that later are discovered to have dangerous side effects. UW doctors working for drug companies have given talks on an anti-smoking drug that has been linked to suicidal thoughts, blackouts and serious injuries, and an antibiotic that has been linked to tendon ruptures. Another doctor spoke on behalf of a company whose surgery drug later was taken off the market because of heart attacks, strokes and deaths.
Doctors who have financial ties to a drug company are more likely to prescribe that company's drugs, critics say. And that can mean more use of costly brand-name drugs and less use of cheaper generic drugs.
It also can mean more prescriptions in which a drug is used for purposes for which it was not originally approved. So-called off-label prescribing accounts for 21% of all prescriptions, often without scientific evidence to support it, according to a 2006 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. A study last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 47% of drug-coated stent procedures were for off-label or untested uses.
While it is illegal for drug companies to promote off-label uses of their drugs, doctors who speak for companies can discuss off-label uses in their presentations.
UW is ranked as having one of the more stringent conflict-of-interest policies among major research institutions. Even so, large amounts of drug company money have seeped into the university.
Golden said consulting with the pharmaceutical industry can accelerate drug development and lead to job creation, but the school's conflict-of-interest policy needs to change.
Medical schools such as UW's try to manage conflicts of interest by requiring physicians to disclose financial relationships, but outright bans on the activities are needed, said Angell, now a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School.
"They can wring their hands and issue some guidelines, but nobody really has to give up any money," she said.
Medical schools have good reason not to prohibit such activities, she said. It allows them to pay their star faculty less because they can make substantial money working on the side for a drug or medical device company, she said.
But the practice comes with a price.
"We have enormous costs for medical care in America," said Steve Nissen, a cardiologist with the Cleveland Clinic. "It has raised our health care costs beyond our ability to sustain them."
Financial relationships also are common between drug companies and doctors at the state's other medical school and research facility, the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa. But unlike UW, the private medical school does not have to disclose any information.
Jonathan Ravdin, dean of the Medical College, would not allow the Journal Sentinel to look at disclosure forms filed by its doctors.
The college said 114 faculty members, most of whom were physicians, had outside financial relationships such as speaker fees and other consulting between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008.
The college is in the midst of bolstering its conflict-of-interest policy, including adding a ban on promotional dinner talks that are not part of an accredited continuing education event, Ravdin said.
Work with 7 companies
Reached by phone in March, Fox initially agreed to listen to questions.
"I have nothing to hide," he said.
When asked what kind of work he did for a drug company, he said, "I'm not very comfortable with this conversation," and hung up. Several attempts to reach him since have been unsuccessful.
In 2007, Fox, a family medicine and infectious disease doctor, had side jobs as a speaker or author with seven different drug companies, records show.
In his disclosure form, he said he worked 10 days for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and was paid an undisclosed sum of at least $20,000 for educating other health care providers about the company's antibiotics.
Fox said he did promotional talks and medical education for AstraZeneca and its antibiotic meropenem, working five days and getting paid $10,000 to $20,000.
The report said he spent five days working for Schering-Plough and was paid between $10,000 and $20,000.
Some of that work involved the drug Avelox. In July, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning for the drug and other antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone class because of an increased risk of tendon ruptures and tendinitis.
From November 1997 to December 2005, there were nearly 800 reports of tendon ruptures and other tendon problems in people using fluoroquinolone drugs, according to a legal action brought against the FDA last year by the group Public Citizen. The Illinois attorney general also had asked the FDA to issue the warning.
Fox also worked two days as a speaker/author for Schering-Plough in 2006 and was paid $5,000 to $10,000.
Fox was paid $173,441 in 2007 by UW.
Influencing prescriptions?
More and more, critics say, deals like the kind Fox benefited from are meant to influence doctors' prescription habits.
"The people in the drug industry will tell you that their job is to be friends with the doctor," said Eric Campbell, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, who has studied drug industry ties to university doctors.
Over time, however, financial ties between university doctors and drug companies can lead to a "subtle and insidious change in perception" in which the doctors develop a sense of entitlement that can affect their professionalism, according to a June report by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The deals can harm the objectivity and integrity of academic teaching, learning and practice, the report said.
What's more, many UW doctors said they did not tell their patients that the drugs they prescribed were made by companies that paid them on the side. Of 20 doctors who were interviewed, 14 said they did not tell patients about their financial relationships with drug companies when they prescribed drugs made by those companies.
"I don't see the relevance," said UW pediatrician Theresa Guilbert. "I work for many different companies that make many different drugs. I don't perceive it as a conflict for the patient."
Guilbert, an assistant professor and asthma specialist, reported payments from five companies, including money for speaking that she described as promotional.
Guilbert said she gets about $1,500 to $2,500 per talk, though about 80% of the drug company work she does involves other consulting.
"I can live with myself," said Guilbert, who received $152,000 in compensation from UW in 2007.
Advocates for full disclosure say doctors need to tell patients about ties to medical companies to dispel any concern about their motives for prescribing the drug or implanting a device.
Whistleblower lawsuit
Thomas Zdeblick, a UW orthopedic surgeon, took a second job in 1998 working as a consultant to Medtronic, a large medical device company.
Although Zdeblick was paid $400,000 a year by Medtronic for just eight days of work, the school did not learn how much he was paid until years later because he was required only to list income of ">=$20,000" in his disclosure forms.
Details of the contract became public in 2006 as the result of a whistleblower lawsuit filed against Medtronic and 16 surgeons in federal court. A former employee of Medtronic claimed that Zdeblick and other doctors were given lucrative consulting contracts in exchange for using and promoting Medtronic products.
At the time, Zdeblick's patients at the UW Hospital and Clinics weren't told of his consulting job with the company that made many products he used in back surgery.
Zdeblick said that he did nothing wrong and that he worked more than the eight days required in his contract.
Again in 2008, Zdeblick, who did not return phone calls, listed Medtronic on his university disclosure form, saying he worked eight days and was paid an undisclosed amount of $20,000 or more.
The university said Zdeblick also received $890,000 in UW salary and income from the UW Medical Foundation.
Indeed, other fees of $20,000 or more were paid to orthopedic surgeons who also had some of the highest six-figure university salaries.
Orthopedic surgeon Paul Anderson owned stock, stock options or received compensation of at least $20,000 from six different medical firms.
In addition to his outside income, Anderson received $755,000 from UW in fiscal year 2007.
Several attempts to reach Anderson were unsuccessful.
Informing patients
Some doctors have kept their patients at least partially informed.
In 2006, a group of doctors in the UW Preventive Cardiology Clinic began sending patients a statement informing them that several physicians had financial relationships with drug companies.
"We are sensitive to the possibility that these relationships could be considered conflicts of interest," the form says. "We believe in full disclosure."
Patients are told that doctors are willing to discuss their relationships with drug companies.
Since 2001, James Stein, a UW cardiologist, said he has been urging the university to disclose all such relationships between doctors and drug companies.
"It didn't get a whole lot of traction," he said.
After Stein's clinic began using the form in 2006, he said, he recommended it for all UW doctors, but it was not adopted.
Stein said he also changed his own behavior, either turning down consulting offers from drug companies or turning over any money he receives to charity. Last week, he said he had stopped working as a speaker for drug companies altogether.
"I think we have a very deep responsibility to our patients," he said. "They have to be confident that when we take care of them, we only have their interests in mind."
Beginning this month, if patients at a handful of UW clinics want to know more about consulting deals their doctors might have, they may request the details anonymously, Golden said.
Eventually, all UW Health clinics and check-in points for patients will have the signs, he said.
Golden acknowledged that by not requiring doctors to specify how much they receive, the university is not getting full disclosure. He said an overhaul of the conflict-of-interest policy is being considered, including disclosing the actual amount paid by a drug or device company.
"We want to know if someone is getting $20,000 rather than $200,000," he said.
He said the change could be in place by April, when the disclosure forms must be filed.
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Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids for sport purpose. On 25 August 1875, Webb swam from Dover to Calais in fewer than 22 hours.
Early life and career[edit]
Webb was born at Dawley, Telford in Shropshire, one of twelve children of a Coalbrookdale doctor. He acquired his ability to swim in the River Severn at Coalbrookdale.[1] In 1860, at the age of twelve, he joined the training ship HMS Conway for two years, then entered the merchant navy and served a three-year apprenticeship with Rathbone Brothers of Liverpool.
Whilst serving as second mate on the Cunard Line ship Russia, travelling from New York to Liverpool, he attempted to rescue a man overboard by diving into the sea in the mid-Atlantic. The man was never found, but Webb's daring won him an award of £100 and the Stanhope Medal, and made him a hero of the British press.
In the summer of 1863, while at home, he rescued his 12-year-old brother Thomas from drowning in the Severn near Ironbridge.[1]
English Channel swimming record[edit]
In 1873, Webb was serving as captain of the steamship Emerald when he read an account of the failed attempt by J. B. Johnson to swim the English Channel. He became inspired to try himself, and left his job to begin training, first at Lambeth Baths, then in the cold waters of the Thames, the English Channel and Hollingworth Lake.[2]
On 12 August 1875, he made his first cross-Channel swimming attempt, but strong winds and poor sea conditions forced him to abandon the swim.[3] On 24 August, he began a second swim by diving in from the Admiralty Pier at Dover. Backed by three escort boats and smeared in porpoise oil, he set off into the ebb tide at a steady breaststroke. Despite stings from jellyfish and strong currents off Cap Gris Nez which prevented him from reaching the shore for five hours, finally, after 21 hours and 45 minutes, he landed near Calais—the first successful cross-channel swim. His zig-zag course across the Channel was over 39 miles (64 km) long.
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After his record swim, Captain Webb basked in national and international adulation, and followed a career as a professional swimmer. He licensed his name for merchandising such as commemorative pottery,[4] and wrote a book called The Art of Swimming. A brand of matches was named after him. He participated in exhibition swimming matches and stunts such as floating in a tank of water for 128 hours.
On 27 April 1880, he married Madeline Kate Chaddock, and they had two children, Matthew and Helen.
His final stunt was to be a dangerous swim through the Whirlpool Rapids on the Niagara River below Niagara Falls, a feat many observers considered suicidal. Although Webb failed in an attempt at raising interest in funding the event,[5] on 24 July 1883, he jumped into the river from a small boat located near the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge and began his swim. Accounts of the time indicate that in all likelihood Webb successfully survived the first part of the swim, but died in the section of the river located near the entrance to the whirlpool.[6] Webb was interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, New York.[7]
In 1909, Webb's elder brother Thomas unveiled a memorial in Dawley, Telford. On it reads the short inscription: "Nothing great is easy." The memorial was taken away for repair after a lorry collided with it in February 2009. The landmark memorial was returned after full restoration and was hoisted back onto its plinth in High Street in October 2009. Two roads in the town (Captain Webb Drive and Webb Crescent) and the Captain Webb Primary School in Dawley are named after the swimmer. A memorial plaque with his portrait was also unveiled in the parish church at Coalbrookdale. Webb House of the Adams' Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire, is named after Webb.
Cultural references[edit]
John Betjeman's poem "A Shropshire Lad" (1940) commemorates the death of Captain Webb, portraying his ghost swimming back along the canal to Dawley.[8] It was set to music by Jim Parker and has been the most requested song on the repertoire of John Kirkpatrick during his entire career.[9]
Captain Webb's picture on boxes of Bryant and May matches is said have inspired the physical appearance of the Inspector Clouseau character portrayed originally in the Pink Panther films by Peter Sellers.[10]
- ^ a b "Captain Matthew Webb". Meadow Pit Memorial Gardens.
- ^ "Hollingworth Lake – a 200-year story of glory and tragedy". Manchester Evening News. 24 April 2005.
- ^ Seccombe, Thomas (1899). "Webb, Matthew". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 60. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Mason, Paul (10 October 2013). "Heroes of swimming: Captain Matthew Webb". The Swimming Blog. The Guardian.
- ^ "Captain Webb Missing Yet". New York Times, pg. 1. 26 July 1883.
- ^ "Captain Webb's Manager". New York Times, pg. 10. 29 July 1883.
- ^ "Captain Webb". The Globe and Mail (Toronto), pg. 2. 1 August 1883.
- ^ http://www.sanjeev.net/poetry/betjeman-john/a-shropshire-lad-182173.html
- ^ http://www.worldcat.org/title/every-mortal-place/oclc/849279584&referer=brief_results
- ^ Nixon, Rob. "The Big Idea: The Pink Panther". TCM. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- Elderwick, David (1987). Captain Webb – Channel Swimmer. ISBN 0-947731-23-7.
- Sprawson, Charles (1992). Haunts of the Black Masseur – The Swimmer as Hero. ISBN 0-8166-3539-0.
- Watson, Kathy (2000). The Crossing – The Glorious Tragedy of the First Man to Swim the English Channel. ISBN 978-1-58542-109-1.
- Webb, Matthew. The Art of Swimming. ISBN 0-946014-78-7.
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First appearing in the online series "The Quest for the Boog". The boog is a weapon/money-producer/power-stick. You can find the "boog" movies on youtube.com.
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