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M.P.H. Saint Louis University (epidemiology)
M.A. University of Connecticut (social psychology)
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• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) health
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Dr. Farmer's research interests center on chronic disease and chronic disease prevention in sexual
minority populations, particularly issues relating to cardiovascular disease. His dissertation
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and women and potential disparities in cardiovascular disease and disease risk. In addition to
his work with SLUCOR faculty, he also worked as a data analyst for the National Children's
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Farmer, G.W., Johnson, B.T. (2010, November). Impact of safe sex portrayals in pornography: A
controlled Internet-based trial. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.
Farmer, G.W., Handrick, M.S., Peterson, K., Scharff, D.P., Mayer, J.P. & Copanas, K. (2009, November). Balancing resources and needs: Using GIS to create asset maps of essential resources for Healthy Start participants in St. Louis, MO. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Farmer, G.W., Mayer, J. P. & Leet, T. L. (2007, November). Does maternal residence affect adequacy of prenatal care utilization? Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
Heckert, T.M., Droste, H.E., Farmer, G.W., Adams, P.J., Bradley, J.C., & Bonness, B.M. (2002). Effect of gender and work experience on importance of job characteristics when considering job offers. College Student Journal, 36, 344-356.
Farmer, G. W. & Heckert, T. M. (2001, March). The impact of being "out": Self-disclosure of sexual orientation and its relation to self-esteem, sexual anxiety, and religiosity among lesbians and gay males. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and five retailers are announcing a voluntary recall to provide refunds to consumers who own crib tents and play yard tents made by Tots in Mind, Inc.
CPSC is warning parents and caregivers who own these products that infants and toddlers are at risk of serious injury or death due to strangulation and entrapment hazards presented by these products. Tots in Mind recalled the play yard tents in July 2010 and offered a repair kit that is no longer available. The company is no longer in business and has stopped all sales. CPSC staff urges parents and caregivers to stop using these crib tents and play yard tents immediately. Do not attempt to repair these products.
CPSC is aware of 27 tent failures including one fatality and one serious injury that occurred between January 1997 and April 2012 from crib tents and play yard tents made by Tots in Mind, Inc. In 2008, a two year old boy died after becoming entrapped between the bottom rail of a play yard tent and the top rail of a play yard. The fatality was reported in a prior recall with the firm in July 15, 2010.
In 2007, a two year old boy sustained a catastrophic brain injury when the crib tent affixed to his crib tent inverted and the product's broken rod trapped him at the neck. The remaining 25 reports to CPSC involved inverted crib tents—entrapments between the tent and the crib/play yard or failures of the tent fabric and zippers. Three of these 25 reports also resulted in injuries; in one such case, a parent reported finding her child turning blue and entrapped between the product and the top rail of the play yard.
Since Tots in Mind, Inc. is out of business, retailers who sold these products have stepped up to offer refunds or store credit to consumers. The crib tents and play yard tents can present an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if the dome portion inverts inside the crib or play yard, or if the product becomes partially detached from the crib or play yard. The recalled products were sold at numerous retail stores including Bed Bath & Beyond/Buy Buy Baby, Burlington Coat Factory, Toys R Us/Babies R Us, Walmart and online on websites including Amazon.com, for between $60 and $85.
Consumers should contact the store listed below where the crib tent was purchased to receive either a refund or store credit, depending on the retailer. If consumer is unsure of where the crib tent was purchased, see return policy for individual retailers below on their website:
- Amazon.com [Amazon.com]
- Bed Bath & Beyond / Buy Buy Baby [bedbathandbeyond.com or buybuybaby.com or (800) GOBEYOND]
- Burlington Coat Factory [burlingtoncoatfactory.com or (888) 223-2628]
- Toys R Us/Babies R Us [toysrus.com or babiesrus.com or (800) 869-7787]
- Walmart [walmartstores.com or (800) 925-6278]
The recall includes various models of about 330,000 crib or play yard tents. Consumers can identify their tent by the 2"x 1½" label with Tots In Mind logo located on the non-mesh portion near the top of the tent.
No model names or numbers are located on the tents, however they can be identified by the pictures below and the Tots in Mind logo on top of the tent:
Portable Play Yard Tent
1 - Portable Playard Tent
2 - Original Cozy Crib Tent
3 - Cozy Crib Tent II
4 - Crib Tent for Convertible Cribs
5 - Portable Playard Tent Plus Cabana Kit
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of
thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the
nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or
mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household
chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at
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Apple Moves to Ban More Samsung Devices in U.S.; Samsung "Mimicry" Questioned in South Korea
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Apple is looking to pile on with a Galaxy S III ban, despite that phone not being involved in the case.
South Korean analyst: Samsung "may lack in innovation, but right now, no one can beat Samsung in playing catch-up"
The crippling U.S. patent court
$1.05B USD copyright infringement verdict
against the
world's largest smartphone maker
, Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
), is far from over.
I. Ban 'Em All
Apple, Inc. (
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
ban all currently on-sale products
that were found to infringe in the case
another couple products not listed in the case, which include Samsung's flagship
Galaxy S III smartphone
Apple previously tried to ban the Galaxy S III,
but failed
I predicted
it would now try to lump in such a ban on the wings of its massive victory, and indeed it did.
If Apple's request is granted, Samsung would essentially be banned from selling any smartphone other than its Focus 2 Windows Phone and its non-Android quasi-smartphones.
In Samsung's home nation of South Korea, shock is in the air. Days before the U.S. verdict a Korean court had ruled that
both companies had infringed on each others' work
. That verdict stood in stark contrast to the American jurors, who decided that Samsung stole a plethora of technologies and designs from Apple, and that Apple stole nothing from Samsung.
Questions of bias persist -- at least one of the jurors had a family member
who held a large quantity of Apple stock
, according to past reports -- but South Korean analysts fear that there may be a hint of truth in the ruling. They fear that perhaps their culture relies a bit too much on imitation when looking to conquer a new field. But many of the critics also express feelings of pride in the company. Even if Apple does "kick it out" of the U.S. market, what Samsung did -- beating Apple in an unregulated market battle -- was impressive.
Comments James Song, KDB Daewoo Securities' Samsung-centric analyst, in
an interview
The New York Times
, "The ruling makes us reconsider the brand value of Samsung because it depicts Samsung as a copycat. But a copycat or not, what Samsung has done with its smartphones was a brilliant move. Look what has happened to companies like Nokia, Motorola and BlackBerry, which didn't do as Samsung did. Samsung may lack in innovation, but right now, no one can beat Samsung in playing catch-up."
Indeed -- outside of Samsung, nearly ever phonemaker that isn't named "Apple" is in bad financial trouble. Google Inc.'s (
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) to stay afloat.
JoongAng Ilbo
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II. Can Samsung Stay Ahead of Apple?
South Korean analysts acknowledge that Samsung's phones are "similar" to Apple's and that it arrived cautiously to the smartphone market, versus some other early adopters, such as RIM and Nokia, who plunged in headfirst. But they point out that for the similarities, Samsung established a unique look for its products, made them cheaper than Apple's, and endowed them with arguably superior hardware.
The company's expertise in display and chip-making gave it a key advantage, when it eventually did elect for a full-on smartphone push.
Anthony Michell, author of "Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry", tells
The NYT
, "Koreans do things quicker than almost anyone. Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry. This allows them to change models, go from design to production faster than anyone at the present time. Korean companies continually set themselves challenges, like the challenge to overtake Sony in terms of brand value in the past."
Some say its legacy of rapid adaptation will allow it to survive Apple's patent assault.
Some say despite the pending bans, Samsung may be able to stay ahead of Apple.
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Even with Apple seeking to ban all its U.S. Android smartphone sales, Samsung is racing to modify its operating system to remove features -- such as "rubber-band" graphical flourishes that the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
granted Apple exclusive rights to animate
in a mobile user interface setting.
If Samsung is able to remove the features, the ban could be reduced from months to days or weeks.
Some analysts are convinced that Apple will actually fall farther behind Samsung in U.S. sales in Q3, despite the damage to its image and potential bans. Comments Kevin Lee, an analyst at Korea Investment and Securities, "The patent ruling and Samsung's copycat image will have a negative impact on Samsung's sales of cellphones and other products. But Samsung will further widen the gap with Apple in the third quarter, though not as much as expected before the ruling."
And, of course, Samsung also
has an appeal
of Apple's court win in the U.S. federal court pipeline too -- so it potentially could undo or mar Apple's greatest legal triumph somewhere in the near future.
The New York Times
"It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I'm okay with that." -- Microsoft COO Kevin Turner
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Adams - Elizabeth H. Marti, 100, formerly of Adams, passed away Thursday evening, January 24, 2013 in the Skilled Nursing Unit of Carthage Area Hospital. Prior to entering the nursing unit, she lived four and a half happy years at Maple Manor Home for Adults in Pulaski.
Her funeral service will be held in the spring, with burial following in the East Rodman Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Arrangements are with the Piddock Funeral Home, Adams.
Born April 10, 1912 in East Rodman, daughter of Myron J. and Emma Savage Brooks, she graduated from Watertown High School in 1930. She attended teachers training classes in Dexter and taught school for a time.
She married Homer Hobbs on June 25, 1933. The couple farmed in Rutland. Mr. Hobbs died December 10, 1973. Mrs. Hobbs moved to Adams in 1974.
She married Fred Marti on June 11, 1977. Mr. Marti died in October 22, 1994.
Mrs. Marti is survived by three daughters, Mary and James Wetterhahn, Watertown; Shirley Hobbs, Cortland; Beverly and John Ryan, Canastota; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; a stepson, James and Sharon Marti, Denmark; a step daughter, Jean and Norman Yerdon, Lorraine; several step grandchildren, one sister, Pearl Smith, Albany; one son in law, Dathan Kerber, Geneseo, IL; and several nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by a son, William Homer Hobbs, a daughter Marjorie Kerber and two brothers, Myron Brooks and Willard Brooks.
Mrs. Marti was a member of the Adams United Methodist Church. She enjoyed a full happy life making quilts, traveling, reading, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, playing cards, writing letters, gardening and many other things to keep busy.
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|"Night Terrors"
|TNG, Episode 4x17
Production number: 40274-191
First aired: 18 March 1991
|90th of 176 produced in TNG
|90th of 176 released in TNG
|197th of 728 released in all
| Teleplay By
Pamela Douglas and Jeri Taylor
Story By
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Directed By
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The Enterprise crew is affected when they are adrift in a remote area of space, and find themselves unable to dream.
Summary Edit
The USS Enterprise-D is given orders to find a lost Starfleet vessel, the USS Brattain. They come upon the ship adrift in a binary star system. Beaming on board, an away team finds the entire crew murdered, except for a Betazoid, who is catatonic.
Soon after encountering the disturbing scene on board the Brattain, the Enterprise crew begins to experience her own problems, marked by an inexplicable increase in irritability and fatigue. Counselor Deanna Troi tries to reach the mind of the surviving (but catatonic) Betazoid, while Data, Geordi La Forge and Commander Riker unsuccessfully try to figure out the engine malfunctions aboard the Brattain.
Doctor Beverly Crusher reports to Captain Picard, telling him that there is no indication of a psychological or physiological disease based on the autopsies of the crew, leaving the growing madness on board the Brattain, as detailed in the last log entry of Captain Chantal Zaheva, unexplained.
In the meantime, Counselor Troi has entered a rather intense dream. Spoken to by an unidentified voice, she asks the speaker "Where are you?". The voice repeats the phrases "eyes in the dark" and "one moon circles," as Troi is drawn toward two lights that are reminiscent of the binary star system in which the Enterprise is currently stationed.
On the Brattain, La Forge has to reassure a crewman who apparently heard some noises when no one was there, acknowledging that the 34 dead people found aboard would make anyone uneasy. And on the Enterprise, conflict is spreading all over the ship; when Keiko O'Brien enters the O'Briens' quarters, she and Miles quarrel, during which Miles displays a great deal of envy towards his wife's co-workers. Miles leaves their quarters and enters Ten Forward, where he is warned by Chief Gillespie about the current events. O'Brien brushes the warning off, dismissing it as "ghost stories". In the meantime, Picard is in his ready room when the door chimes. He says, "Come," several times but no one enters, and yet the chimes repeat. He finally goes to the door and sees no one there. The door continues to chime and finally someone knocks. At the door are Troi and Crusher. They say that the occurrences of violence aboard the Enterprise are continuing to escalate so they must leave before what happened to the Brattain happens to them. Captain Picard gives the order for the ship to retreat to a safe distance from the Brattain, only to find that all energy expended by the ship's engines is drained by the anomaly, rendering the ship unable to move.
The crew realizes that it is actually trapped inside a space-time anomaly known as a Tyken's Rift. The Enterprise, after being adrift for 10 days, begins to mirror the state aboard the Brattain shortly before her crew succumbed to insanity and became violent. Picard and Riker talk in the turbolift while going to the Bridge and Riker says that sometimes he feels like someone is in his quarters. Picard relieves Riker for a few hours, telling him to get a nap. Riker obeys but as soon as he leaves and the door shuts, Picard thinks the turbolift ceiling is coming down on him. The door opens and the crew see him screaming. It's only a hallucination, but it's enough to make him feel that he needs Data for their continued survival while they try to find a solution to leave the Tyken's rift.
With minimal energy reserves and no clear means of escape, Dr. Crusher hypothesizes that the rampant outbreaks of violence aboard both ships are due to lack of rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep, leading to fatigue, loss of concentration, extreme irritability, hostility and ultimately, insanity. However, this is not being caused by the Tyken's Rift. Crusher noted that Troi can sleep, and Troi notes that she is the only person aboard the ship who continues to be able to dream, perhaps due to her unique telepathic abilities, but that all of her dreams are nightmares.
Meanwhile, the rest of the crew has their theories as to why they are behaving irrationally. Worf feels so helpless that he tries to commit suicide. He feels that he is no longer a warrior because he is afraid of whatever it causing their sleeplessness. Troi manages to convince him to put the knife down.
With the ship's energy reserves reaching critically low levels, Data (not needing sleep at all) and Troi (still sleeping intermittently, but having the same recurring nightmares) attempt to analyze the counselor's dreams, hypothesizing that there may be some sort of telepathic communication from someone else trapped inside the rift. The messages and image repeated each time in Troi's dream, "eyes in the dark" and "one moon circles", are interpreted as a description of the binary star system and the atomic structure of hydrogen (one proton in the nucleus with one electron - one moon - orbiting it).
The crew in Ten-Forward think the situation is an experiment and want to mutiny. Guinan realizes that something might happen and calls security. As soon as security enters, a fight breaks out. Guinan takes a weapon and fires it into the ceiling stopping the fight.
Data then assumes the role of acting captain of the Enterprise, ejecting the hydrogen into the space immediately in front of the ship through the Bussard collectors while Troi attempts to communicate their actions to the unknown beings in a dream.
Just after there is no longer sufficient power to maintain the hydrogen stream leaving the Bussard collectors, an explosion erupts in front of the ship, indicating that Troi was successful. Another alien vessel was apparently trapped inside the rift, and used telepathy to communicate with Troi. It was this telepathy that somehow prevented the crew of the Enterprise from entering REM sleep. Power and life support are restored to normal, allowing the Enterprise and the alien vessel to escape the rift, although the Brattain is apparently left behind. As his last duty as acting captain, Data orders Picard and the rest of the crew to their quarters to sleep.
Memorable quotes Edit
"Eyes in the dark... one moon circles."
- - Counselor Troi's recurring nightmare, later determined to be a telepathic message from another vessel trapped in the rift
"All 34 of them appear to have killed each other."
"What could have caused such an event? Drugs? A virus? Poison?"
- - Beverly Crusher and Jean-Luc Picard
"To admit that you're afraid gives you strength."
- - Troi to Worf
"What is that?"
"This is a little souvenir I picked up from Magus III. That was setting number one. Anyone wanna see setting number two?"
- - Gillespie and Guinan regarding her phaser rifle
"Sir... as my final duty as acting captain... I order you to bed."
- - Data, to Picard
Background Information Edit
Story and production Edit
- Teleplay writer Jeri Taylor noted, "This was a real tough episode. It was convoluted, it was a little mysterious, technical, quasi-supernatural. It was all over the map and there were a lot of different episodes to try and make cohesive. I rewrote and rewrote it, and I never thought we were ever going to put that one to bed. It was strange. Troi's dream sequences are not something you get to see every week." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
- Michael Piller noted that the pace of the show was so slow that the episode ran nine minutes over and had to be severely cut. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion) According to the call sheets were scenes planned but cut which were filmed on the engineering set, in front of Troi's office, in sickbay, and on the main bridge.
- "Night Terrors" was filmed between Monday 7 January 1991 and Tuesday 15 January 1991 on Paramount Stage 8, 9, and 16. Additional blue screen shots were filmed on Tuesday 22 January 1991 on Paramount Stage 13. This was the first episode filmed in 1991.
- First UK airdate: 12 October 1994
Continuity Edit
- The explosion of the "rift" is reused footage of the explosion of the Genesis Device from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
- John Vickery later played Rusot in three episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's final season and the Klingon Orak in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Judgment".
- A room is finally seen behind a seldom used sickbay door that doesn't lead to a corridor or the medical lab. Right after the teaser, Picard and Crusher leave this room which seems to be the morgue and enter the main sickbay room.
Reception Edit
- As mentioned in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, this episode is considered to be one of the weakest of the fourth season and many members of the production staff were unhappy with it. The scenes with Troi "flying" were said to be a "terrible" mistake by Jeri Taylor and Robert Legato described them as "horrible". Marina Sirtis commented that her desire for more action scenes had backfired; she had to grapple with an intense fear of heights in order to film them. Sirtis recalled, "The terror on my face was actually real. I was absolutely terrified." (Selected Crew Analysis: Year Four - Crew Profile: Counselor Troi, TNG Season 4 DVD special features)
- Jonathan Frakes remarked, "That was a yawner, wasn't it? That was a shitty piece of special effects work when Troi was flying with those cloud[s] around her. That was below our standard." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
- Marina Sirtis opined, "I liked the storyline of that episode because it was about the dreamworld, and I'm of Greek descent so I totally believe dreams mean something. And not the Freudian thing, all this hocus pocus. So that was another one that I could relate to really strongly. But I did hate the flying." (Selected Crew Analysis: Year Four - Crew Profile: Counselor Troi, TNG Season 4 DVD special features)
- Rick Berman commented, "The sleep disorder was that our people were not getting enough REM sleep [and] they were all going mad which, in fact, is what would happen. It was all medically accurate, but it was kind of hard to follow and got convoluted. I don't think there was anything very terrifying in it." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
- Michael Piller concluded, "[I]t was the first show right after Christmas hiatus and I don't think everybody was quite back on their feet yet. As a result, the energy level was way down and the timing was off and the nature of the problem made everybody start reading slowly...The bottom line was that it was no longer a script because they were dream deprived. They were all talking slowly and after a while that gets pretty boring, and the middle of that show sagged and was slow, boring and disappointing." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
- A mission report for this episode by John Sayers was published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine Vol. 16, pp. 42-44.
- Director Les Landau blocked this episode out and prefers not to discuss it, for reasons he won't elaborate. It had something to do with Troi floating in space. (The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine Vol. 21, p. 45)
Video and DVD releases Edit
- Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 46, May 1992
- UK re-release (three-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 4.6, 6 August 2001
- As part of the TNG Season 4 DVD collection
Links and references Edit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
- Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
Guest stars Edit
- Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien
- John Vickery as Andrus Hagan
- Duke Moosekian as Gillespie
- Craig Hurley as Peeples
- Brian Tochi as Kenny Lin
- Lanei Chapman as Sariel Rager
- Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien
- And
Special guest star Edit
Co-star Edit
Uncredited co-stars Edit
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Clark as USS Brattain crewmember
- Tracee Cocco as Jae
- George Colucci as security officer
- Gerard David, Jr. as USS Brattain crewmember
- B.J. Davis as security officer
- Margaret Flores as science division officer
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Hi, I'd really appreciate some advice on feeding my son after I go back to full time work at the end of the month (when he will be 6.5 months old). I want to continue to breastfeed him (to around 1 year?) at least in the mornings and evenings - from an emotional standpoint, just to have that closeness (I am going to miss him so much!). But should I also pump at work? How important is breastmilk nutritionally after the first six months compared to formula? And will I need to pump to keep my supply up for the times we are together? If so, how much roughly will I need to pump?
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Film Unveils Underpinnings Of Mass Killings In Indonesia
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The film The Act of Killing is the most talked about movie of the year. It's a film that is both fiction and nonfiction. Filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer talked to the old men in charge of the death squads in Indonesia in the 1960s that killed somewhere between 500,000 to 2 million civilians in the name of thwarting communism.


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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, 1996-98
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School, Newark , New Jersey, 1997-98
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1999-2000
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Parsapour, P, R. Pullela, G.W. Raff, R. Pretzlaff. Type B lacticacidosis and insulin-resistant hyperglycemia in an adolescent following cardiac surgery. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2008 9(1): e6-e9.
Raff, G.W., M.S. Wong. Sternal plating to correct an unusual complication of the Nuss procedure: erosion of a pectus bar through the sternum. Annuals of Thoracic Surgery, 2008 85(3): 1100-1101.
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Alphonso, N., P.V. Anagnostopoulos, L.Nolke, A. MoonGrady, A. Azakie, G.W. Raff, T. Karl. Anomalous coronary artery from the wrong sinus of Valsalva. A Physiologic Repair Strategy. Ann of Thoracic Surgery By The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2007 (83) 1472-1476.
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See the Government Health IT article: NCI to open research grid to cancer patient 'army'
Women desperate to cure breast cancer are contributing their sensitive personal health information to "an army" of researchers.
But there is no reason that these altruistic women have to risk their futures and their daughters' futures to find a cure.
It's possible to do research without risking their futures and their daughters' and granddaughters' futures by using privacy-protective technologies and robust informed electronic consent. But this project does NOT protect the privacy of these generous and well-intentioned women.
The women's data can be downloaded by "thousands of users"–all of whom make copies of their extremely sensitive, IDENTIFIABLE records. The records are identifiable so that the women can be contacted by researchers.
Some of the major things wrong with this picture:
1) The NCI system allows "researchers (to) form and maintain large breast cancer disease databases." Is there any way to tell if the security is ironclad, state-of-the-art? No.
2) How many copies will researchers make? How many times will the data be replicated and backed-up across the world? No way to know.
3) What countries will copies of the records be kept in? No way to know.
4) How many and which researchers will download and keep their data? No way to know.
5) The researchers must sign agreements to protect and not sell the data, but there are no 'data police' to enforce those agreements. If there are no 'data police' watching this data, how do the women know it's safe? No way to know.
6) What if a woman does not approve of a particular study or researcher who has their data? Can a woman prevent any researcher from using her information? No.
7) How will the data be handled after the research study is complete? How will the women know if it is destroyed? No way to know.
8) How safe is research access via a web browser? No way to know
The severe flaws in this plan are obvious. Fearful women desperate for cures are being exploited by the government and the research industry that designed these systems to serve their needs, NOT the women's rights to privacy. Putting such sensitive data out into cyberspace KNOWING it can never be retrieved or destroyed is grossly irresponsible. Like Paris Hilton's sex video, this data will live forever in cyberspace, risking future jobs and opportunities of every child of every woman desperate for a cure.
The NCI could do this a better way—we can have research and privacy at the same time. But the privacy protective technologies that can enable both are not being used. Why not?????
See our testimony Sept 18th at the national HIT Policy Committee and the many letters from the Coalition for Patient Privacy to federal agencies and Congress describing how to do research while protecting privacy.
And NO–the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) DOES NOT protect our genetic data. It allows insurers and employers to have our genetic data and it has no enforcement. Zero. And HIPAA has no protections for genetic data either–it allows others to control and use our data without consent.
The cost of contributing to research should not be that your female descendents are unemployable. Unless data is protected, we will have generations of people who cannot work because employers will not risk hiring anyone at risk of getting a disease.


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Rev. Nicholas Hood has been a pastor, a central figure in the United Church of Christ, and a leader in Detroit. He was also the first African-American to receive a degree from North Central College. In November, 1965, Hood became the second African-American to be elected to the City Council of Detroit, serving for 28 years. He was a founding member of Southern Christian Leadership Council with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and was the founder of Cyprian Center and the Cyprian Foundation, whose chief mission is to serve developmentally disabled persons. He received the Distinguished Graduate Award from Yale University Divinity School in 1974.


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It all comes down to this-the thrilling final season of one of television's hottest shows, where everything is finally revealed. Separated from his friends and family, and on the verge of losing it all, Michael Westen goes deep undercover, joining forces with a mysterious woman and infiltrating a sinister terrorist network. With time running out, Michael must do whatever it takes to stay alive and protect his loved ones; but now, he may be forced to go too far. Packed with explosive action and exciting plot twists, Burn Notice: Season Seven comes fully equipped with exclusive bonus features available only on DVD.
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I Have a Cockroach in My Office!Last week, Tania Perez, who is on our Museum education staff, found a cockroach crawling on our office wall! Said roach was quickly trapped and contained and was waiting for me when I got back to my office.
Here in North America we have 55 species of cockroach (there are 3500 total in the world)! Of these 55 species, six in California are considered pests. The American Cockroach is the largest of these six roaches, with individuals reaching a maximum of 2 inches in length. Surprisingly, this roach isn't from America at all. It actually native to Africa. The species is also known as the ship cockroach and has hitched rides on ships traveling from Africa to the U.S. A likely apocryphal story, it paints the picture in such a way as to imply it was slave ships during the 1600s that inadvertently transported these insects to our shores.
Although this roach is sometimes found in...
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My LO is 5mo old. She is very healthy - 17 lbs, with no solids yet. I feed her on demand, round the clock. She usually wants to eat every two -three hours, even at night. I have OALD on my right side ONLY. I have been block feeding to keep from getting engorged, but now it seems that the left side doesn't make enough milk! My DD only wants to nurse on that side when she's sleepy or for comfort - when she's hungry it's only the right side for her.
I only pump once a day, first thing in the morning, just to donate to a milk bank. On my right breast I can get up to 8 oz, but only get about 2 from my left. Is there any way to even this out ??!! I really think I'm losing my milk on the left side
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Welcome to the Division of Student Affairs at Syracuse University. We work with students, faculty, staff, and community partners to deliver programs and services to enhance the student experience at SU. Our work also shapes the culture of our campus community, which is one that cares, understands, and is connected to one another.
We in the Division of Student Affairs foster students' intellectual, personal and professional growth, and prepare them for success on campus and beyond graduation. Most importantly, we strive to create safe, diverse, and stimulating environments responsive to student needs. We encourage students and parents to take advantage of the variety of programs and services we offer, and invite your questions and value your feedback.
The Division of Student Affairs has more than 20 principal units, organized in four service-specific portfolio areas. To learn more about our division, check out our 2014-2015 Annual Report for some highlights from each of our units. Previous Annual Reports can also be found here.
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This portfolio promotes the physical, emotional and relational well-being of our students. It removes barriers to learning and intervenes on behalf of students whose wellness is in crisis.
The Counseling Center offers privileged and confidential crisis counseling, referrals, advocacy, and ongoing assistance for students addressing mental health, sexual misconduct and relationship violence, and substance abuse issues. It has experienced, licensed mental-health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, and a consulting psychiatrist on staff. Help is available 24 hours a day.
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This portfolio enables a culture of inclusion and engaged citizenship. It builds community participation and global understanding, and helps students build a sense of personal responsibility.
The Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities supports the University Conduct System, which is committed to providing a fair and educational process that fosters the highest levels of behavior while promoting a safe environment that respects the rights of all students.
The Office of Learning Communities offers a unique blend of in and out-of-the-classroom experiences that bring together students who share a particular lifestyle, interest, or goal.
The LGBT Resource Center provides education, advocacy, support, and safe space for lesbian, gay, transgender, questioning and straight-allied members of the Syracuse University community.
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The Disability Cultural Center provides students, faculty, staff, and community members with social, cultural, and educational programming, advocacy, and support related to disabilities and disability cultures. The DCC is distinct from the Office of Disability Services, which provides accommodations and an array of other services.
The Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services provides problem-solving, education, and support for students who commute from home or live in off-campus housing.
The Office of Residence Life provides an educationally stimulating living environment where students explore their own development and positively contribute to the world around them.
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The Office of Student Activities oversees student organizations and SU Traditions events, such as Homecoming, Senior Celebration and the Pulse performing arts program.
The Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs orients students to Syracuse University and the broader community, prepares them for successful transitions, and facilitates continued student success through graduation.
The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs works with the University's more than 50 fraternities and sororities and their five governing councils.
The Parents Office promotes awareness and involvement for SU families, and provides support for them when they need it.
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Budget and Operations provides oversight and guidance in financial, human resource, and facility planning for the Division.
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For 44 years, Americans have banded together on April 22nd to do something kind for the planet we call home. Earth Day is an important reminder that each one of us has the power and the responsibility to help save our environment, and to leave behind a safe place for future generations. This April, what will you do to help the environment? Whether it's something large or something small, every step counts toward making our planet better.
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Combine Earth Day and spring cleaning by finding recipes for eco-friendly cleaning products you can make yourself out of common household ingredients. Ridding your home of harmful chemicals is good for the planet and your wallet!
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You don't have to wait until Arbor Day (April 27th) to plant a tree. Trees help fight global warming by taking in CO2, as well as creating a habitat for birds and other creatures. Choose a fruit bearing tree for a yummy reminder each year of your contribution to the planet. » Read more: 10 Easy Ways to GO GREEN for Earth Day!
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November dragonfly love
November 13, 2013 —
The first few days of November yielded a couple of mild days before a cold front brought some brisk northwest winds and nighttime temperatures that hit the teens in many areas. Some flights of avian harbingers of fall such as the migrating golden eagle and the first flocks of bufflehead had already made their appearance; however, it was the flight of another critter on a couple of local lakes that drew my attention on these first mild days in November.
The aptly named autumn meadowhawk is the last dragonfly to be seen during the year, and when most species of animals are migrating, hibernating, or making other preparations for the arrival of winter, these brilliant red dragonflies are still in the midst of mating as part of their reproductive cycle, which will produce next year's emergence of autumn meadowhawks.
The mating ritual of the autumn meadowhawk, as with all dragonflies, is a complex affair. The male must first find a suitable mate. Just before mating, the male must transfer sperm from production glands (gonopore), located at the tip of his abdomen, to his own seminal vesicle located under the second abdominal segment. The male attempts to grab a female by her neck with a pair of appendages (cerci) at the tip of his abdomen. Having established "tandem linkage," a receptive female bends the tip of her abdomen, where her genitalia and oviduct are located, to the freshly charged seminal vesicle of the male previously described; the male transfers his sperm to the female at this time. This is called the "wheel" position as the coupled pair now resemble a wheel or heart.
This can be a rough affair, especially for the female. Scratches and puncture injuries are often incurred by the female by the cerci of the male at the initial coupling, but the female usually is able to complete her ultimate goal: laying her freshly fertilized eggs for next year's emergence of dragonflies.


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Hot Dog Model
I received a funny email today. The author was Sara, from ScoreboardGourmet.com. I'd never heard about website before. It is a site that is dedicated to discussing the food served a sports stadiums. An interesting idea.
Sara was writing to ask permission to use one of my photos in one of her entries. I agreed. And just like that (as my father-in-law put it), I became a hot dog model. Here I am, modeling the "Ruthian" at the Peoria Sports Complex, spring home of the Seattle Mariners:
And here is the link to the full entry. If you're in Peoria, be sure not to miss the Ruthian.
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Yum! I want a hot dog too, although I want to just BE at a game even more.
I do remember of this photo, because I had to consult an online dictionary to find out the meaning ot "Ruthian". Now I can see it's related to Babe Ruth.
Nice pose! That's some good pub (or ink as you like to call it)! It would have been cooler to see Tim holding that bad boy though!
Well said.
Exactly. As in, when we go see the Mariners this season, Ken Griffey, Jr. will blast several Ruthian homeruns.
It does. It really is ridiculously big. I mean, compare it to the "MARINERS" on my shirt? That's a huge hot dog!
I know, what was I thinking? Maybe I didn't trust 2-year-old Tim with that much mustard. But it would have been a great picture.


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EP: exclusive pumping.
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EP: exclusive pumping.
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It never occured to me that the fat on top is just that, pure fat and that the milk beneath it had a high fat content too... I kind of knew that the milk beneath the thick fat layer was pure fat but to think it was as fattening as the pure fat, that is something i've never considered- thanks for point it out! I probably am blowing this whole thing out of proportion. I'm so amped up about being able to get off the supplement that I probably blew the whole hindmilk issue up... I wonder if I give her whatever milk I pump/am able to feed directly from breast and the right amount of solids, baby should probably have no problems progressing as she has been for the past two months, I think.... i'm going to try it out and see.
You aren't kidding- it is such an easy idea to get lost in....definitely.
I think i'm going to try to quiet that inner chatter, pump and breastfeed, and just monitor that weight. Oh the peds recommendation to supplement? The idea of supplementation really only came up when the doctor mentioned a few months back that baby is gaining weight perfectly, has jumped up a little bit on the growth chart, but said baby's weight could be a bit higher and that supplementation would get baby up to an even better place, weight-wise. I took the advice not really knowing that baby would take to the bottle just a bit better than the breast (although she is still quite good with both but sometimes she'll cry for the bottle just because)....sigh last time I take "well-intentioned" advice. lol
You know, considering the amount you can pump coupled with the fact she's on solid foods it won't be too difficult. I would reduce the formula gradually, but you can do it mama! Keep us updated on what happens too!
Mama to five beautiful kids- 9, 8, 3, 2 and currently nursing our new baby girl born 1/20/2013
"It should not be necessary to tell reasonably intelligent mammals to suckle and not dismember their neonates." ~Susan Blustein
Mama to five beautiful kids- 9, 8, 3, 2 and currently nursing our new baby girl born 1/20/2013
"It should not be necessary to tell reasonably intelligent mammals to suckle and not dismember their neonates." ~Susan Blustein
I really think i'll be trying this idea - I read the following on kellymom.com and I totally want to share this in case anyone finds they are in a similar position:
"Because of the great variability in the amount of solids that babies take during the second six months, the amount of milk will vary, too. One study found average breastmilk intake to be 30 oz per day (875 ml/day; 93% of total intake) at 7 months and 19 oz (550 ml/day; 50% of total energy intake) at 11-16 months.
Several studies have measured breastmilk intake for babies between 12 and 24 months and found typical amounts to be 14-19 oz per day (400-550 mL per day). Studies looking at breastmilk intake between 24 and 36 months have found typical amounts to be 10-12 oz per day (300-360 mL per day)..." here's the link for more excellent info (they also have a milk calculator here): www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc.html
I totally think I can keep up with that...I originally thought I would wean around 12-16 months but if these estimates are dead-on, I should be able to continue until baby is at least 18 months! I totally will keep you guys updated- already I feel like i've met such awesome inspirations- yessss that means you lol, mommal and aprilsmommy! Thanks girls! You guys are totally cool!
It should be something that we should be happy and proud of- just the fact that baby is thriving and do so wonderfully.... but doctors are NEVER satisfied! I sincerely think there is a lack of trust. The medical profession has zero trust in moms and their ability to do what they can, naturally. I think if they had it their way they would have us overloading our babies and over-stuffing them with formula so they can max out the growth charts while they are infants/toddlers AND then when they get to be 5-8 try to hurl blame when these same children are obese in a way that could risk to effect their health and weight for the rest of their lives....you are so on point. Fatter is NOT healthier- particularly if you have to force-feed your child when they aren't hungry!
Seriously?? Can they even do that?!! Its laughable to me because doctors are taught, in school, to let things develop for themselves and to not intervene (in this case, with formula) unless medically necessary. What's worse is every formula, in some form or another, does have dairy proteins in it, somewhere... and i'm definitely not fond of soy.... the research out on soy formula is catastrophic, in fact, in most European countries (take France, for example) they have outlawed soy formula because it has been linked to infant death. Its funny too.... I was in the doc's office the other day for baby's 6 month and I was to write on a sheet how much formula baby takes in a day- I wrote down 6-20 ounces (my fault for being so honest, so I know I did it to myself lol but baby can take as little as 6 ounces on a good day and 20 ounces on a bad day- 20 is the exception, definitely not the rule) and when I got in the office, the doc was like "6-20 ounces? yeahhh well she's not getting milk from you at all.. why are you even wasting your time??" She's not my baby's regular ped- just another in the practice, but if I tell you how angry/mad/pissed I was- how I just wanted to scream every curse that god has given me power to say to this doctor, lol you would be surprised loll.... But thats when I figured she couldn't breastfeed for her own child. Then out came her story- she couldn't pump more than a couple of ounces a day for her own child. I guess that means I can't do it for my child either, huh? ugh.... I am so sorry your son had to go through that- but thank goodness he had such a strong incredible mommy that would NOT tolerate that mess! I hate to say it there are so many sabotaging #$##$% doctors out there that should simply be ashamed to call themselves peds. You know what? a lot of people just don't get how serious the relationship is- for both mom and child....some people can't even begin to fathom...
EP = exclusively pumping
OS = oversupply
There is a sticky post with a list of acyonyms in one of the forums. I still refer to it sometimes (never heard AF before (=aunt flo) )
Good luck with reduce supplementing. Be confident about your milk and ability to provide for your baby. This forum is a great resource!
Full time working Mom to 3, DH is my hero as a SAHD:
DS July'09, nursed for 12 weeks
DD1 & DD2 April'11, tandem nursed for 16 months


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Home List of Titles Low energy-density recording with a highrepetitionrate laser beam in gold-nanorodembedded discs
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- Title
- Low energy-density recording with a highrepetitionrate laser beam in gold-nanorodembedded discs
- Author(s)
- Ullah, Md Azim; Li, Xiangping; Cheng, Xueming; Hao, Xiaojian; Su, Yahui; Ma, Jianshe; Gu, Min
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- In this paper, we report on the low energy-density recording with a high-repetition-rate femtosecond pulsed beam in homogenous goldnanoroddispersed discs by using low numerical aperture (NA) microoptics. By focusing a femtosecond pulsed beam at a repetition rate of 82 MHz using a low NA DVD optical head, the spatially-stretched energy density introduces a temperature rising of the polymer matrix. This temperature rising facilitates the surface melting of gold nanorods, which leads to over one-order-of-magnitude reduction in the energy-density threshold for recording, compared with that by focusing single pulses through a high NA objective. Applying this finding, we demonstrate the dual-layer recording in gold-nanorod-dispersed discs with an equivalent capacity of 69 GB. Our results demonstrate the potential of ultra-high density three-dimensional optical memory with a low-cost and DVDcompatible apparatus.
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
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- Optics Express, Vol. 20, no. 22 (Oct 2012), pp. 24516-24523
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- 2012
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- 0205 Optical Physics; 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering; 1005 Communications Technologies
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- Energy density; Femtosecond pulses; Gold nanorods; High repetition rate; Laser beams; Optical discs; Optical recording
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- Optical Society of America
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UPDATE from Docomomo US/MN on the public meeting for Peavey Plaza:
The World Monuments Fund has named three modern properties in the United States to its 2012 World Monuments Watch list. Manufacturers Trust Company Building designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill was included on the list as was the Orange County Government Center by Paul Rudolph and Russel Wright's Manitoga in Garrison, New York. Since 1996, the biennial Watch has drawn international attention to cultural-heritage sites in need of assistance, helping to save some of the world's most treasured places. The 2012 Watch includes 67 sites, representing 41 countries and territories.
Architecture buffs get your sneakers on and get ready to discover modern architecture across all five boroughs. Docomomo US is thrilled to launch our first annual Modern Architecture Scavenger Hunt during the Open House New York weekend. Grab your friends and a camera, and photograph yourself in front of modern architecture for a chance to win great prizes.
Abstracts are invited for the sessions and round tables at the Second International Meeting of the EAHN (Brussels, 31 May – 3 June 2012). The European Architectural History Network supports research and education by providing a public forum for the dissemination of knowledge about the histories of architecture. Based in Europe, it serves architectural historians and scholars in allied fields without restriction on their areas of study.
Proposals are due September 30. For more info on the conference visit: www.eahn2012.org
Movement to demolish the Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center in Goshen, NY (1963) has rapidly progressed since last month's Hurricane Irene caused it to close due to additional water and mold damage. While officials are working out temporary space for government offices located in the Government Center, County Executive Edward A. Diana is suggesting it may be better to tear down the building than try to repair it. A feasibility study to determine the most economical and efficient plan for the consolidation of county departments was scheduled to be release at the end of the year but is now likely on the fast-track to recommend its demolition.
Listen to conversations by Docomomo US President Theodore Prudon and IFI President Shashi Caan during the Conversations in Context event at the Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan, CT.
Click here for the video.
Docomomo International Journal 44: Modern and Sustainable is complete and will land in mailboxes shortly. Guest editor for this edition on sustainability is Docomomo US President, Theodore Prudon.
The Docomomo International Journal is a benefit of Docomomo US International members. If you would like to receive future editions of the Journal, become an International member today!
Initial information has just been released for the upcoming Docomomo International Conference in Espoo, Finland in 2012. The proposed theme for the conference is The Survival of Modern, From Coffee Cup to General Plan. For dates and information on the call for papers visit the Docomomo Finland website.
Bowing to community pressure, the owners of Richard Neutra's Kronish House in Beverly Hills have agreed to postpone its demolition until at least Oct. 10 to give preservationists a chance to devise a plan to save the residence...and the City seeks to draft a preservation ordinance.
Designed in 1955, the Kronish Residence was one of the largest Neutra residential projects. Built for tract developer Herbert Kronish and his new English bride, the design included unusual requirements such as mirrors on the ceiling of Mrs. K's dressing room. Rare Carrara Glass lines the walls of the master bath, and there are many other unique features.
DOCOMOMO US/Louisiana reports that less than 24 hours after receiving notice from RSD Superintendent John White, demolition of the historic Phillis Wheatley Elementary School (Charles Colbert, 1954) in the Treme-Lafitte neighborhood of New Orleans began late Friday afternoon. The New Orleans chapter had worked tirelessly to save the structure, with the strong support of local residents, former students, and actors from the critically-acclaimed HBO series Treme, including Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc who witnessed the demolition first-hand: http://docomomo-nola.blogspot.com/2011/06/wheatley-demolition-accelerated.html.
DOCOMOMO US is excited to announce the fifth annual National Tour Day! Join us Columbus Day weekend, October 8-10, for a variety of exciting tours and exclusive access to sites of the Modern Movement. Check individual listings for dates and times as some events begin in September.
Visit www.docomomo-us.org/tour_day_2011 for confirmed tours.
Here are just a few of the this year's tours:
SAVE PRENTICE plans a rally in support of Bertrand Goldberg's threatened structure. The event takes place in Chicago this Wednesday, June 15 at 11am and will meet at the corner of McClurg and Huron, a few doors down from the old Prentice Hospital. For more information visit http://www.landmarks.org/pdfs/Prentice-June-15th-Rallly.pdf (PDF flyer) or follow SAVE PRENTICE on Facebook.
Landmarks Illinois has released a report outlining how Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Hospital could be reused rather than demolished. Click here to download the report (PDF). Located at the eastern edge of the medical campus in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Prentice is considered one of Goldberg's most innovative and significant buildings.
Orange County Modernism: The Legacy of Paul Rudolph
April 16, 2011
Seligman Homestead, Sugarloaf, NY
Join DOCOMOMO US chapter president Theodore Prudon and DOCOMOMO US/New England chapter president David Fixler at a lecture on the legacy of architect Paul Rudolph. The talk will focus on the architectural significance of Late Modern architecture, specifically Paul Rudolph's work, as well as the challenges and opportunities in preserving Late Modern architecture.
Limited Space available. RSVP to Erin Tobin: etobin(at)preservenys.org or call 518-462-5658 x12
Please consider signing an online petition to save the historic modern Phillis Wheatley Elementary School which is threatened with demolition. This petition was started by Phyllis Montana-Leblanc. Montana-Leblanc spoke passionately at Friday's hearing before the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission in defense of her alma mater, "If you tear down my school, a part of me dies with it."
MiMo in Miami: An International Conference on Mid-Century Modern Architecture
March 11-12, 2011
Miami, FL
Join DOCOMOMO US and Dade Heritage Trust at the MiMo Conference. Miami Modern architecture, better known as MiMo, boomed after WWII, translating International Modernism into innovative designs with tropical exoticism, glamour and fun. The conference will discuss MiMo in an international context, with an emphasis on Miami's newest historic designations: the Miami Marine Stadium, the Miami Bacardi Building, the Morris Lapidus District, North Shore on Miami Beach and the MiMo on Biscayne Historic District.
Serge Chermayeff's work spanned six decades and half the globe. He was an architect with no qualifications whose work was internationally acclaimed, a teacher who hoped to redefine architecture and modernism together, and an ecological visionary.
Join Alan Powers, author of Serge Chermayeff, Designer, Architect, Teacher (RIBA Publications, 2001) as he explains the consistent threads in Chermayeff's thinking and the nature of his unique contribution to the Modern Movement.
Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:15 pm
New York University Department of Art History
Silver Center, Room 301
100 Washington Square East (entrance on Waverly Place)
Docomomo Brazil, organizer of the 9th Docomomo Brazil Conference scheduled for June 2011, announce a call for papers.
Presented contributions will focus on three themes:
Reflections on recent heritage
Documentation of recent heritage
Preservation of recent heritage
Submissions may be written in English or Spanish. The deadline is February 28th, 2011.
Click here for more details.
If you missed any of our 2010 articles on the preservation of the modern movement, DOCOMOMO US e-news briefs are now archived online. Articles for 2010 include: the Christian Science Center complex in Boston, Tour Day 2010, the Given Institute in Aspen, and the continuing work of our New Orleans, Louisiana chapter to preserve the Phillis Wheatley Elementary School and the George Washington Carver Junior-Senior High School.
In case you missed the Life and Work of Bertrand Goldberg tour during Tour Day 2010, the Chicago Architectural Foundation will hold a second tour this Saturday, December 11th.


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Shumlin notes job training, despite few joblessBy WILSON RING
The Associated Press | April 11,2013
Toby Talbot / AP Photo Gov. Peter Shumlin, center, holds a news conference Wednesday at Omega Electrical Construction Inc. in South Burlington. Omega has been working with the state to sponsor employees who get trained while working full time.SOUTH BURLINGTON A South Burlington electrical contractor that is hiring to meet burgeoning demand for its services has been meeting that demand with a state apprenticeship program that trains employees while they are working full time.
In the last 30 days, Omega Electrical Construction Inc. has hired six to eight new employees, and over the last decade about 50 of its current 130 workers have come through the four-year apprenticeship program, company officials said Wednesday, when Gov. Peter Shumlin and other top officials highlighted the program in a news conference.
With the economy growing, the firm is the busiest its been in years, said Al Senecal, who has owned the business with his wife, Cheryl, since 1990.
Its difficult to find licensed electricians right now, so were growing them ourselves, he said. Weve been hiring a lot of people.
Shumlin, speaking at the companys headquarters near the Burlington International Airport, said the state has been working hard to ensure businesses have enough workers.
I think its worth celebrating that Vermont right now has the third-lowest unemployment rate in America. That doesnt happen by coincidence, Shumlin said.
In February Vermonts unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, tied for the third-lowest in the country.
There are a number of other programs that Shumlin highlighted, including programs for military veterans, on-the-job training and internship grants for high schools.
The Vermont Department of Labor says a number of industries are hiring, including manufacturing, health care, and business and professional services. Openings are also expected in construction and related industries and businesses that cater to summer tourists.
The apprenticeship program that Omega is a part of hires untrained people. They work full time while attending classes. If all goes well, at the end of the four years the employee will graduate with an electricians license. Omega pays the tuition for the classes, which run three hours twice a week from September through March.
Before they are licensed, the employees will do work for the company that doesnt require a license. Currently, the company has about 20 employees in the training program, Al Senecal said.
Its a very important part of our livelihood, quite frankly, he said. If were not training young men and women to be the future, we just wouldnt be here. We wouldnt be able to do what were doing without them because otherwise wed be staffed with an old bunch of retirees.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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The project area includes 5 sub-watersheds in the Lower St. Francis River watershed located in Cross, Crittenden, Mississippi, and Poinsett Counties. The goal of the conservation partners involved is to reduce the nutrient loss from agricultural land (primarily cropped to rice and soybeans) through improved nutrient use efficiency and reduced runoff from agricultural fields.
The focus of the conservation efforts will be utilization of variable rate fertilizer application rate technology and improved irrigation water management.
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An unmanned, privately-owned US space capsule which took supplies to the International Space Station has splashed down safely in the Pacific, its mission completed.
"SPLASHDOWN!'' owner SpaceX tweeted. "Welcome home!''
Its descent slowed by three large parachutes, the Dragon capsule dropped into waters 320 kilometres off the coast of Mexico.Ships set out to pluck it from the water.
The day started with crew using a robotic arm on the ISS to complete the delicate de-linking of the capsule after a mission of just over three weeks.
Dragon delivered 544 kilograms of food, scientific material and other equipment during SpaceX's second resupply mission to the space station, which currently has a crew of two Americans, three Russians and a Canadian.
The capsule returned to Earth much heavier than on its outbound journey, as it carried more than 1180 kg of equipment from experiments conducted on the ISS.
One was designed to study molecular changes to a small flowering plant in microgravity. A related study examined how the plant roots hold up in low-oxygen environments.
The Dragon's docking with the ISS in early March after it was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida aboard a Falcon rocket was delayed by 24 hours because of a problem with the capsule's thrusters that was quickly resolved.
The voyage was the third mission by the private SpaceX - whose name is short for Space Exploration Technologies - to the ISS under contract with NASA. The first of the missions was a test flight.
The return also happened a day later than originally scheduled because of bad weather in the splash-down area.


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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton dedicated the new Embassy Compound and Robert C. Frasure Street in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on October 12, 2010. Secretary Clinton said, "I believe that this new building, with its innovative design and its location in the heart of Sarajevo, is a fitting symbol of the friendship between our two countries. And I want to thank all of the people from both countries who worked so hard to build it.
"The friendship between our nations began with your independence nearly two decades ago, and so did our shared sacrifice in the name of peace. In 1995, during the siege of Sarajevo, three Americans lost their lives trying to make their way into the city to take part in peace talks. Today, we honor the memories of Robert Frasure, Joe Kruzel, and Nelson Drew, and we re-dedicate ourselves to the cause for which they died, the cause of peace, stability, prosperity in Europe."
The Secretary continued, "Ambassador Frasure and his colleagues came here to help end the conflict that claimed so many thousands of lives. They were determined to get to the peace negotiations, but the main road was blocked. Rather than give up, they decided to take the Mount Igman route, despite its risks. That decision was one of great courage and selflessness, but it was not an isolated incident. It was part of America's enduring commitment to a Europe that is free, whole, and secure, a commitment that stretches from the First World War to the Second, the Cold War, and the Balkan Wars. It is also a commitment that spans generations of Americans. Joe Kruzel's father was a flying ace who shot down four Nazi fighter planes in the skies over Europe during World War II, and after the war Nelson Drew's father served in a U.S. Army peacekeeping unit stationed in Germany.
"Half a century later, that same commitment to peace led to the Dayton Accords. We believed then, as we do now, that the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina lies in the heart of an integrated and democratic Europe. And we stand ready to help you achieve our common goal, a Bosnia and Herzegovina that is firmly anchored in the European Union and NATO."
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GE thief handed sentence for fraud
RUTLAND A former subcontractor for GE Aviation in Rutland was sentenced to five months of home confinement and ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution for a conviction of committing mail fraud by selling stolen parts.
From 2009 until July 2013, John Quinn, 55, of Rutland, used his position as an account manager at the GE plant to steal tools mostly high-speed carbide drill bits that he sold on eBay for more than $108,000, according to federal court records.
Quinn pleaded guilty to the federal charge in January and was sentenced Monday by Judge William Sessions, who also imposed two years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service.
Quinn had faced a potential federal guideline sentence of 15 to 21 months behind bars.
In pre-sentencing memoranda filed by Quinns defense attorney and a federal prosecutor, both sides acknowledged he deserved a lower sentence because of his actions since his arrest, including a decision on his own initiative to mortgage his house to pay off $108,000 of the restitution he owes.
Still, Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Waples argued that the court should sentence Quinn to some jail time as a warning to others thinking of committing a similar crime.
Quinn was arrested after GE officials began to suspect him of stealing. The company conducted what federal prosecutors described as sting operations involving three undercover purchases from him.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryAs Rutland prepares to welcome Syrian refugees to its community, some are continuing to voice... Full Story
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Herbies Drunken Race Recap - Michigan
It all started with the first pop of a beer after the command was given by former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr. The best command by a football coach I have ever seen!
Time for another beer!
I don't remember much after that, so I decided to take a stroll around Herbieville, and ask other race fans what happened
I stopped by Herbie39's house, and all he could say was that he wanted Tony Gibsons head on a plate.
After that, I went to Herbie48's house, and he just kept talking about Jimmies 5 championships. That got boring real quick!
Then I went to Herbie99's house, and he was flipping mad that Carl didnt win after leading much of the race. Time to go!
So I jumped on my Mobil1 scooter and headed to Herbie88's shack, where all he did was whine about Mark Martin running Joonyer into the wall.
I left there and cruised to Herbie24's place, and he was just sitting there counting some eggs and talking about how many chickens he was gonna have.
Time for another beer!
I ran into Herbie18, or should I say, he ran into me. He just kept saying something about taking the high road, then he took a bow and left.
Then I noticed Herbie29 right on his tail, cursing and muttering something about "this ain't over yet".
Finally, I saw Herbie11, spraying some champagne all over his friends, and realized that Denny Hamlin must have won the race.
Then I went home and drank beer until I passed out.


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Author Alissa York named 2013 writer-in-residence
Jan 15/13| For Immediate Release
Deborah MacLatchy, Vice-President, Academic and Provost
Kevin Crowley, Director, Communications, Public Affairs and Marketing
WATERLOO Author Alissa York will be visiting Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Waterloo and Brantford campuses and Kitchener location as the universitys writer-in-residence. York will visit Lauriers Waterloo campus Feb. 25, 26 and March 1 to discuss her work, and talk to students and faculty about writing. She is scheduled to visit Lauriers Brantford campus Feb. 27 and March 7, and the Kitchener location Feb. 28.
York is the author of several books, including Effigy, the story of a polygamist family in rural Utah, and most recently, Fauna, which examines themes of homelessness and the human-animal connection. Effigy was short-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and long-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Fauna, a national best seller, was short-listed for the 2011 Toronto Book Award. Yorks short fiction has won both the Journey Prize and the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award. Her essays and articles have appeared in publications such as The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire and Eighteen Bridges.
I look forward with great anticipation to meeting with the students and faculty of Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as members of the wider community, for a series of inspiring, illuminating discussions, said York. I see this residency as an opportunity to engage with developing writers and other lovers of the written word, while fostering meaningful connections between artistic, academic and public spheres.
Yorks visit to the Brantford campus on March 7 at 7 p.m will include a joint public lecture with Lauriers Edna Staebler Writer-in-Residence Andrew Westoll and an art exhibition. She will give a public lecture and reading at Lauriers Faculty of Social Work in Kitchener on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.
For a full schedule of events, visit the writer-in-residence program web page.
"We are excited at Laurier to be hosting one of Canada's emerging writing talents as our writer-in-residence in 2013, said Deborah MacLatchy, vice-president: academic and provost. Her most recent novel, Fauna, resonates on so many different levels, including our need as a species for wild spaces and human-animal connections in our increasingly urban lives. We look forward as a community to discussing these themes in fiction writing with Alissa."
York studied English literature at McGill University and the University of Victoria. She is a faculty member at the University of Torontos School of Continuing Studies and regularly teaches at the Banff Centre for the Arts. York has lived all over Canada and currently resides in Toronto.
Yorks visit is sponsored by Lauriers Office of the Vice-President: Academic and Provost.
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Alisa Boswell
Roosevelt County lost one of its hardest working residents Sunday with the death of lifetime Milnesand resident Thomas Elton Parkinson, according to family and friends.
Parkinson, 91, died at a Portales senior living center.
Better known as "T.E." or "Elton," Parkinson was the Milnesand fire chief for 30 years, along with being a farmer, rancher, welder and EMT.
"He was a great asset to the community," said current Milnesand Fire Department Chief John Mohon. "He was a respectful man and I learned a lot from him."
Mohon said he and Parkinson started the Milnesand Fire Department in 1977, with Parkinson serving fire chief until Mohon took over in 2000.
"He was a great man to work with and I enjoyed the knowledge he gave me to improve me as a fire chief," Mohon said. "The working relationship we had together was awesome."
Mohon said among the important lessons he learned from Parkinson was to be patient and listen to others, "which is hard to do sometimes as a chief."
Mike Miller, a former Portales city councilor and fire chief, said Parkinson always worked hard for his community.
"Elton was the Milnesand Fire Department," Miller said. "He just worked and worked and worked to make it one of the best fire districts anywhere. He was always ready to face any challenge that came his way. That speaks to the man he was."
Miller said Parkinson built fire trucks for the department and turned military surplus equipment into firefighting equipment.
"He was just a wonderful individual. I never ever heard him complain about anything," Miller said. "He was always ready to make happen what needed to happen. He was committed to everything he was involved in. You could just count on him."
Jerry Parkinson said his father found time for his family even though he worked a lot.
"He was a good dad," Jerry Parkinson said. "He was a hard worker and dedicated to the community and doing right. He was always good to take us to church. He worked a lot but he always took us to school and came to our sporting events."
Barbara Teel said her father was the hardest working man she has ever known.
"He worked so many hours a day to be able to provide for us," Teel said. "I can't say enough about my father. He was a remarkable man. He worked so hard at farming and ranching and everything. I think the influence I had growing up was just wonderful."
She said her father worked until the end of 2009, when he 89 years old.
A funeral service will be held for Parkinson at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Calvary Baptist Church in Portales with a Portales Fire Department Honor Guard with Karen Burns, of the Clovis Fire Department, and former Portales Fire Chief John Bridges as the honorary speakers.
"It's an honor," Bridges said of being the honorary speaker. "I worked for the Portales Fire Department for 23 years and my association with him through the Milnesand Fire Department was always one of collaboration and doing what was best for our community. That's just the way Mr. Parkinson was. He was someone who was very dedicated to delivering services to his community and county and making things happen for improvement."


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