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Piper Aircraft has partnered with aircraft interior specialists DeCrane Aerospace and Propel Designs to upgrade the interior of the PiperJet. The changes are being made following input from current and future PiperJet customers. Both firms will integrate cabin interior improvements verified by the company's proof-of-concept flight testing. Propel Designs is handling overall design of the PiperJet flightdeck and enhancements to the passenger cabin. DeCrane will supply engineering and interior soft goods, including carpeting and interior panels.
Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) has delivered and installed a VIP conversion kit in an Airbus A320 for a customer in less than 8 hrs, giving the aircraft a dual-role capability of VIP or commercial transport. The kit allows conversion of the forward A320 passenger area into a VIP section, giving customers the opportunity to have a multimission aircraft. It includes 2 double-VIP seats and 2 club/4 VIP seats with "hi/lo" tables. The forward area has partitions, leather upholstery, wool carpets and curtains. Reconfiguration of the aircraft can be performed by any EASA Part 145 MRO or approved maintenance organization. ACJC's field support team can provide customers with tools and equipment required to perform the work and training for the first configuration change.
Viking Air of Victoria BC, Canada, has received Transport Canada certification for the DHC6 Twin Otter 400. Launch customer Zimex Aviation of Switzerland took delivery of the first production DHC6-400, msn 845, at the Farnborough Air Show. Viking launched Twin Otter 400 production in 2007 and claims a $200-million backlog through 2014. The company also provides OEM support for the worldwide fleet of de Havilland Canada models DHC1 through DHC7. Twin Otter 400's updated flightdeck features a Honeywell Apex integrated digital avionics suite.
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support is offering the Max-Viz EVS 1500 infrared (IR) EVS for the King Air 200 and 300 series. Operators and repair stations may order the system directly from Hawker Beechcraft, which also offers installation through Hawker Beechcraft Services. New aircraft buyers may also add the EVS1500 to a King Air 200/300 as a post-delivery modification. Max-Viz EVS1500 uses a thermal imaging camera that can be toggled between wide-angle and telephoto fields of view for display on a Pro Line 21 video-capable MFD. The system also includes a connection for video-capable EFBs and a video distribution amplifier that enables IR images to be displayed on passenger monitors.
Fargo Jet Center at FAR (Fargo ND) is now part of Universal Avionics' network of authorized dealers. Fargo Jet operates a 200,000 sq ft facility providing aircraft support services including avionics installation, engine and airframe maintenance, repair, modification and routine inspections. It also offers on-demand charter, aircraft sales and management and is an authorized service center for Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft, Pilatus, Bendix/ King, Garmin, Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, Avidyne, Raisbeck and S-Tec.
Constant Aviation, an MRO facility at CLE (Hopkins, Cleveland OH), is to open a 15,000 sq ft accessory facility which will offer composite repair services for on and off-wing repairs on the Embraer Legacy 600 and Hawker Beechcraft Beechjet. Capabilities will include thrust reverser and engine-inlet repairs and replacements. Constant also has a facility at BHM (Birmingham AL). Both specialize in airframe and powerplant maintenance, avionics installation and repair, parts distribution, accessory and composite services.
Richard Shaw is the new manager of Gulfstream PlaneParts—a spares subscription service and cost-per-flight-hour program that provides Gulfstream operators with replacement components for a monthly fee based on aircraft age, hours and landings. Before Gulfstream, Shaw spent 25 years with Bombardier's product support unit.
Geoffrey Berger has taken over as interim CEO of Piper Aircraft and will serve in that role while Imprimus, Piper's parent company, searches for a new CEO. Berger was the managing director of Imprimis's Brunei operations.
Greenwich AeroGroup has named Glenn MacDonald president of Professional Aviation Associates. MacDonald began his aviation career at Pegasus Helicopters and was most recently head of helicopter training solutions with CAE. He has 14,000 hrs in numerous types of helicopter.
Natl Aviation Hall of Fame president's reception and dinner
(L–R) Gulfstream Pres Joe Lombardo, Cessna Pres & CEO Jack Pelton, Rockwell Collins Chairman Clayton Jones, NetJets Chairman David Sokol, IBM Dir Flight Ops (and former NBAA Chairman) Jeff Lee, Clay Lacy Aviation Pres & CEO Clay Lacy and NBAA Pres &
Panel of NBAA aviation leaders at the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) President's Reception and Dinner, held in Dayton OH on Jul 16. CEO Ed Bolen.
There was unanimous agreement among panel members that the Obama administration's actions have damaged a world-leading industry that employs tens of thousands of skilled workers and generates billions of dollars in earnings for the US.
NBAA was this year's winner of the NAHF Milton Caniff "Spirit of Flight" Award. (L–R) FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, NBAA Chairman Patrick Cunningham, NBAA Pres & CEO Ed Bolen and NAHF Pres & Vice Chairman Alan Hoeweler.
Members also voiced disappointment that President Obama has yet to visit Wichita KS, a city that has seen a significant drop in employment due in part to the recession but more significantly to the downturn in business aviation orders that followed Obama's highly publicized criticism of the use of corporate aircraft.
Panel members Gulfstream Pres Joe Lombardo (L) and Cessna Pres & CEO Jack Pelton.


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Paved Trail Bike Rides:
The City of North Bonneville has over 12 miles of relatively flat biking trails which wind throughout town, south to Strawberry Island and never crossing a main street.
Mountain Bike Riding in Skamania County:
Skamania County contains a large portion of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Below are some of the favorite bike rides in the southern portion of Skamania County. A Gifford Pinchot National Forest map or Skamania County map is useful in locating our listed bike rides since many of the roads listed are not county maintained roads but secondary gravel forest service roads.
LONE BUTTE LOOP: Difficulty rating is moderate. Starting at the Lone Butte parking lot, travel north on Road 32 behind the locked gate to the 3011 road. Then take Road 30 back down to the Lone Butte parking lot. The trip distance is approximately 11.5 miles and wanders along the Lone Butte Meadows and Meadow Creek. This area offers good wildlife viewing opportunities and, in late summer, good huckleberry picking.
HARDTIME LOOP: Difficulty rating is easy. Starts at the 3054 parking lot and travels west on the 3054 road behind the locked gate to the tie-through trail. Follow the tie-through trail to the 3050 road, on to the 148 snow trail, and back along the trail to the 3054 parking lot. The trip distance is approximately 9 miles and offers some wonderful views of volcanic peaks in the Cascades and good wildlife viewing.
RED MOUNTAIN RIDE: Difficulty rating is most difficult. Start at the junction of roads 60/6048, and travel north on the 6048 up to the top of Red Mountain. This is not a loop but provides an outstanding viewing opportunity from the Lookout. The ride is approximately 6.2 miles of steep grades.
MOUSE CREEK LOOP: Difficulty rating is moderate. Start at the junction of roads 65 & 68, travel east on 68 to the 6801 road; then north on the 6801 to road 60. Then west on the 60 road to the 65 and back along 65 to the starting point. This loop is approximately 17 miles and offers some great views of the district and wildlife.
MOWICH BUTTE LOOP: Difficult rating is moderate. Start at the Hemlock Lake Recreation Area and travel west on the 43 Road to the junction of road 41; then east on 41 back to the Hemlock Lake Recreation Area. This loop is approximately 19.5 miles and offers some great views of wildflowers and volcanic peaks in the Cascades. The huckleberries are plentiful along this route, and you will travel through a historic Native American picking site.
GRASSY KNOLL RIDE: Difficulty rating is most difficult. Start at the junction of road 68 and the 146 trail, travel west on the 146 trail up along the crest of the Cascades. This trail takes you through some alpine meadows, offering some of the most outstanding wildflower viewing opportunities, as well as views of some of the volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range. This is not a loop, but there is a cold water spring along the trail that makes a good turning around point for the ride back. The mileage on this ride is approximately 6 miles.
TROUT CREEK HILL LOOPS: Difficulty rating is easy. Start at either the junction of the 43/4303 or 43/4306 or the 42/4306 roads. There are approximately 11.5 miles of loop opportunities behind the gates. Lots of good wildlife viewing. This is an excellent place for beginning riders.
BEAR MOUNTAIN LOOPS: Difficulty rating is easy. Starting at the junction of the 54 and 5407 roads, travel north on the 5407 to the 5707/311, then east to the 58 road. At this point you may travel east on the 58 road to the 57 junction and back along the 57 to the 5407, and down the 5407 to the starting point. Or travel west on 58 to the 5407 and back down to the starting point. These loops offer some great views of the volcanic peaks in the Cascades and there are several great wildlife viewing opportunities and huckleberry picking. The 57 route is approximately 11.5 miles and the 58 route is approximately 7 miles long.
For additional favorite rides and information visit the Gifford Pinchot National Forest web site.

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Tribune Opinion: Buck impresses with stance on 51st state; Windsor athlete deserves praise
November 1, 2013
We're glad to see Weld District Attorney Ken Buck make his views on secession known.
Buck told the Denver Post on Wednesday that he would vote "no" on Weld County Ballot Question 1A, which asks voters whether they want the Board of Weld County Commissioners to work with other county commissioners to pursue forming the 51st state.
"I think the better strategy is to work to defeat the out-of-touch politicians causing this feel of separation," said Buck, a Republican who is running for U.S. Senate in 2014.
Buck's right. There are a host of problems with the effort to secede from the state, or even to use Tuesday's vote as a chance to send a message.
Buck also deserves credit for the political courage he displayed when he made his feelings about the 51st state known. Most of the support for the movement has come from conservatives, and many prominent Republican politicians have sidestepped the question, saying only that they understand the frustration.
It's good to see Buck take a stand.
Arrivederci, Johnny Carino's
It's a shame to have to say ciao to Johnny Carino's Italian Restaurant after the chain quietly closed the doors at its Greeley location last week after poor performance of late.
The closest Carino's are now in Loveland and Longmont, and we're pleased to hear the Greeley staff was offered transfers to those locations.
We hate to see businesses in town fail. But the fact company officials cited increased competition as one of the reasons for shutting the restaurant's doors, is a sign that Greeley's economic health continues to thrive.
We hope a new business will quickly move into the building, 2473 28th St., and find success among the many others in our city.
Windsor athlete deserves accolades
Windsor High School senior Zack Peck has received a lot of accolades, but we'd like to add one more pat on the back.
Peck deserves recognition for receiving a national award aimed at highlighting athletic achievement, excellence in academics and community involvement.
He was honored during a pep rally at the school where he was presented with the award by Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Floyd Little, a former Denver Broncos standout.
Peck and nine other student-athletes from across the country were selected as finalists for the U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence. These students will attend the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl game in San Antonio, where they will participate in various activities and attend a ceremony that will announce this year's inaugural Award for Excellence recipient.
We think Peck is more than deserving of this award for his leadership both on and off the field. Peck, a starter at defensive end for the Wizards, carries a 3.8 grade-point average and takes advanced-placement and college-level classes at Windsor High School. A member of the National Honor Society who helps coach his little brother's football and basketball teams, Peck and his father are involved with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc., which according to its website is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings.
Little, who wore his yellow Pro Football Hall of Fame jacket during the ceremony, said there are six fundamental components for success: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.
We think Peck represents all of these qualities and want to congratulate him on this prestigious award.
ReadCon offers fun chance to check out library
If it's been a while since you've been to the library, Saturday might be a good time to give it another shot.
"Libraries aren't what they used to be," said Victoria Boone, a librarian at the High Plains Library District's Centennial Park branch in Greeley. "They're more fun, and they're not always quiet."
On Saturday, the Farr Regional Library, 1939 61st Ave., will host ReadCon, which was inspired by the popular celebration of all things geek called ComicCon. The new library event packs as much as a library can possibly hold, just like the frenzied ComicCon. Boone, and librarian Peter Derk organized the event.
The main attractions are two well-known authors, Craig Johnson and Mary Doria Russell, who will give talks and sign copies of their books. More than 30 Colorado authors will be part of the event as well. There's three events for writers, such as a self-publishing seminar, and a nod to National Novel Writing Month, which gives those trying to finish a 50,000-word book in a month a quiet place to work.
In true ComicCon fashion, the event will have some non-traditional offerings, such as a costume contest between the district's libraries and a Minecraft competition to build the best library.
ReadCon kicks off at 9 a.m. It should be fun.
— The Tribune Editorial Board
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Westchester County Legislator Bill Ryan has been named to the National Association of Counties Board of Directors.
The announcement came following the NACo Annual Conference, which was held last week in Portland, Oregon. Ryan will represent New York State on the NACo Board.
Ryan, a former chairman of the county board, is now president of the New York State Association of Counties, or NYSAC.
He represents Westchester's 5th Legislative District, which includes White Plains and Scarsdale.
"This is an important development for New York. Having representation on the governing board of the national association will ensure that the unique needs and concerns of New York are addressed," said NYSAC Executive Director Stephen J. Acquario. "Without the participation of Bill Ryan and the other Westchester County legislators, including Chairman Ken Jenkins, who are active in NACo, New York would not be as effective in making its case for national policy."
Ryan was also named to the NACo's Finance & Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee, which deals with all matters pertaining to the financial resources of counties; fiscal management; federal assistance; municipal borrowing; county revenues; federal budget; federal tax reform; elections and Native American issues.
"Working with and learning from other elected officials at the National Association of Counties and New York State Association of Counties greatly enhances our public service and problem solving," said Ryan. "To build stronger communities, it's important to be innovative and know what is making a difference in the lives of others. The give-and-take in these organizations is unparalleled in this regard, and I look forward to bringing back a lot of superb governance ideas to Westchester."


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Propaganda war-A A +A
As I See It
Thursday, January 17, 2013
POLITICS at any angle is an art. Oscar Ameringer calls it as the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each other from the other. He who wishes to wage a political war should first estimate the cost. The objective is victory and could be obtained through an effective propaganda.
A political party will always come up with its own propaganda by using the best of minds, the best talents, the best strategy, and the best of tri media. The information may be true or false, but it is always carefully selected for its political effect. Facing the political enemy is considered a problem and it could be addressed by using the two levels of problem solving. Come up with strategy which is your broad plan of action and apply your tactics which are the means for carrying out strategy.
In Philippines history, the "ilustrados" of mid-19th century played vital roles as "propagandistas" in pursuing nationalistic goals. The Noli Me Tangere and the El Filibusterismo of Rizal awakened the Filipinos to face their social responsibility. The La Solidaridad was backed up by men of honor... Graciano Lopez-Jaena, Marcelo H. delPilar, Mariano Ponce, Antonio Luna and Jose Rizal. The fight was uphill but victory was attained.
The US and Filipino soldiers persevered to wait for the outcome of the Second World War in the Philippines because Gen. MacArthur made true his promise of returning to the Philippines to liberate the islands from the Japanese. "I shall return." This served as a good propaganda statement. In critical times and normal times, we always look forward to a good propaganda to align our motives and aspiration.
Ramon Magsaysay was the "man of the masses." When he won as president, he made true his promise. He opened the gates of Malacañan Palace. Sen. Jose Locsin of Silay coined the "Filipino First Policy" for Carlos Garcia when he was running for president. Garcia won. Ferdinand Marcos was a propagandist by himself. He got Imelda for his visual presentation.
Marcos stayed long in power by making his people believe that "Mabuhay ang Pilipino." Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. had the power of speech to move his people against the dictatorship of Marcos. Erap made good slogan for the "mahihirap." Noynoy Aquino became president because the Filipinos believed in his "matuwid na daan."
Politicians in the local front today have also their battle of words as a part of their propaganda. Name calling is a low grade propaganda not deserving for statesmen. Barker and divers do more harm than good. From the surface, we now see who are barking at the moon and who are promising a pie from the sky. Fear makes the politicians restless; so they fall to shouting in order to keep up their courage without them knowing that they reveal their real color.
It takes two to tango. A politician cannot just fight himself. He needs to be irritated by an opponent politician so that he can react and both of them could look funny. Certain activities cannot be performed alone... such as quarrelling, making love, and dancing the tango. It's really fun and funny. Good propagandists should strike while the iron is hot. When you read the papers or listen to the radio commentaries, propagandists are taking advantage of favorable circumstances while they last. They don't wait for the sleeping dogs to bark.
We, the people, should not swallow hook line and sinker. We have to use our common sense which is not usually common among us. We let the propagandists understand that they can lead the cow or the sheep to water, but they can't make them drink. Never give a sucker an even break!
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CSUF News Service
CSUF Celebrates Homecoming Week
Jan. 23, 2014
Homecoming has become an annual tradition at Cal State Fullerton for alumni, students and the community with a week of activities leading up to homecoming day festivities and the Titan men's basketball team vs. Hawaii.
Monday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 15
Feb. 10
Homecoming Carnival Noon- 1 p.m., Titan Walk
Feb. 11
Homecoming Sculpture Exhibition Noon - 1 p.m., Titan Walk
Feb. 12
Associated Students Inc./Titan Shops Fashion Show Noon- 1 p.m., Quad
Feb. 13
All Campus Pep Rally Noon - 1 p.m., Quad
Feb. 13
Vision & Visionaries Celebration
CSUF honors four distinguished alumni for their contributions to the campus and their communities with the Vision & Visionaries Award, the highest honor that the University bestows on alumni.
9:30 - 11 a.m. — Voices of V&V Honorees will discuss "What CSUF did for me" in the Little Theater of the Titan Student Union
6-9 p.m. — V&V Awards Dinner & Celebration
Feb. 14
Titan baseball kicks off the 2014 season vs. Washington State
7 p.m., Goodwin Field.
Ticket information is available online.
Feb. 15
Titan Festival
3 p.m. in front of Titan Gym
The pregame festival will offer a variety of activities, including balloon artist and caricaturist, crafts, face painting, carnival games, game truck, inflatables and photo booth, as well as performances by the Varsity Band, Spirit Squad and Dance Team, appearances by Tuffy Titan, sales of Titan gear, along with sponsored booths and giveaways from Liberty Mutual Insurance, CSUF Alumni Association and RockStar.
Basketball Game 6 p.m. tipoff, Titan Gym
Homecoming Dance 8 p.m. – midnight, lower level of Titan Student Union (open only to current CSUF students)
Cal State Fullerton 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831
Homecoming 2014 is sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance and co-sponsored by Associated Students Inc., Cal State Fullerton Alumni Association, In-N-Out Burger, New Student Programs, OC Choice Catering, Titan Athletics and Titan Shops.
Homecoming attendees are advised to park at the State College Parking Structure located west of Titan Gym. Parking is free in the structure on Feb. 15. Parking is $8 for a daily permit Monday through Friday. Free parking after 5 p.m. Friday and on weekends. Details are available online.
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Last night, while I was writing my piece on the 7 types of sex that don't have to count, I IM'd with a guy friend of mine, who said the one sexual experience he doesn't always count is the one in which he, um, sucked. Which got me thinking of the bad sex I've had thanks to the occasional dude who couldn't get it up and then I realized I've never actually asked the fellas on my IM about the worst they've ever been in bed. I sought to rectify that immediately.


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News & Events
Impact of Medical Device Regulation on Jobs and Patients
Statement of
Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D.
Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
the Subcommittee on Health
Committee on Energy and Commerce
U.S. House of Representatives
February 17, 2011
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, I am Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency). Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the effects of medical device regulation on jobs and patients. FDA recognizes the many important contributions that the medical device industry makes to the economy and to the public health. By increasing the predictability, consistency, and transparency of our regulatory pathways, we can help provide better treatments and diagnostics to patients more quickly, stimulate investment in and development of promising new technologies to meet critical public health needs, and increase the global market position of U.S. medical devices.
I will begin with a brief overview of our regulatory authorities for medical devices. A medical device, as defined by federal law, encompasses several thousand health products, from simple articles such as tongue depressors and heating pads, to cutting-edge and complex devices such as implantable defibrillators and robotic equipment for minimally invasive surgery.
The Medical Device Amendments of 1976 to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act or the Act) gave FDA specific authority to regulate the safety and effectiveness of medical devices. Medical devices are assigned to one of three regulatory classes based on risk.
Class I, General Controls, is the lowest risk category of devices and includes items such as adhesive bandages. These devices are subject to the General Controls of the Act, which include establishment registration and device listing, compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and labeling, record-keeping, and reporting requirements.
Class II, Special Controls, is a medium-risk category of devices and includes devices such as intravenous catheters and powered wheelchairs. They are subject to the General Controls of the Act as well as Special Controls, which may include special labeling requirements, mandatory performance standards, and post-market surveillance, in order to ensure device safety and effectiveness.
Class III is the highest risk category of devices and includes devices such as heart valves and coronary stents. These devices are subject to the General Controls of the Act, plus approval prior to marketing of a premarket approval application (PMA) containing scientific evidence of the device's safety and effectiveness.
Most devices, however, are cleared via the premarket notification [510(k)] process. A 510(k) is a premarket submission to demonstrate that the device to be marketed is "substantially equivalent" to another legally marketed (predicate) device. If a device otherwise subject to premarket review is not substantially equivalent to another legally marketed device, it must go through either the PMA process or the "de novo" classification process (a review process for innovative, lower-risk products).
The Impact of Regulation on Innovation
FDA is charged with a significant task: to protect and promote the health of the American public. To succeed in that mission, we must ensure the safety and effectiveness of the medical products that Americans rely on every day, and also facilitate the scientific innovations that make these products safer, more effective, and more affordable.
These dual roles have a profound effect on the nation's economy. FDA medical device approval gives manufacturers a worldwide base of consumer confidence. Our ability to work with innovators to translate discoveries into approvable products in a timely way is essential to the growth of the medical products industry and the jobs it creates. U.S.-based companies dominate the roughly $350 billion global medical device industry. The U.S. medical device industry is one of the few sectors, in these challenging economic times, with a positive trade balance.[1] In 2000, the U.S. medical device industry ranked thirteenth in venture capital investment – now, ten years later, it's our country's fourth largest sector for venture capital investment.[2]
As noted in a January 2011 report on medical technology innovation by PwC (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers), the U.S. regulatory system and U.S. regulatory standard have served American industry and patients well. As that report states, "U.S. success in medical technology during recent decades stems partially from global leadership of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA's standards and guidelines to ensure safety and efficacy have instilled confidence in the industry's products worldwide. Other countries' regulators often wait to see FDA's position before acting on medical technology applications, and often model their own regulatory approach on FDA's."
Some have alleged that delays in FDA approval deprive American patients of needed therapies and push jobs overseas. Yet, as FDA's FY2010 Medical Device User Fee Act Performance Report to Congress indicates, FDA's device review performance has been consistently strong. Ninety-five percent of the over 4,000 medical device applications subject to user fees that FDA reviews every year (FDA reviews over 9,000 submissions annually in total) are reviewed within the goals that were agreed to by the medical device industry under the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007 (MDUFA). Under the 510(k) program – the pathway used by 90 percent of the devices we examine each year – 90 percent of our reviews were completed in 90 days or less, and 98 percent of reviews were completed in 150 days or less, as we committed to do under MDUFA.
There are a limited number of areas in which we are not meeting the goals agreed to with the industry, although our performance in those areas is generally improving. This is the result of several factors, including increasing workload, turnover of key staff, growing device complexity, and poor-quality submissions. The number of applications for premarket approval and panel-track supplements (for "breakthrough" devices) has increased by 48 percent over the past two years. In addition, medical devices are becoming more technologically complex, as reflected by the growing number and variety of technical experts that FDA must consult during the review process. Finally, a significant number of submissions received by the Agency are incomplete or fail to address basic elements such as the device's proposed indications for use. More than half of the 510(k) submissions received by FDA have quality problems. Although FDA is meeting its performance goals for 510(k)s, these submission quality problems delay the completion of the marketing clearance process and unnecessarily divert resources from more productive activities in the review process.
Comparisons Between FDA and the European Union (EU)
As FDA and industry have geared up to negotiate a new user fee agreement under MDUFA, we've seen reports and studies comparing FDA and EU device review performance, with some suggesting that we replace the American system with that of the EU. It is important to note that there are some very basic differences between the two systems that confound comparisons. In contrast to the U.S. medical device regulatory system, the European system:
- does not require government review before a company may market a device;
- does not require demonstration of device effectiveness – the U.S. standard in law is safety and effectiveness; the EU standard is safety and performance, meaning the device must perform as indicated in the device description and is not required to show benefit to the patient;
- allows manufacturers to "forum-shop" their applications among third-party reviewers who are subject to minimal oversight;
- provides minimal information to the public about the evidence supporting company claims; for example, summaries describing the basis for third-party reviewer decisions to grant a CE mark are not provided to the public;
- has no centralized authority for tracking safety information related to medical devices and no EU-wide post-market surveillance system; as a result, the EU is less likely to detect new safety problems as compared to the United States; and
- has no centralized database of information about the performance of the various regulatory systems (such as time spent on premarket review), making it difficult to compare the performance of the EU and U.S. systems.
In 2008, the European Commission acknowledged that there were limitations in its regulatory framework for medical devices and sought public comment on ways to strengthen its system.[3] As noted by the Commission in its Public Consultation Report: "Experience indicates that the current system does not always offer a uniform level of protection of public health in the European Union. New and emerging technologies have challenged the current framework, highlighting gaps and pointing to a certain scarcity of expertise…. And finally, the legal system has been criticized as being too fragmented and difficult to follow and fraught with national variation."[4]
Different studies report different time frames for U.S. and EU review times for new medical devices, for a variety of reasons. Comparisons of review times between the United States and the EU are particularly difficult when based on flawed assumptions and in the absence of performance data for the EU. For example, the widely cited Makower study, which concluded there was a significant lag in "review times" in the United States as compared to the EU, included within the "review time" the substantial pre-submission assistance to the industry that FDA offers.
For the most complex devices, FDA reviews may indeed take longer from our first contact with a company to approval – in large part, due to our agreement with manufacturers to engage with them far earlier in the product development process than do our European counterparts. Of note, the number of such meetings requested by manufacturers has been steadily increasing over the past few years.
An additional factor is that for the higher-risk devices, FDA may ask for more robust clinical data to meet the stronger U.S. regulatory standards. As noted previously, FDA requires a manufacturer to demonstrate that a device is safe and effective, while the European process only requires a demonstration of a device's safety and performance, not its effectiveness. For example, if a manufacturer wishes to market a laser to incise heart tissue to treat arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) in the EU, the manufacturer must show that the laser incises heart tissue only. In the U.S., however, the manufacturer must show that the laser incises heart tissue and also treats the arrhythmia.
Comparisons of safety data are equally problematic. Since the number of approval submissions or "on-market" devices in the EU cannot be determined from publicly available information – nor can the number of recalls or adverse event reports – calculation of accurate rates of safety problems is not possible. According to the industry-funded BCG study on EU and U.S. recalls, 85 percent of medical device safety reports in the EU come from only five member states of the 24 countries reviewed, underscoring the potential for underreporting of safety events in the EU.
We appreciate the concern that some devices come on the market in the EU before they do in the United States. While we want devices to be available to American patients as soon as possible, we believe that, consistent with U.S. law, they need to be both safe and effective. The U.S. system has served patients well by preventing EU-approved devices that were later shown to be unsafe or ineffective from harming American consumers. For example, in 1991, Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP), a company based in southern France, received a CE mark for silicone breast implants. Unbeknownst to regulators, PIP changed the silicone gel in the breast implants. On March 30, 2010, French regulators issued a recall of all pre-filled silicone breast implants manufactured by PIP. The breast implant recall is said to affect an estimated 35,000 to 45,000 women worldwide. This device was never approved by FDA and therefore never reached the market in the United States.
Yet, FDA recognizes that it can do a better job at managing its premarket review programs. FDA continues to look for ways to improve our ability to encourage innovation and to speed safe and effective products to patients. We know that medical device development is expensive. And we agree that, in many areas, insufficient clarity, consistency, and predictability on our part contributes to those expenses. This is why we've undertaken initiatives to improve our review processes in order to enhance innovation in the medical device industry.
510(k) Action Plan
In recent years, concerns have been raised, both within and outside of FDA, about whether the current 510(k) program optimally achieves its goals of fostering innovation while making safe and effective medical devices available to patients. In light of these concerns, and in keeping with the good government practice of periodically assessing the effectiveness of existing programs, FDA launched in September 2009 a two-pronged, comprehensive assessment of the 510(k) process to determine whether changes should be made to the program so that it can better achieve its goals.
Under the first part of this assessment, FDA created two staff working groups—one to review the 510(k) program and make recommendations to strengthen it; the other, to review how the Agency incorporates new science into its decision-making process and recommends how it can do so more predictably. The other part of this assessment is an independent evaluation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which is still underway. The IOM is expected to publish its final report in summer 2011.
In keeping with our commitment to transparency, FDA sought public input during the development and review of the two internal reports. We engaged in extensive public outreach, including two public meetings, three town hall meetings, three public dockets and many smaller meetings with a variety of stakeholder groups. In August 2010, FDA issued final reports containing 55 recommendations and again sought public comment on the reports and recommendations before taking action.
In January 2011, after reviewing the public comment, the Agency announced the actions it would take to improve the 510(k) process and its use of science in decision-making generally. In particular, these actions are intended to improve the predictability, consistency, and transparency of the 510(k) program and aspects of our PMA program, such as decisions regarding clinical trial protocols to facilitate innovation while assuring that devices available to patients are safe and effective. A few examples include:
- Streamlining the review process for innovative, lower-risk products, called the "de novo" classification process;
- Publishing guidance for industry to clarify when clinical data should be submitted to increase predictability and transparency;
- Developing a network of external experts who can use their knowledge and experience to help the Agency address important scientific issues regarding new medical device technologies; and
- Establishing a new Center Science Council of senior FDA experts within the Agency's medical device center to ensure more timely and consistent science-based decision-making.
Innovation Pathway
In addition to our review of the 510(k) program, we recently announced a priority review program for new, breakthrough medical devices. The proposed new Innovation Pathway program for pioneering medical devices is part of a broader effort we have underway designed to encourage cutting-edge technologies among medical device manufacturers.
The Innovation Pathway will seek to accelerate the development and regulatory evaluation of innovative medical devices, strengthen the nation's research infrastructure for developing breakthrough technologies, and advancing quality regulatory science. As part of this initiative, CDRH is proposing additional actions to encourage innovation, streamline regulatory and scientific device evaluation, and expedite the delivery of novel, important, safe and effective innovative medical devices to patients, including:
- Establishing a priority review program for pioneering technologies;
- Establishing a voluntary, third-party certification program for U.S. medical device test centers, designed to promote rapid improvements to new technologies during a product's development and clinical testing stages;
- Creating a publicly available core curriculum for medical device development and testing to train the next generation of innovators; and
- Engaging in formal horizon scanning – the systematic monitoring of medical literature and scientific funding to predict where technology is heading, in order to prepare for and respond to transformative, innovative technologies and scientific breakthroughs.
Facilitating medical device innovation is a top priority for FDA. As part of its 2011 Strategic Plan, FDA's medical device center set goals to proactively facilitate innovation to address unmet public health needs. A public docket has been set up to solicit public comment on the Innovation Pathway proposals, and a public meeting on the topic is scheduled for March 15, 2011.
MDUFA Reauthorization
As you know, the statutory authority for MDUFA expires on September 30, 2012. At that time, new legislation will be required for FDA to continue collecting user fees for the medical device program. FDA is currently engaged in negotiations with the regulated industry to prepare recommendations for the reauthorization of MDUFA. In addition, the Agency is holding regular monthly discussions with representatives of patient and consumer advocacy groups, while the negotiations with industry are taking place, as required by the statute. Minutes of both the industry negotiations and the monthly stakeholder meetings are being made publicly available on the FDA website to ensure transparency of the reauthorization process and to facilitate stakeholder involvement in that process. Finally, FDA will hold a public meeting on MDUFA reauthorization later this year.
Issues of concern to industry will appropriately be addressed in these negotiations, and during this process, all other stakeholders – including the scientific and medical community, and patient and consumer groups – will be afforded the opportunity to make their views heard with respect to the reauthorization of MDUFA.
We look forward to working with Members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce to reauthorize this important legislation.
Mr. Chairman, I commend the Subcommittee's efforts to understand the impact of FDA's regulatory policies on medical device innovation. FDA strives toward a reasonable and fair approach to regulation that will foster innovation in the medical technology industry while assuring that the medical devices marketed in the United States are safe and effective. Thank you for your commitment to the mission of FDA, and the continued success of our medical device program, which helps get safe and effective technology to patients and practitioners on a daily basis.
Mr. Chairman, that concludes my formal remarks. I will be pleased to answer any questions the Subcommittee may have.
[1] PwC (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers), "Medical Technology Innovation Scorecard" (January 2011) at page 8, available at http://pwchealth.com/cgi-local/hregister.cgi?link=reg/innovation-scorecard.pdf.
[2] PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association, MoneyTree™ Report, Data: Thomson Reuters, Investments by Industry Q1 1995 - Q4 2010, available at http://www.nvca.org/.
[3] European Commission, "Recast of the Medical Devices Directives: Public Consultation," available at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/sectors/medical-devices/files/recast_docs_2008/public_consultation_en.pdf; see generally http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/sectors/medical-devices/documents/revision/index_en.htm.
[4] European Commission, Consumer Affairs, "Revision of the Medical Devices Directives: 2008 - onwards," at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/sectors/medical-devices/documents/revision/index_en.htm.


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Twenty one million passengers travel daily on Indian Railways using the unreserved journey facility. An unreserved ticket authorizes these journeys but as the name implies, offers no reserved seats or berths. The ticket is not specific to a train service either. This facility is predominantly used by commuters and suburban travellers – over short distances where assured seating is not a necessity. It is also available to lower income groups travelling longer distances and connects the rural hinterland to districts, towns and cities. Tickets are issued to the unreserved passenger any time of day or night as booking offices remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) caters to this segment of the market and seeks to provide a centrally administered computerized ticketing system over the entire Indian Railways. Today more than ninety percent of the unreserved tickets are sold through this system. The ability of the system to deliver ticketing at remote corners of the country and provide uninterrupted services everywhere has been lauded by the Government of India. The project, along with the CRIS team responsible for its initial design and implementation, won the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration. Details regarding the project are provided here and, if you have any questions or want to contact us, please email us at email@example.com.
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The unreserved ticketing system began as a pilot project in August 2002 on Northern Railway. A precursor to this centralized ticketing system was the Self Printing Ticket Machines (SPTMs), a standalone system that was phased out with the arrival of UTS. Initially the central hardware architecture was supported with station level servers to ensure business continuity in the event of network failures. The booking office operator dispensed the tickets using dumb terminals and dot matrix printers. Over the years with improved reliability of the network a newer design came into force with the introduction of thin clients provided to the operator. For details regarding these, please check out our Technology section.
The graph below shows the growth of the service from 2002. Today the service is available at nearly 5690 locations over all the 16 Zones of the Indian Railways. The Zonal Railways are responsible for manning the UTS counters and running the services, while CRIS maintains the application and ensures continuity of business at the system level. There are nearly 100 ticket types that are sold through the system – based on class of travel, concessions for senior citizens and children, concessions to other categories, and season tickets. The business rules and fares are determined by the policies of the Ministry of Railways.
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The application has been developed with a two layered architecture in C++. The database requirements are met through a Sybase product, ASE-CE. A Java version of the application is used in the ATVMs to provide additional features in the user interface.
Currently, the hardware is deployed across 06 data centres, including one data centre for Disaster Recovery. To cater to the expansion of the user base for this application, the setup was revamped recently and migrated to a high-end Virtualized setup. This is the first time that Virtualization has been implemented for an application of Indian Railways. The backend setup has a provision to support Business Continuity ensuring nearly 100% uptime for the application. Besides this, at the client end, the so called 'Smart Clients' have been deployed which are basically thin clients with a footprint of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) and application image. These ensure continuous business operations in the event of network / backend outage for 3 days for thin clients and 1 day for ATVMs. The application rides on the Unified Ticketing Network (UTN) for the Passenger Reservation System and Unreserved Ticketing System.
The printing device is a customized Dot Matrix Printer. However, in case of ATVMs, Thermal Printers are being used. CRIS works as the coordinating agency for procurement of peripheral equipment for the Zonal Railways. For details on current procurements, please go to our section on Tender Notices.
The picture here shows a typical ATVM kiosk. The kiosks have a touch screen based user interface, a smart card reader, a thin client and a thermal printer.
The Unreserved Ticketing Services group is part of the commercial applications division within CRIS working under the guidance of Sh. Sanjaya Das, Director Operations. Sh. Das has been associated with the design and implementation of the complex Control Office Application and has returned to CRIS after completing a challenging assignment as Divisional Railway Manager, Ajmer. The group is currently led by Sh. Amit Varadan, General Manager, an Indian Railway Traffic Service officer with 23 years of experience. He is assisted by Sh. P. K. Varshney, Chief Manager who is a domain knowledge expert. The technical team is led by Sh. Namit Verma, Principal Project Engineer. The rest of the team includes Senior Project Engineer, Project Engineers, Senior Software Engineers & Software Engineers spread across the CRIS regional offices at New Delhi, Kolkata, Secunderabad, Chennai and Mumbai.


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Potluck parties are popular, inexpensive and enjoyable anytime, but while cruising, they are a terrific way to spend time at a friendly rendezvous or to get to know other boaters on a club or owners association gathering. Most potlucks involve bringing a dish to share for a meal, but I have also enjoyed impromptu "happy hour appetizer" potlucks and "cookout on the grill" potlucks!
We often host "grill pot luck" parties where we offer our cruising friends use of the grill to cook whatever they want for dinner and we share side dishes such as bread, salad, vegetables and dessert. However, my favorite is the "leftover pot luck" party where on the last day of a cruise, everyone brings what they've got left and we come up with a delicious meal! On a small club cruise in late October several years ago, we found ourselves anchored in a pretty cove with no restaurants ashore. It was a cool, drizzly day and we decided to bring all our leftovers to my boat for potluck. I still remember being faced with two large kielbasa, a rind of cheese, stale bread, fresh spinach, a jug of red wine, canned white beans, 1 pound of pasta and several cans of chunky vegetable soup, wondering what on earth could be pulled together from it all. An hour later, eight of us were sipping red wine and dining on a thick and savory sausage minestrone soup with toasted garlic bread – the perfect dinner for a cool, rainy Autumn day!
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To determine if your aldosterone and renin levels are abnormal, to help diagnose a hormonal (endocrine) disorder such as primary aldosteronism (PA, Conn syndrome)
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Barbee and his Tigers will be trying to extend the season as they take on South Carolina this Wednesday evening in the opening round of the SEC Tournament at the Georgia Dome.
"I can't wait to get to Atlanta," said Barbee, who is wrapping up his fourth season as head coach of the Tigers after spending four years as head coach at UTEP where he was named Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2009-10 after leading the Miners to a 26-7 overall record and a 15-1 league record prior to taking over at Auburn.
"Teams that are still excited about playing this time of year have a chance to extend their seasons and that is the case with this team," he said. "We just had a great practice and that is exciting to me as their coach.
"I like how hard this team plays and how unselfish it is," Barbee added. "They play for each other, they enjoy being around each other and they have consistently worked hard in practice trying to get better.
"Of all the teams I have coached since I?have been a head coach, including my teams at UTEP, this is my favorite," Barbee said. "They come out every day with a great attitude ready to compete and they are all focused on having success as a team.
"The disappointing thing is that we have left so much on the table this year," he added, maintaining that the Tigers could easily have a better record than the 14-15 mark (6-12 SEC) they take into the conference tournament. "It hasn't been for a lack of effort," he said.
The head coach noted that he is proud of the team's seniors--guard Chris Denson, forward Allen Payne and center Asauhn Dixon-Tatum. Denson was named the team's Most Valuable Player at the ceremony on Monday night and on Tuesday the league's coaches named him to the All-SEC Second Team.
Payne won Auburn's Sonny Smith Leadership Award and Dixon-Tatum was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player.
Chris Denson leads the team in scoring at 19.2 points per game, which is second in the SEC.
Noting that he has enjoyed coaching Denson and Payne for four seasons and Dixon-Tatum for two years, Barbee said, "Each of those three are going to be great representatives of Auburn when they leave here."
Payne, Denson, Dixon-Tatum and their teammates will be representing Auburn for a third time this season against South Carolina, a team the Tigers defeated 79-74 at Columbia and 83-67 at Auburn Arena.
The winner of that 6 p.m. CDT Wednesday matchup moves into round two against Arkansas, a team that has an opening round bye.
Auburn Hoops Notes: Junior guard K.T. Harrell won the Paul Lambert/Tommy Joe Eagles Trophy presented to team's top all-around performer on and off the court...Freshman point guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen won the Playmaker of the Year Award, the Newcomer of the Year Award and the Bill Lynn Academic Achievement Award with his 3.71 GPA...Freshman center Matthew Atewe won the Sixth Man Award and freshman guard Dion Wade was named the Most Improved Player. Sophomore forward Jordon Granger won the Coach's Award for positive attitude and freshman forward Alex Thompson received the Outstanding Teammate Award.
K.T. Harrell is Auburn's second leading scorer averaging 18.4 points per contest.
After scoring 19 in Auburn's regular season finale win at Texas A&M, Denson needs eight points to pass Charles Barkley to move into 23rd place on Auburn's career scoring list. Denson goes into the tournament with 1,176 points. In Auburn's first game vs. South Carolina, Denson tied for the team scoring lead at 25 with Harrell. In the second game vs. the Gamecocks this season Denson led the Tigers in scoring with 22 points and Payne was next with 15...Dixon-Tatum has been named to the 2014 SEC Men's Basketball Community Service Team...South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell, a 6-5 guard, was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in a loss to Florida and a win vs. Mississippi State to close the regular season. Thornwell scored four points, added four rebounds and had one assist in last game vs. Auburn while contributing eight points, nine assists and three rebounds vs. the Tigers in the first matchup...Guard Brenton Williams was the big scorer for the Gamecocks vs. the Tigers this year with 29 points in Columbia and 26 at Auburn.


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Ollie M. Benson, age 88, of Watertown, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Watertown with the Rev. David Maertz officiating.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today (Tuesday, Feb. 5) at the Wight, Comes & Sogn Funeral Chapel in Watertown and on Wednesday for one hour prior to the services at the church.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown.
Honorary pallbearers will be Michelle Ronne, Emily Cramer, Lynette Richarz, Jeannean Barns, Lynnette Benson, Kimberly Benson, Lisa McIntire, Amber Sherman, Jessica Quam and Kandee Benson.
Pallbearers will be Randy Milton, John Milton, Mike Benson, Brian Benson, Steven Benson, Kevin Sherman, Mark Sherman and Gregory Benson.
Ollie Marie Benson was born on Oct. 15, 1924, to Ezra and Minnie (Norenberg) Nevins in Lac qui Parle County, Minn. She grew up in several communities in Minnesota and South Dakota, where she attended school.
On March 17, 1942 she married Arnold Benson in Madison, Minn. Following this marriage, they farmed near Goodwin and moved into Goodwin in 1969. Later Ollie and Arnold moved to Watertown in 1985. Ollie was a homemaker for many years before working at Minnesota Rubber in Watertown. Arnold Benson passed away on Dec. 10, 2002.
Ollie was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid and Eagle's Lodge Auxiliary.
She enjoyed dancing, baking and cooking and spending time with family and friends.
Ollie is survived by her children, Allen (Shirley) Benson of Watertown, Lonnie (Jerry) Milton of Brandt, LeRoy (Joyce) Benson of Watertown, Larry Benson of Goodwin, Jim (Jayne) Benson of Watertown, Emmie Lou (Ron) Sherman of Goodwin and Tom Benson of Sioux Falls; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; her sister, Alvina Benson of Lake Tapps, Wash.; and her brother, Carl Nevins of Watertown.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arnold; one brother, Ruben Nevins; and her grandchildren, Aaron and April.
Arrangements by Wight, Comes & Sogn Funeral Chapel.
For more information go to www.wcsfc.com.


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Britain, it is clear, is a country pockmarked by deprivation and want.
Dogs absorb death, deprivation, and random gunfire as acutely as any soldier.
And when Barbara was taken from us, it was no deprivation to Barbara when my father devoted that same ardor to Nancy.
But delay hurts, deprivation is unfair, and waiting (and waiting) matters.
"There is something stronger at work here than deprivation and jealousy," Zakaria wrote.
It is only a simple negation or deprivation, which only seems to be a reality in our representation.
It is the amends due for a deprivation that has been suffered.
If the maximum sentence can be death, twenty years deprivation of freedom may be substituted for execution.
For if teaching produces it, the deprivation of teaching prevents it.
But fortune now seemed to make amends to him for this deprivation, for he won at almost every throw.
mid-15c., "removal from office or position," from Medieval Latin deprivationem (nominative deprivatio), noun of action from past participle stem of deprivare (see deprive).
deprivation dep·ri·va·tion (děp'rə-vā'shən)
The absence, loss, or withholding of something needed.


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This Man Holds 121 Guinness World Records
I am obsessed with Guinness World Records. Someday, I aspire to set a record of my own. For those of you out there who are equally as compelled by them, I'd like to introduce you to a very important world record holder, Mr. Ashrita Furman. He holds the world record for … holding the most Guinness World Records. When his latest world record was documented last week—the record for the "most lemons caught blindfolded in one minute by a team of two"—it brought his record tally to an astonishing 121. But that's nothing—in his 56 years, Ashrita has set 342 records, from doing the most jumping jacks in a row to juggling underwater while surrounded by sharks. And apparently this health food store manager in Queens has set records all over the world—on seven different continents to be exact. My. Hero. [Newser] Want to contact the writer of this post? {encode="[email protected]" title="Email her"}!


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Why was Betty White seen cozying up with some cold blooded reptiles at the LA Zoo? It was to promote the upcoming Beastly Ball that will put the spotlight on the zoo's LAIR (Living Amphibians, Invertebrates, and Reptiles) inhabitants. Betty enjoyed stroking a snake, a skink, and flirted with an old turtle she said was "much younger than me."
The Beastly Ball being held June 16 at the LA Zoo is very important to Betty "because it benefits my zoo, and my zoo is my other home. I live here. This is where my heart is. I've been with them for over fifty years, so it's lovely to be able to celebrate something I believe in so much," the 90-year-old dynamo beamed when we chatted about the major fundraiser for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association.
Betty also had an appetite for the top participating restaurants that created dishes inspired by the L.A. Zoo's LAIR habitat. The tasty animal-themed treats were from Yummy Cupcakes in Burbank, The Federal Bar in NoHo, Pasadena's Celestino Ristorante, Clancy's Crab Broiler in Glendale, Taix French Restaurant, Maison Akira, Momed, El Cholo, Jersey Mike's, and Pink's Famous Hot Dogs. All are donating their fine cuisine for the big Beastly Ball.
There are lots of beastly and bizarre things happening on stage at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, where The Addams Family musical is playing through June 17. The delightful show tells the tale of every father's nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet young man from a respectable family. Now Gomez Addams and his wife Morticia must act "normal" for the sake of their daughter in the wacky and wonderfully macabre musical.
For another musical treat tune in Let It Shine premiering June 15 on the Disney Channel. Tyler James Williams, Coco Jones, Trevor Jackson, Courtney B. Vance, and Dawnn Lewis are among the stars in the uplifting story set in the world of hip-hop and gospel music, with a modern day take on Cyrano de Bergerac. It will inspire kids of all ages to be true to themselves.
There's more music coming on The Glee Project as season two is launched on the Oxygen network. The musical reality competition series showcases 14 very diverse and extraordinarily talented contenders. At the end of the series awaits the dream grand prize: a guest starring role on the hit Fox series Glee.
The Glee Project has Ryan Murphy and Dante Di Loreto continuing as executive producers. During the eleven week run of the series contenders will be narrowed down through intensive rounds of workshops, singing, dancing, and acting assignments.
Casting Director Robert Ulrich says "I've had the immense pleasure of auditioning so many unique and gifted singers, actors, and dancers from all over the country. Ultimately, 14 out of thousands were chosen, and I'm so proud of this group of stellar young men and women." Tune in to see fresh faces bloom in the spotlight.
If you want live music — the place to be this summer is Universal CityWalk, which will have free entertainment with non-stop music-fueled weekends at the "5 Towers" concert venue. Last weekend they launched the first Music Spotlight Series with a performance by The Vampire Diaries' Kat Graham. A highlight was hearing her hit single "Put Your Graffiti on Me." A fabulous lineup (including Tyrese, American Idol's James Durbin, Vicci Martinez from The Voice, and the wildly popular DEV) will continue offering more great performances and concerts through Labor Day.
Also coming to Universal CityWalk is the open casting auditions for Miss California USA 2013, being held Saturday, June 16, starting at 9 p.m. The event is being held at the Infusion Lounge and last year's winner, Miss California USA, Natalie Pack will be on hand at the super-sizzling club at CityWalk.