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This will be my longest post and in fact will clearly come off as a piled up mega-post kind of thing.
Folks can look for the bold font headings to find the parts that fit their personal tastes. Some of the headings will focus on the subjects near and dear to my blogging as well as reflecting upon some of the "series" I tried to cobble together here.
Throughout this post will be found some of my favorite images I have used since starting in2thefray back in 2007, including using the one that started it all from my post Gimme 5. I will also be loading up the linkage to previous frays as well as posting links to other sites,sources and general sharing type stuff,this last bit being what I always tried to be about regards blogging all along.
In this final post the reader will also find some final thoughts on the issues wrapped up in the closure of the blog. They are legion but fear not the post isn't going to be that long. Lastly I will be including my personal thoughts on a number of the folks that have visited and on those I met out on the web through other blogs.
The backgrounders on the shuttering.
Leading up to the US Election 2012 I made a wager to myself concerning the outcome and put in2thefray up as the stakes. Obviously my predictions and hopes crashed in a rather total manner. Mitt Romney lost the Presidential contest and Scott Brown was beaten by Lizzie Warren in the MA Senate race. I said in a comment that if this happened I'd shutter and in affirming my seriousness I went the Seussian quotation route invoking the GOP elephant symbolism too:
I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one hundred percent.-Horton
My series where I tried to focus on some of the political points that are the American Public Education System. (archive of posts here) ** I apologize in advance that the link may not perform consistently**
The system is a joke folks. The unions run it in most if not all places and definitely so on the national scene. We as a nation should aspire to having an education system that is at the premium level. We need it,we deserve it.
I give Obama one thing and have so many times. His Administration has not been the dismal failure in education that it has been in other areas. I don't know if Arne Duncan will stay around for the second show. I also doubt BHO has the cajones to bring the likes of Michelle Rhee to the game. That last thing would be just to bold.
I have been put under the impression that many folks view the future of charter schools to be somehow brighter post the 2012 Election. I don't know why but I'll toss my hopes in2 that pile seeing as my children do indeed attend a charter school and a fine one at that. They do so even though my home district is held in high regard. No matter what choice is good.
I am against extending the US public school year. I am for extending the school day. Ironically my beliefs are based in the same reasoning,much like the system itself a throwback to the early 20th Century,the economy,kids and family.
For the school year I am a strong supporter of summer vacation. Families can find better family flexibility over the short span of weeks that is summer vacation. The kids themselves of working age are not going to ever be a drain on our economy. They may indeed find themselves unemployable but that's a different issue. I of course also believe kids need to have the opportunity to be kids. As for the school day I think the kids might as well get used to a work day schedule which helps the all too embraced two income family dynamic. I also believe the longer school day helps to get more out of school. More questions,discussion and structured extracurricular activities to name a few. Seeing as I am not a fan of homework a longer school day is a good fit and one that won't negatively impact the children. In fact it is likely to be beneficial.
About this last election…
Keeping with the most generous rounding, 51%-48% is hardly a mandate and given the mashup that is the US Senate and House composition I really think confusing this all as anything resembling a mandate is fallacy. I will give the Obama-nites one thing though. This is as clear a notice any recent sitting POTUS has been given that much is still expected of him. I don't think Obama will play it this way but we shall see.
Another thing about this last election. I know population groupings and the Electoral College and Popular Vote thing all applies but seriously:
and we're gonna go ahead and call ourselves the United States of America?
Cooper Chronicles
Well I spoke about his leaf adventures. This past week he got his first taste of snow and he LOVES IT! He is a happy little puppy (not too little anymore but…) and he has this bounding deer romp thing he does. Well in doing this n the snow he creates snowballs which he then leaps at,which destroys the ball but creates others that go off in other directions. The cycle goes on and on. He also loves eating the stuff,dipping his nose in it and just running around in it. I told him not to eat any "yellow snow",even though he's the one yellowing it.
Tea Party….you kinda suck!
I watched a bit of Michael Barone berating the TPM as having "wacko's,weirdo's and witches". I agree. I have not been a big fan of the TPM and thought they had experienced the combination of running their natural course and being co-opted by others. From canning Mike Castle to failing to intelligently take out Harry Reid whence given the chance to snubbing Lugar for Mourdock they just don't impress me. As for the victories of the TPM I don't know if I agree they are victorious solely due to the tea they drink.
Don't get me wrong I really enjoy people getting involved in civics,I really do. I also support the right to bear arms but I don't like babies playing with loaded guns and I think this carries over to grass root groups that are so zealous for action they fail to see implications and coercive meddling from powerful manipulators.
The TPM is public enemy #2 for the GOP unless the GOP wants to change into something it isn't. That said I will discuss what I view as the #1 issue facing the GOP's future further down this post.
Dhimmi? Dummy? Thinker!
This was a strong favorite of mine. This series grew out of one primary instigator. Elric 66. I had early on fell into the online scrutinizing of radical Islam. I had a distinct difference though from the overwhelming majority of other blogs big and small. I wasn't willing to flush all 1 billion + of the Earths Muslims down the loo. I recognized that one of the hardest hit entities of Islamic nuttiness is….folks who try to do the Five Pillars thing. It was also fun to point out the inanity of some press and pundits as well as then point out the incidents and folks we should be focusing on.
The series title came out of a comment thread where ole Elric was ranting that I was a dhimmi and I was stupid etc. Elric was one of many devout islamophobes who folks such as Robert Spencer and others make $$$ and ego wood off of. One day after being berated the series was born. The image that was used to headline a number of the posts was a manipulated image of Rodins Thinker. I also liked the poetic license of D.D.T. in relation to the truth booms the series in my opinion brought forth.
****If you type Dhimmi Dummy Thinker in the Find A Fray search bar you will see the series. Check them out! ****
A word about Hillary Clinton…
2016?? Great Secretary of State??? ARE YOU FUCKING FOR REAL???!??!?!??!?!?!?
Second part first. I am absolutely flummoxed that anyone can say she has been good at State. She has rapidly come to symbolize the failure of the Obama Administrations foreign policy. I know people,especially some wonks and media types who hold her in high regard. Even though I hate her I could give her some props for the early days even as I disagreed with most of it. TODAY? Fuck no!! The Arab Spring has sprung and shown the US to look pretty freaking stupid. Russia is back in the hands of Putin who has no care about anything we've got going on.
Latin America has remained painfully ignored,Mexico allowed to place the majority blame for their ills on us and China is in charge of so much. How anyone can think US diplomacy improved or even stabilized under Hill's watch is mind numbing.
As for the first part. please, please please… Don't let that thought even get legs. She should not under ANY
circumstances be the hopes for the Democrats in the future. She is by no means fresh. She appears physically weathered nay beaten. She quite obviously lacks the ability to lead in this new America let alone the world stage. She is tired. I hope we're tired of her. I also think the Dem's are not as advanced as they want you to believe;however I do agree that the puppet masters and king makers alike would love to create something really big in 2016. A female versus a Latino perhaps? (Clinton v Rubio) I think if our elections get to that point I'll be glad I closed this place down.
Speaking of Hugo…
Early on I combined my fascination with Latin America,politics,history and everything else and focused some energies on Venezuela and its comical leader,Hugo Chavez. I was amazed by the American Left's embrace of his red shirted chavista shows and the general antics of classic Banana Republic nature that he did as he railed against the devil George W Bush. Whether it was Citgo propaganda,crushing freedom of speech from internal dissenters or getting the neighbors riled up everything Hugo touched seemed to turn to oily shit and good blogging fodder for the likes of me.
More Holidays for Americans…
I touched on this subject in a recent post (Things I never got to blog on). I think Americans need to do a lot more as citizens to bring back the civc minded and civil society the people need and deserve and in my opinion not so secretly desire even if they fail in articulating it. I'll have a paragraph after this one that expands on the all important matter. The damn total epiphany the last couple of election cycles have shown me this.
Anyway back to holidays. I think the days after Thanksgiving and Christmas should be national holidays. I am also open to something in the month of August,hell I am open to a day a month. I am against getting too ethnic or divisive in the holiday making though.
The new minimum for Federal Holidays,increased to 15 days, should look something like this: January 1 New Years Day,MLK Day should be eliminated for a number of reasons** February Presidents Day,March we need a new one here I suppose we can use the 17th but not get ethnic about it. April Patriots Day,the real one. May Memorial Day. June 14 Flag Day. July 4th Independence Day. August again we need to pick a newbie. September Labor Day. October,rename Columbus Day-or not. November * Election Day,Veterans Day 11th & Thanksgiving Day and day after. December Christmas Day 25th and the day after.
I also think it is time America does something about Election Day. We appropriately capitalize the words so why not see it through and make it a holiday. We need to assure turnout and focus and we need to bring the election process into the 21st non-agrarian society that we live in. Although the new November calendar gets choppy it isn't like we have elections every year.
Bottom line I am all for stabilizing US productivity,bolstering civic pride,creating opportunity for family time and individual reflection and a gentle touch of the brakes upon the vapid consumerism of my fellow citizens all the while supporting a common ground foundation for us all as Americans….no hyphens need apply! This said I have to say I want some of these holidays to get ratcheted up and have more stuff closed on these days. Call it fascist social engineering if you like but something needs to be done about the 24/7,365 mentality we have.
** about MLK Day: This day has been co-opted to a disgusting degree and arguably shouldn't have been created in the first place. We as a nation cannot pick days or months to single out groups of citizens. It belittles the people and the importance of folks that have done great things. The King Corporation is a fucking disgrace and we need not observe their commercial desires. Calendar makers do well to remember January 16th,you know MLK's actual birthdate, and if 12% of the population see it fit not to go to school or work that day I'm as cool with that as I am all the Jewish days. Manipulating the day and placing false and ever-changing importance upon it is insane and beneath Kings memory and the service of the US citizen.
Our lost sense of Collective Purpose and Common Cause
I don't believe it is a false perception of history or an overly romantic nostalgia for what was that supports my firm belief that we as a nation have lost what made us great. There can be no doubt that since the 1970's we have been busy at dividing people ruthlessly even when folks do it under the guise of unity or fairness.
People may be surprised that I pick the 70's and not say the 60's. Quite simply I find the sixties to be a time where the people were in charge of doing the figuring out regards the divisive issues. The 1970's found the government,judiciary and elites coming into focus on the matter and not for the better.
America has had its collective identity chewed away. Our civic organizations be they clubs,churches or other groups have been pasteurized,homogenized and just in general bastardized. This is important to recognize since we need these common cause things to unite us. Without them we are easily and at times naturally divided with disastrous results.
Our churches have become a point of divisiveness as well. I don't think our history truly depicts how badly our faithful have lost their way.I am not totally jaded as many folks of faith do many a good deed on a daily basis. Clearly our religious freedoms here in America are a key to our collective success and periods of greatness. Sadly the people who enjoy and at times exploit these freedoms have given us more than a handful of sad times.
Our social units have become too agenda driven. Agendas outside of standing for a common good. For an example look at AARP. An organization that was supposed to be about the older Americans and their common issues and how it gels with the greater society. Is there any doubt that they are nothing more than a politically slanted shill group breeding a generation of "Gimme Geezers"? For another example you have organizations like the Boy Scouts of America. They do good stuff and have a positive impact on those they serve. How the fuck anyone can get their panties in such a twist about them to the point that they lead boycotts and lawsuits against them is testimony to how little we can be.
Race and class are two arenas we see huge divisions in. As I noted in a post not too long ago there is one great equalizer in America and it's green,another tends to be blue or brown aka "port a-potties" but I digress. ( in2 My Day at the Golf Course….) I hate to point it out but if the Elections of 2008 and especially 2012 are not seen as examples of our disunity and divides one just isn't paying attention.I shudder to think of what 2016 holds.
Back in November of 2008 I had this post where I picked the handful of countries that in my opinion "mattered most" and why. Now in 2012 I am revisiting them and thinking I've done pretty good overall. Let's review:
Mexico: Well we've had Fast & Furious and continued human and drug trafficking issues. On the flip side and surprising under-noticed by many is that Mexico is upping the manufacturing segment again and doing well at replacing China as a source of goods and licensed manufacturing.
My Europe insight: I picked Poland as the county that mattered most. I chose them for a couple of reasons and still like them. In '08 I opened with "Europe? Fuck 'em"! Well upon further review I'll tweak my critique and toss Germany in. Also back in 2008 I made a comment about picking individual countries for reasons as opposed to hugging the whole EU. I specifically spelled out Italy with a focus on North Africa and Libya. WOW ! I'm pretty cool huh?
For Africa I picked Algeria and South Africa. Algeria is somewhat a golden moment as for my predictive gig especially given the Arab Spring thing. South Africa has kind of screwed the pooch,so much so that I have to confess they are a loss for my skills.
Iran,India and Brazil round out the regional lists. The BRICs have lost some steam in some eyes. Iran is key but I'm shocked that I didn't have Turkey on the list in '08. I got them there not too long after that post and have held them up strong in the top 5 since. I'll keep India but call it the Sub-Continent choice and will now look to Japan and Vietnam for Asia.
speaking as a veteran but more importantly as a citizen…
The US serviceman, the military, and veterans have been a subject I have touched on a number of times here at in2thefray. I grew up with a strong sense of duty and as such was involved in ROTC programs and did indeed enlist. I prided myself in knowing the good and bad history of our military and the policies that helped guide that history. I was impacted by my experiences in the military,of this I am painfully aware and have kept secrets to this day. I firmly believe we as a nation owe something to the men and women you join our Armed Forces. We as citizens owe it to them and ourselves to know the history of our military and policies that have unleashed and entangled them. We as a nation need to wake up about what we've created. On that perhaps cryptic clause I offer up some images I have used in previous posts.
those #1 issues facing the GOP…
The GOP is without a doubt in a phase of conflict and confusion. Much of this is internal and feeds the anti-GOP outsiders messaging as well as alienates those that could help. The die-hards who live in denial speaking of the conservative founding principles blah blah blah do so in a vacuum and to the detriment of the Party and the nation.
Divided make up: People bitch about the GOP exclusivity. I find this laughable since clearly one of the problems the GOP faces is that it has been open and welcoming to diversity. I'll wait a second for any of the (D)'s to pick themselves up and stop laughing. ….Here's the truth stick libbie. the Democrats are only inclusive if you accept that being pureed in a blender is somehow a good thing.
The GOP faces tensions from its internal factions and to some degree that is a good thing. The moderates,the Paulists,the conservatives,the true libertarians and where they refuse those umbrellas and demand their own mantle-the TPM.
I don't want a blender switched on. I think metaphorically the GOP needs to learn how to make a really tasty stew with all of the ingredients it has at hand. That spells success.
Mashed Message: It drives me absolutely bonkers that the citizens of this country have become so insanely class orientated,lazy and so woefully ignorant. Seriously folks the blue votes of 2012 had two basic tenets to them. Government dependency and fuck the Constitution. That a candidate for any office in large swathes of this country can run on violating the law of the land and bankrupting the future to pay for the dependency of the present is just so fucking wrong I can't stay on the topic without throwing the Mac out the window. That ain't happening so let's move on.
Loud mouth louts: Both sides have their lunatics,the problem with the Right is that their lunatics have better market share and an opposition that is more keen on pointing out the lunacy of the Right. This often makes message presentation difficult. I have waged this battle right here on this blog. Fake emails,hyperbolic radio bullshit,and just crazy shit poured out there without regard to the impact it has on the credibility of those fighting the good fight. Once and for all….. Shut The Fuck Up you loud mouth idiots!!!!!!!!
the Obama Pail
Quite simply one of the best things I dreamed up here at in2thefray. Accused of carrying water for Obama simply by pointing out the truth I drew this "award" up. The flip side was meant to give them out to those who blindly supported the O.
Dear Rutherford, Here is on last Pail for you my friend.-Alfie
some final shout outs…
In no particular order I am reserving this spot to say something to and about some of the folks I met via in2thefray.
Rutherford: R has been pretty open and together we've shared an "e" relationship since 2007. I don't know if i could grab a cup of coffee with the guy though. The divide between us is real and although we've respectfully accepted this truth I don't think face to face would fare well. I wish you,your wife and Olivia well.
Tex Taylor: I voted Tex early on as far more likely to be nice to someone who broke down in front of his house with a Obama and COEXIST bumper sticker on their stricken car than some of the progressives on the various boards would be given a broken car with a Palin sticker on it. Sometimes hyper-venomous and volatile often times humorous Tex is a person I'm glad I got a chance to meet. I don't doubt his passions and there in lies an important lesson for folks. Don't wear things on your sleeve but then again don't be afraid to be honest and willing to stand for your convictions.
Jonolan: Owner of the blog Reflections on a Murky Pond this guy offers up some of the most eclectic readings I've encountered in the non-professional writings world. His mix of humor and scathing commentary draws a reader into the writing. He is one of the few folks in the blogosphere who I'd recommend compiling his work into something to hit the marketplace.
Patrick Perry: A passionate constitutionalist as a rule Patrick has also shared some personal points. He and I share some real world experiences including military and EMS stuff. I think Patrick would be an interesting and fun person to have a beer with.
deadrabbit: The reincarnation of Job for the modern-day. This guy has shared a lot of personal stuff and that was via comment threads as opposed to his own blog. His story mirrors many a tale a number of Americans could share if they chose. The guy epitomizes the plucky and plug along character which are oh so worthy character qualities. I wish you and yours well.
Elric 66: Alas poor Elric I hardly knew thee. Well actually I came to know quite a bit about you and respected the internet privacy thing to a high degree on your behalf. Elric spawned debate as much as anyone and in many ways more so.
Stephi: One of the folks from across the Pond I made the acquaintance of and glad I did. Along with the others I got in2 regular conversations with from the UK,Germany,France,Pakistan and Australia I was afforded a Euro-view and beyond that was beneficial. My fellow Americans would do well to make a modern-day pen pal or two and see the perspective from other places.
freetothink: one of the few folks to take me up on the cross posting/guest post thing. Also one of the few folks I entered into real world conversation with. Hope you're still free and free thinking.
the Towelians: Pakistani atheists,that says something. These guys were great. Hail Towelie!
Eric B.: Met this guy early in the game and was thankful he was open to sharing. I wish him well. I was afforded a chance to watch him evolve a little and it proved very interesting stuff.
Ric aka Grumpy Lion: A local as it were in the real world the snarling and gnashing from this guy was always entertaining and interesting.
Hippie Prof: Rest in Peace.Testimony that even electronic meetings can move you.
There are many many more I could list. Please don't feel slighted if I didn't single you out. As always I sincerely thank all who clicked and shared
Back to the beginning as it were…
I still wonder if the soldier made it through everything. I also wonder what the little kids status is. This image is what the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will always mean to me.
And so I quote…
"There's something quite good about coming,saying your bit and then going. I quite like that."
-Joe Strummer,The Clash

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2010
Karen Mallet
Washington, DC – The National Academy of Sciences has inducted V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, DSc, scientific director and vice chairman of the department of oncology at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Induction to the NAS is considered one of the highest honors for a scientist. The Academy said the induction, held Saturday, April 24, honors those who "serve as a role model for defining excellence in science for the next generation of scientists in his or her field."
"Frankly, I never imagined it would be possible for me to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences," says Jordan. "One cannot apply. You are selected by the Members. In my view, this is the most prestigious professional society in the world for scientists of all disciplines, and very few succeed in selection."
Jordan is an internationally recognized breast cancer scientist whose research focuses on the response of breast cancer cells to preventive and treatment agents. A pharmacologist, Jordan is recognized by many as the "father" the anti-cancer drug tamoxifen, a drug that blocks estrogen from fueling some breast cancers. Millions of women around the world continue to be treated with tamoxifen or take it to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.
"It is through the efforts of the Tamoxifen teams over the past thirty years that our experiments in the laboratory have successfully been able to change medical practice, with not only tamoxifen, but also raloxifene. My election is a credit to the young people in my group, who turned ideas into lives saved over the past three decades. My election to the National Academy of Sciences is recognition of our group effort," says Jordan.
"Dr. Jordan's election to the National Academy of Sciences underscores his seminal contributions to the field of breast cancer therapy," says Louis M. Weiner, MD, director of the cancer center. Jordan was named as scientific director at Lombardi just weeks before his NAS selection. "His extraordinary accomplishments made him the ideal candidate to be Lombardi's scientific director, and his induction into the National Academy of Sciences is a source of great pleasure and pride for all of us. We are delighted for Dr. Jordan and are pleased to provide him with an exciting venue for his future scientific endeavors and leadership."
The National Academy of Sciences is a private organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to the furtherance of science and its use for the general welfare. It was established in 1863 by a congressional act of incorporation signed by Abraham Lincoln that calls on the Academy to act as an official adviser to the federal government, upon request, in any matter of science or technology.
"We salute Dr. Jordan-- he is much deserving of this honor. His research changed the standard of care for many women with breast cancer and saved countless lives. What's more, his scientific findings established the basis for much of the cancer prevention and treatment research being done today," says Howard J. Federoff, MD, PhD, executive vice president for health sciences and executive dean of the School of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Jordan's distinguished list of national and international awards includes the 2008 ASCO David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award for advances that have changed the way doctors treat breast cancer patients. Also in 2008, Jordan became one of five scholars from around the world to receive an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society of Medicine at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) in London. The award is one of the highest honors in British medicine.
Jordan also received the 2007 University of Massachusetts Medical School/Worcester Foundation Gregory Pincus Memorial Award and Medal. In 2006, he was honored with ASCO's American Cancer Society Award for Chemoprevention. Other awards include the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation's 2003 Charles F. Kettering Prize for the most outstanding contribution to cancer treatment, the American Cancer Society's 2002 Medal of Honor for basic research, the 2001 Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Research and the first Brinker International Breast Cancer Award for Basic Science from the Susan G. Komen Foundation in 1992. In 2002, Queen Elizabeth II named him an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to international breast cancer research.
In addition, Jordan has been honored by the American Association for Cancer Research, in 1989 and 2002, the British Pharmacological Society, the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, the Royal Society of Chemistry and many other professional groups and institutions around the world. He also received the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition's 2001 Pink Ribbon Award for outstanding individuals dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer.
Jordan comes to Lombardi from Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia where he serves as vice president and scientific director for the medical sciences and holds the Alfred G. Knudson Jr., MD, PhD, Chair in Cancer Research. Jordan is also an adjunct professor of cancer biology at the University of Pennsylvania and a visiting professor of molecular medicine at the University of Leeds in England.
Prior to joining Fox Chase, Jordan was the Diana, Princess of Wales Professor of Cancer Research, professor of cancer pharmacology and director of the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Research Program at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University. He was also professor of molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry and professor of medicine at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine.
Born in Texas to an English mother and American father, he grew up in rural England and earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in pharmacology at the University of Leeds, completing his PhD in 1972. Although appointed to the faculty at Leeds, Jordan first came to the United States for postdoctoral training. He was a research associate and then a visiting scientist at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology in Shrewsbury, Mass., from 1972 to 1974.
After teaching at Leeds until 1979, he held a one-year appointment to establish the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of Berne in Switzerland and then joined the University of Wisconsin faculty in 1980. For his seminal contributions to the pharmacology of non-steroidal anti-estrogens, Leeds awarded him a doctor of science degree in 1985 and he became a full professor of human oncology and pharmacology at Wisconsin the same year. His roles at Wisconsin included directing the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center Breast Cancer Program until he joined the Northwestern faculty in 1993.
About Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center The Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Georgetown University Medical Center and Georgetown University Hospital, seeks to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer through innovative basic and clinical research, patient care, community education and outreach, and the training of cancer specialists of the future. Lombardi is one of only 41 comprehensive cancer centers in the nation, as designated by the National Cancer Institute, and the only one in the Washington, DC, area. For more information, go to http://lombardi.georgetown.edu.
About Georgetown University Medical Center Georgetown University Medical Center is an internationally recognized academic medical center with a three-part mission of research, teaching and patient care (through Georgetown's affiliation with MedStar Health). GUMC's mission is carried out with a strong emphasis on public service and a dedication to the Catholic, Jesuit principle of cura personalis -- or "care of the whole person." The Medical Center includes the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Health Studies, both nationally ranked, the world-renowned Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Biomedical Graduate Research Organization (BGRO), home to 60 percent of the university's sponsored research funding.


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Latest Images From Burma As Public Join Monks
Latest Images From Rangoon
Buddhist monks in Burma have called on members of the public to join with them in future public protests.
Supporters joined hands behind the monks and repeatedly shouted "Be free very soon!"
The Federation of All Burma Young Monks issued a statement announcing, "It is time for the Burmese people to work with monks and courageously demonstrate their genuine aspirations."
Buddhist religious flags were flown and alms bowls turned upside down, a symbol of the continuing alms' boycott against the junta's generals
A powerful pro-democracy organisation, known as '88 Generation Students, has aligned itself with the monks in the current struggle for freedom from the repressive regime.
The return of the "Fighting Peacock" flag to the streets of Burma is expected. The flag was the symbol of the students' struggle against the military during the August 1988 "People Power" uprising.
Detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, appeared at her front gate yesterday as several hundred courageous monks marched through barricades .
An alliance between political activists and monks will encourage members of the public to take to the streets.
The Burmese people are desperate for change.
An escalation of the current protests now seems imminent.
Images and words courtesy of Terry Evans
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Cosi Fan Tutte
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In Good Company,
Lithuania House, March 5-19
The critic Cyril Connelly once declared that Cosi was the one Mozart opera he couldn't stand because it condoned the corruption of innocence.
I think Connelly was wrong. The sisters who live on the Bay of Naples, Fiordiligi (Jocelyn Hickey) and Dorabella (Barbara Zavros) are skittishly in love with Gugliemo (Laurence Meikle) and Ferrando (Mark Fowler).
The young men eagerly take a bet from the misanthropic Don Alfonso (Stephen Grant) that he can prove to them all women are unfaithful. What follows is at one level a wickedly ironic comedy on the conceit that love is blind.
In proving the Don's scepticism to be accurate, however, Mozart demonstrates that only a love that can know the beloved for what she or he is can be called true love.
The immediate problem with this production directed by Hugh Halliday and conducted by Nicholas Cowall is the small acting space that is made even more minute by the decision to place the 13-piece orchestra on stage behind the singers. This undoes some of the entrances and exits - particularly the first appearance of the young men disguised as Albanians.
The conductor must work with his back to the performers so there is no connection between them. These features are the result of draconian production values. Such difficulties are largely overcome by the sheer youthful vigour of the singing.
The lack of scenery and the short distance between audience and stage places the emphasis squarely on musical interpretation. Zavros' Dorabella indulges in a magnificent flaunting of her high-spirited sexuality. This is a woman who throws herself constantly into self-dramatising positions.
Hickey's Fiordiligi is a regal presence with a noble tessitura. She produces the high cadenzas and sudden dips to the lower register effortlessly. She has elegant phrasing, although I found her Come scoglio a little lacking in character.
Meikle's Gugliemo displays a nice sense of mock-heroic overdoses in his courting, while Fowler's Ferrando sings with youthful intelligence throughout.
Grant's Don is cunningly revealed as a hedonist wounded by his amatory past, while Yasmin Kuhn's Despina is a glowingly sensual peasant. She is, however, too beautiful to get away with the disguises the role requires. A talented and fully committed cast makes this performance memorable.


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Asuave Hungarian-Canadian film producer, a muskrat-trapping oil baron from Ohio, three wisecracking novelists, an MTV camera crew and the rumpled president of World Wildlife Fund Canada land on the dock of a remote luxury resort anchored alongside British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest – a breathtaking stretch of ancient red cedar, hemlock and spruce through which the hotly contested Northern Gateway pipeline may some day flow.
If it sounds like the setup for one of Carl Hiaasen's environmental satires, I must say there were times (usually after a couple of postprandial ports) when the three-night adventure felt similarly surreal, appropriately so. Here on Princess Royal Island, where black bears are born white and wolves swim with salmon, the floating five-star King Pacific Lodge offers a dreamlike retreat for pampered reflection on the true mysteries of nature.
"Champagne?" asks one of several khaki-clad staff members who greet our wobbly floatplane in a Fantasy Island procession as a majestic bald eagle soars overhead. I don't mind if I do.
Nestled in a secluded cove, 380 kilometres north of Vancouver, King Pacific Lodge is a 17-room resort built on a 30-metre barge towed in from Prince Rupert each summer. Lolling in my suite's deep soaker tub (filled with steaming glacial river water filtered onsite), I marvel at how the whole mobile kit and caboodle will migrate north in September, gliding through a narrow maze of mist-shrouded fjords without leaving a trace.
Ecotourism, King Pacific-style, certainly doesn't skimp on creature comforts. But low-flush toilets in expansive slate-lined bathrooms are only a drop in the lodge's commitment to sustainable luxury, which recently earned Travel + Leisure's Global Vision Award, in part, for playing an instrumental role in the 2006 Great Bear Rainforest Agreement. Brokered by environmentalists, industry executives, first-nations leaders and the provincial government, the landmark accord has been internationally lauded for creating new models of low-impact forestry and co-operation while protecting the second-largest (21-million-acre) intact coastal temperate rain forest on the planet.
Wrapped in a plush robe, I gaze up at the mountains, mesmerized by an undulating blur of endless green. Somewhere deep inside that dense thicket lurks the rare white Kermode, more popularly known as the spirit bear. Found almost exclusively on these islands and numbering less than 500, this ghostly variant of the North American black bear (neither polar bear nor albino) is the result of a recessive gene probably developed for camouflage during the last ice age. Weird.
We won't see any spirit bears on this trip. They don't lumber down to the riverbanks to fatten up on salmon until early fall. But the symbolic poster bear is once again being hauled out of hiding to front a growing conservation campaign against the Enbridge Inc. pipeline: a project so contentious that many predict it will soon erupt into B.C.'s biggest environmental battle since Clayoquot Sound. And that was before a U.S. investigation compared the Calgary energy company and its efforts to clean up a massive spill in Michigan's Kalamazoo River to the slapstick Keystone Kops.
Puffing on a Cuban cigar before shoving off to catch salmon, Robert Lantos hardly fits the image of a tree hugger. Not that Canada's most powerful film producer, whose credits include the Golden Globe-winning Barney's Version, has ever claimed to be one. Yet every summer for the past 10 years, he has vacationed in this "pristine paradise."
"Most fishing lodges are strictly about getting the maximum amount of fish from the ocean, and drinking beer," says Lantos, who prefers single-malt Scotch, even during dinner. (Note to wimpy hungover self: Never again let him persuade you to join him.) "This place strikes a nice balance that works in harmony with the sea and the land. Not a single tree was cut down to create it. And aesthetically, it's very pleasing."Report Typo/Error
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December 9, 1991, Transmittal 1
Subpart B - Supportive Services for Minority, Disadvantaged, and Women Business Enterprises
230.201 Purpose.
230.202 Definitions.
230.203 Policy.
230.204 Implementation of supportive services.
230.205 Supportive services funds obligation.
230.206 Monitoring supportive services.
230.207 Sources of assistance.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 101, 140(c), 304, 315; 49 CFR 1.48(b).
Source: 50 FR 51243, Dec. 16, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 230.201 Purpose.
To prescribe the policies, procedures, and guidance to develop, conduct, and administer supportive services assistance programs for minority, disadvantaged, and women business enterprises.
Sec. 230.202 Definitions.
(a) "Minority Business Enterprise," as used in this subpart, refers to all small businesses which participate in the Federal-aid highway program as a minority business enterprise (MBE), women business enterprise (WBE), or disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE), all defined under 49 CFR Part 23. This expanded definition is used only in this subpart as a simplified way of defining the firms eligible to benefit from this supportive services program.
(b) "Supportive Services" means those services and activities provided in connection with minority business enterprise programs which are designed to increase the total number of minority businesses active in the highway program and contribute to the growth and eventual self-sufficiency of individual minority businesses so that such businesses may achieve proficiency to compete, on an equal basis, for contracts and subcontracts.
(c) "State highway agency" means that department, commission, board, or official of any State charged by its laws with the responsibility for highway construction. The term "State" is considered equivalent to "State highway agency" if the context so implies.
Sec. 230.203 Policy.
Based on the provisions of Pub. L. 97-424, dated January 6, 1983, it is the policy of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to promote increased participation of minority business enterprises in Federal-aid highway contracts in part through the development and implementation of cost effective supportive services programs through the State highway agencies.
Sec. 230.204 Implementation of supportive services.
(a) Subject to the availability of funds under 23 U.S.C. 140(c), the State highway agency shall establish procedures to develop, conduct, and administer minority business enterprise training and assistance programs specifically for the benefit of women and minority businesses. Supportive services funds allocated to the States shall not be used to finance the training of State highway agency employees or to provide services in support of such training. State highway agencies are not required to match funds allocated to them under this section. Individual States are encouraged to be actively involved in the provision of supportive services. Such involvement can take the form of staff, funding, and/or direct assistance to augment the supportive services efforts financed by Federal-aid funds.
(b) State highway agencies shall give preference to the following types of services:
(1) Services relating to identification, prequalification, and certification assistance, with emphasis on increasing the total number of legitimate minority business enterprises participating in the Federal-aid highway program;
(2) Services in connection with estimating, bidding, and technical assistance designed to develop and improve the capabilities of minority businesses and assist them in achieving proficiency in the technical skills involved in highway construction;
(3) Services designed to develop and improve the immediate and long-term business management, recordkeeping, and financial accounting capabilities;
(4) Services to assist minority business enterprises to become eligible for and to obtain bonding and financial assistance;
(5) Services relating to verification procedures to ensure that only bona fide minority business enterprises are certified as eligible for participation in the Federal-aid highway program;
(6) Follow-up services to ascertain the outcome of training and assistance being provided; and
(7) Other services which contribute to long-term development, increased opportunities, and eventual self-sufficiency of minority business enterprises.
(c) A detailed work statement of the supportive services which the State highway agency considers to meet the guidance under this regulation and a program plan for meeting the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section and accomplishing other objectives shall be submitted to the FHWA for approval.
(d) State highway agencies which desire to provide or obtain services other than those listed in paragraph (b) of this section shall submit their proposals to the FHWA for approval.
(e) When the State highway agency provides supportive services by contract, formal advertising is not required by FHWA; however, the State highway agency shall solicit proposals from such qualified sources as will assure the competitive nature of the procurement. The evaluation of proposals by the State highway agency must include consideration of the proposer's ability to effect a productive relationship with majority and minority contractors, contractors' associations, minority groups, and other persons or organizations whose cooperation and assistance will increase the opportunities for minority business enterprises to compete for and perform contracts and subcontracts.
(f) In the selection of contractors to perform supportive services, State highway agencies shall make conscientious efforts to search out, and utilize the services of qualified minority or women organizations, or minority or women enterprises.
(g)As a minimum, State highway agency contracts to obtain supportive services shall include the following provisions:
(1) A statement that a primary purpose of the supportive services is to increase the totalnumber of minority firms participating in the Federal-aid highway program and to contribute to the growth and eventual self-sufficiency of minority firms;
(2) A statement that supportive services shall be provided only to those minority business enterprises determined to be eligible for participation in the Federal-aid highway program in accordance with 49 CFR Part 23 and have a work specialty related to the highway construction industry;
(3) A clear and complete statement of the services to be provided under the contract, such as technical assistance, managerial assistance, counseling, certification assistance, and follow-up procedures as set forth in Sec. 230.204(b) of this part;
(4) The nondiscrimination provisions required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as set forth in Form FHWA-1273, Required Contract Provisions, Federal-Aid Construction Contracts, (Form FHWA-1273 is available for inspection and copying at the locations given in 49 CFR Part 7, Appendix D, under Document Inspection Facilities and at all State highway agencies.) and a statement of nondiscrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;
(5) The establishment of a definite period of contract performance together with, if appropriate, a schedule stating when specific supportive services are to be provided;
(6) Monthly or quarterly reports to the State highway agency containing sufficient data and narrative content to enable evaluation of both progress and problems;
(7) The basis of payment;
(8) An estimated schedule for expenditures;
(9) The right of access to records and the right to audit shall be granted to authorize State highway agency and FHWA officials;
(10) Noncollusion certification;
(11) A requirement that the contractor provide all information necessary to support progress payments if such are provided for in the contract; and
(12) A termination clause.
(h) The State highway agency is to furnish copies of the reports received under paragraph(g)(6) of this section to the FHWA division office.
[50 FR 51243, Dec. 16, 1985, as amended at 52 FR 36922, Oct. 2, 1987]
Sec. 230.205 Supportive services funds obligation.
Supportive services funds shall be obligated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sec. 230.117(b) of this part. The point of obligation is defined as that time when the FHWA has approved a detailed work statement for the supportive services.
Sec. 230.206 Monitoring supportive services.
Supportive services programs shall be continually monitored and evaluated by the State highway agency so that needed improvements can be identified and instituted. This requires the documentation of valid effectiveness measures by which the results of program efforts may be accurately assessed.
Sec. 230.207 Sources of assistance.
It is the policy of the FHWA that all potential sources of assistance to minority business enterprises be utilized. The State highway agency shall take actions to ensure that supportive services contracts reflect the availability of all sources of assistance in order to maximize resource utilization and avoid unnecessary duplication.


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13-2099.01 - Financial Quantitative Analysts
Develop quantitative financial products used to inform individuals or financial institutions engaged in saving, lending, investing, borrowing, or managing risk. Investigate methods for financial analysis to create mathematical models used to develop improved analytical tools or advanced financial investment instruments.
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
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- Analyze pricing or risks of carbon trading products.
- Apply mathematical or statistical techniques to address practical issues in finance, such as derivative valuation, securities trading, risk management, or financial market regulation.
- Assess the potential impact of climate change on business financial issues, such as damage repairs, insurance costs, or potential disruptions of daily activities.
- Collaborate in the development or testing of new analytical software to ensure compliance with user requirements, specifications, or scope.
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- Define or recommend model specifications or data collection methods.
- Develop core analytical capabilities or model libraries, using advanced statistical, quantitative, or econometric techniques.
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- Develop solutions to help clients hedge carbon exposure or risk.
- Develop tools to assess green technologies or green financial products, such as green hedge funds or social responsibility investment funds.
- Devise or apply independent models or tools to help verify results of analytical systems.
- Identify, track, or maintain metrics for trading system operations.
- Interpret results of financial analysis procedures.
- Maintain or modify all financial analytic models in use.
- Prepare requirements documentation for use by software developers.
- Produce written summary reports of financial research results.
- Provide application or analytical support to researchers or traders on issues such as valuations or data.
- Research new financial products or analytics to determine their usefulness.
- Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction or optimization, performance measurement, attribution, profit and loss measurement, or pricing models.
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- Analytical or scientific software — Insightful S-PLUS; SAS ; StataCorp Stata ; The MathWorks MATLAB (see all 5 examples)
- Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access ; Microsoft SQL Server ; Structured query language SQL
- Data mining software — IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
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- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Web platform development software — JavaScript
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- Apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions.
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- Advise others on analytical techniques.
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- Assess the cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services.
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- Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers.
- Measure effectiveness of business strategies or practices.
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|145,000 employees
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Flames NewsFlames Home > Golf Home > News
Thomas Signs McConnell and Marinell
"I am very excited to have Ian and Chase joining the Liberty golf program," stated Thomas. "They are solid Christian young men who will be great additions to the team.
"It speaks well to the state of our program and athletics department that this quality of player believes fully in what Liberty is trying to accomplish and trusts us to make them better players, students and men," continued the fifth-year head coach. "Ian and Chase will help us reach our goals of competing at the national level and winning conference championships."
Ian McConnell (Riverview, Fla.)
Ian McConnell is a homeschooled student-athlete from Riverview, Fla., where he has maintained a 3.71 high school GPA.
He is the top ranked graduating senior in the state of Florida and the No. 10 ranked graduating senior in the country, as listed by Golfweek. Currently, the Sunshine State native is listed at No. 28 in the latest Golfweek junior national rankings.
An AJGA Rolex All-America honorable-mention award winner, McConnell has already recorded several Top 15 finishes in prestigious national events. He finished third at the Verizon Junior Heritage and ninth at the FootJoy Invitational with three sub-70 rounds.
"Ian is a great player and competitor," remarked Thomas about McConnell. "He is a hard worker, which shows by his performance on the course and in the classroom. He may be the most dedicated golfer I have seen in junior golf.
"He has been successful at the national level and is one of the top players in the country. He brings experience to the team and I expect Ian to make an immediate impact on the program's progress."
McConnell placed 11th at the Junior Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He has qualified for the 2008 and 2009 U.S. Public Links Championship and participated in the 2006 USGA Boys Junior Amateur Championship.
"Ian McConnell is prepared to make an immediate impact on the Liberty golf program," remarked Shane Gillespie, the Master Instructor at the Inner Circle of Golf Academy. "He will be bringing his intense work ethic and desire to excel at Liberty University.
"Ian is excited to help this team win golf tournaments and to help it become a top-rated national contender. It will be exciting to watch the Liberty Flames and Coach Thomas as he continues to develop the talented players he has at Liberty University."
Chase Marinell (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Chase Marinell, who hails from Fort Myers, Fla., is currently a senior at Bishop Verot High School. When he signed with Liberty, Marinell's Junior Golf Scoreboard national ranking was No. 70 in the country.
Marinell was a 2009 participant in the USGA Boys Junior Amateur Championship, qualifying for the event with a one-under par 143 (70-73).
"Chase is a nice fit for our program. He is a very likeable guy and fun to be around," commented Thomas. "He is an athletic golfer who has had a nice junior career which includes some very impressive wins. Chase is the kind of player who has not yet reached his potential and with the right structure, he can blossom into a very special player.'
Over the past two seasons, Marinell has captured two individual titles, winning medalist honors at the 2009 Nolan Henke-Patty Berger Junior Masters Championship in Fort Myers, Fla. and the 2008 First American Title Junior Classic in Tampa, Fla. Another notable finish for Marinell was sixth-place finish at the 2009 AJGA Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior in Ashland, Ky.


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Medical practice in Elizabethan times, did not imporove as much as other aspects of Elizabethan life. Advancements were made, but overall the impact was not great.
Beliefs. All in all, medicine remained mostly medieval in Elizabethan times. Many physicians based their philosophies on the teachings of Aristotle and Hippocrates. These beliefs were widely accepted during the Medieval period. However, the emphasis on magic and astrology diminished in Elizabethan times. Yet, some physicians still believed that if the planets were out of line, an individual would get sick, according to his or her own sign.
The strongest and most widespread belief was that of the four humours and four elements. The humours are bodily fluids, and the seat of all these fluids was thought to be the liver. The four humours are blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. Supposedly the level of humours in the body characterized the personality. If a person had more blood in his body, he was characterized as having a sanguine personality. These people were very passionate, amorous, joyful, and kind. With abundance of phlegm, the personality was characterized as being phlegmatic or cowardly, unresponsive, and lacking in intellectual ability. Yellow bile meant that the person had a choleric personality. These people were generally believed to be obstinate, vengeful, impatient, and easily angered. Black bile meant that the person was melancholy or excessively brooding, gluttonous, and satiric.
There were also four elements that were thought to determine a person's personality and health. The four elements were air, water, earth, and fire. Air was the cold element, water the moist, earth the dry, and fire was the hot element. Belief in the humours took a long time to die out.
Elizabethan physicians also believed that certain gemstones held medicinal powers. Garnets were believed to keep sorrow at bay. Topaz and jacinth were used to alleviate anger. Emeralds and sapphires were thought to ease the mind.
The College of Physicians. The College of Physicians was founded in 1518, through the efforts of Thomas Linacre. The chairs of the board were professionals who were educated at universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, and Padua. To be issued a license, a doctor had to have a mandatory university education. The College earned its right to do dissections on human corpses in 1565. These bodies were usually the bodies of convicted and executed criminals.
Cures. Cures were basically concoctions of several different herbs that were thought to be of medicinal value. These concoctions were usually home remedies or ones prescribed by "old wise women" and soothsayers. Those who could afford a doctor's care would fill their prescriptions at an apothecary.
Different ingredients and herbs would be used for different parts of the body. For instance, head afflictions were treated with sweet-smelling herbs such as rose, lavender, sage, and bay. Heart problems were remedied by plants such as saffron, basil, and rosemary. Stomach aches and other related sicknesses were treated with wormwood, mint, and balm. Lung afflictions such as pneumonia and bronchitis were treated by liquorice and comfrey, which is still used in bronchitis medicine today.
Renowned Physicians. The greatest physician of Elizabethan times was William Harvey (1578-1657). Harvey was educated at Caius College, Gonville, and Padua. Harvey first described the circulation of the blood. Although Harvey did not publish his findings until 1628, he spoke of his discovery in his lectures much earlier. Thomas Linacre (1460?-1524) founded the College of Physicians and later became the physician to Henry VII and Henry VIII. Linacre earned the title "restorer of learning" to England. This title was given mainly because he expressed a critical awareness that the writings of such authoritative figures as Galen should be translated and read accurately.
Hierarchy of Medical Professions. Physicians were not the only ones who provided medical care. They were, however, the only ones who had to be licensed according to the College of Physicians' rules, regulations, and guidelines. To acquire a physician's education and skill, one had to come from a family with at least a little wealth. Physicians could charge high fees, as they enjoyed a high professional status. The poor would have to rely on home remedies or medicine administered by charitable churches. The College of Physicians kept its standards high, but those physicians who practiced in the country had lower guidelines than those of city doctors.
Surgeons were considered to beinferior to physicians. They usually operated on a physician's instruction. The surgeons tended to have a bad reputation, mainly because they shared company with barbers.
Though surgeons were usually more knowledgeable than barbers, they all belong to a group called the Company of Barber Surgeons. Even though barbers belonged to the same Company as the surgeons, they were not allowed to practice much besides blood-letting and tooth-pulling.
The last rung on the ladder that was the medical profession of Elizabethan times was the apothecary, or dispenser of drugs. The apothecaries came to be known as the physician's cook and were associated with grocers because they were essentially just that. Apothecaries also endured bad reputations at times. Some were not so ethical in their distribution of medicine. Often they would sell fraudulent prescriptions or miracle cures that a country bumpkin would pay hard-earned money for. In 1616, apothecaries received a Royal charter to practice independently without physicians checking up on them.
Diseases. The main cause for disease in Elizabethan England was probably the lack of sanitation. The streets of cities, towns, and villages were unadulterated cesspools. There were open sewers in the streets, which were also used as community garbage cans. This kind of atmosphere was the perfect breeding ground for rats, lice, fleas, viruses, diseases, and germs, all of which were common problems. One of the biggest killers of Elizabethan times was the Plague, or "Black Death," a disease carried by rats who bred in the dregs of the sordid streets. Typhoid, a disease that was spread by improper sanitation, was also a problem.
A second cause may have been the diet, or lack thereof, of many Elizabethan people. The rich frequently got gout; their diet primarily consisted of meat and not many fruits and vegetables. Many of the residents of rural Elizabethan England were probably malnourished and suffered diet-related ailments. Scurvy, a disease that results from the lack of vitamin C in the body, was common. Toothaches were also a common, more minor problem. These afflictions were cared for by the barbers.
A tertiary cause for disease was the exploration of the world. The explorers brought more than just tales, spices, riches, and knowledge. They brought back with them diseases like smallpox and syphilis, diseases which could be passed from person to person by physical contact or drinking or eating after someone.
In conclusion, Elizabethan medicine was not very advanced. Old beliefs overshadowed the knowledge of new discoveries about the human body. However, the medical profession advanced through the establishment of standards and a common board by which the public could benefit.
See also "Medical Beliefs and Practices of Elizabethan England"
Brown, Ivor. Shakespeare in His Time. London: Nelson Ltd., 1967.
This book describes Shakespeare's life and times. Several pages tell of some common ailments of the population. The book would have been a better resource for a report on Shakespeare.
*Burton, Elizabeth. The Pageant of Elizabethan England.New York: Charles Scribner and Sons, Inc., 1958.
This book is informative about the life of Elizabethan people. The chapter entitled "Of Ailments and Their Cure" specifically gives information about the ailments that afflicted Elizabethan people, and the herbs that were used to treat them. However, the chapter leans more toward the illnesses of Queen Elizabeth herself; therefore it was not the most informative book to use on the research of the general population's illnesses.
"History of Medicine." The Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.knight.org./advent/cathen/10122a.htm, (25 Nov. 1997).
The Catholic Encyclopedia is an informative website. The section called "History of Medicine" was where we found information on Elizabethan medicine. The article chronicles different schools, periods, and people pertaining to medicine.
*Lyons, Albert S., and R. Joseph Petrucelli II. Medicine: An Illustrated History. New York: Aberdale Press, 1978.
This book is a wonderful resource. It begins with the earliest prehistoric medicine and chronologically summarizes the history of medicine to present date. The section entitled the "Fifteenth Century" is especially informative. The book also contains great illustrations, one of which is featured in this report.
"Medicine, Renaissance." The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1995 ed.
This article is short yet gives some names of prominent physicians who were contemporaries of this period. This information allowed other references to be pursued.
*Mountfield, David. Everyday Life in Elizabethan England. Geneve: Editions Minerva,1978.
This book gives a wide scope of what people did in Elizabethan times in England. The book also has many interesting pictures, also featured in the report. The chapter called "Science and Medicine" was the best chapter to find information about diseases and cures.
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The Dress, The Guests, The Vows: Details of Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves' Austin Wedding (PHOTOS)
The Magic Mike star married his longtime girlfriend, Camila Alves, over the weekend, in a lavish, three-day extravaganza that began with a rehearsal dinner Friday night at his home, in Austin, TX.
The following day, the twosome set up a catered campground for wedding guests such as Woody Harrelson, Reese Witherspoon, Jim Toth, John Cougar Mellencamp and Meg Ryan to stay at. According to Us Weekly, the property included air-conditioned tents, gourmet goodies and entertainment.
Get more details inside their weekend nuptials.
Alves and McConaughey said their "I dos" in front of over 100 guests. According to E! News, the couple whispered their vows to each other instead of saying them aloud.
For the sunset ceremony Saturday night, the actor donned a three-piece black Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo, while the bride wore white Stuart Weitzman heels and a wedding gown handmade by a favorite Brazilian designer, PEOPLE reports.
Following the ceremony, guests partied the night away at the reception, where they dined on Brazilian meats and danced to a live band that played American pop and Brazilian rock hits.
According to Us Weekly, the couple opted to serve a variety of desserts, instead of having a wedding cake.
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Established in 2006, this city hotel comprises a total of 15 rooms, spread over 4 floors, of which 14 are double rooms and 1 is an apartment. The facilities available at this air-conditioned establishment include a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, room service, a lift, a bar, wireless Internet access, a TV lounge, a car park, a business corner, a 45-seater conference room and a breakfast room. Guests may also conduct a business meeting or relax in the hotel's lobby area .
Each room is furnished in contemporary style and comes with all the conveniences guests require for a comfortable stay: an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer, a king-size bed, a direct dial telephone, a cable TV, free wireless Internet access, a work desk, individually adjustable air conditioning and a minibar as well as tea and coffee making facilities.
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Z3 Speedometer error
I have a 1999 Z3 speedometer is about is about 8 MPH slow, I have checked it with my GPS, also the car has a trip computer which displays the same speed the Garmin GPS does. I feel like the sending unit in the differential should supply the same signal to the trip computer as well as the analog speedometer. I believe the instrument cluster has been changed out at some point in time, prior to my purchase.
any suggestions or thoughts on the error.
Thanks for any information.
Look over this thread: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=551995
Thanks so much for the information, I did a search prior to posting but did not find the thread. It's a shame BMW did not do a recall to repair this item.
Thanks again
Why? It meets their specifications.
BMW specifications are that the speedo read no lower than actual speed and no higher then 10%+2.4 MPH. So at 60 MPH, it is perfectly acceptable for the speedo to read 68.4 MPH.
speedometer error
You have a point, after all why would anyone want to know they are driving 43 mph in a 55?
It has to with German TUV requirements that the speedo NEVER read lower than the actual speed.
You can get it closer by changing your tire size. Running 255/40-17 rear tires on our M Roadster and 265/41-18s on the E46 M3 have both speedos almost spot on.
Or one could get a GPS (very useful for other things) and use the speed readout in it.
Agree with Pinecone on the tire size change. I changed my rears from 50 series to 55's and my speedo is right on the money. The hard part was re-learning not to drive 4-5 miles over what I wanted. LOL
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XLarge presented a look into its upcoming collection for Spring/Summer 2011. Although the company is still primarily based in Los Angeles, we've seen more of an emergence from XLarge in the Japanese market. This changes as Spring/Summer 2011 will see the brand focus a bit more on domestic accounts. Highlighted for the upcoming season is its headwear collection, consisting mainly of snap-backs, all incorporating classic XLarge styles.
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Westchester County Clerk Timothy C. Idoni is cautioning all Westchester homeowners to be on the lookout of the newest scam pertaining to housing documents.
"If you receive written notice from a company asking you to purchase a copy of your deed, ignore it." Idoni said in a news release today.
"These "legal" deed scams are becoming much more sophisticated to the point where county clerks in upstate New York have received reports of invoices that look like bills being sent to homeowners in their county," he said.
He added that it's probably just a matter of time before these notices start showing up in the mailboxes of Westchester homeowners.


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An extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous (65 million years ago) wiped out roughly 75% of the species living at the time. The impact this extinction had upon the evolution of placental mammals, the dominant mammal group today, is unclear. Wible focuses on the Cretaceous and Cenozoic (the last 65 million years) fossil record in light of the anatomy of living placentals. His studies suggest that there are no identifiable placentals living in the Cretaceous. This undeniably couples the end Cretaceous extinction event with the long-recognized explosive burst of early Cenozoic placental fossils, making this the origination of the modern placental lineages and their subsequent diversification.
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Victoria's Secret angel Candice Swanepoel posed for photographs at Liverpool Fashion Fest 2012 in Mexico City today (August 30th), looking divine in a little black dress with a lace neckline. She graces the Cover of September's Elle Brazil, and is currently on tour, per her Twitter account.
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I was a Verizon customer and was transferred overseas for work. I had Verizon unlock my phone before I traveled and then about a month after I moved my contract with Verizon ended. I have had no problems using the local overseas sim card. My question is, when I return to the States for vacation or holidays, are there any options for any sort of pre-paid SIM cards that will work in this phone. It doesn't appear that Verizon offers them and from what I have read on these forums, a T-mobile or AT&T Sim card won't work, even though my phone is unlocked and out of the contract. Is that correct? Has anyone had any success with another US sim card? Thanks!!
The Verizon iphone 4S can be unlocked for overseas use on GSM networks, but it won't work on GSM carriers in the USA. You can certainly activate it on one of Verizon's prepaid smartphone plans while you are back in the USA. You will have to remember to cancel it when you leave again.


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In 2011, roughly one-third of the new generating capacity installed within the US was in the form of wind turbines, according to a new report prepared by the Department of Energy. That represents nearly seven Gigawatts of new wind installations. Although that leaves the nation a distant second to China (which installed a hefty 17.6GW), it's about double the capacity installed in the next closest country (India) and leaves the US firmly in second place in total wind capacity, with 47GW.
It's important to note that this capacity doesn't reflect the typical output of these wind farms, since the wind doesn't always actually blow. Nevertheless, the steady growth of wind capacity has now pushed the amount that is actually generated by wind to over three percent of the annual national consumption of electricity. The top four countries in this regard—Denmark, Portugal, Spain, and Ireland—all produce over 18 percent of their needs through wind. The US ranks thirteenth.
That said, several states within the US would be competitive with the international results. Wind accounts for over 22 percent of the electricity generated in South Dakota, and just under 19 percent of electricity generated in Iowa (four other states are also above 10 percent). These are important figures, because the US grid isn't especially well structured to handle over 20 percent of its power coming from intermittent sources like wind. The experience gained by the nations and states could prove invaluable as wind power continues to grow.
And there are plenty of indications that other states will be pushing into higher percentages. The new capacity was installed fairly broadly, with 19 states seeing over 100MW of new construction, led by California, with over 900MW.
That said, the growth of installations may be in for a bumpy ride in the near future. Key federal incentives are due to expire in 2014, which may lead to a construction boom next year, followed by a bust if they are not extended.
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At least a dozen United Airlines employees reported seeing a flying saucer hovering over Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Nov. 7, and they're upset that no one—from the FAA to their own company—is taking them seriously. One of the tower controllers summed up the generally disingenuous response to the sighting: "To fly 7 million light-years to O'Hare and then have to turn around and go home because your gate was occupied is simply unacceptable."
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A flying saucerlike object hovered low over O'Hare International Airport for several minutes before bolting through thick clouds with such intense energy that it left an eerie hole in overcast skies, said some United Airlines employees who observed the phenomenon.
Was it an alien spaceship? A weather balloon lost in the airspace over the world's second-busiest airport? A top-secret military craft? Or simply a reflection from lights that played a trick on the eyes?
Officials at United professed no knowledge of the Nov. 7 event—which was reported to the airline by as many as a dozen of its own workers—when the Tribune started asking questions recently. But the Federal Aviation Administration said its air traffic control tower at O'Hare did receive a call from a United supervisor asking if controllers had spotted a mysterious elliptical-shaped craft sitting motionless over Concourse C of the United terminal.
No controllers saw the object, and a preliminary check of radar found nothing out of the ordinary, FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said.
The FAA is not conducting a further investigation, Cory said. The theory is the sighting was caused by a "weather phenomenon," she said.


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