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Thirteen prominent U.S. HIV/AIDS organizations have written an open letter to the Food and Drug Administration and Gilead Sciences calling for "prompt regulatory review" of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for gay/bisexual men and transgender women.
PrEP is the daily use of an antiretroviral drug therapy that has dramatically reduced new infections in HIV-negative gay and bisexual men. Daily use of the cocktail—a combination of Truvada and/or Viread—has shown up to 73 percent efficacy in preventing HIV transmission.
The letter urges regulators and the drug manufacturer "not to delay review "because of distinct questions about the safety and efficacy of PrEP in heterosexual cohorts.
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Data from multiple clinical trials in different populations showing that antiretroviral drugs for HIV treatment can also prevent HIV infection have accumulated to the point where FDA approval decisions could be made for this intervention. The approval issues for the different populations are not identical. For the reasons outlined below, we urge the FDA and Gilead Sciences to reconsider plans to combine the approval for a prevention indication for both men who have sex with men, including transgender populations (MSM) and heterosexuals into a single filing.
The combination could unnecessarily delay approval for MSM, the group at greatest risk of HIV infection in the United States.
There have been some questions about resilience and the impact of powerful antiretrovirals on a healthy immune system. But the major question: Who will pay for the drug? In the United States, Truvada can cost $36 a day or up to $14,000 a year.
"We desperately need new strategies and tools to reduce the rapidly increasing rates of HIV infection in black gay and bisexual men," says Phill Wilson, executive director of the Black AIDS Institute. "We've had evidence of PrEP's effectiveness in MSM for almost a year now. It's time to use every tool at our disposal to reduce the 50,000 new HIV infections that occur each year in this country. "
The groups include AIDS Foundation of Chicago, AIDS United, AVAC, Black AIDS Institute, Fenway Health, GMHC, Harlem United, and the National Minority AIDS Council.
The news comes after the release of disturbing HIV seroconversion data. New HIV cases among Black gay and bisexual men aged 13-29 rose an estimated 48 percent between 2006-2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New infections rates are much higher in some cities—such as Milwaukee, where an estimated 42 percent of Black gay/bi men could be infected.
See our recent series "Reversing the Alarming HIV Increase Among Black Gay Men Part 1" and "Part 2", as well as "What Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Could Mean for Black Gay and Bi Men" and "Clinical Trials Show PrEP Reduces Heterosexual HIV Transmission" that were syndicated by the Black AIDS Institute across Black print and web properties.


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Will it ready by Labor Day?
The planned repair for seismic safety rods that snapped on the new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge could cost between $5 million to $10 million, a state transportation official said on Wednesday.
California Transportation Commission Executive Director Andre Boutros told a meeting of the Bay Area Toll Authority the repair officials plan to go ahead with for the 32 rods that failed involves installing a steel saddle.
The saddle would be placed over the broken rods and held in place with steel cables that would be covered up with concrete, so they wouldn't be seen, he said. Another repair option would have been more expensive.
Officials are still hopeful they can open the bridge on schedule on Labor Day.
The rods connect steel earthquake safety devices called shear keys to the deck of the bridge and a large concrete cap. Shear keys would help control swaying during an earthquake.
The new bridge, which is replacing a span damaged during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, is designed to withstand a major temblor. It is already years late in opening and billions of dollars over budget.
Documents released last month by the California Department of Transportation show its inspectors found structural integrity issues with some of the rods several years ago, before they were installed.
The documents were unclear about whether the problems were remedied before the rods were delivered and installed. The inspectors noted that they failed elongation tests for structural integrity and said they were concerned about the quality of work by the company that galvanized them to prevent corrosion.
The 32 rods that failed were among a group of 96 from 2008. Officials have blamed what's called hydrogen embrittlement, at least in part due to moisture and water from the foggy environment enveloping the bridge, for their failure.
Another batch of 192 bolts from 2010 has been installed. Tests of those bolts have shown no signs of weakness or hydrogen embrittlement, Steve Heminger, executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, said at the meeting on Wednesday.
"We're starting to see more daylight between the 2008 bolts with the hydrogen embrittlement problem and the 2010 bolts, which do not seem to be developing this problem," he said.

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When writers Christina Lynch and Meg Howrey decided to collaborate on the new novel "City of Dark Magic," they chose a pseudonym as fantastical as the novel itself: Magnus Flyte.
Howrey is a novelist whose two previous books have veered closer to realistic fiction (her 2012 novel "The Cranes Dance" is set in the ballet world), while Lynch is a TV writer who wrote for "Stephen King's Dead Zone." Together they've penned a tale packed with an assortment of strange and unexpected elements: a 400-year-old dwarf, a time-warping drug disguised as a toenail clipping, and a powerful U.S. senator with dark secrets.
"City of Dark Magic" follows music student Sarah Weston after she lands a summer job at Prague Castle, cataloging Beethoven's manuscripts. Shortly after arriving, Sarah's life takes a strange and dangerous turn. She pieces clues together from the manuscripts, revealing that her mentor, who was working at the castle, may not have committed suicide after all.
This Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., Lynch and Howrey -- who refer to themselves as Magnus's handlers or wranglers -- will do a reading and signing at Vroman's Bookstore. They answered some questions via email about writing "City of Dark Magic."
Why did you choose to write under a pseudonym?
Howrey: We always wanted a single author name, and we had both read a raft of articles talking about how men don't buy books written by women. We thought a very grand, slightly ridiculous name set the tone of the book. "Magnus Flyte" is just one more twist in the tale.
Lynch: We took "Magnus" from a usurping Roman senator and "Flyte" for Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited.
Tell me a bit about the collaboration experience — the challenges and the benefits?
Howrey: We wrote the novel in a relay race, handing off chapters. We discussed the arc of the book only in very loose terms, so neither of us knew exactly what the other would write. Our main rule was no re-writing until we got to the end. So you had to play the cards you were dealt. This kept things fresh, to say the least.
Lynch: We were striving to surprise each other, so for example when one person introduced a cryptic dwarf, he could have immediately disappeared from the story but instead reappeared as a chauffeur, who evolved into a bodyguard, who turned out to have a very lengthy back story, who then... well, I don't want to give it away.
How did the two of you find a uniform narrative voice and tone through which to write the novel?
Both: We felt like we slid naturally into a third voice that worked for the kind of story we were telling. During the revision process so many things got combined or moved or shifted, and we rewrote freely on each other's work, so pretty much all chapters are blends now. Like this answer, which we both wrote.
"City of Dark Magic" crosses over multiple genres from paranormal to mystery to romance. Was it challenging to incorporate multiple genres into the novel?
Howrey: No, because we didn't think about that. We wrote what we wanted, what interested us, what we found amusing, or intriguing, or exciting. Some of the genre labels City of Dark Magic has been called are genres we had never heard of till now.
Lynch: Meg said at one of our readings that we don't make fun of genres, we make out with them. Throw them down and have our way with them.
The book is full of art, history and political references. What sort of research did you do in advance?
Howrey: Binders! Binders of research! Color-coded. And books. We traveled to Prague of course. Poor us.
Lynch: With our relay writing style, there's only so much you can do in advance. You have to do the research as it comes up. If Meg sends me a chapter that ends with a character revealing his secret passion for rococo snuffboxes, then I'm off to learn all about rococo snuffboxes.
How did you strike a balance between staying true to the historical facts and taking creative liberties?
Howrey: As Emily Dickinson advised: "Tell the truth, but tell it slant."
In order to capture and depict the mystical elements of the novel, where did you turn to for inspiration?
Howrey: If you need truly crazy and outrageous things to read – read science.
Lynch: I will say that history was always weirder than anything we could make up. When we sent chapters to each other we'd add in the email, "that thing about the drunken elk—true!!!!"
Are the two of you working on a sequel?
Lynch: The sequel is set largely in Vienna. We wanted to call it City of Curious Sausages, but Penguin is strangely reluctant.
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She's charged with misdemeanor assault in the Nov. 29 incident at Club Avenue.
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"This can be on or off the record, I don't care," said Michael Branham, "I wouldn't be speaking to you here today if it wasn't for NexGen." The Financial Planning Association's 2013 president was speaking on Saturday, day one of the FPA Experience 2013, the national conference of the FPA, being held this year in Orlando (Seattle is the site of next year's Experience.)
The self-assured, well-spoken Branham's passion for nurturing the next generation of financial planners shone through in the interview.One example of his erudition: When asked if the FPA wasn't tempted, as part of its advocacy efforts, to publicly comment on the economic and client disruptions of the recently resolved U.S. government shutdown, Branham didn't hesitate to respond. "We could have stated the obvious," he said, "but it's better for us to focus on advocacy issues that affect our members. We don't want to have any organizational [mission] creep."
"NexGen has 2,000 members," Branham pointed out during a conference at which some good-natured electioneering—including on Twitter—was percolating to pick the next NexGen president. Himself a former NexGen president, in 2008, Branham is a CFP and senior associate at Cornerstone Wealth Advisors, noted holistic advisor Jonathan Guyton's firm based in Minneapolis. He joined the FPA national board in 2009, is president this year (ahead of Janet Stanzak,another fellow Minnesotan, who is 2013 president elect).
Speaking of FPA in the broader sense, Branham said "We're the first organization to dedicate time and resources" to find and nurture the next generation of planners, "plus we're producing the next generation of leaders for FPA." He's particularly proud of the Nex Gen student chapters at universities around the country." Those chapters, and FPA leadership's long-standing commitment to younger planners, will help, he said, "sustain growth and provide stability" to the larger organization, whose "founders gave us a great platform." He concluded: "We have to be dedicated to the next generation."


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There are many common myths in the industry. Just like the Chinese idiom "a myth is like the leaf in front of your eyes, blocking your view of the mountain" (移叶张目识泰山), these myths block the larger view of what's going on in the industry. Doug Fisher, vice president and general manager of Intel's System Software Division took the stage at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Beijing to address some of these myths and discuss the company's vision to modernize computing and enhance user experiences. The messages resonated really well with IDF attendees and I would like to share some of the highlights below for those that couldn't make it to the show.
Myth #1: Only Smart Phones and Tablets are Keeping Pace with User Demands for Modern Capabilities.
Tablets are booming and smartphone sales have been on the rise for some time. In this environment, many people have been quick to question the relevance of the PC because it's sensationalistic or because the PC's steady sales are far less interesting than those of the booming smartphones and tablets. As Fisher explained in his keynote on Thursday however, personal computing is rapidly transforming and is now taking many different forms – from desktop, notebooks to today's All in Ones, Ultrabooks, tablets, convertibles and detachables. According to Fisher, Intel and the industry are modernizing the computing experience with new features such as touch interface, fast boot, connectivity, security and more, which are available on all these devices.
Myth #2: Intel Architecture Only Delivers Great Performance on Windows.
Fisher acknowledged that Intel has always delivered great performance on Windows, but he pointed out that the company is equally focused on power because a great user experience requires both robust performance and battery life. He showcased how Intel processors lead in performance and are competitive on battery life, providing the best experience for Windows.
Consumers have plenty of options at their disposal and Fisher explained that the mission of the Intel Software and Services Group is to ensure the best computing experience on Intel processors across all operating systems (OS) including Android, Chrome OS, Tizen and Windows. This includes making sure users get performance and great battery life on anything and everything that has an Intel processor inside, no matter the OS environment being used. It also includes working with the ecosystem on application choice. For example, with the help of the Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (Intel® HAXM), application developers can target and emulate both Intel® Architecture (IA) and ARM-based platforms when writing applications for Android apps that were built with Android NDK. Intel is also the largest external contributor to the Chrome OS ecosystem and is supporting the operating system with the 4th generation Intel® Core™ processor family.
Myth #3: It Will Always be Hard to Write a Great App Once and Run It on Multiple Platforms.
HTML5 is an open development technology that will help application developers lower total cost and improve time-to-market for cross-platform application development and deployment. To ensure this technology continues to evolve and remains open to innovation, Fisher announced the launch of the Intel® HTML 5 Developer Environment, a cross-platform development environment to develop, test and deploy applications that can run across multiple device types and operating environments as well as being available across various application stores. Zhao Bo, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology China Electronic Standards Institute joined Fisher on stage to talk about development of HTML5 in China.
Myth #4: Only Smart Phone and Tablets Apps Deliver Updated Experiences.
Intel is constantly working on innovating and evolving applications and experiences, not only by introducing new hardware in the form of processors, but also by working with the developer community to modernize PC applications for business and consumer use. Recently, this focus has concentrated on touch interfaces and sensor technology, and over the past year, Intel has worked with application developers to grow these experiences with Perceptual Computing technologies including facial, voice and gesture recognition to enable more human-like interactions.
In modernizing computing, security is always the most important factor to consider particularly as users are entering in more personal information when conducting financial transactions and social media activities on mobile devices. Using the latest technologies, including near field communications (NFC), mobile payments and Intel® Identity Protection Technology, Intel has collaborated with a global bankcard network UnionPay, to make mobile payments both easy and secure. Speaking during Fisher's keynote, Hongfeng Chai, executive vice president of UnionPay, introduced the UnionPay Quick Pass service in which consumers can use an NFC smartphone powered by an Intel processor to pay for products. On stage, the two speakers demonstrated a real-time secured transaction on a soda machine using this latest technology.
Myth #5: Developers: You're Alone in Your Success
Developers sometimes feel like they are out there alone and the industry doesn't support them in becoming successful. Fisher pointed out Intel's understanding that developers' success translates into the company's success. As such, Intel has a number of programs and resources that have been built for developers, including the Intel® Developer Zone which offers technical support, software development tools, marketing assistance, community forums and more. By working with developers to deliver new features and software advancements, Intel is working to create a foundation in which everyone can have a compelling experience on any computing device they choose.
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One Woman's Drug-Resistant TB, Echoing Around the World
This weekend's Wall Street Journal has the story of Rahima Sheikh, one of India's first documented cases of tuberculosis that is resistant to virtually all the medicines approved to treat it.
Over the past six years, Mrs. Sheikh, 40 years old, mortgaged her family's rice fields, spent her father's and brother's life savings, and crisscrossed India in search of a cure for tuberculosis. But instead of getting healthier, Mrs. Sheikh grew increasingly resistant to medication with each failed treatment.
Her six-year journey to all-but-incurable TB exposes a blind spot in an Indian medical bureaucracy that, for decades, neglected to implement widespread testing or treatment for drug-resistant strains.
As a result, a curable disease has mutated into a killer – a danger the global community is worried about. Health officials have urged India and other countries with increasing drug resistance to take stronger action. And this year the U.K. added India to the list of countries whose citizens must be tested for TB to obtain a visa of six months or more.


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Maarse (Maarsse, Maarsen), a Dutch Mennonite family of Aalsmeer, province of North Holland, found there from about 1700. Many members of this family were deacons of the various congregations found at Aalsmeer. A member of this family was Jan Maarse, b. 1886 at Amsterdam. He earned his doctorate in chemistry at the University of Amsterdam in 1913, served as a professor of chemistry 1914-1930. During this time he began the study of theology at the University and the Mennonite Seminary of Amsterdam. Becoming a ministerial candidate in 1932, he served the congregations of Krommenie-Wormer-Jisp 1932-1947 and Edam-Monnikendam 1947-1951. In this year he retired. In 1936 he obtained his Th.D. degree (thesis: Een psychologische en zedekundige studie over de begrippen eer en eergevoel). Besides this and a number of papers in chemical and theological periodicals, he edited in 1939 and 1947, together with N. Westendorp Boerma, two posthumous works of I. J. de Bussy and in 1955 a psychological-ethical study, Toom, haat en zelfbeheersing (Anger, Hatred, and Self-control).
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Last month George (my baby!) turned five. I quickly found myself in a little over my head when he requested a Sonic the Hedgehog birthday party, and there were no easy cheats available for purchase because at this writing Sonic has not yet hit critical mass. I'm learning that five seems to be the age when kids gravitate toward single-sex parties, and since all of his girl pals from school were at a girls-only party, we decided to keep it boys and their siblings from his class, which I have to be honest, seemed a little daunting especially with water balloons involved (more on that later), but turned out to be a super sonic good time.
Okay, the cake was nuts. Can you believe this multi-tiered, fondant, piped-icing, chocolate insanity that my sister, Claire, produced? From scratch! She made the race track out of fondant, as well as the "golden rings," which she then dusted with edible gold glitter. (Sonic and Tails action figures via Amazon.com.)
The day before, I ran by Blick Art on Beverly to grab a giant piece of cardboard and some tempera paints to make a five-foot-tall Dr. Eggman (old-school Sonic villain circa 1990) target for water balloons. Turns out water balloons are a HUGE hit with everyone except for the unsuspecting spouse who has to fill them up.
There was Sonic face-painting by the one and only Zayda, and a Sonic piñata from the outstanding Tony of Out Of This World Piñata on Etsy. (He was also responsible for last year's Spiderman piñata.)
I also found on Etsy these adorable hedgehog party favors (filled with a single serving of hot cocoa), which I put in muslin treat bags along with Sonic tattoos, and little Sega-style race cars.
Since Sonic's favorite food is a chili dog—and I wasn't overly excited about the prospect of chili, water balloons and five-year-old boys—we played it safe with no-mess hot dogs, Sonic golden rings (organic onion ring chips), and hedgehog fruit salad served in a carved watermelon impaled with blueberries on toothpicks for eyes and nose.
And just because they are the birthday boy's favorite, there was mac n' cheese and chocolate milk. Etsy was also the source for these mini plastic milk bottles, which I wrapped with rafia and then tied with butcher's twine. They are reusable so I'm looking forward to serving blackberry margaritas in them at our next grown-up barbecue.
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The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive applies to companies that manufacture, sell, distribute, electronic equipment (EEE), and to consumers within the European Union. The Directive is intended to reduce packaging waste through consumer education and by improving the effectiveness of collection and recycling.
The Directive Requires Producers (Manufacturers, Distributors and Sellers) to:
- Restrict the heavy metal concentration levels for lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium to 100 ppm.
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Threats of heightened regulatory scrutiny have loomed large in the first weeks of 2014, and perhaps no area has received greater attention than the IRA rollover transaction.
Both the SEC and FINRA have issued warnings to advisors who provide guidance to clients looking to roll traditional workplace 401(k) accounts into private IRAs, and this focus on the importance of proper guidance should be keeping all advisors on their toes. For many advisors, this means a new course in IRA rollover compliance is called for, as even the most experienced professionals may find themselves in the dark over the new requirements being ushered in by the industry's most prominent regulators.
Heightened Investor Protections
The primary focus of the guidance issued by FINRA and the SEC centers on investor protections, and proper disclosure and suitability are high on the list for 2014. Importantly, the FINRA guidance identifies four potential options that may be available to 401(k) plan participants, including (1) leaving the funds in the 401(k), (2) rolling the funds over into a new employer's 401(k), (3) an IRA rollover, or (4) cashing out the account.
The emphasis being placed on the existence of these options highlights how critical it is for advisors to avoid placing undue emphasis on the rollover transaction, as any one of these four options might represent the most appropriate action for any given client.
On the disclosure front, a new weight will be placed on the information contained in any marketing materials used by advisors, who now must avoid presenting the IRA rollover option as the only rational choice for clients. Further, advisors must tread carefully when it comes to fee disclosure to ensure that clients fully understand any additional fees or expenses that can be associated with the IRA rollover option.
Suitability, while always a principal consideration, becomes even more important in today's heightened regulatory environment as many advisors may be called upon to demonstrate exactly why the IRA rollover benefits the individual client.
Should Your Clients Roll Over?
Despite all of the focus on suitability, there are actually many reasons why a client would still benefit from an IRA rollover. Importantly, an IRA can provide the client with added flexibility when it comes to withdrawal rates, as many 401(k)s require that funds be withdrawn at a fixed rate or in a lump sum.
In the same vein, IRAs often offer clients increased flexibility in their investment options—a consideration that may be particularly important to clients with significant funds locked into tax-preferred vehicles, such as life insurance or annuities, which may or may not provide them with potentially desirable investment discretion.
Despite this, there are advantages to leaving funds in a 401(k)—for example, the required minimum distributions that an IRA owner must begin taking at 70½ are generally not required of 401(k) owners who continue working, and the fees and expenses associated with managing an IRA can be higher than in the context of an employer-sponsored 401(k).
The bottom line is that the IRA rollover, like any other financial move, must be examined in light of the individual client's needs. While providing fair and thorough disclosure should always be important, the warnings issued in the last few weeks indicate that it's more crucial than ever for advisors to document the steps they have taken to ensure that their clients receive the advice necessary to make informed decisions regarding any potential IRA rollover transaction.


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The Strange Dance
The Torah discussion between Rabbi Meir Simcha Hacohen — the rav of the Latvian community of Dvinsk and author of the"Ohr Somayach" — and one of his disciples was interrupted by the arrival of a young couple. The rav invited them into his private chamber while the disciple waited outside.
After a while the sound of singing and dancing came from the rav's room, arousing the curiosity of his disciple who rushed to peek through the keyhole. To his surprise he saw the rav and the couple singing and dancing around the table.
After the rav came out of his room and bade the couple farewell he explained to his disciple what had transpired.
"Don't be surprised," he told him, "why I spent so much time with that couple. Their parents are the most respected people of the community and dear friends of mine. For some silly reason the husband came to me the other day asking for a divorce. I asked him to bring his wife to me, and when they arrived I spent a long time convincing the young man to abandon his idea of divorce. When I finally succeeded I decided to put the final touch on domestic peace by dancing around the table with them."


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The idea of a home spanning a valley, creek, crevasse, what have you, is fascinating to me. While we're all familiar with the jutting cantilever over the falls at Fallingwater, there are other ways to span flowing waters and valleys. Intrepid architects have attempted this with different styles combined with feats of engineering, creating bridge houses. Here's a look at some of the most stunning examples around today.
This Bridge House is by Max Pritchard Architect, built in 2008. This home is located in Adelaide, Australia and spans a winter creek that babbles along well beneath its floors.
This villa in the Dutch Achterhoek was designed by 123DV Architecture and completed in 2011, and is totally self sustainable. Its long horizontal lines suit the park around it.
Taking a step back in time to a mid-century precedent bridge house – this is the Warner House, built in 1958 in New Canaan, Connecticut. I believe I featured it years ago when it was on the market and it was featured on the Modern House Notes blog. The home was designed by John M. Johansen.
This architect of this beautiful home, Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects, decided to place this house in a valley instead of on a hilltop in Marin County, California, fitting into the landscape yet contrasting with it via its strong lines and Corten steel panels that will patina over time. The house, completed in 2005, has elegant heft yet treads lightly on the land. The surrounding landscape is by Studio Green Landscape Architecture. Winter creeks travel underneath the home seasonally.
Architect Wilfred John Oskar designed this stunning bridge house in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it was completed in 2008. The modern structure makes the most of the views of the surrounding bucolic landscape and natural light.
Would you live in a bridge house? If so, where would your ideal location for it be?
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Miami-Dade School Board talks $1.2B bond at Hialeah Senior High School
Bond issue on November ballot
HIALEAH, Fla. – Miami-Dade School Board members took a tour of Hialeah Senior High School, a school they said could be helped if voters pass a $1.2 billion bond referendum in November.
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and the school's principal led the tour Tuesday, pointing out leaky ceilings and cracks in the walls.
"We can no longer expect a zip code to determine the quality of build or the quality of the education that we have our children," said Carvalho. "So this bond referendum provides both -- the physical infrastructure as well as the technology that our students and teachers need to be effective participants in tomorrow's economy."
So far, 280 schools have been earmarked to be replaced or repaired. The bond will pay for air conditioning repair; restroom plumbing; window repair and replacement; fire alarm enhancement; and, security and surveillance improvements.
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Extrusion is a process that is used to produce continuous or cut lengths of plastic sheet, film, fiber, or profiles. Items such as window profiles, catheters, tubing, pipes, and the like are all produced using the extrusion process.
This lab is named for the late Professor S. J. Chen. Professor Chen was a respected faculty member and researcher in the area of extrusion processing prior to his death in 1993. The lab is now sponsored by Putnam Plastics Corporation, which specializes in micro-extrusion. Additional support for this facility has been provided by Spirex Corporation, now Xaloy, and Gillette Corporation.
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'This Is Us' story twists and turns keep on coming. Viewers got some insight into Randall's (Sterling K. Brown) backstory and the secret Rebecca (Mandy Moore) has kept from him his whole life. Spoilers begin now.
In "Kyle," viewers learned Rebecca had trouble bonding with Randall, who was originally named Kyle, after the loss of her biological child. She sought out Randall's biological father shortly after her kids were born and learned his backstory. He advised her to give Randall his own name and she picked one inspired by Dudley Randall, Randall's biological mother's favorite poet. And then she told William he was never to have contact with Randall. This was it. So you can imagine her surprise when in the present day she learned Randall found William (Ron Cephas Jones) and they came face-to-face again, more than 30 years later.
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"I try to have empathy for a woman in that situation who had lost a child and was trying to bond with this child that she and her husband had decided to adopt and bring into their family. I think she was making the best possible decision at the time she could for herself and for her family moving forward," Moore told Vulture. "Holding on to a secret like that, I can't imagine what she must have been going through and what William must have been going through."
Randall still doesn't know about the deal his mother made with William and Moore revealed scripts haven't addressed how the deal impacted both Rebecca and William yet, so she had to imagine for the present-day scenes.
"I had a child who asked me throughout his entire life, 'Are we sure we don't know anything about my parents? You know nothing about where I come from? There's no way we can find out?' I had to imagine this was something that was asked of us and asked of me so many times throughout Randall's life. So to be able to still hold on to that secret and not tell a soul is really heavy and it really weighs on her," Moore said.
"To come face-to-face with him 35, 36 years later--perhaps they've seen each other another time or two during the course of Randall's life--I can't imagine the guilt and the fear that she must feel because Randall's the child that she's closest to and the idea that anything could potentially hurt that relationship is devastating to her."
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In the third episode of the season viewers saw more of Rebecca and Miguel (Jon Huertas), the man who is clearly not Milo Ventimiglia's Jack.
"I do know why Jack wasn't walking through that door," Ventimiglia told E! News' Sibley Scoles before the third episode aired. "Just wait! Just wait. This is old-fashioned television story. You gotta wait. Appointment TV!"
But Rebecca was still wearing that necklace Jack gave her...
"We're going to see a couple in their high moments and then also in their low moments," Ventimiglia told us. "So the fact that it's present day and Jack is not grandpa, that's looking in the distance and being like, oh, I see where I'm going but I can't quite see the road around the mountain. You're going to find out, you're going to learn about it."
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DR. HOOK- Compulsion: Gotta get it signed, gotta get it....
David Sedaris is– um– an interesting author. I was able to read 1.25 of his books (I read about a fourth of his second book, and that was enough). But the first book I read was hilarious– and shocking. When Sedaris was in Charlottesville for a reading, I brought my book for him to autograph. Personally, I think autographs are useless because what do you do with them? However, for me to meet him face to face, I knew I had to bring a book for an autograph.
To make things interesting, I pre-signed my book, "To Dr. John Hong, My favorite doctor media star! Sincerely, _______" and I drew an arrow at the line saying, "Sign Here." So I'm all excited while waiting in line for him to sign my book, as well as to see what he will think about my funny "sign here" message. But while waiting in line, I noticed he seemed kind of serious while signing books and talking to fans. In fact, there were signs surrounding him asking that fans not photograph him.
I started to get nervous about my "To Dr. John..." I turned to my partner and suggested we make a break for it, but he encouraged me to get the autograph.
"Hi, Mr. Sedaris. I really enjoyed your book, and to make things easier for you...." Tada! Er, no tada! He looked at my writing in the book, looked confused, and said, "Oh... oh. Next!"
I was so humiliated. I obsessed about this failed attempt at humor for weeks.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects 2-3 percent of Americans. Anxiety-provoking intrusive thoughts (obsession) and repetitive behaviors (compulsion) occur in folks with OCD. Many of us have traits of OCD, but having real OCD can be devastating.
Can you imagine having a recurrent thought enter your mind over and over and over, even though you realize the thoughts have no merit? It's like a Woody Allen movie on steroids. Fears can invade the mind: fear of germs/dirt (like Howard Hughes) or fear someone will be harmed, fear a small oversight will lead to disaster, or a fear of disorganization and neatness.
In an attempt to ease the obsessive thoughts, a compulsive behavior is done, such as washing the hands over and over (sounds like Lady Macbeth), repeatedly making sure the door is locked, counting things like the tiles in a room, biting the nails, and picking the skin.
Sedaris wrote in his book that he sometimes needs to touch a stranger's head. So when he gets up to go down the aisle in an airplane, he puts his hand on the chair ahead of him and simultaneously touches the person's head. Sounds OCD'ish to me (but then again he didn't shake my hand or touch my head when he didn't sign my book).
OCD symptoms overlap with some other mental disorders. For example trichotillomania (sounds like a ride at the State Fair) is an unfortunate compulsive behavior of pulling out hair. So a person with trichotillomania can have bald spots, no eyebrows, etc. Gambling addiction, hypochondria, kleptomania, autism, Tourrett's Syndrome, body dysmorphic disorder, and anorexia nervosa all share OCD symptoms.
OCD appears to be a lifelong illness. Cognitive-behavioral therapy and medications can be helpful, but the biggest step for people with OCD is to tell their physician in order to get help.
One day I hope to be a big author like David Sedaris. If I ever get a chance to do a book signing, I will allow pictures to be taken and ask that everyone pre-dedicate their books so all I have to do is write my name. But really, as I asked above, what good is an autograph– especially mine, when my signature looks like a seismograph during an earthquake?
Dr. Hook cracks a joke or two, but he's a renowned physician with a local practice. Email him with your questions.


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Your story was so cute! I would totally freak over the Queen! How lucky you got to see her :)
You subconsciously baked the scones in William and Kate's honor ;)
- April 17, 2011 at 7:13 AM
- Joanne said...
Haha love this post! These would definitely get me out of bed.
So cool that you got to see the queen!
- April 17, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- Barbara Jean said...
I will try this recipe for sure - I have never made a good batch of scones. I don't know why, but they are my baking nemesis! Ruth
- April 17, 2011 at 8:29 AM
- Valerie Gamine said...
I have not made Dorie's cream scones yet, but they look and sound so dreamy!
You won't be the only one getting up at an early hour the day of the wedding! I think we will all be going through pots of coffee and scones. :D
- April 17, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- Carol said...
Sweet story! It is a fun romance, I'll most likely watch a bit. It would be even better with a plate of your scones and jam, they look fantastic.
- April 17, 2011 at 9:31 AM
- Kayte said...
Join on us on Twitter, Mary at Popsicles and Sandy Feet has us all getting ready to watch together and tweet during it all, I think we are making scones for it, too! Loved your post...and yes, IT'S HISTORY in the making!! How exciting is that? Oh, yeah. Love your flowered china.
- April 17, 2011 at 9:54 AM
- Rebecca said...
Awesome!!! Sounds fun! I had a friend growing up who was that dedicated to English royalty. She love Charles and Diana's wedding and had pictures on her door for as long as I can remember!!!
- April 17, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Belinda said...
So funny, I totally remember being woken up at 6AM to watch Princess Diana's wedding. Don't think I'll be getting up for this one, but the scones might be enough to wake me!
- April 17, 2011 at 11:53 AM
- Bkloss said...
What a wonderful story!...and those scones look amazing. I'm gonna have to try this. Thanks!
- April 17, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- Lori M. Lee said...
Thanks for sharing your story ^^ And those scones look yummy. My friend who lives in London humored my fascination with English scones and sent me eight packs of scones LOL along with jam and tea. Unfortunately, I could only work through half the scones before the passed expiration date began to worry me and I had to, shamefacedly, toss the rest. (I sent her a ton of Reese's candy in return since they apparently don't have those in London...or she's been lying to me LOL)
Will have to try the homemade scones!
- April 17, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- Heather said...
Scones are yummy! I also love the cream that sometimes accompanies them at tea places.
I remember watching Charles and Diana getting married. I was a teenager,and it was oh so romantic!
- April 17, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- Jess said...
Thanks for the recipe! Kate and Prince William are getting married on my own wedding anniversary, so I'll bake some of these to watch the royal wedding with, then give some to my husband to take to work :)
- April 17, 2011 at 2:21 PM
- Lena Coakley said...
My niece and I have a date for her to sleep over and get up early for the wedding. Scones for breakfast would be a great idea!
- April 17, 2011 at 2:55 PM
- Angie's Recipes said...
Excellent scones! I love them with a pot of freshly brewed tea for the breakfast.
- April 17, 2011 at 3:31 PM
I'm SO with you on this one. The monarchy is worth re-arranging one's schedule for. Queen Elizabeth is a model leader and an absolutely fascinating human being. I'm very proud of our democracy, but can't help but to wish that she was ours!
- April 17, 2011 at 3:42 PM
- art is in the kitchen said...
Love the English culture too! They are so proper! I love their teatime the most, with scones smothered devon cream or double cream, tomato or cucumber sandwiches and many more. Your scone recipe is fabulous. It's already bookmarked for my next baking. Cheers!!!
- April 17, 2011 at 4:36 PM
- Ann said...
I think I could get up for the wedding if I knew I'd be having a couple of your scones, too. Those look great, Beth!
- April 17, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- Xiaolu said...
Mmm I love scones and I'm quite happy about the royal wedding coming up despite being an American. Love these!@
- April 17, 2011 at 5:48 PM
- Claudia said...
I'm an anglophile - so also fascinated. Woke up at 3 a.m. to watch Charles and Di get married. We should have had those scones. Have Prince Chalres/Princess Diane coffee cup - bought on the streets a few months after that wedding. And now I am ready for those scones.
- April 17, 2011 at 6:32 PM
- Mehjabeen Arif said...
love the home made scones.. i could feel the warm scones melting away.. wow.. i am bookmarking this recipe for later.. loved it.. thanks a lot.
new to ur space n happy to follow u for more wonderful recipes..
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- April 17, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- Jeanne said...
Oooo, the Queen! What a fun moment! I love homemade scones and these look just perfect for tea time.
- April 17, 2011 at 8:58 PM
- Justine L said...
I love scones ... I'll have to Tivo the wedding so I can watch it over proper high tea, I think. ;)
- April 17, 2011 at 9:08 PM
- Reeni said...
We could have a scone bake along! These are lovely and would love one with a spot of tea to get in the mood!
- April 17, 2011 at 9:36 PM
- Lorraine said...
How exciting that you saw both the Queen and Prince Charles! That is pretty incredible for an American. When I was in London, the Queen was not in residence but we did see the castle. I love scones. Yours sound wonderful, and it does sound really good to drink tea and eat homemade scones while watching the wedding:)
- April 17, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- Susanne K. Fletcher said...
What girl/lady/woman doesn't love a fair tale with a real life princess. Call me old-fashioned, but the aromas of baking and dreaming of your own prince charming is a wonderful innocent indulgence. My daughter Elizabeth and I will definitely set our alarm clocks and the oven alarm for a shared memorable moment.
- April 17, 2011 at 10:12 PM
I'm excited about the wedding too! I wasn't planning on making special treats, but then again, knowing that a scone is waiting for me might help me get out of bed!
- April 17, 2011 at 10:26 PM
- cocoa and coconut said...
It's very exciting with this impending wedding! I really enjoyed the theme of this post and hearing that you like the monarchy. As for your scones, they look perfect. My mother is demanding that I make them too. I am not good when it comes to scones ;(
- April 18, 2011 at 12:39 AM
- Miss Good on Paper said...
I was honestly just looking for a new scone recipe--so glad to find your delicious post. I make lemon cream scones with lots of lemon zest. These sound good, too. Thanks!
- April 18, 2011 at 7:46 AM
- Barbara said...
You are so cute, Beth! I think everyone's interested in the monarchy...always something going on with one of them!
Fun that you've actually seen them in person and actually shook hands! I've seen the Queen in her carriage, in London, years ago.
Scones are a delight; I make them often. And your idea of making them the morning of the wedding is super. Although I will be watching reruns. :)
- April 18, 2011 at 8:26 AM
- Angela said...
The scones and jam look delicious.
- April 18, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Linda Hoye said...
I love all things English too. A few years ago we took, what was for me, a dream vacation to England. When I first entered Westminster Abbey I actually cried because I was so happy to be there! Thank you for sharing this recipe - I love the thought of enjoying them while watching the Royal Wedding!
- April 18, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I have yet to meet royalty. Maybe someday....
I love scones. I haven't had them in a while.
- April 18, 2011 at 5:44 PM
- Margaret said...
"You mean the queen of England?" That's pitch perfect. Hysterical. Scones sound good, too.
- April 18, 2011 at 6:02 PM
- Victoria said...
I love scones too, they really are easy to make, and I'm sure they will be a nice way to celebrate watching the royal wedding (even at a ridiculously early hour).
- April 18, 2011 at 8:49 PM
I must admit, that I can picture myself saying the exact same thing to the bobbie. I must also admit getting up ludicrously early to see the Wedding of Charles and Diana in elementary school. I plan to do the same for William and Kate. Although, now I think scones will be in order, as well.
- April 18, 2011 at 10:32 PM
- Kristen said...
How fun for you to be able to see not one, but two of the Royals! Those scones will be a perfect accompaniment to watching the wedding.
- April 19, 2011 at 8:27 AM
- Amie Kaufman said...
Those scones look amazing! There's nothing more English than devonshire tea: scones, strawberry jam, whipped cream and a beautiful cup of tea. We Aussies have made that one our own as well!
My sister and I got to meet/shake hands with/chat to Prince Phillip, does that count? He's the commodore-in-chief of our yacht club, and when he last visited spent a while chatting to the juniors (which we were then) about our boats. Despite strict instructions ("your royal highness the first time, then sir after that"), my friend accidentally called him "mate" in a moment of absent-mindedness. It didn't seem to ruffle him ;)
(Edit to add: my verification word is "hicking". I think the internet's offering an unkind description of the way we all behave when we meet royalty...)
- April 19, 2011 at 9:21 AM
- Jacque said...
Well, you've seen one more Queen than I have, lol. Good call on the scones, they sound perfect for an EARLY morning wedding.
- April 19, 2011 at 8:19 PM
- Sue said...
I have not made scones yet, but wouldn't the royal wedding morning be a good time to start? Great idea Beth:)
- April 19, 2011 at 11:58 PM
- Meagan Spooner said...
Scones--and Devonshire Tea, specifically--is one of my favorite things about living in Australia for a year. How sad it will be to return to the land of coffee and dry toast! :P
- April 20, 2011 at 1:26 AM
- Annie Oakley's Kitchen said...
I love your story! I too hope to travel to England one day. The scones look delicious and would be just perfect with some afternoon tea!
- April 20, 2011 at 7:39 AM
- shaz said...
How cute! I wouldn't have pegged you for a royal watcher :) But the monarchy is pretty fascinating (I got to watch the changing of the guard when I was in London eons ago). Love the scones and "happy watching". I'm not sure if I'll try to catch the nuptials "live" but I think there will be so much coverage it'd be pretty hard to miss.
- April 20, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Katerina said...
These are perfect for breakfast or my afternoon cup of hot chocolate Beth!
- April 20, 2011 at 10:50 AM
I can only imagine what the bobbi was thinking as he responded to your question - lol... So cute. I love scones - what a perfect treat.
- April 20, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...
I can't believe I haven't tried Dorie's scone recipe yet! I need to whip up a batch soon - well after Easter anyway ;)
- April 23, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- Blomma (prononcer Blouma) said...
I am so eager to watch this wedding from my home in Sweden and like you, may be I should have "something english" for breakfast to be in the mood :-)
And by the way, very nice scone!
- April 28, 2011 at 3:46 PM


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