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Ever since I can recall I've been interested in nature and drawing. After my mother passed away, I discovered a brown envelope that she had kept, full of my drawings as a child going back to 3 years of age (she had dated the drawings). They were nearly all of birds!
While still at secondary school, the well known English ornithologist Dr Bruce Campbell 'took me under his wing' and taught me much about bird song and nesting birds. John Campbell of Woodstock county museum asked me to do voluntary work on the Biological Recording Scheme and I learnt much about species monitoring. I still use these skills, acquired at 16 years of age, today.
My parents thought it better for me to work rather than go to Art School and I became a Trainee Taxidermist with Glasgow Museums and Galleries. This was a blessing in disguise as I had the privilege to work under 2 ornithologists: the late "Charlie" Parker and Hector Galbraith and my tutor taxidermist, Dick Hendry. Not only did I learn much about birds, animal anatomy, moulding and casting techniques but I was also able to study Alexander Wilson's collection of study skins. During my lunch breaks, I would go up into the public galleries and soak up the art: Salvador Dali, some impressionists, some great Pre-Raphaelites and the Post-Impressionists: The Glasgow Boys.
Thanks to the understanding and support of my superiors, I was even able to attend Eric Ennion's last Master Class at Weyhill. Not wishing to spend the rest of my days stuffing foxes and pheasants and with few museums posts on the ground, I went to work as a paid species protection warden for the RSPB in the Lake District (Peregrine Falcons and Golden Eagles).
After working for 3 years, I could now apply for grants to go to Art School independently and secured a place as a mature student on the last 2 years of a four-year course at the then Dyfed School of Art in Carmarthen. Having successfully completed this course, I suppose I should logically have tried to get on the then RCA MA Natural History illustration course but instead I went to Luxembourg's National Museum of Natural History for work experience and became a museum designer, helping to plan the (then) new museum for four years. I still kept up my field sketching as a hobby and in 1991, on the promise of editing my book E JOER AN DER NATUR ZU LËTZEBUERG, I went freelance and have been ever since. My work in the Museum had brought me into contact with some of Luxembourg's well-known naturalists: 'Poldi' Reichling, Marc Meyer, Guy Colling and Jean Marie -Mangen to name but a few. My period in the Museum and my participating in J-M Mangen's expedition to Irian Jaya in 1989 aroused my interest in drawing and painting plants. This was further encouraged by a commission to illustrate a book on Luxembourg's Wild Orchids for the Museum and since then, plants, insects, amphibians and reptiles have illustrated the one-man books that followed.
I also got to know some of Luxembourg's field ornithologists and three years of fieldwork for the book IN STORK COUNTRY brought me in contact with several other ornithologists in Europe and abroad.
I am still active today as a field ornithologist and contribute to species monitoring studies in Luxembourg including The International Water Bird Count and Common Bird Monitoring (since 2010) and a Hazel Grouse Monitoring studies, in 2013 and 2014.
With the idea of becoming an Art School lecturer in France I started to study at Strasbourg University as a mature student (again) and having successfully completed a European Masters in Applied Arts in 2003, embarked upon the writing of a Doctoral Thesis in Visual Arts which I completed and defended in 2008.
These studies led to major changes in my artistic development. They enabled me to spend much-needed time looking at, reading about and discussing a very broad range of artists all along the history of art, from the almost cinematic realistic hunting lions in the 'Grottes de Chauvet' to Ellsworth Kelly's impressive collection of plant drawings, sombre landscapes by Courbet, marines and watercolour 'paintings' by Nolde…
I was also encouraged to find "resonances" with artists in modern and contemporary art: Mark Dion's "Archaeology", Richard Long's "Herbariums", Matisse and Kelly's Plant Drawings, David Hockney's sketchbooks…
And I realised that one of the fallbacks of being a so-called "hyper specialist" had been (in my case at least) a preponderance for referring too much other wildlife artist's work.
Oil paintings, artist's books, plant line drawings and shadow paintings have flourished from these years of study and they are bringing fresh colour to my published books, contrasting with and complementing the more realistic sketches and studies of wildlife.


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The second in CHEAD's highly popular series of symposia aimed at strengthening art, design and creative media research in preparation for REF 2021 was hosted by Prof Paul Chamberlain at Sheffield Institute of Arts on 2 February. Chaired by CHEAD's Research Alliance Chair, Karen Fleming, the session explored current and emerging issues in design research and was followed by the first in our three regional REF 2 consultation roundtables.
CHEAD thanks all of our speakers, each prominent in the design field, whose thought-provoking talks gave an invaluable overview and insights into the current state of design research ranging from sustainable design in engineering, manufacturing, product design, graphic design, and the crossovers with critical design and interdisciplinary work with social science.
After an introduction from CHEAD Research Alliance's Chair, Prof Karen Fleming, and our host, Prof Paul Chamberlain, Prof Tracy Bhamra, of Loughborough University, led off with an overview of sustainable design and the impressive work of her Sustainable Design Research Group. Prof Bhamra suggested that designers, as innovators, should really push the frontiers of design not only in terms of the critical challenges but also in terms of the distinctiveness of design research and quality control frameworks.
Prof Paul Chamberlain, Lab4Living | Sheffield Hallam, gave an engaging overview of the development of conceptualisations and applications of making and design and argued that design should be as much about problem-setting as problem solving. James Corazzo gave an overview of research being led by Professor Ian Gwilt, Lab4Living at Sheffield Hallam, and part-funded by CHEAD, with a view to developing strategies to strengthen the theoretical underpinnings of graphic design research and better understand its role in wider society and culture. Prof Rachel Cooper, ImaginationLancaster, rounded off with a personal perspective on design research, the REF, and beyond leading into the afternoon's REF 2 consultation roundtable.
- Prof Tracy Bhamra, An Approach to (Sustainable) Design Research [PDF 3 MB]
- Prof Paul Chamberlain, What is a Designer? [PDF 3.5 MB]
- Prof Rachel Cooper Design Research, the REF and beyond…. a personal perspective [PDF 2.2 MB]
CHEAD REF 2 Consultation Roundtables
The design research symposium was followed in the first of CHEAD's three regional consultation roundtables which will inform CHEAD's response, on behalf of the art, design and creative media HE sector, to the HEFCE REF 2 Consultation to be submitted by 17 March. The roundtable was led by Prof Karen Fleming and garnered high-quality feedback on the key issues.
The second Roundtable will be on 21 February in Edinburgh, hosted by Prof Dean Hughes, and the third and final on 24 February at Westminster hosted by Prof Kerstin Mey.
As CHEAD's roundtables develop our sector's shared perspective, we will make available CHEAD's draft submission to the HEFCE REF 2 Consultation which our members can contribute to directly in a collaborative document or email Paula Graham-Gazzard with any arguments you would like to add to our art, design and creative media sector-wide response.


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Sholay Chat with Filmmaker / Author Sri Rao
In advance of Desilicious Bollywood Wonderland on November 4th and the launch for Filmmaker and Author Sri Rao's new book BOLLYWOOD KITCHEN, we sat down with Sri to talk about his upcoming book and other exciting projects. Sri was the head writer in 2008 of "General Hospital: Night Shift," shown on ABC. He was also a producer of "New York" (2009) and "Badmaa$h Company" (2010). He wrote the Bollywood romantic drama "Baar Baar Dekho", starring Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif and featuring 2016's song of the year—"Kala Chasma". To top it all off, he'll be executive producing and writing the pilot for an ABC comedy series about a former Bollywood star (based on the life of Madhuri Dixit) and produced by Priyanka Chopra.
What inspired you to write Bollywood Kitchen?
As one of the few Americans working in Bollywood, I'm very excited that Bollywood is growing in popularity globally — and I want to help spread the gospel, so to speak. At the same time, I think all us Indian-Americans are constantly educating people about home-cooked Indian food, explaining that "No, we don't eat chicken tikka masala at home." So I decided to put these two topics together in a book, pairing my favorite contemporary Bollywood movies with simple, home-cooked meals that anyone can enjoy.
How did you decide which movie to pair each meal with? Or vice versa?
Picking the movies was an incredibly time-consuming process because I absolutely love Bollywood so it was hard to pick my favorites. But I narrowed it down by only including films that are easily available online with good subtitles — so everyone can enjoy them — and to have a cross-section of films that samples different genres, actors, and directors. Overall, I'm really happy with the way the book turned out because it includes almost all the major films of the past 20 years, with beautiful pictures of each. It's a must-have coffee table book for any Bollywood fan.
Given your new cred as a published author of a cookbook, is it safe to assume that—between you and your husband Jason—that you do most of the cooking?
For sure. Jason can't cook but he loves eating Indian food more than I do. Seriously, he is probably the biggest white boy fan of Indian food you'll ever meet. The first time I brought him home to meet my parents, he ate 7 rotis! That was the way he won his way into my mom's heart.
Now that you are developing a TV show inspired by Madhuri Dixit's life, we're all dying to know—what is it like to work with one of the most beloved Bollywood icons of all time?
Madhuri Dixit is the most amazing, humble, gracious actress I've ever had the opportunity to work with. She's an icon for her talent and her body of work, but she's also an incredibly kind human being. It's been an honor to get to know her.
As the first American to write a screenplay for a major Bollywood movie, what advice can you give other budding screenwriters who dream of breaking into Bollywood—a notoriously closed industry?
I wouldn't personally recommend American screenwriters to focus on Bollywood because it's a star- and director-driven industry. Unlike Hollywood, there isn't really a process of developing scripts and nurturing screenwriters toward a legitimate career. Plus, the compensation for writers isn't something you can live on as an American writer. You're much better off trying your hand as a Hollywood screenwriter. Not that that's easy either.
Meet Sri and get your own pre-release signed copy of the book. Proceeds for the evening's book sales will benefit Callen-Lorde Community Health Center.
Posted: October 24th, 2017Tags: Baar Baar Dekho, Bollywood, Bollywood Kitchen, Madhuri Dixit, Sri Rao


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New Multi-Generational Survey Reveals What's on the Minds of Health Consumers
By Erica Morgenstern
A new multi-generational survey reveals that while Americans have similar wellbeing priorities, the causes and impact vary by age, income, household composition and location. Consumer health innovators Welltok, meQuilibrium and Zipongo joined forces to conduct a national survey of 2,000 full-time employees to gain new insights on how wellbeing, stress triggers and eating habits differ across multiple demographics. The results were released this week in the in-depth Consumer Health POV 2017 report.
More than 70 percent of what drives a person's health status are environment and lifestyle, so it is imperative for population health managers to better understand their members, employees or patients as healthcare consumers, in order to effectively engage with them, provide support and drive change. The survey results support the notion that health and wellbeing go well beyond physical health, and that individuals need more holistic support around their emotional, social and financial health as well.
Consumer Health POV 2017 provides direct insight into what matters most to health consumers across multiple demographics. The report also delves deep on the following topics:
Americans are stressed out: The majority (92 percent) of survey respondents report experiencing stress in their lives, which is significant since stress and related unhealthy behaviors cost organizations as much as $300 billion a year (World Health Organization). Consumer Health POV 2017 reveals that the sources and impact of stress vary across demographics. Younger generations report taking more of an emotional hit from stress, whereas individuals 45 and older are more likely to be sleep deprived.
Married with children requires resilience: Resilience is the ability to adapt well and recover quickly from stress, and resilient people are five times more likely to have very good or excellent health. Interestingly, millennials report being stressed the most, but 50 percent think they are very resilient. Not surprisingly, men viewed themselves as more resilient than women, and women were harder on themselves with 30 percent reporting a resilience level of six or below. Respondents who are married with children rated themselves more resilient than other cohorts.
Convenience top culprit of unhealthy eating: By eating healthier, Americans could reverse chronic disease, help with weight loss and, ultimately, lower healthcare costs. Yet, 88 percent of consumers experience challenges with eating healthy, mostly due to convenience factors. The easiest food choices are not always the healthiest. Northeasterners have the biggest disparity between those who eat healthy often (59 percent) and those who never do (10 percent). Nearly half of respondents said their eating habits are negatively impacting their health. The percentage increases when you focus on single people with dependents (56 percent).
The report also underscores the need to offer health and wellbeing programs that are personalized for each individual. At Welltok, we integrate a vast array of health improvement resources from across the industry and leverage big data to not only understand consumers' needs, motivations and interests, but connect them with relevant, engaging resources like Zipongo and meQuilibrium. This enables employers, health plans and other population health managers to proactively address what's on the minds of consumers.
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Madonna Pays Tribute To Victims of the Paris Terror Attacks
On Friday, the whole world mourned for the victims of the brutal coordinated terrorist attack on Paris. The hashtag #PrayForParis circulated on social media, in a slight effort to describe and express the grief so many people felt. Despite its polarizing nature, the instinct to pray for Paris was echoed by Madonna, during her Stockholm show on Saturday night.
How do we sensitively express shock, grief, fear, sympathy, and solidarity? For Madonna, that way was to give a stripped-down performance of "Like A Prayer," and to give an emotional speech about celebrating life, even as we mourn those who died.
Madonna prefaced her performance of the song with some thoughts about why the crowd was assembled together, having fun, while the rest of the world was in mourning. She said she was going to cancel the show, before having decided against it as a form of protest.
"It's been very hard for me to get through this show up to this point. So I need to take this moment to acknowledge the tragedy, the tragic killings, assassinations, and the senseless endings of precious life that occurred last night in Paris. Why am I up here dancing and having fun when people are crying over the loss of their loved ones?"
Madonna broke down during this speech, as tears filled her eyes at the thought of so much senseless and brutal loss of life. But even though the terror attacks could not be ignored at the venue, Madonna asserted that to cancel the show would be satisfying to the terrorists.
"That is exactly what these people want to do. They want to shut us up. They want to silence us. And we won't let them. We will never let them! Because there is power in unity and I do believe that as much chaos and pain and senseless violence and terrorism that occurs around this world—not just in Paris—as much as that does occur, there is more goodness in this world. We are here to prove it."
She continued through her tears, asking the audience for a moment of silence to honor the victims and to reflect on the state of the world.
"Before we do go one, I would like to have a moment of silence . . . say a prayer for the victims who died last night in Paris and for the families of those victims. So, here's what I know how to do . . . I hope that you will all join me and we will sing this prayer together."
Madonna then launched into what began as an acoustic version of her now-classic song "Like A Prayer," echoing the sentiments of millions around the world who sent their prayers to Paris and expressed their grief through social media.
Watch the speech and performance below:
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Paul McCartney Plays 80-Minute Set At PETA's 35th Birthday
Having attended perhaps half a dozen Paul McCartney concerts in my life (one in the very front row at Barclays Center), one thing I've learned is that Sir Paul doesn't do anything halfway. Pyrotechnics often accompany his signature closer (one of many) of "Live And Let Die" and his shows are never short.
So for PETA's 35th birthday, McCartney, a longtime supporter and advocate of the animals' rights group, gave an astounding, career-spanning set that lasted almost an hour and a half. This is a far cry from the norm: a three-song set that closes the benefit. But like I said, Paul doesn't skimp.
Instead, it was a fully-fledged concert with a celebrity audience so close to Paul's stage that they could rest their shoes and handbags on the edge of it—and did. Oh, to be rich and a vegan!
It was a star-studded affair otherwise, with a vegan dinner for 1,200 guests and activists, as well as an awards show recognizing the passionate animal-rights activists. Guests in attendance included Joaquin Phoenix, Emily Deschanel, RZA, Molly Shannon, Courtney Stodden, Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee, Tony Hawk, Anjelica Huston and Kesha. Talk about a diverse guest list!
But everyone pretty much agreed that Paul McCartney stole the show, offering up his greatest hits from his long and hugely successful career (understatement, to say the least). He began with the appropriate "Birthday" and continued with "Blackbird," "Ob-la-Di, Ob-la-Da," I've Just Seen a Face," and "Drive My Car," the last two of which he sang with Beck.
The set ended with an encore of "Golden Slumbers" that had the entire crowd out on Hollywood Boulevard. But the highlight of the night was undoubtedly the "Hey Jude" sing-a-long. Take it from me: those are pure magic.
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Taylor Swift Is In The Middle Of A Lawsuit — A Former Radio DJ Alleges He Was Fired After Being Wrongly Accused Of Grabbing The Pop Star's Butt!
Lawsuits, Taylor Swift, and booty -- it's the best kind of weird story!
A former radio DJ from Denver is suing Tay-Tay after being fired for allegedly grabbing her ass at a concert in the Mile High city in 2013!
[ Related: Taylor Swift Wins Another Emmy -- And The Show Doesn't Even Air Until Next Week! ]
David Mueller alleges that he went backstage at the concert with his girlfriend, took a picture with Taylor, and went back out to see the show. Later, he says, he ran into a co-worker who was bragging about getting grabby with T-Swift during that co-worker's photo op with the pop star.
Then, David alleges Taylor's security guards approached him accusing the former DJ of putting his hands on Taylor inappropriately. Security booted him out of the arena, and his country station eventually fired him after the incident.
Hmm... something doesn't add up here, but the bottom line is this: Mueller is suing Swift over the incident and his eventual firing from the radio station.
What do U think??
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Kobe Bryant Surprised Taylor Swift At Her LA Concert Friday Night — See What The Hoop Star Did To The Pop Star!
This is so cool!
Taylor Swift has been inviting all of her famous besties on stage and surprising the audience during her 1989 World Tour recently, and at each tour stop the audience has gotten more and more into all the famous people sharing the stage with T-Swift!
[ Video: All Of Taylor's Friends Come Together For Bad Blood ]
Well now the tables have been turned on her, because Kobe Bryant just gave Tay-Tay a great surprise during her Friday night gig at El Lay's Staples Center!
That's the building where Bryant's team, the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers play, of course, and the Lakers have won a lot of championship banners that are hanging in that arena. So it's only fair if Kobe did the same for Taylor, right??
Ch-ch-check out the banner surprise via Tay-Tay's Facebook page (below)!!
Tonight Kobe Bryant surprised me with a banner in Staples Center for the most sold out shows. You did that. Love you
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That's right -- most sold out shows in Staples Center history!!
Oh, and if Kobe weren't enough for Taylor's El Lay concert Friday night, Ryan Tedder from One Republic also showed up to perform with Taylor and give the fans yet another thing to adore!
With several more shows coming in El Lay for Tay-Tay... who knows what'll be next?!
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Is Britney Spears Ending Her Las Vegas Residency?! Find Out Why She's 'Torn' HERE!
Don't hold it against her!
Britney Spears might not be on the Las Vegas stage for too much longer! It's been reported that the pop icon may not renew her residency at Planet Hollywood!
[ Related: Britney's Style & Colorful Mermaid Hair From The TCAs! ]
The 33-year-old's Piece of Me concert at The Axis might be a hit, but Brit still isn't sure if she wants to extend her stay in Sin City!
She dished at the Teen Choice Awards:
"I'm not really sure. I haven't made up my mind. I really love doing the show. It's a lot, a lot of fun but I'm kind of torn right now. I don't really know what I want to do."
The Toxic songstress marked her 100th show on Friday, and if a new deal isn't signed then her last performances will take place through October with final shows on New Year's Weekend.
If Brit doesn't renew her contract, she'll be keeping busy in the studio working on her new music! She explained:
"We're having fun right now. I'm working with some women who are amazing writers. I have ballads and, of course, dance music—fun cheeky sexy stuff."
Do you think Britney will extend her stay in Vegas?
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Miranda Lambert To Concertgoers: 'I Wish I've Been Drinking All Day, I Deserve It: I Just Got Divorced'
Girl, we are right there with you about that drink!
Miranda Lambert was performing at the WE Fest in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on Friday night when she opened up a little bit to concert goers about some of the rough times she's been going through as of late.
[ Related: Miranda Lambert's Alleged Lover Speaks Out! ]
In between songs, according to tweets from audience members who were at her performance, Lambert admitted how hard the divorce from Blake Shelton has been on her, saying on stage:
"I wish I've been drinking all day. I deserve it: I just got divorced."
Awwww, girl!! Fans were quick to tweet the quote and empathize with Miranda:
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Bono Plays With Himself On Stage During A U2 Concert! See How The Crowd Reacts HERE!
Most rock stars would love to get a chance to play with themselves in front of a screaming audience.
And U2 frontman Bono got to do just that when the band performed at the Air Canada Centre on Monday!
The iTunes infiltrators were playing a show on their Innocence + Experience tour when they invited Toronto based U2 cover band Acrobat on stage to play with them!
[ Related: U2's Tour Manager Of 30 Years Died ]
The cover band rocked out with the actual band during a performance of the hit Desire.
Acrobat is made up of Gabriel Pate as Bono, Martin Chorlton as guitarist the Edge, Mark Baker as bassist Adam Clayton, and Michael Wood as drummer Larry Mullen Jr.!
Check out the concert footage (below) to see this band's dreams come true!
Hanson Will Never Ever Ever Stop Covering This Taylor Swift Hit! Watch The Concert Performance HERE!
There are tons of Taylor Swift covers out there, but Hanson still does it the best!
The band of brothers got some buzz for performing their version of We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together back in 2013 -- even getting praise from Swifty herself!
[ Related: Taylor Swift Pens Sweet Tumblr Note To A Fan Who Lost Her Mother ]
Now, the Mmm Bop hitmakers are currently touring with Ed Sheeran, and decided to add the cover to their set list!
Ed and Tay-Tay are total besties, so it makes sense why the band would want to bring a little bit of the songstress to the concert!
Check out the video (below) to see the group performing the Red classic!


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Nearly 2 in 5 Massachusetts employers predict adding jobs in next 6 months
Massachusetts employers gained confidence in the economy in October, according to survey results issued Tuesday by Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a statewide business group.
The state's job market looked positive, according to the report. Nearly 39 percent of respondents reported adding staff during the past six months while 19 percent reported having cut jobs. When asked to predict hiring over the next six months, 38 percent of employers predicted hiring and only 10 percent downsizing.
The Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business Confidence Index rose 0.3 points to 56.2 last month, 0.6 points higher than in October 2015.
The Index reached its historic high of 68.5 on two occasions in 1997 and 1998, and its all-time low of 33.3 in February 2009.
Massachusetts' statewide unemployment rate fell last month to 3.6 percent, its lowest rate since the dot-com boom of 2001.
"Local unemployment rates dropped in 22 of 24 labor market areas throughout Massachusetts during September, which is consistent with gains in the AIM Employment Index over both the month and year," said Sara Johnson, senior research director, Global Economics, IHS Global Insight and a member of the AIM Board of Economic Advisors. "Both sets of numbers indicate that Massachusetts' economy continues to perform well. State employment is growing faster than at the national level."
Other results:
- Manufacturing: There was a 2.6-point jump in the manufacturing index, which has lagged overall confidence readings for the past 18 months as companies struggled with economic weakness in Europe, China and other key export markets, Associated Industries said.
- Non-manufacturing: Those in businesses other than manufacturing were still more confident than manufacturers. The overall Business Confidence Index among non-manufacturers was 59.3 compared to 53.5 for manufacturing companies.
- The state we're in: The Massachusetts Index, assessing business conditions within the commonwealth, gained 0.9 points to 57.9, leaving it 3.8 points ahead of the same time last year.
- The nation's business: The U.S. index of national business conditions remained unchanged at 49.2, 1.7 points lower than its level of October 2015.
- Current conditions: The Current Index, which assesses overall business conditions at the time of the survey, increased slightly to 56.
- Future conditions: Future Index, measuring expectations for six months from now, rose 0.3 points to 56.3 points.
Barry Bluestone, of Northeastern University and a member of the advisory team, said it is worrisome that employers have a slightly less optimistic view of their sales success in upcoming months. Those employers also worry about finding new workers.
"In the longer term, concerns remain about the changing demographic structure of the state population, as relatively few young people enter and a large group of older workers leave (or are poised to leave) the workforce," he said.
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LUND, SwedenIt began with a 2010 conversation about a potential biotechnology industry-academia collaboration to enhance protein production capabilities. Now a six-member drug discovery partnership funded with $1.5 million from the European Union (EU) will target protein kinases to treat cancer, diabetes and inflammatory diseases.
The Translational Kinase Tumor Inhibitor Discovery Consortium (TAKTIC) brings together the proprietary technologies of three expert organizations in the field of drug discovery with extensive expertise in medicinal chemistry, kinase biochemistry and biology and a state-of-the-art high-throughput platform for protein expression and crystallization. The consortium includes Sweden's SARomics Biostructures, France's Prestwick Chemical and Germany's ProQinase GmbH, along with the University of Turin, Italy, the Israel Structural Proteomics Center at the Weizmann Institute and the TechMedIll platform of the University of Strasbourg, France.
The merging of the highly complementary capabilities of the partners enables an efficient and versatile kinase drug discovery platform that will target some challenging and medically important kinases, according to Prof. Salam Al-Karadaghi, project coordinator and director of business development at SARomics Biostructures.
"We are excited to coordinate a frontline project of these dimensions, which brings together companies and academic researchers with impressive track records within their respective fields," he says.
Protein kinases make up 1.7 percent of all human genes and include more than 500 family members. They play a key role in regulating cellular processes. When unregulated, they can cause several disease states. While both mutated and activated protein kinases have proven to be useful targets for the development of new anticancer therapies, achieving selective inhibition of specific protein kinases can be challenging.
As Dr. Michael Kubbutat, head of biochemical drug discovery and head of drug development at ProQinase, explains, "the consortium is coordinated by SARomics Biostructures. Whereas the main body of work will be performed by the academic partners, the companies will manage the project and will contribute some key technologies to the project."
Kubbutat says SARomics, of Lund, Sweden, a leading Scandinavian provider of structural biology and in-silico drug discovery services, will contribute its comprehensive expertise in structural biology and will closely interact with the Israel Structural Proteomics Center at the Weizmann Institute of Science, in Rehovot, Israel, which serves as an Israeli National Center for protein production, biochemical/biophysical studies and structure determination, and will produce highly purified proteins suitable for crystal structure analysis.
Kubbutat adds that Prestwick Chemicals, a France-based medicinal chemistry company that successfully identifies hits and optimizes these into clinical candidates, will contribute its know-how in the field of medicinal chemistry, as well as compound libraries that will serve as a starting point for the discovery of new drugs. Prestwick will closely interact with the Medicinal Chemistry unit of the University of Torino, which has extensive expertise in the chemical optimization of kinase inhibitors, and will perform the medicinal chemistry optimization.
ProQinase, a contract service provider dedicated to supporting pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the development of novel therapies for cancer treatment, will closely interact with the Biochemistry Unit of the University of Torino, which will perform biochemical and cellular testing of compounds. ProQinase has an established high-throughput screening facility and will perform high-throughput primary screening and contribute its biological know-how in the development of protein kinases inhibitors. The TechMed unit of the University of Strasbourg, France, will perform preclinical ADME-toxicity testing of the optimized compounds.
The project has a timeframe of two years, according to Kubbutat. The aim of the collaboration, he says, is the discovery and optimization of novel compounds inhibiting three protein kinases that are involved in the regulation of the transcription factor NF-kB, a key regulator of tumor cell growth. The expected results comprise different novel chemical classes of protein kinase inhibitors that can serve as starting points for the development of novel anticancer drugs.
As to the commercial potential, Kubbutat says, "the newly identified protein kinase inhibitors will represent valuable starting points for the development of novel anticancer drugs, and by this represent a significant value for pharmaceutical companies. Furthermore, novel technologies in protein structure analysis and biochemical and cellular assays will be developed and will be commercialized by the involved biotech companies."
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Gilead Sciences has confirmed FDA approval of Zydelig (idelalisib) for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), follicular lymphoma (FL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a form of cancer that begins in the cells of the lymph system. The lymph system includes the spleen, thymus, tonsils, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and circulating immune cells. Follicular lymphoma, and SLL are a type of NHL that is considered to be a low-grade or indolent lymphoma, meaning it is a slow-growing subset of NHL. It involves a type of white blood cell known as a B cell.
The FDA has approved Zydelig (idelalisib) tablets for the treatment of three B-cell blood cancers. Zydelig is indicated in combination with rituximab for patients with relapsed CLL for whom rituximab alone would be considered appropriate therapy and as monotherapy for patients with relapsed FL and SLL who have received at least two prior systemic therapies. Accelerated approval was granted for FL and SLL based on overall response rate. Zydelig is a first-in-class inhibitor of PI3K delta, a protein that is over-expressed in many B-cell malignancies and plays a role in the viability, proliferation and migration of these cancer cells.
The FDA also approved Gazyva (obinutuzumab) in November 2013, Imbruvica (ibrutinib) in February 2014 and a new use for Arzerra (ofatumumab) in April 2014 to treat CLL. Both Gazyva and Arzerra also received breakthrough therapy designation for this indication. Like the other two drugs, Zydelig was also granted orphan product designation because it is intended to treat a rare disease.
Zydelig's safety and effectiveness to treat relapsed CLL were established in a clinical trial of 220 participants who were randomly assigned to receive Zydelig and Rituxan or placebo and Rituxan. The trial was stopped for efficacy following the first pre-specified interim analysis point, which showed participants treated with Zydelig and Rituxan lived 10.7 months without their disease progressing (progression-free survival) compared to about 5.5 months for participants treated with placebo and Rituxan. Results from a second interim analysis continued to show a statistically significant improvement for Zydelig and Rituxan over placebo and Rituxan.
Zydelig's safety and effectiveness to treat relapsed Follicular Lymphoma (FL) and relapsed Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) were established in a clinical trial with 123 participants with slow-growing (indolent) non-Hodgkin lymphomas. All participants were treated with Zydelig and were evaluated for complete or partial disappearance of their cancer after treatment. Results showed 54 percent of participants with relapsed FL and 58 percent of participants with SLL experienced a response to treatment.
The FDA is approving Zydelig to treat FL and SLL under the agency's accelerated approval program, which allows approval of a drug to treat a serious or life-threatening disease based on clinical data showing the drug has an effect on a surrogate endpoint reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit to patients. This program provides earlier patient access to promising new drugs while the company conducts confirmatory clinical trials.
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Brian M. Fagan
University of California at Santa Barbara
Ph.D., Cambridge University
Brian M. Fagan is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he has taught since 1967. Born in England, Dr. Fagan earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in archaeology and anthropology from Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Professor Fagan's excavations in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) from 1959-1965 earned him recognition as a pioneer of multidisciplinary African history. He has served as Director of the Bantu Studies Project of the British Institute for Eastern Africa, Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana, and Visiting Professor at Whittier College and the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Professor Fagan is the recipient of a Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of California at Santa Barbara. His other awards include the Public Service Award of the Society of Professional Archaeologists and the Public Education Award of the Society for American Archaeology. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1973.
Dr. Fagan's many books include People of the Earth and In the Beginning, two widely used university and college textbooks in archaeology and prehistory. His other works include The Rape of the Nile, The Adventure of Archaeology, and The Little Ice Age. He also edited The Oxford Companion to Archaeology…
The biblical city of Nineveh. The Maya cities of Uxmal and Chichén Itzá. The site of Homeric Troy. King Tut's tomb. At the time of their discovery, these archaeological finds astonished the world.
And their discoverers, individuals including Austen Henry Layard, John Lloyd Stephens, Heinrich Schliemann, and Howard Carter, were archaeologists whose lives and travels were nearly as remarkable as the discoveries themselves.
Who were these adventurers?
Archaeology's Great Discoverers: Part Adventure, Part Science
Professor Brian M. Fagan takes you on your own exploration—a journey into the stories of archaeology's major historical figures and the ways they made their astonishing finds. It is a fascinating account: part Hollywood action-adventure movie, part history and science.
On one hand, our understanding of pre-industrial societies results from efforts of adventuresome but sometimes unethical and even violent men, tomb robbing, and crude excavation methods that destroyed incalculable amounts of evidence.
On the other hand, it is the product of admirable and constant dedication, the painstaking improvement of science and technique, and the steady and successful accumulation of pieces to the ongoing puzzle of who we are.
Adventurers, Archaeologists, Scoundrels, and Geniuses
Part I of this series, "Adventurers and Archaeologists," focuses on dramatic and sensational discoverers of the 19th century, a rough-and-tumble era of archaeology surprisingly reminiscent of the film, Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Archaeologists of this period tended not to be academicians or scientists. Mostly they were diplomats, members of the military, engineers, travelers, or businessmen.
But they were exceptional in a variety of invaluable field skills such as languages, administration, and interpersonal communication.
And they had a passion, an obsession, for making new finds.
In these lectures, you will encounter such redoubtable personalities as:
Giovanni Belzoni: Egyptian Tomb Robber. A former circus strongman known as "The Patagonian Samson," Belzoni's knowledge of gunpowder, hydraulics, and levers enabled him to transport statues and other large artifacts. On collecting trips, he could influence local inhabitants either through conversation or, if necessary, by simply picking them up and shaking them. Most of the artifacts in the Egyptian Room of the British Museum are there through Belzoni's efforts.
Sir Austen Henry Layard: Old Testament Archaeologist. An English adventurer working almost singlehandedly, Layard excavated and identified the biblical city of Nineveh, and the Royal Library and Archives of the Assyrian King Assurbanipal. Layard made sensational finds, became a best-selling author and popular hero, then grew tired and left archaeology—all by the age of 35.
Heinrich Schliemann: Homeric Adventurer. Born to poverty, Schliemann was a self-made millionaire who was obsessed with proving that Homer's Iliad and Odyssey had a historical basis. Schliemann employed brutal excavation methods that severely damaged his sites, and made outrageous claims about his finds. Nevertheless, he was able to identify Homeric Troy and uncover Mycenaean civilization.
John Lloyd Stephens: Travel Adventure Writer. Encouraged by the success of his travel books, Stephens journeyed to Central America with artist Frederick Catherwood, where they investigated major Maya cities and concluded that Maya civilization was of indigenous origin. Stephens's two Incidents of Travel books became bestsellers and are still in print.
Professor Fagan underscores the adventuresome nature of these early archaeologists with a variety of anecdotes.
Howard Carter, who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922, referred to Belzoni's time as "the great days of Egyptology, when, if you didn't like one of your opponents, you went for him with a gun."
George Smith, returning from an expedition to collect cuneiform tablets, died while crossing the Syrian Desert. The last entry in his diary was, "The tablets are in the bottom of my leather boot."
Deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs was largely the work of one man: Jean François Champollion. It is said that in 1822, when Champollion realized he had succeeded, he ran out of his apartment shouting, "I've got it," and promptly fainted. In 1828, Champollion traveled up the Nile and became one of the first scholars able to read inscriptions on temple and tomb walls.
Tomb Robbing Slowly Yields to Science
Despite its accomplishments, 19th-century archaeology was characterized by primitive excavation methods and widespread looting.
A major theme of Part II, "Science and Civilization," is the gradual improvement in research techniques, and in the ethical treatment of ruins and artifacts, that enabled archaeology to become a true professional discipline.
In 1842 King Wilhelm IV of Prussia sponsored an expedition to Egypt led by Karl Lepsius. Carefully collecting and recording over 15,000 artifacts, members of this expedition set a new standard of archaeological reportage and scientific investigation.
Subsequent excavations in the 1870s evidenced a new archaeological conscience in the eastern Mediterranean.
Flinders Petrie raised Egyptology to new heights and developed highly effective cross-dating methods still used today.
Leonard Woolley refined ways of organizing large excavations using numerous workers and only a few experts.
Robert Koldewey made a major scientific advance when he mastered the art of excavating unfired mudbrick walls. Between 1899 and 1932, Koldewey reconstructed part of Nebuchadnezzar's city.
These developments culminated with the discovery of the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Beginning in 1922, this work was carried out under very primitive working conditions with minimal technology. However, Egyptologists from around the world participated in the recovery effort in an unprecedented show of cooperation. Afterward, archaeology's emphasis on making spectacular finds gave way to slower, more deliberate research aimed at understanding the dynamics of early civilizations.
Dr. Fagan details other events including the:
decipherment of Maya glyphs, one of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th century
discovery in China of the terracotta soldiers found in the burial mound of the Emperor Shi Huangdi
discovery of other early societies including the Hittites of what is now Turkey, the Inka of the Peruvian Andes, the Nubia of Egypt, and the Harappan of present-day Pakistan.
Archaeology Today: A Mature Science
Archaeology as we know it dates from about 1940. In just over 60 years, the field has become a fully mature science, one whose practitioners work closely with experts in humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences.
No longer can you "just go out and dig," Professor Fagan explains. "Instead, you select a problem, and apply to it such things as knowledge of architecture, agriculture, information from food supplies, etc. As an archaeologist, you're just one part of a complicated, historical jigsaw."
About Your Teacher
Professor Fagan was born and educated in Britain and speaks with a British accent. He earned recognition as a pioneer of multidisciplinary African history through excavations in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) from 1959-1965.
He received his university's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2000, and was awarded the Public Service Award of the Society of Professional Archaeologists and the Public Education Award of the Society for American Archaeology.
He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1973, edited The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, and has written several books.
"Professor Fagan creates entertaining and unique lectures on the history of archaeology. The combination of knowing interesting details of his subject, having a passionate interest in humanity's past, and being skilled at forming spontaneous thoughts into near poetry rates this course a gold statue for best performance and script in the classroom,'" states AudioFile® magazine.
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Govind Sreenivasan - Europe And The Wars Of Religion
Great Ancient Civilizations Of Asia Minor - Kenneth Harl
Great Figures of the Old Testament Amy-Jill Levine
History of Ancient Egypt - Bob Brier
King Arthur And Chivalry Bonnie Wheeler
Philosophy and Religion in the West - Phillip Cary
The Terror of History - Mystics, Heretics, and Witches in the Western Tradition
Ancient Near Eastern Mythology - Shalom Goldman
Rome and The Barbarians - Kenneth W. Harl
Practical Philosophy - Greco-Roman Moralists
History Of Ancient Rome Garrett G Fagan
James Hall - Philosophy Of Religion
Bob Brier - Great Pharaohs Of Ancient Egypt
Plato's Republic - David Roochnik
Americas Religious History - Patrick N Allitt
Patrick Allitt - Victorian Britain
The High Middle Ages - Professor Philip Daileadeк
Kenneth Bartlett - Italian Renaissance
Jeremy Adams - Thomas Aquinas, The Angelic Doctor
History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts - Robert Bucholz
William Cook - Francis of Assisi
Philip Daileader - The Early Middle Ages
Gary W Gallagher - American Civil War
History of the United States Part 1,2,3 Allen C. Guelzo
Teofilo Ruiz - Medieval Europe
History of Russia - From Peter the Great to Gorbachev - Mark Steinberg
The Odyssey Of Homer - Professor Elizabeth Vandiver
The Iliad Of Homer - Professor Elizabeth Vandiver
Herodotus, The Father Of History - Elizabeth Vandiver


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Oversight of psychiatric meds for youth offenders lacking
Citizens Voice – October 28, 2015
While other states have reformed the way they control and track such medications so that it is done systemwide, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services follows only the total amount paid for the drugs prescribed in its six facilities on a systemic basis.
Group behind controversial ads targeting Supreme Court candidate raises more accusations
Pittsburgh Post Gazette – October 27, 2015
A battle over what may be the most contentious TV ad of the state Supreme Court race — a spot targeting Democratic Judge Kevin Dougherty — continues, with lawyers trading letters and accusations. Today, the group behind that campaign alleged that Judge Dougherty had reason to know he?d placed a 10-year-old with a convicted murderer, years before police would charge the adult with horrific acts of abuse.
Budget Impasse Threatening Services For Foster Children
CBS Philadelphia – October 25, 2015
Pennsylvania's state budget impasse has stopped funding for child welfare agencies, including those that provide for foster children and foster parents. Now, a lawsuit has been filed to get those funds flowing again.
Drugged into submission: Pa. youth correctional facilities dish out high levels of mood-altering psychiatric medications
Pocono Record – October 24, 2015
In the months they spend at correctional facilities, they receive mood-altering psychiatric medications at strikingly high rates, particularly antipsychotic drugs that expose them to significant health risks.
Center detaining migrant families could lose license
News Works – October 23, 2015
Immigration rights activists are hailing a decision by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services threatening to not renew the license for a controversial family detention center in Berks County.
State threatens to revoke license of family detention center
McClatchy DC – October 22, 2015
The state of Pennsylvania is threatening to revoke the operating license of the only licensed family detention center in the country, threatening federal efforts to comply with a looming court deadline to stop extended detention of migrant children and their parents.
New law spurs sharp increase in child abuse investigations
Lancaster Online – October 20, 2015
A new state law has led to a doubling of reports of suspected child abuse in Lancaster County this year. Many of those reports have turned out to be unfounded, but the number of substantiated cases appears to be running about 20 percent ahead of last year.
Republican lawmakers want to give $3 billion in 'lifelines' to struggling schools, human service providers (Includes video)
Penn Live – October 19, 2015
The $3 billion would cover public and nonpublic education costs, including money for transportation, books, materials, equipment and programs. The money would also provide funding for rape crisis and domestic violence programs, child welfare services and other human services.
School Can't Duck Child-Abuse Charges
Courthouse News Service – October 16, 2015
Pennsylvania school officials must face claims that they ignored signs that a teacher – now in prison for child sexual abuse – would assault second-graders, a federal judge ruled.
Fayette youth chief wants to borrow to keep agency going
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – October 15, 2015
Gina D'Auria on Thursday said she has managed to meet payroll, pay service providers and cover foster parents' monthly stipends by using unspent money from the previous fiscal year. But that cash is about to run dry as the budget impasse enters its 108th day.
Committee formed to investigate Children and Youth claims
Citizens Voice – October 14, 2015
Responding to a scathing report about Luzerne County Children and Youth following the death of a child, the agency's advisory board on Wednesday voted to create a committee that will investigate concerns levied by state regulators.
Budget impasse forces Cumberland County to make changes (Includes video)
WHTM – October 13, 2015
"We're looking at our foster care services and many of our placement services are the most expensive services to our agency," McElwee said. "They're the ones we do get reimbursement from the state, which is what we're not receiving right now."
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The Sanatoga Post – October 12, 2015
The series of laws approved in Pennsylvania during the past two years to protect children from abuse and neglect, portions of which took effect this year, have increased the number of alleged abuse cases being received by the Lower Pottsgrove police department, its chief told the Board of Commissioners.
Pennsylvania Council Of Children, Youth & Family Services Sues State To Force Foster Care Payments During Budget Impasse
Open Minds – October 11, 2015
On September 15, 2015, the Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services (PCCYFS) sued the state to force the Department of Human Services (DHS) to release funds for non-Medicaid child welfare and juvenile justice services. Since July 1, 2015, Pennsylvania has been without a signed budget. During this period, DHS has lacked authority to pay certain contractors. This includes organizations that have contracts with county children and youth offices to provide a range of non-Medicaid interventions for children and families involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Who is running out of money during Pennsylvania's budget impasse? (Opinion)
PennLive – October 08, 2015
Pennsylvania schools are have trouble paying bills, nonprofit organizations may have to close doors and others are in trouble after nearly 100 days without a state budget.
Boy's death led to Children and Youth license downgrade
Standard Speaker – October 07, 2015
The critical report by the state Office of Children, Youth and Families — an agency of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services — downgraded Luzerne County Children and Youth's operating license to provisional status. The report does not name Wilkes, but criticizes Luzerne County Children and Youth's decision to place the four children with a "relative" without checking background clearances or reviewing internal agency records of the person.
Somerset County to halt payments to vendors
Tribune-Democrat – October 06, 2015
Some of those vendors are service providers or placement providers, such as foster parents and facilities, according to Somerset County Children and Youth Services Director Chuck Crimone.
Committee to consider bill that would allow sharing of child abuse info
Pottstown Mercury – September 23, 2014
The House Children and Youth Committee will hold a voting meeting on Senate Bill 27 on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bob Mensch, R-Montgomery, seeks to improve the exchange of information among medical practitioners and county child welfare agencies regarding child abuse.
With Corbett's approval, Pa.'s Public Welfare getting new moniker
Newsworks – September 21, 2014
But DPW Secretary Bev Mackereth said "public welfare" doesn't accurately represent her agency, which also provides child protection, mental health services, and health care. "When you talk about just giving dollars to individuals who could be working — that's not who we are anymore," Mackereth said. "That's not what we do."
The Clinton County caseworker who broke open the Sandusky child sex scandal
Philladelaphia Inquirer – September 22, 2014
Jessica Dershem, a 32-year-old caseworker with the Clinton County Children and Youth Services department, investigates custody disputes and claims of child abuse and neglect. She handles 12, maybe 15, cases each year. Most never make the news – because they don't involve someone like Jerry Sandusky.
Wissahickon home now an oasis for homeless moms and kids
Philly.com – September 20, 2014
The Ancient Stone mansion, high on a hill along Ridge Avenue in Wissahickon, began life as the Northern Home for Friendless Children. But as the public can see at today's open house, the re-christened Northern Children's Services is a modern residential godsend for homeless teenage mothers and their kids.
Effort to broaden adoptees' rights to get birth information gets Pennsylvania Senate committee's approval
The Patriot News – September 16, 2014
A compromise effort to give adopted persons dramatically expanded rights to seek the identity of their birth parents passed through state Senate's Aging and Youth Committee Tuesday on a 9-2 vote.
Department of Public Welfare Awards Nearly $1 Million to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
PR Newswire – September 12, 2014
The Department of Public Welfare (DPW) today announced it has awarded $940,450 in Children's Trust Fund grants to eight Pennsylvania organizations. The grants are aimed at creating better outcomes for Pennsylvania children through programs preventing child abuse and neglect. http://markets.financialcontent.com/salemcomm.kdow/news/read?GUID=28201256
Along with increased child-abuse reports, costs expected to rise
Lancaster Online – September 10, 2014
New state laws require faster reporting of child abuse and more involvement by county caseworkers.
Changes could strain child protection system
Sharon Herald – September 06, 2014
Dramatic changes in child protection laws could strain the system meant to intervene and stop abuse, but state and county leaders are struggling to understand just how much.
Dover to update its child abuse reporting policy
York Dispatch – September 02, 2014
The law, which passed on the heels of the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal at Penn State, requires that all school district employees, not just administrators and teachers, report suspected abuse to the state Department of Welfare within 48 hours.
Pa. youth mental health facility ordered shut amid sexual abuse allegations
Philly Voice – October 08, 2015
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced Thursday it will revoke the license of Zelienople-based Glade Run Lutheran Services amid allegations of child sexual abuse and other employee misconduct within the organization. The residential treatment facility, licensed by DHS to serve adolescents and children diagnosed with mental health conditions, has been ordered to shut down within 30 days in order to ensure transitions for the kids currently under its care, according to a news release.
Pennsylvania Won't Disclose Names of Doctors Prescribing in Youth Corrections
Juvenile Justice – November 1, 2015
Pennsylvania defied an Office of Open Records ruling and took the matter to court to conceal the names of doctors prescribing to kids confined in its six correctional facilities.
Pennsylvania Receives $886,200 Award to Fund Planning Support for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
PR Newswire – Oct 22, 2015
Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded an $886,200 grant to the department for the planning of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs).
Schools step up social services in hopes of improving education
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – September 6, 2015
Using their own staff and community partners, public schools are finding ways to address the many needs of children — such as hunger, homelessness, violence in their homes or communities, grief, mental health issues and inadequate clothing — that are barriers to their learning.
Pennsylvania Foster Kids Prescribed Too Many Psychotropic Drugs
Mad In America – September 10, 2015
Amid growing criticism about the over-prescription of psychotropic medication in foster care, Pennsylvania commissioned PolicyLab to conduct an analysis of the use of psychiatric drugs among all of the state's Medicaid-enrolled children. The report, released in June, found that the rates of psychotropic prescriptions among youth in Medicaid and foster care are higher than previous estimates.
The Catholic Church is fighting to block bills that would extend the statute of limitations for reporting sex abuse
Reuters – Sep. 10, 2015
Mark Rozzi says he was 13, a young altar boy, when a priest at his eastern Pennsylvania parish sexually assaulted him in a shower. It took Rozzi, who says the priest spent a year grooming him with trips to McDonald's and secretly shared beers, a quarter century to talk about the experience publicly. By then it was too late for any legal action.
Former child abuse prosecutor to head Dauphin County youth agency
ABC27 – September 16, 2015
A former child abuse prosecutor has been hired as the new administrator for Dauphin County Children and Youth Services. Annmarie Kaiser will oversee improvements to the agency following the death of Jarrod Tutko Jr., a 9-year-old boy found who was severely neglected and malnourished before he died in a feces-covered bedroom just months after CYS caseworkers visited his Harrisburg home last year.
Audit slams PA Department of Education for 'neglecting' schools
FOX43 – October 6, 2015
The Auditor General slammed the PA Department of Education in a new audit released Tuesday, saying that it has been neglecting schools in need and wasting taxpayer money. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says PDE is the 'least cooperative' agency he's ever worked with, and the report shows Pennsylvania children are at the mercy of a 'ruddlerless ship.' "Our job is to give every one of those kids an equal shot," says DePasquale, "it's not an equal outcome, but an equal shot, and right now that is not happening in Pennsylvania."
Number of uninsured Pa. kids declined slightly last year, study finds
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – October 28, 2015
More than 139,000 Pennsylvania children did not have health insurance last year, according to a study released Wednesday.
Children & Youth Services makes life-saving changes in wake of 9-year-old's death
FOX43 – September 2, 2015
It's been just over a year since the horrific death of nine-year-old Jarrod Tutko Jr., who died after a lifetime of neglect. His death revealed dysfunction and disarray within Dauphin County Children and Youth Services. Caseworkers visited the home, and there were repeated calls for help- including from a hospital and a school, on behalf of his siblings. But in the end, the calls were missed, and Jarrod was found dead weighing 16 pounds. The state placed CYS on a provisional license after it was revealed that caseworkers were overworked and "didn't know how to do their jobs," sometimes crying at their desks.
Pope Francis Philadelphia visit: Victims of clergy abuse will sit this one out
PennLive – September 23, 2015
Rozzi, who was 13 when he and two other friends were sexually molested by priests in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, has long been at odds with the church. One of the priest died in 1999, having never been prosecuted for the alleged crimes as a result of expired statute of limitation. Rozzi's two childhood friends committed suicide. He has for years pushed in the House, legislation that would amend the statute of limitation. The bills would largely lift the expired limitations for prosecution and allow adults abused as children by clergy to press charges against their alleged abusers.
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Receives Best of the Web Digital Government Achievement Award
PR Newswire – Sep 03, 2015
Today, the Department of Human Services (DHS) received the Center for Digital Government's 2015 Digital Government Achievement Award for implementation of Pennsylvania's online automated child abuse history clearance application, a new process under the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Information Solution (CWIS).


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Pistons put away Kings in second half
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Josh Smith scored 24 points and Rodney Stuckey added 23 to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 99-89 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
Andre Drummond added 15 points and eight rebounds for Detroit, outscoring DeMarcus Cousins in a matchup of two of the NBA's top young big men. Cousins had 13 points and 14 rebounds but shot 5 of 15 from the field.
Detroit trailed 54-52 at halftime, but outscored the Kings 20-11 in the third quarter.
Rudy Gay scored 20 points and Isaiah Thomas added 19 points and eight assists for Sacramento.
The Pistons snapped a three-game losing streak and pulled to within three games of Atlanta for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Pistons will need a strong finish to make the postseason, and they've shown little sign of one. But they put the Kings away with impressive starts to the third and fourth quarters.
Detroit began the third on an 8-0 run thanks to a dunk by Drummond and 3-pointers by Smith and Brandon Jennings. An alley-oop from Smith to Drummond on the break made it 69-60.
It was 72-65 after three, and Detroit started the fourth with six straight points.
The Pistons won despite a rough shooting night from their two point guards. Jennings and Will Bynum combined to go 5 of 24 — although they did finish with 13 assists between them.
Cousins dunked on Drummond early in the game, giving the Kings a 12-6 lead, but the Pistons kept him under control for the most part. Drummond blocked a shot by Cousins out of bounds later in the first quarter.
Greg Monroe, who was drafted two spots after Cousins in 2010, had six points and 12 rebounds for Detroit.
NOTES: There was a moment of silence before the game in honor of William Clay Ford, who died Sunday. Ford was the last surviving grandchild of automotive pioneer Henry Ford and owner of the Detroit Lions. … Sacramento's Ray McCallum, who played college basketball at Detroit, scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting. … The Kings did match up well with Detroit inside, outscoring the Pistons and their imposing front line 18-8 on second-chance points.


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Greek Voters Unlikely To Switch Austerity Views
Greek Voters Unlikely To Switch Austerity Views
John Peet, Europe editor of The Economist in London, talks to David Greene about European reaction to heightened speculation that Greece may leave the eurozone. Next month, voters are likely to back parties that want to tear up the IMF-EU bailout deal.
All right, to talk more about the likelihood of a Greek exit from the eurozone and what it could mean for Europe, let's bring in another voice. John Peet is the Europe editor at The Economist magazine and he joins us on the line from London.
John, good morning.
JOHN PEET: Good morning.
GREENE: A lot of different points of view in that story. On one hand, some say this is just brinksmanship. On the other, some are saying an 80 to 90 percent chance that Greece could leave the eurozone in early summer. I mean what is your point of view from where you are in London?
PEET: Well, I think that actually precisely reflects what you get when people are playing a game of brinkmanship. Nobody in a leadership position wants to say, Look, Greece is bound to go. Because the minute that is said, Greeks will have a run on banks. The European Central Bank might have to step in to provide more liquidity to the Greek banks, and the thing could become disorderly and messy.
But the fact is that in the election in May, 70 percent of Greeks voted for parties that wanted to tear up the terms of the IMF-European Union bailout deal. They're now having a new election on June the 17th, I don't see any signs that the voters are going to change their minds between now and then.
The Greeks are really fed up with austerity. And I think that they are quite likely to back, again, parties that want to tear up the deal.
GREENE: So it sounds like that the - part of the brinksmanship may be trying to frighten Greek voters and force them to really weigh the consequences here.
PEET: I think the brinkmanship is being played on both sides. Yes, the Europeans and the IMF are telling the Greeks, look, if you again vote the wrong way as it were, you really are going to be out of the euro. And they hope that the Greeks will be frightened by the prospect of being out of the euro.
On the other side, some Greeks are saying, look, we know that if we leave the euro, we're going to cause terrible disruption to the rest of you and indeed to the world economy. So we think that, you know, you should be willing to pay a higher price to keep us in. The trouble with a game of brinkmanship like that, is it can end in tears quite quickly.
GREENE: Let's talk about what the mechanics of an exit from the eurozone could look like. I mean it's - one thing that come up in the piece we just heard is that, you know, runs on banks could make an exit very disorderly. What exactly would take place?
PEET: I think that's exactly right. I mean, we've been through sort of similar experiences in the past, you know, countries left the gold standard in the 1930s. Argentina left its currency board a decade ago. The Russians defaulted and devalued in the '90s. But leaving the single European currency is even more difficult. There is no legal provision for it to happen. The Greeks do not have a stock of drachma bank notes in preparation already.
So it could be unpredictably messy, which isn't to say that it can't happen. What might well, the sort of scenario that you might get played out, is that the Greeks are cut off from European Central Bank funding because they refuse to meet the terms of their bailout.
They then find they can't pay their debts or their public sector wages. They'll have to pay public sector wages, but they'll have to do them using sort of some kind of scrip money, which would start to circulate alongside the remaining euro notes that they've got.
And the precise outcome of that and how a new drachma might be introduced is unpredictable and could do serious damage to the Greek economy.
GREENE: How would you see this reverberating and how far? I mean, I suppose that weaker economies in Europe like Spain, Portugal, might feel the harshest consequences soonest.
PEET: I mean, the problem with the Greek situation and with the Greek exit is precisely this worry about contagion elsewhere. Greece on its own, two percent of eurozone GDP, relatively small economy, quite a closed economy, not a big exporter or importer. You might think, in a way, if that was cut off, it wouldn't have much impact.
But the real worry for European policymakers is that for the past decade they've essentially said, you know, the single currency is permanent; there's no going back. If Greece were somehow or other to be pushed out or to choose to leave, the idea that the single currency is a permanent construct that nobody will ever leave immediately falls by the wayside forever.
And the markets clearly will start testing countries like Portugal, Ireland, and then move on to the bigger counties of Spain and Italy, once Greece goes. So a Greek exit would clearly require much more work by the eurozone countries to make sure that no other country could follow.
GREENE: And of course, we should mention we are already seeing a lot of markets skittish over this possibility. John Peet is the Europe editor for the "The Economist" magazine. Thanks so much for joining us, John.
PEET: Thanks.
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Don't get me wrong. I'm nothing without GOD, so I stay in church and let the Word lead me. My family is my backbone. Without family support, I can't stand.
My Dad Had Problems, But Loved Me
First, my dad gave me vision, and believed. I cry to myself as I write this, not because I'm weak, but because I write from the heart, and my dad was part of my heart. Always love, no matter what anyone else thinks, he was a good man. But they say he was sick, maybe with bipolar. He medicated himself with drugs.
It took a long time for me to admit that. But now I'm a man, and my dad was a man, and men make mistakes, no matter how great.
They said he had bipolar and went undiagnosed. Sometimes. when you don't admit you have a problem, no one can help you. I hope my dad admitted it to someone or the Lord. He lives on through me, because my dream was his dream, and I won?t stop till I make it happen.
Love forever, GOD. Watch out for him.
Mom Was Key to My Family Support
My mom is my heart and strength. She's the strongest woman I know. She took two hard-headed boys, and moved by herself, with faith and hope, against everyone saying it wouldn't work. She fixed it so it did work to make a better way for me and my brother. She succeeded.
She will be blessed, and she has my love forever. She loved my dad, but he was sick, and it's hard loving someone who's sick.
I know, because the love was passed on to me when I got sick. Sad faces and court cases. put in different hospital places, she fought and fought, and got in face after face, signed paper after paper, spent dollar after dollar, visiting me in jail and in the hospital.
Sometimes I cussed her out and said things I didn't mean. I'm sorry, Mom, for everything.
I write this, to show growth. The sickness has made me a living witness to the illness. Love forever. Bipolar is not the end, but a new beginning.
My mom and I are closer, and growing in the Lord, with a new look on the world. Things are happening, I'm on disability, and that helps her. She takes the money and does things for me. At one time I didn't understand, but now I do.
They say people with bipolar are bad with money (impulsive), but I?m doing better. I can make it, but can't keep it. They say money is not the root of all evil, but the love of money is.
I Want to Become My Brother
My brother is the man I hope to become, but we are so different.
He's a warrior, and I'm a solider. He will go to war and work hard, no tears, just fight. But he gets the job done. I know a different side to him: love, compassion, caring, go-getter, a person that will make a way out when you can't see through the night.
He says they pick us out to fail, but watch us make our way as we fight through the night to see daylight to take success.
I'm a solider, thinking and planning, hustling, laced with fighting, dreaming, always trying to do better, funny, but fueled with anger. Argumentative, but I use it for combat. Talkative, but I use it to hustle. The hustle is non-stop. It's one thing to talk about a hustle, but another thing to do a hustle. It's mind over matter. Once you learn that, you are on your hustle.
My brother and I are on our hustle.
Family Support from Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins
The rest of my family, lmy aunts, uncles and cousins, are there too to give me family support. They are very close to me. They had my back in my time of need. Support will take you through the storm. Family support will be around when the sun comes up, and the night falls.
I'm there for them too.
When my mom, my brother, and I came to Kansas, they took us under their wings, and we began to fly together. When I fell victim to the illness, they were there giving me vision that it was not that bad, in and out of hospitals, medicated and not medicated, from sick to ill. Family support never wavered.
They taught me to glance in the right direction. Now I see the light at the end of the tunnel, not only to make a bundle, but to find grace and a place where I can rest in peace, with peace of mind, with the Lord, to follow God's word. and stay medicated.
I see heaven, but it's not my time. The people need me on earth to share my vision of how medication helped me, and the love of my family, Thank you.
Is your family supportive? What does family support mean to you?
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Val di Fassa hosts seven appointments with special artists, such as Neri Marcorè, Mario Brunello and Giovanni Sollima who celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the festival that is able to masterfully connect music and the mountains of Trentino
An important programme that highlights its accomplishment of the twenty-five years is proposed this summer by "The Sounds of the Dolomites". Twenty-five appointments (same number of the years) in some of the most beautiful locations in the Dolomites. Among these, many are the stages at altitude in Val di Fassa, important partner of the festival since its very first edition.
In summer 2019 the Ladin valley will host 7 shows of this calendar that offers (free) concerts of different genres, performed by worldwide-known artists. And the festival will start exactly in Val di Fassa with the "Trekking of the Dolomites": from June 28th to June 30th, in fact, we will walk through the majestic groups of the Catinaccio and the Sassolungo, accompanied by the notes (during short exhibitions) of the cellist, composer, actor and filmmaker Giovanni Sollima and of Avi Avital, talented mandolinist from Israel. Both the artists, who have already performed at "The Sounds", seal the tour at altitude with the exhibition of June 30th (at 12.00 p.m.) on the green meadows of the Rifugio Micheluzzi in the so called Val Duron valley. Another important appointment is on July 20th at Col Margherita on San Pellegrino Pass (at 6.00 a.m.) for the "Dawn in the Dolomites" that celebrates the special project "Meanwhile let's play" with a large group of actors and musicians: Neri Marcorè, Marco Rizzi, Regis Bringolf, Danilo Rossi, Mario Brunello, Florian Berner, Gabriele Ragghianti, Ivano Battiston, and Signum Saxophone Quartet will present "A century-long journey: music against war, humanity against brutality". On August 7th (at 12.00 p.m.) meet at Buffaure with the gipsy-jazz by "Joscho Stephan Trio". On August 28th (at 12.00 p.m.) the excellent violinist Lorenza Borrani performs with Ursina Braun on cello, Riikka Reppo on viola and Mats Zetterqvist on violin between the refuge Antermoia and the namesake lake. Then it is the time of the concert by "Trio in Uno", presenting a repertoire of Brazilian music with Pablo Schinke on the cello, José Ferreira on the seven-string guitar and Giulia Tamanini on saxophone, nearby the refuge Bergvagabunden Hütte on September 5th (at 12.00 p.m.). The programme of "The Sounds" in Val di Fassa concludes on September 14th at Ciampac (at 12.00 p.m.) with the performance by "Penguin Cafe", which is the pianist Arthur Jeffes who involves talented musicians in his project of "heavenly" music, such as Cass Browne, Neil Codlind, Oli Langford and Darren Berry.