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Philosophy and Education Joyce Luhrs' (M.A., 1987) company, Luhrs & Associates, has sponsored a greeting card drive this year to help New Jersey's Bergen Family Center. Several thousand old and new cards were collected from donors across the country and will be used for the center's art program. Luhrs & Associates is a marketing, public relations and management consulting services company.
Counseling and Clinical Psychology
Organizational Psychology Lucinda Durning (M.A., 1991),has been named Vice President for Human Resources at Columbia University. Previously she was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Cigna Group Insurance. She joined the Columbia staff in June 2006. Curriculum and Teaching
Curriculum and Teaching Albert Manley (M.A., 1938) was the subject of Stanford University President John Hennessy's closing remarks during the 2006 commencement.
Couple launches Web site, hosts open house
The couple launches its Money Savers Web site April 4 and is ready to invite the public to a launch open house. The open house runs from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at 2015 A. St. There, personal care products offered through the Web site, http://moneysavers.wwdb.biz, will be available for trial. The Web site offers home, health and beauty product lines. Many products are offered in bulk amounts. "The object is to figure out how much you'll buy on a monthly basis and save money that way," Amanda Ott said. She said the site can reduce or eliminate visits to the grocery store, creating more time for recreation or playing with children, through its Ditto program. Through the program, customers can automatically have items sent to their homes on a regular basis. "We're tying to help people save time, save money and help them complete whatever their goals are," Amanda Ott said.
Graeme Innes: same sex, same entitlements inquiry
Tonight, Graeme Innes, the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissioner, as he prepares to hand over to Government his "Same Sex: Same Entitlements" report.
Graeme Innes knows how hard it is being different. He's blind, and he's also one of the most influential policy makers in the country. As the Human Rights Commissioner he can advise the Federal Government on which areas of the law need changing to better meet the demands of a modern society.
Graeme Innes has just chaired a landmark inquiry into the entitlements same sex couples are missing out on. The results will go the Federal Attorney-General next month and he's hoping there'll be legislative change and soon. Listen in Windows Media format
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Economist: Governor's plan would save money
Gov. Rod Blagojevich's $2 billion-a-year plan to assist the state's 1.4 million uninsured and others financially strapped by the cost of health insurance would generate a 2-to-1 savings in health-care costs, an Emory University health economist says. .
Community datebook
Blood shortages: O positive (one-day supply); A positive (two-day supply). Whole-blood donors may visit the blood bank in Dimond Center 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Hours at the main center, 4000 Laurel St., are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Call 222-5630 for appointment; apheresis donors, call 222-5619. (222-5600, www. bloodbankofalaska.org) TODAY COMMUNITY ACT-SO (Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) "Olympics of the Mind" competition, 3 p.m., Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, 121 W. Seventh Ave. High school students will compete in the following categories: humanities, visual arts, sciences, business and performing arts. Free. (301-6041 or 229-3178) Adapted Aquatics, 10-10:45 a.m.
ALICE ST. PIERRE Alice passed away at KW Health Centre . . .
(Apr 30, 2007) -- ALICE ST. PIERRE Alice passed away at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Saturday, April 28, 2007. Alice is predeceased by her beloved husband, Leonard "Bud" St. Pierre; sisters, Erma Gastmeier and Doris Richardson and brother, Eldred Reier. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families. Before retirement, Alice worked for Sovereign Life Insurance Company. She will always be remembered for her love of pastel colours, playing bingo, and playing 21/31. A private visitation and funeral service will be held with interment at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. Online condolences and memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario may be arranged by contacting the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South in Waterloo at 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com.
Decrease in Breast Cancer Rates Related to Reduction in Use of ...
The sharp decline in the rate of new breast cancer cases in 2003 may be related to a national decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), according to a new report in the April 19, 2007, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The report used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Age-adjusted breast cancer incidence rates in women in the United States fell 6.7 percent in 2003. During this same period, prescriptions for HRT declined rapidly, following highly-publicized reports from the Womens Health Initiative (WHI) study that showed an increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, blood clots, and urinary incontinence among postmenopausal women who were using hormone replacement therapy that included both estrogen and progestin.
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