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1. Worldwide fellowships to focus on developing country health reportin
From: George Lessard
2. CONSUMER AND INTERNET FRAUD HOAXES AND SCAMS : RETAIL: GIFT CARDS:
From: David P. Dillard
3. STREETCARS: VIRGINIA: Before the Beltway: Streetcar Lines In
From: David P. Dillard
4. MEDICAL: RESEARCH : MEDICAL: DISEASES: CANCER: NCI Researchers
From: David P. Dillard
5. Breaking Legal Documents - Wednesday, December 6, 2006 : Group
From: David P. Dillard
6. HISTORY: UNITED STATES: CULTURAL ETHNIC MINORITY : GEOGRAPHY : BOOKS
From: David P. Dillard
7. UPS Sues Canada Post
From: George Lessard
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1. Worldwide fellowships to focus on developing country health reportin
Posted by: "George Lessard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] themediamentor
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 12:45 pm ((PST))
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Fellowships to focus on developing country health reporting
Region :Worldwide
Country :None
Topic :Health, Fellowships and Awards
29/11/2006
Journalists interested in reporting on health issues in the developing
world have the chance to apply for a fellowship program at Harvard
University in Boston. Application deadline: January 31.
The fellowships are organized by the Nieman Foundation and the Harvard
School of Public Heath and are funded by a US$1.19 million grant from
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The program accepts three journalists every year, one from the United
States, one from Europe, and one from any developing country.
The fellows will spend one academic year at Harvard, followed by four
months of field work in a developing country.
For more information contact nieman [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/about/how/global_health.html
Application form:
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/about/how/2007-08_Nieman_Global_Health.pdf
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2. CONSUMER AND INTERNET FRAUD HOAXES AND SCAMS : RETAIL: GIFT CARDS:
Posted by: "David P. Dillard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] jwneastro
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 1:52 pm ((PST))
CONSUMER AND INTERNET FRAUD HOAXES AND SCAMS :
RETAIL: GIFT CARDS:
Know the Signs of Gift-Card Fraud
Know the Signs of Gift-Card Fraud
By Jon Ann Steinmetz, Yahoo! Shopping Editor
Yahoo Shopping
<http://shopping.yahoo.com/holiday/efencing.html>
Your mother probably told you that if a deal looks too good to be true, it
probably is. Now, the National Retail Federation is right there with her,
urging holiday shoppers to be on the alert for "e-fencing" - the online
auctioning of ill-gotten goods, particularly gift cards, at deep
discounts.
If gift cards or new items are offered on auction sites for far less than
the retail price, that should raise a red flag for bidders, according to
Joseph LaRocca, vice president of loss prevention for the retail trade
group.
"What we find with e-fencing is that the prices will be dramatically lower
than anyone else's, even the other sellers online," he said. "In many
cases the goods are counterfeit or stolen," or purchased with a stolen
credit card.
That's often the case with gift cards, LaRocca said. Typically, thieves
will steal a checkbook or credit card, load up on gift cards and then
auction them off for perhaps 70 cents on the dollar. Gift cards are
attractive to criminals because they can be purchased in bulk, and
quickly, in the short time before a credit card gets turned off after
being reported stolen.
Gift-card fraud takes other forms, as well, LaRocca said. Sophisticated
crime rings have figured out how to make counterfeit cards, or even clone
them so that when the legitimate card is recharged, it adds value to the
bogus copy at the same time.
Those scams contribute to the record $37.4 billion that retailers lost to
theft and fraud in 2005, according to the NRF's annual security survey
conducted by the University of Florida.
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Protect your holiday season from crime
Guest Commentary by Christy Hardwick
November 26, 2006
The Tribune [Of Northern Colorado]
<http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20061126/READERS/111260065>
Chestnuts roasting over an open fire, presents under the tree, families
gathered to share the joy of the season -- memories we all want to have
after the holidays. Some people will have these and more, like making
police reports; repairing damaged vehicles; signing affidavits of forgery;
contacting credit bureaus for fraud alerts; talking to banks, credit card
companies and collection agencies and changing accounts. This is the
result of criminals stealing your property or identity.
How do you prevent your holiday season, and the months following it, from
being ruined? Don't make yourself a target! Criminals also want a nice
Christmas, to give and receive gifts, enjoy a tasty meal -- the difference
is they commit crimes to have it.
A few simple, common-sense precautions can save time and money after
leftovers are eaten and decorations stored.
Shred everything with personal infor-mation, preferably with a crosscut
shredder, before disposal. Criminals steal trash to get information and
commit identity theft.
Watch for "shoulder surfers" who stand close in checkout lines and look
over your shoulder to get credit card or PIN numbers, or use a camera
phone to snap a photo -- information that can be used later for Internet
or phone purchases.
Ladies, keep your purse shut and close to your body. Don't leave your
purse in the grocery cart, turn your back and walk away to look at
something. It takes only a few seconds for a bad guy to steal your wallet
and go on a shopping spree before you miss it!
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3. STREETCARS: VIRGINIA: Before the Beltway: Streetcar Lines In
Posted by: "David P. Dillard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] jwneastro
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 6:31 pm ((PST))
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 08:48:08 EST
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Subject: STREETCARS: VIRGINIA: Before the Beltway: Streetcar Lines In
Northern Virginia
STREETCARS: VIRGINIA:
Before the Beltway: Streetcar Lines In Northern Virginia
Streetcar Lines in Northern Virginia
<http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/
lhsc_online_exhibits/strtcar/strtcar.html>
A shorter URL for the above link:
Tiny URL = http://tinyurl.com/taezh
The earliest electric railway, or streetcar line, in
Northern Virginia dates from about 1892. The streetcar
lines failed to compete with the automobile and,
plagued with management and financial problems,
ceased operations by the the early 1940s.
The Ames Williams Collection includes 265 numbered
photographic images organized in five books. This
exhibition was drawn from the first book and displays
the rolling stock of the several streetcar companies.
>From the Linda Bee Transportation Collection of Resources
>From the Linda Bee State Collection of Resources
>From the Linda Bee History Collection of Resources
>From the Linda Bee Culture Collection of Resources
>From the Linda Bee Miscellaneous Collection of Resources
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4. MEDICAL: RESEARCH : MEDICAL: DISEASES: CANCER: NCI Researchers
Posted by: "David P. Dillard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] jwneastro
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 7:45 pm ((PST))
MEDICAL: RESEARCH :
MEDICAL: DISEASES: CANCER:
NCI Researchers Develop Modified Immunotoxin For Cancer Therapy In Mouse Study
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 15:11:11 -0500
From: "NIH OLIB (NIH/OD)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: NCI Researchers Develop Modified Immunotoxin For Cancer Therapy
In Mouse Study
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NIH News
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
<http://www.cancer.gov/>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, December 4, 2006
CONTACT: NCI Media Relations Branch, 301-496-6641
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NCI RESEARCHERS DEVELOP MODIFIED IMMUNOTOXIN FOR CANCER THERAPY IN MOUSE STUDY
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), have shown in mice that just a few
modifications to a shortened version of a bacterial toxin, called PE38,
may be able to improve the efficacy of an immunotoxin that contains PE38
as a new therapy for cancer. As part of this new study, scientists have
modified the PE38 toxin in an effort to broaden the range of the types of
tumors that can be treated successfully. Immunotoxins, which are
antibodies linked to toxic proteins, can selectively bind to cancer cells
and kill them and immunotoxins containing PE38 have already been used as
effective treatments for certain types of leukemias and lymphomas. The
results appear in the December 15, 2006, issue of the "Journal of
Immunology."*
"Immunotoxin therapy is one of a growing number of treatments in which
scientists engineer molecules to target cancer cells and leave healthy
cells unharmed," said NCI Director John Niederhuber, M.D. "We have
already witnessed the success of immunotoxin therapy to treat hairy cell
leukemia. Now, with a roadblock to further applications apparently
removed, we plan to apply this therapy to other cancers."
By using recombinant DNA techniques, scientists in the Laboratory of
Molecular Biology at NCI's Center for Cancer Research (CCR) combined the
PE38 bacterial toxin with portions of several different mouse antibodies.
The PE38 portion was derived from a toxin secreted by a type of bacteria
that kills human cells by blocking their ability to make proteins. The
antibody fragments were chosen for their ability to find and bind
specifically to tumor cells, thereby selectively delivering the toxin to
cancer cells.
In a previous clinical trial that tested a different immunotoxin
containing PE38, over half of the participants with drug-resistant hairy
cell leukemia achieved complete remission after receiving at least three
doses of immunotoxin. However, a related immunotoxin that also targeted
solid tumors did not have similar success. Researchers discovered that in
patients with solid tumors, normal immune cells quickly recognized the
PE38 portion of the immunotoxin as foreign and produced antibodies against
it, thereby neutralizing the therapy. In contrast, patients with
leukemias, which are cancers affecting certain white blood cells of the
immune system, have a diminished capacity to mount an immune response. As
a result, the PE38-containing immunotoxin has enough time to target and
kill cancerous cells before being attacked by the leukemia patient's
immune system.
To overcome this neutralizing attack on immunotoxins when treating
patients with solid tumors, the NCI researchers, led by Ira Pastan, M.D.,
identified the sites on the PE38 toxin that stimulate an antibody
response. To do this, the scientists immunized mice with PE38 and produced
60 different types of antibodies that reacted with the immunotoxin.
Collectively, these 60 antibodies reacted with only seven regions on PE38.
Furthermore, these same seven regions were recognized by the immune
systems of patients who made antibodies to PE38 after receiving
immunotoxin treatment.
The mouse antibodies were then used to pick out exactly which amino acids
within the seven responsive regions were to blame for the undesirable
immune response. Using this information, the researchers were able to
create seven mutant immunotoxins that no longer reacted with these
antibodies, yet were still able to kill cancer cells. Studies are now
underway to incorporate these seven mutations in a single immunotoxin
molecule that should be less reactive with the mouse's immune system.
"Figuring out which mutations abolish antibody binding might also reveal
common structural features of proteins that can elicit an immune
response," said Raffit Hassan, M.D., head of the Solid Tumor Immunotherapy
section and one of the study's authors. Hassan and his colleagues hope
that these simple changes in PE38 will reduce a patient's chances for
experiencing an immune response to PE38, allowing the immunotoxin to be
effective against solid tumors.
"We are currently testing to see whether these modifications to the PE38
toxin can reduce the immune response in mice. If we can diminish the
immune response to this therapeutic molecule, we will expand its use to
include a wider range of human cancers, such as ovarian cancer," said
Pastan.
A diagram of the molecular process involved in this research is available
online at
<http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2006/nci-04.htm>
For more information on Dr. Pastan's research, go to
<http://ccr.cancer.gov/staff/staff.asp?profileid=5782>
For more information on Dr. Hassan's research, go to
<http://ccr.cancer.gov/Staff/Staff.asp?profileid=7274>
For more information about cancer, please visit the NCI Web site at
<http://www.cancer.gov>
or call NCI's Cancer Information Service at
1-800-4-CANCER
(1-800-422-6237)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's Medical Research
Agency -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal
agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational
medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures
for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its
programs, visit
<http://www.nih.gov>
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* Onda M, Nagata S, FitzGerald DJ, Beers R, Fisher RJ, Vincent JJ, Lee B,
Nakamura M, Hwang J, Kreitman RJ, Hassan R, Pastan I. Characterization of
the B-cell epitopes associated with a truncated form of Pseudomonas
exotoxin (PE38) used to make immunotoxins for the treatment of cancer
patients. "Journal of Immunology," December 15, 2006; Vol. 177, No. 12.
###
This NIH News Release is available online at:
<http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2006/nci-04.htm>
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REFERENCE: Onda M, Nagata S, FitzGerald DJ, Beers R, Fisher RJ, Vincent
JJ, Lee B, Nakamura M, Hwang J, Kreitman RJ, Hassan R, Pastan I.
Characterization of the B-cell epitopes associated with a truncated form
of Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE38) used to make immunotoxins for the treatment
of cancer patients. "Journal of Immunology," December 15, 2006; Vol. 177,
No. 12.
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5. Breaking Legal Documents - Wednesday, December 6, 2006 : Group
Posted by: "David P. Dillard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] jwneastro
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 8:26 pm ((PST))
Breaking Legal Documents -
Wednesday, December 6, 2006 :
Group Critiques Stability, Costs and U.S. Influence in Iraq
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 12:01:09 -0800
From: FindLaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Breaking Legal Documents - Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Group Critiques Stability, Costs and U.S. Influence in Iraq
IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT
December 6, 2006
A bipartisan study group researching the American presence and war in Iraq
concludes that the United States faces an array of uphill challenges in
Iraq, including an enormous financial cost that could reach $2 trillion.
This includes providing for supplies, equipment and personnel, in addition
to anticipated "tail costs" of caring for veterans and lost supplies.
The group candidly concludes that "stability in Iraq remains elusive and
the situation is deteriorating. The Iraqi government cannot now govern,
sustain, and defend itself without the support of the United States . . .
[and] [t]ime is running out."
<http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/iraq/iraqstudyg roup120606rpt.pdf>
Special Coverage: The War in Iraq
<http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/iraq/documents.html>
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6. HISTORY: UNITED STATES: CULTURAL ETHNIC MINORITY : GEOGRAPHY : BOOKS
Posted by: "David P. Dillard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] jwneastro
Date: Thu Dec 7, 2006 4:32 am ((PST))
HISTORY: UNITED STATES: CULTURAL ETHNIC MINORITY :
GEOGRAPHY :
BOOKS:
The Shaping of America
The Shaping of America
The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of
History, Volume 1: Atlantic America 1492-1800
by D. W. Meinig
The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of
History. Volume 2. Continental America 1800-1867
by D. W. Meinig
The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of
History. Volume 2: Continental America, 1800-1867. by D. W. Meinig
Review author[s]: Nancy Langston
William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd Ser., Vol. 54, No. 2 (Apr., 1997), pp.
460-462
The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of
History. Vol. 2: Continental America, 1800-1867. by D. W. Meinig
Review author[s]: Kenneth C. Martis
Journal of American History, Vol. 81, No. 1 (Jun., 1994), pp. 221-222
Review
Journal of American Studies (2006), 40: 442-443 Cambridge University Press
Author: Abbott C.
Source: Journal of Historical Geography, Volume 27, Number 4, October
2001, pp. 598-599(02)
Publisher: Academic Press
The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of
History, Global America, 1915-2000, vol. 4.(Book review)
Source: Journal of Cultural Geography
Publication Date: 22-MAR-06
Author: Colten, Craig E.
Donald W. Meinig,
Maxwell Research Professor of Geography
Ph. D. Geography, University of Washington (1953)
M. A. Geography, University of Washington (1950)
B. S. Foreign Service, Georgetown University (1948)
<http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/geo/faculty/Meinig.htm>
Bibliography: American History in International Perspective
Overviews & Pedagogy
Colonial & Revolutionary Eras
Religion
Immigration & Immigrants
Africans & African Americans
World War II, Cold War & Later
Web Resources
Video
Many items in this bibliography are available in the Primary Source
Library, Watertown, Mass. Items currently available in the library are
marked with an *
<http://www.primarysource.org/library/waaw_biblio.htm>
The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of
History
By D. W. (Donald William) Meinig
Published 1986
Yale University Press
History / General History
ISBN 0300104324
<http://books.google.com/books?id=4_xvUUrCPqgC&dq=%
22interstate+highways%22+and+interurbans&psp=9>
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"This study discusses how an immense diversity of ethnic and religious
groups became sorted into a set of distinct regional societies in North
America"
Contents
MOBILIZATION AND ACCELERATION 1
interconnecting, mobil, concep
Prologue 3
On the Surface 61
railroads, seaway, conrail
In the Air 87
airlines, hubs, airports
Invisible and Instantaneous 97
technopolis, silicon, networks
MIGRATIONS AND FORMATIONS 111
elazar, geographers, migrations
more
Prologue 113
unmanaged, midcentury, congruent
A Reconnaissance of Regions 148
gottmann, reconnaissance, megalopolis
Altering the Federation and Internal Empire 193
statehood, alaska, puerto
Some Reconfigurations 247
reconfigurations, levittown, metropolitan
Reshaping the Nation 277
reshaping, metropolitan, nation
Prologue 299
european, assertions, cinema
War and Interwar Europe and Asia 304
impositions, geopolitical, interwar
Western Hemisphere 319
impositions, hemisphere, canadian
Redividing the World 336
redividing, soviet, japan
Impositions and Oppositions 348
soviet, containment, rimland
America and the World 371
toynbee, assertions, modernization
Sources of Quotations 397
meinig, lafeber, naske
Bibliography 421
univ, geographers, johns
Index 451
puerto, seaway, wwii
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7. UPS Sues Canada Post
Posted by: "George Lessard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] themediamentor
Date: Thu Dec 7, 2006 7:54 am ((PST))
"... they have the gall to sue Canada for $250 million over services
provided by Canada Post.
Canada Post http://www.canadapost.ca/ has a mandate to provide mail
service to the most remote places in Canada, and this service is
subsidized with their Courier services. If UPS succeeds in shutting
down Canada Posts courier services, will they provide services to
Inuvik http://www.inuvik.ca/ , or Hay River
http://www.hayriver.com/main.htm ? I doubt that, and unfortunately,
they will take away Canada Post's ability to be a viable corporation.
..."
via
http://raemius.blogspot.com/2006/12/ups-is-enemy-of-canada.html
See also
Canada Post facing lawsuit from UPS
Last Updated Sat Apr 7 10:52:00 2001
If the Canadian government loses to UPS it will have to pay $230
million and likely lose Canada Post's lucrative courier service.
<http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?category=Canada&story=/news/2001/04/07/purolator010407>
and
NAFTA Tribunal Rules That UPS's Claim Against Government of Canada to
Move Forward
2002 Press Release
http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/about/news/2002_news/20021122engtribunal_n.html
NAFTA Tribunal Rules That UPS's Claim Against Government of Canada to
Move Forward
[excerpt]
Tribunal to Decide - Does Canada Post Compete Unfairly?
Mississauga - November 22, 2002 - The NAFTA Tribunal hearing the
lawsuit filed by United Parcel Service (UPS) against the Government
of Canada ruled today that UPS's allegations of unfair competition by
Canada Post's express delivery services - Xpresspost and Priority
Courier - are subject to NAFTA. The Tribunal rejected the Government
of Canada's argument that the failure by Canada to ensure fair
competition by Canada Post's express delivery services was outside
the jurisdiction of NAFTA.
In its claim, UPS argues that the Government has allowed Canada Post
to compete unfairly by using privileges obtained from its monopoly
over lettermail for the benefit of its express delivery services.
The Tribunal will now proceed to consider UPS allegations that Canada
Post uses its lettermail monopoly to cross-subsidize its competitive
courier operations. In addition, the Tribunal will consider UPS
allegations regarding the federal Government's exclusive provision of
hundreds of millions of dollars in financial support and subsidies to
help defray Canada Post's employee pension and benefits plan costs.
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