| October 2006
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Club news
Delta KappaEpsilon Sigma AlphaDelta Kappa Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha will meet 7 p.m. today at the Chamber of Commerce.Delta Kappa meets on the first and third Monday of the month. For more information on becoming a member or forming a chapter, contact Vivian Gibson at 364-0484.Eta ChapterDelta Kappa GammaThe Eta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday at Eisenhower Elementary, 1415 Fairlawn Dr. Deputy Kim Lopez with the Cleveland County Sheriff's department will present a program on personal safety and identity theft. Dinner of soup and dessert will be served with donations for the soup going to the chapter scholarship fund. For more information contact Lorraine Provine at lorraineprovine@cox.net or Ann Goff at 364-4429.Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium SocietyThe Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society's annual membership drive is 7:30 p.m.
Pledge to scrap Scottish prescription charges
SNP deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon repeated party pledges today that scrapping prescription charges will signal a return to the core values of the NHS as it approaches its 60th anniversary. Speaking at the start of the SNP's annual conference, Ms Sturgeon said that the charges amounted to "a tax on ill health", and confirmed that the Scottish Government will scrap them within the next four years. The health secretary told delegates in Aviemore: "I am announcing today and confirming today that prescription charges will be abolished completely for all, and will be abolished within the lifetime of this parliament. .
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He admitted to having difficulty with Carter, but worked well with Ford and Clinton. He regretted voting against Sutter for the Supreme Court. He doesn’t like the game of "gotcha" in politics. When asked about the outburst of President Clinton against Chris Wallace of Fox News over the pursuit of Osama bin Laden, Kennedy smiled and said, "I kind of liked what Clinton said." Applause. He thought that if Hilary Clinton were elected president, she was up to it. Student questions With the remaining time, students asked questions at the four mike stations. One was about the validity of the Peace Corps. "It is a high priority in reaching different cultures." He was upset over the fact that there had been no hearings on Al Qaeda in the past two years. When asked about the media, he said, "The ways of getting information are very different today—through bloggers and the internet." Judy Woodruff asked the final question.
Courier News Online - Westfield High School tackles body-image issues in musical
Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. Boy thinks he's a wimp. Girl thinks she's too fat. Boy loses girl. Girl loses boy. They walk away, wondering what might have been if only they didn't look the way they did. This little vignette is: a) Trite but true b) Silly and simplistic c) Hmmm, I wonder what "Ugly Betty" would say. d) Or, maybe I should see "Juno" one more time. The answers here don't matter. But the underlying dilemma does. Teens and adolescents have been known to obsess about their appearance -- and negative body images can adversely affect their self-esteem. That's where "The Guy and Girl Thing III: Body Image Edition Extreme Attitude Makeover" comes in. Part spoof, part drama, part musical, the fast-paced and poignant presentation will step into the footlights at 7:30 p.m.
UPDATE: Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman have a baby ...
I figured the mother's of the people responsible for Superficial sent their little babies to 'sleepy time' around seven in the evening. Yay. I really am not looking foward to all these new celebrity babies. People have children all the time and it's no big deal, admittedly. To the parents, yeah, it's huge having a baby, whatever -- because people just can't believe that they reproduce -- it's absolutely amazing! Sure, breeder. You put your genitals together and what did ya' think would happen? By the way, other people could care less about your baby. It's your child. Just; and who fucking cares? No, Dick, you just don't understand! You just don't get it. Yes, for once you're right. I don't understand the importance; thank god! Celebrities are the worst too, because they somehow think that they're heroes for having children.
Micir's 22 fuel double-digit win
Though she visited Penn last year as a potential recruit, it was clear from the tipoff that there was no love lost between Micir and the Quakers. She netted the Tigers' first six points from behind the arc, helping Princeton establish a 10-4 lead within three minutes, 53 seconds. Penn was not ready to call it a night, however, and Maggie Burgess' layup at 11:57 put the Quakers back on top, 13-12.
Senior forward and captain Meagan Cowher responded quickly, sinking her first jumper of the game less than 30 seconds later. The competition remained fierce, though, and the lead changed another two times as halftime drew near. Finally, Princeton broke away with a 7-0 run the last 3:17 of the half, setting the score at 30-23 before the buzzer.
Penn took the floor aggressively in the second half, and the Quakers' Kelly Scott's foul shots narrowed the Tigers' lead to five within 2:03.
Science News in Brief
Scientists at Harvard have dramatically expanded the list of potential drug targets for AIDS with an announcement yesterday of the discovery of 273 proteins required for survival of the AIDS virus in humans.
Prior to the study, researchers had identified only a few dozen molecules needed by the virus to infect human cells. Because AIDS progression hinges on their presence, targeting them could slow infection.
The authors found the proteins by using an emerging research method called RNA interference that eliminates individual proteins and elucidates their role by measuring the effect of their absence.
The eight Harvard researchers urged use of the technique for other human pathogens as well, writing that their experiment had demonstrated the “power" of RNA interference to find new forms of treatment.
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