Friday, May 14, 2010

“New Orleans Museum of Art names former Princeton University leader as director - NJ.com” plus 3 more

“New Orleans Museum of Art names former Princeton University leader as director - NJ.com” plus 3 more

New Orleans Museum of Art names former Princeton University leader as director - NJ.com

Posted: 14 May 2010 02:58 AM PDT

By The Associated Press

May 14, 2010, 5:29AM

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Museum of Art said Susan M. Taylor, will become its sixth director on Sept. 1, when E. John Bullard retires after 37 years.

She was director of Princeton University Art Museum for eight years, and directed the Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College for 12 years before that.

Bullard will remain on staff as Director Emeritus to help Taylor's transition and will work on the museum's centennial celebrations throughout 2011.

The museum announced Taylor's appointment as director designate earlier this month.

She resigned from Princeton in 2008, taking four months of leave. A news release from Princeton quoted her as saying she had pressing family matters and planned to consider other professional opportunities.

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Blood sugar test goes bad at New Mexico event - Kennebec Journal

Posted: 14 May 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Blood sugar test goes bad at New Mexico event

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

(AP)

A group of New Mexico medical school students failed to properly change needles on devices used for blood glucose testing, and now officials say a few dozen people might be at risk for contracting serious diseases.

University of New Mexico School of Medicine officials made the announcement Thursday, hoping they can locate those who participated in the free testing April 24 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Between 51 and 55 people were tested that day.

"Basically you've got the students who were trying to do something good and just didn't go about it the right way," said Sam Giammo, a spokesman for UNM's Health Sciences Center.

Students from UNM's physician assistant program conducted the free blood sugar tests during the cultural center's American Indian Week Pueblo Days. The center's visitor list for that Saturday included more than 1,600 people from across the nation and abroad _ including Canada, Italy, Sweden and Germany.

Tazbah McCullah, a spokeswoman for the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, pointed to the high rate of diabetes among American Indians, saying the students had in their minds that they were trying to help.

McCullah said the center learned about the testing mistakes May 10 and has joined UNM in trying to inform people about the incident. Notices have been sent to tribal officials, the Indian Health Service, tourism organizations and others.

"We have visitors locally and from all over the world that come here so that's why we felt it was important to get this out far and wide," she said.

Giammo said the devices should not have been used at the public event and not all of the students were properly trained to use them. Because test results were immediate, students didn't keep records on participants.

The devices, similar to home glucose testers, contain six lancets _ or needles _ that can be triggered to draw a blood sample. With each use, the device must be advanced manually to load a new lancet.

While some volunteers were safely and properly tested, officials said some failed to change the lancets, resulting in potential exposure to other's blood.

Dr. Bob Bailey, associate dean for clinical affairs for the UNM School of Medicine, issued an apology on behalf of the school to the cultural center and those who may have been exposed. Medical officials are most concerned about diseases Hepatitis B and C and HIV, he said.

"Our best current assessment of the risk of infection is less than a 0.5 percent risk. Even though the risk is small, it is something we are very concerned about and are taking seriously," Bailey said.

The university has collected all of the devices used during the testing and the strips used to test the blood sugar levels, and secured them for working with forensic specialists. In all, about 11 cartridges of lancets were used during the event, Giammo said.

A special team was named to work with the Indian Health Service, New Mexico Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. One of the first tasks is to identify those who underwent testing at the event.

The university said those people who may have been exposed will be offered follow-up testing for Hepatitis B, C and HIV. The costs will be covered by UNM.

Bailey said something like this has never happened before, and steps have been taken to ensure it doesn't happen again, including the approval of new protocol for volunteer student events that ensures patient safety and quality standards.

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Public health authorities are requesting that those who participated in the testing event call Toll-Free 1-888-899-6092 or visit the UNM website at http://contact.health.unm.edu for more information and referral for screening.

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Indianapolis hears Dalai Lama's call for compassion & wizdom - Examiner

Posted: 14 May 2010 07:40 PM PDT

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Friday May 14th saw His Holiness The Dalai Lama speaking to a crowd of 10,000 people at Conseco Field House, Indianapolis. Organized by the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center in Bloomington Indiana

In the presence of greatness, with a tear in eye and lump in throat as we learnt that His Holiness is actually a very funny, very humble soul. He compared the variety of religion being like a supermarket offering a variety of goods, saying that with more choice, more people come.
He stressed how we are all the same with same common experience, of coming from a mother who cherishes us with unconditional love and compassion. There are no chosen ones but the value of every human being is the same with the same potential.

Those who have been shown no compassion tend to distrust and carry anger within them. There is no inner peace.
 

How money and power can do not bring you inner peace and how money can bring you anxiety and jealousy and you can become a slave to money, earning more and even doing business at any cost.
The more humble we are the more we are full of trust.
 

He commented on the economy and resent events as being fuelled by greed and speculation and lack of trust. Doing anything for money with little or no respect. The loss of authenticity. It all comes from what motivates us. Business, politics and religion if not pure or used by a wicked, angry or manipulative mind can turn a good thing bad. Positive human intelligence and attitude can reach our enemies in unbiased compassion, inner peace and health. How anger destroys inner peace and how we must all think along a wider perspective. How compassion and competition is not contradictory and how a peaceful society can be created with a mixture of healthy own interest and a global outlook.
 

It made me think of the challenges we have in building a sustainable future for our children. Balancing the needs of today with the needs of tomorrow. About doing business in an authentic and transparent way. Developing a wider perspective, moving away from anger and finding inner peace. Having compassion for the value of every human being and being very humble in the face of the earth we must cherish.

A wonderful experience and a great way to start the weekend. Thank you Your Holiness – Thank you
 

The Interfaith Hunger Initiative will benefit from the Dalai Lama's visit as proceeds totalling over $100,000 will go to the non-profit to help Indiana children in need. See the news clip from Ch13

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Welcome the new neighbors - Seattle Times

Posted: 14 May 2010 10:58 AM PDT

"If strangers move into a neighborhood, it is not only unfriendly but uncivil for their neighbors not to call on them."

— Emily Post, "Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage," 1937

When we moved across the country to our new town, many friendly neighbors stopped by to say hello. Some brought pastries from a bakery; others offered advice on grocery stores, dentists and hardware stores.

One neighbor, with whom I'd established e-mail contact before the move, even stocked the fridge and pantry with the essentials so we wouldn't walk into a completely empty house. There was a small table with chairs, utensils, toilet paper, an inexpensive shower curtain, and soap and towels in the bathrooms. Mrs. A was a one woman welcome wagon.

Some of us remember the official Welcome Wagon ladies coming to our childhood door; the company, started in 1928 by Tennessean Thomas Briggs, was such a cultural fixture that even the Kennedys and Nixons received visits when they moved into the White House. Now the firm operates primarily via the Internet.

In these modern times, what's the best way to greet our new neighbors? Many people aren't sure how much to do and when. Do you head over as soon as you see the van arrive, or wait a week, or wait for them to make the overture? Casserole, house plant or just a friendly hello?

Chicago-based residential real estate expert Mark Nash advises waiting till the moving van has gone. "Give them a couple of days to get somewhat settled," he says.

Offer to take some of the cardboard boxes to the recycle depot, he suggests, and if they have a dog, offer to introduce them to fellow pet owners. Nash says that thoughtful housewarming gifts after the chaos eases could be a nice bird feeder, or a gift certificate for a home improvement store, local spa, dog walker or window washer.

Minneapolis-based psychologist and HGTV.com contributor Dr. BraVada Garrett-Akinsaya suggests some inexpensive ways to offer a friendly hand to new families:

• Make a picnic hamper. Include maps for local parks, disposable dishes and some outdoorsy snacks.

• Make a kids' activity box. Include markers, puzzle books and juice boxes to keep children busy while parents unpack.

• Make a neighborhood look book: a three-ring binder filled with neighbor contact info, trusted medical practitioners, recommended local businesses.

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• Make a kid's look book. Include photos, names, ages and contact info for neighborhood kids, and perhaps a calendar to add play dates.

• Make magnets. On a craft store magnet, glue names and numbers of baby sitters, yard services, and reliable handymen.

• Offer to be a guide. Make a fun coupon good for a personal tour of the area.

Should you bring over prepared food?

Today we worry about allergies, religious restrictions and taste buds. While most people agree that the gesture's what counts, it's probably better to take something neutral rather than your famous tuna broccoli casserole. Nash suggests baked goods, fruits and vegetables, specialty coffees or teas.

Some people favor a festively wrapped bottle of bubbly or good wine. New Yorkers Bob and Christina Agnew fondly recall the elderly next door neighbor who brought over a bottle of fine Scotch.

"It was clearly her favorite, because she often stopped by to help us consume it!"

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