Bridget Wagner's research focuses on finding ways to stop or slow down the destruction of pancreatic beta cells, which, in diabetes, cease producing insulin and die off. She takes a three-pronged approach to stimulate the body to regenerate beta cells. The first tack is to stimulate the beta cell itself to divide in order to restore which would restore insulin production. The second is to try to prevent cell death in the first place by identifying compounds that could overcome the autoimmune-based attacks on beta cells. The third method is through "trans-differentiation of other cell types in the pancreas." To this end, her lab develops cell-based assays to observe different aspects of beta cell function and health, and then performs screens with small organic synthetic compounds.

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Bridget Wagner's research focuses on finding ways to stop or slow down the destruction of pancreatic beta cells, which, in diabetes, cease producing insulin and die off. She takes a three-pronged approach to stimulate the body to regenerate beta cells. The first tack is to stimulate the beta cell itself to divide in order to restore which would restore insulin production. The second is to try to prevent cell death in the first place by identifying compounds that could overcome the autoimmune-based attacks on beta cells. The third method is through "trans-differentiation of other cell types in the pancreas." To this end, her lab develops cell-based assays to observe different aspects of beta cell function and health, and then performs screens with small organic synthetic compounds.

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OHSU Cancer Institute - Cancer Treatment and Information
Cancer Treatment and general Cancer Information from the OHSU Cancer Institute. Learn about Breast Cancer, prostate Cancer, and more.
Source: www.ohsucancer.com
Liver Cancer Treatment | Dr. Ken Dixon
Information on liver cancer symptoms and liver cancer treatment from Dr. Ken Dixon of Surgical Oncology of Northeast Georgia. Located north of Atlanta.
Source: www.livercancertreatment.org
Cancer Treatment Costs Worry Oncologists - ABC News
How much is a month of life worth? Its the kind of question that was troubling doctors who treat cancer as the American Society of Clinical Oncology opened its annual meeting here
Source: abcnews.go.com
Cancer Treatment
There are several methods of treating cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. The treatment prescribed is based on the type of cancer, the stage it is in
Source: cancer.about.com
NCI Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD)
Cancer Diagnosis Program Funds specimen resources and research to characterize tumors: Radiation Research Program Funds novel radiotherapy research
Source: dctd.cancer.gov
American Cancer Society :: Information and Resources for Cancer
Dedicated to helping persons who face cancer. Supports research, patient services, early detection, treatment and education.
Source: www.cancer.org
Colon Cancer Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prognosis and Prevention on
Get the facts on colon cancer (colorectal cancer) signs, symptoms, causes, prognosis, treatment information, prevention screening through colonoscopy.
Source: www.emedicinehealth.com
Acupuncture in Cancer Treatment
Acupuncture in Cancer Treatment. by Eugene Mak, MD Board Certified Oncologist and MARF Board Member . A frequently asked question by patients undergoing cancer treatment is, Can
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Cancer Treatment
Cancer Treatment - Read one woman’s story of stage 4 cancer and the hope that pulled her through and gave her strength for treatment.
Source: www.allaboutlifechallenges.org
Oral Cancer - Treatment
Oral Cancer . Signs and Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment. Treatment. The extent of treatment for oral cancer depends on a number of factors. Among them are the location, size, type and
Source: www.ucsfhealth.

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There was an article published Wednesday in the Toronto Star that we are entering the “Golden Age” of cancer research where we are moving towards new and personalized treatments for cancer patients.
I’m telling you about this because my colleagues at the BC Cancer Agency who are involved in research have been talking a lot about it lately too.
And the BC Cancer Foundation hosted a special donor event a few weeks ago that was all about personalized medicine being the future for cancer research and truly the answer to this disease that we have been working on for so long.
In fact, I’m very excited to be able to share with you the videos of this donor event, so that you can see and hear for yourself how four brilliant oncologists and researchers at the BC Cancer Agency describe personalized medicine.
They are Dr. Janessa Laskin (medical oncologist at the BC Cancer Agency), Dr. David Huntsman (Medical Director of the Centre for Translational Applied Genomics at the BC Cancer Agency), Dr. Marco Marra (Director of the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre) and Dr. François Bénard (Scientific Director of the BC Cancer Agency’s Centre of Excellence for Functional Cancer Imaging)
But let me sum it up with the analogy that Dr. Janessa Laskin used that night.  She said if you are buying a new suit and you go to a department store, you might be lucky and find a suit that fits you. But if you go to a tailor, they will ask you the right questions, take the specific measurements and create a suit that fits you perfectly.
And that’s our hope: that one day we will be able to tailor cancer treatment to the individual patient and provide the treatment that’s a perfect fit for that person.
I also happen to know that here in BC we have some of the best “tailors” in the world!
Our researchers all say that the work they are doing and the discoveries they are making are directly linked to the generosity of our donors here in B.C. 
So on behalf of the BC Cancer Foundation, and on behalf of the researchers your donations are funding, I say thank you.

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May 19, 2009
Honorable Don McMorris
Minister of Health
Government of Saskatchewan
Room 302, Legislative Building
2405 Legislative Drive
Regina, SK
S4S 0B3

Dear Minister McMorris:

It has been an interesting time since we first wrote to you November 2008, and since we provided our
recommendations for gynecological oncology care for the women of Saskatchewan earlier in the spring of 2008.

We have learned so much more about how the medical profession operates, how medical care is delivered in
Saskatchewan, about guidelines, standards and recommendations by governing bodies and other jurisdictions.

And thank you to the good help of Sophie Ferre of your office, we have initiated relationships with some of the core executives responsible for decision making regarding gynecological oncology in our province. And we will continue to do this of course.

Also since our beginning with your office our group has more than doubled and support for our work is coming from many different directions, and we are able to provide support for more patients and their families.

This is all very positive and provides us with hope and motivation to continue.

Also hopeful is the fact not one single person, professional, executive, representative we have met with is against our recommendations. In fact, quite the reverse is true. We have been told that our recommendations are essential to improved survival outcomes for a very lethal cancer, that our recommendations are credible, that other groups concerned about gynecologic cancers has similar recommendations.

While other jurisdictions in Canada may not have written recommendations such as ours, all jurisdictions in Canada except Saskatchewan provide the care we are looking for from gynecologic
oncology units including intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IP).
The reasons for not doing this yet vary and have included the gaps between bureaucracies prevent it in various ways (jurisdictions, funding), the government needs to agree to funding, awareness needs to be improved.

We fully expected that on May 14th the meeting between the Saskatchewan gynecologic oncologists and the various bureaucracies would lead to some positive announcements for the women in our province.

Rather, we hear that there has been an agreement to continue to discuss Gynecologic Oncology units only until June 30th. No agreement ensuring we would not be losing our two specialists in Regina. No announcement about working groups that involve patient input.

We understand that the Regina gynecologic oncologists have not changed their plans to close their office September 1st. And we want to know what is happening with new patients.

Throughout, we have been very patient but now we feel it is urgent that we meet with you, as we requested back in November.

Please, Minister McMorris, it is time for us to present our case to you and find out what the barriers are to keeping our specialists in Saskatchewan.

Thank you for your consideration. We feel this is an urgent matter and would appreciate hearing back from
you very soon.

Sincerely,
Darlene Gray
A Director Of
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Treatment in Saskatchewan
OCATS
6438 7th Avenue N, Regina, SK, S4T 6X7, Ph 306-775-1848, Fx 306-775-1853, darlenegray@sasktel.

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Here we are 2 months out from the longest ride in my life, and training is going great.  Team Alberto European Extreme Style is coming together well on both the riding and fundraising fronts.  We are up to 25 riders now and with another $7,000 coming in from sponsors via mail we should be in the top 10 teams in total money raised.
Right on Track: We’re almost 80% of the way to our goal of raising over $50,000 as a team!
Riding
Saturday we did the ride out to Horseshoe Bay again under some beautiful sunshine.  It’s a rolling ride that should be quite similar to the trip down to Seattle so it is an appropriate test that we will be completing a couple times a month.  Rode with Dean, Kathy and Eilleen and felt strong as an ox on the climbs.  The 50k ride took us over 2 hours but we were pretty leisurely. 
The team has a pretty wide range of ability so we’re a pretty good cross-section of the people who will be on the Ride with us…from enthusiastic non-riders all the way up to the super-fit triathlete.  This is good because everyone should have someone to ride with all the way to Seattle.
We’re using the La Bicicletta Sunday morning rides as our team get-togethers.  This is a solid group for people who want a regular opportunity to ride in a pack at a moderate speed.  They leave at 9:30 sharp from the store at Broadway and Alberta each week (be there by 9:15 ready to go).
I’ve been riding to work through the midweek rains as well to keep my fitness up during the less than ideal weather and playing hockey where I can to keep the training up.
Fundraising
For a number of people on the team last week seemed to be the time to start fundraising in earnest.  There is still plenty of time, and we have some fun events planned in addition to everyone’s personal efforts.  In addition to Mike Scholten’s successful Burger and Beer at one20 pub in Surrey on Saturday, Kathy, Sue and Sarah have a great event planned at Red Square Tapas Lounge on the 30th:
Thursday April 30th at 7pm
Red Square Tapas Lounge, downtown Vancouver 1216 Granville street (near Davie).
We have collected some great swag for prizes yoga membership, salon products and professional services, Lacoste bags, GCs, bike gear
$5 at the door directly to donation, gives you $5 off food/drinks.
Contact me at awg_home@hotmail.com if you want to support the event.
We are also planning a gala event at our restaurant sponsor Hapa Izakaya in Kitsilano in June.  More on that later.
Monday-Thursday: Bike to work, 30 minutes round trip
Friday: Off
Saturday:  50km ride, 2:20:17 (frequent stops)
Kitsilano to Horseshoe Bay.  Great rolling ride.  Nice opportunity to climb in the big ring to build power and practice going downhill. 
We’re beginning to work out in our heads how long it will take to get down to Seattle.  Judging from our experience at the Tour of Courage in 2007 riding with Axel Merckx and Alex Stieda, we should be able to hold a pretty good speed without too much effort in a pack.
Just have to be fit enough to stay with the Pack.

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Wilcox Health is part of Hawaii Pacific Healths network of hospitals. One of Kauais two hospitals, Wilcox Health provides Kauai residents with a state of the art imaging center, emergency room, and newly opened Surgical Center.
Mr. George Norton Wilcox and Mrs. Dora Isenberg were among the first to envision a community hospital with a medical staff open to all eligible physicians on Kauai. This was achieved on November 1, 1938, with the official dedication of a T-shaped two-story building on 17 acres (69,000 m2) of land donated by the Lihue Plantation. It was built at a cost of $200,000. More than 1,000 Kauai residents attended the ceremony and 15 days later the new 86-bed hospital accepted its first patients.
Periodic expansion programs continued over the years. The first expansion took place from 1955 to 1958 with the addition of a kitchen, an obstetrical wing, medical library, conference room and additional space for laboratory and X-ray departments. Another milestone was reached in 1966 with the advent of the Outpatient Department built adjacent to the main hospital. Plantation dispensaries were phased out at this time and the eastside physicians began practice in the modern and attractive facilities later forming the Kauai Medical Group Inc.
The third expansion was completed in August 1971 and resulted in the present $4.2 million Acute Patient Care Tower and Special Diagnostic and Treatment Facility. The air-conditioned addition was the culmination of four years of planning and research. In addition, a new laboratory and physical therapy building opened in 1977.
Since then, remodeling and renovation has been ongoing to accommodate the hospitals many new services and programs, which includes an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and a CT and MRI facility in the Imaging Department, which was renovated and expanded to include more exam space and updated equipment. In 2005, the department was named the Wilcox Family Imaging Center as a tribute to the generosity of the Wilcox Family on Kauai.

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Here we are 2 months out from the longest ride in my life, and training is going great.  Team Alberto European Extreme Style is coming together well on both the riding and fundraising fronts.  We are up to 25 riders now and with another $7,000 coming in from sponsors via mail we should be in the top 10 teams in total money raised.
Right on Track: We’re almost 80% of the way to our goal of raising over $50,000 as a team!
Riding
Saturday we did the ride out to Horseshoe Bay again under some beautiful sunshine.  It’s a rolling ride that should be quite similar to the trip down to Seattle so it is an appropriate test that we will be completing a couple times a month.  Rode with Dean, Kathy and Eilleen and felt strong as an ox on the climbs.  The 50k ride took us over 2 hours but we were pretty leisurely. 
The team has a pretty wide range of ability so we’re a pretty good cross-section of the people who will be on the Ride with us…from enthusiastic non-riders all the way up to the super-fit triathlete.  This is good because everyone should have someone to ride with all the way to Seattle.
We’re using the La Bicicletta Sunday morning rides as our team get-togethers.  This is a solid group for people who want a regular opportunity to ride in a pack at a moderate speed.  They leave at 9:30 sharp from the store at Broadway and Alberta each week (be there by 9:15 ready to go).
I’ve been riding to work through the midweek rains as well to keep my fitness up during the less than ideal weather and playing hockey where I can to keep the training up.
Fundraising
For a number of people on the team last week seemed to be the time to start fundraising in earnest.  There is still plenty of time, and we have some fun events planned in addition to everyone’s personal efforts.  In addition to Mike Scholten’s successful Burger and Beer at one20 pub in Surrey on Saturday, Kathy, Sue and Sarah have a great event planned at Red Square Tapas Lounge on the 30th:
Thursday April 30th at 7pm
Red Square Tapas Lounge, downtown Vancouver 1216 Granville street (near Davie).
We have collected some great swag for prizes yoga membership, salon products and professional services, Lacoste bags, GCs, bike gear
$5 at the door directly to donation, gives you $5 off food/drinks.
Contact me at awg_home@hotmail.com if you want to support the event.
We are also planning a gala event at our restaurant sponsor Hapa Izakaya in Kitsilano in June.  More on that later.
Monday-Thursday: Bike to work, 30 minutes round trip
Friday: Off
Saturday:  50km ride, 2:20:17 (frequent stops)
Kitsilano to Horseshoe Bay.  Great rolling ride.  Nice opportunity to climb in the big ring to build power and practice going downhill. 
We’re beginning to work out in our heads how long it will take to get down to Seattle.  Judging from our experience at the Tour of Courage in 2007 riding with Axel Merckx and Alex Stieda, we should be able to hold a pretty good speed without too much effort in a pack.
Just have to be fit enough to stay with the Pack.

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There are many mysteries yet to be solved in the B.C. legislature raid case, even nearly six years after it happened and following disclosure of more than 300,000 pages of evidence to the defence. And whatever the results of the May 12 provincial election, there is also much danger for Premier Gordon Campbell and his BC Liberal Party if and when the mysteries are unravelled.

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2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge co-chair Tom McEvay announced $250,000 in legacy funding. (Dave Wiwchar Photo)
By David Wiwchar
PORT ALBERNI – The Weyerhaeuser Arena is dark now. The packed stands and end-to-end international hockey action from this past winter a distant memory. But the 2009 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge that had Port Alberni abuzz continues to be the Christmas gift that keeps on giving.

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Here we are 2 months out from the longest ride in my life, and training is going great.  Team Alberto European Extreme Style is coming together well on both the riding and fundraising fronts.  We are up to 25 riders now and with another $7,000 coming in from sponsors via mail we should be in the top 10 teams in total money raised.
Right on Track: We’re almost 80% of the way to our goal of raising over $50,000 as a team!
Riding
Saturday we did the ride out to Horseshoe Bay again under some beautiful sunshine.  It’s a rolling ride that should be quite similar to the trip down to Seattle so it is an appropriate test that we will be completing a couple times a month.  Rode with Dean, Kathy and Eilleen and felt strong as an ox on the climbs.  The 50k ride took us over 2 hours but we were pretty leisurely. 
The team has a pretty wide range of ability so we’re a pretty good cross-section of the people who will be on the Ride with us…from enthusiastic non-riders all the way up to the super-fit triathlete.  This is good because everyone should have someone to ride with all the way to Seattle.
We’re using the La Bicicletta Sunday morning rides as our team get-togethers.  This is a solid group for people who want a regular opportunity to ride in a pack at a moderate speed.  They leave at 9:30 sharp from the store at Broadway and Alberta each week (be there by 9:15 ready to go).
I’ve been riding to work through the midweek rains as well to keep my fitness up during the less than ideal weather and playing hockey where I can to keep the training up.
Fundraising
For a number of people on the team last week seemed to be the time to start fundraising in earnest.  There is still plenty of time, and we have some fun events planned in addition to everyone’s personal efforts.  In addition to Mike Scholten’s successful Burger and Beer at one20 pub in Surrey on Saturday, Kathy, Sue and Sarah have a great event planned at Red Square Tapas Lounge on the 30th:
Thursday April 30th at 7pm
Red Square Tapas Lounge, downtown Vancouver 1216 Granville street (near Davie).
We have collected some great swag for prizes - yoga membership, salon products and professional services, Lacoste bags, GCs, bike gear
$5 at the door directly to donation, gives you $5 off food/drinks.
Contact me at awg_home@hotmail.com if you want to support the event.
We are also planning a gala event at our restaurant sponsor Hapa Izakaya in Kitsilano in June.  More on that later.
Monday-Thursday: Bike to work, 30 minutes round trip
Friday: Off
Saturday:  50km ride, 2:20:17 (frequent stops)
Kitsilano to Horseshoe Bay.  Great rolling ride.  Nice opportunity to climb in the big ring to build power and practice going downhill. 
We’re beginning to work out in our heads how long it will take to get down to Seattle.  Judging from our experience at the Tour of Courage in 2007 riding with Axel Merckx and Alex Stieda, we should be able to hold a pretty good speed without too much effort in a pack.
Just have to be fit enough to stay with the Pack.

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Plastics are used because they are easy and cheap to make and they can last a long time. Unfortunately these same useful qualities can make plastic a huge pollution problem. Because the plastic is cheap it gets discarded easily and its persistence in the environment can do great harm. Urbanization has added to the plastic pollution in concentrated form in cities. Plastic thrown on land can enter into drainage lines and chokes them resulting into floods in local areas in cities as experienced in Mumbai, India in 1998. Because plastic does not decompose, and requires high energy ultra-violet light to break down, the amount of plastic waste in our oceans is steadily increasing. More than 90% of the articles found on the sea beaches contained plastic. The plastic rubbish found on beaches near urban areas tends to originate from use on land, such as packaging material used to wrap around other goods.
On remote rural beaches the rubbish tends to have come from ships, such as fishing equipment used in the fishing industry.
Only a handful know that there is a vast floating debris of plastics and other materials twice the size of Texas in a place called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Eastern Garbage Patch. They are trapped in the North Pacific Gyre, as a result of the marine debris accumulated over time due to oceanic currents. It is said to grow ten times every decade.
Charles Moore, a California-based sea captain and ocean researcher, first documented its existence. Moore estimates that 80 percent of the garbage comes from land-based sources, and 20 percent from ships at sea (Wikipedia).
This plastic can affect marine wildlife in two important ways: by entangling creatures, and by being eaten. Turtles are particularly badly affected by plastic pollution, and all seven of the world's turtle species are already either endangered or threatened for a number of reasons. Turtles get entangled in fishing nets, and many sea turtles have been found dead with plastic bags in their stomachs. Turtles mistake floating transparent plastic bags for jellyfish and eat them. In one dead turtle found off Hawaii in the Pacific more than 1000 pieces of plastic were found in the stomach. A recent US report concluded that more than 100000 marine mammals die each year in the world's oceans by eating or becoming entangled in plastic rubbish, and the position is worsening World-wide, 75 marine bird species are known to eat plastic articles. This includes 36 species found off South Africa. A recent study of blue petrel chicks at South Africa's remote Marion Island showed that 90% of chicks examined had plastic in their stomachs apparently fed to them accidentally by their parents. South African seabirds are among the worst affected in the world. Plastics may remain in the stomachs, blocking digestion and possibly causing starvation.This is how polymers enter the food chain.

What more?

Plastic manufacturing is a major source of industrial pollution. Plastics come from non-renewable petroleum and natural gas. Producing a 16 oz. #1 PET bottle generates more than 100 times the toxic emissions in air and water than making the same size bottle out of glass. Major emissions include sulfur oxides and nitrous oxides, greenhouse gas that contribute to global warming. The noxious substances emitted during the production of plastic are synthetic chemicals like ethylene oxide, benzene and xylenes. Besides hitting hard the eco-system, which is already fragile, these chemicals can cause an array of maladies ranging from birth defects to cancer, damage the nervous system and the immune system and also adversely affect the blood and the kidneys. And, many of these toxic substances are emitted during recycling of plastic, too.
Like in the case of all other chemical substances, of plastic is a myth. Once plastic is produced, the harm is done once and for all. Plastic defies any kind of attempt at disposal be it through recycling, burning, or landfilling.
When you recycle a hazard, you create a hazard. Recycling of a toxic waste merely puts the hazardous material back into the marketplace and, eventually, into the environment thereby making no reduction in toxic use.
Since plastic does not undergo bacterial decomposition, landfilling using plastic would mean preserving the poison forever.
But can plastic be burned and thus its hazard got rid of? No way. When burned, plastic releases a host of poisonous chemicals into the air, including dioxin, the most toxic substance known to science.
Apart from these perils, recycling of plastic is very uneconomical, dirty and labour-intensive as has been reveled by a study conducted by the Public Interest Research Group, based in Delhi, India.
Recycling of plastic is associated with skin and respiratory problems, resulting from exposure to and inhalation of toxic fumes, especially hydrocarbons and residues released during the process. What is worse, the recycled plastic degrades in quality and necessitates the production of more new plastic to make the original product.
Plastic wastes clog the drains and thus hit especially urban sewage systems. The plastic wastes being dumped into rivers, streams and seas contaminate the water, soil, marine life and also the very air we breathe. Choked drains provide excellent breeding grounds for disease-causing mosquitoes besides causing flooding during the monsoons.
Any attempt to get rid of plastic through landfills is also dangerous. Apart form toxic seepage from the landfill, resulting in the contamination of precious water sources, the waste mass impedes the flow of ground water as well and obstructs the movement of roots thereby badly affecting the soils biological balance and organic processes.
Landfills are also prone to leaks. The wastes especially cadmium and lead in the wastes invariably mix with rain water, then seep through the ground and drain into nearby streams and lakes and other water bodies. Thus the water we use gets poisoned.

Facts regarding Consumption.

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Republished with permission on Sunday April 12, 2009.
Written by Citizen staff
Friday, 10 April 2009

Seniors and those with disabilities in north-central B.C. will have 56 new, accessible housing units by the end of 2009.

Pat Bell, MLA for Prince George North, has been making one announcement following another this past week about the $160,000-modular units that will provide options for "safe, secure and affordable housing."

The $9.6-million project funded by the provincial government is providing 30 units at 7054 Hart Highway in Prince George, 10 units in McBride and eight each in Mackenzie and Valemount.

Its a way for people facing challenges in their own homes to transition to a higher level of support, he said.

The "cottage-style housing units are now in the design building process and will go up quickly" once the communities involved have put in the services and poured the concrete pads.

The units are part of the provincial government's new Seniors' Rental Housing initiative which will create up to 1,000 new housing units across the province. Construction of the first 218 units should start in 19 communities over the next few months, creating close to 800 jobs.

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Please refer to http://scimedinfo.blogspot.com/2009/03/applying-for-research-staff-positions.html for online application process

Job ID: 5149
Location: Vancouver - Point Grey Campus
Employment Group: CUPE 116(Service/Techs/Trades)
Job Category: Research/Technical - CUPE 116
Classification Title: Research Asst/Tech 1
Business Title: Research Asst/Tech 1
Department: Microbiology
Salary: $36,456.00 (Annual)
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Desired Start Date: 2009/06/01
Job End Date: 2010/05/31
Funding Type: Grant Funded
Closing Date: 2009/04/14
Available Openings: 1
Job Summary
With direction from faculty supervisor successful applicant will oversee routine field operations focused on the chemical, physical and genetic properties of coastal and open ocean marine ecosystems.
Organizational Status
Reports directly to faculty supervisor and senior Technician 2
Work Performed
Successful applicant will clean and prepare reagents and sampling equipment for ocean-going research and directly participate in sampling trips to various marine locations in and around British Columbia. Responsible for routine operation of sampling equipment in the field and basic analytic instrumentation in the laboratory. Participate in the collection and analysis of water samples for trace gas, nutrient and genetic analysis. Will also assist graduate students with experiments, as directed by the faculty supervisor. Will keep a detailed laboratory notebook, recording all experimental details and maintain common database of all sampling data. Working conditions: Work will be performed aboard various ocean going research vessels operated by the University of British Columbia, or the Canadian Coast Guard and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada under the supervision of highly trained professional crews, as well as in modern research laboratories on the UBC campus.
Supervision Received
Initially, all experiments and organizational tasks will be performed under the direct supervision of the faculty supervisor or other trained personnel. Written and/or verbal protocols for all procedures will be provided on a need to know basis. Once familiar with the techniques and procedures, immediate supervision will decline, unless requested or required.
Supervision Given
None expected. However, as the successful applicant becomes familiar with protocols and procedures they will be asked to transfer this knowledge to incoming lab members and to assist in their instruction.
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Work to be checked by faculty supervisor on a biweekly basis. In the event that errors occur, related and dependent experiments performed by other lab members could fail or be compromised. Valuable reagents, research time, and money will be lost. Any errors or lapses in judgment will be corrected during biweekly meetings.
Qualifications
High School graduation. B.Sc. in the biological sciences within the last year. 1 years relevant experience. Prior experience performing experiments under supervision in a biology laboratory and aboard research vessels. Experience operating nutrient analyzers, flow cytometers, spectrophotometers and GC-MS. Demonstrated ability to organize and complete assignments without ongoing direction. Working knowledge of arb, sequencher, phyml, Xcel, FileMaker Pro and Matlab. Good interpersonal and practical laboratory skills and ability to calculate molarities for chemical solutions required.
UBC hires on the basis of merit is committed to employment equity, and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority


Job ID: 5076
Location: Vancouver - Point Grey Campus
Employment Group: ManagementProfessional (AAPS)
Job Category: Research
Classification Title: Research, Level A
Business Title: Researcher
Department: Neurology Division
Salary: $39,770.00 - $47,742.00 (Annual)
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Desired Start Date: 2009/05/19
Job End Date: 2010/05/18
Funding Type: Grant Funded
Closing Date: 2009/04/14
Available Openings: 1
Job Summary
To coordinate observational studies in dementia.
Organizational Status
Reports directly to the Principal Investigator of the research unit Interacts and works closely with the clinicians and staff members of the UBC Division of Neurology and Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Ensures the implementation of the study protocols among the UBC facilities Maintains contact with other collaborating organizations and sponsors
Work Performed
Implements study procedures in accordance with research protocols Screens and recruits research subjects and devises strategies for effective recruitment Provides patient education on study background, purpose, procedures and potential benefits and risks Conducts patient clinical, behavioral and neuropsychological assessments Coordinates hospital service and fee approval for research studies Prepares submissions to Clinical Research Ethics Board Writes and prepares regulatory documents Ensures accurate and timely data collection and troubleshoots data collection issues Organizes collection, storage and shipment of biomarkers Coordinates research grant submissions The office is in the second floor of the Koerner Pavilion in the UBC Hospital with both natural and fluorescent lighting. There are no known hazards
Supervision Received
Training and supervision for the neuropsychological battery will be provided by a registered psychologist and grant co-investigator Reports directly to the Principal Investigator The Principal Investigator will oversee performance and results of the study
Supervision Given
None
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Study may be jeopardized if not conducted according to ethical requirements as laid out by the University and by regulatory authorities Study files must be kept secured to ensure that patient confidentiality is not compromised An error within the realm of a research study may result in biased or incomplete data and skewed study results Any procedure or data record as part of the project must be accurate and must accurately reflect the work performed An error in scheduling study subject visits may result in a protocol deviation and/or significantly increase study expenditures An error in the collection, storage or shipment of biospecimens could result in them being rendered ineffective, requiring repeat collection
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. . 2 years relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with, and knowledge about, special populations such as patients with dementia. Experience with psychometric testing and knowledge of standard neuropsychological tests. Working knowledge or research methodology and design. Appropriate knowledge of medical ethics. Ability to effectively use computers and computer software at an intermediate level. Ability to communicate effectively verbally. Ability to communicate effectively in writing. Ability to gather, record, and organize information . Ability to exercise sound judgment. Ability to make thoughtful, informed, and thorough decisions. Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities. Ability to prioritize and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Ability to work in a team environment.
UBC hires on the basis of merit is committed to employment equity, and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.


Job ID: 5145
Location: Vancouver - Point Grey Campus
Employment Group: CUPE 116(Service/Techs/Trades)
Job Category: Research/Technical - CUPE 116
Classification Title: Research Asst/Tech 2
Business Title: Research Assistant / Technician 2
Department: Psychology
Salary: $19.96 (Hourly)
Full/Part Time: Part-Time
Desired Start Date: 2009/06/01
Job End Date: 2010/08/31
Funding Type: Grant Funded
Closing Date: 2009/04/14
Available Openings: 1
Job Summary
To contribute in a comprehensive way to numerous aspects of the research efforts of the graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, collaborators, and others conducting research in the Lab by maintaining supplies, entering participant information into a database, scheduling participants, coding and entering data, doing basic computer troubleshooting and maintenance, and performing other related duties.
Organizational Status
Reports to the Lab Director and the Lab Coordinator. Works closely with students, post-doctoral fellows and other research technicians.
Work Performed
Schedule subjects for studies on infant language development, using a client database: collecting and entering data, calling families on the database to gather information, and scheduling participation times. Help conduct studies by greeting parents, explaining and running the study according to protocols established by the researchers. This involves a reasonable understanding of the project's goals and methods. Help collect data and code and enter the data. Collecting and coding the data is done according to specified protocols. Monitor the submission and upkeep of ethics approvals for the Centre research, meeting necessary deadlines and resolving problems as they arise. Assist with maintaining bibliographic and curriculum vitae information; maintain office supplies; and other related duties appropriate to this position level.
Supervision Received
The employee will be under general supervision, receiving instruction when new duties are assigned and when unusual problems arise. Tasks will be assigned by the lab director and the lab coordinator.
Supervision Given
Although the employee will not supervise anyone the RA will provide guidance to volunteers and will check to see that they are carrying out procedures properly.
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Much of the work is performed according to clear procedures, and monitored; however, some individual initiative is required. Errors may result in loss of data, and the slowing down of productivity in the laboratory, or ethics approval being delayed.
Qualifications
High School graduation. University degree in Arts or Sciences specializing in Psychology or Linguistics preferred. 2 years relevant experience. Experience working with parents and infants, as well as with the public, along with previous experience in conducting behavioural research, and in handling ethics concerns. An interest in language development desirable. Computer experience required in both Mac and Windows environments. Knowledge of MS Word and Excel required. Knowledge of Filemaker Pro and HTML an asset. Ability to communicate effectively in writing. Ability to communicate effectively verbally. Ability to be thorough, accurate, and have a high level of attention to detail. Ability to work in a team environment. Ability to remain calm and exercise tact when dealing with children and their parents. Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities. Ability to prioritize and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
UBC hires on the basis of merit is committed to employment equity, and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

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Please refer to http://scimedinfo.blogspot.com/2009/03/applying-for-research-staff-positions.html for online application process

Job ID: 5149
Location: Vancouver - Point Grey Campus
Employment Group: CUPE 116(Service/Techs/Trades)
Job Category: Research/Technical - CUPE 116
Classification Title: Research Asst/Tech 1
Business Title: Research Asst/Tech 1
Department: Microbiology
Salary: $36,456.00 (Annual)
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Desired Start Date: 2009/06/01
Job End Date: 2010/05/31
Funding Type: Grant Funded
Closing Date: 2009/04/14
Available Openings: 1
Job Summary
With direction from faculty supervisor successful applicant will oversee routine field operations focused on the chemical, physical and genetic properties of coastal and open ocean marine ecosystems.
Organizational Status
Reports directly to faculty supervisor and senior Technician 2
Work Performed
Successful applicant will clean and prepare reagents and sampling equipment for ocean-going research and directly participate in sampling trips to various marine locations in and around British Columbia. Responsible for routine operation of sampling equipment in the field and basic analytic instrumentation in the laboratory. Participate in the collection and analysis of water samples for trace gas, nutrient and genetic analysis. Will also assist graduate students with experiments, as directed by the faculty supervisor. Will keep a detailed laboratory notebook, recording all experimental details and maintain common database of all sampling data. Working conditions: Work will be performed aboard various ocean going research vessels operated by the University of British Columbia, or the Canadian Coast Guard and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada under the supervision of highly trained professional crews, as well as in modern research laboratories on the UBC campus.
Supervision Received
Initially, all experiments and organizational tasks will be performed under the direct supervision of the faculty supervisor or other trained personnel. Written and/or verbal protocols for all procedures will be provided on a need to know basis. Once familiar with the techniques and procedures, immediate supervision will decline, unless requested or required.
Supervision Given
None expected. However, as the successful applicant becomes familiar with protocols and procedures they will be asked to transfer this knowledge to incoming lab members and to assist in their instruction.
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Work to be checked by faculty supervisor on a biweekly basis. In the event that errors occur, related and dependent experiments performed by other lab members could fail or be compromised. Valuable reagents, research time, and money will be lost. Any errors or lapses in judgment will be corrected during biweekly meetings.
Qualifications
High School graduation. B.Sc. in the biological sciences within the last year. 1 years relevant experience. Prior experience performing experiments under supervision in a biology laboratory and aboard research vessels. Experience operating nutrient analyzers, flow cytometers, spectrophotometers and GC-MS. Demonstrated ability to organize and complete assignments without ongoing direction. Working knowledge of arb, sequencher, phyml, Xcel, FileMaker Pro and Matlab. Good interpersonal and practical laboratory skills and ability to calculate molarities for chemical solutions required.
UBC hires on the basis of merit is committed to employment equity, and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority


Job ID: 5076
Location: Vancouver - Point Grey Campus
Employment Group: ManagementProfessional (AAPS)
Job Category: Research
Classification Title: Research, Level A
Business Title: Researcher
Department: Neurology Division
Salary: $39,770.00 - $47,742.00 (Annual)
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Desired Start Date: 2009/05/19
Job End Date: 2010/05/18
Funding Type: Grant Funded
Closing Date: 2009/04/14
Available Openings: 1
Job Summary
To coordinate observational studies in dementia.
Organizational Status
Reports directly to the Principal Investigator of the research unit Interacts and works closely with the clinicians and staff members of the UBC Division of Neurology and Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Ensures the implementation of the study protocols among the UBC facilities Maintains contact with other collaborating organizations and sponsors
Work Performed
Implements study procedures in accordance with research protocols Screens and recruits research subjects and devises strategies for effective recruitment Provides patient education on study background, purpose, procedures and potential benefits and risks Conducts patient clinical, behavioral and neuropsychological assessments Coordinates hospital service and fee approval for research studies Prepares submissions to Clinical Research Ethics Board Writes and prepares regulatory documents Ensures accurate and timely data collection and troubleshoots data collection issues Organizes collection, storage and shipment of biomarkers Coordinates research grant submissions The office is in the second floor of the Koerner Pavilion in the UBC Hospital with both natural and fluorescent lighting. There are no known hazards
Supervision Received
Training and supervision for the neuropsychological battery will be provided by a registered psychologist and grant co-investigator Reports directly to the Principal Investigator The Principal Investigator will oversee performance and results of the study
Supervision Given
None
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Study may be jeopardized if not conducted according to ethical requirements as laid out by the University and by regulatory authorities Study files must be kept secured to ensure that patient confidentiality is not compromised An error within the realm of a research study may result in biased or incomplete data and skewed study results Any procedure or data record as part of the project must be accurate and must accurately reflect the work performed An error in scheduling study subject visits may result in a protocol deviation and/or significantly increase study expenditures An error in the collection, storage or shipment of biospecimens could result in them being rendered ineffective, requiring repeat collection
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. . 2 years relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with, and knowledge about, special populations such as patients with dementia. Experience with psychometric testing and knowledge of standard neuropsychological tests. Working knowledge or research methodology and design. Appropriate knowledge of medical ethics. Ability to effectively use computers and computer software at an intermediate level. Ability to communicate effectively verbally. Ability to communicate effectively in writing. Ability to gather, record, and organize information . Ability to exercise sound judgment. Ability to make thoughtful, informed, and thorough decisions. Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities. Ability to prioritize and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Ability to work in a team environment.
UBC hires on the basis of merit is committed to employment equity, and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.


Job ID: 5145
Location: Vancouver - Point Grey Campus
Employment Group: CUPE 116(Service/Techs/Trades)
Job Category: Research/Technical - CUPE 116
Classification Title: Research Asst/Tech 2
Business Title: Research Assistant / Technician 2
Department: Psychology
Salary: $19.96 (Hourly)
Full/Part Time: Part-Time
Desired Start Date: 2009/06/01
Job End Date: 2010/08/31
Funding Type: Grant Funded
Closing Date: 2009/04/14
Available Openings: 1
Job Summary
To contribute in a comprehensive way to numerous aspects of the research efforts of the graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, collaborators, and others conducting research in the Lab by maintaining supplies, entering participant information into a database, scheduling participants, coding and entering data, doing basic computer troubleshooting and maintenance, and performing other related duties.
Organizational Status
Reports to the Lab Director and the Lab Coordinator. Works closely with students, post-doctoral fellows and other research technicians.
Work Performed
Schedule subjects for studies on infant language development, using a client database: collecting and entering data, calling families on the database to gather information, and scheduling participation times. Help conduct studies by greeting parents, explaining and running the study according to protocols established by the researchers. This involves a reasonable understanding of the project's goals and methods. Help collect data and code and enter the data. Collecting and coding the data is done according to specified protocols. Monitor the submission and upkeep of ethics approvals for the Centre research, meeting necessary deadlines and resolving problems as they arise. Assist with maintaining bibliographic and curriculum vitae information; maintain office supplies; and other related duties appropriate to this position level.
Supervision Received
The employee will be under general supervision, receiving instruction when new duties are assigned and when unusual problems arise. Tasks will be assigned by the lab director and the lab coordinator.
Supervision Given
Although the employee will not supervise anyone the RA will provide guidance to volunteers and will check to see that they are carrying out procedures properly.
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Much of the work is performed according to clear procedures, and monitored; however, some individual initiative is required. Errors may result in loss of data, and the slowing down of productivity in the laboratory, or ethics approval being delayed.
Qualifications
High School graduation. University degree in Arts or Sciences specializing in Psychology or Linguistics preferred. 2 years relevant experience. Experience working with parents and infants, as well as with the public, along with previous experience in conducting behavioural research, and in handling ethics concerns. An interest in language development desirable. Computer experience required in both Mac and Windows environments. Knowledge of MS Word and Excel required. Knowledge of Filemaker Pro and HTML an asset. Ability to communicate effectively in writing. Ability to communicate effectively verbally. Ability to be thorough, accurate, and have a high level of attention to detail. Ability to work in a team environment. Ability to remain calm and exercise tact when dealing with children and their parents. Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities. Ability to prioritize and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
UBC hires on the basis of merit is committed to employment equity, and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

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Vancouver Sun: 2009 March 7
Stephen Hume

Sunday being the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, permit a modest proposal for launching its second century.

Instead of simply shovelling bailout money into wastrel corporations ($8 trillion worldwide and counting, according to Jeffrey Garten writing in Newsweek), let's hold back a fraction and invest it in something that will generate a real and rapid return.

Let's fund a global crash program for educating girls and women in the developing world.

I don't mean that boys should be excluded; every child deserves an education. However, most of the 75 million children not attending schools in the developing world are girls. Women comprise most of the world's illiterate adults. It's time to dramatically expand efforts to educate them.

Studies by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations like Oxfam and Plan International all concur that getting women and girls a basic education is one of the best investments available. The financial returns are immediate, measurable and large.

Furthermore, educating women stabilizes population growth and improves health and economic well-being for individuals and entire societies.

One recent study in Ethiopia found that providing a girl with a year of education improved her contribution to a family's income by 22 per cent and reduced her fertility by 10 per cent.

Another study, in the Indian state of Kerala, found that after programs to educate all classes and castes achieved an 85 per cent literacy rate for women, population growth went flat, female infanticide fell to the lowest level in India and Kerala became an envied source of skilled workers.

Yet another study found that when women have a chance for even a few years of formal schooling, they ensure their own children go to school, thus breaking a pernicious cycle of ignorance and poverty.

How big a deal is this? In one report, the World Bank's chief economist described the education of girls as the investment with the highest return in the developing world. On average, every year of schooling for girls represents an increase of up to 20 per cent in wages. And simple schooling turns out to be the most cost-effective birth control and family planning program of them all. If women go to school, infant mortality and deaths during and after childbirth fall dramatically.

Other research based on analysis of UN and World Bank statistics by the venerable Plan International, published in 2008, found a startling corollary -- saving money by not educating girls is one of the worst financial decisions in the developing world. Failing to offer girls the same educational opportunity as boys costs developing countries almost $100 billion US each year. That's $1 trillion per decade in forgone earnings and unnecessary costs.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

True, in the developed world, great strides towards equality for women have been made. In Canada, women now outnumber men as students at universities; we have female astronauts, female prime ministers, female university presidents, female literary stars and female soldiers.

There's still a glass ceiling in some occupations, women still get shoved into job ghettos, pay equity remains an issue in some organizations and there's still discrimination based on biological imperatives, but generally, the world of Canadian women in 2009 is a vast improvement over the world of 1909 when the first International Women's Day was declared in the United States.

Even in the developing world where women can face enormous cultural, religious and societal barriers, progress is being made. The World Bank estimates that the number of girls getting some primary education has increased from 38 to 48 per cent of the total.

But it's not enough and there's no reason why the developed world can't move much more swiftly to provide the necessary funds to hire teachers, provide basic educational materials and subsidize the poorest kids so that they can learn to read, write and calculate.

Nobody is talking about a Cadillac service here. A World Bank cost-benefit analysis found in 2008 that three simple inputs -- workbooks, classroom furniture and preschool education -- had "unambiguously positive effects on learning."

Oxfam estimates that the bill for providing adequate education with some concomitant investments in health, clean water and sanitation infrastructure would cost about $47 billion US a year.

By way of comparison, that's about 0.6 per cent of the money so far spent saving banks, financial institutions, insurance companies and manufacturing concerns from the consequences of their own greed and folly.

Or think of it another way. If the cost of the Iraq war is the conservative estimate of $1 trillion US, that amount would have paid the cost of providing every girl in the world a basic education, health care and access to clean drinking water for the next 20 years.

If the cost is the liberal estimate of $3 trillion US, the same amount would have paid that cost for the next 63 years.

In the 12 years since my own daughter started school, the world spent enough money on weapons to have paid the cost of educating all those kids -- boys, girls and women -- with health care and sanitation thrown in, for the next 198 years.

Which is the better investment?

shume@islandnet.

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Vancouver Sun: 2009 March 7
Stephen Hume

Sunday being the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, permit a modest proposal for launching its second century.

Instead of simply shovelling bailout money into wastrel corporations ($8 trillion worldwide and counting, according to Jeffrey Garten writing in Newsweek), let's hold back a fraction and invest it in something that will generate a real and rapid return.

Let's fund a global crash program for educating girls and women in the developing world.

I don't mean that boys should be excluded; every child deserves an education. However, most of the 75 million children not attending schools in the developing world are girls. Women comprise most of the world's illiterate adults. It's time to dramatically expand efforts to educate them.

Studies by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations like Oxfam and Plan International all concur that getting women and girls a basic education is one of the best investments available. The financial returns are immediate, measurable and large.

Furthermore, educating women stabilizes population growth and improves health and economic well-being for individuals and entire societies.

One recent study in Ethiopia found that providing a girl with a year of education improved her contribution to a family's income by 22 per cent and reduced her fertility by 10 per cent.

Another study, in the Indian state of Kerala, found that after programs to educate all classes and castes achieved an 85 per cent literacy rate for women, population growth went flat, female infanticide fell to the lowest level in India and Kerala became an envied source of skilled workers.

Yet another study found that when women have a chance for even a few years of formal schooling, they ensure their own children go to school, thus breaking a pernicious cycle of ignorance and poverty.

How big a deal is this? In one report, the World Bank's chief economist described the education of girls as the investment with the highest return in the developing world. On average, every year of schooling for girls represents an increase of up to 20 per cent in wages. And simple schooling turns out to be the most cost-effective birth control and family planning program of them all. If women go to school, infant mortality and deaths during and after childbirth fall dramatically.

Other research based on analysis of UN and World Bank statistics by the venerable Plan International, published in 2008, found a startling corollary -- saving money by not educating girls is one of the worst financial decisions in the developing world. Failing to offer girls the same educational opportunity as boys costs developing countries almost $100 billion US each year. That's $1 trillion per decade in forgone earnings and unnecessary costs.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

True, in the developed world, great strides towards equality for women have been made. In Canada, women now outnumber men as students at universities; we have female astronauts, female prime ministers, female university presidents, female literary stars and female soldiers.

There's still a glass ceiling in some occupations, women still get shoved into job ghettos, pay equity remains an issue in some organizations and there's still discrimination based on biological imperatives, but generally, the world of Canadian women in 2009 is a vast improvement over the world of 1909 when the first International Women's Day was declared in the United States.

Even in the developing world where women can face enormous cultural, religious and societal barriers, progress is being made. The World Bank estimates that the number of girls getting some primary education has increased from 38 to 48 per cent of the total.

But it's not enough and there's no reason why the developed world can't move much more swiftly to provide the necessary funds to hire teachers, provide basic educational materials and subsidize the poorest kids so that they can learn to read, write and calculate.

Nobody is talking about a Cadillac service here. A World Bank cost-benefit analysis found in 2008 that three simple inputs -- workbooks, classroom furniture and preschool education -- had "unambiguously positive effects on learning."

Oxfam estimates that the bill for providing adequate education with some concomitant investments in health, clean water and sanitation infrastructure would cost about $47 billion US a year.

By way of comparison, that's about 0.6 per cent of the money so far spent saving banks, financial institutions, insurance companies and manufacturing concerns from the consequences of their own greed and folly.

Or think of it another way. If the cost of the Iraq war is the conservative estimate of $1 trillion US, that amount would have paid the cost of providing every girl in the world a basic education, health care and access to clean drinking water for the next 20 years.

If the cost is the liberal estimate of $3 trillion US, the same amount would have paid that cost for the next 63 years.

In the 12 years since my own daughter started school, the world spent enough money on weapons to have paid the cost of educating all those kids -- boys, girls and women -- with health care and sanitation thrown in, for the next 198 years.

Which is the better investment?

shume@islandnet.

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Link:http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_11858477
So the Legislature is home to the liquor Nazis, the lords of Utah's Byzantine booze laws?

Try these rules Salt Lake City's "progressive" City Council is considering before adopting a zone change for neighborhood bars:

Mandatory Breathalyzers.
Rent-a-cops patrolling the premises.
Outdoor cameras.
A ban on beer signs in windows.
Reduced business hours.
No electric guitars for bands.

The city is far from consensus on the list, which was floated as possible conditions to allow Andy's Place in central city to upgrade from beer tavern to private club.

Councilwoman Jill Remington Love took issue with the cops and cameras. "We don't require that of any other business," she said. "It's almost over the top."

In all, the capital is pondering 32 conditions, though the restrictions are sure to be pared down before a March 24 public hearing.

"I have at least half of these circled as unnecessary," said Councilman Luke Garrott, exasperated.

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Common Ground's ground game Fresh off defeat at the 2009 Legislature, Equality Utah is launching a new ground game for its Common Ground Initiative.

The gay-rights advocacy group recently announced it will take the campaign beyond the Legislature to city and county officials statewide. The group plans to lobby local governments to formally ban discrimination against their employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity -- a policy that already has been adopted by Salt Lake City.

Equality Utah also will be endorsing "fair-minded" candidates in municipal elections this year, said Executive Director Mike Thompson. And it will begin working toward 2010 legislation by lobbying Republican legislators.

The effort also got a boost from the owners of Oasis Cafe, Golden Braid Books and Faustina Restaurant. Each pledged 25 percent of its profits through March 12 to the campaign and invited other businesses to "come out" and show their support. Close to 20 business have signed on.

Despite getting "knocked down" by gay-rights foes in recent weeks, Thompson encouraged supporters to be "enthusiastic."

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No need to apologize Don't worry, Joe, you won't be losing your chairmanship for calling Salt Lake City's mayor a "butthead."

That was the assurance of Salt Lake County Democratic Councilman Randy Horiuchi, who told Joe Hatch last week that the chairman's rant wouldn't earn him the same fate as Utah Sen.

Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, who was stripped of his committee posts after making anti-gay comments during a film documentary.

"We are a much more forgiving group," Horiuchi joked.

The jest came during a Tuesday meeting in which Hatch apologized for calling Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker a "butthead" during a moment of frustration about the capital's alleged lack of communication and cooperation during the legislative session. The Democratic councilman also urged colleagues to hold off on several open-space purchases in Salt Lake City until officials were ready to talk -- a move that passed unanimously.

"What I'm really mad about," Hatch said, "is that it took us away from the high ground that we were on. Now people can say, 'That hothead Joe.' "

But evidently, the council agreed with him.

"If you remember the vote, it was 9-0," GOP Councilman Michael Jensen said. "I don't think you owe us an apology."

Still, Republican Councilman David Wilde offered a lighthearted swipe at the chairman before the discussion ended, joking that -- because of his comments -- fellow GOP Councilman Jeff Allen should serve as the new chairman.

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Playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote, who movingly portrayed the broken dreams of common people in The Trip to Bountiful, Tender Mercies and his Oscar-winning screen adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, died Wednesday in Connecticut, Paul Marte, a spokesman for Hartford Stage, said. He was 92.Foote died in his sleep in his apartment in Hartford where he was preparing work on The Orphans Home Cycle, a collection of nine plays, for next September at the nonprofit theater, Marte said.Foote left the cotton fields of his native Wharton, Texas, as a teenager, dreaming of becoming an actor. But realizing his gifts as a storyteller, he embarked on a writing career that spanned more than half a century and earned him two Academy Awards (To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies) and a 1995 Pulitzer Prize for The Young Man From Atlanta.

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