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December Nursing News and Research Briefs
This month's news from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing includes results of a study on the use of complementary and alternative medicine among high risk asthma patients; research into the physical and economic impact of post-operative pain; and a variety of new research presentations by faculty and students. .
Tamil scholar from France
THE "Navarathiri" or Durga Puja holidays were around the corner. This is a time when women in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry arrange exhibitions of dolls called "golu" and invite their friends home. We were in Dr. Francois Gros' elegant flat, close to the beachfront in Puducherry. "This is my `golu'," he said, smiling and pointing to a short wooden cupboard with glass doors that had rows of painted dolls arranged neatly on the shelves. They were made by artisans in Andhra Pradesh. "I bought them 18 years ago. They belonged to the family of a Chettiar," said Gros. The Chettiar's family was relocating and wanted to sell off the dolls piece by piece. "I bought all of them. But there is no Saraswathi [goddess of learning] here. They kept the Saraswathi doll with them. You cannot sell Saraswathi, can you?" said Gros.
HIT launches 2007 scholarship call
The charity is looking for individuals already working in the Scottish hospitality industry, or nearing completion of a further or higher education course, that will benefit from the experiences the programme provides. On offer are working trips to the Disney Institute in Florida and Duabi, as well as craft courses and the chance to work at the country's most prestigious establishments, learning directly from the experts. HIT describes the purpose of the scholarship programme as a way of recognising individuals that stand head and shoulders above their peer group. Closing date for applications is 5 January. HIT Scotland >> .
Awards to be presented at CGSOC_graduation
At the Command and General Staff Officer Course graduation ceremony Dec. 15, several members of the class of 2006-02 will be singled out for honors and awards.The General George C. Marshall Award was created in 1960 in honor of Marshall to be presented to the distinguished graduate in each regular CGSOC class. The award recognizes scholarship, pays homage to one of America's most honored Soldiers and serves as a lasting incentive to officers attending the college.The winner of the General George C. Marshall Award will be announced at the Dec. 15 graduation ceremony. .
Joining This Club Is Thing Of The Past
TAMPA - Sandra Shackelford likes to dig for information. A prodigious find that took nearly two years to unearth gave her the proof she needed to join a Tampa group for women related to America's early settlers. Her great-grandfather nine times removed landed her a spot in the Edmund Sheffield Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century, founded in 1960. Shackelford is the group's 23rd president. A homemaker and grandmother of eight who lives on Davis Islands, Shackelford was interested in the Dames because many friends belonged. But the amateur genealogist wasn't sure she had ancestors back far enough to become a member. Through records at John F. Germany Public Library and with the help of a land records specialist, she discovered her ancestor was a Virginia landowner.
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Former Marathon High School girls basketball player Tamara Williams will soon return to the hardwood, as she recently accepted a full scholarship to play ball at Central Florida Community College in Ocala.Williams, 18, made the announcement official Tuesday after finishing the last of her high school coursework required for graduation this winter.“It is amazing, and I think this is a dream come true for her, the school and her family," said Marathon girls basketball coach Teresa Konrath, who has mentored the tall and lanky guard since she first broke out on the prep court as an eighth grader.
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An Ethnic Studies Evolution
As a student in the Chicana/o studies program at the University of Texas at El Paso, Jesse S. Arrieta decided that her classroom instruction about the culture and history of people of Mexican origin wasn't enough. "For me, what I was studying and reading never truly resonated until I went into the community," says Arrieta, 27, who graduated from UTEP in 2002 before earning a master's in American history from the University of California, Irvine. As part of her undergraduate honors thesis, Arrieta interviewed Mexican-American women who had been involved in labor organizing in the 1960s and beyond. She did nearly the same thing after moving on to graduate school in California. There she talked to Mexican-American women who were active in the Bus Riders Union, a group dedicated to promoting public transportation for low-income people in the Los Angeles area.
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