Moravia Worldwide, a leading globalization solution provider, is pleased to announce a major extension of its linguistic validation services, designed to ensure linguistic validity of translations of patient-reported-outcomes (PRO) instruments. As part of this expansion, Moravia’s Linguistic Validation Team has increased the language coverage to support global research studies in some of the newly utilized emerging countries, as well as added local subject matter experts for new therapeutic areas.

Moravia’s Linguistic Validation process, which conforms to ISPOR guidelines and FDA standards, confirms the validity of translated PRO instruments to ensure that data collected from them can be comparable across various language groups used during trials. This is achieved by verifying how the translated questionnaire is comprehensible to patients from the specific target population.

“We see a growing demand for linguistic validation, and not just in terms of translating and validating PRO instruments used in clinical trials, but increasingly also in terms of more general Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) or Quality of Life (QoL) questionnaires,” commented Alena Heisler, Moravia’s Manager of Operations, Life Sciences. “With this extension of our capabilities and our existing partnerships with leading clinical research organizations, we can support a broad range of our clients requirements using the standards and recommendations from ISPOR, ISOQOL, FDA and EMA.”

About Moravia Worldwide

Moravia Worldwide is a leading globalization solution provider, enabling companies in the information technology, e-learning, and life sciences industries to enter global markets with high quality multilingual products. Moravia’s solutions include localization, product testing, internationalization, multilingual publishing, technical translation, content creation, machine translation, and workflow consulting. Our dedicated testing and engineering solutions help companies succeed with their software and hardware products globally through services including test development, linguistic and functional testing, test automation and software engineering. Moravia Worldwide maintains global headquarters in the Czech Republic and North American headquarters in California, with local offices and production centers in Japan, China, Latin America, Ireland, USA and throughout Europe. To learn more, please visit http://www.moravia.com.

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Today, Differential Equations Workshop (DEW) and consulting at DiffEquations.com and @DiffEquations (on Twitter) officially launches. The goal of this company is to provide hands-on, very practical and quick analytical methods and means for solving linear and nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs), partial differential equations (PDEs), and integral equations. DiffEquations.com services company helps today’s problem solvers.

“Too many of today’s seminars are too theoretical and, quite frankly, too academic. If you’re one of today’s active problem solvers, you just do or DEW,” says DiffEquations Founder Steve Anglin, Ph.D. (h.c.)

DiffEquations find general, particular and other kinds of solutions to ordinary and partial differential equations like Black-Scholes, Vlasov-Maxwell, Poisson, Schr?dinger, Ricci, KdV, Einstein and more as well as variations of these encountered in practice and research. Bring your differential and integral equation problems to this workshop to solve.

This series of workshops are for bio-engineers, chemists/chemical engineers, engineers in general, CFAs, computer engineers/scientists, financial engineers, investment/portfolio managers, options analysts/traders, physicists, applied mathematicians and others who must or are expected to deal with these and other differential equations in their practice and/or research.

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Steve Anglin, Ph.D. (h.c.) is a mathematics lecturer and author, formerly affiliated with Case Western Reserve University and Saint Leo University. He has and is authoring several mathematics books and has published nearly 400 books as an editor for Apress Media, L.L.C., a Springer Science and Business Media company, O’Reilly Media and SAMS Publishing, a Pearson Education company. Steve also has his Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Brown University of the Ivy League, as well as his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of San Francisco.

The majority of psychiatry partnering deals in the biopharma industry are discovery or development stage whereby the licensee obtains a right or an option right to license the licensors psychiatry technology. These deals tend to be multicomponent, starting with collaborative R&D, and commercialization of outcomes.

Knowing the flexibility of a prospective partner?s negotiated deals terms provides critical insight into the negotiation process in terms of what is expected to be achieved during the negotiation of terms. While smaller companies will be seeking details of the payments clauses, the devil is in the detail in terms of how payments are triggered.

New research study ?Psychiatry Partnering Terms and Agreements? elaborated by CurrentPartnering has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.

Report Details:

Title: Psychiatry Partnering Terms and Agreements

Published: March, 2012

Pages: 722

Price: US$ 2,695

http://marketpublishers.com/report/medicine_pharmaceuticals_biotechnology/healthcare_equipment_services/psychiatry_partnering_terms_n_agreements.html

The report provides an enhanced understanding and access to over 1,000 psychiatry partnering deals and agreements entered into by the world?s leading healthcare companies. Top psychiatry deals by value are examined, key trends in psychiatry partnering deals are analyzed, most active psychiatry dealmakers are revealed, and listing of deals by headline value, upfront payment value, royalty rate value, stage of development at signing, deal component type, technology type, and specific therapy indication is provided within the study.

Report Contents:

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Chapter 2 – Trends in Psychiatry Dealmaking

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Psychiatry partnering over the years

2.3. Bigpharma psychiatry dealmaking activity

2.4. Bigpharma not active in psychiatry

2.5. Psychiatry partnering by deal type

2.6. Psychiatry partnering by industry sector

2.7. Psychiatry partnering by stage of development

2.8. Psychiatry partnering by technology type

2.9. Psychiatry partnering by oncology indication

2.10. Average deal terms for psychiatry

2.10.1 Psychiatry headline values

2.10.2 Psychiatry upfront payments

2.10.3 Psychiatry milestone payments

2.10.4 Psychiatry royalty rates

Chapter 3 – Leading Psychiatry Deals

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Top psychiatry deals by value

3.3. Top psychiatry deals involving bigpharma

Chapter 4 – Bigpharma Psychiatry Deals

4.1. Introduction

4.2. How to use bigpharma partnering deals

4.3. Bigpharma psychiatry partnering company profiles

Abbott

Actavis

Alcon Labs

Allergan

Amgen

Apotex

Astellas

AstraZeneca

Baxter International

Bayer

Biogen Idec

Boehringer Ingelheim

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Celgene

Cephalon

Chugai

CSL

Daiichi Sankyo

Dainippon Sumitomo

Eisai

Eli Lilly

Forest Laboratories

Genzyme

Gilead Sciences

GlaxoSmithKline

Hospira

Johnson & Johnson

Kyowa Hakko Kirin

Lundbeck

Menarini

Merck & Co

Merck KGaA

Mitsubishi Tanabe

Novartis

Novo Nordisk

Nycomed Pharma

Otsuka

Pfizer

Roche

Sanofi

Servier

Shionogi

Shire

Stada

Takeda

Teva

UCB

Warner Chilcott

Watson

Chapter 5 – Dealmaking Directory

5.1. Introduction

5.2. By company A-Z

5.3. By deal type

Asset purchase

Bigpharma outlicensing

Co-development

Collaborative R&D

Co-market

Contract service

Co-promotion

CRADA

Development

Distribution

Evaluation

Grant

Joint venture

Licensing

Manufacturing

Marketing

Material transfer

Option

Promotion

Research

Settlement

Spin out

Supply

Technology transfer

5.4. By stage of development

Discovery

Pre-clinical

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Registration

Marketed

5.5. By technology type

Adjuvant

Analysis

Animal models

Assays

Biodefense

Bioinformatics

Biological compounds

Biomarkers

Biomaterials

Bioprocessing

Biosimilars/Bio-betters

Blood products

Cell culture

Cell therapy

Clinical testing

Diagnostic – companion

Devices

Diagnostics

Discovery tools

DNA probes

Drug delivery

Enabling technology

Epigenetics

Equipment

Facilities

Gene therapy

Genomics

Glycomics

Imaging

Implant

In vitro models

Microarray

Monoclonal antibodies

Nanotechnology

Natural product

Oligonucleotide

Orphan drug

Packaging

Pediatrics

Peptides

Personalised medicine

Pharmacogenomics

Processes

Proteomics

Radio/Chemo-therapy

Rational drug design

Recombinant DNA

Regenerative medicine

Research services

Research supplies

RNA therapeutics

Screening

Small molecules

Software tools

Stem cells

Toxicity

Transgenics

Vaccines

5.6. By therapeutic indication

Psychiatry

Anxiety disorder

Generalised anxiety disorder

Panic disorder

Post traumatic stress disorder

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Bipolar disorder

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Cognitive impairment

Dementia

Alzheimers

Dementia with lewy bodies

Depression Autism

Mania

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Schizophrenia

Sleep disorders

…

More new research studies by the publisher can be found at CurrentPartnering page.

Committed to enhancing the quality of dental education, research, patient care, and service within the state of North Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill formally dedicated its newest facility, the Koury Oral Health Sciences Building, after a four-year construction process. This addition will enable the UNC School of Dentistry to eventually expand D.D.S. class enrollment size and respond to 21st century opportunities, discoveries, and advancements in the field.

Designed by Flad Architects, the new Koury Oral Health Sciences Building realizes the university?s vision. ?We want to see Carolina remain at the top of dental education, and this building will allow us to use innovation to its best advantage in the new educational methodology,? said Dr. Janet Guthmiller, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

The 216,000-square-foot building was envisioned as a dynamic, functional, and inspiring environment ? one capable of recruiting top-tier students and faculty and increasing the school?s visibility within the national dental community. Having experienced significant growth since its opening in 1950, a collection of five interconnected buildings had emerged over the years. Each one answered the program?s specific needs at the time, but after five decades, several renovations, and rapidly advancing technology, a new solution was necessary to provide the modern classrooms and cutting-edge research laboratories crucial to the school?s continued excellence.

The facility is composed of two wings occupying the corner of South Columbia Street and Manning Drive at the southern edge of campus. Its precise placement among the existing dental buildings links the old and new construction, unifying the complex and fostering a sense of community. The Dental Commons, a soaring sky-lit atrium on the first floor, serves as the complex?s major social center, housing a caf? for mid-day breaks and ample tiered seating to easily accommodate assemblies and events.

?One of our goals from the beginning was to create a social hub for the school, its patients, and its visitors to enjoy,? said Chuck Mummert, design architect at Flad. ?By recovering the underutilized courtyards and alleyways between existing buildings, we were able to incorporate this light-filled Dental Commons area as a space not only connecting the buildings, but the people who use them as well.?

Other key features of the project include:

A signature 220-seat grand lecture hall in the West Lobby complete with video conferencing and distance-learning technology.
Two 120-seat lecture halls, one capable of two-way distance learning.
A 105-seat simulation laboratory giving students the opportunity to learn and develop their clinical skills before providing care to patients.
Five 30-seat seminar rooms for graduate seminars and small group discussions, one equipped for distance learning via live lecture broadcasts over the Web or through direct audiovisual feed.
Laboratories characterized by movable casework allowing different arrangements as the research changes and centralized, shared support rooms for fume hoods and equipment.
Office and conference spaces.

In addition to creating better connections between the dental buildings, this facility has produced clearer, more convenient pedestrian paths that extend beyond the complex to the rest of campus. As a literal crossroads between neighboring academic, research, and healthcare facilities, the project integrates several main thoroughfares, restores green space in the Dental Quadrangle, and extends a much needed pedestrian bridge over Manning Drive linking the school to south campus. Where a clear entrance to the south end of the university had been absent, these upgrades have established a formal doorway and a fresh new identity for the School of Dentistry.

The facility employs a variety of new technologies that support resource conservation and enhanced building performance. Its design is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council?s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program and is on track to receive Silver certification. A series of ?firsts? for the campus are part of the project, including the first building to capture and use condensate water from the mechanical equipment and the first building on campus to employ fluid dynamic modeling and use smoke curtains to design the smoke evacuation system.

?The new Koury Oral Health Sciences Building will provide an impressive gateway for the university?s southern entrance. Students, faculty, and visitors will appreciate the efforts that have been made to design and construct a building that is not only attractive and functional, but also environmentally friendly,? said Dr. Ken May, Vice Dean. ?The school?s missions of education, research, and services will benefit tremendously from the broad array of facilities that this building will add to our dental complex.?

About Flad Architects

Flad Architects (http://www.flad.com) specializes in the planning and design of innovative facilities for healthcare, higher education, and science and technology clients. With offices throughout the United States, Flad is a nationally recognized leader in serving the complex needs of knowledge-based organizations.

About The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://www.unc.edu), the nation?s first public university, serves North Carolina, the United States, and the world through teaching, research, and public service. With an unwavering commitment to excellence as one of the world?s great research universities, UNC?s vibrant people and programs attest to the university?s long-standing place among leaders in higher education since it was chartered in 1789 and opened its doors for students in 1795. UNC prides itself on a strong, diverse student body, academic opportunities not found anywhere else, and a value unmatched by any public university in the nation.

Reality star, Taylor Armstrong from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is the newest A-list celebrity to accept a South Beach Smoke Electronic Cigarette Starter Kit. Armstrong, an infamous party girl was given a South Beach Smoke e-cig and accepted it according to Star Magazine. It seems that she is trying out a healthier lifestyle.

Armstrong, is also known for her various projects such as VI PEEL, a true breakthrough in the science of chemical peels, My Stylist Club, an online stylist as well as BeautyTicket.com, an online deal site for beauty products.

South Beach Smoke is a leading brand of electronic cigarettes that has become exceptionally popular with the Hollywood elite like Mel Gibson, Trace Cyrus, and Jennifer Farley (JWOW), to name a few. In 2011, the electronic cigarette starter kit was provided to nominated and attending celebrities at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. South Beach Smoke has also been featured in the New York Post, Star Magazine and OK! Magazine.

South Beach Smoke commented on this news by stating, ?We are glad to see Taylor Armstrong accepting a South Beach Smoke e-cigarette, and turning to a healthier alternative rather than traditional cigarettes.?

Electronic cigarettes have been around for a while, but have increased in popularity in the last three years. Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, are hand-held electronic devices that flash vaporize liquid nicotine creating vapor instead of smoke. Many smokers prefer e-cigarettes to traditional cigarettes because they can be used in a variety of places cigarettes cannot and are considered more hygienic. E-cigarettes also are free of unhealthy chemicals that are found in traditional cigarettes.

South Beach Smoke offers Starter Kits to give the customer the ultimate electronic cigarette experience. Aside from Starter Kits, South Beach Smoke offers plenty of accessories and cartridges for your liking. Cartridges come in a variety of flavors including vanilla, cherry, menthol, chocolate and of course ? tobacco. South Beach Smoke also offers the option of choosing various strength options for heavy, light and medium smokers.

The South Beach Smoke Electronic Cigarette is a smokeless cigarette that looks identical to the real thing. The electronic cigarette was designed to give the same sensation and flavor as a traditional cigarette, while easing the nicotine fix.

As a leading provider of electronic cigarettes, and consistently ranked #1 on numerous review sites, South Beach Smoke?s products are high quality, affordable and customer service is a top priority. For more information about purchasing a starter kit, visit http://www.southbeachsmoke.com.

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KlearGear.com, a leading manufacturer and retailer of unique gadgets, gifts, desk toys and geek decor, today announced that it is introducing free shipping to deployed U.S. Military servicemen and women on every order.

“Many retailers either do not ship to APO and FPO addresses or assess a special handling fee for the added complexity involved,” said KlearGear.com President Lee Gersten. “We’re proudly offering free expedited shipping to our deployed servicemen and women on any size order — indefinitely. It?s a small way we can show our thanks for their service.”

While most retailers that do ship to APO (Army Post Office) and FPO (Fleet Post Office) addresses often deliver orders in 4-6 weeks, KlearGear.com’s free expedited shipping offer averages only 2 weeks. There is no coupon code to enter and no minimum order requirement. Customers simply enter an APO or FPO shipping address during check-out and their order ships free.

“With Mother’s Day and Father’s Day on the horizon, the timing couldn’t be better,” added Megan Tolcher, KlearGear.com’s Director of Merchandising. “From math and science tees to cool gadgets and tech toys, we offer fun gifts that will appeal to the geeky side in everyone in your life.” Popular categories include:

Geek Shirts

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Cool Gadgets

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Geek Toys

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For more than 10 years, KlearGear.com has sold its innovative gadgets and gifts to a rapidly growing customer base of computer, math and science geeks, gadget fans, gamers, and science fiction enthusiasts across more than 80 countries. In 2011, Inc. Magazine recognized KlearGear.com as one of the fastest growing companies in America in its annual Inc. 5000 list.

About KlearGear.com

KlearGear.com?s low- and high-tech gadgets, unique computer accessories and electronics, and techie apparel fit any budget and anyone who enjoys cutting-edge products with a technology affinity. KlearGear is a division of Chenal Brands, Inc.

For more information contact:

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Kaminski Auctions establishes a new photography department and announces it’s first sale to be held May 16th, at 6:00pm at their auction gallery, 117 Elliott Street, Beverly, Massachusetts.

Eight images by the iconic photographer and photojournalist Arthur Fellig (June 1899-December 1968) better known as Weegee are the feature lots. Famous for his stark, black and white images of urban life in the 1940′s, his work was a realistic journal of crime, suffering, and the streets of New York City. Weegee worked in film as well, with such notable directors as Stanley Kubrick. His images are highly sought after, and are found in the photography collections of the most prestigious museums in the country including the Getty museum and MOMA.

20th Century photography includes entries by Eliot Porter, Man Ray, and A.P. Rosenthal of raising the flag at Iwo Jima. There is also a large lot of photographs of Fidel Castro, and his family at leisure, once owned by fellow revolutionary Argentina Estevez. Other highlights include a Herb Ritz photograph of Denzel Washington, signed by the actor and a botanical nautilus attributed to Imogen Cunningham.

Consigned by the family of a scientist, who worked on the atom bomb, is a rare and important Manhattan Project collection of photography, letters, schematics, negatives and aerial shots of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, images of the 1946 Bikini Atoll test, as well as a collection of Fritz Goro photographs, science photographer for Life magazine.

Vintage photographs include a wonderful and extremely rare whole plate Dag attributed to Boston photographer John A. Whipple, with Governor of Massachusetts, George S. Boutwell, 20th Governor of Massachusetts, presiding over important legislation at the Massachusetts Senate Convention. Boutwell also served in Congress representing Massachusetts during the Civil War. The image is in a black thermoplastic frame.

Other interesting lots are a half plate ambrotype of Niagara Falls by Babbitt in a in a scarce gutta percha case and a quarter plate ambrotype in a gutta percha case of two images of Nelson Geary, Union Solider from New Jersey. The lot includes his Honorable Discharge, military records, bibles, and two books he carried with him, along with his cemetery plot receipt.

Other notable dags include a half plate of Francis Wayland, DD, former president of Brown University with supporting documents from Harper?s Weekly.

Sale will include many dags by and attributed to Southworth and Hawes, M.A. Root, J. Black, Anson and A.P. Hart. Dags also include occupationals, prominent people, a Supreme Court justice, interesting poetic portraits, along with many tinted dags and group lots.

For more information please do to http://www.kaminskiauctions.com or email dsilverman(at)kaminskiauctions(dot)com

Kaminski Auctions located on the North Shore of Boston has been serving the New England antiques market for over 25 years, as a full service auction house and appraisal service for fine art, antiques and estates.

With two locations in Beverly, Massachusetts, including a new state of the art auction gallery located at 117 Elliott Street, and a historic 1850?s barn and office facility at 564 Cabot Street Kaminski Auctions hosts 16 auctions a year.

In today?s highly competitive market of fine art and antiques, Kaminski Auctions provides its customers with bicoastal services and marketing with west coast offices in Beverly Hills and San Diego, California.

Specialty departments in Photography, Asian Art, Fine Art, Glass, and Lamps and Couture, and Vintage Clothing provide our customers with highly trained and knowledgeable appraisers on staff that will help you determine the true value of your antiques or entire collections. Free Appraisal days are offered every Tuesday from 10:00am-4:00pm at our Cabot Street location in Beverly, MA.

The economic crisis, with foreclosed houses and defaulted loans, has wreaked havoc on the monetary value (equity) of our homes. This book helps homeowners understand how to lower their cost of living while increasing the hidden “Energy Equity” embedded in their homes at the same time. Even homes that are losing value can have hidden equity that will benefit a homeowner; it is just a matter of knowing how to access it.

This authoritative reference is the first book to take the concepts of building science, financial analysis, investment strategies, and real estate equity and pull them all together for the homeowner’s benefit. The Homeowner’s Guide to Home Energy Equity walks a homeowner fully through the history of this concept, the benefit to the homeowner, and the steps to follow to reclaim lost equity through energy efficiency improvements. Conversely, installing energy improvements or adding renewable energy systems, such as solar or wind, without regard to the financial implications will potentially reduce or eliminate the Energy Equity. This book will help the homeowner understand the implications and act to protect and maximize their equity investments.

Links to more information and a full example of how the process and the math works are included. If you are considering selling your home, purchasing a home, building a home or even just improving the energy efficiency of your existing home, town-home, condo, or other type of residence you should read this book before moving ahead.

The author, Ken Riead, is a chartered “Legend in Energy” by the Association of Energy Engineers and he is a certified Home Energy Rater, certified Sustainable Design Professional, senior certified Energy Manager, and senior certified Demand-Side Manager. He has a long history of consulting for state energy offices, utilities, educational, commercial and residential clients about energy efficiency and energy programs. As a certified Energy & Environmental Instructor, Ken is able to take complex ideas and concepts and effectively communicate them to people from all backgrounds and levels of expertise.

This book is available as an Amazon Kindle download and will also soon be available on other websites and in other formats. Anyone with a computer can download the Kindle Reader app for free by going to: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000426311

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On June 23, 1972, Corning and the surrounding communities were devastated by a major flood, as a result of tropical storm Agnes. At the Museum, hundreds of objects were broken, more than half of the Library?s materials were saturated with flood water, and the facility was covered with a thick layer of slime and mud. A new exhibition, The Flood of ?72: Community, Collections, and Conservation, presented at the Museum?s Rakow Research Library, chronicles the determination of Museum staff and the community to rebuild, and sheds light on the unique conservation techniques that were used to restore Library materials.

Spring flooding was fairly commonplace in the greater Corning area. In fact, a series of dikes had been built in response to the floods of 1935 and 1946. However, two additional dams had been planned, but not constructed, as of 1972. In June 1972, tropical storm Agnes brought torrential rainfall to the area and raised the Chemung River water level to 15 feet by June 22. Overnight, an additional 12 feet of water accumulated, causing the river to break through the dikes and flood into the Crystal City, submerging homes and businesses, including The Corning Museum of Glass and its Library.

The Museum was situated in the middle of the disaster area where water had surged 15 to 20 feet above the lower level on the west side of the Glass Center. By the morning of June 24, the river was back within its banks but the damage remained for much longer. Inside the Museum, the water line was 5?4? high on the walls and cases, and two inches of mud covered the floor and many of the objects and Library books. Residents and businesses had to face initial cleanup without electricity and running water, some for up to three weeks.

After the waters receded, many of the 13,000 glass objects in the Museum were covered with mud; remarkably, though, only four percent suffered damage and were in need of restoration. Books and paper materials housed within the Museum?s Library, however, were not as fortunate. The entire rare and special collection was flooded, as well as many of the browseable books, periodicals, documents, archives, images, slides, films, and audio tapes. The moisture and silt caused severe damage to the Library materials and made them vulnerable to mold and insects.

In the community, more than 6,000 people were displaced from their homes and property damage exceeded $ 230 million. Tragically, 18 individuals lost their lives. The City of Corning was extremely fortunate to have visionary leadership in government and industry, as well as an outpouring of volunteers who made the rebuilding of the community and restoration of the Museum and Library collections possible.

The exhibition The Flood of ?72: Community, Collections, and Conservation details the damage caused by the floodwaters, as well as the spirit of the community and Museum staff that drove them to rebuild. Photographs, documents, and other selected historical materials from the Library?s collection will highlight the flood, its aftermath, subsequent reconstruction, and the development of new disaster preparedness programs and conservation techniques. The exhibition, which opens on May 24, 2012, commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1972 flood, and will remain on view through the end of 2013.

The Corning Museum of Glass is the foremost authority on the art, history, science, and design of glass. It is home to the world?s most important collection of glass, including the finest examples of glassmaking spanning 3,500 years. Live glassblowing demonstrations (offered at the Museum, on the road, and at sea on Celebrity Cruises) bring the material to life. Daily Make Your Own Glass experiences at the Museum enable visitors to create work in a state-of-the-art glassmaking studio. The campus in Corning includes a year-round glassmaking school, The Studio, and the Rakow Research Library, the world?s preeminent collection of materials on the art and history of glass. Located in the heart of the Finger Lakes Wine Country of New York State, the Museum is open daily, year-round. Kids and teens, 19 and under, receive free admission.

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To meet the growing special education needs of school districts and families across the region, and address its current waiting list, Green Chimneys has added 32 day school seats for 5th ? 8th grade special education students at its Clearpool campus in Carmel, NY. Clearpool will also serve an additional 24 extended school year students in its Special Needs Summer Learning Program for ages 10-18.

This significant expansion was approved by the New York State Department of Education, following a needs assessment of 61 school districts conducted by Green Chimneys this past December. The study revealed that 69 children were in need of special education programming, 48 of whom in middle school.

?Green Chimneys is proud to have this opportunity to increase capacity and leverage our Clearpool campus to serve special needs students at such a critical stage in their emotional and academic development,? announced Green Chimneys Executive Director Joe Whalen. ?Our commitment to educating children in a safe and supportive environment, where they can learn at an appropriate pace and experience personal success, is at the core of what we do. Clearpool offers an outstanding therapeutic setting and growth-oriented activities to engage and challenge struggling middle school students in the best way possible.?

Green Chimneys Therapeutic Day School at Clearpool is designed for special needs students in 5th-8th grades who have been unsuccessful in a traditional educational setting and require a small, structured and therapeutically supportive environment. The year-round academic program meets New York State standards in a manner that is tailored to the background of these students. Small class sizes, high staff-to-student ratio (8:1) and well-trained, certified special education professionals contribute to an approach that recognizes individual learning styles and provides necessary therapeutic support – individual and group counseling, speech and language, and occupational therapy – to meet the needs of each child?s Individual Education Plan (IEP).

The new Day School program leverages Clearpool?s spectacular natural setting on 350 acres, offering countless ecological resources and extensive wildlife for exploration and discovery. An enriched educational environment incorporates a vast array of challenging and therapeutic programming such as life skills, outdoor education, experiential learning, and Green Chimneys? renowned nature-based programs that encompass animal-assisted and horticultural activities, humane education, and sustainable agriculture education. Through the use of ropes courses, orienteering, and other outdoor-based programs, students have opportunities to experience many new challenges, which ultimately leads to improved self-esteem and effort in the classroom.

?Middle school is a challenging time of life for any student, but is especially difficult for those with special needs,? said Green Chimneys School Psychologist Melissa Montera. ?Previous academic failure, social challenges, family dynamics and hormonal changes can be overwhelming. Middle school children are far more likely than elementary school kids to have psychiatric hospitalizations, experience social stigmas such as bullying, and have more serious conduct and behavioral problems like aggressiveness and self-harm. For these middle school students, a key component of the Therapeutic Day School at Clearpool is the outdoor education and adventure program, which builds confidence through mastery of activities that challenge students both mentally and physically, and creates experiences in which they can feel successful.?

The Day School and Extended School Year programs at Clearpool are the newest education programs of Green Chimneys, one of the most effective therapeutic special education schools in the country. The school?s Brewster and Carmel sites are unified by a core curriculum, central administration and an unparalleled level of expert professional support ? from social workers, teachers, psychologists, occupational therapists, and speech pathologists to experienced recreation, art and horticultural therapists ? to guide children in constructive choices and exploring their talents. This fully integrated ?treatment team? provides a comprehensive approach, intervening upon admission when a child is at his or her most fragile, and helping the child stabilize, reach his or her academic, behavioral and social potential, and return to the home school district with the best chance of success.

Green Chimneys merged with Clearpool in 2008, adding a dynamic new dimension to the Green Chimneys mission. In addition to its therapeutic day school and extended school year program, Clearpool provides an array of public education and recreation programs to school students, local families and community conservationists. Nearly 10,000 students a year from Putnam, Dutchess and Westchester Counties, and New York City participate in environmental science and experiential learning programs to enhance classroom curriculums. Exciting summer day camp programs provide over 400 local children aged 4-1/2 ? 15 with outdoor adventures, nature activities and traditional summer camp fun. Ongoing events offer families and community members a host of hands-on exploration and skill-building activities focused on environmental awareness and sustainability. In October 2011, Clearpool became the fourth Model Forest site established in the New York City Water Supply Watershed region, setting aside 264 acres of privately-owned forestland to support environmental education and forest stewardship within Putnam County.

About Green Chimneys

Green Chimneys is a not-for-profit organization helping young people to maximize their full potential by providing residential, educational, clinical and recreational services that create and nurture connections to the community and the natural world. Founded in 1947 and headquartered on a farm and wildlife center in Brewster, NY, Green Chimneys is recognized as a worldwide leader in animal-assisted therapy and educational activities for children with special needs. Green Chimneys services include an accredited special education school, residential treatment center, animal-assisted and nature-based therapeutic programs, public education and recreation programs, and community based support for underserved youth and families. http://www.greenchimneys.org

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