08/31/07 08:51 - 56ºF - ID#40851
For your birthday-Bonus Round
We will go to Cirque Niagara's Avaia!
We will return here.
This is our room. View of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls!
We will watch the fireworks from the King Size bed at 10pm (I hope to make it back in time) Image borrowed from
We will play Hot Hot Penny all night long!
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08/30/07 04:37 - 69ºF - ID#40837
New Roswell Employee?
You have no idea how crazy it is to get to this place. They had to send an escort with me both ways and I still don't know how to get there. Seriously, it is a maze and that definitely showed my worst weakness, sense of direction! The lobby is so great at Roswell's Main Hospital. They had some man playing the piano as well as some guy who made origami animals that were really good. His sign said "Free to take" and I wanted one so bad, but I really didn't think it was a good idea to take one. Aren't they for people who have cancer or are a family member or something? Plus I was going to an interview and how professional would it be for me to bring in an origami zebra? Instead I carried a cool planner with a lotus flower on the front and a purple tinted folder holding my "papers". The lobby was so great for my anxiousness levels. I'm sure it is helpful to the people who are suffering. Anyways I really love Roswell, and would be so proud to say I was an employee. I don't see what you could say bad about that place, but maybe I'll find out ;)
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08/28/07 11:14 - 74ºF - ID#40795
Misc
The Soka Gakkai became prolific after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first Soka Gakkai president died in prison at the hands of the Japanese government.
I took some pictures at dusk, my favorite time. If I were up a sunrise, that would probably be my preferred time. Mike asked what I was taking pics of but I wasn' t sure what to say.
I have the cutest wab in the world. I have never seen him lay like this.
The Scajacuada is so nasty.
Park bench tranquility.
Motion
My leg looks like a tasty chicken wang.
Don't step on the crack you'll break your mother's back!
Buffalo tranquility.
From buffalorecylces.com
Household Hazardouse Waste Day September 8, 2007 9am - 2pm Honeywell Inc., 20 Peabody St. and Elk St. near Smith St Exit off I-190
Residential Waste Only Items accepted include: Pesticides, Fertilizers, Pool & Household Chemicals/Cleaners; Oil-based Paints, Spray Cans; Oil, Gasoline, Antifreeze; Paint Thinner, Stripper & Solvents; Lead-Acid & Rechargeable Batteries; Mercury: Thermometers & Thermostats;Propane tanks & cylinders. - Not accepted: Tires,Latex Paints, Computers; Appliances; Commercial/Industrial waste. Call 858-6800 for more infomation Sponsored by: Erie County and the City of Buffalo
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08/26/07 10:40 - 69ºF - ID#40749
Post Graduation
Clinical Research Associate I (#820)
Position Details
Shift: Days, Full-Time
Salary : $36,229 - $46,042 (salary is based on related experience). Includes a comprehensive benefits package.
Applicants must reference posting #820 when applying.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must possess an Associate's degree in a health or science related field.
Nature of Work and Responsibilities:
The Clinical Research Associate I supports the clinical research mission of the Institute and Clinical Research Services (CRS) through one of the following areas: maintenance of research regulatory documents and the submission of new studies, amendments, continuing reviews and all other study documents; data collection and entry; or data management and study compliance; adheres to the Code of Federal Regulations (Title 21) and guidelines set up by the International Committee for Harmonization for good clinical practices.
In comparison, you could also go and get your doctorate and make $55k! My dad made close to that before he went to college. Of course that was a different time....the 80's! Now that he has gotten a bachelor's I think he probably earns less.
Translational Research Scientist (#813)
Position Details:
Shift: Full-time; Days
Salary: $55,473 annually. Includes a comprehensive benefits package.
Applicants must reference job posting #813 when applying for this position.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must possess a Doctoral degree in a health or science-related field and 1 year of full-time research or clinical trials experience; or a Master's degree in a health or science-related field and 3 years of full-time research or clinical trials experience.
The preferred candidate will have a Doctoral or Master's degree in Biology, Pharmacology or Molecular Biology, computer and data management skills, and at least 3-5 years of experience in planning, conducting or evaluating clinical trials.
Nature of Work and Responsibilities:
This Translational Research Scientist will collaborate with clinicians, scientists, statisticians, computer programmers, clinical data coordinators, nurses and administrative personnel in the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) Statistical and Data Center to plan, conduct and analyze clinical trials involving translational research. This candidate will review and critique research concepts for scientific validity and feasibility, develop procedures and documents for incorporating high-quality translational research objectives into Phase I, II or III treatment trials, cancer prevention trials or grants, establish criteria for evaluating the validity and reliability of lab data and procedures, and collaborate with clinicians, scientists and statisticians in preparing abstracts, reports, manuscripts, journal critiques and professional presentations. Further responsibilities will include developing seminars and training programs for clinical staff concerning specimen and data collection and quality control procedures, participating in GOG semi-annual group meetings and committee meetings, and participating in professional national and international cancer research and oncology meetings and workshops.
Not that I think $55k is a bad salary or anything. It just seems like it could be a little higher for having those qualifications.
The rest of my student lloans are going into repayment status in a couple of months. I already have been paying on my big one since June because that is the deal when you consolidate. I have to make three payments now which is a pain in the butt, but consolidation isn't an option on those. One of them is pretty much like a car loan because it is private. I guess i wont be getting a new car anytime soon. Now I have to be on my best behavior and make each payment on time for 3 years so I could get a percent off of my interest rate. It make me really annoyed that people who graduated after 9/11 got their interest rates at under 2%. That is really not fair at all to me. Why should they be getting such a good deal? I mean, the life of a loan is for so long and since the economy is so much better now *sarcasm* why do they still get to enjoy those rates and I have to pay so much more?
If I never went to study in Cuba I would be much better off financially, but I don't care. I definitely wouldn't have changed anything even if Cuba doesn't turn out to be a financial payoff. I'm one of those strange people that went to school because I wanted to rather than I wanted to make money. So I made my bed and now I'm going to lie in it, but its soft and comfortable and smells clean so thats OK.
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08/20/07 04:59 - 61ºF - ID#40640
Niagara Falls
Mist People. They are so supernatural.
(e:mike)
Moose peeing in the urinal
Hotel People. This hotel is really neat. When you watch it you see people opening and closing their patio entrance ways. Mike loved it.
He is so beautiful.
We went to Rain Forest Cafe for dinner. It is so fun inside. This aquarium was inside. I loved this fish and have never seen it before. I wanted to kiss it. Every 25 minutes they have a thunderstorm inside and the lights flicker on and off. The animals go wild too. The food is really good but expensive. You are paying a lot for the atmosphere. A hamburger costs $18!
Mike and I at the falls
They have a ferris wheel, but at $10/person we skipped it. Someday I would like to do it though.
We also went to Coca Cola. They have a soda bar, but beware....$15 for two cokes and a freaking pretzel. Hershey's, on the other hand, has great chocolate covered strawberries for two for two dollars.
Oh, we also gambled away $20 together on the slot machines. FUN!
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08/17/07 10:09 - 68ºF - ID#40603
It was a beautiful day
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08/13/07 04:38 - 80ºF - ID#40517
The value of a woman
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08/06/07 04:24 - 82ºF - ID#40411
Land for sale--cheap
I'm glad the article was published, but how could they not even mention this site's dark past that continues to kill people with cancer? The only thing the article mentions about the LOOW is that it once was a military testing area. What about all the radioactive waste they dumped into marsh area?! If you want to see my original journal with pictures click here:
Nike missile launch site up for auction in Niagara County
Town of Porter parcel advertised on Internet
By Sharon Linstedt
Updated: 08/06/07 8:29 AM
Sam Kolich/Buffalo News
The mothballed site covers 98 acres off Balmer and Porter Center roads.
"For Sale: 98 acres of mostly undeveloped, treed property in rural Niagara County. Amenities include six underground missile silos."
That could be the federal government's ad for an unusual piece of property located in the Town of Porter, which it is auctioning off via the Internet. The U.S. General Services Administration opened online bidding July 12 for the long-idle Youngstown Test Annex, ocated at the corner of Balmer and Porter Center roads.
"It's certainly a different kind of property," said GSA spokeswoman Renee Miscione. "But the federal government sells and disposes of a very wide range of properties. It's everything from office buildings and military residences to post offices, lighthouses and missile sites."
The GSA, which disposes of properties for the federal government, offers the lands and buildings to various levels of government before putting them on the auction block.
The Youngstown Test Annex was originally part of the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works, which included about 7,500 acres across Niagara County used for military testing. The Army acquired the Youngstown Test Annex property in 1955, developing it as a Nike missile launch site.
The Cold War-era defense system was designed to protect major urban areas and strategic assets, such as power plants, from air assaults. The Nike missiles were secured in underground silos, at the ready in case of attack. At the height of the initiative, there were more than 200 installations around the country, including nearly a dozen in Western New York.
The Air Force took title to the Town of Porter location in the mid-1960s, converting it to a Tropospheric Scatter Radar communications network site.
The property, which has remained under military control, was mothballed in 1990.
In its description of the site, the GSA notes the property includes about 45 acres of wetlands. In addition to six missile silos (which are empty and have been welded shut), the parcel also comes with a handful of outbuildings in "various stages of deterioration." The GSA warns potential buyers they could face asbestos-removal issues. However, the government indicates that the site does not contain radioactive materials or hazardous chemicals.
To date, no one has stepped up with the required $100,000 minimum bid.
Miscione noted it took 21 days for the first bid to be registered in last summer's online sale of the Thaddeus J. Dulski federal office building in downtown Buffalo. That 15-story, 470,000-square-foot tower saw a brisk bidding war in the final days of its auction, attracting a winning bid of $6.1 million.
Of the eight former Nike sites sprinkled across Niagara and Erie counties, this is the last one to remain under federal government ownership. While a few are now privately owned, most have found new life as town or village-controlled parks, recreation areas, senior housing or local government offices.
slinstedt@buffnews.com
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08/05/07 10:22 - 74ºF - ID#40395
Self Portraits
Maybe it's weird to take lots of pictures of yourself, but sometimes thats all you have.
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08/04/07 03:30 - 81ºF - ID#40379
Why recycle?
I made an honest mistake in my recycling habits and included dry cleaning bags along with grocery bags for recycling in the "blue bin". Anyways, the recycling people put the entire bag of plastic into the trash bin. The only way I was alerted to this was because I opened the can to see if they had taken it yet. I'm really sad that they would throw it out rather than leave it in the bin so I could see that it isn't recyclable. Wegmans takes back plastic bags so I would have continued to bring it there. Luckily I savaged the bags and will bring them there.
My other problem is that I left a cardboard egg carton to be recycled and they left it in the bin. Buffalorecycles.com which is supported by the Mayor, Byron Brown, clearly states that it accepts them. I assumed that they won't take the styrofoam ones, but was shocked that they won't take a cardboard one. So why does there website say that they will recycle them?
Does anyone else have problems with their recycling? I would like to contact the mayor with as much info as possible. Why does Buffalo make recycling so hard when as Joel Giambra clearly states
"Recycling is a matter of importance, not just in Buffalo, but throughout Erie County. Your efforts reduce our reliance on area landfills, which cuts expenses and creates local jobs, and you'll be helping to preserve our beautiful landscape.
Remember that a commitment to our recycling program is a promise made to this region's future. Recycling-it's easy and it's necessary. Together we can make it work.
Buffalo needs more education on recycling. I would love my full-time job to be on community recycling education.
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