Family Tree DNA's 8th International Conference on Genetic

Houston, Sunday, 11 Nov 2012

The last day always seems to come so quickly. ?There never seems a great deal of time to chat with fellow genealogists so getting to bed late and up early does keep some of us non-morning people dragging a bit! ? But the excitement of the day is as good as a cup of coffee!

Sunday morning was our usual International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) meeting. ?Alice Fairhurst spoke on the ISOGG Y-DNA tree which started in 2006. ?There are now over 2,000 SNPs on the ?tree. ?The first few years there were 25-30 updates per year; last year over 100. ?There are already 73 updates this year so far and that number is that low only because the team clustered some of the updates. ?Many people in many countries are involved in helping, but they could use more. ?They need help in Q and some other areas. ?Due to Geno 2.0 ISOGG tree is going to a stronger database, but will remain the same through December 2012. ?The next tree may not be ready in January, however. ?Although there is a conversion chart, the new tree will only use terminal SNPs. ?Some R1b sub-clades are over 20 letters and numbers, and with Geno they will be much too long. ?This ISOGG tree is used by geneticists around the world.
Brian Swann from England gave great information and encouragement in his presentation suggesting that people with British genealogy learn how British records work and use them to find probable testers and reconstitute the families. ?He stressed checking the 1881 census, the 2055-2006 Birth, Marriage, and Death records now online, and checking for your surname through the Guild of One Name Studies. There are online databases for the UK from 1837-1841 could be a good resource, as well. ?Debbie Kennett?s new book Origins of British Surnames can be helpful. Facebook can also be a good source for current contacts. ?Join the local family history societies in areas of interest in Britain. Dr. Swann urged that as half the people in Britain who have children do not marry, now is the time to start the reconstruction as it will be more difficult in the future. Dr. Doron Behar spoke on the mtCommunity, referring to his paper: ?A Copernican Reassessment of the Human mtDNA Tree from its Roots. ? He states that about 16,000 mtDNA sequences on NCBI?s ?(National Center for Biotechnology Information) GenBank are from Family Tree DNA customers. ?He explained that Chimps are not our ancestor, but when through 6,000 years of evolution and are our contemporaries. ?Neanderthals were extinct only 30,000 years ago. ?Some of our species interacted with the Neanderthals, we did not evolve from them. ?Mankind did not evolve as you see in many online posters. ?Dr. Behar?s paper clearly shows that using the rCRS (Revised Cambridge Reference System) gives a skewed vision as more western Europeans have fewer mutations than those of other world areas. ?With his paper reconstructing the mtDNA comparison starting with the root and adding such populations as the Neanderthal, we see that there are now fewer mutations for those populations closer to the root and more mutations for those farther from the root which is much more logical. ?This new method is termed RSRS (Reconstructed Sapiens Reference Sequence). ?With the RSRS, all contemporary mtDNA shows approximately the same number mutations from the root?again, more logical. This change has no effect on the mtDNA tree topology or haplogroup labels. ?It will only add or subtract to the number of mutational differences when compared to the root mtDNA.
See the mtDNACommunity website which has over 13,700 full mtDNA sequences so far and is a centralized database allowing sequences to be posted for scientists. ?You can add yours. ?It is free to all testers from all communities, but only uses complete mtDNA sequences; the full mitochondrial tests. ?Each sequence not from FTDNA will be verified for accuracy before uploading. ?You will be asked if you want to upload to NCBI so check the option if you do, and FTDNA will upload for you. ?If you have already uploaded to NCBI do not do it a second time so you are not duplicated. ?You can send your CBI to FTDNA to check. Once you upload your NCBI submission number will be on your profile page.

Dr. Michael Hammer of the University of Arizona presented the most exciting news of the conference! ?Dr. Hammer?s presentation was entitled A highly Divergent Y Chromosome Lineage; Implications for Human Evolution and the Y Chromosome Tree. ?Bonnie Schrack, citizen scientist, gave us the back story and suggested that haplotypes that do not fit into the main groups can be gold, and that rare haplotypes can identify new clades. ?She found three people in her Y-DNA Haplogroup A project who did not have any designated haplogroup. ?After consulting some papers by Cruciani (2011) and Batini (2011), the decision was made to do a Walk The Y (WTY) for one of the members living in Georgia. ?More than 40 new SNPs were found with this test, setting a new record. ?It also included 32 SNPs discovered by Cruciani in is A1b sample. ?A second WTY was done with another member of ?her project in Maryland. ?For this tester about 24 new SNPs were found, but he shared 18 of Cruciani?s SNPs and 19 of the SNPs found in the tester from Georgia, and 22 new SNPs for his branch. ?A third WTY, a candidate from South Carolina, tested negative for all the SNPs previously tested in the other two ?testers.
? ? ?At this point, Dr. Michael Hammer was brought into the picture. ?Over 50 SNPs were derived from this South Carolina sample and about 30 which are ancestral and derived from all other human Y lineages. ?Dr. Hammer had seven SNPs matching the WTY testers and these were found in a small section of Western Cameroon. ?These new results put the Chimp and Gorilla very distant to modern humans. ?Hammer stated that the South Carolina tester who now has a haplogroup of A00 (currently the oldest haplogroup) is 500 years from his Cameroonian A00 cousin, and that the Atlantic slave trade brought his ancestor to the US. This discovery predates the origin of modern human fossils, and this tester?s line could be an archaic population. ? Two fossils found at Iwo Eleru (in nearby Nigeria) dated ~13,000 years ago showed archaic features.
? ? ?Dr. Thomas Krahn shared the story of the discovery as he worked with his wife Astrid to see if each newly found SNP had been previously discovered. ?After working all day and night, at 4 a.m. they realized they had new haplogroups. ?By 6 a.m. they were done checking all the new SNPs. ?As a result we no longer have just Haplogroup A, thought to be 60,000 years ago, but we have two haplgroups which came before A, namely A0 and A00. ?The A00 haplogroup lived ~338,000 years ago, but could range anywhere between 246,000- 563,000 years ago. ?Regardless, this is an astounding find and to know that one of our FTDNA administrators, Bonnie Schrack, was instrumental in calling this to the attention of the geneticists is an outstanding example of the value of citizen scientists. ?Several people throughout the world contributed to the cost of WTY tests and were thanked by Bonnie. ?This find is truly an important moment in history! Yesterday?s Breakout Groups were repeated today to allow people to attend at least two. I attended Elise Friedman?s group entitled Advanced Group Administration Techniques as a review and to see if there was information new to me. ?Without seeing the pages here it would be difficult to describe various aspects. ?I suggest that everyone take the Interactive Tour, read the FAQs, click on the FTQL (Family Tree Query Language for compound searches) and the Help icon found on all pages.

A few basics she covered: ?
1. ?Go to MY ACCOUNT and click on SETTINGS. Check the boxes you want shown on the left. ?DISPLAY SETTINGS on the right control what you see. ?The bottom of MY SETTINGS has settings for different report pages.
2. ?You can create a different email address for each project if you have more than one. ?Just add your email address on the CONTACT PAGE and select one for default.
3. ?Important: ?Go to PROJECT ADMINISTRATION and then click on MANAGING PROJECT. ?Fill in the blanks, but click on SHOW SURNAME even if your project isn?t a surname project. ?This way it is shown in the list of projects.
4. If you use counters or other logos or icons, put those under JAVASCRIPT.
5. ?You can also click on the results page and move members from one subgroup to another, but only in the regular results; not in classic or color.
5. ?On the results page you can highlight one line. ?I asked for 2-3 to be highlighted and maybe in different colors. ?This, in my opinion will help with comparing.
6. ?ACTIVITY LOG is new and shows changes in your projects.
7. ?It is very important to read the Project Administrators Guidelines and adhere to them.

Rory Van Tuyl?s presentation entitled A Tale of Two Families ? Findings from the FTDNA Surname Project Van Tuyl showed how he used Monte Carol simulation and the Walsh Infinite Alleles Theory to show that there was no constant mutation rate. ?He suggests that using similarities rather than differences is a powerful analytical technique and not to try to estimate TMRCA from Y-STR data.

Elliott Greenspan?s presentation entitled IT Road Map covered the accomplishments of this last year and the goals for the coming year. In 2010 FTDNA processed 250 terabytes and in 2011 they processed 2.33 Petabytes of matching data. The latter translates into 16.8 million segments. ?This is 50 times more data than last year. ?FTDNA has run over 5 million individual tests of all types over the years. The General Fund Invoice Payment was added along with SNP Maps and 23andMe uploads. ?As previously mentioned in this blog, FTDNA will allow uploads of Ancestry?s data as soon as it is available. ?The ?about me? section of the Personal Profile was added and is?view-able?by your matches when they click on your profile. ?Advanced Matches was added in order to compare two different tests at the same time.

The coming year?s goals are quite extensive and very welcomed:
1. ?FTDNA will go to Build 37 which is GRAND!
2. ?Microalleles will be coming on GAP charts.
3. ?Palindromic matches will be added in DYS 459,464 and CDY which will appear as one mutation as they are one event.
4. ?New mtDNA haplogroups will see some changes when Geno 2.0 begins getting results.
5. ?As the home page causes confusion for new members, the pages will be updated probably in December with items people have not done such as uploading a Gedcom being highlighted.
6. ?More badges like Niall of the Nine Hostages will be available.
7. ?Uploaded Gedcoms will be searchable and allow for direct input of data.
8. ?FTDNA will upgrade Population Finder by adding more populations more often and will have chromosome painting.
9. ?FTDNA will have X chromosome matching and browser, but will be different than that of Family Finder as it is inherited differently.
10. ?You will be able to select five matches and push to your chromosome browser page.
11. There will be more filter options so you can filter by blocks in Chromosome Browser to see all matches on that block. ?Blocks must be at least 4cM and start and end in the same block.
12. ?Restrictions on ?In Common With? will be removed.
13. ?Many of us have asked for phasing over the last couple of years and is it coming! ?YEAH!!! ?There will be two types of phasing depending upon the availability of testing parents.
14. ?Various apps for androids, iPhones, etc. will be added.
15. ?FTDNA developers plan to work with a group of customers with tech skills?a developer sandbox.
16. ?FTDNA will remove the five person limit for Family Finder downloads so all can be downloaded at one time into CVS or Excel files. ?EVERYONE clapped!

What a wonderful list for the coming year!

FTDNA cautioned against using Gedmatch as it shows your matches names. ?FTDNA cannot control customers who do this, but feel it could come back to bite you and can cause outside regulation. ?They suggested we do not take cM blocks seriously without other supporting information. ?They were firm about data mining not being available because of security and people who ?connect the dots.? ?FTDNA is not planning to drop the 12 and 25 marker test so that those who need to start small can do so.

AND?at the end of the conference FTDNA announced its Holiday Sale earlier than expected. ?See my previous post for the sale items and prices. ?The sale ends 31 December 2012 and is a great opportunity to upgrade, to add new tests, or to become a first-time tester with the largest genetic genealogy company!

On Monday, FTDNA offered three tours of their ?state of the art? lab in Houston. ?The equipment automation is amazing, and seeing the process to get our DNA results is fascinating. ?The weekly cost of some of the disposable items is astounding! ?It is clear why the time and cost we incur is what it is.

No doubt I omitted some information from this lengthy blog. ?For that reason, I suggest you also read Roberta J. Estes? blog DNAeXplained.

Can anyone doubt that history isn't being made on the monumental level? ?

Enjoy,
Emily
16 Nov 2012

Source: http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/11/family-tree-dnas-8th-international.html

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How cells in the nose detect odors

Friday, November 16, 2012

The human nose has millions of olfactory neurons grouped into hundreds of different neuron types. Each of these neuron types expresses only one odorant receptor, and all neurons expressing the same odorant receptor plug into one region in the brain, an organization that allows for specific odors to be sensed.

For example, when you smell a rose, only those neurons that express a specific odor receptor that detects a chemical the rose emits get activated, which in turn activates a specific region in the brain. Rotten eggs, on the other hand, activate a different class of neurons that express a different (rotten egg) receptor and activate a different part of the brain. How the one-receptor-per-neuron pattern ? critical for odor discrimination ? is achieved in olfactory neurons is a mystery that has frustrated scientists for long.

Now a team of scientists, led by neurobiologists at the University of California, Riverside, has an explanation. Focusing on the olfactory receptor for detecting carbon dioxide in Drosophila (fruit fly), the researchers identified a large multi-protein complex in olfactory neurons, called MMB/dREAM, that plays a major role in selecting the carbon dioxide receptors to be expressed in appropriate neurons.

Study results appear in the Nov. 15 issue of Genes & Development. The research is featured on the cover of the issue.

Braking mechanism

According to the researchers, a molecular mechanism first blocks the expression of most olfactory receptor genes (~60) in the fly's antennae. This mechanism, which acts like a brake, relies on repressive histones ?proteins that tightly wrap DNA around them. All insects and mammals are equipped with this mechanism, which keeps the large families of olfactory receptor genes repressed.

"How, then, do you release this brake so that only the carbon dioxide receptor is expressed in the carbon dioxide neuron while the remaining receptors are repressed?" said Anandasankar Ray, an assistant professor of entomology, whose lab conducted the research. "Our lab, in collaboration with a lab at Stanford University, has found that the MMB/dREAM multi-protein complex can act on the genes of the carbon dioxide receptors and de-repress the braking mechanism ? akin to taking the foot off the brake pedal. This allows these neurons to express the receptors and respond to carbon dioxide."

Ray explained that one way to understand the mechanism in operation is to consider a typewriter. When none of the keys are pressed, a spring mechanism or "brake" can be imagined to hold the type bars away from the paper. When a key is pressed, however, the brake on that key is overcome and the appropriate letter is typed onto the paper. And just as typing only one letter in one spot is important for each letter to be recognized, expressing one receptor in one neuron lets different sensor types to be generated in the nose.

"If this were not the case, a single cell would express several receptors and there would be no diversity in sensor types," Ray said. "Our study then attempts to answer a fundamental question in neurobiology: How do we generate so much cellular diversity in the nervous system?"

Next, the researchers will test whether the receptor-braking mechanism they identified in Drosophila is also involved in other organisms like mosquitoes. They also will examine the other receptors in Drosophila to explain what de-represses each one of them.

Modulating response levels

The researchers also found that the activity of the MMB/dREAM multi-protein complex in Drosophila can alter levels of the carbon dioxide receptor and modulate the level of response to carbon dioxide.

"If you dial down the activity of the complex, you also dial down the expression of the carbon dioxide receptors, and the flies cannot sense carbon dioxide effectively," Ray said. "What's particularly encouraging is that this complex is highly conserved in mosquitoes as well, which means that we may be able to dial down the activity of this complex in mosquitoes using genetic strategies, and potentially lower the ability of mosquitoes to sense carbon dioxide, used by them to find human hosts. Because carbon dioxide receptors are so well conserved in mosquitoes, we expect that the regulatory mechanism we discovered in Drosophila may also be acting on mosquito carbon dioxide receptors."

Antenna versus maxillary palp

Interestingly, flies sense carbon dioxide with receptors located in their antennae, and avoid the source. Mosquitoes, on the other hand, are attracted to carbon dioxide and use receptors located not on their antenna but another organ called the maxillary palps (small structures present near the mouthparts). The research team found that two specific proteins in the multi-protein MMB/dREAM complex in mosquitoes have sequences that are quite different from those of the corresponding proteins in Drosophila.

"These proteins ? E2F2 and Mip120 ? could explain why Drosophila expresses carbon dioxide receptors in the antennae while the mosquito expresses them in its maxillary palp," Ray said.

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Acting Balanced: Book Review: Iconic Spirits by Mark Spivak

I am pleased to be reviewing Iconic Spirits: An Intoxicating History by Mark Spivak as part of his Iconic Spirits blog tour!?? If you missed it, he guest posted yesterday about The Sexiest Drink on Earth!
From the Publisher:
Iconic Spirits: An Intoxicating History (Lyons Press; hardcover, $16.95), by Mark Spivak, is a compelling portrait of twelve spirits that changed the world and forged the cocktail culture. Some are categories and others are specific brands, but they are all amazing, resonant and untold stories. Each chapter closes with recipes for the most popular and important cocktails.

What?s the relationship between moonshine and NASCAR? Why was absinthe considered to be the most dangerous substance on earth? What was the cause of the Gin Craze in 18th century London, an epidemic of mass drunkenness that continued for fifty years? How did a homeless man become the 165th wealthiest person in America?

?These are the best types of stories,? says Spivak. ?They are the kind a writer could never make up.?

My Review:

If you've ever sat staring at a bar menu or all of the bottles lined up on the shelf somewhere and wondered how someone came up with that idea or how they decided that various spirits were worth drinking...? this is the book for you!?

Combining fascinating history with iconic recipes, this book takes the reader on a journey across the world, from high society to backwoods stills and shares some great tidbits that will make you the life of the party and a sure-fire winner if the Origins of Spirits is ever a Jeopardy category.?? I personally liked the recipes and connections that this book made - and I heartily recommend it to anyone who has ever had a drink of hard liquor - or wants to!

About the Author:

Mark Spivak is an award-winning writer specializing in wine, spirits, food, restaurants and culinary travel. He was the wine writer for the Palm Beach Post from 1994-1999, and since 2001 has been the Wine and Spirits Editor for the Palm Beach Media Group, as well as the restaurant critic for Palm Beach Illustrated. His work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Robb Report, Ritz-Carlton, Continental, Art & Antiques, Newsmax, Dream of Italy and Arizona Highways. From 1999-2011 he hosted Uncorked! Radio, a highly successful wine talk show on the Palm Beach affiliate of National Public Radio.

Mark began writing Iconic Spirits after becoming fascinated with the untold stories behind the world?s greatest liquors. As a writer, he?s always searching for the unknown details that make his subjects compelling and unique.His latest book is Iconic Spirits: An Intoxicating History.

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Thanksgiving Safety Tips ? Eagle Hardware Farm & Ranch

Thanksgiving Safety Tips

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?Cut the fat

Fatty or rich foods like beef fat, poultry skin and gravy can cause severe gastrointestinal issues in pets, including:

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If you want to treat your pet, it?s best to stick to a pet treat or a couple of small bites of lean poultry or unsalted/unbuttered vegetables.

Bones are bad

Although bones from our holiday birds look good to pets, they are dangerous and can cause intestinal upset and may even splinter once digested.

Watch the packaging

Make sure you dispose of any turkey or other food packaging quickly and appropriately.

All strings, plastic holders and bags that have a meat smell to them can be very attractive to a pet. Once ingested, these items can cause damage or blockage of the intestines.

Chocolate is particularly toxic

Consider all the cookie and desserts offered during the holidays, many of which contain chocolate.

Chocolate is dangerous for dogs in particular because it contains theobromine, a caffeine-like ingredient that can be toxic to your pet. Dogs are not able to metabolize theobromine as quickly as humans. Complications include:

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Later stages of theobromine poisoning include epileptic-like seizures and death. Keep your pet away from dark, semi-sweet and baker?s chocolate because they contain higher levels of theobromine.

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Face-washing tips for healthier-looking skin

ScienceDaily (Nov. 13, 2012) ? Washing your face is as simple as using soap and water, right? Not quite say dermatologists. How you wash your face can make a difference in your appearance.

"It's important for people to treat the face with care. Never scrub the skin or use harsh products as doing so irritates the skin, which makes skin look worse," said Thomas E. Rohrer, MD, FAAD, a board-certified dermatologist in private practice in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

For healthier-looking skin, Dr. Rohrer recommends people follow these tips to keep their face looking healthy:

1. Use a gentle, non-abrasive cleanser that does not contain alcohol.

2. Wet your face with lukewarm water and use your fingertips to apply cleanser. Using a washcloth, mesh sponge or anything other than your fingertips can irritate your skin.

3. Resist the temptation to scrub your skin as scrubbing irritates the skin.

4. Rinse with lukewarm water, and pat dry with a soft towel.

5. Apply moisturizer if your skin is dry or itchy. Be gentle when applying any cream around your eyes so you do not pull too hard on this delicate skin.

6. Limit washing to twice a day and after sweating. Wash your face once in the morning and once at night as well as after sweating heavily. Perspiration, especially when wearing a hat or helmet, irritates the skin. Wash your skin as soon as possible after sweating.

"A board-certified dermatologist can answer your questions about how to care for your skin, hair and nails," said Dr. Rohrer.

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GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities Blog ? Diversity Fellow, OCLC Online ...

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world?s information and reducing information costs. Tens of thousands of libraries around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve library materials. We are currently seeking candidates for a Diversity Fellow (Research) position at our Dublin, Ohio, office. The complete position description and links for applying for the position are available at http://www.oclc.org/careers/hub/view/default.htm.

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The research fellow has the opportunity to work on OCLC Research projects associated with the Resources Information Management and User Behavior and Synthesis Activities.

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* Cyber Synergy project (http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/synergy/default.htm): This is a collaborative project that is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and Rutgers University to investigate the possibility of seamless collaboration between knowledge institutions such as libraries and the Social Q&A (SQA) community. This project will require quantitative and qualitative data analysis, dissemination of research findings, and development of models for virtual reference and SQA services to initiate new collaborative library services.

2. The Resources Information Management Activity area includes several projects.

* Dissemination Information Packages for Information Reuse (DIPIR) project (http://www.dipir.org): This is a collaborative project that is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), University of Michigan, and OCLC Research. The project is exploring how to facilitate the reuse of digital data and collections. In partnership with the Inter-university Consortium of Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, and Open Context we are studying data reuse by quantitative social scientists, zoologists, and archaeologists to identify how contextual information about the data that supports reuse can best be created and preserved. This project will be in its final phase, which will require quantitative and qualitative data analysis and dissemination of research findings.
* Librarian and Data Management: This project is exploring the management of research data from the academic librarians? point of view. Of particular interest are librarian intentions towards and involvement in helping university researchers manage their data. This project will involve developing and administering an online survey, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, and disseminating research findings. A major aim of the project is to inform the development of effective social and technical infrastructures (e.g. education, training, systems, services, etc.) that support librarians that have this new responsibility.

Job Duties:

Working on two OCLC Research Activities from Summer 2013-Summer 2014, our intent is to provide the Diversity Fellow with a rich learning experience in two of the six activities supported by OCLC research ? User Behavior Studies and Synthesis and Research Information Management.

The Diversity Fellow will have an opportunity to assist in several ongoing research tasks for the User Behavior Studies and Synthesis and Research Information Management activities. Professional Development opportunities include:

* Developing and administering online surveys
* Conducting user interviews
* Collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data
* Reviewing and coding interview transcripts
* Preparing papers and presentations
* Aggregating and analyzing web server logs to identify user behaviors.
* Modeling

Since all of the projects collaborate with people in other OCLC divisions, as well as external institutions, we also see an opportunity for the Diversity Fellow to engage with a variety of people that extends beyond OCLC Research to OCLC?s product area, the academy, and the designated communities of users each project intends to serve.

Salary and Benefits

* Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience and applicable market compensation
* The Fellow will be eligible for health & welfare benefits such as is provided to other similarly situated term-limited employees
* Relocation Assistance will be offered in the form of a lump sum distributed in two installments (50% at signing of offer and 50% after 90 days of start date). The amount of the lump sum will be determined by the distance required for relocation during the term of the fellowship

Required Submissions

OCLC Candidate Profile

Create your candidate profile at the OCLC Career Center Internet site. Once you select to apply for the OCLC Diversity Fellowship opening, you will be asked the following questions:

* Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?
* Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, F-1 visa status)?
* List your library-related educational experience. Please include: name of degree and major; educational institution city/state/country; year degree awarded.
* List any additional educational experience. Please include: name of degree and major; educational institution city/state/country; year degree awarded.
* List the names of two persons (unrelated to you) who will be submitting letters of recommendation for you. Please include the e-mail address and phone number of the two recommenders.
* List your involvement with professional/student organizations (provide detailed listings of your activities and involvement with library and information science-related organizations); publications (citations for up to five key publications); and honors and awards.
* List any employment experience, most recent position first. Please include: position title; institution; institution mailing address; dates of employment; and key responsibilities.

Essay

Provide an original essay (to be submitted as part of your resume file) of no more than 1,000 words describing why you want to participate in the OCLC Diversity Fellowship Program, and how the experience will contribute to your short-term and long-term career plans. The essay should also demonstrate insight into the problems and opportunities surrounding diversity and inclusion in the library workforce.

Letters of Recommendation

Two persons (unrelated to you) will need to submit letters of recommendation on your behalf directly to: diversityfellow@oclc.org. Letters of recommendation MUST be sent separately via e-mail from the recommender?s e-mail account (applicants cannot submit the letters). Recommenders should state how long they have known you and in what capacity, discuss evidence of your commitment to professional development and service, and give an assessment of your promise as a developing professional.

Application Procedures

Application is initiated by applying to the specific fellowship requisition at the OCLC Career Center Internet site, www.oclc.jobs, where you will need to create an OCLC candidate profile. The OCLC Diversity Fellowship (WorldShare ILL) Job ID number is 2163. Note: If you have created an OCLC candidate profile in the past, please do not create a duplicate profile.

Important:

* If you are applying for multiple OCLC positions, you only need to create one OCLC candidate profile, but you must apply towards each particular position via your candidate profile.
* When creating your profile, you will arrive at a section to ?upload your resume?. Please use that section to upload your original resume and essay in one file (both your resume and essay should be in one document before submitting the file online). If you experience problems uploading your resume and essay document, please submit the resume and essay via email directly to: diversityfellow@oclc.org.

The application initiation and all required submissions (original essay and two letters of recommendation) MUST be completed and received by Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 5:00pm ET.

Timeline and Key Dates

2013 Program Applications Accepted (Fall 2012 to February 28, 2013)

2013 Application Deadline (February 28, 2013)

2013 Fellow Selection Process (April 2013)

2013 Notification of Decision (April/May 2013)

2013 Fellowship Program Starts (July 2013)

2013 Fellowship Program Ends (12 months after start date)

The OCLC Diversity Fellowship Program 2013 Program Guidelines document can be found at:

http://www.oclc.org/us/en/community/careerdevelopment/minorityfellows/default...

Qualifications

The following skills are required to accomplish the projects/tasks across the two projects.

A Master?s or Ph.D. in Library and Information Science or related discipline (Information Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Archives, Records Management) is required, though candidates with advanced degrees in social science disciplines (Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology) are also encouraged to apply.

* Strong communication and analytical skills
* Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
* Experienced in Microsoft office programs
* Familiarity with database design principles

The following skills are preferred:

* Undergraduate or graduate research experience
* Ability to quickly learn new software applications

Source: http://alanis.simmons.edu/blogs/jobs/2012/11/14/diversity-fellow-research-position-oclc-online-computer-library-center-inc-dublin-oh/

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Put Up Your Dukes: after party

layla turns two on wednesday.

we had a teensy family party at our house yesterday. i was a typical first time mom with judah and had actual party-parties for his 1st and 2nd birthdays...despite the fact that he was essentially clueless. ?so until layla learns enough english to to tell us what she's into (like monster trucks or swimming), we just go low-key and DONT turn insane and murder everyone, as is my tradition while hostessing anything for more than 10 people. charmed, i'm sure.

well layla was ready for a nap a good 2 hours BEFORE the party and then kept upright only by cousins, cake and presents.?

so heavens to mergatroid, when we tried to get some family photos as folks were leaving, she was NOT having it.

and in the midst of attempting to coerce a smile out of her (there are a good 5 family members dancing behind the camera for her entertainment, we managed to extract a few GEMS that go pretty far towards capturing in one frame what our typical family life looks like:

aw. ?poor, scary, everyone.

?judah afraid, layla's enraged and i'm a freak, but look how hot my hair looks!

?a picture that looks 90% acceptable live right on the edge of a full blown meltdown, if youre brave enough to go after it...its waiting for you there.

she turned on me here. baring her chest and going for my throat.?

?she wins. every time. i defy anyone to top the flashing throttler that is my little princess terminator.??girlfriend is FIERCE!?

Source: http://www.putapuredukes.com/2012/11/after-party.html

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Constituencies bend Okla. Gov's ear on health care

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ? Looming decisions for Gov. Mary Fallin on how Oklahoma will respond to the sweeping federal health care law are prompting an energetic, behind-the-scenes lobbying effort by hospitals, insurance companies, business and industry groups, and other constituencies that will be affected by provisions of the law.

Fallin is expected to announce within the next week her position on whether the state will move ahead with setting up a state-based online health insurance marketplace, or exchange, required under the law. Oklahoma policymakers also must decide whether the state will expand its Medicaid eligibility to provide coverage to thousands of low-income, uninsured citizens.

Fallin has yet to stake out a position on either proposal and faces a delicate political balancing act in a state where Republicans have bitterly resisted the requirements of the new federal health care law. On the one hand, hospital officials and chamber groups are pushing for both a state-based exchange and an expansion of Medicaid. But both of those ideas are fiercely opposed by tea party and other grass-roots activists who have been fighting implementation of the law since its passage in 2010.

"It's a real challenge for the governor because what it's done is put her right in between two major constituent groups inside the Republican Party," said Keith Gaddie, a professor of political science at the University of Oklahoma.

The Tulsa Metro Chamber, which represents more than 3,000 members, is among those lobbying the governor to support both a state-operated insurance exchange and an expansion of Medicaid.

"Certainly health care is one of the two largest employment sectors in Tulsa, so we're very cognizant of the jobs health care provides in our community," said Susan Harris, a senior vice president at the chamber who works on health policy. "Also, we need a healthy workforce. Healthy workers get better jobs, make more money and take care of themselves. It's better for the whole community if we've got a healthy workforce."

Fallin herself opposed the law when she was a member of Congress and even dangled a "Don't Tread on Me" flag before a tea party rally at the U.S. Capitol during the health care debate in 2010. Fallin and other Republican leaders initially hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn the law, and when that didn't happen, she withheld a decision on whether to proceed until after the election, hoping Mitt Romney would be elected and either help overturn or the slow the implementation.

Oklahoma was among the states that over the law, and even after the Supreme Court's decision, Attorney General Scott Pruitt amended his lawsuit to challenge its implementation of the law.

"There is political risk in quitting resistance, but after you fail three times you really have to reassess whether or not you're going to prevail in this fight," Gaddie said. "At some point you just have to leave the battlefield and go home."

Fallin spokesman Alex Weintz said Friday the governor is still exploring the state's option as they relate to both the creation of a state exchange and the expansion of Medicaid.

"We feel like we have kept, as of right now, the doors open for the state of Oklahoma to pursue whatever we decide is the best option for our citizens," Weintz said. "We don't feel like anything has been ruled out, simply because of time restraints, at this time."

States initially had until Nov. 16 to provide federal officials with a blueprint for how the state-based exchange would work, but Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a letter to governors Friday that they have another month, until mid-December, to submit detailed plans. Sebelius noted that she still wants to hear by the end of next week if states plan to set up a state exchange. States that don't will have a federal exchange operated for them.

Nearly 20 percent of Oklahoma citizens currently are uninsured, and an expansion of Medicaid to 133 percent of the federal poverty level would make an additional 180,000 adults eligible for Medicaid, according to the Oklahoma Hospital Association, one of the groups pushing Fallin to support the Medicaid expansion.

State health officials estimate such an expansion would result in more than $1.5 billion in federal funding to the state during the first three years when the federal government picks up the full cost of the expansion. The state's share would grow to 10 percent of the cost by 2020, which would amount to about $56 million, according to estimates from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.

But those federal and state costs are why the Medicaid expansion is being opposed by conservative activists and Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma's junior senator who has railed against increased federal spending.

"I do believe our state Medicaid's program can help Oklahomans who qualify for the program," Coburn wrote in a letter to Fallin last month urging her to reject the Medicaid expansion. "But at a time when our national debt is $16 trillion and Congress is running trillion-dollar annual deficits, it is unlikely that federal promises of stable Medicaid funding are anything more than a mirage."

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Sean Murphy can be reached at www.twitter.com/apseanmurphy

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/constituencies-bend-okla-govs-ear-health-care-154940575--finance.html

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