| 'CosmoGirl's' Pot Calls the Kettle Black
Editors at CosmoGirl would do well to remember that when they point at somebody else, three fingers are pointing back at them. The popular teen magazine tackled the question "What is Sexy?" in the March 2008 issue, bemoaning the increased amount of sexual imagery being thrown at young girls but failing to acknowledge its own contribution to the problem. Writer Marina Khidekel pointed out that girls are exposed to sexual imagery at younger ages than ever before, citing the popular Bratz dolls and the fact that "stores such as Limited Too sell lingerie like push-up bras and skimpy low-rise underwear for pre-teens." Khidekel also rightly lamented that TV shows "with smart female lead characters (like "Gilmore Girls" and "Veronica Mars") are being cancelled, while shows that survive (like "America's Top Model" and "The Hills") focus mainly on girls' appearance and hookups." When girls are bombarded with the message that appearance is the only thing that matters, Khidekel notes, they start to feel that it's their "sexual power - not [their] talent, brains or ambition - that counts most." Really, it's not sexual power that counts the most? Because that's the opposite message portrayed by the rest of the issue. .
Drug repository would help low-income folks
I'm a longtime cancer patient (nine years and counting), and I have dozens of bottles of leftover drugs clogging up my medicine cabinet. I know it's dangerous to keep them around. Kids could poison themselves, as could our golden retriever (who eats everything from rocks to homemade brownies). Drug abusers could steal them. I like to think that no one who visits my house would snoop in the bathroom searching for drugs, but do I know that for sure? In the old days, the rule was to flush unwanted drugs down the toilet. But it's not a good idea. Antibiotics, hormones and other drugs are being found in waterways, raising questions about harm to the environment and to human health as well. A year or two ago, I read that the thing to do was to return the unused drugs to a pharmacy for proper disposal.
Bank of Commerce Holdings(TM) Reports Income of $6.1 Million for 2007
REDDING, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bank of Commerce Holdings (Nasdaq: BOCH - News), a $618.3 million asset financial holding company, and parent company of Redding Bank of Commerce(TM), Roseville Bank of Commerce(TM), Sutter Bank of Commerce(TM) and Bank of Commerce Mortgage(TM) today announced income of $6.1 million for 2007. "The strength of our core banking business continued to serve us very well through 2007. Top line revenues increased to $45.8 million in 2007 compared with $39.5 million in 2006, a 15.9% increase over the prior year. Removing a non-recurring income item of $2.3 million, top line revenues are still up 9.9% or $3.9 million over the prior year's performance. Overall, our performance remains above average and consistent with our goal of achieving upper quartile performance compared with our peers." "Our loan and deposit growth trends were solid and our team continued to earn more of our customers business.
PharMEDium Announces Availability of Pre-Filled Operating Room ...
LAKE FOREST, Ill., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- PharMEDium Services, LLC, the leading provider of outsourced hospital compounded sterile preparations, is offering availability of compounded pre-filled, perioperative anesthesia drugs, an effort devoted to reducing medication errors and improving OR efficiencies. The service line covers the most commonly used drugs in the OR, including about 75 percent of those typically used in surgical procedures, said Rich Kruzynski, R.Ph., PharMEDium President. (http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051202/PHARMEDIUMLOGO ) "The major features of this new service offering -- enhanced labeling, color coding consistent with physician practice, and dual banding of the drug name -- are designed with quality, patient safety, and efficiency as the paramount factors," Kruzynski said.
Rising to another level
But now, after Tuesday's second 20 minutes, the Sooners have created a new standard for how well they can play. Though likely impossible to maintain such a level for entire game after entire game, approaching it more often might not be asking too much.How high a level? Rising to another level Clay Horning The Norman Transcript Coming into Tuesday night's game against No. 20 Texas A&M, Oklahoma women's coach Sherri Coale said the Aggies were a barometer. .
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