John R. Fausey School is one of five elementary schools in the city of West Springfield, MA. It is right next to West Springfield Middle School and not far from West Springfield High School. Every year the school houses the Fausey Circus, a circus where students from the school perform different circus acts. It also houses the city's Applied Academics Program, a program designed to help special needs children.Brenda St.Peter and Laura Williams are the creators as well as the teachers of the program. There are various para-professionals who work in the program as well.
Kayla Nebeker Karhohs is the woman behind the creation of a non-profit organization and annual benefit concert held in Reno, Nevada. During her second bout with cancer, Kayla began actively advocating for glioblastoma multiforme patients through various fundraisers and benefits held in her honor. It is from Kayla's example and these initial events that the Gala For Kayla and Kayla Nebeker Karhohs Glioblastoma Multiforme Foundation, focused on finding a cure for glioblastoma multiforme, have come into existence.
The Kayla Nebeker Karhohs Glioblastoma Multiforme Foundation
Shortly after her death, a non-profit organization was incorporated. Kayla was always looking for a way to help others and, while going through cancer, documented and shared her insights on how to provide more hope and comfort to those diagnosed with GBM. With those thoughts, knowledge, and feelings the Kayla Nebeker Karhohs Glioblastoma Multiforme Foundation was formed to build upon and carry out the charitable desires of Kayla. The foundation raises money particularly for cancer research of Glioblastoma multiforme.
The Gala For Kayla
The Gala For Kayla is annual benefit concert that began near Halloween in 2006. The first concert was held in the Manzanita Bowl at the University of Nevada, Reno on a very cold autumn day. The concert had booths set up where local artists could sell their donations. There was also a silent auction and a raffle where an iPod was given away. The concert was headlined by local Reno bands like The Stops and Slasher.
Final years 2005-2006
Kayla received her Bachelor's of Science in Nutritional with Distinction and a minor in Gerontology in the winter of 2005. By the summer of 2006 Kayla had been accepted into UCLA's Master's in Public Health program and dietetic internship before she was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) on July 22, 2006. Kayla immediately underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments, but they had no effect against her cancer.
Kayla had already survived colorectal cancer that she was diagnosed with at the age of 19.
The Kayla Nebeker Karhohs Glioblastoma Multiforme Foundation
Shortly after her death, a non-profit organization was incorporated. Kayla was always looking for a way to help others and, while going through cancer, documented and shared her insights on how to provide more hope and comfort to those diagnosed with GBM. With those thoughts, knowledge, and feelings the Kayla Nebeker Karhohs Glioblastoma Multiforme Foundation was formed to build upon and carry out the charitable desires of Kayla. The foundation raises money particularly for cancer research of Glioblastoma multiforme.
The Gala For Kayla
The Gala For Kayla is annual benefit concert that began near Halloween in 2006. The first concert was held in the Manzanita Bowl at the University of Nevada, Reno on a very cold autumn day. The concert had booths set up where local artists could sell their donations. There was also a silent auction and a raffle where an iPod was given away. The concert was headlined by local Reno bands like The Stops and Slasher.
Final years 2005-2006
Kayla received her Bachelor's of Science in Nutritional with Distinction and a minor in Gerontology in the winter of 2005. By the summer of 2006 Kayla had been accepted into UCLA's Master's in Public Health program and dietetic internship before she was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) on July 22, 2006. Kayla immediately underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments, but they had no effect against her cancer.
Kayla had already survived colorectal cancer that she was diagnosed with at the age of 19.
Pick Me Up Magazine
Published by IPC Media
Pick Me Up is a UK magazine, published by the IPC Connect division of IPC Media which is owned by the US based Time Inc.
It is part of the woman’s weekly market and is positioned in the real life sector of this market where it competes with titles such as Chat magazine.
True life and puzzles
It is on sale every week and its primary focus is on retelling the true stories of women and the heartache, tragedy, the weird and wonderful, as well as the happy and comic events that happen in their lives. All the stories featured are true no matter how sensational or horrific they may sound.
Since it launched in 2005, Pick Me Up magazine has established itself as the title that offers more real life stories than any other magazine.
Its second main focus is offering a dedicated section filled with a variety of different types of puzzles for which there are money prizes to win. Games include kriss kross, arrowords, logic puzzles, wordsearches, spot the difference, code crackers and the ever popular crosswords.
There is also a puzzle with a bigger prize to win like a family holiday.
Regular features
Other regular features are free product offers to enable the first number of readers to reply to try for free.
There is also a section that enables the buyer to cut out coupons and save money on a wide choice of different products
It has a regular section on health issues, a Mum’s Club, a feature on children called Toddlygook and a section on the husbands of reader’s wives called Him Indoors.
Every week it also offers horoscopes to its readers.
A lot of the pictures, stories and funny happenings are supplied by the readers themselves.
One of its regular celebrity contributors is Jeremy Kyle who offers advice on topical real life issues.
Circulation and readership
It is priced at 65p, which makes it one of the cheapest titles in the woman’s weekly sector.
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulation in January to June 2007, it sold 447,100 copies per week.
The National Readership Survey says it is read by 1.080,000 women.
Its key sales area is the UK, which accounts for over 90% of its sales, but it is also available in the Republic of Ireland, Europe and Australia.
Brand extensions
Four special issues are published throughout the year.
The Spring Special is available in March, the Summer Special in June, the Autumn Special in August and the Winter Special in November.
They are on sale for considerably longer than the weekly magazine.
They are bigger than the normal weekly issue at 76 pages and have a cover price of £1.30.
www.pickmeupmagazine.co.uk
The Pick Me Up site was relaunched in April 2007. It covers the same themes as the magazine but with different content. There is also the opportunity to take part in forums on relevant topics.
It also has fun games to play that are free, as well as the opportunity to win prize money by playing bingo. Like the magazine there are free competitions to enter that are updated daily.
Summary
Editor: June Smith Sheppard
Launch date: January 2005
Country: UK
Frequency: Weekly
Price: 65p sterling
No of pages: 68
Publisher: IPC Media
Parent Company: Time Inc
Circulation: 447,100 ABC Jan to June 2007
Readership: 1.080,000 National Readership Survey
Website: www.pickmeupmagazine.co.uk
Links
Pick Me Up: www.pickmeupmagazine.co.uk
Time Warner: http://www.timewarner.com
http://en. .org/wiki/Time_Warner
IPC Media: www.ipcmedia.com
National Readership Survey: www.nrs.co.uk/top_line_readership
ABC: www.abc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprognav/abc&nocy
Jeremy Kyle: http://en. .org/wiki/Jeremy_Kyle
Published by IPC Media
Pick Me Up is a UK magazine, published by the IPC Connect division of IPC Media which is owned by the US based Time Inc.
It is part of the woman’s weekly market and is positioned in the real life sector of this market where it competes with titles such as Chat magazine.
True life and puzzles
It is on sale every week and its primary focus is on retelling the true stories of women and the heartache, tragedy, the weird and wonderful, as well as the happy and comic events that happen in their lives. All the stories featured are true no matter how sensational or horrific they may sound.
Since it launched in 2005, Pick Me Up magazine has established itself as the title that offers more real life stories than any other magazine.
Its second main focus is offering a dedicated section filled with a variety of different types of puzzles for which there are money prizes to win. Games include kriss kross, arrowords, logic puzzles, wordsearches, spot the difference, code crackers and the ever popular crosswords.
There is also a puzzle with a bigger prize to win like a family holiday.
Regular features
Other regular features are free product offers to enable the first number of readers to reply to try for free.
There is also a section that enables the buyer to cut out coupons and save money on a wide choice of different products
It has a regular section on health issues, a Mum’s Club, a feature on children called Toddlygook and a section on the husbands of reader’s wives called Him Indoors.
Every week it also offers horoscopes to its readers.
A lot of the pictures, stories and funny happenings are supplied by the readers themselves.
One of its regular celebrity contributors is Jeremy Kyle who offers advice on topical real life issues.
Circulation and readership
It is priced at 65p, which makes it one of the cheapest titles in the woman’s weekly sector.
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulation in January to June 2007, it sold 447,100 copies per week.
The National Readership Survey says it is read by 1.080,000 women.
Its key sales area is the UK, which accounts for over 90% of its sales, but it is also available in the Republic of Ireland, Europe and Australia.
Brand extensions
Four special issues are published throughout the year.
The Spring Special is available in March, the Summer Special in June, the Autumn Special in August and the Winter Special in November.
They are on sale for considerably longer than the weekly magazine.
They are bigger than the normal weekly issue at 76 pages and have a cover price of £1.30.
www.pickmeupmagazine.co.uk
The Pick Me Up site was relaunched in April 2007. It covers the same themes as the magazine but with different content. There is also the opportunity to take part in forums on relevant topics.
It also has fun games to play that are free, as well as the opportunity to win prize money by playing bingo. Like the magazine there are free competitions to enter that are updated daily.
Summary
Editor: June Smith Sheppard
Launch date: January 2005
Country: UK
Frequency: Weekly
Price: 65p sterling
No of pages: 68
Publisher: IPC Media
Parent Company: Time Inc
Circulation: 447,100 ABC Jan to June 2007
Readership: 1.080,000 National Readership Survey
Website: www.pickmeupmagazine.co.uk
Links
Pick Me Up: www.pickmeupmagazine.co.uk
Time Warner: http://www.timewarner.com
http://en. .org/wiki/Time_Warner
IPC Media: www.ipcmedia.com
National Readership Survey: www.nrs.co.uk/top_line_readership
ABC: www.abc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprognav/abc&nocy
Jeremy Kyle: http://en. .org/wiki/Jeremy_Kyle
In evolutionary biology, evolutionary relay describes how independent species acquire similar characteristics as a result of their evolution in similar ecosystems, but not at the same time.
A classic example is the dorsal fin of the extinct ichthyosaurs and the shark. Another example is the streamlined, fish-like shape of the ichthyosaurs and the shape of extant dolphins and small whales. Except for the tail fins, cetaceans greatly resemble fish in outline, but are instead descended from four-legged land mammals. Their closest land relative today is thought to be the hippopotamus. Their modern shape is due to their water-based life cycle, as is the shape of the fish.
Pterosaurs resembled bats not only regarding flight, but also in regard to hair. Some species of pterosaur actually had hair or fur, presumably as a result of separate evolution, as the common ancestor of the archosaurs (whence pterosaurs are thought to have come) was quite distant from the therapsid mammal ancestors.
Evolutionary relay is a similar phenomenon to convergent evolution and
parallel evolution, but they can all be distinguished. In convergent evolution, independent organisms acquire similar characteristics while evolving in different habitats (e.g. bird and fly wings). Parallel evolution occurs when two independent species evolve together at the same time in the same ecospace and acquire similar characteristics (e.g. extinct browsing-horses and extinct paleotheres).
Other examples
*Bees and hummingbirds independently developed the ability to hover in flight to get nectar from flowers.
*Pill bugs and armadillos both have segmented body armor so they can roll up into an armored ball to deter predators.
A classic example is the dorsal fin of the extinct ichthyosaurs and the shark. Another example is the streamlined, fish-like shape of the ichthyosaurs and the shape of extant dolphins and small whales. Except for the tail fins, cetaceans greatly resemble fish in outline, but are instead descended from four-legged land mammals. Their closest land relative today is thought to be the hippopotamus. Their modern shape is due to their water-based life cycle, as is the shape of the fish.
Pterosaurs resembled bats not only regarding flight, but also in regard to hair. Some species of pterosaur actually had hair or fur, presumably as a result of separate evolution, as the common ancestor of the archosaurs (whence pterosaurs are thought to have come) was quite distant from the therapsid mammal ancestors.
Evolutionary relay is a similar phenomenon to convergent evolution and
parallel evolution, but they can all be distinguished. In convergent evolution, independent organisms acquire similar characteristics while evolving in different habitats (e.g. bird and fly wings). Parallel evolution occurs when two independent species evolve together at the same time in the same ecospace and acquire similar characteristics (e.g. extinct browsing-horses and extinct paleotheres).
Other examples
*Bees and hummingbirds independently developed the ability to hover in flight to get nectar from flowers.
*Pill bugs and armadillos both have segmented body armor so they can roll up into an armored ball to deter predators.