A previous post noted some cancer statistics that were mentioned on a cancer research news segment that aired all week on the news. Network evening news anchors Charles Gibson, Katie Couric and Brian Williams made quite an announcement during live appearances today on ABC's "Good Morning America," CBS's "The Early Show," and NBC's "TODAY show."
Stand Up To Cancer, a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking research, launches today through an unprecedented collaboration uniting the major television networks, entertainment industry executives, celebrities and prominent leaders in cancer research and patient advocacy. ABC, CBS and NBC will donate one hour of simultaneous commercial-free primetime for a nationally televised fundraising event to air on September 5, 2008 (8 pm EDT and PDT), aimed at rallying the public around the goal of ending cancer's reign as a leading cause of death.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
I Got A Job!
I wanted to give a great big thanks to those that have been supporting me the past few months, actually six months. The time during which you are officially known as "unemployed." Last November, I was forced into the trenches of a deep job search. I knew I had to make some serious choices about my next step, but I definitely knew that my next job was going to be something that made me feel like a winner. My patience grew very thin during these past months. I turned down some offers and I'm not going to lie, got really disappointed by losing out to some other candidates on some things too. I couldn't help but feel like somewhat of a loser collecting my unemployment each week. Today, things took a turn. I've wanted to write about it all week, but somehow I felt like I would jinx it if I talked about it. I've been interviewing with a company called Birdsong Creative in Downtown Franklin, and today they gave me an offer to be their project coordinator. It all moved pretty quickly, but its all felt very natural during the process. For once, nerves never got the best of me. This is how I know this is right. It goes back to my love of graphic design and away from the music industry. Hooray. So, thanks to all of you that have been praying and encouraging me along the way.
Along the same lines, if you have been reading this blog or know me, you probably know about all the stupid health insurance issues my husband and I have been worrying about. We applied to quite a few companies and either got denied or got riders put on the very health issues we were concerned about. Skye finally put an end to that problem when he took a job with Apple last week. Yes, a job with full benefits! Worrying over! At first I was concerned about him being tied down to a schedule and an actual routine (he's always been self-employed), but he has come home every night so enthusiastic about his day and looks forward to going back. I'm very proud of him and it's great to know that I won't always being tied down to providing the health insurance for us. Anyways, his business card actually read his actual job title "Genius." Gotta love that, right?
Along the same lines, if you have been reading this blog or know me, you probably know about all the stupid health insurance issues my husband and I have been worrying about. We applied to quite a few companies and either got denied or got riders put on the very health issues we were concerned about. Skye finally put an end to that problem when he took a job with Apple last week. Yes, a job with full benefits! Worrying over! At first I was concerned about him being tied down to a schedule and an actual routine (he's always been self-employed), but he has come home every night so enthusiastic about his day and looks forward to going back. I'm very proud of him and it's great to know that I won't always being tied down to providing the health insurance for us. Anyways, his business card actually read his actual job title "Genius." Gotta love that, right?
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
This makes me mad!
Did you know that government funding is drying up for cancer research?
1 in 10 Cancer research proposals gets funded.
50% of men will get cancer and 33% of women will get the disease in this lifetime, but as of right now 10 Million Americans are already living with Cancer right now.
Pharmaceutical companies are investing in clinical trials, rather than simple research.
Researchers are moving careers, such as to Wall Street because they can't get the funding or to go overseas to do research instead.
1 in 10 Cancer research proposals gets funded.
50% of men will get cancer and 33% of women will get the disease in this lifetime, but as of right now 10 Million Americans are already living with Cancer right now.
Pharmaceutical companies are investing in clinical trials, rather than simple research.
Researchers are moving careers, such as to Wall Street because they can't get the funding or to go overseas to do research instead.
The New Bachelorette
I have to be in the right mood to get into the TV series The Bachelor or The Bachelorette. So, I've missed a season here or there and I think the last one that I caught was the one with Travis, hometown boy from Nashville. Last night I set the DVR to record the season opener of The Bachelorette. I didn't watch the season where she became got scorned, but I was able to get the just of it. Anyways, let me tell you, I wasn't too impressed with the pickings she had. Out of all the men in America, we found these 25 to represent? (Guys who go by the names Donato and Spero). The most concerning was Greg , the personal trainer from NYC. During the final moments, after he was not given a rose, I might add, he ripped off his shirt and went crazy. I can definitely see why he didn't make it into even the second episode.
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