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Many of you know that we lost a horse this past spring and as a result found a summer home with an Amish friend near for our remaining draft horse, Bob. We've known the Fisher family of Otterbein Acres for many years and know they are good horse folks and John Fisher also trains and uses border collies on his sheep flock. They are a family that values and cares for their livestock. When John and Lydia's recently married son Mark expressed interest in using and keeping Bob, we were hoping that eventually he would be able to purchase him; theirs is the sort of home we wanted for Bob.
Last week Mark called Roy and told him Bob is his best and lead horse and he really would like to purchase him. We are very happy to have Bob sold to a good home where he is used and also valued. We've been invited to visit him whenever we are in the area so one of these days, when the work is done, we plan to make a short trip over Timmon's Pass to visit Bob.
July 10, 2014
This past Monday we moved the cow / calf pairs across our neighbor's property, along the ridge to the pastures we rent from another neighbor. Perhaps we've become a little conceited about this process because the first year we did it, we set up long fences to ensure they would not run into the woods on left or into the lush alfalfa on the right. This year Roy and I started the process without even scoping out the pasture they would be running / walking through to get where we needed them to go. I was walking out ahead, calling "Here bos, here bos, bos," and they were gamely following along in the shade ... until I crossed over our property line into the neighbor's creekside pasture and realized the grass there was a up to my shoulders and taller than the calves. The cows quickly dispersed, some towards the ridge, some towards the alfalfa, some into the copse of trees. Roy took the ATV after the ridge cows and I tried to protect the alfalfa by shoo-ing cows and calves out as I went. For several minutes I felt how foolish and cocky we had become; just taking off without a reconnaissance mission.
What saved our necks is that cows naturally want to stay in a herd. That and some of the older cows clearly knew where they were headed. At one point we switched and I took the ATV ahead to make a path through the tall grass into the pasture on the far end, continuing to call the cows as I went, while Roy kept coaxing the ones lagging in the rear. When we closed the gate behind them, we did a quick count, and hopped on the ATV to search for any that got separated. Remarkably, they were all there. Disaster averted again. Fools can get lucky sometimes.
Saturday, February 22, 2014 was a promising day of sunshine and warmth in a long winter of freezing temperatures and deep snow. As is typical on weekends at home, we had a lot on our agenda. Weekdays, Roy and I run the farm separately; Roy around the edges of his full time job as a district forester and I negotiating demands from the office, barn, market, and home. I look forward to the days we can work together on projects and this particular Saturday we had pig pens to clean, fences to repair, and odd jobs to do around the farm.
In the afternoon I took the girls to a birthday party and when I returned home Roy met me in the driveway. Buddy, one of our team of Belgium draft horses was sick. The vet was on her way. We'd been through a similar scenario about three years ago and we knew that horses are not easy patients. As Dr. Kresge put it, prey animals will not easily show weakness because when they do, they become a target. Sheep are the same way, when they actually appear sick, things have often progressed further than can be reversed.
Buddy's symptoms were of intestinal discomfort, usually lumped into the diagnosis of colic in horses. He wanted to stay laying but we knew the best thing for him was to get him up and keep him moving. We took turns walking him around the barnyard, happy to see that he pooped normally several times. When the vet arrived and examined him, she didn't feel anything too alarming, but acknowledged he was clearly in distress. We gave him water, kept him moving, and were hopeful that we had caught it early. But by late evening we were seeing increased signs of stress and when Dr. Kresge came this time she attempted to tube him so that we could get mineral oil into his gut. Unfortunately, he was very difficult to tube and the more experienced horse vet from the practice was unavailable. The tube went in to the trachea easily enough, but not the esophagus, where it needed to be! Dr. Kresge was very apologetic and frustrated. She acknowledged that her lack of experience may have played a part, but one never knows. She was giving him great care and came out several times over a 24 hour period. Each time Buddy would give us hopeful signs; good bowels sounds, pooping, getting up and walking for us, etc. And then suddenly symptoms would change and it was obvious things were not well. With large horses, even the reach of a vet's arm is a limited exam. It is just impossible to know what is going on in that large cavity without imaging and that would cost a lot of time and money. Neither of which we could afford.
Around noon on Sunday, the signs of stress had increased. Buddy was calm, but sweating profusely, and another rectal exam made it clear that an intestinal loop had pushed back into the colon. It was this experience that suddenly felt like deja vu all over again. The options were similar to what we faced with Bud. A trip to the Bolten Center with a suffering horse to an outcome of less than 25% survival, and more money than we could really afford or relieve Buddy's suffering with euthanizing drugs.
So with more than few tears, we had Buddy put down. We all feel saddened at this loss and somewhat helpless in the face of suffering and death of such a magnificent presence. If only we could have slipped him into our Subaru wagon and hustled him down the road to an animal ER.
Buddy will be missed and his absence leaves us questioning whether we continue to pursue draft power on our farm. Those thoughts will have to wait for another blog.
For the past many years, I've scrounged around for used plastic and paper grocery bags to pack our meat orders. I thought as long as they are around, why not save money and reduce consumption by recycling them. Not a bad thing, but really wouldn't it be better to just to move further away from our "throw-away" habits and invest in something with a longer, more useful lifespan? So we've invested in lovely, blue, Blue Rooster Farm, reusable bags to pack our orders! I know, you are likely acquiring more of these types of bags than you need. I will be happy to exchange your old ones for our bright blue ones! Use our bags around town, give them away, or give them back to us and help us spread the word that Blue Rooster Farm is happy to provide you with locally raised 100% Grassfed Beef and Lamb and Free-Range, GMO-Free Berkshire Pork!
Either I've "gone native" or some latent family gene has begun to blossom in ways I would not have predicted. Soon after we moved to our farm I agreed, under the persuasive influence of both my sister and Roy, to get my hunting license. All the men in my father's family were hunters and even though Roy's father did not hunt very much, Roy has been an avid hunter as long as I've known him. I am familiar with all the arguments and protests about hunting because I used to make them. And like every "group" that I've ever been part of, there are many elements of the hunting culture I prefer to distance myself from. I am quite happy to only have three shells in my clip at once and to manually move them into the barrel. I've found that is more than enough to get the job done. I am a cautious hunter. I have neither the skill nor drive of Katniss Everdeen. What I do love is being in the woods with all the required focus and attention of a predator. There is nothing quite like it.
On opening day we are up before five dressing in warm layers. We hunt with my family at a cabin in valley not too far from our farm. We always eat a big Pennsylvania breakfast; eggs over easy, fried potatoes, scrapple, and toast. Both the banter, usually referring back to other year's hunts, and the well wishes begin as soon as the coffee is poured. It is not a leisurely affair however as we all hope to be in our stands by first light, usually around 6:30.
The feeling of being part of the woods begins as soon as the four wheelers are quieted and pre-dawn quiet walk begins. When I am finally in my stand and have situated my lunch bag and seat cushion, my breathing slows, calm descends, and the world slowly begins to wake up. Do I sit perfectly still for hours? Are you kidding! But I have learned to move my eyes more than my head; to tell the difference between a deer and a squirrel by just the sound of their movement. I get out and walk around when I am cold or bored. And I've learned that animals behave with a similar mix of pre-meditated caution and blatant irrationality. I've seen squirrels misjudge a jump and tumble to the ground. Had deer walk within ten yards me, turn and look me in the eye before moving on. And then there are the turkeys.
Turkeys are amazingly confident birds. They are not stealthy creatures. They quarrel and scratch their way through the woods as though nothing in the wild world might be interested in having them for dinner. This a week after Thanksgiving. At dusk on opening day, I heard a large flock of them moving towards me up the mountain. Sometimes deer move with the cacophony so I was trying to stay very alert. Just as they came into sight, the first one launched itself into a nearby tree. Soon a few more were flailing into trees around me. Their flight appears desperate as though with only a song and prayer will they make it to their destination. I felt the urge to hoist them up; just land already and settle in for the night! While watching their bedtime antics, as if to show off, a beautiful great horned owl silently glided in and perched on a tree beside me. She watched with haughty disdain her clumsy cousins bedtime routine, swiveled her head to stare me down, then flew silently and gracefully across the mountain.
Soon after the turkeys were settled in, I climbed out and headed down the dark mountain to the well-lit cabin in the valley where hunters and non-hunters would gather for dinner and an exchange of stories from our day.
The next morning I returned to that same stand and just the trees emerged from shadow of night, the first turkey tumbled out his tree and grumbled at his clan to get moving. The trees dusted out their turkeys and off they went, greeting and scolding each other as they moved down the mountain for the days hunt.
When I called my neighbors to discuss hiring their sons to do some fence repairs, I got into a conversation with their mother about my life. Upon learning that I did not return to teaching after the girls were born and the farm had grown, my well-meaning neighbor told me she thought is was really important when a woman has a "hubby-farmer" that she be home to support him and her children. Roy isn't really "hubby" at all, I thought, he is actually quit fit. In fact, I thought quite a lot of things in the two seconds it took to say, "Well have them give me a call if they are interested in the job."
Later that day when I rode up to check on the ewes and ewe lambs, I discovered three unfamiliar rams hanging around the outside of the electro-net looking in at our very sexy flock of ripening ewes. We've worked hard to select good rams and time our breeding for an early spring lambing and those three eager-looking rams were one thin wire away from foiling our plan. I suspected the rams belonged to another neighbor who had a small flock of Katadin sheep and rode over to ask about them. Angela knew immediately that the three rascal sheep were her yearling ram lambs who escaped recently and she was unable to catch on her own. While she works as a nurse nearby, her husband spends his work week near Philadelphia where his business is located. She was very apologetic and the two of us set out with a bucket of grain to lure her boys home.
Unfortunately a flock of ewes if far more enticing than a bucket of dry grain and the rams were totally uninterested so we moved to plan two: Mac. I can work with Mac and Pip but... it isn't pretty. The plan was to drive the three rams into a corral set up in the pasture till the pickup and trailer could take them home. But the whole plan was ill-conceived, which I realized as soon as I released Mac. Sheep instinctually flock together in the face of a predator and to add to fuel to fire, Mac is not very good at working on a split flock, which is what this essentially looked like to him. So upon releasing Mac, the three ram lambs split up and all found separate, but equally effective ways to run through the electro-net into our flock. By this time I was really frustrated and angry at myself for not thinking this through more carefully and Mac for not listening to me when I tried to call him back as soon as I saw the problem with the plan.
So there we were with a torn down fence and a flock of sheep with three young, strapping, ram lambs beginning to socialize. We didn't have much time but the solution was just revealed to me in my earlier failure. Isn't that usually how it works? Using Mac we moved the entire flock down into the corral. Inside a catchment pen had been constructed and thanks to adrenaline and frustration, I was able to catch the three scared Katadin boys and put them into the pen where they stayed till Jimmy (yet another very helpful neighbor) arrived with the livestock trailer.
It was satisfying to have worked together with Angela and Jimmy to solve a problem before any damage (read breeding) was done and it took me back to my earlier conversation with my other neighbor lady. In her mind I am a "farmer's wife", a support person, not meant to be demeaning to her mind, but not necessarily a decision-maker when it comes to the business of farming. In my mind I am something quite different.
We are recovering from quite a scare this past weekend. The girls, my mother, and I made a quick trip to Cincinnati to see Riley's specialists, leaving Roy home to tend the farm. We arrived at our hotel early enough to swim Sunday afternoon and missed several calls from Roy, so it was alarming to receive urgent texts and voicemail messages asking to be called ASAP!. I called a very distraught Roy to learn that Mac, our much-loved border collie, was rolled over by our empty livestock trailer and at the time of the call, appeared to have lost all use of his back legs. He was being x-rayed at the animal ER, but the vet had prepared Roy for the worst and I was imagining how I would tell the girls that Mac would be put down without any of us having the chance to say goodbye. I guess it is always good to be prepared for the worst and feel the immense relief and joy when the worst is avoided. The x-ray showed a dislocated hip but no broken bones. The blood tests came back normal; no internal injuries. Mac would have to stay the night and be sedated while two docs worked together to put the hip back in place. When we came home Tuesday, Mac greeted us with his usual tail wag and grin; his back leg pulled up in a sling where it will stay for at least two weeks. Aside from hobbling around a bit slower than usual and not being allowed to put Pip in her place, Mac seems almost normal. He is soaking up the love he feels totally entitled to. Roy is recovering well too. A cold beer or glass of wine on the back porch every evening with Mac and Pip insistently nosing for affection is a great remedy for near-loss-of-a-best-friend.
Friday, June 14
Yesterday's atmospheric turbulance has settled the dust and transformed into a breezy, sunny day. A lot of activity at the farm today; all of it in preparation for the distant winter that will be here before we know it. Two young interns from the county NRCS (USDA's Natrual Resources Conservation Service) are walking our fields taking measurements and elevation for a buried water line that will be put in this summer. We applied for cost-share funding years ago and this year it came through. It will allow us a longer grazing season in the winter and by keeping the beef on pasture longer, the manure they usually deposit in the barn will be deposited by them right where it needs to go, saving us both time and fuel spreading it in the summer.
Our neighbor, Alan, is also delivering hay today. We bought some of his best hay from last year at a reduced price so that he has room for this year's hay and we are prepared to feed our steers when they do come to the barn next winter.
Much of the summer's intensity on our local crop and dairy farms is all about prepartion for the winter ahead. We've become so accustomed to the easy transport of animal and human food that it is hard to imagine the energy that our foreparents put into storing up food for the cold, short, winter days. I doubt summers' would have the same leisurly feel they take on these days if we all had to work to ensure our family's food needs were tucked away to last around six months or so. There is a lot of idiocy about our food system these days, but there is good bit of genius too!
May is one of those months when the natural world transforms itself at such a rate you feel you can literally see growth happen as the hours pass. The trees are fully leafed out, concealing the warblers and Baltimore orioles we were able to glimpse at the beginning of May. The grass that was barely growing then, is tall and stemmy and fat with seed heads and dusty pollen. Up and down the valley, farmers are busy making hay. Every drive down Route 35 is an encounter with a tractor pulling a mower, a tedder, or a baler; leave the windows open and the wonderful fragrance of cut grass and alfalfa wafts in. I love living in a farming community in May.
We too are sending out our grass harvesters to gather the energy-packed nutrients the soil and sun have created. The cows and sheep don't bother making hay for us; they pack in the nutrients they need for growth and deposit what they don't need right back on the soil. Get a little, give a little. They move slowly over the pasture, stepping around nesting birds and newborn fawns hidden in the tall grass. They operate quietly on the landscape, not competing with omnipresent birdsong and insect buzz of high spring. Sure, they give off some gas now and then, some would say enough to be a major contributor of climate change, but when allowed to live on that great green carbon collecting pasture, I'd guess they contribute more to the solution than the problem. I'll let Simon Fairlie argue for me there though (Meat: A Benign Extravagance); I'm too busy moving and feeding animals, packing orders, communicating with butchers and customers etc etc. these days.
We too need hay for winter feeding and likely some of the hay we buy will be early spring hay, harvested at a time when nesting birds and beneficial insects are destroyed by the machines doing the work. One of our goals is to extend our grazing season so that our need for hay is reduced. The hay made on land we rent is cut after mid-July, allowing time for newly hatched and birthed critters to get out of the way. It is not a perfect world we live in, we all know that, but it seems we should try to find a way to share this glorious blue sphere with every other living creature rather move at a frantic and destructive pace. Live like a ruminant on spring pasture; walk slowly, chew thoroughly, lie down often, get a little, give a little.
Thursday, May 30
Posie, our bottle calf, has been moved to the barn on these hot days. There she has befriended the other misfit juvenile, a runty little piglet who was left after his brothers and sisters were sold as weanlings. The girls call him Carlos. No small creature likes solitude and Carlos was clearly distressed when his siblings disappeared. We decided it was best if we arranged the gates in barn so that he could get back with his mother and big aunts for company but escape to safety and goat milk if the mature sows got nasty. Interestingly enough, they have been very tolerant. He certainly posed no threat to their arranged hierarachy and we frequently find him snuggled up against any one of the big mama sows. He has also become quite friendly with us, his milk providers. At the sound of the barn door sliding open, he pops up and begins a grunty dash towards us and the milk bucket. It you have the time to sit down on the ledge around the side of the pen he shares with Posie, Carlos will come and greet you, putting his dainty front feet on your leg and extending his snout towards your nose. Riley claims he tried to suckle her nose and ears. It is very cute and endearing...for now; could be a frightening when he is 250 lbs.


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I posted this video of Derren Brown recently on a different thread, but it bears repeating. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xm3fgl_derren-brown-with-medical-students_shortfilms
What I should have mentioned last time in relation to this video:
— Whilst Derren is an entertainer, this is a real effect (he doesn't use stooges afaik).
— Derren would have screened a large number of students, possibly hundreds, before he ended up choosing these 3.
— The asian girl may have been used as a prop to enhance the "now you can't back out" sensation in the volunteers.
— The 3 he chose would be highly suggestible. This would NOT work on just anyone, and in other videos, Derren is quite clear about that.
— It's highly likely that some work was done off camera as a way of building rapport to a high level. He can induce rapport extremely quickly and deeply, so we're probably not talking about more than 5-10 minutes at a guess.
The relevance should be obvious. Even for less suggestible patients. what we say can have profound implications.
Here is another video to demonstrate Derren entrancing a bloke on the subway in less than a minute. Start video at 1:30. Lots of signs of medium level trance in the subject.
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Thrill's Big Brown Blog Has Off-Air Fun
Here's a sad truth; as soon as the mics are off, we say the absolute worst stuff in the world. Not in a "bad" way, per se, but in a highly offensive and in, what we believe is, a funny way. Race jokes, religion jokes, gender jokes and a murderous dressing- down of each other. Busting balls. That's pretty much it.
That, in and among itself, is no big deal, but we're smart enough to make sure the mics are off before we descend into our (more) juvenile conversations. Been that way for years.
Here's the thing; now we have these occasional live VIDEOS. No worries, but we're still not used to it yet. You might see where this is going.
So today, on two separate occasions, poor Mike Hawk, who's charged with filming these videos, had to remind us that we were going LIVE! Not sure if any of our more 'colorful metaphors' made it on video, but I really hope not. Mike looked mortified on several occasions...but deep down, it brings me joy.
OK bitches, I'm outta here.
Until tomorrow, do what you do best and STAY BEAUTIFUL!


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Today, Colwood Mayor Carol Hamilton sent a letter to Premier John Horgan, Minister of Transportation Claire Trevena, BC Transit and local area mayors requesting a meeting to move forward on solutions to traffic congestion in the Capital Region.
It is widely acknowledged that the most significant transportation issue the Capital Region currently faces is congestion on the Trans-Canada Highway during rush hours.
See also: Colwood and View Royal working with BC Transit on Rapid Transit Plan for Island Highway
And: Meeting with the Minister: Rapid Transit between Victoria and the West Shore
The letter comes on the heels of the recent renewed push for a CRD Transportation Service. "Let's take a common sense, proactive and collaborative approach to addressing our region's most pressing transportation issue, before adding another unnecessary layer of governance," said Hamilton.
The Mayor's letter asks for a joint meeting to put into action the construction of express transit lanes on the Trans-Canada Highway and supporting municipal arterial roads.
"As leaders, we must take action to meaningfully address the congestion concerns in our region, and make transit a more reliable and attractive option for commuters," she said.
The CRD Regional Transportation Plan (2014) identifies as a priority "rapid transit between the West Shore and Downtown Victoria in order to build ridership." Lanes dedicated for transit and HOV now would lay the foundation for future light rail transit, should the region's density grow to the point that it becomes feasible.
The Mayor received prompt responses from the Premier's scheduling branch, BC Transit and several of the nine West Shore and Core Area mayors addressed in the letter who are interested in participating. Watch for more to come.
Future transportation aspirations
There are three regional transportation ideas that come up frequently each time the issue is raised: Light Rail Transit, the E&N Rail Corridor and a West Shore Ferry.
- Light Rail Transit: The table below lists population densities required to support levels of transit service. "Exhibit 4.11 presents suggested density ranges for various levels of transit service based on a compilation of several studies. While these are not minimum requirements to provide the suggested level of service, they are density ranges that would minimize the cost of operating transit service while maximizing ridership potential. At present, with the exception of Downtown Victoria, most areas of the CRD would fall well below 80 persons+jobs per hectare (Exhibit 4.12)."
- E&N Rail: This BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Evaluation of the E & N Railway Corridor: Commuter Rail (2010) came to the following conclusions:
"An initial set of concepts for commuter rail service suggests that significant investments could be required in repairs to the current corridor, new trains, additional tracks and signals, stations, and a maintenance/storage facility. For the system from Westhills to Victoria, these costs could range from $69 to $165 million, including $22 to $32 million for the trains and $47 to $133 million for the facilities within the corridor.
Due to the size of the travel market from the West Shore communities into Victoria, the estimated ridership for this type of service may not justify a commuter rail service as defined by the initial operating parameters. The greatest impediments to higher ridership within the existing market include the slower running speeds of the train and competition from existing transit services along the same general route.
The possibility of operating service through this area as part of an expanded intercity service is discussed elsewhere, in the Passenger Analysis Report, and the Foundation Summary Report. By starting the service off with a more modest investment in vehicles and accepting slower speeds until tracks can be upgraded, a lower cost, lower ridership option would result, but one that might become feasible sooner than a full-fledged urban commuter rail service.
If BC Transit were to implement a commuter rail option from Langford to Victoria, the appropriate service plan, cost and ridership would also depend on integration with other transit services and land use policies around the train station sites. Higher densities of development and a larger commuting population base headed into Esquimalt and Victoria (or in future reverse commuting) would be more supportive of a commuter rail concept than the current situation."
- West Shore Ferry: The idea of a West Shore Ferry from Royal Bay has also been explored. It would require a private ferry operator to come to the table and be able to provide reliable and cost effective service. This newspaper article presents some interesting points about challenges with cost, ridership and significant downtime due to stormy seas.


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Kenneth Hoyt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department Radiology
Kenneth Hoyt, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and Associate Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern. He also serves as a research scientist in the Translational Research in Ultrasound Theranostics (TRUST) program, which focuses on noninvasive ultrasound technologies to diagnose and treat disease in vivo.
Dr. Hoyt holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University (2001) in Philadelphia, where he also received his master's degree in biomedical engineering (2003). He remained at Drexel to his doctorate in biomedical engineering (2005), and then received postdoctoral training in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Rochester in New York, where he investigated soft tissue elasticity characterization and imaging of prostate cancer.
Before joining the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2016, Dr. Hoyt served as Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he also earned his MBA (2011). In 2015, he joined the faculty at UTD.
Dr. Hoyt's research is focused broadly on the development and use of ultrasound US) technology for applications related to imaging of diseased tissue, therapy, and drug delivery. This research is categorized by four main pillars described as tissue elasticity imaging, quantitative US imaging using microbubble contrast agents, molecular US imaging, and US-stimulated drug delivery and treatment.
A commitment to service
Dr. Hoyt is an active member several national and international societies, including the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, where he serves as an elected member of the Technical Standards Committee and as secretary of the Therapeutic Ultrasound Community. As a member of the Radiological Society of North America, he serves on the Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance Technical Committee.
Dr. Hoyt is frequently invited to lecture nationally and internationally at numerous conferences and venues, including the World Molecular Imaging Congress, Radiological Society of North America, and the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium.
In addition to authoring or contributing to more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and a textbook chapter, he serves as a reviewer for multiple academic journals, including the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Medical Engineering and Physics, Molecular Imaging, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Ultrasonics, and Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.
Research Interest
- Ultrasound Applications Related to Imaging Diseased Tissue
Honors & Awards
- Best Poster
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)
- Best Poster
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2015)
- Career Development Award
National Institutes of Health (2014)
- Fellow
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2014)
- New Investigator Award
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2012)
- Travel Award for Young Investigators in Molecular Imaging
Radiological Society of North America (2012)
- Best Poster
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2011)
- New Investigator Award
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2011)
- Best Poster
Memphis Bioimaging Symposium (2010)
- Career Development Award
University of Alabama at Birmingham SPORE in Breast Cancer (2010)
- New Investigator Award
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2010)
- New Faculty Development Award
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center (2009)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- International Contrast Ultrasound Society


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The plague of bedbugs have overran New York City, being attacked by pest control from the Statue of Liberty to Carnegie Hall.
Now they're at the United Nations!
Yesterday the United Nations found evidence of bedbugs in most of the furniture on the 19th and 20th floors of the Secretariat Building in the 1B area of the Library Building, according to a note sent to United Nations correspondents from the press office this week .
The furniture was promptly moved to an unoccupied part of the building for fumigation. But fumigation does not get rid of them, only 90%. At the rate the bugs breed, they will have replaced their lost loved ones in less than two weeks.
Now they are trying bedbug sniffing dogs to hunt the bugs down and get them before they begin spreading.
"It's a steady business for us", a pest control worker told us. "We start at one place and by the time we finish the whole area, it's time to go back to the original place and start again."
Thus far, all the pest control people are doing is to limit the total number, but what will happen if these build up an immunity?
Also, what is in the fumigation and how does it affect people.
This afternoon there have been reports of cockroaches in missile silos both here and in Russia.
Is there a plan to set the nukes off so that only the cockroaches and bedbugs will survive to rule the world?


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New Jury Instructions in New Jersey Will Warn of Problems in Eyewitness IDs
New jury instructions in New Jersey will warn that human memory is not foolproof and eyewitness testimony must be carefully scrutinized.
Set to take effect on Sept. 4, the new instructions follow a landmark ruling last year by the New Jersey Supreme Court that makes it easier for defendants to challenge the reliability of eyewitness identifications, the New York Times reports. The decision also required juries to be instructed on the variables that could lead to mistaken identifications.
The new instructions say accurate identifications may be hampered by stress, distance, poor lighting and differences in the race of the suspect and the witness. "Research has shown that people may have greater difficulty in accurately identifying members of a different race," the instructions say.
The instructions also warn of problems in lineups. The passage of time before a lineup or the behavior of a police officer during the process can influence the witness, the instructions say.
Experts told the Times that the new instructions are expected to influence other state courts. University of Virginia law professor Brandon Garrett told the newspaper that the instructions are the most detailed and careful in the country.


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(Originally published on October 31, 1996, in a letter addressed to Ben Voos in Germany)
Just received your latest terrific turns of phrase. Forwarded the whole thing off to a few friends. You've done it again with that web site. Minimal. Elegant. Thought-provoking. I voted. The lined box to the far right, which was in essence, voting with the herd. I studied long and judiciously at the boxes before making my choice. What was I choosing? The one which reminded me of feelings I associated with something pleasurable? Or did I pick the ugly one out of the crowd because I am prone to exhibit low self-esteem at regular intervals? Or, perhaps I simply not know why but went with the leader, thinking others' good taste was what I had in mind when I explore a path of raw nerve?
That's a tough one. I immediately thought of lines drawn in with chalk generally in athletic arenas, basketball & tennis courts, uh, the far left box with the rose colored demarcations, right angles, parallel lines and yellow diamond, but too late...no it's not, I just went back and voted a second time, this time for the first box. The absent of controlling rules worked to my advantage. I see your liquor bottles made the cut again, as did the kingdom of the grid blip.
I'm really embarrassed by my slow entrance onto the WWW. Just bought that new Mac 8500. It's allowing me, finally, after days of organization to bring some order out of the mess of HTML files and graphics I've been creating, storing some here, some there, inadvertantly losing some to the trashcan monster it seems more than once...
Your queries about domain costs: Paid $75 to have a third party register the iMote.com name and paid $100 for the first two years of registration, after which I will be billed $50 annually to maintain ownership of the iMote domain name. That's the sum of it. The German full Internet charges you mentioned are rich...home ISDN line service is the BIG deal here in my neck of the woods. The tiny nearby state of Delaware recently passed a law mandating a $29/month ceiling for residential ISDN service anywhere in the state of Delaware. In the District of Columbia however, I cannot even GET residential ISDN line service, and they want over $500/month for a business hook-up.
Actually I applied for a rates and service spec from the Telephone Company a month ago and it never came. Seems in this polarized city a widening gulf between the haves and the have-nots, as usual, is the culprit. Big business and big government versus 50% of the population at poverty level being left in the dust by a crisis-building tax revenue shrinking middle class fleeing the gang-infested city for promises of cleaner suburban living. Problem is the crime and the gangs are moving right along to the suburbs in the same moving vans with these noveau bourgeois parents who always think it is somebody else doing the troublemaking...
Meanwhile, kudos again on creating an interesting site. And don't worry about what your EXPERTS say. They are saying the same thing here. Ripsnorting business and smiley faces are what makes this country get a hard-on for anything. Lord knows it ain't flashy nude television gameshows (like you Germans). America is a full-color gloss Pollyanna, but after a rough gamble with freedom and artificial habits up the nose, she's beginning to show some cellulite and wrinkle. I smell tragedy in that rag...
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On 06/08/2011 09:52 AM, Jan Vcelak wrote:
I know that it is not recommended and I feel ashamed. ;-) But is it possible to use slapadd to update one entry by adding an attribute?You should use slapmodify(8).Which is available only in git at the moment and not in official releases. :-) Good to know.
It's experimental, although it would be probably time to release it; feedback from users would be more than welcome.


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A Chat with a Humanist Celebrant
In a late evening chat with Joe Armstrong he answered some of my questions about humanist weddings.
Is a humanist wedding legal in Ireland?
If the celebrant is accredited by the Humanist Association of Ireland and so long as the wedding takes place at a venue that is freely open to the public then yes a Humanist marriage ceremony is legal in Ireland. There is a list of accredited Humanist celebrants on www.Humanism.ie. If you would like to see what a Humanist ceremony might look and feel like, have a look at some of the videos on of sample weddings on www.JoeArmstrong.ie
Whether you want to get married in church, or have a civil ceremony or a Humanist ceremony, everybody has to go the HSE/registrar office to notify them of their intention to marry by, at the latest, three months before the ceremony. You have to take documentation to that meeting proving that you are who you say you are and that you are free to marry. The registrar checks the documentation and, so long as everything is in order, issues you with the Marriage Registration Form. This is signed by the parties to the marriage, their witnesses and the solemniser and you return the signed MRF back to the HSE / registrar within a month of the marriage for the registration of your marriage and to get your marriage certificate.
What happens in a humanist wedding ceremony?
Humanist weddings tend to be very personal to you. They are all about you. And they are inclusive. At their best, they combine fun and solemnity. Reading feedback from hundreds of weddings can give you a fair idea of what the ceremonies are like. Have a look at www.HumanistWeddings.ie or www.JoeArmstrong.ie
How long does a humanist wedding ceremony last?
That depends on you and your celebrant. You decide how many readings and how much music and how many rituals you would like and which ones you want to use. Mine tend to be about 40 minutes, but the time flies by. Sometimes they're shorter, sometimes longer. Often enough people enjoy them so much that they don't want to leave the ceremony room. But that is down to your choice of celebrant and also to the feel and emotional flow of the ceremony.
When can I have a humanist wedding?
You can have a Humanist wedding at any time, morning, noon or night, seven days a week, yes, including Sundays. You discuss that with the celebrant. Other things to consider might be natural light if you'd like photographs take outdoors after the ceremony. Most weddings tend to start at about 3pm. but I've done morning weddings and late evening weddings. I've done large weddings and weddings with just the bride, groom and two witnesses and myself.
The attached picture from Joes pinterestpage is Sophie and Richards wedding photo courtesy of Sarah Fyffe. Photography at sarahfyffe.com.


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Daimler AG announced on Thursday a joint venture with BYD, the Chinese automobile and battery manufacturer, to build a research and technology center to develop electric cars in BYD's home city of Shenzhen. The Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Company, as the company will be called, will seek to strengthen each brand's position in China's electric-vehicle market.
In March, the two automakers signed a memorandum of understanding to build electric cars in China. At the time, Henry Li, BYD's international sales manager, said a proposed jointly developed electric car would be positioned above the e6, the four-door E.V. that BYD displayed at the Detroit auto show in January.
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General Commentary ARTICLE
Professor Glyn Humphreys was born 28 December 1954 and passed away 14 January 2016.
Prof. Glyn Humphreys's early career was spent at the University of Bristol from where he was awarded his B.Sc. (1976) and Ph.D. (1980) in Psychology. At the early age of 24, Glyn was appointed to his first lectureship in the Department of Psychology in Birkbeck College, University of London. Almost all of his students were older than him! Through intellect and hard work, he made rapid academic progress, and was appointed as Professor of Psychology in 1988. While at Birkbeck, he was appointed the Ronald Tress Prize for advancements in his field, the first of many such awards. During his time in Birkbeck an equally important step in his life was made by meeting his wife Jane. Both of them moved to the University of Birmingham in 1989 where Glyn became the Head of the Department of Psychology, a position that kept for 15 years steering the department to the elite of institutes in the UK and worldwide. Most recently Glyn was the Watts Professor and Head of Experimental Psychology Department in Oxford University.
Glyn's contributions to research were enormous: he contributed to many areas including cognitive psychology, cognitive neuropsychology, computational modeling, social cognitive neuroscience, neuro-rehabilitation and cognitive diagnostics. Most notably his work on understanding the cognitive effects of stroke led to the development of the Birmingham Cognitive Screen in 2012. Glyn was also the president of Experimental Psychology Society from 2002 to 2004 and editor of three international journals. Glyn's work was recognized by numerous awards from the British Psychological Society (Spearman Medal, 1986, Cognitive Section Prize, 1999, President's award, 1999, Cognitive Section award, 2012), Humboldt Research, 1998, Royal Society (Wolfson merit award, 2007), University of Hong Kong (Distinguished Visiting Professor award, 2013) and European Society for Cognitive Psychology (Broadbent Prize for Cognitive Psychology, 2013). He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, the Humboldt Foundation, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and the British Academy. He was awarded an Honorary Life Fellowship of the Belgian Association for Psychological Science in 2002 and the British Psychological Society in 2012. Most recently, Glyn was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Psychological Society in 2015.
Glyn was a giant in research and he collaborated with huge number of researchers from all over the world including Birkbeck, Birmingham, Oxford. His lab was notable for its "family feeling," where new ideas were encouraged, fostered and supported. He was a mentor rather than supervisor, and his generous nature inspired those around him to aim higher, to think deeper, to be more responsible, to respect colleagues, to be compassionate and kind. Notably, the neuropsychological patients he worked with felt so respected and honored by him that they felt privileged to contribute to his research. In short Prof. Glyn Humphreys was a giant in science, humanity and kindness, and inspiration to many individuals around the globe.
Glyn survived by his wife Jane, his daughter Katie, his sons Iain and Alec and his grandchildren, Madeleine, Jake and Freddie.
Author Contributions
The author confirms being the sole contributor of this work and approved it for publication.
Conflict of Interest Statement
The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Keywords: Glyn Humphreys, visual perception and attention, neuropsychology, cognitive science, computational modeling
Citation: Mavritsaki E (2016) Prof. Glyn Humphreys' Obituary. Front. Comput. Neurosci. 10:68. doi: 10.3389/fncom.2016.00068
Received: 08 June 2016; Accepted: 22 June 2016;
Published: 06 July 2016.
Edited by:Si Wu, Beijing Normal University, China
Reviewed by:Sheng Li, Peking University, China
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Happy Holy Week! Which sounds kind of strange considering one of the main events was the scariest, saddest moment in history. But it starts with a parade and it ends with a resurrection. So, yes, happy holy week.
Life has been crazy busy. I have truly got to a point where I can handle one week at a time, and then I scramble to meet the deadlines and needs of those seven days. And somehow Lent passed me by. I don't feel prepared this year, I don't feel like my soul is right.
But that is what Holy Week is all about. ALL. About. Is that He lived these events to pull us out of sin and pull us close and get our souls right. Even if we have to do it one week or one day at a time. He works with us and leads us back to what is right.
Today I am going to focus my thoughts on that amazing parade, with a humble man on a slooooowwww donkey walking the streets of Jerusalem after He brought Lazarus to life. That guy is the only one I want to lead me.
Guess what? This is the song that popped up on Pandora while I was typing. God is so good. Never heard it before, LOVE it. I found it on YouTube for you and I am listening to it over and over. Check it out: All Sons and Daughters "Oh How I Need You"


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There are few generations in American history more romanticized than our famous "Baby Boomers". The flush of postwar security, prosperity, and optimism provided the perfect backdrop for the creation of one of the largest population bulges in our history. This sharp increase in fertility led to an unprecedentedly large working-age labor force, and this was a leading cause of the United States' continued rise and economic development; it's safe to say that many modern American innovations would not have been possible without our "boomers" and the environment that created them.
A similar bulge was born about 25 years ago in Iran. Today, the Persian country boasts one of the most youthful populations on earth. Not the very youngest, of course- extremely youthful populations are usually indicative of low life expectancies and high infant mortality rates. This is more common to the third world, like Sub-Saharan Africa. Iran is different, however, because their population (over 60% of whom are under the age of 30) is well-educated, well-nourished, and enjoys a growing economy despite US sanctions. Iran's middle-eastern neighbors, in fact, have similarly proportioned population bumps; Jordan and Egypt for example have 30% and 25%, respectively, of their populations under the age of 30, albeit with less educational opportunity and economic growth. Check the figures for other Middle Eastern countries and you'll find that the trend is regional. The "Baby Boomers" of the Middle East are now reaching maturity, and their voices are going to be the ones that catalyze the politics of the region.
The reasons for Iran's bulge are many, but what sets them apart in some ways from the causes for neighboring growth spurts was the imperative given by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini following his ascension to power. The Islamic Revolution of 1979, which created the power vacuum Khomeini quickly filled upon his return from exile in France, was centered on a return to traditional Islamic values and lifestyle. Western ideas and culture were to be expelled, both symbolically and literally (as the storming of the US embassy of Tehran illustrated), and the political influence of western powers was to be cut off (the previous regime of Shah Pahlavi had been ardently pro-western and secular). Khomeini, a cleric himself, invited the alienated clergy of Iran back into the workings of the government, handing them extensive influence through his new theocratic constitution. Being the traditionalist that he was, he also called for the people of Iran to live their lives as traditional Islamist value dictated.
Chief among the desire for a "return to values" was Khomeini's insistence that one tradition in particular be restored- the idea of the pious man with as many children he could produce. Khomeini urged his citizens to procreate as fast as they could, and the results were so successful that by the 1990s it was evident that contraception should become a national priority; the population of Iran had almost doubled, from 36 million in 1978 to 64 million by 2011. The economy could not possibly have supported any more young Iranians, despite the fact that they could have been a boon to the work force. But Khomeini's objectives were neither economic nor spiritual in reality; they were political. He envisioned, for future generations, and "Army of Islam", massive in size and loyal to Islamist ideals in belief. Khomeini himself saw firsthand how useful student and youth movements could be as political forces in his country; all too recent were the events of 1979, where most of the street protests (including the storming of the embassy) had materialized without government direction, but rather from student organizations.
Khomeini succeeded, at least, in creating a population of the size he desired, but failed to instill the spirit of traditional Islam in his youth. Modern Iranian youth are more different from the generation that precedes them than perhaps any generation in Iranian history; they differ from their parents on all sorts of social values, ideals, and opinions. One academic study conducted in 2002 by two professors from Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran conducted a statistical analysis of this generation gap, and the results were clear- young Iranians are more progressive, more secular, and friendlier to the West. As an example, only 74% of young (16-34 years) Iranians believed in the necessity of obligatory prayers, compared with 92% of their elders. Only 66% of youth believed in the veiling of women's faces, compared to the 80% approval of the elder generation. It would be a safe bet to say that these gaps have grown even further since 2002, considering general unrest and 2009 protests that erupted challenging the legitimacy of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election results.
This discontent was preceded by many political clashes that began to make the ideological clash painfully clear. The political paralysis of the early 21st century was due to a gridlock between a growing urban youth, held particularly powerless by an aging clergy and conservative coalition who retained positions of extensive influence. Mohammad Khatami was elected to the post of President in 1997, following a consistent sequence of presidents echoing the values of the deceased Khomeini. Khatami was a figure vaguely reminiscent of Barack Obama in his first victory in 2008; his popularity was unprecedented (Khatami won 70% of the vote in an election with the highest turnout in Iranian history), and he made this possible by energizing the votes of females and the urban youth through promises of reform and social liberalization. But his administration was noteworthy for its inability to accomplish any significant reform, thanks not only to conservative opposition in parliament, but also opposition in the streets and over the airwaves by the religious elite. The lack of tangible progress culminated in a restless student population taking to the streets. Protests erupted throughout the country, led by urban youth and student movements for the most part. The most recent indication of potent ire was the 2009 election protest.
At the moment the outlook seems bleak; Ahmadinejad retains the highest post in the nation, and his close relationship with the increasingly out-of-touch clergy worries many young adults. His method of repression is found in the Basij, a volunteer militia charged with both keeping the peace and enforcing Islamic value throughout society. More often than not, this entails cracking down on protestors and patrolling the streets in search of banned western media products. The Basij are made up primarily of poverty-stricken rural youth, of whom there is also an abundance of in Iran. They are paid a better wage than they could hope to earn in their home villages, so the paramilitary group is a sensible option. But human rights groups and government opponents alike have criticized them for their violent reactions to protest as well as the exploitation of disadvantaged youth (the Basij often vote as a unit, as well).
As of late, this is what the struggle has been reduced to in Iran- the secular urban youth against the Islamist clergy and ruling class. The Consitution of Iran gives a great deal of power to the religious elite, even entitling them to the opportunity to disqualify political candidates who are not in line with Islamic value. In this way it is difficult for any substantial reform to be mounted; there is simply too much opposition from an entrenched ruling class. However, the boomers of Iran's population are reaching maturity only just now, and as they become of the age to walk the halls of government, the tides may begin to turn. The populace is well-educated and enjoys one of the largest economies in the region, but mismanagement has led to high unemployment rates and other inefficiencies. Iran is a notable absentee on the list of Middle-Eastern countries that overthrew their dictators under the Arab Spring moniker, so perhaps the revolution of 1979 is still too fresh in the memory for Iranians to mobilize an overthrow. But although the youth may be jaded, they are not yet done growing. Once this generation comes to prominence, their discontent with the ruling factions might be so great that we see an entirely new Iran before the middle of the century.
-Samuel Sheridan, FCRH '14


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What is the best high school in town?
Each of our high schools has been recognized for individual accomplishments. Although each school is unique, all high schools in the Kern High School District have strong educational programs designed to meet the needs of all students. All schools post the California School Accountability Report card for their school on the web. When looking at overall test scores, please consider that these are composite scores including the scores of students in the gifted program, students in college prep classes, students in general ed classes, students in remedial classes, students learning English, and special education students. These scores may not provide much guidance in choosing the best school for your student. Contacting and/or visiting the school will provide you with better information on whether a particular school has the best program for your son or daughter. The Kern High School District's commitment to maintaining the availability of a full program at each school is intended to enable families to choose their home without being concerned that their choice will keep their child from having the education they need to succeed.
My seventh grade child is in the gifted program and plans to attend an elite university. Will the high school that serves this area give him/her the academic background he / she needs?
Yes, all high schools offer a core academic program leading to admission into the California State University system & the University of California as well as other rigorous institutions. All high schools offer gifted and honors programs for students. All schools offer a math sequence leading up to and including Advanced Placement Calculus. All schools offer at least 16 semesters of Honors and Advanced Placement classes that meet University of California standards for such classes.
We currently live within the Highland High School boundaries. One of our children is a tenth grader at Highland High School. Our younger child is a seventh grader. If we buy this house in the Foothill High School area, can our younger child go to Highland High School with the older child?
Yes, if a family has an older brother or sister attending one high school, and the family moves into a different school attendance area, younger children may join that student at the original school. See Sibling Policy
I've heard both good and bad things about the high school that serves this residential area. How can I find out what the school is really like?
Call the school and arrange to visit and talk with the principal or a counselor. School site web pages and school phone numbers are listed on Contact Us Page.
Who decides which high school my child will attend?
The Kern High School District School Board makes the final decisions on school attendance boundaries and has established a process for receiving community advice regarding the boundary plan. The Superintendent forms a committee composed of parents from each high school and community representatives. This committee develops proposals for school boundaries based on a set of criteria approved by the Board. The committee recommends a proposal to the Superintendent. The Superintendent makes a determination as to whether this proposal best meets Board approved criteria. The Superintendent sends a proposal on to the Board for final approval.
What are the criteria used to develop school attendance boundaries?
The Board has directed that the proposal should balance the following criteria:
Provide the best possible learning opportunities for all students
Make the best possible use of existing facilities
Minimize added expenses
Minimize disruption of the education programs for each student and school
Minimize the movement of students from schools in close proximity to their neighborhoods
Achieve wide support for proposal by the community
All of the above criteria are to be given equal weight by the boundary committee.
Why can't I just send my child to the nearest high school?
Boundary criteria recognize attending a school close to the family's home has advantages for students and their parents. In balance with the other criteria discussed above, the committee developing the boundary proposals seeks to minimize traveling distances to school. However, most of our high schools serve over 2000 students and usually a number of students are bused to the school in order to fill the school. Metropolitan Bakersfield is divided up to best utilize the regional high schools located in our city. The district must fill all its schools to receive funding from the State in building new schools. Overcrowding some schools and leaving others underutilized would not be fiscally responsible.
Does the Kern High School District try to racially or ethnically balance its high schools in Bakersfield?
No. The passage of Proposition 209 by California voters in 1996 and recent California Supreme Court decisions forbid school districts from making any decisions based on racial considerations. Boundary committees are not given any information on the ethnic composition of schools and neighborhoods.
Why does the Kern High School District try to 'minimize isolation of lower socioeconomic students'?
Kern High School District is dedicated to making every school a quality school without exception or excuse. The Kern High School District's commitment to maintaining the availability of a full program at each school enables families to choose their home without being concerned that their choice will keep their child from having the education they need to succeed. All high schools offer a core academic program leading to admission into the California State University system & the University of California as well as other rigorous institutions. All high schools offer gifted and honors programs for students. All schools offer a math sequence leading up to and including Advanced Placement Calculus. All schools offer at least 16 semesters of Honors and Advanced Placement classes that meet University of California standards for such classes. Schools cannot offer classes if there are not a sufficient number of students who are ready to take them. There are no district-defined guidelines defining isolation of socio-economic students, no floor or ceiling; there is no Kern High School District requirement that sites be balanced socio-economically. The boundary committee is given information on the socio-economic characteristics of schools and neighborhoods to consider in balance with other criteria as listed above.
Why can't I send my child to the new school? Didn't my taxes pay for that school?
Anyone who lives in the Kern High School District (KHSD) or even California helps pay for our new schools! The Kern High School District does not use any location or region-specific revenue source such as landscape assessment districts, or Mello-Roos districts. Indeed, 46% of the money for new schools has come from past California bond issues, so persons from Chula-Vista to Crescent City help pay for these schools. The other 54% of funds have come from local sources, such as general obligation bonds and new construction development school fees. General obligation bond Measure 'A' approved in 1990 allowed for the construction of Stockdale, Centennial, Ridgeview, Liberty, Golden Valley, and Frontier High. Measure 'N' passed in fall, 2004 providing for the construction of Independence and Mira Monte High School. Every person in the Kern High School District helps build these new schools.
Has the Kern High School District made a guarantee or promise that certain neighborhoods will always attend specific high schools?
Given the growth of the district, shifts in population in the district, the need to use all our capacity, and the need for new schools, the District cannot make such promises. The law requires that school districts inform all developers of which school will serve any particular development. All title companies handling these developments receive a letter which provides the required information. This letter also states: It must be understood that because the schools serving this area are now at or near capacity, students may not necessarily attend the school mentioned in future years. Additionally, there will be changes in school attendance boundaries as new high schools are constructed. The Kern High School District does not make any attendance area guarantees and is not responsible for any promises made by others. Information from developers, realtors, or title companies may or may not be current. Kern High School District's on-line maps may help you confirm any information you are given.
Isn't it unfair for such an important decision to be made by a boundary committee without a representative from my neighborhood?
The boundary committee is set up to ensure wide representation while keeping the committee down to a workable size. Community members for the boundary committees are chosen with an eye to overall geographic representation. Additionally, public hearing processes are held to seek input from all concerned. The comments from hearings, e-mail, and letters to the committee are presented to the boundary committee. The process is designed to allow everyone to impact the final recommendation.
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Distance and Level Gauge With Alarm Function
Small, widely available and dirt-cheap ultrasonic sensors enable us to design both simple and lavish measuring devices for all kinds of ranging. Take one of these modules, add a display, a couple of press-buttons and a micro-controller loaded with software, and you now have all the ingredients for a circuit of this kind. PDF Version of this project.
Do you need to know how full your oil tank or water tank is, without requiring vast computational effort or expert knowledge? You fill a large barrel with water from the garden hose and would like to cut off the water flow using a magnetic valve when it has reached the desired level? Or maybe you would just like to measure the distance between two objects? The possibilities using the level and range meter described here are virtually limitless! The extent to which cylindrical or cuboid containers are full can be determined either mechanically with a float and potentiometer, or else capacitively with ultrasonics or a laser device. Both approaches, mechanical and capacitive, require auxiliary components such as floats and sensors. If accuracy of measurement is your prime consideration a laser is definitely the best solution, yet even this method has its pitfalls. For example, fog and steam can cause reflections for the laser, falsifying the result. Since influences of this kind affect ultrasonics hardly at all, I settled on ultrasonic sensors for this cost-effective device. A further advantage of this solution is that it requires no physical contact to be made with the liquid medium. Into the bargain we also obtain a tool for measuring distance.
The frequency of 40 kHz normally used by ultrasonic transducers corresponds, at an ambient temperature of 20°C, to a wavelength of 8.5 mm.
Sound waves in this frequency spectrum do not disperse to any great extent and diverge (in a club shaped form) with an aperture angle of around 15°. Perfect qualifications for our purpose then, since the side walls of the container will have effectively no influence on the reflected signal. Accordingly we will keep the functional description short and to the point. A trigger pulse causes the ultrasonic module to transmit a burst signal. This signal is reflected by the object to be measured, say the water surface in a rainwater barrel, and received back by the ultrasonic module as an echo signal. Since the sound traverses the distance to the reflecting object twice during the echo period, we can state that:
distance = 0.5 x velocity of sound [m/s] x echo period [s]
Circuit and Components
The schematic in Figure 1 is based on three components, the well-loved ATmega8 micro-controller, a 4x20 LCD connected to this plus the ultrasonic module. As well as the HC-SR04 module (Figure 2) you can also use the almost identical US-020. Both modules are in the $5/ £3 price class, making them unbeatable attractive for use in a do-it-yourself measurement device.
Figure 2.The compact ultrasonic module HC-SR04.
Ascertaining the manufacturers of these modules is not an easy task but they are widely available in electronics stores, particularly those that specialize in robotics. When you check out the data sheets, however, you will discover wide variations. One time the detection distance for the two models will be shown as 2 cm–3 m (.8 inch – 10 feet), another time as 3 cm – 7 m (1.2 inch – 23 feet). Further investigation will uncover other divergent details, even for one and the self-same model. Hence the current consumption will vary between 3mA and 15mA depending on which data sheet you read. Reliable data can be determined only by doing your own research. Generally suppliers of these modules agree on the following data:
- Operating voltage: 5VDC.
- Temperature range: 0–70°C.
- Diffusion angle: 15°.
- Operating frequency: 40kHz.
- Trigger input signal: 10μs.
The minimum distance between transmitter and receiver capsules for the HC-SR04 module is so small that measurements can be made in canisters (the ultrasonic module needs to be discharged when dealing with highly inflammable fluids, owing to risk of explosion!). If you are taking measurements in containers with particularly small aperture diameters you can resort to the SRF02 ([4] ultrasonic module, which although not pin-compatible, is nevertheless equipped with a serial/I2C interface and uses a single capsule for both transmitting and receiving. As the transmit/receive angle is very acute, with this model you need to bear in mind that the minimum distance from the medium being measured amounts to 16cm. To simplify the menu guidance a four-line, 16-character LCD display is employed. Potentiometer P1 adjusts the contrast. R3 is the series resistor for back-illumination and should amount to around
R3 = (5 – Vf) / Inom [Ω].
For this you need to consult the data sheet of the display. With many LCDs the series resistor is already provided internally and in that case you can replace R3 with a wire bridge or strap. To save energy you might also consider a setup involving a switch. The changeover relay RE1, whose contacts are connected to K3, are controlled by port pin PD7 and driver transistor T1, and the alarm LED (low-current) by port pin PD6. A low-dropout voltage regulator LM2940CT-5 ensures a stable 5V supply voltage from four 1.5V batteries. This somewhat exotic voltage regulator delivers up to 1A and can therefore be loaded much more heavily than the usual 78L05 with its 100mA. Naturally you can also use a plug-in ('wall wart') AC power supply (<26VDC) for this project, connected to K1. With the relay energized and the LCD illuminated the circuit draws around 150mA. To achieve maximum accuracy of measurement, the microcontroller needs an external 16MHz crystal. A couple of passive components complete the circuitry.
Components List
|R3 = 0Ω (wire link)
|R4 = 10kΩ
|P1 = 10kΩ trimpot
|C1 = 10μF 50V
|C2, C3 = 22pF 50V
|C4, C7, C8, C9 = 100μF 50V, 20%
|C5, C6 = 47μF 50V
|LED1 = Red, 3mm
|IC2 = ATmega8-16PU
The Control Firmware
The program in the micro-controller must cover the following functions:
- Indication of the level of liquids.
- Watchdog monitoring of this level with relayoutput and LED alert.
- Infinitely variable programming of the min/max alarm level.
- Storage of min/max calibration values for upto ten containers or tanks.
- Distance measurement.
- Intuitive menu guidance using LCD readout.
- Offset correction for distance measurement.
- Manual divisor correction to accommodate low and high temperature extremes.
The software follows the procedure shown in Figure 3. In view of the limited amount of memory space in the ATmega8, readout messages are given in English only. Operation makes use of the four press buttons Return, Next, Plus and Minus. Because of the complexity of the program coding, which can be downloaded along with the hex file and the PCB layout at [2], it has been subdivided into meaningful procedures and provided with corresponding commentaries, so that even beginners should find their way through it rapidly.
Figure 3.Procedural diagram for the software.
The actual measurement process follows. To bring the ultrasonic module connected to K2 into transmitting a signal, a pulse 10 μs long with a falling edge is sent via port pin PD2 to the trigger input. As a result, about 250μs afterwards, the
ultrasonic module transmits a burst signal with a frequency of 40kHz and duration of 200μs. The echo output, which is connected to the micro-controller via port pin PD3, switches now to High level and the ultrasonic module stands by to receive the reflected signal. If this occurs, the echo output flips back to Low. Timer1 is ticking away throughout this process, so that after the timer is halted, the distance can be calculated. After 50ms if no echo signal arrives, measurement for the current cycle is cancelled. To achieve the best possible results the mensuration cycle involves 16 separate measurements. The program code for this can be examined in the procedure Gauge_distance().
Now a word of advice for people doing their own 'burning': you can use Arduino Uno board as controller board for this project. Please refer to " Run with Arduino" tab on how to get running with Arduino Board.
Construction is extremely simple thanks to the very manageable number of components. You can buy the double-sided printed circuit board (Figure 4) from Elektor or etch it yourself at home. The relevant files are in the download package [2]. Some handiwork and skill are necessary to create cutouts in the case for the LCD readout, the ultrasonic capsules, the pressbuttons and the switch. How you arrange the ultrasonic capsules is a matter of personal taste. Installing the ultra sonic modules separately on a moderately long screened cable is also conceivable, in case reading needs to take place in another room. Once the programmed ATmega8 has been inserted and the ultrasonic modules connected, you can switch on the device for the first time. At very least the background lighting for the LCD should illuminate. If this is not the case, disconnect the power supply and double-check the component placing! During the start phase Distance & Level Gauge 2.4 (Figure 5) should be visible on the display for two seconds.
Now you can perform the basic settings. To do this you switch off the device, then turn it on again while holding down the Return button. Having released the button, you will be asked the width of the container being measured. At this point you can press the Plus and Minus buttons in order to enter an offset in 5 mm increments for taking into account the distance from the top of the ultrasonic module to the leading edge of the container. This gives you a simple way, for example, of measuring the distance from one wall to the other later on. The best method for this is to take a 2m reference measurement with a two-meter wooden rule (or measure three feet using a carpenter's yardstick). The value is confirmed using Return. Following this you are asked for the divisor value used for correcting the value measured. This is necessary since the velocity of sound is temperature-dependent. In the temperature range from –20°C to +40°C the velocity of sound varies from 312.85 m/s up to 349.32 m/s. The deviation is virtually linear, so that for a temperature variation of 10°C you can expect an inaccuracy of about 2%. Panel 1 contains some formula and a table of values for the elapsed times to be expected. Incidentally, atmospheric pressure has no influence on the velocity of sound.
Anyone prepared to accept up to 5% inaccuracy in this connection need do nothing at all. On the other hand, if you wish to take measurements in temperatures below 15°C or above 25°C and with a higher level of accuracy, a division factor must be introduced. The higher the temperature, the greater the divisor must be. The values for the width of the container and the divisor must also be retained after a battery change and can be entered afresh at any time. The Select mode: menu should now be visible. Pressing the Return button will take you to the tank selection menu. The opportunity is provided to carry out calibration functions for up to ten different tanks or other containers. The only condition made is that the container shape must be as close as possible to a cuboid or cylindrical form, otherwise linear measurement is impossible. Having selected your tank number you land back at the main menu. After pressing the Next button the menu option Calibrate tank appears. Hitting Return now goes to the calibration menu. Having selected empty-level calibration, you are asked if you are ready to perform the calibration. You don't necessarily need to empty the vessel in question for this purpose; instead you can simply measure outside the tank the height from the filler neck down to the ground.
Once the empty level has been calibrated, you reach the menu for full-level calibration (Figure 6). The default value is set as a minimum of 3cm, which you can accept by pressing Next. If, however, you wish to perform a calibration for the full-level, put the device in position above the filled container and press Return. After returning to the main menu you can perform the first level measurement. To do this, select menu option Gauge level and confirm with Return. Measurement begins now and the result is displayed. Next carries out a fresh measurement, Return leads back to the main menu. To test out level monitoring you should select the Level Watchdog menu. In the menu that follows (Figure 7) the alarm type can be selected: Full will activate the alarm when the permitted fill quantity is exceeded and Empty when it falls short. Having chosen your alarm type, you can alter the threshold value in the Level Alarm menu (Figure 8). For the default values we have defined the maximum level as 95% and the minimum level as 5%, but these can be varied using the Plus and Minus buttons. All the calibration values made are stored in the EEPROM and are retained there even after a change of battery. The first measurement follows next and the current level is displayed (Figure 9). Measurements are now taken every five seconds. If these fall below the minimum value or exceed the maximum value set, the display shows > Level alarm <, the red LED illuminates and the relay operates, for example to switch on a pump. If the level status returns into the permitted range after 5s, the alarm function is cancelled. The 5s measurement cycle avoids the need for a hysteresis function to eliminate relay contact bounce. To exit from this mode back to the main menu, press the Return button (for up to 5s). You can now select the Gauge distance menu. Each press on the Next button initiates a distance measurement (Figure 10). As before, you can exit from this mode and go back to the main menu by pressing Return.
Using Bascom-AVR with Arduino
The ARDUINO is a hardware platform based on AVR processors. ARDUINO boards/chips are programmed with a bootloader. This bootloader is the old STK500 protocol, not longer supported by Atmel in Studio. There are various programmers for ARDUINO, AVRDUDE is probably the most versatile. BASCOM also supports the ARDUINO/STK500 v1 protocol. The DTR/RTS lines are used to reset the board. You can program/read flash/EEPROM but you cannot read/write fuse/lock bytes. The STK500 bootloader for ARDUINO does not support this.
Under options you only need to select the programmer, and the COM port. Since an FTDI chip is used on most ARDUINO boards, this is a virtual COM port. Only present when the USB cable is connected to your PC.
Select 57600baud for the baud rate. Older ARDUINO boards work with 19200baud. Optiboot Bootloader (under Windows 7)
The developers of the ARDUINO finally implemented the STK500V2 protocol. This protocol is supported by Atmel and of course by BASCOM. Select the ARDUINO STK500V2 programmer in BASCOM programmer options to use this protocol. A board like the MEGA2560 R3 uses this protocol and probably all newer AVR based ARDUINO boards will support this protocol. The baud rate should be 115200 but could be different for your board.
Using Bascom-AVR with Arduino Optiboot Bootloader (under Windows 7):
For more information on Optiboot visit following website: http://code.google.com/p/optiboot/
- Download AVRDUDE from http://www.nongnu.org/avrdude/
- Latest Windows Version (April 2012): avrdude-5.11-Patch7610-win32.zip. Complete link:
- Create a folder like c:AVRDUDE
- Copy the content of avrdude-5.11-Patch7610-win32.zip in this new folder
- Open Bascom-AVR
- Click on Options >>> Programmer
- Choose External programmer
- Checkmark Use HEX file
- Include the path to avrdude.exe
- User Parameter: -C c:avrdudeavrdude.conf -p m328p -P com19 -c arduino -b 115200 -U flash:w:{FILE}:i
Explanation of Parameter:
c:avrdudeavrdude.conf The config file tells avrdude about all the different ways it can talk to the programmer.
m328p This is just to tell it what microcontroller its programming. For example, if you are programming an Atmega328p, use m328p as the partnumber
com19 This is the communication port to use to talk to the programmer (COM19) in this case. Change it to your COM port.
Here is where we specify the programmer type, if you're using an STK500 use stk500, use arduino for Optiboot
Set serial baudrate for programmer. Use 115200 baud for Optiboot.
You define here:
- the memory type: flash or eeprom (this could be also hfuse, lfuse or effuse if you want to verfiy this)
- r (read), w (write) or v (verify)
- Use {FILE} to insert the filename {EEPROM} to insert the filename of the generated EEP file.
- i = Intel Hex File
After clicking on the F4 (Program Chip) Button in Bascom-AVR you see the CMD window of Windows 7 until AVRDUDE is ready flashing the Arduino.
Complete documentation of AVRDUDE parameters


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Homemade Vegetable Stock
My faaavorite feeling in the world is when I finally do something that I've been super scared of/ intimidated by and realize that it was super easy and fun!
That's what happened when I made Vegetable Stock. Ok, maybe "fun" is taking it a little too far, but it was super easy and now I have every intention of making it all the time. For example, I'm moving next week into my own big girl apartment (YAY!) and veggie stock will be the first thing I throw on my stove to infuse my space with the smell of HOME.
Here's the recipe. I'm going to give to you to grandma style with no formal measurements because I think that's the best way… Just know, no matter what, you will create a flavorful base for any soup. There is no right way, or wrong way to make veggie stock.
Vegetable Stock
Servings: depends what you're using it for. probably around 6-10
Time: 2 + hours
What you need: a large pot with lid
- 4-5 carrots, chopped
- 4-5 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 yellow onions, large dice
- A BIG soup pot filled 3/4 of the way with water
- 2-3 cloves garlic (optional)
- 2-3 bay leaves (optional)
- Some fresh herbs, like thyme or rosemary (optional)
Put everything in your large soup pot and bring to a boil. Then, reduce to a simmer and allow it to cook for 2 hours. Strain out all of the veggies and herbs. Cool and store in an airtight container or jar. That's all, folks.


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text: Applicants must have earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited program or its equivalent with a QPA of 2.5 or better. Applicants with non-electrical or computer engineering degrees may be admitted, but required to take additional course work as determined by the program director. Applicants must submit the following: Completed application Transcripts for all prior college course work Three recommendation letters TOEFL scores if English is not a first language