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Show And Studio
Victor Feldman
by Dave Levine
"I enjoy it (multi-track playing). It's fun being creative, but, if I do too much of that I miss doing dates with other people around. I enjoy both. When you do a lot of dates by yourself there's a lot of pressure," says Feldman.
Because of this need to do more live recording Feldman decided not to use any over dubbing for his own albums. The Artful Dodger and In My Pocket (featuring Hubert Laws and Harvey Mason) are both "live" recordings.
Some of the most recent (and recognizable) recordings that Feldman has played on include Stephen Bishop's and Rickie Lee Jones' latest releases. He was also the percussionist for Cher's Take Me Home and Barbara Streisand's Main Event. These situations called for combinations of live and multi-track recording, and typify the way pop records are made. Feldman was called for the recording session and had the trunks containing his instruments sent to the studio. When he arrived he and the producers discussed what they thought would be best in the way of percussion sounds. Feldman was also given copies of the rhythm charts to help familiarize him with the songs.
In a recent session with Nicolette Larson a different situation presented itself. There was no written music. Feldman had to sit down at a piano and figure out the song. He then listened to the instrumental lines that were already on the tape, deciding which to play with and which to be independent from. After trial and error he found a marimba pattern that both he and the record producer liked. Feldman pointed out that this type of recording process is common, though not standard.
Since tape recording enables the player to edit, correct, or add to what he has previously put on the tape, normal playing techniques sometimes have to be adapted to fit studio recording needs. Improvising may often become memorizing. A spontaneously improvised section might have to be repeated or slightly changed to better fit with the rest of the tracks. The player has to remember what he played before so that he can play it again. Under normal circumstances, improvisation is not thought of in those terms.
Perhaps the best examples of changing to fit the recording process can be found in the unorthodox methods of Steely Dan, on whose records Feldman's name consistently appears.
"Donald (Fagen) and Walter (Becker) use the studio as a laboratory," he explained.
"They may spend long hours on one song. We would go from 3 or 4 in the afternoon to 3 or 4 in the morning, with just a dinner break. There were long charts, quite a few pages long.
"The basic Steely Dan track has 2 or 3 keyboards, guitar, bass, and drums. Everything else comes later. Percussion is one of the last things to be added, after listening to the recording to see what, if anything, is needed. Donald and Walter don't even think about percussion until the basic tracks are put down. Months may go by between the time the rhythm tracks and percussion tracks are recorded," Feldman explained.
On the Aja album Feldman received no advance knowledge of what percussion would be used. The wood blocks and light percussion used on the title track are an example of on the spot arranging.
"Donald and Walter like the feeling of spontaneity, and yet they have definite things that they want to hear," said Feldman. When recording, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," Steely Dan was looking for an African sound. Feldman had his Flapamba sent to the studio along with his other percussion instruments. The Flapamba is a marimba-like instrument with a more authentic African sound. During the session it was decided that an introduction, featuring the Flapamba, would have to be added to the already existing tape.
As a member of the LA Express, Feldman has performed on records and in concert. Though he can play keyboards and percussion on the records, Feldman is limited to one or the other in live performances. On their latest album, Shadow Play, congas and percussion were added after the rhythm tracks were recorded. Leaving out parts or adding players may be necessary in live playing, although in the studio one player can do everything. Feldman pointed out some other differences between studio and concert performances.
"The things you can do in a recording studio are different from the things you do live. In the studio, they put you on separate tracks and put a microphone right on you, and there's no audience or any other instruments around you. When you play live you have to project. You might have a shaker that you can play on a recording date which would never be any good on a live stage. You'd have to use a louder version. Some congas may be good for recording, some good for live work. You may need to tune them differently, or even have a different set for each situation." Another of the numerous things Feldman has learned about multiple track recording is to plan ahead.
"Put on as little as possible to begin with and find a pattern that leaves space for the next double. When there are two or more percussionists someone has to take charge and decide who will play what." Many times the player becomes an arranger, laying tracks on top of each other. The player has to know how it's going to turn out before he starts the first overdub. Feldman prefers doing the conga track either live or on the first overdub. He then adds tambourine, wood blocks, cowbell, or whatever is needed on successive dubs.
Much of Feldman's respectability and success in the recording field is based on his ability to communicate and work with drummers. He lists Steve Gadd, Ed Greene, and John Guerin as his favorites because they are easy to work with. They leave him space to play.
"There are good drummers who don't leave room for any percussion but they aren't necessarily bad players. Drummers aren't trained to leave anything out."
Feldman described two important areas that will help the percussionist in working with a drummer. First, he should know complementary rhythms to the existing ones on the track, or those rhythms being played by the drummer and rhythm section. Feldman has found that his background as a keyboard player has helped him to develop a "third ear." He finds that he has greater empathy with the rest of the players because of his ability to "comp," or to fit his part in with what else is going on. Feldman strongly recommends that all percussionists become acquainted with the keyboard instruments.
Secondly, the percussionist must know complementary instruments that will enhance the feel and flavor of the music. If the drummer is using mostly tom-toms and low sounds, congas would be lost. The percussion player should try to find something in another register. At times, the percussionist may want to double the sounds of the drums, but he'd be better advised to "spin-off from the drummer. For example, don't use a shaker playing 16th notes if the drummer is playing 16ths on his hi-hat. But, if he's playing 8ths, adding 16ths on the shaker will add a new sound.
Feldman gives credit to Airto for "changing the conception of percussion playing." Practices that Airto has popularized, such as using common instruments in uncommon ways, or having an array of percussion instruments on a table, are ideas that Feldman often finds useful in his recording work. But Victor Feldman has also had a hand in shaping the musical direction of the accessory percussionist. His prolific work on countless records, for numerous artists, puts him in a category with Airto and Ralph MacDonald as the most influential studio percussionists of our time. Regardless of the recording process, or creative process involved, the artistic results that Victor Feldman has achieved are, in every sense, original.


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I can remember when I was in my 30s and looked at people who were in their 50s.
Boy, I thought, they have it made: They are at the top of their game at work. Their children are out of the nest. They have time to travel and to enjoy their success.
Now that I am in my 50s, that decade looks different.
I still love facilitating and coaching and working on strategic plans — and I am learning every day.
At the same time, as I look at the 50-somethings around me, I see an amazingly wide range of life circumstances.
From careers to health to dreams for the coming decades, it's clear that there are way more than 50 shades of gray …whether your hair is starting to show a little silver or not.
So, welcome to the fourth of a series of special columns this year dedicated to exploring Generations at Work: the Decades of our Work Lives – what it's like to live those decades and how we can work effectively in teams with people in each age group.
Please share your reactions and experiences. Whatever your age, we're interested in hearing how you see your generation at work – and your advice for forging strong teams of all ages. If you missed the newsletters on work lives in our 20s, 30s and 40s, you can catch up here:
At the mid-century mark: A time to reflect – and seize the day
As I thought about advice for people in their 50s, I remembered that famous line from the classic movie "The Graduate."
Fresh out of college, the main character is cornered at a party by a family friend with this tip for success in life:
"I just have one word for you," the older man says with a dramatic pause: "Plastics."
Fifty-somethings, I just have one word for you and it's more personal: "Resilience."
By the time we hit our 50s, we have had diverse life experiences. We have learned our strengths and weaknesses. Three decades at work have seasoned our perspectives and given us confidence.
At the same time, by the time we are in our 50s, most of us have also faced career, financial, personal, family or medical challenges.
So we move forward with some scars, but also greater wisdom and gratitude – and perseverance. Whether we have faced health problems, job reversals or family disappointments, we have learned the value of pressing onward. We are a resilient group – idealistic, hard-working and conscientious.
Fifty-somethings live at the young end of the baby boom – and make up roughly 20 percent of the workforce. But there's a wide range between a fresh 50-year-old and a 59-year-old who may be just three years from minimal Social Security. And there's a wide range between folks who have relatively good health and financial resources – and those who have not had that good fortune.
Psychologists see the 50s as a time of transition.
In her "New Passages" book, Gail Sheehy calls it "the age of mastery."
"A generative period" is how sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot describes the 50s as people embark on what she calls "The Third Chapter" of their lives – the title of her book on "passion, risk, and adventure" after 50.
The sociologist David Karp calls the 50s "a fulcrum decade" and a "decade of reminders" about your life's passage from youth to maturity.
Daniel Goleman – the author of the best-selling "Emotional Intelligence" – says there is something sobering about being a half-century old: For the first time, many people "think of their lives in terms of how much time is left — rather than how much has passed."
A new dynamic at work
While the parents of 50-somethings may have retired early to reliable pensions, fewer of us will have that luxury.
Whether it's our work ethic or tough economic realities, an AARP survey found 8 in 10 people 50 and up are working or looking for work today. A study released in August by Sentier Research found 55- to 65-year-olds have taken the biggest income hit over the past three years than any age group – a household income decline of almost 10 percent.
The number of 50-somethings-and-up in the workplace has created a series of challenging dynamics, whatever your age:
- Teams at work are likely to have people spanning as much as 40 years – from 20s to 60s — underscoring the need for leadership, work processes and collaboration skills that make the most of each individual's strengths.
- Eager 30- and 40-somethings may have fewer opportunities for advancement as older workers stay in place. Their frustration and restlessness represent another management challenge.
- Older workers certainly can't rest on old skills and keep up in fast-changing times. From technology to teamwork, lifelong learning is the rule for all ages, say Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd in their book "The 2020 Workplace."
- Some 50-somethings may face surprises at work. Some may discover new doors unexpectedly swing open for them: a mid-50s marketing director just moved to a new job at an agency that told her it valued a "mature" supervisor. The reverse situation is also common: a 50-something presented with a "succession plan" with far earlier expected transition dates than expected.
If you are in your 50s….
If you are in your 50s, you may think of yourself as firmly middle-aged – or veering toward your final chapters.
The lessons learned – and plans for the future range widely.
I have a friend in her third career – from caterer to artist to career coach.
I know someone who started a successful nonprofit in her 40s – and only regrets that she didn't try entrepreneurship sooner.
And a dear friend said goodbye to her city life and consulting career in her mid-50s – and moved with her husband to a farm.
Top tips for the 50s:
- Keep up. Keep up contacts, keep up with new technology, keep up with developments in your field.
- And keep imagining what you might like to do next: Have a plan for your next chapter – whether it's another job, part-time work, consulting or something totally new. Many 50-somethings will live into their 80s – and 30 years is a long time to live without a plan.
- If your identity is your work – period – it's time to diversify and to cultivate other interests and goals. From "encore careers" encouraged by Marc Freedman in his book "The Big Shift" to "active engagement" promoted by Rosabeth Moss Kanter with Advanced Leadership Fellows at Harvard Business School, many paths can lead to paid or volunteer work that enriches your life and your community.
- If your work colleagues span the 20's to 60's, focus on what you have in common — not on your differences. Everyone wants recognition, a chance to grow and flexible schedules, says Sylvia Hewlett of the Center for Talent Innovation. While younger workers are juggling child-care needs, older works may appreciate flexible time to help aging parents.
- If you manage teams of all ages, open your mind to the strengths of all ages. "Let young folks run — they are fearless," said one a 50-something with experience in the military and private sector. "Give them deadlines, limits, a destination and get out of the way. Let them define the journey — you might learn something. And if they mess it up, then you will be well within your rights to show them your way. This is timeless leadership."
- Take care of yourself — your health, your spirit, your relationships. Whether it's an exercise routine, social network or regular vacations, this will help you handle whatever challenges come your way. A recent study suggests that becoming fit in middle age can "reshape the landscape of aging" by delaying the onset on chronic illnesses, even if people have not exercised earlier.
- Store acorns. A recent analysis found at 65 a retiree needs to have saved 11 times their recent salary beyond Social Security. Another expert recommends a multiplier of 20. If you haven't saved well till 55, she counsels setting aside 30 percent of every paycheck for the next decade. It's not uncommon for folks to step up their work to handle college costs and boost savings – extra shifts, consulting or returns to the workplace by stay-at-home moms. A personal issue that can have dramatic financial repercussions: the rising divorce rates in this age group.
And a few tips for folks who work with 50-somethings
- Take time to fully appreciate their experiences – not just their latest job description.
- Recognize that there really is something called wisdom gleaned from experience," said one colleague in her early 60s. "People's brains actually change over time – they are less reactive, more able to roll with the punches than when you are younger, and that quality – stability, thoughtful, wise — can be helpful to teams and firms of all sorts."
- Finally, appreciate that 50-somethings are often motivated by a desire to make a difference and may thrive on new job challenges.
An engineer in his 50s told me he sees his job as "solving problems for other people and being happiest when there are varieties of things to do, issues to address, and people to meet."
His final challenge, he reckons, is at least a decade down the road:
"I expect I may have to figure out how to replace myself — and retire into the sunset."

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Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs
Gerald Murnane
This collection of essays leads the reader into the curious and eccentric imagination of Gerald Murnane, one of the masters of contemporary Australian writing, author of the classic novel The Plains, and winner of the Patrick White Literary Award.
Delicately argued, and finely written, they describe his dislocated youth in the suburbs of Melbourne and rural Victoria in the 1950s, his debt to writers as unlike as Adam Lindsay Gordon, Marcel Proust and Jack Kerouac, his obsession with racehorses and grasslands and the Hungarian language, and above all, his dedication to the worlds of significance that lie within, or just beyond, the familiar details of Australian life.
Print ISBN : 1-920882-09-X
Epdf ISBN : 978-1-925336-73-3
Epub ISBN : 978-1-925336-74-0
pp : 230pp
Published : August 2005
About the Author
Gerald Murnane was born in Melbourne in 1939. He is the author of eleven works of fiction, including Tamarisk Row, The Plains, Inland, Barley Patch, A History of Books, A Million Windows, and Border Districts, and a collection of essays, Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs. He is a recipient of an Emeritus Fellowship from the Australia Council, the Patrick White Literary Award, the Melbourne Prize for Literature, the Adelaide Festival Literature Award for Innovation and the Victorian Premier's Literary Award. His last work of fiction, Border Districts, received the the 2018 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction, was shortlisted for the 2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the 2018 ALS Gold Medal, and longlisted for the 2018 Voss Literary Prize.
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Following today's announcement of changes to the National Planning Policy Framework relating to sub-50 megawatt wind farm development in England, Welsh Secretary David Jones has urged the Welsh Government to adopt comparable measures in Wales, so as to restore a more level planning playing field between the two countries.
In Wales, planning policy for sub-megawatt wind farms is dictated by the Welsh Government, whereas policy for larger developments is determined at a UK level.
The UK Government has announced today that communities will have earlier and better involvement in decisions concerning wind farm development proposals in their area. Much greater weight will be given to the strength of popular feeling over the proposals.
There will also be a five-fold increase in the level benefits developers will be expected to pay to communities.
Speaking after the announcement, Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones said:
"In Wales, there is an effective presumption in favour of wind farm developments under the Welsh Government's planning policy document, TAN 8. Today's announcement means an even greater divergence of policy between England and Wales.
"I would urge the Welsh Government urgently to review TAN 8. Given that, as from today, communities in England will be more empowered as to whether wind farm developments proceed in their areas, it is only right that comparable measures should be adopted in Wales.
"English communities affected by wind farm development will also now be receiving significantly more generous community benefit payments from developers than before. For a 50 megawatt wind farm, this could be as much as £100,000.
"I would also urge the Welsh wind power industry body, R-UK Cymru, to confirm that the community benefits on offer to Welsh residents will match those of residents in England, so as to restore equality of treatment on both sides of the border."
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SERIES: Thirty Pictures In Thirty Days
Groundbreaking Day ~ March 11, 2010
After years of delays and legal wrangling, Groundbreaking Day finally arrived. Six years after Bruce Ratner announced his intention to move the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn, the developer finally got to bask in his long awaited moment of inglorious satisfaction. But to watch Bruce Ratner speak from the dais was to watch him savoring his finest day. Even he admitted, for a time the project seemed doomed. Interestingly, the major groups in opposition to Atlantic Yards expected to attend Groundbreaking Day ceremonies showed up numbering in the tens and tens of people. That's right - the displeased and protesters alike never showed up to voice their discontent; not en mass anyway. Pictured above is a rather small and harmless gathering of curious pedestrians and other intrigued passers-by along Sixth Avenue. Back on Atlantic Avenue, the barricaded sidewalk closest to the tent where ceremonies were to be held was void of any clearly defined or coherent opposition to the project as well. Meanwhile, inside the white tent pictured below, Bruce Ratner, Jay-Z, Borough President Marty Markowitz, New York City's Mayor and the Governor were all on hand to officially kick off construction on Barclays Center.
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MATH6143 Survival Models
Module Overview
This module introduces some of the fundamental ideas and issues of lifetime and time-to-event data analysis, as used in actuarial practice, biomedical research and demography Co-Requisite: MATH6122
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Understand the key features of lifetime data, including censoring, and of probability models for lifetime data: survival function, hazard and force of mortality
- Understand the theory underlying survival models and their estimation and of how to use R to fit models, including the Kaplan-Meier estimate of the survival function, parametric models and the Cox regression model
- Understand models for human mortality, including how to compute and interpret the life table in a variety of contexts and models for forecasting mortality
- Describe and apply models of mortality and similar events which are specified as continuous-time discrete-state Markov processes
- Understand the need to graduate crude data on mortality rates and an understanding of how to compare crude mortality rates against a standard of graduated set of rates
- Analyse and interpret data, and especially to adopt a critical approach to numerical data
- Solve problems, and especially to apply ideas learnt in one context to other contexts
• Introduction to concepts of modelling, survival data and survival models; censoring; survival and hazard functions. • Estimating the survivor function non-parametrically (Kaplan-Meier and Nelson-Aalen estimators); parametric survival models; estimation using maximum likelihood. • Regression models for survival data; proportional hazards; the Cox regression model; accelerated failure time models. • Introduction to continuous-time, discrete-state Markov models; two-state and multiple-state models; Kolmogorov equations; estimating the parameters of multiple-state models. • Models for human mortality; the life table: theory and applications. • Comparison of models of mortality: Binomial, Poisson and multiple-state models. Estimation and inference using maximum likelihood and other methods. • Exposure to risk; the principle of correspondence; estimating the exposed-to-risk with aggregate data. • Comparison of mortality experiences; mortality rates and standardised mortality ratios; statistical tests appropriate for the comparison. • Graduation of mortality data; reasons for graduation; methods of graduation; tests of adherence to data and smoothness of a graduation. • Models for forecasting human mortality • Using R to analyse lifetime and survival data
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, problem classes, computer laboratories
|Independent Study
|Total study time
Resources & Reading list
D. Collett (2003). Modelling survival data in medical research..
A. Hinde (1998). Demographic methods.
Reading List. A suggested reading list for each part, and starting references for each assessment, will be made available on Blackboard
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|Written assessment
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Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External
Linked modules
To study this module, you will need to also study the following module(s):
|Probability and Mathematical Statistics
Costs associated with this module
Students are responsible for meeting the cost of essential textbooks, and of producing such essays, assignments, laboratory reports and dissertations as are required to fulfil the academic requirements for each programme of study.
In addition to this, students registered for this module typically also have to pay for:
Books and Stationery equipment
Recommended texts for this module may be available in limited supply in the University Library and students may wish to purchase reading texts as appropriate.
Course texts are provided by the library and there are no additional compulsory costs associated with the module
Please also ensure you read the section on additional costs in the University's Fees, Charges and Expenses Regulations in the University Calendar available at www.calendar.soton.ac.uk.


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Stephen Allen Boppart
For more information
- M.D. Medicine Harvard Medical School June 2000
- Ph.D. Medical and Electrical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 1998
Prof. Boppart graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 1990 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an option in Bioengineering. Continuing at UIUC, he completed his M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1991, where he developed microfabricated multi-electrode arrays for neural recordings. From 1991 to 1993, at the Air Force Laser Laboratory in San Antonio, Texas, he conducted research on laser-tissue interactions in the eye, helping establish national laser safety standards. Prof. Boppart then went on to MIT, receiving his Ph.D. in 1998 in Medical and Electrical Engineering. His doctoral studies included the development of optical coherence tomography in Prof. Jim Fujimoto's laboratory.
As part of a joint program between MIT and Harvard, Prof. Boppart completed his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in June 2000. Currently, Prof. Boppart is an Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering with appointments in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bioengineering, and Medicine at UIUC. He is Head of the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and along with a team of 25 researchers, is investigating novel optical diagnostic imaging technologies for basic science and translational clinical applications.
From 2006-2008, he served as Founding Director of the Mills Breast Cancer Institute, and holds a research position with Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. His efforts included constructing a new building and developing new infrastructure to support translational research and technology development in biomedical research between UIUC and Carle Foundation Hospital.
Prof. Boppart has co-founded three companies, the two more recent at UIUC include Diagnostics Photonics and PhotoniCare, which include novel optical imaging technologies for surgical and primary care applications, respectively. Currently he is Director of the campus-wide Imaging at Illinois initiative which leverages the strengths and diversity of over 100 faculty working in all aspects of imaging science, technology, and applications.
Academic Positions
- Director, Imaging at Illinois; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2008-November 2015
- Full Professor (50%), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Full Professor (50%), Department of Bioengineering; Clinical Professor (0%), Department of Internal Medicine; Research Professor (0%), Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory; Research Professor (0%), Institute for Genomic Biology; Full Professor (0%), Neuroscience Program; Full Professor (0%), Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Teaching Statement
Prof. Boppart's teaching activities and interests are highly interdisciplinary, following his research activities. Teaching activities cover cross-cutting areas in engineering, medicine, and biology. Courses have included ECE/BioE 414 and 415, Biomedical Instrumentation lecture and laboratory, ECE 460 Optical Imaging, ECE 380 Biomedical Imaging, and ECE 467 Biophotonics. For each of these, courses are taught relating fundamental engineering and scientific principles to real-world applications. Students participate directly with state-of-the-art information exchange by performing literature searches and preparing classroom presentations of journal articles about techniques and technologies discuss in lecture. Concepts are reinforced by use of stimulating discussions centered around clinical scenarios. For example, students in ECE 380 Biomedical Imaging are randomly given a medical beeper than when called for an "emergency", are presented with clinical medical images and scenarios that call on their ability to apply course principles to diagnose technical problems in the imaging data or systems. Students complete these courses having a broad-based knowledge of these subjects, and key tools for further in-depth investigations and advanced study.
Research Statement
My interdisciplinary research group combines the fields of engineering, medicine, and biology to develop novel optical biomedical imaging technologies and translate these for biological discovery and clinical applications. Biophotonics, the application of light in medicine, biology, and biotechnology applications, enables us to develop innovative technologies to detect disease at early stages, when it is most amenable to treatment.
Post-Doctoral Research Opportunities
The Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has an immediate opening for a post-doctoral research associate in the area of nonlinear optical imaging systems for biomedical applications. Headed by Prof. Stephen Boppart, the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory is a dynamic and productive interdisciplinary research and training environment focused on developing novel optical biomedical imaging technologies, translating them into clinical applications, and driving them toward commercialization for improving healthcare.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
There is a long history of undergraduate research opportunities in Prof. Boppart's Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory. Over the last 15 years, over 75 undergraduate students have conducted research in Prof. Boppart's laboratory, often leading to an undergraduate thesis. Research areas cover aspects of optical imaging and physics, signal and imaging processing, image acquisition systems, biomedical optics and biophotonics, laser and optical source development, and clinical imaging applications. Undergraduate research experiences typically extend over two or more semesters, and result in the completion of an undergraduate thesis and a departmental symposium presentation. Exceptional research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences.
Research Interests
- Optical Diagnostics of Cancer
- Medical Engineering
- Image-Guided Surgery
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Lasers in Medicine and Biology
- Optical Biomedical Imaging
Selected Articles in Journals
- Graf BW, Chaney EJ, Marjanovic M, Adie SG, De Lisio M, Valero MC, Boppart MD, Boppart SA. Long-term time-lapse multimodal intravital imaging of regeneration and bone-marrow-derived cell dynamics in skin. Technology, 1:1-12, DOI:10.1142/S2339547813500027, 2013.
- Graf BW, Bower A, Chaney EJ, Marjanovic M, Adie SG, De Lisio M, Valero MC, Boppart MD, Boppart SA. In vivo multimodal microscopy for detecting bone-marrow-derived cell contribution to skin regeneration. (Featured on Cover) Journal of Biophotonics, 7:96-102, 2014.
- Ahmad A, Shemonski ND, Adie SG, Kim H, Hwu W-M, Carney PS, Boppart SA. Real-time in vivo computed optical interferometric tomography. Nature Photonics, 7:444-448, 2013.
- Nguyen CT, Jung W, Kim J, Chaney EJ, Novak M, Stewart CN, Boppart SA. Non-invasive in vivo optical detection of biofilm in the human middle ear. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 109:9529-9534, 2012.
- Adie SG, Graf BW, Ahmad A, Carney PS, Boppart SA. Computational adaptive optics for broadband optical interferometric tomography of biological tissue. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 109:7175-7180, 2012.
- Jung W, Kim J, Jeon M, Chaney EJ, Stewart CN, Boppart SA. Handheld optical coherence tomography scanner for primary care diagnostics. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Invited Cover Figure, 58:741-744, 2011.
- Chowdary PD, Benalcazar WA, Jiang Z, Chaney EJ, Marks DL, Gruebele M, Boppart SA. Molecular histopathology by spectrally-reconstructed nonlinear interferometric vibrational imaging. Cancer Research (Invited Cover Figure), 70:9562-9569, 2010.
- Nguyen FT, Zysk AM, Chaney EJ, Kotynek JG, Oliphant UJ, Bellafiore FJ, Rowland KM, Johnson PA, Boppart SA. Intraoperative evaluation of breast tumor margins with optical coherence tomography. Cancer Research (Invited Cover Figure), 69:8790-8796, 2009.
- T.S. Ralston, D.L. Marks, P.S. Carney, S.A. Boppart, "Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Microscopy," Nature Physics, 3:129-134, 2007.
- C. Xi, D. L. Marks, D. S. Parikh, L. Raskin, and S. A. Boppart, "Structural and Functional Imaging of Three-Dimensional Microfluidic Mixers Using Optical Coherence Tomography." Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA, 101:7516-7521, 2004.
- D. L. Marks, and S. A. Boppart, "Nonlinear Interferometric Vibrational Imaging," Physics Review Letters, 92:123905, 2004.
- Boppart SA, Luo W, Marks DL, and Singletary K, "Optical Coherence Tomography: Feasibility for Basic Research and Image-Guided Surgery of Breast Cancer," Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 84, pp. 85-97, 2004.
- Boppart SA, Bouma BE, Pitris C, Southern JF, Brezinski ME, Fujimoto JG, "In Vivo Cellular Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging," Nature Medicine, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 861-864, 1998.
- Edmund Optics Start-Up Award to PhotoniCare, 2018
- SPIE Photonics West Start-Up Challenge, First Place to PhotoniCare, 2018
- Entrepreneurial Excellence New Venture Award, 2017 - Champaign Economic Development Corporation
- Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), 2017
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Technical Achievement Award, 2016
- iBIO Propel Chicago Innovation Showcase Business Plan Competition, 2015 - Diagnostic Photonics, Inc - First Place - PhotoniCare, Inc. - Second Place
- Andrew T. Yang Research Award, Department of ECE, 2015
- Excellence in Research Award, Carle Foundation Hospital, 2014
- Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2014
- Innovation Transfer Award, Illinois Office of Technology Management, 2014
- PhotoniCare, Inc. start-up awards: Chicago Innovation Mentors, NSF I-CORP, Research Park I-START, 2013
- Hans Sigrist Prize, International prize on selected topic of Diagnostic Laser Medicine, 2012
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2013
- Bliss Professorship of Engineering, 2011
- Fellow, IEEE – Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011
- Invitee, National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Conference Seeing the Future with Imaging Science, 2010
- Innovate Illinois, State-wide small business competition runner-up for start-up company, Diagnostic Photonics, Inc., 2010
- Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award, Optical Society of America, 2009
- Fellow, Optical Society of America, 2009
- Fellow, SPIE - International Optical Society, 2009
- Special Recognition of Achievement Award for Promotion Dossier Campus Committee on Promotion and Tenure, 2008
- Visiting Professorship, Raine Medical Research Foundation, 2007-2008
- Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, 2006 and 2007
- IEEE, Elected Senior Member, 2005
- University of Illinois Alpha Chapter Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) Outstanding Alumni Award, 2005
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Early Career Achievement Award, 2005
- UIUC College of Engineering Young Alumni Achievement Award, 2005
- Technology Review Magazine's Top 100 Young Innovator in the World, 2002
- Whitaker Foundation Fellow, 2001
- Young Faculty Award, American Association of Anatomists, 2001
- Graduated cum laude, Harvard Medical School, 2000
- New Focus, Inc. Student Travel Award, 1998
- American Association of Anatomists Travel Award, 1998
- Coherent Laser Group Conference Travel Award, 1995
- Brooks Air Force Base Outstanding Civilian of the Year Armstrong Laboratory, 1992
- Senior 100 Honorary, 1990, University of Illinois
- Graduated summa cum laude (Highest Honors), 1990, University of Illinois
- Norman R. Carson Outstanding Junior Electrical Engineer in the United States, 1989
- Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Electrical Engineer, 1989, University of Illinois
- National Society of Professional Engineers Scholar, 1986
Teaching Honors
- Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, 2006
- UIUC College of Engineering Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, 2003, 2005
Research Honors
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2004
- UIUC College of Engineering Xerox Faculty Award for Outstanding Research, 2002
- Resident Physician Research Award, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, 2001
- Soma Weiss Research Award, Harvard Medical School, 1999
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Outstanding Armstrong Laboratory, 1992
- Armstrong Laboratory Director's Award for Excellence, 1991
- Air Force Scientific Advisory Board's Superior Laboratory at Brooks Air Force Base, 1991
- E.C. Jordan Award for Bioengineering Research, 1990, University of Illinois
Public Service Honors
- National 4-H Alumni Award for Illinois, 2008
- Ironwood Lake Association, Board Member, 2006
- Volunteer, Children's Science Museum, Exhibit Planning, 2002
- Judge, Illinois Science Olympiad State Tournament, 2001
- Judge, Illinois Junior Academy of Sciences, Science Fair, 2001, Regional Science Fair 2003
- Usher and Volunteer, St. Matthews Catholic Church, Champaign, IL, 2000; Nursery Supervisor, 2002
Courses Taught
- BIOE 297 - Individual Study
- BIOE 380 - Biomedical Imaging
- BIOE 497 - Individual Study
- ECE 380 - Biomedical Imaging
- ECE 498 - Special Topics in ECE


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So here are the rules:
- From 12:00am on November 23rd (the Friday after Thanksgiving -- so that's midnight tonight), until 12:00am December 25th (Christmas Day), you cannot hear any part of the song Last Christmas by Wham! That means if you hear it tonight before midnight, or on Christmas Day, you're fine; any time between then, you've lost.
- Only the actual song counts. Any remixes or covers, hearing someone sing it in person (unless it's George Michael), or hearing a muzak or instrumental version, doesn't cost you the game.
- Even if you hear just a few seconds of the song, as soon as you recognize it as Last Christmas, you've lost.
Remember that it doesn't matter how or where you hear the song. If it's on the radio, in a mall over the loudspeaker, or Jenner tricks you into clicking a YouTube link, you still lose. Once you lose, post in this thread to let us know when you've been Whammed.
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Public Libary – Conference
Registration conference (Entrance free): assistenz@ wkv-stuttgart.de
From October 30 till November 23, 2014, the Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart and Akademie Schloss Solitude are carrying out the project Public Library. Rethinking the Infrastructures of Knowledge Production. It consists of an exhibition – which acts in the same time as an open laboratory and a "scandromat" – at the Kunstverein's platform Querungen (Traversals) as well as a conference that will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2014 at the Kunstverein and Akademie Schloss Solitude.
The project reflects and discusses today's conditions of knowledge production: from the neoliberal politics of education and the monopolization of "intellectual property" to alternative critical and anarchistic ways of sharing and "borrowing" knowledge.
It is initiated by the free software advocate, cultural explorer, and social instigator Nenad Romic aka Marcell Mars, who was a fellow at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in 2013. One point of departure is his ongoing Public Library-project that envisions a constantly growing, decentralized network of digital libraries based on the open source library application Calibre and the plug-in "Let's Share Books." The latter was designed by Mars to connect and share Calibre libraries via the Internet.
The four-days-conference comprises lectures, presentations, workshops and panels with international artists, curators, net activists and theoreticians. It sheds light on the social, economic, and political implications of the existing, changing, and / or disappearing infrastructures of education and knowledge: that is, of libraries, schools, the academic world et cetera. Especially in the "Western world," these infrastructures are still taken for granted, though we can observe how these infrastructures are increasingly subjugated by the imperatives of austerity suggesting that there is no other solution than privatization.
Oscillating between the "legal" and "illegal"
Open, independent, and (digitally) networked structures of sharing books, films, music, art, knowledge, et cetera, have been established—always oscillating between the "legal" and "illegal"—at least since the mid-1990s. In the meantime, models of "legal commons" and "common properties" that wish to regulate and legalize ways of sharing things had not only been implemented as "alternative agreements" but also controversially discussed, as they still rely on the capitalist logics of property. The conference basically explores those projects and networks for sharing knowledge, which neither accept the increasingly strict regulations of the (increasingly privatized) official infrastructures and systems of education nor the new monopoles of knowledge (Google, Amazon, etc.).
Curating the archive / library
Of interest here are, besides open digital libraries, also artistic ways of dealing with the structures of the archive and of archiving. Furthermore the necessity and criteria of curating open-access-libraries and -collections such as UbuWeb, Monoskop, Aaaaarg.org, Archive.org or Library Genesis will be discussed.
Constructions of a universal knowledge
Another aspect of the conference concerns critical reflection of the grand narratives and projections of "universal knowledge," "universal libraries," and other "world projects." Reaching from the public library conception of the seventeeth century to projects such as the "Mundaneum"—a Belgian utopia from the early twentieth century, which conceived a city that would bring together all knowledge of the world in one flexible classification system—to Google.
Regulations, classifications, hierarchies
Furthermore, the conference aims to discuss the regulations, classifications, hierarchies, and protocols inherent to the infrastructures of education and knowledge production: from the mechanisms and effects of indexing systems or academic curriculums to dualistic relationships such as teacher-scholar, amateur-expert, "server-client" . . . On the opposite side, alternative models such as The Public School will be presented.
"The Public School is a school with no curriculum. It is not accredited, it does not give out degrees, and it has no affiliation with the public school system. It is a framework that supports autodidactic activities, operating under the assumption that everything is in everything. (http://thepublicschool.org)
State responsibility
Besides developing open, decentralized, independent, and/or anarchistic infrastructures, we feel it is at the same time important to insist on the state/public's responsibility of financing and maintaining access to education, knowledge, and art "for everybody" on a large scale. How could we, from this perspective, imagine future relationships between state-managed macro and self-managed micro structures of education and knowledge?
Something is always missing
At the same time, those "big machineries" of knowledge, discourse, and attention need to be constantly called into question by those structures that arise because there is a lack, because something is missing, and that give voice and visibility to the neglected and unexpected. For, above all, it is not only about the question of access to knowledge, but about how to create, articulate, and bring into play other, hidden, and/or suppressed knowledge.


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Jeff Grow has a title you don't come across very often. He's a "bar illusionist" at Albert Trummer's recently-opened-to-the-public Theater Bar (114 Franklin Street) in Tribeca. He discusses just how manages to mix drinks with magic and why the two are a great pair.
Have you always been a magician?
I started doing sleight of hand when I was 7. My grandfather was a magician, which is how I got started.
How does magic tie into mixology?
There's actually a long, rich history of combining sleight of hand, illusion, and mixing drinks. It dates back to Chicago in the late '30s, after Prohibition, at places like Schulien's and the La Salle Hotel. It really became its own genre of almost raucous sleight-of-hand performance, with the bar as a stage.
Explain what you do exactly.
I've created cocktails that are paired with some of the illusions and sleight-of-hand pieces that I perform. Guests order one of my cocktails and the host brings them backstage and behind the scenes, to a VIP area. I make the cocktail, perform the illusion that goes with it, and then a short bespoke show for about 15 minutes. These first couple of weeks we'll be taking reservations and I'll be there periodically, but we'll soon be doing the shows by reservation only, with a minimum of four guests per reservation.
Do you use fire in any of your tricks, as Albert Trummer did at Apotheke?
Not really. Definitely no fire with absinthe …
What personal traits are required to bartend at Theater Bar?
When a bartender is behind the bar, they are on stage — from how they handle the tools, create the cocktail, to how they garnish a drink. At Theater Bar, we're putting those inherent qualities on display. So, obviously, everyone mixing can make some unbelievable cocktails. But they also have a creative sense of how they prepare and present them.
What's the most unusual drink/trick combo you have? Or just your favorite?
Right now, my favorite is a pine-needle liqueur champagne cocktail paired with something I do with sewing needles. The needle trick dates back a long time to India and was also a featured showpiece of Houdini's.
How do you come up with your tricks and drinks? Which comes first?
It goes both ways. At times, the ingredients of a trick will inspire a cocktail. At times, there is a cocktail I want to present and I find a way to magically produce it.
Do you do private parties? If so, what can you offer private clients you can't really do at the bar?
The majority of the work I do is sleight of hand and mentalism at private and corporate events and trade shows. I also have a stage show about con artistry that I present here in the city, at regional theaters and universities. You can take a look at jeffgrow.net to find out more.
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At some point in all of our lives, we find ourselves in places we never meant to be. These places may be failed relationships, grief or loss, unhealthy patterns and addictions, questions and doubts about identity, or similar struggles. This can feel crushingly overwhelming, but may be an opportunity for you to reassess your life and seek greater wholeness.
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Driving Simulation
The Transportation Engineering program at SEAS has a Driving Simulators Laboratory located at the George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus (VSTC). The corresponding equipment is located at Exploration Hall.
The Laboratory houses two driving simulators: a Car-Driving Simulator and a Truck-Driving Simulator.
Car-Driving Simulator (CDS)
The state-of-the-art Car-Driving Simulator is used to conduct vital vehicle and driving behavior research. This simulator allows CISR to perform driving experiments in a safe and controlled laboratory setting. Download the technical specifications for the simulator.
Car-Driving Simulator Layout
Our full-featured Car-Driving Simulator is able to provide a life-like driving experience. The visual display is a curved screen with 135-degree wide-angle field of view. In addition, auditory feedback is provided through stereo components. The steering wheel produces an authentic feeling of road grip through a generated counter torque. A validated vehicle dynamics program governs the behavior of the vehicles in the simulation.
The Car-Driving Simulator performs comprehensive data collection, including eye-tracking data. The data includes the complete vehicle dynamics, as well as the steering angle, throttle position, and brake position. In addition, an eye-tracking system provides accurate measurement of the driver's focal point of attention, pupil size, blink rate, and the time that eyes stay shut during blinks.
Truck-Driving Simulator (TDS)
In a project supported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), CISR developed a Truck-Driving Simulator for driver behavioral studies. A partnership was established between CISR and the Modeling, Simulation and Driving Simulators (MSIS) research unit of the French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research (INRETS). This laboratory has enabled CISR to perform driving experiments in a safe and controlled laboratory setting. Download technical specifications for the simulator.
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Sorting Through Recycling Plastic
You can recycle just about any type of plastic, which is good news for the environment.
Plastic is a man-made material created from natural, but non-renewable, resources. Oil and natural gas are just two of the non-renewable natural resources needed to make plastic — and plastic manufacturing is eating up our supply. Therefore, the more recycling of plastic that we can do, the better.
How Plastic Recycling Works
Ever wonder what happens to your plastic goods after your waste management company whisks them away? Recycling plastic involves an interesting journey from the recycling bin to the plastic manufacturing plant, typically including the following steps:
- Plastic items are taken to a recycling center and sorted by type and maybe by color.
- The plastics are cleaned and compacted together into a big bale, then sent to a processing factory.
- The bale of plastic is cut up into shreds or tiny plastic particles, then shipped to plastic manufacturing companies for reuse.
- The plastics are then turned into a variety of new plastic products, which can hopefully start a new round of recycling plastic.
Recycling Plastic of Different Types
There are many different types of plastic, with different strengths and consistencies. Plastic products are coded 1 through 7 to indicate the type of resin they were made with and how they can be grouped for recycling. The seven types include:
- 1 - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE): Used for food and drink packaging like peanut butter jars, large soda bottles, and cooking oil containers. One of the most common types of recycled plastic, it can be reused to make paint, egg cartons, surfboards, sailboat parts, bottle and containers that are not used for food or drink, and even some clothing and carpeting.
- 2 - High-density polyethylene (HDPE): Used for laundry detergent containers and milk jugs as well as plastic grocery and shopping bags, this is the plastic most frequently used for home items. It can be recycled and made into garbage and grocery bags, soda bottles, orange traffic cones, laundry detergent bottles, and some toys.
- 3 - Polyvinyl chloride (PVC): Used for home siding, water hoses, some types of flooring, plumbing materials, and shower curtains, PVC can be recycled and used again in siding, fences, plastic railings, and drainage pipes.
- 4 - Low-density polyethylene (LDPE): Used for frozen food plastic bags, squeezable bottles, dry cleaning bags, cellophane, and disposable baby diapers, LDPE can be recycled into items as diverse as shipping envelopes and compost bins.
- 5 -Polypropylene (PP): Used for car batteries, plastic tubing, plastic drinking straws, bottle caps on sodas, condiments, and other packaged items, PP can be reused in brooms, furniture, bird feeders, batteries, and automotive parts.
- 6 - Polystyrene or polystyrene foam (PS): Used for disposable items like packing peanuts, restaurant food cartons, egg cartons, coffee cups, and plastic utensils, PS can be recycled to make similar new products or used in plastic food trays found in restaurants and cafeterias, home insulation, some pens, and plastic lumber.
- 7 - Other plastics: Miscellaneous plastics are often used to make reusable food storage containers and may be recycled into plastic bottles or even plastic lumber.
Recycling Plastic at Home
To recycle plastics used around the home, you'll mainly want to collect two types: plastic film bags and hard plastic items.
Recyclable plastic film bags are coded 2 or 4 and include:
- Plastic film bags from grocery, department, and other retail stores — most bags can be recycled, but they must be clean, dry, and empty.
- Plastic packaging on bread, diapers, bulk water bottles, and snack items, and wraps from paper towels, napkins, toilet paper, and disposable plates, but not plastic cling wrap or the type of packaged food bags that hold items like cut lettuce and frozen foods
- Bags from the dry cleaner's
- Plastic bags used to bag fruits and vegetables in the grocery produce department
- Food storage bags
- Bubble wrap
- Plastic wrap that's been used to protect new electronic products and furniture
Recyclable hard plastics that are picked up by most waste management companies are coded 1 and 2. They include:
- Hard plastic containers like milk jugs and large soda bottles
- Plastic water and soda bottles
- Plastic food containers and tubs used for margarine, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, and the like
- Some bottles from household cleaning products if cleaned; read the label to find the plastic number and to see if it's recyclable.
Exactly which plastics can be recycled through your curbside recycling company depend on where you live, and every location is different. Waste management operators in some cities and towns will pick up almost all types of plastics, while others are more limited, often because their facilities aren't designed to recycle those materials.
Because plastic bags are recycled separately, many grocery, department, and other retail stores now offer plastic bag recycling bins in their stores; to find a list of stores and other plastic bag recycling centers near you, go to PlasticBagRecycling.org.
For the plastics that aren't picked up by your recycling service — commonly, plastics coded 3, 5, 6, and 7 — you can try to see if a recycling drop-off center in your area will accept and recycle them. If you have storage space, you might consider collecting items and taking them to the drop-off recycling center a few times a year — try picking up recyclables from friends and neighbors, too.
The good news is that plastics are recyclable, but it may take a bit of extra hunting and work on your end to help them get recycled and reduce their impact on the environment.


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Jehovah Witness Child Abuse Cover-Up
Would You Hold Your Church Responsible For Protecting a Predator?
As a child, Candace Conti was repeatedly molested by an adult member of the North Fremont Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation.
Now 29 years old, Conti is seeking civil justice – Not just against her abuser, Jonathan Kendrick, found guilty of multiple counts of molestation. But also against the Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters organization, for failing to disclose that Kendrick had previously admitted to molesting his stepdaughter.
On April 13, 2015, a San Francisco state appeals court upheld the verdict of $2.8 million in compensation awarded to Conti in a previous trial. However, the court denied Conti an additional $8.6 million awarded against the Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters.
A Three-Judge Panel Determined
That church leaders had no duty to warn their congregation – or Conti's parents – that her abuser had previously informed the church of his sexual crimes towards another child. Justice Peter Siggins stated:
"While it is readily foreseeable that someone who has molested a child may do so again, the burden the duty to warn would create and the adverse social consequences the duty would produce outweigh its imposition."
While it may be unreasonable – nay, unlikely – to expect a religious organization to disclose all potential trespasses to the entirety of their congregation, their actions (or lack of) remain questionable.
Conti states that Kendrick sexually abused her while she accompanied him on church "field service" – when members of the congregation would go door-to-door, preaching to their community.
Instead of accompanying Conti door-to-door, Kendrick would take 9 year old Conti to his home and sexually abuse her.
The North Fremont Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation knew of Kendrick's previous crimes of child sexual abuse, and still allowed a 9-year-old girl to accompany an admitted predator unsupervised.
Even more frustrating from a victim's rights standpoint…
The Superior Court jury originally awarded Conti $7 million in compensatory damages to Conti, after finding Kendrick 60% responsible, Watchtower (headquarters organization of Jehovah's Witnesses) 27% liable ,and the North Fremont Congregation 13% liable.
But Conti agreed before trial not to collect any damages from Kendrick in exchange for his not participating in the trial and agreeing not to harass her. Leaving Conti with a total compensation from the congregation and Watchtower of $2.8 million – Over ½ of her compensation for enduring repeated sexual abuse at the hands of a known molester was taken away simply so she wouldn't have to endure his harassment.
In 1989, Jehovah's Witness Headquarters
Sent out a policy stating that elders must exercise extreme caution when it comes to handling the personal information about the private lives of others, because "unauthorized disclosure of confidential information can result in costly lawsuits."
Basically stating that the church willfully decided it would rather avoid potentially losing money than preventing an innocent child from being subjected to sexual abuse.
And the kicker? April 13th's ruling means they're not being held fiscally responsible.
What do you think?
Should a church be required to do everything within their power to prevent childhood sexual abuse? Does an individual's right to privacy outweigh an organization's responsibility to a child?


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This easy Gluten Free Vegan French Toast recipe makes eating gluten free more fun and healthy. Because this French Toast is loaded with only delicious ingredients that are good for you!
If you want to find out just what I think of this Vegan Gluten Free French Toast recipe- watch my video. Plus you will see how I make a BONUS Sandwich recipe with the leftovers!
Topping options are simple, delicious and healthy. Berries, banana and coconut cream are the "icing on the vegan gluten free French Toast' in this recipe- making is really healthy like I always do.
However, If you don't have fresh berries just thaw out some frozen ones to unlock their flavor and you will love it.
As far as prep goes and getting your pan ready. I didn't even need cooking spray or to oil the pan, the batter doesn't stick!
Don't have time to make French Toast in the morning? Make it ahead of time! What makes this recipe amazing is that you can keep the pre-made french toast slices in the refrigerator and warm them up later and they are just as good!
Lets talk about the ingredients. If you do not have ground flaxseeds you can sub them out for ground chia seeds!
I used Happy Campers Gluten Free Bread because I love it, the taste and texture of the bread is my favorite. Plus it has the best ingredients.
Also, if you want to see another really easy healthy Breakfast option that kids will love, checkout my Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl Recipe!
Don't skip the coconut cream! WOHOOO!
Moving on. Im not going to spend a lot of time writing a long blog post. Mostly because I don't have time for that! I am starting a SMOOTHIE BOWL FOOD TRUCK you all!
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Gluten Free Vegan French Toast
- Prep Time: 6 minutes
- Cook Time: 8
- Total Time: 14 minutes
- Yield: 8 slices 1x
Gluten Free Vegan French Toast just got healthier because Happy Campers Gluten Free bread is so delicious and this recipe is so easy. Topped with coconut cream, maple syrup and berries, this vegan recipe is a keeper.
- 8 slices Happy Campers Gluten Free Bread (I used their cinnamon raisin)
- 1 cup non-dairy Milk
- 2 tablespoons ground Flaxseeds
- 2 tablespoons Oat Flour or GF flour blend of choice
- 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg (optional)
Toppings (optional)
- Fresh Berries
- Maple Syrup
- Coconut cream or vegan Yogurt
- Walnuts
- Banana
- Whisk non dairy milk, ground flaxseeds, oat flour, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
- Allow to rest for 5 minutes.
- Prepare a non stick pan over medium high heat
- Dip each slice of bread into the batter mixture for about 20 seconds on each side – you can leave it in for longer if you want if using Happy Campers Gluten Free bread because it is so wholesome.
- Place on hot pan and cook until golden brown on the outside. Flip and cook until the other side is also golden brown, about 4 minutes.
- Top with whatever toppings you choose, the possibilities are endless and watch my video if you want inspiration.
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated without topping
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: Vegan, American
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 95
- Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 14.5g
- Protein: 4.5g
- Cholesterol: 0g
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Until today the only complaints I had heard about Apple's latest version of iTunes, version 7, was about the UI and the "horrid" scroll bars. Other than that, a lot of users were still fawning over the plethora of new additions to the iTunes interface. Personally, I love the new "horrid" scroll bars and find the UI not so bad, bar a few minor annoyances (no folding playlists?). Apparently, though, these are the least of some people's trouble:
"I upgraded to ITunes 7 [sic] today and now ALL of the songs in my library are extremely distorted when I play them. There is crackling, static, skipping, and they sound like garbage. When I play the same songs in a different media player they sound fine," said one post.
These symptoms could be due to a slight change in the way sound check works, but that is just speculation, and there is no indication that sound check was changed in iTunes 7.
It doesn't end there. Even important famous people are having issues. Will Wheaton had this to say:
"I connected my iPod to my laptop just now (with manual management turned on, so it doesn't automatically change my settings or music), and suddenly all of my iTunes Music Store purchases vanished," writes blogger, Wil Wheaton."
Luckily most of us here at the Orbiting HQ have been unaffected thus far by the "buggy" version of iTunes (although Ars's Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher did have some choice words to say about it). There has been some muttering in the kitchen about slow performance on the PC version and lack of album art for some of the more eclectic and not-so-eclectic selections.
It seems likely that because of these widespread complaints, Apple will update iTunes 7 sooner rather than later. One would think that with all of the press that the movie store has received, Apple can't afford a buggy delivery system, especially if they want other studios to sign on.


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About Plate Lifting Clamps
A plate clamp is a lifting device which is used to aid in lifting and transporting steel plate or other sheet materials. There are 2 main types of plate lifting clamps. They are vertical plate clamps and horizontal plate clamps. As their names suggest, one will lift the sheet material in a vertical position and the other in the horizontal position. Another plate lifting clamp which is available from good lifting gear suppliers, and that is a universal plate clamp. These allow the sheet steel to be lifted in either position, horizontally or vertically. And so may be more cost effective if you need to lift sheets in both positions on a regular basis.
Each type of plate lifting clamp is available in various models. Some are designed for thin sheets, some are extra heavy duty. There aome have adjustable jaws, are hinged, have high grip properties or have an added safety lock. A few models are called non-marking because they will lift sheet steel without leaving any marks at all. Some have smooth jaws, some have hardened steel jaws. Some can have protective rubber linings to reduce marks and some models will have a roller bar fitted to help with mark reduction. So there is a model for just about every lifting scenario.
Plate Clamp Types
A vertical plate clamp is commonly used to transport sheet materials in an upright, vertical position. Yet some models allow the sheet to be rotated through 180 degrees. If you need to transport large sheets that may sag easily then it is common practice to use two or more plate clamps at the same time. This is in conjunction with a spreader beam ensuring even spacing for stability.
Horizontal plate clamps are always used in pairs to transport single or multiple sheet materials in a horizontal position. As with the vertical clamp they incorporate 2 jaws. They are often used fixed to a chain sling and the clamping force comes from the weight of the load through the chain sling's legs, the amount of clamping force depends on the angle of the sling legs as well as the weight of the load, so it is important that the weight of the load is evenly distributed and also in line with the centre of gravity from the centre lifting point of the sling


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Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.
Covers basic solid state and semiconductor physics relevant for understanding electronic and optical devices. Topics include crystalline structures, bonding in atoms and solids, energy bands in solids, electron statistics and dynamics in energy bands, effective mass equation, carrier transport in solids, Boltzmann transport equation, semiconductor homo- and hetero-junctions, optical processes in semiconductors, electronic and optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures, semiconductor quantum wells, wires, and dots, electron transport in reduced dimensions, semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics, high-frequency response of electrons in solids and plasmons.
When Offered Spring.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ECE 4060 or a course in Basic quantum mechanics.
- Learn basic principles of solid state and semiconductor physics needed to understand modern electronic and photonic devices.
- Learn how engineering materials and structures at the nanoscale enables novel electronic and photonic properties for a wide variety of engineering applications.
- Learn the relationship between basic science and engineering applications.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MSE 6050
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Giannis posts triple-double to lead Bucks, Warriors fall to Blazers
Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is having a historic season following his triple-double in the Milwaukee Bucks' 106-97 win against the Indian Pacers.
Antetokounmpo strengthened his NBA MVP case with 33 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists on Wednesday.
The Bucks star became just the third player in league history to record at least 25 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in three consecutive games.
Milwaukee (43-14) have won their last two games and have the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Indiana's Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pacers (38-20) with 20 points on the night.
Siakam sparks Raptors
Pascal Siakam posted a career-high 44 points and 10 rebounds in the Toronto Raptors' 129-120 win over the Washington Wizards.
Otto Porter's career-high 37 points and 10 points led the Chicago Bulls past the Memphis Grizzlies 122-110.
Blake Griffin's 32 points were not enough for the Detroit Pistons, who fell to the Boston Celtics 118-110.
Thompson headlines Golden State's woes in loss
Klay Thompson scored nine points on two-of-16 shooting as reigning champions the Golden State Warriors fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 129-107. The loss snapped Golden State's five-game winning streak.
Dorian Finney-Smith scored five points on one-of-seven shooting in the Dallas Mavericks' 112-101 loss to the Miami Heat.
Knox dunks on Simmons
The New York Knicks might have lost their 18th consecutive game after a 126-111 defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers, but Kevin Knox posterized Ben Simmons, knocking him to the floor.
Wednesday's results
Brooklyn Nets 148-139 Cleveland Cavaliers (triple OT)
Milwaukee Bucks 106-97 Indiana Pacers
Toronto Raptors 129-120 Washington Wizards
Philadelphia 76ers 126-111 New York Knicks
Boston Celtics 118-110 Detroit Pistons
Chicago Bulls 122-110 Memphis Grizzlies
Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111 Houston Rockets
Miami Heat 112-101 Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets 120-118 Sacramento Kings
Portland Trail Blazers 129-107 Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers 134-107 Phoenix Suns
Thunder at Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Orlando Magic. Star Anthony Davis scored just three points in the 30-point defeat. The Oklahoma City Thunder are on a four-game winning streak and Russell Westbrook and Paul George are hotter than ever.


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Sports News of Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Source: goal.com
Former Ghana striker Augustine Arhinful wants Ghanaians to allow government to initiate radical actions to save the 'sorry state' of football in the country.
All football activities have been put on hold by authorities after some referees and top football administrators were caught on camera indulging in malpractices. The top-flight in particular has been truncated as a result.
In spite of all these developments, a section of Ghanaians want football to return in the shortest possible time since many footballers rely on it for their livelihood but Arhinful disagrees.
"We're not in normal time so a lot must change with regards to how we handle the future of Ghanaian football. We need to allow government to take radical actions in order to get football back on track in the country even if it will take us a lot of time," Arhinful told Asempa FM.
"A lot of people who were part of the disbanded GFA worked for their personal interest and not in the interest of Ghanaian football.
"I was part of meetings at the GFA whereas a section of the committee members were sleeping while discussions were ongoing," he said.
"Some of the past executive committee members went to meetings to only sleep and engage in unproductive activities at the detriment of the sport so we should allow changes, since that will help, is in the future," he added.
Arhinful was previously part of the football association's technical committee which analyses performance of the various national teams.
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Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott was displeased with a joke made by team owner Jerry Jones over the weekend.
League sources told ESPN and the Dallas Morning News on Monday that Elliott felt disrespected by Jones' jest.
"I didn't think it was funny and neither did Zeke," Elliott's agent, Rocky Arceneaux, said. "We actually thought it was disrespectful."
Arceneaux said Elliott is continuing his contract holdout while training in Cabo San Lucas, according to ESPN.
Jones made the joke Saturday after the Cowboys' preseason victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Hawaii. He answered a question about running back Tony Pollard, who got the start again in Elliott's absence.
Jones was asked if Pollard, who is having a standout training camp, was the best negotiating piece for the Cowboys during their contract talks with Elliott. The Cowboys owner said, "Zeke who?" before clarifying that he was "cracking a joke at Zeke's expense."
Elliott has yet to report to training camp as he continues his holdout. The star tailback is subject to fines totaling about $900,000.
Pollard recorded 51 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown run, on the Cowboys' first drive Saturday against the Rams.


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Image by size8jeans via FlickrAlli and Xenical have been claimed to be linked to a rare form of liver injury says
the FDA.
Worldwide, there have been only 13 cases among the 40 million people who have used the products. Two eople died and three others required liver transplants.
Alli and Xenical contain the weight loss drug orlistat. Xenical, made by Roche's Genentech, contains 120 milligrams of orlistat and is available only by prescription. Alli, from GlaxoSmithKline, contains 60 milligrams of orlistat and is available over the counter.
In 2009, the FDA announced it was reviewing 32 reports of liver injury in people taking Alli or Xenical. That review has now identified 13 cases, one in the U.S., of liver death or liver failure.
According to the FDA
The following factors make confirming a cause-and-effect relationship between orlistat and severe liver injury difficult:
* One U.S. case with Alli and 12 foreign cases with Xenical reported between April 1999 and August 2009 out of an estimated 40 million people worldwide who have used Xenical or Alli.
* Some patients in the reported cases also used other drugs or had other conditions that may have contributed to the development of severe liver injury.
* Severe liver injury can occur in people not taking drugs and without a distinct cause.
At this time, a cause and effect relationship of severe liver injury with orlistat use has not been established. Because of the seriousness of severe liver injury, FDA has added information about reported cases of severe liver injury to the label of Xenical and Alli to educate the public about the signs and symptoms of liver injury and the need to see a physician promptly should they occur. The agency is also working with the manufacturer of Alli to ensure that consumers can understand this new warning.
The labels for Alli and Xenical will now carry warnings about the possible risk of liver injury.
Symptoms of liver injury include:
* Loss of appetite
* Itching
* Yellow eyes or skin
* Dark urine
* Light-colored stools
People concerned about the possibility of liver injury should consult a doctor.


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Saving Lake Monona From Winter Salt
This morning a light snow started falling in Madison about 10:00 A.M. It is shaping up as a scenic outdoor scene since it is not going to be so much that we need to think of getting out the snow blower or not being able to drive should we need to head somewhere. It is the perfect coffee drinking, book reading kind of day that makes us glad to have winter in Wisconsin.
Then there are the major companies who have a contract for snow removal who seem not to realize it is winter and every surface should not resemble that it is July 4th. Hearty souls in this city know we should hear the crunch under our feet after a snowfall. Lets be honest, that crunch has a nice sound and likely makes us harken back to childhood memories.
With not even half an inch of snow on the ground one of the high paid services arrived at a rental unit on the isthmus and took out a five-gallon pail of blue salt and started spreading it out in large handfuls all over a parking area. Then the person continued that same routine on the sidewalk.
This practice happens throughout the season every time there is even the smallest amount of snowfall. And since money is made with repeat calls based on snowfall the spreading of more salt will take place over the same territory at some point later today.
The problem is this particular salting takes place on shoreline property to Lake Monona. No one needs to put it in writing as to where this salt drains into, or the harm it causes.
Now I fully understand people can mostly do what they want with their private property. But absentee landlords with seemingly no long term interest in Lake Monona does concern me, and surely does the same with others who have made this place home and worry about the fate of the lake.
I snapped a couple photos and it gives some scope of the over-salting that took place in one application. This type of activity, as I noted, occurs at least a couple times per snow fall, and then needs to be mulitiplied by the others who use such service in this area.
We all know this is a problem and yet it remains one that seemingly can not be brought under control.
February 16, 2016 11:27 AM
Lawsuit vs a little salt in a lake lawsuit wins everyone.
February 14, 2016 2:32 PM
Let the governor's office know. Or the DNR. They'll be right on it. /choke
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Further, in NSW, police worker Curtis Cheng was murdered as he left work. It was a politico-religious act by a radicalised Muslim youth, yet most news outlets reported it merely as a politically motivated act leaving out details he was dressed in a black robe and shouting "Allah, Allah" at the time.
Then only days after the murder of Cheng, an ABC commentator on News 24 suggested, "We have to empower people in schools, people in mosques, people in churches to be able to see the beginnings of radicalisation." (See comments about this assertion here.) Note, the "people in churches" inclusion. It is most surprising to hear that our youth and Bible study groups are supposedly hotbeds of radicalism and in need of monitoring by the authorities.
What is happening to Australia? When calling abortion an act of murder gets you banned; when opposing same sex marriage gets you dragged before the courts; and when teaching biblical truth is considered a dangerous form of radicalisation, we need to be aware of the significant changes taking place in our country, changes taking place before our very eyes.
While some might disagree with what Christians have to say, is that a reason to ban us? It is a sad day when the authorities criminalise challenging ideas and deny the public to opportunity to decide for themselves the validity of what they hear.
It may sound somewhat alarmist, but are we close to the day when Christians will lose the right to express religious points of view? Will the airing of Christian beliefs soon become a crime? But, perhaps it is not so alarmist after all. The early Christians, Christians throughout history, and Christians around the world have, and do face, such opposition. Maybe we will experience it too.
If so, may we be ready to explain our hope as believers in a gentle and respectful way remembering that if we are insulted for our hope in Jesus Christ we are indeed blessed (1 Peter 3:15-16, 4:14).
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Rescue 14′ – $28,000 + tax and shipping
Includes Trailer and Suzuki 25 HP Outboard Motor
Rescue 14′ Specifications
Width at Waterline71″
Depth Inside of Boat27″
Ramp Door Length52″
Transom Height20″
Weight440 lb.
Top Beam Width84″
Rescue 14′ Features
- Made of Marine grade .125 aluminum, same as most fire apparatus.
- Aluminum commercial duty hull, that is design to maneuver in fast water to complete the assigned task safely. Whether, it is up river or down river.
- Able to operate in shallow flood waters for evacuation of citizens, and or their companion animals if needed.
- Front manually operated drop down Bow Ramp better enables the operator to load non-ambulatory, and semi ambulatory (wheel chairs) victims into the boat. May need to use; the optional ramp extensions for certain scenarios.
- Able to walk on and walk off boarding, or loading from the shore.
- Hinge for the ramp is located above the water line.
- Multiple attachment points inside the boat to secure equipment, and patients to the deck.
- Deck area that is large enough to begin treatment of a non-responsive patient.
- Boat is rated for up to 40 hp. outboard motor. Also, the 14 foot boat can be propeled by rowing, paddling, or push poling in shallow flood waters.
- Drop Down Bow Ramp has a detachable telescoping dive ladder.
- Multiple attachment points on the outside and inside of the hull facilitate the use of various rive rescue techniques.
- Dynamic Line Fairing across a stream or river.
- Multiple Fixation Points line rescues.
- Static Line Rescue.
- Two boat tether as the down stream boat.
- The design of this hull causes to be good for a stealth approach at slow speeds. (not much splash)
- Haz-Mat; able to deploy and position booms on the water. For the containment of the polluting substance.
- Easy to decontaminate (Haz-Mat and E M S ) since boat is constructed of aluminum.
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