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Bryce Brown has proven two things in the last two weeks.
One, that he can run well enough to be an NFL starter.
Two, that LeSean McCoy has nothing to worry about as the Eagles' starter.
Brown has 347 rushing yards and four touchdowns the last two weeks, but he's also lost three fumbles, including the game-clinching one which Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne returned 50 yards for a touchdown last night.
"There's no excuses," Brown said, via Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer. "I'm not going to say [it was] fatigue or anything. If it is fatigue, you got to suck it up. . . . It's a crucial moment. You go to protect the ball."
You didn't need to see Brown's ball security issues to know McCoy will be the guy when he returns from his concussion. But how they use Brown moving forward will be an interesting choice. McLane speculates that Howie Roseman could get calls for Brown, but there's no pressing reason to trade him.
Keeping both backs, particularly with Brown working cheap, is probably the best play for the Eagles, especially if they move forward with quarterback Nick Foles. For any young quarterback, a stable running game is the best safety net.
And assuming Andy Reid is gone, there's a chance they might both be used. If Brown learns to hold onto the ball, of course.


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- Core Enhancements
- Incompatible Changes
- Performance Enhancements
- Modules and Pragmata
- Diagnostics
- Configuration and Compilation
- Platform Support
- Internal Changes
- Selected Bug Fixes
- Known Problems
- Acknowledgements
- Reporting Bugs
perldelta - what is new for perl v5.17.4
This document describes differences between the 5.17.3 release and the 5.17.4 release.
If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.17.2, first read perl5173delta, which describes differences between 5.17.2 and 5.17.3.
Core Enhancements
Latest Unicode 6.2 beta is included
This is supposed to be the final data for 6.2, unless glitches are found. The earlier experimental 6.2 beta data has been reverted, and this used instead. Not all the changes that were proposed for 6.2 and that were in the earlier beta versions are actually going into 6.2. In particular, there are no changes from 6.1 in the General_Category of any characters. 6.2 does revise the
\X handling for the REGIONAL INDICATOR characters that were added in Unicode 6.0. Perl now for the first time fully handles this revision.
New DTrace probes
The following new DTrace probes have been added:
This new variable provides access to the filehandle that was last read. This is the handle used by
$. and by
tell and
eof without arguments.
Looser here-doc parsing
Here-doc terminators no longer require a terminating newline character when they occur at the end of a file. This was already the case at the end of a string eval [perl #65838].
New mechanism for experimental features
Newly-added experimental features will now require this incantation:
no warnings "experimental:feature_name";
use feature "feature_name"; # would warn without the prev line
There is a new warnings category, called "experimental", containing warnings that the feature pragma emits when enabling experimental features.
Newly-added experimental features will also be given special warning IDs, which consist of "experimental:" followed by the name of the feature. (The plan is to extend this mechanism eventually to all warnings, to allow them to be enabled or disabled individually, and not just by category.)
By saying
no warnings "experimental:feature_name";
you are taking responsibility for any breakage that future changes to, or removal of, the feature may cause.
Lexical subroutines
This new feature is still considered experimental. To enable it, use the mechanism described above:
use 5.018;
no warnings "experimental:lexical_subs";
use feature "lexical_subs";
You can now declare subroutines with
state sub foo,
my sub foo, and
our sub foo. (
state sub requires that the "state" feature be enabled, unless you write it as
CORE::state sub foo.)
state sub creates a subroutine visible within the lexical scope in which it is declared. The subroutine is shared between calls to the outer sub.
my sub declares a lexical subroutine that is created each time the enclosing block is entered.
state sub is generally slightly faster than
my sub.
our sub declares a lexical alias to the package subroutine of the same name.
See "Lexical Subroutines" in perlsub.
Incompatible Changes
Here-doc parsing
The body of a here-document inside a quote-like operator now always begins on the line after the "<<foo" marker. Previously, it was documented to begin on the line following the containing quote-like operator, but that was only sometimes the case [perl #114040].
Stricter parsing of substitution replacement
It is no longer possible to abuse the way the parser parses
s///e like this:
%_=(_,"Just another ");
$_="Perl hacker,\n";
Interaction of lexical and default warnings
Turning on any lexical warnings used first to disable all default warnings if lexical warnings were not already enabled:
$*; # deprecation warning
use warnings "void";
$#; # void warning; no deprecation warning
Now, the debugging, deprecated, glob, inplace and malloc warnings categories are left on when turning on lexical warnings (unless they are turned off by
no warnings, of course).
This may cause deprecation warnings to occur in code that used to be free of warnings.
Those are the only categories consisting only of default warnings. Default warnings in other categories are still disabled by
use warnings "category", as we do not yet have the infrastructure for controlling individual warnings.
state sub and
our sub
Due to an accident of history,
state sub and
our sub were equivalent to a plain
sub, so one could even create an anonymous sub with
our sub { ... }. These are now disallowed outside of the "lexical_subs" feature. Under the "lexical_subs" feature they have new meanings described in "Lexical Subroutines" in perlsub.
gv_fetchmeth_* and SUPER
The various
gv_fetchmeth_* XS functions used to treat a package whose named ended with ::SUPER specially. A method lookup on the Foo::SUPER package would be treated as a SUPER method lookup on the Foo package. This is no longer the case. To do a SUPER lookup, pass the Foo stash and the GV_SUPER flag.
Performance Enhancements
Speed up in regular expression matching against Unicode properties. The largest gain is for
\X, the Unicode "extended grapheme cluster". The gain for it is about 35% - 40%. Bracketed character classes, e.g.,
[0-9\x{100}]containing code points above 255 are also now faster.
On platforms supporting it, several former macros are now implemented as static inline functions. This should speed things up slightly on non-GCC platforms.
Apply the optimisation of hashes in boolean context, such as in
and, to constructs in non-void context.
Extend the optimisation of hashes in boolean context to
%hash ? ... : ..., and
sub { %hash || ... }.
When making a copy of the string being matched against (so that $1, $& et al continue to show the correct value even if the original string is subsequently modified), only copy that substring of the original string needed for the capture variables, rather than copying the whole string.
This is a big win for code like
$&; $_ = 'x' x 1_000_000; 1 while /(.)/;
Also, when pessimizing if the code contains
$', record the presence of each variable separately, so that the determination of the substring range is based on each variable separately. So performance-wise,
$&; /x/
is now roughly equivalent to
whereas previously it was like
$&; $'; /x/
is now roughly equivalent to
Modules and Pragmata
Updated Modules and Pragmata
Archive::Tar has been upgraded from version 1.88 to 1.90. This adds documentation fixes.
B has been upgraded from version 1.37 to 1.38. This makes the module work with the new pad API.
B::Concise has been upgraded from version 0.92 to 0.93. This adds support for the new
B::Deparse has been upgraded from version 1.16 to 1.17. This suppresses trailing semicolons in formats.
CPANPLUS has been upgraded from version 0.9130 to 0.9131. This resolves issues with the SQLite source engine.
DB_File has been upgraded from version 1.826 to 1.827. The main Perl module no longer uses the
Devel::Peek has been upgraded from version 1.09 to 1.10. This fixes compilation with C++ compilers and makes the module work with the new pad API.
DynaLoader has been upgraded from version 1.15 to 1.16. This fixes warnings about using
CODEsections without an
ExtUtils::ParseXS has been upgraded from version 3.17 to 3.18. This avoids a bogus warning for initialised XSUB non-parameters [perl #112776].
File::Copy has been upgraded from version 2.23 to 2.24.
copy()no longer zeros files when copying into the same directory, and also now fails (as it has long been documented to do) when attempting to copy a file over itself.
File::Find has been upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.22. This fixes inconsistent unixy path handling on VMS.
IPC::Open3 has been upgraded from version 1.12 to 1.13. The
open3()function no longer uses
POSIX::close()to close file descriptors since that breaks the ref-counting of file descriptors done by PerlIO in cases where the file descriptors are shared by PerlIO streams, leading to attempts to close the file descriptors a second time when any such PerlIO streams are closed later on.
Locale::Codes has been upgraded from version 3.22 to 3.23. It includes some new codes.
Module::CoreList has been upgraded from version 2.71 to 2.73. This restores compatibility with older versions of perl and cleans up the corelist data for various modules.
Opcode has been upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.24 to reflect the removal of the boolkeys opcode and the addition of the clonecv, introcv and padcv opcodes.
Socket has been upgraded from version 2.004 to 2.006.
unpack_sockaddr_in6()now return just the IP address in scalar context, and
inet_ntop()now guards against incorrect length scalars being passed in.
Storable has been upgraded from version 2.38 to 2.39. This contains various bugfixes, including compatibility fixes for older versions of Perl and vstring handling.
Sys::Syslog has been upgraded from version 0.31 to 0.32. This includes several documentation and bug fixes.
threads::shared has been upgraded from version 1.40 to 1.41. This adds the option to warn about or ignore attempts to clone structures that can't be cloned, as opposed to just unconditionally dying in that case.
version has been upgraded from version 0.99 to 0.9901.
XSLoader has been upgraded from version 0.15 to 0.16.
The following additions or changes have been made to diagnostic output, including warnings and fatal error messages. For the complete list of diagnostic messages, see perldiag.
New Diagnostics
New Warnings
Experimental "%s" subs not enabled
(F) To use lexical subs, you must first enable them:
no warnings 'experimental:lexical_subs'; use feature 'lexical_subs'; my sub foo { ... }
Subroutine "&%s" is not available
(W closure) During compilation, an inner named subroutine or eval is attempting to capture an outer lexical subroutine that is not currently available. This can happen for one of two reasons. First, the lexical subroutine may be declared in an outer anonymous subroutine that has not yet been created. (Remember that named subs are created at compile time, while anonymous subs are created at run-time.) For example,
sub { my sub a {...} sub f { \&a } }
At the time that f is created, it can't capture the current the "a" sub, since the anonymous subroutine hasn't been created yet. Conversely, the following won't give a warning since the anonymous subroutine has by now been created and is live:
sub { my sub a {...} eval 'sub f { \&a }' }->();
The second situation is caused by an eval accessing a variable that has gone out of scope, for example,
sub f { my sub a {...} sub { eval '\&a' } } f()->();
Here, when the '\&a' in the eval is being compiled, f() is not currently being executed, so its &a is not available for capture.
"%s" subroutine &%s masks earlier declaration in same %s
(W misc) A "my" or "state" subroutine has been redeclared in the current scope or statement, effectively eliminating all access to the previous instance. This is almost always a typographical error. Note that the earlier subroutine will still exist until the end of the scope or until all closure references to it are destroyed.
The %s feature is experimental
(S experimental) This warning is emitted if you enable an experimental feature via
use feature. Simply suppress the warning if you want to use the feature, but know that in doing so you are taking the risk of using an experimental feature which may change or be removed in a future Perl version:
no warnings "experimental:lexical_subs"; use feature "lexical_subs";
(W overflow) You called
sleepwith a number that was larger than it can reliably handle and
sleepprobably slept for less time than requested.
Changes to Existing Diagnostics
vector argument not supported with alpha versions
This warning was not suppressable, even with
no warnings. Now it is suppressible, and has been moved from the "internal" category to the "printf" category.
Can't do {n,m} with n > m in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/
This fatal error has been turned into a warning that reads:
Quantifier {n,m} with n > m can't match in regex
(W regexp) Minima should be less than or equal to maxima. If you really want your regexp to match something 0 times, just put {0}.
Configuration and Compilation
Configure will now correctly detect
isblank()when compiling with a C++ compiler.
Platform Support
Discontinued Platforms
Support for VM/ESA has been removed. The port was tested on 2.3.0, which IBM ended service on in March 2002. 2.4.0 ended service in June 2003, and was superseded by Z/VM. The current version of Z/VM is V6.2.0, and scheduled for end of service on 2015/04/30.
Platform-Specific Notes
- Win32
Fixed a problem where perl could crash while cleaning up threads (including the main thread) in threaded debugging builds on Win32 and possibly other platforms [perl #114496].
A rare race condition that would lead to sleep taking more time than requested, and possibly even hanging, has been fixed [perl #33096].
- Solaris
In Configure, avoid running sed commands with flags not supported on Solaris.
- Darwin
Stop hardcoding an alignment on 8 byte boundaries to fix builds using -Dusemorebits.
Fix linking on builds configured with -Dusemymalloc=y.
Internal Changes
The APIs for accessing lexical pads have changed considerably.
PADLISTs are now longer
AVs, but their own type instead.
PADLISTs now contain a
PADand a
PADNAMEs, rather than
AVs for the pad and the list of pad names.
PADNAMELISTs, and
PADNAMEs are to be accessed as such through the newly added pad API instead of the plain
SVAPIs. See perlapi for details.
In the regex API, the numbered capture callbacks are passed an index indicating what match variable is being accessed. There are special index values for the
$`, $&, $&variables. Previously the same three values were used to retrieve
${^PREMATCH}, ${^MATCH}, ${^POSTMATCH}too, but these have now been assigned three separate values. See "Numbered capture callbacks" in perlreapi.
PL_sawampersandwas previously a boolean indicating that any of
$`, $&, $&had been seen; it now contains three one-bit flags indicating the presence of each of the variables individually.
Selected Bug Fixes
The error "Can't localize through a reference" had disappeared in 5.16.0 when
local %$refappeared on the last line of an lvalue subroutine. This error disappeared for
\local %$refin perl 5.8.1. It has now been restored.
The parsing of here-docs has been improved significantly, fixing several parsing bugs and crashes and one memory leak, and correcting wrong subsequent line numbers under certain conditions.
Inside an eval, the error message for an unterminated here-doc no longer has a newline in the middle of it [perl #70836].
A substitution inside a substitution pattern (
s/${s|||}//) no longer confuses the parser.
It may be an odd place to allow comments, but
s//"" # hello/ehas always worked, unless there happens to be a null character before the first #. Now it works even in the presence of nulls.
An invalid range in
y///no longer results in a memory leak.
String eval no longer treats a semicolon-delimited quote-like operator at the very end (
eval 'q;;') as a syntax error.
warn {$_ => 1} + 1is no longer a syntax error. The parser used to get confused with certain list operators followed by an anonymous hash and then an infix operator that shares its form with a unary operator.
(caller $n)[6](which gives the text of the eval) used to return the actual parser buffer. Modifying it could result in crashes. Now it always returns a copy. The string returned no longer has "\n;" tacked on to the end. The returned text also includes here-doc bodies, which used to be omitted.
Reset the utf8 position cache when accessing magical variables to avoid the string buffer and the utf8 position cache getting out of sync [perl #114410].
Various cases of get magic being called twice for magical utf8 strings have been fixed.
This code (when not in the presence of
$_ = 'x' x 1_000_000; 1 while /(.)/;
used to skip the buffer copy for performance reasons, but suffered from
$1etc changing if the original string changed. That's now been fixed.
Perl doesn't use PerlIO anymore to report out of memory messages, as PerlIO might attempt to allocate more memory.
In a regular expression, if something is quantified with
n > m, it can't possibly match. Previously this was a fatal error, but now is merely a warning (and that something won't match). [perl #82954].
It used to be possible for formats defined in subroutines that have subsequently been undefined and redefined to close over variables in the wrong pad (the newly-defined enclosing sub), resulting in crashes or "Bizarre copy" errors.
Redefinition of XSUBs at run time could produce warnings with the wrong line number.
The %vd sprintf format does not support version objects for alpha versions. It used to output the format itself (%vd) when passed an alpha version, and also emit an "Invalid conversion in printf" warning. It no longer does, but produces the empty string in the output. It also no longer leaks memory in this case.
A bug fix in an earlier 5.17.x release caused
no a a 3(a syntax error) to result in a bad read or assertion failure, because an op was being freed twice.
$obj->SUPER::methodcalls in the main package could fail if the SUPER package had already been accessed by other means.
Stash aliasing (
*foo:: = *bar::) no longer causes SUPER calls to ignore changes to methods or @ISA or use the wrong package.
Method calls on packages whose names end in ::SUPER are no longer treated as SUPER method calls, resulting in failure to find the method. Furthermore, defining subroutines in such packages no longer causes them to be found by SUPER method calls on the containing package [perl #114924].
Known Problems
Changes in the lexical pad API break some CPAN modules.
To avoid having to patch those modules again later if we change pads from AVs into their own types, APIs for accessing the contents of pads have been added.
Perl 5.17.4 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl 5.17.3 and contains approximately 82,000 lines of changes across 360 files from 37 authors.
Perl continues to flourish into its third decade thanks to a vibrant community of users and developers. The following people are known to have contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.17.4:
Abhijit Menon-Sen, Andy Dougherty, Aristotle Pagaltzis, Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, Colin Kuskie, Craig A. Berry, Daniel Dragan, David Golden, David Leadbeater, David Mitchell, David Nicol, Dominic Hargreaves, Father Chrysostomos, Florian Ragwitz, H.Merijn Brand, James E Keenan, Jerry D. Hedden, Jesse Luehrs, John Peacock, Karen Etheridge, Karl Williamson, Leon Timmermans, Michael G Schwern, Nicholas Clark, Peter Martini, Rafael Garcia-Suarez, Ricardo Signes, Shawn M Moore, Shlomi Fish, Steffen Müller, Steve Hay, Sullivan Beck, Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni, Tony Cook, Vincent Pit, Yves Orton.
The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically generated from version control history. In particular, it does not include the names of the (very much appreciated) contributors who reported issues to the Perl bug tracker.
Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for helping Perl to flourish.
For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please see the AUTHORS file in the Perl source distribution.
Reporting Bugs
If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl bug database at http://rt.perl.org/perlbug/ . There may also be information at http://www.perl.org/ , the Perl Home Page.
If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the perlbug program included with your release. Be sure to trim your bug down to a tiny but sufficient test case. Your bug report, along with the output of
perl -V, will be sent off to email@example.com to be analysed by the Perl porting team.
If the bug you are reporting has security implications, which make it inappropriate to send to a publicly archived mailing list, then please send it to email@example.com. This points to a closed subscription unarchived mailing list, which includes all the core committers, who will be able to help assess the impact of issues, figure out a resolution, and help co-ordinate the release of patches to mitigate or fix the problem across all platforms on which Perl is supported. Please only use this address for security issues in the Perl core, not for modules independently distributed on CPAN.
The Changes file for an explanation of how to view exhaustive details on what changed.
The INSTALL file for how to build Perl.
The README file for general stuff.
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Leaning into absent-mindedness
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From time to time, I notice a spike in the number of small mistakes I make due to inattention. It's a good sign to slow things down, rejig systems and habits, and figure out how to make things better. For example, noticing that I often lost track of small things I was carrying around, I switched to a belt bag in summer and a vest in winter.
There are still quite a few slips I haven't figured out how to work around, like the occasional times I put the oven mitts on the opposite side of the stove from where they usually are (I must have absentmindedly thought "Aha! An empty hook!"), or the time I tucked the sesame oil into the fridge. ("I'm holding a bottle; many bottles go into the shelves on the fridge door; this probably goes into the shelves on the fridge door.")
2015-05-28b Absent-mindedness – index card #research #fuzzy
It turns out that there are lots of forms of absent-mindedness. Cheyne, Carierre, and Smilek (2005) defined a scale for attention-related cognitive errors (ARCES) that goes like this:
- I have absent-mindedly placed things in unintended locations (e.g., putting milk in the pantry or sugar in the fridge).
- When reading I find that I have read several paragraphs without being able to recall what I read.
- I have misplaced frequently used objects, such as keys, pens, glasses, etc.
- I have found myself wearing mismatched socks or other apparel.
- I have gone into a room to get something, got distracted, and left without what I went there for.
- I fail to see what I am looking for even though I am looking right at it.
- I begin one task and get distracted into doing something else.
- I have absent-mindedly mixed up targets of my action (e.g. pouring or putting something into the wrong container).
- I make mistakes because I am doing one thing and thinking about another.
- I have gone to the fridge to get one thing (e.g., milk) and taken something else (e.g., juice).
- I have to go back to check whether I have done something or not (e.g., turning out lights, locking doors).
- I go into a room to do one thing (e.g., brush my teeth) and end up doing something else (e.g., brush my hair).
I find that I tend to be okay at broad strokes (intentions), but sometimes I miss finer details. I've walked out of the house in inside-out or back-to-front clothing before (technical shirts feel the same either way!), although usually W- helps me catch those situations.
It's not that bad, though. Although I sometimes don't remember what I walked into a room for (especially if I get distracted by a conversation part way), I can almost always recall what I intended to do, and what was before that (if I hadn't finished that yet). It also helps to have the habit of writing down quick notes and consulting my agenda for tasks to work on, but mental rehearsal is usually enough for me to "pop the stack".
Fortunately, all this appears to be normal human experience. I might be a smidge more absent-minded than some folks, but it doesn't get in the way of life, and even W- forgets a mug of hot water in the microwave occasionally. Besides, I enjoy working around the limitations of my brain by taking notes and tweaking the way I live.
This is probably why I enjoy reading research into the brain. It turns out that there are many possible explanations for absent-mindedness. There are different ways to measure it, and even a few ways to play around with it.
2015-05-28c Different models of absent-mindedness – index card #fuzzy #research
When I read through the research, I feel oddly optimistic. Even though I know I'm likely to get more absent-minded as I grow older, I also know that experience, mindfulness, more deliberate responses, and good habits using external-memory systems can help a lot.
2015-05-24d Accept or hack fuzziness – index card #fuzzy
I notice that I respond to the fuzziness in my brain with curiosity instead of frustration. I like this attitude, and I hope to keep it as I go through life. Instead of getting frustrated with myself, I get a good laugh out of the little mishaps (oh hey, I've put the plates where the saucers usually go; I can see how that happened!), and I explore it to learn more. So a bit of both, I guess: accept the fuzziness and hack around it.
Besides, the incidents aren't that frequent. They're just more prominent in my memory because I pay attention to them. =)
2015-05-28e Sneak previews of life – index card #fuzzy
Actually, it works out really nicely that I'm thinking about this at this time. I know people around me also experience absent-mindedness, so I don't have to have a hypochrondiac's worry about early-onset diseases. (Although if we get to the point where this does actually get in the way of an awesome life, I'll be sure to ask for help.) Instead, since I keep my life relatively smooth (low stress, plenty of sleep), I have a baseline of feeling good. That lets me notice changes more clearly, instead of the changes getting obscured in the noise of perpetual sleep deprivation or constant background stress. It also means that I can think of fuzzy-brain moments as temporary, local, and impersonal, and I can use my non-fuzzy times to figure out how to make the fuzzy times even better.
What are some things that could make absent-minded moments better?
2015-05-28d Imagining adaptations for absent-mindedness – index card #fuzzy
I might need to wait for better technology for some of these ideas, but most of the ideas are ready to go. Putting things in the wrong places is a minor inconvenience, and safety hasn't been a big issue for me yet. I'll probably focus on fuzzy memory and observation, looking for ways to take notes on or automate the things I do. For example, I've added notes on how to find and deploy code to the TODO lists for my personal projects, since I might go a few months without thinking about them. Notes also help with checking and monitoring. As I gain more experience and develop those systems and habits, that will help with brain fog as well. I trust my lists to help me with task disruption, and I keep lots of buffers in my life to soften the impact of forgetting. It's a fascinating balance between taking things slowly and keeping things interesting enough so that my brain doesn't go into too much of an automatic mode.
It's odd how taking this kind of perspective changes how I experience forgetfulness. Instead of thinking to myself, "Where did I put those keys? I suck!", I find myself thinking, "Oh look! I wonder what I'll learn from this one…" We'll see!


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Heart Valve Diseases
What are heart valves?
The heart consists of four chambers, two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). There is a valve through which blood passes before leaving each chamber of the heart. The valves prevent the backward flow of blood. These valves are actual flaps that are located on each end of the two ventricles (lower chambers of the heart). They act as one-way inlets of blood on one side of a ventricle and one-way outlets of blood on the other side of a ventricle. Each valve has three flaps, except the mitral valve, which has two flaps. The four heart valves include the following:
- tricuspid valve – located between the right atrium and the right ventricle
- pulmonary valve – located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
- mitral valve – located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
- aortic valve – located between the left ventricle and the aorta
How do the heart valves function?
As the heart muscle contracts and relaxes, the valves open and close, letting blood flow into the ventricles and out to the body at alternate times. The following is a step-by-step illustration of how the valves function normally in the left ventricle:
- After the left ventricle contracts, the aortic valve closes and the mitral valve opens, to allow blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle.
- The left atrium contracts and more blood flows into the left ventricle.
- When the left ventricle contracts again, the mitral valve closes and the aortic valve opens, so blood flows into the aorta and the systemic circulation.
What is heart valve disease?
Heart valves can have one of two malfunctions:
- regurgitation
The valve(s) does not close completely, causing the blood to flow backward instead of forward through the valve.
- stenosis
The valve(s) opening becomes narrowed or does not form properly, inhibiting the flow of blood out of the ventricle or atria. The heart is forced to pump blood with increased force in order to move blood through the stiff (stenotic) valve(s).
Heart valves can have both malfunctions at the same time (regurgitation and stenosis). When heart valves fail to open and close properly, the implications for the heart can be serious, possibly hampering the heart's ability to pump blood adequately through the body. Heart valve problems are one cause of heart failure.
What are the symptoms of heart valve disease?
Mild heart valve disease may not cause any symptoms. The following are the most common symptoms of heart valve disease. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may vary depending on the type of heart valve disease present and may include:
- chest pain
- palpitations caused by irregular heartbeats
- migraine headaches
- fatigue
- dizziness
- low or high blood pressure, depending on which valve disease is present
- shortness of breath
- abdominal pain due to an enlarged liver (if there is tricuspid valve malfunction)
Symptoms of heart valve disease may resemble other medical conditions and problems. Always consult your physician for a diagnosis.
What causes heart valve damage?
The causes of heart valve damage vary depending on the type of disease present, and may include the following:
- a history of rheumatic fever (now a rare disease in north America due to effective antibiotic treatment) – a condition characterized by painful fever, inflammation, and swelling of the joints.
- damage resulting from a heart attack
- damage resulting from an infection
- changes in the heart valve structure due to the aging process
- congenital birth defect
- syphilis (now a rare sexually transmitted disease in North American due to effective treatment) – a disease characterized by progressive symptoms if not treated. Symptoms may include small, painless sores that disappear, followed by a skin rash, enlarged lymph nodes, headache, aching bones, appetite loss, fever, and fatigue.
- myxomatous degeneration – an inherited connective tissue disorder that weakens the heart valve tissue.
The mitral and aortic valves are most often affected by heart valve disease. Some of the more common heart valve diseases include:
|Heart Valve Disease
|Symptoms and Causes
Bicuspid aortic valve
|This congenital birth defect is characterized by an aortic valve that only has two flaps (a normal aortic valve has three flaps). If the valve becomes narrowed, it is more difficult for the blood to flow through, and often the blood leaks backward. Symptoms usually do not develop during childhood, but are often detected during the adult years.
Ebstein's anomaly
|When Ebstein's anomaly is present, there is a downward displacement of the tricuspid valve (located between the upper and lower chambers on the right side of the heart) into the right bottom chamber of the heart (or right ventricle). This condition is usually associated with an atrial septal defect, an opening between the two upper chambers of the heart.
Tricuspid atresia
|When tricuspid atresia is present, there is no tricuspid valve, therefore, no blood flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle. Tricuspid atresia defect is characterized by a small right ventricle, a large left ventricle or only one ventricle, diminished pulmonary circulation, and cyanosis (insufficient oxygen in the blood, which can cause the skin, gums, and lips to be pale or appear blue or gray in color). An atrial septal defect is present to allow blood to enter the circulatory system from the right side.
Mitral valve prolapse (also known as click-murmur syndrome, Barlow's syndrome, balloon mitral valve, or floppy valve syndrome)
|This disease is characterized by the bulging of one or both of the mitral valve flaps during the contraction of the heart. One or both of the flaps may not close properly, allowing the blood to leak backward. This may result in a mitral regurgitation murmur.
Mitral valve stenosis
|Often caused by a past history of rheumatic fever, this condition is characterized by a narrowing of the mitral valve opening, increasing resistance to blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
Aortic valve stenosis
|This type of valve disease mainly occurs in the elderly and is characterized by a narrowing of the aortic valve opening, increasing resistance to blood flow from the left ventricle to the aorta.
Pulmonary stenosis
|This condition is characterized by a pulmonary valve that does not open sufficiently, causing the right ventricle to pump harder and enlarge.
How is heart valve disease diagnosed?
Heart valve disease may be suspected if the heart sounds heard through a stethoscope are abnormal. This is usually the first step in diagnosing a heart valve disease. A characteristic heart murmur (abnormal sounds in the heart due to turbulent blood flow) can often indicate valve regurgitation. To further define the type of valve disease and extent of the valve damage, physicians may use any of the following diagnostic procedures:
- electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) – a test that records the electrical activity of the heart, shows abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias or dysrhythmias), and detects heart muscle damage.
- chest x-ray – a diagnostic test which uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film. An x-ray can show enlargement in any area of the heart.
- cardiac catheterization – this diagnostic procedure involves a tiny, hollow tube (catheter) being inserted into an artery leading to the heart in order to image the heart and blood vessels. This procedure is helpful in determining the type and extent of valve blockage.
- transesophageal echo (TEE) – TEE is a diagnostic test that is used to measure the sound waves that bounce off the heart, creating a graphic image of the movement of the heart structures.
- radionuclide scans – these scans use radioactive imaging to view blood flow, internal organ structure, and organ function.
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – a diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radiofrequencies, and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
In addition, inform your dentist and other physicians if you are taking any anticoagulant medication (to prevent blood clots), because this medication can cause excessive bleeding during surgery.
Always inform your dentist and other physician(s) if you have heart valve disease.
Treatment for heart valve disease:
In some cases, the only treatment for heart valve disease may be careful medical supervision. However, other treatment options may include medication, surgery to repair the valve, or surgery to replace the valve. Specific treatment will be determined by your physician based on:
- your age, overall health, and medical history
- extent of the disease
- the location of the valve
- your signs and symptoms
- your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- expectations for the course of the disease
- your opinion or preference
Treatment varies, depending on the type of heart valve disease, and may include one, or a combination of, the following:
In some cases, medication alone is successful in the treatment of heart valve disease, and may include:
- Medications such as beta-blockers, digoxin, and calcium channel blockers reduce symptoms of heart valve disease by controlling the heart rate and fibrillation.
- Medications to control blood pressure, such as diuretics (medications that remove excess water from the body by increasing urine output) or vasodilators (medications which relax the blood vessels, decreasing the force against which the heart must pump).
Surgery may be necessary to repair or replace the malfunctioning valve(s). Surgery may include:
- Heart valve repair: In some cases, surgery on the malfunctioning valve can help alleviate symptoms. Examples of heart valve repair surgery include cutting scarred flaps so they open more easily; remodeling valve tissue that has enlarged; or inserting prosthetic rings to help narrow a dilated valve. In many cases, heart valve repair is preferable, because a person's own tissues are used.
- Heart valve replacement: When heart valves are severely malformed or destroyed, they may need to be replaced with a new mechanism. Replacement valve mechanisms fall into two categories: tissue (biologic) valves, which include animal valves and donated human aortic valves, and mechanical valves, which can be metal, plastic, or another artificial mechanism.
Another treatment option that is less invasive than valve repair/replacement surgery is balloon valvuloplasty, a non-surgical procedure in which a special catheter (hollow tube) is threaded into a blood vessel in the groin and guided into the heart. The catheter, which contains a deflated balloon, is inserted into the narrowed heart valve and the inflated balloon is stretching the valve open. The balloon is then removed. This procedure is often used to treat pulmonary stenosis and, in some cases, aortic stenosis.


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Hope's soccer teams are primed for another great season of play.
Hope's soccer teams are primed for another great season of play.
The Flying Dutchmen will be seeking to sustain a successful 2011 season that ended with a Top Ten national ranking and the deepest penetration into the NCAA Division III tournament in school history.
Coach Steve Smith's Flying Dutchmen were ranked ninth in the final national poll of the National Soccer Coaches of America. Hope advanced to the elite eight in the Division III tournament and tied the school record for victories in a season, posting a 17-5-4 record.
Coach Smith begins his 23rd season at the helm of the program. His record through the 2011 season is 308-100-34, .765. His mark against MIAA opponents is 210-57-20. With 200 conference wins, Smith joined two hall-of-fame coaches -- Hardy Fuchs of Kalamazoo (254 MIAA wins from 1971-2002) and Marv Zuidema of Calvin (214 wins from 1970-1997) -- who also achieved that distinction over the 40-year history of MIAA soccer.
The pre-season roster of returning players includes nine sophomores, six juniors and five seniors.
Co-captains of the team are senior Luke Dishnow of Saline (Saline HS), senior Jeff Ekdom of Holland (Holland Christian HS), and junior Grant Neil of Holland (West Ottawa HS).
The Flying Dutchmen return four players who received All-MIAA honors a year ago. Junior forward Nick Heyboer of Grand Haven (Grand Haven HS) was a first team honoree while sophomore midfielder Tarwo Konbloa of East Kentwood (East Kentwood HS), senior forward Jason Muller of Petoskey (Petoskey HS) and junior back Grant Neil of Holland (West Ottawa HS) received second team recognition. Konbloa was also voted the MIAA's newcomer of the year. Heyboer, who was also named to the All-Region team, was voted the team's most valuable offensive player and Neil was recognized as the most inspirational.
Muller was the team's leading scorer in 2011 with seven goals and eight assists. Heyboer was credited with eight goals, including four game-winners, while Neil recorded eight assists, all off throw-ins.
Link to Men's Soccer Website
A veteran Flying Dutch team will be aiming to improve on a successful 2011 season.
The Flying Dutch, coached by Leigh Sears, advanced to the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA ) post-season tournament and posted an overall 12-8 record.
Coach Sears begins her 12th season at the helm of the program and with 113 victories is the winningest Hope women's soccer coach.
The pre-season roster of returning players includes 11 sophomores, four juniors and seven seniors.
Captains of the team are seniors Megan Altieri of Bay Village (Bay Village HS), Kylie Clark of Noblesville, Ind. (Noblesville HS), Lindsay Jipping of Jenison (Unity Christian HS), and Sara Lang of Traverse City (Traverse City Central HS).
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Four returning players were honored during the 2011 season as MIAA players of the week -- Erin Jipping, Kylie Clark, Sara Lang and sophomore Courtnet Schmidt of Lowell (Lowell HS).
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Hepatology Physician (Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital)
- Employer
- Providence Health & Services
- Location
- Spokane, Washington
- Posted
- Dec 03, 2018
- Closes
- Jan 02, 2019
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- Specialty
- Gastroenterology
- Hours
- Full Time
- Position Type
- Permanent
Facility Name: Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Location Name: Spokane, WA
Brand Name: Providence Health & Services
Provider Profession: Physician/Surgeon
Medical Specialty: Hepatology
Job Setting: Hospital, Medical Clinic
Type of Role: Clinical
Schedule: Full Time
Position Description
Spokane, Washington - Seeking a BC/BE Hepatology physician. Full-time position. Competitive compensation; comprehensive benefits. Any experience level welcome, including new graduates. Liver experience preferred. Join a collegial team of providers at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center's busy Liver and Pancreas Clinic, where you will have a large multidisciplinary support system with very little turnover. Enjoy a healthy work / life balance in Washington's second largest city, Spokane.
Facility Description
Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital has 644 beds, a medical staff of more than 900 and a service area population of about 1.5 million. The children's hospital alone includes more than 90 pediatric sub-specialists. Sacred Heart offers some of the Northwest's most advanced services, including minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures, robotic surgery and sophisticated diagnostic technologies. With a world-class research department, excellent residency programs, and specialized centers for orthopedics, women's health, neuroscience and more, it is a medical leader on many fronts.
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Spokane, located about halfway between the Rocky and Cascade Mountain Ranges, is a regional medical hub, drawing patients from four states. Spokane and eastern Washington offer high quality of life features as well, including some of the nation's cleanest air and water, responsible development in harmony with nature, and a mild four-season climate. Spokane's affordable housing, growing arts and theater community and excellent higher education choices make it a prime destination for families and working professionals alike. Outdoor enthusiasts relish Spokane's prime location with over 60 miles of biking and hiking trails and close to exceptional skiing, whitewater rafting and other recreation.
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Providence Health & Services is a not-for-profit system of hospitals, clinics and medical groups with a mission to serve everyoneespecially the poor and vulnerable. Providence is a partner organization of the Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) family, which operates 50 exceptional hospitals and more than 800 clinics across seven western states. With hundreds of physician and advanced practice clinician opportunities in virtually all specialties at any given time, PSJH and Providence offer diverse locations, lifestyles and practice models. Providence is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity organization.
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Throughout the years, Barnard women have studied such sciences as astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics, pursuing careers in these fields. Many of these women were pioneers, establishing their places within scientific communities that were all but closed to them. On the following pages, six alumnae, two of whom are retired, talk about their research, how they started, and what inspired them.
Janna Levin '88
"I came to science late," says astrophysicist, writer, and Barnard associate professor Janna Levin '88. She had been studying philosophy when she discovered a passion for a more tangible field of study. "It was the universality of math that was appealing," she says. "Math was still true, and that was fascinating." Today, Levin splits her time among a range of passions. She is a professor of physics and astronomy, a scientist studying black holes, an award-winning author of two books, including the novel A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, and a mother. She enjoys them all. "We're too accustomed to having small identities," she says, noting that her writing and her research never compete with each other except in terms of hours in the day. "They are very different experiences," she affirms. This spring, Levin will be on sabbatical at the California Institute of Technology, continuing to study what happens when black holes collide, and recording the sounds the universe makes when space starts to fumble and vibrate.
Elnaz Menhaji-Klotz '02
Medicinal chemist
Elnaz Menhaji-Klotz doesn't have the kind of career that can be left at the office—or the lab. Her role as a principal scientist at Pfizer Inc. in Cambridge, Mass., means she works long hours with biologists and researchers to create compounds that could end up as new medicines to treat cardiovascular and metabolic disorders such as heart disease and diabetes. The compounds that prove successful in initial tests go on to the clinical-trial phase. At Barnard, Menhaji-Klotz was drawn to organic chemistry, which she continued to study at Yale, earning a PhD in the field. "It's all about concepts," she says. "I didn't feel like I had to memorize things. We faced problems like, 'Here's a molecule. How do you make this?' That's what I do now." Today she applies those concepts to research that's both challenging and fulfilling. "The potential rewards are so huge," Menhaji-Klotz says. "I love it. This work can have such a great impact on human lives."
Bonnie Fleming '93
Bonnie Tamminga Fleming sees her work as fundamental: "Particle physicists work to break the world down into the smallest building blocks." After graduating from Barnard, Fleming spent three years as a beam operator on a particle accelerator at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y. "The concept of smashing particles open to learn more about the universe attracted me to particle physics," she says. Fleming returned to Columbia University for her PhD, and now heads an experimental-research group at Yale University focusing on high-energy neutrino physics. Fleming partners with Fermilab outside Chicago, where she works on experiments that often involve hundreds of scientists from institutions around the world over the course of many years. "In all of these experiments, we're working to discover new properties of neutrinos and understand what they can tell us about the universe," she says.
Archna Patel '03
Archna Patel is only half joking when she says that watching CSI led her to a career as a DNA analyst. As a student, she loved law but not the prospect of life in a courtroom. She also relished studying chemistry, and understanding how explosions occur from the simplest actions; the tiny details capable of producing such large consequences fascinated Patel. "On CSI, they found connections between the smallest of things, and that solved the crimes." Patel now works as a criminalist in California's state department of justice in the San Francisco area, where she maintains a database of DNA samples. "You're given only a number of a sample" without any accompanying identifying information, she says of the cases that come into her lab. Her job is to look for DNA matches. "[Ultimately] when you find out the details of a specific case you've worked on, say, the murder of a child, you feel you've helped bring justice and closure to that family."
Kaitlin Kratter '05
"When I got to college, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do," says astrophysicist Kaitlin Kratter. But during her first year at Barnard, she took two science courses. Then she heard about a summer research internship at the American Museum of Natural History. She got the internship—and it changed her career trajectory forever. Kratter spent two summers working at the museum. She completed her senior thesis project there, modeling the sensitivity of an instrument that images planets around distant stars; the device was developed by astrophysicist and American Museum of Natural History curator Ben Oppenheimer. Her early research was illuminating. "At the museum, I really got a sense of what a career in astrophysics would look like," she says. Now a Hubble Fellow at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Kratter researches binary-star systems and studies what happens to a planet's orbit when it circles two stars. Her work made headlines last summer when she co-authored an analysis on the irregular orbits of Pluto's newly discovered moons.
Susan Schwartz-Giblin '59 & Marian Meyers '59
Susan Schwartz-Giblin planned to teach high-school science after graduation. Her mentor, biology professor Ingrith Deyrup, had another idea. "You're going to graduate school," Deyrup told her, and helped make it happen. Schwartz-Giblin earned a PhD in physiology from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She built a distinguished career as a researcher and professor, serving for 11 years as dean at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Schwartz-Giblin views mentorship as a most important responsibility. She counsels career-minded women: You don't have to choose between work and family. "There is no right time to have children—you make time. If the only women who had children were those with free time, it wouldn't be a very interesting world."
"When I was 12, I knew that I wanted to be a scientist," says Marian Bennett Meyers, co-president of her class with Schwartz-Giblin. Her high-school chemistry teacher let her spend hours in the school's lab each week. When she entered Barnard, she'd already decided to pursue a career in chemistry. "Barnard taught women scientists, and invested in labs, teachers, and equipment at a time when women were not readily accepted as scientists," she says. With a PhD in biochemistry from Cornell, Meyers joined a lab at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, researching cancer-drug resistance. She discovered sorcin, a previously unknown calcium-binding protein, and subsequently discovered that sorcin also plays a role in cardiac function. "In the future, this information may help improve the treatment of heart disease and increase our knowledge of calcium's function in cell biology," Meyers says.
Active volunteers on behalf of Barnard, both Schwartz-Giblin and Meyers have joined forces to underscore the need for science majors by encouraging alumnae support for scholarships.


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Bureau Publication Wins New Mexico Book Award, Dec. 7, 2007
by Jane Love
SOCORRO, N.M., Dec. 6, 2007 - The popular geologic guide High Plains of Northeastern New Mexico—A Guide to Geology and Culture, recently published by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, in Socorro, was among the winners of the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards, receiving the highest award in the travel category. Finalists and winning books were chosen from 33 categories. A second bureau book, Mining in New Mexico, was a finalist in the reference category. The 2007 winners were announced at the New Mexico Book Awards banquet, November 9, in Albuquerque. New Mexico authors Rudolfo Anaya and Tony Hillerman also were honored at the banquet with special Lifetime Achievement Awards.
The annual New Mexico Book Awards recognize the best in New Mexico books. This year's 359 entries, representing both small regional publishers and large publishing companies from all over the U.S., were judged by a distinguished panel of 75 to 85 scholars, booksellers, and librarians. Organized by the New Mexico Book Co-op, the New Mexico Book Awards are sponsored by abqArts magazine, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System, Albuquerque The Magazine, Around 505 magazine, Borders Book Stores, LPD Press & Rio Grande Books, New Mexico Book Association, New Mexico Humanities Council, New Mexico State Library, Portales Public Library and Portales Chapter of the Friends of the Library, Rio Rancho Public Library, Santa Fe Public Library/Friends of Santa Fe Public Library, Sunbelt Shows/Fiery Foods, Tradición Revista magazine, and WordHarvest Writers Workshop.
An exhibit of all the winning books will be organized by the New Mexico State Library and will travel to libraries across the state. Winning books will be on display at the Rio Rancho main library on Loma Colorado as well. All Borders Book Stores in New Mexico will display winning books through January, and Borders will host several book signing events for the winning authors from the end of January to the end of April.
The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources is a research and service division of New Mexico Tech. For more information about these and other bureau publications, write to the Bureau of Geology Publications Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, call 575.835.5490, or visit the bureau Web site at http://geoinfo.nmt.edu.


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Did you ever ask yourself what was your most memorable moment on Sanibel?
I remember the time I got lost - yes, lost. It was my first time on Sanibel and we were staying at a very small condominium unit facing the beach. Without bothering to study the building's architecture to serve as a landmark, I decided to go for a long walk along the beach.
Giving in to the famous Sanibel stoop, I casually wandered along studying the various sizes and shapes of shells. Every so often some sunbathers would point to the Gulf and I'd witness a squadron of dolphins perfecting their diving routine.
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I must have walked for about 45 minutes and decided it was time to get back. The sun was at its noon time zenith and my growling stomach told me my wife would have a sandwich ready for me. Maybe a quick swim in the luxurious pool before lunch and afterward a nice nappy poo.
I walked for what seemed like 45 to 50 minutes when a horrible thought struck me. I had no idea what the condo units looked like. But I was sure I had taken the same amount of time walking back as I had taken to start my walk. Shouldn't I be near the condo by now? No need to panic, I thought. Just ask someone.
"Excuse me," I started to say to a passing beach person. "Can you tell me where " That's when the second horrible thought struck me. What is the name of that darned condo unit?
"Yes, sir. Can I help you?" the beach person asked.
I began to stammer. "This is rather awkward. My first time here and all that. It seems I'm trying to find the condo building I'm staying in. I guess I didn't bother to study what it looks like from the beach."
"No problem, my good man. Simply tell me its name and I'll point you in the right direction."
The perspiration forming on my forehead wasn't only from the sun.
"That's the problem," I said. "I can't seem to remember its name. To tell you the truth, they all sound alike. It's something like Sanibel Arms or Sonesta Sunrise. Or is it Sanibel by the Sea?"
The beach person was compassionate, to say the least. "There, there now. Try to concentrate. Is it the Sanibel Beach Haven? Maybe the Surf'n Sanibel? Or the Sanibel'n Surf?"
I tried to concentrate. "Is it the Sanibel Sunrise? No, no, I've got it. It's the Siesta Sanibel. No, that's not it. The Century Sanibel."
As I became reduced to muttering Sanibel alliterations, the beach person stared at me. "You're quite right," he said. "You are lost." And he wandered off.
For the next 10 hours I meandered back and forth along the beach attempting to find a single tell tale sign that would identify my habitat.
When they found me around midnight sitting by the Sanibel lighthouse, I could be heard murmuring, "Or is it the Sunrise Siesta? No, the Sanibel Sands - or was it the Sanibel Sandpiper? The Sandman? "


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For many Haitians, Jan. 12 invokes a somber mood. It marks the anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Haitians two years ago and left millions more destitute and displaced. In the aftermath of the heart-wrenching devastation, Haiti experienced unprecedented global support as humanitarian assistance and volunteers poured onto the island in throngs to join search-and-rescue missions for survivors and to help out any way they could.
The whole world was fixated on Haiti, a nation that was already considered to be the most economically indigent population in the Western Hemisphere.
But the work that needed to be done was incalculable. The damage seemed infinite, beyond dollars and cents. Yet it set the stage for a cross-generational response that many Haitians haven't seen in decades.
With more than 1 million Haitians living in the United States alone, and another 2 million in neighboring Dominican Republic as well as Canada and France, much of the nation's most potent human-resource pool is largely outside the land.
Since the earthquake, however, there has been a renewed sense of patriotism within the Haitian Diaspora. First-generation Haitian Americans in particular, whose associations to the island derived primarily from stories heard or media images seen, suddenly became active participants in the reconstruction efforts and seem to have gotten more involved in Haiti than in decades past.
On May 12, 2011, in a meeting with the Haitian Diaspora Federation at the Karibe Convention Center in Port-au-Prince, then-President-elect Michel Martelly touched on the need to join arms by calling on all Haitians — young and old, domestic and abroad — to come together to organize economic and social contributions into a single fund designed to stabilize the country's future. Though news of this endowment being officially established has yet to be reported, some political observers believe that it is one of the motivating factors behind Martelly's pledge to reverse Haiti's long-standing ban on dual citizenship — to forge a more genuine bond with an overseas community that contributes more than 25 percent of Haiti's gross domestic product with allowances sent to relatives back home. That is nearly $2 billion each year.
Whether this reversal will ever be realized or be enough to meet the extraordinary challenges the country currently faces remains to be seen. But the surge in involvement by the Diaspora has become visible.
Today, people from all over the Diaspora are traveling in and out of Haiti for the first time to contribute their talents to the island in ways they haven't before.
Some have returned permanently. Young Haitian Americans like Samuel Darguin, 25, and Fabrice Armand, 29, represent the spectrum of participation that Haiti has been witnessing from its sons and daughters since the earthquake.
Darguin, who is the founder of the Haitian American Caucus, returned to live in Haiti in March of 2010. Originally from the island, he's a graduate in political science at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and now works as the country director for HAC, where he develops sustainable community programs for families in Port-au-Prince that are facing challenges in employment, education and professional development. Using École Shalom des Frères, a primary school in Croix-des-Bouquets, as home base, Darguin and HAC have housed more than a thousand foreign volunteers to help him implement these programs since the earthquake in 2010.
"From March 2010 to September 2010, we housed 30 volunteers every two weeks," Darguin says. "That's 60 visitors a month." And in 2011 that number was just over 300, many of whom were Haitian Americans, returning back to the island to provide expertise in areas like education, construction, microfinance and agriculture.
Yet Darguin insists that there are even greater possibilities and room for more to get involved. He understands the appearance of disconnect that may have existed between Haitians abroad and their countrymen in the homeland for decades; however, he feels that the current condition of the country creates a new occasion for Haiti to build a superior legacy.
"For our parents' generation, Haiti is the place they were forced to flee from in search of a better life. So for [many of Haitian descent], visiting Haiti was often discouraged because it was the land their parents had left behind."
But for those who remain in the trenches long after the media coverage is gone, according to Darguin, Haiti will remember them as the true heroes of the recovery.
For Armand, his commitment to rebuilding Haiti has been just as reflective.
Born and raised on the island, Armand moved to New York at the age of 15. He attended St. John's University, where he completed a bachelor's degree in legal studies and a master's in international relations. He has worked in the marketing industry for the past 10 years, including at the American Civil Liberties Union, where he spearheaded the organization's fundraising initiatives.
As a member of the executive committee of the Global Syndicate, an international fundraising network of professionals with a history of involvement in Haiti, Armand raised more than $300,000 for relief efforts after the earthquake. Although he continues to reside in New York, Armand's vision for his homeland hasn't swayed.
"I used to go back to Haiti every two years before the tragedy," he says, "but my most recent trip on Dec. 15 was my longest since the earthquake — I was there for 21 days."
Having felt compelled to raise the bar on how he would further devote his talents, Armand's new project is a documentary called Haiti Is Me, aimed at bringing dignity back to the people by chronicling little-known economic, cultural and social advancements made by Haitians that the international mainstream press has failed to cover — a dignity that he believes is vital for the new generation of Haitians to see if Haiti is ever to be restored as the "Pearl of the Antilles."
Armand hopes that the documentary, which he is currently shopping to U.S. film distributors for a June 2012 release, will help alleviate what he believes is one of the country's biggest Achilles' heels — tourism.
Always the optimist, like Darguin, he sees an enormous window of opportunity for Haiti to forever change its fortunes. "One thing that was surprisingly evident to me on this trip was the sense that this current government has the consent of the Haitian people, and a feeling this isn't going to be business as usual."
Perhaps if there is to be a silver lining in the devastation the country has endured, it is that it has galvanized Haiti's prodigal sons and daughters to come home and do the work of rebuilding their nation.
Jean McGianni Celestin is a contributor to The Root. Follow him on Twitter.


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Fall is not only a time of changing leaves and temperatures, but also time to change the canvases and frames hanging in the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) art gallery. From the beginning of October through January 3, 2014 the Art in the Airport program will feature six fresh artists from the western North Carolina region for its 19th exhibit. Fine photography, abstract paintings and modern pottery are tucked into a gallery open to airport visitors and travelers alike near the center of the airport terminal. The 19th exhibit displays more than 30 pieces of original art by artists who bring a variety of educational backgrounds and different media to the table. [caption id="attachment_465" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Artist: Hannah Hall (etsy.com/shop/BirdsOfTheAirArtist)"][/caption]
Hannah Hall recently graduated with a bachelors in studio art from North Greenville University and returned to her hometown of Saluda while she applies to masters' of fine arts programs. She has displayed her art in the WNC Agricultural Center and been published in the Mountain Laurel. Hannah has eight small ceramic sculptures on display as well as some black and white photographs reminding viewers of simpler times.
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Photographer Joe Longobardi has several black and white photographs on display that highlight the current people, scenes and happenings of downtown Asheville. Longobardi has spent the last six years as a professional photographer and has exhibited his work as far as San Francisco, California. Longobardi has been featured in several publications including Our State magazine, The Laurel of Asheville and Mountain Xpress.
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Zaire Kacz got her start as a professional fashion photographer in Miami, Florida, and her work has been featured in magazines like Harper's Bazaar. The Venezuela native decided to move to Asheville and used her experience to become a professional artist. Her most recent series, Reborn, highlights dancers from the Terpsicorps' Theater of Dance and served as the inspiration for a ballet.
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Harper Leich moved to Asheville in 2004 to join the Asheville Mural Project after graduating from Denison University with a B.F.A. and completing an internship with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Her artwork is inspired by photographs she conceptualizes and takes of friends before turning them into large oil on canvas portraits. North Carolina Mountains and fall leaves serve as backdrops to some of her earthy-toned artwork with bright pops of color and a futuristic playfulness.
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North Carolina landscapes inspire another featured photographer, John Haldane, who brings some of the fall season and Asheville sights into the airport with his photographs on canvas. Scenes from the Blue Ridge Mountains, Linville River and Asheville's city hall can be found in a gallery space near baggage claim. Haldane's images have been published in several local magazines including The Scenic, The Laurel of Asheville and Costco's magazine.
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Artist Dawn Behling has a collection of work inspired by nature that incorporates imagery from ocean life, trees and plants within her pieces. She layers textured materials and uses various techniques including screen printing and painting to create unique pieces. Behling studied textiles and weaving while earning her B.F.A. from East Carolina University and continued her education to receive a M.F.A. from Western Carolina University.
"The Art in the Airport program continues to grow and allows us to highlight regional artists," said Tina Kinsey, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at AVL. "We are glad these artists are eager to share their artwork with the thousands of travelers through AVL each week so they get a better sense of the culture and beauty of western North Carolina."
The exhibit is open to all guests and located outside the security checkpoint. Pieces can be purchased from the gallery by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Artists who reside in any of the eleven counties within AVL's primary service market may apply for acceptance into upcoming exhibits. An advisory committee, made up of regional artists, participates in the selection process. Details about the program, including application instructions, can be found on the airport's website at flyavl.com.


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California Credit Union League President/CEO Diana Dykstra said she's upset about a string of lawsuits in her state accusing credit unions of unfair and illegal overdraft practices. And she accused attorneys in the state of "fishing for members."
Dykstra said she's spoken with each of the six credit union CEOs targeted, and said the suits are frivolous and malicious. "One of the plaintiffs hasn't even had an overdraft," Dykstra said. She declined to name the plaintiff.
A few months ago, Dykstra said she received a call from a member credit union in northern California who said a radio ad urged listeners that had been harmed by credit union overdraft practices to call a law firm. The credit union executive was not able to get the name of the firm before the ads stopped running
"They bought a two-day buy and left town afterwards," she said.
Dykstra said website classaction.org is also fishing for plaintiffs. "Unfair Overdraft Protection Fees" are listed on the site under the Consumer Fraud Class Action heading.
"Many of the country's largest banks, including Bank of America, Citibank and Wachovia, are allegedly subjecting their customers to unfair and deceptive overdraft protection charges," the website says. "We are investigating to determine whether smaller, regional banks are also engaging in similar practices."
CU*Answers CEO Randy Karnes said the lawsuits may seem as if they intend to protect consumers, but at their core they are about playing the system.
Such lawsuits do little to help those who overdraft their accounts, but are helpful to lawyers in search of paper work settlements, he said.
Dykstra said attorneys bringing the suits against credit unions are purposely listing volunteers as defendants to scare them into settling without getting as far as the discovery phase.
How can a credit union protect itself from a similar suit? Industry consultant Marvin Umholtz said that, unfortunately, a credit union doesn't have to be guilty of abusive behaviors to be subjected to lawyers' attempts to shake down the financial community for settlements.
However, Dykstra said she sent an email to member credit unions shortly after she learned about the Xceed lawsuit, encouraging CEOs to review current overdraft policies and procedures to make sure they are aware of how transactions are being processed.
"Make sure you know what you're doing, and that it's in the best interest of members," she said. At the CEO level, many may not know exactly how overdrafts are being sorted, charged or paid, she added.
Back when overdrafts were first introduced, Dykstra said the prevailing opinion at the time was that it was more member-friendly to process items from large amounts to small, with the idea that larger items would be more important.
Karnes echoed that idea, saying credit unions should be mindful that times have changed, and what was once seen as a member friendly tactic is now suspect. Every credit union should be aware of those who seek to exploit overdrafts and work to validate their processing practices against today's network standards.
"What was once helping a member clear their largest and potentially most embarrassing NSF-type transactions first, now is suspect by those who believe that the member has no responsibility in actually spending only the money they have in their account," he said.
Dykstra said California credit unions targeted by the suits tell her they don't intend to settle.
"No one is willing to pay to make it go away, it's a matter of principle," she said. "They didn't do anything wrong and they are going to fight it."


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NEW YORK—McDonald's says it wants to speak directly to a man widely quoted in accounts of the discovery of three women who were being held captive in a Cleveland home this week.
Charles Ramsey, who lives in the neighbourhood where the women were found, noted in an interview with a local TV station that he was eating McDonald's when the scene unfolded Monday. He also made note of his meal in a 911 call. Both the interview and the 911 call went viral online.
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Danya Proud, a spokeswoman for McDonald's, said Wednesday that the company is trying to reach out to Ramsey through its local franchisee. She said the company wanted to speak with Ramsey directly given the sensitivity of the situation, rather than communicating with him through the media.
"This is a very tragic situation and we can't lose sight of that," she said.
Proud declined to say whether McDonald's planned to offer him any type of reward.
On Tuesday, the world's biggest hamburger company had said on Twitter: "We salute the courage of Ohio kidnap victims & respect their privacy. Way to go Charles Ramsey — we'll be in touch."
McDonald's Corp. based in Oak Brook, Ill., has more than 34,000 locations around the world.
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