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When a loved one receives a breast cancer diagnosis, being there for help and support is often the only, and best, thing you can do.
However, it can't hurt to know something about the condition and its treatment. Here are some common terms and medical procedures to familiarize yourself with for those important talks with the breast cancer patient in your life.
There are two main forms of breast cancer, each coming in two different forms, depending on their severity.
Ductal carcinoma
According to MayoClinic.com, breast cancer most commonly begins in the milk-transporting ducts. WebMD.com notes two particular types of ductal carcinoma: invasive ductal carcinoma, which begins in the ducts and spreads to the fatty tissue around the duct, and ductal carcinoma in situ, where the cancer is still contained in the duct.
Lobular carcinoma
This type of breast cancer begins in the lobules of the breast, where breast milk is made, according to WebMD.com. As with ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma comes in two forms: infiltrating lobular carcinoma, which has spread from the lobules, or lobular carcinoma in situ, which is still contained there.
MayoClinic.com notes four procedures that may be undergone in conjunction with identifying breast cancer.
A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast that commonly occurs in the early stages of diagnosis for breast cancer.
Though many assume that ultrasounds are used only for examining pregnancies, ultrasounds are also helpful for doctors to examine lumps in the breast.
If the doctor needs clearer pictures of the breast, he'll send the patient for an magnetic resonance iamge. This will paint a clearer picture than an ultrasound or a mammogram.
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Jane's Addiction have announced their official Lollapalooza after show concert, which will take place on August 4th at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom.
The band is putting on the show with sponsors Rolling Stone, Rock Revival and Red Bull Sound Stage, while the group will also be picking a rising band to open the show.
"Over the years the after show has become an important part of the Lollapalooza experience," said Jane's Addiction frontman and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell in a statement, hinting that the group was working on incorporating "immersive theatre aspects" into the evening's festivities.
To top it all off, the group is offering their most recent record, The Great Escape Artist, as a free download on the Lollapalooza homepage starting today.
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FORT MILL — Special to the Fort Mill Times
Times have changed, and for one ambitious man this means he has to choose between building his career and keeping his family together.
The Fort Mill Community Playhouse performance of "Over the River and through the Woods" tells the story of the career-minded 29-year-old Nicky Cristano, who wants to move to Seattle for his dream job.
However, the move would mean a separation from his loving, but clingy, Italian grandparents, with whom he has dinner every Sunday per tradition.
Desperate to keep their grandson nearby, Frank and Aida Gianelli and Nunzio and Emma Cristano team up in an attempt to find Nicky true love.
"They are convinced that if he finds a girlfriend, Nicky's life will be perfect and he will stay," assistant director Tom Moody said.
Set in the Gianellis' home in Hoboken, N.J., during the 1990s, the play captures the generation gaps seen during the changing era when relationships were no longer formed over the dinner table, Moody said.
"Can you imagine your grandmother setting you up?" he said.
Nicky's love interest, Caitlin O'Hare, played by Julia Benfield, brings hilarity and drama to the household as dinners become a matchmaking affair and things don't exactly go as the grandparents planned.
Caitlin differs from Nicky – she has a greater appreciation of what her grandparents, who have passed away, gave to her.
"Caitlin has a perpetual feeling of loss," Benfield said. "She's a work in progress."
However, Nicky still takes his grandparents for granted and expects them to be around forever.
"He is always thinking about the next step, not what is right in front of him," said Daniel Marshall, who plays Nicky. "He's like a lot of people our age."
Frank Gianelli, played by Brett Reed, is in his 70s and has already seen his daughter and other grandchildren move away when Nicky breaks the news of his job to them.
"Frank doesn't want to see more of his family move apart from him," Reed said.
The show's director, Susan Capotosto first directed the play 12 years ago and has a special interest in the story, having married into an Italian family.
Frank's character was inspired by Capotosto's father-in-law, Rosario, who is 90 and lives on New York's Long Island. Nicky is a reflection of Capotosto's husband, who was the first to leave his parents' home.
Moody said the play shows how families have become divided over the generations.
"It's very deep," he said.
However, the drama that comes with family matchmaking and a combination of Catholic, Italian and New York heritages ensures the play will keep audiences laughing and crying throughout, Moody said.
"It's a roller coaster of a good time," Reed said. "People will be calling their grandparents afterwards."
Capotosto said the cast has exceeded her expectations.
"The audience is going to fall in love with them," she said.
The play was written by Joe DiPietro and is used with permission by the Fort Mill Community Playhouse.
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---The NFL announced a record 65 underclassmen have applied for early entry into the 2012 NFL Draft, up nine from last season. Below is the list of players which includes Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and Stanford's Andrew Luck, who is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick:
Stephon Gilmore, DB, South Carolina
Chris Givens, WR, Wake Forest
Dorian Graham, WR, Syracuse
Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
Jewel Hampton, RB, Southern Illinois
Cliff Harris, DB, Oregon
Dont'a Hightower, LB, Alabama
Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech
Ronnie Hillman, RB, San Diego State
Max Holloway, DE, Boston College
Jayron Hosley, DB, Virginia Tech
Janzen Jackson, DB, McNeese State
LaMichael James, RB, Oregon
Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina
Aldarius Johnson, WR, Miami
Damaris Johnson, WR, Tulsa
Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse
Matt Kalil, T, Southern California
Dre Kirkpatrick, DB, Alabama
Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin
Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College
Ronnell Lewis, DE, Oklahoma
Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
Terrell Manning, LB, North Carolina State
Jonathan Martin, T, Stanford
Bobby Massie, T, Mississippi
Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois
Lamar Miller, RB, Miami
Brock Osweiler, QB, Arizona State
Eric Page, WR, Toledo
Donte Paige-Moss, DE, North Carolina
Nick Perry, DE, Southern California
Bernard Pierce, RB, Temple
Ken Plue, G, Purdue
Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis
Rueben Randle, WR, Louisiana State
Riley Reiff, T, Iowa
Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
Josh Robinson, DB, Central Florida
Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
Darrell Scott, RB, South Florida
Tommy Streeter, WR, Miami
Darron Thomas, QB, Oregon
Johnny Thomas, DB, Oklahoma State
Phillip Thomas, DB, Syracuse
Barrett Trotter, QB, Auburn
Vernon Vernon, DE, Miami
Brandon Washington, T, Miami
David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech
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NORMAN — The parking lot on the south side of the Cleveland County Courthouse is now open, County Commissioner Rod Cleveland said. The parking lot has been under renovation and expansion for several months.
The $586,000 project took longer than anticipated but only had one negative change order that reduced the project cost by $1,000.
"I was very thankful in that," Cleveland said. "That included utility and a lot of electrical work because we added security cameras, new lighting and a fence."
The newly expanded lot will free up public parking on the north side of the courthouse.
"It will become an employee-only secured lot," Cleveland said.
The lot has 143 parking spaces.
"We added five employee handicap spots," Cleveland said. "We have employees with disabilities. We also have people with temporary disabilities, such as people who have had knee surgeries."
Lighting and gates will provide greater security for employees. For now, the gates are up, but eventually the gated lot will require the use of a county ID for a vehicle to enter.
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It will take a few days for the final touches to be added to the lot and for county officials to decide how to best use the parking space.
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Del. Pat McDonough will discuss a bill on in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at a forum Tuesday night at the Community College of Baltimore County in Essex.
The free forum will start at 7 p.m. in the upper lobby of the B Building on the CCBC Essex campus.
The bill, commonly referred to as the Maryland Dream Act, would guarantee in-state tuition to illegal immigrants who spend at least three years in a Maryland high school and satisfy other conditions.
Maryland's General Assembly passed the bill in 2011 and it was petitioned to referendum for November's ballot. McDonough, a Middle River Republican, is an outspoken opponent of the bill.
Representatives of CASA de Maryland, a Latino and immigration advocacy organization, hosted similar forums at CCBC in Essex and Catonsville earlier this month.
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A Kansas farmer has found a new use for goat's milk: soap.
J.L. Nichols is a small-town man with many talents. He is a goat-herder, auctioneer and businessman. But he slipped into the soap-making market by accident.
"I was bored on a summer day and I just decided to try it," Nichols said. "I made a batch and started handing it out people just because i was proud of it."
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Fan Confidence Poll: November 15th, 2010By
Season Record: 95-67 (859 RS, 693 RA, 98-64 Pythag. record), finished one game back in AL East, won Wild Card, lost in ALCS
Top stories from last week:
- Brian Cashman visited top free agent target Cliff Lee at his Arkansas home last week, though it's still unclear how far the team will go to sign him.
- The Yankees and Derek Jeter are still far apart in their negotiations, the Captain's first free agency dance.
- Andy Pettitte indicated that if he does return in 2011, that it will be his final season. Mariano Rivera still hasn't informed the club if he's seeking a one or two-year deal.
- Jorge Posada had surgery to repair a torn meniscus, and was told that he will be the primary designated hitter in 2011. As a result, the Yanks have interest in John Buck, though only on a one-year deal. Jorge de la Rosa is on their radar as well, but Scott Downs isn't because he'll cost a draft pick. It's not clear that he's worth that extra cost.
- Robbie Cano, Derek Jeter, and Mark Teixeira took home the Gold Glove Award at their respective positions. Robbie Cano added a Silver Slugger as well.
- Gil Patterson interviewed for the team's vacant pitching coach job.
- The Yankees and Mandalay Baseball Properties purchased the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise and plan to renovate PNC Field, but the Staten Island Yankees reportedly owe the city $300,000 in back payments.
- The John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman era could be coming to an end after next season.
- George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin are under consideration for the Hall of Fame as part of the Expansion Era ballot.
- Grapefruit League play starts on February 26th.
Please take a second to answer the poll below and give us an idea of how confident you are in the team. You can view the Fan Confidence Graph anytime via the nav bar above, or by clicking here. Thanks in advance for voting.
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sweet! first vote! (8) haha
7 for now until some of the signings start getting sorted out.
Yup, get Lee signed. Mo & Jeter will get done and they will be acceptable deals. I really hope Pettitte comes back for one more season. Then I'll be at about an 8.5 and will vote a 9. If Montero proves he's earned a regualr spot on this team and can come clise to living up to his hype, I'll be above a 9.
George will be in the hall of fame, Jeter and Mo will have new contracts. Jesus Montero will be the Yankees starting catcher next year. Pettitte will go one more year. Cliff Lee will be a Yankee by February, on a five year 120 million dollar salary.
TEN…TEN..TEN The Yankees are the greatest!!! And, of course I'm not predjudiced! (sp)
Still a 9… nothing's really changed. Probably won't sign anyone significant until December.
I voted a 1. I just can't see the Yankees winning any games this week.
(seriously though, I voted a 10.)
Still a five, I'll stay that way until someone signs. Though on a more serious note, risking losing the strong signal for WCBS to go to 1050 which can't even be clearly heard in some areas of Staten Island is a horrible business decision. I'm sure it's just a negotiating tactic, but still.
If 1050 gets it, I would assume that a part of their bid would be leveraging the ESPN radio network to get a larger (or at least equivalent) listening area to what WCBS and their related stations get.
Also, Toronto expressing serious interest in Uggla and Greinke has me worried about the future of the ALE. After reading the piece on MLBTR about their improved scouting department, I think that team's going to be tough in the near future.
Uggla is a nice player, though I think he's a bit too expensive and he doesn't really give the Jays what they need (someone to get on base for all the guys who hit homers) considering they would have to trade for and then sign him. Greinke? Who knows if he signs there.
And I mean, the Jays and Orioles aren't going to be awful forever. The Yankees should still find a way to beat them even if they are improved.
Uggla'd still be an upgrade over whoever else they put at third base. I think Greinke would sign in Toronto, it's a nice place in the summertime. If he likes KC, Toronto is a much much much nicer version of Kansas City…and KC isn't that bad of a place either, especially if you like BBQ. As to whether needing an on base guy instead, I recall reading a piece that suggested that the value of OBP and SLG change regarding the run scoring environment, if the depressed offensive environment last season was real, then slugging becomes the more valuable piece of the OPS equation. But even if that isn't the case, why forego an upgrade just because it isn't the perfect upgrade? What other third basemen are available for them to sign? It's not like Ryan Zimmerman or David Wright are on the open market.
As to the Jays and Os and the Yankees finding a way to beat them, eventually the competition will catch up to the Yankees. You can't have a five team division with five (provided Baltimore gets their shit together) of seven of the top teams in your league and still expect to win 90+ games on the reg. I don't see Chicago, Seattle, Detroit, Kansas City, or Cleveland getting their shit together the way that the Blue Jays are. It just feels that even the "second tier" teams in the AL East could give the other division champs a run for their money, and I worry about how that will effect the Yankees long term.
Also I was hoping King Theo and his MENSA buddies would trick themselves into thinking they didn't need to spend big on V-Mart and Beltre. Though seeing V-Mart get a 4-60 and Beltre get something similar would basically rule out them getting Gonzo.
I'n still at nine. How could anyone be at less than a nine given how committed this organization is to winning, right now . . and in the future?


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An Alabama man was arrested and charged on two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure in Tennessee.
Giles County deputies looked into a complaint of sexual misconduct by an 8th grade teacher, 54-year-old Edward Ray Bryan, at Richland High School in Giles County. Investigators said they believe Bryan used his position as a teacher to make unwanted sexual contact with the alleged victims. The investigators have confirmed that the alleged victims were students.
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Didier Défago has won the Super G in Kitzbühel ahead of Bode Miller (+0.05). Aksel Lund Svindal and Max Franz (+0.15) share the third place. 15 days before the Olympic Games in Sochi, this is a huge victory for the reigning Downhill Olympic Champion.
"I'm happy. I had a great feeling during the race. I was angry after the downhill. Since Bormio, I know that I'm not far from the podium. Today, I do a run without mistakes. I didn't think I was ahead because the course was very tight!"
The racer from Rossignol Team has already had a good result on the Streif with a win in 2009 in downhill. Luc Alphand, three times winner in Kitzbühel, was very impressed by Defago's performance: "Didier, it's my hero! I found that it was huge when he has made the double Wengen-Kitz in 2009. He has the racing in the blood, I'm happy for him!"
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Wired S. Korea to Stem Digital Addiction From Age 3
By YOUKYUNG LEE, Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Park Jung-in, an 11-year-old South Korean, sleeps with her Android smartphone instead of a teddy bear. When the screen beams with a morning alarm, she wakes up, picks up her glasses and scrolls through tens of unread messages from friends, shaking off drowsiness.
Throughout the day, the gadget is in her hands whether she is in school, in the restroom or in the street as she constantly types messages to her friends. Every hour or so, she taps open an application in her phone to feed her digital hamster.
"I get nervous when the battery falls below 20 percent," Park said as she fiddled with the palm-size gadget. "I find it stressful to stay out of the wireless hotspot zone for too long."
In South Korea, where the government provides counseling programs and psychological treatment for an estimated 2 million people who cannot wean themselves from playing online computer games, youngsters such as Park have previously not been considered as potential addicts.
[READ: Could Internet Addiction Be Genetic?]
Here and in other parts of Asia, online addiction has long been associated with hardcore gamers who play online games for days on end, isolated from their school, work or family life and blurring the line between the real and fantasy online worlds. In a shocking 2010 case in South Korea, a 3-month-old girl died after being fed just once a day by her parents who were consumed with marathon online game sessions.
Park does not play computer games and in class, she confidently raises her hand to answer a question. She also gets along well with her friends and likes to cook as a hobby. And yet, she set off more than eight red flags on an addiction test, enough to be considered unhealthily dependent on her smartphone. Park is not unique and the government is concerned enough to make it mandatory for children as young as 3 to be schooled in controlling their device and Internet use.
Her obsession with being online is a byproduct of being reared in one of the world's most digitally connected societies where 98 percent of households have broadband Internet and nearly two thirds of people have a smartphone. Being wired is an icon of South Korea's pride in its state-directed transformation from economic backwater to one of Asia's most advanced and wealthy nations. Always seeking an edge, the government plans to digitize all textbooks from 2015 and base all schooling around tablet computers.
But some now fret about the effects that South Korea's digital utopia is having on its children, part of the first generation to play online games on smartphones, tablets and other devices even before they can read and write.
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New mobile devices that instantly respond to a touch of a finger seem to make children more restless than before and lack empathy, said Kim Jun-hee, a kindergarten teacher who conducted an eight-month study on Internet safety and addiction education for pre-school children.
"Babies are in a stroller with a smartphone holder. Kids sit in the grocery shopping cart watching movies on the tablet computer," she said. "I've been teaching at kindergartens for more than 10 years now but compared to the past, kids these days are unable to control their impulses."
In Suwon city south of Seoul, students in teacher Han Jeoung-hee's classroom now turn in their smartphones when they arrive at school in the morning.
"Kids forgot to eat lunch, completely absorbed with smartphones and some stayed in the classroom during a PE class," said Han who teaches sixth grade students at Chilbo elementary school. Smartphones are put in a plastic basket and returned when kids leave for home after classes.
The National Information Society Agency, or NIA, estimates 160,000 South Korean children between age 5 and 9 are addicted to the Internet either through smartphones, tablet computers or personal computers. Such children appear animated when using gadgets but distracted and nervous when they are cut off from the devices and will forgo eating or going to the toilet so they can continue playing online, according to the agency.


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NORMAN — After three weeks without leading scorer Taylor Ely, the Tigers were finding their way but still in need of a boost.
And they found it Tuesday night, with Ely making her first start since rolling her ankle at the Ardmore tournament. She gave the Tigers the lift they needed, and it translated into a 43-38 victory over Westmoore, a team that defeated the Tigers 10 days ago.
After a first quarter in which NHS dominated the Jaguars, Ely didn't show any signs of rust or lingering injury. She hit two quick jump shots and a layup while scoring seven of NHS' first eight points. That catapulted the Tigers to a 13-7 lead after the first frame.
"It felt great to be back out there," said Ely, who spent five games cheering her team on from the bench. "Once the adrenalin got going I felt fine out there."
But while she may have been back out on the floor, Ely didn't appear to be at full strength. She went just 1-for-5 from behind the three-point line and was limping after the game. But that didn't stop her from scoring a game-high 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Ely wasn't the only Tiger to turn in a big game. Bethany Cox finished with 14 points and five rebounds.
Westmoore did its best to exploit a small size advantage. The Jags forced the ball down low, and Callie Palmer found success on the blocks, scoring 14 points and adding 10 rebounds for the double-double.
The Tigers open the Carl Albert tournament at 11:30 a.m. Thursday against Putnam City.
North boys 63, Southmoore 49: Marcus Dickson and Payton Prince combined for 33 points to lead the Timberwolves past the SaberCats Tuesday night at Southmoore.
Dickson led with 17, Prince chipped in 16 and the Timberwolves were just a little better throughout, outscoring the SaberCats by a bucket or two in every quarter.
The victory moved North to 7-7 on the season with tournament play beginning at Shawnee Thursday. Southmoore, led by Preston Smith's 14 points and Darius Hodge's 12, fell to 6-7.
The SaberCats begin play at the annual John Nobles Invitational Thursday at Moore.
Noble girls 46, CCS 42: The Noble girls were spurred on by Lauren Brown's 17 points and some timely late defensive stops to outlast the Lady Royals.
Brown did most of her damage before halftime, scoring 15 of her game-high total. But the Lady Bears (6-8) and Lady Royals (8-6) stayed close, never separated by more than five points all night.
Down 43-42, CCS had a good look at the basket with about 13 seconds to go, but Brown blocked Abby White's turnaround jumper. The Bears then converted three free throws to finish it off.
Tori Hale added 12 points for Noble, while CCS was led by a pair of freshmen, Katy Boyles and Hope Wood, with 12 points apiece.
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TACNA, Ariz. -- A southwestern Arizona man remained hospitalized Thursday with leg injuries in what authorities suspect was a pipe bomb explosion.
Yuma County sheriff's Capt. Eben Bratcher said Kobey Coulter, 31, was tinkering with explosives inside a shipping container Tuesday. Deputies arrived at his home to find him with severe leg injuries.
Bratcher said the Tacna man lost his left leg below the knee, and doctors were working to save his right leg.
Deputies serving a search warrant at Coulter's home Wednesday said they found items used to make pipe bombs.
It is illegal to manufacture improvised explosive devices. Bratcher said authorities will review the case to determine whether to file charges against Coulter.
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A restored historic site rooted in time
First open in November 1999, the Musée de la place Royale—the newest component of the museum complex managed by the Musée de la civilisation—is located on the site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. Québec City's historic district is, in fact, the first urban center north of Mexico to be listed among the World Heritage towns and cities.
A small sliver of land wedged between Cap Diamant and the St. Lawrence River, Place Royale is the natural, strategic, and well-protected haven Samuel de Champlain chose to build his Habitation when he arrived in the New World on July 3, 1608.
« De l'isle d'Orléans jusques a Quebecq y a une lieue, j'y arrivay le 3 juillet, où estant, je cherchay lieu propre pour nostre habitation, mais je n'en peu trouver de plus commode, ny mieux situé que la pointe de Québecq, ainsi appelé des sauvages, la quelle estoit remplie de noyers. »
Samuel de Champlain, Œuvres de Champlain, 2e éd., présentée par Georges-Émile Giguère, Vol. 1, Montréal, Éditions du jour, 1973, p. 148
Like the historic site, Centre d'interprétation is located between Cap Diamant and the St. Lawrence River, which was closely linked to the development of Place Royale. It is set right against Côte de la Montagne—the steep road established by Samuel de Champlain in 1623—and opens onto Place Royale in front of the bronze bust of Louis XIV and just steps from Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church and the vestiges of Champlain's Habitation.
Chevalier House, an integral part of historic Place-Royale, was restored in 1959 by the Commission des monuments historiques and is in fact three separate houses: the Chesnay House, the Frérot House and the Chevalier House.
Located at the corner of rue Cul-de-Sac and rue Notre-Dame, the Chesnay House was entirely rebuilt when the group of buildings was restored. Bertrand Chesnay de la Garenne, a merchant, built the original house in the 17th century.


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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Adult reconstructive spinal surgery
- Spinal cord neoplasms
- Spinal stenosis
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Spinal metastatic disease
- Spinal disc herniation
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Neurosurgery
Administrative Appointments
- Vice Chair, Operations and Development, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University (2013 - present)
- Chair, Quality Improvement Workgroup, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (2010 - present)
- Co-Director, Division of Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University (2011 - present)
- Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine (2011 - present)
- Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2008 - 2011)
- Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2005 - 2008)
Honors and Awards
- Walsh Foundation Research Grant, Walsh Foundation (2013)
- Stanford University Department of Neurosurgery Excellence in Education and Mentorship Award, Stanford University Department of Neurosurgery (2013)
- Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation research grant award, Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation (2012)
- Robert Florin, MD Award for Excellence in Research, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2010)
- Brandeis University Health Policy Leaders Program Scholarship, American College of Surgeons (2009)
- Chicago Institute for Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch Foundation Research Grant, Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch Foundation (2003)
Professional Education
|Louisiana State University - New Orleans LA (2001)
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The election may be over, but the battle rages on.
Rhett Rosenquest Smith, the Green Party candidate for Congressional District 14 who conceded his seat to Republican Randy Weber, has filed a lawsuit against Weber for his declaration at a candidate forum that there is no separation of church and state.
Smith filed the suit Nov. 5 in the Beaumont Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
During a debate Oct. 25, Weber and Smith each spoke about their stances on the separation of church and state when it came to public policy. Weber touted his Christian faith while Smith stood firmly behind the First Amendment and its requirement that church and state remain separate.
Weber, who had received the endorsement of two anti-abortion groups, did not express a desire at the candidate forum for a separation of church and state.
"I am the church," he said at the forum.
Smith, who considers himself agnostic, said in a recent phone interview that Weber's statements at the forum violated the U.S. Constitution and the First Amendment in particular. And because Weber is an elected, public official, Smith said, he interpreted those remarks as wrought with intention.
"To me, it was a direct threat," Smith said.
Weber, who has represented the 29th District in the Texas House of Representatives since 2008, refused to comment through his spokeswoman, Courtney Weaver. She said the campaign's lawyers were looking into the complaint.
"I feel like I'm on pretty solid ground," Smith said of his lawsuit.
If the District Court does not act, Smith said he would take his suit to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He wanted to see some progress on his suit before Weber has been sworn into Congress, he said.
Weber's political affiliation endorses Christianity, Smith said. At the forum, which the Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas held, Weber said he was a Christian and expressed beliefs that align with Christian values, such as his opposition to abortion.
"Is the Republican Party challenging the First Amendment?" Smith said.
In his suit, Smith accuses Weber of proselytizing Christian religion and seeks a temporary restraining order, preventing Weber from proselytizing when conducting official proceedings in the Texas House and prohibiting him from campaigning for office in District 14.
But it may be too little too late for that. Weber was elected to represent District 14 in the U.S. House Nov. 6, the day after Smith filed his suit.
Smith claims in his complaint that Weber's statements alienated him and any other non-Christians, disregarding beliefs not related to Christianity and overstepping the line between church and state.
He further states that Weber's statements constitute "publicly sponsored religious exercise" and place undue pressure on Smith, impeding his ability to participate freely and openly. And the Christian proselytizing may prevent some non-Christians from participating in public events for fear of persecution, which deprives them of these public opportunities, the suit states.
Smith requested in his suit that a First Amendment Center Office be established using state funds and punitive fees from Weber to benefit the residents of District 14 and an additional $50,000 to defend First Amendment freedoms.
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Described by London's Gramophone as a 'magician, bewitching our ears', Ilya Kaler is one of the most outstanding personalities of the violin today. Among his many awards include 1st Prizes and Gold Medals at the Tchaikovsky (1986), the Sibelius (1985) and the Paganini (1981) Competitions.
Ilya Kaler was born in Moscow, Russia into a family of musicians. Major teachers at the Moscow Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatory included Zinaida Gilels, Leonid Kogan, Victor Tretyakov and Abram Shtern.
Mr Kaler has earned rave reviews for solo appearances with distinguished orchestras throughout the world, which included the Leningrad, Moscow and Dresden Philharmonic Orchestras, the Montreal Symphony, the Danish and Berlin Radio Orchestras, Detroit Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Seattle Symphony, New Japan Philharmonic, the Moscow and Zurich Chamber Orchestras, among others. His solo recitals have taken him throughout the former Soviet Union, the United States, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Israel.
His recordings of the Paganini Caprices have been deemed by American Record Guide to be 'in a class by themselves' combining 'the perfection, passion, and phrase sculpting of Michael Rabin with the energy, excitement, and immediacy of Jascha Heifetz.' Other highly acclaimed recordings include Sonatas by Schumann and Brahms, Concertos by Paganini, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Schumann, Dvořák, Glazunov, as well as Taneyev Suite, Bach Sonatas and Partitas, to name a few.
The Washington Post lauds him as, 'a consummate musician, in total control at all times, with a peerless mastery of his violin.'
An active chamber musician, Mr Kaler has appeared at many major music festivals throughout the US and Europe with many of the most prominent musicians of our time. Mr Kaler's orchestral career includes guest Concertmaster appearances with San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony, as well as regular tours with the World Orchestra for Peace under the direction of Valery Gergiev. He has also held a position of a concertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, NY, for 5 years.
One of the most sought-after teachers in the world, Ilya Kaler has served as a Professor of Violin at Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, IN, Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and is Professor of Violin at DePaul University School of Music in Chicago, IL.
He lives with his wife Olga and two sons Daniel and Ariel in Wilmette, IL.
Mr Kaler performs on a 'Sennhauser' Giuseppe Guarnerius del Gesu violin, 1735, on generous loan from the Stradivari Society of Chicago.
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A Sunday New York Times front page story — New York Times! — might have killed President Obama's re-election hopes.
The story is called "The Competitor in Chief — Obama Plays To Win, In Politics and Everything Else." It is devastating.
With such a title, and from such a friendly organ, at first I thought Jodi Kantor's piece would be a collection of Obama's greatest political wins: His rapid rise in Illinois, his win over Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries, the passage of health care, and so on.
But the NYT piece is not about any of that. Rather, it is a deep look into the two outstanding flaws in Obama's executive leadership:
1. How he vastly overrates his capabilities:
But even those loyal to Mr. Obama say that his quest for excellence can bleed into cockiness and that he tends to overestimate his capabilities. The cloistered nature of the White House amplifies those tendencies, said Matthew Dowd, a former adviser to President George W. Bush, adding that the same thing happened to his former boss. "There's a reinforcing quality," he said, a tendency for presidents to think, I'm the best at this.
2. How he spends extraordinary amounts of time and energy to compete in — trivialities.
For someone dealing with the world's weightiest matters, Mr. Obama spends surprising energy perfecting even less consequential pursuits. He has played golf 104 times since becoming president, according to Mark Knoller of CBS News, who monitors his outings, and he asks superior players for tips that have helped lower his scores. He decompresses with card games on Air Force One, but players who do not concentrate risk a reprimand ("You're not playing, you're just gambling," he once told Arun Chaudhary, his former videographer).
His idea of birthday relaxation is competing in an Olympic-style athletic tournament with friends, keeping close score. The 2009 version ended with a bowling event. Guess who won, despite his history of embarrassingly low scores? The president, it turned out, had been practicing in the White House alley.
Kantor's piece is full of examples of Obama's odd need to dominate his peers in everything from bowling, cards, golf, basketball, and golf (104 times in his presidency). Bear in mind, Obama doesn't just robustly compete. The leader of the free world spends many hours practicing these trivial pursuits behind the scenes. Combine this weirdly wasted time with a consistent overestimation of his capabilities, and the result is, according to NYT's Kantor:
He may not always be as good at everything as he thinks, including politics. While Mr. Obama has given himself high grades for his tenure in the White House — including a "solid B-plus" for his first year — many voters don't agree, citing everything from his handling of the economy to his unfulfilled pledge that he would be able to unite Washington to his claim that he would achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Those were not the only times Mr. Obama may have overestimated himself: he has also had a habit of warning new hires that he would be able to do their jobs better than they could.
"I think that I'm a better speechwriter than my speechwriters," Mr. Obama told Patrick Gaspard, his political director, at the start of the 2008 campaign, according to The New Yorker. "I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I'll tell you right now that I'm going to think I'm a better political director than my political director."
Though he never ran a large organization before becoming president, he initially dismissed internal concerns about management and ended up with a factionalized White House and a fuzzier decision-making process than many top aides wanted.
Kantor's portrait of Obama is stunning. It paints a picture of a CEO who is unfocused and lost.
Imagine, for a minute, that you are on the board of directors of a company. You have a CEO who is not meeting his numbers and who is suffering a declining popularity with his customers. You want to help this CEO recover, but then you learn he doesn't want your help. He is smarter than you and eager to tell you this. Confidence or misplaced arrogance? You're not sure at first. If the company was performing well, you'd ignore it. But the company is performing poorly, so you can't.
With some digging, you learn, to your horror, that the troubled CEO spends a lot of time on — what the hell? — bowling? Golf? Three point shots? While the company is going south?
What do you do? You fire that CEO. Clint Eastwood was right. You let the guy go.
Thank you Vincent !! Some common sense is so refreshing!!
Mike, the point was lost on you. But valiant effort. Really. Keep trying!
We've been expecting more and getting less from (nearly) all forms of journalistic reporting (especially the MSM), but I DO expect more from the American people like yourself. Do some diligence. Get over your infatuation with this demagogue, and think for yourself before lashing out at information that goes against your political leanings. Also, it's perfectly acceptable to cut and paste from another writer as long as you cite them correctly (or include a full bibliography), so his "journalistic integrity" is still intact. Educate yourself.
So when the left decides to take something Mitt Romney says out of context to prove a point he didn't make, that's fine with you? Good to know.
Playing 104 rounds of golf, not meeting with your own jobs council for 6 months and insisting you're better than any of your counterparts (speechwriter, policy analyst) isn't being cocky. . .it's stupid.
Golfing every other weekend on average while the ship around you is going down, and remember, Obama himself said his one regret was that he didn't speak enough about the plans he had, i.e., sell them, was his biggest obstacle.
Well, if you're golfing and not meeting with your jobs council and your only "weakness" in your first term is not communicating enough and you find yourself in the spot Obama has the country in . . why yes, you are a failure.
Time to stop digging.
Well in the business world the facts are the bottom line, a company is succeeding or it isn't, and if the CEO spends more time playing when the company is doing poorly, he is most often relieved of his duties. Those who care about our Country rebounding from this, need to realize it isn't that one doesn't like Obama as a person, I just don't think I want a man who can't spend his time better when we are in such critical economic time. I would love to have a beer with Obama, I just dont' want him in charge of anything of consequence.
You forgot to add "Hmmm? HMMMMM??!!"
Wow. The childish literal-mindedness of a liberal, on full display. Thanks for that.
I take it you're employed right now?
As a contributor to Forbes, I have a profile on this site. You are free to go and check it out.


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The annual town event includes ice skating, sledding and plenty of other ice-related activities and fun games. Snow-related activities will be available on areas where there is sufficient snow. Frosty the Snowman and his special guests may put in an appearance as well.
The West Newbury Fire Department will hold an ice rescue demonstration at 10:30 a.m. and will be available to answer questions about their ice safety and rescue equipment. All activities are free.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. Mill Pond Building will be used as a warming hut and its wide porch is a perfect spot to watch the action on Mill Pond.


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Everybody tries to be more careful during fall and winter months by building up their immune system in order to keep from getting sick. Let's face it, there is too much on our plate during the holiday season to deal with coughs and sniffles. Here are some tips that people rarely utilize and might help eliminate more germs circulating around your house.
1. Sanitize your phone and credit cards-These items have 18x more germs than the average toilet bowl according to *The Huffington Post.
2. Wipe down your toilet paper holder- A lot of mist from your toilet sprays into the air every time you flush, so it is wise to wipe down items that are closest to it.
3. Don't store your toothbrushes in cups-Mold develops in the bottom of the cups because of the water that leaks down from the brushes head after you clean your teeth. After awhile, the mold will get on your toothbrush and into your mouth. That's the fast lane for illness.
4. Disinfect your light switches-Bacteria travels from person to person, so if you wipe your nose and touch a light switch then the next person who touches it will get your germs.
There are plenty of germs floating around in the air and we want you to keep your family happy and healthy for the holidays. A little bit of cleaning can go a long way.
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According to the Providence Journal, privatization efforts are alive and well in Rhode Island. This is great news after reports yesterday that Governor Carcieri was abandoning the much-anticipated plan to privatize "every state service that could possibly be performed more efficiently by the private sector."
The ProJo reports:
"If necessary, we will jump through every hoop and we will fight the inevitable court challenges," Carcieri said in a statement. "Let me be clear: I will not be deterred from my responsibility as governor to do everything possible to solve Rhode Island's budget problems."
The governor's office had worked much of the year to privatize dietary and housekeeping services at the state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital and the state veterans' home – a proposal he said would save $13 million over the next five years."
Unfortunately, the Governor faces some political roadblocks from the state legislature:
"[T]he General Assembly passed a law last week tied to the state budget that applies strict oversight and reporting requirements before any privatization effort can go forward. The provision – put forth by Rep. Charlene Lima, D-Cranston, every year for the past 13 years without success – was introduced near midnight during a marathon House session. It became law last week when the General Assembly overrode the governor's budget veto."
Fortunately, Governor Cancieri knows that privatization is what's best for Rhode Island and is willing to fight for the cause. For more, check out Reason's Annual Privatization Report - http://www.reason.org/apr2006


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Recent Features
Legendary Gems were first officially revealed in the Patch 2.1 preview blog back in June of this year. They will be added to Reaper of Souls in Patch 2.1, and are currently undergoing testing on the PTR.
The gems add special bonuses when socketed in rings and amulets (only on Characters and not on Followers), and can be upgraded in power via Urshi, the NPC who appears after Greater Rifts are cleared.
While the developers are calling them "legendary gems" these socketables have nothing in common with regular gems in stats or appearance, and are more analogous to the Rainbow Facet unique jewels of Diablo 2. The main difference in Diablo 3 is that these gems can only be socketed in jewelry, and the way the gems can be upgraded to improve their functions over time.
Legendary Gems Listing
While the Legendary Gems are still undergoing development on the PTR, their stats and bonuses are changing constantly. A major revision was created on July 15, 2014 with new or upgraded stats for almost every gem. The following are the most current details about Legendary Gems.
|Bane of the Powerful
|Bane of the Trapped
|Boon of the Hoarder
|Bliz Note: As was discussed in another thread, allowing this this gem to rank up to +100% pet Crit would likely cause undesired gearing issues and probably be a little out of line.
|Gem of Efficacious Toxin
|Gogok of Swiftness
|Invigorating Gemstone
|Mirinae, Teardrop of Starweaver
|Pain Enhancer
Greater Rifts (GRs, initially known as Tiered Rifts) are a higher level of Nephalem Rift, meant to provide a greater challenge and greater rewards for players geared well enough to take them on. Greater Rifts are timed, and *must* be completed within 15 minutes to earn rewards. All treasure in Greater Rifts, with usually a legendary item or two, comes from the Greater Rift Guardian (GRG) which is an upgraded version of the regular Rift Guardians.
Difficulty: Greater Rifts are numbered as a measure of their difficulty. A level 1 Greater Rift is very easy, equivalent to Normal difficulty (or less.) Greater Rifts scale up quickly though, and will become challenging for any player ability. Level 8 is equivalent to about Torment 1, Level 15 is equivalent to about [Torment 3, and Level 25 is approximately the same as Torment 6. There should be an infinite number or Greater Rift levels since each one merely increases the hit points and damage of the monsters by some percentage.
Shrines: There are virtually no shrines or pylons in Greater Rifts. Pylons are seen occasionally, but their bonuses last only 15 seconds (instead of the usual 30) and Blizzard specifically said that Conduit Pylons would not be found in Greater Rifts since they are so powerful they would skew the entire rift Leaderboard system.
No Respecs: Characters can reallocate their Paragon Points while in a Rift, but can not access their inventory or skill menus (respec) while in a Greater Rift. It is possible to return to town mid-GR, and players can respec and make repairs then, though it's not recommended since the GR is a timed race. This is a feature designed to limit exploits via equipment or skill changes, so players can't change gear or skills to be more effective against a single target before they reach the Greater Rift Guardian for instance.
Rewards: Items and gold do not drop in Greater Rifts, and there are no chests or other clickables. All treasure comes from defeating the Greater Rift Guardian, who drops a huge amount of stuff, about double that of a normal Rift Guardian, and has a very high probability of dropping at least one legendary item. (Note that the lack of gold and chests hurts the effectiveness of legendary items such as Goldwrap and Harrington Waistguard that proc up in effectiveness via gold pickups or chest/clickables opening.)
Progress Bar: The progress bar in a Greater Rift increases gradually from killing trash mobs, but jumps up by larger amounts for Elite kills. (Elites drop objects that look a bit like gooey health orbs, which count for big boosts in the progress bar when collected.) This is a feature designed to keep players from simply rushing past Elites to more quickly finish the rift by killing trash mobs, as can be done in normal Nephalem Rifts, and players will fill their progress bar more quickly by killing Elites than by skipping them, except in very rare long Elite battles.
Accessing and Process
- # Get a Greater Rift Keystone level 1 from completing a Nephalem Rift. – Drop rate still being determined.
- Use the GR Keystone to open a portal to a Greater Rift at the regular Nephalem Obelisk next to Orek.
- Kill all the mobs in the Greater Rift before the timer runs out.
- No regular or champion mobs drop loot in Greater Rifts.
- The Rift Guardian will drop loot regardless if the timer has run out or not.
- If the Rift Guardian is killed before the timer runs out he will drop a Greater Rift Keystone.
- The Keystone's level is determined by how quickly the Greater Rift was cleared. The quicker, the higher the GR key fragment.
Progress Bar and Rift Speed
The progress bar in a Greater Rift looks the same as the bar in a normal Nephalem Rift, with two added slider needles, displayed above and below the bar. The total bar coloured in orange, and the icon above it show your current progress towards completing the rift. The icon below it and any colour in blue shows how fast you need to progress to complete the rift in time.
When players are battling through a Rift that's just at the limit of their killing power, they will often see their progress dropping behind and the bar showing blue, before they kill a couple of Elites in a row and see the bonus from Elites shoot them back up ahead of schedule.
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