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Visualizing structural geometry from outcrop patterns
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Using Google Earth, students will investigate the relationship between the geometry of rock bodies and their outcrop patterns.
This activity is used in an undergraduate structural geology class typically taken in the Junior year.
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
Students must have some familiarity with Google Earth. Specifically, they must be comfortable with the controls to zoom, change viewing angle, rotate, and fly around images. They must also have some understanding of geologic maps and cross sections, and strike and dip.
How the activity is situated in the course
This activity was designed for use in an undergraduate structural geology course. Students were given a shortened version of it as part of their first lab to set the stage for one of the most important goals of the lab portion of the course: interpretation of geologic maps. They were given the full exercise about halfway through the course when the focus was on geologic maps and cross sections. Together, the two exercises were also used as a pre/post-test assessment.
Content/concepts goals for this activity
1. Students will be able to interpret the geometry of planar dipping layers from the outcrop pattern
2. Students will be able to recognize different rock units based on their characteristics as seen on satellite images
3. Students will be able to draw a geologic map and interpret structure based on the map pattern of different units
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
Students will be able to visualize the three-dimensional geometry of rock bodies from patterns on two-dimensional surfaces.
Other skills goals for this activity
Using tools available on the internet.
Description of the activity/assignment
Understanding the relationship between the outcrop pattern and the 3-D geometry of rock bodies is a challenge for students, especially those with low spatial ability. While memorization of learning aids, such as the "rule of V's" can help students interpret structure, it doesn't really help them understand the interaction between topography and rock bodies, and thereby be freed of having to rely on memory aids.
Google Earth offers the ability to view topography in 3D, and in areas of good exposure, the interaction between topography and rock bodies can be clearly visualized by manipulating the viewer's perspective. Through this user interaction, a much clearer understanding of how outcrop patterns related to rock structure can be gained.
Google Earth offers the ability to view topography in 3D, and in areas of good exposure, the interaction between topography and rock bodies can be clearly visualized by manipulating the viewer's perspective. Through this user interaction, a much clearer understanding of how outcrop patterns related to rock structure can be gained.
Determining whether students have met the goals
The learning goals can be assessed by having the students use Google Earth to look at other mountain belts (e.g., Zagros region in Iran). Students should also be given paper geologic maps and asked to interpret the structure from the map patterns. The exercise described above can also be given at two times in the course as a pre- and post-test.More information about assessment tools and techniques.
Download teaching materials and tips
- Activity Description/Assignment (Microsoft Word 38kB Feb11 08)
Other Materials
- Location file for Google Earth ( 3kB Feb11 08)


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He was Anniston Country Club's long-time pro and, later, Cider Ridge's general manager. His name was synonymous with golf around these parts.
But scary bouts with skin cancer forced Moore out of the golf business, and he plays only occasionally for business and family reasons. This weekend, it's all about family.
Moore is in town for the third annual Buddy Moore Two Man Scramble. It's the first version of that event since his father, the long-time Anniston Municipal pro for whom the tourney is named, died in February.
Buddy was 71 when he died from complications from injuries suffered in a January 2009 automobile accident.
Scott, who lives and works in Tuscaloosa and who cared for his father in the two years since the wreck, is playing in the tournament for the first time.
"For me, this is more of a joyous occasion, because my father would have loved this," Scott said. "He would not want to be the center of attention, by any means, but he would love to see the boys of 'The Hill' coming back together.
"I'm sure, at this point of his life, he would have said something along the lines of, 'This is great. I love this. Wouldn't it be neat if all the boys that have gone before us could be here today?'"
Maybe they were, along with Buddy. An audible breeze stirred the large white oak tree near the first tee box as Scott and Tim Mullendore spoke before Saturday's afternoon tee start.
Their emotional remarks came after Scott unveiled a monument, which Mullendore sponsored. Engraved on the face is a PGA pro logo and the following words: "Robert Leon 'Buddy' Moore, PGA professional 1969-2009, our pro and friend."
Mullendore spoke first. He paused, paced and cleared his throat occasionally to stay his emotions as he told how three generations of his family golfed on The Hill.
"We all loved Buddy," he said, then summed up what the day was about. "We're all here to celebrate out friendship with Buddy Moore."
Scott stood to the side, his lips wound tightly as he tried to keep emotions from seeping through his sun-screen-covered pores. When it came his turn, he told a gathering of golfers plus his mom, Mary Ann, and sister, Angie, about a man they would all recognize.
"One thing about Buddy, Buddy could say anything to you, and you wouldn't be mad," he said. "He had a way about him. You knew he was saying it because he cared."
Minutes before the brief unveiling ceremony, Scott laughed with fellow golfers while sharing just such a story from his youth. Club-slamming mad after hitting into the No. 7 fairway from the No. 6 tee, he sat down in a cart next to his dad.
Buddy tried to snap his son back into humor: "You need training wheels."
It's uncertain whether that's an official Buddyism, but Buddyisms can be seen on signs posted at tee boxes around the course this weekend.
"It's out there for you," reads one sign. Reads another, "The Lord be with you and the wind at your back."
Another sign showed just how much Buddy preferred that patrons pay cart fees: "If you are walking, we don't need you."
Such was the backdrop for Scott's poignant return to Anniston, which was different than previous such occasions. He brought his dad to this event the past two years but didn't play. This weekend, he brought his clubs.
Over about 15 years, Scott has undergone three surgeries and on-going follow-up treatment related to cancerous squamous cells on his skin. It forced him to severely curtail his golfing habit and find new, indoor work.
"I finally got tired of being cut on … that, and I was no good at it," said Scott, who works for Josten, a company that makes class and championship rings. "Plus, I enjoy what I do now, and it takes a lot of time.
"I'll go out and play a little customer golf, and that's about it."
The Buddy Moore Scramble has become a must-play for area golfers who knew Buddy, which are most of them. The field fills quickly each year.
This weekend's lineup includes Jeremy McGatha and Jaylon Ellison, who teamed to break the Sunny King Charity Classic's modern scoring record in July. There's also Gary Wigington, who won the Calhoun County Championship a week ago.
And for the occasion of the first Buddy Moore Scramble after Buddy's passing, there was Scott. It seemed only right for the son to brave the sun for these two rounds of golf.
There was the tall, blond son of the beloved late pro, across the street and up The Hill from his boyhood home. He was visiting with folks at the clubhouse, his other boyhood home.
He found abundant handshakes and folks eager to laugh over Buddy stories. They had been used to seeing Buddy before the wreck, not so much since.
"He had been battling ever since the wreck," Scott said. "The thing about his he never lost his demeanor. He was always kind. He was never mad at anybody. He was never upset. He was as easy-going as he has always been."
Scott said his dad knew complications from wreck-related injuries were worsening, and he was facing his final days. There was "a silver lining" in all of that.
"There's a reason for everything, and my father got saved in October of 2010," Scott said. "I firmly believe that's why he was with us at that time is just so that would happen."
Joe Medley is The Star's sports columnist. He can be reached at 256-235-3576 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow on Twitter @jmedley_star.


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Thousands at climate rally want Obama to reject Keystone pipeline
Thousands of protesters gathered on the Washington's National Mall on Sunday calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to reject the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal and honor his inaugural pledge to act on climate change.
Organizers of the "Forward on Climate" event estimated that 35,000 people from 30 states turned out in cold, blustery conditions for what they said was the biggest climate rally in U.S. history. Police did not verify the crowd size.
Protesters also marched around the nearby White House, chanting "Keystone pipeline? Shut it down." Among the celebrities on hand were actresses Rosario Dawson and Evangeline Lilly, and hedge fund manager and environmentalist Tom Steyer.
The event came days after a bipartisan group of U.S. senators made the latest call for Obama to approve the $5.3 billion pipeline, seen by many as an engine for job growth and another step toward energy independence.
A new poll by Harris Interactive showed 69 percent of respondents said they support construction of the pipeline, with only 17 percent saying they oppose it.
One of Sunday's main organizers, climate activist Bill McKibben, said that approving the pipeline, which would transport crude oil from the oil sands of northern Alberta to refineries and ports in Texas, would be akin to lighting a "carbon bomb" that could cause irreparable harm to the climate.
"For 25 years our government has basically ignored the climate crisis: now people in large numbers are finally demanding they get to work," said McKibben, founder of the environmental group 350.org.
Other major organizing groups on Sunday included the Sierra Club and the Hip-Hop Caucus.
The proposed TransCanada Corp project has been pending for 4-1/2 years. A revised route through Nebraska, which would avoid crossing sensitive ecological zones and aquifers, was approved by that state's governor last month.
Backers of Keystone, which would transport 830,000 barrels of oil per day, say it would provide thousands of jobs in the United States and increase North American energy security.
Environmentalists oppose the pipeline because the oil sands extraction process is carbon intensive, and say the oil extracted is dirtier than traditional crude oil.
Van Jones, Obama's former green jobs adviser, said if the president approved the pipeline just weeks after pledging to act on climate change, it would overshadow other actions Obama takes to reduce pollution.
"There is nothing else you can do if you let that pipeline go through. It doesn't matter what you do on smog rules and automobile rules - you've already given the whole game way," said Jones, who is president of Rebuild the Dream, a non-government organization.
Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, the lone member of Congress to speak at the rally, told Reuters Obama risked creating a "credibility gap" if he approved the pipeline.
"He would have to roll out a very complete and very strong package to offset something that on its own is described by government scientist as 'game-over' on climate," he said.
Still, some of Obama's core constituents favor the pipeline, including the labor union AFL-CIO's building and construction unit, which sees the potential for job creation for its members, and certain Democratic lawmakers.
In January, nine Democratic senators joined 44 Republicans in urging the president to approve Keystone XL.
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Climate change's dirty little secret leaves further climate change support unsustainable: Either climate change was a genuine crisis or it wasn't because you can't have a little climate crisis so the next time you look your kids in the eyes and tell them climate change crisis will happen in their lifetime, you are condemning your own kids with CO2 death threats. If you really loved the planet and humanity and your own family you would rejoice at the mere prospect of climate change crisis being just thankfully a tragic exaggeration after all. Here is proof climate change is not a crisis and therefore not a concern. Yes pollution is real but the CO2 greenhouse gas ovens for Humanity are not true: 1-Science says it is "real and happening and "could" cause a climate crisis". Science has NEVER said a crisis will happen, only might happen because not one single IPCC warning is without "maybes". Science will not say the worse disaster imaginable "WILL" happen or is "imminent". How close to the point of unstoppable warming will science take us before they say it will happen? 2-There are millions of good and honest people in global scientific community. Do you see them acting like they condemned their kids as well as ours to a climate crisis? Climate change was thankfully an exaggeration, not by science but by believers, news editors and politicians because science never did say it would be a crisis, only could be and might be and … If it were a crisis science would have said so, not milked the needless CO2 panic for 27 years of studying mostly effects not causes of an assumed to be real crisis. Science gave us pesticides don't forget. Deny that.
"There are millions of good and honest people in global scientific community. Do you see them acting like they condemned their kids as well as ours to a climate crisis?" Of course there are. And the vast majority of that scientific community is agreeing that climate change is real, and that "man-made activity" is significantly contributing to it. Not any individual by itself can alter that, but indeed CAN contribute by supporting environmental policy, and by being a more conscious cosumer. We can make your kids aware of THAT, when we look them in the face. And we tell them they can do so much better taking care of the planet than their parents have done so far. Al Bore, try that, rather than continue denying that we are part of the problem, simply because those adjustments in life style are perhaps not convenient to you. As for the science-based climate change deniers: check who is funding their "research". Check who has the most money to lobby in Washington.
Just a heads-up here Jan -- you'd better buy yourself some longjohns and fill up the woodshed 'cause I'm about to change a bunch of light bulbs around here and I might use some of those screwy Al Gore lightbulbs this time and if I do I will cause global warming to be reversed and global cooling will set in. So expect glaciers to be creeping up on you soon enough -- keep your eyes peeled! Now that we know we can control and even reverse climate trends I think we should worry about people like me abusing the green technology and freezing the planet into a danged popsicle. The grandkids won't like that one little bit. I expect the glacier will crush your house Jan, so maybe you want to think about moving into a motorhome or something portable to cope with that impending crisis? Just sayin'
"Consensus of Opinion" & "Settled Science" bullying hasn't gone away - just become an Article of Faith for the eco-economics-terrorists like Jan & ilk. Gasoline prices are up $0.51 in just 60 days and what is the reaction of the True Believers and their Media Toadies?? Cheers and/or Silence. The rich, white, 1st World zealots leading their Gaia religion's attacks care nothing for the continuing suffering of the poor and disadvantaged, or the economic ruin in North America. Their leaders, such as Van Jones - the famous Truther and former member of the American Communist Party, exploit these self-righteous, eco-deluded and massively gullible accolytes of Gaia worship for their own personal and political gain. They are the true "Science Deniers" and have always been. It's up to Reasoning people to fight-back against the onslaught of Rich, White, 1st World eco-terror and see to it that Reasonable actions are taken. Don't give up just because Hollywood experts shout you down. Be strong and hold the line!
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I recently received a question from a reader: what is krill oil and should I be taking it? While the school kids in the recent Let's Move video with Michelle Obama and Will Ferrell weren't excited about krill-oil supplements--in sandwiches--for lunch, there may be reasons to consider taking the supplement. As its name implies, krill oil is oil extracted from krill--tiny sea-dwelling crustaceans--and made into a soft-gel capsule. Krill are a rich source of DHA and EPA, omega-3 fats that promote heart and brain health and reduce inflammation.
Krill oil is often touted as a supplement superior to fish oil: preliminary research suggests that our bodies better absorb omega-3s from krill oil than from fish oil. In other words, you'd need a smaller dose of omega-3s if they're coming from krill. But here's the catch: to get enough omega-3s you'd still have to actually swallow more krill-oil pills than fish-oil pills,Read More »from Should You Be Taking Krill Oil Supplements? (No, Not in a Sandwich Will Ferrell!)


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The $150 fee, JSU's first in recent memory, will be used to pay for the campus bus system, student health care, activities, facility improvements and wireless Internet upgrades, officials said.
"Everyone else seems to be doing that too," Jacksonville State University President Bill Meehan said, adding that fees are another way for schools to generate needed revenue. "We never like to increase the cost to our students."
Tuition, meanwhile, will increase by 6.79 percent at JSU this fall, $18 per credit hour, or about $432 more per year for a full-time undergraduate student taking 12 credit hours each semester. Campus housing costs will increase by 3 percent, and prospective students will pay an extra $5 to apply.
Trustees said they were forced to raise tuition to maintain the quality of education, but several board members expressed concern about the increases. Board president Jim Bennett said if the trend continues, only the wealthy will be able to afford to attend college.
"That is a sad and terrible future that I see if we keep increasing tuition over and over," said Bennett, who attended Jacksonville State in the 1950s. "When I came here I came because I could afford to do so and a lot of us did."
JSU has long made a point of charging no student fees in addition to tuition, a method many colleges and universities use to raise money from students for specific purposes. Officials said the campus transit system needed the money in part because a $1.9 million federal grant used to launch it in 2009 had expired.
The tuition increase approved Monday was JSU's fifth in five years. The increase will be used, in part, to fund a 2 percent raise for instructors and professors. That increase mirrors a pay increase for K-12 teachers approved by the Alabama House of Representatives last week (The Senate could take up the issue of the pay raise as early as this week.). JSU trustees said they felt their faculty deserved the same increase though the Legislature didn't provide funding for it.
A full-time, in-state undergraduate student attending JSU in 2013-14 will pay $6,792 per year to take 12 credit hours in two semesters. In 2007, the year before the recession began, an in-state undergrad student taking the same number of hours would have paid $4,056.
Tuition has steadily increased since 2008, when the nationwide economic recession struck. Since that time, the cost of attending JSU has increased by 41 percent while funding from the state government has declined by 34.4 percent, officials said. To make up for the loss of state funding, JSU has to charge students more, trustees said.
The 2014 budget approved in the House last week would give JSU an a increase of $492,962, or 1.4 percent, from the state's Education Trust Fund. Officials said that was canceled out, though, by a $725,000 required increase in the institution's contribution to retirement funds for its employees.
Other Alabama colleges and universities have also increased tuition as the state decreased funding in recent years. Last week, Auburn University approved a 4.5 percent increase and Auburn Montgomery increased its tuition by 8 percent.
One JSU trustee, state Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, called on the state to restructure its tax system to lend more stability to the education budget and JSU.
"We need a change," said Figures, who serves as minority leader in the Republican-controlled Senate. "We are all going to have to come together as one."
Figures said that boards of trustees from each state-supported college or university in Alabama should unite to petition the Legislature for change.
"The root of the problem is how the Legislature funds the Education Trust Fund," Figures said.
The tuition increase will boost the university's projected tuition revenue by about $2 million, to roughly $49.2 million.
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Fantasy Impact: The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to a deal with Alexei Ponikarovsky per TSN. The contract is for one year.
The Kings get: a 55-point player who can check a little and offers nice size. It was clear that all that Alexander Frolov would give them was 55 or 60 points (when he felt like it). So if the Kings were going to get that offense anyway, they may as well get it from a guy who is bigger and can backcheck.Adding Ponikarovsky gives the Kings six players in the Top 79 in hits last year (along with Dustin Brown, Matt Greene, Drew Doughty, Jarett Stoll and Jack Johnson). Keep your head up!
Fantasy Players Impacted: Any hope that Brad Richardson or Scott Parse had of getting into the top six have now been vanquished. Ditto for Oscar Moller. Ponikarovsky picked a good up-tempo team to join and yes, he'll get some shifts with Anze Kopitar. Don't expect him to top 60 points though - but at least his usual 50-55 range is secure. It was in jeopardy had he signed with a number of other teams. Other wingers like Ryan Smyth, Justin Williams and Dustin Brown, will not see any up or down movement in their production.
Fantasy Players this deal helps, in order:
1. Ponikarovsky
2. Michal Handzus/Stoll/Brayden Schenn
Fantasy Players this deal hurts, in order:
1. Moller
2. Richardson
3. Parse
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2) The Kings might need a veteran defenseman to replace O'Donnell, but they might be willing to give Hickey or Teubert a shot, instead. They certainly DON'T need Kaberle at the price of Stoll (who's a solid, if unspectacular 2nd line center) PLUS a 1st round pick. Kaberle is worth a 1st rounder from a playoff-bound team. That's it. If you look at very-good-but -not -great players who've been traded with a year left on their deal in recent summers, the going rate is a mid-to-late first rounder.


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Mon - Thurs: 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM & 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Fri: 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM & 5:00 PM - 10:30 PM Sat : 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM & 5:00 PM - 10:30 PM Sun : 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM & 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Passage to India we experience is great! – I was a little concerned reading the other reviews and that is why I'm writing my experience to add to the mix. My husband and I have enjoyed Passage to India restaurant for several years. My office has gone there with a large group on occasion and our family has gone often enough to appreciate it as well. What we have experienced is a quick seating, friendly waiters, and prompt refilling of items on the buffet as they get low. We aren't experts but our tastebuds enjoy what we eat. My husband thoroughly loves tandoori chicken and I like the chicken tekka masala, but I also enjoy their naan, and the veggie curries--potato, cauliflower, pea mix; the spinach and homemade cheese; the spicy potato mix, and their curry chicken. I do not eat the Chinese foods just because it isn't what I came for but walking around the tables and picking out a few plus the basmati rice and naan and my tastebuds are in heaven. I also like finishing up the meal with the mango sorbet. So I'm not sophisticated...it is always a good experience when we go.
Avoid at all times – Fast food stall for paav bhaji, dosa, chana-bhutara looked stale and for number of people eating there, it seemed as if restaurant was not keen on filing it and keeping it fresh.
The buffet menu looked unappetising with too much of food color used.
The breads - naan was not served freshed like most indian places.
Spring rolls tasted and smelled stale and looked as if they were taken out of the freezer and deep-fried just to fill up the menu list.
Waiter attitude was poor. At the end of our meal, he asked us if we would like something to drink like mango lassi!! Hello dont you know WHEN to ask!!
This place makes you feel cheated for the price of buffet-$14.99 compared to quality of food and service. Bombay Garden, Shalimar, Grand Indian Buffet on Lawerence Expwy beats this place hands down for same price or lower and fresh food.
Nice Place for Indian - Desi Chinese Food – Do you like South Indian Food?
DO you Like North Indian Food?
Do you Like Desi Chinese Food?
Do you like Indian Baked Goods?
Then you should check out Amber. They do get packed, but they try to accomidate. Also visit their bakery, truct me they have some of the greatest cakes I've had. Try their Choclate cake or Mango cake. They also have Eggless cakes also.
Worst Service – Food is ok. But the customer service is worst. Everytime we have to wait a long time to get someone pay attention to you. And also the management is very arrogant, they behave like 'I dont care'. Even though the food and ambience are ok, we dont feel like going there any more because of the rude behaviour of the management. One of the worst Indian restaurants I have ever been to.
Cons: dont care attitude
Best Indian buffet in this area – I've been to so many Indian buffets around Mountain View and this is the best one so far. The lunch buffet selection is great, and the flavors are even better! Finally, an Indian buffet in Mountain View that doesn't have watered down curries! I have not had bad customer service as some of the other reviewers have had - but then again I've only visited this restaurant with a small group of people.
"PTI" is fine! – I have frequented Passage To India for the past three years. Never had any major issues.
'Passage To India' has a great buffet for lunch weekdays, and during dinner hours on weekends. With an impressive all vegetarian buffet on Tuesday nights. The price averages $14 per person. At any noted Indian Restaurant, ordering items separately can get costly.. but their Buffet is definitely a great value. If you are not familiar with Indian Food- this choice is a good way to find out what you like and what you do not!
They also make all their own desserts, cakes/pastries. Which are eggless to meet the vegan dietary needs am guessing. Wonderful light and fluffy!
The Owners/staff are always cordial, attentive, friendly. Yes that place can get slamming busy at times with a line out the door. But even then.. we are taken care of!
Worst customer service – This place has the worst customer service and I cannot beleive people wait in line to eat here. The food is not great, the management is rude, but they dont care, they can be rude since they have people waiting outside to come in. One of the worst Indian restaurants I have ever been to.
Never again! – Had a going away luncheon for boss and reserved for 20, 3 more joined the luncheon and the manager there was extremely rude, would not accomodate the 3 saying we only made a reservation for 20. The remaining 3 Including boss did not eat since they were so angry of the rude service and some of the people were also angry because this was a special event, all stopped eating and left. We told the manager we were upset with how we were being treated and would consider not returning-his response"Okay." upon leaving there were a lot of people waiting to sit down, which gives Passage to India the excuse to not accomodate anyone since they have others waiting. When eating, people could not get water, naan bread, or their plates cleaned out since there is no service there. we will never go again.
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The ear detects external vibrations, changes in the motion and position of the head, and acceleration or deceleration of the body. The ear is divided into three areas: external ear, middle ear, and inner ear.
The visible part of the ear, that is, the auricle and the external auditory meatus, are considered the external ear. The auricle is shaped to help funnel vibrations into the ear and is composed of hyaline cartilage. The external auditory meatus is lined with modified sweat glands which secretes cerumen, a wax like substance. The meatus is not a straight tube, but it can be straightened by pulling the auricle up and back.
The external ear is separated from the middle ear by the tympanic membrane, or "eardrum."
The middle ear houses the smallest bones found in the human body: the malleus, incus, and stapes (hammer, anvil, and stirrup). The malleus is attached, on one side, to the tympanic membrane; the other side is connected to the incus. The incus, in turn, connects to the stapes, which is connected to the fenestra ovalis, or "oval window."
The inner ear is separated from the middle ear by the oval and round windows. It is composed of a membranous labyrinth, the semicircular canals, utricle, saccule, and cochlea, and is surrounded by a bony labyrinth which provides protection. The inner ear has three semicircular canals, each in a plane at approximately right angles to the others. Near the junction with the utricle, the canal enlarges into an ampulla.
The ampulla houses receptor cells, which detect head movement. The utricle and saccule are membranous sacs with areas called maculae which have fine receptor hair cells attached to a granule of calcium carbonate. The entire macula responds to gravitational pull, linear acceleration, and position changes. These two organs, the utricle and saccule, are involved in sensing equilibrium.
The cochlea is composed of three tubes: scala vestibuli, scala tympani, and cochlear duct, which are coiled into a snail-shaped duct. The scala vestibuli, which ends at the oval window, and the scala tympani, which ends at the round window, are joined together at the top of the cochlea. Both are filled with endolymph. The cochlear duct contains the organ of Corti which consists of highly specialized vibration receptor cells.
Sound travels down the external auditory meatus and oscillates the tympanic membrane, which causes the bones to vibrate. The bones in turn vibrate the oval window, stimulating the receptors in the organ of Corti which produces neural transmissions to the brain. The brain interprets these signals as sounds.
Antony, C.P. & G.A. Thibodeaw. 1979. Textbook of Anatomy and Physiology. The C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis. 731 pp.
Gray, H. 1977. Gray's Anatomy. Crown Publishers, Inc, New York. 1257 pp.
Lockhart, R.D., G.F. Hamilton, et. al. 1974. Anatomy of The Human Body. Faber and Faber Limited. London. 697 pp.
Van Amerongen, C. The Way Things Work; Book Of The Body. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979.


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Father surprises daughter after return from overseas
By Ashley Rader
It started as a typical school lunch for Harold McCormick Elementary fifth-grader McKinley Pritchard.
Grilled cheese.
Talking with friends.
But then, Dad came home.
McKinley's Thursday lunch included a major surprise when her father, Staff Sgt. Tyler Pritchard, visited the school after returning from a deployment with the U.S. Air Force.
Her mother, Jessica Pritchard, arranged for McKinley's school surprise because the family has been separated from each other for most of the past year. The family's youngest child, 5-year-old Christian, was surprised by his father earlier Thursday morning at home.
McKinley, 10, sat down to eat her lunch in the school cafeteria unaware that her father was waiting in the hallway to surprise her. She didn't notice his approach until a school employee told her she needed to turn around.
As she looked up and saw her father coming across the cafeteria toward her, confusion, then shocked surprise registered on her face. She rushed from the table to greet him with a large hug and tears of joy.
"Did you guys know about this?" McKinley turned and asked her friends at the table.
School administration and some staff members knew about the reunion, but none of the students were told to make sure it stayed a secret.
"I had no idea he was here," McKinley said. "I didn't know. I turned around and he was there. I was so surprised."
The family had been stationed in Okinawa, Japan, for the past three years until Tyler was deployed to Alaska last March for Operation Noble Eagle. Jessica and the two children stayed in Japan until Jan. 12, when they moved back to Elizabethton. The family was briefly reunited for three days in June and for a few hours in December, but have been mostly apart since Tyler was deployed.
"He is home for good now," Jessica said.
Tyler returned to Carter County Wednesday night but had to stay hidden from his children. He also brought the family's two dogs, Shiba Inus named Suki and Yukio, back with him.
He surprised Christian first thing Thursday morning by waking him up.
"He didn't recognize me for a minute," Tyler said. "He didn't want to get out of bed, but the dogs woke him up. He looked at me and then just jumped out of bed and leaped into my arms."
Christian said he was not expecting his father to be the one to wake him up.
"I didn't know," Christian said. "I was so excited."
Jessica said it was hard to keep the homecoming a secret from the children. Her plans for a large family dinner Saturday raised McKinley's suspicions.
"She said she thought Daddy was coming home early because we had the dinner planned and everyone would be there," Jessica said. "She said a couple of times that she thought he would be coming home."


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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Tony Gibson, who spent seven years as an assistant coach at West Virginia (2001-07), has returned to the Mountaineers' football program.
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The Charleston Daily Mail reported Jan. 8 that Gibson was headed to Morgantown to fill one of two vacancies on the defensive side of the ball. The other new assistant, Brian Mitchell, was announced as the new cornerbacks coach Tuesday.
Gibson, 40, will coach safeties and provide third-year Coach Dana Holgorsen with a respected recruiter in western Pennsylvania.
"Tony certainly has built a reputation as an outstanding recruiter and is nationally known for his ability," Holgorsen said in a release announcing the hire. "Being a native West Virginian and having already coached here at the University and successfully recruited western Pennsylvania for many years, he brings a familiarity that will be an asset to our program. He worked with Keith at Pitt two years ago, so he already is well-versed with his defensive philosophy so that should help make for a smooth transition."
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By NICOLE WINFIELD The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY- If evidence was ever needed that the next pope must urgently overhaul the powerful Vatican bureaucracy called the Curia, the scandal over Pope Benedict XVI's private papers is Exhibit A.
This 2006 photo shows Pope Benedict XVI at a meeting with outgoing Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano, left, and the current No. 2 official, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, right. Many think the next pontiff must have a solid track record managing a complicated bureaucracy.
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The pope's own butler stole sensitive internal letters to the pontiff and passed them off to a journalist, who then published them in a blockbuster book. The butler did it, he admitted himself, to expose the "evil and corruption" in the Vatican's frescoed halls that he believed was hidden from Benedict by those who were supposed to serve him.
And if that original sin weren't enough, the content of the leaks confirmed that the next pope has a very messy house to clean up.
The letters and memos exposed petty wrangling, corruption and cronyism at the highest levels of the Catholic Church.
The dirt ranged from the awarding of Vatican contracts to a plot, purportedly orchestrated by senior Vatican officials, to out a prominent Catholic newspaper editor as gay.
Ordinary Catholics might not think that dysfunction in the Apostolic Palace has any effect on their lives, but it does:
The Curia makes decisions on everything from bishop appointments to church closings to marriage annulments and the disciplining of pedophile priests.
Papal politics plays into the prayers the faithful say at Mass since missal translations are decided by committee in Rome.
Donations the faithful make each year for the pope are held by a Vatican bank whose lack of financial transparency has fueled bitter internal debate.
And so after 35 years under two "scholar" popes who paid scant attention to the internal governance of the Catholic Church, a chorus is growing that the next pontiff must have a solid track record managing a complicated bureaucracy. Cardinals who will vote in next month's conclave are openly talking about the need for reform, particularly given the dysfunction exposed by the scandal.
"It has to be attended to," said Chicago Cardinal Francis George. With typical understatement, he called the leaks scandal "a novel event for us."
Sandro Magister, the Vatican analyst who most closely follows the comings, goings and internecine feuds of Vatican officials, said the "disaster" of governance began unfolding in the 1980s, in the early years of Pope John Paul II's pontificate.
"John Paul II was completely disinterested in the Curia; his vision was completely directed to the outside," Magister said in an interview. "He allowed a proliferation of feuds, small centers of power that fought among themselves with much ambition, careerism and betrayals."
"This accumulated and ruined it for the next pope," he said.
Benedict was well aware of the problems, having spent nearly a quarter-century in the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. But he never entered into the Vatican's political fray as a cardinal -- and as pope left it to his No. 2, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, to do the job.
Bertone, though, became a lightning rod for division within the Curia. A canonist, he had no diplomatic experience coming into the job, and the main battle lines drawn in the Curia today come down to his loyalists and those still loyal to his predecessor Cardinal Angelo Sodano. Taken as a whole, the leaked documents seemed aimed at undermining Bertone.
To be fair, the Vatican under Benedict made great strides on some internal governance fronts: The pope insisted on greater financial transparency, and the Vatican passed a key European anti-money laundering test last summer.
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Friday, April 20, 2007
Short & Sweet: Post Easter Tidbits
The Snickers Creme Sports Egg is odd. I don't know who told them they needed more sporty Easter candy and I wonder if anyone's been fired over this. First, there was a perfectly good Snickers Egg last year. The change this year, by all outward appearances, was putting a sporty theme on the package. But no! Instead they mucked around with the innards.
It's not that this is bad, but I don't know where they got the idea that this stuff is "creme". It might be syrup or maybe caramel, but it's not cremey at all. It's a caramelly goo with some ground peanuts in it ... I think.
I rather liked it, but not as much as the original Egg.
After tasting the suprisingly good Livesavers Jellybeans, I wanted to try the Lifesavers Jellybean Pastels. But I just couldn't bring myself to pay the price. So I waited.
Red Raspberry (medium pink) nice and berry, much more vibrant than all the other flavors
The mystery here was the purple one. Sometimes it was tart and sometimes it was completely sweet. Is that Cotton Candy? Which one was supposed to be Mango Medley, are they also
Many of the colors are devilishly similar. Unless I looked at them in bright natural light, I couldn't tell the peach and two pinks apart. As a mix, I found them all rather similar and didn't dislike any of them enough to pick through it, so it wins on that front.
My final purchase I didn't photograph. I stopped at Rexall by the Beverly Center and found that they had a nice display of 75% off goodies. It included two bags of Island Orange Mounds in the Fun Size. I wasn't sure if they supposed to be part of the Easter sale. They expired last month but I'm okay with stuff on the cusp. When I got to the register they rang up at $2.00. I said I didn't want it. The fellow shrugged and tossed in the 75% discount and I took them. They're a little stiffer than the regular bar format I reviewed last year, but still quite nice. (Kosher)
The whole lot of stuff ... for only $1.24. At full price I wouldn't love it ... at this price everything gets a 6 out of 10.
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See's sent a special message to all of their email subscribers (and they even used one of my images!). If their email list is as big as my love for their Nuts & Chews, the word is spreading quickly now.
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Starburst Berries & Creme and Fruit & Creme
Let me just start by saying that Starburst has some of the oddest commercials. Not "Freshmaker" odd, really really odd on purpose. The older Starburst commercials were rather traditional - selling Starburst on its description and merits. It's fruity! It's a chew! There's real fruit juice in there! Now they focus on the experience and the kind of hip person (or tragically unhip) eats them.
I don't read much into commercials. I eat Take 5 bars even though they had a wretched ad campaign last year that definitely wasn't speaking to me.
Starburst started expanding its flavors many years ago and now has a rather large family. Today I'll tackle the "Cremes."
Starburst Berries & Creme - as with all the Starburst packages, this contains four flavors. While many companies are going with "smoothie" flavors (Skittles & Necco Wafers) for some reason Starburst decided we needed creme flavors in our Starburst.
Strawberries & Creme - reminds me of strawberry yoplait.
On the whole the new flavors actually tasted new to me. The strawberries and creme didn't taste like a regular strawberry, so kudos for originality. But I like the clean taste of the original fruits.
I was kind of confused when I was buying my array of Starbursts for this series. I didn't understand the difference between Fruit & Creme and Berries and Creme. Turns out there's only a fifty percent difference. Two of the flavors are the same, I'm guessing they're what Starburst thinks are the two best flavors, or perhaps the ones that make the colors of the package look good.
I don't know if Berries & Creme and Fruit & Creme are meant to exist side-by-side, perhaps they're battling it out right now for your affection and only one will remain on the regular Starburst repertoire.
Starburst Fruit & Creme - I've got to say that if nothing else the colors of the wrappers are enchanting. I'm always pleased when there isn't a blue in the package though. Something weird about blue food.
Strawberries & Creme - yup, still strawberry yogurt.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
Post Editorializing on FDA Chocolate Changes
While working on my editorial for the LATimes I did a lot of research. I looked at the issue from a lot of different points of view in order to figure out the best way to frame my 700 words on the subject.
One of the points that a few commenters have made is that restricting confectioners through FDA regulations creates a nanny state. While I think this is true in general, I think that speaks more for keeping the definitions the way that they are. As consumers we're just asking for consistency. We're not saying that they can't use vegetable oils, we're just asking for the commonly accepted language to be maintained.
The naming convention also protects people who are buying products that are not individually labeled, such as chocolates from a bakery or candy shop. If you're looking at a row of confectionery creations like chocolate covered strawberries, rocky road, chocolate croissants, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate dipped apples or chocolate pretzels you probably have an assumption about what that chocolate stuff is. With such a wide latitude under the new rules, are you going to be faced with playing 20 questions with the staff behind the counter about what exactly is in that chocolate? Do you seriously believe that they'll be equipped to answer those questions? (Having worked in a bakery before, I'm going to say no.)
One of the other things I also examined was the value of real chocolate in the consumer candy market. I'm not talking about the high end stuff, I'm talking about plain old candy bars made with chocolate. I've said it over and over again, confectioners don't need the FDA's permission to make mockolate. They just want their blessing the relabel their existing products as real chocolate. I think it's rather telling that of the top chocolate candy bars, there is one that is made with mockolate (Butterfinger). So success is possible with a non-chocolate product in the chocolate category (see chart below).
According to one of the articles I read, about 25% of chocolate is made from cocoa butter. Cocoa butter costs three times as much as vegetable oil substitutes. So the end product may cost 18% less for manufacturers. I can see why this is a tantalizing proposition for them (again, see chart below). The soda companies changed to high fructose corn sweeteners, check out Kate Hopkins analysis of that (note that the majority of a soda is water, not sweetener). Soda manufacturers who still use sugar are few and far between and charge a premium, Jones is the first one that comes to mind.
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Starbursts were one of those candies that simply appeared from nowhere and filled an aching void in my being that I never knew existed. They were chews, like Now & Laters, only they were actually chewy.
I didn't know that they were road tested in Europe as Opal Fruits since 1960. They were introduced in the US in 1976, just as I was getting a regular allowance and permission to walk down to the convenience store with my sister. Though vaguely similar in format to Now & Laters, the soft chew and salivary-gland tingling tartness set them apart.
Starbursts are great for kids, I can say this authoritatively because that's what I thought when I was one. They're individually wrapped, have an array of flavors and the long narrow package looks like it has a lot of candy in it. It promotes sharing and portion control. And they're brightly colored. The bright wax wrappers can also be folded into chains. (I never went this far though.)
The original flavors were orange, lemon, lime and strawberry but at some point lime was out and cherry was in. I wasn't that fond of lime, but my dislike for cherry is well-known. The packages contain 12 chews.
Orange - super tangy and then mellows into a pleasant zesty chew.
As I was preparing this review and photographing the candies I was surprised that there were three of each flavor. I could have sworn that they were random and sometimes I was getting far too many cherries.
Starburst actually have real fruit juice in them as well as 50% of your RDA of Vitamin C. They also (in the States) have gelatin in them, so they're not suitable for vegetarians and not certified Kosher. I've heard that the European versions of Starburst don't have gelatin, so I'm curious if the texture is any different.
Other Starburst varieties:
Other Starburst products: Starburst Jelly Beans and Starburst Chew Pops
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Gold Mine Gum
This was one of the worst purchases I would make as a kid. I love little nuggets of gum (and often bought those Chicklets Tinys as well) but really the selling point here was the fact that it came in a real cloth bag! Still, it was a sweet treat with a reusable package (I would keep little pieces of beach glass or pennies flattened by trains in mine).
I have no idea if this is the same brand that I would buy at the Stop 'n Go in Munroe Falls, OH. I seem to recall a little miner in a big hat grinning his fool's gold heart out on the front, but I might have imagined that.
Gold Mine Gum is just little candy coated nuggets of gum. I recall it being a fruity flavor (ala Juicyfruit) when I was a kid, but this stuff tastes kind of like cherry to me.
The gum was actually inside a little clear cellophane bag inside, which is a good thing. After I took the photo (and chewed up everything outside of the bag in the picture), I didn't put it back in the wrapper. The stuff I chewed right then was nice and soft. The stuff I'm chewing right now as I write this is a little crumbly to start, but as with trading card gum wafers, it softens up eventually. It's sweet and sugary and then loses its flavor. The bubbles are okay, not super-smooth like the high-tech bubble gums that came long later.
But back to the bad purchase ... there's not a lot in here. 2 ounces of gum isn't much and at a retail price of $1.25, there are better deal out there. But there's something about the idea of chewing representations of an ore that may one day be made into your dental work that's appealing.
Note: this isn't the same brand of gum from when I was a kid.
Anis de Flavigny
Last year I read the book Sweets: a History of Candy by Tim Richardson. For a book about candy, there wasn't much of the "modern" candy that we're familiar with, instead a large portion of the book was spent on tracing the evolution of sugar and early candied fruits. Later it documents the rise of pastilles in the mid 1500s in Europe as sugar became available. The most basic definition is "a kernel of something coated with sugar." It can be a nut (like Jordan Almonds) or a seed, like Anis de Flavigny.
The pastille was often the work of a pharmacist or herbalist, not a confectioner. They started with seeds or herbs that were prescribed for various reasons (fever, digestion, impotence), then coated with sugar syrup, tossed in a pan and repeated until layer upon layer is built up. The most talented pharmacists made beautiful pastilles that looked like shimmering opalescent spheres and were kept as if they were treasures as well, inside ornate boxes, often locked by the lady of the household.
Anis de l'Abbaye Flavigny may have one of the longest histories of a candy, as the town of Flavigny may have been making the little candies since Roman times. Whatever the timeline and beginnings may be, in modern times the pastilles have been made by confectioners in those largely unchanged traditions. Anis de Flavigny is one of those companies that has been carrying on for hundreds of years. Each pastille takes fifteen days to make ... they are labor intensive (though the materials themselves are rather cheap). They still start with a single fennel seed and (as you can see from the photo) a sugar syrup is poured over it, tumbled until dry then repeated dozens of times. (See the Anis de Flavigny site.)
Anis de Flavigny makes a large array of delicately distinctive flavors, all rather classic and old world.
Anise, Licorice, Rose, Violet, Orange Blossom and Mint. The tins tell a little story as two lonesome young people pine in solitude, then meet, share their candies and finally consummate their affection (on the violet tin - which modestly only shows us the flowers and not our young lovers).
I'm quite taken with them. I've been eating them since I was a kid. I know they're not particularly snazzy. The tins are simple (though redesigned recently, they still look classic) and the candy unchanged by time and trends.
The only trend it appears they've responded to is that they now have an Organic line. The only difference I can tell is that the sugar is not pure white, so the little pastilles are a little beige. I kind of like the look. The flavors are the same, though I did have Ginger in the organics that I've not had in the regular ones.
The little candies have a slightly soft and rough feeling to the surface. The sugar itself is dense and even the package warns you against crunching them. (I do, but they have to get down to about a third of their size.) I liked to eat mine two at a time, rolling them around on my tongue like Chinese health balls. The friction of the pastilles against each other releases the sugar a bit faster. Call me impatient. But I do have a dexterous tongue and can also tie a cherry stem in a knot with it. Not that I eat cherries that often.
The floral candies (orange blossom, violet and rose) have a lovely soft flavor to them without feeling soapy. They're great for getting rid of bad breath, especially since they take so long to dissolve. The spicier flavors like anise and licorice are rooty and natural tasting without feeling artficial (pretty much because they're not). The mint is softer than many of the modern super-mints like Altoids with a smooth melt on the tongue and an even amount of mint. The flavor is strong as you dissolve the first few layers away and then mellows out. Towards the center the gentle hint of anise from the fennel seed emerges.
I was quite excited to have a full set of their most popular flavors, which I picked up at the Fancy Food Show in January. It's taken me months to get through all of them. Not because I didn't want to eat them, but they just last so dang long. I love each and every flavor. Yes, they're really expensive at $2 to $3 a tin. (I don't know why I can't find the assorted package online.) I prefer them to just about every other breath mint on the market. It was a little unclear if the organic line will be available in the States because of the differing certification processes.
Italy also has their long-standing tradition of panned sweets with the Pietro Romanengo fu Stefano company. They not only do the small pastille dragee but also a wider variety of panned spices, fruits and nuts. I'll have a profile of those at some point as well.
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Reports: Celtics and Nets talk Paul Pierce for Kris Humphries trade?
By Ben Golliver
All three of Boston's premier players have now found themselves in rumors in advance of Thursday's trade deadline. Will any of them actually move?
Yahoo! Sports reports that Celtics forward Paul Pierce has been the subject of trade talks with the Nets.
The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets have discussed a trade for Celtics star Paul Pierce, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Nets' offer centered on forward Kris Humphries, guard MarShon Brooks and a first-round draft pick, but the Celtics want a more substantial package to consider moving Pierce, league sources said. … Boston has shown interest in guard Mirza Teletovic and securing another possible first-round pick, but the Nets have shown no inclination to pay that steep of a price for Pierce.
The New York Post reports that there's "not much" to the talks between Boston and Brooklyn.
Pierce joins guard Rajon Rondo and forward Kevin Garnett to find himself in rumors this week. Celtics president Danny Ainge reportedly told Rondo's agent that his client would not be traded while Garnett said this weekend that he would not waive his no-trade clause, thus ensuring he remains in Boston.
A trade scenario between the Celtics and Nets would seem to be problematic for a number of reasons. The two teams are division rivals and are jockeying for playoff position; the Nets are currently in the East's No. 4 spot while the Celtics are No. 7. Moving Pierce without receiving a player of a similar caliber amounts to punting on this season, and Boston doesn't have much motivation to do that if Garnett remains in the fold. The temptation will be to take their chances with a veteran core and hope for favorable match-ups to make a postseason run.
If a star-type player doesn't return for Pierce, the Celtics would at the very least need to acquire some worthwhile assets. Humphries, significantly overpaid given his contributions this year, and Brooks, who isn't a home run prospect, isn't exactly the type of return you would expect for a player of Pierce's caliber and experience.
The Humphries/Brooks package has also circulated as a possible combination in a deal for Hawks forward Josh Smith and Humphries has appeared in a trade rumor involving Bobcats guard Ben Gordon, although the New York Times reported Wednesday night that Brooklyn was no longer interested in that deal with Charlotte. The key point: It's possible that Pierce's late mention in the hours before the deadline is a by-product of other Brooklyn dealings. It's worth noting that the veteran forward took the court for the Celtics on Wednesday night against the Lakers.
Pierce, 35, is averaging 18.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He's on the books for $16.8 million this season and $15.3 million next season.
Humphries, 28, is averaging six points and 6.2 rebounds in a reduced role this season. He's on the books for $12 million this season and $12 million next season.
Brooks, 24, is averaging five points in 11 minutes. He's in the second year of a rookie contract that can run through 2014-15.
Teletovic, 27, is in his first NBA season after spending the early stages of his professional career abroad. He's averaging 3.1 points and 1.4 rebounds in 7.8 minutes. He's currently in the first year of a three-year deal that will pay him $9.7 million. He's most famous for shooting three consecutive airballs in just forty seconds.


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The fellowship curriculum encompasses the areas of clinical medicine, research and career development, and supports our mission to train the next generation of academic neonatologists. The academic year is divided into 13 four-week blocks in accordance with ACGME training requirements. Over the three years of training, each fellow will complete one block of orientation, 13 clinical blocks and 22 research blocks. Each fellow may take up to four weeks of vacation each year.
The new fellow has a four-week clinical orientation program. The program includes:
First-year fellows also participate in shadowing senior fellows on the clinical services during this period.
Research orientation is focused into a common research block for all first-year fellows. In addition to overviews of research options in the Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, and Medical School, fellows receive introductory seminars in biostatistics, epidemiology, study design and developing a research hypothesis.
The clinical curriculum consists of practical clinical experiences and didactic seminars that supplement bedside learning. The clinical rotations include:
Clinical rotations are supplemented by a rich series of didactic experiences. Every Wednesday afternoon, fellows are relieved of their clinical and research responsibilities to attend Wednesday Didactics. The clinical components of this schedule include:
In addition to meeting the subspecialty training requirements for scholarly work, the program strives to provide an in-depth research experience for each fellow in keeping with our mission to train the next generation of academic neonatologists. A high quality experience may provide a foundation for a career in laboratory or clinical investigation. It also serves to develop an evidence-based approach to patient care, and establishes approaches for the life-long assimilation of future research into clinical practices.
The most meaningful research comes from within each fellow, yet incoming fellows are often ill-equipped to identify their research interests, either by topic or methodology (clinical, translational or basic). Research orientation as described above provides a directed approach for fellows to identify a topic for research, develop a hypothesis to be tested, and develop a research plan for years two and three of training.
Each year fellows participate in an annual review by the Scholarship Oversight Committee. The committee consists of the director of Neonatology Research, Harry Ischiropoulos, PhD; the director of Neonatal Clinical Research, Barbara Schmidt, MD; an ad hoc member of the Division of Neonatology; and an external member from the medical school campus.
Fellows Journal Club is a monthly seminar in Wednesday Didactics that supports acquisition of tools necessary to complete a research project, and promotes an evidence-based approach to clinical care. Directed by Scott Lorch, MD, this seminar provides didactic and practical experience in biostatistics, clinical epidemiology and clinical study design. To reinforce concepts, the group reviews a current paper in clinical research which is presented by one of the fellows.
There are diverse academic paths in neonatology, including but not limited to physician-scientist, program director, division chief, NIICU director, site investigator for multicenter trials. Despite differences in job description, they all contribute to the evolution of neonatology towards improving the care and outcomes of our patients and their families. It is difficult in the busy clinical rotations to identify for fellows the components of an academic career.
Life After Fellowship is a seminar series in Wednesday Didactics that was pioneered by Roberta Ballard, MD, during her tenure as program director. The topics covered in this series have included:
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After over a year of not touching any Microsoft development platform code this week I helped a friend with a GDI+ issue and hacked some .asp together. It's amazing, the classic ASP just flowed. Comfortable as an old shoe. .NET? It was all strangely familiar and unfamiliar at once. I co-authored two books on GDI+ with C# but could I write more than a line of code without swearing? Could I bugger.
On the LAMP side things are going pretty swimmingly, in fact the waters so warm I am over in the deep end with my goggles on. Loving it. Not bad for someone who said he was going to give up programming. Never say never :) I am now truly platform agnostic though, I have my Windows, LAMP and now even a Mac. Pretty sweet and they all play nice together too.
I might have a go at using Mono on my Mac ...
Guess it had to happen some time. I am no longer an MVP - official.
While this news makes me surprisingly sad I had expected it for a long time. In fact I expected it last year.
My ASP/ASP.NET activity this year has been near zero. Just look at this blog, one post this year? I attended DDD and that is just about it, other than installing some beta software and hanging around the MSWebDev and aspinsiders lists. Code-wise I have been 100% LAMP since last Christmas.
So depressing but expected. The thing is MVP is awarded to people who contribute positively to the Microsoft community and while I host and moderate MsWebDev with Plip I do very little actual "turning up" any more. I haven't got any free time and little to say when I have.
I guess this means I can remove visual studio from all my machines now and not just my laptop.
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I just got asked by two different people if I was still in the UK. Unfortunately, yes :O( I know, I know, tell me about it. I wanted Amy (my daughter) to start school in Canada for the new term in september but looks extremely unrealistic now doesn't it?
So I still want to move to Winnipeg but more and more I am starting to think that there isn't a very healthy web industry there (my blog is still on the first page of google for winnipeg web agency. Monster.ca, Yahoo Jobs, MediaJobSearchCanada .. nothing for internet and ecommerce in winnipeg. The only jobs that seem available are sales, clerks or hard-core application developer roles (my experience is in web site development and internet marketing, be a bit of a stretch for me to go into financial services application development or SAP or something).
I met Joel Semeniuk for a chat when he was over in the UK earlier in the year. Really nice guy and well connected, even he didn't know of anyone who wanted web developers in Manitoba. Seems like new media is still a bit of a cottage industry over there. If I started my own web agency or did freelance would there be any work or would I end up coming back to the UK and have to start over? I am hanging out on techvibes but the majority of the people who do similar to me seem to be in Toronto and Vancouver.
I am in Winnipeg in August if anyone wants to interview me, contact me for my resume ;O)
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The AspNetEmail message takes a CharSet property, so far so good
As well as setting the CharSet to the relevant country setting, I found I also needed to HTML encode my message. I worked up a simple function knowing there was probably a better way ..
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