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SEATTLE, June 10, 2009 – Very few areas of medicine are changing faster than cancer care and Seattle physicians and researchers are leading the way.
A patient with pancreatic cancer at the Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) recently became the first person in the United States to be treated with a new technology known as Volumetric intensity Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT). VMAT cuts radiation treatment times by one-half to two-thirds through delivering a higher and more targeted dose to cancerous tumors, without compromising patient safety. To date, more than 10 patients have been treated with VMAT at the Swedish Cancer Institute. They have included patients with tumors of the brain, abdomen and pelvis.
"VMAT allows the delivery of higher radiation doses with greater precision. We will kill more cancer and patients will have fewer side effects," said Vivek Mehta, M.D., director of SCI's Center for Advanced Targeted Radiation Therapies.
Faster treatment times often mean improved comfort for patients, making it easier for them to remain still during the process. For the first VMAT patient, total treatment time was less than 10 minutes. More important, Dr. Mehta's team was able to greatly reduce the radiation exposure to surrounding sensitive areas – including the spinal cord, left and right kidneys and the liver.
Dr. Mehta is the principal investigator on a VMAT clinical study that will last approximately six months and involve at least 20 separate patients. Part of the study's purpose is to prove definitively that VMAT is both faster and safer than the existing treatment approach.
With VMAT, Swedish clinicians are able to treat more patients with complex cancers than they could in the past. That includes those who have had radiation therapy previously with limited success and patients with tumors adjacent to critical structures in the body. Also, the technology should benefit patients who find it difficult to lie completely still for the typical 30 or more minutes of treatment time.
Dr. Mehta estimates that 10 percent to 15 percent of people now treated at the Swedish Cancer Institute will be good candidates for VMAT.
Swedish clinicians are working closely with VMAT developer Elekta Corp. of Atlanta. "I believe we were chosen as the first North American site because Swedish has a proven track record of innovation in cancer care," Dr. Mehta said. "Medical manufacturers often come to SCI's Center for Advanced Targeted Radiotherapy with novel ideas and we select the technologies that have the greatest potential to improve treatment and save lives."
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Dr. Mehta believes the next innovation will be some form of adaptive radiotherapy. By borrowing software from other disciplines, clinicians may be able to see the results of the radiation therapy within 30 to 60 seconds and adapt their treatment plans instantly. Instead of viewing an image of the tumor in week one of treatment and not again for the typical six weeks, physicians could make near real-time corrections to both radiation targeting and dosage.
"We can cure about half of the patients we see, many of whom have very serious cancers. That is far better than a generation ago, but we need to keep improving outcomes for the other 50 percent," said Dr. Mehta. "As the largest and most comprehensive cancer treatment program in the Pacific Northwest, that is our sole mission."
About the Swedish Cancer Institute
The Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) opened in 1932 as the first dedicated cancer-care center west of the Mississippi. Now in its 76th year, it's the largest and most comprehensive cancer treatment program in the Pacific Northwest, caring for more people with more types of cancer than any other provider in the region. The Institute has a presence on all three of Swedish's hospital campuses – First Hill, Cherry Hill and Ballard – as well as in East King County via a medical oncology clinic near Issaquah. A true multidisciplinary facility, the SCI offers a wide range of advanced cancer-treatment options in chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery – backed by extensive diagnostic capabilities, patient education and support-group services. The SCI's clinical-research arm encompasses industry-sponsored and cooperative group therapeutic trials, cancer screening and prevention trials, and investigator-initiated trials. Breast-cancer screening and diagnostics are available through the Swedish Breast Care Centers and mobile mammography program. Swedish radiation therapy is also offered at area hospitals including Stevens Hospital (Edmonds); Valley Medical Center (Renton); Highline Community Hospital (Burien) and Northwest Hospital (North Seattle). For more information, visit www.swedish.org
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The Center Advanced Targeted Radiation Therapies encompasses the comprehensive and complementary array of advanced and emerging radiation delivery tools available to patients for both approved therapies and clinical research efforts. That includes technologies such as Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Image-Guided Radiation Therapy, linear accelerator-based stereotactic radio surgery, the Calypso® 4D Localization System, Xoft Axxent™ Electronic Brachytherapy System, MammoSite® Radiation Therapy System, the Seattle CyberKnife Center™ at Swedish Medical Center, and Northwest Hospital Gamma Knife Center. SCI is also working toward adding the latest generation of proton beam radiotherapy systems by December 2010.
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I love me a good belt – just peek inside my closet. But I always find myself stumbling upon the same frustrating problem: What on earth do you do with that pesky bit of extra belt?
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The XIV-2220 is an experimental sixteen cylinder liquid-cooled, inverted V engine, separated into two V-8 sections so a propeller reduction gear could be located in between them. Because of its relatively high power-to-weight ratio, 2500 hp and 2430 lbs., it was intended primarily for World War II fighter aircraft. It retained the "X" designation the entire time as only as few as six examples were built.
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Most college football players don't like to dwell on the "what if."
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Former Ashbrook standout and University of North Carolina senior Jheranie Boyd continues to maintain his dream of playing in the NFL. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound wide receiver has plenty of reason to be optimistic after he impressed scouts and draft-evaluators at UNC's recent pro day this past week.
Boyd posted a 41.5-inch vertical leap and an 11-foot broad jump. Both of those numbers would have tied him for second-best among all receivers at the NFL combine.
"I was pleased with the workouts and everything," Boyd said during a recent phone interview. "I was happy."
As ready as he is for his shot with an NFL team, Boyd's senior season offered him a wake-up call in the form of a high-ankle sprain. The injury sidelined him for eight weeks, putting a halt to what had been an otherwise productive career in Chapel Hill. Boyd started his final year on the Biletnikoff Award (given annually to the nation's top WR) watch list, but finished with just four catches for 44 yards and one touchdown after posting 12 total touchdowns the three previous years.
"Moving laterally was hard. There were times when I felt like I was 100 percent, then I would go out and I couldn't do anything," he said. "It was a nagging injury. I've never really dealt with anything that actually kept me out of games."
The injury was sustained during the second week of the season against Wake Forest, coincidentally, blocking downfield on a running play for another former Gaston County standout, North Gaston's A.J. Blue.
"I was blocking for A.J. He cut across and came back to where I was, then a defensive lineman fell on my leg," Boyd said.
The injury, the recovery and the down time helped Boyd put his college career in perspective. Instead of working out at a postseason/pre-draft training facility, he remained on campus. He is on course to graduate in May with a degree in communications with a concentration in performance studies.
"It (the injury) humbled me in a lot of ways. There were times when I was mad, depressed, and I didn't know what I wanted to do," Boyd said. "But I toughened up. It pushed me. It was an adversity I had to go through."
In February, Boyd put his course of study to use with a YouTube video titled, "Road to Glory." The video shows Boyd working out in UNC's weight rooms and football facilities while music and inspirational messages by Eric Thomas accompany his workouts. Thomas, known as the "Hip Hop Preacher," states during the video, "You're already in pain. You're already hurt. Get a reward from it."
"During my injury, I felt like giving up and I was depressed. I started listening to his (Thomas') CD and applying those things to my life," Boyd said. "I decided to do a workout video to his speech. I wanted to do something different and act it out.
"Hopefully people can get inspired by that."
Recently, Boyd spoke to students at Grier Middle School, where he once attended, and Friendship Christian Church in downtown Gastonia. He said enjoys speaking to young people, especially about his trials over the past year.
"I hope to set something up at Ashbrook soon. I like talking to athletes and non-athletes," Boyd said. "I went through some hard times, and I want people to know you can make something positive out of it."
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Next up for Boyd will be the two-day Super Regional Combine in Dallas on Sunday. Despite his big efforts at his pro day, he is hoping to improve on his vertical with a 42-43-inch jump, while also speeding up his 4.4 in the 40-yard dash.
His ultimate goal is to be selected in the NFL draft (April 25-27), but there is also a chance he could be picked up by a team as a free agent after seven rounds of the draft.
After his pro day, NFLdraftscout.com's Rob Rang stated: "Speaking of players with the raw athleticism to develop, wide receiver Jheranie Boyd only caught four passes for 44 yards and one score in 2012, but he may have earned himself a chance at making an NFL roster as an undrafted free agent with a dazzling workout."
Boyd, who says his ankle feels "100-percent healthy," is looking forward to conducting interviews with NFL scouts and decision-makers in Dallas.
"I want to let them know what happened this year as far as the injury and to see what type of guy I am," he said. "I want to be on their team and help them out. I think I opened a lot of eyes (at pro day). Now I've got to show what I've got again. I'm happy, and it looks like my stock is going up."


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W. Haas :: October 2009
We greatly enjoyed our visist to Taormina and our stay at your hotel.
GeorgeZ. :: 2009 Sep. 24-27
Thanks a lot for your hospitality and for your kindness in our stay in Taormina. I must say that me and all my guests were very happy with everything as regards the accomodation. The apartment was clean and the breakfast was good. Your help in organising the tour to etna and the transfer to the airport was very very much appreciated. Thanks a lot and hope to see u soon. Until then if any of my friends will ask me an adivce on accomodation in Taormina be sure that I will indicate your hotel. George
FrancisVeerle :: 29 Agosto - 12 Settembre
Thank you, famiglia Spartà. Patroné, Mama, Figlio Patroné, Bellezza, Tania, Giuseppe. We had a wonderful stay in your lovely hotel. Now we are hotel sick. We will come back one day. It is on top of our 'go and go again' list. Review: Hotel Condor. This quiet albergo has it all, if only for the view. The friendly hotel famiglia Spartà will answer all your questions and help your with hands and feed, but they respect your privacy when you want to enjoy the seaview and have a romantic shoulder to shoulder on the upper terrace. The rooms are cleaned by two white tornado's. The town of Taormina offers everything the modern traveller needs; A shopping street, a peaceful park, stiff walks and views to rival each other. You can eat out simple, exquisite or just take a pizza on a street corner. Everything is at walking distance. On offer are a lot of tourbusses you can take to the neighbouring sights and towns. There are also air-conditioned linebusses to Catania and Messina. If you feel adventurous you can even go to Siracusa. Mind you, in Sicily almost every street goes up or down. In Taormina the Corso Umberto is the only street that is horizontal. Pack your camera first. Francis & Veerle, Stanza 32
JoAn and Peter Geissler :: 2009
We truly enjoyed our stay in Taormina and at your hotel. We returned to the Unites States with many great memories. Our friends have enjoyed all our travel logs and our pictures. It would be nice to return to Taormina one day in the future. We hope to see you in the USA one day, keep us in mind ...we would love to host you. Sincerely JoAn and Peter Geissler
Ingrid H.K. :: June 02 to June 09 2009
Best Spartà Family! Thank you for your hospitality during our stay at the Condor Hotel. We really appreciate our stay in Taormina and hope we will be able to come back one day. Our return to Sweden went nice and smoothly. Thank you!!!
Eva L. :: May 2009
I am sending this e-mail to thank you sincerely for your hospitality and help prior and during our stay in Taormina Sicily on Monday 25th to Tuesday 26th May 2009. my friends and I enjoyed our stay very much and it was definitely contributed by your lovely hotel. Thank you again and all the best with everything. Sicerely, Eva
A. & B. Lake :: MAY 2009 (5 days)
We had a wonderful stay with you. The staff are exceptional in every way. Always pleasent, helpful, and go the extra mile with everything. I would recommend Hotel Condor highly to anyone that choses to visit Taormina, because I know that they would be treated very well, the location is perfect, and the staff go beyond what one would expect. Thanks for all that you did for us as it made our stay in Taormina very enjoyable.
Rupert hill :: May 2009
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. terrace and breakfast A1 Staff very helpful lucky to have the parking in such a confined town thank you kindly Rupert and Sue Hill
Bach-Johansen :: May
We had a very pleasant stay at your hotel. Very kindly staff. The room was clean and very nice with a lovely vue over the see. Breakfeast at the terrace was wonderful and we had never got such a lovely breakfeast before. Hope to visit you again at your nice little hotel a Taormina. Arreviderci Susanne Bach-Johansen
Aleck Mcrae :: May 2009
It is hard to express our feelings about our stay with you. We arrived without a booking, late at night, and you took us in, and made us welcome. Over the next few days we were treated like honoured guests, and even family. We were very happy at the Hotel Condor - I believe that our stay with you is the best stay we have ever had anywhere, in Australia or overseas. Thank you very much from my wife and myself. Aleck and Irene Mcrae. Molte Benne.
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My daughter and I would like to thank you for a most enjoyable stay at the Condor. You made us very welcome indeed and nothing seemed too much trouble, all our questions were answered with a warm smile. Our room was beautifully clean, the view lovely, the water in the shower nice and hot, breakfast on the roof terrace plentiful and served by a very nice young lady, and whenever I felt a cup of coffee you would provide it for me, again with a smile. Thank you so much! We will recommend you to everyone who wishes to go to Taormina.
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OXFORD, Ohio –The Miami University volleyball team dropped a 1-3 decision (18-25, 25-22, 21-25, 22-25) to Central Michigan Friday evening in Millett Hall. The RedHawks fall to 10-10 overall and 2-6 in the Mid-American Conference. The Chippewas improve to 9-10 overall and 3-4 in the MAC.
Freshman setter Krista Brakauskas completed a strong weekend, finishing with her second straight double-double. Against CMU, she had 41 assists and 10 digs. For the weekend she had 89 assists, averaging 9.89 assists per set.
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Central Michigan was again able to build a lead during the first part of the third set. With the Chippewas in front, 15-10, Miami answered with a 5-2 run to pull within two at 15-17. CMU pushed the advantage back to four at 20-16, but the 'Hawks kept fighting, recording a pair of kills from Riley along with one from Reiswig off Brakauskas' assists. Facing set point at 19-24, freshman outside hitter Maris Below recorded back-to-back kills. Central Michigan then responded with a kill of its own to take a 25-21 victory.
Riley put down a kill and Below recorded a service ace to begin set four. CMU responded with an 11-7 run to take an 11-9 lead. A Chippewa service error followed by a kill from Reiswig tied the score at 11. The teams traded side outs until a kill by Ingle tied the score at 15. Central Michigan went on a 7-4 run to go in front, 22-19. A block by junior outside hitter Chelsea Visk and Below, along with kills from Below and Riley were part of an attempted RedHawk comeback, but CMU put down a final kill to win, 25-22, and take a four set victory.
Ingle led Miami with 13 kills, while Reiswig recorded 11. Riley had nine kills and six blocks, including a career-high three solo blocks. Below had eight kills and 10 digs, while Hardy led the RedHawks with 22 digs.
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As a faculty member in the ECCS department at ONU, I teach a variety of classes, including electric circuits, logic design, computer architecture and the series of digital signal processing. When I am teaching, I find it so rewarding and self-fulfilling to see students nod their heads in agreement showing that they understand what I am saying. In the lab, seeing the thrilled smile on the faces of students after they successfully run an experiment is just priceless. One of the greatest things about what we do at ONU is the individual attention each student gets from their first day as freshmen until even after they graduate.
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Computer Engineering is a fast growing field with many opportunities. Computer engineers are trained problem solvers who understand both the hardware and software aspects of computers. Our program provides students with challenging hand-on experiences through a broad-based, rigorous curriculum providing exposure to various programming languages and development tools in their software courses, practical labs featuring up-to-date equipment in their hardware courses, and coverage of such advanced areas as embedded systems design, networks, signal processing, and software engineering. The BSCPE program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, http://www.abet.org. Visit the department's web site.
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Students are given opportunities to develop and practice oral and written communication skills. Our program fosters an environment that produces graduates who are creative problem solvers and are sought after by employers. A five-year optional co-op program is available. The college has in place an Engineer-in Residence program in which a practicing professional engineer operates an office in the Robert W. Biggs Engineering Building. Student interns work on real-world projects under this engineer's direction.
The ECCS department is housed on the second floor of the Robert W. Biggs Engineering and Science Annex Buildings. Students and faculty have access to a variety of modern computer and engineering laboratory facilities. Major features of the facilities related to computer engineering include:
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- Digital signal processing laboratory
- General computing laboratories
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Association for Computing Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Joint Engineering Council, Phi Sigma Rho, Society of Women Engineers, Tau Beta Pi honorary
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Graduates of Computer Engineering program will:
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- Engage in career-long learning
- Be effective communicators with those inside and outside of computer engineering.
- Practice the professional and ethical responsibilities of computer engineers.
- Be equipped to accept challenging assignments and responsibilities.
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Embarq, Honeywell, IBM Corporation, J. P. Morgan Chase & Co., Microsoft Corporation, Northrop Grumman Space Technology
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Final Score: Texas 56, Baylor 50
Austin, TX (Sports Network) - Joe Bergeron ran for 117 yards and five touchdowns as he helped give the Texas Longhorns a 56-50 win over the Baylor Bears in Big 12 Conference play at Texas Memorial Stadium.
Bergeron carried the ball 19 times for the Longhorns (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) as they rolled up 251 yards and a total of seven touchdowns on the ground as they snapped a brief two-game slide. David Ash hit on 19-of-31 passes attempts for another 274 yards and a score as well for the hosts.
The Bears (3-3, 0-3), losers of three straight, were paced by Nick Florence who not only threw for 352 yards and two touchdowns, he also ran 11 times for 69 yards and two more scores in the losing cause.
Texas wasted little time putting pressure on the visitors as Daje Johnson took the first snap from scrimmage and raced 84 yards to the end zone to give Texas an early 7-0 lead.
Florence and the Bears showed off their quick-strike offense as well just minutes later the signal-caller found the end zone on an eight-yard run to knot the score at 7-7.
Putting together a lengthy nine-play, 72-yard drive, the Longhorns rode Bergeron over the goal line on a 15-yard run with just under seven minutes to play in the period to five the hosts the lead once more.
Baylor then scored a pair of touchdowns in less than two minutes as Glasco Martin hit the end zone on a two-yard run and Florence hooked up with Terrance Williams on an 80-yard scoring strike to make the score 21-14 after one period of play.
Bergeron scored the first of three touchdowns in the second quarter on a two- yard effort to again lock the teams on the scoreboard, but barely two minutes later the Bears were again on the attack and celebrated a seven-yard TD pass from Florence to Lanear Sampson.
Texas went back on the offensive, ripping off three straight rushing touchdowns, two by Bergeron that measured nine and four yards. In between, Johnathan Gray accounted for a 25-yard TD run which made the score 42-28 in favor of the Longhorns.
Before the break the Bears were able to added a 29-yard field goal by Aaron Jones to again cut into the deficit and leave Texas with an 11-point edge at the break.
Jones knocked through field goals of 42 and 44 yards in the third stanza and the Bears also scored on a fumble recovery in the end zone, although a two- point conversion attempt failed.
Between the two successful Jones field goals, Bergeron scored on an eight yard run which meant Texas was able to put up a 49-43 advantage heading into the fourth.
Ash guided the Longhorns into the end zone once more at the 12:16 mark of the fourth as he combined with Mike Davis on a 15-yard TD pass play to boost the lead to 56-43.
Baylor still had plenty of time to catch up and in fact made the score 56-50 when Florence crossed the goal line from one yard out with 1:57 to play, but after that the Longhorns ran out the clock.
The Bears managed to generate 607 yards of total offense in the meeting, but at the same time the squad was just 3-of-12 on third down. Baylor came into the week ranked last in the entire nation in total defense, permitting 558.8 ypg and tonight the squad allowed 525 yards to the Longhorns.
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Woznick, who had been chief of the Gibsonville Police Department about six years, was found collapsed in the backyard of his house, not long after having finished mowing the grass.
Emergency workers were called and CPR performed, but Woznick never regained consciousness. He was pronounced dead at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
"He was kind of like a father figure to all of us," said Officer John Rakestraw of the Gibsonville Police Department. "It's a shock, it really is."
He said Woznick collapsed between 5 and 6 p.m. Rakestraw said Gibsonville's officers were called to the hospital where they gathered. Rakestraw said he arrived at Alamance Regional about 7:30 p.m. to be told that Woznick was dead.
Friends said Woznick was 54. He was a former Marine and a big man. Rakestraw said Woznick had a physical just a couple of weeks ago and said his doctor told him he was the fittest he'd ever seen him.
"He had no complaints," Rakestraw said. "He seemed to be in good spirits. If anything was wrong, he hid it."
No funeral plans have been announced. Officers said Woznick was to have spoken Saturday morning at the dedication of the Alamance County Fallen Heroes Memorial in Graham.
A shiny black Gibsonville police car was parked at the entrance to the memorial during Saturday's ceremony, a wreath or white flowers on its windshield. A moment of silence was held during the dedication as participants were asked to remember Woznick and his family. Rakestraw and two other Gibsonville officers were on hand.
According to a Times-News story published at the time of Woznick's hiring as Gibsonville's chief in 2007, he got his start in law enforcement in Carteret County. He also worked for the Elon Police Department and the Belhaven Police Department before going to work for Gibsonville in 1998.
At Gibsonville, Woznick worked as a K-9 officer, a sergeant and captain before being appointed chief following the retirement of Wayne Joiner.
"He moved up through the ranks," said Rakestraw, who has worked in Gibsonville for five years and who was hired by Woznick.
He said one of Woznick's strong suits was his vast knowledge of law enforcement.
"If you had a question, you'd go to the chief and he'd have an answer," Rakestraw said.
Elon Police Chief Cliff Parker is a former SBI agent who met Woznick while he was with the Elon Police Department. The two were involved with one another in drug stakeouts and other investigations, Parker said.
"He was a friend and a resource," Parker said. "He was a smart man, but very humble. He's going to be missed."
Parker said Woznick was concerned about all members of law enforcement, and especially protective of the men and women who make up the Gibsonville Police Department.
"He believed in doing the right thing," Parker said. "It's shocking, Mike was a go-to guy. We'll go forward because he was part of the force that kept us together."
Dan Ingle, retired chief of the Elon Police Department, said Woznick was his first hire when he became chief in 1984. Woznick rose quickly through the department's ranks, moving from patrol officer to investigator during his eight years there.
"Mike was dedicated and he loved the people he served," Ingle said. "He was unique. He was a blessing to have."
Ingle said Woznick left Elon to go to Belhaven where he served as assistant chief of police. He said he was glad when he learned Woznick was moving back to the area.
"The people I talk to in Gibsonville say they love him up there," Ingle said. "They're going to miss him, we're all going to miss him."
On Friday, Woznick spent a portion of his day making sure plans were set for a visit by participants in the Law Enforcement Bicycle Ride to D.C. About 55 law enforcement officers involved in the ride stopped in Gibsonville for lunch en route from Charlotte to Washington.


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Slaughterhouse-Five is not only Vonnegut's most powerful book, it is also as important as any written since 1945. Like Catch-22, it fashions the author's experiences in the Second World War into an eloquent and deeply funny plea against butchery in the service of authority. Slaughterhouse-Five boasts the same imagination, humanity, and gleeful appreciation of the absurd found in Vonnegut's other works, but the book's basis in rock-hard, tragic fact gives it unique poignancy, and humor.
©1969 Kurt Vonnegut; (P)2003 HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc.
"Hawke rises to the occasion....Hawke adopts a confidential, whisper-like tone...the perfect pitch for this book." (Publishers Weekly)
"The book gets star treatment from narrator Ethan Hawke, who immerses us in the author's words. Hawke almost whispers his way through the text as if letting us in on a big secret, and he is marvelously effective....By the end, Hawke has taken us on a journey that both illuminates the author's words and reflects our understanding of them." (AudioFile)
"What more can be said?"
So much has been written and discussed about this novel over the years that it's hard to come up with anything new. So I'll be brief:
- This book is just as powerful to listen to as it is to read.
- Ethan Hawke does an excellent job as a reader. This audio book is worth the price just for the subtle vocal punch he gives to "So it goes."
- Immediately after the book, there's a short interview with Vonnegut, followed in turn by a performance piece in which Vonnegut reads a short excerpt from the book accompanied by music and storm effects. This is interesting -- but there should have been a gap (1-2 seconds would have been enough) between the end of Hawke's reading and the start of the interview.
This is a powerful story read by a subtly powerful narrator. I highly recommend it.
This book is simply unique. I have not listened to anything like it in style. The movement between time periods could have been confusing but here it added to the excitement of the novel. For a book based on an actual time period but its readability is timeless.
Hawke did a great job of reading and his voice adds to the depth of the experience.
I was looking for an acclaimed classic - know nothing about this book or author. The risk was well rewarded. Given the status of the book - this is a must read for all.
"So it goes ..."
Slaughterhouse Five is probably the best anti-war novel I ever read. By showing the absurdity of human condition in the war time, it builds in readers the strongest aversion to the war and to the pompous war heroism.
It is a surrealistic novel, sometimes skimming on the brink of science-fiction. The title refers to the Dresden's slaughterhouse where American's POWs were kept in the end of the war when Dresden bombing happened.
It's subtitle, "The Children's Crusade" refers to the scene in the beginning of the book, where former II WW soldiers were called babies by the wife of war hero. In some sense the purpose of the subtitle is to despise the typical, pompous, heroic stories of the wars.
The most of the narration is the story of Billy Pilgrim, an American soldier, who is sent by Germans to Dresden, just before the bombing. Billy experiences a mental state called "unstickness of the time" - he visits his past, present and future out of sequence, sometimes in backward direction and often, repetitively. During his time travels, he claims to be kidnapped by aliens and kept as zoo exhibit on a planet called Tralfamadore. These parts of the plot seem to be quite strange, but when you immerse into the text deeply, they play some increadible role - far from typical sci-fi motives in other novels.
In fact they have some philosophical implications. The questions of free will and of time are central here.
The bombing of Dresden is described with scarce details. The infamous "corpse mine", where one of characters dies from vomiting, is the only more detailed part of the novel.
Travelling in space and time with Billy we are faced with almost absolute absurdity of the war, the cold cruelty of men in the wartime, without calling these features by name.
What makes this book special is peculiar climate it creates.
Last but not least - the narration of Ethan Hawke was one of the best I ever experienced.
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Kurt Vonnegut was a POW in Dresden during World War II. He only survived the allies' bombing of Dresden because the Germans housed the American prisoners in a meat-locker in a building they called Slaughterhouse-Five. For years afterward, Vonnegut attempted to write a book about his experiences, and in 1969 he eventually produced Slaughterhouse-Five, a fictional biography of one of his fellow soldiers who he calls Billy Pilgrim. In the first chapter of Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut explains that his novel will be short and "jumbled" and that it's "a failure" because "people aren't supposed to look back" and "there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre." Well, the book is short and jumbled, but it's not a failure — it's interesting, irreverent, and very funny (if you like bleak black humor).
Billy Pilgrim has become "unstuck in time" — he seems to move up and down his own timeline, experiencing his life — his uneventful childhood, his inglorious experiences as a POW, his mundane marriage, his time in an insane asylum, his dull but lucrative career, and his death — out of order and repeatedly. Billy also believes that he was once abducted by aliens and taken to the planet Tralfamadore where they put him in a zoo so they could observe human behavior. The Tralfamadorans, who experience four dimensions and are outside of time, have a fatalistic philosophy of life, war, and death, which Billy embraces.
Vonnegut's non-linear narrative and his repetitive imagery and language evoke a feeling of bizarreness, disorientation and impotence, which mirrors Billy Pilgrim's feelings about his life — especially his feelings about the war where he was a weak, ineffective soldier who did nothing but get caught by the Germans and witness the deaths of thousands of innocent people. Vonnegut keeps repeating the phrase "And so it goes" after any mention of death. The phrase is used over 100 times and, rather than becoming irritating, it lends a fatalistic air. It also gets funnier each time, in a gallows humor kind of way. (The phrase is even used after we're told that the champagne is flat.)
Along with the jumping around in time, Billy's delusions about Tralfamadore make us assume that he's insane. Was he insane before he went to war, or does he have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a disorder that, at that time, the military either didn't recognize or didn't acknowledge?
On the surface, Slaughterhouse-Five, though entertaining and funny all the way through, seems absurd and pointless. But that is the point: War is absurd and pointless. It's illogical, irrational, and unstoppable. Vonnegut never overtly condemns war — the novel feels fatalistic instead; there is war, people die, and so it goes. If Slaughterhouse-Five is a condemnation of war, it's a subtle condemnation, and maybe that's why it works so well. Nobody likes to be hit over the head with a Message. Instead, Slaughterhouse-Five makes us consider the absurdity of war for human beings who, unlike the timeless Tralfamadorans, live in only three dimensions.
I listened to Harper Audio's production of Slaughterhouse-Five. The narrator, Ethan Hawke, was amazing. This was one of the best audio productions I've listened to recently. Hawke, who sounds laid back and like he just smoked a couple of joints, speaks almost in a whisper. He sounds intimate and philosophical. Hawke's narration greatly enhanced my enjoyment of Slaughterhouse-Five. There's also an interview with Kurt Vonnegut at the end of this Harper Audio production.
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"a timely read at any time"
A book that is 40 years old, that talks about WWII & its aftermath, that retains a flavor of the 1960s, doesn't sound like a book for our time. And yet it is. Vonnegut treats with timeless matters, the nature of war & remembrance, the impact on the soldier (whether than is called shell-shock or battle-fatigue or post-traumatic stress syndrome), the contrast between battle conditions & middle-class life. Vonnegut does this in a wonderful way, a cross between stream-of-consciousness & being "unstuck in time" that draws the reader in, playfully, and then provides a set of subtle hammerblows throughout about the philosophical matters at hand. This is not your everyday, realistic anti-war novel, or truly a left-leaning anti-war novel, as some would have it. It is just a different way of looking at the reality of war, the objectification of one side of the other. It is very timely in today's US/Iraq conflict to stimulate your thinking about right & wrong, and if right (as Billy Pilgrim once opines when asked about the fire-bombing of Dresden), the consequences of being right.
This book is wonderfully read as well. Highly recommended.
"great story; wrong narrator"
This is a classic pacifist satire which deserves the attention of the current generation upon Mr. Vonnegut's death (and so it goes) and the state of affairs in the world today. It has been a pleasure to revisit words that helped shape my life when I was a teenager all that time ago. However, Ethan Hawke as narrator needed better direction. Affecting a world-weary, hoarse whisper, he fails to find the voice of the bewildered, uncool anti-hero Billy Pilgrim. Hawke's mispronunciations and butchering of the French and German phrases in the book are just painful. He actually says "nuke-u-lar." Arrrgh. However, it's such a beautiful book that it's worth listening to and forgiving all that. Don't miss the lagniappe at the end of this audio version: a jazz remix of Vonnegut himself reading that amazing passage where Billy comes just a little unstuck in time and watches the war movie in reverse, where the planes take off backwards and the guns suck bullets out of people, leaving them whole and unhurt. A lovely fantasy.
"What Great Books Are"
Should have listened to it a long time . . . never got around to it and am now kicking myself. Was in the middle of a poorly written book (albeit with good content) and switched mid-stream out of frustration.
The immediate leap in the quality of the prose was SO refreshing! Truly a classic book---it will be read for generations to come. Remarkable.
"Great Literature - Well Read"
Slaughterhouse Five is a brilliant book that gets better each time I read it. I love the way Kurt Vonnegut crafts words, I love the way he interfaces reality with his poetic idea of what reality is or might be. I love his ability to weave humor into such a humorless subject, and put little touches of humanity here and there in unexpected ways.
I especially love the part of the book where Billy is watching a movie. Billy is either mad because it is his way of dealing with trauma, or he really can move through time in a random manner. He watches a movie one night, but he watches it in reverse because time is going backwards. It is a war movie. It starts with a city on fire but there is a mysterious force that sucks the fires and explosions out of the city and puts it into cylinders which are magnetically lifted into the belly's of passing bombers where they are stacked in neat rows in the bomb bays. The aircraft fly backwards towards Britain. They are damaged but as they fly over France German fighters fly up and suck bullets out of the bombers so that they are suddenly perfect again and no one is injured anymore. Crashed bombers fly up from the ground to re-join their friends. The dead pilots come to life again.
The planes land back in England, and the cylinders are shipped to the United States where workers, mostly women, disassemble them and separate the dangerous contents into safe minerals which are then placed back in the ground where they remain safe forever. All the characters grow younger, including Hitler, until they are all babies and unable to harm anyone. It is a beautiful movie.
This section of the book was read by Vonnegut in 2003 and set to music. It is called Tock Tick. It is reproduced at the end of the book along with Vonnegut discussing the book and its origins. The reader is superb (he is better than Vonnegut himself). It is a provocative book, challenging, and wonderfully well written. Recommended.
"Classic Vonnegut"
This book combines all the guilty pleasures of a Kilgore Trout novel with the sort of thoughtfulness that you would expect from someone who survived the firebombing of Dresden. Even at a distance of sixty years, it is just impossible for the mind really to comprehend the deaths of 130,000 people in a raid that seems to have served no military purpose whatsoever.
Vonnegut's quasi-autobiographical account of the war focuses on the fictional Billy Pilgrim, who survives the firebombing of Dresden but can never quite get it out of his mind in later years. Billy has the peculiar gift of becoming "unstuck in time" -- being able to close his eyes and experience any of the moments of his life in any order -- which allows Vonnegut to juxtapose Billy's war experiences with his earlier and later experiences (including his kidnapping by aliens from the planet Tralfamedore). Many people die throughout the book, as they do in real life, and Vonnegut asks the basic question, "Does it matter?"
This book was excellent - an American classic that is not taught in schools - but should be. Reading by E Hawke was superb.
"Quite remarkable"
This is not an easy 'read'. The way the story unfolds, through different periods or planets, makes it not easy to follow, you have to really pay attention. But if you do, you'll hear the poetry in the words and the beauty of the prose. Ethan Hawke does an outstanding job as a narrator, pulling you in as if he's telling you some very private memories.
"Suprisingly accessible and enjoyable"
I'd agree with previous reviewers that Ethan Hawke has nailed the naration perfectly. The book has a well written forward by the author also read by Ethan Hawke. I would also add that there are a couple of pleasant suprises hidden in the afterwards.
I'd previously only encountered the film of the book. Interesting to note that the film turned out to be a very fair representation of the book. I thought the book would be a struggle, but really, it's a breeze, at least in this spoken format, probably because KV had, prior to publication, gone thru so many re-writes as to make it not far off a masterpiece. So it goes!
An unforgettable book that truly transcends category & is a really great piece of literature.
Brilliantly read & the sort of audio book that makes you put off doing more important things just to continue listening.
"Great book"
One of the stranger books that I have read, but the style of writing is unique and, combined with the excellent narration by Ethan Hawke it is well worth listening to. As for whether it is science fiction, I think this is a misrepresentation of a book that is much more a study of war and its terrible effects, a WWII history book, a study of insanity, with twisted black humour, a character study and some Sci-Fi thrown in. As you can tell, it is a book that is difficult to describe but impossible to forget.
"Forget the abducted by aliens...."
Slaughterhouse Five is 'science fiction' in the same way that George Orwell's 1984 was shelved in that most iniquitous section at the Lit and Phil library in Newcastle. If your cultural antecedents trace back to S?ren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche then you end up in Metamorphosis....if you are an American, then you end up on the planet Tralfamadore. This is a really good presentation of a great novel - a sometimes forgotten book which will be looked out as people re-read Vonnegut's novel following his death last year. In particular the Schlachthof-F?nf and fire bombing of Dresden depictions shine through and we are left marvelling at the basic humanity in the characterisation of Edgar Derby. Well worth a punt - and listen out particularly for the montage of music and voice as an unusual end-piece. I loved it.
Amazing novel brilliantly read. Gripping shocking and for all time. Loved the author interview at the end too. A little bonus.
"Classic must read war novel"
Insightful, thought provoking.
I wouldn't compare it to others, it has a unique style and delivery. A true classic and one of the war novels that should be read by all
I have since listened to Don Quixote and in thinking about Danny Pilgrim; the time traveling, alien encountering protagonist of this novel, I am put in mind of that other book and its main character from which the word "quixotic" derives. This is in many ways an odd book but the narrative (helped I think by Ethan Hawke's sympathetic reading of it) has a sad lyricism to it which takes you from the horrors of WW2 to alien encounters and ultimately death. It is I think a "must read" even though I am not sure I fully understand all that the author is trying to communicate. In Billy Pilgrim though, Vonnegut has created an unforgettable character who will stay with you.
"An anti-war classic"
One of my favourite books; the story of Billy Pilgrim, a man unstuck in time.
Displaying imaginative ideas and containing my favourite ever passages (where a war film playing backwards is described; planes sucking up bombs, then flying home and dismantling them), the book's inventiveness is juxtaposed by the main character, a contender for the world's most boring and passive man, whose harmlessness makes his presence in WW!! all the sadder.
A recurring motif is the book's reaction to death; "So it goes", we hear after every fatality, which stops this loss off human life becoming mundane as it would otherwise do, and makes us think about how many deaths the book has informed us of.
Ethan Hawke is suitably subdued throughout the reading, which wouldn't work in most audiobooks, but is actually quite fitting here, albeit monotonous.
"Right up there..."
It's still sinking in just how good this book is... I finished it half an hour ago and have been sat reflecting upon it. I just know that I must help people pondering how best to use one of their credits: Get this!
It is only 5-6 hours long but is packed with so many profound moments that would, if you were reading instead of listening, cause you to stop reading and stare into space for long enough for it to sink in. I had to pause, rewind, and listen again in order to never forget what had been said so many times...
Ethan Hawke also did an excellent job.
I will listen to this again!
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- Package name
- kernel
- Date
- 2003-04-09
- Advisory ID
- Affected versions
- 8.2 i586 , 8.2 i586 , MNF8.2 i586
Problem description
A bug in the kernel module loader code could allow a local user to gain root privileges. This is done by a local user using ptrace and attaching to a modprobe process that is spawned if the user triggers the loading of a kernel module. A temporary workaround can be used to defend against this flaw. It is possible to temporarily disable the kmod kernel module loading subsystem in the kernel after all of the required kernel modules have been loaded. Be sure that you do not need to load additional kernel modules after implementing this workaround. To use it, as root execute: echo /no/such/file >/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe To automate this, you may wish to add it as the last line of the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file. You can revert this change by replacing the content "/sbin/modprobe" in the /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe file. The root user can still manually load kernel modules with this workaround in place. This update applies a patch to correct the problem. All users should upgrade. Please note that the Mandrake Linux 9.1 kernel already has this patch, and an updated kernel for Mandrake Linux 8.2 will be available shortly. For instructions on how to upgrade your kernel in Mandrake Linux, please refer to: http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/kernelupdate.php Update: Kernels are now available for Mandrake Linux 8.2, 8.2/PPC, and Multi- Network Firewall 8.2. As well, the previously noted instructions for temporarily working around the vulnerability are not completely accurate as they only defend against a certain type of attack making use of this problem. Users should upgrade to the update kernels, however if you are unable to upgrade you may wish to look into the self-compiled no-ptrace-module.c[1] that is loaded into a running kernel.
Updated packages
8.2 i586
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8.2 i586
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MNF8.2 i586
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JONESVILLE — Jonesville's vacant fire department is being given new life. More accurately, undead life.
The building that used to house fire trucks and rescue equipment will now hold Halloween horrors for those who attend a special haunted house in late October.
The event, appropriately titled Firehouse Massacre, is a fundraising attempt by the Friends of the Jonesville Greenway organization. The money raised will go toward the greenway and its continued development.
The dates of the house are Oct. 19, 25, 26 and 31. The tours begin at 7 p.m.
Pat Benton of the Tourism and Development Authority of Jonesville said the fire house offered the perfect amount of space and power for the haunted house to be held there.
The main bay of the department has been separated into different areas of horror. A tour leader will take groups of visitors through the layout, complete with zombies and other ghouls.
Students from Starmount High School's art department have joined the greenway volunteers in helping decorate for this Halloween.
Admission is $5 per person. Starmount students with a student pass to ballgames and events are allowed $1 off admission when they present the card.
Benton said the house was a major savings compared to other houses that charge $15 or more for admission.
Proceeds go toward progress on the greenway's entrance and parking area.
The haunted house is discouraging parents with small children from bringing them, the reason being a parent carrying a child may trip or fall in the darkness as they walk through.
Volunteers are still being accepted. Those interested may contact the group through the "Friends of the Greenway — Jonesville" Facebook page or call Benton at 336-469-5360.
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The city of Grand Prairie Parks, Arts and Recreation Department will host free Spring Gardening Classes at the Grand Prairie Memorial Library, 901 Conover Dr., every Thursday 6:30-8 p.m. through March 17, excluding March 6. Parks invites everyone to come and bring a friend to learn about outdoor landscaping, growing flowers with little expense, and reducing out-of-pocket costs. The classroom seats 100 people and is first come, first serve. For more information call 972-237-8102.
2014 Spring Gardening Class Schedule:
Feb. 20th – Spring Maintenance & Vegetable Gardening – Take the mystery out growing your own vegetables and put quality produce on the table. You can reduce your grocery bill and improve your health through this simple process.
Feb. 27th – Perennial Color – Improve your curb appeal by adding color to the landscape that comes back year after year. Reduce your out of pocket costs for annual color by adding perennials.
March 13th – Organic Gardening 101 – Learn to "go green" by using these tried and true methods to rid your garden and landscape of those unwanted creatures.
March 20th – Containers – Stretching the Space – Learn to increase your landscaped areas by using containers and find out how to recycle even an old boot into a planter! Contain your garden to increase area and productivity.
March 27th – Going Native – This class will help you develop a landscape that will grow on for years and reduce your water bill, fertilizer and replacement costs. Learn to plant things that will survive our Texas soils and climate.
City of Grand Prairie, 317 College St., Grand Prairie, Texas 75050 | Tel: 972-237-8000 | Site Map | Raving Fans
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Were you looking instead for acetylcholinesterase testing of amniotic fluid for neural tube defects?
At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
- To determine if you have been exposed to and/or poisoned by certain organophosphate chemicals found in pesticides; to monitor cholinesterase levels if you work with pesticides
- Sometimes to identify individuals with inherited pseudocholinesterase deficiency before they are given anesthesia with the muscle relaxant succinylcholine or to help determine the cause of prolonged apnea after surgical anesthesia
When to Get Tested?
- When you have symptoms of pesticide poisoning or on a regular basis when you are at risk of exposure to organophosphates, such as through work in the agriculture industry and/or frequent use of organophosphate insecticides
- When you or a close relative have experienced prolonged apnea and muscle paralysis after use of the drug succinylcholine for a surgical operation
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Cholinesterases are enzymes that are involved in helping the nervous system to function properly. There are two separate cholinesterase enzymes in the body: (1) acetylcholinesterase, found in red blood cells as well as in the lungs, spleen, nerve endings, and the gray matter of the brain, and (2) pseudocholinesterase (butyrylcholinesterase), found in the serum as well as the liver, muscle, pancreas, heart, and white matter of the brain. Cholinesterase tests measure the activity of these enzymes.
Acetylcholinesterase is involved in transmission of nerve impulses by breaking down acetylcholine, a chemical that helps to transmit signals across nerve endings. A decrease in the activity of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase results in excess acetylcholine at nerve endings. This can lead to overstimulation of nerves within body tissues and organs. Pseudochlinesterase is involved in processing and metabolizing drugs.
The two most common reasons for testing activity levels in the blood are:
- Organophosphate pesticide exposure. Insecticides containing organophosphates can inhibit cholinesterase and pseudocholinesterase activity. Symptoms can be severe with acute exposure to these pesticides or can gradually appear with chronic exposure. Absorption can occur by inhalation, ingestion, or contact with the skin. Testing red blood cell acetylcholinesterase and serum pseudocholinesterase may be done to detect acute poisoning or to monitor those with occupational exposure to these chemicals, such a farm workers or those who work with industrial chemicals.
- Inherited pseudocholinesterase deficiency. Some individuals have an inherited deficiency due to a genetic variant of the enzyme pseudocholinesterase. This enzyme is used by the body to inactivate (metabolize) succinylcholine, a muscle relaxant that is commonly used during surgery. People who have low levels or defective pseudocholinesterase may experience prolonged effects of the drug, with protracted muscle paralysis and apnea following anesthesia. In addition, those who are homozygous for genetic variants may be at greater risk of adverse effects than those who are heterozygous. Pseudocholinesterase testing can be performed prior to surgery on those with a family history of prolonged apnea after use of succinylcholine to determine if they are at risk of complications related to this drug.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
The Test
Common Questions
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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. Cholinesterase - blood. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003358.htm. Accessed October 2013.
WebMD. Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer's Disease. Available online at http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/cholinesterase-inhibitors-for-alzheimers-disease through http://www.webmd.com. Accessed October 2013.
Mayo Clinic. PCHES - Clinical: Pseudocholinesterase, Total, Serum. Available online at http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8518 through http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com. Accessed October 2013.
Ralph Magnotti, PhD, DABCC. Lab Tests Online adjunct board member.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
Ralph Magnotti, PhD, DABCC. Lab Tests Online adjunct board member.
Magnotti RA, Dowling K, Eberly JP, McConnell RS (1988). A detailed case of two severely intoxicated patients monitored for AChE, from initial insult through recovery. Described in: Field measurement of plasma and erythrocyte cholinesterases. Clin Chim Acta 176:315-332.
Wu, A. (© 2006). Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 4th Edition: Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, MO. Pp 250-251.
Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. Pagana 4th edition, Pp. 171-172.
Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. Burtis CA, Ashwood ER, Bruns DE, eds. St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders; 2006, Pp 614-616.
Mayo Clinic. Unit Code 8767: Pseudocholinesterase, Dibucaine Inhibition, Serum. Available online at http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8767 through http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com. Accessed November 2010.
Mayo Clinic. Acetylcholinesterase, Erythrocytes. Available online at http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Overview/8522 through http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com. Accessed November 2010.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. Serum cholinesterase. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003358.htm. Accessed November 2010.
Environmental Protection Agency. Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, Organophosphate Insecticides. PDF available for download at http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/safety/healthcare/handbook/Chap04.pdf through http://www.epa.gov. Accessed November 2010.
(September, 2009) Merck Manual. Succinylcholine Drug Information. Available online at http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/lexicomp/succinylcholine.html through http://www.merckmanuals.com. Accessed November 2010.
Arup Laboratories. Pseudocholinesterase, Dibucaine Inihibition. Available online at http://www.aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/0020159.jsp through http://www.aruplab.com. Accessed November 2010.
(Updated May 1, 2009) Alexander D. Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency. Medscape. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/247019-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed November 2010.


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I've been fascinated recently by the great things being digitized and put online by libraries, archives, museums and other repositories. Although as genealogists we are primarily concerned with the details of specific lives, I think it's absolutely worthwhile to expand your vision and look at some of the larger themes that applied to and affected our ancestors: slavery, emancipation, jim crow, disenfranchisment, farming and sharcropping, the great migration, etc. To that end, I'm sharing some very interesting slave letters I've been reading.
Obviously, there aren't as many of these available as other sources because so few slaves were able to read and write, or if they did, few survived for future generations to read. One good collection is housed by Duke University, Special Collections.
Check out these slave letters. They make for fascinating reading:
- Hannah Valentine & Lethe Jackson of Abingdon, VA
- Vilet Lester of Randolph County, NC
- There are two slave letters on Cornell University's "Abolitionism in America" website: Comfort Jany and Anney McDowell
- University of Virginia has many letters from former slaves of James Hunter Terrell who settled in Liberia as well as letters from Samson Ceasar, a former Virginia slave
- A letter from fugitive slave John Boston in the Army in Maryland
Some excellent books that contain more slave letters and other types of primary source information from African Americans are:
- "Slave Testimony: Two Centuries of Letters, Speeches, Interviews and Autobiographies" by John Blassingame (portions are available on are Googlebooks)
- "We Are Your Sisters: Black Women in the Nineteenth Century" by Dorothy Sterling has a chapter on Slave letters (Googlebooks)
- "Dear Master: Letters of a Slave Family" by Randall Miller (Googlebooks)
Take a look when you can, and enter the lives of our enslaved ancestors. Send me any more links you may know about.


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