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- Message from the Director
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Jesuits
For more information, please visit www.jesuit.org.
What is a Jesuit? A Jesuit is a member of the Society of Jesus, a religious order founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1540.
What is the origin of the word Jesuit? It is an anglicized version of the Latin Jesuita, which is the combination of the two Latin words Jesu and Ita. This translates as "Yes, Jesus."
Are there different kinds of Jesuits? Yes. There are Jesuit priests, Jesuit brothers, and Jesuit scholastics.
What is a Jesuit priest? A Jesuit priest (called "Father") is ordained for sacramental ministry after 12 to 15 years of training.
What is a Jesuit brother? A Jesuit brother (called "Brother") is one who is not ordained and whose apostolic work does not include sacramental or priestly ministry.
What is a Jesuit scholastic? A Jesuit scholastic (called "Mister") is a seminarian still in the process of preparing to be a priest.
What makes a Jesuit a member of a religious order? Members of a religious order take vows of perpetual poverty, chastity and obedience.
What does S.J. stand for? It stands for "Society of Jesus." You'll normally see these initials after every Jesuit's name.
Why were Jesuits called "Blackrobes"? Jesuits wore a black robe called a cassock that was bound together at the waist by a cincture (belt). For the most part, Jesuits today wear a black shirt with a Roman collar rather than a cassock.
Is it true that the Society of Jesus is the largest religious order of men in the world? Yes. As of January 2005, there were some 21,000 men on six continents and in 127 countries throughout the world. There are about 13,966 priests; 1,921 brothers; 3,054 scholastics; and 909 novices. There are approximately 3,217 Jesuits in the U.S.
What types of work are Jesuits engaged in? Apostolic works that Jesuits are engaged in are education, parish ministry, preaching, pastoral ministry in hospitals, spiritual direction, giving retreats, missionary work in foreign countries, the training of diocesan seminarians, writing and publishing, TV and radio ministry, medicine and psychiatry to name a few. There are 360 Jesuit priests and brothers who staff 110 parishes and over 200 Jesuits serve in 26 retreat houses and spiritual centers in the U.S.
Where do Jesuits work in the United States? Jesuits in the U.S. work in ten regional areas called provinces.
What are the names of these regional areas or provinces? The ten Jesuit provinces in the U.S. are California, Chicago, Detroit, Maryland, Missouri, New England, New Orleans, New York, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
Is someone in charge of these provinces? Yes. Each province is governed by a provincial superior.
Who is the provincial superior of the New York Province? Rev. David S. Ciancimino, S.J., is the Provincial of the New York Province.
What states make up the New York Province? The New York Province includes New York state and North and Central New Jersey.
Who was St. Ignatius Loyola? Ignatius Loyola was a Basque (Spaniard) born of a noble family in 1491. He was the youngest of 11 children.
What did Ignatius do for a living? He was a nobleman, a soldier and a member of the house or court of the Loyola family.
What brought about Ignatius' founding of the Jesuits? A serious injury to his leg in battle in 1521 began a period of conversion in his life that eventually led to his starting a new religious order in 1540 called the Society of Jesus.
Why did Ignatius call his order the "Society of Jesus"? He referred to his co-workers as "companions of Jesus," which led to the official name of the order, the Company of Jesus (in Latin, Societas Jesu). In English the order become known as the "Society of Jesus."
What else do we know about Ignatius? He became the first Superior General of his order and died on July 31, 1556. The universal Church celebrates his feast day on July 31.
Why did Ignatius Loyola start the Society of Jesus? The Society of Jesus was founded to strive especially for the defense and propagation of the faith and for the progress of souls in Christian life and doctrine.
How did the early Jesuits go about doing this? They engaged in public preaching, lectures, giving the Spiritual Exercises, and the administration of the sacraments.
What are the "Spiritual Exercises"? The Spiritual Exercises is a book by Ignatius that consists of a set of prayer experiences and reflections designed to be experienced over a period of 30 days under the guidance of a spiritual director.
What's the purpose of the "Spiritual Exercises"? The purpose of the Spiritual Exercises is to help individuals to live more serious Christian lives, find their personal calling or vocation, discern how to use their gifts or talents to better serve God, to help others, and to find genuine happiness.
What does A.M.D.G. stand for? It stands for the Latin phrase, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, which means, "For the greater glory of God."
What's so important about A.M.D.G.? It is the motto of the Society of Jesus.
Was education one of the major reasons for founding the Society of Jesus? No. The early educational institutions of the Society were intended only for the training of Jesuit scholastics or seminarians.
Why did Ignatius decide to open Jesuit institutions to non-Jesuits? Pressure from lay people forced Ignatius to rethink the educational goals of the Society; he realized the value of educating leaders for society.
When did the first Jesuit school open for the public? The first Jesuit school started in 1548 in Messina in Sicily.
What attracted lay people to these Jesuit schools? The advanced teaching methods and high moral tone of the Jesuits were big attractions. The Jesuits were among the first to incorporate the Classical teachings of Renaissance humanism into the Scholastic structure of Catholic thought. In addition to teaching about their faith, Jesuit schools were distinguished in their teaching of Latin, Greek, classical literature, poetry, and philosophy. These schools encouraged the study of vernacular literature and rhetoric and thereby became important centers for the training of lawyers and other public officials.
How fast did the educational apostolate of the Society grow? At the time of Ignatius' death in 1556, there were about 1,000 Jesuits maintaining around 100 different educational institutions throughout the world.
How many Jesuit high schools, colleges and universities are there in the world today? There are more than 160 Jesuit educational institutions around the world. These include primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, seminaries, technical institutes and centers for adult learning.
How many Jesuit colleges/universities and high schools are there in the U.S. today? There are 28 colleges and universities and 48 Jesuit high schools in the continental U.S. and one in Puerto Rico.
Are there other schools in the New York Province? Yes, in fact, the New York Province includes the most Jesuit high schools in the country. In addition to Saint Peter's Prep, there are six other Jesuit high schools in the area, including Canisius High School (Buffalo), McQuaid Jesuit High School (Rochester), Regis High School (NYC), Fordham Prep (NYC), Loyola School (NYC), and Xavier High School (NYC). The province also sponsors three Nativity middle schools, four colleges, and is involved in other educational missions. Click here for more information.
When did the first Jesuit school open in the United States? Georgetown University in Washington, DC, was the first Jesuit college to open in the U.S. in 1789.
Is there an organization and network of Jesuit high schools? Yes, the Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA) is an organization serving the needs of Jesuit high schools in the United States. Similar organizations exist for other countries.
Is there a parallel organization for Jesuit colleges and universities? Yes. The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) serves the needs of these institutions.
Where are the offices of the JSEA and AJCU located? Both organizations are located in Washington, DC.
Where can we find today the vision of Ignatius Loyola for Jesuit schools? In 1986 the International Commission on the Apostolate of Jesuit Education published the document, Go Forth and Teach: the Characteristics of Jesuit Education.
What's so important about this document? It lists 28 characteristics of Jesuit education that gives administrators and teachers in a Jesuit school a common vision and a common sense of purpose.
Are Jesuit schools part of the local diocesan educational system? Jesuit schools are private, independent schools. However, they work in close collaboration with the diocesan system.
Do all Jesuit schools charge tuition? All but one Jesuit school charges tuition.
You mean there is one Jesuit school that is completely free? Yes. There is only one completely endowed Jesuit high school in the U.S., Regis High School in New York City.
Are there any coed Jesuit schools? Although all Jesuit schools were originally founded for the education of young men, today all the Jesuit colleges and universities are open to both men and women. An increasing number of Jesuit high schools are coed (13). They are:
(Xavier High School, in Colorado, is co-institutional, meaning that its male and female students go to the same school but take separate classes and programs.)
Are all Jesuit high schools college preparatory? Yes. Jesuit schools help to prepare their students for entrance into college and strongly adhere to the mission of preparing leaders for tomorrow.
Do Jesuit high schools focus only on academic excellence? No. They strive to go beyond mere academic excellence through the formation of the whole person: intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially, morally and spiritually.
Are Jesuit high schools Catholic schools? Yes. The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) are a religious order of the Catholic Church. Jesuit schools do, however, welcome individuals of other faiths who qualify for admission.
Why do Jesuit schools teach theology? They believe that as Catholic schools they have a mission to continue the religious education of their Catholic students and to strengthen the faith of those who are not Catholic.
Are there other programs that foster the religious and spiritual development of their students? Yes, Jesuit schools have pastoral programs that include school Masses, retreats, and common prayers.
Why do Jesuit schools demand a certain number of hours of community service? Jesuit schools believe in developing "men and women for others," individuals who recognize the needs of others and are willing to volunteer their services to help those less fortunate than they.
Have there been graduates of Jesuit schools that have achieved some national or international prominence?
Yes. Here are a few individuals:
Are there Jesuit saints? Yes, there are 42 canonized Jesuit saints and 137 other Jesuits who have been declared blessed, the first step to sainthood. The following is a list of most of them according to the order of their canonization:
What does the word magis mean? Magis is a Latin word meaning "more."
How does the word magis fit into Jesuit spirituality and ministry? The magis focuses on what is judged to be the greater good, the more courageous response to the challenge of the times, referring not only to ideas and vision but also to action.
Is it true that Jesuits have been in space? No, it isn't true (at least not yet!). However, 35 craters on the moon have been named after Jesuits to honor their work as astronomers and scientists.
Who is the present Superior General of the Jesuits? His name is Rev. Adolfo Nicolas, S.J. He was elected General in 2008 and he resides in Rome.
Who were the other Superior Generals of the past century? They are in chronological order:
Where are the headquarters of the Society of Jesus? The international office is in Rome. The national office in the U.S. is in Washington, DC.


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Ice caves popularity overwhelms park staff
BAYFIELD, Wis. - The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has turned to other agencies for help in handling the thousands of people visiting the area to see the majestic ice caves along the southern shore of Lake Superior.
It's been five years since the ice has been thick enough for hikers to safely reach the caves.
Last Saturday was the busiest yet this winter, with 11,000 people making the trek to the caves, chief ranger Chris Smith told Minnesota Public Radio News. Even on Monday, 1,800 people visited the ice caves, park officials said.
"It's been overwhelming," Smith said. "We did not anticipate this level of turnout for this."
Smith said five other national parks have sent staff to help, and that the local sheriff's offices, U.S. Coast Guard and Border Patrol are also helping out.
An Incident Command Center has been set up in a small trailer at the trailhead, where they jump on snowmobiles to respond to a dozen or more emergency calls on a busy day, Smith said.
"We can bring people in here into our little trailer, get them warmed up, keep them in here until the ambulance gets here," he said.
Those calls usually involve injuries from slipping on the ice and hypothermia.
Park Service officials attribute the heavy traffic to general media and social media attention. It's been a boon for area businesses.
Virgin America to expand at D.C. airport
WASHINGTON - Virgin America says it will grow at Reagan National Airport by gaining landing rights from American Airlines.
Virgin said that it won the right to buy enough so-called slots for four takeoffs and landings a day at the airport across the Potomac River from downtown Washington.
That will let Virgin America expand from its one daily flight between San Francisco and Reagan, which is so busy that takeoffs and landings are limited. Virgin also flies to San Francisco and Los Angeles from nearby Dulles International Airport.
The slots that Virgin is gaining are limited to flights of up to 1,250 miles from Washington, meaning that Virgin won't be able to use them for new nonstop flights to the West Coast unless it gets a government exemption from restrictions on Reagan flights. The airline said that it would announce plans for new flights later this month.
Washington document on view at Spy Museum
WASHINGTON - An original letter written by George Washington that initiated a spy network during the Revolutionary War is going on display for a limited time at the International Spy Museum in Washington.
The museum says Washington's letter, written on Feb. 4, 1777, launched the nation's first spy network. While then-Gen. Washington was commander in chief of the Continental Army, he wrote to confidant Nathaniel Sackett, commissioning him to spy for his country as Washington's "intelligence director."
Sackett was to be paid $50 per month to create a spy network in New York. He was given a $500 bonus up front.
The museum acquired the fragile document in 2002 from Sackett's family. It's usually kept in storage for preservation. The document will be on view from President's Day weekend through March.
Associated Press
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Order No 002369
By the St. Vladimir's Seminary Liturgical Chorale, in English.
Here you'll encounter such exquisite pieces as "O House of Ephratha," What Shall We Offer Thee," "God Is with Us," and "Today the Virgin Gives Birth."
God is with us
Festal troparion - Thy Nativity O Christ our God
Praise the Name of the Lord
The Nativity Kanon


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New Books
Forthcoming Books
Catalogue by Title
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Otago Authors
• Crown colony to independent nation with New Zealand's First Citizens
• Thoughtful, provocative and often entertaining text
• About 200 pictures of vice-regal ceremonies, costumes and events
• World's first historical study of a nation's governors
Grey, Jervois, Fergusson, Bledisloe - their names adorn buildings, streets, entire towns, even hills and rivers. But little has been written about the occupants of Government House. The Governors tracks the evolution of an office that says much about New Zealand's constitutional journey. In Crown colony days, governors ruled personally; with responsible government came uneasy adjustment and, from the late 1880s, a new breed of aristocratic governors who presided ceremonially. Since 1972, all governors-general have been New Zealand residents, two have been female and more recently the office has acquired a new international dimension.
With the job came ceremonial and community roles, which governors performed according to their differing personalities. You will meet the governor who complained about being 'highly paid, well housed and well fed, for performing the functions of a stamp' and another, all monocle, medals and plumed helmet, who spoke Maori.
'a grand work ... one of the most satisfying books released in New Zealand last
year. ... a comprehensive and quite fascinating biographical record. The Governors
is a very fine achievement.' – NZ Books September 2007
'this is a very easy-going and entertaining read that will be of interest
and relevance to a wider audience than the subject matter might at
first suggest ... there is plenty here to stimulate an affectionate
reappraisal of this peculiar old institution.' – Wairarapa Times
PART 1 Soldiers and Engineers of Empire (1840-53)
1 Empire's shock-absorbers - Gipps, Hobson, FitzRoy & Grey
2 'Take away the key' - Browne & Grey
3 Humbugs and memorandums - Bowen, Fergusson, Normanby & Robinson
4 'Presiding at charity dinners and entertaining large parties of stupid people' - Gordon & Jervois
PART 2 Vice-regal Ceremonial (1860s-1970s)
5 'He looked at all the men's boots to see that the heels were cleaned' - Governors and ceremonies PART 3 Holiday Jobs or Outdoor Relief for the Aristocracy? (1889-1920)
6 'A governor's life is not a bad one except when he has constitutional questions to debate' - Onslow, Glasgow & Ranfurly
7 Knights of the Round Table - Plunket, Islington & Liverpool
PART 4 A New Imperial System (1917-31)
8 Winds of change or gentle zephyrs?
PART 5 Whisky and Soda Warriors (1920-72)
9 'Soldiers of good fortune' - Jellicoe & Fergusson
10 Nation within empire - Bledisloe
11 Whisky and soda warriors - Galway, Newell & Freyberg
12 The last ten thousand pound Poms - Norrie, Cobham, Fergusson & Porritt
PART 6 Home-Grown (1972-)
13 Kiwis become 'the Queen in drag' - Blundell, Holyoake & Beattie
14 Nominal heads of state? - Reeves, Tizard, Hardie Boys & Cartwright
15 Conclusion
Gavin McLean, Senior Historian at the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, has published widely on New Zealand history and in 2005 co-edited the bestseller Frontier of Dreams.
New Zealand, Commonwealth & Constitutional History
hardback, 255 x 190 mm, 416 pages, 16 in colour
Publication Date: October 2006


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Make the treadmill your style runway with these ideas to look fashionable while fighting the flab
Posted: January 11, 2014|
Cava out, cardio in. It's that time on the calendar when we give our sports kits a serious workout.
No matter how temporary, a devotion to fitness is undoubtedly the heavyweight of the New Year resolution list. But despite the good intentions, it's estimated £37 million a year is wasted on unused gym memberships.
If your resolve is slipping already, step up your motivation levels with a new fit kit and visions of Jessica Ennis's abs and make the treadmill your style runway.
Fresh air fanatic
A sports kit is a whole different ball game for those who get their fitness fix in the great outdoors.
Cotton is an absolute no-no as it absorbs heat and moisture and keeps it clinging to your body.
In the winter months, look to multiple layers of lightweight breathable clothing.
High-tech 'wicking' fabrics help cool your body more efficiently and expel moisture. Magic!
When you're pounding the pavements, stinky old trainers just won't do. See a footwear specialist to assess your running gait and seek a pair with soles equipped for the terrain you're running on. You'll be nicknamed Speedy Gonzales in no time.
Gym bunny
Those baggy jogging bottoms you lived in during the Christmas holidays should be banished to the back of the wardrobe.
Think of your kit like a motivational cheerleader. Get off the starting blocks by investing in a sports bag so cool you'll want to have it swinging over your shoulder as much as possible.
Put yourself on the fast track to a lean body with go faster stripes, zingy brights and lashings of supportive lycra that will get you bounding out of the gym changing rooms.
Banish the bounce with a supportive sports bra. If you have a bigger bust, avoid the generic 'small', 'medium' or 'large' and look for a style that's made for your individual size for the ultimate workout partner.
Mat member
Those who are right at home in a studio or, well, your own living room, can be a lean mean machine in the right togs.
Forget layers and poise in super-soft cottons and silk mixes.
Whether it's yoga, Pilates or yoga-lates, your workout routines are all about stretching and flexibility so comfort is key.
The term body-skimming might seem scary but baggy clothing can be revealing and obstructive when you're hovering in Downward Dog position. But go too tight and you'll restrict your full range of motion.
Get the balance just right with clean simple lines that gently hug the body so that you (or your instructor) can keep a check on your alignment.


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RSU News
October 7, 2010
Counseling Services To Host Free Depression Screenings Oct. 14
Students enrolled at Rogers State University are invited to participate in National Depression Screening Day on Oct.14.
RSU Counseling Services will host a free event for students from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Centennial Center's Conference Room A.
Students will have the opportunity to complete a written self-assessment and meet one-on-one with a mental health professional, according to Jessica Heavin, licensed professional counselor and coordinator of counseling services at RSU. Those who appear to need further evaluation can discuss the possibility of referral to local treatment services.
Some of the questions included in the screening are:
Students participating in National Depression Screening Day will have access to a chocolate fountain and will be entered to win donated $25 gift certificates from the RSU bookstore and Quik Trip.
In addition, two student organizations, Psi Chi and the Community Counseling Student Association, will have tables of information about mental health for students.
RSU's Counseling Services also offers convenient access to online screening for a range of common mental health conditions that tend to go undiagnosed. Please visit www.rsu.edu/counseling and click on Online Screening for more information.
For more information, contact Heavin at (918) 343-7845.


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a lead body for housing said conductive filer; and
a stimulation electrode configured on said lead body and electrically coupled to the distal end of said filer, said stimulation electrode comprising:
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The present invention generally relates to implantable medical devices, and more particularly to an implantable MRI-safe lead of the type which includes a stimulation electrode for use in conjunction with an implantable medical device such as a neurostimulation system that when used in an MRI environment conveys energy induced at MRI frequencies to a patient's body in a safe manner.
Implantable medical devices are commonly used today to treat patients suffering from various ailments. Such implantable devices may be utilized to treat conditions such as pain, incontinence, sleep disorders, and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. Such therapies also appear promising in the treatment of a variety of psychological, emotional, and other physiological conditions.
One known type of implantable medical device, a neurostimulator, delivers mild electrical impulses to neural tissue using an electrical lead. For example, to treat pain, electrical impulses may be directed to specific sites. Such neurostimulation may result in effective pain relief and a reduction in the use of pain medications and/or repeat surgeries.
Typically, such devices are totally implantable and may be controlled by a physician or a patient through the use of an external programmer. Current systems generally include a non-rechargeable primary cell neurostimulator, a lead extension, and a stimulation lead, and the two main classes of systems may be referred to as: (1) Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) and (2) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).
An SCS stimulator may be implanted in the abdomen, upper buttock, or pectoral region of a patient and may include at least one extension running from the neurostimulator to the lead or leads which are placed somewhere along the spinal cord. Each of the leads (to be discussed in detail hereinbelow) currently contains from one to eight electrodes. Each extension (likewise to be discussed in detail below) is plugged into or connected to the neurostimulator at a proximal end thereof and is coupled to and interfaces with the lead or leads at a distal end of the extension.
The implanted neurostimulation system is configured to send mild electrical pulses to the spinal cord. These electrical pulses are delivered through the lead or leads to regions near the spinal cord or a nerve selected for stimulation. Each lead includes a small insulated wire coupled to an electrode at the distal end thereof through which the electrical stimulation is delivered. Typically, the lead also comprises a corresponding number of internal wires to provide separate electrical connection to each electrode such that each electrode may be selectively used to provide stimulation. Connection of the lead to an extension may be accomplished by means of a connector block including, for example, a series or combination of set screws, ball seals, etc. The leads are inserted into metal set screw bocks, and the metal set screws are manipulated to press the contacts against the blocks to clamp them in place and provide electrical connection between the lead wires and the blocks. Such an arrangement is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,458,629 issued Oct. 17, 1995 and entitled "Implantable Lead Ring Electrode and Method of Making".
A DBS system comprises similar components (i.e. a neurostimulator, at least one extension, and at least one stimulation lead) and may be utilized to provide a variety of different types of electrical stimulation to reduce the occurrence or effects of Parkinson's disease, epileptic seizures, or other undesirable neurological events. In this case, the neurostimulator may be implanted into the pectoral region of the patient. The extension or extensions may extend up through the patient's neck, and the leads/electrodes are implanted in the brain. The leads may interface with the extension just above the ear on both sides of the patient. The distal end of the lead may contain from four to eight electrodes and, as was the case previously, the proximal end of the lead may be connected to the distal end of the extension and may be held in place by set screws. The proximal portion of the extension plugs into the connector block of the neurostimulator.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a relatively new and efficient technique that may be used in the diagnosis of many neurological disorders. It is an anatomical imaging tool which utilizes non-ionizing radiation (i.e. no x-rays or gamma rays) and provides a non-invasive method for the examination of internal structure and function. For example, MRI permits the study of the overall function of the heart in three dimensions significantly better than any other imaging method. Furthermore, imaging with tagging permits the non-invasive study of regional ventricular function.
MRI scanning is widely used in the diagnosis of injuries to the head. In fact, the MRI is now considered by many to be the preferred standard of care, and failure to prescribe MRI scanning can be considered questionable. Approximately sixteen million MRIs were performed in 1996, followed by approximately twenty million in the year 2000. It is projected that forty million MRIs will be performed in 2004.
In an MRI scanner, a magnet creates a strong magnetic field which aligns the protons of hydrogen atoms in the body and then exposes them to radio frequency (RF) energy from a transmitter portion of the scanner. This spins the various protons, and they produce a faint signal that is detected by a receiver portion of the scanner. A computer renders these signals into an image. During this process, three electromagnetic fields are produced; i.e. (1) a static magnetic field, (2) a gradient magnetic field, and (3) a radio frequency (RF) magnetic field. The main or static magnetic field may typically vary between 0.2 and 3.0 Tesla. A nominal value of 1.5 Tesla is approximately equal to 15,000 Gauss which is 30,000 times greater than the Earth's magnetic field of approximately 0.5 Gauss. The time varying or gradient magnetic field may have a maximum strength of approximately 40 milli-Tesla/meters at a frequency of 0-5 KHz. The RF may, for example, produce thousands of watts at frequencies of between 8-215 MHz. For example, up to 20,000 watts may be produced at 64 MHz and a static magnetic field of 1.5 Tesla; that is, 20 times more power than a typical toaster. Thus, questions have arisen regarding the potential risk associated with undesirable interaction between the MRI environment and the above-described neurostimulation systems; e.g. forces and torque on the implantable device within the MRI scanner caused by the static magnetic field, RF-induced heating, induced currents due to gradient magnetic fields, device damage, and image distortion. Of these interactions, the problems associated with induced RF currents in the leads are most deserving of attention since it has been found that the temperature in the leads can rise by as much as 25� Centigrade or higher in an MRI environment.
A similar problem occurs when a patient undergoes diathermy treatment employing RF energy to create eddy currents in the patient's tissue so as to heat the tissue and promote healing. In this environment, current may also be produced in the implanted lead causing undesirable heating of the electrodes as described above.
Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide an implantable medical device that may be safely operated in an MRI environment. It would be further desirable to provide an implantable medical device such as a SCS or DBS neurostimulation system that may be operated in an MRI environment without the generation of significant undesirable heat in the leads due to induced RF currents. It would be further desirable to provide an MRI-safe, implantable lead that may be used in conjunction with known implantable medical devices wherein the stimulation electrodes shunt the energy induced in the electrodes during an MRI scan safely to a patient's body, thereby reducing the generation of unwanted heat at the leads stimulation electrodes. Furthermore, other desirable features and characteristics of the present invention will become apparent from the subsequent detailed description of the invention and the appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and this background of the invention.
According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a medical lead configured to be implanted into a patient's body, the lead comprising a lead body, and an electrode coupled to the lead body. The electrode comprises a first section configured to contact the patient's body, and a second section electrically coupled to the first section and configured to be capacitively coupled to the patient's body.
According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a medical electrode assembly for use on a lead configured to be implanted in a patient's body. The electrode comprises a first section configured to contact the patient's body, and a second section electrically coupled to the first section and configured to be capacitively coupled to the patient's body.
According to a still further aspect of the present invention there is provided a pulse stimulation system for implantation into a patient's body. The system comprises a pulse generator, a conductive filer having a proximal end electrically coupled to the pulse generator and having a distal end, a lead body for housing the conductive filer, and a stimulation electrode configured on the lead body and electrically coupled to the distal end of the filer. The stimulation electrode comprises a first section configured to contact the patient's body for delivering stimulation thereto, and a second section electrically coupled to the first section and configured to be capacitively coupled to the patient's body.
The present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the following drawing figures, wherein like numerals denote like elements, and:
The following detailed description of the invention is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the invention or the application and uses of the invention. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any theory presented in the preceding background of the invention or the following detailed description of the invention.
Lead 24 is a small medical wire having special insulation thereon and includes one or more insulated electrical conductors each coupled at their proximal end to a connector and to contacts/electrodes 26 at its distal end. Some leads are designed to be inserted into a patient percutaneously (e.g. the Model 3487A Pisces—Quad� lead available from Medtronic, Inc.), and some are designed to be surgically implanted (e.g. Model 3998 Specify� lead, also available form Medtronic, Inc.). Lead 24 may contain a paddle at its distant end for housing electrodes 26; e.g. a Medtronic paddle having model number 3587A. Alternatively, electrodes 26 may comprise one or more ring contacts at the distal end of lead 24 as will be more fully described below.
While lead 24 is shown as being implanted in position to stimulate a specific site in spinal cord 30, it could also be positioned along the peripheral nerve or adjacent neural tissue ganglia or may be positioned to stimulate muscle tissue. Furthermore, electrodes 26 may be epidural, intrathecal or placed into spinal cord 30 itself. Effective spinal cord stimulation may be achieved by any of these lead placements. While the lead connector at proximal end of lead 24 may be coupled directly to neurostimulator 20, the lead connector is typically coupled to lead extension 22 as is shown in
A physician's programmer (not shown) utilizes telemetry to communicate with the implanted neurostimulator 20 to enable the physician to program and manage a patient's therapy and troubleshoot the system. A typical physician's programmer is available from Medtronic, Inc. and bears Model No. 7432. Similarly, a patient's programmer (also not shown) also uses telemetry to communicate with neurostimulator 20 so as to enable the patient to manage some aspects of their own therapy as defined by the physician. An example of a patient programmer is Model 7434� 3 EZ Patient Programmer available from Medtronic, Inc.
Implantation of a neurostimulator typically begins with the implantation of at least one stimulation lead usually while the patient is under a local anesthetic. While there are many spinal cord lead designs utilized with a number of different implantation techniques, the largest distinction between leads revolves around how they are implanted. For example, surgical leads have been shown to be highly effective, but require a laminectomy for implantation. Percutaneous leads can be introduced through a needle, a much easier procedure. To simplify the following explanation, discussion will focus on percutaneous lead designs, although it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the inventive aspects are equally applicable to surgical leads. After the lead is implanted and positioned, the lead's distal end is typically anchored to minimize movement of the lead after implantation. The lead's proximal end is typically configured to connect to a lead extension 22. The proximal end of the lead extension is then connected to the neurostimulator 20.
The shaft of lead 46 preferably has a lumen 68 extending therethrough for receiving a stylet that adds a measure of rigidity during installation of the lead. The shaft preferably comprises a comparatively stiffer inner tubing member 70 (e.g. a polyamine, polyamide, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate or the like). Polyamide polymers are preferred. The shaft preferably includes a comparatively softer outer tubing member 72; e.g. silicon or other suitable elastomeric polymer. Conductive rings 71 are preferably of a biocompatible metal such as one selected from the noble group of metals, preferably palladium, platinum or gold and their alloys.
Leads of the type described above may be of the wound helix filer type or of the cabled filer type.
As can be seen, lead filers 82 have a specific pitch and form a helix of a specific diameter. The helix diameter is relevant in determining the inductance of the lead. These filers themselves also have a specific diameter and are made of a specific material. The filer diameter, material, pitch and helix diameter are relevant in determining the impedance of the lead. In the case of a helically wound lead, the inductance contributes to a frequency dependent impedance.
The diameter of typical percutaneous leads is approximately 0.05 inch. This diameter is based upon the diameter of the needle utilized in the surgical procedure to deploy the lead and upon other clinical anatomical requirements. The length of such percutaneous SCS leads is based upon other clinical anatomical requirements and is typically 28 centimeters; however, other lengths are utilized to meet particular needs of specific patients and to accommodate special implant locations.
Lead length is an important factor in determining the suitability of using the lead in an MRI environment. For example, the greater length of the lead, the larger the effective loop area that is impacted by the electromagnetic field (e.g. the longer the lead, the larger the antenna). Furthermore, depending on the lead length, there can be standing wave effects that create areas of high current along the lead body. This can be problematic if the areas of high current are near the distal electrodes.
Compared to the helically wound lead, the cable lead has smaller DC resistance because the length of the straight filer is less than that of a coiled filer and the impedance at frequency is reduced because the inductance has been significantly reduced. It has been determined that the newer cabled filer designs tend to be more problematic in an MRI environment than do the wound helix filer designs. It should be noted that straight filers for cable leads sometimes comprise braided stranded wire that includes a number of smaller strands woven to make up each filer. This being the case, the number of strands could be varied to alter the impedance.
As stated previously, the electromagnetic fields within an MRI environment produce RF currents in the leads that can result in undesirable temperature increases at the leads stimulation electrodes. It has been discovered that this temperature increase can be reduced by providing stimulation electrodes having effective surface areas that increase in an MRI environment.
Because second ring portions 116 have a smaller outer diameter, they are covered by lead body 120; i.e. the surface of the second ring portions 116 is covered by a layer of the dielectric lead body material. Thus, the second ring portions are shown in dotted line format in
During an MRI scan, energy is created in the stimulation lead, and some of that energy exits the lead through the stimulation electrodes in the form of current. This current in the stimulation electrodes can cause the temperature of the electrodes to increase to an undesirable level. By increasing the surface area of the stimulation electrodes, the current density in the stimulation electrodes is decreased thereby decreasing the temperature of the electrodes. By utilizing the second ring portion 116, the stimulation electrode has been effectively extended to be longer than just the stimulation portion of the electrode. The extended portion has a smaller diameter and is covered by a thin layer of dielectric material as above described. When lead 104 is implanted in a patient's body, the second ring portion 116 and the dielectric material thereon form a capacitor with body tissue and/or fluids. The resulting capacitor becomes conductive at MRI frequencies. Thus, at MRI frequencies, the stimulation electrodes have an effective surface area larger than the surface area of their respective first ring portions 112 and the resulting lower density current may be safely dissipated into body tissue or fluid.
The material used to cover the second ring portion 116 may be any type of a biocompatible, non-conductive polymer; preferably a silicone or Teflon type of polymer as these are widely used as lead jackets. The thickness of the layer (i.e. the difference between the outer radii of the first and second ring portions) may be adjusted to select the frequency at which the second ring portion conducts.
It is an important design consideration that the lead's handling characteristics are not compromised. For example, a lead equipped with the longer stimulation electrodes shown in
In another embodiment, heat generated at MRI frequencies can be dissipated by means of a shunt and a floating electrode. Such as arrangement is shown generally in
Capacitive coupling between floating electrode 124 and stimulation electrodes 114 may be accomplished by configuring a capacitor within each stimulation electrode 114 (i.e. an electrode capacitor) and then electrically coupling the electrode capacitor to floating electrode 124. This may be accomplished using a rolled capacitor construction 126 shown in cross-section in
Alternatively, a ceramic capacitor (e.g. a discoital capacitor) could be used to create the capacitance between floating electrode 124 and a stimulation electrode 114. Such an arrangement is shown in
While at least one exemplary embodiment has been presented in the foregoing detailed description of the invention, it should be appreciated that a vast number of variations exist. For example, while the invention has been described in connection with medical systems, the invention is equally applicable to other systems that may be adversely impacted in high frequency environments such as is encountered during an MRI scan. It should also be appreciated that the exemplary embodiment or exemplary embodiments are only examples, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or configuration of the invention in any way.
The foregoing detailed description will provide those skilled in the art with a convenient road map for implementing an exemplary embodiment of the invention, it being understood that various changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements described in an exemplary embodiment without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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Microsoft will launch the Zune HD PMP on September 5th, according to Paul Thurrott. The Windows expert claims to "have been told" the date previously, but gives no indication of a specific source.
Microsoft will launch the Zune HD PMP on September 5th, according to Paul Thurrott. The Windows expert claims to "have been told" the date previously, but gives no indication of a specific source.
SlashGear has been hanging out with Google this week, at the I/O 2009 conference. You can read our first day and second day highlights for the full details, but perhaps the most interesting news was Google's Wave demo for iPhone and Android, and Andy Rubin's confirmation that there should be 18-20 Android handsets on the market by the end of the year. One of those is expected to be the HTC Hero; make sure to check out the promo video for the chin-heavy smartphone.
Gizmodo got their hands on Microsoft's answer to the iPod Touch: the Zune HD. So far, they've only had a few minutes to play with the device, but their impressions are favorable. Giz claims that the UI is nicer than the iPod Touch (and the iPhone) and the overall design and "beauty" of the device is much nicer than that iPod Touch.
Those mock up photos leaked earlier in the month turned out to be the real deal. Microsoft announced the Zune HD today. The device is meant to compete with Apple's iPod Touch. The HD comes from the device's support of HD Radio and 720P HD video (through the optional docking station) and will feature a 3.3" 16:9 multi-touch OLED display. This makes it the first portable media player to include HD radio, giving it a higher quality sound than standard definition radio.
The Zune HD is actually a "digital entertainment handheld" that will allow Microsoft to take on Apple, Sony, Nintendo and Google, claim the latest leaks. In fact, according to TeamXbox.com, rumors regarding the Zune HD actually started filtering in all the way back in August 2008; their sources tell them that the Microsoft device - codenamed "xYz", to suggest the bridge between Xbox and Zune - will be a converged device but not a phone, and have a large WVGA touchscreen display together with "hardware features not found on any handheld on the market".
The Zune HD June launch tweets may have been fake, but well-connected-regarding-Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott has thrown PMP lovers a bone in the shape of the actual launch schedule for the upcoming device. According to Thurrott's tweet, the Zune HD will hit shelves in September.
It now looks like June will not see a new Microsoft Zune HD launch, as the company admits it accidentally linked to a fake Twitter account. Rumors started earlier this week, after a tweet from account "officethemovie" suggested that a new Zune would land next month; however, the account Microsoft's Office 2010 Movie site intended to link to is "Office2010Movie".
We just heard earlier today that Microsoft developers themselves might have tipped off the upcoming launch of Zune phone in June, but now we're learning even more about what a Zune HD or project Pink phone might look like. On the inside, that is.
More Microsoft Zune news today, as the company's own developers tip a new product set to launch in June. The Office 2010 team are mainly intending to twitter about their software, but they've also suggested that "June 2009 will be an important month for Zune lovers"; a second tweet advised would-be iPhone and Palm Pre buyers to hold off in anticipation of a new Microsoft product launch.
After artwork images leaked online of the new Zune HD, more details are now coming out about the next generation MP3 player from Microsoft. The Zune HD is rumored to feature an AMOLED capacitive touch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and HDMI out. It will coming in 16GB and 32GB flavors, and will be poised to compete directly with Apple's iPod Touch.


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Parveen P. Gupta, the Frank L. Magee Professor of Accounting, will receive the highly prestigious Innovation in Accounting Education Award from the
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The award—which is intended to encourage innovation and improvement in accounting education, recognizing significant programmatic changes or a significant activity, concept, or set of materials—will be presented at the national organization's annual meeting Aug. 7-10 at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco.
"Winning this award means a great deal to me because of the caliber of people that have won it in the past and because the course was chosen by my peers in the accounting education field," Gupta says. "It illustrates that we are providing accounting students here at Lehigh University a truly state-of-the-art education in the most innovative of ways."
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By capturing the Innovation in Accounting Education Award, Gupta joins a select list of the country's finest business minds. Among the past winners of the award are Robin Cooper from Emory University; James K. Loebbecke, a retired professor from the University of Utah; Gary L. Holstrum, associate chief auditor and director of research at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Andrew Bailey, Jr., the deputy chief accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C.; and Karen Pincus, the accounting department chairwoman at the University of Arkansas.
"The MS in Accounting Program, now starting its fifth year, enjoys tremendous success due to the combination of a strong curriculum, outstanding faculty and talented students," says Kenneth Sinclair, professor and chair of accounting. "Professor Gupta's innovative course ensures that students are knowledgeable in various emerging issues relating to corporate governance and risk management, including ethical dilemmas facing a professional, how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act impacts the management of risk and control, and the importance of aligning CEO compensation to firm performance and the role stock options play in this process."
Each fall, about 30 students working toward their master's degree in accounting take Gupta's course. The students learn the latest tricks of the trade by performing real-life written and video case study analyses, taking part in role playing exercises and experiential field projects, and by using anonymous consensus building tools and listening to expert guest speakers. Then, the students have the unique opportunity to practice what they've learned in the classroom by working with a real company located within Lehigh Valley on a team project.
Each summer before the class begins, Gupta collaborates with the
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In great detail, Gupta's students map out the potential business risks that a company faces given its industry and current competitive environment and then the student team presents its solution regarding how these potential problems should be handled. To date, more than 30 different companies—mostly locally based—have partnered with Gupta in this innovative class in which the final report is presented to Gupta and the key decision-makers at the assigned company.
"Students gain practical work experience by conducting a real-world Business Risk Assessment project," Sinclair says. "It is this type of course that explains why Lehigh's Accounting Department is a key source of new professionals for Big Four public accounting firms and many global and financial firms."
Katie Arscott, who graduated with her master's in accounting this past spring and will begin working for accounting giant Deloitte & Touché in mid-August, agrees.
"Professor Gupta is one of the most dedicated teachers that I've ever had. He really deserves that award," Arscott says. "He really cares about each of his students and he has a gift for preparing his students for the real world. In addition to the team project where you get to work in a real-world setting, he always had us reading and analyzing the latest news in accounting. I left that class feeling that I had a really clear understanding of what's going on today in the accounting profession.
"He truly is an innovative professor."
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MOTORISTS caught using handheld mobile phones in Lincolnshire could escape conviction.
In lieu of a £60 fine and three points, offenders will be given the chance to stump up about £80 to attend a What's Driving You? course.
And the money raised by Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership will go back into road safety campaigns.
Principal road safety coordinator Greville Burgess said the emphasis on education could save lives.
He said: "This way, you don't get the points, so you don't have a conviction and your insurance does not go up.
"The evidence from other diversionary courses is very positive in that nationally less than 1 per cent re-offend within three years of completing the course. This strongly suggests that education rather than simple penalty points and a fine is more effective."
What's Driving You? also covers failing to wear seat belts, careless driving outside of a collision and traffic signal offences.
A second more expensive course is due to be launched later this year.
Drive4Change will be a practical assessed drive for what police deem to have been deliberate offenders.
Figures supplied by Lincolnshire Police show 1,949 motorists were each fined £60 for mobile phone offences in 2009, compared with 1,834 last year. The cash goes to the Treasury.
Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership already runs speed awareness workshops for which speeders pay £85 and the income generated is spent on operating and maintaining the county's speed cameras.
The partnership aims to replace £1.4 million that was formerly provided in Government grants with revenue from the speed workshops.
Surpluses go into subsidies for mature and young driver training courses.
But Keith Peat, Lincolnshire co-ordinator for the Association of British Drivers, said: "This is just another example of the road safety industry being less interested in what actually kills providing they can sell courses."


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Is there another list of free agents? Not totally happy with this group to pick from to rebuild the Hornets.
Big Shirley's of New Orleans will put the TU Bear Burger on our restaurant menu to honor a student from my old high school. Good luck with the books and welcome Tulane Football!!!!!!!!!!
Hang in there coach Monty!!!!! We want fair trade value.
Let's rebuild with people that want play here in New Orleans and let those who want out...Haul Azz if you need play with so called super stars in order to win. Some of these players have NO HEART>
I am very sorry to hear that a fellow restaurant owner has suffered such a blow. I pray that they come back. I never heard of oil on cleaning rags starting kitchen fires. Now that I know this, I will be careful not to make the same mistake at Big Shirley's of New Orleans.
Mark Petteway rest in peace #40
It's time for New Orleans to catch up with the rest of the country when it comes to mobile kitchens. The permit process is really disturbing for new businesses. Try getting a beer and wine permit! The city needs to improve on new business services.
Now we can get someone to help stop those long run and pass plays. I never felt comfortable with Williams play calling. Good luck Greg.....See Ya. Time for a all around football team with offense and defense ready for action.
Trade Chris Paul and start building this team with someone who wants to be here. Everyone wants to join a winning team and not do what it takes to win with what you have. Clean House!
This is how you give back to the WHOLE city of New Orleans. We can't worry about closed minded people, but do whatever it takes to make things better for our youth. We all can do more to change things. TOGETHER
Thank you Mr. Dixon for allowing me to work in the art gallery as a youth with your son Frank. This was my first experience on how business in the French Quarters operated. It was some of those experiences that helped mold me into the man I am today.
Peace to your family from Mike Dummett and Big Shirley's restaurant.
If the right deal comes along trade them all! It's time for the Hornets to get buzzing.
We need to trade this dude.
Our children need a Skate Park!
This JERK charges $40 for autographs? I can understand charging adults...but children!
What a JACKASS YOU ARE SHOCKEY. A real L O S E R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
According to this article we are keeping everyone from last season. WE NEED REAL CHANGE! Guys that can score and defend. This current roster is soft.
Give the job to Johnson and hire a new General Manager...Steve Martin is my vote.
Either bring back coach Byron Scott or sign Avery Johnson. We need a coach with the balls to make real changes to the Hornets. The front office could also use a cleaning.
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I've been told one of my best attributes (and least productive) is my ability to remember vivid details of random events. So when the Alamodome turned 20 years old this month it wasn't hard to come up with my 20 best behind-the-scenes memories. I remember both the pre-opening hard hat tours ("Here's where your cubicle […] [Read More]
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The Alamodome turned 20 years old this month. Outside of a well done series of first person commentaries on The Rivard Report, there was little fanfare. I shot this Vine with a $2.29 piece of red velvet cake and some mementos for the Dome's birthday. However, my hand covered up the audio on my phone […] [Read More]
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Last year sports business writer Darren Rovell sent a Mother's Day tweet asking who asked: "How did your Mom feed your sports obsession?" I responded with a Top 10 list that ended with one of my favorite pictures of us. My roommate had moved out of our apartment so I couldn't afford to extend the […] [Read More]
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This Spring I helped interview the Top 25 candidates for the Valero Alamo Bowl's internship program as well as served on executive search committees at two prominent San Antonio companies. It floored me that several of the best intern candidates and a couple of the high profile applicants for the outside companies made the same […] [Read More]
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Well said, nicely put!
I've taken a few shots at Roy on a few other posts on this topic. But all in all, I'd say Dems should be grateful for Roy's defection to the dark side. Clearly, if you leave a party where such tactics are reviled, in favor of a party in which they're rewarded, you've upgraded both.
Locking people up costs money. A lot of money.
What's needed is a simplified process to garnish the property and sell it to recover costs.
No impressed. Not at all.
Government isn't supposed to do everything or even most things. But it is supposed to do some things. Any fool of a lawmaker who thinks he can get my vote by cutting my taxes is too stupid to hold the job.
Try it this way: Offering to sell me a brand-new car for $3,000 that doesn't run won't make a sale.
Impress me by doing what you're supposed to do.
I'd much rather see roads repaired, schools fixed, bridges rebuilt and state parks spruced up than get a couple hundred dollars back. If nothing else, fixing the roads would save me on more on tires and car repairs.
In fact, I'd happily sign on to a 5 percent state income tax with 1 percent dedicated to making community college fully funded, giving Michigan a K-14 school system.
Offer to cut my taxes when the pot holes are fixed. Not before.
I have long observed that there is no scorn like a Republican's scorn. Generally speaking, they can be almost vicious in their attacks on anyone or anything that runs counter to their beliefs. A quick review of posts to this story and any other like story will confirm what I am talking about.
I'm every bit as serious, or as flippant, as you, Tom. Take your pick.
@Durwood --
Tim Skubick isn't a reporter, he's a columnist. Just as it says on his byline (see above). All you have to do is read, though maybe that's asking too much.
His job as a columnist is to expresses an opinion, same as George Will or Cal Thomas do in the newspaper, neither of which are examples of conservative bias.
If your son uses a columnist's personal opinion as an example of bias in the news media, he gets an 'E' for the assignment. And as you aren't correcting him, I can see where he gets it from.
Not impressed, Roy.
I never argue with a man over his principles, even if they differ from mine. But I'll be first in line to savage him for his hypocrisy or his stupidity, even when he is from my side.
If you just came to this realization last week, you should have held off announcing until the groundwork was prepared. That would have been honorable and classy. As you've done it this way, the charges of a corrupt bargain have substance, and you'll just have to deal with the stench that now surrounds you.
Political parties serve the same purposes that church congregations or civic clubs do. They aren't the only source of people of faith or civic duty, but they're organizations able to accomplishing things as groups that individuals can't. What's more, going to church on Sunday or showing up for weekly club meetings keeps one in the loop with his fellow travelers and demonstrates conviction and commitment to the group and to its ideals.
Any and all politicians, conservative or liberal, who claim to represent "the people" and to be "above party" are as useless as a car with three wheels. The only thing left to determine is whether that politician is lying to his constituents or if he really is clueless. In the case of the former, he lacks the character to represent me. In the case of the latter, he lacks the brains to represent me.
I'd apply all of the above to members of either party evenly and fairly. So I'm not taking issue with you for leaving the Democratic Party or for joining the Republican Party. I'm taking issue with you for what you've done and for how you've done it.
Based on what I've heard from friends who live near Hastings, she should have been riding a motorcycle. I've heard tell that the police chief is a motorcyclist, and folks riding bikes somehow don't seem to get stopped by police there, especially for obnoxiously loud motorcycles.
I've never ridden or owned a motorcycle, so I don't much care. But I've wondered if that bit of town lore might be true?
Sadly, Grandvillain, I'm forced to agree with you.
Middle age is that time of life when the broad mind and the narrow waist exchange places.
And that's when young, fit, open-minded, optimistic Liberals become old, fat, close-minded, pessimistic Conservatives.
Most anything that can be in private hands, should be in private hands. But there are exceptions.
Streets and roads are public facilities for private use, and it's a very efficient system that allows private individuals and private business to move people and goods from place to place.
Bridges are extensions of roads. How are they not?
More than half of Canada, our biggest trading partner, is separated from the U.S. by water, including a full 2/3 of the Canadian population in Ontario and Quebec.
Detroit and Buffalo, N.Y., are potential goldmines for commerce between the two countries. But we have to have the infrastructure in place to take advantage.
Follow the money. Matty Mouron is welling to spend millions to maintain his monopoly because he knows he can make hundreds of millions in return.
This is a situation in which Gov. Snyder and an aide nicknamed Luca Brasi needs to have a private meeting with Mouron and make him an offer he can't refuse.
This is a situation that has gone on far too long, in part because their are enough voters so convinced in the supremacy of private enterprise, and disinclined to think for themselves, that they've failed to notice that retaining this one private enterprise is harming many, many more private enterprises.
Everyone who's pro-business should understand the value of well maintained roads. Connect the dots already.
I've no argument with party switching. The positions of wise people do evolve over time. Those who's thinking never changes clearly aren't thinking at all.
What matters is why it's done and how it's done.
The honorable act would have been to make the call before filing in February as a Democrat, before accepting Democratic campaign contributions, and to inform his staff in advance so that they'd have the option of seeking other jobs.
For those who don't know, in politics, it's a maximum of staffing that you don't change sides, ever. Because no one will trust you, so no one ever will hire you again.
Schmidt's act is vile anyway you slice it.
Now the party of faux values and sham ethics gains an apostle eager to pocket his 30 pieces of silver for a job well done.
The Democrats are angry, naturally, but only because they couldn't get a candidate of their own on the ballot. But if you read through these comments, it's clear none in the Democratic Party are begging him to come back. I'm sure they're secretly glad the GOP has remediated the carcinogen that was Schmidt from their midst.
The Dems will have the last laugh when the GOP, down the road, refuses to nominate him for higher office. Because even Republicans understand you never trust nor reward a traitor.
The GOP will use use him and dispose of him. Just watch.
Well said and well reasoned, onebigfan.
Probably won't be well read for that very reason, but well appreciated by those who'd rather think it through than shout it out.
A fair few people here either won't or can't think clearly.
Student loans are a rigged game -- by lenders, by the college and by the government.
Students are adults, but they can't borrow on their own. Students are adults, but any financial aid is dependent on their parent's incomes. But once your student is enrolled, colleges don't have to answer any financial questions from parents, unless the student gives permission, because -- wait for it -- the student is an adult.
Education is a public function, If the state or feds won't pay for it, as they do K-12, they at least should be the sole lender. That way the full weight of the government can lean on colleges to keep costs down. What's more, the feds could amortize loans over 35 or 40 years of an adult working life, with the money payed through payroll deductions, reconciled annually while paying federal taxes with just one 1099 mailed and on extra line on the form.
Student loans should be dischargeable in bankruptcy. Meaning they should be treated precisely the same as any other loan.
Idiots here say students should only study certain in-demand subjects probably have trouble remembering where they left their car keys. The economy always is in flux, old jobs disappear, new jobs are created, and adults who live to retirement will work for 35 0r 40 years. I'm old enough to remember when key punch operators were a hot, new, well-paying career. The only computer punch cards you'll see today are in historical museums under glass.
It makes far more sense from a macroeconomic standpoint to encourage people to pursue what they're naturally gifted and talented for, rather than try to pound a square peg into a round hole. The entire economy benefits in the long run, and everyone employed in the economy pays the taxes the provide roads, sewers, police, fire, national defense, social security and Medicare.
@NerH --
You can't without dropping out from time to time. See my above post for the math.
So you graduate high school in June, find two part-time jobs, each 25 hours a week -- hopefully the hours don't conflict -- and one year later, you have $19,000 before taxes, and that's assuming you have parents who'll house and feed you and keep and maintain a vehicle to get you to work.
You go to school for a year, drop out for a year to work again. Only tuition went up 8 percent, then 8 percent again. So entering your 4th academic year since HS -- only your second year of college -- you'll need nearly $2,000 more than in your sophomore year to meet the tuition.
And if you borrowed anything at all in your first year, dropping out to work for a year before your second year, means loans come due, and monthly payments come out of your meager earnings
I can go on for sometime with additional details. The math just doesn't work, and pretending it does, doesn't help.
You're half right, brrbrown, but half right still is half wrong. The common denominator is deregulation.
Once upon a time, banks were banks, and savings and loans were savings and loans. S&L's dealt in mortgages, held their mortgages and serviced their mortgages.
The value of mortgages held were connected entirely to the value of the real estate. Once the financial industry was free to bundle mortgages and sell as investments, the value of the bundles no longer was based on the real estate value, but upon the market value of the bundle.
That's why speculation could create a bubble as well as why the bubble burst. Meanwhile, FDIC regulations, still governing most bank accounts, left the middle class unscathed in that area.
Government doesn't need to touch most things, and only needs to regulate a few things. This is one of them.
You're entirely right about bankruptcy laws and student debt. Government passed the laws, yes. But the prodding and funding came at the behest of the U.S. financial industry, because there was money to be made.
They've got a sweet deal, don't they? Students can't go to college without borrowing, and students can't discharge student loans in bankruptcy court under any circumstances. And all the finance industry has to do is keep directing a share of their obscene profits to elect and re-elect public officials who'll take the cash and won't bite the hand that feeds them.
Far too many people have buried their heads in the sand on this.
30 years ago last fall, I enrolled in a mid-priced Michigan public university. Tuition was $36.50.
Working for $3.35 an hour minimum wage, it took 11 hours (not including taxes) to pay for one credit hour. In a little over 13 weeks of summer vacation, working 25 hours per week, I could almost pay for one year's college (30 credits).
Last fall, tuition at that same school was $355 per credit hour. In 30 years, minimum wage has more than doubled, but tuition has gone up tenfold.
Today, at minimum wage, it takes 48 hours to earn that credit hour. Working 25 hours per week, it takes 58 weeks to earn one year's tuition at that school.
Meaning you just can't work your way through school anymore. Not without dropping out from time to time. That's why so many kids are borrowing so much. There are no alternatives.
This is a ticking time bomb that's going to explode soon. Just as the mortgage meltdown affected people gainfully employed and current on their mortgages, folks who aren't in college or who don't have kids in college are going to get hammered just the same.
Folk, please don't jump to the conclusion that everyone is rolling in dough, thanks to ill-gotten gains.
I have a relative currently at MSU whose so-called financial aid is almost entirely loans plus one scholarship. I'm told the way MSU operates is, money goes directly to the college, and if there's anything left afterwards, it's disbursed to the student.
I point that out because her parents had to front her money for books. Only a couple months later, after the money was disbursed to the student, were the parents repaid.
If, somewhere, kids are using financial aid for other purposes, it's hardly universal.
Besides, a lot of middle class kids get near to nothing these days because they have two parents who work.
You've got to love a system in which U.S. courts can sentence 14 year-olds to prison as "adults" but U.S. colleges regard 21 year-olds as effective minors, dependent on their parents. Hardly fair, hardly just.
It'll be the next great financial meltdown, probably just as the rest of the economy picks up. I've been saying it for years. I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.
Korea6913 is entirely correct, mrrogers.
I speak as a Progressive. I've not known any Liberal, Progressive or other Leftist say Michigan was thriving under Granholm or collapsing under Snyder. Progressives generally say Granholm managed a bad situation about as well as anyone could, and Progressives are skeptical at Snyder's tax cuts to business, funded by the people. Time will tell on that.
Progressives typically are for tax breaks to corporations if it involves one-time projects, such as acquisition of property or new plants and equipment. Something that sunsets. Progressives almost always are opposed to never-ending subsidies, such as agriculture. Every Michigander should know corn is heavily subsidized and has been since before World War II. Because it's cheap, corn sweetners have done serious damage to sugar beet production, which is a major cash crop in the thumb area that would be much more competitive of the odds were even.
I've never met a Progessive who's called Detroit a utopia. I've never met a Progressive who's called anything a utopia.
Political discourse in this country would improve dramatically if partisans would stick to chatting up their side and stop spreading lies about the other.
As I've done here.
Fewer things are funnier, yet depressingly so, than listening to people who say they believe in rights (for themselves) but are opposed to extending those rights to others. Or who say they stand for (their) values and (their) principles but are opposed to others forming their own values and principles.
Rights are rights only if they extend to everyone. The right to vote once was denied to adult women, but they were supposed to have the right. The right to same sex marriage has been denied to adults, but they were supposed to have the right to marry anyone who's an adult, who's mentally competent, who isn't a close blood relative, and who gives consent.
Rights can be exercised or not. It's your free choice for yourself, but not your choice to interfere with others rights. In short, if you're opposed to gun ownership, don't own one. If you're opposed to abortion, don't have one. If you're opposed to same-sex marriage, don't enter into one.
Your opposition to exercising a right for yourself doesn't give you liberty to limit others from having it.
HPD alludes to a common occurrence in social change. It always passes through three stages:
Stage 1 -- That's the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard of.
Stage 2 -- Well, I'm personally for it, but it'll never happen.
Stage 3 -- Duh! Of course everyone thinks that way.
We've pretty much reached Stage 3 on gay marriage.
My hunch is Obama was for it all along. But he's far more clever than Conservatives give him credit for. He had no need to play that card in 2008 to win, nothing to gain by bringing it up prior to now. But as it's an election year, by coming out for it, he energizes the gay and lesbian community -- both votes and money -- and does nothing on this issue to energize the GOP because those who will be opposed already were opposed.
Politics very rarely is a slam dunk win. When you do something that gains you some votes and support and costs you neither, that's a win.
Grand Blanc makes some good points.
I'm usually a great supporter of higher education and a fierce defender of Michigan's public universities.
This is an exception.
No 4-year college in Michigan should admit any student who's deficient in any area, period. If they didn't get that in high school, they should be directed to community college to remedy that. That's one of community college's purposes.
Any and all 4-year colleges admitting students who are deficient are charging top dollar for no good reason other than lining their pockets.
If someone from a 4-year college would like to offer an explanation on why their institution is two or three times better at that task than a community college, which would justify the two or three times higher tuition, I'm willing to listen to the explanation.
For the moment, I'm disgusted.


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RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the general supervision of the Vice President of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management. The Dean of Students and Director of Housing and Residence Life is responsible for the overall leadership, development, supervision, administration and management of the Housing and Residential Life program and areas related to the Dean of Student Affairs including, but not limited to recommending policies and procedures to pace with changing developments in the field; administration of the student code of conduct; coordination of the University Threat Assessment Plan; maximizing housing occupancy goals; developing and coordinating, as it relates to housing, budget planning and management, and purchasing. The Director provides oversight and management of the University's contract dining services operation in conjunction with the VPSA & EM. Develop short and long range vision for the department and lead department staff in the implementation of plans. Assure that a variety of student life opportunities are offered to all students. Research, develop, and implement a comprehensive residence education and programming model for currently 3 residence halls (335 student) and 2 apartment complexes (62 apartments), creating living learning communities. (Construction of 600 additional beds with phase one [198 beds] being completed by fall 2013 and phase two [400 beds] by fall 2015). Develop programs and policies affecting student life, including serving as the first line contact and problem resolution for parents, students and others. Develop and implement a student judicial system; serve as Chief Conduct Officer of the University. Includes coordination and supervision of due process procedures as they relate to student behavior and discipline. Coordinate the development and implementation of safety and security education programs, protocols and drills for residential students and staff, coordinate the University Threat Assessment Plan and partner with Campus Police on community policing initiatives. Supervise and manage the Residence Life staff including support staff, one Housing Assistant and supervision of four Hall Directors, fourteen resident assistants and four work studies. Additional staff requirement as new halls come on line. Oversee all aspects of the selection and training of the academic year and summer resident assistant staff. Demonstrate strong commitment to further developing critical partnerships within Student Affairs and Enrollment Management (Registrar, Financial Aid, First Year Experience, Admissions, Student Health Services, Multicultural Affairs and Student Activities, Campus Recreation, Outreach Programs) and across the University including but not limited to: Business Office, IT, Campus Police, Maintenance, Academic Affairs departments and Special Events. As a senior member of Student Affair & Enrollment Management serve on the Enrollment Management Team, to inform enrollment planning and management related to housing trends (i.e., vacancies, withdrawals, student demographics). 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In conjunction with the General Manager of Mustang Dining manage all aspects of the dining service contract operations including but not limited to: meal plan budget projections, analysis, and dining cost center; addressing student and faculty concerns, advocacy for operational and service improvements; and ensuring compliance with the stated conditions of the contract. Oversee the client expectations with and ensure vendor compliance with contractual agreements for residential cable (Comcast) and laundry equipment (MAC.GRAY). Lead and monitor technology solutions for administrating residence life services for Millenium key card access programs for residence halls, working closely with the vendor on upgrades, trouble shooting and training for card system and fire suppression system. Efficiently analyze, forecast, and manage all Housing and Residence Life budgets. 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Serves as chair of the Housing crisis team as well as an on-call member of the University crisis team; respond at any time if called to assist in any campus crisis response; coordinate, respond, and/or assist with student and campus emergencies/crisis; work with local hospital staff to assess student's status and evaluate ability to return to campus; conduct necessary follow-up with Campus Police, local agencies, and/or parents and staff as needed; assist with coordination, communication and implementation of emergency response plans and actions. Duties will include up to 15% of university work and can change as deemed necessary by the Vice President of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management. Collaborate with Student Health Services, and other university departments on campus wide alcohol and drug education. Collaborate with Student Health Services and other university departments on campus wide Wellness and mental health education. Assist Facilities Management and the Sustainability committee on campus wide Sustainability initiatives and education; and performs other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Master's Degree from an accredited institution required with a minimum of seven (7) years' of post-master's professional experience in residence life and housing and/or other Student Affairs related areas.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience serving on campus-based project management team for the planning, building, and opening of new residence hall building is also highly desirable. Experience with diverse groups and Proficiency in Spanish.
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Western New Mexico University serves a diverse multicultural population of more than 3,500 students including non-traditional students. Exemplary teaching, quality programs, commitment to diversity, and enhanced regional service characterize WNMU's mission. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, handicap, or national origin. WNMU is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer.
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Two arrested for possessing stolen car, stolen items
A pair of alleged thieves might have gotten several entries on Santa's naughty list Christmas Eve, when they were reportedly caught driving a stolen car filled with stolen merchandise.
Gary DeWayne Lawhorn, 23, and Jessica Elliott, 23, both of the same Knoxville address, face charges of aggravated burglary and theft after deputies stopped them early Monday in a car that had been reported stolen, and had also been described by a witness to a burglary.
Deputy Levi Morton spotted the car at about 4:30 a.m. in Pigeon Forge, after dispatchers sent out a bulletin describing a vehicle matching its description that had been spotted leaving the scene of a burglary. After stopping the car, Morton found that it had also been reported stolen.
When he looked inside the vehicle, he found a backpack full of tools, and a number of flat screen televisions and other items inside the car, reports show.
The televisions and other items in the car had reportedly been taken from some local rental cabins.
Morton also learned Lawhorn's driver license had been suspended in November for failure to pay child support.
Lawhorn is facing three counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000, two counts of theft of property worth $500 to $1,000, and driving on a suspended license. He was being held at the Sevier Count Jail in lieu of $125,000 bond.
Elliott faces three counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000 and two counts of theft of property worth $500 to $1,000. She was being held at the Sevier County Jail in lieu of $82,000 bond.
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