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Daniel Kahneman, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of our most important thinkers. His ideas have had a profound and widely regarded impact on many fields — including economics, medicine, and politics — but until now, he has never brought together his many years of research and thinking in one book.
In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities — and also the faults and biases — of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning the next vacation — each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgments and decisions.
Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives — and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Thinking, Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking.
"The mind is a hilariously muddled compromise between incompatible modes of thought in this fascinating treatise by a giant in the field of decision research. Nobel-winning psychologist Kahneman (Attention and Effort) posits a brain governed by two clashing decision-making processes. The largely unconscious System 1, he contends, makes intuitive snap judgments based on emotion, memory, and hard-wired rules of thumb; the painfully conscious System 2 laboriously checks the facts and does the math, but is so 'lazy' and distractible that it usually defers to System 1. Kahneman uses this scheme to frame a scintillating discussion of his findings in cognitive psychology and behavioral economics, and of the ingenious experiments that tease out the irrational, self-contradictory logics that underlie our choices. We learn why we mistake statistical noise for coherent patterns; why the stock-picking of well-paid investment advisers and the prognostications of pundits are worthless; why businessmen tend to be both absurdly overconfident and unwisely risk-averse; and why memory affects decision making in counterintuitive ways. Kahneman's primer adds to recent challenges to economic orthodoxies about rational actors and efficient markets; more than that, it's a lucid, marvelously readable guide to spotting — and correcting — our biased misunderstandings of the world. Photos. (Nov.)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
"A tour de force...Kahneman's book is a must read for anyone interested in either human behavior or investing. He clearly shows that while we like to think of ourselves as rational in our decision making, the truth is we are subject to many biases. At least being aware of them will give you a better chance of avoiding them, or at least making fewer of them." CBS News
"Daniel Kahneman demonstrates forcefully in his new book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, how easy it is for humans to swerve away from rationality." The Washington Post
"An outstanding book, distinguished by beauty and clarity of detail, precision of presentation and gentleness of manner. Its truths are open to all those whose System 2 is not completely defunct. I have hardly touched on its richness." The Guardian
"Brilliant....It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of Daniel Kahneman's contribution to the understanding of the way we think and choose. He stands among the giants, a weaver of the threads of Charles Darwin, Adam Smith and Sigmund Freud. Arguably the most important psychologist in history, Kahneman has reshaped cognitive psychology, the analysis of rationality and reason, the understanding of risk and the study of happiness and well-being....A magisterial work, stunning in its ambition, infused with knowledge, laced with wisdom, informed by modesty and deeply humane. If you can read only one book this year, read this one." The Globe and Mail
"A sweeping, compelling tale of just how easily our brains are bamboozled, bringing in both his own research and that of numerous psychologists, economists, and other experts....Kahneman has a remarkable ability to take decades worth of research and distill from it what would be important and interesting for a lay audience....Thinking, Fast and Slow is an immensely important book. Many science books are uneven, with a useful or interesting chapter too often followed by a dull one. Not so here. With rare exceptions, the entire span of this weighty book is fascinating and applicable to day-to-day life. Everyone should read Thinking, Fast and Slow." Boston Globe
"We must be grateful to Kahneman for giving us in this book a joyful understanding of the practical side of our personalities." The New York Review of Books
"It is an astonishingly rich book: lucid, profound, full of intellectual surprises and self-help value." The New York Times Book Review
"There have been many good books on human rationality and irrationality, but only one masterpiece. That masterpiece is Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow....This is one of the greatest and most engaging collections of insights into the human mind I have read." William Easterly, Financial Times
"With Kahneman's expert help, readers may understand this mix of psychology and economics better than most accountants, therapists, or elected representatives. VERDICT A stellar accomplishment, a book for everyone who likes to think and wants to do it better." Library Journal
"[A] tour de force of psychological insight, research explication and compelling narrative that brings together in one volume the high points of Mr. Kahneman's notable contributions, over five decades, to the study of human judgment, decision-making and choice....Thanks to the elegance and force of his ideas, and the robustness of the evidence he offers for them, he has helped us to a new understanding of our divided minds — and our whole selves." Christoper F. Chabris, The Wall Street Journal
"Profound....As Copernicus removed the Earth from the center of the universe and Darwin knocked humans off their biological perch, Mr. Kahneman has shown that we are not the paragons of reason we assume ourselves to be." The Economist
"[Thinking, Fast and Slow] is wonderful, of course. To anyone with the slightest interest in the workings of his own mind, it is so rich and fascinating that any summary would seem absurd." Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair
"Absorbingly articulate and infinitely intelligent....What's most enjoyable and compelling about Thinking, Fast and Slow is that it's so utterly, refreshingly anti-Gladwellian. There is nothing pop about Kahneman's psychology, no formulaic story arc, no beating you over the head with an artificial, buzzword-encrusted Big Idea. It's just the wisdom that comes from five decades of honest, rigorous scientific work, delivered humbly yet brilliantly, in a way that will forever change the way you think about thinking." The Atlantic
"The ramifications of Kahenman's work are wide, extending into education, business, marketing, politics...and even happiness research. Call his field 'psychonomics,' the hidden reasoning behind our choices. Thinking, Fast and Slow is essential reading for anyone with a mind." The New York Post
How do we form impressions and make decisions?
In Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work on rationality and decision making, introduces the "machinery of the mind." Two systems drive the way we think and make choices: System One is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System Two is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Examining how both systems function within the mind, Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities as well as the biases of fast thinking and the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and our choices. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, he shows where we can trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking, contrasting the two-system view of the mind with the standard model of the rational economic agent.
Kahneman's singularly influential work has transformed cognitive psychology and launched the new fields of behavioral economics and happiness studies. Here, in the highly anticipated Thinking Fast and Slow, Kahneman presents his path-breaking account of how the mind works, and offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and personal livesand how we can guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. He will change the way you think about thinking.
About the Author
Daniel Kahneman is Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University and a professor of public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his pioneering work with Amos Tversky on decision-making.
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"No, seriously. Are you good?" I said again.
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Smith is such a huge key to the Knicks, who are praying that Marcus Camby can return soon and that Tyson Chandler's knee issue isn't serious. With their big depth an issue, Smith has to be able to contribute both on the glass and on offense. He can play some three if the Knicks want to go Melo at the 4 and help on the boards. It's my understanding that he will be back to practice this week and hopes to play in the opener. I don't like to speculate on injuries, but that's what I'm hearing.
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Late last year, Staffing Industry Analysts was accused of having a crush on the online staffing segment. But 10 months have since elapsed, and I have to say that more and more it feels like we were right in our enthusiasm. Here's why this revolutionary model is worth watching.
First, the growth in online staffing is not only rapid but starting to take on that hockey-stick pattern typical of successful technological change. Earlier we had forecast global online staffing growth in 2013 and 2014 at 40 percent per year. Based on the performance of companies we are following, we just revised those forecasts upward to 60% in 2013 and 70% in 2014. By the end of 2014, this will be a $2.7 billion segment.
Likewise, the rate of origination of these firms is increasing. In the period 2004-2009, about six such firms were created per year. Since that time, the rate has increased to over eight per year. And that's just counting those we have identified. We once thought there were 50 such firms. Then it was 55, then 60. By the time we completed our list, we counted 67. After the list was published we found two more.
Why does this matter? The online model is more cost-efficient and therefore a formidable competitor to the brick and mortar, labor-intensive traditional model of staffing. Indeed it's so cost-efficient that its typical markup is in the range of eight percent. It's hard for the traditional models to match that. This model is going to shake up how traditional firms do business. And eventually will impact how buyers operate, even though now it's a small percent of global spend.
One wonders how staffing will all end up. With the proliferation of online staffing firms, there may be a VMS-type service that develops and aggregates workers from the different online staffing firms just as the traditional VMS once did for workers from myriad staffing agencies. And/or maybe the online staffing firms will segregate by type of skill or market.
But even for me in the throes of this "crush," I would like to add that the people factor — the strong suit of traditional staffing — should not be underestimated. As a heavy user of Elance, I have to say that having an agent — i.e., a staffing firm or recruiter – smooth the process (i.e. screen the hundreds of workers) is worth its weight in gold. From that angle, some additional markup might be worth it.
But regardless, online staffing is clearly going to make a splash, and quite a big one. So make room for it, learn from it and grow with it.
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Scott Leighton 09/25/2013 03:06 pm
"The online model is more cost-efficient and therefore a formidable competitor to the brick and mortar, labor-intensive traditional model of staffing. Indeed it's so cost-efficient that its typical markup is in the range of eight percent."
That is a very misleading comparison. Brick and mortar staffing is employment-based, e.g., classic temporary help staffing. These online services are bare bones operations charging 8% markup to process and track the transaction and bill the client and pay the independent contractor. No employee relationship and no protection at all for the client. Read the fine print (pay particular attention to all the disclaimers and indemnities), it is nothing at all like temporary help staffing.
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Dan Gaffney 09/19/2013 04:16 pm
Thank you for the post Ms. Sriram and for recognizing the importance of online staffing models. They're not going to replace traditional staffing firms, but provide employers and freelancers another opportunity to connect.
Amy's comparison to real estate sales is fair, but the commission a real estate agent charges-around 6% of the sale, seems like a bargain compared to the cost that staffing firms charge for temp staffing-in my experience, about a third of the cost the employer pays is going to the contractor. That may work for some freelancers, but for those who don't need the services of the staffing firm, online models may help employers hire more qualified contractors for less cost.
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Amy Bingham 09/19/2013 03:15 pm
Interesting stats Subadhra. I agree staffing firms should watch the online model closely, but your comment about being willing to pay for an agent isn't surprising. Relying purely on technology to procure a skill is like selling your home yourself. You may save money in an agent commission, but you'll also potentially waste a lot of time showing your house to unqualified buyers.
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2004 Edgar Award Winner for Best Fact Crime
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An amazing history that recounts the inconceivable events surrounding the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Larson's tale captures a time and place that vividly come to life. The central characters in this tale are Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the construction of the fair, and H. H. Holmes, a serial killer who used the popularity of the fair for his own nefarious ends. Burnham's work at overcoming the insurmountable obstacles before completing this awe inspiring project is interwoven with chapters relating to the maniacal Holmes, whose person will keep you both captivated and haunted. Breathtakingly written, this almost unbelievable history reads like the work of a highly inventive novelist.
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Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair's brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country's most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his "World's Fair Hotel" just west of the fairgrounds — a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake.
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The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair — one its architect, the other a murderer. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others.
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Paleontologist Kate Lloyd has traveled to the desolate region for the expedition of her lifetime. Joining a Norwegian scientific team that has stumbled across an extraterrestrial ship buried in the ice, she discovers an organism that seems to have died in the crash eons ago. But it is about to wake up. When a simple experiment frees the alien from its frozen prison, Kate must join the crew's pilot, Carter, to keep it from killing them off one at a time. And in this vast, intense land, a parasite that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish.
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There's something quite bewitching about Rachael Taylor--and it's not only because the Australian actress stars in the supernatural series 666 Park Avenue. As the show's scene-stealing Jane Van Veen, Taylor sports long blond waves and an American accent, but it's her real-life style (and razor-sharp bob) that we simply can't get enough of. Read on to see why Taylor's earned a spot as our Girl of the Month, and shop the pieces to get her look.On The Red Carpet & Street
You'll never spot Taylor in a tight cocktail number or skin-baring top, yet the actress always looks downright alluring. For evening, she chooses demure silhouettes in luxe fabrics, like the Cushnie Et Ochs Croc Embossed Flared Dress ($2595) she wore to a party in Los Angeles earlier this year. Paired with sharp Bill Blass heels, a Cartier bracelet, and immaculately parted hair, Taylor exudes streamlined elegance. She followed a similar formula at a 666 Park Avenue screening in New York last month. This time, the frock was Reed Krakoff's Seamed Sleeveless Dress ($1890, 212.988.0560) in Fuchsia Modern Chiffon teamed with another sexy heel, the label's Monolith Sandals in Black Matte Alligator.
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VEDA Lucia Dress ($225)
Remember Taylor's favorite silhouette? We found a similar style in VEDA's cool, textured take on the little black dress.
The 2 Bandits Circle Game Cuff ($138)
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Club Monaco Bennet Coat ($349) in Desert Heather
Wear this tailored camel topper over everything, from an oxford shirt to a cocktail dress. Taylor would surely appreciate its menswear-inspired elements too!
Growze Vegan Leather Peplum Skirt ($90) in Red
We imagine our GOTM would pair Growze's leather skirt with a white t-shirt and pointy-toe heels for an edgy look.
Stuart Weitzman The Brooklyn Booties ($495) in Black Nappa
These chic boots feature double straps and a gold cap-toe. Better yet, they're co-designed by Style Spotlight alum Brooklyn Decker, another actress with a cool-girl aesthetic.
Comptoir des Gotonniers Jean Patchwork ($179)
Slightly faded with a slim fit, these flattering jeans are a stylish, laid-back option for weekend errands. Roll up the cuffs and slip them on with flat shoes for a Taylor-esque look.--Tiffany Tse
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|Karl Kraync LPC, counsels a local residents about the stresses associated with post traumatic stress disorder. PTSD affects 5.2 million Americans annually.
Post traumatic stress affects thousands of Americans every year and, with the recent tragedies at Crandall Canyon, local counselors are ready to provide treatment for the debilitating disorder.
About 3.6 percent of adult Americans or 5.2 million people suffer the effects of PTSD during the course of a given year and while the disorder is more prevalent among women it can affect everyone including children, according to the Cleveland Clinic, a facility that specializes in PTSD.
"When I worked with people from previous mine disasters, going back into the mine was something that could be very difficult for them," said Karl Kraync a licensed professional and certified rehabilitation counselor from Price. "In some cases, they would react to even the slightest changes in the mine with an overpowering urge to flee the situation and re-live the previous trauma."
Information gathered from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and web MD reports that symptoms of PTSD often start within three months of the event.
In some cases, however, the symptoms of traumatic stress disorder do not begin until years later.
The severity and duration of the illness vary.
Some people recover within six months, while for others the situation can last much longer.
"Stress from a traumatic situation is normal," commented Kraync. "However, when the stress becomes acute or chronic, it may be time to seek out a counselor. There is no reason to wait until your life becomes dysfunctional to get help."
"Some individuals show an excessive amount of hyper-vigilance and are on edge a good deal of the time. This type of behavior can be completely disruptive to a person's life," continued the local counselor.
According to the web MD site, symptoms of PTSD often are grouped into three main categories. The categories include:
Reliving - People with the disorder repeatedly relive the ordeal through thoughts and memories of the trauma.
Examples may include flashbacks, hallucinations and nightmares.
People with the disorder also may feel great distress when certain things remind them of the trauma, such as the anniversary date of the event.
Avoiding - The individual may avoid people, places, thoughts or situations that may remind him or her of the trauma.
Avoiding can lead to feelings of detachment and isolation from family and friends, as well as a loss of interest in activities that the person once enjoyed.
Increased arousal. The symptoms include excessive emotions; problems relating to others, including feeling or showing affection; difficulty falling or staying asleep; irritability; outbursts of anger; difficulty concentrating; and being jumpy or easily startled.
The person may also suffer physical symptoms, such as increased blood pressure and heart rate, rapid breathing, muscle tension, nausea and diarrhea.
"In situations like what happened on 9/11 and at Virginia Tech counselors were immediately put into action to help individuals deal with the trauma mentally and emotionally," explained Kraync. "In my opinion it is important that we let people in Carbon and Emery County know that there is help available to them and that it is important that they get it."
Kraync reports that a combined treatment approach including medication and counseling has worked well for his PTSD patients in the past. Kranyc could not stress enough the seriousness of the disorder and the importance or early intervention.
"I have seen PTSD cause individuals to go on full disability. I have seen it cause patients of mine to regress from society and I have seen it push individuals toward very dysfunctional lifestyles," commented the licensed counselor.
According to data, everyone reacts to traumatic events differently. Each person is unique in his or her ability to manage fear and stress and to cope with the threat posed by a traumatic event or situation. For that reason, not everyone who experiences or witnesses a trauma will develop PTSD. Further, the type of help and support a person receives from friends, family members and professionals following the trauma may influence the development of PTSD or the severity of the symptoms.
Kraync reports that individuals suffering from PTSD exhibit a higher than normal disposition for self medication that can lead to substance abuse. He further stipulated that many times individuals avoid seeking counseling because of issues with their own pride or fear of embarrassment among their peers.
"If your leg was broken, you would see a doctor," stated Kraync. "This is no different. If you are having problems with PTSD or any other disorder, you should seek treatment."
Assistance for those suffering from these disorders is available in Castle Valley from any number of private counselors or at Four Corners Behavioral Health.
"The good news with this disorder is that most individuals respond very well to treatment," concluded Kraync. "Most who seek treatment have a very positive success rate."
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Branden Oliver gained 150 yards rushing and scored twice as Buffalo cruised to a 42-14 victory over Eastern Michigan Saturday.
The Bulls (3-2, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) broke the 40-point mark in back-to-back contests for the first time since 1981 and snapped a five-game losing streak against the Eagles (1-4, 0-2 MAC).
Oliver set the tone early with a 60-yard touchdown run on Buffalo's first possession of the game before adding a 2-yard touchdown run later in the first quarter.
With the Bulls leading 21-0, Eastern Michigan got on the board with a second-quarter touchdown but Buffalo's Devin Campbell returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown.
Campbell also added a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter before backups for both schools took reps in the fourth quarter with Buffalo up 42-7.
Ryan Brumfield had a 75-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter for the Eagles.
WGRZ-TV host Lydia Dominick tossed out the coin at the game Saturday.


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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate reporter
The East Carbon City Council convened for the first time Tuesday night since deciding to address Mayor Orlando LaFontaine's absence from city meetings. And while his status with the city was not discussed during open session, officials did return from a closed meeting to offer the mayor a city paid cell phone and vehicle for use on city business.
"The mayor approached the council and asked for the tools to do his job," said council member David Maggio, who broached the subject of LaFontaine's absence during the body's previous session. "I don't think anyone would argue that Orlando did a fantastic job during his first term. If he is willing to do the work needed, he should have the tools."
According to Maggio, LaFontaine was cautioned about personal use of the vehicle.
"I don't have any problem with somebody stopping to buy milk when driving a city car. However, if they drove to Price from East Carbon just to go shopping that is an issue and we can't have that," he said. "We need to move past this because the city has a lot on its plate and we need a mayor."
Maggio had taken issue with the amount of time he had spent as Mayor pro-tem, explaining that the position ties a person's hands when carried out for an extended period of time.
"You can't run a city as captain," he explained Wednesday via telephone. "You need a general and only the mayor holds that authority. What the situation boils down to is this: if our mayor is ready and willing to do his duty we should allow him to do it."
While the council did not ask about LaFontaine's absences in open session, the mayor did address the forum, directing his comments toward Maggio.
"The first thing that happened was my cell phone was taken, so I apologize that no one has been able to contact me. I apologize for that Mr. Maggio," he said. "But at certain times it seems that everybody is able to contact me on my personal phone. Also, I don't have a city vehicle. Before, the reason we were getting all the grant money was because I was at every meeting. I was everywhere there was a chance to get money. You were there with me Mr. Maggio when we got hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants. It hasn't been done since then."
The mayor continued, discussing city spending.
"I also apologize for the fact that I can't come to city hall and twiddle my thumbs," he continued. "Our budget was reduced here to $25 a day. You can't even fill you car with gas much less run a city on $25 a day. It's very hard to get the job done and be here. I'm a man of my action and I will not come to these meetings with nothing to show and nothing to do. You can take my $400 away but I hope that you take the measurements to put the city back on track. Because when we had a budget here we were in the black. Since it was changed to $25 we're in the red $7-, $8-, $900,000."
While the council members did not address this statement initially, it was made clear to LaFontaine later in the session that the council had changed its spending ordinance to allow for $300 of purchase power without prior council approval.
Following his address, the city reviewed several vital issues ranging from a change in their inter-local agreement with Sunnyside to the selection of an engineering firm for their upcoming cemetery project.
"I felt really good about what came out of our meeting last night," said council member Barbara Robinett, via a phone interview on Wednesday. "We set up some guidelines and planned several work meetings. By the end of our session it was clear that both the mayor and the council are ready to focus on the betterment of East Carbon City."


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CANTON - Environmental groups on the U.S. and Canadian sides of the border are keeping an eye on the massive Keystone XL oil pipeline planned from western Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas: If it is not approved by the U.S. government, the Canadian oil giant that crafted the proposal could decide instead to ship its crude oil east through the St. Lawrence Seaway with ocean freighters, looping around the East Coast to get to Gulf Coast refineries.
That alternative route, which could be under consideration if the Keystone XL pipeline is rejected, is described as a no action alternative in the U.S. Department of States final environmental impact statement released Friday. President Barack Obama is expected to decide the fate of the 875-mile pipeline this year by signing or rejecting a permit needed to approve the project, planned by TransCanada Corp., Alberta, since 2008.
According to its proposal, the company would transport up to 830,000 barrels of crude oil per day through the 36-inch pipeline, extracted from tar sands at the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta and the Bakken Shale Formation in Montana. The pipeline would cross the U.S. border in Montana. It would run south through South Dakota and Nebraska, where it would link to existing pipelines for delivery to Cushing, Okla., and the Gulf Coast of Texas, where more than half of the countrys refining capacity is based. The project would create an estimated 42,100 jobs and add $3.4 billion to the U.S. economy, according to the environmental impact statement.
The statement reviews several no action alternative routes, including the St. Lawrence Seaway, that could be pursued by TransCanada if the pipeline plan is scrapped. Potential exists for an oil pipeline to be built from western to eastern Canada that would link to the St. Lawrence Seaway. A network of natural gas pipelines could be converted into oil lines to do so, and proposals to build such pipelines already have been developed. The report also points out that Canadian companies are increasingly using oil floating barges and freighters to transport large volumes of crude oil in the U.S.
As a case in point, the Irving oil refinery in St. John, New Brunswick, receives crude oil by rail from oil sands in western Canada and the Bakken Formation in Montana. That crude oil is also transported east by freighters on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
If the U.S. decides to reject the Keystone pipeline plan, the environmental study suggests that the St. Lawrence Seaway could be eyed by TransCanada as the primary route to ship oil from western Canada to the Gulf Coast. But the study concludes that planning such a route will likely not be considered a viable option due to logistical challenges and permitting issues. The maximum freighter size allowed on the Seaway, for instance, is 45,000 tons a restriction that would affect Canadian oil companies seeking to transport large amounts of crude oil.
These options would clearly be more expensive, relative to the other scenarios discussed in this section, if the ultimate destination for crude oil is the U.S. Gulf Coast, the study states.
Nevertheless, environmental groups whose mission is to protect the St. Lawrence River are concerned such a proposal could be under consideration if the Keystone XL pipeline isnt approved. Save the River, an environmental advocacy group in Clayton, has actively opposed oil pipelines planned in Canada that could affect tributaries that flow into the St. Lawrence River in the event of an oil spill, said D. Lee Willbanks, executive director of the nonprofit.
Mr. Willbanks is concerned that Canadian oil companies seeking to do business with U.S. refineries have been shipping more oil using barges and freighters on the St. Lawrence River. He said if the Keystone XL pipeline is not approved, a problematic scenario could be created if the Canadian developer decides to shift its attention to the St. Lawrence Seaway as its primary transportation route.
Most environmental reviews look at alternatives, and Im not completely surprised this was discussed because weve seen pressure from the Alberta oil field companies trying to get that product to market however they can, Mr. Willbanks said. Weve seen the rail cars being used since they dont have a pipeline, so its not surprising that they would look at the Seaway as an alternative.
Ocean freighters, with capacities of up to 40,000 tons allowed on the Seaway, would pose a major threat of oil spills to the Seaway, Mr. Willbanks said.
It wouldnt take but one mistake, and the amount of oil that they can unload would make a significant environmental impact on the river, he said. Were concerned about the difficulty of doing an emergency response and oil spill control in one of the fastest rivers in North America. And we have a tremendous number of bays, estuaries and tributaries that would be almost definitely affected by a spill.
Moreover, the crude oil extracted by tar sand in Alberta poses a greater oil spill risk because of its greater density than other oil varieties, Mr. Willbanks said. While most oil varieties sit on the surface of the water when spilled, this particular crude oil sinks to the bottom, he said.
When BPs oil rig blew up in the Gulf, a lot of it came to the surface, but this oil wont do that, he said. The majority of the oil that comes out of tar sand has a consistency that would put it at the bottom of whatever water it enters. In the St. Lawrence River, which gets deeper and shallower, youd never able to recover it. Toxins in the oil would end up in your ecosystem that would last a long life at the bottom and go through several generations of fish.
Such a large-scale operation proposed by TransCanada would greatly increase ship traffic along the Seaway, posing greater danger for oil spills, Mr. Willbanks said. And he doesnt believe towns and villages situated along the U.S. or Canadian border would see much of an economic benefit, because the majority of Seaway traffic passes through without stopping.
Freighters dont really increase economic activity for people on the Canadian or U.S. sides of the river, he said. The benefits would go somewhere else. Massena was once hailed as the Detroit of the north country in 1958 that was the promise but it wasnt seen. Using the Seaway wouldnt be a tremendous economic benefit, because the jobs are only going to be at the originating port and terminating port. What you would be seeing is an increase in risks that isnt balanced by any kind of increase in economic activity.
The number of freighters carrying bulk liquids along the Seaway has increased in recent years, Mr. Willbanks said.
The Cornwall, Ontario-based St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. reported that in 2013 the Seaways cargo drew a 12 percent increase in liquid bulk, as double-hulled tankers moved volumes of petroleum distillates between distribution locations to smooth out inventory levels and ensure adequate supplies in key markets.
Thats a trend Mr. Willbanks said likely will continue due to the strong Canadian demand to find export markets for oil in the U.S.
Its something were going to pay close attention to, because Canada is doing everything it can to take every drop of rail out of the ground it can find, he said. Because there so much oil product, the owners are having a hard time getting it to the Gulf Coast where it can be used by refineries.
A call made to the office of Betty S. Sutton, administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., was responded to with an email from a spokesperson from the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., where Ms. Suttons office is located.
Our top priority at the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is to ensure the safe and efficient transportation of all goods that move through the locks, the email stated, declining to provide more information.
A spokesperson from the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. said senior officials were not available to comment Tuesday.
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NIAGARA FALLS, ON - Niagara Falls is one of the most photographed natural wonders in the world, and thus billions of pictures have been taken of it.
But someone had to be the first to do so.
"Somebody did have to be first and by a great stroke of luck we know who it was and when it was!" exclaimed Niagara Parks Commission Historian Sherman Zavitz.
"His name was Hugh Lee Pattinson and he was here in April of 1840," Zavitz explained for WGRZ-TV.
Pattinson utilized a just developed means of imagery used to create what was known as a Daguerreotype, a forerunner of the photograph, to take a picture of the Falls.
The images, however, were thought to have been lost according to Zavitz.
"In the 1920's some of his descendants decided to give the Daguerreotypes to the University of Newcastle in England, which was where Pattinson was from. The university library accepted them but sometime after that, for whatever reason, they thought they'd been lost or destroyed. It turns out that wasn't the case," said Zavitz.
"In 1997 they were looking through some store rooms in the library and came across this old dust covered carton, they opened it up and lo and behold, there they were," Zavitz said.
While painters of long ago may have taken artistic license with their canvas images of the Falls, the camera --as the old saying goes--never lies ...which gives us a rare glimpse into how things really looked back then.
"The falls have not changed that drastically. Contours in certain areas have changed slightly, and certainly there was much more water flowing over the falls at that time then you'd see now," Zavitz remarked.
Zavitz also believes he knows from where the images were captured, based on the amount of the river you can see above the falls, and the fact that a picture of the old Clifton Hotel was also discovered among the cache of images.
"So he was at an elevation, and that's because he was on one of the hotel balconies," Zavitz explained.
"We don't know if Pattinson realized he was taking the first photos of the Falls. He may have, or maybe later on it was discovered that he had ...I hope he did realize it eventually during his lifetime," Zavitz said.
The images, however, may hold even more significance beyond Niagara Falls.
The Daguerreotype had been perfected in France only a matter of months before Pattinson's visit here. Thus, historians believe these actually may have been the first "pictures" ever taken in all of Canada.
The Niagara Parks Commission has reproduced and enlarged one of the 170 year old pictures which it plans to prominently display near the entrace to the Maid Of The Mist boat tour as part of the Commission's 125th Anniversary celebration. It plans to display the rest of Pettinson's images on its web site.
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Jake Watts turned in a solid effort in his final high school game Wednesday night.
Watts, who will attend Milligan College, an NAIA school in Johnson City, TN., this fall, came through with another marvelous performance in the East-West Senior All-Star game at the Wake Forest University Baseball Park in Winston-Salem. The former Watauga High product went three innings and gave up one run, unearned, on two hits with four strikeouts, but received a no-decision for his efforts. The West won game one of that double-header 8-7; the East came back to win game two, 6-0.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/287,557, filed on Nov. 23, 2005, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119 to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/630,801, entitled "Implantable Medical Device With Integrated Acoustic Transducer," filed on Nov. 24, 2004, each of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
The present invention relates to the field of diagnostic and therapeutic medical implants and data communication between them.
Communication between diagnostic and/or therapeutic medical device implants within the body can be highly beneficial. One example is the information exchange between an implantable sensor and an implantable pulse generator (IPG), that uses the sensed information for optimizing its operation. Published U.S. Patent Application US 2004-0204744A1, which is incorporated by reference herein, discloses using an intra-body acoustic communication link for this purpose. As taught in that publication, in order to minimize energy consumption, the sensor implant is left deactivated (i.e., not powered on) until an acoustic wave pulse received from another implanted device activates the sensor implant using acoustic switch technology. Two possible transducer configurations applicable for this concept are disclosed in this published application.
Acoustic transducers integrated in implantable medical devices are known. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,477,406, discloses several acoustic transducer configurations used for listening to sounds produced by the heart. However, these transducers were designed only for receiving acoustic signals, and not for transmitting acoustic signals. Moreover, the transducer configurations of this patent are optimized to low sound frequencies in a range of 5-300 Hz, while for acoustic communication much higher frequencies are used, e.g., in an ultrasonic range of 20 kHz-10 MHz. In particular, U.S. Pat. No. 6,477,406 does not teach an acoustic transducer that can effectively produce ultrasonic transmission or serve as an effective receiver at high acoustic frequencies.
Acoustic communication was also suggested for data exchange between an implantable device and external unit, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,113,859. However, this patent also does not teach or describe an acoustic transducer capable of performing the communication, nor is there any transducer disclosed or described that is capable of transmitting ultrasonic signals at a level sufficient for activating an acoustic switch and/or communicating with a second implant.
In one embodiment, an implantable medical device comprises a hermetically sealed housing having a housing wall with an interior surface. An ultrasonic acoustic transducer comprising one or more piezoelectric discs is fixed to the interior surface of the housing wall, such that the housing wall acts as a diaphragm in response to induced movement by the one or more piezoelectric material discs. The one or more piezoelectric discs may comprise, for example, a material selected from the group of materials comprising piezoelectric crystal, electro-active ceramics, ceramic-polymer composite, PVDF, and PVDF copolymer. The transducer is preferably configured to operate at a resonance frequency that is between 20-200 KHz.
In embodiments of the invention, the device further comprises an annular ring attached to the interior wall of the surface of the housing wall and surrounding the one or more discs. The device may also further include a membrane interposed between the interior wall surface and the piezoelectric discs, wherein the membrane has a substantially greater thickness than the enclosure wall. For example, in one embodiment, the membrane is mounted on a pedestal, the pedestal attached to the wall surface and having a smaller diameter than the piezoelectric discs.
In some embodiments, the interior wall may comprise an indent portion defining a recess, wherein the transducer is mounted to the wall within the recess. In some embodiments, the one or more piezoelectric discs comprise two discs, and further comprising an electrode positioned between the piezoelectric discs, wherein a respective electrical lead is coupled to each of the two discs and the electrode. An amplifier is integrated with the one or more piezoelectric discs in order to minimize parasitic effects and noises.
In some embodiments, the one or more transducer discs may comprise a single disc attached about an outer circumference of the disc to a support structure, the support structure attached to the enclosure wall surface and elevating the transducer disc from the wall so as to allow the disc to flex into a space defined between the disc and the enclosure wall. The support structure may comprise, for example, a membrane interposed between the interior wall surface and the piezoelectric disc. In such embodiments, the membrane may be mounted on a pedestal, the pedestal attached to the wall surface, wherein the pedestal has a smaller diameter than does the piezoelectric disc. In embodiments of the invention, the transducer may be a flexural type or a flex-tension type acoustic transducer.
In accordance with a further embodiment of the invention, an implantable medical device comprises a hermetically sealed housing having at least one hermetic electrical feed through. An acoustic lead is provided, the acoustic lead having a proximal end connected to the electrical feed through, and a distal end configured for transmitting and receiving acoustic signals. The acoustic lead includes an ultrasonic acoustic transducer comprising one or more piezoelectric discs. In various embodiments, the transducer may be coupled to a distal portion of the acoustic lead, or alternatively, to a proximal portion of the acoustic lead. For example, the transducer may be coupled to a proximal portion of the lead, wherein the distal portion of the lead comprises a wave guide.
The device may further comprise means for anchoring the acoustic lead to a location in a body lumen. For example, the means for fixing the lead comprising one or more items selected from the group comprising a radial anchor, a hook, a screw, and an elastic band. In one embodiment, the device further comprises an electrical lead coupled to the housing, wherein the acoustic lead is fixed to the electrical lead.
The drawings illustrate the design and utility of embodiments of the invention, in which similar elements are referred to by common reference numerals. With the understanding that these drawings depict only exemplary embodiments of the invention, and are not therefore to be considered limiting its scope, the embodiments will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings, in which:
The present invention is directed to an (active) implantable medical device such as a pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), Cardiac Rhythm Therapy (CRT), a standalone hemodynamic monitor, or implantable drug pump, which communicates with another implanted device (not shown), or an extracorporeal device (not shown), using an acoustic communication link. Towards this end, the active implantable device is provided with an acoustic transducer capable of transmitting an acoustic pulse sufficient for activating an acoustic switch in the receiving device, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,628,989. For this purpose, an acoustic pulse that is at least 0.1 msec wide, and at least a 50 Pa peak pressure is preferred. For example, a pulse of 0.5 msec and 500 Pa may be used in one embodiment. The acoustic transducer is preferably capable of transmitting acoustic pulses at a pressure of at least 0.05 Pa (measured at 20 cm in vitro) and receiving signals of 0.05 Pa. The frequency range at which the system can operate is preferably within a range of 20 KHz-3 MHz. In order to maximize the efficiency of the transducer, it is preferably designed to operate at its resonance frequency.
In one embodiment, the acoustic transducer is constructed on an internal surface of the implantable device housing, typically a hermetically sealed enclosure, with a portion of the enclosure housing wall coupled to the transducer and acting as a vibrating diaphragm.
Piezoelectric materials are well known and the proposed design of the transducer can use any material from the group including: electrostrictive ceramic, piezoelectric ceramic, piezoelectric ceramic-polymer composite and piezoelectric polymers. The proposed design can employ one or more piezoelectric discs with an electrode there between discs. For example, transducer 160 has two discs surrounding an electrode 155. This structure allows for electrical connection of the piezoelectric discs in series, in parallel, or in a combination of the two, using electrical contacts to the disc electrodes. Three respective leads 130, 140 and 150 are provided for this purpose, which allows for optimization of the transducer 160 for performing specific tasks.
The voltage available in an IPG is usually relatively low, produced from its internal 2-3 volt battery. For transmitting an acoustic signal required for activating an acoustic switch, a relatively high voltage may be required (for example, several hundred volts). Using multiple, thin discs of piezoelectric material connected in parallel will produce the equivalent acoustic power of a single, thicker disc, but at a substantially lower voltage. For example, two piezoelectric discs that are each 0.5 mm thick, connected in parallel, will produce a similar acoustic power as a 1 mm thick piezoelectric disc at half the voltage. However, if one wishes to optimize the receiving sensitivity of the transducer, serial connection of the thin piezoelectric discs will result in a higher voltage signal per a given acoustic signal, than a single thick disk. The ceramics may also be connected anti-parallel, to produce a bending moment as a piezoelectric bimorph.
For producing the transmitted acoustic signal, the proposed acoustic transducer should be efficient and durable. Preferably, the transducers should work at their resonance frequency in order to optimize the efficiency and sensitivity of the transducer. The acoustic transducer of
The piezoelectric discs 160 can be coupled to the diaphragm by various known methods including using an adhesive, an electrically conductive adhesive, gel or liquid coupling, or by a direct fabrication of the piezoelectric material 160 on the diaphragm 135. In
An alternate configuration (shown in
In an alternate embodiment, a transducer whose properties are substantially independent of the enclosure wall is preferred. Various IPGs and other active medical devices may have different enclosure material, thickness and thermal treatment as well as tolerances on each of these parameters. The resonance frequency and as a result the performance of a transducer that uses the wall of the enclosure as a diaphragm may vary significantly due to these changes, or the wall properties may be unsuited to yield the desired transducer properties.
For these reasons it is advantageous to have a transducer in which the acoustic performance is governed by the transducer structure detached from the enclosure wall. An example of such a design is given in
For example, in an IPG, the enclosure wall is usually made of titanium, with a wall thickness of about 0.125 mm-0.5 mm. On the other hand, the metallic membrane 132 and the piezoelectric ceramic discs are preferably each about 1 mm thick, i.e. such that the influence of the relatively thin enclosure wall 110 on the performance of transducer is substantially small. Other thickness and diameters of materials can be used as will be apparent to those skilled in the art of designing acoustic transducers.
Another family of transducers that can be useful for embodiments of the invention is shown in
The lever action of the end caps in the flextensional devices also decreases the effective impedance of the piezo to match optimally the impedance of the body part being driven. Two configurations are presented, one (shown in
The embodiments described above use several transducer configurations, however other transducer configurations and/or variations and/or modifications of the concepts herein taught may appear to those skilled in the pertinent art. Integrating the acoustic transducer within the medical device enclosure is practically transparent to the implanting physician. Also in this configuration the hermetic enclosure protects the transducer and its electronics from the environment. However, usually the implantation location of the active medical device is limited due to its size and the wish to minimize the implantation procedure invasiveness. As a result the implantation site can be sub-optimal for acoustic communication. For example, an IPG is most often implanted under the skin beneath the collar bone. Due to anatomy and the physical fact that acoustic waves can not cross the lungs, any communication between the IPG and a second implant located within the heart may be sub-optimal.
Implantation of the acoustic lead 300 can be performed using the same catheterization techniques used for implanting IPG electrical leads. However, instead of entering the right atrium (and in some cases the heart right ventricle), the acoustic lead can preferably be located external to the heart, and preferably in a location with a direct "line of sight" between the lead acoustic source and the second implant. Many of the risks involved in implanting an IPG electrical lead, such as thrombus formation or damage to the heat valve, may be avoided by not entering the heart or passing through the heart valve. The fixation of the acoustic lead 300 may be accomplished, for example, by a radial anchoring of the device to a wall of the vessel using a stent-like device, or with a screw or hook-type fixation to the vessel wall.
Alternatively, an acoustic lead can be fixed to another lead using, for example, an elastic band 640, as shown in
An acoustic transducer 655 is integrated at the tip of the acoustic lead 630, and can be of any type of transducer. For example,
Another embodiment, including another acoustic lead configuration, is shown in
The design of the wave-guide 450 should ensure that a substantial part of the acoustic energy produced by the acoustic transducer module 400 will be emitted at the lead far end 405. The material of which the wave-guide is preferably made of, or filled with, a good acoustic conductor. Liquids, including water and saline, or polymers, such as polyurethane, nylon, or rubber, can be used for this purpose. The wall 430 of the lead 450 should serve as a reflector for the acoustic waves to prevent leakage of the acoustic energy out of the wave-guide. The wall 430 can be made of a substantially rigid material such as a metal tube, or a polymer tube radially reinforced with metal or glass fibers.
Alternatively, the waveguide 450 may consist of a flexible metal tube or wire, which conducts the acoustic vibrations via longitudinal waves. Such metal wire or tube may be encased in a thin solid or gas-containing cladding, which insulates it mechanically from the surrounding fluid. The far end of the wave-guide 405 serves as an acoustic wave source acoustically coupled to the body. For example, a thin membrane 440, e.g., made of a polymer or a metal, may serve as the acoustic diaphragm. This acoustic membrane 440 may be resonant at the desired frequency of operation, in order to increase its effectiveness as an acoustic radiator. Alternately, the far end of the lead may contain a resonant structure, such as a mechanical structure or a Helmholtz resonator, coupled to the membrane 440.
All the above-disclosed, implantable transducers can, in addition to activation and communication with a second implant, also be used for acoustically energizing and charging the second implant. Preferably, the acoustic lead designs of
Preferably, the battery capacity of the second implant is such that charging will be not be required for a duration longer than that of the IPG battery. Upon the replacement of the IPG controller, the acoustic lead can be connected to an external power source for charging the second implant battery. Alternatively, an acoustic catheter can be used for acoustically charging the second implant. This catheter can be built similar to the acoustic lead, with an acoustic transducer at its tip or by serving as an acoustic wave-guide. The acoustic catheter can be introduced to the body in a similar technique used for right heart catheterization. This procedure is usually carried out via the femoral vein and internal jugular subclavian vein, using a standard guide wire based catheterization or by a floating balloon (e.g., a Swan-Ganz catheter). The procedure can be guided using fluoroscopy or pressure pattern measurements. Since the acoustic source on the catheter can be located very close to the second implant, the charging process is preferably very efficient and local.
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|Mar 22, 2011
|Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
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|Micropen Technologies Corporation
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|Jan 7, 2014
|Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
|Ultrasonic transducer for bi-directional wireless communication
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|Yariv Porat
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