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As a relatively junior Democrat in a Republican-dominated Congress, 1st District Rep. David Cicilline says he finds it "very frustrating" that a significant portion of the GOP "are not moving forward anything we need to get done," in terms of the important issues facing the country.
Instead, he says, "they seem very focused on passing bills that are used to communicate a message and speak to the most extreme members of their party, knowing that the bill in the form that they pass it is not going to be taken up by the Senate or is promised to be vetoed by the president."
The most notable such issue is the one that is named for the president – Obamacare – which the House has voted to repeal 40 times, with less than a handful of Democrats voting yes.
Cicilline says he doesn't believe the GOP's current stratagem – not appropriating any money to implement the law – will work.
"This is an issue which has appeal to the very far right of the Republican caucus, particularly Tea Party members," he said during a visit to The Times newsroom. "This is a very complicated reform of a very complicated system.
"There are great things happening: 30 million Americans will have coverage who didn't; young people will get to stay on their parents' plan until they are 26-years-old; seniors are seeing prescription drug prices falling because the doughnut hole is closing (the doughnut hole is a gap in coverage once seniors on Medicare Part D reach a certain amount of drug costs under the program); we've eliminated the lifetime cap on coverage, which is really important to people with a chronic disease or illness; we are ending discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions, and we are opening the (health insurance) exchanges so we can bend the cost curve and drive down the cost of health care," Cicilline said.
"What we should have spent the last three years on is implementing Obamacare and then be willing to figure out what we need to modify or improve it, tweaks we need to make so it really works right for everyone," he added. "We haven't had a single conversation about that, because instead they want to repeal the whole thing. That is irresponsible. It is the law of the land, there is no chance it is going to be repealed as long as the president is in the White House and the Democrats control the Senate. So why not work to be sure it is implemented in the way that best serves the interests of the American people?"
The problem, the second-term congressman says, is "a group of people who seem to regard compromise as a dirty word and say things that reflect their intention not to reach common ground.
"You never get 100 percent of what you want in life," Cicilline said. "That's not the way the world works. You hopefully make progress toward an important goal, but life is full of compromises. Sometimes you listen to these extreme members of the Tea Party and you wonder, how do they navigate a marriage or a friendship or a work relationship? What we have seen is a number of examples of their unwillingness to compromise and their commitment to a certain ideology has paralyzed Congress."
Part of what frustrates him, Cicilline said, "You have expectations that Congress is going to do things to improve people's lives, because you have confidence that we have the ability to do that in this country – our national government can take certain actions which will help to create jobs, which will improve education, which will secure people's retirement and all those things government does.
"But we're dealing with people who actually get to go back to their districts and say: 'It's another week and we jammed them up, we stuck a stick in the spokes of government' and they are cheered because (their constituents) view government so negatively and they don't value the positive things we can do. They go home and they claim victory."
One of the positive things Cicilline believes government can do is revive manufacturing in the United States and, by extension, Rhode Island.
In a much-ballyhooed economic speech two weeks ago, President Obama put forward the idea of manufacturing community partnerships, and Cicilline would like to snag one of those for Rhode Island.
"I don't know that there is another place in the country that is better suited to a designation for this community partnership site than Rhode Island," he said. "We have a very rich history of manufacturing, we have tremendous assets that are still here in terms of workforce and facilities, and we are doing a lot of manufacturing. We have great universities, institutes of higher learning hospitals, that are really helping to fuel the innovation around new and advanced manufacturing that is growing out of new technologies and discovery of new processes.
"When you look at the president's initiative and the whole Make it in America agenda, which is designed to support and grow manufacturing in this country, that would be a tremendous benefit for Rhode Island, we have the Chafee Center (for International Business) at Bryant, the Rhode Island Manufacturing Extension Service, RIPEC (RI Public Expenditure Council), the Economic Development Corp., all at the table. We created this kind of manufacturers' working group to position us in a way to compete," he said.
"Rhode Island absolutely should be, and I expect it will be one of the partnership sites."
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By COLLIN MCRANNSun Advocate writer
Necessity might be the mother of invention, but when trying to finding practical local uses for online networks such as Twitter, or YouTube, the necessity becomes debatable.
Usefulness concerning the internet in general is however, hard to ignored since conveniences like instant news updates, quick references and communication have changed the means in which information is spread. And although both Twitter and YouTube have legions of followers, in Carbon County, it would appear that a strong showing of local content has yet to gain a foothold.
"I haven't found a use for Twitter, students here just don't use it," said CEU's assistant security analyst Kevin Howard who has been experimenting with Twitter at the school.
Twitter is an free online service that allows users to post short comments about what they are doing or thinking. And although Twitter might not be utilized very heavily in Carbon County, it has been the subject of discussion concerning it's ability to help network mass protests in other counties like Croatia and Iran.
Howard's experience with Twitter at CEU found that students and most young people in general prefer other sites like MySpace and Facebook, because they offer increased interactivity and have an established following.
"Facebook has a news feed, I log on and it keeps me up to date (with friends) there's a lot of direct interaction," said Howard.
Twitter by it's nature is a relatively simple concept intended to be very mobile since it can easily be utilized on devices like cell phones. But when it comes to YouTube, a lack of users is not really a problem, because once almost anyone "discovers," YouTube, they can spend hours looking through it's user created content, but once again, the question arises about it's practical side.
"I've been able to publish videos (through YouTube) on campus for our specific systems, but they've mostly all been internal training sessions," said Howard when asked about how he has taken advantage of YouTube.
One advantage to posting such videos is that they can be viewed at any time, so if users were to have a problem, all they need is a fast enough internet connection since unlike Twitter, YouTube requires broadband to view videos quickly.
"CEU also wants to get community videos together," said Howard. "We should be able to get those up and running shortly."
Posting content online is now very easy and although ideas about where all of it is going are inconclusive, nearly everyone under the age of 25 has a Facebook, or Myspace account, and online safety can be a big issue. To realize safe usage of networks like Facebook and Myspace, users need to know that nothing put on the internet is private and while there are privacy options it is better to simply assume they don't exist.
"Even though you may think only your friends are viewing your photos (online) it's not always the case. There's a lot of loop holes in the system," said Howard.
Safety aside, Howard also indicated that although it might be easy to start putting content like blogs or videos up on the internet, it is difficult to maintain a following because, "it's not a side project," he said.
And in fact the internet is littered with burned out blogs and Twitter accounts because while anyone can post content, in order for it to become popular, it must be good.
"You have to be well liked (online), have a good personality and a good internet personality," related Howard concerning both blogs and video blogs.
What all this means for Carbon County is still unclear because while local online interaction is not very busy, it does present potential in terms of what could be done. And because there is no sure fire way to kick start online interaction, at the moment everything is up in the air.
One thing that does remain certain is that what is offered online is likely to increase whether it be local or otherwise.
"There's a lot of challenges, if you don't do it right the first time, you loose," said Howard. "Locally I really think the community needs something better for interacting on the net," he concluded.

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Courtesy of Ex Bootneck, we have this account of his time spent amongst various men with the last name Jones:
I was once part of a Royal Marine instruction team that assisted with training a Welsh Regiment, shaking them down for a deployment.
Within the Welsh Regiments it is not uncommon to hear a roster called out referring to 'Private Jones' in a numerical order i.e. Private Jones 1, Private Jones 2, Private Jones 3 etc… The Company I was attached to had 'Jones 1' through to 'Jones 15'. Even the Corporals & Sergeants follow in the same fashion. (It is a Company Sergeant Major's living nightmare conducting admin under such circumstances).
Falklands War. Imagine the look on my face upon coming across a group of Argentinean POW's when one handed me his ID card with the name of 'Glynn Jones' printed across it. I then realised he was from Patagonian stock. Although he spoke Spanish as his first language, his second was that of Celtic Welsh. It was highly amusing to see one of my Marines (Taff Jones) speaking to him in Celtic Welsh tongue. Until a dozen or so piped up all at once, a gaggle of Welsh men in Celtic conversation is not a pleasurable experience.
Though a Welsh male voice choir is very melodic.
Through an interpretive conversation, we determined that several of the 'Argies' families descended from the Rhonda Valley in Wales before emigrating to Patagonia, which was mind blowing; as they could well have been related distantly to Marine 'Taff' Jones! Viewing further ID cards provided more humour as the names were pure Welsh. They even had a passion for Welsh Rugby and could name the top players.
Jones is the most popular surname to be found in Wales and one of the world's most famous surnames. As the Welsh have emigrated from Wales to places like England, the United States of America, South America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand it has spread over the years to be one of the most popular surnames in the Welsh and English speaking worlds. It is the fifth most popular surname in the United States and second most popular in Australia, New Zealand and on the island of Britain.
Joneseseseseseseses, they are a hard lot to keep up with. . .


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Updating: Post Game Quotes
10:37PM: These quotes are from the Rangers:
– John Tortorella on Rick Nash…
"He's probably been our best player. I'm not too interested in singling out our players, but he's the real thing. You can see that."
– Rick Nash on tonight's game…
"We weren't sticking to our system. We have a great system if you stick to it – it involves everyone trusting each other and making sure everyone is in position. Tonight we weren't."
– Ryan Callahan on tonight's game…
"We have to take these last two games and look at them, watch the video, and learn some things from them. I think we got away a little bit from the way we were playing last year – the hard-nosed style, in your face. I think it starts with that, and it trickles from there into our systems. Obviously we expected our systems not to be perfect from the start, but at the same time, they need to be better than they are."
The following is from the MSG Post Game Show
10:22PM: Brian Boyle:
"Individually we need to look in the mirror. This isn't going to cut it here. It's not acceptable. Management, everyone on our team, players fans, deserve better. We need to do more. We need to do better."
10:14PM: John Tortorella:
- "as a group we just simply haven't played well the past two games."
- On pulling Lundqvist, "I was not going to keep him in there. It wasn't him, but I wasn't keeping him in there with what was going on in front of him"
- On the Kreider hit, "That is a big problem with the club. Maybe we need to get whacked around a little bit to wake us up. It's a clean hit."
- On Nash, "he has probably been our best player. He is the real thing, you can see that."
- On starting Asham, "he is playing against his team. They started Glass. It's a combo. High marks to Ash. That is what pisses me off. Ash goes in there, hangs in there and we don't come in behind him. When a player does something like that the other players need to feed off of that and do their thing."
10:11PM: Rick Nash:
- On battle level, "It wasn't enough tonight. Maybe a glimpse at certain points of the game. In this league you need to put together 60 minutes."
- On Scoring, "I would rather have the two points. That doesn't mean much, if it helped us win or helped us tie it would mean a lot. I would rather have the win than score a goal.
- "We didn't stick to the system."
- "I don't think we are pushing panic buttons. It's not the start we wanted, but we need to get back to work and come back better."
10:08PM:Ryan Callahan:
- On Lundqvist being pulled, "It should show us that we need to play better in front of him. By no means does it have anything to do with Hanke, it has to do with the guys in front of him and not giving him a chance.
- On battle level,"There are lot of things that we need to correct. The easiest is the level of compete, the level of battle. The next few days are going to are going to correct some system issues and then we are right back at it Wednesday.We have a shortened camp, I'm not using that as an excuse, we need to realize that it's time to get going. We just gotta fix some things. We realize that there are things we need to look at. No one in here is worried or panicked.
Joe and Dave:
- On Nash, "this is a big guy goal. He uses his length and then patience with soft hands. It's a goal scorers goal.
- On Lundqvist and no response, "It looked like they didn't have any legs and Pittsburgh was in mid-season form. They were chasing and they chased themselves to a 6-3 loss.
Marc Staal:
- On puck possession, "they had the puck the whole period. They were just winning every race and being better."
- "The execution wasn't there. The details that get us out of our end zone weren't there. We were disjointed and it took us a while to get the puck back and when we did we were too tired to do anything with it."
- Fast Start, "There are some things we need to work on and work out. We need to be better and get better quickly. We aren't going to hit the panic button or anything."


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It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are,far more than our abilities.'
Harry has been looking forward to returning to School all Summer, after months of putting up with his not so loving family. But just before term is due to start, a strange creature named Dobby appears in Harry's room, and brings with him a warning; That if Harry returns of Hogwarts this year, he will be in grave danger.
But Harry loves School, and returns to Hogwarts anyway, despite Dobby's attempts to keep him away. However, Dobby's warning proves to be true, when a mysterious monster starts to attack the students. But it's only a certain type of Student that is being targeted, and Harry and his friends must seek to solve the mystery, before any other students are attacked, or risk the School being closed for good.
This is the second book in the Harry Potter Series and one that will always stay with me. In the first book, the friendship between Harry, Ron and Hermione started to blossom, but in this book the bond between them grows and their friendships become concrete. Although Harry is the main character, his friends are equally as important, and without them he wouldn't survive. The bond, for me is incredibly important to the story, is makes it even more enjoyable to read, since despite the horrors that are occurring, their friendship stays strong, and keeps their faith alive.
J.K Rowling has delivered another fantastic story with this book. She has continued the story of Harry and his friends fantastically, and I couldn't ask for a better sequel to The Philosophers Stone.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a childrens novel written by author J.K. Rowling, and published in 1998, making this quite an old book nowadays, but still incredibly popular. I have recently been re-reading the whole set of Potter books as I find them quite easy going as I know the plot now so well. This is the 2nd book of the series of 7, and still as good to me as the first time that I read it over a decade ago.
Harry Potter is a pupil at Hogwarts school of Wizardry. He is a little different to the other pupils as he is an orphan, and he has also battled with the most powerful wizard in all history, Lord Voldemort, and has survived.
In this second installment, Harry is about to start his second year at Hogwarts. We join him in the summer holidays, where he is living with his Aunt and Uncle and their son. The family are awful to Harry, and there is an unfortunate incident where Harry has a visitor to the house in the form of a house elf who causes an embarassing incident for the Dursleys.
Dobby the Elf is trying to stop Harry returning to Hogwarts as he says there will be great danger for him. However, Harry ignores Dobby, and then finds there is a mysterious monster in the castle and any person who sees it is petrified and put into a coma. The only way to stop this happening and for everyone to be safe is if someone discovers where the chamber of secrets is before someone is actually killed. Harry is helped in his quest by an old diary written by the Head Boy, Tom Riddle some fifty years ago.
After the first installment of Harry's life, I was keen for more. The first time I read these novels I found myself devouring the novel in one sitting. Nowadays I can restrain myself a bit better and read at a slower pace.
Harry's world is created very well by J.K. Rowling. Every novel in the series brings in new characters and settings, so the world expands from what you knew before. Here, we meet a new breed of creature, the house elves, and Harry also gets to visit his friend Ron Weasley's house for the first time. We also get to return to the wizards shopping precinct - Diagon Alley, and get to see a new method of travel by floo powder.
Rowling amazes me with all her new nouns to describe the amazing places she so painstakingly creates, and the words are now so well known in society through the books and the corresponding films.
Items that are seen such as the giant Basilisk and Aragog are similar enough to creatures that we see in real life, that it is possible to really create a good visual picture in your mind of the things that Rowling is describing.
I love how this novel sees more of Ron's family who are a bit eccentric but a really loveable bunch of characters who continue to become more important throughout the series.
When you have read all of the novels, you start to see Rowling putting in parts to the plot which will be highly relevant later on in the series, such as telling us for the first time about the Whomping Willow tree, and I also found there were very clear hints at where the plot was going to go from having knowledge of the ending which I had missed my first read through. If this were an adult book, I would feel disappointed by the hints, but as it is really meant for children, I think they are entirely appropriate to help the child figure out the meaning of the story.
As an adult, I have no problem reading this story. My eldest son is 6, and could physically read it in terms of vocabulary used, but this is a bit too long and laboursome for him to tackle alone just yet. At 251 pages, I feel it is more suited for children who are towards the end of primary school and competent readers. The story is not too scarey for my son as he has seen it in film format, but the print size and length of the book along with lack of pictures leads me to this conclusion.
I think the Harry Potter series is best off read in order to help you fully see the big picture within the plot, and I think it will be popular for many more years to come. Rowling has skillfully engaged her readers to want to connect with these books, and they are something I find I can read over and over again and still be captivated by them.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Why read this one...
First off my daughter has been foisting these upon me for many months and secondly Stephen King endorsed them - well that did it for me as I know how much he likes an author to stick to the story. Having read and thoroughly enjoyed the first book - Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone - I was eager to get my hands on this one.
Short synopsis...
It is time to return to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry and for Harry this cannot come soon enough - he has stayed with his aunt and uncle again and it is never a pleasant experience. It will soon become apparent that some strange force is at work and he is being prevented from returning to school. When he finally manages to arrive at school he will be in for some shocking surprises and a mystery will tempt him to investigate further. Random attacks cause fear and unrest among the students and the finger of suspicion will be placed firmly on Harry...until one personal attack makes it clear that Potter is not responsible. The school is at risk of being closed down due to the continued attacks and then it gets very personal and Mr Potter takes action......
Hogwarts express...
First off I will tell you that I have seen the movie that was based on this book. I enjoyed it but soon forgot about it. Having read this book I feel that I want to see the movie again to see the characters brought to life and enjoy more insight than I did first time around. As is often found, there is much more in the prose than you can ever experience in the film.
The tale begins, once again, with life at the Dursley's (Harry's aunt and uncle...oh and his cousin, Dudley) and as I enjoyed the wit and humour that this concept presented in the first book I was pleased to begin with them. Once again we see Harry being made to feel as worthless and unloved as is humanly possible. You get a clear message from these relatives that it would please them most if they never saw Harry ever again....ever! I really enjoy the rivalry between Dudley and Harry, the chubby, mollycoddled young bully boy will push his luck at every opportunity but Harry will always have the upper hand now and cannot resist a little tormenting of his own when they are out of sight. It is laugh out loud funny. This time around Harry is hidden away from special visitors and must stay like a church mouse in his room - he is a miserable prisoner and it looks like he will be prevented from returning to Hogwarts until a valiant rescue by his good friend Ron Weasley. A tantalising and imaginative piece of writing awaits and the pages turned quickly.
All will not be smooth running for Harry and Ron on their return to school. After a comfortable stay for Harry at the Wesley's - and some fond admiring looks from Ginny who is Ron's young sister (I totally missed this concept in all the early movies!) - they will have to make their own way to school and end up having quite an adventure high above the train. I was captivated and intrigued - it didn't make sense that they wouldn't be able to get through the supernatural gateway to the platform at the train station and though I knew that someone was trying to stop Harry from returning to school it never occurred to me during this chapter who it might be. It had me guessing and this was the start of the prose so I had some time to ponder this little mystery.
I totally loved the bumpy landing and resulting mayhem that the boys encountered when they arrived at Hogwarts. It was very fitting and funny, whilst at the same time it had me holding my breath to see how things turned out. Rowling excels in these scary though funny episodes.
As the students settle back into life at school I am getting to know the main characters all the better and they too are settling into strong friendships. I was oblivious to the growing feelings between Ron and Hermione in the movies and remember thinking that it would be Harry that she fell for! The prose tells so much more and the little hints are there. I am really getting to know Harry now and I'm finding him easy to like. He has great courage and a sense of what is right, though he can be rash at times too which makes him more real. Ron is Ron and without him and his clumsy demeanour and less courageous traits the book would be seriously lacking - he is very likeable. Hermione is growing in my affections too, she is the sensible one of the three but she is now breaking rules when the situation demands it and has the courage of a lioness. Ron's younger sister, Ginny, is now a student and from reading the book I learn just how much this redheaded youngster likes Harry...if he ever found her diary it would cause her many blushes!
As you would expect it is not long before some dark doings begin at Hogwarts and I am wondering if the attack on Harry during a Quiddich match has anything to do with it. There are so many villains to choose from and I'm guessing at Draco Malfoy, his father or Professor Snape maybe? In his hospital bed Harry will discover who put his life at risk....it is a shock for him and for me...I didn't see that coming.
After Harry has been heard speaking parsletongue (to snakes) some students are quick to turn against him and accuse him of being the person who is attacking students and petrifying them - the hospital is filling up and Professor Dumbledore is growing increasingly concerned - though he doesn't think Harry had anything to do with it. Harry sees his good friend Hagrid blamed for it and he is taken to wizard prison. Things are becoming bleak and the attacks continue. I am all over the place from one suspect to another - I really do not know (or remember from the movie) who it is!
Deep in the forbidden forest Harry and Ron will come face to face with Aragog - when I saw the name at the beginning of the chapter I thought it was a forest dwelling man as I had forgotten this bit too from the movie. After a heated and suspenseful run up to this meeting I was most surprised and horrified by Aragog. This meeting has tension and fear running through it and I was wondering how on earth it was going to end....I was guessing that Hagrid would be the saviour but once again Rowling has something special and a little crazy up her sleeve - it works very well.
There is a lot to come after this and Harry will be tested to the extremes. The pages turn fast as he faces danger and learns the answer to the mystery. He will be disarmed and vulnerable but through all he will remain loyal to his beliefs - this will prove to be all the strength he needs in a life or death confrontation.
I can tell you that the outcome is very satisfactory and Rowling has done it again...left me eager to begin the next book.
Rowling sticks to the story and crafts it masterfully - it is a treat, a comfort read and one which I would likely read again. Children and adults alike will enjoy this tale.
Star Rating....
Recommended reading...
It is a solid five stars from me. Having read the first instalment and knowing that Rowling sticks to the story, without being tempted to go off on tangents, I was eager to read this tale. I was not disappointed. First off there is the superb wit and humour that lights the pages up when we begin at the Dursley's. Life for Harry is miserable as he suffers at the hands of his horrible relatives ... but he has his fun when he and Dudley are alone and it is such fun to read. Back with a bump at Hogwarts the term begins and all seems reasonably normal barring the odd attack on Harry...strange times that had me bewildered. Dark times begin soon enough and danger is around most of the peculiar corners. The usual villain's play their roles well and I particularly like the way Draco Malfoy is developing into a real prima donna dark lord ... he is nasty but it is funny. My favourite, Hagrid, makes an appearance and I find him utterly fascinating - big heart, big man and big pets! As the mystery of the attacks rolls on I am turning pages faster, though I am digesting all the words as this is a wonderful piece of writing, I want to know the outcome and as I care about the characters of Ron, Harry, Hermione and Hagrid I don't want to stop. Once again I feel like this is a real comfort read - a treat - and I sink deep into my chair as I read. A dramatic ending ties up all that needs to be tied up and is satisfying. All set up for the next book now and eager to read it.
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First of all I must say that honestly, in all my years of reading books (which is not many, to be honest!) I haven't come across a series of books better than Harry Potter. They are so well thought out that it's like witches and wizards and Hogwarts are all actually real.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is book two is the famous series. Harry Potter is warned by Dobby the house elf not to go back to Hogwarts, for Harry will be in 'mortal danger' (said Dobby) if he does go back. There is a plot to make terrible things happen at Hogwarts. But Harry ignores Dobby's warning and goes back to Hogwarts to start his second year. But soon, strange things start to happen. Students are being 'petrified', but no one knows who or what has been petrifying these students. Some people think that Harry himself is doing it.
Soon Harry realizes that it's only Muggle borns that are being attacked. And when Hermione gets attacked, Harry finds out from the piece of paper Hermione is holding that the thing that is attacking students is a Basilisk; a giant snake. Harry, Ron and Professor Lockhart go down into the Chamber of Secrets and Harry battles the Basilisk with the Sword of Godric Gryffindor, and soon kills the Basilisk.
It's like JK Rowling is a Hogwarts graduate herself, for she has created such an amazing, imaginative, engaging and suspenseful world that is completely and utterly magical. She used such interesting words, and the book isn't plain and boring. Say a kid knew the exact plot of what happens in this book, and wrote it in their own words; yes, the ideas would be good, but the language wouldn't be that good. But Rowling has used such good language that it makes it even more interesting.
And still, in 2011, I read this book, and I will never get tired of it! If you haven't got it then I suggest you buy it. And if you haven't read any of the Harry Potter series then you need to get reading!
Well I have finally gotten past the first Harry Potter book (not for the first time I hasten to add!), so it's time to review book number two! I can remember getting this book at the same time as the first one, and being so frustrated when I actually had to wait for the third book. I can remember being a little creeped out by this book, but I was young(er) and it shall be explained why shortly.
So a quick re-cap of the events before the Chamber of Secrets, just in case you wanted to know: Harry Potter is a boy that until his eleventh birthday was raised (well, bullied) by his aunt, uncle and cousin. After his eleventh birthday, Harry is a wizard, attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. Not only is he a wizard, but he is a famous one as he survived and managed to somehow severely weaken a dark wizard named Voldemort, who had successfully managed to kill many witches, wizards and non-magic folk, including Harry's parents. So along with the making of friends (Ron and Hermione especially), playing sports (Quidditch) and attending lessons, Harry had an adventure battling trolls, three headed dogs and dark wizards. With Voldemort thwarted once again, will Harry's second year be a bit more peaceful? Or is the whispering voice that only Harry can hear the prelude to even stranger and perhaps even deadlier happenings?
Second book in and JK Rowling doesn't let the book lose the feeling that it has the elements and makings of a classic adventure/fantasy story. I wouldn't say that the Chamber of Secrets is a book to rival the other classics, such as the Chronicles of Narnia, as it is its own world, and completely own story. Yes there are times that you can see similarities between other books, but that could be just sheer coincidence (or the best way to make characters/creatures as creepy as possible). And this book definitely has the power to make the reader jump (in my opinion, that's always good, as long as it's not too often and not too big a jump!). In this case, all I need say is giant spiders the size of cars and bigger and I'm sure many of you will agree that that's enough to send shivers down your spine no matter your age.
The writing style, as you would expect, has stayed the same; not too complex but enough to keep you reading to the next chapter, and enough mystery to keep you guessing, and to keep the surprises coming even until the final stand-off. Both books follow the same pattern - summer holidays, school year, leading to climatic ending before next summer holidays. But, unlike with other books I have read, the climatic ending isn't too rushed, and you don't feel like you've spent ages reading the book and been cheated - it's a very satisfactory end to a darn good read. As with the first book, the ending of Chamber of Secrets is wrapped up nicely so that you wouldn't be left with a cliff-hanger if no more were published. The story is so well written, however, that it leaves you wanting more - so thank goodness JK Rowling decided to carry on to year 3 and beyond!
The characters we met in the first book that aren't the main three characters (Harry, Ron and Hermione) begin to become even more well-formed, their stories develop and even the school itself becomes even more detailed and alive, giving you an even more intricate idea of the school and the people Harry interacts with. New characters are also introduced, mainly annoying but likeable - and some aren't even human (got you interested yet?). There are some that do irritate me, due to their pompous and perhaps narrow-minded attitude - but then again, from their point of view they were reacting in the most appropriate way; from the point of view of someone who knows the entire story, they were really irritating (but not enough to make me stop reading the book; just enough to make me skim read their bit whenever I re-read Chamber of Secrets). My favourite character that was introduced is Dobby the house-elf. I won't give too much away but he is a kind-hearted little creature, who wants to help Harry and save him from the bad things happening in Hogwarts - problem is, Dobby's attempts to save Harry usually end up with worse consequences! I never loved Dobby in the films as much as Dobby in the books, as I felt a little let down by their interpretation; but in the books, he is a firm favourite of mine within a few sentences!
I found Chamber of Secrets quite a creepy book. Compared to the Philosopher's Stone, it somehow felt a lot darker and more eerie, and although later books have much darker storylines, this one always has the power to creep me out. Then again, it does deal with some creepy (and ridiculously big creatures). This did not stop me reading the book again and again, or wanting more books, so it obviously wasn't too creepy! I think I read this when I was about 9, and think it should be suitable for children (and adults) over that age - or younger ones that are less easily creeped out than myself!
While it's not necessarily my favourite book in the Harry Potter series I still think that The Chamber Of Secrets is definitely essential to the series as a whole. Also, new and interesting characters are introduced such as the well meaning but also quite troublesome Dobby the house elf and the new Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart, who's vanity, stupidity and self-importance is both cringe-worthy and amusing.
The second book in a series of seven, it focuses on Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As usual, Harry and his friends seem to attract nothing but mischief. Harry and his best friend Ron must fly a Ford Anglia to school after missing the Hogwarts Express which ensures that they are already in trouble from the very beginning of the school year as they are seen by various muggles (non-wizarding folk).
The story focuses mostly upon the Chamber of Secrets, as the title suggests, which was created by the founder of Slytherin, one of the four Hogwarts houses. The chamber contains a monster which has been set loose within the castle, petrifying all those who see it and the blame is initially laid at Harry's feet.
The novel contains some comical moments which only add to the appeal of the novel such as the fact that the Mandrakes, magical plants which can be used to re-awaken all those that have been petrified, have a loud party in greenhouse three.
This is the second book in the Harry Potter series and there is certainly no drop in quality from J.K. Rowling. This second book is every bit as good as the first and continues in combining great adventure with great laughs.
This time following a horrible summer in Privet Drive Harry returns to Hogwarts for his second year at the magical school. Once again it's a year filled with magic and adventure as Harry and his friends continue their lessons in Charms, Herbology, Defence against the Dark Arts and much more, while trying to find out who is behind the attacks on students at the school, leaving even Harry questioning who he really is.
In this book we are introduced to some new characters including Dobby and Professor Lockhart while at the same time we get to know some of the existing characters a little better. The events in this book tie in with some important events in later Harry Potter books and once again the legend of Voldermort is ever present.
I have heard this second part of the series described by some as their least favourite but I'm not sure why. As with 'Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone' this is not as dark or dramatic as some later instalments in the series but it packed with great characters and amazing magic. Once again J.K. Rowling has created an enchanting story packed with excitement and adventure that makes you want to keep turning the pages and leaves you disappointed when it is finished.
After reading the first in the series, and thoroughly enjoying it, I knew I had to get stuck into the second in line, though film wise this was my least favourite so far!
The book I will now review is - "Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets by J.K. Rowling".
It's nearly Harry's 12th birthday, and nearly the second term at his beloved Hogwarts school of magic, but until then he is stuck with his auntie and uncle, who want nothing to do with him and seem to go out of their way to be cruel to him, just because he was born to a witch and a wizard (his auntie's sister!).
After being threatened to be quiet and not leave his room by his uncle ( he has his boss coming to dinner!), he find himself faced with a mischievous house elf called Dobby, and though he says he is here to protect Harry from something that wishes to harm him at Hogwarts, he is going out of his way to cause trouble for Harry, getting him locked up in his bedroom after dropping a pudding on his auntie Pertunia's head!
After having to be rescued from his now locked and window barred room by his best friend Ron, he finally finds himself on his way back to school, though is now worrying about Dobby's warning, then when people start being found petrified and looking like stone, it seem's Dobby knows something he doesn't!
Will Harry make it through the term?
I have to say I enjoyed this book nearly as much as the first, though with the film being my least favourite I still just wanted to get through it so I could move onto the next one, but did find myself starting to enjoy it.
There are all the original characters back again, with a few "newbies" including Dobby the house elf, who is naughty and extremely funny to read about and the new "defence against the dark arts" teacher Lockheart, who seems to talk the talk, but has no real useful magic to offer, with my favourite bit being where Harry has his arm smashed with a rogue bludger ( a ball that has been bewitched to try and knock Quidditch payers from their brooms), Lockheart insists that he can fix Harry in a heartbeat. But ends up making his bone disappear then having to have it regrown in the school hospital!
This book is of course written for children, with us adults trying to get a bit of the action too! So there is no real bad language or sexual content, but more innocent friend feelings, plenty of magic and a really funny storyline to boot, recommended!
Price wise these are available from www.amazon.co.uk for around the £2.99 mark.
I recommend this hugely, with my 9 year old daughter now working her way through the series too!
Thanks for reading x
This book is the second instalment in the series that follows the young boy Harry as he grows into a wizard, in a world where he was a celebrity in without even knowing it existed.
The Plot:
After missing the train at platform 9 ¾ thanks to some mischievous house elf, Harry and his friend Ron Weasley crash land at their school for witchcraft and wizardry; Hogwarts.
This year looks set to be as terrifyingly dangerous for the daring wizard and his friends as their first with the Dark Lord 'He-who-must-not-be-named' Voldemort (oops) determined to seek his revenge on the young wizard who as a baby was the only one able to defeat him.
As the walls start whispering to him is Harry starting to go mad? Or are there even darker secrets contained within the magical school? And is it Ginny's, Ron's little sister's, sanity everyone should be watching out for? Who is Tom Riddle? And what is the significance of his diary? Harry and his friends, Ron and Hermione, team up again to try to save the wizarding world from the most evil warlock attempting a comeback.
My Opinion:
Although there may be something a bit cliché about a young orphan going on adventures and saving the world, this is still definitely a thrilling read as J.K. (Joanne) Rowling certainly has the knack for writing a page
Rowling has boundless imagination, coming up with spells like 'Transmogrifian Torture' and potions like polyjuice potion that can make you look, smell and talk like someone else.
Even without the magic the book is still exciting, with all the rule breaking, and then of course there is quidditch; a wizards sport played between the houses, which gives light entertainment and rivalry from the threat of he-who-must-not-be-named and Slytherin's heir.
I liked that we started to learn a little more about You-Know-Who's past as Rowling gives the reader little snippets of information to piece together along the way through the series. We are also introduced to the secret world of the house elves by the charming little creature Dobbie, in this way we learn more about the culture and traditions of wizards.
The Trio: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
Harry is famous for surviving an attack by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named when he was a baby. Although not the best at magical knowledge, he is brave and very skilled at defence against the dark arts.
Ron is his best friend who he meets with his family at Platform 9 3/4. Although grumpy at times Ron is a good friend and often Harry wouldn't have succeeded without his. His family is Harry's honorary family.
Hermione is a little geek. She is the top of every class and always has her head stuck in a book. She is a good friend and the brains of the operation.
The Author: J.K. Rowling
She first came up with the idea for Harry Potter whilst travelling on a train from Manchester to London in 1990. There have been more than 400 million copies of Harry Potter books sold and there are now films based on the books.
Thanks to the series J.K. Rowling has gone from living on welfare to being a multi-millionaire in the space of five years and in 2008 the Sunday Times placed her as the twelfth most wealthy women in Britain.
She puts some of that money to good use supporting many charities, including Comic Relief, One Parent Families and Multiple Sclerosis of Great Britain. For these efforts she was placed as runner up for Time Magazine's Person of the Year Award in 2007. Rowling has also received an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire).
This may not be the best book in the series, as it is an in between book following on from Harry's introduction to this magical world and slowly building up to the climax you feel is coming the seventh book, but it is still worth a read.
Harry has had a miserable summer. None of his friends have written to him and he wonders whether Hogwarts and the world of wizardry that he discovered the year before is just a dream. Four weeks before he is due to return to school he has a visit from Dobby the House Elf who warns him away from returning to Hogwarts. And so we embark on another year at Hogwarts and another mystery - this time involving the Chamber of Secrets, of the title.
I still thoroughly enjoyed this book, but not quite as much as the first. The main reason for this was the clumsy need to recap that Rowling displayed. The worst instance was when Colin and Harry are walking to the Quidditch pitch and Harry has to explain how it all works - it isn't completely unforgiveable since Colin has only just started at Hogwarts, but I felt it was superfluous nonetheless, and this was not the only instance.
My other reason for the half star being dropped was Gilderoy Lockhart, a very tiresome character who boasts constantly about his achievements. I can see how some people might regard him as humourous but I begrudged any of his 'screentime' and wished he hadn't been introduced.
In this book the fright factor is increased. There is a spine chilling scene in the Forbidden Forest, especially if you are not that fond of spiders, and I still have nerves when Harry faces off against Tom Riddle and he reveals who he actually is. Some younger readers might well be scared by some of the moments in this story.
Once again, the characters are fleshed out fantastically, even minor characters such as Lee Jordan (who commentates the Quidditch matches in a very entertaining manner). All of them are extremely memorable and, even in just this second book of the series, very familiar to the reader. It is a tribute to Rowling's writing of these characters that I never mix up my Professor Sprout with my Professor Flitwick - each of the people who roam the wizarding world have their own characteristics and personalities.
The little details also charmed me. I love the fact that the students have to turn in essays of a certain length in inches on their rolled parchment, rather than word count or pages. I enjoy the Dickensian element of the story - the quills for writing, the clothes and robes. The descriptions of the feasts are unbelievable - they make you wish you could be transported to eat there.
This is not my favourite of the seven in the series for reasons detailed above, but it is still a great read!
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Harry Potter is about to start his second year at Hogwarts School and Witchcraft and Wizardry, and his summer holidays are looking gloomy. With none of his friends' contacting him and his own own locked up (by order of his horrible Uncle Vernon) he's not having a good time at all. To make things worse, Dobby, a house elf, appears in his room and tells him not to come back to Hogwarts as danger is lurking there. Help comes, in the shape of Ron and his brothers in a flying car as they break Harry out of Privet Drive and back into the wizarding world.
But Dobby was right. There is a danger at Hogwarts, and the mysterious "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened again and the Heir of Slytherin (whoever he may be) attacking students, it's up to the Boy who Lived and his friends to find out the deep, dark secrets of Hogwarts and save the day again.
The second book in the series is a fantastic follow up to the first, upping the excitement, humour and unexpected twists from the last time. Now that we've been introduced to the wizarding world J K Rowling can go into more depth, such as the four founders of Hogwarts - whose stories hadn't really been touched upon in the first book.
We also get more information on the dark wizard harry defeated when he was a baby, Voldemort. Here we get a bit more an understanding of who he was before he became Voldemort, which plays an incredibly big role later on.
Like tradition will dictate ion later books, there's a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher - this time around it's local heartthrob Gilderoy Lockheart - a man who claims to have done all kinds of amazing feats of magic, traveling the world and ridding it of all kinds of evils, which he then puts into his many books. I didn't quite like him at first, that was kind of the point, but now I see the appeal in the character and he's not as bad as all that.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is, like the first book, filled with magic and imagination, finding the perfect mix between light heartedness and threat, making sure it isn't too funny, but too tense either. A great sequel to the first, and perfect for children and adults alike
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the Harry Potter series. It tells the story of Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The Sunday Times called this book 'An absolutely must have read of the year', and The Independent on Saturday stated 'I have yet to meet a ten-year-old who hasn't been entranced by its witty, complex plot and the character of the eponymous Harry'.
I completely agree, I think this book really does have a witty, complex plot and it is definitely a must have read of the year that it came out.
I was about eleven years old when I first read this book. I read all the books in order, so this one was the second one that I read. At the time I remember chatting about this book with my friends in school. None of us could get enough of the Harry Potter series. I remember us all talking about it, who our favourite characters were, what we thought was going to happen next, what would the films be like. It seemed so magical and fantastic. Once I started reading this, I could not put it down. I think its probably the Harry Potter books that made me want to read more in future. For young readers between the ages of nine and twelve this book really is an excellent choice of read.
The book starts out with Harry's birthday. He is living with his aunt and uncle, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia, and his mean, chubby cousin, Dudley. Living with them has always been really hard for Harry. He can't live with his own parents because as he discovers in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, they were killed trying to save him from Voldemort, the most evil wizard in the magical word, when Harry was just a small baby. And Vernon, Petunia and Dudley make it more than clear that they don't like him there.
The only place that really feels like home to Harry is his school, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. To him his only real family feels like his two best friends, Ron and Hermione, and Ron's family, the Weasley family. So at the start of this book when Harry thinks they have forgotten all about him, because they haven't written to him all holiday, he feels even more alone than usual.
There is so much that happens in this book and it really is a fantasy adventure novel. It is so exciting for young readers and honestly they won't be able to put it down. This was my absolute favourite book when I was younger and even now I think I would still enjoy reading it. It is seriously good stuff and I definitely recommend it.
This is the second book of J.K. Rowling's famous Harry Potter series, and a thoroughly enjoyable read. However, I must admit this was by far my least favourite Harry Potter book until recently - as a child there was something I really didn't like about it. (It is still my least favourite book of the seven, but only by a little bit.)
The novel is full of Rowling's captivating style of writing, her characters are painted clearly, and the introduction of Dobby, a house-elf, is a most welcome one - he turns out to be a most important character in the later books! Harry comes face to face with a much greater danger than in the previous book at the end of his second year at Hogwarts, and again this is something that is made more clear later in the series. It really is a brilliant book, and one that can be read again and again.
However, the one thing that always annoyed me was Gilderoy Lockhart, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Yes, we're not meant to like him as a person, but I found him annoying as a character, and sometimes a little cringe-worthy. Although in recent years I have started to embrace these facets of Lockhart's character, it did make this book really annoy me as a child - once, when re-reading the series, I even skipped the second book because I simply did not want to read it.
Having said that, everything else about this book is of top-notch quality - the descriptions of Harry and his friends, their adventures, the Forbidden Forest, the Quidditch matches, and especially the storyline about the school's mysterious would-be killer. Unfortunately, Gilderoy Lockhart takes one star off my review of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but for everything else about the book, a whole-hearted four stars!
The chamber of secrets is the second installment of J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter series, and follows the students in their second year of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.
The Plot -
After a hellish break at home with the Dursley's, Harry finally escapes with the help of best friend Ron Weasley and his twin brothers Fred and George.
Life doesn't get easier for Harry as in a mysterious turn of events, him and Ron find themselves unable to get access to the Hogwarts Express platform and they decide that instead of getting into trouble they will fly mr Weasley's car to Hogwarts. But sadly for the duo the first person they encounter on their return to Hogwarts is none other than their evil potions master Professor Snape.
After the excitement of their return to Hogwarts turns to dread over the work that is in front of them this year, the students suddenly have more things to worry about than end of year exams as Mrs Norris the cat belonging to caretaker Argus Filch is found petrified.
Mrs Norris is only the first in a line of victims, which start to include both students and a Hogwarts ghost. These attacks are linked to a fifty year old legend about a chamber buried deep beneath the school.
The chamber of secrets is said to house a beast of such horror that noone speaks of it, legend has it the only person to control it was one of the school founders Salazar Slytherin, and only himself or one of his heirs would be able to control what lies in the chamber.
When the attacks start to happen with more regularity, the call comes for the school to be closed. The student don't want this to happen, but the terror among them is strong. Suspicions arise as to who the heir of Slytherin could possibly be, who is letting the beast loose on students and ghosts alike.
Can Harry and Ron uncover the mystery behind the chamber of secrets? Is the heir of Slytherin among their student friends? Or is there a deeper secret buried in the chamber that none of them could ever imagine in their wildest dreams.
You will have to read and find out because I'm not going to spoil it for you.
Opinion -
Overall the chamber of secrets is my least favourite book of the whole Harry Potter series.
This is mainly due to the appearance of new defence against the dark arts teacher Professor Gilderoy Lockhart. Although his personality is meant to be annoying to many of the students, I found the parts of the book involving his character almost painful to read.
While the previous statement is true, i did enjoy the fact that we do find out a bit more about new gyffindor and youngest Weasley member Ginny Weasley in this book, as I believe she is a character who evolves to be very important as the series plays out.
The chamber of secrets and it's beast must have taken a lot of thought on the part of J.K.Rowling, and I think it does add a sense of adventure to the story, as well as mystery as you try and guess what is lurking under the school.
The chamber of secrets can be bought on amazon for £4.45
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets begins 6 weeks where the last book left of Harry is pining for the end of the summer holidays, (this should immediatly alert you to the fact this is no ordinary boy, wanting to go back to school!) so that he can return to Hogwarts. It is there where his friends are, and it is there that he is happy. There is no happiness in the home in which he lives with his uncle and aunt, the Dursleys, where he is in general looked down upon and mistreated.
The Chamber of Secrets not only contains bundles of imagination but also a powerful amount of humour that may pass over the heads of some younger readers, there is a certain very British comedy to the whole affair and plenty of irony.For example Harry is told by his uncle (on Harry's birthday no less) to go to his room and stay there being "perfectly quiet" while the Dursleys entertain some guests.
With warnings and dark romours in his head Harry returns to Hogwarts, where the book becomes as much a mystery as a fantasy. As with most good mysteries, the culprit is a surprise. The battle that occurs in the hidden Chamber of Secrets at the end is quite intense and might be extremely frightening to sensitive (and younger) children. It feels almost as though Stephen King donated a few lethal paragraphs to the book's ending. Be forewarned!
The whole book is imaginative, gripping and exceleent second book in a series that proves to grip nations in its strong grasp. This truly makes Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets a wonderful book, a book that is a pleasure for adults to read but which will for a child prove to be a true and memorable joy.


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The purpose of this research study is to learn about the safety of transplanting lungs obtained from non-heart-beating donors (NHBDs) that have been ventilated (attached to a breathing machine or ventilator to deliver oxygen) and perfused with a lung perfusion solution (Steen solution™, made by Vitrolife). This ventilation and perfusion will be done outside the body (ex-vivo) in a modified cardiopulmonary bypass circuit (the kind of device used routinely during most heart surgeries). The purpose of performing ex-vivo perfusion and ventilation is to learn how well the lungs work, and whether they are likely safe to transplant.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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Procedure: Transplantation of lungs obtained from Non-Heart-Beating Donors (NHBDs) after ex-vivo perfusion w/ STEEN Solution™
Device: STEEN Solution™
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Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
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|Ex-vivo Perfusion and Ventilation of Lungs Recovered From Non-Heart-Beating Donors to Assess Transplant Suitability
- 30 Day Mortality and Graft Survival [ Time Frame: 30 Days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]The primary objective evaluated for this study is recipient mortality and graft survival at 30 days post transplant. 30 day mortality and graft survival is used as a standard research assessment to evaluate post transplant outcomes.
- Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction (PGD) [ Time Frame: 24 and 72 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction (PGD) is an indicator for significant morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation.
- ICU Length of Stay [ Time Frame: Time to Discharge. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]The length of ICU stay is another standard research and clinical outcome assessment post transplant and has been selected as a secondary objective.
- Day 7 Ventilator/ECMO Status [ Time Frame: 7 Days Post Transplant. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]7 days ventilator or extra-corporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) free are being evaluated as secondary objectives.
- Recipient mortality at 12 months. [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Recipient mortality at 12 months post transplant is being evaluated as a secondary objective.
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) free graft survival. [ Time Frame: 12 Months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) free graft survival at 12 months is being used as a secondary outcome.
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|September 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Ex-vivo lung perfusion with STEEN Solution™
The perfusion of the lungs will be performed using STEEN Solution™. The lungs will be physiologically assessed during ex vivo perfusion with STEEN Solution™ perfusate.
Procedure: Transplantation of lungs obtained from Non-Heart-Beating Donors (NHBDs) after ex-vivo perfusion w/ STEEN Solution™
After EVLP, lungs will be cooled in the circuit to room temperature, then flushed with cold Perfadex™, and taken to UNCH where they will have an ex-vivo CT scan. Lungs determined suitable will be offered to consented patients at UNC Hospitals and Duke University Medical Center based on Lung Allocation Score. Lungs not considered for transplantation may be subjected to different experiments but are not to be a part of this research study. In summary, lungs with good and stable function during EVLP will be transplanted into recipients as per current clinical practice.Device: STEEN Solution™
This solution is a buffered dextran and albumin-containing extracellular perfusate with an optimal colloid osmotic pressure developed specifically for extra-corporeal perfusion of lungs.
No Intervention: Lung transplant from conventional brain-dead organ donor
No experimental procedures will be carried out.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- A recipient must meet the following requirement to enroll into the study:
- Requires a single or bilateral lung transplant and is listed for transplant at UNC or Duke
- Male or Female, 15 years of age or older.
- Subject or Subject's Representative provides a legally effective informed consent.
- Recipient does not have HIV, active Hepatitis or is colonized with Burkholderia cepacia.
- Potential subjects who have undergone previous lung transplants and meet all other inclusion criteria, are eligible for study participation.
Exclusion Criteria:
•Recipient fails to meet standard of care requirements for lung transplant, or decides not to participate.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01615484
|Contact: Thomas M Egan, MD, MSc, FACS
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|UNC-Chapel Hill
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
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|Principal Investigator: Thomas M. Egan, MD, MSc.
|Sub-Investigator: Jason Lobo, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Benjamin Haithcock, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Katherine Birchard, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Jason Long, MD, MPH
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
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|Sub-Investigator: R. Duane Davis, MD
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|UNC-Chapel Hill
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|Tom Egan, MD,MsC, Professor of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01615484 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|UNC-002 Vitrolife, 1UM1HL113115-01A1
|Study First Received:
|June 6, 2012
|Last Updated:
|July 21, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board
United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:
Lung Transplant
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Cystic Fibrosis
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Cystic Fibrosis
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Bronchial Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Liver Diseases
Lymphatic Diseases
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Pancreatic Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Pharmaceutical Solutions
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses
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PAWTUCKET — While family and friends of the 100 victims along with survivors of The Station nightclub fire are still waiting for a proper memorial to be erected at the West Warwick site, many went out and got their own personal memorial in the form of a tattoo.
These tattoos, expressing the creative and diverse ways that people chose to honor and remember that horrific tragedy, will be the subject of a unique photography exhibit called "Station Ink." The show will be held at the Pawtucket Armory Center for the Arts, located at 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, from February 15-17. The opening reception will be Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m.
This show is being organized by Paula McLaughlin, who lost her brother, Michael Hoogasian and sister-in-law Sandy, in The Station fire. The young couple, married only 16 months, perished together on that fateful night of Feb. 20, 2003. The 31-year-old Michael and his 27-year-old wife, Sandy, had a passion for both music and tattoos, which gave McLaughlin her inspiration for the photography exhibit.
"I was never a 'tattoo person,'" said McLaughlin, of Chepachet. "But right after the fire, all of my brother's friends and my sister-in-law's brothers went out and got tattoos." She said theirs were of the Sacred Heart, which was the next body art that her brother had intended to have done. She decided to get her first tattoo at that time herself, a different image inked onto her back that she said represents her personal remembrance of her brother and his wife.
Through the ensuing years, McLaughlin said she met and spoke with many people who had tattoos related in some way to The Station fire. Coming up on the 10th anniversary of the deadly night, she said she got the idea to put together a display of photographs. She mentioned it to professional photographer and longtime friend John Pitocco, "and he never hesitated," she said.
A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and a designer for 25 years, McLaughlin said she wanted the event to be "beautiful and artistic as well as respectful." She also thought that the photography exhibit "would be something else for us to focus on except that 10-year number."
Through the Station Fire Memorial Fund organization, which McLaughlin is involved with, notice of the intended project was sent out. It was also publicized by radio station 94 HJY and through FaceBook and Twitter pages.
In December, two photo sessions were scheduled at the Pawtucket Armory. Anyone who had a tattoo in honor of a loved one or The Station nightclub fire and who wanted to be photographed for the exhibit was invited to attend. Over 70 people responded and were photographed, and there will be 80 photographs on display.
The large-scale photos, of various sizes, will be suspended from the ceiling. "My vision is to make a memorial photo garden. They will be suspended so when you walk through you feel like one photo leads to another," she stated.
McLaughlin, the wife of Pawtucket Fire Department Battalion Chief John "Jay" McLaughlin, noted that there are a lot of connections to the city of Pawtucket in making the event possible. In helping his wife find a suitable venue, Jay McLaughlin had approached the Pawtucket Armory Center for the Arts about the event. Pawtucket Armory Manager Debbie Whitehouse immediately said she would donate the Drill Hall for the exhibit. In addition, she also provided the use of a photo studio inside the Armory, which is where Pitocco held the photo sessions.
McLaughlin also visited Pawtucket-based Printmakers to have the photos enlarged and printed on panels of various sizes. Once they learned what the event was about, the Printmakers staff donated their labor and printing services, so all McLaughlin had to pay for were the supplies. Other local businesses, such as Coca-Cola, where her brother had worked, is providing free refreshments. Another creative friend, Vitar Ferreira, is providing his expertise for the installation.
McLaughlin has been involved with the other fire victims' families and survivors in trying to have a memorial established at The Station site at 211 Cowesett Avenue. It has been a long and frustrating journey, but a big hurdle was cleared this past September when the land was donated to the Station Fire Memorial Foundation.
However, McLaughlin notes that a substantial sum of money is still needed to create a lasting memorial at the site. For that reason, while admission to the show is free, donations will be accepted on behalf of The Station Fire Memorial Fund. "My mother is getting older, and 10 years later, she still has no place to sit when we visit," she said.
McLaughlin said she would love for the photography exhibit to be turned into a book, to further raise proceeds for The Station Fire Memorial Fund. In addition, she has designed a 10-year commemorative pin, modeled after her own small heart tattoo that she has on her wrist. Made by Tim Raup, the production of the pins was donated by Kenilworth Creations.
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