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SCCA Network News, Issue 17 Winter 2013
In this issue:
- Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer: New Opportunities and Challenges
- Providence Alaska Medical Center
- Clinical Research Update
- SCCA Physician Profile: Jay J. Liao, MD
- Network in the Community
Happy New Year!
It seems like we were just here – starting 2012, but every year we say how fast the year goes by and 2012 was not any different. To recap our Network 2012 year, below is a small sampling of our collaborative projects and activities:
- Celebrated our 10-year affiliation anniversary with Olympic Medical Center in August 2012.
- Launched our network-wide clinical performance program using nationally approved quality metrics. We are currently piloting Phase II of this program including lung metrics.
- Moved the PET imaging cross-calibration project into its Phase II with network participants.
- Bozeman, MultiCare, and Wenatchee qualified to be the first affiliate sites to participate with our NCCN research project. As this effort matures, there will be additional opportunities for our other sites to participate.
- Launched the Culture of Research initiative launched at the Network Summit in June 2013.
- Columbia Basin Hematology and Oncology became a Network member in January 2012.
- Overlake Hospital Medical Center left the Network family in September due to corporate structure changes.
New initiatives, activities, and projects to watch throughout 2013:
- Adopting the ASCO Choosing Wisely® campaign into oncology practice in SCCA Network Puget Sound sites.
- Working with our Network providers to improve our referring provider communication process.
- Considering adding two new Network members before the end of the year.
We want to acknowledge all of you for your dedication and commitment to providing the very best care for our patients. It is sometimes daunting to think about the many changes and demands we all face, but at the end of the day, the true question we must answer is whether we have provided and done all we can for our patients and their families. Thank you for all that you do.
Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer: New Opportunities and Challenges
By Jay J. Liao
More than 200,000 patients are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in the United States. There have been significant advances in surgical techniques, radiation therapy, and systemic therapy that have led to improved outcomes. Despite this, approximately 27,000 patients die of prostate each year in our country. Our goals are to improve the cure rates in patients with more aggressive disease and maintain the excellent outcomes in patients with more favorable disease while reducing treatment side effects and improving quality of life. Advances in radiotherapy will likely play an important role in achieving these aims.
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance established a partnership with ProCure to build the first proton therapy center in the Pacific Northwest. The center, located on the campus of Northwest Hospital & Medical Center in Seattle, broke ground in January 2011 and is anticipated to begin treating patients in March 2013. At capacity, it will accommodate approximately 1,400 patients a year. There is active investigation nationally and internationally on the potential advantages of proton therapy in a broad range of tumor types including prostate, brain, central nervous system, head and neck, lung, gastrointestinal, sarcomas, and pediatric cancers. We are excited about its potential in the treatment of prostate cancer.
Historical perspective
Most therapeutic radiation therapy is delivered using medical linear accelerators, or linacs, which generate high-energy X-rays. Early approaches used simple two-dimensional planning to treat a "box-shaped" volume around the prostate. With the advent of CT imaging, three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) became possible, which uses a greater number of and more customized radiation fields. 3D-CRT allowed higher radiation doses to be delivered safely to the prostate, which sits in close relationship to the bladder and rectum. This "dose escalation" resulted in improved tumor control outcomes across multiple prospective clinical trials.1,2
Improvements in both computer planning and linac technology led to intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). IMRT uses more complex radiation beam shaping with sophisticated computerized algorithms to deliver even more tightly shaped radiation dose distributions, albeit at the cost of irradiating surrounding normal tissue to lower radiation doses. IMRT provides superior sparing of the bladder and rectum compared to 3D-CRT and has generally been accepted as the standard approach to facilitate dose escalation while minimizing the risk of complications.3 Most centers now utilize some form of image guidance to deliver IMRT. Image-guided radiotherapy or IGRT refers to various technologies used to precisely verify alignment of the prostate before or during daily treatment, typically using imaging or implanted intraprostatic markers.
Heavy particle therapy, which includes protons, neutrons, and carbon ions, has unique physical and biological properties. Particle therapy is actually not entirely new. In the 1980s and 1990s, there was active clinical investigation in fast neutron therapy, which has biologic advantages in terms of tumor cell kill compared to X-rays. The University of Washington (UW) helped lead numerous clinical trials across many cancers, including prostate cancer. Studies in locally advanced prostate cancer indicated improved loco-regional control with neutrons compared to X-rays; however, increased rectal and bowel toxicity prohibited the adoption of neutron therapy as the new standard for prostate cancer.4,5 Studies in other tumor sites did demonstrate that neutrons were superior with acceptable side effects, and it continues to be used for these indications today.
Proton therapy
Proton therapy has been in clinical use since the 1970s in the United States. The first facilities were built in Boston, Mass. and Loma Linda, Calif. High-energy proton beams are generated with large particle accelerators, either cyclotrons or synchrotrons. The significant size and cost of proton treatment facilities has limited the availability of this technology. However, we are now in the midst of a period of major expansion of this treatment, with about 10 active centers in the United States and more than 40 worldwide. The physical aspects of a proton beam's radiation dose deposition are significantly different than with X-rays. With X-rays, shaped dose distributions are generated by using many convergent radiation beams that enter and exit through adjacent normal tissues, effectively spreading out the dose. With protons, due to their electrical charge and higher mass, there is reduced side scatter of the beam and little energy deposition as the beam enters tissue until near the end of its path. After a sharp maximum point, called the Bragg peak, the beam essentially stops with almost no exit dose into the normal tissue beyond. As a result, proton radiation may be delivered using relatively few beams, while significantly limiting doses to surrounding normal tissues. This may reduce the risk of bladder and rectal complications as well as the risk of late radiation-induced secondary cancers. A dose comparison of protons compared to X-ray therapy with IMRT is shown in the figure below.
Clinical data and research opportunities
To date, more than 40,000 patients world-wide have been treated with proton therapy across a range of tumor types. Approximately 2,000 prostate cancer patients have been treated with protons, as reported in the medical literature. Studies to date have demonstrated that proton therapy alone or combined with X-ray therapy can facilitate dose escalation to the prostate with excellent rates of biochemical and local control and a very low risk of genitourinary or gastrointestinal complications.6-8
Numerous single-arm and randomized clinical trials are now being conducted to further define the role of proton therapy. The UW/SCCA is involved in the Proton Therapy Collaborative Group (PCG), which is designing multicenter proton clinical trials. In patients with favorable disease, protons may provide a means of safely reducing the length of the treatment course while maintaining excellent cure rates. In patients with more unfavorable disease, protons may facilitate novel dose escalation strategies or allow more effective systemic therapies to be combined with radiation without increasing toxicity. In addition to cancer control outcomes, comparative quality of life outcomes will be important to evaluate, including impact on urinary, bowel, and sexual function. Some intriguing recent studies have reported an extremely high rate of erectile function preservation in younger patients (< 60) undergoing proton therapy that compares very favorably with any reported modern surgical or conventional radiotherapy series.9
Some of the proton clinical trials that are being designed or have recently opened:
- A randomized trial of IMRT versus proton therapy for low and low intermediate risk disease is accruing patients (MGH / University of Pennsylvania).
- Role of hypofractionation (fewer, higher dose treatments): A randomized trial of standard fractionated (8 weeks) versus hypofractionated (5 treatments over 1 to 2 weeks) proton therapy for low-risk disease (PCG).
- A randomized trial of moderately hypofractionated (5.5 weeks) proton therapy with or without six months of androgen deprivation therapy for intermediate-risk disease.
- Addition of systemic agents including chemotherapy (taxane-based) or novel therapeutics to proton therapy in high-risk localized disease.
- Dose-escalated pelvic nodal radiation with protons for patients with node-positive or nodenegative, high-risk localized disease.
- Postoperative or salvage radiotherapy with protons following radical prostatectomy, including the feasibility of dose escalation to the prostate fossa.
We encourage the enrollment of patients on prospective clinical trials such as these, a number of which will be open at UW/SCCA. Advances in treatment, including proton therapy, may allow us to cure more patients with prostate cancer while improving the quality of life of our patients. Announcements for new proton clinical trials will be published in the Clinical Trials Monthly newsletter at www.seattlecca.org/clinical-trialsmonthly.cfm. (References are available online at www. seattlecca.org/newsletters/the-leadingedge-issue-26.cfm).
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Roy Olpin, MBA, MPH, FACHE, CQIA, has joined Providence Alaska Medical Center as director of the Providence Cancer Center, responsible for the oncology service line.
Olpin comes to Providence after working as regional vice president of oncology for Sarah Cannon Cancer Services with Hospital Corporation of America in Denver, Colo. His prior work experience includes senior director of oncology services at Providence Regional Cancer System in Olympia, Wash., and a series of roles at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Olpin earned a bachelor of science degree in international business management from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., and dual master's degrees in public health and business administration from Boston University. He also has earned a certified quality improvement associate designation from the American Society for Quality and is a fellow in the American College of HealthCare Executives.
"We are privileged to have Roy join the Providence team," says Richard Mandsager, MD, chief executive of Providence Alaska Medical Center. "He has previous experience as a person of Providence and a passion for service in not for- profit healthcare."
Clinical Research Update
Thinking back to the Network Summit in June 2012, you may remember a presentation on the culture of research. As announced at the Summit, using the ASCO article "Attributes of Exemplary Clinical Trial Sites" as our starting point, Cecelia Zapata, Benjamin Greer, MD, and Tove Thompson will be visiting each Network member institution in 2013 to work through the attributes and identify areas for improvement. We look forward to this work and hope it will make both our office and your institutions better clinical trial sites.
The goals of this project are to:
- Increase availability of appropriate clinical trials
- Boost enrollment to meet the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer's new, higher standards
- Optimize enrollment to studies offered through the SCCA Network office
- Assure efficient and impeccable study implementation and timely data abstraction
We will be looking to each Network member to identify areas of need related to study implementation. Member institutions that have completed this process with us have identified the following focus areas:
- Developing a more rapid study-review process
- Developing a research relationship with Laboratory Medicine for processing of research samples
- Mapping out research processes from study identification through study close-out
- Developing a process for tracking research budgets, including a process for assuring that patient care procedures done for research purposes are billed to the study budget.
If we have not already visited your cancer center, please expect a call from our office during the next month to identify a date and time for this meeting.
Trials now open
- Celgene 7755: A Phase II Study of Weekly Abraxane® (nab-paclitaxel) for Patients with Advanced NSCLC with EGFR Mutations Following Front-Line Therapy with EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (Participating Network Member Institutions: Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Group Health Cooperative, MultiCare Health System, Olympic Medical Center, Skagit Valley Hospital)
- Endocyte EC-FV-06: A Randomized, Double- Blind Phase III Trial Comparing EC145 and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (PLD/ Doxil®/Caelyx®) in Combination Versus PLD in Subjects with Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer (Participating Network Member Institutions: Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Group Health Cooperative, MultiCare Health System)
- Esperance ACT 12601: A Novel LHRH Receptor-Targeted, Membrane-Disrupting Peptide, Plus Paclitaxel Versus Paclitaxel Alone for Refractory or Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Phase II, Randomized, Multicenter Trial (Participating Network Member Institutions: Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Columbia Basin Hematology and Oncology, Group Health Cooperative, MultiCare Health System, Skagit Valley Hospital, Wenatchee Valley Medical Center)
- Bionomics GU09-145: Phase I/II Study of BNC105P in Combination with Everolimus or Following Everolimus for Progressive Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Following Prior Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (Participating Network Member Institutions: Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Columbia Basin Hematology and Oncology, Group Health Cooperative, Olympic Medical Center)
Trials opening soon
- Nordion TS-102: A Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating TheraSphere® in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma of the Liver Who Have Failed First Line Chemotherapy (Participating Network Member Institutions: Group Health Cooperative, Olympic Medical Center, Skagit Valley Hospital)
- Spectrum SPI-ZEV-11-301: A Phase III, Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized Study of Sequential Zevalin (ibritumomab tiuxetan) Versus Observation in Patients at Least 60 Years of Age with Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma in PET-Negative Complete Remission After R-CHOP or R-CHOP-Like Therapy (ZEAL) (Participating Network Member Institutions: Columbia Basin Hematology and Oncology, Group Health Cooperative, MultiCare Health System, Skagit Valley Hospital)
SCCA Physician Profile: Jay J. Liao, MD
Jay J. Liao, MD, is an assistant professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. His clinical expertise is in the treatment of head and neck cancers, salivary gland tumors, skin cancer including melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma, and genitourinary tumors.
He received his medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Mich., and completed his residency in radiation oncology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Liao's clinical research interests are in the management of head and neck cancers including conformal radiotherapy techniques, IMRT, image-guided radiotherapy, fast neutron radiotherapy, and functional imaging. He is involved in clinical trials for patients with head and neck cancers and prostate cancer at SCCA.
Network in the Community
The 2012 Cancer Support Community (CSC) Gala was held on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bozeman, Mont. The theme this year was "Hollywood Through the Ages," and it was a true celebration. The evening included dinner, music, friends, and live and silent auctions that raised funds to provide improved quality of life for people with cancer.
CSC supports patients of the Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center (BDCC) by providing more than 50 free monthly support groups, education sessions, family support services, mind/body enrichment activities, and social activities including cooking and yoga classes. The SCCA Network and BDCC supported this event by providing custom co-branded etched martini glasses to guests. Also on Oct. 20, Olympic Medical Center (OMC) hosted its 10th annual Harvest of Hope Gala. This year's theme was a tour of South Africa's celebrated wine country. Chef Kathryn Kitts of The Sweet Beginnings Café in Sequim created a delicious menu consisting of South African dishes. Congratulations to OMC for breaking previous fundraising records.


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Asha Bhosle records her first Kannada song
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Earlier, Asha's elder sister Lata Mangeshkar had sung the song 'Bellane Belagayithu...' for the historical Kannada film Sangolli Rayanna in 1970s. Now, Asha has sung the Kannada song, which is composed by Veera Samarth. The music director says that this is the biggest turning point in his musical career.
Asha Bhosle has recorded the song, which has been written by Raghavendra Kamath, on Feb 2 at Mumbai's Spectral Harmony studio. She took just two-and-a-half hour to sing the song. She had written the lyrics in Hindi in her own handwriting. The rehearsal of the song was done a day earlier.

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Chu-Teh Chun Sells for $7.7 Million
Chu Teh-Chun's "La forêt blanche II" sold for 60 million Hong Kong dollars (US$7.7 million) at a Christie's evening sale on Saturday, setting an auction world record for the Chinese-born abstract painter. The large horizontal painting, which went to an unnamed Asian buyer, spans nearly four meters and melds traditional Chinese landscape with Western abstraction.
This weekend saw competing sales from Christie's and Poly Auction, the world's No. 1 and No. 3 art-auction houses. Bidders showed the most interest in major 20th-century Chinese artists such as Mr. Chu, with some collectors running between sales to bid on items.


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Voltage's offense explodes for a 6 pack
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Gorda Plate
The Gorda Plate, located beneath the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern California, is one of the northern remnants of the Farallon Plate. It is sometimes referred to (by, for example, publications from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program)[1] as simply the southernmost portion of the neighboring Juan de Fuca Plate, another Farallon remnant.
Unlike most tectonic plates, the Gorda Plate experiences significant deformation inside its boundaries. Numerous faults have been mapped in both the sediments and basement of the Gorda Basin, which is in the interior of the plate south of 41.6°N.[2] Stresses from the neighboring North American Plate and Pacific Plate cause frequent earthquakes in the interior of the plate, including the M7.2 Humboldt County earthquake which caused $1.75 million in damages in 1980.[3]
The easterly side is a convergent boundary subducting under the North American Plate in northern California. The southerly side is a transform boundary with the Pacific Plate along the Mendocino Fault. The westerly side is a divergent boundary with the Pacific Plate forming the Gorda Ridge. The northerly side is a transform boundary with the Juan de Fuca Plate, the Blanco Fracture Zone.
The subducting Gorda Plate is connected with the volcanoes in northern California, namely, Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak. Lassen Peak last erupted in 1914–1917.
See also[edit]
- ^ "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". usgs.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Gulick, S., Meltzer, A., and S. Clarke (1998) Seismic structure of the southern Cascadia subduction zone and accretionary prism north of the Mendocino triple junction. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 103(B11).
- ^ "Historic Earthquakes". usgs.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
External links[edit]
- USGS Understanding plate motions
- Mendocino Triple Junction Offshore Northern California
- Recent North Coast Earthquakes
- Cascadia tectonic history with map
Coordinates: 41°12′N 126°24′W / 41.2°N 126.4°W
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How to operate your Living Quarter Horse Trailer
Other areas of FAQ have a lot of detail about specific items in your Living Quarters, but the information below will help you with the do's and don't about operating your Living Quarter Horse Trailer.
You should never use an extension cord to extend the length of the power/shore cord to operate the roof air unless it's of the proper wire size. You can normally use a standard 12 or 14 gauge extension cord if your just wanting to run the frig or other smaller appliances.
*** While your trailer is just sitting at the house waiting to go on a trip.
1) If there is a Main ON/OFF Switch at or near the Batteries, Turn it OFF.
2) If you want any of the appliances on, plug in the Power Cord (shore cord). (batteries still OFF)
** The Power Cord has a large 3 prone 30 amp plug on it. If you want to run the Roof Air you need to use this plug. If you don't have a large 30 amp receptacle for this size plug, you can't (normally) run the Roof Air. If you want to run the Roof Air, start the Generator if so equipped, and don't plug in the Power Cord.
** If you just want to run the Frig and smaller appliances, use the Adapter and plug in to your normal 120 volt AC Receptacles. Set the Frig to Automatic at the Mode setting if so equipped, or set it to AC if that's the only choice.
An Adapter is a thingy that makes the big plug a small plug. (see FAQ > Electrical > Adapter Plug)
It's possible the air conditioner will function off the smaller plug, but it's a strain on the system - and if it's very hot, the compressor has to work harder and the Roof Air will probably trip the Breaker in your barn or wherever you're plugged in.
*** The Day before you leave on a Trip.
1) If you haven't already done it, Plug the Power Cord (shore cord) in. Use the Adapter if you don't have 30 amp service where your trailer is parked.
2) If it has one, turn the 12 Volt DC Battery Switch "ON". This will insure the Batteries are fully charged before you take off. >> more in FAQ
3) Turn your Frig ON. It will take 8 hrs or so to really cool it down. If you've got the large Frig, set the Mode to Automatic. If you have a smaller Frig, set the switch to AC. (see also, FAQ > Living Quarters > Refrigerators)
*** The Day you're ready to leave.
1) If there are two Propane Bottles, turn them both ON. (see also, FAQ > Living Quarters > Propane Bottle Regulator) If you have an LP Detector that turns OFF and ON, turn it ON. ( see also, FAQ > Living Quarters > Detectors, Safety)
2) Set your Frig to operate on LP (propane). That will keep the food cold while you're driving. If your Frig was in the Automatic Mode (if so equipped) while it was plugged in, make sure it automatically switched to run on LP.
(see also, FAQ > Refrigerators > LP/Propane Operation)
3) Make sure the Fresh Water Tank (if so equipped) is full.
*** When you get to where you're going.
1) You're either going to be Dry Camping, which means you'll be using all the power sources and water that you brought with you, - or you'll be at a facility where you'll be able to Plug in the Power Cord and hook up to a City Water service or ( faucet ) - or maybe a little of both.
2) If you're DRY CAMPING - Turn the Water Pump ON. If you're going to use a garden hose and hook up to City Water - DO NOT TURN THE PUMP ON, you won't need it and it could damage the water pump.
3) If you're DRY CAMPING and you want to use any of the 120 volt AC appliances, i.e. the TV, Satellite, Microwave, Roof Air and etc., - you'll have to start your generator.
4) If you're at a facility and have access to the large 30 amp 3 Prong Receptacle, you can plug the Power Cord in and run all the 120 volt AC appliances including the Roof Air without starting your Generator. Note: Never use an Extension Cord to gain extra length when using the Power Cord, unless it is of a proper size. If the extension cord is to small, it could start a fire.
5) If your only option is the smaller 120 Volt AC Receptacle, you can run some of the smaller appliances like the TV and Frig and keep the batteries charged, but normally you can not run the Roof Air, you'll have to start the Generator.
6) If you want to run the Roof Air and you are not using the Power Cord - Start the Generator first, watch for the Microwave Clock to come on, wait a couple of minutes and start the Roof Air. If the Microwave Clock does not come on, check the 30 AMP Breaker Switch at the Generator and Re-Set if necessary.
7) Make sure the Hot Water Heater has Water in it. If you're not sure, turn the Hot Water side of the Faucet on and see. Let if run for a couple of minutes. If it runs steady with no air sputtering out of it, it's full. If it starts coughing up air, you'll need to let it run longer. What's happening is, the Hot Water Heater is filling up with water and pushing the air out. When you get a steady stream of water with no air hiccups, it's full and it's safe to turn it on. ( see more at, FAQ > Living Quarters > Hot Water Heater)
8) You can turn the Hot Water Heater "ON" and leave it on, or you can turn it on only when needed. It takes about 20 min to heat 6 gallons of water which is the most common size. Using it only when needed will save on propane (LP). You might also have a Hot Water Heater that runs only on 120 Volt AC or you could have one that runs on LP and 120 Volt AC. Most Hot Water Heaters use Propane and 12 volt DC Battery as the ignition, which make them self starting, - you don't need a match. If you don't have a Switch inside you'll need a match to light it outside. The Switch is normally on the Monitor Panel. If you don't find it there or if you don't have a Monitor Panel, it could be a stand alone Switch. Flip the Switch ON and a Red Light should come on. The Red light will come on for a moment while it's trying to light then it will go out. If it lights, the Red Light will not come back on, if it does not light, the Red Light comes back on. Turn it OFF, wait a minute and turn it back on. That starts another lighting cycle.
9) When DRY CAMPING, - always check the Power Status of the Batteries especially when the generator is not running. If the Batteries get to low, the Frig will shut off, the Hot Water Heater will quit, and the Furnace will cease to operate. You will then need to charge the battery(ies). Either from your Pickup or a Generator.
10) Solar Panels are also a great way to keep your batteries charged so you don't have to worry about them running down. (see also, FAQ > Living Quarters > Solar Panels)
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Budgets/Taxes · Podcast · Politics
Heartland's Peter Ferrara Talking Sequester on the Dennis Prager Show
Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara — a former staffer in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations — was a recent guest on the nationally syndicated Dennis Prager Show.
Dennis asked Peter to be on the program to discuss his American Spectator piece "Sequester Hysterics," which you can read in the Opinion section of the Heartlander digital magazine. Listen to the interview in the player below. And, while you're at it, subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast, from which this clip is pulled.
It's especially relevant now, with Obama's defiant press conference in which he again demanded additional and larger tax increases. This is my favorite quote from Peter in the excellent interview about the mindset of this administration:
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J.A. Stankovic , Dep. Comput. & Inform. Sci. University of Massachusetts
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List of Referees (PDF)
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R.P., Jr. Bianchini , Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University
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C.D. Polychoronopoulos , Center for Supercomputing Research and Development, and with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Illinois
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The Effects of Problem Partitioning, Allocation, and Granularity on the Performance of Multiple-Processor Systems (Abstract)
Z. Cvetanovic , Digital Equipment Corporation
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A Mapping Strategy for Parallel Processing (Abstract)
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Kay French Lamuno Ivens, age 58, of Maryville, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
She was born June 20, 1955 in Oliver Springs, Tenn., the daughter of James D. and Helen Freeman French.
Mrs. Ivens worked as a Realtor with her husband of 21 years, Mark A. Ivens, of Ivens Realtors, and she was a member of the Knoxville Association of Realtors. as well as the Blount County Association of Realtors, where she had served as past president and had also won the Realtor of the Year Award.
Kay had served for years as a member of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. In earlier years, she owned the Oak Ridge Racquet Club. She loved to travel and spend time at the beach, but her passion was spending time with her grandchildren and participating in family activities. She loved to entertain and was known for her themed events.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by children, Scott Lamuno and wife, Olympia, of Nashville, Tyler Ivens of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Kimberly Lamuno of Maryville and Chandler Ivens of Knoxville; brother, Allen French and wife, Patricia Price, of Knoxville; sister, Linda Varnadore of Oak Ridge; three grandchildren, Eli, Andrew and Rocco Lamuno; and several nieces, nephews and extended family.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary. A Celebration of Life will follow at 7 p.m.
The family requests that any memorials be made in her memory to the Special Olympics.
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The fifth annual "Chili Cook-off" was held on Saturday night at the East Stroudsburg Elks Lodge with eight entries and more than 50 guests. First place went to Sharon Laverdure. J.D. Shank, left, submitted three different entries as Charley Clapper and Bob Huffman prepare to judge them. After the judging, entertainment was provided by the Red Hook band.
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Essar Shipping, the demerged entity of Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics on Monday said that the company's net profit rose by 186% in the April-June period, largely helped by its long term contracts and the oilfields services business.
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A Quote by Edgar Albert Guest on beginning, charity, charm, children, conversation, day, death, duty, earth, faith, fame, fatherhood, god, gold, greatness, hope, joy, lies, life, love, men, purity, selfishness, sons, spirit, work, world, worship, and wor
We've never seen the father here, but we have known the son, The finest type of manhood since the world was first begun, And summing up the works of God, I write with reverent pen. The greatest is the son he sent to cheer the lives of men. Through him we leaned the ways of God, and found the father's love; The son it was who won us back to him who reigns above. Our God did not come down himself to prove to men his worth, He sought our worship through the child he placed upon the earth. But be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, In spirit, in faith, in purity. How can I best express my life? Wherein does greatness lie: How can I long remembrance win, since I am born to die? Both fame and gold are selfish things; their charms may quickly flee, But I'm the father of a boy who came to speak for me. In him lies all I hope to be; his splendor shall be mine; I shall have done man's greatest work if only he is fine. If some day he shall help the world long after I am dead, In all that men shall say of him my praises shall be said, It matters not what I may win of fleeting gold or fame, My hope of joy depends alone on what my boy shall claim. My story must be told through him; for him I work and plan, Man's greatest duty is to be the father of a man.
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Cast your line into this fun game of matching and memory. Roll the dice and to see which sea creature to fish for. Find the tile that matches the dice and keep what you catch. But be careful what you fish for or else you might come up with an old boot!
Lucky Catch is a combination of memory, matching, luck, skill, and paying attention. A roll of the dice gets the game going and luck reigns at the beginning. As the fishing continues and each turn reveals where another sea creature is hiding, players rely more on their powers of observation and memory. Children have fun as they learn to focus their attentions on a mental task and learn to match pictures.
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Year: 2001
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Weight: 255 grams
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We play this game with two of our children, ages 3 and 5 and they love it every time. Pictures of different fish are on one die and different colors are on another die. The idea is to roll the dice and match what you roll to one of the unrevealed cards. Although it's a relatively simple game, it's a definite step up from regular memory-type games. And there's a couple twists in the rules that make it more exciting and challenging than a regular memory game. We also recommend The Secret Door, Go Away Monster, and Harvest Time, which are all great for families with young children.


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The death of retired NFL quarterback Steve McNair has an immediate local impact on the Meridian community.
The former Tennessee Titans and Alcorn State star was to headline the Boys and Girls Club of East Mississippi's Celebration of Excellence July 9.
Officials are now scrambling for a new speaker.
"We are working on looking at other guest speakers. It's one of those things. We're still open to anything and we're looking in all directions and we hope within the next couple of days to have a new program set," said Clay Holladay, president of the club's board of directors.
"We want someone to do justice to him and what he stood for, because he stood for young people and we want to stay in that line," said executive director Ricky Hood. "And we want to make sure that we stay in line with the work he did with young people and the work we do on a day to day basis."
Without a new guest speaker in place, Boys and Girls Club officials say one thing is for sure, and that is that the show must go on. The dinner raises funds that are vital to the club's operation.
It serves more than 2,000 children at four locations in Lauderdale and Kemper counties. Boys and Girls Club officials say the agency is now facing a deficit, making the fundraising dinner a must.
Holladay said the fact that the Meridian Public School District has pushed back its date to open school, due to ongoing construction, the club is in dire need of funds just to meet growing demands.
"It's not about us. It's not about a program," Holladay said. "It's about the children, and at the root of all of it, it's about us providing services for our children. And if we don't have the funds we can't do it."
With no major prospects as a new guest speaker right now and the dinner just days away, organizers say they are not worried and won't lose sight of the real reason for the dinner, which is to focus on the kids the club serves.


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Chrysler announced Thursday morning that it suffered a total net loss of $662 million in the second quarter of this year.
These new figures reveal Chrysler lost a total of $1.17 billion lost in the first half of this year. During the same period, Ford Motor Company lost $8.6 billion and General Motors lost $18.7 billion.
Furthermore, it announced that it would be closing its Newark, Delaware, Assembly Plant earlier than expected and that it will cut a shift at its Toledo North Assembly Plant.
The shift reduction in Toledo, which builds the Jeep Wrangler, will begin on December 31, and will affect about 825 jobs. The Newark plant – home of the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen – will close on December 31, eliminating 1000 jobs. The Newark plant was originally slated for closure in late 2009, but it has been bumped up to the financial problems of Chrysler.
Still, talks continue between Cerberus Capital Management, Chrysler's owner, and both GM and Renault-Nissan about the possibility of a merger.
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Kerosene is an oil used as a fuel for lamps, as well as heating and cooking. This article discusses the harmful effects from swallowing or breathing in kerosene.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Lamp oil poisoning; Coal oil poisoning
Note: This list may not be all-inclusive.
Airways and lungs:
Eyes, ears, nose, and throat:
Gastrointestinal system:
Heart and blood:
Nervous system:
Get medical help right away. Do NOT make the person throw up unless told to do so by poison control or a health care professional.
If the chemical is on the skin or in the eyes, flush with lots of water for at least 15 minutes.
If the chemical was swallowed, immediately give the person water or milk, unless instructed otherwise by a health care provider. Do NOT give water or milk if the person is unconscious (has a decreased level of alertness).
If the person breathed in the poison, immediately move him or her to fresh air.
Determine the following information:
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take the container with you to the hospital, if possible.
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The health care provider will measure and monitor the person's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. The person may receive:
How well a person does depends on the amount of poison swallowed and how quickly treatment was received. The faster a person gets medical help, the better the chance for recovery.
Swallowing kerosene may cause damage to the linings of the mouth, throat, esophagus (food pipe), stomach, and intestines. If kerosene gets into the lungs (aspiration), serious and, possibly, permanent lung damage can occur.
Damage can continue to occur for several weeks after the poison was swallowed. Death may occur as long as a month later.
Lee DC. Hydrocarbons. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al., eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2013:chap 158.
Mirkin DB. Benzene and related aromatic hydrocarbons. In: Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns MJ, eds. Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 94.
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Fast Food Friday:: Gingerbread Pumpkin Smoothie
I love the Fall with all its earthy offerings like dark green leafy veggies and pumpkins, oh pumpkins. I could wax poetic for hours about my love of pumpkins. All winter squashes actually, but pumpkin especially because I adore fall and winter spices like cloves, nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon combined together in a symphony of flavor. Pumpkin is a nutrient dense power house of nutrition full of beta-carotene, fiber, potassium and zinc (to name a few really essential nutrients!). It's a great source of folate for all you divas out there who are trying to conceive or are pregnant already. Baby's brain loves pumpkin! Just so you know, it's a nice little source of protein plus it contains magnesium so it is a good food to eat when you are stressed or are suffering from adrenal fatigue. Oh and did I mention it is also alkalizing? Perfect for the acid/alkaline balance in the body.
Since I love gingerbread so much (I do, I really really do!) and pumpkin, I decided I was going to combine them into a simple smoothie to kick start my day with a smoothie so rich and delicious it will bring tears of joy to your tastebuds, yet so healthy it will make the cells of your body rejoice. What's not to love?
Chia Seed
Rich in Omega 3 fatty acids, the Chia seeds are also great source of fibers and antioxidants. Their gelling action aid in weight loss by providing a full-feeling in the stomach. Carrying an impressive array of vitamins and minerals these are nutrient powerhouses for the body.
Cinnamon is an all-around heavy hitter in the nutritional arena. An effective type 2 diabetes treatment, it lowers blood sugar and raises insulin levels. It lowers bad cholesterol, eases migraines and other types of headaches, boosts cognitive function, and lowers risk of stroke by preventing abnormal blood clotting. It is antifungual and antibacterial in nature.
High in fiber this fall and winter staple is great for healthy bowel function. Rich in beta-carotene and caratonoids it is an immune booster and amazing anti-inflammatory. It is rich in alpha-caroteine which slows cataract formation and can slow down or halt macular degeneration. It is loaded with calming magnesium and hypertension lowering potassium.
- 1 cup almond, cashew, or hemp milk
- 3/4 cups pumpkin puree
- 1 heaped teaspoon ginger powder
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- 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (soaked with chia seeds overnight)
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In fact, neither director Frank Coraci nor anybody else involved in this ill-matched crossbreeding of romance and fantasy seems certain whether it's intended to be fish or fowl, and so it succeeds in being neither. Too mushy—and occasionally too mature—for kids, this Kevin James vehicle is too sloppy to satisfy their discerning elders.
James, who also co-wrote the script, plays Griffin Keyes, a likable schlub whose enthusiasm for his work as an attendant at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo helps blunt the pain of his empty personal life.
As we learn from the opening scene, five years ago, Griffin suffered a terrible humiliation when Stephanie (Leslie Bibb), his girlfriend, broke up with him just as he was down on one knee proposing to her.Flash forward to the present where, for no very apparent reason, a family wedding brings Stephanie back into the mix. Still smitten, Griffin wonders aloud if he should quit his job to win Stephanie back.
The mere mention of such a possibility sends Griffin's four-legged, furred and feathered friends into a panic as a result of which we discover—as Griffin himself does soon after—that they speak fluent human.
The first few minutes of their dialogue are amusing enough, since the personalities they now display range from a soul-sister giraffe (voice of Maya Rudolph) to a comically kibitzing yiddisher monkey (voice of Adam Sandler).
We're also eventually introduced to a temporarily depressed but fun-loving gorilla (voice of Nick Nolte) who becomes Griffin's boon companion on a kick-over-the-traces evening at—and extended commercial for—T.G.I. Friday's.As Griffin becomes the recipient of "Wild Kingdom"-style mating advice from the animals, things take a less-than-family-friendly turn. Under the tutelage of the zoo's resident wolf, for instance, Griffin tries to "mark his territory," but is suddenly interrupted by his colleague Kate (Rosario Dawson) who—amid his frantic fumbling—gets an unwanted eyeful.
At another point, a duo of bears urges Griffin to walk in such a way as to draw attention to what they refer to as his "pudding cup."
Meanwhile we wait for Griffin to catch on to the fact, long since surmised by viewers, that the gal he ought to be pursuing is not materialistic Stephanie (with whom, however, we see that he has not only reconciled but also shacked up). Rather, of course, it's caring, animal-loving, bright-as-a-button Kate.
Despite the elements listed below, "Zookeeper," while not suitable for children, is probably acceptable for mature teens.
The film contains cohabitation, brief implied frontal nudity, some scatological and restrained sexual humor and a couple of mildly crass terms. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III—adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG—parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
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The Spanish artist J Bragolin (who also went by aliases Franchot Seville and Bruno Amadio)was said to have painted a deaf and dumb Spanish street urchin by the name of Don Bonillo, who would have been between three and five years old at the time.
It is thought that Bragolin found the child wondering around the streets of Madrid.
The orphan boy had run away after seeing his parents die in a blaze and never spoke again. And because wherever he settled, fires would mysteriously break out, he became known to the locals as Diablo or devil.
Warned by a Catholic priest that the boy was jinxed, Bragolin nevertheless insisted on painting the boy and is rumoured to have tried beating the curse out of him.
When the artist's studio burnt down in a blaze he blamed the orphan boy, and Bragolin's career was likewise jinxed for evermore. For nobody would buy his paintings again after this.
It is thought that 19-year-old Don Bonillo later died in a car accident when the car he was in exploded into flames. Nobody came forward to claim his body.
These crying boy paintings were later mass reproduced in the 1980's and were readily available in places like Woolworths and Boots.
The curse of the crying boy began in Yorkshire, September 1985 when over 50 mysterious house fires were thought to have been caused by the paranormal painting. In most cases the houses were completely destroyed and only the painting remained untouched. There are a lot of myths surrounding the curse but what we do know for sure is the crying boy was a mass produced painting thought to be popular with the kind of people who left chip pans on and who discarded lit cigarette ends. It is thought that the paintings didn't burn becasue they were printed on compressed hardboard and hard to ignite. Even so, there is not a firefighter in Yorkshire who will allow one in his/her home.
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The Sikeston Country Club - a 73-year fixture in the social and business life of this community - closed their doors this week - the victim of declining membership and a sagging economy.
The Country Club was a WPA project in Sikeston that was funded in 1938 along with the Sikeston Armory and the Sikeston Public Library. And like so many other projects in that timeframe, the Country Club had clearly seen finer days.
Membership topped 600 nearly 20 years ago but when the doors were closed for the last time this week, just over 200 Sikeston families remained as members.
When any business closes its doors it's clearly not a good sign for a community. And there is wide speculation that someone - a golf course developer perhaps - will eventually buy the club and reopen in some form.
But for now, the longtime club will remain in foreclosure because of high debt and a steadily dwindling membership roster.
There are those who have always felt the Country Club was an elitist organization catering to the affluent in Sikeston. And to be real honest, that impression may find traction in some quarters.
But by and large, the Country Club was a place for businessmen to swap stories and a place to bring prospective newcomers into our community.
Unfortunately, the business model that was the Country Club has long gone. There are countless swimming pools throughout the community that attract summer activities. There is a second golf course in Sikeston that is growing in popularity. And the traditional model of showing off the Country Club to prospective newcomers is no longer as attractive as it once was.
Regardless of your impression of the Country Club, the loss of any business is surely not a good sign for any community. Perhaps it's a reflection of our 30-year decline in population. Or perhaps a stalled economy has forced some families to cut non-essential expenses like Country Club membership.
For a number of years, I have commented countless times on the erosion of the social and economic base of our community. Those comments are not pessimistic but rather realistic assessments of a gradual decline in many aspects that once made our community the social and economic hub of this region.
The loss of the Country Club is by no means a death blow. But it's just another example of the changes that we've witnessed over recent years.


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Judge says Macy's lawsuit against Martha Stewart will not be heard by a jury, slated to start Feb. 19
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Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — Macy's Inc.'s lawsuit against J.C.
Penney Co. over the rights to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Inc.'s brand was set for Feb. 19. The case will not be tried by
a jury, a New York state court judge said today in Manhattan.
Last year, Macy's sued the company founded by home and entertaining expert Martha Stewart after Penney acquired a minority stake in her namesake company and Stewart and Penney CEO Ron Johnson disclosed plans for her to create a shop inside Penney stores. There's already a court order preventing the Penney project from including some of the categories that Stewart's company supplies Macy's such as bedding and bath.
Penney has said it still plans to go forward with a Martha Stewart home department. It's also argued that Stewart's products are already sold in several stores including Home Depot and Michaels Stores.
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SIKESTON - James L. Barber, 53, died Oct. 8, 2001, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center.
Born Aug. 29, 1948, in Charter Oak to Juanita Peppers Barber of Essex and the late Louis H. Barber, he had been a resident of Gray Ridge most of his life and lived in Sikeston for the past four years. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and received a Silver Star.
Surviving in addition to his mother are: one son, James Barber Miller of Conway; one daughter, Jennifer Jo Helms of Sikeston; two sisters, Carolyn Wasbutsky of Sikeston and Sharon Benthal of Portageville; and a special friend, Pam Williams of Sikeston.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, where services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Mackie Lewis of Bernie will officiate.
The SEMO Honor Guard will conduct full military honors at the Essex Cemetery.


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This year the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry of the Medical University Vienna celebrates its 200 years anniversary. Founded in 1812 it was the first University Eye clinic in the world. The department was declared an official chair in 1818 and thereafter developed as a medical and academic discipline. After internal medicine and surgery ophthalmology was the third medical discipline to obtain an independent status and residency training.
The team of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Medical University Vienna is aware of its historical and medical responsibility over the centuries and continues to this tradition until today!
Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth
Professor and Chair
Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry
Medical University of Vienna
Initially a theology student, George Joseph Beer soon changed to medicine, receiving his doctorate in 1786. Under the guidance of his mentor Joseph Barth (1745-1818) Beers' primary focus turned to the field of ophthalmology. He became a popular teacher and attracted a large number of students. As a result Beer was appointed by the government as the first chair to the newly founded University Department of Ophthalmology in 1812.
His most famous students were
William Mackenzie (1791–1868),
Philipp Franz von Walther (1782–1849),
Carl Ferdinand von Graefe (1787–1840),
Johann Nepomuk Fischer (1777–1847),
Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck (1776–1851),
Anton von Rosas (1791–1855),
Maximilian Joseph von Chelius (1794–1876),
Francesco Flarer (1791–1859) and Christoph Friedrich Jaeger Ritter von Jaxtthal (1784–1871), his future son-in-law.
The ophthalmologist Ernst Fuchs (1851 – 1930), chair of the university Eye clinic from 1885 to 1915, influenced a new generation of ophthalmologists worldwide. His famous work "Textbook of Ophthalmology" was translated into 35 languages and earned the title "bible of ophthalmology" for at least 50 years. The first edition was bound with empty pages, so that the author could make corrections for later editions.
Since 1812 two hundred years have passed. Today the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry of the Medical University Vienna is one of Europe`s leading eye hospitals.
Our Mission is to promote healing through patient-centered care, scientific research and teaching:
Patient care includes providing state of the art diagnostic and therapy in ophthalmology in terms of prevention, health maintenance, healing and abatement of symptoms.
High level scientific research enables our continuous diagnostic and therapeutic progress.
Training of medical students and specialists in ophthalmology as well as postdoctoral education is another central aim of the Department of Ophthalmology.
Reduzierte Annahmezeiten von 04.07.2016 bis 05.09.2016 !!!
Univ. Prof. Dr. Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Leiterin der Universitätsklinik für Augenheilkunde und Optometrie der MedUni Wien, wurde in den Medizinischen Ausschuss des Österreichischen Wissenschaftsrates bestellt. Ebenfalls im November wurde sie als Vizepräsidentin des Europäischen Forum Alpbach gewählt. Wien, 29.11.2010
(Wien, 30-09-2010) Als erste Europäische Preisträgerin wurde Univ. Prof.in Dr.in Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Leiterin der Universitätsklinik für Augenheilkunde und Optometrie der Medizinischen Universität Wien, mit dem Donald Gass Award für herausragende Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Netzhautforschung ausgezeichnet. Der Preis gilt weltweit als renommierteste Auszeichnung in diesem Bereich.


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It's been a great year of fishing so far, fall is finally here. This is my favorite time of year. The cool weather is right around the corner and many species of fish are getting ready for their fall feed.
There are lots of species to pursue around the state. The bass and walleye are chasing shad in the low lands and the trout are feeding like crazy on scuds and hoppers in the mountains.
One species that is not talked about much is the Kokanee salmon. Yes, Colorado has salmon. This is a land locked pacific sockeye salmon that is stocked into selected mountain lakes and reservoirs.
Many anglers troll for them all summer long with various pop gear and selected lures and now they are entering the spawn and the mature salmon will start schooling up and be sought after by anglers in a different way. The state allows a special snagging season for kokanee salmon.
Salmon will run the gravel banks looking for spawning areas and many run the rivers to spawn also. They can be seen porpoising and jumping out of the water and cruising shallow along the shore lines this time of year.
This may be seen as a crude way to fish by some and yes snagging is exactly what it is. The salmon do not eat lures during the spawn and will die soon after they spawn. The way anglers catch them this time of year is they use a snagging hook, which consists of a 4/0 + treble hook that is weighted down. They use a heavy rod and heavy line and cast out and sweep the hook back ,hoping it snags on to a salmon cruising by. That is the way it is done.
There are several lakes and reservoirs anglers can go to to catch some of these tasty salmon, I will name a few that will open for snagging on the first of October. Carter Lake, Clear Creek Reservoir, Green Mountain Reservoir, and 11- Mile Reservoir are some that will produce for you.
The Kokanee salmon will start to change in color to a reddish look and the males will start to form a hooked jaw. These are very cool looking fish this time of year when they are in the spawn definitely worth a photo.
The Kokanee salmon are sought after mainly because they are great eating. I fillet them and soak them in brine for a day or so and them put them in my smoker. My son loves them on the grille wrapped in tin foil with a butter and a little salt and pepper and lots of brown sugar this forms a sweet glaze that is just perfect. Done in half an hour and is well worth the effort.
If it's Kokanee salmon your looking for, this is the time of year to go out and snag up a few. Please check the regulations for all bodies of water you are going to go to to make sure that the "Special Snagging Season" applies. It is definitely a different way to catch salmon but it is a good way to utilize a resource and not let them go to waste after they spawn.
Best of Luck,
Sam Heckman
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Surface Area and Volume
At a Glance - The 3D Coordinate System
Two-dimensional shapes have an x-y plane to go home to at the end of the day, and what do the solids have? Nothing. Three-dimensional shapes have been homeless for such a long time, they've begun to sell their surface areas for shelter.
Well, it's high time for solids to have a place of their own. We've set up a home so that 3D shapes don't have to sleep on park benches with newspapers for blankets anymore. Here, solids can find their place and finally feel welcome in the mathematical world. It's called the 3D coordinate system.
An x-y coordinate system won't be enough to contain three-dimensional figures. If we try to squish a 3D shape into a 2D coordinate plane, it won't be comfortable for the shape and we might rip the plane (and we can't afford a new one). Instead, we can set up an x-y-z coordinate system to accommodate any and all 3D shapes.
How can we envision the 3D coordinate system? Easy. First, we draw an x-y plane down on a sheet of paper and look down at it.
That's where all the 2D shapes like triangles and circles and quadrilaterals live. If we look up, we can imagine another axis coming up and out of the page through the origin and perpendicular to the other axes.
That's the z-axis. That's 3D space. That's what solids live in. And that's what the real world is: a 3D coordinate system.
Doesn't it look pretty? It's newly renovated with hardwood floors and everything.
Just like in a 2D graph, we mark the points of shapes with coordinates. This time, since there are three axes, we need three (preferably real) numbers to identify points in space. These numbers are a coordinate called an ordered triple and are in order of (x, y, z).
Point P, for instance, has the ordered triple (3, 1, 3). That means P is 3 units along the x-axis, 1 unit along the y-axis, and 3 units along the z-axis.
We'll need to calculate distances and stuff in this coordinate system too, so a formula would be useful. It's just like the 2D distance formula, but with a z coordinate added to it like an extra limb.
The Malcom in the Midpoint formula can also be extended to the third dimension so that a point equidistant between two points in 3D space has the ordered triple:
Sample Problem
What's the distance between points T (6, 2, 3) and U (1, 7, -4)? Where's their midpoint?
Plug 'em. Chug 'em.
d ≈ 9.95
We've found our distance. Now for the midpoint.
See? Piece of cake.
We can do more with these coordinates than just calculate this, that, and the other thing (all of which you'll need to know). We can draw stuff, too.
For example, let's say we want to draw a triangular prism with a base that has vertices at (0, 0, 0), (1, 2, 0), and (4, 0, 0) and a height of 5 units.
We can start off drawing the base of the prism and then decide where to go from there (Hawaii, anyone?).
That's the 2D shape. To make it 3D, we have to add the 5 units of height in. Since it's not specified, we can choose where we want to take the height (Hawaii, anyone?).
Nice. That's our triangular prism in 3D coordinate space. It's found a home, so Hawaii is probably out of the question…or is it?
If we want to move a shape in 3D space, all we have to do is change every point of that shape by the same amount. This is called translation (no, not into Latin). For instance, to move a rectangular prism up 13 units in the y-axis, we just have to add 13 to every y-coordinate in every ordered triple.
The same goes with increasing or decreasing a shape's size. To find the coordinates of a solid that's similar to a given one, all we need to know are the coordinates and the scale factor. Multiply each value of each point by the scale factor, and we're set.
The box above has the following coordinates: A (0, 0, 0), B (2, 0, 0), C (2, 1, 0), D (0, 1, 0), E (0, 1, 3), F (0, 0, 3), G (2, 1, 3), and H (2, 0, 3).
If we wanted to triple the size of the solid and move it over from the x-axis by 5 points, all we'd have to do is multiply each number in every point by 3 (to triple it) and add 5 to all the x-coordinates:
A' (5, 0, 0), B' (11, 0, 0), C' (11, 3, 0), D' (5, 3, 0), E' (5, 3, 9), F' (5, 0, 9), G' (11, 3, 9), and H' (11, 0, 9).
The figure would look like this.
Three times as big, and moved over five units to the right. Mission accomplished. Our dear 3D solids finally have a home where they can move and grow in peace rather than in pieces.
Example 1
Draw a cylinder in the 3D coordinate plane with a radius of 3 units, a height of 7 units, and the center of one of its circular bases at (3, 3, 0).
Example 2
Find the distance between points J (1, 7, -4) and K (7, 2, -10).
Example 3
You're flying a Pikachu kite while standing at the point (0, 0, 0). The kite is at the point (9, 8, 12) when it runs out of string. If one unit is equal to 22.6 inches, how long is the string?
Example 4
Find the center and radius of a sphere with a diameter whose endpoints are at (2, -3, 7) and (6, 4, 3).
Exercise 1
Draw a rectangular prism with the following points as the base: L (6, 0, 0), M (6, 0, 5), N (0, 0, 5), and O (0, 0, 0). The height of the prism is 8 units. Then find its volume.
Exercise 2
The coordinates of a cube are S (0, 0, 0), T (0, 0, 4), U (4, 0, 4), V (4, 0, 0), W (0, 4, 0), X (0, 4, 4), Y (4, 4, 4), and Z (4, 4, 0). If the cube was reduced by a scale factor of 4 and translated 4 units up the y-axis, what would be the coordinates of the new cube?
Exercise 3
A right square pyramid has a base at points A (6, 0, 6) B (6, 0, -2), C (-2, 0, 6), and D (-2, 0, -2). If the slant height of the pyramid is 8.06 units, what are the coordinates of the vertex?
Exercise 4
Graph a rectangular prism that contains the origin (0, 0, 0) and the point G (5, 7, 3) as vertices. Then, find its volume.
Exercise 5
Two chickens named Clarisse and Lorraine get into a fight. They were right next to each other, but Clarisse walks 7 feet north, 3 feet east, and flutters onto a fence that's 2 feet tall. Lorraine walks 1 foot north (to try and make up with Clarisse), but then decides against it and walks 9 feet west. What's the shortest distance between them?


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Yeah, I'll be voting for myself again this year. Everyone does it – and hey just look at me!
UPDATE: Click here to find out who won in 2010!
YES! It's nearly that time of the year again – it's nearly time to VOTE for your favourite Irish Fine Things!
Last year saw votes piling in thick and fast and furious discussions about whether Dermot O'Leary was eligible (he isn't); should PKen feature on the list (he didn't make it) and was there any way to stop the entire rugby team dominating the top spots (there wasn't).
There is only one rule in Fine Things voting. And that's GORGEOUSNESS. And er a second rule. Irishness.
You can vote for as many men as you like. And there will be prizes for entry. And judging by the reaction to last year's list this is THE one that counts – every man wants to be on this list.
We'll be opening the vote lines NEXT WEEK – stay tuned. But in the meantime – who do you want on the list? Let's have a little pre-vote anticipation!


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Callosciurus prevosti
Also known as the tricolored squirrel, the prevost's squirrel is strikingly colored, with black, white, and reddish-brown bands down the length of the animal.
Prevost's squirrels live in Southeast Asia
Lowland and montane forest
Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, insects, and bird eggs
After they are a year old, prevost's squirrels can have up to three litters each year, with one to four young per litter. Juveniles can leave the nest after about six weeks.
Prevost's squirrels are solitary. They communicate with each other by trilling, whistling, or raising their tail.
There are more than 200 species of tree and ground squirrels.


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CAPITOL HILL (AP) -- New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte was on Capitol Hill today and talked for about two and a-half hours with lawyers from a congressional committee looking into drug use in baseball.
Accompanied by his wife and at least one lawyer, Pettitte did not take questions from reporters as he walked out of the offices of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. His deposition comes ahead of a February 13th public hearing expected to focus on Roger Clemens' denials of allegations in the Mitchell Report about his use of performance enhancers. The accusations were made by Clemens' former personal trainer Brian McNamee.
Pettitte lent credence to former Senate majority leader George Mitchell's findings by acknowledging he received two injections of human growth hormone from McNamee.
A former Yankees teammate of Pettitte and Clemens, Chuck Knoblauch, spoke to committee staff Friday. That took place a day after an employee of the sports agency that represents Clemens and Pettitte went to Capitol Hill to be interviewed.


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