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Focus on 27 Community School District News and Notes
Focus on 27
Community School District News and Notes
District 27 welcomes its school communities to what we believe is going to be a wonderful and challenging school year ahead for our students.
The New York State Learning Standards and the New Standards: Performance Standards, (customized for New York City by the National Center for Education and the Economy at the University of Pittsburgh) have set an exciting stage for educational reform for all children in our city and across the country.
On both the local and national levels, a tremendous focus has been placed on literacy. Across District 27, the emphasis will be on improving literacy in all of our schools at every grade level.
To begin, we have established "clear expectations" for every school and its members. All students in grades K-8 are expected to read at least 25 books or book equivalents as indicated in New York City's New Standards for English Language Arts.
To encourage children to read more in school, we are requiring that schools begin to establish libraries with leveled readers in all classrooms. Additionally, we are requesting that all students possess a library card and visit the library throughout the school year as often as possible.
Since students are now expected to take and pass Regents Examinations in order to graduate from high school, a greater focus will be placed on having teachers teach in the content areas (science, social studies).
We are encouraging all of our students to begin reading more non-fiction material. This will better prepare them for the upcoming Standardized Tests by increasing their knowledge base of real-life events and broadening their vocabulary.
District 27 continues to be the forerunner in Computer Technology. All of our schools have been wired for Internet accessibility. Many other schools have a computer program sponsored by the Board of Education, "Project Smart".
We are taking steps to completely integrate technology into all of our classrooms within the district, while continuing to provide teacher support through professional development on an on-going basis.
You can find out about some of these programs and other educational topics by attending the District's Quarterly Meetings.
The quarterly meetings for the 2000-2001 school year are as follows:
September 26, 2000
M.S. 198 7:00 p.m.
365 Beach 56 St.
Arverne, N.Y. 11692
January 8, 2001
M.S. 210 7:00 p.m.
93-11 101 St.
Ozone Park, N.Y. 11416
March 20, 2001
M.S. 180 7:00 p.m.
320 Beach 104th St.
Rockaway Park, N.Y. 11694
June 4, 2001
M.S. 226 7:00 p.m.
121-10 Rockaway Blvd.
So. Ozone Park, N.Y. 11420
Another source of information for our community can be obtained by attending the "Back to School Night" orientation events planned by each school. Please contact your child's school for specific date and time for your school's activities.
District 27's Curriculum Center will continue to develop handbooks for our schools that emphasize ways in which teachers can create activities that support the standards.
Our goal is to create classrooms within all of our schools that are challenging, motivating, print-rich, standards-based and full of materials that promote learning.
There are many viable programs and initiatives that District 27 has to offer. Assessment is going to be a key component to both the teaching and learning process throughout the year. Assessment and the evaluation of students' work provide parents and teachers with information that shows what the child has mastered. Students in both elementary (grades 3-5) and middle schools (grades 6-8) will be administered district level assessment tests.
In an effort to continue the support of our teachers and teaching staff, a series of professional development workshops has been scheduled by the district office staff. Teachers will receive professional development in science, math, early childhood education, bi-lingual education, literacy, and social studies. Teachers will also be able to refine their craft with the help of the site-based Instructional Specialist. One Instructional Specialist has been allocated to every school.
Our vision and mission is clear. It is our hope to work closely with parents/guardians and the community at large to maximize the educational success for all of our children.


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The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Hebrew: המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה HaMerkaz HaBein Tkhumi Herzliya; abbreviated IDC Herzliya) is a private, not-for-profit, and nonsectarian, research college in Israel founded in 1994 by Uriel Reichman.
It is located at Herzliya, in the Tel Aviv District and is classified as an independent non-budgeted academic institution.
IDC Herzliya has 8,000 students currently enrolled for undergraduate and graduate degrees, including 2,000 international students from 86 countries around the world.
In 2013 the IDC Herzliya was ranked the most successful academic start-up institution in Israel and outside of the United States, ranking first in Israel and twenty one in the world. In the same year IDC law graduates achieved the highest passing rate at the national bar examination of all Israeli academic institutions. Moreover, the IDC Herzliya has been ranked first of 66 Israeli academic institutions in terms of student satisfaction for four consecutive years.
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All this brouhaha about the 2 year residency issue that the UAAP has implemented is just plain ridiculous.
Not only is it unjust, it may also be unconstitutional. Having a student sit out 2 years if he/she transfers from a UAAP high school team to another UAAP school for college is denying the constitutional right of a student to choose what school he/she wants to go to college to.
What if a student wants to take a course that is not offered by the school they played in high school for? Will you punish them by taking away 2 years of their collegiate athletic career? The students have paid their dues by playing their high school years and now the UAAP's wisdom dictates that if they want to transfer to another UAAP school, they have to sit out 2 years.
Where is the wisdom in this? The UAAP is not a sports league but a political arena. You scratch my back and I'll scratch your back. They put out outrageous rules like this but up to today I still have to see a written UAAP rulebook on many other matters that need to be addressed.
I have it from a very reliable source that the implementing rules and guidelines of this residency fiasco, has not yet been finalized. Well, the UAAP Board better think this out well. I can already see legal battles from parents regarding this.


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It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Parent Review
Movie Review
In the hey days of Peanuts, Charles Schultz brought his philosophical half-pint characters to life in a series of half-hour television specials beginning with A Charlie Brown Christmas, in 1965. The following year, the debut of It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, launched many of the institutions synonymous with Peanuts today.
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Besides watching Linus sitting in the pumpkin patch waiting patiently for the Great Pumpkin to appear, (and talking Charlie Brown's distraught little sister Sally into joining him), the animation also introduces Snoopy's classic World War I flying ace scenario. As the heroic fighter pilot lurks through the underbrush of France (actually the neighborhood's backyards) struggling to find his way behind enemy lines--he ends up in the pumpkin patch. Linus, figuring The Great Pumpkin has finally arrived, meets only Sally's tirade when she discovers they have sacrificed Halloween to see a beagle.
Other memorable moments include: the gullible Charlie Brown trying to kick the football Lucy promises not to move, the piano prodigy Schroder playing a series of war time songs while Snoopy waxes emotional, and of course, the gang comparing their Halloween take while poor Charlie Brown finds only a rock in his loot bag.
Unlike the non-stop-noise commercial cartoons produced today, the Peanuts animations crafted by director Bill Melendez, contain sparse dialogue amidst Vince Guaraldi's expressive jazz piano score, clever sound effects, and (gasp!) moments of total silence. Amazingly, even children raised on hyperactive entertainment are still amused.
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown is packaged with You're Elected Charlie Brown, a 1972 half-hour short where the gang puts Linus on the election platform and Snoopy becomes Joe Cool. Available on VHS and DVD, (the only extras on the DVD version are subtitles, a scene index, and superior image quality) it's now possible to sit in the pumpkin patch with Linus any time of the year.Starring Charlie Brown Snoopy Charles M. Schultz Linus Lucy. Running time: 25 minutes. Updated May 2, 2009
It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Parents Guide
The Peanuts comic strip success is attributed to the universal nature of character traits depicted by the Snoopy gang. Can you relate to some of these personalities? Which character do you feel is the most like you?
Why do you think Charlie Brown always falls for Lucy's football trick?
For a closer look at Charles M. Schultz, his final comic strips, and loads of other material, check: http://www.snoopy.com/
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Jessica Alba Says Her Body Is Bigger & Saggier Since She Had Her Daughter — Is She Nuts?!
The gorgeous actress says her body is not what it used to be ever since she gave birth to daughter Honor, but she looks pretty gorgeous and amazing to us!
Jessica Alba is showing off her unbelievable figure in the new issue of British GQ in a string of super sexy bathing suits, but she claims she is anything but stunning after giving birth! The 29-year-old actress tells the magazine that ever since she gave birth to daughter Honor, "My breasts are saggy, I've got cellulite, my hips are bigger… every actress out there is more beautiful than me." Is she crazy?
Most women would give anything to look like Jessica, before or after having a child, so it seems strange to hear her speak so severely about her body. Honor, her daughter with husband Cash Warren, just turned 2 in June and Jessica's body looks better than ever!
What do you think about Jessica's apparent body dysmorphia?
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Bald Knob Animal Shelter
We are a city animal shelter and are a kill facility. Adoption and rescue are their only chance out. All of our dogs have either been surrendered or brought to us by our local animal control. All of these animals are like our children to us. Often times you will hear us refer to them as our babies. We hope to find loving homes who will feel the very same way for each and every one of them.
We are located in Arkansas and are willing to assist you in organizing transportation for your "new baby".
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Submitted to: Fungal Genetics and Biology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/20/2008
Publication Date: 8/29/2008
Citation: Ramirez-Prado, J.H., Moore, G.G., Horn, B.W., Carbone, I. 2008. Characterization and Population Analysis of the Mating-Type Genes in Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 45(9):1292-1299. Interpretive Summary: Aflatoxins are carcinogenic compounds produced by certain molds (Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus) in agricultural commodities such as peanuts, corn, cottonseed, tree nuts and spices. Reproduction by these molds in the form of spores is thought to be strictly nonsexual. Sexual reproduction could explain the high levels of genetic variation in field populations, but sex has never been reported in these molds. In this research we show that the genes necessary for sexual reproduction are present in A. flavus and A. parasiticus. Sexual reproduction in aflatoxin-producing molds is an important consideration when devising strategies for controlling aflatoxin contamination.
Technical Abstract: Aflatoxins (AF) are acutely toxic and carcinogenic polyketides produced by several Aspergillus species. A. flavus and A. parasiticus are the most common agents of AF contamination of crops. Previously, we sequenced 21 intergenic regions in the aflatoxin gene cluster for 43 isolates of A. flavus and 24 isolates of A. parasiticus, both sampled from a single peanut field in Georgia. Our analyses revealed a history of recombination indicative of sexual reproduction between different vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs) and haplotypes in each species. To explore this further, we examined homologous mating-type genes MAT1-1 and MAT1-2 to identify highly conserved domains, which then allowed us to amplify and sequence the MAT genes in A. flavus, A. parasiticus and several allied species. Heterothallism seemed to predominate in A. flavus and A. parasiticus and only one strain, an O-methylsterigmatocystin-accumulating A. parasiticus, was homothallic. Mating-type frequencies were determined for the total population samples and for samples that were clone-corrected based on VCGs and haplotypes. There was no significant difference in the frequency of the two mating types for A. flavus and A. parasiticus in either VCG or haplotype clone-corrected samples. The existence of both mating-type genes in equal proportions in A. flavus and A. parasiticus populations indicates the potential for a cryptic sexual state in these agriculturally important species.


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Original post made by Allan Hayes, Downtown North, on Oct 11, 2007
Over the next few weeks I put together a Slideshow/Movie showing my Dad's life history up to that point including baby pictures, young boyhood, college athletics, love, children, business – everything right up to shots I took at his 83rd birthday when the whole family of his 4 kids and their grandchildren got together to be with Dad.
It was so powerful to present him with this tribute on DVD. He was deeply moved, and so was the whole family. He and his wife watched it many times over the next few years before he passed away.
Because of the power of this experience, I have begun offering these Tribute DVD's to others. You can see a few snippets from a few at Web Link I'd appreciate any thoughts, observations, ideas – anything that may help me make these better and better. And if you know of any Boomers whose families might be interested, please give them my contact information.
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 11, 2007 at 4:46 pm
My parents had boxes of home movies, cine 8mm films in their home and I have no idea what can be done with them. They would take hours to view in total. Any ideas?
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on Oct 14, 2007 at 5:04 pm
There are places that will convert old formats to newer ones.
Having just put together a family history, I urge people to go thru their shoeboxes of photos and label them (in a way that won't damage the photo, i.e., no ink bleeding thru over time), because once a generation is gone, no one will have any idea who those old pictures are of, even the ones labeled "Aunt whoever" with no other information, so also be specific.
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2013 Fong Family Fore Charity Golf Tournament
Rodney Fong
Monday, October 21, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
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Event Details
7th ANNUAL FONG FAMILY FORE CHARITY GOLF EVENT
Monday, October 21, 2013
Lake Merced Golf Club
10:00 am - Golfer Registration
11:00 am - Putting Contest
11:00 am to 12:00 noon - Buffet Lunch
12:00 noon - Shotgun Start / Shamble Format
5:30 pm - Wine & Cheese Reception and Live Auction Awards Ceremony
Individual: $300
Foursome: $1,000
Hole Sponsor: $150
Wild Card Raffle: $100
Non Golfers: Lunch and/or Wine & Cheese Reception & Auction: $100
The 7th Annual Fore Charity Golf Event benefits the Thomas and Eva Fong Family Foundation, which has for over 20 years supported many local Bay Area charities with programs focused on youth, senior and immigrant services. For more information, please visit: www.FongForeCharity.com
This year, proceeds from the 2013 Fore Charity Golf Event will benefit FISHERMEN'S & SEAMEN'S MEMORIAL CHAPEL, a touching tribute to the generations of San Franciscans who have dedicated their lives to the sea. The chapel stands as a memorial to the fishermen and seamen who have braved cold waves, blinding fog and howling winds. The Fishermen's & Seamen's Memorial Chapel was built between 1978 and 1981 on the former site of an old Coast Guard Building. For more info on the chapel, please go to: http://www.fishermanswharfchapel.org/
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145 Jefferson Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94133
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It wasn't so long ago that antibacterial products, from soaps to hand gels to wipes for your kitchen counter, became ubiquitous in our grocery stores and our daily lives. Not long afterwards, though, we started hearing reports that these products and their even more powerful cousins, antibiotic prescriptions, were actually doing more harm than good--by facilitating the evolution of bacterial resistance to antimicrobials. As it turns out, that may be just be one evolutionary side effect of exposing bacteria to strongly selective anthropogenic pressures. An even more fundamentally important one is the ability to evolve rapidly, quickly incorporating genetic changes in order to display a different phenotype--in this case, increased or more comprehensive robustness in the face of antimicrobial treatments. This means that our struggles to deal with antibiotic-resistant strains, such as the dreaded methicillin-resistant Stapholococcus aureus (MRSA), are only just the tip of the iceberg.
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PADDY Collins often turns heads when he walks down the street. But it is not because he is drop-dead gorgeous.
''My hair tends to attract a lot of attention,'' laughs the lanky 35-year-old, who sports a mass of curls that make him difficult to miss.
While Collins wasn't blessed with the physique of a Greek god or the looks of a Hollywood leading man, he is currently one of Melbourne's most popular male models.
''Right now there is a lot of demand for unusual or interesting looking boys rather than that really classic, handsome look,'' says Tina Barrett, who represents Collins at Melbourne model agency, Giant. ''Clients are asking for boys who are edgy - say with really pale skin, bright red hair and freckles or thin boys with tattoos or piercings.
Matthew Anderson from Chadwick Models says it is a trend that started in Europe where ''different-looking models'' have been in demand for 18 months or more.
''There has definitely been a move away from that Chesty Bond-type model,'' says Anderson. ''The look is much less homogeneous. In Europe, some of the most popular models right now have full-on beards or are covered in tatts.''
The shift in the current beauty aesthetic recently provided English-born electrician Joey Armstrong with the opportunity to try his hand at modelling - a career he ''never dreamed'' of pursuing.
Late last year, just days after moving to Melbourne, the 24-year-old was approached in a bar by a model agent from Giant.
''I thought it was a joke,'' he laughs. ''I've just never thought of myself as a model. I'm a tradesman … I didn't think a modelling agency would want someone who looks like I do.''
Already, Armstrong has been in high demand.
''I'm really enjoying it,'' he says.
Collins, 35, who was also scouted in a bar several years ago, says he never would have considered a career as a model had he not been approached.
''I had never thought about it,'' says Collins, who signed with Giant late last year. ''I guess there are some people who grow up thinking they could be a model. I wasn't one of them.''
Anderson says the move away from classic good looks to more unusual ones - from androgynous types, such as Australian Andrej Pejic, to the kind of guy you might expect to bump into in a grungy Collingwood pub - has been driven by a need for marketers to differentiate themselves.
''It's about finding something new and fresh that is going to stand out from every other ad that features a good-looking guy in nice clothes,'' says Anderson.
The model agent has welcomed the shift, which has resulted in ''a broader representation of different types of male beauty'' on catwalks and in magazines.
''When Andrej Pejic came along, people were a bit shocked. They were like, 'Is this where male modelling is going? What type of example is that?' '' he says.
''I would say, 'Well, is it so bad that one of the world's top models looks different to an AFL footballer?' Not every 15-year-old can aspire to look like an athlete. I think it's really good when there are a variety of beauty ideals.''
Anderson is unsure how much longer the trend will last. He says in tough economic times marketers often play it safe and revert to ''that classic commercial look''.


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Chiu E
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Jassal. Nephrology Division, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont., Canada. E-mail: email@example.com
Note: this information is from 2008 and may not be completely up to date. Information is taken from the most recent article we have where Chiu E is the first author. Also, it is possible for multiple authors named Chiu E to have articles in the CIRRIE database.
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Chiu E has been an author on 6 articles in the CIRRIE database. The 5 most recent are:
Loi S, Chiu E. (2012). Witchcraft and Huntington''s disease: a salutary history of societal and medical stigmatisation. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 20(5):438-41.
Katona C, Chiu E, Adelman S, Baloyannis S, et al. (2009). World psychiatric association section of old age psychiatry consensus statement on ethics and capacity in older people with mental disorders. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 24(12):1319-24.
Lowndes GJ, Saling MM, Ames D, Chiu E, et al. (2008). Recall and recognition of verbal paired associates in early Alzheimer's disease. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 14(4):591-600.
Chiu E, Markowitz SN, Cook WL, Jassal SV. (2008). Visual Impairment in Elderly Patients Receiving Long-term Hemodialysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 52(6):1131-1138.
Lowndes GJ, Saling MM, Ames D, Chiu E, et al. (2008). Recall and recognition measures of paired associate learning in healthy aging. Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition 15(4):506-22.
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Donita I. Bylski-Austrow, PhD
Director, Biomechanics Research Laboratory
Director, Biomechanics Research Laboratory
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Phone 513-803-2283
Fax 513-636-3928
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Donita Bylski-Austrow, PhD, joined Cincinnati Children's in 1995. She directs biomechanics research, which has focused primarily on the thoracic spine for the purpose of improving the treatment of scoliosis.
She has published peer-reviewed scientific articles in premier journals and regularly presents research results at national and international meetings. Past research experience has encompassed biomechanical aspects of auto occupant injury; birth trauma effects on the fetal skull; ultrasound-computed tomography; and knee injury treatment, especially of the menisci and anterior cruciate ligament. She determined the effects of surgical techniques on the mechanical properties of the spine toward improving the treatment of scoliosis using endoscopy. A main focus of interest is the mechanobiology of vertebral growth. These studies combine an innovative surgical approaches with mechanics, biology, and imaging. In collaboration with a visiting surgeon from Japan, she defined the mechanical function of the nuchal ligament to help prevent post-laminectomy kyphotic deformities.
PhD: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Bioengineering, 1986.
MSE: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Applied Mechanics, 1983.
MS: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Bioengineering, 1981.
BSE: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mechanical Engineering, 1978.
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Glos DL, Sauser FE, Papautsky I, Bylski-Austrow DI. Implantable MEMS compressive stress sensors: Design, fabrication and calibration with application to the disc annulus. J Biomech. 2010 Aug 10;43(11):2244-8.
Bylski-Austrow DI, Wall EJ, Glos DL, Ballard ET, Montgomery A, Crawford AH. Spinal hemiepiphysiodesis decreases the size of vertebral growth plate hypertrophic zone and cells. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Mar 1;91(3):584-93.
Bylski-Austrow DI, Glos DL, Sauser FE, Papautsky I, Crawford AH, Wall EJ. Bilateral intra-annular spinal compressive stresses in vivo. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006;123:398-403.
Bylski-Austrow DI, Wall EJ, Glos DL, Ballard ET, Stringer K, Crawford AH. Spinal hemiepiphysiodesis correlates with physeal histomorphometric gradients. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006;123:261-6.
Wall EJ, Bylski-Austrow DI, Kolata RJ, Crawford AH. Endoscopic Mechanical Spinal Hemiepiphysiodesis Modifies Spine Growth. Spine. 2005 Mar;30(10):1148-1153.
Takeshita K, Bylski-Austrow DI, Peterson TK, Crawford AH, Nakamura K. The Nuchal Ligament Restrains Cervical Spine Flexion. Spine. 2004;29: E388-393.
Bylski-Austrow DI, Wall EJ, Rupert MP, Roy DR, Crawford AH. Growth Plate Forces in Adolescent Human Knees: Radiographic and Mechanical Study of Epiphyseal Staples. J Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2001;21:817-823.
Roger Cornwall, MD
Clinical Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Clinical Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Surgical Director, Epidermolysis Bullosa Center
Director, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship
Associate Professor, UC Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Phone 513-636-4785
Brachial plexus birth palsy; pediatric hand and wrist trauma; congenital hand and upper extremity abnormalities; complex pediatric elbow trauma and deformities; gymnast wrist.
Brachial plexus injury and the growth and development of muscles; minimally invasive surgical treatment for shoulder contracture in brachial plexus birth palsy; nerve transfers for unreconstructable brachial plexus birth injuries; outcomes following surgical and nonsurgical treatment algorithms for pediatric hand fractures; outcomes of non-operative and operative treatment algorithms for chronic adolescent wrist pain.
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MD: Columbia University, New York, NY, 1997.
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 2002.
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 2003.
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
Visiting Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 2004.
Visiting Fellowship: Pediatric Hand and Brachial Plexus Surgery, l'Institut de la Main, Paris, France, 2004.
Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006; Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand, The American Board of Surgery, 2009.
Cheng W, Cornwall R, Crouch DL, Li Z, Saul KR. Contributions of Muscle Imbalance and Impaired Growth to Postural and Osseous Shoulder Deformity Following Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy: A Computational Simulation Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Apr 3.
Eismann EA, Little KJ, Laor T, Cornwall R. Glenohumeral abduction contracture in children with unresolved neonatal brachial plexus palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Jan 21;97(2):112-8.
Eismann EA, Lucky AW, Cornwall R. Hand function and quality of life in children with epidermolysis bullosa. Pediatr Dermatol. 2014 Mar-Apr;31(2):176-82.
Nikolaou S, Hu L, Tuttle LJ, Weekley H, Christopher W, Lieber RL, Cornwall R. Contribution of denervated muscle to contractures after neonatal brachial plexus injury: not just muscle fibrosis. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Mar;49(3):398-404.
Eismann EA, Bauer A, Kozin SH, Louden E, Cornwall R. The relationship between medical malpractice litigation and parent reports of patient function following neonatal brachial plexus palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Mar 5;96(5):373-9.
Eismann EA, Little KJ, Kunkel ST, Cornwall R. Clinical research fails to support more aggressive management of pediatric upper extremity fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Aug 7;95(15):1345-50.
Reading BD, Laor T, Salisbury SR, Lippert WC, Cornwall R. Quantification of humeral head deformity following neonatal brachial plexus palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Sep 19;94(18):e136(1-8).
Weekley H, Nikolaou S, Hu L, Eismann E, Wylie C, Cornwall R. The effects of denervation, reinnervation, and muscle imbalance on functional muscle length and elbow flexion contracture following neonatal brachial plexus injury. J Orthop Res. 2012 Aug;30(8):1335-42.
Kunkel S, Eismann E, Cornwall R. Utility of the pediatric outcomes data collection instrument for assessing acute hand and wrist injuries in children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Oct-Nov;31(7):767-72.
Nikolaou S, Peterson E, Kim A, Wylie C, Cornwall R. Impaired growth of denervated muscle contributes to contracture formation following neonatal brachial plexus injury. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Mar 2;93(5):461-70.
Viral V. Jain, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Orthopedic Surgery
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Spinal deformitie; minimally invasive spine surgeries; limb lengthening and reconstruction; pediatric hip disorders
Growth of immature spine; health of intervertebral disk
MD: B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India.
Residency: Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College & Sheth V.S. General Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
Certification: Spine Surgery.
Wall EJ, Jain V, Vora V, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Complications of titanium and stainless steel elastic nail fixation of pediatric femoral fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Jun;90(6):1305-13.
Jain V, Crawford A. Re: Hoernschemeyer D, Farjoodi P, Cheng J, et al. A study of the cutaneous nerves encountered during thoracoplasty. Letter to the Editor. Spine 2007 32:301-5.
Jain VV, Mehlman CT. Closed reduction and spica cast application for the treatment of femoral shaft fracture. In Wiesel S. Operative Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery. New York, Thieme.
Crawford AH, Jain VV. Neurofibromatosis. In Akbarnia B, Thompson G: Growing Spine: Management of Spine Disorders in the Young Child. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Kevin J. Little, MD
Director, Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Center
Director, Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Center
Phone 513-636-4787
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Hand and upper extremity trauma; congenital hand malformations; peripheral nerve injuries; upper extremity reconstruction from cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries and brachial plexus injuries
Enhancing muscle recovery following peripheral nerve injuries
MD: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2004.
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2004-2009.
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-2010; Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2010-2011.
Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, 2013; Hand Surgery, 2014.
Hopkins TM, Heilman AM, Liggett JA, LaSance K, Little KJ, Hom DB, Minteer DM, Marra KG, Pixley SK. Combining Micro-Computed Tomography with Histology to Analyze Biomedical Implants for Peripheral Nerve Repair. J Neurosci Methods. 2015 Aug 20.
Vennemeyer JJ, Hopkins T, Herschcovitz M, Little KD, Hagen MC, Minteer D, Hom DB, Marra KG, Pixley SK. Initial observations on using magnesium metal in peripheral nerve repair. J Biomater Appl. 2015 Mar;29(8):1145-54.
Fader LM, Laor T, Eismann EA, Cornwall R, Little KJ. Eccentric Capitellar Ossification Limits the Utility of the Radiocapitellar Line in Young Children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Feb 26.
Little KJ, Zlotolow DA, Soldado F, Cornwall R, Kozin SH. Median and/or Ulnar Nerve Fascicle Transfer for the Restoration of Elbow Flexion in Upper Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2014 Apr 23;4(2):e8.
Little KJ. Elbow Fractures and Dislocations. Orthop Clin North Am. 2014 Jul;45(3):327-340.
Fader LM, Laor T, Eismann EA, Cornwall R, Little, KJ. MR imaging of capitellar ossification: a study in children of different ages. Pediatr Radiol. 2014 Aug;44(8):963-970.
Abzug JM, Little KJ, Kozin SH. Physeal Arrest of the Distal Radius. J Amer Acad Orthop Surg. 2014;22(6):381-389.
Little KJ, Zlotolow DA, Soldado F, Cornwall R, Kozin S. Early Functional Recovery of Elbow Flexion and Supination Following Median and/or Ulnar Nerve Fascicle Transfer in Upper Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Feb;96:215-21.
Eismann EA, Little KJ, Kunkel ST, Cornwall RC. Clinical research fails to support more aggressive management of pediatric upper extremity fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Aug 7;95(15):1345-50.
James J. McCarthy, MD, MHCM
Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Alvin Crawford Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics
Professor, UC Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Phone 513-636-7060
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MD: The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 1991.
Residency: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 1996.
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO, 1997.
Certification: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
MHCM: Harvard School of Public Health.
Lenhart RL, Youlo S, Schroth MK, Noonan KJ, McCarthy J, Hetzel S, Sund SA, Halanski MA. Radiographic and respiratory effects of growing rods in children with spinal muscular atrophy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Sept 15.
Cobb L, McCarthy JJ. Simple technique for anterior hemi-epiphysiodesis with cannulated screws does not violate knee cartilage. Orthopedics Today. 2016 June 7.
Garg S, McCarthy JJ, Goodwin R, Kolmodin J, Sankar WN, Franklin C, Armstrong D, Fryzel D, Hassenbein S, Meder C. Complication Rates After Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) Use in Orthopaedic Surgery in Children: A Concise Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Sep 3.
DHeurle A, McCarthy J, Klimaski D, Stringer K. Proximal femoral growth modification: effect of screw, plate, and drill on asymmetric growth of the hip. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 May 19.
McCarthy JJ, Alessandrini EA, Schoettker PJ. POSNA Quality, safety, value initiative 3 years old and growing strong. POSNA Precourse 2014. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Jul-Aug;35(5 Suppl 1):S5-8.
McCarthy JJ, Herman MJ, Sankar WN. Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures. Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children, 8th edition. Editors: Flynn, Skaggs and Waters. Wolters Kluwer. 2015.
Smith BG, Kanel JS, Halsey MF, Thometz JG, Rosenfeld SR, Epps HR, McCarthy J. Emergency department on-call status for pediatric orthopaedics: A survey of the POSNA membership. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Mar;35(2):199-202.
McCarthy JJ, Herman M, Wilkins. Principles of pediatric fracture care. Lovell and Winters Pediatric Orthopaedics. Editors: Weinstein, Flynn. Wolters Kluwer. 2014.
Charles T. Mehlman, DO, MPH
Director, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research
Director, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research
Co-Director, Brachial Plexus Center
Professor, UC Department of Surgery
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Musculoskeletal outcomes research; orthopaedic trauma; bone tumors; arthroscopic surgery; shoulder and elbow surgery; spine surgery; foot and ankle surgery; limb deficiencies in children
Pediatric outcomes: quality of life following traumatic injury, traction and casting versus flexible intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures in children; brachial plexus injuries; effectiveness of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management of pediatric spinal deformity biomechanical study of Nancy nails, outcomes following pediatric thoracolumbar spinal trauma; medical soft-tissue release and petrie casting for the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease; perioperative complications associated with operative treatment of supracondylar humeral fractures in children; undisplaced fractures of the distal radius and ulna in children -- risk factors for displacement; talus fractures in children; complications associated with the use of meniscal arrows in children; effectiveness of halo-femoral traction in the management of severe spinal deformity; orthopaedic injuries in children secondary to airbag deployment; buckle fractures of the distal radius and ulna -- risk factors for displacement; hip problems associated with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome and effectiveness of flexible intramedullary nailing of pediatric tibia fractures
DO: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH, 1989.
MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1998.
Internship: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine; Grandview Hospital and Medical Center, Dayton, OH, 1989-1990.
Residency: Internal Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron General Medical Center; Akron, OH; 1990-1991; Orthopaedic Surgery, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Grandview Hospital and Medical Center, Dayton, OH, 1991-1995.
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995-1996; MPH, Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1996-1998.
Certification: Board-certified, American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998-2008.
Talbert RJ, Michaud LJ, Mehlman CT, Kinnett DG, Laor T, Foad SL, Schnell B, Salisbury S. EMG and MRI are Independently Related to Shoulder External Rotation Function in Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Mar;31(2):194-204.
Parikh SN, Wells L, Mehlman CT, Scherl SA. Management of fractures in adolescents. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Dec 15;92(18):2947-58. Review.
Bowman EN, Mehlman CT, Lindsell CJ, Tamai J. Nonoperative treatment of both-bone forearm shaft fractures in children: predictors of early radiographic failure. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Jan-Feb;31(1):23-32.
Gammon SR, Mehlman CT, Chan W, Heifetz J, Durrett G, Wall EJ. A comparison of thoracolumbosacral orthoses and SpineCor treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients using the Scoliosis Research Society standardized criteria. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Sep;30(6):531-8.
White L, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Perfused, pulseless, and puzzling: a systematic review of vascular injuries in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures and results of a POSNA questionnaire. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Jun;30(4):328-35. Review.
Babal JC, Mehlman CT, Klein G. Nerve injuries associated with pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures: a meta-analysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Apr-May;30(3):253-63.
McCarty ME, Mehlman CT, Tamai J, Do TT, Crawford AH, Klein G. Spondylolisthesis: intraobserver and interobserver reliability with regard to the measurement of slip percentage. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Oct-Nov;29(7):755-9.
McGraw MA, Mehlman CT, Lindsell CJ, Kirby CL. Postnatal growth of the clavicle: birth to 18 years of age. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Dec;29(8):937-43.
Mehlman CT, Yihua G, Bochang C, Zhigang W. Operative treatment of completely displaced clavicle shaft fractures in children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Dec;29(8):851-5.
Foad SL, Mehlman CT, Foad MB, Lippert WC. Prognosis following neonatal brachial plexus palsy: an evidence-based review. J Child Orthop. 2009 Nov 3.
Shital N. Parikh, MD, FACS
Co-Director, Orthopaedic Sports Center, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Co-Director, Orthopaedic Sports Center, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Phone 513-636-9219
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Management of complex patellar instability; pediatric ACL tears; shoulder instability; arthroscopic joint surgery; hip arthroscopy; ankle arthroscopy; pediatric trauma
Prospective studies for patellar instability; pediatric ACL tears; shoulder instability; arthroscopic joint surgery; hip arthroscopy; ankle arthroscopy; pediatric trauma. Dr Parikh has been involved in several multi-institutional studies related to pediatric sports trauma.
MD and Residency: Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India, 2000.
Fellowship in Joint Reconstruction: New York University - Hospital for Joint Diseases, NY, 2000-2001.
Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2001-2002.
Trauma Fellowship: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2003.
Fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS) Certified: 2016.
Board Certification: 2016.
Parikh SN, Lykissas MG. Classification of Lateral Patellar Instability in Children and Adolescents. Orthop Clin North Am. 2016 Jan;47(1):145-52.
Jaquith BP, Parikh SN. Predictors of Recurrent Patellar Instability in Children and Adolescents After First-time Dislocation. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Oct 21.
Eismann EA, Parikh SN, Jain VV. Rereduction for Redisplacement of Both-Bone Forearm Shaft Fractures in Children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Apr 3.
Smucny M, Parikh SN, Pandya NK. Consequences of single sport specialization in the pediatric and adolescent athlete. Orthop Clin North Am. 2015 Apr;46(2):249-58.
Edmonds EW, Roocroft JH, Parikh SN. Spectrum of operative childhood intra-articular shoulder pathology. J Child Orthop. 2014 Aug;8(4):337-40.
Parikh SN, Nathan ST, Priola MJ, Eismann EA. Elastic nailing for pediatric subtrochanteric and supracondylar femur fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Sep;472(9):2735-44.
Parikh SN, Jain VV, Youngquist J. Intrafocal pinning for distal radius metaphyseal fractures in children. Orthopedics. 2013 Jun;36(6):783-8.
Parikh SN, Jain VV, Denning J, Tamai J, Mehlman CT, McCarthy JJ, Wall EJ, Crawford AH. Complications of elastic stable intramedullary nailing in pediatric fracture management: AAOS exhibit selection. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Dec 19;94(24):e184.
Parikh SN, Nathan ST, Wall EJ, Eismann EA. Complications of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in young patients. Am J Sports Med. 2013 May;41(5):1030-8.
Jaime Rice Denning, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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MD: Case West Reserve University School Medicine, 2001-2005.
Residency: Orthopaedic, University of Chicago Medical Center, 2006-2010.
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, 2010-2011.
Peter F. Sturm, MD, MBA
Director, Crawford Spine Center
Director, Crawford Spine Center
Alvin H. Crawford Chair of Spine Surgery
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MD: New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1981.
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 1986.
Fellowship: Russ Spinal Surgery, Ottawa Civic Hospital Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1987; Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 1988.
Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990, 1999, 2010.
MBA: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2014.
Carreon LY, Sanders JO, Diab M, Sturm PF, Sucato DJ; Spinal Deformity Study Group. Patient satisfaction after surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Jan 8.
Sturm PF, Zaharski K, Riordan M, Hassani S. Anticipating complications in pediatric deformity surgery: is any preparation necessary in healthy children? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Dec 1;35(25):2211-4.
Carreon LY, Sanders JO, Diab M, Sucato DJ, Sturm PF, Glassman SD; Spinal Deformity Study Group. The minimum clinically important difference in Scoliosis Research Society-22 Appearance, Activity, And Pain domains after surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Nov 1;35(23):2079-83.
Sanders JO, Carreon LY, Sucato DJ, Sturm PF, Diab M; Spinal Deformity Study Group. Preoperative and perioperative factors effect on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgical outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Sep 15;35(20):1867-71. Bustamante Valles KD, Long JT, Riedel SA, Graf A, Krzak J, Hassani S, Riordan M, Zaharski K, Sturm PF, Harris GF. Analysis of postural stability following posterior spinal fusion in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2010;158:127-31.
Cahill PJ, Warnick DE, Lee MJ, Gaughan J, Vogel LE, Hammerberg KW, Sturm PF. Infection after spinal fusion for pediatric spinal deformity: thirty years of experience at a single institution. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 May 20;35(12):1211-7. Slavens BA, Sturm PF, Harris GF. Upper extremity inverse dynamics model for crutch-assisted gait assessment. J Biomech. 2010 Jul 20;43(10):2026-31. Valles KD, Long JT, Riedel SA, Graf A, Krzak J, Hassani S, Sturm PF, Harris GF. Using a bi-planar postural stability model to assess children with scoliosis. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009;2009:7010-3. Slavens BA, Sturm PF, Bajournaite R, Harris GF. Upper extremity dynamics during Lofstrand crutch-assisted gait in children with myelomeningocele. Gait Posture. 2009 Nov;30(4):511-7. Sanders JO, D'Astous J, Fitzgerald M, Khoury JG, Kishan S, Sturm PF. Derotational casting for progressive infantile scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Sep;29(6):581-7.
Junichi Tamai, MD
Director, Physician Assistant Program, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Director, Physician Assistant Program, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
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Dr. Tamai completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at The George Washington University Medical Center, in Washington, D.C. and was fellowship trained in pediatric orthopaedics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In September of 2002, Dr. Tamai joined the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics.
Dr. Tamai's clinical interests include Legg-Calve-Perthes, hip dysplasia and other pediatric and adolescent hip disorders, clubfeet and other pediatric foot disorders and pediatric fractures.
MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1996.
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2001.
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2002.
Certification: Board Certified - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Eismann EA, Stephan ZA, Mehlman CT, Denning J, Mehlman T, Parikh SN, Tamai J, Zbojniewicz A. Pediatric Triplane Ankle Fractures: Impact of Radiographs and Computed Tomography on Fracture Classification and Treatment Planning. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Jun 17;97(12):995-1002.
Lykissas MG, Crawford AH, Eismann EA, Tamai J. Ponseti method compared with soft-tissue release for the management of clubfoot: A meta-analysis study. World J Orthop. 2013 Jul 18;4(3):144-53.
Pierce TR, Mehlman CT, Tamai J, Skaggs DL. Access to care for the adolescent anterior cruciate ligament patient with Medicaid versus private insurance. J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Apr-May;32(3):245-8.
Tamai J. Hip ultrasounds: where do we go from here? J Pediatr. 2012 Feb;160(2):189-90.
Kunkel S, Cornwall R, Little K, Jain V, Mehlman C, Tamai J. Limitations of the radiocapitellar line for assessment of pediatric elbow radiographs. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Sep;31(6):628-32.
Bowman EN, Mehlman CT, Lindsell CJ, Tamai J. Nonoperative treatment of both-bone forearm shaft fractures in children: predictors of early radiographic failure. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Jan-Feb;31(1):23-32.
Ricchetti ET, States L, Hosalkar HS, Tamai J, Maisenbacher M, McDonald-McGinn DM, Zackai EH, Drummond DS. Radiographic study of the upper cervical spine in the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Aug;86-A(8):1751-60.
Ozek MM, Erol B, Tamai J. Spina Bifida: The Management of Extremity Deformities in Myelominingocele. Spina Bifida – Management and Outcome. Ozek MM (Ed.). New York, NY: Springer Milan Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
Tamai J, Herrera-Soto J, Crawford AH. New Orthopaedic Trends. Neural Tube Defects Oppenheimer S (Ed.). New York, NY: Informa Healthcare, 2007.
Eric J. Wall, MD
Director, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Director, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Director, Orthopaedic Fellowship
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Endoscopic non-fusion scoliosis correction with guided growth; sports growth plate arrest overuse syndromes; patella dislocations; anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in patients with open growth plates; osteochondritis dissecans treatment
Hip disorders; open pelvic osteotomy and endoscopic pelvic osteotomy
A professor of pediatric orthopaedics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the UC Department of Surgery, Eric J. Wall, MD, specializes in sports medicine and scoliosis treatment.
Dr. Wall completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of California, San Diego. He is fellowship trained in biomechanics and spine research at the University of California, San Diego, and pediatric orthopaedics at the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. In addition, Dr. Wall holds a certificate in sports medicine and is recognized as a national leader in pediatric sports medicine. Dr. Wall's clinical interests include endoscopic pelvic surgery, osteochondritis dissecans, scoliosis, sports-related injuries, orthopaedic basic science research and orthopaedic management of myelomeningocele.
Eric Wall, MD, has rapidly established himself in pediatric sports medicine, as well as endoscopic surgery. He has made important contributions to endoscopic surgery through his basic science research efforts in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and his innovative creation of an endoscopic pelvic osteotomy technique. Dr. Wall has developed new techniques for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, the treatment of patella dislocations and osteochondritis dissecans in young patients. He also co-founded Research in OsteoChondritis of the Knee (ROCK), the multidisciplinary OCD (osteochondritis dissecans) Study Group of North America.
Dr. Wall stepped down as the division director in August 2010. His focus will now be to concentrate on his revolutionary treatment of early onset scoliosis using spine staples, which were recently FDA approved and is the first and only approved by the FDA. The technique can eliminate extensive spinal fusion to correct an abnormal curvature by stapling together the growth plates on the actively growing side of the deformity to allow the other side of the spine to catch up.
MD: University of California, San Diego, CA, 1986.
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, 1986-1992.
Fellowship: Biomechanics/Spine Research, University of California, San Diego, CA, 1988-89; Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship, Los Angeles Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, 1992-1993.
Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1995.
Lippert WC, Owens RF, Wall EJ. Salter-Harris type III fractures of the distal femur: plain radiographs can be deceptive. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Sep;30(6):598-605.
Gammon SR, Mehlman CT, Chan W, Heifetz J, Durrett G, Wall EJ. A comparison of thoracolumbosacral orthoses and SpineCor treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients using the Scoliosis Research Society standardized criteria. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Sep;30(6):531-8.
Quatman CE, Myer GD, Khoury J, Wall EJ, Hewett TE. Sex differences in "weightlifting" injuries presenting to United States emergency rooms. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Oct;23(7):2061-7.
Myer GD, Quatman CE, Khoury J, Wall EJ, Hewett TE. Youth versus adult "weightlifting" injuries presenting to United States emergency rooms: accidental versus nonaccidental injury mechanisms. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Oct;23(7):2054-60.
Bylski-Austrow DI, Wall EJ, Glos DL, Ballard ET, Montgomery A, Crawford AH. Spinal hemiepiphysiodesis decreases the size of vertebral growth plate hypertrophic zone and cells. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Mar 1;91(3):584-93.
Myer GD, Ford KR, Divine JG, Wall EJ, Kahanov L, Hewett TE. Longitudinal assessment of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors during maturation in a female athlete: a case report. J Athl Train. 2009 Jan-Feb;44(1):101-9.
Wall EJ, Vourazeris J, Myer GD, Emery KH, Divine JG, Nick TG, Hewett TE. The healing potential of stable juvenile osteochondritis dissecans knee lesions. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Dec;90(12):2655-64.
Lippert WC, Wall EJ. Optimal intramuscular needle-penetration depth. Pediatrics. 2008 Sep;122(3):e556-63.
Wall EJ, Jain V, Vora V, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Complications of titanium and stainless steel elastic nail fixation of pediatric femoral fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Jun;90(6):1305-13.
Hébert KJ, Laor T, Divine JG, Emery KH, Wall EJ. MRI appearance of chronic stress injury of the iliac crest apophysis in adolescent athletes. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Jun;190(6):1487-91.
Patrick W. Whitlock, MD, PhD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
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Hip preservation; SCFE; developmental dysplasia of the hip; Legg-Calves-Perthes disease; femoro-acetabular impingement
Regenerative medicine; biomaterials; musculoskeletal development; naturally-derived tissue scaffolds; clinical outcomes research
PhD: University of Cincinnati College of Engineering, Cincinnati, OH, 2005.
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2005,
Residency: Wake Forest Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, 2012.
Fellowships: Maurice E. Muller Foundation of North America European Traveling Fellowship in Hip Reconstruction, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, 2013; Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2014.
Abdelnasser MK, Klenke FM, Whitlock PW, Khalil AM, Khalifa YE, Hassan MA, Siebenrock KA. Management of Pelvic Discontinuity in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Hip International.
Whitlock PW, Seyler TM, Northam C, Smith TL, Van Dyle ME, Poehling GG, Koman LA. The effect of cyclic strain on the tensile properties of a naturally-derived decellularized tendon scaffold seeded with allogeneic tenocytes and associated mRNA expression of seeded cells. J Surg Orthop Adv.
2013 Fall;22(3):224-32.
Whitlock PW, Seyler TM, Parks GD, Ornelles DA, Smith TL, VanDyke ME, Poehling GG. Novel Process for Optimizing Musculoskeletal Allograft Tissue: Improving Safety, Ultra-Structural Properties and Cell Infiltration. J Bone Joint Surg Am.
Mannava S, Plate JF, Tuohy CJ, Seyler TM, Whitlock PW, Curl WW, Smith TL, Saul KR. The Science of Rotator Cuff Tears: Translating Animal Models to Clinical Recommendations Using Simulation Analysis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc.
2012 July.
Mannava S, Plate JF, Seyler TM, Whitlock PW, Callahan MF, Koman LA, Smith TL, Tuohy CJ. Evaluation of in vivo rotator cuff muscle function after acute and chronic detachment of the supraspinatus tendon: an experimental study in an animal model. J Bone Joint Surg Am.
Stabile KJ, Odom D, Whitlock PW, Smith TL, Van Dyke ME, Ferguson CM. An acellular allograft derived meniscus scaffold. Arthroscopy. 2010;26(7):936-948.
Mahirogullari M, Ferguson CM, Whitlock PW, Stabile KJ, Poehling GG. Freeze-dried allografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Clin Sports Med.
Whitlock PW, Smith TL, Poehling GG, Shilt JS, Van Dyke ME. A naturally-derived, cytocompatible, and architecturally optimized scaffold for tendon and ligament regeneration. Biomaterials.
Stone AV, Ma J, Whitlock PW, Koman LA, Smith TL, Smith BP, Callahan MF. Effects of botox and neoronox on muscle force generation in mice. J Orthop Res
. 2007;25(12):1658-64.
Naik RR, Whitlock PW, Rodriguez F. Brott LL, Glawe DD, Clarson SJ, Stone MO. Controlled formation of biosilica structures in vitro. Chem Comm (Camb).
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USC sophomore setter Micah Christenson was named to the 2013 All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation second team.
Christenson, USC's only selection on this year's All-MPSF teams, led the Trojans in assists (867), digs (179) and aces (41) and was second in blocks (59). He currently is fifth nationally in aces (0.45, second in the MPSF). He is one of three finalists for the 2013 Off The Block National Server of the Year.
This is the second consecutive season that Christenson made the All-MPSF second team. Last year, he also was the AVCA National Newcomer of the Year and MPSF Freshman of the Year while earning All-American second team acclaim.


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Luxury Memory Fiber Mattress Pad
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Transform a standard mattress into a memory-foam mattress. This pad's fiberfill adjusts to the contours of the body to relieve pressure points and create a supremely comfortable sleep experience.
- Made of 100% brushed polyester.
- 278-thread count.
- Memory fiberfill.
- Baffle-box construction.
- Elastic skirt for easy secure fit.
- Machine wash in commercial-sized front-loading washing machine.
- Made in America of imported materials.
- Dimensions & Care
- Made of 100% brushed polyester.
- Memory fiberfill.
- Twin: 39 x 75"
- Full: 54 x 75"
- Queen: 60 x 80"
- King: 78 x 80"
- Cal. King: 72 x 84"
- Pocket Depth (all sizes): 18"
- Machine wash in warm water with mild detergent in a commercial-sized front-loading washing machine.
- Do not bleach.
- Tumble dry on low heat in a commercial-sized dryer for a minimum of two to three cycles.
- Shipping & Return Info
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 4-5 business days.
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Your child picks up a piece of candy from the sidewalk. You grab the handle of the shopping cart. Someone sneezes in your elevator…You have been exposed!
Every day, our bodies are bombarded with germs – yet surprisingly, many of us don't become ill. Our amazing immune systems work silently to protect us from bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungus, and other toxins that make us sick.
Usually, we only notice our immune systems when they fail to fend off an infection and we get sick – but even then, our immune systems continue to work.
The immune system protects the body in three ways:
Bacteria are independent single-celled organisms that can live independently in the body. Some good bacteria are necessary for life. Bacteria multiply exponentially: two cells can become millions in a matter of minutes.
Viruses cannot live independently, but must attach themselves to healthy cells. As the virus injects its DNA into a healthy cell, the virus particles reproduce. When the injected cell dies or bursts, virus particles spill out and attach themselves to other healthy cells.
As a first line of defense, your skin secretes antibacterial substances. Your tears, mucus, and saliva also contain antibacterial agents that break down bacteria's cell walls. If, in spite of these barriers, germs invade the body, your immune system increases white blood cell production. These specialized cells act independently, engulfing diseased cells and bacteria, to kill the infection.
The white blood cells, produced in the bone marrow, work together with other chemicals to eradicate germs from the body.
Good food builds a healthy immune system. Eat a well-balanced diet full of red, orange, dark green, and purple-colored fruits and vegetables, low-fat protein, and whole grains. Foods full of anti-oxidants that are rich in vitamins A, B, C, E, potassium, zinc, and folic acid are necessary for a strong immune system.
Avoid sugar and alcohol. One regular soda can suppress immunity by 30 percent for three hours. Not only that, microbes feed on sugar.
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33.7m 2009 Laminated wooden Motoryacht for sale
Yacht Type : Gulet
Flag of Registry : USA
Year Built : 2009
LOA : 33 Meter
Air Condition : Yes
Cabins : 5
Master : 1
Double : 3
Twin : 1
No. of Pax : 10
Main Engines : 2 X 450 HP
Generators : 2 x 33 kwa / 1 x 22.5 kwa
Cabin Details:
5 cabins – 1 master + 3 double + 1 twin all in ensuite shower and WC
Leisure Activities: All cabins have individually remote controlled a/c, satellite TV, DVD, minibar, fire extinguishers and smoke detectors. Plasma TV and DVD surround music system in the lounge.
Computer TV-Set VCR DVD-Player FM-Radio CD-DVD-Player Satellite-TV-System
Water Toys:
Jet Ski, Scuba Gear, BBQ, Jacuzzi, Snorkelling Gear, Air Con
Yachtworld L.t.d Is a family company.The roots of our family company go back 150 years. During this time we have been building boats, fixing them, selling second hand boats, and providing Blue Cruises.
I am Kamil Ertugrul international ship Captain,and world there isn't a ship or a boat that I can not navigate in these seas, and I can manufacture boats of all kinds.
For us, customer satisfaction comes first. We make a point of choosing the best quality, the right boat for sale and manufacture, and for the best price possible.
We provide all kinds of logistic, maintenance and equipment services to all the boats we help you buy, and we can transfer your boat to any country in the world for the best rates possible.
Yachtworld ltd. activities:We build a wide range of boats and vessels that float on seas. We can build in all shapes and sizes from all kinds material like; steel, aluminium, wood, epoxy laminate, composite,, fibre.and more.
We can build Yachts, boats, catamarans, sail boats, cruise ships, gullets and motor boats at a world standard quality and with the latest technology. We do all this for half the price of the rest of the world. We can also draw plans and build any tailor made boat with your personal touches.
What makes our company unique is that all boats we offer are carefully chosen and inspected by professionals and port masters that work within our company. After analysing all aspects, we find the real value for the boat, and put it on the market with the best possible price.
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The American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning ductless system provides a comfortable, efficient and convenient solution when spot cooling and heating, retrofitting older homes and cooling or heating newly added rooms. American Standard's offerings provide the highest quality of comfort for homeowners who want a dependable solution with enhanced flexibility and precise control. The systems are available in mini- and multi-split applications.
The new Bitzer Ecoline reciprocating compressor series is more versatile than before, and available for use with refrigerants R134a, R404A, R407A, R407C, R407F, and R507A.
Sources say with the new series, Bitzer is transferring all the advantages of the proven Ecoline series for R134a refrigerant to an even broader range of applications. The new series is 3 to 10% more efficient than its predessor, due to lower pressure drop, achieved by redesigning valve plates and cylinder heads, as well as pistons and rods. A virtually stepless capacity control enables capacity control from 10 to 100%.
The new Ecoline series has a HP range from .5 to 50HP and includes three specially adapted, high efficiency motor options.
Embraco is launching a new family of compressors with higher energy efficiency, larger cooling capacity, and reduced acoustic impact for commercial refrigeration equipment. An upgrade to the existing NEK range, the new family, dubbed NEU, reduces energy consumption by up to 16% at an expanded cooling capacity of up to 10%, both depending on the type of refrigerant used. As the external configuration remain unchanged, the new models can replace all products of the NB/NE/NEK series products.
Friedrich has introduced what sources describe as the "Next Generation" of ductless split systems that can cool any type of room. The wide range of models offers contractors a variety of choices when it comes to selecting the right system to meet their customers' needs.
Friedrich sources say the ductless line is ideal for rooms without exterior walls or windows, and comes in single or multi-zone configurations while servicing up to four independent zones.
Each indoor unit offers the convenience of individual room control for optimizing comfort. A proprietary mounting bracket aligns to 16-in. on center wall studs, ensuring a level and secure attachment to the wall and a special standoff bracket creates more room for installation. A remote control is included and an optional wired, wall-mounted control is also available.
Four-way ceiling cassettes are ideal where wall space is limited or ceiling installation is preferred. The cassette mounts flush to the ceiling with only the grille visible.
Fujitsu General America offers two new lines of high-efficiency, floor-mounted mini-split heat pump systems, with heating that operates at ambient temperatures as low as -15F (RLFFH line), or -5F (RLFF line). Efficiency ratings are as high as 26 SEER.
The small indoor units were developed specifically for residential and light commercial retrofit applications, ideally to replace standing radiators or any space with limited upper wall space, such as a kitchen or sunroom. They are less than 24-in. high and 30-in. wide.
Systems are available in 9, 12 or 15,000 BTU single-zone models or in multi-zone configurations. Standard features include a designer wireless remote control and a host of different operating modes. All systems are Energy Star qualified and meet 2014 "most efficient" standards.
Heatcraft's new, low temperature Slim Contour unit cooler complements the existing medium temperature unit.
The Slim Contour unit cooler has a lower profile that maximizes storage space within a walk-in cooler, and incorporates modular fan cassettes that enhance serviceability. It offers two temperature options for improved product integrity of medium and low temperature foods. Its height of 11-in. represents a 30% reduction in unit height compared to traditional unit coolers in the market today, sources report. The unit comes standard with energy efficient EC (electronically commutated) motors, and can be paired with the Heatcraft Beacon II Refrigeration System for further energy efficiency.
Another offering from Heatcraft is the G-Series ½- to 6-HP condensing unit.It features an optimized cabinet design to accommodate the innovative microchannel condenser coil, in conjunction with efficient scroll compressor technology. The outdoor condensing unit offers enhanced serviceability while delivering operational efficiency gains for the end-user. heatcraftrpd.com
Kramer says its Thermobank is the definitive cold storage warehouse refrigeration system. Thermobank's patented hot gas defrost system provides the ultimate in ruggedness and efficiency. Thermobank delivers more refrigeration with less energy consumption, lower horsepower, installation and operating costs than conventional refrigeration packages. Thermobank systems are factory assembled, complete with matching evaporators and controls. Less equipment is needed with Thermobank because it does more refrigerating in 24 hours than conventional systems. With the fastest defrost (typically 5 to 10 minutes), Thermobank is refrigerating while other systems are still defrosting.
The Heatcraft Kysor/Warren MX1 self-contained mobile merchandiser addresses the need for flexible merchandising options for grab-and-go or seasonal products, by enhancing merchandise visibility in high-traffic areas of the store. The MX1 plug-and-play features deliver enhanced merchandising flexibility, easy installation and greater energy efficiency due the use of EC motors. Kysor/Warren sources say this merchandiser is the perfect choice for medium temperature products such as cheese, deli, meat, prepared foods, and produce.
The Lennox MS8Z ductless HVAC system offers cooling and heating all in one, and also works to provide comfort to multiple rooms with one single outdoor unit. With a multi-zone mini-split system, homeowners have the convenience of a central heating and cooling system with flexibility to control the comfort level in multiple rooms. The MS8Z functions at an efficiency rating of up to 16 SEER and keeps homeowners comfortable without generating high utility bills. Lennox also offers the MS8H mini-split heat pump and MS8C mini-split air conditioner for those looking to heat or cool only a single room. The MS8H and MS8C function at an efficiency level of up to 22 SEER.
All Lennox mini-split systems come with an easy-to-use wireless remote control that allows homeowners to change the temperature to fit their comfort needs.
The LG Art Cool Gallery Multi F systems allows consumers to personalize their indoor unit with their own artwork or photography. Sources say this unit demonstrates LG's commitment to design, offering consumers the opportunity to make the Art Cool Gallery a part of their home décor.
The Art Cool Gallery makes operating the unit easy and convenient with a remote control operation, outstanding air filtration, and natural air flow and auto operation modes. When combined with LG's multi-zone duct-free split heat pump system, the Art Cool Gallery can heat or cool up to eight separate zones with up to 54,000 BTU system capacity. It also incorporates an internal condensate sensor connection for secondary condensate and overflow protection.
Mitsubishi says that at 30.5 SEER, the H2i MSZ/MUZ-FH system is the most energy-efficient residential HVAC system in the U.S. market. It's available in 9,000, 12,000 and 15,000 BTU capacities, for year-round high efficiency cooling and heating for any room, in any climate. The H2i Single-zone Heat Pump System uses a DC inverter-driven twin rotary, and has an efficiency rating of 30.5 SEER/16.1 EER.
Trane's ductless systems provide a cost-effective, reliable home solution for spot cooling and heating, retrofitting older homes and cooling or heating newly added rooms. Trane's offerings are easy to install, deliver maximum efficiency and provide the high-quality technology customers have come to expect from Trane. The systems are available in mini- and multi-split applications.
How do you keep your cool this summer? Check out the products from top commercial and residential manufacturers listed here.
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Future Scientists is a volunteer activity supported by the Energy Technologies Area (ETA) to encourage ETA staff to participate in education in local schools.
The goal of this activity is to excite students about science and the work we do and to encourage their natural enthusiasm and interest in these topics. We also serve as resources for teachers and staff—many of whom have little or no background in science.
Area staff have a long history of volunteering in science education, from participation in local science fairs to mentoring and working with students in special programs. The Future Scientists activity provides a place where ETA staff can share information on an on-going basis about volunteering in local classrooms.
Classroom Visits
Future Scientists initiated a pilot program in 1998-1999 to bring Area staff into the local elementary schools. Working with the local non-profit group, Community Resources for Science (CRS), Area volunteers went to three Berkeley elementary schools and gave classes on heat and light.
Both teachers and students were enthusiastic about the visitors from the Lab and word soon got out about the scientists and their energy talks, with requests for more presentations. Since then, ETA staff have visited local elementary schools from Castro Valley to Richmond, presenting in over 60 classrooms. CRS continues to be an active partner, and coordinates all the logistics with the teachers and local schools for the visits.


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Considering the 2013 TTRS. Looking around for a rear seat cover to protect the seats from my dog but I haven't been able to find one. I did find the rear seat delete kit but that seems a bit pricey. Anyone know of rear seat cover for the TT?
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Episode Title: By the Light of the Moon
Date Aired: 09 December 2010
As the full moon approaches, Caroline helps Tyler prepare for the transformation he is powerless to stop. While Stefan and Katherine play mind games on one another, Damon and Alaric are suspicious when a stranger named Jules shows up in Mystic Falls, searching for her missing friend, Mason. Elena is frustrated at the lengths Jeremy and her friends have gone to in order to keep her safe. Bonnie and Luca work together on a spell, while still keeping secrets from one another. Finally, Elijah makes an unexpected appearance with an offer that could change everything. Source: IMDB.com
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Which is better Dunkin Donuts are Krispy Kreme?
Dunkin Donuts!Krispy Kreme just has donuts! Dunkin's got everything! The donut's, the coffee, the breakfast sandwiches! Krispy you need to step it up a notch!Oh you all must not have heard about th...
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Which do you like better: Burger King or McDonalds; Dunkin Donuts or Krispy Kreme?
I LOVE McDonald's!!! Mmmm... secret sauce... I love those pickle thingies in it. My husband's in the Army and all they have on Army bases is freakin' Burger King. Sorry, but the meat tastes like so...
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Who has better donuts krispy kreme or dunkin donuts?
Personel preferences will out;Had both, prefer Krispy to Mr. Or Dunkin.
Krispy Kreme or Dunkin' Donuts Which is Best?
Krispy Kreme donuts with Dunkin Donuts coffee!!!


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Wed 19 Nov 2008
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MAJOR is knocking cats out like Tyson, the young & hungry Mike Tyson that is. That's why we really like L & D's new Holiday collection featuring the Greatest Modern Day Warrior of the Squared Circle, Mike Tyson, and other iconic and memorable images.
(L to R) Days of Grace Crew, 5 Straight Summers Crew
(L to R) Swim Starks Crew, Nana Athens Crew
(L to R) Champs Since 4 Ever (Navy) – Front & Back
(L to R) Champs Since 4 Ever (White) – Front & Back
(L to R) Uptown Deco Tees & Don't Front Tee
(L to R) Alpine Summit, Pac Man, In the Paint in Red, In the Paint in White
DC's exclusive Lemar & Dauley Headquarters is ready for your holidays with all the best. Stop by, or call in, while the selection is great!


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RobertJ BernierJr PhotoPhotographer Male Tolland, Connecticut, US
My Website: R J BernierJr PhotographyMy MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/BOBBYJOEJR
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About Me
I have been a professional wedding photographer for over 25 years. My studio is moving from the majority of our business being weddings to mostly portraits. Beside the studio we have a portrait garden with two ponds and a running brook. If you are interested in developing or adding to your portfolio I will work for a TFCD. My goal over the next few years is to publish my own book or books. Those books will contain stories and photographs of armatures and not very experienced models as they begin their goal to be a professional model. All of the work in that book will be Lingerie, nude art, glamor, implied nude artistic nude. So if you are interested in modeling for that type of work, to add to your portfolio drop me a note. The last model took over 300 images with her on a DVD.
Kelly (MM#833714)it was a pleasure to work with you. What was the best, was how well you took direction and we got the shots we both wanted!!! I am looking forward to our next shoot with great anticipation. The hay barn will be ready. Also thank you for the comment on our studio.
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What are you doing to stimulate and encourage midweek business?
Debbie Dusenberry
Debbie Dusenberry
Curious Sofa
Kansas City, KS
To stimulate midweek business I send out an email blast to hit sometime on Tuesday. We follow through by keeping the shop blog updated with pictures of fresh merchandise, store events or a discount coupon to encourage customers to come in and shop. Mentioning other businesses or happenings in your area works well too as it gives people more than one reason to make the trip downtown. Considering partnering with a neighboring business to encourage midweek shoppers by running a Two For One type of promotion.
Gene Oberhauser
Gene Oberhauser
Imagine Gift Store
Warren, RI
We view our store as busy everyday, even if it is a bit slow. Gift store owners are known as an optimistic bunch. Having a positive outlook is contagious and will prove to be helpful in generating more traffic and sales. We have a Sidewalk Special every Wednesday from noon—4 p.m. Inside, one of our major lines is promoted near the front of the store. We have started using a single helium balloon outside as an attention-getter; it works! We try to make our location stand out. "Open" flags, balloons, music, even a neon "open" sign are among the attention-getters that we use. These visuals create more sales if done tastefully. Soon we will be having music outside the entrance. We stay with the basics and never have constant sales like some stores. Sales get to be ordinary and treated as "no big deal" by the customers if over-done. A mid-week email is under consideration and looks promising. With more and more stores closing on Mondays, we are open and have found this to be a golden opportunity to attract new customers. 'Get up, get out and be active' is our motto for improving business.
Pam Hammond
Pam Hammond
Paddington Station
Ashland, OR
Certainly we are looking to enhance our local base, who are the ones that mostly shop with us during the week. We have done that predominantly by enhancing our preferred customer program and making sure the customer knows the premiums that are available to them for joining, which is free to do. We just started a birthday club offering $5 of free merchandise, and we've been amazed at how many people are coming in [because of it]. We can tell it is going to be a favorite. We still continue our evening hours; we are open till 8 o'clock, which is a big plus for people going home from work. We do get people shopping at lunch since we're located downtown, so we make sure with our shift change that we are nicely solid staff-wise at noon so we can handle any groups that come through. We're starting to have events; we have our first one for the first day of spring. We're having a little party in the afternoon going into the evening with crafts and food and 20 things that are 20 percent off for the 20th of March.
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These should be good times for Ms. Cyrus: the Hannah Montana movie is previewing on Disney Channel, thus auguring another round of Miley-mania -- above and beyond the business-as-usual Miley mania that has become the de-facto mode of operation for pre-voting-age American girls of every persuasion.
Instead, she's experiencing simultaneous trainwrecks: her Ashlee Simpson-esque performance on British television's answer to SNL, in which she apparently forgot the words to her latest single, has (inevitably) become the talk of YouTube; and she's currently suffering the insult-to-injury indignity of an industrial-grade Twitter-account hack
1. Carrie Underwood's guitarist.
2. Kanye's hair.
3. MIA, MIA's baby, MIA's baby dress.
4. Thom Yorke's dancing.
5. Mallpunk. Don't just thank Blink-182. Also remember to thank your higher being of choice.
1. Coldplay's outfits
We caught up with our old friend Stacy Jones (Letters to Cleo, Veruca Salt, American Hi-Fi) at the tail end of his current freelance gig, which just happens to be the biggest pop tour in the universe -- let's just say he's now the Tommy Lee of tweenpop.


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SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 8 (AP). -- The Cunard liner Mauretania sailed for New York this afternoon without difficulty.
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I'd like to join in for March. I just pm'd Krystna
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I'm in again. just love this swap!
I love to collect roosters of any kind. I also love embroidery thread for my machine. My favorite color is purple and i am just a plain old country girl.lol
Guess this Tassie green-eyed Devil should sign up again PMing Krystyna now.
QB Albums: Lynnie25's Quilts; Selvedge Quilts; Lyn's Dolls Quilt Swap Quilts
lol lynnie.....if you do it so will I. I wonder ho wyou make a green eyed monster quilt??????
Dreaming of New England while being stuck in So. Calif.(the asphalt jungle of the world.) But hey the Happiest Place on Earth is here.
I missed being able to play in February so I am in for March!
Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.
Paula, read your PM and I have the PERFECT partner for you!
Feel the fear and do it anyway!
I am signed up for this. This will be my first quilting swap. Looking forward to it.
Jan x
I just signed up for this months swap. I am a newbie to swaps, this is my first ever. I'm nervous, yet excited.
Lynda Rae
"One who makes no mistakes -- never makes anything!" Author Unknown
TY Krystyna - While I love the green Irish, my family history shows that we are from the orange side - but who ever saw an orange clover, leprechaun, or anything else? LOL I think stick with the greens.
Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.
Paula, I'm sure there are orange shamrocks!
I want to welcome all the brand new swappers this month! I think we're going to have a lot of fun!
Feel the fear and do it anyway!


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Survive the Night Shift in Healthcare
Healthcare isn't a 9-to-5 job. It's an around-the-clock profession, and working evening or night hours is a way of life for many health professionals. Such shifts can take a physical and emotional toll on workers, experts say, but there are ways to prevent the damage. Here are suggestions for surviving -- and even thriving -- despite a draining schedule.
Understand You're Not Alone
About 26 percent of the US workforce regularly works a shift where the majority of their hours are between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m., says Janie O'Connor, MEd, president of Shiftworker.com in St. Paul. "Shiftworkers need to relate to that demographic," she says. "They need to accept their lifestyle as it is and refrain from acting like a day worker when they're not."
Protect Your Sleep
Shiftworkers must protect their daytime sleep at all costs, O'Connor says. "Do not respond to any other calls on your time, like the telephone, the doorbell or a relative who asks you to do something because she thinks you're just napping." Sleep deprivation leads to chronic fatigue, she says. Shiftworkers must constantly remind family and friends that sleep is a priority during the day.
Snooze on the Job
Napping is an effective "fatigue countermeasure" for people who aren't able to get enough sleep in one uninterrupted stretch, says Ed Coburn, publisher of Working Nights newsletter and a consultant at Circadian Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A nap lasting 15 to 25 minutes will have a significant impact on a worker's alertness, he says. The challenge: finding a quiet, comfortable, dimly lit place to catch those Z's during a break.
Take Care of Your Body
Lots of workers use caffeine or sugar as pick-me-ups, Coburn says. Caffeine is an effective fatigue countermeasure, but it takes 20 to 35 minutes to improve a person's alertness, and its effect may then last seven hours or more, he says. Some workers get hyped on caffeine and then go home and sedate themselves with a few beers to help them fall asleep. "Alcohol can help people fall asleep, but it will interfere with the quality of sleep," he says, adding that the effects of the alcohol wear off before the caffeine, and the caffeine will further interfere with sleep quality.
Sugar isn't a long-term answer to fatigue either, Coburn says. "A Snickers can give you added energy but you burn through it very quickly," he says. "After the initial sugar high, your energy level drops below the level at which you started."
Coburn says it's easy to overdo it with either sugar or coffee. "If you drink too much coffee, you can get very jittery, and if you eat too many candy bars, you end up gaining a lot of weight," he says.
Don't Isolate Yourself
Shiftworkers often tell O'Connor that they feel "out of the loop" with what's going on in their families' and friends' lives. "It's very much a day-oriented society," she says. Shiftworkers must work extra hard to maintain relationships when their schedules don't match the schedules of their loved ones.
Even if it's not face-to-face, constant communication is essential, Coburn adds. Beepers and cell phones help family members know "you're not out of touch," he says. Families can keep bulletin boards at home where parents and kids post notes and responses. And couples can plan dates at the end of long work stretches. "It's important to have something to look forward to," Coburn notes.
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UNDP Report Reveals Unemployment, Malnutrition in Arab World
Seven years ago, the United Nations conducted a study of human development in the Arab world. Now it has released a follow up and there's not a lot of good news for the 330 million people in that region. Some of the low points: unemployment in Arab countries is over double that of the rest of the world, malnutrition in some places is on the rise and there's inequality in wealth.
Adel Abdellatif was part of the U.N. team that published the 'Arab Human Development Report 2009: Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries.' He joined guest host Andrea Bernstein to talk about the problems facing the Arab world – as well as highlight some potential solutions.
Listen to the whole interview here:
Here's an excerpt of the conversation:
Andrea Bernstein: Americans think of Arabs as some of the richest people in the world. Arabs are some of the richest people in the world, so it's a bit of a shock to hear that a lot of the people in these countries are living in poverty under very difficult conditions.
Adel Abdelatif: Actually you will find that most of the Arab countries are falling in the middle income countries or the low income countries. So their incomes actually are much lower than the countries that you hear about. And this image, of course, the report is not trying to work on this image because in the region it is known that there are high income countries and low income countries.
But there are some challenges that are facing all of them. Like the question of climate change. It is facing rich countries as well as poor countries: desertification and lack of fresh water. Actually, most of the Arab countries -- around nine of them, they have water stress.
A country like Kuwait, it depends on 97% of its water coming from desalination. Which means that, in the future, without oil income, all these countries will have to find a solution to provide water to their population. If they can't do that, they will have to be environmental refugees or immigrants, they will have to leave their countries.
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Purchasing A Gun Safe For Your House
This isn't a situation you would like to be in. You never understand when your children pick up the gun that is original and will come playing. (i) The Taylor Law Type - Bigger than the publication type.
Some people hide their valuables under their mattress or under clothing in their dresser while others bury them in the back yard. Others buy a lock box or rent a safe deposit box at the local bank. Keeping your valuables safe and secure may require not being able to look at them or touch them, but...
As the name implies, home gun vaults, you will understand that these Safes have extremely intricate mechanism. An owner can lock the doors as per his preference in order to keep others away from it. The appearance of these Safes is exactly like a bank safe. These gun vaults are available in several sizes and shapes. No matter you has a single arm or 45 guns, you can purchase them as per your requisite. Each safe has its unique features. Before you purchase the same decide the type of safe you desire to opt for. This will help you in taking the correct decision.
So I ask you, is fire damage your main concern? Certain people purchased this SentrySafe 1100 mini safe so as they would have a fireproof place for important items such as birth certificates, passports, car titles, family photos, heirlooms, insurance papers, digital data, etc.
Merchandise Protection - Are your lockable cases kept locked at all times? Is your high theft or high risk merchandise protected from theft? If you use Inventory tags are they being Cash Safes used to your expectation? Do your employees respond to alarm activations?
A Thick Home Safes Skin Remember you are dealing with drunks all night long. Never take anything personal, and once your shift is over, leave it at the bar. Don't brood over a bad tip or the cheapskate who gave it to you for the next three days. It's pointless, and you won't survive.
Keep your house, business and car keys away from doors and windows. Put them in a safe convenient place out of sight. Resist the temptation to place your spare key in a hiding place outside your property.
Use your safe everyday so it becomes routine. Protect the safe code and change it occasionally. There are also models available that open using your fingerprint (very cool!).
Do you want it to be fire proof or water proof? A Thick Skin - Remember, you are dealing with drunks all night long. I recommend that you simply fix all your exterior doors with a door contact.