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In a much-needed reprieve from the war of attrition that's been going on with the Bruins' squad over the last month, B's coach Claude Julien and his team needed some good news in the health department — and got it at this morning's practice in Wilmington.
Andrew Ference took part in the hour plus practice at Ristuccia Arena — though he skated off early for "precautionary reasons" — and was among the healthy-enough-to-skate B's players that heard Julien's booming voice screaming during the intense morning of drills. Ward didn't skate at practice with the team, but Julien deemed that his charley horse situation is improving dramatically.
The "mild" charley horse knocked the 35-year-old out of Saturday's loss in the second period, and Ward will be a game time decision for tomorrow night's tilt against the trap-happy Minnesota Wild. Granted Marco Sturm is likely gone for the season with left knee surgery and there's no timetable for Patrice Bergeron's road back from his concussion, but things are starting to look up for the band-aid B's.
"He's doing a lot better," said Julien of Ward. "His motion and range today was pretty good. He's going to skate with us tomorrow and we'll see how he does."
Ference, out since mid-November following surgery to repair a fractured tibia incurred after blocking a shot during a penalty kill situation, continues to work ahead of schedule and should be back playing in real games over the next week. Tomorrow is a longshot, but nontheless healthy bodies are beginning to fill up the dressing room. Julien was asked if he could presumably go from having six healthy defenseman to a choice of eight living, breathing, healthy bodies for tomorrow night's game, and the B's bench boss didn't rule out the possibility.
"Ference is still day-to-day and he's been put through some battle drills today [in practice] so we'll see how he fares tomorrow," said Julien, of a Tuesday morning skate that will portend whether Ward or Ference return to the lineup against the Wild. "There's a possibility that we'll look at Ward tomorrow and Ference is practicing with us and day-to-day. We're kind of on the bubble with that.
There's still some question marks that will be answered tomorrow morning, but we could be [anywhere] from 8 to 6 tomorrow very easily," added Julien.
All-Star Snub Reaction
Bruins players selected for the Eastern Conference All-Star team will find out Thursday around noontime when the NHL announces the reserve players for the Jan. 25 NHL showpiece event. The B's didn't have a single player voted into the Eastern Conference starting lineup — a group filled solely with Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens players — announced over the weekend, and goaltender Tim Thomas felt like it might be a case of too many good Bruins to choose from. Or perhaps not enough tech-savvy, prospering cheaters among the B's fan base.
Just taking Thomas' case, it's a tough decision to choose between Thomas and fellow veteran goaltender Manny Fernandez. Both goaltenders have worked together in seamless fashion to become the best goaltending duo in the NHL this season. Thomas and Fernandez, Marc Savard, Zdeno Chara and Phil Kessel are all certainly deserving of All-Star recognition, and it's a safe bet that at least two of them will be invited to participate in Montreal's All-Star weekend three weeks from now.
"I hadn't thought about it," said a clearly amused Thomas. "Obviously it was fan voting, so it was unrealistic. The other angle to look at is that this team is so good that it makes it really hard to choose [individual players]. Obviously [the fan voting] was Pittsburgh computer programmers versus Montreal computer programmers. It's tough to make choices when you could pick so many good players, or you could be like Pittsburgh and Montreal and pick your whole team."


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This excerpt from Radical Dharma voices urgency for white Buddhist practitioners to act in alignment with their deepest values for social justice...More
Writer, activist, and women's rights movement leader, Gloria Steinem, gives tips and guidance for learning between generations. More
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Lois: Your book, Polishing the Mirror, reminds us to live from our spiritual heart, which is a regular ongoing practice. What is the most important thing that you are learning as you continue to "polish" your own "mirror"? Ram Dass: I'm learning about love. I'm learning that God is love. That all things—like trees and cars and everything—are made of love. And that I am made of love. That's radiance. It's insight. I'm learning how to identify with my soul rather than my ego. So the soul is just love, love, love. More
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Till the Ground for Healing Elizabeth Lesser opened the 2014 Women & Power Conference and spoke to us about myths and stereotypes about women and men that hurt everybody—women, men, families, and society. Today, men are joining women in a global movement to give birth to a different and more equal world. More
What the Research Says About Parenting in the Age of Technology
Richie Byrne is the warm-up comedian for The Dr. Oz Show. One of his funniest jokes is when he asks people to turn off their cell phones, "If you don't know how to turn off your phone, don't worry, we have a 9-year-old standing by to help you." Today's children have grown up surrounded by technology and they seem to understand how to work any device. They're called digital natives. More
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Abraham Lincoln said, "Everybody likes a compliment." But when is the last time you offered a compliment to someone? We often express gratitude or thanks for a job well done, but when do we compliment people for who they really are? During the holiday season (or really at any time of year), compliments can be a great way to combat the stress or overwhelm you might experience. What's the research say about compliments? It turns out, not surprisingly, that compliments are quite beneficial. More
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The digital age isn't just about posting selfies or broadcasting your every thought. Since the launch of the first social network site, Friendster, in 2002, millions of people have logged onto social media to connect with others. Today, it's one of the major ways we stay connected to the people we care about. More
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The "Jewel in the Lotus" is the translation of the universal compassion mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum." While it has many meanings, one explanation of its symbolism is that compassion arises when the jewel of the mind rests in the lotus of the heart. The awakened mind has a diamond-like clarity. When this clear insight rests in the heart's tender compassion, both dimensions of liberation are fulfilled. More
Omega: In The Master Key, you wrote that "falling in love has more in common with spiritual illumination that we might think. The difference is that in one case, we awaken alone and in the other, we awaken in mutuality." But you said that mutual awakening isn't easy. Why do our romantic relationships "feel like heaven in the beginning but then a voyage into hell"? What can we do to keep our relationships healthy and happy for the long term? More

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Property Location
When you stay at Holiday Inn Club Vacations South Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, you'll be near the beach and minutes from Art Museum of Myrtle Beach and The Franklin G Burroughs - Simeon B Chapin Art Museum. This beach hotel is within close proximity of Jurassic Golf and Cancun Lagoon Miniature Golf.
Make yourself at home in one of the 256 air-conditioned rooms featuring fireplaces. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while DVD players and cable programming provide entertainment. Conveniences include safes and microwaves, as well as phones with free local calls.
Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance.
While enjoying a refreshing dip in the hotel pool, you can order your favorite drink at the poolside bar.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Poolside bar
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room accessibility
- Laundry facilities
- Accessible bathroom
- Sauna
- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free self parking
- Number of bars/lounges - 1
- Picnic area
- Number of floors - 4
- Indoor pool
- Arcade/game room
- Business center
- Fitness facilities
- Roll-in shower
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Free WiFi
- Total number of rooms - 256
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- Sofa bed size queen
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- Separate dining area
- Phone
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- Furnished balcony or patio
- Washer/dryer
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Cable TV service
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You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property:
- Deposit: USD 115.00 per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Renovations and Closures
The property will be renovating from 15 September 2016 to 31 May 2017 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
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Valparaiso University hosts conference on drug sentencing
A Valparaiso University law school conference to review state drug sentencing laws is expected to draw judges, lawmakers, scholars and others.
Law school Dean Jay Conison says the daylong conference Friday is aimed at encouraging reform in Indiana and beyond. The name of the conference is: "Exploding Prison Population and Drug Offenders: Rethinking State Drug Sentencing Conference."
Conison says long-term sentences for low-level drug offenders are contributing to the exponential growth in many states' prison populations. The conference comes in the wake of Washington state and Colorado legalizing recreational use of marijuana.
Lawmakers in Indiana have been reviewing the state's drug sentencing laws.
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My city is really great at not fixing their animals and also dropping them off to "find new homes" but the truth is so many animals do NOT find them. We need to, as a community, do BETTER.
We need more advocacy in the local shelters. Even if you are not in my area, remember that there are animals in your area that need adopted homes. Not visiting the shelters does not mean they do not exist and they NEED your help.
Here are two of my kitties that were adopted from the Mobile County Shelter.
If you are in the Mobile County area, please consider ADOPTION. Mobile County in Alabama is also hosting three very special events to encourage adoptions. You can check the flyers below and also follow on their facebook pages for upcoming adoption programs, like free adoption for any animal over 1 year today!
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Limited time offer: $179,000 through June 10, 2017
If Nirvana does not sell before June 10, 2017 in New Zealand, the owners will be sailing the boat back to the United States. A new Mainsail was purchased for that delivery.
The 64' cutter-rigged Nirvana is a first-rate classic yacht, elegantly drawn by John Alden, robustly constructed with ironwood below the waterline and splined rosewood for the topsides over oak frames, dynel sheathed and all fastened with 7/16 copper rivets. She was extensively and expensively refurbished between 2006-2008 including modern racing spars, an all-new interior, new plumbing, wiring, and engine. She has been maintained to the highest standards since. She comes equipped with all the cruising accoutrements without sacrificing her head-turning appeal. While the exterior is mostly painted in a practical white, the interior boasts teak and holly soles, elaborate mahogany joinery and an overall high standard of fit and finish. As boat-builders and experienced sailors, the present owners are completely conversant regarding every aspect of the vessel.
Contact us for a complete set of pictures and video.
If you are traveling from afar, we will take your airfare off the purchase price if you purchase the vessel.
General Description:
Handsome and seaworthy,Nirvana is built of the finest timbers and very well kept by her knowledgeable owners.
Nirvana underwent a complete refit from 2006-2008 costing 1 million US dollars, and the current owner has continued to improve her significantly, including repainting the topsides and bottom in December 2015. In 2008, a new engine, all new plumbing, electrical and electronics were added. She was stripped to her frames and the interior was reconstructed from all new material, plus the deck was glassed over, ensuring a dry interior. The carpenter's mandate was to use only the finest materials, adding modern comfort features, while keeping a traditional feel below. The end result is simply stunning.
The master stateroom is located aft of the sail locker, behind a full bulk head, and has a queen-sized bunk on the centerline with extensive mahogany lockers lining the hull on either side. The woodwork is truly exceptional. Aft of the bunk on port is a cleverly hidden wash basin and head and enormous storage cupboard. On starboard there is a large cedar lined hanging locker. Under the bunk are 3 cavernous storage lockers, and 2 wide, flat drawers ideal for storing charts. The drawers handles cleverly double as steps up to the bed.
Continuing aft, the owners lounge/crew bunk occupies the starboard side of the boat maintaining the same beautiful mahogany storage lockers. On the port side is a very large head with abundant storage, and a sizeable shower with bench and full headroom.
Up two steps you enter the spacious main salon with a large wrap-around dinette outfitted in Spanish leather, followed by the galley with new stove/oven aft. Her galley is great at sea or when preparing a gourmet meal for 35. On the starboard side there is a massive refrigerator that holds enough food for months off the grid, followed by a settee that converts to a queen-sized bunk, and navigation station. Etched glass butterfly hatches and a custom stained glass port brighten the salon and add old-world charm. There are very classy touches throughout, fitting a yacht of this pedigree.
Aft on the centerline are the guest quarters, with one quarter berth and a double berth. Our children have comfortably shared this cabin for two years. The large clothing cabinet on centerline can easily be removed to access the rudder post and steering quadrant. Under each bunk are multiple storage lockers, which we have used for clothing, toys, sleeping bags and additional food. The lazarette is accessed through a hatch in the cockpit or at the foot or either guest bunk. She has 2 heads and can sleep 8-10 people.
The fo'csle, or sail locker, contains two bunks, originally designed as crew quarters, now used as a workbench and for a large amount of storage. The watermaker, a salt water rinse down, and fresh water shower are located here. There is also a large amount of storage throughout the boat.
Nirvana has comfortably cruised the South Pacific for the past 2 years with a family of 4 and multiple guests. Nirvana is setup to be self-sufficient, allowing us to visit distant islands and be months away from groceries and other stores. We have sailed her to secluded atolls, through stunning coral reef passes, and to remote villages, and enjoyed some of the most transforming life experiences.
After a snorkel through the anchorage, it is marvelous to rinse off with the shower on the bow, then relax with a book in the cockpit on comfy cushions. At sea the dinghy fits securely on custom chocks in front of the mast, but at anchor these can be removed and allowing a spacious deck area to enjoy your yoga practice.
She is equipped with modern cruising electronics and the solar panels meet the daily power needs of 6 people. Sailing Nirvana is a dream, she slices silently through the waves, never pounding, effortlessly maintaining 7-8 knots. Nirvana is a solid racing yacht, with many wins to her name, including holding the overall Newport to Ensenada record for over 20 years.
Step onboard and start your cruising dream, race her to win local or international competitions, or berth Nirvana at your yacht club for sprints around the bay. Own a part of Australian yachting history
Length Overall: 64 feet
Waterline length: 50 feet
Beam: 13' 8" feet
Draft: 7' 8"
Displacement: 67,000 lb
Sail Area (feet): 2500 ft2 (main, genoa, staysail)
American registration
Galley Refrigeration: R10 Sunfrost 12 V; Air cooled, 9 ft3 Stove: Force 10; 2 Burner Propane w/Oven new 2015 Sink: Double Stainless Steel Water System: Pressure
Stainless BBQ: Propane
Tankage Fuel: 200 gallons in 4 tanks Water: 200 gallons in 4 tanks Holding: 20 gallons
Propane: 40 gallons in 2 tanks
Electronics & Navigation Equipment Radar: Raymarine E-80; 24 Miles VHF: ICOM 304 Auto Pilot: Simrad Hydraulic AP-25 Chart Plotter: Raymarine E-80 GPS: Raymarine E-80 Depth Sounder: Raymarine E-80 Wind Speed & Direction: Raymarine ST 6001 Knot Meter/Log: Raymarine E-80 Rudder Angle: On Autopilot
Electronics new in 2008
Compass: 6" Danforth Constellation Television: 12 VDC (2014)
Stereo with cockpit and cabin speakers (2014)
Electrical System Batteries: 9 AGM Golf Cart; 1 Starting Battery Monitor: Heart interface Electrical System: 12 VDC Inverter: Heart Interface 2000 W Inverter/Battery Monitor/ Charger, 110 V Interior Lighting: 12 VDC Battery Charger: Heart Interface 110v 60hz, Precept 240v 50hz Smart Reg: Balmar Max. Charge MC-612 Alternator: 2 Balmar 120 amp
Solar panels: 2 x 100 W (new 2014)
Entire boat rewired in 2008
Engine & Mechanical Equipment Engine: Yanmar diesel 87 hp, new 2008, approx. 2500 hours
Engine Alarm; Emergency Engine Stop
Fuel Filters: 2 Racor; 1 on Engine Fuel Shut Off: Stoves; Engines; S2A Xinex Fireboy Fume Detector and halon automatic firefighting system Lube Oil System Raw Water Sea Strainer Bilge Blower Bilge Pump: 3 w/Float Switch 2 are high capacity; 1 Manual Propeller: 3 Blade, Bronze; 2 blade spare Steering: Wheel
Head Type: 1 Groco manual; 1 Jabsco electric Holding Tank with electric macerator pump Watermaker: Spectra; 19 Gallons/Hour
Deck saltwater rinse down
Deck fresh water shower
All plumbing new in 2008
Sails & Rigging Main; #1 Genoa 155%; Staysail; Dacron; Manufactured by Ullman, all in good condition
Asymmetrical Spinnaker with snuffer, Manufactured by North, in good condition Titanium reaching strut Winches: 2 Harken 70 Self-Tailing (Primaries) new 2008; 2 Lewmar 55 (Secondaries); 1 Barient 27 ST (Mainsheet); 1 Lewmar 43 (Spinnaker Halyard); 1 Lewmar 43 (Headsail Halyard); 2 Barlow 24 (Halyard); 1 Lewmar 30 ST (Main Furler); 1 Barient 10 (Boom Topping Lift) Mast: Aluminum; Stepped on Keel, designed by Bruce Nelson 1980 based on a 12 meter yacht extrusion Standing Rigging: 1x19 SS, with Spectra running backstays, and removable inner forestay
Lazy jacks on the main
Anchor & Deck Equipment
Anchor: 88 Lbs. Kingston Anchors Plow; Chain: 300' Anchor: 75 Lbs. CQR Plow Anchor: 75 Lbs. Stainless Plow Anchor: 125 Lbs. Kingston Anchors Fisherman Anchor: 22 Lbs. Kingston Anchors Plow (Stern); Line: 300' Anchor Windlass: Ideal Custom Double Anchor Bow Roller, New 2014 Numerous small dinghy anchors Navigation Lights: Deck; Masthead tricolor Masthead anchor light, Spreader Lights Lifelines: Stainless steel upper and lower with gates on both starboard and port Dinghy/Motor: 10.3' Avon; 15 HP Yamaha Covers & Curtains: Dodger; Bimini, Hatch covers, Bow sun shade, Center Boat Cover, Main sail cover, Staysail cover Deck Material: Epoxy laminate over Marine Plywood and original timbers, cabin-top teak
Custom stainless steel boarding ladder
Safety Equipment Lifejackets: 10 Type II USCG Lifesling: 1 Horseshoe: 1 Liferaft: 8 Person Zodiac Offshore with EPIRB serviced in 2014 Complete USCG Safety Package plus additional flares EPIRB: ACR 406, plus PBL in liferaft DAN MOB Strobe Jacklines
Owners Comments and History:
Rediscovering Nirvana
Gliding across the ocean, the sleek cutter Nirvana, reminds you of what a classic yacht should look like. This Australian classic was built in 1950 in Newcastle by construction contractor Stan Heaton for his family. She is rumoured to be the first yacht built specifically for the Sydney-Hobart race. Although she competed in the 1952 - 1957 races, and was favoured to win in 1952, she never achieved the illusive line honours.
As with all good Australian classics, she has a storied past. Mr. Heaton requested the perusal of John Alden's latest yacht design, but never paid for the drawings. She was built to this design, but could never be official registered in the Alden database.
Her sturdy hull was made of ironbark, and her topsides are rosewood, all fastened with 7/16 inch copper rivets to double sawn oak ribs. As the ironbark was so stiff, the timbers couldn't be bent enough, so the completed yacht ended up about 1 foot narrower than the original design. She was intended to be a yawl, the structure was built, but the second mast never installed, instead the boom was elongated, making for a very sizeable 800 ft2 main.
Meanwhile at the same time on the other side of the world, the sistership was being constructed by Hinckley to compete in the Bermuda race. She was coincidentally named Nirvana, and later became the pride of the Rockefeller family.
By 1958 Nirvana was now owned by Dr. Lewis of Newcastle. He cruised Nirvana throughout the South Pacific enjoying pristine anchorages in Moorea, Tahiti, and Hawaii. His ultimate destination was Los Angeles, where he sold Nirvana to the Carver family. They owned her for the next 37 years, competing in a record breaking 36 consecutive Newport-Ensenada races, racking up numerous trophies.
Nirvana was given a facelift in 1988 at the Knight and Carver boatyard, the topsides were splined, skinned with dynel and painted with linear polyurethane, and a Nelson-Marek designed high-tech 12 meter yacht tapered spar was installed.
Over the years the interior has changed many times, from a simple utilitarian racer with a gimbaled table that offered years of entertainment with flying dinners and crew, to her present configuration as a luxurious yacht magnificently furnished in teak, mahogany and maple.
In 2006-2008 Nirvana underwent her biggest refit, costing over 1 million dollars. At that time she was stripped to her frames, the interior was reconstructed from all new material, the deck was glassed over, a new engine installed, and all plumbing, electrical, electronics and sails were replaced. Modern comfort features were added, while keeping a traditional feel, for a simply stunning result.
For the past 2 years the Mitchell family has comfortably cruised Nirvana through the South Pacific. Nirvana's first challenge, with the Mitchells, was up the Baja coast in heavy seas and gale force winds on the nose. She cut through the waves, never hobby-horsing, always feeling strong and reminding you that she has been sailing for more years than you have been alive. When the wind is on her beam, she is a freight train. Downwind with the spinnaker up, she lights up even in the faintest breeze.
At anchor, she lies tranquilly, even when other boats are bobbing uncomfortably in the swell, she will gently rock you to sleep. Thanks to her strong ironbark hull, the raging party on the boat next to you in the marina doesn't keep you up all night, unless you want to. Thanks to some of her new modern conveniences, like the massive fridge, Nirvana is self-sufficient, allowing her to visit distant islands and be months away from groceries and other stores. Nirvana has sailed to secluded atolls, through stunning coral reef passes, and to remote villages, allowing some of the most transforming life experiences.
Nirvana is currently cruising New Zealand, and intends to sail home to Australia within the next year, where she hopes to start the next phase of her life rediscovering her heritage.
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What's Next California? The Informed Voter's Path to Political Reform
What's Next, California? The Informed Voter's Path to Political Reform
James Fishkin, Director of the Center for Deliberative Democracy, Stanford; Author, When the People Speak
Did you read in the Chronicle about the experiment in deliberative polling being held here in California over the June 24-26 weekend? Those originally polled will be brought together for a weekend of discussion and information, and then repolled to assess the viability of various solutions to our enduring political problems. The results of this experiment will be officially announced, and explained, at this special event at the Club.
MLF: Humanities
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Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
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Living With Multiple Sclerosis HTML version
"Living with Multiple Sclerosis" by Piet Mesmer
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6. Types of Multiple Sclerosis
1. Relapsing, or Remitting, Multiple Sclerosis: The main
characteristic of this type of Multiple Sclerosis is relapses; during
which some new symptoms may appear while the previous ones
may be less or recur to the same level as before.
Remission usually follows the period of relapse. During this phase
the patient may partly recover from the deficiencies that were
caused by the relapse.
Relapsing or remitting sclerosis is diagnosed when the patient is at
the age of twenty or thirty. The relapse may start slowly or happen
quickly. It may last for days or even months. Women are affected
twice as much than men are with this type of multiple sclerosis.
After 10 years, 50% of the people with relapsing/remitting multiple
sclerosis develop secondary progressive.
2. Secondary, Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: This form of
sclerosis progresses steadily with gradual deterioration of the nerve
function. After years of this disease, the person will gradually enter
the secondary phase.
In the second stage, the disease worsens between relapses. At the
beginning of the secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, the
patient may suffer from few relapses. This gradually becomes a
steady progression.
People with secondary progressive may experience bad and good
times that last days or even weeks; but there is almost no chance of
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Wisdom and wit of a film devotee
John Hinde
"young people were stopping me in the street
Photo: Jennifer Soo
JOHN HINDE'S high-pitched, almost whining voice was one of his great assets, but it was the mind that was behind it that drew the audiences. It went beyond the basic plot and characters and gave it a sociological perspective.
"My real interest is in what the film actually has to say, and it is not always on the surface," Hinde said in an interview in 1988. "It sounds very highfalutin, but it makes sense. Star Wars links in with the American outlook on life in a wonderfully revealing way that Lucas never intended."
Hinde always drew on his depth of perceptiveness. When he went to a film, he did not take a notepad or pen. But he put a lot of work into his reviews. "I see them, I come home and often I don't think about them until the end of the week," he said.
"I think an offhand criticism of a film is absolutely nothing. It is when you start thinking about the relationships that aren't immediately obvious that you begin to see the film properly."
Born in 1914, Hinde grew up in Adelaide, where he spent his school lunch money going to the cinema. He enrolled to study medicine at the University of Adelaide, but dropped out, married briefly, then when his parents had financial problems he "cleared out", in his own words, first to Melbourne, then Sydney. In 1937 he got a job with the Daily Telegraph, but was sacked by editor Syd Deamer, who mistook him for someone else. Hinde then took a job with the Labor Daily, but had a political disagreement and left. Deamer became editor of ABC Weekly and rehired him.
That year Hinde married Barbara Jefferis. Within two years he was working in the ABC news department. Then he went off to war as a correspondent and in 1942 was attached to Douglas MacArthur's headquarters, first in Brisbane, then in New Guinea and the Pacific. Hinde saw plenty of action; at one point, in Dutch New Guinea, he was badly wounded in the face by a Japanese bomb, an injury which eventually cost him use of his left eye.
Returning to Sydney, Hinde returned to news and was responsible for writing the ABC's first television news bulletin.
In 1963, frustrated by lack of career progress, Hinde resigned from the ABC and for three years, with his wife earning good money from her novels, indulged in his favourite hobby, electronics. But in 1966, Hinde was offered freelance work and from that became ABC's film critic, receiving £30 and tickets to three movies a week. For years afterwards he presented a radio show about films on 2BL, as it then was, and later on Radio National and ABC regional radio. In 1983, Hinde made a transition from radio to television and found the switch surprisingly easy. At the beginning, he said, the producers wanted him to review everything new in 90 seconds. Hinde said he would have no problems in adjusting to his three- to four-minute segment.
Hinde could never be as critical as on radio, but the value of showing footage made up for that. By 1986 he was doing film reviews every Sunday night as part of the ABC television news.
Hinde dabbled in acting, with small parts in Australian films such as Dallas Doll and a guest appearance on Neighbours.
But the television world was a demanding one. Image was much more important in this medium than the raw intellectualism of his radio persona. In 1987, he discovered the ABC no longer wanted him for its Tuesday night film slot. "I will be allowed to keep my Sunday night segment, after the news, but I was informed, ever so gently, that I would cease with the mid-week spot from the end of this month," he said. He was being pushed aside for a younger man.
There was much protest. A correspondent to the Herald said: "I believe that the ABC has vastly underestimated the loyalty of John Hinde's following, if it thinks it can replace him on the Tuesday night TV film spot without engendering a feeling of outrage in his viewers. I know that I speak for many who appreciate enormously his specialised film knowledge, intelligence, wit, charm and warmth; John Hinde is irreplaceable. Hear! hear! to Doug Anderson who described Mr Hinde as a 'living treasure'." Journalist Richard Coleman wrote that Hinde "can make more sense of cinema in a few words than just about anybody else in the business".
Hinde was not one to fade away. He got a regular Friday night spot on ABC-TV introducing movies and he was a guest on Elle McFeast's show, even donning the "high heels" and pink tights for McFeast's foray into the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. He was astonished that he had received a cult status. "When I went to Adelaide recently, young people were stopping me in the street everywhere," he said. But in 1999, with the threat of blindness on him, he was obliged to retire, because he could not watch films properly. In 2002, Hinde received an award in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for his services to the film and media industry.
Hinde died on Tuesday in a Sydney nursing home.
Malcolm Brown
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Rockaway Waterfront Alliance Hosts Week Of Field Trips
The Rockaway Waterfront Alliance hosted a week of field trips for middle and high school students over the mid-winter recess. Students embarked on their week-long journey beginning, braving winds and cold, touring the famous High Line Park in Chelsea. The elevated park, which sits atop old railroad tracks, was once part of a major 1930s infrastructure project called the West-Side Improvement. The goal was to lift dangerous freight traffic off the streets of the bustling industrial district. As students walked along the snow-covered grounds of the historic site turned public park, many were in awe of the design and view that the elevated landscape revealed. As one student said, "I feel like I'm a part of history," it became clear that the High Line in the 1930s was just as historic as it is now over seventy years later, still changing the landscape and definition of public space. Later in the week students met with architects from the Michael Van Valkenberg office in downtown Brooklyn. The landscape architect and his associates have worked on numerous projects worldwide, including college campuses, sculpture gardens, public parks, as well as private spaces. While they visited the office, students were given the opportunity to view some of the urban designs and landscape plans developed by the company. The students were then given a tour of the newly constructed Brooklyn Bridge Park at Pier 6 in Brooklyn, which was also a project worked on by the company. Other visits during the week included a Ferry Ride to and from Staten Island, as well as trips to the Museum of Modern Art, Noguchi museum and the Socrates Sculpture Garden.
The overall goal of the week was to immerse students in a seven-day exploratory learning experience. By introducing the students to various aspects that make a livable city, they were able to learn from professionals in the field as well as from their own observations and documentation. The ideas collected over the week will be a reference point for students in future design projects on which they collaborate for the Rockaway peninsula.


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Breaking: Taylor Swift Announces New Album via Live Stream
The Nashville-dwelling Taylor Swift announced a new record this afternoon via a Yahoo! News / ABC News live stream. The record, named 1989 for the year she was born, will hit shelves in October. The cover? A Polaroid of Taylor with handwritten "T.S. 1989" underneath.
There will also be a deluxe version, complete with 13 Polaroid photos, handpicked by Taylor herself.
During the stream, Taylor discussed a feeling of "endless possibility" at the end of the eighties, which she tried to inject into the record. After discussing the new record, she took questions from various social media.
Taylor dropped a few gems–among them, the quote "All I think about are metaphors and cats."–but fans were most excited when she debuted her first single "Shake It Off."
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A mummy is the mummified body of a dead person. There were a lot of mummies in the Scooby-Doo universe:
- Mummy of Ankha: The disguise of Dr. Najib, to get a coin to open a secret compartment. (SDWAY: Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too)
- Mummy: One of the numerous disguises of Zalia Z. Fairchild used to haunt a movie studio he was secretly living in and sabotage the production of a movie to prevent the studio from being torn down. (TNSDMovies: Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde)
- Mummy: A real monster from a lost pyramid in Egypt. (TRR/SDS: Mummy's The Word)
- Orient Express Mummy: The disguise of Sidney Gaspar, as part of an initiation test by a mystery club. (TNS&SDS: Where's Scooby-Doo?)
- Maid Mummy: The disguise of Orson Kane, to steal jewelry from Norma Deathman. (TNSDMysteries: Scooby's Peep-Hole Pandemonium)
- Party Mummy: A real mummy that attends the party at Dracula's castle. (TNSDMysteries: A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle)
- Mummy: The disguise of Splash Downing, former stuntman, who didn't like being replaced on a movie after an accident. (Scooby-Doo (DC Comics): It's A Wrap)
- Mummy: The disguise of Mira Senwosret, to protect the secrets of her ancestors. (Scooby-Doo (DC Comics): Mummy Under Wraps)
- Mummy: A real monster. (Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf)
- Mummy of Pharaoh Scamses: The disguise of a hypnotized Melbourne O'Reilly. (WNSD: Mummy Scares Best)


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First measurements of the differential positronium-formation cross-sections
Positrons are the antimatter version of electrons and so their fate in a matter world is ultimately to annihilate. However, prior to this, a positron may combine with an electron to form a matter-antimatter hybrid called positronium. This is akin to a hydrogen atom with the proton replaced by a positron. Fundamental to our understanding of the physical universe, positron and positronium are these days also acknowledged as being fantastically useful in practical applications such as probing material properties and medical diagnostics. However, there is still much that we do not know for sure about the details of the interactions of these particles with ordinary matter. For example if, in a collision with an atom or molecule, a positron captures an electron, in which directions is the positronium likely to travel and with what probability? More...
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New calculations to improve carbon dioxide monitoring from space
How light of different colours is absorbed by carbon dioxide (CO2) can now be accurately predicted using new calculations developed by a UCL-led team of scientists. This will help climate scientists studying Earth's greenhouse gas emissions to better interpret data collected from satellites and ground stations measuring CO2. More...
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On quantum scales, there are many second laws of thermodynamics
New research from UCL has uncovered additional second laws of thermodynamics which complement the ordinary second law of thermodynamics, one of the most fundamental laws of nature. These new second laws are generally not noticeable except on very small scales, at which point, they become increasingly important. More...
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Positron-, Positronium-, and Electron-Collisions
Prof Nella Laricchia and Prof Jonathan Tennyson
The study collisions of particles with molecular targets is a core research activity within the AMOPP group. These studies reveal important fundamental details of collision physics of electrons, positrons and positronium with atoms, and small and large molecules.
Collisions of Positrons and Positronium with molecules (Prof Nella Laricchia and Prof Jonathan Tennyson)
Although still considered somewhat exotic particles, positrons (the
antiparticles of electrons) and positronium (the bound state of an
electron and a positron) are currently employed in the exploration of
fundamental effects ranging from condensed matter physics to
astrophysics as well as in the diagnostics of living biological systems
and of the electronic and structural properties of industrially
important materials.
Our main research interests are in atomic physics problems where beams of positrons and positronium with speeds comparable to those of atomic electrons are contributing to the unravelling of general collision phenomena as well as illuminating specific interactions and processes such as exchange and annihilation. Current hot topics of research worldwide include positron-induced ion production (comprising ionization with and without Ps formation, annihilation, etc), positron impact excitation (vibrational and electronic) and positronium scattering. Measurements of differential ionization and positronium collisions are in their infancy. UCL is a pioneer in this type of research. You can read more about our work here.
Scattering of electrons from molecules (Prof Jonathan Tennyson)
The molecular physics group studies the scattering of electrons from diatomic and polyatomic molecules using the R-matrix method. Applications include fusion plasma modelling (see with workshop on Electron-molecule Collision Data for Modelling and Simulation of Plasma Processing in 1998) and applications in astrophysics. Scattering cross-sections are computed as well as bound state energies of N+1 electron systems.
Our work uses the UK molecular R-matrix code. The figure to the left illustrates the principle of the R-method. You can read more about our work here.


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Stocks Finish Broadly Lower
U.S. stocks closed lower Friday as investors cashed in on profits made in the past 13 sessions and and bank issues slid on rekindled concerns about the struggling financial sector. Following a meeting of top US bankers with President Obama, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO James Dimon told CNBC that March has been "a little tougher" than the first two months of 2009. A similar comment was reportedly made by Bank of America's (BAC) CEO.
The market consolidated its recent gains while bracing for pending earnings reports and next week's nonfarm payrolls report, says S&P MarketScope.
On Friday, the 30-stock Dow Jones industrial average finished lower by 148.38 points, or 1.87%, at 7,776.18. The broad S&P 500 index fell 16.92 points, or 2.03%, to 815.94. The Nasdaq composite index was lower by 41.80 points, or 2.63%, at 1,545.20. On the New York Stock Exchange, 23 stocks were lower in price for every seven that advanced. Breadth on the Nasdaq was 21-7 negative.
Treasuries were mixed and the dollar index surged following reports February personal income fell 0.2% and personal consumption expenditures rose only 0.2% after spurting 1.0% in January; and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 57.3 in March from a 56.6 preliminary reading and 56.3 in February.
Gold and crude oil futures finished lower.
The big focus for Wall Street next week will be on the release of the March employment report on Friday, Apr. 3. The median expectation of economists surveyed by Action Economics is for payrolls to drop by about 650,000. That would be about the same amount as in February. In addition, given another sharp increase in the unemployment rate for insured workers, analysts look for the overall jobless rate to jump to 8.4%, from 8.1%.
Among stocks in the news Friday, Accenture (ACN) fell after reporting a sales drop and lowering its profit outlook.
UK bank Barclays (BCS) rose after it reportedly will not need to raise more capital.
On its official corporate blog, Google (GOOG) announced plans to eliminate nearly 200 positions within its sales and marketing organization.
First-quarter results for KB Home (KBH) showed a 75 cent loss and 61% revenue drop, though orders for new homes rose 26%.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, City Center, the $8.6 billion Las Vegas development owned by MGM Mirage (MGM) and Dubai World, is preparing for a potential bankruptcy filing that could bring the massive project to a halt, according to people familiar with the situation.
President Barack Obama will seek support Friday from executives of the nation's largest banks for his plan to stabilize the financial system and try to get beyond the furor over bailouts and bonuses. Bloomberg reports the White House meeting at noon Washington time is scheduled to include chief executive officers Vikram Pandit of Citigroup (C), Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs Group (GS), all headquartered in New York. They are among as many as 15 banking executives expected to attend.
Lawrence Summers, Obama's top economic adviser, said the meeting was a measure of the ties between the government and banking industry at a time of economic crisis. "This is about our duty to do everything we can to support a robust and sustained economic expansion and the reality that the country's major financial institutions have a major role to play," Summers said.
Obama plans to announce a new aid package for General Motors (GM) and Chrysler in the coming days and says the carmakers must make "pretty drastic changes" to save their industry. The Associated Press reported Obama gave a preview of his administration's approach to fixing the struggling U.S. auto industry during an online town hall meeting Thursday, promising additional aid only if the Detroit change its ways and receives concessions from stakeholders.
The Financial Times reported that more conservative assumptions could force GM and Chrysler into further cost-cutting measures, such as plant closures. But people familiar with GM's revised survival plan said GM was not intending to ask for more aid from Washington in addition to the $13.4 billion it has received and its earlier request for another $16.6 billion.
In economic news Friday, U.S. consumer sentiment improved slightly to 57.3 in the final March reading of the Reuters/University of Michigan index, from 56.6 in the preliminary report. The index was 56.3 in February, and was 69.5 in March 2008. The current conditions index edged up to 63.3 from 62.3 in the preliminary (and 65.5 in February). The 6-month outlook index was little changed at 53.5 compared to the 53.0 preliminary (50.5 in February). The 1-year ahead inflation index slipped to a 2.0% pace from 2.2% in the preliminary (1.9% in February); it was 4.3% a year ago. The 5- to 10-year price index slowed 2.6% from the 2.8% preliminary (3.1% in February), and 2.9% a year ago.
"The data are fractionally better than expected, and add to the growing list of data that is suggesting the economy might be bottoming," says Action Economics.
U.S. personal income fell 0.2% in February, and consumption rose 0.2%. January's 0.4% income gain was revised lower to 0.2% (December was revised down to -0.3% from -0.2%). The 0.6% January increase in spending was revised up to 1.0% (the 1.0% decline in December was revised to -1.1%). Disposable income fell 0.1%, after jumping 1.6% in January (revised from 1.7%). The savings rate rose 4.2%. The PCE deflator was steady at a 0.3% pace (January's gain was revised up to 0.3%, from 0.2% previously). The core rate was also unchanged at a 0.2% clip (January's increase was revised up to 0.2% from 0.1%).


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Pulse Oximeters Market - Global Industry Size, Market Share, Trends, Analysis And Forecasts 2012 - 2018
Global Pulse Oximeters market is anticipated to grow significantly by year 2015 owing to the increasing penetration in alternate care market, adoption of low perfusion, motion tolerant technology, and increasing use in general care. Pulse Oximeters are used for measuring vital signs of patients as technology provides early warning for hypoxemia – a condition that indicates low arterial blood oxygen saturation level that may prove fatal. However, market is expected to gain momentum in the near future with continuous technological developments and growing implementations in the alternate care market. Introduction of pulse Oximeters with improved features is likely to accelerate the use... Click here for more details


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Freedom means freedom, man. If we're allowed to have guns, we're allowed to have cigarettes, cars and baseball bats, too.
This is a discussion on Guns are not the most dangerous thing in America ban Tobacco. within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; The top 10 modes of death in the US. #1 Tobacco Use 529,000 #2 Medical Errors 195,000 #3 Unintentional Injuries 118,021 #4 Alcohol Abuse 107,000 ...
The top 10 modes of death in the US.
#1 Tobacco Use 529,000
#2 Medical Errors 195,000
#3 Unintentional Injuries 118,021
#4 Alcohol Abuse 107,000
#5 Motor Vehicle Accidents 34,485
#6 Unintentional Poisoning 31,758
#7 Drug Use 25,500
#8 Unintentional Falls 24,792
#9 Non-Firearm Homicides 16,799 (number one weapon of choice in violent crimes is the baseball bat)
#10 Firearm Homicides 11,493
all the most reason why liberals dont know what they talk about
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Freedom means freedom, man. If we're allowed to have guns, we're allowed to have cigarettes, cars and baseball bats, too.
Dont go banning tobacco. If I dont have time to cut down slowly, I might become crazy.
" Blessed is that man, who when facing death, thinks only of his front sight"
-Jeff Cooper
The absolute most dangerous thing in America is not even listed.
The silent killer of nations.
Universal Background Checks...the next step towards registration and confiscation.
AR. CHL Instr. 07/02 FFL
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Any sources for the baseball bat assertion?
"Ideals are peaceful. History is violent."
Don Collier, Fury
What are the stats for wood bats used and aluminum bats used??
"One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation."
--Thomas B. Reed, American Attorney
Second Amendment -- Established December 15, 1791 and slowly eroded ever since What happened to "..... shall not be infringed."
And we as a society will continue to look for the easy explanation. We can't be bothered with the tough questions. The media will continue to obsess about pieces of inantimate iron. I pray that some people find some truth amongst the chaos that it takes a man maniac to create a murderer
Copenhagen is my worst enemy apparently.
I wonder if justifiable homicides are part of those stats. The cause of death is still ruled a homicide.
Vietnam Vets, WELCOME HOME
Crossman 760 BB/Pellet, Daisy Red Ryder, Crossman Wrist Rocket, 14 Steak Knives, 3 Fillet Knives, Rolling Pin-14", Various Hunting Knives, 2 Baseball Bats, 3 Big Dogs and a big American Flag flying in the yard. I have no firearms; Try the next house.
OP, what is the source of your list, please?
It doesn't matter. Those in power and those who have a soap box to sound off on don't concern themselves with facts, unless it benefits their cause.
If it doesn't, no big deal, they'll just ignore them and continue on with their rant.
"Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God." - Benjamin Franklin
"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn." - C.S. Lewis
To the thread-starter: I'm not sure where you got that list from but I really question that data.
How can you attribute deaths to tobacco? Even in the cases of terminal lung cancer you can't with 100% certainty state that tobacco is the cause. People who have never smoked a cigarette die from lung cancer. You can't attribute deaths from coronary heart disease to tobacco either. Comorbidities such as diabetes and/or undiagnosed insulin resistance could be the causal factor, but there's no way of knowing for sure.
"Medical errors" is really vague and such a broad concept that I highly doubt that it means anything. And wouldn't "unintentional falls" be under the umbrella of "unintentional injuries"?
Whomever compiled that list, where did they get the data on baseball bats?
I see your point about firearms but that list is ridiculous.
Chart with these stats says sources are CDC, FBI, and US Gov't.
What we tolerate today our children will embrace tomorrow
According to Holder in 1995 they are one in the same.
1995 - AG Eric Holder: We Must 'Brainwash' People on Guns - YouTube
Im with Cold Shot. Freedom is freedom. I do not need to be protected from myself. Anyone watched Irobot? Seems plausible in one way or another.
"Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt" ~ Mark Twain


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Chavez's silence fuels health fears
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been keeping an atypically low profile as he undergoes cancer treatment in Cuba, prompting his ministers to speak out to quell rumours his health had worsened.
Since arriving in Havana last week for a final round of radiation therapy, the 57-year-old Mr Chavez − usually omnipresent in state media − has only communicated via Twitter and written statements, with no TV appearances.
The last new message on his Twitter feed appeared on Saturday. Some critics suggested the firebrand leftist President may have taken a turn for the worse and slammed what they called his ruling from abroad by tweet.
But his ministers quickly rallied behind their leader, saying nothing was wrong.
"The only one on his last leg is that piece of nothing," Information Minister Andres Izarra said on Twitter, using a barb Mr Chavez often uses to describe his rival in the October 7 presidential election, Henrique Capriles.
"Chavez, (Foreign Minister) Nicolas (Maduro) and I worked for a while this afternoon. Labour law and productive economy were the topics," Science and Technology Minister Jorge Arreaza said on his Twitter account.
Mr Chavez had surgery in late February in Havana after a recurrence of the cancer he was originally diagnosed with last year.
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We are a new company based in Australia that develops cloud based application for manufacturing companies. Our customer-base are currently in Japan, however we are currently in progress to market our products in the United States, China and Korea soon. Our Manufacturing Control System offers a robust and flexible platform for business operators to manage all aspects of their manufacturing business, from order control, quality management and delivery tracing. In line with the Cloud model of service delivery, our customers need only subscribe to our Service to gain access to a plethora of business applications and unrivaled support.
We deliver custom cloud based application to manufacturing companies in a global market.
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Issue No. 02 - March/April (2008 vol. 10)
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DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MITP.2008.28
Simon Liu , US National Library of Medicine
George Kraft , independent consultant
Thomas Jepsen , IT Professional
To say that these are interesting times in healthcare IT would be an understatement. Information technology is now used not only to put patient medical records online and automate patient management in hospitals but also to provide telemedicine services to underserved parts of the world, enable healthcare consumers to access and manage their own health records, and enable public health agencies to monitor epidemiological trends. Standards, interoperability, and security become increasingly important as more medical data is put online and shared among healthcare facilities via health information networks.
Reflecting the global nature of this upsurge in healthcare IT implementations, this special issue provides a truly international perspective. In "Building a National Telemedicine Network," Wallauer, Macedo, Andrade, and Wangenheim discuss the design of a network in Brazil that was motivated by the need to reduce the cost of transporting patients to health centers and ended up providing multimedia capabilities for remote diagnosis and treatment as well. Møller and Vosegaard's "Experiences with Electronic Health Records" outlines the work of IBM's ACURE team in developing an electronic health record (EHR) system for the Danish national healthcare system. Their experiences underscore the importance of standards and interoperability.
Another implementation trend is the use of new architectural approaches. "Building a Distributed E-Healthcare System Using SOA," by Kart, Moser, and Melliar-Smith, describes a distributed healthcare system that uses service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology in designing, implementing, and managing healthcare services. Stantchev, Schulz, Hoang, and Ratchinski present another novel use of technology in "Optimizing Clinical Processes with Position-Sensing." Specifically, they use position-sensing technologies to optimize clinical processes and monitor and manage the movements of patients and staff. In "Improving Startup Performance for a Medical Image Viewing Application," Zhu and colleagues demonstrate that combining information from various medical imaging modalities can lead to poor performance in terms of startup time, even as it helps improve patient care. Their article describes various techniques for overcoming the startup performance problems that image viewing applications often introduce.
Given the sensitive nature of personal health information, security and privacy are major concerns in implementing an EHR. "Medical Record Privacy and Security in a Digital Environment," by Kahn and Sheshadri, provides an overview of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations in the US and offers guidance on protecting sensitive data in clinical environments.
Finally, this issue's ITPro/Con department (p. 53) presents a roundtable-style discussion that guest editor Thomas Jepsen held electronically with managers and administrators at University of North Carolina Hospitals to discuss the real-world issues they face in implementing online medical records systems.
To realize the full benefits of health information technologies, developers must overcome several major challenges, including health information's portability and healthcare IT systems' interoperability, the adoption of computer-based patient record systems (CPRSs), and the security and privacy of health information. Health information's interoperability and portability via IT are essential to better healthcare delivery and quality. This requires us to address the gap in CPRS adoption between large hospitals and small hospitals, between large and small physician practices, and between other healthcare providers. This adoption gap has the potential to create differential health treatments and quality, resulting in a quality gap. Finally, the security and privacy of health information are critical to promote and facilitate health information exchange.
Thomas Jepsen is IT Pro's Programming Languages editor and chair of the IEEE-USA Medical Technology Policy Committee. He is coauthor of Systems Engineering Approach to Medical Automation, to be published by Artech House. Contact him at email@example.com.
George Kraft is a consultant in healthcare IT and has been involved in developing regional healthcare information Organizations concepts for use in the US Nationwide Health Information Network. Kraft retired from the IIT Stuart Gradate School of Business where he was a professor of information sysems from 1994 to 2004. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Simon Liu is the director of information systems at the US National Library of Medicine. He is coauthor of more than 40 articles and a ReadyNote to be published by the IEEE Computer Society. Contact him at email@example.com.


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A podcast of an interview with CCSP Professor Tania Israel about her research on bisexuality.
Gevirtz School in the News
Thursday, February 4, 2016 • KCSB FM
Monday, February 1, 2016 • UCSB GradPost
A profile of Department of Education student Rick Bacon, earning his Ph.D. to help understand how to widen access of underserved populations to learning and employment opportunities.
Monday, February 1, 2016 • Santa Barbara Noozhawk
An article about alumna Nicolasa Sandoval, reappointed to the CA State Board of Education.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 • Santa Barbara Noozhawk
Professor Tania Israel is mentioned in a story about PlayFest, as her play Conversations with Contraception will be performed on Janaury 30.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 • Santa Barbara Noozhawk
An article about a conference organized by Gevirtz School researchers, including Diana Arya, Michael Gerber, and Michael Gottfried, that will examine STEM learning for the disabled.
Sunday, January 10, 2016 • UCSB Current
An article about a conference organized by Gevirtz School researchers, including Diana Arya, Michael Gerber, and Michael Gottfried, that will examine STEM learning for the disabled.
Friday, January 8, 2016 • Santa Barbara Independent
Professor Russell Rumberger's research is refered to in an article about a program that inspires students to cultivate skills for their college and career experiences so they are more successful once they get to college.
Thursday, January 7, 2016 • Broadly
An article about the increase in the population of people identifying as bisexual and the way bisexuals are viewed by society features quotes from CCSP Professor Tania Israel.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 • Mr. Fox Magazine
An article arguing that England needs to offer PRT as a method to help those with autism features the work of PRT creators Reobert and Lynn Koegel at the Koegel Autism Clinic.
Saturday, December 26, 2015 • New York Times
Emeritus Professor Russell Rumberger is quoted in this article about educators questioning the real value of a high school diploma and whether graduation requirements are too easy.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015 • KCBX
A podcat that features an interview with Department of Education graduate student Chryss Yost, who is an emerita Santa Barabra Poet Laureate and co-publisher of Gunpowder Press.
Friday, December 18, 2015 • UCSB Current
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It seems every time I go into the substrate section I always see "Eco-Complete good for.....?" or "Should I go with Eco-Complete or .......". So here sparks the debate!
I don't know if it's just me and I have found the holy grail or if people don't know about this stuff but no one ever mentions ActivFlora. Why? Is it simply Eco-Complete is more available? Is Eco-Complete marketed more? Or is it simply Eco-Complete has been mentioned by a few people and caught on and is now the new trend? I would love to know your opinions on this.
Before I delve too deep I'll post a few pics to help you visualize what I'll be talking about next:
And here's the "about" on each bag directly from the company's sites:
Eco‑Completes secret lies in rich basaltic volcanic soil which contains iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sulfur plus over 25 other elements to nourish your aquatic plants. Now contains Floraspore - These symbionts activate the root-substrate interface to facilitate the uptake of minerals which make for a healthier root and healthier plant. Iron rich Eco‑Complete eliminates the need for laterite. No artificial dyes, paints, or chemical coatings. Eco-Complete has highly porous spherical grains for optimum diffusion performance and contains live Heterotrophic bacteria to rapidly convert fish waste into natural food for your aquatic plants. It establishes a natural biological balance which makes cycling a new aquarium faster and safer.
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ActivFlora Planted Aquarium Substrate is a Bio-Activ NUTRIENT-ENRICHED gravel specially developed and suited for planted aquaria. ActivFlora gravels are naturally abundant in trace elements that instantly provide a nutrient-rich environment in which your aquatic plants will thrive and achieve optimum health and growth.
Elemental Analysis (Units=mg/kg)
Aluminum ..................10210
Magnesium .............. 2281
Barium ..........................124
Manganese .....................64
Copper ............................17
Potassium .................. 2195
Here's my experience:
I've currently have a dozen tanks with plants in them. I dose, root tab, co2 inject etc. so I consider myself an intermediate in plant keeping. Of my time keeping planted tanks I've used numerous substrates with all different results. In the past I had Eco-Complete in a couple bowls, 10g, and 29g. I've since only done new tanks with ActivFlora and replaced all my Eco-Complete tanks with it as well except my 29g.
Here's my personal findings:
-I've seen FAR better growth in ActivFlora tanks than I ever did with Eco-Complete tanks.
-I've had MUCH longer lusher roots in ActivFlora over Eco-Complete
-Plants have lacked many nutrients with Eco-Complete forcing me to root tab, and dose more often where as ActivFlora only on rare occasion.
-I've never had uprooting issues with ActivFlora and have always had uprooting problems with Eco-Complete
-ActivFlora is very easy to plant anything in and carpets much quicker and easier (gloss, DBT, DHG etc.) than Eco-Complete.
ActivFlora is VERY consistent heavy weight fine grade substrate that is all pure black where as Eco-Complete is very un uniform, and multi colored.
Overall every plant (except plants started from bulbs) I've owned grows more lush, with better roots, and quicker with ActivFlora than Eco-Complete. I suspect Eco-Complete allows for more space for the bulb to grow (highly porous spherical grains for optimum diffusion) where as Activ-Flora might be too dense possibly.
I will end with that I don't mind Eco-Complete for heavy rooters or large stemmed plants and plan to keep my 29g with Eco-Complete but I really enjoy ActivFlora and don't see myself purchasing much else in the future.
So whats your thoughts/take on all this?
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Wait why have I never heard of this? Who makes this and where did you get it?
It looks like active flora is physically smaller which will be easier for carpeting plants to spread though.. eco complete works well (except carpets take alot longer.. in my experience)
I would like to make the point that the elements that are in the actual material itself, that are the sand/gravel bits are not nutrients for the plants.
The sand/gravel does not break down fast enough to become fertilizer.
Any claims that these elements are a benefit to the plant are exageration at best, and downright lying at worst. It is like saying the china you eat off of adds vitamins to the food you eat.
Minerals that are added as fertilizer are the things that are available to the plants. They are not actually the elements that make up the sand/gravel particles.
If you start with a product that has no fertilizer and add fertilizer, then it will grow plants better than that product right out of the bag. If a product has fertilizers incorporated into it, (you buy it that way), then the plants will do better than a product that has no fertilizers when you compare 'using it right out of the bag'. When you add ferts to the product that has none, the plants might grow just as well as the in the product that came with fertilizers.
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I actually first found this at a Petco in NJ that had been converted from a big LFS and was selling off all remaining products. Bought one 16lb bag for $7 on clearance! Needless to say went back and bought their last 6 bags the next day after I fell in love with it! I've used all 6 bags and now have 50lbs of eco sitting in a bucket in the basement :-P. Had my LFS order some more for me and my friends. Selling at $25 a bag where Eco-Complete is $33 0.0....YATZEE!
I completely understand you are literally purchasing "water" in a bag with substrate. I guess I should have stated that in my first post but in any event both are "water" in a bag with substrate so still even comparison. I personally find ActivFlora's "water" to be far superior and last longer before root tabs or excessive dosing is needed. Thats makes me wonder why more people don't talk about this stuff. Hence holy grail.
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"Holy Grail" might very well may be dirt but you still need to cap it and deal with nasty air pockets :-/. Not to mention it can be a mess/nightmare if it gets to the surface.
Maybe I'll try dirt w/ ActivFlora cap someday 0.0! I don't think I would have that much time everyday to trim though :-P
Just had a great idea. Lets put them to the test with the most constants phisically possible! Both substrates I took out of the bag (huray for left overs). Pulled a run of glosso from one of my tanks. Cut off 4 identical pieces and placed 2 in each jar and filled with water. I'll keep track every few days or so.
I'll make a "tank" journal to keep track of it here:
Humm I was looking at ActivFlora as well. Now I might stick around to see this test.
Ooooh scientific method at work!!
Didn't expect that. Did you weigh out the soil to make sure you had the same amount? No sneaking in roundup in a few weeks into the eco. ;-)
I wish I could be that scientific with it but if I weighed it the Eco-Compelete would probably be full and the ActivFlora would prob be half full as ActivFlora is much more dense and quite heavy. This is really as close as I can get the experiment with the same variables. Maybe when I get my rack system I've been dreaming of set up I'll do a few tanks of each and really see the long term results.
What about flora max then. Because flora max looks exactly like Eco complete. And it is volcanic rock. You can tell by the formation and surface of each piece of gravel. I have a tank with azoo plant grower bed. And in my 55 I have flora max. I have to use root tabs in my 55 especially for my swords and crypts. But my other tank there is no need for them or fert dosing, my hair grass has even started a carpet ands it's been almost three months since I introduced the dhg.
So my question is, is flora max as useless as Eco complete.
Subtletanks91: I've actually been looking into FloraMax very heavily lately as it's on sale at a Petsmart near me for $6 a bag! As far as I know FloraMax is very close to Eco-Complete but I hear you need to wash it a lot before use or it'll cloud up easily. I'm planning on doing a rack system for marmorkrebs and might end up picking up a couple bags. I wouldn't say any substrate is "useless" but some are definetly better than others. The reason I posted this thread was to get peoples opinion on why they choose a larger substrate to carpet or scape with when it seems to not work as well as finer grade. Also wanted to let people know about this amazing product (ActivFlora) in efforts to advance the hobby and share my success.
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I'm interested to see how this test turns out now. I swear by eco complete so this should be interesting
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