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With layoffs on the rise again, many employees are facing an uncomfortable new choice as they walk out the door: agree never to sue their employer or walk away with less money.
Amazon.com offered laid-off employees 12 weeks of severance pay if they signed away their right to sue, but just two if they did not. Longtime Motorola employees who sign releases get twice the weeks of severance as those who do not. General Motors employees who sign releases will get vouchers toward car purchases or other incentives not offered to those who refuse. At Lucent Technologies, laid-off employees get no severance pay whatsoever unless they sign a release. Many other companies have also made such releases standard practice.
The agreements are perfectly legal. Their use has increased as the threat of employment-related lawsuits has risen, lawyers for corporations say. The number of federal employment lawsuits has more than doubled over the last 10 years, from 8,413 in 1990 -- 3.9 percent of all federal civil filings -- to 21,032 last year, or 8.1 percent of the total, according to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in Washington.
Employees might sue because they think the company singled people out illegally on the basis of age, sex, race or some other characteristic, or used the layoff to try to avoid paying benefits, or perhaps engaged in illegal discrimination before the layoff. Amazon.com even tried recently to include a requirement that laid-off employees refrain from making negative comments about the company, but dropped that particular provision for some employees after bad publicity.
''If you're going to give enhanced severance, you want to get something for it, and you don't want to fund a lawsuit against you,'' said Lawrence Z. Lorber, a Washington lawyer at Proskauer Rose who advises employers. ''That's all very, very common now.''Continue reading the main story
But some critics say people who have been laid off may not feel able to pass up hard cash -- and sometimes benefits -- to pursue an uncertain legal claim, even if it is valid. Or they may not have enough time or information to decide if they should sign a release or preserve the right to sue.
''There are real reasons to be concerned about how voluntary these releases are,'' said Christine Jolls, who teaches employment law at Harvard Law School. ''In some ways it's an inherently coercive situation.''
In the 1980's, releases were usually requested only from more senior management-level employees, because they earned higher salaries and therefore could demand more money in a lawsuit and because until 1990 no law spelled out the steps employers had to take to obtain valid releases, said Michael C. Harper, a professor of law at Boston University. Now, companies say that they ask for releases from the rank and file as well.
Releases are not foolproof and can be successfully challenged, but such alternatives are not easy, and labor lawyers say employees should weigh carefully whether to sign -- even though they may feel tremendous financial pressure to do so.
Kathy Fionte, a 33-year employee who was laid off from the Lucent Merrimack Valley plant in Massachusetts early last year, said that although she waited until the last possible minute to sign the release, she always knew she would.
''If you did not sign the paper, you did not get the 30 weeks'' of severance pay, said Ms. Fionte, who now works at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Employees who did not sign got nothing but pension benefits, she said, so signing ''was the only option.''
The releases are usually governed by a 1990 law, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, which was the response by Congress to a rising number of lawsuits filed by older workers asserting that they did not receive the same severance packages as their younger colleagues, who were given incentives to quit early.
The law states that if a release is ''knowing and voluntary, it's O.K. to waive your rights'' to sue, Professor Harper said. A release is presumed voluntary if, for example, employees are advised to consult a lawyer before signing and they have 21 days to consider whether to sign a release and then seven more days to change their minds, he said.
The law provided additional protections for workers, said Professor Jolls, because it outlined the steps that companies had to take in obtaining releases.
''From the opposite perspective,'' though, she said, ''the law created a safe harbor'' for companies, which knew they could obtain valid releases by following the law's requirements.
Those requirements do not provide enough protection, because making an informed decision about whether to sign a release takes more time, plaintiffs' lawyers say.
''To get appropriate legal advice takes months,'' said Cyrus Mehri, whose Washington law firm, Mehri, Malkin & Ross, represented plaintiffs in a racial discrimination suit against Coca-Cola that was settled for $192 million. While that suit was pending, Coca-Cola tried to obtain releases from employees who were being laid off, but backed down.
''If I needed a lawyer for myself, to look into the facts of my situation, I wouldn't be able to get it in 30 days or even 60 days,'' Mr. Mehri said.
But Professor Jolls said more time might not be the answer either. ''Their basic situation is as someone about to lose their job,'' she said. More time, she added, cannot change that fundamental fact.
Andrew Morgan, who was laid off by Amazon.com at the end of January, did see a lawyer before signing a release, but still did not feel able to walk away from the more generous severance package.
''When they're holding a big check out in front of you, you're kind of stuck,'' he said, adding that he thought the company was generous in extending some of his medical benefits.
In addition to the growing number of employment lawsuits filed, companies and their lawyers say current antidiscrimination laws make it possible for almost any employee to sue, on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin or age, said Thomas P. Burke, head of the labor and employment group at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, a San Francisco firm.
''There are a lot of categories that are protected,'' and that means that from an employer's point of view, there are many potential lawsuits, he said.
Determining how many employers use these releases is not easy, but several large companies that have announced layoffs recently have indicated that they use them or plan to use them. Others refused to comment, perhaps out of concern that employee lawsuits might be inspired just by discussion of releases.
The severance program at the Motorola semiconductor products division, which announced earlier this month that it would lay off 4,000 employees, is typical. The company will offer more generous benefits, based in part on years of service, to those laid-off employees who sign releases, said Ken Phillips, a Motorola spokesman. Mr. Phillips said the widespread use of releases was a relatively recent step by the company, and that it was a response to what it regarded as a greater risk of litigation.
For example, he said, employees who have been at the company for 10 years and who sign releases will get two weeks' pay for every year they have worked, but only one week a year if they refuse to sign.
Lucent, which has announced plans to trim its work force by 10,000 by July, goes a step further and requires laid-off employees to sign a release to receive any severance benefits, a spokesman said. New York Times Digital, the Times Company's Internet division, has the same policy, said Catherine J. Mathis, a spokeswoman for the company.
For union employees, severance is usually governed by contract terms, so enhanced packages are not applicable. For nonunion employees, no specific severance benefit is required, Professor Harper said.
''If there's no implied contract or some public policy protection under some other statute, then you're an employee at will and you can be discharged at any time,'' he said.
Any benefit that an employer pays then is ''partially buying good will,'' Professor Harper said.Continue reading the main story


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|Orpheus Radio
|1936 (dated by the station names and frequencies, using the data in Jonathan Hills "Radio, Radio")
|Service Data
|No - I'm looking for any data on this set
|Fair, there are scratches to the cabinet, and surface rust on the chassis, but the set is complete. There is some evidence of past repairs (1950's RS electrolytic capacitors), so the set must have had a long life! Take a look at the repairs.
|22.5" x 14" x 10.5" (560x350x260mm)
|This is a mid 30's superhet, with an AC
only power supply. The set is a 4 valve plus rectifier
and tuning indicator model, with a gramophone input.
Valves are FC4, VP4B, TDD4, AC/PEN, IW4-350 and TV4. It
covers Long, Medium and Short wave
I've included a number of additional pictures, in the hope someone can identify the chassis, and provide some service data.
The Dial has an interesting "light beam" type pointer, with a seperate bulb for each band (LW, MW & SW).
I've since found out that this set has a low IF (130KHz), this is not a problem on Long and Medium wave, but on short wave, there is a terrible image problem, so you can tune most stations in twice!
It appears that this set was made either by a small low volume company, or was made for sale by a local department store, or a small chain of shops. As such, only a small number would have been made (some of the production techniques support this), so it would now seem that this set is unique, unless YOU know of any more survivors.
A-Z index.
Copyright J.Beacon & M.Wroe-Parker 2003

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This is a figural bottle or decanter with a fox in a hunter's outfit. His head is the cork and removes from the bottle. The pour spout is the top end of his horn. He is leaning on a barrel with an open book. He stands approx. 12" tall. There are marks on the bottom that look German or perhaps Austrian (gesetz-gesen) along with incised letters B&L and a number 3100 and blue mark. The condition is excellent with no chips or cracks and only light crazing. I purchased the bottle at an antiques show in PA. The dealer that sold it to me said he purchased it and several other bottles at an auction of bottles from a well know bottle collector. I also purchased 4 other rare bottles from the dealer, but this one I have been unable to value or identify or date.


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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Radiology and pathology are unique among other clinical specialties that incorporate telemedicine technologies into clinical practice, as, for the most part in traditional practice, there are few or no direct patient encounters. The majority of teleradiology and telepathology involves viewing images, which is exactly what occurs without the "tele" component. The images used are generally quite large, require dedicated displays and software for viewing, and present challenges to the clinician who must navigate through the presented data to render a diagnostic decision or interpretation. This digital viewing environment is very different from the more traditional reading environment (
Over the past 25 to 30 years radiology has changed dramatically as advances and improvements in imaging acquisition devices and telecommunications have occurred. Additionally, public expectations in response to these changes have changed, contributing to increased radiologist sub-specialization [
One consequence of the demand for imaging and sub-specialty interpretation is that radiologists more than ever are expected to provide service 24/7, requiring residents to be on-call after hours and on weekends, and expert attendings to be more available. Teleradiology helps makes this possible, and professional societies such as The American College of Radiology (ACR) [
In pathology, there have been significant changes over the past 30 years as well in the types of technologies used to acquire images from glass slides, and the future will bring even more changes [
A recent survey of Canadian pathologists revealed some interesting attitudes pathologists have regarding telepathology [
Regardless of how medical images are acquired or processed, the information contained in them is not self-explanatory and therefore needs to be interpreted. Thus, the display and optimal visualization of image data is critical since human observers are required to perform this interpretation. This paper will review some of the key components that need to be optimized for effective and efficient practice of teleradiology and telepathology using traditional workstations as well as some of the newer mobile viewing applications.
In the case of radiology, a traditional reading environment refers to viewing film (hardcopy) images using a light box or alternator as opposed to viewing digitally acquitted images on a computer (or other electronic) display. Although the latter is the norm in many institutions, there are still numerous clinics and other facilities in the U.S. and around the world that are still film based. In pathology the traditional environment refers to viewing glass slides through a light microscope, while digital or whole slide imaging refers to scanning glass slides into a digital format (using a variety of optical techniques) and viewing the acquired images on a computer or other display. In both specialties, this transition into the digital environment has generally necessitated renovating reading rooms to accommodate digital displays, computers, desktop space for a mouse, and electronic dictation systems; as well as new lighting, noise reduction, and desk and chair choices.
Viewing and interpretation are at the core of medical image interpretation [
It is not necessary to fully understand the anatomy and physiology of the human visual system to appreciate what it is capable of (or limited by), although there are a few very relevant properties with respect to displays and medical images. Photoreception is the means by which light from the environment creates changes in the photoreceptors or nerve cells in the retina (approximately 115 million rods and 6.5 million cones) [
Especially important for viewing radiology and pathology images is spatial resolution or the ability to see fine details. It is highest at the fovea and declines sharply towards the peripheral retina. What this means is that to see image details pathologists and radiologists must either sequentially move the image (pan) so that every part is placed in front of the fovea or, more practically, they must move the eyes (
The fact that images must be searched impacts the way they are displayed, and for the most part it is common in both specialties to initially display the entire image all at once at the highest resolution possible then provide tools (
From a human factors perspective there are a couple of important considerations with respect to displays and spatial resolution. One consideration is display size and as already noted both pathology and radiology images are quite large and should be displayed at as high a resolution as possible when viewing the entire image but even then users need to scan the images. In pathology the typical WSI is full color (24 bits per pixel) with dimensions many thousands of pixels in width and height depending on the scanner used to acquire the image, and a case may contain multiple images resulting in hundreds to thousands of megabytes per case. In radiology, mammography is the highest resolution image with some systems having 50-micron pixel detectors which results ni images with greater than 5,000 pixels in each direction and even with compression the result is files bigger than 60 MegaBytes. The physical size displayed on the monitor varies of course depending on the monitor itself, but the market is promoting both monochrome and color 10 MegaPixel displays in medical imaging with 30 inch and greater screen sizes!
Example of how a typical radiologist examines a chest image. Circles represent fixations or where the eyes land with foveal vision and the size reflects how much time is spent fixating each location with larger circles indicating more time. Lines are saccades or jumps the eyes make between fixations.
Radiology has established minimal display requirements [
Display size however is not the full story—the pixel size needs to be taken into account as well. Pixel pitch or the spacing between pixel structures determines the amount of detail that can be presented. At about 60 cm viewing distance the human visual system is capable of perceiving spatial frequencies up to about 2.5 cycles/mm, so a pixel pitch 0.200–0.210 mm is recommended so that images details are visible but the individual pixels and their structures are no visible [
Contrast resolution is the ability to distinguish differences in intensity in an image, allowing one to distinguish between objects and background. Display contrast resolution is a function of its luminance levels. In general, the lower the minimum and higher the maximum luminance are the better the contrast ratio. A minimum luminance of 0.8 cd/m2 and maximum of at least 350 cd/m2 are adequate for viewing most medical images although higher maximum levels are generally preferred and available even on most high-end commercial (non-medical grade) displays.
Calibrating displays is another critical issue. In radiology it is recommended that the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) grayscale display function (GSDF) be used for all diagnostic displays [
Calibration of color displays for telepathology WSI is a very different story. With WSI this is quite important as the variety of displays available and used for viewing WSI is quite large (ranging from high-end medical-grade to commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) low-end displays), and there are few if any regulations or practice guidelines for display performance specifications such as minimum resolution, bit-depth, minimum/maximum luminance, white point, color temperature or calibration to control progressive degradation. Pathology samples are stained with a wide variety of colored dyes. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that digital pathology highlights the color differences between samples, laboratories and scanning and display systems and these often very noticeable color differences may affect diagnostic accuracy as well as the results of image analysis algorithms. In an effort to address these issues (as well as color issues in other medical imaging applications), there was a "Summit on Color in Medical Imaging" hosted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and International Color Consortium (ICC) in May 2013 [
There are very few studies on whether calibrating color displays impacts diagnostic performance, but one study has shown that accuracy is worse without calibration and viewing times are significantly longer. From a human factors perspective, anything that reduces user efficiency is unacceptable (unless it has a profound increase on decision quality); and in today's medical environment where there are increased demands to see more patients and read more images increased viewing times are unacceptable.
In the one study that did examine performance as a function of whether the color display was calibrated or not [
There are a number of display companies today that include calibration software and often integrated photometers with their medical-grade displays. Quite often they also provide remote monitoring services that include automatic recalibration of displays as they drift from ideal with age. In many large departments this is a very reasonable option, especially if there are a lot of displays required and a small or infrequent team of IT (information technology) staff available to perform regular calibrations. The service of course usually comes with a price tag. There are however a number of calibration tools that can be purchased (although they do differ in quality so it is worth perhaps conferring with a medical physicist or someone experienced in calibration prior to purchasing) and used. The key to this option is making sure the tools are used and used properly. Non-medical displays tend to age faster and drift off calibration faster than medical-grade displays so they need to be monitored and calibrated more often (probably once a month). Busy clinicians often forget or simply neglect to incorporate regular calibration into their routine. Laptops can be calibrated with these tools as well, although being mobile the ambient light conditions can vary considerably making it necessary to calibrate more often is the viewing environment changes. Truly mobile devices like SmartPhones are more difficult if not impossible to calibrate so care should be taken with these types of devices for primary interpretations.
As already noted, radiologists and pathologists need to search through displayed images to find and interpret relevant image features for diagnoses. From a human factors perspective it is important to understand how this search occurs so we can understand how different display parameters and interfaces impact diagnostic accuracy and interpretation efficiency. Eye-tracking studies are useful in assessing observer performance in terms of three main parameters: the time it takes the observer to first fixate (
In 1963, Llewellyn-Thomas and Lansdown [
In pathology Tiersma
Some of the differences observed in search patterns between expert and novice pathologists and radiologists are not only interesting but have human factors implications as well. Key indications of expert interpretation of medical images are consistent, accurate and efficient diagnostic performance, which require not only dedicated training and experience but some degree of talent, aptitude and motivation. Experts are better able to search, process, and interpret larger perceptual units than those with less skill because they are better able to recognize these units more efficiently and effectively as configurations or chunks of information rather than individual pieces [
As noted earlier, pathology and radiology images are generally quite large and the displays available often cannot display the full images at full resolution. This is especially true when commercial (
In order to optimize the reading environment it is important to understand what the reading process and workflow consists of [
An interesting examination of teleradiology operations [
Once the overall workflow has been characterized, there are a number of human factors issues that are important to consider at a more individual user level. The type of input device someone uses is generally a personal preference and common options include keyboards (typically with hot key options), mouse (with or without a scroll wheel and with various number and types of buttons), and track balls. The input device used is a function of user comfort since it is going to be used for every case all day, and as with any other computer interaction the task is repetitive and continuous. Users should be aware of the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive musculoskeletal injuries since this is not insignificant [
There have been a number of studies in radiology and pathology on alternative input devices that have demonstrated faster interactions, fewer steps,
Ambient lighting is often ignored as most people are used to using computers in a variety of environments. For medical imaging, however, it is recommended that 20–40 lux of ambient light be used since this will avoid most reflections and glare on the display and still provide adequate lighting for the human visual system to adapt to the surrounding environment and the displays [
Other environmental issues include how much heat and noise does a workstation produce? If a workstation produces too much heat it may be necessary to improve airflow both for the computer and the user. Most computer systems are pretty quiet, but high-performance workstations often use fan-cooled systems that produce noise levels that might be distracting. Overall noise can be an issue and efforts should be made to reduce it as much as possible, including "noise" generated by other clinicians in the room dictating reports or holding conferences. An easy way to reduce noise is to install noise reducing ceiling tiles and carpet, and using cloth covered room separators between workstations (slightly taller than the workstation area to promote privacy but not to the ceiling so that airflow is maintained). If noise is still a problem after such measures have been taken, noise cancelling headphones might considered or even piping white noise into the reading room can help mask sounds.
Image processing and manipulation tools are also very important from a human factors perspective. Both radiology and pathology utilize a wide variety of tools from simple window/level and zoom/pan manipulations to more complex image processing and analysis. Users should be able to use the basic navigation tools without any training (or very minimal) and without much prior exposure. Systems and interfaces should be user friendly and easy to customize. Simple menus and file managers, single mouse click navigation, visually comfortable colors or gray scales and an uncluttered workspace are all recommended. Customization means that images should be easily adjustable to meet personal visual preferences and interpretation patterns plus easy restoration of default values.
From a perceptual point of view, the default image presentation state is very important. A lot of diagnostic information is processed in a very short amount of time (the initial global or gist view which occurs on less than 250 ms), so it is necessary to provide the best, most perceptually useful information in the initial default presentation. In part this is due to the desire to allow the user to make correct decisions with as little unnecessary image manipulation as possible without prolonging viewing times. In both radiology and pathology most image acquisition devices preprocess the images to improve overall appearance before sending them to the viewing workstation. If the preprocessing does what it intends, it can greatly reduce viewing times and the number of image manipulations (e.g., window/level or zooming) the user needs to carry out [
The default image does not preclude the availability and use of thumbnails, which is quite common in both pathology and radiology. In pathology the thumbnails are generally the various individual WSIs associated with a case; and in radiology they can be other images from the exam (e.g., CC and MLO views of the right and left breast for mammography), prior images, or images from other modalities (e.g., mammograms plus breast MRI). In both specialties, most viewing platforms typically have the thumbnails available on the left side of the display (sometimes across the top) with a large viewing window centered in the display area taking up most of the available space. The key from a perceptual perspective it to have the thumbnails big enough for the user to identify what they are so they can readily decide whether and when to bring them into full view, without having them so large as to interfere with the display of the images that are fully displayed. Ergonomically the goal is to have an interface that allows the user to easily access and move between the various thumbnails with as few mouse clicks as possible so as not to prolong viewing times unnecessarily or make navigation between images unwieldy.
An interesting difference between radiology and pathology is that most plain film (chest, bone mammography) exams are displayed on portrait mode displays while CT, MRI, and ultrasound are displayed on landscape displays; while in pathology landscape displays are used predominantly if not exclusively. To some extent the use of portrait mode for chest, bone and mammography has to do with the fact that the human body is generally taller than wider and thus the detectors are designed to match body dimensions to capture as much information as possible in a single acquisition. Actual film images preserved these dimensions and digital followed so it simply makes sense to view them on portrait displays preserving the natural aspect ratio. CT, MRI and ultrasound are not constrained by these dimensions as they are slices or views through the body (and physical dimensions are smaller than plain film images) so landscape displays are appropriate. Pathology slides are typically longer in one dimension than the other as well, but with light microscopy they are typically viewed left to right along the longer dimension which when moving to digital translates to landscape display. Orientation is also less of an issue in pathology than radiology (simply due to the scale of what is imaged) so landscape
Why are prolonged viewing times so important? On the one hand it impacts a department's bottom line—how many cases are reviewed in a given period of time. At the human factors or individual level, however, the impact could be even more important. If it takes longer and takes more effort to review cases in an environment that has not been optimized, clinicians are likely to become fatigued and there is growing evidence that fatigue can impact diagnostic performance. For example, in one recent study [
A second study confirmed the results, using CT (computed tomography) cases to determine if a modality/task that used dynamic (
There have yet to be any studies assessing the impact of fatigue on WSI interpretation in pathology, but it seems highly likely that if pathologists start spending the majority of their working hours in front of a computer display, fatigue effects will arise. There are a number of ways to try to avoid fatigue, but a few common sense ones are fairly easy to implement. First there is the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 min look away from the display at a point at least 20 feet away for at least 20 s. This reduces the temporary strain and induced myopia that the visual system experiences and actually helps with the second piece of advice—blink. Sitting in front of a computer for long hours leads to computer vision syndrome [
Another easy step is to simply stand up for awhile while reading cases. For example, one study was conducted to determine if there are differences in physiologic vital signs (heart rate and blood pressure) of radiologists as a function of whether they read images while seated or standing up [
Mobile devices such as iPads and SmartPhones are now being used in a wide variety of medical applications including imaging. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already approved at least two viewers (mobile medical apps) for radiology (Resolution MD by Calgary Scientific, Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada and Mobile MIM by MIM Software, Cleveland, OH, USA). The approvals came with specifications about the types of images that can be viewed and the circumstances (including ambient light considerations) [
The ultimate question of course is whether diagnoses made using mobile apps and devices are acceptable in terms of quality and under what circumstances can a primary read be given
Another early study assessed the interpretation of orthopedic (fracture) and CT (intracranial hemorrhage) images using a personal digital assistant (PDA) and an Apple iPod Touch compared to an off-the-shelf display monitor [
A more recent study assessed interpretation of CT cases for pulmonary embolism using an iPad
As of now, there are no regulations for viewing WSI in terms of what devices and/or displays can or cannot be used. Although there are a number of options emerging, they should be carefully evaluated before being used for clinical reading. Mobile devices might be acceptable for second opinions or other types of consultations, but using them for primary is probably not recommended. In all likelihood however, as with radiology, mobile devices and associated viewing software apps will eventually be addressed by the FDA and there will be circumstances under which mobile displays will be appropriate and approved.
Even though there are no approved devices for pathology that does not mean there is no research on the topic. For example, a cell phone based contact microscopy platform called "
There are some more clinically oriented studies worth mentioning. For example, one recent study examined whether a tablet PC can be used to remotely diagnose dermatopathology cases [
From a practical point of view for both teleradiology and telepathology the mobile devices need to be considered from a human factors perspective. Most current cell phones and tablet devices have very high resolution ("retinal") displays that are quite close to what medical-grade displays offer. Additionally they have a lot of memory, desktop-quality computational power (64-bit processors), and high bandwidth (4G LTE) with some service providers. However, there are limitations as well. Although a number of phones are starting to have larger screens (almost the size of tablet devices), the majority are still quite small and thus even with the high resolution may not be all that well suited to reading radiographic and pathologic images. In the long-run it seems likely that there will need to be guidance from the FDA and Class I clearance may well be needed for many of these mobile viewer options.
A more recent option is Google Glass which provides a high resolution display equivalent to a 25-inch high-definition screen from 8 feet away with a device that is simply embedded in eyeglass frames. There are however no studies to date on whether this type of device would be useful for medical imaging although one nice feature is that it has 12 GB of usable memory and can be synched with Google cloud storage making it feasible to access large images.
Mobile and smaller are obviously the major trends today, but there are efforts to go in the other direction as well. For example, Treanor
Large displays have also been considered for use in radiology. One study evaluated a large-screen rear-projection color display with resolution 1,920 × 1,080 and a 44-inch diagonal size [
Where are teleradiology and telepathology headed with respect to human factors? They are certainly not going away, and it seems unlikely that traditional departments will disappear either. The future will likely be something new—a hybrid of on-site and remote practices as technologies change and the general practice of medicine changes. The current healthcare environment places a high premium on efficiency and increased access to quality care for all patients and teleradiology and telepathology represent very important ways that affordable healthcare will be available to all those that need it. The key is for users to be knowledgeable about the benefits and the costs (not just monetary) and to make informed decisions about how to provide services in the most efficient manner to provide quality care.
Similar to the trends we are seeing in personalized or tailored medicine, perhaps the idea of end-user profiling in medical imaging may be what lies ahead using human factors principles to design viewing systems and take into account the uniqueness of each individual end-user [
The author declare no conflict of interest.


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What is encryption?
Why do I need encryption?
secure is encryption?
is Cypherix PE?
What do I need to know to use Cypherix PE?
do I need Cypherix PE?
I send my confidential data securely over email to my associates?
What kind of encryption does Cypherix PE use?
What is encryption?
Encryption garbles your data by using irreversible mathematical functions. It
is simply the encoding of data so that it cannot be read by anyone who does not
know the password that decodes it.
Why do I need encryption?
Data on almost every computer is vulnerable. There is no privacy at all on most
PC's. Privacy is something that we take for granted in the real world but do
not pay much attention in the digital world. Your PC is open, vulnerable and
totally accessible to any one from your neighbor who shares the cable modem to
the proverbial 13 year old!
Given the ease with which most computers can be broken into, there is very
little one can do, save the obvious - what we do in real life - protect
information. This is easiest done by encryption, so that even if it is stolen
or accessed without your permission or knowledge, it is useless.
How secure is Encryption?
Passwords within most programs (Word, Excel, Access etc.) can be broken by mere
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even for free!
On the other hand, a file that is encrypted with a strong encryption algorithm,
for example Blowfish 448 bit that Cypherix™ PE uses, is statistically
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What kind of encryption does Cypherix PE use?
Cypherix PE runs as a special Windows device driver. It operates on a 448 bit
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LOS ANGELES — In the glory days of the 1990s, Ben Affleck and his friend Matt Damon, a couple of struggling actors, startled Hollywood by writing brilliantly conceived roles for themselves into a screenplay called "Good Will Hunting," and picking up an Oscar for their effort.
The coming weeks will tell whether Affleck has rung the bell again, by working for the first time since then as both actor and filmmaker in a project specifically meant to show what he can do.
Next Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival, then three days later at a Toronto Film Festival gala, Affleck will introduce "The Town." Set for commercial release by Warner Brothers on Sept. 17, it is an ambitious heist film with Affleck as director, star and a co-writer, with Peter Craig and Aaron Stockard.
And it is clearly meant to refocus a career that has bounced from roles in action thrillers like "Armageddon," to bit parts in indie romps like "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back," through the on-screen embarrassment of "Gigli," to acclaim for directing "Gone Baby Gone." All without delivering what "Good Will Hunting" seemed to promise: that rare actor with skills enough to create his own showcase.
"It's hard to disavow a movie when you've written, directed and acted in it," Affleck said during a telephone interview Friday, while describing "The Town" as a bid to find his place in an industry that hasn't quite known what to do with him. He added, "This is an emblem of the person I want to be going forward."
At Toronto, "The Town" will be one of at least 10 films directed by prominent actors, including Robert Redford, with "The Conspirator"; Clint Eastwood, with "Hereafter"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, with "Jack Goes Boating"; David Schwimmer, with "Trust"; and Tony Goldwyn, with "Conviction."
Goldwyn, who has directed both feature films and television shows, said that fellow actors tended to relax with directors who share their professional language. (His "Conviction" is to be released by Fox Searchlight Pictures on Oct. 15.)
"Even great directors will tell an actor, "No, this is what I want,'" Goldwyn said of a director-actor relationship, which can warm up considerably when a fellow performer is in the director's chair.
But of his own approach, he said, "I'm usually thinking, 'If I'm in their shoes, what do I need to hear?'"
Affleck began hearing that Warner executives wanted him to become involved with "The Town" after the release of "Gone Baby Gone," a critical success for which he was the director and a writer, and in which his younger brother, Casey, starred. It took in about $20 million at the box office for Miramax Films in 2007.
"The Town," based on Chuck Hogan's novel "Prince of Thieves," tells a story about crime and family in Charlestown, a Boston neighborhood that has spawned an extraordinary number of bank robberies and armored-car holdups.
Affleck said he was initially wary, partly because another director, Adrian Lyne, had been trying to make the film and partly because he feared becoming too closely identified with stories rooted in the blue-collar environs of Boston, where both "Gone Baby Gone" and "Good Will Hunting" are set.
But Warner remained cool to Lyne's version, which was lengthy and heavily focused on its love story, and he dropped out. Affleck said he was not only entranced by the possibilities in a story that would take him back to Boston, near where he grew up, but he also saw a rare chance to reboot himself as both actor and filmmaker.
"They were the only ones out there saying, 'We'd love to find a movie for you to direct,'" Affleck recalled.
Internally at Warner, "The Town" became something of a pet project, as both Jeff Robinov, the president of its film group, and Alan F. Horn, Warner's chief operating officer, began to see in Affleck potential of the kind that has made Clint Eastwood a Warner perennial.
The Boston ambience, Horn said, brought out the best in Affleck. "It is as comfortable for Ben as New York is for Scorsese," he said. (Martin Scorsese may be known as a New York filmmaker, but it was with a Boston-rooted crime drama, "The Departed," that he won a best picture Oscar for Warner in 2007.) Graham King, a producer of "The Departed," is also a producer of "The Town," along with Basil Iwanyk, a former Warner executive.
Legendary Pictures, which joined in making "The Dark Knight," helped back the picture, for a cost said to be about $40 million.
Affleck slipped naturally into the lead role as Doug McCray, a professional criminal caught between his relationship with an accomplice, played by Jeremy Renner, and his love for a witness to one of their crimes, played by Rebecca Hall.
Affleck, who was raised in a generally law-abiding neighborhood full of police officers and firefighters, said he grounded his film in the accounts of felons, some of whom worked on the movie, often in bit parts.
Insuring the ex-convicts, he said, was a problem. Even more difficult was persuading parole officers to let his consultants handle guns — even fake ones — in scenes.
"Sometimes we were successful, sometimes we weren't," he said.
For the finale, the production spent 11 days in and around Fenway Park, but only after Major League Baseball was cajoled into putting aside its usual reluctance to cooperate with a film that is rated R, this time for violence, language, sexuality and drug use.
But authenticity had become a fetish, if only because Affleck left himself nowhere to hide.
"It's all in for me," he said of his commitment to "The Town."
"If it felt fake, I knew I'd feel like an imposter the whole time."
It's another ride for Ben Affleck, filmmaker-star
LOS ANGELES — In the glory days of the 1990s, Ben Affleck and his friend Matt Damon, a couple of struggling actors, startled Hollywood by writing brilliantly conceived roles for themselves into a screenplay called "Good Will Hunting," and picking up an Oscar for their effort.


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A significant drop in the trade deficit and a comment from the Boston Federal Reserve Bank that the Fed should only "gradually" cut back on its bond-buying plan sent stocks higher Tuesday.
The broad rally was also helped by better economic data from Germany. Euro zone inflation was reported to have fallen from 0.9% in November to 0.8% in December, which could mean that the European Central Bank (ECB) may have to embark on an easier money strategy than expected for the first part of this year.
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106 points to 16,531, the S&P 500 gained 11 points to 1,838, and the Nasdaq jumped 40 points to 4,153. Total volume on the NYSE was 3.5 billion shares, and 2.3 billion traded on the Nasdaq. Advancers outpaced decliners by 1.9-to-1 on the Big Board and by 2.3-to-1 on the Nasdaq.
Tuesday's 100-plus-point rally may be "just what the doctor ordered." After three days of modest declines, this rally puts the ball back in the bulls' court. The support at 16,425 has held in that Tuesday's close was higher than every close since the absolute closing high at 16,577 on Dec. 31.
If the Dow reverses back down, there is still strong support at 15,720 to 16,100. Within that band is the 50-day moving average at 15,986. A test of the low of the band would result in a 4.9% decline from Tuesday's close.
The Dow Jones Transportation Average does not contain the same bullish pattern as the industrials. Tuesday's advance of 54 points with a close at 7,288 only managed to exceed Monday's close, and thus did not change the extreme near-term downtrend that began on Jan. 2.
Support at its 20-day moving average held, but the MACD indicator flashed a sell signal and has resided in bearish territory for two days.
Conclusion: Based on the price action of the two Dow indices, the industrials and transports, we are faced with a possible Dow non-confirmation. That condition could turn positive if the transportation average can break the five-day pattern of lower highs and lower lows.
But Tuesday's upside volume versus downside volume on the NYSE failed to reach a positive 2-to-1, and breadth was at just 1.9-to-1 — not a solid indication that a quick reversal and breakout are about to occur. And with MACD residing in the negative zone, it is best to stand aside for now and let the market work out its contradictions before we plunge back into a fully bullish stance.
Food for thought: BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist Russ Koestrich appeared on CNBC Tuesday morning and made the following observations:
1. The trailing P/E of the S&P 500 is about 17 times earnings.
2. Earnings are expected to increase by about 5% in 2014, and total return (including dividends) could add another 2%.
3. The debate over the debt ceiling, which begins on Feb. 7, is of concern.
4. Small caps will not grow at the rate of last year because of increasing interest rates, and so BlackRock favors large-cap stocks versus small caps. Also, large caps have lower P/E multiples.
5. Finally, he said to stay away from bonds and bond equivalents like utility stocks and buy technology, energy and industrial stocks.
Tomorrow, I'll consider Koestrich's observations in calculating a possible target for the S&P 500 in 2014.
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Selby native Jennifer Dumdie was among 125 medical students to participate in the white coat ceremony of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, at La Jolla, Calif., on Aug. 30.
Jennifer is the daughter of Deb Dumdie and Robbie Dumdie of Selby.
In the white coat ceremony, incoming medical students are welcomed into the medical community in the presence of family, friends, and faculty members. Entering students were fitted with their first white coats and took their first step towards the responsibility of a physician by reciting the Oath of Hippocrates.
Jennifer competed with 6,600 students to earn one of six spots in the Medical Scientist Training Program at UCSD. This is a program sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and includes full scholarship. Programs like this at 43 medical schools across the nation were established to train students as physician scientists competent in basic science, as well as clinical research. This means that Jennifer is currently embarking on an eight-year journey in which she will acquire both an M.D. and a Ph.D. Currently, her interests lie in the newly-established field of oncofertility, an area of medicine that bridges oncology and reproductive research to explore and expand options for the reproductive future of young cancer survivors.


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I've been down here in Florida for a couple of days prefishing on the Harris Chain with my buddy Tom Frederick. We're really having a wonderful time catching up and catching a few fish. The good news is that there are tons of big fish up on beds in the Harris Chain right now, but the bad news is that our tournament isn't for another month!
So, by the time the tournament rolls around, a lot of these fish will be done spawning. But, I tell you, it is addictive looking at these fish. It's hard to pull yourself out of these backwaters where they're spawning really good because you can see so many good fish.
While looking at them won't do me any good for the tournament, knowing which areas have big fish in them will help come March. I'll have to retrace the process of them moving in to spawn to see where they're going to be when they're postspawn.
At least I'm figuring out which lakes and which parts of which lakes have the best concentrations of fish. I've also spent some time fishing offshore since I've been here.
The picture of me holding a 4-pounder came from an offshore location. She was prespawn, so I think that area will be a good postspawn spot, too. The weather down here right now is as close to perfect as you can get. The highs are in the mid 70s with light winds, but the bad news is that we're expecting a sleet and ice storm back home in Waco. I guess I'll get home just in time to wish I were in sunny Florida. Oh, well.
One thing that this trip has done for me is get my competitive juices flowing again. I'm ready for the season to start. I can only handle so much "offseason." This prefishing has really piqued my anticipation for the season. I don't think that I've ever been as ready for a season to start as I am this year. I want to get back out on the road and swinging on some fish!
Oh, here's something else that's nifty. I'm now on Twitter. I'd like to invite everybody who is also on Twitter to follow me @JonesProFishing. I'll try to update things daily, and I'd love to have you all follow me there to stay in touch.
When I get home Wednesday night, we're going to a Lady Bears basketball game (still No. 1 in the nation). We Joneses are having a great time following the Lady Bears on the hardwood.
I almost forgot to update you all about speaking at the First Baptist Church in Killeen, Texas. I took Sandy my dog, with me for a little demonstration in obedience. Sometimes we need a visual reference to understand truths, and dogs seem to make lessons easier to learn.
I'll lay Sandy on the floor and put a piece of cheese in front of her nose. She loves cheese more than anything in the world. I'll tell her "no," and she really wants to eat the cheese, but as long as her eyes are on me — her master — she won't eat it. However, if she gazes at the cheese for too long, she'll eat it.
The point I'm trying to illustrate is that men can be the same way. If we take our eyes off our Master — Jesus Christ — too long, we easily stray. The only way for us to avoid temptation is to keep our eyes on Christ and live the way that He wants us to live.


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Playing for Charity
12/11/2012 1:01pmThe designers of the game "Jerry's Hunt" want to give back this holiday season. They are donating all the profits from their game to the Salvation Army. Kevin Platt of Dragon Shield games stopped by to tell us more.
Tech Detox
12/11/2012 1:07pmAre you ready to turn off your devices for the holidays? Or maybe just step back? Weber State University tech expert Alex Lawrence stopped by to give us some hints on how to do it.
Live and Thrive
12/11/2012 1:11pmLots of people make getting healthier their New Year's resolution. But you could start right now. Live and Thrive is an online community that encourages members to make better choices -- and get out and move. Founder Sheryl McGlochlin stopped by the studio to tell us more.


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Viewsonic PLED-W500 LED Pocket Projector Review
Viewsonic PLED-W500 Color & Picture Quality
As usual, I started with my laptop connected via HDMI and fed the PLED-W500 its native resolution (1280 x 800). In any picture mode, the PLED-W500 provided a very nice, sharp image. As we found with the similarly performing Acer K330, using the Brightest picture mode results in a less than desirable color balance for many presentations. Using Brightest mode, reds are very dark and yellows have the mustardy color we've seen on other DLP projectors in this price range. As a result, Brightest mode would probably be best with presentations that are primarily text based and not requiring highly accurate color balance. PC mode is a noticeable improvement over Brightest mode, although with too much red in skin tones. Switching to Picture, Movie or User mode resulted in a very good color balance, one that could be used with any source, as long as higher brightness was not required, as there is a 25% reduction in lumen output going from Brightest to Picture mode. In any mode, colors can be improved somewhat through the use of some of the controls mentioned in the Setup and Menu section of this review.
Using Picture mode, photo presentations were quite good, with good color balance and adequate contrast. Projecting via the PLED-W500's VGA input or from a USB thumb drive resulted in no noticeable changes to picture quality.
Checking brightness uniformity across the screen on an 80" diagonal image, the PLED-W500 did quite well overall for a mini projector. The drop off in brightness was minimal until you got to the extreme edge of the displayed image, where it was down about 20%.
Viewsonic PLED-W500 Projector: Readability
As we found with the recently reviewed Acer K330, the PLED-W500 maintained a sharp, clean image across the displayed image at its native resolution. Using our usual spreadsheet with a range of text sizes and colors, there was no problem reading small (8 pt.) text on an 80" diagonal projected image. White text-on-black and yellow text-on-dark blue backgrounds were equally readable as well.
Moving to different resolutions and aspect ratios than the default 1280 x 800, the PLED-W500 seemed to be a little sharper than the Acer, but it might have just been the difference in the review samples. Switching to 1680 x 1050 and then down to the old standard 1024 x 768, the W500 was able to provide readable text of any size, with minimal distortion. At 1680 X 1050, the PLED-W500 did not display any of the red fringing we noticed on the Acer K330. As seems to be the norm these days, Viewsonic's compression and scaling technology caused the display quality of non-standard resolutions and aspect ratios to be nearly indistinguishable from the projector's standard resolution. Even so, it should be noted that in most laptop presentations, the input resolution is unlikely to be higher than the PLED-W500's 1280 X 800 resolution.
Viewsonic PLED-W500 Projector: Video Performance
The PLED-W500 did a really nice job with video reproduction. As usual, I used the DVD playback from my laptop computer, connected via HDMI, to check out the video quality. Since I wouldn't recommend using the Brightest mode, the lower lumen output of any of the other modes (like Movie), requires a moderate amount of light control for a medium-sized image (around 60-70" diagonal). If you're going to project an image size approaching the PLED-W500's maximum (around 100" diagonal), you'll likely need even greater light control. As with other LED DLP projectors we've tested, the elimination of a color wheel means that the typical DLP rainbow effect (most often noticeable in low cost DLP projectors) is eliminated. Using Movie (or Picture) mode for video results in natural skin tones and good overall color depth. Contrast is good in either mode, maybe a touch better in Picture mode.
Videos can also be viewed from an SD card or USB thumb drive, using Viewsonic's built-in media player. Content can even be transferred to the PLED-W500's internal 1 GB memory and played back anywhere without having to connect to a video source. In any case, video playback is solid and smooth, indistinguishable from playback via a PC.
When it comes to audio, the PLED-W500's tiny, two-watt speaker is only suitable for small, quiet venues, so be prepared to use an external audio source for movie viewing. Unfortunately, the PLED-W500 does not have an audio output, so you'll have to have a sound system fed from your video source.
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Donsco Incorporated (Wrightsville, Pennsylvania) produces gray and ductile iron castings. Founded in 1906, Donsco has added capabilities over the years to address the ancillary needs of its customers, including semi-finish and finish machining, painting, coating and assembly, making it a full-service foundry.
At the end of the day, however, the company's core business is still the production of iron castings; without them, there is nothing to machine, paint, coat or assemble. The process of manufacturing iron castings begins with creating a sand mold around a pattern (a physical model of the finished part), removing the pattern and then pouring the mold with molten iron. Once cooled, the sand can be knocked loose, and what is left is a cast-iron part.
The problem is that the artisans who create these patterns aren't available in the numbers that they once were, and as skilled workers retire, there aren't enough replacements to staff the industry. Foundries across the country face this problem as the skilled labor pool diminishes through attrition. The remaining patternmakers are working longer hours trying to keep up, causing longer lead times.
Managers at Donsco realized that they needed to make greater use of the talents of the few remaining patternmakers, and that those workers would have to pass their knowledge on to a new generation of workers. Productivity would also have to be improved. These challenges were taken on by Michael Day, vice president of operations at Donsco, and the company's Belleville plant manager, Chuck Cutshall.
Mr. Day and Mr. Cutshall used computer technology to replicate the abilities of the patternmaker. Instead of having a class-A patternmaker producing patterns from blueprints directly on a machine tool, the new methodology would have the patternmaker create the pattern as a solid model in a computer system. A CAM program is used to create the machine tool's G-code from that model. Then, while machine operators manufacture the pattern, the patternmaker can move on to the next design.
At age 56, Bernie Kyler has been a patternmaker all of his life, but he lacks in-depth computer skills. Don Milliken, a tool design engineer, is only 25, but while he lacks Mr. Kyler's pattern making experience, he is comfortable with computer technology. Teaming them up to spearhead the automation effort seemed like the right prototype for achieving the company's objectives.
After shopping around for CAM software, Mr. Kyler and Mr. Milliken selected GibbsCAM, CNC programming software from Gibbs and Associates (Moorpark, California). According to Mr. Kyler, the GibbsCAM was easy to use, yet powerful enough to handle the myriad of geometries and shape configurations required. The ability of GibbsCAM to read in data from Donsco's existing Solid Edge and Vellum 3D CADD systems would increase productivity by eliminating duplication of effort in re-creating existing geometry.
"Often, I'm able to do in a few hours what used to take as long as 2 weeks," says Mr. Kyler. "Overall productivity improvement on most parts seems to average out to about 80 percent. Our turnaround time has gone from weeks to days."
One of the things that Mr. Kyler likes most about the GibbsCAM is the fact that he can work directly in a solids environment to design patterns, avoiding the painstaking process of wireframe design. "That's how I think when I'm building a pattern," he explains. "I see solid objects in my head, not lines, arcs and splines."
Mr. Milliken views accuracy, not productivity, as the major achievement resulting from the introduction of the GibbsCAM system. "By computerizing these models, we can respond to customer changes more quickly and reliably than ever before," he says. "If a customer calls us up in the middle of production and needs to move a boss or flange on a part, for instance, it's a simple matter in GibbsCAM to change the solid model and then regenerate the toolpath automatically around that change. More often than not, CNC code can be altered and out on the machine tool in a matter of minutes.
"Surface finishes are also greatly improved," Mr. Milliken continues. "GibbsCAM can generate reliable toolpath with a very small stepover on complex surfaces in a very short period of time. Our handwork has been reduced to a minimum, and typically, all we have to do is go over our pattern with an abrasive pad."
By taking a proactive stance, Donsco has managed to recognize an 80 percent increase in productivity in generating patterns. The company has decreased handwork on patterns through improved surface finishes and reduced throughput times by allowing the patternmaker to disseminate his knowledge directly to the machine tools through the CNC code. As an added bonus, tool design engineers now work closely with the patternmakers, allowing patternmakers to adapt new technology more effectively and allowing engineers to absorb the craftsmanship skills from the patternmakers.
"We've managed to exceed our expectations and stay within the budget, and we've recognized ancillary benefits that we didn't even expect," says Mr. Day.


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when the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) published the ANSI/CEA-2030 Multiroom Audio Cabling Standard last year, it brought welcome conformity to an industry that had been patched together by disparate wiring solutions.
Meant to complement TIA-570-B, the Telecommunications Industry Association's Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard, the new standard provides a uniform method "for installing cable for use in residences being prewired for multi-room audio," says Megan Hayes, CEA's manager of standards development. "If a builder uses ANSI/CEA-2030, the cables and connectors will be in the appropriate places for hooking up a multiroom audio system, no matter which system a homeowner decides to use."
For manufacturers and installers, ANSI/CEA-2030 "provides a clear path for determining what an appropriate distributed media backbone is," says Russound's Jeff Kussard. "If audio/video or low-voltage contractors comply with the standard, the wires and connectors will support not only current multimedia needs but future ones as well." That's good news for builders and homeowners, who can be assured that a home's wiring won't be obsolete as new technologies emerge. "The standard bridges the gap," he adds, "between legacy multiroom systems and newer systems like A-BUS that are digital."
The standard also moves the industry one step closer to achieving what CEA and the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) call "fourth trade status." Their goal is to see consumers, architects, builders, and government regulators view an electronic systems contractor as being as essential and integral to new-home construction as a plumber, electrician, or HVAC contractor.


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The Life and Times of Jolanda Vert: a Prologue
We're glad to present Schlock's latest collaboration, this time with a script by Pete Farrugia and artwork by Marco Attard. Enter the life and times of Yolanda Vert, based on a true(ish) story. And remember to keep your eye on Schlock for upcoming collaborations, stories and podcasts!


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Cheyenne Jackson, Alexandra Silber and More Star in San Francisco Symphony's New Live Recording of WEST SIDE STORY; Set for Digital Release Today
Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) release a new live recording of the first-ever concert performances of Leonard Bernstein's complete score for the musical West Side Story featuring a stellar Broadway cast including Cheyenne Jackson and Alexandra Silber, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, on June 10, 2014.
This collector's edition two-disc set available from the SFS Media label includes a 100-page booklet featuring a new interview with MTT, notes from Rita Moreno and Jamie Bernstein, as well as a West Side Story historical timeline, archival photographs, complete lyrics, and rehearsal and performance photos.
Beginning today, May 20, West Side Story will be available for an exclusive early download from iTunes.com/SFSymphony where it is now available for pre-order. The iTunes release is Mastered for iTunes and offered as an interactive iTunes LP with bonus visuals and content provided when viewed in iTunes. The recording can also be pre-ordered on disc from the San Francisco Symphony's online store for delivery by the release date of June 10. This audiophile SACD recording, playable on both standard CD and SACD devices.
The performances were recorded live at Davies Symphony Hall in late June and early July 2013 after Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony became the first orchestra to receive permission from all four West Side Story rights-holders to perform and record the musical score in its entirety in a concert setting. Of the new recording, Michael Tilson Thomas said, "This is a new and rare opportunity to hear Bernstein's complete score sung by a sensational young cast and a knock-your-socks-off orchestra. The San Francisco Symphony totally understands and feels this music. We show the Broadway roots of the piece and how its universal qualities translate into the way we think about it today."
Making his San Francisco Symphony debut in West Side Story is Cheyenne Jackson (TV's Glee, 30 Rock) singing the role of Tony. Of performing the role with MTT and the SFS Jackson says, "I think this is the best musical of all time. Period. I'm a Broadway Baby, and I've done many, many shows. And there are a couple that come close, but when it comes to book, music, lyrics, West Side Story is absolutely timeless. Everybody knows every word. This isn't a polarizing musical or something people have lukewarm feelings about, you just love West Side Story. Even after knowing the score all these years, I'm still uncovering things about the score I never heard before. So, to have the opportunity to perform it, under the great Michael Tilson Thomas, and also with this Symphony, how could I not?! " The cast includes a host of exciting Broadway voices all making their San Francisco Symphony debuts including Alexandra Silber in the role of Maria, Jessica Vosk as Anita, Kevin Vortmann as Riff and Julia Bullock as A Girl. The recording also features members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus as Jets and Sharks.
Of the performances, Jamie Bernstein said, "Michael really understands my father's music - how to conduct it and how to bring it to life. It was such a treat to hear the entire score of West Side Story performed by the San Francisco Symphony on a stage. It is the greatest way to hear this music."
Tilson Thomas first met Leonard Bernstein several years after the West Side Story premiere in 1957 and has championed the iconic composer/conductor's music throughout his career. Highlights with the SFS include semi-staged performances of On the Town in 1996 and, in 2008, Carnegie Hall's opening night all-Bernstein gala concert which was recorded and is available on DVD from SFS Media.
About West Side Story: In 1957, Leonard Bernstein's collaboration with choreographer Jerome Robbins, writer Arthur Laurents, and lyricist Stephen Sondheim led to one of the most beloved musicals in American theater. Inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story is set in a blue-collar neighborhood in 1950s New York. The story explores the rivalry between two teenage street-gangs, the Sharks from Puerto Rico and a Polish-American working-class group, the Jets. The young protagonist, Tony, one of the Jets, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme and sophisticated music reflected the social issues of the time and marked a major turning point in American musical theater. Bernstein's score for the musical includes songs "Something's Coming," "Maria," "America," "Somewhere," "Tonight," "Jet Song," "I Feel Pretty," "A Boy Like That," "I Have a Love," "One Hand, One Heart," "Officer Krupke" and "Cool".
Cheyenne Jackson (Tony) is an actor, singer, and songwriter. In the fall of 2012, he starred on Broadway opposite Henry Winkler, Ari Graynor, and Alicia Silverstone in David West Read's play The Performers. He also appeared in Steven Soderbergh's movie Behind The Candelabra, a Liberace biopic, with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon as well as the NBC TV pilot Mockingbird Lane. On and Off Broadway, Jackson has starred in 8, Finian's Rainbow, Damn Yankees, Xanadu, The Agony & the Agony and many more. On television he can be seen on NBC's 30 Rock portraying series regular Danny Baker, and he portrayed Dustin Goolsby, the new coach of Vocal Adrenaline on the TV series Glee. In concert, he has sold out Carnegie Hall twice, in "The Power of Two" in 2010 with Michael Feinstein followed by his solo debut concert with the New York Pops, in "Music of the Mad Men Era" in 2011. For his current album on Sony/ATV, I'm Blue, Skies, he collaborated with Sia, Stevie Aiello, and Charlotte Sometimes. Jackson returns to the San Francisco Symphony to perform two concerts of favorite music from the movies with the Orchestra at Davies Symphony Hall July 24 and 25.
Alexandra Silber (Maria) graduated from Interlochen Center for the Arts with a Young Artist Award and continued her training at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. She garnered the Faculty Student of the Year award just days before her West End debut as Laura Fairlie in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Woman in White. Silber made her feature film debut in Stephen King's 1408, before portraying Hodel in The Sheffield Crucible's 2007 production of Fiddler on the Roof, and its subsequent West End production. She also appeared in Fiddler on the Roof and as Julie Jordan in Carousel at The Savoy Theatre in London's West End, for which she received the TMA Award for Best Performance in a Musical. In 2012 she portrayed Jenny Cavilerri in the North American Premiere of Love Story the Musical at The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, and in New York starred in a highly-acclaimed performance of Arlington, a new one woman musical, as part of the Inner Voices series. She recently gave her latest one-woman solo concert "The Land Where The Good Songs Go" at Feinstein's at The Nikko in San Francisco, recorded the vintage Edward Thomas musical Six Wives opposite Judy Kaye and Alexander Gemignani, and made her Detroit Symphony Orchestra debut in David Del Tredici's World Premiere of Dum Dee Tweedle. In 1913 she made her Carnegie Hall debut with the American Symphony Orchestra, followed by She Loves Me at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with The Orchestra of St. Luke's.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post7006010433475861719..comments2017-06-30T20:28:23.334-07:00Comments on Never Not Knitting: The Never Not Knitting Podcast : Episode 73 : The Tell-Tale HatNeverNotKnittinghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-87683419455807029592013-10-26T18:08:19.141-07:002013-10-26T18:08:19.141-07:00The book is awesome! I'd love to win it. Loo...The book is awesome! I'd love to win it. Looking forward to your next podcast! yasuen315 at hotmail dot com.
Citizen Queenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-55564493832826424712013-10-24T11:04:25.752-07:002013-10-24T11:04:25.752-07:00Susan is so clever. I love her designs and these ...Susan is so clever. I love her designs and these toys are on my list to knit.

Abingham on ravAmy Binghamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-19224732020730070362013-10-19T08:15:34.814-07:002013-10-19T08:15:34.814-07:00Can't wait for the next podcast!Can't wait for the next podcast! Dr Sabrinahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-81217525745982254722013-10-09T04:28:03.129-07:002013-10-09T04:28:03.129-07:00Hi Alana! I loved the story about the knitter tha...Hi Alana!

I loved the story about the knitter that wanted to knit baby item out of non traditional yarn weight. It goes to show you what a little math can accomplish!

Please include me in the drawing for the hat book I am knitting hat right not for Halos of Hope!

My rav ID is JulieRKnitsJulie Routonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-155686007257057272013-09-18T18:21:00.972-07:002013-09-18T18:21:00.972-07:00The toys are just the cutest! ashleymccauley on ra...The toys are just the cutest! ashleymccauley on ravAshley Mccauleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-23484870301850416052013-09-18T17:37:31.849-07:002013-09-18T17:37:31.849-07:00Hi Alana, I love lace and can't wait for your ...Hi Alana,
I love lace and can't wait for your shawl pattern!
Any chance you'll also offer it is a shawlette?Gracieannehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-6847022491668157312013-09-18T17:34:10.787-07:002013-09-18T17:34:10.787-07:00Hi Alana, I can't wait to see your lace shawl...Hi Alana,

I can't wait to see your lace shawl but I LOVE shawlettes. Any chance you'll also offer it as a shawlette?

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Tarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-11437849819654263932013-09-15T14:35:11.349-07:002013-09-15T14:35:11.349-07:00I took a class this spring at The Loopy Ewe when t...I took a class this spring at The Loopy Ewe when this book first came out and got to see her samples up close. Too, too cute and fun. Would love to win this!Jeannehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-63797545200662178982013-09-15T12:07:56.241-07:002013-09-15T12:07:56.241-07:00That bird/egg is the cutest knit toy I have ever s...That bird/egg is the cutest knit toy I have ever seen. Unfortunately my 11-year old is not impressed. But I have younger nieces... would love to knit more inside out toys.
I just found you podcast and am really enjoying it, when knitting, and walking to work.
Am new to your work, but now I have to make the hat from Botanical Knits, very pretty!
Thanks!
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Anna Lorentzonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-87465209550971999692013-09-14T12:24:30.971-07:002013-09-14T12:24:30.971-07:00I would love to have this book I have 6 grandchild...I would love to have this book I have 6 grandchildren just one is a girl and I would love to make her the doll. Just love your podcast .. Gale for Maineglongleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-42700418701836496782013-09-13T23:03:43.840-07:002013-09-13T23:03:43.840-07:00I love those inside out toys, have made a few of t...I love those inside out toys, have made a few of the old ones as gifts and they are always well received.
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On Raveley, I'm spy061413.Sandi Yorkhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-83034678311665647872013-09-13T09:36:54.982-07:002013-09-13T09:36:54.982-07:00Love Susan B. Andersons books. Also love your podc...Love Susan B. Andersons books. Also love your podcasts and "Annie and the Swiss Cheese Scarf" and "Coastal Knits". Thanks, Linda Kirsch - LRKKnits on Ravelry and firstname.lastname@example.com://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-36440451084895536412013-09-13T07:12:24.306-07:002013-09-13T07:12:24.306-07:00I'd love that book! I just finished Susan'...I'd love that book! I just finished Susan's Craftsy class---what fun!JudyAnnhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-22502888206252861192013-09-12T12:57:25.812-07:002013-09-12T12:57:25.812-07:00I really enjoy Susan's books and would love to...I really enjoy Susan's books and would love to win this one. Thanks for the giveaway.Kareyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-82691101351379988772013-09-12T12:16:56.859-07:002013-09-12T12:16:56.859-07:00I want to knit several of these toys for Christmas...I want to knit several of these toys for Christmas. It would be so fun to win the book. Thanks for doing the contest.

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Just wrote a whole comment and it got deleted :( I'll try to remember what I said.

This was the first podcast of yours I've listened to. I'm just getting into them as I'm newly back in the crafting world and hoping to gain all the wisdom I can. My specialty is knit headbands, but I have so much to learn and love to tackle new challenges. This week I completed my first fingerless mitten, and it was my own design! Anyway I just wanted to say your blog and podcast are great, congrats on all your success.

firstname.lastname@example.com://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-34732826080247732212013-09-11T15:04:07.288-07:002013-09-11T15:04:07.288-07:00Love the podcast and crave the book. Sherry (spejo...Love the podcast and crave the book. Sherry (spejo on rav)Sherry Brandt-Raufhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-59600154963596099822013-09-11T14:27:46.965-07:002013-09-11T14:27:46.965-07:00I'm hoping that I'll win this book and one...I'm hoping that I'll win this book and one of my children will have to give me a grandchild!! Thanks for he chance!Bev and Kevhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-10023771091452616402013-09-11T14:27:22.048-07:002013-09-11T14:27:22.048-07:00Darling book, Thank you for your podcast give away...Darling book, Thank you for your podcast give away opportunity.
email@example.com/CThttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-86336723635925091982013-09-11T12:02:00.894-07:002013-09-11T12:02:00.894-07:00Loved the podcast as usual! The book is adorable a...Loved the podcast as usual! The book is adorable as all of Susan's work is. Thank you for the chance!Shannon Yeatonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099017900459007016.post-57044189802907213552013-09-11T07:53:31.600-07:002013-09-11T07:53:31.600-07:00As always, LOVED your podcast. Thank you so much f...As always, LOVED your podcast. Thank you so much for introducing me not only to Susan's work but so many other designers (including you!!). I have purchased Spud and Chloe and am always on the look out for more!
And the tell tale hat was so funny! Thanks for sharing

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