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The Laboratory safety presentation is designed to help laboratory in increasing safety awareness as well as safety requirements. Implementation of proper Laboratory Management System improves quality observed in daily laboratory practices.
In Communication system, the system capacity and performance are adversely affected and degraded by interference. Hence, power control plays a prominent role in an interference-limited system, which increases the efficiency by mitigating the adjacent and co-Channel interference in the system. In this paper, primarily power control is said to be used in maintaining the acceptable Carrier to Interference Ratio (CIR) by meeting some Quality of service (QoS) requirements Objective function that is defined as maximum channel capacity in a power constraint scenario. The signals in a radio channel undergo different propagation effects like reflection, refraction, scattering and shadowing. Hence, the distribution of users across subcarrier groups as well as their transmission powers within a given cell has a significant effect on how users and power are accordingly distributed elsewhere in the network to maximize the capacity of the system thereby enhancing its performance
Rail inspection is an important task in railway maintenance. The speed and loads of trains have been increasing greatly in recent years, and these factors inevitably raise the risk of producing rail defects. Mainly the discrete surface defects impact the riding quality and safety of a railway system. However, it is a challenge to inspect such defects in a vision system because of illumination inequality and the variation of reflection property of rail surfaces. This project presents a realtime VIS for discrete surface defects of rail heads. VIS comprises the Image Acquisition Subsystem (IAS) and the image analysis subsystem. IAS acquires gray rail images for the surface of a rail head, and the latter processes rail images and detects possible defects. This paper propose the Local Normalization(LN) method to enhance the distinction between defects and background in a rail image, considering illumination inequality and the variation of reflection property of rail surfaces
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this study was undertaken for the purpose to determine the concentration of caffeine in eight brands of soft drinks with the use of an Ultraviolet spectroscopy. This told us about the best brand among the different brands containing caffeine. The highest concentration of caffeine was found in Sting 500mL (560.29 µg/mL), so it is strongest CNS (central nervous system) stimulant among all samples and it is harmful for health. The lowest concentration of caffeine was found in 7up 500mL (29.71 µg/mL). So it is a weakest stimulant among all samples and can be sold in market
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The study of man-environment relationship has great importance today. Human beings interact with their environment from the early stage of development to modern lives. In the process of this interaction they modify and transform environment. Environment plays determining role in the early stages of development where society essentially adapts itself to the limits laid down by it. As development proceeds onwards, the subservience to it gets progressively reduced and the process of cooperation and interaction begins. Present paper is based on analysis of secondary data published by different sources. Arc viewGIS 10 has been used to construct various kinds of maps in this paper. The natural environment of Zanskar presents a very harsh and fragile system. This region experiences heavy snowfall during winter caused by the western disturbances. Zanskar Tehsil is an underdeveloped area where existing use of natural resources is limited due to the low level of technology
Rice–wheat cropping system is very common in India. It contributes to over 70% of total food grain production in the country with an area of 12 M ha under this cropping system. However, it is estimated that under rice and wheat crops separately the area is 42.31 and 22.98 M ha respectively. Looking to the above facts a study at farmer's field of Ambedkar Nagar district was under taken to evaluate the performance of zero-till seed cum ferti-drill along with other system of wheat seeding. The zero-tillage technique may be adopted successfully for seeding to grow wheat after rice by using zero-till ferti seeddrill (ZTFDS) developed at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar and now manufactured commercial. Although this method of wheat seeding using zero-till seed cum ferti drill is becoming very popular in Haryana and Punjab states but it is not popular in U. P. particularly in central Uttar Pradesh. The zero-tillage sowing was found to be most time saving (88%) and energy efficient (79%)
Wide range of applications and numerous other complexities involved in character recognition (CR) makes it a continuous and open area of research. Feature selection and classification plays major role in achieving higher accuracy for character recognition. In the era of digitization its compelling need to have CR system for regional script. This paper presents analysis of structural features and its classification for consonants of Gujarati script. Each character has certain characteristics which distinguishes it from other characters. Gujarati consonants are analyzed for eight such structural features and on the basis of it characters are categorized into twenty groups. Further Paper proposes decision table to classify characters based on structural features.


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My family members are not patient people, particularly when engaging in any form of transport, and certainly not when other homo sapiens are within a five mile radius. Back when Dad censored his language, he called slow, inconsistent (read: California) drivers "dingbats."
So how happy was I to stumble upon Dingbat Press? Lest you think Dingbat Press is some written homage to the Prius-driving masses, those intrepid souls who drive 50 miles per hour in the fast lane on Highway 101 whilst their white knuckles clutch the steering wheel as if it is a lifejacket and they are a slightly less gamine version Kate Winslet, I share with you some of my favorite Dingbat offerings:
Let us all acknowledge that letterpress rules, and that any recipe written on a card emblazoned with a crown or two must certainly taste delicious.
Any disagreement clearly makes one a DINGBAT.
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love your swanky and swell place here.ReplyDelete
bloody cute cards. I am a letter press addict.
Checked out the Etsy shop, wonderful! Especially loved the striped Beetle Bug!ReplyDelete
Re potential Boston summit, right now it looks like I'm there the following week (traveling northbound Labor Day weekend). Darn! Sadness.
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December 05
Reflect Emmanuel is a series of Advent meditations on Emmanuel, our God with us
December 5, 2013Jennifer Roy, Campus Minister for Retreats, Spirituality and Prayer
On that day they will sing this song in the land of Judah:
"A strong city have we;
he sets up walls and ramparts to protect us.
Open up the gates to let in a nation that is just,
one that keeps faith.
A nation of firm purpose you keep in peace; in peace,
for its trust in you."
Trust in the LORD forever!
For the LORD is an eternal Rock.
He humbles those in high places,
and the lofty city he brings down;
He tumbles it to the ground,
levels it with the dust.
It is trampled underfoot by the needy,
by the footsteps of the poor.
(from Isaiah 26: 1-6)
I could not help but reflect upon Typhoon Haiyan with today's readings as the stories and images of faith and hope emerge from the death and destruction. Two of these stories and images serve as reminders to me of the Filipinos' deep trust and faith in the Lord. Regardless of what may tumble to the ground, be leveled by dust and trampled upon, the Lord is our rock and manifests love for us through moments of awe, hope, and strength throughout our global community.
Typhoon Haiyan left both death and destruction in its path, but there is one symbol - a giant Jesus statue - that is serving as a sign of hope to the local residents (who are largely Catholic) after it was left unscathed on Calvary Hill in the coastal town of Tanauan in central Philippines. In what is being called a miracle, the nearly two stories tall statue survived the typhoon that destroyed nearly everything else in the region. It remains standing amidst the ruins, Christ's arms outstretched over the town's damaged lands (Associated Press).
Although Typhoon Haiyan caused the roof of the 16th-century cathedral to collapse and destroy much of the interior furnishings, Archbishop John Forrosuelo Du decided to ordain priests in the skeletal church as a sign of hope for the Catholic community. The ordination occurred in Palo, located a few miles south of Tacloban, the provincial capital of Leyte. As clergy and hundreds of faithful filled the church in bright sunshine, blue lightweight coverings strung from the cathedral's walls provided some shade for the congregation as the new priests, who will play a major role in helping Catholics reeling from the typhoon's effects, vowed to serve the church and God in ministering to the people of the archdiocese. Father Amadeo Alvero, the archdiocese's spokesman stated: "We may have lost everything, but our faith is becoming stronger ever. No trial or storm or typhoon can destroy our resolve to have faith in Jesus. And it should be manifested in action" (UCA News).
Inspired by Isaiah and the strength of the Filipino people, may our firm purpose in faith be manifested in our actions this Advent season.
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1648 - Composer John Blow was born.
1685 - Composer George Frideric Handel was born.
1730 - Composer Christian Joseph Lidarti was born.
1792 - Joseph Haydn's 94th Symphony in G was premiered.
1811 - Composer George Washington Hewitt was born.
1848 - Composer Thomas Paine Westendorf was born.
1873 - Composer Dmitri Arakishvili was born.
1876 - Composer Wadi' Sabra was born.
1876 - Composer Edgar Istel was born.
1886 - Tsjaikovski's symphony "Manfred" premiered.
1886 - Composer Albert Edward Sammons was born.
1887 - Composer Oskar Frederik Lindberg was born.
1924 - Composer Lejaren Hiller was born.
1927 - Composer Ivan Hrusovsky was born.
1937 -
Bing Crosby
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1970 -
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1979 - Dire Straits began their first
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1993 - Little Richard received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.
1994 - The ground breaking ceremony for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas occurred.
1995 - Melvin Franklin (
) died of heart failure.
1998 - Nine people were killed and more than 40 injured when a truck veered out of control during the annual carnival in Port-au-Prince. The Haitian band Ram was performing on the truck. None of the band members were hurt.
1999 - Eminem's first album, "The Slim Shady LP", was released.
1999 -
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1999 - Plastic People Of The Universe began their first North American tour in Boston.
2000 - Sean "Puffy" Combs was indicted on charges of bribing a witness. According to the Manhattan District Attorney's office, Combs offered money and jewelry to his driver, and asked him to claim ownership of a gun that police recovered from the Comb's car following a Dec. 27, 1999, shooting at a New York nightclub.
2000 - At the Staples Center in Los Angeles,
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Michael Jackson
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The first time I remember talking to Tom Isch, he was at full stop.
It was 20 years ago and spring and the world was greening up, and Isch was looking out his window while talking to me on the telephone. And suddenly he noticed what an incredible day it was.
Blue skies. Sunshine. You know, a nature deal.
"All kinds of robins out there this morning ..." he said suddenly, apropos of nothing.
And so, yes, I have proof positive that Isch actually did stop and smell the roses once in awhile, if only for a nanosecond. The rest of his life was a blur ... and a roar ... and blue smoke going up to dim the lights on a warm Saturday night out at Baer Field, or up at Avilla, or over at Plymouth.
Isch promoted races at all three places once upon a time, and so here's to him. He passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 74, family and friends at his bedside, and if you're one of those gearheads who thinks Chanel No. 5's got nothing on the pungent aroma of oil and gas and burning rubber, you might spare the man a thought. You got nothin' without the likes of him.
What you get at Indianapolis in May and Daytona in February may be the finished product of American motorsports, see, but the raw materials come together at places such as Baer Field and Plymouth and Avilla, and there are no raw materials without the Tom Isches of the world.
They're the ones who scrimp and save and pinch every penny 'til it cries uncle. They're the ones who ride out the hard times because if doors close and the lights wink out at the Baer Fields, pretty soon the doors close and the lights wink out everywhere.
Half of NASCAR Sprint Cup passed through Baer Field on the way up across its 50 years and a fair amount of IndyCar, too. That half-mile of asphalt -- and, later, the 3/8-mile configuration Isch added by shortening the south turn -- was a breeding ground and a trampoline all at once for every weekend warrior who dreamed of something more.
Isch understood this, which is why 20 years ago he found himself running Baer Field and Plymouth and Avilla at the same time, while simultaneously running a pair of traveling series (AVSS Sprints and IMSS Modifieds). Plymouth got sold and Avilla went away, but Isch stuck it out at Baer Field for two decades, helping develop the open-wheel modified and pavement winged sprint classes that have become staples of area small-track racing.
And, yeah, there were hard times. Back in 2008, when racing fuel topped out somewhere north of $7 a gallon, car counts dwindled and Isch fretted even more than usual. But on Saturday nights he'd look up into the stands and see both his salvation and his purpose.
"Crowds haven't been bad," he said that day in '08. "I think people want to stay local. That's what might pull me through this year."
It did. And pulled so much else through with it.


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Becky Linton remembers feeling anxious in the summer of 1992 as she left a vice president's job at a long-established bank in her hometown of Martinsburg to help open City Holding Co.'s first Eastern Panhandle branch.
Two decades on, Linton now serves as the regional president of City National Bank, which boasts that original Martinsburg location – housed in the county's onetime jail – as well as six other sites in the Panhandle, including branches in Charles Town and Ranson.
On Friday, Linton will oversee a celebration of the bank's 20th year in the Panhandle, with refreshments and giveaways at all the branches and a live radio remote from its newest office just off Edwin Miller Boulevard in Martinsburg's north end.
Linton admits that she wasn't sure about her decision to join the Charleston-based bank chain, particularly after she took a long look at the Raleigh Street office where the branch would open in August of 1992.
The bank's new home was a brick structure built in 1892. Its neighbor was the booming Blue Ridge Outlet Mall and the bank then had a similar name: Blue Ridge Bank. Vic Roberts of Gerrardstown, who would win election to the state House of Delegates after his retirement, held the job that Linton holds now. Linton was in charge of recruiting the bank's staff.
Bank officials don't hide the building's initial purpose as a jail. On view in a glass case inside the bank lobby is a set of fat cell keys plus leg irons and a hangman's noose.
Another bit of history comes in the form of Jasper, a ghost who visits regularly, according to bank employees. He's said to be the spirit of a long-ago homeless man brought to the jail after being struck by a train. Tellers say he passed away before jailers could even bring him food or water.
Before the building found a new life as Blue Ridge, the building had been sitting empty following construction of the Eastern Regional Jail. Linton said that after packing up her office and leaving her downtown bank for the last time, she sat in her car in the empty Raleigh Street parking lot looking at the abandoned structure and wringing her hands.
"It was scary," she said. "At the bank I'd been working for, I was one of the top women in management. And here I'd left to go help start a brand new bank that some people were saying wouldn't last a year."
But now she has no doubt the move was the right one. "It's hard to believe that 20 years have gone by already," she said. "It's going to be wonderful to celebrate that milestone Friday with our customers, employees and the whole community."
City's parent company, City Holding, was founded in 1957. Today, the company employs about 850 among 73 locations in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio. "This is a wonderful bank, a very caring company," Linton said. "I know that's one of the big reasons we've been so successful – that each of our banks is so involved, so committed to our communities."
Bank officials say the bank also is among the most financially secure anywhere in the nation. They point to Bank Director Magazine, which named City Holding Company as the third Best Bank in America for the third quarter of 2011.
Every year, City National also supports cultural events and contributes to a variety of charitable causes, including the United Way. In 2010, Linton's community involvement won her a spot as one of three Panhandle "Women of Distinction" named by the local Girl Scouts Council. Last year, her drive to ensure needy children have presents at Christmas won her a coveted invitation to the White House.


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Collecting Signatures on the Bus
By Maral Farokhi
Sunday 29 August 2010
Translated by: Sussan Tahmasebi
Change for Equality: It was the first time I was collecting signatures on my own. I got on the bus at Revolution Square, it was early evening and the bus was crowded. There were no seats left. I tried to find a place to stand which would allow me to speak to the other passengers about the Campaign.
I started first from the woman who was standing next to me. Because the bus was crowded I spoke in a loud voice. The volume of my voice, the issues we were discussing and the petition forms and the booklet of the Campaign, all worked to attract the attention of a large number of passengers, who looked at me inquisitively, on occasion nodding their heads in agreement, and asking to sign the petition. Among the women who listened to what I was saying there were three fully veiled women. They listened to what I was saying attentively. I waited for them to begin disagreeing with what I was saying. I explained about the Campaign and our aims, and began answering questions, all the while watching the three women, to see what their reaction was, which part of my discussion they were opposed to most, so that I could prepare mentally to engage in a serious debate. But to my surprise all three signed the petition as soon as I finished explaining about the Campaign. One of the women even started defending the need to change the laws, against claims by others who believed that the situation was not as bad as I had described, or who believed that the laws had already been reformed! The woman told us all about her own experience. She talked about how she had finally managed with great difficulty to get a divorce from her abusive husband. She talked about the difficulties in the laws, which not only did not protect her from the violent beatings of her husband, but made it extremely difficult to obtain a divorce.
The discussions were so heated and interesting, that all the passengers in the women's section of the bus became involved. Some of the men too, in the front section of the Bus, kept looking at us in an effort to figure out the subject of our heated debate. That night, I managed to get a lot of signatures from passengers on the Bus. When I finally got off the bus, I was happy and thankful for the Campaign, for the special experiences it afforded me, for creating a situation where I would be able to talk with other women, feel their pain and we would be able to discuss our lives and feel connected in feminine solidarity, women who may not have had much in common with one another, except for maybe the need for reforming the laws.
Note: This article was written over a year ago, but translated for the English site's anniversary celebration of four years of face-to-face engagement with the public.
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Cheap eats on Bloor/St. George?
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- leftover_salmon May 21, 2008 05:17 PM
I'm working on Bay Street this summer and living by myself on St. George a block north of Bloor. Right now, I don't know anyone in Toronto, so I need some places I can safely go alone (i.e. no restaurants where eating along would make me look weird). Please keep the recs pretty close to where I'm living -- I don't like eating downtown after work as I just want to get home and take my suit off. And given that the days are 13 hours long, I don't want to walk too far when I get home, either.
A good Thai/Chinese/Shwarma/Sushi place would be great.
Thanks so much.
I quite like By The Way Cafe (Bloor Street, West of Spadina). It's a little cozy inside, but I'm not sure eating alone there would make you look 'weird'. I absolutely love eating alone though (and with ppl too!), so I'm not sure I'm really qualified to judge.
Sarah's across the street used to be good for a falafel, though I haven't been in ages. Can anyone verify?
re: littlegreenpea
Along the same strip as others are mentioning (Bloor/Spadina) you have Real Thailand and Thai Basil, both decent Thai places. I like Nataraj for Indian at Bloor and Brunswick, but Mount Everest is good too. Futures at Bloor and Brunswick has some decent homestyle specials, but nothing too fancy. If you want pizza/Italian, Bar Mercurio has a casual sister place at the bottom at one of the residences right at Bloor and St. George. At Bloor and Avenue (below Pho Hung) is China Garden for Canadian-Chinese. I quite like it, although that's not always universal, but if you're a law summer student, you can play spot the criminal lawyer at lunch. I've eaten at all of these places alone, no problem. (Can you tell where I used to live?)
There's the pubs on Prince Arthur, like the Academy, which is pretty good for food, that's Bedford, just north of Bloor. That might be a little iffy eating alone, but probably okay during the week.
re: torontofoodiegirl
I second the sushi recommendations.
If you like vietnamese food, Pho Hung is pretty popular and inexpensive. Nothing weird about eating alone there.
Pho Hung
350 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON , CA
re: sushtopia
how does this pho hung compare to the other one(s)? there's one in chinatown, right? on spadina?
re: torontofoodiegirl
I think both those sushi places are west of Spadina, halfway to Bathurst
re: jtamin
Oops - I was thinking west, but east popped out (sorry, leftover salmon). They are definitely west of Spadina, but shouldn't be more than about a 10-15 minute walk from St. George, I wouldn't think.
Living in a frat house? I used to..
If the Blue Cellar room is still open (Bloor, a couple of doors down from the Brunswick), you can cheerfully dine alone on schnitzel or sausages, or other middle European fare.
Can't believe anyone would recommend "China Garden" (just w. of Bloor/Avenue, 2nd floor). I ate there with my daughter a year ago, and actually chipped a crown on a chicken ball that should have been labeled "chicken rock". Worst chinese I've ever had.
Walk up north a bit, and try out "People's Foods" on Dupont - as much for the passing parade as the food. And, I have to assume you have a Metropass - go a stop west, and take the Spadina street car south - lots of great Chinese/Thai/Viet places south of College, and no one will ever look at you twice for eating alone.
Next, Baldwin Avenue, a couple of blocks south of College on St. George, has a whole bunch of great cheap 'n cheerful spots.
Finally, check out the Madison pub on - guess what? - Madison, two streets west. Go there Monday through Wednesday straight, sit at the bar, and unless you're a complete jerk, you'll have friends in no time.
re: Otonabee
That's a great idea. You can get a pretty substantial and tasty take out-meal with a meat, a veg and a starch (eg. beef bourguinon, mashed potato, and green beans) for $7.99. They also have a really nice salad bar.
re: torontofoodiegirl
You said you were looking for a shawarma place...
Try Sarah's Falafel on Bloor at Brunswick Avenue. Although I've never had their shawarma (I'm a veggie), I know they have it and a lot of people go for it. If it's anything like their falafel or eggplant sandwich, you're set! Definitely a cheap eat and I've comfortably eaten there by myself quite a few times.
I work on St. George just south of Bloor, and often eat alone in the area - it's a great place to find what you're looking for! New Gen is great for cheap and cheerful sushi and hot food, I've been really enjoying Crystal Rolls for Thai (the Panang curry is particularly good) and they also do credible Pan-Asian, Daddyo's is a hidden gem of affordable and delicious made-to-order pasta, and Pizzaiolo does a huge slice and italian pop for $5.75 - very tasty with tonnes of variety.
New Generation
493 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S1Y2, CA
Crystal Rolls
372 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S1X2, CA
Daddyo's Pasta & Salads
673 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5S2H9, CA
454 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S1X8, CA
Welcome to the 'hood! I would add a couple of things...yes to By the Way, New Gen, Bar Expresso ( the Mercurio offspring), the Madison and Crystal Rol, no to China Garden and I don't believe I have seen Fresh mentioned: it is on Bloor, between Huron and Spadina.


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My mother is as fine of Catholic woman as one could ever know. Tonight she is in the hospital, having become dizzy and passing blood today. The doctors apparently do not think it is too serious (she had a CT scan), but my mother is 87, so naturally, as her son, I worry. Just as a side-note, my mother met Pope John Paul II three times! I am truly blessed to be her son, and would appreciate prayers for her return to good relative health for her age. Thank you and God bless all of you. Dominus vobiscum!


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calculableSyllabification: cal·cu·la·ble
Pronunciation: /ˈkalkyələbəl /
Definition of calculable in English:
Able to be measured or assessed.
Example sentences
- The irrationality of rationality appears wherever quality management focuses on increasing efficiency, and this is then measured by quantifiable, calculable outputs of the drug care system.
- The philosopher critiques technology's instrumentality as marking the commencement of modernity as calculable, defined, measurable, ordered.
- By informing her of the calculable risks, avoidable disabilities and prenatal test options, the counselor radically reframes Ms. K's hope-laden pregnancy.
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- The Fordist model of work and organisation is marked by the emergence of individualised and economic forms of calculability which govern the social and the self
- A precondition for the feasibility of global balancing of all expected and real performances is the standardization and calculability of the expected performances.
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Hello Hitchcock…
They say that trends come and go, but great style lasts an eternity. If this is true, perhaps that's why the leading ladies of Alfred Hitchcock films, such as The Birds, North by North West and Rear Window, remain icons on screen, forever mirrored in our wardrobes.
Back in his day – circa 1930-60 – 'Hitchcock's blondes' (as his leading ladies were known) became synonymous with great style, class and sophistication. A major player in Hollywood, Hitchcock remains a point of intrigue even today with Anthony Hopkins, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Biel currently filming a biopic of the director's life, detailing production of hit thriller Psycho.
With this in mind we're feeling all inspired when it comes to hot Hitchcock style, glancing over the new season collections at Debenhams to see what we can find to transform us into a screen goddess. As it happens, there's rather a lot to choose from, with a range of designs to leave us Spellbound.
(Above image left to right: Mac from Preen for Edition, chunky knit coat from Betty Jackson. Black)
During the autumn/winter season a key piece for echoing the style of Hitchcock glamour simply has to be a winter coat. A classic mac, as seen at Preen for EDITION, evokes effortless chic in any girl-about-town, while for days when a distinct chill is lingering in the air, oversized knitted coats offer a statement style that remains classic.
The chunky winter coat is an excellent example of bygone trends updated for the modern era. Hitchcock films span many a decade, yet it is the late 50s and 60s when these enigmatic blondes began to take centre stage. Pay homage to this by slipping into a flared dress that cinches in at your waist – very fifties, very fitting.
(Above image left to right: Window pane print dress from Principles by Ben de Lisi and J by Jasper Conran deep purple tartan day dress)
The main point to remember when heading down the Hitchcock fashion route is that sleek and stylish are keywords. If the prom dress styles of Grace Kelly in Rear Window or tailored tones of Tipi Hedren in The Birds aren't for you, then pick up an elegantly cut playsuit for a head-turning nod to sophisticated style.
Alternatively, opt for the modern favourite of a shift dress. We love the options available in our Designers at Debenhams ranges, with the shift dress guaranteed to look right at home on the curves of Vertigo's Kim Novak.
(Above image left to right: Fit and flare green dress and black belted jumpsuit both from Phase Eight)
As ever, accessories are vital and a fashionista's best friend. Add leather gloves or a seductive floppy felt hat (try peeking out with one eye from underneath it and you'll see what we mean) and a simple outfit can become instantly stunning.
(Above image left to right: Black leather gloves from Storm, Marta Jonsson courts, black shoe boots at Call It Spring, floppy felt Phase Eight hat and J by Jasper Conran moc croc clutch)
When it comes to bags and shoes less is more for the Hitchcock vibe with natural, plain options the perfect way to work it. 'Hitchcock's blondes' were effortlessly stunning – no fuss, is definitely a must. We have to admit, with such a stylish range to choose from, we're feeling somewhat giddy with anticipation.
One might even say we're showing signs of Vertigo…
Feature image courtesy of Phase Eight AW12/13 collection – coming soon to Debenhams.
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The goal of Burke's inpatient programs is to ensure that each patient makes the maximum recovery possible.
The Burke Medical Research Institute is developing new treatments for disabling diseases and injuries.
Burke offers physical, occupational and speech therapy as well as other outpatient programs.
Burke sponsors support groups, educational events and fitness programs for the community.
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Associate DeanWeill Cornell Medical College
The central focus of the Ratan laboratory is to understand adaptive programs (post-transcriptional and transcriptional) that facilitate the brain's ability to combat injury and to foster repair. While the main focus of the lab is stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic) and spinal cord injury, our studies span many different diseases including Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Rett Syndrome. Since its inception in 1994, the laboratory has utilized an in vitro model of oxidative stress to understand the precise mechanisms by which disrupted redox homeostasis leads to death in neurons. This simple model system, which harnesses the experimental leverage of primary neurons in cell culture, has spawned a large number of exciting projects in the lab and projects targeted by progeny of the lab. While stress is primarily sensed in most cells including neurons in the cytoplasm, the major attention of the lab has been on the nucleus. Our global hypothesis is that disease is a failure of compensation, and better understanding of how the nervous system adapts to injury with a particular focus on epigenetic modulators (HDACs, transglutaminase, MecP2) and transcription factors (Sp1, CREB, HIF-1alpha) as well as enzymes that modulate the stability of these factors (HIF prolyl hydroxylases).
Rajiv ("Raj") Ratan received his B.A. in Neuroscience (Magna Cum Laude) from Amherst College in 1981 and received the John Woodruff Simpson Fellowship in Medicine. He completed an M.D. and Ph.D. at the New York University School of Medicine where he graduated as a member of AOA in 1988. He completed his Ph.D. with Dr. Michael Shelanski (Chair of Pathology at Columbia University) and Dr. Frederick Maxfield (Chair of Biochemistry at Cornell) where he focused on novel methods to monitor calcium gradients in living cells. He completed an Internship in Medicine at the University of Chicago and was a Neurology resident and then Chief Resident in Neurology at Johns Hopkins (1991-1992). He was awarded the Jay Slotkin Award for excellence in research while a resident; and subsequently received the Passano Foundation Clinician Scientist Award while completing a fellowship in Neurorehabilitation and a post-doc in the Department of Neuroscience at Hopkins. In 1994, he was promoted to Assistant Professor of Neurology and Rehab Medicine at Hopkins and he started his own lab with the help of his post-doc mentor, Jay Baraban. In 1996, he was recruited to set up the Neuroprotection Laboratory in the Department of Neurology and Program in Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School (Harvard Institutes of Medicine and Beth Israel Hospital). He became an Associate Professor at Harvard in 1999. In 2002, Dr. Ratan moved to Burke to Direct the Research Institute. He was formally appointed the Winifred Masterson Burke Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Weill Medical College in 2004 and named an Associate Dean for the medical college in 2011.
"Recent Advances in Two-Photon Imaging: Technology Developments and Biomedical Applications", Yu Chen, HengchangGuo, Wei Gong, Luye Qin, HosseinAleyasin, Rajiv R Ratan,Sunghee Cho, Jianxin Chen, and ShusenXie, Chinese Optics Letters, Vol. 11 (1), 011703, (Jan 10, 2013).
Ratan RR & Noble M. Novel multi-modal strategies to promote brain and spinal cord injury recovery. Stroke 2009;40;S130-S132.
McConoughey S, Niatsetskaya Z, Pasternack R, Hils M, Ratan RR, Cooper A, JL (2009) A non-radioactive dot-blot assay for transglutaminase activity. Anal Biochem. 390, 91-93.
Siddiq A, Aminova L, Troy C, Suh K, Messer Z, Semenza GL, and Ratan RR. (2009) Selective Inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl-hydroxylase 1 mediates neuroprotection against normoxic oxidative death via HIF- and CREB-independent pathways. J Neurosci. 29: 8828-8838.
Lee DW, Rajagopalan S, Siddiq A, Gwiazda R, Yang L, Beal MF, Ratan RR, Andersen JK.(2009) Inhibition of prolyl hydroxylase protects against 1-methyl-4- phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced neurotoxicity: model for the potential involvement of the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway in Parkinson disease. J Biol Chem 284, 29065-29076.
Ratan RR. (2009) Epigenetics and the nervous system: epiphenomenon or missing piece of the neurotherapeutic puzzle?, Lancet Neurol 8, 975-977.
Rivieccio MA, Brochier C, Willis DE, Walker BA, D'Anniable MA, McLaughlin K, Siddiq A, Kozikowski AP, Jeffrey SR, Twiss JL, Ratan RR, and Langley B. (2009) HDAC6 is a target for protection and regeneration following injury in the nervous system. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106,19599-19604.
Sleiman SF, Basso M, Mahishi L, Kozikowski AP, Donohoe ME, Langley B, Ratan RR (2009) Putting the "HAT" back on survival signaling: the promises and challenges of HDAC inhibition in the treatment of neurological conditions. Expert Opin Invest Drugs 18, 573-584.
Gibson GE, Starkov A, Blass JP, Ratan RR and Beal MF. (2009) Cause and consequence: Mitochondrial dysfunction initiates and propagates neuronal dysfunction, neuronal death and behavioral abnormalities in age-associated neurodegenerative diseases. Biochim Biophys 2010 Jan;1802(1):122-34. Epub 2009 Aug 26 Review. PMID: 19715758 (PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE).
Ma TC, Campana A, Lange PS, Lee H-H, Banerjee K, Bryson J. Barney M, Lata A, Shabnam G, Roman J, Barnes S, Morris Jr SM, Willis DE, Twiss JL, Filbin MT, Ratan RR. (2010) A Large-Scale Chemical Screen for Regulators of the Arginase 1 Promoter Identifies the Soy Isoflavone Daidzein as a Clinically Approved Small Molecule That Can Promote Neuronal Protection or Regeneration via a cAMP-Independent Pathway. J Neurosci 30, 739-748.
Niatsetskaya Z, Basso M, Speer RE, McConoughey SJ, Coppola G, Ma TC, and Ratan RR .(2010) HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors prevent neuronal death induced by mitochondrial toxins: therapeutic implications for Huntington's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Antioxid Redox Signal 12, 435-443.
Akiba Y, Cave JW, Akiba N, Langley B, Ratan RR and Baker H. (2010) Histone deacetylase inhibitors de-repress tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the olfactory blub and rostral migratory stream. Biochen Biophys Res Commun.
Smirnova NA, Rakhman I, Moroz N, Basso M, Payappilly J, Kazakov S, Hernandez-Guzman F, Gaisina, IN, Kozikowksi AP, Ratan RR and Gazaryan IG. Utilization of an in vivo reporter for high throughput identification of branched small molecule regulators of hypoxic adaptation. Chemistry & Biology. (2010), doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol. 2010.03.008.
Ratan RR (2010) Beyond Neuroprotection to Brain Repair: Exploring the Next Frontier in Clinical Neuroscience to Expand the Therapeutic Window for Stroke. Editorial, Transl. Stroke Res. (2010) 1:71-73
McConoughey SJ, Basso M, Niatsetskaya ZV, Sleiman SF, Smirnova NA, Langley BC, Mahishi L, Cooper AJ, Antonyak MA, Cerione RA, Li B, Starkov A, Chaturvedi RK, Beal MF, Coppola G, Geschwind DH, Ryu H, Xia L, lismaa SE, Pallos J, Pasternack R, Hills M, Fan J, Raymond LA, Marsh JL, Thompson LM, Ratan RR. Inhibition of transglutaminase 2 mitigates transcriptional dysregulation in models of Huntington disease. EMBO Mol Med. 2010 Sep;2(9):349-70.
Haskew-Layton RE, Payappilly JB, Smirnova NA, Ma TC, Chan, Kelvin K, Murphy, Timothy H., Guo, Hengchang, Langley, Brett, Sultana, Rukhsana, Butterfield, D. Allan, Santagata, Sandro, Alldred, Melissa J, Gazaryan, Irina G, Bell, George W, Ginsberg, Stephen D, Ratan, Rajiv R. Controlled enzymatic production of astrocytic hydrogen peroxide protects neurons fromoxidative stress via an Nrf2-independent pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2010 Oct 5;107-(40):17385-90. Epub 2010 Sep 20.
Lee J, Kosaras B, Del Signore SJ, Cormier K, McKee A, Ratan RR, Kowall NW, Rye H. Modulation of lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial function improves neuropathology in Huntington's disease mice. Acta Neurpathol. 2011 Apr;121(4):487-98. Epub 2010 Dec 16.
Qin L, Kim E, Ratan RR, Lee FS, Cho S. Genetic Variant of BDNF (Val66Met) Polymorphism Attenuates Stroke-Induced Angiogenic Responses by Enhancing anti-Angiogenic Mediator CD36 Expression. J Neurosci. 2011 Jan 12;31(2):775-83.
Sleiman, SF, Langley BC, Basso M, Berlin J, Xia L, Payappilly JB, Kharel MK, Guo H, Marsh JL, Thompson LM, Mahishi L, Ahuja P, Maclellan WR, Geschwind DH,
Coppola G, Rohr J, Ratan RR. Mithramycin Is a Gene-Selective Sp1 Inhibitor That Identifies a Biological Intersection between Cancer and Neurodegeneration. J Neurosci.2011 May 4;31(18):6858-6870.
Smirnova NA, Haskew-Layton RE, Basso M, Hushpulian DM, Payappilly JB, Speer RE, Ahn YH, Rakhman I, Cole PA, Pinto JT, Ratan RR, Gazaryan IG. Development of neh2-luciferase reporter and its application for high throughput screening and real-time monitoring of nrf2 activators. Chem Biol.2011 June 24;18(6):752-65. PMID:21700211(PubMed – in process)
Lata Mahishi, firstname.lastname@example.com;email@example.com(914) 368-3116
Friedreich Ataxia (FRDA): This most common inherited ataxia was first described by Dr.Nicholaus Friedreich in 1863. FRDA is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive gait and limb ataxia, sensory loss, muscle weakness, dysarthria, absent lower limb reflexes loss of the sense of position and vibration. Increased cardiac ventricular wall thickness is observed in all patients, with most (80%) developing a life-threatening hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. About 20% of patients exhibit increased incidence of diabetes mellitus / impaired glucose tolerance. Projects that I am currently undertaking include (1) Identify biomarkers (small RNAs) to follow the disease and treatment options in clinical trials (2) Understand Molecular Mechanisms of silencing in Friedreich ataxia and (3) Small molecule library screening to identify therapeutic compound.
Hossein Aleyasin, M.D., email@example.com(914) 368-3120
My work in the lab has primarily focused on two areas:
1) The reactive oxygen species hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an integral signaling molecule, however little is known about how localized levels of H2O2within a cell affects H2O2's biological role. To study the physiological role of H2O2we developed a system to enzymatically generate intracellular H2O2in specific cellular compartments in a highly controllable manner using the genetically modified Rhodotorula gracilis D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO), a yeast enzyme that metabolizes D-amino acids to the corresponding imino acid and produces H2O2as a byproduct. This tool will allow us to define how H2O2can act as a mediator or oxidative stressor by manipulating the physiological and pathological ranges of intracellular concentrations.
2) In collaboration with Dr. Prusky's lab (visual physiology and neuroplasticity), we are developing an ischemic brain injury model to study how stroke may affect visual plasticity. The ultimate goal of this study is to setup an in vivo system for pre-clinical evaluation of the efficacy of small molecules to improve rehabilitation in stroke patients.
Manuela Basso, email@example.com@med.cornell.edu(914) 368-3190
Transcriptional regulation is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases. We have recently reported that transglutaminase 2 (TG2), an interesting enzyme with multiple activities, is a significant driver of transcriptional dysregulation in Huntington's Disease and I am particularly interested in understanding how it exerts this function. The characterization of nuclear function of TG2 could lead to the development of therapies capable of suppressing nuclear TG2 activity and hence restore transcriptional homeostasis and prevent or halt progression of this devastating disease. I am additionally interested in better understanding the role of polyamines, TG2 substrates, in neurodegeneration and to uncover a novel function as modulators of transcription via TG2.
Renee E. Haskew-Layton, firstname.lastname@example.com(914) 368-3151
Astrocytes are a major cell type in the brain and spinal cord that play a host of roles in the central nervous system including supporting the function, maintenance and survival of neurons. My interests in astrocyte biology coupled with the transcriptional regulation and oxidative stress expertise of the Ratan lab has lead to several exciting discoveries, namely identifying intracellular hydrogen peroxide and prostaglandin signaling in astrocytes as potent mediators of neuroprotection. Ongoing work, which is focused on elucidating the precise mechanisms involved in these astrocyte-dependent protective pathways, will aide in understanding how to best exploit the therapeutic potential of astrocytes in acute neurological and neurodegenerative disorders.
Saravanan S. Karuppagounder, firstname.lastname@example.com@med.cornell.edu(914) 597-2696
My research interests focus on the use of small molecule inhibitors of hypoxia inducible factor prolyl hydroxylases (HIF PHDs) as novel therapeutics for intracerebral hemorrhage. We have developed an in vitro model to mimic hemorrhagic stroke using hemin, which induces cell death in various neuronal cell types that is rescued by PHD inhibitors. We also utilize an in vivo rat or mice models for hemorrhagic stroke using autologous blood infusion or hemin. We are testing the efficacy of PHD inhibitors in these preclinical animal models using end points including brain edema volume, neuronal survival, and behavioral outcomes. Our findings suggest that PHD inhibitors are promising candidates for preventing cell death in hemorrhagic stroke.
Sama F. Sleiman, firstname.lastname@example.com@med.cornell.edu(914) 368-3121
Oncogenic transformation of post mitotic neurons triggers cell death, however the identity of genes critical for degeneration remain unclear. I am interested in identifying the transcriptional and post-transcriptional networks that reside at the intersection of cancer and neurodegeneration. Because many anti-tumor drugs such as Mithramycin A (MTM) and HDAC inhibitors are also neuroprotective, I am utilizing them as tools to decipher the pathways they affect. My studies identified several genes (Myc, c-Src, Hif1a, and p21waf1/cip1), involved in neoplastic transformation, whose altered expression correlates with neuroprotection. Currently, I am trying to understand how these genes exert their functions and whether their target downstream pathways are also common between cancer and neurodegeneration.
Rachel firstname.lastname@example.com@med.cornell.edu(914) 597-2596
Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) is a master regulator of the adaptive response to hypoxia. HIF coordinates a broad program of gene expression that favors cell survival in hypoxia by restoring blood supply, shifting metabolism, and reducing energy needs. Although HIF is clearly protective in hypoxia, it is unclear whether manipulating HIF signaling can promote neuronal survival in cerebral ischemia, or how HIF is regulated by important modulators of ischemic injury such as hypoglycemia and reactive oxygen species (ROS). The objective of my dissertation research is to determine how glucose and mitochondrial ROS production influence HIF in ischemic human neuronal cells. My broader research interests include cellular and molecular biology of neurological diseases and cancer.
Ongoing Research SupportP01 AG14930-10 (PI: Gibson) 05/01/2010 – 04/30/2015Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurogeneration of AgingModulation of genes involved in mitochondrial adaptation (Project 1)Role: Project LeaderThe major goals of this project are to define the role of transglutaminase as a selective corepressor.
08121738 (PI: Ratan) 06/01/2008 – 05/31/2012The Dana FoundationBlood Brain Marker Development for Prognosis on Recovery from StrokeThe major goals of this project are to identify blood biomarkers in humans for recovery from stroke, TBI or Spinal Cord Injury.Thomas Hartman Foundation (PI: Ratan) 06/01/2009 – 12/31/2011 for Parkinson's Research, Inc.Investigation of the Efficacy and Mechanism of FDA approved Activators of Hypoxic Adaptation in the Metabolic Consequences and Treatment of Parkinson's DiseaseThe major goal of this project is to evaluate the effects of HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors in Parkinson's disease models.
Intl Rett Syndrome Foundation (PI: Ratan) 10/01/2010 - 09/3/2011Novel Screening Assays to Develop Better Therapeutics for Rett SyndromeThe major goal of this project is to utilize several highly vetted and druggable libraries to define novel therapeutics for Rett Syndrome.
Adelson Foundation (PI: Ratan) 09/01/2010 - 08/31/2012Pharmacological and Molecular Activation of Adaptive Programs Associated with Neural Protection and Repair.
The major goal of this project is to elucidate and utilize mechanisms of neural protection and repair in stroke and spinal cord injury.
Lab Members:
Li Xia (Shelley), Lab ManagerManuela Basso, InstructorLata Mahishi, InstructorSama F. Sleiman, InstructorHossein Aleyasin, Postdoctoral FellowSaravanan S. Karuppagounder, Postdoctoral FellowRachel Speer, Graduate Student


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Surrogate Mothers: Womb for Rent
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Many Indian surrogates live in temporary apartments with their families in order to hide their pregnancies from the community.
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As she sits in the empty doctor's office, a young Indian man wearing a red T-shirt and stonewashed jeans enters the room. Without a word, he proceeds to stick a needle in Ordenes's arm and fill a syringe with her blood. She looks up at him quizzically she has no idea who he is. After he leaves, she examines the livid red dot left behind on her skin for a second, then shrugs. "So anyway, the years disappeared, and now, as you can see, here I am in India."
The temperature at 9 a.m. the following morning is pushing a brain-melting 107 degrees. Najima Vohra, immaculately dressed in an electric-blue tunic-and-pants set, arrives at the clinic an hour early for her meeting with Ordenes so they can bond a bit more before the procedure begins. It's not the most intimate venue, but Vohra is uncomfortable being seen anywhere else like most women here, she plans to keep her surrogacy a secret. Vohra is slim, and her long hair is tied back with a plain rubber band. "I couldn't wait to get here," she says through a translator, sitting in a plastic chair in the lobby. "I've been so excited since Dr. Patel chose me to be a surrogate that I haven't been able to sleep."
Vohra says she's not ashamed of being a surrogate, but most locals are very traditional and don't understand. "They think it's dirty that immoral acts take place to get pregnant," she whispers, explaining their disbelief that she could conceive a child without having sex. "They'd shun my family if they knew." Vohra comes from a village 20 miles outside Anand, but she has temporarily moved to the town with her husband and two children, a 12-year-old daughter and a 7-year-old son, to hide what she is doing. "We told our neighbors we were coming here for work, which is not strictly a lie."
Vohra has no job but helps her husband in his scrap-metal business, for which they earn 50 to 60 rupees ($1.20 to $1.45) a day. If her pregnancy is successful, the $5500 she receives will, as she puts it, "give my children a future."
Growing up, Vohra worked in the wheat fields; she had little education. After her parents married her off at 16, she moved with her husband into a one-room mud house that erodes every year during the monsoon season. She plans to divide her surrogacy windfall three ways: buying a brick house, investing in her husband's business, and paying for her children's education. "My daughter wants to be a teacher," she says. "I'll do anything to give her that opportunity.


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Genre: Vocal Music
Length: 1 hour
Frequency: Weekly
Delivery: PRX / audio file sent directly by show producer
Breaks: Two
Host & Executive Producer: Chloe Veltman
Producer: Seth Samuel
General Manager, KALW: Matt Martin
Social Networking & Editorial Manager: Victoria Lim
Development Director: Greta Boesel
VoiceBox Advisory Council: Deke Sharon, Frederica von Stade, Jeremy Faust, Karen Ames, Ken Grant, Marc Vogl, Matt Martin, Matthew Scherb, Mickey Butts
Celebrating the Art of Song
VoiceBox is a weekly public radio and podcast series dedicated to exploring the art of singing and the best of the vocal music scene.
An independent project launched under the auspices of KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco in January 2010 and now available on several stations throughout California as well as via a free weekly podcast on iTunes ('kalwvoicebox'), VoiceBox seeks to highlight and contextualize the work of singers, songwriters and vocal music experts from across a wide range of backgrounds, while stimulating in-depth, high quality discussion about the human voice and encouraging listeners to both broaden their musical horizons and participate in singing activities of their own.
VoiceBox capitalizes upon the tremendous popularity of vocal music in the United States and beyond.
According to a recent study by Chorus America, an estimated 32.5 million adults regularly sing in choruses today, up from 23.5 million in 2003. There are more than 500 choral groups in the Bay Area alone and more than one in five households nationwide have at least one singing family member, making choral singing the most popular form of participation in the performing arts for both adults and children. In recent years, singing has lately become the subject of a number of mainstream television shows such as American Idol, The Sing-Off, Smash, The Voice and Glee.
Yet despite the great artistic, social and health benefits of singing and its popularity among specific sectors of the population, there seems to be no place for people who love listening to vocal music or participating in singing activities to go to get focused, contextual reflection about their passion.
In response to this woeful state of affairs in the media and the public's obvious passionate engagement with singing, VoiceBox aims to celebrate vocal music artists in the same intelligent, wide-ranging and in-depth manner as Terry Gross and Michael Krasny, highlight authors, filmmakers and other cultural figures on national and Bay Area public radio respectively.
Each hour-long, thematically-organized show in the VoiceBox series is dedicated to exploring a particular vocal music topic such as why we sing, children's choruses, singing and neuroscience, transgendered singers, fach, vocal music of the Indian subcontinent, yodeling, Kurt Weill, duetting couples, and hip-hop artists who sing as well as rap. The project also aims to reach broader audiences through the development of an accompanying podcast series and web portal.
About VoiceBox host & executive producer, Chloe Veltman
VoiceBox host and executive producer Chloe Veltman is a British, San Francisco-based singer and arts journalist. Chloe has contributed articles to many media organizations including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, American Theatre Magazine, The Guardian, BBC Classical Music Magazine, Gramophone Magazine and WQXR. She served as the associate producer of - and a script-writer for - the radio component of NPR's latest Keeping Score classical music documentary series, and as the resident dramaturg for the Berkeley Symphony. Chloe is a recipient of a 2012-2013 Humanities Center Fellowship at Stanford University where she is currently at work on a book about vocal music culture in the US. Previously, she was a 2011-2012 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, also at Stanford University. Chloe sings mezzo-soprano with the 14-member Convivium vocal ensemble and the a cappella quintet Full Fathom Five. Chloe's daily arts blog, "lies like truth," can be found at ArtsJournal.com.
For more information, please contact Chloe Veltman at 415.608.0133, email: email@example.com
Broadcast Schedule — Winter 2013
Please Note: These programs are subject to change.
For past program listings, please go to: http://info.voicebox-media.org/search/label/schedule
RELEASE: January 4, 2013
TITLE: The Art of Screaming
Voice Speech pathologist and American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) member Sarah Schneider, 'scream' coaching expert Melissa Cross and thrash metal singer Steve Souza (Hatriot, Dublin Death Patrol, Exodus, Legacy/Testament) chat about the physical risks of screaming and how artists who have to raise their voices on a regular basis can do so safely.
RELEASE: January 11, 2013
TITLE: Weill's Voices
Stanford Music Professor Stephen Hinton discusses the vocal music of Kurt Weill and the singers who have helped to seal the German composer's reputation over decades. (Re-run: show first aired on February 24, 2012)
RELEASE: January 18, 2013
TITLE: All That Jazz
Randall Kline, director of the San Francisco Jazz Organization (SFJAZZ), and jazz vocalist Tiffany Austin, discuss what the launch of San Francisco's new jazz center, the country's only free-standing building dedicated to jazz in the United States, will mean for vocal artists.
RELEASE: January 25, 2013
TITLE: There's an App for That
Prerna Gupta, a vocalist and the CEO of Khush, a startup that creates digital tools for singers like Songify and AutoRap, talks about how the latest apps for smartphones and tablets are changing the way singers approach their craft.
RELEASE: February 1, 2013
TITLE: It's Reigning Men
Aaron Humble and Adam Reinwald, who sing with Cantus, one of only two full-time professional men's choruses in the country, share their thoughts about the culture of the male singing voice in the United States and elsewhere and how they promote singing to young people, especially boys.
RELEASE: February 8, 2013
TITLE: It Takes Two, Baby
To get us in the mood for Valentine's Day, husband and wife vocal artists Nicki and Tim Bluhm talk about duetting couples and what it's like to share the mic with the person with whom you share love, laughs and laundry responsibilities. (Re-run: show first aired on December 14, 2012.)
RELEASE: February 15, 2013
TITLE: Singing Without Sight
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin discusses what it takes to lead a successful career as a singer when you're blind and how other sight-impaired vocalists such as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Andrea Bocelli have made world-class names for themselves in a world that's so deeply vision-oriented.
RELEASE: February 22, 2013
TITLE: Renaissance Man
Stanford music professor Jesse Rodin discusses the luminous polyphonic style of the great Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez and what it means to truly "know" a piece of Renaissance vocal music. (Re-run: show first aired on April 27, 2012.)
RELEASE: March 1, 2013
TITLE: Vocal Music from the Indian Subcontinent
Vocalist Riffat Sultana, who comes from a lauded lineage of Pakistani singers, (her father is the Pakistani musical icon Ustad Salamat Ali Khan) discusses the rich vocal culture and history of the Indian subcontinent, including Sufi, Geet, Ghazal, Filmi, Qawwali, and Light Classical musics.
RELEASE: March 8, 2013
TITLE: DIY Songs for Kids
Erin Bregmann of the Little Opera Company, a San Francisco-based organization that creates operas from scratch with grade school students, Elliott Gann, the founder of the children's hip-hop beat-making project Today's Future Sound, and Graham Welch, a professor of music education at The University of London and a major force behind the UK's Sing Up! Initiative to inculcate singing in schools, talk about why vocal music education matters and off-the-beaten track ways to get kids participating.
RELEASE: March 15, 2013
TITLE: Rapper's Delight
Melissa Czarnik, an emcee from Milwaukee chats about the musicality of rap and how some hip-hop artists are often as much singers as they are spoken word artists. (Re-run: show first aired on January 20, 2012.)
RELEASE: March 22, 2013
TITLE: Lessons From The Greats
Cariwyl Hebert, the founder of the Bay Area-based classical music listening organization Salon 97, considers what the composers of great classical vocal works can teach today's entrepreneurs about productivity and creativity.
RELEASE: March 29, 2013
TITLE: Street Stage
Urban designers John Matthew Francis and Ross Hansen, the creative forces behind a new kind of mobile street performance platform that can be assembled out of the back of a van in less than an hour, discuss how giving vocalists a dedicated space to sing on is changing the nature of the interactions between street performers, audiences and the environment.


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The Biologics Control Act was passed in 1902, to improve the assurance of safety and purity of sera, vaccines, and other biological
products. The Food and Drugs Act was first passed and put into law in 1906 and revised as the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
of 1938. The original law focused on misbranding and adulteration of foods, drinks, and drugs, and only restricted interstate
commerce. At the time, the main target was patent medicines and foods that often contained toxic ingredients and made unsupported
claims of effectiveness. The 1938 revision extended control to cosmetics and therapeutic devices, required that a new drug
be shown to be safe, authorized factory inspections, and required that specifications be set for any unavoidable poisonous
substances in drugs.
Cough Syrup
In 1937, thousands of people were exposed to toxic cough syrup, and 107 people died. The culprit was diethylene glycol, which
had been used in lieu of the safer propylene glycol. A lack of control and standards for choosing ingredients that were low
in toxicity was the root cause of this and other, similar events.
Both deliberate and accidental use of inappropriate raw materials has been documented. For example, jake leg, a neurological
disease found in consumers of moonshine whiskey, resulted from addition of an ingredient thought to be safe. Other errors
have occurred when unsuitable raw materials were used by accident. Identity mix-ups continue to be a leading cause of medical
errors today. Items with similar names, packaging, or labels are easily confused with each other. Many sections of the GMP
regulations seek to assure that different medicines are easily distinguishable from each other, that labels are legible, and
that they contain all the relevant information.
Potency: Activity per Unit
Insulin, a life saving treatment for diabetics, demonstrated the importance of controlling and accurately measuring potency,
which is the ability of the drug to exert its biological effect. The dosing of insulin must be tightly controlled because
both too-high and too-low levels can be life threatening. Variation in insulin potencies between product lots caused many
safety events and led to the Insulin Amendment of 1941. For the first time, this required that both the manufacturer and FDA
test and release drug product on a per-lot basis for purity and potency. The federal laboratory thus vetted the quality control
laboratory within the firm and served as an additional checkpoint. This requirement was extended to many other biological
products and phased out only after an extensive track record of consistency was established. Today, we also see the effects
of the insulin experience in the rigor with which analytical release methods must be validated for linearity, selectivity,
accuracy, robustness, and precision.
Vaccines: Process Validation
In the Cutter incident of 1955, two polio vaccine lots resulted in at least 250 cases of polio. The vaccine, supposedly
inactivated, still contained active virus for unknown reasons. Certain lots of other vaccines, including those for yellow
fever and rabies, also gave the recipients the disease instead of protecting them from it. In some cases, these incidents
were traced to process changes or variances that were believed to be insignificant but actually resulted in incomplete virus
These and other events marked the emergence of strict process validation. Ranges must be defined within which the process
has a high probability of yielding a product that meets its specifications. The 1987 Guidelines for Process Validation are
currently in revision. Numerous guidance documents, including FDA "Points to Consider" and International Conference on Harmonization
guidelines have addressed the special issues of virological safety and methodologies for evaluating processes for freedom
from adventitious agents. The Division of Biologics Control was created within NIH to oversee vaccine safety. Today this is
the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), now part of FDA.
Sterility Assurance
The 1972 Devonport, UK, incident resulted in at least five deaths when drug products designed to be sterile became contaminated
and recipients developed infections. An unwritten change to autoclave operation, communicated orally between operators, resulted
in dextrose IV solutions that were not uniformly sterile. The Clothier inquiry, which examined the causes and contributing
factors, identified several violations of what we now consider basic GMP.
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The R1200ST is BMW's Boxer-twin sports-tourer, now that the old R1100S has been supplanted by the newer, more sports-oriented R1200S. The problem is that the ST is on well-contested ground here – lining up against machines like Triumph's excellent Sprint ST and Honda's superb VFR800 VTEC, both of which are faster, sharper and cheaper.
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Somehow you already know if you want the BMW R1200S. The looks divide opinions, but only half as much as the Boxer engine and the Telelever/Paralever suspension do. BMW has strained the limits of these design parameters – and it only just comes off. As an oddball track motorcycle it works, but as an accomplished all-rounder it falls short of ...
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The BMW R1200C is a Harley-Davidson rival with German engineering. Like most cruisers, it sells on looks – this one had a part in a Bond movie too. Power is pretty modest considering the 1200cc engine but it's enough. Dynamically it's better than many cruisers thanks to quality engineering and light(ish) weight.
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The BMW R1100S is now starting to be regarded as something of a classic, especially in Boxer Cup form. Classy (and crucially un-ugly) styling, VFR-esque comfort and versatility plus BMW quality and residuals make for a stonking and attractive all-rounder, if not quite the sports bike BM intended…
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Cheng Finishes 12th at National Championship
Destin, FL - Hollins University Golf at 2013 NCAA DIII Women's Golf National Champiohship, May 17, 2013
Friday marked the final round of the 2013 NCAA DIII Golf National Championships. Elizabeth Cheng (Virginia Beach, VA) represented herself and Hollins very well with a 12th place finish in the four day event after posting a total of 314. The four day event was held on the Baytowne course at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Club in Destin, FL.
With the course playing at par 72 and 5,831 yards, Cheng was able to climb the leader board after posting a first round 81. With 111 golfers in the field, Cheng found herself in 32nd place after the opening round. The second and third rounds saw Elizabeth post identical 77's to put her in a position to finish in the top 10. Cheng started the final round with a birdie but struggled over the next few holes before righting herself. Over the final six holes of the week, Cheng played at one under par to finish the four day tournament in a tie for 12th.
Earlier in the week, the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced their post season awards. On the heels of her solid season, winning the Jekyll Island Collegiate and being named the very first ODAC Women's Golfer of the Year, Cheng was named to the All East Region team as well as being honored on the All American second team.


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