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PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Washington State doesn't get a lot of attention outside the Pacific-10, but leading scorer Klay Thompson said beating No. 18 Washington on Sunday should open some eyes.
``We're going to try to make a lot of noise the second half of the season,' said Thompson, who scored 25 points, had five steals and four assists as Washington State beat Washington 87-80.
In fact, Thompson thinks the Cougars can win out and claim the Pac-10 title.
``I think we have a chance to run the table,' said Thompson, who leads the Pac-10 in scoring at 22 points per game. ``I think we can be the best team in the league, and we showed that tonight.'
Point guard Reggie Moore, who scored 18 points and had five assists, agreed.
``Me and Klay have been talking about running the table since the beginning of the season,' Moore said. ``We can win every game ahead of us.'
Washington State (15-6, 5-4 Pac-10) held high-scoring Washington to 37 percent shooting and forced 23 turnovers. Afterward, the crowd stormed Friel Court and carried guard Faisal Aden off on their shoulders.
``It was crazy out there,' said Aden, who scored 15 points off the bench.
Isaiah Thomas scored 19 points for Washington (15-5, 7-2), which fell into a tie with Arizona for first in the Pac-10.
But he made just 3 of 13 from the floor, all late in the game, and committed seven turnovers. Justin Holiday scored 16 points for the Huskies. Matthew Bryan-Amaning, who averages 16 per game, was held to six points, but got 11 rebounds.
``A lot of the difference was the turnovers they forced,' Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said. ``We average 12 turnovers a game.'
``They got their hands on a lot of balls and they were able to get us out of synch,' Romar said.
Leading by two at halftime, Washington State opened the second half with a 10-1 run, including a 3-pointer and spectacular alley-oop dunk by Moore, for a 55-44 lead.
Washington missed its first five shots of the second half and did not make a field goal until Holiday's 3-pointer with 14:33 left. But the Huskies did make seven of eight free throws to close to 57-53 with 13 minutes left.
Thompson hit a lay-up and 3-pointer as WSU built a 63-55 lead.
Washington did not make its second field goal of the second half until Scott Suggs scored with 9:39 left, cutting WSU's lead to 66-60. The Huskies were 2 of 11 from the field in the second half at that point, but had made 12 of 13 free throws to stay close.
Thomas, the third-leading scorer in the Pac-10, did not make his first field goal until just 6:13 was left in the game, a 3-pointer that cut WSU's lead to 75-69.
Thompson answered with a basket and a 3-pointer for an 80-69 lead. But Thomas made another 3-pointer and a jumper to pull the Huskies within 80-74 with less than five minutes left. But they were scoreless for nearly four minutes.
Aden hit a 3-pointer to give WSU an 83-74 lead with two minutes left.
In the first half, Thompson scored five of the Cougars' final eight points for a 45-43 halftime lead.
Washington State coach Ken Bone, a former UW assistant, won his first game in six tries against the Huskies.
``This probably is the biggest win since I've been here,' said Bone, in his second season.
``Our goal is to try to get to the NCAA tournament,' Bone said. ``This is one of those games we felt we really, really needed.'
Husky reserve C.J. Wilcox did not play because of a concussion.
The Huskies were trying to open 8-1 in the Pac-10 for the first time since 1984.


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Two years ago, Rohrbach-Austerberry teamed up with members of Studio B, the home of Boyertown's Art and Activities Alliance, a committee of Building a Better Boyertown, and Danielle Fisher, owner of Clayote, a clay studio formerly located in Boyertown to create the Fall into Winter Tour.
Now in its third year, the tour — held the weekend before Thanksgiving—highlights the work of seven studios and galleries featuring affordable art and crafts produced by more than 50 local artists.
The tour, set for this weekend, Nov. 17 and 18, runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Maps of the tour participants are available at the studios and other area businesses in surrounding towns.
Click here to read who is participating in this year's tour.

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Yep I was lucky enough to attend the Launch of the new GT Turbo over the past few days.... pretty incredible car !!
I drove Wagons, Sedans, 5 speed and AT's....
handling was fantastic...
looks/design... i personally like it!!!
check out some of the photos....
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We drove them all... GT, 2.5, Outback....
one bad arse looking car!!!
we should see them in just a couple of weeks in dealerships everywhere...
even got to drive the outbacks out in the desert!
detailed displays and cutaways..
and the event was held in Vegas!!
Bellagio water show...
the GT Turbo is the best Legacy by far!!! very far
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Posted 24 May 2004 - 11:25 PM
so how fast do these things really go:slobber: ???
Posted 25 May 2004 - 12:01 AM
Did you aculy take the Outbacks off road or just down a dirt road? Also how much lighter are then legacys. I dont know about the new 5spd auto, hopefullly its beefy, sence i guess it one of the lightest ones out there even tho it has the extra stuff for the AWD.
Posted 25 May 2004 - 12:59 PM
Damn that's TOO cool! You are one lucky gal! That cut away car is so cool; I love looking at cutaways like that. Really sheds light on HOW things work. Not just how they say it works with their fancy names Looks like there is PLENTY of room near those strut srping seats for some bigger tires! muahahaha And those XT guages... tadamn!
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Friday, September 14, 2012
REDEFINING CARE: From left, Jaff with Ann Prestipino, senior vice president for Surgical and Anesthesia Services and Clinical Business Development and Institute executive sponsor, and Timothy Ferris, MD, medical director of the MGPO and vice president of Population Health Management at Partners.
The Bulfinch Lawn was abuzz Sept. 12 with employees eager to learn about the Mass General Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care during "Health Information Day." Designed to introduce the MGH community to the new interdisciplinary Institute, the event featured informational sessions, panel discussions, hands-on demonstrations, samples from area food trucks and promotional giveaways.
The Institute's team-based collaborative approach brings together members of the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Vascular Center and Stroke Service to provide more well-rounded integrated clinical care to improve and advance the diagnosis and treatment of heart, vascular and cerebrovascular conditions. This is the first truly integrated cardiovascular and cerebrovascular institute in the region and sets a new paradigm in the management of patients.
"The skill and experience of the 2,500 people who are part of the Institute is incredible," says Michael R. Jaff, DO, medical director of the Vascular Center, who moderated three of the four panel discussions. "Everyone is really focused on providing the best care we can for our patients while also providing the best value for that care."
The event also featured 10 "innovation stations" where attendees could speak to Institute staff and view demonstrations and examples of research efforts and technological innovations. At the Resynchronization for Advanced Cardiac Therapy (ReACT) booth, Mary Orencole, RN, adult nurse practitioner in the Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Program, discussed several cutting-edge treatments available at the MGH.
"The reaction of the people coming by has been great," Orencole said. "They were able to be hands-on with the equipment and really learn what's going on in our program. They were able to understand first-hand the power of these remarkable monitoring systems that allow us to save lives."
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*Participants are recommended to take a belay class in the climbing gym prior to this outing.
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Bloomsburg University's nanotechnology option offers students an opportunity to gain additional skills in an advancing technological field with a growing need for skilled workers. This academic track seamlessly follows the chemistry bachelor's of science program.
Nanotechnology gives us the ability to see and manipulate matter atom by atom and create materials, devices and systems with new and unique properties, such as creating nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and producing odor-free shoes, socks and clothing.
Students finish the nanotechnology option with an 18-credit Capstone Semester at Penn State University, after completing prerequisites at Bloomsburg in chemistry.
Nanotechnology's daily impact
According to the federal government, nanotechnology is likely to change the way almost everything is designed and made — from vaccines to computers to car tires. Nanotechnology products can be found in commonly used items as cell phones, cosmetics and clothing.
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Crapo arrested on DUI charge
Alexandria, Va., police say Idaho senator failed sobriety tests early Sunday morning
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said. Police in Alexandria, Va., said Sunday that the Idaho Republican was pulled over after his vehicle ran a red light. Police spokesman Jody Donaldson said Crapo failed field sobriety tests and was arrested at about 12:45 a.m. He was transported to the Alexandria jail and released on an unsecured $1,000 bond at about 5 a.m.
"There was no refusal (to take blood alcohol tests), no accident, no injuries," Donaldson said. "Just a traffic stop that resulted in a DUI." Police said Crapo, who was alone in his vehicle, registered a blood alcohol content of .110. The legal limit in Virginia, which has strict drunken driving laws, is .08. The 61-year-old Crapo has a Jan. 4 court date.
"I am deeply sorry for the actions that resulted in this circumstance," Crapo said in a statement Sunday night. "I made a mistake for which I apologize to my family, my Idaho constituents and any others who have put their trust in me. I accept total responsibility and will deal with whatever penalty comes my way in this matter. I will also undertake measures to ensure that this circumstance is never repeated."
A Crapo spokesman declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding his arrest. Currently in his third term, Crapo has been in the Senate since 1998, and served for six years in the U.S. House of Representatives before that. He was easily reelected in 2010, and won't have to run again until 2016.
In Congress, Crapo has built a reputation as a staunch social and fiscal conservative. It was expected he would take over the top Republican spot next year on the Senate Banking Committee. He also serves on the Senate's budget and finance panels. Crapo was a member of the so-called "Gang of Six" senators that worked in 2011 toward a deficit-reduction deal that was never adopted by Congress.
A Mormon who grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Crapo was named a bishop in the church at age 31. He is an attorney who graduated from Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School. He has five children with his wife, Susan, and three grandchildren. The Mormon Church prohibits the use of alcohol, as well as caffeine and other mind-altering substances. The state has a significant Mormon population. Crapo has told the Associated Press in past interviews that he abstains from drinking alcohol.
All I can say is oops. Here's a little known fact. If a Mormon drinks, he/she stands a 50% more chance of alcoholism than the general population. Why? Well, it's a guess, but my theory is that the prohibition around the use of alcohol is so great that the guilt creates a great escape through more and more alcohol. Crapo has erred in a big way. The BAC indicates this wasn't his first time at the ol' bar stool.


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Spotted This Morning: Saner times ahead?
What follows this mid-August Monday morning is likely wishful thinking brought on by a relatively quiet and relaxing weekend – but, optimism aside, it's a notion worth considering.
That, or it's the best I could come up with on a slow news day.
The idea is that the flood of over-the-top politics has crested and a new momentum is flowing through our state. This new momentum carries with it more reasonable currents, though of course there will still be the driftwood and the wreckage the flood broke lose washing through.
Enough metaphor! Let's get to the reality.
Over the weekend a few interesting storylines developed. The Rasmussen poll Mike Littwin discussed on Sunday shows that Tom Tancredo's third-party run isn't working out.
Separately, conservatives in the Liberty Movement kept The Tanc on the defensive at a rally in Eagle County on Saturday, as the Vail Daily's Lauren Glendenning reports.
Vail Valley 9.12 Project's organizer Michael Schneider kicked off the event by talking about a letter Tancredo wrote to 9.12 members and Tea Party activists last December that said third-party candidates split conservative votes and guarantee the re-election of liberals and socialists.
"You will split the vote and (John) Hickenlooper will become the governor," Schneider said. "Be a hero, be a champion of the conservative causes that you've always been — drop out of the race and come back to the conservative party."
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Algerians in France, 1954-1962
Fifty-one years after the October 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters in Paris, four Algerians who lived in France during the Algerian war talk about their bitter struggle for the independence of their homeland in a FRANCE 24 documentary.
In an in-depth report produced in partnership with France's Cité nationale de l'Histoire de l'immigration, FRANCE 24 journalist Florence Gaillard talks to four Algerian expatriates – two political activists, a cabaret dancer and a witness to the infamous October 1961 Paris massacre – about living in exile and the struggle for independence.
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At today's EA Gamescom press conference, BioWare's Ray Muzyka took the stage to talk about his division's plans, and announced a new Warhammer game in the process: Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes. The game focuses on three-team PVP combat, with 6 players each. The game is part of EA's Play4Free (free-to-play) push, and is coming this fall. You can sign up for the beta today at the game's official site.
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Each Friday on @Midnight">DBAs@Midnight (my live weekly webshow, 11pm CST at webshow.MidnightDBA.com!) I don't feel like I have enough time for my Twitter Favorites List segment. This week I realized…hey! I have a blog! So here's your weekly Tweet-wrapup.
SQL and Tech blogs
@RachelAppel: Blogged: Stats, data, and answers, as to why there are so few women in technology fields. http://bit.ly/rrS3xd #wit #tech #stem
@DataEducation: The recent PowerShell adulation is convincing. And now a PS lovefest from @grrlgeek (saved herself 600 hours/year): http://bit.ly/t76iZE
@MidnightDBA: [ITBookworm] Database Mart does support right
@SQLChicken: [NEW BLOG POST]: SQL Server 2012: Business Intelligence Edition http://bit.ly/sQDMy8 #sqlpass #sql2012
@MidnightDBA: [Jen] SQL Tribal Knowledge | SQL Awesomesauce
@MidnightDBA: [Sean] 2 Addictions worth fighting
NaNoWriMo is this month, and Matthew Velic recommends "Write or Die". This would also be VERY useful for bloggers:
@mvelic: You can also give "Write or Die" a try. I love that site! http://bit.ly/rwzALG #SQLwrimo
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@alyankovic: The Best Halloween Costumes of 2011, Part Deux: http://twitpic.com/79ckkk
@MythBusters: Behind the Myths http://ow.ly/7gDSU @donttrythis & @JamieNoTweet embark on 28-city US tour in 2012
Cool new bipedal walking robot. Kind of like a headless Terminator:
@donttrythis : I for one welcome our new bipedal robot overlords: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/stunning-video-of-boston-dynamics-petman-humanoid
@Slashdot : EU Scientists Working On Laser To Rip a Hole In Spacetime http://bit.ly/rKXK6E
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@BakseDoesBI : Oh BIDS, I love the way you lie….
@HanSQL: I finished Jen's chapter in #SQLMVPDeepDives2 yesterday. It was well written and well thought-out. Thanks for writing it!
@AdamMachanic : Just learned a new word from @ItzikBenGan – "chiasmus" – which has to do with the relationship between parts of prose, a sequence, or query
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Morgan's Grove Park will be the site of the annual Earth Day celebration this Saturday, April 28. Gates open at 11 a.m. to an event offering everything from food to crafts to music to information.
The event is organized by Earth Vibe Productions, a group consisting of Bill and Stephanie Unger, Todd Coyle and Matt Robinson.
Stephanie Unger explained that the event welcomes all types of participants, both nonprofit and for-profit. Currently there are 60 vendors registered to take part in the event. Among those hoping to share information about their agency or event are Friends of Blackwater Falls, the City of Charles Town, Occupy Martinsburg and Shenandoah WIC. Shepherdstown 250 organizers will be on hand to share more about upcoming events on the town's year-long celebration while Craftworks, Relay for Life teams and 4-H clubs will offer goods and educational materials.
"There are many crafters," Unger said. "We have two selling soap as well as a lot of wood crafts." The local Farmers Market will also take advantage of the visitors to offer their wares as well.
Morgan's Grove Academy will be offering a variety of children's activities throughout the day.
Live bands will offer entertainment beginning at noon and continuing until the event concludes at 9 p.m. Included in the lineup of the day's groups are Paul Pfau Trio, Acoustic Burgoo, Dawgone, Krispy Kat Quintet, Luke Johnson Band, Silent Old Mountains, Zion Hearts, Andrew Luttrell Band, Todd C. Walker, and Bob Keel and Chelsea McBee.
Sponsors for this annual event include Shepherdstown 250, Kohlepp Insurance Agency, Morgan's Grove Market, American Public University Systems, Apple Valley Waste, Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise and Shepherdstown Community Club. Non-Profits are Appalachian Trail Conservancy, PATC, Craftworks at Cool Springs, BSHS and Friends of Blackwater.
The event costs $10 to park and is free to all who bike or walk. The proceeds from the event will go the park and the live musical performers.
Unger made a point of commending attendees at past year's events, saying "Every year the place looks better when people leave than when they get there." The grounds are completely clear of trash and debris, she said, noting that people take the Earth Day celebration as just that a celebration of the earth.
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The Edmund Fitzgerald on the St. Mary's River near Sault Ste. Marie, May 1975. (Bob Campbell photo / News-Tribune files)
Monday – Nov. 10, 2014 – is the 39th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in a massive storm on Lake Superior. The freighter's crew of 29 men, including several from the Northland, died when the ship sank in eastern Lake Superior off Whitefish Point on Nov. 10, 1975; it had been heading from Superior to Detroit with a load of taconite.
A little after 7 p.m. that day, the Fitzgerald was in radio contact with the nearby Arthur M. Anderson, and reported that they were "holding our own" in heavy seas. There was no further contact with the freighter; minutes later the ship had disappeared from radar screens.
I compiled a number of archive photos and other information about the Fitzgerald in 2010, on the 35th anniversary of the wreck. You can view that post here.
Among the items posted there is this well-done video for Gordon Lightfoot's famous song about the wreck:
Split Rock Lighthouse northeast of Two Harbors will host its annual beacon lighting and memorial service for the victims of the Fitzgerald, and all Great Lakes wrecks, on Monday afternoon. They will toll a bell 29 times for each man who lost his life on the Fitzgerald, and then toll the bell a 30th time for all lost mariners. After that, the lighthouse's beacon will be lit. It's the only time each year when visitors can climb to the top of the tower while the beacon is lit and revolving.
The lighthouse will be open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday; the memorial service is at 4:30 p.m. Admission is $7 per person, free for Minnesota Historical Society members.
Here's a News Tribune video of the Nov. 10, 2011, memorial ceremony at Split Rock:
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"For decades, visions of the future have played with the magical possibilities of computers: they'll know where you are, what you want, and can access all the world's information with a simple voice prompt. That vision hasn't come to pass, yet, but features like Apple's Siri and Google Now offer a keyhole peek into a near future reality where your phone is more "Personal Assistant" than "Bar bet settler." The difference is that the former actually understands what you need while the latter is a blunt search instrument.
Google Now is one more baby step in that direction. Introduced this past June with Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean," it's designed to ambiently give you information you might need before you ask for it. To pull off that ambitious goal, Google takes advantage of multiple parts of the company: comprehensive search results, robust speech recognition, and most of all Google's surprisingly deep understanding of who you are and what you want to know.
With Android 4.2 Google has updated the feature with new information cards in new categories, but Google Now isn't important for what it does, well, "now," but the building blocks are there for a radically different kind of platform in the future.
1) A deeper understanding:
You may not be familiar with Google Now, primarily because it's only available on the sliver of Android devices.
It's essentially an app that combines two important functions: voice search and "cards" that bubble up relevant information on a contextual basis.
One favorite example is a voice search for something that pulls from all those multiple sources and turns it into a comprehensible and useful result.
The first category involved Gmail integration. With your permission, Google will keep an eye on your inbox and recognize flight confirmations, hotel reservations, restaurant bookings, event tickets, and package tracking emails.
The new features are part of Google's growing efforts to provide relevant results based on the knowledge it's accumulated about you. As search gets better, so do people's expectations for what it provides.
2) Neural networks:
Speech recognition is a very difficult problem to solve, as anybody who has dealt with voice search knows all too well. Recently, Google has changed its approach to making it work in a fundamental way, replacing a system that was the result of years of effort with a new framework for understanding the spoken word. Google has shifted to using a neural network that's much more effective at understanding speech.
A neural network is a computer system that behaves a bit like the actual neurons in your brain do. Essentially, the computer is designed with layers of software-based "neurons" that do the same thing actual neurons do: take input in and "fire" off to other neurons based on the data they receive.
The approach "led to about between 20 to 25 percent reduction in the error rate in our system,".
3) Knowledge Graph:
In a very real way, Google is trying to get its computers to actually understand what it is you're asking them. Part of that comes from a relatively new initiative called the "Knowledge Graph," the company's effort to compile a database of "entities" in the world.
n truth, Google only knows those details because it is so adept at crawling the web — but the additional layer of abstraction created by putting that information into the structured Knowledge Graph means that Google can do more with search results.
Having something to talk about and talking to somebody are two different things, and with regard to the latter Google is again taking a Google-esque approach.
4) In a single app, the company has combined its latest technologies: voice search that understands speech like a human brain, knowledge of real-world entities, a (somewhat creepy) understanding of who and where you are, and most of all its expertise at ranking information. Google has taken all of that and turned it into an interesting and sometimes useful feature, but if you look closely you can see that it's more than just a feature, it's a beta test for the future..."
Read full, long and interesting article here:
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My assignment sounds like this:
Check-digits are used to check whether a number is correctly entered by a user (for example a bank account number or CPR-number). By using check digits many but not all errors can be found. The check digit is added the original number such that the test can be easily performed. We describe an algorithm below. The number is given as string and the check digit is already added.
Let xn-1xn-2 ….. x2x1x0, be an n-digit decimal number, that is xi ; (0,1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9), for all i. The algorithm replaces every digit with an odd index by twice the digit if that
is less then 10. If twice the digit is 10 or larger then take the modulus with respect to
10 and add 1. That is, 2 is replaced 4, 7 by 5 = (14 mod 10) + 1. Then all the digits
of the resulting number are summed up, i.e. the cross sum is computed. If that sum
has remainder 0 modulo 10 the number is accepted, otherwise not. The digits with an
even index are not changed.
Write a class NumberCheck which contains a method:
public static boolean check (String number )
which returns true if the number is accepted and false otherwise. Use exactly the
names speci_ed above for the class and method.
For example, the number 3475 becomes 6455 after replacement of the odd-indexed digits
and is accepted by the program because the cross sum of 6455 is 20 and 0 = 20 mod 10.
The number 41032 is rejected.
You may assume that the string number only contains decimal digits; you do not have
to check that.
On Campus net you _nd a Java-_le NumberCheckTest.java. Put this into the same
directory as your _le NumberCheck.java. Then execute NumberCheckTest.java and
it will perform a test on your implementation.
Hint: Do not try to do everything at the same time. Break the problem down into
smaller tasks. For example: how to get the digits of the string the desired order, how
to turn a character into a numerical value, etc.
Untill now I have written this code and want help making it better:
package aflop01_12; public class NumberCheck { public static boolean check (String string){ int i = 100; if (i >= 10 && i<=99 && (i / 10 !=i % 10)){ return true; } else{ return true; } } }
thanks for helping
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Hume, Portia Bell, 1922-1958
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Hume, Lida M. (Mrs. James B.), 1924-1926
Hume, Edward H, 1933-1954
Hume family, 1913-1953
1.1.2: General and Personal, 1908-1962
Amanterle, Raymond, 1928-1929
American Association of Museums, 1944-1945
Aoki, Setsuichi, 1938-1939
Arkatov, Alexander, 1940
Bacon, Ernst, 1940-1941
Baker, George P, 1913-1914
Bond, Grace, undated
Boganoff, Rose, 1940-1941
Brewster, Helen Halley, 1924
Brooks, Rupert, 1913
Brother Cornelius, St. Mary's College, 1944
Bynner, Witter, 1937-1945
Cadman, Paul F, 1939-1941
Cates, Dudley, 1930-1950
Cheney, Sheldon, 1914-1940
Colf, Margaret, 1924-1929
Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, 1940
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1909-1927
Crawley, Constance, 1924
Crozer Quarterly, 1944
Davis, Charles, 1933-1935
Deutsch, Monroe E, 1927-1944
Edwards, Norman D, 1940
Evans, Herbert M, 1933
Feldman, Dona M, 1962
Fletcher, Ifan Kyrle, 1943-1944
Garnett, Porter, 1940-1950
Guegan, Bertrand, 1939-1940
Harcourt, Brace and Co. Inc, 1923-1924
Harris, Whitney R, 1940
Hayden, J. Willard, 1931-1941
Howard, Sidney Coe, 1925
Howard, Polly Damrosch, 1941-1941
Jeffers, Una, 1941
Lange, Gordon, 1940-1941
Lissim, Simon M. and Irene, 1941-1944
Lowe, Katherine, 1924
McClatchy, Phebe, 1934-1940
McConnell, Frederic, 1921-1941
McDuffie, Mrs. Duncan, 1940-1944
McGaw, Baldwin, 1940-1941
Merritt, Ralph P, 1913-1940
Miramova, Elena, 1922-1958
Morris, Mary, 1920-1947
Padget-Fredericks, Joseph, 1940-1941
Paul, Albert, 1931-1953
Pfaff, Roger, 1934-1941
Pichel, Irving, 1925-1941
Rankin, John, 1932-1944
Reyneau, Betsy Graves, 1922
Rosenthal, Bernard M, 1952
Rostovtzeff, Michael, 1944
Santon, George, 1944
Spelman, Timothy Mather, 1940-1955
Sproul, Allan, 1940
Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1928-1935
Stevens, Thomas Wood, 1940
Stone, Edward C, 1933-1937
Theatre Arts Monthly, 1930
University of California, 1908-1944
Voorhies, Marietta, 1935-1944
White, Lynn, 1940-1945
Williams, Clyde, 1932-1936
Wishon, A. Emory, 1940-1941
Wolff, Bertha, 1921
Wood, Rose, 1932-1934
Zilboorg, Gregory, 1940-1951
, Blanche, 1930
, Lucy, 1922-1924
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Subseries 1.2: Writing and Theater Work, 1900-1950
1.2.1: Writings, 1911-1942
Twentieth Century Stage Decoration, draft and related material, 1927-1934
Illustrations: mounted clippings, and photographs, 1927-1934
The Mask, draft monograph, 1924
"Barcelona and a New Architecture," article, 1911
"Have we Advanced," article, January 1912
"The Romance of the Rose," play, 1912
"Shakespeare Festival," introduction, circa 1928
"The Transitional Theatre," The Fortnightly, Col. 1, no. 3, 1931
"The Greek Theatre of the University of California," article, undated
"The Stage Director," article, undated
"Theatre in the Middle Ages," article, undated
Theater Architecture, articles, undated
Writing, miscellaneous, undated
Clippings of articles , undated
American Pageant Association, lectures, 1915
Speeches and related material, 1915-1942
Alpha Delta Phi speech, circa 1920s
1.2.2: Theater Work, 1900-1950
Berkeley Art Association, 1927-1945
Berkeley Art Center, drawings, 1941-1945
Berkeley Art Center, drawings, blueprints, and photostat negatives, 1941-1945
Berkeley Festival Association, 1939-1945
Sidewalks of Paris, Berkeley's First Annual Art Market, drawing for poster, circa 1939-1945
Berkeley High Auditorium plans, 1940
Berkeley High Auditorium blueprints for Little Theatre, auditorium, and foyer section, 1940
Director of Avocational Activities: California Department of Education, 1923-1929
Chinese Lantern tour, 1916
Cinema Society of California, scrapbook, 1929
Detroit Arts and Crafts Theatre, 1916-1923
Detroit News Tribune, Rotogravure section, July 16, 1916
Clippings, 1916-1921
An Exhibition of the New Stagecraft, scrapbook, 1916
Golden Gate International Exposition: Committee on Special Events, 1939
Greek Theater, 1907-1943
Blueprints: layout and Choral Seating for Oratorio of Elijah, drawing of stage front, circa 1921
Stage sets, photos and clippings, circa 1921
Music for Romeo and Juliet by M. E. Millard, 1921
I-House, plans for performance, 1929
I-House stage and set drawings, 1929
Lexington Pageant, 1924-1925
Stage plans for "Lexington", 1924-1925
Clippings, 1925
Newark, New Jersey Pageant, clippings, 1916
San Francisco Exposition Advisory Committee, 1934
San Francisco Theatre Guild, 1922
Santa Barbara Open Air Community Theatre, 1920
The Quest: A Spectacle Play, prompt book, July 1920
St. Paul Institute, 1915
University of California.
School of the Theatre, prospectus, 1941
Memorial Theatre, prospectus, 1943
Memberships and Related Organizations.
Drama Association of California, 1931
Western Association of Art Museum Directors, 1929-1931
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A Barrel of Perfection: A Pagan Miracle by Grace V. Bird, undated
Behind a Picture, incidental music by Timothy Mather Spelman II, 1917
Macbeth prompt book, undated
Sidney Coe Howard Masque, undated
U. S. Magic: A Play in One Act by Florence T. Holt, 1938
Plays, miscellaneous, undated
Comoedia Illustre, magazine, January 1921
Programs, 1900-1950
Catalogue of Plaster casts with photos, circa 1936
Set sketches, undated
Stage illustrations, clippings, undated
Costume ideas, clippings, undated
Set and costume ideas, undated
Miscellaneous and clippings, undated
Theater scrapbooks, circa 1912-1930
Subseries 1.3: Samuel J. Hume, Inc, 1918-1957
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European Trip, 1952
Sign of the Palindrome, sign, undated
List of titles in French, undated
Lists of books on Theatre, 1947-1951
Lists of books on theatre and marionettes, 1951-1957
"List of Books on Typography and Printing," by Lloyd Stanford, circa 1950
Miscellaneous, undated
Related Material.
Magic Squares, circa 1940-1954
Palindromes, undated
Puppets and Marionettes.
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Gordon Craig, 1918-1920
Perry Dilley's Puppet Theatre, 1931-1933
Eugene LeFebvre, 1929
Paul McPharlin, 1933-1940
Tony Sarg's Marionettes, 1921-1922
Photos, brochures, and clippings, 1928, undated
Lloyd Stanford, bookbinding drawings, undated
Books and manuscripts, articles, undated
Map of Alameda County showing some of the Early Histories of Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda and Environs by Sather Gate Bookshop, undated
Map of exploration of the Spanish Southwest 1528-1793, Automobile Club of Southern California and Commedia Illustre advertisement, 1931
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Organization, 1933-1934
Resolutions Committee, 1930-1935
News releases and memoranda, undated
Speeches, 1932-1934
Quota survey and reports, 1930-1933
Statements, 1929-1934
Senate Bill 444, 1938
American Legion, 1933-1935
California State Chamber of Commerce, 1931-1932
Horst, E. Clemens, 1932-1935
McClatchy, V. S, 1932-1934
Stanford University, 1932-1935
United States Department of Commerce, 1932
University of California, 1930-1936
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Bakersfield, 1931-1935
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Hollister, 1932
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San Francisco, 1932-1934
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T-U miscellaneous, 1932-1934
Ventura, Visalia, and V miscellaneous, 1932-1934
Whittier and W miscellaneous, 1932-1934
Hawaii, 1932-1935
New York City, 1932-1935
Washington, D. C, 1932-1935
Japan, 1932-1935
Miscellaneous correspondence and speech schedules, 1932-1933
Miscellaneous and related material, 1932-1935
Scrapbook, 1932-1934
Subseries 1.5: Political Work and Organizations, 1931-1943
California Crusaders, 1934-1935
Scrapbook, circa 1935-1939
Defense Bond Promotion, 1942-1943
Rotary Club, 1931-1941
Survey Dealing with the Economic, Political and Social Aspects and the Migrant and Transient Labor Problem.
Tulare County, April 1939
Sonoma County, May 1939
Yuba and Sutter Counties, May 1939
Humboldt County, June 1939
Monterey County, June 1939
Contra Costa County, July 1939
Solano County, July 1939
Merced Co, 1939
Napa County, 1939
Santa Cruz County, 1939
Yolo County, 1939
Political profiles, 1939
Maps and political chart for John R. Quinn, 1939
Subseries 1.6: Personal and Family Files, 1848-1957
Hume Ranch, Ida Clayton Road, Sonoma County, 1945-1946
University of California student days, 1907-1908
Harvard Shakespeare notebooks and ephemera, 1913-1914
Biographical file, circa 1940s
Awards and Honors, 1913-1957
Book labels, undated
Christmas cards, undated
Dogs, undated
Clippings about, 1915-1920
Ephemera and clippings, undated
Hume Family Papers.
Hume, James B.
Correspondence, 1855-1904
Autobiographical narrative, undated
Notebook, 1876
Annual railroad passes, 1887
"James B. Hume Biography" by [Samuel J. Hume?], undated
Clippings, undated
James B. Hume scrapbook of poetry and articles about Black Bart, undated
Related Material, undated
Hume, Lida Munson (Mrs. James B.), undated
Correspondence from Europe to family members, 1910
Scrapbook, undated
Miscellaneous correspondence, undated
"The Bible as Literature", undated
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Hume, John, to Mr. And Mrs. Robert Hume, 1850-1853
Hume, Wilson Theodore, 1873-1876
Hume Family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1848-1878
Hume family genealogy, circa 1950s
Family records, undated
Series 2: Portia Bell Hume Papers, 1859-1990
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Subseries 2.1: Writings, Lectures, and Talks, 1940-1983
"Acedia, a Neurosis of Confinement," paper, June 1945
"Present and Future Advances of Psychiatry in Public Health", 1946
"Shattered Students in an Atomic Age," paper, January 1947
"Psychiatric Service for Students at the University of California", 1948
"Therapeutic Goals in Short-Term Psychotherapy in a Clinic Setting", 1956
"A Discussion of Various Mental Health Program Approaches and the Basic Assumptions Involved", circa 1956-1960
"Federal Aid for Community Mental Health Services: A Review of the Ten Year Program in California", 1957
"The Clubwoman and Mental Health," article, May 1958
"General Principles of Community Psychiatry", 1959
"Mental Health Survey of Los Angeles County: Its Importance and Significance," by Daniel Blain and Portia Bell Hume, June 1960
"Conflict Resolution", 1962
"Theory and Practice of Community Psychiatry", March 1963
Family Service Association of America, paper for panel, November 1963
"Theories and Practices in Community Psychiatry," paper, November 1963
"Handbook of Community Psychiatry," chapter, 1962-1963
"Family Psychiatry and Family Services", 1963
"General Principles of Community Psychiatry," chapter for American Handbook of Psychiatry, August 1965
"Direct and Indirect Health Services for the Mentally Retarded", 1967
"Discussion of paper: 'Community Mental Health Services the View from 1967' by Stanley F. Yolles", 1967
"Social Psychiatry as Prevention and Rehabilitation", circa 1967-1968
"Some Principles of Public Health Exemplified by the San Mateo Program," chapter, 1970
"Principles of Community Mental Health Practices," chapter for American Handbook of Psychiatry, 1971
"Preventive Psychiatry," chapter for International Encyclopedia of Neurology, Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology, 1975
"A New School of Community Psychiatry", undated
"Community Psychiatry: The State of the Profession in Training and Practice", undated
Articles, papers, and reprints, 1940-1970
Book reviews, 1965-1972
Poems and songs, 1971-1983
Memorials and birthday greetings, 1946-1970
History of Psychiatry, lectures, 1946-1961
"Mental Hygiene in the Classroom," talk, 1950
"Mental Hygiene and Nutrition," talk at Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel, 1952
"Sex Offenders: Some Facts and Fallacies," talk at Conference of California Judges, circa 1955
"The Place of Family Counseling Services in the Prevention of Emotional and Mental Disorders," lecture, circa 1957-1959
"The Acting-Out Patient," workshop talk, circa 1950s
"Organic Brain Disease," lecture, circa 1950s
"Some Psychiatric Aspects of the Creative Resolution of Conflict," lecture, 1961
Southern California Psychiatric Society, keynote speech, December 1961
American Bar Association, panel discussion, August 1962
"Psychoanalysis and Community Psychiatry," talk, January 1963
West Coast Psychoanalytic Society Meeting, panel moderator, September 1964
American Orthopsychiatric Association, discussion of three papers, April 1966
Miramonte Mental Health Services seminar on Community Mental Health, June 1966
Statement to Subcommittee on Mental Health Services, December 1966
"Psychoanalytic Contributions to Preventive Psychiatry," lecture, 1976
Talks, lectures, and outlines, 1950-1979
Subseries 2.2: Department of Mental Hygiene, State of California, 1943-1980
Langley Porter Clinic, 1943-1946
Berkeley State Mental Health Clinic, 1948-1951
Deputy Director of Community Services.
Inter-departmental communication, 1951-1961
Office correspondence.
Alameda County Medical Association, 1946-1956
Alameda County Health Department, 1961
Bolin, John S, 1968-1969
Bell, John E, 1956-1962
Blain, Daniel, 1960-1972
Daily, Sylvia, 1947-1953
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1953-1961
Federal Security Agency, 1951-1954
Koehler, Joanna Grab, 1948-1951
Marmor, Judd, 1961-1962
Zilboorg, Gregory, 1947-1950
A-E Miscellany, 1945-1980
F-Z miscellaneous, 1941-1978
California Association of Community Psychiatric Clinics, 1953-1960
Community Mental Health Services Act, Martinez hearing, 1956
Community Mental Health Services Act, 1956-1957
Short Doyle Act, 1957-1959
Short Doyle Act Programs.
Beach, William B. Jr, 1960-1961
Rudin, Edward, 1959-1961
Short, Alan, 1966-1971
Talks, 1958-1965
Meeting minutes and notes, 1958-1961
Implementation, costs and general miscellany, 1957-1961
Clinic and County Files.
Berkeley Clinic, 1957-1960
San Mateo County, 1959-1960
Santa Clara, 1958-1961
Santa Cruz County, 1961
Solano County, 1960-1961
Sonoma County, 1959-1961
Tri-City Mental Health Authority, 1961
Ventura County, 1958-1961
Local activities, A-Z, 1959-1961
Administrative files and clippings, 1957-1970
Center for Training in Community Psychiatry, 1961-1972
Special activities, attendance and performance records and reports, 1950-1958
Related material, 1957-1976
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University of California, 1943-1972
Herrick Hospital, 1972-1973
American Psychiatry Association, 1947-1968
San Francisco Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, 1959
Subseries 2.4: Personal and Family Papers, 1859-1990
Personal Correspondence, 1946-1981
2900 Buena Vista Way, Berkeley, California, 1930-1978
Location of improvements, blueprint and drawing, 1930
Drawing of house by friend, 1929
Account book, 1943-1954
Family Files.
Bell, Annie Muller (Mrs. Theodore Bell), 1920-1946
Bell, Theodore A, 1906-1923
Bell family, miscellaneous, 1859-1946
Portia Bell Hume, biographical files, 1949-1968
Awards and honors, 1938-1983
Awards and honors, 1921-1976
Testimonials at retirement, 1972
Portia Bell Hume, clippings about, 1922-1972
"Portia: A Biography of Portia Bell Hume, M.D.," draft manuscript by Richard Blum, circa 1985-1990
Interview transcript, November 1975
Oral History transcripts, American Psychiatry Association, interviewer, David W. Allen, 1976
"Twenty-five Years in California Psychiatry," interview transcript by Alden B. Mills and Michael T. Savino, 1967
Drawings of human figure, 1925
Sketches and drawings, [by Portia?], undated
Drawings of Portia and Sam, undated
Notes for classes and lectures, 1939-1947
Medical school class notes, 1933-1936
Medical school class notes, 1935-1937
Medical school papers, 1935, undated
Medical drawings of bones, undated
Master's program class notes, papers and thesis, 1921-1924
College class notes, 1919-1921
Grammar school penmanship notebooks, 1908-1909
"One Room School Houses in Napa County," calendar, 1975
Condolences on the death of Sam Hume, 1962


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Monday, July 16, 2012
The story of one woman's near-death experience and the intensely dedicated physicians who fought to bring her back
Complex cardiovascular surgery often involves a team including surgeons and nurses from several departments. Read more at massgeneralmag.org
By the time an ambulance rushed Kerry Kearn Kawai to Massachusetts General Hospital, doctors at two other hospitals had done all they could for the young mother from Winchester, Mass. The 34-year-old had suffered a massive blood clot on her lung that morning. A heart-lung bypass machine was keeping her alive but that wasn't likely to last.
Joshua Baker, MD, was waiting in a Mass General operating room that evening in January of 2011. The cardiac surgeon was confident in the skills of the array of Mass General experts he had begun to mobilize for Kerry. But her cardiovascular system had suffered the sort of enormous shock that is usually fatal. "I thought there was a less than 1 percent chance that she would make it," Dr. Baker recalls.
Saving Kerry would test the skills of Mass General caregivers and draw deeply on their emotions. But they knew such challenges well. Through the years, Mass General had always been willing to tackle the most complex and risky cardiovascular cases. Part of the process had always involved learning from each case, keeping an eye out for lessons that might improve the delivery of care for the next patient.
In recent years, Mass General has been systematically reassessing how it treats cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for about 800,000 deaths annually. There are compelling reasons to do so. As people live longer, they are developing more complex cardiovascular disorders. Few individual physicians can master the intricacies of each, and patients are hard pressed to choose among treatment options. Meanwhile, insurers and government payers are demanding greater efficiency and more emphasis on prevention.
For Mass General leadership, such factors point to the need for greater interdepartmental collaboration and an even sharper focus on early detection of cardiovascular issues. "The goal is to have a team-based approach where we really evaluate all of their risk factors and try to be proactive," says G. William Dec Jr., MD, co-director of Mass General's Corrigan Minehan Heart Center. Adds Lee Schwamm, MD, vice chairman of Neurology: "Every emergency admission is a failure of prevention."
The goal is to provide cardiovascular patients with care that is more seamless and readily understood. "At the very beginning of a patient's entry into the system, there needs to be a comprehensive, multispecialty network that provides the backdrop for all of that patient's care," says Michael R. Jaff, DO, director of Mass General's Vascular Center. "And it can't be the patient's responsibility to figure that out."
Such thinking has prompted Mass General to launch the new Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care. Although separate heart and vascular centers will continue to exist, they will pursue more joint research and work together to better educate the community about cardiovascular disease. Meanwhile, caregivers across the cardiovascular spectrum will redouble their efforts to provide disease-specific patient care that is unfettered by departmental boundaries. "It is a wonderful step in making sure that all the disciplines understand what the others are doing," says Ann Prestipino, senior vice president of Surgical and Anesthesia Services and Clinical Business Development.
The institute isn't starting from scratch. As the Kawai case shows, the sort of collaboration it is designed to foster has been underway for some time within many of the participating departments and centers.
Growing up in Medford, Mass., Kerry Kearn Kawai almost never got sick. She was a varsity athlete in high school and captain of her swim team at Columbia University. She and her husband, Paul, both attorneys, surfed and competed in triathlons together early in their marriage. Kerry's only times in a hospital had been for the Mass General deliveries of her daughter Emma, in 2007, and son, Owen, in 2010.
Except for digging out from the previous night's blizzard, Jan. 27, 2011, began as another workday for the Kawais. Kerry was six months pregnant with their third child but woke up feeling fine. Before driving the kids to daycare and then to her job at a Boston law firm, she headed for the shower. It was around 6:30 a.m. and the kids were just waking up. While waiting for the water to get hot, Kerry began to feel dizzy. The sensation intensified quickly.
When Paul came in from shoveling the driveway, Kerry was lying on a bed, gasping for breath. After calling 911, he held her in his arms. She was having seizures and drifting in and out of consciousness. Unable to imagine what might be happening, Paul pleaded with his wife to keep breathing.
A pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage, often a blood clot, of one of the arteries supplying the lungs. The condition can strain the heart, kill lung tissue and cause brain damage. It often strikes without warning. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that between 60,000 and 100,000 Americans annually die from pulmonary embolism and a related clotting disorder called deep vein thrombosis.
After relatives rushed over to watch the couple's children, Paul drove to Winchester Hospital, where the ambulance had taken Kerry. Only a few minutes had passed but, by the time Paul arrived, doctors had already performed an emergency Cesarean section to save the baby, who had been rushed to Boston's Children's Hospital.
"I walked into the emergency room and there was a line of people doing CPR on my wife," Paul remembers, his voice quivering. "She was on the table. She wasn't conscious. She had no pulse."
After tests detected a large pulmonary embolism, Kerry was transferred to Lahey Clinic for more specialized care. With little time to spare, surgeons there opened Kerry's chest, attached her to a heart-lung bypass machine and surgically removed the clot. But while the blockage was gone, the complications had begun to spiral.
A traditional bypass machine diverts blood away from the heart and lungs so doctors can perform certain cardiovascular surgeries. Through tubes, the blood is pumped out of the body and into a reservoir. Oxygen is added before it is pumped back into the patient. Surgeons try to wean patients off bypass machines as soon as possible because of potential complications. They include infection, blood clots and brain damage. Internal bleeding is also a concern because of the anticoagulants typically used. Because of the emergency Cesarean, such bleeding was a major risk for Kerry.
After the operation, her heart was too weak to pump anywhere near the amount of blood necessary to keep her alive. Unable to disconnect their patient from the machine, Lahey doctors reached out to other area hospitals for assistance.
Joshua Baker, MD, arranged for Kerry to be brought to Mass General, then the only Boston hospital offering adult cardiovascular patients a technology called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO for short. Dr. Baker had been championing the use of ECMO, which is similar to traditional bypass machine but with a shorter circuit of tubes and a pumping system that was less likely to damage the blood itself. Patients don't require as much anticoagulant and can safely stay on the system longer.
Dr. Baker told Stephanie Ennis, NP, to get ready. The veteran nurse practitioner advised operating room nurses Kerry would be coming there first and alerted the cardiac surgery intensive care unit (CSICU) to stand by. Ms. Ennis coordinates care for Mass General cardiovascular patients needing ECMO or other forms of mechanical support. Skilled in operating the devices themselves, she keeps in close touch with transplant candidates living at home and makes certain hospitalized patients understand the treatments in store for them every day.
Kerry's abdomen was badly distended from internal bleeding when her gurney arrived in the operating room. After examining her, Dr. Baker decided the weight and mass of the blood pooling inside her abdomen was likely to impede the ECMO machine from doing its job.
Dr. Baker made an incision to find the source of the bleeding, The abdominal cavity was drained and packed with absorbent surgical sponge. Dr. Baker kept working. Mass General trauma surgeons and obstetricians were called in for consultation. With the ECMO up and running, the medical team painstakingly searched for the sources of the bleeding. After Dr. Baker repaired some damaged blood vessels, the incision was closed.
Kerry's chances were still grim. Although the ECMO machine was giving her heart and lungs time to rest, much of the blood it was pumping was being delivered via transfusion. Her internal bleeding had slowed, but Dr. Baker would need to operate two more times to stop it completely. In all, Kerry would need more than 90 units of blood, enough to replace the entire blood supply of an average adult more than five times. Meanwhile, unless and until she regained consciousness, no one would know whether the circulatory disruption had caused significant brain damage. Kerry might never wake up.
The hours of uncertainty were excruciating for Paul, who was stationed with Kerry's family in a waiting room outside the CSICU. While his wife's life hung in the balance, their prematurely-born daughter, Ava, was across town at Children's Hospital beginning a survival struggle of her own. He hadn't seen their child yet.
It was the middle of the night by the time Kerry was stable enough to be transferred up to the CSICU. Paul went to her bedside. With monitors and tubes everywhere, he leaned over and began speaking softly to his still-sedated wife. Months later, Paul would not remember his words that night but others who were there would not forget. "He was whispering in her ear, just talking to her, giving her all the reasons she had to pull through this," Ms. Ennis recalls. "Everyone in the room was crying."
Although the viability of Kerry's heart and lungs was still a huge concern, Mass General specialists began moving to head off other potential impediments to her recovery. Vascular surgeons and orthopaedic specialists checked for circulation problems in her hands. Renal experts examined Kerry for potential kidney damage. Ken Rosenfield, MD, section head for Vascular Medicine and Intervention, installed a small catheter to bolster circulation to Kerry's right leg.
"When you have a patient like this, whose life is hanging in the balance, it is very difficult," says Dr. Rosenfield, who worked closely with Dr. Baker throughout the case. "You are focused on the heart and the lungs but you also need to think about all of the other things that could go wrong and try to prevent them from happening."
Driven and intensely focused, Dr. Baker kept Paul apprised of what he thought he needed to do next and then went off to do it. The doctor was not a chatty sort but Paul didn't care. He sensed his wife was in good hands. That feeling was reinforced in a big way less than a day after Kerry was admitted. With her sedation turned down, Kerry was able to respond to simple questions from Dr. Baker by raising her thumb. Amid signs that Kerry's heart was once again capable of supporting her, Dr. Baker detached her from the ECMO machine. Paul says Dr. Baker gave his family something it desperately needed that day. "There was hope," he says.
For Kerry, consciousness came back slowly in disconnected snippets. Fearful and confused, she was initially hesitant to ask any of the doctors and nurses what had happened.
But Stephanie Ennis appeared at her bedside again and again. When there was blood to be drawn or another test to be taken, the nurse practitioner was there to explain what was going on. After Kerry suffered several hallucinatory nightmares, the nurse practitioner assured her that such things were common for patients in her shoes. Ms. Ennis called staff at Children's Hospital for updates about Kerry's newborn daughter and brought her a framed picture of baby Ava. "Stephanie was this amazing guardian angel that they gave to me," Kerry says.
Thomas MacGillivray, MD, also became a welcome visitor. As surgical director of Mechanical Surgical Support at Mass General, the cardiac surgeon oversees the ECMO program but had no direct role in caring for Kerry. Even so, as a surgeon, a husband and a father, he felt drawn to this patient and her situation. In the evenings, he would stop by to chat, albeit seldom about the nitty-gritty of her care.
"You go into medicine so that you can help people," Dr. MacGillivray explains. "Sometimes you help them by doing a heart transplant. Sometimes you help them by sitting down and trying to relieve the tension by telling a joke. Sometimes you just reassure them that everything is going to be OK."
Even as her heart and lungs slowly gained strength, Kerry faced other medical hurdles. She required intensive therapy for her left arm, which the trauma had left weak and painful. An ear, nose and throat specialist helped deal with a persistent cough. A Mass General psychiatrist visited to make certain she had the coping skills to deal with such a traumatic, near-death experience.
Three weeks to the day after she arrived at Mass General near death, Kerry was discharged. She left with a list of instructions and appointments. In the ensuing weeks, therapists visited and other Mass General staff checked in by phone. On her first follow-up visit with Dr. Rosenfield, who became her cardiologist, he gave her his personal cell phone number and implored her to use it. "It wasn't like the cord was cut," Kerry says. "They helped me have the support I needed to make a comeback."
Earlier this year, Kerry returned to work at the Boston law firm where she specializes in corporate transactions. Monitoring herself closely, she works out for 45 minutes every day. She marked the first anniversary of the pulmonary embolism that nearly killed her by going to a day spa with her mother. She and Paul also had family and friends over to celebrate the first birthday of their daughter Ava, who has made a medical comeback of her own.
Meanwhile, demand for adult ECMO services at Mass General has surged and many of the doctors who treated Kerry are part of the hospital's new Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT), an initiative planned under the auspices of the Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care. With PERT, Mass General cardiovascular specialists will be simultaneously alerted and asked for input about high-need patients like Kerry.
For his part, Dr. MacGillivray says her case is an inspiration. "The experience of watching someone like that get better is what keeps you coming to work every day," he explains. "When someone comes in who is really, really sick, you think to yourself, 'We got Kerry through and we can get this person through, too.' "
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By Jim Garamone
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2006 – Military might will not win the battle for Afghanistan, NATO's top military officer said here today. Building a government that guards the liberties of its citizens, provides economic opportunities and treats all fairly before the law will do more than simple military pressure, U.S. Marine General James L. Jones said during a Pentagon interview.
NATO has assumed the security mission in southern Afghanistan. The alliance now has responsibility for about 80 percent of the nation and is scheduled to assume command for the rest of the country by the end of this year. Jones said this is a strategic moment for Afghanistan and for the North Atlantic alliance. "It's a test of wills," he said. "I believe NATO will be successful."
Jones said the people of Afghanistan will only benefit, if the world community shows Afghans the benefits of security and freedom under a national government. Afghanistan's problem is not a military problem, Jones said. "The future of Afghanistan is tied to the international aid and development problem," he said. "If I were to prioritize what needs to be done in Afghanistan, I would put the current military operations somewhat lower than the urgency needed for police reform, of (forming) a judicial system that works, of eliminating corruption at the senior levels in the districts and provinces, and of effectively attacking the narcotics problem."
NATO and the coalition must provide tangible results quickly. Such needed results include: new hospitals, bridges, roads, water systems, electricity and schools, Jones said. "That's the battle of Afghanistan," he said. "That is the battle for the future." Jones said he learned two rules of counterinsurgency from former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Al Gray: "Don't do anything that's not good for the people; don't make any more enemies than you've already got," he said. "That's pretty simple stuff."
NATO assumed control of southern Afghanistan July 31. The alliance's forces have suffered casualties at the hands of the Taliban, narcoterrorists, criminal elements and tribal warlords. Eleven NATO soldiers have lost their lives, and another 50 have been wounded in combat. NATO forces also have suffered two non-battle deaths and 35 non-battle injuries.
Jones called NATO's new area of responsibility "the wild south" and said security concerns there were fairly predictable. Coalition forces could not be everywhere at once, and the Taliban and narcoterrorists have used the mountains of Helmand and Oruzgan provinces as safe havens. The area has seen few coalition soldiers until now. Now, 6,000 NATO soldiers from five different countries are arriving in the south.
Jones said he expects the region to calm in the next few months. "We have the troop strength to do that," he said. "It's a test of wills right now, but I have no doubt we will prevail in relatively short order." NATO's assumption of territory in the east will put U.S. troops there under NATO command. Forces in Afghanistan will have unity of command, purpose and mission, Jones said. "Bringing everything under one operational commander certainly will be more effective than the system we have," he said.
Ultimately, NATO will have 40,000 soldiers, including Americans, in the country from 37 different countries -- 26 NATO members and 11 other coalition countries. The alliance has done well so far in commanding the International Security Assistance Force, around Kabul. NATO assumed command of the northern area around Mazar-e Sharif in July 2004. The alliance assumed responsibility for the west, around the city of Herat, in mid-2005. The alliance now has moved into the south, based around Kandahar. "I think the alliance deserves a lot of credit," Jones said. "It's a very important and ambitious mission (in Afghanistan), and it is important that it not fail. And we will not fail."
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For the past two weekends, I've been chillin'. The first weekend, we were all pretty much forced to chill with that cold, cold , cold weather. This past weekend I was taking it easy — but working — with the window open for most of Sunday.
But while I was chillin', I was keeping my eye on the road to Sochi, Russia, — the 2014 Winter Olympics. I know. I know. It's about ice and snow but I love to watch the Olympics, both winter and summer.
I actually had a personal connection with a U.S.A. track athlete competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Isiah Young, who is from Junction City, Kan., ran and set records at Allen Community College in Iola, Kan., while I was the sports editor of Iola's newspaper. I watched him develop under a strong coach for two years.
Young transferred to Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss. Young continued to set records at the NCAA Division I level then moved into the elite level, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic track and field team in the 200-meter dash. Young made it to the Olympic semifinals.
Young finished his career at Ole Miss this past spring. He was a five-time All- American, including four first-team honors. On May 23, 2013 at the NCAA East Region Championships, Young joined the 10-second club running the 100 meters in 9.99 with a +0.3 aiding wind. At the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Young qualified for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics by finishing second in the 200 meters. His time of 19.86 (+1.6) tied him with Donald Quarrie, Maurice Greene and Justin Gaitlin for the 24th best of all time.
No, I don't know any athlete on the U.S. Winter Olympics team. But on the first weekend of January while I was curled up under a blanket, the final speed skaters were selected for the team. This weekend was the figure skating championships to determine who will represent the U.S.
My favorite figure skater of all time is Dorothy Hamill, who is a year older than I. She is the 1976 Olympic champion. I loved watching her skate. I still remember seeing her on the ice in the 1974 World Championships in Munich, Germany, being visibly upset as she took the ice following a German skater. Hamill left the ice because of the boos of the crowd, not directed at her but at the judges' marks for the German skater. Hamill composed herself, skated a great program and won the silver medal.
Of course, I was one of the millions who watched the 1980 U.S.A. hockey team upset the Soviet Union and go on to win the gold medal. Our family enjoyed watching the different winter sports — luge and skeleton are pretty scary then there's curling.
There's speed skating and short-track speed skating, figure skating along with bobsled, biatholon and all the skiing — alpine, cross-country, freestyle, Nordic combined, ski jumpin and snowboarding.
I was disappointed to hear Lindsey Vonn won't be competing again this Olympics. The defending Olympic downhill gold medalist had to bow out because of a knee injury.
The 2014 Winter Olympics are Feb. 6-23 in Sochi, Russia. The opening ceremony if Feb. 7.
So, I plan on doing a little more chillin' over those days in February, when I'm home. I still get a chill and thrill of victory when I watch U.S. athletes compete in the Olympics.


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Randomized Phase III Trial of Radiation +/- Amifostine in Patients with Advanced Stage Lung Cancer
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Last Modified: November 1, 1999
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Affiliation: Hellenic Group Clinical-Radiation Oncology, Greece
Pneumonitis and esophagitis are two of the most problematic adverse effects associated with thoracic irradiation. Severe symptoms can cause patient distress and may necessitate treatment delays or possibly premature termination. This, in turn, could theoretically affect clinical outcome. Amifostine is a radioprotective drug which might reduce these toxicities.
- This phase III multicenter trial randomized 146 patients with stages II-IV lung cancer to receive 55-60 Gy thoracic irradiation with or without daily pre-treatment amifostine (340 mg/m2 IV).
- Endpoints included acute and chronic pneumonitis, acute esophagitis, and loco-regional response. RTOG scoring criteria were used to score the toxicities.
- The authors report that patients randomized to receive amifostine had a statistically significant improvement in the incidence of clinical and radiographic pneumonitis (19% vs. 52% at 3 months after radiation).
- Patients on the amifostine arm also had a lower incidence of acute esophagitis (5% vs. 30% at week 6 of treatment).
- No difference in clinical response was seen between the two arms (75% vs. 76%).
- One concern raised at the presentation was whether the rate of pneumonitis in the control arm was unusually high. This might have been due to the authors reporting grade 2 or higher toxicity, as opposed to grade 3 in many other studies.
- Another issue was that patients did not generally receive concurrent chemotherapy, a practice which is becoming more prevalent.
- Amifostine may still prove to be an important aid in the delivery of thoracic radiation.
- The RTOG is currently conducting a similar phase III trial using radiation therapy and chemotherapy, and these results are eagerly anticipated.
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Army Quad Meet Results
WEST POINT, N.Y. – On Saturday, April 13, the Columbia track and field team used a number of solid performances at the Army Quad Meet to capture the first women's team win of the outdoor season. The women's track and field team claimed seven first-place finishes and tallied 159 points to lead the five team field of Army, Binghamton, Middlebury, and Colgate.
In the field events, Nnenna Okwara and Joanna Koronios recorded the top two women's hammer throws on the day. Okwara took first place with a measure of 53.00m and Koronios was the runner-up at 51.34m. Koronios went on to place third in the women's discus with a throw of 40.89m.
The Lions posted a 1-2-3 sweep in the women's long jump with Uju Ofoche leading the way with a leap of 6.03m. Second-place went to Nadia Eke with a leap of 5.82m and QueenDenise Okeke claimed third place at 5.63m .In a four way tie atop the women's high jump, Madelyn Magee cleared the first-place height of 1.66m. Columbia also saw success in the women's triple jump, including a runner-up finish by Addy Sonaike at 11.70m and third place by Alexis Yeboah-Kodie at 11.17m.
In the women's 100m, 200m and 400m dashes, Columbia claimed victories in all three events. Marvellous Iheukwumere was first in the 100m at 11.98, Sharay Hale in the 200m at 24.67 and Jaycee Parker in the 400m at the 56.25.
The Lions dominated the women's 1,500m run with six runners finishing in the top 10. Waverly Neer grabbed the win at 4:26.97 and Aryn Foland finished second at 4:30.79. Another runner-up finish in the women's 4x400m relay by the quartet of Mariella McCormack, Nicole Bauer, Sophia Harrington and Emily Krasinski at 3:52.55, also aided to Lion's win on Saturday.
On the men's side, Columbia saw several strong showings from the young talent of the Lions. First-year Chancellor Griffin won the men's triple jump with a leap of 13.82m. First-year Yelnats Calvin claimed third place in the men's 200m dash at 22.75 and went on to place fourth in the 400m run at 50.52.
Junior Duncan Dickerson put together a good day with third place in the hammer throw at 55.55m and topped it with a second place finish in the discus throw at 45.11m.
The Lions also had a handful of athletes compete in the George Mason Spring Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Fairfax, Va. The Lions posted a combined six top-20 east regional times in the 1,500m and 800m events.
In the men's 1,500m run, John Gregorek grabbed the win with the seventh best east regional time of 3:44.65. He was joined by Daniel Everett in third place who's time of 3:45.38 stands 12th best in the region and Mark Feigen in fourth place with the 13th best regional time of 3:45.42.
The 800m run was led by Harrison McFann who posted a top four regional time of 1:48.22 to grab third place. Brendon Fish took seventh (7th regional – 1:48.64) and Connor Claflin took ninth (9th regional – 1:48.72) to add to a strong day in Northern Virginia. With a fourth place finish in the women's 1,500m run, Erin Gillingham clocked in with a time of 4:20.87 that also currently stands 13th best in the region.
Up next, the Columbia track and field team will prepare to compete in the War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Ala. and the Larry Ellis Invitational in Princeton, N.J. from April 19-20.


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The Monmouth College football awards banquet was recently held and three area athletes were recognized.
Garrett Youngren of Princeton was named as the Offensive Player of the Year, voted on by the players and coaches. The 6-6 senior wide receiver/tight end led the Fighting Scots with six TD receptions, while averaging 12.5 yards per catch (23-287).
Teammate Brik Wedekind of Princeton was recognized as the first-team All-Midwest Conference punter. Also the Fighting Scots quarterback Wedekind rushed for 296 yards and nine TDs and threw for 1,667 yards and 15 scores.
Amboy's C.J. Shields was tabbed as the Special Teams Player of the Year.
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All it took was one meet for Natalie Swanson to put herself in the record books with the North Park University track and field team.
The North Park freshman from Bureau Valley broke North Park's women's shot put record in the Vikings' first meet of the season at the Lewis Invitational on Jan. 18. Swanson threw 10.8 meters (35 feet, 5 inches), the farthest she has ever thrown indoors. The old record was 10.74 meters (35-2).
• Lorraine Stamberger and the Augustana College Lady Vikings track and field team start the 2013 indoor season ranked fourth in the NCAA Division III rankings
Stamberger, a sophomore distance runner from LaMoille, ran on Augie's "B" relay that won the distance medley and placed seventh in the 4x4 relay in the Midwest Invite at Monmouth on Jan. 19. She also placed fifth in the 500 meters (1:50.56).
North Central College freshman Adam Weidner finished second in the shot put at a meet at Carthage College recently. He was the Class 1A state champion for Bureau Valley last spring.
• Eastern Illinois University freshman Derrick Johnson (Bureau Valley) opened the indoor season by winning the 3,000 meters (9:11.45) on the Jan. 19 John Craft Invite at EIU.
• University of Illinois senior Hunter Mickow (Princeton) ran to a sixth-place finish in the 1600 at the Illini Classic on Jan. 19-20 with a time of 4:18.20.
• Two Bureau County products ran for ISU in the Redbirds Invite on Jan. 26. Kimi Sanden, a freshmen from BV, placed 10th (2:22) in the 800 meters and 11th in the mile run (5:15). Kendall Rush, a senior from Spring Valley, placed fourth in the triple jump (37-10), seventh in the long jump (16-8 3/4) and ran on the Redbirds' fifth-place 4x400 relay.
Anthony Urbanski and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks won their own Karl Schlender Invitational on Jan. 19. Urbanski, a sophomore from Hall, was second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:00.21.
Siblings T.J. and Liz Mosbach (Hall) are running for the Mt. Mercy University track and field team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Another area track athlete is Cody Taylor (BV/Wyanet), a sophomore distance runner at Iowa Western College.


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Emily Golden '13, a theatre and English major at Willamette University, was recently named winner of the NEW x NW play writing competition by CoHo Productions in Portland.
As the inaugural student winner, Golden's play, "The Candlestick Maker," will be performed during the Fertile Ground Festival Jan. 27 and Feb. 2 at the CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh St. in Portland.
Here's what the Seattle native had to say about her accomplishment:
Q. What does this honor mean to you?
It's always encouraging to know that what I'm doing is interesting and provocative to others. Writing is such a solitary task and requires so many hours of working alone that sometimes it's easy to forget what I'm working for. To have someone else say she believes in what I'm doing and can see value in it really helps to keep me motivated and inspired. Especially now that I'm on the brink of graduation, it helps to see that I might have a shot at being successful in such a competitive field.
Q. Tell me a little bit about the play. What can the audience expect?
I think of "The Candlestick Maker" as a comedy disguised as a drama. It centers around two characters, Mrs. Mills, who is attempting to write one final novel, and Alice, her protagonist. The story skips in and out of reality and across time periods, so it's hard to give it a plot summary. It's a fun play to watch because of its complexity. Each scene adds a new layer so just when you think you understand where it's going, something new is revealed that will throw everything into question.
Q. Does the theatre factor into your post-graduation career plans?
I'm hoping to work in the theatre in some capacity. That might involve literary management, dramaturgy or directing. What I've learned at Willamette is that no matter what I'm doing or how busy I might be, I will always find time to write. If I could do it while taking five classes and going to rehearsals every night, then I'll certainly find a way no matter what my day job might be. Being a full-time playwright is certainly something that I would love to accomplish in my life.


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85 RX Rear Drive Shaft
Posted 09 January 2008 - 02:47 PM
I have a 1985 RX which has the 2pc rear drive shaft that I need to replace the U-Joints and the Carrier Bearing, but of course I can't find a listing for those parts at my local parts store (they only lists a 1pc shaft).
Does anyone know if the U-Joints for the 1pc shaft will work in the 2pc shaft, and does anyone know where I can get the Carrier Bearing (as they don't even show a listing for that).
Is there a good online source for parts that will have oddball stuff for my RX??
As always, thanks for your wisdom and guidance in all things Subie!!
Posted 09 January 2008 - 03:40 PM
type in Rockford, staked in ujoints...etc and you'll find a ujoint specifically made to replace these staked in and "non-replaceable" Subaru ujoints. i've posted the part numbers required before on here and the XT forums as well as the instructions that come with the ujoints, so with some searching you'll find that information. you can try to swing that yourself or have a driveline shop do it, it requires some metal cutting, grinding, etc.
not sure on the carrier bearing, i would hit a driveline shop up for info on those.
i have new stuff in mine, but realistically speaking used might be easier, they're all over the place. at least they always give fair warning so if you have to get another one in 2 years...no biggie, they're easy to replace, they're not really a "leave you stranded" item.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 10:52 AM
do you realize that although our 85RXs look identical to a wide range of models. they only made 1400 of these. EA82T is common .THIS IS NOT.....CLOSE RATIO 5 SPEED/ DUAL RANGE/ LSD rearend /4WDISC. And no bells,or whistles.
do you have any pic?.. I hope you take care of it and keep it.
pics? pics?
Ok here is you low dollar high quaLITY SOLUTION...............
http://www.rockfordd...ked In Page.pdf
some will tell you it cant be done blabla blaaahhhhhhhhhhhh.
This is a simple job.
Remove the entire shaft and get it to a work bench.
PRINT OUT the directions/instructions above.
use gentile force/finece. lots of WD40. ALL PARTS.
dont beat the hell out of it.
if you cant get them out, tale to a shop with a torch/plasma cutter.
then clean up/reassemble
good luck.
p.s. i have the same car.
Posted 10 January 2008 - 12:27 PM
a was actually going to go for a one peice shaft for my cars, but unfortunatly, its hard to spend $300 when you dont have a job
if anyone does find a place that can get the center carrier for the two peice shafts, please let me know, even the place that was going to build my drive shaft couldnt get em.
Posted 10 January 2008 - 01:45 PM
you're welcome. after the year you've had you don't owe me. i've lived in DISNEY LAND compared to you recently, don't even try to pay me back.
actually, gary is the one that helped me out with that. i still owe you for that gary.
Posted 10 January 2008 - 03:43 PM
i've cut the old ujoints out with a basic sawzall before. tight fit, but it worked.
you're welcome. after the year you've had you don't owe me. i've lived in DISNEY LAND compared to you recently, don't even try to pay me back.
gary, you sir are good people. ill at least take you to dinner or something when i can.
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Looking for Davis & Powe in Rowan County
Zilpha Powe, estimated birth year 1848
Wilson and Zilpha Davis are listed in the marriage bonds for 1865 for Rowan. I'm trying to find out who are the parents of Zilpha and Wilson. Any information will be truly grateful.
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Science is a faith
Science is a faith is a statement that reflects a straw man or equivocation fallacy propagated by apologists to attempt to discredit "belief" in science as being no more sound than believing in god. Science does contain philosophical underpinnings which are unprovable, which thus require "faith" in the epistemological sense. However, science distinguishes itself from purely faith-based beliefs in the same way that philosophy does; by the application of logic. Science also goes one step further by adhering to demonstrable, repeatable experiments and empirical data.
Furthermore, the statement indirectly generates a false dilemma by positioning science as "the dogma of the atheist". The individual who does not believe in god, but does a daily ritual to summon fairies, is likewise an atheist, but is unlikely to be a scientist. Science is not synonymous with atheism.
Development of Scientific "Beliefs"
Most respected scientific papers, a key step for introducing new concepts into widespread belief, are peer-reviewed, in that other scientists in the relevant field are able to judge the experiment or study detailed in the paper for soundness of both experimental design and conclusions reached. Additionally, the process described should, when replicated, produce results that support the same conclusion -- scientists continually replicate and often refine experiments in order to test the validity of claims and refine theories. Claims that scientists make, therefore, are supported by developed systems of logic and reason. Anyone with the resources to replicate an experiment or the intellectual capacity to criticize conclusions is free to do so, leading to a continual development of more complex scientific concepts through more nuanced understanding of our world.
In fact, the reliable functionality of so many of our modern technological conveniences rely heavily on the replicability of science. For example, modern telecommunications technology, which use the exchange of "packets" of encoded information over a myriad of mediums, from wireless technology to fiber optics, is able to relay complex information in a way that can be decoded by the recipient. While there is always the possibility of error due to unforeseen or unaccountable occurrences, the integrity of the data is more often than not preserved, and not due to "faith" in the functioning of the electronics.
Religious Beliefs
Religious beliefs, are supported, most often, solely by faith alone. The Christian evangelical who promises the potential convert a paradise after death has no means to demonstrate their claims. Relying on "sacred" texts and/or dogma, many of their beliefs have no basis for logical understanding and rely simply on accepting these works as factual.