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April 11 2012 01:34PM
So, with the Edmonton Oilers becoming just the second team in NHL history to own three consecutive first overall picks in the Entry Draft after the balls fell their way Tuesday, will people now be calling for GM Steve Tambellini to follow the "Quebec model?" The Oilers should be so lucky.
The Quebec Nordiques, before they packed up and moved to Denver as the Colorado Avalanche, were the first team to turn the Entry Draft trifecta and the fall-out from that good luck changed the fortunes of both the Nordiques and Philadelphia Flyers for more than a decade.
After taking Mats Sundin first overall in 1989 and Owen Nolan first in 1990, Quebec stepped to the podium with first overall selection in 1991 and took Eric Lindros of the Oshawa Generals, ignoring obvious indications that the highly prized Lindros had no intention of playing in Quebec.
Lindros held true to his word, and the Nordiques dealt his rights before the 1992 Entry Draft to the Philadelphia Flyers for a package that included Peter Forsberg, Mike Ricci, Ron Hextall, Steve Duschene, Kerry Huffman, Chris Simon, a first-round pick in 1993 (Jocelyn Thibault) and a first-round pick in 1994 (that eventually became Nolan Baumgartner).
Now, after consecutive 30th-place finishes landed the Oilers Taylor Hall in 2010 and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in 2011, Tambellini again holds the No. 1 pick and the right to select, most think, dynamic Russian winger Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting and the possibilities that go with it. What will Tambellini do? What should he do?
While critics point out that Tambellini's main accomplishment as Edmonton GM has been to oversee the Oilers to finishes of 30th, 30th and 29th , thus they don't have much faith he'll get it right, the stroke of luck that saw him jump ahead of Columbus in picking order presents a huge opportunity.
Now, in today's salary cap world and with nobody in the 2012 draft class, including the talented Yakupov, hyped or projected as the generational talent Lindros was coming out of Oshawa (I still have 10 or 12 of his rookie cards for sale if anybody is interested), Tambellini has no chance to trade his pick for the kind of bounty the Nordiques fleeced the Flyers for. Won't happen.
That said, given the other wants on needs this team has, Tambellini would be a fool not to inform his peers with the 29 other teams in the NHL that he's willing to entertain offers for the first pick and that he'd like them in hand as soon as possible. Best package wins. Let's make a deal. That's a message that should have been sent already. "It presents options," understated Tambellini to open his availability with reporters today.
Those options are many. Darren Dreger of TSN, for example, threw out a theoretical situation today involving the Montreal Canadiens, asking what if the Habs were willing to part with P.K. Subban? I'm guessing that is, or will be, an E5 soon enough. What else is out there? Who wants that pick?
If Tambellini doesn't get an offer he likes, no worries. He steps to the podium in June and adds Yakupov to Edmonton's growing talent pool with Hall, Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle and sees what happens from there. He can draft Yakupov and then trade him. Maybe Yakupov is a keeper and somebody else goes . . .
Again, Tambellini isn't going to land the mother lode that sent Colorado on its way to a decade of dominance and the Stanley Cup and Philadelphia the other way, but if he can't turn Tuesday's gift from the hockey lottery gods into the turnaround fans of the Oilers have been patiently waiting for, chances are he never will.
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Okay this might be blasphemy, but I was thinking about a trade today just for giggles sake. What about trading the pick to Anaheim for Getzlaf? I know the danger is he is only signed for one more year, but he is that big, nasty right handed centre everyone is always talking about here. He is only 26, and there were rumors chasing him most of the season as one of the big 3 possibly on his way out of town. Perhaps include a conditional pick from Anaheim that increases in value depending on if he resigns with the oil.
Other than being only signed for one more year is that we would have to pay him big dollars sonnet rather than later where with nail we get to wait at least 3 years. Add to that he had a down year by his standards but perhaps nothing to worry too hard about. Anyhow just a mad idea I thought of .
How about we create are own Getzlaf's and Weber's.
April 11 2012, 10:45PM
How about we create are own Getzlaf's and Weber's.
I agree but you can't make chicken soup out of chicken shi ...... er ..... feathers. I don't see a big body centerman in the system that could have the upside of a 1st line center like Getzlaf (or what Getzlaf was a couple of years ago). Oilers have some nice D prospects but Weber is a flat-out witch. Not many 230 lb D-men with wheels, a cannon, stamina to play a half an hour a night and play with an edge. No chance getting Weber IMO and would not give up 1st overall for Getzlaf, but I do not see anyone CLOSE to these guys in the system.
I agree with the sentiment. Just don't know who the building blocks are.
Well it was really more of an idea towards those who would prefer to move the pick than use it. Getzlaf's and Weber's deffinetly don't grow on trees, so some times you have to go to the store and get them that way. It just seemed, to me anyways, like a trade that actually addressed a need that could help the team in the now, rather than the later. As for myself, I am not sure what to do with the pick but I feel for the time being that picking Nail can't hurt us. We could put him in the minors for one more year to see if he can make it through the next season healthy while burning one more year of Hemsky's new contract, or we could move one of our roster pieces to make room for him now. Or we could decide we just don't need him as bad as what some other team is willing to offer. So many options.
April 11 2012, 11:05PM
Well it was really more of an idea towards those who would prefer to move the pick than use it. Getzlaf's and Weber's deffinetly don't grow on trees, so some times you have to go to the store and get them that way. It just seemed, to me anyways, like a trade that actually addressed a need that could help the team in the now, rather than the later. As for myself, I am not sure what to do with the pick but I feel for the time being that picking Nail can't hurt us. We could put him in the minors for one more year to see if he can make it through the next season healthy while burning one more year of Hemsky's new contract, or we could move one of our roster pieces to make room for him now. Or we could decide we just don't need him as bad as what some other team is willing to offer. So many options.
Or we could draft him, play him next year and sort out the contracts/cap issues when it happens.
Who knows what the next CBA is going to bring or what the cap space is going to be in the next few years, as it stands the raises for Hall and Nuge isn't going to be that much, Eberle a little more. I can't see contracts and cap space being as big an issue as everyone is making it out to be.
April 11 2012, 11:27PM
Trading down in the draft should not be an option. The team that gets the best player wins the trade, and the drop-off after Yak is substantial in this years draft. So for example Gardiner plus switch picks with Tor. lands us a #4 d-man plus maybe a d-prospect. Dumb idea so you know Stumbelini would be on board.
April 11 2012, 11:30PM
To Columbus- first pick, ales hemsky, Linus omark (maybe throw in a 2013 second round pick) To Edmonton- second pick, Rick Nash
Just a thought
April 11 2012, 11:46PM
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Honestly, my brother, I would rather trade for Steve Nash or Kevin Nash. I don't get the love for Nash; do you really think he brings that much to the table?
April 12 2012, 12:16AM
I just had the chance to read T. Jones' report on Tambi's press conference earlier today. He hinted that he is shopping the 1st pick. Being the clueless chucklehead that he is, he begins negotiations by stating "There isn't the player coming out of this draft who has that kind of impact" refering to Stamkos, Ovechkin and Hall. Way to limit the worth of your asset! If he sells his car I'm sure he says "breaks are good,tires fair".
April 12 2012, 02:12AM
Draft Yakupov, inform Horcoff he's giving up number 10 and will now be wearing number 0.1
Seriously though, the thought of trading away that pick is so asinine it shouldn't even warrant a discussion. Sure Tambelline has to explore all his options and the team has flexibility and blah, blah, blah
Unless you were given:
A number 1 defenseman, a number 1 center/winger, are signed to long term contract's without no trade clause's, two high end prospects, Plus that teams first overall pick.
Then the Oilers can consider that move. Not sure how many teams out there are willing to give that up or have that .
Jeanshorts said it best on Twitter. Passing on Nail to get the next guy is kind of like passing on Malkin to draft Barker.
Take the BPA. If you develop forward depth then use that to swing a deal for the D-Men you like.
Also, invent a time machine and go back to where you don't trade Gilbert for Schultz.
I agree with taking the BPA , especially in the first round.
I don't agree with the Schultz/Gilbert comment. Shultz is 100 times the defensman Gilbert is , Tambellini won that trade easily.
April 12 2012, 09:21AM
From a fellow Marty Turco supporter.
Just a post season synopsis of Martys time in Boston. 4 starts,2 wins,3.68 gaa and a .854 save%. At the ripe old age of 35, it could be time to hand Turco a front loaded multi yr deal to tend net here in Edmonton.
You figure 10.5 over 3 yrs would earn his loyalty? The time is now my friend.
is this your disguised way of saying your turco idea was bordering on insane earlier and you admit defeat?
April 12 2012, 10:06AM
is this your disguised way of saying your turco idea was bordering on insane earlier and you admit defeat?
You and i, aren't the men we used to be either. Someone has to keep the old gaurd company.
Carey Price and the Habs 3rd overall to the Oilers for the No. 1 pick and Devan Dubnyk?
You and i, aren't the men we used to be either. Someone has to keep the old gaurd company.
Carey Price and the Habs 3rd overall to the Oilers for the No. 1 pick and Devan Dubnyk?
Why would the Habs deal Carey Price - especially when they made the commitment to him by dealing Halak???
Montreal also has forwards almost as small as ours - Yakupov (as gifted as he is) might not be the greatest fit...
If we trade the pick - the best offers are going to come from the teams picking 20 to 30... The teams the most interested will definitely be good enough to spare a top-2/3 defencemen and a decent draft pick... They'll also be attracted to Yakupov - not only because of his skill but his cap hit (max at about $3.0 million/year, $975K per year in actual cash paid)... They would be able to unload a high cap player and get a gifted player in return.. They'd also be able to be patient with the rookie; should he need more time - they could send him back to junior and not suffer the wrath of committed fans...
i would make that trade,edmonton could use price,and a third pick would work,or maybe edmontons first and thirtyfirst for columbus's second and eighteenth.edmonton has enough skill they need some size.


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This was a busy week for Emery Telcom as the annual meeting was also held at San Rafael Junior High. Two board positions were up for election this night. Crawford's empty seat will be filled by James R. Nelson of Ferron and Morris Sorensen was reelected to his position by acclamation. Those vying for the empty Ferron seat were: George Hendrickson, Tom Lloyd, Kent McKell, James R. Nelson, Louis Sansevero and Robert Wagoner.
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I, too, would like to congratulate all of the participants and the winners! I was really impressed with the entries and the choices were top notch!!!
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Good job and keep up the great work...January and a new year could bring some very cool designs/themes.
I just wanted to say that I totally fell in love with the new banner the moment I saw it!!! Great work!
I love the new banner...Love the little dolls and sasuke's expression!!!!!
Congratulations Kiddo and all the other winners, and thanks for all who participated! Aside near the end the votes looked as if they could go anyway so cherish the victories, and welcome to December Mangasharers!
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Congrats on winning Kiddo, and all the runner-ups 8D
congrats, kiddo! it's way cute.
all of them were really good, though, there wasn't a single one i didn't like.
Damn, but the quality of the submissions this time around were really top-notch! All of the entries from the top 5 winners were eye-poppingly incredible, but I have to agree that Kiddo's deserves 1st place. Love the concept! ^^


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Raising a special-needs child can put a strain on even the strongest of families. The experience can be isolating, financially stressful, all-consuming. For families in this situation, having a place to connect with other parents in similar circumstances is crucial - and no one knows this better than "Shira," "Dalia," and "Tamar," three mothers of special-needs children in Be'er Sheva.


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A true cross country course with hills and water jumps is a trademark of the Warrior Invitational, and this year, lightning that forced a reshuffling of the schedule and rain compounded the tests for the runners.
This is the 47th year for the invitational at DeKoevend Park in Centennial and, for the first time in recent memory, Mother Nature dictated changes in the schedule.
About 50 teams entered the invitational and most were warming up for activities to start at 4 p.m. with the boys junior varsity race, when everyone was sent to buses or other shelters after Chuck Lutz, Arapahoe cross country coach and event organizer, called a 30-minute delay because of lightning in the area.
The delay stretched to more than an hour and the event schedule was reshuffled with the boys varsity race starting at 5:15 p.m. and the girls varsity at 5:30 p.m. About 6 p.m., the boys JV and C team runners were combined and sent out on the course. Five minutes later the girls JV and C team runners' race began. The Arapahoe coach said this was probably the largest field of races in Colorado history and there might be a couple thousand runners on the course at the same time.
But the event was run and Cerake Gabveikidane of Denver East was medalist in the varsity boys race, with a time of 15:10. Connor Weaver of Mountain Vista was second and helped his team to win the team title with 65 points. Arapahoe was second with 144 points.
After finishing the race in 16:06, Weaver said he was sure the delay and change in schedule had an impact on everyone, but everyone still pushed hard during the race.
"It was OK anyway," he said. "The course was a little wet but it wasn't too bad. I feel I ran pretty well. I would have liked to have won the race, but I set my own pace and l felt my time was good. This was a challenging field, I feel I did well, so it is a good way to start the season and work to get better."
In cross country, a runner receives points based on his finish in the race. The first place runner gets one point and the 15th runner gets 15 points. A team can enter seven runners and the points of the top five are totaled to determine the team score.
Behind Weaver, the next four teammates were Andrew Walton in fifth place, Blake Graf in 16th place, Tyler Matzke in 19th place and Carson Hart in 23rd place.
In the varsity girls race, Monarch won the team title with 53 points. Mountain Vista was sixth with 239, and Emily Wolff's seventh-place finish helped the Arapahoe Warriors to finish seventh with 289 points.
Wolff said no one liked the schedule shift or going back to the buses because of the lightning, but none of that mattered when it came time to run.
"It is a good course and it is a good race," she said after crossing the finish line. "It was a big field, and maneuvering through runners was challenging, particularly when the trail narrowed down. But it was great weather for running and that helped make it a good run."
She said she felt it wasn't her best race, but it was a good effort and a starting point as she seeks to get better and improve her time every race she runs.
Wolff ran a time of 19:12. The next four Warriors across the finish line were Erica Petersen, Shelley Lautenbach, Sarah Slack and Elaine Barella.
Englewood had a team in the boys varsity race, and Chad Glover set the pace for the Pirates with a 94th-place finish. The team finished 42nd in the 50-team field. The Pirates didn't have enough runners to field a team for the girls varsity race. Senior Natalie Pena was the first Englewood runner to finish the course, and she finished 259th among the 300 runners in the competition.
Glover said he really didn't feel his best out on the course, as his legs felt heavy. He also said running in a big field had its challenges since, where the course narrowed down at the bridges, a lot of runners were walking until they could get to the bridge.
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There's an incredibly wide array of, well, exchange-traded stuff out there. For instance: There are two unusually complex investments that are up 200% year-to-date, and can be expected to keep rising higher barring a market selloff, or a product malfunction.
Both the VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) and the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) are at fresh lifetime highs on Tuesday, rising by a little more than 3% apiece. These two are built to rise most of the time for much the same reasons we've discussed that the Barclays iPath S&P 500 Short-term VIX Futures ETN (VXX) is built to decline: It costs a lot of money to use a basket of volatility futures as your portfolio insurance. If something is expensive, sell it.
XIV traded around $10 at its launch in late 2010 before falling to less than $5 on a split-adjusted basis in the second half of a volatile 2011. It has since rocketed higher. Today it broke $20. SVXY launched at $20 in late 2011 and has spent most of its short life surging higher. Today it topped $79 for the first time.
Unless (1) there's a big selloff, (2) investors suddenly lose interest in VXX and other "long" volatility bets like the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY), or (3) the market's mechanics get screwy, the trend will keep going.


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It took only a moment for the Board of Trustees to approve the 2009-10 General Fund Operating Budget at the June BOT meeting on Wednesday, June 24 at the Lake Forest Park campus. Vice President of Administrative Services Daryl Campbell and Budget Director Holly Woodmansee had presented the details of the proposed budget at a special session last Wednesday, June 17.
Details of the proposed Student Services and Activities (SS&A) budget were also presented to the Board at the special session on June 17. However, action on the SS&A budget took a different path.
At last week's special session, Ursula Wright, Minister of Finance, Student Body Association (Student Government), reported that in its SS&A budgeting process, funding was either significantly reduced or not allocated for the 2009 – 2010 fiscal year for three CAT II (Category II Organizations)—the Concert Band; the College Gallery; and Spindrift, the College's art and literary journal. As a result, students, alumni, faculty and community members attended the meeting on the 24th and during the meeting's Open Comment period, respectfully expressed their support for the programs with passion and conviction.
A Shoreline AFA graduate talked about the merits of Spindrift and the College Gallery. "When I found out about what was going on with funding for Spindrift and the Gallery, I just had to come here to talk about how important they are to students." She went on to talk about the importance of students having the opportunity to show their work, especially students seeking AFA transfer degrees, saying that their resumes have to reflect their work being shown publicly. "Where else would we have that opportunity?" she asked.
Gallery Director Natalie Niblack thanked President Lambert for the College providing "bridge funds" to support the Gallery until the issues in question can be resolved. She also stated, "The total function of the Gallery is education" and that all the exhibits have an educational component. She gave an example of an upcoming Native American show, saying that she is hoping the artist will talk to art students as well as members of the First Nations Club. "It's a requirement for the Associate Fine Arts degree for students to show their work," she added. Niblack also spoke about the Gallery as a recruiting tool, saying that potential students see it when they visit the campus.
The Trustees also heard from Spindrift staff members who spoke passionately about the opportunities that the magazine provides students. One student talked about the credibility that being published brings them, not only as students but as artists. "It's great to see your work published – and use it as part of your portfolio," she said. The literary editor of the 2009 edition said, "To get to experience this kind of work has been life changing for me. It's a really important part of my life. Everyone involved feels extremely passionate about it," she said referring to all the benefits that working on Spindrift brings to students.
A community member's remarks were on the lighter side, saying that he is retired and doesn't need a resume at this point. "I can really brag about it to my wife and kids, though," he said about his work being shown in the Gallery and included in Spindrift. He went on to say that he had spent a lot of time with students and had seen how much both the Gallery and Spindrift meant to them.
Kathie Hunt, Humanities Professor, shared the importance of the Gallery for all students. "My students, mostly of whom are not art students, go to the Gallery every quarter to draw, sketch, write and talk about the art and the diversity," she said. She thanked Niblack for bringing the works of not only our students, but the broader diverse population and for supporting diversity on our campus.
About a dozen people told the Trustees the importance of keeping these programs and the Trustees all agreed that these programs were incredibly valuable to not only our students but to our community.
Trustee Smith stated, "Art is not a luxury. It is nourishment." He spoke about the value of the Gallery exhibiting the works of students as well as the works of non-students, mentioning nationally recognized artists as an example. In relation to Spindrift, Smith asked, "What could be better than having our students' work published alongside nationally recognized artists' works?" Although the majority of the discussion focused on Spindrift and the College Gallery, Trustee Stucky put in a plug for the Concert Band, saying there had been some confusion on student fees supporting Continuing Education students. Stucky pointed out that these students paid their own travel expenses.
A student added that he was disappointed that Student Government had not let students know about this situation earlier. Student Leadership Center/Student Government Program Manager Jamie Ardeña acknowledged that communication about the situation could have been better. He provided an overview of the SS&A budget process and how notification to organizations on the SS&A allocations followed past practices. He recognized that the process needs to be reorganized so that organizations are informed of the recommended allocations for the next fiscal year in a timely manner.
President Lambert told the Board that Vice Presidents John Backes and Tonya Drake and Dean Norma Goldstein convened a meeting on Monday, June 22 with members of the Student Body Association and the faculty with oversight of the Concert Band, the Gallery and Spindrift to begin a dialogue about how to get the programs back on track. Lambert said they will continue to work with all three programs and "try to fill the gap while working on a resolution." He continued, "My hope is that students will reinstate the funding so the College doesn't have to pick up the full tab."
Lambert agreed that there it is apparent that there is a breakdown related to the SS&A budget process—the Board approves the budget and then, notification to the organization requesting SS&A funding, typically follows. He made it clear that this was not a fault of the current Student Body Association leadership as "The students have been doing what has been done in the past. This we can address into the future."
Shoubee Liaw, Chair of the Board, agreed with Lambert's statement. She added that she appreciated the efforts of this year's Student Government as the SS&A budget process was completed in a much more timely fashion than in previous years. She reminded attendees that, "This is student money. and asked faculty, staff and students to "be mindful of the Student Government's budgetary processes and timelines as we want them to be respectful of our timelines."
The SS&A budget discussion ended with President Lambert proposing four options for the Board's consideration:
1. Approve SS&A budget as presented
2. Not approve the SS&A budget as presented
3. If there is a difference of opinion, the College and the Student Government will commence with a conciliation process to address the issues in the SS&A budget and "bring the budget" back to the Board for approval. (Note: With the incoming Student Government not starting until August and the timing factors, the presentation to the Board was estimated for October.)
4. Approve the budget as with the proviso that Student Government will work with Administration to resolve the issues surrounding the allocations related to the three organizations (Concert Band, the Gallery, Spindrift) with a "report back" to the Board as an information item on the outcome of the work between the Student Government and the Administration.
Following a discussion, the Board, by motion, approved option 4.
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Automotive Training Center Expansion is Underway at SCC
It's common knowledge that education and industry working together equates to opportunity and success. Students get the education they seek, industry gets the trained workforce they need, and the economy reaps the rewards.
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Right now at the northwestern corner of Shoreline Community College you can see the effects of this kind of partnership in action. Thanks to state funding and the commitment of local dealerships and private donors, a $4.2 million expansion of the college's Professional Automotive Training Center is underway.
Although construction is in its early phase, the size of the 22,000+ square foot addition is easy to visualize. Concrete flooring is already in place on both the northern and western sides of the original structure. The concrete tilt-up walls are also currently being framed. The pouring of the walls is planned for July 2, with July 8 slated for tilting them into place
The western portion of the addition will be a two-story structure that will be home to Toyota Corporation's training quad. Classroom space for the college's Toyota T-TEN Program will occupy a generous portion of the floor as will six training quads for corporate upgrade training for Toyota, Hyundai, Kia and Volvo, and Snap-on Industrial and Hunter Engineering. The area will also provide space for restrooms and a storage room for tools and equipment for the college programs. The upper floor will provide badly needed faculty offices as well as a dining area that will be used for corporate events. The northern addition will provide an additional eight bays for college training programs.
The addition is in response to a significant shortfall of qualified technicians the state has been facing for several years.
"Dealerships throughout the Pacific Northwest have seen the effects of a workforce that cannot meet the needs of our communities," said Jim Hammond, President of the Puget Sound Automobile Dealers
The Puget Sound Automobile Dealers Association made the expansion possible through a fundraising campaign. $2 million came from the state and $2.2 million from private sources. Association, a proactive organization that supports dealerships. "We realized that we could help out by providing more training and that in order to do so, we needed a larger training facility. We are so grateful to Toyota Motor Sales USA, PEMCO Insurance, and all the banks, insurance companies and new car dealers who made this possible."
Additionally, enrollment in the college programs has been bursting at the seams for years and dealerships continue to need college facilities for upgrade training for their technicians -- the need for more classrooms and training space is at a premium. The addition will provide training and office space for both the college's factory-sponsored training programs – Chrysler CAP, General Motors ASEP, Honda PACT and Toyota T-TEN programs, and for dealership and corporate upgrade training.
"It's an incredible opportunity for our students to have the corporate training right here," said Don Schultz, Interim Director, Professional
"The expansion of the Professional Automotive Training Center is a perfect example of how partnerships work in the truest sense." Don Schultz, Interim Director, Professional Automotive Training Center Shoreline Community College Automotive Training Center, and the man behind the program itself. The onsite programs will provide opportunities for our students to meet and talk with the factory instructors, support their training in the sponsoring dealership, and share technology, tools and vehicles and more. The local economy will benefit as well. "Our partner businesses will send their incumbent workers from across the region for their upgrade training," he said, which includes Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska and Washington. "These partnerships also support our local economy – our hotels, restaurants, and other businesses."
Another bonus for Shoreline students and incumbent workers, Snap-On Tools has partnered with the college and will provide training on automotive diagnostic tools at the college. The Snap-on tools are used widely in industry, not only in the auto industry, but also in the emerging green technology sector, such as wind and solar power. The automotive diagnostic tools company has had a relationship with the college and PSADA for years, donating more than a million dollars worth of tools to the college's automotive programs. Read more about this partnership online at the On Campus blog at:
Completion is slated for mid-November, however Sierra Construction believes they will have the project completed by Fall Quarter 2009. Upon completion, the auto manufacturers will move in.
Completion is slated for mid-November, however Sierra Construction believes they will have the project completed by Fall Quarter 2009. Upon completion, the auto manufacturers will move in.
The center has garnered national acclaim for its innovative partnerships between industry and the college since its doors opened in 1992. With the reputation as the best automotive program in the country, more than 60 colleges from as far east as New York state and as far north as Alaska have travelled to Shoreline to see firsthand what is happening on the north end of Shoreline's campus in the Professional Automotive Training Center. All of them have heard about the national awards that keep finding their way to Shoreline and all of them want to learn about the unique partnership between business, industry and education that has made it all possible. Several of these schools have replicated the Professional Automotive Training Center model.
It looks like more students than ever before will be at Shoreline Community College this summer.
"We're seeing numbers that put us ahead of last summer's count in every category," said Chris Linebarger, director of recruitment and enrollment services. The surge pushes enrollment over the target for 2009 summer quarter with the most state-supported student FTEs, or full-time equivalents, ever.
As of Thursday, June 18, the college had 2,075 state-supported student FTEs enrolled for summer quarter which starts Monday, June 22. The summer quarter target is 1,800 FTEs. The previous high-water mark for a summer quarter was in 2003, with 1,876 state-supported student FTEs
"It can be difficult to compare specific numbers because of changes over the years in the way the state has asked us to track students," Linebarger said. "But clearly, lots of people are coming to Shoreline Community College."
Linebarger noted that while classes started Monday, June 22, students can still register. Registration is also being taken now for fall quarter. "Fall quarter numbers are ahead of last year's, too," she said.
All state colleges count enrollment in terms of FTEs. The actual number of students, or headcount, can vary depending on class load and other factors. For example, two half-time students combine to count as one full-time equivalent student.
The FTE count is important because that's how the state funds colleges. Each college is allocated money based on a set number of FTEs. If a college serves more than the state-set FTE target, it gets a larger slice of those students' tuition, but it doesn't receive any additional state support for those students.
If the summer trend continues through the year, SCC will serve more students than its state allocation, but that doesn't mean enrollment would be limited.
"We're here to serve students," SCC President Lee Lambert said. "While we are experiencing budget cuts, we'll continue to provide the education and training that students want and need and help get the state economy going again."
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Gov. Chris Gregoire is asking for more cuts from state agency budgets.
In an e-mail sent late Thursday, June 18, 2009, Gregoire asked for all "executive Cabinet agencies to decrease their General Fund employee costs by 2 percent from what was budgeted."
Gregoire cited numbers in the revenue forecast released the same day, June 18, which indicate further losses of about $482 million over the next two years. The report also says that any turnaround could start later this year.
Gregoire acknowledged that with the current hiring cap in place, the move "may necessitate furloughs, reductions in force or reductions in overtime, or not filling vacancies." She said agencies will be able to fill positions needed for core duties and to accomplish reforms enacted during the past legislative session. "I'm also directing agency directors to continue their stewardship of controlling spending on equipment purchases, out-of-state-travel and personal service contracts," she said in the message.
Shoreline Community College President Lee Lambert said that additional state cuts are not a surprise.
"We anticipated this," Lambert said early Thursday evening. "While we don't have figures yet and await direction from the state board, we were conservative in building the proposed budget we just showed to our Board of Trustees."
"We'll exercise prudence, and (the President's Senior Executive Team) will meet Monday to discuss this."
budget for Shoreline Community College looks to be going down a little more than 10 percent.
"The total reduction of $2.716 million includes the approximately $1 million we cut for this current year," Vice President of Administrative Services Daryl Campbell told the college Board of Trustees at a special June 17, 2009, study session.
The special session was called just for the preliminary review and no public comment period was scheduled. A final budget is expected to be adopted at the board's regular meeting, scheduled for June 24, at the Lake Forest Park campus.
Campbell said the proposed budget includes the 7 percent tuition increase approved by the state Legislature and ordered by the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges. However, budget director Holly Woodmansee clarified that in the world of state finances, 7 percent doesn't always mean 7 percent.
"We will realize abut 5.2 percent," Woodmansee said prompting Trustee Roger Olson to ask, "Where does the other 1.8 percent go?"
Woodmansee explained that a process of takeaways and givebacks is involved in turning 7 percent into 5.2 percent.
"First, 3.5 percent of all tuition is required to go into a tuition loan fund," Woodmansee said. Then, the college adds back various fees with the bottomline equaling 5.2 percent.
In addition, Woodmansee said college officials are proposing to take about $256,000 of the expected tuition increase for a tuition set-aside. "We did that just in case tuition doesn't come in at the levels we expected," she said.
Woodmansee acknowledged that while enrollment numbers for both summer and fall quarters are doing well, the budget covers the entire year. "This is a conservative approach," she said.
Campbell noted that an additional $50,000 is identified in the proposed budget as a cushion for salaries and benefits. "That's about $300,000 as a contingency fund," Campbell said. Adding that the college hasn't always had such breathing room, he was also cautionary: "There's always the possibility of additional cuts being imposed by the state (See related story)."
Not in the budget, Campbell said, were any of the fee-related changes being proposed. SCC President Lee Lambert explained the approach by saying, "We wanted you to see what is being proposed and see if any of you have any heartburn before counting on it in the budget."
Vice President for Academic Affairs John Backes said the deans and others, along with business office representatives, did an extensive review of all college fees paid by students. Backes noted that some fees went up, some down, some were eliminated and some consolidated.
Stuart Trippel, Acting Director, Financial Services, did a comparison analysis of four "typical" students as an illustration of the fee impacts.
For the resident transfer student example, Trippel said costs would go from $1,078.71 to $1,168.56, an 8.3 percent increase. The resident professional-technical student example showed a 1.8 percent decrease, from $1,112.79 to $1,092.99. The first quarter, non-resident, non-citizen student example saw a 6.6 percent increase, from $2,957.69 to $3,152.49. The resident eligible veteran student example showed a 9.2 percent increase, from $567.99 to $620.50.
The trustees expressed general concern about costs, but indicated they understood the nature of and need for the fee changes.
The student budget presentation was made by Minister of Finance Ursula Wright and most of the trustees' questions revolved around two programs not funded: the college art gallery and the Spindrift literary magazine.
Money in the student budget comes from fees and Wright said the student budget committee was very focused on student money going to help students. Wright said the students started with a process to determine decision criteria and then applied those criteria to budget requests.
Regarding the art gallery, Wright said it should be exclusively student art and it should be in a location more visible to more students. The gallery is now in the Administration (1000) Building and some of the art comes from off-campus sources, she said.
As for Spindrift, Wright said students were again concerned that it didn't contain exclusively student work. Students also questioned why the book's purchase price doesn't reflect the production costs.
Another arts-related reduction was in the budget line for the concert band. Wright said that students from the Center for Business and Continuing Education division are in the band and benefit from general student fees, but that CBCE students don't pay those fees. A funding request for a band trip to British Columbia was denied, Wright said.
All is not lost for the unfunded programs, however. Wright noted that while those funds were not approved, that money wasn't spent elsewhere. "We still have the money," she said.
Lambert asked Wright if she felt student government would be willing to look at some sort of cooperative approach with the college and also noted a meeting between college officials, student government officers and faculty is tentatively scheduled for June 22. Wright said she thought the students would be open to discussion.
A financial emergency has been declared for Washington's community college system.
Members of the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges made the declaration at their meeting Thursday, June 11, 2009. While the depth of the financial challenge facing the state has been known for some time, the board was required to wait until Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the 2009-11 biennial budget, making official the impacts to the colleges. Today was the first opportunity for the board to meet since Gregoire signed the budget on May 19.
"This will make no difference to the budget-related processes here at Shoreline Community College," SCC President Lee Lambert said. "Since this past August, we've worked to anticipate and plan, based on the economic indicators. The result has been that we've been able to work with faculty and classified representatives under existing contracts."
The primary effect of the emergency declaration is on the process required by contract when faculty layoffs might be made. The emergency declaration would allow colleges to shorten the timeline to 60 days for what is officially known as a reduction in force (RIF). The declaration does not change collective bargaining agreement provisions addressing layoff units, seniority or recall rights.
"We'll continue to plan as best we can for an uncertain future," Lambert said. "At this point, we don't feel the emergency declaration will make any difference to what we're doing."
Faculty union representative Karen Toreson also doesn't anticipate impacts at SCC, but doesn't mean she likes the declaration.
"While the State Board's declaration of financial emergency will not alter the reduction process that has already taken place on at Shoreline Community College, I am nevertheless disheartened to learn that the State Board has taken this action which has the sole purpose of reducing the number of full-time tenured faculty," Toreson said Thursday.
Made possible by a law passed in 1981 during another economic downturn, the possibility of a declaration can be triggered by any one of the following reasons: 1) agencies' spending authority is reduced by the governor; 2) the Legislature cuts funding from one biennium to the next in constant dollars, or, 3) the Legislature cuts funding within a biennium in constant dollars. While the 2009-11 budget made it possible to invoke the law, today's board declaration was still required.
Individual colleges are not required to use the expedited process. According to a state board staff analysis, a declaration of financial emergency enables local trustees to assess their institution's fiscal situation and determine if they will exercise the authority to implement an expedited layoff process of tenured or probationary faculty. If a local board exercises this option, notice is given to the affected faculty members consistent with applicable laws, local policies, and collectively bargained agreements. The notice must clearly state that the faculty member's separation is not due to job performance.
SCC/Jim Hills


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George W. Commons MD, FACS
About the Practice
Practice Philosophy
Because plastic surgery is usually elective, you can take time to choose your surgeon carefully. I hope to earn your trust.
At the Plastic Surgery Center we have a full-time 6th year Stanford resident in plastic surgery. I do 100% of the surgery on my own patients and help the residents do surgery on their own cases.
I love the practice of plastic surgery, I love the patients, I love everyday. It is not in any way work. My practice is a joy, totally a pleasure; very serious but always joyful.
The serious part is that I daily take on the task of improving a person's life. It is their life. It is their only life. They are trusting me to do the best possible for them. That is the goal of a facelift, or breast surgery, or nasal surgery, or liposuction-to enhance the quality of a person's life. This is a very major and grave responsibility. I am honored by each patient that selects me as their surgeon. This is an honor of the highest order. A person is entrusting me with their surgery, entrusting me to enhance the quality of their life, to keep them safe, to care for them after surgery and to care about them 100%.
This is joyful surgery that the patient has elected. The surgery is not imposed on them by a cruel twist of injury or illness. The patient has chosen this and the responsibility placed on the plastic surgeon is one of the very highest order.
Some call it recreational surgery. Yes it is fun surgery but with a very very serious mission. The plastic surgeon must rise to this mission. Every evening I study and mentally prepare for the surgery of the coming day. I want to know everything before entering the operating room. All plans must be formulated in my mind.
While preparing for surgery at the scrub sink (10 minutes of hand washing) I like to think that I am about to pilot a Boeing 747 on a mission. The flight will go well or not at my hand. I never deny adverse events could happen. Yes, even to me I say. My mission and my responsibility are grave. I am operating on a person. This is their life. Every decision must be correct. In all my actions I am guided by one thought: I must do the right thing 100% and 100% of the time.
Although it is a joy to be in surgery, every second is taken with great serious intent. I constantly remind myself of the honor the patient has bestowed upon me. I am always so appreciative to be in surgery. It is indeed a great privilege and honor.
Practice Specialization
Brow Lift
Rhinoplasty or Nose Reshaping
Cosmetic Surgery of the Lips
Ultrasonic LiposuctIon (Liposelection®, Vaser® Sound Surgical)
Large Volume Liposuction
Tummy Tuck
BlepharoplastyBlepharoplastyBreast Augmentation
Breast Uplift
Breast Reduction
GynecomastiaBreast Uplift
Additional Cosmetic Procedures
Lip and Mouth Correction
Fat Transplantation of the Face, Lips and Buttocks
Facial and Neck Liposuction
Chin Implantation
Cheek (Malar) Implants
Belt Lipectomy
Excessive Underarm Sweating Treatment (Axillary Hyperhidrosis)
Non-Surgical Procedures
Dermal Fillers (Juvederm™, Restylane™)
Obagi Skin Care Products
Chemical Peel, Dermabrasion, & Electrodermabrasion
IPL Intense Pulsed Light Treatment (FotoFacial ™)
Background & Certification
Professional Background
Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
B.S., Chemistry, Cum Laude
University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Oldest medical school in America and ranked in the top 3 for the past 40 years.)
Medical Training and Experience:
Stanford University
Stanford University Medical Center Intern in Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center Fellow in Plastic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Stanford University Medical Center Resident in General and Plastic Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center Chief Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
United States Military U.S. Air Force
Honorary Citizen of the Philippines (Governor Valencia, Pampanga Province)
United States Air Force Hospital, Clark Air Force Base, Republic of the Philippines, Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clark Air Force Base, Medical Civic Action Program Director
Consultant in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy in the Far East
Consultant in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Central Luzon General Hospital. San Fernando, Republic of Philippines
Consultant and Lecturer, University of the Far East, Manila, Republic of the Philippines
Consultant to the Philippine Air Force, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Surgeon-in-Charge, U.S. Air Force, Philippine Air Force, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rehabilitation Program for Underprivileged Children
Military Status:
Major, United States Air Force (Inactive Reserves) (16 years) Recipient-U.S. Air Force Accommodation Medal
Teaching Appointments
Staff Appointments:
Palo Alto Center for Plastic Surgery Medical Director 2008
www.pacfps.com www.paloaltocenterforplasticsurgery.com
Stanford University Hospital 1976-2008
El Camino Hospital 1976-2008
Sequoia Hospital 1976-2008
Menlo Park Surgical Hospital 1994-2008
Plastic Surgery Center Medical Director 1990-2008
a California State licensed, Federal licensed and Stanford University approved facility. Dr. Commons daily teaches Stanford 7th year chief residents the art and science of plastic surgery. It is important to note, however, that Dr. Commons does 100% of his own private cases completely by himself.
Publications and Presentations
"Studies in Wound Healing". Surgical Forum:
British Journal of Plastic Surgery: July, l974. "Transplantation of the Great Toeto the Thumb". (Co-author)
Safety in Large Volume Liposuction: Anesthetic and Surgical Considerations
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. (Co-author) Copyright 1995, l996
Lipotransformation Surgery Surgical and Anesthetic Technology for Ultrasonic Assisted Large Volume Liposuction California Society for Plastic Surgeons, Inc. (Co-Author) Copyright l997
1994 to 2008 Presentations of Large Volume Liposuction Papers-
Lipolysis Society of North America, Inc.
1995 to 2008 Aesthetic Society-Two hour course on Large Volume Liposuction
1996-2008 Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction pre-clinical trial
UAL Instruction l997-March '97 University of
San Francisco, California
March '97 Cleveland Clinic Foundation Course
May '97 Aesthetic Society of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery New York City UAL course
1997 The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.
May 2-7, l997 New York City, New York
Deep Plane Facial Rhytidectomy
1997 UAL Paper and Demonstration
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.
Symposium on Aesthetic Surgery Featuring Live Surgery
Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Large Volume Liposuction (670 cases) with UAL
discussion of 57 cases (Aesthetic Plastic Surgery)
Temp studies in UAL -To Aesthetic Plastic Society
Report of 74 cases of UAL with emphasis on
complications and prevention and the UAL effect.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
1998Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures,
First Edition, Editors Richard A. Jaffee, Stanley
I. Samuels, "Aesthetic Surgery" "Liposuction" Pg 812-814
George W. Commons, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Bruce Halperin, M.D.
1999 "Large Volume Liposuction: A Review of 631 Cases Over
12 Consecutive Years", George W. Commons, M.D, and Bruce Halperin, M.D. The largest article in the world's literature on this subject.
April 1999 "Safety Issues in Ultrasound-Assisted Large-Volume Lipoplasty", George W. Commons, M.D., and Bruce Halperin, M.D. Clinics in Plastic Surgery 26:2 pp 317-335.
April 1999 "A Comparison of Various Ultrasound Technologies", George W. Commons, M.D.,
Clinics in Plastic Surgery 26:2 pp.261-268.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery article on liposuction
instrumentation and large volume liposuction 700+ cases
(to be published end of Summer, l999).
ASAPS News Release, Tuesday, May 18, l999 Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction Experience Shows Both Pluses and Minuses, George W. Commons, M.D. and
Bruce Halperin, M.D.
Aesthetics Surgery Journal's May/June l999 Second Thoughts column, "Alterations in Large Volume Liposuction Policy" by George W. Commons, M.D.
and Bruce Halperin, M.D.
June 2000 "Role of Liposuction in Morbid Obesity" by George W.
Commons, M.D., and Bruce D. Halperin, M.D.
Problems in General Surgery Volume 17, No. 2 pp 69-79
May 2002 "Considerations in Large-Volume Liposuction" by George
W. Commons, M.D. and Bruce D. Halperin, M.D.,
Seminars in Plastic Surgery Volume 16, No 2 pp 143-152
2003 Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures,
Second Edition, Editors Richard A. Jaffee, Stanley
I. Samuels, "Aesthetic Surgery" "Liposuction" Pg 820-835
George W. Commons, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Bruce Halperin, M.D.
2005 Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures,
Third Edition, Editors Richard A. Jaffee, Stanley
I. Samuels, "Aesthetic Surgery" "Liposuction" Pg 830-852
George W. Commons, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Bruce Halperin, M.D.
2008Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures,
Fourth Edition, Editors Richard A. Jaffee, Stanley
I. Samuels, "Aesthetic Surgery" "Liposuction" Pg 798-823
George W. Commons, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Bruce Halperin, M.D.
2008 "Face & Neck Remodeling with Ultrasound Assisted (Vaser)
Lipoplasty", George W. Commons, M.D., F.A.C.S. and
Alberto Di Giuseppe, M.D. Simplified Facial Rejuvenation, Melvin A.
Shiffman, M.D., Chapter 16, pp 137-148
2009 Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures, Fourth Edition,
Editors Richard A. Jaffee, M.D., and Stanley Samuels, M.D.,
"Nonfacial Aesthetic Surgery", pp 1084-1101, George W. Commons,
M.D, David M. Kahn, M.D, Angeline Lim, M.D., Bruce D. Halperin,
M.D. and Lindsey Vokah-Brodsky, MB, ChB, FFARCS
2009 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, July'09 Issue, "Tissue Harvest by Means of Suction-Assisted or Third-Generation Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoaspiration Has No Effect on Osteogenic Potential of Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells", pp 65-73, George W. Commons, M.D, Nicholas J. Panetta, M.D., Deepak M. Gupta, M.D., Matthew D. Kwan, Derrick C. Wan, M.D., Michael T. Longaker, M.D., MBA
2009 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, January'09, "Treatment of Axillary Hyperhidrosis/Bromidrosis Using VASER®", George W. Commons M.D, F.A.C.S., Angeline F. Lim, M.D.
2010 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, February 2010 Issue, "Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells Respond to and Elaborate Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 during In-Vitro Osteogenic Differentiation", pp 483-493, George W. Commons, M.D., Nicholas J. Panetta, M.D., Deepak M. Gupta, M.D, Jacqueline K. Lee, Derrick C. Wan, M.D., Michael T. Longaker, M.D., M.B.A.
Invited Lecturer:
Plastic Surgery Society
Pre Clinical Trial Group for Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction
Selection by UAL Committee of the Plastic Surgical Society
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
1991 to 2002
California Society of Plastic Surgery
1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Subject: Safety Issues in Liposuction and Facial Surgery
Cleveland Clinical Plastic Surgery Symposium
Miami, Florida
Subject: Progress in Ultrasonic Liposuction
Horizons in Plastic Surgery
Subject: Safety in Large Volume. Results in Large Volume Liposuction
Santa Fe Body Contour Symposium
Subject: Large Volume Ultrasonic Liposuction
New York Plastic Surgery Society
Subject: Safety and Efficiency in Large Volume Liposuction
Aesthetic Society Lecturer and Instructor
Stanford Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction Courses at:
U.C. San Francisco Medical School-1997 to 2002
Stanford University Medical School-1998 (Director)
New York City-1999
UCLA-Los Angeles-1997
Dallas, Texas-1999
Miami, Florida-2000
Course Director
Subject: Safety in Liposuction, including Large Volume Liposuction at Aesthetic Society
1992 to 2006
Course Director
Subject: Safety in Facial Surgery
1995 to 2006-Aesthetic Society Meeting
Stanford Grand Surgeon Rounds
1997 to 2007
Subject: Large Volume Liposuction Comprehensive Discussion
Recovery Inn of Menlo Park
2000 to 2007
Subject: Large Volume Liposuction and UAL Liposuction Inservice
Pan Pacific Surgical Meeting
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 2000
UAL course director
Subject: Liposuction, Facelift and Associated Procedures
UAL Large Volume Liposuction
Taiwan Plastic Surgery Society
December 15, 16, 17, 18, 2000
Taipei, Taiwan
Subject: Safety Issues in Liposuction and Facial Surgery Course Director-2 days-Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction/with live surgery by Drs. Commons and Bruce Halperin
New York City Annual ASAPS & ASER
May 3-9, 2001
Subject: Surviving and Avoiding Disaster, Complications, and Death in the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Operating Room by Drs. Commons, and Bruce Halperin
California Society of Plastic Surgeons
Lipoplasty Update Panel
Rancho Mirage, California
May 25, 2002 to May 26, 2002
University of California San Francisco
UAL and Large Volume Liposuction Lecture
San Francisco, CA
September 28, 2002
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Facelift and Liposuction Lecturer-5 Courses
New York, New York
October 22, 2002 to October 26, 2002
Vaser® Liposuction Discussion/Lecture
Introduction William Cimino, PhD
George W. Commons, M.D.
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
September 25, 2004
Sound Surgical Technologies Sponsor
Plastic Surgery Center
1515 El Camino Real Suite A
Palo Alto, CA 94306
George W. Commons, M.D.-Lecture and Surgical Vaser® Course
March 13, 2004
Sound Surgical Technologies Sponsor
Elite Surgery Center Del Mar
San Diego, CA
George W. Commons, M.D.-Lecture and Surgical Vaser® Course
July 10, 2004
ASAPS & ASERF Vancouver Meeting
Precision in Lipoplasty: Clinical Applications of Vaser® Ultrasonic
Lipoplasty Technology
George W. Commons, M.D.-Lecturer
April 19, 2004
ASAPS & ASERF New Orleans Meeting
Precision in Lipoplasty: Clinical Applications of Vaser® Ultrasonic
Lipoplasty Technology
George W. Commons, M.D.-Lecturer
May 2, 2005
Maximizing Patient Safety During Aesthetic Surgery
Annual Meeting
Orlando, Florida
April 20-26, 2006
Stanford Conference Lecturer
Plastic Surgery Department
Stanford Medical Hospital
August 2, 2006
Maximizing Patient Safety During Aesthetic Surgery
By George W. Commons, M.D. & Bruce Halperin, M.D.
(Stanford Chief Resident to Participate)
"Advanced Applications of Ultrasonic Lipopasty"
Co-instructor for teaching course-George W. Commons, M.D. with Mark Jewell, M.D.
New York, NY
April 19-24, 2007
2008 Research Publication Hyperhidrosis Correction via Sound Surgical Vaser LipoSelection®
(to be published in 2008)
2008 Clinical Review Article of 931 Cases of Large Volume Liposuction Cases Performed by George W. Commons, M.D. and anesthesiologist, Bruce Halperin, M.D. from 1992 to 2008. (Largest series in the world literature to date.)
Clinical Education-ASAPS Teaching Course Videotapes
1998 Surgical and Anesthetic Techniques for Large Volume Liposuction
(UAL and SAL)
2000 Panel-Complications and Long-term Results of Lipoplasty
2000 Surgical and Anesthetic Techniques for Large Volume Liposuction
(UAL and/or SAL)
2000 Health Benefits of Large Volume Liposuction
2002 (Dean Edell) Special on George W. Commons, M.D. & Large Volume Liposuction
Clinical Education-Teleplast Videotape American Society of Plastic Surgeons
and Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
2000 EF Teleplast: Large Volume Liposuction
Stanford Clinics
Stanford Hospital Plastic Surgery Resident Program
Teach residents in Plastic Surgery
Since 1990 to present
Affiliations & Memberships
Society Memberships
Alpha Omega Alpha
Santa Clara County Medical Society Association
Honorary Philippines Plastic Surgical Association
Military Plastic Surgical Association
American Board of Plastic Surgery (Certified)
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Member of California Medial Association
Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinical Faculty-Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor 2009
(Plastic Surgery Department, Stanford University Hospital) Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
California Society of Plastic Surgeons
Your Consultation
When you call the Palo Alto Center for Plastic Surgery you will be greeted by either Sue or Elaine. Along with their educational backgrounds and ability to answer most questions about aesthetic plastic surgery, they both have a warm enthusiastic attitude and are happy to share their knowledge and an evaluation of Dr. Commons' surgical skills. You can also request a complimentary consultation which includes a personal evaluation and a viewing of before and after pictures of surgery done by Dr, Commons to decide if surgery is for you before you meet the doctor. You then will be well informed with background material before you discuss your personal surgical desires with Dr. Commons. Sue has worked with Dr. Commons for the past 20 years and Elaine has worked 10 years in the office. They are highly valued by the entire office and our patients.
Staff & Facilities
Surgical Facility
Dr. Commons is a director of the Plastic Surgery Center of Palo Alto, a free standing surgery center certified by the prestigious Quad A certification boardand approved by Stanford for use by Stanford faculty and residents.
George W. Commons MD, FACS
1515 El Camino Real, Suite C,
Palo Alto, CA, 94306, US
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