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I was raising my young daughter by myself after a divorce and left our small town for a nice city apartment. I had a good job and provided for us both. One evening while on my way to work, (night shift at the medical center) a car sped out of his lane and hit my car head on, rendering me disabled. Soon I was on a fixed income and back in college working on a degree that I could practice with a bad back. Next, the landlord raised our rent sky high and refused to replace the leaking refrigerator. I had to find a place to live for us that was safe and that I could afford.
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Butch Trucks recently joked that he wished the Allman Brothers could tour more frequently, but too many members of the band have side projects marking up the calendar.
His nephew, Derek Trucks, is guilty as charged.
The longtime leader of The Derek Trucks Band, the guitarist – to whom the word amazing applies without being hyperbolic – has a new focus these days: The Tedeschi Trucks Band, the 11-piece outfit he fronts with his wife, the blues-soul singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi.
The group, which also includes Allman alum Oteil Burbridge on bass, won a Grammy for best blues album for "Revelator," its debut last year. For their second recording, the band released the live "Everybody's Talkin'."
Through Labor Day, they're playing a handful of shows with B.B. King – including a Sunday stop at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.
Derek Trucks, 33, called earlier this week from his home in Jacksonville, where he had just finished getting the couple's two kids off to their first day of school, to discuss his admiration of Mr. King, how he feels about being considered one of the greatest living slide guitarists and the challenges of working with his spouse.
Q. You played with B.B. King at the Royal Albert Hall in London last year, but do you think touring with him will be different?
A. I'm excited for it. Between B.B. and Sue and me, we have a great rapport. The friendship goes back a long way and the admiration from me and Susan to B.B. is…just, he's the guy. There's also the sense that you don't know how much longer B.B. is going to be around, playing.
Q. Do you know if you'll do anything with him onstage at these shows?
A. Not sure yet. But if he asks, we're there. This is something we've wanted to do for years. Susan has done tours with him, but the timing never really worked out [for both of us] before. This time, because of his age and situation, it was like, 'Make it happen.' B.B. has given the world so much with music. He can go do whatever he wants for as long as he wants and I'll show up.
Q. Who is left for you to work with?
A. I've been incredibly fortunate the past decade that I've gotten to play with most of my heroes. Until Albert Hall, B.B. was highest on the list, so we can check that off the bucket list. A few months ago we got to play with Stevie Wonder, so check that one off, too! From here on out, it's about trying to make music yourself that stands up.
Q. Who would you say was most instrumental in helping you develop your style?
A. The music that was in my house growing up – the Allmans at the Fillmore, Derek and the Dominoes. My mom listened to Joni Mitchell and Dylan and Elmore James. He and Duane [Allman] are the two for slide. I spent a lot of time in Atlanta when I was 12 and 13 trying to put together my first solo group and spent a lot of time with Col. Bruce Hampton and Jeff Sipe. I got turned on to Sun Ra, John Coltrane, a lot of Indian cultural music.
Q. Gregg Allman calls you the reincarnation of his brother Duane in his new book, but your uncle, Butch Trucks, says you don't love that comparison.
A. Starting at such a young age in a musical family, fans will latch on to what you do and want you to stay there. You have to keep the flame lit yourself. That's what makes a musician great, the inability to box them in. It would be a disservice to [Duane's] legacy to recreate what he was doing and just stay there.
Q. How do you feel when you hear people tell you and write that you're one of the greatest living guitarists? Do you feel that way?
A. I think the beauty of working as much as we do and always being on a mission is you never have time to step back and figure out where you stand. The music that we listen to on the road, you know who your heroes are and what greatness is and that's what you're after and you're always comparing up. You never get comfortable. There are a lot of contemporary guitarists that we know – some underground – that are amazing. I take it with a grain of salt.
I think music, in some ways, is in a slightly rough state. We run into people all the time who seem to be doing it for the right reasons. But it's kind of a sad state when you watch award shows. There isn't one person on there who can hold an instrument, let alone play it.
Q. Did you feel that way at the Grammys this year [the Allman Brothers received a Lifetime Achievement Award and TTB won Best Blues Album]?
A. They always have a handful of legit artists on the Grammys and do a great job with that. But for the most part, it's not music, it's entertainment, and I get it – that's what people need. But it's just way out of balance right now. Technology is great, but there's also that we're going through some growing pains of what that means. I think as bands and consumers we get a little whiny; we want everything the way we want it. Music is supposed to represent life; it's not supposed to feel fake. As a band, we're trying to fight the good fight. We carry a band as big as we do because we feel like that's what we need.
Q. Speaking of that, what's the biggest challenge of keeping 11 people happy?
A. [Laughs] It's an impossible challenge, but luckily everyone gets along. When we put the band together, personalities were a big part of it. The biggest challenge is trying to keep that many people on the road as viable [financially], but we've been fortunate. When we started, we expected to completely get hosed the first few years, but the last six months to a year, the momentum has started.
Q. How do you and Susan feed off each other when songwriting? Are you able to separate the personal from the professional?
A. [Laughs] That's been evolving since we started this. Last week we had Oliver Wood [of The Wood Brothers], a good friend, down at the house. Me, Sue and Oliver sat in a room and he had some ideas. The three of us sat there with guitars and everyone is throwing in ideas. Sometimes it's as easy as that.
Then Doyle Bramhall came down and that was a little different. There were a few ideas that me and Doyle had and Sue just said, 'I'm gonna go in the house for mom time.' But if she has an idea, she'll come out and throw it in. If you feel creative, jump in, if not, you go make lunches for school the next day [laughs].
Q. Does the creation of The Tedeschi Trucks Band mean the end of your former respective bands?
A. Yeah, this is the focus. With my group [the Derek Trucks Band], we did about 15-16 years together – it was a serious haul. Not many bands make half that! There was something great about going out the way we did. We won our first Grammy as a band when things wrapped up. I love to play with those guys in one form or another. It's still a big, extended family. Things change and evolve and you have to be willing to roll with it. It's hard to go back. From the time I was 14 to 30, a huge chunk of my life, I was with them. I couldn't ask for better guys to grow up with.
Q. Do you hold anything against Atlanta since you once had some gear stolen here [in 2006]?
A. That was rough little patch, but I was amazed at the way people reacted to that. We didn't miss a beat. But no, Atlanta has always been kind of the hub – for me, from the early days with putting together my own group and being around the remnants of the old Capricorn scene. The first time I ever stood on stage and watched an Allmans show was at Chastain. I was called to maybe sit in – I was 10 or 11 – but it didn't happen until a few nights later in Jacksonville. Then there were the Lakewood dates a few years later. Atlanta really is the band's second home. Plus my little brother [Duane Trucks, a drummer], has a weekly gig there at the Five Spot.
Q. It's only been a few years for TTB, but you've already won a Grammy and released a live album. Do you feel more on home on stage than a studio?
A. I gotta say, the last three records I've done, the studio feels almost as good as playing live. In some ways it's been better – that's new for me. In the beginning it wasn't that way at all. For the first record ['Revelator'], we intentionally made it about the songs and showcasing Susan's voice, but the band was just born. When the horn section came down, the first time we played with them was in the studio. Once we hit the road I knew it would just open up, so I didn't want to force that in the studio. The live record was just the natural answer to that. Once the band really got rolling on the road, we just wanted to document the life of the band.
The Tedeschi Trucks Band opens for B.B. King at 7 p.m. Sunday. $35-$55. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.livenation.com.
August 23rd, 2012
7:26 am
First. But I, sadly, won't be at Chastain for the show.
August 23rd, 2012
1:12 pm
higgs boson on guitar
August 23rd, 2012
1:43 pm
Great interview and read, Melissa. Enjoyed it very much!
August 23rd, 2012
2:23 pm
What an incredible life it must have been growing up in the Trucks family! I can't wait to see you guys on Sept.8 at 'the mountain winery'! I do wish you would hurry and advertise who will be playing with you, I know it will be someone really good.
August 23rd, 2012
8:31 pm
great interview. Glad to see Derek has a voice. Not that his guitar isn't enough. Loved TTB at the Peach…
August 24th, 2012
1:40 am
Nicely done! Great questions.
August 24th, 2012
10:42 pm
Cool weather coming to Atlanta for Sunday. Just ahead of that whopper hurricane.
August 25th, 2012
12:55 pm
Great interview Melissa. I will be there tomorrow for my 3d TTB show. The thing about Derek is, besides his obvious skill on guitar, is his great musical open mind. The quote "It would be a disservice to [Duane's] legacy to recreate what he was doing and just stay there." really sums it up. What a career he has already had, and it's a pleasure to see where he takes it in the future.
August 26th, 2012
5:10 pm
Fyi – BB King goes on first tonight at Chastain. I would expect him on close to 7pm. Tedeschi Trucks Band closes the show.


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- 1/2 cup butter, softened
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- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg. Combine dry ingredients; add alternately with applesauce to the creamed mixture. Stir in oats and chips. Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Yield: 12 muffins.
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These muffins are great; I've made them twice in the past week. They are nice and moist and freeze well. This recipe is one I will be making often.
These muffins were moist and tender. The rolled oats made some crunchy texture. I used only ½ cups of mini chocolate chips. It turned out just the way we liked it. Definitely I will make this again
Excellent even with modifications. I improved the nutritional factor and they were still terrific. I doubled the recipe and exchanged the white flour for whole wheat white, 1/4 cup of the oats for 1/2 c. ground golden flax seed, and 1/2 of the brown sugar for splenda brown. I also added 1 tsp of vanilla and and 1/8th tsp of almond extract. My family said the tasted just like good chocolate chip cookies, but in a muffin, lol. They couldn't detect all the sneaky health improvements. :)
Great taste and consistency. A quick and easy muffin to make that everyone enjoyed.
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The Lakeside Warriors dropped a pair of district games over the weekend, 59-34 to Homer on Friday, and 50-44 to Lake Providence on Saturday.
"We stayed with Homer pretty well in the first half," Lakeside head coach Jason Gould said. "We were only down by 10 at the half, but we got dominated in the second half. The lack of inside scoring really hurt us."
Deandre Shehee led Lakeside with 15 points, including four three-pointers, and Davian Whiting had seven. Darryl Moore added six points.
Against Lake Providence, the Warriors were out-scored 20-13 in the second quarter, which led to their 50-44 loss.
"That gave them all the confidence and momentum they needed," Gould said. "And it hurt us that we missed eight free throws."
Shehee led the team with three three-pointers and 11 points and Whiting added 10 (two three-pointers). Nyles Moore had eight points and nine rebounds and Maurice Moore added seven points and eight rebounds.
"Tuesday is our last game," Gould said. "We play Lakeside and we are starting a new tradition called, 'The Battle for the Paddle'." It's a paddle that represents Dorcheat separating our communities. It will have Doyline colors and Lakeside on the other. The winning team will get to take it home."


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Cows seem like placid animals merely concerned with chewing their cud. As it turns out, they possess a rich and complex emotional life. The Times reports that scientists have found that cows have friends and enemies. Further, "Cows are also capable of feeling strong emotions such as pain, fear and even anxiety — they worry about the future."
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Obama half-rules on Keystone XL Pipeline.
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The Obama administration will explore a new route for a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, delaying final approval beyond the 2012 U.S. election.
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Twins explore international market for pitching helpPosted on December 19th, 2008 – 9:02 AM
By Joe Christensen
Three Twins topics from Thursday, and I wrestled with how to organize the news in today's notebook, not wanting to over-hype the fact they'd expressed interest in Japanese pitchers Kenshin Kawakami and Koji Uehara.
So I gave top billing to Randy Ruiz signing a minor-league deal with the Blue Jays, followed by news of four minor-league signings by the Twins (Luis Matos, Sean Henn, Bob Keppel and Joe Gaetti).
If we had heard the Twins were deep into negotiations with one of the Japanese righthanders, that would have been the lead, but it only takes one phone call or one meeting with an agent to express interest.
To my knowledge, the Twins never have signed a Japanese player to a major league contract, though I know they had serious interest in Akinori Iwamura before he landed with Tampa Bay.
Kawakami, 33, probably will get a two-year, $10 million contract or 3/15 to be a starting pitcher somewhere. Right now, the Twins don't need a starter, but that could change if they make a trade.
Uehara, 33, could wind up with a three-year, $9 million deal to be a reliever. So far, the Orioles are the only known team offering a starting job. He was the closer for Japan in the 2007 Asian Championships and also spent one year closing for the Yomiuri Giants.
I've been told he has a great split-fingered fastball and good command, but his velocity is down. The Orioles, Rangers and Cardinals are among the teams interested.
Bonus Note: Also heard Thursday that the Twins have expressed interest in Brett Tomko, who got released by the Royals and Padres last season. Tomko, 35, has been used as a starter and a reliever in recent years. He is 95-99 with a 4.68 ERA in his major league career.


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There's no Biglaw intercity rivalry which can match that of London's venerable Magic Circle and New York's elite white shoe firms. Both groups of firms are the clear alpha dogs in their markets, attracting the top talent and most lucrative clients. However, there are some significant differences between the two groups in how they operate. For example, U.K. firms tend to follow a lockstep (rather than "eat what you kill") compensation model. Last month, friend of ATL Bruce MacEwen took a deep dive into the question of the relative performance over the last several years between the Magic Circle and their New York cousins. The piece is highly recommended: it's chock-full of data and its findings suggest the groups are moving in different directions.
Using publicly reported data for the years 2008—2013, Bruce focused on such metrics as headcount, percentage of equity partners, PPP, RPL, and profit margin. The Magic Circle firms—Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields, and Linklaters—are of course a well-defined group (Slaughter and May, the only member firm without a New York office, was excluded). For New York, these firms were selected as the comparison group on the basis of "historical roots, geographic footprints, and business models":
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One could query the absence of Cravath, Wachtell, Skadden, etc., and we refer you to Bruce's piece for a fuller articulation of these choices. The U.S. market for the highest end legal services is much more fragmented and diffuse than its U.K. counterpart, and which precise group of firms is the closest equivalent to the Magic Circle is endlessly debatable. But for the purposes of this comparison this group will certainly serve.
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If jobs are on President Obama's mind, he should care about the U.S. logging industry. In 46 of the 50 states, forestry ranks in the top 10 manufacturing industries. It employs about 2.5 million Americans and pays $87 billion in wages annually. Its annual sales are $230 billion, including exports of roughly $35 billion.
Those jobs and that revenue now face a man-made crisis -- more specifically, a Big Green environmentalist-made crisis. Obama's administration could weigh in on either side.
For 35 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has understood silviculture -- the act of harvesting trees, as opposed to processing them -- to be an agricultural activity, not a manufacturing one. The distinction is vital because of particulars in the Clean Water Act. Runoff from "point-source" manufacturing facilities (including saw mills) is closely regulated. Permits are required, and an involved monitoring and remediation process is prescribed.
On the other hand, the "natural runoff" from forest roads -- basically mud puddles that accumulate in ditches -- has never required such permits or monitoring. It is cared for through what is known as "best management practices."
But in the case Georgia-Pacific West Inc. v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals turned this long-standing rule on its head. The court said that the EPA has been misinterpreting its own rules for 35 years, and that, in fact, forest roads must be regulated in similar fashion to factories and power plants.
The Ninth Circuit decision, if upheld, would crush forestry in the Pacific Northwest. As Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon put it, "One court would shut down forestry on private, state and tribal lands by subjecting it to the same, endless cycle of litigation."
The many millions of dollars needed to obtain EPA permits ($160 million in Washington state alone) are actually the easy part. The hard part begins with the monitoring and remediation of mud puddles along tens of thousands of miles of forest roads.
It ends in the courtroom, where the Clean Water Act's citizen lawsuit provision would allow anyone to drag foresters, landowners or local governments any time a puddle is improperly neglected.
The Clean Water Act has historically empowered well-funded Big Green environmental groups to tie up industrial activity in court. Other provisions of federal law force taxpayers to pay them any time they succeed.
The Ninth Circuit's ruling could empower them to shut down entire forests and many livelihoods. Imagine trying to do business, knowing that at any moment, a well-funded group of litigious environmentalists -- like the plaintiffs in this case -- could shut you down.
Georgia-Pacific is headed to the Supreme Court, which will decide in June whether to hear it. It has asked Obama's solicitor general for his position.
So far in the litigation process, the Obama EPA and Justice Department have sided with the industry, adhering to the traditional, 35-year-old interpretation of EPA rules. But in its most recent brief, the federal government's lawyers included a curious passage that has caused a small panic among the logging industry's legal team.
It essentially asserts that EPA has never before officially stated its decades-old position in writing, that runoff collected in man-made roadside ditches counts as "natural runoff."
Tim Bishop, the attorney who will argue the case before the Supreme Court if it receives a hearing, told me this statement is factually false, and that it nearly disowns the position that EPA has always taken.
"They seem to be backing off," he said.
Is Obama preparing to ditch another decades-old precedent, as he did with the rules concerning union elections in the airline industry? Might he side with his Big Green environmentalist political allies once again, as he did with the Keystone XL pipeline, and thus sacrifice large numbers of private-sector jobs that cost taxpayers nothing?
We should know the answer within a few weeks.
David Freddoso is The Examiner's online opinion editor. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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26 U.S. Code § 87 - Alcohol and biodiesel fuels credits
Source(Added Pub. L. 96–223, title II, § 232(c)(1),Apr. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 276, § 86; renumbered § 87,Pub. L. 98–21, title I, § 121(a),Apr. 20, 1983, 97 Stat. 80; amended Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 474(r)(3),July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 839; Pub. L. 108–357, title III, § 302(c)(1)(A),Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1465.)
2004—Pub. L. 108–357amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Gross income includes the amount of the alcohol fuel credit determined with respect to the taxpayer for the taxable year under section 40 (a)."
1984—Pub. L. 98–369amended section generally, substituting "the amount of the alcohol fuel credit determined with respect to the taxpayer for the taxable year under section 40 (a)" for "an amount equal to the amount of the credit allowable to the taxpayer under section 44E for the taxable year (determined without regard to subsection (e) thereof)".
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Amendment by Pub. L. 108–357applicable to fuel produced, and sold or used, after Dec. 31, 2004, in taxable years ending after such date, see section 302(d) ofPub. L. 108–357, set out as a note under section 38 of this title.
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Department on Neurological Surgery with the Division of Neurocritical Care, October, 2013 photo by Dave Gresham
(Left to Right) Hunt Batjer MD, Babu Welch MD, Bryan Wohlfeld MD, Howard Morgan MD, Michael Rubin MD, Jon White MD, Bruce Mickey MD, Kim Rickert MD, Duke Samson MD, Sam Barnett MD, Venkatesh Aiyagari MD, Kevin Morrill MD, Tony Whitworth MD, Nick Kandalaft MD, Stephen Figueroa MD, Julian Yang MD, Christiana Hall MD
UT Southwestern's care in neurology and neurosurgery is ranked in the nation's top 20 by U.S. News & World Report in its list of America's Best Hospitals 2013-14.
New Residents for 2014!
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News:H.Hunt Batjer, MD is the new Department of Neurosurgery at UT Southwestern's Chairman. He completed his residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Neurological Surgery with fellowships at the University College London, Neurology and the University of Western Ontario, Cerebrovascular Disorders.
A special welcome to Dr. Bruno Braga our new Assistant Professor in our Pediatric Neurosurgery program at Children's Medical Center.
Christopher Madden, MD has been reappointed as Professor effective Sept 2014. Join us in congratulatingDr. Madden in this accomplishment and honor.
Calendar:--Resident Graduation: Two residents just graduated this year, June 22, 2014: Dr. Charles Hatchette and Dr. William "Chip" Scott.--Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Fellows, Dr. Christopher Eddleman and Dr. Awais Vance celebrated the conclusion of their fellowships on Wednesday, June 12th. Dr. Eddleman is going into private practice in Abilene, Texas and Dr. Vance has decided to become a Neurosurgery resident and starts July 1, 2013.-- We presented a "Technology and Medicine" Visiting Professor Conference on Friday, February 22, 2013.Our first speaker was Dr. Anand Germanwala, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He discussed endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery.UT Southwestern and UT Dallas are embarking on a major collaborative effort involving traumatic brain injury and restorative neuroscience. The effort is being led on the engineering side by Dr. Rob Rennaker, Associate Professor at the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, and Dr. Michael Kilgard, UTD Cognition and Neuroscience Program. They made presentations on various aspects of translational neuroscience as well as the use of targeted plasticity as a means of restoring neurologic function during recovery. Dr. Hunt Batjer concluded the conference with a presentation dealing with traumatic brain injury and the National Football League.
Resident Graduation, June 22, 2014:The faculty and staff of the UT Southwestern Neurosurgery Department congratulates our graduating residents, Dr. Charles Hatchette and Dr. Chip Scott. Dr. Hatchette will be practicing at Salem Health Hospital in Salem, Oregon and Dr. Scott will be practicing in Mobile, Alabama as an Associate Professor in Neurosurgery at the University of South Alabama.
Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair, Feb 28, 2014:The Department of Neurosurgery is a big part of the new Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair initiative. Its goal is to promote innovative research and education, with the goals of accelerating translation into better diagnosis and revolutionizing care for people who suffer brain injuries. Below are some pictures with many of the stakeholders. (Photos by Dave Gresham)
Dr Craig Malloy, Dr. Hunt Batjer, and Dr. Juan Pascual
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It's Official:The Department of Neurosurgery at UT Southwestern was informed by the National Resident Matching Program that Nick Gill, MD and Ben Kafka, MD matched with our program and will be PGY-1 residents starting July 1, 2014. Our congratulations to these two future neurosurgeons.
Who we are:The UT Southwestern Neurosurgery Department consists of seventeen faculty dedicated to the various neurosurgical subspecialties. Five cerebrovascular faculty contribute to an internationally recognized expertise in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. Complex spine, skull base surgery, functional neurosurgery and trauma are also well developed as is our neuro-oncology center and division of neuro-critical care. The Neurosurgeons For Children at Children's Medical Center of Dallas contribute an additional five faculty to an intensive pediatric experience.
Residency Program: The goal of the residency program is to provide strong clinical training and foster good judgment in the field of neurosurgery in preparation for an academic career or an exemplary private practice. Emphasis is on a practical, patient-centered approach to the field with superlative technical training. Most residents also are involved with ongoing clinical or basic science research. Strong leadership abilities are also sought and cultivated.
The resident's completed on July 26, 2013 the first of six in the 2013 - 2014 UT Southwestern Neurosurgical Laboratory Approach Courses entitled Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base (Barnett/Batra/J.Lewis) pictures below
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Jeremy, Brett, and Joe simulate removal of a tumor using a transphenoidal approach in the lab. July 10, 2013
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State Rep, Dan Branch and Dr Dan Podolsky, President of UT Southwestern
Speaker: H. Hunt Batjer, M.D., Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and President-Elect, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Society of Neurological SurgeonsExperts project a shortage of 91,500 physicians by 2020, split nearly evenly between primary and specialty care. What is driving these shortages? How will they affect patients? What are the factors physician trainees consider when making their career choices?
Click on the image below to go to YouTube and listen to Dr. Batjer's talk.
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Dr. Mark Goldberg, State Rep Dan Branch, Dr. Podolsky, State Rep Jim Pitts, Dr. Hunt Batjer and Jeff Miller
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Dr Hunt Batjer was invited to speak at the Carolyn P. Horchow Women's Health Symposium. This event is held on behalf of the Office of the President as a unique opportunity to showcase the outstanding faculty and highlight the remarkable advances that set UT Southwestern apart from other medical institutions. Pictured with Dr. Batjer are the Co-Chairs of the Woman's Health Symposium. Gloria Eulich Martindale and Ginny Eulich.(photo by Dave Gresham)
Special Event: Dr. Hunt Batjer was invited to speak at the St. Paul Medical Foundation held at the Crescent Club, Feb 26, 2013 in Dallas. The title of his presentation was "Concussion in the NFL: A Perfect Storm".
Dr John Warner introducing Dr. Hunt Batjer at the St. Paul Medical Foundation Luncheon.
Blair Walliser and Fern Clark with Dr. Hunt Batjer.
AAMC Panel Demystifies the Doctor Shortage
Web ExclusiveMay 6, 2014
The doctor shortage, how the academic medicine community is addressing it, and what Congress can do to fix it were the topics of a May 6 briefing on Capitol Hill organized by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). With the growing, aging population, the U.S. is poised to face a physician shortage in the next decade, and a panel of experts emphasized the importance of addressing the shortfall across all medical specialties.
"Primary care is the foundation for a high-performing health system, giving millions of Americans a way to manage chronic conditions and prevent the progression of others," said Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D., chief public policy officer at the AAMC. "In addition, the shortage of specialists could prevent the burgeoning population of older Americans from getting the care they need to treat cancer, diabetes, strokes, and other ailments with a higher frequency amongst the elderly. Taken together, both pose a significant problem for the future of health care delivery in the United States."
To emphasize the impact of the shortage and illustrate that Congressional action to lift the cap on Medicare support for residency slots will help combat it, briefing attendees participated in a simulated "Match Day." Upon opening their Match letters, they learned that not all graduating medical school students will be able to complete their training right away and become independently practicing physicians. Through mock physician profiles, they also learned about the personal and complex nature of selecting a specialty and residency program.
Dr. Grover began the briefing by explaining why the U.S. is facing a shortage of more than 91,000 physicians by the end of the next decade. While factors like increased insurance coverage, a growing population, and increased utilization due to medical advances are part of the story, the driving force is the aging U.S. population. As the Baby Boomers age, they will need more doctors at the same time that Baby Boomer physicians are retiring.
"If we don't train more physicians, we will experience a decrease in doctors right as we will be needing more," Grover said. "We have known for a while that demographics was driving the shortage."
Dr. Grover also outlined the process for training physicians, and reminded the audience about their potential fate as they opened their Match envelopes. "Just because you want to be a licensed physician after graduating from medical school doesn't mean you'll get to be. You need a residency slot to complete your training."
H. Hunt Batjer, M.D., Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and president-elect of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Society of Neurological Surgeons, gave his view of the physician shortage from the perspective of his specialty. An aging population of surgeons and increased demand for specialty care—especially by older Americans—could exacerbate an already troubling maldistribution of surgeons.
Meroë Morse, M.D., a primary care-internal medicine resident at New York University Langone Medical Center, discussed why she chose to become a primary care physician and work at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston upon completion of her residency.
"Every physician has a story to tell as to why he or she chose to practice medicine, and I have found over the years that the reasons physicians go into medicine are multi-faceted and more complex than most people would think. In my case, the choice to become a primary care doctor was a circuitous decision process influenced by experiences from my upbringing, my personal interests, my lifestyle needs, mentors who guided me along the way, and ultimately, consideration of the type of relationship that I wished to have with my future patients."
The panelists also discussed the value of the current residency system and training at large teaching hospitals, as Dr. Batjer stressed the importance of team-based care to treat the whole patient, and Dr. Morse extolled the opportunity to "see the full spectrum of disease and what a critically ill person looks like, even if I'm going into primary care."
Currently, there are three bills in Congress (H.R. 1180, H.R. 1201, and S. 577) that would help address the doctor shortage by increasing residency slots by 15,000 over five years. This increase would account for one-third of the doctors necessary to meet the country's workforce needs. In addition to expanded federal support for residency training, the AAMC also has supported studying and investing in team-based approaches and new models of care as part of a comprehensive strategy to address physician shortages.
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After two editions in Sofia, the Terra Madre Balkans network chose Dubrovnik, Croatia for their third meeting that brings together food communities from Southeast Europe. More than 200 delegates will be arriving from 11 countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey). Slow Food President Carlo Petrini will be participating in the event, which has also received support from the President of the Republic of Croatia, Ivo Josipović.
Terra Madre Balkans was launched in Sofia in 2010 and is the first network of its kind to unite food communities from several countries of the same region. As Balkan countries share common distinctive food traditions and similar socio-economic conditions, the safeguarding of their rural heritage requires shared and timely efforts that go beyond national borders.
Slow Food and Terra Madre formed a deep-rooted network in the region with over 1500 members, 16 Slow Food Presidia, 80 food communities, 25 chefs and 15 educational programs on nutrition and taste in schools. The event will offer a series of conferences and debates, which will take place at the University of Dubrovnik. The historical park Gradac will host an Earth Market, where over 30 booths will give visitors the chance to discover a wide selection of products from food communities and Slow Food Presidia in the Balkans.
The event will also aim to fundraise money in support of the several food communities damaged by the worst floods to hit Bosnia and Serbia in the past 120 years. Slow Food has also set-up a way of donating money towards this cause on its website www.slowfood.com/donate.
The third edition of Terra Madre Balkans is organized within the framework of the project ESSEDRA, co-financed by the European Union towards DG Enlargement. Slow Food promotes the project with the goal of assisting the integration process of the Balkans and Turkey into Europe by strengthening civil society; namely its capacity to influence policies and to promote sustainable rural development.
The upcoming event will also be used as an opportunity to present over 150 Balkan products listed in Slow Food's Ark of Taste catalogue that collects small-scale quality productions belonging to the cultures, history and traditions of the entire planet but are at risk of extinction.
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I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to photography but am keen on expanding my knowledge and would like it to develop into a bit of a hobby. Up to now I've just had point-and-shoot experience and I'm a bit overawed at the sheer range of cameras out there and am at a bit of a loss as to what to choose. I've tried to narrow my options down but at the moment am torn between a bridge camera (e.g. Panasonic FZ200), an entry level DSLR (e.g. Canon 1100D) or a CSC (e.g. Samsung NX1000).
My budget is around £350 and my quandry lies with picking a camera that will give me greater control over the settings and give some versatility in the types of picture I can shoot, as I'd like to try my hand at a few different things (macro shooting, Bokeh, landscapes and nature photography) but with maintaining the scope for improving my skills and advancing. I'd really like to branch out into DSLR/bridge territory but am a bit put off by the prospect of large bulky cameras that are not easy to lug about (I'd like to be able to take this camera away with me and out and about when I go walking etc). Is this really a problem or would I be better off with a CSC (but will this limit me in what I can learn)? Can anyone offer any advice? It would be greatly appreciated!
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Dear James,
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A few years ago I would have suggested opting for an entry-level Nikon dSLR.
Today I would seriously suggest looking at a "previous generation" CSC (to get the most for your money). Something like a second-hand Olympus E-PL3, for example. You won't learn any less with a CSC compared to a dSLR. The main difference is that they are smaller as a result of using (mostly) a 4/3 sensor, micro 4/3 lenses and having no mirror. But, in general terms, they are capable of giving the same amount of manual control.
i use a panasonic g5 and i think tat it is superb i have also had a g1 and find that theuy are more conveniant than the full size dslr as i am totally wheelchair bound and cannot lug lots of heavy ger aroudLast Modified By sparrowhawk at 3 Feb 2013 - 2:40 PM
Hi, The trouble is James that photography is like cigarettes, once you start you find it hard to stop. You go out and buy what you think you need but after a few months maybe even a year you want to go on to the next step. My advice is to go down the SLR road, todays SLR's are not that heavy as most are made from plastic. For your money IMO you would be better buying used from here on the sales part of the forum or other photographic sites or even better join the local photography club and you may hit a bargain with someone who wants to sell a used equipment and if you buy a lens as well you may get a better bargain.
Remember also that it is you that takes the photograph not the camera!!!
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Quote: Today I would seriously suggest looking at a "previous generation" CSC (to get the most for your money). Something like a second-hand Olympus E-PL3, for example. You won't learn any less with a CSC compared to a dSLR. The main difference is that they are smaller as a result of using (mostly) a 4/3 sensor, micro 4/3 lenses and having no mirror. But, in general terms, they are capable of giving the same amount of manual control
Also second hand, a budget of £350 could be enough for a body + 2 lenses.
These two work out at great value, ideal for a beginner
Quote: But, in general terms, they are capable of giving the same amount of manual control
I might be on my own here but I find CSC`s give me more control than dslr`s
Also what ever you decide, get into a shop and have a play with the camera's.
What feels right for you weight/size wise. Check out the menu's, what feels intuitive and good for you.
Start with a camera and standard lens, then decide with experience what else you may need.
I made the mistake of getting too many cheap lenses when I started out which ended up a false economy.
If you are looking at macro, landscapes, & nature then I guess it's a CSC or DSLR.
Thanks so much for all your input, it's been really useful! I'm certainly leaning towards a CSC or a DSLR rather than a bridge, as like so many of you have said, I'm likely to grow out of it in time. I hadn't considered second-hand kit before now but will certainly have a look - is there anywhere that you can recommend?
Thanks again!
Ok so I'd like a couple more opinions if possible please?
I'm now fairly settled on either a Panasonic G3 or a Canon 1100D with 18-55mm lens. I like the idea of the CSC for its portability and think that this will encourage me to use it more. However I'm wondering if the difference in image quality will bother me - I'm unlikely to be printing photos any bigger than A4 size (maybe only on rare occasions) and I'd like to know if there will be a noticable difference in quality at sizes smaller than this? Reviews suggest that there is more noise at ISO6400 plus on the G3 than on a DSLR but I'm not 100% sure what this means in real terms (sorry like I said I'm a novice!).
Also are there any other notable differences between these two cameras that I should be aware of?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
thanks again,
The G3 is a good choice. That's what I would have suggested.
The main differences between the Canon DSLR and the G3 CSC are:
1. DSLR has a larger sensor (APS-C size as against 4/3 size - about 60% larger area)
2. DSLR has an optical viewfinder rather than EVF
3. DSLR has phase detect focus rather than contrast detect
These design differences lead to the following advantages/disadvantages:
1. The larger sensor gives better high ISO capability (because there's a larger area to capture light). So the DSLr might produce the same noise at ISO1600 as the CSC does at ISO1200. However, sensors are improving with each generation so this isn't necessarily the case - it may depend on the generation cycle of the cameras. Most CSC cameras nowadays will shoot good pictures at ISO1600 which is good enough for most people.
The larger sensor makes the camera larger and also, more importantly, makes the lenses larger and heavier (and more expensive). For example a 300mm (35mm equivalent focal length) lens is actually 150mm on a 4/3 CSC, but about 200mm on the APS-C DSLR, so it's larger.
THe larger sensor gives a shallower depth of field (at same focal length and aperture), which can be an advantage (if you want to blur the background) or not.
2. The optical viewfinder is a carry over from pre-digital times. SOme people love it but it does have disadvantages - you need to try them out. I personally prefer the EVF because it allows me to see the actual picture I'm going to get (i.e. I can see if it's over or under exposed). It also allows a vast mount of information to be overlaid on the screen. Also, if you're interested in taking video, the EVF is a game changer because you can use the viewfinder - in the DSLR, the mirror has to be flipped up so your only viewfinder is the LCD on the back.
3. DSLRs use phase detection focus which is faster and better for tracking objects (such as a bird in flight). Phase detection allows the camera to take one look at the blurred picture and calculate exactly how far to move the focus in one go. Contrast detection is basically trial and error so it can be less good at certain types of focusing. However, again, the modern CSCs that use contrast detection are usually very fast and give little if anything away to the DSLR - except for tracking maybe. Also contrast detection is more accurate - DLSRs have a nasty habit of missing focus (because the focus is measured at a remote location and not at the sensor). SOme of the latest CSC now have phase detection embedded in the sensor (e.g. Sony NEX-6, Nikon Series 1). This is the best of both worlds.
I personally, if I were buying a system now, wouldn't buy a DSLR - too many compromises. I'd go Micro 4/3. But the Nikon Series 1 is an interesting system. I recently bought a Nikon V1 as a carry around camera and it's very impressive indeed - but there isn't much of a system around it yet.
James, the ISO settings effectively double the sensitivity of the sensor with each step, represented by a doubled number. For example ISO1600 is twice the sensitivity of ISO800, ISO3200 is double again, and so on. In the days of film the 'fastest' film you could commonly buy was ISO1600, which would give very grainy results.
Fast films and fast ISOs are used where the light is low or you need a very high shutter speed to catch action that you wouldn't be able to get under normal circumstances.
Effectively because you can now change it in camera, exposure is governed by three variables - aperture [f stop], shutter speed and ISO setting.
So if you were shooting on aperture priority in dim light at an aperture of f4 and that was giving you a shutter speed of 1/15th of a second at ISO 200, you might prefer to set ISO to 800 [two stops up] which would then allow you a shutter speed of 1/60th [the same two stops].
Most cameras will allow you to set an auto ISO which will set itself so you always have usable shutter speeds. As you've realised there's a trade off in doing that [as there was with film] in that it will increase image noise.
The good news is, in most circumstances in daylight you won't need the higher ISOs. I know the G3 [I have one] will give you very reasonable results at ISO 1600 especially if you're only printing at a maximum of A4 [because you're then effectively downsampling the image size which will reduce the appearance of any noise]. I don't know what the 1100D is like for noise [I have a Canon 550D (APSc) and a Canon 5DII 935mm format]. The 550D is not massively better than the G3 and if I were given a choice of a basic APSc DSLR and the G3, I might well go for the G3 for the convenience factor, even with slightly less control over DoF (which will give you less of that bokeh blur at similar apertures - by about a stop).
In decent light the G3's focus system is pretty damn fast - I doubt you'd see much if any difference between it and the Canon. As for the EVF, that's not bad either and as Steppenwolf above says, it does offer you the advantage of seeing the exposure including an idea of what white balance is like. However, it isn't as clear as an OVF can be and it might be a good idea to try them both out for yourself and see what you feel comfortable using.
Quote: I'd really like to branch out into DSLR/bridge territory but am a bit put off by the prospect of large bulky cameras that are not easy to lug about (I'd like to be able to take this camera away with me and out and about when I go walking etc). Is this really a problem or would I be better off with a CSC (but will this limit me in what I can learn)?
There aren't much of (d)SLR lenses with which you could put camera for example into some jacket pocket. Besides increasing camera body size that century old flapping mirror makes distance from lens to sensor long setting major limits to design freedom of lenses shorter than ~45mm focal length... including that standard wide zoom.
Mirrorless is lot more flexible for lens design choises, though trying to make that mount distance too small for sensor size causes its own problems. (m4/3 probably best balanced in that)
Also in longer term there's that system part of equation when you want to expand photography to different areas/targets.
At that point choise of format/system is going to start having notable effect on total bulk and weight.
No single lens will ever do lots of different jobs well (or at all) and you'll eventually want to have some different lenses and maybe even have one additional lens with one if the camera. And especially when you're going around with more lenses for that dedicated photography weight difference grows very easily to notable amounts... especially with film legacy free 4/3 sensor.
Also flexibility of mirrorless system allows different bodies from small pocket compact to higher end one inside same system, unlike DSLRs. Just like with lenses no single camera does different jobs well, like offering both good pocketability and good ergonomics in which case system capable to offering both options becomes usefull.
Area were DSLRs are strong is continuous focusing and fast moving targets because of phase detection AF.
But unless you know faster moving targets and especially birds are going to be big part of photography I don't see much reasons to go for DSLRs.
Anyway in year or two all major mirrorless systems are probably going to have working hybrid AF with phase detection integrated onto sensor improving their moving target focusing. There simply aren't any physical obstacles for that.
Out of mirrorless systems m4/3 has lot more diverse system than others in both bodies and especially lenses with also small third party companies making some fast aperture special lenses with native mount. (SLR Magic Noktor 12mm t/1.6 CINE coming hopefully tomorrow)
Unlike APS-C 4/3 sensor size was chosen without film era contstraints to allows good scaling of lenses (up to very high quality ones) and with modern sensor tech it's well good enough for most uses... Or I'm expecting all CaNikon APS-C camera pictures older than couple years to be destroyed.
Ephotozines G3 review gives it good image quality and Imaging Resource, which tests actual printed image quality puts it competitive to APS-C Canons, whose sensors haven't really advanced anymore in last few years.
And in many uses when you don't want anorexic depth of field, like architecture, landscapes, macros/close-ups, people group photos etc ability to use faster aperture compensates difference in sensor size for total light gathering ability. With system still offering lenses giving plenty of DOF control for portraits etc.
Often it feels that reason for people recommending avoiding m4/3 is that it isn't Canon/Nikon and has all the potential needed to becoming digital age best compromise format like 35mm was during film age.
(35mm didn't stay because of being best but by being the smallest analog tech format with good enough resolution/quality for most uses)
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Quote: Also are there any other notable differences between these two cameras that I should be aware of?
I`m finding that the high grade M4/3 lenses often workout costing a lot less than the high grade lenses from larger systems.
Ephotozine had a list of the top ten CSC`s, I cant find it now
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The name just rolls off the tongue: Touki Toussaint.
It's a name — pronounced TOO-key too-SANT — one can envision on a Major League Baseball marquee someday, which is where he may end up if scouts are right about the 16-year-old Coral Springs Christian junior with the 97 mph fastball.
The right-hander has already been selected to play in a major-league stadium — Chicago's Wrigley Field — this summer for the 2013 Under Armour Game.
The Aug. 24 event is for 36 of the nation's top prospects. Seven players from the 2011 game, for example, were drafted in the first round in 2012.
Matt Cleveland, who coaches the Coral Springs Christian Crusaders, said Toussaint has more than just an explosive two-seam fastball.
"He's got a chin-to-knees curveball," Cleveland said of the break on his curve. "And his changeup reminds me of Pedro Martinez. It moves to the side and down two feet. The movement is unreal."
Toussaint went 5-0 with a 1.01 ERA last season, which was his first with the Crusaders. He is still a raw prospect, though, which is something that makes him even more appealing to scouts.
In other words, if he is this good now, think of how much better he will get once he has been in the game longer.
Toussaint was born in Pembroke Pines but moved to Haiti with his parents three months later. His given name is Dany, but he has always gone by Touki, which was taken from the first three letters of his father's last name (Toussaint) and the first two of his mother (Kiti).
His parents split up, though, and Toussaint is being raised by his mom, Kahaso Kiti, who works in a bank.
"I haven't spoken to my father in seven years," Toussaint said.
Toussaint, who moved back to Broward County at age six, was a soccer player first. But he discovered baseball at age 11 and fell in love with the sport.
He recently won a gold medal representing the United States in a U-16 international competition in Mexico, and he finds all the attention amazing.
"I didn't even know how to throw a ball four years ago," he said. "Now I get to play in Wrigley Field? I'm excited and honored."
This summer came a new milestone for Toussaint when his teammates invited him to lift weights.
"Lift — what's that?" was Toussaint's reply.
Toussaint caught on quickly and has added 15 pounds of muscle in the past 10 months. He's now 6-2 and 195 pounds.
"He has arms as long as his legs," Cleveland said. "It's the perfect body for a pitcher."
With his added strength, the velocity on Toussaint's fastball has jumped from 88 to 91 mph in the fall of his sophomore year to his current range, which sits at 91 to 94 and climbs as high as 97.
His nasty curveball, which comes in at about 70 mph, ties up batters in knots. And if he can improve his command, he will be nearly unhittable.
Toussaint is more than just a pitcher, though. He played shortstop last year and is in center field this year whenever he's not on the mound. Last season, he set a school record by hitting .515, and he has blazing speed. He hits third in the lineup.
Had he not been a pitcher, he could've gotten drafted in the top 10 rounds as a hitter, Cleveland said. But now that he has shown power stuff on the mound, the projections are even higher.
"Scouts have told me he would have been a first-rounder had he been eligible this year," Cleveland said. "At worst, he will go in the top two rounds."
Given the money that top prospects sign for, it's a good bet Toussaint will sign a pro contract in 2014.
But that is not necessarily true, said Toussaint, who is interested in studying sports medicine. He originally committed to the University of Miami but has since re-opened his recruitment.
"My mom wants me to get an education," he said. "She is always saying: 'What if your arm blows out?'
"Education is a big thing for her, and I respect her a lot."