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Single people have to become really adept at figuring out who the time wasters are. There are some folks who have no real interest in dating someone for a relationship. They see dates as opportunities to gain attention, pass the time, or get meals and entertainment.
Some people even play the dating game so well, they just mastered the art of pretending to be really into you. While you believe you are getting closer, they are already plotting their exit. They are constantly on the look out for "something better" and you become the placeholder.
How can you determine if you are just a placeholder date? I can think of a few: They rarely ask you questions about your life. They don't bring their friends or family around you. You don't here about future plans beyond a week or two.
Have you ever been a placeholder date for someone? How can you tell when you are being used?
By Wise Diva
February 27th, 2014
7:01 am
Goooooooooood Mornnnnnnnnnnning!
Dang it, I leave for 2 months and 2C is pushing up on my future SO (GlammourGirl)…
Baby I am coming home sooonnnnn!
People who are just a tad bit craxzy…. Disco, Button, u know who….BluzGirl hurry and get the counseling degree they will need some help! hhehehehehehehe!
February 27th, 2014
7:03 am
It's easy for a man to tell if he's being used. Also talking about the future after two weeks and bringing family around to soon is not a good litmus test. If a woman is having shallow conversation or only agrees to dinner dates only she is probably using you.
February 27th, 2014
7:03 am
Good Morning,
How can you tell when you are being used? I believe everyone gets used at some degree for whatever. If you feel like you are being used then more likely than not you are.
If you are out just to date– then you are dating multiply people …well then everyone is a placeholder.
February 27th, 2014
7:54 am
Good morning everyone! If I get an inkling that you really aren't that into me, well, then I'm a placeholder. End of story, no need to hash it out and confirmed. You're no longer relevant and crossed off the list. Have a great day
February 27th, 2014
8:12 am
Isn't that what dating is about, getting to know someone? You've not sealed the deal so when dating you're going to be a placeholder. I'm all for mulit-dating. IMO we're all placeholder until the deal is sealed = in a commited relationship.
Durty – prove it! lol
Good morning!
February 27th, 2014
8:15 am
If you don't want to remain a placeholder do something different than the rest. Make yourself stand out if he/she is who you want to be with. Keep it interesting.
February 27th, 2014
8:24 am
Isn't everyone a placeholder until you become something more? I do agree with the comment that if dates are only for meals and entertainment of the $$$ sort, then that's a red flag. Seems like a good date is a picnic at the park – when it's warmer – or simple walks and such are the best for getting to know someone. If the date involves silence (movie theaters, or scarfing down food so you can get to an "early meeting"), then you know where you stand, and you are sinking fast.
February 27th, 2014
8:36 am
When I was dating I couldn't think about who else he's dating, heck we're just dating! I refuse to take my mind there. My thing was how are we vibing, is there a connection in the horizon. I kept it simple and light. If he was someone I really could see myself going farther with, then I would keep him preoccupied with us so he wouldn't have the chance to think about anyone else knocking those other placeholders out of the water. When I was dating I refuse to believe that he was just sitting there doing absolutely nothing until I came along.
February 27th, 2014
8:37 am
Good morning,
I agree with Button's first post that we're all placeholder's while dating…as you spend time together, you're weighing whether or not this person is lining up with your wants, needs, desires etc.
However, I cannot say I agree with the part about, make yourself stand out if he/she is who you want to be with. I mean, that almost sounds like doing something fake in order to make a person like you. I could be interpreting it wrong though. But i'm just going to be myself and if it doesn't mesh, then it doesn't mesh. I'm jumping through hoops just to get someone to like me.
Cold enough for ya'll today?
February 27th, 2014
8:43 am
SlimNu – no need to go thru hoops for someone that's not what I was suggesting. But we all have gone the extra mile to stand out. even something simple as cooking for that someone special we go that extra mile to make it go "bam"
February 27th, 2014
8:50 am
SlimNu – my late husband won me over by keeping me fully stocked with snicker bars lol He knew it was favorite candy bar. I was a super snicker freak back in the day. He paid attention to me and what I really liked and won my heart over with it. It's the little things that is a big deal that's what I meant by making yourself stand out. The other guys never got it. lol I knew from then on he listened to me and for that reason is why we went from dating to commitment.
February 27th, 2014
8:59 am
Button..I dint know your hubby passed…sad!
good cold morning folks…
Place holder?
I used to hold the place..for the most part.. if u know what i mean….
I have always seen things that gals I was dating did not seem to see..because of their lust and thirst for me…..blinded them……..
If he aint put a ring on it..to territorialize it..after dating for a bit.like 2 years….U a place holder!
Come on..u know even animals will urinate on it(land) to wad off the other rummaging animals….territory…
Howdee MIA!
February 27th, 2014
9:05 am
Good morning.
Diva, are you talking about me? every single guy in my rotation right now is a placeholder. lol.
durty – don't come back starting mess out the gate. Ease into it.
February 27th, 2014
9:10 am
Disco….how is it a real rotation when uall dont hunch?
or u mean,financial rotation?
February 27th, 2014
9:16 am
…..ain' gon lie, thought the same thing ~~~>Diva, are you talking about me?…sound just like you….
February 27th, 2014
9:17 am
exiled – why are you almost always the very first person to bring up hunching? My rotation can mean whatever I want it to mean because it's my rotation. a few weeks ago I was watching Blaxploitation flicks, last week I was watching comedies. I'm not sure yet what this weekend's movie rotation will be but guess what – I get to decide. Quit trying to peek up under folks' clothes. I done told you….
February 27th, 2014
9:19 am
2C – my rotation exists because it makes sense. Sure I'm single. I can choose to be die-hard, woe is me, I ain't got nobody single OR I can do what I want, when I want and occasionally invite someone else along for the ride. Just like we talk about the male ego, the female ego is real. to walk around with no rotation (translation – absolutely nobody who wants you) is kind of pitiful. I'm a lot of things but pitiful isn't one of them.
February 27th, 2014
9:23 am
Disco…whats wrong with aksing for clarifications on what u put out publicly?
when u speak of rotation on these boards,unless u specify what type of rotation,we assume hunching rotation…this is not a travelling blog….this is a dating and hunching blog….
anyway, I knew u chumps dont hunch so i had to poke u to make u specify…….
Boy or boy..u hate being hunched by a chump,donthca? ur fangs came out!
February 27th, 2014
9:29 am
ex – if we must be specific, allow me to clarify – this is a dating or even more specifically a MISADVENTURES in dating blog. sure hunching comes up occasionally BUT it is not all about hunching and MOST folks don't try to make it all about hunching. Now, I don't have a problem discussing hunching but I do have a problem with you always trying to get up in the business of MY hunching habits. Pull back, raise up, do whatever it is you need to do. ijs.
February 27th, 2014
9:29 am
Button – Ok, thanks for the clarification…now it makes more sense. I'm big on being thoughtful and listening to each other. So that was super sweet of your hubby to bring you a little bit of simple joy with stocking you up with your favorite candies. I believe I shared a story with you all about one of the good guys i've had the pleasure of dating. Well, we had spoken on the phone or whatever and I must've mentioned not being a big steak fan. So when he invited me over for a meal he had prepared, I was blown away that he remembered what I said. He made himself a steak but made me baked fish instead. That is so simple but like you stated, it's the little things. That meant he was actually listening to what I said during our several conversations.
February 27th, 2014
9:31 am
Disco..okeeey…so ur rotation is what rotation again?..financial,user rotation,chump rotation..what?
February 27th, 2014
9:32 am
disco, I wasn't implying anything, the topic just sounded so you…that's all….like someone said, we're all placeholders til we both decide where we're going with it….
Durty……I gotta recoup my losses man!
February 27th, 2014
9:33 am
we had spoken on the phone ……….So when he invited me over for a meal he had prepared
@Slim..u brave!
or u were just ready!
February 27th, 2014
9:34 am
2C – you know your posts don't bother me. heck, yesterday you called me a heffa and I laughed. lol.
ex –it's too early. leave me alone. i'm passing the baton. bug someone else.
February 27th, 2014
9:36 am
and disco, I can agree, my rotation runs the gamut as well…..depends on what I'm seeking at that particular time…and you're right, it's nice to have a choice…
February 27th, 2014
9:39 am
Ex – Are you bored this morning? You are really reaching, straight out the gate. We had been out on a few dates before I ever went to his house. So just relax your nasty mind before you blow a gasket.
February 27th, 2014
9:39 am
SlimNu – that was so nice of him. I always pay attention to the little things, those are the stuff that really shine thru outweighing all the platform stuff. When you're dating not hooking up, it's about the other person, not about you. When you both make it about the other person it's so much better. fluid!
February 27th, 2014
9:41 am
Slim…just a question ..u wrote it so i can read,right….none more,none less…
February 27th, 2014
9:43 am
Slim – ex is just being ex. he can't help it. lol.
Now back on topic: I'm that chick that is an excellent listener (even if sometimes I only half pay attention). lol. I ask simple, non-essential questions because I really don't care enough to ask important questions. The answers don't really matter to me because I don't really want you. I share very little about myself. Just basic, surface information that means nothing. I've had countless guys comment that I know more about them than they know about me. I tell them it's because they talk too much and tell me all their business. whose fault is that?
February 27th, 2014
9:45 am
Chile please…
February 27th, 2014
9:48 am
Good Morning
Never been a serial dater…if you get my number you have a 90% chance that I will only talk to you. I just don't have the time or patience to talk to multiple people about the same thing. Another thing about that is if we are casual dating and it includes intimacy 100% chance I am not talking to anyone else…now my partner may have a different idea and the first sign that I get that he is talking to someone else I am pulling back or jumping ship. I like giving folks a fair chance and I have that same expectation I don't compete unless it is with my own self.
February 27th, 2014
9:49 am
Ex – I've prepared a pallet for you under the stairs…have fun.
February 27th, 2014
9:50 am
This is why so many are walking solo and are cool with it. We all start out as placeholders because not many are sure "you are the one." As time moves along you'll either move from placeholder status to an actual exclusive relationship. If no exclusivity, then you're still a placeholder. Too many freaking games, too many ulterior motives. It's hard to connect with another, but it's not impossible. Be aware, and if you pay attention you'll quickly find out if your a placeholder date. So many just want to be noticed that they'll accept this behavior when they find out exactly what the true agenda is. Me, I'm out twirling in the wind.
Good morning.
February 27th, 2014
9:51 am
disco – I have a dream that one day you will meet that special someone and you will be asking all kinds of important quesitons and tellling all of your business lol
February 27th, 2014
9:53 am
Button – asking questions maybe. Telling all my business? never that. to the grave chica, to the grave.
February 27th, 2014
9:54 am
Morning, all.
Why do some folks have to be disgusting first thing in the morning? Ugh.
As for placeholders, yeah. … been there, done that. We all have, and it's not a mean thing, unless you are sending mixed messages.
February 27th, 2014
9:55 am
casual dating and it includes intimacy 100%
Fay…? so u agree to casually date and hunch..but u dont want ur fellow hunchee to fulfil their side of casual dating to to other folks ..sounds like somebody is dribbling themselves….
February 27th, 2014
10:00 am
Leggs..Too many freaking games, too many ulterior motives. It's hard to connect with another…Exactly.
I don't want to date everybody always thinking if their "the one" that feeling is so fleeting…and too many options… If you are nice/respectable/honest/nice looking/ ..you have a better chance at being "the one" than some magical connection that I have go through hundreds of people to find …just my opinion.
February 27th, 2014
10:02 am
disco ~ when I read the topic your name popped in my head with shiny lights (lolol). If ain't pimping if you got it. Who said that, T.I!!!!
February 27th, 2014
10:03 am
Ex..hey I never said I was fair…or not stingy. The casual dating stuff is very new to me I am used to getting cuffed immediately …so I just aint made for "casual" …so bottom line I say casual but it really aint casual.
February 27th, 2014
10:03 am
Why do some folks have to be disgusting first thing in the morning? Ugh
Placeholders…as it's already been iterated, we've all been there a time or two and have done it to others as well. That being said, this can also be a game that people play while waiting for something else(the person they really want) to come along….in that case, "Let the door nob hit ya where the good lawd split ya and K.I.M" Miss me with that..
February 27th, 2014
10:04 am
"why are you almost always the very first person to bring up hunching?"
disco ~ haven't you heard, he's our resident sex fiend. He can't control himself. His mind stays on sex 24/7.
February 27th, 2014
10:06 am
game that people play while waiting for something else(the person they really want) to come along….in that case, "Let the door nob hit ya where the good lawd split ya
I agree
February 27th, 2014
10:08 am
leave my dude Ex, alone….y'all know he makes some valid points…
February 27th, 2014
10:10 am
Meh, I don't know if I agree with the term "placeholder", what is that? I mean I read what Diva wrote, but I would just call it folks playing games. And really any "getting used" is on me. Yep, you gotta do at least one date and if buddy paid, good convo, had a pretty decent time, I wouldn't call that placeholder nor getting used. So, no "everybody ain't been there…at some point." Now, if you're letting buddy smash in exchange for a burger and a couple hours of his time, with no end in sight…that's on you. You shouldn't date anybody eternally before realizing he (or she for that matter) don't really want nothing. It's not rocket science. And yep, I'm team "please my boo", but you better dang believe, if things ain't progressing, coming to fruition, I'm always keep numero uno on the forefront. I can do both at the same time, and if there's an imbalance, I dang shole won't relegate to bottom. Ain't happening.
Half the battle is shutting out folks that talk negative about time and age. I won't EVA take crap or "less than" from anybody. Bump age and getting older. What does that have to do with anything? Don't believe the hype (of settling). I hear folks talking about dudes calling out of the blue, to boot being disrespectful (what color is yo underwear….chile please), or making dates and bailing. Shoot, you won't get but one chance to show me mitchazzedness. Yeen gotta convince me and ya dang shole won't become an irritant. IJS, if you ALLOW yourself to be dated endlessly, or stood up or calling (or texting) out of the blue, disrespectfully but can't come through, that's on you for reading, listing, accepting (calls), etc. Cut it off and swiftly at that.
You can get rid of loosers…it ain't hard. Block, delete, igged, all of it.
February 27th, 2014
10:12 am
2, 2, 2…..
February 27th, 2014
10:15 am
"listening" not listing
February 27th, 2014
10:16 am
what is it, Light?
February 27th, 2014
10:17 am
LEggs – His mind stays on sex 24/7.–so does mine, so does mine
February 27th, 2014
10:19 am
On topic: I got nothing.
Totally off topic pet peeve: Note to all athletes, coaches, sportscasters, etc.: "Versus" and "verse" do not mean the same thing, nor are they pronounced the same way.
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Bottom Line:
New-generation hybrid gasoline-electric sedan performs well.
The second-generation Toyota Prius is a major improvement over the first-generation Prius, which was the world's first mass-produced gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle when introduced in Japan in 1997 and first offered here in 2000.
The high-mileage Prius has sold in respectable numbers. Ironically, it's become a favorite of Hollywood celebrities—right alongside the gas-guzzling Hummer that has attracted high-profile Hollywood folks. Go figure.
It's also ironic that Toyota talks about the increased size and power of the 2004 Prius because American automakers once bragged that their new gas-guzzling models were larger and more powerful.
New Body Design
(The lower the CD, the less wind resistance a vehicle has. Even a 0.30 coefficient of drag is good.)
Amazing Fuel Economy
Those numbers represent quite an accomplishment. But actual fuel economy will be lower for most Prius owners because it's doubtful if many—or any—of them will have the rigid driving patterns the EPA uses to maintain consistency in getting fuel economy ratings for vehicles.
The 2004 Prius uses a "Hybrid Synergy Drive" system. It has a small 76 horsepower (up from 70) 4-cylinder engine and a 67-horsepower (up from 44) electric drive motor. With a battery pack, they work separately or together to propel the car through a smooth automatic continuously variable transmission.
It may seem confusing, but actual combined horsepower is 110 instead of 143. That's because the Prius hybrid technology doesn't allow adding the two horsepower figures for a combined total. The car simply can't deliver maximum horsepower figures of the engine and motor together. (The 2003 Prius had 98 actual horsepower.)
No electrical outlets are needed to recharge batteries, contrary to what Toyota says some people think. Rather, the Prius drive system constantly recharges itself.
Limited Service Outlets
The new Prius is an especially good car for urban dwellers because it's designed to use mostly electric power during stop-and-go driving in congested areas.
Lively Performance
My test 2004 Prius moved out fast from a standing start to safely get across intersections and was swift during 55-65 mph passing. The 65-75 mph figure was slower, but still pretty good. Toyota says the Prius has the performance of a conventional midsize car with a 4-cylinder gasoline engine.
Surprisingly, the new model's $19,995 base price is commendably unchanged from that of the 2003 model.
Nicely Equipped
Full loaded with options, my test car cost about $25,000. One handy optional feature was a keyless entry and start system.
Keyless Entry and Starting
All that should be especially appreciated by those who park the Prius in dark, deserted areas and want to get in and move out fast or quickly leave the car before walking to a destination.
(Otherwise, you just hit "unlock" on the key fob, insert the plastic fob in a dashboard slot-and select "drive" after pushing the Power button.)
Also in my test car's top-line $5,245 option package were major safety features such as an anti-skid system and side-curtain airbags for front occupants. It also contained a more elaborate sound system.
Good Roadability
The functional interior is quiet, except for some road noise, and the twin front seats provide adequate support. The cockpit easily accommodates four tall adults. There's room for a third slim occupant in the back, although the center of the rear bench seat isn't comfortable.
The front of the car can't be seen from the twin seats, so you have to guess where the bumper ends. The windshield is huge and the dashboard top is low for good road visibility. However, the split rear window has a rather thick molding that partially hampers rear vision.
Reluctant Transmission Switch
Small digi-graphic gauges are set far from the driver near the base of the windshield. One must peer over an extremely long dashboard top to see them.
Displayed in a center dashboard screen are fuel economy, audio settings and power sources in use. The screen also is used for the optional navigation system.
Large cupholders are nicely placed in the front console and have handsome covers. There are a good number of large storage areas.
Big Cargo Area
The Prius is an exotic car, although not in the same way a Ferrari or Lamborghini is exotic. Unlike those sports cars, it feels much like an appliance, with no soul. What else is to be expected from a car mainly designed to provide high fuel economy?
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Lottery officials are urging people to check if they have the ticket, which expires August 25, 2013, and come forward to claim their prize.
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The lucky ticket was sold at Playland Market on Forest Avenue in Rye.
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A primary focus of our training program is to provide comprehensive training in clinical neonatology to allow the graduate to independently manage all problems that would fall under the purview of a neonatologist. Fellows rotate at 2 primary teaching sites, University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) and Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado). Both are new, state of the art facilities that opened in 2007. Under the supervision of a large and diverse faculty, trainees gain exposure to babies with a broad spectrum of clinical problems and gestational ages. Learning from direct patient care is augmented by a comprehensive series of lectures focused on neonatal medicine. Additional seminars provide training in communication, ethics, and practice administration. Fellows receive ample opportunities to provide newborn resuscitation and to learn all of the common procedures employed in neonatal medicine.
Scope of Clinical Training
Fellows in our program develop the clinical skills necessary to prepare them to competently and confidently manage the broad spectrum of conditions that fall within the practice of neonatology. The combination of two clinical sites, each with distinct patient populations, enhances the opportunities to become familiar with babies with a broad range of gestational ages and clinical problems. The patient population at University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) is dominated by preterm infants, some as young as 23 weeks gestation, with the myriad of problems that affect the preterm. In addition, the UCH NICU cares for late preterm and term babies with a host of other problems, including infection, growth restriction, respiratory failure, hypoglycemia, and surgical problems. The patient population at Children's Colorado is dominated more by term babies with more variable clinical problems, including hypoxemic respiratory failure, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, congenital heart disease, multiple congenital anomalies, congenital and postnatally-acquired infection, and surgical problems. In addition, there are typically several babies in the NICU at Children's Colorado with chronic conditions, including babies with short bowel syndrome or who are chronically ventilated. Among the services provided to babies on the neonatal service are high frequency ventilation, selective head cooling (for HIE), dialysis, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The neonatology faculty and fellows maintain a very collegial relationship with the pediatric surgical services and co-manage babies with surgical problems.
Training and experience in delivery room resuscitation occurs at University Hospital. All fellows become certified NRP instructors during their first year of fellowship. Under the supervision of their attending physician, they provide antenatal counseling to families and, whenever possible, attend the deliveries of all babies < 32 weeks gestation and those with known anomalies or anticipated transitional problems.
Early in their training, fellows are encouraged to learn (and demonstrate proficiency in performing) all of the procedures that would be expected of a practicing neonatologist. This would include intubation, umbilical catheter insertion, thoracentesis and chest tube insertion, lumbar puncture, peripheral arterial catheter placement, paracentesis, and paricardiocentesis. In addition, fellows are taught to place central venous and arterial catheters by cut-down.
To prepare trainees to function as effective neonatologists upon completion of their fellowship, fellows are encouraged to assume graduated responsibility for patient care over the course of their three years. Late in the first year, and certainly during the second and third years, fellows are expected to direct clinical care during rounds, with the supervision of a faculty attending. Fellows are expected to actively seek the most up-to-date information to guide clinical care whenever possible. Likewise, fellows are expected to take an active role in teaching the pediatric housestaff, both through didactic lectures and extemporaneous bedside teaching.
At all times, the fellow is directly supervised by a full-time member of the faculty. During the daytime, three attending physicians are assigned to Children's Colorado and two are assigned to University Hospital (UH). During night call at Children's Colorado, a faculty member stays in-house with the fellow. At UH, the on-call fellow is paired with a separate faculty member, and both take call from home. At each stage of training, the goal is to provide a level of supervision that ensures patient safety and maximizes education while promoting the trainee's sense of independence and autonomy.
All clinical activity during fellowship occurs at either Children's Colorado or University of Colorado Hospital (UH). The clinical schedule is broken into discrete 4-week blocks and over the course of the fellowship, each trainee will spend 13 blocks on service. The clinical schedule is intentionally front loaded, with fellows spending 7 blocks on service during their first year of training (5 at Children's Colorado and 2 at UH). During each of the last 2 years, a fellow spends 3 blocks on service (1 at Children's Colorado, 1 at UHl, 1 in the CICU during the 2nd year and 2 at Children's Colorado and 1 at UH during the 3rd year). There is some flexibility in the apportionment of clinical blocks, so that if an individual fellow would prefer more time at one site over another, modifications to the basic structure may be possible.
All trainees are assigned to sporadically attend the medical follow-up clinic at Children's Colorado. The clinic focuses on providing care to graduates of the NICU who were extremely premature or who have complex medical issues that require close follow-up. The clinic is scheduled for two afternoons/week and each fellow attends clinic approximately once/month. Those fellows interested in a longitudinal follow-up experience with individual patients have the flexibility to schedule those patients on their assigned clinic afternoons.
Fellows take approximately 60 nights of call/year during each of their 3 years of training. Just over half of the call is taken at Children's Colorado and is in-house. When on-call at Children's Colorado, the fellow supervises neonatal nurse practitioners and pediatric housestaff and is paired with an in-house faculty member. The balance of call is at University Hospital (UH), and is from home. 24-hour/day on-site care is provided at UH by neonatal nurse practitioners and pediatric housestaff. The on-call UH fellow is also supervised by a separate faculty member.
As with all aspects of clinical training, the program encourages progressive responsibility and increasing autonomy when on-call. Fellows are expected to attend deliveries of all high-risk and extremely preterm infants, when possible.
Fellows actively participate in a number of regularly scheduled conferences devoted to clinical care:
Obstetric Board Rounds: This daily conference is run by the High-Risk Obstetric service at University Hospital and is attended by the faculty, fellows, and residents from the Perinatal and Neonatal services. All pre- and post-partum patients are reviewed.
Chronic Ventilation Rounds: This multidisciplinary conference is held weekly and attended by neonatology faculty and fellows, pulmonary medicine faculty and fellows, neonatal nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, bedside nurses, and developmental specialists. The comprehensive care plans of all chronically ventilated babies are reviewed.
Perinatal Board: This is a multidisciplinary conference that meets twice/month to review complex antenatal cases. The conference is led by the University of Colorado perinatologists and is attended by the faculty and fellows from neonatology and interested subspecialists from the pediatric faculty. The goal of the conference is to develop care plans for women and their fetuses anticipated to have complicated medical problems.
Perinatal Ethics Conference: This conference is a monthly multidisciplinary conference attended by Neonatology faculty and fellows, Perinatologists, biomedical ethicists, neonatal and perinatal nursing staffs, and subspecialists interested in particular cases. Individual clinical cases which include ethical conundrums are presented and discussed.
Morbidity and Mortality Conference: This conference takes place monthly and is attended by attending physicians, neonatology fellows, subspecialty physicians (as warranted by the topic), and neonatal nurse practitioners. Difficult cases are presented by fellows and faculty members, with particular attention given to 1) identifying system issues affecting outcome and 2) reviewing critical decision-making.
In addition to these conferences, fellows attend numerous other educational conferences that focus on clinical issues. These conferences are listed under the Education tab.
Research training is a major focus of the fellowship training program and fellows are provided substantial protected time throughout their fellowship to engage in rich research experiences. The research program is designed to provide comprehensive scholarly training that prepares all trainees with the background and skills to successfully compete for academic faculty positions and extramural funding at the completion of their fellowship. Historically, the training program has produced an unusual number of leaders in academic Neonatology, including several Deans, Department Chairs, and Division Heads. Each trainee is matched with one or more faculty mentors who are actively involved in an area of research that is of mutual interest. Although many neonatal fellows are mentored by a faculty member within the Division of Neonatology, the program encourages fellows to consider a broad range of potential mentors. The program will assist in identifying potential mentors, both within the Department of Pediatrics and, when appropriate, from across the School of Medicine campus.
One of the most active areas of research within the Division of Neonatology is fetal and neonatal growth and metabolism. Past and ongoing studies address glucose and protein metabolism in the normal fetus and newborn, and more recent studies have focused more on the growth-restricted fetus. These studies attempt to define perturbations that cause growth restriction and identify potential therapies that might reverse these perturbations. These studies generally take a layered approach, with whole animal physiologic studies supported by investigation at the cellular and biochemical level. In addition to basic science studies in this area, several faculty members are involved in clinical research in nutrition.
Another highly productive area of research involving Neonatology faculty and fellows has been in the area of lung growth and development, particularly pulmonary vascular growth and function. Much of this work is done in collaboration with the Pediatric Heart Lung Center, a multidisciplinary group of pulmonologists, neonatologists, cardiologists, and intensivists interested in understanding how the lung normally develops and functions and on the mechanisms that underlie disorders such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. These physiologic and molecular studies have led to several ongoing clinical trials, including a number of important studies on the applications of inhaled nitric oxide in newborn medicine.
A number of other areas of scholarly activity are available to Neonatology fellows, depending on their interests and career aspirations. Areas of active research include neonatal seizures and stroke, mechanisms and consequences of normal and abnormal placentation, the effects of maternal nutrition and weight gain on neonatal outcome, and genetic control of organogenesis. Among the many campus resources are the University of Colorado Cancer Center, the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, the Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratory, the Program in Molecular Biology, and the Program in Developmental Biology. For those interested in clinical studies, several faculty members in the division collaborate with the division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in a number of areas, including active studies of maternal diabetes and obesity and their consequences on fetal and neonatal health. For those interested in epidemiological research, the division participates in the Vermont Oxford Network and in the newly formed Children's Hospital National Consortium (CHNC). In addition, the Department of Obstetrics maintains a comprehensive database for mothers and babies delivered at University of Colorado Hospital. More recently, several members of the Division and Department have developed an interest in educational research, and state-of-the-art simulation facilities are available for studies at the University of Colorado Center for Professional Excellence.
Each fellow in the program is expected to undertake a substantive scholarly project during their training. As outlined in the following section, opportunities are available in a broad range of areas and with multiple different mentors. Many fellows choose to pursue research programs in large laboratories with several faculty members and trainees at various levels, with each trainee focusing on individual project. In general, research projects are designed to provide the trainee with broad, state-of-the-art training involving both in vivo and in vitro techniques. Fellows are expected to participate in all aspects of their individual research projects, including the development of hypotheses and study design, whole animal surgeries and in-vivo studies (when appropriate), cell and molecular biology techniques, data collection and analysis, and abstract/manuscript presentation. The division employs a number of professional research assistants who are available to help both faculty and fellows with studies and to ensure uninterrupted progress during periods of clinical commitment.
Research opportunities available to neonatology trainees are broad and varied. A significant strength of the division is its affiliation with and leadership of the Perinatal Research Facility. This state of the art laboratory allows interested neonatology faculty and fellows to engage in a broad spectrum of basic science research, including physiologic studies in chronically prepared fetal lambs and their mothers. In addition to in-vivo, whole animal studies, a large wet lab adjoins the large animal facility and allows researchers to conduct supporting molecular and cell biology studies. The division employs a number of professional research assistants who assist the faculty and trainees in conducting research and ensure that individual studies continue to progress during times when investigators have heavy clinical commitments.
For trainees interested in clinical studies, Children's Colorado and the University of Colorado Hospital are both active sites of several clinical neonatal research studies. Five full-time research nurses who are dedicated to projects on maternal and neonatal health assist in coordinating patient recruitment and data collection at the two sites.
During the first 1-2 months of assigned research time, a trainee will typically meet with a number of potential mentors to discuss possible research projects and become familiar with different research programs. In the case of a basic science program, the fellow may "shadow" in individual labs in which they are interested. With the help of the Program Director, the goal is for the fellow to choose a mentor and research project in the fall of the first year. Once a research program is chosen, a timeline for research activity is developed by the mentor and the trainee. Broadly, the goal for basic science projects is for the fellow to have made sufficient progress that they are able to consider submission of an abstract to the Pediatric Academic Society Meetings by December of their second year. For fellows pursuing prospective clinical research programs, they should be recruiting patients by the second year of fellowship. In general, research time during the third year of fellowship should be spent analyzing data, undertaking additional experimentation as necessary based in initial data analysis and feedback, preparing presentations and manuscripts, and planning follow-up projects.
The Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute is a collaborative enterprise between University of Colorado Denver, University of Colorado at Boulder, six affiliated Hospitals and health care organizations, and multiple community organizations with resources to promote research and training that will advance health care and improve the public health. The CCTSI was established in 2008 with funding from the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) initiative of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Through the CCTSI, Clinical Translational Research Centers (CTRCs) have been established at several affiliated hospitals, including The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado Hospital, and Denver Health Medical Center. The CTRCs support research with clinical inpatient and outpatient space, inpatient research beds, nursing and research staff support, and core laboratory and nutrition services. To access CTRC resources, investigators submit a clinical protocol for review by the Scientific Advisory and Review Committee (SARC). The SARC review process gives investigators experience that may improve future COMIRB (Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board) and grant applications. The CTRC also offers biostatistical collaboration/consultation for study design, including sample size and power calculations, data analysis, and manuscript preparation. To fulfill its mission to train future researchers, the CCTSI offers ongoing comprehensive educational programs in several areas, including Informatics, Biomedical Ethics, Biostatistics, and Study Design.
Towards the end of the first year of training, each fellow is assigned a Scholarly Oversight Committee (SOC), composed of at least 3 faculty members. The SOC meets every six months, at a minimum, to evaluate the fellow's scholarly progress and to help provide support and direction. At the end of training, the SOC is responsible for determining whether the fellow's work has met the American Board of Pediatric's requirement for sub-board eligibility.
Required Application Materials
The NRMP dates for applicants starting July, 2015 are as follows: ERAS opens July 15, 2014 for participants to begin applying to programs. The University of Colorado's fellowship training program will chose approximately six dates between August and November to conduct interviews. Rank order list are due to the NRMP on December 3, 2014 with the match taking place December 17, 2014.
Competitive applicants are offered on-site interviews on several pre-selected days from August to early November. On the interview day, candidates will be provided a broad overview of the program and will meet individually with 4 members of the faculty. They will tour the NICUs at both Children's Hospital Colorado and The University of Colorado Hospital, as well as our state of the art research facilities. Candidates will also have lunch at an off-campus restaurant with several of the current fellows. If an individual candidate is interested in meeting with a specific faculty member, we will try to accommodate those requests. In general, the interview day concludes between 3:30 and 4 pm. The Section of Neonatology will arrange and pay for hotel accommodations on the evening before the interview to help defray costs.
Salary and Benefits
The University of Colorado offers salary and benefits packages that are competitive with other fellowship programs across the country. Current salary levels can be found at the School of Medicine - Graduate Medical Education Stipends.
The Mile High City is nestled at the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains and is the largest city in the region with a population of 2.7 million. Denver enjoys one of the best climates in the country, with 300 days/year of sunny skies. Although it snows in the winter, the snow melts quickly and temperatures are usually moderate. Hot summer days give way to cool summer evenings. The city is the home to dozens of highly rated restaurants and a vibrant nightlife. The city attracts many outdoor enthusiasts with its extensive system of hiking and bike trails and the largest city park system in the country. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is the largest performing arts complex under one roof in the country and attracts many of the top national theater tours each year. Red Rocks Amphitheater, a natural amphitheater in the foothills west of town attracts the nation's top touring musical talent throughout the summer. Denver is home to the Denver Broncos (NFL), the Denver Nuggets (NBA), the Colorado Rockies (MLB), the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), the Colorado Rapids (MLS) and the Colorado Outlaws (MLL). The University of Colorado, the state flagship school and a world-class educational institution, is based in nearby Boulder. In addition, Denver is the gateway to the Rocky Mountains, which offer abundant recreational and sightseeing opportunities year round. The state of Colorado is home to over 20 major ski areas, many of which are within 2 hours of the city.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Training Program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Phone: 303-724-2861
Kristine Smith
Fellowship Coordinator, Training Program in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
Phone: 303-724-2867
Neonatology Fellows
Front Row (Left-Right): Amy Blake (PGY5), Stephanie Skuby (PGY5), Megan Gossling (PGY4), Noorjahan Ali (PGY5), Sandra Graybeal Wai (PGY6)
Back Row (Left-Right): Josh Benjamin (PGY5), Mauricio Palau (PGY4), Robert Dietz (PGY5), Christine Culpepper (PGY7) Not shown: Anusha Streubel (PGY7)
Megan Gossling, MD
Residency: University of Colorado Pediatric Residency Program
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Research Interests: TBD
Mauricio Palau, MD
Residency: Stanford University Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Stephanie Skuby, MD
Residency: Saint Christiopher's Hospital for Children
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Amy Blake, MD
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
Robert Dietz, MD, PhD
Residency: University of Chicago Pediatric Residency Program
Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Research Interests: Mechanisms of pediatric hypoxic neuronal injury
Noorjahan Ali, MD
Residency: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Medical School: New York Medical College
Research Interests: The role of intrapulmonary shunt vessels in patients with pulmonary hypertension
Joshua Benjamin, MD
Residency: Tulane University
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Research Interests: The effect of chronic hypoxemia on insulin secretion in fetal sheep
Christine Culpepper, MD
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Research Interests: The effect of chronic hypoxemia on hepatic glucose metabolism in fetal sheep. QI project: It is establishing feeding guidelines for infants with a birth weight of <1500g at Children's Hospital
Sandra Graybeal Wai, MD
Residency: Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Research Interests: Effects of amino acid supplementation on fetal IUGR skeletal muscle
Sandra.Graybeal Wai
Anusha Streubel, MD
Residency: The Clevend Clinic
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Research Interests: TBD
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Samuel Alito "was warned yesterday" by Sens. Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the chairman and vice-chairman of the Judiciary Committee, "that he will be expected to comment on the revelation that President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to monitor the international phone calls and e-mails of U.S. citizens without seeking a court order."
Alito on notice:
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As BlackBerry's board of directors formally begin exploring "strategic alternatives," business speak for fiuguring out how to dump the company on someone else, they'll find their options limited, according to two IT sector analysts. All the likely alternatives call for a much-diminished company, or one broken up into some software assets and a brand value that's declining every day.
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The board announced Monday the creation of a special committee to explore options to "enhance value and increase scale in order to accelerate" deployment of its BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system and server applications. In theory, everything is on the table, according to the company's statement, including "possible joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances, a sale of the company, and other possible transactions."
But potential partners and buyers are unlikely to see the same opportunities as BlackBerry's board, given that its new generation of smartphones, running the innovative BlackBerry 10 operating system, have failed to ignite consumer interest since being released earlier this year.
"BlackBerry is really three companies," says Jack Gold, a principal at J. Gold Associates, an IT research and strategy consultancy. "There's BlackBerry the device, BlackBerry the services, and BlackBerry the community. Each has differing value."
The new BlackBerry 10 smartphones have received mixed reviews. Many reviewers gave BlackBerry an "A" for effort but said the first phones suffer by comparison to the Apple iPhone and Android rivals like the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Services assets include the BlackBerry Enterprise Services 10 server (for securing and managing multiple mobile operating systems), secure messaging, and the well-regarded BlackBerry Messenger for text and now video chat and collaboration. "It includes all the mobile device management [MDM] stuff," says Gold. "A cloud-based, cross-platform solution [from BlackBerry] for MDM, mobile application management, and security is the same market that companies like AirWatch and MobileIron have been going after. That could be an attractive stand-alone [business], or an acquisition by one of the other players in that space."