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I went to a fish store last Friday even though I don't like fish. Fish made me sick three times in one year when I was young, and I thought, "Why do I eat this stuff?"
But my husband, Hugh, likes fish, and he likes a shop I'll call Kreel's. He says it is the only fish store in Philadelphia that doesn't smell like a fish store. He says that means everything is fresh. But to me it smells exactly like a fish store.
While I waited for a sales clerk, I looked at the fish lying in the case on ice, separated by species. I noticed that one particular fish had pink lips. Not bright pink, but human-colored, with a sort of purplish tinge. It was lying on its side and looked for all the world like my old boyfriend, Sneezy's, best friend, whom I'll call Portnoy.
I met this guy and his wife, Peekie, when they told Sneezy they wanted to meet me. Portnoy quickly established himself as a self-styled body language expert. He talked about sex all the time. He said things like, "I can tell you all about a couple's sex life from the shape of their driveway."
I wondered how he and Sneezy could be close friends. Neverthetheless, they were friends, and I was subjected to Portnoy's company (and complaints) too many times. The subject was always how he could tell about a woman's sex life without her knowing she was revealing herself. He told us he wanted this information so he would know which women he might have a good chance of seducing. In my mind, he was a puerile loony who was not to be trusted.
It's time to say a word or two about Peekie. She was a hideous woman of only two modes; fawning up and sneering down; she didn't do human-to-human.
Fawning up = Picasso and/or Riccardo Muti.
Sneering down = everyone else. I became, by default, an illiterate, pop-culture-loving lout. Things were not going well.
Dinner that particular night was fish, of course, accompanied by everything I hated. Cream of cucumber soup. Salad with anchovies and raw onions. And some coconut stuff for dessert. I couldn't eat any of it, and I couldn't wait for the evening to end.
After that night, I insisted that if Sneezy and I saw Portnoy again, it had to be without his wife. Sneezy gave in, for once.
The first time we saw Portnoy sans Peekie, he confided to us, "I don't just TALK about sex, you know. I've had affairs."
"Does Peekie know?"
"Yeah, but it's alright with her because she's European, and they all have affairs. In fact, she's sleeping with the best selling writer of the 20th century!" he bragged and named a well-known male author.
Portnoy and I disliked each other and loved Sneezy. We were to wrestle with that conundrum for a long time. Later, when I wasn't there, Portnoy told Sneezy, "You know, I like Jan, but I'm not getting any sexual signals from her," and for some reason Sneezy thought that was a normal thing for his dear friend to say.
Which brings us back to Kreel's fish store last week. While I stood there looking in the case at the fish with the pink lips, I flashed on Portnoy. I was so taken aback that I swear I saw those fishy purply-pink lips open and say to me, "Can I help you?"
I didn't know what to say. I looked up and noticed Mr. Kreel himself leaning over the case saying, "Can I help you, ma'am?"
"You sure can!" I said, pointing. "Did you notice that this fish has pink lips?"
He looked into the case.
"All the other fish have gray lips. Doesn't it look like it can talk? Is it a male or a female? What kind of fish is it, anyway?"
"Porgy," he said.
I stood there motionless, hypnotized by a fish that looked like someone from my past whom I still couldn't stand. Even dead on ice with a thick glass case between us.
And then, in a flash, I saw myself as others might see me — a woman in a busy fish store, keeping the owner waiting while I stared at one particular fish in a large case, taking forever to choose dinner, leaning in close, leaning sideways to look at its face, which had pink lips.
I bought scallops and went home.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Poor Larry Ellison.
For months, the general smugness of the Bay Area public and its antipathy toward the billionaire who brought the America's Cup to San Francisco led many to actually will his Oracle (ORCL) Team USA to lose and root for New Zealand instead.
"I've never seen a town so much against the local guy," said Ivor Wilkins, editor of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron magazine in town covering the America's Cup. "We can't get over as New Zealanders meeting people saying how they want us to take the cup away — on the street, on the bus, everywhere. All the New Zealanders are talking about that, going, 'How crazy is that?' "
But over the weekend, as defending champion Oracle began to claw its way back onto the scoreboard by winning two of three races in some of the best racing ever seen in America's Cup history, the emotional tide appeared to be shifting.
For those who made the effort to watch the races from Marina Green or America's Cup Park along The Embarcadero on Sunday, cheers erupted and American flags waved as commentators announced Oracle Team USA's widening lead during Race 9. As Oracle's 72-foot catamaran with the towering wing sail charged toward the finish line, hundreds of spectators who had been watching the first part of the race on big screens around the park picked up their children and literally ran to the edges of Piers 27/29 to watch.
"I love 'em 'cause they never give up," said Ken Beard, 62, a sailor from Walnut Creek. "Larry's got an ego, but I love the guy. I've been sailing for 35 years. This is my dream, having the America's Cup in my playground."
The attitude adjustment seemed to come Saturday during a critical moment of Race 8, said Mark Rochefort, 66, from Cambria. He sensed the mood shift when the Kiwi boat nearly capsized and Oracle Team USA, down seven points, took the lead. The crowd roared, he said.
"If there's anything Americans pull for," he said, "it's the underdog."
Because of a previous penalty that cost Oracle two races before the America's Cup even started, the team still needs eight more victories to retain the trophy it won in 2010. New Zealand needs just two wins and could wrest the cup away from the Americans as early as Tuesday.
And many casual observers and sailing fans wouldn't mind if it did.
"I think it's going to teach Larry Ellison a big lesson that money doesn't buy you everything," said one San Francisco spectator named Sebastian who came to watch the races Saturday but didn't want his last name used. "It will give us a good excuse to go to New Zealand and watch the next one."
Since the planning stages two years ago, Ellison and his team have at times been their worst enemies, overpromising the number of challengers that would compete, and well as the economic benefits to the city. The design of the catamaran has been criticized as too dangerous and expensive, and just days before the final match began this month, the team was penalized in a cheating scandal for adding extra weight to a smaller boat used in a preview regatta last year. Since this regatta began in July with the challenger series, Ellison has done little to ingratiate himself, making no public appearances. His only sightings have been when TV cameras have caught him on his boat.
When Oracle was losing 6-0 last week, the San Francisco Bay Guardian wrote that it "couldn't be happier for the Kiwis."
"We feel vindicated by this great act of karmic justice to watch Ellison's team not just losing badly," the paper wrote, "but being utterly blown out of the water by the straight-shooting team from Down Under."
Sailing purists are also taking issue with Ellison and Oracle Team USA. There's an undercurrent among them who want to see the America's Cup return to more graceful, traditional monohull boats, and the Kiwis have suggested that's what they would do if they won the Cup.
"I secretly want the Kiwis to win," said Don Wallace, a winemaker from Healdsburg. "This is like Formula 1 racing. In some ways it's remarkable and wonderful, but it takes away the romance of sailing."
Others are bothered that while the American flag flies over Oracle Team USA, only one American remains on board after tactician John Kostecki, who grew up sailing in the San Francisco Bay, was kicked off last week.
"The people rooting for New Zealand are rooting for their national pride," said Steve Anderson, 42, of Oakland, who watched the races Sunday from Piers 27/29. "But I don't feel that buy-in for the U.S. They've got the flag on the ship, but not the Americans."
In New Zealand, the Kiwis are getting up early and hosting champagne breakfasts to watch the races on TV. "It's a frenzy," said New Zealander Paula Greenville. In San Francisco, she said, "even people in the hotels don't know much about the Cup, where it is and who's winning."
Contact Julia Prodis Sulek at 408-278-3409.

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What are your personal favorite 3 "exotic" or less commonly known guitar chords that you recommend for intermediate/advanced guitarists?
Exotic chords usually require a special rule to use it well. I don't recommend them often, so I'll try to give use cases with my chords.
For blues, I always teach the dominant 9 chord rooted on the 5th string. You can replace it with just about any dominant chord in a blues progression. It is a fun one to slide into chords too.
For a Jazzier feel, I like to use dominant 13th chords in place of dominant 7th chords. Specifically, the following voicing: G13 3-X-3-4-5-X. This works very well in a ii-V-I progression.
To get sporty, I sometimes use a diminished seventh chord as a "pivot" to change keys mid-song. One way to do this is to substitute a dim7 chord for the V chord. You can select one rooted on the flatted-tonic, but I like to select it by the 3rd of the V chord (hint: it's the same note). Then you resolve the dim7 chord to a maj7 chord that is rooted a half step higher than any note in the diminished chord.
Example: In the key of C, you'd normally play a G7 as the V chord. You can substitute Bdim7 (the 3rd of G7), which includes the notes (B, D, F, and Ab). Then you can any of the following that are rooted a half step higher than the dim7 chord tones: Cmaj7, D#maj7, F#maj7, or Amaj7. Cmaj7 is the current key, so there are three others to choose. For more information, I have a lesson on diminished chords: https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/diminished-chords/
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Initial 2008 PRSA Assembly Report
I will be making a series of posts recapping the assembly over the next week, but I wanted to get a quick one in now.
PRSA National provided us with an update on the state of the society. Overall, membership has increased by 4,000 over the past few years, and the PRSSA will have more than 10,000 members. This bodes well for the future of our profession. In my opinion, We still need more members, and to do that we need to provide even more value.
There are a number of new initiatives planned, including:
PR Journal
APR Study Guide
Capitol Hill Program
Internship Guide
Diversity Toolbox
Established research policy
Assembly survey
You may notice advocacy and thought leadership are missing from the list – that is because they are core to the growth and mission of the society and are being tackled separately (and I plan to lend whatever assistance National wants on those efforts). I am not sure I agree with the order of the above activities, but there are initiatives here to expand our value to almost every member.
PRSA National highlighted its Clean Elections campaign. They plan to continue the dialogue post election. Again, I applaud it, but is elections central to most of the members? We are not an organization focused primarily on politics – let's focus on business, academics, etc. But my concern is a matter of degree and this will benefit the members.
For 2008, PRSA National is also presenting a new section model and focused on improving chapter support.
They also recognized we need to strengthen core benefits. One example of potential interest to independents, small agencies and those in transition is PRSA will be offering new insurance programs for companies and individuals. More details to come.
Some random notes:
For those of you that hate having to remember your PRSA Number to log into Membernet, you can now change it via the preferences section.
If you are interested in getting more involved nationally, fill out the My Preferences section on Membernet to highlight your volunteer interests. National is watching.
PRSA Job Center now has some salary information. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but combined with PR Week's study, this should be useful to members for various reasons.
Significant changes to the PRSA Website are coming and they look good. They are also working on tying the local Web sites to national. They will provide templates to use in site redesign chapters want to keep the same look and feel. PRSA National would like your feedback on the proposed site. You can check it out and provide feedback on Membernet through November 15.
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A variation on events in La Liga, but the outcome remains the same.
And so it has come to pass. The first week of Serie A 2011/2012 will not be played this weekend. An emergency meeting between the footballers and their trade union (AIC) leader Damiano Tommasi on one side and on the other, the presidents of the clubs, represented by Lega Serie A president Massimo Beretta and Cagliari's Massimo Cellino (the League's other representative Lazio's Claudio Lotito couldn't participate because of a ban until September over insulting the Italian Olympic Committee) was held on Wednesday, convened by Giancarlo Abete, president of the Italian football federation (FIGC).
When it came to the vote, 18 presidents refused to accept the collective contract proposed by the footballers. There are two aspects where no middle ground can be found. The first – the so-called Article 4 – is concerned with who should pick up the tab of the emergency tax to be imposed by the Italian government on all high earners. The clubs maintain that the entire bill should be met by the players and that it should be written into the contract. The second, Article 7, deals with training matters, which players should be part of the first team group should be a choice made by the training staff and the club according to the presidents. Surprisingly Cellino voted in favour of the players (as did Siena) and stormed off back to Cagliari immediately; and as expected, former Roma midfielder Tommasi held a different view,
"The presidents brought two modifications, neither of which can be inserted into the contract. The first deals with a solidarity contribution which cannot be included because it is unknown which exact form this contribution tax will take. The players have never said they don't intend to pay the solidarity tax. We expect to pay taxes, as we have always done and we are willing to pay the amount set out, however the proposal by the government is not definite.
"The other point is a request to modify Article 7. The paradox is that the Lega felt it necessary to have an interpretation of this article before the agreement was signed. When the legal interpretation was supplied they decided to rewrite the article."
In an attempt to mediate, FIGC president Abete offered to create a fund to cover any problems with paying extra tax over the next three seasons. This proposal was dismissed out of hand by everyone, and Abete succeeded only in becoming a target of scorn from one of the more vociferous presidents, Maurizio Zamparini from Palermo. Chief of Lega Serie A Beretta's response was emphatic when he simply reminded everyone that the presidents had dictated their precise conditions for the renewal of the collective contract the previous day and that the players' union had to integrate the two proposals put forward by the Football League.
Union Chief Damiano Tommasi counter argued that there was a willingness from Serie A to delay the start of the championship. The player who once contemplated becoming a priest reiterated that the players had never said they weren't going to cough up for the so-called solidarity tax, while the disagreement over who should be included in the first team squad, and the consequences thereof, was not in discussion until after December.
Tommasi perceptively concluded that not all presidents agreed on the stance being taken by the Lega Seria A, and when forced to answer by some persistent questioning from the press admitted that it was Lazio's Lotitio the most adamant to enforce Article 7. The lack of cohesion was underlined by Palermo owner Zamparini who declared that the true anomaly was that the Lega Serie A didn't exist but was merely a group of 20 presidents without any ties to one another, each trying to do his best for his own club.
On Friday morning, Tommasi offered last-minute hope when he proposed a stopgap deal to cover the season until 30 June, 2012 based on the agreement made by his predecessor (and AIC founder) Sergio Campana. However, it was all in vain. The reply from Lega Serie A arrived just after midday, the deadline set by the Italian Football Federation. Beretta stated that the proposal from the AIC was made to be rejected, which left the players the only option open to them if they were to keep face: to strike.
However, there is already a ray of light at the end the tunnel. Parma chief Tommaso Ghirardi admitted that the stop gap measure would have been interesting had they had a chance to discuss it, an attack on Tommasi and Beretta. Meanwhile Cagliari's Cellino hit out only at Beretta. The differing opinions emerging from the club owners prompted Demetrio Albertini, FIGC vice president, to call on the dissenting presidents to meet and discuss a new line to take. An opening that appears to have been backed by Aurelio De Laurentiis, who tautologically admitted that talks had broken down due to a lack of negotiation and that the agreement had to be completely rewritten. Fiorentina's majority shareholder Diego Della Valle feels the same way as his Napoli counterpart, although loathe to admit it, going as far as proposing a watchdog authority for football in Italy.
The less hard line approach by the until-now unmoveable presidents has been echoed by AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani, who has suggested that the players forego a collective agreement this season and the clubs will not force their hand over the payment of an austerity tax – one of the stumbling blocks for the presidents, but not for the players. The Rossoneri vice president added that it was urgent to find middle ground to avoid further strikes because the fans of Serie A deserve better.
Fans have laid into the players on the comments pages on the major newspapers' sites. The major argument which has upset the paying supporter (whether at the stadium or pay-per-view, the fans' money ends up in the clubs' coffers) is that the players earn a grotesque amount of money to do something which struggles to be called a proper job while the average worker is really making sacrifices to make it to the month's end.
Tommasi has replied cuttingly that he is the first to know that football players have no right to raise any objections and must simply go out and perform.
Italy needs the distraction of Serie A.
There is a crisis and there requires the diversion of calcio.
The show must go on, so a deal will be found before Round 2 on September 10th (I'd put money on it but betting and football is still a touchy subject here, although that's another scandal).
Paul's dulcet tones can be heard commentating on Serie A for television channels around the world. He is also the man behind the excellent Calcio and Coffee blog and podcast.


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Nonprofit online university expands to Missouri
Terry Eftink had the battered knees of a 20-year U.S. Postal Service carrier, five kids who are 12 or younger and hopes of finally finishing college after leaving Southeast Missouri State University more than two decades ago with plenty of time in the classroom but no degree.
When the 45-year-old Oran resident learned that the school in nearby Cape Girardeau only offered daytime accounting classes – little use for a working parent – those plans came to a halt.
Six months later, he's instead enrolled at Western Governors University, a nonprofit virtual school that Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and chief executives in other states are increasingly embracing as a low-cost solution to the dilemma of working adults who began college but didn't graduate.
"We'll be helping Missourians who never finished college, who are underemployed and who need degrees to move up, reach their full potential," Nixon said in his late January State of the State address, announcing the partnership between Missouri and the Salt Lake City-based virtual school.
That same night in Nashville, Gov. Bill Haslam unveiled similar plans to help the estimated 800,000 adult Tennesseans who have some college credit finish what they started. His plan requires legislative approval, while Nixon expects to issue an executive order to form Western Governors University Missouri.
The governors of Indiana, Texas and Washington have established similar alliances in recent years.
"It's a workforce and economic development issue, almost more than an education issue," said Bob Mendenhall, a one-time Utah technology maven who has been WGU president since 1999, two years after the 19 members of the Western Governors Association created the school.
The school charges about $6,000 for annual tuition, rates far cheaper than those of its for-profit competitors and even at many public four-year universities, including the University of Missouri.
The average student is 37 and two-thirds of its students work full-time. They can receive more than 50 types of bachelor's or master's degrees in four core fields: business, health professions, information technology and a teachers college.
Students advance through classes at their own pace, rather than rely on academic semesters of fixed length, in a process is known as competency-based education. Faculty members are called student mentors, not professors.
"You pass courses based on the mastery of the content as opposed to `I've sat in a class for 16 weeks,"' said Leroy Wade, an assistant commissioner with the Missouri Department of Higher Education. "So if I can pass the test in two weeks, I can move on. If I need more time, I can take it."
In Eftink's case, that meant completing self-directed courses in organizational behavior, leadership and college algebra in about four to six weeks in the fall. He needed six months, though, to complete a particularly rigorous course in business law.
For now, between 400 and 500 Missouri residents are enrolled at Western Governors University, a fraction of the school's 40,000 students nationwide. Missouri enrollment will likely increase dramatically, as the university not only seeks learners but also hires a chancellor, opens a physical office and hires between 60 and 80 employees, according to Mendenhall.
In Indiana, the two-year-old WGU branch boasts 3,000 students. Former Gov. Mitch Daniels, who is now president of Purdue University, called the online college the state's "eighth university" and appeared on highway billboards and in its TV ads.
The Missouri campus won't receive state money, Mendenhall said, but expects to tap up to $4 million in federal Community Development Block Grants. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is donating another $750,000. The university also hopes to provide eligible students with state financial aid, Wade said.
Mendenhall stressed that Western Governors University won't be competing for recent high school graduates with "bricks-and-mortar" colleges.
"It's clearly a supplement to the state higher education system," he said. "We don't really serve the same student."
For Eftink, earning a college degree would fulfill a promise he made to himself, his wife and his children, as well as a chance to get off his feet in a job that means walking eight to 12 miles daily.
"I always wanted to go back," he said. "I felt like I had left something undone."


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The magic of winter in Milford Sound
Milford Sound is a truly wild, natural place and in the winter months its unique character comes to life with dramatic effect.
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New Zealand is home to some of the most beautiful and unspoiled landscapes on the planet and nowhere is that more evident than amongst the towering mountains and deep waters of Southland's largest, most remote fiord. In any weather a visit to Milford Sound is an unforgettable experience, but in winter this rugged and scenic wilderness reveals spectacular moods and unbelievable sights. Stand in awe of the earth shaping forces at work amid an epic rainstorm or gaze into enchanting reflections of snow capped peaks, lush forests and soaring vertical cliffs on the clear, crisp days that only winter can bring.
A winter wonderland
At the end of the last ice age, a great glacier receded and the endless Tasman Sea flooded into the expansive, deep fiord of Milford Sound to take its place. Today, these titanic, unyielding forces are still at play and from June to August winter sets the stage for breathtaking performances. During torrential Fiordland rain the vast landscape sheds massive volumes of rainwater, scouring the mountain sides in great flowing ribbons that plummet from imposing cliff tops to the ocean below. Rain falls as snow at higher altitudes, painting the mountain tops in a beautiful coat of white. In stark contrast to the wet and wild, there are also days of mesmerising calm and glassy-flat waters and blue skies yield soul-nourishing tranquillity and brilliant colours.
Fiordland's climate - Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
You could easily be forgiven for assuming that fine, sunny weather is a prerequisite for any visit to a World Heritage Site. However, Milford Sound is unique, and extreme weather defines the geography of the area. Situated in the famous latitude known as 'the roaring forties', a continuous westerly air stream delivers this Pandora's box of wildly changeable weather. And it really can be wild. This part of the South Island has some of the highest rainfall statistics in the world with a staggering 7 metre average and roughly 200 wet days per year, adding to the drama of the landscape. If not the weather, one thing here is certain - come rain or shine, prepare for an unforgettable spectacle.
Great sights of the sound
The contrasting weather conditions of winter reveal the great sights of Fiordland at their scenic best. In addition to the added grandeur, winter visitors are privileged to elude the crowds and have the unique sights all to themselves. Magnificent Mitre Peak rises 1,692 metres from the deep waters of the Sound and, in the colder months, white snow contrasts spectacularly with the lush, rain-fed forests. The majestic Bowen Falls displays maximum vibrancy in full winter flow - dumping an endless veil of water 160 metres into the sea. In heavy rain the whole fiord is flooded by hundreds of temporary waterfalls, often unseen by sun chasing summer visitors. Wildlife thrives in the pristine waters and guests are delighted to enjoy pods of playful dolphins and basking seals without the hustle and bustle of peak tourism activity. To truly explore the wonders up close and for the best way to access the hidden magic of Milford Sound in winter, be sure to take to take a scenic boat cruise. Photograph the rare wildlife without boats in the background and feel the wind-blown spray of the thundering waterfalls against your skin. Round off your adventure by staying in the scenic and comfortable accommodation on offer and take away memories you will never forget.
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A quiet revolution will take place in new-car showrooms this year, giving us even more choice in an already congested market.
It started last year with the introduction of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car and will gain momentum during 2012 with a host of other vehicles that rely on battery, rather than petrol, power.
Getting to this point has taken 15 years. In 1997, Toyota unveiled a quirky experimental petrol-electric vehicle called the Prius, which eventually went mainstream, prompting other car makers to consider similar technology and develop it even further.
After three generations and 3.4million sales of Prius cars, we are now at another fork in the road.
From this year, Australians will have a choice between hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric propulsion — plus a host of new technology to digest.
To illustrate the point, we have grouped the three headline acts. The Toyota Prius showcases existing hybrid technology. The Nissan Leaf blends small-car convenience with electric-only propulsion. The Holden Volt, meanwhile, turns the hybrid concept on its head. It uses a petrol motor to power a generator, which, in turn, powers a battery pack that powers an electric motor.
Still don't follow? Don't worry, it becomes clear eventually.
Our venue for this test is Holden's proving ground at Lang Lang, south-east of Melbourne.
We were restricted to closed roads because the Volt cannot yet be legally driven on public streets by anyone other than staff of Holden and parent company General Motors. The car we are using is an early left-hand-drive prototype from the US. But the proving ground still gives us a worthwhile insight into how these vehicles perform relative to each other.
Inside the facility is a network of more than 44kilometres of roads of all types. It's the same terra firma every Holden since 1957 has been developed on, with large sections designed to mirror real-world conditions, from Melbourne tramlines to outback highways. Here's how the three technology types shape up.
Toyota Prius
Contrary to popular perception, the Prius does not plug in to a power point. Not yet.
It has two motors under its sleek bonnet — a small petrol engine nestled next to an electric motor — and the hybrid system switches between the two as required.
The electric motor is primarily designed to move the vehicle from rest to about 40km/h (which, in petrol cars, uses the most energy) before the petrol motor takes over. The electric motor can also help with acceleration while on the move. The Prius recharges its relatively small battery pack when the car is coasting or driving downhill.
In ideal conditions, the Prius can travel about two kilometres on battery power alone — on the way to a real-world driving range of about 900km — if you're a miser.
It's a long-standing titleholder as Australia's most fuel-efficient petrol-engine car, officially sipping just 3.9litres per 100kilometres and emitting 89grams per kilometre of carbon dioxide.
A handful of diesel-engine small cars with manual transmissions consume slightly less fuel but they emit more noxious gases that are nastier for your health than unleaded petrol.
After having its price cut by $5000 last year to $34,990 (plus on-road and dealer costs), the Prius also has the cheapest starting price among this trio; although the model we tested was the $45,990 i-Tech (still undercutting its rivals here).
Since its inception, the Prius has been a practical five-seat hatchback. It provides plenty of interior space inside a slippery exterior package. The boot is the biggest among its peers (445litres versus 330litres for the Leaf and 300litres for the Volt).
The Prius i-Tech tested comes with heated leather seats, a sunroof equipped with a solar panel that runs a small fan to keep the cabin cool when the car is parked and radar cruise control that maintains a safe distance from the car in front. The leather seat trim is soft but the rest of the interior is dominated by hard plastics built around a floating centre console.
A too-small, square-bottomed steering wheel adjusts for height and reach.
A head-up speed and information display is reflected into the windscreen in the driver's line of sight but most of the information is shown in the digital instrument cluster in the centre of the dash.
The driver is able to call up details such as how much energy the petrol and electric motors are consuming, how much energy is being regenerated back into the battery pack and overall fuel economy.
Rear headroom is adequate, although tight for taller passengers, thanks to the sweeping roofline that runs down to the split-glass tailgate.
As with all the cars here, starting the Prius is as simple as pushing a button (like the Leaf, it's hidden away low and to the left of the steering wheel), although releasing the park brake is via an old-school foot-operated lever.
There's a joystick-like gearshift that works intuitively, with an extra ''B'' setting that feeds more power to the batteries when braking. The steering is light and easy but the ride is not as comfortable as it could be.
The relatively high tyre pressures, large-diameter alloy wheels and stiff tyre sidewalls mean the Prius does not soak up bumps and joins in the road as well as its rivals.
There's also more road roar than normal; the Prius had the noisiest interior of the three tested here.
At low speeds, the fully electric operation — helped by an ''EV'' button that locks the car into electric drive for as long as there is enough battery power — is smooth and quiet. However, under harder acceleration, when the engine is called in to help, the continuously variable transmission, which holds revs in the sweet spot, can sound harsh and intrusive.
Hit the brakes with a decent shove — they are a bit slow to react under light pressure — and the Prius pulls up much like a normal car, making the regenerative system seamless. With three passengers added to the mix, the Prius still performs well, although conversation with rear-seat passengers over the noise can take some effort.
Vital statistics
How much? From $45,990 plus on-road and dealer costs
Engine 1.8-litre 4-cyl (premium unleaded), electric motor
Power 73kW at 5200rpm
Torque 142Nm at 4000rpm
Transmission CVT, FWD
Fuel use and emissions 3.9L/100km and 89g/km CO2
Weight 1420kg
Estimated range 1150km (45L tank)
Nissan Leaf
Nissan's Leaf pure electric vehicle is due in selected showrooms priced from $51,500 (plus costs) mid-year.
That's a lot of money for a small hatch, even one that will eliminate your fuel bill (it's even dearer than the $48,800 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the first mass-produced pure electric car on sale in Australia). But that's the price of emerging technology. Remember when flat-screen TVs cost more than $10,000?
''Pure electric'' means driving range is restricted by the power in your battery — and the way you drive. Rapid acceleration and airconditioning burn more energy.
There's no petrol engine to fall back on if you run out of power, leading to so-called ''range anxiety'', or the fear of running out of power. Nissan says the Leaf has a maximum driving range of 160kilometres but, in reality, it's closer to 100.
You also need to upgrade to a 15-amp socket (a $300 installation) to recharge the Leaf at home or work, which can take up to eight hours. In practice, Nissan estimates recharge times will be closer to half that, given most drivers will only need a top-up.
Unlike the i-MiEV (which was adapted to accommodate electric power), the Leaf was designed from the ground up to exist purely as an electric vehicle.
That explains the quirky styling, with prominent LED tail-lights and bulging headlights to help build a slippery profile.
About the same size as a Toyota Corolla hatch, the Leaf is more family-friendly than the tiny Mitsubishi i-MiEV and has similar occupant space to the Prius. (The Leaf and Prius seat five, the i-MiEV and Volt four.)
The interior decor is light and its presentation, despite hard-touch plastics, gives it a sense of being a premium car (although it was the one member of the trio without steering-reach adjustment and has manual seating adjustment).
Press the starter button, which looks like the ''on'' symbol for a laptop computer, and the split dash lights up with an overwhelming array of information.
A digital speedo sits above a second instrument pod that shows information about the status of the car, including that vital range indicator. It's especially important to us today, as Nissan forgot to put a recharging lead in the boot.
The oversight highlights the Leaf's biggest problem in the eyes of many: everyone is immediately anxious about how quickly the fully charged Leaf battery will run down, as we are moving the car in short, sharp, energy-sapping bursts as we set up for photography while frequently calling on the airconditioning to counter the day's 35-degree heat.
Conveniently, the Leaf has a small roof-mounted solar panel to trickle-charge the conventional 12-volt battery that powers all electrical components other than the electric motor.
Instead of a normal gearshift for the single-speed gearbox, the Leaf uses a computer mouse-like device that fits in the palm of the hand. It looks good but the guide showing how to operate the gear selector is easily obscured by your arm.
Release the electric parking brake and the Leaf instantly feels extremely responsive to the throttle. But is it too much power?
The front wheels struggle to get the power down evenly and tug at the steering wheel as they follow the contour of the road.
In a straight-line drag from a standstill to 100km/h, the Leaf leaves the opposition in its wake by almost three car lengths.
Unfortunately, the Leaf's ability to handle the lumps and bumps of the road does not match its above-average acceleration. While it corners well, showing slightly less body roll than the Prius, the front end reacts poorly to sharp bumps, while the rear floats nervously over the bigger ones.
The steering is almost too soft and the vague brake pedal snatches suddenly when the regenerative braking system kicks in.
Inside, however, the Leaf's interior is the quietest on test, so much so you can hear the motor whine as the car accelerates.
Adding passengers blunts the Leaf's performance, sapping much of the straight-line speed we experience while driving solo. At least the ride settles down slightly when there are four on board.
While the interior is relatively roomy, cargo space is restricted. The rear seats split-fold to open up the shallow boot space but a large tunnel between the wheel wells means there's no flat space for boxes and larger items.
At the end of our testing, the Leaf still has an indicated 60kilometres of range left. Our range anxiety, then, is unfounded.
Vital statistics
How much? From $51,500 plus on-road and dealer costs (on sale in July)
Engine Electric motor
Power 80kW at 2730rpm
Torque 280Nm from idle
Transmission Single-speed reduction gearbox, FWD
Weight 1525kg
Recharging time About 7hours normal charge, 30minutes rapid recharge
Estimated range 160km
Holden Volt
Please excuse the black tape covering the Chevrolet badge on the steering wheel that sits on the left-hand-side of the car. Clearly, this is not really a Holden Volt.
The first right-hand-drive version of General Motors' extended-range electric car — which the industry has dubbed a plug-in hybrid — is a while away.
We tested a rebadged Chevrolet Volt that, apart from the steering wheel being on the wrong side for this country, is close to what we'll see in Holden showrooms at the end of the year. Holden is yet to announce prices publicly but it has told dealers the Volt will cost $59,990 (plus costs) — triple the price of similar-size petrol-powered cars.
Holden argues the Volt is two cars in one: an electric car most of the time and a petrol car if you need to travel long distances.
As with the Prius, the Volt has a petrol and an electric motor under the bonnet. That's where the similarities end.
The Volt's front wheels are driven by an electric motor powered by a T-shaped battery pack that sits in the centre of the car. The battery is charged by an on-board generator, which is powered by a conventional four-cylinder petrol engine.
It sounds confusing — and GM has been ridiculed for using petrol to ultimately power an electric motor — but it is a genius arrangement that won't leave you stranded.
Holden says the Volt can drive about 64kilometres on battery power alone and another 400kilometres when the petrol motor is used. The car can be recharged from empty in four hours via a regular household socket but recommends upgrading to the costlier 15-amp point for regular use.
On the road, the petrol motor kicks in under hard acceleration to make sure the battery stays charged.
In North America, tracking data has shown about two-thirds of Volt owners never use petrol, which indicates GM might have the formula right.
The downside is this safety net — and all this technology — make the Volt heavy. Two motors and a massive battery pack push the Volt's weight to 1715kilograms — that's heavier than a Commodore. In comparison, the Leaf weighs 1525 kilograms and the Prius is a relatively lithe 1420 kilograms.
Still, as our sprint to 100km/h shows, it's faster away from the traffic lights than the Prius. It handles quite well, too, although with some tyre squeal even at moderate speeds.
The steering has decent feel and the Volt exhibits the least amount of body roll among this trio.
However, like its counterparts, sharp bumps can upset the Volt. On some occasions it sounds as if the front suspension has run out of travel.
At least GM appears to have brake feel sorted, with the Volt transmitting a more conventional pedal than the other cars here. There's only a slight shudder as the electric motor switches into generator mode and leeches energy that helps recharge the battery pack.
When accelerating hard, the petrol motor sounds much like a stuck-on throttle as it holds revs at optimal recharging speeds. The Volt has more road roar and suspension murmur than the Leaf but is quieter than the Prius.
Inside, dark plastics are offset with light-coloured and chrome highlights. A flowing, white centre console sweeps down from the dash and cascades to a lidded storage bin splitting the rear seats.
There's no centre rear seat — the Volt is a four-seater — however, all four pews are clad in well-bolstered leather.
Its equipment level closely follows the Prius, although the Volt adds an electronic park brake.
The console is a work of art for its simplicity. There are two dials and no buttons, only touch-sensitive areas that work all the controls.
While it looks the part, attempting to make adjustments while on the move is a disconcerting, slightly distracting look-stab-and-hope affair.
As with the Leaf, a confusingly diverse array of information is shown in front of the driver. A sliding orb to the right shows if the Volt is using or producing electricity, while you are also presented with information including speed, the state of the batteries, fuel use, range and what is happening with the engine.
If that is not enough, even more detailed information is available on the larger, central-mounted LED screen, which doubles as a sat-nav unit.
The big blue start button is easy to spot and the electric park brake is handy but the large, chunky gearshift lever is a little out of place. There are no markings to see what direction you're about to launch in unless you double-check the small ''PRNDL'' lettering in the instrument cluster.
Rear-seat passengers have clones of the front seats, which means they are equally well-bolstered and comfortable.
However, the Volt's roof sweeps sharply downwards at the rear, severely eating into headroom, and the long rear window exposes heads and necks Australia's harsh sun.
Unlike with the Leaf, adding passengers doesn't seem to blunt the Volt's performance, with crisp acceleration from a standing start.
So GM has indeed reinvented the electric car. Now it needs to make it more affordable.
Vital statistics
How much? Estimated from $59,990 plus on-road and dealer costs (on sale late this year)
Engine Electric motor, 1.4L 4-cyl petrol engine working as a generator (premium unleaded)
Power 111kW at 4800rpm
Torque 273Nm from idle
Transmission Single-speed reduction gearbox, FWD
Fuel use and emissions Estimated 1.2L/100km and 27g/km CO2
Weight 1715kg
Recharging time About 6hours to 8hours normal charge, 30minutes rapid recharge
Estimated range 500km (60km full electric, 35L tank)
The verdict
This technology is not about to replace everyday cars just yet. Hybrids, plug-in hybrids and pure electric cars will continue to be niche vehicles for at least the next decade.
They are intended to further develop fuel-saving technology and, in the meantime, appease the conscience of cashed-up buyers.
The Prius's ace is its affordability, dependability and relative simplicity, although it would benefit from greater petrol-free driving range.
The Leaf is further proof electric cars can have spirited performance, if you're prepared to make the leap of faith between recharging points (and live with the Leaf's ho-hum dynamics).
The Volt plug-in hybrid addresses the range-anxiety issue but its encroaching roofline may limit its everyday versatility.
No car here, then, is perfect. But they are a worthwhile insight into what we can expect in future.
The conventional car has had 120 or so years to evolve. Imagine where we'll be in another 120.
With Joshua Dowling
But wait, there's more
More electric cars are just around the corner, including the Renault Fluence ZE (inset), which can swap a depleted battery in the same time it takes to refuel a car with petrol. Several Australian distributors are looking to import cheap Chinese electric cars and Melbourne-based EV Engineering hopes to have battery-powered Holden Commodores on our roads this year.
False starters
One of the more interesting things our back-to-back comparison revealed was the different ways each car let the driver know it is ready to go.
All three cars have start buttons and even the default position of the Prius is full electric mode, which it can travel in at low speeds for a couple of kilometres.
When you press the start button, though, the only thing that indicates thePrius is ready to roll, other than the dash lighting up with a small ''ready'', is asingle generic ''beep'' that is shared with other car functions such as the reversing indicator.
Quite a few times I caught myself doing a double-take to make sure I had started the car after the beep was lost in the other background noise.
The Leaf's starting sequence has a strong Japanese influence. Press the button and, as the dash lights up, there's a swirl of music, much like a video game, that swells up from the dash to indicate all is good.
And then there's the Volt. It, too, uses a computer-game audio cue once the start button is pressed but it sounds more like a Duke Nukem power-up, a sort of rising ''bwooop''. Press the button again to switch the car off and you get the reverse of that sound as the Volt powers down.
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As a spine specialist, Dr. Khanna is interested in the treatment of a wide range of spine pathologies using techniques ranging from minimally invasive spine surgery to complex spinal reconstructions. He often collaborates with other specialists in interventional pain management, rheumatology, neurology and physiatry and enjoys providing a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to the care of his patients with various conditions of the spine.
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Dr. Khanna is actively involved in research and has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on topics in spine surgery, neurosurgery and orthopaedic surgery. He has edited two highly regarded textbooks entitled "MRI Essentials for the Spine Specialist" and "MRI for Orthopaedic Surgeons."
For patient care-related issues, please contact his office at (301)530-3220.
For professional or administrative matters, you can reach Dr. Khanna directly via email at email@example.com.
- Vice Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Professor of Neurosurgery
Departments / Divisions
- Biomedical Engineering
- Neurosurgery - Spine
- Orthopaedic Surgery - Spine Surgery
- Surgery at Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Surgery at Suburban Hospital
- MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine (1995)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Radiology (1998)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Orthopaedic Surgery (2003)
- Cleveland Clinic / Spinal Surgery (2004)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery / Orthopaedic Surgery (2006)
Additional Training
Bachelors of Science - Georgetown University (District of Columbia) - 1991
Research & Publications
Research Summary
Dr. Khanna's research interests include the evaluation of clinical and functional outcomes of the spine surgery, complications relating to spine surgery, advanced imaging of the spine including intraoperative image guidance, and the study of spine biomechanics. Dr. Khanna is actively involved in research and has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, books and monographs on topics in spine and orthopaedic surgery.
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- Beall DP, Khanna AJ, Shaffrey JK. Extensive Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Portal Venous Air Developing after Bowel Infarction. Maryland Medical Journal 1997; 46: 139-140
- Khanna AJ. Pathophysiology and Treatment of Variceal Hemorrhage. Radiology 1997; 203: 784.
- Khanna AJ, Yoon TR, Mont MA, Hungerford DS, Bluemke DA. Femoral Head Osteonecrosis: Detection and Grading Using a Rapid MR Imaging Protocol. Radiology 2000; 217(1): 188-192.
- Frassica FJ, Khanna AJ, McCarthy EF.The Role of MR Imaging in Soft Tissue Tumor Evaluation: Perspective of the Orthopaedic Oncologist and Musculoskeletal Pathologist. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America 2000; 8(4): 915-927.
- Khanna AJ, Braverman NE, Valle D, Sponseller PD. Cervical Stenosis Secondary to Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata. American Journal of Medical Genetics 2001; 99(1): 63-66.
- Ahn UM, Lemma MA, Ahn NA, Khanna AJ, Buchowski J, Kostuik JP. Occipitocervical Fusion: A Review of Indications, Techniques of Internal Fixation, and Results. Neurosurgery Quarterly 2001; 11(2): 77-85.
- Khanna AJ, Cosgarea AJ, Mont MA, Andres BM, Domb BG, Evans PJ, Bluemke DA, Frassica FJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee: Current Techniques and Spectrum of Disease. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [American], 2001, 83 (Suppl. 2, Pt. 2): 128-141.
- Shindle MK, Khanna AJ, Hoehner JC, O'Niell PJ, Sponseller PD. Colonic Perforation Complicating Postero-Anterior Fusion Using Fibular Strut Autograft for a High-Grade Spondylolisthesis. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques 2002; 15(6): 546-549.
- Shindle MK, Khanna AJ, McCarthy EF, O'Niell PJ, Sponseller PD. Desmoid Tumor of the Spinal Canal Causing Paralysis. Spine 2002; 27(12): E304-307.
- Khanna AJ, Carbone JJ, Kebaish KM, Cohen DB, Riley LH III, Wasserman BA, Kostuik JP. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cervical Spine: Current Techniques and Spectrum of Disease. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [American], 2002; 84(Suppl. 2, Pt. 2): 70-80.
- Khanna AJ, Wasserman BA, Sponseller PD. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Pediatric Spine. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2003; 11(4): 248-259.
- Moshirfar A, Campbell JT, Khanna AJ, Byank RP, Bluemke DA, Wenz JF Sr. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Ankle: Current Techniques and Spectrum of Disease. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [American], 2003; 85(Suppl. 4): 7-19.
- Ngu BB, Khanna AJ, Pak SS, McCarthy EF, Sponseller PD. Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Atlas Presenting as Torticollis in a Child. Spine, 2004; 29(5):E98-E100.
- Domb BG, Khanna AJ, Mitchell SE, Frassica FJ. Toe-Walking Attributable to Malformation of the Calf Muscle. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2004; 420:225-229.
- Andres BA, Khanna AJ, Wenz JF Sr, Faust AF, Frassica FJ. A Comparison of Digital Cameras: Features Essential for the Orthopaedic Surgeon. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2004; 421: 10-16.
- Khanna AJ, Domb BG, Moshirfar A, Wenz JF Sr. Rapidly Destructive Osteoarthropathy of the Hip. The American Journal of Orthopedics, 2004; 33(5): 243-247.
- Khanna AJ, Kebaish KM, Ozdemir HM, Cohen DB, Gonzales RA, Kostuik JP. Sacral Insufficiency Fracture Surgically Treated by Fibular Allograft. Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, 2004;17(3): 167-173.
- Khanna AJ, Shindle MK, Wasserman BA, Gokaslan ZL, Gonzales RA, Buchowski JM, Riley LH III. Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Differentiating Compartmental Location of Spinal Tumors. The American Journal of Orthopedics; 2005; 34(10): 472-476.
- Khanna AJ, Neubauer P, Togawa D, Reinhardt MK, Lieberman IH. Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Spinal Metastases. Supportive Cancer Therapy, 2005; 3(1): 21-25.
- Moshirfar A, Rand FF, Sponseller PD, Parazin SJ, Khanna AJ, Kebaish KM, Stinson JT, Riley LH III. Pelvic Fixation in Spine Surgery: Historical Overview, Indications, Biomechanical Relevance, and Current Techniques. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [American], 2005; 87(Suppl. 2): 89-106.
- Khanna AJ, Reinhardt MK, Togawa D, Lieberman IH. Functional Outcomes of Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Osteoporotic and Osteolytic Vertebral Compression Fractures. Osteoporosis International, 2006;17(6): 817-826.
- Shindle MK, Khanna AJ, Bhatnager R, Sponseller PD. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Modern Management Guidelines. Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances, 2006; 15(1): 43-52.
- Brunton LM, Anderson MW, Pannunzio ME, Khanna AJ, Chhabra AB. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Elbow: Update on Current Techniques and Indications. The Journal of Hand Surgery [American], 2006; 31(6): 1001-1011.
- Farber A, Fayad L, Johnson T, Cascio B, Shindle M, Neubauer P, Khanna AJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Shoulder: Techniques and Spectrum of Disease. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [American], 2006; 88(Suppl. 4): 64-79.
- Shindle MK, Foo LF, Kelly BT, Khanna AJ, Domb BG, Farber A, Wanich T, Potter HG. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage in the Athlete: Current Techniques and Spectrum of Disease. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [American], 2006; 88(Suppl. 4): 27-46.
- Moshirfar A, Khanna AJ, Kebaish KM. Treatment of Symptomatic Spondyloptosis in an Adult Previously Treated with in Situ Fusion and Instrumentation by L5 Vertebrectomy and L4-S1 Instrumented Reduction. The Spine Journal, 2007; 7(1): 100-105.
- Pateder DB, Khanna AJ, Lieberman IH. Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for the Management of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 2007; 38(3):409-418.
- Shen FH, Samartzis D, Khanna AJ, Anderson DG. Minimally Invasive Techniques for Lumbar Interbody Fusions. The Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 2007; 38(3): 373-386.
- Papp DF, Khanna AJ, McCarthy EF, Carrino JA, Farber AJ, Frassica FJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Soft-Tissue Tumors: Determinate and Indeterminate Lesions. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [American], 2007; 89(Suppl. 3): 103-115.
- Khanna AJ, Lee S, Villaraga M, Gimbel J, Steffey D, Shwardt J. Biomechanical Evaluation of Kyphoplasty with Calcium Phosphate Cement in a 2-Functional Spinal Unit Vertebral Compression Fracture Model. The Spine Journal, 2008; 8(5): 770-777.
- Gebauer GP, Farjoodi P, Sciubba DM, Gokaslan ZL, Riley LH III, Wasserman BA, Khanna AJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Spine Tumors: Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Spectrum of Disease. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [American], 2008; 90(Suppl 4): 146-142.
- Krabak BJ, Clotz CR, Gokaslan ZL, Khanna AJ. Spinal Capillary Hemangioma in a Patient with Chronic Hip Pain. SpineLine, 2008; 9(5): 33-36.
- Gebauer GP, Khanna AJ. Management of Osteoporotic Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine. Seminars in Spine Surgery,2010; 22(2): 58-66.
- Farjoodi P, Khanna AJ, Marker DR, Frassica FJ. Evaluation of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination: Spine Questions. Journal of Surgical Education, 2010; 67(3): 139-142.
- Farjoodi P, Mesfin A, Carrino JA, Khanna AJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Musculoskeletal System: Basic Science, Pulse Sequences, and a Systematic Approach to Image Interpretation. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2010; 92(Suppl 2): 105-116.
- Ponnusamy KE, Iyer S, Gupta G, Khanna AJ. Instrumentation of the Osteoporotic Spine: Biomechanical and Clinical Considerations. The Spine Journal. 2011;11(1): 54-63.
- Archer KR, Wegener ST, Seebach C, Song Y, Skolasky RL, Thornton C, Khanna AJ, Riley LH III. The Effect of Fear Avoidance Beliefs on Pain and Disability after Surgery for Lumbar and Cervical Degenerative Conditions. Spine, 2011; 36(19): 1554-1562.
- Schafer S, Nithananiathan S, Mirota DJ, Uneri A, Stayman JW, Zbijewski W, Schmidgunst C, Kleinszig G, Khanna AJ and Siewerdsen JH, Mobile C-Arm Cone-Beam CT for Guidance of Spine Surgery: Image Quality, Radiation Dose, and Integration with Interventional Guidance. Medical Physics, 2011;3(8):4563-74
- Khanna AJ. Introduction. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2011; 23(2): 83.
- Dewan AK, Mirski MA, Khanna AJ. Perioperative Risk Assessment and Morbidity Associated with Lumbar Spine Surgery. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2011; 23(2): 84-90.
- Chalian M, Soldatos T, Carrino JA, Belzberg AJ, Khanna AJ, Chhabra A. Prediction of Transitional Lumbosacral Anatomy on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lumbar Spine. World Journal of Radiology. 2012 Mar 28;4(3):97-101.
- Thakkar RS, Malloy JP IV, Thakkar SC, Carrino JA, Khanna AJ. Imaging the Postoperative Spine. Radiologic Clinics of North America, 2012; 50(4): 731-47.
- Uneri A, Schafer S, Mirota DJ, Nithiananthan S, Otake Y, Taylor RH, Gallia GL, Khanna AJ, Lee S, Reh DD, Siewerdsen JH. TREK: An Integrated System Architecture for Intraoperative Cone-beam CT-Guided Surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2012; 7(1): 159-173.
- Lee J, Stayman JW, Otake Y, Schafer S, Zbijewski W, Khanna AJ, Prince JL, Siewerdsen JH. Volume-of-Change Cone-Beam CT for Image-Guided Surgery. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2012; 57: 4969-4989.
- Stayman JW, Otake Y, Prince JL, Khanna AJ, Siewerdsen JH. Model-Based Tomographic Reconstruction of Objects Containing Known Components. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2012; (10):1837-48.
- Reaungamornrat S, Otake Y, Uneri A, Schafer S, Mirota DJ, Nithiananthan S, Stayman JW, Kleinszig G, Khanna AJ, Taylor RH, Siewerdsen JH. An On-Board Surgical Tracking and Video Augmentation System for C-Arm Image Guidance. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2012; 7(5):647-65.
- Yoo J, Schafer S, Uneri A, Otake Y, Khanna AJ, Siewerdsen JH. An Electromagnetic "Tracker-in-Table" Configuration for X-Ray Fluoroscopy and Cone-Beam CT-Guided Surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2013; Jan;8(1):1-13.
- Otake Y, Schafer S, Stayman JW, Zbijewski W, Kleinszig G, Graumann R, Khanna AJ, and Siewerdsen JH. Automatic Localization of Vertebral Levels in X-Ray Fluoroscopy Using 3D-2D Registration: A Tool to Reduce Wrong-Site Surgery. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2012; 57(17): 5485-5508.
- Dewan AK, Chhabra AB, Khanna AJ, Anderson MW, Brunton LM. Magnetic resonance imaging of the hand and wrist: techniques and spectrum of disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2013 May 15; 95(10):e68 (1-12).
- Dewan AK, Chhabra AB, Anderson MW, Brunton LM, Khanna AJ. Magnetic resonance imaging of the elbow: techniques and spectrum of disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Jul 17;95(14):e99 1-13.
- Khanna AJ. Commentary on the sedimentation sign: correlation with operative level in patients undergoing lumbar decompression for spinal stenosis. The Spine Journal. 2013; Aug;13(8):843-4.
- Mesfin A, Komanski CB, Khanna AJ. Failure of cement-augmented pedicle screws in the osteoporotic spine: a case report. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2013; Sep;4(3):84-88.
- Otake Y, Wang AS, Stayman JW, Uneri A, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Khanna AJ, Gokaslan ZL,Siewerdsen JH. Robust 3D-2D image registration: Application to Spine Interventions and Vertebral Labeling in the Presence of Anatomical Deformation. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2013; 58 (23): 8535-8553.
- Uneri A, Otake Y, Wang AS, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Khanna AJ, Siewerdsen JH. 3D-2D Registration for Surgical Guidance: Effect of Projection View Angles on Registration Accuracy. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2013; Dec 19;59(2): 271-287.
- Wang AS, Stayman JW, Otake Y, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Gallia GL, Khanna AJ, and Siewerdsen JH. Soft-Tissue Imaging with C-Arm Cone-Beam CT Using Statistical Reconstruction. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2014; 59(4): 1005-1026.
- Wang AS, Stayman JW, Otake Y, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Khanna AJ, Gallia GL, and Siewerdsen JH. Low-Dose Preview for Patient-Specific, Task-Specific Technique Selection in Cone-Beam CT. Medical Physics, 2014; Medical Physics. 2014 Jul; 41(7):071915.
- Reaungamornrat S, Wang AS, Uneri A, Otake Y, Khanna AJ, and Siewerdsen JH. Deformable Image Registration with Local Rigidity Constraints for Cone-Beam CT Guided Spine Surgery. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2014; 59 (14) 3761-3787.
- Uneri A, Wang AS, Otake Y, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Khanna AJ, Gallia GL, Gokaslan ZL, Siewerdsen JH. Evaluation of low-dose limits in 3D-2D rigid registration for surgical guidance. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2014;59(18): 5329-5345.
- Uneri A, De Silva T, Stayman JW, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Khanna AJ, Gokaslan ZL, Wolinsky J-P, Siewerdsen JH. Known-Component 3D-2D Registration for Quality Assurance in Spine Surgery Pedicle Screw Placement", Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2015; 60(20):8007-24.
- Hassanzadeh H, Nandyala SV, Khanna AJ, An HS. Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring in Adult Spine Surgery. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2015; 27(4): 209-213.
- Louie PK, Khanna AJ, Hassanzadeh H, Kebaish KM. Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring in High-Grade Spondylolisthesis. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2015; 27(4): 217-221.
- Jain A, Khanna AJ, Hassanzadeh H. Management of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Signal Loss. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2015; 27(4): 229-232.
Activities & Honors
- Named 100 of the Best Spine Surgeons and Specialists in America, Becker's Orthopaedic and Spine Review, 2011
- Named to 50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America, Becker's Orthopaedic and Spine Review, 2010
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1994
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (AOA), 1995
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 1998
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), 2003
- Georgetown University Alumni Association, 1995
- Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, 1996
- North American Spine Society (NASS), 2002
- Spine Study Group, 2004
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Oh shazaam, PC gaming just got three more developers to join the ranks of console-styled proprietary hardware optimization courtesy of AMD's new Mantle API, a low-level coding service to allow developers to take advantage of every single cycle, shader, shadow and pixel grain from your GPU like never before.
Gamefront caught wind of the news and made note of the fact that Cloud Imperium Games, the makers of the upcoming AAA PC title Star Citizen, have joined AMD's ranks of supporting Mantle, along with Eidos Montreal, the makers of Deus Exu: Human Revolution and the upcoming Thief, and Oxide Games, who is working on a next-generation game engine called "Nitrous".
David Anfossi, studio head, Eidos-Montréal, commented about supporting AMD's new API, which will help game developers achieve near 1:1 proper optimization of software to match AMD's GCN powered Radeon cards, saying...
"Mantle lets you use AMD Radeon GPUs the way they are meant to be used, unlocking many new opportunities and increased CPU and GPU performance," ... "Because of this, Mantle is one of the most important changes to PC graphics in many years."
Mantle was part of AMD's new software roll-out to match their new R9 290X high-end GPUs, which are designed to compete in performance with Nvidia's GTX Titan brand but at a much lower cost. The Mantle API helps designers get the most out of AMD's hardware by being able to bypass a lot of software, middleware and third-party API bloat and directly code to the graphics processor for the most optimized performance that could theoretically be made for running graphics-heavy software.
Ritche Corpus, director of ISV gaming and alliances at AMD commented about the news, saying...
"AMD is proud to play an instrumental role in transforming the world of game development with Mantle," ... "With the support and close collaboration between AMD and industry-leading game developers like Cloud Imperium, Eidos-Montréal and Oxide, Mantle can maximize optimization for highly anticipated PC titles, bringing an unparalleled gaming experience for players."
No matter how you cut it, this is superb news for gamers. As Eidos, Cloud Imperium and Oxide will join DICE, EA and Activision in supporting AMD's Mantle offerings.
The only thing AMD needs now is to secure support from other engine developers such as Valve, Epic Games and Crytek and I think we can safely say that Mantle will be a perfect alternative for designers to make use of high-end PC graphics properties without relying on DirectX or OpenGL. Even more than that is that Mantle's OS-agnostic stance means that it's already viable for SteamOS support, which would effectively help Valve easily and conveniently start usurping OS market share away from Microsoft, as far as PC gaming goes.
We'll continue to keep you posted on info regarding Mantle. While the news may not seem that important, depending on how Mantle and SteamOS gather support will determine how the future of PC gaming unfolds. Exciting times.


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Release Date: 2009 |
Sorry if it's in bad taste to have 2 reviews up on the front page, but they're pretty far apart, nobody's reviewing today, and I've been anxious about this for a while.
honest sleep and broken records made it to the full length but huckleberry didnt D:
i love huckleberry
the new version of honest sleep is so amazing htough. the old one was meh but the new one is like WOW powerful shit right there.
Album Rating: 4.5Honest Sleep is def one of the best songs of the year imo.
I saw of them doing it live on their myspace, it was amazing.
yeah this is almost defiently my album of the year
interesting... I can't decide if I like this better than Maths or Pianos Become the Teeth, my other '09 screamo lovers.
I think it goes
but all very close
i dont like maths that much
Hey man, that's another great review. I don't think I'll check this one out, but you have my vote for sure.
Digging: Eternal Storm - Come the Tide
i hate that you people are making me download so much skramz. this would be my third in 3 days but im going to let pianos become the teeth settle first after i burn out Elder
Album Rating: 3.5Honestly didn't care for pianos become the teeth :/
But of all your reviews, Arnold, I enjoyed Empire! (album speaking, not review critiquing)
Elder was next on my list but I have a shit load of work to do in the next few days. uggghhhh pre-finals
do not care
and I agree Puddles, out of the ones I've been doing lately Empires! is my favorite, you should DEFINITELY check out the bonus tracks on the Japenese Import version if you get the chance, they're excellent.
and adam, why are you being such a dow- I mean pessimist?
why is that pessimistic i just want to read about Elder!
why don't you write it?
cuz i dont wanna duh
ninos and golden flower are soooooooooooooo good. that good.
Album Rating: 4.0Hmm. I will really have to download this. Puddles was right though, Empire! Had a phrnomonal release.
ninos and golden flower are soooooooooooooo good. that good
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Lillian Moy of Albany, executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, is the recipient of the Diversity Trailblazer Award, given by the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion of the New York State Bar Association.
Moy received her award on January 21 during the State Bar's Annual Meeting in New York City. The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate a strong commitment to helping enhance diversity in the legal profession.
"Lillian Moy understands that diversity strengthens and enhances our profession and, in turn, our society. She works tirelessly to promote more inclusive work environments throughout New York," said Kenneth G. Standard of New York (Epstein Becker and Green), co-chair of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and a past president of the State Bar. "We are pleased to honor an effective leader and wonderful ambassador."
"Because of Lillian Moy, attorneys of color have found a home in the legal profession. Her recruiting and mentoring efforts have helped many attorneys make their mark and inspire others," said Betty Lugo of Brooklyn (Pacheco & Lugo), co-chair of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. "The Committee is proud to recognize a true champion for diversity with this award."
During Moy's 17-year tenure at the Legal Aid Society, the Legal Aid Society's budget has grown to $5 million from $1.5 million and its staff has increased to 60 employees from 21. From 1989 to 1995, she was the managing attorney/advocacy coordinator for the Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts. She was a staff attorney with the Georgia Legal Services Program from 1981 to 1989.
Within the State Bar Association, Moy is vice-president of the 3rd Judicial District. She is a past chair of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and the Committee on Legal Aid. She is a member of the Membership Committee and the President's Committee on Access to Justice.
Moy is a member of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defenders, the Advisory Committee on New York State Pro Bono Bar Admission Requirements ,and Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman's Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York. She is a founding member of the New York State Diversity Coalition and a frequent presenter on management, diversity and cultural competency.
She is a graduate of Hunter College of the City University of New York and Boston University School of Law.
The 76,000-member New York State Bar Association is the largest voluntary state bar association in the nation. It was founded in 1876.
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Schools close with first accumulating snowfall of season
The first accumulating snowfall of the season closed most schools in the region Tuesday and wreaked havoc on the roadways.
By 4 p.m., Route 85 in Montville was slick but navigable and mostly clear of snow. Relatively few people had decided to brave the roads, however, and those who did drove cautiously.
The day's on-and-off snowfall blanketed the trees, houses and ponds along the road. Monty the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the mascot of The Dinosaur Place in Chesterfield, looked less terrifying than usual with a dusting of snow on his back and Santa hat, and Burnett's Country Gardens in Salem looked particularly wintery with snow covering the Christmas-light-wrapped tractor out front.
The National Weather Service recorded 1 inch of snowfall in Norwich and 2 inches in Colchester as of Tuesday afternoon.
State and local police reported several accidents and spinouts in the area. A tractor-trailer accident on Interstate 95 North between Exits 89 and 90 briefly shut down the left lane.
Tuesday morning, state police reported that black ice had caused at least half a dozen accidents on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge.
The snowstorm closed all the schools in the region with the exception of New London, which dismissed students early.
New London, Ledyard and Norwich all instituted parking bans.
Mike Doll, a meteorologist for AccuWeather.com, said the temperatures early Wednesday are expected to be around 22 degrees, causing slick conditions for the morning commute.


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The mission of PAG-ASA is framed in the context of the ministerial circular letters of July 7th 1994, January 13th 1997 and April 17th 2003
The objective of PAG-ASA is two-fold: providing humanitarian assistance to victims and cooperate in the combat against exploitation networks. In order to achieve this goal PAG-ASA organises activities situated on 2 levels.
PAG-ASA organises legal- administrative and psycho-social assistance.
For the team of Pag-Asa, the assistance aims to support the victim in all aspects of the problem in which he or she is living, in all areas of life. When necessary, we work with specialised services for every section of the assistance.
During the assistance, a lot of attention is paid to the general well-being of the victim. Three aspects are principally tackled: supporting the victims to overcome the situation which they have experienced in the past and the trauma that they have suffered, guide them to take charge of their present life in an optimal way, and develop a realistic plan for their future with them. It is little by little that these dimensions can be tackled in regular interviews throughout the period of counselling assistance.
In certain cases, victims can only be helped at the beginning by offering them steady accommodation. This is the role of the Pag-Asa's shelter house, where 16 people can be lodged.
Other victims decide to start an independent life again. Also in this case, a large number of initiatives are implemented in order to materialise this plan: to search for an apartment and to fit it out, to get used to a new rhythm of life, to organise their day... The social assistant, of the counselling service, and the victim have a lot of things to resolve together. . If necessary, and if the victim in question wishes it, the person from the escort provision team can help to find solutions to all kinds of practical problems in organising everyday life.(budget control, insurance …)
A specific part of the assistance consists of supporting the victim with regard to the law. Initially, this assistance is with the police service, lawyers, Belgian legal system Aliens Office, prosecutor's office... All of these procedures are difficult to access for the victim and so complex that an assistance is totally necessary.
PAG-ASA also has an information and sensitisation mission.
Especially provide information to organisations in the social sector, to the police and judicial services of the existing legal recourses so as to ensure humanitarian assistance to the victims receives the highest priority. During the year several activities are organised, geared towards individual assistance as well as towards organised approach.


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Using the bubble wrap, cut out a Christmas tree shape. Take the labels and have your little ones write out numbers 1-24. Place one sticker on each bubble. You can place them in numerical order or to make it more of a hunt, place them in random order.
Who can resist the joy of popping bubble wrap? I personally have no self control, so I'll leave this one for my daughter to enjoy! Haha!


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Bloomberg is reporting that President Obama is expected to name SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter the new head of the SEC.
Walter is a Bush appointee who served as acting Commissioner right before Schapiro was appointed in 2009. Like Schapiro, she has worked for the CFTC and FINRA before — so another D.C. insider here.
Walter is a graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in math and also holds a J.D. from Harvard.
Here's the President's statement on Walter and Schapiro:
"I want to express my deep gratitude to Mary Schapiro for her steadfast leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission. When Mary agreed to serve nearly four years ago, she was fully aware of the difficulties facing the SEC and our economy as a whole. But she accepted the challenge, and today, the SEC is stronger and our financial system is safer and better able to serve the American people - thanks in large part to Mary's hard work.
"I am also pleased to designate Elisse Walter as SEC Chairman after Mary's departure. I'm confident that Elisse's years of experience will serve her well in her new position, and I'm grateful she has agreed to help lead the agency."


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"Hall Pass"
Owen Wilson and Jason Sudekis are a pair of wannabe Lotharios convinced that the only thing standing between them and all the hotties is their wives, Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate, who graciously give them one week to have at it.
We don't waste our time on anything not worth your time. We celebrate the best of what's coming on film and TV. We cheer when our expectations are met and criticize when we're let down.


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The All On Mobile service is designed to extend the use of WEBFLEET into the job management sector using the new PRO8275, smartphones and tablets.
• Capture signatures, photos and videos
• Interface with 3rd party applications
• Send customised invoices, receipts and vehicle checks
• Capture barcodes and QR codes
• Draw over photos and print straight from your mobile device
• Create jobs in WEBFLEET and complete using the AOM application
• Workflow to send automated customer updates
• Geofencing to auto-update mobile services
• Update jobs with data from back-end systems
AllonMobile (AOM) is a radically new service designed to mobile enable corporate backend systems. Providing out of the box functionality such as signatures, barcode reading and data capture the service allows for extra data to be captured and processed in the field. By combining with WEBFLEET the AOM service is extended into vehicles with smart device access to vehicle checks and job management.


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A Specialized Approach to NeuroRehabilitation & Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, (FINR) has developed a comprehensive brain injury rehabilitation continuum of care offering specialized inpatient evaluation and treatment for both children and adults. Through a pre-admission evaluation and medical records review, FINR develops individualized treatment programs. As a leader in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation (TBI), neurorehabilitation, and neuropsychiatric disorders, our continuum of care delivers clinically relevant and cost effective services with unparalleled continuity of care. The distinct programs in our continuum are designed for individuals with a wide range of complex medical, neurorehabilitation, neurobehavioral, and neuropsychiatric care needs.
These Brain Injury Rehabilitation services include:
Potential traumatic brain injury rehabilitation clients, family members, funders, referral sources, and other concerned parties are encouraged to tour our facilities in order to make informed placement decisions. If our team of expert staff can assist in scheduling a tour or providing educational resources and information, please give us a call at 1-888-TBI-FINR (888-824-3467).


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November 15, 1929 - February 21, 2013
Suffern, NY
Dorothy L. Iasilli of Suffern, NY, passed away February 21, 2013 at the age of 83. Born November 15, 1929 in Ringwood NJ to William and Virginia Lewis, Dorothy was retired from Ciba Geigy in Suffern, NY.
She was predeceased by her husband, Dominic in 2003. Dorothy is survived by her children: Lisa Heilweil and her husband, Randy, of Harriman, NY, William and his wife, Cathy of Texas, and Dominic and Maureen of Hillburn, NY; five grandchildren: Sean, Tori, Jennifer, Corey, and Spencer, and one great-grandchild, Ariel, and her sister, Mary Lewis.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Suffern. Burial will follow at F.W. Loescher Veteran's Cemetery in New Hempstead, NY. Friends may call on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Scarr Funeral, Inc., Route 202, Suffern, NY.