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Julio R. Allado
Oct. 23, 2007
Julio R. "Joe" Allado, 66, of Ewa, a retired Hawaiian Building Maintenance assistant director, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Anita; sons Kaleo and Michael; daughters Cynthia Kobylanski, Sandra Smith, Suzanne Meyers and Juliet Kinimaka; mother Asteffany Feliciano; brothers Antonio Jr. and Steven; sisters Priscilla Kawelo, Yvonne Lum, Laverne Elizares and Yolanda Victorino; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Josephine Ann Alvarez
Nov. 5, 2007
Josephine Ann Alvarez, 68, of Wailuku died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Arizona. She is survived by son Tony Ybarra, daughter Annette Kailihou, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Nancy Yukie Izumoto Awaya
Oct. 18, 2007
Nancy Yukie Izumoto Awaya, 89, of Kailua died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert; sons Raleigh, Alvin, Nelson and Michael; daughters Yvonne Ching, Judy Kurokawa and Kathy Anderson; brothers Kenneth and Tadatashi Izumoto; 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Bruce Anthony Bourgault
Oct. 25, 2007
Bruce Anthony Bourgault, 66, of Ewa Beach, a Central Pacific Bank Homeloans vice president, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Winchendon, Mass. He is survived by wife Linda; children Catherine and Robert Bourgault, and Jeanne Jennings; brother Jack; and five grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-298 Renton Road, Ewa. Military honors: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Donations suggested to Armed Forces Children's Education Fund Inc., P.O. Box 44524, Washington, DC 20026.
Robert Tan San Ching
Oct. 21, 2007
Robert Tan San Ching, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration employee, died in Nuuanu Hale. He was born in Waihee, Maui. He is survived by wife Mildred and sister Priscilla Young. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gloria To Kin Chong
Oct. 23, 2007
Gloria To Kin Chong, 90, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Young Kong, China. She is survived by daughters Tammy Chung and Doraine Young, brother Dao Cai Tam, a sister and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
John G. Cordero
Nov. 4, 2007
John G. Cordero, 34, of Lawton, Okla., a Marine Corps gunnery sergeant, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Tonya L., son Tristan, father John Thomas, stepmother Rhonda Thomas and half sister Ashley Thomas. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after noon. Cremation to follow at the cemetery.
Moses Fernandez
Oct. 25, 2007
Moses Fernandez, 70, of Aiea, a construction foreman, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Moki, Miki and Michael; sister Theodora F. Castro; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation and burial to follow at a later date. Aloha or casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Walter Fudeo Fujisaki
Nov. 4, 2007
Walter Fudeo Fujisaki, 83, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed vendor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Hope Roberts, brothers Giichi and Yasu, and sisters Shirley Laskey and Faye Mar. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Mateo A. Garvida
Oct. 28, 2007
Mateo A. Garvida, 99, of Paauhau, Hawaii, a retired former Paauhau Sugar Co. irrigation attendant, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by brother Angel, sister Sofia Pascua and numerous stepchildren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.
Emelia Alehandra Bailado Gomes
Nov. 7, 2007
Emelia Alehandra Bailado Gomes, 71, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a former Sandra's General Store owner, died at home. She was born in Honaunau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Antone Jr.; son Timothy; daughter Roxane Kalilikane; brothers Joseph Keomalu and Cris Bailado; sisters Roselia Dela Cruz, Cecilia Plekavic, Dorothy Leong and Nina Shigaki; hanai sister Jane Matsumura; hanai sons Raymond Asato and Benjamin Aguilar; hanai daughter Fely Pabre; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.
Goro Hirayama
Nov. 2, 2007
Goro Hirayama, 83, of Hilo died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Katsuyo, son Glenn, daughter Janet Sakai, brother Shiro Hirayama, sister Shizue Fujimoto and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. No flowers.
May Izumi
Oct. 30, 2007
May Izumi, 94, of Honolulu, a former registered nurse, died. She was born in Berkeley, Calif. She is survived by son Allan, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshio Matsuyoshi
Nov. 2, 2007
Yoshio "Oscar" Matsuyoshi, 81, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Lihue Sugar Plantation power plant operator, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Mildred, daughters Vivian McCravey and Claire Mindoro, sister Toshie Aquino, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Matsue Miyamoto
Nov. 4, 2007
Matsue Miyamoto, 98, of Honolulu, a retired Mid Pacific Printers press operator, died in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Edwin T.; daughter Evelyn T. Kuwada; sisters Fusako Wozumi, Jean Nishimoto and Grace Masatsugu; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Laura Annette Moore
Nov. 7, 2007
Laura Annette Moore, 94, of Kailua-Kona, a retired retail clerk, died in Life Care Center. She was born in Bellingham, Wash. She is survived by son David, daughter Linda Lawson, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services to be held on the mainland at a later date.
Janet Keiko Nakamura
Oct. 24, 2007
Janet Keiko Nakamura, 68, of Honolulu, a Jan's Hairstyle beautician and owner, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Sidney and Stanley, and sister Edith. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Shinshu Kyokai Mission of Hawaii. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Thelma Masako Nakashima
Nov. 1, 2007
Thelma Masako Nakashima, 91, of Kahului, a retired Maui Memorial Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died in Hale Makua Kahului. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Fred; daughters Claire Yamada and Jean Fragoza; brothers Ralph, Peter, Bob, Robert K., Nobuo, George, Bert, Harry and Fumio Murai; sisters Ethel Arisumi and Jane Yoyomura; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Emiko Nozawa
Nov. 5, 2007
Emiko "Amy" Nozawa, 81, of Honolulu died. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Hideo; sons Myles Y. and Aaron T.; daughters Gayle N. Fukuda, Colleen H.N. Edal and Deborah K. Shibuya; brother Raymond M. Ohira; sisters Haruyo Kaneda, Aiko Oye and Eiko Kido; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ken Roswell Ohama
Oct. 30, 2007
Ken Roswell Ohama, 53, of Waianae died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Katsumi, mother Eiko and sisters Jun Ishibashi, Kei Nakagawa, Mei Hanamura and Lei Rol. Private services.
Nikolao Niko Paese
Oct. 17, 2007
Nikolao Niko Paese, 71, of Western Samoa died in Western Samoa. He was born in Western Samoa. He is survived by wife Taima; sons Paka, Niko Jr., Taufoai and Alan; daughters Rosa, Lau Fifita, Faalelei Jennings, Mena Potoese and Evo Faualo; brothers Ulugia Kele and Iakopo, Vetelino, Lino, Sio and Kalolo Ulugia; sisters Mena and Otilia Tui; and numerous grandchildren. Private services.
Miriam Melani Piimauna
Nov. 9, 2007
Miriam Melani Piimauna, 55, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by sons Joseph and Randy; hanai sons Kimo Yamashita and Chayson Hoopii; daughters Jolynn Piimauna and Joann and Jonell Beck; hanai daughter Kulia Yamashita; brothers Kenui, Deedee and Hansel Nelson; sisters Momi Yamashita, Dina Hoopii and Ilima Hartman; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Palapala Hoomau Church in Kipahulu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Palapala Hoomau Church Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
George A. Powers
Oct. 17, 2007
George A. Powers, 96, of Kailua-Kona, and San Marcos, Calif., a Hawaiian Equipment Co. employee and Army veteran who served in World War II, died. He was born in Benton, Ill. He is survived by son Robert and five grandchildren. Services pending. Inurnment to be held at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Frieda Kathryne Rutherford
Nov. 3, 2007
Frieda Kathryne Rutherford, 91, of Kailua-Kona, a shipyard welder in Long Beach, Calif., a Piano Bar owner and operator in Compton, Calif., retired physical therapist and certified International Ballroom dance instructor, died in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in St. Joseph, Mo. She is survived by daughters Leda Jewett, Charol Spaulding and Cherrie Ogin; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kenneth Motoyuki Shiigi
Oct. 29, 2007
Kenneth Motoyuki "Moyan" Shiigi, 85, of Hilo, a former Shiigi Drug Store pharmacist and owner, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Naomi, sons Glenn and Stephen, daughter Cindy Fullmer, brother Shizuo and two grandchildren. Private services.
Allan Hakaru Shimizu
Nov. 7, 2007
Allan Hakaru Shimizu, 69, of Honolulu, founder of Master Sheet Metal Inc., died in Honolulu. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by son Garner, daughters Cheryl Shimizu and Skye Matsumoto, mother Mizuno, brothers Harold and Calvin, sisters Eleanor Kawamura and Trudie Nakamura, companion Jin Hui Collopy and five grandchildren. Gathering: 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at Honolulu Country Club. Call after 4:30 p.m. No flowers.
Junichi Suzurikawa
Oct. 24, 2007
Junichi Suzurikawa, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Carpenters Union Local 745 carpenter, died at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by daughters Judith H., Eileen S. Cho and Carol Ikari; and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Frances Louise Watson
Nov. 4, 2007
Frances Louise Watson, 85, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in San Pedro, Calif. She is survived by daughter Stephanie. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha and casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Michael John Weinberg
Nov. 6, 2007
Michael John Weinberg, 61, of Waipahu, an ammunition manager for the Army, died at home. He was born in Marquette, Mich. He is survived by wife Sam Ye and son Christopher Stob. Burial: 10 a.m. Nov. 23 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Julie Reiko Yukimura
Nov. 6, 2007
Julie Reiko Yukimura, 59, of Lihue, Kauai, a Kapaia Stitchery owner, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by mother Masako, brothers Paul and Peter, and sister Lisa Jeffery. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Lihue Christian Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Julie R. Yukimura Charitable Fund, P.O. Box 1327, Lihue, HI 96766.


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A few people said they were interested in the technique I used for my 'Painting with light' photo in Dgrin Challenge 36. If you have any questions, you can find me here at Digital Grin.
-- Dave Parry
What you will need...
- Torch, I used a small MagLite
- Paintbrush
- Roll of Aluminium foil
-Tripod mounted camera (of course)
- Wired remote (optional)
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Firstly, you need to make a snoot out of aluminium foil to attach to the end of the MagLite, so that you are able to control of the direction and spread of the light. Mine looked something like this...
Note: I use some electrical tape, to stop light coming through the gap in the join.
To make my life a bit easier, I attached my wired remote to the paintbrush as pictured here...
With my camera set to manual, F/8, 5 secs and focused to infinity.
I held the torch and the paintbrush together as shown here. Pressed the shutter button. Held the MagLite still for about 1 sec, and then moved it away from the paintbrush as shown.
This photo is the one I decided I was happy with..
However, I felt the lines with too uniform, so I found another exposure and added it as an 'overlay' layer to the original. This produced a more random light stream as pictured here.
I then used a curves adjustment in Photoshop to change the color of the light to purple, and did some other clean up work. To produce the final result...
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The Center For Mind and Body Health
A Holistic Approach to Mental Health
In the Press
Click here to listen to Dr. Gilman's radio interview on The Effects of Stress on the Body and Mind, and How to Deal With Pain and Illness Using Mind-Body Techniques, aired on 5/31/15 on the Essentials of Healthy Living Radio Show. You can also find the interview, as well as many other helpful healthy living interviews, in the show's archives listed here.
Click here to access Dr. Gilman's article on Stress Management in The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology (2017).


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I had a great time during the Welcome Reception last night, meeting other librarians and chatting with vendors (and collecting pens!). I spent some time at the Medscape table, which was a resource I was vaguely familiar with but had never actually explored.
What surprised me about this resource is that its features are free to use. Once you create a free account, you have access to medical news and special reports, drug monographs, clinical procedure and disease articles, and CME/CE activities.
Another interesting feature is Medscape Consult, which is a physician-only case-sharing network. You must be registered as a physician on your Medscape account in order to use Consult. It allows physicians to talk about real-world clinical cases with their peers from around the world.
Be sure to stop by their booth (#531), especially since they are doing a raffle for an iPad! Check them out online at http://www.medscape.com/today.


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She was a walking provocation, sex in plastic film. She never failed to draw in a crowd. Aggressive men with lowered inhibitions swarmed like sharks in a feeding frenzy. It was possible some nice guys hung at the edges of the fray, but someone else could fuck them. If they weren't going to take her, they weren't going to get her.
Someone grabbed the back of her head and jerked her back. A thin blade caressed her throat, enough to draw a thin trickle of blood.
That's new, she thought.
"You're dead, bitch!" The hoarse voice rasping in her ear suggested this was more than mere foreplay. "My brother is in jail because of you!"
No one came to mind. It wasn't someone she knew well, in any case. If they'd known anything about her, they'd known she was fond of wigs.
Pink hair peeled free as Lizbet kicked a foot back and up hard between the two pillars of her attacker's legs. Connection was made, confirmed both by the clatter of the knife to the floor and by the explosive breath exhaled in response to the pain. The knife scraped her throat with the edge of the blade, abrading her pale skin but otherwise leaving her unharmed.
Lizbet grinned.
The knife was hers, and so was his throat now that he was on his knees. Lizbet wasn't sure how he'd gotten in the club. This grubby mongrel of a street person shouldn't be allowed in the doors. She'd almost be impressed that he'd managed to touch her save for the fact that she had the strong desire to bathe now. She angled his knife at his throat, reluctantly grasping his hair as he'd grasped her wig, still dangling from his hand.
"Touch me again and I'll pour your blood all over this dance floor and ride your body across it like a hoverboard, vagrant." Touching him was already unfortunate enough. "I don't care who your brother is, he can rot for all his years."
Time had frozen. Aggro men were staring now, trying to absorb the freshly blonde object of their desire, one fist full of hair, the other gripping a knife. She knew she turned them on. She flicked the blade, drawing a line of blood to match what he'd drawn.
She pushed him to sprawl at her feet. She tossed the knife to an Aggro watching the tableau. She wiped her hands dramatically against each other, careful not to touch her outfit. She winked at the Aggro. He'd made the knife evaporate. She liked a man who handled business. She kicked the vagrant in the face, but her eyes were all for Aggro. He approved.
The vagrant groaned, the fight taken out of him. Two bouncers appeared through the crowd, and they swept up the vagrant like so much garbage. One of them held up the wig, still tangled in the defeated man's fingers.
"Burn it." She said.
The Aggro behind her chuckled.
"You're going to buy me a drink, aren't you?" Lizbet asked, turning her back to the dancefloor.
"No." The Aggro grinned. "I own the bar, I don't have to."
Lizbet's breath caught. If this was Bobby Parris, she'd finally met her match.
This flash fiction is based around my new novel, Bento Box. It is available for preorder and will be released June 30th, so you don't have long to wait!


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Inconceivable: Part I
One of the key functions of a husband/boyfriend/male counterpart is the age-old responsibility of opening jars.
Recently, I called upon my husband to do just that. When he handed the newly opened container back to me, I happily burst out, "Thank you, Fezzik!"
He looked at me for a beat, then laughed. "Fezzik, huh?"
"Yes! You're my Fezzik!"
I've made plenty of Star Wars references in this column, but here's another geeky variant: "Princess Bride." In that movie, Fezzik is the super strong giant.
In that moment with the open jar, we realized something very important: While the kids have been raised properly with full appreciation of the Star Wars universe, they've never seen "Princess Bride."
As responsible, mature adults, we decided this shortcoming in their upbringing should be remedied as soon as possible. (Aside from the obvious cultural-enrichment angle, there was also another reason we wanted them to watch it, but that will be for next week's column...)
As is my custom, though, I was a little concerned. I mean, I like the movie. My husband likes the movie. But would the kids? Would it survive the test of time for the next generation? Would they see the good in it that I saw?
There was only one way to find out.
"'Princess Bride'?" my stepson asked, doubt in his voice, when we broached the idea to them.
"I know, the title sounds girly," my husband said. "But believe me, it's really good. It's got sword fighting, pirates, kidnapping, actually almost all the main characters are guys – I think you'll like it."
You could see the wheels in my stepson's head turning. "OK," he said, contemplating. "If you say so, I guess I'll try it!"
First hurdle down. Now on to the main event. To bastardize Inigo Montoya's quote from the film: "Hello. My name is Geeky Stepmom. You underestimated this movie. Prepare to be amazed. (Hopefully.)"
We started watching it in the afternoon. And about halfway through – the kids started getting antsy. So we shut it off.
They wanted to do other things.
As you wish.
Even though I was a little disappointed, I didn't mention it again. I figured the only thing worse than them not appreciating the movie, would be forcing them to watch it and then having them actively hate the movie.
Maybe it didn't cross the generation gap after all.
Then a few hours later, my stepdaughter surprised me. "When can we watch the rest of the movie?" she asked.
"Yeah," my stepson chimed in. "I want to see how it ends."
Quite happily, we agreed to watch the second half over dinner.
And we did. And – they loved it.
I know they loved it not only because they said they did, but because they asked to rewatch the sword-fighting scene, after the movie was over. A few weeks later, they asked to watch the entire movie a second time (which never happens – I don't think I've seen the same movie twice with them, ever, aside from Star Wars). And the icing on the cake: My stepson now quotes lines from the film.
The story did hold up to the next generation. They see the good in it that I hoped they'd see.
And there's something more to it than just "The Princess Bride" itself. This is how I hope they'll see everything about the way We The Adults are raising them.
There will be a few hurdles along the way, some convincing and persuasion required. Not everything will go off without a hitch all the way through, and sometimes everyone involved will need to step back and take a break.
But I hope at the end of the day, we all come back and appreciate the good of what we have as a family. And I hope that good will, like the movie, stand the test of time.
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simple, quick and inexpensive things you can do to prepare your home for sale – Exterior
If you want to sell your home, keep in mind that the exterior of a home is always a buyer's first impression. You want the exterior to have curb appeal, drawing buyers in at a glance. Curb appeal comes from visual attractiveness, cleanliness and attention to detail.
Next time you drive by your house, try this: write down your first impressions. Ask a friend or relative to do the same, make sure they are giving you honest feedback. Does the landscaping appear well groomed or is it overgrown and cluttered? Is the driveway in good shape, when is the last time it was pressure washed? Can you easily see your homes architecture or is it blocked by overgrown trees and bushes? How about your roof? What kind of condition is it in? Make a list and highlight the items that need attention.
The exterior is the first thing a buyer sees and will likely determine whether or not they even want to step inside. A good exterior will excite buyers with the anticipation of how it will look inside. A bad exterior will scare buyers away with the assumption that the inside won't be much better. You can't please everybody when it comes to the first impression of your home, but you can leave an impression that will be positively perceived by most.
Small improvements can go a long way. An exquisite entry way and well-groomed landscape can make a sale while poor ones can break a sale. The truth is, without curb appeal many buyers will reject the home without giving it a second glance. With great curb appeal, buyers will keep a more open mind and be more responsive to a slightly higher price tag. Paint, rake, wash, sweep, trim, and organize. Get used to these steps and understand their value in creating a home that a buyer wants to buy. These are the action steps you will be using to tackle most of the items on the list. Never underestimate the importance of your homes exterior image and curb appeal. Many sellers neglect curb appeal because they think it will cost an arm and a leg. The good news is that a small budget can go a long way – you don't need to spend a lot to strengthen your homes exterior appeal.
Agents certified by AdvantageU – Home Sellers Resource have a detailed list of specific steps you can take to ensure your home stands out to buyers. They can show you simple, effective ways to enhance your exterior without breaking the bank. For now, please feel free to download a copy of the Ultimate Home Sellers Checklist. visit www.advantageu.com/checklist


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Anderson Regional Cancer Center first began using RayStation in 2013 with its conventional linear accelerators, which provided significant benefits for workflow and patient treatments. The center then added the TomoTherapy System, a highly advanced radiation treatment. Anderson has worked closely with RaySearch and Accuray to join the technologies and is now using RayStation for all radiation treatment planning, which is providing substantial gains in efficiency. Additionally, the high-precision treatment delivery provided by the TomoTherapy System will help ensure the best possible radiation treatments for patients.
The first treatment combining RayStation and TomoTherapy System at Anderson Regional Cancer Center was successfully administered to treat a prostate cancer patient. Moving forward, the center plans to use this combination of TPS and radiation treatment delivery system to also treat cancers of the breast, lung, and head and neck.
Dr. Scott Anderson, Radiation Oncologist and Medical Director at Anderson Regional Cancer Center, said: "We have watched these progressive companies develop through the years, and we are all very excited to be at this juncture. Integrating RayStation planning for multiple accelerator platforms enables us to fully embrace the TomoTherapy System's advantages. The future of our patients certainly looks brighter with the ability to unify these developments."
Paul King, Chief Medical Physicist at Anderson Regional Cancer Center, said: "This clinical launch is very significant. It is a big step in an evolving story that has just begun, considering the quality of RayStation's design as it is today, as well as the intensity and direction of its ongoing development."
John Anderson, President and CEO of Anderson Regional Health System, said: "The Anderson Regional Cancer Center team is continually researching new technologies and advanced medical procedures that will benefit our patients. It took many years and a high level of expertise to bring this collaboration to fruition. We are grateful to Dr. Anderson, Dr. Caleb Dulaney, Paul King, and the entire radiation oncology team for their dedication to increasing quality of life for patients."
Joshua H. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer of Accuray, said: "We congratulate the Anderson Cancer Center clinical team on its achievement and look forward to continuing to support them as they pave the way in technological innovation focused on improving the lives of their patients. Since its inception, our partnership with RaySearch has been driven by the goal of providing additional flexibility and choice for our customers and enhancing the ease with which our radiation delivery systems fit into a radiation oncology's departmental workflow. With the TomoTherapy® System, the Anderson team has access to a highly precise system that will enable them to treat almost any patient who may benefit from radiation therapy."
Johan Löf, CEO of RaySearch, said: "I'm delighted to hear that the first combined treatment using RayStation and the TomoTherapy System at Anderson Regional Cancer Center was successfully completed. Anderson Regional Cancer Center has always put trust in RaySearch's products, and I'm happy to see that they are in the forefront of this development. RayStation's capability to support multiple linacs, being a machine-independent treatment planning system, helps our customers to get the most out of their treatment delivery systems. Accuray and RaySearch are committed to improving the way radiation therapy is delivered, and I believe that our collaboration strengthens cancer care."Back To Top
Anderson Regional Cancer Center is first in U.S. to treat cancer with RayStation and TomoTherapy . Appl Rad Oncol.


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I currently have LVM on software RAID, but I'd like to ask you what you think it is better solution, maybe some pros and cons?
Edit: It is about software raid on lvm or lvm on software raid. I know than hardware raid is better if we are thinking about performance.
1.You're current setup is like this:
<code>| / | /var | /usr | /home |
| LVM Volume |
| RAID Volume |
| Disk 1 | Disk 2 | Disk 3 |
It's a much simpler setup with more flexibility. You can use all of the disks in the RAID volume and slice and dice them whatever way you like with LVM. The other way isn't even worth thinking about - it's ridiculously complicated and you lose the benefits of LVM at the filesystem level.
If you tried to RAID LVM volumes, you're left with a normal device without any of the LVM volume benefits (e.g. growing filesystems etc.)
2.have hardware raid and you can have lvm on top - best combination.
3.Your current setup is fine. This is the recommended way to do it.
Raid deals with keeping the bits secure/redundant/fast/whatever and LVM helps you present them in a esasy to use way.


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Kim Anders
Director of Instruction
John Jacobs Golf Schools and Academies Estrella del Mar Golf and Beach Resort
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, AZ
Some of the players at our course must feel golf is too easy playing with their full set of clubs because they have taken to playing with only 2 or 3 clubs and a putter. And you know what? Most are finding they are scoring better than they do with all 14 clubs. Why is this??
I subscribe to the theory that we should try to use one swing all the time and simply switch clubs to the one that goes the desired distance. Sounds pretty good, and after all, most manufacturers build irons in sets of seven to eleven clubs – I'm guessing they do this for a reason. One swing, clubs designed to go different distances….Hmmmm. But, over the years I have seen so many people playing better with fewer clubs, I wonder if there could be something to this?
In order to test this theory I went out last week with a driver, 6 iron, sand wedge, and putter. At first it was tough because I was missing most of my clubs. But after a few holes, I started thinking better, planning on where I wanted the ball to finish, using strategy, and creating different shots. High soft fades, driver off the fairway to somewhere around the green so I could use my sand wedge to chip it close. It was a new experience, even though I had done this before many years ago.
What did I say?? Was it, "I started thinking better, planning… using strategy…creating!" Maybe there is something to leaving 10 clubs in the trunk. It reminded me of when we used to try to hit different shots around trees, how close we could get to a hedge and still get the ball over it, or how low we could hit a 9-iron.
I ended up playing pretty well, at least better than I had expected. It was a different game just having 4 clubs to choose from. But even then, I still had choices to make several times because there were different shots I could create with the few clubs I had. It's not like I was trying to figure out if I should hit a hard 8 or an easy 7 – I was caught between hitting a driver from 225 yards hopefully near the green but maybe in the rough, a little 6 iron short and in the fairway leaving a ¾ sand wedge, or just hit 2 full sand wedges and be home. The 6 iron, sand wedge won out and I birdied that particular hole.
Many people think a 3 or 4 club event is silly and a waste of time. However, if you take the time to try it, you may find it helps your entire game because you must plan and create and think your way around the golf course rather than simply pulling out the correct club and swinging it with little thought as to what you really want to do. And, you may find 4 clubs really do work better than all 14.
Kim Anders is Director of Golf at Estrella del Mar Golf & Beach Resort in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. You can reach Kim via email at email@example.com or call 1.888.587.0609, Ext. 3010. Find out more about the golf resort by visiting www.estrelladelmar.com.


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Biodiversity — the different number of life forms on planet Earth — is important to understand if we're to survive.
Scientists estimate that there are between 10 million and 110 million species on Earth. So far, we have catalogued about 1.4 million forms of life. The awesome diversity that exists on our planet today represents about one percent of all species that have ever lived here.
Life began 3.5 billion years ago. Ultraviolet radiation relentlessly bombarded the planet. The thin atmosphere was a toxic mixture of hydrogen, ammonia, methane and carbon monoxide with very little or no free oxygen.
Lightning was a major force in that world of very active volcanic upheavals. Bolts of lightning hit the ocean and from one of those reactions came the beginning of life, with the formation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acids, the main constituent of chromosomes, which carry the genetic code).
DNA is the fundamental building block of life, with power to replicate itself as the blueprint for the formation of amino acids (the building blocks of proteins). The oldest forms of life (and first fossils), bacteria, fed on carbon compounds that had accumulated in the seas. Over time, it made its own food from free hydrogen released from volcanic activity. Miraculously, there came a time when this blue-green algae developed the ability to harvest the sun's energy and use carbon dioxide in primitive green or chloro cells, thus making its own food. One major byproduct of this activity was the release of oxygen.
So much oxygen was released that some oxygen floated to the upper atmosphere and formed the ozone layer. That remarkable oxygen-rich layer filters and prevents almost all UV radiation from reaching the Earth's surface. Once this layer was in place, life on our planet began. First in the ocean, and then from the ocean to the land, life proliferated.
Life has amazingly adapted to many different environments. It has developed mechanisms for surviving extreme heat or cold, wetness or drought, high mountain altitude or deep ocean depths. Each habitat, or set of environmental conditions, is home to different life that has developed mechanisms to successfully survive.
There are certain traits which each living thing possesses specially adapted to the specific environment. For example, rattlesnakes living in the desert of the Kamloops (southern interior of British Columbia) region could not exist on the wet outer coast rainforests of the Queen Charlottes, British Columbia.
Species of organisms sharing a habitat live in a community or ecosystem. How organisms interact in each ecosystem is important and that's why scientists study them.
In order to carefully manage our forests we need to know how the ecosystem works. That requires balance. The West depends upon trees growing in plantations for fiber and ultimately for jobs. But we also need wild forests so that forest biologists can understand how trees work and also to maintain the maximum amount of different life forms and genetic diversity.
If we deprive a species of what it needs to live, then eventually it becomes extinct. Globally, over the past 50 years, thousands of species have gone extinct due to human population pressures and destruction of habitat.
Conservation biology is a relatively new, exciting and challenging branch of science. The discipline is charged with the responsibility of maintaining biological diversity on our planet. Fragile ecosystems have been identified around the globe and are being restored and protected with the help of dedicated conservation biologists and private foundations.
Dr. Reese Halter is a conservation biologist at Cal Lutheran University, public speaker and founder of the international conservation institute Global Forest Science. Follow him @twitter.com/DrReeseHalter.


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As the fourth act of Shakespeare's Macbeth opens, the three Weird Sisters are concocting a foul potion made of bits and pieces of poisonous animals with enough variation in bodily organs that, if they desired, they could sew together a hideous monster comprised of newt's eyes, wolf's teeth, and the fingers of murdered babies. Despite a thick air that must be full of the foul fumes, the second witch still senses the imminent intrusion of an evil presence: Macbeth. She declares "something wicked this way comes" moments before he barges in, demanding conjured images of his fate.
Spirits assure Macbeth that no man of woman born can do him harm, something he foolishly takes as literal, and considers himself immortal despite his wife's descent into madness and death after their plan to rule their kingdom has turned to nearly incomprehensible tragedy:
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes is heavily influenced by Macbeth, not merely through the use of the famous quote from the Second Witch, but almost as a counterpoint to Shakespeare's meditations on fate, dissatisfaction, impatience and the passing of time. Macbeth wallows in his discontent and allows his ruthless wife to encourage him to great crimes in a quest for power and glory. He is defeated by Macduff in the end, of course, but through being overpowered, outwitted and, as every human being eventually discovers, being unable to escape Fate.
In Bradbury's tale, however, Fate is not necessarily preordained. Those who would say otherwise are evil manipulators, dependent on man's inherent longing for that which he cannot have. They are the Autumn Ones, brought in by the fall wind and a late-night carnival train. The Autumn Ones convince men that their disturbing fates are inevitable and, in moments of weakness, prey on their desperate attempts to have the life they dream of rather than the one they are dealt.
Bradbury wrote Something Wicked This Way Comes as a screenplay in the 1950s, inspired by Gene Kelly of all people, who was interested in the concept but could never get the project off the ground. After turning it into a novel, Bradbury finally had the chance to adapt it back to screen in the early 1980s, this time with Jason Robards in the lead and produced by... Disney.
Ah, bright blue credits. You couldn't get any more 1980s unless you added some hot pink accents, or maybe used the Equalizer font. Another clue that this is pure 1980s is the obligatory opening sequence of beautiful New England fall foliage:
I've been a nut for autumn my entire life, and I blame, or maybe thank, 1980s kid's horror films like Something Wicked and The Lady in White (1988).
Disney was in the midst of trying to court a slightly older audience, the roughly 10-14 year old demographic, thus producing movies with a harder edge than their usual fare. Something Wicked does indeed promise wickedness, or at least mild naughtiness, with the opening title looking to have been written in dripping blood.
Unfortunately, the horror is rather slight in SWTWC. Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade are two young boys in 1930s Green Town, Illinois when a mysterious lightning rod salesman Tom Fury (Royal Dano) arrives. Jim, being the bolder of the two, buys a lightning rod and installs it on the house. Will is more timid, which is explained as being the fault, or at least caused by, his father being an older man with a mild heart condition. He's the town librarian, so he has the nerd stigma, as well; this is a change from the novel, where Charles is the janitor of the librarian, which of course explains why he is there at night. Will's father Charles (Jason Robards) has a deep shame for not being enough of a man, by being timid, older and unable to participate in physical activity.
Charles isn't keen on fantasy, which is understandable, since he is stuck in a world where his health and his age overwhelm everything else in his life. It doesn't matter what he wants when there are only so many things he is physically able to do. So he has little patience with other adults in town who live in their own fantasy worlds to an extent, basically longing for the past. A former football star who lost an arm and a leg in an accident dreams of playing again; Mr. Tetley knows he will eventually win the lottery if he just plays often enough; lady's man Mr. Crosetti (former '50s heartthrob Richard Davalos) expects beautiful ladies to come to town at any minute; and the local schoolmarm Miss Foley presumably dreams of her youth when she was the prettiest girl in town.
If their motivations seem strangely shallow, don't worry, that's because they are. Disney changed the screenplay to reduce the dimensionality of the adults, who in Bradbury's book and, presumably, his original screenplay, are much more complicated. Bradbury stated several times that he was upset at Disney's changes to the script.
Charles is dismissive and a bit pitying of all of the adults and their wishes. He is the realist in town, encouraging kids to get their adventures from books rather than in real life, mildly scolding Mr. Crosetti for his desires, shaking his head at everyone around him. When fliers for Dark's Pandemonium, a traveling carnival, start blowing in on the wind, the sleepy burg awakens, excited of the possibilities. Charles is uninterested.
Will and Jim, however, cannot help themselves. The three male characters of Charles, his son Will and his friend Jim Nightshade are three parts of a bildungsroman where each character is in a different stage of growth: Will is youngest and most fearful of what the future holds, Jim is already on his way to discovery and itching to grow up, and Charles Halloway is older and fearful as well, but it's not the same as Will's fear. Will has adulthood to fear, while Charles, pushing 60, knows the future means death.
The boys see suspicious things on the carnival train as it rolls into town late at night. The next day when the rides are set up, they watch as the adults around them live their desires. Miss Foley sees herself as young again in the mirror maze and Mr. Cosetti is surrounded by hot harem girls, while Mr. Tetley finally wins a contest.
But the boys know something strange is going on, so they return at night, only to see a carnival worker on a beautiful carousel, hidden from everyone's view. As it sails backwards, the worker gets younger and younger, until he becomes a little boy who pretends to be Miss Foley's nephew. They are unable to warn her in time, and the fake nephew somehow grants her the wish she has always wanted: Her youth and beauty. But she is immediately struck blind, which is a rather biblical punishment for a vanity we never really saw Miss Foley possess.
It seems that, just as Lady Macbeth was the dame at the root of all the tragedy in Shakespeare's play, the women in the film adaptation of SWTWC ain't nothin' but trouble.
Pam Grier is the beautiful woman in a rather thankless role of Dust Witch, a.k.a. Hot Chick With No Dialogue. She is stunning and has a terrific presence, her facial expressions and body language informing the role with meaning that I suspect the script did not originally have. The scenes play out as though they were written as, "Just stand there and look hot while we turn on the smoke machine." Grier is too good for that, and even though she never speaks, she and Jonathan Pryce as Dark, owner of the carnival, have quite the chemistry.
The Dust Witch is the sum of all men's desires. She is in the harem that seduces Mr. Cosetti, the pretty lady Mr. Tetley spends all his winnings on, the beautiful woman in white meant to convince Tom Fury to give up his secret of lightning control. Her purpose is to lure men to their false fate, avoiding the future they would normally have by being seduced into thinking a glorious, better future awaits. It doesn't, though, as what is promised is a monkey's-paw deal: A price must be paid, so the men are turned into statues or children or, in the case of Miss Foley, blinded.
The Dust Witch also controls the spiders -- when the boys get too close to the truth, she unleashes a nightmare of tarantulas on them that turns SWTWC into the finale of Kingdom of the Spiders for about three long, gruesome minutes. The tarantula swarm disappears when Jim and Will awaken, all just a dream, but clearly a dream given to them by the Witch.
Spiders in dreams mean different things, of course, because despite what Sigmund Freud might have told you last night while you were discussing bowls of bananas and the price of cigars in Cuba, dream interpretation isn't exact science. My husband was told in art classes at uni that they indicated a fear of the future, for example. There is of course danger implied when any poisonous creature is dreamt of, as well as the more literal interpretation of getting caught in a web.
But our friend Freud apparently thought they were symbolic of mothers in the context of the Oedipal complex, i.e. the mother who eats her own children, both literally and sexually:
"A spider in dreams is a symbol of the mother, but of the phallic mother, of whom we are afraid; so that the fear of spiders expresses dread of mother-incest and horror of the female genitals."
Given the way women are portrayed in the film, I think it's likely that the script was using the Freudian interpretation. Not only is the Dust Witch seen as more evil and one-dimensional than Dark, but Miss Foley is punished more harshly than the men who also fall victim to their wishes.
Then there is Jim's mother, played by Diane Ladd. Jim's father ran off a few years earlier to pursue adventure, leaving his hot-to-trot wife behind. Mrs. Nightshade is Diane Ladd at her Diane Laddiest, all gussied up and lazy in bed while eating bonbons and ignoring her son. She dances with other men because she is either a floozy or a whore, the movie never bothers to differentiate between the two, and her sexuality bothers Jim greatly.
And let me tell you, for a Disney kid's movie, there is a lot of G-rated porn going on in this film. Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Dark, owner of the carnival, is nothing more than strong sexual desire in the shape of a man... but I repeat myself.
Dark and his Pandemonium are the Autumn Ones, supernatural carnies that roll into towns when they sense despondency and desire have welled to levels that can sustain their evil existence. They feed off misery, self-doubt and negative thoughts, and fear of death is their biggest meal. Dark, like the devil, offers people what they truly desire in exchange for their lives. He is fear incarnate, but admittedly he is an attractive fear, the kind of fear you seek out to purposely be scared.
I had a rather lurid love affair with Pryce when I was a teenager. Don't tell him, though, because our scandalous affair was entirely in my head.
Jonathan Pryce is pure, unhinged intensity. His Dark practically vibrates through SWTWC, and the film is at its best when Pryce is on screen. Watch the scene at a little over an hour in, where Charles is confronted by Dark who wants to know who the two boys are. As Robards does various bits of business while trying to look nonchalant, Pryce barely blinks. He stares directly at Robards' head, his own moving in time with Robards', like a snake trying to get a bead on a small rodent.
Dark is the reason for the most effective moment in the film, when he accuses Charles of living through books rather than living his own life, relying on the dreams of others. As Dark confronts Charles in the library, demanding to know where the boys are, they literally hide in books as a metaphor for, well, hiding in books rather than experiencing adventure on their own. It's a curious point for an author to make, criticizing people for living vicariously through literature. But this is unquestionably the best scene in the film, as Dark temps Charles with the promise of youth, to stave off death for a while longer, to be the virile man he wants to be.
Disney had more success with Something Wicked than they did with many other films of the early 1980s. The cinematography by Stephen H. Burum, with an impressive c.v.and the understanding what the film could have been, was stunning. The actors are all excellent without exception, though sometimes, such as with Diane Ladd, Pam Grier and my beloved Jack Dodson, given too little to do.
There is also a really lovely Tod Browning influence running through this film. In this TCM and torrent age, we take for granted that any cinephile knows all about Tod Browning. That wasn't the case in the 1980s, so for a Disney film to take the effort to not only construct carnival cars straight out of Freaks, The Unknown and The Show but to hire Angelo Rossitto, one of the little people in Freaks, is impressive.
The fear factor is relatively good, too, especially in the tarantula swarm and Jonathan Pryce's performance. Unfortunately, a confused production leads to some bad choices. The subplot of the lightning rod salesman being kidnapped and tortured by Dark goes nowhere. Tom Fury has this hilarious helmet on his head, but there isn't really any explanation of what the lightning is about. The little girls in the background are real, you can see them move, but nothing is done with them. Are we to assume a pair of young girl twins were kidnapped the same way the adults were? Why doesn't anyone notice any of these people are missing?
The green, mysterious lightning attracted by Tom Fury's rods (please leave your "angry rod" jokes at the door -- Management) are animated bits straight out of Forgotten Planet, floating about like so much handwavium to explain an ending that is obviously confused. Early on, there is another mysterious light, a red glow coming out of cemetery angels as the carnival train rolls in, but we have no idea where that cemetery is and nothing is said about the glow again.
The confused ending is the Achilles heel of this otherwise solid kid flick. Once Dark and the boys leave the library, the finale becomes a mess of re-edited scenes, unexplained plot points and silly special effects. The mirror maze is especially weak, but the aging skeletal body used as Dark is thrown decades and decades into the future is quite frightening.
Unfortunately, after Angelo Rossitto comes to pick up the dessicated corpse of Dark, Robards starts running around like a goofball, being jubilant -- which is not something Robards is particularly convincing at -- and essentially teaching us all that, uh, even if you have heart problems and are told to take it easy you can still run around like a kid and it's no big deal? I guess? Because dropping dead of a heart attack while running around a light pole is a great thing to do to your 10-year-old kid.
But kids probably aren't going to notice these things. They're going to see Dark's moving tattoos and the creepy mirror maze and the boys sneaking out at nights and be delighted. The scary parts will scare them, and they'll see the Dust Witch and Dark and their hormones will start bubbling away, right on schedule.
Jet-setting socialite Stacia became a household name in 1982 when she invented the snack cracker. After the Great Saltine Tragedy of 1996 she went into seclusion, finally emerging years later as a movie blogger and Emmitt Nervend impersonator. She loves horror movies, the smell of gasoline, and Reb Brown. Make sure to check out more of Stacia's writing at She Blogged By Night.


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Despite the industrial importance of copper oxides, the nature of the (100) surface of Cu2O has remained poorly understood. The surface has previously been subject to several theoretical and experimental studies, but has until now not been investigated by atomically resolved microscopy or high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy. Here we determine the atomic structure and electronic properties of Cu2O(100) by a combination of multiple experimental techniques and simulations within the framework of density functional theory (DFT). Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) characterized the three ordered surface structures found. From DFT calculations, the structures are found to be energetically ordered as (3,0;1,1), c(2 x 2), and (1 x 1) under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. Increased oxygen pressures induce the formation of an oxygen terminated (1 x 1) surface structure. The most common termination of Cu2O(100) has previously been described by a (3 root 2 x root 2)R45 degrees unit cell exhibiting a LEED pattern with several missing spots. Through atomically resolved STM, we show that this structure instead is described by the matrix (3,0;1,1). Both simulated STM images and calculated photoemission core level shifts compare favorably with the experimental results.
Metal and metal oxides are widely used in industry, and to optimize their performance their surfaces are commonly functionalized by the formation of thin films. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are deposited on metals or metal oxides either from solution or by gas deposition. Thiols with polar terminal groups are utilized for creating the responsive surfaces which can interact electrostatically with other adsorbates. Surface charge effects wetting and adhesion, and many other surface properties. Polar terminal groups in thiols could be used to modify these factors. Mixed SAMs can provide more flexible surfaces, and could change the resulting surface properties under the influence of factors such as pH, temperature, and photo-illumination. Therefore, in order to control these phenomena by mixed polar-terminated thiols, it is necessary to understand the composition and conformation of the mixed SAMs and their response to these factors. In this work, mixtures of thiols with carboxylic and amino terminal groups were studied. Carboxylic and amino terminal groups of thiol interact with each other via hydrogen bonding in solution and form a complex. Complexes adsorb to the surface in non-conventional orientations. Unmixed SAMs from each type, either carboxylic terminated thiols or amino terminated thiols are in standing up orientation while SAMs from complexes are in an axially in-plane orientation. Selenol is an alternative to replace thiols for particular applications such as contact with biological matter which has a better compatibility with selenol than sulfur. However, the Se-C bond is weaker than the S-C bond which limits the application of selenol. Understanding the selenol adsorption mechanism on gold surfaces could shed some light on Se-C cleavage and so is investigated in this work. Se-C cleavage happens in the low coverage areas on the step since atoms at steps have lower coordination making them more reactive than atoms on the terraces. Another area where the self-assembly of molecules is of importance is for dye sensitized solar cells, which are based on the adsorption of the dye onto metal oxides surfaces such as TiO2.The interface between the SAM of dye and the substrate is an important factor to consider when designing dyes and surfaces in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The quality of the self-assembled monolayers of the dye on the TiO2 surface has a critical influence on the efficiency of the DSSCs. Creation of just a monolayer of dye on the surface could lead to an efficient current of photo-excited electrons to the TiO2 and degeneration of the dye by redox. This work, T-PAC dye showed island growth with some ad-layer that is not in contact with the surface, whereas the MP13 dye adsorption is laminar growth. Cuprite (Cu2O) is the initial and most common corrosion product for copper under atmospheric conditions. Copper could be a good replacement for noble metal as catalysts for methanol dehydrogenation. Knowledge about the structure of Cu2O(100) and Cu2O(111) surfaces could be used to obtain a deeper understanding of methanol dehydrogenation mechanisms with respect to adsorption sites on the surfaces. In this work, a detailed study was done of Cu2O(100) surface which revealed the possible surface structures as the result of different preparation conditions. Studies of the structure of Cu2O(100) and Cu2O(111) surfaces show that Cu2O(100) has a comparatively stable surface and reduces surface reactivity. As a consequence, dehydrogenation of methanol is more efficient on the Cu2O(111) surface. The hydrogen produced from methanol dehydrogenation is stored in oxygen adatom sites on both surfaces.
Metal oxides are both corrosion products and useful materials with a wide range of applications. Two of the most used metals today are iron and copper. In this thesis, surface structures and molecular interaction with surfaces of iron oxides and copper oxides are studied using spectroscopy and microscopy methods.
The surface structures of iron oxides grown on the low-index iron (Fe) surfaces (100) and (110) have been studied during the initial oxidation phase. The oxidation condition for both iron surfaces was 400 °C and 1×10−6 mbar of oxygen gas. For the Fe(100)-surface, a Fe3O4(100)-film is formed beyond the oxygen adsorbate structures. For the Fe(110)-surface, a FeO(111)-film is first formed. When the FeO(111)-film grows thicker, it transforms into a Fe3O4(111)-film.
The surface structures of Cu2O(100) was studied and the main finding is that the most common surface structure that previously in literature has been described to have a periodicity of (3√2×√2)R45° actually has a periodicity described by the matrix (3,0;1,1). Furthermore, the low-binding energy component in the photoelectron spectroscopy O 1s-spectrum is determined to origin from surface oxygen atoms.
Sulfur dioxide, a corrosive molecule that in the environment to large share comes from human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, was studied using photoelectron spectroscopy when interacting with surfaces of iron oxide thin films and bulk Cu2O-surfaces. On the iron oxide thin film surfaces under ultra-high vacuum conditions, sulfur dioxide adsorbs partly as SO4-species and partly dissociates and forms FeS2. On the Cu2O-surfaces under ultra-high vacuum conditions, the adsorption of sulfur dioxide is non-dissociative and forms SO3-species. When interacting with near-ambient pressures of water, it is observed in the photoelectron spectroscopy S 2p-region that the sulfur from SO3-species shifts to Cu2S.
The chemical bond – a corner stone in science and a prerequisite for life – is the focus of this thesis. Fundamental and applied aspects of chemical bonding are covered including the development of new computational methods for the characterization and rationalization of chemical interactions. The thesis also covers the study of corrosion of copper-based materials. The latter is motivated by the proposed use of copper as encapsulating material for spent nuclear fuel in Sweden.
In close collaboration with experimental groups, state-of-the-art computational methods were employed for the study of chemistry at the atomic scale. First, oxidation of nanoparticulate copper was examined in anoxic aqueous media in order to better understand the copper-water thermodynamics in relation to the corrosion of copper material under oxygen free conditions. With a similar ambition, the water-cuprite interface was investigated with regards to its chemical composition and reactivity. This was compared to the behavior of methanol and hydrogen sulfide at the cuprite surface.
An overall ambition during the development of computational methods for the analysis of chemical bonding was to bridge the gap between molecular and materials chemistry. Theory and results are thus presented and applied in both a molecular and a solid-state framework. A new property, the local electron attachment energy, for the characterization of a compound's local electrophilicity was introduced. Together with the surface electrostatic potential, the new property predicts and rationalizes regioselectivity and trends of molecular reactions, and interactions on metal and oxide nanoparticles and extended surfaces.
Detailed atomistic understanding of chemical processes is a prerequisite for the efficient development of chemistry. We therefore envisage that the results of this thesis will find widespread use in areas such as heterogeneous catalysis, drug discovery, and nanotechnology.
Den kemiska bindningen – en hörnsten inom naturvetenskapen och oumbärlig för allt liv – är det centrala temat i den här avhandlingen. Både grundläggande och tillämpade aspekter behandlas. Detta inkluderar utvecklingen av nya beräkningsmetoder för förståelse och karaktärisering av kemiska interaktioner. Dessutom behandlas korrosion av kopparbaserade material. Det sistnämnda är motiverat av förslaget att använda koppar som inkapslingsmaterial för hanteringen av kärnavfall i Sverige.
Kvantkemiska beräkningsmetoder enligt state-of-the-art har använts för att studera kemi på atomnivå, detta i nära sammabete med experimentella grupper. Initialt studerades oxidation av kopparnanopartiklar under syrgasfria och vattenrika förhållanden. Detta för att bättre kartlägga koppar-vattensystemets termodynamik. Av samma orsak detaljstuderades även gränsskiktet mellan vatten och kuprit med fokus på dess kemiska sammansättning och reaktivitet. Resultaten har jämförts med metanols och vätesulfids kemiska beteende på ytan av kuprit.
En övergripande målsättningen under arbetet med att utveckla nya beräkningsbaserade analysverktyg för kemiska bindningar har varit att överbrygga gapet mellan molekylär- och materialkemi. Därför presenteras teoretiska aspekter samt tillämpningar från både ett molekylärt samt ett fast-fas perspektiv. En ny deskriptor för karaktärisering av föreningars lokala elektrofilicitet har introducerats – den lokala elektronadditionsenergin. Tillsammans med den elektrostatiska potentialen uppvisar den nya deskriptorn förmåga att förutsäga samt förklara regioselektivitet och trender för molekylära reaktioner, och för interaktioner på metal- och oxidbaserade nanopartiklar och ytor.
En detaljerad förståelse av kemiska processer på atomnivå är en nödvändighet för ett effektivt utvecklande av kemivetenskapen. Vi förutspår därför att resultaten från den här avhandlingen kommer att få omfattande användning inom områden som heterogen katalys, läkemedelsdesign och nanoteknologi.


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The home of the legendary Rory Gallagher (singer and guitarist), Ballyshannon is the pinnacle location of the rocker enthusiast. Thousands of tourists draw from all corners of the global every year to savour and enjoy the world of rock music as the streets of Ballyshannon become alive with music for the Rory Gallagher festival. One can find a statue of Rory in the town centre erected in his memory.
It is claimed to be the oldest town in Ireland located at the mouth of the River Erne. From its idyllic setting, the town looks out over the estuary and has panoramic views of mountain, lakes and forests.
Erne Enterprise, a community focused organisation was established in 1995 with the overall strategic aim to fully exploit the assets of it's South Donegal catchment area. The company is involved in many projects covering the following sectors; Infrastructure, Community Development, Social & Unemployed, Industry, Arts & Culture and Tourism. The Head Office of Erne Enterprise is located at the Lakeside Centre , which is a base for the National Watersports Training Centre and on-site is the Lakeside Caravan & Camping Park a four star rated touring site, complete with environmentally friendly playpark.
The town is also the birth place of poet William Allingham (1824-1889) and on the bridge is a tablet to dedicated to his memory. His most famous poems included 'The Fairies' , The Goblin Child of Ballyshannon and 'The Emigrant's Adieu to Ballyshannon'
"I leave my warm heart with you, though my back I'm forced turn. So adieu to Ballyshanny and the winding banks of Erne!" The Emigrant's Adieu to Ballyshannon, William Allingham


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Chastity Delgado was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Upon graduating from Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in Miami, Ms. Delgado attended the University of Central Florida as a Bright Futures Scholar. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science with a minor in Interpersonal Communication, being named on the Dean's List every semester and receiving a President's Honor Roll Certificate. Ms. Delgado then attained a Dean's Scholarship to attend the Florida International University College of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor. While at FIU College of Law Ms. Delgado was named on the Dean's List, was a teaching assistant for the Legal Skills and Values II class, and was also a member of the Trial Team. During her time as a member of the FIU College of Law trial team, Ms. Delgado competed in the Chester E. Bedell Memorial Mock Trial Competition, which FIU won for the first time in the law school's history.Prior to joining the Strems Law Firm, Ms. Delgado began her legal career practicing in the areas of Personal Injury, Premise Liability, and Criminal Defense. Ms. Delgado is licensed to practice law in Florida, and is admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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Erected on one of the historical seven major hills of Kampala, is a magnificent gem overlooking downtown. Kibuli mosque is one of the often ignored attractions even on a city tour perched up on the Kibuli hill. However, it is the home of the Muslims in Uganda and its history and administration are coterminous to …READ MORE


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Make this sweet butterfly mobile to decorate your craft room or give it away as a special present to a sweet friend who likes butterflies. It's easy to change the theme and make this mobile for a baby shower or as a wedding decoration. Great for a stamp camp or as a class project.
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Appreciation – C. P. De Silva
A Politician Who Wanted To Live A Free Man In A Free Society
Men of an Era" are rarely born, but once born they live in the hearts of the people long after their demise. Late C. P. De Silva, the Minister of Lands, Land Development, Irrigation and Power from 1956 to 1970 except for a few months in 1959 and 1960, devoted his life to the North Central Province and is considered one such man. Thirty eight years after his demise he is still referred to as "Minneriya Deviyo" (The Angel Of Minneriya).
Charles Percival De Silva, fondly known as CP to his friends and colleagues, passed away after a brief illness on the 9th of October 1972. He was one of those rare politicians who represented the large and difficult Polonnaruwa District, at that time the Pollonnaruwa electorate, for 13 unbroken years from 1952 and subsequently the Minneriya electorate from 1965 for the next five years. He was the only hope to the poor farmers of the entire Polonnaruwa District for 18 long years, until he too was caught in the UNP debacle in 1970 and lost by 1000 votes.
The election result released early that night, not only shocked the people of the Polonnaruwa District but the whole country. All knew if CP had lost, the UNP Government would loose too. It was only a few months before that the Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake laid the foundation stone for the Polgolla Diversion commencing the biggest single multi purpose project ever – the Mahaweli irrigation project, for which CP had dedicated his entire Civil Service from 1935 to 1952 and his political career from 1952 to 1970.
He was born on the 12th of April 1912 at Randombe, Balapitiya. His father C. R. De Silva was a well known Attorney at Law practicing at the Balapitiya Bar. He began schooling at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda and soon moved to S. Thomas' College Mt Lavinia. He shone as a brilliant student at St Thomas' and began to win many scholarships at school. His name began to appear on several Honour Boards at St Thomas'. He became the Head Prefect and carried away the prestigious Gregory Scholarship and the Miller Award for brilliance in Maths and Science. He then won the "Exhibition Scholarship" to enter the University and Graduated with B.Sc Special Maths Honours ( First Class ).
His professor at the University was Mr. C. Suntheralingam. His parents who by then was educating the other academically promising members of the family who later became the well known child Specialist in Dr Stella De Silva, Research Scientist in Dr L. B. De Silva, a fine Civil lawyer in A.H. De Silva ( MP for Polonnaruwa ) and that fine Ceylon boxer in Merril De Silva ( MP for Minneriya ), had no hesitation in sending CP because he was the eldest, to England to pass out as a Civil Servant, the most prestigious position to be in under the British administration.
In 1935 CP returned to Ceylon and entered the Civil Service, as one of the youngest Civil Servants to ever pass out in the history of Civil Service in Ceylon. He was promptly sent to Jaffna and then to Puttalam as a Cadet.
He then served as an AGA for seven long years in the Districts of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, where human settlements were being created by D. S. Senanayake opening acres of thick jungle supported by well planned irrigation projects. He also served in the Kalutara District for a short time.
As a young and enthusiastic Civil Servant, CP resisted going back to a life of luxury, marriage and a family his parents wanted for him. Instead he chose to live in the small human settlements surrounded by thick jungle under very difficult living conditions. CP lived alone in the Rest House overlooking the Giritale tank and traveled in a canvass top Willys Jeep once a week all the way to Matale via Elahera to buy milk, eggs, fish and meat to fill his kerosene fridge and other provisions to last the week.
More often than not, his lunch was in a farmer's hut as there was no coming back for lunch. He used to be often sent to Colombo for treatment for malaria and water born deceases, but came back quickly determined to serve the farmer peasants for whom his heart bled.
Prior to being transferred as AGA Anuradhapura, C. P. De Silva served as an Assistant Secreatary of the Ministry of Agriculture under Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake. In 1946, he served as the Assistant Land Commissioner. In 1949, he was elevated to the position of Director, Land Development under Dudley Senanayake who was the Minister of Agriculture. Thus he served the poor farmers under the direction of both D. S. and Dudley Senanayake and is known to have personally overseen the farmer settlements in the entire Rajarata and in particular in the Minneriya colonization scheme.
The Minneriya Colonisation scheme was in crisis as it was becoming increasingly difficult to persuade the colonist to stay on. D. S. Senanayake called for his young Assistant Secretary and had given the task of proceeding to the NCP as Assistant Government Agent to resurrect the dying scheme. CP never forgot the support DS and C.L. Wickremasinghe the then Land Commissioner gave him in reviving the Minneriya Colonisation scheme. It is said that his Minister and the land Commissioner used to accommodate CP for hours in the Ministry in Colombo discussing the Minneriya scheme and the several issues faced by the farmers. It is said that at every such meeting, D.S. and C.P. finished the Gold Flake cigarette case pulled out by DS and the tin of Gold Flake brought by CP before retiring for lunch.
CP was so closely associated with his Minister and the Land Commissioner that the GA Mr. Richard Aluvihare ( later Sir Richard ) was quite intrigued with the knowledge CP had of issues connected with land and land settlements and Government thinking on them. So much that, the G.A. knew all CP's requests on behalf of the farmers were met by the Government led by D.S. and Minister Dudley Senanayake. It was no surprise when the proud D. S. Senanayake paid a glowing tribute to the AGA, NCP in the then State Council when the Minneriya Colonisation scheme revived and became a great success.
(To be continued next week)
Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku
Senanayake Foundation


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Although I am interested in all facets of creativity and all types of artists, many of my interviews for this blog are with writers. I'm breaking out of that trend by interviewing a friend who is an up and coming musician and childhood friend. I met Kimani through his big sister, Adhana. Adhana and I became friends in the seventh grade. Kimani was like my little brother–annoying, funny, attention seeking and lovable. I particularly liked to tease him by rhyming his name with 'Del Monte', and 'Asti Spumante'. Adhana and I were close friends through high school and have remained in contact off and on for many decades. The magic of Facebook put me back in touch with her and later when I got a friend request from someone named 'Kimani Star', I shot back an email and asked–'How do we know each other?' I discovered that Kimani had changed his last name to 'Star'. Well, needless to say, Kimani's all grown up now! I was delighted to find out that he pursued his passion and is a musician. Kimani's got a unique sound and perspective and I'm happy that I get to introduce him here on 'The Practice of Creativity'.
Tell us a story of how you came to music and became a professional musician.
In high school I just started listening to lots of rock bands and decided that I liked music so much that I wanted to play. That led to me trying to teach myself guitar and write lyrics. Years later I decided to start singing and years after that I busked on the train which helped me develop as s singer, writer and performer. Those experiences led to me getting local gigs and promoting my own shows.
What's your most recent song and how did you get the idea for it?
I can't say I ever have one song I'm working on. I usually have a bunch I'm working on at any given time. Currently, I'm recording a song called 'Touch the Sky' about being guided by God. I wrote it with the idea of sharing with people how close God really is to all of us.
What's your process like when you're working on a series of songs?
My process of songwriting starts with harmonic structure that I build out of a melody. And, out of the melody I build some kind of hook and lyrics. Can't say I ever worked on a series of songs per say, I just play my guitar and if I hear something I like I work on it.
I find staying inspired pretty easy: watching the news, daydreaming, thinking about the past, talking with people, etc. I'm always inspired. I often get inspired by listening to music.Not a big surprise I guess.
What's on your bookshelf, next to your bed? What are you reading and listening to right now?
I've been listening to this audio book called The 48 Laws of Power about how control and manipulation is a part of everyday human life. Music wise, I'm listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, and Seal as of late. But I love all music. If it's good I'll give it a chance.
What's your best tip about creativity that you'd like to share?
My best tip about creativity is to learn as much as you can about your craft, whatever it is. Become fans of the greats in your field and practice. Also realize you are an artist not an athlete. All artistic scenes can become very competitive. The arts are filled with narcissistic people who want to tear others down. Stay focused on your craft and love what you do. I say avoid artistic scenes all together and just work on your stuff. Develop strong techniques, but also balance it out with feeling. Being an artist, I believe, means inhabiting that middle ground between the heart and the head. If you have too much of one and not enough of the other it's not gonna be good. Some people say art is just feeling or technique, but I say it's the marriage of the two. Finding the middle ground is the key.
Kimani Star is a singer and songwriter from the Bronx, New York. He also plays guitar, bass, keys and harmonica. His music is a combination of funk, rock, reggae, blues, soul and folk. He lives in Germany.
Check out his music: http://www.youtube.com/user/kimanistar/videos


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We Call it Rugby - Gay
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This 2016 Clio Sports Silver winning entry titled 'We Call it Rugby - Gay' was entered for England Rugby. The piece was submitted to the medium: Print within the entry type: Leagues, Governing Bodies, & Associations and the category: Print. It consists of 1 image. This piece is part of a campaign called 'Balls to Stereotypes' that consists of 3 elements.


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Lenard's Lawn Care, the premier Virginia beach lawn care company, is pleased to announce a complimentary consultation for residents.
With warmer weather coming, more and more homeowners are interested in enhancing their home's appeal. Mike Lenard, President of Lenard's Lawn Care, is pleased to offer a complimentary consultation in order to discuss how Lenard's Lawn Care can improve the overall look and feel of a home, through improvements in lawn care.
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You can see it has been a while since I have posted any content. In fact, this blog was originally set up for a school assignment. During the last two years I have intended to come back to it but starting a career is hard work and I needed the break. So why have I started writing again now?
Two years into my career, I have:
- Worked a lot of hours
- Read a lot about business and leadership
- Learned about God the Father and his son Jesus Christ
- Weathered some storms and became stronger because of it
The truth, I am still a growing caterpillar. I am in transition, I can feel it. I am learning how to change into butterfly. Maybe something I have learned along the way can help someone else's growing pain. Maybe a shared comment changes my perspective and eases my growing pains.
Every area of my life is affected by this growth. I feel myself becoming a personal leader in my own life. I feel confidence growing and it is showing in all of my personal, professional and spiritual relationships. I have notice that some disciples of Christ try to segment their life into school, work, family, play and church. I get it, I have been there but my belief in God, and his son Jesus Christ influences everything I do.
The scriptures teach us in Luke 6:31 "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also unto them likewise." Schools teach this as the "golden rule." We are told not to bring religion into school or the work place but this rule informs the way I work. I give an honest day's work for an honest days pay. Other religions believe in karma which relies on the same principle. Send good into the universe and receive more good. Isn't this the kind of society we want to get back to living in?
So how do we start? As an individual, you have to decide to start with yourself. Spending time looking at the history books wishing things were different is not going to change the past. It can however show us places and ways we can make better choices. Today, let it influence the way you treat people at work. Think about the next election, which officials do you think will keep their word? Are you going to watch them and let them know when the cross the line?
In starting as personal leaders we can grow to become leaders of others. The scale doesn't matter, what matters is we put our best foot forward. That is how we change from a caterpillar to a butterfly.


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Tim jumped into the mix at Baldwin Wallace University to help out with the third annual BW Beatles Festival in March 2013.
Opening the main concert, Tim warmed up a full house at BW's John Patrick Theater for the Magical Mystery Tour: In Concert performance.
"I can see the looks on your faces, and you're wondering why Tim Misny is here up on stage and not out making them pay," he told the audience.
"Well, I just love the Beatles that much."
The concert included the full set of songs from the 1967 album, including crowd favorites "Strawberry Fields," "Penny Lane," and "All You Need Is Love."
The evening concluded with an encore set showcasing some tunes from the upcoming 2014 festival feature, The White Album.
Musical direction and lead guitar was provided by BW grad Kevin Johnson. Vocalists for the event included James Penca, Patrick Hyzy, Mickey Ryan and Tim's friend Nick Pankuch.
Nick has worked on several Misny projects, including Misny Thriller and "Misny Makes Them Pay: The Reality Show."
The event, a student-founded and student-run concert series, originated in 2011 as a one-time concert covering the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
Due to the overwhelming support for the event, the founding group of students decided to launch an annual festival. The single concert soon extended into three concerts over a whole festival weekend.
In 2012, the BW Beatles covered Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and followed up in 2013 with Magical Mystery Tour. After the 2014 festival featuring The White Album, the four albums will be featured in rotation.


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Management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyBMJ 2006; 332 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.332.7552.1251 (Published 25 May 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;332:1251
- Paolo Spirito, director (email@example.com)1,
- Camillo Autore, professor of cardiovascular medicine2
- 1 Divisione di Cardiologia, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Via Volta 8, Genoa 16128,Italy
- 2 Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Via Grottarossa, 1035-1039, Rome 00189, Italy
- Correspondence to: P Spirito
- Accepted 21 April 2006
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common familial genetic disease of the heart (1/500 to 1/1000), as well as the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and athletes. Because a timely diagnosis may help to prevent sudden death, it is important for internists and general practitioners to be aware of the clinical features of the disease. The morphological and functional features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy include marked and asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy, a non-dilated left ventricular cavity, and preserved systolic function. Left ventricular outflow obstruction at rest is present in about 20% of patients.1–3 The clinical course is heterogeneous. Many patients remain asymptomatic throughout life, others develop severe heart failure or atrial fibrillation, and some die suddenly, often at a young age and in the absence of previous symptoms.1–3 We critically re-examine and place in perspective the most appropriate therapeutic strategies for the management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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This review is based on the main studies on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy published in recent years, as well as on the clinical experience of doctors and investigators with particular knowledge of this disease. The treatment strategies reported in the expert consensus document on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology are also incorporated in this article.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually suspected after marked electrocardiographic abnormalities or a heart murmur have been identified during routine clinical evaluation, or because of recent development of dyspnoea or palpitations.1–3 The diagnosis is established by the echocardiographic identification of a hypertrophied and non-dilated left ventricle in the absence of other cardiovascular diseases capable of producing a similar magnitude of hypertrophy1–4 (fig 1). In a minority of patients with electrocardiographic abnormalities suggestive of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the echocardiogram may fail …
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The cookies I made this year are a combination of my favorite pie (pecan) and my favorite cookie (chocolate rugelach- rugelach is a Jewish crescent shaped cookie that is traditionally filled with fruit or chocolate, the name rugelach translates from Yiddish as 'little twists'). They made a fabulous combo with the flaky cream cheese pastry, sweet pecan filling and a bit of chocolate, and are sturdy enough to withstand shipping.
Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Rugelach
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups all purpose flour
Mix together butter and cream cheese on medium speed until completely combined, slowly add in sugar, salt and flour and continue to mix until the dough just starts to come together. Divide dough into quarters, flatten each into a disc, wrap with plastic, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
6 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 1/3 cups chopped pecans
3/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Melt butter and stir in the vanilla extract. Roll out chilled dough on lightly floured surface into a 12 inch round. Place a tiny bowl, or upside down shot glass in the very center of the dough (only needs to be about an inch in diameter - this keeps the ends clean and easy to tuck under the finished twists).
Brush dough with butter, then spread 3 tablespoons sugar over the top, sprinkle 1/3 cup of pecans on top, and then 3 tablespoons of chocolate chips. Use your hands to spread everything out to make sure everything is evenly distributed.
Cut circle into 16 wedges. Starting with the wide part of each wedge, roll toward the center of the dough, tucking the pointed edge underneath the twist. Repeat with remaining wedges. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Repeat with rest of dough and filling.
1 large egg
1 teaspoon water
2 tablespoons vanilla sugar (or plain granulated sugar)
Preheat oven to 375.
Beat together egg and water. Brush each cookie with the egg wash and then sprinkle the sugar over the top. Bake cookies one tray at a time for 20 minutes, rotating halfway through.
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Interesting case. Thanks for writing about it.
I am not the TN Supreme's biggest fan, but it seems like they got it right here.
The Tennessee Waltz: Avoiding Constitutional Entanglements
January 2, 2017 (Fault Lines) — The Tennessee Supreme Court recently vacated the conviction of a defendant who was accused of stalking her baby daddy. Nicole Flowers was charged with violating TCA 39-17-15, which forbids (among other things):
[A] willful course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of another individual that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested, and that actually causes the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested. (Emphasis added.)
Flowers wanted the complainant to provide transportation for their teenage daughter to and from band practice. He refused. Demonstrating conflict resolution skills worthy of Kim and Kanye's marriage counselor, Flowers did his best to "persuade" him:
When the victim arrived at work, he observed a sign on the fence and cut it down. The sign read, "Jason Dale is a deadbeat." Two signs had been placed at the victim's workplace; one sign was attached to the fence, and another sign bearing the same message was affixed to the main gate. A third sign had been placed at his residence. That sign read, "Jason Dale is a deadbeat dad, and he works for the Department of Education."
But wait, there's more!
When the victim left work that afternoon, he exited through the gate, looked to his right, and saw a vehicle occupied by the defendant and her sister, Priscilla Dawson, parked outside of an abandoned house. When he pulled out, the defendant and Ms. Dawson followed him. Believing that they intended to continue following him, he drove to the sheriff's department. After speaking with a magistrate inside the sheriff's department, the victim followed the necessary procedure to obtain a warrant against the defendant.
Flowers opted for a bench trial, and argued that the prosecution had not proved that Dale had actually been "terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed or molested." And even if so, her conduct was protected by the First Amendment. The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the conviction, and Tennessee Supreme Court picked it up.
One of the keystones of our system of checks and balances is the power of judicial review. This is pretty remarkable, when you think about it, as the power to declare a law unconstitutional isn't mentioned anywhere in the Constitution. The principle was first established in Marbury v. Madison, when Chief Justice John Marshall declared that, "It is emphatically the province of the Judicial Department to say what the law is." Since then, the power of judicial review has been the biggest gun in the judicial arsenal.
That said, it's a gun that courts try to leave in the holster whenever possible. The doctrine of "constitutional avoidance," also known as the "last resort rule," holds that a court will avoid deciding a case on constitutional grounds unless there's no other way to decide it. The doctrine was elucidated in Justice Brandeis's concurrence in Ashwader v. Tennessee Valley Authority, the so-called "Ashwander Rules." The reasoning behind the doctrine is fairly clear: it's a pretty big deal for the courts to overturn the decision of the people's elected representatives. If it's necessary, so be it, but if the checks and balances system is going to remain viable, it's important that the courts avoid creating a constitutional question if it can be avoided. Brandeis quoted the so-called "Sinking Fund cases" of 1878, where Chief Justice Morrison Waite wrote:
It is our duty, when required in the regular course of judicial proceedings, to declare an act of Congress void if not within the legislative power of the United States; but this declaration should never be made except in a clear case. Every possible presumption is in favor of the validity of a statute, and this continues until the contrary is shown beyond a rational doubt. One branch of the government cannot encroach on the domain of another without danger. The safety of our institutions depends in no small degree on a strict observance of this salutary rule.
That's exactly what the Tennessee Supreme Court did. Before addressing whether or not Flowers's conduct was protected by the First Amendment, the court looked at whether or not the state had met the elements of the charge. The state did not meet the subjective prong of the offense:
While the trial court surmised that placing disparaging signs at one"s place of employment could lead to feelings of harassment and could cause emotional distress, we conclude that the evidence falls short of establishing that the victim subjectively felt significant mental suffering or emotional distress.
We also emphasize that for the same reason, the State"s proof of the last element of stalking falls short. The victim offered no testimony that he subjectively and actually felt "terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested," as required by the statute.
The Court thus neatly sidestepped the First Amendment issue, holding that:
Having concluded that the evidence presented by the State is insufficient as a matter of law to sustain the defendant's conviction for stalking, we need not address whether the messages conveyed by the signs equaled constitutionally protected free speech.
In a time in which all too many people are incapable of distinguishing between the law and their policy preferences, the Tennessee Supreme Court threaded the needle as narrowly as it could. This is a good thing.
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Interesting case. Thanks for writing about it.