Cutty Come Back

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A colleague from Northwestern medical school and fellow despondent Bears fan sent this one along.  After getting Tebow'd in the fourth quarter earlier today I could not agree with this song more.  Thanks to "Chad in Portland - "Do you think you can throw left handed?" 4 minutes well spent.  Million views by weeks end as folks digest this latest Bears disaster.

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Morbid Anatomy and Observatory Holiday Fair, THIS WEEKEND December 17th and 18th

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This weekend, why not come by The Morbid Anatomy Library for the second annual Morbid Anatomy and Observatory Second Annual Holiday Fair? Just a few things you will find here: anatomical blocks, macabre drawings, taxidermy, tableaux, ceramic reliquary bat heads, wet specimens, photographs, tons of books, and much, much more! You will also find free beer complements of our sponsor Brooklyn Brewery.

Full details follow; Hope very much to see you there.

2011 Morbid Anatomy and Observatory Holiday Fair
Holiday fair with multiple vendors serving your alternative holiday needs including taxidermy, miniature insect tableaux and more
Dates: Saturday, December 17 & Sunday, December 18
Time: Noon - 6:00 PM
Admission: Free
Free beer courtesy of our sponsor Brooklyn Brewery

Please join us on December 17th and 18th for a holiday fair presented in conjunction with partner spaces Proteus Gowanus and Observatory. Here you will find such covetables as steampunk jewelry, anatomical blocks, macabre drawings, ceramic reliquary bat heads, wet specimens, photographs, and books, books and more books, all to music DJed by Lado Pochkhua and washed down with beer provided by our sponsor Brooklyn Brewery. This will be the perfect place to purchase unique, niche, and off-the-beaten-path gifts for those hard-to-please folks on your shopping list! Hope to see you there.

For directions, click here. To see some press coverage of the fair, click here, here, and here.

Image: Crocheted Skulls by Dewey Decimal Crafts, a featured seller at last year's fair. More of her work can be found here.

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Grand Guignol Spectacular in The Huffington Post!

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NEW YORK CITY -- When the rides stop running at Coney Island each year in October, the area takes on a desolate and decidedly creepy character. That's all fine and well with the Coney Island Museum, which on Saturday night hosted the Grand Guignol Variety Show, an homage to the eponymous Parisian production that specialized in theatrical gore, sex and violence from 1897 to 1962.

The event, co-sponsored by the Morbid Anatomy Library and Atlas Obscura, featured two original plays from the Grand Guignol's golden era. They give a sense of what the theater was like in its heyday: In one, a spurned woman mutilates her former fiance with sulphuric acid, only to meet the same fate at his hand. In another, a man's unrequited love for the wife of his closest friend drives him to cast a hypnotist's spell on her. When she's tragically killed in a train crash, the spell's power remains. Disfigured and grotesque, she returns from beyond the grave to be at his side. Horrified, he kills himself...
--"Coney Island Museum Hosts Creepy Homage To Victorian Horror Theater," The Huffington Post, Rachel Tepper

Read the whole article--a review of Saturday's Grand Guingol Variety Show--in today's Huffington Post by clicking here. Please be indulgent when you read my quotes, keeping in mind that it was my birthday and I had had a few drinks by the time this interview took place...

All images are from the slide-show linked to the article and depict, from top to bottom:

  1. MC Lord Whimsy with the cast of The Strange Case of Me Tarzan directed by G F Newland: Nick Demko-Pavese and the "bathing beauties" Megan Fitzpatrick, Rachel Rideout, Christine Colby and Lady Aye
  2. Christine Colby in her Skeleton Dance costume
  3. Mentalist Les Baird doing one of his amazing feats with a volunteer from the audience
  4. Scene from L’Amant de la Morte (The Lover of the Dead), original Grand Guignol script from 1925 directed by Melissa Roth
  5. Scene from Baiser dans la nuit (The Final Kiss), original Grand Guignol script from 1912, directed by Meg Moseley
  6. Shot of the crowd thronging the gin bar, featuring cameos of Melissa Milgrom, Eric Bobelin, Aaron Beebe, and lots of unfamiliar faces

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Quorum Technologies Names XStor Systems Exclusive Pathology Image Storage Partner for Canadian Market

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Partnership with Leading Biomedical Equipment Distributor Includes XStorPath™, a Digital Image Storage and Management Solution Developed Specifically for Pathologists

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XStor Systems, Inc., a provider of next-generation, specialty-specific digital imaging storage and connectivity solutions for radiology, pathology, and oncology, announced today an exclusive partnership with Quorum Technologies, Canada’s leading provider of microscope-based equipment and image processing solutions for scientists, clinicians and laboratories. Through this new partnership, Quorum will be the exclusive distributor of the XStorPath digital image storage and management system for the Canadian pathology market.

“Our patented technology is designed with the realities of today’s image intensive clinical workflow in mind”

“We are pleased Quorum recognizes the value XStor brings to today’s pathology lab, and we’re excited to be a key component of their digital pathology solutions family,” said Thomas Leahy, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for XStor Systems.

XStorPath is a complete solution of onsite enterprise-class storage, pathology-centric management software and 24-hour remote support. Available for licensed purchase or as a pay-as-you-go subscription, XStorPath is designed to make it easy and inexpensive for pathology labs of every size to implement a digital imaging workflow. XStorPath’s vendor-independent platform ensures seamless integration with whole-slide imaging (WSI) scanners from all major equipment vendors.

“For the past 25 years, we’ve made it our mission to thoroughly understand the needs of clinical labs and help them achieve their goals with integrated, robust and flexible imaging systems,” said John Arbuckle, CEO of Quorum Technologies. “Our partnership with XStor Systems will help us to provide pathology labs with a complete digital workflow solution with tools developed specifically for their needs.”

XStor’s distribution partnership with Quorum also includes current and upcoming image storage and connectivity solutions. Using image caching technology patented by XStor, storage management software optimizes image data access and retrieval speed across a distributed care environment without compromising security or scalability.

“Our patented technology is designed with the realities of today’s image intensive clinical workflow in mind,” said Syed Hamdani, President and CEO of XStor Systems. “By developing storage management solutions optimized for multi-location and multi-vendor environments, clinicians and labs can improve the lifecycle of patient care.”

About XStor Systems

XStor Systems, Inc., provides next-generation digital image storage and connectivity solutions to meet radiology, oncology and emerging digital pathology market needs. XStor’s vendor-neutral archiving and connectivity platform enables hospitals, clinics and clinical research labs to intelligently organize and instantly retrieve digital images and relevant patient information. With highly scalable solutions that leverage existing infrastructure, XStor accommodates rapid growth without compromising data security, quality and availability. To learn more, please visit http://www.xstorsystems.com.

About Quorum Technologies

Quorum Technologies Inc. is a private Canadian owned enterprise located in Guelph, Ontario. The company develops and integrates scientific instruments and is the largest independent provider of Microscope based imaging systems in Canada. Quorum is a leader in advanced Live Cell Imaging platforms and holds over half a dozen patents with several others in process. Through its technology transfer relationships with Canadian Universities, Quorum is helping to bring new innovative technologies to market for use in preclinical research, drug development and personalized medicine. http://www.quorumtechnologies.com

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Applications Pre-Sales Consultant / Specialist, Healthcare (Lab Workflow, IHC, Pathology)

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Aperio is hiring. See below fron LinkedIn

Aperio - Vista, CA (Greater San Diego Area)

Job Description

This person will be directly involved with the sales team and responsible for pre-sales activities with prospective and existing customers. You will also have interaction with other departments including Operations, Marketing, Development and Quality.

(Internal Job Title - Digital Pathology Consultant - This is a regular employee position with Aperio, consulting with our customers and potential customers)

In this position you will:

  • Perform in-house and field based activities including but not limited to:
    • Pre-sales on-site and / or WebEx presentations regarding Aperio hardware, software and applications, including workflow, Spectrum Plus, Image Analysis and basic IT infrastructure
    • Communication with prospective customers to determine optimal configuration and applications for pre-sales demonstrations for assigned accounts
    • Continuous product improvement feedback from the field
  • Attend assigned tradeshows
  • Assist in writing support material for customers
  • Participate in project management for key accounts
  • Attend user meetings

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Regenerative Medicine and Applications of Stem Cell Research – Video

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(June 1, 2010) Renee Reijo Pera, Ph.D., and Professor Michael Longaker discuss the future of regenerative medicine and the promise that stem cell research holds for this field. During the final quarter of the Stanford Mini Med School, some of the most timely and important topics in contemporary medicine and the biosciences are addressed. Stanford Mini Med School is a series arranged and directed by Stanford's School of Medicine and presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies program.

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The achilles tendon. Part 2: biomechanics

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This Podcast about "The achilles tendon" has been created by Marc Schmitz, director of http://www.kinecare.nl and founder of http://www.facebook.com/anatomyphysiotherapy 38 references have been used for this videopresentation about anatomy of the achilles tendon. A list of the references can be downloaded on http://www.kinecare.nl Like it, Share it

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