Inflatable castles

The collection of short stories that follows is a tour. On it, the reader will observe familiar emblems of our national identity: from those as iconic as Woodstock and Disneyland, to others more common, such as roadside stands or the suburbs. In our minds, these emblems remain fixed despite their placelessness. This fictional tour misses Splash Mountain. You won’t meet anyone famous, although some characters may pretend that they are. In fact, all the sites in my collection are inflatable castles, puffed up with our collective imagination. If they disappoint, it is only because we have overfilled them. These castles shift when they aren’t staked down. We run to them for shelter, and they blow away with us inside

Safety considerations for IMRT: Executive summary

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/98742/1/MPH005067.pd

THE PHYSIOLOGY EFFECTS OF A FINNISH SAUNA ON AEROBIC EXERCISE IN COLLEGE-AGED INDIVIDUALS

Sauna baths acutely increases vasodilation, heart rate (HR) and muscle relaxation; therefore sessions of sauna have been tested as a therapeutic treatment for cardiovascular diseases and psychological diseases. When combined with exercise, sauna baths have been performed to accelerate exercise recovery, with the sauna being done post workout the majority of times. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the sauna used prior to a bout of moderate intensity aerobic exercise. Eight volunteer performed a 20-minute treadmill aerobic exercise (running) 70% of maximal VO2 with and without a visit to the sauna. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), HR, and Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) were recorded before, halfway at 10 minutes, and after the aerobic exercise. Systolic BP, assessed before exercise, was not different when subjects performed prior sauna (124.8 ± 10.8 vs. 125± 11 mm/Hg no sauna and sauna, respectively). However, diastolic BP was lower in no-sauna condition vs. sauna condition while HR and RPE (73± 5 vs 80± 4.5 mm/Hg BP, 90±13 vs. 101±11 beats/min and 6 vs. 7 RPE no sauna and sauna, respectively). When the comparison was made within the experimental condition exercise, sauna attenuated the increase in systolic and diastolic BP induced by exercise without affecting HR and RPE. Extreme high temperatures experienced in sauna modulate cardiovascular system responses by increasing HR and diastolic blood pressure. Moderate exercise increases systolic and diastolic BP, which might be attenuated when sauna is performed prior to exercise. A Sauna session might be used to modulate the response of exercise towards BP

US Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Medical Devices and Radiation Oncology: Can Reform Improve Safety?

A review of the issues involved in medical device regulation in radiation oncology, including a general review of federal medical device regulation and explanations of the legal and regulatory framework

Oral History Interview, George Bogdanich (1237)

In this interview, George Bogdanich discusses his memories of the Sterling Hall bombers when he was an undergraduate student on the UW-Madison campus. Furthermore, he compares student protests in the 1960s to the 2011 Capitol protests. To learn more about this oral history, download & review the index first (or transcript if available). It will help determine which audio file(s) to download & listen to.In his May 2012 interview with Troy Reeves and Mike Lawler, George Bogdanich detailed his thoughts and memories as an undergraduate student on the UW-Madison campus, his relationships with the Sterling Hall bombers, and his time writing for the Daily Cardinal. Bogdanich commented on his contact with the accused bombers after the bombing took place, and compared the student protests movements of the 1960s to the 2011 Capitol protests. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program, specifically for the collaboration with the Wisconsin Story Project on the Sterling Hall Bombing

Inflatable castles

The collection of short stories that follows is a tour. On it, the reader will observe familiar emblems of our national identity: from those as iconic as Woodstock and Disneyland, to others more common, such as roadside stands or the suburbs. In our minds, these emblems remain fixed despite their placelessness. This fictional tour misses Splash Mountain. You won’t meet anyone famous, although some characters may pretend that they are. In fact, all the sites in my collection are inflatable castles, puffed up with our collective imagination. If they disappoint, it is only because we have overfilled them. These castles shift when they aren’t staked down. We run to them for shelter, and they blow away with us inside.</p