The conference banquet provided a rare opportunity for Brian’s colleagues, collaborators, and students, as well as friends and family members to get together, and to share stories about Brian. The guests were delightfully entertained by the “Brian Alspach Quiz” prepared for the occasion by Brooks Reid, who served as the Master of Ceremonies. Brooks has graciously allowed us to include some of h...

Building and integrating complex software development tools is a difficult task, but one which can result in great usability and productivity gains for software development. We describe our experiences in developing the Banquet set of integrated software development tools, initially using C++, and then Java as the tool interfacing and implementation and languages. We identify where, for us, the...

In 1995, Holy Family Hospital, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, began the process of closing its doors. Holy Family Hospital, operated by the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception, had been tending the sick for 87 years, and was a large employer in the area. Its roots ran deep in the community. In September 1997, Sr. McMullen spoke to hospital employees, provincial and civic le...

background: scenes depicting smoking are among the causes of smoking initiation in youth. the present study was the first in iran to collect some primary information regarding the presence of smoking scenes in movies and propagation of tobacco use. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted by polling audience about smoking scenes in persian movies on theaters in 2011. data were collecte...