text: Background Small data exist on what opioid dosages vary with the space of publicity among chronic opioid users. over 6-month intervals BAY 57-9352 aswell as the percentage of topics who ever received a higher or high opioid dosage were calculated. Outcomes Among the 48 986 topics the mean age group was 44.5 years and 54.5% were women. Intermittent publicity was seen in 99% of topics; continuous publicity was seen in 1% of topics. The mean duration of exposure for the subject matter who have been subjected to opioids was 477 days continuously. In topics with no cancers diagnosis who have been continuously subjected to opioids the mean 25 50 and 75th percentile of dosage was stable through the first 24 months of use however the 95th percentile improved. Seven percent of these were subjected to dosages of 180 mg or even more of morphine sooner or later. Conclusions Dosage escalation is unusual in topics with intermittent contact with opioids. For topics with continuous contact with opioids who’ve cancer dosages rise substantially as time passes. For all those without tumor dosages remain relatively steady for the 1st 2 years useful but subsequently boost. Seven percent of topics with no cancers diagnosis will come in contact with daily dosages of 180 mg or even more of morphine comparable sooner or later. History Opioids are significantly utilized for the treating chronic malignant and non-malignant discomfort Rabbit Polyclonal to GCF. [1 2 and organized evaluations of randomized managed tests have verified their short-term effectiveness for the treating neuropathic pain back again pain ostearthritis tumor discomfort and fibromyalgia [3-8]. Yet in some instances with chronic utilize the dosage of opioids may boost due to disease progression the introduction of tolerance and/or the introduction of circumstances of irregular high pain level of sensitivity (hypersensitivity) that opioids themselves may induce. Hypersensitivity can be a poorly realized phenomenon considered to derive from opioid-induced neuroplastic adjustments in the peripheral and central anxious systems that result in sensitization of pronociceptive pathways [1 9 Small data exist to aid the long-term effectiveness of opioids or even to describe the connection between opioid dosage and the space of publicity among chronic opioid users . Although randomized managed tests BAY 57-9352 have examined opioids for the treating chronic pain many of these tests possess limited follow-up intervals (around 16 weeks) [3-5] and in the tests with much BAY 57-9352 longer follow-up periods having less generalizability from the findings continues to be identified as a significant shortcoming . Statements directories provide an possibility to close this distance in understanding. These directories are a assortment of health insurance statements that are taken care of mainly for billing and administrative reasons. Nevertheless they let the evaluation of not just a diverse inhabitants but also a lot of topics followed over a comparatively long time frame inside a real-world establishing . Healthcare directories have been utilized thoroughly for pharmacoepidemiologic study in many restorative areas including discomfort [12-14] to spell it out health care usage patterns of treatment disease prevalence medication and disease results and price of care. You can find however restrictions to the usage of health care directories for pharmacoepidemiologic study: they may be observational which limitations inferences about treatment effectiveness relative to research that include arbitrary allocation to treatment ; they could not BAY 57-9352 include info on essential confounding elements (eg cigarette smoking) plus they can include diagnoses that are provisional or whose selection could be suffering from reimbursement policies. Advantages to the usage of these directories are the option of organized and accurate info on prescribed medicines  their capability to follow individuals for quite some time and the actual fact that they reveal clinical practice inside a population that’s not at the mercy of the same selection biases as might connect with those that volunteered for inclusion in a report. Actually health care directories often are accustomed to explain variations in results between trial data and medical practice . We wanted to characterize the dosage of opioids.


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Judd Kruger Levingston
My ninth-grade teacher intoned, much to our chagrin: “This may be a democracy, but remember that I get one more vote than all of you combined!” We had just taken a unanimous vote to postpone the upcoming test, but our hopes were dashed when we shared our exit poll with our teacher and she flatly declared that her one vote overruled any collective one we might have taken.
That evening, my father dealt a final blow to my hopes for democracy when he explained that students really can’t expect their votes to count in school because teachers have to be in charge and teenagers just don’t have the life experience of their teachers. In my ninth-grade mind, it was clear that our efforts at democracy were “dead on arrival.”
In the intervening 35 years, I have spent most of my working life as a teacher, school administrator, and writer in the field of moral education. My experience leads me to conclude that while I know better than to contradict my father in public, I also know that democracy plays a significant role in schools — not just in clubs and in student government events, such as new student orientation sessions, charity projects, and homecoming events, but also in academic classrooms and in the ways in which students are invited to participate in discussions about school culture, mission, and policies.
Adult leaders in schools can foster a democratic environment by giving students authentic and legitimate opportunities for written and spoken expression in a free press, in the classroom, and through the arts. Just as Mishnah Peah 4:1-2 teaches that all needy people should have access to tzedakah (communal charity), regardless of their physical ability, our students should feel that they have access to the administration regardless of their religious beliefs, racial or ethnic background, gender orientation, or political point of view.
Although the balance of authority between administrators and students and between teachers and students is unequal — and that could mitigate the possibility of establishing true democracy in a school — students can be prepared to assume the mantle of citizenship in a democratic society through meaningful participation in the moral life of a school.
Moral development comes to young people not only through discussions about ethics and how we treat one another, but also through discussions about meaning (how young people find a sense of purpose and wisdom in the world), identity (how young people come to define the self and understand ethnic labels), civil rights (if discipline and justice are meted out fairly by teachers and the administration), and human dignity (if young people are treated appropriately, with derech eretz, respect and manners).
At the school where I work, the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy (formerly Akiba Hebrew Academy) in Bryn Mawr, Pa., the launch of a schoolwide honor code has spurred a fresh burst of democratic discussion. We call the code “the Derech Eretz Pledge,” using the Hebrew term that encompasses the qualities of honesty, integrity, and decency.
The faculty-student committee that developed this code sought to model democratic discussion for the students. Weekly meetings include a lively give-and-take among five or six teachers and a similar number of students as they sit in a circle, listening carefully to one another and preparing to give up a nuance of wording or a principle for the sake of the majority. Ultimately, the code has identified six core values to emphasize in the school: humility/anava, modesty/tzniut, honesty/yosher, honor/kavod, community/ kehilah, and fellowship/hevruta.
The committee worked to maximize student and faculty acceptance of the code. Students were assured that there would be a safe space and a mechanism for raising concerns about a teacher’s adherence to the code and for addressing questions about their own behavior. Originally, committee members hoped that all students and teachers would sign the pledge. But, after a backlash against that idea, the committee decided to establish an annual schoolwide assembly where everyone would rise and recite the pledge together, creating a new school ritual.
There are times when anti-democratic forces are at work in a school. Students seek to protect each other, observing and enforcing the classic “schoolboy” or “schoolgirl” code to protect friends. Some students may refuse to be associated with a school-wide honor council because they don’t want to sit in judgment of their peers. And some teachers may not want to feel judged by their students for a lapse in derech eretz. For example, what teacher would want to be accused of being immodest, disrespectful, dishonorable, or anti-community? The committee members know that awkward moments may lie ahead.
The journey is worthwhile, however, because a school culture that values democracy must allow students and teachers to discuss moments when they feel their dignity has been compromised, or when academic honesty has been violated, or when someone has challenged or compromised another’s membership in the community.
As the 20th-century educational thinker John Dewey concluded in his classic work, Democracy and Education, each school constitutes “a miniature community” in which students’ experiences with other students, adults, and the outside world shape their moral development and character.
It has been a long time since the 1960s, and our students in 2013 are unlikely to make their demands for democracy heard with a protest march, though they may consider launching an Occupy movement or a Facebook group to make a point. My experience with our pledge leads me to conclude that even if our students can’t outvote their teachers’ test schedules, they are eager to support democracy and the moral life of their school communities.For the full text of the honor code, see http://rabbilevingston.wordpress.com. For more information about the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, see http://www.jbha.org.” email print

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A long-term field experiment was established in 1995 in the Stuart Dry Warm Sub-Boreal Spruce (sbsdw3) biogeoclimatic variant in the Vanderhoof Forest District to study the interactions between Sitka alder (Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata (Regel) A.&D. Löve) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.) in a 1987 cutblock. The main objective of the study was to determine the effects of differing levels of Sitka alder retention (0, 500, 1000, and 2000 clumps per hectare) on lodgepole growth after the pine stands were thinned to a uniform density of 1000 stems per hectare. Ancillary studies were planned to measure: (1) the nitrogen fixation rate of Sitka alder, using 15N isotope dilution, (2) the long-term changes in soil nutrient pools, and (3) the decomposition rates and nutrient concentration changes in Sitka alder and lodgepole pine litter. This establishment report details the methods used and documents the initial soil and stand condition at the time of installation of the experimental treatments.
Sanborn, P., Brockley, R.P.; Preston, C.M.. 2001. Effects of Sitka Alder Retention and Removal on the Growth of Young Lodgepole Pine in the Central Interior of British Columbia (EP 1185) Establishment Report. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. Working Paper (FLNRORD). WP60
Topic: FLNRORD Research Program
Keywords: Growth, Yield
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WJJD was the original Top 40 station in Chicago. They switched to Top 40 music from Country in 1956, and after WLS started playing Top 40 music in 1960 they switched to an adult standards format before going back to country. They’re now WYLL, a 50,000 watt religious broadcaster. Anyway, let’s see what was on the charts on my first birthday…
#10 – The Del-Vikings, "Come Go With Me": Written by C. E. Quick, the bass vcalist for the group, and Norman Wright sang lead. It was released shortly after they signed with Dot Records and reached #4 on the national chart.
#9 – Terry Gilkyson & Easy Riders, "Marianne": Back in the ’50’s it was not uncommon to have the same song done by multiple acts on the chart at the same time. In this case, The Hilltoppers also had done a version of "Marianne," and, as was the custom back then, WJJD listed them as also being at #9. It was written by calypso singer Roaring Lion. Gilkyson’s version of the song went to #4, while The Hilltoppers’ cover went to #3.
#8 – Tommy Sands, "Teenage Crush": Chicago-born actor and singer Tommy Sands sang this song on Kraft Television Theater in January 1957, where he was billed as "The Singing Idol." The appearance helped boost the song to #2 on the Hot 100 and #1 on Cash Box. He had been married to Nancy Sinatra from 1960 to 1965, after which his career took a nosedive (rumors had it that Nancy’s father had something to do with that, although all parties denied it).
#7 – Buddy Knox, "Party Doll": "Party Doll" was Buddy’s first and most successful single, reaching #2 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the R&B chart. He had one other Top 20 hit, "Hula Girl," later that year.
#6 – Eddie Cochran, "Sittin’ In The Balcony": The song was written by John D. Loudermilk and recorded by him as Johnny Dee, so both were on the WJJD chart at #6, although Cochran was the only one with a hit. Cochran’s reached #18 on the Hot 100 and #7 on the "Most Played By DJ’s" chart.
#5 – Ferlin Husky, "Gone": One of the early Country stars, Ferlin Husky reached #4 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Country chart with this song.
#4 – Charlie Gracie, "Butterfly": "Butterfly" was rocker Charlie Gracie’s first song on Cameo Records and his most successful record, reaching #1 on the Hot 100 and #12 in the UK.
#3 – Jimmy Bowen, "I’m Stickin’ With You": Jimmy wrote this song with Buddy Knox, and originally it was the B side of Knox’s "Party Doll." It reached #9 on the R&B chart and #14 on the Pop chart.
#2 – The Diamonds, "Little Darlin’": a Canadian quartet who had 16 Billboard hits in the ’50’s and ’60’s. This rose to #2 on the Hot 100 and R&B charts and #3 in the UK.
#1 – Perry Como, "Round And Round": Perry was still a major force on the Top 40 throughout the ’50’s and ’60’s and into the early ’70’s. "Round and Round" reached #1 nationally and was certified Gold.
Back with K tomorrow!
During April, my Monday A to Z posts will serve double duty as my Monday’s Music Moves Me posts.


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AbstractStudy Objectives: This study evaluated differences in upper airway, soft tissues and craniofacial structures between Asians from China and Europeans from Icelandwith OSA using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Methods: Airway sizes, soft tissue volumes, and craniofacial dimensions were compared between Icelandic (N = 108) and Chinese (N = 57) patients with oxygendesaturation index (ODI) = 10 events/h matched for age, gender, and ODI. Mixed effects models adjusting for height or BMI and residual differences in age and ODIwere utilized.Results: In our matched sample, compared to Icelandic OSA patients, Chinese patients had smaller BMI (p < 0.0001) and neck circumference (p = 0.011). In covariateadjusted analyses, Chinese showed smaller retropalatal airway size (p = 0.002), and smaller combined soft tissues, tongue, fat pads, and pterygoid (all p = 0.0001),but male Chinese demonstrated a larger soft palate volume (p = 0.001). For craniofacial dimensions, Chinese demonstrated bigger ANB angle (p = 0.0196), differentlyshaped mandibles, including shorter corpus length (p < 0.0001) but longer ramus length (p < 0.0001), and a wider (p < 0.0001) and shallower (p = 0.0001) maxilla.Conclusions: Compared to Icelandic patients of similar age, gender and ODI, Chinese patients had smaller retropalatal airway and combined soft tissue, but biggersoft palate volume (in males), and differently shaped mandible and maxilla with more bony restrictions. Results support an ethnic difference in upper airwayanatomy related to OSA, which may inform targeted therapies.
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging
- Upper airway structure

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Murder trial set to start Monday
By Gary Popp
Published in News on September 25, 2011 1:50 AM
Jamie Lee Hinson
Steven Lynn Barbour
On a morning in early December 2009, the badly battered body of Jamie Lee Hinson, 35, was found in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery on U.S. 70 West.
The trial of one of the three people accused of killing him, Steven Lynn Barbour, is scheduled to begin Monday in Wayne County Superior Court.
Barbour was arrested in January 2010 and charged with first-degree murder.
He could face the death penalty if convicted.
A second suspect, Joseph Lanier, 23, also was charged with first-degree murder, but will be tried separately.
Tara Sparks, 30, the third suspect in the case, has signed a plea deal with the state, which could reduce her charges. She remains in the Wayne County Jail.
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office believes Hinson had patronized Doll's Palace, a nightclub in Selma, until about 2 a.m. on Dec. 3.
At 9 a.m., Hinson's body was discovered by cemetery employees, but authorities could not officially confirm the identify of the body until DNA results were returned from an SBI lab more than two weeks later.
The autopsy report from the state Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill listed the cause of Hinson's death as "blunt force and incised trauma." According to the report, there was massive fracturing to the skull and ribs and blunt force trauma to the chest and arms.
Barbour became a suspect early in the investigation, according to an affidavit of probable cause issued by the Sheriff's Office.
Barbour initially told investigators that he had last spoken with Hinson several days before his death. But telephone records showed that he had spoken to Hinson by phone at 8:28 p.m. the night before his body was discovered.
A relative of Hinson's told investigators that she had seen Hinson leaving his father's home with an unidentified person or persons at about 8:40 p.m. that night. The relative also told to investigators that Hinson had talked on the phone to whomever picked him up.
Barbour and Ms. Sparks were interviewed by detectives, and according to Sheriff's Office documents, Lanier told lawmen that he and Barbour had picked up Hinson from his father's house in Barbour's pickup truck and that he was present when Barbour killed Hinson.
Ms. Sparks, identified as Barbour's girlfriend in the report, told detectives that Barbour told her that he had killed Hinson.
Lanier also told investigators that Ms. Sparks was with him and Barbour when Hinson was killed, according to Sheriff's Office documents.
Both Sparks and Lanier were charged and arrested by the Sheriff's Office on Jan. 8, 2010.
On Nov. 23, 2010, Ms. Sparks signed an agreement with the state in exchange for truthful testimony during Barbour's trial.
According to the agreement, "the state will allow her to plead to accessory after the fact to murder in the second-degree."
Presiding over the trial will be Guilford County Resident Superior Court Judge Stuart Albright.

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Wireless Bridge Mode
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I have 2 Alien's running in a mesh, but I don't actually need the mesh endpoint to act as a repeater/mesh. I am actually just using it as a bridge for a bunch of devices that don't have wifi of their own. It would be great to help reduce wifi congestion if I could make it not act as a mesh point and, instead, just as a bridge for the ethernet devices attached to it.
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@Matt-Anger I am in agreement with you. I bought a second router in the hopes of using it as a wireless bridge so that I could get my Mac Mini and NAS unit to be able to talk to each other and connect to the network. I learned the hard way that the router only supports bridge mode if it's wired to a router. So I had to set it up as a mesh unit when it doesn't need to be.
I wish the documentation was clearer and referred to this mode as "Access Point" mode because that's really what it's doing when you put in bridge mode. My previous router offered three modes, router, bridge, access point. And the bridge mode did what you described, it wirelessly bridged a connection to the router and allowed my devices to connect to the network.


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Prix : 29,60 €
3 pieces, 1 cycle. In a continuous musical discourse, Singier strives to combine disparate sound materials, borrowing, varying and reconstructing extracts from jazz, the traditional repertoire and elsewhere.
1 CD Accord, 461 761-2
Tohu-bohu d'intrus - Zombres - Blablaïka Ballérinabulle - Bouts rimés burinés - Traces, et strettes, en strates...- A gogo, de guingois - S'immiscent, en phases... - Blocs, en vrac, de bric et de broc
Ensemble FA, Dominique My
Jean-Marc Singier, who was born in 1954 in Paris, took courses with György Ligeti, Aurel Stroe and Brian Ferneyhough. Awarded a scholarship by the italian government, he studied composition with Franco Donatoni at the Accademia Santa Cecilia in Rome, earning a composition prize. [...]

domain: artistic


Lauren London has shared a heartbreaking IG message about the loss of her soul, Nipsey Hussle.
“I am completely lost. I’ve lost my best friend. My sanctuary. My protector. My soul….,” she captioned. “I’m lost without you. We are lost without you babe.I have no words.”
The post features candid photos of the two together, including images of the couple’s two-year-old son Kross and the pair in loving embrace.
Hussle passed away on Sunday after a gunman opened fire on him outside of his The Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles. He was 33. The suspect is currently in custody.
Lauren London Shares Heartbreaking Post About Nipsey Hussle: “I Feel Lost Without You” [PHOTOS] was originally published on theboxhouston.com


EXCLUSIVE: Fangoria announced today that they have named Rob Galluzzo as the Director of Acquisitions and Distribution.
In his new position, Galluzzo will be handling film acquisitions and aiding in development for Fangoria’s and parent company Cinestate’s ever-expanding slate of original and acquired properties. Galluzzo will help with brokering deals as well as shepherding the latest and greatest in genre content. Since 2018, Fangoria has produced three horror movies, including 2018’s Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich which can be viewed on the horror-streaming service Shudder. Galluzzo will be part of Fangoria’s effort to expand its genre library.
“As a lifelong fan of Fangoria, I’m beyond thrilled to be working with the amazing team that CEO Dallas Sonnier has put together,” says Galluzzo. “On top of developing and acquiring exciting, unique, and diverse new films, we’re going to be expanding Fangoria and Cinestate in some incredible ways in the coming year, and I’m honored to be a part of that initiative.”
Prior to his new post at Fangoria, Galluzzo was the head of Epic Pictures’ Dread Central Presents, which he helped build and launch. He is also the co-host of the genre podcast Shockwaves which is on the Blumhouse Podcast Network.
“I have long looked to Rob Galluzzo to set the tone for what’s ‘next’ in horror. We’re excited to have someone joining our team who is not only a tastemaker in genre cinema, but also someone who understands the business of getting indie movies produced and distributed,” adds Dallas Sonnier, founder of Cinestate.
Though the company is based in Dallas, Tex, Galluzzo will be based in Los Angeles to help maintain a west coast presence for the label.
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Chewy, buttery and simply delicious Toffee Cookies!
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 stick, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 8 oz toffee bits with chocolate 1 bag, or 1 1/3 cups
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a Silpat type liner (I used parchment).
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt, then set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth, the add both sugars and blend well. Add vanilla and eggs and blend.
While slowly mixing, gradually add flour mixture. Stop mixing as soon as the flour is incorporated.
Add toffee bits and stir until well combined.
Use a medium (2 Tablespoon sized) cookie scoop to scoop cookies onto prepared baking sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.
Cool slightly on baking sheet, then move to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
Be sure to use toffee bits with chocolate, it adds just one more dimension of flavor (versus toffee bits without chocolate).
I used Challenge brand butter, but feel free to use any high quality brand of your choice.
The cookies are best when enjoyed within 2 days (they will last longer, but will not be quite as perfect).
Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 494IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg

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My last day in Hawaii is spent at the hottest little beach in America…Waikiki!
It is hard to say goodbye to this island. Hawaii has been paradise and today, I keep heading into the ocean one more time and postponing my departure in the ’66 Volvo. I have enjoyed every moment spent with Kathy & Tom, Lelaine and Kelly & Bonnie. This has been an incredible conclusion to the Kelly Broadcasts America CHALLENGE: 50 States in 365 Days!!!
Kelly travels across the country sharing her One Person, One Community, One Nation Movement. She is changing the face of the nation one connection, one adventure and one inspirational story at a time. Kelly delivers a front row seat to the best of the United States of America.

domain: geography


- О МГИМО
- История МГИМО
- Наблюдательный совет
- Нормативные документы
- Сегодняшний день МГИМО
- Попечительский совет
- Почетные доктора МГИМО
- Стратегия развития МГИМО
- Фонд развития МГИМО
- Структура Университета
- МГИМО в рейтингах
- Ректор МГИМО
- Отзывы и благодарности
- Ученый совет
- Кампус (описание корпусов)
- Люди А-Я
- Сведения об образовательной организации
- МГИМО в фотографиях
- Контакты и схема проезда
- Говорят эксперты МГИМО
How a strong Russian IT industry helps the Kremlin
How a strong Russian IT industry helps the Kremlin
In the wake of the Snowden Affair, the Russian government should be taking steps to support the development of the nation’s growing IT industry.
It is impossible to ensure information security at the state and international levels without involving business. The recent disclosures by former CIA agent Edward Snowden revealed the extensive involvement of business — including global technology companies such as Apple, Facebook and Microsoft — in the work of the special services to provide security and support for the U.S. leadership in the information arena.
As Dmitry Rogozin noted, Snowden’s statements reinforced
Russia’s conviction of the need to strengthen information
security and to develop Russia’s IT business.
Many countries have made it a priority to cooperate with the domestic IT industry for the purposes of ensuring security, including the United States, China and some countries in Latin America. Curiously,
Thus the International Telecommunication Union — a specialized UN agency — operates the IMPACT program, the aim of which is to ensure information security in the cooperation between states and business. Russia’s involvement in the program includes not just government agencies, but also Group IB and Kaspersky Lab.
Russia measures information security under two headings: technical and
In the technical area, the security of critical information
infrastructures supporting the work of nuclear power stations, military
The role played by business in the
Business has just as great an interest as governments
in cooperating to ensure security in the information area, since
it is often the target of cyberattacks itself. In many
countries, business has long been successfully involved in implementing
a national information security strategy. In the United States, such
a model of
The proactive programs to ensure security and to strengthen the United States’ soft power, which have been dubbed ‘digital diplomacy’ and rely on the capabilities of U.S.-based Internet companies, are well known. At the same time, information security has become an engine for economic development in the United States — government procurements of IT systems have created the necessary level of security and boosted the IT sector, which in turn has become one of the United States’ main advantages in the international political and economic arena.
The countries that are most vulnerable in the information area are those that are dependent on software, information services and technical devices from abroad. As a rule, they become the objects of information influence and have no opportunity to counter it.
This is behind the drive by a number of states
to develop this sector of their economy in order to ensure
their information security. The United States is positioned
to benefit from this —
Chinese companies are gaining in influence, primarily because of the country’s significant population and, consequently, its large number of Internet users. The policy for developing the IT sector of the economy in order to ensure security is, characteristically for China, accompanied by restrictions on foreign companies’ access to the domestic market, which fulfils the objective of both ensuring information security and developing the economy.
In Russia, the Internet sector currently accounts for 2 percent of the country’s GDP, and it is developing rapidly. Individual Russian companies have entered global markets and become leaders in their field, for example, Kaspersky Lab. In recent years, Russian Internet companies have also developed, such as Yandex and Vkontakte, and most of them are multinational in their ownership structure, despite being geared towards markets and users in the CIS countries.
The Snowden Affair shows that the Internet is a dynamic database containing information about all network users and is of enormous political and economic significance. Ensuring information security in cooperation between government and the Internet is also about creating our own database of the users of Russian Internet companies and then protecting it. To do this, it’s important to safeguard the competitiveness of Russian IT businesses on the domestic and foreign markets with the support of the state.
Thus, an important condition for ensuring cybersecurity is to create the right environment for Russian IT business to develop and move into foreign markets. This assumes that strategic government support will be given to the IT sector, including training specialist staff, setting up scientific schools and helping companies to penetrate international markets (such as by staging information and promotional events and helping them to make contacts).
Some steps have already been taken in this direction. Russia has already established the objective of integrating with the global information sector. In order to develop a strong Internet sector, it is important to adopt other nation’s practices and support the cooperation of Russian companies with their foreign counterparts. At the same time, despite the ongoing importance of economic development, we must find the right balance between economic development and national security.
«Говорят эксперты МГИМО», может не совпадать с мнением редакции портала.


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By Antoinette Scognamiglio, GRI, ASP, There's no substitute for EXPERIENCE!
(Coldwell Banker Realty)
About Oak Ridge (Jefferson Township, NJ)
Oak Ridge, located on the northern tip of Jefferson Twp., is a truly special place to live, with natural beauty around every bend. We've got the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation AND Lake Hopatcong, plus, your pick of great fishing, running or hiking spots! Great neighborhoods abound with many options no matter what your budget may be. Oak Ridge...your next home awaits you!
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WILKES-BARRE — Aside from some scattered areas of minor congestion, commuters in the Wyoming Valley should have little trouble getting to work today.
Free-flowing traffic is reported on Interstates 81 and 476. Scattered areas of minor congestion are reported on Route 315, but Route 115 is free of congestion.
The North Cross Valley Expressway is free of congestion, but some could be encountered on the off-ramps. The South Cross Valley Expressway is also free of congestion.
Near the Wyoming Valley Mall, areas of minor congestion are reported on Kidder and Mundy streets.
Downtown, isolated areas of minor and heavy congestion are reported on Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and onto South Wilkes-Barre Boulevard. Areas of minor congestion are also reported on Hazle, North Main, South Main and West Market streets.
In Kingston, isolated areas of minor congestion are reported on Market Street and Wyoming Avenue throughout the borough.
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In the bureaucratic battles being waged over the US defense budget, the Army is in retreat on all fronts. Its primary function — fighting and winning wars on land — is out of step with a national military strategy that prioritizes the Asia-Pacific, where air and maritime power predominate and large-scale, US-led land wars are less likely.
Until the Army has a better explanation of how it contributes to safeguarding the United States, a nation facing no direct land threat and that is deeply skeptical of prolonged foreign interventions after 12 years of war, it will keep shrinking as the Defense Department funds other priorities.
The president’s fiscal 2015 budget request reflects the Army’s declining strategic relevance, announcing plans to trim 40,000 to 50,000 troops, in addition to the 80,000 soldiers the Army planned to shed by 2017. From its wartime high of approximately 570,000 soldiers, the Army is projected to shrink to 440,000 and could drop to 420,000 if Congress returns to automatic sequestration budget cuts in 2016.
It’s not just Army end strength that’s under fire; the budget also proposes halting modernization programs to replace aging armored vehicles and helicopters. Absent a compelling explanation of its strategic relevance, the Army has become a source of funding to plug holes in the defense budget. This trend isn’t likely to stop without change in the fiscal or strategic environments.
Rather than arguing against the current strategy or defending its budget share, the Army should counterattack by rethinking its fundamental purpose, what political scientist Samuel Huntington called a “strategic concept,” or a description of how and when the service expects to protect the nation.
When a service lacks a relevant concept, he said, “it becomes purposeless, it wallows about amid a variety of conflicting and confusing goals, and ultimately it suffers both physical and moral degeneration.”
Huntington wrote these words 50 years ago to portray the US Navy after World War II, but they accurately describe the Army in the aftermath of Afghanistan and Iraq. Like today’s Army, the Navy of the 1950s faced an identity crisis. It had been forged by the theories of Alfred Thayer Mahan, who advocated controlling the seas by annihilating an enemy’s fleet.
But after 1945, the Navy had nearly uncontested dominion over the sea. Navy leadership had to justify the enormous expense of maintaining a global fleet to control the seas when no adversary plausibly challenged US control.
The Navy’s answer was to change its strategic concept. Rather than seeking to defeat enemy fleets at sea, the Navy chose to exploit its control of the oceans to help win wars on land. This shift provided the strategic framework for building a fleet designed to address the central problem of the Cold War — deterring and defeating Soviet ground forces — through sea-based strikes, amphibious warfare, nuclear ballistic-missile submarines and rapid reinforcement of NATO land forces.
Today, it is the Army leadership that must justify the cost of maintaining a force that is sized and shaped to fight and win two major land campaigns, at a time when even one major land war seems improbable and defense budgets are declining. A new strategic concept could help the Army halt its downward trend while providing critical future capabilities.
The Army should broaden its focus from fighting land wars to include using land forces to help win wars at sea, in the air, in space and cyberspace. The Army must retain some capacity to deter and defeat aggression on land, but as the 2003 invasion of Iraq demonstrated, a relatively small Army contingent, supported by the joint force, is capable of defeating a sizable regional adversary. In more demanding scenarios, such as North Korea, the Army could rely on support from allied ground forces.
Using land forces to help the joint force prevail in other domains would make the Army more relevant to future challenges. In Asia, for example, the Army could contribute unique capabilities such as ground-launched anti-ship missiles, logistics support, or air and missile defenses, which will be crucial in an air or maritime competition. By shedding some conventional combat forces, it could better build partner capacity, secure weapons of mass destruction and conduct cyberwarfare.
The Army has pursued some of these critical missions in a piecemeal fashion, but a fundamental reorientation of Army forces will be impossible so long as the Army continues to focus on fighting major ground wars.
A new strategic concept will not miraculously resolve the issues facing the Army or singlehandedly prevent further decreases to the Army’s budget or end strength. It will, however, build a sound strategic argument for an Army that is better sized, shaped and trained to win the wars of the next 20 years. With such an argument in hand, the Army could go on the offensive in the budget battles that are still to come. ■
Christopher Dougherty is a research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and a former US Army Ranger.


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Since 1985, Westside Veterinary Center continues to provide the highest quality medical, dental and surgical care available for your pet in a compassionate and nurturing environment. Your pet's care is a partnership between you and your veterinarian. Our veterinarians recognize your role and commitment to your pet's health and strive to create a health regimen designed specifically for you and your pet's needs.
Westside Veterinary Center has been an accredited member of the American Animals Hospital Association (AAHA) since 1988 and has voluntarily sought and achieved this accreditation through an evaluation process that measures hospitals by more than 900 standards.
Your Pet is never alone at Westside.
Our highly trained Veterinary Technicians are on the premises 24 hours a day to care for hospitalized patients and to handle emergency calls. There is always a Doctor on-call to handle emergencies after hours.
Westside operates on an appointment basis. Our receptionists and team will attempt to accommodate all requests to the best of our ability.We are also available for urgent care when the condition is not life-threatening, but you feel your pet needs to be seen before you are able to get an appointment. Our veterinarians will work to squeeze in a "walk-in" or "unscheduled visit" between scheduled appointments. These Walk-ins are welcomed, however waiting times can not be guaranteed, as preference will be given to our scheduled appointments.
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Westside Veterinary Center is committed to providing all of our patients with exceptional care. When patients cancel without giving enough notice, they prevent other patients from being seen. We therefore ask that if you must cancel your appointment, you provide more than 24 hour notice. This will enable another patient who is waiting for an appointment to be scheduled in that slot. Failing to cancel an appointment will result in a No Show Fee of $50.00
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Emergencies are accepted anytime our clinic is open. If you feel you have an emergency with your pet during normal office hours, please call us so that a staff member can advise you on your particular emergency, then proceed to our hospital accordingly.
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- Simphiwe Dana shared pictures of her two children on social media and said that they were a gift
- Simphiwe shared that seeing her children happy gives her the most joy in life and showed appreciation
- Social media users commented on the pictures with many noticing that Simphiwe's children look just like her
South African singer Simphiwe Dana took to social media to share pictures of her beautiful children. She posted pictures of them on Twitter and they were all smiles as they posed for the camera.
Simphiwe bragged about how her children being happy makes her feel like she has received a gift:
"To see my children happy is the greatest gift I have given myself," she wrote on Twitter.
The children look alike and are also the spitting image of their mother, Simphiwe. They are both sporting funky hairstyles with jazzy hair colours, showing just how creative they both are and also how they aren't afraid to take risks when it comes to their appearance.
Simphiwe's followers engaged with her post about her children and had positive comments about them. One user even said that the children were basically Simphiwe's photocopies.
Briefly.co.za put together a number of other reactions from other users:
@MrsBloom said: "Your kids took your face, copy and paste."
@Mimi_blackk commented: "Must be nice waking up everyday knowing you have such beautiful children."
@nzwakinator said: "Happy healthy children are a blessing. It doesn't get better than that."
@BelovedXan said: "They literally stole your face!"
In other entertainment news, Briefly.co.za reported that Somizi Mhlongo showed off his dope ‘dubula’ dance moves. Somizi is so multi-talented that many of us forget that dancing is his first love. The choreographer shot to fame for his role in Sarafina! And later made his mark as the head choreographer of the FIFA World Cup 2010.
The media personality recently reminded his followers that he hasn’t lost his moves by posting a video of himself dancing to a track called ‘Dubula’.
The track name means shoot and the dance Somz did involved pretending to be shot and acting out the movements that follow. Somehow Somizi managed to make a disturbing scene like that, look epic.
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Mudlogging: gas extraction and monitoring
|Development Geology Reference Manual
|Methods in Exploration
|Mudlogging: gas extraction and monitoring
The monitoring of gas—both types and amount—is one of the most critical jobs is mudlogging. Early detection of a gas influx will give rig crews time to respond to toxic gases or a potential blowout condition. Accurate gas data recorded during drilling is of great value in proper reservoir evaluation and may even pinpoint potentially overlooked producing zones.
Gas extraction methods
Samples of gas must generally be extracted from the drilling mud by the gas trap. The gas trap is a metal box immersed in the shale shaker possum belly, preferably in a location of maximum mudflow rate (Figure 1). Ports in the lower part of the trap allow mud to enter and leave the trap. An agitator provides both pumping and degassing of mud passing through the trap. Gas evolved from the mud is mixed with ambient air in the upper part of the trap and is then drawn through a vacuum line to the logging unit for analysis (Figure 2).
Inside the logging unit, the gas-air mixture is drawn through a sample chamber containing a heated platinum filament forming one arm of a Wheatstone bridge circuit. Catalytic combustion of hydrocarbon gases at the filament (the so-called hot wire) further heats the filament, causing an increase in its electrical resistance. This change in resistance unbalances the bridge, causing an electrical current to flow in proportion to the resistance change and a resulting concentration of gas. The current is displayed by deflection on a milliammeter or may be used to scale the meter or recorder in terms of percentage or “gas units” by calibrating the hot wire periodically with a gas-air mixture of known concentration. A second hot wire detector, set at a lower temperature, allows discrimination of total gas (all combustible hydrocarbon gases) from petroleum vapors (combustible hydrocarbon gases other than methane). This aids in identifying the types of hydrocarbons in place (that is, oil or gas).
The efficiency of the device can vary from 30 to 70% and is somewhat affected by drilling practices. Pump rate, mud level, and rheology influence flow rates through the trap and are factors in the efficiency of the trap (see Show evaluation). Mud and ambient air temperature around the trap and vacuum line affect the relative efficiency with which light and heavy hydrocarbons are extracted and retained in the gas phase. This latter effect is most noticeable in areas of high diurnal temperature.
Numerous mechanical factors can affect trap efficiency:
- Revolutions per minute and surface area of impeller blades
- Vacuum strength
- Ditch or trap blocked by cuttings
- Air mixture
Extraction efficiency is also affected by the following factors:
- Drilled volume—The volume of gas seen in the drilling mud depends upon the volume of formation cut by the bit. Rate of penetration (ROP) increases will increase the volume of the formation cut per unit of mud pumped and therefore the volume of gas liberated. However, ROP increases may reflect increasing porosity and, at constant gas saturation, increasing gas liberated. Comparing ROP, cuttings lithology, and all three total hydrocarbon curves may help in interpretation.
- Crushed volume—The crushed volume of formation is recovered at the surface in the flowing mudstream. If the mudflow rate is increased, the cuttings are dispersed in a larger volume of mud, and the percentage of gas in mud is reduced.
- Permeability—If permeability is excellent or nonexistent, then the mudflow rate will have no effect on mud and cuttings blender test results. However, with moderate permeability, the mudflow rate and the resulting lag time will have some effect on the amount of gas that is allowed to expand and escape from the cuttings into the mud.
- Pressure and temperature—As the cuttings are recovered at the surface, both pressure and temperature decline. With declining pressure, the gas expands and escapes from solution in oil or water and all three fluids are displaced from the cuttings. Conversely, declining temperature causes heavier alkane vapors to condense, decreasing the total fluid volume and the proportion of gas in the mud and cuttings (see Show evaluation).
All of these factors combine to modify the type and quantity of gases contained in the cuttings and mud and extracted from them at the surface. The influx of fluids from the borehole wall and cavings will also have an effect. None of these effects are sufficient alone or in combination to invalidate the total hydrocarbon log as an indicator of gas-filled porosity in the formation. It does mean, however, that care must be taken when comparing total hydrocarbon indicators with rate of penetration.
An alternative to the conventional gas trap is the steam or vacuum mud still. In this device, a small sample of drilling mud is collected at the ditch and distilled under vacuum. The method provides a relatively high and uniform extraction efficiency for all hydrocarbons. It is, however, a time-consuming manual process.
Most logging units contain a gas chromatograph (see Mudlogging: equipment, services, and personnel). The hydrocarbon gas chromatograph is probably the most accurate and most consistent of the data recorded on the mudlog.
In gas chromatography, a fixed volume gas sample is carried through a separating column by a carrier gas, usually air (Figure 3). The column contains liquid solvent surface or a fine molecular sieve solid. By difference in gas solubility or by differential diffusion, the gas mixture becomes separated by molecular weight into its components, the lightest traveling quickly through the column and the heaviest more slowly. Common alkanes detected within a reasonable time frame include
- Methane (C1)
- Ethane (C2)
- Propane (C3)
- Isobutane (C4)
The chromatograph does not provide a continuous analysis but rather processes batch samples separated by a number of minutes. The gasses are usually presented as units based on peak height (Figure 4). They can also be noted in parts per million, percentage, mole fraction, or British thermal units. Integration of the area under the curve gives a better representation of the proportions but requires a more expensive device.
Chromatographs are calibrated by injecting a known volume of test gas into an injection port. The test gas consists of an accurately measured mixture of methane, ethane, propane, isobutane, and normal butane. As the test gas cycles through the chromatograph, curve peaks are noted for each component gas. Formation gas readings can then be compared to the cycle peaks to derive wellbore gas values. Calibration should be done routinely on a daily basis and additional checks should be performed shortly in advance of penetrating critical zones. The Society of Professional Well Log Analysts has published standards for the calibrating of total gas and chromatographs detectors.
- Introduction to wellsite methods
- Drilling problems
- Mudlogging: drill cuttings analysis
- Drilling fluid
- Mudlogging: equipment, services, and personnel
- Show evaluation
- Mudlogging: the mudlog
- Whittaker, A., 1991, Mud logging handbook: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall.
- Kennedy, K. F., ed., 1984, Hydrocarbon well logging recommended practice: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts.


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Lucy Montgomery and Rhys Thomas, the writers of CBBC’s Dodger, explain how the three new specials of the drama came about. The pair also star in and produce the shows with Thomas also directing.
The aim for the three Dodger specials was to ramp up the ambition even further from the first series – making the episodes more filmic, bolder than ever in its storytelling and to get Dodger out and about in some unexpected places. The first special – Train – saw Dodger rob a moving train. The Christmas special found Dodger breaking into No 10 Downing Street. So, what about the third? We realised from the ‘Imposter’ episode in the first series (where Dodger finds himself trapped in the bosom of a rich family) that there was a lot of comedy to be had from placing him out of his comfort zone. How would our lovable scamp fare in an elite Victorian public school – a place with strict teachers, Latin mottos and loads of rules? We created the fictional school, St Albion’s, for our fish out of water comedy.
Like series one and the first two specials, we wrote and appeared in the Easter special, with Rhys also directing. For this special, we gave ourselves lighter acting roles and, except for gang member Tom, many of the lead series characters also took a back seat in ‘Bad Egg’. The world of the lair and the pub fades from view as Dodger learns to live with the top one percent of Victorian society. In the writing stage, we drew inspiration from several classic films – there’s a dash of Dead Poets’ Society, our take on the famous champagne hurdles scene in Chariots of Fire and a nod to All the Presidents Men. With an intrepid school newspaper reporter named Woodward and, perhaps unexpectedly for a family show, a gang who bear more than a passing resemblance to the terrifying droogs in A Clockwork Orange. As has become a Dodger staple, this Easter special features some very exciting comedy guest stars – Matthew Holness as the wise headmaster and Harry Peacock of Toast of London fame as the furious sports master.
We needed a knock-out location, as the scenes in the school made up the bulk of the story. Our location manager Jake Sainsbury found exactly what we needed at Clifton College in Bristol with its beautiful chapel and grounds. The boarding houses were too modern so we shot the dormitory scenes at the Georgian House Museum in the centre of the city. The old library at Wells Cathedral doubled for the school library. Filming took place over the sweltering summer break.
The logistical challenges included one character escaping an art room kiln and another emerging from a tomb. As always it was a team effort. Our art director David Ferris built a kiln from scratch. Then, using the Chariots of Fire champagne on hurdles race as a template, our DOP Pete Rowe shot the races in one continuous take using the Ronin. Our costume designer Jacqueline Mills scoured archive photos of Victorian public schoolboys to get the uniforms just right.
As with any production, there were a couple hair-raising moments too. The episode opens with a heist in an art gallery where Fagin and the gang attempt to steal a priceless Faberge style egg. Due to some logistical shifts, Christopher Eccleston’s (Fagin) scenes were rewritten as flashback instructions to the gang and were shot later in the studio. It worked better than originally scripted, giving the scene an added urgency.
Another hurdle we had to overcome was creating the impression of a teeming public school without having hundreds of extras. Luckily Jim Solan at Dock10 in Manchester was just the CGI wizard we needed. In a scene where Dodger and Tom exit their prison van to find themselves in the schoolyard, he trebled our population of schoolboys. The crushing heat was another factor to contend with. Some of our actors were wearing three-piece suits, in a boiling library, with a lot of dialogue. Additionally shooting with children and the limited filming hours really ramped up the time pressure a thousand-fold. The droog style school vandals smash up an antique shop in the final scene. By then we were at Bottle Yard studios with only fifty seconds to go. With only a few smashable props left, the boys went for it, Malcolm McDowell style. And… CUT! With nifty editing from Chris Bird the final scene worked a treat.
The third and final Dodger special, ‘Bad Egg’, airs on BBC One on Saturday 8th April at 3:45PM. The special, along with series one and the first two specials are available now on BBC iPlayer.
Written by Rhys Thomas and Lucy Montgomery.
The Dodger specials and series one were commissioned for CBBC by Commissioning Editor, Amy Buscombe and are produced by Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Mark Freeland is Executive Producer for Universal International Studios. Rhys Thomas and Lucy Montgomery also serve as Executive Producers, with Marcus Collier and Jessie Hawthorn as Producers. NBCUniversal Global Distribution is handling international sales.
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Where we live is at the very core of our daily lives.
Most Americans spend about 90 percent of their time indoors, and an estimated two-thirds of that time is spent in the home. Very young children spend even more time at home, and are especially vulnerable to household hazards. Factors related to housing have the potential to help—or harm—our health in major ways. This issue brief focuses on three important and interrelated aspects of housing and their links to health: the physical conditions within homes; conditions in the neighborhoods surrounding homes; and housing affordability, which not only shapes home and neighborhood conditions but also affects the overall ability of families to make healthy choices.
How Does Housing Affect Health?
Healthy homes promote good physical and mental health. Good health depends on having homes that are safe and free from physical hazards. In contrast, poor quality and inadequate housing contributes to health problems such as chronic diseases and injuries, and can have harmful effects on childhood development. Poor indoor air quality, lead paint, and other hazards often coexist in homes, placing children and families at great risk for multiple health problems. For example:
Lead poisoning irreversibly affects brain and nervous system development, resulting in lower intelligence and reading disabilities.
Substandard housing such as water leaks, poor ventilation, dirty carpets and pest infestation can lead to an increase in mold, mites and other allergens associated with poor health.
Cold indoor conditions have been associated with poorer health, including an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Extreme low and high temperatures have been associated with increased mortality, especially among vulnerable populations such as the elderly.
Residential crowding has been linked both with physical illness, such as tuberculosis and respiratory infections, and with psychological distress among both adults and children.
Neighborhood Conditions and Health
Along with conditions in the home, conditions in neighborhoods where homes are located also can have powerful effects on health. Social, physical and economic characteristics of neighborhoods have been increasingly shown to affect short- and long-term health quality and longevity.
A neighborhood’s characteristics may promote health by providing places for children to play and for adults to exercise that are free from crime, violence and pollution. Access to grocery stores selling fresh produce—as well as having fewer neighborhood liquor and convenience stores and fast food outlets—can make it easier for families to find and eat healthful foods. Social and economic conditions in neighborhoods may improve health by affording access to employment opportunities and public resources including efficient transportation, an effective police force and good schools.
Not all neighborhoods enjoy these opportunities and resources, however, and access to neighborhoods with health-promoting conditions varies with household economic and social resources. Concentration of substandard housing in less advantaged neighborhoods further compounds racial and ethnic as well as socioeconomic disparities in health.
Housing Affordability and Health
Housing is commonly considered to be “affordable” when a family spends less than 30 percent of its income to rent or buy a residence. The shortage of affordable housing limits families’ and individuals’ choices about where they live, often relegating lower-income families to substandard housing in unsafe, overcrowded neighborhoods with higher rates of poverty and fewer resources for health promotion (e.g., parks, bike paths, recreation centers and activities).
The lack of affordable housing affects families’ ability to meet other essential expenses, placing many under tremendous financial strain. High housing-related costs place a particular economic burden on low-income families, forcing trade-offs between food, heating and other basic needs. One study found that low-income people with difficulty paying rent, mortgage or utility bills were less likely to have a usual source of medical care and more likely to postpone treatment and use the emergency room for treatment. Another study showed that children in areas with higher rates of unaffordable housing tended to have worse health, more behavioral problems and lower school performance.
Public and Private Housing Policies
Substandard housing is much more of a risk for some families than others; housing quality varies dramatically by social and economic circumstances. Families with few financial resources are most likely to experience unhealthy housing and typically least able to remedy them, contributing to disparities in health across socioeconomic groups. In light of evidence about the many ways housing can affect health, strategies must be multifaceted ─ focusing on physical quality of housing, health-promoting conditions in neighborhoods, and access to affordable housing for all. The below approaches include strategies affecting multiple aspects of housing and involve a range of actors, from local to state to national government and non-governmental agencies and groups.
Sustaining and expanding Healthy Homes initiatives at the federal, state and local levels, including public-private collaborative programs
Continuing federal involvement in lending and fairness standards for banking and loan institutions, and improving banking and lending procedures to create equal opportunities for credit
Our Homes Are Key To Our Health
In a Culture of Health, everyone has an opportunity to reside in an affordable, safe, stable home. In this year’s annual message, RWJF President and CEO Rich Besser highlights housing as a key factor of thriving communities.
What’s the Connection Between Residential Segregation and Health?
RWJF's Don Schwarz highlights the need to take steps that will reduce health risks caused by segregation and lead to more equitable, healthier communities.


The Global Alzheimer’s Association Interactive Network (GAAIN) unites a diverse and geographically distributed network of data partners within a federated data platform designed to foster cohort discovery, collaboration and sharing. GAAIN represents the first open access, federated Alzheimer’s disease data discovery platform of its kind. With GAAIN:
- Researchers can discover clinical, genetic, imaging and other data collected across many independent studies; build cohorts and connect with GAAIN data partners.
- Study investigators can meet data sharing objectives and develop new collaborations.
GAAIN is funded by the Alzheimer’s Association and strives to further the association’s goal of accelerating the development of Alzheimer’s disease preventions, treatments and a cure.
The GAAIN Cohort Scout lets you search through thousands of data attributes collected by GAAIN Data Partners and allows you to build, save and share cohorts.
The GAAIN Interrogator lets you visualize relationships between attributes in user-defined, cross-study cohorts.
GAAIN allows researchers from around the world who have collected data on Alzheimer’s disease and aging to participate in a collaborative effort of data sharing.
Data Partners have a variety of study information and use different codes and naming conventions.
Data exported into CSV files are mapped into the GAAIN schema using CDISC conventions.
An ON/OFF switch gives Data Partners full control over their data. When the switch is “OFF” data is completely removed from the GAAIN network.
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Pocatello’s own Phil Meador has been announced by TIME Magazine as the Idaho 2016 TIME Dealer of the Year. He is the president and owner of Phil Meador Toyota, Phil Meador Subaru, & Phil Meador’s Courtesy Ford-Lincoln. Meador is one of a select group of 50 dealer nominees from across the country. Find out more by going to:


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The moon is still hanging in the sky and the sun is just beginning to peak of the clouds when Cori Hastey, 26, tucks her shoes into her backpack and sets off down the short stretch of Sombrero Beach. Her eyes are focused on the sand as she scans for a distinctive set of tracks running horizontally across her path.
Wednesday loomed as tax deadline day for many, but for Corey and a few dozen other volunteers throughout the Florida Keys, the day marked the beginning of turtle nesting season. The season, which runs from April 15 to October 31, actually begins 15 days earlier in the southernmost island chain than the rest of the state.
Marathon Community Services Coordinator Donna Cofano said sea turtles begin nesting earlier in the Keys than the rest of the state.
The City of Marathon has recently taken the initiative to pay the three surveyors like Hastey who must be permitted through the Save-A-Turtle program prior to the opening of nesting season. Save-A-Turtle is the non-profit organization that coordinates all the surveyors to monitor the beaches throughout the county.
“For years, we had a dedicated group of volunteers,” Cofano explained, but as the season wore on and the summer heat began to bear down, many of them simply lost interest. In 2003-2004, Cofano also surveyed the beaches in Marathon – Sombrero and Coco Plum – before it was a paid position.
“As a city, we take great pride in our beaches,” she added. Because the beaches are mechanically raked, they must be checked each morning for the possibility of new nests.
If a surveyor spots tracks and locates a nest, they must alert Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and mark the nest with a sign that alerts beachgoers to stay away from the nest.
Nesting and surveying are on the decline across the state, according to Cofano, but she remains enthusiastic about the program.
“Turtles nest in two-year cycles,” she explained. “We hadn’t had a nest on Sombrero Beach in five years, and then last year, we had six nests, all of which hatched, in one season.”
Turtle Hospital administrator Ryan Butts said his facility rarely gets involved in the daily surveying, but when hatchlings become disoriented, as they often do, Turtle Hospital staff will assist in redirecting the baby turtles.
“It’s quite a sight to see 150 baby turtles trying to cross U.S. 1,” Butts said.
In Key West, city officials are working with Keys Energy and Save-A-Turtle to reduce lighting along Higgs and Smather’s beaches.
Hatchlings naturally run toward light, so area residents are asked to reduce light pollution as mush as possible.
Within the next few days, Keys Energy will be turning off the street lighting along Smather’s and Higgs beaches.
In years past, tiny turtles have emerged from underground eggs and spotted artificial lighting. During the 2007 nesting season, Key West Police officers intervened when a nest full of turtles headed toward the condos across from Smather’s Beach. Several of them fell over the seawall alongside South Roosevelt Boulevard.
The Key West City Commission passed an ordinance aimed at protecting the island’s turtles, and city staff has come up with several suggestions over the years to comply with the law and assure a better survival rate:
• Make sure lighting and reflective surfaces are not directly visible from the beach.
• Replace any bulbs that cannot be removed with yellow so-called bug lights.
• Cover windows so that interior lighting is not visible from the beach.
• Keep pets away from the beach. Dogs, cats, and even ferrets can disrupt turtle nests.
• If you walk, jog or bike along the beach, bring along a flashlight for your own safety.
Hastey, originally from Philadelphia, relocated to Summerland Key four years ago after obtaining a degree in Marine Biology from Stockton College in New Jersey. In addition to helping survey the beaches in Marathon, she also teaches SCUBA at Mote Marine.
“I’ve been trying to get this position for four years,” she laughed. “I just love coming out to the beach every morning. This is something I’ve always wanted to do.”
Donna Cofano also serves as president of Save-A-Turtle. She urges beachcombers throughout the Keys to keep their eyes open and call someone from her organization or FWC if they see a turtle nest.


|Número de publicación||US8325226 B2|
|Tipo de publicación||Concesión|
|Número de solicitud||US 12/829,619|
|Fecha de publicación||4 Dic 2012|
|Fecha de presentación||2 Jul 2010|
|Fecha de prioridad||2 Jul 2010|
|También publicado como||EP2548001A2, EP2548001A4, EP2548001B1, US20120002039, WO2012003064A2, WO2012003064A3|
|Número de publicación||12829619, 829619, US 8325226 B2, US 8325226B2, US-B2-8325226, US8325226 B2, US8325226B2|
|Inventores||Timothy Gerard Moriarty|
|Cesionario original||Quality Vision International, Inc.|
|Exportar cita||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Citas de patentes (9), Otras citas (6), Clasificaciones (8), Eventos legales (2)|
|Enlaces externos: USPTO, Cesión de USPTO, Espacenet|
1. Field of the Invention
This application relates in general to machine vision systems and more particularly to a machine vision system with a detachable, dockable, backlight for enhancing the versatility of the inspection process.
2. Description of Related Art
It is often useful in machine vision systems, especially systems for inspecting objects to provide a backlight for illuminating the object from behind relative to the camera or imager (as used herein, camera includes both). Backlights permit features of the object, especially peripheral features, to be observed more clearly than when the object is directly illuminated. Such lighting is sometimes called profile lighting.
An example of an inspection system using a backlight is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 7,266,420. It is also useful in some applications to couple the backlight to the inspection camera so that the light and the camera move together when inspecting an object larger than the camera can image from a fixed location. The '420 patent accomplishes this by providing a large backlight and moving the camera. It is often desirable to provide a smaller backlight and move it with the camera. In cases where the object is supported between the backlight and the camera or in cases where the object is supported on a transparent deck with the light below the deck and the camera above it, this works well. However, there is a need for a machine vision system for inspecting objects that provides the option of direct illumination, back illumination, or both without the need for a transparent deck.
There is also a need for retrofitting existing coordinate measuring machines so that they can provide the function of video inspection systems. Coordinate measurement machines may have sensors such as contact probes that are movable in three dimensions to make measurements on an object under test. Such machines are frequently provided with massive tables for supporting the objects under test, often large granite tables. It is difficult to provide a profile light; that is, a light that illuminates the object-under-test from below, on such coordinate measuring machines. It has been contemplated to provide a complete transparent secondary or observation platform to support the article under test above the table and allow a profile light to move around underneath the article under test. Such platforms not only significantly increase the cost of upgrading the coordinate measuring machine to video inspection systems, but they compromise the load carrying capacity of the system.
There is a need for a method and apparatus for providing profile lighting in existing coordinate measuring machines that overcome these problems.
It is an object of this invention to provide a video inspection system that is versatile enough to perform inspections with direct light and/or with backlight under machine control without the need for an operator to physically attach and remove the backlight.
It is an another object of this invention to provide a dockable profile light that can be detached from the moving structure of a video inspection system and placed in a dock, and then re-attached to the structure or optical system and automatically aligned and spatially synched with the camera without the need for recalibration.
It is another object of this invention to provide an apparatus for inspecting an object having a gantry movable between an inspection position and a docking position, and selectively configured to capture a profile light from a dock at the docking position and move the profile light and the camera to an inspection position with respect to an object being inspected.
Briefly stated and in accordance with a presently preferred embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for inspecting an object includes a table for supporting an object either on the surface of the table or supported above the surface, a gantry having spaced apart support legs and a horizontal beam extending between the support legs, a camera on the horizontal beam supported above the surface of the table by the gantry, fittings on the spaced apart support legs of the gantry for engaging a profile light, a profile light having fittings mating with the fittings on the spaced apart support legs, and a dock supported on the surface of the table for receiving and holding the profile light when not in use, the dock and the mating fittings arranged so that the gantry can be moved in position relative to the dock so that the profile light can be selectively removed from the dock for use or placed back in the dock when not being used. For inspecting using direct illumination, the object can be placed directly on the table. For inspecting with back illumination, the object is preferably supported above the table, the light is supported below the object, and the camera is supported above it.
While the novel aspects of the invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims, the invention itself, together with further objects and advantages thereof may be more readily appreciated by reference to the following detailed description of several presently preferred embodiments in the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Referring now to
The machine vision system 10 shown in
As shown in
A profile light 30 is supported slightly above the surface 11 of the table 13 between the surface 11 and the object 40 under inspection by the opposed legs 14 and 21 of the gantry 12. As shown, fittings on of the gantry 12 include alignment fittings 26 having a V-shaped notches for receiving front pins 34 of the profile light 30 for accurately positioning the profile light 30 with respect to the gantry 12 and over-center latch fittings 28 for engaging rear pins 36 of the profile light 30 and securing both the front and rear pins 34 and 36 of the profile light 30 to the gantry 12. Similar front and rear pins 34 and 36 are provided at opposite ends of the profile light 30 for engaging similar alignment and latch fittings 26 and 28 on the inside surfaces of the two legs 14 and 21 of the gantry 12. The profile light 30 can have a generally rectangular configuration with the front and rear pins 34 and 36 extending from each of two opposite ends of the profile light 30 for engaging the fittings 26 and 28 on the legs 14 and 21 of the gantry 12. The pins 34 and 36 are preferably steel or another material that permits accurate alignment and accurate and repeatable positioning of the profile light 30 relative to the gantry 12, particularly relative to the camera 18, as the profile light 30 is repeatedly detached from and attached to the gantry 12.
An umbilical cord (not shown), such as an E-Chain® from igus Inc. of East Providence, R.I., provides electrical connection between a controller 31, which preferably includes a power supply, and the profile light 30. As shown in
The dock 50 is designed so that the gantry 12 can be moved as shown in phantom and by arrow 24 in
To park the profile light 30 at the dock 50, the gantry 12 is moved into position so that the catch pins 62 of the striker assemblies 60 carried by the profile light 30 engage the over-center latches 54 of the latch mechanisms 52 projecting from the dock 50. At the same position or nearly the same position, the latch fittings 26 and 28 of the gantry 12 are disengaged from the pins 34 and 36 at the ends of the profile light 30. The movement of the gantry 12 can then be reversed, leaving the profile light 30 behind secured to the dock 50.
To undock and reattach the profile light 30 to the gantry 12, the gantry 12 is moved into position for reengaging the latch fittings 26 and 28 of the gantry 12 with the pins 34 and 36 at the ends of the profile light 30. At the same or nearly the same position, the over-center latches 54 of the latch mechanisms 52 are disengaged from the catch pins 62 at the rear side of the profile light 30. The movement of the gantry 12 can then be reversed with the profile light 30 secured to the gantry 12.
For alternately engaging and disengaging with the various fittings of the profile light, the fittings of the gantry 12 or dock 50 can be arranged with toggles for alternately arming or disarming the latches. For example, the latch mechanisms 52 projecting from the dock 50 include toggles 56, and the striker assemblies 60 on the profile light 30 include reset posts 64. Contact between the toggles 56 and the reset posts 64 can be used to arm the latch mechanisms 52 for engaging the catch pins 62 of the striker assemblies 60 or to disarm the latch mechanisms 52 for disengaging the catch pins 62 of the striker assemblies 60. For example, the toggles 56 can be biased into an armed position but contact with the reset posts 64 can overcome the bias to disarm the latch mechanisms 52. When the reset posts 54 are moved out of contact, the toggles 56 return to their armed position at which the latch mechanisms 52 are capable of reengaging the catch pins 62.
As can be seen in
Although the latch mechanisms 52 are shown projecting from the dock 50 and the striker assemblies 60 are shown attached to the profile light 30, the latch mechanisms 52 could be arranged to project from the profile light 30 and the striker assemblies could be attached to the dock 50 for achieving similar results. Similarly, either or both the support pins 34 and 36 at opposite ends of the profile light 30 could be reversed with the fittings 26 and 28 on the inside surfaces of the gantry legs 14 and 21.
A number of different types of fittings can be used for alternately securing the profile light 30 to either the gantry 12 or the dock 50, including mechanisms for detaching one set of fittings while the other set of fittings are attached. Trip switches, lever arms, and other mechanisms can be used for this latter purpose, including forming one of both sets of fittings with magnetic or electromagnetic latches that can be relatively powered for attaching or releasing the profile light 30.
For example, a set of levers can be used to arm or disarm latches on both the gantry 12 and the backlight 30 depending on set positions. To undock the profile light 30 according to this further example, the gantry 12 moves into the dock 50 with the gantry latch in the armed position. Upon reaching the dock 50, the gantry latch locks onto the profile light. At this same position, a lever opens to disarm the dock latch. Stopping immediately and retracting the gantry 12 will pull the profile light 30 out of the dock 50. To dock the profile light 30, the gantry 12 moves into the dock 50 slightly past the previous position (e.g. by one-quarter inch), and in this new position the gantry latch is armed (i.e., locks onto the profile light 30) and the gantry latch is disarmed (i.e., opened) allowing the profile light 30 to stay in the dock 50. As the gantry moves back out past the previous position the gantry latch is re-armed for engaging the profile light 30 on a next encounter.
Yet another example envisions the use magnets to hold the profile light 30 in the dock 50. The magnets would be strong enough to hold the profile light 30 in position in the dock 50 but the gantry latches would be stronger and overpower the magnets to extract the profile light 30. The magnets, which could be electromagnets, could be alternately powered or unpowered to alternately attach the profile light 30 to one or the other of the gantry 12 and the dock 50.
Preferably, the profile light 30 will always be connected to a controller 31 and power source, which can be intrinsic or extrinsic to the controller 31. An umbilical cord, which may be an E-Chain®, carries power and control signals to the light box as it moves through its full range of travel.
Preferably, the light emitting diodes 32 of the profile light 30, which are arranged in one or more rows, can be illuminated individually or in contiguous or non-contiguous groups. In addition to the alignment provided by the fittings 26, 28, and 34, 36 for locating the one or more rows of light emitting diodes 32 in alignment with (i.e., directly under) the entrance optics of the camera 18 in the direction of arrows 24, the light emitting diodes 32 are also preferably spatially synchronized with the camera 18, so that as the camera 18 is moved in the direction of arrows 22, only the light emitting diodes 32 directly under the entrance optics of the camera 18 are illuminated. This improves the profile image of the object 40 formed in the camera 18 by back illuminating the object 40 with a more collimated form of light.
While a single docking station 50 and a single profile light 30 have been illustrated in connection with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the invention also contemplates that multiple profile lights and/or multiple docking stations could be used. The docking stations and profile lights can be located at opposite ends of the travel of the gantry and/or may be disposed at different heights above the table.
While the invention has been described in connection with certain presently preferred embodiments thereof, those skilled in the art will recognize that many modifications and changes may be made therein without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention, which is intended to be defined solely by the appended claims.
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|Clasificación de EE.UU.||348/131, 348/135|
|Clasificación cooperativa||G01B11/005, G01B21/047, G03B35/02, G01N21/8806|
|2 Jul 2010||AS||Assignment|
Owner name: QUALITY VISION INTERNATIONAL, INC, NEW YORK
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MORIARTY, TIMOTHY GERARD;REEL/FRAME:024631/0507
Effective date: 20100624
|1 Jun 2016||FPAY||Fee payment|
Year of fee payment: 4


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FTVLive told you days ago that WBBM Investigative Reporter Dave Savani was busted on DUI and other charges.
You can bet if it was a top Chicago political figure that was arrested, WBBM would be all over the story. But, since this is one of their own, the station has been mum on the story.
Robert Feder reports that WBBM-Channel 2, where Savini, 47, has been a Prominent figure since 2004, hasn’t said a word about it on any of its newscasts or on its website. Nor has the station issued any statement since court documents showed Savini’s blood-alcohol level registered 0.134 after he failed field tests and admitting consuming alcohol in the early hours of Jan 4.
Feder says that over the weekend he reached out to Marty Wilke, president and general manager of CBS 2, to ask her to comment on the matter and to clarify Savini’s employment status while he awaits a Jan. 21 court date. He told her that he believed the matter was serious enough to deserve a response from her personally. Feder pointed out that he always admired Wilke’s openness when she was general manager of Tribune Broadcasting WGN-Channel 9 before she joined CBS 2 in 2012 and totally clammed up.
He never heard back from her.
Instead he received the following email message from a spokeswoman for CBS 2: “At this time, we have declined all requests for comment and are referring all press inquiries to Dave’s attorney.” (Never mind that when the Chicago Tribune called Savini’s attorney, Terry Ekl, he refused to comment.)
Feder points out and we agree 100% that It strikes is height of hypocrisy for a station that demands answers from everyone else not to respond to legitimate inquiries about one of its own employees.
Remember that the next time you see Savini, in all his self-righteous arrogance, chasing after some unwitting target who doesn’t want to talk to him. Or the next time CBS 2 makes a big deal about a minor celebrity who gets in trouble.
“Original Reporting” my ass.
We couldn't have said it any better Robert.