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Monday, November 24, 2008
Fear and Loathing
Having no idea how to play Blackjack or Poker or anything else, Vegas was still class. Money tastic though. Despite the absolute wealth of Vegas, I saw more cockroaches in 3 days of Vegas than in 2 months of South America. They are ugly little yokes.
The receptionist of our hostel was an absolute asshole, but we tried to ignore that fact, and enjoy Vegas. The rumor that if you sit at slot machines a woman comes along and offers you free drink - it's true. Classic. One thing I didn't expect was the crapness of the slot machines. I thought that it would be a bit fun because we'd win a bit of money then lose a bit more, and so on... But really it was just feeding money into a machine and getting nothing in return.
It was mad watching Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas after being in the place. There are so many areas referred to in the movie that we had been in. Like the Circus Casino. Being in Seattle, Vegas, San Fran and LA was like walking into all those movies and TV shows we had seen in the past. Except it wasn't quite what I had envisioned, every time, in a good way!
There was a lot of Heineken and rum drank on our last 3 days of the year away. Vegas was our last stop.
We had visited many parts of Ontario. Keswick, Toronto, Newmarket, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Brockville, Algonquin Park, North Bay, Kitchener, Mount Forrest, Owen Sound, Tobermory, Manitoulin Island, Newliskeard. Montreal Quebec.
We had been through NY State, and all through BC (Vancouver, Kamloops, Whistler, Lake Louise, Banff, Jasper). Seattle, Phoenix AZ, El Paso TX, Juarez Mexico.
Santiago Chile, Valparaiso, Mendoza Argentina, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janiero Brazil, back to Buenos Aires, Puerto Iguazu, Salta, La Quiaca Bolivia, Tupiza, Uyuni, La Paz, Copacabana.
Cuzco Peru, Aguas Calientes, Machu Pichu, Lima, Mancora, Puerto Lopez Ecuador, Quito.
Hollywood LA, Reno, Black Rock City, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Yosemite, Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas.
Dublin. Sligo and Navan.
That was our 51 weeks.


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WASHINGTON — House Ways and Means Committee chairman Bill Thomas went on the offensive Tuesday, admonishing Democrats for their opposition to the labor provisions in the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
Thomas (R., Calif.) confirmed his commitment to quickly push through legislative changes to the accord's textile rule of origin — but only after a CAFTA vote.
During a press briefing, Thomas said that he expects the House vote on the pact late next week. The House vote is considered tight.
"On [trade votes] you never have the votes until you go to the floor and you never have enough votes until the final bell rings," he said.
Opposition to CAFTA is strong among Southern textile state lawmakers, members representing sugar growers and a large bloc of Democrats. Thomas said he plans to introduce legislation addressing China's trading practices, which is widely seen as an effort to attract more votes to pass CAFTA, before the House votes on the accord.
The Bush administration is trying to chip away at the opposition, with textile state lawmakers a key target. Deal-making centers around attempts to firm up three previous pledges the administration had made to the textile industry. Those pledges won the support of Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R., N.C.) and the National Council of Textile Organizations, but did not appear to swing Southern textile state representatives.
At least five textile state House members, including Reps. Bob Inglis (R., S.C.), J. Gresham Barrett (R., S.C.), Michael Rogers (R., Ala.), Phil Gingrey (R., Ga.) and Spencer Bachus (R., Ala.) are trying to get better assurances about the three proposed changes as a condition for supporting CAFTA.
The promises are a proposed change for pocketing fabric to require that it be made by one of the signatory countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic; a commitment from Nicaragua to preserve some $95 million in existing U.S. business though it is allowed to use fabrics and yarn from outside the U.S. and the region, and a revision on a provision that allows a limited amount of woven, denim and wool apparel made in the CAFTA countries from Mexican and Canadian fabric to qualify for duty-free treatment in the U.S.While the administration has a "draft" letter signed by the six CAFTA ambassadors saying they are committed to the pocketing change, it is unclear whether it has secured a commitment from Nicaragua on how it will preserve U.S. business. Inglis has said he wants stronger assurances that Congress will approve the changes before considering support for CAFTA.
Thomas distributed a copy of his letter responding to Inglis and said at least two of the three proposed changes — the pocketing change and possibly the Nicaraguan revision — would likely require Congressional approval.
"Notwithstanding [that] all six ambassadors have said they intend to [amend the agreement for pocketing], you still have to sit down formally and agree on the language, then amend it; we then have an opportunity with the amended provision to pass," Thomas said. "So you can't take legislative action other than simply stating the intent to do it ... and you can't do that in the time frame between now and when we are going to vote on CAFTA."
On the labor issue, Thomas said Democrats, particularly Reps. Charles Rangel (D., N.Y.) and Sander Levin (D., Mich.), never spoke out against labor conditions in the region during the negotiation of the current trade preference program, known as the Caribbean Basin Partnership Act.
Levin, in a statement, said: "It is the Bush administration that is missing an opportunity to negotiate an agreement that effectively shapes globalization and garners broad bipartisan support."
At a separate news conference, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman said he supported doubling U.S. labor and environmental assistance for CAFTA countries to $40 million annually though 2009. The additional funding would help bolster enforcement of existing labor laws in those nations.
Portman also outlined the allocation of $20 million in assistance available to CAFTA countries this year: $7 million will go to modernizing labor justice systems, $7 million to enforce labor laws, $2 million to fight gender discrimination, $3 million to monitor progress and $1 million to support the Environmental Cooperation Agreement.
EXCLUSIVE: @tomford is opening its first-ever beauty store. The boutique, which opens November 20 in London’s Covent Gardens, was designed with the over-the-top glam Ford is known for. Read the full story on WWD.com, link in bio. #wwdbeauty #wwdnews (📷: Simon Wagner) #TomFordBeauty
New York-based DJ @harleyvnewton threw a party to celebrate the holiday collection of her dress and pajama line @hvn at the Ladurée Beverly Hills. It Girls @katebosworth, @rashidajones and more joined in on the fun, which included cocktails, croque monsieur sandwiches and a photo booth. #wwdfashion (📷: Owen Kolasinski/BFA.com)
For the holidays, @Burberry partnered with 20-year-old artist @blondeymccoy on a series of three outdoor murals in downtown Manhattan. The murals are McCoy’s interpretation of a Christmas eve party, the idea of charity and the spirit of family. His third mural, pictured here, is the most personal. The image depicts McCoy’s grandparents and father in London’s Trafalgar Square in the Seventies. “My work often features lots of sentimental objects.” #wwdeye
For spring 2018, designers applied bold colors and cartoonish motifs on everything from sneakers and belts to key chains. See all the top men’s accessories trends on WWD.com. #wwdtrends (📷: George Chinsee; Prop Styling by @rnasti; Market Editor: @luiscampuzano)
The @dior-sponsored @guggenheim international gala pre-party has a history of drawing cool-girl musical acts to serenade the crowd –– and last night was no exception. @haimtheband performed songs both new and old, and lured a star-studded audience with the likes of Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Mamoudou Athie and more. #wwdeye (📷: @lexieblacklock)
In a partnership between the @metopera and the @englishnationalopera, “Marnie” was born. The opera, with costumes sponsored by @mrporterlive, is an adaptation of the 1961 thriller by Winston Graham. Arianne Phillips, who created the costumes, is no rookie: She’s styled Madonna for her tours and created costumes for a myriad of films in the past. Read WWD’s interview with Phillips, where she talks about her inspiration for the opera’s costumes on WWD.com #wwdfashion
@barneysnyc took a different approach to their holiday windows this year. Instead of Christmas decor, Barneys tapped @thehaasbrothers to tell a story of positivity, gratitude and inclusivity via heartwarming silliness and humor. “It’s about kids and it’s about coming together and being family and loving each other,” said Simon Haas. #wwdfashion (📷: @joshuascottphoto)
Beauty influencer @kandeejohnson makes her foray into hair care with a collaboration with @ogx_beauty — making it the first time that OGX has teamed up for a product creation. The collab includes shampoos and conditioners in three scents. At 39 and a mom, Johnson is a different profile than the emerging social media stars, but is considered one of the pioneers of the digital beauty influencer world. Read WWD’s interview with her on wwd.com, including the strangest beauty product she’s ever tried #wwdbeauty

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We are really pleased to announce HUG London, the first ever HIERO User Group in London to celebrate The Foundry’s shot management, conform and review tool.
As shown in this real time tech demo by Epic Games Unreal Engine 4, there are a host of improvements coming to the next generation of console and PC games. These are notably, real time dynamic lighting and particle effects as well as massive improvements to the UDK itself, enabling developers to leverage all these improvements much easier and faster. Then, just to show off Square-Enix, creaters of the hugely popular Final Fanstasy series, go and show what their latest real time tech is made of, and that really is impressive.
The Halla Stulecia in Wrocław, Poland is an almost 100 year old dome designed by legendary architect Max Berg and was built to commemorate the 1813 war of liberation against Napoleon. Almost a century on, members of the visual arts label AntiVJ have transformed the 65 foot concrete dome into what they call O (Omicron). O is a cinematic installation that paints the hall's intricate contours with the stark, pulsing lights of a futuristic starship.
Tim Burton is one of my favourite directors, with my favourite animation film of all time (so far) being The Nightmare Before Christmas. Nearly every film he has done I’ve loved, whether it’s Batman Forever, Corpse Bride or my favourite. Everything about the films scream his trademark ‘look’, from the plots and animation to his infamous dark twists which make him so easily recognisable. It won’t come as a shock to you then, that his latest film, Frankenweenie, is no different.
NATIVITY is a pioneering digital art project by Martha Fiennes, a moving-image interpretation of the Christ Nativity inspired by a canon of Renaissance paintings on the story. Martha’s idea for this project was brought to life through the process of SLOimage, which is the process of random and perpetual image self-generation. It slowly transforms through a wide range of alternative pictorial content in a way that is unpredictable to both the artist and the viewer. In a way, it is as though this technique has its own level of consciousness, allowing the artwork to generate meaning in new and very unexpected ways.
I was on holiday last week, enjoying the almost total lack of sun, and having a week long geekasm at the E3 coverage. Imagine my surprise, then, to come back to work at Escape to discover hardly a mention of all that awesomeness on the blog. This is not, I thought to myself, acceptable. So have a peek at this!
If you're anything like me, you'll have a favourite developer, and mine just happens to be Valve. For those of you who don’t know Valve, it's an entertainment software and technology company that has been around since 1996. Since its beginning, it has produced an overwhelming amount of award winning games, with the most recent including Left 4 Dead 1 & 2, Portal 1 & 2, Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike. It is also the developer of leading-edge technologies including game engine Source, and premier online gaming platform Steam.
To celebrate our collaboration with Assimilate, Escape Studios are hosting a BBQ event with our friends at Assimilate. This is a hugely exclusive event to introduce the London VFX scene to Assimilate’s post-production toolkit SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab. And we'd like to invite you! But this is no ordinary BBQ folks, vegetarians beware and if you are expecting a Birds Eye burger think again... this is an Assimilate 'steak extravaganza'.
The Softimage Creatives launch event went ahead on May 29th as planned, and it was nothing short of amazing. There was an incredible turn out of XSI enthusiasts, which confirms to us all that the community of users is still very much alive. Over 150 people squeezed into Jerusalem Bar on Rathbone Place to celebrate the launch of the London Softimage user group, and among those were visitors who travelled from Ireland and the continent. It’s this dedication to the cause that will undoubtedly help make the independent Softimage user group a real success, and I’m sure it has proved to the SiC founders that their efforts have not been in vain.


Vision of Toyota GR Tacoma: Timothy Adry Emmanuel
The Toyota offerings that have been imbued with the essence of Gazoo Racing are getting huge recognition around the world. Initially, it began with the widespread release of the current Supra model, and has since extended to encompassing various other releases akin to the fantastic GR Corolla, GR Yaris, and GR86. Even customers that are devoted to pickup trucks would no doubt be excited at the developments concerning the Hilux GR Sport, though unfortunately it’s not available in the United States.
Toyota might deliver to us all we yearn for in a GR pickup and one of the better alternatives is undoubtedly bringing back the short-lived Tacoma X-Runner. This performance pickup had only been manufactured from 2005 through 2013 and, however it reportedly was an adrenaline rush on the roads, its market likeness was quite low.
Timothy Adry Emmanuel, a digital artist with HotCars, is of the opinion that it’s high time Tacoma X-Runner had a return to the digital realm – armed this time around with GR Sport equipment and accessories.
This fantasy model draws its inspiration from the 2024 Toyota Tacoma and comes with many modifications that make it unique. A similar structure is seen in the original’s front fascia, while the upgraded edition carries a sporty bumper which allows for an improved airflow. To further boost its styling, it also features a striking front splitter, plus a leveled hood featuring the signature vent of the Tacoma.
The side arches and wheel flares of this GR X-Runner stand out more than the standard Toyota Tacoma, giving the truck a wide, aggressive appearance. The back arches are similarly beefed up and are mounted on racing wheels for an even greater segmented look. With all these modifications, it’s safe to say, this Tacoma won’t be spending much time on unpaved terrain.
This two-door version of the vehicle has a shortened body but still features a long, flatbed, featuring angular lines that follow the design of the latest Tacoma model. The raised rear bumper includes a noticeably overpowered twin exhaust port compared to its standard variation.
The Toyota Tacoma GR X-Runner makes a statement with its stylish exterior accents, from the GR Sports insignia on either side of the front and rear to its sleek ebony and scarlet interior. These special touches give the truck an unmistakable flair.
One can only guess what kind of engine the X-Runner would feature. The iForce Max offers an impressive 326 horsepower, not too shabby. But a GR Tacoma will likely need much more power, especially when one takes into account that Toyota gave their Corolla model a hefty upgrade from 169 hp to 300 hp.
This recent GR Tacoma X-Runner could draw from the 3.4-liter turbocharged V6 from the Tundra. With certain adjustments and auxiliary hardware, the stout powerplant should have no issue propelling the output to more than 500 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque, thus producing a vehicle that could even be on par with the Ford F-150 Raptor.


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The dreams of people high and low in materialism
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Veridian have released a video for new single ‘One Day‘, watch here:
‘One Day’ is the third single from Veridian, following their debut single ‘Refuse To Feel’ and follow-up ‘Running Away’.
“We see ‘One Day’ as the pinnacle in development of our sound. It embraces the heavier elements whilst still capturing the emotion and power of our first singles. The video was one of the most ambitious things we have ever attempted and we’re very excited to finally be able to share it. ”
– James Marshall Stack
Simon Jackman – Vocals
Joe Sellers – Guitar
Rob Everett – Guitar/ Vocals
Jonny Slevin – Bass/ Vocals
James Marshall – Keys
Zak Watson – Drums
Veridian can be found here:
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Hi I'm Gareth, A foolish Welshman that has found himself living in Scotland. I adore live music and this all started back in University when a friend dragged me along to my first gig and I saw Travis. From then on I spent a lot of time going to see bands from rubbish uni bands that had formed one drunken night to the mighty Blur. When I finished uni there was a 10 year gap between gigs (long story). Now though, on any given day of the week I can be found in the venues of Glasgow. With regards to my music taste I love anything with great lyrics and heavy drums. When I was younger (and still am) I was obsessed with a band called Alisha's Attic.
When not at a gig I will be found at my computer playing games like Prison Architect, Hearthstone and Wolfenstein.
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During our trip to San Francisco, I was constantly amazed by the beautiful structures that make up the city.
I knew about the popular Painted Ladies, lining Steiner Street in the Alamo Square neighborhood. I knew about San Francisco City Hall and it’s giant dome. I knew about the Transamerica Pyramid, one of the most iconic buildings in SF’s skyline. Of course the bridges – the Golden Gate and Bay — are well known and distinct in their own way. But everywhere you turn, there’s a different style, a different color, a different beauty. I was constantly stopping to snap pictures of random houses, because they were GORGEOUS. And despite being pretty urban, there is greenery everywhere! Who knew?
We stayed at the Nob Hill Inn, an old Victorian building that was once a private residence. Now a quaint inn, it was beautiful inside and out. A few peeks inside:
Of course the most famous Victorian houses are the Painted Ladies. These homes, which apparently go for millions, look meticulously maintained.
Right up the block from the Nob Hill Inn was Grace Cathedral, inspired by the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. It’s a magnificent building, with plenty of stained glass windows (7,290 square feet of them!), Ghiberti doors and a larger-than-life presence.
I do think I liked the Saints Peter and Paul Church more though. Sitting on the edge of Washington Square Park, the church is notable in popular culture because Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio took photos on the steps of the church after they got married at City Hall. It’s similar in style to the Grace Cathedral, but has some pretty neat features, like several gargoyles and large golden crosses.
Here are a few of San Francisco’s well-known structures, but still gems! The variety of styles in these iconic structures is amazing… the Beaux-Arts style City Hall and Ferry Building, the Art Deco style Coit Tower and Golden Gate Bridge, all very different from the Victorian Homes and more modern buildings across the city.
I’ll leave you with a few random homes I captured along our adventures. There is beauty everywhere!:

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If the RomCom is on life support, Home Again has come along to pull the plug. This bland, boring excuse for wasting Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon’s decided charms comes from a lineage that, depending on your opinion, is either perfect for such a project or the reason it fails so miserably. The name behind the lens and emblazoned on the script belongs to Hallie Meyers-Shyer. Her mother is Nancy Meyers, director of Something’s Got To Give, What Women Want, and It’s Complicated. Her dad is Charles Shyer, who brought Baby Boom and the two Father of the Bride films to life. Enough said, right?
On the other hand, that’s a resume that should guarantee at least some entertainment viability. After all, Meyers-Shyer isn’t out to compete in awards season. Instead, she just has to deliver 97 mins of love and laughs which make us feel all warm and fuzzy when it’s over. Unfortunately, one lesson she failed to learn from her parents is to have something unique to say. While their efforts did turn into retreads after a while, they were part of the revolution that made the RomCom such sound commercial fodder. Home Again does none of this. Instead, it just recycles and regurgitates concepts already beaten to death by other attempts at the genre–and it does so in incredibly uninteresting ways.
Our story centers on Alice (Witherspoon) who has to bring her toe-headed kids Isabel (Lola Flanery) and Rosie (Eden Grace Redfield) to LA to live in her sprawling family home. Seems her late father was a famous filmmaker and left behind quite a legacy–and piece of property. The reason our plucky young Miss has to return to the roost is that she’s just broken up with her music exec husband (Michael Sheen) and Alice believes Mom (Candice Bergen) offers the kind of domestic sense and sensibility she needs to recover.
Aspiring director Harry (Pico Alexander), his aspiring actor brother Teddy (Nat Wolff) and their aspiring writer friend George (Jon Rudnitsky) also come to Tinsel Town looking for fame and fortune. What they find is a meet-cute with Alice, an invitation to bunk in the estate’s palatial pool house (it’s nicer that 99% of anything these guys could afford) and, as plot luck would have it, Alice and Harry hook up. George also has eyes for the older woman but, you know, this is a Meyers-Shyer production. Nothing complicated or icky here. Just the same old shimmer and sheen that made Mom and Dad bankable without any of their likeability or charm.
Indeed, part of the problem with Home Again is that, outside Alice, we have no empathy or compassion for these people. The three young men are obnoxious and self-centered to a fault, each one growing more and more irritating as the film fumbles along. And then there is the premise. Alice isn’t really supposed to end up with one of these idiots. The narrative is driven on the idea that, hopefully, she will wake from her puppy lust and realize that she’s an adult with responsibilities and can do much, much better. But Home Again doesn’t even get that part right. Instead, it meanders, missing so many opportunities that it seems like it’s doing so on purpose.
Besides–where the COM? Isn’t this supposed to be funny? Home Again is so slight and underdeveloped that even the occasional adlib seems to fall from the character’s mouths like a prisoner’s last breath. These are people, they are pawn, playthings for a little girl who has yet to learn what made Mommy and Daddy legacy sound enough to get her a pitch meeting. The RomCom is indeed DOA, and Home Again killed it.


Exactly how to Fix a Water Heater in San Tan Valley AZ
Introduction: Seeing to it your water heater is up as well as running right is vital to keeping your home warm and also comfy. Regrettably, occasionally things fail, and after that it’s time to deal with a water heater repair service in San Tan Valley AZ. You do not need to be a specialist to do this job; you can even do it yourself if you have the tools and expertise. As long as you have the required materials, there are few challenges extra exciting than taking care of a water heater on your own. After all, who wouldn’t wish to find out how to repair their hot water heater? We recommend taking some basic actions before starting any type of fixing job:
What is a Water Heater?
A water heater is a device used to produce warm from the Earth’s surface. It is generally a metal, plastic, or ceramic pot with a cone-shaped or round top. A hot water heater can be fixed by experts or DIYers.
Exactly how to Repair a Hot Water Heater.
The most common way to repair a water heater is to replace it. As an example, if you have an old-fashioned metal hot water heater, eliminate the old components and also replace them with modern ones. If you have a plastic or ceramic water heater, unscrew the thermostat as well as dip it right into steaming water to fix it. If you have an electrical hot water heater, attach the power cable and plug it right into an outlet so that somebody can aid you repair it.
If you are fixing your hot water heater, follow these straightforward actions:
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Exactly how to Fix a Water Heater in San Tan Valley AZ.
. To examine whether your water heater is functioning effectively, you first need to establish the type of hot water heater and also its serial number. Next off, you must check to see if the hot water heater has a GAS line inlet and an ELECTRIC LINE INLET. If so, your heating systems are possibly electric. If not, you’ll need to repair the lines prior to starting repair services.
If you can’t find any details concerning your details hot water heater on the internet or in your regional paper, call a plumber or installer that can help you identify and also repair a water heater in San Tan Valley AZ.
. When fixing a hot water heater in San Tan Valley AZ, be sure to use the proper repair service set and adhere to every one of the instructions included with it. You may also want to call an expert installer to aid with this fixing.
Tips for Fixing a Water Heater in San Tan Valley AZ.
. Water heaters are a common component in many homes, as well as it is very important to make the effort to guarantee they remain in good problem. To secure your hot water heater from damage, comply with these tips:
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2. Fix any dents or chips as soon as possible.
3. Tidy the hot water heater thoroughly with moderate detergent as well as hot water prior to re-imaging it.
4. Replace any kind of filters if required, and also make certain to replace all of the tubes if present.
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Psycho Killer by Clint Crisher is the Talking Heads cover from his addictive collection entitled Terrific Distraction leaving fans of pop thirsting for more!
Psycho Killer by Clint Crisher is the Talking Heads cover from his addictive collection entitled Terrific Distraction leaving fans of pop thirsting for more! Radiating influences of many styles, including rock and reggae, this CD boasts mass appeal. On some of the tracks, Clint creatively mixes his own vocals and riffs on top of popular pop/rock songs. I Knew U Were the 1 is a groovy duet with Edie Brickell, showing heavy Caribbean influences. The hypnotic and racy Run Baby Run incorporates great electronica effects and flaunts a very catchy chorus. Clint has an undeniable gift for creating memorable rhymes and melodies, exploring topics of God, love, sex appeal, and anger. Moreover, Clints edgy yet smooth vocal tone adds personality and life to these tunes! Terrific production is just one more reason for fans of pop figures like George Michael and Prince to buy Terrific Distraction today!
CD Review by-Xavier P. fromAnother 12 HR Video Production by: Crisher Entertainment
Video Camera by: Carol Clarke


Method for the study of asymmetry in fast electrode processes
A method is described for the detailed study of the second harmonic component of the faradaic current I2 cos (2ωt+π) arising from a sinusoidal variation in the overpotential V1 cos ωt at an electrode. The characteristics of the second harmonic current are discussed. These are related to asymmetry in the electrode processes involved which can be interpreted in terms of non-linearity in the components of the faradaic impedance. The method is applied to the reaction V3+aq+ e–= V2+aq at a dropping mercury electrode in aqueous perchlorate media at 25°C.


Did Dr. Fauci actually get the COVID-19 vaccination?
We’re not making any claims…
However, this is a legitimate question that many eagle-eyed observers have been asking.
Dr. Fauci go vaccinated on live TV.
He was clearly seen being vaccinated in his left arm.
It is also known that Dr. Fauci wears a watch on his left arm (like most of us).
So we know that the video wasn’t “reversed.”
During a TV interview AFTER the vaccination, Dr. Fauci claimed that his RIGHT arm was sore.
Is “phantom soreness” a side effect?
Not that we’ve heard of.
Or did he forget which arm he received the vaccine with?
Dr. Fraudci Gets Vaxxed In His Left Arm, Feels Pain In His Right Arm..
Fauci Wasn't Vaxxed.. pic.twitter.com/5wlLxn2SoB
— Veritas News Feed (@veritasnewsfeed) December 24, 2020
Fauci took vaccination on his LEFT arm but during the interview, he forgot which one and held his right arm. pic.twitter.com/6lw3F9QiNq
— Mantra: Earth is liberated now. | LBF (@LBF777) December 24, 2020
9 minutes in, Fauci gets the jab in his left arm. Asked about it the next day, he says that there is a little soreness…in his right arm!https://t.co/qeWJHkbJyn
— Barry Popik (@barrypopik) December 24, 2020
Again… we’re not making any claims.
We’re simply reporting what many people on social media have noticed.
Wouldn’t you expect an extremely smart man like Dr. Fauci to remember WHICH arm he received the vaccination with?
Yahoo News confirms that Dr. Fauci complained about a sore arm, though they conveniently left out the part about the wrong arm:
The COVID-19 vaccine is finally here, currently being administered to healthcare workers and top health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. However, like the majority of vaccines, there are possible side effects, ranging from mild to somewhat severe. After being injected with the Moderna vaccine on Tuesday, Fauci revealed he experienced one in particular—read on, and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss these Sure Signs You’ve Already Had Coronavirus.
During an interview with CBS News on Wednesday, Dr. Fauci revealed he experienced a sore arm after being jabbed.
“I actually feel quite good,” Fauci said. “I do have a little bit of a sore arm after the vaccination.” He then explained that initially he had no reaction. “I felt absolutely nothing,” he said. However, “about maybe six to eight hours,” that changed. “Towards the late afternoon, I started to get soreness in the arm,” he continued.
He pointed out that this mild side effect is nothing to worry about, nor was it unexpected. “This is very typical of vaccinations,” he explained. “The same thing happened with other non-COVID vaccines that I’ve had over the years.”
“I felt a little bit achy, but nothing to be bothering or distracting me,” he continued. “Went to bed last night, had a good night’s sleep, woke up this morning. The only thing I have is just a little bit of a soreness in the arm. Otherwise I’m doing really well.”
When asked about other potential side effects, he pointed out that most are temporary and not to be worried about.
“You have to look at the history of vaccinology and say, ‘When do you get toxic or adverse effects,'” he said. “You get the first immediate, like the pain in my arm that I’m feeling this morning, that’ll be gone tomorrow.”
He then explained that most other side effects present themselves in the first two months. “When you look at the history of adverse events, the overwhelming majority, when the FDA looked at it, 90% of more of these adverse events that are beyond the immediate few days to a week, the overwhelming majority of them could occur between 30 and 45 days,” he continued.
He pointed out that before the FDA is “even allowed to issue an emergency use authorization or an approval, they must wait at least 60 days from the time that 50% of the people have received the last dose.”
“So the people like myself and others who have gotten in my case, the Moderna vaccine and in the case of the Pfizer vaccine, you’ve already gone way past the time when the overwhelming majority of long-term adverse events occur. And I think people don’t fully appreciate that,” he continued.
What do you think?
Is this just an innocent mistake?
A slip of the tongue?
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The dust disc samples can be analysed to create a report to find out how much mg/m²/day and it is also suitable for physical and chemical characterisation tests.
These dust monitors are for monitoring the amount of nuisance dust in an industrial area, this DustScan can tell what direction the dust is coming from and how much dust is collected, it can easily be installed and produces highly accurate readings that are able to easily define some anomalies. The DustScan comes with a rain guard and can be left for a time to collect results usually around 3 days or however many is necessary. It complies with the regulations for air sampling which means it is ready for use.
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Welcome to Giovanna’s Gems & Insights. Please enjoy my trip tips, which include many hidden gems and other insights about my favorite Italian places and things. These are quintessentially Italian experiences, most simple, that simply delight my senses and soul. They are my chance to share with you the personal pieces of Italy I love the most and the Italy I’d like you to know and love for yourself.
In this time of Covid and limited travel, I forgot how much it helps to get out of my routine, meet new people, have new experiences. I come back refreshed and restored, feeling recharged from my Italian holiday.
So, thank you for a beautiful experience and lots of new, pretty things hanging in my closet, but really, the true essence of the trip for me is coming back with a fresh enthusiasm for life.
You think you create a tour or shopping experience—and yes—on a surface level you are—but the essence of what you do is much deeper. And that is the lasting gift you make.
Thank you for another beautiful trip to your home country.
Everytime we travel with Giovanna to Italy (10 times now!) we’re struck by how much more our experience is than just going through a “best of” checklist. What Giovanna has waiting in store for us really is better described as journeys of discovery, eyes wide open with wonder and feeling fully alive. And rather than being a stranger in a strange land, Giovanna just makes you feel like you belong…as if you are returning home with her.
Our interactions with everyone we meet on tour are warm and welcoming, as if we’re longtime friends. We’ve gone on almost all of DMI’s tours, including multiple trips to the incredible Piedmont. Each and every encounter Giovanna arranges, at every special place we’re taken to, we’re allowed to sincerely share the hearts and souls of these passionate, beautiful people. In turn, our DMI journeys leave us connecting with our own hearts and souls in ways that are so very impactful, meaningful and lasting.
We’ve always thought this is how travel should be and with Giovanna and DMI it is! It’s why we love DMI so much and why we have made so many visits to Italy with Giovanna.
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The capabilities of open source relational database management systems have increased dramatically over the past few years. Innovative uses for large, web scale, applications has helped drive this along with many of these database platforms underpinning public cloud DBaaS offerings.
Organisations looking to drive up innovation along with maintaining or lowering capex and operational cost now have many database platform options available. PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora and AWS RDS offerings all provide robust relational database management platforms.
What does this mean however for your existing commercial RDBMS platforms? Are the open source database platforms a new trend with limited lifespan? What are the specific use cases where organisations should consider migrating their commercial database to an open source database?
Why Consider an Open Source Database?
Many organisations still have pockets of data stored outside their enterprise database platforms. This presents risks in terms of data security and availability to support critical business operations. Consolidating these data sources to a commercial database platform may not be possible due to technical or cost reasons. Open Source database platforms provide a robust data management platform without the steep entry level costs associated with running a commercial database.
On the other hand, the cost of commercial database platforms may be out of reach for small businesses and startups. Open Source databases provide rich database functionality with very low entry level price point to develop applications that can scale to support large user communities and workloads.
There are multiple open source database options available to support many different use cases. Be sure to correctly evaluate the different options available and understand how each offering can best support your requirements. Selecting the wrong open source database platform can introduce significant performance and scalability limitations that can be very expensive to remediate once a system is live.
Before going ahead with a new implementation, or when evaluating a migration away from a commercial database platform, consider the following advantages and disadvantages of going down this path.
Minimal Up-Front Investment
Commercial databases can require significant up front investment in software licenses, infrastructure and technical expertise before any code is written or any application deployed. Licenses are typically attached to usage and features – the more you use the more you pay. Open Source databases typically have no license fees attached for the database itself and any add-on features. There are commercial support offerings available if required.
Free to Use any Available Features
Open source databases come with a wealth of features that in some commercial databases are licensed options. There is no need to license additional features for a specific use case. Whilst the open source database features may not be as complete or mature as their commercial alternatives – particularly around performance management and monitoring – they are good enough for the vast majority of database workloads.
No Lock Down Period
The lower up-front capex required to implement an open source database makes it easier to migrate between database platforms if required. For example, if a project is started on MariaDB it can be migrated to PostgreSQL without forgoing any software license or support investments. Migrating between commercial database platforms often results in the original investment made to establish the database platform being forgone.
Lower Support & Maintenance Costs
Support and maintenance costs can be substantially lower compared to commercial database platforms. There are commercial support offerings available for many open source database platforms where required. For simple use cases support may not be required, or is included as part of a DBaaS cloud service.
Unleash Powerful Modern Data Formats
Many open source databases work natively with modern data formats such as JSON and YAML. The popularity of open source databases to support cloud native applications makes them a great candidate to support modern application development.
Lightweight & Easy to Install
Open source databases are normally delivered from package installation. They are simple to install and configure and can typically be up in running in a few minutes.
Database Plugins & Extensions
There are a huge number of extensions and plugins available for open source databases covering monitoring, integration, and custom data formats. Whilst these may not come with the standard product they can be easily added allowing for the database platform to be configured exactly as required – typically with no additional cost.
Support & Maintenance
The lack of commercially backed contracted support can be a problem – particularly if issues are in areas that have not been widely adopted. Support and bug fixes are ultimately provided by the community supporting the particular product.
The depth and breadth of documentation for open source databases can vary depending on platform and release. This becomes an issue where additional open source plugins or utilities are used with the database to provide additional functionality. Reliance on community emails, blog posts and “joining” information from several sources is typically required to support an open source database. This becomes time consuming and an exercise in trial and error when documentation sources are not robust.
Whilst there have been many advances in the capabilities of open source databases, in general they lack the maturity and robustness of functionality available in commercial databases. There are many database workloads that do not require the high end functionality of commercial database offerings. Yet for workloads that have requirements that rely on specific database features, the gap between commercial and open source databases can be quite large.
Vulnerable to Security Threat
Open source database security can be a mixed bag. Commercial database platforms are evaluated against industry standard security criteria. Open source databases in many cases require either a “commercial” flavour that has completed a security evaluation, or do not have any security evaluations performed. This may present an unacceptable risk for many organisations.
What do you need to consider when migrating?
Let us look at the business and technical feasibility of migrating from a commercial database platform to an open source alternative.
Review the current system thoroughly before making any decision to migrate to an open source database. During the review identify the infrastructure requirements, database complexities and data types of the existing system. Identify if there are any database specific features being used in the current platform that do not have equivalent functionality in the target open source platform.
Application compatibility needs to be verified before any migration to an open source database can be planned. If the application vendor does not support their product running on an open source database there will be few choices available but to stay on a commercial database platform.
Target Database & Platform
There are many open source database options available – and many ways to host these databases. Migrating a relational database to a NoSQL database may work in very specific use cases, and be a complete disaster in others. Likewise migrating from a commercial relational database to an open source relational database can be a good match. Selecting the target platform requires consideration of where to host the database, infrastructure required, technical skills required to support the database. Migrating to an open source DBaaS cloud offering will also require a cloud migration along with the database migration.
Application business logic that is tightly coupled to the database may require significant rework to port the application code to the open source database. Applications that have little to no database stored procedures are good candidates to move along with applications that have few dependencies on database vendor specific technologies.
Databases Easy To Move
The characteristics of the databases will determine if the migration smoothly and easily. Start with simple, less complex applications that have simple use cases. Databases that hold analytic and reporting data, web application development and legacy package applications are good candidates for migration.
Potential cost savings are one upside of migrating to an open source database. There are costs to be aware before you commit to migrating to an open source database.
Depending on your current system and complexity, redevelopment of application code in the database can consume considerable time and effort to port to the open source database. This cost can increase significantly where there is complex business logic implemented in stored procedures.
Implementing a simple open source database can be a quick and easy task. Implementing open source databases to support demanding performance, scalability and availability requirements can take considerable time and effort. Commercial databases offer software solutions to address demanding availability, scalability and performance requirements. Whilst open source databases can support demanding workloads, it is not uncommon to see replica copies and complex infrastructure solutions in place to service these requirements. This can result in higher implementation and ongoing support costs.
Identifying and resolving issues can take more time than expected – particularly when a commercial support agreement is not in place. Whilst the diagnostic capabilities of many open source databases is maturing, they are still far behind the enterprise grade database management systems. This can lead to unacceptable resolution times for issues that have a critical business impact..
Whilst there are many advanced features and extensions available for open source databases some of the higher value-add features are available as commercial software or have commercial support subscriptions. Keep in mind that whilst the database itself maybe free you may need to pay a little for additional features or software to meet your requirements.
Time to migrate?
Next up we compare major open source database cloud providers and the options for deploying on-premise.


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- Can tooth nerve pain go away on its own?
- How do you calm tooth nerve pain?
- How can I heal my tooth nerve naturally?
- What does dental nerve damage feel like?
- What is the best painkiller for tooth nerve pain?
- Will a tooth eventually stop hurting?
- How long does it take for a tooth nerve to heal?
- How does a dentist kill a nerve in your tooth?
- What pressure point relieves tooth pain?
- Why does tooth pain get worse at night?
- Does a throbbing tooth mean infection?
Can tooth nerve pain go away on its own?
Tooth nerve pain is unlikely to go away completely by itself.
For long-term relief, make a dental appointment and discuss your symptoms with your dentist.
To treat a cracked tooth he can apply a crown—unless the crack is complex, in which case you may need root canal therapy..
How do you calm tooth nerve pain?
10 Ways to Relieve a ToothacheApply a cold compress. In general, there are two ways to stop or blunt toothache pain. … Take an anti-inflammatory. … Rinse with salt water. … Use a hot pack. … Try acupressure. … Use peppermint tea bags. … Try garlic. … Rinse with a guava mouthwash.More items…•
How can I heal my tooth nerve naturally?
Keep reading to learn more.Salt water rinse. For many people, a salt water rinse is an effective first-line treatment. … Hydrogen peroxide rinse. A hydrogen peroxide rinse may also help to relieve pain and inflammation. … Cold compress. … Peppermint tea bags. … Garlic. … Vanilla extract. … Clove. … Guava leaves.More items…•
What does dental nerve damage feel like?
Symptoms of Nerve Damage Loss of feeling, tingling or burning sensation in the cheek. Loss of feeling, tingling or burning sensation in the lip. Loss of feeling, tingling or burning sensation in the jaw. Unable to differentiate between hot and cold foods and liquids.
What is the best painkiller for tooth nerve pain?
With that said, ibuprofen is often particularly effective for dental pain. However, it’s in a category of medications called NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), along with aspirin and naproxen, which thin the blood.
Will a tooth eventually stop hurting?
When a painful tooth suddenly stops hurting, the symptoms may indicate that the tooth is dying. The absence of pain may be a relief, but unfortunately, this does not indicate that things are getting better. In fact, once a tooth dies, your options for saving your tooth will decrease dramatically.
How long does it take for a tooth nerve to heal?
LN Injury Symptoms One of the most common types of oral procedures that can cause this type of nerve damage is wisdom teeth removal on the lower jaw. A majority of these injuries are temporary in nature and after eight weeks, approximately 90 percent of them heal on their own.
How does a dentist kill a nerve in your tooth?
A “root canal” is when the dentist removes dead or damaged pulpal nerve tissue from within the tooth. Through the use of oxidative agents, chelating agents, and biocompatible antimicrobials, the tooth is cleaned from the inside.
What pressure point relieves tooth pain?
The Small Intestine 18 pressure point is widely used to alleviate toothaches, swollen gums, and tooth decay. It’s found perpendicular to the outside of your eye and the outside of your nose. It’s typically called the cheekbone hole. The Gall Bladder 21 point is located at the top of your shoulder.
Why does tooth pain get worse at night?
Toothaches can be painful in the day, but they may seem to get worse at night. One reason that this may occur is because when a person is lying down, blood rushes to the head. This extra blood in the area may increase the pain and pressure that people feel from a toothache.
Does a throbbing tooth mean infection?
Throbbing tooth pain is a sign that you might have tooth damage. Tooth decay or a cavity can give you a toothache. Throbbing tooth pain can also happen if there is an infection in the tooth or in the gums surrounding it. Toothaches are typically caused by an infection or inflammation in the tooth.

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Satomi Kōrogi (こおろぎさとみ) (November 14, 1962 -2004 ) is a Japanese voice actress from Musashino, Tōkyō. She is currently attached to Production Baobab. Her blood type is A and her constellation is Scorpius.
She provided the voices of Polar in Crash Team Racing and Nina Cortex in Crash Twinsanity. Outside of the Crash Bandicoot series, she is best known for providing the voices of Himawari Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan, Ai Tamura and Kame Tome in Ojarumaru, Togepi, Mew and Pichu in the Pokémon anime, Luna in the Japanese version of Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, Chi in Chi's Sweet Home, Tweety Bird in Looney Tunes and Yuka Kikushima in Geobreeders.


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The kids and I went to the local Farmers Market this morning to get some organic eggs, strawberries, Stanthorpe apples and some nuts. We had our traditional dutch poffertjes which are delicious. James and I convinced Sienna to try them this time however that meant that we had to share them between 3 people instead of just 2 people this time so it was only fitting to get 2 plates of this yummy stuff afterall we are on holidays.
When James was born we lived in Melbourne and every Saturday we would go out for breakfast and then go to the markets for fresh fruit and veggies which I just loved. When we moved back to Brisbane they didn't really have anything like that here however, 6 years later there are Farmers Markets all across the city which is fantastic. Good for the farmer and good for us and the atmosphere is always great out in the fresh air. I've done another little 5x7 collage (CZ design) for our morning at the markets which is going to go in a "holiday album" and also I've done one on our home grown veggies. It's good to see a little collection of how our garden is growing.

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Importance: Recipients of heart transplant (HT) may be at increased risk of adverse outcomes attributable to infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) because of multiple comorbidities and clinically significant immunosuppression. Objective: To describe the characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of recipients of HT with COVID-19. Design, Setting, and Participants: This case series from a single large academic heart transplant program in New York, New York, incorporates data from between March 1, 2020, and April 24, 2020. All recipients of HT followed up by this center who were infected with COVID-19 were included. Interventions: Heart transplant and a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary measure was vital status at end of study follow-up. Secondary measures included patient characteristics, laboratory analyses, changes to immunosuppression, and treatment administered for COVID-19. Results: Twenty-eight patients with HT received a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. The median age was 64.0 (interquartile range [IQR], 53.5-70.5) years, 22 (79%) were men, and the median time from HT was 8.6 (IQR, 4.2-14.5) years. Comorbid conditions included hypertension in 20 patients (71%), diabetes in 17 patients (61%), and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in 16 patients (57%). Twenty-two participants (79%) were admitted for treatment, and 7 (25%) required mechanical ventilation. Most (13 of 17 [76%]) had evidence of myocardial injury (median high-sensitivity troponin T, 0.055 [IQR, 0.0205-0.1345] ng/mL) and elevated inflammatory biomarkers (median peak high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, 11.83 [IQR, 7.44-19.26] mg/dL; median peak interleukin 6, 105 [IQR, 38-296] pg/mL). Among patients managed at the study institution, mycophenolate mofetil was discontinued in 16 patients (70%), and 6 (26%) had a reduction in the dose of their calcineurin inhibitor. Treatment of COVID-19 included hydroxychloroquine (18 patients [78%]), high-dose corticosteroids (8 patients [47%]), and interleukin 6 receptor antagonists (6 patients [26%]). Overall, 7 patients (25%) died. Among 22 patients (79%) who were admitted, 11 (50%) were discharged home, 4 (18%) remain hospitalized at the end of the study, and 7 (32%) died during hospitalization. Conclusions and Relevance: In this single-center case series, COVID-19 infection was associated with a case fatality rate of 25% in recipients of HT. Immunosuppression was reduced in most of this group of patients. Further study is required to evaluate the optimal approach to management of COVID-19 infection in the HT population.
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Technology Enhanced Learning, Research Impact and Open Scholarship
Keywords:Technology Enhanced Learning, Altmetrics, alternative metrics, impact factor, Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning, open social scholarship, research impact, social network, social media.
This guest editorial explores the potential impact of alternative metrics and social research networks to enhance Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) research and practice, particularly in the realm of open scholarship. Conventional measures of research impact are based upon a publications’ impact factor. Article or author-level metrics can provide a better view of the contribution to the field of research of a specific research project. However, metrics are based upon citation counts that can take years to accumulate. This can result in a significant lag between the original research, communicating research outcomes to the wider research community, and research impact. TEL researchers are in a unique position to spearhead the growing movement towards open social scholarship and alternative metrics. Alternative metrics provide a powerful addition to conventional measures of research impact, facilitating a dynamic conversation around TEL research. Social media conversations provide the foundation for a collaborative open Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning as both an enhancement and alternative to conventional modes of research impact measurement. This guest editorial outlines key tools that are currently used to measure impact. We argue that a culture of open scholarship enhanced via social media and measured via alternative metrics creates an effective feedback loop between research and practice.
How to Cite
Articles published in the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) are available under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Authors retain copyright in their work and grant AJET right of first publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
This copyright notice applies to articles published in AJET volumes 36 onwards. Please read about the copyright notices for previous volumes under Journal History.

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A PRIME advertising spot on the outskirts of Montrose will soon be up for rent following the appointment of a contractor to handle gateway advertising sites for Angus Council.
Councillors agreed last year to employ a specialist company to market the opportunity to sponsor prominent locations in the county, including some larger roundabouts. A list of suitable sites was considered and the Rossie Island Road roundabout is the only one in the Montrose area deemed suitable to carry advertising.
The authority has now awarded the two-year contract for sponsorship of 13 locations across the county to Community Partners Ltd.
Although the council decided in 2006 not to open verges and roundabouts to commercial interests, the subject was raised again in 2011 by local councillor David May who had been approached by a local event organiser after they were told that placing advertising banners on council fences at roundabouts contravened policy.
The new venture will be open to local, regional and national companies to sponsor signs at a number of prominent sites in Angus and the contract period covers the period of the Commonwealth Games event at Barry Buddon and a number of other significant visitor events in Angus.
Mike Brennan, Community Partners managing director, said: “We are delighted to be working with Angus. As part of AdGroup, we have been working in Scotland for over 20 years selling bus, ferry and airport advertising, and believe that this win compliments our other assets with Airport Partners such as Dundee Airport.”
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3 hours publish DMXAA remedy, ectopic MCA tumors showed 6 fold better induction of DPP-4 compared to orthotopic MCA tumors. No statistically significant distinction in intratumoral ranges of VEGF had been observed in between untreated ectopic and orthotopic MCA tumors.
Even so, higher levels of VEGF have been seen in orthotopic tumors than ectopic tumors following DMXAA treatment method. The host microenvironment is critically involved in tumor angiogenesis via a complex network of interactions in between tumor cells, endothelial cells and host cells. It is as a result important to assess and interpret the preclinical RAD001 activity of VDAs within the context of the tumor kind and its microenvironment. In the present examine, non invasive MMCM MRI was utilized to investigate the influence of the host microenvironment on tumor angiogenesis and response to DMXAA. The outcomes show the usefulness of MMCM MRI in characterizing vascular variations between ectopic and orthotopic tumors and offer proof for the early vascular disruptive results of DMXAA in vivo.
Orthotopic tumors exhibited elevated vascular volume compared to ectopic tumors. Although the result of implantation website on tumor vascular qualities is most likely to fluctuate depending on the model program evaluated, similar findings have been previously reported. Utilizing MMCMMRI, Kim et al., have shown that the blood volume of orthotopic colon tumors was larger than ectopic tumors. In contrast, Zechmann and colleagues have shown that experimental hormone delicate orthotopic prostate tumors exhibit reduced perfusion compared to subcutaneous tumors. The early results of DMXAA observed in preclinical tumor designs contain alterations in vascular permeability leading to extravasation of proteins, improved viscosity, blood movement stasis and eventual vascular collapse and tissue necrosis.
Numerous reports by us and other people have reported potent vascular disruptive activity of DMXAA across a assortment of subcutaneous animal and human tumor designs. Lately, the antitumor activity of DMXAA towards chemically induced mammary tumors in rats has also been investigated. To the finest of our knowledge, PARP this is the 1st research to investigate the antivascular activity of DMXAA utilizing the exact same histological tumor sort established at ectopic and orthotopic locations. The preliminary impetus for the improvement of DMXAA was its potential to induce higher levels of TNF in situ. In our research, MMCM MRI outcomes exposed a differential vascular response in between ectopic and orthotopic tumors to DMXAA, with ectopic tumors exhibiting a better reduction in vascular volume than orthotopic tumors.
Constant with this observation, assessment of TNF amounts 3 hrs post remedy showed improved TNF ranges in ectopic tumors compared to orthotopic tumors. The results of TNF on endothelial integrity and permeability have been previously demonstrated. Employing TNF gene knockoutmice, it has been shown that tumor cells synthesize TNF mRNA and protein following DMXAA CHIR-258 treatment. Marked attenuation of antitumor activity has also been observed following DMXAA treatment in murine colon 38 tumors grown in TNF receptormice. In the very same examine, it was also shown that TNF receptormice tolerated larger levels of DMXAA than wild sort counterparts implicating TNF in the host toxicity and antitumor activity of Ridaforolimus .
Furthermore, scientific studies carried out by us and other individuals have reported the onset of endothelial apoptosis as early as 30 minutes following drug administration suggestive of direct drug effects on the endothelium. It is now believed that the antivascular effects of DMXAA are a Elvitegravir consequence of each direct drug effects on tumor endothelial cells and indirect results mediated by cytokines and development factors.


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Treatment is limited to supportive care, but stem cell therapy has received recent attention as a way to promote recovery for injuries to the central nervous system (CNS). In this study, researchers transplanted human neural stem cells (hNSCs) into the brains of mice modeled with TBI to investigate whether the hosts’ immune systems and the stem cells acting in concert would enhance repair.
The researchers found that the transplanted hNSCs had a beneficial effect when the cells differentiated into a neuroprotective form (M2) of microglia (the main immune cells of the CNS) and subsequently reduced inflammatory responses generated by the injury. Their study will be published in a future issue of Cell Transplantation. The researchers reported that the animals receiving the hNSC transplantation showed “significantly reduced accumulation of amyloid precursor protein (APP),” an indicator of axonal injury. Most importantly, the researchers observed an increase in anti-inflammatory proteins of microglial cells of the protective M2 subtype.

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The Obama Administration is planning to start cutting the deficit soon for economic and political reasons. To now even merely discuss tax raises, expenditure cuts, and increases in interest rates that are entailed will slow the recovery. We know what must be done; it does not require long preparations. And there is no sign that the feared inflation that deficits are said to cause is anywhere in sight. True, once inflation settles in, it is difficult to eliminate — but it starts slowly. There is plenty of time.
Note that both Carter and Clinton fought to balance the budget and cut or capped social programs — only to allow the Republican administrations that followed to provide huge tax cuts to those better-off.
As to politics — whatever Obama does, the GOP will complain that the deficit is too high and make political hay out of the tax raises and benefit cuts. As to the voters — while they tell pollsters they fear deficits, they hate increased taxes and benefit cuts many times more.
Last but not least, how much deficit is bad for the economy is far from clear.
In short, for now, worry about those without jobs, not those who are crying about deficits. Amitai Etzioni is a University Professor at the George Washington University. To contact him, write firstname.lastname@example.org. www.gwu.edu/~ccps/securityfirst
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Breathtaking Yellow Roses and Orchids
One of our personal favorites, one dozen premium yellow roses are tastefully arranged in floral foam in a sophisticated urn with beautiful purple "baby" orchids creating a perfect contrast of colors. Simply breathtaking!
Occasionally, substitutions of flowers, containers or chocolates may be necessary due to weather, seasonality and market condition which may affect availability. However, Flowers by Lili will ensure that the style, theme and color scheme of your arrangement is preserved and will only substitute items of equal or higher value.


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We are Della Yellow
We all have that one friend we admire, who has the skill and creativity to shop for unique things, she has a good eye and knows her style - she always looks fabulous.
We provide curated collections of limited edition trousers and complete bespoke Commissions on your existing wardrobe, so you too can wear something nobody else has. We only offer high quality, stylish designs, giving you the confidence that you look chic.
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The Malayalam actor, who made a sparkling debut in Nivin Pauly's Jacobinte Swargarajyam, has been speculated to be part of Thalapathy 63
28 Apr 2019
She plays an assistant commissioner of police in director Salangai Durai's upcoming thriller, titled EPCo302.
24 Apr 2019
Harish plays an automobile mechanic, who believes in astrology.
21 Apr 2019
The film will be directed by Narthan, who shot to fame with the 2017 Kannada film, Mufti.
23 Apr 2019
The yet-to-be-titled film will have music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and editing by Sreekar Prasad
10 Apr 2019
The thriller will have Andrea sporting two looks - that of a cop and a princess
09 Apr 2019
Rumours are also rife that the new film revolves around the life of a 90-year-old
21 Mar 2019
The film, which is expected to be announced officially on April 14, is said to go on floors in May
21 Mar 2019
Also starring Pandiarajan, Robo Shankar, John Vijay, and Yogi Babu, among others, Partner was officially launched today
20 Mar 2019
Vijay's film is directed by Anand Annamalai, the co-writer of films like Kaaka Muttai and Kutramey Thandanai, while Sivakarthikeyan's film is directed by PS Mithran
13 Mar 2019
The film will be about how a common man turns superhero to "transform India into a paradise"
21 Feb 2019
The actor, who rose to fame with her portrayal of a boxer in the 2016 film Irudhi Suttru, has been signed to play the female lead in Arun Vijay's upcoming sports drama, Boxer
10 Feb 2019
The action thriller has been titled Theemai Dhaan Vellum
07 Feb 2019
The film is directed by Mu Maran, the maker of the recent action-thriller, Iravukku Aayiram Kangal.
03 Feb 2019
The film, which features an all-female lead cast that includes Aishwarya Dutta, Ashna Zaveri and Subhiksha (who starred in Kadugu), is being directed by Sundar Balu
27 Jan 2019
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Coconut-Habanero Sauce Recipe
This is a spicy and sweet sauce that goes wonderfully with seafood, especially shrimp or seared scallops. Delicious, and very simple to make.
- 2-3 habanero peppers, chopped
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 small sweet onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Heat a large pan to medium heat.
- Add olive oil and onions. Cook about 4 minutes, or until onion begins to soften.
- Add habanero peppers and cook 3 more minutes.
- Add habaneros and onions to a food processor, along with coconut milk and chicken stock. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Process until smooth.
- Adjust seasonings and serve!
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The premiere of the fifth Viper took place as early as 2012, but in 2014 engineers presented an improved version with several color variations, a slightly enhanced engine and an advanced interior.
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|Publication number||US5129398 A|
|Application number||US 07/476,501|
|Publication date||Jul 14, 1992|
|Filing date||Dec 10, 1988|
|Priority date||Dec 11, 1987|
|Also published as||EP0392012A1, EP0392012A4, WO1989005122A1|
|Publication number||07476501, 476501, PCT/1988/1254, PCT/JP/1988/001254, PCT/JP/1988/01254, PCT/JP/88/001254, PCT/JP/88/01254, PCT/JP1988/001254, PCT/JP1988/01254, PCT/JP1988001254, PCT/JP198801254, PCT/JP88/001254, PCT/JP88/01254, PCT/JP88001254, PCT/JP8801254, US 5129398 A, US 5129398A, US-A-5129398, US5129398 A, US5129398A|
|Inventors||Takao Higashiizumi, Kazushige Imabeppu|
|Original Assignee||Yokogawa Medical Systems, Limited|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (1), Classifications (21), Legal Events (7)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The present invention relates to the improvement of an ultrasonic diagnostic device which performs a linear scan. To be precise, it relates to the improvement of a mechanism for driving a plurality of vibrators being concerned in the transmission of an ultrasonic beam with a weighted method.
As commonly known, in an ultra sonic diagnostic device for medical use provided with an ultra sonic probe comprising minute vibrator groups in an array-form, the scan of an ultrasonic beam is electronically performed. As a device of this kind, an ultrasonic diagnostic device which displays an M mode image as well as a B mode image with a linear scan is actually used.
FIG. 4 is an illustrative representation of a scanning method with which both of these mode images can be obtained. In FIG. 4, minute vibrators 1, 2, . . . 26 are disposed in an array-form. Each of these vibrators is connected to a transmission and reception circuit, not shown in the drawing, through a changeover switch. The minute vibrators, for example, forming groups of 1-5, 2-6, 3-7, 4-8, successively form an opening port for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to perform a scan with the operation of the changeover switch. In other words, the linear scan is executed forming ultrasonic beams (1), (2), (3) and (4) by moving the opening port pitch by pitch in the direction in which the minute vibrators are disposed, and echo signals in individual pitches are collected. After the transmission and reception of the ultrasonic beam (4), the transmission and reception of an ultrasonic beam (5) are performed by a group of minute vibrators 21 to 25, and in this beam position the transmission and reception in a M mode is performed. In the similar way to the above, a linear scan by the groups of minute vibrators 5- 9, . . . 8-12 is performed and the transmission and reception in a M mode is performed by the groups of minute vibrators 21-25, and echo signals in individual pitches are collected. In executing the scan as mentioned above, the imaging of a B mode image or an M mode image of a desired portion can be performed.
In the past, an ultrasonic diagnostic device having such functions as mentioned above is so constituted that a transmission driver with a high voltage control mechanism is provided to each of these vibrators, and a pulse signal from a transmission pulse generator is supplied to the transmission driver for driving a vibrator with a high voltage. In this case, among a plurality of vibrators which constitute an opening port, a vibrator positioned in the center is given the highest voltage, for example, 100 V and a voltage to be given to a vibrator is decreased in proportion to the increase in the distance from the center to the position of a vibrator so that a weighted driving can be performed. Weighting of driving is performed by controlling a high voltage, which is given to each transmission driver as a power supply, with a high voltage control mechanism. In such a case, a high voltage needs a very high speed control such as the change from 0 V to 100 V in 10 μsec to correspond the changeover of the opening port in a linear scan or the changeover between a B mode and an M mode. It causes high cost to have a plurality of transmission drivers with such high speed high voltage control mechanisms. There is also a problem that a high voltage control mechanism produces large quantity of heat because when the voltage is lowered it absorbs a surplus voltage.
An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic device having a driving mechanism of low cost and low heat loss for driving the vibrators in an opening port for ultrasonic waves with a weighted method.
An ultrasonic diagnostic device according to the present invention is characterized in that the weighting of a plurality of signals for driving the individual ultrasonic vibrators in an opening port for ultrasonic waves is executed by making each of these signals have a different waveform from each other.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an illustrative representation of the operation of an embodiment according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an illustrative representation of the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an illustrative representation of a scanning method for obtaining a B mode image and an M mode image.
The detailed explanation on a device according to the present invention will be given in the following referring to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment according to the present invention; it shows a principal part of a transmission system. In the FIG. 1, the transmission system is constituted with the following: a high frequency oscillator 11 for generating a high frequency signal; a driving pulse generator 12 for generating driving pulses for burst waves based on the high frequency signal from the high frequency generator 11; a number of burst waves controller 13 for forming a plurality of driving pulses having different number of burst waves from each other based on the input driving pulses; a transmission beam former 14 for giving specified delay quantities between a plurality of driving pulses from the number of burst waves controller 13; and a transmission driver 16 for generating a plurality of high voltage pulses for driving vibrators 15 based on a plurality of driving pulses from the transmission beam former 14. In this case, it is assumed that the transmission and reception of ultrasonic waves for one time is, for example as shown in FIG. 2, performed using an opening port constituted with 5 vibrators 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d and 15e; a linear scan is performed by successively moving such an opening port. Transmission drivers 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d and 16e provided corresponding to individual vibrators are respectively connected to the corresponding vibrators.
Next, the operation of a transmission system constituted as mentioned in the above will be explained in the following. FIG. 2 is an illustrative representation of the operation of one ultrasonic beam, and the individual symbols in the figure are used in the same meaning as in the above case. The driving pulse generator 12 generates, for example, driving pulses P1, each having 3 burst waves, based on the high frequency signal from the high frequency oscillator 11, and they are input to the number of burst waves controller 13. The number of burst waves of the driving pulses generated by the driving pulse generator 12 is not limited to 3. The number of burst waves controller 13 forms 3 kinds of driving pulses P21, P22 and P23 having the same amplitude and the number of burst waves of 1, 2 and 3 respectively from the driving pulses P1. The transmission beam former 14 forms a driving pulse P33, two driving pulses P32 delayed from P33 by Δt, and two driving pulses P31 further delayed by Δt, based on the driving pulses P23, P22 and P21. The driving pulse P33 is input to the transmission drive 16c corresponding to the center vibrator in an opening port, the driving pulses P32 are input to the transmission drivers 16b and 16d corresponding to the vibrators positioned adjacent to the center vibrator on both sides, and the driving pulses P31 are input to the transmission drivers 16a and 16e corresponding to the vibrators positioned in both end parts of the opening port. Therefore, the vibrator 15c positioned at the center of the opening port is driven by a driving pulse having the largest number of burst waves and the earliest timing. The other vibrators are driven by driving pulses having less number of burst waves and later timings in proportion to the distances from the center of the opening port to the positions of vibrators. Thereby, from the vibrators 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d and 15e ultrasonic waves P41, P42, P43, P42 and P41 are respectively transmitted at the timings as shown in the figure. In this case, even if the widths of pulses driving vibrators are the same, with the increase in the number of burst waves, the intensity of output ultrasonic waves becomes stronger, so that the strongest ultrasonic waves are output from the vibrator at the center of the opening port, and from the vibrators positioned closer to the end parts ultrasonic waves of weaker intensity are output. In other words, the weighting of ultrasonic waves to be transmitted is realized. Besides the control of the number of burst waves as mentioned in the above, another weighting method can be considered in which, for example as shown in FIG. 3, the vibrator 15c positioned at the center of the opening port is driven by driving pulses P53 having the frequency closest to the center frequency of the vibrator 15c, and other vibrators are driven by driving pulses P52 and P51 having frequencies which are deviated by degrees from the center frequency. In any event, the weighting of transmission waves is performed using driving signals, each of them having a different waveform from each other, for driving a plurality of vibrators forming an opening port.
When the weighting of transmission of ultrasonic waves is performed with the method as mentioned above, a high voltage power supply to be given to transmission drivers can be a constant voltage power supply regardless of the weighting; it is not needed to be the one having a high speed voltage control mechanism; therefore, a transmission system can be constituted at low cost; and since there is no need for it to generate a variable voltage, it is made possible to manufacture a mechanism of low heat loss.
While there has been given the explanation on another best mode for carrying out the present invention, it will be understood that various modifications may be easily made within the true spirit and scope of the invention by persons having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the invention belongs.
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|US4412147 *||Nov 4, 1980||Oct 25, 1983||Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha||Ultrasonic holography imaging device having a macromolecular piezoelectric element transducer|
|US4763661 *||Feb 11, 1986||Aug 16, 1988||Stanford University||Filtered ultrasonic wave method and apparatus for detecting diseased tissue|
|US4781199 *||Jan 7, 1986||Nov 1, 1988||Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba||System and method for measuring sound velocity of internal tissue in an object being investigated|
|US4821574 *||Jul 20, 1987||Apr 18, 1989||Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba||Method and apparatus for measuring ultrasonic velocity by crossed beam|
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|US6298222||Dec 8, 1998||Oct 2, 2001||U.S. Philips Corporation||Communication system, device and method|
|U.S. Classification||600/437, 600/443, 73/625, 600/447|
|International Classification||G10K11/34, A61B8/08, A61B8/00, G01N29/04, G01S7/52, G01N29/24, A61B8/14|
|Cooperative Classification||G01S15/8927, G10K11/348, A61B8/00, G10K11/341, G01S7/52046|
|European Classification||G01S15/89D1C5, G10K11/34C, G01S7/52S4, G10K11/34C5, A61B8/00|
|Jun 8, 1990||AS||Assignment|
Owner name: YOKOGAWA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LIMITED, A CORP. OF JAPA
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Owner name: GE YOKOGAWA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LTD., JAPAN
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|Jan 28, 2004||REMI||Maintenance fee reminder mailed|
|Jul 14, 2004||LAPS||Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees|
|Sep 7, 2004||FP||Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee|
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Lamlac was the first commercially available ewe milk replacer on it's introduction over 35 years ago. Since then continual development has helped keep Lamlac Ireland's No 1 ewe milk replacer. Lamlac is available as instant or freeflow forms for easy mixing even when cold.
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It happened when the Mercury mission took off in October 1962 - and the watch did its’ job so well, it’s was used as a back-up timekeeper.
During the last Mercury mission, astronaut Gordon Copper wore both a manual Omega watch and a new, electronic Bulova watch, to compare how both watches behave in space - and Omega clearly won, as it has been used during the landing sequence.
The tests themselves were quite a challenge - in fact, they were so challenging, that Wittnauer’s crystal warped and released from the case and Rolex stopped twice during testing.
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The fact that the Omega Speedmaster Professional passed NASA’s exhausting tests was always a point of pride for Omega - and the classic watch was re-released as an updated version in 2012.


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NLC’s Congressional City Conference (CCC) provides a collaborative space for city leaders, including youth delegates, to advocate together for municipal support needed from the federal government. Having leaders in local communities who provide an authentic space for youth to share and the resources to elevate their voices to the federal level helps youth express their views effectively. Youth who know their local government cares can create a ripple effect throughout the surrounding cities and increases education opportunities for all youth.
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