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DURHAM -- Residential property owners are going to feel the impact of reassessment more than businesses over the next four years.
The average assessment increase, across all property classes, works out to 12.4 per cent, with residential increasing by 14 per cent (this is for single-family homes), and commercial rising by only 3.8 per cent.
Jim Clapp, Durham's finance commissioner, said the increase for commercial properties is "far below the average. It's moved taxes away from commercial onto the residential sector."
The residential sector will pay about $5 million more, while the commercial sector will fork out $4.7 million less, he told Regional Council's finance committee on Tuesday.
Property assessments are done by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation and not Durham Region or local municipalities.
"It's a major shift to residential taxpayers due to the shift away from the commercial sector," Mr. Clapp said.
In the last reassessment, done in 2008, the shift was away from residential and onto commercial, he added.
"The reason for the shift this time is economic, the downturn in the economy," Mr. Clapp said. "In the past, there was a decrease in residential assessment. This time, it does go the other way."
While the assessed value of a property is going up an average of 12.4 per cent, that doesn't mean the property taxes are going up that amount. Only the value of the property is increasing by that much.
Durham is aiming for a 2.75-per cent tax increase next year.
Mr. Clapp noted the assessment for shopping centres is only increasing by 1.4 per cent.
There are many vacancies in each municipality and shopping centres are "going through a tough time."
Shopping centre owners "can't demand the rents they did in their heyday. It's the same with offices. There's a lot of vacancies and the demand for rent isn't the same as what the value of the buildings are."
Regional Chairman Roger Anderson said from 2014 to 2016, the economy will be doing better and "commercial properties will pay less taxes."
Mr. Clapp agreed, but noted commercial property owners saw their assessment increase just as the economy was going into a downturn in 2008.
The residential increase is "an awful lot to ask of residential taxpayers," Mr. Anderson said, while Mr. Clapp noted it's a "significant shift."
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Sales at U.S. corporate-owned Pizza Huts climbed 1 percent for the company's four-week accounting period 12, ended Nov. 29.
According to a news release, sales for the comparable period last year also were up 1 percent.
Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands does not report sales figures for its franchised and licensed stores, nor does it break out international Pizza Hut sales numbers from those blended with those of sister brand KFC. (According to the report international sales were up 16 percent on a constant dollar basis.)
In its 2002 annual report, Yum put Pizza Hut's U.S. unit count at 1,760 corporate stores and 5,469 franchised and licensed stores.
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Valve is no stranger to experimenting with new ways of communicating and tracking data within games. Whether it's something as simple as closed captioning and customizable controls, or something a bit more niche like a colorblind mode, many of Valve's games have been celebrated for being more accessible. Mike Ambinder of Valve Software spoke with Gamasutra and explained how company's pursuits enables it to "improve the experience of both able and disabled gamers."
In addition to previously documented research into sign language, Valve's Ambinder also expresses interest in "the potential of eyetrackers and the eventual ability to let gamers use their eyes as active controller inputs." With this method, you may be able to control a game completely hands-free ... without having to use your entire body as an input device. "It may be possible in the future to let the eyes act as a proxy for the mouse cursor, letting gamers transmit navigation and targeting inputs via eye movements. If you couple this approach with the use of blinks or other proxies for button presses, you may remove the need for a mouse and keyboard (or gamepad) all together," Ambinder added.
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ROME (AFP) - Rafael Benitez was appointed coach of Serie A side Napoli on Monday the club president announced.
The 53-year-old Spaniard - whose previous experience in Serie A was a painful short-lived spell with Inter Milan - had been widely expected to be named and Napoli supremo Aurelio De Laurentiis tweet confirmed that to be the case.
"Rafa Benitez is the new coach of Napoli," tweeted De Laurentiis, whose side finished runners-up in the recently finished Serie A season.
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(Read article summary)A new study that seeks to understand how new, kid-focused online venues effect adolescence says that social media forums can promote forms of social and identity development. Those skills, the study says, can help encourage civic involvement later in life.
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Imagine a game in which a child not only discovers, collects, creates, and/or customizes 2- and 3-dimensional art objects that s/he then shares with fellow player-creators, but also creates his/her own levels of play. Imagine the literacies players could be developing in the process of playing such a game, including social literacy, through sharing, "liking," and reviewing each other's creations.
Wonderfully, there's nothing imagined about any of that. Millions of children 5- to 12-years-old are playing this game (rated "E" for "Everyone"), LittleBigPlanet, in 13 languages on PlayStation 3 consoles, and this is just one social-media venue profiled by a study from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop in New York. There is still so little we know about preteens' use of social media, but thanks to this report – which both pulls together the research we do have and catalogs what we still need to know – we have some rich new insights.
The authors write that "many important new literacies are necessary for participating deeply in some of the best practices available in SNF," as the description of what happens in and around LittleBigPlanet shows (the authors prefer the broader term "forums" to "sites," thus using "social networking forums" or SNF). "Research also suggests that SNF can also promote some forms of social and identity development. Emerging SNF that sponsor sharing creative designs may provide unique opportunities for children to develop these kinds of new literacies and social practices, sometimes also called "citizenship."
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Former Satyam Computers chairman B. Ramalinga Raju has expressed his willingness to be examined through a questionnaire, clearing the way for the court to frame charges against Satyam scam accused.
The counsel for Mr. Raju on Monday filed in the special court for Satyam Computers fraud an affidavit confirming his willingness to answer a questionnaire that will be served on him at the NIMS where he is undergoing treatment.
After the affidavit was filed, the magistrate B.V.L.N. Chakravarthy adjourned the case to June 19 when the charges against the accused would be pronounced. Except Mr. Raju, the charges for the remaining accused would be made known in the court hall itself. The decision of the court to examine Mr. Raju through a questionnaire put at rest the proposal by Central Bureau of Investigation to video link the court hall with NIMS.
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It is a Neolithic site where the large dinosaur skeletons on show in the Ulaanbaatar Natural History Museum were found. In the west it is better known as the Flaming Cliffs, so named by explorer Roy Chapman Andrews. In the same are he also discovered petrified forests, remains of mammals, and in particular the skeleton of a hornless rhinoceros, the largest known mammal in the world. Bayanzag is in Bulgan sum in a desert zone that as its name suggests, is strewn with saxaul bushes.
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A Survey of Embedded Linux Packages
Coollogic: Coollinux—Coollinux AE (Appliance Edition) combines the power of embedded Linux and Java technology to deliver an operating system for the next generation of Internet appliances. http://www.coollogic.com/.
Coventive: XLinux—fully featured embedded Linux kernel that can be configured to as little as 143KB for information appliances and embedded devices. Support: 586, 686, MediaGX, STPC, StrongARM, SH3/SH4, PA-RISC, ARM-7 and more. http://www.coventive.com/.
Esfia: RedBlue Linux—an embedded Linux distribution for wireless communication solutions, derived from the prerelease Linux 2.4 kernel. It has a typical kernel, footprint is 400K bytes and it supports processors with or without an MMU. http://www.esfia.com/.
FSMLabs: RTLinux—FSMLabs provides a real-time Linux distribution based on RTLinux technology in conjunction with a Linux kernel and associated software. MiniRTL is a small-footprint (fits on one floppy) implementation for resource-constrained embedded applications. http://www.fsmlabs.com/.
KYZO: PizzaBox Linux—a Linux- and Samba-based file, print and CD server designed to run from 6MB of Flash ROM on a 486 (or higher) CPU. http://www.jrcs.co.uk/.
Lineo: Embedix—an embedded Linux-based software solution that is engineered specifically for the unique speed, memory and storage requirements of embedded devices. Supports a wide range of CPUs with and without MMUs, including X86, PowerPC, ARM, MIPS and more. Includes support for small-footprint, real-time (based on a choice of RTAI or RTLinux) and high-availability solutions. http://www.lineo.com/.
LynuxWorks: BlueCat—a distribution of open-source Linux, enhanced to meet the requirements of embedded developers, engineered to allow configuration to accurately match the requirements of embedded development from small devices to large-scale multi-CPU systems, and high-availability applications. Supports a wide range of CPUs including X86, PowerPC, ARM, MIPS and more. http://www.lynuxworks.com/.
Mizi: Linuette—a Mobile Linux OS that provides components, development tools and a specialized kernel for mobile devices, designed to satisfy the small size requirements of the SmartPhone market. The target hardware environment is an 18MHz ARM7 processor, 240x120 pixel LCD display, touch screen and serial interface. The OS requires just 2MB of DRAM and 4MB of Flash memory. http://www.mizi.com/en/.
MontaVista: Hard Hat Linux—the MontaVista Software Hard Hat Linux Cross Development Kit targets a broad array of embedded CPU architecture boards and system-level platforms for Internet appliances, portable devices, networking equipment, telephony interfaces, or other embedded and pervasive applications. http://www.mvista.com/.
PalmPalm: Tynux—an embedded Linux solution optimized for Internet appliances including MP3 players, video players, Internet TVs, PDA/cell phones, Internet phones, video conferencing equipment, video phones, etc. http://www.palmpalm.com/.
REDSonic: RedIce-Linux—a real-time Linux distribution that provides several enhancements to real-time performance including RTAI as well as enhancements to the Linux kernel's scheduler and preemption algorithms. http://www.redsonic.com/.
TimeSys: Linux/RT—a real-time Linux distribution that offers multiple means to improve real-time performance, including a resource kernel, RTAI, Linux kernel scheduler, preemption and quality-of-service enhancements. http://www.timesys.com/.
ART Linux—a real-time extension to Linux (developed by Youichi Ishiwata) which was inspired by RTLinux but which, according to its developer, "offers certain advantages." http://www.etl.go.jp/etl/robotics/Projects/ART-Linux/.
Embedded Debian Project—the goal of the Embedded Debian Project is to make Debian GNU/Linux a natural choice for embedded Linux. http://www.emdebian.org/.
ETLinux—a complete Linux distribution designed to run on small industrial computers, especially PC/104 modules. http://www.etlinux.org/.
KURT—a real-time Linux implementation that allows scheduling of events with a resolution of tens of microseconds. Based at the University of Kansas. http://www.ittc.ukans.edu/kurt/.
Linux Router Project—a "networking-centric micro-distribution" of Linux that makes it easy to build/maintain routers, access servers, thin servers, thin clients, network appliances and embedded systems. LRP can fit on a single floppy. http://www.linuxrouter.org/.
Linux/RK—a "resource kernel" enhancement to Linux based on a loadable kernel module that provides timely, guaranteed and enforced access to system resources for applications. Based at Carnegie Mellon University. www.cs.cmu.edu/~rajkumar/linux-rk.html.
LOAF—"Linux on a Floppy" distribution that runs on 386s and is an implementation of Linux consisting of the kernel and a bunch of free utilities. LOAF supports various network protocols including the lynx browser, ftp, Telnet and ssh. http://loaf.ecks.org/.
Linux-SRT—an extension to the Linux kernel that improves the performance of "soft real-time" applications such as multimedia but not suitable for the critical timing requirements of hard real-time apps, like controlling space shuttles or nuclear reactors. http://www.uk.research.att.com/~dmi/linux-srt/.
Linux-VR—the goal of this project is to support Linux on NEC VR series devices, most of which were originally designed to run Windows CE-based handheld computers. http://www.linux-vr.org/.
uClinux—a derivative of the Linux 2.0 kernel intended for microcontrollers without Memory Management Units (MMUs). Supports a growing list of processors including Motorola DragonBall (M68EZ328), M68328, M68EN322, ColdFire, QUICC; ARM7TDMI; MC68EN302; Axis ETRAX; Intel i960; PRISMA; Atari 68K; and more all the time! http://www.uclinux.org/.
uLinux (a.k.a. muLinux)—a "full-configured, minimalistic, almost complete, application-centric tiny distribution" of Linux, made in Italy, that fits on a single floppy. http://sunsite.auc.dk/mulinux/.
PeeWeeLinux—a small Linux distribution aimed at embedded devices. The distribution attempts to make the configuration and installation of a Linux operating system on an embedded platform as painless as possible. http://www.peeweelinux.com/.
QLinux—a Linux kernel implementation that provides Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees for soft real-time Linux performance in applications such as multimedia, data collection, etc. Based at the University of Massachusetts. http://www.cs.umass.edu/~lass/software/qlinux/.
RED-Linux—a real-time version of Linux that implements short kernel blocking time, quick task response time, a modularized and runtime replaceable CPU scheduler and a general scheduling framework. Based at the University of California, Irvine. http://linux.ece.uci.edu/RED-Linux/.
RTAI—a comprehensive Real-Time Application Interface usable both for uniprocessors (UPs) and symmetric multiprocessors (SMPs) that allows the use of Linux in many hard real-time applications. As an option, RTAI's "LXRT" allows the control of real-time tasks, using all of RTAI's hard real-time system calls from within Linux memory-protected user space, resulting in soft real time combined with fine-grained task scheduling. The RTAI project is based at the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale Politecnico di Milano (DIAPM). AtomicRTAI is a small-footprint implementation for resource-constrained embedded applications. http://www.rtai.org/.
RTLinux—a hard real-time mini operating system that runs Linux as its lowest priority execution thread. The Linux thread is made completely preemptive so that real-time threads and interrupt handlers are never delayed by non-real-time operations. The latest version of RTLinux supports user-level real-time programming. MiniRTL is a small-footprint (fits on one floppy) implementation for resource-constrained embedded applications. http://www.rtlinux.com/.
ThinLinux—a Linux distribution for embedded and dedicated applications, designed to be run on minimal Intel and PC-compatible hardware. http://www.thinlinux.org/.
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RCB's stellar effort to put them at the top of the Net Run Rate table won them many fans on Monday night.
The elation of the Royal Challengers Bangalore went beyond bounds. When you cling onto hope and do your best, the future is easily better. Heard of the famous golfer who was accused of being lucky, to which he replied "Yes, the harder I try, the luckier I get."
Monday night was the chance for the Royal Challengers Bangalore to either try fully or risk losing their foothold. They calculated correctly. Now would be the moment and Somerset Cricket Club would have to be the unfortunate team. Chris lent his entire support to the campaign even though he was dropped early on. A case of making his own luck? Probably yes. A closer observation of Chris would have showed that he was prepared to play down the unhittable balls. A few tickles here and there sent the tone.
The batting 'show' at the Chinnaswamy Stadium reminded fans of the IPL, not merely for Chris's incredible sixes but the way Virat Kohli, Saurabh Tiwary, Arun Karthik and Mayank Agrawal supported the effort by not trying to outmatch the big man. Agarawal unfortunately assumed his own flurry of sixes would continue but was foxed into giving a catch. Virat trudged along, found the gaps for fours as usual and finally launched into his own flat six to signal intent.
Tiwary does not mince words and merely uses his bat to do the talking. Tonight, he pulled at will, ever sure that the boundary-line was too short for him. Karthik ran some superb twos and also upped the tempo with a well hit late six that took the team past 200.
Finally, a great show of bowling and fielding teamwork, barring a few lapses in the field under lights was to see the men in red through. Dan Vettori represents the central figure in the field and is assuming an almost totem pole like appearance. Things seem to revolve around him. He seems to be needed to contain the batsmen, take wickets and also manage the men. Rarely did one see Dan falter but once in the second match of the tourney when he let an extra run slip by. One wonders where these men are and why we can't have more of them in the cricket world. Being a fan of Dan's team makes you forget the so called glamour of razzle dazzle cricketers heralded as icons. Soon Dan was to claim the first two wickets with Arun Karthik taking the catches.
Dirk Nannes seemed to have found his true rhythm and handled the job of containing batsmen with a lot of flair. He claimed the third Somerset CC wicket to fall, again making it a 'hat-trick' of catches by wicket-keeper Arun Karthik.
Finally, RCB won by the handsome margin of 51 runs after S Aravind dealt two timely blows and Bhatkal accounted for the opener PD Trego. At the team hotel, the Somerset team arrived first, a good 25 minutes before RCB who must have been detained longer for the press conference. A cake greeted the victorious team who lost no time in splaying it over their teammates' faces.
Siddhartha Mallya held an informal conference of the senior players shortly after and everyone retired for the night, some late because of the excitement. The next 'congregation session' for the team was a 3 pm swimming session although an optional gym session had been arranged for 12 pm.
Fans will be ecstatic with the huge victory margin which puts the team at the top in terms of Net Run Rate. The next match against the South Australian Redbacks on 5th October has to be won by only a modest margin. Fans, cheer on!


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Officials continue to remind rural Minnesota residents to be alert on rural roads this time of year. The harvest is getting into full swing around southern Minnesota, and both farmers and motorists are being asked to drive with extreme caution. McLeod County Extension Educator Dave Nicolai says that farmers should try to minimize the amount of time they drive their equipment on the road, and ensure that all equipment is secured. He also says that motorists should always assume there will be slow-moving farm equipment up ahead, because they may not have time to react otherwise. Nicolai says that farm machinery often moves much more slowly down the road — and drivers need to be ready for sudden stops. He adds that farm equipment can also be unpredictable — making left or right turns into fields, often with little notice.
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What is Sirius all about? Its a Game. Seriously. Think about Freelancer. Now add the third dimension into the content. Speed it up. And add cool fluff like Scanning for Belts, deep space exploration and possibly even more. Started as an ambitious project in 2005, with a lot of drawbacks we finally got Multiplayer working in mid June 2014. Shoot, Mine, Explore and Manage the galaxy - coming soon.
Following: The Patch notes! Releases available at our Homepage! www.d3xgames.com
Posted by vektorDex on May 15th, 2012
Patchnotes from 0.9a to current 0.9.2 and the next update:
- Initial Offline Release
- Quick Memory Leak Fix
- Implemented IRC Protocol Chat (I even studied the Whole RFC for that!)
- Glitching Mining Sound fixed
- Chat fixes
- Join/Quit Messages
- added notify sounds for chat
- fixed PING command from IRC
- Better chat notifications
- Supports now IRC-Clients hiding their RFC command Spec
- Fixed Chat
- Fixed UI
- Added Shield/Armor Visuals
- Added Speedmeter
- Fixed Log
- Increased Stability of the Log and the Chat
- Added Station
- collisins with stuff
- Shots collide with Stations as well
- New Docks show up
- PreENV for Jumping and NPCs done
- PreENV for Repairing done
Next Version 0.9.2a
- Navmeshes automatically set up
- NPCs
- Jumping
- Automatic repair in Docks
- Ship info Window
- Player Info Window
- Friend/Ignorelist
- Protected Nicknames
In other News:
:[particle son]: now provides combat music!
Facebook.com <- Give 'em a like and tell them, Sirius sent you
Soundcloud.com <- Their Soundcloud


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Tech Tips
RPM packages contain a number of potentially useful information fields, and you can see many of them by using the -q and -i options with a package name:
$ rpm -q -i kernel-desktop Name : kernel-desktop Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 18.104.22.168 Vendor: openSUSE Release : 0.1.1 Build Date: Thu 28 Jan 2010 ... Install Date: Sat 20 Feb 2010 ... Build Host: build35 Group : System/Kernel Source RPM: kernel-desktop-... Size : 122840714 License: GPLv2 Signature : RSA/8, Thu 28 Jan 2010 09:16:41 AM MST, ... Packager : http://bugs.opensuse.org URL : http://www.kernel.org/ Summary : Kernel optimized for the desktop Description : This kernel is optimized for the desktop. ... Source Timestamp: 2010-01-27 08:20:11 +0100 GIT Revision: bb438b6d99aaffb7aade40764bab1810cc21b01b GIT Branch: openSUSE-11.2 Distribution: openSUSE 11.2
These fields and others can be output individually by using the --qf or --queryformat options for rpm. Not everything above is directly an option, but many are, such as NAME and VERSION, so that you can do something like:
$ rpm -q --qf "Installed kernel is v%{VERSION}\n" kernel-desktop Installed kernel is v184.108.40.206
The format string is similar to a printf format string, except the type specifier is replaced by the tag to output inside braces. To see a table of all installed packages and their versions, you could do this:
$ rpm -q -a --qf '%-30{NAME} Version %{VERSION}\n'|head gpg-pubkey Version a1912208 yast2-trans-stats Version 2.15.0 yast2-country-data Version 2.18.20 libpciaccess0 Version 7.4 libpth20 Version 2.0.7 libpcre0 Version 7.9.0 netcat Version 1.10 libusb-1_0-0 Version 1.0.2 libbz2-1 Version 1.0.5 libgmp3 Version 4.3.1 ...
You also can change the formatting for an item by appending a qualifier. For example, in the info listing above, there's a field called Install Date. The actual rpm tag is INSTALLTIME, and if you use that directly you get a less-than-useful value:
$ rpm -q --qf "Kernel installed %{INSTALLTIME}\n" kernel-desktop Kernel installed 1266703208
For something more useful, append :date to the tag:
$ rpm -q --qf "Kernel installed %{INSTALLTIME:date}\n" kernel-desktop Kernel installed Sat 20 Feb 2010 03:00:08 PM MST
gcalcli is an easy-to-use command-line tool to interact with your Google Calendar. gcalcli probably is not installed by default on your system, but it may be available via your package manager. If it's not available, get the source at code.google.com/p/gcalcli.
Once installed, you can view your current calendar week by typing:
$ gcalcli --user USERNAME --pw PASSWORD calw
To view the current month of calendar, the command is very similar:
$ gcalcli --user USERNAME --pw PASSWORD calm
Adding an item to your calendar is easy as well with the quick option:
$ gcalcli --user USERNAME --pw PASSWORD quick \ 'Write another Tech Tip for LJ tomorrow 5pm'
gcalcli has many other options, such as choosing your own color scheme and agenda view. See the man page for more options.
When using GNOME, if you open a text file that has the execute bit set, you get an annoying message box each time saying "Do you want to run x.txt or display its content? x.txt is an executable text file."
To get rid of this annoying message box, in Nautilus, go to Edit→Preferences→Behaviour, and check the radio button next to view executable text files when they are opened. The next time, the file will open directly, and no such message box will irk you.
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Comment: IPython uses markdown (Score 1) 204
For those doing scientific programming, the IPython notebook is a joyful place for interactive exploration and can be appropriate for document creation. Notebook cells can have code, images, or text, and text can mix Markdown and LaTeX (rendered in the cell via MathJax). Notebooks can be converted to HTML or PDF (via LaTeX), using the nbconvert utility (which depends on pandoc). For serious document production, this is not even remotely a replacement for LaTeX, but it can be a great place for interactive work.


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Design submitted by Nev from the UK.
Nev says: My fascination with images of distant stars and galaxies has meant I have always wanted a watch containing a starfield with star flares showing the time, so here's 'STARS'.
Design submitted by Nev from the UK.
Nev says: My fascination with images of distant stars and galaxies has meant I have always wanted a watch containing a starfield with star flares showing the time, so here's 'STARS'.
Design submitted by Andy from the Ukraine.
Andy says: I decided to design concept watch based on hi-tec technologies, internet and on-line camera.
I wanted to offer you an up close and personal uninterrupted view with Big Ben by designing a watch that can display the image of Big Ben clock in real time. The main idea is to utilize a camera aimed at this architectural masterpiece, in this case London iconic clock tower. The camera sends a video GPS signal via satellite which captured and displayed by Ban Watch on its large sized LED display while the bottom screen is used to display user's local time.
Design submitted by Jose from Spain.
Jose says: Some time ago, reviewing old papers, I found some old pictures of my technical drawing studies, one of them contained three arcs of a circle, and it has inspired the TRIARCH concept watch. Continue reading
Design submitted by Andrew from the UK.
Andrew says: Kabuki (4-in-1): is inspired by the LED Helmet masks worn by the french electronic music artists: Daft Punk. But instead of using LED's this display uses a touch screen LCD or E-ink Display & is constructed various bracelet materials each with up to eight LED colors options each to choose from: Blue, Cyan, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, or Yellow.
Design submitted by Sam from Germany
Sam says: KAKU is a 12-5-9 concept that uses kanji with different stroke counts instead of numbers. The inspiration came when looking up a kanji in a dictionary. The kanji were sorted by components, reading and also the amount of stokes, that are required to write them.
Design submitted by Firdaus (Malaysia) & Sam (Germany)
Sam & Firdaus say: NEXD is the next step in the world of wrist worn gadgets. It's a futuristic and unique Android powered smart phone companion device that packed with functionality and style.
Design submitted by Sam from Germany.
Sam says: The inspiration for this concept comes from oscilloscopes. I like the imagination of having something scientific on my wrist.


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Atrioventricular canal defect (AVCD), also known as atrioventricular septal defect, is a heart defect in the part of the heart that connects the atria to the ventricles. AVCD varies in severity from complete (which taxes the heart almost immediately and results in severe symptoms) to partial (which can be mild enough that some people only discover that they have the defect in their 20's or 30's). In AVCD there is a hole in the tissue that separates the left and right sides of the heart, and this hole is right in the center of the heart where the atria and ventricles meet. Because of this hole, the blood from both sides of the heart mixes, too much blood circulates through the lungs on its way to the body, and blood also leaks backwards into the atria. All of this of this puts enormous strain on the heart and can cause serious complications if untreated.
However, if treated early, the prognosis for even severe AVCD is promising. AVCD is relatively rare, happening in about 1 out of every 5,000 live births. Babies with Down's Syndrome have a higher likelihood of AVCD—approximately 45% of children with Down's Syndrome have some form of congenital heart disease, and about 25% of these have some type of atrioventricular canal defect. In a similar correlation, about 1/3 of children with AVCDs have Down's syndrome.
If your doctor suspects AVCD after reviewing your routine ultrasound, he or she may request a fetal echocardiogram, or an ultrasound of the fetus's heart. This safe, noninvasive test shows the structure of the heart and how it is functioning, which can help us confirm the diagnosis and decide on the best option for treatment.
Most babies with AVCD can be delivered vaginally, unless there are obstetric indications for another mode of delivery. It is best for these babies to be delivered at a medical center where there is immediate access to a team of pediatric cardiologists and neonatologists, along with an established NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit).
After delivery, the baby needs PGE, a special medicine that gives a blood vessel the ability to remain patent, or open, after birth. The Fetal Heart Program at the St. Louis Fetal Care Institute has the experience, facilities and technology to handle the most medically challenging deliveries.
In the most severe cases the team can perform cesarean sections and EXIT procedures at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center. The EXIT procedure allows the fetal and cardiothoracic surgeons to perform life-saving procedures on the baby before cutting the umbilical cord. If additional intervention is needed, the baby is next door to the pediatric operating room and the pediatric hybrid cardiac catheterization suite.
Depending of the severity of the AVCD, the treatment can vary. Our team at FCI will work with you to determine the best timing and the best type of surgery. Typically, our surgeons perform surgery to close the defect by using a patch made either from the heart's membrane or from synthetic material. Over time, the heart's tissue grows over it. For partial defects, the surgeon often either repairs or replaces the heart's mitral valve. For complete AVCDs, the surgeon separates the single valve into two, one on each side of the patch, or may need to replace the valve.
Overall, if treated early, the long-term prognosis for AVCD is quite good. Your child will need regular follow-up visits with a cardiologist throughout their lives to monitor their progress, but will likely lead relatively normal and healthy lives. Children with AVCD usually need to take antibiotics before minor surgical or dental procedures to protect the heart from bacterial infections. There are possible complications later in life, such as heart valve leaks, that may need additional treatment or even follow-up surgeries.