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Model-based analysis of induced endotoxic shock in pigs with and without hemofiltration,
; ; et al
in Prodeedings of the Engineering & Physical Sciences in Medicine and Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference (EPSM ABEC 2008 (2008)Detailed reference viewed: 22 (1 ULg)
Second sound and shock waves in rigid crystals: an extended thermodynamic analysis
Lebon, Georgy ; Dauby, Pierre ; Desaive, Thomas et al
in Proceedings of CHT-08 ICHMT International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer (2008)Detailed reference viewed: 22 (1 ULg)
Model-based assessment of right ventricular arterial coupling during septic shock - Results with a procine model
Desaive, Thomas ; Lambermont, Bernard ; Janssen, Nathalie et al
in Intensive Care Medicine (2008), 34(suppl. 1), 24Detailed reference viewed: 22 (7 ULg)
Improving model-based cardiac diagnosis with an ECG
; ; Desaive, Thomas et al
in Proceedings (CD) of the 4th European Congress for Medical and Biomedical Engineering (eMBEC 2008), Antwerp, Belgium, Nov 23-27, 2008 (2008)Detailed reference viewed: 22 (0 ULg)
Model-Based Assessment of Right Ventricular Arterial Coupling During Septic Shock – Results With a Porcine Model
Desaive, Thomas ; Lambermont, Bernard ; et al
in Proceedings of the 21st European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) Annual Congress, September 21-24, 2008, Lisbon, Portugal (2008)Detailed reference viewed: 11 (3 ULg)
Model-based cardiac diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
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in Computer Methods & Programs in Biomedicine (2007), 87(1), 46-60
A minimal cardiac model has been shown to accurately capture a wide range of cardiovascular system dynamics commonly seen in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, standard parameter identification ... [more ▼]
A minimal cardiac model has been shown to accurately capture a wide range of cardiovascular system dynamics commonly seen in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, standard parameter identification methods for this model are highly non-linear and non-convex, hindering real-time clinical application. An integral-based identification method that transforms the problem into a linear, convex problem, has been previously developed, but was only applied on continuous simulated data with random noise. This paper extends the method to handle discrete sets of clinical data, unmodelled dynamics, a significantly reduced data set theta requires only the minimum and maximum values of the pressure in the aorta, pulmonary artery and the volumes in the ventricles. The importance of integrals in the formulation for noise reduction is illustrated by demonstrating instability in the identification using simple derivative-based approaches. The cardiovascular system (CVS) model and parameter identification method are then clinically validated on porcine data for pulmonary embolism. Errors for the identified model are within 10% when re-simulated and compared to clinical data. All identified parameter trends match clinically expected changes. This work represents the first clinical validation of these models, methods and approach to cardiovascular diagnosis in critical care. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 21 (2 ULg)
Cardiovascular haemodynamics and ventriculo-arterial coupling in an acute pig model of coronary ischaemia-reperfusion
; ; Tchana-Sato, Vincent et al
in Experimental Physiology (2007), 92(1), 127-137
Although reperfusion after coronary occlusion is mandatory for myocardial salvage, reperfusion may trigger a cascade of harmful events (reperfusion injury) adding to myocardial injury. We investigated ... [more ▼]
Although reperfusion after coronary occlusion is mandatory for myocardial salvage, reperfusion may trigger a cascade of harmful events (reperfusion injury) adding to myocardial injury. We investigated effects of reperfusion on left ventricular (LV) haemodynamics and ventriculo-arterial (VA) coupling in pigs following acute myocardial ischaemia induced by coronary artery occlusion. Experiments were performed in six animals, with measurements of cardiac and arterial function at baseline, after 60 min of ischaemia (T60) and after 2 (T180) and 4 h of reperfusion (T300). Ventriculo-arterial coupling was assessed using the ventriculo-arterial elastance ratio of paper, as well as using a 'stiffness coupling' and 'temporal coupling' index. Reperfusion following ischaemia (T180 versus T60) induced a progressive decline in cardiovascular function, evidenced by a decrease in mean arterial blood pressure, cardiac output and ejection fraction which was not restored at T300. Although reperfusion also induced an increase in slope of the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship (ESPVR), the ESPVR curve shifted to the right, associated with a depression of contractile function. Histology demonstrated irreversible myocardial damage at T300. The ventriculo-arterial elastance ratio and the 'stiffness coupling' index were unaffected throughout the protocol, but the 'temporal coupling' parameter indicated a relative shift between heart period and the time constant of the arterial system. It is unlikely that these alterations are attributable to ischaemic injury alone. The combination of both the stiffness and temporal coupling index may provide more information when studying ventriculo-arterial coupling than the more commonly used ventricular end-systolic stiffness/effection arterial elastance (E-es/E-a) ratio. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 46 (13 ULg)
Study of ventricular interaction during pulmonary embolism using clinical identification in a minimum cardiovascular system model.
Desaive, Thomas ; Ghuysen, Alexandre ; Lambermont, Bernard et al
in Proceedings of the IEEE (2007)
Cardiovascular disturbances are difficult to diagnose and treat because of the large range of possible underlying dysfunctions combined with regulatory reflex mechanisms that can result in conflicting ... [more ▼]
Cardiovascular disturbances are difficult to diagnose and treat because of the large range of possible underlying dysfunctions combined with regulatory reflex mechanisms that can result in conflicting clinical data. Thus, medical professionals often rely on experience and intuition to optimize hemodynamics in the critically ill. This paper combines an existing minimal cardiovascular system model with an extended integral based parameter identification method to track the evolution of induced pulmonary embolism in porcine data. The model accounts for ventricular interaction dynamics and is shown to predict an increase in the right ventricle expansion index and a decrease in septum volume consistent with known physiological response to pulmonary embolism. The full range of hemodynamic responses was captured with mean prediction errors of 4.1% in the pressures and 3.1% in the volumes for 6 sets of clinical data. Pulmonary resistance increased significantly with the onset of embolism in all cases, as expected, with the percentage increase ranging from 89.98% to 261.44% of the initial state. These results are an important first step towards model-based cardiac diagnosis in the Intensive Care Unit. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 17 (6 ULg)
Modelling the cardiovascular system
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in Critical Care and Resuscitation : Journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine (2007), 9(3), 264-269Detailed reference viewed: 14 (1 ULg)
An Extended thermodynamic approach of suspensions
Lebon, Georgy ; ; Dauby, Pierre et al
in 3rd International Meeting of IEEES (2007)Detailed reference viewed: 14 (1 ULg)
Model-based sensor of hemodynamics in critical care
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in ICST 2007 (2007)Detailed reference viewed: 6 (0 ULg)
Hemodynamic evaluation of two models of coronary artery occlusion in pigs
Kolh, Philippe ; Tchana-Sato, Vincent ; Ghuysen, Alexandre et al
in Acta Cardiologica (2007)Detailed reference viewed: 8 (3 ULg)
Confirmation of high cytokine clearance by hemofiltration with a cellulose triacetate membrane with large pores: an in vivo study
Delanaye, Pierre ; Lambermont, Bernard ; Dogné, Jean-Michel et al
in International Journal of Artificial Organs (2006), 29(10), 944-948
Objective: To confirm in vivo the hypothesis that hemofiltration with a large pore membrane can achieve significant cytokine clearance. Method: We used a well-known animal model of endotoxinic shock (0.5 ... [more ▼]
Objective: To confirm in vivo the hypothesis that hemofiltration with a large pore membrane can achieve significant cytokine clearance. Method: We used a well-known animal model of endotoxinic shock (0.5 mg/kg of lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia Coli over a period of 30 mins). Six pigs were hemofiltrated for 3 hours with a large pore membrane (78 angstrom pore, 80 kDa cut off) (Sureflux FH 70, Nipro, Osaka, Japan). The ultrafiltration rate was 45 ml/kg/min. Samples were taken from arterial, venous line and in the ultrafiltrate at T120 and T240. We measured concentrations of interleukin 6, interleukin 10 and albumin. Results: At T120 and T240, the IL-6 clearances were 22 +/- 7 and 15 +/- 3 ml/min, respectively. The IL-6 sieving coefficients were 0.97 and 0.7 at T120 and T240, respectively. At T120 and T240, the IL-10 clearances were 14 +/- 4 and 10 +/- 7 ml/min, respectively. The sieving coefficients were 0.63 and 0.45 at T120 and T240, respectively. The concentrations of IL-6 and IL-10 were the same at T0 and T240. At T60 and T240, the plasmatic albumin concentrations were 24 +/- 4 g/L and 23 +/- 4 g/L, respectively ( p = 0.13). Conclusions: In this animal model of endotoxinic shock, we confirm the high cytokine clearance observed when hemofiltration is applied to a large pore membrane. The loss of albumin seems negligible. The impact of such clearances on hemodynamic stability and survival remains to be proved. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 67 (7 ULg)
Steady flows of a laterally heated ferrofluid layer: Influence of inclined strong magnetic field and gravity level
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A horizontal ferrofluid layer is submitted to a lateral heating and to a strong oblique magnetic field. The problem, combining the momentum and heat balance equations with the Maxwell equations ... [more ▼]
A horizontal ferrofluid layer is submitted to a lateral heating and to a strong oblique magnetic field. The problem, combining the momentum and heat balance equations with the Maxwell equations, introduces two Rayleigh numbers, Ra the gravitational one and Ram the magnetic one, to represent the buoyancy and the Kelvin forces, which induce motion, versus the momentum viscous diffusion and heat diffusion. Whatever the inclination of the magnetic field, the steady solution of the problem is presented as a power series of a small parameter epsilon(H) measuring the ratio of variation of the magnetization across the layer divided by the magnitude of the external imposed field. For cases of physical relevance, comparisons between analytical and numerical studies have lead to a major statement: in the strong field region (epsilon(H)<< 1) the zero order solution is the product of the Birikh solution that corresponds to the usual Newtonian fluid submitted to a lateral gradient, multiplied by a modulating factor accounting for inclination and both Rayleigh numbers. Physically, this simplified solution is valid for microgravity conditions where the magnetic field competes enough with microgravity effects to invert the laminar flow and thus suppress the motion for two specific values of the inclination angle. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 137 (2 ULg)
Large-pore membrane hemofiltration increases cytokine clearance and improves right ventricular-vascular coupling during endotoxic shock in pigs
Lambermont, Bernard ; Delanaye, Pierre ; Dogné, Jean-Michel et al
in Artificial Organs (2006), 30(7), 560-564
Hemodynamic improvement in patients suffering from both septic shock and renal failure who received hemofiltration suggested that an extrarenal epuration technique could be of interest in patients with ... [more ▼]
Hemodynamic improvement in patients suffering from both septic shock and renal failure who received hemofiltration suggested that an extrarenal epuration technique could be of interest in patients with septic shock alone. However, most of the studies using continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) in this setting evidenced neither cytokine clearance nor significant reduction in their plasma level. Lack of significant clearance was explained in part by the small size of the membrane pores. Therefore, we investigated the effects of large-pore membrane hemofiltration (LPHF) during endotoxic shock in pigs on interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) clearances, and on right ventricular (RV)-vascular coupling. Thirteen anesthetized healthy pigs weighing 20-30 kg were divided into two groups. In the Endo group (n = 6), the pigs received a 0.5-mg/kg endotoxin infusion over a period of 30 mins from T0 to T30. In the EndoHF group (n = 7), LPHF (cutoff = 80 kDa) and an ultrafiltration rate of 45 mL/kg/h were started 30 mins after the end of the endotoxin infusion, from T60 to T240. In this model of porcine endotoxic shock, LPHF was responsible for a significant clearance of IL-6 (20 mL/min) and Il-10 (14 mL/min), and for an improvement in RV-vascular coupling. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 70 (6 ULg)
A unified extended thermodynamic description of diffusion, thermo-diffusion, suspensions, and porous media
Lebon, Georgy ; Desaive, Thomas ; Dauby, Pierre
in Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme (2006), 73(1), 16-20
It is shown that extended irreversible thermodynamics (EIT) provides a Unified description of a great variety of processes, including matter diffusion, thermo-diffusion, suspensions, and fluid flows in ... [more ▼]
It is shown that extended irreversible thermodynamics (EIT) provides a Unified description of a great variety of processes, including matter diffusion, thermo-diffusion, suspensions, and fluid flows in porous media. This is achieved by enlarging the set of classical variables, as mass, momentum and temperature by the corresponding fluxes of mass, momentum and heat. For simplicity, we consider only Newtonian fluids and restrict ourselves to a linear analysis: quadratic and higher order terms in the fluxes are neglected. In the case of diffusion in a binary mixture, the extra flux variable is the diffusion flux of one the constituents, say the solute. In thermo-diffusion, one adds the heat flux to the set of variables. The main result of the present approach is that the traditional equations of Fick, Fourier Soret, and Dufour are replaced by time-evolution equations for the matter and heat fluxes, such generalizations are useful in high-frequency processes. It is also shown that the analysis can be easily extended to the study of particle suspensions in fluids and to flows in porous media, when such systems can be viewed as binary mixtures with a solid and a fluid component. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 51 (3 ULg)
Dynamics of spontaneous ventricular fibrillation in acutely ischemic pigs
Desaive, Thomas ; Janssen, Nathalie ; et al
in Europace : European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology : Journal of the Working Groups on Cardiac Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2006), 8 (supplement 1)Detailed reference viewed: 66 (40 ULg)
Two-fluid diffusion as a model for heat transport at micro and nanoscales
Lebon, Georgy ; Desaive, Thomas ; Dauby, Pierre
in IMT7 (2006)Detailed reference viewed: 17 (1 ULg)
Comparative effects on LV performance, arterial hemodynamics, and left ventriculo-arterial coupling of two models of coronary artery occlusion in pigs
Kolh, Philippe ; Tchana-Sato, Vincent ; Ghuysen, Alexandre et al
in CSDS 2006 (2006)Detailed reference viewed: 11 (5 ULg)
Minimal cardiac model including ventricular interaction and valve dynamics: numerical simulations and application to acute pulmonary embolism
Desaive, Thomas ; Lambermont, Bernard ; Kolh, Philippe et al
in CSDS 2006 (2006)Detailed reference viewed: 10 (1 ULg)


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Promoting Private Capital to Fuel Africa's Energy Growth
The United States and Ethiopia convened a high-level meeting of African energy ministers, civil society and development organizations, researchers and some 30 U.S. companies in the petroleum and energy sector on June 3-4. The meeting in Addis Ababa showcased African and U.S. energy policies and discuss best practices. One highlight was the announcement of a 'Beyond the Grid' Initiative in which the U.S. government is investing $1 billion to create about 20 million new electricity connections in sub-Saharan Africa. In an AllAfrica interview before the minsiterial, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz discusses the goals for the conference and President Obama's Power Africa initiative. And Symbion Power CEO Paul Hinks describes how 'user-friendly' U.S. support can boost energy access across Africa. More in the AllAfrica Briefing: U.S.-Africa Energy Ties
Africa: U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial Co-Chairs' Summary from Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Ethiopian Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Alemayehu Tegenu
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The U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial (USAEM) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 3-4 June 2014 at the African Union Conference Center. The two-day meeting was characterized by ... read more »
Africa: Promoting Power for Prosperity - U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz
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This week the governments of the United States and Ethiopia are co-hosting a high-level meeting of African energy ministers, civil society and development organizations, ... read more »
Beaufort West, Western Cape province: Electricity pylons.
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Symbion Power LLC, a U.S.-based independent power producer and contractor specializing in designing, engineering, and constructing electrical infrastructure projects, has emerged ... read more »
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There is no debate that lack of access to energy is one of the greatest challenges facing Africa. Electricity is a prerequisite for large scale manufacturing and job ... read more »
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Power Africa is the U.S. Government's initiative to help increase access to power on the African continent by encouraging government and private sector partnerships. The initiative ... read more »
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MODERATOR: I am Katherine Diop and I am the press officer here at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa. Thank you for coming this afternoon to our on-the-record press conference on the ... read more »
Africa: Power Africa's Beyond the Grid Small- Scale Energy Solutions
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Africa: U.S Initiative Aims to Create 20 Million Power Connections in Africa
Voice of America, 4 June 2014
The U.S. government is investing more than $1 billion to create about 20 million new electricity connections in sub-Saharan Africa as part of its "Beyond the Grid" Initiative. read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Launches New Initiative to Boost Energy in Nigeria, Five Other African Countries
Daily Independent, 4 June 2014
The U.S. has announced a new energy innovation tagged "Beyond the Grid" to boost energy and address supply shortages in Nigeria and five other African countries. read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Works With Ethiopia On Renewable Energy
Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency, 4 June 2014
United States of America has disclosed that it wants to work on renewable energy production in cooperation with Ethiopia. read more »
Africa: Kerry - U.S. Is Setting Example to World On Climate
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Government of Ethiopia, 4 June 2014
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn opened the US-Africa Energy Ministerial in Addis Ababa on Tuesday (June 3). Under the theme of "Catalyzing Sustainable Energy Growth in Africa, ... read more »
During his visit to three African countries, President Barack Obama announced an initiative aiming to double access to electricity across in Sub Saharan Africa. A U.S.$7 billion ... Read more »
Africa: The Importance of Energy in Improving Maternal and Child Health in Africa
African Development Bank, 20 May 2014
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Annual Meetings 2014 commenced in Kigali on May 19. A ministerial visit to healthcare centres in a rural area was organised to coincide with ... read more »
Africa is home to almost 600 million people without electricity but the approaches being outlined to electrify the continent may lead to large, centralised power projects, not ... Read more »

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All occupants were wearing seat belts and the airbags deployed, the statement said.
The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff's department. Fremont, Clear Lake and Indiana State police, Steuben County EMS and Communication and Fremont and Orland firefighters assisted.


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Marty Bassett has resigned as superintendent of North Platte schools, School Board President Kathy Phares announced Thursday.
Phares said the North Platte School Board will formally accept his resignation at the next regular meeting of the board.
Phares said the board is "grateful for Mr. Bassett's service to North Platte Public Schools and wish him well in his future endeavors."
The board of education will work diligently to fill this role with an Interim Superintendent for the upcoming, 2014-15 school year, Phares said.
"This will give the district the opportunity to continue moving forward with our mission in mind: Student Learning, Student Achievement, Student Success," she said.
"The board will begin searching for a full-time superintendent in coming months. Hiring a superintendent is one of the most important endeavors a board must face; therefore, this task will be approached with fervent attention to each vital detail necessary to ensure a rewarding and successful search," Phares said.
"It is the goal of the board to hire a quality administrator to continue to lead the district forward in the years to come," she said.
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The ruthless Batu Khan has forged an empire across Mongolia and central Asia. He has developed a frightening arsenal of weaponry and uses mind-altering drugs to give his minions superhuman strength. When Khan invades the Ukraine, the president of the United States issues an ultimatum: get out or else. But the president harbors a dark and deadly secret that may put countless lives at risk.
Ross LaManna is a Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include Rush Hour. He fills this thriller with high-tech terror and non-stop action reminiscent of a Tom Clancy or Stephen Coonts novel. George Guidall's gripping narration captures each moment of the mounting suspense and danger.
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"The narrative moves swiftly, sizzling an acid trail around the globe as it speeds toward a high-stakes conclusion." (Publishers Weekly)
"Cinematic Thriller!"
This book was a genuinely wild ride. The action was fast paced and constant, but the main characters were interesting and appealing. The reason the book seemed cinematic was that the author had been a reasonably successful screenwriter for 10 years as of last summer. This is his first successful novel. I hope he produces more books involving the same characters, as he suggested he might in an interview appended to the end of this recorded edition. Strongly recommended for people who enjoy action thrillers about the near future and possible security threats to the United States.
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the premise was a bit far fetched, there seems to be a deluge of books centering on some sort of central asian federation or alliance threatening europe, or china or the US., not gonna happen , this one was a ganghis kahn follower, the other was an alexander the great follower, the over all reading was ok but not great
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George Guidall really did a good job with this one! He is my favorite narrator from Recorded Books!
Any book by Vince Flynn. These books have characters in the military or police, trying to overcome political indifference and succeeding.
Yes, I have listened to many other books by George Guidall. Marker, Seizure Foreign Body to name a few. George Guidall brings any book he reads to life, and this was just one that I could not get out of my head.
Yes. When MATT Wilder is trying to save Cowling's girlfriend from being electrocuted by Cowling, I was really rivited. I was really hoping that he would be successful, and was glad when Cowling turned out the way that he did! He deserved it!
Actually, yes. I am not certain who is responsible for this, but I had a lot of trouble navigating through this audiobook. Rather than being placed at the beginning of the chapters, the heading markers were placed at various scenes throughout the audiobook. If I lost my place, it became very difficult to find where I had left off. If it can happen, it would be helpful if someone could place the heading markers at the beginning of the chapters in this audiobook. Thank you very much. Happy listening!
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text: Sebelius blames shutdown for ObamaCare rollout disaster by John Hayward Oct 26, 2013 1:46 PM PT Share This: Print HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius steps forward to prove, once again, that she has no business running a popsicle stand, let alone the largest and most powerful bureaucracy on Earth. From the Dallas Morning News, whose editorial insertion makes it clear they're as stunned as you are, dear reader: "Would more testing have helped? You bet," Sebelius said after touring an east Austin health clinic. "On the other hand, we will get the site up and running." Sebelius, glossing over the fact that her department had 3 1/2 years to get ready, said the Affordable Care Act "said it's 'go time' on Oct. 1" for the exchanges where many Americans can get subsidies to buy private policies." "And frankly, [there was] a political atmosphere where the majority party, at least in the House, was determined to stop this any way they possibly can, including shutting down the United States government," she told reporters. "So it was not an ideal atmosphere." Sebelius, who later visited San Antonio, didn't discuss her department's now-criticized decision not to let online visitors shop around before creating accounts. Aides have said they wanted consumers to avoid experiencing "sticker shock," which could happen if they just looked at premium quotes and didn't factor in the subsidies for which they might qualify. Unbelievable. The government shutdown that started the same time ObamaCare launched somehow created an "atmosphere" that wiped out three and a half years of work - and sheer incompetence from Sebelius, Barack Obama, and everyone else associated with this nightmare? That's not just political spin - it's dangerously close to mental illness. 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Have you ever wanted to use your computer to record or play music?
In the old days, it took a studio full of equipment to produce and record music. But now, the required tools are much more affordable, and can easily fit into a home studio. There is a wide selection of very robust audio applications that run on standard PC hardware, and many of them are FREE ("free" as in "beer" -- but also as in "freedom").
Adam Drew has been playing and recording music on and with computers for 15 years. He was introduced to free and open source software when he went to work at Red Hat, where he does filesystem and cluster support.
Adam will show how anyone can use Linux-based software to produce studio-quality music. We'll look at what tools are available, how they work together, and we'll see and hear them in action. We'll also learn a bit about what community resources are available for learning more about the tools and technology so that you can get plugged in and start making music at home and get your questions answered when they come up.
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Time & Place: October 14, 2010, 7pm, at Red Hat HQ
Title: Introduction to ModSecurity, the Open Source Web Application Firewall
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So your web server listens on port 80 and your firewall blocks most everything else. Secure, right? How about that port 80? Do you trust your application code? Is your server patched? Are your developers really more clever than the folks who want to break in? Is security even on the mind of your developers?
Our traditional firewalls (packet filters) may have narrowed the field to HTTP, but crackers and worms have responded by refocusing their efforts directly at HTTP. Worse yet, most packet filters think all HTTP requests look legitimate. What's your next line of defense?
This presentation introduces ModSecurity, a web application firewall (WAF). ModSecurity is open source, mature, stable, flexible, and updated frequently. It can run embedded in Apache or as a reverse proxy in front of any traditional web server. It is highly discriminating and it definitely understands HTTP at a deeper level than your packet filter.
Come learn how to get started with ModSecurity. You'll be glad that you did.
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Cristóbal Palmer, a long-time member of the TriLUG Steering Committee, just finished his MSIS at UNC Chapel Hill, where he is a Systems Administrator with ibiblio.org. He also works with Caktus Consulting Group, a local django development shop.
Join us and Mike Seda at Red Hat HQ, May 13th, 7pm
Mike Seda, CEO and IT Consultant at Seda Systems, Inc., will introduce us to Puppet, an Open Source Data Center Automation and Configuration Management framework.
Puppet, is an extremely powerful System Administration tool. This presentation will demonstrate the value in "Puppetizing" both system and application tasks that were originally performed only by hand or via home-grown scripts.
Mike Seda has years of System Administration experience in Research and Enterprise Computing environments. The niche skills that he accrued during this time were (and still are) deemed extremely rare and valuable in the IT industry. One such skill is Puppet, which he has been using to automate tasks for businesses of all sizes since 2008.
Location: Red Hat HQ, NCSU Centennial Campus
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Food: Pizza and soft drinks provided
HTML is "easy", right? Security is not, right? Come listen to Michael Peters discuss web security, why you should care, where you should care, and tips for the "rest of us" who don't (but should!) wear a paranoia hat daily.
Michael will explain the basics of web security, discuss various attack vectors (SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF, and more), and some avoidance tactics. Whether you're an experienced web developer (we all need reminding) or just starting out, this talk can help avoid being the next easy harvest of The Bad Guys.
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Speaker: D. Richard Hipp
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Database technology has a long and rich history. Come listen to Richard mesmerize us with tales of the database world of yore, and the original reasons behind SQLite.
Richard will further delve into the evolution and world-wide adoption of SQLite up to the present day, survey the current state of database technology (and the trending "NoSQL" idea in particular), and how it all relates to embedded databases like SQLite. Finally, he'll tie it up with prognostications on future turns of database technology.


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I recently did some number crunching on my pay-stub to double check that enough has been getting taken out for federal and state. I've always claimed single/single and my pay-stubs reflect this. I talked to the accountant about the difference in what is taken out vs. what it should be. She showed me in her system as being married/married. Every single thing I've ever been provided by my company has stated single/single. Is there any way I can hold them accountable or am I in for a rough tax season?
one thing I guess I should of added is I found out that they're using two accounting systems. I dont know why they do this. The one that they print our checks from had me as single/single while the "real" one had me as married/married.
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Rich Young is a long-time After Effects user from the San Francisco Bay Area. His After Effects and Premiere Pro round-ups provide viewers with an easy-to-digest summary of developments. He also supplies info and links for tutorials that allow users to do things in After Effects they never thought were possible....
By Rich Young | February 25, 2014
Adobe offered a free webinar, Optimizing your system for peak performance with After Effects & Adobe Premiere Pro, on February 27, 2014. Presented by Todd Kopriva (After Effects QA) and Steve Hoeg (Premiere Pro engineering manager), the session covers how CPU, graphics cards, and RAM affect performance, as well as platform-specific considerations, including the new Mac Pro.
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By Rich Young | February 04, 2014
Brendan Bolles of fnord software released beta versions of open source WebM and Theora plug-ins for Premiere that allow import and export of WebM movies through Adobe Media Encoder. And that common Mediacore plug-in bundle also lets you import WebM, with the new VP9 codec for Ultra HD, into After Effects and export through Adobe Media Encoder (AME).
By Rich Young | February 01, 2014
Faceripper4D is a newer "custom effect" for After Effects that helps you create 3D from 2D images. ...But wait, there's more.
By Rich Young | January 21, 2014
Driving Plates is a Premiere Pro tutorial by Eran Stern that uses Artbeats driving plates as backgrounds for composites of actors driving a car. Driving plates (also known as process plates, car plates, or vehicle plates) are POVs shot simultaneously from multiple angles, and sold as individual clips or as sets.
By Rich Young | January 16, 2014
There's a nice update to Photoshop CC now available as part of Creative Cloud for Designers (see resource summary), with new features also for Illustrator and InDesign. Photoshop users experienced several hiccups in 3D in the last several years (and loss of AE integration), but since this update includes revisions to 3D features, especially for 3D printing, it might be a time to look at these features again.
Adobe announced availability of a major update to Creative Cloud, aimed especially at designers, with new features for Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Even if you already used free trials, there's another free 30-day trial period for Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, and Adobe Muse CC.
By Rich Young | January 14, 2014
Secondary action is ancillary to the primary action of an animation. Secondary actions help to create the illusion of life, heightening interest and adding some realism – whether in character animation, visual effects, or motion graphics. Tutorials that deal with this basic idea explicitly in After Effects are rare.
By Rich Young | January 13, 2014
Many once ignored the Flowchart Panel in After Effects, since it did not actually herald nodes or offer many operational benefits, but it can be useful if you need an overview of more complicated projects. Though not quite as fun as the keyframe art at Behind Keyframes from Sandervandijk.tv, the Flowchart Panel might be considered artful, as shown by Quba Michalski in MotionGraphs (pictured).
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By Rich Young | January 08, 2014
trackFinger AE is new iOS app (on the App Store) that allows you to record the movements of up to 10 fingers on an iPad, and then send tracking data as keyframes in e-mail text to paste into Adobe After Effects. But wait, there's more!
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By Rich Young | December 31, 2013
With 3 actual updates to After Effects in 2013, it's become difficult for many users to keep track of all the new features. So reading through top After Effects feature requests of 2013, plus a peek at what we're thinking about for the near future, today's post by Todd Kopriva, is...
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Making circles in After Effects seems like a trivial exercise, but there are a ton of approaches to their various forms in design. Circles come in movement and repetition, from expressions & scripts, as Shapes, masks, particle effects like Particle World, Bubbles, Ball Action, from the Circle effect, CC Sphere, Polar Coordinates, Wave World, Radio Waves, halftone effects (roundup), lens flare elements (roundup), and so on. Here are few circle-related tutorials and resources for After Effects.
By Rich Young | December 30, 2013
Spirographs in After Effects had it's 15-minutes of fame years ago and were lost in the mists of time (around here anyway), except for a few tutorial/project posts. Revisiting the topic reveals a variety of approaches and directions.
By Rich Young | December 29, 2013
Spirals are used as design guides and elements or paths for text, shapes, particles, and layers. Here's a few resources for using and creating spirals in After Effects and other Adobe applications.
By Rich Young | December 28, 2013
A big addition to After Effects CS6 was the introduction of a Ray-traced 3D composition renderer that handles reflections, transparency, index of refraction, environment maps, in addition to the existing material options. Today in Creative Cloud CC, the chief limitation is still render time, but there's set-up advice for those willing to overcome the obstacles to get the lovely renders.
By Rich Young | November 23, 2013
Though not long ago, it's hard to remember the era when RealMedia was the platform agnostic choice between Apple QuickTime and Windows AVI/WMV. Those formats lost relevance for delivery with the introduction of Flash Video in 2002-2003, which didn't require installation of media architecture software, since Flash existed in every web browser.
By Rich Young | November 19, 2013
Given a cool reception by some on its initial release, some may have wondered if Brainstorm in After Effects was more useful than the now defunct Variations feature in Photoshop. As shown in various tutorials, Brainstorm might be useful to help stir creative juices, even if it can bog down rendering previews of intensive effects, even Radio Waves.
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Fandev has released CuteDCP for Premiere (Mac / Windows), a DCP (Digital Cinema Package; explained) render tool for Premiere Pro and Adobe Media Encoder. It allows users to export DCPs from any file imported into Premiere Pro or Adobe Media Encoder, and has been tested on most major play-out servers for digital cinema theaters. There's a variety of other solutions available too.
By Rich Young | October 14, 2013
Last month, Al Mooney detailed the Adobe Premiere Pro CC October 2013 Release, which is expected in the next 2 weeks, barring any difficulties (speculative or not). Adobe provided almost all of the info and video on this Creative Cloud release, as noted in Creative Cloud October update - over 150 new video features. Now, Josh Weiss at reTooled.net is sharing a preview video with his notes on a prerelease version of Premiere and Speedgrade.
VinhSon Nguyen has a number of free products hidden away on his Creative Dojo site, including the Dojo Toolkit and Dojo Glitch scripts for After Effects, and as well as Free Ink Mattes, Free Light Leaks, and Dojo Color Preset packs.
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Sometimes even crude jumpcuts are preferable than trying to gather nearly forgotten source files, or recompressing an old madly-compressed live stream archive that YouTube or Vimeo will recompress yet again. Here's a few apps that can make quick work for those looking for a low-cost way to salvage content that needs a few tweaks.


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One of many along the banks of the Mekong Delta. I hope, this shows the adaptability and endurance of the Vietnamese people despite the living conditions for many who live and work there.
Always ready with a smile, a gesture of friendship and an unfailing willingness to help out if they can.
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"…Always ready with a smile, a gesture of friendship and an unfailing willingness to help out if they can…" I'd rather live in a place like this and have an attitude like that, than the other way around.
Great shot!! Thank you for sharing! :)
Hi Donna! Many thanks for the fave a wonderful comments!
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Did that make sense? LOL! I meant I'd rather be poor with such an attitude than wealthy without such an attitude. :)
It did make sense! I know what you mean and feel the same way! Cheers again.
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Wow I never Complain again.
Cheers Hans!
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@Donna, I agree with you. Material things are relavtive. Personally, must haves would be decency in culture, sanitation, adequate clothing and good food. Great photo.
Cheers for the visit dez7! Seems to be one of the main focusses for me while I was over there. Thanks for popping in.
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PS: Cheers for the fave!
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Hi Woepi! Thankyou very much for the honour!
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Thankyou for the fave too!
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Wow! Thankyou very much!
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Quite a complex architecture
Thankyou for popping in ramanandr! Some have to make do with what they can find.
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BEIRUT (AP) Syrian activists say hundreds of rebels have started evacuating their last bastions in the central city of Homs under a ceasefire deal struck last week with government forces.
The activists say dozens of rebels boarded five buses that arrived at the police command on the edge of the rebel-held areas ahead of the evacuation.
An activist who goes by the name of Abu Yassin al-Homsi said up to 1,200 fighters were expected to leave the city Wednesday, handing it over to President Bashar Assad's forces.
In exchange for their evacuation, activists say opposition fighters will allow aid into two northern pro-government villages besieged by rebel.


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Updated: 03/30/2011 - East Carolina officials say tonight's non-conference baseball game with Elon University has been postponed.
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Updated: 03/30/2011 - Meet, Topanga, the Pet of the Week from the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina.
Updated: 03/30/2011 - Fire crews say a small mobile home caught fire after the owner was cutting metal.
Posted: 03/30/2011 - An Maysville man was airlifted to Pitt County Memorial Hospital following an overnight accident Wednesday morning.
Updated: 03/30/2011 - East Carolina's offense came alive Tuesday night as they pounded out a season-high 20 hits and cruised to a 20-5 win over in-state rival UNC Wilmington.
Updated: 03/30/2011 - A North Atlantic Right Whale washed ashore on the Outer Banks near Jennette's Pier the same day the carcass of Sei whale was found just up the coast near Virginia Beach.
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Exodusters was a name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late nineteenth century, as part of the Exoduster Movement or Exodus of 1879.[1] It was the first general migration of blacks following the Civil War.[2] It was first organized by Benjamin Singleton.[3]
To escape the Ku Klux Klan, the White League and the Jim Crow laws which continued to make them second-class citizens after Reconstruction,[4] as many as forty thousand Exodusters left the South to settle in Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado.[5] In the 1880s, blacks bought more than 20,000 acres (81 km2) of land in Kansas, and several of the settlements made during this time (e.g. Nicodemus, Kansas, which was founded in 1877) still exist today.[5]
This sudden wave of migration came as a great surprise to many white Americans.[6] Many blacks left the South with the belief that they were receiving free passage to Kansas, only to be stranded in St. Louis, Missouri. Black churches in St. Louis, together with Eastern philanthropists, formed the Colored Relief Board and the Kansas Freedmen's Aid Society to help those stranded in St. Louis to reach Kansas.[4]
At the time of the Exodus to Kansas, yellow fever ravaged many river towns along the way (in Missouri, Mississippi, and Louisiana for example).[citation needed] Because many of the black migrants who stopped over in these towns—coming by steamboat, train, or horseback—were poverty-stricken, it was assumed by those town and city officials that the Exodusters were a cause. This caused great alarm in such cities as St. Louis, which imposed unnecessary quarantine measures to discourage future migrants.[citation needed]
The Exodus was not universally praised by African Americans; indeed, Frederick Douglass was a critic of the movement.[7] It was not that Douglass disagreed with the Exodusters in principle, but he felt that the movement was ill-timed and poorly organized.[8]
Of note, however, western migration of African-Americans was not limited to the Exoduster period, and places like Quindaro, Kansas thrived for some period before, during, and after the Exoduster movement.[citation needed] Similarly, in following years (although not part of the original Exoduster movement of the 19th century) in the early 20th century black migrations to the American West and Southwest—generally known as the Old West—would continue, and several additional all-black towns would be established, especially in Indian Territory, which was to become the current state of Oklahoma.[citation needed]
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More rigorous testing means fewer cars make IIHS top safety lists for 2014
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given 22 vehicles -- including popular models from Honda, Ford, Mazda, Toyota and Volvo -- its "Top Safety Pick Plus" award for 2014. Another 17 cars were awarded the better known, but less rigorous, "Top Safety Pick" rating for the same year.
There are fewer winners in 2014 -- 39 to the 130 combined in 2013 -- because of new, tougher testing procedures, said IIHS President Adrian Lund.
"We've made it more difficult for manufacturers this year," he explained. "Following a gradual phase-in, the small overlap crash is now part of our basic battery of tests, and good or acceptable performance should be part of every vehicle's safety credentials. We also felt it was time to offer extra recognition to manufacturers that are offering a proven crash avoidance technology."
Cars with the Top Safety Pick distinction had to show "good" performance in moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests. For the first time, they also had to score a "good" or "acceptable" rating in the "small overlap front" test, which determines how vehicles handle a front-corner collision, either with an object like a tree or utility pole or another car.
To nab a Top Safety Pick Plus title, much coveted by automakers eager to use it in marketing campaigns, a vehicle must also receive at least a basic rating for frontal crash prevention technology like forward collision warning and automatic braking systems (ABS) as standard or optional features.
Here is the IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus list of 2014 models:
- Acura MDX and RL
- Ford Fusion
- Honda Accord (two-door and four-door)
- Honda Civic Hybrid and Odyssey
- Lincoln MKZ
- Nissan Infiniti Q50
- Mazda 3, Mazda 6 and CX-5
- Mercedes-Benz M-Class
- Mitsubishi Outlander
- Subaru Forester, Legacy and Outback
- Toyota Highlander and Prius
- Volvo S60, S80 and XC60.
The institute noted that the Top Safety Pick Plus award is a work-in-progress and not every vehicle model has been tested. The IIHS plans to do that in the coming months.
The Top Safety Pick 2014 vehicles are:
- Acura TL
- Chevrolet Spark
- Chrysler 200
- Dodge Avenger and Dart
- Ford Focus
- Honda Civic (two-door)
- Hyundai Elantra
- Kia Optima
- Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- Nissan Altima
- Scion tC
- Subaru Impreza and Crosstrek
- Toyota Camry
- Volkswagen Passat
- Volvo XC90.
A safer car can mean lower auto insurance rates
Loretta Worters, vice president of communications for the Insurance Information Institute (III), says consumers should pay attention to ratings compiled by the IIHS because auto insurance companies take the overall safety of a car into consideration when underwriting policies.
"There are many factors that go into auto rates, including the cost to repair a car, its overall safety record and the likelihood of theft," she explains. "How much damage a car receives in an accident has an impact on how badly injured a person can be as well. With rising medical costs, in connection with personal injury protection coverage, it can have a huge bearing" on the cost of a policy.
Should the ratings be the final say in safety?
Although the IIHS awards -- along with the "five-star" rating system offered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) -- are considered gospel in the auto industry, a recent University of Buffalo (UB) study says consumers shouldn't rely on them solely when buying a car. The issue, according to the report, is that the ratings usually focus on tests involving models of similar size and don't usually factor in crashes between a smaller car and, say, a much larger SUV.
Dietrich Jehle, a UB professor of emergency medicine at Erie County Medical Center and the report's lead author, said researchers analyzed federal statistics on more than 83,500 head-on crashes from 1995 to 2010 that resulted in a death and found that:
- Passenger car drivers had a seven times higher chance of dying than SUV drivers in all head-on crashes, regardless of their vehicle accident safety ratings.
- When considering safety ratings, the driver of a passenger car with a lower rating had a little over one times higher risk of dying in a head-on crash with a higher-rated passenger car.
The UB study concludes that there's value in the ratings when evaluating similar vehicles; but beyond that, people should study the overall safety records of individual cars before making a decision.
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