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ABSTRACT: Background Current robotic systems have limitations for single-port surgery (SPS) because the instruments are large, the arms collide and the field of vision requires manual readjustment. We have developed an SPS robotic system that manipulates the vision field.Methods The master–slave system included a six degrees of freedom (DOFs) tool manipulator, an easy set-up mechanism, a flexible shaft drive with sufficient DOFs and a vertical arrangement for improved vision. The robot manipulates an endoscope within the body. After assembly, the system was tested in vitro and in vivo.ResultsIn vitro testing showed that the tool manipulators resected tissue precisely, with the range of motion required. In vivo testing indicated that an abdominal organ is accurately approached and diseased tissue removed by combined endoscopy and robotics.Conclusions Our robotics allowed the operator to adjust the vision field intuitively. The tool manipulator approached and resected diseased tissue precisely. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery 06/2014; · 1.49 Impact Factor -
Article: Significance of metacognitive skills in laparoscopic surgery assessed by essential task simulation.
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ABSTRACT: Abstract Background: Metacognition is the knowledge about one's own methods of perceiving, remembering, thinking, and acting. This study determined the significance of metacognitive skills in laparoscopic surgery with the aim of applying the findings in a laparoscopic surgery training program. Material and methods: Eighteen medical students with no experience in laparoscopic surgery (novice group) and eight expert surgeons who had each performed >100 laparoscopic surgeries (expert group) were enrolled. The examinees in each group performed an evaluation task using a virtual reality simulator and answered questions about the task. Results: The longest performance times, longest path lengths, and most frequent tissue damage occurred at 135° in the novice group and at 180° in the expert group. The greatest recognition of task difficulties, impatience, and irritation occurred at 135° in the novice group and at 180° in the expert group. There were statistically significant correlation coefficients between the instrument path length and task difficulty (metacognition) at 135° (R = 0.74, p = 0.03) and 180° (R = 0.79, p = 0.02) in the expert group, but there were no significant correlations in the novice group. Conclusion: We elucidated the significance of metacognitive skills in laparoscopic surgery. A training program should include recognition feedback systems.Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies: MITAT: official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy 12/2013; · 1.33 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Abstract Background: Endoscopic surgery is currently a standard procedure in many countries. Furthermore, conventional four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy is developing into a single-port procedure. However, in many developing countries, disposable medical products are expensive and adequate medical waste disposable facilities are absent. Advanced medical treatments such as laparoscopic or single-port surgeries are not readily available in many areas of developing countries, and there are often no other sterilization methods besides autoclaving. Moreover, existing reusable metallic ports are impractical and are thus not widely used. Material and methods: We developed a novel controllable, multidirectional single-port device that can be autoclaved, and with a wide working space, which was employed in five patients. Results: In all patients, laparoscopic cholecystectomy was accomplished without complications. Conclusion: Our device facilitates single-port surgery in areas of the world with limited sterilization methods and offers a novel alternative to conventional tools for creating a smaller incision, decrease postoperative pain, and improve cosmesis. This novel device can also lower the cost of medical treatment and offers a promising tool for major surgeries requiring a wide working space.Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies: MITAT: official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy 06/2013; · 1.33 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Abstract Introduction: Transrectal natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) requires a good endoluminal view and adequate intrarectal bacterial clearance in the working area. We developed a new occlusion balloon unit with an easily detachable inflation device, which allows the surgeon a clear working area distal to the balloon. Material and methods: The effectiveness of the sealing balloon and the extent of macroscopic and histopathological injury to the bowel wall at the site of balloon placement were examined in 12 pigs. Results: The mean time to place and inflate the balloon unit was 12.0 ± 3.5 min, effective air-tightness lasted for 21.0 ± 12.0 min. There was no leakage of dye (methylene blue) past the balloon when pressure was maintained >6.70 ± 0.08 kPa (6.62-6.78 kPa). After gut irrigation, good visibility was maintained in the working area for six hours, and adequate bacterial clearance was maintained for three hours. There were no macroscopic signs of intestinal wall damage at the site of balloon placement. Histopathological examination showed only patchy mucosal damage and submucosal thrombus at the site of balloon placement. Conclusion: This newly-developed occlusion balloon unit helps to establish good visibility and adequate bacterial clearance for endoluminal surgical procedures.Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies: MITAT: official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy 10/2012; 22(3). · 1.33 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Radiofrequency (RF) ablation is increasingly used to treat cancer because it is minimally invasive. However, it is difficult for operators to control precisely the formation of coagulation zones because of the inadequacies of imaging modalities. To overcome this limitation, we previously proposed a model-based robotic ablation system that can create the required size and shape of coagulation zone based on the dimensions of the tumor. At the heart of such a robotic system is a precise temperature distribution simulator for RF ablation. In this article, we evaluated the simulation accuracy of two numerical simulation liver models, one using a constant thermal conductivity value and the other using temperature-dependent thermal conductivity values, compared with temperatures obtained using in vitro experiments. The liver model that reflected the temperature dependence of thermal conductivity did not result in a large increase of simulation accuracy compared with the temperature-independent model in the temperature range achieved during clinical RF ablation.Conference proceedings: ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 08/2012; 2012:5712-7. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We have developed a new generation device called rigid-flexible outer sheath with multi-piercing surgery (MPS) to solve the issues of tissue closure, triangulation, and platform stability in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), and the problems of restricted visual field, organ damage, and removing a resected organ from body in needlescopic surgery (NS). The shape of the flexible outer sheath can be selectively locked by a novel pneumatic shapelocking mechanism. Major features include four directional flexion at the distal end, four working channels, and suction and water jet functions. The insertion part of the prototype is 330 mm long with a 25 mm maximum outer diameter. The outer sheath system has successfully preformed in vivo experiment using a swine on partial gastrectomy. The advanced outer sheath system has shown great promise for solving NOTES and NS issues.Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention : MICCAI ... International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention. 01/2012; 15(Pt 1):26-33. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In endoscopic surgery, limited views and lack of tactile sensation restrict the surgeon's abilities and cause stress to the surgeon. Therefore, an intra-operative navigation system is strongly recommended. We developed an augmented reality (AR) navigation system based on preoperative CT imaging. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness, feasibility, and accuracy of this system using laparoscopic splenectomy in children. Volume images were reconstructed by three-dimensional (3D) viewer application. We used an optical tracking system for registration between volume image and body surface markers. The AR visualization was superimposed preoperative 3D CT images onto captured laparoscopic live images. This system was applied to six cases of laparoscopic splenectomy in children. To evaluate registration accuracy, distances from the marker position to the volume data were calculated. The operator recognized the hidden vascular variation of the splenic artery and vein, accessory spleen, and pancreatic tail by overlaying an image onto a laparoscopic live image. The registration accuracy of six cases was 5.30 ± 0.08, 5.71 ± 1.70, 10.1 ± 0.60, 18.8 ± 3.56, 4.06 ± 1.71, and 7.05 ± 4.71. This navigation system provides real-time anatomical information, which cannot be otherwise visualized without navigation. The registration accuracy was acceptable in clinical operation.Pediatric Surgery International 12/2011; 28(4):341-6. · 1.06 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Radiofrequency ablation is increasingly being used for liver cancer because it is a minimally invasive treatment method. However, it is difficult for the operators to precisely control the formation of coagulation zones because of the cooling effect of capillary vessels. To overcome this limitation, we have proposed a model-based robotic ablation system using a real-time numerical simulation to analyze temperature distributions in the target organ. This robot can determine the adequate amount of electric power supplied to the organ based on real-time temperature information reflecting the cooling effect provided by the simulator. The objective of this study was to develop a method to estimate the intraoperative rate of blood flow in the target organ to determine temperature distribution. In this paper, we propose a simulation-based method to estimate the rate of blood flow. We also performed an in vitro study to validate the proposed method by estimating the rate of blood flow in a hog liver. The experimental results revealed that the proposed method can be used to estimate the rate of blood flow in an organ.Conference proceedings: ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 08/2011; 2011:7441-5. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Recently, robotics systems are focused to assist in Single Port Endoscopic Surgery (SPS). However, the existing system required a manual operation of vision and viewpoint, hindering the surgical task. We proposed a surgical endoscopic robot for SPS with dynamic vision control, the endoscopic view being manipulated by a master controller. The prototype robot consists of a manipulator for vision control, and dual tool tissue manipulators (gripping: 5DOFs, cautery: 3DOFs) can be attached at the tip of sheath manipulator. In particular, this paper focuses on an in vivo experiment. We showed that vision control in the stomach and a cautery task by a cautery tool could be effectively achieved.Conference proceedings: ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 08/2011; 2011:7045-8. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We have invented multi-piercing surgery (MPS) which could potentially solve the triangular formation loss and device clashing which occur in single-port surgery (SPS), as well as restricted visual field, organ damage by needle-type instruments, and impaired removal of a resected organ from the body which occur in needlescopic surgery (NS). MPS is natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)-assisted NS. We used 3-mm diameter robots as needle-type instruments for MPS to examine the possibility of local immune cell therapy and regenerative therapy using stem cells for pancreatic cancer. In MPS using two robots, the therapeutic cell suspension was injected into a target region of pancreas in two pigs. Both retention of a capsule of liquid cell suspension and invasive level were evaluated. Triangular formation could be ensured. The use of small-diameter robots allowed (1) the surgical separation of the pancreas and the retroperitoneum, and (2) the formation of the capsule containing the immune cell and stem cell suspension. The endoscope for NOTES provided a clear visual field and also assisted the removal of a resected organ from the body. The visual field of the endoscope could be oriented well by using an electromagnetic navigation system. MPS using small-diameter robots could potentially solve the issues inherent in SPS and NS and could allow minimally invasive local immune cell and stem cell therapy.Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences. 07/2011; 18(4):499-505. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Single port access (SPA) surgery is a laparoscopic procedure using only one transumbilical-placed port. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) offers the possibility of surgery without visible scars. To address the access and stability problems in SPA and NOTES, we developed a device called rigid-flexible outer sheath. This sheath can be switched between flexible and rigid modes by a novel pneumatic shapelocking mechanism, and it has a double curvature structure that enables it to flex in four directions at the distal end and three directions on the rigid-flexible shaft. The insertion part of the prototype is 300 mm long with a 20 mm outer diameter, and the part is equipped with four working channels. In vivo experiments using a swine show that the outer sheath has high potential for solving access and stability problems. We expect that the outer sheath will be useful for SPA and NOTES.Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention : MICCAI ... International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention. 01/2011; 14(Pt 1):169-77. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) using a single endoscope, the visual field moves unstably and a wide blind space is formed. We used wireless two wireless CCD cameras (270,000 and 380,000 pixels) placed on the abdominal wall of pigs and a conventional endoscope (410,000 pixels) at the same time to assess whether it was possible to observe the entire process of sigmoidectomy by NOTES. The titanium dioxide-coated lens was used as an antifogging apparatus. To control the CCD image frames, a magnetic body was affixed to the back of the CCD camera unit. To select a suitable visual-transmitter, three frequency bands were assessed: 0.07 GHz, 1.2 GHz, and 2.4 GHz. The cameras showed good performance for monitoring all procedures of the sigmoidectomy. The magnetic force most suitable to control the cameras was found to be 360 mT, and the best transmission frequency was 1.2 GHz. The battery could be used for up to 4 hours with intermittent use. The issue of lens fogging could be resolved by a water supply into the anal canal and a more than 12-hour ultraviolet irradiation. We verified that the CCD camera with the titanium dioxide-coated lens may be useful as the second eye in NOTES.Surgical technology international 01/2010; 19:38-46. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), the endoscope has the disadvantages of an unstable visual field and wide blind space. We developed a compact charge-coupled device (CCD) camera unit that can be transgastrointestinally placed in the abdominal cavity. The requisites for a wireless CCD camera unit for use in NOTES have been cited as: monitoring performance, fixation to the abdominal wall, attitude control, and antifogging functionality. Models to meet these requisites were prepared to assess their performance. The monitor had a CCD with dimensions of 7 x 7 x 7 mm and resolution of 410,000 pixels. The unit had a structure that allowed its attachment to the endoscope apex when placed to the abdominal wall. The abdominal wall fixation unit was equipped with a pantograph-type needle structure that was easily activated and retained by changing the polarity of an electromagnetic force. The pantograph-type needle head was designed to rotate by 360 degrees as an attitude-control mechanism, and both the pantograph and attitude-control mechanisms enabled attitude control in horizontal and vertical directions by a magnetic force applied from outside the body. Fogging was prevented by a vibration mechanism that physically cleaned the CCD lens surface and by titanium dioxide coating of the lens surface. The CCD camera unit was confirmed to have sufficient performance as an auxiliary monitor for endoscopy in terms of visual field and resolution. The pantograph-type needle structure successfully completed fixation of the CCD camera unit to the abdominal wall. Unit attitude was easily controlled, and fogging could be addressed by water supply before insertion of the CCD camera unit into the peritoneal cavity. The wireless CCD camera unit was verified to function as an effective second eye in NOTES by using the described mechanisms and antifogging coating.Surgical Endoscopy 07/2009; 24(1):198-209. · 3.31 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We tried to determine whether the customization of an X-TRACT Tissue Morcellator could avoid the laceration-induced distension of surgical incisions/openings when transintestinally removing resected liver tissue from the body, when the greatest dimension of the tissue exceeded the dimension of the opening. Pigs were used to examine changes in the caliber and shape of surgical incisions made with a conventional hook knife and insulation-tipped diathermic (IT) knife for electrodissection in endoscopy, and to examine changes in circular incision made with a customized X-TRACT Tissue Morcellator. The ENDO CATCH II device was used to remove tissue. Laceration occurred in the "roundness-lost portion" of the surgical incisions made with the hook knife, thus confirming the greatest dimension of the distended incisions and the occurrence of an irregular laceration. In the circular incision that were made with the customized X-TRACT Tissue Morcellator, by contrast, the removal of resected liver tissue whose greatest dimension was fivefold greater than that of the surgical openings did not increase the caliber of the openings. The shape of the openings remained round, and no laceration was observed. The use of the customized X-TRACT Tissue Morcellator with an electrifiable round cutter allowed the performance of transintestinal hepatectomy and the removal of a solid organ through surgical openings that had been made in the gastrointestinal wall.Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery 05/2009; 16(3):274-82. · 1.60 Impact Factor -
Article: Metastasis-related factors expressed in pT1 pN0 breast cancer: assessment of recurrence risk.
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ABSTRACT: Previous reports have indicated that small breast cancers without lymph node metastasis present a favorable prognosis. However, 10-20% of patients with T1 N0 invasive ductal carcinoma experience recurrence and have a poor prognosis. The objective of this study was to examine whether certain metastasis-related factors are prognostic of cancer recurrence in such patients at risk for relapse. Nineteen patients with the carcinoma who had recurrence 1-15 years after margin-free resection were examined. The control group consisted of 20 patients with pT1 pN0 invasive ductal carcinoma who had no recurrence for > or =10 years after radical surgery. The two groups were compared with respect to clinical profiles, conventional neoplastic features, and immunohistochemical expressions of 16 metastasis-related factors. No significant difference was found between the two groups in clinical profiles and conventional neoplastic features. However, six factors (MMP-2, MT1-MMP, T1MP-2, VEGF, cMET, and PCNA) were significantly expressed in the recurrence group against the control group. MMP-9 was significantly less expressed in the recurrence group. Of these factors, MMP-2, MT1-MMP, and VEGF showed the highest adjusted odds ratios. MMP family and growth factors may be promising predictors of recurrence risk of early stage breast cancer.Journal of Surgical Oncology 08/2007; 96(1):46-53. · 2.84 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Intraoperative tumor localization often is difficult during laparoscopic surgery for early-stage upper gastrointestinal tumors. This study enrolled 15 patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrectomy. A magnetic marking clip-detecting system was used to apply a marking clip to the tumor site during preoperative gastroscopy, and to detect a marking magnetic body. In a basic ex vivo study, the mean permeance rate on the gastric wall serosal surface was 0.97 +/- 0.01. Magnetic flux densities required for exploration were 52.6 mT on the gastric wall serosal surface and 312.4 mT 10 mm away from the surface. In a clinical study, the mean distance between the detected tumor site and the clip along the longitudinal axis was 8.3 +/- 3.2 mm. The mean detection time was 5.7 +/- 2.3 min. The magnetic marking clip-detecting system may be useful for tumor site detection during laparoscopic gastrectomy.Surgical Endoscopy 06/2007; 21(5):810-5. · 3.31 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Using a conventional Doppler probe, it is difficult to identify blood vessels precisely in lymph node dissection during laparoscopic surgery. For 26 patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy and 26 patients undergoing laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy, we used conventional and vertical scanning Doppler probes to compare their ability to identify invisible blood vessels through differences in power output voltage. The vertical scanning Doppler probe was 100% successful in identifying the target blood vessels regardless of the patient's body mass index (BMI), and also was superior to the conventional Doppler probe in detection sensitivity. The vertical scanning Doppler probe was useful for image training of recently qualified surgeons through real-time monitoring of the probe position and response on the monitor. Furthermore, findings showed that the vertical scanning Doppler probe was applicable to lymph node dissection as a forceps for laparoscopic usage. The vertical scanning Doppler could identify the target blood vessels regardless of the patient's BMI. It was verified to be useful as a surgical assistive device apart from being a sensor and may serve in the education of recently qualified surgeons.Surgical Endoscopy 06/2007; 21(5):782-4. · 3.31 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of tumor detection in parenchymal organs and their resection by use of a micromagnetic needle detection system (MNDS). A micromagnetic needle (maximum magnetic flux density = 120 mT) and a micromagnetic needle-setting device were used. An in vitro laboratory study with a gumball within gelatin representing a tumor was conducted to calculate detection rates and to measure the time required for resection by MNDS. An animal study with the cervical lymph nodes of pigs representing tumors was conducted to measure the time required for lymph node resection. The removal rate of the target lymph node was 100% with MNDS. Results show that MNDS may be useful for tumor resection in the presence of air and for the resection of tumors that are difficult to detect by ultrasonography.Surgical technology international 02/2007; 16:66-71. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Lens fogging during laparoscopic surgery extensively deteriorates operative field visibility and may provoke serious complications. A simulation model study was conducted using a conventional laparoscope, a conventional laparoscope plus heating (100 degrees C, 10 s), a conventional laparoscope plus surfactant, and a conventional laparoscope plus both a titanium dioxide (TiO2)-coated glass (with > or = 15 h of preoperative ultraviolet irradiation) and a water supply. For each, the time from laparoscope insertion into the peritoneal cavity to fogging-induced interruption of surgery was measured. The TiO2-coated glass had unique verified properties of exerting antifogging effects on the oil film after 15 or more hours of previous ultraviolet irradiation, and of inversely accelerating fogging after less than 15 h of previous ultraviolet irradiation. The clinical study showed later fogging with the TiO2-coated glass model, which successfully completed surgery without retraction of the laparoscope from the peritoneal cavity, as compared with the other models. An antifogging device using superhydrophilic TiO2-coated glass was very effective in preventing fogging during laparoscopic surgery.Surgical Endoscopy 02/2007; 21(2):333-8. · 3.31 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Intraoperative Tumor site recognition is extremely difficult during laparoscopic surgical treatment of early-stage gastrointestinal carcinoma. A novel marking method that uses both metallic clips and a marking clip detector system (MCDS, Olympus Optical Co., Tokyo, Japan) modified from a metal detector system, was designed by the authors. Metallic clips were applied to the tumor site during preoperative endoscopy, and the clip site was identified intraoperatively using the MCDS. In a basic ex vivo study, three metallic clips were detected easily (100% detection). In a clinical study, the marking site was detected in all gastric cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy. The mean distance between detected site and clip along the longitudinal bowel axis was 6.4 +/- 2.9 mm. Mean detection time was 18.1 +/- 5.7 seconds. None of the patients in this study experienced complications from this marking technique. MCDS allows accurate identification of tumor sites. This method may be useful for tumor-site identification during laparoscopic gastrectomy.Surgical technology international 02/2005; 14:79-83.
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Kyushu University
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Hukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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I need to create a function that will receive the name of the DAO or the name of its entity (whatever you think it's best) and run the DAOs "getAll()" function. Like this code does for just one entity:
ProductDAO dao = new ProductDAO();
I'm new to C#, how can I do that with reflection?
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String entityName = "Product";
AbstractDAO<?> dao = new AbstractDAO<entityName>()
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Although it comes not so long after FIFA 06, the additional game modes and features may be enough to qualify it as a purchase for many.
2006 FIFA World Cup is easy enough for a soccer novice to pick up and enjoy, but deep enough in detail and difficulty options to please the hardcore futbol fan. Though not beyond figuring out, more detailed in-game explanations or tutorials could have only helped make this game more accessible.
2006 FIFA World Cup is far from being a lackluster soccer game - in fact, it's this year's best one so far. But after being impressed with the first FIFA game on the DS last October, the follow-up doesn't do enough to justify a second purchase.
2006 FIFA World Cup captures all the excitement of the world's biggest football tournament, but the flashy presentation hides a real lack of depth.
2006 FIFA World Cup on the DS is a mixed bag of things that work well and things that don't. [Jun 2006, p.86]
If I would recommend one of the two, I'd say get the DS version, but to be safe get none of those two and go for one of the console versions.
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L G Electronics India Ltd. is gearing up boost its market share by about four per cent at least in the room air-conditioner (AC) market during this year as the Korean electronics major has unveiled a new range of air-conditioners that incorporate a new feature Mosquito Away, which promises to combat mosquitoes using ultrasonic waves, among others.
The company, which has sold over 7 million ACs in India till date, claims to have garnered a market share of about 24 per cent in the Indian residential AC market. It has now come out a new range of ACs that promise higher energy savings.
The 2014 range, which will sport new features like Himalaya cooling, monsoon comfort or mosquitos away, will be priced about five per cent higher. Thus, the price range for these models (split) will vary from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 55,000. With new technologies and features, the company promises energy savings up to 53 per cent (up from 42 per cent) in its 5-star rated ACs. The company is also targeting to increase the revenue to Rs. 2,500 crore crore this year from Rs. 2,000 crore last year.
Saurabh Baishakhia, business head, air-conditioners, LGEIL. bets big on the 'mosquitos away' technology and expects its to be a big driver of its AC sales. The company has introduced this technology in some African markets, and has tweaked it now for India.
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Taken with a panasonic FZ28 on 'sunset' setting at 5.20am, I'm afraid I can't take full credit for this one! This was taken by my husband with my old camera. He had been raving about the glorious sunrises on his way to work during June, so I set up my old camera, attached a polariser and nd filter, put the settings on raw, and told him all he had to do was press the shutter button once he'd turned it on. He gave the camera back to me that evening and I uploaded his shots into Elements, and this was the result! So I suppose you could say it was a combined effort (Just miffed that I wasn't there to capture it too!)
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Nicely composed and I love the colours – gorgeous purples, peaches, golds and orange, and that silhouetted tree is the perfect touch. It's like it's reaching out to touch the warmth of the sun.
Btw, I know what you mean about wishing you'd been the one to capture it. We have a gorgeous sunset from Malta that I'd asked my hubby to get. He got it with one shot just before the battery died on the camera. I have major envy every time I see it, lol!
I keep telling him it was a happy accident and it only worked because I preset the camera the night before and edited it for him after!(It's jealousy pure and simple on my part really!) I am proud of what he achieved though :)
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cool photo, i like the colours
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So very beautiful Lissy! The colours are gorgeous!
thank you Pauline, my other half will be pleased ( a bit of family competing going on here! lol)
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Very beautiful!
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Very nice capture,great silhouette!
thank you very much
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great teamwork Lisy and beautiful capture
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Beautiful moment. Well done.
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instant fave :) xxx
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Are these deceptive profiles in violation of the Terms of Service for the various social networks?
Wasn't that part of the basis for prosecuting Lori Drew? (I realize they threw that out)
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/drew_court/ [wired.com]
No, the tweet (or whatever) likely isn't proof, but it does given the authorities reason to investigate further. If you're a suspect, and answered questions one way, and posted to facebook that you were doing something completely different, its worth investigating the discrepancy. ie: You told the police you were home in bed, but you're friends' facebook pages all say you were out partying... well, its worth going to talk to your friends.
Why should a cop who is being deceptive while investigating one suspect suddenly be allowed to access people, perhaps 100's or 1000's who may or may not be involved in any way?
Are you saying an offline undercover cop should be a blind idiot and focus ONLY on the ONE person associated with selling drugs, and not the supplier of the drugs, or the purchasers? Then whats the point of going undercover?
This is no different. If you know a Drug Dealer, everyone the drug dealer associates with is suspect, that is just the way it works. Hey, the dealers wife might not know he deals drugs, she might be completely innocent, or she could be the brain behind the whole operation, regardless, the cops have to look into it, otherwise they'll get nowhere.
They are required to identify themselves in person, are they not?
No, they're not.
Why should online be any different?
It shouldn't.
source [erowid.org]
Are Police Allowed to Lie?
The question of whether or not the police may lie during the course of their work goes hand in hand with the question of entrapment.
It is well accepted that deception is often "necessary" to catch those who break the law. There is no question that police officers are allowed to directly mislead and/or deceive others about their identity, their law enforcement status, their history, and just about anything else, without breaking the law or compromising their case. Conversely, it is illegal for an ordinary citizen to lie to the police in many jurisdictions.
Who is surprised that the Feds are using Facebook??
Does anyone not realize that they are mining all the photos on Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, etc, for pictures of people, and cross-referencing them based on tags? Talk about a wealth of photos that can be used to definitively identify a person.
If you have been tagged on any photo on Facebook, most likely you are already in the Fed's database, as well as the ability to recognize your face as well. Walk anywhere near a camera, and those cameras can instantly use facial recognition to figure out your name, age, etc, simply based on freely available information from these social networks.
Privacy is dead.
A formal parsing algorithm should not always be used. -- D. Gries


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Next Production! May 21,22,23 2015.
GRADS (Graffham Rustics Amateur Dramatic Society) are delighted to announce their programme for 2015. Following great box office successes and very positive acclaim for last year's productions of The Ladykillers and The 39 Steps, this year's choice of plays is hoped will prove to be just as entertaining.
The May 2015 production will be Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. The play has continued to be very popular with audiences and was revived last year at London's Gielgud Theatre with Angela Lansbury playing Madam Arcati. It was last presented by the Graffham Rustics over 17 years ago, so it is high time this timeless classic had a new airing.
Although everyone associates Blithe Spirit with Madam Arcati and spiritualism, it is really about a subject that haunts all Coward's best comedies, which is the perils of long-term commitment. Coward's hero, Charles Condomine, is a popular novelist who is famously spooked by his past. Married to the super-rational Ruth, his second marriage, he rashly holds a séance to research a thriller he is writing about a homicidal medium. But a jokey experiment causes marital mayhem when, with the aid of the hearty Arcati, he finds his first wife, Elvira, has suddenly materialised. What follows is a spectral variation on the eternal triangle, with Charles torn between two equally demanding women.
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GRADS will be at a new venue for Blithe Spirit. After receiving feedback from some potential audience members about the challenges of access, parking, and convenience of location, The Rustics have decided to do this production at The Leconfield Hall in Petworth. This new venue provides GRADs audiences with raked seating, a separate downstairs bar, disabled access direct from the street with lift access to the auditorium, a hearing aid loop induction system as well as plenty of free car parking directly next to the venue. The Rustics will be back in Graffham at The Empire Hall for our November production of 2015, with performances shared between the two venues. Rehearsals for all productions will be located at a variety of venues
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The following students from Weddington Middle School were selected to participate in the 2015All-District Honors Band. PLEASE EMAIL MR. ROGERS Immediately to receive the clinic packet and hotel information.
Symphonic Band
Jessica Simmons - Horn 2 (qualifies for State audition)
Logan Fillizolla - Horn 5
Bradley Moorehead - Euph 1 (qualifies for State audition)
Concert Band
Timothy Cho - Oboe 1
Emily Krantz - Clarinet 14
Davis Zakary - Horn 1
Weddington Middle School Band
Welcome to the Official Blog of the Weddington Middle School Band. Weddington is located in Union County, North Carolina. Since its opening in 1998, the Weddington Middle School Band has been under the direction of Mekel Rogers.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Thursday, January 01, 2015
- Students auditioning for the District Honors Band need to be in the gym of South Point High School in Belmont, NC by 8:30a on Saturday, January 10th.
- Students do NOT go to the registration table, go directly to the gym, sit together, and wait for Mr. Rogers to hand out registration tags to everyone.
- For auditions, dress nice but all black is not required (no jeans or sneakers, etc).
- Students will be called to their audition room by monitors in the gym. Parents and other students may not enter the audition area.
- Students may leave with their parent after their audition. Results will be posted on this blog by Monday morning.
- Concessions will be available in the cafeteria.
- Mr. Rogers will be on site the entire time, however, as he will be judging throughout the day, he will only be available during an emergency.
- Email Mr. Rogers with any questions at: firstname.lastname@example.com
906 South Point Road
Belmont, NC 28012
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Concert dates for all bands are posted in the upper right hand corner of this website.
6th Grade - Report time is 6:40p in the WMS Gym.
7th Grade - Report time is 6:50p in the WMS Gym.
Concert begins promptly at 7p and will end at 7:55p.
Please review the concert dress code for students HERE.
8th Grade - Optional covered dish dinner at 6p (bring a dish that does not contain nut products). Those not attending dinner, report time is 6:30p in the WHS auditorium.
8th Grade - Optional covered dish dinner at 6p (bring a dish that does not contain nut products). Those not attending dinner, report time is 6:30p in the WHS auditorium.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
CHAMBER DAY - Students who registered for Chamber Day need to be in the Central Academy Band Room by 8:30 am on Saturday, November 22nd. Dress is casual. Bring a bag lunch. Students perform for parents at 3pm and are dismissed at 4pm. The address for Central Academy is:
600 Brewer Drive
Monroe, NC 28112
FALL CONCERTS - Dates and times for all concerts are on the top right area of this page. Please review the concert dress guidelines HERE.
LOGOWARE - Students who ordered band logo ware from Brand Central should have their orders in this month. Items will be distributed in class as they arrive.
600 Brewer Drive
Monroe, NC 28112
FALL CONCERTS - Dates and times for all concerts are on the top right area of this page. Please review the concert dress guidelines HERE.
LOGOWARE - Students who ordered band logo ware from Brand Central should have their orders in this month. Items will be distributed in class as they arrive.
Monday, September 29, 2014
- FUNDRAISING - All fundraising coupon books and money are due October 1st.
- CHAMBER DAY - Students attending Middle School Chamber Day on November 22nd MUST have their $5 registration in by October 31st.
- DISTRICT HONORS BAND AUDITIONS - Students auditioning for the District Honors Band on January 10th MUST have their $10 registration in by October 31st.
- LOGOWARE - Students interested in purchasing Weddington Band logo ware may do so online at THIS LINK This is not a fundraiser for the WMS Band, it is simply an option to purchase logo ware from the logo company if you wish. The store will only be open until October 15th. No other orders will be taken this year.
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
- The WMS Band's ONE AND ONLY fundraiser for the year will run from September 19th to the 29th. This fundraiser is CRUCIAL since the NC General Assembly has slashed the education budget severely over the past two years. Each student is asked to be responsible for selling FOUR GoPlaySave coupon books. Each book sells for $30 and contains hundreds of coupons for the Weddington and surrounding area. All profits go directly to the WMS Band program for the purchasing of music, equipment, supplies, school owned instruments, and guest artist instruction. Donations are also accepted should parents wish their student to not participate in the coupon book fundraiser.
- 6th Grade students will be receiving their instruments on September 5th. Any student with an instrument at their house should start bringing it on the 4th.
- Practice records begin for 6th grade students on September 15th. Students record their practice time at home and turn in a signed record every three weeks. Practice records are available in the band room and can also be downloaded on this website (link is on the right under "WMS Band Documents").
Monday, August 18, 2014
- Welcome to the 2014-2015 School Year at Weddington Middle School. Please make sure you bookmark this website and check it on a regular basis as most announcements will be made here.
- Please refer to the SUPPLY LIST for information on what to have for the school year.
- Instruments for 6th graders will not be handed out for the first two weeks to allow everyone to learn basic music theory and proper care of instruments before playing instruction begins.
- 7th and 8th Graders should bring their instruments on the THIRD day of school. They will need their folders on the SECOND day of school.
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HHS Misses Playoffs
East Rock To Host W&L In Div. 2 East
Posted: November 5, 2012
HARRISONBURG – All the major dominos fell in Harrisonburg High School's favor Friday night, except the bonus points.
As a result, the Blue Streaks (5-5) came up three points shy of the sixth and final Region III, Division 4 football playoff spot. The berth, instead, went to William Byrd (4-6), which benefitted from 82 total bonus points – awarded to teams for strength of schedule, basically – compared to Harrisonburg's 63.
HHS ended the season on a two-game winning streak against Division 3 playoff team Liberty-Bedford and Waynesboro. Harrisonburg also needed Byrd to lose to Rockbridge County and for Turner Ashby to lose to Fort Defiance, both of which happened on Friday night.
"It came down to bonus points," HHS assistant and statistician Jay Hook said Sunday. "We were actually ahead with the win [over Waynesboro], but [William Byrd] beat us on bonus points. A couple of the teams they lost to won games. … It's kind of hard to swallow when you're 5-5 and they're 4-6, and they're going to the playoffs."
One possible backbreaker for the Streaks was Sherando's upset Friday of Millbrook, which defeated Harrisonburg 34-33 in overtime in Week 4.
Hook worked the math out late Friday.
"We went to bed Friday night hoping that he was wrong," HHS assistant Joe Carico said.
"We ended on a real positive," Carico added. "We played well as a team the last two games, and I think they enjoyed themselves. ...Unfortunately, we didn't quite have the points we needed."
The Streaks had reached the postseason the past nine years.
East Rockingham lost two of its last three games but still achieved its goal of hosting a playoff game.
The Eagles (7-3) edged out Washington & Lee (5-5) by five power points to claim the No. 8 seed in the Division 2 East bracket. East Rock will host W&L on Friday at 7 p.m. In Group A, Division 2, there are no byes in the 16-team field, with the top eight teams hosting.
"Obviously, it's pretty cool," ERHS coach Donnie Coleman said of hosting. "… I know the kids are excited and we're excited. I'm sure we'll have a good crowd."
In only its second year as a school, ERHS made its first playoff appearance last fall, losing at then-undefeated King William, 48-12.
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For the first time ever, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) will pit two of the top gyms in mixed martial arts (MMA) today, American Top Team (ATT) against the Blackzilians, against each other in an elimination-style tournament with a $500,000 grand prize awarded to the winner at the conclusion of the FOX Sports 1 program, which debuts on April 21, 2015. The teaser video above illustrates the heat between both South Florida gym owners, Dan Lambert (ATT) and Greg Robinson (Blackzilians) as eight up-and-c read news >>
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Out with the old, in with the new. After 10 years of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) and multiple different iterations of the reality fighting series, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is ready to flip the script, drastically changing the dynamic for the upcoming 21st season of TUF. Instead of a collection of fighters from every corner of the world converging in Las Vegas, two gyms will battle out for supremacy as American Top Team (ATT) faces off against The Blackzilians. Both camps are well know read news >>
LOS ANGELES -- After a decade on the air, The Ultimate Fighter is getting an overhaul. For the first time ever, the UFC reality series will feature a format pitting two of the sport's top gyms -- American Top Team and the Blackzilians -- against one another, UFC president Dana White announced Saturday morning at the Welcome To The Show press conference. The Ultimate Fighter 21 was filmed in South Florida, where the two camps sit just miles apart, and the competitors will be welterweights from ea read news >>
Are "The American Gangster" and Wandy WWE bound? is Vince McMahon trying to take a page out of Dana White's book? He may very well be, as former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen, revealed during his interview on TSN's "Off The Record" (video here), that he was invited by the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) brass to its upcoming "WrestleMania 31" show on March 29, 2015 to "talk" about some stuff. But that's not all. "The American Gangster" added that W read news >>
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While American Top Team members have been reaping the fruits of their labor all across UFC, Cole Miller has remained inactive ... and he's not exactly thrilled about it. Veteran Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight Cole Miller has been absent from the Octagon for more than on year. It hasn't been the easiest period in his life. While Christmas brought one of the best gifts any young man could ask for in fatherhood, Miller dealt with the difficult decision of opting for rehab, over read news >>
Tickets for the upcoming UFC 185 mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view (PPV) event, which takes place on Saturday, March 14, 2015 inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, will go on sale to the general public this Friday (Jan. 23, 2015) at 10 a.m. CT. Naturally, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Club members had the first opportunity to scoop up tickets prior to public consumption thanks to a separate pre-sale that occurred earlier this morning (Jan. 21). But for those of you w read news >>
Well, this is new. Multiple reports have surfaced indicating that the next installment of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) will feature two of the most prominent mixed martial arts (MMA) camps in the world: American Top Team (ATT) and The Blackzilians, pitting their best up-and-coming fighters against one another. According to MMA Fight Radio's Jay Pagliaro (via Cage Potato), TUF 21 is set to begin filming soon in South Florida, home base for both camps, though the weight classes have yet to be reveal read news >>
But according to "The American Gangster," life already beat him to it. 2015 is here, so that means it's time for people all over the world to start doing good on their New Year's resolutions. Or fail miserably. While most are eager to shed a few extra pounds or save some extra coin in their piggy banks, others, such as former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen, only wishes to kick Tim Kennedy's ass. Unfortunately for "The American Gangster," life has alread read news >>
Though the UFC's signing of Phil Brooks — better known by his pro wrestling handle of CM Punk — has been polarizing for some MMA fans, gyms around the country have been vocal via social media in inviting him to join their teams. One such recruiter was none other than newly crowned welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, who reached out to CM Punk on Twitter after he took the belt from Johny Hendricks at UFC 181. Lawler invited him to join American Top Team down in Coconut Creek, Florida. "Hey @cmpu read news >>
Roan Carneiro is back to the UFC. The 36-year-old veteran American Top Team fighter and coach announced on his Instagram that he has signed a contract with the UFC. "I can't put in words how I am feeling signing this contract again. Yessssss I am official @ufc @ufcbrasiloficial again. Thanks God, my family, my team, my fans and all those people who believe on me and who didn't believe too." "Jucao" (19-9) was released from the UFC in 2008 after going 2-3 in 17 months, and returns to the Octagon read news >>