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Sep 25, 2012, 10:49 AM | |
Thanks you very much for this extremely useful hack offered to the community!
Can you confirm this will work? http://rctimer.com/index.php?gOo=goo...7&productname= |
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I get interested in 2in1 version, as there is a lot of tanks/robots/construction machines or even toy ships and so on, driven by two motors.. and there are three wires at BL ESC It may need carefull control in case of running opposite ways, to avoid brake effect of second motor when first gets power... 50:50 in oposite direction could be trouble-free just by turning the middle fets off and apply some PWM to both motors in series, but how is it when one should get more power and second should keep turning, even if slow? I just guess mow but I will try that... Those two signal lines from Rx are coupled together into ESC signal, simply by diodes ? Perhaps must not be neighbour pins to detect gap between two pulses? |
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Well, a brake is there, but only in center it is real brake - pulling the stick applies battery power in reverse, no detection whether motor still turns..
I did succesfull 2in1 hack by very simle cheat - doubled few lines of code (Throttle1/Throttle2, PWMOUT1/PWMOUT2) , turning YOUR code it into 2in1. Tested succesfully, even with two neighbour outputs of receiver, }coupled by two diodes and with resistor to gnd) - it works with zero problems. For today, for a case of opposite direction motors, I did just turned backward motor OFF completely. So You may proportionaly control both forward, or both backward, or only one forward instead of two opposite (one dead-stick if pulling down from center with other motor forward).. A bit cheating, but one evening job with result great for me.. and I should upgrade this part.. Thank You once again. EDIT: i took a test video ]xxxxold_versionxxxxhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJh8V3VKyrQ EDIT2: Added "failsafe" to stop without signal, and opposite motor rotation at 50%:50% of PWM. And mix of two channels to use oldest transmitter without mixes, so one signal is throttle and second steering. Attached is also my moddified code. I am sorry but the code is now far from nice, it was made just by attempts and errors and it is visible in it. (in contrast with beautifull original.. shame on me). But it works:
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Wondering if this will work well, then, as a MOA crawler esc for a single brushed motor? How do you adjust the deadband and drag brake? Will this work for all ESCs that SimonKs firmware works with? And does it work with only NFet ESCs? |
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The deadband and brake are set at the top of the .asm file. I was testing V3 on an all-N ESCs (RCTimer 40A) with ir2101s FET drivers, and had some problems. The PWM frequency seemed really low, like 700Hz, with V3, so I tried V2. V2 worked fine, but there some some current burst when switching directions. I was fiddling with it, then pop goes a FET, even on my current-limited supply. Hmm. Anyway, what's up with V3? I don't see in the source why PWM would be slow. Maybe some interaction with my servo tester's pulse rate. Also, I wonder how long it takes the bootstrap capacitor to discharge. With this sort of design, it probably needs to be off every so often to let it recharge. Edit: Nah, looks like it's intentional. Didn't want to make the PWM frequency fully adjustable, eh? Maybe I'll merge some of my code with yours. |
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I have one 40A that was dead on arrival. Tried replacing the 5 volt regulator that powered the board's elections (Not the BEC) because when the ESC was powered from the ISP programmer, the motor beeped and it would acceptflashing. However, when the ESC was powered normally, it was dead. Because I had flashed it, I could not return it. Based upon this experience, I now check all ESCs before flashing. Not sure if this is a similar situation as your but again, maybe it is.
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I got this book to feed my Neal desires after I finished Snow Crash, which I absolutely loved. This book was difficult for me to get through, however, due to the seemingly endless descriptive passages which felt like brick walls after the wonderful plot movements along the way. I really loved the descriptive passages in Snow Crash, but it felt as though The Diamond Age was written by a different author that didn't know when to stop or how to integrate the descriptive passages with the plot. I would say that I didn't truly start to appreciate this book until after I was almost halfway through it. I almost stopped listening, but in the end, I'm happy that I didn't. Maybe the abridged version would be better for most people, as I'm sure that I would have appreciated editing of some of his passages.
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Are you Techorating?
What is âTechorating?â?
Today at the E4 AV Tour at Chicagoâs Congress Plaza hotel Jonathan Brawn of Brawn Consulting answered that question. In the process he pushed integrators, consultants, resellers, and end users to expand their thinking about the role of AVâand the applicable budgets that can be drawn on to fund it. The class will be repeated at the E4 AV Tour in NYC on Oct. 27th.
âThis is a new way of thinking about the use of AV as art and decoration as well as–or even instead of–information and communication,â? Brawn says.
Primo example: the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, where AV in an integral part of the décor and style of the space. âIn some cases, it has no purpose other than art,â? Brawn explains in a detailed case study of how this came to be possible, both technically and in terms of end user buy in. The Cosmopolitan has bought all the way in–commissioning video artists such as Leo Villareal and hosting loaned works from the likes of Yoko Ono and TJ Wilcox. The hotel designers made media art a central concept and backed it up with the gear to drive the point home, both in the public spaces and in the rooms.
âThe look and ambiance of this space would not have been possible five years ago,â? Brawn continues. âBut now a flatpanel display is inexpensive enough, comes in enough sizes and aesthetics to change the game. It can carry motion, animation, and you can switch it.â?
Brawn also cites Christieâs MicoTilesâwhich have opened up creative options for designing a space dynamically to change depending on event, time of day, season, etc. âTrends in lighting are going this way as well,â? Brawn said. âLEDs have helped quite a bit with this and weâre seeing indirect lighting that can be color controlled as in âTomorrow Iâm thinking purpleâ.â?
Technology provides a way to draw people in and feel more entertained and dynamically engaged, Brawn explains. From there the opportunity to communicate also expands. âBy integrating technology in a pervasive way into the space, you have a larger canvas and the opportunity to make more parts of it interactive in a more appealing way.â?
This approach also changes the decision-making chain and potentially the financing of AV budgets. âPeople are spending money on decorating anyway, especially in a public spaceâthink about how carefully furnished hospitality and retails spaces, itâs part of the branding and marketing.â? Interior designers are starting to understand how to paint with light, or warping with projectors, and building those ideas into their designs and budgets.
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January 07, 1999
In 1997, men working as physicians ($1,134), lawyers ($1,057), electrical/electronic engineers ($955), civil engineers ($950), computer scientists ($919), industrial engineers ($873), and operations researchers ($867) earned more per week working standard hours than the average for men working extended hours. Among women, physicians ($1,106), computer scientists ($834), lawyers ($807), engineers ($801), and college teachers ($727) earned more working standard hours than the average for women working extended hours.
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Not surprisingly, these occupations generally require a college degree for entry. Physicians and lawyers require a professional degree; most college teachers require a doctoral or professional degree. Engineers, computer scientists, and schoolteachers generally need a bachelor's degree, and registered nurses need at least an associate degree.
Among all workers, weekly earnings for men who worked 35 to 44 hours per week averaged $505, compared with $775 for men who worked 45 to 99 hours per week. Weekly earnings for women who worked 35 to 44 hours per week averaged $408, compared with $658 for women who worked 45 to 99 hours per week.
These data are a product of the Current Population Survey. More information may be obtained from "How hours of work affect occupational earnings,"Monthly Labor Review, October 1998.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, High earnings without long hours a possibility on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/1999/jan/wk1/art04.htm (visited March 04, 2015).
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I thought up this recipe while stuck in a meeting at work and thinking about what I was going to make as my first fall meal. This is an elegant revision to the classic sweet potatoes with brown sugar and fall spices. The addition of the sage compound butter takes it to another level. It helps to seek out smaller sweet potatoes of mostly uniform shape and size.
- 1Slice the sweet potatoes into discs (lengthwise) 1-2 inches thick, trimming off the ends. Boil discs until just barely softened through. Remove and let cool slightly. Peel the discs once cool enough to handle.
- 2Mix together the sugar and spices. Place the potato discs on a non-stick baking sheet and top with some of the sugar / spice mixture. Place under a broiler to melt the sugar slightly and create a crust on top of each disc.
- 3Meanwhile, make a compound butter of the chopped sage and butter. Once the sugar has formed a crust on the potato discs, remove and place some of the compound butter on top of each disc.
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Hey guys, some of you have seen me around. bought my ZX3 about a month and a half ago and fell in love with it. some say it was a downgrade from my previous ride, a 1999 Infiniti Q45t. she was a beauty and had the power to match. all leather all power sun roof heated seats and a huge ass v8 with 300hp. rear wheel drive i could roast the tires off with, and did. but with the v8 comes the gas mileage and with my heavy foot it was even worse. 14 mpg was kicking my ass. i also blew something in the heads and it was down to 6 cylinders and the japanese motor is hard to work on and expensive to replace. so i sold it for more than i bought it for haha. here's a few pics of her. this thread will progress with my focus and a very slow pace since i'm a full time college student and have 1 job, but hopefully will pick up during the summer. here's pics of my old baby and my new one, thanks for looking and I am always looking for sugestions and welcome all comments good and bad.
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- Type of venue: Restaurant Bar
- Budget: Happily Affordable ££
- Door charge: No Door Charge.
- Type of night: Something a little different, Drinking and Dancing, Private party
- Nearest station: Chancery Lane (Tube)
- Minimum age: No restrictions (Average age 21 - 28)
- Music: Background Music
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Bounce in London is a ping pong restaurant and bar concept based at the site where Ping Pong was first invented in Holborn. This fantastically fun restaurant bar marries table tennis with British inspired cocktails and delicious wood fired pizza.
Bounce combines sport, entertainment and socialising with a touch of madness and elegance which makes this place a real social club more than a simple ping pong bar. If you are a ping pong fanatic, a good food lover or a new experience addict, you will surely enjoy the funny, lively and gastronomic atmosphere of Bounce. The completely open 12,500 sq.ft plan, offers up to 130 seats for dining with a perfect view of the 17 table tennis tables. To crown it all, Bounce also offers you the chance of an exclusive private area which has its own private cocktail bar, 3 Ping Pong tables, and DJ booth, for those looking for a private ping pong party!
- Bookings for ping pong tables can be for groups of 6 or more people. Groups can hire one table or a couple of tables. They all have areas around them to watch and drink. Tables for groups under 6 people are available on a first come first served basis
- £13 per table for 30 mins or £26 p/hour, Off Peak: £10 per table for 30 mins or £18 p/hr
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- Pint of Lager£4.30
- Pint of Real Ale£5.00
- Bottle of Lager£4.40
- Bottle of Cider£5.80
- Cocktail£8.00
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At Bounce you can enjoy delicious, traditional wood fired pizzas. Our picks from the menu are the white pizza with roasted wild mushrooms, baby spinach and truffle oil and wild boar stew, with home baked roast garlic ciabatta.
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- Sports screening: No sport shown
- Disabled facilities: Wheelchair access, Disabled Toilets
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Way better than ping, great vibe and perfect for groups. Ping pong madness! Def try and book!
Such a quirky 'lil' place! love everything about it. From the decor to the music this place will play on your soft spots to deliver the unexpected! Bouncing flavoured sporty nights! Genius !
Wow! What a place. Ok yes you should enjoy ping pong but the pizzas were amazing and the buzz was awesome. Such an incredible space and nice to have drinks somewhere a bit different for a change! Big Fan!
Went on Saturday night - love the concept, very new york - good young professional crowd and a good place to party
Went here on DMN's recommendation and bloody loved it! Bit of wiff waff and some beers accompanied by one of the best crowds in London. Well worth checking out people!
Ping pong bat in one hand, drink in the other, this place was awesome! Can't wait to go again


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While discussing the closing of Thaxton Elementary School wasn't on the agenda for Thursday night's Bedford County School Board meeting, several residents let it be known where they stand on the issue.
The central office of Bedford County Public Schools will have some new faces and new titles this month as a result of action taken by the school board the past several meetings. As part of its effort to follow through with recommendations made in the state-mandated school efficiency study, the school board has voted to reorganize the central office staff structure to make it more in line with what the study suggested.
Since helping take care of her great-grandmother as a child, Amanda Garraghty Brown knew her calling in life.
And she does it very well. Each year the Beard Center on Aging at Lynchburg College recognizes professionals who have promoted positive aging in our community at its annual conference on aging in June. This year, Brown, a Bedford County native, was the recipient of the "Professional Caregiver of the Year" award.
There will be fewer teachers, larger class sizes and lower take-home pay. Maintenance will go unfunded, math specialists won't be hired and the ninth grade class won't be carrying their textbooks to school in a tablet. The 2014-2015 budget for Bedford County Public Schools is now adopted and it's far less than what the school board had hoped to be able to spend.
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There is a relationship between rights and consequences, although recent events might have you thinking otherwise. Two major incidents have pundits screaming about first amendment rights: the Sony hacking and the Paris massacre.
Those wanting to comment to the Bedford County School Board on the proposed redistricting plan connected with the closing of Thaxton Elementary School may do so during a public hearing scheduled for 6 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. 11, at the School Board Office Conference Room.
The board's regular meeting will immediately follow the public hearing and included on that agenda is a vote on the redistricting plan.
Jefferson Forest High School (JFHS) may be getting used to this.
Emily Pickering a senior and member of the school's marching band has been selected to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. The band will play during halftime at the All-American Bowl to be played in the Alamo Dome in San Antonio on the first Saturday in January. This game will feature two teams made up of the best high school football players in America.
On a 4-3 vote, the Bedford County School Board voted to close another school at the end of this school year; Thaxton Elementary joins Body Camp Elementary as the two schools slated to close.
Before a packed room at the School Board Office Conference Room—and to the dismay of the Thaxton supporters attending the meeting—board members Gary Hostutler, Julie Bennington, Dr. John Hicks and Richard Downey voted to close the school with Kelly Harmony, Jason Johnson and Kevin Willis voting against the motion.
Joint Press Release Just Issued to Area Media On Behalf of Bedford County Schools and the Bedford County Sheriff's Office. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lock down and subsequent evacuation of Staunton River High School students and staff today has been lifted following an extensive investigation and full campus canvassing by the Bedford County Sheriff's Office and the Virginia State Police.
Bedford County Public Schools officials are working to increase security at Forest Elementary School following reports of an intruder who entered the school Sept. 19.
According to school officials, an African-American man, bald and apparently in his 20s, went to the school and requested to have lunch with a first grade student.


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Hello All. I am new to this board and introduced myself on the Introductions Board. I plan on eventually getting into all grain brewing and it was suggested that I try extract brewing first before I spend a lot of money and decide that this was not for me. Could you please tell me what extract equipment I should invest in first to get my first extract brew going. Please suggest equipment that I will not need to upgrade when I advance onto all grain brewing. I plan on using glass Carboys for cleanliness instead of plastic, so also what size should I go for, 5 gallon or 6.5 gallon. Looking forward to your replies Niall
From what I have read so far it is good to have a 6.5 gallon for primary fermentation and a 5 gallon for secondary. The 6.5 gallon will come in handy during the very active stage of fermentation so you wont have foamy mess coming out of your fermentor. I am a newb as well so correct me if am off base on this one.
also I plan on going with the intermediate kit when I get home
I like 5.5 gallons for second stage. The risk of blow off is small, but going a only five means you limit your flexibility about adding things into your secondary. The basic kit shown in the link should be fine - there are advantages to using glass but as Cheesefood points out, there is a simplicity to cleaning plastic buckets that can be very appealing.
The kit shown looks like a good start to me. If I had a choice I would get a 6.5 carboy for primary fermentation. I have a 5 gallon now and if you want to avoid blowoff never quite fill it to the top. If I had the bigger one I could consistently get 5 gallons of beer from the recepies. Also don't buy what you don't have to. I was thinking about getting into homebrewing and the cost was holding me back. Turns out my father in-law had a bunch of equipement from when he used to brew back in the 70's. The more I talk to people the more I find a bunch of people who used to brew that are willing to unload equipment. Or people who have upgraded.... There's always gently used equipemnt out there if you look. My secret for bottling is using Martilli's bottles. You know the sparkling apple cider. They use a regular bottle cap and are 24 oz. Bigger bottles means less capping! They are green so I store them in old wine boxes to protect them from the light. Also don't be foolish enough to pay for empty bottles. Emptying them yourself is much more fun! and about the same price. Papazian's Joy of Brewing is a great way to get started. And relax. You're first batch is pretty stressful but just remeber that it really does take some effort to screw up beer.
One of the oddest things about brewing kits is, they never include a kettle! You have to have a large kettle and a good heat source. 8-10 gallons for the kettle and some kind of propane burner, if you plan on going to AG soon. Many people (myself included) purchase turkey boilers. The pots tend to be a bit on the small side, but when I started doing AG, I got a bigger pot and used the old one for a mash tun. You can do extract, extract plus specialty grains and mini-mash on a stove and with a 20-24 quart pot.
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Most online places have kettles as an add on. It makes sense since many people have a stock pot big enough to handle a partial boil.
Good luck and have fun. It does not take long before you are experienced enough to make beers that are way better than anything you can buy.


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Web-based models for natural language processing (2005)
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author = {Mirella Lapata and Frank Keller},
title = {Web-based models for natural language processing},
journal = {ACM Transactions on Speech and Language Processing},
year = {2005},
volume = {2},
pages = {1--31}
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Previous work demonstrated that Web counts can be used to approximate bigram counts, suggesting that Web-based frequencies should be useful for a wide variety of Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks. However, only a limited number of tasks have so far been tested using Web-scale data sets. The present article overcomes this limitation by systematically investigating the performance of Web-based models for several NLP tasks, covering both syntax and semantics, both generation and analysis, and a wider range of n-grams and parts of speech than have been previously explored. For the majority of our tasks, we find that simple, unsupervised models perform better when n-gram counts are obtained from the Web rather than from a large corpus. In some cases, performance can be improved further by using backoff or interpolation techniques that combine Web counts and corpus counts. However, unsupervised Web-based models generally fail to outperform supervised state-ofthe-art models trained on smaller corpora. We argue that Web-based models should therefore be used as a baseline for, rather than an alternative to, standard supervised models.


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Tomlin: One of tests of camp will be players side-stepping owner talk
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin doesn't expect the team's unsettled ownership situation to become a negative -- unless players let it become one.
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Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's mettle surely will be tested most by ownership and the possible sale of the team, James Walker writes. Blog
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"Will it become a distraction? Potentially," Tomlin said Wednesday. "But ... those questions will be answered by the Rooneys."
That would be the pioneering NFL family now headed by Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and his son, team president Art Rooney II. Dan Rooney is trying to buy a larger interest than his current 16 percent from one or all of his four brothers, who each own the same percentage but want more money than Dan Rooney is offering. Cousins own the other 20 percent of the team.
Whether that will result in an outside suitor buying a controlling interest in a marquee franchise worth about $1 billion has managed to dwarf other typical questions for this time of year. They include whether an Alan Faneca-less offensive line can protect the richest player in team history -- quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who signed an eight-year, $102 million extension that includes $36 million in guaranteed money.
Tomlin said the players' ability to sidestep the inevitable ownership questions will be one measure of their training camp success.
"You've got a good football team when they can do that," Tomlin said. "And not only on that subject, but on any subject that doesn't have anything to do with playing football."
Tomlin expects to have a full complement of 81 players report to camp Sunday and begin two-a-day practices Monday at St. Vincent College near Latrobe, the Steelers' training camp home for 42 years.
Tomlin said talks with first-round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall, a powerful and quick running back out of Illinois, and second rounder Limas Sweed, a wide receiver out of Texas, are "going well. We don't anticipate any holdups on those guys going forward in training camp."
Mendenhall reportedly is looking for a five-year contract, while Sweed is discussing a four-year deal. The other five Steelers draft picks already are signed.
The Steelers hope Sweed becomes the lanky, go-to target Roethlisberger has coveted since Plaxico Burress signed with the New York Giants before the 2005 season.
Tomlin didn't say much about Sweed on Wednesday. But a question about Mendenhall's likely role with the team drew one of Tomlin's most detailed answers.
"The initial plan is he's going to be a supplemental runner, returning kicks," Tomlin said. "The growth of his role will depend on his ability to execute the assignments."
Noting that Mendenhall just turned 21, Tomlin said the running back has nonetheless "shown he is mature and unique for a young guy. He's got a nice, humble mentality about it. I won't be shocked if he ends up doing some nice things."
One thing he's not expected to do right away is replace Willie Parker, who is coming off a season-ending broken leg.
As for the offensive line that will be charged with opening holes for Parker and Mendenhall, Max Starks is penciled in at right tackle, while Sweed's college teammate, fourth-round draft pick Tony Hills, will be given a shot to win the left tackle job, Tomlin said.
Center Sean Mahan will compete with free agent Justin Hartwig in what Tomlin said might be the offensive line's most "hotly contested battle."
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The regular season approaches. What teams will complete the journey to Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII?
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Su-Hyun, a 30-year-old art lecturer and his girlfriend, Sun-Young have lived a peaceful life until he comes across an antique wooden bed made from gingko tree and gets pursued by the ghost of General Hwang. Resurrected General Hwang roves modern Seoul ripping the hearts out of people to maintain human form. Su-Hyun does not know why General Hwang seeks to kill him but soon finds out that in their previous lives they were enemies. More than a thousand years ago, court musician Su-Hyun fell in love with princess Midan, who was General Hwang's fiancé. Princess and the court musician's elopement ends in tragedy when Hwang abducts Midan and kills Su-Hyun. On this mournful scene arise a pair of gingko trees housing the souls of Midan and Su-Hyun. General Hwang destroys one of the trees and the other tree embodying Midan's soul gets crafted into a bed. Confined in the bed for a thousand years...
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Plication of diaphragm for eventration of diaphragm caused by megacolon; report of a case.
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A 70-year-old woman with severe respiratory distress was admitted to our hospital by ambulance. Chest X-ray revealed marked elevation of left diaphragm and invagination of megacolon. Colectomy was performed to improve the respiratory distress, but continuous mechanical ventilation was necessary after operation due to hypoxia and hypercapnea. Therefore, plication of diaphragm was additionally performed. With 10 rows of nonabsorbable sutures, 6 to 8 pleats were formed. The following day of operation, she was successfully relieved from the ventilator.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.
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- found: Bach, J.S. The art of Robert Bloom. Bach Aria Group, volume I, Selected arias with oboe obbligato [SR] p2000: container (Marion Anderson, alto)
- found: New Grove, 2nd ed., on WWW, Dec. 15, 2000 (Anderson, Marian; b. Feb. 27, 1897, Philadelphia, d. Apr. 8, 1993, Portland, OR; American contralto)
- found: Wikipedia, Sept. 9, 2013: (Marian Anderson (Feb. 27, 1897 - Apr. 8, 1993), African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century; she became an important figure in the struggle for black artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century; the first black person to perform at the Metropolitan Opera; Anderson worked for several years as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee and as a "goodwill ambassadress" for the United States Department of State, giving concerts all over the world) {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Anderson}
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- L-3 Communication Holdings (LLL - Get Report) closed out the week more than 6% higher on better-than-expected earnings. On Friday alone, shares added 5.4% to $111.07.
Before the bell Thursday, the aerospace and defense contractor reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $2.23 a share, beating per-share earnings of $1.97 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast. Revenue of $3.26 billion, though 8.3% lower year-on-year, exceeded consensus of $3.16 billion.
"We performed well in the fourth quarter amid very challenging conditions caused by declining U.S. national security budgets and sequestration. We generated solid operating margin and cash flow despite declining sales," said CEO Michael T. Strianese in a statement.
Over fiscal 2013, the New York-based company recorded net profits of $8.70 a share and $12.63 billion in revenue. Analysts had anticipated $8.35 a share in net income and $12.53 billion in revenue.
TheStreet Ratings team rates L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HLDGS INC as a Buy with a ratings score of A-. The team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HLDGS INC (LLL) a BUY. This is based on the convergence of positive investment measures, which should help this stock outperform the majority of stocks that we rate. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, attractive valuation levels, growth in earnings per share and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity."- You can view the full analysis from the report here: LLL Ratings Report
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