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This has been going on for decades.
IBM assisted the Nazi Holocaust by providing the card reading/sorting technology which Nazi Germany used to locate and kill the ethnicities that the Germans wanted wiped out. (Jews, Gypsies, Catholics, etc.) "IBM's German subsidiary (was) known as Deutsche Hollerith Maschinen Gesellschaft"
The actual punch card code for each concentration camp were:
Auschwitz — 001; Buchenwald — 002; Dachau — 003; Flossenbürg — 004; Gross-Rosen — 005; Herzogenbusch — 006; Mauthausen — 007; Natzweiler — 008; Neuengamme — 009; Ravensbrück — 010; Sachsenhausen — 011; and Stutthoff — 012.
But that goes in all directions. Germans were killed using German-made guns and ammo, Americans were killed by Germans using American-made guns and ammo. As a matter of fact, most of the companies that are still around today had some kind of hand in the atrocities of WWII (which was on all sides, concentration camps were in the UK, US, Japan, Russia as well as Germany). Just to throw some names around who were on all sides: Krupp (sold weapons on both sides), IBM, Kodak, Hugo Boss (clothiers), JPMorgan, Chase, Goldman Sachs, Ford, Bayer, Iveco (truck manufacturer, delivered portable gas chambers), Coca-Cola, Standard Oil, Boeing, Mitsubishi.
In the end, the only people benefiting from war are the corporations that sell the goods.
Just vague recollection here, but I seem to recall the german subsidiary solely designed it for this task.
I think the opposite is true. The technology in question was developed for the US Census. Germany wanted such equipment for its own census. A census is a quite legitimate thing for a government to undertake. That this census information was useful in locating jews was tragic, but it seems a misuse of the data.
From the wiki article the GP cites: "Richard Bernstein, writing for The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Black's case "is long and heavily documented, and yet he does not demonstrate that IBM bears some unique or decisive responsibility for the evil that was done."
So what you're saying is that companies should adopt the same ethics as the reading audience
How about we individuals adopt the same valueless ethics in our dealings with them for as long as it takes us to take them down? We can then go back to treating other individuals with the respect they deserve. Whatever works? It's basic game theory. I'll treat you like !@#$ until you stop treating me like !@#$,
isn't "putting profit over all else" the very foundation of the free market capitalism?
No, at least not according to Adam Smith. As with all ideologies practice can vary considerably from the theory. I would guess that not many people who read The Wealth of Nations take the time to first read The Theory of Moral Sentiments, and presumably can not then understand the context it was written in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments [wikipedia.org]
The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a 1759 book by Adam Smith. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological, and methodological underpinnings to Smith's later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776)
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Development of a gut perfusion model as an
alternative to the use of live fish
Amin Nematollahi1, Annemie Decostere1, Richard Ducatelle2,
Freddy Haesebrouck1and Frank Pasmans3
1Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology;2Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology;3Clinic for
Avian and Exotic Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B 9820 Merelbeke,
An alternative fish model with the principal aim of studying the interaction between fish
pathogens and the intestinal tissue was developed. The preparation consisted of an excised
gut tractus from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), perfused through cannulation of the
aorta intestinalis ventralis with filtered and heparinized Cortlandþdextran 1% as the
perfusion fluid. This perfusion fluid was delivered by means of a drip. The perfused gut
tractus was suspended in a circular bath filled with Ringer solution, which was aerated and
kept at a constant temperature of 121C. Unperfused gut placed in Ringer solution at the same
temperature served as the negative control. Perfusion was effective in maintaining the gut in
a healthy condition for at least 60min with only slight oedema and sloughing of the
epithelium. Conversely, the unperfused gut revealed excessive tissue degeneration and
severe necrosis.
Alternative model; gut perfusion; pathogenesis study; rainbow trout
Organ perfusion techniques bridge the
methodological gap between in vivo studies
on the one hand and in vitro studies on the
other hand. Several research groups have
indeed searched for surrogates modelling
various internal organs including the gut,
liver, lung, kidney and brain, keeping these
alive for enough time to study physiological,
toxicological and pharmacological processes
(Perry et al. 1984, Dautrey et al. 1999,
Bau ¨mer & Kietzmann 2000, Ho ¨chel et al.
2000, Curtis et al. 2002, Evans 2002, Glover
& Hogstrand 2002, Roden et al. 2002,
Findlay et al. 2004, MacIntyre 2004, Wang
et al. 2004). To exemplify this, gut perfusion
apparatuses have indeed proven their
usefulness in the pharmacological discipline
generating data with respect to drug
absorption, metabolism and the factors
affecting these parameters, hence enabling
drug candidate selection (Kerwin & Wood
2000, Curtis et al. 2002, Mourad 2004).
These alternative systems have likewise
been adopted successfully for pathogenesis
studies of infectious disease entities. Indeed,
Decostere et al. (1999) and Nematollahi
et al. (2003) utilized a gill perfusion model to
study the interaction of Flavobacterium
columnare and F. psychrophilum with the
branchial tissue in greater depth.
A variety of methods have also been used
to evaluate tissue viability in similar organ
models such as measuring electrical
properties, using chemical or radioactive
markers and electron microscopical studies
(Lennerna ¨s 1998, Pasmans et al. 2002,
Berggren et al. 2004, Matsuo et al. 2004,
Mourad 2004).
Accepted 16 September 2004
r Laboratory Animals Ltd. Laboratory Animals (2005) 39, 194–199
Correspondence: A Nematollahi, Laboratory of Veterinary
Bacteriology and Mycology, Department of Pathology, Bac-
teriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medi-
cine, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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As far as the gut is concerned, hitherto,
different perfusion models have been deve-
loped including open, semi-open, and closed
perfusion of an intestinal segment, perfusion
of a tied loop during surgery and colorectal
perfusion (Lennerna ¨s 1998, Handy et al.
2000, Curtis et al. 2002, Glover & Hogstrand
2002, Kimpe et al. 2003, Mourad 2004).
Several difficulties have been encountered,
however, such as leakage of the perfusate,
loss of the mucous constituent and the
formation of oedema. One other criticism
which has often been levelled here is the fact
that in most cases histological examination
of the gut following perfusion has been
omitted (Lennerna ¨s 1998, Curtis et al. 2002,
Mourad 2004), rendering the actual viability
of the gut tissue an issue of uncertainty.
The overall aim of the present investi-
gation was to at least partly overcome the
above difficulties and perfect an in vitro gut
perfusion technique closely resembling the
in vivo situation.
Materials and methods
Three rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
of 800g average weight were obtained from a
commercial fish farm (Dilbeek, Belgium).
The fish were kept in a flow-through system
(2000L tank) containing aerated well water
(16–181C) for three weeks prior to experi-
mentation (pH 7.6, total hardness 100ppm,
NH3o0.01ppm, NO2o0.01ppm, dissolved
oxygen 9ppm). The animals were fed daily
with a commercial diet (Trouvit Perle
Response 2000, Trouw, France) until two
days before the onset of the experiments.
All fish were evaluated clinically before
inclusion in the experiments as described
below. Samples were taken from the skin,
fins and gills for evaluation of external
parasitic infestation. Wet mount prepara-
tions were then made and examined micro-
scopically. The fish were found to be free of
external parasite infestations.
Gut perfusion model
The fish were anaesthetized using a
benzocain (ethylaminobenzoate) solution in
ethanol (1g/10mL), injected intra-
peritoneally with heparin (5000IU/kg) and
allowed to recover. After 30min, the
fish were killed using an overdose of the
benzocain solution. With the purpose of
exposing the intestinal tract, the abdomen of
the fish was opened laterally taking care not
to puncture the gut tissue. The gut was lifted
up carefully in order to locate the blood
The aorta intestinalis ventralis was
cannulated after the pyloric caeca with a
Surflo IV cannula (Terumo Europe NV,
Leuven, Belgium), which was tied up with a
ligature (silk 2/0) using a surgical nod. The
cranial (near to the pyloric caeca) and caudal
(before the anus) ends of the gut were then
severed and the gut was transferred to a Petri
dish containing Ringer solution at 121C
(Table 1), care being taken to avoid damage
to gut tissue. In order to discharge the
contents, the gut was gently rinsed with
10mL phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), using
a syringe. Following clearance of the gut, a
ligature was tied around the cranial end of
the intestine. Dissection, cannulation,
rinsage and ligature of the gut were
completed within 10min.
The gut tractus was consequently
suspended in an aerated organ bath and
perfusion flow was begun. This was realized
by connecting the cannula in the afferent gut
artery to a drip (3-L bag; Laboratoire
Aguettant, Lyon, France), which was set
approximately 60cm above the level of the
bath and filled with 1000mL of the perfusion
fluid. The perfusion rate was 3mL/min/gut
tract/kg body weight. The organ bath
consisted of a circular organ chamber filled
with Ringer solution (volume¼100mL) and
was surrounded by a water jacket
Laboratory Animals (2005) 39
Development of a gut perfusion model for fish
Table 1
Composition of the Cortland and Ringer
Cortland (g/L)Ringer (g/L)
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maintained at 121C. The perfusion apparatus
is illustrated in Figure 1.
Filtered (Corning, Brussels, Belgium,
0.45mm) and heparinized (10IU/mL)
Cortland (Table 1)þdextran 1% (MW
500,000; Sigma, Steinheim, Germany) was
used as perfusion fluid with a temperature of
121C. A perfusion time of 60min was
maintained and the experiments were
carried out three times.
At the end of the perfusion process, in
order to evaluate the condition of perfused
gut and hence the efficacy of the perfusion
model, a piece of the gut tissue was placed in
4% phosphate-buffered formaldehyde.
For comparative purposes, the most
cranial part of the gut located just adjacent to
the pyloric caeca was also cut off, divided
into two and put into a Ringer solution in
Petri dishes at 121C. One piece of gut was
put directly into 4% phosphate-buffered
formaldehyde to serve as a representative of
intact gut tissue (positive control). The
remaining piece was placed into 4%
phosphate-buffered formaldehyde after
60min and hence functioned as the non-
perfused gut section (negative control).
Processing of the gut for histological
Following fixation in 4% phosphate-buffered
formaldehyde for 24h, both the perfused and
non-perfused gut samples were paraffin-
embedded, sectioned at 5mm and stained
with haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and
Giemsa. The sections were examined by
light microscopy. Attention was especially
paid to the overall structure of the gut tissue
and the eventual presence of progressive
tissue degeneration: detachment of the
epithelium, clumping of the epithelial cells
to severe necrosis and complete loss of gut
architecture (Roberts & Roger 2001).
Oedema, which is evident by the expansion
of the subepithelial interstitial spaces, was
likewise considered a criterion for assessing
tissue condition intactness.
Results of the histological examination of
the non-perfused and perfused gut are shown
in Figures 2–5. In the gut tissue fixed
immediately following euthanasia of the fish
representing intact intestinal tissue
(control), an intact brush border and goblet
cells, a slight degree of epithelial
detachment, and no or very slight oedema
were noted (Figure 2).
Microscopical examination of the non-
perfused gut revealed progressive tissue
degeneration (Figure 3). Indeed, the
Laboratory Animals (2005) 39
A Nematollahi et al.
Figure 1
perfusion apparatus
Schematic representation of the gut
Figure 2
euthanasia. Slight sloughing of the epithelium (A),
intact brush border and epithelium (B) and goblet
cells (C) are to be noted (H&E?160)
Gut tissue immediately fixed following
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histological picture was dominated by
sloughing of the surface epithelium and
clumping of the epithelial cells in some
areas, leading to severe necrosis and
complete loss of intestinal architecture. No
mucus was noted. Tissue deterioration was
reflected also by nuclear degeneration of the
epithelial cells: darkening, rounding up,
picnosis and karyorrhexis were regularly
noted phenomena (Figure 4).
As a whole, the perfused gut fragments
were in a much better condition than the
non-perfused gut samples. Indeed, the brush
border, epithelial cells and submucosa of the
gut tissues perfused with Cortlandþdextran
1% were in an overall better condition and
fully comparable to the intact gut tissue.
Neither epithelial clumping nor necrosis
was noted. Only a slight degree of oedema
was detected after perfusion for 60min
(Figure 5). Additionally, microscopic
observation demonstrated that perfused gut
segments were covered with a thin mucus
layer. Between replicate samples, the
histological results of all experiments were
also similar to one another.
The gut perfusion model described here may
be relevant in many fields of research. The
Laboratory Animals (2005) 39
Development of a gut perfusion model for fish
Figure 3
euthanasia. Oedema (A), sloughing of the epithelium
(B) and picnotic nuclei (C) are evident (H&E?160)
Unperfused gut tissue, 60min following
Figure 4
euthanasia. Nuclear degeneration and necrosis, i.e.
rounding up, darkening and picnosis (A) and kar-
yorrehexis (B) may be discerned (H&E?640)
Unperfused gut tissue, 60min following
Figure 5
dextran 1% after 60min perfusion. Intact gut tissue,
sloughing of epithelium (A), intact brush border and
epithelium (B), goblet cells (C) and slight oedema (D)
are depicted (H&E?160)
Perfused gut tissue with Cortlandþ
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gut epithelium transports simultaneously
electrolytes, water and the products of
digestion of carbohydrates, fat and proteins
(William 1997). Also, many foreign
substances enter fish via this epithelium.
The model may therefore be of use not only
to physiological research but also within
pharmacology and toxicology. Furthermore,
the gut is an important entry port for agents
of infectious disease (Austin & Austin 1999,
Ellis 2001). A whole gut model is preferable
for this field of research, in contrast to
cultured gut cells which lack important
defence mechanisms such as the mucosal
layer (Ofek & Doyle 1994) which inhibits
colonization by entrapping bacteria and the
process of sloughing (Ellis 2001). Micro-
organisms are believed to adhere to the
mucosal layer through interaction with
specific ligands and receptors (Falkow 1991).
An intact mucosa is therefore a prequisite
for correct evaluation of the early patho-
genesis of infectious disease processes. An
intact gut perfusion model is also superior to
cultured epithelial cells. In an intact
intestine, epithelial cells retain their
polarity, thereby ensuring physiological
compartmentalization of cell contents
(Wood et al. 2002, Nelson 2003). The
surfaces of cells in culture may react very
differently, especially in terms of distri-
bution and accessibility of receptors (Ofek &
Doyle 1994).
The intestine of rainbow trout is supplied
by the aorta coelomesenterica which
bifurcates to form two main blood vessels,
the aorta intestinalis dorsalis and the aorta
intestinalis ventralis (Thorazensen et al.
1991, Stoskopf 1993). The latter is somewhat
larger and hence was selected for catheteri-
zation. It is important to select a vessel of
sufficient size to perform the catheterization
quickly, thereby avoiding an extended period
of ischaemia that jeopardizes the integrity of
the gut tissue.
Various perfusion fluids have been used as
perfusate in organ perfusion devices, all
closely resembling the composition of blood
(Perry et al. 1984, Glover & Hogstrand 2002,
Roden et al. 2002, Mourad 2004). In this
study, the perfusion fluid (Cortlandþ
dextran 1%) proved to be efficient in
preserving the gut vitality. Several authors
have reported that using dextran can prolong
the viability of the transplants because it is
able to raise the colloidal pressure and hence
prevent oedema. Dextran has additionally
been shown to aid the prevention of
thrombus formation at the intima of small
blood vessels, thereby improving circulation
(Wolfort et al. 1992, Salemark et al. 1995,
Wang et al. 2004).
The concept of the three Rs (replacement,
reduction and refinement) was developed by
Russell and Burch (1959) to provide a
framework for improving the conduct and
ethical acceptability of experimental
techniques on animals. The gut perfusion
model described here can be regarded as a
fairly simple, effective and feasible non-
sentient alternative to the use of live fish in
research. Furthermore, the model functions
as a reduction alternative since one large
fish may be used to provide several gut
fragments. We hope that the model will be of
use in a variety of studies, including the
biochemical and genetic basis of cellular
attachment or invasion by a variety of
pathogenic bacteria, viruses and parasites.
Research and Technology of Iran is thanked for
providing a scholarship to Amin Nematollahi. Mr C
Puttevils is also acknowledged for his skilled
technical assistance.
The Ministry of Science,
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I am working on the power management of a device using Q-learning algorithm. The device has two power modes, i.e., idle and sleep. When the device is asleep, the requests for processing are buffered in a queue. The Q-learning algorithm looks for minimizing a cost function which is a weighted sum of the immediate power consumption and the latency caused by an action.
In each state, the learning algorithm takes an action (executing time-out values) and evaluates the effect of the taken action in next state (using above formula). The actions are taken by executing certain time-out values from a pool of pre-defined time-out values. The parameter lambda in above equation is a power-performance parameter (0_<lambda<1). It defines whether the algorithm should look for power saving (lambda-->1) or should look for minimizing latency (lambda-->0). The latency for each request is calculated as queuing-time + execution-time.
The problem is that the learning algorithm always favors small time-out values in sleep state. It is because the average latency for small time-out values is always lower, and hence their cost is also small. When I change the value of lambda from lower to higher, I don't see any effect in the final output policy. The policy always selects small time-out values as best actions in each state. Instead of average power and average latency for each state, I have tried using overall average power consumption and overall average latency for calculating cost for a state-action pair, but it doesn't help. I also tried using total energy consumption and total latency experinced by all the request for calculating cost in each state-action pair, but it doesn't help either. My question is: what could be a better cost function for this scenario? I update the Q-value as follows:
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We had a great sunday carvey the staff we very friendly and thank you to the landlord which helped us when our car would not start. thanks again
This is a lovely restaurant with lovely food, and excellent value for money, but to go in tonight and find the manager so drunk he could hardly walk (was not welcoming) he was pestering people for drinks and sticking his middle finger up at my partner. The other waiter staff were very welcoming but not a lot they could do...
I apologise about the behaviour of this staff member on the night in question. This certainly will not happen again as the Staff member mentioned is no longer with us. However all the other hard working and pleasant staff that you have come to know are.
It was cold and rainy yesterday when we arrived at the Affcot Lodge (which used to be the Traveler's Rest many years ago)...it provided a good break point in our travels that day and a not bad lunch of Soup of the Day (homemade mushroom and thyme which was absolutely delicious) and a good Baguette of ham with chips and...
We have visited the affcot lodge numerous times and have never been disappointed. We recently had a birthday celebration there and the staff we very accommodating and helpful, the meal was perfect and the service was great! We will return!!
Excellent choice of turkey, pork or beef, plus a good range of vegetables which you help yourself to as much as you like. Pork crackling was great, even though I didnt have the pork ! All hot and tasty. Very good value at under £10 per person. Will return
We stayed for food festival welcome professional but friendly room was comfortable service really good staff friendly even down to the fact I asked for a mug and got one compliments to chef food amazing professionally presented I'd say five star disappointment was the room above didn't sleep on last night so missed breakfast because of noise but hotel not...
Lovely food, lovely friendly staff, huge menu choice. ... This is going to be my new stop off on my Cardiff to Shrewsbury commute... Can not fault it!
The welcome was good, friendly and efficient and there is a very spacious car park. The Affcot Lodge is however on a main road, and if you don't want traffic noise in the background I'd recommend eating in the bar area rather than the conservatory. Prices were very reasonable and the meals were generous and well presented. Our puddings were...
We visited this restaurant while out with my mother who enjoys traditional and tasty food. She thoroughly enjoyed her meal in what was a warm and spacious dining area. The staff were friendly and there was plenty of car parking. I would recommend the restaurant to anyone wanting an unpretentious meal served in a friendly environment.
Had a nice meal here. Been here several times and have enjoyed all my meals. Staff lovely and smiley but alwAys a nice atmosphere
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