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Arguably the most famous of all the surviving monuments of classical Rome is the Flavian Amphitheatre, a huge building universally known as the Colosseum, which stands at the eastern end of the Roman Forum between the Palatine and Esquiline Hills. Built between 72–80 AD., the immense ruin was as popular with tourists during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as it is today and its crumbling but impressive remains represented a constant source of inspiration for artists. Turner's 1819 sketches demonstrate that he studied the Colosseum from a variety of viewpoints both inside and outside the celebrated structure.1 He had read John Chetwode Eustace's book, A Classical Tour Through Italy, which stated that 'Never did human art present to the eye a fabric so well calculated by its size and form, to surprise and delight' (see the Italian Guide Book sketchbook, Tate D13943; Turner Bequest CLXXII 7).2 Eustace recommended viewing the building first from the north, and then the south before finally entering its 'lofty arcades' to consider the 'vast mass of ruin ... insulated walls, immense stones suspended in the air, arches covered with weeds and shrubs, vaults opening upon other ruins ... in short, above, below, and around, one vast collection of magnificence and devastation, of grandeur and decay'.3
This sketch depicts a view of the western end of the interior from the main floor of the arena. Turner's choice of viewpoint shows the three levels of the 'cavea', or terraced seating, rising on the right-hand side to the surviving top storey punctuatued with windows. Visible in the right-hand foreground, and at various intervals around the perimeter, are some of the fourteen Stations of the Cross, built in 1750 after Pope Benedict XIV consecrated the building to the memory of the early Christians who were martyred there. Turner's treatment of the interior recalls earlier eighteenth-century models such as Giovanni Battista Piranesi's etched plates for the Vedute di Roma.4 Like many drawings within this sketchbook, the composition has been executed in pencil over a washed grey background.
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House near the water dam. this house is located in front of a huge farm so I think the people that live here are the employes of the farm. Also on this house was located the light generator which was already switched by municipal electricity of course.
Here you can see how the animals co-exist with the trees. on the picture you can see a cow and a cork tree already with its cork taken. It had a number 3 painted so I know the cork was taken last year 2003.
Cork trees
called "sobreiros" in portuguese, its already a protected species in Portugal due to its huge importance. This type of three is normal to see in the mediterranian region of europe. Here in Portugal it exists in large scale but only in this region: Alentejo.
the name sobreiro or sobreiros plural, come after the word sombra that mean shadow...so basicaly the trees that give shadow.
So much water exists in this Valley of the Moor. You'll be able to see a lot of small lakes like this one in your way.In my visit I got a scecial envirnment due to the rains we had the days before so more water could be found.
Olive trees
Fields with olive trees align like this can be found in the area. It gives a very special scenery to see trees aligned like this. You can notice they are very well treated and imagine how good the olive oil that comes out from those olives should taste.
Vale de Moura water dam
Very special place were anul migratory birds come to nest and sleep. This water dam is very important for the area because it make possible to grow different crops. Lots of animal can be found in the area.
Leveled growing fileds
This is an amazing thing to see and very unusual in the region. usually you only find this type of agriculture in the north part of the country. As here exists a water dam nearby, water is suppied to be able to make this type of agriculture. As in the days before i want here was raining like hell, the fileds were soaked in water. This place is located right in fron of the water dam.
1st farm with windmil
This is the first farm you find as you go out of the main road to Viana do Alentejo. Is maybe 20 minutes before the water dam. This gives one amazing scenery along with the flowers, the horses and the windmil.
Wheat fields already croped. the water in the region provided by the near water dam makes suitable to plant things like this.
Another farm that can be found on our way in the Vale de Moura.
This one is particulary interesting as it has a few palm trees planted.
In this place you'll find lots of cows and horses. After the water dam there's a farm that has about 10 horses free in the fields.
Stork nests
There exist hundreds of nest like these. Its amazing how the storks use these trees to creat flat residences for birds hehe. I went near to take a picture but they all got scared and flew away.
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When the sun came up this morning I couldn't believe all of my tunnels were still intact. I put lash lines over them Sunday and I think roping them down went a long way toward holding them steady in 60 mph gusts.
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Great news from Nepal!
A couple weeks ago we shared Anju's story. The 15 year old girl who attended our Health Camp in Leknath and was told that she would need a follow up hospital visit as she felt faint and very weak on a daily basis. During the follow up, the doctor found that Anju's hemoglobin count was extremely low. The doctor perscribed some medicine and provided health supplements, stating that if her hemoglobin count hadn't risen after 2 weeks, then she would need a blood transfusion.
We are to here to report that after 2 weeks, Anju's health has steadily improved and her hemoglobin count is much higher!
Anju will continue to be monitored and have weekly hospital visits until doctors have decided she has normalized.
With your donations, Nana's House was able to fund:
Anju's hospital visits
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Thank you all so much for your support!
My 4th trip to Nepal has come to an end and I couldn't be happier with the success and results that Nana's House was able to deliver during these 2 months. I came into the trip very unsure of who we would be partnering with and what our projects would look like. Meeting Badrit Pandit and the crew of Hope Nepal put all those worries to rest. Not only were they professional, trustworthy, hard working, but also extremely passionate about providing social services to underprivileged people. I very, very much look forward to working with them in the future and completing bigger and better projects. I also have to say how extremely impressed I am with the support that came in mid way through my trip here. When we held the dental camp at Chandra Jyoti Secondary School for 100+ people including 70 children, we didn't expect that we would have 15 children who would need further dental work that couldn't be completed then and there. This also wasn't in our budget, so we started a Go Fund Me page. The results were awesome. We raised over $500 and we're able to provide services for each and every child. Our supporters really came through for us and our projects and couldn't give a bigger thank you for everyone's support.
What Nana's House completed during this trip:
1. Donated $250 of multi-vitamins to the 8 children of the Nestling Home
2. Held a Dental Camp in Leknath for 117 attendees
3. Supported 15 children for follow up dental work the next week
4. Held a Health Camp in lower Leknath Village for 530 attendees
5. Provided vegetables/meat/fruit on a weekly basis for the 8 children of the Nestling Home
6. Provided Anju with medical services and any future medical needs she may have
For the next couple of months, Nana's House and Hope Nepal will research future projects that we can collaborate on, along with fundraising efforts.
I look forward to my next opportunity to come back to this wonderful country and finish where we left off.
This is Anju and her mother, both attended our 10/18 health camp in Leknath.
During the camp, the doctor noticed that Anju was very pale and that maybe she was not sharing something when asked by the gynecologist if anything hurt or was in needing of checking. After some convincing, she explained that she was having severe menstrual problems that resulted in severe and abnormal blood loss and feeling very weak. For months this was going on but Anju did not share this with anyone. Coming from a family of five siblings, 2 years ago losing her father to an unknown disease, and living in a house the size of a one car garage, Anju, selflessly, didn't want to burden her mother with any mother with more problems, and knowing full well they didn't have the money to take care of any potential problems. If this wasn't difficult enough, Anju and her family also belong to a caste that is disgustingly called "untouchables", essentially people unworthy of living amongst "regular" society and deemed too filthy.
Thanks to Anja's bravery and making aware her pain, Badri Pandit of Hope Nepal and myself took Anja to a private hospital here in Pokhara where she received further testing including a blood test that showed particular levels indicating she will need at least a liter of blood.
This Monday she will receive that blood thanks to the donations made to Nana's House. Further testing and any necessary follow up procedures will be taken care of by Nana's House.
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What an amazing and successful day!
Today, with the help of our partner organization Hope Nepal and Badri Pandit, we were able to transport 16 children and 3 teachers from Leknath village in Nepal to Pioneer Dental Centre in Pokhara to have further dental work completed. These were children who had previously attended our 9/18 Dental Camp and we were informed they would need further work completed.
For the 5 hours that it took for all 16 children to be attended to:
57 fillings were done
10 teeth were extracted
The apprehension in the room was certainly thick as none of these children ranging in age from 5 to 13, had ever visited the dentist. One small child was shaking in his chair as he waited. When asked, he told us that his friends had told him that they make an injection in your neck prior to having dental work done. Imagine his physical change after he was assured that in fact this would not be happening.
Children who otherwise wouldn't have been able to have to this dental work done due to the rural and very poor conditions that they and their families find themselves in.
Nana's House would like to thank everyone who donated to our Go Fund Me project and made this possible. This would not have been possible if not for your support.
One week till our Health Camp.
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Happy Dashain from Nepal!
Josh here with an update from Nepal. Today I got to spend the day celebrating Dashain with my friend Badri and his family. For those who don't know, Dashain is the longest and most popular festival in the Hindu religion. Families spend 15 days in celebration of the triumph of good over evil. On the last day, the day I got to be a part of, is spent dining on feasts of meat and rice, and going from house to house of loved ones and friends exchanging "tikas" and gifts of money. What a fantastic day this was and am so lucky to have shared it with Badri and his family.
Hope Nepal and Nana's House have set a tentative date of Oct 18th for our Health Camp in Leknath Municipality, located just outside of Pokhara proper. It is a perfect community to do this in as it is very rural and many people are in need of medical services they are not able to attain due to poverty. We expect to have a pediatrician, a cardiologist and a gynecologist on site and providing services as needed.
Until then, we are still in attempts to raise our $1,000 goal for providing follow up dental care to 21 children from Leknath Municipality who are in need of dental work.
Learn more by visiting our Go Fund Me page
Josh here with a quick update from Nepal!
We received an overwhelming amount of appreciation from those that attended the 10/18 dental camp in Leknath. So much so that we are hoping to make it an annual event!
As mentioned previously we came away from the camp with over 20 children needing advanced dental work that couldn't be provided at the camp. We are now working hard towards raising the $1,000 price tag that will be required to help them.
We are coming up on one of the biggest festivals in Nepal, Dashain, a celebration of good trumping evil. It is a 15 day long festival which means we will have to take a quick break here as our local board will head back to their villages and celebrate and all government offices will be closed. After the break, we hope to have raised the money needed to get the Leknath children to the dentist, and hope to put on a health clinic before my departure on October 26th.
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Security News Today – 10/8/10
By Chris van Avery
Al Qaeda Is A Bigger Threat Today Than 10 Years Ago, Says Terrorism Expert
Al Qaeda is far more dangerous than it was 10 years ago, the former head of the CIA's bin Laden unit tells Deutsche Welle in an interview. He is also worried about the increased domestic threat the West is facing.
Fears of a Coup in Iraq; U.S. Advises Politicians To Be Cautious
Iraqi political and security sources in Baghdad and the mid-Euphrates provinces have warned of a real danger of a military coup or of an attempt by Shi'ite military militias, associated with Iran, of taking control of the regime in Iraq.
Interpol issues arrest warrants for Pakistani military officers over Mumbai attacks
Dear Pakistani military officers Maj. Ali Sameer and Maj. Iqbal: You may want to delay that long-planned vacation to London. You see, Interpol has just issued warrants for your arrest over your alleged roles in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Losing the propaganda war
Years of night-raids, wrongful and abusive detentions and perceived impunity have created a deep-seated distrust among Afghans towards Western troops, a new report finds. People not only blame international forces for civilian casualties, they widely believe these troops are supporting the insurgents to justify a continued presence in Afghanistan.
More likely to be India's century than China's?
A compelling analysis from The Economist on how India's freer style of doing business, when combined with a huge and still unfolding demographic divided, could well trump China's current star turn in the global economy.
Dumb power: China condemns Nobel Peace Prize
With apologies to FP's Chinese readers, here's an automated translation of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Jiang Yu Quan's reaction to the news of Liu Xiabo's Nobel Peace Prize.
N. Korea pressing forward on nuclear program, report says
North Korea appears to be moving forward with a program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons, a development that would enhance its ability to produce bombs and sell its nuclear weapons technology abroad, according to a report to be released Friday.
UK Navy To Reduce To Smallest Size Ever To Save Carriers
The Navy is set to be reduced to the smallest size in its history after admirals yesterday offered drastic reductions in the fleet in order to save two new aircraft carriers from defence cuts. Under the plans, the number of warships would be cut by almost half to just 25, with frigates, destroyers, submarines, minesweepers and all amphibious craft scrapped.
Stronger Hezbollah Emboldened For Fights Ahead
It was from this shrub-ringed border town that Hezbollah instigated its war with Israel in 2006, and supporters of the militant Shiite movement sound almost disappointed that they have not fought since.
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* The Turkish-US Economic Partnership Commission met last week in Turkey's
capital Ankara.
A joint press release stated on Wednesday that the meeting marked the
first step to elevate the economic relations between the two countries to
the same level as the strategic partnership the two sides share on
political and security matters.
Assistant Secretary of State Alan Larson at the opening meeting said
that US wanted to establish a strong relationship with Turkey and that
they would work in coordination with Turkish authorities to lay the
groundwork for the Turkish economy to move from recovery to growth and
In this first meeting of the commission, the delegations carried out an
extensive review of their economic relations, tariff and non-tariff
barriers to trade, cooperation on food safety systems and investment ties.
The overall aim was to identify measures, compatible with their
international obligations, to expand the volume and broaden the
composition of bilateral trade between Turkey and the US to a wider
spectrum of goods and services, and increase incentives for investment.
Although the Economic Partnership Commission is designed to be a forum
for enhancing economic relations over the long-term, the first meeting
yielded concrete results immediately, says that they US Embassy in Ankara.
Among the results are:
- Progress in laying the basis for the establishment of Qualifying
Industrial Zones in Turkey in from which Turkey could be able to export a
significant range of products duty-free to the US and increase her exports
to third countries.
- Enhanced cooperation between the two governments in ensuring that
Turkey is able to fully utilize the trade opportunities under the
Generalized System of Preferences. Accordingly the U.S. side agreed to
provide expertise as soon as possible to inform the Turkish business
community of its opportunities.
- A major focus of discussion was Turkey's growing textile exports to
the US. The commission resolved to take steps to facilitate Turkey's
access to the US market by extending GSP benefits to certain hand-knitted
and hand-woven carpets for Turkey.
- The commission also agreed to enter into a certified handicraft
textile arrangement, which will provide Generalized System of Preferences
benefits for 6 tariff categories of textiles.
- The delegates also signed two Trade Development Agency grants for a
feasibility study on developing an independent thermal power generation
plant, and for technical assistance to be provided to the Turkish
Petroleum and Pipeline Corporation to conduct a gas transportation fee
study and develop a tariff modeling system.
- The two sides announced that the US Trade Development Agency will
sponsor a regional tourism infrastructure conference in Istanbul in May
- The two sides also noted the bilateral Mutual Customs Assistance
Agreement. They agreed to explore ways to promote the utilization of new
technologies for easier passage of goods.
- The two sides agreed to cooperate in the fields of standardization,
certification and accreditation.
- The two sides took note of a bilateral agreement on technological
cooperation, such as clean coal technology as well as exchange of experts
in the field of energy, to be signed in the near future.
- The two sides noted favorably the intention of the Turkish Union of
Chambers and Bourses and the US Chamber of Commerce to initiate contacts
on the subject of cooperation between US and Turkish small and medium size
enterprises and decided to encourage this initiative.
- The two sides also agreed to re-launch a business council to bring
together executives from the U.S. and Turkey, focusing initially on the
sectors Turkey has identified as best prospects for investment, such as
information technology and software development, defense and aerospace,
environmental technologies, and building products.
- The US will open an American Presence Post in Izmir to promote trade
and investment in that important commercial center and a business
information office in Gaziantep to promote commercial relations. Turkey
will establish similar information centers in the US.
- Turkey and the US reaffirmed their strong support for the construction
of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Shah Deniz gas pipeline.
- The two sides took note of their strong commitment to the
reconstruction of Afghanistan and the close cooperation between Turkish
International Cooperation Agency and USAID. Following the bilateral talks,
a panel discussion was held on the business opportunities for joint action
and collaboration in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
* According to the daily Cumhuriyet, a bill was recently presented to the
US House of Representatives proposing measures to improve US economic
relations with Turkey.
The bill was prepared by the members of a US delegation which visited
Turkey earlier this month. The delegation included Democratic Party
Representative Robert Wexler and Republican Party Representatives Kay
Granger and Edward Whitfeld.
The bill reiterated that the US should take such measures as a token of
its appreciation for Turkey's support in the war against terrorism.
It underlined that the Turkish economy could achieve recovery only by
attracting more foreign investments to the country, adding that the US
should improve its commercial relations with Turkey in this respect.
* President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus said
on Wednesday that European Union was putting pressure for a solution to
the Cyprus problem by June, noting that he would bring this onto the
agenda on the second round of direct talks with his Greek counterpart.
Mr. Denktash has pointed out that an agreement could be achieved with
the acceptance of the principles that one side would not oppress the other
and with the equality of the two sides.
Mr. Denktas said, "in no place on Earth, there is partnership,
federation, confederation, or united states between the legal government
and the minorities. If the sides agree on the essential principles, the
problem can be solved within a few months."
Soon after the foundation of a bi-communal republic of Cyprus in 1960,
the Cypriot Greeks reneged on international agreements and pushed the
Turks into enclaves and blocked them from participating in the economic
and administrative life on the island.
In 1974, when extremist Greeks, backed by the Greek junta in power then,
toppled the all-Greek Cypriot government with the ultimate goal of uniting
the island with Greece, Turkey intervened militarily.
The Turkish intervention gathered the Turks into the Northern part of
the island to assure them the security and safety that they did not have
for many years.
* The daily Aksam reported that six Turkish businessmen were placed on
Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the World's richest billionaires
released in its current issue.
The prominent business weekly announced that Mehmet Emin Karamehmet,
Sakip Sabanci, Ferit Sahenk, Rahmi Koc, Kemal Uzan, Turgay Ciner had made
its closely watched list.
For the eight straight year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates placed number
* The daily Hurriyet reported that according to recent data released by
the World Tourism Organization, the number of foreign tourists visiting
Turkey increased by 12.4 % in 2001.
The increase has been seen as a remarkable success for Turkey as the
number of tourists visiting other countries has dramatically declined in
the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Exchange rate for the U.S. dollar in Turkish Liras:
High and Low Temperatures in Degrees C (Degrees F), Weather
Istanbul (Marmara Region)--------: 17/10 (63/50) Partially cloudy
Izmir (Aegean Region)------------: 21/13 (70/55) Clear
Antalya (Mediterranean Region)---: 20/9 (68/48) Clear
Ankara (Central Anatolian Region): 20/5 (68/41) Clear
Snow heights at skiing resorts:
Uludag (Bursa, Western Turkey) 71 inches
Kartalkaya (Bolu, Western Turkey) 63 inches
Palandoken (Erzurum, Eastern Turkey) 21 inches
Ilgaz (Kastamonu, North Central Turkey) 75 inches
Erciyes (Kayseri, Central Turkey) 47 inches
Sarikami$ (Kars, Eastern Turkey) 37 inches
ARTS and CULTURE
Edited for the Turkish radio hour by Cuneyt Capanoglu
* More than 4000 artists will participate in a major festival in Turkey.
The festival, dubbed the "Turkey--The Cradle of Civilizations," is
sponsored by Turkey's Ministry of Culture and scheduled to begin on April
The goals of the festival are to revitalize arts and culture in Turkey
and to enrich the lives of Turkish citizens through exhibits and
performances to be held at 300 centers throughout Turkey.
According to an announcement from the Turkey's Ministry of Culture,
State Symphony Orchestra, State Classic Turkish Music Chorus, State Folk
Dance Groups and many other groups will take part in the festival and
perform throughout Turkey.
It is expected that by the time The Cradle of Civilizations festival is
concluded in mid-October, several million Turks would have benefited from
this festival.
* The daily Hurriyet reported that 15 mountaineers from the Middle East
Technical University Search and Rescue, Mountaineering and Nature Sports
Association recently completed climbing Mt. Agri to commemorate famous
Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet.
The team started its climb in the village of Gomuk on Feb. 15 and
reached the summit five days later.
The young mountaineers left on the peak a portrait of the poet and a
plaque bearing one of his poems.
Mt. Agri, also known as Mt. Ararat, is in eastern Turkey and stands over
15,000 feet.
See http://dksk.metu.edu.tr/faydali/agri/ for more on Mt. Ararat.
Edited for the Turkish Radio Hour by Mark Nowak
Week 24 match results:
Kocaelispor 0-2 Besiktas
Denizlispor 1-2 Fenerbahce
Samsunspor 0-0 Diyarbakirspor
Yozgatspor 1-1 Göztepe
Galatasaray 3-1 G.Birligi
Rizespor 0-0 Malatyaspor
Istanbulspor 3-0 Bursaspor
Ankaragucu 4-2 Trabzonspor
Antalyaspor 3-3 G.Antep
Week 25 matches:
Göztepe - Galatasaray
Bursaspor - Ankaragucu
G.Birligi - Denizlispor
Trabzonspor - Kocaelispor
Diyarbakirspor - Istanbulspor
G.Antep - Samsunspor
Malatyaspor - Antalyaspor
Fenerbahce - Rizespor
Besiktas - Yozgatspor
1. Galatasaray 53
2. Besiktas 50
3. Fenerbahce 49
4. Ankaragucu 45
5. G.Antep 35
6. Istanbulspor 35
7. Bursaspor 34
8. Trabzonspor 32
9. Göztepe 32
10. Denizlispor 29
11. Diyarbakirspor 29
12. Rizespor 28
13. G.Birligi 28
14. Kocaelispor 28
15. Malatyaspor 26
16. Samsunspor 23
17. Antalyaspor 23
18. Yozgatspor 21
* 2001-2002 UEFA Champions League
2nd Group Stage
Galatasaray 1-1 Liverpool
Though having a squad much thinned by injuries and suspensions,
Galatasaray looked the better side against the powerful Liverpool outfit
in match.
However, looks were not enough as Emile Heskey cancelled out debutante
Romanian striker Radu Niculescu?s 70th minute goal eight minutes later,
leaving the scores deadlocked.
Galatasaray's Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu praised both his own players
and the their opponents for what was a hard fought but intense match.
Lucescu said the reason that Galatasaray had failed to take advantage of
the leads it had created in its matches Liverpool, Barcelona and Roma were
down to the club's long injury list.
Roma AS 3-0 FC Barcelona
P W D L F A Pts GD
AS Roma 4 1 3 0 5 2 6 3
Barcelona 4 1 2 1 6 7 5 -1
Galatasaray 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 0
Liverpool 4 0 3 1 2 4 3 -2
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Turkish with English subtitles.
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March 6, 2002 6:30pm
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In June 2000 the world media gave extensive coverage to the flooding
of the Euphrates due to the Birecik Dam in Southeast Turkey and the
watery burial of Zeugma, an important Roman city that had served as a
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By June 2001 Zeugma, meaning "bridge, link", had become a name
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Video: JaVale McGee beats little kid at basketball arcade game, gloats about it
09/02/2013 at 8:26 am By Cody Williams
The off-season is one of the most important times for NBA players. They have to get their work and their reps in to improve as a player for the upcoming season.
In typical JaVale McGee fashion, he gets his work in by beating little kids at basketball arcade games and posting videos of it to his Instagram account:
JaVale celebrating his win is just amazing. Not only is this a grown man celebrating about beating a young child, but it's an NBA player who makes $11 million per year doing so.
Having said that, I'm pretty sure there are still a lot of people who say that you can't shoot threes, JaVale. Sorry.
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Small Of Her Back is a feature length film we've been following since its 2010 Kickstarter campaign that raised $10,000 in completion funds.Read More »
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Starting Poppies from Seed
The posts say it's easy. The packages say it's easy. But I've had little luck with starting poppies from seed outdoors. I'm trying indoors in pots now. Tips? (Or a big division wouldn't be bad either! ;-) )
In December or January or February go outside and sow your poppy seeds where you want them to grow. Then go inside and enjoy the winter. It's that easy. They'll germinate in April or May and you'll have beautiful poppies in June. I've found self-sown plants are stronger than those started indoors and I've done it both ways.
If you do it just like it is done in nature, you can't go wrong. However, Loretta's was is best. Since those suckers dump a LOT of seeds at once if allowed to self seed, I like to harvest the seeds myself and scatter broadcast them about this time of the year. They need the winter freezing. After broadcasting all the seed I wanted to, I have a one cup measuring cup of seeds left over.....
I've done it both ways without too much trouble. Since nobody has mentioned it yet; I'll put in a plug for Winter Sowing...which is the method that has worked the best for me. It gives them the cold they need plus protects them from birds and washing away. Just in case you haven't read about W/Sing before I'll include the link.
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We originally heard about Banyan Tree resort in Phuket from friends. Its a very nice and spacious resort built in the Laguna area of Phuket, surrounded by other hotels and resorts. You can easily move around using the bicycles provided free of charge.
The hotel staff were very kind and warm at our arrival. Hot towels and tea is offered, while the reception staff made sure we had a good tour of the resort before heading at our villa. The pool villa setup is very nice and ideal for a couple holiday. The pool is situated right in front of the bed, and the bathroom area is very spacious. There is a very comfortable shower, two different washing areas, cupboards, the wc as well as an outside tub.
Everything concerning the room was quite perfect, except for the mosquitoes. Although the hotel provides a mosquito repellent device, it is not enough to do the trick. If you want to sit outside by the pool during the afternoon, you should better use an anti-mosquito spray or lotion. In addition, the air-conditioning unit is placed in such a way that you cannot sit on the villa couch and watch TV without getting a cold. On the last day, we found a couple of holes on our bed sheets, possibly a hint that they need replacement. Some mornings loud birds can wake you as early as 5am.
All the staff are very friendly, professional and attentive. Buggies arrive at no time at all, and everyone is very eager to help. Sometimes, the lack of appropriate english knowledge can lead to misunderstandings or incomplete directions... Only the senior staff understand and speak good english.
The restaurants at Banyan Tree need a bit of improvement if they are to offer meals up to the hotel standards. The breakfast buffet is fine, however the in-villa dining menu needs improvement. The salads, club sandwiches etc are a bit dry and tasteless. The hotel restaurants offer medium food, with the exception of the Water Court seafood restaurant which was a pleasant surprise.
The Spa at the Banyan Tree is the highlight of the hotel. All staff are amazing and the spa area is very comfortable and relaxing, with separate rooms for each treatment. The Balinese massage we tried was a very relaxing and soothing experience. Recommended
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mirrors: will one start a fire?
I have been wondering this. We have many clear hot blue days in summer. Will a mirror on the fence start a fire? Has this ever happened to anyone?
I've had two mirrors out back, both in direct sun.
I've never had a fire but I will tell you that the plants I had right up against the mirror turned into crispy critters.
Something about the sun rays bouncing back on the flowers and leaves and burning them to death.
Maybe use nylon rope or heavy twine on the back of the mirror to sort of tilt the mirror downward when hanging it so it's not getting direct sun?
I dunno--but I hope someone comes here with an answer about it being a fire hazard. I'd like to know too.
I haven't been here for awhile, but will add my two cents ......Yes, you can start a fire with the mirror and sun, but you need to have it angled right and in lots of dead grass or other fire starter stuff. Think we used to use the top of a flashlight so it reflected. I wouldn't worry about on tope of a post.
This reminded me of a caution re a fish bowl in house that sunlight was shining though, almost set some paper near it on fire, started smoldering ( you should never put fish bowl in direct sunlight anyway) Didn't happen to me. Do you suppose that could happen with ornamental glass outside too?
Coming out from the lurking rafters....two years ago was a hot sunny day & DH was looking at some stuff at a garage sale . He wasn't standing at the table very long when all of a sudden his shirt caught fire. The gal had a mirror on table & it was reflecting on his shirt it first started smoking and then caught fire. This happened in less than two minutes.
It was a very scary situation to say the least. Thank goodness it wasn't a small child standing there.
I have some nice round mirror tiles that I'd love to hang from tree but once was enough for me.
When we had a sale last year I made sure there were no mirrors.
I haven't had a problem with my mirrors in the garden. I thought as a kid it was hard to start a fire with a magnifying glass so I am not sure how easy it would be to start one with a mirror. Might be a good experiment(-:
YES I had a bathroom mirror siting on my dresser that was on the opposite side of the room from the window and the mirror rays sat a pair of gloves on fire. THANK GOD we were home at the time. BE VERY CAREFUL with mirrors.
I have been considering making a garden mirror along the lines of one I saw on this Uk website but am now having second thoughts after reading these posts.
Anyway here is the website with a picture of the mirror.
Sorry. I don't know how to post just the picture.
Magnifying mirrors definitely will concentrate the sun's rays and start a fire just like a magnifying glass.
We had this happen in our bathroom - set a roll of paper towels on fire.
I suspect the other fire stories were related to magnifying mirrors.
This wasn't mirrors, but once we were in the country at a small store and a truck in the parking lot caught on fire from a BB-type hole in the windshield. Caught the seat on fire. Another time at the shopping center a car caught fire from having a prism thingie hanging on the rear view mirror. Same thing, caught the seat on fire. It gets really hot down here in the South, maybe it has to be a certain temp to cause things to ignite?? I haven't been able to handle mirrors in the yard, the silver gazing ball we had in the round flower bed had to go because it was shining into the picture window at us! Was very blinding! lol


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The invention discloses an apparatus and a method for determining the volume of individual red blood cells or other particles that are suspended in liquids. The sample is disposed into an optical cuvette suitable for microscopic analysis. An absorbing dye is added that does not leak into the cells, and that is able to absorb light at wavelengths that are only weakly absorbed by the cells. The cell volume is determined using transmitted light intensity values measured (i) in a first area comprising a single cell, (ii) in a second area close to that cell, and (iii) in said second area, after changing the cuvette thickness by a known amount.
1. An apparatus for measuring the volume of individual particles in a liquid, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a container for suspending particles in a liquid, said container being suitable to perform transmission measurements;
(b) a means for illuminating the suspension with a wavelength of light;
(c) a means for measuring the intensity of transmitted light that reemerges from said suspension; and
(d) a means for changing the thickness of said container by a known amount.
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The present invention relates to the field of quantitative microspectroscopy, and in particular to an apparatus and a method for measuring the volume of individual red blood cells.
Determining the volume of individual red blood cells and, based on this measurement, calculating the Mean Cell Volume (�MCV�) and the Red Cell Distribution Width (�RDW�) is of clinical interest. Usually, systems based on electrical impedance measurement (Coulter Counter) or based on light scattering (Flow Cytometer) are employed (see. e.g., J. B. Henry, �Clinical diagnosis and management by laboratory methods�, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1996, pp. 548 ff. or D. H. Tycko, M. H. Metz, E. A. Epstein, A. Grinbaum, �Flow-cytometric light scattering measurement of red blood cell volume and hemoglobin concentration�, Applied Optics 24 (1985), 1355-1365). Impedance counters are complex and expensive instruments that require very careful adjustment and control of instrument and sample parameters. A major disadvantage of flow cytometers is the fact that the parameters of light scattering depend not only on cell volume, but also on the cell's shape.
In 1983, Gray, Hoffman and Hansen proposed a new optical method for determining the volume of cells in a flow cytometer (M. L. Gray, R. A. Hoffman, W. P. Hansen, �A new method for cell volume measurement based on volume exclusion of a fluorescent dye�, Cytometry 3 (1983), 428-432). In this method, the cells are suspended in a fluorescent dye, which is unable to penetrate the cell membrane. The level of fluorescence, which is produced when a narrow stream of the cell suspension is excited by a focused laser beam, will remain constant until a cell arrives in the illuminated region thereby causing a decrease in fluorescence intensity, which is directly proportional to the volume of the cell. In a flow cytometer, a single cell is passing through the laser-illuminated spot within approximately 10. Due to this short data acquisition time interval, the electronic detection bandwidth has to be relatively large, which results in a poor signal-to-noise ratio and in a low precision for the volume determination.
The available data acquisition time can be significantly increased by suspending the cells in a stationary sample and applying digital imaging fluorescence microscopy (see P. L. Becker, F. S. Fay, �Cell-volume measurement using the digital imaging fluorescence microscope�, Biophysical Journal 49 (1986), A465). In the digital fluorescence microscopy approach, a calibration procedure is required in order to determine the cell volume. Recktenwald and co-workers have introduced a method where the calibration is performed by means of optical transparent and non-fluorescent microspheres that are suspended together with the cells (D. Recktenwald, J. Phi-Wilson, B. Verwer, �Fluorescence quantitation using digital microscopy�, Journal Physical Chemistry 97 (1993), 2868-2870). The volume of individual spheres is determined by measuring their projection area under the microscope and transforming this number into a volume, assuming an ideal spherical shape. The decrease in fluorescence intensity as a result of the spheres' volume that is being excluded from emitting fluorescence is used as the required calibration parameter. The advantage of this approach is given by the fact that the calibrating particles are located within the sample itself. In other words, a calibration is performed on the very same sample container, and no extra calibration sample is required.
The use of calibration spheres within a cell suspension is not without problems. First, the introduction of the spheres represents an additional step in the workflow. In systems that are designed for high throughput, this additional step would represent a disadvantage. Secondly, Recktenwald and co-workers observed a tendency of the fluorescent dye molecules to settle down on the sphere's surface, which causes an error. Third, if the optical index of refraction of the spheres does not match well with the liquid's index, then refraction-based artifacts in the measured fluorescence intensity occur at the edges of the spheres. And, finally, the use of microspheres can represent a problem, if, for example, a thin sample thickness in the order of a few micrometers or less is needed.
In view of the disadvantages and problems in the prior art as described above, there exists a need for a simple and reliable method for measuring the volume of individual red blood cells suspended in a liquid.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for measuring the volume of individual red blood cells or other particles that are suspended in liquids.
According to the present invention, and for the case of red blood cells, the above objective is achieved by depositing a liquid sample that contains suspended red blood cells into an optical cuvette having an input window and an output window, by adding and evenly distributing an absorbing dye into the liquid that does not leak into the red blood cells, and that is able to absorb light at wavelengths that are only weakly absorbed by the red blood cells, by illuminating the sample through the input window at a wavelength that is absorbed by said dye, but only weakly absorbed by the red blood cells, by measuring the transmitted light intensity reemerging through the output window in an area that contains no red blood cells, by changing the cuvette thickness in that area by a well-defined amount and measuring the reemerging light intensity in the same area again, by measuring the reemerging light intensity in an area where a red blood cell resides, by measuring the reemerging light intensity in an area close to that same red blood cell, and by calculating the volume of the red blood cell based on these light intensity values and the known change in cuvette thickness.
FIG. 1 depicts a measuring set-up with an optical cuvette having a stiff input window and a flexible output window, and containing a liquid sample comprising suspended red blood cells.
FIG. 2 illustrates a complete set-up comprising sample container, XYZ-stage, transmission microscope, CCD camera, and computer.
FIG. 3 shows schematically an optical cuvette with a region containing a weakly absorbing red blood cell, and another region containing no cells. The arrows illustrate the stream of photons traversing the sample, whereby the decrease in width is meant as an indication of the decreasing light intensity as a result of absorption.
FIG. 4 illustrates the calibration procedure, where the cuvette thickness in an area that contains no red blood cells is changed by a well-defined amount, h, and the reemerging light intensities, I1 and I2, are measured prior to and after changing the thickness. In this example, the cuvette thickness has been reduced.
FIG. 5 illustrates the measuring procedure, where the reemerging light intensities, I4 and I3, are measured in an area where a red blood cell resides, and in an area close to that same cell. In FIG. 5, we assume a cylindrical cell of height, hRBC.
FIG. 6 shows a calculated plot of reemerging light intensity in arbitrary units, if a cuvette thickness of approximately 18 m is increased in ten steps of 0.2 m each, up to approximately 20 m. In this example, TO-PRO-3 in a concentration c=1 mM/L has been assumed as the absorbing dye, which has an absorption coefficient a=1.144*105 L/M cm at 640 nm wavelength.
According to the method and apparatus of the present invention, a liquid sample that contains suspended red blood cells is deposited into an optical cuvette having an input window and an output window. Preferably, the cuvette is relatively thin and suitable to be positioned onto the sample stage of a transmission microscope. For example, the cuvette can be built by placing a flexible #1 coverslip of 24 mm�50 mm size onto spacers that are residing on a common microscope slide of 25 mm�75 mm size. The preferred height of the spacers is approximately 200 m. By pressing onto the flexible coverslip, thickness values in the center region of the cuvette between less than 1 m and 200 m can be achieved. An optical cuvette is any container that is able to hold a liquid sample within its interior space and that has a transparent entrance window and a transparent exit window, usually on opposite sides, allowing for transmission measurement. It would also be within the spirit of the invention to use a container with one transparent window on one side and a mirror on the other side. In this case, light would enter the container through said one transparent window, would cross the liquid sample twice, and would exit the container through the same window. The one window would function as both entrance window and exit window. The invention is not limited to containers for microscopic analysis, but is applicable also for containers of larger size that are interrogated on optical systems other than microscopes.
An absorbing dye is added to, and evenly distributed within the liquid sample. The dye is selected so that it does not leak into the red blood cells. Also, it should absorb excitation light within a spectral region where the absorption within the red blood cells is only weak. Since hemoglobin is the dominant absorber in red blood cells, the illumination wavelength has to be longer than 600 nm. One good candidate dye is TO-PRO-3 (sold, for example, by Molecular Probes, Inc., Eugene, Oreg.), that can be illuminated within a wavelength range around to 640 nm, where it has an absorption coefficient of 1.14*105 L/Mcm. Another possible dye would be TO-PRO-5 (sold by Molecular Probes, Inc.), which also does not penetrate into the red blood cells, can be illuminated around 750 nm, and has an absorption coefficient of 1.21*105 L/Mcm.
It is apparent to one skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the two dyes unmentioned above. Many other dyes are available that fulfill the spectral conditions for measurements on red blood cells, and even more dyes are available that fulfill the spectral conditions for other particles. It would of course also still be within the spirit of the present invention to add and evenly distribute the absorbing dye within the liquid sample prior to disposing the sample into the container.
FIG. 1 depicts a measuring set-up with an optical cuvette (20) having a stiff input window (1), a flexible output window (3) and containing a liquid sample (4) comprising suspended red blood cells. The cuvette is built by using a common microscope slide (1) that carries spacers (2, 2′) to hold a flexible cover slip (3). The suspension of red blood cells in a liquid such as blood plasma (4) is contained between slide (1) and cover slip (3). The optical cuvette is positioned on an XYZ-stage (5) of a common transmission microscope (7) having interchangeable objective lenses (8, 9, and 10) and a sample illumination source (6). As shown in FIG. 2, microscope (7) is equipped with a CCD camera (21) that is connected to a computer (22) for storing data and performing image-processing procedures. Computer (22) is also connected to XYZ-stage (5) to move cuvette (20) as needed.
FIG. 3 shows schematically an optical cuvette with a region containing a weakly absorbing red blood cell, and another region containing no cells. The arrows illustrate the stream of photons traversing the sample, whereby the decrease in width is meant as an indication of the decreasing light intensity as a result of absorption. As indicated in FIG. 3, the optical absorption within a red blood cell is so weak that no decrease in intensity occurs.
In operation, and referring again to FIGS. 1 and 2, cuvette (20) is moved upwards by means of stage (5) until flexible window (3) comes into physical contact with a fixed plunger (11) that is mounted onto objective lens (10) in such a way that the focal plane of microscope (7) lies within liquid sample (4) if flexible window (3) is touching plunger (11). If necessary, cuvette (20) is being moved in X- and Y-directions until a sample area containing no red blood cells comes into the field of view. If the sample is whole blood, then it is appropriate to use a cuvette thickness in the range of 2 m to 30 m in order to have areas containing no red blood cells readily available. For diluted blood samples, thicker cuvettes can be used.
Once an area containing no red blood cells has been found, the sample is illuminated with light of appropriate wavelength by means of illumination source (6), and the reemerging intensity of the transmitted light, I1, in that area is measured by means of CCD camera (21), and the result stored in computer (22). This is illustrated in FIG. 4. In a next step, cuvette (20) is moved further upwards by means of stage (5) by a small, but precisely known distance, h. Moving cuvette (20) upward against fixed plunger (11) results in a reduction in the optical path length within the cuvette by an amount identical to h. When cuvette (20) has been moved, a new reemerging light intensity, I2, in the same area is measured, and the result stored in computer (22). The new light intensity, I2, has a higher value than the first intensity, I1, because a smaller sample thickness results in less absorption of light within the sample.
The two reemerging light intensity values, I1 and I2, together with the change in optical path length, h, can be used to calibrate the set-up by calculating a ratio �change in reemerging light intensity/change in sample thickness�. Referring to FIG. 4, this calibration can be explained as follows.
Assuming that the liquid sample is evenly illuminated by excitation light, the first reemerging light intensity, I1, is given by
where I0 is the illumination intensity, a is the absorption coefficient of the light-absorbing dye, c is the concentration of the dye. The quantity h1 is the optical path length (or thickness) of cuvette (20) at the area that is measured.
The light intensity, I2, which is measured after changing the cuvette thickness by an amount of h is given by
By dividing equation (2) by equation (1), and by taking the logarithm, we obtain an expression for the product a*c, which represents our calibration quantity:
Equation (3) indicates that there is no need for knowing the absolute cuvette thickness, h1, or for measuring the illumination intensity, I0, because these two quantities are canceled out.
After performing a calibration as outlined above, in the method according to the present invention, the volume of a single red blood cell is determined in the following way:
In a first step, the reemerging light intensity, I4, is measured in an area, ARBC, where a red blood cell resides. For the moment, we assume that the red blood cell has a cylindrical shape of area ARBC, and of height hRBC (see FIG. 5). We also assume a height of the liquid sample layer, h2, which has not to be equal to h1, and an illumination intensity, I′0, which has not to be identical to I0. Under these conditions, we obtain
for the reemerging light intensity.
In a second step, the reemerging light intensity, I3, is measured in an area of identical size, ARBC, close to that same red blood cell. Under the same conditions as for I4, we obtain
Dividing equation (4) by equation (5), we obtain or
For a cylindrical cell of area ARBC, the cell volume, VRBC, can be calculated by multiplying the cell area by the cell height as given in equation (7), which results in
or, with equation (3) for the product a*c, in
Equation (9) shows that the method according to the present invention is based on differential measurements regarding the thickness of the cuvette, and on ratiometric measurements regarding the reemerging light intensities. In other words, there is no need to know the absolute thickness of the cuvette. Moreover, there is no need to know the excitation intensity which is injected into the cuvette.
Equation (9) shows also that any long-term drift in the instrumental parameters is canceled out. This results from the fact that the volume of a red blood cell, VRBC, is calculated from a ratio of photocurrents. In other words, if the calibration procedure is executed closely in time with the measurement, then the method according to the present invention is very robust. This condition will always be fulfilled, since the calibration procedure is performed on the very same sample that is being measured.
So far, it has been assumed that the red blood cell has a cylindrical shape. It can be shown that the shape of the red blood cell can be irregular and that the Z-position of the cell within the cuvette has no impact on the calculated cell volume. The volume of a cell, VRBC, is related to the spatially dependent cell height, hRBC, via the equation
In equation (10), the quantities and represent the independent X- and Y-variables within the red blood cell. The required integration is easily performed by adding the pixel intensities, I4(,), within the area, ARBC*, that is being occupied by the red blood cell on the photosensitive
target of the CCD camera. Combining equations (7) and (10) results in which represents the final expression for the red blood cells volume as determined according to the present invention.
The integration procedure shown in equation (11) has not to be performed exactly over the area occupied by a red blood cell. Instead, it could be performed over a somewhat larger area that includes the cell. Outside of the cell, I4(ξ,η) is identical to I3; therefore 1 g[I4(ξ,η)/I3]=0. In other words, extending the integration over a larger area beyond the cell's perimeter would not result in additional contributions to the calculated cell volume. This aspect of the invention allows for the use of simple one-size one-shape integration areas for all individual cells that are studied. Consequently, the required calculations can be executed within a shorter time interval. It should be noted that it is assumed, as equation (11) implies, that the intensity I3 near the cell is constant. While I4(ξ,η) is measured in practice as an intensity of single CCD pixels, I3 can be determined with maximum precision as the sum of all pixel intensities over an area, divided by the number of pixels. In other words, I3 is the average pixel intensity near the cell.
In order to enhance the calibration precision, it is possible to employ more than one change, h, in cuvette thickness. FIG. 6 shows a calculated plot of reemerging light intensity in arbitrary units, if a cuvette thickness of approximately 18 m is increased in ten steps of 0.2 m each, up to approximately 20 m. In this example, TO-PRO-3 in a concentration c=1 mM/L has been assumed as the absorbing dye, which has an absorption coefficient a=1.144*105 L/M cm at 640 nm wavelength. As can be seen from FIG. 6, within the relatively small range of change in thickness, the light intensity as a function of thickness can be represented by a straight-line relationship. Using the full 5.4-% change in intensity shown by the dashed line in FIG. 6, which represents the best fit, we calculate a value of a*c=1 g(0.6223/0.5903)/(2.0*10−4 cm)=114.63 cm−1, which, of course, matches well with the expected value of 114.44 cm−1.
The method for measuring the volume of individual red blood cells according to the present invention can be applied to whole blood or to diluted blood samples. The present invention can also be applied to a whole cluster of red blood cells or other particles in a liquid suspension, and not only to individual particles or cells. It would also be within the spirit of the invention to apply this method to other particles suspended in liquids such as beads or other particles or cells, for example, prokaryotic, bacterial, eukaryotic, mammalian, tissue culture or human cells. It is also apparent to one skilled in the art that the present invention can also be applied to particles or cells in other liquid suspensions or samples or dilutions thereof, such other medical or biological samples including tissue cultures or other cells in culture, including bacterial cultures, and other body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, saliva and lymph fluid.
Depending on the optical properties of a liquid sample, the method can also be applied in cuvettes of higher thickness. Using a flexible window is only one example for achieving a change in the thickness of the cuvette. It would also be possible to use a stiff window, but spacers made out of a flexible material such as rubber. Still another embodiment would be possible by utilizing a flexible cuvette wall instead of localized spacers. Also, the change in cuvette thickness can be achieved by leaving the main part of the cuvette fixed, and acting with a positive or negative force onto the window, so that the window is moving. Such positive or negative forces may even involve the use of pressure or vacuum.
As has been already mentioned above, the invention is not limited to optical microscopes. Any imaging system that allows measuring transmitted light intensities in areas that contain a particle and in areas that do not contain a particle are suitable to practice the present invention. The imaging system may contain lenses, but may also use fiber-optic elements in so-called proximity configurations. In this case, a coherent fiber-optic bundle is arranged between a cuvette window and an imaging photodetector. Finally, it would still be within the spirit of the present invention to scan a beam of light across the cuvette windows and to monitor the transmitted light with a non-imaging photodetector, while the thickness of the cuvette is changing.
It should be mentioned that the step of calibration, i.e. determining the quantity �change in reemerging light intensity/change in sample thickness� according to equation (3) can also be performed in close proximity to the particle under investigation. In this case, and referring to FIG. 4, one would measure first the reemerging light intensity in the neighborhood of a single particle. In a next step, the thickness of the optical cuvette in this area is being changed by an amount Δh, and new reemerging light intensity is measured. In a third step, the reemerging light intensity in the area occupied by the particle is measured. While the first two steps provide the required calibration, the second and the third step provide the two reemerging light intensity values that are needed for the actual volume measurement. This second procedure according to the present invention has the advantage that three instead of four steps are required. The first procedure according to the present invention allows performing the calibration within a cuvette area of increased thickness, which would allow for a more precise calibration value due to the increased reemerging light intensity levels. In practice, the user has to decide, based on the priorities at hand.
While the present invention is described herein in terms of certain preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications and improvements may be made to the invention without departing from the scope thereof. Moreover, although individual features of one embodiment are not in other embodiments, it would be apparent that individual features of one embodiment may be combined with one or more features of another embodiment or features from a plurality of embodiments.
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CMT Orders 10-Episode Series Starring Dog the Bounty Hunter
"Dog" will put a greater focus on the bail industry while they help other agencies rebuild their businesses.
Dog the Bounty Hunter is returning to television.
Four months after A&E ended the unscripted series that followed Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family's fugitive recovery business, CMT has given a series order to Dog, an unscripted entry that focus on the bail industry.
CMT has ordered 10 hourlong episodes of the series, which see Dog and his wife Beth Chapman shift gears and assist other mom-and-pop bail bond agencies that may be facing extinction because of bad legislation and untrained or ineffective bounty hunters.
STORY: A&E Cancels 'Dog the Bounty Hunter'
The Chapmans will executive produce Dog through their Entertainment by Bonnie and Clyde shingle. The series hails from Ben Silverman's Electus, whose Chris Grant and Jimmy Fox also will exec produce alongside CMT's Jayson Dinsmore. Production is slated to begin early next year for a spring/summer debut.
"This series is a game-changer for CMT," said Dinsmore, executive vp development and programming at the cable channel. "We were aggressive in our pursuit of a show featuring Dog and Beth, one of the most bankable teams in television history. We couldn't be happier to partner with Electus and Dog and Beth as they move forward on the next chapter."
Added Electus CEO Grant: "Dog and Beth are not only great television characters, they are the best bounty hunters in the world, and this show is a natural evolution of their life story. Electus is thrilled to be partnering with them and with CMT to deliver the next stage of Dog and Beth's adventure."
Brillstein Entertainment Partners brokered the deal.
A&E canceled Dog the Bounty Hunter in May following an eight-season run that saw the series become a valuable property for the cable network, with versions broadcast in Germany, New Zealand and beyond.
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