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Learning World Affairs Through Digital Media
Teen Second Life: An Internet-based three-dimensional virtual world where people ages 13-17 can meet, create, and socialize using voice and text chat.
Digital-media literacy: The process of accessing, analyzing, evaluating, and creating messages in a wide variety of digital media.
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1. What do you think of the Global Kids program? What would it take to start a similar program in your community?
2. Do you think most high school students are interested in world affairs? Does the focus on digital media help keep students interested in this complex topic? Or is it a distraction?
3. What sort of skills are kids gaining through their projects in the Virtual Video class?
4. How important is it for teens to have a global audience to showcase their work?
>5. Do you agree that involvement in programs like Global Kids leads to success in school? Why, or why not?
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Name of Fertilizer for bananas tree
Hello to all. I'm new at this. What's the name or brand of fertilizer I should use for my bananas tree ? Someone told me that maybe one by the numbers of 10-3-10 should do read labels and it's for lawns, Oh boy I'm so onfused ?!!!? I have 2 medium size and one with fruits but growing very slow really small fruits water them every other day I'm on zone 10 . Please and Thanks to everybody
Have a nice week end
You can use almost ANYTHING to fertilize bananas. They will use as much fertilizer as you can give them. I use a combination of grass fertilizer, evergreen fertilizer, miracle grow, fish emulsion and composted cow manure. If you can try to use organic fertilizer such as fish emulsion or manure since they are not as harsh on the environment. So, to answer your question 10-3-10 is fine at least once a week during active growth.
most of these fertilizers are time-release, and I'm not sure how often they should be applied. It seems that the instructions are meant for applications. I have a very small area, only two dwarf cavendishes, and had my first hand last year, about 50 bananas. But I didn't do anything special; iin fact, I don't think I did anything at all. They just popped up. Now I want to make sure that I get a crop this year. Any info is appreciated. thanks js
bananas seem to take all the food they are given..i agree..
i use a 15:5:30 with bananas they need a fair amout of
nitrogen..but they need a TON of potash..
also minor elements are needed too..so a good balanced
fertiilizer ..i use to buy a "name brand" banana fertilizer/fuel
now i make my own..much cheaper..and same levels of
good luck to ya !!!! let us know how you do...
A full sized (say, 5+ feet of p-stem) will consume up to 1lb of Nitrogen per year. Edible, fruiting bananas can use up to 1.5x as much Potassium (K) as Nitrogen (N), and Phosphate needs are much lower. Ornamentals will do better with more N than K.
For ornamental bananas (such as musa basjoo), a ratio like 15-5-10 would be ideal (a 3-1-2 ratio) and for fruiting bananas, a 10-5-15 (2-1-3 ratio) would be preferred. Having an even lower Phosphate (P) wouldn't hurt much.
If you're using time release fertilizer, it'll be harder finding ideal ratios, but you can still get by fine. I would likely toss each plant a handful every 2 weeks or so, so there's always a steady stream of decaying fert for the plants.
Where I am in Florida, it's difficult to batch/bulk purchase fertilizers to mix myself thanks to county laws (trying to protect bay area water). I get by fine with Water Soluble All purpose Miracle-Gro 24-8-16. Most of my bananas are ornamental.

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Peace Corps attends UW-Madison Registered Student Organization Fair
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today's first sneak peek belongs to brad dufton of color theory and his wife, kendra. along with his business partner jeremy, brad runs a full-service concierge design firm (specializing in painting, color consultations and interior styling). brad and jeremy have worked on many beautiful homes, including the boston home brad shares with his wife kendra, who is a visual manager for anthropologie (where she oversees window displays and merchandising). i was instantly smitten with the beautiful paint work on the home's molding, but there's plenty to love here. i'll let brad do the talking so i hope you'll enjoy brad and kendra's home. be sure to click "read more" at the bottom of the post for additional, full-sized images. [thanks to brad and kendra for sharing their home with us!]
ps: click here to check out brad's chair makeover from last week!
[Kendra and I were killing time waiting for friend by viewing a random open house, and wouldn't you know it, it would end up being our next home! The 1st second Kendra and I laid our eyes on the original detail and charm of this place, we had an immediate desire to live here. Now keep in mind we just bought a 439 sq ft condo 6 months prior, but it didn't matter to us, we HAD to live here. So we put the shoebox that we lived in on the market, actually made a small profit, and
were able to buy our dream home! Kendra has worked for Anthropologie as the Apparel Dept. Manager for the past 3 years, and her responsibilities mostly include merchandising and window displays and ensuring that every item has the correct volume on the floor at all times. She really has a knack for putting amazing outfits together, and it shows in her work. Her personality is mostly reflected in our bedroom, very sererine and tranquil, yet creative. Where as the living room would reflect my personality, not so sure what that says about me.]
[The Brownstone itself was built in 1899, originally for a prestigious doctor and his family. Our unit is on the parlor level, and what used to be the formal living and formal dining rooms, separated by sliding pocket doors, is now our entire home. The ceilings are at least 13′ high, the windows themselves are 10′ high (a very dramatic presence), the cherry hardwood floors are also original and have their 100 year old nails, all impressively in a perfect straight row running horizontally.]
CLICK HERE for the rest of brad and kendra's sneak peek after the jump (including full-sized images)
I have to admit this is not my style, but at the same time it's beautiful. So many details and unconventional mixes!
The colors are great and I love what you have done with the trim
I love all the drama from the black walls. The floors are especially nice too!
AAHHHHHH, I love this SO SO SO MUCH!
Must go back now and look at everything again…
I'm having serious door and molding envy. Do you think they would notice if I just moved in with them?
I always get scared of using black in my own apartment, but it looks so amazing here!
There are so many beautiful original features in this house. And the way it has been furnished looks great. The colour schemes are fantastic.
I giggled when I scrolled through the pix and saw that your gorgeous gray kitties match the gorgeous gray colors of your home! Although probably unintentional, taking color from nature… I love it!
Oh, how I love the grey of this walls!!!
Sigh… This is one of my favorite home tours of all time!!!
A departure from the usual MCM/Danish Modern/vintage looks seen on D*S, but a welcome one. I love the paint choices!
Hello All,
I just wanted to quickly say thank you for such positive and appreciated remarks towards our home.
As for our cats, we have 4, all adopted from our local shelter, in which YES, we did pick them based on their colors to match our home, BUT mainly chosen on their personalities.
The color in our main living/dining area
is called "Twilight Slate" by Pittsburgh Paint, and is actually a deep blue color – hence Twilight.
Again thank you, and Kendra and I wish you all the very best.
I think the apartment is really gorgeous, except I'm not a fan of the bedroom. Looks a little odd in comparison to the rest of the house.
I officially have a new favourite house tour. I love the artwork over the mantlepiece. The entire house is both soothing and glamorous. I bet it's gorgeous in the evenings too!
Fantastic floors and fireplace.
i'm really drawn to the nature imagery used (i.e. animals, flowers, trees). it's a very warm space.
I just put up that deerhead on my wall yesterday! I love the black walls.
Love this! And I love when everything is taller…the ceilings, the doors…
Calm, yet dramatic– love it!
Can you share the wall color in the bedroom, and how you did the wall art over your bed please?
I just NEED to live in a home that mimics such beautiful architectural detail. The superb use of "non-color" just adds to the drama and elegance and is well balanced with the light-flooding "to-die-for" windows. Also I just love the peaceful tree painted on the bedroom wall. NICE ;^]
Where did you get the sideboard/tv console? I absolutely love it.
WHERE did they get that hanging lamp? Love it!
Oh. I'd like the entire living room transplanted to my dream home. And that houndstooth blanket! Where did that come from?
I'm obsessed with molding and it's always interesting to see it painted. it looks….tailored or something.
i'd dieee for that fireplace.
Brad and Kendra are as beautiful as their home. Brad has always had a natural instinct for color and design. He was picking out his own clothes and matching everything from the age of three.
I am very proud to call Brad my son, and Kendra my beautiful daughter-in-law.
I normally shy away from homes with darker decor but this looks so cozy.
i love this place… the moulding is just insanely lovely! and that blue grey! oh!
I actually love this even though its not my style. The floors are fantastic and one can never have too much gray! Where is the sectional from?
love it!
can i ask who the artwork above the fireplace is by?
your home looks so cozy. i'd love to hang out there! a really cool story about how you found the place, too!
Loving the painted molding and the dark colors! Beautiful!!!
love love LOVE the grey [and I'm painting my bedroom grey with white trim tomorrow. …already planned, but your design is one of many that reinforce my love of the grey/white/yellow color palette!]
I, too, love the painting? screenprint? artwork above the fireplace and would love some details about it and the artist.
This post is SO great! It is so refreshing to see a home that is so unique. Glamorous and mature but full of personality – LOVE IT!
I've been looking for a lounge chair for over a year and couldn't find the one I truly like till today! Your living room has a light colored lounge chair that kind of remind me of Poul Kjærholm's lounge chair… Beautiful!!! Could you kindly tell me the name? Thanx.
LOVE the drama. very inspiring!
and those floors are to die for.
the only change i would make is to paint out the trim all white and lose the little black stripes. just a pet peeve.
I really like the little lamp by the bed. It's adorable. Well, everything is amazing, but that's one thing that caught my eye.
just beautiful. i'm in love with the molding and the accents. what a lovely home to live in. and mom writing a comment is so cute ;)
Beautiful work on your home, it's warm and cozy and makes what could have been an architecturally intimidating abode into a personable, elegant domain.
My BF asked me: Where did you get your stovetop range and kitchen appliances from? He digs the small size.
wow, simply amazingy…..
Hello again,
Wow! Kendra & I are so excited and
appreciative for all of these kind and
descriptive comments. Thank you!
Let's answer some questions:
1) t.v. console & living room chair are from BoConcept.
2) the "art work" above the fireplace is actually a framed clock, & from Anthropologie.
3) the houndstooth blanket is
from Urban Outfitters.
4) above our bed, is m 1st wall mural attempt. after seeing a wall decal for sale for $300! I figured I could save $300 & just paint the cherry blossom branch myself. (we're so happy w/ the
5) The "saucer" pendant lamp is by George Nelson, and the "drum" pendant lamp above the dining table is from Anthropologie.
Take everyone!
-brad & kendra
I love everything about the space to be I find it to be magical and enchanting! I love the clock grouping and actually had dreamed of one as well. The painted deerhead adds some fun and lightings things up!
Wow! I am definitely not grown up enough to live in that home. Tres fancy!
very dramatic home. the handpainted black cherry blossoms mural (above the bed) is the most beautiful and original feature. spots of red (colour), warm wood (floors, stools) and the texture of the statuary (bedroom) give a needed break from the seriousness of the gray, black and white colour scheme and the slickness of some of the expensive items in this tall majestic space.
Glammy and has personality.
i love everything about this place!
I love it all except the picture obscuring the mural over the bed. I think it's hung a little high and seems crammed between the candlesticks. But otherwise, I think it's fabulous. The doors alone are amazing.
I'm not sure of which I'm more jealous – the wonderful apartment or the job of Kendra :-) Splendid design work on your home!
is the deer head bust real (and if so bleached), or mademade?
i have been searching for a stag head such as yours but am having trouble finding one….do you mind sharing were you found yours at? gosh, i sure would appreciate it! what a beautiful, unique home….very lovely.
This home makes me so happy!!!
I cannot list all the things that I love about it as it would be endless!!! A fusion of peices quirky, old, new, glam and rustic…this has been so well done!
Oh and I love the kitties, every interior needs one – good for the soul!!! :-)
I love that the sophistication and glamour of this apartment doesn't hide the personality and fun of the people who live here.
Can you tell me about the wallpaper surrounding the fireplace?
I love the original wooden floor, and I have to say that it looks great in the kitchen too, where you wouldn't normally find wooden floor.
The style of the lounge has combined everything i love into it. My favourite feature is the repitition of the white cuckoo clocks above the TV unit! Very creative and fun!
The charcoal on white paint detail on your window and door trim are brilliant! Your home is truly a masterpiece.
love your whole place! i keep saying our next bed should be a platform bed; the night table attachment is super cool. where'd you get the bed/table?
I love the combination between dark and light color, and between classic and modern furniture. you put them together in a great ambience. really lovely place…:)
I was just about to post asking where the deer head came from, then I found it in case anyone else was wondering: $199 from Z Gallerie
Love the putty-grey walls, and the white trim helps to brighten it up. They seem like a cute couple full of style!


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That musty saw is worth remembering as pundits speculate on whether the lumbering economy will doom the re-election hopes of President Barack Obama, who has shown a knack for beating odds and breaking barriers.
Clearly, some important trends are working against him. The latest evidence came Friday in a lackluster jobs report that said the nation's unemployment rate was stuck at 8.2 percent.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the last president to win re-election with so much joblessness. Voters ousted Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush when the jobless rate was well under 8 percent....
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Will my software run under 64-bit Windows?
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Posted October 1, 2012 at 2:19PM
I'm considering buying a new computer in the next couple of months. I currently run Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit.
I'm thinking about opting for Windows 7 or Windows 8 64-bit on my new machine, but I don't know what the ramifications of this would be in terms of running my existing software.
My principal packages are:-
- MS Office Home & Student 2007
- Serif Drawplus X4
- Serif Pageplus X4
- Serif Webplus X5
- Norton Internet Security 2012
- Ashampoo Burning Studio 10
I realise that nobody is likely to be able to give me specific answers about all those packages, but please could you let me know generally whether 32-bit software will run satisfactorily on a 64-bit machine?
Also, I presume that my thousands of data files will all open OK?
Many thanks for any and all advice on this topic.
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Hi Dad!
The majority of 32bit software runs ok on 64bit Windows 7 it just puts it in a separate folder in Program Files and runs it as 32bit.
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Posted October 1, 2012 at 2:29PM
...and I should have added that anything that runs in Windows7 should run in Windows8.
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Posted October 1, 2012 at 5:16PM
As Pine Man says,
All of your software will run smoothly in a 64bit environment. Your computer's 64bit CPU is designed to handle both 32bit and 64bit programs, as is the 64bit version of Windows 7.
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Many thanks to you both. Just what I hoped to hear!
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Landmark Christian School grounded my children in a keen understanding of their faith and a Christian world view, while at the same time preparing them to compete in a secular world. Both my children were accepted by top 20 university/schools and faired well when compared to other students. Additionally, Landmark continues to add inspiring faculty who invest in children academically, spiritually and emotionally without creating an "elitist" environment on campus or in the minds of the students. A refreshing environment for our children, delivering on both the academic and spiritual value propositions. They currently have very strong principals over each of three schools and strong administrative team.
Why is it that all the bad post are on the back page? I feel for the graduates entering into college. They will not be prepared. Landmark you really need to update your courses.
We moved from a fancy private school in suburban Philadelphia (tuition was 23K, 600 acres and a 70 million in endowment) to Atlanta just so our kids could attend Landmark. it is one of the best decisions we have made. Landmark lives out its motto, "Every student prepared to impact the world for Jesus Christ." The academic program is rigorous but yet supportive. The teachers really care and they are very dedicated. The school encourages parent involvement.We have experienced the Lower School, Middle School and the High School and all three are excellent. Landmark usually has a graduating class of 50-65 students, but these students earn 5-7 milion dollars in scholarships every year. Lydia Glaze does a great job finding money. Landmark really excels at sports for a high school with only 220 students. The drama department and the choral music department have excellent leaders. LCS needs to have the diversity that is in the student body reflected in the teaching staff and the administration; they also need to give out more financial aid. Overall, it is caring, warm and friendly school that is not snobby. Your child will get a great education but they will become a great person!!!
Landmark is an academically challenging school where you can excel if you only put in the work. I graduated from LCS and I feel privileged to call it my Alma mater. Thanks to LCS my college education was paid for by scholarships!
This is the best school that I have ever experienced for myself or for my child
Great School overall. Our oldest graduated last year after twelve years at LCS and she received a Presidential scholarship at a great university. Our youngest is in his 12th year and is a Sophomore (started k-4). I read a comment about turnover in leadership and was somewhat puzzled. Other than a principal leaving to take a job in Alabama, I don't think there has been a turnover in key leadership positions for at least seven years. As far as acedimics, for those that are able, LCS offers remendous opportunities with advanced courses while, at the same time, serving the needs of those students who might be unable to meet the requirements of the more advanced courses. Upon entering college, my daughter was placed in Junior level classes in certain subjects--thanks LCS. Nowhere is perfect, but this is a great school with a great administration.
This school is the best school i have ever gone to, and i hate that i have to leave it next year.
This is my daughter's seventh year at Landmark. I cannot say enough positive things about the staff, athletics, academics and school as a whole. Enroll your child at Landmark and see for yourself. You will only be happy with your decision!
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This school is not what i hoped it would be. I am a former student and have been going to Landmark for 9 years. The Principal was very nice to all the students but was not strict enough. Some of the teachers cannot teach their classes very well. The extra curricular activities in Landmark are some of the best in fact they had us running miles in first grade. Fun Fun Fun.
My 3 children have attended Landmark Christian School for the past 10 years. Landmark is better than ever and has amazingly strong athletics and fine arts, in addition to their college prep curriculum. My son is attending college now on a 4-year $100K scholarship, thanks to Landmark. The current administrators are strong Christian leaders with great vision.
I had heard great things about the school for years mainly related to athletics. Once out child was enrolled, I began to see some of the darker issues. They have constant turnover in their administration. I feel that this is unstable for the enritre learning environment. I also have some concerns about the quality of education. I removed my child after two years and placed them in another private school inthe area. We have been much happier there.
I could not want a better place for my child to go to school. She not only has the pleasure of learning about God, but she will be getting the best education there is to get.
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He says the plan could be in place by mid-February if approved by City Council. The city owns thousands of empty houses. It is tearing down those that can't be rehabilitated while attempting to sell others to buyers willing to fix them up and move in. Detroit began auctioning vacant houses last year through its land bank. More Detroit Midtown redevelopment By Lester Graham • Dec 16, 2014 Lester Graham / Michigan Radio The long-vacant Strathmore Hotel in Midtown Detroit is reportedly being rehabbed to become an apartment complex, opening in 2016. The eight-story building at 160 West Alexandrine is being gutted and cleaned up right now. As real estate market changes, some Detroit renters eye a tenants' union By Sarah Cwiek • Nov 24, 2014 via Wayne State University Some renters in and around downtown Detroit are exploring the idea of a tenants' union. A group of them met this past weekend to discuss the possibility. 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Article Visit the new Museums at Night websiteThe new Museums at Night website is now live.24 February 2015
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I have been trying to get my iPaq h3870 runing Familiar Linux 0.8.2 and qpeGPS 0.9.2.3 pre to work with my Garmin GPS 12.
I'm running gpsd version 2.20. The defaults for the Args field in the GPS Settings tab in qpeGPS are "-p /dev/ttyS0 -s 4800" . However, none of these options (-p and -s) are valid for gpsd 2.20. Do I have the wrong of gpsd or is qpeGPS just out of date?
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The current version of qpeGPS uses gpsd 1.08.
We are currently working on updating qpeGPS to support the 2.x version of gpsd.
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Oh, alright! That makes sense. I'll be looking forward to the next release of qpeGPS.


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A strong willed and device of figure in British and International politics- Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister in the 20th century, and the first woman to hold the office. She oversaw Britain's biggest social and political revolution in its post war history.
Jonathan Aitken, Cabinet administer under Thatcher, and a close family friend of 40 years- had a unique vantage point, and brings new light to many crucial episodes of the Thatcher era. He writes about it in his new book, Margaret Thatcher: Power and Personality.
He speaks about the source of the boundless ambition, and what gave root to her astonishing force of personality.
It is unlikely the world will ever encounter a Margaret Thatcher again. Her courage, confidence in her views, power of persuasion are simply sui generis.
Wednesday's funeral for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher won't be a state funeral, but it'll be full of pomp nonetheless.
World leaders and dignitaries from 170 countries are expected to attend.
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Margaret Thatcher, the first and only woman prime minister of Great Britain, left a personal style and political legacy that will be debated for years to come. Like her American ally and friend, Ronald Reagan, she took power at a time when her nation was seen by many to be in economic and international decline.
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red Ghosts were hybrid.Is this true.?
how about yellow?
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Yes, and no. Bhut Jolokia is an *old* stabilized hybrid.
When DNA tests were conducted, it was found that the plants were predominantly Chinense with some Frutescens contribution. The Yellow, Brown, Peach, and Caramel Bhut Jolokia are *mutations* found on the Bhut Jolokia.
The Purple, White, Orange "Bhut Jolokia" are most certainly hybrids and may have very little true Bhut Jolokia genetics in the cross. In the case of the Purple "Bhut," I wonder if there's any Bhut lineage at all.
Thanks, Tim... ;-)
Tandrew, Bhut Jolokia is very stabilized. The seeds from which I grow have expressed the original phenotype each year. What often happens in the trade, however, is that Naga peppers are sold as "Ghost Peppers." This is what accounts for most of the confusion as to what the true Bhut Jolokia looks like. The remainder of the confusion, I believe, arises from the hybridization that occurs in gardens large and small and the subsequent trading of impure seed-stock.


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I love these books and had been waiting for ages for free to air to show them as I dont have Foxtel. I watched Pillars last night and thought it was great and cant wait for the remaining eps. Any idea if the ABC will screen World Without End anytime after Foxtel?Log in to Reply
No problem David, you do a great job but it must be almost time for your summer break
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From what I have read the writers/producers have heavily modernised the book in comparison to Pillars of the Earth. Also it aired on a channel called Reelz which has ads so the episodes are much shorter than Pillars of the Earth which was on adless Starz.Log in to Reply
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They must be having a marathon because this has 8 parts, each 45 mins long.
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Rule allows unlimited calls and texts, but one local prospect says colleges showing restraint
"I have had conversations with Evan about that before, about the number of recruiters who want him," Mark said.
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That conversation has yet to happen. Evan said recruiters have not abused the new rule. The schools understand and respect his academic and athletic commitments to Francis Parker and often arrange phone calls according to his schedule.
Too much communication speaks volumes. So does too little communication. Recruiters walk a tightrope, but establishing an open relationship alleviates that.
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NBC To Bring Vertigo's "Midnight Mass" To Small Screen
There have been several previous unsuccessful attempts at creating a live-action series from the Vertigo series written by John Rozum with art by Jesus Saiz and Jimmy Palmiotti.
This is great news for fans of the series, and it seems that Vertigo has started to become a cash cow for DC in it's own right. It will certainly be interesting to see the way this project develops and evolves. Are you looking forward to seeing the live-action version of the series? Did you read the Vertigo series?
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IDK. This might have been a better on HBO.
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I prefer comic-book adaptations to be on the small screen to be honest. :) it's better than the movies I think and it really does let you learn more about the characters.
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It's here! Papir live at Roadburn:
There was a limited edition available for a few hours, but that's already gone - thanks to everyone who ordered!
Jonas drops a new LP march 2nd - preorder it here, includes ARTPRINTS, stickers, digital download card - orange vinyl is limited to 500. Also available as a sweet combo-deal with PAN.
Here's something to feast on as 2014 winds out: one of the jams from Causa Sui's super limited double-A-sided 10" released in fall - a fuzzed out, wigged out slice of free rock.
Only 300 copies made. All of them with handprinted sleeves designed and printed by Martin Rude.
Passive Agressive has done an awesome writeup (in danish) of Taurus Rising.
They also have a full album stream up.
... and ofcourse there's this video - feat. exploding nazi heads, giant monsters and portals to other dimensions - pretty much your average day here at El Paraiso headquaters...
Jakob Skøtt releases his 2nd album in 2014 on december 8th - preorder it here:
Taurus Rising is built from motoric synthesizer arpeggios and heavy duty live drumming. But rather than simply worshipping endless repetition, Skøtt reaches an impressive array of expressions on each of these five mini epics - each song is ALIVE - frequently whirling off track like the wind direction in a sand storm, leading to some mind-altering melodies and rhythms that'll keep you on your toes. Washed currents of pulsating analogue synthesizer scores, pre-fusion jazz-sensibility and fuzz'ed out electronics all tied together by fevered rhythms.
Taurus Rising is released as a single LP as well as a 2xCD package also containing his previous album Amor Fati. All drums for each albums were improvised in a single afternoon:
Furthermore, Papir will soon release their soaring set from this year's Roadburn festival - Causa Sui's Jonas Munk is mastering the tracks as we speak, and we can tell you now: It's an absolute blast. Besides that we've got 2 more full length releases almost ready which will expand the perspective on everything that's El Paraiso, as well as some sweet extras, so keep your eyes peeled these next couple of months.
Preorders will ship early september. Since this was supposed to come out aug. 18th, we'll be including a poster + sticker for every LP order placed at Elparaisorecords.com - thanks for your patience!
Also, stream the whole B-side here:
The new sessions with Causa Sui and Ron Schneiderman is available for preorder now - UPDATE: Ships early september.
First 1000 LPs are orange marbled vinyl. And as a very special treat, the first 300 orders from elparaisorecords.com gets bonus 10" vinyl with exclusive tracks - with stunning linoleum hand printed sleeves by Martin Rude in three variations. Update: Sold out
Pewt'r Sessions 1-2 are also back in print on 2xCD and 2xLP
Causa Sui: Pewt'r Sessions 3 will be released August 18th! Very special preorder from our shop will be up in a week or so - meanwhile enjoy this teaser
Papir: Stundum is back in print - in a heavy sleeved CD lancing pack + 2xLP vinyl format - vinyl includes digital download card!
While everyone else was standing in line sweating and swearing to get vinyl printed for Record Store Day, we got some CDs printed - Papir's albums III + IIII available for the first time in an all new CD only combo packaging.
More reprints coming soon
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Comparing Radiation Treatments Using Intensity-Modulated
Beams, Multiple Arcs and Single Arc
Grace Tang, M.Phil.1,2, Matthew A Earl, Ph.D.1, Shuang Luan, Ph.D.3, Chao Wang, Ph.D.4,
Shahid A Naqvi, Ph.D.1, Majid M Mohiuddin, M.D.1, and Cedric X Yu, D.Sc.1
1 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
2 Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, University College London, London, UK
3 Department of Computer Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
4 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA
Purpose—A dosimetric comparison between multiple static-field intensity-modulated radiation
therapy (IMRT), multi-arc intensity-modulated arc therapy (IMAT) and single-arc arc-modulated
radiation therapy (AMRT) is performed to evaluate their clinical advantages and shortcomings.
Methods and Materials—Twelve cases were selected for this study, including 3 head-and-neck
(HN), 3 brain (CNS), 3 lung, and 3 prostate cases. An IMRT, IMAT, and AMRT plan was generated
for each of the patient cases with clinically-relevant planning constraints. For fair comparison, the
same parameters were used for the IMRT, IMAT, and AMRT planning for each patient.
Results—Multi-arc IMAT provided the best plan quality while single-arc AMRT achieved
comparable dose distributions to IMRT, especially in the complicated HN and brain cases. Both
AMRT and IMAT showed effective normal tissue sparing without compromising target coverage
and delivered a lower total dose to the surrounding normal tissues in some cases.
Conclusions—IMAT provides the most uniform and conformal dose distributions especially for
the cases with large and complex targets with a similar delivery time to IMRT. AMRT achieves
results comparable to IMRT with significantly faster treatment delivery.
IMRT; IMAT; AMRT; arc therapy; radiotherapy techniques
With the recent availability of several commercial products such as Varian's RapidArc™ and
Elekta's VMAT, intensity-modulated arc therapy (IMAT) techniques using one rotational arc
have gained interest in the clinic (1–6). These techniques are believed to improve delivery
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efficiency compared to static-field IMRT while maintaining similar treatment plan quality
Similar to step-and-shoot IMRT where the intensity modulation is achieved by superimposing
multileaf collimator (MLC) shaped segments, multi-arc IMAT uses multiple overlapping arcs.
At a given beam angle within an arc, a MLC aperture delivers a 2D uniform intensity
distribution. By superimposing these apertures from several overlapping arcs, intensity
modulation is achieved at this angle. During delivery, the MLC dynamically transitions from
one aperture to the next between adjacent angles while the gantry is rotating and the beam is
on. Although multi-arc IMAT can achieve highly conformal dose distributions (7), the delivery
time increases with the number of arcs used, e.g. 6 – 17 minutes for 5 – 15 arcs (1 arc
approximately takes at least 1 minute to deliver). This extended delivery time has led
exploration of the single-arc technique as a more efficient process.
As demonstrated in a previous study, the dosimetric effect is negligible when a beam is
delivered at a slightly different angle from its planned position (8). Hence, the dose to target
delivered from a stack of overlapping apertures at a given angle versus that delivered from the
same set of apertures spaced in a narrow angular sector around this given angle is virtually the
same. This is the essence of a single-arc technique called arc-modulated radiation therapy
(AMRT), which intends to deliver a conformal dose distribution comparable to multi-arc IMAT
in a single gantry rotation (6).
Typically, N equi-spaced static beams separated by an angular interval Δθ are used to optimize
the ideal fluence distributions for AMRT. Each of the N ideal intensity maps is segmented into
k segments and each segment delivers a 2D uniform intensity profile. The apertures are spaced
evenly over Δθ and the entire plan is delivered with a single arc spanning a range of (N-1)
Δθ. Although there is no intensity modulation with each beam, the same dosimetric effect is
achieved when the doses from these tightly packed apertures are summed up in the target.
With renewed interest in these techniques, in this study, we evaluate the advantages and
shortcomings of multiple static-field IMRT, multi-arc IMAT, and single-arc AMRT by
comparing the plan quality of 12 clinical cases in 4 disease sites.
Methods and Materials
Twelve previously treated IMRT cases including 3 head-and-neck (HN), 3 brain, 3 lung, and
3 prostate cases were selected for this retrospective study. Target sizes > 14 cm in the x-
direction were excluded because of the limitations of the sequencing algorithms of IMAT and
AMRT. All cases were chosen by a physician to present challenging cases for different disease
sites that had needed an IMRT solution in the clinic. Except for prostate, each case was selected
with a different stage of disease, primary site, prescription dose (reflecting definitive versus
adjuvant treatment), and avoidance structure in order to represent a variety of clinical scenarios.
To ensure a fair comparison, the initial plans for all three techniques were generated using the
same planning system with the same fundamental planning parameters such as the isocenter,
prescription, and optimization constraints; the final dose distributions were calculated using
the same in-house developed Monte-Carlo based superposition algorithm (9), and the
computed doses were transferred to the same commercial treatment planning system for DVH
The planning procedure for all three treatment modalities follows a sequential four-step
approach. 1) A set of ideal intensity maps were optimized in Pinnacle3 treatment planning
system utilizing the P3IMRT module (Philips Medical, Madison, WI). 2) MLC leaf sequencing
of the ideal intensity maps was performed. 3) A segment weight optimization was applied. 4)
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The final MLC sequence that contains the MLC positions and monitor units (MU) was used
to compute the doses with the in-house dose engine. The three techniques differed in the number
of beams used and in the leaf sequencing methods which will be described below.
Beam Orientation and Optimization
For a benchmark, IMRT plans that conformed to clinical standards were first generated for all
cases with 7 – 9 beam angles. The same set of optimization objectives and constraints were
used to generate IMAT and AMRT plans, with 36 equi-spaced static beam angles that
approximate the 360-degree arcs. The prescription dose was based on the actual clinical
treatment and the normal tissue constraints were derived from RTOG protocols
(www.rtog.org) of 05-22 (H&N), 05-13 (CNS), 06-17 (lung), 04-15 (prostate), and accepted
clinical guidelines at the University of Maryland. Dose constraint goals included: mean parotid
< 26 Gy, uninvolved larynx < 45 Gy, brachial plexus < 60 Gy, optic nerves < 45 Gy, retina
and spinal cord < 50 Gy, optic chiasm < 54 Gy, brainstem < 60 Gy, bilateral lungs V20 < 37%,
heart V67 < 45 Gy, bladder V65 ≤ 50% and V75 ≤ 25%, and rectal V60 ≤ 50% and V70 ≤ 25%.
Leaf Sequencing
For IMRT, the ideal fluence maps were converted into a set of step-and-shoot sequences with
the k-mean clustering algorithm in Pinnacle3. Segmentation parameters were specified with
minimum segment area ≤ 4 cm2 and minimum MU per segment ≤ 2.
For IMAT and AMRT, the plans were sequenced using our in-house sequencing algorithms
with both aperture shape and weight variations allowed. Dose-rate variation is therefore
required for treatment delivery. Compared to IMRT, MLC segmentation for rotational therapy
is more complicated. To ensure deliverability, a MLC connectivity constraint must be applied
for leaf sequencing. Equation 1 describes the relationship among the maximum allowed MLC
displacement between adjacent planning angles dmax, the maximum MLC speed vmax, the
angular spacing of the planning beams θ, and the maximum gantry speed ωmax:
In IMAT, MLC are allowed to travel between the adjacent planning angles up to 5 cm with
θ of 10°, vmax of 3 cm/s, and ωmax of 6 °/s. The larger the MLC displacement, the larger the
aperture shape variation that exists between the adjacent beam angles. As a result, the delivered
dose distribution may degrade compared to the planned dose. From experience, a moderate
connectivity constraint of 3 cm gives sufficient freedom for the MLC to produce the aperture
shape variation required for complex intensity modulation without causing significant plan
degradation between static-beam planning and continuous arc delivery. All IMAT plans in this
study were planned with a MLC constraint of 3 cm.
For AMRT, the choice of MLC constraint is more complicated. Because the number of beams
increases and the angular spacing decreases in the single arc, the MLC transition constraint
limits the treatment delivery time, i.e. the larger the MLC constraint, the longer the delivery
may take:
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The maximum deliverable gantry speed smax, is defined by the maximum MLC speed vmax and
the maximum MLC displacement per degree Δd (Eqn. 2). In this study, the arc range of all
AMRT plans is 360°. The quickest or the minimum delivery time Tmin, is therefore only
governed by the maximum MLC displacement allowed (see Eqns. 3 and 4). Typically, for an
efficient and deliverable AMRT delivery (2 to 5 minutes), a MLC constraint of 1 cm/° to 2.5
cm/° is used. Further considerations such as plan complexity and possible plan degradation in
delivery are taken into account when choosing the appropriate MLC constraint. Details of the
leaf sequencing algorithms for AMRT and IMAT can be found in previous publications (6,
Segment Weight Optimization
After leaf sequencing, all plans were imported into Pinnacle3 for segment weight optimization
to regain any loss of plan quality due to the approximations of the optimal intensity distribution
and considerations of delivery constraints during segmentation. The segment weight
optimization objectives were identical to those used in the initial optimization.
Unlike the IMAT sequence, which consists of 36 beams and each beam containing k segments,
where k is the total number of arcs, an AMRT sequence typically consists of 180 – 432 beams,
each with one segment. Due to software limitations, we stacked the neighboring apertures over
the given angles to reduce the number of beams to 36 before transferring to Pinnacle3 as
illustrated in Figure 1. This conversion is justified by a previous study, which found that the
dosimetric effects are minimal if the beams were delivered at slightly different angular
positions (≤±5°) from the original planning angles (8). The dose-volume histogram (DVH)
comparison of a single-arc HN AMRT plan with 395 beams and the corresponding plan with
apertures stacked on to 36 beam angles shows minimal differences as shown in Figure 2. Based
on this benchmark, all AMRT plans were converted for segment weight optimization and the
final MLC sequences were exported from Pinnacle3 and were processed to reposition each
segment back to its original beam angle such that the final dose calculation would be based on
a single-arc sequence.
Dose Calculation
Because Pinnacle3 limits the total number of beams in a plan (≤180 beams) and the majority
of the AMRT plans violate this limit, all plans were computed with our in-house dose engine,
Monte Carlo kernel-based convolution/superposition (MCKS) (9) for a fair comparison. All
plans were calculated with a dose grid of 2 × 2 × 3 mm3 and the end point of all simulations
was where 2% statistics was achieved. For IMAT and AMRT, all plans were calculated with
a finely interpolated angular spacing of 0.5° and 0.1° to simulate continuous delivery arcs.
Since MCKS uses random sampling, this interpolation did not significantly increase the dose
computation time (11).
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Plan Evaluation
All resultant dose files were imported back to Pinnacle3 for isodose distribution and DVH
evaluations. Several clinically used dose matrices were analyzed such as Vx, which indicates
the volume of the anatomical structure receiving x Gy of dose. For serial organs such as the
brainstem and spinal cord, the dose received by ≤ 0.5 cc of the volume served as an index of
plan quality. For the measure of target coverage, the volume that received ≥ 95% of the
prescription dose, or V95%, was used.
The results are grouped by disease site with summaries of each case's dose indices in tables
1–4. For reference, table 5 summarizes plan parameters such as number of fields, segments,
and MU for each disease site.
HN cases 1 – 3
The target of case 1 is a T4N0 squamous cell of the left maxilla and recurrent T1N0 squamous
cell of the retromolar fossa that was treated after surgery to 59.4 Gy. Case 2 is a T4N0 squamous
cell of the left nasal cavity and maxillary sinus treated with definitive chemo-radiation to 70.2
Gy; and case 3 is a T2N1 squamous cell of the right floor of mouth treated to 72 Gy. The major
avoidance structures for all three cases were the parotids, optic nerve and larynx, respectively.
IMRT, IMAT, and AMRT achieved similar plan quality for all three HN cases. For example,
Figure 3 illustrates the DVH comparison of the IMRT, IMAT, and AMRT plan for case 1. The
7-field IMRT and single-arc AMRT plans achieved similar PTV coverage with V95% of 95.6%
and 95.1%, respectively, where the 11-arc IMAT plan provided the most conformal dose
distribution to the PTV with V95% of 98.0%. Among the three plans, the contralateral parotid
received similar dose but the mean dose to the ipsilateral parotid was different - with 9.0 Gy,
11.4 Gy, and 13.8 Gy in IMRT, IMAT, and AMRT, respectively.
The proximal organs-at-risk (OARs) around the PTV include the right optic nerve and the optic
chiasm in case 2. 7 fields were used in IMRT and it achieved a slightly better target coverage
than IMAT while it was similar to AMRT. The IMAT plan delivered the lowest dose to the
normal tissues and spared the optic chiasm and right optic nerve with the maximum dose of
50.2 Gy and 44.7 Gy, while it was 53.4 Gy and 49.9 Gy for IMRT, and 52.5 Gy and 47.9 Gy
for AMRT. In addition, AMRT obtained the highest dose to the brainstem with 48.1 Gy, while
this was 40.7 Gy in IMRT and 43.2 Gy in IMAT.
For case 3, it was important to keep the mean dose of larynx under 40 Gy and the 7-field IMRT
plan produced the least favorable plan with V95% of 95.0% while the 11-arc IMAT plan and
the 324-segment AMRT plan were similar with 96.7% and 96.9% in PTV coverage,
respectively. However, the doses to larynx and spinal cord were not largely different between
all three plans.
Brain cases 4 – 6
Case 4 was a localized right sphenoid wing meningioma treated to 54 Gy; case 5 was a recurrent
astrocytoma located in the left frontoparietal lobe treated to 60 Gy; and case 6 was a grade 3
anaplastic oligoastrocytoma occupying two-thirds of the cerebrum treated to 59.4 Gy. In
general, IMAT provided the best target coverage while IMRT and AMRT produced similar
dose distributions.
In case 4, IMAT delivered a V95% of 99.8 %, while it was only 94.2% in IMRT and 98.3% in
AMRT. Part of the brainstem and a significant portion of the right optic nerve overlapped with
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the PTV such that these OARs were compromised. The left optic nerve does not overlap but
abuts the PTV, resulting in a maximum dose that is slightly higher than the maximum
constraint. The 7-beam arrangement in IMRT avoided direct irradiation to the brainstem but
the maximum dose was not minimized as depicted in Figure 4.
For case 5, IMAT provided the most superior target coverage of 97.0% with 12 arcs. IMRT
and AMRT achieved similar V95% of 95.0% and 95.7%, respectively. The dose to OARs was
similar between all three plans, with a slightly higher maximum dose to the optic chiasm and
left optic nerve in AMRT (53.5 Gy and 58.3 Gy, respectively), as they were in the proximity
of the CTV.
Case 6 covered a large portion of the skull but the optic apparatus was more distant than in
cases 4 and 5. IMAT and AMRT achieved V95% of 99.2% and 99.8%, respectively, compared
to 98.8% in IMRT. However, the 5-beam IMRT plan obtained the lowest dose to most of the
critical organs while the maximum dose to both of the optic nerves was increased, especially
in AMRT as shown in table 2.
Lung cases 7 – 9
Case 7 was a recurrent lung cancer in the right lung treated to 70.2 Gy that was centrally located
but did not need nodal coverage. Case 8 was a T2N0 right upper lobe NSCLC treated to 72 Gy
that was peripheral in the lung and did not need nodal coverage. Case 9 was a T3N3 NSCLC
treated to 66.6 Gy that needed central nodal coverage and contralateral lung sparing. For lung
cases, all three techniques provided similar plan quality but IMAT and AMRT tended to deliver
lower dose to the ipsilateral lung volumes while maintaining similar target coverage to IMRT
as shown in table 3 and Figure 5.
The multiple static-beams in IMRT are favored in cases that would benefit from biased beam
arrangement. In both cases 7 and 8, the 7 beams used in the IMRT plans were arranged such
that minimal irradiation was introduced to the contralateral healthy lung. IMAT and AMRT
utilized full 360-degree arcs and increased the contralateral lung dose without exceeding the
limits as shown in Figure 6. The V20 of the contralateral lung in case 7 was 0.2%, 0.0%, and
5.3% in IMRT, IMAT, and AMRT, respectively; while in case 8, it was 0.3%, 7.9%, and 10.9%
in IMRT, IMAT, and AMRT, respectively. In addition, the V20 of total lungs were not largely
different between the three sets of plans.
For case 9, the 7-beam IMRT plan obtained the lowest V95% of 95.0% while delivering a
V20 of 43.1% to the left lung. The 12-arc IMAT and 432-segment AMRT plans however,
provided coverage of > 99.0% to the target while V20 of the left lung was kept under 36.1%
and 37.1%, respectively. For AMRT, the excellent target coverage was obtained with the cost
of high spinal cord dose as displayed in table 3.
Prostate cases 10–12
The 7-beam IMRT, 5-arc IMAT, and 180-segment AMRT plans were very similar with 78 Gy
prescribed to the PTV (prostate only) for all three low-risk prostate cases. IMAT obtained
100% target coverage in all cases while IMRT and AMRT achieved similar target dose
distributions (see table 4).
Bladder and rectum toxicities were comparable for all three techniques although AMRT is
slightly more effective in tissue sparing. For example, in case 10, V75 for bladder was 18.4%
in IMRT, 19.8% in IMAT and only 11.6% in AMRT. The total bladder dose was similar
between the plans but AMRT was able to further reduce the total rectal dose. Nonetheless, the
better normal tissue sparing of AMRT resulted in less uniform target coverage as depicted in
Figure 7.
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Overall, IMAT provided the most optimal plan quality compared to IMRT and AMRT but
each technique has its advantages and shortcomings in different types of cases. In the HN and
brain cases, all three techniques produced comparable dose distributions but AMRT had a
delivery time ≥ 4 minutes, compared to 10 – 15 minutes for the other two techniques. Although
this advantage of treatment efficiency can be sustained for the lung cases, AMRT slightly
increased the normal tissue dose due to the full rotational arc configuration. For IMRT, the
limited number of beams allowed a biased beam arrangement such that minimal dose is
delivered to the contralateral lung as seen in lung cases 8 and 9. Partial arcs may be used in
IMAT and AMRT to reduce the low dose volume, but full rotational arcs can lower the dose
to the ipsilateral lung.
The limited number of beams in IMRT may be useful in some cases but the optimal beam
angles can be missed, which may prevent the plan from producing the optimal dose
distributions. IMAT considers all beam angles during optimization and therefore it is more
likely to achieve a better plan than IMRT. For AMRT, although the number of beams used in
optimization and the total number of segments are the same as in IMAT, the segments are
tightly packed in AMRT, thus the MLC displacement constraint becomes more stringent than
in IMAT. As a result, the flexibility of the aperture shape to vary between the planning beam
angles is lowered. With only one single arc, a potential conflict may occur between the need
to deliver the closest possible intensity maps to the ideal sets and the connectivity of the MLC
segments. When such conflicts occur, the deliverability will take preference and the plan
quality is compromised. However, because the delivery time of a single arc is potentially much
shorter than IMAT, a second single arc can be added to compensate any residual dose coverage.
This could be a potential solution for the cases with large and complex targets.
The fast delivery time of AMRT and high plan quality of IMAT may not be as distinctive in
simple cases, such as prostate. IMRT is sufficient to produce a conformal dose distribution that
can rival IMAT with a delivery time that is comparable to AMRT. With an approximate
delivery time of 2.5 minutes for AMRT and 4 minutes for IMRT, the majority of the total
treatment time would still be spent in the initial setup and image guidance procedures. However,
for complex cases such as HN, AMRT is capable of delivering a comparable dose distribution
to IMRT in < 4 minutes, while IMRT may require 8 – 15 minutes. IMAT is able to produce
the most conformal dose distribution but it is just as slow as IMRT.
Other single-arc techniques such as the Varian RapidArc™ may offer a shorter delivery time
of < 2 minutes. The difference between AMRT and RapidArc is in the method of optimization
- intensity-map based optimization and direct aperture optimization (DAO), respectively. The
intensity-map based optimization is a 2-step approach where a set of ideal intensity maps is
first generated, followed by a leaf sequencing process. DAO is a one-step process where the
dose distribution is simultaneously optimized with MLC leaf positions and weights (12). While
IMAT can use either approach, the current form of AMRT uses the 2-step method which results
in more segments than a DAO-based RapidArc plan. The fewer segments in RapidArc render
a shorter delivery time, therefore 2 single arcs may be used to achieve similar target coverage
to that in IMAT while maintaining delivery efficiency, as an additional arc may provide
supplementary aperture shape variation for a complex dose distribution.
The plan quality of conventional multiple static-field IMRT, multi-arc IMAT, and single-arc
AMRT was compared in this study. IMAT obtained the best target coverage in most of the
cases and the lowest toxicity in some of the cases. AMRT was able to achieve similar dose
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distributions to IMAT and IMRT, but in a few cases, AMRT showed greater reduction in
normal tissue dose at the cost of less uniform target coverage. With a delivery time of 2 – 4
minutes for the single-arc technique, a second single-arc can be added to create a comparable
plan quality to IMAT while preserving high delivery efficiency.
This work is supported in part by a grant from Varian Medical Systems.
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Figure 1.
The conversion of a single-arc AMRT MLC sequence into an equivalent 36-beam sequence
(a) 180 bems with one segment per beam spaced at every 2° to
(b) apertures stacked up at the mid-beam interval of where the 5 segments were originally
occupied in the single-arc sequence.
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Figure 2.
Comparison of a single-arc AMRT plan and a "stacked" AMRT plan of a HN case.
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Comparison of IMRT, IMAT, and AMRT for HN case 1 for
(a) the targets,
(b) the right and left parotids, and
(c) the optic chias.
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Figure 4.
Comparison of IMRT, IMAT and AMRT for brain case 4 for
(a) the targets,
(b) the right and left eyes, and
(c) the brainstem.
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Walking for a Cause
Walking is great exercise. It helps keep you healthy, gets you out in the fresh air and is a wonderful way to relax. It's also a fabulous way to raise money for your favorite charity. On October 27, I'll be walking in the SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, using my Charity Miles app. Walk On!
FitSocial Conference and Boulder Flood Relief
We are leaving this week to attend FitSocial 2013, the blogging and social media conference for the fitness and health industries. It's being held in Boulder and Denver, Colorado just a few weeks after the devastating floods that destroyed homes, roads, businesses, and lives. We plan to raise money for Boulder Flood Relief. Please read and join with us.
Motivation, Fun Fit Facts, and Pretty Pictures for Boomers
Need motivation to get moving now that it's summer? Whether you are a baby boomer, woman of a certain age, or one day plan to be such, please enjoy the following Fun Fit Facts and Stats. You'll be ready to lace up your workout shoes once you read this post. For instance, did you know that for every hour you walk you extend your lifespan by ….


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source for copper tape to prevent slugs?
i have spent tonight researching slug deterrents. i am determined to save my hostas and centaurea this year. turns out there are many options, but i just do not have the temperament to use any products that must be refreshed or replaced during the season.collars of builder's sand or lime might be a one-season solution but i think copper tape would be more permanent.(years ago, before i discovered GW, i made, mistakenly, 100 collars of ALUMINUM , not copper, sheeting, so i can just afix the copper tape to these existing collars) SO, i think i've settled on copper tape. i've found web sources but didn't know if any GW person knows of a greater- boston- area- vendor? Safer makes a product called Slug and Snail Copper tape, and i may just start calling all the garden centers around,and then plumbing supplies vendors, but i thought i'd ask you resourceful GW people first.
thanks much, mindy
Look in the electrical aisle for 1" copper tape. Not sure exactly what they use it for, but I've seen it on occasion.
Try a stained glass supply store also. 1" isn't commonly used, but there are several other narrow widths that are very commonly used, and should be in stock at any stained glass supplier.
NOT tarnished copper...
I was intrigued about slugs and copper, so conducted my own little experiment. I put 1/2" copper pipe in the sun, and a slug so that, with the sun at his back, in his retreat he would be forced to come face-to-face with the copper. He touched it and reared back like a miniature horse! It worked, and I read later that their reaction is caused by a small electrical charge.
One drawback about copper I've never seen addressed in forums or blogs, on garden sites, or by garden suppliers: once the copper is tarnished, slugs cross it like it's nothing.
I don't feel like cleaning my copper, nor wish to rebuy every season, so I've opted for ducks. They're fun companions (in the country), but the hens can be loud. Better to have a drake in town, if slugs are a problem there.
God bless your Garden


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Full of fresh spring flavour, asparagus needs little adornment to make an impressive meal. So, enjoy its brief season with these recipes from Delia, all of which need just a few other ingredients. And, for the purists among you, there are tips on steaming, too.
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