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In a move to curb Gender Based Violence (GBV), the Gender Monitoring Office will conduct a study to identify causes of domestic violence and how to prevent it.
The study is one of the recommendations of last year's Family Campaign survey.
In a report released by the Prime Minister's Office, at least 247,000 families countrywide are embroiled in different conflicts that can be classified as GBV cases.
"After all the campaigns we and other stake holders took against GBV last year, we now want to check on the current situation; and this will actually give us the go ahead, not only to inform policy makers, but also come-up with mechanisms that will confront such conflicts," said Oda Gasinzigwa, the Chief Gender Monitor.
She argued that similar study findings will help in guiding policy makers to develop effective measures against GBV.
Currently, family conflicts are reported as being among the main causes of separation or divorce while other partners end-up killing each other, according to the finding of the previous report.
"Among others, we also want to find out about those reported killings and we are sure that with the mechanisms we are to use in this study, we shall get the required information in trying to find a lasting solution to such problems in our communities," she said.
No study has been conducted to ascertain the causes and figures of killings in families as a result of GBV or family breakdown, but the Gender ministry says that there are signs that conflicts are sparked by decision making on wealth issues mainly.


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Definition of great
- For slang words meaning great, see good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
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Dost Thou Know? MangaKimi Shiruya
Katsuomi and Tsurugi are fierce rivals in the Japanese sport of fencing known as kendo. Their competitive egos and contrasting fighting styles clash, and yet Katsuomi gradually finds himself attracted to the keen, graceful Tsurugi. However, he hesitates to pursue his desire, fearing that doing so will surely give his foe Tsurugi the upper hand in competition. Although Katsuomi's love for his adversary soon becomes overwhelming, Tsurugi finds himself torn between reciprocating Katsuomi's love and maintaining his pride as a competitive rival. The competition intensifies into a love triangle when Tsurugi's young brother steps in to pursue the source of his brother's angst.
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Sad news: My friend Roy Windham, a longtime expert on Hollywood memorabilia and photography, will be closing his popular Baby Jane Collectibles location in the French Market at the end of January. The landlords are going to re-do the location so need him out. While he was invited to come back after the closure and renovations, the expense of moving out and back in (and the uncertainty of the actual outcome once he's vamoosed) has led him to decide to move on.
Roy's been an entertainment dealer for 35 years, and had been in that location for 22!
Hopefully, Baby Jane will land somewhere fabulous soon. Check it out if you haven't ASAP—it's a one-of-a-kind place.


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Held annually the NWACC Senior Day is designed for high school seniors who are considering NWACC to have fun and learn more about their interests. High school students will get a change to talk to faculty and staff from the academic department they are interested in, speak to club advisors, meet current students, learn more about NWACC and see the campus. One student in attendance will win a free class. Lunch will be provided. There is no cost for this event however students MUST REGISTER because space is limited.
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Schmuhl Named to Short Course World Championship Team
Oct. 3, 2012
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University sophomore Steve Schmuhl has been named to the U.S. roster for the 2012 Short Course World Championships, USA Swimming announced Wednesday.
The meet will run December 12-16 in Istanbul, Turkey. Schmuhl was selected to compete in the 400-meter individual medley.
Schmuhl was named to the 24-man squad based on his performance at the U.S. Open this past August in Indianapolis. Schmuhl finished third in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:18.74, setting a new IU record in the process.
Also earning a spot on the team is former Hoosier All-American and NCAA champion Ben Hesen. Hesen will compete in the 50- and 100-meter backstroke. Hesen was the NCAA champion in the 100-yard backstroke in 2008.
Schmuhl and Hesen will be swimming with some of the best the U.S. has to offer, including Olympic champions Ryan Lochte and Matt Grevers. The Big Ten Conference is well represented on the team with Mike Alexandrov (Northwestern), Ryan Feeley (Michigan), Grevers (Northwestern), Charlie Houchin (Michigan) and Michael Weiss (Wisconsin) all competing in the Big Ten at some point during their careers.
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Logitech Harmony 650 Universal Remote Control - 915-000159
Learn more about Logitech Harmony 650 Universal Remote Control:
Customer Reviews of Logitech Harmony 650 Universal Remote Control
Bad Cable6/24/2015
Unit works as expected. The cable used to configure the device was "bad." Fortunately I had a spare and I was able to configure the device which eliminated the need to return the unit.
Love this remote4/6/2015
Works great. I would recommend this remote to anyone.
Harmony 650 rocks1/21/2013
Throughly satisfied with this universal remote. Configuration is simple thru the usb connection to a PC. Highly recommend it for anyone looking to replace several remotes.
Great Remote!1/20/2013
I shopped for a while to figure out which remote would work best for my set up. I read a lot of mixed reviews on the Harmony 650, but I thought I would try it. Two weeks into it, I LOVE this remote. It works well, very easy to set up and the fact that you can customize it, makes it even better. Well worth the $70.
Great Buy!!11/12/2012
The remote works great, seems there's always a problem getting it to connect whenever you first install the software, but after that it normally works flawlessly. Easy to use and super easy to set up!!
Works great but the backlight is a step downwards11/6/2012
I have a Harmony 600 that I am very happy with. Nice backlit keys that make it very easy to see at night when all the lights are off. Motion sensing backlight is so incredible! However the 650 only illuminates around the keys and the label on the key, not the whole key itself. So much dimmer, a bit harder to see and therefore use. In the end it isn't a huge deal as this remote performs flawlessly with that one exception. It only gets one notch down for the backlight issue.
Harmony 650 refurb9/23/2012
Great product, simple setup, easy to use, and replaced a drawer full of lesser remotes!
The remote is great, however if held at a certain angle the remote stops working and it needs a little shaking, not sure if that a defect from refurbishing; going to keep an eye out for that.
Refurbished remote Harmony 6508/13/2012
Would buy again.
Another great product from Logitech8/13/2012
I needed a remote that worked with my particular devices (new & old) and this one did the trick. The online setup and configuration is great. The remote is not overly complicated given all that it can control. The ability of the remote to walk you through any problems is awesome. I was able to eliminate 4 remotes!! I'm very satisfied!
Great remote
i got my first harmony remote several years ago and love it. When it started eating batteries like no tomorrow, I decided to upgrade. This remote is as good, and I look forward to many years of use. Harmony remotes are the only way to go.
Great remote.6/19/2012
Works like a dream. Had a Harmony 200 before that was really buggy, so I was a little hesitant of another Harmony, let alone a refurbished one, but this thing is great. Very user friendly.
I recommend this product to anyone6/19/2012
It is fancy looking with a metallic finish on top. The buttons are well marked and the screen is just the right brightness - good enough in bright light but doesn't blind you if all the lights are out.
Great remote!6/17/2012
This remote is being used for a simple setup for my kid's playroom. I have a Sony 46" LCD TV with basic cable and a Roku streaming player. I have it setup for "Watch TV" and "Watch Roku". Although the software is very powerful, the Roku set-top box is initially setup as a DVD player so requires a few minor changes to the name and the button setup. It took a few iterations through the setup but once configured, works very well. The remote is comfortable in the hand and intuitive to use.
Excellent product; great value6/17/2012
Looked new. Minimalist packaging. I am going to order another
Great Buy6/16/2012
Love this product! Set-up and sync works perfectly. Received it with a very slight paint chip but being a refurb, completely understandable.
Excellent Remote6/15/2012
I love this remote! I wish I had bought it long ago. Great design, easy to program and just an overall solid product.
Wonderful remote6/15/2012
Works great, transferred old settings, great flexibility.
Does the job well6/9/2012
Excellent product. Easy to use with one button full function. Set Up took less than 10 minutes and works awesome. If you have more than 2 devices in your Home Theatre this is a must especially for the price.
Great item6/8/2012
I love harmony remotes and this one is the best one yet. The battery door is strong and secure. It feels very solid and comfortable in your hand. The button layout and availability is improved and pressing them provide good feedback.
Great remote4/22/2012
Updated from a Logitech 550 and this was a great improvement. The components are turned on faster with this and it updated very quickly through the software. I like the color screen as well.
Nice Remote3/23/2012
Works perfectly as suggested. Downloaded the software from online, added my devices and "activities". Also added favorite channels. All devices on/off with the push of a button. Only thing I would like to see added is an actual "List" and "Back" button with the main buttons - I use these buttons all the time with my directv remote. I realize these buttons are still available, it would just be nice to have them with the other similar buttons.
Logitech Does not Support refurbished Harmony 6503/15/2012
I received unit in a timely manner but 9 out of 10 times the Logitech Harmony remotes need Logitech assistance. I am a fairly advance techie and this would have been my 3rd Harmony 650 but if it is more than 90 days old Logitech support will cost you $29. It's a great product but buy it NEW and if you need support contact them within 90 days. It can be purchased for less than $50 so forgo a previous owned or refurbished unit. Once programmed correctly they work great..
Great job!3/15/2012
Got the product in great condition, several days before I expected it. Great job!
Great Value Harmony Remote...3/14/2012
Picked up the 650 for under $40 shipped and it is a steal. Same features as the Harmony 700 just does not charge batteries.
Great Universal remote3/14/2012
I did not have any problem getting this remote setup and running using the included USB cable and down loaded software. Note: make sure you have all equipment manuals before getting started, guessing model numbers will only cause problems. I have a Samsung 40" LCD TV, LG Blu-Ray / Amplifier and Direct TV HD Receiver. The wife loves the single button "Watch TV" and "Watch a Movie" the most. No longer need 2-3 remotes. Refurbished item looks is like new. Very happy with item.
Easy to Setup and Use3/14/2012
Very simple to setup and to use. Love it...replaced 5 different remotes like a dream
Great Product3/13/2012
This is my second Logitech remote because my first one was stolen when my home was broken into.
Best Remote Ever3/9/2012
The Logitech Harmony line of universal remotes is the best on the market. With one button I can turn everything on that I need to watch TV or anything else. This thing is a lifesaver when you have a 2 yr old screaming to watch his movie!
Awesome especially for the price3/8/2012
Got it up and running in 15 minutes. Works perfectly so far. I've wanted one of these for a while but didn't want to spend over $150 for it. Go it as a re-certified for less than forty bucks.
Very Limited3/8/2012
I bought this remote when the remote control for my DVD player quit working. I was attracted by all of the functions it advertised. I am a tech-savvy person and loaded the remote exactly as the instructions said using the USB cable and software. All appeared to load properly, but the remote does not do what it says it will do. It will not control my Dish Network DVR at all - nothing, nada, nil. When I use the macro buttons to change from watching live TV to watching a DVD, it jams up my relatively new Vizio TV for over an hour or so. Not even the Vizio remote will allow me to change input sources, so I have to use the buttons on the back of the screen. Eventually it forgets and resumes working as usual, but the first time I was freaked out to say the least. The remote does operate my DVD player as it should, which is why I gave it a 2. This is really the only thing I can use it for. I could have probably just bought another DVD remote for much less than this one. I was quite disappointed in this unit.0 Helpful | 2 Not Helpful
Nice remote3/7/2012
Nice remote for multiple pieces of equipment. Makes watching TV, movies and DVD's much easier. Now kids can just push one button and not have to turn multiple pieces of equipment on or off when they switch.
Good So Far.3/7/2012
easy to set up and works great. Just hope that the referb holds up.
Logitech Harmony 6503/7/2012
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Clear the clutter from your coffee table!3/6/2012
So the remote does take a few minutes to set up via the web, but I was very impressed with the quality and functionality of the website. There's even an automated helper on the remote to help you iron out any issues with the programming. It's ergonomic and comfortable to hold and the set up is so complete that even if you have to use more than one device for an activity, you don't have to switch devices - it knows which device to control (i.e. channel on one device, volume on another, etc). I give it 5 stars all around.
Great item3/6/2012
I was a little worried that the directions would be difficult, but all you had to do was plug in the remote into your computer and key in the model numbers of your devices your programming. It took me a second to double check the input connections, but the website is a breeze. I do wish for how high-tech it is, it would give you some notification that the batteries are running low. Spent extra time programming it twice before realizing the batteries were bad. Popped new ones and it was fine.
Do Not Buy!!!!2/28/2012
I have had several Harmony remotes and purchased this model to replace an old one. This model has a serious problem rebooting itself all the time. I don't know about the other models but definetely avoid this one. Search the reviews at other sites before you consider this one.
Billiant! Changes input on TV magically!9/13/2011
I was concerned that the remote wouldn't know how to operate with my INPUTS menu. I have to navigate up and down, but this remote knows the secret to sending the right signal to jump to the correct INPUT without navigating the list. It takes some time to get used to the "activities" concept, but I much prefer this over the 4 remotes I've replaced now that I've gotten accustomed to it. Happy to have found it! Like previous review, not thrilled about the power down when choosing another activity.
It works.8/19/2011
A little tricky to set up since you have to go on the net, but not too bad. Seems like if I have something going (listen to music), I have to do a power down of all in order to do another function. Not a big deal though. And it does seem to work on all my devices.0 Helpful | 1 Not Helpful
Works Great8/9/2011
The website interface was a little temperamental. But, after I got it all programmed the way I wanted it worked exactly as described. Until I received this remote I had to leave the surround sound system on all the time and switch the inputs on it manually. Now I just push "watch TV" "watch a movie", "listen to music" or even the command that I programmed for "watch a VHS tape" and everything that should be on, turns on and switches to the correct input and output. When you are done, you just push one button and everything turns off.
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Q&A with Kathy Roche
Q&A with Kathleen Roche, RN, FNP, RPA-C, MPA
Program Director
Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program
Q: How does the Physician Assistant career path rank in terms of job satisfaction and stability?
A: Forbes has ranked the Physician Assistant Studies Master's Degree as the best one for jobs. This is not surprising because it's easy to find a job, and compensation is very attractive. Pace University graduates of the Physician Assistant program typically have 2-3 job offers before they even finish the program.
Q: Is this a recession-proof profession?
A: Currently, this profession is recession-proof because there is a significant shortage of PAs nationally, so a tough economy does not translate to fewer PA jobs.
Q: Is there variety for PAs?
A: Yes, Pace PA graduates find jobs in everything from primary care and ER to cardiac critical care and orthopedics.
Q: What starting salary can PAs expect to earn?
A: The average starting salary for our PA grads ranges from $60,000-$90,000 per year. According to Forbes, the mid-career median pay for PAs is $97,000.
Q: If someone is choosing between becoming a PA or a doctor, what would you advise?
A: All of the health professions offer the intrinsic reward of helping people. Becoming a PA requires two years of training, much less time than medical school. Furthermore, over the course of a Physician Assistant's professional lifetime, she or he has the flexibility to work in any of a number of different medical fields without having to go back to school for more formal training or to complete a residency.
Overall, the career choice to become a physician assistant gives one flexibility, professional satisfaction, and economic security. Not quite as appealing as becoming a professional athlete, but much more achievable.
Q: Where can I find more information about Pace's program?
A: The PA program for Pace is online at www.pace.edu/physician-assistant/ where you'll find an overview of the program, along with FAQs and a page entitled "What Can I Do With This Profession?"


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Some call them Seasoned Potato Wedges, some call them Jo Jo's ~ whatever you call them they're DELICIOUS and the perfect Potato Side Dish to your dinner tonight!
Go grab the Potatoes!!
- 3 medium Russett Potatoes
- 1 tbsp. Olive Oil {I use Extra Virgin}
- 1 tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp. Salt {I use sea salt}
- 1/8 tsp. Ground Pepper
- Optional: Dashes of Paprika and Onion Powder or 1/4 tsp. Red Robin Seasoning {can be purchased at Red Robin restaurants}
What You'll Do:
- Scrub potatoes {don't peel}.
- Cut lengthwise into wedges, set aside.
- Combine all other ingredients and stir together in small bowl.
- Brush mixture onto potato wedges.
- Place potato wedges skin side down in shallow baking pan.
- Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 1 hour or until tender.
- Serve as a snack, or a tasty side for dinner.
- Enjoy!!


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Min Ju, a Ph.D. candidate in marketing and international business will defend her dissertation, "An Examination of Relational Norms in managing Foreign Distributor Relationship," at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 26, in room 352 of Davis Shaughnessy Hall.
Serkan Yalcin, a Ph.D. candidate in marketing and international business will defend his dissertation, "Involvement, Culture, and Brand Equity in Brand Communities," at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 16, in room 362 of Davis Shaughnessy Hall.
Andrew Plunk, a Ph.D candidate in health care ethics, will defend his dissertation, "Justifying a Commensurate Approach to Community Engagement in Research," at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 16, in room 1501 of Salus Center.
Crystal Ruth, a Ph.D. candidate in pharmacological and physiological science, will defend her dissertation, "Regulation of Cell Cycle by Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF/CCN2) in Primary Human Fibroblasts," at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 16, in SCH LH 3.
Rachel Westerfield, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology, will defend her dissertation, "The Role of Organizational Identification in Work-life Balance Program Effectiveness" at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 19, in room 203 of Shannon Hall.
Michael Folmer, a Ph.D. candidate in meteorology, will defend his dissertation, "The Impact of the Saharan Air layer on the Development of Easter Atlantic Tropical Cyclones," at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, in the Xavier Annex.


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LG is doubling down on high-res displays at CES 2013. The company will be showing several TVs, monitors, smartphones, and tablets.
Great, you splurged on a set of high-end headphones. The Plenue M music player is your next logical purchase.
Before you buy an Astell & Kern, Sony or Pono high-res music player, read this.
The movie and TV-show service is now streaming programs to Apple's iPhone 6 Plus at 1,080 pixels, to take advantage of the gadget's big screen.
A crisp display, quad-core processor and full Windows 8.1: the ThinkPad 8 is a slim little Windows tablet, and one of the best for its size.
A 5,120x2,880-pixel image of an ocean wave that accompanies the upcoming OS X Mavericks is a strong hint that Apple is preparing its operating system for high-resolution iMacs and external monitors.
The ultrathin, single-fiber endoscope boasts four times the resolution of existing designs and could result in minimally invasive surgeries for studying the brain, detecting cancer early, and more.
The Dell UltraSharp U2713HM has an extreme definition resolution, plenty of connections, a gamut of ergo options, and OSD customibility.
The NAOS QG gaming mouse is embedded with biosensors that monitor your physical reactions as you play.
Digital Tiny Traveler offers a clear view of your young one in the back of the car under all lighting conditions, but this system is best-suited for parents of infants under one year of age.


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President-elect Mahama has the onerous task of keeping up Ghana's good governance records.
The November 30, 2012 Ghana general election expectedly lived up to the country's democratic reputation. As predicted, the two leading parties - President John Dramani Mahama's National Democratic Congress, NDC and Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo's New Patriotic Party, NPP - remained evenly matched as they were in 2008. But at the end, John Mahama took the day, winning by a 50.7 per cent margin as against Akuffo-Addo's 47.7 per cent.
Ghana has made steady political progress since multiparty democracy was installed in 1992; having experienced two peaceful transfers of power since then. Late President John Atta Mills who passed away last July, built on the country's solid democratic foundation laid by former military ruler, Jerry John Rawlings. Mills gained wide acclaim for his personal integrity and stewardship of Ghana's transition into a middle-income economy. This was largely due to the start of oil production at the end of 2010. As a result, Ghana's Growth Domestic Product grew by more than 14 per cent in 2011; making it one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
Maintaining or surpassing such records will therefore be the test of President-elect John Dramani Mahama. As he takes up office on January 7, 2013, the challenges ahead are enormous, but surmountable. First, are the heightened expectations of Ghanaian citizens for material improvements in their daily lives. Despite phenomenal growth in 2011, observers point to the risk of rapid inflation and the task of creating jobs for the country's burgeoning youth population. Sound economic management will be required to ensure that Ghana's oil wealth is harnessed in a transparent, accountable way that delivers sustainable, broad-based growth.
This will not be an easy task if the track record of other resource-rich African nations is anything to go by. Corruption is another big challenge. Ghana's institutions are fairly robust, but are being gradually eroded by the influence of oil money and the growing threat of international drug trafficking through West Africa. On the other hand, the economy has not remained unscathed by the global economic crisis. Its currency, the Cedi, lost 17 per cent of its value to the US Dollar this year.
Rapid population growth amongst the youth has made access to education difficult. Young women face additional challenges with less than 60 per cent finishing primary school and the rate of HIV infection being twice as high amongst young women as that of their male peers aged 14 to 24 years. On the sub-regional level, the new President is expected to join other leaders in restoring peace and stability to Guinea Bissau and Mali as well as handling the often volatile security situation on the border with Côte d'Ivoire. Above all, the most important challenge for Mahama would be maintaining Ghana's success story - its peace, stability, democratic credentials, flourishing economy, vibrant civil society, free press and record of good governance.


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Creston meals
April 7-11
Menu subject to change.
Reservations are required the day before. Call 641-782-2447.
Monday: Italian goulash, Italian vegetable blend, whole grain bread stick/margarine, fresh orange.
Tuesday: diced chicken with California blend vegetables in cheese sauce, baked potato, wheat bread/margarine, applesauce.
Wednesday: roast beef in gravy, mashed potatoes, Japanese vegetable blend, wheat berry roll, birthday/white cake.
Thursday: hearty ham shanks in Northern beans, broccoli, wheat bread/margarine, plums.
Friday: fish sandwich, whole grain hamburger bun, Oregon blend vegetables, pears, tarter sauce.
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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Banana Coconut Poppy Seed Cake Recipe. Gluten-Free Adaptation included.
Last night, Erev Lag Baomer, I was baking up a storm for my children's Lag Baomer BBQ party, Chabad of Washington Heights. I am always graciously asked, don't you dare show up without my chocolate chip cookies so of course, I made a mountain of these. I had lots of bananas...
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Moroccan Spicy Romaine Lettuce Chickpea Salad Recipe
One of my favorites, overlaid with Moroccan flavors. All of you out there always asking how we turn a same old, same old salad into an exciting Sephardi main course chickpea salad: You can glorify it even further by throwing in some leftover diced fish or chicken, or make it...
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Mock Crab Corn Apple Salad Recipe
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A flexible plastic inflatable and collapsible medical dilatation balloon and balloon catheter wherein the internal surface of the balloon has been formed with a longitudinal geometry that prevents a flat collapsed configuration of the balloon. The internal surface of the balloon is imparted with a small raised rib configuration, which maintains a minimal contact with the internal surface of the balloon, so that the ribs remain in place along the length of the balloon. The geometry so formed on the internal surface of the balloon also increases the pressures the balloon would normally withstand when the balloon is inflated to dilate a vein or artery. The internal surface geometry can be manufactured by extrusion methods.
1. An inflatable and collapsible balloon for use in a medical dilatation catheter wherein the internal surface of the balloon has been formed with at least three radially inwardly projecting ribs which project directly into the balloon and extend along the complete longitudinal length of the inner balloon wall, the balloon and ribs being of unitary construction, wherein said construction acts to prevent a flat-collapsed configuration of the balloon.
2. The balloon of claim 1 wherein the radially inwardly projecting ribs are of a triangular, rectangular, square, circular or semi-circular geometry.
3. The balloon of claim 1 wherein the inwardly projecting ribs are substantially equally spaced about the circumference of the collapsible balloon.
4. The balloon of claim 1 wherein the inwardly projecting ribs are rectangular and are of the dimensions 0.0005 inches deep by 0.003 inches wide.
5. The balloon of claim 1 wherein the inwardly projecting ribs project 0.0001" into the balloon.
6. The balloon of claim 1 wherein the balloon is formed from a plastic material suitable for thermoplastic melt processing.
7. The balloon of claim 6 wherein the balloon is prepared from materials selected from the group consisting of poly(vinylchloride), polyethylene, ethylene copolymers, styrenic polymers, polyethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene terepthalate, nylon elastomers, silicone elastomers, fluoropolymer elastomers, and polyurethanes.
8. The balloon of claim 1 for use in the dilatation catheter procedure of angioplasty.
9. A catheter having a catheter body, a portion of said body defining the inflatable and collapsible balloon of claim 1.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to balloons and to balloon catheters which are useful in medical dilatation procedures and is more particularly concerned with the development of a collapsible dilatation balloon that can withstand significant inflation pressures and upon deflation avoids the problem of "winging", that is the development of flat, lateral portions projecting laterally outward beyond the rest of the catheter.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Balloon catheters are finding increasing use in medical procedures such as percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, percutaneous transluminal nephrostomy, ureteral dilatation, biliary duct dilatation, percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty, and the like. Balloons for use in these procedures have been prepared from a variety of polymeric materials which are blood and tissue compatible. Among those materials that have been employed include materials such as poly(vinylchloride), polyethylene and the like, homopolymers or copolymers of olefins, polyethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers, polyethylene terepthalate and polyurethanes.
Catheter balloons must be quite strong to withstand significant inflation pressures. Accordingly, they sometimes tend to be somewhat stiff, since their wall thickness must be sufficient to provide the necessary strength. Thus, when deflated, such catheter balloons can flatten in a phenomenon known as "winging", in which the flat, lateral portions of the deflated balloon project laterally outward beyond the rest of the catheter. This is deemed to be undesirable by many practitioners because of a concern that the flat wings may damage, e.g. an artery wall, as the deflated balloon is removed from the arterial system. Also, such flat wings can interfere with the manipulation of the catheter and its easy advancement through the arterial system.
A recent attempt to solve the problem of winging has been reported in U.S. Pat. No. 4,941,811, which describes a balloon catheter wherein the balloon defines transition zones at the respective ends which are of a rounded fluted shape. The flutes, typically from three to eight, are described as generally longitudinally directed at an angle to the balloon axis, and typically extending at a mutually perpendicular radial angle to the axis, the lateral angle being generally from 0 to about 45 degrees, preferably about 10 to 30 degrees. The radial angle in the as-molded balloon is described as dependent on the length of the transition zone and the relative diameters of the balloon and the connected catheter portions, being typically about 10 to 45 degrees. These balloons are prepared by a blow molding operation, wherein the shape of the balloon is governed by the inner shape of the molding chamber of the blow mold. Accordingly, the outer surface of the balloons, at the transition zones, contains an indentation which accounts for the grooves or flutes as defined therein. Finally, it is noted that the central portions of the catheter are directed into a mode of collapse by the flutes which is generally similar to the mode of collapse in the fluted transition zones, wherein the projecting "wings" are then avoided along the entire length of the collapsed balloon catheter.
While the above balloon apparently prevents a flat-collapsed configuration of the balloon, it does not contemplate the advantages of the instant invention, which has found that an extremely small raised ribbed configuration of essentially any geometry on the inner surface of the balloon, wherein the ribs need only maintain some minimal contact angle with the inner balloon wall, can completely prevent a flat-collapsed configuration of the balloon. Furthermore, the ribs as defined run parallel along the entire longitudinal length of the balloon and there is no need to specify a lateral or radial angle of such ribs. Such a design also provides for a much lower profile on any given catheter shaft that the balloon is employed. Moreover, the inner surface configuration described above can be manufactured by extrusion methods.
In accordance with this invention, a balloon configuration for a balloon catheter is provided, which eliminates the undesirable winging phenomena that is encountered when the catheter balloon is in a deflated condition. Also, the catheter balloon is stronger than prior art catheter balloons with improved tensile strength, while exhibiting a reduced wall thickness to improve the flexibility of the balloon. Thus, with the catheter balloon of this invention, balloon catheter procedures can be performed more effectively, with less concern about damage to the patient's veins or arteries by the "winging" phenomena of the deflated catheter balloon, and with ease of catheter advancement through the veins or artery system.
Accordingly, it is the object of this invention to overcome the "wings" using a balloon design that will collapse the balloon evenly around the catheter a full 360 degrees.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a balloon design that is suitable for use with the variety of polymeric materials that are used in dilatation balloon catherization.
Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a balloon design that will collapse the balloon evenly around the catheter a full 360 degrees while at the same time being capable of production via standard plastic melt processing techniques such as extrusion.
Still a further object of this invention is to provide a relatively small, internally ribbed, raised level, triangular, rectangular, square, circular or semi-circular parallel protrusion along the complete longitudinal internal surfaces of the dilatation balloon which can then be employed in a balloon catheter for use in a dilatation procedure such as angioplasty and the like, the internal surface modified balloon catheters being capable of withstanding higher pressures as compared to balloons without internal surface modification, which also serves to provide a lower profile balloon configuration.
These objects, and other objects which will become apparent from the description which follows, are achieved by the balloons and the balloon catheters of the invention and by the methods for their preparation. Thus, in its broadest aspect, the invention comprises balloons and balloon catheters for use in medical dilatation procedures wherein the materials employed for the preparation of the balloons can be altered during their processing and preparation into an elastic balloon configuration that collapses evenly around the surface of a dilatation catheter
The invention comprises a flexible plastic material in an inflatable and collapsible medical dilatation balloon and balloon catheter wherein the internal surface of the balloon has been integrally formed with a longitudinal geometry that prevents a flat-collapsed configuration of the balloon. The internal surface of the balloon is imparted with a small inwardly projecting raised-ribbed configuration, substantially equally spaced about the circumference of the balloon, the ribs also maintaining some minimal contact with the internal surface of the balloon so that they remain in place along the length of the balloon. The geometry so formed on the internal surface of the balloon also increases the pressure the balloon will normally withstand when the balloon is inflated to dilate a vein or artery. The internal surface geometry can be manufactured during the extrusion of a balloon tube.
FIG. 1 shows, in cross-section, an extruded tube wherein the ribs are formed along the length of the balloon;
FIG. 2 shows, in cross section, another typical balloon in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 3 shows a typical extrusion mandrel used to manufacture a typical balloon in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 4 shows, in cross-section, a circular geometry of the ribs on the internal surface of the collapsible balloon;
FIG. 5 shows, in cross-section, a semi-circular geometry of the ribs on the internal surface of the collapsible balloon;
FIG. 6 shows, in cross-section, a rectangular geometry of the ribs on the internal surface of the collapsible balloon;
FIG. 7 shows, in cross-section, a triangular geometry of the ribs on the internal surface of the collapsible balloon;
FIG. 8 shows, in partial cross section, a balloon and catheter in accordance with the invention;
The invention will now be described by reference to the various specific embodiments which are shown in the attached drawings. It is to be understood that these embodiments are shown for purposes of illustration only and are not to be construed as limiting.
The principal novelty in the medical dilatation balloons and balloon catheters of the invention lies in their internal surface geometry which has been integrally formed with a longitudinal configuration that prevents a flat-collapsed configuration of the balloon while at the same time providing a balloon that is able to withstand higher dilatation pressures. In addition, the medical dilatation balloon catheters of the invention provide a low profile on any given catheter shaft.
The balloons and balloon catheters of the invention are prepared in a conventional manner using conventional equipment and employing any of the conventional elastomeric materials used in the fabrication of dilatation balloon catheters. Accordingly, any of the polymeric materials such as poly(vinylchloride), styrenic polymers such as "KRATON", polyacrylates, polyoelfins, polyamides, polyesters, fluoropolymers, silicones and the like, conventionally employed in the art to prepare dilatation balloon catheters, can be employed to fabricate the dilatation balloon catheters of the instant invention.
For example, in producing a typical dilatation balloon 10 of the kind shown overall in FIGS. 1 and 2, a tube having a wall thickness of about 0.05 mm to about 0.5 mm and an internal diameter of about 0.8 mm to about 10 mm is produced by extrusion of the aforesaid plastic materials using conventional melt processing equipment. The extruded balloon tube is formed by passing the tube over an appropriate sized mandrel which first provides the balloon with such precision wall thickness. At the same time that the mandrel operates to form the balloon tube, it can also be configured to cause the formation of the desired inner surface geometry which is shown as ribs 11 in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 3 illustrates an extrusion assembly and in cross-section 12 a typical extrusion mandrel which operates to form a plurality of radially inwardly projecting ribs extending along the entire length of the extruded balloon tube. The mandrel is inserted into the extrusion die. A gap 13 is set between the die and mandrel after insertion, this gap forming the wall of the tube and also forms any design on the internal balloon wall. It can be seen that the design 14 is cut into the land area of the mandrel.
After extrusion, one end of an extruded balloon tube is inserted into a mold having an internal configuration corresponding to the external configuration of the desired balloon. The balloon tube is then pinched off at one end, the mold is heated above the softening temperature of the flexible plastic material and a suitable gas such as nitrogen is used to pressurize and inflate the softened portion of the tube and force the walls thereof into contact with the walls of the balloon.
In a more particular embodiment employing a material such as a polyurethane, the tube is heated in the mold described above to a softening temperature in the range of about 60 degrees C to about 150 degrees C.
It has been found, in accordance with the present invention, that any geometry of the internal ribs will serve to prevent a flat-collapsed configuration of the balloon. Accordingly, ribs that are triangular (FIG. 4), rectangular (FIG. 5), square, circular (FIG. 6) or semi-circular (FIG. 7), which lie parallel to one another along the complete longitudinal length on the inner surface of the balloon act to eliminate the "winging" effect encountered in balloons which lack such an internal surface modification. While the size and number of ribs can be increased for other reasons as described below, it has been found that at least three ribs are necessary to avoid the "winging" phenomena, and in a more preferred embodiment the balloons have at least four ribs.
Furthermore, the ribs may be extremely small, and in the case of a rectangular configuration, the ribs have the preferred dimensions of 0.005 inches deep by 0.003 inches wide. In the case of a round configuration, it has similarly been found that a preferred diameter of 0.0005 inches is sufficient to prevent a flat-collapsed configuration. In the broadest embodiment, it has been found that as long as the ribs protrude about 0.0001" into the balloon, "winging" can be substantially eliminated.
Furthermore, for any of the ribs now described, the ribs need only make minimum contact with the inner surface of the balloon sufficient to keep the ribs in place in a given medical dilatation procedure.
It has also been found that while the above dimensions of the ribs serve to prevent a flat-collapsed configuration of the balloon, the ribs also increase the pressures that one can apply in a dilatation procedure, again, relative to those balloons that do not contain such ribs. Accordingly, an increase in the size of the ribs will allow a further increase in the pressure that can be employed in dilatation, while still maintaining complete resistance to the development of a flat-collapsed configuration when a vacuum is applied.
The actual dimensions of the balloons with a modified internal surface geometry will depend upon the particular dilatation procedure for which the balloon and any attached catheter are to be employed. In general where the balloon is to be used in angioplasty, the external diameter of the balloon will be of the order of about 2 mm to about 25 mm. The overall length of the inflated portion will be of the order of about 10 mm to about 150 mm. The walls of the balloon will have an average thickness in the range of about 0.01 mm to about 0.2 mm depending in part on the pressures to which the balloon is to be inflated in actual use.
As will be obvious to one skilled in the art, the dilatation balloons of the invention can also be employed to replace dilatation balloons in any of the many other types of balloon-catheter combinations, with or without guide wires, currently employed in medical dilatation procedures. Referring to the drawings, FIG. 8 shows a balloon catheter, which defines a tubular catheter body 15, a proximal hub 16, and a guide wire 17 which extends through the catheter, all being of generally conventional design. Catheter body 15 defines an inflatable and collapsible balloon 18 of the invention with internal ribs 19, shown to be, as is conventional, in a tubular section of relatively larger diameter than the rest of the catheter body 15. Balloon 18 may be an integral part of the rest of the catheter body 15, or it may be separately manufactured, for example, by an extrusion process and then attached to the remainder of the catheter body 15. Balloon 18 may be entirely inflated to expand its diameter, and may also be collapsed to a minimum diameter while, by this invention, the formation of a flat "winged" configuration may be avoided in the collapsed mode of the balloon.
The balloons of the invention possess properties which render them especially valuable in carrying out medical dilatation procedures such as angioplasty and the like. Thus, the walls of the balloon are sufficiently thin to allow the balloon to deflate without a flat-collapsed configuration, and to permit passage into and through the artery, vein or like passageway involved in a medical procedure. However, the walls of the balloon are possessed of sufficient flexural strength such that the balloon will not expand beyond the originally molded configuration under pressures up to at least about 100 psi or significantly higher depending upon the wall thickness and/or overall size of the balloon. Hence, there is no problem of uncontrolled expansion or danger of bursting under pressure conditions routinely involved in angioplasty and like procedures. Further, because the balloons can be integrally molded on catheters of the same material as that used for the balloon or, alternatively, can be securely bonded without difficulty to other materials employed in the formation of catheters, there is little or no risk of rupture at the junction of balloon and catheter while the dilatation procedure is being carried out. Accordingly, the balloons and balloon catheters of the present invention represent a significant advance in the art.
The above has been offered for illustrative purposes only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention of this application, which is defined in the claims below.
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THE secret of war lies in the communications. So said Napoleon, but lionfish know it too. It turns out the colourful predators display a kind of sophisticated semaphore with their fins in order to recruit others in a hunt. And unlike any other animal, they then share out the food equally.
Oona Lönnstedt of James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, and colleagues made the discovery as they studied zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) both in the lab and on the Great Barrier Reef. In groups of up to four, the lionfish would herd their prey into a corner and share the food completely evenly. "That blew our minds," Lönnstedt says. "It's the first time that's been proven in animals. Usually lions or hyenas will catch prey and share it hierarchically. The top animal takes the lion's share."
Closer observation revealed a distinctive fin display that only occurred prior to a group hunt, and therefore seemed to be a method of communication. Lönnstedt found that whenever there were other lionfish nearby, the fish that spotted the prey used this signal to initiate a group hunt (Biology Letters, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0281). Moreover, group hunts were more fruitful than solo efforts.
"As an intentional signal, it's very rare. It implies that there's a complex cognitive ability in fish," Lönnstedt says.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Secret semaphore helps lionfish perfect a kill"
Correction, 26 June 2014: When this article was first published, we mistakenly described Dendrochirus zebra as an invasive species.
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Tonight will feature local acts Ciudad, Ang Bandang Shirley and Taken by Cars as co-performers. The RSVP of the event's Facebook invitation says exactly 704 for both nights that the band will be having a show. They will also play in Mag:net High Street tomorrow, Nov 8, with Boldstar and US-2 Evil-0. Advanced math isn't even necessary to sum up that there is still a fairly sizable amount of people in Manila who utilize the Internet, their travels, their relatives and friends from abroad, to access music not distributed in the Philippines.
Plus/Minus is an indietronic trio composed of James Baluyut (vocals, guitar, keyboard, producer), Patrick Ramos (vocals, guitar, keyboard, drums), and Chris Deaner (drums, sampler, video director). If James' and Patrick's surnames sound Filipino, it's because they are. James shares that he was good at Math back in school. Nevertheless, their band's name didn't have anything to do with academics but with sports, since '+/-' refers to an ice hockey statistic used to measure the effectiveness of a player.
Plus/Minus is Chris Deaner, Patrick Ramos, and James Baluyut
Their music has been likened to the Japanese band, Toe, with obvious influences from the likes of Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Yo La Tengo and contemporary, Death Cab for Cutie. I admire all those artists so anything birthed from the consummation of all those guys, I deem a staple in my iPod. That's not all though, Plus/Minus is 2/3rds of highly influential 4-piece alternative guitar combo Versus, which is fronted by James' older brother, Richard Baluyut. Both Baluyuts are in town, which makes for a very riveting weekend for us Plus/Minus and Versus fans.
Richard Baluyut
James Baluyut
A press conference yesterday at Mag:net High Street revealed the band for the first time in a manner far less intimidating than merely watching their music videos on YouTube, which are most often directed by the multi-talented Deaner. The three Filipinos in the group don't really speak and understand much Filipino but I'm pretty sure we felt kinship, like we always do, when we encounter a fellow Filipino from a foreign land. It's funny but it's not misplaced bias—I must say. The guys are insanely down-to-earth individuals despite their following in USA, Japan and Taiwan. They manage to talk about their music with such an unassuming tone and about non-music related issues with such fascinating detail, that it is impossible not to connect it with their approach to lyricism---which is always fresh but never over eager.
Chris Deaner and Patrick Ramos
At a more informal setting, over fried anchovies (dilis) and vinegar last night at Mogwai, Cubao X, Ramos and the younger Baluyut shares not being new to Filipino food, which makes their Japan stop in their "2008 Authentic Asian Food and Beverage Tour" the most standout in terms of exotic cuisine. Apparently, they were served huge, plump bugs there. That's not to say that the band is alien to Japan. In fact, included in their Self-Titled Debut DVD is a snippet from an actual Japanese show called "Indie Jozu," where Plus/Minus' albums have been featured twice. They also have a split EP with their friends, the Japanese punk rock band, Bloodthirsty Butchers. Such is their connection with the country that they have oftentimes toured there with Versus. More so, their latest album "Xs On Your Eyes" was released at an earlier date in Japan, compared to Europe and USA.
Chris Deaner
Patrick Ramos
This fourth installation falls under the label Absolutely Kosher records, with the lead track "Snowblind" rapidly finding its way to playlists and Myspace profiles. Ramos shares that this album has more of a "band feel," it being easier to be played live now, compared to their previous albums. Baluyut says that it being a studio album made everything more constructed. Personally, I rate a band's maturity based on their ability to coalesce brilliance and excitement into a subdued, tasteful form. Restraint whilst displaying genius is still a formidable trait. Knowing which to add, and which to subtract in the equation—and still arriving at a definite answer—is the real distinction of a true artist.
Check out http://www.plusmin.us and the band's MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/plusminusband.


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I will note that I believe Win8 disables Chimney Offload by default, your nforce NIC might be tuned to use it
I'll keep updating with things I've tried. I really think it's something involving the network setup in Windows. It's the only PC that has issues in my house. That Leattrix crap totally made it worse. I don't recommend that disastrous program to anyone.
My next step is to reinstall Windows 8, and try it again.
I have to assume they had good reason for that but it might affect some people negatively.
admin command prompt
netsh int tcp
show global
set global chimney=enabled if it's disabled
Worth trying, at least. Easily disabled if it doesn't help.


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Digital Photograph - Boy & Girl having Tea Party in Play House, Backyard, Heidelberg, 1907 Reg. No: MM 110124
- Description Of Content:
- Girl & boy seated at toy table covered with cloth near a fence, with toy 'tea set'. A doll with a hat is seated in front of the table.
This photograph shows Molly and Arthur Farrell in their play house behind their family home in Waterdale Road, Heidelberg, 1907.
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Increasingly, seniors in high school consider taking a post-graduate year, or "PG" year, prior to enrolling in college. This means that after graduating from high school, they enroll in another secondary school — typically a "prep" or "private" high school — in order to study one more year before becoming college freshman. Why in the world would anyone ever consider a fifth year of high school before escaping to college? Good question. There are several reasons. Join me in this prepcast as I discuss some of the possible benefits of a post graduate year.
The Post Graduate Year (trascript)
I want to talk to you about something called a post graduate year of high school. It is otherwise known as a "PG year." When I was a kid I had no idea what a PG year was. However, as an adult I accepted a teaching position at a private school that regularly accepted post-graduate students. That was when I first learned about PGs and PG years. So here's the deal. A lot of kids try their best in high school and apply to amazing schools. Unfortunately, many fail to gain admission at the schools they really want to attend.
Rather than enroll at a "safety school" or a school they are not thrilled about, some kids decide to do a post graduate year. In other words, rather than enroll at a college they are not happy with, they go and take an extra year of high school at a private high school. This extra year of study, again, is called a post graduate year. During a PG year the fifth-year student is a student like everyone else. However, the PG usually has a reduced course load to make time for other important activities. (By the way, a typical high school senior will take six to seven classes, while a typical PG takes four or five.)
PGs use (or at least they are supposed to use) the extra time during the academic year to, among other things, improve their standardized test scores — usually the ACT or the SAT. Additionally, if they are athletes or participants in other extracurricular activities, they try to hone those extracurricular skills with the hope of getting recruited more seriously by their first-choice colleges.
I have seen a lot of kids over the years apply to colleges with high hopes and expectations. Unfortunately, many get disappointed when they realize how competitive the process really is. Again, rather than settle, they do a PG year. In my experience, limited thought it may be, most kids look back and say that taking the extra year was probably the best thing they could have done for themselves. I look back on my high school and college careers and, to be honest, I think I could have used an extra year before college to mature. Don't get me wrong; I did get into a great college, but I think I was pretty immature when I arrived as a freshman. If I had taken a PG year, I probably would have gotten more out of my four years in college.
A lot of kids are really immature at the age of 18 and they think, "My entire class is moving on to college; my whole senior class will become freshmen next year and, if I do a PG year, I will fall behind everyone else." My response is this: Don't worry about that and don't think like that. Most of the people that you were friends with in high school you are not going to see again regularly anyway. High school offers a clean break. As your classmates go off in their own directions, don't be afraid to do the same. The bottom line is this: whether you finish college at the age of twenty-two or twenty-three is immaterial. Put another way, your age at retirement is not likely to depend on whether you graduated from college and began working at the age of 22 or 23. You have decades to work after college.
If taking a PG year means possibly getting into the school you really want to go to, I think it is worth it. There you have it; you now know what a PG year is. Welcome to the club. Think about it; it might be something you can take advantage of and it might, ultimately, change the course of the rest of your life for the better.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Chattanooga volleyball player Courtney Barnes was named the Southern Conference's Student-Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Barnes, a sophomore, sports a 4.0 GPA in Movement Science. Last week, she helped lead the Mocs to a pair of SoCon victories over UNC Greensboro and Elon.
In the 3-0 sweep over the Phoenix, Barnes had 14 kills, no errors and .636 hitting percentage. For the week, she had 21 kills and eight blocks.
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On Tue, 4 Apr 2006, John Wojnaroski wrote:
Not knowing the details of your board, it is a little tough to propose a
better solution, but here goes.
Since your using the parallel port, you should consider an interrupt based
driver, have the board provide the interrupt signal when the A/D conversion
is completed. Most A/D chips provide a sense line that indicates when the
converion is completed and the data can be read. that way you don't have to
"wait" for the board.
Connect the sense line to the interrupt pin on the parallel port.
Then create a tasklet that is called by the driver to move the data from
kernel space to user space.
This is a bit more complex than a simple polling scheme, but far more elegant
and reliable and totally independent of CPU speed or processor performance.
Odds are you won't even notice the short time the CPU is servicing the
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A supporter of the ruling Ennahda party holds a firework as he takes part in a demonstration in Tunis February 9, 2013. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Tensions rise in Tunisia as PM threatens to quit
TUNIS: Tunisia's prime minister threatened to quit on Saturday and warned of chaos unless key ministries held by fellow Islamists go to independents in a new government of non-partisan technocrats.
Hamadi Jebali said he would resign within days if he failed to form the new government, even as his Ennahda party rejected a planned new cabinet and several thousand party supporters took to the streets to oppose his plans.
Jebali said he took the decision to form a technocrat government after the murder on Wednesday of leading government critic Chokri Belaid that sparked days of unrest and political uncertainty in Tunisia as tensions fray.
"All the ministries will be independent, including the interior, justice and foreign affairs ministries," Jebali told France 24, in an interview that threw down the gauntlet to those within his party who are refusing to relinquish power.
"I had to take the decision without consulting the political parties, the day of the assassination, fearing that the country would slide into chaos," he said.
Ennahda supporters rallied in Tunis to press their demands that the Islamist-dominated cabinet remain untouched, deepening a crisis gripping the government just over two years after the revolution.
"If the initiative fails, what would you suggest to the Tunisian people, what alternative? The law of the jungle?" Jebali asked, addressing the country's political class.
Since Wednesday, the country has witnessed street clashes between police and opposition supporters and attacks on Ennadhda's offices, while Belaid's funeral procession on Friday turned into a massive anti-Islamist rally.
"The people want to protect the legitimacy of the ballot," the pro-Ennahda protesters shouted on Saturday as they gathered on Habib Bourguiba Avenue, epicentre of the 2011 uprising that ousted ex-dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
Belaid, who accused the Islamist party of stealing the revolution, was gunned down outside his home, with his supporters and family openly blaming Ennahda for eliminating him, charges it has flatly denied.
Ennahda supporters chanted anti-French slogans after French Interior Minister Manuel Valls denounced what he said was "Islamist fascism" in Tunisia.
Tensions between liberals and Islamists have been simmering for months over the future direction of the once proudly secular Muslim nation.
Their divisions within the national assembly have blocked progress on the drafting of a new constitution.
But the crisis has also laid bare divisions within the party itself, and inflamed anti-Islamist sentiment, fuelled by a controversial pro-Ennahda militia that has been implicated in a wave of attacks on secular opposition groups.
Jebali, who formed his government in December 2011 and is considered a moderate within his party, first announced his plan to form a non-political government of technocrats in the immediate aftermath of Belaid's murder.
"I will present the team no later than the middle of next week," he told Tunisian media on Saturday.
"If it is accepted... I will continue to carry out my duties as head of the government. Otherwise, I will ask the president of the republic to find another candidate to form a new government."
Saturday's protest was called to "defend the legitimacy of the national constituent assembly," in which the Ennahda-dominated coalition holds a majority, but whose support Jebali has said he doesn't need to form a new cabinet.
His own parliamentary bloc had already rejected the plan, with Sahbi Atig, Ennahda's leader in the national assembly, criticising Jebali for not consulting his party.
Saturday's protest was on a far smaller scale than the massive turnout for Belaid's funeral on Friday that turned into an anti-Islamist rally.
On Friday night, protesters torched Ennahda's headquarters in Sidi Bouzid, birthplace of the uprising just over two years ago, as well as the office of an Islamist NGO in Souk Jedid, 17 kilometres (11 miles) away.
The left-wing leader's funeral coincided with a widely-observed general strike called by the powerful 500,000-strong General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT).
The strike was believed to be the biggest since January 14, 2011 -- the day Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, where he remains in exile.
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|Population Survey Project : .
|Population and development studies and training in Asia and the Pacific, 1985 - 1988 / Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
|Population bulletin of the United Nations.
|Population density of Afghanistan / Helms ... .-- Scale
|Population dynamics in relation to agricultural-rural development in Afghanistan : phase one : survey and study of the available sources / buy K. Dawlaty, M. Hassan Kamran, Mir Aqa.
|Population issues: briefing kit 1998 / United Nations Population Fund
|Population map: persons per square kilometer based on 1960 source / Basir A. Deyar.-- Scale
|Population of Afghanistan from available sources.
|Population pressure, the environment and agricultural intensification variations on the Boserup hypothesis / Uma Lele, Steven W. Stone
|Population review 1970 : Afghanistan / by Louis Dupree.
|Population sciences: journal of International Islamic Center for Population Studies and Research / editor Fouad Hefnawi
|Population, agricultural productivity, and employment in the rural nonagricultural sector : interpreting observations in Paktia/Afghanistan / Egbert Gerken.
|Population, health, and human well-being Afghanistan / Earth Trends Country Profiles
|Portfolio of mine action projects / United Nations Mine Action Service.
|Portion of Title: Past atrocities in Kabul and Afghanistan's legacy of impunity
|Portrait photographs from Isfahan : faces in transition 1920-1950 / Parisa Damandan.
|Portraits d'Afghanistan / Pierre Centlivres, Micheline Centlivres-Demont.
|Portraits pronounce vol. 2 / Harakat-e-Islami Afghanistan
|Portraits pronounce: a very brief scene of warriors' appearance and Afghanistan Islamic revolution martyrs / Harakat-e-Islami Afghanistan
|Position of women in Islam and other religions / Abdurab Rasool Sayyaf
|Position paper on July 2007 Rome conference on rule of law in Afghanistan / Norwegian Refugee Council.
|Position paper on disabled Afghans and assistance related to them / Bengt Kristiansson.
|Position paprer prepared for the evaluation mission / United Nations
|Possibility of establishing milk cooperatives in the suburbs of Kabul / Ghulam Mohammad Bahram, Toryalai Weesa and Shaima Rahimi
|Post 9/11 globe / edited by Muhammad Saleem Mazhar, Mussarat Jabeen, Naheed S. Goraya ; composed by Umer Rehaman Khan ; designed by Muhammad Naveed.
|Post Taliban / compiled and edited by Ahmad Salim.
|Post flood emergency response : Parwan province, Jabulsaraj and Salang districts situation report.
|Post harvest technology training course and apricot project evaluation report / by Leighton Smith
|Post-Taliban Afghanistan : changed prospects for women? : a study on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan / by Judy A. Benjamin.
|Post-Taliban and reconstruction in Afghanistan / edited by Noorulhaq.
|Post-clinical survey of an iodized oil injection project among Afghan refugees, Chitral Valley, February-March 1990 / Christine Bousquet.
|Post-communist Afghanistan: myths realities / William Maley and Fazel Haq Saikalin: Quadrant, vol. xxxix, no. 316, May 1995, pp.59-64.
|Post-conflict economic recovery : enabling local ingenuity / United Nations Development Programme, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery.
|Post-conflict reconstruction: meeting the outsiders challenge to organize, assist, and exit / Robert Orr
|Post-construction support and sustainability in community-managed rural water supply : case studies in Peru, Bolivia, and Ghana / Alexander Bakalian and Wendy Wakeman, editors.
|Post-war reconstruction in Afghanistan and the changing NGO-government relationship / Šárka Waisová.
|Postbasic and graduate education for nurses / World Health Organization
|Posters concerning the Afghanistan constitutions / Action Aid Afghanistan.
|Postmodernism and Islam: predicament and promise / Akbar S. Ahmed
|Postponement of the Presidential Elections : averting a constitutional crisis / Jonathan Hadaway.
|Potato disease and its control / translated by Shah Mohamood Sadeed.
|Potato production / Publications Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Food.
|Potato production in Afghanistan : the present situation, strategy for improvement and production information / prepared by Garry Robertson.
|Potato production in Afghanistan: a text book for extension workers / Mohammad Akbar Baburi
|Potato program development / prepared by Garry Robertson.
|Potatoes: production marketing, and programs for developing countries / Douglas Horton
|Pots, pans and poems: a collection of short satires / Kateb Pasun
|Poultry / Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
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Home / Store / Journals / Electronic Articles / Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 55 / Number 2T
Masanori Mizuguchi et al.
Fusion Science and Technology
Volume 55 / Number 2T / February 2009 / Pages 82-86
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A study of fluctuation is one of main issues in fusion plasma researches. In the tandem mirror GAMMA10, a potential fluctuation changes during the formation of confinement potential with the application of electron cyclotron heating (ECH). Potential fluctuation induces radial particle transports. We have studied the radial profiles of the potential fluctuation during the application of ECH. The potential in the central cell of GAMMA10 is measured by a gold neutral beam probe (GNBP) system. GNBP is a useful tool for the study of radial potential and its fluctuation directly in the fusion plasmas. It was confirmed that the stronger radial potential was formed during the application of plug ECH than that without plug-ECH.
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