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Article: A Fatal Malignant Macroprolactinoma in a Female Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Prolactinomas, the most common type of pituitary tumor, are prevalent in women. Macroprolactinomas, which often present with misleading and polymorphic symptoms, occur mainly in men. We review the literature on pituitary prolactin-carcinomas in women, and include a case-report of a 27 year old woman who underwent radical trans-sphenoidal excision of a large invasive macroprolactinoma. Postoperative evaluation of pituitary function showed normal PRL levels associated to hypopituitarism. Three years later, PRL levels increased associated with gross visual defects and a second operation with radiotherapy was done. Bromocriptine normalized PRL levels, and no recurrence was seen on CT/MRI for seven years. When she was 37 years old, the patient became resistant to dopamine-agonists, and the adenoma recurred with invasion of the cavernous sinus and a left frontal mass. Surgical removal of the frontal PRL-secreting metastasis reduced PRL levels to normal associated with quinagolide treatment. Two years later, a progressive increase in PRL levels heralded further expansion of the pituitary mass. The patient underwent a surgical debulking procedure followed by gamma-knife radiosurgery. Two months later, sudden rhinorrhea and visual loss occurred followed by coma. New growth of the pituitary neoplasm was evident. Three months later she died of thromboembolic events. Various causes of resistance to dopamine agonists are known. We suggest that the sudden loss of sensitivity to chronic dopamine-agonist treatment is a sign of the malignant transformation of a macroprolactinoma.The Endocrinologist 01/2001; 11(1):61-67. DOI:10.1097/00019616-200101000-00011 · 0.12 Impact Factor
Article: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone-induced partial empty sella clinically mimicking pituitary apoplexy in a woman with a suspected non-secreting macroadenoma[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Pituitary apoplexy has been reported as a rare complication of dynamic testing used for the study of pituitary functional reserve. In 1993, a diagnosis of non-secreting macroadenoma with moderate functional hyperprolactinaemia was made in a 43-year-old woman. Soon after the start of therapy with bromocriptine up to 5 mg/die, the patient complained of nausea and postural hypotension. As the symptoms persisted even when the dose was reduced to 2.5 mg/die, the patient was transferred to therapy with quinagolide at the dosage of 37.5 microg/die. PRL levels quickly normalized (range 1.4-5.7 ng/ml) as well as menstrual cycles, and no side-effect was reported. In 1995 a sellar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no shrinkage of the known macroadenoma. In 1996, few hours after a gonadotropin-releasing-hormone (GnRH) test, which showed normal LH and FSH response and with baseline PRL levels in the normal range, the patient started complaining of severe frontal headache, nausea and vomiting. No gross visual defects were present. An emergency computed tomography (CT) showed no evident hemorrhagic infarction in the macroadenoma. The symptoms completely resolved in few days with steroidal and antiemetic therapy. A new MRI performed in 1998 showed a partial empty sella and PRL levels were in the normal range under dopaminergic treatment. The pituitary functional reserve proved normal on dynamic testing. The temporal association between the onset of symptoms and the GnRH test strongly suggests an association between the two events. No evident signs of pituitary apoplexy (either on emergency CT or hormonal evaluation) were detected. The authors suggest that GnRH can cause severe side-effects that mimic pituitary apoplexy without related morphological evidence and that, in our particular case, it can have caused the gradual disappearance of the non-secreting macroadenoma. Moreover, a causal role of the chronic dopaminergic treatment cannot be completely ruled out.Journal of endocrinological investigation 03/2000; 23(2):118-21. DOI:10.1007/BF03343690 · 1.55 Impact Factor
Article: A Case Report: Variation in Thyrotropin (TSH) Secretion and Isoforms in Vivo and in Vitro in a TSI I-Secretin-Pituitary Adenoma[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Neurosurgery is still the first step in the treatment of thyrotropin (TSH)-secreting pituitary adenomas, although new perspectives are emerging from medical treatment with somatostatin analogs. We report the results of treatment with slow-release lanreotide in a woman who had undergone partial adenomectomy for a supposedly non-secreting pituitary adenoma, which proved to be a TSH-secreting adenoma, The treatment was effective in decreasing TSH and free thyroid hormone levels. Because TSH has an oligosaccharide structure, we also analyzed TSH isoform profiles before and during slow-release lanreotide treatment; this revealed a shift to a more acidic isoform profile, similar to that observed in healthy controls. Slow-release lanreotide treatment seems able to modify quantitative and qualitative TSH secretion.The Endocrinologist 07/1999; 9(4):309-312. DOI:10.1097/00019616-199907000-00010 · 0.12 Impact Factor
Article: [An increased prevalence of thyroid echographic and autoimmune changes in hyperprolactinemic women on therapy with dopaminergic drugs].[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Prolactin (PRL) possesses mitogenic and immunomodulatory properties. We evaluated the prevalence of ultrasonographic thyroid alterations and thyroid autoimmunity in hyperprolactinaemic (HPRL) women and correlated these with PRL levels. Furthermore, we studied the PRL binding in human benign nodular thyroid tissues. 133 HPRL patients (16-63 years) and 103 healthy female controls (16-63 years) with no known history of thyroid disease were studied. Blood samples were collected for PRL, FT3, FT4, TSH, thyroid peroxidase auto-antibodies (TPO Ab) and thyroglobulin auto-antibodies (Tg Ab) assays. All subjects underwent thyroid ultrasonography. PRL binding to thyroid membranes was determined by in-vitro radioreceptor assay in 5 human benign nodular thyroid fragments obtained from female patients. No difference in TSH levels was found, while FT3 (4.5 +/- 0.1 pmol/L) and FT4 (16.2 +/- 0.4 pmol/L) levels were significantly higher in controls than in HPRL (FT3: 3.8 +/- 0.1 pmol/L, p = 0.01, FT4: 15.4 +/- 0.2 pmol/L, p = 0.04). The prevalence of thyroid ultrasonographic alterations (simple goitre, uni-multinodular goitre, chronic thyroiditis) was significantly higher in HPRL (30.8%) than in controls (15.5%, p = 0.01) but did not correlate with mean initial and actual PRL levels or duration of the disease. The prevalence of autoantibodies was significantly higher in HPRL (29.6%) than in controls (14.3%, p = 0.04) but did not correlate with PRL levels. Very low specific PRL binding to thyroid membranes was detected. The high prevalence of thyroid ultrasonographic alterations and autoimmunity in HPRL suggests a possible role of PRL in the development of thyroid diseases. Clinical and instrumental thyroid screening may therefore be advisable in these patients.Recenti progressi in medicina 04/1999; 90(3):147-51.
Article: Serum leptin levels in males with delayed puberty during short-term pulsatile GnRH administration.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Leptin may be a possible trigger for puberty. In normal males, it has been shown that leptin increases from the pre-pubertal to the early pubertal stage, and then declines in the late pubertal stage. We examined leptin levels in six male adolescents (mean age 16.3+/-0.6 yr; range 14.2-17.6 yr) with delayed puberty (constitutional delay of puberty no.=2; idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism no.=4) during 120 days of subcutaneous pulsatile GnRH administration. A group of subjects in pre-puberty (no.=11), early-puberty (n=10) and mid-puberty (no.=7) were evaluated as controls. Morning blood samples were taken for determination of leptin, testosterone, LH and FSH levels. In delayed puberty subjects blood samples were taken every 30 days after the start of GnRH administration. At each examination BMI and testicular volume were evaluated. A follow-up examination was performed in the 6 patients 1.3-7.5 yr after the end of the 120 days of GnRH therapy. At baseline evaluation in delayed puberty mean leptin levels were 11.3+/-2.0 microg/l (median 11.3 microg/l; range 4.7-17.3 microg/l) and were higher than those found in pre-puberty (p=0.04) and mid-puberty (p=0.001). During GnRH administration there was no change in BMI and leptin levels but there was an increase in gonadotrophin levels, testosterone and testicular volume. One hundred and twenty days after, mean serum leptin were 10.1+/-2.1 microg/l (median 9.1 microg/l; range 3.4-16.8 microg/l). At the end of the study, leptin levels were higher in delayed puberty than in mid-puberty (p=0.002). At the follow-up examination leptin levels were 4.3+/-1.3 microg/l (median 3.4 microg/l; range 1.4-9.1 microg/l) (p=0.03 vs end of 120 days GnRH therapy) while testosterone and BMI were not changed. In conclusion 120-day pulsatile GnRH administration induced in males with delayed puberty physiological-like pubertal changes but not the decline in leptin levels reported during the progression of puberty. Therefore, in males with delayed puberty an impairment in the phenomenon of leptin decline associated with progression of puberty could be suggested. However after retrospective diagnosis of pubertal delay and long-term therapy in subjects with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism leptin levels declined. These data seem to indicate that time more than increase in testosterone levels and testicular volume is the determinant of leptin decline at puberty.Journal of endocrinological investigation 02/1999; 22(1):6-11. DOI:10.1007/BF03345471 · 1.55 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Hexarelin (Hex), a synthetic GH-releasing peptide, has recently been found to possess a weak PRL-releasing effect in normals. The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of Hex on GH and PRL secretion in 10 hyperprolactinemic women (HPRL) and 7 controls (C). All subjects underwent stimulus testing with placebo, bromocriptine (Br) (2.5 mg po at time -60), Hex (2 micrograms/kg/bw i.v.), and Br plus Hex. During placebo, HPRL showed a higher (p < 0.01) PRL area under curve (AUC) than C. Br significantly (p < 0.01) reduced PRL AUC both in HPRL and in C. Hex was able to induce a slight but significant (p < 0.05) PRL release in both groups. PRL response to Hex was abolished (p < 0.01 vs Hex) by Br priming in HPRL, while it was only blunted (p < 0.05 vs Hex) in C. Br induced a significant (p < 0.01) GH increase in both groups. However, GH AUC after Br was significantly higher (p < 0.01) in C than HPRL. Hex induced a significant (p < 0.01) GH release both in HPRL and in C. Br priming did not modify GH response to Hex in HPRL while it slightly (p < 0.05) increased GH response to Hex in C, suggesting that neuroendocrine modifications present in HPRL might, per se, be able to impair GH response to Br plus Hex, thus giving rise to receptor competition. Hex had a weak PRL-releasing effect in both groups studied, this was only blunted by Br priming in C but was abolished in HPRL, suggesting that oversensitivity to DA-ergic agents present in HPRL could be able to antagonize completely Hex action.Recenti progressi in medicina 03/1998; 89(3):118-22.
Article: Decreased steroidogenesis and cAMP production in vitro by leydig cells isolated from rats made hypothyroid during adulthood.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The Leydig cell function of adult male rats made hypothyroid with 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (6-PT, 0.1% w/v in drinking water for 1 month) was studied and compared with that of age-matched controls. After 6-PT treatment, a slight, non-significant decrease in serum testosterone was observed, but no changes in testis weight or number of Leydig cells were noted. The in vitro function of Leydig cells was therefore investigated during incubation for 3 h in the presence or absence of several stimuli: LH (30 mIU/mL), forskolin (FK 1 microM), isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX, 100 microM), GnRH (100 nM) or FK 1 microM + IBMX 100 microM. Irrespective of the stimulus, cells from hypothyroid rats secreted less cyclic AMP, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, androstenedione and testosterone. No differences in LH receptors were noted between the groups. Prolonged incubation with triiodothyronine (5-250 ng/mL) or thyroxine (5-250 ng/mL) for 3, 16, 24 or 48 h did not affect testosterone secretion in either group; however, administration of IGF-I (8 ng/mL for 24 h) resulted in increased spontaneous and stimulated testosterone production in both groups. However, when hypothyroid animals were supplemented in vivo with thyroxine a full recovery of Leydig cell function in vitro was noted. In conclusion: (1) Leydig cells from rats made hypothyroid during adulthood produce less testosterone in vitro, both spontaneously and in response to cAMP and non-cAMP-mediated stimuli; (2) this is due to a reduction in cAMP production and in the activity of the enzymes in the androgen biosynthetic pathway, and not to changes in LH receptors; (3) direct administration of thyroid hormones did not improve testosterone secretion in either group, while incubation with IGF-I did.International Journal of Andrology 11/1997; 20(5):279-86. DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2605.1997.00071.x · 3.21 Impact Factor
Article: Melatonin receptors are present in adult rat Leydig cells and are coupled through a pertussis toxin-sensitive G-protein.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Previous studies have suggested that melatonin (MLT) acts directly on rat Leydig cells by modulating androgen production. In the present study, the site of action of MLT was investigated. The binding of 2-[125I]iodomelatonin (125I-MLT; 7-240 pmol/l) to Leydig cell membrane fragments was tested in the presence or absence of guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP-gamma-S; 50 mumol/l). Saturation studies and Scatchard analysis revealed the existence of a high-affinity binding site with a Bmax of 46.70 +/- 3.50 fmol/mg protein and a Kd of 88.70 +/- 6.20 pmol/l; treatment with GTP-gamma-S reduced the concentration of 125I-MLT binding sites (Bmax 34.03 +/- 4.50), while increasing the Kd to 106.5 +/- 2.61 pmol/l. Pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin (PTX; 10 ng/ml for 16 h) resulted in a decreased binding of 125I-MLT and a lack of effect of GTP-gamma-S. Moreover, the effect of MLT on testosterone secretion induced by LH (30 mIU/ml), forskolin (1 mumol/l) and LHRH (100 nmol/l) was studied after 3-h incubation of cells which had been precultured with or without PTX. The inhibition of testosterone secretion due to MLT administration was eliminated by PTX pretreatment during forskolin and LH, but not during LHRH administration. However, 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels were higher in all groups incubated in the presence of MLT, irrespective of PTX pretreatment. Our data suggest that: (a) MLT receptors are present on the membranes of adult rat Leydig cells; (b) they couple through PTX-sensitive G-protein-coupled binding sites; (c) the mechanism by which MLT blocks 17-20 desmolase enzymatic activity (thus leading to increased 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels), and testosterone secretion during LHRH stimulation is likely to depend on one or more different mechanism(s) of action.European Journal of Endocrinology 07/1997; 136(6):633-9. DOI:10.1530/eje.0.1360633 · 3.69 Impact Factor
Article: Prolactin decrease and shift to a normal-like isoform profile during treatment with quinagolide in a patient affected by an invasive prolactinoma[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Prolactin (PRL) circulates as multiple molecular weight variants: glycosylated phosphorylated, deamidated and sulphated forms. The profiles of the forms, as determined by isoelectrofocusing (IEF), differ in physiological and pathological conditions. The case of a 72-year-old woman affected by an invasive prolactinoma is described. The patient had undergone surgical treatment followed by radiotherapy at the age of 71 years. Bromocriptine therapy followed (up to 10 mg/die), but the PRL levels were still extremely high (over 13,000 micrograms/l as determined by IRMA, after dilution). We therefore treated the patient with quinagolide, at increasing dosages, from 150 micrograms/die on day 0 to 600 micrograms/die on day 220. This treatment progressively lowered PRL to 23.2 micrograms/l. In addition to a decrease in PRL levels, a progressive change in the IEF profile was also noted. Indeed, on day 0, the PRL isoforms were very acidic and during treatment they progressively shifted toward a more basic range. For purpose of comparison PRL profiles were also determined in 8 women with pathological hyperprolactinaemia (group A, aged 16-50 years, PRL levels: 25.1-170.4 micrograms/l), in 6 normal women (group B, aged 25-29 years, PRL levels: 3.4-7.9 micrograms/l) and in 5 normal women during a TRH test (group C, aged 17-52 years, PRL levels: 2.7-10.3 micrograms/l). The profiles observed in group A had a single major peak at isoelectric point (pI) 6.5, while the group B and C profiles were more heterogeneous displaying multiple minor peaks, the majority of the molecules being in a more basic range (pI 6.9 for group B and pI 7.5 for group C). During treatment, the profiles of our subject at first resembled those of group A; subsequently, when the PRL levels had normalised, the profile resembled those noted in group B. Altered (immature?, more glycosilated?, less bioactive?) PRL molecules could be secreted by the tumour. These data show that quinagolide successfully reduced PRL levels, while inducing secretion of forms more similar to those found in women affected by pathological hyperprolactinaemia or in normal women.Journal of endocrinological investigation 06/1997; 20(5):289-93. DOI:10.1007/BF03350303 · 1.55 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: LH isoform profiles were analyzed in sera resolved with isoelectrofocusing from 5 elderly men (age 70.6 +/- 2.95) and 5 young adult men (age 28.2 +/- 1.24), by using polyclonal antibodies (RIA), monoclonal antibodies directed against the beta-subunits (IRMA) and in vitro LH bioassay. Despite the fact that the elderly had lower testosterone levels than the young (293 +/- 38 vs 512 +/- 77 ng/dl, p < 0.05), no differences were noted in the isoforms detected by any of the assays, although each assay yielded a characteristic profile. Indeed, RIA showed most LH in the acidic range, while IRMA revealed LH profiles with a major peak in the basic range, thus resembling the profiles determined by means of the bioassay. In the elderly, the profiles were also analyzed on day 7 and day 14 of short-term pulsatile sc LHRH administration (150 ng/bw/120 min). Only the LH bioassay detected an LHRH-induced shift to more basic and bioactive forms; these changes accompanied an increased in testosterone levels on day 7 (396 +/- 83 ng/dl, p < 0.05 vs day 0) and on day 14 (320 +/- 58 ng/dl NS vs day 0). Our data suggest that: 1) the profiles obtained in young and elderly subjects are similar, irrespective of the antisera used; 2) as a result of treatment with LHRH in the elderly an increase in T levels occurs, possibly due to the observed changes in LH bioactivity; 3) the in vitro LH bioassay appears to be the most sensitive assay in detecting such changes, which consisted of an enrichment in more basic and bioactive glycoforms.Journal of endocrinological investigation 05/1997; 20(4):194-202. DOI:10.1007/BF03346902 · 1.55 Impact Factor
Article: In vitro acute and prolonged effects of melatonin on purified rat Leydig cell steroidogenesis and adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate production.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The effects of melatonin (MLT; 4.3 pM to 4.3 microM) on rat Leydig cell steroidogenesis and cAMP production were investigated during 3-h LH (30 mIU/ml) stimulation. Having noted a dose-dependent inhibition of testosterone (T) release, we also tested MLT in the presence of the cAMP activator forskolin (1 microM), the phosphodiesterase inhibitor isobutylmethylxanthine (100 microM), a combination of these two, and LHRH (100 nM), a non-cAMP-mediated stimulus. Regardless of the stimulus, levels of T, androstenedione, and cAMP were reduced, whereas that of 17-hydroxyprogesterone was enhanced. Cells were also tested after prolonged exposure to MLT (215 nM for 16 h). When compared with data from cells not preincubated with MLT, cAMP and T levels were 30% higher during LH stimulation (30 mIU/ml); comparable during treatment with forskolin (1 microM), isobutylmethylxanthine (100 microM), or their combination; and reduced during LHRH (100 nM). Scatchard analysis did not reveal changes in LH receptors during prolonged MLT exposure. Our data show that MLT acutely reduces cAMP- and non-cAMP-stimulated T. This effect is linked in part to reduced cAMP production and in part to reduced 17-20-desmolase enzymatic activity, which, however, can occur even with non-cAMP-mediated stimulation. On the other hand, prolonged exposure to MLT results in sensitization of the LH-dependent adenylate cyclase activity.Endocrinology 01/1996; 136(12):5357-62. DOI:10.1210/en.136.12.5357 · 4.64 Impact Factor
Article: Delayed puberty in males with beta-thalassemia major: pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone administration induces changes in gonadotropin isoform profiles and an increase in sex steroids.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Patients with beta-thalassemia major often have pubertal delay, the etiology of which has not been fully elucidated. We investigated the pituitary-gonadal response to short-term subcutaneous pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) administration (150 ng/kg body weight every 120 min for 7 days) in five young males (aged 13.6-19.0 years) affected by beta-thalassemia major and presenting signs of delayed puberty. Immunoreactive and bioactive gonadotropin levels were determined and their isoform profiles were examined, before and after GnRH treatment, in a pool of samples collected every 15 min for 240 min. Testosterone, androstenedione, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone and 17 beta-estradiol were measured as markers of gonadal function on days 0, 1, 3, 5 and 7 of treatment. Five patients (aged 16.9-26.8 years) with confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism who were starting pulsatile GnRH therapy were also studied in the same protocol. Increased sex steroid levels were observed in both groups as a result of treatment. On day 7, the thalassemic patients had increased bioactive luteinizing hormone (LH) and follide-stimulating hormone (FSH), although immunoreactive LH and FSH were comparable to day 0. Moreover, fewer acidic and more basic immunoreactive and bioactive isoforms were noted in LH profiles on day 7. Similar results were observed in hypogonadal patients, who also had increased immunoreactive LH and FSH values. We suggest that the early stage of delayed puberty in thalassemia might be characterized by a neuroendocrine dysfunction resulting in an impaired hypothalamic GnRH release, which is inadequate for a proper pituitary stimulation. Pulsatile GnRH treatment seems to re-establish partially the correct pituitary-gonadal function.European Journal of Endocrinology 08/1995; 133(1):48-56. · 3.69 Impact Factor
Article: Delayed puberty in males with -thalassemia major: pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone administration induces changes in gonadotropin isoform profiles and an increase in sex steroidsEuropean Journal of Endocrinology 07/1995; 133(1):48-56. DOI:10.1530/eje.0.1330048 · 3.69 Impact Factor
Article: Opioid tonus and luteinizing hormone secretion in anorexia nervosa: priming effect with serotonin precursor L-5-hydroxytryptophan during pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone administration.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In anorexia nervosa (AN) luteinizing hormone (LH) release is often impaired during opioid blockade. We investigated whether a restoration of the endogenous sex steroid milieu, together with a rise in central serotonergic tone, could increase LH responsiveness to Naloxone (NAL) in seven young women affected by AN. The spontaneous pulsatility of gonadotropins and their response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and NAL challenges were tested before and after 13 days of pulsatile GnRH treatment and oral administration of L-5-hydroxytryptophan. Low and unpulsatile gonadotropin levels, responsive to GnRH, but not to NAL, were found before treatment. Pulsatile GnRH brought about a quasi-normal secretory pattern and 17 beta-estradiol increased to preovulatory levels in six of seven patients. On day 13 the lack of response to NAL administration was still present, however. A neuroendocrine disorder seems to be present in AN, which appears more complex than in other forms of hypothalamic amenorrhea.Biological Psychiatry 12/1994; 36(9):609-15. DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(94)90073-6 · 9.47 Impact Factor
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Capacity development for protected areas management is universally accepted as a top priority. And in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, many protected areas do not achieve their objectives of conserving key species, ecosystems and services, due to limited human and institutional capacity; particularly to access and use information to improve decision making. BIOPAMA (the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme) is responding to this challenge by developing capacity for protected area management through work at the regional level, and through wider collaboration with a range of global actors and local actors to develop and share best practices. Some of these will be showcased at the protected areas event of the decade: the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014. …
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With poachers responsible for more than half of ranger deaths over the past two years, IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the International Ranger Federation (IRF) call for a toughened stance against wildlife crime globally, marking World Ranger Day celebrated across the globe on 31 July. … | French | Spanish
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IUCN urges excellence for World Heritage
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Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Asia and the Pacific
"We need to avoid re-inventing the wheel" is a notion that was frequently heard during the opening of the Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Asia and the Pacific. The event was hosted by the Blue Solutions Initiative, with IUCN as a partner, on Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines. It convened around 100 practitioners and decision makers, civil society, local community as well as government representatives. …
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I just wanted to try a tutorial (https://ccp.cloudera.com/display/DOC/Hadoop+Tutorial) program WordCount V.2 (bottom of the page) in which they are using the following method to set up some basic variables for the programm:
public void configure(JobConf job) {
However I'm trying to use the new Hadoop API and this method does not seem to exist anymore? Can anyone tell me what the equivalent way of doing something like this in the new API is?
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The invention comprises a hockey rink used for instruction, training, coaching, practice and competitive play in ice and roller hockey. The structure of the invention comprises an ice or roller hockey rink, of standard or other size, consisting of a playing surface with markings, two goal nets, and surrounding boundary boards. The invention further comprises facilities for training hockey players consisting of one or more mechanized robots suspended from an overhead track, a training area containing computerized equipment for controlling the robots and receiving contact feedback from the robots, video equipment for recording practice, coaching and game playing activities, and digital computer equipment to be used by players for interactive instructional purposes in rooms adjacent to the rink.
1. A skating rink comprising:
a skating surface;
a plurality of mechanized robots in human form comprising an armature covered by impact padding, and a substance to provide weight to the robot;
a support assembly over the skating surface;
a suspension member for each robot connecting each robot to the support assembly such that each robot is suspended over the skating surface by a corresponding suspension member;
movement means coupled to each suspension member for moving each suspension member and corresponding robot; and
a processor for providing command signals to command the movement means to move the plurality of mechanized robots in individual patterns over the skating surface.
2. The skating rink of claim 1 wherein at least one of the mechanized robots includes a sensor for measuring impact when contacted and generating sensor data related to measured impact.
3. The skating rink of claim 2 wherein at least one of the mechanized robots further comprises means for transmitting the sensor data from the sensor to the processor.
4. The skating rink of claim 2 further comprising:
means for storing the sensor data; and
means for displaying the sensor data.
5. The skating rink of claim 4 further comprising:
recording means for recording visual images of a user interacting with at least one of the robots; and wherein
the recorded visual images are displayed with the sensor data.
6. The skating rink of claim 5 wherein the sensor data comprises numerically measurable information concerning the player's performance during the training session.
7. The skating rink of claim 1 wherein the processor comprises a computer.
8. The skating rink of claim 1 wherein each of the mechanized robots comprises:
a uniform consistent with the sport of ice hockey; and
a hockey stick movable along a vertical plane.
9. The skating rink of claim 1 wherein the support assembly comprises one or more track assemblies along which one or more mechanized robots are movable, movement of a robot within a track assembly being controlled by the processor.
10. The skating rink of claim 9 wherein each track assembly is comprised of a block of circles each crossed by a figure "S".
11. The skating rink of claim 1 further comprising a hoist mechanism for raising the support assembly and mechanized robots when not in use to a height above the skating surface to allow normal use of the skating surface.
12. The skating rink of claim 11 wherein the hoist mechanism comprises a hoist motor located above a frame of a building enclosing the skating surface.
13. The skating rink of claim 1 further comprising one or more sensing devices adjacent to the skating surface for sensing activity on the skating surface.
14. The skating rink of claim 13 wherein the sensing devices comprise a video camera.
15. The skating rink of claim 13 wherein the sensing devices comprise an impact sensor on at least one of the mechanized robots.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the art of instruction, training, coaching, and competitive rink facilities, and particularly to a rink used in the sport of ice or roller hockey.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Ice (and roller) hockey is a fast and dynamic sport. Each player's "on-ice" position constantly changes. Team and individual play continually alternates from offense to defense and back again, usually in a matter of seconds (or fractions of second).
Among hockey instructors, trainers, coaches, and players there is great emphasis on "a good work ethic". That emphasis is a practical recognition of what is required of ice hockey players, namely that they be persistently attacking (on offense), aware of conditions leading to counter-attacks, defending against attacks (on defense), and at all times in motion.
Instruction, training, and practicing for ice hockey are relatively complex and demanding. Hockey is a "high skill" game with a long and steep learning curve. Players are required to skate, handle hockey sticks so as to control the puck (known as stickhandling), pass, shoot, understand positional and situational play, check (blocking the opponent) and execute many individual skills, in very close sequential order, while working in concert with teammates.
Ice hockey instruction usually begins with the demonstration (or explanation) of a skill, tactic, or maneuver by the instructor, followed by repetitious execution (practice) by players. Practice sessions typically include individual skill development and team preparation. Speed and power skating (explosive starts and stamina building) drills as well as stickhandling, passing, shooting, checking, and other individual aspects of the game are usually incorporated into practice sessions and selected team plays are practiced as well. For example, plays which require constant repetition include those that originate in the face-off circles, those that develop while in offensive command of the puck, and/or those that occur while executing defensive maneuvers. Ice hockey is a unique sport in terms of its requirements for speed, balance, strength, timing, panoramic vision, and agility as well as the team plays which are major components of the game.
Ice hockey players need to achieve a high level of fundamental physical/athletic skill in at least seven areas. They are: (1) agility, (2) balance, (3) form, (4) impact, (5) speed, (6) strength, and (7) timing.
Teams need to improve performance by practicing passing, playmaking on offense and defense, player advantage and disadvantage tactics used during: (1) power plays (advantage), i.e. when, due to penalties to the opposing team, the opposing team loses one or more of its players for a period of time giving the advantaged team a one or more player advantage or, (2) conversely, short handed (disadvantage) tactics, known as penalty-killing.
In order to make the most of each instructing, training or coaching session, players must attain and repeat a high level of control over each of the seven fundamental physical/athletic aspects of the game noted above. Team players must similarly attain a high degree of accomplishment in executing plays that require command of both physical/athletic and cognitive skills.
It is generally recognized that the amount of time spent practicing on the ice ("ice time" for both hockey players and teams) bears a strong relationship to the attainment of skills. However, it is also generally recognized that within most geographical areas there is a shortage of available ice time. There is on-going competition for ice time and therefore blocks of time for instructing, training and coaching is limited for many players and teams. In the struggle and scramble for quantitative "ice time", attention to the optimal qualitative use of that time has been subordinated.
Currently, the objectives of ice hockey instructors are reached with few or no technological aids. For example, electro-mechanical devices for controlling on-ice playing variables and repeating specific conditions, so that individual skills and team play can be enhanced, is virtually nonexistent. Similarly, electronic measuring devices and computer assisted (or interactive computer "games") technology for training and coaching are virtually non-existent. Devices currently used for instruction/practice in ice hockey include:
(1) nylon parachutes pulled by the skater(s) (used to increase drag, and therefore, the skater's leg strength by overcoming the drag),
(2) surgical tubing attached to a harness on the skater's shoulders and, at the lowest point, to the skates causing the skater to bend at the knees and waist while skating (a preferred skating position for ice and roller hockey),
(3) lengths of wooden boards (or hockey sticks) placed on the ice for practicing jumps and other skating maneuvers, and
(4) orange plastic traffic cones, used as pathmarkers for skating drills.
Devices (1) and (2) mentioned above are designed to increase players' strength and form but do not provide instruction/practice in the skills, moves and maneuvers which are particular to ice and roller hockey.
Devices (3) and (4) described above (i.e. the use of wooden boards and orange plastic traffic cones) can be used to practice skating maneuvers in ice hockey but suffer from their placement (on the surface of the ice), which is to say that the skater is forced to pay undue attention to the surface of the ice. Looking at the ice surface is contrary to what must be done to play ice hockey. Playing ice hockey requires lines of sight to teammates and opponents and far less so to the puck (on the ice surface) itself. In effect, guiding, passing or shooting the puck must be mastered so that they are done by touch and timing, leaving the skater free to see his/her competitive opportunities. Realistic training devices would, therefore, provide above-ice lines of sight. Even with unlimited ice time, learning and teaching the skills of the sport suffer from the absence of conditions that simulate a realistic skating environment. As a consequence, learning is prolonged or poorly assimilated and practicing becomes arduous, less specific, and less effective than desired.
It is difficult to provide players with precise conditions that would allow them to emulate ideal maneuvers or to practice against an ideal opposing player (or team). The problem is controlling the variables. In existing practice sessions a player usually practices opposite the instructor or another player(s). Since every "opposing" player or instructor is prone to human error or simply fatigue, maneuvers and skills cannot be repeated in a desired optimal fashion. This process inhibits players from practicing a desired maneuver until it is perfected: it lengthens the learning process and "loses" many players except for the truly motivated. Players may learn "bad habits" while playing opposite a less than a carefully structured opponent or by emulating a less than proficient example. Instructors, trainers and coaches face a daunting challenge, to control, in a time-effective manner, the conditions (variables) on ice, so as to achieve enhanced individual skills and team play.
The need to use ice time qualitatively, and time-effectively on a technologically enhanced ice rink, is addressed by this application. The invention comprises an ice rink, of standard or other size, consisting of a playing surface with markings, two goal nets, two penalty boxes, three rooms (adjacent to the rink with a transparent, plexiglass wall in each room facing the rink), and seating for spectators. The invention further comprises means for enhanced instruction in the sport of ice hockey consisting of one or more mechanized robots suspended from overhead tracks. The robots are designed to simulate hockey players and to move along the overhead tracks in a manner which will simulate actual plays and maneuvers used in the sport of ice hockey. The robots are equipped with electronic sensors that enable performance measurements to be obtained during training sessions with players and transmitted to computer terminals in a training area.
With regard to skills such as agility, balance, speed and power skating, the robots will be used to measure player "contacts", i.e. executing a drill in the least amount of time, with fewest contacts being optimal.
With regard to stick handling, passing, shooting and positional play, the robots will be used to measure accuracy by recording the number of times the robots are hit by pucks (or players themselves) during stickhandling, passing or shooting (i.e. how much of an obstruction the robots are to the player) and, using video tapes (or other means of recording action), how well the player(s) is positioned according to the location of the robot(s).
With regard to checking and contesting for control of the puck, the robots will measure impact, i.e. the force of contact.
In addition to the foregoing devices, a network of video cameras and magic eye recorders will be used to measure speed and accuracy and to obtain visual records of training sessions. These records may be used for performance feedback before, during, and after instructive training or coaching sessions.
FIG. 1 is a plan schematic of the rink and the adjoining training rooms.
FIG. 2a is a front view of a mechanized robot designed according to the present invention to resemble a hockey player.
FIG. 2b is a side view of a mechanized robot.
FIG. 3 is a plan schematic of the track assembly from which the robots are suspended including the hoist point locations.
FIG. 4a is an elevation schematic of a track assembly in the raised and lowered positions.
FIG. 4b is a perspective view of the robots and track assembly in the lowered position.
FIG. 4c is a perspective view of the robots and track assembly in the raised position.
FIG. 5 is a side view of a suspension cable connection to a track assembly.
FIG. 6 is an elevation view of a suspension cable as it is fed through the guide pulley and hoist motor.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the suspension cable as it is fed through the guide pulley and hoist motor.
FIG. 8 is an illustration of the motorized car which runs inside the track assembly.
FIG. 9A is a front view of a mechanized robot with a detailed illustration of a section of the sensor mesh in FIG. 9B.
Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention comprises a hockey rink 1 used for instruction, practice and play in the sport of ice hockey. The rink may contain markings 2 similar to those in a standard hockey rink. Three rooms (approximately 45 feet by 45 feet in size) adjacent to the hockey rink may be used for control computers 3, video replay 4, and game planning 5.
The invention further comprises facilities for instruction in the sport of ice hockey consisting of one or more mechanized robots (FIG. 2a), in human form, outfitted to resemble hockey players, such as the mechanized robots described in pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/375,617, filed Jan. 20, 1995 by Vincent J. Macri, and, entitled "Mechanized Robots for Use in Instruction, Training, and Practice in the Sport of Ice and Roller Hockey". That pending patent application is incorporated herein by this reference. FIG. 2b shows a side view of one of the mechanized robots. The robots are suspended from overhead track assemblies which enable movement along a course that is designed to simulate typical skating patterns followed during hockey games. The design of the invention will enable players to learn and to practice in realistic conditions and to repeat drills needed to master the fundamental maneuvers and tactics essential to ice hockey. Each robot can also contain a substance to provide variable weight to the robot, such as sand or water.
The size of the ice rink will determine the number of track assemblies which can be built into the facility. Each track assembly is approximately 24 square feet and may contain from one to nine mechanized robots. FIG. 3, illustrates a plan schematic of the track assembly 6 which contains a block of nine circles 7, each crossed by a figure "S" 8. Larger rink facilities may contain more than one track assembly, each containing from one to nine robot players. This design will enable rink facilities to be used by more than one team at a time, and thus, increase "ice time" for ice hockey players. In addition, smaller facilities with fewer track assemblies may be built where resources are limited or when it is advantageous to have fewer players on the ice.
When not in use, the track assemblies and robots can be raised to a position above the surface of the ice rink (FIG. 4a). Each track assembly is suspended by four steel cables 9, each cable approximately one inch thick. The cables are suspended from the steel superstructure of the building frame 10 itself. Each track assembly 6 moves between a raised position 11 (approximately 32 feet above the surface of the ice) and a lowered position 12 via four hoist motors 13 located above the building frame. In the lowered position the robots 14 are approximately 1/4 inch above the surface of the ice 15.
FIG. 4b shows a perspective view of the robots in the lowered position as they are used during a training session. FIG. 4c shows the robots raised above the surface of the ice. When the robots are in the raised position, the ice rink may be used for hockey games, practice sessions, or other skating functions.
Referring to FIG. 5, each cable is attached to the track assembly by a steel eyebolt 16. FIG. 6 contains an elevation view indicating how a suspension cable 9 is fed to a hoist motor 13. Each of the four suspension cables is controlled by its own motor. The four motors simultaneously raise and lower the track assembly.
Each suspension cable is guided by a pulley 17 which is connected to the building frame by a structural steel pulley mount 18. The hoist motor 13 is positioned above the building frame 10 by a structural steel standoff bracket hoist motor mount 19.
FIG. 7 contains a plan view of a hoist assembly. This diagram illustrates that each hoist assembly, containing a hoist motor 13, steel cable 9, and guide pulley 17, is connected at an angle to the building frame 10. The positions of the four hoist motors and suspension cables are also illustrated by FIG. 3.
Referring to FIG. 8, the tracks 20 are made of steel and a conductive material made of copper or copper alloy. Each robot will be moved by a motorized car 21 running inside the track, the direction of which will be controlled by a computer program.
A simple potentiometer controls the speed at which the robots move along the track and across the ice. Increases and decreases in the voltage fed to the potentiometer will allow the robots to increase or decrease speed during maneuvers.
The formations and drills executed by the robots will be selected by the instructor from a computerized menu. The instructor may choose to repeat specific maneuvers or vary the drills executed in the practice session. In addition, since the robots perform according to preprogrammed patterns, they will be able to precisely repeat plays and individual maneuvers (straightforward or difficult) each time they are activated. This will assist players to improve skills and to avoid "bad habits" as they progress in the sport.
Performance measures describing each player's training session will be communicated by sensors located inside the robots (FIG. 9A). Beneath the uniform, as shown in FIG. 9B, the robots are covered with a flexible fabric containing a grid-like mesh 22 comprised of micro volt wiring 23 connecting a series of silicon sensor chips 24. The sensor chips count the number of times and measure force of impact with which a skater (hockey player) contacts the mechanized robot.
Each robot is equipped with a transmitter 25 which communicates information obtained from the sensors to the instructor's computer. Information from each player's performance in the drill will be used to measure speed, agility, force of impact, timing, positioning, reaction time, and other important factors.
Training sessions may adopt the following or similar format:
(1) coach, instructor or trainer selects on ice program from computer menu,
(2) players are informed of on-ice program and shown a computer print-out diagram of the on-ice activity, alternatively a VCR film or interactive computer game serves as the pre-practice, on-ice, information vehicle,
(3) robots are positioned according to the program,
(4) robots are activated to execute the selected program,
(5) on-ice session begins and continues,
(6) player/robot interactive on-ice program ends,
(7) information is transmitted to training area,
(8) feed-back session is conducted with players.
Video cameras placed above the rink will enable the instructor to obtain a visual record of the player's performance. This record combined with the data obtained from the robots can be used to evaluate the player's total performance and serve as the basis of guidance and instruction to the player. The video recording of each maneuver or check can be overlaid with data transmitted from the robots indicating the speed, force of impact, or timing of each play. Feedback sessions will provide visual and numerically measurable information concerning the player's performance during the training session. This will facilitate discussion between the instructors and players regarding the player's level of achievement. The feedback session should also suggest which program should be activated for the robots during the next training session.
The foregoing details specific embodiments of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will realize that further modifications may be made to the technologies or structures mentioned without departing from the scope of the invention. It is intended by this patent and the appended claims to encompass all such changes and modifications which fall within the spirit of this invention.
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u-rv Ya Aug. 24, 1965 s. J. BOND 3,202,049 7. O 2 4 LIQUID DISPENSER FOR MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE Filed Nov. 29, 1961 1 If )m a a 7 ,I 1 Mm H INVENTOR. SELAH J. BOND ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,202,049 LIQUID DISPENSER FOR MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE Selah J. Bond, Ontario, N.Y., assignor to Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Nov. 29, 1961, Ser. No. 155,713 4 Claims. (Cl. 88-40) This invention relates to microscopes and more particularly to a liquid dispensing device for oil immersion type of operation.
When using a microscope having an oil immersion type of objective, the lowest lens surface is usually plano and is located only a few thousandths of an inch away from the specimen slide so that it is often a vexing operation to insert the required oil immersion liquid between the slide and the objective making it necessary to move the objective upwardly. Furthermore, the operation is messy and time-consuming and more important, it is difficult to apply the optimum amount of oil to the slide.
It is an object of this invention to overcome the aforesaid difficulties by providing a novel liquid dispenser for the liquid required by oil immersion type of objectives, said dispenser being simple and neat in structure and operation.
It is a further object to provide such a device which is carried by and in effect forms a part of a microscope objective, the device being adjustable for dispensing said oil in accordance with its viscosity in an optimum manner, and without interfering with normal operation of the instrument.
A still further object of this invention is to provide such a device having venting means for facilitating flow of said oil, and means for showing the supply of oil.
Further objects and advantages reside in the detailed construction and combination of the parts of this invention as described and suggested in the specification herebelow taken together with the accompanying drawing, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view partly shown in section and broken away of one form of the present invention assembled on a microscope, the device being shown in inoperative position;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of this invention assembled in operating position on a microscope objective;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 33 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the oil dispensing mechanism; and
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the objective casing per se.
In the drawing, the numeral represents generally a microscope having an optical tube 11 whereon an oil immersion type of objective 12 is mounted in optical alignment with an eyepiece 13. The tube 11 with its associated parts is mounted for vertical movement on suitable guideways 14 formed on the microscope body 15, and movement thereof is effected by turning a suitable fine adjustment mechanism which is generally designated by numeral 16. Below the objective 12 is provided a stationary stage 17 whereon a specimen slide 18 is held.
It is well known in the art that the amount of useful illumination received by an objective of high numerical aperture may be considerably increased by adding a drop of oil of proper refractive index to the slide so as to fill the space between the specimen slide and the lowermost refractive surface of the objective.
According to this invention the placement of said drop of oil may be advantageously facilitated by the dispensing mechanism described herebelow. The dispensing mechanism is provided by the complementary structures of a ice liquid holding shell 19 and the aforesaid objective 12 on which the shell is supported by any preferred mechanism for relative vertical movement thereon such as a nut element 20 which is engaged with a thread element 21 on the objective.
Below the thread 21, a cylindrical surface 22 is formed on the objective casing and therebelow is formed a bottom conical surface 23 which terminates close to a central lens 24.
The liquid dispenser 19 is formed with a cylindrical wall 25 which is spaced radially from the surface 22 to form a liquid holding chamber 26. Wall 25 is joined integrally at the bottom with a somewhat conical wall 27 which closes the chamber and has a central dispensing aperture therein defined by an annular conical surface 28. The angularity of the surface 28 is intended to substantially match the angularity of the conical surface 23 on the objective so that together these contacting surfaces constitute a valve for metering the liquid as it emerges from said aperture. For best action of this device, the lowest surface 29 on the conical part 27 should be near but not below the lowest lens surface on the lens 24.
For the purpose of metering the flow of the oil from the chamber 26 at a desired rate, a suitable scale 30 is formed around the periphery on the upper part of said dispensing shell 19 and an index mark 31 is fixed on the objective 12 so that the amount of rotation of said shell is indicated whereby the area of the dispensing orifice may be varied by measured amounts.
Another novel feature of this invention is provided in the means for venting the chamber 26, said means comprising a pair of notches 33, 34 formed transversely to the thread in the nut 20. As seen in FIG. 4, said notches terminate in the fiat walls 35, 36 at a position no deeper than the root of the thread, and corresponding notches 37 having bottom walls 37', as shown in FIG. 5, are provided in the male thread 21 of the objective 12. Since all of the aforesaid notches are not deeper than the thread depth, the notches provide a vent for the chamber 26 when in registry with each other. The angular locations of the notches is such that the venting passage is closed when the valve part 28 bears against conical surface 23.
A further novel feature is provided by forming the cooperating notches 33, 34, 37 at such relative angular lo cations that closure of the vent passages occurs somewhat before the closure of the valve parts 28, 23 whereby a slight positive pressure is applied to expel the liquid from the chamber 26 by turning the shaft 19 further until the valve is closed.
Advantageously, the dispenser shell 19 may be made of a translucent plastic material whereby the oil supply can be seen from any angle and scratching of the valve seat 23 is eliminated.
In the operation of this device, it is only necessary to fill the chamber 26 with the proper immersion liquid, adjust the focus of the objective 12 by the control knob 16, and rotate the dispenser shell 25 slightly so that a thin film of oil flows under the objective onto the specimen slide 18 as shown at 32 and then rotate the chamber reversely to reclose the valve. The objective 12 need not be racked upwardly before the oil is applied to the specimen and an optimum amount of oil may be obtained by rotating the shell 25 to the desired scale setting.
It will be observed from the foregoing that this invention provides a simple and convenient oil dispensing device which is neat and clean in operation and having a controllable oil flow, all of which is in conformity to the stated objects of this invention.
Although only one form of this invention has been shown and described in detail, other forms are possible and changes may be made in the operational details thereof without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the claims herebelow.
What is claimed is:
1. The combination in a liquid dispenser which is mounted on an oil immersion type of microscope objective having a side wall and a bottom wall of a shell surrounding and spaced from said side wall and extending beneath said bottom wall of the objective to form therewith a liquid holding chamber,
means including an inclined connection constructed jointly on the upper end of the shell and objective side wall for mounting the shell for longitudinal motion on the objective upon rotation of said shell, and
an annular seating surface formed on the lowermost part of said shell around a central discharge orifice in said bottom wall, said seating surface being formed to fit against and cooperate with the bottom wall in one operative position of the shell to form therewith a valve for governing exit of the liquid held in said chamber.
2. The combination in a liquid dispenser which is mounted on an oil immersion type of microscope objective having a side wall and a bottom wall of a shell surrounding and spaced from said side wall and extending beneath said bottom wall of the objective to form therewith a liquid holding chamber,
a thread formed on said side wall and a mating thread formed on the upper part of said shell for mounting the shell on the objective and effect relative axial motion therebetween, and
an annular seating surface formed on the lowermost part of said shell around a central discharge orifice in said bottom wall, said seating surface being formed to fit against said bottom wall and coact therewith to close the chamber in one operative position of the shell and being displaceable axially by rotation of said shell to act as a valve in distributing a limited flow of liquid beneath said objective.
3. A liquid dispenser for a microscope as set forth in claim 2 and further comprising a surface which constitutes the bottom of a recess formed axially through each of the cooperating threaded parts of said threaded connection at a depth substantially equal to the thread depth, said shell being rotated to align the recesses so as to form a venting passage when the valve parts are in operating position but misaligned to close said passage when the shell is rotated to close the valve.
4. The combination in a liquid dispenser which is mounted on an oil immersion type microscope objective of an objective casing having a cylindrical outer portion and terminating below in a downwardly inclined conical portion which is partly used as a valve seat, a liquid holding shell spaced away from both said portions to form a reservoir therebetween, an inclined connection formed jointly on the upper end of the casing and shell respective ly for moving the shell along the casing upon relative rotation therebetween, a closure wall carried by the lower part of said shell and having an annular valve surface formed coaxially around a central orifice therein so as to coact with said valve seat in controlling the flow of the liquid from the reservoir onto a specimen slide, and venting means operably constructed so as to be responsive to relative rotation between said shell and casing for closing the venting means previous to the seating of the annular valve surface on said valve seat whereby a quantity of oil is forcibly ejected therethrough concurrently with the valve closing action.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 8/41 Beeh 9/56 Kinder et a1.
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Baldwin defends neutral vote on Iranian president
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin on Wednesday stood by her decision to vote "present" on a 2007 resolution condemning Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning the Holocaust and advocating the destruction of the state of Israel.
The resolution - which called on the U.N. Security Council to charge Ahmadinejad with inciting genocide - passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 411-2 on June 20, 2007.
Baldwin was one of 11 members of Congress to vote "present," meaning she neither supported nor opposed the measure.
In a Wednesday interview with the Journal Sentinel Editorial Board, Baldwin said she never thought the resolution was a no-brainer, even with Ahmadinejad's harsh anti-Israel rhetoric and nuclear ambitions. Baldwin - a Madison Democrat running against ex-Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson for a U.S. Senate seat - called it a "very difficult" vote.
The Madison representative said she was afraid that if Congress passed the non-binding resolution, then-President George W. Bush could have used it as a basis to go to war against Iran without seeking congressional approval.
She said Bush had previously used this tactic to justify invading Iraq in 2003.
"This (resolution) came up at the same time that we had a president who was saber-rattling about yet another conflict," Baldwin said. "It was of great concern to me that he could at some point in the future - as he did in Iraq - point back at that and say, 'This is Congress supporting regime change (in Iran); let's use military means to do that."
The only two House members to oppose the legislation were fringe lawmakers Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat, and Ron Paul, a Texas Republican. Kucinich came under fire from Jewish leaders for insisting Ahmadinejad merely wanted a new regime in Israel, not the death of its citizens and backers.
Baldwin said she decided to vote "present" because she agreed with the sentiments in the resolution. She said she vigorously opposed the statements from Iran's anti-Zionist leader dismissing the Holocaust and declaring that supporters of the state of Israel will "burn in the fire of the Islamic nations' fury."
"It's a tough decision," Baldwin said. As for her position, she said, "It's hard to explain."
A Thompson spokeswoman said Baldwin has been out of the mainstream on Iran.
Along with the Ahmadinejad resolution, Baldwin voted against Iranian sanctions on four occasions. This election, Baldwin has received nearly $60,000 in direct and indirect donations from the Council for a Livable World, a nuclear-control organization that opposes Iranian sanctions.
The U.S. and Western powers have sought to use economic sanctions to derail Iran's nuclear weapons program. Baldwin's campaign has noted that she voted for sanctions in 2001 and twice recently.
"Obviously, Madison liberal Tammy Baldwin didn't think Ahmadinejad's statements denying the Holocaust were extreme enough to even take a stance (on the resolution)," Lisa Boothe, communications director for Thompson, said in a statement. "Meanwhile, she was pocketing money from a pro-Iranian group, opposing sanctions on Iran, and supporting the current regime."
Boothe added, "How many more off-the-wall excuses can Tammy Baldwin come up with to explain her extreme record?"
But Baldwin said she doesn't believe her voting record is out of step with the majority of state residents.
"What the voters of Wisconsin are looking for both on the foreign policy and on the domestic side is someone who's not afraid to stand up," Baldwin said.
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Situated in a rural location, this luxury hotel is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Zenith Sud and within 3 mi (5 km) of Mare Nostrum Aquarium and Comedy Square. Fabre Museum is 3.1 mi (4.9 km) away.
Hotel Features
A full-service spa, a restaurant, and an outdoor pool are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/café are onsite.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Le Domaine de Verchant Relais & Châteaux features an outdoor pool and a spa tub. The hotel offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
Event facilities measuring 2153 square feet (200 square meters) include conference space. This luxury hotel also offers a fitness center, a sauna, and a steam room. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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- Total number of rooms - 26
- Number of floors - 2
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Buffet and full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Domaine de Verchant - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
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An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness center.
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Domaine de Verchant has 3 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam.
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Thousands of Australians are huddling in shelters as torrential rain floods cities and towns in Queensland and New South Wales, killing four people and prompting around 1000 helicopter evacuations.
With floodwaters expected to peak in most of the worst-hit areas later on Tuesday, officials were rushing to move those in the highest-risk areas to safety.
In the hard-hit city of Bundaberg, 385 kilometres north of Brisbane, rescue crews plucked 1000 people to safety after the river that runs through town broke its banks, sending fast-moving, muddy water pouring into streets and homes.
Around 1500 residents fled to evacuation centres, while patients at the local hospital were being airlifted to Brisbane as a precaution.
"Listen to the roar of the water - that's not helicopters," Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said. "You see a lot of locations where there are literally sort of rapids. There's white water out there, so it is very dangerous."
Between 2500 and 3000 homes and 200 to 300 businesses were inundated with water, Bundaberg Mayor Mal Forman said.
Queensland residents and officials were being particularly cautious, after floodwaters from heavy rain in late 2010 and early 2011 left much of the state under water in the worst flooding Australia had seen in decades.
The 2010-2011 floods killed 35 people, damaged or destroyed 30,000 homes and businesses and left Brisbane, Australia's third-largest city, under water for days.
The current flood crisis was not as severe, though some areas in northern New South Wales were hit by more than half a metre of rain, State Emergency Services Deputy Commissioner Steve Pearce said. Four people have died, including a 3-year-old boy who was hit by a falling tree in Brisbane.
"We're expecting flash flooding, we're expecting trees to be brought down, wires to be brought down by these winds," Pearce said. "We're expecting a very challenging 24 hours in front of us."
In the New South Wales city of Grafton, 600 kilometres north of Sydney, the river peaked just below the top of the levee wall, prompting relief among officials who had ordered an evacuation affecting 2500 residents.
"It does appear as though the worst of it is over," New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell said.
The flooding was caused by the remnants of tropical cyclone Oswald, which sparked tornados and created sea foam that came ashore on the Queensland coast. The foam covered roads in places, causing traffic to be diverted. Elsewhere, beach-goers waded into the bubbles to pose for photographs.
Australia has been suffering through a summer of weather extremes, with blistering temperatures and dry conditions igniting hundreds of wildfires across the southern half of the country.
Parts of Brisbane could run out of drinking water overnight if the city's residents don't use drought-style water saving measures.
Mount Crosby water treatment plant has been forced to shut down because of turbid water caused by the flood.
It will be a few days before it is operating again and before then Brisbane homes will only have access to half the clean drinking water they would usually consume.
Premier Newman urged people to only use water for cooking, drinking and washing.
He said people should not use water for washing cars and boats or re-topping swimming pools.
Newman said if the public did not conserve water, the "worst case scenario" would see parts of Brisbane - mostly in the south - run out.
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk urged people to introduce a four-minute limit on showers in the same way they did during the 2001-2009 drought.
Brisbane households usually collectively use about 450 mega litres of water per day but there is currently only enough to supply between 220 and 240 mega litres per day.
Four people have been killed by the storms in Queensland, with a 3-year-old boy becoming the latest victim overnight.
The toddler was with his family watching floodwaters rise in northern Brisbane when a large gum tree fell on them.
He died later in hospital. His pregnant 34-year-old mother remains in a critical condition with several broken bones and severe head injuries after becoming trapped beneath the tree.
The body of a motorcyclist was pulled from from Oxley Creek, south of Brisbane yesterday. He had been swept off a flooded bridge before horrified onlookers on Sunday night.
In Burnett Heads, near Bundaberg, an 81-year-old man died after falling off his yacht as he tried to secure it against wild weather on Sunday.
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It is understood the man's step-father was rescued shortly after the car was swamped, but his mother was forced to cling to tree for more than four hours before she could be saved.
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 1632
Sunday 02nd of March 2008
Well Google Android news is pretty slow round these parts so i decided to keep myself busy by combining my love for classic sci-fi with the upcoming mobile platform Android, well sort of…Below is a compilation of my personal top 5 favourite Android appearances in some very early classic sci-fi tv shows and movies.For all you Android purists please feel free to berate me in the comments over the technicalities between Androids, robots, cyborgs, simians, replicants and the like. Alternatively you could just suggest your own favourites.So without further adieu here's the top 5 greatest Android parts in sci-fi. » Read the rest
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 114
Wednesday 20th of February 2013
We've heard rumors here and there about Google bringing a touch-enabled Chromebook to the market, but so far nothing has really materialized. Now the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is definitely preparing some touch devices slated for release later this year. There's no word on exact release dates, or what manufacturer Google will be partnering with to make these devices, but after the recent marketing push for Chromebooks in the Play Store, as well as Google's efforts on polishing up Chrome OS, I wouldn't expect these plans to fall through.This does put Google in an odd position, however. On one hand, these Chromebooks could potentially eat up some Android device sales. On the other hand, after Android's wild success, the next market for Google to attack would be the desktop computer market, which is almost exclusively dominated by Microsoft's Windows. Personally, I think the Chromebooks, if offered at a decent price like Google's Nexus devices, would make a great addition to Android powered smartphones and tablets. And after
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 1587
Sunday 07th of February 2010
The Google Android platform allows the user a simple and efficient means to create applications for the mobile device. Much of the information concerning Android architecture, libraries, and source codes can be found on the Google Android web page: http://code.google.com/intl/en/android/To develop Android applications, the user can employ Netbeans or Eclipse for assistance. Each Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is free and easy to maneuver. However, Eclipse is an older application that Netbeans.NetbeansNetbeans is deemed more desirable for building web applications. To begin building a web application in Netbeans, it requires one step. This step involves downloading the Netbeans IDE 5.0 application. Its competitor's process involves 6 steps in comparison.Netbeans contains a JSP debugger and remote debugger, a Java Enterprise Edition verifier, a choice of JSP, JSF or Struts frameworks, a deployment description editor, a HTTP monitor, multiple database connections, XML editor and validation, debug and monitor SQL commands, and no manual creation or modification of deployment
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 1593
Tuesday 05th of January 2010
Ahead of the announcement later today from Google, the Nexus One's product page was briefly live this morning.The page featured an Android 2.0 demo video and links to order tracking and activation for the Nexus One handset.The page was quickly removed but is believed to go live again later today at the time of the official Google announcement.The Google Android event is scheduled to begin at 10 AM PST.[via google.com + techcrunch.com]
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 1164
Saturday 19th of March 2011
According to wired.com Amazon is about to launch their own app store for the Android platform this Tuesday, March 22. Android users will now have an additional market to shop for apps. According to wired, the plan for Amazon is to be more in control of the market like Apple's Itunes. Amazon will decide what content goes in their market and they plan on charging less for the apps then the Google Android market. Will any of this create confusion?The critics of Android have been saying that the problem with Android is fragmentation with multiple manufacturers and multiple OS versions. For some reason the consumer never listened because over 60 million Android phones were sold last year. Now those same critics are trying to say that the Amazon app store will create confusion. Google's Android platform was created to give choice to consumers not put them in jail. » Read the rest
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 47
Tuesday 09th of April 2013
Well that didn't take long did it? Google officially announced the redesigned Google Play Store earlier, and the APK is already available to download for manual updating. All phones and tablets with Android 2.2 or higher will get the new update over-the-air, but unfortunately it will take roughly 3 weeks to hit every device. If you're like me, you're impatient and don't feel like waiting around, so all you have to do is grab the APK from the download link below and install it just like any other APK. In case you're not familiar, just make sure you have "unknown sources" checked under settings/security. Then from your phone/tablet, tap on the download link below, then tap Download (5.9MB) and it will save it to your phone/tablet. Tap on "com.android-vending-4.0.25.apk" in your notification panel, answer OK to replace system application, and tap Install. After it's installed, just tap open to start enjoying the new card-themed Play Store. Enjoy!!Download LinkThanks to all that sent this in
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 1411
Thursday 30th of September 2010
In a new blog post over at the Google Mobile Blog, Google has announced a change to their website. Google has turned the URL that used to be the landing page for the Nexus One (back in it's hayday) into the "Google Phone Gallery". The new page serves as a tool to help people find a new Android phones. According to the blog post:All the phones in the gallery include Android Market, Google Search, and other Google Mobile services such as Gmail, Maps, and YouTube. There are tools that make it easy to compare phones side by side: you can filter phones by country, manufacturer, and carrier; view and compare technical specifications and features; and find where each phone is available for sale.So be sure to check it out at www.google.com/phone, and let us know what you think in the comments below.[via Google Mobile Blog]
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 883
Monday 10th of October 2011
Do you have an interest in Android phones, tablets, apps, accessories and every & anything else Android related? Do you find yourself spending hours a day reading news sites and blogs? Would you like to write for TalkAndroid? Now is your chance! We are looking for responsible, talented and driven people to join our incredible team.Now we're not just looking for anybody with a keyboard, there are a few requirements:Must be able to contribute to the news on a regular basis. This means 3 or more posts per day.Be proficient in the English language. Non-US people are welcome to apply, as long as you have a firm grasp of the language.Must have the ability to summarize articles from other sources in your own words.Must have the ability to take some criticism. Your writing won't appeal to everyone, that's a fact. It shouldn't bother you if somebody leaves a negative comment. Our editorial team is always there to support our authors!Finally, it will definitely help if you have an Android device and a passion for anything Android-related wouldn't hurt eitherTo
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 1638
Friday 04th of April 2008
Google's Official Android developer blog is celebrating the five month anniversary of the announcement of Android. Android was announced back on November 5th 2007, and since that date has received great acceptance amoungst the open source developer community.Here's some of Google Android's highlights from the past 5 months:The Android Software Development Kit (SDK) was released to developersValuable developer feedback helped to squash numerous bugs and generate many fixes, new tools and improvements for the Android platform.The Android Developer Challenge was announced, offering would-be developers the chance to snag $10 million in award prizes for the best Android application – the events first phase is fast approaching it's deadline!More recently in February the first working demonstartions of the Android platform were shocased by several mobile companies.Here at TalkAndroid we can't wait to see what the next 5 months of Android's life has in store.[via Google Android Blog]
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TalkAndroid.com | Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums - Page 1229
Wednesday 26th of January 2011
If you spend much time at restaurants or bars, particularly sports bars, you've probably seen the Buzztime trivia games playing on TVs around the room. If you ask, your waitress will bring you out a little "Playmaker" device that interfaces with the Buzztime servers so you can enter your name, login, and play along with other people — in the restaurant with you, or even people at other Buzztime locations in other states. You can engage in trivia games, puzzles, and even card games right from your seat in the restaurant. And now, you don't even need the Playmaker device, because you can have a mobile app on your Android phone that accomplishes exactly the same purpose.The Mobile Playmaker app brings several advantages over the traditional Playmaker device. For starters, you've probably already got your phone with you — no more waiting on the waitress to bring you one. And while I've never encountered the problem myself, hypothetically, the restaurant you're out could have already passed out all their Playmaker devices. But one of t
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