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"Friday Night Fights" is headed to The Spa. I apologize for the vision of Teddy Atlas sitting in a mud bath with cucumber eye patches. That's not the kind of spa I'm talking about. If you're from the Northeast Corridor, or play the ponies, you know The Spa is the nickname for Saratoga Springs, N.Y. It is among our country's original summer getaways.
At the end of the last century, Sports Illustrated named Saratoga one of the 10 greatest sporting venues in the world. This week, it will be home to one of the best sports doubleheaders I could ever dream up. "Friday Night Fights" (9 p.m. Friday, ESPN2) at the City Center, followed by the first ever Breeders' Cup Challenge (4 p.m. Saturday, ABC) at the oldest track in America.
The BC Challenge is horse racing's answer to college basketball's March Madness. "Win and you're in" is the theme. Four top-level races, in four divisions, with the winner getting an automatic spot in the Breeders' Cup this October. It's like the ACC tournament with underdogs gunning for an NCAA berth. Although Todd Pletcher's mighty stable might have more blue chippers than the combined rosters of Roy Williams and Coach K.
On the boxing side, it's also "win and you're in." NFL legend, and lifelong fight fan, Bill Parcells will be ringside as ESPN's special guest analyst. The Big Tuna is going to check out the Big Future. Undefeated Andre Berto (18-0, 16 KOs) is in the main event against capable veteran Cosme Rivera. Power-punching Berto, 23, is the most-heralded prospect in the sport. If he can win, he is in as a legitimate top-level welterweight contender.
The co-feature bout also has "win and you're in" opportunity. It includes Chazz Witherspoon, whom many are tabbing as America's hope to reclaim heavyweight glory. Fittingly, heavyweight glory is the reason Saratoga is on the sports map to begin with.
Having grown up in the area, spending so many August days at the track, I have always been intrigued by Saratoga's past. A look into that history uncovers a man beyond anything the current sports scene, or even a creative screenwriter, could produce.
From every seam of its 143-year-old wooden slats, Saratoga racetrack is full of character, and it was founded by the ultimate character.
The history books tend to claim New York City business and social elites William Travers, John Hunter and Leonard Jerome as the founders of the famed track. However, the man behind those men was a little rougher around the edges. Make that much rougher.
He is likely the greatest American legend you have never heard of. John "Old Smoke" Morrissey's résumé is nearly beyond belief. But believe this, the 1800s Irish immigrant founded Saratoga racetrack. It's what happened in the previous 33 years of his life that will floor you.
The past few years, I have read numerous articles on this subject matter. Much as with many legends of yesteryear, there are differing accounts. However, I trust many of these facts more than the Wild West biographies of the same era. These weren't campfire tales originating from Tombstone; this was 19th-century New York.
Morrissey struggled through an impoverished childhood before growing to be an intimidating young man. As an adult, he was more than 6 feet tall and nearly 350 pounds. By age 17, he was a bouncer at a brothel. By 18, he was an Irish mob enforcer. At 19, Morrissey took his street toughness and cashed in on prizefighting. Through it all, he also was savvy enough to teach himself how to read and write.
In the mid 1800s, America had yet to have organized professional sports to worship. Respect and notoriety often were claimed by the toughest man around. Morrissey was that man. It's how he earned his distinctive nickname.
Reports of the details differ, but the end result was the same. A widely accepted fight description is that Morrissey was dueling with a rival gang member. The scrap was a wild affair. Morrissey was thrown to the ground onto burning coals from an overturned fire. His opponent was on top of him, punching away as the flesh on Morrissey's back was being seared. Somehow, Morrissey turned the tables, rose to his feet and pummeled his rival while smoke was steaming off his shoulders. It was the stuff of instant legend.
The hot handle was earned. "Old Smoke" it was. His fame came from his flame!
Morrissey was big, powerful, fearless and now New York famous. More East Coast fame would have to wait for West Coast jackpots. Morrissey jumped on board the gold rush and headed to San Francisco. The only successful mining he found was digging into the pockets of gamblers. The future seeds of Saratoga were planted out there. Morrissey made a small fortune at the tables while still challenging any bare-knuckle brawler willing to take the test.
Old Smoke wanted the ultimate test for himself. He went back to New York for a title fight with heavyweight kingpin Yankee Sullivan. Morrissey took him out in the 37th round. Old Smoke became an icon. It was 1853, and Morrissey was our country's first real sports superstar.
He came and went from the prizefights for the next five years. His attention shifted to New York power and politics. Old Smoke made things happen. He was a businessman, a gambler, an acquitted murder defendant and, through it all, a famous figure.
He was part Bugsy Siegel, part Mike Tyson. He was part Steve Wynn, part Sonny Liston. He wasn't just something out of a Hollywood movie; his life was various Hollywood hits. "Gangs of New York" meets "Rocky." "Deadwood" crossed with "The Sopranos." Then there was a big piece of "The Great Gatsby." The upper-crust society would be his, too.
By the late 1850s, Old Smoke cashed out and went to upstate New York. His gambling rackets were still running hot through his veins when he settled in Saratoga Springs.
Morrissey put away his Irish gang exterior and turned on his social charms. He was dressing and playing the part. The famous fighter soon won over the elites in the Spa City, including Cornelius Vanderbilt. Morrissey sped into the next phase of his already remarkable life, opening an upscale casino in Saratoga. Yet he knew he needed more. He knew bigger was always better, and bettors were always better!
In 1863, Morrissey purchased an old fairground track on Union Avenue and formed the Saratoga Racing Association. He persuaded his New York power brokers to join in and front the project. Morrissey then positioned Travers, Hunter and Jerome to construct a larger track across the street. That one still stands to this day.
Morrissey's popularity then stretched from being the hero of the immigrant Irish to being the legendary ring great of the American sportsman and, of course, to being the gambling guru to the ultrawealthy.
What could possibly be next for Old Smoke? How about serving two terms in Congress. Don King's "Only in America" never fit so well.
Morrissey died at 47. Flags flew at half-staff as tens of thousands attended his funeral. Mobster, heavyweight champ, gambler, politician and the founding father of the Saratoga racetrack. John "Old Smoke" Morrissey, the greatest American legend you never knew. Now you know.
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The problem? Jay Carney isn't telling the truth about what Holder actually said on May 3, 2011. Here is a refresher.
Issa: When did you first know about the program officially I believe known as Operation Fast and Furious? To the best of your knowledge what date?
Holder: "I'm not sure of the exact date but I probably heard about Fast and Furious for the first time over the last few weeks."
At no point did Holder mention the word "tactics." Holder specifically refers to "Fast and Furious."
Now, new memos show Holder was consistently briefed at least five times about Fast and Furious since July 2010. Once again, the memos don't simply mention Eric Holder, they are addressed directly to him.
Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Darrell Issa today said that Attorney General Eric Holder received at least five weekly memos beginning in July 2010, including four weeks in a row, describing the ill-advised strategy known as Operation Fast and Furious. The memos were to Holder from Michael Walther, the director of the National Drug Intelligence Center.
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I have recently sold DA2 after three play throughs. I couldn't manage any more. The replay value isn't like that of Origins which I still own and will keep for the collection.
Dragon Age 2 is the sequel to Dragon Age: Origins but don't expect this to be exactly like Origins. It's been changed. Combat is more fast and less tactical and companion interaction and customization is limited unlike with Origins. The worst part of the game has to be the re-used areas and Act I. Act I forces you to complete the mage vs templar quests and doesn't even give a reason as to why you should do these quests that seem like they should have been in act III (when your duty is either to mages or the templars). Dragon Age 2 has many flaws and at times I would give it 7/10 but the story gets great in Act II and the many dark twists and surprises are awesome. While companion interaction is smaller than that in Origins, what is there is good and companions come out with much memorable dialogue. Some things have been dumbed down but the inventory, skill trees and statistics all remain.
If you can get past the flaws, you will love this game but to me - it's no Origins and Bioware should have stuck with Origin's style. With that said, it's still a wonderful game at times but most agree (me included) that a Origins 2 with everything Origins contained (art style, combat, companion interaction) would have been much better.
To end this review, I'll say this:
Press a button and something awesome happens! (Although in my opinion, I think not.)
Gameplay: 6/10
Story: 7/10
Role Playing: 10/10
Characters: 8/10
Areas: 3/10
Quests: 6/10
6/10 only because the story is gripping and because the combat gets better once you unlock more abilities to use. I'd recommend crafting poisons and bombs as well as it gives you more reason to enter the radial menu when you've used up all abilities, plus on harder difficulties, these will help greatly.


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The mayor can't say much about city council's decision on the James Street swing bridge other than it was unanimous.
Last week CN gave the city a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline to respond to an offer that the company would pay 50 per cent, up to a maximum of $1.5 million, for a short-term solution to get the bridge re-opened to vehicle traffic.
Council met behind closed doors with three lawyers Monday night for more than two hours before emerging with a unanimous decision. But Hobbs said the city wants to tell the company what that response is before telling the media, including whether or not the decision will get the bridge re-opened.
"CN went public with their letter, that's not the way we do business we're going to advise them of our decision first," he said.
Hobbs wouldn't say what the tone of the meeting was, what council's concerns were or why it took more than two hours to reach the decision.
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Down below Wox collects some barbed wire in the tall grass:
Coulda been a real mess. There was a buttload of wire hidden in this grass.
Pristine ass-hauling two-track:
We came upon a fairly high speed section that was riddled with the trademarked embedded Oregon rocks. I whacked dozens with the front wheel and cussed repeatedly in my helmet, but a heavy duty tube carrying 20psi in the 908RR was apparently sufficient to ward off the flat demons. Not so for Pegz:
This particular section I think they groomed for us. Swooping high speed S turns along a ridge top. Only thing keeping us in check here was our loads and high pressure:
Across a valley, up and down Domingo Pass and we drop into Burgerville. Top notch operation here in Fields. Great service, friendly and awesome food. I even tried a milkshake this time thru. Remarkably I didn't have to make a stop and find the baby wipes in my pack later.
I don't know if you remember or read Wox' "other" Giant Loop RR...
...but we're in the thick of the silt beds cutting across to our destination for a few days when I run over something that looks familiar:
We think this is Pegz' rad shroud that he lost 2 years ago out here!
"We didn't notice the missing radiator shroud till the next morning."
And finally we're at camp and meet up with StihlRigg and N2Moto (Jason and Pat). Pat's got the all-star moto hauler and the beer and food we'll consume for a few days out here. Oh, and Pat can ride the wheels off any machine and fix it if need be... more on that later.
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The 690SE is a beast and he gave us a full helping of it's beastliness upon his departure. We laughed for about 20 minutes after that! Yep, this is his lingering dust storm:
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Finally got my bike, and it looks great, I was surprise it came with the seat, also there was more damage in a couple of areas I didn't notice pictures from the auction.
I was also able to talk to the dealer that serviced the bike, they are sending me all records, good thing is that the bike was regularly serviced up to the 18000 miles, now it has 24000 and I'm due for a valve adjustment.
They were the ones to write the estimate that the insurance company used to "total" the bike, they listed "every part it had a scratch on" (quoted from dealer), from foot pegs to mirrors and they came up with a $12k repair bill.
I made a list of all the parts I need to fix the bike, I also had some really good finds on eBay and here
Side fairing $215 - advrider
muffler oem $81 - ebay
stock seat $ 75 - ebay
mirrors $31 - ebay
bmw touring windscreen and touartech dash - $252 ebay
heated grip $121 - dealer
front wheel cover $57 - dealer
side marker $12 - dealer
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A weekend of fun working on the bike - PRICELESS
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The present invention is a guide wire imaging device for vascular or non-vascular imaging utilizing optic acoustical methods, which device has a profile of less than 1 mm in diameter. The ultrasound imaging device of the invention comprises a single mode optical fiber with at least one Bragg grating (8), and a piezoelectric or piezo-ceramic jacket (31), which device may achieve omnidirectional (360°) imaging. The imaging guide wire of the invention can function as the guide wire for vascular interventions, can enable real time imaging during balloon inflation, and stent deployment, thus will provide clinical information that is not available when catheter based imaging systems are used. The device of the invention may enable shortened total procedure times, including the fluoroscopy time, will also reduce radiation exposure to the patient, and the operator.
1. A device for imaging of an object, primarily for vascular imaging, the device comprising:
an optical fiber provided with a core, the core having an intracore written Bragg grating, the fiber being capable of reflecting light after illuminating thereof by a turnable laser beam, the reflected light is defined by a wavelength having a period corresponding to that of the Bragg grating;
a jacket at least partly surrounding the optical fiber, the jacket comprising a piezoelectric transducer for emanating omnidirectionally ultrasonic waves in response to an alternating voltage applied thereto, the ultrasonic waves after being reflected by the object being capable of inducing deformations within the core accompanied by modulation of the reflected light which can be detected and used for creation an image, and
a tubular strengthening member surrounding the jacket, the member being provided with at least one aperture located in a relationship with respect to the Bragg grating so as to pass the ultrasonic waves reflected by the ultrasonic waves therethrough.
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This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/076,862, filed on Mar. 5, 1998.
The present invention relates to an omnidirectional imaging device for vascular or nonvascular imaging that may be used as an intravascular guidewire.
Intra-vascular and non-vascular imaging are very important techniques that provides information that is not available by angiographic imaging methods such as information about the composition of the subject vessel wall, plaque analysis, and disease processes. It is also very important as an aid to vascular interventions, especially stent deployment.
Prior art intra-vascular ultrasound (IVUS) devices are described as generally adapted to be used via catheter, and are primarily either mechanical or solid state. In the mechanical IVUS catheter, image scanning is accomplished by a rotating drive shaft causing mechanical rotation of a miniature acoustical transmitter. The drive shaft and most of the transmitter are located within the body of a flexible catheter. The design of these devices generally creates difficulties in tracking with a limited image area, and vibration of the catheter during rotation poses a risk to the patient of arterial spasm.
The solid state IVUS catheter does not have a rotating driveshaft, but rather produces images by scanning with electrical impulses that are generated from a large number of piezoelectric elements located within the IVUS. Each piezoelectric element is controlled by a driver such as a computer. Conventional solid state IVUS devices generally have a lumen adapted to receive a guidewire, and a coaxial cable design which enhances the trackability and pushability of the device as compared to the mechanical model.
One deficiency in conventional mechanical and solid state IVUS catheters is the external diameter, generally approximately 1.2 mm. Mechanical limitations on component sizes and noise effects have thus far limited commercially feasible manufacture of a smaller diameter device. In addition, both these devices must be used with traditional intraluminal catherization methods, that is, with the catheter situated over a guidewire.
Some prior art ultrasonic catheter patents describe a thin films of a flexible piezoelectric plastic material, such as poled polyvinyldiene fluoride (PVDF), which can be spot polarized in active regions to serve as piezoelectric transducers. In these devices, the PVDF film is used both as a transmitter and as a receiver. However, it is difficult to adapt this technology to small (less than 1.2 mm diameter) imaging catheters with multiple elements, for several reasons. One such reason is the very low electrical capacitor of each of the receiver elements having a small surface area as compared to the capacitor of the long electrode conductors (more then 1 m long). This relationship of elements in the device generally results in a low signal/noise relation. While the signal to noise ration may be increased by the use of preamplifiers near the receivers, physically accommodating the preamplifiers inside of a space with an outer diameter of less than 1.2 mm is very difficult. Another reason is the large signal cross talk experienced due to the long, closely clustered conductors within the device.
Other relevant prior art technology that couples ultrasonic waves with an optical fiber in an intravascular device includes a transducer which is precisely located on thin slab of piezoelectric material. The transducer generates ultrasonic acoustic surface waves that propagate on the surface or within the bulk of the slab. These devices are limited, however, in that they generate doppler signals and not images, and their probing range is limited to the area just in front of the catheter pass. Also, the piezoelectric chip is not small enough to be used in a device with a profile diameter of less than 1 mm and more importantly, less than 0.5 mm.
In most commercially available piezoceramic and PVDF IVUS devices, one significant problem is the difficulty in constructing ultrasound imaging catheters with a diameter of less then approx. 1 mm., and where the signal to noise ratio will be high enough for the device to be easily used. Such devices are also difficult to manufacture from a mechanical perspective, using conventional components.
Accordingly, it would be useful to have an intra-vascular ultrasound imaging device with a profile of less that approximately 1 mm in diameter and most preferably less than 0.5 mm in diameter, with a signal/noise ratio that is higher than those generated by conventional IVUS devices such as those described above. It would also be useful to have an imaging device for non-vascular applications which demand a device profile of less than I mm.
The present invention is a guidewire imaging device for vascular or non-vascular imaging utilizing optico-acoustical methods, which device has a profile of less than 1 mm in diameter, and most preferably less than 0.5 mm in diameter. The imaging device of the invention comprises a single-mode optical fiber with at least one Bragg grating and a piezoelectric or piezoceramic jacket, which device may achieve omnidirectional (360°) imaging. The imaging guidewire of the invention can function as the guidewire for vascular interventions, and can enables real time imaging during balloon inflation and stent deployment, thus will provide clinical information that is not available when catheter-based imaging systems are used. The device of the invention may enable shortened total procedure times, including the fluoroscopy time, and will also reduce radiation exposure to the patient and the operator.
Thus, it is an object of the invention to provide an optico-acoustic device for vascular or non-vascular imaging with a profile of less than 1 mm, and most preferably less than 0.5 mm.
Another object of the invention is to provide a guidewire imaging device for producing real time images during vascular intervention procedures prior to catheter insertion and throughout the procedure.
A further object of the invention is to provide a device which is capable of omnidirectional 360 degree imaging.
Still another object of the invention is to provide an intravascular imaging technique with an improved signal to noise ratio over prior art intravascular imaging devices.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional optical fiber.
FIG. 2 is schematic diagram of a PVDF jacketed optical fiber.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a Fiber Bragg Grating based sensor.
FIG. 4 is a schematic depiction of a PVDF and FBG based ultrasound pulser-receiver of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a PVDF and FBG based ultrasound pulser-receiver having a plurality of Bragg gratings.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a PVDF and FBG based ultrasound pulser-receiver having a plurality of variable Bragg gratings.
FIG. 7 is a schematic depiction of the optical fiber of the invention with a strength member.
FIG. 8 is a schematic depiction of an ultrasound imaging catheter of the invention.
FIG. 9 is a schematic depiction of a catheter of the invention provided with a spiral strength member.
FIG. 10 is a schematic depiction of a fiber with bead-shaped cladding.
FIG. 11 is a schematic depiction of a fiber of the invention with bead cladding and with a spiral strength member.
FIG. 12 is a device of the invention with bead cladding and with ribs.
FIG. 13 is a catheter of the invention adapted with lens apertures.
The device of the invention utilizes a single optical fiber, for example but not limited to a glass fiber at least partly composed of silicon dioxide. The basic structure of a generic is optical fiber is illustrated in FIG. 2, which fiber generally consists of layered glass cylinders. There is a central cylinder called the core 1. Surrounding this is a cylindrical shell of glass, possibly multilayered, called the cladding 2. This cylinder is surrounded by some form of protective jacket 3, usually of plastic (such as acrylate). For protection from the environment and more mechanical strength than jackets alone provide, fibers are commonly incorporated into cables. Typical cables have a polyethylene sheath 4 that encases the fibers within a strength member 5 such as steel or Kevlar strands.
Optical fibers can be broadly classified according to their refractive index profile and dimensions. The invention described below uses single-mode fibers.
FIG. 2 shows an optical fiber coated by a piezoelectric jacket, to which an alternating voltage electrical generator 6 is attached to electrodes 32 situated on either side of the jacket. the generator 6 sends electrical impulses to the electrodes 32, which impulses cause mechanical oscillations in the jacket 31.
In recent years Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors have generated great interest because of their potential use in a wide range of applications such as telecommunications. FBGs form an integral part of the optical fiber structure and can be written intracore during manufacture or after manufacture.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, when illuminated by a broadband light laser 7, a uniform pitch Fiber Bragg Grating ("FBG") element 8 will reflect back a narrowband component centered about the Bragg wavelength λ given by λ=2nΛ, where n is the index of the core of the fiber and Λ represents the grating period. Using a tunable laser 7 and different grating periods (each period is approximately 0.5μ) situated in different positions on the fiber, it is possible to make independent measurement in each of the grating positions.
One preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 4. This embodiment includes a single-mode optical fiber with a Bragg grating 8 and a piezoelectric or piezoceramic jacket 31. The jacket may be any suitable piezoelectric or piezoceramic material, and one preferable material is poled PVDF. It is contemplated that other jacket materials will work with the invention, so long as the material has suitable flexibility and piezoelectric characteristics.
In the preferred embodiment of the device of the invention as illustrated in FIG. 4, an electrical generator 6 transmits ultrasound impulses 10 to both the Bragg grating 8 and to the outer medium 13 in which the device is located, for example, the blood. Primary and reflected impulses 11 are received by the Bragg grating 8 and recorded by electronic instruments 9 using conventional methods, such as by a photodetector and an oscilloscope. From the recorded signals, a corresponding image is generated by conventional methods. Hence, the invention utilizes omnidirectional sonar (pulser-receiver) at each of the imaging locations. If mechanical deformations appear inside the optical fiber, they cause modulation of light reflected backward, which is received by the electronic instruments 9.
It is contemplated that in the various devices constructed according to the invention, the thickness of the jacket as well as the diameter of the optical fiber may vary significantly, and the only requirement is that the entire device be less than 1 mm and most preferably less than 300μ, and that the signals generated by the device are suitable to generate an image.
The ultrasound transmitter device of the invention comprises a single fiber covered by a piezoelectric active (poled) PVDF jacket has a total outside diameter of preferably less than 1 mm, and most preferably less than 300μ. It is also contemplated that devices may be made in accordance with the principles of the invention with profiles of approximately or less than 200μ. Devices with other frequency transmitters may also be constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention, as applications dictate. The device of the invention includes any needed frequency of transmitter.
It may also be possible to expand the frequency band of the signal by using a damped silica fiber. In this variation of the preferred embodiment of the invention, frequency band expansion causes shortening of the signal in time, which improves the resolution of the received signal. For instance, using a damped fiber in a device of the invention, we have obtained maximum widths of the frequency band of the signal of approximately 110, although another variations will be achieved depending upon experimental conditions. If damped fibers are utilized, transmitters transmitting at less than 40 MHz may be used.
As shown in FIG. 5, one other preferred embodiment of an imaging device in accordance with the invention comprises a plurality of Bragg gratings 81 with different periods, each period being approximately 0.5μ. By using multiple Bragg gratings, a set of distributed sonars are obtained. By utilizing a tunable laser 71 as previously described, we obtain scanning over an omnidirectional array. A Bragg grating length LB of some hundreds of optical wavelengths are sufficient to reflect considerable part of the optical beam. The ultrasound impulses 141 are received only by the Bragg gratings 81, with the period of Λi which is equal to the aperture Ax.
In yet another preferred embodiment of a device of the invention as illustrated in FIG. 6, instead of a plurality of Bragg gratings, the device may incorporate a single variable grating, with a variable period. When a tunable laser is adjusted to the wavelength λ1 the receiving element is the Bragg grating. When the laser wavelength is adjusted to other wavelengths λ2-6 . . . , the corresponding positioning of the Bragg grating along the axis of the fiber is also adjusted.
We have determined that for a device with a 40 MHz frequency transmitter and aperture Ax=151-200μ, the reception obtained by the invention provides acceptable imaging.
In yet another preferred embodiment of the device of the invention as illustrated in FIG. 7, a strength member may be optionally added. This strength member is very thin, and even with the strength member, it is contemplated that the device of the invention is still less than 1 mm in diameter.
To preserve the omnidirectional scanning ability of the invention, the optical fiber is placed into the strength member 51 comprising a plurality of rectangular apertures 15. These apertures 15 have a length dimension 151 along axis x=Ax, and a circumferential dimension length 152=Aφ{haeck over (0)}152. In a preferred embodiment the apertures are rectangular, although other shapes may be utilized. The apertures 15 may be distributed throughout the imaging portion of the device, and may be distributed in a pattern, for example a spiral as illustrated in FIG. 9.
Example 6, as illustrated in FIG. 8, is a catheter version of the device of the invention, which produces ultrasound scanning both along the axis and along the circumference. It is comprised of a single mode optical fiber 2 with a plurality of Bragg gratings 8. The optical fiber is provided with a jacket 3, and a strength member 51, which has set of apertures 15. The strength member may be made of any hard, flexible and durable biocompatible material such as metal. Apertures are placed uniformly on the surface of strength member, both along the length and angle. The outside diameter of this device is less than 1 mm, and most preferably less than 0.5 mm. It is contemplated that the device may further have a most preferred outer diameter of less than 400μ. The apertures may be constructed using conventional photochemistry technology.
As illustrated in FIG. 8, the device is shown with an array of apertures Ax=Aφ{haeck over (0)}=200μ, period LS=1000μ. By applying electrical impulses to the electrodes of PVDF jacket 3 from electrical generator 6 we generate acoustical impulses in the all apertures simultaneously. The ultrasound impulses will expand in a direction perpendicular to the optical fiber surface, and reflect back from the nonhomogeneous medium (tissue). By tuning the laser 71, it is possible to realize scanning of the received ultrasound signals. Electronic instruments 9 receive, process and displaying the resulting images. One can estimate the scanning period LS of scanning as 0.5 to 1.0 mm lengthwise and number of directions around the fiber as 5 to 10.
The design of the invention may also comprise more than one optical fiber. If there are a plurality of fibers within the strength member, it is possible to decrease the period and increase the number of directions of the scanning.
FIG. 9 shows a variation of the strength member 52, comprising a spiral strength member. Use of this member is believed to produce smoother scanning, and a simpler manufacture than a strength member with apertures.
As illustrated in FIG. 10, another variation of the device of the invention is a variable diameter cladding, preferably of silica, with a period L along the fiber. This variation is achieved by the use of beads 21, which causes an increased sensitivity to acoustical waves. Maximum efficiency is achieved if the period Lc is equal to one of the following resonance lengths: it is approximately equal to acoustical wavelength in water Lc1 Å (1500/40·106)=37.5·10−6 m (for 40 MHz); or it is equal to the quasi-Lamb wavelength in the silica fiber Lc2.
In this embodiment, the Bragg grating interacts with optical waves and with the acoustical grating formed by the beads.
As illustrated in FIG. 10, an additional increase in sensitivity f the device may optionally be received if a filler 16 is used to fill the gaps between the beads. This filler is produced from material with comparatively low acoustical impedance, such as a solid polymer, gel, fluid or other suitable material. For the purpose of yet additional increasing in sensitivity, gap filling filler is selected from the materials which sound velocity cf lower than sound velocity in water (blood), that is cf<1500 m/sec. One example of such materials is silicon rubber having the sound velocity cf˜1000 m/sec. In consequence of the sound velocity difference the energy focusing is achieving. Thus, the filling material functions as a signal collecting lens.
Yet another variation of the device of the invention includes a spiral jacket 22, as shown in FIG. 11.
Another embodiment (illustrated in FIG. 12) includes adding ribs 23 to the jacket In one example of a device with ribs, to achieve 40 MHz resonance, silica ribs should nave approximately dimensions: height Hr32 10 microns and thickness Tr=4.5 microns. The oscillations of ribs 23 induce the additional deformations at the fiber axes, hence causing the increasing in sensitivity. It is possible to fabricate ribs by conventionally known micromachining technology.
In a deviation of the ribbed embodiment, the ribs may have varying thicknesses, which are believed to lead to acoustical damping, and hence an increase in bandwith and resolution. If each of the ribs 23 will have different height Hr and width Tr then they will resonate at different frequencies.
For the purpose of yet additional increases in sensitivity, the apertures of the strength member may filled with a material with a velocity cL>1500 m/sec, and an outside surface curvature which forms a focused lens, as illustrated in FIG. 13.
It is thus seen from the above description of the preferred embodiments that the objects of the invention are attained. Variations on this embodiment will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. All matter contained in the above description and the accompanying drawings is intended to be illustrative of the invention, and not limiting in the scope of the invention.
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i'm writing from russia. i'm so sorry about my english. as i know Saitiev lost 6 times.
2 times he lost Murtazaliev - wrestling championships russia 2007, memorial Yarygin 2008. 1 time he lost: Demaray Matthew USA-world cup 1994, Slay USA-Sydney 2000, Isagadjiev- ch. russia 2002, Ganev Bulgary -world sh. 2006.
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he fought a SMART boxer. of course pacquiao is gonna look great against a slow brawler that comes straight at u like margarito aka a punching bag. u pac****s fell into the hype and got a reality check.
why is it so hard to believe that marquez who had 2 other contrevesial fights with pacquiao wouldnt be able to compete this time? did y'all really believe that "new fighter" that has a "right hand" bull**** lol.
honestly, it sounds ur already makin excuses for pacquiao if he loses to mayweather and alot of y'all are afraid to eat your words.
if not? prove me wrong. Tell me exactly what has changed in pacquiao from now to pre-marquez fight(de la hoya, hatton, cotto, margarito)
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Quite a hack, but I'd suggest
I have prepared a test file with content:
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(The real file will proably be more complex.) It seems to me that "P1" is a style created to "bear" the property of page-breaking before the paragraph. So two things come into my mind:
By the way, here I'd also recommend avoiding regexes in favor of some real XML parser.
This post in a LibreOffice mailing list suggests the AltSearch plugin. It says on the plugin page that it is capable of
Try using \n or \r or s/\r\n/\r/g in your regexp. \n is for liNe feeds, \r is for caRriage returns.
I don't know if this will work in Libre office. Alternative is to copy from that, into a text editor (gedit in linux, notepad++ in windows), do the search and replace, and copy it back.
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Restaurant au Koïfhus.: My best choice in Colmar.
We had diner in this restaurant located behind the famous "Koïfhus" the Old Customs house of Colmar about ten times between 2003 until 2009 and can say that the quality ratio/price is very good.
The dishes are mostly Alsatian and thus tasty without the fuss of the new kitchen. In the restaurant Koïfhus the plates are well filled.
The carte (in French and German) presents a dozen entries in the prices of 8 - 10 €, five fish dishes or shellfish (10 - 14 €), a dozen meat dishes (13 - 16 €) of which we particularly appreciated the rib steak with Munster cheese, veal escalope with cream or calf kidneys. The accompaniment of these dishes often consists of delicious "spaetzli" (noodles). In season there are also dishes with game.
A dozen dishes (12 - 15 €) are devoted to the Alsatian regional kitchen. Beside traditional choucroutes, there are the "Baeckhoffe" with three meats, the potato gratin with Munster, the half cockerel with Riesling, etc.
In the evening only they serve as principal dish or entry delicious "Flammekuchen" or tartes flambées (6 - 7€). They are very thin as they should be.
Beers or wines of Alsace. The wines are at very reasonable prices served in a carafe or in bottles. We use to take a bottle of Crémant d'Alsace Brut (20 €) which we drink as aperitif and which accompanies the main dish.
The service is effective and pleasant. The restaurant is often full; in tourist season it is recommended to make a reservation.
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Brasserie des Dominicains.....: First Flammekeuche.....
This restaurant is situated in the Town Centre at a particularly attractive corner. I was there for lunch and the place was jumping. Service was as good as I could expect given that there wasn't a spare seat in the house. Special praise for the clean and comfortable washroom.
Favorite Dish: There were many temptations on offer but I opted for the Flammekeuche because I had heard so much about it and was eager to try it. I chose the onions, bacon and cheese variety and it was delicious. It wasn't long however before I was sick of the sight of Flammekeuche on just about every menu in the Alsace region and into the Land Baden Wuerturmburg region of Germany.
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Salon de Thé: Like in grandma's home
You enter through a "piece of art" door. The ambient is pretty much Art Nouveau. Inside the owner serves you and treats you like a grandchild. She has a collection of teapots and cookies tins.
Get to drink a nice cappucino or tea.
I remember one time in Winter that it was freezing cold outside and when I got in, everything looked so homy and cousy and I couldn't resist staying there for a long hour watching all the decoration and details on the walls.
Favorite Dish: Well, It's a coffee and tea shop. I love Mint tea and a slice of cake.
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Brasserie Unterlinden: Lunch
Typical Alsacienne restaurant/winstub. Although located in a touristy area right by the Unterlinden Museum the food was very good. I enjoyed sitting outside and watching people :-)
Favorite Dish: I chose the tourist menu (menu classique). It started with a green salad with asparagus, strawberries and pate de foie gras (fantastic), main course was pasta and salmon (fair), finally a selection of cheese (excellent). I had a quarter of good local white wine (Riesling) and water plus a café au lait. The bill was 32 Euro incl. tip. (but you can eat cheaper there)
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L'Auberge is a classical "Brasserie" with a large dining room. It is always busy but there is a fast turnover and you never wait very long.
They serve all the local specialities. The staff is efficient and friendly. The food is very good. It is the kind of restaurant where you are never disappointed.
Favorite Dish: I had an excellent beackehof.
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Crépe Stub: Crépe
This restaurant is built in a very old and artistic building. There is only one small room to sit and enjoy your desserts or supper. The ceiling is of old, very old wood and it feels like that u have gone back into the old times.
Favorite Dish: Oh My God ! This Crépe which i had in this restaurant was The Best! I must say that if u come to Colmar and do not try this Crépe, you are definitely missing a lot !!! I had a Creme and Vanila flavoured Crépe. The price was 4.90 Euro, which is a little higher but in my opinion it was more than worth it !
Wistub Brenner: excellent
Alsatian traditional restaurant, meals on the terrace, one evening in August, very plesant. The service was impeccable and the waitress very friendly.
I recommend.
Favorite Dish: a square of piglet with potatoes and many "Girolles"(Mushrooms).
the piglet melts in the mouth, all served with a white wine from the region.
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Au Fer Rouge: Our wedding day restaurant
Well, we discovered this restaurant a long time before getting married but we loved the food that much that we decided to celebrate our wedding day there.
The restaurant in very stylish and it is in the heart of downtown.
The chef is a very friendly guy.
Favorite Dish: Well, the chef keeps on changing the menu but at that time I loved everything. Whatever you choose is an Alsacian speciality. And the wine....well, even more incredible than the food. They have a nice cellar down there.
I specially loved the "terrine"of Mr Patrick FULGRAFF.
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Au Koifhus: central and typical Alsatian food
First we were sceptical, because at such a prominent location we thought of little value for money. On the contrary it was full house, locals or tourists we could not keep apart. Despite our scepticism we entered. But we were positively surprised by the taste of the food and can recommend this restaurant for its Alsatian food.
Favorite Dish: We had two starters and one main dish for two and felt it to be plenty. A Riesling was a perfect match.
Foie gras de canard maison
Tourte aux cèpes et confit de canard
Moules marinières, frites
I have added a picture of the menu, so you will get an idea what they offer.
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Have a seat ......
Sit down in one the many caf?s and restaurants and have a coffee or good glass of the local wines. (Some of the world?s best whites are grown there....)
Further try the famous "Quiche Lorraine" which is a bakery filled with delicious things.... hmm ... no I don?t want to say it. Go there and try it!
And further don't forget to try the reginal wines, some of them are very great, for example Gewürztraminer, Riesling or Muscat d' Alsace!
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Brasserie Schwendi: Restaurant in the old town
The cuisine of this restaurant seemed mainly Alsatian, so leaning more towards German influences than French.
My friend Madeleine had the Choucroute (Sauerkraut) and Porc and seemed to rather enjoy it.
We chose Rosti (fried potatoes) as we loved it in Switzerland, but discovered the French version is not at all the same - more floating in cheese and cream liquid like a tartiflette than a Rosti.
My husband was further disappointed when the bread rolls turned out to be 'hard as rocks' and he felt that for drinks and 12E meals, we should have had a bit better service than we did (but friends elsewhere in France warned us that in the summer, for that price we couldn't expect much service, which quite surprised us)
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Le Petit Schlossberg: Relaxed Local
What attracted me to Le Petit Schlossberg was the kindness of the service. Walking past I saw the waiter serving three pensioners who were clearly doing nothing but taking their time over a small beer, and he was polite and friendly all the same. It proved a good choice, for while the food was simple, it was tasty, well priced, and served with a smile in English or French (no matter), For a tourist town like Colmar, it's a good find - straightforward food, with no fuss, in pleasant, heavily wooded surroundings. Recommended.
Wistub La Krutenau: Lunch by the River
Beer and pizza Alsatian style with a wonderful riverside location in Little Venice. The food's not that great, the service can get very slow as the place fills, but it won't disappoint for a quick lunch or coffee.
various: Alsatian food...mmm
You will find good food and wine all over Colmar. Just try a stub with the regional Alsatian food. Much is meat based with ham, sausages etc. often served with sauerkraut and it can be tricky to be a vegetarian but you can often find Flammkuchen (Alsatian thin pizza) without meat and also grilled Munster cheese. The local wine is great. My favourite is something blending Tokaj and Pinot Gris grapes.
Brasserie Schwendi: I still dream about it!
We were planning to eat something "small" because we aren´t used to eat warm lunch at all. So we ordered rösti. We thought it would be something like in Finland or Germany. I choosed the one with eggs and cheese, and I thought I would have a small plate. When we saw the plates coming, we first thought there has been a mistake. I would have never thought that rösti could mean something like that.
But it was sooooo gooood, that I still dream of it, it wets my mouth to think of it! I don´t know if the rösti in Switzerland would have been like this (we didn´t have time to taste), or elsewhere in Alsace, but this was really heavenly good. I don´t want to think how many calories there must have been with that cream and cheese..
Favorite Dish: Rösti with eggs. My husband had one with bacon and sweet pepper, and liked it a lot too. Both had little bit of ham at the top.
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Extremely Rare 1873 Doubled Die Obverse Dime1873 10C Arrows Doubled Die Obverse VF35 PCGS. Greer-101, Fortin-103, FS-2101. The 1873 Doubled Die Obverse Seated dime is an incredibly rare variety, with just seven PCGS certified examples known in all grades. They include a VG, two Fines, three VFs including the present piece, and an AU55 that is illustrated at www.seateddimevarieties.com. NGC has only certified three examples, a VG, a Fine, and an MS61.
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VF35, Greer-101, Fortin-103, FS-2101
This is the first appearance of the variety in any Heritage auction dating back to 1993. Further searching fails to locate any auction offering of this variety since the late Kam Ahwash discovered it before 1981. Gerry Fortin suggests the variety is R.6, although we believe R.7 might be more accurate. Before its Guide Book listing, Brian Greer reported the variety as Greer-101 in 1992, saying less than 10 examples were known.
Nothing has changed in the last 18 years. In the fourth edition of the Cherrypicker's Guide, Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton write: "Although well known for decades, very few specimens have been reported."
The variety has been listed in the Guide Book since 1994, and its XF value of $1,000 has never changed since then. In our opinion, the present piece would be the deal of the century at the XF Guide Book price! The present offering of this variety in an unreserved public auction should help assess its true value. Although its surfaces are somewhat blemished, both sides have pleasing gray and gold patina. The doubling of the shield is extremely sharp and visible to the naked eye. (Variety PCGS# 94665, Base PCGS# 4665)
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Two Meals - True Terror (An Alaskan Ironbutt Odyssey): Liking Biking
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Limey Bitch
Joined: Feb 2006
Location: Close to Cumming (GA that is)
Oddometer: 772
More Gas = Sore A$$
The Fuel Cell
After plundering the aftermarket to within an inch of bankcruptcy, all I had left to show for my efforts was an assemblage of bike + parts that any goober with plenty of money and limited imagination could have put together. In my eyes, the one redeeming feature of the add-on exercise though was the fuel cell. With this puppy on board in place of the topcase and rack, fully gassed at around eleven gallons, the temperamental Orange projectile was capable of inducing well over 400 miles of haemeroid blistering hell between fill ups.
Fuel Cell and Mount
Mounting Brackets and Modified Rack
Underside of Modified Rack
5 extra gallons inside this rugged plastic enclosure (normally used for circle track racers) - held on by nylon webbing straps which worked great and held the tank very securely
A whole rats nest of AN pipe fittings (that turned out to be a royal pain to source in any concurrent collection of parts), Shut off valve (activated when main tanks are empty - gas is gravity fed - works great. Knob is easy to use even when reaching behind you too), and grounding strap (partly visible) which I diligently routed down to the subframe and tied off; but in retrospect, since it was hooked up to a stud on the plastic filler cap and therefore possessed no form of electrical continuity to the gas, I doubt it was very effective.
Quick disconnect (to allow retention of plumbing on bike) and fuel filter. However, with fueling issues evident on return from the trip (which turned out to be completely unrelated to any of this stuff) I removed the whole installation before commencing further diagnosis.
Modified 'Katoom' luggage rack mated to machined aluminum 6061 brackets and breather tube (routed down the side of the license plate when assembled).
However, as the beast and I really haven't been anywhere of significant note together since the end of this trip, and also as I feel so utterly pretentious ridding down to the local Starbucks with a fuel cell mounted :ymca - this contraption has recently spent its' retirement collecting dust in a darkened corner of my workshop.
Two Meals - True Terror (An Alaskan Ironbutt Odyssey): Liking Biking
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