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SELKIE IN AMBER By Francis Eaden ( c copyright Francis Bonner 2001) 3,951 words Fiona stretched out on the rock. It was large and flat like a plateau, the top about seven feet above water at mean high tide. It was the place where she had first met Brian, ten long years before. Rather, it was where he had discovered her when she had, shamelessly, called to him. The rock was located just northwest of Nantucket, hidden by Tuckernuck Island from the view of the fishing boats plying the edge of the Muskeget Channel and the ferries out of Nantucket heading for Martha's Vineyard. It was Fiona's favorite place for sunning herself. Again, it was early May, just as it had been on the day that Brian O'Flynn, coming in downwind, quietly cut his engine at the sight of a beautiful, naked woman stretched out upon the rock. Her head rested on a pillow of what looked like shiny, black seaweed. With this sight came a sound, like the music made by wind chimes on a blustery day. Its volume surged and receded keeping time with the motion of the tide. At that instant, he knew she was meant to be his. There was neither sense nor sanity to what he did then. His mind and body were filled with the pulsating rhythm. It engulfed him, and he surrendered to it. He quietly lowered his anchor and felt it lock into the rocks under the boat, and he slipped over the side into the cold, waist-deep water. Brian moved quietly, afraid that he might wake her and have her disappear like the thing of mist and imagination that he suspected she was. There was a ring of boulders around the base of her rocky bed and, barefooted, he balanced on them for a moment trying to regain his wits. He wondered how he was going to climb up the side of the slippery wall to where she lay without scaring her to death. He felt the smooth side of the table rock and realized the only way he could get to the top was to leap up from his crouching position. He ran through the possible repercussions from this bold approach, the least of which would be that she would be certain he was insane. There was also a good chance that he would be arrested for assault when they returned to shore. Finally, realizing that a leap of faith was the only way he was going to reach her, he flexed his legs and jumped. The top half of his body barely made it over the edge, and his hands reached out to find something to hold in order not to slip back into the sea. That would really close the door on the relationship. She would count him not only rude but also an incompetent fool. Just as he began his slippery descent, his hands closed over something that felt like a pile of leather. This didn't hold but began to slide with him. A strong hand clamping onto his left wrist stopped his movement. He looked up into Fiona's face. She reached out again and grasped his right wrist. With very little effort, she dragged him up beside her. Brian O'Flynn was thirty, at that time ten years ago, and had a reasonable amount of experience with women. He had even seen some of them naked, but he had never seen a woman such as this one who sat beside him on a rock off Nantucket without a shred of clothing on her. There wasn't a blush on her cheeks or any other sign of modesty. The thought crossed his mind that she might be a woman of easy virtue, like the ones who generally hung around the wharf bars when the fishermen came in with a good haul. He looked into her eyes and then no longer cared. He knew that he loved her. He started to stammer, trying to think of something appropriate to say, which was difficult in the present unusual situation. He settled for, "Hello. My name is Brian O'Flynn." She saved him from further embarrassment: "My name is Fiona, and I will be your love. You have taken my skin. I was using it as a pillow." As happy as he was with this declaration, Brian looked at her, bewildered. "My skin," Fiona said and pointed to the soft, dark mass he still had clutched in his fist. Even though he was well educated, and had been around the world a few times, this was a new experience for him. He carefully stretched the skin out on the rock and looked at it. It was like a Halloween costume but somehow alive. It was warm and flexible and covered with a light, soft fur. He suddenly looked up at her and said, "Mother of God, you're a Selkie." "Ah, I've chosen well in calling you, O'Flynn. I sensed that you knew the old tales. Do you speak the Irish?" "Some," he answered. He lifted the skin and offered it to her. She held up her hand in refusal. "Thank you, but I'm not ready yet. If I put it on, it will be a long time before I can shed it again, and I find it nice to be human for a while. As you are familiar with Selkies, you know that I can't physically take it away from you, but you can't hold it forever. I want you to hide it where I can't find it so I'm not tempted to return to the sea. The skin carries with it great power which it transfers to the wearer. This can be very seductive, even to me." "What would happen if I tried it on?" "It would not let you," she said. Brian was beginning to shiver in his wet clothes. The idea of carrying sealskin with a mind of its own also contributed to this. "Come," Fiona said. "We will get your boat and go to where you live. Do you have any extra clothes? We have so much to talk about when we get home." Brian O'Flynn had an ominous feeling that he was fast losing the one thing he valued most: control of his own life. **** Brian's house was a modest cottage in Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard. It was white with green shutters and had a few touches of wedding cake Victorian mixed with Massachusetts seafarer. The small, front yard was punctuated with islands of colorful annuals surrounding a great iron anchor, half embedded in the otherwise carefully tended lawn. It was dark by the time they tied up Brian's boat. When they reached home, he created a classic New England clam chowder accompanied by a boiled seafood dinner incorporating his particular catch of that day. Fiona ecstatically sampled a hot shower for the first time in her life. The nights were still chilly in New England, and Brian lit a fire in the sitting room fireplace. Fiona came downstairs wrapped in his terry cloth robe. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. All of the issues that had caused him concern, such as Fiona's singular decision to move in with him, melted in the heat of his passion. "Let's eat and then we can talk," he said softly. Fiona complimented him on his dinner. He had to explain the origin of each morsel: the kind of fish and how he had prepared it. She had eaten all of them before, but they had been raw. Brian was surprised. "How long has it been since you last shed your skin?" "How long?" She repeated vaguely. "It's difficult for me to compress ages into your idea of time. It was before the Romans came to Briton. It was when only the Irish was spoken in Eire, and the people understood that all of creation was merely a reflection of the Creator. A thousand years before the birth of the Christ, the Selkies were imagined by the Celts that lived around the headwaters of the rivers now called the Rhine, the Rhone, and the Danube. Their priests, the druids, had better understanding of the natural world than humans do now. Their imagining made us become real. There were many of us, but we didn't know what we were or what we were supposed to do. Unrecognized without our skins, we lived among the people and helped them by driving fish into their nets when they needed food. They began to revere us as goddesses which disturbed us because, like them, we were just part of a greater nature. Some mention of us appeared in a book on Irish mythology published in the twelfth century of your time." Brian, who had been listening with great interest, interrupted: "Leabhar na hUidre, The Book of the Dun Cow. I was fascinated by it." Now Fiona was surprised. "I know much about the society of men but, never, have I seen a fisherman with such knowledge. With all due respect, books like this and the Leabhar Laignech languish on the dusty shelves of ancient monasteries and university libraries and are usually just the obsession of Celtic scholars." ". . . Or of peculiar fishermen who spend years earning a doctorate in Irish mythology from Trinity College in Dublin. Dear Fiona, I too have a secret skin." They talked long into the night. At first, their talk consisted of Fiona answering hundreds of questions from Brian centering on references in Celtic mythology whose meaning had never survived the Dark Ages in Europe. When he finally exhausted his memory, Fiona began asking him to explain the curious changes that she had observed in humans over the last thousand years. She had seen men change from brutish creatures hiding in caves from fearful predators to the dominant species on the earth. She saw them master the art of sailing and develop the compass and the steam engine. She witnessed them learning how to fly and, once, had even seen them launch a fiery projectile into the dark void beyond Earth's atmosphere. She saw all this and also saw the terrible damage these creatures did to the Earth in their frantic search for new conquests and understanding. Brian tried to explain the rationale for the behavior of his species. He saw a benign smile form on her lips as he tried to explain how one of man's goals was to discover the nature of creation. He had to admit to himself that this sounded pretty damned arrogant, and somehow ridiculous, even though he had heard this phrase spoken many times by eminent scientists and politicians. Fiona curled up on the sofa and tried to understand what Brian said. Were they trying to discover the Creator in the fragments of their technology? They're looking for answers to their questions in all the wrong places. It's all so simple. She hoped Brian would be capable of understanding this in time. They were to be lovers; it was so written in the book of life. For uncounted years, after the passing of the druids, she had wandered the oceans of the world watching the evolution of man's society. Sometimes she traveled with others of her kind but, without the purpose provided them by the magic imaginations of the Celtic priests, they eventually faded into the salty sea from which they had been spawned. Finally Fiona, alone, was left. This didn't bother her, because seals are solitary animals, even though they sometimes share favorite rocks. They rarely bond with each other as humans do. If they had minds and emotions like humans, they would all go insane in the violent and bloody experiences of their environment. They had to go into the sea to find their food yet, there, they were relentlessly hunted by sharks and the killer whales and lost many of their companions and even their own pups. An unnoticed watcher, the Selkie roamed the northern seas; sometimes even swimming far enough south to mingle with the Harbor Seals in San Francisco Bay. But, all things considered, she preferred the Atlantic coast. Something instinctive kept drawing her back to the waters where she met Brian. It was peculiar. As he had approached her rock, she automatically sang the song that drew him to her. That had never happened before. It had always been her conscious choice. She had a feeling that something beyond her understanding was directing her as a character in a play written long before the oceans rolled upon the shore. The first time they made love, it struck Brian as almost being ritualistic. Fiona had joined him that day in the boat and fished with him. Brian was amazed. Just sitting in the stern she was more accurate at locating fish than his electronic fish finder. It was a special day. Up to this time, their conversations focused, primarily, on subjects no less profound than the meaning of life, as they each had explored the differences between them, they also had discovered great similarities. On this day, they avoided heavy subjects because these invariably left them in an almost Zen state of emptiness. Brian was learning that Fiona had a sense of humor. This delighted him. Fiona had never laughed before. It wasn't a natural behavior in the seal species, but she had observed him as he laughed at things. Then, one day, she awakened to the meaning of humor. He loved to hear the clear ring of her laughter, and he fell in love with her all over again. On this particular day, he felt rather silly. For some reason, he was in high spirits and sang as he worked. Fiona found that she both loved him and liked him. This distinction was a new experience for her. She felt complete for the first time in her long life and, strangely, she felt almost human. The consummation of their love happened when Brian was pulling an exceptionally large fish over the side. It slipped out of his hand as he was removing the hook and fell to the deck. Both of them bent over to retrieve it and bumped heads soundly enough to momentarily stun them. They both sat down solidly onto the deck with the fish between them. They looked at each other and began laughing. The fish flopped out of the way in a vain attempt to escape. They stopped laughing and Brian turned the boat toward the harbor. They didn't say another word. When they arrived home, Fiona showered while Brian lit a fire in the fireplace. He sat on the floor waiting for her. When she came out she was naked. She had abandoned the terry cloth robe she usually wore after a shower. Her beauty transfixed him. His love was so all consuming that it brought with it sadness from the realization that even this must someday end. He pulled her to him. As he entered her, she whispered in his ear, "There are no endings, only new beginnings." This surprised him for a moment. Had she read his mind? This question became irrelevant as it was washed away by the tender and violent ecstasy of their love. **** They were together for nine years, until the day of the great storm. They had raised love to a new dimension, exploring each other on mental, physical, and spiritual levels. Brian learned about Fiona's life and about the dark times she lived after the druids called her up from . . . only God knows where. In human form, she had been lonely, existing in an empty and featureless land in which she had no place. She felt at peace only in her skin, that she didn't allow anyone to see after the passing of the Celtic priests. In the eye of the new religions, she would be a witch and dealt with accordingly. In time, Brian was able to feel what she felt. He sensed a loneliness and despair too profound and complete for human sensibility. Conversely, Fiona took the first tentative steps to understanding the human condition. The most difficult part of her exploration was the human preoccupation with the material, the things that, in her mind, were the most transient and least valuable. Eventually, they became as close as any living things of different species could. Even though this might sound simplistic, it will be understood by anyone who has a beloved pet. In order to spend more time together, and to allow Fiona to explore the modern world of the Atlantic coast, which she had only previously seen from the sea, Brian stopped his daily fishing trips and took a job as an adjunct professor at one of the local colleges. His superior knowledge of Celtic mythology was so apparent that he was offered other teaching jobs at two major, local universities. To their great surprise, he turned them down. His part-time job afforded him the chance to teach about the subject he loved, and an occasional fishing trip with Fiona provided all of the money they needed for their necessities and for their frequent excursions from Nova Scotia to Key West. The reason for the success of the fishing was due, of course, to Fiona's special skills. They usually returned with only one fish, the relatively rare Bluefin tuna that brought a huge monetary return on the international market. The other local fishermen became first envious, then suspicious, and began following them every time they left the dock. They solved this by leaving at night and bringing their catch back to various ports after each outing. They saved some of their income to take a driving trip across the country to the west coast. This was a plan that caused Fiona a great deal of anxiety. She had never ventured more than a few miles from the ocean or from an estuary leading to the sea. Brian worked hard to ease her fears. In his mind, he always had the apprehension that she would someday be unable to resist the temptation of again donning her skin and leaving him forever. He had hidden her skin but knew that he would return it to her if she simply asked. He hoped that detaching her from the closeness of the sea might be the critical factor in making her completely and irrevocably human. They never took that trip across the country. The U.S. Weather Service predicted the storm in plenty of time. Brian went down to the dock to make certain, one more time, that the boat was properly rigged. Fiona stayed home and checked the availability of their emergency supplies. Brian had been gone about an hour, and she began to be anxious about his absence. Just then, a police car drove up to the door. The policeman told her how Brian had untied their vessel when he heard that two young tourists had taken a small rental boat out into the bay in the ominous calm before the storm. Brian went after them but never came back. Fragments of his boat, whimsically rechristened Selkie, washed up on the beach two days later. Fiona cursed herself that she never questioned Brian about the location of her skin. If she had known, she could have saved him. In desolation, she wandered the house looking at things that had been part of their lives. She held them in her hands trying to feel a sense of her lover. They were merely things, cold and lifeless. She desperately tried to think like a Selkie, to recover that feeling of peace and inevitability of change. It was impossible. She realized that she had become too human. She grimaced at the irony of her situation then, in a desk drawer, she found an envelope from Brian, addressed to her. It spoke of his great love for her and realistically predicted that he would be dead if she was reading the letter. Her anguish made it difficult for her to breathe. A key with a bank safety-deposit number was taped to the envelope. Fiona sat on the edge of the bed for a long time. She consciously tried to undo all of the neural connections she had made to become as human as Brian had desired her to be. She no longer desired to be human. The pain was too great. She remembered the great power she had when she was in her skin and, futilely, thought that she might even be able to bring her lover back to life if she could just find his body and clasp it to her breast. She might be able to dream him back to life like the druids did when they imagined her people into being. Even if she could do this, she knew there would be none of Brian's body left now in the cruel world of the sea. He was truly gone, and she was alone. **** Fiona sat on the rock where Brian and she had first met. Her skin was spread out beside her, and there was nothing to hold her anymore except her memories. A part of her wanted to pull on her skin and lose herself in the reaches of all the seas of the earth, but she knew that if she chose to become a Selkie again, she must relinquish her memory of Brian. She doubted if she could go on living now without love or, at least, the remembrance of it. Like a human, she now needed someone to care about; to care for her. She felt like an extinct insect trapped in amber, unable to escape; unable to make a choice. She was so deep in thought that she didn't hear the movement of a female seal and her pup as they clambered onto the rock. She turned as the mother cautiously barked in recognition. Fiona watched the interplay between the mother and the pup and tried to ascertain whether the protective concern shown was real affection or just instinct. Her mind suddenly snapped back to a more practical reality when she sensed impending danger: Carcharodon carcharias. The great white shark was cruising about forty yards northeast of their haven. The seal mother reacted nervously, and her pup picked up her anxiety. Unfortunately, the pup's reaction was to dive off the rock into the path of the approaching shark. The pup's mother didn't hesitate, following her into the water. She quickly moved to place herself between the predator and her baby. In an instant, the shark closed its mouth over her and began the rhythmic moving of its head from side to side to reduce its prey to manageable bites. Fiona, knowing that the mother would not occupy the shark long, slipped into her skin and dove off the rock. She landed next to the little female just as the shark turned toward them. It hesitated, trying to evaluate the appearance of another larger seal in the water. Before it could attack, Fiona projected a warning into the creature's small brain that it recognized as a deadly and undeniable threat. Instinctively, the shark turned quickly and swam away from the area as fast as it was able. A few minutes after the shark left, the pup calmed down and carefully approached Fiona. It looked at her for a moment and then came up to her face and gently rubbed her nose against the Selkie's. Fiona would have smiled if she had a human face. She looked tenderly into the pup's eyes and projected her thoughts: How would you like to be a Selkie, little one? I'll teach you about a wonderful world I've seen." End
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For efficient detection or observation of a skin disease, especially skin cancer, methods for examining the skin of a subject and an associated device are specified. Accordingly a camera element is provided, by means of which an image of an area of skin is recorded. The image is fed to an image evaluation unit which uses electronic pattern recognition based on at least one prespecified selection rule to analyze the image for the occurrence of suspect skin marks with, on detection of a suspect skin mark, its location being determined and displayed.
1. A method for examining skin of a living human, comprising:
providing a scan unit stand including two side walls, a positioning unit which is carried on the side walls and which fixes the human between the side walls in a pre-specified examination position, and a base plate on which the human places his/her feet to position themselves for examination, the base plate attached to the side walls, the positioning unit further including automatically adjustable supports which are positioned for contacting the human's back, stomach, or head area;
recording an image of an area of the skin by at least one recording element movably located on the scan unit stand;
illuminating evenly the area of the skin by a light source while the image is being recorded, wherein the light source is movably located on the scan unit stand;
providing the image to an image evaluation unit;
analyzing the image via the image evaluation unit for a suspect skin mark;
using an electronic pattern recognition which is based on a pre-specified selection rule to identify the suspect skin mark;
determining a location of the suspect skin mark by the image evaluation unit; and
indicating the location of the suspect skin mark by a beam of light projected onto the skin by the light source,
automatically adjusting the supports via a drive regulator which concurrently controls movement of the at least one movable recording element to provide coordinated movement between the human and the at least one movable recording element as an aid in arranging the human in the appropriate pre-specified position.
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identifying the location of the skin mark or a significant skin structure; and storing the location identified as a position marking.
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moving the recording element over the skin; and recording the images of different areas of the skin, the skin being scanned in the manner of a scanning process.
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recognizing a skin mark as a contiguous area of the skin which differs in pigmentation from a remaining area of the skin.
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10. The method as claimed in
11. The method as claimed in
administering a contrast medium to the human before the image is recorded, the contrast medium for accumulating in a tumorous skin tissue; and
illuminating the area of the skin during the image recording with an excitation light for exciting the contrast medium to radiate a fluorescent light.
12. The method as claimed in
13. The method as claimed in
14. The method as claimed in
comparing a current image of the area of the skin with a previous image of approximately the same area of the skin; and
creating a difference image of the current image and the previous image by filtering out the changes between the current image and the previous image.
15. The method as claimed in
comparing a current image of the area of the skin with a previous image of approximately the same area of the skin; and
wherein the current image and the previous image of an area of the skin are adjusted on the basis of at least one significant skin structure used as a position marking or common skin mark.
16. The method as claimed in
comparing a current image of the area of the skin with a previous image of approximately the same area of the skin; and
analyzing and displaying a change over time of the skin mark.
17. A method for examining skin of a living human, comprising:
providing a scan unit stand including two side walls, a positioning unit which is carried on the side walls and which fixes the human between the side walls in a pre-specified examination position, and a base plate on which the human places his/her feet to position themselves for examination, the base plate attached to the side walls, the positioning unit further including automatically adjustable supports which are positioned for contacting the human's back, stomach, or head area; and
recording an image of an area of the skin by at least one movable recording element located on the scan unit stand;
providing the image to an image evaluation unit;
analyzing the image via the image evaluation unit for a suspect skin mark;
using an electronic pattern recognition which is based on a pre-specified selection rule to identify the suspect skin mark;
determining a location of the suspect skin mark by the image evaluation unit; and
further comprising holding the human in a pre-specified position via the positioning unit during the recording of the image,
automatically adjusting the supports via a drive regulator which concurrently controls movement of the at least one movable recording element to provide coordinated movement between the human and the at least one movable recording element as an aid in arranging the human in the appropriate pre-specified position.
This application claims priority to the German application 10356088.2 filed Dec. 1, 2003 and which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The invention relates to a method for examining a subject's skin, especially within the framework of a preventive skin cancer examination or of a skin cancer therapy. The invention further relates to a device for executing the method.
Recently there has been a marked increase in the frequency of incidences of skin cancer. This is caused in particular by the increasing trend towards intensive exposure to sunlight. The most frequent fatal skin disease is what is known as a malignant melanoma, which has an incidence in Central Europe of around 12 cases/100,000 people a year (Fortschritte der Medizin, Nr. 6, 2003—Progress in Medicine No. 6, 2003).
With early diagnosis of the skin disease and immediate initiation of therapy, which as a rule consists of the surgical removal of the diseased tissue, the prospects of recovery are good. The problem however is that of detecting the disease at an early stage.
Previously as a general rule an initial prophylactic examination of the skin was undertaken by a skin specialist. This initial examination is usually undertaken as a visual check using a magnifier. In such cases the skin specialist analyses deviations of the skin, such as pigment flecks. These are normally checked for asymmetry, border, color and diameter. An irregular and non-sharply defined skin deviation with mixed pigmentation and anametically observed growth tendency is a strong suspect for malignancy. Only if such a suspect area of skin is found in the first examination is it generally subjected to a closer analysis using examination methods with greater selectivity (e.g. incident light microscopy).
It is thus of decisive importance, for early detection of skin cancer, that suspect areas of the skin are securely detected in the first examination. This has previously been critical since a malignant melanoma is comparatively inconspicuous at the early stage and the quality of the initial examination thus greatly depends on the thoroughness and duration of the examination with which the skin specialist tracks down the suspect areas of skin. The conventional initial examination must also be undertaken by an experienced doctor and is comparatively time consuming. An efficient early detection of skin cancer is thus problematic and associated with high costs, especially in countries with a large land mass and a comparatively low density of doctors.
An aid designed to enable even unskilled personnel to conduct preliminary examinations for skin cancer is known from U.S. Pat. No. 5,369,527. The aid consists of a transparent, flexible plate, in which, in addition to the magnifier, there are markings made with which the diameter and the asymmetry of a skin mark can be determined.
The object of the present invention is to specify a method for examination of the skin which makes possible an especially efficient early detection of skin diseases, particularly of skin cancer. A further object of the invention is to specify a device especially suited to executing the method.
As regards the method, the object in accordance with the invention is achieved by the features of the Claims. As regards the associated device, the object in accordance with the invention is achieved by the features of the Claims.
Accordingly, a camera element is provided as part of the device executing the method, with which an image is recorded of an area of skin of a subject to be examined. The image is fed to an image evaluation unit and is investigated there by means of electronic pattern detection for the incidence of skin marks. Each skin mark found is classified in accordance with prespecified selection rules as suspect, e.g. potentially diseased, or harmless. If a suspect skin mark is detected by the image evaluation unit, its location on the subject's skin is determined. This location is displayed by suitable means so that, if need be, a further more in-depth examination of the skin mark can be conducted.
A significant advantage of the method in accordance with the invention lies in the fact that the initial examination for the presence of a skin disease, especially skin cancer, is automated as far as possible. This leads to a drastic reduction in the time required to conduct the examination. Furthermore the risk of not detecting a diseased skin mark as a result of a careless mistake or lack of experience is excluded. The initial examination does not therefore require the presence of a doctor. Instead it can be undertaken by medical support staff. In particular this allows effective and comparatively low-cost skin cancer prevention, which can also advantageously be used especially in regions with a large land mass as well as a low density of doctors.
For especially effective early detection of diseased areas of the skin there is provision for large parts, especially the entire skin of a subject, to be scanned. For this the camera element is mounted so that it can be moved relative to the subject's skin. The formulation here is to be seen as a relative specification, which thus also includes embodiments in which the camera element is arranged in relation to a spatially fixed system of coordinates, and the subject is moved in relation to the laboratory coordinate system, and thereby in relation to the camera element. Equally a number of movable an/or fixed camera elements can be provided which each cover different regions of the skin surface. As part of conducting the procedure images of different parts of the skin are recorded in different camera positions which together produce an overall picture of the subject's skin.
For the purposes of effective analysis the image of an area of the skin is first examined for the presence of skin marks (or skin flecks). A skin mark here is recognized as being a contiguous area of skin which differs significantly as regards its pigmentation from the rest of the skin. Subsequently geometrical and color characteristics of the skin mark are determined. By checking these characteristics on the basis of one or more specified selection rules the skin mark is classified as suspect or harmless. The skin mark is classified as suspect especially if its diameter, its asymmetry, the variation of its pigmentation and/or the irregularity of its border exceeds a prespecified reference value in each case.
Preferably each of the four selection rules given above is checked, with the skin mark examined being classified as suspect if any of the selection rules are fulfilled. If required, a different method can be used in which only individual selection rules or a subset of the selection rules given above, where necessary in combination with further selection rules not explicitly stated here, are used for checking. Furthermore it would be conceivable for a skin mark to only be classified as suspect where necessary if a number of selection rules are fulfilled simultaneously in a given combination.
If a skin mark is classified as suspect, it is useful to display the image of the area of skin involved, on a screen for example. In addition it also makes sense to directly indicate the location of the skin mark on the subject's skin. For this a light source is advantageously provided in an embodiment of the invention, by means of which a light beam can be projected onto the location of the suspect skin mark. The light source is usefully a component of a scan unit also containing the camera element which can be moved across the subject's skin.
To avoid a misinterpretation of an image because of shadowing etc. the area of skin for which the image is to be recorded is preferably evenly illuminated while the image is being recorded. To this end a light source is also assigned to the camera element. To simplify the device it is advantageous to use this same light source simultaneously for illuminating the skin area during the image recording and for indicating suspect skin marks.
A general problem of any skin examination is that of unequivocally finding again a mark on a subject's skin once it has been identified as suspect, such as the location of a skin mark relative to a spatially fixed laboratory coordinate system, which is naturally subject to a degree of constant movement with the movement of the subject. This problem arises to an increased extent with an automated examination method, in which it is not possible to refer back to the memory capability of a human being who has conducted an examination.
To ensure that the skin mark is found again, an embodiment of the present invention is thus especially advantageous, in which a positioning device is provided in which the body of the subject, and thereby each area of skin, is fixed in a specified examination position. This positioning device usefully includes supports or grips which come into contact with the subject's body at specific points. The positioning device can however alternatively or additionally include color or light markings on which the subject places their hands or feet, or such like.
In addition or alternatively there is provision, as a further means of matching the location of the image of an area of skin to the actual area of skin, for at least one significant skin structure to be determined as a position marking. Any bodily characteristics which are visible on the surface of the body can serve as a skin structure, for example nose, mouth, eyes, nails, elbow, belly button, nipples as well as the detected skin marks themselves. Determining the skin structures means that an unmistakable "map" of the subject's skin, typical of an individual, is created on the basis of which a location on the skin, once determined, can be automatically found again at any point, even if, between the first image being taken and the system being reactivated the subject has moved the area of skin involved. The recording of skin structures as position markings is preferably also included in order to place images of adjacent areas of skin correctly next to one another. It is sensible here for such images of adjacent areas of skin to overlap in an edge area.
Whereas the basic type of the invention given above is based on a photographic image of the skin, in a further development of the invention the optical effect of the skin is explicitly changed by administration of a fluorescent contrast medium. The use of such a contrast medium for detecting a tumor is known per se and is described in DE 101 09 539 A1 for example. The effect of such an examination method is based on the contrast medium being increasingly enhanced because of the accelerated change of material in the tumorous tissue. If the affected tissue is now illuminated with a suitable excitation light, after the contrast medium has been administered, the contrast medium added to the tumor radiates fluorescent light. The tumorous tissue thus stands out from the healthy tissue by its luminance. A further device advantageously developed to utilize the fluorescence effect comprises an excitation light source which is implemented in particular by a laser light diode. To increase the sensitivity of the method in relation to the radiated fluorescent light a filter sensitive to fluorescent light is preferably placed in front of the camera element here.
In order to work with different contrast mediums as required, a number of different excitation light sources and fluorescent filters relative to the radiated or transmitted light can be selected. This choice is preferably made automatically. The operating personnel in this case merely have to enter the name of the contrast medium used or—even more simply—read it in using a bar code etc.
In a further development of the inventive idea the application of the method is not restricted to a one-off examination. Instead there is provision in the invention, using multiple skin examinations offset in time based on changes in identified skin characteristics, to separate benign skin characteristics from malignant ones and to observe the development of a melanoma already identified, during the course of therapy for example. To this end an image of an area of skin recorded at an earlier stage is held as a reference image. This reference image is compared with a current image, i.e. an image of the same area of skin taken later. If a number of images of different areas of skin are recorded, the system refers back to a corresponding reference image for each current image. In this case the skin marks identified within the area of skin are examined with regard to how they have changed over time. Skin marks which have changed significantly over time are again displayed on the screen and if necessary that area of the subject's body is displayed.
The image is advantageously compared with the associated reference image by generating a difference image in which the change between the two images is highlighted.
Since two images of a subject's skin recorded at different times will in every likelihood not depict precisely the same area of skin because the subject has moved in relation to the recording device, it makes sense, to increase the accuracy of the difference image, to initially adjust the current image and the reference image in relation to one another. This adjustment is preferably made by moving the images so that skin structures and or skin marks which can be identified both in the current image and also in the reference image as position markings overlay each other. The difference image is then created from the images adjusted to each other in this way.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below on the basis of a drawing. These show:
Parts and variables which correspond to each other are always shown by the same reference symbols in all the Figures.
The device 1 shown in
Each side wall 5 a and 5 b carries a scan unit 7 a or 7 b, which can be moved from the head to the foot of the subject 3 so that by means of the scan unit 7 a the skin 2 on the back of the subject 3 and with the scan unit 7 b the skin 2 on the front of the subject 3 can be recorded. Two further scan units 7 c are used to record the skin on the subject's sides, which start from side wall 5 b and move to the left or right of the subject 3, and of which again only one is visible in
The device 1 further includes a control unit 16 (especially one embodied as a computer) which is connected to the stand via a data line 17 and is equipped with an input/output unit 18 (including a screen, a keyboard and a mouse for example). The control unit 16 is further connected to an external data transmission network 19, especially the Internet.
The internal structure of the device 1 is shown in
The system control 23 further activates a drive regulator 26. The drive regulator 26 in its turn controls a drive 27 for moving the scan unit 7. The drive 27 acts on the scan unit 7 via a mechanical coupling 28 shown schematically.
The drive regulator 26 controls a further drive 29 by means of which the supports 9 a through 9 d can be adjusted automatically.
The device 1 also has an image evaluation unit 30, in which the images B prepared by the image preprocessing unit 24 are analyzed. The image evaluation unit 30 operates here within the framework of an electronic pattern recognition as defined by a number of selection rules A, which are prespecified to the image evaluation unit 30 by a rules memory 31.
The input/output unit 18 includes, as can be seen from
The execution sequence of the method is described in more detail in
The scan unit 7 is then moved in the direction of arrow 36 into a subsequent position S′ in which an image B′ (
If a skin mark, as shown schematically in
As part of the process of identification of diseased points on the skin the detection of skin marks 37 a and 38 a, 38 b is initially necessary. The detected skin marks 37 a, 38 a, 38 b are then classified into "suspect", i.e. potentially harmful skin marks 37 a and "harmless" skin marks 38 a, 38 b.
The detection of the skin marks 37 a and 38 a, 38 b as such is undertaken by examining the pigmentation, i.e. the skin coloring. In this case any contiguous skin surface is recognized as a skin mark 37 a, 38 a, 38 b of which the pigmentation deviates significantly, i.e. by more than a prespecified tolerance range, from the basic color of the skin 2. The basic color of the skin 2 can for example be determined by forming the average of the color value of all pixels of the image B (or B′). Preferably rules are specified to the image evaluation unit 30 by means of which skin marks 37 a, 38 a, 38 b can be distinguished from other significant skin structures such as mouth, nose, eyes, fingernails, belly button, nipples, etc., which can also be distinguished from the basic color of the skin 2 in image B through their color shadowing. This discrimination between skin marks 37 a, 38 a, 38 b on the one hand and skin structures 39 is preferably undertaken by pattern comparison with typical stored patterns of typical skin structures. A local preference is again preferably specified for the skin structures 39 stored as patterns. In other words the image evaluation unit 30 "knows" that there is more likely to be an occurrence of a specific skin structure 39 in the environment of a specific area of the skin 35. If for example the skin area 35 shown in
The skin marks 37 a and 38 a, 38 b are classified using a closer inspection of the form and pigmentation of each skin mark 37 a and 38 a, 38 b. This is done by determining the diameter d and the asymmetry a of the skin marks 37 a, 38 a, 38 b as well as the irregularity of their border R and the variation v of their pigmentation.
To illustrate a possible execution of this method the skin mark 37 a is shown enlarged in
The variables a, u and v are not shown directly in the diagram for illustrative reasons. A suitable definition for the asymmetry is however produced by the formula a=a2/a1. In this formula a1 stands for the short axis and a2 for the long axis of the ellipse 41 into which the skin mark 37 a has just been entered. Expediently the ellipse 41 is to be turned in relation to the skin mark 37 a so that the quotient a2/a1 is at its maximum.
The irregularity u is to be defined in a suitable way, e.g. as the length of the border R, standardized to the length of the border of the ellipse 41. The amount of the irregularity u in this case becomes greater, the more the form of the skin mark 37 a deviates from the regular elliptical form.
The variation v of the pigmentation can be determined for example by the standard deviation of the color values of all pixels of the image B associated with the skin mark 37 a.
The definitions given above provide a simple option for determining the geometrical and color characteristics of the skin mark 37 a in an automated method. As an alternative however a plurality of further relationships for definition of the variables d, a, u and v or of similar variables for characterizing the geometry and color of skin marks are conceivable.
To classify the skin mark 37 a into "suspect" or "harmless" the variables d, a, u, v are compared using the prespecified selection rules A with associated limit values in each case. Thus skin mark 37 a is classified as suspect if its diameter d exceeds a prespecified reference value, if its asymmetry a exceeds a prespecified reference value, if the irregularity u of the border R exceeds a prespecified reference value and/or if the variation v of the pigmentation exceeds a prespecified reference value.
Whereas the device depicted in
As schematically indicated in
The light filter 43 largely masks out the background light. Tumorous tissue is thus made particularly easy to see on the image.
To enable the development of a skin disease over time to be investigated, or even to enable the skin disease to be detected from the development of the skin marks over time, a development of the device 1 shown in
In the embodiment of the device 1 shown in
This process is shown in more detail in
To create the difference image DB the image B and the reference image RB are initially shifted in relation to each other such that the relevant skin marks 37 a, 38 a, 38 b and skin structures 39 of both images B and RB overlay each other as well as possible. The difference image DB is formed from the images B, RB adjusted in this way.
The difference image DB now contains the change over time in the state of the skin of the subject 3. In particular the growth of skin mark 37 a of the changed color surrounding skin mark 38 b documented by the difference image DB can give rise to a new assessment of a skin mark which in the first examination was still classified as harmless. If necessary, regardless of the actual size of the skin mark, its rate of growth can be selected as an additional selection rule for classifying a skin mark as "suspect".
With the further development of the method and the device 1 according to
The features of the different embodiments of the device 1 according to
Preferably the device 1 is designed for the use of different contrast media K. In this case there is provision for enabling the wavelength of the excitation light AL to be selected to match the relevant contrast medium K. Likewise a number of light filters 43 are provided here 43, which are placed in front of the camera element 20 depending on the contrast medium K selected. Preferably the relevant contrast medium K is adapted automatically by entering the designation of the contrast medium K via a keyboard or reading it in via a bar code reader.
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CPC down, not out in Niger, says state chairman
The birth of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) came as a the much awaited alternative political party that was expected to break the profile of the self acclaimed Africa's largest party, the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP in Niger State. However, signs that things may go awry started very early. At inception, the party was enveloped by confusion and mudslinging.
Adjudged not to have the political structure and financial muscle to go into national general elections, the fortunes of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) however sent shocks to the foundation of the ruling party at the polls in the state with the outcome of the National Assembly elections. At the end of the April 2, 2011 elections, the party won the Niger North senatorial seat, with an inconclusive election in Niger East district and total postponement of election in Niger South, the party proved the book makers wrong and looked set to unseat the ruling PDP.
In the same vein, the clinching of Chanchaga federal constituency (Minna city) by the CPC, the heart and the seat of the state government further affirmed the party as one to watch. The overwhelming victory of the party in two of the three federal constituencies (Kontagora/Wushishi and Magama/Rijau federal constituencies) in Niger North senatorial zone further convinced doubting Thomases that CPC had come to unseat the ruling party.
Though PDP eventually won the remaining two senatorial seats and six other federal constituencies, the modest victory of the opposition party sent a signal that CPC was set to provide the much needed alternative.
The development threw up the party in the state, as its fame across the state assumed a steady rise among the people of the state. From Kontagora to Rijau, from Suleja to Bida and Minna to New Bussa, the fame of the party witnessed wider acceptance, especially among the masses; as it gives hope to the people of the state.
Despite the financial strength and the power of incumbency by the PDP in the state, the fame of the opposition party spread across the three zones of the state. It recorded in-road to the PDP dominated Niger south senatorial zone, where CPC won the Bida I state constituency seat in the State House of Assembly and held on firmly to its grip of the Kontagora constituency, where the party clinched the two seats for the area.
Though the party failed in her bid for the state's highest seat- the governorship, it however gave the ruling party and the incumbent governor, Dr. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu a good fight for their money. For the CPC, they alleged that the party lost the governorship seat not to the ruling PDP but to insincerity of the electoral body, electoral malpractices and intimidation by security agencies.
A political school of thought in the state however traced the dwindle political clout of the CPC in the state to the irrational protest by some of its members and supporters to the outcome of the last presidential elections, where the party's candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari lost to the incumbent PDP standard bearer, President Goodluck Jonathan. It was alleged that some of the party loyalists openly set their voters cards on fire in protest of the result of the presidential election, thereby undermining the fortune of the party at succeeding elections; especially the state governorship and legislative elections.
This development further worsened its claim to grassroots acceptance. The political influence of the party in the state suffered a somersault and fell like a pack of cards during the local government elections. The party failed to sustain her victory in all the federal and state constituencies where it recorded superlative performances during the general elections. Its political fortune was dimmed by the ruling party as CPC and other opposition parties lost in the 25 local government councils of the state.
Blaming the woes of the party on the electoral system, insincerity of the electoral body, intimidation of opposition parties by the ruling party and the huge financial outlay of running a political party, the state Chairman of the CPC, Mallam Umar Shuaibu debunked claims of dwindling fortunes of his party in the state and indeed in the country.
According to him, the electoral system and the rigging machinery and the connivance of the various security agencies denied the party of its projection of winning in at least 10 states of the federation during the last general elections.
"The major factor that militated against our party at the national and state levels was the insincerity of the electoral body. There were no free and fair elections in 2011. The polls were characterized by electoral malpractices, such as rigging, ballot stealing and stuffing, the use of security agencies to intimidate opposition. The elections were flaws with a lot of irregularities and this snowball into apathy and political disenchantment among our supporters and loyalists," Shuaibu complained.
On the dimming visibility of the party at the political terrain of the state, the party chairman maintained that the party has continued to give the much needed voice to the views of the masses in the state, by constantly reacting and condemning some of the unpopular programmes and policies of the state government. He was quick to add that the performances of the party's legislatures in both the state and national assembly's have been tremendous.
According to Shuaibu, "People should not get it wrong. We are no longer in election period, having been rigged out, we have not only contested the outcome of the various elections victories by the ruling party, but we have continued to challenge the misappropriation of the state revenue, we protested the move by the government to plunge the state into unwarranted debt by securing bond facilities. We have also raised our voice over the non- payment of primary school teachers and many other issues were protested and we intend to do more in this area."
On the dwindling fortunes of the party and the dashing of hopes of many of its supporters, the chairman said, "we are still intact. Our members are still intact. If we have any election today, the PDP will be surprised that we shall mobilise our people. It is a matter of the heart and not noise making. Though we and our supporters were disappointed by the outcome of the elections, we hang our hope on the day of judgment when the supreme Almighty God will give His unbiased judgment."
Shuaibu maintained that the party may be down now, "it is not out. All we have to do is to remain steadfast. The battle of dislodging the PDP cabal may take tact and long time to be won."
But Alhaji Ahmed Makusidi, a political analyst, lamented that the performance of the CPC after the election was a true representation of most political parties in the country. According to him, "most of these parties are only seen during elections and they go into oblivion after. The hope that the emergence of CPC created is gradually, if not totally, fading. Like other opposition parties, CPC has gone into its shell and dashed the hopes, the thrills and frills that heralded its formation."
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Think of this as Volume 17, Number 24 of the newsletter I have written weekly since March, 1997. Enjoy.
I have a new friend, an anarchist.
He's a veteran political activist of the left-wing type, but hearing him talk about current events sounds a lot like hearing a Tea Party activist rail against ObamaCare.
The essence of the radical case, during every political crisis, is always that institutions can't be trusted, even democratic institutions. Democracy doesn't work, they cry, it works against the people's real interests, which these activists are privileged to know because, well, they're their interests.


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Tammerlin's music it's a little bit pop, country, British Isles and blues with some tasty world music flavorings. Some have called their sound "folklectic", or perhaps they've just never quite figured out what they want to be when they grow up, but whatever the reason, it works!
With a sound that is a step off the well-beaten path, Tammerlin has garnered praise from critics world-wide. Their innovative performances offer exceptional guitar playing, well-crafted original songs and traditional tunes pulled from the heart of American music.
With six CD releases and 19 years of touring to their credit, they have collaborated in the studio with exceptional musicians including Darol Anger, Joe Craven, Byron House and Longineu Parsons, and they've shared the stage with Doc Watson, Emmylou Harris, Alex DeGrassi, Del McCoury and many more.
Tammerlin was among the half dozen artists chosen by the state of Florida to represent Florida artists when the Southern Arts Federation launched its Southern Artistry website.
Tammerlin offers educational programming for school groups, funded in part by the Florida State Touring Program. They have been on the artist roster for the Touring Program since 1997.
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I live in an older home, and most of the walls are covered in lead-based paint. I am concerned that my son might be in danger of lead poisoning. What are some of the symptoms of lead poisoning, and how do I get him tested?
- Laurie
Lead poisoning can produce many symptoms, including irritability, headaches, weight loss, nausea, constipation, abdominal pain, fatigue, and muscle weakness. However, many kids with lead poisoning don't show any signs of the illness.
If you're concerned that your son might be at risk for lead poisoning, talk with your doctor. It's important to get your child tested for lead poisoning, as many other illnesses can cause these same symptoms. Your doctor may recommend a blood test that will help to make (or rule out) a diagnosis of lead poisoning.
Some kids, such as those from low-income families or who live in communities where many of the homes were built before 1950, are considered to be at higher risk for lead exposure. State health department recommendations for lead screening vary depending on a child's age and risk of lead exposure. But the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that, if possible, all kids be screened when they're 1 and 2 years old.
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Date reviewed: July 2012
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MENLO PARKFacebook may foot bill for Belle Haven substation
Menlo Park appears closer than ever to completing its nearly decade-long quest to open a functioning police substation in...Original post made on May. 28, 2013
Last comment by Belle Haven Resident, on May 28, 2013 at 2:55 pm | 1 comment | 1210 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDSEditorial: Enrollment surge may alter attendance boundaries
It appears that some Menlo Park, Atherton and Ladera parents planning on sending their teenagers to Menlo-Atherton High School...Original post made on May. 28, 2013
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AROUND TOWNLearning and giving: A two-way street for local kids and seniors
Karen Rynewicz teaches fourth-graders in a school that's among the highest-achieving in the state. It's located in a town...Original post made on May. 28, 2013
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AROUND TOWNRedistricting Committee a short history
In June 2006 Jerry Hill successfully runs a campaign and wins for Supervisor for the 3rd time and takes an oath to fulfill...Original post made by Michael G Stogner on May. 29, 2013
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AROUND TOWNNASDAQ hit with $10 million fine in Facebook IPO
The aftermath of Facebook's glitchy transition to a public company continues to unfold a year after the social media company,...Original post made on May. 31, 2013
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AROUND TOWNWhen a kiss is not just a kiss
Encinal School Principal Sharon Burns puckered up to kiss Lily the Pig on Friday afternoon as students watched -- their reward...Original post made on Jun. 1, 2013
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OTHER TOPICSDedicating a fraction of the 1% County ad-valorem property tax to special districts
Supporters of Parks and Open-space have sought dedicated funds for their pet projects. Sales taxes were tried and failed...Original post made by Jack Hickey on Jun. 1, 2013
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OTHER TOPICSPolice calls: Bag burgled from black BMW
Crime and accident reports from Ladera, Woodside, Menlo Park, and West Menlo Park. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13725...Original post made on Jun. 3, 2013
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WOODSIDEWoodside recognizes residents for historic home preservation
To the community in Woodside that is concerned with the town's history, the age and historical significance of older homes...Original post made on Jun. 3, 2013
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PORTOLA VALLEYPicnicking in Portola Valley like it's 2013
Running, walking and everything in between will be fine in the Zots to Tots race on Saturday, June 8, at the Portola Valley...Original post made on Jun. 3, 2013
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OTHER TOPICSPolice calls: Generator, paint sprayers missing from Atherton construction site
Crime reports from Atherton, Ladera, Woodside and Menlo Park. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13770...Original post made on Jun. 6, 2013
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OTHER TOPICSPalo Alto man in wheelchair struck in hit and run
A man in a wheelchair was struck by a car in a hit and run on University Avenue Saturday morning. The suspect is still at...Original post made on Jun. 6, 2013
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ATHERTONAtherton survey - A wolf in sheep's clothing and badgering the witness
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AROUND TOWNTroop 206 honors three Eagle Scouts
Three local scouts -- Sean Smith, Sean McBirney, and Peter Bugos -- received their Eagle award from Troop 2006 at a Court...Original post made on Jun. 10, 2013
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PORTOLA VALLEYTonight: Portola Valley council to discuss committee report on affordable housing
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MENLO PARKBurglary thwarted by homeowner
Would-be burglars were interrupted by a homeowner Thursday morning in the 1300 block of Stockbridge Avenue in unincorporated...Original post made on Jun. 14, 2013
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SCHOOLS & KIDSSaturday: Peninsula Debutante Ball
Twenty young women will bow at the 53rd Peninsula Debutante Ball to be held Saturday, June 15, at the Crowne Plaza Cabana...Original post made on Jun. 15, 2013
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AROUND TOWNAll lanes reopened on Hwy. 35 after crash
All lanes have reopened on State Highway 35 in San Mateo County following an injury accident, according to the California...Original post made on Jun. 15, 2013
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The offering, which will collaborate closely with the main advertising agency, will look to work in the space of consumer participation with brands.
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Stinton will take on the role of managing director of VCCP Share, while Drew will be the unit's creative director.
The agency has also appointed two PR specialists to strengthen the launch team. Taylor Herring's Kate Collis joins as the PR and experiential director, while Jed Hallam from Wolfstar joins as the communities director.
Stinton joined VCCP in February 2009, having previously been the marketing director at the telecommunications company TalkTalk.
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Drew joined VCCP just over a year ago from its sister Chime company Resonate, the PR agency that he co-founded in 2003. At VCCP, he has been responsible for overseeing the PR elements of the agency's campaigns.
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My 1974 R75/6 wirh the /5 switch gear on handle bars the starter button is loose - 2 set screws that hold it on are tight. Starter button works fine but if you touch it it wiggles around. I have had the bike for 5 years and just noticing this is there a way to tighten it up?? :ear
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If you remove the two small screws and gently pull out the switch.
(Helps if you feed the wire harness into the side of the switch.)
There's a large flat head screw under the switch. This connects the housing for the 2 small screws to the whole mount.
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Thanks - I will do that fix. Just didn't know what I would find in there.:freaky
And be careful you don't tighten it too much- it is a very short thread into cast alu and can strip easy (DAMHIK). Locktite is probably a good idea.
Sounds like my headlight switch on the other side. It wouldnt get tight or would loosen up. I put some silicon in there and gently tightened it up. Has stayed in place for 4 months now just fine. I like the idea of loctite, just make sure not to get the permanent kind!
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Older drivers from the Midlands are apparently the smartest generation on the road
Using a strain of mathematical research not known to Top Gear, Shell has found that drivers aged 50-65 - who may or may not be interested in TG's OAP-mobile above - from the Midlands display the most fuel efficient and safe driving behaviour behind the wheel.
Drivers aged between 18-30 from Wales and the South West - a category that includes at least two TG staffers - are apparently the UK's least smart motorists, with Shell's stat-bots factoring into account many things including smooth driving, and wearing 'inappropriate' footwear behind the wheel.
IAM chief examiner Peter Rodger said: "Smarter driving is not just about engineering, it's also about the way you drive. Most people don't realise making a few simple changes, such as smooth braking, cornering and accelerating, can go a long way in increasing fuel efficiency and becoming a safer driver."
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