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A method and apparatus for producing lysis of adipose tissue underlying the skin of a subject, by: applying an ultrasonic transducer to the subject's skin to transmit therethrough ultrasonic waves focussed on the adipose tissue; and electrically actuating the ultrasonic transducer to transmit ultrasonic waves to produce cavitational lysis of the adipose tissue without damaging non-adipose tissue.
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applying at least one ultrasonic transducer to the subject's skin to transmit therethrough ultrasonic waves focused on said adipose tissue; and
electrically actuating said ultrasonic transducer to transmit periodic ultrasonic waves of sufficient intensity to cause cavitation and lysis of said adipose tissue without damaging adjacent non-adipose tissue.
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a focusing-type ultrasonic transducer for application to the subject's skin; and
an electrical signal generator having a controller therein for energizing the ultrasonic transducer to generate, and to transmit through the subject's skin, periodic ultrasonic waves producing cavitational lysis of the adipose tissue without damaging non-adipose tissue.
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The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the non-invasive ultrasound body contouring of a subject, particularly for the treatment of fat deformities by lysing adipose (fat) tissue.
Three methods are currently available for the treatment of fat deformities: Suction Assisted Lipoplasty [SAL]; Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction [UAL]; and External Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction [E-UAL].
These procedures are skill dependent such that the results depend primarily on the skill of the surgeon. The surgeon marks the areas to be treated on the skin in a manner resembling a topographic map; the higher innermost areas have more fat, and lower outer areas have less fat.
In SAL, a cannule is inserted through a small skin cut into the adipose tissue and the fat is suctioned by negative pressure applied through the cannule by a pump. The cannule is moved back and forth in different tissue levels covering the volume to be suctioned. The fat is torn and evacuated at the same time. Usually more then one skin cut is needed in each area to achieve satisfactory result, and to avoid tunneling under the skin.
This procedure is nonselective and tears also blood vessels, small nerves, and connective tissue. Hemmatomas and hypo-sensation in the treated areas are unavoidable side effects. Following the surgery, the patient is usually dressed with a pressure garment for 4-6 weeks. Pain is common and generally takes a few days to subside. The procedure can be carried out under local or general anesthesia in an operating room or office environment. However, most of the procedures are performed under general anesthesia because of the discomfort to the patient. The procedure lasts up to 3-4 hours, depending on the amount of fat to be suctioned and on the surgeon's skill. The volumes cleared in one session are usually 2-5 liters.
UAL was introduced by Zocchi, in 1991. Here, too, the same saline solution is first injected into the fat tissue. The cannule used in UAL has an ultrasonic probe at its tip. When energy is applied, the tissue next to the tip is destroyed by the "cavitational effect" as described more particularly below. The wet environment achieved by injecting the saline solution is mandatory for the cavitation effect to occur. The fat can be evacuated by the same cannule or by a different one after the ultrasonic lipolysis was accomplished. It is claimed to be selective to the fat. However, if the physician does not move the cannule constantly, the tissue next to the tip can be "burned", and skin, muscle or bone tissues can be damaged. Third degree skin burns are a notorious complication of the procedure. Moreover, the movement of the canule through the adipose tissue disrupts blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissues as in the SAL procedure. The ability to evacuate large volumes is the main reason for using the UAL technique. Physicians have reported volumes reaching 15-27 liters of fat suctioned in one session. The skin is claimed to retract better after UAL compared to SAL, leaving less folds post treatment.
E-UAL is a newer technique. It employs the usual SAL technique but adds a treatment with a therapeutic ultrasonic transducer usually used to relieve pain and joint problems. The therapeutic ultrasound is applied after a tumescent solution is injected. The claimed advantage of the procedure is the relative ease of SAL after ultra-sound is applied. However, the energy is non-focused at 1 MHz, and therefore heating is the mode of action. Since energy is applied to the skin and underlying tissues equally, overheating may occur. A known side effect is hyper-pigmentation of the skin due to a healing process that takes place at the heated area. Moreover, pain and discomfort are common. Rohrick et al, in Plastic and Reconstruction Journal 105:2152, 2000, showed that the cellular disruption after E-UAL is similar to the traditional SAL. Otherwise this procedure is equivalent to SAL.
A tissue can be non-invasively exposed to ultrasonic energy in a focused or a non-focused manner. When a non-focused transducer is used, all tissues between the transducer, and up to a certain fading distance where energy levels are lower than the therapeutic threshold, are exposed to the ultrasonic energy. When focused ultrasound is used, only the tissue at the focal range of the transducer is specifically affected while all other tissues, between the transducer and the focus or beyond, are spared.
There are two modes in which ultrasonic energy interacts with tissues; (1) by heating, and (2) by cavitation.
Heating is non-specific. There is no tissue differentiation in the heating process; all tissues within a certain spatial radius are affected.
Cavitation is a physical phenomenon in which low-pressure bubbles are formed and then collapse in a liquid. The cavitation phenomen depends on specific tissue characteristics when employed in a biological environment. This enables tissue differentiation for destruction. That is fat cells can be destroyed, while blood vessels, peripheral nerves, skin, muscle and connective tissue within the ultrasonic focus, as well as neighboring tissues such as listed above outside the focus, will remain intact.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,113,558, in which one of the joint inventors is the inventor in the present application, describes both an invasive method and apparatus, and a non-invasive method and apparatus, for using ultrasound devices for cavitationally lysing tissue for ablating material obstructing blood vessels. U.S. Pat. No. 5,827,204 discloses a multi-frequency ultrasound cavitation technique for dissolving thrombi, promoting blood clotting, and destroying malignant and benign tumors in living tissue. U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,063 discloses a technique for focussing radiant energy (the sole described example utilizing microwave) to remove adipose tissue. U.S. Pat. No. 5,219,401 discloses a technique for generating gas bubbles, e.g., by injecting a precursor of gas bubbles, and then provoking in implosion by high power acoustic waves to selectively destroy tissue. U.S. Pat. No. 5,419,761 discloses a liposuction technique including the insertion of a tube and the production of ultrasonic cavitation at the distal end of the inserted tube to remove adipose tissue. U.S. Pat. No. 5,618,275 discloses a method of penetrating a therapeutic agent through the skin by ultrasonic waves producing cavitation. U.S. Pat. No. 6,039,048 discloses a technique using thermal energy rather than cavitational energy, and which acts on connective tissues rather than fat tissues.
None of the foregoing techniques appears to be completely satisfactory for producing lysis of adipose tissue without damaging non-adipose tissue in a non-invasive manner.
An object of the present invention is to provide a non-invasive method and apparatus for using ultrasonic devices for the treatment of fat deformities by producing lysis of adipose tissue without damaging non-adipose tissue.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing lysis of adipose tissue underlying the skin of a subject, comprising: applying at least one ultrasonic transducer to the subject's skin to transmit therethrough ultrasonic waves focussed on the adipose tissue; and electrically actuating the ultrasonic transducer or transducers to transmit waves of sufficient intensity to cause cavitation and lysis of said adipose tissue without damaging non-adipose tissue.
According to further features in the preferred embodiments of the invention described below, the electrical peak output power is preferably from 100 to 750 watts, more preferably from 150 to 350 watts; the periodic ultrasonic waves have a pulse length of 0.80-4.0 ms a frequency of 150-500 Khz, preferably 250 Khz, and a repetition period of 5-100 ms.
As will be described more particularly below, such an ultrasonic transducer may be slid over the skin to destroy the adipocytes membranes and nuclei of the adipose tissue, without damaging neighboring tissues, such as connective tissue, the skin, blood vessels, peripheral nerves, muscle fibers or bone. Also, the procedure can be carried out in any office setting without the need for an operating theatre and anesthesia.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided apparatus for use in producing lysis of adipose tissue underlying the skin of a subject, comprising: a focussing-type ultrasonic transducer or transducers for application to the subject's skin; and an electrical signal generator having a controller therein for energizing the ultrasonic transducer to generate, and to transmit through the subject's skin, periodic ultrasonic waves producing cavitational lysis of the adipose tissue without damaging non-adipose tissue.
Further features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description below.
The invention is herein described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating one form of apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIGS. 2a and 2 b are side and front views, respectively, of the transducer in the apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3a and 3 b are diagrams illustrating, respectively, one form of periodic ultrasonic pulse outputted by the transducer, and certain characteristics of the transducer;
FIGS. 4-9 illustrate other types of focusing transducers that may be used;
FIG. 10 illustrates the manner in which a swine's skin was marked to define the areas irradiated by the ultrasound transducer in accordance with the procedures described below;
FIG. 11a is a control microphotograph, and FIGS. 11b-11 d are test-result microphotographs, illustrating the effects produced on adipose tissue when subjected to an irradiation treatment in accordance with the present invention as described herein; and
FIGS. 12a-12 e illustrate various types of non-adipose tissues neighboring the treated adipose tissue which were left undamaged as a result of the described irradiation treatment.
Ultrasonic energy can be transmitted either in a continuous wave mode, or in pulses. In a continuous wave mode, there is no cessation in the flow of transmitted energy, and an increase in temperature is therefore inevitable. In the pulsed mode, the energy is delivered in bursts which can be controlled to produce a controlled lower temperature rise.
A pulsed wave can be characterized (besides the frequency and amplitude as in the continuous mode) by two parameters: the pulse length, and the pulse repetition period. The pulse length is defined here as the time in which the intensity is above the value needed for sustaining cavitation; between the pulses, the intensity is below that needed to sustain cavitation. The pulse repetition period is the time between two successive pulse initiations. FIG. 3a illustrates the type of pulse used in the experiments described below, this pulse being a constant amplitude pulse having 0 amplitude between pulses. The optimal ratio between the pulse length and pulse repetition period will cause a bubble to reach its maximal size and then collapse (cavitation). Further increase is redundant and contributes to heat generation rather than to the bubble collapse.
Thus, a change in pulse parameters can alter the mechanical effects exerted on different tissues. The selectivity of the ultrasound wave—the ability to destroy one tissue but at the same time keep other tissues intact-lies within the realm of pulse parameters selection. An increase in the pulse repetition period decreases the total energy delivered, and at certain values causes the cavitation to stop between two pulses even though it is an inertial phenomenon.
The amplitude needed for cavitation initiation is larger than that needed for cavitation sustaining as is the case in every inertial phenomenon. Therefore, the amplitude of the wave during the pulse does not have to be constant. As long as the amplitude is above the cavitation sustaining amplitude, it is still considered as part of the pulse.
There are a few considerations regarding the selection of frequency. First, lowering the frequency lowers the intensity (or actually the pressure—the square root of the intensity, which is the actual cause for the phenomena) needed for cavitation initiation. Consensus groups in the United States defined a parameter called Mechanical index (M.I.), which defines a value for mechanical (cavitational) damage.
Where f is the frequency and p is the pressure amplitude in the point.
There are no definite results on the value of mechanical index resulting in damage; therefore a mechanical index of 0.6 was defined as dangerous. Thus, if cavitation is to be used for destroying or damaging tissue, there is an interest for the lowest possible frequency. Second, there is an inverse relation between the frequency and the size of the focal area; therefore the frequency should be selected according to the specific focal area needed for the application.
In order to decide on the design parameters to be used, there are several considerations to be made.
First, since focusing is needed, the most simple to construct solution is to use a hemispherical transducer. In such case, two input parameters are needed: the distance between the face of the transducer and the center of the focal area (Z in FIG. 3b), and the width of the focal area (WA): Thus, to treat areas about 2 cm from the skin with a diameter (WA) about 1 cm, Z=2 cm; and W A =1 cm.
Kossof G. Analysis of Focusing Action of Spherically Curved Transducers Ultrasound In Med. & Biol. 5:359-365, 1979 derived the formula:
Where A is the radius of curvature, d is the diameter of the transducer and λ is the wavelength.
Following is one example of the foregoing parameters:
The Ultrasound System
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating one form of apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention; and FIGS. 2a and 2 b are front and side views, respectively, illustrating the focussed ultrasound transducer included in the apparatus of FIG. 1.
Thus, the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a wave-forming generator 2, an amplifier 4, a matching circuit 6, an oscilloscope 8, and a focussing-type ultrasonic transducer 10, which is applied to the subject's skin to transmit therethrough ultrasonic waves focussed on the adipose tissue to be lysed.
The wave-forming generator 2 (e.g., TGA1320 TTI, USA) produces low power signals. The amplifier 4 (e.g., 700A, Amplifier Research, USA) increases the signal to a high power non-distorted signal. The matching circuit 6 (e.g., UltraShape Ltd, Israel) synchronizes the voltage and current phases on the transducer 10. The oscilloscope 8 (e.g., V1565, Hitachi, Japan) displays the voltage and current supplied to the transducer.
The ultrasound transducer 10 (e.g., 250 kHz, Imasonic, France), as illustrated in FIGS. 2a, 2 b, has a hemispherical shape (radius of curvature 62 mm), and an external diameter of 136 mm. The transducer has a cylindrical hole 12 at its center for the placement of the imaging transducer (diameter of 34 mm). The sphere-like focus is 2 cm off the hemisphere plane and has a diameter of 1 cm. The concavity of the transducer was sealed with Poliuritan medium (Epusil U 105, Polymer Gvulot Ltd. Israel). The material had no effect on the intensity or characteristics of the signals produced by the transducer. The system was placed on the skin using ultrasound gel (Medi-Pharm, UK) for adequate acoustic coupling.
Fat Tissue Preparation
The fat and overlying skin were dissected down to the muscle fascia off a female pig, weighing approximately 100 kg. The dissection was carried out immediately after the animal sacrifice. The resulting sheath was approximately 2 cm in depth. The skin and fat were kept at 4░ C. until used, no longer than 12 hr later. Ultrasound was applied, followed by instant excision of a cylinder (1 cm diameter, 2.0 cm high), containing skin, fat and muscle tissue (if existing in that volume). The specimen was fixed in 10% buffered formaldehyde (Bio-Lab, Israel) for 48 hr.
Standard histological techniques were used for the preparation of the specimens. Tissue embedding, sectioning and staining with Haematoxylin and Eosin, were done at Patho-Lab Ltd, Israel. Each section was cut longitudinally so the effect of ultrasonic energy along the therapeutic axis can be investigated.
Microscopic Analysis
Microscopic analysis was performed using light microscopy (Lieca), at ū50, ū100 and ū400 magnification. A video camera with PC-based image capturing software (CMS-1, A.M.S Ltd., Israel), connected to the microscope was used to record the pictures. Five fields in each slide were checked at each magnification. The magnitude of tissue damage was reflected by ghost cell appearance, membrane disruption and cyst formation, varying in size and extent. A magnification of ū400 was used to observe fine details of possible damage within the investigated field of view. Analysis was separately carried out by an attending pathologist and a scientist.
For the description, evaluation and analysis of the data, two scales were defined:
(1) Fat Lysis Score:
Damage to the fat cells was examined under ū50 magnification for maximal field size, and classified into 4 grades [FIGS. 11a-11 d]:
Grade 0—no damage: intact, undamaged tissue with normal appearance (up to 10% damage might be technical and therefore will be counted as grade 0).
Grade 1—minimal damage: ghost cells, 2-3 cell-size microcysts, 10-25% damage.
Grade 2—large damage: ghost cells, large microcysts (5 cell-size) 26-50%.
Grade 3—massive damage: ghost cells, microcysts and larger cysts 51-100%, or total destruction of the fat tissue, shredded cells with broken membranes.
(2) Non-Fat Tissue Damage Score:
Grade 0—no damage: intact, undamaged tissue.
Grade 1—damage: a description of the damage will be added.
This particular score was selected since the desired ultrasonic therapeutic effect should absolutely harm no other tissue then the fat cells.
Possible damage to connective tissue, peripheral nerves and blood vessels (arteries and vein, as well as micro-vessels) within the fat tissue, or to neighboring tissues i.e., skin and muscle, was examined under ū50, ū100 and ū400. The larger magnifications were used to enable identification of even minor changes.
Optimization of Pulse Parameters
For the establishment of a therapeutic index, the ratios among pulse characteristics had to be defined. Four characteristics were investigated: pulse length, pulse repetition period, total sonication time, and ultrasound peak electrical power. In order to establish the right ratios among the four parameters for superior fat tissue lysis, four separate trials were conducted. In each different trial, one parameter was changed and the others were kept constant.
In the first two trials pulse repetition rate and pulse length were studied. Electric peak power was kept constant at 150W (just above cavitation threshold), and total sonication time was kept constant at 5 sec.
In the first experiment the pulse length was kept constant at 1.6 milliseconds.
The pulse repetition period was increased from 5 to 100 milliseconds (5 miliseconds, 10 miliseconds and than in steps of 10 milliseconds. n=11).
In the second experiment the pulse repetition period was kept constant at 20 milliseconds. The pulse length was increased from 0.04 milliseconds to 4 milliseconds (0.04, 0.2, 0.4 and than in steps of 0.4 milliseconds. n=12).
The results of the fat lysis efficacy are summarized in Table 1:
Representative results showing control, and lysed fat area in all grades are shown in FIGS. 11a-11 d, as follows:
FIG. 11a—Grade 0 Damage. A light microscopy representative photograph (ū100) of untreated, control fat tissue. Tissue was fixed and stained with Haematoxylin & Eosin, as described under methods.
FIG. 11b—Grade 1 Damage. Tissue was fixed and stained with Haematoxylin & Eosin, as described under methods. A light microscopy representative photograph (ū100) of US-treated fat tissue (1.2 milisecond (msec) pulse length, 10 msec pulse repetition period, 200W and exposure time of 10 seconds.) Area measurements of the cysts formed show 15% damage.
FIG. 11c—Grade 3 Damage. A light microscopy representative photograph (ū100) of US-treated fat tissue (1.2 msec pulse length, 30 msec pulse repetition period, 300W and exposure time of 5 minutes). Tissue was fixed and stained with Haematoxylin & Eosin, as described under methods. Measurements of the damaged area show 40% damage.
FIG. 11d—Grade 4 Damage. A light microscopy representative photograph (ū100) of US-treated fat tissue (1.6 msec pulse length, 20 msec pulse repetition period, 300W and exposure time of 5 minutes). Tissue was fixed and stained with Haematoxylin & Eosin, as described under methods. Measurements of the damaged area show 80% damage.
Representing results showing intact neighboring tissues in a lysed-fat area are shown in FIGS. 12a-12 d.
FIG. 12a—Intact Skin Adnexa (Hair Follicle) In a Damaged Fat Tissue Field. Fat Tissue was US-irradiated with pulse length of 1.6 msec, 20 msec pulse repetition period, 250W and exposure time of 10 seconds. Following US treatment, tissue was fixed and stained with Haematoxylin & Eosin, as described under methods and photographed through a light microscope (ū100).
FIG. 12b—Intact Blood Vessel in Field of Massive Fat Damage. Fat tissue was US irradiated with pulse length of 1.6 msec, 20 msec pulse repetition period, 250W and exposure period of 10 seconds). Light microscopy photograph (ū400) following fixation and staining with Haematoxylin & Eosin, as described under methods.
FIG. 12c—Intact Muscle in Field of Massive Fat Damage. Fat tissue was US irradiated with pulse length of 1.6 msec, 20 msec pulse repetition period, 300W and exposure period of 5 minutes). Light microscopy photograph (ū100) following fixation and staining with Haematoxylin & Eosin, as described under methods.
FIG. 12d—Intact Connective Tissue in a Highly Damaged Fat Field. Fat tissue was US irradiated with pulse length of 1.6 msec, 20 msec pulse repetition period, 300W and exposure period of 5 minutes). Light microscopy photograph (ū100) following fixation and staining with Haematoxylin & Eosin, as described under methods.
FIG. 12e—Intact Blood Vessel and Sweat Gland in a Damaged Fat Field.
Several conclusions can be made from the results of Table 1.
1. An increase of the pulse repetition period above 60 ms results in a decrease in the efficacy of the lysis.
2. There is a direct correlation between pulse length and efficacy of the lysis up to a saturated level at pulse length of 1.6 milliseconds.
3. No damage to any of the surrounding tissue can be observed.
Safety Margins
In the next trial, total sonication time and peak electrical power delivered were studied, while pulse length and pulse repetition rate were kept constant. Pulse length was kept constant at 1.6 milliseconds, and the pulse repetition period was kept constant at 20 milliseconds.
The power was increased 4 times from 150 W peak electric output to 300 W in steps of 50 W. Sonication time was increased 6 times at the following time periods: 0.1 sec, 0.5 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec, 5 sec, and 10 sec. (total of 24 experiments).
The results of the lysis efficacy are summarized in Table 2:
Several conclusions can be deduced from the results summarized in Table 2:
1. US irradiation resulted in specific fat tissue damage, leaving intact surrounding tissues, as well as tissues or organs in the irradiated region.
2. When low-power US is applied (150W), a limited fat lysis occurs.
3. In 150W, 10-fold increase in exposure time (1 to 10 sec) resulted in only a 2-fold increase in the level of damage, which did not exceed 50%.
4. Irradiation in US power of 200W and higher, results in maximal fat lysis, even at very short exposures (from 1 sec and more).
5. From 250W and up, even as short exposure as 0.1 sec resulted in some fat lysis.
6. In 350W, even exposure time of 0.5 sec resulted in maximal specific fat lysis, leaving surrounding tissues intact.
An ideal body-contouring treatment should have the following characteritics:
1. non invasive;
2. harmless;
3. very wide therapeutic index;
4. very low complication rate;
5. enable treatment planning;
6. very predictable results;
7. match the treatment plan;
8. easy and short recovery and healing time;
9. painless;
10. short treatment time;
11. capability of full monitoring with safety mechanisms activated automatically;
12. minimize dependency on operator skill;
13. repeatability of treatments periodically when needed.
Examination of the above-described non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring method indicates that many of these characteristics are attainable. Thus, the method is non-invasive; the preliminary results show destruction of fat tissue, while skin, muscle, connective tissue, nerves and blood vessels were spared (Tables 1 and 2; FIGS. 11a-11 d; FIGS. 12a-12 e). It has been demonstrated that the device has a measurable therapeutic index. The treatment time is short, i.e. each pulse treating a volume of 1 cm3 of fat lasts 10 seconds or less. The system does not require the skill of a trained plastic surgeon and suffices with basic technical skills.
It has been shown in the above cavitation threshold, that a significant lysis of adipose cells is achieved. The lysed adipose cells may be removed by body absorption, which may be accelerated by body massage or administration of drugs, as known. The lysed adipose cells may also be removed by liposuction.
While the apparatus described above utilized a curved-design type of focussing transducer, it will be appreciated that other focussing-type transducers may be used. FIGS. 4-9 illustrate other constructions of focussing-type transducers that may be used.
Thus, FIG. 4 illustrates an acoustic-lens type of focussing transducer 40 including a housing 42, backing material 44, a planar piezoelectric element 46, and a focussing lens 48.
FIG. 5 illustrates a focussing transducer 50 including a housing 52, backing material 54, and a curved piezo-electric element 56.
FIG. 6 illustrates a focussing transducer, generally designated 60, including a housing 62 and a linear array of focussing elements 64 in which the focussing is created by changing the phase of the elements in order to generate an ultrasonic wave emerging along one beam line 66.
FIG. 7 illustrates a focussing transducer 70 including a housing 72 and a rectilinear array of piezoelectric elements 74 in which the focussing is created by changing the phase of the elements in order to focus them along a beam line 76.
FIG. 8 illustrates a focussing type transducer 80 including a housing 82 and a linear array of piezoelectric elements 84 whose phases are controlled in order to produce an ultrasound pulse travelling off at an angle 86.
FIG. 9 illustrates a focussing transducer 90 including a housing 92 and annular arrays of piezoelectric elements 94 producing an ultrasound pulse travelling along a beam line 96 perpendicular to the surface of the array.
Any of the above-mentioned embodiments of the invention can be implemented in a way that more than one transducer is used either in the same focus area or in different focus areas.
It will be appreciated that variations may also be made in the pulse shape; that the amplitude of the waves in the pulse does not have to be constant; and that the amplitude during times where there is no cavitation does not have to be 0, but need be only below the cavitation sustaining value.
It will also be appreciated that the transducer used to produce the cavitations may also be used to produce an image of the adipose tissue and adjacent non-adipose tissue for viewing during the administration of the treatment.
While the invention has been described with respect to several preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated that these are set forth merely for purposes of example, and that many other variations, modifications and applications of the invention may be made.
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MACKIE INTRODUCES FIRST DJ MIXER AT DJ EXPO IN ATLANTIC CITYCompany Launches "King of the d.2" Contest with More Than $5,000 in Prizes
Atlantic City, NJ – August 16, 2005 – DJ Expo: Mackie is using the DJ Expo to officially launch their first entry into the DJ mixer market—the Mackie d.2, a 2-channel scratch mixer featuring celebrated Mackie mic and turntable preamps as well as a revolutionary FireWire option card for playback and recording via a Mac or PC computer. In conjunction with this launch, Mackie is also hosting the "King of the d.2" contest, which offers show attendees a chance to win their own d.2 mixer as well as a complete Mackie sound system, a prize package valued at more than $5,000.
The revolutionary Mackie d.2 benefits from hallmark technologies including intelligent ergonomics, bulletproof construction, premium analog VCA circuitry, and ultra high-performance components – including an Infinium® optical crossfader. The d.2 also features legendary Mackie mic and turntable preamps, 3-position spring-loaded transform switches, smooth analog EQ with blue backlit knobs and plenty of headroom for a wide, open "analog" sound.
Most notably, the d.2 is the first DJ mixer with optional FireWire connectivity, letting DJs mix in mp3 or other audio files directly from a Mac or PC laptop, or record DJ sets directly to their computers. The d.Series FireWire I/O card installs in seconds and allows users a direct digital audio interface with their computer. The d.Series FireWire option card is compatible with such popular applications as Traktor, Live, Serato, PCDJ, Mix Vibes, Mackie Tracktion, Garage Band, iTunes and Windows Media Player.
"The Mackie d.2 is the most solid DJ mixer I've ever used," commented DJ Tone, Mackie evangelist and one of Seattle's top club DJs. "The layout is so simple and comfortable, and it produces cleaner, punchier mixes compared to the other mixers out there. By having the FireWire connection, the d.2 just takes things to a whole new level... I can mix files right from my laptop."
In conjunction with the launch of the d.2, Mackie is hosting their "King of the d.2" contest in demo room 307 at the DJ Expo. As part of this contest, contestants are invited to lay down a live mix and be judged by DJs Jen and Tone. The top 10 performances will be posted online at www.mackie.com where visitors will vote to crown the first national "King of the d.2" in September.
The new d.2 DJ Mixer and d.Series FireWire option card are currently on display at the International DJ Expo in Atlantic City at the Atlantic City Convention Center, August 15-18, 2005, Mackie booth 605. Mackie d.2 has an MSRP of $799.99 and the d.Series FireWire option card has an MSRP of $299.99. Both will be available early Q4.
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Crazy Bear is perfectly positioned to appeal to the flashier, cash-rich segment of Fitzrovia's media crowd. Smartly black-clad staff whisk you to restaurant tables, or downstairs to the dimly lit bar, with an appropriate hint of froideur. Decor, like the menu, is all about surface sheen – dig deeper and you'll find those romantic tables for two are, in fact, highly uncomfortable, and the cooking, while pleasant enough, doesn't justify its high prices.
Chefs are drawn from Thailand, Japan and China to produce a menu that ranges from familiar maki rolls and shrimp crackers to inventive chargrilled lamb cutlets with French beans, XO sauce, mango and mint. Impressively, the Crazy Bear Group's own farm in Oxfordshire provides Gloucestershire Old Spot pork and Welsh Badger Face lamb.
The basement has pretty much everything you want from a cocktail bar, including dim sum and sushi from the restaurant kitchen. Its booze list is well thought out, and the cocktails are elegantly constructed and served with care. They range from traditional – try the sazerac (rye, Peychaud's and Angostura, proper absinthe rinse for the tumbler) – to the likes of 'after dinner' passionfruit brûlée (cognac, honey vodka, passionfruit). On the whole, for a night out we prefer it to the restaurant.
Still, it's best to make sure your wallet is full: Crazy Bear charges luxury-hotel prices but misses out the free luxury-hotel nibbles, and ordering two rounds of drinks with small-plate eats can make for an expensive hour.
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final fantasy 11 benchmark
what did you get
i got 6924 with a 9800pro128
what is this benchmark, what does it require, and where can i get it?
sorry x-plays on ill post a link in a min
min req is like
256mb ram
get it here
i would say at least
512mb ram
gf4 64mb or higher to play it decent
k...its small, ill run it, and post results. specs in sig.
aaaaaaa....my eyes!!!! i hate low res.
anyway, i got around 4800-4900 (forgot exact number). graphics, apart from the res, look pretty good.
yea screen shots look alot beter
Yecch. I got 5991 on a 5900 Ultra, at 4xAA, 8xAF, quality settings. I got 6137 with everything set to highest performance and no AA and no AF.
That has to have been the most bland benchmark I have ever seen. Even less action than the stalker in-game movie :P
lol i know i know
whats your system spec's thats odd that you didnt get closer to my score
This thing looks horrible, so why does it run so bad? I got like 3500 or something (wasn't really paying attention). Nasty slow downs on a Athlon XP 2000+ and GeForce 3, i know my rig isn't top of the line, but its not weak either. I've played games that look better then this in a higher resolution and they still run faster.
6854 with 4XAA/8AF quality settings, on a P4 3Ghz and a GFFX 5800@500/960.
this bench has been around for the better part of a year (or more i dunno)
The reason it runs so crap is because it was made for a console not a pc. I would guess that a lot (if not all) of the operations are being done via cpu.
A good test would be to get someone with a gf2mx and a high end p4 to run this bench.
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Elizabeth "Lizzie" May, a second-year dental student at The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, is the first recipient of the Bouquot-to-Go Student Award for Innovation in Research.
The award was established by now-retired Professor and Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences Department Chair Jerry Bouquot, DDS, MSD, to recognize one outstanding UTSD student researcher each year and pay for that student to travel to the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) conference. May attended the IADR annual meeting in Seattle in March.
She was selected by the Houston Section of the American Association for Dental Research for her research presentation, "Understanding Bacterial Competition Mechanisms between Porphyromonas Gingivalis Strains." Her faculty sponsor was Gena Tribble, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene. Read more
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See, we want to make more jokes about families fighting on Thanksgiving (because humor is how we deal with sadness), but considering how bad this news story is getting, that might be a tad gauche. Accurate…but a tad gauche. After news broke that Halle Berry had obtained an emergency protective order against Gabriel Aubry following a Thanksgiving brawl at her home, the Cloud Atlas actress's ex is now claiming that her current fiance Olivier Martinez attacked him first, in addition to threatening to kill him. According to TMZ, Aubry alleges in a legal declaration the French actor was enraged over the $3 million he and Berry allegedly lost in her custody battle over daughter Nahla, leading Martinez to attack Aubry in the driveway. Witnesses told police that it was actually Aubry who started the fight, though with all the screaming and flailing any normal person would be doing at such a time, it's possible that certain details were unclear.
Leading credence to model Aubry's claims, however, are the bruises he has been sporting since the incident. Obviously we weren't at Halle Berry's house during the brawl (thank goodness, because we doubt that situation needed more panicked screaming), but the idea that Olivier Martinez would demand Aubry move to Paris or "Olivier would kill him" seems a touch far-fetched. Or maybe that's just us hoping this story isn't as horrible as it seems. It was a holiday, for pete's sake! We are not looking forward to Christmas, is all we're saying.
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This page is a tutorial on using emacs's default features to edit lisp code, or any text with matching brackets.
Emacs: Auto Highlight Parenthesis: show-paren-mode
Emacs: Insert Parenthesis by Pair: electric-pair-mode
Lisp code with its nested parenthesis syntax represents a tree structure. Emacs has several commands that are very helpful in moving around nested syntax, analogous to navigating a tree. The following is a table showing the names, keys, and purpose. (For historical reasons, lisp code units are sometimes called "sexp", short for Symbolic EXPression.)
|Move to previous sibling
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(move to the (end of) next sexp unit)
|Move to parent
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(You can define simpler keys for them. For example, single key press on your number pad keys. 〔➤ Emacs: How to Define Keys〕)
The following is lisp source code laid out in a way to show its tree structure. You should try the above commands on it. It is very helpful to understand how sexp corresponds to a tree, and how the commands move the cursor exactly.
(defun fold (f x li) "Applies (f x ele) recursively to the list li …" (let ( (li2 li) (ele) (x2 x) ) (while (setq ele (pop li2)) (setq x2 (funcall f x2 ele)) ) x2 ) )
Place your cursor at the beginning of the left bracket. Now, try to move your cursor, by using ONLY 【Ctrl+Alt+‹arrows›】, to the
pop, then move it to
let, then
backward-list and
forward-list to jump to prev/next sibling that has children. (i.e. skip siblings that does not have children.)
For example, suppose you have
(a (b) ▮ c d (e f)) and your cursor is before "c". Then:
forward-sexp result:
(a (b) c▮ d (e f))
forward-list result:
(a (b) c d (e f)▮)
It's also very convenient to have keys that moves to any prev/next opening/closing bracket characters, without regarding the tree structure. See: Emacs: Commands to Move Cursor by Brackets, Quotes.
You can use the command
mark-sexp 【Ctrl+Alt+Space】 to select a complete sexp. Your cursor must be on the left bracket.
To select a complete sexp, type 【Ctrl+Alt+↑】 then 【Ctrl+Alt+Space】.
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11/19/2010 – The men's basketball team falls to host Bethel on opening night of the Bethel Classic 62-55. The victory improves Bethel's record to 8-1 on the year, while the Saints drop to 3-3 with the set back.
The Saints, who have been victories in their last three contests, traveled to Mishawaka, Indiana to battle the Pilots on their home court. Aquinas faced an early deficit and headed to the halftime locker room trailing 33-25. The second half was played a little more evenly, but the Saints could never quite get over the hump as Bethel prevailed for the seven point victory. The Saints could only muster 39% shooting and were out shot from the charity stripe 28-12.
Aquinas was led by Jamell Hatchett's 19 points. Hatchett connected on 8-14 from the field and 3-5 from the free throw line. Sandy Underwood posted his best game in an Aquinas uniform as he scored eleven points and grabbed six rebounds.
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On Ibekwe: An All-ACC nominee ... participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championships for the Nigerian National Team ... has appeared in 94 games, making 55 starts ... enters 2006-07 as the team's leading scorer and rebounder ... ranks seventh on the school's all-time blocked shots list with 142 ... became just the ninth player in school history to record 100 blocked shots ... became the 37th Terp to reach the 500-rebound plateau ... can score in the post, but also possesses a nice touch from the outside ... a three-time LeFrak Foundation Scholar.
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As a Junior in 2005-06: Appeared in 32 games and made 30 starts a season ago ... averaged 11.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game during his junior campaign ... tallied five double-doubles ... scored in double figures 19 times and grabbed at least five rebounds on 25 occasions ... recorded at least one blocked shot in 27 of 32 games ... finished the year seventh in the ACC with 1.34 blocks per game ... ranked 16th in the ACC with 6.6 rebounds per game ... led the team in rebounding 13 times ... recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds against Manhattan (March 18) ... scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in 14 minutes against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament (March 9) ... finished with 13 points, five rebounds, three blocks, and two assists at Virginia (March 6) ... scored a team-high 12 points and grabbed five rebounds at North Carolina (Feb. 26) ... poured in 15 points and tied for the team high with eight rebounds at Florida State (Feb. 22) ... tallied a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in an overtime win against Georgia Tech (Feb. 18) ... scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in just 15 minutes at Clemson (Feb. 14) ... recorded a double-double with 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds against Virginia (Feb. 7) ... scored 14 points in 21 minutes at Temple (Jan. 28) ... grabbed a team-high nine rebounds at Duke (Jan. 11) ... recorded back-to-back double-doubles against American (Dec. 23) and Delaware State (Dec. 28) ... tied his career high with a team-best 21 points against Boston College (Dec. 11) ... averaged 12.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 1.7 steals per game at the Maui Invitational ... scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and grabbed eight rebounds in 20 minutes against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 18).
As a Sophomore in 2004-05: Played in 30 of 32 games on the season, starting 18 ... finished fifth on the team in scoring with 8.4 points per game, and second in rebounding with 6.3 boards ... led the team in blocks with 55, finishing fourth among ACC leaders with a 1.83 rejections per game average ... recorded 17 multi-block games ... posted 11 games of double-figure scoring and recorded three games of 10-plus rebounds ... notched first career double-double with a career-high 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting at Wisconsin (Nov. 30) ... also added 12 rebounds to complete the double-double effort ... recorded 12 blocks and 32 rebounds during the Terps' Postseason NIT run, an average of 3.0 blocks and 8.0 rebounds per contest ... netted 10 points with eight rebounds and three blocks in 26 minutes off the bench in the Terps' NIT win over TCU (Mar. 26) ... registered 11 points, nine rebounds and five rejections in 21 minutes in Maryland's win over Davidson (Mar. 23) ... swatted four shots with eight points and eight rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Oral Roberts (Mar. 16) ... contributed nine points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench vs. Clemson in the ACC Tournament (Mar. 10) ... returned from a two-game injury hiatus with 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes in the Terps' overtime victory over Duke at home (Feb. 12) ... follow-slam in the waning seconds vs. the Blue Devils completed the Terps' comeback and helped send the contest to overtime ... scored 14 points with nine rebounds and four blocks in 24 minutes in Maryland's win over No. 21 Georgia Tech (Jan. 30) ... came off the bench to score 15 points with nine rebounds in the Terps' win at No.2 Duke (Jan. 26) ... made 7 of 9 free throws against the Blue Devils ... swatted a career-high six blocked shots and also recorded 12 rebounds vs. Liberty (Dec. 28) ... grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and tied his career-high with three steals in Maryland's home win over American (Dec. 23) ... poured in 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting vs. Florida State (Dec. 19) ... opened the season with a 17-point, eight-rebound effort against Jackson State (Nov. 19) ... averaged 10.6 points per game, 7.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks during the Terps' Italian Tour, including a 15-point, 13-board double-double effort against Biella.
As a Freshman in 2003-04: Only freshman to play in all 32 games, drawing seven starts during his rookie season ... led the Terps in blocked shots with 44, an average of 1.4 rejections per game ... recorded 22 games with at least one blocked shot and posted 11 multi-block games ... was the first freshman to lead the Terps in blocked shots (44) since Joe Smith (1993-94) ... amassed 32 points and 29 boards across the Terps' last six contests ... played in both NCAA Tournament games, averaging 18.0 minutes per matchup while contributing 5.5 points per game and 7.9 rebounds ... grabbed nine rebounds and netted six points vs. Syracuse (March 20) in the Terps' NCAA Second Round game ... scored five points with six rebounds and four blocks vs. UTEP (March 18) in his first-career NCAA contest ... contributed nine points, eight rebounds and two assists vs. Virginia (March 7) in a "must-win" situation for the Terrapins ... played 20 minutes vs. Clemson (Feb. 24), gathering 10 rebounds (all defensive), blocking three shots and scoring six points ... contributed eight points and five rebounds in 10 minutes at North Carolina (Feb. 15) ... made the most of his 13 minutes vs. Florida State (Feb. 8), grabbing four rebounds and blocking three shots ... scored 11 points (5-for-6 FG) and added five rebounds vs. North Carolina (Jan. 14) ... registered seven points, seven rebounds and four blocks in his first collegiate start vs. UMES (Jan. 16) ... fell one point shy of a double-double against Mount St. Mary's (Jan. 3), with nine points, 10 rebounds, a career-high tying four blocks and two steals in 22 minutes ... grabbed eight rebounds in 13 minutes at Florida State (Dec. 28) ... netted a career-high 13 points vs. UNC-Greensboro (Dec. 23) and added six rebounds ... had a solid outing in his collegiate debut, scoring nine points with three blocks, two steals vs. American (Nov. 22).
At Carson High School: A second team Parade High School All-American after averaging 19.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Carson High School ... also blocked 4.4 shots per game and averaged nearly four steals in leading his squad to a 23-4 record and a semifinal finish in the Los Angeles city championship ... earned all-state honors and a first team "All-Dream Team" nod by the Long Beach Press-Telegram as a senior ... named to the All-L.A. city first team, the All-South Bay first team and his team's MVP as a junior and senior ... scored 18 points and was named to the all-tournament team as a participant in Baltimore's Charm City Challenge with Terrapin teammates Hassan Fofana, D.J. Strawberry and Will Bowers in April, 2003 ... also participated in the Jordan Capital Classic Silver/Black game at MCI Center later that month, where he squared off against a group of elite high-school seniors including LeBron James ... high school coach was Richard Masson.
Personal: Ekene Ibekwe ... son of Agatha and Augustine Ibekwe, who hail from Nigeria ... brother, Onye Ibekwe (21), is a senior basketball player at Long Beach State ... has two sisters, Chinyere (17) and Ify (15) ... a recipient of the Scott Smith Scholarship Award and a member of the Principal's Honor Roll in high school ... interests include computers and working on his game ... aspires to be an entrepreneur when his basketball career is over ... majoring in criminology and criminal justice.
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The citizens of Santa Paula have a great opportunity in Measure M to unify the elementary and high school districts.
As a former employee of a large unified school district (in Utah), and especially as a parent of children in large unified school districts (in Maryland and California), I have experienced first-hand the ways that a unified district can help the students.
Among the benefits are shared resources and smooth transitions between grades and schools. A unified district encourages shared goals and good communication between the teachers and support staff at all stages of the education process, from K-12. Along with unification, we have the opportunity to elect a new School Board that can combine experience with fresh ideas.
I strongly support the unification of the elementary and high school districts, and urge the citizens of Santa Paula to vote yes on Measure M.
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Mr. Sanford Crouch Sr., age 74, Gray, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr. Crouch was a native of Washington Co. and son of the late Landon S. & Mary Fitzgerald Crouch.
He was a member of Greenvale Baptist Church.
Mr. Crouch retired from Eastman Chemical Company.
Survivors include his wife, Imogene Russell Crouch, Gray; sons and daughters-in-law, Sanford Crouch Jr. & Charlene, James Crouch & Connie, all of Gray; grandchildren, Logan Crouch, Gray, and Shannon Harris and husband, Jamie, Gate City; great-grandson, Landon Harris; brother and sister-in-law, Huvil Crouch & Susan; sisters, Sana Mae "Sally" Russell and Iva Whaley; and several nephews and nieces.
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Live On BJPENN.COM: UFC Special Press Conference Tonight 3PM PT
The UFC announced today that it will be holding a special press conference prior to UFC 168 on Saturday, December 28 at 6:00pm/3:00pm ETPT.
UFC 168 features two rematches between middleweight champion Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva and between women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate. The first preliminary bout is set to begin at 7pm/4pm ETPT, and the press conference will take place one hour beforehand.
Given the standard press conferences held in the days leading up to a fight and immediately after the event, it is quite rare for an organization to hold a press event immediately prior to the start of a live event. It stands to reason that the UFC will be making a fairly important announcement.
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To racially profile or not to
profile continues to be one of the nagging and difficult questions
of the day. According to recent polls, 66 percent of whites
and 71 percent of African-Americans support the ethnic profiling
of individuals who look to be Arab. Unfortunately, there are
also countless stories of Arabs and Arab-Americans being singled
out for "suspect" (criminal) treatment based on nothing
more than their physical features and attire. Worse yet, the
United States Justice Department has opened over 170 investigations
into hate crimes again Arabs, including killings, shootings,
and arsons.
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Coconut crack bars.
These turned out extremely delicious as well for anyone who is keeping up with my recipe testing this week, LOL. And they took me 5 minutes to blend and stick in a pan. Kids love them, win win.
Oh and they came out to around 160 calories a bar once I stuck the recipe in MFP.
They sound yummy! I think tomorrow may be cookie dough dip day...
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Curves of Borger is doing its part to promote breast cancer awareness in fun and unique ways.
For the month of October, Curves is waiving the joining fee for new members and is encouraging the public to participate in a fun and unique contest.
The club's window currently has a truly unique display. It is pink, with a giant bra made by Curves member Linda Nicholas. In a spirit of fun and also to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness month, Curves is having a bra decorating contest for its members.
With the new Golden Plains Community Hospital set to open, a certificate commemorating the occasion is set to be accepted this evening by the Hutchinson County Hospital District Board of Directors.
The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. this evening in the GPCH executive board room.
A certificate of substantial completion will be accepted and signed during the meeting.
(Editor's Note: In honor of Oct. 2-8 being National 4-H Week, the Hutchinson County 4-H will be running a series of articles throughout this week's editions of the Borger News-Herald.)
For more than 104 years, the 4-H Program of Texas has been engaging youth in activities that help develop skills for a lifetime. These skills range from communication to community service and from goal setting to leadership. Regardless of the skill learned, the benefits gathered from a young person participating in the 4-H Program is priceless.
WOODROW-A slow start and turnovers proved to maKe the difference in an otherwise evenly fought contest between the Borger Bulldogs and Monahans Lobos on Friday night.
Two Lobo touchdowns in the first quarter and three Bulldog turnovers, which killed promising drives, allowed Monahans to get the 21-7 win at Lubbock Cooper Pirate Stadium, to improve to 5-1 while Borger drops to 2-4.
On the opening kickoff, the Lobos took the ball 52 yards to set up their first drive at the Bulldogs 32 yard line.
On Friday night, the Sanford-Fritch Eagles played tough and moved the ball up and down Eagle Field to beat the Floydada Whirlwinds 47-19.
The West Texas Comanches improved their season record to 5-1 with a 42-7 win over the Claude Mustangs. Claude had only lost once until last night, but the Comanches left little doubt that they were in charge of the game. The Mustangs have a huge line but WT had an answer for that with the likes of big Ty Lay, Austin Ivy, Dylan Ewing, and Shane Keasler. The Comanche offense again put up big numbers behind their offensive line with 541 total offensive yards, 441 were on the ground.
(Editor's Note: In honor of Oct. 2-8 being National 4-H Week, the Hutchinson County 4-H will be running a series of articles throughout this week's editions of the Borger News-Herald.)
On Monday, September 26th, the Hutchinson County Commissioner's court signed a proclamation officially recognizing October 2-8, 2011 as National 4-H Week in Hutchinson County.
Kimberly Ann Warren, 30, of Borger, went to be with the Lord September 24, 2011 in Hutchinson County.
Services will be 10:00 am Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at Fairlanes Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Burwash and Rev. Terry Corbett officiating. Burial will be at Stinnett Cemetery under the direction of Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Kim was born Oct. 12, 1980 at Borger to Wade Pettie and Shela Johns. She graduated from Borger High School and married James Warren in 1999. She was a lifetime resident of Borger and participated in the Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome.
Fritch – Funeral services for William Morgan "Bill" Randall, 85, will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Riverview Baptist Church with Jimmy Gillmore, Preacher and Scott Wallace, Associate Pastor officiating. Interment will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Bill died Tuesday in Dallas.
Local citizens have been getting out and bashing the trash during the City of Borger's Trash Bash week, taking place through Oct. 1. Among those working to keep the City of Borger clean are Cathy West, Tobie Slaybaugh, Jessica Ford, Carissa Wells, Tammie Bridwell, and Melinda Hudson. The City of Borger is sponsoring the week for county residents to bring their trash for free to the transfer station. Tire disposal will not have a limit during this week. The transfer station will be open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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Sec. of State Hillary Clinton with Australian journalist Leigh Sales during an interview at the Newseum in Washington. Clinton continues her exit-interview tour across the broadcast and cable networks tonight and tomorrow. | Reuters Photo
Bloomberg expands his Washington footprint.
Cory Booker tries to keep himself together.
Fox News registers its worst ratings since 2001.
Two more staffers leave the New York Times.
And New York's tabloids turn to the mayor's race.
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Parsons-UXB Joint Venture, Honolulu is being awarded a modification to increase the ceiling limit $50,000,000 under a cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract for unexploded ordinance clearance and environmental restoration of Kaho'olawe Island. This modification increases the value of the basic contract from $280,000,000 to $330,000,000. Work will be performed on Kaho'olawe Island, Hawaii, and is to be completed by November 2004. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The basic contract was competitively procured with 120 proposals solicited, eight offers received and award made on July 29, 1997. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-95-D-1369).
Northrop Grumman Corp., Air Combat Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $29,957,135 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-02-C-3043) for 37 center barrels and 12 nacelles for the F/A-18A-D aircraft. Work will be performed in El Segundo (87 percent); Amityville, N.Y. (6.9 percent); and Bohemia, N.Y. (6.1 percent), and is to be completed in March 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.
Shaw Remediation Services, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a maximum amount of $25,000,000, with a guaranteed minimum of $500,000 (base period), cost plus award fee contract for environmental remedial action services. The total contract amount is not to exceed $125,000,000 (base period and four option years). Work will be performed at Department of Navy and Marine Corps installations and other government agencies under Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command area of responsibility including, but not limited to, the states of Virginia (19 percent); North Carolina (19 percent); West Virginia (19 percent); Maryland (19 percent); District of Columbia (19 percent) and other locations, as required by the government which may also include remote sites (5 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed five years (January 2008). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Naval Facilities e-solicitation Web site, with seven offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic Division, Norfolk, Va. is the contracting activity (N62470-01-D-3260).
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is receiving a $13,247,914 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for procurement of 7 line items supporting the F404-400/402 engine (F/A-18 aircraft). The seven line items are a low-pressure turbine (LPT) shaft, LPT disk, combustion liner, LPT air seal, fan drive shaft, and a high pressure disk. Work will be performed at Lynn and is to be completed by December 2005. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the contract current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (95 percent) and the governments of Canada, Kuwait, and Spain, (5 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia is the contracting activity (N00383-01-D-004M).


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Facebook is a hugely popular social networking site dedicated to bringing friends and family closer together. No one, not even Mark Zuckerberg (one of the main creators of Facebook) could have imagined the company to be where it is today.
One sixth of the worlds population Is currently registered as having created an official Facebook account since 2004. There are roughly six billion people worldwide and seven hundred million websites on the Internet.
Alexa, a web traffic agency, assigns each website a popularity rank based on the number of visitors a website receives and the number of quality sites linking in (among other measurements). The websites which fall below the 'one million' in global traffic rank on Alexa are considered the internets "one percent rule" (meaning these are the one percent of websites being read by the general public).
Facebook happens to be the second most talked about website (globally) according to the Alexa traffic rank. Google is, as expected, ranked number one on the list.
Facebook is much too popular a network to fall down in the rankings over the next few decades. The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has hinted at moving the social network in the direction of an online newspaper of sorts.
Whether this is true or not is yet to be seen but I believe I speak for all of us when I say I am excited to see the continuous evolution of Facebook take place over the years.
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Ghostcrawler went on the internet yesterday, and today he says "I have an exoskeleton of chitin and carbonate that offers ample protection from falling skies as well as forum slings and arrows."
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With my current gear, my BM spec trails a SV spec by 7.8% in potential dps. Compared to MM, BM is 13.4% behind. When I plug in the BiS gear in every slot I find BM trailing SV by 8.9% and the gap between BM and MM increases to 16.7%. I also have to add that I did not gem for anything but Agi in any of the specs so the ArP factor is reduced. I only have 426 passive ArP with my gear. Even without massive amounts of ArP, BM still is way behind MM and considerably behind SV as well.
We didn't obviously compare the gear of every hunter out there. We looked at a few different levels of progression and BM is pretty close to SV in a lot of cases. Eurytos up above thinks BM is pretty close to SV, and in fact I'll quote him in a minute. If you're a BM fan I think you can raid as BM in 3.3.3 without utterly embarrassing yourself. Are there hunters out there who can out dps you? Sure. But there would be hunters out there who could beat you even if you were both MM. Any of us can pull out parses where the Elemental shaman or Shadow priest or Blood DK is topping the meters for that particular raid and still making ICC progression. Let's assume BM and SV are 1500-2000 dps behind MM. At that level, the damage is probably close enough where skill and gear are going to have a much greater impact than your spec for most of you.
Is that acceptable for Lich King 25 hard mode? Probably not. But the guilds at that level of progression are obsessed about even minimal dps gains, and they need to be. I'm not sure we can ever balance all 3 specs of a given class to be within 100 or so dps of each other on the most challenging content given that the specs have different mechanics that produce different strengths and weaknesses on different encounters. Balance at the hardest of the hard core is different from balance at the rest of the game, and much of the community would do well to focus less on maximum dps potential with the best gear and focus more on what they themselves can do. BM in 3.3.2 was unacceptably low in PvE. I'm not sure it is now.
1) BM is still the lowest DPS at any ICC raider gear level.
2) BM still has the highest reliance on the pet for damage and suffers tremendously if it dies or otherwise cannot participate.
3) BM's raid buff is shared by Ret Pally's and Arcane Mage's and only 1 person with it is needed, whereas it's optimal to have 2 sources of replenishment and the only other prominent raiding specs with it are Ret Paladin's and Shadow Priests.
4) Survival offers higher DPS while mobile.
5) Survival has higher survivability.
1) Lowest isn't of particular concern. It's unlikely to ever be a 10-way tie. Magnitude of the haves and the have nots is more important. Subtlety, BM, Arms, Frost and Frost were so far down that it was unreasonable to expect players to raid with them. We buffed them where we thought it was safe without, as I said above, pushing every existing player into that spec or creating PvP problems. It's not a 10 way tie now, but it's closer than it was in 3.3.2, and to be fair, probably closer than it's been at any time in WoW previously.
2) and 4) are legit points in my opinion. Pet reliance is a really sticky wicket, because if we make you rely on the pet, then it's really terrible when you do lose it, and if we don't make you rely on the pet, well that pretty much kills the theme of the tree.
3) You shouldn't be brought for your raid buff. Awesome raid buffs shouldn't be a lever to get an underperforming spec (or player!) into a raid. With very few exceptions the raid buffs are not going to be so significant to make you want to take a bad player over a good one. Sometimes we're tempted to just nerf all of the raid buffs to the 1-2% level in Cataclysm just so players focus more on what's fun and less on raid buffs.
5) I'm going to downplay this one too for the simple reason that I think you guys would dismiss it if I offered it as a reason for why you'd want to play a particular spec (in PvE). Now, personally I think this is a consideration in building your character and I wish we could get more players to care about it because it would give us more tools in developing talent trees etc. You'll see the occasional non-tank who gems a little Stamina to survive fights with tons of raid damage, but for the most part players will take even a tiny dps gain over survivability (in PvE) and just blame the healers (or the designers).
Are you going to retreat to the sea for safety?
I have an exoskeleton of chitin and carbonate that offers ample protection from falling skies as well as forum slings and arrows.
We haven't announced any new paladin nerfs. It's possible we won't make any changes before Cataclysm. We haven't decided yet.
It works out better, IMHO, if I can be as honest with you guys as I can. If I can't even say "Wer'e worried X might be overpowered" for fear of community freak out, then it just makes it harder to discuss how we think the game is going and you get to find out changes with the patch notes. :(
They're quality of life improvements or fun alterations, that's essentially what minor glyphs are.
Much has happened since the Orcs first set foot upon Azeroth. During all the wars that have scarred the earth, many traditions have been forgotten and forsaken. The Red Blade tribe, however, strives to make the Kosh'harg one tradition that is reawakened once again for the entire orcish race, for the Horde, and for the blood of our ancestors!
If you have any in-game events you'd like to bring to the Community's attention, please be sure to post up the details of the event in the Events and Fan Creations forum.
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- Blizzard wants you to get a friend into the StarCraft 2 beta
- World of Warcraft: Arthas nominated for Scribe 2010 Awards
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Samasati Nature Retreat is a prime example of Costa Rica's wilderness and exuberance. Your experience begins by driving up a gravel road with huge trees and exotic flowers through the coconut groves and wild beaches of the Caribbean coast. You will find yourself deep in one of the most magnificent natural settings on Earth: the tropical rainforest. At the top of the hill, you will be able to enjoy a superb view of the sparkling ocean down below. There, a secluded, unique, self-contained world of traditional Caribbean cottages and houses awaits you.
Samasati is nestled in a 250-acre (101-hectare) biological reserve, overlooking the Caribbean ocean. Nine hundred feet above sea level and four miles from the beach, Samasati's cottages, restaurant, and conference room are exquisitely private, blessed with a constant breeze, shaded by abundant vegetation, and surrounded by beautiful gardens.
The large jacuzzi with sundeck is the hotspot where one can relax and sunbathe while listening to the sounds of the forest and gazing at the ocean.
Samasati Nature Retreat is the ideal place for a healthy vacation: relaxation and adventure combined with the practice of yoga. We offer daily yoga classes, ongoing retreats, workshops and first-class yoga teacher training.
10 cottages with private bathrooms and 8 classic rooms with a shared bathroom.
Number of employees: 19
Percentage of local employees: 100%
Samasati's employees are all local people from the town of Hone Creek. 80% of them have worked with us for at least 10 years. They all have social security and their families are well taken care of. Many of the employees were young and inexperienced when they first started and have grown into the job, moving forward in their careers according to their abilities and willingness. Our manager started working at Samasati when she was 18 years old, and she is now running the whole place impeccably! Samasati is a good source of income in the small town of Hone Creek. The excursions and tours offered are also organized by local agencies.
$101 – $150
Rates include accommodations, three daily meals, one daily shuttle to the beach, and taxes. Discounts of 10-30% are offered from August 1 to September 30.
For more information about rates, please visit:
Nearest international airport: San José (SJO)
Nearest local/national airport: Limón (LIO)
Travel time to nearest airport: 45 minutes
Distance, by land, to the nearest airport: 37.5 miles (60 km).
If you arrive at the San José airport by 1:30 pm, we can help organize direct transportation to Samasati with a private minivan. If the flight lands after 1:30 pm, we can book a hotel in the city for you and organize transportation to Samasati for the following morning.
August 2011.
Samasati Nature Retreat
Silvia Zani
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Hone Creek, Limon
Costa Rica
+1-800/563-9643 (toll free number / número gratuito)
Fax: +1-267/430-0321 (USA) +506/2224-5063
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Dragon*Con - Atlanta Downtown Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 (09:00 AM) - Mon, Sep 05, 2011 (04:00 PM)
Dragon*Con and Mayfair Games will once again host a Catan Tournament. This year's tournament is a Worldwide Catan Championship (WWCC) Pre-Qualifier. The winner of the tournament will receive complimentary travel (compliments of Dragon*Con), hotel accommodations and show badge (compliments of Mayfair Games) to travel to one of the two WWCC Qualifiers (Origins Game Fair 2012 or Gen Con Indy 2012) to compete for a seat at the WWCC Finals in 2012. Please visit Dragon*Con's website for additional information. In addition, during tournament play, Mayfair Games will also be demoing the latest and greatest Mayfair Games titles. Come by to watch the tournament and/or learn a new game!


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Wonder if someone can help me, Ive just installed bootcamp with windows XP
when I switch my machine on it defaults to windows mega annoying! How do I make it default to the OSX start up rather than having to stand there and hold ALT every time I switch my machine on.
Turn the computer on, hold the option key down and choose the partition to boot. If you boot into Windows, you can set the default startup disk in Control Panel => Boot Camp. If you boot into Mac OS X, go to System Preferences => Startup Disk.
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Learning Services offers an open computer lab with approximately 40 computers.
Most software applications used on campus for labs, tutorials, practice, and assignments for course work are available on one or more of the computers. Additional software includes Adobe CS7, Skype, web cameras, scanners, an interactive monitor, and Mavis Bacon teaches typing. All computers can print front & back for $0.10 for black & white or $0.25 for color.
Our knowledgeable staff can assist you with computer access, computer use, scanners, and other technology services.
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SaneBox simply makes email simpler, and it's one of the best tools for managing business email. SaneBox works effectively, without creating confusion about what it's doing to your inbox, while also providing a long list of controls, settings, and features should you desire more.
SaneBox, an email management assistant, struck me as unusual when I learned that it doesn't offer a free "lite" version of its product; there's only a 14-day free trial for the curious. But then I tried it, and I realized within the first day why many (many) people would be willing to pay for this service (from $6 per month). SaneBox is the first email management program that has actually worked for me.
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SaneBox safeguarded my inbox from messages that I don't need to read, but I do need to scan. Put short and sweet, SaneBox gates your email. The app admits entry to emails only from people with whom you've swapped messages before, while pushing into a different folder mail from everyone else.
In my history of testing and tinkering with email productivity assistants, few have felt like solutions I would actually use, even though I liked what they did and thought they did it well. The Mailbox app for iOS, for instance, helps people triage email while on the go, but I found it required too much of my time to use in practice. Smartr Inbox for Gmail added value to my inbox by delivering information about people that I didn't have at my fingertips before, but it wasn't necessarily a tool I felt I needed day in and day out. SaneBox simply makes email simpler, not more complicated, and it's hard to now imagine living without it for business email.
My work relies on unsolicited messages from people I don't know, but I rarely if ever need to see those messages right when they arrive. SaneBox puts all those messages into one folder (or more than one if you start adding on more features from SaneBox's settings). On the other hand, messages from contacts with whom I have a history tend to be of higher importance. I need to read those messages relatively quickly.
Let me fully admit that I'm generally not a fan of filtering messages into another folder because it just creates the need to adopt yet another new habit—the act of checking that new folder—but with SaneBox, the system just works. I know there are emails worth scanning in that new folder, so I will check it when I can. Whether it will work for you largely depends on your current email needs and your personal preferences for how you weed your inbox. But it works very well, in my estimation, and is highly customizable if you purchase the right subscription plan.
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To use SaneBox, all you have to do is enter your email and email password into the Web interface on the signup page. SaneBox works for Web mail (such as Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Outlook.com, etc.) as well as accounts hosted on IMAP and Exchange servers. There's nothing to download or install. The free trial doesn't require a credit card.
A short time after signing up, you'll receive an email explaining what changes SaneBox has made to your email, which amounts to creating a new folder called @SaneLater where it will automatically sort any incoming messages from email addresses to whom you have never written or replied before. All your other mail continues to flow into your inbox like normal.
I set up a SaneBox account with my corporate email, which is hosted through Gmail, but which I typically access using Microsoft Outlook running on my desktop PC. I was up and running with SaneBox in a couple of minutes. The new folder appeared on my local Outlook program, as well as in my Gmail webmail.
The email from SaneBox (and info on the website) explains that you can re-train SaneBox to sort mail differently by simply dragging messages from the @SaneLater folder into the inbox, or vice versa, depending on where you'd like messages from that address to go in the future.
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A woman has been rescued from her car after if it left the road in Ware Barton, Newton Abbot, this morning.
Fire crews were called to the area shortly before 9.15am following reports of a road traffic collision.
A spokesman said that when they arrived they discovered the female driver had "already been rescued by other people on the scene."
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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, March 24, 2011 Eligible family members who voluntarily leave Japan will arrive at Denver International Airport starting today aboard chartered military flights.
Denver is the third U.S. arrival location for these flights, officials said. Flights have been arriving at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington state and Travis Air Force Base, Calif., since March 19.
Military representatives from U.S. Army North will help the arriving passengers with follow-on arrangements.
In what officials describe as a prudent precaution in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, the Defense Department is providing eligible family members of department personnel in Japan an opportunity to leave voluntarily at government expense.
Article is closed to new comments.
The opinions expressed in the following comments do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Evacuating Non-Essential personnel is the smartest move for everyone involved (women & children first).
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