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A rate meter for use with an IV fluid administration system having a vertical transparent drip chamber, the rate meter having an elongated housing having a notch therein for receiving the drip chamber, and a spring bias moveable portion which engages the drip chamber so that the housing is held to the drip chamber in a horizontal manner, the housing having two light emitters positioned on one side of the drip chamber and a photodetector on the other side, the light path between the light emitters and the photodetector being affected by passages of drops of fluid through the drip chamber, circuitry for computing a volumetric flow rate based on the frequency of detected drops, an indicator for displaying the detected flow rate and a self-contained battery. The two light emitters are arranged to provide equal light intensity on the photodetector. The rate meter is further identified by the provision of an occluder element forming a part of the housing slideable portion which moves to intercept the light beam from one of the light emitters when the housing is removed from engagement with a drip chamber to provide an OFF signal employed by program instructions to de-energize most of the circuit components to thereby prolong battery life.
1. A rate meter for use on a transparent drip chamber of an IV fluid administration system comprising:
a housing adapted to be removeably affixed to a drip chamber whereby a first portion of the housing extends on one side of the drip chamber and a second portion of the housing extends on the opposite side of the drip chamber;
a photodetector in said housing first portion, the photodetector having an optical axis and characterized in that the voltage output therefrom is at a maximum in response to light received which is coincident with the optical axis and the voltage output therefrom is reduced in response to light received which is at an angle A to the optical axis, the voltage output being inversely related to angle A;
a first light emitter in said housing second portion providing, when energized, a light beam which is substantially coincident with said photodetector optical axis, and which is spaced a distance D1 from said photodetector;
a second light emitter in said housing second portion providing, when energized, a light beam which is spaced a distance D2 from said photo detector, and wherein D2 is less than D1 and wherein D1, D2 and A are selected so that the voltage output of the said photodetector is substantially the same when each of said light emitters is energized at equal power, the light beams of both light emitters being affected by drops of IV fluid; and
means of displaying the rate of IV fluid flow in response to detected drops.
2. A rate meter according to claim 1 wherein said second housing portion is moveable relative to said first housing portion, the moveable portion being moved to open position to permit the attachment of the housing to a drip chamber, and to a closed position when the housing is not attached to a drip chamber, and including an occuluder means rigidly affixed to said housing moveable portion and arranged to intercept the light beam from one of said light emitters when said housing moveable portion is in the closed position.
3. A rate meter according to claim 2 including means responsive to the position of said occluder means to provide OFF or ON mode circuit conditions.
4. A rate meter according to claim 1 wherein said light emitters are pulsed one at a time to thereby reduce the maximum current drain on said battery.
5. A rate meter according to claim 1 including means wherein when the rate meter is not in use on a drip chamber an occluder intercepts the light from one of said light emitters to change the rate meter to an OFF mode during which current drain on said battery is minimized.
A common practice in hospitals is to inject fluid intravenously into patients at a relatively slow rate and over a relatively long period of time. It is important to know the rate of fluid flow into the patient when attempting to control the application of nutritive or medicinal components. The most usual means of intravenous (IV) fluid infusion employs a container, either a bottle or bag of fluid, which has attached to it a cylindrical transparent drip chamber. Within the chamber fluid drips from the container one drop at a time, that is, in drops, not in the form of a stream. The flow rate is controlled by controlling the drop rate. This is usually accomplished in one of two ways. In one way the hospital attendant regulates the flow manually by adjusting a roller clamp or other flow restricting devices while determining the drop rate (and thus the flow rate) visually. In the other way an electro-mechanical device automatically controls the rate by monitoring the drop rate and mechanically adjust a flow restriction element or the speed of a pump mechanism. In either the automatic or manual case described above, the flow rate is commonly determined by measuring the drop rate frequency and converting it to volume flow rate since the drop size for each IV set is known and is usually stated by the manufacture on the IV set labeling.
Several methods are used for automatically detecting passage of drops through a drip chamber. One of the most popular methods involves optical devices. Light emitters and photodetectors are placed on opposite sides of the drop's path. As the drops fall the light from the emitters is altered and is converted by the photodetector to an electrical signal. This signal is treated in an electrical circuit to determine if the alteration in the light path was, in fact, due to the presence of a drop or some artifact. Either a single light emitter and single photodetector can be employed or multiple light emitters or multiple detectors. Typically, systems use a plurality of light emitters and one photodetector or vice versa.
Others have provided concepts for achieving a rate meter for use in connection with IV fluid dispensation and for background information reference may be held to the following U.S. Pat Nos.: 4,397,648; 3,596,515; 4,469,480; 4,181,130; 4,038,982; 4,346,606; 3,553,583; 3,449,952; 3,545,271 and Des 269,998.
The rate meter of this invention is unique in several features, including its high degree of portability. In the preferred embodiment of the invention it is similar in overall configuration to a large fountain pen and is therefore easily carried in the shirt or coat pocket of a hospital attendant The rate meter of this invention is self-contained; that is, it does not have to be wired to any other energy source, instrumentation, or display. The rate meter is characterized by the ease with which it can be placed onto or removed from a drip chamber, its ability to adapt to various diameters of drip chambers, the ease of setting the instrument for various drip sizes, the automatic power down features which eliminate the requirement of an ON-OFF switch, and a circuit and computer program design which minimizes battery consumption by controlling the flow of battery current to the major circuit components through a microcomputer.
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an apparatus which employs the principal of the invention. The IV rate meter is shown in the non-use condition, that is, in the condition in which it is carried in the pocket of a hospital attendant.
FIG. 2 is a top view of the rate meter of FIG. 1 as taken along the lines 2--2 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a top view as in FIG. 2 but showing the housing moveable portion slid to the open position so that the rate meter can be attached to a drip chamber.
FIG. 4 is an end view taken along the line 4--4 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is an elevational view showing the rate meter positioned on a drip chamber attached to an IV container showing the method in which the invention is employed to provide a read-out of the fluid flow rate of IV fluid being dispensed from the container.
FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic view of the arrangement of the light emitters and the photodetector employed in the rate meter for detecting the passage of a drop of fluid passing through the drip chamber.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the circuit employed in the rate meter.
FIG. 8 is a flow chart of a portion of the computer program as employed in the rate meter illustrating the automatic OFF features of the program.
FIG. 9 is a flow chart of a portion of the computer program showing the drop size setting routine, that is, the routine which establishes an input to the program of the drops per milliliter according to the fluid administration system with which the rate meter is being employed.
Referring now to the drawings and first to FIGS. 1 through 5 a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated. The rate meter of this invention is for use with an intravenous fluid administration system such as illustrated in FIG. 5. The rate meter is generally indicated by the numeral 10 and is shown affixed to a cylindrical, transparent drip chamber 12 which is attached to or formed as a part of an intravenous solution container 14. Fluid flows from container 14 as a sequence of drops passing vertically downwardly through the transparent drip chamber 12 and by tube 16 to intravenous injection into a patient. The rate of flow of fluid is determined by two factors, that is, the number of drops per minute, and the volumetric size of each drop Manufacturers of intravenous administration systems produce equipment having varying drop sizes according to the nature of construction of the equipment. The drop size characteristic of each piece of equipment is furnished by the manufacturer, and frequently is printed on labels affixed to the apparatus.
A unique aspect of the invention is that the rate meter 10 is of compact configuration, and can be approximately the size of a large fountain pen to be easily transported by hospital personnel in a shirt or coat pocket. The unit is completely self-contained and is not connected to an extraneous energy source nor to outside instrumentation.
Referring now to FIGS. 1 through 4, an exemplified physical embodiment of the invention is shown in detail. The device consists of an elongated housing 18 having a first end 18A and a second end 18B. As shown in FIG. 4, in the illustrated arrangement the housing is rectangular, and more precisely, square in cross-sectional configuration, although the housing is not limited to such geometrical arrangement and may be of other cross-sectional shapes, such as circular.
The housing 18 includes a notch 20 intermediate the ends 18A and 18B, the notch extending only partially through the width of the housing and being dimensioned so as to freely receive the largest drip chamber to which the device is designed to be used.
As shown in the front view of FIG. 1, housing 18 includes a display window 22, typically closed with a transparent material and providing view of a liquid crystal display 24 which reveals during normal operating condition, the rate of the fluid flow such as in milliliters per hour. The display is also used to reveal drop size information and other indications as will be set forth hereinafter.
The housing 18 includes a fountain pen type clip 26 so that the user may clip the rate meter to a shirt or coat pocket The end 18B, as shown in FIG. 4, includes a slide out cover which serves as a means of replacing a battery 30 contained in the instrument.
Received on housing 18 is a slideable portion 32 which, as shown in FIG. 4, is of C-shaped cross-sectional configuration for ease in assembly onto the housing. One end 34 of slideable portion 32 has a semi-circular shape (best illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3) which complements the opposed portion of notch 20. The primary function of the housing sliding portion 32 is to retain the rate meter in position on a drip chamber. An integral boss portion 36 extends within housing 18 and is engaged by a compression spring 38 so that the sliding portion 32 is urged in the direction towards housing end 18A. To secure the rate meter onto a drip chamber the housing portion 32 is slid in the direction towards housing end 18B, as shown in FIG. 3. The device is then positioned so that a drip chamber is received in notch 20. When manual force on the slidable portion 32 is released, spring 38 forces the moveable portion against the drip chamber, thereby holding the rate meter in position. To remove the instrument it is only necessary for the operator to hold the housing 18 and slide the moveable portion 32 to the right, that is, towards 18B.
The last remaining external feature of the rate meter to be described is a button switch 40, as seen in FIG. 1. This switch, as will be described in more detail subsequently, is used as one of its purposes, for setting the instrument to respond to the drop size of the equipment with which it is used.
The rate meter functions to measure flow rate of an IV administration system by detecting each drop of fluid as it falls downwardly through the drip chamber. This is accomplished by transmitting light beams across the drip path and detecting aberations in the light received as affected when drops pass through light beams. First and second light emitters 42 and 44 are positioned within the housing, on one side of notch 20. A photodetector 46 is positioned on the opposite side of notch 20 to receive the light beams 42A and 44A from the emitters.
The light emitters and photodetector are arranged in a horizontal plane. As shown in FIG. 6 (a diagrammatic arrangement of the light emitters and photodetectors), the light emitters are spaced apart from each other so that the beams 42A and 44A are at an angle A to each other. This arrangement gives a broader horizontal area for detecting the presence of a fluid drop as it passes through the drip chamber, as compared with a use of a single photo emitter. The use of two photo emitters has other advantages as will be set forth hereinafter.
In designing and implementing circuitry for the rate meter it is highly advantageous that the same amount of light be received by the photodetector 46 from each of the light emitters. This becomes a serious problem since only one light emitter can provide a beam which is directly in alignment with the photodetector optical axis. Since the other light emitter must be out of direct alignment the light transmitted by it is received by the photodetector at an angle relative to its axis of maximum optical sensitivity and therefore the effective quantity of light received by the photodetector from the second light emitter is reduced. The present invention provides a way so that the effective light intensity of both emitters is the same using the same energization power. The manner in which this is achieved is illustrated diagrammatically in FIG. 6. The spacing between the first light emitter 42 and photodetector 46 is D1, with the light beam 42A being coincident the axis of maximum optical sensitivity of the photodetector. The second light emitter 44 transmits a beam 44A which is at an angle A from the axis of maximum sensitivity of the photodetector. By moving the second light emitter 44 closer to the photodetector 46, at a spacing D2, the quantity of light from emitter 44 is equalized with that from first light emitter 42. It can be seen that as the angle A increases, the ratio of D2 to D1 decreases. By properly selecting D2 for a selected angle A the same power applied to first and second light emitters 42 and 44 will produce the same voltage signal output on photodetector 46. Further by making D2 sufficiently short as shown in FIG. 6, second light emitter 44 can be close to beam 42A since the light emitters do not physically interfere with each other. This arrangement enables the usage of the same circuit components for energizing both light emitters.
An important feature of the rate meter is that it does not employ an ON-OFF power switch. There are several reasons why it is desirable that the use of an ON-OFF switch be avoided First, a manual switch requires operation personnel to remember to turn the switch OFF when the instrument is not in use. The chance that the meter will be inadvertently left ON is significant, and therefore the average battery life can be expected to be relatively short. By eliminating the need for the operator to remember to turn On and OFF a power switch, the average useful life of the batteries is improved. Second, a power switch, when actuated, causes electronic signal bounce. In order to alleviate this problem it is usually necessary to incorporate a debouncing circuit. The need for a debouncing circuit is obviated by eliminating the ON-OFF switch A third reason is that any mechanical power switching device is subject to failure at a rate more rapidly than solid state electronic components.
In the rate meter of this invention a system is employed within the circuit and software to automatically ascertain when the device is not being used to measure a flow rate and therefore to turn it to the "OFF" mode, that is, the condition of minimal power consumption. One of the means for accomplishing this is by the use of a shutter, or occluder 48 which is a portion of the housing sliding portion 32. The occluder is seen in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 7. When the housing portion 32 is in the open position such as shown in FIG. 3, the occluder 48 is moved to the right so that light beam 44A is unobstructed. However, when the device is not mounted on a drip chamber and the slideable portion 32 is in the closed position as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the occluder 48 is moved into the path of light beam 44A, preventing it from impinging on the photo detector 46. In FIG. 7, the occluder 48 is shown in solid outline to indicate its position when the instrument is on a drip chamber and in dotted outline when it is not on a drip chamber.
Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the means wherein the occluder 48 functions to provide a power OFF signal is illustrated. FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of the basic components of the rate meter. Mounted within housing 18 is a microcomputer 50, an analog signal conditioning circuit 52, a comparator 54, an oscillator 56 and a voltage reference circuit 58. Oscillator 56 provides a timing signal in the usual manner. The comparator 54 and voltage reference 58 are employed for determining the status of battery 30, that is, to ascertain that the battery 30 provides a sufficient voltage so that a reliable indication of flow rate is attainable A potentiometer 60 is employed during manufacture to set the threshold for the low battery comparator voltage.
FIG. 8 is a flow chart of the automatic OFF features of the rate meter The flow chart shows the sequence of the program for verifying that the battery voltage is at a preselected level as determined by comparator 54, that the occluder 48 is not obstructed light beam 44A, and that drops have been detected within a preselected maximum time duration.
In order to reduce maximum current drain on battery 30 the programmed instructions may be arranged to cause light emitters 42 and 44 to be pulsed one at a time.
Energy is conserved in the flow meter by powering many of the circuit elements, such as the optical detector 46, the light emitters 42 and 44, and analog conditioning circuit 52 directly from output lines from the microcomputer 50. The microcomputer removes power from the external circuit elements and enters a low power stop mode according to the following criteria (a) If the optical assembly is removed from the drip chamber, that is, occluder 48 intercepts light beam 44A; or (b) If the time before energizing the rate meter and placing the assembly on the drip chamber exceeds some nominal time, that is, approximately 15 seconds, which indicates that the rate meter was accidentally energized; or (c) If the rate meter is being used to monitor the IV flow rate and no drops are seen for approximately 50 seconds, the assumption being that the flow of IV fluid through the drip chamber has ceased; or (d) If the rate meter is being used to monitor the IV flow rate for longer than approximately 21/2 minutes, the assumption being that the rate meter has been left unattended and need not operate; or (e) If a low battery condition is detected.
The flow chart of FIG. 9 illustrates the basic software arrangement for setting the drop size in drops per milliliter. Switch 40 is depressed, when the program is in the calibration mode, a number of times in order to increment to one of several pre-programmed drop sizes expressed as the number of drops to form a milliliter, which is established by the manufacturer of the IV equipment with which the rate meter is used. When switch 40 is first depressed while the rate meter was in the OFF mode, the last selected drop size is first displayed as a matter of convenience.
The software employed in the rate meter, as indicated partially and generally in the flow charts of FIGS. 8 and 9, is exemplary of microcomputer instructions for practicing the invention employing the basic circuit arrangement of FIG. 7 and the structural features of the invention as has been described. The method of detecting the presence of a drop as it passes through a drip chamber and alters the light impinging on optical detector 46 is a well known procedure as revealed in prior published material, such as in the prior issued patents listed in the summary of the invention.
The invention provides a unique rate meter for monitoring the flow rate of intravenous solutions. The rate meter is a small, compact, highly portable device which can be carried in the shirt or coat pocket of a user. It is expeditiously placed onto or removed from a drip chamber without requiring any tools. It is of light weight so as not to require supplemental support and so as not to cause portions of the IV fluid administration system to tend to separate from each other. The device includes means of reducing battery current consumption to prolong the life of the internally employed battery and at the same time in a manner which does not utilize an ON-OFF switch. The rate meter includes internal arrangements for monitoring its own status and for minimizing power consumption according to the status without requiring input from the user. In general, the rate meter has been herein described to provide a device having convenience and utility exceeding the present commercially practiced state of the art.
While the invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity it is manifest that many changes may be made in the details of construction and the arrangement of components without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. It is understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein for purposes of exemplification, but is to be limited only by the scope of the attached claim or claims, including the full range of equivalency to which each element thereof is entitled.
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Scottish rocker Terry McDermott has been taking The Voice Season 3 by storm, and last night's live show performance of Boston's "More Than a Feeling" was his most challenging song choice to date.
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This month, we interviewed Dr. Nathan Tang of Allergy Asthma Associates, PA. Dr. Tang is one of the leading experts in the Tampa Bay area in diagnosing and
treating allergic and immunologic diseases. As Associate Professor in the
Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of South Florida (USF), he participates in the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows.
Dr. Tang is a Fellow Member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and
Immunology (AAAAI), the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
(ACAAI) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
He has authored several publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and has
received numerous awards from USF as well as other medical organizations and
is often invited to speak at local and national meetings.
I completed my pediatric residency at Children's Hospital of Michigan and continued in allergy/ immunology. I
also did clinical laboratory immunology fellowships at the University of South Florida. After graduating in 2000, I
joined the University of South Florida as a full-time faculty member for seven years and I was given the opportunity
to help run the Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Training Program. Over the past four years, I established Allergy Asthma
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The Chaos Communication Congress (29C3), which organizers describe as "an annual four-day conference on technology, society and utopia," began on December 27. There have been some exceptional talks given during the event so far. One of the ones worth highlighting is the keynote given by Tor software developer and WikiLeaks volunteer Jacob Appelbaum.
Appelbaum has been someone targeted by the Surveillance State for his association with WikiLeaks. As he describes during his talk, it is "not an easy way to live." Yet in the first few minutes of his talk, after describing the state-of-the-art data center being built in Bluffdale, Utah, by the National Security Agency (NSA), he says, "Despite the fact that there are these oppressive systems of control and despite the fact that we do now live in a surveillance state," it may still be possible to "resist the surveillance state and to turn things around if we wish. I think that there may come when that is not true. I don't believe that time has arrived."
For attendees (who likely are people who mostly work with technology), he asserts that there are "simple things" one can do to decide if working on something is oppressive or not.
"Ask if you are working on a system that helps to control others or if you're working on system that helps to enable others to have control over their own lives," Appelbaum states. For example, "if you are working on deep packet inspection that will be deployed on people who do not have a say in it, you are probably working for the oppressor." He adds one can make a choice. "It is possible to make a living making free software for freedom instead of closed-source proprietary malware for cops."
However, the cost of resisting the trend of working for systems of controls (like taking a job with Lockheed Martin) is that you could be on the wrong side of the Surveillance State. He shows a clip of Rep. Hank Johnson asking NSA director Gen. Keith Alexander about whether the NSA intercepts phone calls, emails or other communications of Americans. He claims the NSA does not.
Alexander, who Appelbaum says is probably the "most powerful man in the world," controls the intelligence structure of the NSA. Appelbaum adds, what he told Johnson was "Americans in America, they'd probably be fine, which really doesn't make me feel good because there are 7 billion people on this planet and just a few of them are Americans. Why should they be treated specially in this regard? So that giant data center that we see, it's for all of you." It also is for Appelbaum because he's associated with WikiLeaks.
Appelbaum calls Alexander a "fucking liar" and blasts him for not even bothering to pretend that people outside the US have any value or that they have rights and their privacy is important and their human dignity matters.
He later describes the reality of living in a society with secret police and spying changes that make it impossible for citizens to govern themselves and live freely:
…[The Surveillance State does] it in a way that it is not obvious and it is seemingly impossible to resist. Because these things themselves are secret, it becomes extremely difficult for us to even know where to begin resisting. At its core in the United States where this has gone is we have secret laws with secret interpretations and a total lack of accountability. And fundamentally what these things are is that they are oppressive vanguardist approaches that are vanguard approaches to authoritarianism. They are insultingly paternalistic and allegedly above the law…
This hits on an incredibly important point because when citizens do not know how they are being suppressed or intruded upon, it is impossible for others to discern whether people blowing the whistle or claiming to know about the inner workings of government are in fact correct or lunatic conspiracy theorists.
Prior to this point, he places the Surveillance State in the context of other dark developments. Data retention and retroactive policing, he says, "creates suspects out of everyone, already to not be free."
"When you are followed around, when you are being investigated because of the whim of someone, this is the beginning of the end of your freedom," he declares. "Data retention is the beginning of the end of many of our freedoms in bulk and that is a very scary thing."
He also eloquently describes what it means for the Surveillance State to be able to order drone killings of people:
…The targeting information is fed to the CIA and to other groups from surveillance listening points from intelligence factories. So there is a direct relationship between surveillance and support of straight up murder. That is something which sounds scary but what makes it even scarier is that the way that those drone killings are carried out is that the central committee who gets to decide who lives and dies or Obama's assassination Star Chamber – that central committee which sounds a lot to me like some of the Soviet rhetoric I remember from my childhood – that central committee decides non-democratically who gets to be assassinated. And it's just a hop or two from surveillance. So, when you assist the surveillance state, you literally are helping to kill fucking children…
There's a whole list of ways the Surveillance State has an impact. In Uganda, the state wants to impose the death penalty on people who are homosexual. People would be forced to report on homosexuals or go to prison. Also, there's Chinese oppression of the Tibetan people, the wars of aggression in Iraq and Afghanistan, backdoor searches, "military trials of political prisoners in Egypt, the genocide of Syrian people, the British and Swedish justice regarding Julian Assange, right-wing Nazi sympathizers in Germany that gave murdering Nazis passports and help and are still not held to account, the oppression and crackdown on WikiLeaks-related or so-called WL tainted people, companies that sell equipment to brutal dictatorships and authoritarian regimes for both surveillance or censorship."
He highlights whistleblowers like William Binney and Thomas Drake, who dissented when they were at the NSA: "When you dissent, you will be crushed; your family life will be ruined. There are huge costs to telling the truth and there are huge costs to asking for a more just system."
And then Appelbaum proceeds to outline how people confronted with the Surveillance State rationalize it. They'll say it doesn't concern them. Only people targeted are targets under "legitimate investigation" (not realizing secret law is directing government employees to violate that person's rights).
People will minimize the power of the Surveillance State suggesting the government won't be able to find them in a data set. If it works, they'll say the "state is benign." (This view doesn't hold for long and Appelbaum wonders if people could come to this conclusion sooner without being targeted.)
Then, there's the physical world. People suggest warrants are required to enter their homes. People crossing the border acknowledge there are certain devices they perhaps should not take and, when people like Appelbaum have an electronic device seized, they say one chose to accept that oppression or to be subdued when they chose to go across the border.
Appelbaum concludes this should not be acceptable. "That's in fact a coping mechanism and these kinds of coping mechanisms are a response to feeling a lack of agency, a feeling of total helplessness."
He notes that there are multiple people thinking they have to make certain choices to make sure they can eat or continue to feed their children. "When the state has the power to make you make those kinds of thoughts appear in your head," he suggests people are less free.
Appelbaum has tried to recognize he is "trying to cope with a situation that is impossible to cope with at times." Yet, one can choose how this goes.
"We can become increasingly cold and atomized. We can become destroyed. We can undermine our communities. We can work against our own interests in the long run," Appelbaum declares. "Or we can choose to try to find joy in the life that we have. And we can try to have a better world than the one that we have just come from, that we have experienced."
It is an excellent talk to watch and the parts of the talk highlighted above do not do justice to the full keynote. So, I strongly encourage you to watch all 59 minutes of it, especially since Congress reauthorized warrantless surveillance powers today.


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Hey you guys it's Gerry here for part two of our After Effects tutorial. We're going to pop After Effects when we right back open. I'm going to jump right back in the part two.
Now the first method requires a pay plug-in called Track Code Particular. Now it is fairly cheap. It will not break your wallet, but there is a trial version available. If you are lucky enough to have this, you should know that it is a very powerful part system with a lot of nice built-in presets. And we're going to take advance of one of those presets now.
Now so create a new solid as I'm doing right now call it particles, and make sure the color is black. Then, go to effect, track code and choose particular. I'm just going to hide the settings right here and the preview. In the animation presets drop down, choose snowy night number one. Now I bet you're thinking yourself, "Well, are you doing a tutorial on how to use a preset?" Somewhat, I am going to show a method that does not require a particular which is a bundled plug-in with After Effects, but this one has many modified settings in order to achieve a better effect.
So once again I'm going to hide the previews, and now we're going to edit the emitter instead of particles slash per second, oh, star field static. I don't want star field static, sorry about that. You want snowy night. I hide this once again and this time I'm using it. Isn't it? So bring up the emitter instead of particles per second at 600, bring it down to about 400. The emitter size is a bit too big so bring that down to let's say 300. And then choose 100 and then 400 seems to work best with this. Then hide the emitter, change the particle shape. Now by default it will be a sphere. Now I scroll ahead just to show you. You get this faded spheres. I don't want this. I want to use this snow flake PSD I created, so I want to close this up and then click my particles. And I want to change the particle type from sphere and custom fill and now you see this will pop up or by default it might be heading like that's but that's okay. Choose layer and then choose the snare like PSD for value you added to timeline.
Now when you pan ahead you will see that the particles instead of being shaded spares will be this small type we created in Photoshop, pretty cool hey? Well it's about to get better change your opacity down to 90% for better blending, and then change the size overlap life to the second option. The big—small at that this means they fade out as you get closer down to the bottom being they die out. This is exactly what we want to achieve. So hide this off once more and now you only have to edit more things within particular and that's the PHYSICS. Change the Physics of air to about let's see anywhere from 20 to 40 I like to use 30 and you can adjust the — it just hit it on some reason turn the white to dot. You can change the wind direction C if you want, but I find this spacious is simply little low, and that's all we're done with particular. But one for example if you don't have particular if you just you know would rather use the default plugging. Well, I've got a solution for that as well and grab this new system and of course we need to make a new solid, so I'm going to bring up the short cut on my keyboard. I want to call this second one as particle snow. This was different from the last, and I will go to effect, simulation. Now one would think I chose CC particle world because this is logical choice and you can achieve the same effect, but I find that foam actually achieves a better effect so click foam and you see that small red scale will appear in the middle of your cam now what this is, is warm bubble. If you go up you see that many bubbles appear. This is the emitter now actual bubble, so what this does now is it's creating these little bubbles. They are unrendered, so I'm going to turn off the draft view to a render view and you can see some colored bubbles and they are ugly and I mean ugly. So we need to fix these to make them look like snow flakes, and make them act like this snow flake too, but maybe not as accurate.
So what we're going to do we're going to turn off the original particles layer, we're then go to go to the producer. I'm going to change the producer point to roughly 300, and then we're going to change the second part to about let's say 50. Next the producer size we need to increase it to the maximum which is 0.450. This is as far as they can go. The producer wide size you can vary between 250 and say for example 300. I'm going to use 0.275 it works the best for me, but if you want to experiment please be my guest. This is all about experimentation.
Now that we're finish with the producer let's hide it go to the bubbles change the bubble size from anywhere let say 0100 to 0200. I want to use 0 let's say 090. The size variants and the life span can be left alone same as with the bubble growth, but change the strength anywhere from 10,000 to about 15,000. I'm going to use about 12,000 myself okay now we're finished with bubbles part. Go to your Physics, the Physics well this is a lot that you can edit and play around with. So first change the wind speed. The wind speed is pretty big, but you can adjust it either say for example 0.400 or 0.600. I'm going to use 0.450 it's in between somewhat anyway. Change to wind direction for about 90 to let's say 135 turbulence. You can leave turbulence alone, but I personally like to bring it down to 0.200 just because that's a bit different effect. The wobble amount is much too high bring it down to at least at two yes at two but not zero that 02 okay there we go. Propulsion, well if you want you can play with the propulsion, but I'm just going to leave alone. And the population viscosity I will leave alone as well. But the default viscosity I want to bring that down to about let's say 0.050. The stickiness turn it off. Stickiness is not need of snow place. You can turn on a little bit if you wish, but I really wouldn't.
Now we're finish with the Physics move on to the rendering this is where we make it looks like snow flakes, so I have this drop down blend mood transparent, bubble texture change this to you should define. And then when it ask for the bubble layer look for snow flakes just as you did it with the particles from particular. And now we have exactly what we want to set up, so I'm just going to hide rendering. I want a pan ahead a little bit let me say we have our snow flakes coming, but we don't have a lot of them. To go to your producer and play around with the settings production rate you can increase let say increase it up to about 4600 or 46000 or anywhere down to 4200 that will be a pretty good bit for your snow flakes. And then just come back to the beginning hit 01 in your keyboard to RAM preview it will start to load preview, and then if you hit zero again it will begin to play it. And there you have your snow flakes. This is the second method a method that is built into after effects for making snow flakes.
Now we're going to adjust the layers down here in the timeline. We want to blend this snow flakes bit better, so take the noise layer and drag it above everything else. Since I want to use the previous particle system I'd like to turn off particle snow, and turn on by default particles. Now we're going to add our final two composing layers for color. Let's go to layer and choose new solid, and will present it with the color. Choose a light pink color. I'm using D28585 click okay. I'm going to call this one color. Change the blending mood to soft layer and then hit the inter key board to change the opacity, and bring it down to about 45%. Next create a new adjustment layer in the same place you would a solid then go to effect, and will color correction cue end saturation. Increase the master hue to 350. The master saturation to about 55, and then the master lightness to about 20. Now you get the nice pink if you don't like the master lightness you can dim it down, and then bring it down to about of 10, so you get this nice sunset look. And now finally we add in the music and the canon logo. This is the part of the tutorial where you should express your own creativity in adding in your sound and logos. Now to save this, so you can view it on YouTube or wherever you want just go to window choose render cue take the Winter's Day composition or whatever you called the composition down to the render cue, and then play around with the settings. If you want I will post my setting in the screen just in the description.
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ATHENS-----Bulldogs from seven different decades are returning to Foley Field this Saturday as part of the annual Lettermen's Weekend.
On Saturday before the 1 p.m. game against ninth-ranked South Carolina, the Bulldogs will pay tribute to the 10-year anniversary of Georgia's 2004 squad that finished third at the College World Series and captured the Southeastern Conference title.
Members of the 2004 team expected to attend include catcher Joe Billick, catcher Jake Crane, pitcher Johnny Dobbs, manager Justin Johnson, pitcher Bo Lanier, pitcher Paul Lubrano, pitcher/infielder Adam McDaniel, first baseman Josh Morris, pitcher Sean Ruthven, outfielder Joey Side, manager Mark Wilson and outfielder Jonathan Wyatt.
The 2004 Bulldogs rank as one of the most successful teams in school history. They ended the year ranked fourth nationally after going 45-23 including 19-11 in the SEC. During the season, they compiled a school record 12-game SEC winning streak. They won a thrilling NCAA Regional at Foley Field, claiming the crown over Clemson in extra innings. Then, the Bulldogs swept a Super Regional in Atlanta over rival Georgia Tech. In Omaha, they registered a pair of wins over Arizona and ultimately fell to top seed Texas 7-6 to finish third.
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HUNTINGTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor says a Huntington landlord who accepted illegal drugs as payment for rent has been sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison.
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says 46-year-old Jerry A. Lowe previously pleaded guilty to distribution of oxycodone. He was sentenced Monday.
According to Goodwin, Lowe told police he typically received heroin or prescription painkillers as rent payment from two convicted felons. Lowe also bought oxycodone pills from another resident of the apartment complex, and sold at least 10 pills a month for about two years.


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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Pascual Perez was stabbed to death in a home invasion robbery in the Dominican Republic ... this according to multiple local reports.
Perez -- who pitched in the Majors for 11 years -- was reportedly stabbed in the neck during the incident. There is speculation Perez was killed for his MLB pension payment he received before the murder.
Perez played for a slew of MLB teams -- including the Pirates, Braves, Expos and Yankees. He made the All-Star squad back in 1983 -- the same year he had a 3.43 ERA.
Pascual got the nickname "Perimeter Perez" when he got lost on the I-285 while driving himself to a Braves game back in 1982 on a day he was scheduled to start.
So far, it's unclear if anyone has been arrested in connection to the murder.
Perez was 55.
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MECH 4423 - Robotics, 3 Credits
Level: Lower
A basic study of robotics and automation. The course will emphasize applications of robotic devices and mechanisms in industrial and commercial applications. The study will be enhanced by laboratory experience where the student will study computer programming of robot mechanisms, and the different types of mechanisms by which robots are operated. The course will include the study of computer programming, electrical, electronic and microprocessor control and sensing detection devices and the mechanical and hydraulic linkage power devices involved in the robots. This course also explores the societal impact of robotics and automation in industry.


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Play! framework in practice
This presentation introduces the Play! framework to the audience. The Play! framework is a framework that introduces conventations over configuration paradigm and easy support for RESTful web application. This framework is one of the few to be completely stateless. It also emphasis on the RESTful architecture. Through a small application we will discover the wonderful world of the play framework and how easy and fast it is to develop a web application.
Nicolas started young in computing, and joined Lunatech Research in 2000 after having completed his computer science studies in Nice, France, while continuing studying at NEWI University of Wales. After two years in Wales, he returned to Holland, where he has since acquired experience working on projects for many different customers. Nicolas is an expert early adopter of the Java Enterprise platform as well as the open-source technologies that gravitate around it.


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Our Moving Forward program is designed for those striving to restore abilities lost due to stroke, cardiovascular difficulties, orthopedic surgery and other debilitating conditions. Programs vary in frequency and intensity and include physical, occupational and speech/language therapies. Our goal is to return our participants home safely with the skills they need to continue life on their own terms.
Physical Therapy focuses primarily on independent mobility, regaining strength and balance, using proper body mechanics and energy saving techniques to better perform mobility tasks.
Occupational Therapy promotes independence with daily living activities like bathing, eating, dressing, self-care and home management tasks. Participants gain strength and coordination while learning to conserve their energy.
The goal of Speech/Language Therapy is to increase functional communication, cognitive skills, and teach safe swallowing by introducing diet modifications and special feeding techniques. Therapy may include muscle retraining, compensatory strategies, and use of communication devices.
Exclusively at American Senior Communities, the Road to Recovery program offers the opportunity for our interdisciplinary team, the patient, and their family to meet within the first 72 hours after admission to map out their Road to Recovery by identifying discharge goals. We monitor our rehabilitation outcomes and use the data to consistently improve our services. In-home assessments are performed by the therapy team prior to discharge to ensure a safe transition back to home.
Upscale benefits in our Moving Forward Wing (at selected locations) include private suites, exclusive dining area and courtyard, electric beds, spacious living rooms, elegant family lounge area, cable TV and phones.
Services include wound care, rehabilitation screenings, fall prevention, restraint reduction, restorative nursing, contracture management, wheelchair position and mobility, and walking ability programs. Add this to our highly successful New Energy Wellness (at selected locations) strength building and aerobic conditioning program, and you have an incredible combination that will truly help you move forward!
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In response to the shortage of nurses in Indiana, American Senior Communities has expanded its support of caregiver staff in an unprecedented way by making it as easy as possible for staff members to continue their formal education while maintaining their current jobs.
Caring people make the difference at American Senior Communities. You can feel it the minute you walk into our communities and meet our staff. They are experts at senior healthcare who are not just doing a job, but following a calling.
At American Senior Communities, it?s our Caring People That Make the Difference. That?s why we created the Quest for Excellence Program?to honor exceptional ASC employees at each community for the service they provide our residents each and every day.
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Cesar's Way — The #1 New York Times Bestseller (Paperback)
- The natural everyday guide to understanding and correcting common dog problems. Cesar helps you see the world through your dogs eyes so you can finally eliminate problem behaviors, and develop a positive, fulfilling relationship with your canine companion.
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The Natural Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems
Learn what goes on inside your dog's mind and develop a positive, fulfilling relationship with your best friend.
In Cesar's Way, Cesar Millan-nationally recognized dog expert and star of National Geographic Channel's hit show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan-helps you see the world through the eyes of your dog so you can finally eliminate problem behaviors.
- What your dog really needs may not be what you're giving him
- Why a dog's natural pack instincts are the key to your happy relationship
- How to relate to your dog on a canine level
- There are no "problem breeds," just problem owners
- Why every dog needs a job
- How to choose a dog who's right for you and your family
- The difference between discipline and punishment
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- Filled with fascinating anecdotes about Cesar's longtime clients
- Forewords by the president of the International Association of Canine Professionals and Jada Pinkett Smith
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- I recently purchased Cesar's Way and The Pack leader. It is so well written and very easy to understand for every one. After reading The Pack leader there is just no excuse left to not become the packleader, because of Cesar's honest, direct and sincere way.
- Cesar's Way(book). enlightening and valuable tool in dog raising,and even in understanding human behaviour. his psychology and insight throughout this book is revelation and has given us an empowering when it comes to raising our canine family member.


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Actor Donald Glover performs as Childish Gambino at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago's Grant Park in 2012.
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Troy and Abed are no more -- at least not full time -- as Donald Glover (Troy) reportedly will not return to Season 5 of "Community" as a full-time cast member.
According to a post at Vulture, Glover is stepping away from the critically acclaimed but ratings-challenged sitcom to focus on his music career. The entertainment website reported in June that the actor was looking to make such a move.
"Vulture has learned that the actor's reps and Community producer Sony Pictures Television have worked out a new agreement that will see Glover appearing as Troy Barnes in just five of the show's upcoming ...


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Puddin's Training Tips
La Trenda lives with 4 dogs, all rescues who came to her with special needs. She spent 8 years volunteering and working for various shelters and rescues. She now spends most of her time going to dog training classes and studying training and behavior books to learn about better ways to connect with her dogs.
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Why I walk my four dogs separately
Going on 4 to 8 separate walks a day can be exhausting. But I like walking my dogs separately for several reasons 1. Dogs need time apart from each other A. So they can learn to be comfortable when separated B. Separation might be relaxing for dogs who don't get along well 2. The dogs […] [Read More]
Walking old and young dogs together
Puddin and I see this almost daily at parks – pet parents walking two or more dogs at the same time and those dogs have different physical conditions. The young or the long legged dog will be pulling ahead trying to go faster. The old or short legged or overweight dog will be trying his/her […] [Read More]
Getting past scary situations using Pattern Games
Once we get into the rhythm of the game, Matt-Matt is thinking about what's coming next in the game rather than the scary cat across the street from us. [Read More]
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Dragging our dogs away from things will make them want those things even more. [Read More]
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A range of traditional trades and heritage conservation skills are being kept alive at Port Arthur. Visitors will be offered a rare chance to learn more about some of these specialised and increasingly rare crafts at demonstrations being held at Port Arthur in April, during the Tasmanian Heritage Festival.Traditional Trades: ShinglingThe art of timber shingle making and laying is a traditional skill being kept alive at Port Arthur. There will be an on site demonstration of this art, from log to roof. Wednesday 4 April, 11am-2pmTraditional Trades: StonemasonryPort Arthur provided many convicts with valuable skills for free life. Some learnt the art of stonemasonry. See our stonemasons at work. Monday 9 – 20 April Time: 10am – 3pm, weekdays only Celebrating 30 Years of ArchaeologyPort Arthur has been at the forefront of Historical Archaeology in Australia for 30 years. During April there will be a museum display showcasing some past archaeology projects. Open Daily 9am-5pmPort Arthur Historic Sitewww.portarthur.org.au Inquiries (03) 6251 2339Regular site entry fees apply
Gareath (left) and Ted Plummer demonstrate shingle making
Tens of thousands of shingles are cut by hand by Port Arthur staff each time a shingled roof needs replacing
This batch of shingles will be used to re-roof the Junior Medical Officers' quarters, which is open to the public at the Historic Site
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Too Faced Juicy Melons La Creme Lipstick
Too Faced Juicy Melons La Creme Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.11 oz.) is described as a "pink coral." It's a strawberry pink with a strong yellow undertone, so I could see it looking to coral–I think it's a smidgen on the pinker side. This is like a much tamer variation of MAC Force of Love. Chanel Hyde Park is brighter and less yellow-toned. Guerlain Giulette is a bit brighter and has a gold sheen, but it is similar. MAC Sunny Seoul is a touch lighter. Bobbi Brown Pink Peony is quite comparable, perhaps a touch darker.
The formula is described as having "rich, creamy color" with "hydrating moisturizers." It actually says "pigmented-saturated, one-swipe formulas drench lips with sexy, pure color." Juicy Melons has a creamy consistency that looks and feels rather balm-like as it glides across lips easily and never, ever drags or tugs. The color is mostly opaque and has a noticeable sheen from the finish. It wore for three and a half hours, and when I wore it over an eight hour span (reapplying twice), I did find it hydrating! The one thing I noticed is that because it has a thicker consistency, if you press your lips together, lines are sometimes created.
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|For as creamy as this lipstick it, the wear time is fairly good, and the color payoff is very close to opaque. It's comfortable to wear, and if you tend to like lipstick-lip balm hybrids, you may like this formula!
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Cars broken into overnight in Newmarket
Posted: January 17, 2014|
Thieves have broken four cars in the same night in Newmarket.
The first three incidents occurred at around 3am to 3.30am, between January 13 and January 14 in New Cheveley Road, Newmarket.
A black Peugeot 106 had a lock removed and a window smashed, a red Seat Leon had a lock forced and a green Mazda MX5 convertible had a window forced open.
All three vehicles were searched and an Apple iPod and headphones were stolen from inside the Seat Leon.
The fourth incident took place over the same night in nearby Cheveley Road.
The door lock of a Volkswagen Passat was removed and a sat nav that had been left on the windscreen was stolen.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Forest Heath Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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April 13, 2008
Dedham, Mass. - The Holy Cross men's and women's track teams traveled this weekend to compete in the Bernard Solomon Invitational held in Dedham, Mass for a non-scoring meet. The women's had 24 top 10 finishes and the men had 14.
For the women Lauren Courtney (Ashland, Mass.) had a first place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.92 to lead the Crusaders. Caitlin White (Miller Place, N.Y.) took second in the 100-meters with a time of 12.88 and in the 200-meters with a time of 26.87. Emily Henry (Lumsden, Saskatchewan) finished third in the triple jump with a jump of 33'11.25". Christie LeTarte (Lunenburg, Mass.) finished third in the javelin throw with a toss of 115'6".
The 4x100-meter relay team took second with a time of 52.31, and the 4x400-meter realy ran a 4:19.50 for a second place.
The men had seven fifth place finishers, starting with Jason Baillio (Franklin, Mass.) in the 400-meters with a time of 52.51 and Vincent Fata (Hawthorne, Mass.) in the 5000-meters with a time of 16:03.22. In addition, Robert Farrelly (East Northport, N.Y.) had a time of 10:55.15 in the 3000-meters, Matthew Kaili (Rosewell, N.M.) cleared a height to 10'0" in the pole vault, Kevin Dowd (Broad Brook, Conn.) had a distance of 17'10.25" in the long jump, Patrick McGuire (Franklin, Mass.) jumped 39'7.25" in the triple with and Kenneth McKenna (Ossining, N.Y.) had a throw of 40;9.5" in the shot put.
The Crusaders compete again April 16-17, when they host the Holy Cross Heptathlon and Decathlon.


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Texas on the Potomac
Washington news with a Texas accent
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Wendy Davis, Marc Veasey show off Fort Worth fundraising clout during D.C. rounds
"Sen. Wendy Davis has done a wonderful job for Texas. Now, not only are North Texans cheering Wendy on, but people all across our great state and nation," Rep. Marc Veasey, a fellow Fort Worth Democrat, said Thursday. [Read More]
Ted Cruz avoids 2016 talk, blames GOP for Obama's victory and invites Jon Stewart to syrup festival
Sen. Ted Cruz repeatedly denied a presidential backdrop to his Midwest trip this week. He also blasted President Obama's gun control policies as 'profoundly dangerous' and blamed the GOP for lacking a strategy to beat Obama in 2008. [Read More]
Commentary: Texas Democrats face 'improbable' odds in 2014, despite Perry's departure
As Cal Jillson, that keen observer of Texas politics at Southern Methodist University once explained to me: about 70 percent of Texas Anglos vote, and 70 percent of them vote Republican. Unless that changes, past is prologue for 2014. [Read More]
Cornyn ahead of most Senate Republicans in e-filing campaign records
Cornyn is one of just two Senate Republicans who digitally filed their campaign finance reports this week, and just 16 senators overall. E-filing, which is optional, cuts out weeks of processing time. [Read More]
John Cornyn is taking primary challenge seriously, campaign manager says
No prominent Republican has expressed interest in taking on Cornyn. And no Democrat with statewide name recognition has stepped forward to seek the party's nomination in 2014. Still, Steinhauser said Cornyn will organize a grassroots campaign designed to increase turnout for the entire GOP ticket. "We're going to treat it like it's the toughest race we've ever been a part of," he said. [Read More]
Cornyn hires rising GOP star with Tea Party ties as his 2014 campaign manager
Brendan Steinhauser has been director of campaigns for FreedomWorks, the conservative group that has helped insurgents such as Marco Rubio and Mike Lee upend establishment rivals. He was the leading organizer for the famous 9/12 march on Washington in 2009 that has been credited with launching the Tea Party movment. His resume includes honors including the "rising star" designation by Campaigns and Elections Magazine, "40 Under 40 Rising Political Stars in America" (Time magazine) and "35 Under 35 DC Power List" (MSNBC). [Read More]
What's Rick Perry big announcement going to be? A look at the odds
Predicting Rick Perry's future is more risky than wearing burnt orange to an Aggie bonfire. But that won't deter your bold team at Texas on the Potomac. After consulting with academics and political consultants from both parties, here are our odds for Perry's potential announcements [Read More]
Houston leads big-dollar Texas political contributions, dominates Democratic megadonors
Nearly one-third of the $6 billion spent during the 2012 election came from megadonors. There are 2,700 of these deep-pocketed donors in Texas, and they donated $350 million last year. [Read More]
Cornyn, Schumer announce bipartisan voting legislation for overseas military personnel
"These brave Americans put their lives on the line for our democracy, so the least Congress can do is ensure that both the Defense Department and the states do everything possible to safeguard their voting rights," Texas Sen. John Cornyn said. [Read More]
Poll: Ted Cruz the top choice of Texas Republicans for president; Rick Perry runs a weak sixth
How bad is it for Rick Perry? He's the only potential Republican candidate for president who trails Democrat Hillary Clinton in a general election match-up among likely Texas voters. [Read More]
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Maisa Moghrabi to shock Saudi with new series
Moroccan actress and producer Maisa Moghrabi has finally completed filming the scenes for the new television drama "Li'bat Al Mar'ah Rajul" (Man is Woman's Play-thing) . The show was adapted from the novel of the same name by Saudi author Sarah Al Alewi. The script and dialogue are by Ahmed Moghrabi and direction is by Jordanian director Eyad Al Khazuz.
Maisa is placing all her efforts and focus on the project, especially after her backing out of the drama "Hawameer Al Sahra4" (Mafia of the Desert 4).
The Saudi Censorship Committee had banned the novel "Li'bat Al Mar'ah Rajul" (Man Is Woman's Toy) from being distributed in the Kingdom, but it was welcomed by Maisa. She saw great potential in the banned book since it presents important social issues that concern society as a whole, especially those in Saudi society.
The novel was the second best selling book in all of the United Arab Emirates. The new drama will go in depth into the Saudi society to shed light on hidden secrets through the character of 'Reem', who will be played by Maisa. The character of 'Reem' is very jealous of her brother, who gets the most attention from their family. Her jealously grows to the point that she decides to ruin his personal and married life until she has total control of it. Her actions ultimately drag the entire family into a bad situation.
The drama stars Maisa, Ibrahim Al Harbi, Ibrahim Al Zadhali, Shihab Jawhar, Amirah Mohamed, Yacub Al Farhan, Shatha Sabt, Mariam Al Ghamdi and a number of newcomers.
The scenes were filmed all over the Arab world including countries like Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain. In addition, some outdoor scenes were filmed in Switzerland.