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LONDON (AP) — In the month she would have turned 30, Amy Winehouse is being celebrated in the London neighborhood that was her physical and spiritual home.
The diva got her start amid the pubs and music clubs of Camden, and died of accidental alcohol poisoning at her house in the area in July 2011, aged 27.
The neighborhood still attracts her fans, and local officials and businesses are holding a series of September events to raise money for the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a youth charity established by the singer's family.
The events include an exhibition at the Proud art gallery of photographs of Winehouse — many taken in Camden — alongside paintings, sketches and graffiti art.
Her father, Mitch Winehouse, said Wednesday that "Camden meant everything to Amy, and Camden recognizes that."
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I was using mauifrogs guide to soft mod any wii, sys menu 3.2u, installed homebrew channel, installed bootmi as ios, then I turned my wii on and no color. checked all connections to tv and wii, and again, and again, didn't get any further.... how do i get the color back? did i do something wrong used this guide before no prob. please help asap if possible
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The City of Bryan is stepping up its efforts to enforce building and safety codes. Those actions are hitting close to home for some property owners.
An empty lot is all that remains where Diana Milligan-Krancer's father's home used to stand.
"This is it," she said. "This is all we have left."
Diana, whose father is in assisted living due to medical problems, says the City of Bryan demolished the home after declaring it structurally unsound.
"I think it's awful. I think it's sad and it's just a shame," Milligan-Krancer said. "This is his home. This is where he wanted to come home to."
However, the city says the house had become a serious safety concern in the area.
"This piece of property was inspected by the code enforcement department, building department, fire department and the health department," Russell said. "Each of them made the recommendation to have the building destroyed."
Russell says code enforcement officers look to several of the strategic initiatives set in place by the city council, such as public safety and image.
"One of the things we look for are dangerous buildings," Russell said. "If it's open to the public, then it's open for children, drug dealers and addicts to go in and use."
Once a house is deemed dangerous, Russell says the homeowner is given notification, and a hearing is set. At that time he or she can choose to bring the house up to code or have it destroyed.
"If you're going to be demolishing people's homes, offer them something else," Milligan-Krancer said. "They're elderly people out here, and they're comfortable. I'm quite sure they'd like to bring their home up to code but they can't."
However, the city says the demolition is all a part of a bigger plan: to clean up the streets and make the neighborhoods more safe.
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A Scioto County grand jury has decided not to indict a woman in the death of 22-year-old Shawn R. Hamilton, a bicyclist that was struck by a car on Ohio 522 in December of 2012.
"The grand jury did not indict her," Ohio State Highway Patrol Portsmouth Post Commander Lt. Karla Taulbee told the Daily Times Tuesday afternoon. "He (Scioto County Prosecutor Mark Kuhn) called me about an hour ago."
According to the Taulbee, the driver of the 2006 Buick Rendezvous involved in the accident came forward two days after the incident. Kuhn reported in January (2013) that his office was awaiting statements from additional witnesses in the case and no determination had been made as to whether the woman's case would be taken to the grand jury.
The grand jury chose not to indict the woman after seeing the evidence from the Prosecutor's office.
"He has spoken to the mother," Taulbee said. "So she is aware of it."
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I, supposedly, somehow (accidentally) dropped my Applications folder into "Trash" and a lot of applications were deleted, most of which I don't even know about yet.
Things that are lost include: Safari and Sherlock (and many others)
I also can't even open my System Preferences.
If anyone has an idea of how to assist me in re-downloading these lost applications, viewing all my deleted files, and, or, recovering the Trashed files and Applications, I would greatly appreciate it.
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I would say your best bet would be to re-install your operating system over the one you currently have. The applications folder has alot of stuff in it. Including system prefferences which is why you can not open it.
How would I go about doing that?
try using the OS X install disk, and then try archive and install, if they don't install do a fresh install which erases everything.
OK, so, I just noticed that I lost a whole lot more than I initially thought. My whole photo library is gone. I just re-opened iPhoto, and there was nothing in it; it was like I just installed it, or something. Anybody think they know how I could recover some of these files? I guess I could use the OS X install disk, but that just erases everything, and it doesn't really help unless I can find all the files that were deleted.
I hear that PC's have a built-in program, or procedure, that can take the whole system back to a specified date; meaning, if my comp went screwy on me and started deleting files (like what's happening to me now) I could just type in a specific date and the whole system would go back to that date without any of the problems (kinda like a time machine or something.) How truthful is this, and if it is so, can mac do it?
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A Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is a required part of our 2016 reaffirmation process with the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACSCOC). It presents an opportunity for Isothermal to identify one of its most pressing student learning needs and develop a well-crafted plan to address that need.
The title of Isothermal Community College's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is "Start Strong. Finish Stronger." This topic was ultimately selected because of research conducted by the QEP Development Team that sought to identify and understand barriers to student success and academic planning on the campus of Isothermal Community College. Using this information, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Steering Committee determined that the QEP for Isothermal's 2016 Reaccreditation will focus on removing barriers to completion through educating, engaging, and empowering students by strengthening Isothermal's orientation, ACA, and educational planning programs.
The QEP process engages every aspect and every member of learning college. It represents a significant opportunity to focus creative energy and institutional resources on improving student learning outcomes.
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All J-1 visiting scholars and their J-2 dependents are required to maintain health and accident insurance coverage during the entire time the J-1 & J-2(s) are in the United States as required by the Department of State (DoS)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DoS specifications below are required:
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Step 1: Parts
Rear derailleur
Front derailleur (optional)
Brake Levers
Cable guide
2 x derailleur cables
2 x brake brakes
4' derailleur housing
4' brake housing
bottom bracket
seat post
seat clamp
brake hangers front / rear if you use cantilever brakes
I got most of this from Redstone Cyclery http://www.redstonecyclery.com
Step 2: Tools
chain tool
allen keys
wire cutters
pedal wrench
nuts/bolts (or headset press)
adjustable wrench
bottom bracket tool
screw driver
Step 3: Seat post.
I then clamp it in the bike stand using the post, but thats up to you...
Step 4: Install headset
Grease the cups up, then press the race on. I bang it on with a adjustable wrench.
Step 5: Fork
Step 6: Cut it loose
I used a steerer tube cutting guide, but you can use a zip tie to mark the spot and cut it with a hack saw. Remeber measure twice cut once, cause you can't stretch a steerer tube.
Step 7: Star fangled nut
Step 8: Put it back together
Tighten the top cap until its snug, but not too tight. Then tighten down the stem. You'll check it later.
Step 9: Bottom bracket
Grease up the threads. The drive side is REVERSE threaded. Don't forget it goes backwards.
Start it by threading it in by hand. Don't use the tool yet.
Step 10: Tighten the bb
The drive side will sit snug against the bottom bracket shell. The non drive side may not go all the way in. But it should go in most of the way.
Step 11: Cranks
Step 12: Pedals
Step 14: Derailleur
Step 15: Brakes
Step 16: Chain
Use your chain tool to drive the pin through.
Then use the inner step to loosen the link up by giving it bout 1/8 of a turn.
Step 17: Kinky
Step 18: Cables
The key thing here is to make sure you have enough housing so it won't bind and keep your bar from turning all the way. Also make sure it does not interfere with the brakes, thats no good.
See how I have the bars turned as far as they will go and I'm holding the housing against the cable stop? Thats the way to do it.
Step 19: Rear cable
Step 20: Tuning
There are two screws on the back of the derailleur, the lower one is the inner (biggest) gear and the higher one is the outter, Remember this "Linner Houtter".
By setting the limits you keep the chain from going up into the spokes or down in to space between the dropout and the smallest gear.
Then you can fine tune your derailleur by using the barrell adjuster. The key is to get the teeth on the pulley to line up with the teeth of the gear you are suposed to be in.
Step 21: Knock
Step 22: Test it
Ride it and have fun.
Step 23: Commuting
Some of the things I added were lights and fenders, but most importantly I added pinhead locking skewers. They use a fancy keyed removable quick release. I don't want my wheels or seat jacked...
Great! Very helpful
Thanks for the guide. I'm considering building up my own bike using a Velo Orange Polyvalent frame and internal gearing. I was worried about the headset and bottom bracket installation, but you made it look not too bad in your pictures.
Have you considered bash guards or a chain guard? I have a single chainring commuter too, and I'm about to try to install a VO chain guard after work today. I think it should work fine, since it mounts to the chain stay in the rear. I'm also considering bash guards on either side of the chainring to keep the chain on. I've had some problems with losing my chain after hitting a nasty bump or shifting too much.
I also have used a Paul's Chain Keeper:
I use the Paul's on my 1x9 mtn bike. It works nicely.
I actually tried a VO chain gaurd about 5 years ago on a bike, but I had not luck with getting it to work. However it was just a NOS one from the 60s that VO was selling. I imagine their newer ones are very nice.
The seat post is held in place by appropriate tension on the clamp, not friction inside the seat tube.
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I found that out the hard way while I sailed through the air after needing to use a flower-patch as a brake assist. Brake cable housing is kinda like a slinky and is basically a wire that is wound in a spring-like manner, then coated with plastic. The wires in a Deraileur housing are parallel. If you put the same amount of stress that is required to stop a bike on a deraileur housing... it will fail and you will have no brakes.
Just a friendly warning.
Also, anyone want to say something about the difference between presta and schraeder valves?
I priced a self-built Surly Cross Check with Shimano 105 components _and tools_ at about € 1,600 (USD $2000). It's prohibitively expensive, the same from the LBS is a lot less.
If you want to compare components and costing details they're broken down further at:
For me going 105 would be crazy when Ultegra is so little more!


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Am I the only one who thinks that Elvin overplayed, particularly on "A Love Supreme"? The stuff he did sounds amazingly difficult, but it really sounds like too much, especialy for a jazz record. Honestly, I don't think a drum solo has a place on a jazz record at all. Granted, he was clearly talented, and far better than I could ever hope to be, but I don't think he played well within the context of the song.
Sorry if I upset anyone. That was certainly not my goal. Also, if I came off as condescending, I apologize. In fact, on the contrary, I will be the first to admit that I am largely ignorant to jazz music and jazz drumming. This is precisely why I would like to why know no one else has mentioned this.
You kind of made my heart drop ... Obviously a tear has never left your eye after listening to it. I read some of the book A Love Supreme. If you knew what it all meant you would not have said that. Those statements sometimes make me want to stop what i do and get a desk job. But it's ok go back and listen to it some more. See if you can feel the aurora coming out of your player. Its really strong man real strong.
Sorry if i got dark, just that piece means a lot to me.
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5 years
I had my first kiss on a dare. It was this New Year's 2010, and I was 15. I had just moved to a new country, and went to a party with a "friend" from school (i didn't really know her at the time, now we are very close). We initially went to a party that basically blew, people were mostly just sitting around and smoking, so a bunch of us decided to go to some other guy's house and be there at midnight. We left at quarter to 10, assuming a 1-hour walk. During the walk, I met the guy I would have my first kiss with, and we talked for a while. (where I was from, how I was liking the new country, etc.) Anyway, midnight comes, and we're stuck in an orchard, lost, in the middle of nowhere, up to our ankles in mud, but we're still having fun and laughing and taking random pictures. Around 1:30 am, we finally reach the guy's house. There, starts the drinking and laughing, but it only lasts about an hour before we're all bored, so someone suggests we play a game, I Never. I ask what rules they're playing by (because I've gotten into previous awkward situations because of a difference in game rules) and they ask me how I'm used to playing. I tell them the strip I Never rules, and that's what we decide to play. Another hour passes, and we're all down to our undies, half huddling for warmth under blankets and half shying away from each other because of the awkwardness. I end up sitting between two guys, and to get clothes back, we each have to perform a dare. I get picked to kiss one of the guys next to me. I was nervous as HELL. It was a quick peck on the lips, but it was still kind of perfect. New Year's, new country, new friends, new life. I ended up cuddling/sleeping the rest of the night with the guy who was also sitting next to me that night. I kind of wish it had been the guy I kissed, but that was a pretty damn magical night nonetheless.
care0531 5 years
I don't really remember my first little elementary kisses.I do remember my first makeout session. I was 16 and it was my boyfriend we made out for then entire song of Jon Bon Jovi's Bed of Roses while lying on the floor of my bedroom. :ROTFL:
care0531 5 years
I don't really remember my first little elementary kisses. I do remember my first makeout session. I was 16 and it was my boyfriend we made out for then entire song of Jon Bon Jovi's Bed of Roses while lying on the floor of my bedroom. :ROTFL:
AujahAcorn 5 years
First kiss was on the Log ride... We were both 13. It was nothing great and I thought I was going to catch AIDS from it LOL! Talk about a paranoid 13 year old!! Better kisses came later. oh, and no aids LOL!
GlowingMoon 5 years
My situation was similar to Bethinabox's -- I was 18 years old, and it was awkward. We were both nervous, as it was the first kiss for the both of us. We didn't know what we were doing.The good kisses came later. :)
GlowingMoon 5 years
My situation was similar to Bethinabox's -- I was 18 years old, and it was awkward. We were both nervous, as it was the first kiss for the both of us. We didn't know what we were doing. The good kisses came later. :)
dexaholic 5 years
Mine was when I was 12. At our trailer we always hosted an "end of summer party", and the cutest boy at the park asked me to dance, and kissed me! I didn't kiss him back, because I didn't know how... haha, *blush*
dexaholic 5 years
Mine was when I was 12. At our trailer we always hosted an "end of summer party", and the cutest boy at the park asked me to dance, and kissed me! I didn't kiss him back, because I didn't know how... haha, *blush*
5 years
My very first kiss was when I was 5. I was best friends with this boy who lived down the street from me. We were sitting in his room playing some game and he pulled out a huge plastic ring [from one of those little quater machines]from underneath his beanbag and asked me to marry him! Of course I said yes and he kissed me. Of course, we moved away 2 years later and I haven't spoken to him since. My first "offical" kiss was when I was in 9th grade with my boyfriend of 2 months in the backseat of his friends car. We were coming home from the movies and I had my head on his shoulder, we were sorta in this awkward position staring at each other, then he just leaned in and kissed me. I hadn't kissed any boy before that day [not counting the 5 year old kiss]. Infact, at the beginning of the year, a different boyfriend broke up with me because I never kissed him, haha.
gorri 5 years
Very cute stories! The truth-or-dare first kiss is quite popular... :D
candace87 5 years
Mine was 2 days before my 12 or 13th bday, whatever age you are in grade 7, and he had just gotten a vaccination that i didnt have that day, so i spent the next like 5 minutes brushing my teeth and spitting out saliva because i was convinced i was going to get the disease from the vaccination or something... yeah, i was weird. We dated for 4 whole months and everyone thought we were going to get married:P i remember my friends crying about it because they thought it was such a long time to have been with someone.
pink-elephant 5 years
My first real kiss happened when I was 17, I had just started dating this guy and it was our third date. We were walking and talking in this park at night and I was rambling on and on, when suddenly he pulled me aside and just started making out with me out of the blue.It was kind of startling. :P
tayrose 5 years
I was twelve and it was during a game of truth or dare at my friend's birthday party. We were sitting in a hot tub and I chose truth first, and I was asked what all I've done with a guy and I said nothing. So on my next turn I chose dare and one girl dared me to kiss Justin. (All the girls in eighth grade had a crush on him haha). I was really nervous to have my first kiss with the 8th grade heart-throb and in front of everybody. I actually tried getting out of kissing him but he sat in front facing me until I kissed him. It was just a peck, but I wouldn't change anything about how it happened.(:
Calekey 5 years
I was 15, it was at a party and a group of us were playing truth of dare...and i was with this one kid who I'd been flirting with for a while...So one friend got another friend to dare this boy to kiss me, fearing I'd chicken out... It was awkward but left us both wanting more. : )
Allytta 5 years
i was 12, it was spin the bottle thing with two guys i fancied a lot. it was a french kiss and we didn't stop kissing for the next 2 months afterwards :)
5 years
Reading all these comments makes me a little sad. I'm 21 years old and I don't think I'm ever getting a first kiss.
KadBunny 5 years
Kim that is the cutest thing I have ever heard. :D Ahh wow. Well I'm relieved to see I'm not the only youngster to have a first kiss. I was 9 at the time, he was 12. It was dark and he snuck off to the back gate of my grandma's house (where I spent my summers), we kissed, and he ran the whole 5 blocks home :D
Frenched 5 years
My first actual kiss was actually a stolen one from this boy. We were playing some sort of Hide and Seek game. He found me and he just planted one on me! I was a little bit shocked but didn't move away because I'd never kissed anyone before and wanted to experience it. It went pretty fast. My first OFFICIAL kiss from a boyfriend was when I was 15. This guy had been "perusing me" for quite a while and was SO DESPERATE to make-out with me that I literally got bruises on my lips from him. Since I really didn't have that much kissing experience, I was totally weirded out but, it was OK, I guess.
Rebecca14916991 5 years
My first kiss was when I was 18. It was flat out amazing. My bf and I had been cuddling on the couch about a week into our relationship, and hormones and feelings were high. He was holding me very close, and he said "Do you want to kiss me?" I was very bashful, so instead of saying I hadn't kissed anyone before, I said "I'm not very good at it," and he said "that's not what I asked." Then I said yes and he tilted my chin up and kissed me. I swear I saw fireworks. It's such a wonderful memory.
Florida-Snow 5 years
Ugh, my first kiss. I was a boy-crazy 11 year old. We were sitting on a couch at my house and just planted on on this preacher's son I'd been pursuing for a while... it was awkward to say the least. Our 'relationship' only lasted a year and a half... we broke up shortly before my 13th birthday. It was awful. :)
Autumns_Elegy 5 years
I was nine and it was at the zoo. I was a bit grossed out. :pFirst real kiss was when I was 14. I wasn't so grossed out. :p
Autumns_Elegy 5 years
I was nine and it was at the zoo. I was a bit grossed out. :p First real kiss was when I was 14. I wasn't so grossed out. :p
hiptobesquare 5 years
I was fourteen with this guy I was dating. It was so sweet, at a football game in high school.
ayuninur 5 years
my best kiss was with my girlfriend,Ida...it was alright, found a better kisser tho, lol!
ayuninur 5 years
my best kiss was with my girlfriend,Ida...it was alright, found a better kisser tho, lol!


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A great book about redemption
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The kite runner revolves around the friendship of two boys in Afghanistan, both of whose lives are changed forever by a singular event. Amir is the son of a rich Pashtun man while Hassan is a Hazara, son of Ali who is Amir's father's servant. Both young boys live in the city of Kabul and both love k... See full review
The Alchemist
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A simple story about following one's dreams
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Santiago is a young Spanish shepherd who keeps having a recurring dream of finding treasure near the pyramids of Egypt. What starts as a half hearted journey through the desert turns into the adventure of a lifetime for young Santiago as he comes across different people from different walks of life.... See full review
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In the heart of the Congo jungle, the lost city of Zinj exists to spur the imagination and ambitions of many explorers over millennia. When an expedition for a large firm disappears, the only clue is a video image of a Gorilla near the scene of the crime. A crew led by Karen Ross and Dr. Peter Ellio... See full review
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Prehistoric masterpiece
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Written by Michael Crichton toward the end of the 20th century, Jurassic Park is the modern day equivalent of Frankenstein's monster. The main theme is around the concept of men trying to play God for their own financial gain. On a remote island off the coast of Costa Rica, John Hammond and his comp... See full review
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Discussion in 'Parenting & Family' started by chad, Feb 16, 2007.
This is not fun. But she's awfully cute. Born at 30 weeks, now on day of life 18 and at 4lbs, 4oz.
Is she at home? Is the prognosis good?
Hang in there, your lil' girl needs you.
thinkin' good thoughts for you ....
Congrats to you and the Mrs.
What is her prognosis? How are her lungs?
Sounds like she's growing well, chad. My boys came at about 33 weeks and were in the NICU for a little over 2 weeks. Yep, that was a sucky time--hang in there.
At 30 weeks, the prognosis should be very good. The sucky thing might be that she will probably have to remain in hospital for a few more weeks. A good friend of my wife had her child at 29 weeks, and although it had remain in hospital for over seven weeks after that, the child is now doing fine, and is completely healthy.
Congratulations on the little girl, and I wish you and your wife strength.
Congratulations, family man (time to turn the amp down from 11).
Used to play softball with a guy whose daughter was born at about the same stage. She went off to college a couple years ago. I hope that this is the hard part and it only gets better from here.
4 lbs, 4 ozs is a good thing! Think of the progress your little one has made. I can imagine that it's probably been one step forward two steps back for a couple of weeks. The physical and emotional toll that takes on you and mom is tremendous. Take care of yourself so when the time comes you have some energy left for when she comes home.
Hang in there daddy, she's a fighter!
Does this confirm that 11 really is louder than 10?
Congrasts,hope all goes well.A couple co-workers had a grandkid that came at 30 wks. All is now well there.NICUs rock.
Congratulations on the birth of your child. And yes, having a premature baby is scary. Our daughter was premature and spent about 2 weeks in the NICU due to low oxygen saturation. It's very scary seeing your brand new baby with all manner of wires and tubes attached. However, all turned out well. She is 21-months-old now and NICU is but a surrealistic memory.
All the best to your and your daughter!
Good luck and congrats. All of my children have been technically "premature" but not by much (slightly under 37 weeks, and 36 weeks). When we brought out first ome from the hospital, we literally wondered how we'd know if the baby was okay without monitors and beeping and everything being gauged. After he went to sleep that first night, we both sat there staring at the crib afraid to fall asleep because there wasn't anything to beep at us if his blood oxygen went too low.
The worst is probably the constant heel pricking for bilirubin counts. I hope all goes smoothly for you. Best wishes!
Thanks all.
She's doing well, all things considered. She does a great job breathing. Every now and then, not often, she forgets, but she catches herself very quickly. She breathes a little bit rapidly, but that is hopefully just a leftover from the effect of having to breathe before she should have had to. After birth she was eventually intubated, but only for 3 days. All in all that wasn't so bad. She then had a heart issue common to preemies, but it resolved (although she didn't tolerate the medicine they intially gave her for it - that caused her to stop feeds for a bit early on).
The new issues seem to revolve around feeding, but she is doing ok. The Dr's are of course watching closely. She had some issues with tolerating the amount she was being fed and they had to reduce her feedings. In the last 5 days or so she has done well. Once she shows that she can reliably "process" the amount of breast milk appropriate for her size (she's now almost 4.5 lbs), she can hopefully go off any iv's and move into an open crib. Shortly after that, if all goes well, she can go into a step down nursery and our 3.5 year old can finally meet her. And then after that, she just needs to be able to get all her food from bottle/breast.
It is mindnumbing that she has been in the NICU for 3 weeks and is only just now 33 weeks gestational age. And to think that we are lucky if we are halfway done. Ugh.
Congrats man. Just think, soon she'll be out of the hospital and making regular trips to Toyota Park with her dad.
Best of luck over the coming weeks.
Congrats Chad, and best wishes too!
Hey Chad...
one of my former students' had a premature baby, and he got to go home pretty recently.
Have you seen these pics and heard this story?
Even THIS baby is heading home! The world's most premature baby. 21 wks!
Best wishes. Sounds like all is going well.
Just had a premmie also. butvery premmie. He was born at 26 weeks. He weighted 1.1 lbs and measure 11". 3 months later, he's about to go home weighting little over 5lbs and measures almost 18". Many ups and downs but it was worth every single moment. Baby doing very well and prognostics is good
fantastic news! a new baby is alwasy so hard and you guys have it even harder. hang in there and best of luck!
Awesome news, metro.
My son was born 5 weeks early. 35 weeks? It was not so bad compared to everyone else here. He was 4 Ibs something when he was born. He got home at 1 week later than normal. In fact, he was more healthy than my daughter who was born 2 weeks early.
In traditional Chinese belief(probably no Scientific proof), premature babies are smarter. I just want to make people more happy here if they really believe the myth. My son just passed his second birthday. He is actually smarter than my daughter at her age. He started walking around 9 months. He can speak better than my daughter at her age. He could understand the concept of numbers before he was 2. He can count up to 3 which I thought was amazing. My daughter certainly did not count until she was close to 3. And believe me.... he can actually understand three languages(we are a mixed family and my daughter is trilingual). We suspect that he can understand 4 languages because the nanny spoke the 4th language, but used mostly English in front us. My daughter did not really grasp the trilingual concept until much later.
Wow, just stumbled upon this thread. Congrats to Chad, and glad to hear your girl is doing well. Congrats also to metro fan. 26 weeks is scary. I know because my twins were born early - the girl came at 25 weeks and a few days and the boy came 10 days later.
Yes, 10 days later.
Both were in the NICU for about 8 weeks and came home still weighing less than 5 pounds, but neither needed a monitor or anything else. After some scares with Emilie she is doing VERY well. Trevor had no major issues. Both are starting to walk now at 13 months and change. The physical therapist that comes twice a month originally gave them a goal to be cruising by May. I think they beat that goal.
Wow! I've never heard of twins being born like that. Glad to hear they're both faster than Bobby Boswell already.
Fantastic to hear a crazy twins story! I could share one that happened last night involving a 10:30 p.m. car ride to get the twins called down while my husband was scrubbing their bedroom floor and airing it out and me calling my mom desperately to see if she had carpet cleaner I could borrow.... But that would be derailing the thread, which I hate.
10 days apart? That's crazy! It really is miraculous that my twins stayed put until I requested an amnio at 36 weeks ("Take them OUT please.") and then were almost completely healthy from the start. We got lucky.
So true! My theory is my boy girl the girl out so he could enjoy his bachelor pad for a while before entering the world.
Amazing you made it to 36 weeks with twins. That's pretty damn good. We were all set for my wife to give birth at 35 weeks or so, thinking that because our older daughter was a week late and we had no complications up till my wife had to go on bedrest things were fine. NOPE!!
But they are healthy and happy, and that is all that matters.
I pray that your baby progresses as beautifully as some other premie success stories. I think its fascinating what the human body and brain can accomplish. I'm a true believer in the power of personality and positivity. Please stay as positive and hopeful for your baby and she will not let you down. Prayers and best wishes!
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Impact and evaluation
Conciliation Resources is a peacebuilding NGO that believes a just and sustainable peace results from locally owned solutions to violent conflict, complemented by strategic international support.
Resolving conflict and building peace are complex long-term processes. There are no quick fixes. However many international responses to armed conflict are crisis-driven, elitist and short term. Simply ending violence is not the same as transforming conflict – without addressing the underlying causes of conflict then violence is likely to reoccur.
It is vital to address issues of governance, justice and human rights in order to create a solid foundation on which peace can be sustained.
So, when evaluating peacebuilding activities it is important to look holistically. What separately are small steps – changing attitudes, developing understanding, encouraging discussion and empowering civil society – when combined can have a big impact on resolving conflict and preventing future violence.
There is evidence that Conciliation Resources connects the local to policy levels by its work with practitioners in the field, the opportunities it creates for people to hear about this work – through Accord publications and policy briefs – and through seminars and workshops. In so doing it has an influence in improving understanding, changing thinking and influencing policy.
Comment from DFID-funded Conflict and Humanitarian Fund Project Completion Report, 2011
Some of our achievements…
- The Philippines: As a result of our work linking grassroots Muslim women's groups with international actors, women have a stronger representation in peacebuilding. For the first time, three women now sit at the negotiating tables in Mindanao and Conciliation Resources has the only woman representative in the International Contact Group.
- Fiji: we have supported our local partners to promote and nurture inter-community and civil-government dialogue and trust, and have therefore contributed to the movement towards a sustainable constitutional democracy.
- Mano River Union: Conciliation Resources' film Talking Borders, which has been screened in border regions in West Africa has created a dialogue between Sierra Leonean security actors – military, police, immigration, customs, Office of National Security and government ministers – and border communities, identifying solutions to border insecurity and raising the profile of the issue at Ministerial meetings of the sub-regional MRU Secretariat.
- Jammu and Kashmir: As a result of a three-day meeting organised by Conciliation Resources and partners, ten key business organisations from both sides of the LoC signed the first written agreement on non-governmental cooperation, reinvigorating the Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry founded in 2008. This move is a major advance towards enhancing cross-Line of Control (LoC) cooperation in the region.
Accord: Our Accord publication looking at the cross-border dynamics of conflict and peacebuilding approaches has generated new thinking on how to address conflict and has been referred to as 'ground-breaking' in UN policy circles.
- Lord's Resistance Army: In northern Uganda Conciliation Resources supported the training of 150 'youth monitors' across the region, meaning communities who have returned to their homes following 20 years of armed conflict are now holding officials to account to ensure they deliver what was promised as part of the Government's Peace, Development and Recovery Plan.
- South Caucasus: questions around key issues relating to the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict such as return and justice are for the first time being discussed, as a result of our work with displaced people in Georgia.
- Lord's Resistance Army: The creation of the Regional Civil Society Task Force in Central Africa has enabled community leaders in regions affected by the presence of the LRA to share a common understanding of the need to support affected communities and unite in advocating for political dialogue that addresses the underlying causes of the conflict.
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An evaluation of Conciliation Resources – Decennial Review, 2000–10
STHLM Policy Group completed an evaluation of Conciliation Resources' work over the period 2000–10, looking at the effectiveness of what we do and how we function as an organisation. In addition to acknowledging the strong impact that our work has had on peacebuilding and conflict prevention, the evaluation also highlighted areas for development.
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Conciliation Resources is widely understood as distinctive… Informed observers agree that both Conciliation Resources' focus and its approach support meaningful steps towards greater human security and development.
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Harris Teeter on Friday confirmed the closing and reopening dates for the stores it is acquiring from Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. in the Charleston area.
The stores will begin closing Saturday and continue to close over the next week for the transition to the buyer's brand.
The changeover period includes stocking and training employees. Pharmacies at the affected stores will remain open.
Any dairy products as well as select frozen, grocery and non-food items remaining in the stores when they close will be donated to Lowcountry Food Bank.
Matthews, N.C.-based Harris Teeter purchased seven Piggly Wiggly supermarkets locally. One of them is under construction on the Isle of Palms. Another one at James Island Shopping Center is already closed and will undergo a total renovation over several months. Opening dates for either of those stores have not been determined.
Here is the closing and reopening schedule for the five other stores that will become Harris Teeter supermarkets:
1985 Folly Road, James Island: Closes Saturday, reopens Friday.
515 Freshfields Drive, Johns Island; Closes Sunday, reopens Oct. 19
1981 Riviera Drive, Mount Pleasant: Closes Wednesday, reopens Oct. 22
1005 Harborview Road, James Island: Closes Wednesday, reopens Oct. 22
1220 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Mount Pleasant: Closes Oct. 20, reopens Oct. 26
Reach Warren L. Wise at 937-5524 or twitter.com/warrenlancewise.
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Dimmable, multi-topology DC/DC constant-current controller features low-side current sense
Texas Instruments introduced a high-power, multi-topology DC/DC LED driver with adjustable switching frequency and current sense threshold that provides design flexibility and low electro-magnetic interference (EMI) for automotive headlamps, fog lights and general-purpose area lighting. The TPS92690 is an N-channel MOSFET controller with low-side current sense designed to support step-up (boost) or step-up/step-down (SEPIC, Cuk, flyback) LED driver topologies. Adjustable switching frequency (up to 2 MHz) and current sense threshold allow designers to optimize LED drive electronics for small size, high efficiency, or a balance of both. Separate pulse-width modulation (PWM) and analog inputs interface with common dimming control methods to adjust LED current or implement thermal foldback. An internal oscillator sets the switching frequency of the converter, but can be overdriven by an external clock for synchronizing switching frequencies with other converters in a design. Low-side current sensing enables design of low-EMI topologies, such as the Cuk converter, while still maintaining a single wire connection to the LED load. Offered in AEC-Q100-qualified automotive or commercial grades, additional features of the LED driver include a 4.5-V to 75.0-V input voltage range, low-side adjustable current sense (50 mV to 500 mV) to minimize power loss and provide analog dimming control, and under-voltage lockout (UVLO), LED over-voltage, cycle-by-cycle current limit and thermal shutdown protect against faults and abnormal operating conditions. The TPS92690 is offered in a 16-pin PowerPad™ TSSOP and priced at US$1.55 each in 1,000-unit quantities.
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Hey Guys,
Shane from Bozeman. Lookin forward to talkin with you guys and maybe meetin up for a beer.
I'm Elizabeth is this a Boy's club only or can I join in.
I'm live in Dillon.
I hunt both Bow and rilfle.Bows my favorite have two bulls with bow to date and a few grouse.
Shane-Hello. I'm from Bozeman also.
Elizabeth-All I can say is congrats on the bow kills. I know how hard elk hunts can be. With a bow is like no other hunting experience. I spend a tone of time in Dillon and the surrounding areas (i'll keep those a secrets between us....LOL). One of my favorite Montana towns. Keep us informed on any bear activity. It's almost time to hunt!
Anyone doing any races {running}this summer?I'm looking at doing my first registered race the 16 April at Helena for the "Wouned Warriors Project".I needed a challenge at something during the off season and my end goal is to run the Bighorn next year since it's somewhat close to home.
Hey Joe. My name is Kelly from Helena. I have a passion for hunting in general. Deer, elk, antelope, bear, ducks, geese, coyotes. Archery or rifle. Also love to spend time with family in the outdoors. Can't wait for the snow to melt so i can get back where i love to be.
Hey Kelly. Shane from Bozeman. Glad you are here. Hope Helena had a easier winter than Bozeman did.
YES,14 days until bear season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems like the winter never wants to end. Suppose to get another 5 inches this weekend.


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Ron Paul is a good guy. But he is naïve when it comes to foreign policy.
His position is that America can better achieve security and world peace by showing good examples to other countries, including rogue nations.
The reason rogue nations come into being is not that America have not shown good examples. Muslims, Marxists, socialists, North Korean leaders, etc. are those who prove themselves good guys by defining Americans as bad guys.
Devils (bad guys) earn their raison d'etre by painting his opponents as devils. Their secrets of holding power and earning absolute loyalty from their people is to paint America as blak as possible.
The reason organized gangs and other criminals come in to being is not that officers do no show good examples. Bad guys come into being all the times. It is what nature does. Nature grows all kinds of enemies and by doing so facilitate the evolution of the strongest or the fittest. Naive and weak guys have no place in this world.
In fact, the ancestors of modern man were not particularly good guys; they were simply strong guys.
If Ron Paul pursues national security of America by showing good examples to bad guys, America would soon become the prey of the bad guys.
More often than not, idealists ruin the world by pursuing daydream type of ideal.
I think Ron Paul is dangerous because he is naïve.
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I agree, Ron Paul is a good and decent man, as far as I can tell, and that if a person or nation lives according to principles that consider life and all material things as worthy of consideration, and refuses to stoop to barbaric principles, such as torture, and exploitation, and manipulation of all that exists for one's own benefit, then that person/nation speaks and acts consistently and honorably. Strength and power does not have to be denied, but used judiciously. No one benefits by weakness or powerlessness.
Power of an eagle over a rabbit depends on seeing and doing what eagles do, just as the power of a rabbit over an eagle is doing what rabbits do.
Power of criminals depends on moral and ethical codes that disregard others even as the power of principled people depends on care and compassion for others, even those who are weak. If we were animals of the jungle with red tooth and claw instead of homo sapiens that rise to principles of law, fairness, justice and peace then we could get away with living according to the laws of nature. Humans have the capacity to think, reason, self-regulate, make decisions and join with others of like mind, which might include using law enforcement and even war.
Some individuals are born weak or malformed or injured or diseased. If we live out our animal nature, these would be put on ice drifts to perish in the cold, or starved or denied water. Because we think of ourselves as being "human" we willingly and ably care for such people.
Yes, some individuals are born evil, without a sense of care or community. Some criminals become so because of environment. Does it matter wither nature or lack of nurture causes the criminal? Yes and no. Because we have the ability to learn about criminal and anti-social attitudes and behaviors we can intervene from conception to death and strive to provide a society based on good health and a caring community.
Now, the question is, how do we create a healthy and caring community? Some say religion works to make individuals and nations kinder and more loving. I disagree with that assessment. Religions give dogma, rules, regulations, attitudes, beliefs, customs, traditions and values that may or may not produce healthy and caring communities.
If Ron Paul pursues national security of USA by showing "good" examples to "bad" guys, we assume USA's way of government is "good". I disagree with that assessment as well. USA, a capitalist, free market, free enterprise, "Christian" nation is fundamentally flawed. So? … How deep into this pit are we willing to dig in order to solve these problems?
I think Ron Paul is dangerous because he is misguided.
As far as I remember, you were a socialist or communist. Right?
I read your recent comment on "Occupy Wallstreet?" posted by Park Bierbower in Politics group as follows:
You are very elated with "Wallstreet occupy."
and you said today,
"USA, a capitalist, free market, free enterprise, 'Christian' nation is fundamentally flawed. So? … How deep into this pit are we willing to dig in order to solve these problems?"
For you, not only Ron Paul but also all Americans, except socialists/communists are dangerous.
Our group is normally for capitalists, free market, and free enterprise. So we are "dangerous" guys.
Are you going to dig a pit in our group to save us from capitalism, free market, and free enterprise?
Why on earth do you think I am a socialist or communist? Are those the only choices for organizing society? I think you had better broaden your perception a bit.
As to "Occupy Wall Street", I say that is the only thing that works, given the resistance of 1% of the population to realize they are part of a nation and can prosper if they have workers. Only employed workers can buy products. What good is wealth if it is owned by 1%? Sure, they can have nice home, cars, education, health care, clothes, and stuff ... but the time will come when the 99% will rebel. History tells a vivid story of popular rebellions. Is that what you want? Even the workers who work for slave wages rebel. What are the 1% going to do? Build a spaceship, fly to another planet? Leave the workers behind? OH! That might solve all our problems.
Small business and wage earners have to fight for justice, freedom, democracy, or whatever they want ... these attributes are not going to be given without a fight. If small business and wage earners think 1% of the population will relinquish their profits without a fight, perhaps they don't know what justice, freedom, and democracy are all about.
You know, I think you are right! I do not belong in this group.
Joan Denou, your philosophy is upside-down.
"1% is the enemies of people and they shall be destroyed by the 99 %" is the ideology of communists/socialists.
The haves are not the people who make the have-nots poor.
The property of the haves eventually spread out through economic activities which produce jobs and industries. Let people spend and earn money by exchanging goods and services.
If government takes control of the flow of economy, business dies and jobs disappear. At the beginning of welfare government, poor people may be happy but they become pampered and learn irresponsible behavior. They become dependent to government more and more until the government bankrupts.
There so classless society. Thos who cry out class-less society produce even nastier system of absolute class society and most people become suffer from lack of food, freedom, human rights, and voluntary activities.
Den Xiaoping brought miracles to China by the policy of "Let some of us become rich first."
The haves are the business creators and job creators. They are bread makers and job makers and saviors of common people. Their money and property would eventually spread out to all people over time. There are no individuals or family that remains the rich forever. Hating and punishing the able people and block their f bread-making activities will make the common people hungrier and more miserable.
America has been exceptionally successful and affluent not because she maintained the policy of equal possession of all but she let brilliant people succeed as much as they could.
The recent economic failure of America is that she has mimicked socialist policies for quite a while (for decades).
Economy is not a zero-sum game. Economy grows better when the able are allowed to succeed as much as they can keeping law. They spend money. They innovate industries. They create jobs. They hire people. The haves are the prime movers and the engines of economy. Wise wage-earners become the middle class.
Those who are lazy or irresponsible remain poor. This is fair and natural game. This is what nature has been doing for millions of years. The poor are not the special class that should be honored and crowned in the name people. This is not the way to help poor people.
What equality-worshippers do is to suppress the able. We have seen the due results.
Economy is not the thing that grows in the socialists/communists states where the able people are hated and maltreated by the government.
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Joan Denou, your philosophy is upside-down.
Well, first of all Brian, my last name is Denoo.
You start your sentence: "1% is the enemies of people and they shall be destroyed by the 99 %" is the ideology of communists/socialists.
I don't know who you quote, but it was/is not me. I do not believe nor did I say such a thing. If anyone is to be destroyed it is U.S.A. In addition, I have been to socialist and communist countries and observed the long-term effects of those political systems. Just as Kondratieff claimed in the early 1900s, that communism, socialism, and capitalism will not survive because the seeds of their destruction are in the structures themselves. You might want to read some of his stuff. Just Google Nikolai Kondratieff, a Russian economist under Stalin and you will find pros and cons of his theory. It is fairly obvious why he could predict the failure of socialism and communism and for his ideas Stalin put him to death in 1938.
Kondratieff looked at production, consumption, stagnation, growth, changes in technologies, profits, earnings, interest rates, debt, investment opportunities, speculation, inflation, deflation, recessions, and stuff like that. He predicted the Achilles' heal of capitalism was the boom and bust and the consequences on an economy on owners of labor and on owners of capital.
You say, "The haves are not the people who make the have-nots poor" and then you describe the trickle down theory of economics. Gee, I thought we had figured out that fallacy of thinking years ago. You then fault government for regulating business and causing failures.
OK, owners of capital can plan, design, build, hire people to make a product, sell the product for more than the costs of production, and because of an oversupply of labor, wages can be forced down. Regulations intended to protect workers and insure living wages benefit owners of labor and that benefit comes out of the profit of owners of capital. Over time, Kondratieff and others state that the gap between owners of capital and owners of labor spreads. Over-production occurs, people don't have money to build homes, buy cars, pay for health insurance or educate their kids, medical expenses get out of control for working people, banks make some stupid and greedy decisions, get in trouble, tax payers bail them out and greed continues; an economy under such pressure cannot sustain prosperity.
I am not saying owners of capital do not earn their pay, if it is kept in relation to wages of working people. Who benefits by the stagnation of our economy? Who pays the bills? Who suffers under these conditions?
When I was in China in the 1980s, the Chinese people were so happy to see a white person and they would bring their children with them to translate between us to learn about my culture. They wanted to know about housing, jobs, education, health care, retirement plans, food and just about everything you can imagine. I was the only Caucasian in some of the towns I visited and they just couldn't hear enough about U.S.A. They wanted to know about freedom, liberty, justice and how we had such a high standard of living. Those people in those times wanted a higher standard of living. They didn't want mansions or cars or fancy clothes. They just wanted an easier life.
Working hard is not the answer in our nation. I lived for a few years in El Paso, Texas. We all had maids because we could get a full day's labor from hard working, dependable, reliable, honest women and paid them only $2.00 per day. I raised my maid's wages to $10.00 per day and you would have thought I committed a crime. My neighbors scolded me, threatened me, shunned me and every other thing you can imagine to get me to restore her wages to $2.00 per day. My response was that if we continued to pay those wages we were setting up the conditions for rebellion. Indeed, that is what happened.
Your statement, "The haves are the business creators and job creators" ignores or denies the role of good and decent people working to make the engines of our country run. Without carpenters, electricians, plumbers, grocery store people, nurses, police, fire fighters, caregivers, teachers, sales people, tree trimmers, roof repairers, auto mechanics, garbage collectors, janitors, maids, farmers, and small businesses, where would our nation be?
It is not the nurse's aid that makes our country poor, it is the attitude that nurse's aids do not deserve a living wage.
It is not the person who cares for the elderly in nursing homes that makes our nation poor, it is the belief that caregivers do not deserve a living wage.
It is not policeman on the beat that is making our community poor, it is the attitude that cuts in budgets that require laying off law enforcement that diminishes our quality of life.
There is no place in my philosophy that says there should be equal wages for all, from CEO to janitor. I do say there is work that needs doing, people who are ready and able to do that work, and they deserve/earn a living wage.
Where is it written that owners of capital can expect to exploit, manipulate, cheat and lie without sanctions? What gives them a right to millions or even hundreds of thousands of benefits, while the ones who make enterprise work are the ones who show up every day and do their assigned tasks.
NO! You are wrong! Poverty comes from much more than lazy or irresponsible behavior. It comes from systemic conditions that suck time, effort, sweat, and resources out of working people into the pockets of those who willingly exploit others.
A country that acknowledges the important roles of owners of capital, owners of labor, and government, working together to make life healthier, happier, cleaner, more peaceful and more just is the kind of society in which I want to live.
So you are against the U.S.A. and you want to make America a socialist welfare state.
Your ideology is fixed to Marxist ideology that the capital owners are bad guys.
Greedy? Who are not greedy? Living things are all greedy creatures.
The secret of the success of American economy of the past century were the results of the greed of all American people.
Free capitalist countries allow people's greed and they make much more affluent and humanitarian societies than socialists do.
Socialists try to destroy wage system in the name of humanism.
You can give money free to any body if you want.
But you should not disrupt the wage system of business. That will kill the economy and eventually make poor people even poorer as Greece.
The problem with Marxists is that they are daydreamers. Yet they do not know reality and economy. If they run business or a nation themselves, they never fail to fail it.
Have you ever hade any experience of running a company? You need to run a company or two according to your angelic philosophy to see what would happen.
America is the country all the poor people and even well-to-do people of the world want to immigrate into.
America is deteriorating by mimicking socialist system.
We cannot make human society like the paradise in the sky. Humans are not angels.
Those who make angels' voice have destroyed the lives of millons of people.
Your philosophy is not naïve; your philosophy is detrimental.
Your purpose is to indoctrinate our members with your angelic voice. You are wrong.
I am not going to reply further to your comment.
I do not feel like a long discussion, but yes, Ron Paul is naive in his foreign policy stance, you can't just withdraw military forces from around the world all at once and expect no consequences... the power vacuum created by complete retreat to the 'homeland' would make good kindling for WW3.
You are right.
There are many allies or friendly governments of America in the world; the roles of these nations are important for the mutual interest in economic, political, and security matter.
Once American forces withdraw from these nations, they become easy prey for enemy powers, and their people are conscripted to fight against America. System overrides the will of individuals, and indoctrination will make them solid enemy forces of America.
Even if America is still the most powerful military nation in the world, America alone cannot maintain its own security and world peace.
Again, the problem is the economy of America. If recession continues, there would be no way to keep overseas garrisons.
I would say the correct way to mend the recession is to lower the tax and let the business people do their economic activities as much as they like.
It is not that America lacks money, material, and labor force. What is lacking is the incentive or reward for the investors. Investors do no do economic activities as long as they think their investment would not make enough profit.
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The image above shows a schematic cross-section of the trapping device. Cells or particles are transported to the ultrasonic transducers by a pressure dirven flow through the microfluidic channels. As the transducers are activated the cells are drawn to a pressure minima in the centre of the channel by the force field generated by the acoustic standing wave.
The image to the left is a fluorescent image of acoustically trapped neurol stem cells. The cell cluster was trapped and tested for viability after 15 minutes of continous ultrasonic radiation. All cells responded well to the viability test. To ensure a high trapping yield hydrodynamic focusing is used in the particle inlet to direct the particles directly to the center of the transducer where the force field is strongest. A short video-clip showing trapping of hydrodynamically focused microbeads can be found here.
Norris J.V., Evander M., Horsman-Hall K.M., Nilsson J., Laurell T., Landers J.P., Acoustic Differential Extraction for Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence, Analytical Chemistry, 2009, 81, 6089-6095
M. Evander, L. Johansson, T. Lilliehorn, J. Piskur, M. Lindvall , S. Johansson, M. Almqvist, T. Laurell and J. Nilsson, Non-invasive acoustic cell trapping in a microfluidic perfusion system for on-line bioassays, Analytical Chemistry, 2007, 79, 2984-2991
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