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I've recently seen a wave of questions from clients and peers about difficulties exporting reports to Excel lately. Every few weeks I get a call or question about this. This topic has been a recurring theme for a very long time and one that I have encountered many times over the past – oh, eleven years or more – using SSRS. Business users like Excel because it's what they know and they can reformat and manipulate data in a workbook. People like Reporting Services because all the hard work of connecting to data sources, writing queries, totaling, grouping and formatting the results gets done once and then all they need to do is run the report. Users want the best of both worlds and they expect that when they export a report to Excel that they should have their cake and eat it. In other words; they should be able to get a report, with all the goodness of headers, scrolling regions, pagination, interactive sorting – you name it – to work exactly the same way in Excel. Many improvements have been made to all of the report rendering extensions over the years and the Excel export story is better than ever but here's the deal – bottom line – the more rich formatting and advanced functionality that gets designed into an SSRS report, the less likely it is to export all that functionality to Excel or any other rendering format. Continue reading
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SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Sessions on the Microsoft Virtual Academy
It was a great honor to be asked to join my associates from SolidQ at the Microsoft Virtual Academy Studios in Redmond and talk about how to upgrade to SQL Server 2012 and 2014. These recordings, which are also on my YouTube Channel, include the material I covered in these sessions. The entire series of studio presentations are hosted on Channel 9 and here at the MVA with accompanying assessment surveys and resources.
In these studio sessions, I am joined by my fellow authors of the 429 page SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Technical Guide; Richard Waymire, Ron Talmage and Jim Miller from SolidQ. Jim and I were responsible for the Business Intelligence content. In our sessions Jim covered SSIS and SSAS Multidimensional, and I covered SSAS Tabular, BI tools and SSRS. In this edited portion of the SSAS session, Jim begins with a brief summary of multidimensional upgrade options and I continue to discuss opportunities to implement SSAS Tabular solutions. BI topics apply equally to SQL Server 2012 and 2014 upgrades. Continue reading
SQL Server Upgrade Preconference at PASS Summit 2014
Please join my associates and I for an all-day SQL Server Upgrade workshop on November 3rd
If you are planning an upgrade to a newer version of SQL Server, you won't want to miss this all-day, preconference workshop.
Join John Martin, Sr. Technology Evangelist from Microsoft, will spend the morning discussing migration planning from SQL Server 2005.
In the afternoon, SolidQ mentors Ron Talmage, Richard Waymire, Jim Miller and Paul Turley will talk about and demonstrate upgrading specific workloads (projects and features) from older product versions to newer product versions. We will introduce the comprehensive SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Whitepaper that we recently wrote for publication by Microsoft.
Additional to upgrading specifically from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2014, we will also talk about upgrading from SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2012 and 2014.
From the PASS Summit Sessions page:
An upgrade and/or migration is far more than just a case of moving a database or installing a new version of SQL Server, there have been so many changes since SQL 2005 arrived that we need to do a lot of tasks to ensure we have a successful upgrade project.
This session will guide you through the process, looking at not only the technology but the methodology, processes and tools that we have at our disposal to make sure that when we do move from SQL Server 2005 to 2012/2014 or to the cloud with SQL Server in an Azure VM or Azure SQL Database that we do so in a way that we can be confident of success. We will take a special look at workload-specific upgrade needs for OLTP, HA, SSAS/SSRS, and SSIS environments.
In my afternoon section, I will demonstrate the capabilities of SSAS Tabular models and discuss upgrading and migrating Reporting Services from 2005, 2008 and 2008R2 to 2012 and 2014.
SQL Server Pro Article: Custom Programming to Enhance SSRS Reports
I'm very excited to see my first feature article published in SQL Server Pro Magazine titled Custom Programming to Enhance SSRS Reports; How to write a custom assembly and use it to build a dynamic report dataset. The article was posted online in April and featured in the July printed and electronic edition. SQL Server Pro (formerly known as "SQL Server Magazine" or "SQLMag") is published by Penton Media and is the largest publication for the SQL Server community. Please read the article, download the code, work through the exercise and let me know if you have comments or questions.
I posted an early draft of this article in my blog last year titled Using Custom Assemblies in Reports to Generate Query Logic (parts 1 and 2). The code was cleaned-up and tech edited in the new article which I recommend as the most reliable source (not that I write bad code, mind you, but it never hurts to have a formal tech review.)
Reporting Services 2012 BI Training
Just wanted to get the word out that our SSRS 2012 training course is available. Are you looking for expert training on SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services? SolidQ now offers a SSRS training course with focus on designing report solutions for Business Intelligence and SharePoint integration. Not using SharePoint? Private classes can be adapted to use Reporting Services in native mode. Training is available for public and private events, onsite or remote delivery.
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SQL Server BI & SharePoint eBooks, Guides and Resources
There are many free eBooks & resources available from Microsoft and members of the MVP community. This is a collection of several very useful free publications:
Power View Infrastructure Configuration and Installation
Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
The Many-to-Many Revolution
SQLBI Methodology
Configure Kerberos Authentication for SharePoint 2010 Products
Business continuity management for SharePoint Server 2010
Deployment guide for SharePoint Server 2010
Get started with SharePoint Server 2010
Governance guide for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Profile synchronization guide for SharePoint Server 2010
Remote BLOB storage for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Technical reference for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Upgrading to SharePoint Server 2010
Getting Started with SharePoint Server 2010
Planning guide for sites and solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Part 1
Planning guide for sites and solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Part 2
Planning guide for server farms and environments for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Capacity planning for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Most of these resources and many others can be found on Eric Ligman's blog
Using Custom Assemblies in Reports to Generate Query Logic – Part 1
Sometimes you need to process parameter business rules that extend beyond the capabilities of a query language (like T-SQL or MDX) and it may just be easier to use a custom programming solution to manage a report dataset query and related report behavior.
In our recent book "Professional SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services", I approached this topic in Chapter 21, beginning in Page 692. This post is an extension to that topic and here, I'll explore the technique at greater depth.
T-SQL and MDX are great query languages and have some support for handling conditional logic but sometime you may just need to use a true programming tool to handle parameter exclusions and conditional logic. To handle the real hard conditions, often the best approach is to programmatically assemble parts of the query as conditions dictate. The example that I will use in this post is not all that complex and much of it could easily be handled using more conventional methods. The problem with creating demonstrations is that it can be very difficult to simulate, in concise and simple form, some of the real vexing problems that we encounter on real live projects. And I've got some nasty ones out there – it's just tough to boil down some of the design challenges into simple examples. So… trust me. The technique I'm demonstrating can be quite valuable, and in some cases; necessary.
The design pattern: Use an external custom method to assemble a T-SQL statement based on several parameterized arguments.
The assembly will be developed in Visual Studio, with the full suite of coding and debugging tools, in a class library project that can optionally be part of the same solution as the report project. After testing, the assembly will be deployed to trusted folders where it can be used in the SSDT/BIDS report designer and on the report server. I'll use a Visual Basic.NET project but you could just as easily use C#.
Add a class library project to the solution
1. With the SSRS Student Labs project open in SSDT, drop-down the File menu.
2. Select Add > New Project…
3. In the Add New Project dialog, under the Installed Templates pane, select Visual Basic.
4. In the center pane, select Class Library and name the project Report_Class_Lib.
5. In the Solution Explorer, change the name of the default class file to ReportLib.cls.
In the following example code, the line continuation characters are optional and are provided only so this code fits on the printed page in these instructions. If you prefer, you can omit the underscore and the carriage return on reach line that ends with an underscore.
6. After the Public Class ReportLib declaration, enter the follow code on a new line.
Visual Studio's Visual Basic code editor will assist you with code completion and debugging. Use these features to complete the code and save yourself some work. When a list of objects is presented, use the arrow keys to select the appropriate object and then press Tab to add it to your code. Press the Enter key to select an object and add a new line to the code.
Public Function SalesQuery(ByVal YearFrom As Integer, ByVal YearTo As
Integer, ByVal Country As String, ByVal MaxRows As
Integer, ByVal IncludeFrieght As Boolean) As String
Dim sSelect As String = "SELECT TOP " & MaxRows.ToString() & _
" CalendarYear, CalendarQuarter, MonthNumberOfYear,
MonthName, " & "SalesTerritoryCountry, SUM(SalesAmt) AS SalesAmt, SUM(OrderQty) AS OrderQty"
Dim sFrom As String = "FROM vSalesByTimeAndTerritory "
If IncludeFrieght Then sSelect &= ", SUM(Freight) AS Freight "
Dim sWhere As String = ""
If YearFrom <> -1 Then sWhere = "(CalendarYear BETWEEN " & YearFrom.ToString() _
& " AND " & YearTo.ToString() & ") "
If Country <> "All" Then
If sWhere = "" Then
sWhere &= "SalesTerritoryCountry = '" & Country & "' "
sWhere &= " AND SalesTerritoryCountry = '" & Country & "' "
End If
End If
If sWhere <> "" Then sWhere = "WHERE " & sWhere
Dim sGroupBy As String = "GROUP BY CalendarYear, CalendarQuarter, MonthNumberOfYear, " _
& "MonthName, SalesTerritoryCountry "
Return sSelect & vbCrLf & sFrom & vbCrLf & sWhere & vbCrLf & sGroupBy
End Function
7. Check the code for errors and warnings that will have red or green squiggly lines under keywords.
You are encouraged to write this code yourself using the code completion and debugging tools in Visual Studio. If you need some help or would like to speed up this lab, you can open the SSRS Completed Labs solution and copy the code from the completed version of the Report_Class_Lib project.
8. In the Solution Explorer, right-click the Report_Class_Lib project and select Build from the menu.
Figure 1
Deploy the class library
1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the project folder, which should be the following path (if it's different, that's OK. Just be mindful of your changes):
C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Report_Class_Lib
2. Click in the address box and copy this path to the clipboard.
If you are an experienced Visual Studio developer, you can replace steps 3 through 11 with another approach to simplify deployment… Create a build event in the class library project properties to copy the assembly file at the end of the build process. Define a post-build event (on successful build). Instead of creating a CMD file, enter the two COPY commands below into the post build event script.
3. Create a new text file in this folder and name it Deploy_Library.cmd.
4. Right-click the file and open it in Notepad.
5. Enter the following command line text into the file. You can start by pasting the path you copied from Windows Explorer in place of the first path in each of the two statements.
Note that there are no carriage returns in the two COPY commands. Enter all of the text for each COPY command into one line with to file paths in double quotes.
COPY /Y "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Report_Class_Lib\bin\Debug\Report_Class_Lib.dll" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies"
COPY /Y "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Report_Class_Lib\bin\Debug\Report_Class_Lib.dll" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS11.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer\bin"
If you are running in SharePoint Integrated mode, you must also copy the assembly to the shared folder for web server extensions. If so, add this line:
COPY /Y "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Report_Class_Lib\bin\Debug\Report_Class_Lib.dll" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\WebServices\Reporting\bin"
6. Close Notepad and save changes to the command file.
7. Add this file to the class library project using Add > Existing Item… from the Solution Explorer project right-click menu.
8. In the Solution Explorer, right-click the Deploy_Library.cmd file and choose Open With…
9. Click the Add… button and in the Add Program dialog, use the ellipsis button (…) to browse to the Deploy_Library.cmd file (you'll need to change the Files of type drop-down option to All Files *.*).
10. Accept the default Friendly Name and click OK to accept the file addition.
11. Click the Set as Default button on the Open With dialog. Click the OK button to save this setting. A command window should open momentarily and then close.
You can double-click the Deploy_Library.cmd file in the Solution Explorer any time to ensure that the latest library is deployed.
12. Use Windows Explorer to verify that the Report_Class_Lib.dll file has been copied to the following locations and has a recent modification date:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS11.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer\bin
These folders are trusted locations for libraries referenced and run by Reporting Services. The first path supports the report designer development environment.
The second path is trusted by the report server. As updates are made to a library, be sure to copy it to both of these folders.
Create a report and add an assembly reference
1. Create a new report named Generated Query.
2. Choose Report Properties… from the Report menu.
3. In the Report Properties dialog, select the References page.
4. In the Add or remove assemblies section, click the Add button.
5. Click the ellipsis (…) button on the right side of the new line.
6. In the Add Reference dialog, choose the Browse tab and locate the Report_ClassLib.dll in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies.
7. Select the Report_ClassLib.dll file and click OK to add the reference.
8. In the Add or remove classes section of the Report Properties | References page, click the Add button.
9. In the box under the Class Name column, enter the namespace and class reference in the assembly: Report_Class_Lib.ReportLib.
10. In the box under the Instance Name column, enter m_ReportLib. This is the class alias name to use in the report.
11. Click the OK button to save these changes.
Figure 2
Setup the report to call a class method
1. Add the following parameters to the report. Use the table to set the parameter name, prompt, type and default value:
Data Type
Default Value
Year From
Year To
Max Rows
Include Freight
2. For the SalesQuery parameter, use the Default Value page. Choose specific values and add a default.
3. Click the Expression button (fx) to the right of the drop-down list box.
4. Enter the following text and then place the cursor between the parentheses:
=Code.m_ReportLib.SalesQuery( )
5. Select Parameters from the Category list and double-click the YearFrom parameter to add this reference to the expression. Type a comma followed by a space after this text.
6. Repeat these steps to build the following expression with additional parameters (with no carriage returns):
=Code.m_ReportLib.SalesQuery(Parameters!YearFrom.Value, Parameters!YearTo.Value, Parameters!Country.Value, Parameters!MaxRows.Value, Parameters!IncludeFreight.Value)
7. Click the OK button to save the expression.
8. Add a textbox to the report.
9. Right-click on the textbox and choose Expression…
10. Use the Expression Builder to set the textbox expression to:
11. Preview the report.
12. Read and verify that the generated SQL is syntactically correct.
Some notes about the generated query:
The TOP value is set by the MaxRows parameter.
The Freight column is included in the column list because the IncludeFreight parameter is set to True.
The YearFrom and YearTo values in the WHERE clause match the parameters.
The WHERE clause doesn't include the SalesTerritoryCountry column because the Country parameter is set to All.
Parameter values in this example are not being validated and could be subject to errors or code injection. Safeguards should be added before this technique is used in production.
In a later post, I'll cover:
Ensuring Safe Threat-Free Computing practices.
Secure and safe deployments
Preparing for the steps necessary to deploy safe, signed packages
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Last week as part of my CBS Better Mornings Atlanta segment I visited Six Flags Over Georgia to test out their new roller coaster, the Dare Devil Dive. I was pretty nervous going in. I've always loved roller coasters, but as I've gotten older and the coasters have gotten more ridiculously thrilling, I'm not as game as I used to be. Add to that that this coaster takes you up 10 stories straight into the sky (and I mean straight) then plummets down at 95 degrees, beyond vertical, I was quite apprehensive. But in the end, CBS producer Amanda Harley and I had a blast and rode it four times! If you'd like to see me screaming, here's the video from CBS Better Mornings Atlanta.
The ride pays homage to World War II-era stunt planes and the daring aerial acrobatics of the pilots. Sitting next to me on my first test run was chief test pilot for Lockheed Martin's F-22 program Bret Luedke. He said the ride is similar to flying a modern day fighter jet, with the exception that most jets will do an inverted drop, so you are forced INTO your seat as opposed to the Dare Devil Dive where you are flying OUT of your seat. Riders must be at least 48″ tall to ride.
In addition to the first plummet, Dare Devil Dive boasts three inversions, zero-gravity hills and high-speed turns. The barrel roll in the middle turns you upside down. The ride soars at a blistering 52 miles per hour as it makes its way through 2,090 feet of twisted steel track. For all that action, it's a surprisingly quiet and smooth ride. A couple of observations from our morning of riding:
1. For a faster ride, find the biggest guys in line and ride with them. Our car was noticeably faster each time we went, the operators pointed out the heavier the car, the faster it will go.
2. Ride in front. Amanda and I both preferred the front. It was a better view of the upcoming twists and turns and it felt like a smoother ride. Our last trip was in the back car and it felt more jerky. That said, some of the roller coaster enthusiasts that were riding as well liked the back best. They concluded that in the back car you came out of your seat a bit more on the plummet adding to the excitement.


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SEA GAMES 2013: Malaysia Head to East Europe
PETALING JAYA (19 March 2013) – The Malaysian Under-23 team will be spending some five months in Eastern Europe as part of their preparation for the SEA Games 2013 that will be hosted by Myanmar at the end of the year.
The defending SEA Games champions had already decided against playing in the S-League in Singapore this year where had already begun their preparation by playing in three friendlies over the last several weeks.
They held the national teams of Myanmar and Laos to a draw before conceding a loss to Cambodia.
"We have reached an agreement with the agency arranging for these matches where teams playing against us will have to include at least 80% of the players from the first team," said Ong Kim Swee (pix), the chief coach of the Malaysian national U23 team.
"This is the only way to ensure that we get quality matches playing against the best players there are."
The Malaysia lads will begin their sojourn in Eastern Europe with a game against the Slovakian Under-23 team on 23 March. Their other opponents in Slovakia included MSK Zilina – the team which had made several appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
Other opponents include MFK Ruzemberok, FC Nitra, MFK Myjava, FK Senica, ViON Zlate Moravce dan FK Dukla, Budapest Ujpest FC dari Hungary and Slavia Prag (Czech Republic).
"Our target is to rectify the weaknesses in the team while at the same time, find the right balance between defending and attacking," he added. "We have to also work on the short passes."


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|27 Aug 2002
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|14 Sep 1998
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|16 Sep 1997
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|Patrik Lüscher
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|Luescher Patrik
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|Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (36), Classifications (22), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The invention relates to a device for applying a threadlike implant with a pressure-generating, fluid-containing means that is connected with a casing accommodating the thread to be implanted, wherein the casing empties into a channel. The thread to be applied is introduced into the distal end of the channel. The pressure exerted on the fluid by the pressure-generating means enables transport of the thread to be implanted and located inside the casing through the distal opening of the channel, where the thread is discharged to the outside, or into a tissue or hollowed out body. Since the arrangement discharges the implant in threadlike form and through the channel, there is a potential application for operative microscopy.
Devices for applying a threadlike implant were already disclosed in WO 96 04954. A stream of fluid is generated in this channel, which transports the thread to be implanted through the channel. The fluid is then discharged along with the thread through the distal opening of the channel.
The object of the invention is to provide a device that can be used to apply a ball-shaped implant into a tissue or hollowed-out body, wherein the fluid necessary for transporting the thread remains in the device. The object is achieved according to the characterizing clause of claim 1.
The present invention makes it possible to inject the thread to be implanted against higher resistances. Since more force can be exerted on the thread with the device according to the invention in comparison to the devices in WO 96/04954, less flexible threads can also be implanted. In addition, the device according to the invention enables a minimally invasive implantation of threadlike implant materials without simultaneously discharging a fluid into the body. If threadlike implant materials and a fluid must be implanted together for certain medical applications, this can take place via two separate channels. As opposed to the devices described in prior art, the advantage to this is that implant material and fluid can be metered in separately and independently of each other. Likewise, the implanted thread volume can be precisely controlled and metered, because the volume forced out by the pressure-generating means corresponds to the implanted thread volume.
The implant applied with the device according to the invention is characterized by a thread ball in the form of a three-dimensional, open-pored structure. This thread ball is incorporated at a desired spot into the tissue or another point of the body to be treated via a small puncture or a hole in the body in operative microscopy, and in any amount. The thread ball is formed when the thread to be applied encounters a resistance in the tissue after exiting from the distal end of the channel, so that the ensuing thread sections are bent and finally stacked to form the desired thread ball. By moving the distal channel end while implanting a thread, the form of the implant can be varied within a wide framework and fixed intraoperatively. This yields a wide range of potential applications. The pore size and structural properties of the implant can be varied, for example via the diameter of the thread or by modifying the material properties of the thread, in particular bending strength, and can be set pursuant to the clinical requirements. The thread can be a carrier of biologically active substances, and is particularly suited for the controlled administration of drugs or induction of body tissue.
The device according to the invention is used, for example, during the treatment of urinary incontinence, for which a thread ball is injected into the tissue below the neck of the bladder to lift it. In addition, as described in WO 96/04954, it is used in the treatment of bone defects and plastic surgery in the form of tissue-inducing threads, which induce the generation of new bony, cartilage or connective tissue through the release of growth factors. In addition, the device according to this invention is used for the treatment of fistulas, aneurisms and therapeutic embolisation of blood vessels. Another important application is use as a"drug delivery system", for example through the local administration of cytostatics for cancer treatment, or the release of antibiotics for the treatment of infections. Another example involves cell transplantation, in which the threads are implanted with incorporated cells, e.g., Langerhan's cells, using the device according to the invention.
The examples of the device according to the invention enumerated here constitute only a limited selection of various applications.
The device according to the invention is characterized by an opening in the area of the distal end of the mentioned channel. In terms of diameter or cross-sectional surface, this opening essentially corresponds to the threadlike implant material, which can also be a thread with non-circular cross section. The threadlike implant material is shifted through the opening via a pressure difference, during which no fluid stream is moved, as opposed to the design known from WO 96 04954. The fluid is only used to hydraulically convey the hydrostatic pressure built up by the pressure-generating means to the thread, which as a result gets pressed out of the distal opening of the channel of the device. As opposed to devices known from prior art, the device according to the invention does not envisage any fluid exiting from the opening along with the thread.
A non-compressible substance, e.g., water or oil, is suitable as a fluid to be used according to this invention, since the discharge of the thread into the tissue can be better monitored. For example, if the necessary pressure is applied via a piston pump-like system, a high pressure can be applied with vary little piston travel in the case of incompressible fluids, and the amount of implanted material corresponds to the displaced volume in the piston. In addition, the advantage to incompressible fluids is that the pressure can be diminished very rapidly and without fluid expansion.
Suitable incompressible fluids according to the invention include water, aqueous solutions (e.g., saline solutions), oils such as Soya bean oil, castor oil or paraffin, liquids with various additives, which help the thread slide through the opening in the device according to the invention, while compressible media include gases, such as nitrogen.
Another advantage to the invention lies in the fact that, in addition to threads with a high bending strength, use can also be made of very readily soft and flexible threads, e.g., rubbery threads, which more readily result in the desired irregular, spongy ball structures that are better suited for most applications in medicine than regular structures. However, regular structures can be an advantage for various applications.
Threadlike implant materials can include structures that exhibit a long length in comparison to the diameter, and which have a bending strength low enough that they can be shaped into ball-like structures during implantation. These structures can exhibit circular or differently shaped cross sections, or be monofilaments or multifilaments. It is important that the threadlike materials seal the distal narrowing of the channel in such a way that essentially no fluid can get out of the device. The distal narrowing can be shaped to reflect the thread cross sections, first to ensure a good seal, and second to simultaneously achieve passage of the thread through the narrowing with as little friction as possible.
In special cases, it is also conceivable to use threads with a higher bending strength, which cannot form any ball structures inside the body, e.g., to linearly advance a thread in the tissue using the device according to the invention, or to apply ordered structures, e.g., in the form of flat spiral springs.
Suitable materials for the threadlike implant include. synthetic polymers, such as silicone elastomers, polyhydroxymethacrylate (PHEMA) and hydrogels consisting of PHEMA, polyurethane, Dacron, polyesters such as polylactides or polyglycolides and polyorthoesters. Suitable bipolymers include collagen, gelatins, hyaluronic acid, chitosane and alginate. In addition, use can be made of composite materials such as monofilaments with reinforced threads comprised of glass threads, polymer threads or ceramic threads, as well as monofilaments mechanically reinforced by one or more long threads or a multifilament, monofilaments with incorporated particles, monofilaments comprised of various materials (resorbable or non-resorbable), e.g. with laminated structure, porous monofilaments, monofilaments that swell inside the body (quellable PHEMA or other hydrogels), monofilaments with X-ray contrast (also via incorporation of particles or threads or threads with X-ray contrast).
Injecting threads via the procedures known from prior art can under certain conditions be difficult if space for the implant in the tissue must be created during injection, e.g., as is the case in so-called"tissue bulking". The force that must be exerted on the threads in this case to deposit them into the surrounding tissue is relatively high. According to the procedure described in WO 96/04954, the thread often becomes blocked during the implantation process, since a relatively low force is applied to advance the thread against the resistance of the tissue in the channel. The thread is advanced via the fluid used in WO 96/04954, which can be introduced with a corresponding pressure. The force on the thread can only cause the hollow space created by the fluid to be filled out by the thread material. Therefore, the structure of the implant will be very loose, and only contract or compact as the fluid is resorbed or siphoned off. The implant must be a specific size in the aforementioned "tissue bulking". Often, space for the implant cannot be created by overstretching, so that the desired volume can be reached later. In addition, it would likely be very difficult to meter the necessary thread amount, i.e., the implant volume, under these conditions.
Therefore, another advantage to the present procedure lies in the fact that the thread can be pressed directly into the tissue, and at most only a slight reduction in implant volume can be expected from changing the ball structure. In addition, it is possible to use soft threads with a higher bending strength in comparison to WO 96/04954, which cannot be applied with the device described in WO 96/04954.
Depending on clinical application, it may make sense to apply one or more threads with predetermined length, or to terminate application after a sufficient amount of threadlike implant material has been implanted. In the former case, the sudden exit of pressurized fluid after ejection of the proximal thread end is prevented by sealing the distal opening, or using a check valve between the pressure-generating means and casing. In the latter case, the thread is cut near the distal end of the channel or more proximally after the application of enough implant material. The distal part of the cut thread can then be completely ejected from the device before the channel is retracted from the treated body.
Additional features and advantages of this invention arise from the subclaims, the description and the figures. Embodiments of the invention will be described below based upon the figures. Shown on:
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of a device according to the invention;
FIG. 2a is a lip seal;
FIG. 2b is a seal insert;
FIG. 2c is a perforated disk seal;
FIG. 2d is a seal insert and bent channel ends;
FIG. 2e is a seal created by a narrowing at the channel end;
FIG. 2f is a seal created by a narrowing of the channel with beveled channel tip;
FIG. 2g is a conical seal insert;
FIG. 2h is a lateral outlet for the thread;
FIG. 2i is an O-ring seal;
FIG. 3a is a shearing device near the thread storing device;
FIG. 3b is a variant with bolt and open throughput;
FIG. 3c is a variant with bolt, no open throughput;
FIG. 4a is a shearing device at the tip of the channel;
FIG. 4b is a shearing device with bent metal plate with hole;
FIG. 4c cutting of thread with a wire;
FIG. 4d cutting of thread during retraction from proximal;
FIG. 5a variant with a ball;
FIG. 5b variant with a pivoted plate;
FIG. 5c valve seal;
FIG. 6 shaping of distal thread end.
In FIG. 1, the device according to the invention exhibits a casing 1, which has an interior space 2, which empties into a channel 4, and is connected, for example, with a syringe-like pumping device 7 via an additional channel 6. The interior space of the device (2, 7, 4) is filled with a fluid.
In another embodiment not shown here, the pumping device 7 can also be directly connected to the channel 4, bypassing the casing 1.
Located within the interior space 2 is a thread wound into a bobbin 8, which can be pulled off of the bobbin from the inside over the head. In another embodiment of this invention, the thread 9 can also be wound into a spool and accommodated inside casing 1 on a rotatable axis or in the form of other dispensing tools not shown here. A thread 9 wound onto the spool or bobbin is retracted through a proximal opening 10 of the channel 4, the channel 4 and the distal opening 11 of the channel 4. The channel is designed in such a way that the thread 9 can essentially slide into it without rubbing. In the area of the distal opening 11, the channel 4 is narrowed in such a way that the thread 9 can be passed through the opening 11 and discharged outside, but the fluid is simultaneously retained in the device. The thread 9 is pushed toward the outside through the distal opening 11 by a hydrostatic pressure inside the device generated by the pumping device 7. Depending on the pressure level in the fluid, the transport rate of the thread 9 can be increased or decreased. In this way, it is possible to pass a specific thread length through the distal, narrowed opening 11 while unwinding a bobbin and discharge it to the outside without fluid simultaneously exiting from the device.
The channel 4 is designed in such a way that its distal opening 11 can be advanced through a puncture hole or body opening into the tissue of the part of the body to be treated, or into a hollow space of the body. The channel can be designed as a flexible catheter, rigid or flexible endoscope channel, as an insert into the endoscope channel or trocar, or as a hollow needle. The distal thread end exiting at the opening 11 encounters a resistance in the tissue, so that the ensuing thread sections are bent, and finally stacked to form a thread ball 12, as shown on FIG. 1. This is typically important for the device described in WO 96/04954.
An essential feature of this invention is that basically only the thread 9 exits the distal opening, and the fluid is retained by means of specially designed distal openings. These special designs will be described in the following:
FIG. 2a shows a lip seal 35, which seals the channel 4 at the distal opening 11.
FIG. 2b shows an insert 36 that seals the channel 4 via the edge 37, and is mounted via interference fit, welding and bonding. It serves as a cover both for metal channels as well as hard and soft polymer channels.
FIG. 2c shows a seal created by means of a perforated disk 38. The perforated disk 38 can consist of hard or soft materials, e.g., rubber. In the embodiment shown here, the disk 38 is affixed with a metal cap 39, wherein the perforated disk 38 is mounted under elastic deformation of the cap 39.
FIG. 2d shows a sealing insert 40 made out of a hard or soft material, which is fixed using the bent edges 41 of the channel. Another way to fix the sealing insert 40 is to narrow the channel.
FIG. 2e shows a narrowing 42 at the end of a metal channel 4, whose edge 43 is shaped with special tools, as shown, wherein the edge 43 can also be rounded to reduce the sliding friction of the thread 9 as it is advanced through the narrowing 42.
FIG. 2f illustrates a channel embodiment in which the seal is brought about by a narrowing 45 of the channel 4. The channel is designed with a bent and ground tip 46 to make it easier to advance the thread into the tissue. The advantage to this embodiment is that the distal thread end 47 is protected as it advances, and cannot be pushed back through the narrowing 45 by the tissue. In another embodiment of FIG. 2f not shown here, the tip can also be straight.
FIG. 2g illustrates a conical sealing insert 48 that is fixed via bonding, welding or interference fit. In another embodiment, the cone is not oriented toward the inside as shown, but toward the outside.
FIG. 2h shows a variant in which the thread 9 is laterally discharged from the channel 4. In another embodiment, the thread outlet can also be further removed from the distal end 5 of the channel 4.
FIG. 2i shows an embodiment in which the channel 4 is sealed with an O-ring. In the embodiment shown, the O-ring 44 is fixed with an insert 3, which is mounted via bonding, welding or interference fit.
As another embodiment of this invention, FIG. 3a shows a shearing device 15 for the thread 9 proximal to the distal opening 11 of the channel, which can be manually operated. The shearing device 15 is identical or comparable to conventional valves, e.g., a three-way cock. FIGS. 3a.i and 3 a.ii show a diagrammatic section through various embodiments of the shearing device 15. In FIG. 3a.i, the thread proceeding into a borehole 17 is sheared off by a rotation of the cylinder 16 by 90° at the cylinder casing. Due to the second borehole S1, this leaves an open channel for applying the distal part of the thread.
FIG. 3a.ii shows a shearing at sharp edges 13 and 14. The thread 9 runs into the conical borehole 52 in the cylinder 16. Shearing takes place by turning the cylinder 16 by approx. 45°: In the embodiment shown on 3 a.ii, a passable channel remains behind after the cylinder is turned back to enable the application of the distal part of the thread 9 remaining in the channel 4. Depending on the material properties of the thread 9, shearing advantageously takes place on blunt or sharp edges.
FIG. 3b shows another embodiment of the shearing device, in which a bolt 18 with two transverse boreholes, one of which (19) guides the thread before and during the application, is pressed laterally into the channel, and shears off the thread 9 when pressed in. A passable channel remains after shearing in shearing device as well due to the second transverse borehole.
FIG. 3c shows another embodiment of the shearing device according to FIG. 3b with a bolt 18 having only one borehole. In this embodiment, the channel 4 is sealed after the thread has been sheared off by pressing in the bolt 18. This variant can be used, for example, when the pressure-generating means 7 is introduced directly into the channel 4 distally to the shearing device, bypassing the casing 1.
FIGS. 4a to 4 d show different shearing devices at the distal opening 11 of the device according to the invention, i.e., at the end of channel 4.
FIG. 4a illustrates a system similar to the one described on FIG. 3a. A cylindrical insert 20 with borehole 21 is rotatably snapped into a mount 22. The cylindrical insert 20 can be rotated via a wire pull 23, which shears off the thread 9 and simultaneously seals the lumen 25 (FIGS. 4a.i and 4 a.ii). Double-lumen channels 24 are preferably used, wherein the wire pull 23 runs through the lumen 26, and the thread 9 through lumen 25. FIGS. 4a.i and 4 a.ii provide a diagrammatic view of the rotational motion of the cylindrical insert 20. This embodiment also has a distal narrowing 53 of the lumen 25 to seal the lumen 25 during the application.
FIG. 4b shows a system for shearing the thread 9 similar to the one described on FIG. 4a. A bent metal plate 27 pivoted around the axis 28 is located at the distal opening 11 of channel 4, and has a hole 54 at whose edges the thread is sheared off (FIG. 4b.i). The plate is here moved via a wire pull 23. The channel is not sealed in the embodiment shown here.
FIG. 4c shows a shearing device in which the means for shearing the thread 9 is a wire 29. The thread 9 and wire 29 run in separate lumens of the double-lumen channel 24, wherein the volumes converge at the distal end of the channel 24. The tip of the channel is asymmetrically designed to ensure that the wire is guided in a straight line. After the thread has been sheared off, the distal narrowing 30 is sealed by the wire 29.
FIG. 4d shows a shearing device in which the thread 9 is proximally cut during retraction. In the embodiment shown, this is done by means of a bent plate 55 with sharp edges 56 and 57 and a hole 58, through which the thread 9 is guided during the application. The edges 56 and 57 are in contact with the thread 9. When the thread is proximally retracted (FIG. 4d.i), the edges 56 and 57 cut into the thread 9. The thread 9 is cut through entirely or tears at the weakened location. The thread can be retracted by separating the casing 1 from the channel 4 and pulling on the thread 9 by hand.
FIG. 5 shows various sealing devices for the channel 4. Depending on the used fluid and clinical application, it is desirable that very little or no fluid get into the body with the thread 9. After application of a defined thread length, the channel 4 must be closed automatically to prevent the fluid from exiting the distal opening 32 of the channel 4 at an elevated pressure since the latter is no longer sealed by the thread.
FIG. 5a shows an embodiment of a seal for a channel 4 using a ball 31, which is pushed through the fluid to the distal narrowing 32 of the channel after the proximal thread end 49 has exited the channel 4, sealing it as a result.
FIG. 5b shows an embodiment with a pivoted plate 33, which snaps shut and seals the opening of the channel 4 when the proximal thread end 49 has passed the narrowing 32. The force to close the opening can be applied via the fluid, as shown here, or by a spring that can move the plate in another variant not shown here.
FIG. 5c depicts a check valve 34 that is situated between the syringe-like pumping device 7 and the casing 1 enveloping the bobbin 8. Given a sudden higher fluid throughput, as arises when the proximal thread ends exits the distal opening of the channel 4, the valve 34 closes the channel 6 between the pumping device 7 and the casing 1, and thereby stops the injection of fluid.
To prevent the distal thread end 50 from slipping through the narrowing 32 at the tip of the channel 4 as the device according to the invention is advanced in the tissue to be treated, thickened areas are introduced at the thread end. FIG. 6 shows various ways of designing the thread end.
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text: After some great advice from everyone, I went over to the bike shop in Philadephia after work and spent some time with one of the workers there. She told me all about Brooks, showed me some stuff, and educated me on other stuff. We spent about 45 minutes together which wa great. (hard to find people who will invest that much time on a single person). I ended up with a brooks b17.


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I've talked so many times about my lengthy podcast queue that a friend suggested I revive my long-dormant blog to share it. Safe keeping for future conversations.
Saturday and Sunday are my prime listening days, and over time I've developing a specific queue. So specific that, God forbid I listen to one of these on Thursday or Friday, I'm all salty and thrown off as I fold laundry on Saturday. Most of these shows are released late in the week, anyway, so luckily it's not too much of a problem.
- Slate Political Gabfest
Oldest entry on the list by far, and I think the second* podcast I ever discovered.
- Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
This was actually a recommendation from Slate Culture Gabfest. Just a nice, 2-minute spot. I save them for the weekend and alternate them with all the others.
- NPR: Pop Culture Happy Hour
NPR + Pop Culture + Happy Hour = "Rachel, we made this for you."
- Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Ken Rudin used to do a weekly NPR podcast, "It's All Politics" with Ron Elvin. I was so, so sad when they canceled and so, so happy to find this. One of the few shows that can have guests with whom I vehemently disagree but not find them disagreeable.
- The Vulture TV Podcast
A recent addition, but immediately assumed a seat next to NPR's PCHH in my heart.
- New Yorker: The Political Scene
Annoyingly, their sound levels are different than almost all the others. It's much quieter.
- Slate Culture Gabfest
Still a weekly listener, but fading somewhat in my affections. I still like Julia and Dana, but Steve Metcalf can be a bit (way too) much.
- We the People Podcasts
A nonpartisan discussion of the Supreme Court by the National Constitutional Center. Love.
- Switched on Pop
Pitch recently introduced me to this, and I was hooked immediately. It's A semi-serious discussion of Top 40 pop songs by two musicologists. Glitter and bubble gum with just enough of the fun drained out. It's right up my alley.
- Podcast for America
This usually comes out mid-week and I listen as soon as I see it.
Some top tier wildcards, most of which don't come out every week.
- Amicus
One of my favorite shows, hosted by one of my favorite Supreme Court reporters.
- Whistlestop
A history/politics by John Dickerson. He spins a good yarn, and on Whistlestop, weaves it through presidential campaigns, debates and whistlestops new and old.
- Rachel Maddow Show
The whole show is available on audio, and love her, but don't have time or inclination to listen every day.
Topical but less breaking-newsy, these can wait until the weekdays.
- Audio think pieces on race and intersectionality:
- Post Bourgie
Because it's quality, but also because I'll listen to anything Gene Demby's on. I've listened to Giant Foam Finger because of him, and I follow zero sports.
- About Race
Ditto Baratunde Thurston.
- Intersection
Competition is steep, but this maybe the thinkiest of these first three podcasts.
- Post Bourgie
- Shows on race and gender that will also make me smile:
- Another Round
I laugh out loud at least once every week. Favorite segment: "What had happened was…"
- The Read
It's gotten so that big news breaks and I'll think, "Oh my God, Crissle's going to lose her shit."
- Throwing Shade
"We take all the news important to ladies and gays, and treat it with much less respect than it deserves." I mean…
- Call Your Girlfriend
Smart women talking about the news and their periods.
- Slate DoubleX Gabfest
A "womany" show, but no flag-waving feminists here.
- Another Round
Shows that tell me an interesting story:
- Reply All
"A show about the internet," so you know it's screaming my name. These guys used to do TL;DR, a spinoff of On The Media, and was so glad when they revived it.
- Pitch
More chat about music.
- Criminal
True crime stories, or true stories about crime.
- 99% Invisible
A very neat "tiny show about design."
- The Memory Palace
No idea what ties these stories together, but they're always interesting.
- Two shows on grammar and language:
More on the news…
- On the Media
As the name implies…
- Decode DC
I initially thought this would be a show about DC – the District or at least #thistown – and it occasionally is, but mostly it's about national politics. I still like it.
- Backstory
Usually takes a recent topic in the news and takes a historical look at it
- Actuality
One long reported piece, released twice a month by Marketplace and Quartz, with a focus on economy.
And the best of the rest…
- WTF with Marc Maron
The official show of insomnia. I listen at other times, but if I'm working in the middle of the night, this is my go-to. It feels right.
- This Week in Google
- All About Android
- Tech News Today
- The Sporkful
- Stuff You Should Know
"Hey, Chuck."
- Stuff You Missed in History Class
- Radiolab
- Gastropod
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A savory casserole my mom used to make often. Nothing like beef and cheese!
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- 680.38 g ground beef
- 118.29 ml minced onion
- 7.39 ml salt
- 2.46 ml garlic salt
- 4.92 ml Worcestershire sauce
- 354.88 ml hot cooked rice
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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A Glorious Baroque Confection
PARIS—Early operas were conceived as royal entertainments, and director Ivan Alexandre has plunged headlong into the regal past with his gorgeously Baroque production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's first opera, the 1733 "Hippolyte et Aricie."
First seen at the Toulouse Opera in 2009, Mr. Alexandre's staging is a tour de force, replete with splendid trimmings: sumptuous costumes by Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz, dazzling sets and trompe l'oeil painted backdrops by Antoine Fontaine, period lighting with candle-effect footlights by Hervé Gary and beautifully integrated choreography by Natalie Van Parys.
There are also powdered wigs, exaggerated makeup and elaborate 18th-century special effects, including one gargantuan sea monster and a full pantheon of gods descending from the rafters on crescent moons, sunbursts, clouds and other ornate conveyances.
A full chorus and a small corps de ballet fill out Rameau's called-for cast of nymphs, forest dwellers, priestesses of Diana, gods of the underworld, sailors, hunters and huntresses, shepherds and shepherdesses, furies and zephyrs.
"Hippolyte and Aricie" retells the Greek mythological tale of Phaedra, based on Euripides, Seneca and Racine. Married to King Theseus, a son of the sea god Poseidon, Phaedra is passionately in love with her stepson Hippolytus, who loves Aricia. There follows vengeance, attempted suicide, pretended rape, punishment, repentance and much divine intervention. The plot is mostly a vehicle for Rameau's marvelous music—so revolutionary in its day that his musicians found parts too difficult to play.
At the Palais Garnier, the visual treat is also a vocal delight. Baritone Stéphane Degout, in beautiful voice, is magisterial as Theseus. On opening night, tenor Topi Lehtipuu got off to a tentative start as Hippolytus, but warmed up into an appealing romantic hero.
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly is a strong Phaedra, erupting in jealous rage and touching in bitter regret. Soprano Anne-Catherine Gillet brings lovely lyrical grace to Aricia. Soprano Jaël Azzaretti sings an impish Cupid with youthful clarity, and soprano Aurélia Legay and baritone Marc Mauillon stand out as Diana's priestess and the devilish Tisiphone. In a rare appearance at the Paris Opera, Emmanuelle Haïm conducts her orchestra and chorus, the Concert d'Astrée.
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Welcome to Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland and starting point of your expedition. Despite the fact that Iceland lies below the Arctic Circle, Reykjavik is the world's northernmost capital. However, this cozy city has many more attractions. Embark the Sea Spirit in the afternoon. Settle in to your cabin and familiarize yourself with the ship and her crew.
In the morning trace the coastline of Flatey Island by Zodiac. Go ashore to visit a lovely tiny village where you can see the uniquely painted local church and the houses of islanders, who make their living fishing for cod and lumpfish. In the afternoon pass by the Látrabjarg cliff on the westernmost cape of Iceland. The immense cliff is a breeding ground for millions of seabirds.
Grundarfjördur is a fishing village framed by beautiful mountains. Today's journey takes you from Grundarfjördur through several small fishing villages along the famous Snæfellsjökull ice cap. After a stop at Djupalonssandur, take a short refreshing walk to the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.
Afterwards, your ship passes the cliffs of Londrangar and joins the tiny fishing village of Arnarstapi, which offers splendid multicolor lava formations and an abundance of bird-life. After a walk around, return to your ship through Budir, famous for its black lava and yellow-sand beach. Continue over Frodarheidi Heath to the north coast of the peninsula back to Grundarfjördur.
Explore the Isafjördur fjord this morning. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful in the country, the fjord is known for its relief, forged by ancient basaltic flows.
Visit the small town of Isafjördur to discover its old wooden houses that bear witness to the town's long history. For centuries Isafjördur has been the largest fishing town in the area and a center of export and trade. Get a glimpse of everyday life in Isafjördur as you walk around the town accompanied by a guide. Experience its spirit and meet locals in their element. Steep, towering mountains of the Western Fjords provide shelter for the lively harbor at the heart of the town. Colorful houses built with corrugated iron give the bustling center a friendly and almost mythical aura. Through time Isafjördur has also played a significant role in Iceland's national history and is still one of the most vibrant cultural centers in the country.
In the afternoon take a Zodiac trip to Vigur cliffs nested by eiderducks, puffins, Arctic terns, black guillemots and various other birds in large numbers.
Siglufjordur is a small town with less than 2,000 inhabitants and is set against steep mountain slopes prone to dangerous avalanches that often block the road entering town during the long, dark Arctic winter. Once the undisputed herring fishing capital of the Atlantic, today Siglufjordur is a thriving Arctic town. Here, visit the award-winning maritime museum with excellent displays, historic boats, and fascinating artifacts housed in refurbished warehouses. Enjoy a theatrical performance that recounts the colorful and very profitable history of herring fishing in the area. The black-headed gulls and Arctic terns also enjoy the demonstration, swarming and fighting over scraps of fish.
In the evening travel by Zodiac to land at the tiny island of Grimsey, which lies directly on the Arctic Circle. Evening is the best time to visit this place - while many travelers come here in order to cross the invisible line into the Arctic Circle, the island is also an excellent vantage point to observe the Midnight Sun. View majestic basalt rocks and bird colonies nesting along the jagged cliffs - keep your eyes out for the "clowns of the sea," better known as Atlantic puffins.
Early in the morning find yourself in Akureyri, the capital of North Iceland, located at the back of a magnificent fjord. From this delightful city, depart on a half-day tour to Godafoss Waterfall and Myvatn Lake. Thousands of years ago, volcanic eruptions created dramatic landscape of labyrinthine lava formations, seething sulfur pits, and boiling mud pools. Lake Myvatn boasts an ecosystem that is unique in the world and lies at the crossroads of the great migratory routes; this natural sanctuary is therefore home to many species of birds.
Your tour finishes in Húsavík where you reboard the Sea Spirit. Husavik is famous as a whaling village and for the high probability of spotting whales in the area. Be on deck this evening to watch for humpback, minke, fin, orca, and sei whales, along with dolphins and harbor porpoises.
During the next 3 days explore the wild eastern coast of Iceland with plenty of rarely-visited places. In Thistilfjord Bay go ashore for nature walks which bring you to breathtaking vistas from the area's cliff tops.
Your small expedition ship is designed to navigate in wild remote regions where other ships must turn back. Today the Sea Spirit brings you to explore Mjoifjordur and enjoy the wilderness of this remote area. Later on visit the small Arctic town of Neskaupstadur.
Early in the morning dock in Djupivogur and depart for a full-day tour of the Vatnajokull ice cap. Explore the largest and most voluminous Icelandic glacier, and one of the largest in Europe by area. View 15-meter-tall icebergs of different shades of blue that float in the large ice lagoon of Jökulsárlón. Observe great skuas nesting in the area and Jökulsárlón seals.
Vestmannaeyjar, or the Westman Islands, were formed by undersea volcanoes between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago and are among the youngest of the world's archipelagos. In 1963, the world witnessed the birth of its newest island, Surtsey — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — which you can glimpse as your ship cruises past the coast.
Complete your circumnavigation of Iceland as you disembark in Reykjavík following breakfast on board. Transfer to the airport to continue your travels.


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While the US government has gone about blaming Israel for the upsurge in the violence in Israel, and has gone so far as to accuse Israelis of terrorism, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has quietly suspended AT LEAST 22 UN EMPLOYEES working inside Israel for their role in directly inciting murder. Suspension is not a big deal, per se. But in terms of | Read More »


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Mishandling of Serenity Deal case had tragic consequences
In a state with far too many heart-wrenching child welfare cases, Serenity Deal's may be the saddest of all.
Serenity was a 5-year-old girl who was beaten to death by her father in June 2011. The little girl's mother had been accused of molesting a boy, and so the Department of Human Services became involved. DHS workers recommended Serenity be placed with her biological father, Sean Devon Brooks, even though she had been injured twice during previous visits with him. Brooks, who's now in prison for his crime, didn't even know Serenity was his daughter until she was 3.
The case involved DHS workers in Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties who disagreed about Serenity's placement. Those in Pottawatomie County, supervisor Jennifer Shawn and child welfare specialist Randy Lack, recommended the girl live with her father. In Lincoln County, child welfare specialist Donald Wheeler urged caution and his boss, Wes Priest, backed him.
Soon after Serenity's death, all four were suspended. Not long after that, Wheeler, a 24-year veteran of the agency, killed himself. "They (DHS investigators) were just trying to dump everything on him," said Priest, who eventually quit his job with the agency. Wheeler told his wife, in a recorded message found after his death, "I can't believe they are giving me up."
Shawn was fired on misconduct, dishonesty and other grounds — DHS investigators accused her of 67 policy violations in Serenity's case. Lack also was fired. Last week, they each pleaded no contest in Pottawatomie County District Court to a misdemeanor charge of suppressing evidence from the judge who handled the case. They agreed to never work for DHS again.
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