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Introduction to PET/CT Imaging
Peeyush Bhargava, MD, FACNM
Affiliation: www.nuclearmd.com
Last Modified: May 21, 2013
What is a PET scan?
- PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography. It is an imaging exam through which your doctor looks at the metabolic activity of a radioactive compound inside your body.
- The most common radioactive compound used for PET imaging is called FDG (18-Fluro-deoxy-Glucose), which is an analogue of glucose, and its metabolism in the body can be seen on PET images.
- Since cancer cells are metabolically more active, they use more glucose (and FDG) and "light up" on the scan as abnormal activity.
- Unlike the MRI and CT, which provide pictures of the physical structures of the body, a PET scan provides metabolic imaging that show how the body's organ systems are functioning. The PET is able to show whether tissue is normal or abnormal based on cellular metabolism.
- PET has been investigated for more than 40 years, and much of the early work was performed at the University of Pennsylvania, by pioneers like Dr. Abass Alavi.
What is a PET/CT scan?
- PET/CT is new and highly advanced imaging technique, which combines PET (positron emission tomography) and CT (computed tomography) in one machine.
- The scanner merges PET and CT images together to provide a unique combination of both functional and structural information.
- It helps physicians to diagnose cancer and provide additional information that can help determine which therapies are appropriate for the patient. It also helps physicians monitor a patient's response to treatment or identify metastasis that can affect treatment.
How does PET work?
- A PET scan may also be referred to as an "FDG-PET scan." FDG is a radioactive analog of glucose (sugar). For a PET scan, a small amount of radioactivity is attached to sugar (glucose) molecules and given to the patient through an IV.
- Upon entering the body, the FDG is processed by organs and tissues as part of their normal function and is detected by the PET scanner. A computer then creates a picture of where the FDG is taken up (called "activity") using colors to highlight the different levels of activity.
- PET has the ability to demonstrate abnormal metabolic activity in organs sometimes even before there is a structural abnormality present (that could be seen on CT or MRI).
How can the PET detect cancer cells?
- Tumor cells have a high rate of metabolism and because of this, they take up more of the radioactive glucose (FDG).
- This makes the cancer cells appear more "active" than other areas on the scan pictures. The rate of uptake of FDG by the tumor cells is proportional to their metabolic activity.
- In addition to the color picture, the amount of uptake on PET is often given a number called "SUV" (standard uptake value); most active cancers will have an SUV greater than 2.5.
- Cancer cells are not always the only "PET avid cells" (or cells that take up the FDG) in the body; it is important to realize that a PET scan is not able to distinguish metabolic activity due to tumor from activity due to non cancerous processes such as inflammation or infection.
- Therefore, it is important to discuss with your healthcare provider the clinical significance of your PET scan results.
PET/CT and Cancer
- PET/CT imaging with FDG has become an indispensable part of cancer care. A PET scan's ability to detect the metabolic activity levels of an abnormal area seen on CT scan, allows the reader to distinguish between a benign and cancerous tumor- the cancerous one will appear more active.
- In some cases, after treatment for cancer, there may be dead cancer cells left behind, which would still be seen on MRI or CT scan, but the PET can show that they are not active.
- PET can be used to determine how a tumor is responding to treatment or to detect metastases. Chemotherapy causes changes in cellular activity and these changes can be detected with a PET scan well before they would be seen on CT or MRI alone.
How to prepare for your PET Scan
- Confirm your appointment 24 hours prior to the test. Because of the high demand for a PET/CT scan, and the short half-life of the tracer, your slot may be given to another patient.
- Bring a list of the medications that you are taking, brief medical history, and treatments that you have had (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery). If you take any medications for diabetes, you may be instructed not to take these as they could interfere with the FDG.
- Patients must fast overnight prior to a PET scan. Afternoon patients may eat a light meal six hours prior to exam. They can and should drink plenty water while they are fasting.
- You should plan to be at the facility for 2-3 hours on exam day. You should avoid vigorous physical exercise the day before, on the day of the scan, and until the scan is completed.
- If you had other imaging studies performed such as CT scans, MRI, ultrasound etc, it is crucial that the films and reports are made available to the radiologist who is interpreting the PET/CT scan.
The PET Imaging Procedure
- After you register, you will be taken to the PET prep room. An IV will be put in and you will be given the radioisotope (FDG).
- There is a period of approximately 60-90 minutes wait time during which the FDG circulates through the body.
- When it is time for the PET scan to begin, you will lie on a table that slides into the scanner, a donut-shaped machine that resembles a CT scanner. The table will slide through the PET scanner.
- For most patients, the scan takes about 30-60 minutes, depending on whether the whole body, or a particular part of the body is scanned. You will need to lie still during that period.
- For most cancers, the body is scanned from just below the brain to the mid-thigh. In certain cancers such as melanoma, a full body scan, from the top to the head to the toes, is used.
- You may go home when the study is finished and resume your regular diet and medication. You are encouraged to drink water to help clear the radioactivity from your body.
- If you have received sedation during the course of the exam, you will need someone to drive you home.
Will my health insurance cover PET?
- Most insurance companies reimburse for PET procedures, including Medicare. Contact your insurer directly to learn about payment reimbursement.
- The staff at your doctor's office or the imaging center can also provide more information and help with preauthorization for insurance reimbursement.
How much radiation does a PET scan expose the patient to?
- Because the radioisotope used in a PET scan is short-lived, the amount of radiation exposure the patient receives is small and is the same as from a CT scan of the chest.
- While this dose is very low, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should discuss the risks of radiation exposure with their doctors.
Do people experience any reactions as a result of FDG injection or the PET scan?
- Patients typically do not experience any reactions as a result of the PET scan, because the body processes the radioactive compound naturally. Therefore, no side effects are expected.
What are the other clinical applications of PET Imaging?
- Traditionally, PET has been used in oncology, but the use of PET is not limited to oncology. FDG is the most common tracer used in Oncology followed by F-18 Sodium Fluoride for imaging bone metastasis, and novel Ga-68 labeled peptides for imaging of neuroendocrine tumors.
- PET has also been used in the fields of neurology and cardiology. For example, PET can measure blood flow and glucose metabolism in the muscles of the heart. Areas of low blood flow but normal metabolism in the heart muscle indicate heart muscle that may be repaired by restoring blood flow, while areas of matched low blood flow and metabolism may already be irreversibly damaged and so require other treatments. In addition blood flow in the heart may be measured at rest and after exercise to detect partly obstructed arteries in the heart responsible for angina.
- In the field of neurology, PET has been used to study seizure disorders and Alzheimer's disease. PET imaging can localize the source of seizure focus in patients with medically uncontrolled seizures, for potential surgical management. Novel agents are being developed to evaluate patients who present with cognitive decline and may have Alzheimer's dementia.
About the author: Dr. Bhargava is a Board Certified Nuclear Medicine Physician based in Houston, TX. He has 10 yrs of experience in Nuclear Medicine and has worked as an Attending Physician at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, Chief of Nuclear Medicine at the Michael E Debakey VA Medical Center in Houston, and Medical Director of Nuclear Medicine at the Excel Diagnostics and Nuclear Oncology Center, also in Houston. He has published more than 30 articles in peer reviewed Nuclear Medicine journals and is a sought after speaker for American Board of Radiology review courses. He developed and maintains www.nuclearmd.com.


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We live in a world where selfie is in the dictionary and as such no self-respecting smartphone manufacturer can afford to ignore people's desire to take pictures of themselves.
While the rear cameras still tend to be better than front-facing ones on phones a growing number of handsets have impressive selfie snappers, in many cases packing in a whole lot of megapixels, wide angle lenses, a flash and editing tools to help you take the best selfie possible.
In fact it's becoming an ever more competitive aspect of smartphone creation, with some handsets specifically billed as selfie phones and even those which aren't often feel the need to compete in that area.
As such there's a surprising amount of choice for the discerning selfie fan, but to make the decision a little easier here are the best smartphones for selfies.
The Oppo N1 is one of the best phones there is for taking selfies. That's not because of the quality of its front-facing camera, in fact it doesn't even have a separate front-facing camera. What it does have though is a main camera which can swivel round to face the front.
It's a clever idea and it's not wasted as the Oppo N1 has a pretty decent snapper. It has a 13 megapixel sensor along with a dual-LED flash, which emits a softer light when positioned in the front-facing selfie mode.
It also includes a selection of scene modes such as 'Portrait' and 'Night' and there's even a 'Beautify' mode which applies virtual makeup to facial features. All in all we wouldn't say it's one of the best cameras around but it's certainly one of the best for selfies.
If you're feeling adventurous though you could always hunt out an Oppo N3. It's a newer take on the same idea with a better 16 megapixel sensor. However it's not currently readily available in the UK, so you might have to import it.
HTC has gone and pushed the selfie boat out with the Desire Eye. This is a phone which not only has a 13 megapixel rear camera but also a 13 megapixel front-facing camera. So it should be as good for selfies as the Oppo N1.
That front-facing snapper has a dual-LED flash, an HDR mode and an autofocus, so it's as well specced all round as the main camera.
Of course HTC has made the most of its powerful selfie camera by packing in some powerful selfie tools as well, such as split selfies, which let you take a photo of both you and the person you're looking at by using both cameras at once.
All that and it's a fairly high-end phone to boot, but its plastic build and mid-range branding means it's not overly expensive.
The HTC One M9 takes a different approach to selfies to the HTC Desire Eye, but it's no less impressive.
It has a 4 UltraPixel camera on the front, the same one which got star billing as the main camera on the HTC One M8.
The upshot of that is that it has larger pixels than most smartphone cameras, allowing it to take in more light, which in turn ensures that shots taken in dark environments aren't too gloomy, noisy or lacking in detail.
Beyond that 4 megapixels isn't bad for a front-facing camera in any case, so it's incredibly versatile, allowing you to take great shots no matter what the light is like.
Of course the HTC One M9 is also HTC's latest flagship, so as well as a great selfie camera you get a stylish metal build and loads of power. We can't wait to see whether the HTC One M10 will top it, but for now this is a great selfie option.
While most of the LG G4's camera smarts are saved for its rear snapper the front-facing camera hasn't been neglected.
It has an 8 megapixel sensor, allowing it to take detailed shots that look as good blown up on a big screen as they do on your smartphone.
As well as good image quality it includes a handy Gesture Interval Shot mode, which allows you to take photos with a hand gesture, so you don't have to reach for a button and can even have the phone propped up at a distance to fit more in the shot.
But it does more than that, because rather than just snapping one photo it will take four, with a two second gap between each, allowing you to change your pose if you want so you can get four distinct photos to choose from.
Like the HTC One M9 this is a flagship phone, so as well as a great selfie camera you get an abundance of specs and features, plus one of the best rear cameras we've ever seen on a smartphone. The LG G5 is just around the corner and that has an 8MP selfie camera too, so once it's available there's every chance it will take the G4's place in this list.
There's good news if you're fans of Apple's handsets, as the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus have significantly upgraded front-facing cameras. Going from a 1.2MP one to a 5MP one.
5MP selfie snappers aren't that rare these days, but it's still notable in Apple's case as only the latest iPhone models have them.
They're high quality cameras too, capable of taking sharp shots and they even have a flash of a kind. Dubbed 'Retina Flash', it lights up the screen three times brighter than normal, to ensure your face is well lit in any and all photos.
As good as it is for selfies the iPhone 6S is an even better phone in other ways, with a great 12MP rear camera, lots of power, a stylish metal build and loads of features, like its Touch ID fingerprint scanner and 3D Touch screen.
The Nokia Lumia 735 was actually billed as a selfie phone, so you know it's going to be good. That said this is a mid-range option so it's still not quite a match for some of the high-end selfie shooters, but if you're on a budget it's a strong choice.
With a 5 megapixel front-facing snapper it's well equipped to take selfies. Its wide angle lens makes it great for group selfies too and the Lumia Selfie app adds various filters and editing tools, to make your shots look as good, or as ridiculous, as you want.
There's also a Lumia 730 which is every bit as good for selfies but a worse phone overall as it doesn't support 4G.
Sony has so much confidence in the Xperia C3's selfie-taking abilities that it's the main thing it's selling it on. The handset comes with a 5 megapixel front facing camera, complete with an LED flash. Not many affordable smartphones have that many megapixels in their front cameras and even fewer have a flash, so that's a good start.
Like the Oppo N1, the Xperia C3's front-facing flash is designed to omit a soft, flattering light. The camera also has a wide-angle lens so you can fit more people into a shot and with the smile detection feature you don't need to press a button to take a picture, just smile.
However if you want to use a button it has a hardware shutter button so there's no need to jab at the screen to snap a photo.
There's also a selection of camera apps, some of which are designed with selfies in mind. For example there's an 'AR Effect' mode, which can be used to add hats and other funny features to selfies and, perhaps more usefully, there's a 'Portrait retouch' feature, which allows you to add makeup effects.< Back
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text: The National Center for State Courts Lawmakers Receive Update on Magistrate Court Study By Ashton Marra • May 23, 2014 West Virginia Legislature In between debating special session bills this week, lawmakers managed to have a few of their regularly scheduled interim meetings. During one of those meetings, legislators were updated by a national group on a study of the state's magistrate system. The study of the state's magistrate system started following the 2013 legislative session during which lawmakers faced some debate over magistrate pay.


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Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=66929&th=14018#msg_66929 <![CDATA[I see lots of cool items every day here on the forums. The creative solutions are fascinating. One thing I rarely see, is items that require 2 materials. So I'm wondering, what could be made using at least 2 of our materials. It doesn't have to need to be multiple materials, or be a finished design complete with assembling features. But what would you make? I know I've seen figures with WSF bodies, and FUD for more detailed areas like the head. What else can we do?

 You have until Tuesday morning, 10am GMT+1 to come up with your selection.

 How to enter

 Design, share here, and explain. They will be judged on use of materials, and awesomeness of the idea.

 What's the prize?

 $25 to use towards your creation, or any other Shapeways purchase.

 That's all?

 Put on your thinking caps, I know you all will impress us!

 Mike]]> Youknowwho4eva 2013-04-26T19:19:05-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=66960&th=14018#msg_66960 <![CDATA[This is a chance to show off some of my old designs that didn't sell even one time

 Rotating click-in Ear Tube & CustoMe Pendant :

 THIS IS NOT A ENTER ]]> FabMeJewelry 2013-04-27T18:42:25-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=66961&th=14018#msg_66961 <![CDATA[I am trying to use stainless steel (my favorite material) in combination with plastics for functional items.
 I have designed a static Gear Cross pendant and I was thinking of making a kinetic one.
 So this is what I came up with the opportunity of this challenge.

 The clip-on plastic pieces will be used as axles for the revolving gears of the cross.

 ]]> Innovo 2013-04-27T19:42:34-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=66996&th=14018#msg_66996 <![CDATA[I'm not sure if this counts, but it is technically two different materials.

 This is my ship in a bottle!

  http://www.shapeways.com/model/990786/ghost-ship-in-a-bottle .html?li=my-models

 This is using the trapped wax inside the FUD]]> GarySG 2013-04-28T15:44:11-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67053&th=14018#msg_67053 <![CDATA[@Fab Me Jewelry- Love your pieces! good show of what is possible with multiple materials. Any new idea's for the contest?

 @Innovo- ah good one, so your looking to do the backing and gears in stainless? Pricey with multiple pieces not being available in stainless, unless you attach them together, to machine apart when it arrives? Pricing aside, that would look great.

 @GairBear66- Nice design. It may be 2 materials, but is not in the intended scope of the contest. I know you can design something new using multiple materials!]]> Youknowwho4eva 2013-04-29T13:14:57-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67055&th=14018#msg_67055 <![CDATA[1:160 scale station building and platform in WSF, doors, windows, shutters and roof in FUD. designed by me, built and painted by a chum for his layout.

 model at http://shpws.me/mOxZ

 ]]> ivanf 2013-04-29T13:45:12-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67056&th=14018#msg_67056 <![CDATA[Very nice work!

 Here's my idea, too bad I can't win.
 A stache switch blade. Even though it's more like a Swiss army knife, it's for switching staches.

 ]]> Youknowwho4eva 2013-04-29T13:50:52-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67059&th=14018#msg_67059 <![CDATA[

Youknowwho4eva wrote on Mon, 29 April 2013 13:14

 @Innovo- ah good one, so your looking to do the backing and gears in stainless? Pricey with multiple pieces not being available in stainless, unless you attach them together, to machine apart when it arrives? Pricing aside, that would look great.

 Yes, that's the idea even though I was under the impression that multiple pieces are ok in a file, if it's a set (like cufflinks)? It's still a nice project for me but not a viable selling piece, otherwise...

 ]]> Innovo 2013-04-29T15:35:54-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67060&th=14018#msg_67060 <![CDATA[The Modell is not new, I am not sure if this is allowed.

 I created it as part of a Christmas gift for my girlfriend: I build her a Lego diorama to remember our first's dives together. We did these dives in an indoor dive center and one of the features in the pool was a Shark Monument. To remember our first dives together I build the diorama from Lego. But Lego do not have a big knife to create a Shark Monument...

 To be very close on the original Lego Idea: Have separate elements and every element has one color, I decide not to paint it. It is also easier for potential buyers, when the product can be used like it is Printed from Shapeways and do not have to be painted. Full Colored Sandstone has no Metal color.

 So I had to spilt the Print in two parts: The handle is printed Black Strong and Flexible and the blade in Polished Alumide. Both materials look great.

 So the basic Idea is simple: use the original color of the different materials:

 The whole diorama

 The Orginal:

 the Both Parts:
 blade: http://shpws.me/nvEN
 handle: http://shpws.me/nvEO]]> wedge 2013-04-29T16:02:27-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67064&th=14018#msg_67064 <![CDATA[Thanks @Youknowwho4eva, i love the StacheSwitch as well !

 I didn't want to enter due to the lack of time, but you've triggered me so here it is

 CustoLED :

 Top = Stainless steel Gold plated
 Middle = Frosted Ultra Detail
 Bottom = Stainless Steel Bronze

 Everybody has their own taste, some like gold metal some like black plastic...
 This LED light is designed with the possibility for customers to choose different materials for each part so that the 3D printed CustoLED will match their interior style !

 After receiving the product from shapeways there are only a few things left to do

 1. Insert a Led tea light
 2. Take a seat
 3. Read a 3D printing magazine !
 4. Share the magic !]]> FabMeJewelry 2013-04-29T17:26:46-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67065&th=14018#msg_67065 <![CDATA[If i could use materials that are not (yet) availible i would make a catapult* of WS&F and Rubber

 If i had a service like this when i was still in high-school I'd probably would have been expelled

 *only to use with soft things like paper balls !!!]]> FabMeJewelry 2013-04-29T17:36:42-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67085&th=14018#msg_67085 <![CDATA[Here's my shot:

 "The Eye of Horus is a mysterious symbol, summoning protection from evil, bringing good fortune, and ensuring the health of the bearer. That this symbol has endured over 3000 years is testament to the craftsmen of ancient Egypt, who using innovative technology of their time, carved this symbol from precious stones. With this modern interpretation, I hope to capture that essence and channel it into the glowing face of the amulet.

 This piece is designed to be printed in 3 parts - a Stainless steel casing, a transparent resin insert, and a Stainless steel back cover. The casing is the main component, relying on the strength of Stainless steel to protect the heart of the piece. Cradling the life of the amulet - a lithium-ion battery and pure white LED - the transparent resin insert is held in place by friction, using micro-beveled edges to aid the initial fit. Additionally, the resin acts as a diffuser, transmitting the glow to create the Eye of Horus in pure light. The piece is completed with a rotate-to-lock back cover, inscribed with the hieroglyphics of an ancient Egyptian blessing.

 While we may never completely understand the arts of the ancients, I hope The Eye of Horus - Remixed brings you favor, just the same as its predecessors brought the builders of the great pyramids."

 Exploded view:

 Render:
 ]]> denali3ddesign 2013-04-29T20:27:34-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67156&th=14018#msg_67156 <![CDATA[What software did you use to design that piece denali3ddesign?]]> razvanel 2013-04-30T14:34:04-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67157&th=14018#msg_67157 <![CDATA[All in Sketchup. The render was also done in Skechup, using a render plugin called Twilight.]]> denali3ddesign 2013-04-30T14:38:18-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67330&th=14018#msg_67330 <![CDATA[Sorry for another late decision, but we have picked a winner!
 FabMeJewelry, we have picked your LED candle holder.

 The existing pieces are all wonderful, but we didn't want to give an advantage to existing models when others only had the weekend.
 Innovo and denali, very good pieces, you guys didn't make the decision easy. The LED candle holder was picked as the most feasible in the materials specified. Innovo, I think if you sprue your gears together, you'd be able to get it printed. It would require some clipping and cleaning but you could get it to work. Or if you offered it in allumide instead of steel. Denali, The text concerns me, along with the supports in the eyes. The locking concerns me too, but I didn't take that into account as I said you didn't have to worry about assembly in such a short contest. I wish I could give you guys a gift code to prove me wrong!]]> Youknowwho4eva 2013-05-02T16:41:28-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67333&th=14018#msg_67333 <![CDATA[Congrats, FabMeJewelry.

 Michael, I agree my design would work better with a higher res printing technology like laser sintered titanium...maybe I'll do that once I strike it rich  Thanks for the critiques.]]> denali3ddesign 2013-05-02T17:08:26-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67335&th=14018#msg_67335 <![CDATA[

denali3ddesign wrote on Thu, 02 May 2013 17:08

Congrats, FabMeJewelry.

 Michael, I agree my design would work better with a higher res printing technology like laser sintered titanium...maybe I'll do that once I strike it rich  Thanks for the critiques.

 I wouldn't mind one of those printers myself. Only need to save up another $650K]]> Youknowwho4eva 2013-05-02T17:18:39-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67340&th=14018#msg_67340 <![CDATA[Cool thank you @Youknowwho4eva, all there's left to do now is cut out some patterns to make it more beautiful and affordable, maybe we'll do a christmas edition only the future knows ?

 All great designs, we especially love the Gear Cross pendant and would love to see The Eye of Horus light up !

 You all still have a chance to win the code, we will soon start a FaceBook Win campain and will post a link here when it's starting

 Thank you all !]]> FabMeJewelry 2013-05-02T17:49:25-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67415&th=14018#msg_67415 <![CDATA[So, after reading into some of the regulations of facebook we've discovered that you cant really ask people to share and like your page to win something, win campains are only authourised via a page apps and you would have to make it clear fb has nothing to do with it.

 So we only mention to spread the love

 Your chance to win a Shapeways Coupon code of $25,-

 ]]> FabMeJewelry 2013-05-03T18:10:27-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67503&th=14018#msg_67503 <![CDATA[[quote title=FabMeJewelry wrote on Sat, 27 April 2013 18:42]This is a chance to show off some of my old designs that didn't sell even one time

 Rotating click-in Ear Tube & CustoMe Pendant :

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 Nice design, but I would seriously hesitate about putting Shapeways stainlees steel in one's ear! It most definitely isn't surgical s/steel and would cause skin grief to a lot of people, I'm sure.

 ]]> lensman 2013-05-05T20:06:38-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67504&th=14018#msg_67504 <![CDATA[I'm aware of that and when it was up for sale the discription stated that the materials are only intended for decorative use, "wear them occasonally using a bit of vaseline"

 The first one was designed on request by a friend without the click-in part. He still wears it sometimes so it is possible for occasional use.

 I don't have it up for sale anymore, they will be re-introduced when shapeways offers better materials for every day use on the body and maybe this post will be the trigger for shapeways to offer some better metals for non-decorative use ? PLEASE READ THIS @SHAPEWAYS

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 FabMe Jewelry]]> FabMeJewelry 2013-05-05T20:57:42-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67505&th=14018#msg_67505 <![CDATA[Yes, let's hope so. Would silver be as much of a problem? I know some people have reactions to it but surely less than s/steel.

 ]]> lensman 2013-05-05T22:00:42-00:00 Re: Weekend Contest #10: Combining materials http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=67508&th=14018#msg_67508 <![CDATA[I think it would work on most people but it was a bit pricey compared to regular ear tubes. It would look great though in the new Premium silver, maybe worth the price.

 Only i'm scared about the spacing with premium silver maybe they will polish too much one time and the next time too little, has anyone have any experience with premium silver and are the measurements ok compared to the 3d model ?]]> FabMeJewelry 2013-05-05T22:24:13-00:00


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Star Trek The Starship Enterprise
Ask an Expert Series
Presenter: Margaret Weitekamp
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
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Museum in Washington, DC
The Ask An Expert lecture series at the National Mall building is presented every Wednesday at noon. A Museum staff member talks to the public about the history, collection, or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition in the Museum.
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Responding to Evan Soltas on union density, Matt Bruenig gives us the following amazing chart (which comes in turn from the CEPR) over at Demos:
Wow, Austria! In this chart, the X's represent union membership, while the blue bars represent coverage — people who are covered by a union contract. Bruenig comments:
This is just one example, but it gets at the core of the problem with Soltas' approach here. He endeavored to answer the union question with wonk-economics methods...[But] as best as I can tell, all of these countries are on the globe, yet somehow the fundamental economic forces of globalization and technology have affected them in very different ways. Again, this points to the dominant role a country's political economy plays in how its labor market institutions are structured. [Demos]
Though one does wonder how Japan and New Zealand have coverage that is lower than membership. Shouldn't that be impossible?
UPDATE: On Twitter, Bruenig kindly provides the answer. Turns out that part of calculating the coverage rate includes subtracting workers who aren't allowed to engage in collective bargaining (some public sector workers, in some countries, for example). Thanks Matt! Ryan Cooper
Donald Trump trails Hillary Clinton by just two points nationally, a new NBC News/Survey Monkey poll released Tuesday reveals. Clinton leads the presumptive Republican nominee just 47 percent to 45 percent — a narrow edge just barely outside the poll's 1.2-point margin of error. Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) boasts a 12-point lead over Trump in a hypothetical general election matchup, 52 percent to 40 percent.
The poll surveyed 12,969 registered voters online between May 23 and May 29. Becca Stanek
Actor Kit Harrington slammed the film industry for "sexism towards men" in an interview with The Sunday Times, accusing the system of "a double standard."
"If you said to a girl, 'Do you like being called a babe?' and she said, 'No, not really,' she'd be absolutely right," Harrington said. "I like to think of myself as more than a head of hair or a set of looks."
Some thought the Game of Thrones actor's comments came across as tone-deaf. "I think what he is actually describing is feeling objectified, which certainly isn't a phenomenon belonging to a single gender," Aimée Lutkin observed for Jezebel.
You know nothing (about institutional sexism within the film-making industry and wider society), Jon Snow https://t.co/RPLu6SQHuh
— JOE.co.uk (@JOE_co_uk) May 31, 2016
Still, "it's demeaning," Harrington said. "Yes, in some ways you could argue I've been employed for a look I have. But there's a sexism that happens towards men. There's definitely a sexism in our industry that happens towards women, and there is towards men as well ... At some points during photoshoots when I'm asked to strip down, I felt that." Jeva Lange
Journalist Katie Couric admitted to deceptively editing an exchange with gun rights activists in Under the Gun, a documentary she produced and narrated about gun violence. "I take responsibility for a decision that misrepresented an exchange I had with members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League," she said in a statement Monday evening.
The edit made the activists appear stumped and ashamed by her question about felons and terrorists purchasing guns if there are no background checks, when in fact they responded quickly to the criticism and had candid answers. The discrepancy was exposed by The Washington Free Beacon last week. Jeva Lange
On Monday, Iraqi counterterrorism forces, backed by U.S.-led airstrikes, started to push into Islamic State–held Fallujah, capturing about 85 percent of the city's southern Nuaimiya area. At dawn on Tuesday, ISIS launched a counterattack, two officers with the special forces told The Associated Press, and Iraqi forces repelled the four-hour assault. ISIS used tunnels and snipers to attack Iraqi forces, and sent out six car bombs, the officers said, but the explosives-laden vehicles were destroyed before they reached Iraqi troops.
There are an estimated 50,000 civilians trapped in Fallujah, and on Tuesday the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group warned that "a human catastrophe is unfolding in Fallujah." Jan Egeland, the secretary general of the group, said that the "warring parties must guarantee civilians safe exit now, before it's too late and more lives are lost." Peter Weber
Previews of the J.K. Rowling play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begin June 7 at London's Palace Theatre, but on Tuesday, Rowling's Pottermore site released the first photos of the lead characters in costume. Jamie Parker is a grown-up Harry Potter, complete with the lightning scar on his forehead, and Poppy Miller is his wife, the former Ginny Weasley. Playing their youngest son, Albus Severus Potter — the titular cursed child — is Sam Clemmett, dressed in hand-me-down Hogwarts robes.
First pictures are released of cast in costume for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child https://t.co/qCHUtl74ZI pic.twitter.com/BFlONckuTS
— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) May 31, 2016
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is being presented as the eighth installment of the Harry Potter saga, following the seven books. Rowling, who wrote the play with Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, says she is thrilled with the casting. Parker "simply is Harry now," she said. "There's a kind of relief in watching him, he gets it so right." And Miller's Ginny is "kind and cool, exactly as I imagined her," Rowling added. The play will run in two parts, with the first performed as a matinee and the second at night. Peter Weber
"While Donald Trump is widely disliked, he is especially disliked by women," Trevor Noah said on The Daily Show last week, "as Trump is well aware." He played a video of Trump speaking at a rally in New Mexico, telling the crowd, among other things, "I want to set records with women." Noah was slightly repulsed: "It sounds like Trump is getting speech ideas from a pervert's Tinder profile."
Trump does have some female admirers, but "there's a reason the large majority of women are not Trump fans," Noah said, playing another recent clip of Trump saying he can't stand Hillary Clinton's voice. But then he dug into the Trump archive, unearthing a 1994 interview on Prime Time Live with Nancy Collins in which Trump explained why he didn't want his wife at the time, Marla Maples, to work outside the home. "Now, these clips aren't online, so pretty much nobody has seen them since they aired in 1994," Noah promised. And sure, times have changed in 22 years, but even in year two of the Bill Clinton presidency, Trump knew what he was saying would be construed as "chauvinist." And to show that some things never change, he went ahead and said what was on his mind anyway. Watch below. Peter Weber
At a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Oakland late Monday, five animal-rights activists jumped over the barricade and ran toward the stage, prompting two agents to jump on the platform and push Sanders away from the mic. Security dragged the protesters into nearby Oakland City Hall, and Sanders, looking more annoyed than frightened, returned to the mic and said, "We are not easily intimidated." Sanders campaign spokesman Michael Briggs said later that the interruption "was handled professionally by the Secret Service." The group, Direct Action Everywhere, said one of its protesters at the event had been "assaulted."
Why are animal-rights activists targeting Sanders? "His campaign has promoted itself based on this idea of progressivism and rejecting discrimination and inequality," member Zach Groff tells ABC News, "but when it comes to the animals in the United States and around the world, discrimination and violence is the name of the game every single day." Sanders "claims to be a progressive, but you cannot be a progressive if you oppose animal rights," Groff added. Another Direct Action Everywhere organizer, Aidan Cook, explained that "Sanders claims to oppose 'factory farming,' but what he hides is that virtually all farms in the United States, including farms he supports, are essentially factory farms." You can watch the drama below. Peter Weber


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Is There a Relationship between Guns and Freedom? Comparative Results from Fifty-Nine Nations
Kopel, David, Moody, Carlisle, Nemerov, Howard, Texas Review of Law & Politics
Is there a relationship between firearm ownership in a nation and the level of freedom? Many people have thought so.
The American founding generation thought that the relationship was positive. James Madison spoke of "the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation," and contrasted the United States with "the several kingdoms of Europe," where "the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."1 Two centuries later, Senator Hubert Humphrey affirmed the same idea:
Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms .... The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, and one more safeguard against tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible.2
Other people argue that there is a negative relationship between guns and freedom. Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan stated:
The proliferation of small arms, ammunition and explosives has also aggravated the violence associated with terrorism and organized crime. Even in societies not beset by civil war, the easy availability of small arms has in many cases contributed to violence and political instability.
These, in turn, have damaged development prospects and imperiled human security in every way.3
Proponents of both theories can readily cite examples. Widespread ownership of firearms helped Americans win independence from Britain in the American Revolution and preserve that independence in the War of 1812.4 The well-armed Swiss were able to deter Nazi invasion during World War II, even though Joseph Goebbels thought Hitler might eventually be known as the "Butcher of the Swiss."5 Conversely, guns in the hands of warlords and terrorists have played a major role in harming civil society in modern nations such as Lebanon and the Ivory Coast.6
Increased United Nations attention to the gun control issue in the 1990s and the early 21st century has resulted in much greater academic interest in international firearms issues.7 It is now possible to use a large panel, consisting of fifty-nine nations, to test for a relationship between increased gun density and various measures of freedom.8
Using data on per capita firearm ownership from the Small Arms Survey,9 this Article examines the relationship between per capita firearm rates and several measures of freedom. These measures are:
* Freedom House's ratings of political rights (such as free elections) and civil liberty (such as freedom of religion).
* Transparency International's ratings of government corruption levels.
* Heritage Foundation's ratings of economic freedom.
* World Bank's ratings of economic success.
Part II of this Article describes these data sources. Part III reports the findings from the comparative analysis. Part IV discusses various ways in which higher levels of firearms density might work to increase or decrease different aspects of freedom.
A. Freedom House's Ratings of Political Rights and Civil Liberty
Founded in 1941 by Eleanor Roosevelt and others concerned by the threat of fascism, Freedom House is a leading voice against political and civil oppression, regardless of the ideology of the oppressor.10 Every year Freedom House publishes a monograph titled Freedom in the World, in which each country is given a rating for two categories: political rights and civil liberty. Freedom in the World defines these categories as follows:
Political rights enable people to participate freely in the political process, including through the right to vote, compete for public office, and elect representatives who have a decisive impact on public policies and are accountable to the electorate. Civil liberties allow for the freedoms of expression and belief, associational and organizational rights, rule of law, and personal autonomy without interference from the state. …


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There was good information for all levels of internet marketers.
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2015 Hazard Communication Initiative
October 19, 2015: Over the past year, a team at EHS has been working to develop a Hazard Communication Program for the University of Idaho, a program that is required by State of Idaho standards. Our program will cover all areas of the university, including laboratories, construction and maintenance activities, field work, etc., where chemical hazards may be found in the workplace. There are some exceptions to this as detailed in the FAQs and the resource sections available to the different user groups that you will find in the webpages. We have revised these Hazard Communication webpages, published the new policy in the APM (35.60), and developed an online course in NetLearning@uidaho, "Hazard Communication for Supervisors," to assist supervisors in implementing the program in their areas. All items are now live except the course, which we expect to be available in the next week or two. We will put out another announcement when the course is ready.
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Judge Manning Horse Transportation, Inc.
LOC International Horse Transport
Horse transportation and manure removal services.
Categories: Transportation; Manure Management
Region: Dutchess County, New York
Loc International Horse Transport
Kettles Cottages
Trig Street
Beare Green
ENGLAND0044 1306 7101000044 7702 email@example.com
We provide a reliable and efficient weekly service to all parts of the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, and worldwide. All of our staff have been certified by DEFRA as competent grooms & drivers and hold a valid certification (ACET). The vehicles that we use carry between 2 and 11 horses. The trucks are on air suspension for an extra comfortable, stress free ride for the animals. They are also air conditioned and all are fitted with CCTV for constant monitoring. Ad-lib haylage is available for the duration of travel if requested. We have a type 2 authorisation to transport over 8 hours and are DEFRA and SVS approved.
Category: Transportation
Region: Surrey County, England
Regional Category: Surrey County, England Transportation
Miss Jiminy's HorseTransport & Training
5 Kettles Cottages
Trig Street
ENGLAND0044 1306 7101000044 7702 firstname.lastname@example.com
National and international horse transport. Providing a caring, dedicated weekly service to Europe. CCTV, DEFRA approved. Trucks on air suspension. Private and charter loads catered for. Competitive freight booking service. All papers arranged.
Category: Transportation
Region: Surrey County, England
Regional Category: Surrey County, England Transportation
Sterling Hunter/Jumpers
P.O. Box 4767
Sunland, CA 91041(818) 951-8374(818) firstname.lastname@example.com
Small private gated horse boarding facility in Sun Valley.
- 12 x 24 Pipe Corrals
- In-Out Stalls
- Pasture
- 160 x 120 Lighted Arena
- Round Pen
- Trails
- Washrack
- Tackrooms
- Trailer Parking
- Bathroom
On-site certified western trainer offering lessons in western pleasure, barrel racing & gymkhana. Horse training - problem & green horses accepted. Also offering transportation for 1-2 horses for all of California. Emergency service available. Camera monitored.
Categories: Stables and Horse Farms; Lesson Stables; Boarding Stables / Livery Yards; Transportation; Horse Training Stables; Natural Horsemanship Training
Region: Los Angeles County, California
Sunspring Ranch
13304 Wright Rd
Buda, TX 78610(512) firstname.lastname@example.com
Professional horse riding and training facility. Riding lessons for all ages and skill levels. Focus on safety, horsemanship and fun. Quality versus quantity. Spring and summer camps. Homeschool and preschool programs. Birthday parties, scout badge workshops, and more. Facilities include: large, lighted sand arena with full course of jumps, large round pen, covered arena, ample turn-out, large tack rooms, and covered grooming areas. Family, friendly environment!
Categories: Stables and Horse Farms; Lesson Stables; Boarding Stables / Livery Yards; Summer Horse Riding Camps; Transportation; Pony Parties / Birthday Parties
Region: Travis County, Texas
Tranquillity Farm
2851 W Center
Provo, UT 84601(801) email@example.com
Friendly, small equestrian facility with room for boarding, including layovers. We are 40 min south of Salt Lake; easy to find - just off of I-15 in Provo. $25 per night/horse (as of June 2010). Electrical hookups available.
Categories: Stables and Horse Farms; Lesson Stables; Boarding Stables / Livery Yards; Ranches and Vacations; Transportation; Vaulting Stables; Horse Training Stables; Horse Hotels / Overnight Boarding
Region: Utah County, Utah
4M Horse Transportation
300 Old Chester Rd
Chester, NJ 07930(908) firstname.lastname@example.com
State of the art facility. 60 acres, 2 outdoor, 1 indoor, and 56 stalls. On site trainers, clinics, and coaching at shows. Breeding, sales, and leasing.
Categories: Stables and Horse Farms; Breeding Farms; Lesson Stables; Boarding Stables / Livery Yards; Summer Horse Riding Camps; Hunter Jumper Stables; Transportation; Sale Barns; Horse Training Stables; Breeding Services
Region: Morris County, New Jersey
AAA Horse Transport
Sisters, OR 97759(541) firstname.lastname@example.com
Your horse transportation and shipping specialist!
Category: Transportation
Region: Deschutes County, Oregon
Regional Category: Deschutes County, Oregon Transportation
ALH Transporting
ENGLAND07846 11063607765 email@example.com
Luxury horse transport. Family-run business operated by very experienced horse people with over 40 years experience in horse care and transport between us. The second driver/groom is a qualified equine nurse. All staff are WOTO registered and Defra approved. We cover the UK and Europe. We offer an exclusive service for our clients at affordable prices. We transport for some very high profile clients to France, Spain, Belgium & Germany. We have learned through years of experience the benefit of traveling the horses for a max of 12 hours per day with regular water and hay stops (with carrots & apples). We only use the best livery yards. Our first concern is the welfare and care of the horses.
Category: Transportation
Region: Berkshire County, England
Regional Category: Berkshire County, England Transportation
American Horse Trailer Rental Inc.
Elizabeth City, NC 27909(757) firstname.lastname@example.com
Transporting horses from state to state.
Category: Transportation
Region: Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Regional Category: Pasquotank County, North Carolina Transportation
Andiamo Sport Horses
Visalia, CA 93292(559) 381-5357(855) email@example.com
American Horse® Trailer Rental Inc. is a national horse trailer rental company in the United States. Started in 2010, we now have locations in California, Arizona, Texas, New York, and Colorado. If you use a horse trailer less than 15 times a year, it may be better to rent than to own a trailer. All locations have two horse bumper pulls, and other locations have living quarters trailers or stock trailers. Please call our reservation line at 559-381-5357 or toll free at 855-55HORSE. American Horse® is now a registered trade mark!
Category: Transportation
Regions: Arizona; Colorado; New York; Texas; Tulare County, California
Aspen West Paint Horses
Summerfield, FL 34491(214) 289-3068(214) email@example.com
Horse transportation, breeding, and sales. Based in Texas and Florida, we are centrally located to haul your horses. We are horse people with over 25 years of experience who are committed to safely delivering your horses to their destination. We use two trailers: a 3 horse Express gooseneck and a 2 horse Logan bumper pull. Both trailers are extra tall and have padded stall dividers, matted floors, rubber lined walls, drop down windows on head, and sliding bus windows on butt. Horses travel with water and high quality hay 24/7 in their trailer stall. We provide extra shavings for added comfort and safety. We have scheduled rest times every 4 hours for your horses during their trip. Horse motels are scheduled for longer trips. Special needs horses are welcome. We can bring your saddles and tack, too. We are available 24/7 via Blackberry cell phone/email. We call and/or email you with updates on your horse. Let us know how often you want to hear from us.
Categories: Arabian Horse Farms; Stables and Horse Farms; Breeding Farms; Transportation; Pony Parties / Birthday Parties
Regions: Texas; Manatee County, Florida
Atlantic Horse Carriers, LLC
Tofield AB T0B4J0(780) 662-2632(780) firstname.lastname@example.com
Custom horse transport. We're fully insured, including the horses entrusted to our care, and legal to haul through North America. We prefer to haul for people who care more how their horse is hauled than just the price.
We also raise a few fine quality colored foals each year that are for sale at weaning.
Categories: Paint Horse Farms; Quarter Horse Farms; Stables and Horse Farms; Breeding Farms; Transportation
Region: Alberta
Bill Willis Horse Transport
Mt Vernon, ME 04352(207) 590-7510(781) email@example.com
We are a professional transport company. We provide service for 48 states. We are a small and personalized company. We provide exclusive care for horse while transporting. Box stalls available. We stop every 4-5 hours to rest the horses, feed, and water. We have a video monitoring system. We are available 24/7 by cell while on the road. Like us on Facebook and Twitter. We have over 40 years' combined experience with horses. We also do shows. We have two drivers at all times to insure the safest and fastest transport for your horse. We are family owned and operated. We are horse people providing a service to horse people. Thank you.
Category: Transportation
Region: Kennebec County, Maine
Regional Category: Kennebec County, Maine Transportation
Black Diamond Quarter Horses
Mt Olive, NC 28365(252) firstname.lastname@example.com
Licensed USDOT Contract Carrier. Transporting horses on the east coast. 36 years over the road experience. Based in North Carolina.
Category: Transportation
Region: Wayne County, North Carolina
Regional Category: Wayne County, North Carolina Transportation
Black Earth Friesians
Crosby, MN 56441(218) email@example.com
Black Diamond Quarter Horses specializes in breeding, selling, transporting, boarding, and training championship, high performance Quarter Horses. Our foals are the future winners from legendary and proven broodmares. We are promoting and breeding one of the finest foundation Quarter Horses - our stallion is 97% foundation bred! We also provide riding lessons!
Categories: Quarter Horse Farms; Stables and Horse Farms; Breeding Farms; Lesson Stables; Boarding Stables / Livery Yards; Transportation
Region: Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Centaur Horse Transportation LLC
Black Earth, WI 53515(608) 767-3285(608) email@example.com
Black Earth Friesians breeds high quality Friesian horses. These magnificent black beauties are raised in the awe-inspiring hills of Black Earth, Wisconsin. We believe that quality must go in to get quality out. Come see our exceptional horses.
Categories: Friesian Horse Farms and Stallions; Stables and Horse Farms; Breeding Farms; Transportation
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin
Charger Transport
Rootstown, OH 44272(330) firstname.lastname@example.com
We offer local and long distance horse transportation. We are a DOT compliant company and have been professionally transporting horses for the past 2 1/2 yrs. We do are best to give your horse a safe, relaxing, and timely transport. We work with you to accommodate fearful horses and take our time to get them on the trailer. Contact us for more info. We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks!
Category: Transportation
Region: Portage County, Ohio
Regional Category: Portage County, Ohio Transportation
Chesley Horse Farm and Supplies
Eufaula, OK 74432(918) email@example.com
Charger Transport offers nationwide transport of your horse trailers, RVs, boats, travel trailers, etc. Visit our website for more information and a free quote today!
Category: Transportation
Region: McIntosh County, Oklahoma
Regional Category: McIntosh County, Oklahoma Transportation
Circle M Farm
Chesley ON N0G 1L0(519) firstname.lastname@example.com
We sell english and western horse tack at affordable prices. We have Western saddles, English saddles, and Western and English bridles with reins. We also have a small family run boarding farm.
Categories: Tack Shops; Stables and Horse Farms; Boarding Stables / Livery Yards; Transportation
Region: Ontario
CR Munson Horse Transport
Middleton, NY 10940(845) 343-9012(845) firstname.lastname@example.com
Registered Paint & Quarter Horses. We are a small breeding, training & sale facility believing in quality not quantity. Our trainer has been training for over 19 yrs using natural horsemanship methods and believes in building a safe sound foundation, keeping in mind that every horse is an individual. We also offer transportation: long, local & 24 hr emergency service. Come take a look at our site; we believe you will not be disappointed.
Categories: Paint Horse Farms; Quarter Horse Farms; Stables and Horse Farms; Breeding Farms; Transportation; Sale Barns; Horse Training Stables; Natural Horsemanship Training
Region: Orange County, New York
Diamond C Ranch
Citra, FL 32113
35 years experience handling and transporting all breeds of horse from race, show to draft. All new equipment, cleaned and sanitized between every horse. We guarantee the best professional service for the safety and comfort of your horse.
Category: Transportation
Region: Marion County, Florida
Regional Category: Marion County, Florida Transportation
Double "L" Horse Transport
Monroe, TN 38573(931) email@example.com
Over 20+ years of transport experience. We treat each horse as if they belong to us. Can accommodate special circumstances.
Categories: Stables and Horse Farms; Breeding Farms; Boarding Stables / Livery Yards; Transportation; Horse Training Stables; Horse Hotels / Overnight Boarding
Region: Overton County, Tennessee
Double B Equine Transport, L.L.C.(719) firstname.lastname@example.com
Category: Transportation
Region: Colorado
Regional Category: Colorado Transportation
Double M Ranch & Livestock
Ocala, FL 34481(352) 465-4259(352) email@example.com
Driving to meet your horse's needs. We are a local family owned and operated business located in Ocala, FL. Specializing in small local transport in the north central Florida area. Long distance moves are available upon request. At Double B Equine Transport, we only commit to one client at time. Thus, we can give you and your horse the undivided attention you both deserve. This also allows us to take special care and time with each horse to ensure a safe enjoyable experience for both and owner. 24-hr emergency service is available to local vet clinics and The University in Gainesville.
Category: Transportation
Region: Marion County, Florida
Regional Category: Marion County, Florida Transportation
DP MacGill Livestock Transport
White, GA 30184(678) 386-5281(770) email@example.com
We offer door to door service in a safe and reliable manner. We cater to your horses every needs. 24 hour emergency service available. Local hauls and transportation to and from all shows and competitions. We only haul up to three horses in each trailer to keep all stress levels at the absolute minimum. We specialize in patience and strive to give your horse a good experience!
Boarding available in N. GA and S. AL.
Many references available. Your complete horse transportation service.
Categories: Stables and Horse Farms; Boarding Stables / Livery Yards; Transportation
Region: Bartow County, Georgia
Dream Meadow Farm
Evergreen, CO 80439(303) firstname.lastname@example.com
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When pitching video game ideas to a publisher, one based on a conversion of a Russian sci-fi novel based in the post-apocalyptic tunnels of the Moscow Metro is perhaps not the most obvious of sellable material. When Metro 2033 did arrive in 2010, based on the terrific Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same name, it swiftly attained a strong cult following due to its twisting narrative and foreboding atmosphere, but was hampered by a poor engine and often woeful combat mechanics. Enough interest was shown in the series for a sequel to be commissioned by the then publisher THQ, but after their demise earlier this year the rights were purchased by Deep Silver with only a few months delay before release.
Although a sequel to the Metro 2033 book does exist (Metro 2034), Metro: Last Light bares no resemblance to this tome and instead features an original narrative exclusive to the game. Last Light picks up the narrative strand of 2033 one year after its conclusion, and begins with a reflection on the impact of the original's 'normal ending' (there is no Mass Effect style choices-consequences system here). Artyom, now a ranger occupying the pivotal D6 military facility, is informed that a Dark One has been found alive near the station and it is his job to destroy the creature. Our hero, internally conflicted by his almost complete genocide, sets out to investigate the sighting with plans other than destruction for the creature. What follows is a morally ambiguous game of cat and mouse through the dingy Metro and dangerous Overground, taking in the Nazi Reich, Communist Red Line and disparate groups in between the extremes. Rightly or wrongly, each group is attempting to recover humanity through its own methods and ideology; as Artyom notes, whether they destroy the rest of the world does not matter, for the only world they know is that of the Metro. War is coming to the Metro, and the motions are set.
These greater themes are presented to Artyom in a microcosmic style, introducing and explaining wider events through the people he meets, the conversations he hears and the scenarios he participates in. This works on a certain level, and is understandable within the wider context of the series (Artyom is but an individual dragged by greater forces), but it does at times force the narrative into uncomfortable moments; minor events are given great build-up, while monumental, game-changing instances are swept away with little comprehension, explained in notes are off-hand comments.
Last Light's strong narrative is well supported by the linear style of play. In a generation where linearity is seen as a wall preventing the player's natural ability to make choices within a game, it is refreshing that linear titles like Last Light and BioShock: Infinite can guide and thrill a player by removing choice and open-world 'freedom' and replacing it with refined, exhilarating set-pieces and narrative. One does not read The Great Gatsby and question the choices made by the author narratively, wishing to create a different path, or novel, so why is it expected of video games to remove the expert story-teller and allow gamers to fritter willy-nilly?
Linearity is at once a design choice but also a necessity for the environment of the Metro; this is a dark, dank world, restrictive in movement and direction. The atmosphere created by this claustrophobia, the constant sense of danger coupled with outposts of humanity is probably Last Light's finest attribute. Foreboding and intense, at once horrifying and hopeful, the player is gripped and engulfed by the darkness before being enriched and enthralled by the tender humanity that sprouts in the dark. Almost, almost, the game shoots itself in the foot with the incessant darkness and bleakness; Last Light is so consistently dark and dangerous that when the worst moments of humanity strike, the player is almost saturated to the point it barely registers. This is saved by that rarest of things in gaming - genuine humanity. As the Reich measure people's heads and the Soviets check their height, you feel for the desperation of those flung between a rock and a hard place. In the Theatre station, the famous Moscow Theatre is carried on by a small, hopeful cabaret show. Children cry, adults weep, but they just get on with things. In the Metro, everyone is an outcast, but some are more outcast than others.
All that considered, one could assume that we are discussing Pasolini's Oedipus Rex and not a video game. As a sequel, Last Light improves on the gameplay of 2033 in nearly every respect. Gone is the loose engine and unpredictable gunplay, replaced by a highly polished, smooth and consistent engine that handles every situation in style. There are no lost bullets here; lead slugs into flesh with satisfying aplomb, and any missed shot is due to your own wonky aim, and not the fallibility of the engine. Although the game could be accused of being slightly easy on normal mode, the other interpretation is that it has a well-tuned learning curve, training and improving the player as the enemies get harder. Understandably, the weapon selection is restrictive due to the sparse nature of apocalyptic life, but they are still satisfying and clunky in combat.
At its heart, Last Light is a stealth game reliant on sleuth and patience to make it through the Metro. Light indicators show your visibility, while the lack of ammunition resolves the player to silent, lethal or non-lethal take-downs on the enemy. These enemies, in particular humans, unfortunately lack the humanity of their station counter-parts. For the most part they are blazing idiots, walking into fire, missing bodies they are stood on and failing to do their job with any sort of realism. For such a generally well-considered game, this is a huge oversight that can somewhat blight the otherwise consistent impression of a genuinely dangerous world.
The extra funding sourced for Last Light as opposed to 2033 has made a huge improvement in the visual impact of the title. Make no mistake, Last Light is stunningly detailed; light flickers off every object, central characters are convincing and environments suitably stretching. Although the game world can appear to lack variety, it certainly looks the part. When the world opens up in non-combat zones, the superb light-engine dazzles in depth and detail. These atmospheric details are enforced by a suitably sombre score and superb voice acting, which both add an immediacy to the action which would be lacking in a game lacking the spit and polish that has so clearly been adorned to Last Light.
Last Light improves on the original in almost every way, but in doing so it perhaps lacks the surprise factor and raw potential of 2033. It polishes and focuses the game experience of 2033, but the inconsistencies of the narrative and flaws of the microcosmic style perhaps make it less of a reflection on the Metro series than 2033 is. Certainly, the narrative is still stronger than most of its competitors. Maybe it does feature stupid enemies, but this is only highlighted because of the polish given to most other aspects of Last Light. What is undeniable is that Metro: Last Light is an enjoyable and foreboding romp from start to finish, steeped in atmosphere and style. Although it may suffer from not being able to draw on the same material as 2033, it makes up for this in almost every other aspect. If only every sequel realised the potential of the original in this way.
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