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Members of the Leavenworth County Commission plan to meet with representatives of the Mid-America Regional Council next month as one of the commissioners is expressing concern about the county's influence in the organization.
"We really haven't taken that active of a role in MARC," Commissioner Dennis Bixby said, "and what we're trying to do is step that up."
He expressed concern Thursday that the county is being underrepresented.
County Administrator Pat Hurley said MARC officials indicated they could meet with commissioners Sept. 3.
He said the meeting will be scheduled for that morning.
David Warm, MARC's executive director, and Mell Henderson, MARC's director of transportation, will visit with commissioners at the Leavenworth County Courthouse.
According to the organization's website, MARC is a non-profit association of city and county governments in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The organization serves as a planning agency for the region, serving a nine-county area.
Hurley said the county has active roles in all of the MARC committees that are of interest to county officials.
Hurley later said Bixby and Commission Chairman Bob Holland serve on the MARC board. Each also has an alternate. The alternates may attend next month's meeting.
Also Thursday, commissioners approved a resolution to remove school zone signs around the former Salt Creek Valley School. The Easton school district has closed the school following expansion at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School.
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Published May 16, 2011With the filing of a federal bill of information charging Mahoning County Treasurer Lisa Antonini with one count of honest service mail fraud (she concealed a campaign gift), federal prosecutors have concluded that she has knowledge important to their ongoing investigation into government corruption in Mahoning County.
Don't hold your breath on any of the Cafaros going down . They have a long history of taking others down and saving their own skin .
Another contributor to Torricelli's legal defense fund is former Congressman Frank Guarini, Chairman of the National Italian American Foundation. This organization made headlines in 1998 when it joined with the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) in calling for a demonstration outside the Manhattan offices of the producers of the hit HBO series The SOPRANOS, which both organizations claimed reinforced negative stereotypes about Italian-Americans. The demonstration was called off after reports in the Media revealed that NECO President William Fugazy was a convicted felon named in Court proceedings as a Mafia Associate. Fugazy was one of many convicted felons who received a
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The Mahoning county Democratic Committee announces Lisa Antonini's appointment to a "recently resurrected" Mahoning County Democratic committee.
In a press conference, last evening, Democratic party leaders, announced that Lisa Antonini would be responsible for re-organizing the old "TRAFICANT for CONGRESS" committee that was mothballed upon Traficant's conviction and incarceration. A committee member who did not want to be identified is quoted as saying, "Jimbo strayed from our party's ideals, when he attempted to be placed on last fall's ballot as an independent." They went on to say that, "With the influence of some of the "new generation" Democratic leaders, such as Ms. Antonini, we may be able to entice Traficant to come home to where he belongs. After all, there exists a common bond between the two of them."
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Upgraded to the club room, really nice quality room. Loved the shower. Bed was a bit hard but apart from that great.
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Room very clean and the staff were very helpful.
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Good service from the staff, very small room (and that was upgraded). Well placed, excellent breakfast, good cocktails in the evening - all in all would recommend.
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This hotel looked very nice from the entrance and the staff were very good especially the receptionist however the rooms smelled very damp and the smell in the rooms was almost over powering. It was a long way from the main area and we wouldn't choose to stay here again.
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I would like to comment is that the hotel which i have stayed is greatly strategic located in Kowloon. Easily accessible direct from airport there will be the bus you need to pay HKD33 to take bus no
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Good location- easy with shuttle bus, taxi and subway. Facilities are good and staff very helpful.
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Needs upgrading
The Metropole Hotel is located in Kowloon and some way from the "main" attractions but there are two shuttle buses that run every hour to the nearest subway station (Mong Kok) and near to the Star Ferry.
Reception is reached by taking either the escalator or lift to the first floor. Service was fast and friendly.
The rooms are tiny (but to be expected in Hong Kong where real estate costs $10,000 a square metre!!). The decor however was poor and the hotel in general is in need of a makeover. There was a notice in the room stating that the place was being re-done but they hadn't reached our room on the 14th floor by that point!
The room was quiet though (to the back of the hotel) and the air-conditioning quiet).
Didn't try the restaurant but felt the prices somewhat expensive when there were so many other places to pick from outwith the hotel.
On the last day they stored our luggage (as evening flight) and we were able to use the shower facilities on the 19th floor (next to the pool) which was extremely welcome after a day shopping in the heat.
A basic hotel that would benefit from some TLC.
A First Time in Hong Kong.
We [ 2 Seniors ], picked The Metropole because it was slightly out of town. It was a good choice - the rooms were clean, spacious{for two},staff were pleasant & courteous, food OK but we ate out in local restaurants and the shuttle bus served everyone very well to The MTR and TsimShaTsui {Star Ferry}. If we came back to Kowloon we would happily stay here again. With an Octopus Card it's easy to use all forms of transport, i.e. a No 7 bus from outside the hotel takes you to and from Star Ferry at a cost of HK$4.5 about 30pence in English. There are banks { HSBC et al} nearby. All in all a good choice.
Nice Clean Hotel
This hotel was clean and the staff was very friendly. The food was excellent. We were not able to swim in November, however, we did check the pool area out. It was very nice. Complimetary shuttles to the train stations were nice!
Good stay for excellent price
Stayed here for 4 nights which was an ideal base from which to explore Hong Kong. Upon arrival we were upgraded to an executive room, although it seemed quite standard. The staff were curteous and helpfull, the courtesy bus into the kowloon centre ran like clockwork and was extremely usefull to get around. There were pleanty of traditional eateries within walking distance of the hotel as well as night markets which were quieter than the popular tourist ones. All in all it was a great place for the price.
Not great!
A bit too dull and far out of of the way although a courtesy bus provided an hourly service to the Star Ferry terminal. Rooms were very small and shabby and quite noisy due to what seemed like paper-thin walls.
It was cheap but not very cheerful. I wouldn't stay here again.
Excellent stay (no SARS)
At the time of our trip, we found the Metropole Hotel had the best rate at $55/night (US) which was unbeatable for this class in HK. After making the booking we did a little research and found out that on the 9th floor was the origin of the SARS virus affecting westerners. At this point there were no refunds. However, this did not discourage us from trying it out and we had an excellent time at the Metropole Hotel. It was cheap and a heck of a lot nicer than most the dumps we stay at. Nobody was staying on the 9th floor of the hotel while we were there as most people were still freaked out by the virus. On a ride on the elevator I stopped at the 9th floor and pushed my girlfriend into the hallway and she has yet to show any signs of repiratory infections.
The hotel even offers a shuttle bus service which takes you to all points of interest every hour. It was awesome, plus the exchange rate was so good that it made everything ridiculously cheap.
An Okay Hotel
I stayed at the Metrople for three nights, November, 2004. It is a serviceable hotel, nothing special, dozens like it all over the world, but, it is hard to see how it rates four stars. The hotel appears somewhat old and is well-maintained (the bedspreads were original issue, but clean), but it doesn't appear that much has been updated. If you remove the few little amenities (shampoo, toothbrush) from the bathroom, you have a plain, three star establishment.
Unfortunately, the locale is not central and there is nothing nice about the neighborhood. The Metropole operates a free hourly shuttle bus to the harbour and back, which takes about 30 minutes, which I used and found reliable. The staff is friendly; the buffet lunch mediocre. However, the travel agency in the lobby was great--very helpful and all tour arrangements worked out well.
I wouldn't stay there again at this price; I might not be able to do better, but I should be able to improve the location. It's worth a try.
Small, clean and out of the way
The lobby is very nice and the rooms are clean by Hong Kong standards.
However, the beds are extremely small (we had two small twins) and the location is too far from the main road (Nathan Road).
On the last day, we discovered there were free shuttle buses to Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok. This would have been helpful to know during our stay.
All in all, good room for the price (it was one of the cheapest we stayed at). However, I would prefer a room closer to Nathan Road.
Great stay
Stayed at the Mertropole for 1 week from August 2nd. The hotel itself is on a busy main road but once you get inside the marble lobby with beautiful chandeliers the traffic and hustle and bustle is forgotten. The staff are excellent and will help with any problem. We were upgraded to an excecutive room free of charge. The room was spacious and clean. The bathroom spotless. The hotel has free shuttle buses to the Star Ferry and MTR station but we didn't use these as they were always full even up to 20mins before they were due to depart. It is easier and more fun to catch the No 7 bus from opposite the hotel. There is a fantastic cake shop in the lobby which we visited frequently. Drinks, including bottled water are expensive but there is a supermarket just down the road where you can pick up snacks and drinks at a fraction of the price.
Would recommend to my friends.
On the positive, this hotel is located close to almost everything...shopping and transportation are very convenient. The hotel has a shuttle that takes you to the ladies markets, MTR stations, and etc. On the negative, the hotel is far from being a 4 star hotel as it claims. The pictures that I saw in their website is not as it appears. Although the rooms are small (which is OK given that it's Hong Kong), it was extremely old and uncomfortable. Not only are the walls paper thin, the air conditioning works all night even though you've turned it off completely...so bring a warm sweater...because you will need it. And the thing that got me the most was that their standard room is exactly the same as their deluxe room...you're just paying more for it. Although the locations of the hotel is convenient, it is not in the nicest area of Kowloon...very dirty, busy, and polluted.
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After getting back I had a day and then have now gotten on the freighter. The Hong Kong port is huge with multiple piers and rows and rows of containers. Interestingly I was able to go directly to the boat side and board with no immigration people checking my passport. I got my cabin which appears quite comfortable. They are loading the boat with …
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Hong Kong has always seemed mysterious to me. How the British could have kept it as a possession for so long, how it became the center of Asian finance, and the Charlie Chan mystery stories about its secret underworld all intrigued me. Reading Tai Pan some years ago added to the mystery. Then the political demonstrations and sit-ins this Spring …
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We arrived in Hong Kong at 9pm HK time or 1am NZ time. It took us about two hours to get to the hotel....we created havoc at the airport because we stopped to sort out our seats for the Hong Kong to Rome leg of the trip and so were late for the coach. In the end we got the receptionist at the hotel to do it for us. She was amazing, so helpful & …
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Creamy Cauliflower Soup With Light Cream
|1 Large, divided into florets
|1 Small, finely chopped
|2 Ounce
|All purpose flour
|2 Tablespoon (Plain Flour)
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Dried mixed herbs
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|To Taste
|To Taste
|Grated nutmeg
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Egg yolk
|Light cream
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) (Single)
|Fresh dill
|1 Tablespoon
Put the cauliflower florets and onion into a casserole with 3/4 cup (200 ml/7 fl oz) water.
Cover and cook onhigh for 8 minutes.
Drain and set aside the liquid.
Set half the cauliflower aside and puree the remainder.
In a large bowl, heat the butter onhigh for 1/2 -1 minute.
Stir in the flour and add the milk and reserved liquid from the vegetables, a little at a time.
Add the turmeric, herbs, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Heat onhigh for 5 minutes, stirring twice.
Stir in the pureed cauliflower and reserved florets.
Heat onhigh for 3-5 minutes, stirring once.
Taste and adjust seasoning; add extra liquid if the soup is too thick.
Mix the egg yolk and cream together lightly and add to the soup, stirring constantly.
Reheat onhigh for 2 minutes and then serve, garnished with chopped dill.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 1320 Calories from Fat 756
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 86 g131.8%
Saturated Fat 51.2 g256.2%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 418.8 mg139.6%
Sodium 921.8 mg38.4%
Total Carbohydrates 114 g38%
Dietary Fiber 26.9 g107.4%
Sugars 51.6 g
Protein 42 g84.2%
Vitamin A 79.6% Vitamin C 738.7%
Calcium 85.5% Iron 46%
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Today's the day — over a decade after the premiere of Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring, the director returns to Middle-Earth with the first of three planned films adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's first novel The Hobbit. The films won't adapt only that book, however, as Jackson and co-writers Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro have also incorporated elements from appendecies and supplements to The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien eventually devised a dense amount of parallel story to buttress the episodic adventure of The Hobbit, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey incorporates some of that material.
The film is also Jackson's first film set in Middle-Earth to be shot on a digital camera and in 3D, and the first studio feature film ever to be shot and projected at a high frame rate of 48 fps, compared to the standard 24fps.
Suffice to say, despite the presence of familiar Lord of the Rings faces such as Ian McKellen, Ian Holm, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Christopher Lee, and Hugo Weaving, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is very much a different look at Middle-Earth. Germain has weighed in on the film itself, and I've put down some thoughts on the high frame rate presentation. Now, tell us what you thought of the film, below. Spoilers follow in the text after the break, and are encouraged in the comments to facilitate full discussion of the film. Read More »


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Volume 80, Issue S1, December 1986
- Session A. Architectural Acoustics I and Musical Acoustics I: Acoustical Evaluation of Halls for the Performing Arts, Part 1
- Invited Papers
Segerstrom Hall—A review of concept, design process, and results80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023695View Description Hide Description
The recently opened Segerstrom Hall in Orange County, California is a 3000‐seat directed reflection sequence (DRS) hall that responds in a unique asymmetrical way to the competing demands for theater and symphony. This paper reviews the origins of this concept, the design process by which it was realized, and the model study at 1:10 scale carried out in New Zealand. Comparisons between modeled results and final results in the hall will be presented.
Segerstrom Hall—Evaluation of measurements and design details80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023738View Description Hide Description
The design of a large multipurpose performing space contrasts the well‐known criteria of theater against the acoustical requirements for symphony and other presentations. With a fan shape of extreme width the only solution for 3000 seats, unique yet workable design solutions are required. The criteria for all uses can push against each other in ways which derive opportunities out of what first might be seen as obstacles. Segerstrom Hall is presented as an example of this creative process. The objective measurement results including early decay time (EDT), sound strength versus position, lateral energy fractions, and early‐to‐late energy ratios will be discussed as they relate to model study results and finally to the subjective experience of the hall itself. Details will be given of test procedures, performance mode variations of the shell and reflector design, and the acoustical curtain system.
The rest of the Orange County Performing Arts Center80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023739View Description Hide Description
Considerable attention has been devoted in recent years at various technical meetings, including the 112th ASA Meeting, to the room acoustics design of the main theater of the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, CA. In addition to the 3000‐seat multi‐use hall, there are four rehearsal spaces and numerous support facilities. This complex project has required a very large and thorough consulting effort in terms of sound isolation and mechanical‐systems noise and vibration control in addition to room acoustics design. This paper will discuss the overall building complex, details of specific support facilities, and many interesting aspects of the consulting process that have made this project unique.
Design criteria for acoustical excellence of auditoriums80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023740View Description Hide Description
Based on a 25‐year series of highly successful auditoriums, for which the designs drew upon a long background of musical participation and acoustical laboratory research, a summary of guidelines and quantitative achievement criteria is presented. In this paper acoustical factors are extracted from total functional requirements while recognizing that there is extensive interplay. Features are concerned with performers as well as audience. The role of laboratory modeling is stressed. The guidance role of auditorium synthesis over the years is also stressed. Adequate full‐scale verification is compared with current rating schemes.
Critique of certain concert‐hall design criteria80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023741View Description Hide Description
Current concert‐hall designs are often seriously unsatisfactory for performers and musically experienced listeners, who tend to pay more attention to the music itself than to the "ambiance" of a hall. Formal experiments dovetail with practical experience to support the idea that the auditory system uses early reflections to compile information on tone, pitch, spatial, and temporal location (as well as loudness) via an extension of the precedence effect. This suggests that the "early reflection" criteria with 60 < t < 80 ms, which were originally proposed before Haas, should be based on t < 30 ms for at least a handful of early reflections to assure a good sampling of (among other things) the radiation patterns of the instruments. Data abound showing poor instrumental recognition when stimuli are recorded under anechoic conditions that give the listener only what the instrument happens to radiate in the direction of the microphone. However, source/listener motions and/or a few close‐in reflectors (with or without instrumental onsets and decays) restore recognizability to recorded sounds. This is consistent with experiments that compare perception of carphone‐presented stimuli with those arising from the statistical sound field of a room. Outlines of such experiments and of practical examples will illustrate and support the views described, and suggest the insecure basis of hall designs guided by undefined "listener preference" data obtained with variously processed versions of music recorded in an anechoic chamber. [Work supported by NSF.]
- Session B. Biological Response to Vibration I and Physical Acoustics I: Physical Mechanisms of Biological Effects of Sound and Vibration, Part 1
Effects of acoustic cavitation under diagnostically relevant conditions80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023782View Description Hide Description
Under appropriate conditions, ultrasound is able to produce profound biological effects through its action on microscopic gas bodies in tissues. Clear examples have been found in lower organisms. To determine what this means for mammals will require a better understanding of the basic physical processes and more information about the existence of appropriate gaseous nuclei in mammalian tissues. From the limited information available at the present time, it appears that ultrasound has two qualitatively different modes of action on these bubbles. (1) Continuous wave exposures excited repetitive oscillations of the bubbles and the restraining tissue structures. It appears that this causes intercellular streaming and stresses on the cytoplasmic membrane which may be great enough to cause rupture as well as sublytic effects. (2) Ultrasound applied in very short pulses and at low temporal average intensities produces effects which have the characteristics of transient cavitation. In this case, the gas bodies expand and collapse violently producing mechanical shocks and chemical products of the extremely high temperatures in the compressed phase of the transient cavity. Although it is essential that nuclei of appropriate size be present for transient events to occur, the phenomenon of resonance which is characteristic of stable cavitation is not evident with short isolated pulses. If there are effects of cavitation in mammalian tissues under the low temporal average intensity exposures used in diagnosis, it most probably will come from the latter mechanism. Up to the present time very little effort has been directed to the study of transient cavitation under conditions which may exist within the body.
Bubble formation in tissues and agar gels during ultrasonic irradiation80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023783View Description Hide Description
Ultrasound irradiation, used in either continuous or pulsed mode, at a frequency of 0.75 MHz and spatial‐temporal average intensities between 60 and 1000 mW/cm2, has been shown to produce stable gas bubbles in the tissues of experimental animals [S. Daniels and G. R. ter Haar, Proc. Inst. Acoust.8, 147–154 (1986); G. R. ter Haar, S. Daniels, and K. Morton, IEEE Trans. UFFC‐33, 162–164 (1986)]. Macroscopically visible bubbles are also produced in agar gels during irradiation with ultrasound at the same frequencies and intensities used with experimental animals. The effect on the number of bubbles formed of varying ultrasonic frequency, intensity, pulse length, and duty cycle as well as ambient temperature is similar in the gels to that in animals. Many of the aspects of bubble formation in gels have been explained in a qualitative manner by a theoretical model based on growth of a cavitation nucleus by rectified diffusion. This may provide a useful theoretical basis for the explanation of bubble formation in vivo. [Work supported by MRC (UK), NSF, ONR, NIH, and CRC/MRC Joint Committee program support for the Physics Department, Institute of Cancer Research.]
In vitro single and multicell bioeffects studies80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023784View Description Hide Description
There have been two broad categories of in vitro bioeffects studies in relation to exposure to ultrasound, postulate testing, and empirical data gathering. Both approaches have led to results, for nonthermal exposure conditions, which are generally consistent with a mechanism involving acoustic cavitation. In general, it is thought to occur in the extracellular fluid, but some evidence is available which suggests an intracellular cavitational mechanism. This postulate needs testing. A large effort has been expended to ascertain whether ultrasound induces sister chromatid exchanges since there are a small number of reported positive effects. None of the reports has been independently confirmed, and attempts at independent confirmation have been negative. [Research supported by PHS.]
The biological significance of ultrasonically induced cavitation80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023830View Description Hide Description
There is now considerable evidence that levels of ultrasound employed clinically can produce cavitationin vitro and, in certain circumstances, in vivo. Transient and prolonged cavitation is potentially damaging, destroying cells locally and inducing chemical changes through free radical production. Although not necessarily lethal, the effects of free radical activity may modify cell activity, particularly if chemical changes are produced in the components of the cell membranes. In contrast, acoustic cavitation of the stable type can have effects which may be of advantage when ultrasound is used as a therapeutic agent, although their production should be avoided in embryonic and fetal tissue; these effects include the enhancement of protein synthesis and cell motility, and could result in the stimulation of repair phenomena by ultrasound. The conditions under which cavitation occurs must be determined so that it can be avoided where advisable and employed where appropriate. [Work supported in part by the Medical Research Council and, through grants to Lawrence A. Crum, by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.]
Ultrasonically induced cavitation in mammals80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023831View Description Hide Description
The role of cavitation in the production of biological effects in mammals is reviewed with emphasis on recent studies in the mouse neonate. The levels for hind limb paralysis from 1 MHz, continuous wave unfocused ultrasound in the neonatal mouse, within 24 h of birth, have been investigated at 1 and 16 bars ambient pressure and temperature between 10° and 37°C. Above certain intensity levels the exposure duration for paralysis of 50% of specimens exposed increases with increased ambient pressure. Since an increased ambient pressure tends to suppress cavitation, such changes suggest cavitational involvement. Results show that cavitation may be involved in the resultant paralysis above approximately 150 W/cm2 at 10°C, and above approximately 60 W/cm2 at 37°C. This temperature dependence is consistent with a cavitation mechanism. [Work supported by National Institutes of Health.]
- Contributed Papers
Doppler ultrasound pulses can induce SCE In human lymphocytes in vitro80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023832View Description Hide Description
Human lymphocytes were exposed to an ultrasound pulsing regimen similar to that typically employed in clinical Dopplermeasurements of fetal blood flow, to determine whether such pulses were able to alter the frequency of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE). A 3.1‐MHz, 1.5‐cm‐diam transducer emitted 5‐ to 50‐cycle pulses in a beam that was directed vertically along the axis of a stationary tube containing the blood suspension.Hydrophonemeasurements within the tube showed that the beam intensity profile was maintained beyond the free field focal region, thereby ensuring maximum exposure of the contents of the tube. A significant increase in SCE frequency was observed in blood from two random donors exposed to "diagnostic" levels of ultrasound, where the SPTA intensity ranged from 1 to 4 W/cm2. However, a number of further studies on blood from a single (different) donor have failed to show any effect from ultrasound even after an exposure dwell time of 24 h. This extraordinary finding may have some relevance towards explaining some of the controversial reports of SCE induction in human lymphocytes. Research continues to try to identify the mechanisms responsible for this effect.
The nature of Korotkoff signals80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023833View Description Hide Description
Analysis of Korotkoff signals (i.e., those signals generated during standard blood pressure measurements) detected under a sphygmomanometer cuff by a foil electret sensor with a frequency range extending below 0.1 Hz reveals three distinct components, K1, K2, and K3. K1 is present above systolic pressure; K2 appears at systolic and vanishes at diastolic pressure; K3 appears between systolic and diastolic pressure and continues to be present below diastolic pressure. K1 and K3 resemble the intra‐arterial pressure waveform. When K3 is calibrated according to the pulse pressure, noninvasive d(K3)/dt determinations correlated well with intra‐arterial dp/dt measurements. Intra‐arterial pressure recordings made with a solid‐state catheter‐tipped manometer distal to the cuff revealed K2 and K3 components. Comparisons of blood pressures derived from K2 with those obtained by the auscultatory (standard) method on 9 normal and 42 hypertensive subjects gave good agreement with minor systematic deviations for both systolic and diastolic values. Estimates of blood pressure using K2 were, however, closer to the intra‐arterial pressure than those obtained with the auscultatory method.
Measurement of the nonlinear parameter of mixtures to test Apfel's tissue composition model80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023834View Description Hide Description
Recently a methodology was proposed for predicting tissue composition (percent water, protein, and fat) from measurements of density, soundvelocity, and acoustic nonlinearity parameter [R. E. Apfel, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 79, 148–152 (1986)]. Comparisons of predictions with the measurements of others and with data from handbooks have been encouraging, but a more systematic comparison between theory and experiment was called for. We have established a facility for measuring accurately the soundvelocity and nonlinear parameter of liquids and semiliquid substances and we are applying it to the measurement of mixtures in order to test the validity of our composition‐predicting methodology. Eventually we will apply our measurement approach to tissues. Progress on experiment and theory will be presented. [Work supported in part by the Office of Naval Research and by the National Institutes of Health.]
Response of polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNs) to vibration at kilohertz frequencies80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023877View Description Hide Description
It has been shown that stable volume oscillations of bubbles in a suspension of biological cells can cause significant change in the cells via small‐scale manifestations of acoustic streaming, radiation force, and radiation torque. These aspects of the acoustic field are simulated, approximately, near small solid objects set into translatory vibration. Except for scale, the phenomena which have been observed at megahertz frequencies are similar to those seen at lower frequencies. In the experiments reported here suspensions of human PMNs, contained in glass capillaries, were exposed to transversely vibrating wires or strips, at frequencies of a few kilohertz, while under view through an optical microscope. As a measure of the potential of the vibrator for producing cellular change, calculations were made of the viscous stress associated with acoustic streaming near the vibrating surface. Among other findings, an increase of cell stickiness was observed at stress levels less than 1 Pa, as were changes of morphology revealed by electron microscopy. Considerable cell destruction occurred at stress levels exceeding 5–10 Pa. [Work supported in part by the NIH.]
- Session C: Engineering Acoustics I: Transducer Models
- Invited Papers
Numerical models used in transducer design80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023878View Description Hide Description
Numerical methods currently used to design transducers will be reviewed. The applicability, advantages, and disadvantages of each method will be discussed. Two methods, finite elements and a method for computing acoustic radiation, will be discussed in detail. These two methods will be illustrated by application to a piezoelectric Helmholtz resonator. Computed performance values such as transmitting voltage response, electrical admittance, and normal modes of vibration will be presented and compared to measured values. The presentation will conclude with an overview of needs and future plans.
Innovative underwater sound transducer designs and their analysis by use of bond graphs80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023879View Description Hide Description
An innovative technique in modern underwater soundtransducer design is to combine conventional transducers with miniature operational networks so as to achieve advanced receiving and transmitting responses for meeting newest design challenges. Operational amplifiers, field‐effect transistors, and microprocessors are a few of the active or passive networks that can be so mated to underwater projectors and hydrophones. For all such electromechanical devices, the newer approach of analysis based on bond graph procedures will be demonstrated. A few examples will be analyzed in detail with the objective of both illustrating the use and advantages of bond graphs, and of unfolding the numerous possibilities for shaping transducer responses to accommodate a new generation of design demands.
Bond graph modeling for modal dynamics of interacting lumped and distributed systems80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023880View Description Hide Description
In many practical engineering systems, it is important to understand the physics of interacting subsystems, some of which lend themselves to lumped representations while others are inherently distributed. The noise and vibration caused by the engine of an automobile is a good example. The engine, the source of the vibrational and acoustical energy, is a lumped system for typical operating speed. However, the engine sits atop the vehicle frame structure, which exhibits modal dynamics. Ultimately, the vibrational energy finds its way to surfaces that radiate acoustic energy to the surroundings. If one were to model this overall system, lumped and distributed dynamic effects would have to be included. Bond graphs are a concise pictorial representation of the energy storage, exchange, and dissipation mechanisms of dynamic engineering systems [R. C. Rosenberg and D.C. Karnopp, Introduction to Physical System Dynamics (McGraw‐Hill, New York, 1983)]. Considerable work has been done in developing bond graph methods for the modal dynamics of distributed systems [D. L. Margolis, "Bond graphs, normal modes, and vehicular structures," Veh. Syst. Dynam. 7 (1) (1978) and D. L. Margolis, "A survey of bond graph modeling for interacting lumped and distributed systems," J. Frankin Inst. 319 (1/2) (Jan. 1985)]. The virtues of bond graph modeling are many and space is short; however, once a bond graph model has been constructed, then physical state variables are dictated, and the system can be automatically simulated using a digital computer. This applies to nonlinear as well as linear systems except that the distributed aspects of the overall system must be linear. The paper will develop bond graph modeling for lumped and distributed systems, and the procedure will be demonstrated for realistic systems.
Waves‐scatter bond graphs for electroacoustic systems80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023925View Description Hide Description
Electroacoustics was born as a twin to the telephone 110 years ago. Today electroacoustic transduction involves a sophisticated science and technology. Early in this evolution alternating currents and electrical oscillations were compared to the better‐understood mechanical vibrations, but electro‐technology advanced so rapidly that mechanical systems were soon treated conversely by analogous electrical circuits. Yet because a strict correspondence does not exist at the microscopic and continuum levels, several alternative analogies emerged so that now engineers confront a lack of uniform methodology, particularly when dealing with distributed transducers. Bond graphs were developed to meet just such needs by treating all physical systems as a set of multiport elements richly interconnected by another set of power bonds, which together enforce continuity‐conservation laws for mass, momentum, charge, and energies. Furthermore, to provide self‐consistent signal causality and detailed balances of power dissipation and entropy production, scattering variables can be employed at all ports, and wave variables on all bonds. Such characteristic variables and their methods of use were first introduced by Bernhard Riemann in 1860 for finite amplitude sound waves and later reintroduced in the 1940s for microwave circuitry. Some applications are given of this powerful approach to practical electroacoustical devices and systems.
Generic models of spatially distributed sensors and actuators80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023926View Description Hide Description
Traditional models of sensors and actuators typically represent the transducer by a series of interconnected, discrete, lumped elements. Such models are useful because the characteristic behavior of the transducer is described by ordinary differential equations. However, these models are limited to low‐frequency regimes because they contain a finite number of elements. Further, they are not easily adaptable to transducers in which the behavior is explicitly a consequence of the continuum nature of transducing element, such as acoustic horns. Presented here are generic models of transducers in which the continuous nature of the transducer is stressed. The models may be classed into two types: those which apply to transducers in which the coupling between locations occurs only through the input and output ports, and those in which there is mechanical coupling between transducer locations as well. The former case may be modeled using coupled two‐port theory, and the latter using augmented transmission lines. These techniques allow for spatially varying physical parameters, and apply regardless of the transducer type, function, and geometry.
Analysis of multiply coupled, multimode sonar transducer arrays80(1986); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2023927View Description Hide Description
Sonartransducer element and array performance predictions using linear analysis methods have been usefully performed for over two decades. These analyses were first performed for single degree of freedom (DOF) piston transducers including only the acoustical coupling through the radiating medium. More recently, single DOF transducers including both acoustical and mechanical coupling through their common mounting surface have been analyzed [D. T. Porter, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Suppl. 1 78, S73 (1985)]. However, many of the transducer types currently under consideration for use in sonar arrays are multiple DOF systems having two or more resonant modes of significance within their operating frequency band. Flextensional and flexural mode transducers, as well as several types of multimode or multiply resonant piston transducer structures, are examples of multiple DOF elements. A general method for the analysis of multiply coupled, multiple DOF transducer arrays will be presented. The equations describing the general case have the same form as those used previously. As a consequence, many of the lessons learned from experience on arrays of single DOF elements can be extended in a straightforward manner. As an example, the concept of velocity control will be explored in different examples of multimode arrays. It will be shown that velocity control can be achieved in only a special class of multimode transducer elements—those having as many control ports (i.e., electrical) as there are structural modes.


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