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Volume 18, Issue 3, May 1991
A numerical investigation of the dependence of NMR signal from pulsatile blood flow in CINE pulse sequences18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596680View Description Hide Description
The Bloch equations have been solved using numerical techniques for a uniform fluid undergoing periodic pulsatile flow in an NMR imaging experiment. The magnetization and NMR signal have been calculated for experimental parameters appropriate for a CINE sequence (TR=40 ms, TE=14 ms) applied to the study of pulsatile aortic or other arterial flows. The flow velocity profile is obtained by Fourier superposition of different harmonics and it is shown that the steady‐state NMR signal has reduced high‐frequency components. There is also a time delay between peak signal intensity and flow because the backflow effects that can be as much as 100 ms. The apparent pulsatility depends on the NMR sequence parameters. Some limitations of the phase contrast flow‐imaging method are also discussed for nonuniform flow. Key words: magnetic resonance imaging, Bloch equations, pulsatile flow
Localized i n v i v o high‐resolution NMR imaging using gradient subencoding technique18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596681View Description Hide Description
A new spatial localization technique for i n v i v o high‐resolution imaging is presented here. In contrast to other localization techniques that use a series of rf pulses to define a volume of interest, only one rf pulse is utilized in the proposed method for selection of a region to be imaged. Instead of rf pulses for region selection, subencoding gradient pulses are used for the localization together with a convolution process on each phase‐encoding gradient by a set of additional gradients (e.g., y direction). Then the 2‐D localization is completed by restricting the bandwidth in the readout direction (e.g., x direction). The latter is simply achieved by using a low‐pass filter in the receiver system. By applying this technique on a human body, localized i n v i v o high‐resolution images are obtained for the knee with much improved resolution. 100×100‐μm in‐plane (x,y plane) resolution images obtained from the human knee demonstrate that localized i n v i v o high‐resolution imaging for both human and animals is possible with an in‐plane resolution of below 100 μm.
Quantitative imaging of I‐124 using positron emission tomography with applications to radioimmunodiagnosis and radioimmunotherapy18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596728View Description Hide Description
Positron emission tomography(PET) is potentially useful for the quantitative imaging of radiolabeled antibodies, leading in turn to improved dosimetry in radioimmunotherapy. Iodine‐124 is a positron‐emitting nuclide with appropriate chemical properties and half‐life (4.2 days) for such studies since the radiolabeling of antibodies with iodine is well understood and the half‐life permits measurements over several days. Unfortunately, I‐124 has a complex decay scheme with many high‐energy gamma rays and a positron abundance of only 25%. It has therefore been largely ignored as a PET‐imaging nuclide. However, measurements made with phantoms and animals under realistic conditions using a BGO‐based PET scanner have shown that satisfactory imaging and quantitation can be achieved. Investigations of spatial resolution, the linearity of regional observed count rate versus activity in the presence of other activity, and the visualization and quantitation of activity in spheres with different surrounding background activities were carried out with phantoms up to 22 cm in diameter. Compared with F‐18, spatial resolution was only slightly degraded (13.5 mm FWHM vs 12 mm FWHM) while linearity was the same over a 10:1 activity range (0.015 to 0.15 MBq/ml for I‐124). The visualization and quantitation of spheres was also slightly degraded when using similar imaging times. Increasing the imaging time for I‐124 reduced the difference. To verify that the technique would work i n v i v o, measurements were made of human neuroblastoma tumors in rats which had been injected with I‐124 labeled 3F8 antibody. Although the number of samples was small, good agreement was achieved between image‐based measurements and direct measurements of excised 4‐g tumors. Thus quantitative imaging of I‐124 labeled antibodies appears to be possible under realistic conditions.
The determination of the contrast necessary for the detection of small positive or negative contrasting areas in flood field images by employing ROCs18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596682View Description Hide Description
Flood field images are acquired and inspected visually during weekly quality control procedures for scintillation cameras. Nonuniformities are quantified by parameters such as integral and differential uniformity (IU and DU). This study is a first step toward understanding the relation between the standard quantitative parameters measured in regular quality control procedures and the performance of clinicians in the interpretation of studies conducted with the same scintillation camera. This study quantified the performance of observers to detect nonuniformities in an ideal case. Flood field images (64×64) were simulated on a computer. One contrasting area (2×2) was superimposed at random positions on each image. Positive and negative contrast values of 10%, 8%, 6%, 4%, 2%, and 0% were employed. The linearly scaled computerimages were transferred to film. These films were evaluated by 11 observers to obtain receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. The areas (A) below the average ROCs for every contrast value were utilized as an indication of the detectability of the contrasting areas superimposed on the flood images. The results indicate areas with positive contrasts >6% and negative contrasts <−8% were detected with 95% probability (A≥0.95). These contrasts correspond to optical density differences of >0.051 and <−0.072, respectively (assuming a gamma, G, or gradient of 2.0 for the x‐ray film characteristic curve). The contrast values and optical density differences obtained may serve as guide values, beyond which action must be taken to correct the scintillation camera nonuniformity to ensure optimum imaging. These results can be utilized by other institutions to predict the threshold contrasts of their imaging systems if G can be measured or estimated for the systems.
Comparison of NaI(Tl), CdTe, and HgI2 surgical probes: Physical characterization18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596717View Description Hide Description
The physical properties of three surgical probes containing different radiation detectors are compared: a NaI(Tl) scintillator with a flexible, fiber‐optic light guide, and two semiconductordetectors that operate at room temperature, CdTe and HgI2. Also compared are spectra, energy resolutions, and counting efficiencies measured at a variety of gamma‐ray energies between 30 and 1000 keV. The energy resolution of the NaI probe is substantially poorer than that of either semiconductor probe due in part to light losses in coupling the scintillator to the fiber optics. The semiconductor probes have complex spectral response due to charge‐carrier trapping and K x‐ray escape, and not all photoelectric interactions in these detectors contribute to the useful part of the photopeak. Above 120 keV the counting efficiency for the NaI probe is an order of magnitude higher than for the CdTe and HgI2 probes. Both energy resolution and counting efficiency are slightly better for the HgI2 probe than for the CdTe probe.
Comparison of NaI(Tl), CdTe, and HgI2 surgical probes: Effect of scatter compensation on probe performance18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596683View Description Hide Description
Spatial variation in the background source distribution makes tumor detection difficult for single‐detector probes. Using a single energy window that brackets the photopeak helps discriminate against background events dominated by Compton scattering. Another approach is to use the information provided by an additional window in the Compton region. The performances of NaI(Tl), CdTe, and HgI2 surgical probes have been compared under realistic simulations of a tumor‐staging procedure using optimal single‐sided energy windows and a two‐window scatter‐subtraction technique. Results showed that despite the differences in energy resolution of the detectors, the performances of the probes in a variable background were similar when optimal single energy windows were used. When the background variations were large, using information provided by a second window improved probe performance.
The effects of different correction techniques on absolute volume determination with SPECT using a threshold edge detection method18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596684View Description Hide Description
Quantitation of planar radionuclide images is hampered by structures containing radioactivity which overlie or underlie the organ of interest. The introduction of single photon emission computerized tomography(SPECT) overcame this problem to a large extent and enhanced the contrast of the images. Attenuation of photons, however, degrades the resultant SPECT images and correction methods for photon absorption and scatter were subsequently proposed. The different correction methods have variable effects on the reconstructed images. If threshold techniques are used to quantitate organ volume, i.e., combining pixels with the same percentage of the maximum pixel count in the volume, the selected threshold values which give the most accurate volume determination, will be affected by the specific correction method used. In this study, the effect of various SPECT image correction methods on threshold was investigated. A thorax phantom containing volumes ranging from 30 to 1200 ml was used. Threshold values varying from 45.6% (210 ml without any correction) to 23.7% (1200 ml with a combination of scatter subtraction and attenuation correction) were used to produce correct quantitation when different methods were investigated. A negative correlation was found between threshold and volume. This reduction in threshold was most prominent when scatter and attenuation correction were combined. This study shows that correction methods for attenuation of photons influence the threshold value for volume quantitation and the use of a constant threshold value could lead to underestimation of larger volumes.
Simultaneous reconstruction, segmentation, and edge enhancement of relatively piecewise continuous images with intensity‐level information18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596685View Description Hide Description
A multinomial image model is proposed which uses intensity‐level information for reconstruction of contiguous image regions. The intensity‐level information assumes that image intensities are relatively constant within contiguous regions over the image‐pixel array and that intensity levels of these regions are determined either empirically or theoretically by information criteria. These conditions may be valid, for example, for cardiac blood‐pool imaging, where the intensity levels (or radionuclide activities) of myocardium, blood‐pool, and background regions are distinct and the activities within each region of muscle, blood, or background are relatively uniform. To test the model, a mathematical phantom over a 64×64 array was constructed. The phantom had three contiguous regions. Each region had a different intensity level. Measurements from the phantom were simulated using an emission‐tomography geometry. Fifty projections were generated over 180°, with 64 equally spaced parallel rays per projection. Projection data were randomized to contain Poisson noise. Image reconstructions were performed using an iterative maximum a p o s t e r i o r i probability procedure. The contiguous regions corresponding to the three intensity levels were automatically segmented. Simultaneously, the edges of the regions were sharpened. Noise in the reconstructed images was significantly suppressed. Convergence of the iterative procedure to the phantom was observed. Compared with maximum likelihood and filtered‐backprojection approaches, the results obtained using the maximum a p o s t e r i o r i probability with the intensity‐level information demonstrated qualitative and quantitative improvement in localizing the regions of varying intensities.
Molybdenum target x‐ray spectra: A semiempirical model18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596686View Description Hide Description
A semiempirical model for generating molybdenum target x‐ray spectra is presented. The model is an extension of a previous model developed by the authors for tungsten and takes into account the depth of production for both bremsstrahlung and characteristic x‐ray photons. As in the previous work, the optimal model parameters were determined using nonlinear least‐squares fits to experimental data. Good agreement between the two was obtained. By varying target angle, off‐axis angle, and filtration in the model in accordance with the x‐ray tube and geometry of interest, results consistent with tabulated spectra for different conditions have been obtained.
Quantitative scatter measurement in digital radiography using a photostimulable phosphor imaging system18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596687View Description Hide Description
X‐ray scatter fractions measured with two detectors are compared: a photostimulable phosphorsystem (PSP) and a conventional film–screen technique. For both detection methods, a beam‐stop technique was used to estimate the scatter fraction in polystyrene phantoms. These scatter fraction measurements are compared to previously reported film‐based measurements. Scatter fractions obtained with the PSP were in good agreement both with measurements using film as well as with most previously reported measurements. For the PSP measurements, repeatability was better than 1%. It was found that the PSP provides a precise x‐ray detector for quantitative scatter measurement in digital radiography.
Comparison of imaging properties of a computed radiography system and screen–film systems18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596688View Description Hide Description
To compare the diagnostic quality of images obtained with a computed radiography(CR) system based on storage phosphor technology with that obtained with conventional screen–film systems, a dual‐image recording technique was devised. With this technique, a CRimaging plate is placed behind a screen–film system in a conventional cassette. This makes it possible to obtain two images simultaneously, one from each system, in a clinical examination with the same patient positioning, the same degree of patient motion, the same geometric unsharpness, and no additional exposure. The modulation transfer functions (MTFs) of the CR system with and without the dual‐image recording technique were greater at low frequencies, but lower at high frequencies, that the MTFs of the screen–film systems used. The noise Wiener spectra of the CRimages at the plane of the imaging plate were greater than those of the screen–film systems, but were comparable to those of the screen–film systems at the plane of the printed film due to the reduction in image size. Clinical chest images obtained with the dual‐image recording technique appeared comparable, probably because of the image size reduction and the use of mild unsharp mask processing.
X‐ray imaging using amorphous selenium: A photoinduced discharge readout method for digital mammography18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596689View Description Hide Description
A new digital image readout method for electrostatic charge images on photoconductive plates is described. The method can be used to read out images on selenium plates similar to those used in xeromammography. The readout method, called the air‐gap photoinduced discharge method (PID), discharges the latent image pixel by pixel and measures the charge. The PID readout method, like electrometer methods, is linear. However, the PID method permits much better resolution than scanning electrometers while maintaining quantum limited performance at high radiation exposure levels. Thus the air‐gap PID method appears to be uniquely superior for high‐resolution digital imaging tasks such as mammography.
Use of storage phosphor imaging plates in portal imaging and high‐energy radiography: The intensifying effect of metallic screens on the sensitivity18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596690View Description Hide Description
The sensitivity of storage phosphorimaging plates (SPIP) at megavolt photonenergies (6 0Co, 6‐, 10‐, and 18‐MV radiotherapy beams) is studied both experimentally and by Monte Carlo radiation transport calculations. In addition, the same techniques are used to investigate the intensifying effect of metal screens on the sensitivity of the SPIP. The results provide evidence that the sensitivity of the SPIPs is proportional to the absorbed energy in the phosphor layer per cGy. The spectral sensitivity is calculated for photonenergies between 10 keV and 20 MeV for various SPIP‐screen combinations.
Clinical implementation of AAPM Task Group 32 recommendations on brachytherapy source strength specification18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596691View Description Hide Description
Historically the strength of sealed brachytherapy sources has been described by many physical quantities, including true activity, apparent activity, and equivalent mass of radium. Recently, the AAPM Task Group 32 recommended that these quantities be replaced by a single quantity, air‐kerma strength, with units of μGy m2 h−1. A set of equations has been developed for unambiguously converting source strength estimates and renormalizing published dose‐rate tables, which assume traditional quantities and units, into forms consistent with air‐kerma strength. For commonly used brachytherapy sources, multiplicative conversion factors for each source‐strength formalism and set of units are given. To convert equivalent mass of radium to air‐kerma strength requires a single multiplicative factor, 7.23 μGy m2 h−1/mgRaEq, applicable to all sources. Based upon a review of vendor source specification practices, the factors for converting source strength of 1 9 8 Au, 1 0 3Pd, and 1 2 5I seeds from apparent mCi to air‐kerma strength are 2.06, 1.29, and 1.27 μGy m2 h−1/mCi(apparent), respectively. These factors are independent of source geometry but depend on the nominal exposure rate constant value selected by the vendor. Conversion factors applicable to mass of radium or true activity depend upon both source geometry and radionuclide identity. Because many of these conversion factors depend upon vendor choices of physical constants and exposure rate constants, readers are cautioned to carefully review vendor source strength specification practices before adopting these values clinically. Finally, the relationships between the various source strength quantities and absorbed dose rate in the medium surrounding the source are elucidated.
Thermoluminescent dosimetry for 1 0 3Pd seeds (model 200) in solid water phantom18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596692View Description Hide Description
Dose measurements using LiF thermoluminescent dosimeters(TLD) have been performed for single 1 0 3Pd seeds (model 200) at the center of a solid water phantom. TLD cubes 1 mm on an edge were used for measurements from 1 mm to 1 cm at 1‐mm intervals. The cubes were centered along transverse and longitudinal axes and along radial lines from seed center at 10° increments. TLD chips of dimension 3.1×3.1×0.89 mm were used at distances of 2, 2.5, 3, and 4 cm at l5° angular intervals. Data are presented as the product of distance squared and dose rate per unit source strength, plotted versus distance and angle. At 1 cm from seed center along the transverse axis this product was found to be 0.88 cGy cm2 mCi− 1 h− 1. A dose‐rate table in polar coordinates has been formulated for use with multiseed dose distribution calculations. Comparison with data of Meigooni e t a l. [Endocuriether./Hyperthermia Oncol. 6, 107–117 (1990)] shows general agreement for distances of 2 cm or greater. A comparison of our transverse axis data with Russell's calculated values (Theragenics Internal Report, 4 November 1984) for an ideal point source of 1 0 3Pd shows very good agreement except at distances less than 0.5 cm, where differences are attributable to the extended source effect in the actual seed.
A new method for characterizing beta‐ray ophthalmic applicator sources18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596693View Description Hide Description
A technique is described which enables one to obtain detailed dose characteristics of 9 0Sr beta‐ray ophthalmic applicators. A radiochromic radiation detector which is a solid‐statesolution of hexahydroxyethyl pararosaniline cyanide in a nylon polymer (i.e., thin foil), has been used to determine the surface dose rate and dose distribution of these sources. The detectors are rugged, easily handled, have an equivalent response (optical density per unit absorbed dose) to photons and electrons, and produce high‐resolution images. They have been found useful for this application due to the high surface dose rates [0.10–1.0 Gy (H2O)/s] and their low sensitivity (approximately 104 Gy for an optical density of 1.0). The foils have been evaluated on a He–Ne scanning laser densitometer with a resolution of 0.3 μm. Comparison with NIST (formerly NBS) extrapolation ionization chamber measurements indicates surface dose‐rate agreement within 6%. Spectral dosimetric characteristics are presented and discussed.
Calibration of 1 9 2Ir high‐dose‐rate afterloading systems18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596649View Description Hide Description
A method is described for calibration of 1 9 2Ir high‐dose‐rate (HDR) brachytherapy afterloading systems. Since NIST does not offer calibration of ionization chambers with the gamma‐ray spectrum of iridium‐192, an interpolation procedure is employed, using calibrations above (1 3 7Cs, 662 keV) and below (250 kVcp, 146‐keV x rays) the exposure‐weighted average 1 9 2Ir energy of 397 keV. The same total wall+cap thickness must be used for both calibrations, and for the 1 9 2Ir measurements. A wall+cap thickness of 0.3 g/cm2 is recommended to assure charged particle equilibrium and to exclude secondary electrons emitted from the source encapsulation. Procedures are described for determining the corrections for source–chamber distance and room scatter during the sourcecalibration in inverse‐square‐law geometry. A new well‐type ionization chamber has been designed specifically for convenient routine use with the HDR afterloading system. It can be calibrated by means of a previously calibrated 1 9 2Ir source, and offers a simple means for verifying the decay rate and for calibrating1 9 2Ir replacement sources.
Superposition on a multicomputer system18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596650View Description Hide Description
Superposition (convolution using a noninvariant kernel) has been shown to be a highly promising technique for use in calculating dose distributions in radiotherapytreatment planning. However, one major difficulty that currently prevents use in routine planning is the computational effort required to perform the calculation in three dimensions. To help solve this problem the superposition technique has been implemented on a parallel processor multicomputer in order to examine the performance characteristics of such a system. Up to eight elements have been connected in a pipeline (linear array), and tree networks of three and seven processors have also been constructed (using INMOS T800 transputers). The significant results obtained with these networks are: (1) Both topologies provide near‐linear speedup with increasing processor number (8 processors provide 7.81 times the computing power of a single processor when using an optimal communication packet size); (2) increasing communication packet size from 1 voxel to an optimum of approximately 40 voxels significantly reduces communication overhead per processor. Overhead per processor for a 7‐element linear array is 6.9% when using 1‐voxel packets, but only 1.8% when using 40‐voxel packets; (3) the topology of the network has some effect on communication overhead: Arranging 7 processors in a 1–2–4 binary tree reduces overhead to 80.1% of that encountered using a 7‐element linear array (with packet size of 1 voxel).
3‐D dose‐volume compensation using nonlinear least‐squares regression technique18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596651View Description Hide Description
A method for external beam dose‐volume optimization is presented. The Gauss–Marquardt nonlinear least‐squares regression technique is applied to compensator design and determination. The dose distribution (uniform or otherwise) desired throughout a volume is specified. Compensators optimized to produce the necessary variation of beam intensity across the surface of each beam are simultaneously determined for all the beams. Solutions for homogeneous dose, homogeneous target dose, and restricted dose to exterior target volume structures, and inhomogeneous target dose cases are presented. Dependence of the results on the number of parameters as well as the role of degree of desirability weighting is explained and illustrated via examples. Discussion of the significance and limitations of this optimization method is also presented.
Rotational kernels for conformal therapy18(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596652View Description Hide Description
Conformal therapy treatment planning involves determining an irradiation strategy to deliver a dose distribution which is optimized for a given tumor volume. A technique proposed by Brahme restricts the search for the optimal treatment strategy to x‐ray distributions in which points within the target volume are irradiated uniformly under rotation of the beam source around the patient. The dose distribution in this case may be calculated as a convolution of an irradiation weighting distribution with an invariant kernel. A procedure is described for calculating three‐dimensional kernels to be used for clinical treatment planning with x rays produced by an electron accelerator. The convolution kernel is calculated as the sum of pencil beams irradiating the center of a cylindrical phantom uniformly from all angles. The shape of the kernel at points off the center of the phantom is investigated by means of numerical calculations which support the assumption that the kernel is invariant with respect to position within the phantom. The calculated kernels are verified by comparison with experimentally measured rotational arc dose distributions.


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First email from Barb S.:
Tonight was my first game at consol this season. I didn't want to believe your recent post about the pgh fans sucking. But holy fuck that was terrible. 1. Not even close to being full at faceoff. Bullshit. 2. Quiet. Real quiet. Some dudes behind me tried their best to get the lets go pens going on several occasions. Not at all successful. 3. Pretty sure Fleury didn't get his shutout because of he was distracted by the mass exodus from consol.
Unreal bullshit. Happy for pens, sad for pittsburgh.
Look, we've always said that it is peoples right to do whatever they want with a ticket. But, leaving early, especially during a game? Man. Again that is your right, but Jesus.
Another email from Adam J:
Hey guys, I saw in your recap from the Buffalo game about the crowd at Consol, and I was at the game tonight and I would share some of my thoughts. Ever since Consol opened I feel that the crowd is more of a corporate crowd than it was at Lady Mellon, but anyways onto tonights game. I was sitting in section 119 for the game and as the game started a good portion of the lower bowl had filled in. The upper bowl was empty too, but not as bad. As the game started you could hear a pin drop, until some Montreal fans started screaming "go habs go" then the crowd got going. It took until about halfway through the 1st for everyone to find their seats but again. In the 2nd the crowd got more into it and it felt like an actual game. It was more of the same in the 3rd and the crowd was really into it until Asham scored his goal. After that it started to quiet down, but with 8:42 to go I saw people leaving. I think leaving that early is ridiculous by any standards but to leave that early while Fleury was still goin with a shutout!?! Unbelievable. And then with 5 minutes to go the masses started to leave, still a Fleury shutout. 1:38 left, (what kind of difference is that 1:38 gonna make?!?!?!) even more people (probably down to 1/3 in the seating bowl) leave. Still Fluery shutout. I just find it unbelievable that people would pay a lot of money and then leave early, it just doesn't make sense. But anyways I just thought I would share my observations.
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Increase my fat intake a few days before TOM and keep it higher throughout = no cravings.... I also do not bring any non-primal food in the house (except red wine).. which makes it easier to abstain.
Maybe higher fats would work for you too...
So my first week of eating Primal has honestly gone without a hitch. Until today. My TOM has hit and I am hormonal as all get out. Since we are allowed chocolate in moderation I purchased a small bar of 75% dark chocolate and indulged in 2 squares. It was nice, however this is when I really crave salty and refined carby foods. Any tips on how to squelch those cravings? Either something for dinner that may satisfy or even better, a non-food idea?
Today has been REALLY challenging. I'm eye-in the 2/3 remaining chocolate bar as I type...time to offer it to co-workers.
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Increase my fat intake a few days before TOM and keep it higher throughout = no cravings.... I also do not bring any non-primal food in the house (except red wine).. which makes it easier to abstain.
Maybe higher fats would work for you too...
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I allow myself to eat more, but not junk. Seems to work decently.
Mark recently posted about eating higher carb preceding your TOM: sweet potatoes are your friend!
Also, for your salt fix, try eating seaweed right out of the bag. Crunchy, chewy and salty. Does the trick for me. Iodine is critical for those of us with $@!#-ed cycles too.
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I don't like sea-weed, but vegetable chips I make in dehydrator do the trick for me. Even more primal, I love crunchy cabbage, red or white with coarse salt and vinegar.
I do not get particular cravings much, just get hungry. or bloated, then I do not want to eat.
Hot bone broth is ever my go to comfort food.
For non-foods, stretch, meditation, steam-room and walks in the nature as well as weight-lifting or HIT cardio are my go to for any problem, any day of the month. Good thing they invented those convenient tampons.
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I feel that any chocolate eaten during that time of your cycle is completely allowable, and adds no weight or sugar spikes to your life. If it is chocolate with bacon, so much the better. If we're going to be cycling throughout the month, we might as well enjoy the high points.
That said, I have found my cravings are getting less each month, and my over-eating of shorter duration.
Hmmm, Ive never noticed any difrences in my appitite. before primal or after.. nope... appitites about the same.. dont crave anything in perticular.. (sometimes crave salmon but that dosent seem to have anything to do with TOM)
Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise', I wash my mouth out with chocolate.
I accept that my body seems to want more carbs and more food in general leading up to my period. My appetite tends to drop off right after, so I end up with a month-long eating cycle that seems to work okay for me. I just make sure to eat good carbs (sweet potatoes and the like). Also, kale chips work for me on the salty cravings and have the added bonus of lots of good nutrients from the kale. I also keep good quality chocolate around so that I don't feel any need to eat junky sweets.
As Leida said, staying active helps too. I also tend to sleep more.
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Instagram is a massive social network built around a beautifully designed — and addictive — mobile photography app. As of September 2012, Instagram reportedly had 11 million active users. It was famously bought by Facebook for $1 billion in April 2012.
Instagram is creating new and exciting ways of marketing your products and engaging customers online. It's even putting an interesting spin on product photography.
To illustrate this revolution, I'll show how one online store, Black Milk Clothing, is making masterful use of Instagram to enhance its product views.
Black Milk Clothing's concept is straightforward: encourage customers to take pictures of themselves wearing a Black Milk product and post these images to Instagram with a caption that includes a special hashtag. Instagram posts that contain this special hashtag are then displayed on the product's main listing page. For example, customers are prompted to "Tag your photos using #bmamethystlegs on Instagram" in the case of the purple nylon leggings shown below.
This approach has worked marvelously well for Black Milk. It has roughly 450,000 Facebook Likes and 25,000 Twitter followers — two indicators of a large and engaged community of shoppers. The Social Sell, a social media marketing research site, published an informative piece that gives more details about Black Milk's sustained viral growth, with comments from its founder.
There are a few reasons this strategy has been so effective.
Taking pictures with Instagram is fun. The app is beautifully designed and empowers anyone with an iPhone or Android device to create photographs that have a whimsical feel, thanks to a set of built-in image filters.
People love attention. Offering a channel for self-promotion to your customers is a powerful incentive. In this case, the customer benefits from being seen on your website while you, the ecommerce merchant, benefits from the viral marketing that this type of sharing promotes.
People love a (good) party. A feed showing people all over the world wearing — and, apparently, loving — your products creates a party atmosphere on your store. This builds confidence that you are well liked and that your products hold up to real use.
Adding Instagram to your Ecommerce Site
Here are pointers for adding an Instagram feed to your site.
Add the Instagram feed using JavaScript. The public Instagram API allows searching for recent posts that contain a specific hashtag. The most flexible — and most technically demanding — way of adding an Instagram feed is to write custom JavaScript code that performs queries using this API and displays the results. This seems to be what Black Milk has done. Your web developer should be able to take it from there.
Use a third-party tool to add the feed. If you're not up for writing JavaScript code, there are a few, easier-to-use options, such as Instapress for WordPress and Stagigram, an intuitive Instagram front-end and rich toolset that includes a widget for adding feeds to your Facebook page.
Be careful. You are displaying a live feed of content drawn from the Internet. You will need to monitor and control this process to make sure your product is being displayed in an acceptable way. For example, set things up to approve posts before they are displayed. You may also want the ability to blacklist specific people from appearing in your feed.
Develop a strategy for "bootstrapping" your feed. A potential downside to adding a live Instagram feed to your web store is that it could backfire by giving people the impression of little interest in your offering if few images appear. Consider showing the feed only after you reach some minimum number of posts. You will also want to encourage your current customers to "#hashtag their recent purchases." One idea is to hold a contest, such as "the best Instagram photo receives a $100 gift card redeemable on our store." Another tip is to take the first few pictures yourself to show your customers how fun it can be.
If you have any questions or know of other examples of online stores making clever use of Instagram, please leave a comment below.
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This is a great example of e-commerce using Instagram. I have a few to suggest:
– Jimmy Fairly is using [http://nitorgr.am](http://nitorgr.am) to show Instagram photos of their clients on their website: [http://www.jimmyfairly.com/fr/instagram](http://www.jimmyfairly.com/fr/instagram)
– Nastygal has a page where Instagram images are merged with Twitter's [http://theclick.nastygal.com/#opi912905221](http://theclick.nastygal.com/#opi912905221)
Examples are plentiful, and it's true: making sure to populate the gallery before showing it, and making sure to moderate the photos are the 2 most important factors to make it work.
Great links Thibaut. Loved this point for Instagram is to often overlook. If you have a younger population on your store they are actively using Instagram
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text: At 09:31 AM 8/3/2006, Karp, Alan H wrote: >Joanna Rutkowska is the name I've seen associated with this attack, >which is frequently called Blue Pill, from the Matrix. She has >demonstrated a running version on Vista x64 and is presenting at Black >Hat today. According to reports, she was able to install the rootkit on >a running system, no reboot required. >http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1983037,00.asp is a news article on >the subject. <still going on with the VMBR discussion not focused on capabilities. Other lists or suggestions to move or stay gratefully accepted> I should have mentioned in my initial message that I've seen some of the Blue Pill discussion. I'm a bit uncomfortable with what I've seen about it so far, e.g. (from the article you mentioned Alan): "Blue Pill is being developed exclusively for COSEINC Research and will not be available for download. However, Rutkowska said the company is planning to organize trainings about Blue Pill and other technologies where the source code would be made available." There seems to me to be a bit too much notoriety and profit motive in what I've seen about this work so far. I'll take it more seriously when it gets "out there" and generally worked over in the academic and general open source software communities. >The key point is that you're both right. You are safer if you use a >virtual machine to run Windows. Or any other guest OS. Certainly true. >However, if your base system gets >infected, virtualizability assures that there is no mechanism by which >the OS can detect the attack. I think the above is an overstatement. Even if there was no way for an OS to detect that it's running under a VMM (which there is - no VMM is completely undetectable), there are other detection mechanisms. For example one can power cycle the system, come up on clean media (e.g. a CD) and run an analysis on the hard drive(s) - e.g. as discussed in the SubVirt paper. This assumes that the BIOS hasn't been corrupted - which gets into another set of issues independent of VMMs. You seem to be referring to detection mechanisms in the guest OS. Even in the guest OS there are possibilities (e.g. see the King paper), but that is where the purity of the VM comes into play. Regarding: At 10:11 AM 8/3/2006, David Hopwood wrote: >It is true to say that a guest OS cannot reliably detect a VMM in a >way that is useful to prevent this kind of rootkit attack, in general. >After all, we don't want guest OSes to refuse to run under any VMM; >that would be more counterproductive than helpful. I think this is what I was agreeing to above. However, regarding: >Also, such a >detection mechanism could be circumvented, if the attacker writes >his/her code after the defender (and I believe this to be more practical >than Jed does). I don't recall saying anything about the above (the relative timing of the attacker and defender writing code) and thinking about it just now I don't have an opinion on it. Is there something I wrote that leads you to think my view on this differs from yours? Are you referring to this: Jed: _____________ I think there are a couple of points in the paper where the authors got a bit enamored with their technology and seemed to suggest that it could do things that I believe are difficult to impossible. For example, when they were referring to efforts to detect a VMBR they said: "...even if the target system did see something amiss, the VMBR could tamper with the execution of the detector and force it to report incorrect results." While I agree this is theoretically possible, I think in practice it's very unlikely to ever be achieved. _______________ ? That is, a situation where the VMBR detects the execution of rootkit detection software running in the guest OS and modifies it's behavior in such a was as to render it ineffective in detecting the VMBR or in reporting it's detection? If so then when you consider the attacker writing their code after the defender you must certainly consider the usual case that the "defender" code will be regularly updated to detect new attackers. You might then believe that this would be some sort of horse race, with the attacker trying to keep updating the VMBR (presumably over the network - which can of course be detected off the box, but never mind that) in order to keep falsifying results for the defender. I believe even this underestimates the difficulty for the attacker. It doesn't suffice for the attacker to simply maintain the functioning of the virtual machine and to reach into the guest OS's VM to modify the behavior of the defender so as to appear invisible, it must also either: 1. not be detectable to the defender. This is a little like stealth technology - where shared resources must be used invisibly. I don't believe it's possible. Just for example, the guest OS can assume it's running on the bare metal. It can run randomized loops (e.g. with interrupts disabled) where it should know exactly the number of cycles used and be able to make counts of repeatable behavior. If the behavior changes, it detects the VMBR. or 2. even if the defender detects the VMBR, the VMBR will reach into the guest OS and modify the detectors behavior in such a way as to make it appear that the VMBR wasn't detected and more generally no problem was detected. I believe this would be quite difficult to accomplish. One thing to keep in mind is that the detection software has the user on it's side. It can set up some simple user interaction that will help assure that it is operating unhindered. The VMBR can't, for example, simply stop the detection software from running and output what seems to it to be nominally reassuring output. I generally just feel that this is a situation that favors the defense. I also don't think it's much impacted by the effectiveness of the VM assist features in the hardware. I know it's fashionable to be macho on the side of the attacker in situations like this. I think there is ample opportunity for a bit of macho on the side of the defender in this situation. Hey, I wonder if this is one of those sorts of situations where a concrete enough bet could be set up to be meaningful? For example, I could bet that the majority of commodity processors sold in the year, say, 2011, will be virtualizable. That is, all privileged operations will trap in user mode, as with the current Intel VT and AMD Pacifica, so VMMs can be run for unmodified OSs. Given the current state of the art that seems a rather brash and, from my perspective, hopeful position to take, but it might be fun to have a bet out there to keep an eye on. Anybody have any thoughts on such a bet, e.g. how to tighten it up or whether it seems a reasonable bet? Certainly if virtualizability comes to be seen as a negative feature because it makes systems more subject to being invisibly rooted, then one would expect virtualizability to die out or at least be compromised in some way. Regarding: >At 03:13 PM 8/3/2006, Karp, Alan H wrote: >David Hopwood wrote: > > > > That's not quite accurate; most VMMs are detectable, and > > AFAIK all VMMs > > that run on x86 hardware (VT, Pacifica or otherwise) are detectable. > > >That's because x86 is not fully virtualizable. Rutkowska is working on >architectures that are. Huh? I thought the VT and Pacifica versions of "x86" are fully virtualizable. Is that not true? My understanding is that all it takes to be "fully virtualizable" is to have all privileged operations trap in "user" mode. Perhaps I misread this, but I thought Rutkowska was working with Pacifica. Not? --Jed http://www.webstart.com/jed/


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HONOLULU - The Hawaii Legislature wants child care facilities in the state to do more to protect infants from sudden death.
The state Senate approved a bill Tuesday to require child care facilities to adopt policies that ensure infants sleep safely. The bill was one of several that the Senate moved forward Tuesday. The measures now go to Gov. Neil Abercrombie for his signature.
Michelle Rho, from the nonprofit organization Child and Family Service, said suffocation is the leading cause of death for Hawaii children under the age of 1.
Hawaii is 1 of 7 states that doesn't regulate how infants and toddlers sleep in child care centers, Rho said.
Makiki resident Nancy Kern also advocated for the bill to pass.
Kern, who works at the Department of Health, said the issue is personal. She lost her 4-month-old daughter Colleen to sudden infant death syndrome in 1977.
Kern said educating caretakers on the importance of proper sleeping positions is a meaningful way to prevent more tragedies.
The Department of Human Services supported the proposal, which would require care homes to abide by the department's rules about infant sleep safety.
The bill says that more than 4,500 infants die unexpectedly in the U.S. every year.
Lawmakers also passed a bill that would change the licensing requirements for health insurance providers to help Hawaii comply with national health care reform.
The Senate also passed a measure that gives youth undergoing informal adjustment by the courts the option of participating in a restorative justice program.
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In 1935 the boundaries of the rural districts of Driffield, Norton and Sherburn were redrawn. Sherburn was abolished entirely and the civil parishes of Luttons Ambo, Helperthorpe, Weaverthorpe, Butterwick and Foxholes with Boythorpe (which are in a line from west to east) moved from Driffield to Norton. Compare the maps Ordnance Survey 1900 and Ordnance Survey 1944 below.
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Hiroshima Mon Amour
The back of the Criterion DVD case calls this Alain Renais film "a cornerstone of French cinema." If you ask me, the building must be crumbling.
The first 20 minutes or so has a French woman and a Japanese guy lying in bed as the woman recounts her memory of Hiroshima and we see through documentary-like footage the post-atomic bomb suffering there. If I wanted to see a documentary on Hiroshima, I'd watch one.
The second act focuses more closely on the relationship between the two people as we discover that they're both married. There's a peculiar dance between them as we witness the typical power struggles that occur between lovers in such situations.
The final act revolves around memory again, but this time around the woman's memory of her first love, a German soldier during World War II. Naturally, this resulted in some ill-feeling among her fellow citizens and the woman was treated rather poorly. Among other things, she got her head shaved (which is when I finally figured out what was going on ONLY because I've seen "Band of Brothers").
I finally got this brilliant, profound, Pat Benatar-like message from the whole thing: Love is a battlefield. Brilliant, really.
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IC Electronic Filters Information
IC electronic filters are frequency-selective circuits that consist of devices such resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, or operational amplifiers coupled with reactive components.
Types of Filters
Active filters
Passive filters crystal filters
Digital filters
Passive filters
SAW filters etc.
Active filters are frequency-selective circuits that consist of active devices such as transistors, or operational amplifiers coupled with reactive components. Crystal filters are made of monolithic crystals such as synthetically-manufactured quartz, and use the piezoelectric effect to transmit signals from one set of electrodes to another.
Digital filters are used with digital processors that perform numerical calculations on the sampled input signal in order to produce the required filtering function. Passive filters consist of passive electronic components such as resistors and capacitors, and do not produce any amplification of the input signal. SAW filters are IC electronic filters that are designed and manufactured using surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology.
Important Specifications
Filter Frequency Response
Bessel filters are IC electronic filters that have a relatively flat passband and slow roll-off. The stopband is fairly monotonic or ripple-free.
Butterworth filters provide a very flat response and almost no attenuation in the passband. The roll-off rate is somewhat slower than other filters.
Cauer or elliptic filters provide the fastest roll-off for a given order (number of poles). Typically, the pass band and stop band have ripples.
Chebyshev filters provide a very fast roll-off, but at the expense of a rippled pass band.
Linear phase response filters preserve the phase characteristics of a signal by time-delaying the signal components equally.
Inputs and Outputs
IC electronic filters carry specifications for analog input channels and differential channels. The number of analog input channels is a maximum amount.
A single-ended number is specified when single-ended inputs are available as twice the number of differential inputs.
In some IC electronic filters, differential inputs are combinations of two single-ended inputs.
Differential channels use the difference between two signals as an input. For example, if one reading is 4.93 V and the other reading is 5.16 V, the meaningful value is the 0.23 V difference between the two. This often applies to precision measurements where the difference between two low voltage inputs is small but critical.
BS EN 166100 - Harmonized system of quality assessment for electronic components-sectional specification: surface acoustic wave (saw) filters.
BS EN 167000 - Harmonized system of quality assessment for electronic components.generic specification: piezoelectric filters.
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JERUSALEM, Israel -- More Americans in Israel want to vote in the U.S. presidential elections in November following the Democrats' initial decision to remove references to Jerusalem (and to God) from its party platform.
That decision could be responsible for a spike by Americans in Israel -- some with dual Israeli-American citizenship -- to register to vote.
Marc Zell, co-chairman of Republicans Abroad in Israel, told CBN News he received 50 phone calls Wednesday from Americans interested in registering to vote.
Zell said that was "more than a coincidence" coming a day after the DNC removed a reference to Jerusalem as Israel's capital from 2012 party platform. They reinserted the reference the next day.
More than 100,000 Americans living in Israel have registered to vote by absentee ballot in the upcoming elections, Zell said, estimating that at least 2 to 1 will vote Republican.
Meanwhile, Speaker of the Knesset Reuven Rivlin said the Democrats' omission of Jerusalem from the platform -- originally adopted with those changes Tuesday evening -- was not a slip-up.
In a radio interview Thursday, Rivlin said he had "no doubt that President Obama restored Jerusalem to the platform because of political and electoral pressure" and "because of the sharp criticism from Israel and the U.S."
Rivlin says the backlash convinced Obama to reinstate the references, a decision, he says, that elicits "no cause for optimism."
"This is not something that can be corrected with the stroke of a pen," he said. "It's a problematic sign indicating the gradual reduction of the American government's strategic commitment to Israel."
The new platform now reads, "Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel...an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths." The party also restored the phrase, "God-given potential" to its platform.
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DETROIT – The next couple of weeks will determine the Detroit Red Wings' course of action at the April 3 trade deadline, whether they buy, sell or stand pat.
Barring another rash of injuries, the Red Wings have no need for depth players. They will have nine healthy defensemen when Carlo Colaiacovo returns by next week and a surplus of forwards when Darren Helm, Valtteri Filppula and Mikael Samuelsson return over the next few weeks.
If the Red Wings make a move, it'll likely be for a top-four defenseman or a top-six forward.
Those players will be difficult to land because there will be many more buyers than sellers at the deadline, since only a handful of teams are expected to be out of the playoff chase. And with few higher-end players in the market, the price won't be cheap.
Sellers always seek top prospects and high draft picks. The Red Wings must decide whether the player is worth relinquishing these assets.
"First off, we got to win some games; we got to be in a position where we think we're a playoff team and it makes good business sense,'' Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. "If we don't win enough games, that decision is going to be made for me.
"We got to assess our team over the next 2-3 weeks and see if we're in a position to be a playoff team. Then we'll explore.''
The list of teams that might be in selling mode by the deadline includes Florida, Buffalo, Winnipeg, Washington, the New York Islanders, Calgary, Edmonton and Columbus.
Some defensemen who could be available include Jay Bouwmeester of Calgary, Lubomir Visnovsky and Mark Streit of the Islanders, Ryan Whitney of Edmonton, Robyn Regehr of Buffalo and Ron Hainsey of Winnipeg.
All except Bouwmeester would be rentals – players in the final year of their contract who will be unrestricted free agents on July 5.
Bouwmeester has one year remaining on his contract at $6.7 million. That's a hefty sum, especially since the salary cap will be reduced to $64.3 million in 2013-14. Plus, he would need to waive his no-trade clause.
His teammate, forward Jarome Iginla, could be the biggest impact player available at the deadline, if the Flames are out of the playoff picture and decide to trade the face of the franchise. But, he wouldn't come cheap. Chances are, other teams could and would be prepared to offer more than the Red Wings.
And would Iginla even waive his no-movement clause to come to Detroit, or prefer to join a team that is better positioned to win the Stanley Cup?
"I think there will be a lot of little depth trades,'' Holland said. "Will there be big ones? I don't know.
"What helps create moves at the deadline is separation. Lots of teams are not in a selling mode because they have a chance to be in the playoffs. In our position, you want to win some games to be in a position to be a buyer.''
Health will factor into what Holland does.
"Darren Helm is going to be (like) a trade deadline addition,'' Holland said. "I can't make a move that's going to have a bigger impact than Darren Helm is going to have on our team.
"We got a guy who's leading the AHL in scoring (Gustav Nyquist). I don't know that we can get better players than that up front at the trade deadline.''
Holland said they would like to recall Nyquist from the Grand Rapids Griffins at some point this season. Tomas Tatar and Joakim Andersson have played well since being recalled, boosting their depth.
The implementation of the salary cap in 2005-06 has steadily eroded the impact of the trade deadline because there is less separation between teams.
"I don't think the trade deadline is as big as it was 10 years ago because of parity,'' Holland said.
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One night, one price: Eat and drink your way around CityPlace this week
- 1:39 pm Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 by M.M. Cloutier
It's time for an eats orientation at CityPlace.
The gist: Pay one price and taste the range of food and cocktails the downtown West Palm Beach mixed-use complex has to offer.
That's what this Thursday's Taste of CityPlace is all about, plus the fact that the 5:30-9 p.m. event, in part, benefits Susan G. Komen South Florida.
More than 20 CityPlace restaurants, food shops and entertainment hubs are participating in Taste of CityPlace, Oct. 22.
Paid `Taste' admission—$20 in advance, $25 at the event—means you can hop from one participating restaurant and/or food shop to another, trying whatever cocktails and dishes they're featuring for Taste.
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Oct. 23 at CityPlace: 20 bucks, 20 restaurants
- 2:23 pm Thursday, October 16th, 2014 by M.M. Cloutier
Inside their dining spaces or at outside tables or booths near their front doors, 20 restaurants and fast-casual cafes at downtown West Palm Beach's CityPlace will serve up various small-plate dishes at the mixed-use complex's annual "Taste of CityPlace" event on Oct. 23.
Some of the restaurants participating in the self-guided culinary tour also will serve up beer, wine and/or mini cocktails at the 5:30-9 p.m. affair, which also features live on-the-plaza-stage musical entertainment by On The Roxx.
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Oct. 10: Pay one price, sample fare at scads of CityPlace restaurants and food-focused shops
- 5:14 pm Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
Next week may be an opportune one-fee, all-on-one-evening shot to not only sample bites and cocktails from CityPlace's existing restaurants, but its soon-to-open eateries.
Think chilled beef tenderloin at Blue Martini, sushi from Thai Jo, pasta-a-la-vodka at BRIO Tuscan Grille, pulled-pork empanadas from Mojito Latin Cuisine & Bar and prickly-pear Margaritas courtesy of Tequila Cowboy Bar & Grill.
More than 20 CityPlace restaurants, entertainment destinations and food-focused shops plan to serve—either inside their establishments or just outside their locations—samples of their fare during Oct. 10's "Taste of CityPlace."
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Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence is the uncontrollable leakage of urine causing a social or hygienic problem and is objectively demonstrable. It affects an estimated 13 million adults in the United States, with approximately 85% of those affected being women. Among its causes are birth trauma and disease processes that contribute to the weakening of the pelvic floor muscles and the decline of hormone levels that come with menopause.
Although urinary incontinence increases with age, it is not a natural consequence of aging.
There are four main types of urinary incontinence in women:
Stress incontinence
Stress incontinence, is by far, the most common type of incontinence which accounts for about 75% of cases seen by physicians and can occur in any stage throughout a womenÕs life: high school, college, pregnancy, following childbirth, and on into menopause. It is a loss of urine that happens during exercise, coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting heavy objects, or other body movements that put pressure on the bladder. Most of the time, this condition results from weakening of the pelvic supportive structures for the bladder, bladder neck, and urethra that can occur due to pregnancy, childbirth, obesity, lack of hormonal support, and prior pelvic surgery.
Urge incontinence
Urge incontinence is the "gotta go, gotta go" leakage which occurs with a sudden uncontrollable urge to pass urine, and is usually attributable to overactive bladder. Sometimes coughing, the sound of running water or hand/dish washing may trigger the urge incontinence. A bladder can become overactive because of an infection which irritates the bladder lining. The nerves that normally control the bladder can also be responsible for an overactive bladder. In other cases, the cause may be unclear.
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Mixed incontinence
Mixed incontinence is a combination of both conditions above -- stress and urge incontinence.
Overflow incontinence
This occurs when the bladder cannot adequately empty itself and urine simply leaks out when the bladder is overfilled.Ê In such cases the bladder is not functioning properly because its nerve supply is impaired. These women do not feel the urge to pass urine. The bad habit of delaying the need to pass urine in certain occupations (assembly line worker, critical care nurse), medical conditions like diabetes, heavy alcohol users, and spinal cord injuries can cause this type of incontinence.
The three major categories of treatment are: behavioral, pharmacological, and surgical.
Behavioral Therapy
Behavioral Therapy is to help train women to behaviorally control mild to moderate incontinence. For example, certain foods and beverages contribute to urgency or increased frequency (i.e., urge incontinence). Therefore, many women find that reducing or eliminating their caffeine intake lessens these symptoms. Also, timed voiding and bladder retraining, which involve urinating on a set schedule during the day regardless of the need or urge to void, is often helpful.
Pelvic Muscle Exercises
Pelvic Muscle Exercises (sometimes called "Kegel exercises") can be helpful for mild stress or urge incontinence. When properly and consistently performed these exercises can strengthen the sphincter muscles and lessen the degree of incontinence.
Exercise and behavioral training can both be enhanced by biofeedback and thereby help women with both stress and urge incontinence. During biofeedback training, a probe inserted into the patient's vagina sends images to a television monitor, which allows patients to watch the muscles' response as they are squeezed. The monitor helps women know when they are contracting the proper muscles, and it guides the training sessions toward better muscle endurance.
Pharmacological therapy
Pharmacological therapy utilizes a number of prescription medications which help control overactive bladder and are called anticholinergics. Other drug therapies for stress incontinence work by enhancing urethral closure pressure. If pelvic-floor muscles have atrophied, estrogen replacement may restore some strength.
Medical Devices
Medical Devices are for women who do not experience relief with non-surgical treatments but do not yet wish to undergo surgery. Options available are urethral plugs and patches, vaginal tampons, pessaries (diaphragm-like devices that support the vagina), catheters, pelvic organ support devices, external collection systems, and absorbent products.
There are many different surgical procedures that may be used to treat incontinence. The type of operation recommended depends on the type and cause of the incontinence. Some of the more common procedures performed are bladder neck suspension or sling procedures, periurethral bulking injections (collagen injections around the urethra), restoration of the normal support of the pelvic floor, implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter or sacral nerve stimulator.
Approximately 80% of women affected by urinary incontinence can be cured or improved. Yet despite the high success rates in treating incontinence, only one out of every twelve people affected seeks help. There are many types of treatments available in the management of urinary incontinence, and through a detailed evaluation, we can recommend the treatment that is appropriate for you.


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Shooting games? well there is:
Ghost squad
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resident evil 4 wii edition
I can't think of any others, but those will certainly keep you occupied.
are there any good shooting games for wii? i have a gun game that came with the remote but its just basic...are there any hunting gammes?
Shooting games? well there is:
Ghost squad
call of duty 3
medal of honor heroes 2
resident evil 4 wii edition
I can't think of any others, but those will certainly keep you occupied.
The game FooSoo menioned are basically the only good FPS games that you should resort to. The only other one I can think of is:
Link's Crossbow Training [Includes Wii Zapper]
Obviously, the game does not include guns, only crossbows.
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Theres no hunting games involving shooting, but there is a few fishing games out that looked alright, Sega Bass Fishing could be alright if thats your thing.
Another good shooter you may want to try out is Metroid Prime 3 Corruption.
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My coworker really likes Cabella's Big Game Hunter for Wii.
Metroid Prime 3 is one of the best, if not THE best.
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September 20, 2005, 07:55 PM
What is the best brand of brass for 357 magnum, 44 magnum, and 45 ACP? Im looking for strength and ability to be reloaded the most amount of times. Thanks-
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The Bushmaster
September 20, 2005, 09:00 PM
Brass that you can get for free??? Why Winchester, of course....
September 21, 2005, 07:53 AM
Starline sure has good reputation for case life and serviceablility! That being said, I shoot mixed headstamp brass in my USP. I seperate brass for the 625.
September 21, 2005, 11:27 AM
lot of people like norma. i only have 50 norma casings though and i dont reload hot but they seem good *mine are older then i am, my dad gave em to me*
September 21, 2005, 11:49 AM
For .45 pistol, any range pickup will do.
For .380 auto, Winchester hands down is the best and will take my overloads.
September 21, 2005, 01:56 PM
I never get too concerned about pistol brass, expecially in .45. I have a huge supply of range brass in .45 (3/4 full 55 gal drum). I usually figure I will loose brass before I fatigue it. With the wheel guns, I have much less, about 10,000 pieces each of .44, .357, and probably 1/2 that for .41 and .32. With a straight case and moderate loads, I get about 30 or so loads out of most brands.
September 21, 2005, 04:15 PM
any non amerc free brass
September 21, 2005, 04:49 PM
Starline or Winchester.
I have some Winchester nickel plated brass that is 25 years old and has been reloaded so many times (sometimes HOT loads) it's ridiculous. Just now starting to have some split cases and some loose primer pockets.
Have some Starline 44 Mag brass almost as old and just starting to lose some to split cases.
September 21, 2005, 05:37 PM
I like Federal brass. The primer pockets are just so uniform. Has worked well for me for years. :)
Ben Shepherd
September 21, 2005, 07:44 PM
Shoot LOTS of 357 and 44- good heavy loads, so here goes best to worst:
Anything else domestic- exept remington- it's JUNK in pistol calibers.
Get a redding "profile crimp" die, it's easier on your case mouths than a standard crimp die.
September 21, 2005, 08:18 PM
Maybe more information than you are looking for but my brass experience has been as follows:
I have loaded most headstamps in pistol calibers and find just about all of it works (AMERC being the exception).
My preference is Winchester if range pickups, if I'm buying new brass, Starline without a second thought.
Hornady brass is a little 'stiff' compared to other brands (in my experience), CBC/Magtech is glass smooth to reload. Winchester lasts virtually forever, depending upon your load levels, CBC has been good for 15 (so far) reloadings without any splits or problems.
I haven't loaded too much Remington, since I don't see it too much at the range where I shoot, but what I have loaded has been ok, except for those marked with the UMC headstamp. I toss those.
Aguila is the Dr. Jekyl/Mr Hyde of brass. Some of it is excellent, some of it is crappy. Armscorp is unusually good in 9mm, but one of the worst in 40 SW. UltraMax is hit or miss too. The 45 ACP brass isn't exactly uniform by a long shot (in my opinion).
MFS (Hungarian) seems to be decent quality, but I have loaded it in 45 ACP only.
Federal I can take or leave, not great, not terrible. Independence has proven to be pretty good.
FC, WCC and WRA brass all work well and seem to hold up as well as any other I have loaded.
TZZ/IMI is outstanding brass, but much of it is crimped. Not a big deal, if you do a thorough inspection prior to loading.
Speer is average, both brass and nickel. The nickel plated cases are reputed to start flaking after a few reloads, but I haven't seen it. I have about 8 reloads on a batch of Speer 40 SW loaded to mid-range levels with no problems so far,
Santa Barbara ammo from Spain is some of the best available, and the brass is top notch for reloading. I have loaded both rifle and pistol using it and it has proven to be excellent. Uniform in every respect and still has good neck tension (in .308) after dozens of reloads on it. Never had a split case using it. I am still loading the brass from a batch of milsurp I picked up from Eric the Ammoman about 10 years ago.
Hirtenberger from Austria is also very, very good, but only available as loaded ammo (initially) as far as I know. It has been hard to find for the last several years.
PMP (South African) is as good as any available. Nothing special, but it does load fine and hold up well.
Portugese ammo can be hit or miss, like many others of unknown origins, but the brass loads, trims and holds up well, even with full house loads.
LC in all it's incantations is pretty good for the most part. I have had a questionable batch or two over the years. If you get a good batch, hoarde it like gold.
The Bushmaster
September 21, 2005, 09:29 PM
I was going to go into a long speech on various brass and it's reloading quality, but BigSlick beat me to it. :neener: I will add that I have been loading both brass and nickle plated Remington cases, hot and mild and have never had anymore trouble from them anymore then any other brass...In fact Winchester and Remington/Peters (R-P) are my two favorite cases. If you can wear out .45 ACP brass I want to see it. By the way "TZZ Match '62" is some of the best .45 ACP brass around. I still have a whole bunch of the stuff...
September 22, 2005, 11:09 AM
I have good life with Federal Handgun brass, but I tell you 223 brass just does not work out compared to WW or LC/WCC. I have a lot of Lapua 308 brass that has 10 reloads on it! The primer pockets are snug as if they were brand new! So, for rifle brass Lapua wins!
Paul "Fitz" Jones
October 6, 2005, 12:43 AM
Is GI WCC 77 I traded Navy ship shooting teams Saeco molds and Star Reloaders for a hundred thousand of their brass and 25 years later some of my friends are still using some for target loads.
October 6, 2005, 10:19 AM
I don't understand the lack of respect for remington.
Sometime back in '95 I bought 6 boxes of remington .41 magnum ammo, at $30 a box.
I only had one gun until 2001, and that gun was a .41 mag.
I've hot loaded those same 300 cases so many times it boggles the mind.
None of that brass has split. (Lost a bit of it over the last ten years though.)
Matter of fact, the only cases I've ever seen split was on new 9mm blazer aluminum.
But as for any pistol cases, starline wins , hands down.
Ben Shepherd
October 6, 2005, 07:08 PM
In 357, 41 & 44:
Remington brass doesn't split so much as it loses all ability to hold any decent neck tension after just a couple loads. This raises hell with extreme spreads and accuracy.
It has caused me enough trouble I threw it all away a while back.
The Bushmaster
October 6, 2005, 08:56 PM
Ah Ben...Like caz223 I have been reloading the same Remington .357 magnum cases sense I first bought my Colt SAA in .357 magnum. That was in 1966. I still have around 100 of them left and they are still going strong including bullet tension. I started with around 600 cases and they were all nickle plated. I agree with caz223 that Remington gets a bum rap, but if you don't want your Remington cases in.38 Special, .357 magnum, 9mm X 19, .45 ACP, .30-30 and .30-06. I would be very glad to take them off your hands... :D
Matt Dillon
October 8, 2005, 10:38 AM
I have found S&B and PMC to be great brass, as well. Many times reloading and very easy to work.
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